Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TR IBUNE: THURSDAY,, APRIL 3, 1874, < M'CARTHY stand, nnd ko statod that ho movor henrd Mr. | considorod by tho Council at all, Tie quostion | enlled this hody to consider fho mintstoeinl and Ohis« RAILROAD NEWS. Hon of Mr. Smith hnvo hoon overcomo, and THE PASSOVER o s Conclusion of Testimony for the Defense. Me G@ives tho Rensons Why 1lo Preached That Sermon, The Ladies Arc Not Allowed to Mear Their Pastor’s Remarks, Brief Speeches by His Counsel and Mr. Barry. The Council Decides to Withdraw the Hand of Fellowship. The Verdict Mearly Unanimous. MORNING SESSION. Tho Baptist Couucil, nssombled to try the TRov. TFlorence McCarlhy, rosumed its sittings yostorday morning at 9 o'clock in tho Union Pnrk Church, the NModerator, the Rov. A.J. Trost, in tho chair, Aftor prayor bad beon offerod by thé Rov. Mr, Laugridge, upon motion, tho charge ro- Inting to slonder ngainst DProf. Mitchell was voted ms not worthy of consideration by tho Council, Ar, McCarthy objoctod to further proceduro until tho full Council was assombled, but it was voted to proceed, as thers wore bub nine dele- gates absent, Theso camo straggling in soon afterward, TIAT OBNOXIOUS ARTICLE, Tho dofenso then offered in evidonce an ar- ticle published in the Times Fob, 1, 1874, pur- porting to rolato how Mr. McCarthy sought to ecduco the wifo of one of his church members, aud that she confossed this to her husband. Mr. McCarthy said he proposed to prove that Bir. Wagner waa tho wutigator of this nrticlo. 1o offerod to Introduco Mrs, Curtiss to show that many rumors wore afioat, circulated by Wagner. Mr. Kermott objected to wastin ;imu o this point, as it was admitte: 0 true. Mr. McCarthy said he wonted to get tho ovi- denco before tha public, The Modorator ruled that the ovidenco should bo exciuded, < MMr, McCarthy appesled from the decision, Ar. Gordon hopod that tho Couucil would not ohoke off Mr. McCarthy. E Prof. Mitcholl resonted this as an insult to tho Couucil. If all Mr. McCarthy proposed was to bring in_testimony to iniluence the public, he (tlio speaker) waa epposed to its introduction, Mr. MeCarthy explained that ho wantod to show that rumors had been in circulution, and that they originated with Waguer. €, OURTISS was permitted to proceed. Sho stated that she ‘hoard Mrs, Wilkie toll Dencon Merrill that Wag- iner had threatoned to split open Mr. McCarthy's ‘head with a big stick, Mr. Kermott objected once more to this sort ®f second-hand evidonco. DIrs. Wiswall testified that it was commonly aeported and well known that Wagner threat- aned the pastor’s life. MISS TRIFP AGAIN. Miss Tripp tostified that Wagner told her that the trouble with tho pastor had boen sottled, aud that everything was all right, Mr. MeCarthy took the stand, snd stated that ke waa told of Wngner's threat by Mrs. Wiliio, ‘whom ho told that he had got o big stick for the purpose of broaking the roof of the pastor's oad. Witness hnd the big stick before his eyos a4 an inducement to s reconciliation. Inreply to cross-oxamination by Mr. Barry, ‘tho witness stated that the efforts at reconcilia- tion camo sltogethier from mm“ud\nnd if ho any moro alrendy to ‘hode’t dono B0 hd believed that the Deacon ‘would havo brokon his necls, Mr. Kormott inquired if this, was intonded as tostomony. Mr. MoCarthy said it was, and that ho mosnt 1t. Both Braymer and Pickett pulled off their conts and threatenod to thrash him. o did not expect to got out of tho room with & whole skin, THE MQTHER-IN-LAW. Mrs. McIntosh tostifled that Wagner made & froquont practica of asporsing the pastor's char- actor in the family. Wugner got augry and told witness (his mother-in-law) to shut up her aouth, Melntosh turentoned to kick Wag- xer out of tho house, Waguer forbade his wife 1o receive visits from tho pastor, and reproved hor for having talked with him, Mr, Barry inquired whether Wagner was an educated person, and knew Low to writo. Mr, Kormott wanted to know tho object of this. Alr, Barry eaid it bad a bearing on Waguer's imputed authorship of the Times srticle. Mr, Deach objected, and the objection was Bustained, Mrs. MolIntosh, in reply to Mr. McCarthy, stated that Wagnor told her about tho pastor's huving beon goon coming out of & house of ill- fume. When Deacon Reod calted upon her, ho did not toll what tho troublo wag, but scemed to underrate it, and, ns she thought ho camo merely out of curiosity, sho did not talis freely with bim about it. Mr. MeCarthy gleofully roferred to this polnt a5a “good rig” on tho Doncons, showing thas thoy made no sincore attempt to adjust tho difticulty. In yeply to Mr, Gordon, Mra. McIntosh stated ihat Wagner still ontortained feclmgs of hostili- ty toward the pastor after consenting that his wife should bo baptized by him. Mr, Barry asked if she know of tho reconcilia- tion botween the pastor and Wagner, Sho ro- plied that sho was told so by Deacon Reed. Mr. Boach objocted. Mr. Burry bogon o _talk, and Mr, Bonch ro- questod bim to “shut up,” tnd said if_be didn’s Xnow enough todoit the Council should in- struct Lim, "The Modorator rebuked Mr. Bury for unpar- linmontary conduot, snd ordered tho testimony ruled out. DAD COMPANY. In roply to n quostion by Mr. Barry, Mrs, Mc- Intosh smd that ono renson Wagner gavo for his distike for Mr, McCarthy was, that tho latter ussoclated with Jonos, Kingaland, Wilkie, and Morford. Dancon Plckott was tho next witness called to teslify concermng n convorsalion with Wagner as to {eadiug his wife forwurd for baptism, Tho Doxucon requested him to do it. Mra. Wagner was buptized ou the first Sunday in Decomber. JAD NOORKEEPING, MMr, Gordon domanded that tho church-books e producod to sliow dates. Mr, McCarthy said thore wore 1o books. None nad boon kept dince the fire, Mr. Gordon wantod to know what kindof o pastor it was who conducted his church in that manner. My, McCarthy said it was Wagner's negleot, and that was onoof the reasons wixy ho domand- EJ‘]I li(lu romoval from the position of Chureh ork. In roply to Mr. Barry, Deacon Pickott stated that Mr. McCarthy confossed to having threnten- d Wagnor's lifo, BLAYING M'LEISI. Tn roforonco to tho allegation of a throat to kill Mr., MoLeleh, Mr. McCarthy stated that about November, 1873, on Bunday, o was a very uulmwxy youth, in consequence’'of an article in Tue L1suNg, ond ho told Doncon Bhoarer that Doacon MoLelh had injured Lim vory much in rogurd to tho Indy, Ho told tho eamo to Ar. Osgood, who snid if & man troatod him in thnt way ha'd eut his heart out, ‘Cho witness ro- poated Osgood’s remark Lo Dencon Shearor, and that was ull thero was to it. o nover mado such a throat, Mr. Gordon—* Were you in = rage with Doacon MeLaish 7" Mr. McCarthy—* I was nnfity with him; but 1 waan't fool enough to tell the Deacons that I maant to cut out his heart," Mr, Gordon—** Might you not, a8 in the case of Wagnor, havo said you foared _you wul;l'd bo goaded to do violence to Doacon McLolsl ¢ Mr, McOnrthy—* I might Lave jumpod oyer ho church backwards; I elmply eay 1 didn’t,” Mr, Gordon atated that his renson for g tho question wae, that in a conversation with himsolf, Mr. MoCartly hiad monifosted o high ptuto of oxasperation wwn‘d Doucon MoLolsh, “Lho dofeuso Lorv called *Alr. Gordon to the MeCartly thronton to kill Doncon MoLoish, Upon “cross-oxaminntion bz Mr. Darry, Mr. Gordon relatod n conforonco botween tho two Massra, Goodspoed, r. McOarthy, and himself, Mr. McCarthy was fn an_oxasperatod stato, and hoenld ho could do violonco to any man who should injuro him ns MoLoish lad done. ITa woy (leu{)l , dosporatoly In love at tho timo, and folt that flnLaIuh liad atopped. botwoon bim and the objeot of his affoottony, M. Gordon referred to Mr, MeCarthy's stupld aud awkward way of oxl{nrunlng limsolf, and gavo on ingtanco of it. At ono timo McCarthy said that it ho (Gordon) should do o cortaln thing to injure him, Lo folt that ho could put a knifo thréugh lim.’ Now ho knew Mr. MoOnr- thx would not do anything of the kind. v, CGoodspood—“ Did you not say, in my study, ' aftor tho artiolo in Tur TRDUNE np- pearod, that the young Iady was coming to your church’ on the following Sunday, and that you thought it possiblo for you to got in such a sinte of oxcitomont that, it necessary In ordor to so- curo her, you would becomo a Unitarian, an in- Mloxl' our nv‘fn lnmiI wnfl laon)l !P Nboll P'; o B 1. Gordon—(Laughiy, 0, 10| that.” Ho prnlsnno to sxplainy bub Mr. Good- spood satd bo hiad honrd enouglt, Inroply to Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Gordon sald that at tho time McLeish was boing talked of ho was in & condition of most dosporate dosporation oconcorniug that lady, aud ho (Gordon) thought him a great fool for it. 5 COMING TO THE BERMON, Miga Cona was called for tho purposo of show- ing that Mrs, Doncon Jones had declared that tho pastor should bo ousted in ordor to bring back tho Ashland avonuo secodors. Mr. Barry objectod to this. Mr. Gordon inquired what significanco tho tes- timony had. Mr, McCarthy stated that it had a bearing upon the sermou, and toudod to show that he was jus- tifled in pl'euchlng as ho did. Drof. Mitcholl took tho ground that the testi- mony was trrolovant, Mr. Wolls hn¥nd that the Council would not rotuse to pormit Mr, MoGarthy to select and fol- low his own lino of dofenss, Thore should bo no star chiambor action hero, . B Drof. Mitcholl said ho dldn’t caro a fig for ublic comment, #o long as ho was conscious of Euh!g his duty ns a Ohristion, Alr. Wolls bolieved moro timo waa ocoupied in urgiug objections than would bo consumed in lhenring tho tostimony. Tho " Moderator dcoided that the testimony should bo ruled out. A, McCarthy said it was of vital consequonce for bim to prove thnt ho was wronged aud gonded to thut oxtont that ho was mado to use oxtravagant language in his sermon, Ho in- sisted upon showing that tho course of the Dea- cona had carried him to o terriblo degree of oxasporation. Mr. Gordon thought that it was compotont to show tho provoking circnmutances. Prof. Mitoholl said it was proper to show what had occurred during the proceding forty-eight houre, but not to go back six months, Mr. MoCarthy said it was an outrage to rofuso him permission to show how and why he was wrought up to the point of oxcitomont nnd oxas- poration w{:lnh rosulted in that sormon, Mr. Goodepeed belioved that it would be well to grant this Rri\'ilcgo. Mr. Langridgoe took tho same view. Tindivg that the Council did not coincido with him in his roling, tho Moderator receded, and allowed tho witness to proceed. JIEARSAY TESTIMONY. Miss Cone stated that she heard Mrs, Joncs #ay thore was & movement on foot to oust the pastor and bring back the Ashland avenue poo- o, " Mr. Goodspeed hold that, if this wers proved, it would be no justification of the sermon. He objected to goiug furtbor in _that diroction. The Modorator nsked if Mr. MoOarthy meant to justify that sormon. . REr. MoCarthy snid lio-wanted to show the orn- olty and ill-ueage which lod to it. Iho Council must docide whother, and to what dogroe, it was palliativo, Prof, Mitcholl enid this was unncoessnry. It was suflicient for the Council to know that Mr, McCarthy belioved thero was such conspiracy. I'ho Moderator decided again that the testis, mony must bo excluded. INVOKING DIVINE WRATIL In referonce to sho chargo of calling down tho vengeanco of God upon tho heads of membory of the church, Blies Baker tostitled that she had hentd tho pastor pray that God would withhgld 1lis judgments upon thoso who had disturbod the church. ‘I'he pastor scemed to be earncatly pleading with God. This was aftor the thront ening lottors woro read at tho mass-meoting, AIr. Barry asked if sho bhad over heard tho pastor justify himaelf in writing thoso lottors, Mr. Beach objocted, and was sustained by tho Moderator. i Nr. Kermott camo to tho rescue of tho prose- culion, and ssked tho quention. Misg Conostated that eho never henrd tho pastor I§ux;ury tho lottors, Ir. Barry asked if sho considored horseif an expert in the mattor of judging of the roligious offects and tono of o prayor. K Mr, Beach objected to this a8 an insult to the lady. . 'flm Modorator sharply called JMr. Barry to order, Mr. Darry dofended himsolf, and in au angry Lnnnhrcaancod tho interforence of *‘that man Beach.” Ar. Bonoh saild Lo would not stand by and sce him insult o Jady. Mr. Goodspeed said ho was tempted to offor a motion to oxclude the counsol on both sides, Mr. Barry ought to baye ono foot tied down. Tho lunch hour having arrived, Deacon Ran- dall offored prayor, and tha Council took a ro- coas until hait-past 1 o'clock, Sl y AFTERNOON SESSION. ‘Whon ths Council hnd reassembled, Mr. Be- Carthy stated that he hind boou sufforing all day from o sovere soro throat and genoral feoling of iliness, and ho onrnoatly bogged that tho Council would adjourn until ke could recover sufficiontly to proceed, This request was refused. WIAT WAGNER WOULD NOT SIGH. Mr. McCarthy thon produced in ovidence a copy of tho paper ho drew up for Wagnor to wigu, os follows : Cit10400, Jan, 6, 1874, 1, David 8, Wagnor, do not belisve my pastor, Flor- enco McCarthy, ta bo gullty of any of tho species of immorality or {mpurity whntaver, snd I promiso that T vord reflocting on his character until Fihamisse o il oy Sl of the Union Yark Baptist Church, Dirs, Cyrus tostitiod that tho pnstor oxpressed rogret ab- haying writton the donuncistory lot- ters, He wrote couvilintory leftors to Mensra, Joues aund Kingsland, Mr. Gordon snid ho would like to have the lotters produced. Mr, Barry #aid 16 was tho flrst hobad ever Imown of tho existonce of such lottors. Mry, Cyrus plaiuly expressed by Lor faco that sho did not beliove a word of this. At this point, Ur. Mitchell taok the chair, nt the roquest, of B, Trost, who said ho wanted to ask a fow queslions. Miss Tripp, recalled, corroborated the account given by Mrs, Oyrusof the remonslraunce con- coruing tho lottors, and also tho offorts o undo tno dumage. X Mr. x'ufinc and Mr. McCarthy tostificd shat a sottlomont waa mado of tho troable with Mr, Jones, WARM OR WARN ? Mr, MoCarthy, Mr. Burtis, aud Mr. Diogham testifiod that {ho pastor did not oy Lo would “*wurm ™ the chureh, but that ko would “warn” it TIE BERAON, In reforenco to tho chargo of prenching a sor- ‘mon unbecoming o minister, the Aoting Modorn- tor, Prof. Mitehell, sald it would not bo admis- siblo to show that the insinuations in tho sormon woro based upon fucts. Mr. McCorthy claimod that he ehould be grantod an opportunity of proving eithor that tho insinuations wore truo, or olse that they did not refor to anybody in tho chureh, and, there- fore, woro uot reprelionsible or nubecommg I3 olergyman, . Mesers. Goodspeed and Whitehead arguod againgt the introduction of auy tostimony on tfinuo ointy, Mr, F'rost did not suppose that auybody at- tributed the insinuations as applylng go any ‘member of the church, NO REFLECTIONS, Mr. McCarthy distinotly disavowed any rofor- encos to any membor of “the churoh’in that sor- mon, but they had boen parcelod out, aud it ho was saddled with tho guilt of having meant cor- tain poaple, he wau ready to maka it good. Tho truth was, fio was vory caveful not to mesn auy- body. myr. Trost moved that the question of truth ag to tho insinuations ju the sormon bo bolieved, and that the Counciloonflne itsclf to a considera- tion of tho quostion of morality and fitness. Ihe Moderator rulod this motion out of order, on the ground thut the churge did not involve the quoition of truth. Me, MeCarthy submittod o oleim to bo allowed o provo tho onuvos winoh led to tho atate of miud resultiug in the delivory of the sormon. “Tho Modorator ruled thut tho Councll could not permit the lutroduction of such proof, * THE DINKCT IBAUE, Mr. Goodepeed understood ¢hut tho poouliar owrcumstagoes undor whish the sornion was do- livorad, or proveding its dollvery, wero not to bo 88, *“Is it a sormon propor for a Chriatinn min- iatar to preach wndor any ciroumstancos ?" Tho Modorator agreed with this view of the queation, p JUBTIFIOATORY, Mr. MoCarthy road in dotall tho yarions points of proof ho dosired Lo prosent fn explanation and justification of tho sormon. Thowo were, in brief, as follows: Tho procesdings at tho watch- night gorvices; the scoret connoll in Dinckall's hoolkatora; the mnss-meoting of Jan, 13, and tho ineinuations thora Fut forth { the mooting of Jan, 20, whon an illogal vote wan pnssed, re- uostiug tho pastor to resign; thio meoting of 'ob, 5, whon tho closing of the houuo wns or- dored ; plotting ogainat tho pastor; nund his plp'elcnl coudition nt the timo of dolivering the solmon, I'ho Council, soparatoly and totally, rofused to allow this proof. Mr. MoCarthy declared tho ruling out of this dofonse a8 unprecodonted and infamoue, and certain to do groat injury to thoe Daptist caueo, ‘T'his produced a sonsation, but had no offoct upon tho dotormination of the Counalt to giva thie accusod no opportunity to justify, palliato, or oxplain that sormon, REDUTTING TESTIMONY, Tho tostimony of tho dofonac was hiora closod, and tho robuttiug tostimony for tho prosooutios ognu. ’roof waa givon by soveral witnosses to the offcot that Alr, Kingaland was a striotly tompor- atoman, A lottor from I, I, Runyas, Euq., to the samo offect, wau rond, Mr. Frano Witklo, ono of tho editors of tho Ohlcngu Times, was futroduced for tha purpose of toutifying to Mr. Kingsland's tomperatoe and sobrioty, RULED OUT, Mr. CGordon protested against Mr. Wilkie's testimony, on tho ground that ho was uotn membor o the Baptist Church, Tho Modorator rulod that it was Lotter to admit the tostimony ornlly thnnvllJ lottor. MMr, Gordon appoaled from tho docision of the Modorator, 1o throatenod to leave tha Counoll in flve minutea it Mr, Wilkio was allowed to give his tostimony orally, and others would go with him, Mr, Everts sald he, too, would withdraw, The prosecution withdrew Alr. Wilkle, and that throatonod enueo of o sorlons_split wne rto- moved. Lntor on, Mr. Wilkio reduced his tes- timouy to writing, and it was prosented. Mr, Barry announced that tho proscoution had closed its robuttal, OANNOT COMEIN, Mr, BeCarthy thon made his argument on tho ense. Beforo ie bogun o rn:}ucm. was sont up from MNr. McCorthy's lady friends, that thoy might bo presant aud bonr his plop. [r. Kormott objocted, aud tho request was refused. M'CARTNY'S ARGUMENT, Br, MoCarthy then roviewed tho case. o hind donied that ho evor lied to Deacon Kinazio, or that Lo ovor admitted to Mra, Kingsland thae o man had a right to Jio in his own defonso, or that he admitted Laving lod to Mr. MoLeish. 1o hnd not slandored members of tha church b enying thoy had withdrawn their moral an fluancinl support, a8 in this ho did not rofor to Deacons Convertie and Shandrow. Ho told the trath whon hounld the Dencons had done nothing to sottlo tho Wagner difficulty. Ife never said in auy sermon that Mr, l(ln‘ish\nd was drunl nb & businoss meoting. Ife told thie to somo of the Deacons ng hnviog heard it from Mr. Paront. Lhe roport bad been substantinted, and it wos absurd to call him to account for private convor- sations with the Doncons in reforenco to tho de- linquencies of a mombor, A8 7O USING ODECENE LANGUAGE, ‘having habits like those of s sport, and belng & man of immoral thoughts, ho nover used tho lnnguago stated by Deacon Shearer, and in what ho snid to Braymer he only oxprossed n sonti~ mont uttered by Wilkie. Tho Deacons wore mis- taken ns to tho opinion eald to have boen cx- pressod to thom, Thero was but one wituoss to tha chinrgo of threateniug to kill \Vng}nur. Ilo did not so thronten, but oxpressed o fear that bo should kill Wagnor and got bung forit. Ho snbaequontly apologizad for it, and tho w quEy was nccoptod, 1Ie told Mr. Shonrer, not that ho would ent out Mr. McLoish's henrt, but that g friend named Osgood had said that bo would do it _undor such aircumstancos. e Lnd nover called tho judgment of God upon any porson, but had publicly prayed to God to withhold Iiis judgmonts upon thoso porsons, Mo had never threatoned to split tho church, or grind it to posvdor, but hnd eaid that, sooner than resign bofore his churnoter wan vindicated, no would 8o¢ the church split in piccos, Thore was surely nothing wrong in this.) 'TUE BERMON, In reference to tho sormon of Feb, 1, ho ad- mitted o few indolicato portions, Lut denied any {usiuuations as to Imrsnu!. No ane had offered o word of complaint that ho was doscribed. Tho sermon should not be {m]gud of by tho horrible hendlnga and interpolated notos and comments of the Times, Pcopla who wero_not shocked at hearing the sormon wore sbooked upon reading it. Wb oxciting and oxasperating ciroumstancos under which the sormon was prosckied should bo borne in mind, It was with an fnsufforablo load of ontrage on his mind, aud his physical and mental strongth impaired by his rovival labors, that the sormon was preached, and thoso things should oxcuso and palliste o fow injugicions son- toncos, WIAT NIE WANTH, Ho considered himsclf entitled to a full in~ dorsoment of his ministerial charactor; a rabuke to tho couspirators who had fomented the dis- turbances; © recommendation that ho be ro- stored Lo his pastoral rolations; and that the Daacons bo doposed and dograded. Tho charges should be dismissod, because of their frivolous charactor and tho insufliciont testigony to sup- port thom, The Council Lad acted a8 both grand and rnm Jury, and hod douo him sorious injury by nllowiug =oandalous spocifications to ba in~ sarted aftor Lo was anpKoaud to have boon fur- nished with 5 copy of the charges and spoifion- tions. In thieso that woro furnished all important names and dates woro left blank, and the object seomed to bo to baulk and embarraes him, 'To make amends for this, tho Council ordered that & full copy of teatimony bo supplied. Thia was not done, several important doouments boing omitted. Ho objected to the courso of tho Council in conducting the latter portion of the trind in sooret; to tho prosence and membership of Messrs. Mitchall and Barry, both of whom Liad griovunces against tho accused; and to the rofusal of the Council to allow him to bring Emnl of the infamous and cruel treatmont ho ud been subjeoted to. Ho desired thab the Council shouid doclare that the oharges wore not sustained. DR, MITCHELL MAD BTATED that tho question was one of conduct nnbecom- ing a ministor. Ho protosted agoinat this, and demanded that tho Councll reatrict its finding to the ?uuatiou of guilt or iunocance upon tho #peolflo chargos, Ho was proud of his record; thore wns no stigma or stain upon his charucter, Other minlstora passing through the same ordoal would not have come out of it with onough of moral chormctor to make a chattel-mort- fngu tulef, 3o had blushed only for the lithy things which his sccusors lhad conjured up In their_imnginations ; not for any acts, thonghts, or words of his own. Ho likonod Liméolf toa pillar of polished marblo bospat- torod with filth, wioh would bo graduaily melt- ed away by dow and sun, until it slood out cloan aund pure s bofore. . i Tho address was dolivored temporitely, and In ood taste, and must havo produged a favorable Krunuivu upon tho Couneil, * fter prayer by tho Rov, A, Frost, the Couu- cil took a lunch recess until 7 o'look. ——— EVENING SESSION. MR, 3, W, BLACK, counsel for Mr. MoCarthy, briefly nddressed the Conueil upon its@onssombling afler lunch, His romarks wero of a ploasant aud affable charactor througlhout, He quoted from the DBible as tho highest asuthority for all hnman govornments, including Baptist Councils, and roforred to the 20th chapter of Isaiah, 16th and 16tk versos, to support tho olaim that the Coun- oil should have been held in publio, and from the 1G6th chapter and 19th vorso of Limothy, o to tho woight to be attached to charges not properly Hupnortud. In conclysion, liosuid he did not lositnto to loave Mr. Mo- Carthy's fato in the hands of Ohristian gontle- mon, and eaid:- ‘Lot himn that is without sin cust tho flrst stone.” - MR. JARRY, for the prosecutiol nurprfsud averybody by making o short H[luon[:. 1le hoped to bo_ for- given for sny unkind words or acts during {tho trial, for he had only boen aciuated by a sonso of duty. Ilo hoped “the Council would roalize that thoy were under CGod's oye, not noting in o vindictive spirit, but rathor “considering what thoy themselvos would huve done undor tho triuls and vexations whick Brothor MoCarthy suffored. BECRET BESSION, ‘I'ha Counall thon wout into secret sossion to conefdler tho ohargos, After dolibarating oyor four hours, the Council {m!und tho following resolutions, tho only nogative votes belug thoss of thp Rov. Mr. Gordon, the Rov. Mr, Roichen- bacli, tho Mosars, John and 0. Juuson, and ong city pustor, whoso unme was mnot given, atood will the minority, but flually in the end joinod with the mujority, THH UAND OF FELLOWSNIP WITHDRAWN, Wuengas, Tho Union Park Uaptist Ohurch have tat obnrnoter of tho Roy, Floronco MeGartlyy snd Wussness A pationt attantion 1o tho eviddnco Las Baan givon hy this Counctl, Al WitkngAs, In tho llglit of that evidonce wo aro cone Ateadtied Lo dooido tiat his officinl conduat lins been 5o unbecoming & Obristinn minjsior thint wo can no Jougor followahip lism ns suich, theroforo Jtenolyed, That, in 4o oxerclno of our offico as an o cleatuation] Qountil, wa do o morrowfully withilraw from him th haud of minislorlal followabip ; aud, urthor, Rerolied, That, fn tho light of tho ovidonce, wo do mo hiviad o Ghurcls 10 exelud him {rom it8 mem- orship, Tho antl-MoGnarthy faction made no attompt to conconl thelr joy and _entfufaction nt the ro- sult, whilo tho fricuds of the doposed minister woro curmngoudlngl gloomy and indignant. Tho rosult wag uog ronghod unttl half-past 11 a'clock, 'I'o Nev. Mr. Gordon mado no soorot of his disngreomont with tho action of tho Counol, and It is probablo that tho minorlty will yot bo Livard from., AMUSEMENTS, ‘*aABANIELTO." Tho socond and third porfoymancog of * Mas- aniollo," by the Licdorkraug, drow much larger audioncos than tho first, aud, ns tho Boocloty hing becomo aconstomod to tho stage and stage buslness, and the norvousnoss and uneasinoss of tho firat appearpaco have worn off, all on tho stago got down to thelr work, and aro more froo to dovoto themaolves to thoir singing and the dromatio roquiromonts, Tho result is much smoother and moro finished, aud, in con- #oquenco, more onjoyablo performanco, while tho incronsed attondanco and thd manifost sympathy of tho sudlonce with tho porformors inclte thom to utill moro spirited offorts, Tho orchostra iy most ndmirably organized, In fact, tho orchestra, even in the palmy Philharmonio days, under tho enmo leador, was not equal to this one in quality of tono, corrootness of work, and genoral musieal Intelligonco, Tt fs a pity thnt 0 compact au organization caunok ba re- talnod'for gonoral work, not only on ek ooca sions s those, but aluo for performances of imn- portant instrumontal works. Wo doubt nob that Miss Hastroltor's porsonae tion of Eivirais a gonuiuo surpriso, cvon to her frionds. Hitlierto sho has sung'in public only in church and sparingly ot nmuteur con- corty, in which sho has only givon indications of o vory cleur, forcible voico, and powors of ox- ceution somowhat above tho ~ avoragze. In ‘* Mnsnnicllo,” howevor, she diaplnye not anly romarkablo ouduranco, but remarkable accuracy aud procision In donling with Lier diftioult scoro, which ia not onl{v very oxacting In its dvamatio character, but s quite profusely,ernawonted, and, for tho mopt part, rune vory high. Al though Lior method of singiug is far from hoing 4 corroct one, this is a blomish which can be ovorlooked for tho sako of her fino, high voléo, and it cloar tono, and hor abil- ity to accomplish what she undortnkes by virtuo of hor indomitablo enorgy and doter- mination, In dramatie power, oldo, there is n {reedom from tho crudeness of tho amatour and the uncasinoss and know-not-what-to-do-with- yoursolfness which nearly always ohoractorizo novices on the stage. In th of this, she seoma to have formod n vory close concoption of the general fonturee of Elvira, and sho brings thom out with a quiokt dignity and reposo and freedom from oxaggoration which aro vory effoctive. 1t in raro thut ovon on the professional stage n Uetler bit of dramatic singing is heard than her rendering of tho Pnsslonnm aris *In dojner Iland gegolion "—the sceno in tho fourth act whore ahio implorcs Fenclla to suvo ifonso from tho fary of tho robel—or her partin the duo with Alfonso, commencing tho third net. Of Misa Kenkel's Fenella wo havo alrendy spoken, Tt is a trying part, and it is ospeclully trying, for a singor to ;zvo through five acts of opora without being abla to sing s noto, and con- fined to o singlo shriok in the firsynct. It is o camponeation, however, that this rolo is glvinxi Dior an_admirablo schooling in action; and § Lioreafter hov lyric ability shonll equallor dra- matie, Migs Kenkol’s namo will bo known far be- yond local limits, Mr. Bischofl is in much bettor voico than on Aonday nvcnin@fi although ho has not entirely rocovered from Lis hoarseness, and at times has to eavo Lis voico. ill, in {ho mora foraible pnssagos of his role, Lio kings with his old-time firo; and, although ho hus cortein mannorisms of stago presonco and bis physiquo is not woll adapted to Masanicllo,—especially by the sido of LPivtro (Koch), whose Titanio build and colosanl prasence qulto ovorshadow him—yot ho throws himself into his charnotor with on oar- uestnoss and spirit—espocially in his duo with Pielro—which aro ab tines immonsoly offoctitom Mr. Bolultze has mado rapid strides forward sinco his appearaucos four venrs ago, in ‘“Dor ITreischutz " and “Stradolin.”” He-is much moro at homo on tho stago, much enstor in action, and uscs his voico with much fiuer offect, 1o hns tho rare goad Hucls (for a touor) of belug nearly always in good voico, nnd somo of his singing lnst ovening was tho bost lie Las over dono, both as rogards quality of voico and tasto in the use of it. Mr. Koch a8 Pielro i _sufiiciently Lrigandish to suit tho most fastidious brigand-admiror, ond his herouloan phyuk}uu and ponderous voico, which is slmost too large for him to handle, do good servico in filling out and adding o pictur- esquo effect to tha rovolutionary passages of tha worls, ‘The porformances in general aro suporb, oand, considoring tho diflloulty of the music, tho Liedorkrana s ontitlod to tho credit of hnv: ing mado tho crowning effort in nmatour Gor- man opera in this city. Those who fuil to sco *¢ Masaniello” will rograb it. ACADEMY OF NUSIO. The season of comic opera at the Acndemy is drawing to o close, a8 _only four more porform- ances will bo givon. Offonbach's rattling, lively littlo comody in musio, * Los Bavards” was re. neatod last evening to a good houso, and rendored with all tho piquuucy and animal spirity that Mys, Ontos aud her gompany could infuse into it. “Los Bavards," isa trifle moroly,—n brond farce full of Fronch lovity brondoned aud flavored with josts aud ropartocs of the henvior Anglo-Saxon.” Tho dinlogno is of courso bright and sauoy, ond tho music of about the samo order, Tho activg is such & olover mixturo of Fronch abandon and the animal spirita of the bare-log burlosqua atnfin ihat tho audionco is thoroughly arouscd to the absurdity of tho thing, and partakes liborally of its rollicking humor. ‘The musio I8 rondered vory croditably, indood. Mrs. Oatos is not as cultlvatod a vocalist as Nilsson, nordoes sbe com- pare favorably with Lucca or Murskn. Sho i admirably fitted for tho character of the music 8ho i1 anlled upon to sing in camio opora, never- theloss, The company 18 equelly happyin Offen- bacl's pioges, and the rollicking airs lose noth- ing in their presentation, 'Fho uniformly largo Lousey which have been drawn to tho Academy during tho ongagoment of the Onlos comblua- tion iy strong” ovidence that such an entortain. mentis what tho people want nowadays. And to auybody sufforing from tho *‘blues™ wo can presoribe no more offactnal oure than an evon- 1og ot the Acadomy, This evening anotlier gom, “The King's Scerat,". will bo givon, Y . NOOLEY'S TUEATRE, * Risks " is drawing fair houses, and will bo Flnym] at overy porformauce this weels, excopt 0-1morrow ovening, when Mr. J, J. Sullivan will Lave o beuofit, Mr. Bullivau is an actor of morit, and, though acomparative strangor in Obicago, has made many friends. The DLill for Lis bonofit Is & atrong one, * Dronts of Doju- sion” will bo the oponing picce, to ba followed by * Bhamus O'Brion," which will bo declaimed by Mr. Sullivan. * Boots at the Bwan" will fol- low this, whon tho pieco of the ovening will goma: ou—tho lnst act of * Richard IIL.," with Mr. Johu Dillon as Jichard, and My, Sullivan a8 Richmond. As bofore obsorved, Mr, Dillon ausures the world that Lo willnot burlesquo the port, oud & singular, not to say unique, por- formance may bo auticipated. MINCELLANEOUS, Tho Adelphi {8 crowded as usual. Tha now othletes aro wonderful u their fents, and be- twveon them appear to oxbaust tho wholo flold of athlotio exhibition, ies Polly Daly, tho Ln- gllsh eantatrioo, fs protty, gracaful, and_ stylish, and Mr, larry Pago plays the * Pout-ITorn Gulop' 08 Lo pinyod it bofore Quoon_Victorin, and, 1 fact, ny he plays overything,—oxquisifaly, ** Humpty Dumpty Abroad" ia doing an excellent work In smusing crowded housos ov night, Tho Minstrels aro atill dolng * Blown Up Alivo™ aud the othor things on thoir bill in & lighly laughable and satisfactory mannor, — Fainl Bite of o Ont, . Vv'Thu Conoord (N, H.) Monitor says : “0On the 218t of Februwy, Dr. Wado, of this cily, was oalled to soe Mry, Mones Orouchorn, who rosided on Walunt streot, Bho had boon goen by two other physiclans, who pronounced lior cnse one of yaterlcs, aftor a hasty dingnosis, Hor pulso indicated seventy on that day, Dr. Wado, aftor thorough dingnosis, pranounced the symptoms those of Lyflmphobln, and, in the coursp of u day or two aftorward, loarned that the woman, whou roslding in ITookaott, soventoen months bofore, hadboon seratchod and bitten by o oat. Shocon- thnued to grow worso daily, and’ dled on the 8th of March, in torrible ngony, mauifosting all the ‘most marked and positive fonturos of hydropho- Dbin, Khe was only 10 years of ago, At the time sho wag Litlen by the oat sho was nursing o obild, it is eald, and wlien tho ohild was \veaned tho. Liydrophiobin mauifested itsolf,” Tho Kankakeo and P, €, & 8t, L to Pool Thoir Earnings, Now Tariff of Freight Rates---Re- organization of the Depart- ment, The Wisconsin Law Relative to Free Passes. Kew Rallroad Colony, POOLING THEIR EARNINGS, Tho managers of tho Kaukakoe and the Pitts- burgh, Clncinnati & §t. Louis Ruflroads hold g mpoting yestordsy afternoon ab tho Sharman House, for tho purpose of ontering into an ar- rangoment to pool thelr carnings. T'ho follow- ing gentlemon wero prosent: B, H, Waldron, Gonoral Suporintendont of tho Oinciunnti, Lafay- olto & Chloago Railroad; M, J. Tago, Gonora] Troight and Ticket Agont of the Indinuapolls, Cincinnatl & Lafayetto Railroad; John Egan, Genoral Passongor Agent Indinnapolis, Cincin- uatl & Lafayotto Railroad ; B. Lyman, Goneral Passongor Agont Cinoinnati, Lafayotte & Obica- £0 Railrond; J. B, Rcod, Goneral Troight, and Sumuel Blovanson, Goneral Tiokoet Agont of the Cincinnati, Hamilion & Dayton Railrond; W. Stowart, Genoral Frolght Agont Pittsburgh, Cinclunati & 8t. Louis Railrond; T, II, Kinga- bury, Asslstant Frolght Agont; E. Qallup, Gon- oral Wostorn Passongor Agent of tho Kankakde Lino; L. D. Richardsan, Contracting Agont of tho Pittsburgh, Cinciunati & St. Louls Railroad, and J, K. Demings, Froight Agent of tho Knnka~ kee Line. i A NEOESSARY STEP, ° Mr. Waldron statod that thid move had become nocessary on nocount of tho continuod deoronso in the recoipts of the two Hines. By making the consolidation, oxpensos would bo groatly’ re- duced and tho facilitios of hoth roads largely in- croased. NEW OFFICERS, An arrangomont to unite both lines under ono menagoment and to_pool tho enrnings was de- oidod upon, and dir, L, D. Richardson, long con- neoted with tho Plttsburgh, Cincinnati, & St. Louis Rnilroad, was choson ns mannger of the two intorosts, 'and assumcd his dutios yos- torday aftornoon, MMr. J. I, Demings, who haas sontativolof the Kaukakeo Lina in this aity for sevoral yoars, bas beon appointed Contracting Froight Agout for both lines, Mr. B, Gallup, who bns hnd ulmri;o of the tiokel nnd passenger businesa of tho Kankakeo Lino, will horenftor havo charge of the businoss of both lines ; his oflico romaining whera it is now at No. 121 Randolph stroet. All freight contracts will have to bo mado at the oftico of Managor Richardson, at No. 116! LoSallo strect; r. Domings, tha new Freight Agent, will move thore to-day, It is itendad to closo ns soon ag_possible all tho outside ticket ofilcos of theso lincs, and soll no tickets oxeopt at tho genoral oflios, No. 121 Randolph streot, and at tho depata. TABSENGER RATES, No chinnge has beun wado in tho passengor ratos, and tickots will continue to ho sold at the following rates: To Indiannpolis, $6.85; Loutu- ville, Bll.!lfii Cincinnati, $9, 'As lLerctoforo statod, boik the freight lines hnve been consoli- duted into_ano, and will Loreaftor bo known ns the Graen Lino. Shippors will bavo tho choica Lo uhip via_sithor of tho ronds, Tlho Managor, Col. Nichnrdson, has arranged tho following NEW TARIKE which diffors but little from tha old one of the Kunkakeo lino: eon the ropre- roight intorests 5 5 Through Rafes a ‘é:\ EE’ ? From H Fafal § Chieao to i1 %5 = NE, Bz Graonanstle Ty ndinnapolls, Aialison, M s Vincenos, Int Lauisvillo,’ Ky, It is Lolioyed by tho managors of thoso ronds, that this arrangomont will save them p large amount of expennuo, using only balf the ofticera thoy did harotoforo, snd doing nway with the nocm;ulty ©of puying commisgions to country agents. sETRageaes SEEBE:! 228 THE FREIGNT DEPARTMENT of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, & 8t. Lonis Rail- road has beon reorganizod, aud the entiro terri- tory covercd by this rond nud its leused linos Los been divided into divislons, and Division, Treight Agents put in charge of tho local ng well ag through trailio that mny reach its destina~ tion over thoir respective branches o follows; PITTEDURGIL & COLUMBUS DIVISION, Pittsburgh to Columbug Cudiz Juiction to Coiliz, Dlansficld to Washington, Ta, 3% miles Jumes Moans, Division Frolght Agent, OMco at Titsburgh, Lo, LITLLE MIAMI DIVISION, Columbus to Cincinuati. 120 miles Xonin to Bpringficld. + 10 miles Xenia Lo Dayton.... .. 18 wiles Dayton to Kichniond, +-o 41 miles 100 miles E. T, Fultor, Diviston Frolght Agent. ONicoat Olue clnnati, O, CINOINNATI & MUSKINGUM VALLEY DIVISION, Dreaden to MOrro. ... vree oo 4B millen R, B. Balloy, Division Froight’ Agent. “Oeo at Zouosyille, O, COLUMBUS, OHICAGO & INDIANA OENTRAL, (First Divisiou,) Columbus (0 INAIauPOLS. 12 v vo s ove svesnr188 milon . A, Porkins, ‘Division' Freight Agent. Onice at Indlunipolis, Ind, IXDIANAPOLTS 4 VINOENNES RAILROAD, Ind{anapalis to VINCONNU. .vvvevrysssees 117 milos a4, A, Porkins, Division ¥relght "Agent. ""Otico at Indlaiapolie, Thd, COLUM1US, OHICAGO & INDIANA OUNTRAL, (Second and Third Divisions.) Ghicago to Brndford Junction. Blato Linoto Richnoud .. 39 mites J. A, Gricr, Diviston Froight Agent, Ofico at Lo- guusport, Iud, T, 8, Van Alstine, Goooral Bouthern Agent, is contiuued in charge of the business originating ab and south of Louisville. _Nr. L. D, Richura= son, Manager of tho Graon Liue,will buve charge of thoe through busivess originating at and bo- youd Chioago, with hls ollic at 116}¢ LuSalle atreot. MINOR FREIGHT MATTERS, UPPER MISSISSIPPI DUSINESS, Tho recont Oonvention of railrond and steam- bont managers interosted in the businoss of tho Uppor Missinsippi was hardly estisfuctory in its rogulta, Two sousions wero held at the Olioago & Northwestorn genoral officos, and ono at the Bhorman House, Mondny evening. Tho differ- ouco of opinion was batwoen tho all-rait lincs and tho stenmbonb lines. The IMinois Coutral ar- rayed itgelf with tho stonmboats, Hithorto, during tho senson of navigatlon, the steambonts have boon allowod to chorge o lessor rato from 8t, Paul, Winona, and & fow other polnty on tho rivor than tho all-rall routes, Lnot yonr it was 2 cents loss on graln and 6 cents on firat- alags morchandive. This roduction was_olaimod as an insuranco agaiust tho Incrensod risk of water-trausportution, This season tho all-rail linos proposed to abrogate the difforence aud malko tho yato to Chicago from all points on tho Upper Misalssippi tho same upon oyory through routo, whovoupon the Illinois Central declined t0 join the Convention, Thoy waro roprosonted at tho meeting of Mondn;l aftornoon, but no n‘freomuni wus reached, Tlo mooting at the Shermun Iousa was still moro goleot, ouly Pros- idents and Goueral Manngors of the Jinok being rovont, ‘Thoir deliborations wera searcoly more urmontoud thian thoso of the Froight-Ayonts, but it was reported ffiu!o(«lny that tho ail-yail 1inos had carriod their point. Btill, & war upon the rivor, and * outting " ull round, iy quite prob- ablo whon navigation opens, . GHIOAGO TO KANAAS OITY, Most of the Goneral Froight-Agonts of Wost- oru roads In this olty loft for ft, Louis, Mo., luat avoning for tho purpos of attending & oon- voution of Goueral ~Frolght-Agonts at tho Southorn Hotel, In that city,” T'he main objoct of the meoting ls to ralso” tho ratos for frolght from this oity and 8t. Louls to Kansas City and Loavenworth, An offort to stiffon tho ratcs was mnade two wooks ogo, but tho movemont fallod, Mr, James Bmith, Gonoral Profght-Agent of tho Ohicago & Alton Rumilrond, refusing to join in | tho agreemout, It iy matod thot all tho objeo~ flm tha movomont will bo moro Aucoesafu this RAILROAD PASSES IN WISCONSIN. The pass roform hna not worlkod lke s ohnrn with tho rallwayy, Tho economical apnsm ont off o lot of dead-bonts, but i also loft tho compa- nlos shiorn of & strong powor. During the Iate scsslon of tha Wiscunsin Leglelaturo tho jm- proaslon was oarly givon that a fow dozon soason + paesor diatributed * whore they would do most good " would avort all hostlle logislation, Dub tho unbonding tulo woa strictly adhored to, and its offoct s apparout -~ in tha faot that, nlilough romolutions to prohiblt tho Imauo of pswos woro urged in othor States, Wisconain I;]mlu pnssed such o Iaw. It may bo that thore s restriction wag cortainly noedod; for it s quistly told that, when a oharacteristio dologation from Madigon, somo tmo ago, burst in upon o rallroad-man- ager with their wonted domand on bohalt of g friond, ho mot thom thus: I don't know why ho shouldn't have n pass, for ho must bo the only man in Wisconsin' who hasu't got one." The now Iaw prohibits transportation com- ponies from grantiug fioo passcs b discount, to any_Stato oflicer, Judgo of tho Suprom Qourt, Judge of the Cl.rcmg Qonrt, or Judgo of any court of record, or momber of the Leglsla- turo, or to any such Btato officor, Judgo, or mombor-elect of tho Leglxlatnro, undor ponslty ot 8500 to 5,000 fino or imprisorimont for thirty days 40 0ne yoars aud it furthor provides that, if auy of tho intordictod partics shail nccopt & [muu or tokot at discount, oxcopt commutation foketa ot tho rogular rate, hio shall be liablo {o o fino or imprisonment, or both, tho fine ran; ing from 825 {o EIDD, ond tho imprisonment from ton to thirty u{», for ench offenso. Viawed simply 05 a mattor of_cconomy, the oxporiment is’ not remarkablo. Morotofors tho reciplony of & pass would for that considoration attond to tho logal or medicnl business of tho Company in localitios whero it waa not partiou- Iarly large; mow tho feos for rorvicen ofton far oxcoed tho valuo of a paes, aud nojther party is satisflod, " Mombora of Gongresa ars nmnn‘g tho complain. onts, The Ponnaylvanis, Baltinore & Obio and othor Eastern linos hinve llhnmll‘y supplied the mombora with posses, but whon they reach Ohicago, bound north, wet, or sonth, thoy have to pay tholr fare. 'Phis is doubtloss Just, st it oxcitos hoatility not oancoalod whon Wostorn ronds have intorests néstuke in Washington. Now aro those abovo onumorated ho only drawbacks, Anotlior convention to modify tho rules will bo called bofora tho now yoar. e - MISOELLANEOUS. MINNESOTA ROADS, Tho Bt. Paul Press statos that thors fs no truth in tho rumor that any negotintions have boen going on for tho transfor of the 8t. Paul & Pacifis Railroad to the Chicago & Northwostern by snlo, orloase, orothorwiso, Tho uffairs of {ho 8t. Paul & Paniflc aro not, in fact, insuchn position 88 would make suy such nogotintion practicablo in any quarter. 1t is stated that urrungoments liave boon com- ploted for tho transfer of the Southern Minne- gota Railrond to the bondlolders, The road is ‘now in the hands of n Recoivor, 8 the result of procondings instituted by the bondholdors againgt the Prosidont, Afr, Clark Thompaon, and the Diractors of tho Gompany. It Is said ungn- tiations Liavo boon for Banie timo in progress ho- tweon thoso officers of tho Compnuy and tho bondholders looking to a surrender of the rond, and that & compromise bas at lnst beon offected. BTATE LINE & MISSOURT RIVER ROAD, A moeting of tho stockholders of the State Lino & Missourl River Railrond was held at Ouborn, Mo., Mavch 25, whon the following Dircotors wero choson: J. M. Walker, Prosis dent; A. T. Hall, Trensurer ; Robort Harris, Superintendent; William B. Strong, Assistant Suporintendont { and E. R, Wadsworth, General Agent of tho 'Chiongo, Burlington & Quincy Railrond, Chleago; C. 1. Perking, Burlington 8. D, Mallory and'Jamos D. Wright, Ohasiton | and Joseph Truax, Alton. This rond, when compléted, will run from Chariton, In., to Kansng City. Tifleon miles nro_alrondy Gomplotod, but whon tho rest will bo done is & moro matter of speculation. A NEW RATLIOAD COLONY. A numbor of promfuenl gentlemen met last evening ot the oifice of Mr. 0. N. Pratt, Agent of tho Kaueas T'aclfic Railway, at No, 81 Ds T- born street, to mako arrangemonts to obtain & oharter for tho Internationsl Homostoad Com- pn"}! of Chicago. This will bo a land and_emigration_company for tho snlo nud sottlbmont of tho Iands of tha Kansas and Donver & Pacifle Railroudsin Kansns aud Colorado, covering an aren of ahout 700 miles in length, and about 40 milos in width. "Tho socjoty will be compased of citizons of Chicago, Kansas, Colorado, and New York, An- othor mecting will bo hold in a fow days, ——————— Denth of o Magician. Xrom ths New York Evening Post. . Robio, tho ‘celobratad Parisian prostidigita- tour, ig dend, Somo years ngo lio, witl Lis ngcctml illusions, was ono of tho scusations of tho Fronch matropolis. Mis ghosts booamo famous. He (like Prof. Peppor, in our d?) produced theso apparitions by an ingonlous disposition of lights and mir- rors, which wore #o disposed as to ro- flech the forms of two of his nosistants ar- rayed in tho traditional ghostly garb. ‘Tho spao- tacle onded towards midnight, and the magicinn gould bo secn lonying his theatrs accompanied by lia faithful aids, "It might be imagined that they wero going to Por I Chinito ; bit instead of this thoy ropairad to n neighboring cafo and eujoyed thoir boor and wine with tlio grontost unconoarn, Ono_dny there was in the rostaurant o nowly- arrived waltor. Robin tool the occasion to give somo iustructions to his two men. ** You must,” enid ho, * duimrb yourself in a moraserions man- ner, and hold the dagger more flrmly in your hond—moro firmly, mind. ~ As to Fou, Bt youx rm glowly, move the pall In all dircations, and offar your breast to tho dagger which menacos you The new waitor listened — tho perapiration stood on his brow, I don't know what those poopls aro,™ anid 1o, whon he hnd rojoined his comnados, ** bub I will nevertheless cull in a policaman.” And so Robin aud Lis asslstants came very noar bowng arrestod as perpotrators of awful and mysterious crimes. At prosont ho i out of such danger. Death has removed hira from all fears of misinterprotation. —_— Ilow to Open Lottors. A young Iady called at tho rogistry depart- mont of tho Saoramento Post-Oflice Inst_ wook, according to {he Record of that aity, and ssked for the privilege of reopening a lotter which she claimed to hayo dropped into tho box that moring. The Postmoster, after finding tho nddreas and taking a partioular description of the missivo sough, obligingly saarcled among the lottors in the *drop,”” and, finding the lotter, proceoded to opon it in the prosonce of tho writor. In doing this tho oflicial used o common load-pencil, but tho lappel of the euvuloYa wag stuck to “stuy stuck,” and n goneral mutilntion wes imminent. Obsorving this unprofessionsl method, tho lady said decidedly : *Give it to moj; let mo show you,” The lottor was handed over, when tho fair manipulator doftly run the thumb-nall undor the “edges of tho lnppel, raluing it neatly. Following this up, with dolicate touches in kind, it soon beeamo apparent that tho ognmng, with~ out leaving a trace df the manipulation, was only 8 quostion of time. The Postmnater and Depuly looked on in charming and innocont interost. Tho performanca way I.Illgh ort; o doft facility cloquient of pationt practice. Nuntly tho worl wag dons, aud as the careful oponing was com- pleted tho lady remarked, by way of explanation morely, aud last somo inforence unfavorable to the logitimaoy of this skill might ba drawn: I used to be In a poat-oltice myself, you seo; I learned how it's done, as you know.” That Lostmnstor and that Doputy depose that they * geo,” but thoy avor that tho obvious meaning of tha words “you know,” convoys an fusinu- ation, and thal anybody that says o is*‘an- other.” ¥ —_—— A Fight with n She=Bonras=Narrow Escupe from Denth. A farmer named Maddon, who livesin the 'T'own of Bloomflold, Waushura County, Wis,, at the lead of Loke Poygau, was attacked on laut “luosday night by o largo bear, and nearly killed in tho contost. Maddon caught a oub lnst fall, and hna kept it in his possesuion as & pot ovor since, During the ‘winter its mother camo to visit it “quite ofiew, as was ovi- dont from tracke discovered in tho snow aronud the log honke In which tho family lived, and tho trained cub was kopt, On lnst Tnmuh{ night Madden was sitting up luto, the Tout of the family having rotired, and, hosring o satrango nolse outsido, wont to tho door with'an ax, Oun opening tho door s hugo she-bear rushed in, Madden out oft its right paw with his keen woapon, and tho two closed in mortal combat, Tor eonie time the struggle was floroe, but tha boar was gaming the mostery, when tho farmor'a son, Detor, roloased the oub, and, bringing ib before the house, it sot up bhowl which” drew off its mothor, Peter was chased up a nulghborlufiltmo, and the mothor and ita oub mado off for {ho woods, sud have not ninoe boen noon. Maddon was uuvorol{ but ot wortally fojured in tho torriblo strugglo for lifo, balloon which will lagt a threo months' Anather advantago is tho absence of darknoss in. nores, stock hold b hond of eattlo, 20,000 hoad of ul\mlllp,l and 10,000 i How It Is Celebrated by the Hebrews. The 8pecial Coremonies of the Orthodox. ‘Viow of tho Roformod Ohurgh, THI REFORMED CHURCH, Tho Jowish pooplo bogin the publio pelobras tion of the Enstor-fostival sanson to-dny, Amang tho orthadox faith this poriod embraces oight days,—oxtonded from seven bocause of the un- cortainty of tho calondar,—but among the Ro. formed Jovwa it ombracos but soven, the fiyst and Inst of whick are obsoryed In tho places of wore ship. In ordor that the distinetion and goma o2 tho causes of the divergencs of the now faith {rom tho old may be made cloar, it may bo statod that most of tha Turacliton of this country are of tho Roformed body, whioh had ita starting-point in Prussia, and has for its aima an accommoda~ Honto tho upirit of the Mosafo Inw while cone formivg to changed conditions of 1ife and diote ary laws, which differ in difforont couutrios. Tho Reformed Church holds that THE OUKTOM OF ONSERVING TING BEASON did not originnto ot tho timo of tho Passover, but Iing boou n"common custom amon all the na- tions of tho carth, springing out of tho chango of soagons, Ostra, from which Eastor is de- rived, was the Goddoss of Spring, and bor ade Yont was obsorved by various symbols s} nifying that o now life had bogun, From tho '.{"numnlu 1nco tho egg, which is a gorm of now 1ife, ba< cnmo o syinbol of the moason, and the Itomans :l:rle ia) }t nb!n.m‘(} cu!tolm 18 t\he anl]u nmla?b- cl oating unloavoned prond, standing with “m{xl"’ Lnnd Ig d e L E; represonting by this sign ] the pilgrimage o snother yulg was at lmgml. o T ¥ Tho Jows aro _commanded on the 14th day of Nigsan—tlho Chaldean ugmo for tho fivet fost val of tho yonr—to bring tho Iassah Lamb os & gnce ritico, tho blood of which fs sprinkied upon the door-nosts and lintols ; this alao beeamo tho sign of tha Passover, and the hurried flight of the Ohildron of Israol out of tho land of igvpt, THE EATING OF UNLEAVENED DREAD and bittor herbs in tho attitude mentioned, and the staughter of tho Pagsnh Lamb are thorofors loolked upon as formal coremonios by tho Re~ formed Ohurch, aud not as essontial commands, ‘Tho orthodox faith boleve in_ s vigorous procs tico of tho custo, and all thoir proparations me mado to this end. Tho animal ia slaughtored in tho spocinl way, it is thon Investigated to. seo if it I imporfect in any rospoot, aiter which tho benediction is pronounced upon it, No uncloan hiand is allowed to propare tho unlenvened brond or touch the lamb,” Tho distinction or bolief in rogard to.the esromoninl is briolly summed up in'tho statoment that tho old fulth held strictly to tho form, whila the new faith belioves moro cspecinlly in the apirit of tho obsorvances. In regard to IT8 BPINITUAT, SIGNIFIOANCE, it is colobrated becauso tho redomption of Tarnel is .oxpootad, or rathor, becauso over since tho destruction of tho Templo the Rodcemer lag boon oxpected to roturn again and deliver them, aud horo the Reformod Church ogain diffors in not expooting the Mesginh to refurn to earth, but yet belioving that Gog will bo tho Rodoomer, and that Isrnol is the only martyr for the roe demption of men, TIE MESSIANIO OPB being tha contral hopo of each, but. difforing sa to tho naturo of tho manifestations, Tho Reformed Church, howover, colobrates the season by many poculiar observinces. On tho ovening preceding It, it § tho gouoral ous- tom for 1ho fathor of the family to draw his flock ayound him and relate tho history of his people, tholr bondags, slavery, and ro- domption, ond ufter this" tho un- leavonod = brond {8 eaten and wino, whioh significs joyfulness is draak. Thoy also partako of Bomo now planof spring,—tho bitter lierbs,— 2ud the mout und Enstor-ogg aro Inid on the tae blo, To-day services aro heid in tho 8ynagogues, but are not peouliar, oxcopt that the sormon it appropriato to tho oconsion, and tho musio glvon is of » mora Lnynua character, boing in this re. spoct liko tho Clistion cusfom, ns observed in 0 Eplscopalion and Roman Catholio Churchos, Tho Boventh duy vill be observed by tho re- formed body in a similar mannor. —_—— THE ORTHODOX CEURCH, The Jowish holiday Passover (Posach) com: monced last avening with the sotting of tho sun, and will continue for eight duys, of which tha firat two and the last two daya are full holidays. The festival is in commemoration of the exodus of tho Children of Tarae! from Egypt, and beeausa the followers of dloses when. thoy left tho Innd of their slayory lad not the time to leaven their bread, and Lad to bake it unleavencd. THE CUSTOM HAS BEEN PRESERVED until tho present days, and Jews all oyor the world eat nothing that hos been leavencd during the eight doys of this holiday. Tho unleavened bread they eat i & kind of oracker known ss Matzos, and resemblos o whito soup-plata flat- tenod out, with littlo holes in it, THE FINST TWO EVENINGS each family gathers around the festive board, and tho table on this oconsion is spread with ol tho huxuries of tho sonson that can be obtuinod. But at the sama timo bittor herbs ara nlso’ par- talen of to remind thom of tho bitter timos their forofathors exporiencod whon _they loft Egypt. One plato and chir are usually left vacant tor THE ELIHU NONOPIO (Prophet Elias), who is supposed to bo prosent In spirit, ' Tho coromonios beforo and aftor pare taking of tho mon! ore mast boautiful ; the noad of tho family, wearing tho ehroud which will envolop him aftor denth, relatos to bis family, gathored around him, the history of the oxodus in o certaln chant. ‘s Is callod the Sodur, and will, probably, be rememborod by thoso who havo soen tho opora “‘I'ho Jowess,” in whiok these ocremonies are usunlly correotly per= formed. Another fenture of thiu fastival among the orthodox Jows is, that their houses arc, provious to its commencomont, serupulonsly oleaned, 8o that nothing lenvoned should remain within the walls of the dwelling. —_—— Another Balloon Expedition, The failure ‘ot all North Pole oxpeditions to dincover tho scorob of the Arctic rogious hns stimulatod tho Aoronautio Sooioty of Paris to attompt an Arctio balloon voyage, ~Lxtravagant 88 tho notion may appear, it is not more extray- agant than Prof. Wiso's project of orossing tha Atlantio Ocoen in_a balloon.” Ono advantngo of au serial North Pole voyage ia tho tewperaturs of tho Arctio rogions, which provonts the escapn of gos from tho balloon to such a dogroe that it issupposad to be quite feasible to construct a voyBgo. tho Northorn regions, If tho balloon leaves in tho summor timo, tho sun will illumine the boavens dunni: tho wholg trip. Tlen, ngain, tho potmancnoy around the regions of the North folo would bo snother point in favor of tho trip to tha North Tolo ovor sizo of the proposod balloon is fixed nt about 18,000 oubic motres, to carry apart from tho ballast, a numbor of inatruments, oan anchor, and o dragging-rope, which will touch the ground should tho balloon sink tao near to the curth. An ingenious arrangemont has also boen mado to provent tho balloon from rising higher thau 800 metres, or about 2,600 feot, The n the diroction of the winds thnt aoross the Atlantic. 'he 1t is calculated ton mon, throe months' provisions, bont of tho balloon is to be lnod with shoop- skins and heatod with lamps, so that oven if tho tomperature should fall to 83 deg, below zoro outsido, it will bo 5 dog. above zcro inside. A vossol {8 to entry tho mon, tho balloon, and the ingredionts for thg manufacture of tho necessary amount of gas to abount the seventoenth dogrea of latitude, This will loavo & trip of about 300 miles to tho North Pole for the balloon to ae- complish ; and tho voyago thore aud back could bo mado within t\\-enti days. Rverything, how- over, is to bo propared fora full tireo monthy® trip, The entorpriso is oxeiting unuaual intor- ost amongst the sciontifio mon of Lurope, and is, indeed, ono of the most wouderful schomes over conveived by the bumnu mind, A Toxas Outtlo«Eaxmior. Fron the Daltimors s mertoan, Capt. King hos au inolosed pastura of 70,000 though ho owns jabout 150,000 acres of lund [ Nusces and Duval Countles,’ Tho ontire him at tho prosont timo is 50,000 hoad of hotses, 1o overstooked his {nclosed pasture to such an oxtout last fall that ho wae vompelled to turn o groat many outon the range ngain, ulthul:lglx o sont 4,000 head to Kan- #os and ulun[zhlnm hidos and tall 8,000 hiaad of cattlo, cither by sulo or slaughtor, notwithstendiug which his stock s aiways stead- ily on the inoroase, 4,000 hoad mora for thelr ow, o disposes annually of aboul 1o has recontly purchascd anothor ranch in Gameron County, on which ha has 10,000 lica¥ of oattlo, and attached to which it about 10,000 acros of land, 1l is making ex- tonsivo ex[:m‘lmoutn In tho improvemont of tho stook of the Binte, huving rmportetl o gront many head of tho finost Keatuoky cattlo to In~ toruiix with tho native grados. aud sandals ‘upon’tho foot, !