Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1874, Page 2

2 TEMPERANCE. The Crusaders of Dayton Gross- ly In A Proclamation from he Mayor For- bidding tho Holding of Side- walk Meetings The Movement in, Wisoonsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Other Western States. An Important Seotion of the Baxter, Ind,, Law Declared Uncon- stitutional, Temperance Mass-Mcotlng in Philadelphiy, Targe . OHIO, AT DAYTON, Snectal Dispateh to The Chisaqo Tribuns, ‘DAvTON, 0., April 7.—A drunken mob, elated with tho succoss of tho whisky ticket at tho eloction yestorday, followed tho praying womon - o Lho treotn to-dny with joora aud yolla.s At Long's saloon, o man in the crowd romonstrated, whon the mob sof upon him and. knocked him down. Pietolsand knives wero drawn, the peoplo commonced rushing to tho placo, and a riot would have onsued had not the threo Polico Commis- slonors gono among the mob, and quioted them by.requesting tlo ladics, to withdraw from tho streots, which they 'did.” Tho Polico Board Lield a session In the aftomoon, and adopted a reso- lution direoting tho Mayor to issuo a proclama~ tion - ogalust tho crusadors _ocoupying siroofs, ~ No prayiog bauds hava ap- peared _gincg the ' occurrence. — Commia~ o sloucr Hands, tho doteated ‘cltizons’ candidate for Mayor, haos rosigned, the former position, © ST Mo the Assoctdted Press.) Davtow, 0., April 7.—Notwithatanding the fact that the Demoeracy were jubllativg over. thelr victory aver tho crusaders, and wore in 1o bumor to onduro saloon prayers, tho Len ropaired to tho curbstonos to-day and- continupd their efforts. - Tho ~ rosult was what should have boon antioipated, Thoy wore & boisterous surrounded s nin'a saloon b rabble, and gmaaly nsulted, A knife was bran- dished, pistols displayed, aud a riot was g0 im-~ minont that tha Dolico Commissionera wora obliged to interfere, and roquest the women to retiro from. the atroot. Thoe. rabblo used. tho. foulost language, and utterly. stitlod: song and prayer by upronrious hooting. The Po- lico Commigsloners raquasted: the. women. to appear no. moro. on straots during. the day, nnfi will requos.tho Mayor to issue & procjamn- tion.against the present mode of- orusading, be- causa it tonda to disturb tho public peace. The Damocratio triumph is regarded by them as o popilar.condempation of crusading, and. it. is probably ended in Dayton, ‘WISOONSIN. AT BACINE. awecial Dispateh to. The Chicago Tribune. RaciNg, Wis,, April 7.—The tomperanco women of thiucity aro holding thoir mootinga for prayor and business.throo times o wook. 'Ihoy aro said 10 bo wall-attended, Thoro is no abatement of tho first fover, bub rathor s stoady. incroaso. Thoy scom determined to carry out their pledge to do all in their power to sippress intomporanco in this city, Their mass-mostiugs are cnthusins- tic and crowdpd-to-day. ‘They appointed sixtcen of thoir members to visit the saloons, Whethor thoy will go.in n band and pray in the saloons g not been made known. “One more druggiat Tins egrecd to sign.tho plodgo if two othors thnt ILLINOIS. e - - AT/DROATOR. - Spectal Dispateh. to The Chicago Tribune. Droarun, Iil., April 7.—An intarestiug scone was witnessed-at the mesting of. the Oity. Coun- cit last night. For some threoc woeks & potition bod:-been 1n circulation prayiog the Council)to grant no mora. licongos to soll liquors, Last night it syna presonted with o very nml[n{' ad- dress by Miss Ida Moffett, wha bas had bitter exporienco of the blighting curse of intompor- ance. Tho addrosa fraquently brought toars to tho oyes of the nudicnes, which entirely. filled the Inrge court-room. Immodiatoly after the potition. 'was presented, thero began, on tho part. of ~ tho temperanco portion af. the Oouncil, an attempt to get tho ‘matter reforrod t0.tho Committao on Ordinancos, 1o order that it might be staved off till the.noxt ‘mooting. Tho objeot. was: to bring a stul tronger force to boat upon tho Council, for it ‘was known that the Aldormen stood 7 to 3 in favor of licenso, Aftor an animated.dobato, tho _petition was reforred to ». Committeo, with in- atruotions toreport in ono hour. Tho mejority report.was in {avor of the potitioners, whilo the winority favored the Ilinois Liquor law aad the rostriotive licenso aystom. Tho minority teport woa adopted, in tho fuco of the petition, which Includod tavo-thirds of the legal voters of ha city, and was aigned by 2,387 oitizens. Ona Alderman said ha would favor license, if ovory man, woman, and child wore to say ‘ No." ‘Moyor Pricak bns beon a wbisky-seller; last uight, in obedienca to . bis request, the Couueil ‘tevokod his liconse. Z - AT BPRINGRIELD. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Seninarienp, I, Anril 7.—The tnm.purnuz:o oxcitement doos no subsido hore, Publio meat- inge aro to bo beld every night this weok. ‘The Jndicn have oonsed, and probably pormanently, 10 vieit saloons, ‘Thio movomont Aooms, to Lnve taken the.divcction of oreatjng n public sonti- pent which ahall domand the strict enforcoment of tha law, Tha Iadics will work for the reformation of those, who. drink. by ciroulating pledgos and proouring signers, Thia plan moots withmuch favor, and promises more good rasults than tho ono of visiting eatoons, Tho evideuce of bnd blood-on tho part of the snloon-keopors Liad becomo apparont, aud ns & consequence no good could reawlt from such visitations. AT QUINOY, Special Dispatch to 1I'ha Chicago Tribune,. Qurxor, 11, April 7.~—The ladios did. not por- form the crusade thoy threatoned to commit to- doy, but they promio to make o grand rally to- morrow. An euthusisstio temperacce mesting was hold last night, atwhich bnoe or two of tho temperance Iadios indwlged in some Jolorably oxtravagaut concaits, Ono prom- nent -~ Mothodist clorgyman bocamo &0 ‘pxnlted as to doolare thut, if necds be, blood oust bo.slied 1 tho cause, and that be might /feol constrained to firo off a pistol in support of tho ladies should thoy bo ressted by tho yabblo in this pioua “undortaking, Another millitant minister, of tho’srme porsussion, aflirmed that bo bad prudently refrained from ‘attending tho Indios ou_their pllgrimage, lest, Had Lo seen ono of thom insulted, ho had boen ‘moved in a moment. of to visit hig rosontment on tho offond- et’s ribs, Bovoral othor speskers fur- 4lior advancod tho cuuse i very much the samo-Btrain.. Unfortunately for tho progross of tho orusado, bowaver, tho women Lave fallon out amoug thomselves; and it is not improbable that those contontiors may result in al- togother postponing their contemplated march, It is said, moreover, that tho hue- ‘bonds of somo of the crusnders lave taken tho alarm, and that they are disposed to bridle tho zeal of tholr wives. A paper is in circula- sion among the young ladies of 'Quincy, pledging thom to m’iecz the attontions of young men wha rofuso to take tho total abstluence obligation, Lut it 18 roported that this paper I8 vory blank, Anothor meoting iy in progress to-night, . onuig, Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Mounis, 1L, Aprii'6.—I'ho temperance move- want bos agitated this tittle oity sy woll as larg- e placea. Enthuslastic and crowded meotings bave beon hold in the Court-Ilouse for throe weeks. Tho matter ins boen the universal thema of conversation in family and soolal circles. At prayer-meetings and from tho pulplt, it has been the main topic. Tho womon hold maetings in the Mothodlst Oburch, and nominated a fompor- nco tickot for city oficers, putting up Repub- ricnmo oxclusively, ~ Last Thursday evening tho Domocrucy held thoir canous, and largo dole- gatlon of tho Iadios attonded, and presonted a petitlon requosting tho mooting to nominate tho ioket the ladios had selccted, The Democracy itcoatod tho lndies with groat rospout, but Yomcly ‘declined to put up all’ Republican candidatos, {Thoy put up & ticket woll cal oulutod to wiu, and, 'at tho samo tlne, keop tho power in the Tuands of thoso favorable to the sule of liquor, M'he Mayor, and Aldermen in Dowmocratio vards, wora selocted from the Dowmoorats; in topublicon wards, they put up Itopublicans fuvorable to liconsoa ; for Troaaurer, tho Presi- dent of the FathorMathow Tomperance Longuo ; idor Marshal, Qolloator, and Btroet Commiusioner, opublicans, Qu Balurdny evening the Ilopub- carnal. Inspiration | Nombiatag. licaha Tiold o m ltao of ladlos i o) Sl ek whil otod down, and g atral gh’i nppu_lgilqnq tekog Sl e INDIANA. A FLAW IN THE BAXTER DILL. Suecial Luvateh to Lhe Chicago Lzibune, INDIANATOLIS, April 17.—Tlho Bupromo Court to-day doclarod unconstitutionnl tho eightoanth section of tho Baxtor bill, which ronds as fol- lowa: * In all nrosccutions under thisnct, by indictmont or. olborwise, I shall ntt bq nodess sary'to atato Llio Lind of lquor sold, or to da- geibo. tho plagd horo sold, or to siatg theuamo of porsou or persons Lo whom sold. In nlll ragog tho porsdn”or “jorsona 'to whom Intoxicatin liquors slall ha sold tu violation ot this nck abin bo compotont Witnesses to, proye auch, facts, ‘or any other Lopding. thoroto,” “Mueh rejoicing tos night smang ;‘\;tfito;npmnur,o pooplo. Spectal Dispata o T Ohloago, Trivune. ¢ spatel to T'he Chioago. T'ribune, LAI‘O’:’&'E) Ind,, April 7.—Tho roport of the closing of the anloohin Wag orronoous. To-por- row evoning i mooting of Gormans who aro op- posed to thie Liquor lnw, and of Anti-Tompar- anca men, will-bo l,ml}th:o_‘ur tho "purposo of offcatin, organization’ whlch “will ~sup- port” for qx;'mcng vo. “capdldato” who wfll mot plodge bimsolf ' to oo for tho ropant of the presont Baxtor Inw. Rosolu- tions &lll bo l’)xdl)[?lcd for the rormoclon‘ox an organjzation to. oxtond all over tho Btato, tho coiitral to bo at Indlsnapolis, Auy cltizon can becomo a member who will pledgo” Limsolf to support only. such candidates “for offigo, withaut distinotion of party, ng will opénly and unro- snrved? indorap ' principlos ab varfanco with the pregeut Baxtor 1w, (a1 Diggnich 16 s Olieago Trivu Spectal atch to The Chicago T'ribune. Guau‘:fi Imfl April 7. mnss-meoting was hold in_{he Mothodist Lpiscopal Church last night. Soveral promluent citizens wera enlled on, aud mnda short spocclics in tho cango of tom- porance. ‘Tho lndios will begin active work to- morrow. Anothoer mass-meoting will bo held to- motrow night. FPENNSYLVANIA. - i IN PUILADELPILA. Spectal'Diepateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, i PRADELRIIA, April 7.—A nass-maoting of ; tho citizons of Philndelphia, to give exprossion ito tho populst soutiment sgainst tho liquor traflic, was Liold m Horticultural Hall to-night, Tho Rov. Dr. Howston, on taking tho chair, sald | thint this was tho fivst of B Bories of muass-moot- ' ings, to bo bold fu tho varlous parts of the aity, to WAGE AN. KXTERMINATING. WAR ngainat conspirators adversg to the iutorost of socloty, viz: tho ssloou-koopors, Having on- goged in prayor and song, threo atanzos of the Coronation’ hymp, the maoting®was address- ed by Dio Lowis in. o longthoned and eloquent spocch.” ‘The apeaker rolated the circumstances [ of his birth in Sandusky, O.; briefly detailed tho murdors committod by Goorgo’ Thomson in thnt roglon, and bis conversion, prior to his oxo- cutlon, by.the prayers of an invalid- lady, thus showing the LFFIOAGY OF WOMAN'S AD ; & history. of the womnn’s movamont in the Wosb, | and tho sucooss attending thoir visitations, waro rocountod nnd_charaotorized 68 the Washing- tonian, Tho Western movement, ho eald, was | uttorly dovold of tho excitemont 80 romavkably. atteoding it in tho Liaat, and with their permis- sion this meoting would. be conducted acaord- ing to. tho Westorn ' fashion. ‘Tho hymn ** Nearor, My God, to Thoe." was then sung, and questions.on tho orusadoe invited. £ In continuation, Lowis smd tho women in Wostern towns now dcolare that they cannob | find n snloon to oporate upon, and aro growing rusty for want of umnutmn% todo. Tho police foroo in Boston, though o Jargo ono, ia tolally. inudoquate to enforco the Prohibitory laws thoro, In fact, thoy profor aitending to gam- Dling dons. 'The epeakier propbosiod tha speedy cnnctment of A GENERAL PRONIDITORY LAW {a all tho States of the Union, yot ho said- that law is & grent barrier to our progress. It is a ood luw to talo the offonder by the throat and throttlo, aud practically poworioss when nt- fempted'to bo anforced by an ineflicient police, A gontloman wisbed to know if it would be advisable for Philndelphia Iadics to imitato their Western sistors. Lowis—Impossible! Such & movement is ut- terly foroign to tho habits of Indios 1n this soc- tion. DailY tomporance prayor-meotings should bo liold. The Indics will call npon tavern-keop- ers nnd landiords, and endeavor to onlist them in the caueo. 2 Anothor gentloman wanted to know if the snloons_wore shut up and the tavern-koopors' occupation_gono, what. cmployment would bo found for tho Intter. - Lowis—None. I think it entirely wrong that an inducement of relief or work should be held ont, savo in cnso of absolute starvation. Tho bribery of thoso men would be tantamount to o case of trafilo, and & conscquent reduction of ihu e|]-mn-nl status of tho movoment to & business ovel, Tho meoting was then closed by proyer. o IOWaA. AT DAVENPORT, Snectal Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Tridune, Davexrvonr, Ia., ril 7.—Nearly oll tho wholosalo liquor Torchants of this city havo commencod to movo their stock of liquors across tho river in anticipation of a raid on their stores by tho tomperauco.people. It is stated that within the next fow days the temporauce Indios will swear out informations against tha liquor-denlors, and linve their stocks spizod and tho liquors emptied into the gutter, In view of this, I, Roddewig, fI. Liveright, Laugfoldt, Thodo Co.,, ¥. W. DMeyor— all hesvy liquor wholesalorsa—Lave moved; or, will move, thoir stocks to Rock Islnnd, and keop them there until the scare is over. Tho othor dny, o Jiquor-murchant, who had boon driven out of Buclinglon, came hare with the intention of localing ; but, ]'"“"mf tho state of afairs hore, immodiatoly took his goods, consistiug of 200 Larrels of whisky, to Rtocl Teland. Tho wholesalo liquor-snles of this city amonnt to soveral hundred thousand dolars annually. ————- ‘WEST VIRGINIA. AT WHBELING, ‘WoeeriNg; W. V., April 7.—Tho saloon pray- ing bytho crusadors still coniinues in tbis city with Ineroasing onthusiasm ond excitemont, bub with ittla or no practical sucooss. Thoy. visitod Laramio’s yestorday, and waited until tlie varioty concert was concluded before commencing their prayors. P CHICAGO. Ameotmg of Indies interosted in tomperance was hold in the Mothodist Oburch Block yostor- doy morning, Mrs. Eldor Jutkine prosiding, About forty wore prosent. Thoro was singing, oxhortation, and a profitable senson of prayer. A strong roligious fecling rervudod tho msoting. A Womnan's Cem) nco Prayer-dlecting wiil bo held t 3.p. m. to-day in_the - Friends’ meoting- houso, on Twenty-fourth stroot, near Indinna avonue; oa Thursday o meoting will ba held at 8 p. m. in Bichigan Avenue Mothodist Episcopnl Church, near Thirty-accoud * streot; and on Fridny o meating for fasting and prayer will commonco at Y 4. m. in thoe Wabash "Avonue Mothodist Epitcopn! Church. Thora will bo a public temporance mesting at the Western Avonuo Mothodist Ohurch this evoning. Good spenkers havo beon engaged. —_— Beecher to Huave o New Ohurch==Gows sip About Plymouth Church nud ¥tk Lastor. “ Burleigh'a™ Letter (o Roston Journal, The general inquiry sinca the Conucil dissolved has been, * What will Plymouth Church do with thoresult 2" This paper ing not boon rond in Plymouth Church, and probably will not- be. A meeting of prominent members of Plyntouth Church and prominont citizons of Brookiyn has Licen held, and it is docided to build a new church. for Mr, Boeohor, Four hundred thousand dol- Ines ara uccossnry—g200,000 fof tho land, 8200, 000 for tho honse. ‘The ohnreh is to hold 6,000 poople, and to combino all modorn improve- ments. Subgcriptions have alrondy beon opened,. and it is said the list will bo full” in ton duys Ton thonusnd-doller donations scom to bo ns plenty as huckloborries in Augnst on Milton hill, A largo number of gentlomen who arg moving in this mattor, wenithy and influentinl, have never had nny conuection with Plymouth Church, and A&r0 not now members of tha Socloty. It 18 & part of the plan to sond Mr, Beachor to Luropo, Tha call to preach the London mis- sionnry sormon and_to dediento Dr. Parkor's ohurch—ospecinlly sinco the Arohbishop of Can- torbury Ling oxpressad hs pirposae to bo prosont —1l4 considersd Bo bigh' au honor that it is thought Mr, Boechor onghit not to decline, The worlc of bullding the chureh is to commonca at onco, and tho houso I to bo tinishod bofore tho summer is ovor, Tho location is a tronblesome question, TFashe iounblo Brookiyn 18 divided into two scotions, ‘Tho old aristosrucy livo on tha lolghts ; tho new Nvo on the hill,| two miles awny, Plymonth Clunroh hns beon Tong_tho prido of the Loights. Tho remdonts "elnim Plymouth Church for that sootion, The il domaud thoe now church for the fresher und nower portions of tho city, 'And hore Mir, Bocchor stops in, His congrogation come from a olronit of ten milos round Harlom, Btaton Island, Jorsoy, THolioken, Bouth nud ¥ast Brooklyn, and from upper and lowor New York, Tt the honso is put on the hill, many of hls poo- ple would Luve to pay two car-faros” to rench the Wil “ha located, “The thing makes a groat ;Qh‘, ond will dfsturh somo of tho songstioy preachers of the clty, ' for Dooohor ia king of tho piatforin, and, whoover comos aud whooyor gogs; ho wili tako his pick i THE ANNIVERSARY OF SMLLOIL Mow the Doy Was Colobratad by the Votoranw of Indiann gnd ORtosr x‘l;i_muno, or f WellsFonght Batthoe ‘Syecial Diepatch to The Chicago Tribung. Fr. WAL, Ind, Apri} 7.=A rounion of the soldiora of Indiana ond Olio waa hold in this city to-day, this boing the annivorsary of the baitlo of Bhiloh, Thonffair excaoded in nttand- anod and gonoral {ntorost the most sauguino ox- pootations of thooriginators, Thg citizens wero walad this morging by the fling of n national snlnto, whiol was rapontod at noon and sunset. Tho’ oty prosontod (o appogranao of a Capl- tal decoratod to gwait the roturn of a conquoring army. Thoro-was searcoly n public bullding, hotol, or busines house on the principal stroots that was not litorally covered with tho uational calors {n a great VARIETY OF ATTRAQI{VE BUAPES, By 9 o'olovk oxaursion iraine bogan to arrive londed with delegations of old soldiors, and boar- ing thousands of spectatora. Loug hoforp noon overy thoroughfare in the town crowded with mnescs of pooplo, and one could scarcel odge bis way through sbo.t . At 1 o'olock tho procesaion formod under tha direotion of Col. Georgo Humphray, § votoran of thros wars, and paraded tho principal stroots,. regelving au ovation at overy step, Delogations wore pres- ont from noarly every tawn within a radius of 100 miles from this city, and tho procoesion numbored sevorsl thousaud mon who had q-lmi:]nhodmmx!o during tho blpok daya of tho olvil war. U'he procsssion procesdod to Colerick's Opora- Tlguso, whiok proved insufiiclont to accommo- dato oll who dosired_antrance, and hundreds wore turned awsy unable to gefu admission. ‘Iho oxorcisos wora apencd with prayer by tho Chaplam, Dr. Stoue, after which an addrogs of wolcomo wag mado f)y Mayor Bollingor, who was a Colonglin tho Inta war. ~ Au orggnization of the Bocloty of Soldiors of Northern indiaua was effected Dby tho olection of Col. Goorgo Humphiroy a8 Presidont, Col, J, B. Dodge, of Warsaw, 88 Scorotsry, and Gol. _Bollinger as Trensuror, ‘Lhio oration of tho dey was thon doliverod by Gon. Thomns M. Drowne, of Winchostor, It was n mastorly offort, and hold tho, closest atton- tion of tho vast audience {ram the oponing to the closiug sentouce. Tho evants of the war, with whigh all’ presont wero gp familiar, wore re- vioweg, and brought back to thio minda of lis- tonors with distinotnoss almost paipful, The description of the Dattle of Bhiloh was mognifi- cout, and tho concluding pnssages of the aration wero woll rendored, Altor Gen. Browno's. adaruh briof romarks ‘worg mado by Gov. Hondricks, Gou. Willich, and oihier distinguished porsona. Tha lntker roferred o the corruptious in high official ifo in o scath- ing manner, and called on tho goldiers to rise in their might aud with thoir ballots save the ooun- ry from & worse fato than ibat from whioh their Unliets froed it. This ovoning a grand bapqguet is bolpg hold in the rivk, several hundred of the loading sitizons of this soction of tho country participating, and wit and humor flowing as freoly as tho cham- 4] o ‘m‘k 8 gAiin it noighborhood u?o new T Daguo, ‘Lho affair throughout wos o grand euccees. It bas boen many yents sinco Ft. Wayne has wit- nosaad suoh st Immense crowd as’ thronged its stroets to-dny. ———— MAXANDA, ILL. Americen Antiquitics — Fruit Whont Prospects. MAKANDA, L, April 0, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicano Tribune; Sm: Mr. Thomas M. Perrine, of Anaon, 1., has, for tho last five years, given his attention to tho ncquisition of American aiitiquitios, and bna dug from the ancient mouuds and burial- grounds of Bouthorn Itinois the flnost collec- tion, porhaps, in the State. -It is composed, 1 and + part, of agricultural implemonts formod out of fnt; pipes; jugs; faced and straight-necked arrows; bone and flintawls 3 axes; pestlos; s stono tuba a foot long, which sounds like a horn, and perlinps wss uscd for calling ancien$ armics to battio; idols of various kinds; to- gethor with many curious things bard to nsmo ordivino tho useof. In contemplating theso vostiges of o long-lost civilization, the mind is filled with a longiug desire to unravel the mys- tory that onshrouds the conturies prior to the discovery of Amorica by Columbus, A fow doys siuce, a8 Mr. Porrino was exploring s.woll-known mound situated west of Anna, in Union County, he camo upon & piece of eculp- ture that scoms to bave been a heathon god of great antiquity. Tho impreasion it gives tho be- Lolder is that of a man’s head sat upon an in- fant's body, with its legs boot under it, and a hand resting on ench kneo, It weighs 40 pounds, snd i8 18 inches high. The chin {8 prominent, mouth aud nose large, and oyes full; with the percoptives large, and -tho reflectiva faculties only medium. A’ braided crown, or garland, croagos the hond, terminating in front of ench enr. Tho roor portion of tha oranium being on- tirely wanting, gives it a lab and uncomely as- poct. Around tho hesd and neck it bours™ ovi- donca of considerable akill in dosign ana polish, though tho extromitios aro still marked with tho sculptor's tools. It is formed out of solid, traus- lucont rook, forcign to this continont ; and at ‘what romoto period it was chissled, must forovor rowain o mystory, as It s outlived thorace that ‘may have bowed in adoration before it. Tho winlor just past was of almost unexam- pled mildnoss, " just tho roverse of the provious iwo; aud, although wo looked for an oarly spring, wo'aro havinga lnte one. The paach-buda have been nt a standstill for tho last two woels, and bavo withstood Lo recont severo frosts that sont the thermomotor to within 34 dogrees of zoro. ‘The poach-crop now promises to be onormous; and this fuct, in view of tho doath and destruction to orcharda north of Contralia, wronght by Inst winter's frosts, must have a toll- ing ellect upon our flnances. Apples, poors, and T’uunns aro always safe whon the peach is; so that we also look for n large yield in thoso do- partments, Owing to the severe droughts that provalled during the two provious sonsons, the numbor of sirawborry-plauts have boen grontly lessened ; but what aro loft look woll, aud, owing to bottor'cuitivation, will doubtless'yiold largor berrics than have yet been grown here, Grapcs and rasphorries look equally pmmlniug. Tho wheat nover looked bettor; it is now G inches bigh, and its bright-greon Line tells the tulo of ity luzuriance, Beis [nwis, GRAIN SHIPMENTS, New York Grailn Recoivers Proposo Itules for the Itecolpt and Inspecs tton of Grain at that Port. New Yorr, April 7.—A mooting of grain ro- coivors and railroad freight agents was hold to- dny at tho Produce Bxolirnge, whon a plan for facilitating the delivery and receipt of grain was submitted by H, T\ Kuceland, The plan sots forth that it {8 quite improbable any sya- tom by grain storage nf the terminus of roads will fully meot tho requirements of tradoas it doos at Ohicago and Milwaukee. It is proposed to establish in Naw York GUADES OF INSPEOTION for all car grain, and to amond the fourth mec- tion, Rule 19, as follows: ‘¢ All vossel cargoos brought from Buffalo or Erlo shall bo delivered to consigners in bont londs without inspection, and uumixed with othor graln, if arriving in aunfliclent quantitios to make it practicablo so to doliver ; otherwiss, to bo Frndod tho same oy y &th; grain recolved by rail, subjeot to inspec~ on,” 2 TWO CLASNES Ot GRADES of spring wheat should, it is_urged, bo ostabe lished; bno to bo known a8 New York inspeo. tion spring wheat, conformablo to what [s known in thig market aw Chicago wheat, and nuother alass, Northwost nleux whent, couformable to thio stundard of Milwaukos and Duluth, each with its varisble qusiitios of 1, 9, 8, ofo, THY SOLUTION OF THY DIVFIUULTY, 1t is sugposted in the dolivory of grain, los in the gradoe, A dolivery of any wheut of the snme grado as that consigned should be pormittod; o cortificato of such oar of wheat, ntating its woight aud quality, should socompany & rewurn for that quantity and grade, and this return should be a nogotiuble instrament, the graiu bee ing deliverable on its eurrendor and cancolla- tion, the railvoad companios act a8 baileos of all the property and tho right to . posT"" CARGOES AN QUT OF CONDITION whion 5o in faot, Ly rouson of oo long holdlug on board, Tho plan met with the upprohation of the menting, and n gommitles of uino grain rocpivors and freight agents will be sppointed to consider and roport upon it. TIHE CHICAGO DATLY TRIRUNE: WEDNESDAY THE GOURTS. Mr, 8 A Briggs is Asked to Give Bail Not to Run Away. A Partucrship Trouble=ss Rold & Sherwin, Closing Up the Germania In- surance Compsny. Judgments, Now Suits, Ete. A PANTNENSUIP MUDDLE. Juding from the alzo of tho bil) fled Mondoy In the Qircuit Court, tho firm of Parker & Hindlo must bo ln tho most deplorabla condition. The sult was commenced: by Bamuol W. Parker sgainat Chrlos L, Hindlo spd others. Yarker states that, on tho 4th of Fobruary last, ho formod a partuorship with Charles L. Hindlo in the printing aud Jithographing businoss. Hindla bad previously boen in business with Perry Jonkiva. By the agrooment made by complain- ant with- Hindlo, both partles wero to sharo alike, and the stock was to bo owned in oqual proportions by esch. Hindle fiulnuted that tho value of tho stook book lobits should bo at lenst 330,000, and that Larker should receivo at leagt, £4,000 n yoar as his sharo of tho profits. Parker was to pay 16,000 for his Lilf of tho busingsy, $500_oash, nnd the remain- dor bofore Juno 1, 1874, Books of account woro to bo kopt, which'wero to bo under tho charge of Tarkor, and ho was algo to sign chocks aud ate l‘“‘" to the financial part of the business, and to ho printing, bookbinding, agd lithogeaphing do- pavtnonts, ‘Ihe partios went into business in pursuanco of this contract, as 166 Bouth Olark stroot. ‘I'hio invontory showad the property of Hiudla to be worth 1,000, including 340.39 of -baok. dnbtfld which wero guaranteed. Complauant hns pai noarly £10,000, either in cach or giving his notos for short timo, Hindlo mssured hiin that the firm properby was-froo from il lious, but Pavker has Intoly sscortained that thoro is n mortgaga Lo J. B. Boyd for 32,000, and another for §L,300 to A, Crawford, Hiudlo, howover, maintained that these mortgages woro fully paid nand dischargod; that tho wortgagoos woro only allowed to stand to pro- toot tho proporty from. his creditors, and thoy \\"Iuould bo. {uln ed of lioll:;Ird on tlli‘e formation tol‘ tha oppurinership. Rolyiug on thosereprosenta- tions, fi’url?nr cm?uméed nl:g copartuorsbip, and when it woa finally signed, iindlo acknowl~ odged that tho mortgages woro valid lions. Parker hos slso discovered some moro incum- brances, aud he chargos that the incumbrances at tho timo, tho timo tha partnership was formed oxcooded $23,000, & geopt part of which ho has baon obliged o pay, Tho book-accounts also are nob Worth more than 81,500 or $3,000, Hindlo, it is charged, has grossly noglocted bis busincss, sometimos not apponring at tha ofiico for duyy togother. Hindla has also cole lociod various gmounta bolouging to the firm, ovordrawn his “gecount, and, genorally, as {8 atloged, broken Lis contract in' overy possible way. A judgmont by confession has beon ontared up against the fvm- property, nnd i has boen seized, Parker allogos that Hindle hos been abgonting himsolf for somo tino, and ho is ap- prolionsive his partnor is nt{umpdug to leave. ilo, thoroforo, oels an injunction to provont 1lindlo from longer iuterfering with the firm uffeirs, for an_scoonnt and dissolution of the partucrsuip, and for s Recoiver, also for & Wit of no excat to provent Hindlo from olau~ destinely leaving the city, 'The writs_of injuno- tion and no cxoat woro granted, sud an ordor wag made appointing A. A, Ellaworth Recoiver, under a bond for 340,000, BRIAS PEREMITORILY OALLED ON. J. D. Lurvey, Assigneo of tho Iranklin Bank, filod a potition in the case of that bauk, setting out the circumstances attonding Lombard’s mak- ing the trust.deod and two %W.000 notea to tho bauk. Brigys was made lrustce in the triat- deod, aud took posgession of both notes, whicl were dated Fob. 15, 1872, sud some coupon notes for interest. Tha land conveyed way Lots 12 ond 18 in Oulver and others’ subdivision of tha B.W. %X of Boc, 22, 8, 14. The Re- celver Lns obtained possession of oue of the notes, but Driggs hag the othor, and sometitnos donics that ho has it, ot othors claims ho has an individual iuterest init. Lle aleo claims he has detivored it to one John Mor- zyman, but Hurvoy thinks thero i uo ol per- gon, Tho petitiou Lhen sets out the tand bheld by Briggs in trust. for the bank, and nsks that he may bo com{mllcd to give it up. Harvey charges that Briggs is noar tho city, but just on the noint of loaving for the Tash to got boyond tho urisdiation of tho court. He thereforo asks that Brigga may Lo compalled to doliver the 25,000 aud all’ other proporty belonging,, 0 the bank, and that ho may bo-provented "from loav- ing tho city. A rulo fo show causa in flvo days snd a wartant for Driges' arrost woro igsuod and & further ordor thut the ox-Vico-President may give bail in the sum of $5,000 if Le does not choose to board with Br. Folz. BILL TO FORECLOSE, Tho German Savings Bank flled a bill against Erncst A. Jacobw, Goorge Fischor, the Trustees of tho Newhorry estate, and others, to foreclose & trust-dacd. It nppears that sbortly afior the firo, Jacobs and Fischer obtained a lonso of tho 1and on the southsast corner of North Wells and Michigan stsoots, aud, dosiring to build, sccured & loon of §81,500 from compluivant. To securo thia_amount, thoy gave u trust-doed .on' tho bullding and their lonsehold interest in tho land. The loaso was made subjoct o forfeituro on noupayment of rent aud taxes, Com- plainant ‘alleges that about N $1,000 of tont ' and ‘asscssmonts are ' now duo which it Las boen obliged o pey to_preserve its lion. Qno of the four notes for 37,876 has also fallen due. Fischer was declared insanoin 1872, and & consorvator uppointed. Complainants, thorefore, aak that the wholo loan may be de- clared duo, the trust-doed foraclosed, nnd the praceads of tho salo bo applied to tho paymont of the amount originally loaned, and also of the Bums since advanced, | TUE GERMANIA INSURANCE COMPANY, The Assigneo of the Germanis filed a petition atating that ho hios called o meeting of the crod- itorsof the Company to declare a final dividond, but before ho can do so_he muat disposo of somo desporate or warthless claims, which aro & judgmont against Loitch & Townsond for §1,00L11; second, » judgmont nin.innt Honry Kinltol, 31,878.12; also a judgmont note agaiust Edward Llsuesmann, $375, uttorly worthloss; & Jjudgment sgainet Jofforson ° Farmor for 81,448.67, socured by stock in the Commercial Insuranco Company, which is worthless ; also throe notes for $1,000 ench and one for $50 medo by Scharer & Horwitz, against whom the Compaiy hes now no claim. Tho Assigneo, thorofore, aske to bo allowod to sell thoe above claims for what thoy will bring, An erdor was granted allowing such male at public auction after ten days’ notioe givon, ANOTILED CONTESTED WILL. Judge Farwoll is ougaged in hosring the case of Joun Q. Blook agninst Wilhelmina Hamachor and others, Tho alt is brought by John C., a8 heir of Christiaug Frodarick Block, deceased. Complainant statos that his fathor died in Bareh, 1872, possossod of the vesidence No. 710 Bouth' laisted stroot, audof about $1,000 of vonal property, is socond wife, Wilhelmina Tamaclior, has "brought out s will which has beon probated, glving ber the wholo estate, Complaiuaut alloges that tho will is void, Lavin boon mado whon "the testator was of uusouus mind, or clse obtained through undue inflience o tho part of tho stop-mothor, and he appoals to a court of equity to aid him in regoyering his rightful Inbontuucd. ; BILL TO SETTLE PANTNRRAIIF, Joseph Bliorwin, surviving f'"""" of tho firm of Rulg & Bherwin, filad a bill against the widow aud helrs of the late John Reid for an acgount and sottlement of the Bnrtnnxuhxp aflairs, Bhor- win states that while the flrm was engaged in the {mnklug business large dobty woro contracted by he purchaso of ronl estate, Ile basusod all the avallablp usets of tho firm in paying tho debts, but uow they aro exhausted, aud it is necpusary to sell the roal estato, Tut the rights of Mrs, Reld nid the heirwnt-law must firel bo detor- mined, and Lo thoroforo filed hia bill for that purpose, and also asks.an ordor allowing the snle of tho rosl estato for the paymout of the firm dobts, MORY CONDUMNATION TROUBLES, James 11, Reos, as Trustes for Paul Cornell and_George W, Gogo, filed a bil) agaiunt George W. Rold, Junius AMulvoy and wife, tho Bouth Parle Qommnissioners, Paul Cornpll, G, W. Qayo, Jossph G, Gibbons, aud the Village of Liyde Park, Roes stetos that he owus as Truites Lots 8and 10, Blook 2, In G. W, Yorboy's Bubdjvision of lots fn tho N. 3¢ of the N, 35 of tho N, W. }«{ and the W, 3¢ of tho N, B, 3{'ot Boo, 16, 88, 14, When Oalumet avenue wai laid ont, it {ook a part from enoh lot, aud the danwges were as- sessod at 319,000, When the verdlos was givon, Reos askod Lo have s nawo fusorted so as to ontitlo him to a shnre in Lho vordies, bub (ke matter was postpoued, aud su order made for APRIL 8, 1874. o — qomplainaut or Lis conbu uo trust, to file & gé’x'imha'ffxmfi’s:"aa"“r atzn){lfl?rdz;r 00B h\:' encqd fulk, and axks tiat tho titlo may bo declared io bo in Lim alono, sud that ajl other elnima may bo out BT'!. ! ; . DANKRUPTOY ITiEae, In tho mattor of John O. Fussoy, an order wns ontorad authoriaing tho Assignss to soll (ho Ezs&mm‘a goods for §6,272.62 cash to I It “Tho Assigneo of Brown & Loomis wan nuthor- izod to soll thio bankrupts Proporty aud hold tho Drocoods subjeot to any lNong that may havo boon on tho praperty. Talsonthinl & Kozminsld filod a potition against Moses Solomon and Solomon Burnstain, olaim- ing thoro fn dus them 3097.66 on an unpaid noto, It 1s charged that tho firm Is {nnolyent, aud that attachmont procoodings will soon bo cuxfigwuuad. A rulo to show cause April 18 was mag SUPEMIOR COURT IN DRIEF. Qharles L. Wohe began a sult in attachmont agalnet Augnst Wandorllob, olaiming 81,000, John A."W, Davis braught suit for $1,600 ngfiiuufi W. B. MoChesuoy. i mg:d(!oulen bogan asulb for 82,600 sgainat nry 3 g Honry 1\{. Doles, B. B, Fay, ana L. 8. Canlo; gued P, O, Hollateom for ax’. i John H. Waad, 8, E. Wood, and J, Wood be- fun 8 ulb in_ attachmont for 81,741 ngainat dolph Horbrameand — Roselitia, and another for 3803 againat Bortrams alouo, Both suits wore, however, s0on aftor dismissed, Dolos Aljon sued R. N. Wothorell and J. I, Thorp for 31,200, . Charles E, Cook commonced a swit_for $3,000 agninst 2. IT. Parker and Theodoro If, Tiltoa. Orane Brothers Manufaoturing Oompany bo- fianunull for 2,400 ogninst Josoph Moss and oseph 8, Roed. Walti bcmnm counr. St 'altpr Brown bogan an action ag: oazt Stolnbaua & Hoart for §2,000, : TILE COUNTY COUNT, Lettors of guardinuship wero issued to Jamos 1L, Wilson a8 guardian of Claudiline Wytho, n midor, under an approved band of #1,728, In the matter of tho cutaio of Kdword Wirth, enuiggoation of tho marrlage of tho ndminlatra’ trix to Frank HM%M was plaoced on filo. In the matter of tho oatato of Louise G, Mar- tin, citation to Thomas L. Ilumpbmlylvmo, TO- turoablo .fl\scn 21, to_show canso why ho should nat procoed in the administration of “said ogbato. Tho accounts of the adminiatrator of the ostate of Wondell Atlos wora approved,and leave granted to withdraw vouchers, Olaims against the following eatatos weroal- lowod : SBamuel W. Faller, $50.03; John IHart- natt, $481.26 5 Matthins Hitz, $655.98 ; Roger J. Brass, £60.88 ; -John Holland, ©181; Rebecon Mulford, 82162 Jomos Ivis, $237.88; Elins Olson, 246, THE 0ATL, Jupox Roons—165, 167, 109, 171, 178, 174, 176, 176, Jupar; Heaton—146, 147, 148, 150, 161, 177 to 186, except 178 and 182, # Jupak Boorn—31, 36, 88, 89, 41, 43 to T0. Jupce Tnee~No call, Junor PanweLL—No call. Jupar McRonerta—6 to 24, oxcopt 11 and 17, JUDGE JAnEsoN—41 to 0, Junag 8miTu—Assisting Judgo McRoberta, JUDOMENTS. BorEnion Covnr—Conrrssions,—The H, Wilbeck Compnuy V. G, L, Oolia, £338,80.—Newelt Avery ot al. V. Louia Thompson, $703.00,—William Lange v. John Hehank and Petor Schank, $208,60. Jupar MoRosents—Jacol H, Eoff v, Thomas Fos- tar, §100.—Thomos O. Hewltt v. Jamos Baxter, £3,800.28, g Jupar Sxrrn—Samuel Finley v, J, M, W. Jonos, 3. 1L, §malland wife; verdich $400, and motlon for now trinl—3, W, McQullough v. Emantiol Bruuswick ; vor- dict $290,03, and motion for new trial,—Wiilism L, Grny v, Frink B. William, $(78,50.—Detlef Hsnson v, Wilfiam Bieiner and H, Zimmerman ; vordiot $10. Crncurr_ CounT—Coressioxs,—Jobn B. Dean eb al’v, Benjamin F. Downing, $585.8%—Fred, L. Eholzlor nad Iarry Horgls v, Sckisol MoDobald, JUDGE Roaens—L, X, Carpenter v. Richnrd Jonesy yerdict, $305, and motion for new trial.—John A, Por~ ter at al. v. Barbara McMahon, $315, Jupae Booru—Theresa M. Marrison v, John B. Guthi; verdict, 32i. Thomas E. Porter ot al, v, Quarles Gersforberg, $177.60,~Davld Dloom v, Ellas L. Warren s verdict, $1,168, 1 Jupoe Tnee—Luthar_G. Tillotaon et aL. v, TFerdl- nand I, Canda and H, R, Payson; judgment against Candn, $2,560.93, and el fa n8 to Payaon, Jubar Hxivox—-Hernard Fowler v, Ilugh Maler; verdict, $329, and motion for new trial, M’CARTHY. IHis Lecture Last Evening on ¢ Who Wouldn’t i3e o Minister?? The Kingsbury Music-Hall was the thoatro last ovening of Mr. Florenco McCarthy's lecture on **Who Woulda’t Bo o Minister 7 The attend- ance wne not very large, but what the andionco lacked in numbors it'made up ‘in appreciativo enthustasm. ‘Phe lecturor, attired in his ordi- nary black sult, came upon the stage nnattonded 86 precisoly 8 o'olock, nnd, aftor bowing to the applause which greoted his appearance, made thoe following remarhs ; 1 havo-the plensuro of Introducing to you this evening, Tlorenco McCarthy, a DESCENDANT OF THE ANCIENT RINGS OF MUNSTER, but who is proudor of having becen Gorn in America and of having lived in Chicago for 80omo yoars thinn of his royal decont; a man who haos been well tried and who has peppered -his Deacons. [Leughtar.] My, McCarthy then commenced his regular dis- course by the homoly porable of. tho traveler who, on approaching Chicago, cnoso o pertionlar road, and was aftorward sorry that he had not taken somo other thoroughfaro. Thus it was with all _ the profossions of life. Nearly every man regrotted that ho had not followed somo other calling than tho.one in which he found himself, but ho would hope that no man was so foolish #s to regret not having chosen tho minis- terinl calling. Tho lecturor then procoeded to regale his hoarors with somo of his.ideas on the stylp of Diography. He entircly objocted to the com. DLination of the terma *‘poor, but respectablo,” 'when dezcribing a Jiero’s parants, and in connco- tion therewith give a racy roview of his own early yoars, Next ho carricd ™ TI YOUNG CLETIOAL BTUDENT into a formors’ settlomont in the country to preach. His description of the farmer's ehurl- ishness ; of tho farmer’s wife, who was a torma- gent and stingy, and of his children, who were rudo and noisy, wuas strongo, but intensely amusing. .. Mr. !Ec(:ulh 's idens of attonuated blankets aiid cold dpple ple are of the most freezing ns;l;m‘ and ‘gent a cold shuddor through the audience, ‘' next atop in tho life of the young minis- tor was whon, aftor prosching a fow tinies moro, e waa askod fo ettlo, The church-poople rep- resentod to him that ovorything waa poace ; thiat thors was no .church-debt ; thet bis salary was cortain, and more to, tho samo effect, After ho romanied for & cortain lowgth of timo, ho ‘discovered that this penceful ohurch waa divided into soveral factlold; that ono olan clung to the memory 6f Dr. Doadman ; anothor £ thio proaching of " Dr. Coldstono, and anather to Dr. Enufimha-d, who was the young parson’s (Mr. Hopoful) prodacessor 1 office, Also how the wifo of one Deaoon stiempted to poison the eldest dauglitdr of another Deacon becauso sho was 00 protty to sit bosido the Doxg‘lu'u daugh- ter; how Deacon Smith sliot Doncon White's cow for trespaaing ; how Mra, Griddle voted for the now pastor bocnuso she had ¥OUR UNMANRIED DAUGUTERS on hand; how the Joneses votod for him to spito the Graeus, aud how nono of thess Doacons who ind fallon on each other's nogks and wept, somo- thing ko tho brothron of Josoph at hid com- iug, Liad nob agakon to ono anothor for a yoar cr‘mflra. All thedo thinge nnd more he could rolate, ¢ Tiit, dnld the sposker, &bove all other things, Liappy is the miniator who hag A NJOE LEAD OF HAID [laughter] ; whose curls aro luxuriant and han, gmerun( adown his-neok, It matters nof whother ho was brilliant or 6thérwise, so long as that hair of lie had the [Great Taughtor.] * ] On tho other hand, what availed loarning, brilliancy, theology, worth, virtue, anything, 1o the nifnistor ihosd hale wad, fidture, vitluin- ously dtrafght, [lrougwod lnugidor.] THo spalio y that ?ubjec with tncllu(i'l. Now that hp 0iight of it, the porsons who hid most wiestlod ayalnst Lim ‘in tho cliurih woro thoss iwho had warned him of tho evil offoct of his stralght linir. [Laughtor and ohoots.] Thoy woro, in fagt, the mepn who had ousted him, In tho church he bnd split on his own hair, [Groat werriment.] It had bred fhree pertios in thot churelr,” Thero was ouo part, who wishod it brislied down olose to hls head, likte black paint, #8 {6 waé to-night; thore was another that wauted It {o atiok up so. [Iiera the n‘)mfl(ur #ited the actlon to the word, and set bis halr stoudivg all on end with marveloun efact, Lriuglug several rounds croating uprostiods hilgrity.] Tloro iyak still anotlior party,— - # TUE CONSBRVATIVE FAUTION,— who wauted his tulr furned qut loose and poace- ful, thus, [Mr. MoUarthy hera exeouted an- other pantominie with ¢apital & uut{; Theso ppople ueyer gave him poace abiout his hair, Tho Driests of tho old Roman Churoh wore a tonsure propor ourl. of choors aud —~shaved thoir hends, a0 as’to look bald. Mo lind novor boon ablo - to. dlagover ' why thoy . did 8o unttl tho rovelstion dawn- ed " uwpon him s ho. bt of hia n . own halr—thoy out it off to nnvn'gtw!“flfl with their congrogations and to provont fchism in tho ohurch. [Gront applausio and Iaughter,] ‘They did uot want ta divide the people iu hairj attd thoy woro wiso in their genoration, A min- tutor sliould ithor have curled bnfr or becomo ontiroly by NOTNER OREAT DIAWDACK to succoss In the minfatry waa largo foct, Ilo quoted from Scripturo to show this; but this wag nothiug at all to rigidly straight halr, By way of onsy transition, Alr, McCarthy pro- coeded to nfnmk on tha general subject of fault- flnding. Ifo supposed n voleran minister ro- colving lottors of "that nature from mombors of tho congregation. Ono lady protested that his loud voico mado her norvous; a doaf 1nmhur ‘cumpln&nud il‘ml Lis wig 00 wenk, &ni ed him {o oclovate it, conulud;:g bis Intt‘:‘g w‘nh 4 Yours in tho hopo of a rios reswrroction ;s angther porson wanted s rovival In tho church skl asother Kilon";)tlnfl zninat uu‘ lnnfloomllykln nfihlb{!lun. h Liaus Bharp sent him s blackmailing-lotter demnnding €600, with tho n"urnntlv:{zf ‘nx- posuro. d 80 0n almost ad infinitum, Aunothor groat saurco of complaint wag | TASTORAL VISITATIONS. . [ If the pnator stopped & minute longor at the houso of ono mombor of bis congrogation than : at the domicllo of auother, ha waa open to cen- sure. If ha tho children of onoof his flock with »_shadow of affection moro ardent than those of nnother, ho was Jiable to miscon- struotion. But tho crowning misery was a fami- Iy prayor-moating on 8 weolt day, Nina church- | mombers out of ton hatod prayera on asgoular [ day, bacauso of family distractions, which tho Bponker prococded to describo iu a most ludi- crous fashion. Tho quostion was, f TO_DNAY, OR ¥OT TO FRAY, It o prayed, e mado tho housowifs angry and bred eonfusion in the family; if he did not ey, that samo oxcollont waman would hall iis waab of roligiou forvonoy all though tho velglibor- hood, aud thus was ho slways ou tho horns of o dilemmun, . 3 i Hebnd no doubt that somaof hia audionce cama thera in expeotation of his snying . i HOMETIING ANOUT DEACONH, | and they should not _bo disnppointed. Dencona | wore tho most prosumptuous persons in the world. ADoacon knew moro gbout salvation, aftar & weok's oxperienco in tho'oflice, than the ! pastor of his oliurch, who had given yoars to the study of thoology, 'Thoy wero like tho absurd | characters in the “Midsummer Night's Drenm." Ho had nover hoard of tho narscs in an Lospital ~diotate to the doctors tho . kind of madicine thoy woro to give the patients; he had nover known of Bailiffa in a conrt-room dictating to the Judgs on the boneh the form of his docision; be had never road of the Corpornls of an army gotting togother snd suggesting to i tho Commandar-in-Chief tlie plan of & campaign; but ‘s Ohnrch-Deacon can be hardly warm in his gea} boforn hie rushes bronthloss to tho pas- tor and hurls st him this éxmdiglnuu and ghastly sontoudo: “Sicl you had better rnni{:x—resuin atonool” No'Dencon conld consider himself in good standing until ho had porformed this solamn aud heroic duby. [Laughter and cheers,} LIKE FEDERAL OPPICEHOLDERS, 5 Deoacons nover resigned, aud seldom died, EShou&a of laughtor.] Another thing about hioas Deacons was, that every ono of them who ! had & unu{,vhm, thought it his first duty to havo her marridd to the pastor. [Moro lnughtor.] | Tho grent tronble waa that said daughtor waa | raroly oligiblo. Worso than that, sho was gon- | exrally 7 foot long, had asthma, falso tooth, and | no boau sinco sho was 16, Now, thero was | Doscon Portly—puifad up, rod face, without | oducation, nob even waalthy, and he hnd o daughter: sho was bulltlilte her father, weighed 180, had warts on hor hands, false teoth, and was ‘ficnumu ropuleivo, Sho was called Maggio, | becauso hor name was Margaret, [Laughter.] Mr. MoCarthy thon rolated n_suppositional story, whoroin tho Doacon was made to offar in mar) Was m%ova with n bosutiful blonde 500 miles away, “his serub of o daughtor.” Ho did nob know how ke could. part with that dear, dear girl—*Maggio," Tho ghastly fden dnwned upon tho postor that ke was going to bo married to this awful woman nst big ingtincts ond his will, 8o ho edvised | agAil tfifl old man, if his: charming dnuih(.el way 80 precions, to ““hold on to her.” [Yawghter and applause.] Bat tlie Dencon took oars to hava rayengo for tho slight. He took occasion to “inslnuate™ chargos agalosk the pasfor of *damnablo “horesy,” ‘obacenity, aud other crimes, Thon, when the 'pastor i8 going Tastto marry * Blancho,"—~of whom a vory Leautiful pielitre wvas drawn,—tho Dendons wara called “together, tho pnstor was arraigued on ** charges,” his resignation was handed in, the engagoment with tho boautitul -blondo’ was brokon off, and Port]y wss a bappy man, 'Phen followed a tomgor roconeilintion until othor caudes of trouble, from othor Doacons, nroso. The epeaker then entered into an otymological coneideration of the word *Deacon.” He thought that tho original wording of tho valgar plrago ")R“ to the diclens™ was “go to tho Doacona 1" [nghh:r.} No person could rond the word **diaconnl " without thinking of * dia- bolical.” But the Greok of the word was moro convincing” still. ' In thet ‘language Doncon was ‘*dinconos,” and:devil_was- ** dizbolos "— & palpablo corruption.. Inughtor.] *Ho could draw many moro parailols of tho kiud, but lscked. the time. Ha stood ba- hind the burly figure of the famous Mr. Spur- geon, who had put forwaxd the follosving aphor- ism: 4 It you. cosist tho dovil ha will fly from yon; if vou resist a Donoon he will fly at you,” B Ho would state it a8 a positive fact that in [ i 10,000 e ote, 11,000 b ninoteen out of twenty cases tho pastor wns do- posod, not s0 much for failure as for success. After a rovival very often cams o removal, TAPDY MOMENTS, . Onoof the hinlnst momonts—Iin fact thoonly Lappy moment—in tho life of an averago Baptist minister was whon lie was called upon to go to & Counciland try » biather, Thera wea nevor any foar of & Council hoinf unattonded. No. A Baptist minister woul hmb; forgot to callact n marriage-foo, or fail 0 zitond tho funoral of hia very worst and toughost Dogcon, ratlior than fail to sit in Couucil and say of his accused. brother: ** If he |t is ifmogent, I cau't soe it ; if ba in gnilly, lot s cost_him Into outar darkuoss, whero Diers. 8 weopiug and gnashing of tasth.” [Senention.] 3 A'CARTIY IN COMEDY, At this ?01"6 of hig dlscourss, Mr. MeCnrthy showed his capabilities as a comedian by bur- lesquing a Baplist Council and reading euppo- sittonal charges iu blank. Ono of thoso was where & brothér hind asked him whether ho wonld like to marey a protty woman, and where hie had answored : “Yon'd bottor boliove I would.” [A'Ivrxluuuu and laughter.] 2 o rest of the Councll proceedings wora transncted in -a very lively manmer, und tho spoaker gucceedod in winning the good feoling of his audience, even Ehnufih o tinge of irroyor- énca ran though e remarlis, © Alr, McOarthy is Yory happy in his mode of delivery, and, as a losturer, is undeniably amusing. o conoluded his discourse with a reforenco to ‘*the sacred digoity of the ministry,” which eonnded rathor strangely ftor his_running fire of sarcqstio wit, Ho saf down amid a hurricano | oud bowed hig scknowledgmonts in a | of cheors, marninor that showed that ho_felt himsolf to boa now star in the American locture-ficld, —— LILLINGIS COLLEGE ASSOCIATION, © Speeial Dispateh to T'he Chicago THibuns, Biooxxeroy, 1L, April 7. Convention of dologutos from Evansion, Obicago, Knox, Mo mouthy, Llinois Induatrial, Shuctleff, and Wes- lovan Gollogos mek at the'Ashloy Houso to-day, abd organized tho flunuls Colloge Assoclation, whoso objoot s the bolding of prize colloginto contosts of oratory onco m yoar. 'Fhe noxt cou- test lvlll {aleo placd fn this pity. Nov, 20 next, constitution was adoptod, aud the following por- mauent oflicets eleoted + Presidont; ¥. -J. Moul- tohy o{ Monmouth ; Vice Prosidont, W. L, Mar- tin, of Tvinston ; Secrotary, F. A, Brown, of Jnokuonville, . . - fron e e oy LUMBER IN MINNESOTA. Special Disvatch to Tha Chicugo Tritane, i, Dt St AL T A 8 teOOE g of o Boom Company to-dsy, 1t was roported that 1024 000,000 toet of Jogs wora bopmod at Mifineapolis last year, The hest informoed lumbormen estl- maté the amodut of Khm stunding on tho Misge Issfipl and its tribitarios above Riiiinoapolid at nok exeoeding 8,000,000,000 teet. o CREVASSE ABOVE NEW ODLEANS, New Onreaxs, Apiil 7.—Tho grovassg on Dayon La Touroha is thros miles abovo ‘Thobodeaux instoad of Lelow, as ot first roported,and occurrod on the Bragg plantation. T'ho broulk is now 200 fuet wids, eud four piantations aro alrendy ovor- flowod. The wator 1 apreading rapidly, s S A True Promenition of Doath. Lerom the Sprinaleld (Mass.) Unfon, 1, B, Cooper, of Btookbridge, who dled ot Friduy night, had a remarkablo presontimont that Lie dasth was rioar; o was an-actlyo, ro- bust, and Iml\lfll{l man, but Lo had sald to soye- ral persons that hio should never livo to koo Lis forty-foutth birthdav, Mo was 43 in Junuary, Hian futher und grandtathor naddlod at 43, but of disonses of which ho showed no symptoms, yob hig conviction that o eliould not survive the yoar was 80 strong that ho had boon makiug va- e to the pastor, enlled Mr. Brightly, who' disappoint his swoet | [Groat appleudo. and fi W while, 126@12 611 ;. Tork, 028 6d, La: 1244d@194 84 ; apring, @123 6d § club rioua arrangoments of proporty, eta., with refore onea to thnt improssion, A fo his donth, whon or Wity iy "ooks bofora 8on on the mountain, ho bad a slight atinolk of i) [t soon prssad off, and o gojoinad 1 oeron #on to mnke no montion of the ge liome. On Friday ho rono in his. nsunl " pejtis attendod an auotion in Glondale In the foraaser! Wwas about nt tho storas o Stookbridgo Plain i tho aftornoon, prooured. n chaok at' tho bani thiera tor the paymont of a lifo-insuranco polisy, went home and rotirod carly, but, to all appears anco, woll. ITo doon had oocasion to got up ta look to onc of_tho childrou, and, whilo standin Dby bis_own bodsido, was soized with n sort o Intornal distross, Iny down, and in loss than gn " hour was doad, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, s —— i ‘l'fll:’ulfll ankrellu. AVERPQOL, April 7—11 &, m,—Flour, 27s % “_l\‘?m"y P! ?r nfid?fl 8 80 X 125@124 0d ; »y 1 AN %xll:: 408124 b, bk, S 30 Dy 1, Whoat—Win 103 3B a0 vt 1s, . Garn, 48 6d.' Lard, Livenroot, April 7 8 ; spring, Luviinraor, April7—3:30 p. m, AT, b Mark cht . Lyvanroor, ok s quiet ; middling Tandn, 820 3 middling Orleans, 83O » saios ih oip boles ! merican, 8,000 ; spoculation and export, 8,000, Yarne ond fabrics {n Manchester quict and unchanged; Broadatufs finn § aversgo Califarnia white whsa 12 24@1280d1 olub do, 123 BI@1da; yod Wq)u:m spring, 1l Gd@11s10d: ved winter, 125 6il@ 178 8d. Kocetyta af whoat for this past sovon doya, 64,000 qus § Amals 0 30,000 qra, - Qorn, 848 d, Poag, 4% 0dy LoxSom, April T.~The smount of byjlion gane fat s B of Bngiand. o8 buanee ieib b 0 Connals fo nionoy, 02@02%¢ ¢ on accoyn| ni@iag, United Blates nocurition—'Sixtyfven, 104331 1578 10336, 10-10n 104 5 now Gy, 043, Nele York Gontral, T R i adt olly 8 6d. s of ‘potiolouin, 0] Turpeutine, s 64, o e LAnty, April 7.—tentes, 601 8755c, Sopctal M DaEY. Murkiol, Special spatch to' The CI Trit g Eron APl Tt o 'ohmé‘: fo-dn markes s mnall, owing to tha town-mooting, T {nauite firm, and. the demand sbove (he ofosingi vlz lz%q 4oy 1af “galos) The Wool rnde. 18600 Ibs clieess, part akimmed, sold gaégg, Tl erenmety lmernx at 35@ite PamADKLPRIA, April T—Woal unchapged ; ugit peices et T Voo WaCLIREed] eapoly e, : New o Yorl D!‘yl Gooda Market, £% Yonis, April T—Tho trade movement to-day,owing to {he unfavorabld weather, ‘Tne‘}fi!’m trade fimprovad slowly, 'Tho markat for onbtan gapds i rathier firmer, but prices uro unchangod ; medium bleachied shittings aro o good domand 3 yirints and printod shirtings oro aotive 1 Sobbora' bahs § cottag Hlirtfngs roduced to 81¢o; woolons quiot ;- bladk allkay dress goods, aud _moliutt’ lustres fulrly active ; othor forign grades quiot, - Tho Yraduce Markets. e Yonw, Avril e ComonQuict; mid Ew Yonr, . —CoTTOS. $ gy 170} Fatneen coset plandyss sk, e Thten: Mm,‘l_’uj:gm@m 71003 May, 16)o; dune, 37 7330} uly, 175, - » DieADSTUFFa—Flont Srmors light supply; rocelpt 18,000 Yirls § Superfind Westerat nrvl Slate, §3, common to goou, $0.3¢@8.75 ; gaod to choica, T0@S,20 ¢ , $8.60@ 0:80 ; whito wheat oxtra, $0,80@7.23 ; oxtra Ohlo, $6.45 @1.60; 8t. Louis, $6.45311,00, Ityo flour firm nnd fairly nelivont $4.76@5,75. Corn meal steady ; Weat. ern, $3.70@4.35, Wheat opened higher; closed casfor, with tlio acvance lost ; recelpts, 65,000 ‘bu; No, 2 Chit cago, $1.65@1.G8; No, 2 Milwaukeo, $1. Tows and Minndsots spring, $1,40@1, $1.603@1.05 3 wintor red Westorn, $1,65 adn i bond, $1.68. Ryo scarco and Brmer at §1,04 1,08.. Barloy Leuvy and lower; s, $1.80, ) quist, Corn closel hoavy and fower ; reccipts, 169,000 bu; ‘new Woalern mized, BI@HTo ; bigh mized and Yn.l!’ow Weatorn, 88@00c; old Westorn mized and yole low, 88@013¢e, Oats firm; recoipis, 83,000 mized ‘Western, 60@G2o 3 white ‘Westorn, G2@01)ge, I1AT AND Lors—Unchauged, Gnookmes—Coffeo duil and _unchanged, Sugat peliada cater; falc 0 ool roflaing, 73:@Te. - Alo- lagees and vice quict and unclinged,’ - IrrnoLEvs—Ensier; crude, T30 3 refined, 15%e, TURPENTINE—Loavy at 47C. Hoos—Western, 16@16240, LHOVIBIONG—POrk nctivo; nmw miuen, $10,80, spot and April; $16,50@16.56Y; May; tlfi})fl@ld.?fi June, Doef unchanged. Middles quiet ; long clear, 9%;c; short clear, 9:e. Lard frmi: pelime atosm, 10 9-14a107 Bpot: 104@10 6-16 May, Burren—steady § Weotdrn, 25@30e, o CreksE—Unchanged, Wazsxy—>oro activa st 000, NEW ORLEANS, New Onurang, April 7.—Provimons—Pork held ot $17.78@18,00; offcrs of §17, 62}¢ refueed, IMams svarce; advanced o 13@13Me, B BuoAn—In fale dewand; fafr to good fair, 6@ 74e; prime, 883, h dGcaskcaQutat: food contrifigal, . 3c; faiz. xon boiled, b} prime, T6m7le, Loulziau, 0503 Clnolunati, §1., Waaky—Duli; Cony MeAL—Firmor ut $5.60 Othiers unchonged, CorroN—Demand netivo; fles 6,080 bales; offer- ings modarate ;4 prices irrcgular but gencrally strong, with on upwand tendency; good ordinary to strick good ordinaty, 14;@14%0; low middlings and strick low middUinge, 155G1005 mindiiogs to strich mide dlings, 162@163c3 ool middiings, 173¢c; 2,825 nled's cxports 10 the Gantinant, 5,139 boles; . 1o Groat Bultutn, 5,047 bales; slock, 38,477 balea; ' une s0ld, 183,300 Bales, Moxezanx—Gold, 1135¢ ; elght, psr, Bteriing, $5.8¢ Tho Price Cuirrent eays 80,000 tushels bulx wheat . en outo for Now Otleans sold at §1,40 per Lustiol, and | 18 now offorine at 1,38 to avrivo; nous on Hand, | Therg aro orders horo and supplles are wanted, TOLEDO, Torepo, O., April T.—Bneabstores—Flour steady and in moderato demand, - Wheat in fair demand ane. advanced; No. § wiiito WabaaD, $L.443 No, 1 whita DMicligan, $1.64@1,63; oxtra do, £1.03 5 aniber Mick- dgan, S147% seller ‘May, $.52; No. 3 Fod, 1435, Corn in fair domand and firm ; high mtxod, Gige: old, 700 low mixod, 03%o 3 1o grade, 060} 9360, | datnagod, 60c, - Onta fair and firm ; No. < CLOVER $88D—$5.00 ; mammiofB, $6,35, .k Rroetrrs—Flodr, noho; wheat, 6,000 buj corm uITXENTS—Flonr, T8 brls; Whaat, 11,000tn3 30,000 bu . onte Boob but, ) A I be CINOINNATE, Crxonziatt, April 7.~CortoN—Tlrm at 18%o, BReADsTurra—Plour firm, Wheat dull and droop ing ol $LISGLAT. Corn dull and drooping at 63070 Outs duli and declined, nt 43Ghic. Ryo wioady mud1g. modorato demand at #1.05, Larloy dull sud unhangod ot ic, LiNsteD Ott—Steady, in modorate demand, and un changed, ; Eaas—Stondy at 19)40. Turren—In modorso domand, CnerseSearco and firm. Trovistons—Pork strongt males at $17.00, Lard strong ¢ atoam at_9e; ketlle at O30 ge, Bulk ipeats thl prices asked, o damand, af 6G45{@5%@ 4e. acou strong ol L+ @03 @9; it Witticx—~Quict at 9da, e - STITADELYITA, PimaELrans, Pa, Aptil 7.—Lutanstorrs—Flon Grmor; suportio, $487K; ‘axtrn, §5.87% @AY ¢ Ponusylyania, Indisna, und Ohio extra family, $7.506 8,00, Wheat " firmer ;. fud, SLAR@LE17 asber, S1TI@ L5, Corn nétiya anl aafanced yolthw Sl izad, c. eady ;- while, 07 mbxed, b Wmske—ic. et AR TETROLEVM—Crude, 11)o ; Tefined, 15)c, B, e, 300, ol A Bitrvrre ALTIMONE, L, _April. T.-BieADsTUYRPS—Flow' aull nnd unelisugod, Whea firm aud {n good demand § cholce amlior, §1,80@1.81; Peansylvania red, S1.T3@" 170, Corn firm 'and ‘ncfives Weulern mixed, o Gt dull und frm ; Westorg, G1@8do. Byo dullat 85 c. PRovIzIONs-—Strong and buoyant,but quiet ; nothlog offesing s ‘moea popk, $I0.T6@IT.00, B mantos , 61§@040; clear rilaldcs, 85(@B%o, Dacon 705 clear Tib pldes, Se@Ae, Lapd, Turzn—Westorn ve bt 35@o, Oovens—Nomingt, > " by 5@ Wintvkr—Dult at 56z, oswrao, Onwsdo, April 7.—BRuADE¥OFFs—Wheat - dnlly whito State, 1,76 ; No, 1 WAL 6T, C by v ridy Tower ,m c‘:u‘x‘m'fi,'}f.‘#:' Sue oo ATILY SWAUKER, .+ . . i Mizawsvmee, Aprl T,—BuespsTuive—Flonr quist and \lllchuu%fl._ Wheat quiet and_weak; No, 1 il waukos, L3016 No. 2 lor April; 81297 molier” My, $1,20; in moders ato domand_No, ), fresls, 44e. CornwNo, 3 mize frosh, 03¢, Ryo qitlet and weak “No, 1, ‘fresh, 880, ;lla:{'fiy anll and 'nonsinal; No. 2, §1.83; No, 3, fresh, Provistove—Quict and firm. Mees pork, #1650, smnmmfg«fim 1046110, D?—nl!gi o g l;):‘dg‘ R«dml 8, 9, Tard ominal; * Xottloy !\zon::v':“.{—mom, 700 brls ; wheat, 78,000 bu. BrieMENTE—Tloty, 7,000 brla; what, 47,000 b, ; HUIFALO, : BUFFALO, April 7,—BHnADSTO¥F—Whoat offored al $1.55@1.45 for Ko, 1 and No, 3 Milwankes club i} ne #ales.” Corn in falc demand and stoady ; 14 carsnow 8} Mo on trabk, Oala In fale demand; 100,000 bu 0,9 Weatern on'p, £, Barloy active, ‘ ; -CLEVELAND, 4 COLEVELAKD, O, AyEll7,~DAusostuves—Wheat quiet sad firm at $1,63@21,00, Corn firm at. 11@72e, low and Uil mbxod.'0uth bittery No, 1 8iate, bioj Koea oy 0. TireoLzoy-—-Quist, dnd unchenged, p MEMPLIS, Mearpins, Apell7,—Corron—Bteady and in modor e dowand; low midaling, 15 ;" miadiing, 1607 ol ed, Recoff A 1,000 baton: touie 19,500 baloa” gl i BueAnszoers—Flour dull and nominsl st $3.50, ot falr prices advanced o B0@8Ie, Oats quiot and unchangud, TAY—BHI ; timothy, $23,00, pr—prmatto, 'novisloNs—lork oxelted . and higher; heid at $17,60, lard fair, aud firm at mfigm;"e. Bacon atrong at TI@74{0 for shouldera ; 936 for ciar rib} 100 tor eleur, < LOUIBVILLE, Loumvitte, Aptil 7.—CorroR—Quiet at 160, BREADETUY F—Flour !lulnt and unshanged, Wheat nontnal, Corn quiet and unchanged at 70@7%0, Qata quiot m.u‘ll inchangod ot 68G 0, i v—} h Tnovisions—Quict, Mess pork firmor, at $10, Bulkinonts qulot and nnopsngel. Dasas’ auisl SHE unchsuged, Bugar-oured hawy, 13@125a, Tard, Heres, U3} K, VAo B Wil x—0dy