Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1874, Page 2

SWING. Sccond Day'’s Proceedings of the Chieago Presbytery. Announcement of tho Chairman of * tho Judicial Commitees Dr. Patton's Ohargos Wero Stolen by o Times Reportor Solemn Indignation of the Presbytery--- Precautions for the Fulure. Tho Report on the Charges to Bo Submitted Next Weelk. The Presbytery of Sacramento Is Re- quested to Examine Dr, McKaig. And {le Ninthi Church {o Drop Him. His Low Notions of Inspiration, The Chicago Presbytery roassemblod in tho Bocond Presbyterinn Church, corner of Wash- ington and Carpontor sireots, at 0 o'clock yoa- terday morning, There were about fifty minia- tors nud loymen, aud sbout thirty spoctators presont. Tho Rev. Mr. McLood, of Joliot, econduoted 1ho roligious services, which o‘ccupiod lalf an Lonr, Tho Moderator, the Rav. Arthnr Mitchell, then assumed the chair, and declared tho session to bo open for business. Tho first ordor of the day, the reportsof standing committees, was thon talen up. TOME MISBIONS, Ar. Blackburn, from the Commitico of Homa Missions, reported that £3,676 bad beon given to minetors for.doficioncles in salorios, eto,, and | Tiove, T a 1 torinn Church, Mr. Jolnson—I movo that whon wo sdjourn wo ndjourn until noxt Mondny morning at hulf- punt 10 o'cluck, Hoveral Prosbytera—At what placo ? Mr. Jolmson—At tho Bocond Iresbylorian Church, Mr. Tiurd—I would Inquiro whothor it {s pos- #iblo that wo will be {n sosston to-morrow morn- ing ? gn'. Ely.—I think it 1a vory doubttal. I mnp- pose that possibly tho roport might be crowded through, but I think it 15 vory doubtful whethor tho Committen would o propared to roport to- morrow morning, aud I hopo the motion to ad- journ uniil next Monday will bo onrried, that tho Committoo may hinvo untal that timo to pro- paroe their report, Mr. Trowbiidgo—To my obsorvation, Mr, Moderator, the motlon doca not cover the point Lefora us ns to tho disposition to bo made of the mattor, 1t needs to ba amondad by the addition of the clnugo thht this Comumittes vo roquosted to roport at that time. Dr. Intterson—An adjournod moetin, of courso, bo competent to tala up nny busitioss that might como bofora it, and this raport would o pon nf:. of course, if Tt i doforrod until that thmo. 1 think 1t is dosirable that wo should hava nivre timo, althongh, ae Lias buon anid, wo might crowd through our roport by to-morrow morn- Ing; yot I do not think we could propare such a roport a8 wo would Lo fully sntisfled with. Con- sidering the linbliles in “this cnso, we want to foel vory suro that sll that wo recommond is correot, and worthy of the acceptanco of tho l’rnuby‘wry. The question swas then put on the motion to moot at l.mlr'{msh 10 o'clovk, Mouday morning, in the Becond Yresbyterian Church, aud it was unanimously agreed to. RIGUTEQUS INDIGNATION, Mr, Trowbridgo—L riso to a point of order, 1t i to Inquiro whethor it is known by whom that poper [the charges] was surroptitiously takon from tho tablo aud éarriod awsy. If it bo Imown, air, and if {t wore dono by a reportor, and he bo in this houso, I shall move his oxpul~ sion from this timo forth. . A Prosbytor—~I riso Lo another point of order. Wo havo liad & roport from the Judicial Com- mitteo, but wo have not rejected or accopted it. The Moderator—Thoro ia & point of ordor be- foro the Houso in rogard to the taking of tha paper, The inquiry is raised whethor it is known )y wliom that roport was taken, As thore is no respouse tho point will Inpse, A PULE THEFT. Mr. Trowbridgo—Dr. Pattorson said it had been taken, and he might bo able to give addi- tionnl information. It is & very sorious matter that so importaut & paper should bo takon, The roporter know it was an important paper, knew it was important that it_should go dizectly into the hauds of the Committeo ; and it was o thoft, and nothing short of it. Mr. Kittredge—I am sure the Chairman of tho Committea is able Lo make it olear, Tho roport wooks, in the Bocond Presby- would, £4,600 to churches. In June, the Committeo decided to renew tho spplication for 1,000 to support tho Rov. E. R. Davis for unother year a8 goneral missionary within tho bouuds of thoe Preebytory, In connection with him, they hnd endeavored to seo that tho more promising points for misslonary work had boon supplied. EDUCATION, Tho Commitice on Education reported thab tho contributivna Inst yonr wore over #5,000, two-fifths of what thoy wore the year before, aud four young mon had been aided. Unusual enre had boon oxercised, ag tho churches detnnnded that thoymight havoassurance that the money had not been wasted on unworthy subject s, TUBLICATION, 3 Tho Commitice on Pubtication roported thnt volumen valued nt §87.67 had boen donated; thot Josoph Bates, colportour, had sold 67 vol- umes and given away 198, as wolt as 28,600 pages of tracts, and visited 3,798 families, SURTLNTATION, The Committee on Susientation rovorted that they had recoived but one application during the year,—from the church nt Nugorvillu, for $300,—und recommonded that it bo granted. Concurred in. CHURCI KRECTION. The Committeo on Church Xroction reported that they had aided but one cliurch, thay ab e Braidwood, to tho oxtent of 700, toward the erection of n place of worehip. * 'Uhoy cnlled at- fention to the imporlance of rustuining tho work, and recommended MWint & collection bo tuken up for the trea«ury of the Board. Thio Bpecinl Commition to dissolvo tho pastoral rolations botweon the Rev., L. 1L Reed aud the Eighth Church of Chicago, eubmitted a rosolu- tion recommonding tho dissolution, which, they nolievod, only o fivancinl _cxigency’ could ' have brought nbout. Tho rosolution was ndopted. The Sccrotary read a lettor from the First Churgh st Wilmington, teudering o cail to the Rov. It K. Wharlon Lo becomoe their pustor, Mr, Wharton enid Lo would accopt, aud o committeo way appointed to install him. : STATE OF RELIGION, Tho Committca on the State of Religion re- portod thut thirly-cight ont of . forly-two churchos had beeu heard from, nenrly all show- ing » zood degree ‘of interest, ordivary to ex- traordinary progrees, and alt hanml for the fu- ture, Atlention was called to the following in- feresting particulars. 1. An incroused uttend- auco upon the prayer-meetings, with more sornest interoet thorom. 2. Increased ationd- auco upon church services to sich a dogreo that nearly onc-fourth of the churches have cither sulurged or haye nead of eniarging their build- Ings. 3. Thebenoyolent work of the Churcl is Improving. 4. The Habbath-school work is very favorable, and couversions are many, BUNDAT-SCI00LS, Tho Committce on Sundny-Schools reported thut a Sunday-School Association hed been or- gunized ; it waus well ofticored, and gave prom- iko of accomplishing good results, ‘Thoy were uuablo to give auy statistics, as the Superintend- ens had neglected to il out and roturn the blanks sent thom, "o Nov, J. DL Gibeon, the new pastor of tha Second Prosbytorian Chiweh, was sdmitted to the Presbytery ona letter from the Montreal Conferenco, A QUESTIONADLE LICENTIATE. Tho application of Licentute J. K. Wilson for o lotter to the Caynga Couforenc was tnken up, o was not considered n “* worthy brother," or fit Lo preach, and, av a Proviuun meeting of the Presbytery, o lotter of dismissal was refused. Ar."Young moved that tho letter be granted. After gomo quibbling,—it being contended that the motion was not in order,—the Moder- ator decided to entertain it, and the matter was soforred to o ppecial commitieo to report at tho next meeting; and Mr, Wilson will continue to Lang ‘““between heaven and onrth™ until that time, and perhaps longer. TIE CHARGES AGAINET TROF, BWING, Tho Moderntoi—We will now (ake up what wag fixed for the eecond order,—tho ropott of the Judicinl Comaitico on the paper submitted by Dr. Patton, . A TRULY UNFORTUNATE OCCURMENCE, Dr. Patterson (Chuirman of the Commntice)— Iwish to sy, Mr. Soderator, that tho Colie mitteo have been vory unfortunate in regard to this mattor. [Ilore "tho Presbivters chiangod their seats vo a8 Lo got within hearing distunco, aud the Doclor was obliged to ccane sponking for n minute,] I would eny, Mr. Clinirman, that the report which the Committes have now to nko, is very briof indeed. 1 bogen Lo say thut tho Committeo bad bean unfortunate in roktion to thalr roport, from tho fact that tho chargos were token Just (Monday) night from tho tablo and earried away from tho room to ono of fho newnpaper oflices without our knowledga and without periission; and it was not until be- tween ‘1 and 2 co'elock this (Tuesday) ‘was taken, aftor rofusal, by one of tho reporters. TIECAUTIONS FOR TILE FUTURE, Dr, Palterson—li think, Mr. Modorator, that, although tho offonso scoma to mo to be a fln- graut ouo, it would uct bo woll for us to go into tho matter, 1t is past now, und wo eanuot help it ; we shall ook out for ourreports in thoe fu- ture [smilea], and our documents, aud seo that they nro not tnkon poscssion of surreptitiously, und varried away, ‘Tho oftico oditor of tho paper sont me sn apology Inst night, and also this morning, when tho copy was roturned, saying that it was vory much against his wishos, and bo rogrotted oxceodingly that it should bave boou lfunn. If it is nocesenry, I will state what papor it is, tosave tho others from any implied imputation in regard lo it, IT_WAS ThE “TotEs.” Mr. Taylor—I hope wo shall hear what paper It waa, Dr. Pattorson—Tho Chicsgo Zimes. [Loud laughtor.] Mir. 'Lrowbridgo—Is tho roporter who took that paper in the house? DIVIDING THE DLAME, Dr, Patterson—I do not know the reportor, aud trust the Presbytery will drop the mattor, I'ho Committes wore sontowhat at fuult in per- mittiug the reporters the courtesy of looking looking over and making o Lrief abstract of the aper; but it had always been done in the Pres- ytery, and I did not suspect, ns tho Chinirman of tho Commitice, that auy advaningo would bo takon of it, It has nover baen dune before, and I do noi think it wil ever bo dono again. [Swmiles,) A JOTION OF EXPULSION. Mr. Taylor—I movo that any reprementative of the Z'imes who is horo in this room ba ro- auested to loave the room and not bo admitted to tho seesions of the Prosbytory again. Mr. Trowbridge—I sccond the motion. The matier ia moro scrious to my mind than it is to sowa othors, ‘Uhis abuse of privxlu{{lo ought to bo stopped. ' Wo caunot keep our hands npon our pockets all tho time. 'The papor was tho property of the body, and it was taken away sur- reptitiously afier the individunl had been nd- vised not fo tale it, and I am not willing to lot it g0 by unnoticod, . 4 Dr. Bwazey—I hope the mattor will drop where itis. 'Tho reportor of the Zimes hos hosrd what hins been snid, and it soems to me thot s sufi- cient. Thero is no sort of necessity, from my standnoint, of being at all sovere in rogard to if, Lo thing 18 to provont its being done again, A ULIEVOUS PENALTY, Mr, Holt—It appears to mo that the beet thing to do to havo a recurrenca of tho event iy todrop the mattor as lhas beon proposed, Whero i tho diguity of this body? I move to nmend that the individusl who committed the act bo de- prived of tho privileges of the room. [Scusa- tion.] Mr. Kittredge—As the Times hng sent an apology to the Chairman of the Judicinl Com- mittee, it cortainly would be becoming to drop the mattor, ke Timcs roporter iy simply the representative of the paper, and the prper which ko roprerented has apologized for the nct, Mr. Trowbridge—That is tho first I have heard of an apology being made. Mr. Burroughs—We will only mako oursolves ludicrous by discussion. TWIN ATOLOGIXS. Dr. Pattoreon—Nat ouly ono apology, but two apologies wero seut Lo mo by the oftic editor of the Times, expressing oxceeding regrot thal tho thing should Luve occurrod, and stating that it was not done by auy mosns with their sanc- tiou, Mr. Walker—I movae that tho question bo laid on the Luble, ‘Tlio motion was agreed to. DR, OUKALG, ‘'io Rav, Dr. Patierson thon read tho follow- ing report : Tho Conunittee nppointod at a former moeting of the Prosbytery, 1o juquirein regard to thoaction of tha Niuth Presbyterian Ohnreh of Chicago, in relation to Dr. Withur McKulg, aud tho sentinients advanced by him fu certain sormon, and to recommend to this hody such procedure ua In thelr judgmout may seen projer in the premises, respectfully report s follows : We have made careful fnquiry touching tho cass of Dr, Wilbur McKnlg ond tho Kiuth Churchof this city, We flud that, fu tho spring of 1873, that chureh, or s committes of the congregution, inviled Dr, McKbigto preach for them a fow Sabbatls, baving in viow per- manent seltloment with them if tho parties shiould be mutunlly pleased iu acquatntanco with each othor ; aud that after several weeks, o call to Dr, McKalyg was voted by tho cougregation, Dr, McKuig signitied o aposttion {0 aceapt tho enl; bit, an th Treshytery are uware, ¢ was not 'placed in the hands of the Presbytery, nor hus Dy, McKalg appearcdat nuy of our miectings, Btll ho continued to prench rogularly in tho pulpdt, and to perform pustoral work untong the roaple, of which tha Prosbytery was not ofickulty ndviscd,’ It in une, howover, to the seseion of the church (o state that they woro not awaro thit thoy were uxgiected to awk the permieslon of tho Preve bytery to omploy Dr, Mefaly during the montha thut intorvened Letween (he voling of tho call and the call of this Committer, and wo have beon wssurcd by tho resulon that they Bave not intended wuy dlsregurd of thio rules of this Lody, . PRETTY POPULAT, ‘We_hinvo learned from the scssion of tho churol that the labors of Dr, McKaig Lnve boou genorull morning that wo were able to got possosion of them, And, of course, tho Committee had no opportunily'to examind thom until thoy camo to- gother this morning, And I ind no opportunity myzelf Lo rorend the paper, or Lo read .it, having only heard it, und very imperfoctly, yestorday, #o hat 1t has been Impossiblo for the Comaittad oven to concludo the roading with such careful attention to purticular points as thoy deemed it their duty togivo, Aud wo are not, thorofore, prepared now to report us wo think we ought to do, as o Judicial Gommitteo upon n ense of this gront importance, W fool thnt overy stop wo recommend ought to bo carefully canvassed be- fureband, and we are obliged Lo ask PUITIER TINE of the Presbytery, And Iwill sny furthor that tho Committes do notsoo how thoy can be prop- erly propured to roport to-day. Lhey wish to- exuming tho digest on cortuin points and to convass vety carefally points of importancoe, bofore thoy mnke their roport to the Preshytery; nd I wonld uu‘;&'m the question whother the Treubytery would prefor to give the Ovmmittes until to-morrow morning, or sny, uoxt Monuday —adjourning until that time—leaving it for tho YTroubytory of course Lo decide, I do not sea how wo ean bo prepared to report this after- noon. WIUEN ITALL TIE COMMITTE: REPORT ? I'io Moderator—Is thore any motion with ro- grrd lo the thne for the report, of this Com- mitleo? - Mr, Hurd—Y mada a motlon yeaterdny, dasign- ingto givetha Judioial Conmimittea that tune wineh Tkuew they nught to hava to examine so important a papor,—a motion which I now re- 2w : Lhat this Committeo raport g the adjourne el moviing of tho Vrosbytory, to bo bold, I bes well roceived by tho ‘cougregntion, and (hat the ordie uary attondunce upon tho publio sorvices b beon much targer sinea Ly began 10 preach 1 e ‘pulpit thun it wus before, TIOSE sEIMONS, ‘Tho two sermons of Dr, MeKulg that wore reported fn T Citioado THIDONE of Jaii, 10 and Feh, 1, wo liavo found by comparison with the manuscript bnd frow the testimony of tho sussion, to huve been printed correetly, oxcopting o fow alight omissions that do not afieet their doctrinul teachings, THEIR HERETIOAL DOOTRINES, Tho sentiments utiered i those discournos seon to us 10 bo i palpablo conflsét with the fundausentul doge trluo of 4 all Serlpture,” o developed du tho Diblo, and devlared {h our Confesson of Xalth, It {s unequivoce- iy uwsetlod by Dr, Boulg that tho Bible, na rocelved by thio ndvoeaics of plenary fspiration * in fooliskly -londed down with o viat maet of absurd and -Intruet- able material that (mou) ure told flm{' must beliove [y innpired of God," “Ifo fudorses @ a (eory of inspiras tlon,” to uso his own words, “that wounld eliminate unny llllns‘n {ltall fecl to bo incongurous in the Lible, samythical, symbolical, some locul necrotion of the o plo arago.” Atid io appealn {0 euh: writoru us Golo- ridgo, whoso viowa of luspiration Liave ever beon ro- gardcd by )l sound Preshyleiang ag radically erronte ous to sustaln his distinofion betweon * whit finds » tho resder and what does uot find lum, thus uppur ently making the judgmont of tho reador, utoyery step, the test of divino teath, and eotting asido every- thing In tho Beriptures that does not suft the funoy of uny ‘i'nfllvmuul, snd thig,-after tho yeneral ovidences that the Bibls is from dod, havo boen nduitied us sate fuluctory, Thia thing reemn to us UTTEULY SUBVERHIVE OF ALL PATTIE inthe Beriptures as the word of Qod gealod by his festlnony, beciuso 1t lcaves overy ronder at liberty to mccopt or rofect nuy portlon of thy acereditod Seripturcs uccordiugg as by may deom it worthy of a pluca in tho fuspived vocord, This theor) soctus'to contradiet the dvolrine of 8t, Paul, thut *ufl erlpture 16 given by fuspiration of Gud, and In profite uble,” aud it 18 ub war wills our Confession of Falth, which declares that ll tho boola of tho ONi and New cetanients embracod in our Protestant Biblo *nro dven by dumplration of God i and that © the Mol criptiro i to bo recelved hoeauso it (s the Word of God,"—Confowtlon of Tuitl, Chap, ., Becs, 2 and 4, AEND MIM TO AAORAME! Tut Dr, MeKalg 18 not o member of this Presbytery, and fn not thereforo subject to onr Juriadiction, We, thorefore, rocommond {hnt {hio {wo ‘sermonn reforred {o bo mndo and forwarded fo Ui Dresbylory of Snoramento, of which ho and “fhat’ tho attention of (hat hody . ho callod to tho peoullar eontiments which © thoy inculeate, capocially in the Iaragrapiin of fho oarllee dincouras on “T'io Blory of tho Pillar of Salt,” aud oller paranraplin f o socond ulscalirag, Wo deom 1L the solomn duly of {hfs Preabytory to snk tha Treabytory of Baoramonto fo recsil. tho letter wiich they o glvon {o Dr. Mofalg, und in- uire duto the doctriual sotmduosn o s toachinge, i thio two aermonn of which wo hinvo apokon, LRT JIIM GO, Wa recommond nlo {hnt the scasion of the Ninth Presbytian Ohitrch bo advisod by tho Preavglory Lo ros “quest Dr, McKaig to coaso predching to thnt congre. Btlon atas early a day an i thele 4 agmont would counint with tholr ongagoments to htin, at Jeast untll the Prosbytery of Sacramahito shall have pronouncod upon tho chafactor of his teachngn on the fundamen- s still o member, tal queation of fuapiration, Tt W, PAGTERRON, AnmifunMlizoneiy, [, Moone, Tho roport was adoptod and tho Clork ordorod to transmit o copy to tho Bacramento Iros- bytery. > THAT THEFT AGAIN. Tho thoft of tho charges waa agaln disoussod, but nothing now was enlfi oxcopt by tho Times roporter, a brunotte, who dyos bis halr blondo in ordor to bo in the fashion, 1o dosired to-make a statoment, awd tho Prosbytery hlyl vote allowed him the priviloge, o snid: **Tho Times doos 1ot rocognizo nnythimi of the kind, Tho man who toolt tha chargos is disreputablo, aud was ;lfinmk, nir'nl ho will not havo an opportunity to do again, ' vis spoech brought down tho houso, not with applause, but with ponitouco, many of tho Pros- byters, ospocinlly thoso who bad eaid hard things, approaching the blonde and exprossing rogrot for what thoy hiad snid. 'ho. Presbytory then ndjournod to moot at hnll—[inal. 10 o'elock Monday morning in the Beo- oud Prosbytorian Ohurcly, whon tho Judicial Committeo, 1f their report is not grabbed bofore- hand by o roportor, will submit it to the Dbreoturon, ILLINOJS TOWN ELECTIONS. Bonrds of Supervisors for 1874, [* douotes ro-cloctod.} 5 OUMBERLAND GOUNTY, Cottonsyood—Willism L, Ryan, Dom, Crookod Crock—Thomng I, liofluy"‘ TFarmors', Groonup—Gorsliom Monohan,* Farmers', Neogn—Thomas A. Apperson,* Farmors', Bpring Point—Jamey 1, Smith, Farwmors'. Bumpter—Montroville Iiny,* Dom, Unton~—John O, Miller, Dom, Woodbury—Honry A, Good, Dem. Total, 8. Re-olocted, 8. Farmors', 43 Domo- crat, 4, On old political issues, 3 Republicans and 5 Democrats, 6amo as laat yoar. Tho yoto way the largest over polied in tho county, JOINHON COUNTY. Dloomfleld—8. P, Thnckor, Burnside—DB, D, Dismukos,* Coche—Joshun Weat., . Elvira—W. J. Buit, Qoroyille—Hiram Tuggans. Grantsburg—R, D, Hight,* Bimpson—Henry Howell,* Tunnel Hill—Efjsha Wobb, Viouna—Edward Farris, Total, . Re-clocted, 3, On old polittenl fa- sucs, 6 Nopublicaus, 3 Domocrats, No politics ruu in {his county this yenr, TIATT COUNTY. Boment—Jamos Evans, Farmors'. Blue Ridge—Jacob Vau Metor,* Farmors', Cerro Gurdo—Philip Dobsou,* Farmers', Gooro Crook—T. B. Bondurant,* Farmors', Aounticollo—John Piatt, Farmory', Sangumon—J, A. Richbark,* Farmors', Unity—W. G. Sn{) or,* Farmors'. Willow Branch—D. Moyor,* Farmers'. Total, 8, all Farmers' nominations. Re-clocted, 6. On old party fusucs, 2 Ropublicans, 1 Liberal, and 6 Democrats, BONUYLER COUNTY, Bainbridgo—A. M. Brlgsn. Opp. Birmingham—Willinm T, McCroory, Opp.* Trooklyn—John Glanden,* Tep. Browning—Sherman Dray, Opp. Buoun Vista—John Tullis, Opp. Cumden—Goorgo E, Harvoy, Opp, Trederiok—E. Hinden,* flop. . Hickory—Valontne Fisher, Opp, Huntsyille—Villinm H. I, Rader,* Opp Littleton—William Pollock,* Opp. Qukland—Houry Houston, Ind. Tushvillo—Tobert B, Modfastors, Opp. Woodntook—John 8. Stutumau, Opp. Total, 13. To-clected, 5, Kopublican, 2; Op- position, 10; Indepondent, 1. Lnst yoar, 5 Ro- publicans, 8 Domocrats.. This yoar tho party antocedents are, 8 Ropublicans, 5 Domocrats, THE BLOOMINGTON CONVENTION. JAoRsONVILLE, T, ApFil8, 1674, To the Editor of the Chtcayo ¥'ribune : Bin: A friond who is far more skilled in such mattors thonIam, and who lins over had tho Lest intorests of tho industrial classes docply at honrt, has #o woll oxprossed tho groat dangors and duties of tho coming Convontion at Dloom- ington, in o lettor to me, that I vonture, without hig consent, tomako a fow oxtracts, with the viow ot eliciting thought upon thom, in all our counties, Lofore tha Conveontion, 1l anys: ‘' Firsl—We must Lo bold and detormined. Timid, half-way measures will invite cortain do- feat. Wo know that tho onds we seck are good, houest, and worthy, Wo cau, and wo must, ns- sumo tho aggressive, and go into the fight with bauvers alofl und drums beating, dotermined to win, “ Sccond—All, for tho proscnt, 'nt least, will da- pond upon your action at Bloomington. The most dosperate attempts will thero bo made, by both of the old partics, as such, to eapture the Convention, It must Lo provonted at all haz- ards. Woshnll thero bo betweon Scylla nnd Charybdis,—tho danger of fulling into the hands of tho old parties, on tho one hand, and, on the other, of driving from us really good mon of both parties. If wo run that gauntlot safely, wo Alinll Bweop tho State. But how can this bo done? “ T'hird—Tirstof all, by a bricf, texso, cloar, and strong dectaration of principles, that shull ropol old parties, as such, but invite and attract svery honost mnn in both of them, We must meko no war upon Republicans or Domoorats, as such, bu lovel all our guns» ngainst unjust monopo- lints, corruptionists, plundorers, dotiant corpora- tions, tax-cators, oxtravagance, and profligacy of exponditures, time-sorvers, and solf-yoeking demagogues of all sorts; and swmmon the peo~ plo, irrespectivo of past party aflilistions, to join us in tho holy war: ¥ Fourth—Much will dopond on the nameo chosen for the new party, * I'armors’ party * will not do at all; it is too nurrow, and would pat ug atoncoon the defonsivo agniust the charge of inconsistancy, hecanso tho farmora, as sucly, aro closy, ag much &0 a8 tho monopoliste them- selves. It should Lo a short, comprehonsive namo. Tho Peoplos’ Anti-Monopoly party® oxpresses nbout tho right thing, but it is too long. I would suggost cither *Auti-Monopoly’ or the ‘People’s party.' It is absolutoly essen- tial that the plan of action should bo agreed upon 1 the main beforo the Convention meets, or, at lenst, woll thunght over; and that ity adoption be assured in outline boforchand, ‘Thiy can bo dono by the timely offort and thoughts of all the mombors, 1If the May Cone vention finds us ull at soa on those poiuts, noth~ ing shiort of & miracle ean suvo us from destruc- tion, Bo says our friend, T necd not aay thatX con- cur most hearlily in these sontiments, and will only add that, If wo can only manage to organizo our now party 1o that it cau naturally grow, like tho cedata of Lebanon, from the Lottom up- wards, all ages will have renson to dless our memory. But, if we go on to organizo it on the old eauous-syntom, to Lo munlpulatod from tho top downwards, wo ehall, In tho end, have the most corrupt and dangorous party thabas ever on this continont, Yours truly, # J, B. Tunxen, ——— ST. LOUIS’ LAST PROJECT. 8r. Lou, Avril 1,—t'ho proposition Lo cstal lish diroet frado betwean tho Misslssippi Valloy Btatos and Bruzil, by puttiag on o Iine of sicam- Hhips from Now Orlonns to Rio Jaueiro, is at- tracting groat dosl of atlantion, A spoech recently mado boforo the Board of ‘I'rade Ly Col, Hum 0, ioid, of Now Orloaus, In which ho fully explained tha project, and gave an elaborato ne- count of tho bonofits and” profitn which must inavitably vosult thorofrom, [s published, and i the ‘subjeot of gonoral comument and appraval on 'Change to-day. All clusses of business-men heartily indorse tho sehiome, aud tho prots spouls most favorably of it, A joint comuutico of tho Board of "I'rudu and Morclhunts' Exchange who huve beon exaunning Lho matter Home lln{a nasy, will oport approvingly to-mors row, and there fu no daubl the euterprise will ro- celvo ald from the morchwity of thiy olty, SHYSTER. The Libel Suit of Bush va, The Chicago Times. Decision by Judge Booth on Defend- ant's Demurrer, The, Word Shyster as Deflned by Plaintiff Is Actionable, But It Is Not Actionable to Say a Man Is the Most llfiterate Lawyer. Since Such a Man Must Neces- sarily Iixist. No Logal Presumption of Intelli- gonca, Judge Booth, In o long opinion yostorday morning, docided the demurrer m tho case of Bush v, Btoroy. Nonrly two years ago tho Times published an arilclo showing up somo of the linbits of the divorco sbystors of tho Chicago Bar., Among theso William Bush, the plaintift in the prosent sult, figures prominently, IIo was called o shyster,” and ¢ divorco shyater," alluded to ag tlio ** most flliterate mombor of tho bar,” and a9 o * fonrfully and wonderfully ig- nowant man" Somo claims to - Jiferary attainments on tho part of Bush woro also sar- casticnlly nlluded to in the nrticlo, Bush, feoling aggrloved, bogan o suit for libel, laying his dsmogos at tho sum of $50,000, A DIMURRER WAS FILED, on the ground that the word * shyster” wna not actionnble, Aftor koeping the matlor undor advisemont about throo moutl.m,.)uxlfi Booth rondered a docision yostorday, which will bo found bolow, - ‘Lhe difticulty, ng tho Judge romarked, was that tho word hud not any recognized moauing in the Xnglish Jangaago, But it would seom, cor- talnly, ‘that 1f it had no meaning, or o vory vaguo aud varying signification, that ¢ could not bo regarded s o libel to apply it, rightfully or wrongfully, to a person. Aud the decision seoms to Lave strotehied the poworof o Judgo some- what, by arbitrarily giving such a slgnitiention to tho word, ou the solo ground * that tho pleader Laving alloged that it Lm{!flod rogue, chent, shark, sharpor, ewindlor, thorofore that must bo accopted as the intorprotation.”” As rogards the oxproauton, * Tho most illiternto momber of tho bar," the decision was eminontly proper, and tho reason given plain. As ragards tho alloga—: tious with respect to Bush's literary veuntures, ho not having donled thoso allegations an by luw royulred, tho count of course tiust have boon cousidored faulty, ‘ THE DEOISION, i Tho decislon is as follows: Tlufs I8 an nction brought by William Dush against Willur ¥, Storcy, in which {lio plointif_secka to re- recover damngea for an alleged Huel published in tho paper of the dufeudant, 'Llicro aro five counts i tho declarallon, which L3 been somewlat elaborately draw,—¢attainly at great leugtl, IX THE FIRST COUNT tho plainti(T st forth that at thu timo of the commit- ting of tho griovances hercinuftor mentioned, ho wan regularly aud lawfully sdwitied to practicons an attorney sud countelor ot law - and solic- ftor In clancery In tho varlous courts of the Btats of Illinols; that Lo wan engaged i the practico of Lis profession aa such counsolor und attor- noy.atlaw, s also statcy that there had boow, was, and still fy A HOTONIOUS OLA, or claes, or number of yereons commonly callod, and popularly and gonerally kuown and dcegnated as * ahiyters, " which clasa o clun was notorlously come of persous who have, as Is gencrally belloved, in «home irregulur way or waunor been sduitted to prace tice aa attorneys at law, and of others who, though never adniftted fo tho bar, or licoused, or in'any wy or manuer authorized to practice s8 nttorneys at Inw in any court whatsouver, yet fruudu- lently prefouded und do fraudufontly prelend 10 boattorneys at Iaw, aud g0 on ; and that safd claes of porsons edled & abyulers " arogeusealy aind popu- larly uuderstood and bolioved to bo unlearned in the law, untrustworthy, mendacious, dighonest, and of Lnd ropuito 3 and that because of safd popular and genoral understanding apid bolief au to their want of learuing in the Iaw, rustworthiness, menducity, dishonoaty, aud bad ropute, sud thoir gencrally wis ‘profensionnl, disroputuble, disgraceful, and not unfro- auently knovish ond un conduct and peactices {ut the busiuesa they have undertulien and stiil under- takio ; that thiey are lovked upon nud regorded with generally well-deserved and ustly-morited distrust, disfavor, dislike, and contoriipt, by tho intelligent, orderly, and law-rospeoting eitizous, sud especially by all geutiemen learned in tho luw, 1t aluo ects fortll, by way of fiducoment, that thia epitliot, namie, and description of shyster ¥ wan b fors auil at 1 L of theea griovancos, aud AN s disroputablo and disgracetul, uud el gencrally and popularly understood aud held to be disroputabla and disgracefuly und wus before, aud at tle time whon, and so forth, and still I8 synouymous with the words, torms, cpitholy, numes, and descriptions following: that 18 to sny, ROGUE, CIEAT, TRICKSTER, KNAVE, slinrk, sharper, swindlor, and so fort, nlao contiine the further nducoment that tho practice of "ull)‘lslel’hl(lx)" was Lofore aud at tho thne whon, and 50 farth, und atil ia unprofessional, disrope utabl, disgeaceful, and #o o, nud 8o regardod by all orderly aud sy otpecting eifzous, “Cito count ulso reciles that tho said plaiulff nover hins beou, aud mever wan, and is not now a * shyston 3 nover Lus used, practicod, oxareised, or followad, ad dovs not now excrelse, carry on, or fallgw the occupas tion, trade, Lusincss, or practicé of * llystoring ;" hag never beow suspocted of belug a * shystor,” or of fol- lowing the pracitee, trade, or busineas of shystor— ing:" but, novertlicless, tho defondant, contriving, paeo ong o injure”ths, AIBUIT i iy good sepits tatfon, aud lo causo 1t to Lo bolioved that ho was a “aliyater,” sud that bo wan engaged in {ho unpros fossiounl nadt disgraceful Lusiuess of * shystorlg, and fo induco tho publio to ellove Lo was ois of tio clan of so-called “shysters,” the defendant, in % cers tain nowspaper ealled tho 0110100 TIMES, ALIAR TIE SUNDAY TIMES, wieedly, maliclously, nud so forth, composed and published of aud concerning the plaintiey, aud of and concerning him in respoct to his profession und busi- news, false, seandalows, malicious, and _defamniory libol, * And then it mota out the Hbel, which I8 Leaded: “¢Brief BDlograpbical Bketehes of A Few of tho Most ‘Talented Shysters—Tlo Occupation of Bhysterlug, and Who Follows It’—[Meaning the plaintift and certuln athor persous, whoso names, a ‘Well a4 sald plnlntifl’s, were published by defendant au aforesaid, and wero, and are, contained and puie lishied in aubthier part of asid Ubul, which s Lorcinate tor set forth und woutioned.}” And {hen §t proceeds to bet forth the lbelous pub- Healfon in which tho pluintl, among others ia charucterized ns o “shyster,” and fs ropresented an belng engsged in the bukinesa of * shyalering.” Varlous persons with whom le is connccted aro nlgo named, Ouo of them fa reprosented a8 belug criminal, or convicted of & mta- domeauor + and thuy are spoken of gouerally na w dinreputablo claws of” persous and eugiged i & dis: veputablo business, THE DEFENDANT HAD DEMURRED to this declaration, and each and every count thereof, ouerally wud spoclally, soltin forth Yariots round3 lor domurrer, umony other tilugs claiming that the funuondoes are noCaufliclent, uud e colloquiun s not aunicient, aud that there '{s uncertaluty in tho alleyations i regard to the meantug of tho ferm st uhyster.’ "Objection 1 spoclally taken'to. tho allegas tions* that this word in ~syuonymous . with tho words, formw, epifliets, names, and de- seriptious ” followlig: that 18 to way, roguo, chuat, trickster, hnmave, sHarp, shurper, aud sirfudior 3 that somo of tliess words would not bu actionablo spoken inconoction with tho trade, occie patlon, or nrofesslon of the plaintiff 3 aud that, funke much 'ns tho allegution must be takén most slelctly agalust tho pleader, 1L {n to be agvumed that when tis word “ehyster” is alloged to be synonymous with {heso varlous terms, §t must bo held 16 bs sYnuby O with those whicl Would not be uetionabla it thoy ud Leen used fn tho placoof tho word *shyater, A A WEAK OBJEOTION, I do not o tho forco of that objoction, I thjnk that tho allegation falrly means that this term *ubiyator ! s wynonymous with ull thoso vasions words, oud that the expresslon (s used oxclusivoly ; that it {3 similar in moauing to all of them—boars, fn shor, n siguitication which 16 fuclusivo of thcm all, fustead of uny one of them fu particular, I liave exuinined very carefully the objections ralsed o the count ju poiut of form, aud I do not think they aro well takeu, I think thnt the inducoment, tho colioquina, tho fuuncndoos, and the cousequent Uumages, are sutliciontly vot. fortly aud cliarged, ‘It scoms Lo mo that thix caunt hus boen drawn with n great deal of core, sud that it is sufii~ clont, cortalnly, 1o far 84 regufds the questlon of farm, A ¥EW yOINT, I 1t good dn eubstmico? Tho question prssented 18 ouo which I bellevo 18 novel, I am not uwaro of its hoving ever boon proaeuted” in this Gourt bofors, It nay have been presomled in somo - of thio _courtsproviously, but I am not mwary of thnt fuot—whother tho word “shystor," as appilod o ot sttoruey and conusellor-ut-law, I connootion willy bty professtount cluractor, 1 scliouable, Fhia ds a word o COMPATATIVELY REOENT DATE, " Noithor the otymology nur the signification of it {s eivon In any of our dictionaries thut I am uware of, T may OuitIts plaoo {n sowmo future dictionary, but §t s not yot venched & position as ono of the accoptod wordd of our knguages but, at (ko summo tim, wo uro mot theroforo to concludo that it fs g word vold of meantug, by nny means, It is certaluly undersiood by tho profession as having womo sort. of meaning, and I hetfovo that the profes: slon gonerally regard ILas uoa Yery complimeniary torm, ab Jeavt, 1o wenuing of T ploadter has stated thg torm, as I thipkwas quito proper, sud upon (g “divorco-auits,” facation—tio queation ratfed wpon domurror—{t muat o waimad tint the meaniing 1t beoh Gorroctly aikis o I? tho Peadings,—that thls word {n hylnouymous lie names mid” oplthets, rogus, choat, (rickster, harle, shnrpor, mvlndter,—thnt {418 incluslvo o Biosas and It such fa (o euno 11 weonts to o tiat thera €41 b6 110 doubt whidever bt tink THIN ELITHET I8 LINELOUS, B3 appliad ton practiainy tlornoy aud countellor fn couticetion with s profensionfal chnracter mid birsle Deas, Orrtainly, thoro words, if used in publication i Feanoat of mich atlornoy and counseliar, and applied o bim in conneotion with Linprofossioual ocoupation, Wauld bo liboloun, Tho pInfntifr, of conrae, ansmes upon himuclt tho urden of alowing that siich 18 the meaning—asnerin rich to bo the mrflnlnr, ani II{mn A demurrer, tho Conrt must nasumothat iho neaning hios Loen corfocte 1y narertod, Icomoto tha concluston, theroforg, that thin first cannt in tho declaration §a good, and tiiat consoquontly thio demurror thereto murt ba ovorruled, TRX RAECOND COUNT cammencon 11ko the formor with an inducemont of the Drofersional chractor and ocoupation of tho plaint(l au an attorney and counnollor at law, and alsa. sets forth that s e molicltor aud counsellor Do had, at {he time whon and no forth, heen concorneil In thio Drosccution of a certain ault for divorca in the Bupe- Flor Qourt of eaiil county, ou tlia chancory o thevo: of, in which nald uft oric Jamen Kinkead wns comne vlanant, and his wifs, ono Joanna Kinkoad yas dofendant, and ' the ‘mid plainuff hind alvays bohiaved aud conducted Lol theroln with skill, care, Andgmont, and fntefrity, and mo fortl but that the défenaant, well kuowing 'tio premiscs: Lut contriving to fnjurd (o plalnblr T s creh: {l‘"l“"l?cfll';:" pli;!{efls!fln nlmn‘l h\)lillllli:lflnndlnn uu.‘. o bo thought, suspected, and befloved thal tho i DNt was : TIE MOAT ILLITRRATE, ATTONNEY and counrcllor nt law and solioilor and counsallor {n chancory at tho Cliicago Bar; and had cannod it to bo belloved that Lo had_condiicled Limsolf ignorantly end unskilifully fu tho munsgomont of tle divorca eult referred to; that the delendant published, of and concerulng thie pluintifr, and of aud concorning him In Uta mld proesnton, 'thio followlng falat, scans dalons, nnd defamntory libol, notting It foth's # A Jolly Mother-in-Law.—0n yosterdny James Kine kead, through tho ioat Aiitorata practitionor at tho Chicago Lar [meaning tho said plaintiiy }, filed a bill reclting his woes,” and so on, tho glst of tho matler belng tho atatoment that tho’ pIntntif, through tho 1most {lliterate practitioner at tho Clilcago Bar ficau- ing tho plaintiT) had fled a Lil, “Thioro Ia no nilcgation, hor dogs it appear from tho alleged Hbelous madior sct out, thint thore & any alie gation that tho plalntlit dld ‘not_conduct himeelt in the caso in hand, with dus professional rkilf and lesrning, bt itls tha pimplo alitiation that o 8 Lho most. Slilterato membor of Lo Chicago Bar, Tho question fa presonted whother thint is nctionable when #poken of o mombor af tho Chleago Bar. T coufons that T do not aco that 1t 1s actionable, Thoro must ho, among a largo and res Liero fu Chicago, one v} of the Chicago Bar, bo wide tablo m]! of practitioners 0 18 tho most 1liternts momber ‘whoover {t may be, Thero might DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AR TO TIIE INDIVIDUAT, Dut it is dbvlous that thore munt bo one who 18 moro iliterato than any othor membor of tho Chicago Bar, but to say that of any membor_of tho Ohicago Har i not necesnarlly actfonablo, Ono wmay bo the most iiliterato and yet pomscas an ndequato degreo of loarning to practico his professlon {n & reputablo and satlsface tory manuer to biy client, To say to any particular person, & member of a respectablobody, of naclety, or el of individunls, that Lo da tho most iilllorato of & learned clas, 18 in fact eimply to any that ho fs tho Jeast lontued of Lifs assoclates, and_in by no means actionablo, as it nooms to mo? 1 shall thoreforo sus. tho demurrer to tho second count, THE TIIND CoUNT, commonces with the similar Inducemente, and slao with tho snducemonts that there was at the thny when, and 80 forth, a claas of persons, solicitors, ))rflullclnfi in tho courts of sald county, wiio wero comnionly . popularly called, aud generally known nd designated us **divorce shyaters,” which safd #solicitors, to-wit, somo of them, in violation of approved professionnl ~conduct nnd practico, | nctually in_ fact ndvertieed in the vatlous Nowspapors that they will procure divorcea without publicity, and £0 forlh, an that thoy are notorlously porsons of bud repute and bad conduot—n disgraco fo the profession, aud that thoy ara olko s A clusa_genarally undorstood tohe unworlhy, mondnclous, dishonest, and of bad repitto, and 80 regardod by the onmmunhy; ang that the plaintif nevor wae a % divorco shyater,” but that tho defendant, kuowing tho premises, for tho purposo of causlug it {o bo_belioved thnt fhe plaini4ir sas ano of tleeo characters, aud to bring bim Into disreputo in his profeasional character and roputation, published of and concorning tho plaintiff, and of und concern- ing him in his sald_business, the following falso, seandalons, sud defamatory maltr, that i to kay A Nico Buitcher ; Ifow a Locherons Ollfoan Propostd fo Gel] Rid of Hiv Wife,.~1illy Bush meaning tho sajd plainti] is » fuarfully aud wonderfully-ignorant man, Billy {ricaniug tho plafntift) fs o divorco shystor [meaning n divorce slisstor a% aforcsald], and perhaps be [meaning the sald plaintiff) nover lad a case that wa not in that line, Anybody that docan’t know auy- thing about law, deconcy, or honor, can bocomo s member of the Ohicago Bk, and make'n Jiving by Tine ing through divorco suits, That {s what i4 tho matter with Billy {meaning tho snld plaintir),” It thon pro- ceoda with an account af tho tivorce it THEDE 19 GAUSE OF ACTION, In accordance with {ho views alreudy oxpressed {n conncetlon with tho ‘first of theeo accounts, I lnve como to thio conclusion that thero s a csuso of sction ot forth in this third count, and that it js sufliciently stated,—thaot §t 18 good botl fn substunco and in form, TUT FOURTII counT commences with {ho huducomcnt thot the plaintir was i Notury Publle, and was, at tho time of thie com- miuslon of tho grievinces, duly commissioned, and i the enjoyment of the emoluments sud profits of that oftice § {hnt tho defandant, well knowing tho prem- ixes, contriviug to infuro and wrong the plaintif, and caude it to bo thought, and suspected, and Dbelioved, that bo was an fgnoramiis, aud an uniitand. fmpropes rson (o bold and enjoy {hosaid oftico of Notary Db ¢, published of bim and bis said ofiice tho following scaudalous snd defamatory malters ¢Dilly D meaning the said plaintii] s a fearfully nnd wonder~ ully [gnorant mun, Billy [moaning tho sid plafn- Ud7'is s divorco syutor, and perhaps ho [meaning tha said pinintiT] never Lind'a cano that wes nob in that iine, Auyhody who docen't know anything about Jaw, deceney, or hono can Lecomo a monibier of the Chicn: £o Bar, and utake n living by running turongh I om o the opinfon {hut this count sols forth a causo of actlon, and that it in good fn substance and in form, TILH FIFTIL AND LAST COUNT commences with thio fuduconents that {ho plaintie 1s cngaged in the pursuit of literature, for tho Kurlmu of elevating tho moral and intelloctual standard of o~ ciety, and AMPLIORATING ITS AGERTITIES, oppressions, utid wrongs, as well 06 for tho promotion of the principlos of Hucrly and tho ualty ao for tho puryioss of establishing & roputatlon s o lawyer, and Instly for emohuncuts and gain 3 aud that he bnd boen in correspondonce with vrlaus uewapapers i the United Statos, 08 wellns in Europo ; that bo had publishud ks writlugs and hind ostablishtd bimeelf in thisState, and in tho United Statos, sud also tn Eurape, anan author and a lecturer; that ho was, at the tima of tho commission of theso griovasices, engoged in proparing & work which ho mumies dore for publication; that tho dofendsnt, well knowing tho promises, but contriving to falsoly and mallclowsly InJuro ha sald pIatiT s bie crodls and reputation, aud his oceupatton, und to bring Lim to dlsgrace, and causo it to bo belloved that Lie waa {l- litorute, and incompetent, nnd so o, published of him tho following defamatory words? =+ Lilly Dush [1ucaniog maid pluintin] 1a' fearfally and wonderfully gnorant man, " T am Inclinod to think that thesa words, spoken OF A NESPEOTADLE AUTION, 2 this author is ropresonted as Lolug, would be Nbel- ous; butit seems tomo thereis one dofectin tho matier of form which I ballove i referred to, Thers ia 10 {nducement oxcspt inforentially—altogottier infer- entfally—tlat the plaintif i not o fearfully and a wou- dorfully fgnorant man, Tt Is not alleged {hat hie 18 not thus, only Tujan Inferontial way, Now the law prosumes, in nil cases whero a porson uuits for words which ure actionablo per o, that Le is a man of good reputution; that Lo hay never Loou guilty of auy misdumesnor | oltough it i4 common ivhon'tho words imputo 4 arinio, or criminal condiiet, o commence an fhduco: ment to that effect, yot it {8 nlways underatood by the profession that it Is unnersars to commence with any aneh inducement In_ stich case, becauso the luw pre- sumes that in favor of the peron, LEGAL ITIAUMYION OF INTELLIGENOE, But whetlor thero is auy presumption of law in favor of (lie plafulitr us to intoliigonce, i not 5o clear to my mind. It scoms to mo that there should bo somo allegalfon on that point, fu order fo make tho count suficlent.” I’ do not thiik- that tho Inw doea presumo hat, It 18 mot nccessarily wrong ¢ {t may be unfortunate, but it is not necess sarily disceputiblo for & man {0 be fynorant s 1t mny Do tho result of elrcumstances over which be lus uo coutrol, und bo nono of Liw fault whatcver, - TUE DEMUNLER SUSTAINED, I am inclined, thercfore, to support the demurrer to tuin fifth count, in the shupo {n which it now Blands, The demnrrer 1 ustafiied 1 regrd to thy second and A0 counts, and overrulod aw to tho Suat, third, aud fourth, COLFAX, e Declines to X n Candidate for Congrons, Bourtt BNy, Ind,, April 4, 1874, The Hon, David§Turner, of Luks Cotny; Thomas Jeriiegan, of Lunorte Countyy; 3, L. dcClelland, of Lorter County 5 C. ¥, MePherson, of Carroll County, and gthers : My Dexn Frizsns 1 Dosidos your {friendly lot- tors, I Liave recoived many othor requosts; oral or writton, from citizons of this district, to ac- cept a candidacy for Congress, And it s dno nleo to soveral gentlemon spoken of for this o~ sition, but who havo so kiudly protferad Lo yiold in my favor, that I should stnto, in some public way, what Thave uniformly snid personally dur- ing tho pust Lwvolvomonth, ‘Llicra is no oflico that I would prefor to that of Represontativa of the old constithoncy by which I was oight times unanimonsly nominated for Corgross, and always #o gonorously and cordinlly supported, Whilo'I live I shall ‘nover forgot that long-continuod confidenco and osteom which 1 6o Lighly prized, and of which I so constautly Hirove to bo worthy, Buf, aftor bolonging to tho publio fur twenty years, T belong now to my Tumily, who caunot consent that thiy ownorship shall bo changed, T Love found, too, that the iruest happluess in life ls in bo- ing out of ofico, and muster of ono's own time mwl movemonts. Aud, thoro. fore, no possiblo Inducoment nor nnullngona{ that I con eithor imagine or forcseo, coul d {tompt mo to dosira & roturn to Congrosmonal lifo, with what are so woll known to be “its onros and toils, its oxnotions and respousibill- tieg, its injustice and faluillentions, ity onvylugs and all unchinritabloness,” My old vonstitionts must pardos mo for jusisting that, in their fu- tnro Congressional sunvauses, 1 mmust be counted ouly as & yotor, aud under no clroupsiancos ay o candidnto, Tt public lifs can ba rankod ne & duty not to ho evaded, I hayo corlainly por- formod A full ahiaro of that duty. If, howaver, nn {8 generally considerod, it in \'e{:nrdnd a8 o plenuum,Ilmvnuorwnlvlmd of that plonsuro inora than any ong eltizon hind n right Lo elnim or oxpect. L havo faithfully strivan to sorve my country with suoh induatry, {ldolity, and intog- tity, ni Lo hiave a consiclonco vold of offenso to- ward God and mau, And, Jooking back over those long yoars, with more hours given to pub- lto dutios than nuy Lusiness-man b homo Ravo Lo hiv privato nffairs, and which almost cost ma my hr«k 1 ean seo nothing in tho record of that publi lifo which, ** dying, T would wlsh to blot.” 'hat our polltical friends may oxhibit tho same unity and zoal in futuro contests which won victory in 8o many confliots of tho pnst ; and thauking you for such valued manifostations of your unthaken faith and friendly rogard, I am, vory truly yours, Bouuyen CorLrax, — TIE COURTS. —_— Miscollnncous Xusincss Transacted Yesterday, A IEAVY BUIT FOR T0-DAY. Judge Drummond expoots to ho engagod in henring the cneo of Willinm J, ‘Walkor against the Cinclnnati, Poru & Cbiengo Railroad Com- pany and & number of ity stockholdors, The troublo aroso undor a contract for building tho rond of tho mbove-named Company. Walkor, about 1855, engaged to build, and dld actunlly conatruet about thirty milos of road from La- porte to Plymouth, Ind, ‘Tho rond wau by tho chartor to be constructed from Lnporte to Poru, odistanco of about 70 miles, A largo balance romained due, aud complainant, after waiting a year ortwo, brought suit nnd recovored judgment for $120,491.43. Bhortly aftor, the rond was old under two mortgages. Walkor attempted, but unsuccossfully, to obtain a jurorlion. One other romedy romained. By the laws of Indi- ana it is provided that stockholdors slinll bo mado individually liablo for dobis contracted for Iabor dono on the construction of & rond aftor tho assets of the corporation had been ox- bausted, Tho judgmont, and sbout half s doron oxcoutiona issued thorcon and roturnad “no property’ found,” hnd proved that tho nssots woro oxhousted. Aftor walt- ing about flifteon yonrs in tho vain hope that o sottlomont might bo offocted, the com- plainant filed a bill in the United Btates Clrcuit Qourt in Indiana to enforco tho claim sgainst the stockholders, By agreomont of the parties, tho caso was brooght hioro to be tried bafore Judgo Drummond. Tho amount claimed is now about 250,000, including fiftoen years' intorost on tho originnl judgmont. Henry Crawford and the Hon. J, E. McDonald appear for tho plain- tif, THE STANAIAN & WEST TROUDLE AGAILN. A longthy bill was filed in the Superior Conrt yostorday by Willam J. Manning, L. 8, Hodges, L, M Bates & Co., Tield, Loitor & Co., Jacob Oborholeer, Bsmuel Keofer, Keith Drothers, J. L. Woodward, Phincas Bartlott, P, B. Borry, J. IL Reod, O. W. Vilmott, DeWitt C. Davis, A. MecLeish, Ninth_National Bank, A Moses, A. D. Dickiuson, ¥, Kollogg, 8. O. Hubbard, 0. B. Tarsons, 3. V. laiwoll & Co., 'd, K. Harrigon, and Homlin, Ifale & . Man- ning gives o minute asccount of all thy troubles of the firm of Shanahan & Wost, ot which ho claims ho was o membor, As is well known, ho indorsed Shanshan & Wosl's notea to a large amount, aud to secure such indorsoment gavo a trust doed on Lots 5, 6, 13, 14, 41, 32, and Y, in_ Smith & Lord's- Sub: division of Biock 4, in Jonning & Moffa's sub- division of tho south 60 acres of tho cast ot tho southwost ¢ of Boc. 10, 88, 14, to L. B. MHodges, Trusteo; & part of tho notes 80 * socured have Leen paid, Ieving about 916,000 due. But Maunfng statos ihat, a8 tho goods havefbeen seizod by tho Mar- shul, the conbideration of them Los failad,Sand, moreovor, that enough has beeu realized from thoeale of tho goods to pay the amount of tho trust-dood, if, a8 it should be, it isso x:&)pllcd. Hodges Loy advertised the promisos for salo, and Mauniug thorefore asks aninjunction, which was granted by Judge Jameson under & boud for £1,600, TRE VAIL-TOLEIART OASE, 3 Tho suit of Asn Vail ngainst N. P. Iglohart sud I\ B, Dradloy, Shoriff, which has beon on hearing bofore Judgo Willisms for some days pust, wag concluded yosterdny aud a decision renderod. It apponrs that in 1856 and 1857 Vail gavo soveral notes to Iglohart, then his partner, secured by trust-doed, for tho puy- mant of a largo indebtodnoss, of as Vatl oldiuis, only for accomodation. Judgmonts were obtalned in Juno, 1873, on gomo of tho notes, they baving o "power of attornoy attachied. lixccution wos 1ssued, in due courso of time. Vail theu filed bills asking injunctions to pravent tho collection of these judgments, alloging that tho notes were given moroly for acoummodation; that thoy were paid, and that rolenson had bacn given. 'I'ho presont cano, only ono of s number of like character, involvea about $10,000, Judgo Williama in o long qpin- ion, rocapitulating tho mass of Lostimony taken, Kavo o decisiou in fuvor of Vail, and grauted o perpetual injunction. UNITED STATES COURTS, Rowland C. Authony Hled a Lill against S, W. Wheolock aud J. G, Starr for an injunction to prevent them from further mauufacturing papor puip from straw, under a patouted process of which ho claims to be the invontor. DANKRUPTUY ITEMS, Washington Gates filed & petition agninst Georgo 1. Noyes & Messinger, doing' business ot 161 Michigan avonue. Potitioner's claim is based on an unpaid noto for $1,189.61, which is long past duo, Aruleto show causo April 23 way issued. George 8. Farngworth filed & petition agaiust Fruncis W, Kolly, basing bis claitn on_an ovor- due noto for $350. It s alyo allogoed that Kelly huoa confossed fiudgmnnt in favor of ono Goorgo L, Davis, Xelly's asseta are only about 1,000, while bis Linbilitios amount to $2,000. A rulo to show cuuso April 24, was wede, In the matier of Frank Wontworth, tho As- sigueo was ordered to pay in full tho claim of Cornelius Van Schaack, it being for about 1,000, on a judgmont obfained some time ago, A provisional warrant of seizure was issued in the cugo of N, 8. McDowell es nl. SUPERIOR COURT IN DIRIEF. A. J. Goss and Charles A, Lalson began a suit in trespaes for £5,000 against J. E. Moss and Charles 1. Burbank, and another m roploviu aguingt tho sawmo purtios for §1,020 of merchan- dise, CINCUIT counr, Dira, Sarah A, Cnmfibell begen another suit for dowor against the unknown owners of o part of the undivided 8-6 of the 8. 14 of the H, I X of Sec. 12, 99, 18, Speod 8. Goodloe, Trustes for Mary E. Good- loo, brought an action sgainst O. 11, Atking, claiming 1,000, Jaeob Lovy sued Hirsh Lovy for §1,000, THE CALL, Jupae Roaens—188, 101, 104, 190, 198, 200 to 207, 210, 211, 417, 219, Juppe Bootu—69 to 88, except 85. Jupae Turk—570, 938, 2,141, 1,078, Jupax Fanwert—1,426 to 1,150, JuDaE JAMESON—103, 104, 105, 107, 109 to 112, 114, 116 1o 120, 133, 124, 126, 127, 128, DSJ Ubug MoRonents—21 to G5, exvopt 23, 24, 36, , 99, JupaEr Banta—Assists Judge McItoberts. JUDGMENTS, 3 Surxnton Count—Confesslons—The First Nationol Tank of Chicago v, J, L, aud I, W, Qampbell, $345,17, ond satiafled, J, J, McGrath v, Rudolph Buschma, i 108, Ix‘}uuo‘llm;’%uhsloenur v, Bamuel J, Walker sud ., H, Walkor, $1,075,45, Juboe MoRouknTu—dureus I, DuPro v, Fredrich Becker nud Benjamin Litlo, vordict $1,060.63, aud motion for now trial.—George D, Whitcomb v, Joliu Iuglies, und Kondrick uglies, $154.35.—Georgs D, Witeomb v, Edwing Burkinrdt, aud-Jobn ¥onoy, Judgment_agofust John Feenoy only for $i12.10.— Obristion Lurdon v, Heury Harels, $27,—0, Z, Kochl ¥, Gy A, Korn, $203,80,—D, O, Howell ‘et ui, v, Poter Noif, fiuding $602,19, and 1otion for now trial,—K, 11, Susthd . Olto Joviie, $1M4.—Jolu T, Virlo ot al, v, James B, Mulvanoy, $354,9,—econd ‘National Dauk ¥, Jatios Goggln, aud Benjamiu M, Shuifuer, judg. anont agutuat Goggin for 1$160,13,~Chiarles Harrison ot al,y, don Hughes and Kendrick Hughes, $9),33, Jupor Jamesos—Marahull Tleld et ul v, Yooplo's Insuranco Company, $11,840,88.—Jolm W, Dunmora ¥, Lycoming Fire Iuaurauce Company ; vordiot, §2,30, winl motion for new trial, Junar Sstru—Honey Dull v, George Havill; ver- dlct, $180, and motion for now 1rial, OrousT Count—Juvaz Noarns—R, J, Iliggine v, Jamea I, Cassldy, 870, and satiatiod, Junay Bootu—Lenry orry and” Albert ¥, Young v. Eara B, Linsoly, Déoree niechanic's lien, 630, —_— A Woman Heheands Xor Own Ohild, From the Cupe Girardea (3o.) Iress, Tt fs our painful duty to record the sad and terrible misfortuno which s bofallon ono of thio most Industrions favmors of our noighboring county, Mr. Max. Bronnoison, Ou laut Snturdny forenoon, atabout 11, whilo Mr. Bronnocluen was absont fromn tho houwo, his wife, who has for sowo Limo past boau insane, In u raying fit trled to bohoad Lor oldest ohild with & dargo kuifo; bu eho must bave nd some difilenity with the Lnife, and finatly took an ax and out her head off. Blio was tukon to Commerco beforo "SHyuire Bchaen to eland o proliminary examinatlon, Bue will, no doubt, ba declnred fusane, DECORATION DAY, Proliminary Meeting at tho Paoific . Hotel. Plan of Organization of tho Decoration Associatlon, Committeo to Procure Members. The Dacoration Committes of the yoar 1874, organized for tho purpose of honoring the gravos of the dend soldlers of the War of the Ite- bellion, hold a mootiug last night in parlor No. 44 of tho Grand Pacific Holel. MNr, J. 11, Mo- Vicker prosided, and Capt, G. T. Goulo was elocted Becrotary. Tho mooting was vory Iargely aitond- ed, most of tho prominont oficors of our local rogiments—those that served through tho War—Dboing prosent, as wollas tha com- mandors of tho {ndopendont militia compnnios now in oxistence, Bensldos thoro woro mauy prominont citizous aud about s dozon ladics in atlendauce, ONGANIZATION, Tho Committeo on Organization, lgl[mlnlu(l ab the moetivg Lield ono wook ago, mado two roe ports, the m\norn(y one of whicly, aftor con- sidernblo discussfon and a fow smoudments, w;Tldofntnd 88 l'ul]t:wn: eition Baviiig Tov il e Ylan of a pormanent_organization having for ita ol Jock the obasrvance of Tootation Chia TREAMDLE,. 1, This organization sholl bo known as tho Decorar tion Aesoctation, - 3, 1t shall be composed of all porsons who desire, in confunction with tho Grand Army of tho Republlc, t¢ aid in tho snnual decoration of tho graves of moldiors aud eallars, each of whor_shall pay {u tho treasury, oxcept au lioreatter provided, tho sum of $5 por ant num, 3. Tho obect of tha Associalion sball be to com. memorate by Droper obscrvance the nol:liors and mait ora whio gave tholr livea to the sorvico of owr country, 4. All ladies who desiro to foln this Associntion may 4o ko without the payment of auy feo, 6. Oificern and meimbers of tha Grand Army of thy Tiepublic ate ex-oMclo membern of the organisation. 6. Wounded, aged, or isablod soldlora o sallors may bo adniited to memborabip” withoat tha paymont of any foo, Any person may bocome a lifa member on the ap montof §0, 7. Unl another dato §s fxed, tho sorvicos for the docaratlon of graves shall bo isld on tho 201 of May annually, 8. Tfllm annorl 1n! this argnn{lmgnn shall bo a Chotr- man, Bocretary, Treasurer, snd Grand Marshal, Hhall bo slocted by Lallot of the Aswociation, R The busiuess of the Association shall bo transsctea by tho following named committeen, which ahtil 1o appoiuted annually by tho Assoctation in such niannoe os moy bereatr bo dolormined, viz.: Firal uance Commilics of five persons, which tho Clialriman and Troasurer skl be gnaicrs Commiticoof thres persons, ‘mormbers, : Second—n Auliing ‘whiose slgnatures shall ba attachod to all bills' beforg payment by the Troasurer, Ltird——A. Purchusing Committeo of five persons, who sliall prociire all material of every kind for daco: rating purposes, Fourth—A Tranaportatton Commilttcs of five por. sons, who shall attend to all mattera of carriage of passongors or froight hy public or privatp convoyance Fifth=A Muslc Commiltes of ivo mombers, wio shalf bave full charga of vocal and instrumental musly counceted with the aenociation, 8izth—A Programme Committes of ffteen pertons, ‘who shall arrange tho order of exercises for cach cemetery, engogo speakers and ollier porsons neses. o : Seventh—A Committes of fiva persons on Obeery- anco, whoso duty it shall be to wait on the varions publlc oficors, Board of Education, Doard of Trade, ond businoss men genorally, and requeat of and urge pon them & proper obsorvanca of tho duy sat apact for thicse services. Eighth—A. Decorating Committeo to conatat of 100 péraons for each cometery, whoso duty shall be o pres paro and azrango decoratlon of every kiad, and pace them at the comoteries, RULYS, 1, Tach Committee shall liavo full aliatge of tho par- teular duty to which it is assigned, aud shall bo ace wllmlnbln for its action to the Docoratlon Association only. - . ‘.!.y The Committess shall make reports from timo to timo as directed b{ {ho Assoclation, and ot ita fioal meotigs ehall makoa full report {n writtng of its do- ings, g. Any expenso {neurred by any Committcs ehall bo cortified by ita Chalnnan to the Auditing Committea, 4, Tho Grand Marshal shall have power to appoint Chicf Marshinls for each comotary, aud such stat oflicers as he may doomn nocossary, e shall command of tho procession on Docoratton Dry, desige nate tho Lino of march and oesign the order thercof. 6. The Ohief Murshals for each cemctery shall have full charge of {ho exorcises duriug Decoratfon Day, shall provide for the croction of staging, If_uecosary, nu“l‘ shall certify any expwnsos fo tho Auditlug Colns mittee, G, "I'wenty-fivo membera ehall canstituto a quorum for the trausaction of busiuces. 7. Tt shiall bo tho duty of the Assoclation to publish sunually a fiuancial sigtement showing the umount of ooy Focelved aud sppendsd, aud & Fesumo o apors- ona, % B, Iheso rulos may bo changed by a majonty of ‘membors presont at any regular meeting, O PROCURING ME BERS, On motlou of Judge M. R. M. Wallaco, the following committco of fifteon was appointed for tho purpose of procuring members for tho Asaociation: Gon, 8. Chetlain, C, T. Squiros, James Stowart, J. O, Marrington, John I, Sean- Inn, Gustavo Busge, R, P, Rumwsoy, B, I Ryan, Owen Stunrt, I, 3. Hitlard, E. J. Cannilfo, J. J. Healy, R. M. Waod, J. Haney, Martin Beatn. Maj. Wood moved that each member of tho Committeo just appointed be furnished with " pase’bool and n writton authority signed by tho Chairman and Secrotary of the meoting for the purpose of sceuring mom- bora and subscriptions to the Assoclation, which provailed. i Gen. Chotlain moved that the noxt meating bo held Tucsday evening, in the samo place, and that it should bo sot apart for the election of oflicors, which was carried. ‘Lhanks wora roturned to the hotel proprictors, ond {he meoting adjourned. CANADA., The IRiel Casc==Railrond "Crossin The Lumper Trides=fiscelinncon: Speewal Dispateh to The Chicuyo T'ribune, ‘ToroxTo, Ont., April 13.—Archbishop Tache, of Mauitobs, who is on his way to Ottaw, was the_guest of Archbishop Lytich, and olliciated ot Bt, Michael's Cathedral yestorday. The Itiol question and promiscd amnosty by the late Gov- ernment it said to bo the occasion of his visit to the Capital. : Whooping-cough is very provalent in tha city. A new post-otico, the fluest in tho Proviuce, is to bo opened to tho Imhhc on Monday next. OTTAWA, April 18.—The political atmosphero i somowhat sgitatod on nccount of tho expeoted vieit of Arctbishup Tache, of Junitobu, who, it is belioved, will inako things uupleasant for mombory of the lato Governmout iu rolation to the promised amnesty to Riol aud others in the Northwest Rebellion. THE LUMDER TRADF it beginning to rovive again, A sudden inorease in prico i not auticipatod, but & gradual im- provoment, aud fuir prospects for o goud falt trade, 1u tho railway trafiic roturns for Fuhmar{ the Great Westorn shows $:14,061,900 recelpts; Grand Trunk, $73,000,814, BUITS 7O RECOVER, Loxpoy, April 13,—At the Middlesex Assizen, which are to opou in May, thero will bo no less thun fourteen suits against tho Groat Westorn Railvay Company for dawmages on account of in- Jurios gustainad by tho burning of tho rallway car near Komaka, The amounty viry from nom- inal smns to $10,0007 n Francisco, BAN Y'BaNosco, April 14.—Tho steamor Tartar, of Australis, srrived to-day, thirty-ono days from Sydnoy. All well. She sallod from Byde voy March 14, The most important nows }!u been anticipated by telograph. On March 13 & shiook of an carthquake was folt in the Province of Adolaide. ‘I'he Sydnoy Herald regrots that trade bstwoen Syduney aud 8an Francisco is not more ox- tonsivo, Mucki lozs and doprossion Las boon oceasionod * by a nirike of iron-workvra. Tho Iirald ways for this reason tho fulure of manufactures n tho colonies will bo most uncertuin, Htlll the #enoral gountry is thriving. Tho Partar mndo fast to tho atonmor Mao- Qrogory, and putled st her for aliout four hours, but fulled to start her, Whon sho lolt, tho stonmer was In the same_position, The intor-coloninl difloully betwoeen Bydnoy and Vigtoria is not yot wottled, Intand froetrads ucross the rivor boundary is stopped, Iho cug- toms ofticer warus travolers that, though ho re- mans undor one fag, ho passes from tho juris- diction of ono Government to auothor, ngry correspondenco is puunin(i botwoon the Drima Ministors us to0.who is to blame for tho result. Latest news from l“n‘]l! Indicate that ovonts are tending strongly toward British sunexation. 1t Is roportod that tho Morchianta' Exohange of Hydnoy has boen purtially ubandoned, not boing profitable, That of Melbourne i in a floutishe ing condition, ‘The Tartor arrived at Bydno, , March 10, with tho malls and passongern, of zho atvamer Mao- Urogory,