Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1874, Page 8

| i ! THE GHICAGO DATLY TRIGUNE: MONDAY, MAY 18, 1874 MISSOURI POLITICS. A. Oareful Analysis of the Sit- uation. Prohable Formation of an Inde- pondent Party for tho Stato Eloction. T o Chicago Tridune, O s o Doy 1, 16T, Tho politionl sl ‘ustion in Missouri s, pooulinr, 1nd is woll worthy y_tho study of candid men all wvar tho country. It lilustratos in a vory deoided way tho common te ndoncy to disintegration that I ‘ovorywhoro apps wont in tho 0 old partlos whioh #Liave o long divided the poople, 1t also {ilustrates tho preval ent tendenoy o popnlar in~ opondonce of partia 3u_dogman snd partissn frilt ; and tho growin € disponition among the poopls to oxsmine into public sifaire, to eniticis officlal conduot, and to hold publio oftlcials prac- tionlly amenable for dora!'lction in duty. ‘Sinco 1870, the adminiul ration of this Btato hus hoen PRACTICALLY DR MOORATION Tho Toglelaturo hns boon Demoorstio In name as woll o8 in fact, In 1873, Grate Srown vias veplacad by tho olootion of Silss Woodson, aud now Logielnturo woa chowen, which, in both hranchos, was more_dacldedly’ Democratlo than ita prodocossor. Woodsow's tunforlty was & lioavy ono, bolng upwards of 80,000, Henco, thore can bo no quostion as to what party ia rospousiolo for the prosent munagament of tho affaira of Missonrl, In faot, ho such quostion i rolted, Tho orthodox leaders and aceroditod orgons of the Demooratio party oponly ao- %nowledgo, not to sny olalm, that the Slate is “run” by their party: Bomo of thum go 2o far a8 to inlet that ita mansgemont of’ affairs hay boon honest, wiso, prudent, economionl. Othars, not quite so dring, claim that tho pres- ont Administration is fros from nny taint of dishonor, &b least. SUll othors, moro oaroful and conaiderate, urge' that tho objections made to Cov. Woodson andto tho presont Logislaturo, although just and forelble, aro not such na affoct tho principles or policy of the Democratio party, but only suck o4 call in question tho Governor'a porsonal capu- bility, and tho pornonol capabability of tho log- 1slators who constituto the majority in the two Housos of the Geuoral Aesombly. It Is proper Lore to eay that this leat-namod statement is at lonub APPARENTLY CORRECT. Thero have beon no chargos of eorruption ngalpst tho Biato officers, nor sgainat oithor body of {he Legielature ; aud. bosidos, tho Pont- Loutincy, which Lns Loretoforo boen tho chiof source ot seandsl to Sialo Admnislratious horo, * way oarly dispoucd of by Gov. Woodson ad his frionds ; it bavivg beon lot out on contracs to ‘purtics who hnvo ths far provon to bo_entizely rospousible. There bave been no statemonts from the Republican side thet the arrors which uro pointed out in tho managoment of publio af- fairs Lavo grown out of spocial viows Leld by tho Demacratic party as such., Bat, with all theso abbtomonts, tho reckoning which the masses of tho peoplo’ have to mako with tho prosent Excentive aud Logislative Do- partments of the Biato Govornmens {8 A FEATFUL REGKONING. . Nor 'will auy special plondings mitigate it in tho loast. A fow ploin facts atand boldly oub Lefore tho common Hensa of the averago votora; and these facis are dawning to the managers of the publie alfairs. Tho faots ro, briafly s 1. That the Democratie yerty elected Gov. ‘Woodson and his follow-Stato officere, and the majority of the present TLegisla- turo,—{lus commitiing tho affairs of tho State entirely into Democratio hands, 3. “That, undor tho management of this Ddmocratio Adwinistra- tion, and through tio logislation of this Domo- cratio Leginiaturo, tho duancial affairs of Mis- ouri have been put into s_woreo condition than thoy had boon in for many yeara, 8, That, to mention some dotails, the reduction of tho Stato dobt, whioh had beon going on for years st the Cato, of about, 85,000,000 & voor, s nob only beon stopped, but’ tho debt ' has boen in- aroased. ‘i'ho Logisiatnro, against the open snd persistont. protasts of. tho peoplo, hold an extra scusion, without just reason, aud even without Plausiblo excuse, Tor the aolo purpose of luying plans for this year's political campaign, thus aidding to tho alroady enormous publiv expenses ; thio tizes upon tho nooplo aro opprousiso, bub the Legislaturo mado no attompt to lessan thom ; {ho_echoo! lawa and ‘tho revenuo lawe sre do- fectivo, and bnyo not been improved. 4. That tho Governor, by his timorous aud facble polioy {owntd tho gangs of outlaws that jnfest cortain portions of the Stato, Las practically enconraged Sud fostored outlawy, s brought the nnmo of Missouri into_disroputo_nbroad, and lLins dis- couraged immigration hither, o theso facts add ono other, and you havothe cup_of damuntion full, that Wwill ba preuied to Th lipa of tho Domecratic porty in this State in hin yenr's compaign, That othor fact is, that, within o few months aftor the presont Adminis- tration went into powor, tho loaders of tht Democratic party horo had & FIERCE, RELENTLESS QUARREL, which onded in irrecoucilablo ostrangemont; uay, moro, inan iroparable schism. In this quurrel, tod,—which, by tho w8y, w8 a compli- coled ono,—Gov. Woodson 100l 5 conspicuons part, and the Democratio leaders iv tho Legisla- ture participuted to ench nn_oxtent a8 to dostroy tho practicul unity of the Demooratic mejority in that body. 1 have cailed tho quarrel acomplicated one. In part, it had roforonco {0 ofieinl uppointments by iho ‘Governor,—to tho division of tho Epoils, which, nceording to tho old Deniogratic maxim, belong o tho vistors, Bub it slfo hind eferones to more importsut matters,—to matters less anxily iguored, It involvod:thetdispule botwoon progress ond old-fogyism which iS everywhero Tifo; that contcst botwoon advanced and liboral ecnliment _and rotrogrossive and intolor- nut Bourbonism whioh is charactoristic of tho ogo, Tho Lourbon clomont of tho Democratio party hero bad mominated Woodson nd his coofrores. When ho was olacted, thoy deomed that they Lad trlumphed ; and, in'spitd of tho caruiest protests and foreiblo arglimonts of tho progressivo men snd journals of tho party,—notably, of tho 8t. Louls Jepub- lican,—thoy went on to comploto their oxtromo uxprossion of trinmpl by choosing Mr. Yogy as Unitad Staton Sonator, simply snd tololy bocause e wau a thorough representative of the Bour- ‘on vlement. ‘Iho final utteranco of the protest azainst that folly wlilbo given in ho olootion this fwll. 1t willbe o UOST OVERWHELMING RERUKE, "The progressiye olemont, which was ignorod and ropudintod Ly ho Bourbons, will forin the nucloaof Lo opposition party it In to dofont the straight Domacratio tickot this coming fall. This opposition purly will ho lod by tho Bt Louis Jtepublican, ‘Tho 8t, Louls Globs ks al- yoady antiounced fis purposs to_join tho new movement ; and thoro 18 overy just ronson to boliovo that o largo najority, ‘it “not all, of tho Tioptblican pupers throughout the Stato will do g same, 4 1 huve travoled oxtensivoly through the Stato, ind hiave had opportunitics of freely conversing with mon woll iuformed coucerning the provail- ingz publio sontiants of their voveral localitios ; and Tlinva not visitod any locality where thero Vo niot a strongrocalclizant eloment fn tho Domocratlo ranks,—s strong eloment walting and_longing to wolcrmo & miovement which {Yould givo good promiso of & radicul change in tiso monageront of publio afiairs in Miosouri. T ook, all ovor the Btto, Domooratio journals 1iuvo boun ovou moro outspoken than Topablican {oumals b oriklsing s Inpooning, (o foo- lencsi and folly of Gov. Woodson's Adminis tium, ond tho inéapcity, prodigality, nud reck- lerwnonk of the Logislatiro, 16 18 wfoto pro- diet that p A '"rossuM MOVEMERT," an thoy eall it hiero, will bo as triumphant hore {iie your us nuch w movoment, was In 1870, whon Gratz Drown wus olected by a majority of 50,0005 Uiut e, such a prediotion is #ata on tho In Missourl which T have prosented may be taken o thio ona which Ia provalont among the bost Ine tormed politiolnna of both partio Banic, THIE COURTS. Miscollnncous Nusiness Transncted Saturdays y Nowherra ws tho offect of the panlo shown more clontly than In tho various courls of (bis clty and connty. In Octobor a noted incronse viag evidant of small assumpslt sults, showing tha proseero for monoy sud tho insbility of tie londors to walt, Tha numbor of bills to eot- tlo pattnoriships, olear up complicated land diffl- culties, ote;, naomad to diminish, and continuod 0 for nonrly throo months, Tho numbor in bankruptey inorensod, of courso and reachod tho moximnm just aftor tho holldays, whon tho queation of 'tho ropeal of tho Baukrupt law wwas undor dlsouasion, -Judgmonta by confossion nlso noronsod in a_very markad degroo, sud tho ractics, mow bosomo almost. gonoral, of roquir- bgn party whion obtalulng a Joan, ovon on ronl ontnto ooitity, to give jndgmont notos, inorose- od tho numbor ot Jidysionts 'of such acharactor, and whon appontiug sgainat persons of oll- Jnoma staudlog, ofton gov0 a somowhat unjust inferonco aa to tiue party's financinl atatus, At prosent tho businons 1 ipgnaliug, propar- fng far o nummor vagation. Tho Judges who Tinve boon called in under the provisions of the Iato not, bnva aiden} in & vory gront degreo in dis- osing of tho largo calondara of tho Suporior Doa Gironie Gonri, and thoy have boon roluced 10 such an oxtent thint neos avo tried infrom flve to sovon months froza tho Hino they wore com- monced, The rogulsr mumber of Judges ja mot mufficiont fo dlapose of cnusos s foet 00 thoy aro bogun On an averago, from forty to sixty sults axo be- un dally n tho_two courts above-named, For wo days pravious to tho last day af_aervice, tho numbor somotimon Tuns up (o ixty in either conrt, but falling to ton or tolvo for a few days nugconding tho Jast doy of sorvice. Judge Far- woll _hnn latoly ealled -the chacary calondsr of tlio Gircult Court and dismissod & inrgo nminbor of casua ; Judge Troo will bogin o like work to- day for common-law casos, and_Judgo Gary will in’ Juno dismins all gnbo-re onwos which Iinve not boen rostored, These procoodings Linve onncoled sovorsl lundred numbors, and miste- vinlly leasonod tho nizo of the monthly oslemiars printod. Noxt fall, thoroforo, bids fair to. so0 {Bo calondary #o far reduced that 2 porty com- mencing suit may hopo to have s décision bofore thio dofondant diva or bocomes insokyout. Duch trouble snd Inconvevlenco huvo beon, and are_continually, folt ot the inadequite ace commodations for tho Judgos' and Clorks' oftices, Tha- Clork of tho Cireuit Court ospocially, hiaw hardly room suflicient. to da_ the routiue businoss, and whon, s g tho casd in tho spring, & largo 'additional foreo of copyiute in rondoted necossary to Proparo tho recordl of ap= ponlod_casos, thoy are necosuarily mcattorod {hrough the vorioua court rooms, tnd annoyud by the incossant nolse of counaol ad witncssos. “Thho Olork's office in also n_such a alinlsy con- dition thiat a porcon walking acroes tho room, Jars tho desk tonuch n dogroe 1is to Usurb any ono wwrittng. On sccount of the woné of subioient Yault room, it is impossible-to. keep tho ponding caves in o flro-proo? plaoo, aud anotlior fire wrould loavo tho county in a% bad s condition as tho lnst did. Although it magr mot bo possiblo to ot into o now Court-House, for 5omo timo, nd- itional room is imporativol'y domaadod for the vanous and constantly in crensing numbor of pereons who hve occasion ts frequent thacourts, Sithor in tho oapacity of juilges, jurors, clocks, or ovon newspaper roportolzs. DISAISSED TAX. ATPEALS, Abthe Fobruary torm, 1873, of the County Court, judgment was rondered far thieStato and County taxen of 1871, M3 dolsy in obtaining Jjudgniont was uwlng totho destruction of tho ‘assousmont rolls of 1871, kn tho gront, firo of that yonr. hoLoglslnturo, in Yobragry, 1872, passod in omorgoncy bill, which aukhorizod County Boards in countich whore tho rocords aud rolls Tiad boan destroyed to_dircot tha making of new asgessmont-rolls; to ix tho timo of their doliv- oty to tho Assessors and thoir moturn; tho minn- Ter in which tnxes should_be oxtandod, the timo Tor their colloction, aud igo the timo of applica- tion for judgwent upon the ‘dolinquent Hst. hoso various dutos ongaged o time of tho various authoritics until Fobsuary, 1873, A Tavger numbor of parsans thaw evof boforo were disntinflod with tho deoision. of tho County Courtin rendoring judgment for tho taxes of 1871, and having seilguod and filed numerous objcotions therato, took an appaal to the Cireuit Court. Judgo Rogers has heen enguiged tho purt of two days in tho lasy weelr, in learing Theso appealy. - Tho Stata snd County were rop- resented by County Attorney Rountree, and tho appellants by their sovoral atbornoys. Aftor full atgumont Judgo Rogers overraled the objections filed by tho appollants, aud nfiirmed tho judg- mont of the County Contt. Ju a fow instavces apponls woro t akon to the Supromo Coutt, Pl mportant that tho, puvties who nppealed should Jook to this, for in tho cagos not apponlod to tho Supromo Court, tho county authoritios will 861l thio Jands tnxed in o fow dnys, pursuant to tivs provisions of tho Genoral Rovenuo law, NoricE, Jndgo Treo will fo-dny commence & goneral callof tho common law dookot of tho Cirouit Court, and dismiss all cisnscs for want of prose- omtion whorein 1o appearence is ntered or filed. ‘Two hundrad cesios will bo called ench morning, Haturdays oxcopted, nutil further motice, comt moncing with torm No. 1. eator it TrEas. Ootayia . Allon was grantod o docree of di- vorce Suturday from ber husboad, D, B. Allen, on tha ground of his adultery, and’allowed the cuntods of tho children. A doeree of divorco wes enterod in favor of Mary L. Robb sgainst Silas C. Robb. UNITED STATELS COURTH, John Siddous & Son bogun & suit against Charlos 1. Otis for 89,000, PANKNUPTOY ITEMS. A _diechnrgo was issucd to Goorge Bornstoin and Frodrich Wolfaon. John Tughes and aon wero adjudicated bank- supt Ly dofuult, aad & warmaut ishuod relurnable uno 17, Tho proceedings againgt Lysander H, Butchior waro ordored to_ bo dismisscd, uuless objoctions aro fllod in ton days. BUTERIOR. GOUNT IN BRILF, Semuol Goldsmith bogon & euit in trespasn aguinst_Josoph P.'Warner, J._MeAllister, John ' Mollior, id Robart Pallock, oldimog §5,000. VWilliom . Clifford fleda_bill againat John Clifford, Michnel Clifford, _Tatrick Olit- ford, Jobanna Clifford, sud James Olifford, forn partition, aud assignmont to him of hig portion of his father's ostate, and also for a Tostoration of the will of ho lnto Joln Clifford. Washington Libby bogan a suit for 81,2200 againet Jamos B: Thomas aud James W. Oram. “Blijsh B, Kinneck and Lowin O, Thompaon, commencad an aotion againet Juckeon D. Haoves and D. C. Hough for §5,000. Miler, Watagn & 0o.'sued 1. 1. Honore for Ballis E. Drunt bogan s uit against Lovi Wing, laying damagos b $10,000. corga Grabor brought sult for 6,000 againet Jobn Jiagor and Andrew Ragor, snd another agslust John Ragor and Jacob Rugor for ¥10,000, ‘Uronville 8. Ingrahom bogan & suit against tho Life Assoclation for 812,000, John Roper filod n distress warrant ajgainsb B.F. Stone, clsining §1,089.93 unpsid ront. emoyre’ counr. The Ropublio Lifo Insurance Company filed & bill ugainst Georgo Yon Hollon, to rastrain him from collecting any tax on ita capital-stock, An injunction was grantod. urgarst A. Willon commencol & suit i trosputs agalust Mary Ann Whalon, claiming 53,000 for on alioged slonder. A capins wak also Iseued. TuE o oP0e Druamioss. 0. ot Unlimited, beginning at Jupaz TRoorns.—358 to 992, oxeopt 350, 300, 803, 309, 504, 865, 808, 405, 470, ‘Jupot: Bobmus.—176 to 100. Junor Thee,—3,189, Jumaz Ganx—i, 110,111, 14, 110, 11, 119 dunom TAvwsoN.—205, 207 to 230, excopt 122, Junay Mcltons . —Assiuts Judgo Gary. JODUAENTA. Uxitzo BTATES CINUIT COUBT,—CONYESAIONR— Waukeshia Nationn! Bunk v, Sanaiel J, Walker, $3,613.10, it National auk of Olicago v. Guatevis Govard, Burknion Opuir.—Coxresaioxs,—~Dradford Msue eock v, George M. Bisson, $9V0.50, supposition thatno ontside question 1a forced into tho contest, o far us candidates nre concornod, it would bo muoro vagno gueksing to altompt Lo namo tiem, Thoy wil Lo chowen, however, {rom the ranks of tho proressive Domocruts, Buch mon a8 Wil Tnrdt T, Hall, of 5t dosoph; Jameu B, Rolling, of Columbin; &and Gen. Jo Hhelby, of Lafayette CGoynty, moy bo named aa ropreecntatives of the ol f1om which the moro prowmiuent caudidatos Wil probubly bo soloated, 1t will Lo notlced that I bavo garcfully and studiously avoided =ny eonsationsl uitorancos, prefersiug to glvo BUNSTANTIAL PAOTE and reliable inforonces, oven at the expento of scoming dullnoss, Tho facty and oplulons I Do givon niny bo takon s genorally accoptod o candidaud Wanghagut mon a Al paris of 4h0 Btato; sad the view of tho political altuation *Junie GARY.~Willlum 2, De’ Gruodt v. O, B, A, T, sud O, 1, Hough, $230,70—Jamos I, Keeler v, bilas ‘I, Giroen § new trial grantod “Junor: Jaxexon.—Lazarus Somborn ot ol, v, Lonis Jacgor and rust duoger ; verdit, §510.06, kild inotion for uew trlul, Omovrr Counr—Junag Tugr.—J, J, Walworth v, Joames T, Pattorson and E, A, Iulbort, for §433, aud agotuat Sdward Baggolt for §0,807, e it il (0N A Modul Nanging. Jolinny Btowast, cauvicted and tentanced to death for Inlling Frank Durand at Columbus about & yoor a0, was hung ab_Aurors, Novads, 523 p. . on Wiy st Bhorel Sl soting as oxcoutionor, Who hanging wes witnoused by ubont fifty spectators, 'Tho prisonor, on Jeuving Tie cell, Atated o tho officors that he had but one_roquont o msko, namely, that he bo allowed froo fudulgeuce ' wigoliolia beverages until the momont of diesolution, Our informant, who witnossed tho exect- tion, statos that his roquost was compliod witll, tho _bottlo-holdor ~atanding by him Band glving him & drink whenevor hio desired it Tiofore anoonding thie sonflold ho gave uttoranco to tha following apliorisms, boing ovidently un= dor tho influonce of Nquori “If you tnko the mountain rand you nro all right; If you goup tho vailoy you will bo mardorod by Tndians ; if you talio tho trall you will {ind no water and dio of ihirst. I must _take ' tho tril, ond in fificon minutos I will bo ohokod {o donth.” Aftor his oyos had boon Dandaged, and tho hangman's naose hind boon adjustod about hin nook, bo was asked if he had aurthing olno to ey, whoroupon o snoke Driefly 18 follows: *T novor knowinglfhavo wrongod any man. Xlovo my frionds and hato my ononles. I novor yot followed up sn cnomy without ovorbauling Lim,” Turning to rn ad- «uaintanco, ho handed him s hatf-consumed papot_of ' tobacco, saying, ' ‘Pako this to Linery Murphy, of Gouon, midstoll him that the Inst man who took & chow' from that papor of to- Dnceo wan Johony Siownrt.” Whon tho momont Tor th oxecution to take placo arrivod, Lie trap- door wan lot Iall, and the doomed 'man was Inuneliod into otornity with suarcoly & trugglo. Tt i commonly roportod that Blowart hnd miv dorad two mon prior to tho killing of Duran Ho vroke jail fow months attor bis incarcora tion nt Airors, but was subseruontly reonptured at Eiko,—Territorial Enlerpriso, April 28. — e THE WORKINGMEN'S PARTY, ‘Thoey Lift Up Their Volces in Favor of 1he Eight-four Lows Tho National Workingmen’s Gongross, which Tiaw ita sent at Now York, _issucd s manifesto a short timo ago, calling upon tho vorious Trades Unions i the country to bold mnss-mootings Honday, May 18, for the purpose of donounclg the proposod roposl of tho Eight-Hour law by Congross, In accordance with this, tho Trados ‘Uniona inthia oity mndo nrrangoments for a mavs ‘mooting to bo hold this ovoning ut the Vormarts Turnor Hall on Tyolfth stroot. TILE COAMUNIATS, or Soclalists, or, an_they stylo thomselves, the Workingman's Party of Iiinols, olaim- ing to bo tho workingmen par oxcoflonco, aro not willing to lot tho vorkingmen Dolonging ‘to the various Trados] Unions, and who Aronmot in accord with thoirextromo ways, gob ahoad of them, called & mooting for the samo_purposo, for yostorduy aftornoon, né Thlolmsn's Thoatro, cornor of Clybourn svento and Divislon strest. Tho place was protty well fillod, about 50D porsons boing prosont, aud among thom wore {he “old Communist leador, Corl Klings, John MeAuliff, O. Honson, Mr, Thoruwark, ‘O. Winnon, and many othors ; bug noithor Francls A. Hoffman nor any othor promi- mout workingmon could bo- dotocted 3 tho crowd, Thho meoting was enlled ta arder by Mr, Honry Zimbol, who nominated Mr. O, Huneon u8 Chiair- moo, Mr. Hanson, being olocted, statod thab tho objct of tho mdoking was to protost agaluut tho rupoal of the Eight-Hour lnw which was passed by Congress about six or sovon yours ago. v, Oharles Winunan was olectod Secrotary, 3. OANL REINGH was tho flrat. spesker introduced, Ho apoko in Gorman, aud commonced by soying that that day snw_thom sssombled for thio purposo of talking of a mont vital quostion. Somo sevon or cight yours ago, an Light-Hour lnw was passed. At that limo the'various Trados Unions woro con- vinced that the 8tate Qovornmonts would enact similar Iaws, but thoy wore mistaken. T'ho Stato Togislntures had simply‘dono nothing in tho in- terost of tho workingmon, In tho law onactod by tho Natlonal Governmont 8o many loopholes wore loft open that it could not bo exeoutod. To (he peoplo it was woxth nothing, and the main objoct in passing it wad o divido tho warking- mon in two_factions, making thom powarloss in political mattors, It was only o bait thrown to om by wily offico-tcokors. Not evon the Com- mon Conncll hnd the right to havo avy work done without giving it to &_contractor, and_the contractor naturally got il tho work out of the mon Lo conld, Tt wab hiu intorest to do so, and the city hod notbing to sy £ it 1o did not, oxpook much good from the meot- ing, nor would their action chaugo tho Inw; now thoir wain object is to bring their griovances ‘before tho peoplo, that publie opinion might be nronsod. 1t Was an outrage on public miorals #nd decenay, thnt the grest maus of tho peonla stood idly by and allowed part of tho wotking- mon to work eight hours sud tho others ton, Their protest wps not only sgninet_ton hours' iabor, but aleo sgsinet the despotism of o fow corrupt individuaia. - What an fiamonse ontrago for _Govornmont oflicialy to allow ~tho Eight-Hour low 48 Do violated whon thore wore o many workingmon looking for work, snd on oqualization of ~ tho hours of labor'was nver more desirable than ay prosent. It was impossiblo for thom to Liold Lioir meoting on Mondny, aud thereforo Tucs- day hod boon chowon, Ho hoped their protest would roverborate from tho rocky shores of Maine to the golden usuds of California, and that in duo time capitalists und aristoorats would be known no more, Thoy must ariss.and unite, for only in closed phalanx could thoy march aguinst, end_annibil- " ate, the coboris of capital aud oppression, and to malia victory doubly suro thoy should all sub- ecribo for, and support, tho Vorbote, tho orgn of the Workingman's party, and theroby miko tho press of tho atlstoorasy poworloss for evil M. Klings omittad o sy that he was ono of tho proprietors aud editors of iho Vorbofe. R, JOILN 3'AULIFF, . tho groat communistle. lockurer, ‘ras thon Intro- duccd. Hesaid thatitwas tobo hoped Lhat thoy would unanimously pasa resolutions con- domning the notion of the Govornmont in allow- ing tho Eight-Hour lnw to bo violated. A cer- tain vilo, sonsationsl morning papor, which vag cditod by one of tho mencst mon on tho faco of, tho universo, had traduced and vililed him; had ealled him a biathorslito and » firebrand, wotil, in fact, hio becamo o tickot-of-loave win,—overy one rofusing to give him work. Ho, boroforc, decided to go for that pnpor tho first opportunity o could get. Mo then went for it with o yon- geanco, making some very lurd clinrges aguingt tho ogitor. Tho audionco seemod to enjoy this attack, and appliudod the penkor to tho ocho, Afldr ho had bud all tho satisfuction ho wanted, he wont on 1o say that he presonted o Digher standard of marality than lio was nble to practive. Thoy had to bo truo to themeolvos, und thon {hoy would bo trua to tho world. hoy woro s Nitlo too much afrald of mnking enc- mios of thoir friends, Workingmen had no Yonson to bo afraid of any body; thev woro ginnts, 12 thoy only could ' mppreciato oud_nderstand” tho situation, . Tho main troublo way that tho Govornment and tho Ropublican pasty wors awned by tho Young_ Mon's Christion Associntion, Mr. W. M. Dodgo, of Pholps, Dodgo & Co., wWho_robbod tho Govorument' of 4 million yins Prosidont of the New Yorl Ausaciation, Gon. 0. 0. Howard, of the Frocdmen's Buranu, wita ono of it leaali membors. Dy this Asso- ciation thoy woro rulud to-day, and 1o ono uok bolanging to it could got an ofiico. ‘Workingmon wanted no_higher, no Lotter Jaw to govoru them, than “Love thy neigbor ne thynolf.” But boforo thoy could llve up to this lnv, thoy had to tackle the Yonng Mex's Clris- tinn Augocintion, tho membera of which wero golng to, churcly aully, " and praghus 0 ordl glvo us our dafly brand.” "~ Beforo ho yould. profano bimuolt sk the Lord to got him hig daily brend ho vould let hls tonguo rot. [Grest applause] Thon thoy prayed * Forgive us our dobts a8 wo forgive our dobitors.” If thono followa wora treated as thay treated othors, tho wholo_crowd of thom would bo in tho penifentiary. [Immonso applauso] - B, ZIMBEL > thon aldrossed tho mootitg, going ovor tho samo flold as tho provious syonkor. Whou ko got through, ho Introduced tho following “RESOLUTIONS which wero nnanimously adopfod: Winenras, Tho preeent cglals 1s the result of reckleas production, und, unlces o rewedy 18 enforced, such ©emergencies will reappoar overy fow yonrs, and lead to the nnllll‘d ruin of the interests of tho working class~ o8} und, Wnrnizas, Tho working olaescs, by studying nationsl economy, liave concluded thut similar emorgouclen can only bo provonted by reduciug el hours of Iabory therefors, boit “Resalsei, By ths Workingmen's paty of Tlinoln : Fipt—Thint we cxorclso il Jawful power (o enforcs the Elght-Hour law s it oxfots, aud to insure fte sdop- tiom in a1l branches of businioss, publio and privato, Second—\Wo domam? that the J«’muruu of tho United Btaten iuatruct all Government officiuls to enforco the irasent notionsl Elght-Hour Inw, and that all oflclals legally vhargoed with viol lu}ithn provisions of tho Isw Bo fmpartislly tried, and i found guilty dis- charged from oftice wvacancles thun causod o flled by mun brlest enougl t enforco thu law. Mowsrs, Whorsmark, Wirinon, and othors, also mudo their usunl specohes, ‘after whichi the meoting adjousacd, —A now wnya!ptonaninf muringois roported, and wo give tho facts for the benollt of thoso in- teronted, A gentlowan atieuded a fair hold in thi oty rocently, and foll in lovo (un geutlomon #omotimens do) with o demoigelle in tha iloral tomplo. _1fo bouglt » ton-dollar baskat of flow- ors, and hauding Lier » fitty-dollar bill sald : *If you don't give mo tho exnct change, I'll rauxr ou.” o blushiug maidon handsi i bud 90 (s was probably contunod),”aad ko o0 Cardd will be out slicd t W1 thought aol" onrly noxt weok l-BNm York Aath C/ESARISM. The Visit of tho Imporialist Toombs to Prosldont Grant. Another Letter from Mr. Henry Watterson, Washington (May 11) Correapandence of the Louiaville Courfer-Journal, Thoro I8 no espoclal ronson why at this time thore should bo n* speoulativo loaning towards tho Presidontinl succosslon, Wo bavo but ust ontorod tho socond yoar of tho prosont torm. Tho elactlons airendy hold toll littlo or nothing, and no ono would tink his roputntion by under- taking to predict tho chntaotor of thoso which axo o como. Thoro fs, tudood, n_gonoral notion that the ltopublionus will loso thelr old partiuan control over tho noxt Louso of Teprosontatlvos, Yot, in spito of thls boliof, it s not thonght tho Demoorats will bo ablo to securc a working majority, From thirly to fifty Indopondonts, Graugors, aud Quorrillas aro looked for, and, : it wold Vo the hoorest folly o bulld any eafeu- Intions on thioto tho prospoct, inuiediat wud romoto, I8 shut in' by n donso fog. In spltoof this, howover, tho last fortnight Iy dovalopod an nnusual livelinous_among po- litienl thinkors pnd_thoorlsts, _Gen, Grant's Tolntlon to o third torm is froely dlscussod, and, nlong with it, tho ciaime nnd chuncos of othet sepiranis; for itin not doubted, but by waich- fal, woll-informod obuorver, that 'Clon, Grant is an espirant, The Presidont's onrcer Lins boon o sorlos of ad- yontures and strpriscs, Lis wucoowses have do- flod all rule, Ho has takon largo aud uncom- ‘mon risks, and thero i nothing, irom bis staud- polnt, moro romarknblo in tho 'ides of a third torm than Lio bns eonstaatly encountored nnd rown usod to considoriug inhis past oxporienco. ot hio will find plonty of frlonds to Impross it with tho forco of tho idos,—to turn it rouud and round for bim,—to put It in faix lights, to mako it shnple, plausible, ind cotamonplace,— 7o may bo sura. Nor will theso adviuors coitio only from smong the sycophants and oflico- holdors, who look to & continitanco of tho pros- ont dynasty for a renowal of thoir lonse, couplod with a proportionato iucronso of chancos “Uho vislt of Gen. obert Foombe to tho Prosi- dont was donbtless monut to be n slinplo coirtos and nothing moro, 1t was recoived in all like hiood in tho way of n curivus good nnturo chgr- actoristio_of Gon, Grant, Dut, whon it iy ro momberod that Gon. Toomibs' i au_oarnost and_outgpolion Imporialisty who doou ot olsim nlloginnes to {his country, and seeks nothing so ardontly 08 n rovolution ‘which shall givo it a mastor, tho cordiality which ho mot b tho White Houko, and tho plensuro which n call protractod much boyoud tho conven- tloual limit guvo to the occupnut of tho Whito Tlouso, may bo worth mokiug note of. It is & Btraw which polnts Southward, whero it shovs tho oxistenco of & small, buk, in cases of emor~ gonoy, a revolute body of mon, who, worn ont and disgusted by partisan mingovornment and ‘malignity, rogard the tuted tormi as tho boglaning ofthe ond of both, This class has no porsonal ill-will foward Gon. Graut. It recognizos the niawy soldiorly acts whioh marked bis conduct in ilo closing of tho Viar, tnd tho many sccouiblo and complacent feaiutca of biy disposilion as a wn, Tuthinks, mistakonly, that any chango would b for tlo bottor; not keelng_tlint, undor tho Torsonal Governmont it would ot up for Gon. Grant, tho prosont abuses would b imugul- od. . g Gon. Toombn fs but tho spolkeaman of this clo ont. 110 i8 nt onco a most intropid and a most Dbrillinnt man, and, howover & souud and rational Ropubliconium mny detest biu destructive ton- doncics, I am not propared to, got him down us tho recklcss porgon o is deseribod to bo, Dur- ing ihirty yours ho lins_boon ws rusbly advanced in bis opinions and uttorances s he s to-day, I bopo o is not now eo_ dangorously proplstio 1io dostroyad tho Whig party to malis himself o lcador of tho Demoeratic purly, Lio dost-oyed the Domocratio purty to mako himself a londor of thio Socossion party. His dostructive prodifuc- tious and prowess manifostod thomsolvos forthe thurd timo just a8 tho Confodoracy wwas on tho avoof ita’ inloront destruction.” Ifois by no meann too old to come 63ain £o tho front ns a dostroyer of tho Ltepublic, which, after his fuil- uro to destroy. the Union, seams 'to ve & sort of second choico with him. 'Tlo s parfectly logicnl in his views ond nims; aud, if tho fght for tho old traditions of fibeity i lost in '76,—for_those sentimental traditions whose extinctiou will be tho fororunnor of a practical avd progrossive revolution in the Govornment,—wo may eco "Poombs onco moro tha londor 6f & party, sup- portiug n Coutt, aud qunring, 110 old socoitut at Iasb by tho agency of & coup d'etat. Tu tho menntime, Gon. Grant is backed by the capitalists, who dréad political changos of evory Lind aud foal that they cau roly o hir, and by the oftico-holders, who ought to Lo siron; enongh to command the forms of & third nomi= nation. ‘This yooured, ho can_ brust to Juck, 08 bo Lins always dono, for th_issue, aud, in sbort, will b tho onndidato to bo bedten.’ As timo moves e up nosrar wud neatet to th fleld, un- Inown aud uncspected objocts may revenl thoms selves, but, in tho midst of the provailing fog, theo outliica appoar: tho Republican putty 16 rulod by tho oftico-holdors, and tho Prosident Tufts thiom by tho commots 1aw of reciprocul fu- torost; thore 18 mo ono Ropublican sirong onough to unito the portyngainst its organizors: onch of tho Ropublicats londors is just atrony onaugh to make way with kis noxt-door rivaly and thus, if tho clection wers upon us, vi should find Gon, Grank mastor of tho only cor puct body in o political fiold, equipped with Tunitions and moncy in_abundauco, with & Qispiritod Soutb, s domoralizod -North, aud & dividod opposition to stand botwoon bim and Lis pubition. “Ili080 who poob-pooh suggostions liko theso aro thogo who bollova notlitig poswiblo wliich is out of the old ordor, aro thoso who Will readil fall into tho programma aftor it has boon dovel- oped. Thord nrd not Oty Ropublicavs in Con= gress whom Gen, Grant May 1oL count on in an amorgoncy. Tlioko whio protost tho contrary with most voliomonco, will bo tho surout o comd up Lo the weratel when (ho timo for aclion ar- rivos, Tho South i a convoniont lovr by which tho party-drill can bo ot all timea onforced, and thus o potard shuped by tho North mny, i the ond, hoist it out of it libertids. Tha timo may comno whon the South will find 1o cecape from malignant logislntion and mis- governmont but by following Gen. Toombs en Tagso iuto the Impovisl-oamp, But i€ should al Ieast mako ono moro fight for the old froe-born signals, Tho peoplo of tho Northiworo not con- aclous of tho wroug they did thomeolves whon thioy put tho Soutl in ironn, and they do_not nt ‘heatt support the scundalous outburits of hnto wihioh ovory vow and thon uproar in Congres- sionnl logislation, and may b hoard every timo such malignants as Conkling and Hoaf open {hoir lps. Tho trouble hus been, that tho Soutls bias bind 0o sudionce nt tho Nouth, Tho peoplo of tho North Lavo rccoivod wmost of theic im- pressions grom profeissionsi iibelors of the South, amar's spocch on Sumuor surprised Now Eng- land, o« e rabuked the hypoerites who, detosiing Sumber, would have indo o vindiotive Radical {ubiloo bver hia cotinld, 1 declnro, witkont o loast feur of contradiction, thab the only really incera oulogios on Sutauor wero thoso of Lymar, who sebresontol thie gonoroslly of the South, and_Seburz, who was Sumnor's pri- vato friond, and ncithot conteined n syliablo of- fonsivo to oy patriotic national sontiment. Ono dny,—lot u i1opo at » day boforo it it too lnto,— New Engleud will learn tha #ucly mon as Monr and Hnvloy ato hor worst onomied, Tho South shouid ulso kuow Lint tho poople of New Bnglaud ave e liberal nathe Southern peoplo are, sud as willng to rench o good accord. joston would welcome Lemae with houors, sud yot Lnmar only spoke in tho name of tho ‘Soutl, obinining Dy Li oloquonco and addresa the audienco whioh i often doniod to mau of loss gouius. Lioth soc- tions should consider the ciroumstancos. it nuny, or it may not, be of good oman : but ona Using It cortafu, 1T it 1a not,—i¢ tho minslounrics of 1uuin who walk abrond in Congross and ont of Congross, fomenting strifu und rajsing up mu- Huallisrust, avo not suppluntod by botior men, v may ' woll bid good-byo to tho Ttapnbic, wud iy, Al bl t0 Toouabs snd tho Tasplial, 4 — 5 sour Weightu,» Undor this boud tho Loudon Medicat Record enyuy * Upon U averago, bova ut bixtl weigly #littlo moro and girks a Titlo less thau Gi¢ Paunds, - Tor tho first nino years tho two rexon continue nosrly squal n wolght, Lut Loyoud that Ainio males scquiro, & docldd. propoudoruice, Plhus, yowug mon of 20 averagoabout 143 pounda cach, while tho yOUNg womon of 20 nvaraga 140 pounds. ton rauoh ihole howviost bulk at ubont 15, whon they average about 162 pounds, but ‘Wwomon lowly Jucronso in walght until 60, whou {hole avorago 18 ubout 128 pounds, “Taking mon and womon togethor, thoir weight at full growth avafugon about twonty timos uy lioavy as thoy ora on tho firab dny of tholr oxistonce, Moit e fiom 104 potid Lo 220 potidy, sud women from 88 pounds to 207 pounds, 'Wlio actunl wwalght of human nature, taking the avoruge of agod aud conditfons, nobles, olorgy, (i {alors, maidons, bove, girle, and bablo oluded, s vory: uearly'100 pounds, Thouo figuros ate givon in Avolrdupols welghn, but tho adyos eaton of tho superlorily of womon might make & nlco point by Introducing the rulo_ that womon b woighed by troy.walght ke othor jowels and mon by avolrdnpols, ~Tho fgires wil thon stand——yoring mon of 20, 143 poundn_osolt soung womon of 20, about 140 pounds oach, an %0 on,” TIEXAS, The Oity of Austin—Tho Loglsinture— Cropa—wWhat the State Noedu, Corrospondanes of Ths Chicago Tribune, Austiy, Tox,, Moy 12, 1674, Nestled 1n among tho hills, surrounded with treon, this littlo clty prosonts sn attractive ap- ponranco,—tho attraction of Nnture, not Att. Man Las douo but littlo to benutify st. Tho strootn aro frroular and hounos small, Most of thio foucon nro of codar ponis, drivon closo to onoh othor, prosonting n strong rescmblanco to o stookade. To any ono latoly from tho North, tho wnub of nontnoss and thrift i vory apparont, Btreots and nlloys avo uncared for. Tho clty lins grown vory rapldly the lant five enrs, Thors nro somo good atoros and othor usinogs-housos, nnd uitw. churchon, all woll at- tonded. _ Tho 'Trenbytorlans and ' Mothodiats liavo ench wo orgnizions, * North” wd “Bouth," . Tho Capitol 1a a stone bullding, low nnd rathor clumsy-looking, but well built for tho atuto of tho conntry ot that timo, Tl Tronsury ‘and Bupremo Court bulldiugs.aro also of stons, but Lave nn oir of dacny, Tho Land-Ofiico in a Liaudnome building. 'This Capitol gronuds might bo boouliful, ‘o park consiuts of n kuoll, wloping gontly ou all sidos. Thero aro_somo maguifogul foroal-ress live mud post onks, I tho inclosuzo; but carriagos are driven ovor tho uward ond horeou tied 0 tho grand old trans. Waod for the o of tiio Loglslaliiro is cattorad around promitouously, tho dobria acoumulating from yoar to your, Lvidontly noatness ia not an clomgut of tlio Toxes charactor, oithor in publio or privato liro. Tho Tourlconth Logislaturo bas adjourned. Thio kegsion ks beon loug, ‘he main featuro wcomed to bo to rovoke il bills passed undor Ditvis’ Administration, right or wrong. Just on tho avs of djournmort, & slight wpisusantnots nroso over tho publio printing, and it hoa dovel- opod moro than a suapicion of corruption aniong the ranks of tho Domoorata, Tho wheat-crop 8 o fuluro in this locallty and, judging from the verdict of tho farmor coronls will Tiot bo & success notil weed ju jm ported from thio North. Good, sclontific farmiug ia unknown, thongh Talr supply of good fools i now on tho markiot; but theso olil fogics pro- fer to nke n' **bull-tongue,” and do_with four mon nud mulos whet ouo man can do with n oul- tivator. Thoy havd 2o faith fn ¢ Yankeo" ma- chinery; sny it fa just nado o swindle them. Cotton 15 looking nicoly ;' ponches and fig nro noarly ripo; uunil frdits aro In._market ; ‘o, Leans, potatom, cte., aro plouty, and will soou Do out of wonon, Moboy Is eeardo and times aro Dinrd. Tho climnto Is delightful,—warm in tho aun during tho middlo of tho doy, but thero fs always o good braozo from tho southyest. The nights and mornings nro cool, and thore fa little ornona of tho lauguor and woarinoes folt far- ther North during epring, “Toxan ie o Stnta of bonndloss rasources, and, if tho right kind of immigention comeo In, s n groat future ; but ab present thoro is ittlo onter- Driso displnyed. Nently all articlos of worchun~ dito ara brought from tho North, Even in flour and bacon tho Stato is not solf-supporting, Tho Northorn influx will probably be largo this sear. Tt in to bo Loped so, for it will bring monoy, on- torpriue, and busingss hablts,—all sudly noeded. Thoro are hundrods of avonues of wealth open to thoso who como possossed of any oz all of tho abovo qunlifleations ; nnd on them Texts tho po- litical, inancial, and' socinl fatnso of Toxas. SUNDAY'S NEWS: - Locals A monster potition for u horse railway on Wo- Dot wvenuo, signod by proporty-owniers and lesscen ropresonting o total of 13,250 feat on tho avonuo, north of Tiwenty-eocond streat, will bo Drosopted to thio Common_Counil this ovoning. —The wnnual meoting of tho Tilinois Huwano Sociely was hold Saturdsy aftoruoon, DBy tho roport of the Lxceutivo Commilteo it appenry that during tho yoar thoro woro made 81 arrests, and 65 finct wero impored for oruolty fo ani- mials ; 95 abandoned hovses woro killed by tho Socloly, and 57_by ownors; while 200 disabled horses wero ordered off tho stroot. The lon, Jobu O. Doros was re-olected Prosidont of the Buciety. —It is cotimated (hat 26,000 will bo neoded to carry on tho Freo Publio Library during tho cutront sour. —The Mayor of Now Orlanns ncknowlodges the recelpt of S1.D70.50, contributed by moin- Dors of tho Grocers’ Exchaugo of this city to tho veliqf of tho Laulsinun sufforers. —'Lio second champlonship ftame of hase bl botweon Lho Athlatics, of Philadolphia, and tho Winto Stookings, of Chieago, was played Sntur- duy attornoon, aid rosulted In a victory for the Atllotics by o'scora of 7t0 2. —Tho trinl of Prof. Swing was resumod by the Chicigo Proshytery Suburday morning, ‘fho Tov. Mr, Noyes, counsol for Prof, Swing, clotied his argument, maintaining that tho prokecution Dad utterly failod_to mako out acnso. Drof. Tatton then putin bis roplication, in which e Toitorated the clnim {hat ‘Trof. Swig had beon falda to tho Confession of Faith, nud was gen- orally unsiound in doctrino, Tho Prosbytory ad- Journed until 9:30 this morniug. Congreshs BENATE, Not in scaslon. HOUSE OF NEPRESENTATIVES, ITho bk oxtonding tho time for application for hountios to Jan. 30, 1876, waa pied ; alko. & Dill_extonding tho timo for the pryment for Jands in Kansns on tho Miaml Reservation ; alko, & bill to logalizo cortain entries of*land under the Homestond luw. In Committeo of the Whole tho Houto con- sidercd the Consular nnd Diplomatio’ Approprin- tion bill. An amendmont_to ropay tho pum of 67,000 to tho Govorumont of Byzzil which lnd Deon obtnined by o disgracoful proceeding on tho partof & former Mibistor to tho Court, wau agroed to, aud the bill being roported to the Houso, wwas possed. Aricansas. Doth houses of th Legislaturo pasgod a bill for tho asnembling of a Constitutionul Conven= tion on tho 14th of July, tho election to bo held Juno 80, A joint resolution of thanks to tho Ton. W, W. Witshiro, 3L, O, wns also pussed. In tho Tougo, ull oflices woro declerad vacant ; the Hon.J.'. Borry was olocted pormanont Speatior, and Col, O, €. Reed, pormunant Clork, Tho Drdoke foreon occupying tho Biato Houso surrendored yesterday, and_the mon aro boinis eont to thoir homey, ~ Tho State-Fouso hus beon turnod ovor to the proper ofticers. . Koreizhe "Tho Govornmont’ was defontod In tho Fronch Assembly on the queation of the early considora- tion of the Blogtoral aw, by u voto of 817 for to ST agniust givin ié ety o ho regulor ordor of Lusiuoss, A'ho_ Assembly immediatoly ad- Journed, and tho Ministry tonderod thei rosig- jations. Considorsblo oxcitoment oxists in Taris, and tho now Dlinistry hing not yot boen ap- poluted. . 2 —Tho Spanish Govornmont: has called into ao- tive gorvieo forty battalions of the resorves. —Tho Czar of Ttussls recvived tho diplomatio corps_on Batnrday, having visited tho ex-Em- pross Eugenio in tho morning. Miscellanoons, The juryin tho MoCook murder trnl, in Yankton, D. T., hns been completod, and’ tho trinl will bogin to-day. —A man named Giray stsbhod Iis brother-in- Taw, named Allon, in_Baginaw City, lich., yos- torday, falally wounding him. —T'io Ramun_Catholiu Pilgrims sailed from Now York for Lo Hnvro, Frinco, after graud ‘coremonics fu . Patrick's Cathedral. —Atiornoy Goneral Bloan, of Wisconsin, on Baturdny, askod louve to fllo an information agoiust the Milwankeo & 8t. Paul, and tho Chi- cago & Norihwostorn Railway Companios in_ an notion of quo warrnto. An aunwowis expoctod in the Juna torm, commoncing Tune 9, —Waston failod to complete his 500-maile wallr, giviug up on the 430th milo, i —Tho' Ways and Mouns Committoo fallod to extract much information from Prancott, San- born's lawyor, Lo clatming that Lo could not di yulge profensionul oorots. “lho President hnn oxprewsed unoquivooal condemnation of tho Finauco bill just pasod by tha Sonate, and, unless amended ‘in tho Houss, it will probubly bo vetood. —Tho New Brunswick [ouso of Assembly hos boen dizsolvod, nud s now oloction ordorad for Juue 80, i s A Cold April. Prof, Toomis, of Yalo Collogo, snys that lnst month’ way the coldost April known in New Havon dusing porlod of ninoty-six yoaru. ‘Iho mosn tomperaturo for the month in that oily s 40.G dogroon. 1o ovon nost cakicat Aprll Aurlig P fong poriod woro oo of 1784, 1810, 1818, 1821, 1820, 1893, and 1850, Tho coldeat ono Liofor tho prouaub yoar was tiat of 1831, when ilio mony tomporaturo wan 41,0, In 1860 the o fonpornturo. was 417, ' Prof. Loomis 1 poiuts cut 1he facl that tho Novembor of 1873 wag tho ooldest hitherto rocordod in Now Haven, meking two mouthe of exirome cald within s period of halt & yosr, i THE PULPIT. [Continuei from the Becond Pase.] Tla vine, bountiful and bonlgnant, tranncondant in b4 gooduoss, mngnificont in 1lis morcy, rathor than gloomy, torrible, and vengetul, au o yeaufoo often roprosonted by.tho toxchings of unothor ago, Chrlutianity, a8 proachod by it foundor, wata brond snd ‘ennobliug bellof. It tnnght Il that was boat and most Jovely i di- vine nnturg, nnd souglit to mold yonlt human nn- turo, kn n# far as was ponviblo, after things thnt worg honveuly. Tho orn of Tligions porscou thons and iunng bigatry did mucl to miar It bonuty, but _coulil nob nesail it principlos, bo- cauno these wero immortal, founded on tha ut- Vornncas of Jostie Ohrint, ion by uéop, roason liled oole with tho orl: innl dootrinos of tho Ghrlutisn roligion, in which nolliing conld Lo found thnt was contradictory of, or nulagonlatio to, tho goutus of civilization, £n' fack, it wnn_tho gorm of that olvilizing in< fluenco ' whloh tind_ ovorsprasd tho world, and ozilnguishod most thinga that wora * inimical to chnrity, and to the advancomout of tho humun miud on thnt glorlons road marked out for it by the Havior of the world, ‘Tho Litoral Chnreli was not s Olhurch of horosy, in tho tonmo of that torm gouer- olly tmed by porsons who olsimod to Bo orthodox. On tho contrary, it Procinimod tho enduring truths whicli etk (imaolf hnd proncbied, and ft brought thono who ehrank from tho storn dogmas, and fanntionl tonots of tho old sohool, fito the mukn of the Just, Although cllod Livoral, it might faltly 2y clnins to riid consorvatiom, for it was built wpon thoso words of lovo and truth which Lind Doon ultored noarly twenty conturion ago by tho sliorea of Calileo. It had sbandoned tho orypla and by-wayn_in which Chiristianity had floun- dorad throngh long sges, bocauso of tho pro- sumpLions iiterferico of man with tho cardinal principlea of dirino onunclation, and - was iravellng in the opon ighwnys of religions progress, followlng tho baunor of Glurlst with €46 dovotion and enduranco which ovin zonlaud oonneious roctludo could alona nspiro. o peoplo of this aga could ot bo inducod 1o’ holiovo the torriblo_teachings of o certain clans of roligionists, Thoy looked boyoud Lhe morrov ideas of indlylduals, to tho broader flolda of boliot which Chriat lind oponod to tho {aso of tho firet Christinns, Thoy folt that God wes morciful and just, ond that He did_not orosto man” to il upon tlis eorth ho poeltion of o oringlog’ sorf, Who belioved thnt ho was to bo whippoll of ncorplons, nnd condomnod_ to tormonts that woro wnonding. B, tho Lthoral Church, whiflo It taught that an ovil lifo would bring it own punishment even in this world, also taught tho ivine Creator woighed in tho tenlo of ju- tico tho weslnosscs of morality, and that thoso who coneclottionsly followad ilio rulo of love to all moo, and laborod in Some Moasure o givo that Jovo n practionl shupo, might hopo for tho foy of an ctornal lifo, Its misslon was to roscio mankind from the vortex of infidelity into which tha atubborn orthodoxy, botn of rancor and par- dopution, st L ngvitably punged thoat (o toflch Lo peoplo that to liva & good life Libro was 10 morit salvation beyond tho grave 1o toach tham_ thot God was 18vo; to mako ro- ligion sttractivo rather ilan ropulsive, and, above all, to show them that tho tonohings of true Clristianity—tho Chrintienity of Chrint— wora in fall accord with tho highest thoughts and noblost aspirations of tho hunian mind. This_could not bo stigmatized s 0 roLrogros- sion, uuloss in tho ecuso of seoling truth ai tho fountain-hend, and \',ivlnE, it forth bright and untainted to 'n world nthirat for the henling wators of salvation. Tho Liboral Church paintod tho Master In colors that woro divino, Behind Tim they placed no lurld clouds, no forkod light- ningy, tlashing vongoanco upod tho world. - Ho appoarad not I the storma _snd terrors of tha Dount of Stun, but in tho sndw-white rohes tnd Uadlike splendor of tho transfigured,Christ. It showed Lo Lho repontant, sinuor not” tho ohioru: bim, with flaming_swords, guarding the otornal gntes, but tho Lamb prepared to receivo thoao of iy peopla who nttompted, howover luuably and imporfectly, to flfill tho ond for which ' they woro erented,—tho gorvico of Cod and tho bene of thoir fellow-moa. Guch was tho Church that in tbis nivoteonth contury, iu the light of n eplondid civilization, raited sgain tho standard _of tho croms, ond, without fear, called upon tho rencration that surroundod 1t 10 follow thiat gacrod symbol on tho rond to n hoavenly immortality. And tho world was rap- idly falling vto tho ranks of tho now miesion Tt recopnizod tho truo toachings of tho Gospol ; aud fnfidelity would fiud ite mont invinciblo op jouent, not in tho severo sclool of orthodoxy. e n tho attractivo_clomaricy ahd UnADSWOTa: blo teachings of tho Liberal Chureh, whono mis- sion It was fo rostore, fn_hariony and in glory, tho Lonoflcout rula of Criat simoug all eroods and uationy, —_—— A New Needles ‘A ldy in San Francigeo, tho Chronicle of that citv says, lias invonted & now neodle, the im- provement consisting in making a neodlo of any sizo without an oy for tho thread, but with, in- slond, o holo bored Iongitudinally futo thoe hond or lnrgor end thereof to tho dopth of a quarter of an_iuch or therenbouts, which holo is ar- rangod with & sorow-thrond. The ncedle, ibis claimod, will carry any kind of thread, and oan Do used for overy purposo. It is thought that it will bo valifible,” 180, a6 & surgical necdle, as 1t will roquira bub ono'thread, the ndvaniage of which will bo that & smatlor Kolo will bo mado in puwsing » noodlo through nny substanco than jould bao to bo mido by tho partally doubled tlwond of the ordinnry oyed needlo, Prince Organs~53,000 in Uno. Recd’s Templa of Alusid, Ohicogo, offers thero first- clasa Iustraments at the vory lowest vrices for cash or time, Money rofunded it mot ealisfactory. Clroulars sout freo, - ———t e —M. Thoodore do Bsuvillo is credifed with ¥ Tory baney solort Ly the Clarstard. 1t appears that ho was boing bored the othor ovening at a party by av individual who asked him all sorts ot foolikh " questions.- *** Can you tell mo, pir," snid this person, **how vorses aro mado, for I confess 1 have nover beon ablo to undoratand ?” ‘Tt is Yory eosy, sir. Roally. You tako linos of un- equal longth, Jon put rhymes ot tho end, 2ud talent inside of them.” HAhI” + DEATIIS. i Tenlan Stnden, wifo of Frodorick Stacon, o, "from. tho rosldanco of bt father, at 205 North 2 Soey 203 1. tn, Felonds of ihe fac B Tally Jositen 13 nrtond, 1 onoe oF the faslly STAADEN~ A tho realdoo of her parante. 265 North DEarbormats, Taulen, wito o Pordinard 1, Staadon, Trumeral Mondey, oay 18, 04 9 p. i, by cavrieg ncoland. DUNN—AL Novzda Oits, Callfornin, Moy 9, Thomns O, Do Rrrasely o £ et S b imptonat Culena O AUCTION SALES, By €. C. THAYER & CO,, ‘Roal Estato Irokors and Auotlonoces, 165 12, Madison-at, Solondid Lot o Camal-st, 40160 foat, enst front, botwoou Pallk and wing. AT ATCTION, Qo MONDAY AFTIINOON, May16, st d'olack, on I promisys. ‘Halo will bs positivo and wittiout rosorva. Titlo porfest, Jhiling, e, Eor i oty selynos ST Five Lots Tlinos and Indiana-sts, in Blook 2, Kin- zio's Addition, AT ATOWION, On Wodnesday, May 30, at 10 1-2 o'clock a, m., at Ttoal Entoto Exchango, Opon Board of 'Trado Tloom, 1P LaSalluat., will bo sold Lots numbercd 2 4, 0, 8 il 0in Sub-Blook 20f Blook 10 Ju Kinalu's Addition to Ohleago, oach F01109 feat, Lots3, 4, and 0 feant sonth on Tliots-at, Tota8'aud 10 tront north on Tudimuat, * PITLE PERFECT--SALE POSITIVE, TIRS-One.third cash, balauco ka1and 2 soars with Intaroet ut 8 por vont. 6 ResidenceLots On North IToyne-st. and Wilmot.av,, noor Milwaukee-av., AT ATCTION,, On Wednosdny, May 20, at 10 1-2 o'olook, At Ttonl IZstata Kxc) (0 ] fa Tt iR anhont kg 4y, nind 44 $u Bk g, Fron twoan Heyuo and Roboy sta., it i e 4 gits Addinad to Oiifenga. Lot eai ogte ALY R bt e e itn kAL mfi:u'-'l‘hu b Dalance 1162 sours i § par o AUOTION SALES, By WM. A, BURTORE & 66, .'uzorrxomammg,tl =00, 108 BABST M.ATD 'af 46 RESTDENCE LOTS ‘Whittier's fiubdivision, SOUTH CHICAGQ, Hondey Afernoon, May 16, ot 2 o'lock, it At Butters’ Saloarootne, 108 Fast Madiso WM, UTTERS & CO. UATALOGUE SALL OF Miscellaneous Books, TURSDAY AFTERNOON, M Y e Btoacaor |l|?l£::llll\l.nd1w1:|-:{.m 'X" Dhiselol h e 4B tlfeatio ooty AmHiaAdgE Workae o v able Ntustratod, Olasst. "Wk, Ao BUTTENS & CO., Anctlonoors, The Entire Stock of GEQ. F. GLASER & 00, WHOLESALE JEWELERS, AT ATUCTION, ‘THE BALE COMMENCING s Welneslay Moraing, Hay 20, at 10 olog] Gonttnulug day aud ovening notil (ho wholo fs sold, At Slore 99 MADISON-ST, mext West of Dearborn-st, Tho stook gonaists of Fino Gold Jowelry of evory kind, Gold 8ilvor and Ellv?nr-l\rnggtsv.‘i! %37::2%‘;?&“&-3%3 a line of ¥'ine Platod Jowel: - s ino o pa Somlryytho wiile com $30,000 In value, will bo acld writhout S0t R130, the "Shor Sanen Gae 8o Oounters, ings Wil b ol nftar bho siadk 1a slorag: it The P’ 'UBLIO and the r avall thomuotvos of fhis ° P @ chanco ta GRAND FREE SALE; Commoncing Wodnondny, May 20, at 10 o'vloolc, at 98 Tnss Madison- g1 Baloarcouns, 108 Mndisonor. -~ CPPOsite ur ‘WAL A, BUTTERS & 00., Auationdors, NEW FURNITURE, - Bugnigs, Table Gutlorv, G ity and SIvet M ney Wisto, Y ulte Iay 20, at 85 o'olock,at our Salosrooms, BUTTERS & CO., Autioncom. Ty Gouls, Colin, Preas, ftraw Goods, Boots and Shoes, ;l‘fll)llfihl\\'. May 21, nt 0 o'clock, at our Balozroums, uotlonsors, By N. P. HARRISON, On Monday, May 18, at 10 o'clogk, ‘The Entiro Stock in Store 167 SOUTH CLARK-ST., Botweon Madison and Monros-sta., AT ABSOLUTE AND PEREMPTORY SALE. FINE O PATNTINGS Elegant, Chromos, Steel Engravings FinoFrames Picture Cord, &c., &c., In short tho entire stock of Hlozant Goods, This 18 AN ABBOLUTHLY UNRESERV. ED 8ALE, and tho wholo stock will be closod out on thet day. _N.P.E PAWNBROKER'SSALE Urredeemed Pledges, At our Salosroome, 304 & 208 B, MADISON-ST., On Tusies, Hay 19, at 10 aud 2 12 gk, All the Pladge foriolted B g no Solitara and Clustor Di 4 nnd Stiver Walohas, of Atsrions. S and Bngliskmalcora ; Tine Gold Jowblry and Ohoins; Slid Silver ond _Plated Warst [} ;:"‘m‘,‘;‘“. gxefi Gr]iw:an, Rovolvors, oto; Ao ono v o Platod’ Show-Cago, ben' Salo poeltivo,Without reserve, foreash, N ETEOAER: Aneu By GLO. P, GORE & 18 & 70 Wabash-av., AUCTIOX S8ALE OF DRY GOODS, . BY CATALOGUE. A Silo for TUESD: o BCOERDI Gl Bloca Lhom i3, fommioyeing ito. finglusdico ot Tabln on plared Wers™firdwaro, Fools v Stylo Hath and Caos,’ Clathy Cisir i Lines Sntssufee, Birtw‘cod: 14 i o el Eall ow Conta® Turnishing. Gois a ey Taney Goods, :n"?an{,“’.‘m?v1.'|"n35?"(5'5n’3|-",‘«‘.§m?'.’,’,,5"c£fl'.§f ok Loy £l Tinu Cottagjand Ingeain Ca 2 o Ll d;m:“h?! ngeain Coruuts, Gatalog: CO., GID. T, GORE & Co., it h Wakdtar. Cusom-nade pen i Top Buggis, emoonts, and Harness, At Auotion, on TUSIDAY, May % P MR e i co., Wbasli-Ar, CATILOGUE SALE Of . % i) ; T By BELISK, Y & CO. Special Calozus Bale at Auction of BEAUTIFU FRENCH BRONZES, ¥ an,nfl Elozant Doslgns in Harble Figury Alabanster Slatusttas, G_roupa, VasesIrns, Antique Statuary, Figuros, Frono 21-Day Olooks, &o, &0, &ox #mfll;“;‘;’}&“nx‘“fifi(\‘).I'!I(!,der Palmor Hanse, cony b-_un(!uuln: Alftdoon nt ¥, 2 117 bttty Silucks g &nd ihvontysat 7: T ooy ol sngu, S, £10 Lhostat 73 @ Inges, i rgosnl inest_collectlin ol the ah a""a'f.’v"u““‘fq:.'x""f"fi’ l,l,. Glvionnoul By HOGES & C Rest Patnte Auctious shd c..,:mh»\n?';'xmu-ne ‘Murblo.frout Aol Rinnve, (98 Wask Labatr "™ WE ALY, SLLL On TUSSDAY MOING, Hay 19, 104,y an Line of CARPETS, Voleot, Bughyh body Ti N!:'-|'x°ufi3:.1‘z'.‘éumu'}«' OiC, baoston o, thrdo-ny Fino Mlarblo-ton Chamue ‘i, P Olitians, o oldGo e g A o MONH1SOR, Wi WL 8 MOWT, A uctioneor, GREAT SAT: OAWOOLENS By WILMIDING 1 el et A tedlal, limpacts. ang "Il('\!ll\uryfi 5,500 Biors WOGT NS, Dyordor of MossrsARDING, COLIY & Co,, On Phursda oy 21, 1874, ottt vob oo bl e in Hiuks, ’x'“fiii Drowus, and Olive Lty bl praloc antire radustion ot Alao 150 Pldian 4 and 64 width Al 4 e, i bnfucd Iargo lino of Tloavol Lorsosand Dugglo z (otlo st T athesat sommorot bllonipy flmlre:t‘lxn‘ May, vuia 5, ChiCD nts ol 84 103 el oy ¥ Waton Twolith au e it A 1arnoss, throc Aaul soaconed cluar ‘%ah linibor sonioued liar Diiutinhers 2o Tout o iy Baicoa lmbor, "y A ety of'd