Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1874, Page 2

2 e . PROF. SWING. The Trinl Gradually Drawing to a Close. Dr. Holsey Speaks in Reply to Dre Pattorson, : —— 'l‘w'onty-eigm other Presbytors Give Their Opinfons. whioh hio gavo to the sermon ¢ Obristianity and Dogma " was an indioation of this tendonoy. 1In one sormon Prof. Bwing had sald thoso dgo- trines woro dying around pur firosidos s tha}, thoy " woro's dend lottory and it was by anoh toachiug as tlils that many poople bolloved that tho Confosalon of TFaith wau obsololo,—that it was & rotten platform, having boon. pronounced such by thio nowspapors, 110 folt that tho dootrines had a donthloss Jifo {np]flnflno , and he hold to thom bocause tho fathers hiad, They ware not going to dlo. Thoy might bo brought into dlss roputo, and havo arrayod against .thom the hos~ tlily of n uku&)tlnnl and unbolloving world, bub thoy woro.aa dealhless an tho Word of God. . THE PLEA. The ploa of Prof. Bwing was then advertoed to, Dr. Hnlaoy clalming that it _showed that the acouscd hiad not only dopnriod from somo of tho doctrines of tho Church, but - that ho ridionlod thom. Others might not hold tho ipsissimn —_— vgtbl of the standards, but thoy did not rovilo thom, e £ . - ., Swing has | Mo also roforred to tho mibjoot of Infant Out of Thirly-one, Prot. Sl dni\l‘x’mtlnn. nsgorting that thntdoé‘h-lnnhud not. Twonty-three. boon taught by tho Prosbytorian Clureh, though Prof. Patton Counts 8ix, and Two Are Non-Committal. Hopes of Finishing To-Day. MORNING SESSION, ' Tho Chicago Prosbytory ronssombled In the, Flrst Presbyterian Churoh, cornorof Twenly~ first street and (ndiana avenno, at half-past 9 o'olook yeatorday morning, the Rev. Arthur Mitchell in the obair. The attondance waslarge, but fower poople were prosent than during any sosaion last woak. . DR, MALSEY Aftor tho usual preliminarios, Dr. Halaoy ad- @rossed the Court substantislly as follows, in re- ply to Dr. Pattorson: Ho oonld frankly oy that hio had not oxpected or dosirod to say much in the making up of tho Judgmont of the oaso. Until Mongsy lio had no purposo to do ko, and accordingly had made no specinl propsration, and would addross himself pimply to the points that had auggostod thom- solves to bis ‘mind in tho coursoof tho tosti-- tmony and tho dlsousslon had at the pravioua session. Mhera could be no duty more serlous and golomn than that of sitting in judgment on & brothor mintster. It was n rosponsibility from which all might woll desiroto ehirkif they could, but they could not do it. The ordinstion vows of God were upon them as woll as upon Prof, Bwing, and a8 E‘mahymu they must maet tho ro- spousibility and give thoir vordict. CONSTITOTIONAL QUESTIONS, Ho thon adyerted to.the constitutional ques- tlons involved, neking if thoy had arulo, o stend- ard, by whioh to_make up tiio judgment. Thoy woro cortainly loft to tho Scriptures alono. Asn Church, thoy had an_nuthority by which thoy must bo governed. In thelr formof government, queations wora put to overy candidate for ordi- nation and licensure, whichthey had rospondod to, and whioh, by the vory fact that_thoy con- tinuod minietors, thoy wore rogarded as con- tinually responding to. These quoations wero : Do you receive and adopt the Confession of Falth of this Ohurch, as ocoutalning the systom of dactrino taught in tho Seripturos ?” " Do you approve of tho Government and Didcipline of the Preabyicrinn Church of those United Btatos 7 *1Do you promise subjection to your brethren in the Lord?” And inthe onso of a candidato for licansura: Do jou ‘promiso to study tho peaco and unity, and the purity of the. Churoh ?" In making up their vordict, thoso questions should not bo forgotten, ' But the question aroso, in what sende did thoy roceive sud adopt o THE CONFESRION OF PAITH?, ] It was claimod that thoro was_n wide latitude of construotion ; but it uoemed to him that tha mattor had been cloarly sottled in tho past his- tory of the Ohurch, and by.tho acts of tho recent Breat reunion. o could not_ngren with soma of Iha&)ualtiunu taken by Dr, Pattorson, nince it seomod £o him that tho sonse in which thoy wero to roceive tho standards, and continua to hold them, was n geuso that hnd besn sottled, fn both tho Old and Now Schools, before, during, and since tho soparation—in the monse of the fntogrity of the standards, and thst thoy con- tainod the syatem of doctrino taught {n the Beriptures, ‘The two branches of the Church came togother on tho doctriuel basis of the atoudards ; aud nuythin[; which would {mpugn the doctriues or the basie would not b’ resog- nized by the Assombly. Suppose it should be found that a person had donicd one of the oasen~ tial doctrinesof tho Conlossion,—that he had rojeqted it,—would thoy recoguize him as atand- Ing iu full accordanco with the standard ? 'DELIVERANOES OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMDLY, ‘Tho sponker thon reforred to tho deliverances of the General Assembly at'tho time of the re- anion, aud the question of * liberty.” While'it wag true the Presbyterian Church had always recognized individusl liberty ag one of her birth- ll‘zhlu, and hnd always confondod for the rights of private Judgment, it was also true that indi- vidual liberty—tho right of privato judgmont— had beon bold to bo a right to bo exoroised with- In the doctrines of the atandards. To sustain this position, Dr. Musgrave was, quoted from, They wero not to bo tiod up by tho ipsissimn verbn of the Confossion, but they must hold tho doctrines, and not dony any ono of tlbom which would impair the integrity of the aystom. THE PROTEST, The protest A;inhmt tho reunion was noxt com- mented upon. It was presonted in the foar that tho Now School body was not roady for the ro- union,~that was, sound on the standards ; but tue answor of Dr. Bhedd sntisfied those who opposed the rounion that the New School was a8 sound and orthodox s body as the other, THE, HERMNONS, ¥ He had road Prof. Swing's sermons with oare- ful deliberation, and with an inoreasing convic- tion that thoy wore not In accordance with the systom of doctrine tought in Be Confession of Faith, on at loast three points which he (Halsoy) kiold to be essential to tho system, Thogo word- tho Bupreme Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ ; the Decrees of God—His eleot or predestination decreo—involving the whole doctrine of the Divino Soveroignty, the divine agency ; and the dootrino of Justificntion by Faith 'slons,— fustification on tho ground of Ghrist's. imputed righteousnass as distinguished from justification by works. ‘These dootrines wore not involved in the disoussion hotweon the 01d and Now Schools in 1837 aud 1838, and wero_scarcoly toucliod by any of the points contained in the Auburn deolp-. rationon any of* tho points againss which the rotest of 1868 was regarded as AD. anawar, Thoso dootrinos went deoper, and tharein it was thiat, whilo tho dactrines of tho Auturn declarae tion might not impair tha 8ystom (and had baen Jndged not to impairit), thes might impair if, and in his judgmont did impair it, Thoy wore to ho governod Ly their gwn syatom,—must b truo to it,—bocause thoyhold it us contniping the dooirinos taught in no Reripturcs, untik altored or 1opudiated, Bolong ar ‘ho standards romained unolnged, it was Lo Juty of the Church to acoopt and ad- hot to them,” Tho Prosbytory could ot nulify tho law, begsuse by their rounlon vows thoy stood boforo the world as adopting tho systom., If individual members conld not accept the doo= trinos, It was not the lrmflm:u of the body to override thom while atill olalming to hold thew miwisterinl vows, Tt would not do tosny tliat Yo doctrings had_beon so far doparted from a8 to muko an amendmont necossary. Until it waa mnde, they, ss Presbyterinus, wore bound to stand by tho systom in its intogrity, and thoro a8 no othor poition to_tako, excopt thab.of direct hostility to tho standards themsclves, and of direct disobedionce to the Church of which thoy wero membors, It was a very sorious thing for'a winiater or an eldor to do that, TiLI; AOTUAL AXD JISTORIO CHUROH, Ho thonght thero could bo no ground for # istinction botween tho Oburch actusl sud the Church historion],—Prosbytorianism as it was to-day, and Prosbyterianiem as formulated in tho standards, It'was_impossible for them to tako wuch o position, It J’wy did, whoro would thoy atand? What e tholr uitimatum,—their rulo of faith,—if thoy ware no longer governod Ly tho formulated standards? . Who was to bo the judge? and hiow woro they “to_determine what actual Prosbytorlaninm was? Bupposo a candi~ date for licensure or ordination oamo beforo the Proshytery, and #aid he stood on the basis of aotunl Presbhytorlaniam, und conld not subscribe to the hixtorical staudards—that e lind doparte ed from thom, and coutd not rospond afirmp- tively to tho constitutional quostions—oonid thoy ordain or license him 7 Wauld any Prosly- tery in the land do it? It was perfoctly manifost that thoy could not stand on any euch bosis, PHOY, AWING'S PIIIABEOLOQY, Tt acemed to him that the very gravamen ot the case was Prof. Bwing's use of words,— for instance, which meant doctrine in Ha had hesrd his prawlnlnfi with in- ey, wad oo and eharlty, and good will, an of that philanthropy, ’llo alg"“ v s,‘ g he 0t~ $illev £0 the faith of thio fathord, Tho very title ;"flo ma," s vlaw, exprossible pain on that point, In.t humauitarisniem cliaracteris! which was #o_excmplified in I'rof. Bwi n(,;. (Bwing) waa drifting luto the position of h poopla_hiad boon led to bolleve by Prof. Bwing's proaching that it hnd been. * THE BPEQIFIOATIONS AND ONARGES woro roviowed nt congiderablo length, the speak- or saying that the evidonca sup, rtod the ol loga- uons thiat Prof, Swing bad doparted from tho standards {n threo partioulars—as to tho Supromo Divinity of Christ, the deoreo of Election and Prodestination, aud Justification by Faith, In gonelusion, he said that thoro wns somo evangellcal trulhs in_Prof. Bwiog's sormons,— many things in which ho hoartily rejolecd,—but along with them wora errora; and it was upon the Inttor that the verdict of tho Court was to bo rendorod. DR, SWAZEY. ¢ Dr, swnzof twas the next spoaker. He ocou- pid about halt an hour dofending Prof. Bwing, and charactorizing tho trisl aa n movoment to ofore. . The Court thon adjourned until 2 p. m, ————e + AFTERNOON SESHION. The Prosbytery rosssembled at the hour nomod, and the expression of viows on the case was continuad, e W. 0. YOUNG, 3. §¥. 0. Young spoko of Dr. Bwazey's ad- drens, saying that it misropresented tho position " of the'proseoutor, 4nd of those Who wero con- strainod to vote in support of the monsures which ho had brought forward ; its tondoney was to toar opon tho wounds that had boon healed,’ o thon went on to talk of tlio caso, atating that, fooling his full responsibility to God, ho was con- strained to eny that tho preaching snd published utterancos of Prof. Bwing, in his judgmont, “wore not conpletent with his position a5 & min- istor in tho Prosbytorian Ohurck, or in accord with the doctrines of the Church ss formulated in the Confossion of Falth, ] A I DEAN wished that Prof. Swing wero more pronounced, yot lio could not voto to sustain the charges, Ho would vote upon the specifications aa they bove upon tho clinrges. . . MR, FARIE aald it mind was fully made up that the acoused was guilty. : DA. DLACKBURN . urged that the main quostion wae, '‘Have the oharges baon provon #"" not “Docs tho Prosby- tory sustain or justify tho course of the no- onsod?” The oral tostimony supported 'the as- anmqflcn that Prof. 8wing “wasan Evangelical Presbyterian minister, his plon uugpnrmd t, and tho Elders of his ghurch understood Lim to proach ovabgolical doctrines at all timos, Prof. Swing was not _ordained to preach Prosbyterianism in techuical or seiontiflo language, but to “mnin- tain the tratha of tho Gospel.” In his opinion, the chargos had not Leen proven, T * 3. N. BARRETT b was convinced that some of the speoifications under the firat chargo had been proven, but they 4ld not establish such a dogreo of unfaithfui- ness us would warrant his voting to sustain the oharge. Tha spocitieations under the charga of horesy did not support it, aud had been in effect sbandoned. MR, FOMSYTHR nfiunefl that tho prosooutor had not used every privato menns to settle the controversy before mnklng tlo charges. Ho maintained that Prof, Bwing’s preachiug and teaching had boon proven to bo ovangolical. W. F. WOOD Y #0id thers was Ono to whom their allaglance was duo moro than to men of earth. They should prayorfully and carefully come toa jlulgmuut, and tho outsido world sliould bs shown that tho oauso was decided free from porsonnl pm{ml]cau aud feolings, He had hnd doubts rogarding the soundness of Prof, Swing’s_teaching long be- fore doubts were exprossod in tho Inferior. Thero was no -perseontion in the matter, and carefulness should be exorcised in opening the door of liberality. He stood upon the Con- fosslon of Faith, and hoped to remain there as long as ha lived. . mm. numD asgortad that his ordination vow roqufred him to treat the Confcesion of Taith as a fallible, and not a8 an infallible, rule of faith and practics and those who took that vow were obligatad, 1 they Baw s dofoct in tho Oonfession, o point it out. The Biblo was the only infallibls rule. He believed that the prosooution had failed to sna- stain the chargo of unfaithfulness as well as the | other, and sliould, thorofore, vote for acquittal. ; TR DROWN felt (hat Lia was obliged fo voto on each speoi- fication in_its moral souso, aa implying or not implying the guilt of tho acoused. ’ . © ME. W'CLURE snld he shotld vote for acquittal , under all the speoifications and under both. charges, because he believed Mr. Bwing to be n Presbyterian, evangelical and orthodox. [Applause.} e % 3. T, TAYLOR . had given most caroful attontion to the case, but was obliged to” confosy that it had sssumod .the ehapo of & bubble which Lizd burst, leaving nothlug but & cold drop of susprise and sorrow that the obarges shouid over have been framed or entertainod.: [Applause.] i - Bm, ELY ¢ did mot proposo to make a speoch. [A voice, »Qood.") "Ho roturned 'thanks for the * courtesy,” and procoedod to say that the only rillo by which they could make up their judg-. mont was the Confession of TFaith, Tho torms \!Kon which & minister was recoived and held his ollice were sot forth in it, and by that law they muasbt be governed, hile he sym- potbized with the accusod, and rospoct- ed him, and did not impugn. hia moral integrity, ho did not think he roceived the Con= fesslon aud its doctrines in the- New Bohool gonge, Hoe wna induced to beliove - that “his doubtful expressions were used intolligently and purposcly 08 setting forth his doctrine; and, whon his prenching was taken in_a cumu- lated form, it showod that Prol. Bwing leaned to what was called # Unitarian” or;# Liboral Rolli- jon," Grent and}important issies were pen ing upon the trial, aud ghould he consult his | own porsonal foolings,' irrespectivo of the Church and the trath of God, ho would say to Trof. Bwing, ** Go and &ln no more.” [Hiseos.] DR, MITOHRLY 2 gaid that Prof. Bwing had undonbtedly used oc- ‘onsionally, in the conirse of his minfstry, lan- ngo which wss obsonre and objectionable, y;‘om » atriotly theological point of_view, This might be.said of allof them. . DButthey had ‘beon éxplained in such & manner a4.£0 lenve no round for occlesinatioal consure. He (Bwing) fiml said that ho ndopted the Confession by his oxpliclt denial -of the gocond churgo. The speaker tlmufihn the charges had beon anawered: 1, By Prof. Bwing'a deolarn- tion and avowals before tha Presbytery; 2. By tho oral evidenco; 8. By tho oxiended roadings from his sermons; 4. By o dusre- gnrd for his mental ‘charnoteristics, and the po-- ouliar purposes for which most of his published discourses woro Bpolon ;' 6, By the concassion of = roasonablo and honast liberty In the intor- protation, aud subsoription of the atandavds; and ho should be compelled to vote for mo- quittal. i MR, TROWDRIDGE thanked God for Prof. Swing, and wished there wes & David 8wing in every important centre in the whole country, wbo might develop the truth 48 God bad given It to him. Ho believed noth- ing had boon proven against his ortho- doxy, and that ihore wae more trua thoology preached in the pulpit of tho Fourth Chural than from the Obair of Dogmatis Theolo- In the Northwostorn University. [Liughtor, Wfi comparad tho theology of rof, Bwiug an Trof. Patton to tho ousoous systom, saying that iho former put the bones inaido tho Dody, and tho Intter hung_the skoloton on the outsido. [Groat lnnx‘vhlur.] Tho spcech of the * atnid 0ld antleman ¥ was vory facotous, and the audlonce aughod during the wholo of his ton mivutos. ’fl:o Trospytory thon adjourned until half-past 1 o'clock. ——— EVENING SESSION. The Oourt renssombled pnrsuant to adjourn- ment, the attondance bolng largor than at oither ©of tho provioua sossfons of the day, M, WALKER Paltorson, Or, Biackburn, and the Moderato ;Ho olaimed that thore Lad always beon o diffe: ouce in the lotarpratation of tho standards, And tost tho quoations which hed divided the Ohurch. wnld his views had boon fully oxpressod by Dr. that the toatof n man's thoology wag tho intor< rotation that had boon aoknowledged by tho hurols, N ¢ 5 3. T, MATTHEWE 5. would vota for aoquittnl, Tho oharge of “horeay bad dwindled aod dwindled untfi it wns no longor visiblo, and, ns Mark Twain -would sny, tho Presbytory was a ““gplondid-hunting- round,” If Prof, Patton wanlod to hunt for orotics, ho could put him ou s -trnok whiok would lend to plonty of gamo, [Laughter.] o kuow what Prof, Bwlug's pronoliing wos, and ha kunow what Prof, Patton's prosclung was ; and lio thought tho formor's wan tho bottor Prosby- torian praaching, booauso it did him tho most ood, . Prof. Patton fod him with dar hay that ad boon stored mway in tho old Conforslon, whilo Prot, Swing gavo him frosh groon irrnnu. out from tho sumo roots from which the old dry Ly was out yoars ago. [Laughtor.] MR, THOMPAON had tried to bave God ovorsbadow and hido ovory othor. thanfihc, and, in making up hia mind, he had considorod only tho evidence sub- mitted and tho pleadings of tho aconsed. Ho did not think Prot. Bwing had dopartod from tho dootriuos in such & way as to {mphir tho systom ; yot o hind boen equivoonl in some of hia atata- monts, and in_corisin sormons thero was no ayowal of tha dootrines of tho Ohuroh, Many of his objactlonable oxpressions had, howsvor, boon_explainod, snd shown not to contravene tho Confesslon of Faith, Ho should, theroforo, - voto for his acquittal, DR. RITTREDG . 3 eald in forming his judgmont he had studiously . avoldod all partisanship, and rofused to be influ- onced by foolings aven of personal frlondship, and had shiut out nvn?tmng ‘but the testimony. Ho donied that Prof. Patton was pnm&b od by somo one behind to pross 0 roscontlon, Tho accusor belloved consclen- ously that Prof. Bwing was in orror, and had nceon’llnq}y meun'ed the charges. ‘He, ‘howaver, did not ballove they had been suatain- od. Ho wishod tho acoused had stated the truth in olenror and more unmistakabla language; yob he was bound by every prigeiple of honor and justioo to aonotruc bis words in an _ovangolical nanso. He could not but- consider a8 of great wm;&l‘nt tho testimony of tho. Eldors of the Fourth Ohuroh, as they had sat under his grenohln for yenrs and heard his leotures, and rought to tho Court their beliof in hls souna- noss and his love for Ohrist, He could not but boliovo that Prof, Bwing stood with thom all sround Calvary's contral cross, and pronched salvation through faith in that divine sacrifice, 1. GLEX WOOD thought the groat onuse for the differonco of viewa botwoon the prosccutor and the acoused wab that the former looled at tho divine side of human exiatendo and divine salvation, while tha Inttor’s mind, hoart, and work looked almost ox- clusively to the human sido, - He belioved Adam and his wifo were just aa protty and good in somo xosEnoln oftor a8 before tho fall, Prof, Bwing took tho standpoint of Jesus Christ, and tho massos of Chicago, dead in sin,—the totally dopraved sinnors,~rushed to honr him, and he pronched to them tho orucified 8ayior—tlio onl! Baylor. In conclusion the sRuulmr exclaimed, +God bloas Prof, Bwing " [Applause.] L, H, REID % n‘zardad the trinl 85 _growing out of the 1diosyncrasics of men. Prof. Bwing was & poof, and Prof. Patton a- theologlan.: The former pronched in the langungo of motaphor, and could not express himseclf in such &-way that a sonroher for somothing_ objectionable could not find fault. How could he vote that he did not teach and prench the divinity of Obrist, whon & man oamo to him and told "him that ho lind boon brought out of a dark ukngltlolum and lad to tho Bavinr by Prof, 8wing? Ho bolleved alao that ho aacepted the Confession, and hence should vote ‘‘not guilty " of the charges. .~ POST #aid be and bis foroign - assooiates had loarned from Prot. Swing’s sormons and his sublime ox- nmple that he was o faitiful ‘minister, and that ho had mnintalned " the truths of the Gospel, Ho had - taken nway mnany of the projudices which oxisted i1 the minds of the Gormans_and othors against Presbyterianism i ho had donen grent missionary work, and his was just such prenching as was noeded nowa- days. Many would never have gone into a churoh, much loss s Presbyterian chureh, but for Prot. Bwing, and_tho children of those poo- ple were now in the Sunday-schools loarning the catochism. [Applause.] He belioved if Calvin and Luther wero progont thoy wonld join-handa overthe Westminater and Augsburg Confesafons of Faith, and shake their heads over thia trial [laughter], and, taking Prof. Bwing in their #rms, say ¢ * God bloss you ; you &re the right man in the xight place.” [Applaneo.] MR, 3, B, OTIB had watched tho trial with doep intereat. - Many words had boon spolken which ought uot to have boon ; some bad been retracted, and olliers not. Ho was sorry thorefor, a8 be wantod poace in roligion, The two brethren who woro on trinl Inughter] woro _both earn- est_ and talented ‘men, and calculated to do much goad in the community. The Ohurch all over the country was watohing the trinl with groat anxiety, and ho hoped the T\me\, it it could be calied that, would be contlned to the Proabytory. Some doubted Prof, Bwing’s sound- noss, but ha did not, bocauso he knew him (ap- wue] + and he hoped the doubts of the othoers boen removed by the evidance. MR, WISNER eaid all the Prcsb‘ytnm were liable to bo brought into court for ueing smbiguous expressions, it & rigid construction of the Confeasion wera adherod to. He could hot vote euch n conatruction, favoring more_liberty, Ie should voto against tha charges, aud, he thought, all the specifications. Many Gormans had for- #akion their view that Presbyterians woro morose and fanationl, and it was mninly by Prof. S8wing's pronching that this wos brought about. [Ap- plauso.] ’ 3R, TORTON did not believe at the start-off thatProf, Bwing's , sormony wore sound, and his viewa had not been changad, but strangthened, by the ovidence, and the fact that Prof, Bwing Lad not distinctly’ ua\;:w:g that he did maintain the dootrines of the urch, 0, K. LEE -#poke of Prof. Swing’s adherence to the doctrine of infaut baptism, which the prosscutor said ho “dorided " because he called it “n_beautiful form,” Auny Christian man who conld put pen -to paper, and make such an allogation, ought to Lo ashamed of himsolf, [Applausel. An .ant~ rago was committed, not only upon the pastor ,of the Fourth Church, but the peoplo, by saying !that e neglootad one’ of the {mportant mncra- ments of the Church, It was o ocalumny which ought to be apologizéd for, [Ap- {flnunn]. Ils Ohurch loved {ta pastor, because hoy kmew him: ‘Thoy had rallied around bim, and would romain by him, evenif tho Prosbytory #nid he could no longer be in communion “with them. [Applange.} g e MM, FAY v -gaid it seamed to him, taking the admissions of Prof, Bwing, and bis oxplanations with rogard to'many of the snlnta iu the spooifications the casp could bo_ docided in but one way, He, lowever, failed to state which way, MK, BIDDLE did not think, even concediug that Prof. Swing had not taught cortain doetrines, the Court was warrapted in fuding him guilty of a lack of zoal in maintoining the truths of the Gospol. He wnintained that by a fair and oandid donstruc- tion, the. sermonn taught tho Gospel of God 88 it was revonled through His Son, sud that falae dootrines were not taught in them, A conviction would prayent investigation into the *ronlms of ctornal truth.” Te could not eus- tain tho chargos, becauso by 80 dolng he would bo fostoring that ernauy bigotry which called dm“l)\ix & orimo nnd threatened {nquiry with its wrath, The Presbytory thon adjourned uniil half- past 9 o'clock this morniug. —_— TWO ERRORS CORRECTED. 7 the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : 8m: Nearly evory nowspaper in tho country has publishod, in ono form or anothor, s stato- ‘ment to tho offact that sovoral membors of the Advirory Bonrd of tho Illinois Btate Farmers' Assoolation, at its recent mooting at Blooming- ton, strennously insisted that ‘‘none but farm= mors " should bo representod in their Btato Con- vontion to be held at Bpringfield on the 10th of Juno noxt, Among those named ag advocating this doctrino were W. O, Flagg, 8. M. Smiih, and myself. This statemont is unquallfiod); untruo, ‘Thoro was no one there who favore confining the roprosontation to farmors. We stated distinctly that we wors en- gaged in & contest = hetwoen thoso who create _tho woalth of tho nomltrg aud doserved tho pay for it, and fa ot get it, and those who earned nothing, but did got the puy. I can construe this porversion of tho tnllll into nothing but & deliborate attempt of gomo one to rrejudine meohanics and other Iaborors against tho movement for reform, Lot 1t ba undorstood that this movoment roprosonts every porgon in this broad land who earna his livin q)y tho aweat of his brow, It {s nlso nesartod that the Board yoted down a roesolution_condemning Presldont Grant for votolug the Finance Dill. 'This Is also untrue, 'ho rasolution was offerod by Mr, Fitzpatriok, of MoLoan County, and was laid on the tablo, a8 .not belng within the proviuce of tho Advisory Ronrd, and cannof, thoreforo, be taken sg an index, one way or tho other, of what the State * Conveution wil do, 31, N, Hoo7oN, © THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1874 DOCTORS IN COUNCIL, Annuol Mosting of the Allo- pathic State Society. Papers by Dr. Pierce on An- eesthetics, Eto. The Compa’f’n(lvo Merits of Ether and Chloroform, The Homeopathic Socisty Also in Session. Acld nnd Alkaline Children, . THE ALLOPATHS, § Tho Nlinols Stato Medical Bocioty met at 0:90 yostordny morning in the First Baptist Ohurolh on Wabash avenuo, noar Hubbard court, and was oalled to ordor by:Dr. N.B. Davis, who Introduced tho Presidont, Dr. T. F. Worroll, of Bloomington, § Dr. Worrell was happy to moet lis frionds and asgoclaton again, snd ho congratulatod thom that during tho yoar no mombor .hnd been %o- oused of Zsoulapoan horesy. This, too, although the Bocloty mot in a city which was so fillod with dissonsion and afflictod by schism, Thoy meton o common, broad platform, proparad to be tolor- ant, and happy to bo * mutually improved by the business of the mosslon. [Applause.] DR, DAVS. < Dr. N. 8. Davis then addrosted the Socfoty in oloquont terms, painting tho hLigh office of the modieal profession i glowing words, Thoy could not holp feollng that they had a mission in the worla of which they might.woll be prond. It shoutd be their pridetul duty to doall thatin thom lay, individually aud colloctively, to ad~ vanes tho intorests of the Socloty by contributing Aberally to tho'fund of knowledgo, Attor some furthor romsrks, Dr. Davis sub- mitted the following 4 ORDED OF DUSINTSS and exorclses, which was adoptod : 1. Call to order by tho Presidont, 2. Roport of Committeo of Arrangemonts, g, Recoption of members by invitation, and reading of lottors from ahacntaes, 4. Calling the list of Standing and Bpocial Commit~ tocs, and fixing timo for bearlug roporls, & Call for volunteor papers, and fixing timo for reading tho samo, 6, Theannual sddreas of the Prestdent, 7. Eloction of permanent mombera on roport of tho ‘Gommittoo of Investigation, .8, Bolsction of Comamittoo on Nominations on the ‘morning of the second day. ¢ 0. Biiecollangous and unfinished business, 10. Roport of Commiites on Nominations, election of offieors, committeen and dolegates to Modical Bocto- tios, and place of mooting, 11, Adjournmont, PROGTANME, Tusaday_storniug sewaon, {rom 108, m. to1p. m, Afternoon Bession, from 9:30'to 0 o'clock, p. m, Wodnesday—Morning Seaston, from D n. my, to1p, m, Aftornoon seasion, same bours us those of F'riday, ‘Thursday—Morning seasion, 9 a, m, to 12:40 p. m, Afternoon, 2 o'clock, visita to hospltala and colleges, Tho following list of -TEWMANENT MEMBERS was read by the Secrotery: J. 0. Hamilton, Jor- soyvillo; J. B, Hamilton, Kano; E. R. Travors, Amboy; O. ¥. Wilbur, Jaoksonvilie; Jolm Wright, Clinton ; David Brioll, Jacksonville; 8. K. Orawford, -Monmouth; L. G. Thompaon, Laogon; O, erutrang, Carroll; W. M. Knoel, Limorlok; J. M. Btoele, Grand View: W. O. Ensign, New Rutland; N. 8. Davis, Clica- % 4 J. _T. Skinner, -Pcorin; h A ropley, Princeton: T. F. Worrell, Dloom- ington ; 8. 8, MoWilllams, Chicaga; A.J. Johu- son, Oarbondsle ; J. B, Rood, Lemont; W. Y. Mufih.un, Gardner ; 0, W. Mooro, Braceville; . P, Pierce, Lemont ; J. T. Ourtis, Ottorville ; J. H, Hollister, Chicago; J. Adsms Allen, Chi- 0ago ; E. Purcell, Olucngo; A. V. Earle, Chi- ocago § V. 8. Hurlburt, Chicago ; J. M. Hulchin~ 8oty Chiongo ; Honry W. Kondall, Ohicago. DELRGATES. J. W. Ruao,Abingdon; 8. G, ‘Thompson, Liacon; A. Hurd, Aurora; J. 8, Whitmore, I}l Paso; Frod. Colo, Ji! Paso; A.H, Kinuear, same placo ; Willlam O. Ensign, ditto ; J. W. Etheridge, F. 8, Hayes, 0. 8, Blake, Chicago; O. Goufibmku‘ Clinton; B, A. Dow, J.. W. 'Niglas, Peorin; Philip Adolphus, Chicago; John \Vright, Olin- ton; G. W. Corcoran, DBranflold; A, 0. Corr, Ohostorfield; R. 8. Corvan, Girard ; 8. J. Avery, Chiongo; C. V. Rookwell, Taylorvillo; Thomas J. Mazxwoll, Galosburg; E.P. Cool, Mondota; D. 8. Jonks, Plano; Waltor Hay, Ohicngo; Charles I\ Parks, Chicngo ; P, 8. f)nrranlmnb, W.. M. Robins, Aurora: H, B. Btokes, Bods Bprings ; M. B, Lestor, Oswogo ; 8. Fishor, Chi- ¢ago; Jamea Neyine, Hydo Park ; 8. H. Blmoy, Urbana; W. .0, Seymour, Chicago; O. Pai Sisson, Ohicago ; Elias Winger, Sodn' Springs ; 8. B, Hawley, Aurosa; T, F. Rombold, East 8t. Louls; D. W. Graham, 0. D, Stottinus, Chicago. NEOESHARY-SAFEGUARDS. & Resolutions were passud roquiring the pro- duction of a rogular diplomsa itrom some firat- class collogo previous to admission to membor- #hip in the Boclety, and allowing absent medical men, vonched for by rosponsible’ parties, to join iho Assoclation na-pormauont membore, .A recess waa then taken, The Conventlon waa onlled to ordor egain at the’ appointed hour. Thoro were a good many visitora in attendauce, Including somas halt-dozen |, ‘intolloctunl looking ladies, who appeared_to be d‘noply interested in the matters under dlsous- sion, DLOODLESS ASTPUTATION, TFrom the Committee on Burgery Dr. Plerce, of Lemont, road apaperon *Bloodless Amputa- tion,” which bristled with tochnicalitios, band- agos, sphints, fracturo-boxes, and. otber ‘mn~ chinery, famillar to thoso who lavo ‘had the: miafortune to undorgo & anrfi:cnl oporation for a fracturod or shattored limb. o capecially commended tho spparatus known ns tho bivalve splint, which was used with soccoss during tho ‘rance-Prussian War, Ho nlso spoke of the pneumatic oporator and anwsthesin. Tho bivalve wasg, porhaps, the greatost Loon that surgory had'receivod, It had taken precedenca of all .othor means of sotting fractures, and giving oaro to the patient. fo took stroug ' grount ngainst the administration of chloroform during the performance of au oporation. He particu- Jarly alluded to tho recont doath of Mra, Mary Crie, of Boston, and resd tho testimony of some of the leading physiciana of “the Hub,” which went to show that chioroform was n most dangerous kindof anwatbetio. Ether, on tha other band, was quito safo whon properly used, In faot sulphurio cther was tho anfest of wll aumsthotics, - Chloroform, although it had undonbtodly caused death in too muony cases, +hnd aftor all saved & good many valuablo lives ; ‘but whera thero was & eafer anwsthotio It would Do slmply eriminal to resort to one that wes Lnown to bo dangorous, It was, however, & re- merkable faot that during our War ohloroform hiad boon used in noarly ail cases, and with auo. cous o8 & mlo, both in tho porformanco of an oporation and the examination of wounds. ‘This duccess of - chloroform wns doubtless duo to -tho fact that = stroug ration of whisky' was ‘gouerally {saued the aova of g bottle, and ~ thet tho - minoda of the goldiora wero in a high stato of oxoitoment, owing to the grand confusion and oyorwhelmin, nolso of a gonoral angngomont. The report ol Dr. Plorce concluded with a rocommoudation of continued immersion of tho pationt in cnsos of compound fractured and lncoratod wounds. ‘Phojreport wag, on motion,rocelved;and ordered published, Dr, Hawley, of Aurors, wantod to know whother ather conld be usod in orses of accouche- ":fl‘ a8 chloroform was nosw, ho thought, in gon- aral use. an DR, DYFORD, Dr, Byford was called upon to roply, and atat- ed that hie did not vory often use ether—unloss in apoolal cascs, He thought the same effoct might, in most instances, but aftors longor timo, bo produced Dby other ns bz chlorotorm, That is, the pain might be nbated, which ig, of courso, the main nbfuuz of the anwathetio, In the instances in whion he Dad usod other, Lo had found it very effectivo. I'hore hnd, however, to bo a nicaty of oalculation 88 to tho time botwoen paing, owing to tho longor timo that it ususlly took for ethor to be effootive. He had no doubt that it was a vory sorviconbla agent In oades of accouchoment, ; QQENERAL DISOUSSION, Dr, Jonks tostifiod to the truth of bloodless amputation, and sintod & caso within his own obsorvation of necrosis of the tib, in which ho had_operated vory successfully, Tha olastio bandage was, undoubmllfl. & ypiondid romody, Dr, Powoll said that thore were very many cases in whioh the oloth bandage” aotod splondidly, for, after ita removal, thoro was vory often hLomorrhage, which sometimes proved very dangorous, and somotimes fatal, The Dandagoe was very good for the purposo of keepe ing a clean unrface or removing pleces of hons, .but, in most casod, Lie thought the old metho mubuomollv-. Hawevor, 88 ko had bofore .1 oage of ovariol aald, the olastio Iund-gu was vory vhluable :in 1ts way, and not to be u:rlllud. e £ In roply to somo quoations - rolative to snmn- thotics, Dr. Plorco ntated thab, Ao’ far' as nho aonld rocolloct, thero woro mo oasos of death {rom tlio uso of ohloroform in cnses of labor. In faot, statiatigs wont .to show. that the average of doaths from other was 1 In \ovory 25,000, and in the use of chloroform, 1 in ovory 2,800, ITo romembored Lhat thero woro only fonr- enses,"nll " told, of death from othor, o did not know what kind of cnsey thoy woro. Dr, Powoll was convincad that, if ohloroform killed in on6 way, othor did Innnothor. Tho ono Killod inatantly, tho othor slowly. Ho was con- vinced of thin from poraonal observation. Many onsos of doath from othor wors nover roported, for tho rongon thet it offocts wors slow, an :Mll:’ mistaken for those of Aomo -sudden at- agk. : Dr, Holmos atated that othor had froquently caused poonlinr symptoms in pationts to whom it was ndminfatered, It produced, in somecnses that ho know of, anunl paralysis and deprossing. pams in the loft arm and slde. Ho had mada gomo_oxporimente with chloroform, found whoro patients wore sinking . feota . that “by lowering of tho head, placing the Eltlnnt on & board, and having tho foot high, so oA tosond the clroulation toward the norvons cen- tros, rocovery was almoat iustantancous. Tho _position shoild be at an anglo of 45 degroes, and 0 was not nlono in witnossing tho success of tho: mothod. Talative to bloodloss amputation, it was moro than twenty icm sinco the clamp, fori romoving tumors of "thio eyolid and othor parts: ot tho porson, wneliuvaalod, and this might lisvo lod to tho diacovery of tho clastic bandage at an earller date. Tho “clamp oconfined the flow of blood to tho spnce within thering, and any aur~ goon who attompted to opoerate on a tumor with— out the clnmp would find himeelf in a very ugly predicamont. o hoped that the clamp and 510 elnstic bandago would be universally usod, GALVANIO ELEGTRICITY, The noxt g!pnr ‘in order was that of Dr.. Princoon ** Galvanio Eloctrioity in Therapeutics.” Ho ahowed the officloncy of galvanie probes in oagos of urothral stricture,” and ef galvanio kniven in doaling withuloors and highly inflamed, Incerated wounils, romoying tumors, or and had rom its ef- cnusing such softness of tho tissucs s might' KM“M nbuo?[)tlon, galvanio nocdles wora found wvaluablo. e doscribod several such opora- ations, all of whioch resulted in a eatisfactory manner. Tho_learncd Doctor was very plain whon 1io usod English torms, but, unfortunataly, his papor wns_torribly obdenrod by tochnianl torms utterly incomprohensiblo to any porson outside of tha faculty. . At tho oonolusion of Dr. Prince’s report, he oalled upon Dr. Rambold, of Bt. Louis, to read s paper on tho applleatiof of gaivanle battorios in disonson of tho ear. Dr. Rambold forvidly advocatod tho galvanio mathod, snd hoped that some {)rnomlonor would gucceed in improving golvanio instruments, . @ Tho Convention then adjourned until 9 o'cloole this morning. The following will bo the order of oxercises: Dr. Orawford'sreport on * Tho Practico of Medicine,” 11 a, m, ; report on ** Ne- crology," 2:30 p. m.: Dr. Androws' roport_on * Btrigture of tho Uretlra,” 8:80 p. m. ; Dr. Nights, Pooria, on *The Htedical Viouna,"” — THE HOMEOPATHS, The twontieth anuunal Conventlon of the Ilii- nols Homeopathio Medieal Boclety was begun yostordsy morning in tho leoture-room of tho First Mothodist Church Black. The Convention was called to ordor by the Prosidont of tho Ho- cloty, Dr. Goorga W. Footo, of Galosburg, and Dr. T. 0. Duncan, of Chlcago, acted na Bocrotary, ‘The Rov. Dr. Thomas oponed tho moeting with prayer. & It was vated to hold daily soss{ons from 9:30 to 11:46 a. m., and from 2 to 5 p. m. On motion, it wns declded the printed list of committocs bo continued during the prosont sos~ slons, 5 Dr. A, E. Small stated that the Committeo of the Habnemann Hospital doeired to visit tho Conventlon, and on motion, Wednesdny fore- noon was set apart to receivo the Committen. GOMATUNIOATIONS. . - . Among the communications received was ono from Dr. Beebs, nominating Dr. J. Paul Garvin, of Alton, whoso name was referred to the Board of Consors ; & lettor from Dr. N, A. Gray, of the Wiaconsin Btato Sociat 1 a lottor of rogrot from Dr. R. 8. Brigham, of Cairo ; & paper from the Bogretary of the New Jorsey Socloty, which was reforrod to the Committes on Obstotrica ; also o lottor from Dr. P. B, Hoyt, of Indianapolis. All those letters woro sppropriatoly roforred. ANNUAL_ADDRESS, The President then delivercd hia anuual ad- dross, in which ho traced the progress of Ho- meopathy, from the timo when the theory and practico of Hohnemonn woro snaored ot and do- spised. He oxpressed the Dboliof thatit was only a quesation of timo when Homeopsthy would be recogmzod by tho United Btates Gov- ernmont, and becomo & power in the laud. ITe counsoled that care should bo exorciged as to who should bo encouragad to study medicine, 08 it was only in this way that the standard of the profession could be improved. TIE ATTENDANCE, ; By tho clogo of the forenoon session the fol- lowing mombera of tho Society had put in an appenranco: Drs, George . Foots, Galasbury ; 1% 0, Duncan, 8. P. Cole, R. Ludlam, A. I3, Small, J. 8, Mitchell, E. M. Hall, W. H. Burt, ™, R.Nato, €. P. Colo, 8. P, Hedgos, W. J. Mawkos, 11, 'N. Bmall, 0. 8. Eldridgo, I, M. Tooker, 7. Y. C. Anthoy, F. Duncan, Oblcago ; L. Pratt, Wheaton; J. B. Sully, Genova; G. Coutant, LaSalle; O, D. Fairbanks, Ottawa; J. Kook, Barrington ; T. J. Patehin, Mayor of Fond du Lao, Wis.; W, iL Miller, Abingdon; W. O, Barker, Waukegan; W. Bascomb, Oitawn, At 11:45 tho Socioty adjourned until 2 o'clock, to give the noou-day prayer-mesting o chanco, Tho Bocloty rowssombled at 2 o'clogk, Dr. Toote fu the chair. Thoro were soyoral lndics A voteof thanks was tenderod the Prosident for Ins annual address, and Dra. Cole, Anthony, and Van Liow wero appointed o committas {0 - prosent. : consider its resommondations, TATERS READ. Tho Sooretary read a paper by Dr. Parsons, of Ravwance, of tho Clinical Committee, on * Hy- drato of Chloral in Puorperal Conyulsions,” which called forth disoussion by Drs, Qole, Bar- ker, and I. 0. Duncan. Dr. B, P, Colo, of the Committee on Obstotrics, " rond n papor on' that subjoct, giving & descrips tion of an oxtraordinary case coming under his treatmont, in which & profusa discharge of wators tool placo nbout fifteen waoels before confine- ment, Dra. Barkor, -Miller; and McAffoo pro-, pounded soma {nquiries, and gavo some similar experiences; - r, Van Liow, of Aurorn, gavo the history of lomy, followed by the delivery of o ohild in fiftcen months; also, ono of plsuro- pneumonia two waeke provious to obild-birth, and olgo a short ttme afterward, Tho latter lmtlout died, sud ‘Dr. Ven Liow sald ho always oarned more from his failures than from his successos. These casca called out romarks and commonts by Drs, Nute, Barker, Pratt, Gully, T, 0. Duncan, and othors on the exciting causes of puorporal fovar, . ndor the hoad of '*Diseases of Women,” Dr. Maris N. Johuson was called upon for a papor, wheroupon a very protty-looking lady, drassed in excollent taste, arose and eaid she had commenced the proparation of a paper, but Tor courage failod lier, and sho tore it up. ' The Bocioty smiled uuanimonsly af this obaraotorie- ally.feminine ooufossion. 2 ACIDE AND ALKALIS, - On the aubject of “Disosses of Children,” Dr. T. 0. Duncan read a paper, in which he divided childron tnto two olasses—naoid childron, oud alkalive ohildren. Ho aaid that & hottls of sour milic might asphyxinte a ohild’ luftwonty- four hours. Cholera Infantum was ssoribed to oxcossivo acldity in the aystem., Tho fair childron wero acidnlons, and thoso of dark ekin and hair wovo alkaline, In tho course of tho disoussion of this paper, Dr. Nuto said that tho best food to uso in casos of infantile howel disturbanca was cow's croam dilutod ton or twolve times with water, aa this contained vory little Inctio acld, Dr, Duncan roplied that it was with children 18 with adulta—what was good food for one was bad for anothor. Dr. A, G. Beobo belleved that mother's milk was tha best in all cages ; “noxt to it was country dairy mill, whioh was unfforn in quality, and botter than the millc from ono cow alono, Ife did not approve of olthor oroam or condensed milk, bocnnse thoy lackod the essontial ingre- dienta of cow's milk, In the matter of bowel disonses, if the digostive nr{;'nuu woro givon digeatiblo food, modicine could bo thrown to the dogs. In'casod of mcidily of the stomach, ho Lind uttorly failed with homeopathic reme(flun‘ and had resorted to the uso of lime wator with unvarying succoss, Dr, Nuto eald that keoping tho bottlo swoob was tho rocl on which nursos and mothors split. Dr. Boobo said the addition of soda to the wator in_which tho Dottlo waa oloansod was of groat value, Dr, J. 8. Mitoholl agreed, with Dr, Beche, that tho milk of & number of cows was greatly profor~ able to the milk of onc caw. i | Dr, Hawkes belioved that ‘it ‘physioclana would turn thoir attentfon to tho physieal conditlon of the fathor aud mother, 8o w4 to mrrive at- the oonsticution of the obila, they would ind coms &ngxnsu of ! | preativaly liitlo ditoulty in dealing withinfantile nondon, Dr, Barker had found that fno mothor's nout- Ishment would atnrvo a chlld to death, whilo an- othor's would bo amplo for tho obild. Ho had boon_caroful to oxamino cow's milk to soo whother it waa fl6 to bo given-or not, and had rarely failod In the use of homnopnthlu romos o, 5 Dr. Mitcholl anid that no alnglo remoedy could bo rollod upon Lo corraot neldity. 3 Dr. MoLaren, of Oak Y'ark, rond & papor on *“Infantile Dinrrhea,” In tho mattor of diot ho charactarizod mothor's milk as tho food par ox- collonco, nnd ho discountenanced ontiraly_tho uao of patent propared farinncoons foods. IFood was the firat conslideration : romody, tho second, Dr, Patohin, of Fond du Lnc, sald the great question was as to tho ohild's condition, If it wera woll, it would thrive on any kind of millk; it sick, nothing would merve, Thereforo tho qtoation of romody must firat step in. m’é‘ha Hooloty ud]y\.mmud until E.so this morn- THE COURTS. Miscollanoous Business Traunsacted Yosterdny, Tho second trinl of tho notorlous Howell case was gonoludod yonterday, Tho caso was botter triod, in some respoots, than the firat time. Tho evidonoo of tho. microscops ocouplod a larger placo, nnd somo now ovidonoo was adduced. Afr. Btorre’ absonce was o sorlous drawback, of courae, but it would not probably have changed tho verdiot, After bolug out about twonty-six hours, the jury returned with a vordict for thado- fondant, "The usual matlon for s maw trial was mado, but itis doubtful whothor n tlurd offort will bo mado. Howall Los mado n most vigorons proseoution at o vory great expenso, and the amountin contest, $5,000, has long sinco Dbaon oxpondod in foos and coats. If the other onsos are contostod like this, the amount of protit out of tho insurance will be very small, ROAP DUDDLES. Otls Oorbott flled & bill ngainst his partner, William H. Scoville, yostordsy, for n dissolution of portnorship. = Corbott ' says that in Dégombor, 1871, ho ontored in o pariner- ship with ~ tho dofondant in tho soap ‘manufaoturing businoss. He was to contributo 82,500, and Scoville to put in o Inrge ntock of machinory.snd_fixturos, sultablo for -tho busi- ness. Any furthor amounts contributod wers ‘to | boar Intoreat at 10 por cont, and the profita wero o be divided In tho proportion to tho interast.of oach. Complainant hag contributed ahout $16,- :[ 1000, and tho defendant only §260. The business hag not boan succeasful, tho defondant has over- “drawn his acoount, and the complainant wants to have an account and dissolution. UNITED STATES COURTS, ‘Tho United Statos of Amorica commenced n snit againat Willlam D. Ogdon as onae of tho surcties of John H., Kinzlo, daccased. Kinzia swas Additional-Paymaster in tho army from 1861 to 1805, under s bond for §20,000. It'is charged tbat ho failed to turn over 814,778.68, nnd hio boing doad euit {a brought sganat his suroty, DANKRUPTOY ITEMS. ‘W. B. Hayes flled a potition againat Danlol A. XYonng, a moerchandise broker of this city, claim-~ ing 80500 duo bim on- & noto, and charging that thie dobtor had auffored judgments to go ngaiust him by default. A rule to show csuse May 28 was issued. - v TLovi Kidansky filod a tpotlllon againat Isidoro Bornstein, Julins Bernstoin, and Jneob Berkson, merchents, undor the firm name of J, Bornatein & Borkson, The clalm {8 on & noto for §300, and, it Is ehn.r{znd. the firm is insolvont, and dis- pon{ng of their stock by Inrge daily salos. A rule to show cause May 28, and o provisional ‘warrant of selzuro wero issned. Edwin 0, Basgott, » wagonmaker, of Knox- villo, filed & voluntary petition to bo doclared o bankrupt, *His liabilities, being mostly for labor @oue for him by meohanics, amount to $22,700, aud liis sssots, consisting largoly of atook in teade, amount to £85,140, - Of tbis about 31,600 in clnimed as oxempt. . The appointment of Henr{ of J, J. O. Gillespte wos sof elestion ordered. dischnrgs was Issned to D. V. Dillman, al- 80 to A, N. Klinotolter, aud Tenry Flagg, Jr. T, E. Jonkina was clacted Assignoe of Hawley, Thorne & Co. A dividond of 20 per cont was declared in the mattor of Van Velzor and Fuller. SUPERTOR COUNT IN DRIEF. David Johnson and 1, M. Jolnson began a euit for $1,000 against Jamos L. Burus. Bonroe, Robbing & Co,, began an action against Thomas TFoster for 2,000 Willinm H. Stovens brought suit for 85,000 agoinet J. Young Scammon, and anothor for o like amount ageinat H. H, Honore.. . Edward G. Morse filod & bill ageinet George D, Lawronco, Mary B, Lawrenco, Charles Aukors, T, 1, Eills, a0d R, E. Jonidus, to forocioss & trust deed for $2,600, on thoe south 20;6 feot of tho mOFth 2034 toos of Lot 14, n Ellis’ East Ad- on, William J. Pops and R. L. Davis sued the Fourth National Bank for £2,500. Edward Bhepard began an nction in_ejeotment agninst Miua Rinke, lnying damogon at 3,000, eflI-‘r‘;\l}:k Bturges & Co. sued 1. H. Honore for ,000, Koep aa Assignoe nside and a mow . CIRCDIT COURT. Sarah D. Brown hogan & suit against the city, laying damages at $10,000. THE COUNTY COUBT, ‘ In the matter of tho estate of Ham? w. mngshuay aminor, the Court ordored that a ow bond n €800,000 be approved, aid. tat, tho former bong, filod July 8, 1878, bo'oanceled.” * In tho mattor of tho estato of Lllen Burns, her will was proven, and_lettors_testamentary wero issuod to John F. Ryon. Exocutor’s in- dividual boud in £8,000 wes approved. Grant of administration was 1ssuod to Mary J. TRobb as Admlulstratrix of tho estate of tho lato Tobort Robb, under an nflprnvnd bond of $4,000. Executor's nccount of tho ostato of Aun Jane Hoott was approvad. Clnims against the following estato wero al- lowed : J. 8, Brown, 8217,60 ; Edward Conlan, 165 ;' Goorge Huebuor, $652.20 ; Louls Fried-' ! man, $264. . _‘Tho acconnt of the guardinn of Elizabeth Dritten was approved. ‘Heury Goonobaum was appointed guardian of Artbur’ A, d'Evers ot a1, minors, and bis bond in. $76,000 was_approved, and he was also ap- g)mtmi administrator of tho eatate of tho late enriotta d'Evers undor an spproved bond of 20,000, Lovtors of guardianship were issuod to Louls Umlauf, as guardian of Effie Bossio Umlauf ot al,, minors, undor an approved bond of 310,000, In tho mattor of tho estato of Willinm Gibb, tho widow’s seloction was filod. The will of tho lato Mary Riloy was proven, and Jottors of, administration with tho will an-. ‘noxed were igsued to John B. and Bliza J. Law- lor under au approved bond of $10,000. Cathorino Trency wae tppointed guardisn of Richard Trma:)y ‘ot l., minors, undor &b upproved bond of 5,000, TRE GALL., 9 : Jupor Hormins—69 on trigl. ‘Call from 70, untimited. Jupce Rooens—871, 876 to 800, except 850, Juvae Boorr—178 to 190, Jupae TREE—2,180, 234, 236, 1,406, and from 800 to 400 of genoral docket, Jupar GARY—198% to 103, oxcept 191, 140, 141, 142, 147, JunaE JaMEsON—221 to 241, oxcept 222, 237. Jupar MoRonents Axp Bunns assist Judge Gary. N JUDGMENTE, UraTep BTATES Omiovit CoURT—JUDOE DLODARTT —J, W, Goddard ct al, ‘v, Frank Schwolnfurth and Pillip Schwoinfurth, $087.—~Thomas R, Coward v.’ Jumes Waleli, $3,712,33,—Louls Krohu et al, v, Sumuel Gllcksuf, §25.85, - Suresios Count—Coxrrdstong—James Borrls v, ‘Matthiss Zinor, $118,83.—Ssmo v, Bumo, $112.80.— Hame_v. Bume, §112,50,~Donjamin Grossian v, Wil~ lard N, Bruuor, $080.70,—The I, Witback Company v, ‘Nicholss ifeintz, $310,14. JUDOE JAMESON—Jamos B. Bhiel v, Tugh Alexan- dor, $48,~Olristophor Logtmeyer v, Wiilinm V, John slon, $510,83.—bary E, Ponnoyer v, B. 8, Boorist and W, V. Johuston, verdict $155, and motion for now trial, ~Wiinington Btar Coal Company v, L. A, Hart and Josoph Hart, verdiot £100. gI3uBOE MoTtopzui—W. 1. myh:‘mm oY Wilson lawlug Machiue Company of Ulsyelsnd, N an‘él BunNs—E. vl'h ydm'd v, Calob G, Hayman, rong—Joshus O. Rnlcker~ 1. Forrla v, Willlam I, Rice trlal, PN S, QGRASSHOPPERS IN (OWA. N Bronar Laxe, Ta,, May 10, 1874, AL Mitehell, General Superintentendent iinois Cen- tral Railroud Dean 81 As yon aroin tho habit of writing mo for gomoral information regarding orop- prospects, I voluntarlly sond you this atatoment. 1 am crodibly informied, by roliablo farmers, that Dbillious of youny grabshoppers are just making thoir appoarauce, on neariy every farm. Thoy goem to bo the most plentiful fu wpots, but are mioro o legk distributed over tho wholo surface. In pineos umY &ro o living mass, like au ant- ] noat. Thorals littlo doubt, if auy, that, bofore thoy got Inr‘m enough to fly away (whiol is thoir characterlutlo), they will oat down the orops to o) tho ground § %ut tho hopo {8 outertainad by all, that, a8 they come. so oasly, lho_r will mature and take tholr oxit in timo for graln to.take the gocond grnwlll. with but slight, if any, Injury, ¢ T'hat thoy may Is tho prayor of yours, iespoote v, 3. D, B, .nono but those of their Order coml " CRUSADE-TROUBLES, The Avrest of Forty-three Ladies in Cineinnati, Arrest of o Large Numbor of Crusaders ot Ancke, Minn, ‘The Arrosts in Clucinuntl, Correspondence of The Chteago T'ibune,’ OixomuaTs, Moy 18, 1874, ‘Che tolograph has alroady informed you of tha arrost of nbandof forty.threo lady-cruseders, on Snturday evening; who, upon being taken to tho Third Stroet Station-House, woro immediate« ly rolonsod on thelr parole to appenr betoro tho Tolica Gourt thils morning, - Tho leader of tha baod was Mra, 8, K. Loavitt tho wifa of tho pas- tor of tho Firet Baptiet Ohuroh,—n lady of vory commanding porsonsl appoarance, and groat vigor ot body and mind, M. W. I Foo, tho wife of tho pnstor of Wasley Chopel; Mrs. O, . Payno, wifo of Dr. Payno, the prosent pastor of St. Paul's AL E, Churob, who hins recontly como hore from Philadelphing Mra, 0, I, Taylor, the wifo of the postor of tho Third Presbyterlan Churalj Mra. McHugh, tho wifo of tho pastor of MoLean Chapel, wore in the band, snd various others, to tho bofore-mentioned number. Among tho band wore twelvo Indles ovor 50 yonrs of-ago, two over 60, and one 64; wlilo thore was but one youngor than 22, All buj, four wore Amerfean-born, two being Gormnn, &ifo English, and ono Irish, Atter tho roloase of tho ladies, thoy wont di- roctly to tlio Third Prosbytorian Churoh, on Soy~ enth streot, whoro o large mooting was atready convened to welcoma thom, The morning papors yosterdoy callod this an ** indignation mocting,” but I think it might more properly bo desoribod as 5 jolilfloation. Tho ladlos wero fairly jubilant, and tho men woro the only wrathful onos. Among thoso were hoard all orts of curious m%un‘fln 8: o : oatorday afternoon an immenss mootin; hold in Bt Paul's M. E. Ohurch, to giv?) ‘z’;s- T prosaion to tho popular temporance:sontiment, prior to tho trisl of " tho ladies, whicki s to tako place this morning. [It was postponod Il ‘Wednouday,—En. Tninune)] Thoro was almost no public annonucoment of the mooting, but “the large church waa filled to its utmost capacity, and tho enthusiasm was un-~ equalod, I have done little, during tho last threa ‘months, but roport tomporance news; but Ihave never gaen pooplo wronght up to such o _pitch of excitoment ns_yestordny nfternoon. Tho Hon. 0. W. Rowland "was called to presido over tho meeting, and apesches’ woro mndo by various clergymon, among whom was the eloquont Dr. Fowler, from Chicago, who made a vory stirring addross. s, Lonvitt was callod upon st the ‘clogo, and made some vory offective remarke. The utterances of all tho syeakers wero markod by an unusual_dogres of -caution for tho most part; but Mr. Rowland dld say that tho dicta~ tion of the Germana was bocoming woll-nigh in-, sufforablo, whioh assortion elicitod tremendous’ applause. Nothing definito was proposod na o romedy for existing diffionities, and the forca of tho moeting was exponded in daclarations of the corrupt character of the City Government, and: oxhortstions to stand by tho causo * which must oventunlly triumph,"” Publio opinion is boing intensified vory rapidly, and & mon's longuo I8 to bo formed this wook to ald and uup{mrb the women, Tho best logal ability will be. cugnged in tho fefonro of tho crusadors, and thoir trinls will probably consume considorable timo, unless they are at once acquittod, a8 somo think they will’ be. Whatever thoe result, this turn of ‘affairs has givon the temporance causa {n this city a now impulse, and the women’s movement a now and indefinits loaso of lifo. W. E. H. Arrests nt Anoka., Minn. i Anoka, Minn, Qfy 18) Correspondencaaf the . Paut oneer, : woneer, : Yestorday, a8 tho crusading ladles wore ng- pronching Gammon's ssloon, thoy woro mat by the Marshal and s pecial police, who arrested the *baud” (twenty-five or thirty in numbor), :n_d,mnrchod thom off to the Justico's oflico fox risl, - ' Having succeoded in hiving the ladles in the Justice's office, the Marshal soleotod threo Indies, Mrs, J. B. Tuttlo, Mra. G. A, Galo, and Mrs. Al P, Rodq‘am a8 Prlnonofl, and oxcused tho oth. era, T alkmq for trial waa agroed upon, aud the Indies rolensed upon their own personal re- cognizanco till Tuocsdny, tho 19th lust., at 10 &. 10, The ladios who had baen arrested and bronght before the Justice, and then exoused by the Marshal, rotirod from] the court and took their placos in front of ono of thosaloonsand ronowed thelr worlk, In a fow minutes the Marshal came marching into court with twonty-five or thirty more prisonors, all of whom were bold for trial next Tuesday at 10 a, m, The' Iadies becamo their own bondsmen for an appoarance at agurt, and 80 wore relensed. Thoy thenretired to their hall, roorganized thelr forcos, nud again pro- coaded to their work, and ocontinued it until " night. CROPS IN WESTERN MICHIGAN AND NOATH- 4 ERN INDIANA. Tunze RrvEns, Mich,, May 18, 1674, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: | Bin: A few dayssince, somo wise man from: the preocincts of the anciont Oity of Sohooleraft,. in this 8tato, nddressed a communication to an ancient ovening paper of your city, giving a vory discouraging account of the appearance of the wheat-crop in this vicinity, Why it was written: or by whom, I do not know, but one thing is very* certain ; The writer's statoments woro far from. the truth. Ihave travoled oxtonsively through. Van Buren, Berrien, Kalamazoo, Cass, 8t. Jo-: geph, Branch, and Calhoun Countles, Mich., and somowhat in Stoubon, Logrango,. Etkhart, 8. Joseph, and Laparte Countles, Ind., and I can say, without foar of contradiction: by; apy honest man, that the wheat crop mnever- 16okod more promising. True, thero are, now: and thon, places, whore olay-soil predominates,. " which tho wheat ia badly winter-killed; but, ;all over the country, With very fow oxcoptions, i tho farmors are rojololng over the prospaocts of a bountiful harvest. For n woelt past there have beon some fore- bodings respecting the chaunces for corn; but the honvy rains which havo provailed throngh- out this section during the Inst thyee days have ‘| dispeltod overy doubt, ana all now foel that tha corn and grass orops will come forward in an un- precedonted manner, Notwithatanding tha- ground haa soomed very dry, those who planted corn ten days nFn were ‘groatly suvprined to soe it "peepl u{ through t‘fi’ne . ground on Friday -and Salurday last, The vory warm woather hag had & tendenoy to bring things forward with a bound, aud every ono has been groatly u\\r{:riaud at tho changs whicl came. over troog and shrubbery In so short a time, At presont, tho outlook for sn sbundmut fruit-crop {8 very promising; and, should Dame: Naturo nok prova reorennt to ler trusts, tha til- « lora of the Aol all ovor our Weatern Statos will havo n flm)nu_n liarvest. A In this immediate vicinlty tho Grangers sre casting their eyos nekanco at the ml!fillomon" and, from their conduct, we would supposo that Posaibly prospoer. Yot, I find a great many worthy farm-' ors who aro educated mon, who are not Gran- gors, and do not lelieve the Ouvder 1a. going to bring about suech a yast roformation in ~ trado and commerco as its originel proclamatlons indicated, -and who. do not lasitata to declare thoir Delio? that the mavement will prove n farluro na {ar as efforts to save mounay in the purchase of farm-implemonts or in the salo oJ, thelr pro- ducts nro conoerned, But, in o political point of viow, they hopo that tho Grange movemont will . Do the moans of patting honornble men in poy-1 or for tho ousulug four yoars; and that It wilk thoroby accomplish . good which tho whola country will thank it for with & voico of one no- oord, Du Many, : A Queer Roquest. A Pittaburgh firm, dealing largely in photo- Frnph cardy and storcoscopio ;)iall?m!. l'ncrlvml " ottor from & customer in an adjowming county Inst weok, in which was tho following dingnlar roquost: “Mr, —, living hero, wants n o= ture of lus wife, Bho has been dead forty-four years, woa & modlum-sized woman, light sandy complexlon, hair a 1ittlo on tha darlk. sandy ovder, bluo oyos, weight 140 pounds, red ohooke, and Fi yoara old whon ulhn died, Iuclosed find 50 oents for tho pioturo,” Thia boua fide requost wn - complled with, A pioturo was solooted from tha ldrge nssortmont in stook, a near the desorip tion as posaible, and forwarded. Stogulaly onough, it proved entiroly satlafaotory, tho alm- lo-minded widower expressing much surprise at o marvolous jnventions of tha urosou timo,