Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1874, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL. The Board of Trustees. of the + Chicago University Reach " a Conclusion, k Pr. Moss Is lJn.'ml_mousllly Tiectod Prosident, and Df, Burroughs Chancellor. " Lt of Othér ~Offcers Choseri=-An - Heirmoni6us Meeting- i Wostorn Advisory Committoo of ~the Baptist Eduoational Com« ' v _ migslon. Amounts to Bo Raised for Baptist In- stitutions During. the Centen- ' nial Year., * ESS Lawrenco University, Appleton, Wis. TUNIVERSITY OF (HICAGO. The Board of Trustos of tho University of Ohioago adjourned till October, yostorday aftor- noon, ofter having spont two days—Tucsday and Thuraday—in deliberation, snd after boving srrived at a rosult which was gonerally sstisfac- tory. Tho forenoon of Tucsdsy was apont in attend- Ing to routino business connected with the Com- moncement, and then the subjoct of the Presi- foncy ond Ohancellorship camo up. Judgo Doolittlo, as Chairmnn of tho Comumittes, pro- pontod & roport recommonding the qleu!(vq ofn Obanoellor, 3 . {ide Thoroupon o motion was made for the rofo- statoment of Dr. Burroughs a8 Prealdent; and it g dobatod all Tuosday. Yesterday morning it was withdrawn by consent: of -the Board, - and & commisteo waa appointod to roport namos for Prosldont, and for the rogular ofiicors of the osrd, 'This Committee, unus(sfing‘ of Mosara. oolittlo, Greonobanm, Loveland, Biako, Mivor, or, and Boono, aftor o consultation of & ouple of Lours, submittod to the Board TUE FOLLOWING IEFORT 3 Prastient of _the University of Chicago—The Tav. Leomuel doss, D. D, lor—The Rtov, J, 0, Burroughs, o Yeyan, ab: FIl Datoa (vico . IT, untixm), 16703 D. B, ‘Olionoy, D. 35 Gons &-snn Brayiman, 1870 ; Lyman Trumbu V18703 tho Rov. Dovid Swing, 18775 - tho Pk pfiuz’-, 1877 5 John 1, Dunhatn, 16773 tho o A, Logan, 1877 ; tho Tev. E, I\ Goodwin, 1 917, 7 —W, E. Bmith, of Milwaukeo, in placo nr“ltl'.”!?,‘guoze, of Indlanny, 18173 Chrlstion i (in placs of tho Rev. J, B, Thomns), 1678.: “Erseutive Comitice—N., A, Lovelaud (in place of the Rav. J. 11, Thomas, D, D.), rad Honry Groeuebaumi (in et o, IT. 3, Thomwion ibraran—The lion, H. Curator of Maeum—Prof. R, Doster, 3. D, e Stawcard—F, M. Wiilisms,. Steretary—Tho Rev, J, A, Smith, st Vice-President—Tha Hou, J. ¥, Scammon. Becond Vice-President—Samuol Hoard, T'reasurer—John W, Grigge. ¥ 5 This roport was unanimonsly adopted, and the ofiicors named were -clocted by ballot. A committoo, conslsting of Judgo Doolittle, BIr. Greenebaum, and Dr. Boone, was fustructed to inform .Dra. Jloss and Durroughs of thoir oloc- tion, and_to iavito thom to uppoar before tho, Board. Thoy came In and wore nddressed briof- ly by the Chnirman, the Hon, J. Y. Scammon sosponding in o most approprinte and foolin, monner, oxpressing the most cordial mutual good-will, and the highest Lope for tho Uni- voreity, Whilo it 1s cousldered likely tunt Dr, Moes, now of - Crozior College, will accopt tho ositlon tanderod him, he Lus not yet positively ono g0, It is understood that the salaries of Purosident and Chanceltor were fixod at 85,000 & yoar each. gl In addition to transacting tho nbove buainos: tho DBoard recoived the resignation of J. W. Btoarns, Professor of tho Latin Language nud Litorature, and took tha following_action in.ro- Intion thoroto : (R s Resolved, That tho Board of Trustces of {ho Uni- Yorelty of Qhicago mceops the resignation of J, W, tearns, Professor of the Latin Languago and Litera. ture. indnmf 50 thio Board dosires to oxpress. ita igh approciation of his loarning; his long, faithful, and effclent nervice us a Professor in tho Untversity } and of his Ligh charsotor a8 a man, Whils tho Unl- . arsity sustains a loss, tho National Normal School of ho Argantine Repubtlo will gain an able, learuod, and £aithful instructor, i The attendanco at this scssion of the Bonrd was larger than for years, the number of gontle~ ‘mon present from points ontside of Chicago being oxcoptionally grent. All took a profound in- terost in tho proceadings, und tho conclusions arrived at wore tho t of tho harmonious nny united aution of the whole body. B —_— : NATIONAL EDU;U%{IIONAL COMDMIS- LON. The Western Advisory Committes of 'tho National Baptist Educational Commission don- voned in the ohapol of the Baptist Thoological Bominary, at 8 o'clock yostordsy morning. In the absence of tho Rov. J. A, Smith, D, D,, Trosident, the Rov. G. W. Northrup, D, D., of his city, was callod to occupy the chalr. The Rov. G. 8. Bailey, D. D., notod a8 Beoretary. Prayor was offered by the Rov. J. Rowley, of Racino, 3 Dr, Bailoy suggested that THOBE PRESENT ° ) should hand in thoir names for record. The fol~ lowing gontlemen, .ropresonting tho institutions sppended, respondod to the Invitation, The Rov. A. A. Kondrick, 8hutloff College, Al- Jou, Til; G. W. Northrup, D. D,, Chicsgo; G. 3, Balley, D. D,, Cbicago; Milo P, Jowett, D. D., Hilwaukoo; J, A. Griffith, D, D., Milwaukeo ; J. A, Bmith, D, D., Theological Sominary, Ohi- Jago; the Rev, Alva Bush, Cedar Valloy Semi- rary, Osnge, In,; the Rov. John . Nash, Uni- roreity of Des Moines, Ia.; Luthor Btone; F. Adkins; L. A, Dunn, D, D., Contral University of Towa; the Rev. E. B. Hurlburt, 8t. Poul, Blina., Bocratary Minnosots Baptist Educational Boclety; L. D, Marston, D. D., Genoral Super- ntendont of Siato Missions, 8t. Louls; J. F. Coolk, Prosident of La Grango Collego; V. C. ¥odgo, D.' D.; F. B. Cressey; 5. Hunlington ; Kendall Broolk, D. D., Kaiamazoo Colloge ; John B. Whito, Alvira College, Greenville, Iil, ; Prof. W. A, Safford; Prof. J, W. Btonrns, Chicago Umversity; Prof, B. O. Mitchell; Prof. A, N. JArnold, D. D,, Chicago Thoologioal Sominary ; snd & numbor of visitors interosted moro or less in oducational matters. Qqn mation, o committeo of five wasnppointed by tho Ohair on rosolutions. It conaisted of the following: Dr. Brooks, President of XKala- mazoo Collego; Dr. Jewatt, of 'Milwaukeos Dr. Duny, Contral Univoraity of Iowa; F. AL, Ellls, of Chicogo, and Dr. Cook, of TLaGrange Collego, Missourl, At tho suggostion of tho Drosidont thoy withdrew to preparo tho - yesolutions in acoordance with tho momoranda drawn up by Dr. Smith, In the sbsonce of the Committeo the Prosldent invitod REMATIKE FROM THE MEMDERS. n response theroto tho Rov. A, A. Kendriok do- aflod the condition and wants of the collogo undor his charge. ‘They Liad an indobreduoss of ©40,000, and propoded Lo raise 250,000 besides, The: Committeo on Rosolutions returned and voported, The Clialrman, Dr, Lirooks, kaid thnt ho would fist read two lottors which had been rocolved, One was from the Roy. I 8. Outting, D. D, ot Brooklyn}rogratting Lis inabllity to bo prosent, aud offering some auggostions, aud tho othor from the 0. £, Howitt, of Bloominglon, L., who aleo prosonted his rograts, and brought forward thoe iden of the cetablishment of & Bap- tiat college fn that pars of the Htato. DR, OUTTING'S LETTER A mclionst No, 247 Prra1pENT BTHEET, 3 s TnookLIN, June 19, T4, } My Dear Dr. Smith 2 ave post poned writing you theso five days, slnce Y puysleing AAVER ageioet g goig 1o Chioago in 13 Boje inat, if T owiiie Towa, T wight after all ba bis to g0 ta your elty, Lust ufght, whea I road the Btucrictard, I folt thut T must go, no matter what the consoquences; but to-dsy & wearisomo night hus ade montshod me, and I can withhold the information no fouger, You will convoy Lo tho brotliun any profound and sorrowful vegrot, and make up resdily the amall loss which iy Alwonca occaslons by a liftle dded IIIL'M and hope, I know parfuctly all st 8 dark fn Abe times, In the distirbed tio 1s the Amorican character, and Low bound- e resolirceq of tho Amerlcan people. 1 huve 1 bave fatll iu the hauds of our dostiny—thnt fs to exy, tations of ourrenoy and transportation, but T know lus! &» ‘Na nsablum wis over nlacod 1o | coplo more imporiant tien hat of odtcs- o AR ahdy ot tha Fmpll "o e West, Youhnve 10 take for granted, and to t in molding » publio ks of lass ovarywhiero, schonl aystom, (roim wllcty e o sk ba ol d i somo piaces altoj otad. “Oader much Girenwatoncos you havo to pro- _marve and perpetunto tho function of Chrlatian tesch. T o s onkd of sl which is beat in Iitoraturo an ciriization, i w Curlstsn ministry and-in intel~ Jigent _, Ohrlatian Thousobolds, You can afford & hglect ouything _olao ~rathor than - this, i this at any cost yoi must not noglest,” Aud now {s your time, Tho thoughts of our paoplo aro turned thils, quostion, Bome of our institullons ars :‘;:fl‘\rvll‘nl IM‘R‘; Rifis of mopoy, and now, taking ad- o bt n grent contonnial occaplon, 15 th i to do a groat thing for the Northwost, % -~ d It scomato 108 that firat of all, and onqual to tho oo- 4 casion, you neod oue mun to work for tho commion nofit—to keop Informatlon a.golng, to Lold meote d to uttor to-a whola o' tho ono word 0! It wonld bo b duty to sao that overy Blate was urnullod-cvnrfi convontion—and, ns far o posatblo, evory church, o should hinve no foar about lis Combonatiar, which aiould comp prompily 1o agroed woporiions from all your. justitulions, Ifo shomid Do Tonpanioned, sanguuctio, and praciioat, 4o do a worlk “oxcopiedl in imporiance Ly note Now dematding .o .tha sorvico of & laborer, Have you the man? Then ou neod in local work, ausworing organization of fnbor, ‘which ahall congonizatothe intoreat and siftcion- oy of 'your beat oducators and friends of cducation, E"nrywlnra they wnust resd up on our oducational ‘quesifons, on ouir history aud prospects, and m‘ur{- whera work in ons line, sotting sll_thinge ufluw- ith an cnthusiasm which afiall ba mado to Teach all our mombers from highost to lowost, and alfclt tholr con- tribntions from thousands of dollars to loss than 1d8 of . thous: cents, , * Ttegrolling thns T cantiot bo with you, and praying thint you may bava hosvonly inspiration, I aw, now an avor, yours, _ ‘8:'8. Obrrva, TN DESOLUTIONS. : The voport of tha Committoo on Resolutions was thon rond. ‘Tho substanco ig as follows : Witzngas, The Notlonal Gentonnfal to ogour st tho end of two yeara from tho presont time offers nn op— portunity manifestly providontial, for uniting with {ho sommomoration of historlcal cvonts eminoutly de- serying of lating memoria, o tostimonial of grat{tude that ahiall ba monymontal ead endusing ; and, . . . Witrneas, It Lon boon propoacd that the Daptist donominations {n the Uniied Statos sial, with tho Viow and in destimony of this sonse tho divine gaod- oan Lo thom ns & poorl espoclally, unite, 1o ralning during tho intarval of two yonrs n confonnial fund ‘for tho reltef and ondowmont of our fnstitutions of fosrn~ $ng ; theroforo, i¢aolved, That wo earnostly recommend fo tho ohurches und pastors of thio Laptist donominstion in all the Norlhweatorn Blates, and to tho sevoral col- Toges, senuinarion, and_othor Iustitutions of loarniny mdor tha caro of our denomination, and to frionds o ‘Hhieso Inatitutions genorally, concorlod anid combined sffort to makoup within the period namod an amount sutllofeut to roliove all such schools of existing incum- Dranco of dobt, and endaw and ollorwise cqu)p them for that Iigher ervice,tho causoof education, for whioh in their foundatiou thiy ware dasigned; 'Resolved, That with thin view o recommond for adoption by fho novoral fnstitutions,” and by tho do- ‘Domination generally, the followiug outlino of a plan for such concertad offort : 263 = 1. That cach instibution, whother university, col- neumml its own_agents, and’ purstie_utich metbods of appes! s suall bo by itaolf deomed oxpodient, 3. But_necondly, that by roans of jolnt convon- tionin, exchange of lielp In- agency work, such oA msy Do deajrable or practicable, tho uso of comman organs of .communieation, .and_suck other Jolut mothod or moana an may bo found oxpodient inthe. progress of 1he work, thoy ronder oaclh othor mutual tncourage- imont and ald, gtk : [Articles 3 and 4, Teforrod rospoctively to district or- gmfizations and instructionn to sgents, ’A')wlf woro Bubsequently ateicken out ond a mubstifute adopted, as shown in thio report bolow.] .. .« ... ) 5. Timt the Northwestern Advisory Committoe, with tha concurrencs ond advico, 80 far 88 ‘practicabla, of tho Couferouco, placo at tho ficad of tho Northwestorn Ceutonuial Movomont some sultablo wa, who'ahall have tho care of i3 organizatton and direction, o far a5 his rorvices to that end may bo ncadful, and who .shall og-oporate with tho soveral fuetitutions and their agenta iy olding convontions and in othr,eiforts to promoto o widor interest in-tho work of education, nud to sacuro funda,—the compensation for such sorvico to bo ooumlmwi DLy tho peveral institutions fn such proportion asthieir rospostive Loards or Faguliles hatl bo willing {0 sasuime, . That tho doominational press bo frocly nsad,anid all means posaibio employed through tiis instruraen- fallty, aud through othors, to kiudle tho enthusinsm o £ our peoplo fn behalf of #n cntarpriso cotnmeudod to thom by avery conidoration of patriotiem, zoal for he truth, and intercst intho growtl aud power of tho denotnination, 5 Tho roport wis récolvod, nud the Committse Iego, seminary, or seadomy, diacharged. Ou motion of the Rev. Mr, Bailay, tho roport was ' tnken up in soriation : The roamble was adopted without. dissont, The st resolution was rend. Dr. Clicuey, of (‘J‘l‘nongc, osked for an approximato statowont of o : s NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS. Dr. Brooks seconded the suggestion, and asked that thoso presont state in a fow words what, ronsonuble amonats tloy necd, and the prosent conditlon of their institutions, Dr, Balley soid that tho Boardof tho Chicago Theological Bomi- nary had givon him instructions to roport, Tho net property owned was $225,000; an ndditional endownmont of £100,000 was needed ; now build- ing and grounda for chapel, library, and looturo- rooms, 76,000 lbrary fund, $25,000; twenty benoficiary scholarshipa at £1,600 cach, an twenty at 81,000 oach, making §50,000; In all, 250,000, to bo asked of tho peoplo as a conton- nin} offoring. R ‘ Dr. Brooks, of RKalamizoo Collogo, stated tho ronl ostalo of tho collogo to.bho worth sbout £100,000. Itis n beautiful institution, in good ordor and condition, They also hnd 800,000 in iuvestod funds. Thoy should nced 200,000 as n contonninl offoriug, which would be enough for ten yonra to como; then they should noed probably. as much more. - ) dEr. Nash, of Des Moines University, aaid their property was astimatod ab %50,000; endowment, %90,000'5 indelteduess, 89,000, with Aubscrip- tious of £6,000, louving £3,000 due, Tt was their onrnest desiro to raise tho endowmont to 8100,- 000, making an addition of 870,000, - b7 " Dr. Whito, of Elmira Collego, stated that his college was a fomale institution. ‘Tho property was valued ot ©100,000, with s debt of 520,000 ngainstit, 'the school had beon in sucocesful 'w’amfion ton yoars. Thoy dosirod to raise §100,- and pry the debt of 220,000, h -A roport was called for from Mt. Carroll Col- lego. Dr. Brooks suld it wasa private fustitn- tion run by two Indios, who hind mpdo a fortuno out of it, A remarkablo oxamplo for Baptist in- stitutions to follow. e Dr. Dunn, of Central University, Polla, Iowa, stated tho value of proporty to bo $116,000, and snid thoy proposod to raise $160,000 more. R Tho Tov, Alya Bush, of Codar Valloy Somi- _nary, Osage, In., eald their prosout propert: was worth 816,000 ; tho oudowmont was atfiuo and thoy noeded $25,000, . . Ar. Cook, of LaGrango Colloge, roported tho college in good coudition, with the prospect of _handsome ondowment, Thoy dosirad to riiso $76,000 endowment fand, . i Dr. Marsl, reprosenting the” Jowell Jollogo, of Missonri, said the collega building * and grounds wore velued at £60,000, tho total valuo of proporty boing 3145,000. They talked of rais- iu% $200,000 in the noxt fvo yoamm. r. Thoms, reprosonting the. Collogiate In- stitution, at Doaver Datn, informally stated that ita ondowment would bo about 40,000 when be~ quasts wero colloctad. 57 Dr. Northrup said that hie was not authorized to sponk for tho Chicago Univorsity. Ho snid that tho dobt was £100,000, and an’effort would o mande to colloct 600,000 19 tho contonnial und. Dr. Kondrick statod that a college at -Enat 8t, Louis, Intoly started, ind a fund of $10,000, and wanted 10,000 moro, 2 s ‘I'ho totul nmount to bo colloctod In tho North- ‘west approximnten $,000,000. The sacond .passage iu tho roport was thon road. ‘I'ho resolulion was udopted. Tho noxt mfiol\\liuu waa roud, Mr, Bailoy wished to kuow whero TIE LINTTS wora, ~ Fto hoped that the word would ho rencindod. Mr, Stono waid that an institulion of loarning hod o Nuld as woll as a church bad. He thought thoy had Lottor undorstand oach othor, g8 they would bave an active time for tho nox bwo years, Dr, Brooks made a motion that tho passngo rolating to limits bo rescinded. Tho smend- mont nas adoptad. I, Chouey thought the Fh“u of tho supor- viging worlk should bo onrefally matured. Dr. Hodgo snid that tho yoport, at a later xlu;:):;, prepured for the consideration of genoral work. Dr. Northrup said that he understood the drift of tho resolutions to bo that cach inatitn- tion was to do-its own work, sud that the object of the I{mmnl organization was to ald tho.whole, Prosidont White thought ocaoh institution slould ba lnn)‘md in turn, The resolution was passed. The second rosolution wus road, Dr, Mitohell opposod it 88 meaning nothing. It waa possed. THE THIRD RESOLUTION, roforring to the orgunization in onch diatrlet, was read, Dr, Dmilufl' #ald thnt mauy of tho fu- stitutions had held their snvual meetings, Tho Btate Convention moets noxt fall. Iow could the machinery be put Into operation. Could thoynot adopt some plan to put it into hnmediate action? ‘L'hoy had no time to lose, Two yoars wero little for tho gigantle work, Ha thought thut the rouolution wad uot effeolive. Dr, Kendriok said that thoy hod cnrriad out a lan of appolnting ono or moro porsons ay an Ylduuntloulll Committeo in each church. Ho thought tho plan shoutd bo carried out In this gobneotion, Dy, Hodgo thought that each {natitution phouid do lta own work, and that the mattor should not be complieated by rexolutions. “Dr, Northwup thougnt that tho eduontional ques- on should bo brought systomatioslly before tho Htate Doards, He tlmn‘;hl that a recommenda~ tlon ghould bo made to tho offoct that the prom- Juent associations take sctlon, e would also d |~ Resolodd; Triat” the Blal . tiona bo ronuostod to gl - nstitution: - nacdod, 81,870,000 5 | foquost evory pastor in tho Northweét: to prosch on this subjcot during the next six montha, . Dr, Brookd..;made. the motion tolsy the reso- lution on tho tablo. = tlio conbitle portunity eratiou of the Jontonuial Movemont, ; . A'digcussion followod as to tho rdvieablilty of pringing in tho pronchors and Babbath-schigols to aid In the work. Dr. Whito, sald, in this cone nootion, that he had recoivod moro subscriptibn | from Oatholica than from hin own donomination, Another aubatituto was thon adoptad, as follofvas ‘That st the annual moetings of the Blate Conven- Hons and Assoclatious this aubject bo prominontl; resonted and discussod, and that overy pastor preach Tioroon, 0 thnt gonoral intoroat may- bo Awakened, and thio'movemont may galn tho attontlon of every membor of our chitirohes, our Bunday-school Jeadors, and our gongregations. i et G0 AUBAD, b The noxt resolution in the serles was rosd. | Dr. Mitoholl dasirod to-offor b rosolution pior to tho adoption of this, sa.follows : i oy 473 Resolved, Thnt the prosent exigonoy. farnishos a ‘favorablo opportunity for a vigorous aggrossivo moves mont on the part of tho Educational Committo Frnvldnd for in the wecond clauso of tho second article in its constitution, snd that we therefora esruesily roquoat the Exocutlve Commitice 1o commonco tha direot work of collocting funda for ho tomporary support of partislly ondowed instiiutions while thio ‘work o} endowment 18 in progroas, 3 Dr, Kondriok made s motion that'a gommittco ‘o appointod to considor tho mattor of the Gon- oral Agonoy, and it was onrried. . . ¢ Sy Dra, Kondrick, Hodge, and ‘Gooloy were ap- ointod as the Commitieo, and the mooting ad- journod to 2 o'olook. i ‘The affornoon nession was openod with prayer from tho Rov. D. ¥. Carnaban, . Tho_resolution of the Roy, Dr. Mitohell was ro-road, It was passod, Tho sixth resolution was rend, and was agreed to. Tho roport from tho Committeo on GENERAL AGENOY wad onlled for. Mr. Keondriok, of-tho Commit- too, aukod if it was oxpected that tho Committeo ghould make a nomination. Tho roport rocom- mended, as a goneral monsure, that some one ho appointed to {ako chinrgo of tho gonoral conten vial work. Romarks wore made upon tho sub- flnt Ly Prof, Mitohell, of Ohicago, and tho Rov, ¢, Hodge, D. D.,-of Kolamazoo; G, 8. Bailoy, of Ohiosgo, and ¥ B. Orossoy, D, D., of Michi- Rgon. Tho'latter thought that. somo one should ropresont tha West, ns Dr. Outting did the wholo cotintry, He belioved that thoro'was a Inck of knowlodgo in the Wostern States of the objocts and wants of education. 'Thoy wanted some ono to dovoto his wholo timo to organizutlon, ‘Tho Roy. Mr. Whito pointod out’ the diffioul- tios of raisiug money in tho rural distriots. Tho Rov. Dr. Northrup cstimated the valuo of o Gonoral Agont for two yeara, Ho could preach 100 sormons, visit soveral State Asso- cintions, visit all the sominarien, and writo' soy- oral thousand lottors. Ho ought-to bo & mau to command universal respeat. = ‘Tho resolution waa adopted, . B, Whito made & motion that the ‘Advisory Qommitton bo racommended to employ & man to do'the worlt, ' It was secondod by tho Rlov, Mr. Choney. - Tho molion callod forth animatoed die- cugsion, e g ‘"' AN A BUDSTITUTE, tho following was determined upon: - Resolved, Tnat thd Conferonco recommend {hat the Advisory dommuittco of tho Northwest ondesvor to so- curo a suitnblo man for tho general uporintendonco of {lils :ducationnl Centonniunl movemont, who alinll givo his entiro stiontion aud sorvice to this work, g The rosolntions as & whole wore thon adopted. e ' ILETTERS WERE READ . i from the Rov.'J. . Ponrco,. formorly of ‘Lara~ mio, Wyo. ‘T.; Mr. Alien, of Libarcy, Mo., and ono from Mr..Warno, exprossiug rogrot-at bolng un- “ablo to be present. ¢ % P Mr. Baily asked for Instruction 'rogarding the ublication of facts ® respocting tho condition of He catimated the proporty of Bap- tist semiunrios to be worth £1,600,000; amount estimatod additional noeds, 8825,000 ; naking i all to be nskod for, 3,600, 000, - Dr. Brooks thought the iigures should not bo given iun tho Standard. .'I'ho mattor wos re- forrod to the Advisory Committee. g . Mr., Chenoy mado the motion thatthis Convon- tion recommond tho I:runrlety of holding moot- ings in tho various eitics and towns for tho pur- pose of presenting the educational subjeot.: It wag unanimously carriod. Dr. Northrup and Dr. Duin 'mado some remarks in support of the gon- eral educationnl movomant, and-Dr. Braoks sup- ‘plementod tha eloquenco shown by still furthor remorks, Dr. Northrup lod in prayoer, slter, which tho mooting adjournod. . ' e LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY. + Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Avereron, Wis,, July 2i—Tho proceedings of tho twonty-fifth sounal Commoncement of Lnw- ronco’ Univorsity. wore concluded . to-day, tho sweathior having beon delighiful throughout, and many former students and other. visitors have boen prosont, although not 80 many a3 on somo former occasions, owing, porhaps, to the faot that no mrrangement, could be: mnado, with the Chieago & Northwestern for a.roduction of faro, . Tho pubiic oxorclaos openod last Friday ovon- ing Witir tho oxhibition of the. Propsratory De- partment, whick was largoly sitonded, and passed oft-well, T ’ . s On Baturday ovening tho contest in DEGLAMATION FOK TUE PRESIDENT'S PRIZES - took piace, Thisis always looked forward to with great Intorest by tho publio, and the nttond- anco, e usunl, waa very large, the chapel, which was tnetefully decorated, being orowded. The contestanta woro, Missos. Balch, Wright, McIntyrs, and Updyke. All° soquitted thom- solvos woll, and the audienco, judging from tho ! npplango and the numberof bouquots showered upon the stage, wero ‘much pleaged. Tha flrat rizo was awardod to MiesMinnio Moroy, and he second to Miss Ida Wright, both of Appleton. . Ou Bundoy afternoon ~ . s i TTE BACOALAURBATE RERMON was proached’ by the Prosidont, thoe Rov, Dr. Bteolo, and waa in all rospocta worthy of its lonrned author, * Tho subject was ¢ Christ’s lto- Intion to All Great Humnn Intoroats,” 3 In the evenlug the aunual sermon - beforo the raligious sociotios was prerched by the Rav. Dr, Carhart, of Racino, whose subject ‘was eimilar to that of Dr. Btaelo's, viz: *Clrist the Ideal, Por- foct Man.” 1t was'on ablo and ologuent dis- courso. ¥ e 2 = On Monday afternoon the ovent which tha studonts looed forwnrd to with tne grontost in- torest took place. It was ¥ TITE RIETORIOAT, CONTEST to declde who among tho students should bo se Iccted to uphold tho honor of Lawrenco Univer sity In n Btate contost which s to como off* af ‘Madigon this fell. Tho students lfl.fio{;fl.fl“g in this , trlal woro Miss O. H. an Viook, of Appleton; L. O. Vivinn ‘and Addlo B, Pmnhur{v,or Augusta, Mo., and Messra, P..W. Tilton; o Afp\nmn; R, B. Bvans, of Barraboo, nud - J. J. Bimpson, of Montra, O, The decision of the judges was in favor of Miss Vivian for tho first houor, ‘ond, sithongh no doubt n just ono, was not’ concurred in by a porition of the atidionee. . . Ou Tueaday aftorncon tho DISTRIDUTION OF PRIZES, roading the roll of honor, ‘ote., took place. Prizes woro awsrdod 8 follows: IFroshmw'a muathomaticel prizo, E, W, Bradloy, of Hloricon ; Bophomorn mathomatiosl prize, J. Beott Davis, of Point Bluft; Junior aciontific prize, A. 1., *Whitman, of Hortonvitle; Bonfor sclontific prizo, Miss A, J. Godwin, of Applaton'; firub university prizo, Miss L. 0, Vivian, of Augusin, Ma.; second univaisity prize. Jobn T. Ohyno- witll, of Dodgovillo; firat Lowls_ prizo, A, B. Whitman; sccond Lowls prize, Miss E. O, Pe- gram, of Apploton, 1u tho evemng LY. &; 0. PECK, D. Diy of Ohlcnga. delivered an address bolore the Phenix Bocloty, which was a maslerpiece of oratory. Tor dopth of thought, beauty of oxprou- aion, and aptucss of illuatration, it coud uot be surpassed. On Wednesdny p. m, Blies Altn M, Hulott, of Chleago, addrossod the Athona and Lavroan Bo- ciotios, Blio gave tho girls a good plain tal, uensaned pretty strongly with woman's rights. In the afternoon the annual EETING OF 'THE ALUMNI SOCIETY was held in the chapel, and wae, na {n fact it always is, & vory onjoyable occaelon, An ad- dresi was dollvered” by J, IL Hansor, A, M., of Fond du Lao, aud sliort roports mado of the classes of ovory year repregonted st the mooting. To-day ocenrred tho EXEROISES OF TIIE ORADUATING CLARS, Theo class this yoar numbors ten, and the pro- rammno wa as follaws : Balutatory, R. J, Gam- glo, Fox Loko, Orations Ly 8, 8. H’n\vvnu‘ Now Berling J. W, Hume, Oshkosh; J, J. Hasking, Dodgoville; 0. 1. Loomor, Maquon, Wis; B, A. Johnson, Clinton ; H. H,VanYleol, Apmolnn; Miuses A, J, Godwin, Appleton; R.'J, Gamblo, Fox Lnke; B.J. I'rico, Monasha, Valodictory, J. Bimg, Plattovillo, Aftor the oxeroisos the uaual Commencemant Ditner was #orved in the basemont of the Moth- odist Epluoopal Chureh, and was Iargely attond. od. 'Tonsts wud epoochios wore in ordor, and a PM timo was enjoyed by all prosont., Not tho oaat plonsing foatiire to-day was the oxcollent muslo furnished by Baokh's Milwaukeo Baud, eaid to ba thio best in the State. Thoy sre to givo & cougert thig atternoon st Bertehy's Lall, Moroy, and Vivian, and Mosara. Coolk, Nolson,' 'KANSAS: 'Confusion '.in- St&e and Oofig gressional Politics. | Growing Strongth of_tho Indépendént Reform Movenment, . & ll:n;v {he Ropnblicans Expeet to Mako Capital Qul of tho Osego Laud ' Doclsion, " Spectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, " iy E LzaveNwonT, an,, Juno 27, 1874, Chaos hias come again,~this timo in tho pol- itics of Kansas, and no ono onn {oll what will grow out of tho confusion, Kousas mey be olassod with ¢ | TIE DOUNTFUL BTATES this yonr. This is somothing now. TFor tho firat timo aince tho political agitation which pro- doded the overthrow of Blavery, tho mansgers of Republicanism acknowledgo tho prosonce of an opposition party strong onough to win if it makos - no” blundor in tho' solociton |of fts candldatos or the doolaration of its prinoiples. Topublicans admit that thoy oannot. bo too carofnl in -tho makingup of thelr own tickot, foaring thnt tho nomination of an un- worthy man may givo viotory to thoir opponents, Among the massos thero 18 no political oxclto- mont, no agitationor tarmoll, but rathor s firm and rosoluto dotormination to cut mway from porty-prejudicos, and test the virtuo of indo~ pondent action. Quostions of financa aud tom- poranco will disturb both politioal partics, buc ‘neithor question will bo pnt forward a8 a prom- inent fssuo fn Kangas. Tha publio clamor is for TEFORM,~—LELIEF FROM OFPUEESION, Roform, out horo, moans an ond of oxtrava-~ ganco in Btate, County, and Muniolpal Govern- mont; & roduction of exponses in ovory department, to tho ond of lifting the burdons of-taxation. Yt moans the olootion of Congross- men - who will mot plny fast and looso with the sottlers. More thau - oll, it: moans {ho ' promotion of man who will be above the necessity of appointing blackmailors to ofifes in order to purchaso. their silenco. Roform monns the dlection of Couuty Tronsurery who will not steal the nublic monoy to ongago in privato epecutation.” It means the oloction of County Commissioners and mombers of tho Logislaturo who will not be countad as xmrl[ of the capital stock of leadiug ratlway com- panios, . . P lo grontost danger now threalening tho To- formors 18, thiat tho Convention which moots in To:;nku, Aug. 5, will commit the orror of nomi. nating ' - : LITTLR MEN, 0 TEFRESENT GREAT TRINCIPLES. 1f thero swos ovor & timo when the State uceded tho servico of mon possossing tho highest cul- ture, tho truost cournge, and, withal, tho strict~ oat intogrity, that timo s now, * Whilo the Inde-. pendent-Roform party ia strong enongh to sur- vivo tho .dofest of good mon, it hus not the , vitality to outlivo tho cloction of bad ouos. *A moro tlinn usual intoreat clusters about the appronching Congrossional contest. Last winter the Legislaturo divided the Btato into tiroo Cdn- groseional districts, whicls . obviates the furthor Tocessity of clecting lloprasoutatives at largo. TIHE FIRST DISTRICT . is gupposed to bo Ropublican, and so far the strifo for the nomination hins beon conflned with- lin the ranks of that party, 'l'ho prosont incum- bent, Col. Phillips, of 8nlino ; Nathan Prico, of Daniphan ; aud Col. D. V. Houston, of Lesvou- worth, aro tbo leading candidates for tho nom- foation, . ' THE'SECOND DISTRIOT, in which Reprosontatives Cobb and Lowo roslde, 18 uncortain, _The Roformors count on carrying it, while tho Repullicans say everything dopcuds on the character of the bominatious. Judke Loyo, having voted for 'back pay, very sousibly Wwithdraws from tho fleld, leaving to Col. Cobb, who_ was.only prevonted from voting for it by a_* constitutional technicality,” ‘an | oxcallent chanco for sscuring the indorsemant of the Republican Convontion, Judgo McComns .aud Sidnoy Clarke will bo the most prominont candidates boforo the Roform Convontion, M- Comas hos contolonce; Qlarko has braing; but noithor ono bing both,~which may not bo s0 bad aftor all, ifdt turns out, na froquently happons, that tho Republican nominoo has neithor, Iam told that Milt Roynolds is aleo a candidate for nomination on the Reform ticket. THE TUIRD DISTRICT is “badly mixed.” Itcomprises avast terfltory commonly kuown as tho ‘Great Southwest,” embracing nomly all tho counties south of tho XKaw and west of tho second tior from tha Mig~ sourl River, ~ Thoro i no cortainty that tho lte- publioans will carry this district cither. A large majority of the volors belong to tha agricultural class,—Topeks being the ouly town jn tho dis- triot that aspires to tho dignity of acily. Itis salo to predict .that tho, farmera will vote, without rogard to. party, for the man who, in thoir. oxtimation,. s best fited for the ofiice. Party orgapization in the dis- u;iol is uot Lield togothier by “‘tho cohesive powor o rostdiug in that part of the Blato,~Phillips liy- ing in tho Firat District, aud Cobb and Lowo In thio Second. TIE INDEPENDENT BTATE CONVENTION, which meots in Topoks, Aug. 5, will nominato | State oflicors, proclaim tho principles of tho now party, and possibly, at tho mimo timo, noloat oandidatos for Congroes, It is to bo hoped, for thmm of the movonont, that tho original plan pointing, & Committeo for : cpol district, with powey to eall tho Congresslonal Conyontions in the rogular manner,—thus giving the Roformors of tho rospective districts & fair and full ox- Pmsnlon of their will on this topie. T'he Ropub- ican Congressional Conventions witl bo Liold be- tween the 20th of August-and Ist of Soptomn: bor. Tho Ropublican Stato Convention hnd boon called to moet on the 20th of August, ouo dny after tho timo appointed by the United StatesfCironit Court for rondoring the deoision in TIE OHAGE LAND OASE. The Oommittes dosigoatad that day in order fo catoh the firat advantagoe-growing out of the do- cision. Tho party-mansgers hopa to turn’s “*big brick * here, knd caplure 10,000 votes,' I the decleion is avorse to tho railroad com- panies, no doubt tho Convontion will adopt o sories of gorgoous resolutions thankivg the Administration ~ for friendly intorferonco in bebalf of tho sottlers, Gov. Oslorn, on tho straugth of having writion o lattor to tho Progi- dent - asking for reliof for the oppressoed, will oxpect to seoura nomination, su nvnryisafly counocted with the Administration, from Ingalls W and Peck down to tho Olork of tho Cowt, will look for ap mdarsomant by tho Canvention., 1f tho decision should, unfortuuntoly, bo nverse to tho ocoupants of tho Osage lauds, confusion and alarm will provail in tho orup. 1 Lnyo nover been ablo to discorn WUEDE GRATITUDK TO TME ADMINISTRATION WILL COME IN oven it the pettlors win tho sulb, I¥iaplain enough that a Beoretary of the Inlerior under a Ropublican Adminiatration pormitted .o corpo- ration to wrost from Lhe ocoupants of the lsud tho titlo to thelr homon, It tho dscrep of tho Court sustaing the decision of tho Intorior Department, 14 will go to show that the wrongs inflicled upon tho settlois aro beyond logul rodross, On tho othor kiand, If tho deerao of the Court {8 favorable to the gottlore, it will carvy with it proof that tho Mminlnlrnlfun conspired with corporations to oppress the pooplo in vio- Iation of the law, . B S e A SINGULAR REMEDY FOR RATTLESNAKE. BITES. . Broosarow, 1IL, July 1, 1874, To the Editer of The Clircago Tyibune? - Him: Reforring to the communication In Tnpe Trinuxe of this date, upon theaflczoy of sunkes virug a8 an sutldoto for ydropliobis, pormit me to sny, for tho poraiblo benefit of somo unfortu- nato, that I rocall o convorsation which I had with an old frontiorsman in 'Toxns, two yoars ago, which has somo bonring upon this subject. As an agont of the Tost-Offico Dopartment, T was in company with o Mr. Thomas, a woll- known rosident aund large plentor noar Forf Qonchio. Mo fuformed ma that it waa well known among tho frontiersmon and Indlang that the ol of the ratileanake, taken futo the stomnch immediatoly aftor belug bitton by that reptile, was a suro cura for the bitp. As n moasure of pracaution,—bolng expossd to attacks from this doadly eroaturo, which abound I thot soo- tion,—ho disscoted & ruitlesuake, aud oarefull proserved tho gall of tho oreature in a small ottle, In the gourse of harvesting, s young mon in bis employ was bltten by a rattlesnako, and, almost Instantly, wad thrown iuto paroxyams of grent Dalu, and began to sLow tho lundor,” because thora {8 ne Congrozaman. 1 bo changed to the oxtent of ap-~ ustinl pigna of virmlont polson, Mr, Thomas ran for his antidote, mixed tho gall of tho roptile in halt a glass of -wator, and, by-dint of gront poraunaion, {ot tlio pationt to swallow it. Io wngs, at tho tfmo, Jn groat agouny,—tho wound _and _adjucent parts boing_swollon, and toruing purple. 'ho ~ offoct of this singular. potion. wag almost * instantansous, The, young*man bocame’ suddenly qulot, and vory 8oon ddclared tho groatpaln had conspd. Tlorocovered from the affoct of tuo bito, and: moon after returnod-to duty s if nothiog lmd(' hn{\puuvd. = R do ot Lnow that I havo oyer beforn mon- toried this singular story, but- the woll-known and reputablo clinractor of the mnn gave to his deoldration’all the forea'of trnth. I havo thought this ono of tho most romsrkablo examplos of tho Homoopathic thoory, ** Similia similibus curans (w3 or, vulgarly, the Linlr of tho_samo dog will ouro the bito. = E. Sarrar, [ PHE COMET. . ;' Aw Bcon fl‘hrn:iwln o Bmall ijeluucnpn.t BarrLi Oner, Miol, Jubo 80, 1874, \ o the Edtor of The Chicago Tribunes B, Bince tho snnouncoment that o comot hns rocently boon dlecovordd, . and s approach- Ing our enrth, quite an excitoment iz manifestod by many porsons in this city. Wahave a tolo~ Bcopa in the High-School building, ¢ lnehos .in aporturo, which has not soomod & source of at- traotion since it was purohntod nearly four yoars ‘ago: but now the citizoiis are only too eagér 'to ovince an appreolation of it by obtaining a view, howovor careloss, of tho new colestial visitor: The jenitor bas remarked that Lo is busy on ovory clear ovening ontortaining visitors, In ordor that thoy may uso this instramont to tholr hearts’ coutent; and ‘ofton miduight arrives only to find him out with soores of paoplo “watching tho comot.” . Hovoral porsons, upon scolng this objoct for 1ho firat tite through the school-tolescope,” ox- pross o fooling of disappointment, 'Mavy jof thom possoss wrong fdeas,-ond. actually expoct to oo this comot with n tail strotching over Toarly ono-Ulf of tho, skey;, with Itd hod, oqual to tha moon at her full. Bomo asgort that a «common 8py-glass will show it much botter, and aro only convincod to tho contrary anftor obsory- ing tho wandorer through this .tolescopo, .oven though of emall sizo. | B As goen with tho instrumont in question, this comot presents .a fine npponrance, aud its nuclous {8 well definod, At presout tho tail: s uot vory distinct, but its odgos aro plainly scén, and enn bo easily traced. ‘Lho bighost powor of thia tolescopo {8 about 8004 yob tho comot can be studied to botier ndvantago by using .the day- glnsd, which ia a small power, but sliows this objact moro clearly than if strongly magmfied. uring the past weck, this comot haw fo- creavod romarkably in brillianey, and will sgon bocomo & conepiouous object of our. catostial socpory. Y A. K. BaurieTT, - igh-Behool Obaervatory, Startling Dovelopments—The Hend ot the Comot.to o ns Noar ns Venus over Xs to the Enrth—Strong: Probie bility that the Tall of tho Comet Whi) Enwrap the Earth and the hoon. o the Editor of the Now York Trivune: Bir: Pormit me again to cungrntulntu Prof, 8wift upon tho rediscovery of what now prom- ison 1o Lo tho most wonder{ul and jnstructive cowot in the history of tho world, Having as- carlained that tho muclous of the comot was muvlllfi in sntiefactory aacordance with tho orbit which I had oomputed, I proceeded on the 2Gth inst. to compute tho position and probabla ap- paront magnitudo of tho tail, in ordor to Joarn whothor it would bo long onough to ex- tond bu{oml the earth's orbit, bo visibl X comot disappears in the wost. From my ownp eatimato of 1ts longth on the morning of 4ho 25ih, aflor tho moon had set, I detorminod* it actual length at that timo tobe certainly over. 8,000,000 milos, Ithen nassumed an'increnso of longth of one-tenth each day, and roached tho startlivg result that upon July 20 its tail would sctually strike our carth. But” knowing thab if tho tail should not bo long enough to ronch our orbit, it would fado away 1n tho twilight without mnking “fig‘mnwll laplay, I would not von~ :.I’lrn‘ to publish my results without furthor exam- ation, ; £ 5 ‘With later observations of greator acouracy, I Davo ropeatod and extendod my comyputations, and I am confirmed in tho opinion that wo sunll bo oither 80 ponr tho tall of tho comet, ay it Btecps noross tho eoliptio, that it will fill 2 Iargo pértion.of the Loavens, ar, if ita curvature is not too groat, -aball bo completoly enveloped withinit; and iho phenomenon’ may bs visibla in tho Northorn Hemisphoro, although'it is too eurly yot to detormine whother it mny not bo.| durivg tho hours of 'daylight in this coun= try. At the rlpk of haying orred in'my judg- mont, that tho brightnoss and condensation of tho nuclous and attendant coma indicato tho formation of o tell oqual to that of Donati's -comet, which I watched with so much onre, T will vonturo some prodiotiony, trusting that thoy | may be recoivod-with more confidonce than‘my osr{y predictions of tho future of' Donati's comot, and that thoy may be as -fully confirmed. On Tuesdny evening, Juno 80, and on 'tho fol- lowing evening, the moon - will xise beforo tho twilight £airly onds; but on Thuraday, July 2, at 0:30 o'clock, the gomet will bo ensily socn by the nnked oyo in tho northwestorn sky ?no othor desoription will be noaded), with a tail about.5 dog. In ‘longth.. On succooding evonings the nuclous will move towards the south, whilo tho tail will mcreago in Jongth, 20 as to bring itsex- tremity firndunlly northward. On tho 14th of July tho oad of tho comot will Lave reachod the, ‘| horizon in the northwest at tho ond of twilight, o that it will not oasily bo visiblo aftor that dtntn; but tho tail witl extond nearly to the pols- star, y 2 < o Dounti's comot had 8 retrogrado ‘motion, and whon tho esrth mot it and the tail was mont briflinut, it was placed nenrly at yight anglos with the line of vision. - On tho othor hand, this com- et, whoso parilialion distance fs vary Uttlo gront~ or, coming just within tho orbit of Yonus, mavea in the samo dircction with tho oarth, and noearly with tho ssmo velacity (reduced. to tho plane of tho equator), in consoquonce of Which tho tall, whiel ia now noarly at right anglos with the line of vision, will graduslly turn toward us, still ap- arontly pointing nearly in the samo diroction. t will bo romembered that Donati's cpmet wes curved liko o soldier's plumo, and will- romaln: nearly siraight, bocatse tho ourvature will be dircotly from us, and theroforo imporceptiblo,. Anotlior atriking differenco from tho tails of comets gonerally is, that it will be so Iorlaflhot!uned a8 to bo’ romarkubly wide at tho oud, ¥ = oy On July 16, the tail will oxtopd far boyond the polo and dovelop a now cliarnotoristic, tapering. off rapidly toward tho end, Within thres or four duys after tho 16th, the tail will havo become so oxpandod in the nelghborhood of the pole ag to flll & Inrgo part of tho northern hoavens, Yot it will not be &, conspicuous objeot, because it will bo 80 faint a8 to ool rather liko An immonse cloud, or a now mitky-wny, than what it roally 18, Bf this timo wo shull hnyoe solved tho quostion whother tho tailis hollow, or hasp radigtod structnre, or what is its constitutlon, = o Of tho'way in which this will ond; it is ‘ot Anfo yot to sponk with deflnitencra; for: ale though, if tho tail woro atrnlg‘].\t. wo should be almost cortainly noar tha mignle of 1t on July 20, yot its curvature will probably dolsy it two or threo days, and oven uniil tho eartl hns' passcd beyond ita path, Taklug tho bost value I can from the records of provious comots, I should expoct the earth on July 2210 be wholly within tho oastern odgo of the comot’s tal, and X will assumo thia to bo the case, The comot will thon dlsnpporr to us; but thon the inhabitants of the Bouthern Hemisphore, who may be ignorant of tho causn of the luminosity of tho ovoning sl will soo ik gradunlly rise aud pass away, nud wfii bo amazod by the suddon apparation of o comot of extraordinnry size and usual brilliancy, whicl will burst upon thelr vision as unforoucen as the grent comet of 1801, The gradusl diminution and final disapponrance of the comot will ho so noatly tho convorso of what we sbnll have wit~ nosncd hero that it noods no deseription, Zhact ‘What will be tho elfect upon tha earth? I dare nob, predict tho eMock upou tho wiuds of mon, espocially of tho ignorant; Lut Ido nob unticit pite any appreclablo physical ofteot furthor than Fosufllln clectrical phonomona like tho aurora. t will, of courno, loave ua & portion of its at- wmoephere wlion it doparts, but, probably, not otuugh to affect the barometor, or.to como witlnn tho ocognizance of kolentists, Bt there may ho, by possibiljty, onp pormanout effack of eciontifio Interost and’eurlopity,” If tho earth shionld nob unt\ro){ osonpo, the moun will aldo probably bo involved, and it will also rotain a portion of tho comotary substanes, As tho amount of the Mmuu\lhuro upon tho woon's sup- Iaco I8 wow so small, if, indeed, thora is any at ul, that t Ju unrocognizablo by tho nloost asfro- vomical sorutiny, perhaps aftor the passage of the gomet wo shojl find that honcoforth tho moon_will have gu pimosphore, of groator or losn donsity, which will materinlly modify tho phonomona of ocoullutions aud sojar oclipscs, * X will ndd that Vonus ia aofoly out n? tha way, 8o that tho transit oxpedition Wikl not bo iutorfored with llx)y tha groat comot of 1874, 3 . In Gould's Astronomical Jowrnal, Prof, Plerca hns doyolopod means of computing, with groat uceurnoy, from obsorved phouomous, the form of tho tull of a pomel, 1intond, ag soon as I sball have the nocossary mutorials, to attempt to 50 18 'to’ o at all oftor tho head of tho. but Oofigin‘s 18 now| determine with moro oxaoctness'the position and appaarance of tho comot's tail from the middlo of July up to Its final disappoarance in thishem- isphoro, "I have, thereforo, rofrainad from giv- ing in this artlolo tho oxnct dotails of the rosults shown by my computations, & e e IENny B PARRUUAST. Niw Yonx, Juno 9, 1674, e e sy LOTTERY SWINDLES: The Dubuquo Musical Jubllco and \ GAft Concerts Towa, Juno 90, 1674, To the Kditor of The Chtcaga Tridune : fi 2 Bm: Evory honest man must approve tha stand you have takon against all schomes of awhidling and gambling undor the varions nares ‘o Lottorlos, Gitt-Concorts, Musioal Jubilobs, ote, I wish to call-your attention to one of the '1atont that hian fallon undor my notioo, and which g beon oxtonsivoly rdvortisod in this State and ' elsawhioro, ontitted, “**Musical Jublleo and Grand COonoort, to bo hold at Dubuquo, Ia, Bept. 15 and 10, 1874." 4 The promotors of thia schomo * take pleas- ure” in vefernng to H. K, Love, Preaident of tho Pooplo's Bank, Dubuquo; J. K. Graves, Prosidont of tho Cbicago, Dubuque & Minne- #ota. Railfoad Cémpany; William T. Btowart, capitalist; and to sovoral gontlomen engaged in the business of solling Jowelsy, niusio; and por- famory, " Tho threo gontlomen above-named aro Truatcos for this grand schiemo, which hos 67, 903 tickota nt @8 onch, amounting to thio sum 'of ©201,600,, Now, hore isn plan for taking from pooplo of moderata moana (for such aro usually tho puronasors of lottory-tiokets) more than #200,000, and * prosenting " them—what ? Why; 49,047 shoots of muslo, 5,000 olromos, and o . fow.thousand sliver finger-rings, bottles of por~ fumory, oto, cto. How gonerous! Any ono can ses the proprioty; theroforo, of reforring to poraons ougnged in tho salo of thoso artiolos. Among the larger prizes—or prosonts!—Y notico: * Ono farm of B0 seros, within 2 miles of Dubuquo , 222,000.” I would reapcctfully in- quire of Mr. Love, ono of the ‘‘Trustees,” and Clork of tho United States District Court, of which his brothor Is Judge, i the farm reforred to Qoen not volong to himsolf or’ s brother, Judge Love, formorly owned by tho late Judge Dyer, and which Judge Love bought for £65,000. All threo of tho Trustcon of tuis lottory aro Directors of tho Peoplo’s Bank of Dubuquo, and, _ 88 wo ara told in.the advertisomont, *“1n order to have tho ticket-holdors feal porfoctly secure, agents aro instructod to tomit airoct to tho Dank, as, by an arrangoment botweon tho Trusteos and the Bank, :two-thirds of tho moboy 80 ro- mitted is to bo retained as & guaranteo' of good faith ;" that is to any, Mossra, Love, Graves, ond Btewart, ag Trustces, havo ‘mada an agreo- ment with Mossrs, Lovo, Graves, and Stowart, Dircetors of tho Bank, to rotain two-thirds of tho monoy received from aalo of tickets, eto. Lovely, lsu't it, ind so eecurc! Wlhy not rotain the other third? Any councction of a hank or ita ofticors with such an_outerprise ag this is cal- oulated to Injure its crodit and throw susplcion upon it. Iwns nnrpriued to &eo tho namo of N, Graves ng one of the Trustees. Mr. Love, an-, othor Trustee, will bo remembered as Prosidént of tho Fust Nntional ‘Bank of Keokule, which mado o'disnstrous failure under his administra- tion,—Deing tho lirat National Bank in the Btato to fail, and tho only ono, until tho great ems- Buzzlumout attho Merchauty’ Nationnl at Du- uque, 53 2t o 5 r, Love, as I hinve beforo sald, Is Clork of the United Btales Distriob Court of Town; aud X would suggoat whother it is qutite proper for wworn ofticors of the luw to engaye in any schome of chauce which, by tho lsws of tho Stato of Towa, 1t is mado o criminal offenso, punishable by fino and imprisonment, to_promote or ens cournge in any way, (Code of Town, Soo. 4,043.) Tho gottera-up of such sohomes hopo to escapo ho_ponalty by claiming thnt they aro not lot- “torics; but this is morely tochinical,—tbo ovasion is *too thin.” i Icall'tho nttontion of Prosecuting Attorneys | ;md‘l Grand Jurios in Towa to all oases ol\t,his “kind, ' - 4 et & A DARING ATTEMPT. ' ‘Tho Vault of the. New Yoric Bavings Stank Undorminod—A Gang of I ginrs at Work in aFourteonth. ‘Thoir Discovery nt i uy—fhroo of tho Cri Arfestods 3 - Irom'the Neto York T'imes, June 28, A woll-planned und daving sttompt to rob the Now York Bavings Bank, situated on tho north- . wost corner of Tighth avenuo and Fourtgenth stroot, wea discoverod aud frustrated by tho welle dirgctod offorta of the police at' an carly houp: yosterdpy moruing, ‘The bank 18 located in tho neemont of tho'tive-story building on the cor- : nor \above-montioned, which bps n froutage of ' twenty-fivo foct on Eigh'h: avenne nnd of soy- onty-five foot on Wost Iourteenth street, On the firat floor of "the building, which is reached lfiy a dlight of iron steps, is the Now York County -National Bank, the uppor floors boing occupicd s oflices by lnwyors, ronl ostato ngonts, ko, Tho voul of tho suvings bank I8 built m the wall of tho'building at the roar of the office. Thg | bolow, erhoff, of No.841 Wost Twontlotl: stroot, tha Bocrotary of tho savings bauk, was sont for, and tho bank was. openod. And_ihoroughly sosrohed, but without lending to any discovory. Capt., Olmrrf thon rang the boll at tho hall door nd};lnlnz the restaurant at No. 88 Bighth avo- nuo, “Aman -thrust -his hond ont of & socond- story window and askod what waa wantod, The Captain thoroupon domanded admittance, to which the man roplied ** Allright,” and disap- poared from tho window, At this junciure llonndsmun Burns and Alkin, who Liad boon sta- tioned on tho Esghth avouue building, obsorved thrao men emorga from the roar windows of tho dnvelng-hall on Tourteonth strect, and in this way guin_tho roof of tho biiliard-saloon “which oxtonds “‘somo “fivo “foot boyond tho main wall. Iere thoy do- rcendod ' & Iaddor into the. yard of tho adjoining house. Tho roundsmon nt onco gavo on alarm, and mado tho bost of tholr way into the stroot. Tho officors ran down Fourtoonth ‘street to Ninth avenuo, and ‘through ‘Ninth avonuo to Fiftoonth stroot, whore thoy mot and captared the throo fugitiyes. It was thon dis- covorod that tho lattor hind roslod savoral foncea iu the roar of tho building until H%ey rocliod tha roaldonco of Mr. Everatt, No. 814 Wost Fittoonth stroot, whoro thoy burst c[.mn the roar basemont, pagsod - through “tho hallway, and mado thoiz oxit by nn!-alunln% tha stract_door.".The mon wora marchod off to the Wost Twontieth 8treci Polido Btation, swhore thay gave thelr names a3 John Bimpaon, Charles, Sanborn, and Willinm Morgan. tor these mon Lad been scoured Capt, Cherry forced ' an ontranca to tho. hoose No. 83-Eighth avenus, and made a thorough sonroh of “tho E{"m‘”“‘ and also of the cone neeting house No. 808 West Fourtoonth straot, The seArch rovoaled tho work of tho burglnrs, On ontering tho collar, which was half" filled with old lumbor and rubbish of all kinds, the firat objoot of intorest which greoted tho oyot of tha polico was g,smnll stenm boilor rigged up ngainst tho wall on tho left-hand side of the placo, and on_ponetrating to nearly the rear, yons found a npace abont 4 foot square onl intd tho wall of the building, oxposing to view tho granito side of tho savings bank vsult. The beam gupporting the floor above had boon cut nway by the burglars, and carefully propped up, The br{uks bad then beou carofully romoved, and the dobrls’ piled up about tho aparture. Ou this hoap of bricks and dirt wag sproad an old quilt, ‘Tha spaco’ loft botweon tho coillng of thio collar aud thot pile was so small thnt only one man conld worle thorain, and thon only whon lying reoumbont on tho quilt. The bur- glars, ~whon surprised, lad ° commonced oporntions on one of tha ranito blogks composing tho® wall of the vnufb, ond bnd . suoceoded in drilling -a hole about ono inch in dinmotorand two inches in dopth in the stoné, At this apot woro found n hmw‘r iron mailot and a cold chigel, which had evidontly ‘beon used in drilling the holo roferrdd to. Those waro tho only h\n'filnrs’ toola found in tho place. The steam boilor had avidantly heou oracted for thoe purposq of working a steam drill, but as the naocessary machinory waa not found, it 18 sup- osodithat the machinery: and tools wera to ave beon brauli‘ht in thore yosterday, whon the burglare would have had Baturday night and all Bunday to onter and rob the vault. In’the fur- naco undor tho bollor wero found o quantity of charrod wood embors, leading to the suppogition that tho boller had boen ox(pm'lmomoll with to tost its oapacity. On sonrching tho uppor floors of the houso, ono small bedroom was found whiob fiad ovidontly boon used o8 o workslop by tho burglare, Xt contained among othor things o rudoly constructed. work-bench, on which woro n number of -carpentor'a tools, n putty kuife, saveral joiata of hard wood, six or soven feot in mf“” somo black muslin, and eovoral othar articles the uso of which could nat ‘be_dotarmined. = The folats ~were evidently intended to braco up the drilling machinery whon oreoted, ,and the black muslin to form n screen if ona was found necessnry. The bed- Tooms \wero sparsoly furnished, and wore all in confuslon, In onoof theryooms was a stono- outter's chirel, which had doubtless been wsod by, ltllm burglars fu outting through tho basoment wall. . . On proscouting inqniries in relation to the pro« l‘uluml‘nbip of the rostnurant and billiard-room, b was found that thoy wero formorly kept by ona Jolir Arthur,” who, abaut four monthe ago, diss posed of the lease, stock, and fixturea to a man calling himself J. J..Gilmore, who agreod to pay 37,000 for tha fame; Arthur recofi\'ed 88,000 aash, and took nmortgage for 4,000 on tha prapetty. During the proprietorship of Arthux tho restauraot: was known a8 a third-rate eatings Liouse, .but sinco Gilmoro took poascssion it fol atill lowor In roputation. It was kept untidily, and way in n noglooted and fllthy condition, Disraputablo churectors frequented the bar and billiard-vaom, From- the supply of llquora and oigars found in the place yosterdny it was evi« dont that Gilmoro purchased only smalt quan. tities, sufiiciont to carry on the business' from woole to wonk, and that the latter itsolf waa moraly ‘a blind--to screon- thoir ‘real work, Gilmoro bad -disapposred. He - was, no doubt, iho occupant of & bed in the front room of the houso on Eighth avenuo, and was aronsed from his slumbers by the advent of tho police. 1big thought to hive been he who anewered Capt. Cuorry's summons ot tho bell, and there is na doubt that ho mado his escopo oither bofore ot after tho flight of his accomplices, . That his de« parture was a hasty one, is ovidencod by the et that bo left his cont nnd vost, the latter cone taining his watoh and chain, on a chair near tha bod, 1t 18 bolieved that Gilmore is none othor than “Juck " Olare, n noted band-robber, hail« ing from Baltimoro, Among his papers waa found an cxpross roceipt -mado - ont {‘omo nnma of “J, J, Clare," Thit mau Claro was convieted of manslaughter In Baltimore, aud served soveral wall: of the vault jtself, which " gbuts on that -of the' odjoiving, bullding. on _Eigbth avenue, {s composed of salid blocks of . granito Iaid. in'coment, and was con- sidored invuluorablo to the “attacks of burglara, Gug-lights are loft burnivg it the ofilce nll uight, and ona ges-Jat 18 ko situated o to throw ite raya.- directly on tho main-door of. the vault, which - contnined lsrge Bums in money aud bonds bo- longing to the bank and to-privato individunls who wers permitted to doposit their seentitios in the yault for uafe-kooping,: Tho inside walls aro .of chilled iroun. :Immediately abova thie vault of tho savings-bank aro *situntod the vaults of tho Now York County Nationnal Bauk, ono course of immausa blacks of grauita dividing tho:twa, With thege precautions, the oflicers of the bank doemod shomuo]ves safe from all possible dopro- dationd.” Tlo saquel ghaws' how fuistaken they wero, and how for wopka past thoir supposod fm=, regnable dopository was Lelng undormitied, and how but for the' vigilnnce-of - a polico-ofiicer ‘they, wonld have mot ith n vory sovoro loss, = :: ~' Adjoiuing the bnuk»bulldluP on tha nartharly sido, is the throo-story brick edifice No. Eifmh avenuo, which conneots witha two-story ‘brick building, No, 803 Weat Fourteonth Atreot, The two buildings form an L, inclosing tho baple-building- on tho nnrtlxofl! and wuoster], “sides, Tho Bighth avenue building is ocoupios on tho firet floor a8 a rostaurant, immodiately in tha roar of which fs.a kitchon, The uppor rooma oro Inid out as & dwoelling, but very fow of the rooms wore oceupiod. 'I'he building on yonrs iu prison thore. o is known {0 & pumbor of officors of ' the Bixteonth Procinet, who are anxionsaly looking for him. The .only. claimant to the proporty nbandoned in the house is John Arthur, tho mortgugeo, wha yostorday morning put in an appoarauce with his counsel, and su- nounced his claim, The polico, howevor, arein ‘pavscksion for tho present. i . Tho prisonera wore brought to the Police Cen- tral Offico, and ) arraigned bofore Capt. Irving, . who _directed that their. photographs: be- talen for gddition to the Rogues' Gallery, Bimpson, who eays Lo ia 26 yoara of age, and' s ‘nativo of England; having 10 ocoupation, was resognized as & piekpocket, who' had -never ‘before boon Jmown fu s ““Job ™ of tho above mature, - Mor« ‘;nn waa digoovored to bo in reality - Bill" Bart- ott, Ho claimed to bo 82 yoary: of ago, avd a npacuaintor. . Ha served a portion of.a six-yonra® torm at Jolict Prison, in Iliinols, for stoaling, and succeeded "in soouring his release by foign= ing fneamty. Sanborn, who {8 86 years of ugg snd & blackemith, is not-known to the polico of this oity, ‘Tho complaiut ngainst thotn i mnda {;m-: Rictinrd-H. Duall, Prosidont of tho New ork Saviugs Dank, snd, aftor they woro photo- graphod, thoy woro arraignod bofore Justice Blorgan at tho Jefforson Market Polica Court. +Tho Justico romanded thom to the caro of Capt. Cherry, in ordor to give time to worle up mora ovidence ngainst thom, — Fourtoonth strost comprised a! billiard-saloon on the frat Aoor, and s dancing-hall on the ono above, The two. .buildings were conneotod.on both the first and second floors by passage- ways, aud woro to all iutents and purposcs one structuro, Tho ocellar of the houso No, 83 ELighth avonue is about tho samo dopth as the Lasomyent of the bullding on tho corner occupied Dby tho envings hank, Tho vault of tho savings ‘bank is about A1ty or sixty fest from tho slde- walk, Intho cellar undornenth the restaurant is tho placo where the burglars, who wora ovi-'| dant]{:hnrnui{bly posted in regard to the situn- tlon, bogan miniog, ) - How onF (hoy Iind boon earrying on thoir oporationa {s not known, nor can . this informa~ tion bo at-prosont obtalned 3 but it s ovident that they hnad progressed so far that twonty-four lours morg would Linve fouud thom In tho bank voult, with the.funds of tho bank at thefrmorey. The dlmnvnr: of tho aftairmay be rognrded as .almost accidental, but the prompt notion of tha police, whicl resulted in the oapture of throo of tho offouders, is “vory comwendable, BShortly .;fmr miduight Patrolinan John 11, Koller, of tho Bixteonth Procinat Police, whoso post oxtended along tho nostherly side of Fourtoonth street, from) Hpvepth ayonye ta the North River, reached tho cornor of Lighth avonuo, and tood for n fow momenta in front of tho hguk‘hulldlug, Whilo standivg thero lio hoyd a eound of puled Ynunding. ‘f'hio” night wae very still, and ho fstonod Intently, ‘Tho nolso sgomed to :ho mado by rapidly Auocomllug blows with sema leavy, mu}llod fustrumont. Bocomlug con- vincod that thoro was pomothing’ wrong, Lo looked Into the bank, but could not discoyer anythinyg suspicious, While ko waited and watoched the noise which hiad first ateractod the oflicor's attention continued at intorvaly, Yatrol- -man John Binoluir, who was on Righth avenue, from lfourtconth to Twonty-sovonth stroot, soon fnluud Oficor Kollor, who iade known to him his suspielons, and dispatelied Sjnolair to_the station-houso In Wost T'iventioth straot ta inform Capt. Ohorry, whilo ho (ifollor) romained om watchat the hmlk. When OiicorBinclair ronchiod the station, Capt. Cliorry was preparing to cull tho mudnight voll and sond qut tho ranorvo ' platoon to reliave tho patrolmen or duty throughe out the precinot, Tho Capiain, on hoaring Ollleor Blnclair's roport, proooe od fu_pll haste to the cornar urEIF th avonue and Fourtoonth streot, takiug with him Boigl, Dornn, ounds- men Bury, Aikin, and Daret, and ton patrol- mon, On srelving pk the bank Capt, Chorry dis- osod his mon o as to complotely wurround the nullnllugu in thoe vicjuity, and proovoded to in- voutigate th mattor, "My, ‘Cornoling W, Briuok~ A Bnloonist’s Voyngoe~Groant Fall and Tatal Anjurios. . Fyom the Reading (Pu.) Kagle, A Mr. Penrco, n patont-madione and steel-pen veudor, woll known in this city, met with a sad, and it 18 supposed ‘a fntal, accidont whila at- tempting to mako o balloon ascausion at Allens town . yestorday, - Tho particulars of tho sad affair aro ag follows: IPearce being somewhat of n roving, recklons sort'of a genus homo, con= coived tho ldoa that o could mako & suceoesfal balloon anconsion, apd no moomer was tha thought conceived than he -attomptod - to carry it out, motwithstanding the romonstrancos of Lis frionds. A smell balloon wos purchased, and immodiatoly aftor noon iostor(lny taken to the fair ground, and tho-work of inflating com- mouced, Aftor all -bolug_in rendinoss, Lis rocls- losenoss wes furthor shown in' his nie tompting tho ascomslon without baekot or bar, Lut ghortly "before 4 o'clack-bhe tied tho .. guy ropod . and - the meb Ztwinea togother, seatod himeelf upon tho sanio, and shoutad, 't Lot hor wout |* * As. beforo . statod, thio balloon was ontivoly too small for Pemco's weight, and the consaquonca wa that lie ruse ta a loight of “mbout 60 foof, and commonced dangliug around tho buildings ,intho neigliboxe hood, chimnoys, and troe-tops, At this point tha oxoitomont Locumo intense among tho large crowd gatherod togother to wituess tho nscen- slou ; men shonted, womon scremmed and fuint- ad, aud gulldren ran in all dirootions. Bovoral chlmnn)‘n worg luocked down by the now con- fusod aeronnit, wha stfll olutchod on to tho ropes, tho brioks of whioly falling on sovoral of tho multitude, injured soma soveroly, nud, it is sypposad, othors fatally, Aftor dnuglllng around for soma tinig, Lo complotoly lost all control of both himself and tho balloon, and, loaving hia hiold glip, ho Foll hLoudforomobt to tho enrih, Bavoral of Lis ribs woro broken, both his loga woro brokon boloyw the kuaes, bosidos sustaining intornal jujurios, from whicl) it is impousiblo ha oan rodover, A FPatal Bites From the Louisville Commereful, Mary Iousloy, » colornd wontan, diod auddons ly yostorday morning 8¢ hor homo, ou Muln #iroot, near Floyd, It appoara that on lnat Baturday ovoning tha wonjan gnd har bmaband had ndlmohltfi. during which slio wae bitton on the hand, Hor luse band bus beon_afiliotod with fits and spaams for sama timo, and ag the woman'’s hand had turno a groonish fiolc‘l\' llel :}n&‘ o?n:llldnr&\hlj swnlluu‘hl was gonoratly bolleved thal 0 diod from eflno?u of tho bite, i - S P