Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1874, Page 2

i { o THE COURT-HOUSE. Elecction of a2 Third Architect s by the Council, Tilfey Is Put in to Try to Paclly Public Sentiment, Points of the Opinion of the City Attorney. The Action of the Council Unques- tionably Iilegal, Aldermanic Attempt to Get $26,000 Out i of Ju C. Cochrane. City-Hall Tallc. . THE COUNOUIL. A spdefal meoting of the Common Conncil wad hold l2st ovening, Lresident Dixon fn tho chair, for tho purposb’ of taking actlon on the Oourt-Iouso architect question. ALD. SCHAPFNER / atosg to o priviloged queation, Mis conrsé on tho architect question had been consiitont, ho baving advocated delay, It was known thatho bad not favored the Egan combination, and he liad voled for .Kmils and Boylngton, Ilo found iu tho Témes o chargo that Lio was ono of alghteen who bind boen bribed to voto for Egan, 'he man who wrote tho articlo was a malicious wvilifier; it was false in overy partioular, and no man who way fit to be employed o a nowspapor would writo such an articls, and he denounced him ns a dirty vagabond. Ald. Campbell also had a bono to plok with tho Times for its abuso of him for bis action on tho Tiro ordinance. 1t now transpired that ho waa right, and tho ordinance was of no offect. Fivo hundred wooden buildings wero in courso of eroction in tho burnt distriot. . Ald. Richarason said that if this were true ho should introduce a resolulion consuring tho Board bf Publio Works for nogléct of daty. Ald, Kehoo dosired to state that ho did mot voto on the archilect queation ds ropresented in tho Tintes. Ald. Ricbardeon ssid that, jnasmuch as this meoting was callod to elect A THIED ARCHITECT, 2o wao uld move to proceed to an olection. Thb Chairstated that the City Attorney hnd T0en called upon for his_opinion as to the nu- #hority of tho Council to elect nrehitects, but was unablo to submit the opinion to-night. As far oy he had gono in the investi gation, lio wag con- vincod that the Common Conucil 1AD NO POWER IN TNE MATTER. Tho Clerk read tho sectionsof tho Charter boaring upon tho question, and which have al- ready bean niven In THE TRIDUNE, L. Q #aid_thint ho conld not seo liow it would bo pis¢ible for the city to co-oporate with the opunty wirter this construction, Ald. Ri¢iwtdson called attention to an amend- mont to the Charter, pasted in 1867, giving tho tho Council power to orcct a City-Hall, Lho Ainglish languago could not bo phinor. Ald. Warren proposed adjourning until Mon- day night, Ald. Richardson urged that b third architect Do chiosen, and theu if it turned out that tho notion was illogal, the Mayor could voto ihe wholo matter. Ald, T, F. Bajloy moved that tho Council ad- journ, _Loit, by & vote of 18 to 14, Ald. Hildroth safd bo hind supposed the arohl- teet question was settled, but it now appeared ttnt it was desivable toclect & third. 1o be~ Tioved the Council had the power to designate the architects, in spite of tho offorts of tho minarity to show to the contrary. Ald, Titzgernld moved that throe ndditional architects bo olocted. Ald. Muar proposed that thoy hava a dozen, Ald. Titzgerald thought tho Council ought to pay no attontlon to newspnper articles. Ald, Woodmnn suggested thot alargor numbor than five would be required, in order to provide a plnee for a Chinamuu, Ald. M. B. Bailey movod to postpono further actlon uatil the first Monday in Soptembor. Ald, Campbell said they might as well post- ponoe action until 1880, It was a schomo {o con— tinue the two architects already clocted and pre- vent o reconsideration. Ho bolisved that but one urchitect -should bo elocted. Too many cooks spolled tho broth, and that would provo tho caso in this mattor, The solections had boon mado purely on political grounds, and now it was proposed to add another architect, who must bo an American, or perhaps a Chinnmnn. Ho waa in favor of snnulling tha action of jnst Mon- day night 1n clecting two srchiteets, . Ald. Woodman hioped that tho Council wonld arocoed with an election. It would coat nothing toelect o third architect, There should be three, in order to scciiro 8 lhornni;h:!upurvluion. Ald’. Cooy hoped Aldermon would stop talking and proceed to busiuess. It way desirable to Lavo a third architeot. Tho motion to postpone action until tho firat Aonday in September was lost by a vote of 7 for und 27 againat, the yoas hni§, Fitzgorald, Reidy, Al B, Batloy, O'Brion, ‘L. F, Lailey, MnLr. and Btout. ; :l‘hu motion to cleot threo additional arclutects was lost by the following vote: Yeas—Fitzgerald, M, B, Balloy, 0'Bricn, T. F, Balley, Rehoe, White, Quirk, Ecklurdt, Mahr, Stout, Cannon, By—i2, = M?\m»’—fiwblrdmn.' ‘oley, Warren, Coloy, Bldwell, Stono, Schmitz, Nwldy, Hlildreth, Clark, Woodnan, Miner, Heath, Campbell, Cleveland, Lengacher, Braud, Lynch, Corcoran, Junsa, Mr, President—12, Tho Couuncil then proceeded to ballot for AN ADDITIONAY, ARCHITECT, thblishad Fl\lu Corfimon Couhell,” b the éroo- Hoh of “all publid biuldings.” 8 MusT 1R LRT DY CONTRAGT, - ¢ ho Iattok patt of Ser. 17, Ghap. § vidon that * When the oxponse of any work or Improvomont shall oxoved tho sum of “§600, and tho snmo {s to be pald out of the genoral fund, or the wator or sewarags fund of satd oity, tho doing of sich work shall' bo lot, by contenct, in the samo mnnnor ns is provided in” cases whero tho oxponse of tho samo 18 to be pald by spoolal nesossmont.” Boo., 18 of tho eamo chispter requires that *all conbinels whinll bd atvatded by 8ald Board to the Jowoat relinble aud rospohalble bldder or biddors," thus olparly showing thut ro- tho Common Council * has~ nothing to do #ith the Court-Holtso conutitction, which must _bo dono {:y contract, niratd- ed by the Doatd of Pubhlo Works, who would not kave th anthotity to ou\gluy A Aujior- vising architeet, and thomsslves ubdertake the conBtruotion, ‘lioro {4 somo ground #dr doubt as to tho nu= thority of tho Couneil to < TURGITASE A TLAK. or plang, a8 Was dono Inst year; but, admitting tho legality of this procead] n[( it i4 covtain that undor tho Chaxtor thb Coutici hak no tight to fix tho compensation of or ru‘y imohoy to any atohitoct, or architects ~ for tho supor- vising the construction, “for the ren- son that the Charter recognizes no sich oflicor, ant tho Couticil bas no right to l"iy fot sorvices which it muy not logally nmg}ln};, ‘I'ho nrchitect matter is for tho Doard of Public Worlis to sotilo, by énlary of perconts ago, ag thoy doem proper. The Chartor does not contor tho vower upon tho Cofiimon Council to rufl)]nlo theso matfers, sud the netion of that body i 1llegal, from tho fact that it 3 OVERRIDES THE LEGISLATIVE ENACTMEST under and by viftue of which tho Councll oxists, and from swhich its powors aro dorived. Bucli, it.is undoratood, aro tho prihcipal foa- tures of the City-Attornoy’s opinion, which nffords smail comfort to the Aldermnnic combi- untion, 1t 18 alyo considorod cortain that Mayor Colvin will voto the action of the Council in cleeting the architeets. 3 Whon the Court-Houst matter comos BEFONE TNE BOARD OF PUBLIO WORKE it1a altogother probablo that the comfortable 11ttle sehownes cooked up in the Comimon Council will still furthor’come to grief. Commissioner Wabl, it is nuderstood; will not onty anmm the archifeots dosignatod; but is also in favor of indefinitely postponing any action lopking toward tho etfection of n Court-Houso. It is bblloved that his viows aro shared fo somo oxtont by Commigsibnor Prindivillo, . e T AT THE OITY-HALL. Tt {a seldom that & question so thoroughly on- Al Hildeeth, Schmitz, and Cannon being ap- pointed tollers. 4 Oa motion of Ald, M. B. Bailoy the first batlot was declured informal. It resulted as follows: \Wholo'number of votes cast, 84, of which Thom- as Tilloy roceived 16; W, W. Loyington, 10; L B. Dixon, G; A. J. York, 8; 1. L, Gay, 1. Ald. M. B, Bailey moved that the Council ad- journ, 'I'lie motion was not eutortamed, Tho firat formal ballot resulted as follows : Notes east, 84 ; necesary Lo a choico, 18. Tilloy vacoived 2{ votes; Doyiugton, 9; O. L. Whed- lock, 2; York, 4" Mr. Tilloy was doclared olooted. B MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. ?Ald. Campboll moved the appoiutment of a special commitieo of threo from oach Divisidn to net with the Committea on Iire and Water in drawing np o Tire ordinance, and in proparing such logislation as may be uecossary on tho sub- Joct of prevention of firos, Ald. Cooy moved that the Bpeeial Committes consiat of 1lve from cuch Division, The motion prevailed, and the Clinir appointed the Commit~ too, ay_follows: South Division—Richardson, Cody, Bidwoll, Spaulding, Sobmitz; West Di vision—Callerton, Clark, Henth, ' Camploll, Cleveland; North Division—Schnffuer, Jouns, Tynch, Cannon, Btout. ‘On motion, Preaident Dixon was sdded to the Committoo, Jucob Stubor was elocted Assistont Oity Weighor for tho Fifth Ward, “'lie Council adjourned. ———— THE OITY-ATTORNEY’'S OPINION., The opinton of City-Atlornoy Jamioson as to tho power of tho Common Council to elect urehltocty and declde upon plaus for the Courl- Hlouse was not submitted st the Council mecting tast night, though it was maturod as to its main points. 1t was announced by Presdent Dixon that tho City-Attornoy was olenrly of opinion thnt the xation of the Council was illogal aud of no of- fect, precisely a8 Cum Tuwuse had deolared, and aithough the full toxt of tho opinion hins not boen submitted, It 18 undorslood to smbody the following points: Heo, 1 of Ubap, 2, of tho eity chartor, spocifles tho officers of tho Olty of Chicago, and the manuor of thele clection or sppolntment, “and such otber ofiicers and agents us may bo provided for by thinact, or the Common Council may, from ttae to Ume, direct,” 4 NO KUOI OFTIORR AS AKX AROTITECT Is provided for, and thorofore the Comman Council has no powor Lo eleot, Hoa, 12, of Chup, 6 (tho weotlon flrst cited by P Pusmunr) i citod to whow that tho bulding ot s Court-llunso In fn the hunds of the Board of Yublic Warks, whoso duty it Iy made “to tuko sppatud eisrgo sud wuporintendenco, subjoot to wusk genoral ordinmncos s sy bu lawtully ose grosses the Aldermanic mind as to supply it trith food for conversation ‘for two conmscutive days. The architect quostion, lowaver, provad an oxcoption to the rals, baving, during the past two days, beon tho only topio of conversation which the Oity Fathers cared to touclk wpon. Take it altogathor, tho Oity-Hall arehiteot quos- tion from beginning to end is ono of the most wmixed up affales. In tho first placo, thors is n strong body in tho Council which write down the buildiig of the now Oourt-House under tho present stato of affaira as an sot of | folly, or worse ; then thoro is on architect of & year ago, who won tha firat prizo, but did not get flh(l!t{:l by tho Council sud County Board, and another architect who got chosen though ho ald hiot got tho first prize ; thou, aftor & panic- borh wmterval during which tho wvroject was abandoied by sll hut coutractora nnd ring- rollers, the machinations of these men oul- minates in the appoiutmont of an Irish nud o Gorman _architoct, neither of whom won nn{ prizo at all; thon falla Prez Tinuse's cditorin on tho question like o thunderbolt, showing tliat tho Couneil has no right to mako the appoint- monts, and that if thoy lind it was done in an ille- almatner ; nud, et of all, on tho ovo of yoster-, duy évoning’s mocting, a 1ot of bowildered and! disappointed Aldermen monhdering rhournfully through the Oity-Hall wondoring whoroe 1t will all ond, and faifly besecching tho City Attorney, in tho absence of the Corporation CTouuso, to give them a sustnining opinion. Take it from firat to last, this Court-Tlouse businessis a8 funuy 2 picco of civic legislalion ag waa ever porprotrated, and it i not to bo won- dered at that most of the Aldermen proferred the tranquility of thelr own homes yesterday to tho anxicty and porturbation of spirlt which murounded the City-Ilnll. 8till, thero worg gomo Aldermen at the City-Hall yes- terday, & few of them who hed had the auddoity to want an American-born architect, quiet~ Iy oxultant at the {furn in their fgvor wlilech Tnz Tnmuse bad aflforded tlfom, tho groater number, however, melancholy and sad at the prospect of the appointment of third arehitect. There never was o timo orcir- cumstanco, probably, when tho old praverh, * Two's company, bu three's none,” camo with moro forte than the prosont. Lverything wis Tappily arranged, tho right arehitects had been sppointed, the architectural chinmpagne had been permitted to mofston the Aldermanio gul- lot; for two nights the organizers dreamed aweot dreama of mighty divisions of profit, and thon in stalked tho spoil-aport in the shapo of what overy ono round the Oity-Hall rofers to (further information being nnacoseary) sa that editorial,” aud frequently, it must bs con- fosned, *‘that —— cditorial,” tho usor of the ox- lotive having in vain cudgelled his braius to find a means of avoiding tho election of n third architect, Among those who were pleased at tho turn which afairs had taken, was PRESIDENT DIXON, who considered that L'ux Trinuxe editorial was ' jugl tho thing.” Ho eaid that holind always wished to seo tho Board of Public Works in chargo of tho buildin[i. It was thoir proper po- gitiou, and though it had looked of lato s if the *Board's only duty was tho doing eimply as the Coungil dircetod them, and nothing more, hie hoped that the timo of thoir omaucipation had appronched. Ho thought tho only question was, whother tho Board could exerciso any powor over & building which was to bo built by tho county &4 woll as tho city, : ALD. DAILEY " was ono of tho molancholics, Ho praferred tniking abont fire-ordinances to answering quos~ tions about architeets, 1o was afraid that the unfortunnte hitch which had occurred might hve tho offect of putting an ond to tho contrach betweon tho city and county. At avy rate, one of tho Commissioners had told him thiat the Board woro beginning to think seriously of anoulling tho contract, and provceding with a. building themselyes on the Court-House square. ALD, SONAFFNER could not speak with saything like his nsual calmness on the subject, because s waa boiling ovor with wrath oll the morning, Ho had boet publibed in the Zimes na n bribod knave, and he spent tho day in bunting his caluminator, Lato it the afrornoon, however, ho roturnod to the tho City-Hgll smiling, and recounted to an ad- miring audionce tho partioulars of an intorview with the BSpiritnalistic editor, who had taken bacle wator, and promitod to- apologizo to the Alderman in this morning's Times. -Huving ro- gamod bis mental Lalance, bo statod thal ho had alwnys been in favor of postponlug buikiing until botter times woro at hand, but failing e~ cest fnthis ho had persistently advocatod the appointimend of throe architedts. The rest of the Aldermon had but little to sny, considering that tho vote of tho evening wonld bo 1ore cloquont than suy words spoken boforo- lend, It was astonisting, however, to find tho numboerof converts to the three-urchiteotaidon, a8 eoon as it hud leakod out that the Oity Attor- noy's opinion soconded *that editorisl's” en- donvor, and uttorly auulilated the eloction of lnse Mondny evouing. ‘I'ha choico of & third architeot will not, how- evor, snvo tho ring men, even if lundreds of legni opinions should bo givon sustalning thom, If thero appears any likeliood that the schomo will bo sustained, an injunction will be applied for, aud the matter brought betore the courts, i PROPOSITION MADE TO J. O. COOH. . RANE, y Now that tho sing Is smokliod, tha arebitoots who got the job out in the cold, and the Alder- men who gave it them quorying whothor thoy cun koop thelr promises, tho faots ju relation ‘to attompted corrupt bargainings aro comiug out, Among the varloua offers mado to architeols to induco thom to comply with tlie demands of the ring, there was one to J, 0, Qochrano, thoe facty conngoted with which aro as follows, Tne Tnin- uNE assorting theie truth and holdiug itself re- sponsible for them ; I'hroo monthy agoa friend of Mr, Cochrane oallod on Lim, aud,itis Lotioved without any porsonsl corrupt intent, but almply to in- form Mr, O, what lio coutd have if ho choso, staled that ho had boon Inform- ed by a porson clalming to roprosent and control & mojority of tho Aldermen that, if ho would depostt tho sum of £26,000 in a cortain plnce to the order of this ugent, ho wonld ba oloctod oue of the architects of the, now Uourte Itouse. Thia communication was mado at tho ingtance of tho agent, who asked him to call on Mr, Cochrane ane stato thowo things to him, Ihis proposition Mr, Cochrano doclined, as ho il & somewhat simiiar ono made u yoarago, and It wns not repoated, ‘Tho Aldermen who lad votos to sell wout elsewhoro for thelr monoy, 1t i also Jonowsd thak this sgont was not actiug oh hifs owh acednnt, but that lid did Feproseht & tombinhtion of Aldormon Who wdfo rondy to soll ont, br promlso to do ko, for tho cunsh}umuun nbovo mained, it view of -thoso facts, tho truth of which will not bo donlod by thoso concornad I Hiom, it would bo woll for the Council to ordor an inves- tigation, and find out who of its ‘members have boen violating tho siringont provisions of the Inw passed threo yencs ngo ou tho subject of Aldermanio bribory and corruption.. Thero mny bo votos enougn i that body to refusc to order it, b cottainly thers must ‘o Bome ofto Aldor- mat who 1 not afraid to offer the proper reso. Iution, and find who will vote agalugt it. THE S8COTCIX CHURCIL Mecting of Fhoso Opposcd to Change ing the Good Ol Customs. Tho unplonsantnoss in tho First Béoteh Pros- byterian Churel, corner of Bangamon and Adama streots, of which tho Rov. J. Maolaugh- lan {8 pastor, would appoar to be approaching & olimax, About half tho congrogation soom to Vo in favor of stigking to tho old, Scotch Ohurch forms, and tho other half, including the pastor, dppoar to be in favor of Amorlehnizing tha wholo Inatitution for the benofit, moro espo- clally, of tho “rising gotioration,” July 18, a eall waa ftuuod by sovéral gontlomen for n moeting last night. Tho seéssion of tho TFirst Olinrch having, on Wedneaday ovening, ro- funed to givo tho basement for tho mooting, the latter was hold in tho hall of the Highlaudors' Apsociation, cornor of Washington ahd Des« .plaines sttoots, at 8 o'clock lngt ovening. The nttondanco wos xathor limited. Mr. Georpa MePhorson cnlled the moeting to ordef, and nominated Mr. George Drysdalo; Piosident, which was ratified: A WOLD OF WARNING, f Mr. Drysdale, on taking the chaif, hoped that his hoarerd ioild bohave thomselves in o decont manter, ahd not make sttch domondtrations ay bad boen proviously mado at cortain of tho chureh mootings. Who would they olect to act oA Becrotary ? \Ir. John AloKny was choson for that onorous position. i 3R, CPHERBON “annouriced that tho Beocrotary of the Church Bonrd of Trasteos was uiinvoidably absont tlirough suddon and sovéro illnoss. At a meot- itg of the Clutrch sossion, hold bu tho provious ovening, it wis resblyod not to givo tho base- ment of ihe chuich for tho purposes of 4 _mootiirg ; for that Tronson, ho did nol doubt’ that ~tho nitendanco was smoller thau 1t might othorwise have boen. He thonght, purlmfls, thnt it might bo_bottor to Atjonrn until a fullbr attendnnco could bo had. ‘Thioro wors sovoral yooumonty o b read, but tho ttuo object of tho moeting was to consider the proposod thango from the Clidtham Prosbytory of Caneda to tho Chicagd Prosbvtery of tho American Presbgterian Church, Soma of tho neconuts published rolative to the Oliatham Cou- feronco, printod in tho Chicago Times, woro ju- corroct. Tor inntaiies, 1t bnd been said tint Lo aud othors hnd gono to Conada to petition for a chiangoe, whorons, in reality, thoy had gono theto to nek the Confofenco at Chatham to post- pone nction in tho mattor of transfor uantil all tho cirenmstances wero investigated, until tho congregation hud full timoe to refloct, aud until il the chargos wroforred wors fully aud fulrlfl' considered. Woro thoy willing to go on wit tho busiuess? * THEY WILL 00 AREAD, A brother roso and moved that businéss be proeceded witn, which provailod. 2 . . Mr. McPherson procceded to road the Botlfinn to tho Chatbam Conference, presonted by him- gelf and others, tho matofinl points of which binye hitherto been given to tho public, Tho object of tho meoting, Mr. MoPlierdon gaid, was to give those oppesad to n chiango a full oppor- tunity of hearing ell that was intonded by such a movament. Ifo foit thut it ivas not right for the leadors of tho movement in favor of a chunge to push things to au issuc until the visiting deputa~ tlon from the Ohatham Prosbstery arrived, and could evo for themselyes how mattors stood. They werd oxpécted horo bg the middlg or 6nd of August, most probably the laiter date. Tho nppualt!nn party proposed fo liold a mesting two weoks beforo that arrival, 8o that the DPres. byzery could undorstand both sidds of tho quoa- tion, ~ [Applauso,] A BERTOUS QUESTION, A person in tho body of tho haJl rose and sold: I want toaskif tho Inst spoaker has nob been the causo of four divisious in the Seoleh Presbyterinn Church of Chicago already ? Mr. McPherson--That 1s n mattor not Empgr\- Iy beforo tho meeting, I am willing to bo tried bulore the Presbylery of the Ohurch for any- thing 1 may have ever dono, but I cannob sub- mit to bo questioned and tried beforo this moot- ing. [Applunso.] The " querist, who eaid that bis namo was Tdson, was gorry if hé had misreprosented tho gontleman, Ifo’had heard that no changein the ~ THE Ci-IICAG_O DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JULY 381, 1874 The Britons Do 1lonor to Their Patron Saint, A qnlnf Plénlo’ Yestordny at’ Nolsons Park, o Games nitdl Specolids, Pienitd do hiot Alwaye bringy = raln With (hém. Perlinps as & genoral rulo thoy do. It Is alto- gothor probable, ‘I'ho theory falled of verifiea- tlon yestorday in tho cnso of tho Bt. Goorge's plenlo, thogh thoro was énough of a rain in tlia aarly morning fo prova tlio gonatal tondoncy of plenios so far a8 rain Is concornod, Tho Bt. Gootge's Booioty held ils fourteonth annual ple- nlo yestorday ab tho new Nelgon: Park, which ny bo considored a3 tho succousor of Haage'n Parlg, bafring, on this occasfon, tho rowa and rumpusos which had mado the other famons in yenrs past, Uefore tt was converted into a city of, fost by the Gériang, § % NELSON PANR igsituated about 0 milos direotly wost of tho oity, on tho Air-Lino Road, or rather about o Lialf milo to tho north of it. It lacks the water priviloges which wora to bb had at Ilanso's Park ; otherwiso it is n plensantor pldco of reuort, Yos~ tordny tho cool rain of tho morning and tho modorately cool broezo of the day ronderod it a dolightful spot for the festivities that were Lad within its groves. X TIE FIRBT TRAIN for the park loft tho corner of Kinzle nnd Jeffor- gon Btroots at about 10:30 o'clock. It consisted bf nine ears, all woll filled, thongh not crowded, nsupon domo similar oconsions. Had it not Loon for the annoyance of some half-dozen In- dtvidunls, or Leings, whom it would. be baso flat- tory to term “ whip-flonds,” and who pérambu- Inted tho train from Joefforson streot to tho park, doafening all partios presont witli their crios of * Promonade whips only ton conts,"— hod it not been_for this tho ride might perliaps Liavo bean considored » h)lonm\ut oue, - As 1l was, howaver, it may bo brielly said that tho ride was ondured. 1t would at all ovents be n gratifica- tion to know that the follows paid their fare upon the train, but Tz TRIUSE, as ot presont informed, ks unablo to atate whothor thia is true, or whether thoy wero in the omplgy on sharos, commisslon, or othorwlso, of tho Northwostern Tailrond Company. Thore is an ond to all things, howover, and of courso of the whip~ fiends. ON TIE GROUNDS. Quito o large concourse of ploasuro-sooltors had renchied tho grounds befors the first train arrived, Laving gone out by private conveyanco, aud on foot from tho neighborhood, By noon thero were porhaps 1,600 persons present, Tho usual qmnou of chance, the lnger-beor stands, the porforming inonkeys, the Punch-and-Judy shiows, and whalovor cther amusements of tho kind, wero all in full blast long before that hotir, 80 that when tho clty picnickers arrived thore wag nong of that modost embarrassmont which usually ehnracterizes the commencoment of a svewl nMair. Thore wore plonty of chances tq win o doliar for n dime, or $1.95 for 15 conts, or 62,60 for 25 conts, Thora way Jowolry of surpacsing purity sud finoness to bo had for o quarter of a dollar; thorowas an imitation of n rouletts tablo; Lhero was a dauc- ing floor, and thero was the blind religious pobt, whoso huumility and ploty were deplcted in verso that Iind tho corroct nuinbor of foot, whatever might bo said’ of thio pootical quality of the printod linos, Thoso, of courds, wore tho ox< crescences _which cling to such ceensions in genoral. Fortunatelv thero was nothing worde, ‘Tho ofliclal diguitarios, the nnofficial colebritics, and tho gredt mon gonorally, did not arrive until aftor 2 o'clock and upon tho second train, In , the nbsonco of thoso gontlemen the crowdman- i aged to Lill timo na boat it could, Most of TIUE GANES advertised took placo during this timo, and afforded n great deal of amusement. The first of theso was o race for boys under It yearsof age. A spaco, somo 300 feet long by 75 wide, had beon cnclosed by ropes and palings, and within this~ the ganies took place, ‘L'ho boys entoring for the raco woro not, to np{mumucu,—-nt least niot all,—of puro En- lish stock, und wero cntered for pure love of tho thing. A dozen of them entared for the firet race, which was froin ono end of_tho enclo- sura to thae other. 'Thoir nnmes wore Miko Daly, Willio Stovens, Jim Murphy, and youugstera Malloy, Dizon, Klino, Doyle, Swayno, Clnyton, Dowoy, and lust, not least, Tom Bates. ‘Tommy, forms of worship was” intendod. ‘Phut woa hiy understanding of tho mattor at lest. T'he Chairman said that ho wes roluctant to tako part in any of tho dobate, Iv, Edson wos, ho thought, mistaken. ‘Clie opposition did pro- poso to have a change in the forms of worship, Ho had hoard the pastor, Mr, Maclaughlan, him- self sy that tho Scotoh Church was a failuro, and that, if o chango was not mado, thoy would loso all the _Volmgi poople. Ho was not one of thoso who would go behind Mr, Maclaughlan's baele to say that which he would not sny to his faco. Besides, sinco the ndw movement commonced, tho finances of tho ohurch bogan to fall off, until, lately, tho money was go litile thak there was not enough to pay the preachor, whieh wag o _very molancholy stite of affaird, Ho always believed in pnying the proacher. I'hat was only common justice, Ar. Edeon ssid- that ‘tho placa to contradick Mr. Maoclaughlan waa whore and when ho said theso words, \Whoro and wlhen were thoy ut- torad? Phe Chairman was understood to eay that thoy were uttered by Mr., Muclaughlan at Afr. Edson's own wedding. [Laughter.] Mr, idson deniod all knowledge of nny snch utterauges, 1o did nof romewmbor anything of the kind. ¥R, M'PHERION thon rend o lengthy paper which gave somo ac- gonnt of the Scotch Prosbytorian and tho Yres- byterian Churches of Chicago, Mr. Camoron asked whether if thoy lofé the Bootch Prosbytorisn Chureh it would” mako suy differenco in the formu of worship ? “I'he Ohairmnn paid—"Tho gentloman can an- awor tho question much better than L can. Ha knowa whothet he is in favor of ono of thoso “brimming machines™ in tho church or not. [Loauglhter.] 30, TADDOY, ) Soxton of the Church, ruid that ha could sub- stantiato the remarks of tho Chalrman rolative to tho Rev, Mr, Maclaughlan's desiro for n change in the forms of worship, Ie had henrd bim xpress himself to that offac, Boveral other pordons gave o limited oxpres- slon to their viows, and tho mooting adjournod subjoct to call, ——— . MiLITARY REUNIGN. Speetal Dispateh to This Clucago Tribune, Darron, 0., July 30.—Tho rounion of tha For- ty-fourth, Baventy-first, Ninoty-fourth, and Ono Hundred and First Regiments of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at the National Soldiers' Home, was ut- tended by thae Inrgest concourso of peoplo ever asgombled at that institution. Bovon spevinl truing arrived In tho city from various points hy 10 o'clock, und the streets wore juumed by stravgors uaokmfi conveynnce to the Ifome, Gov, Allen nrrived 1n the city last ovoning, and this foronoon was oescorted over the city, the Falr-Grounds, nund to othor places of intorest. At 12 o'clook, tho CGavornor, In chargo of the Comniitteo appolnted by tho citizens, was oscorted to tho Homo Ifcadquarters, wheye ho was recelved by Col. Drown, on bohalf of the authorlties, thd inmates, angd the regimonts assembled, at_whosa specinl nvie tation Lo came to Dayton. Col. Brown dalivered the addregs of welcomo, tendering the houpitali- tles of the grounds of the institution to nll pres. ont. At tho concluelon of Col, Brown's remarks, Goy, Allon” respondod. Ifis spooch ocoupled probably balf an hour in its dollvery, Tt way dovyoted prineipally to un cluboration of the iden that tho veterans of onr armios, wounded and | disnbled b{ wara waged {o prosoryo tho intoyrity of our Unlon, or tha froodom and rlghts of tho conntry, wero appropriste wirds of tho peoplo, and the Govornuient should diseharge its oblign tion with geatitude. o pail a lugh compliment to tho admirable wmuunor; in_ which the Idon — wns oxccuted and realized at onr National M!Iltnr‘yAuylum.‘ und expecially nt Duyton, From hia fuspection of it two yearn ngo, ho Dbolioves that no moro porfet fustitution oxisted in tho univorso. Iy remarles wero choorod hourtily thronghout, ! “Pho rost of the duy was spont In inspecting tho grounds, secing sights, and in gonorul amusements, A large hrodession of eitizons, wwrospeotive of parey, Dowdod by tho Kulght' Pomplor Band, weronnded dov. Allon at tho Beokel Houso this ovening, Ho made n short & Chicago boy, beat them by what in hordo par- Innco would bo calted sovoral longths, and won an English crown by tho operatfon. Thiy raco, however, was very tamo, cumpared with those which followed, ‘I'ho socond was A RACE FOR QIRLS under 11 véars, and thero wore six entries, all from Chieago. Amclia Gowner, of No. 1043 West Madison atroct, wou this racoe, and also an Luglish crown. TIE KEXT TACE was for singlo’ ladics over 14 years of age, and for this, also, some six Indics entored the Yists, Thelr names were Maggio Sater, of No. 216 Lar- rnben stroot; Bilenn Hustls, of No. 638’ Lnko strect ; Martha Osborn, of No. 236 Lowo avenuo; Alico Bamford, of No. 865 Kinzio streot, and Xaty Daly, of No. 830.South Morgan stroot, Xaty, who boeamo tho horolue of tho day, had ran in the first race, but bad miok with a fall. Her persistonca_ overcame tho judges’ seruples, and gave her admission to tho socond ladies’ rico to tho sorrow of tho rest, for she beat thom all yery badly, and won a silk umbrella, Tho next race was for MARRIED LADIES, and M. Row Drogan of 160 North Peorin streot, Mrs. Holen Johnson, corner of Polk and Shermau stroots; Mra, Mary Stalis of 1,070 Wosr Madison sirect; and two othors, entored thoiy names. Mrs, Rosy Brogan *scooped” them ail very badly, aad was rowarded with a eaddio of toa whieh will roduce hor domestio expenses gpmvldud sho drinks ten) by from 75 cents to 1,25 for sevoral weeks to como, Noxt eauto o race for tho wlunors of the threo provious races. Oneof thom drow out altogether, leaving only Mrs, Rosy and littlo Xaty Daly an compotitors. Knty, who is about "as high as o yardetick, * gallantly vanquished her adversary, and took another prizo of u silver-plated teupot, which, cousidering that Katy's fathor is a blind peddlor of cigars, led Around by Katy, will probably nob bo of groat value to him, ‘Thoro woro soveral other grmos of the kind, onoof thew, . A EQG NACE, won by John Dalkor, of Austin, For this raco somo fifty ogge werd Inid In o row, 8 feot apark, there being soversl rows, and a8 many contost anty, The gamo was to' start from one end, Fick up cuch ogg singly, and, returnine, dupusil; t af tho atarting-point, " It was chielly a gamo of ondurance, and of tho fivo entrips three foll by the wayside &t » very early period of tho samo, 3 Tollowing this eame a sncl race, races on donkoys, and several othors, Ietween them thoy tol up & grent part of the duy. Danchug uximl o floor propared for tho purpose continued all duy. With tho errlval of the nfternoon train tho more sorioud part of tho dny's doings began, Upon this trainenmo Mayor Colvia, Dau O'Hara, All, Foloy, Rubert 1lorvey, nnd o large numver of other well-known citizons, 'Lhelr arrival was the sigual for DINSER which was hiad_In o tomowhat contracted tant. Mr. Georggo E. Gooch, Prosidout of tho Hocioty, rosidod, supporied ' on tho right aud loft y Mayor Colviu, Nobort Hervay, of thg Bt. Audrow’s Bocloly, and othor gentlomen, At tho other end, Dr. Walker, of the Bt. Qoorge's, did tho lonors, and tho seals botweon wero filled with an aray of well-known gentlemen, with their wives, umong them Dr, Oary, Gen, MoAr- thur, Mons, Murguorat, aud represontutivos of all the benevolent rocltles in tho clly, CGraco was usked by the Rov. O. I, W, Btooking. ‘Whilo tho baul was pluying the national nirs of Tngland and Amorlen, “Alnyor Colvin proposcd tho' health of . Clooch aud Lis nssovintos, which was drank with cheers. Aftor a fow momouts of concentrnted atton- tion upon ‘the catablos and drinkablos, Alr. Gaoeh proposod tho first toust: **Quuen Vie. torin, whom, g Bovereign, Womann, Wifo, and Motlior the World Loved "to Ilonor." Tho towst wus rocolved with chosts, and vosponded to by X DR, WALREL, of tho Bt. Cleorge, who saids: It would be but a thilea-told tulo to ropeat how Quoon Victorin Islorod and honored In alt countriss whore woipnly qualitios ave prized. Notslonein En- gland, vior yeb in Amerlea, bub ull ovor Europo, ind horovor else domontio dovationand punity spooch, hiy fumons stontorian voleo awnking the, eolioes, but, highly pleasing tho orowd. ’l'lml doyernor will romaln fu tho oity tijl Baturday, viniting 2the camp-mooting, the asyluws, sud othor publio Institutions, nra Leld in honor, tho name of Victoria s a syn- omyn of virtue, Bhio hud no enemes—only {rloyds, admirors, sud lovers, 1for oxumplo, botl, a8 n woman and as u Quoon, hindboon of ins culoalablo vatuo to the world, and tho warld waa bot{er tidt alio bad llved fu ft. Tohg afte W#ih6 had coasdd t6 roigy poopld wonld say ** Gi bloag Hor'" | 1o woul J uloso by qilling ugbn the band for ** God Sitvd tho Quéeh,' ‘Clis. second tonst was the * Presldent 6f tho Unitad States,” followed by cheers and wmusic from tho band. . - v MR, THOMAS 8, M'OLELLAND roshéridod, who thought tho Lonst branght to tho minds of nll poisons, whatevor modifieations thoy might wiskt tomake, the rmmrnl idos of Diberty, -In other couutries which Jad givon thiole ei‘mr rdling offlcor tho tiab of Pieatdaut, 1iborty lihd hot B6EMAl to b8 Redured. Ifi Mox= leo and in_South Amorien thoy called thelr ex- ceutive officors Prealttonts, but liborly had not inhored in their Govornments. Not all our Trosidonts hiad boen an houor to the billco thoy led, ‘o orudtmotits o tho chnird thoy.ant ini, but porhinps our Presidohtinl line bad nob av- cm;iud Jowor than the royal lihenges which had madlo the history of Europe. The third tonst was * Our Bistor Boclotios," The company, foined in singing 4 Should Auld Ab:}nninmnco 1io Forgot,”- hftor \vlilch the baxd perfortiod “ Comin’ Whro' tho Nyo.” MM, ROBEAT NERVEY rosponded for tho St, Andtow's Bocioty. Ho ro- folcod that onco o your thoy withdrow them- solyes from the caréd niill Loils of lifo to indulgo in innoeent, henltliful, and fimproviug recteation, Ho folt that he could say pothig that was worthy to keep thom from fhe healthful, invig- ornting broozes that wetd inviting them overy moment. without, but thers was ono subjoct thet was nover worn out—tho old homo of their boyhood awud oearly yoars, tho land that boro them, Of it thoy would drenm while lifo lastod; itd momoriea they wonld recall—tho happiest thoy evor had, or ever should Jnow, No man c6uld roprosch thtm for that. Though siuce those timesthoy had travols ed *'many & weaty foob,” had erossed thousnuds of miles of sons, hiad mot with all the ups aud down which bolong to maw's Iot, 1t was still no disgraco that toars should fill thoir eves whon they thought of theirold home, But all now was changed, Now they were citizons of ono of tho most wondorful citiea ovor known, in land far away from fhat wiitch hold tlio vonos of their frionds, Iloro thoir ohildren wero born; hero thoy themeolves oxpected to die and Iay thoir bones. Iuro all their futuro intorests wero cast, ahd el that concgrns thd fututo of this city and country concernod thom, Yeu, with it all, with all thelr love for and hopo ii tho Iand of their adoption, they still did look back to the old country a4 tno country of their birth, thoir nourisiiivg mothor, nnd “tho homo of nationsl froédom. [Chuem.] Mr. Moore, President of the Bt. Géorge's Bo- cloty of ‘Streator, 111, was culled upon, but do- cllued to respoud, . MOXS. MARGUERAT, of thd' Fronch Bonovolent Socioty, whs called upon. Ho declined to respond i, & vory neat speoch. In thoe firat .plnco ho was nobt o Erenchman, ho snid, but a Bwies, and secondly, ho did not know how tomalo a apeceh. o belioved that I'rauce lud tho sympathy of Hnglish antl Amerleans. in all hor troubled, ad that out of thom would yot como some fruit, which tho whold world would reaptho advantago of, oy it had done in tho past, . MONS, GEROUX . was also caliod upon to respond for tho sama Soeiety, M. Qoronx n)sn decliued 1n tho same happy mannor, a8 Al Margruorat. Noither was ho s Fronohman, any more than bis friend who hud proceded lim. But having stated that, ho would proteod to oxplain. 110 was born in En- Eluud, but bis paronts wore Frenoh, and he hdd oon brought up in Jrance. IIls namg wns Gormau by extraction, nud yot ho confesaod that hio could have indulged a preference for I'ranco in the Inate war, 1Io lind choson Amotien for his adopted Lomo, ¥d liad, thordforo, ties bindibg him to four differont nations, and he did noy wigh to slight nny of thom. Ho would, as a cosmopolitad, propose ad a sentimont the union of ail natious and tho brotherhood of mankind, nnd fhat, ho belioved, was tho ultimate oud whicl Frajico in all hor tribulntions was tonding to nceomplish., o Dr, Walker, from thio othor énd of tho tablo, proposed tho tonst, * Chicago,” ihe cosmopoli- tan_city, to which peoplo of all racoa camo, of thoir owh fréo choice, uncompelled. 555 MAYOR.COLVIN _ ° was callod upon to respond. Ilosild: When this tonat was called he suppgsed 1o poraén hid o bolter right to rospond, for ho was bor pro- n!dig officer. DBut first bo would speak of tho 8t. George's and similar socictics. Ha knew their workings, and ‘ho Know IMHY of {licir membors, The Bf. Georgo’s, eapecially, hé know woll—know most nll thosd whom he snw bofore him—lnew them porsonally. Io was geatifiod ulways to bo able to. spenk a good word for them, or to anid them whén he could, for ho knew {he good work they had dono. And so_long ag ho had any in- fluence to exert, ho should give it freoly to them. Thoir intentions and their deeds wora oqually good, . 3 ‘I'ho Mavor then branched off .Rm: tho quos- tion of fires and insurauce, nnd stated that, though wo had lately hnd o groat fite, and lost mucl: proporty, ho belidved e wore bottor off than boforo the flrd. **Tho insurance companics tell us thot thoy will loaye. tho city,” said the Muyor, * Lot thom go,” ho roplied; **it is thoy who will bo tho losors—nob we.” * Yester- day ho had decolved & notifieation of such ‘nw fhport with regard o some prop- erty in his obarge. 1io_ would - répent Agaly, “Leb thom go Boforo thoy at- tempted to preacn to thoe people of Chicago lot them loglk to it that thoy had nob Lhemselves contributed to tho fires wo havo hud, Let thom sond au agout to investignte tho action of thelr own undor-ngonts, instead of juvestipating tho conditionof our firo-doparttiaent or out firo-patrol. Lot them eond an ngont to invosiigale , whothor tholr own mon had not over intured property in Chiengo, and had invited the vory conflagrations and losses that had béen visited upon us, Lot thom cloar thefr own skirts boforo thoy proschod to us, And as for oursolves, lot us look more to ourselves, and ourown interests, and loss to oth~ ors, Lot us depond moro upon our own offorts aud Krccnnflonn, ond loss upon insuranco. For ono ho thought the City of Chicago would sur- viva the loss of &ll the ~ insurance companies in the land. .Let thom pay us the lossos thoy had caused, and wo should bo richer than over bo- ora. a Tho Mayor's remarks wore followod by groat nnphmsn' and thejcompany joined In singing “Tor ho's o jolly good follow.” ‘Ilte BMayor arose and roturned his thanks, Ihe tnoxt tonst_was, *‘The Ladies, and Our TInvited Guosts.” Responded to in a witty speech by DI, OATR, who plaged in striking autitiiosls the good. and bod poluts of tho sex. Thoy wore, e said, the bottom of his pocket; und the height of his smbition—thio sun of his oxistenco aud the bluck night of his desprir—for hada ho not, like othor mon, boon in love and disap- pointed. But tho plonsures bud far outwoighed tho puns, and theso he would bring aud deposit thom as o baskot of Hlowors at the foct of tho ladiss—God bloss them| "T'o tho toast of **1'ho Clorgy," THL NEY, O, 1I, W. BIOCKING reaponded, ‘Tho roverond gontlomen's romarks kept Lho company in & roar from hoEinning o end, but muut bavo beon heard to be approot- atod, Tuking bis nnmo ns n toxt, ho wanted first to know how tho ladies, at loust, could got nlong without & Stocking, Again, he suggeated that it wns ratbor late for him to think of spinning o yuru—this, too, though ho cousidorod himyelf o true Knight of tho Garter, Sowo furthor desultory .speecii-mnking fol- lowed by various gentiomen, among thom o rep- resontutive of u woll-known'moralig paper, who vantured to eriticiso the Muyor's romarks upon insuranco, and wus promptly correted for mis- statoments, and robuked for misrepresontation, A roferonce to tho subjoct of “moral tune" seemed o uttorly out of placo that it called out ko Rov. Dir. Btocking agasin, who snid that such n subject in sueh o con- nection remindod him of tho clorgyman who was eallod upon to proash the funeral sor- mon of o wall-known sinner. o remousteatod, und beld off for o long timo, but, ot last, s the deoensed lived In his dioceso or builiwlck; ho folt compollod to consent, i sormon wag brlef, and somothiug like this: FrisNns AND Inetunes : I nover heardany- thing good of our.doar brothor who is gonoj erhups somo of you have, o had cocks and Ro Alv thom § Lio bnd horsos, and ho run them, I have hoard ho was good at fires, Tho bearers will please romove the body, sudtho vhoir will pleass siug the hymn conuneneing “ Belloving, wo rejoico Lo ues (flu ocuss removed,” The number prosent was not 5o Iarge ap la usual at the 56, George pionios, Probably 8,600 would be a largo estimnte of the whole nnmbor, :Evarythlu‘; passed off pleasuntly; thoro was not n sign of k riot, and no rowdics present, A datachmont of polluo trom tho olly was on tho graunds, und the mombors of the Bocioty had tukon pro.untions of thelr own sgalusé any brenking of tho pasce, 1t is to bo loped that sunilae ]lmul\nuuuu may always Lo takon, and thnt Nolwon Park may nover bo dlsgrnced by sitch scones as have dishonored” other suburbain rotranty, —— ixteactod After Sixty Yenrs Tha Bussox (1ng.) ZErpress states that re- contly Dr, Harding, of Wadhuret, succossfully oxtinoted n Fronoh muskot bullet from the band of Jamoes Jouner, woighing over throe- quartors of aa ounco, which was firmly imboddod _———r A i at tho battlo o(\Vn!nr]nfi. 1a spite of the ihetrivonloheo arising frotn tho bull?h xllrlnn noarly sixty yoara tho inan has wotked unihtor- ritptedly ns an ngrionilural fnborot in the paclaly whero Lo boars i oxcollont charadtér. 1o s 80 yoars of ngo. TIIE BRAIDWOOD STRIKE, Lottor from tho President of the Loe | CUX NINGPW Untom,. T'o the Editor of T'he Chicaps Tribunat - Bt - Uho eplrit. of falrncss manifosted by you in ih& Uontiidoht of it diffloilty horo cafads MO to dghin able for flio indtilgoveo of your edlamns for thd putposs of Kliowlug tlio publio more fully what tho ' prosent stato of affairs horofs, It i 1i6W almost two montha 6ince tho strike commonced here. Tho causs of tho ntrilo, ns mosb of your roaders aro aware, was the proposition by the Coal Cutnpanics hery to foditco the price of mhfing 15 conts por Lob, ind to altor tho fates paid for pushing equal ta b cents por fon on an avernge of all tons produced: Tho fnisors, by a Iatgo mojotity, concoded the netossity thore was for 15 tohty per ton roduction in tho prica for min- ing conl, but, by ns large o majority, woro ‘anwlllieg to submit to Any allGree tion in tho firleo pnid for pushing, for the ronson thint it novor had boon paid enough to en- blo the workmen who doie {t to mako &1.60 pet- ddy, and tho ndditional renson that the propostd Altération affocted o largo numbér unequally and unjustly, ‘Tho miners communicated to Supor~ mtondent 8weet thelr wish, aid subsequently Sdot consented to lol the pushing atrdngomont stand unchanged, but, in conslderation, claimed hat ho must thon have 25 cents por ton rodue- tiou,—chereby claiming 10 cents per ton for hay- ing loft nualtorod thal Which the miners asked, and which to i, according to his ovn admly- slod, wad only worth b cents per ton, ‘Uhe minors thonght this unrensonnble, and asked to binvo the quostion arbitrated, This the Superiu- tondont rofused, but, at momo timo aftor- waeds, offered to takio 30 conts per ton reduc- tion,—informing his miners, ut the snmo timo, that he could not ur would not takoe any lesa, ‘Phis 18 tho last that las Leon heard from A, Bweot by tho miners of Bradwood, About tho 8th of July inst., the Minors' Com- mittoo communicated to Mr. Bwoet thelr wil- lingnoss to nceopt the torms offered by bhim, on coudition that o skould advanco b cenits por ton whon the wintor trado should sot i, abous the. 1at of Novembor,—anid advanco to continuo for six months. 'This proposition was never roplied to durlug six dnyx{, ab tho erfd of which tina 1t wag withdrawn by thoge making 1t, The min- ery, it will bo obsorved, offored touccopt 15 conts reductiou, without any inquiry as to, whether they shoull bo 8o reducod, and lisve not beon givon uny ronson wity they should bo reducad 20 cents uny moro than25 conts, And, seeing Mr. Buwoet camo down from 25 cents to 20 reduction, wad it unronkounblo to oxpect tliat ho would coma tho . othor & _cents, sud thers moot tho minots' offer ? If tho mintrs wero foolish in thiuking so, Mr, Bwoot is their tutor, Tho mau who eays o will nbt arbi- trate or reduco when the domand made by Lim is 25 conts, and ufterwards lowor down to 20 conts of his owx freo will and accord, gives proof that ko firss asled for sowething ho “could got aloug without; and no proof being fuinished why ho may not Le ablo to get nfi.\ug with 16 cohta per ton, is ovidohce to the minera that ho can, If he cannot get along with 156 conts ro- duction for the wholo year; surely Lie could have got along with.20 confy; the sum ho aslks for, six months (which the Gommittes offerod), and could havd givett o rénbn by ho collld not got on with 15 couts for thoe balinco of tho yoar. Tor I will boro make bold to say, that, if it is absolutoly nocessary, to enablo Mr: Swook to compete gaingt cheaper conl fu Qhlengo, thnt Lo slioukl bave. tho . redutton . manded, - then lot show u3 the facty, and wo will give him prices that will cuablo him to soll as choap ny auy other, Ilr. Bwoot should know that oven miners are aware that it i impossible for thom to obtain pricos for digging conl that aro not warrantod by the prico at which tho conl sells i1 the markot, It i tiele firm boliof Lhat the Companics can afford to pay tho prices sought by them; and, for nuything that Mr, Bweet hins shown, thoy are corroct, If they ato incorroct in entertainiug this opliifon, 16k Mr. Swoot show how, and that is an ond to tho dispute. It would look mora commou-sousc-liko.to troat the mat- tor iti thiis wiy thim to ontortnin notions such a8 $hat the writer of thid atlicle is responsiblo for the prosont strike. No man or set of men is respousible for tlio atrike, excopt it is Mr, Swoel. IIo -it i4 who bas blundored, and he nlgnn i8 rosponsible for all tha distress tlat will bé brotight on this community through tho prolongntion of the strike; and ld it is who will bo responsibla forall tho monoy spont by tho Coal Gompnniés in-catrying out this unreg- sonable strike. If ho will not treat with his mitiors like a iaiy, will ho agics to arbitrato? ‘Iho minors aro entisfled to rest thelr cose with sny right-tainded, ‘disinterosted man. Is he equally willing to roat the case of tho Coal Com- puny thore ? . Tho Braidivood striko has bocomoa sifliciontly importput question in this locality, where at lonst 5,000 ‘persons dapend for their noans 6f support upon the coal produced here, to call from every person who cando an; ifgg aboub an amleable sotflemont, h word of ad- vico. Wo have booti falrly and kindly reprosent- ed in tho columns of Tur I'RIBUSE sovoral times, and Liopo you will giva this insortion, 4o that the whole caso may be understood by thoso who bave o right to know both sides of this question, Lespootiully yonrs, D, McLAvanuy, President Miners' Dalon; Bratdwood, 11, + EX-ATT'Y-GEN. CLARKE, OF MANITOBA, ¥ - 8. Pavr, July 24, 1674, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuner ' B I nolice, in your issuo of tho 224 inst., a statemont mudo to your reporter by ox-Attorney- Qoneral Clarko, of Manitoba, casting reflections on my courso {u the attachments of his effocts in prssing through this eity, and counceting it with the brntel assault mado on him by Hoy and othors, X trust you will pormit mo, through your paper, to give tho public the true version of the transaction botweon Attornoy-General Olarke and myself, and exposo tho falschoods bis statomont containg, In tho spriug of 1873, I received a letter from Clarko, roquestiug mo to furnish passages for thirtcen porsons from 8t. Paul to Manitobs, and that hoe would, on his roturn to Manitoba (ho being then in Ottaws), pay over the amount of tholr cost. This, X did, purclinsing tickots from tho Lake Superior & Miesfsatppi Railroad,” and tho Norlhorn Pacifia Railroad to Moorhond, and supplylog them with tiokets on my own boats from Moorhend to Fort Garry, On Clarke's arxtval in Manitobe, tho account was sout to Fort Garry for collection, but uever prid, Ao giving somo trivial excuss from tiwo to tino for non-payment. Uaving oxhausted all other meany in my power to colicet tho money, I came to tho conclusion that nothing short of a resort to legal pracecdibigs would avail to seouro tho payment of an honest debt, I nccordingly Dpluced the mattorin the hands of my atiornoy, umltt‘llm rosult was the debt was paid in full tho noxt day. - Vith rogard to connecting my avtnohment-anit with u schogo to detain Attorney-General Clarko in Bt. Tanl, the supposition I8 absurd,—thero heing vo train leaving this city for tho Bust on Snturdny nights, and ho must, therefore, por- forco, havo remained oyor under sny citoum. stancos; and, laving, paid up the debt, ho had awplo, time to “‘dopart on the Bun- duy evoulng frain, i ho Ehought proper to do mo, Iis remaining over uutil sonday mornfug was with himn o matter o7 cholee, and nuot of nocessity, As to his stato- ment that the Hudsou's Bay Company snd my- solf woro incousod with him for a cortain bill he introduced in tho Logislaturo, I can only say, for my own part, that trxiu s the flist intimation 1 havo hind that such o Lill as he maiotaiug was evor introduced | nnd, as for tho Hudson's Lay Company, ag thoy hiad no ownership in tho boats of tho liue, I cannol see what objeotions tlhoy conld aye had to tho passago of & bill of tho kiud, unloas {t was gonerally objoctlonable in ity fontures to the comniunity, Witk the assault on ox-Altornoy-General Clarke Ihuve nothingtodo. TIonly wish to defend myself against his falso roprosontutions, In common with all residents of thus city, I rogrot- tod the lmrsonnl injury dono him whioh was in- oxcusable, althongh tho act was hardly moro brutal thau the treatment his assailunts recolved nt his hands whon ho kad thom in his power ag prisonors at Monitoba, Yours ruuRncl.mlly, N. W, Kirrson, ——— e oo Much FIappinesy. Krom the Portlund (Ore.) News, Tho wifo of Mr, J, 1, Wilson gavo birth to four buhios last ovoning, their united wolght hoing 4614 pounds, ‘Che firet wolghed 16 pounds, tho secontl 11, the third 10, and tho fourth and Inst 0}{. e mulo tho statoment somewhat ro- tuctaut.y, ror the resson that aftor tho fact bo- conied generally known, young men are linble to banish from thile minds'ull thoughts of matrl- mony, sud maried wmon aro apt to think thoro Is thing towshds bring-" sotibtliing wrong with tho climato, Orogon n wide borth in seoking botnos, Bl Sl TII LOOUSTS. Address of tho Maurtin Count. gt} nn, Heltor Committoo: © ! i To Atmy:;c:%!‘: :I lllte United Statest g mily compols the finof \far- L Couuty, Minu., through u,,?‘gn",:m{\““:, 4 countrymon schioson by thom, to appeal to thoir for sympathy and. sl oL whioh. botalf dorntituliton oot hiil0, Dastare shilfniftighlo, or stedrigth tosie, ‘Tho donflsgres tion of citive, br thd burating 6f Yaylds, buld 1 dinrdod agalhit, aid enitaty Yekatal, g o nrgutlly dlu:hx:m p:aaflo]ncfu; et whon thoso oce our, the sufforerd find roady rali linnids oxtoudad to llether{n - Tton willlig Cho dovastatioh ‘of looustd fin thing el o Comgeilod, and glyo human #ganby aan provet ot dhock, as otk pooplo s, to ool fitaluo i UG taty, wo undoretand porfootly why in, all ages ths uamo of locust lins boen o word bf torror, By oxpotienco wo know tho facility with which ‘t]hg:;a ta;lmat Losta transform foir provinges-intp ondits, Ono yenr ngo vhét dlonds bf the pod:lo; cust, or hatoful ginsshopper o; (busfiglln:- alightod, down upbti dur flolds and commongey ravaging. In n month they had dostroyod all our tropd stivo grain and corn, of which, owin to tho latonoos of the senson, 8 small portion ess cupied, thus of whoat, aboub’ three busliols pat Mg"& tbn :II A]vm-ngh. it pdopld ate exclislvely nn apteult ' peopld, a8 bitly edtilors must ot hu&uluubr: arid Lisnes ibis disstor Horoly érippflod flism; Sovordl otlior coutitied Aufterdd maFd or 1684, bisy nono _ao_nu'(mralr & s, Homo littlo fi‘l‘g Wha rocolvod Irom tlig State, Of 85.800 Bpprapflated by tho Slate to th dovhitated disteleh, Mathin County, with ovor ono-fourth the entifd popld- tion, rocoived less (hah oun~li\-onuéu¥ priit. Some littlo nid ivas givon by private pagtief, small amount of sced wheat was aldo focoived, \lelché dividod among o small nutber of tha most destituto, gavo thom oight bushels to a family. With this hulp only, nur ooplo atrng. glad “throug, thotgh cothpbll txP to mrmi:s much stock and bther ptoporty thoy told iy spaio, But the 1oonits left tho grouhd Wtetally fijied with their oggs. _ Ii £li6 folloisliig Hpring, fi}mr goiting all tho informatton poselblo concorning the hiablts of :thelr énemy, dut youpls peustully conclndod to hazard o crop, In May tho Jocust ogtgs hidtcliod, ind o o lost, [hconddivablo {n numbgr, comm«ncnil thelr dffialnuup cargor, aud Linvo patised ot ¢ill ow (July); wiidn nothing of food o mal or beast romiaios urmflu& ol out fleldd, #hvb fit udmio loealitlos 4 shudll jrortion n!c :]hu'unrn, atd od this onr bhomied ate busy o) wotk. In he yenrs of pioncoring our .peoplo had to strugglo with too mlu‘y diflicultivs to got rape idly rich from briginal hdvorty, It 18 fromt no ladlt of industry- that this sbeond YoAr of disam ter lonves them 1ittls to fall butk tipon, 1f the disnstor wiis gl in oxtéht, tlie 4,000 péopls of Maitin County tould obtaiu Ebliof withoib fpe ponlhig bo tho coutitiy st large; bub; tlrongh bur cotnby fippents to bl tho £08ld of Lo Gty lation, tho disdster 1 moto or logd govetd o large oxtent of aoiintry. Ldlior will bid aboii i salublo; for tho supply from tho u_vnn:lhlbt? triots will far outrin the limited oiitatds dofaii All that industry can do in such oircumstancos our poople will do to Liolp thomeolves. 1f ocon- onty cotild dtrotel their stluted monns ovor tha noxt fourteon montis our Funpin would asl’ i aid, . Hardship and pilvation are too fatnilint ta . us to oxerte dread, but what shall we.do when Inbor will not buy -ns bread, aud aconomy bo- nun.ms?uueluua bodatso thate is nothing to econs omizo. e What shall wo do when wintor xages wrathe fully over theso bleak praifies nid our ohildrén ory for brond ? Coimtrymen, in our giodt dfflictioh e rodel onr ands out £0 you forald, It God lias bo- stowed upon you tha fruits of the eartli, romems her thoy are but Hie gilts, When the sufloring sk for bread, prove not youtdolves unworthy of God's mercies by offering; them a stono, . Many of us stobd shouldet tb shoulder with many of youin_the struggle which saved the nation’s lifo, Forget nob how dauger, jointly slarad, madb s brothren, and tuin noi from ud in deop afiliotion. Churistinn men and syomon! Many among ug ¢claim withf you heirship to the commion Fathet, If the Master has made you stowards of Hid goods, is it not His_piirpodo thit voii oxtend o goncrous hand to His ptrickén oliildfon and so count it as dono unto Him? . 1t is no unusual ocourronce for unrrineipled pordona L6 thke ddvarithgs of d éalamity to' én- rich thomsalves at the oxpense of. tho benovo- lent, To guard agalnab hny stich imposition in tho presont case, if any agents are sent from horo, the Qounty Oommissioners will furnisk credontials. ¥ Our county has a fortilo soil avid dlfiidte favor ablo to the growth of niost crops. The locuss scourgé las naver visited us till Jnst yoar, Fiom all wa can lonrn of their liabits it id every way probablo that they will soon tako final leave of us. With no nuusual misfortune, it i8 sonrcely o mattor for doubt that our county sould soon Lecomo prosporous. ‘Wa think wo know our conntrymen too well to doubt that they Will doal with us {n the sgme spirit that they Linve alvavs dealt with tho une fortunate, and wo will ounly add furthor, that monéy to buy food which can be urchasod. ~ cheapor in places adjncent o_tho dovaatated districts; clothing, flans nels, asads, rocories drisd friiits for the sick, oto,, will bo gratefully racolved. Al donn- tions should be' soit vin Southorn Miunecsotn Rnilroad to Winnebddo' Oity, addressed to the Board of County Conmunissionors, Fairmount, Martin County, Minn,, who will transmit ro= ceiptd for tld same to thd parties sending, and apply the donations to tho nocossitios of tha peoplo titrough the ‘Fown Boards of Supervigors. ' L. F. BrAisArD, J. A, AnsistioNa, T, 8. Conris, Wst, Binn, Jr., L. N1ouorrs, Committes, Brate or MINNES0TA, COUNTY OF MARTIR, 681 Pérnonnlly appeared bofore me, J. A. Armstrong, County Auditor, and T, 8, Curtis, Chairman of the Bourd of County Commissioners, and mads onth that tho statomonts contnined in tho forex golug are truo, * ArnwoN I'aNomER, Clerk of tho District Court of Martin County, Miln, MISCELLANEOUS. Wachusott Mountain, Masa., ia belng sarveyed 1'?,;u 13 q;umw-:zugu railrond from tho bass to tho sundinit, —The Wast 8horo (Hudeon River) Railroad Company keep two men ab work on tho Weat Toint tunnel, oue of tho conditions of £he por- miesion belng that work should not ba stopped after it had commenced. - —Tho ‘“Potato King" in Bangor, Mo, who ~bouglic up all tho old potatocs in the markot at 90 cents a bushel and refused to sell shomoxcopt at exorbitaut pricos, lost #5,000.. —Tho Connecticnt Logislaturo adjourncd at Naw Havon on Saturdey. ‘The State Houso there will nover again bo unod us & place of meoting” for logislntive bodles, 1t will bo' transform into a Stato Arsonal, w , ~—Olaveland [‘m[d for thirty-six flro-resorvoms on tho supposition thnt their capacity was 19,809 burrels, but nctan! measuromont proves that thoy will hold but 15,800 barrels. %hiu is fluu fact from thut Fire Dopurtment investigae on. _—A rival jonrnal says of the Sandusky Regls- ter that it contained one editorial and only ono Iocol itom for four daya, on nccount: of rapairs in thooflice, T'ho **ropuirs” consisted in putting Jock ou the door and washing tho windows, ==Mry, Von Cott 18 now roviving Daltimora In illustration of whiat powor God has, slie tays sho hos boen made porfuct by Lis love, and hur Liourt was now ns sonsitive to ropel firal tomptas ulona to uin, a8 her eyo was sousitive to impros. slond, ‘ ~Prosidont Grant's ' remark, These men havo carried muskets bofore,” reforring to the Tifth Maryland soldiers at Loug Iiranoch, the other dey, hnd mora significance In it than ap. poars ou the surfaco,—most of the men ju lino ud, whilo ju tho Hnuhmru armiy, carried muskets against Gen. Grant, —A gentloman lost his bt tho othor day from tho balcony of tho littlo hut on the brink of tha Knutorskill Folls, Catskill. 1o went down all thoso little utu&m to tho bottom, and in search- ing for the loa articla fouud a _pocket-hook con- taining noarly 100, probably lost in tho samo manner, ~—Colgato & Co., of New Yorls, who receive o great doal of lard from Ciucinnati, aro out 1,100 tiorces of that commodity, valued at about §50, 000, for which thoy have received bills of lading, aud have paid, Tt startod from Cincinnati, an #omo of the railroads huye lost it ; but how, or whu'xi.I °'1"hfim’ ;x?‘llm l}l‘lm\’l. . i b ~The Porlland (Me.) Fress fays: Mr. G, W, Burnham, of Libby's Corner, whg‘ has been one ua§cd i m«lgluf Tora River, to widon thie chane nol, has found u largo bed of oyster sholls about 8 or 4 feot undor tho bed of thoriver. Tho sliolls aro of o vory largo _size, some of thum boe ing 8 inchos long, uud 4 or 6 wide, ‘I'ha marks npon thom show tho oyators to liave Leen abont 80 years old at lbt‘)’{hnn thoy died, ‘The lnyera of anrth upon the bed show that it muat l!gva oxisted lu its prima about 500 yoars ago, I'romtho size of the bed it must have hean as large ag th it 5o &l n'hrco bodu‘m the Nouth are