Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1874, Page 5

POLITICAL. Meeilog of the Iilinois Independent ' “Contral Committees Tho Cook County Republican Com- f mittee in Counoil. Hermann Leib on the Ratio of Repre- sentation in the State Con= vention. Minor Political Matters, %he Xndepondent Rcform ¥arty of Ailinois, The following call, issued to tho Btato Central Oommittaco of tho Indopondont Reform party of Illinois, a fow doys ago, will explain ltacll: A Siato Central Committeo of the fue A e o e yarty of Hiuais Wil be hotd ¢ -(ha Tirlggs Hotiwo, corner of Rundolph atrout and Fifth ‘avaiitio, Chicugn, ou Rhursdny, July 30, 1874, at 9 Salock. o, 1, t0 mako arrangements for organization st the cosuing election, A punctual atloudauco of all hio meubers i requested, Jan, M, Atvem, Ohairman State Central Gommitics, * In responso to this document, only three of #aid Committoe—namoly, Mcsars, J. AL Allon, of Houry County . R, Conklin, of Grundy; and J.B. Ricks, of Christinn—appenred. Mr. 0. C. Babin was recognized as s * proxy,” from Ale- Joan County, and Messra, S. M, Ettar and 8. M. Bmith wero informally recogmzod. Thera being no quorum prusent, the gentlomen above named thought it best to havo s talk over mattersin privato, 80 tho roporiers were excluded. **The situntion " was woll canvassed, and most of thoes prosont appoared to favor a Facognition of tho principles’ put forsard by tho Democratio Meall” but "mo_ sotion to elicit a_defluito ‘oxpression of opinion was takeu. Bome of tho gentlomen would not fully indorso the financint Plauk of the ““eall,”" bul nppeared willing to concede sometlhung for unjon’s knko, Thie members, alter conversing for an hour or two, adjourncd to moot at Bloowmingon, Sept. 3. ool Connty Rtcpublican Committee. Tho Republican County Cowmitteo beld o private and confidential meeting yestorday after- noon ot tho Pacitie Hotol, whero tho situation was canvassed at somo longth. IL way decided to hold u County Couvention during tho onrly partof Beptombir, aud to pat & full aity sud county ticket in tho field. As_for Congrossmen, it wag decided Lhat Messrs, Farwoll, Rtice, and Ward were tho strongest coudidatea in tho throo districts of this county, aud tholr nomluation is unquestionablo. Coolc County Doloration to the Stute % Convention, o the Editor,of The Chicago Trtbune : Bmi: Tho resolution of the Domoeratic Biate Central Connmttos, reforring to the ratio of del- egatos to the Btate Convention, rends as follows: Each county (cxcopt Cook) will bo entitled to sond ane delcgato from every 600 votes cast in that county for ull thio Presidential candidatea ut tho Dresidoutiul eteotion of 1872, Each Seuutoriul District in Caok County will be entitlod 10 vend elght delcgates, in sep- arata delegutions, The injustico which would reanlt to tho voters of Caok County through this resolution is sppn- ront, but it psssed unnoticed in yostordny's mooting. I am authorized to state, however, ihat tho slight was univtontioned, and that Cook County is entitled to procisoly tho samo ratio of dologatos ad other counties in' tho.State, At tho laat Prosidential clection 50,209 votes woro cast in Cock County for Governor of the Btate,—28,701 for Oglusby, and 21,418 for Koer- ner,—whicl indecd does entitle this county to tho xound sum of 100 delogates. Respoctfully, Om100, July 80, 1674, HEnuusx State Nomination Made by tho Michizan Prohibitionists. Special Dirnateh to T'hs Chicags Tribuns, Laxsixa, Mich., July 30.—The Conyention for t2io nowination of a_ticket for tho Prolubition party mot to-day, Tho Committes on GCreden~ tiale roported 130 dolegatos prowont, It wos ropresented by one-fifth Jadies, woatly of “tue womau-sufirage order, Georgo B, Joslyn, of Albion, s - Obaixmans Beoretario, AR Evans, of Adrisn, aud 0. P. Russcll, of Detroit. Thero wero soven Vice-Presidonts. J. 8. Smart mede s report rolating to fra- tornal gractings by ledies of the Chrlation ‘Union in this city in Juue. Tho Committeo on Resolutlons reportod, ro- sdopting their bational flmmrm. embraciug re- forms 1n temperance, publio servic, finance and commorco, labor, universal education, suffrage, and for promating imunigration, snd also a re- vision of the Ladies' Christian Unijon platform, Tho nowinationsare: For Govoruor, Ur, Joslyn Albion; Lieutonant-Governor, I. A. Granger; Becretary of Siste, 8. W. Baker; Treasurer, Jomes T, Moad ; Auditor-Genoral, Jamoy Now- lan ; Attoruoy-Gonoral, Albort Williams; Com- missionor of tho Land-Office, Thomay C, Bkin- nor; Superintoudout of Public Instruction, Jobn Evuns; Member of tho Doard of Educa- tion, Johu D. Lewss. oho Mon: Ge L Fort Ronominnted in the Eighth Iliuois Congressional Diatricte Speciut Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, Famuunry, I, July 30.—At the Republican Couvention of the Eighth Congressinnd Dik- trict, hold hero to-day, the Hon, . L, Fort, i csont Congresgmun, Was by neclanation nominated for ro-cloction. 'The Committoo ob Resolutions ro- ported tho following, which ware adopted : Bolleving that tho Declaration of Principlea adopted Dy tho Mopublican Stuto Couvention.held at Syring- flold Juno 17, 1674, oxpreasas the sentiments of thia . Convontion ; therotore, Uesolved, Thint wo reafirm tho resolutions thereln enunctuted, and sdopt the ka0 a4 our stundurd of pe- tiou for tho cawpuigu. Jtesulved, That wo {ndorso tho Hon, G, L, Fort as a man of high porsonal iutogrity, a faifhful Tenresenta~ vo of the picople, who Loy by his votes iu Cangren ovinced not only u full approciation of thu wanty und deulros of Lis copetituents, but hos oxtibited tho abil- ity 10 advocato and prowmots thom, The First Congressional District of Xowu. Corresnondence of The Cliicngo Tribune, Fory MapisoN, Is., July 80.—The protest made agaiuet tho action of J. H. Gear in pack- ing tho Jefforson County Republican Couven- to seouro dologates In favor of his homiuation us cuudidato for Congress (a8 mentioood In it TuInuNe o fow days ago), has oreated great ox- citement throughiont tho st District, and . much dissatisfaction j8 exprossed with tho pro- coodings of that Convention, ‘The Republican Dietrict Congressional Con- vontion is to bo held st Fairlicld, Aug. 4. The leading candifdatos to come bofore this Convon- tion are: John Van Valkenberg, of Leo County ; J. 1L Genr, of Des Moines Connty ; H, West, of Ioury County 3 J, Rurley, of Louisa County. Conveutions Lave been lield 1 all tho counties in tho District excepting Washington, ‘Lhe fol- Jowing instructions given delogatos will show ihe rolative atrength of eaoh cundidato on tho first bullott Loo County, 14 delegatos, instructod for Vau Valkenborg. Van Burcu County, 8 dolo- atos, pot lusirusted, bus clalmed us in favor of /an Valkonborg. Washiugtou County, which hay not beld its Couvention ad yot, I8 ontitlod to 9 delegates, and is considored for Van Valkenberg. Des Moines Countv, 9 dulegutes, tustructed for . H, Gear, Joilerson County, 8 delogates, nat lnnh:uo!ed, but will undoublouly be for Goar. Loujun County,’ 8 delegates, insiructed for Hurloy, -will probably juin Qoar on the teooud ballot. " Honry County, “0 delogates, Instrueted for West on firat ballot ; aftorwurds to support elthor candidate at their own discrotion, sud will be in favor of Vau Valkonborg. ‘Lho above {8 the outlool at prosent, but will 10 doubt ba materinllychanged o the day of tho Conventloy, s tho caudidates are working bard for nominations, and tho recout deyolopmouts aro lablo to produce a bolt In tho party, The New York Republicany. Nzw Yonx, July 30.—~The Ropublican State Contral Connmittes met to-day and decidod to Liold & Biate Qonvention st Utica, Bopt, 43, Meotlug of the Uulon League of Amora L Pmiapzrema, July 80.—A mesting of tho National, Exooutlyo. Comuition of tho Unio 3.eago uf Amorica was hold this afternoon, ox. QGov. William A, Nowoll, of Now Jarsoy, iu the chalr. Amony; thouo prosent wero Gon, Nogloy, Mevurs, Phltl(llfl*, Alexandor, and Bakor, of New Yorl; Col. ' I Rich, of Marylund ('Moburs, Unckat, ¥oWadu, Gov, {larerautt, wnd W. Couk, of the District of Columbia, Resolutions of Mfl;’@l;‘l&fl‘flgnfl V:on ‘n‘domied.l A commltteo wan A national platform and addrony 0B Toad a e mosting 4 e ket i Btiore ao0n. Varloun delegaten present thely the subjeot ufealbl -lz:mau: sn‘l’d. u.’.i.'d.’.'.': :‘; the Loagno, and o unanimois voto was given on coutimwng the. work of the Unjon Lenguo, Tho Committoo evinoed considerablo entLuamsm at tho prospoots. CRIME, The Thilndclphin Abduction €nse. PHILADELIHIA, l'n.X July #30.—A report renchiey lioro from Rending, ., that tho kiduapped boy, Charllo Xous, hias been discovered thore. The mynn i8 beiuw investigated, sATER~Tho report that Chiartio Ross lias been discovered was foundod ou the fact thal a band of gypeics having a small ohild with thom had Leon detahiod at Hamburg to await the arrival of Mr, Ross, who started with an ofticer, o a kpo- olnl trnin, to #oo if tho boy ls his uwn. annung, Pa., July 8),—The child fonnd liero. in possession of gypales iu uot Cliatlle Rusy, The Philadelphin Insurnnce Swindles Pureavsuenra, July 30.—Tho_cireumslances conveeted will tho “Poovle' Tiro lunurnuco Company are that the State Comuissioner of In- surauce, K. M, Fishor, lant wook discovered cor- tain fraudulont tranenctions in the manngement of the Compauy, and immodintoly dircecod the Attorucy-Genoral to bogin logul L!nocuomugu to closo up tha Compaay, sud notitled tho lusur- anco ofticials of other Btatos of the Iact. Prindle, tho alloged defuulting managor, learned thisand gathared up all Lty availablo aseets and fed to | purts uukuowa. An Iunocont Man rves Seveon Yenrs in the Penitontirys Secial Disvateh to Il Chicaa Tribine, Aoy, Wis,, July 80.—A pardon hus been irguad by dov, Taylor to James B. Carter, who hus spont ovor soven years in Waupun on a life- sentoucs far murdor, of which ho was convicted largely ou his own ndmission, at tho LuOrosso Cotinty Court §n 1867, but of 'whiol, it now ap- poars, ho was Innocent. o was living with n shoemalkor named Ira B, Whooler, in Pepin County, IIo and his wifo differcd, and ehe wag rogorded os quie looso. Quarrohng about somo _shoo-pegs she Dtushed over wih lier dross wbile ho was at work, she icked up a Dlatchet, etruck bim in tho Euflfl and killod him. Cartor, horror-struelk, sew tho deed, and attempted to lly. but threats of acousing him of tho murdor and persuasion in- duced fum to stay and bolp hide the body, Suse folon was nrouscd, and both woro arrestod. On hio plea that by cohtaesing tho guilt himwolf ho could secure Mra, Wheolor's diecharge, aud theu hor testimony, with othor influences, could be usod to secure his roleaso, Lo was induced by couneel to admit the orime, DBoth, howover, were convicted, The womau’s discharge woy go- cured by o writ of error ou techuieal grounds, and Curter sout to State Prison, iy brother bmg pensistontly Inbored to prove Car- tor mnocent and wocure bis rolense, and to-day Joft for Waupuu with a free pardon’ granted by tho Excoutive on o masa of decnments showing tho above facts, tho mau's good conduct in prison, etc. Tho oflicinl atatowont of tho ren~ #ons for the pardon relates that tho record showed the man was mado a victim of the woman Whoolor and her frieuds, and pardon iw recom- mouded among others by tho Judge who sen- tonced him, tho Districi-Attoruoy who prose- cutod, and five of tuo jurors, weveral of {ho witnosses for tho Stato, county oflicials, aud noarly 600 citizena of Pepin, Justifinblo Elomicides Keonok, Ia., July 90.—Justica O. L. Allon, bofore whom was hind the Kmlimhmry_ examlun- tion of Dauut}-x\llralml J, Hardin, of this city, charged with mutrder in tho sccoud dogroe, for tho kifling of Charles Gribblus, on the 12th inst,, gave i docision_to-dny, Lo acquits the oflicer of any crimiuality iu [ho mattor, and in- stiucts that ho be discharged from custody, ‘The facts of tho case, as 1oported to you ab the timo, nre, that Gribbiua undertook to recoue s prisonor whom tho officer had undor srrest. Aftor wamniug bim reyeral tinios to deuist, tho ofticor shot and killed him, Cousidorable public indigontion was ex{)msmd ot the timo, nnd » number of cltizens denouncad tho act as unwar- ranted. Justice Allon decides, however, thnt the officer hnd authority to shoot tho Intruder, and that, undor tho circumstancos, ho waos fully Jjustified in 80 doing. Rold Bank Iobborys Arpaxy, J ulfl 80,~Two men yesterday entored the Tirst National Bank of Batavis, Goneseo Couaty, and, while ono engaged tho altcution of the only person bresent councetod Wwith the bauk, tho other ran nway with books containing money and bonds amouunting to 10,000, Iilled His Former Partners Parcaperrma, July 30.—During a quarrel to- day relative to busiuess matters, Georio Buyder shot and instantly lilled his former partuer, August Pabnke. Bnyder was arrosted, ;n;l claimed that tho shooiing was done in solf~ efouso, e THE INDIANS. Comnanches Kiilod by iKansas Militine Sr, Louis,. July 80.—The Republican Liss o aPacinI from Newton, Kan., ssying that Capt. Hanushan's compauy of militis returned to Fort Dodge Tuesday, and that they klied nine Comanche Indians on the Canadinn River, upon ;vhm;a bodies a numbor of white scalps wora found, Stato and Natlenal ‘Wroops Defeated by Indinus in Texas, GALvesToX, Tex., July 80.—The Aews’ Fort Worth special suys ¢ * Col. Stowart, member of the Legislaturo, just roturnad from Wise Coun- ¥, NIves o ropoit of unothber light near Jucks- Voro, on Tiiday last, botwoen tho Montaguo Hougers, & body of iho Tenth United States Cavalry, and tho udisug, the latter numbering 500, 'f'ho Rungers loat twelve kitled aud sovorud wouuded, The cuvaley lost wovorsl wmen and their commander Xilied, Lhe roport says the cowbined forcos wero drivon back to Juoksboro, FIRES. At Daunbury, Conne Bripogronr, Coun,, July 30.—The fur-fac- tories of W, A. & A, M. Whito, at Daubury, Cou., consisting of three bulldings,~twe of 100 feot and one of 80 feot in fongth, snd eight stories high,—wore destroyed by fire this morn- ing. A largo portion of tho stock was burued. Tha fire 1 supposed to Lavo beon tho work of au iucendinry, At MeHenry, Dl ‘Woopsroox, Ill, July 80.—Iiichard Bishop's oxtousive wagun-fuctory, iu dellonty, wa total- 1y dostioyad Ly firo lusi hight, and 1t 18 reported tunt there wis no msuiance, The lossis bo- tween §20,000 and §30,000. At Jojict, 11, Jowter, T, July 80.—A disastrous fire oo- eurred in thiw city ibls morning about 1 o'clog] It originatod in he building vceus ied by E. 1. Hardyy billiard-ball, and s kupposed 10 Luvo Loon the work of ad incendiary, Lwo woodon stare buildingy adjolning aud seversl stables in tho roar of the buildings were dustroyed. Tho loas iu. estimatnd at about 17,000 ; iusuranco, 0,000, The following ure the principal suffops era: Maight & lichurds, news depot and lint oud cap utore 3 P, Mitzpabrick, building ; I\ B, Maloue, salooh and restwurant ; J, Sohu, buil illxgmn‘;l baifllnl;hl;af“' Lumfiw, g;-numg; E, I, wrdy, ard-saloon ;M. Dray, druggl boilding demogods 72 “drugun, At Alton, Special Dunatel tu 1 Chicago Tribune, Avzoy, I, duly 30.—A firo Lroko out soout 9 o'clouk this eveuing, un the coiner of Hucond and Alby stroets, aud has conpumed half n block of frame builgiugs, ncluding what s ealled tho Washington Houes, whioh by tha. bulldingt whore tha Alton Zelegraph was fivet atarced, in 1840, sud tbe buildiug where tho lirse Jodge' of Odd Tollows was orgauized iu this Ktato, s =5 el il CASUALAYIES, 'Phe Wrecked Steanier OLy of Guates LUV New Yonx, July 30.—The Captain of the briy Tothon reported at tho offoe of the Pacitio Mai] Stenmship Company, yosterday, thut he puused Watling's Ialand July 18, two doys uitor tho wreok of the steamor City of Guatonmla, Au that timo sho was on o pericetly even keol, with her foratopeail up and hor honse-flag, Noue of thy erow were seon, but a large number of buats were rowoving the cavga to Williumstown, and 1o moro pasistanco susinod to be uoudoed. Coltinion of Ereignt Troins. Tavensing, 11k, July 30,—Whilo u freigt traln was vrosuing switeh st this place this morulng, anotuer froight train approaching found it aw- passiblo to stop bowiugo of tho wob and slippory conditlon of the irack, und thorofore boldly plunged into tho orossing train, badly wreoking one cay, killing sevorsl hops, and demolishing und eunshing tho onglucor’s cub on tho locomo- tive. Tortunately no ouo was severely injured; Bomo of tho morniug pusaonioer trains wero znmuwhn deluyed in consoquonco of the acol- ont. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Boyrmasrron, July 80,—Htoamship Branp-~ sohwalg, trom Daltimoro, haa arelyed, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, WASHINGTON. .| Tho Postal-Car System and Ifs Work, The Railrond Companies Not Likely to Take Extreme Measures, ° The District Press Lnbm:lng to Clear Shepherd's Record, Blood-Rolationship ns a Disqualifieation {or Offioe. THE RATLWAY POSTAL SRERVIOE. Sreciul Dispateh to The Chicaan Tribune. TILZ IMPOBTANCE OF THE POSTAL OARS. Wastsaroy, D, O,, July 80,—An fdes of tho misclief that would rosult from a rofusal of the railrond companios to rnn tho postal cars may be obiained from the statcmnent mado by Superinteudent DBangs, of the Postal Ituilway Borvico, to the offect that the withdrawal of these cars from the trouk lues would compel the Govornment to reut four largo werohonses in Now York City to bo used in maldiny tho distrl- bution of miils that is now done in theso cars. The Assistant Buperintendont nlso states that tho threatoned action would throw nn nnmouso mnss of moil-mattor into the princlpal post- a:flcfiu‘ 80 groab thut it could not bo handled ot all. THE DELAYE THAT WOULD RESULT would prove intolorablo o tho busiuiss mon of the country, Tho oxtent of chia railwuy } osi- ofllco business may bo gathorod from tho follov-~ ing fignros: Numbor of oflices in operation on thio Ingt day of Juno, 1878, &Y, covering nearly 156,000 wiles of railiond and steamboat lines; uumber of clorks, 753, ot & yearly oxpeuse of noarly $1,000,000; tho uggrogate daily servico fa about 85,000 miles. The raiivoad mou are - DIBPOSED TO DE DELLIGERENT, partionlaxly bocause tho Post-Oflica authoritics opposied, before Congrons, not ouly an increase fn their compenation for hauling theso cars, Dut also thoir proposition that in a caso of dis PUte a8 to tho amous of compenantion the mat ter should be submitted to arbirration, Tho Bolieitor of tho Pout-Oflico Deparlment scoms olonrly of the opinion that the Government can seizo and oporato the roads refusing to haul tho postal cora, It iy thonght in komo well-in- formed quarters that Mr. Hinckloy, of the Wil~ mington Lailrond, will not earry ont his threat to loave oif Lheso caty uftor tha 1t proximo, passaie by .THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Spectul Dispateh to The Chicago Iritune. THOE COMMITTEE DIVIDED ON THE QUESTION OF BIEPHERD'S DISHONESTY. WasurxaTon, D. 0., July 80.—The National Republican of this morping, n an articlo callod for by the faot thut tho anthenticity of Senetor Allieon's rocont lotters indoreing Gov. Shop- Lord lies beon questioned, quotes a Saratoga lottor to the Now Yorlk Times, purporting togive & correot slatement of tho Investigation Com- mittoe's action with regard to Shophord's com- plioity with tho fraude. This lotter says that Judgo Jewett, of Ohio, wastho only momber who suspootod Shophord's guilt, but, saya the lotter, Lo ndmitted that it was not proved, and itho writer states that thero was o bitter fight in the Committeo over e prop- osition by Judge Wilson to stigmatize Slop- herd, and fivally tho Committoo divided equally, Alligon, Bass, Stewart, and Hubboll, all Ropubli~ caue, in favor of declaritig thal thore was no im- plication of the Governor’s honesty, and Thur- man, Jewott, Ilanulton, and Wilson, throo Dom- octats and one Reopublican, opposed. 'The result was a compromiee, by which it wns agreed to say nothing sbout the paint. AN INDIGNANT ORGAN, The Repudlican challenges s contradiction of fhe corrcctnces of this statoment, and con- cludes as follows: “If tho extract sbove quoted, in- which Gov. Bhepherd is fully acquitted, in the opinion "of even Mr. Wilson, bo wutrue, will somo member of the Committca anthorize its donial? If the Allison letter was novor written, will somobady #ay 80, and put it to the teut; the one fuily cor- robaratos the ather ad to the real eoutimonts of the Committeo, and thot that body did not hive the mmanliness sud courage £0 oxpress its Loucst judgmenc and dofy the. clumor ond dununcia tion of the Opposition press, is ono of the groat~ eat outrages that Lns boen porpotrated by 8 Congreswioual Committes in f goad maoy yenrs,” Tt 18 vory easy to eliove that Stowntt, who, it was shown u tho cause of the iuvestigation, wag PEDSONALLY DENEFITED BY THE FAYORITIRY of the Board of Public Works 1w makivg im- provenients by the vicigity of tho propeity owued by him, should fiud it in his heart to vora in_favor of clesting Shopberd. Iubboll, of Miclugan, Is a very light unduiry gontleman, and hind the bud taste, during the mvostigation, to go on & junketiug oxpedition to Cape May With tho Presidont, sud bis pal, Shephord. With so litele ¥ouse of progricty as this, he conld uot Lo oxpucted to do anything olse than vote to clear of auy charge, undorany circumatuncos, tho wan who Hntiered him by making Lim bis boou com- panion on nu oicial 8proo. As to Mr, Buss, 1t is not Lelieved that ho vated as stated. Senator Allisou, it i8 urged on all hands, s in & posiion to take o right mauly stand just uow, aud avew or disuvow tha authenticity of u luttor whicu cer~ Lainly puts him in a vory poculiar posilion bo- fore the country. g 2 FAMILY CONNEQTIONS AT A DIS- 2 CGOUNT, Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribime, NO TWO OF A FAMULY TO BE LEFT IN OFIICE. WasuiNotos, D, C., July 90.—Tho, Treasury employes have arvived at the conclusion that Sceretury Brislow’s new broom sweeps too cleun, Afver the lurgo number of dismissals trom the department on the 1st inet., all those who re- mained settled down to what seemed to bo com- parative comiort, but now thoy sre tu s more penicky fluttor then botoro. They have beeu called upon by the chiofs of their respective di~ visions to give the names of rolatives who are also in Government employ. 'This call was made by tho preceding Bacratary, but thou littlo or no notico wus taken of tha fact. TUE LUTLER-LUNCUMN-CONORESSIONAL NESOLU- TION, : now stares these unhappy and maybe unfortu. nale Governwment hungote-an in tha fuce, aud it is fourcd thut Bristow’s purpoeo 18 to decapitnte cvotbady who bay blood rolations I sny othor dopnrtment of the Government, sud all but ono of s funily who may ba Iu his own dopartment, Juet Liaw blood 1elutionship ean be propory dis- covared, in Homa casay, troubloy many of tha clorke, THE UNFORTONATE NOTHER-IN-LAW, Ouo of the lutter, waoss wife's mothor is om- played in onother Lranch of the sorvice, is grontly disturbed lont ho shall Do gonwid- ored within the purview of the *Butter resolution, and may, on accouut of ihis rolnsionship, ba dismissod the ewrvice, ILis understoud to bo the Sceretary's purpose ta reiuatata the cuployed who wers aiswikded on tho 1at inkt, in pleces to Lo mwnde vaoant vy re- movials an aeeount of the etrict complinnco with the above.nentioned rosolution, A atir lias been oceasionod by efwilar means In the War Dopurtnicnt, and Gen, Tutlor ts ecradited with tho ;.:pouml aLd immodiato agitation of this matlor. & ) NOTES AND NEWS, * Snectal Duspateh to The Chicano Tribune, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO JE WEPAVED, Wasmsaron, D, €., July 86,.—Fho District Commissiovors will ndvertixo to-morrow for pro- vouals for the repaving ufthe north sidoof Pounsylyania avonue, from tho Capitol te Piftconth strost. Tho avenune 14, in Lhiy section, now paved with wood, lald in 1870, be- foro the Board of Public Worlts cama into powor, It is badly rotted, and a diivo over It Julike n voyago in 4 ginull boat over u choppiug sea, The Comminsioners do nat spevity tho kind of pave- mont to bo Jnid, leuvings all kinds to bo proposed with & view to accoptung tho Loest bid, I HLCRET-BERVIOR BURCAU, Tho goneral bolo! wud vxpoctutiou Is that the Treusnry Bourot Servico will not ba abolishad entituly, but that some moditication thorcof will result from the regont oxumwation bito It by Bolicitor Wilson, Bovoral new schemon havo boun snggestod by which to detect and prevont counterfeiting and achior frauds on tho Qovery- wonty but the oxisting oustom, with some lme provomeuts,—~the vatione objeutiouable featurcs bolng modifled or entiraly eliminated,—will, doulitless, be continuod, Oio of the practices nabout which gieat nnm&mlnt 18 mado Is tha of koeping dotactive survelllanco over Govermnont 3mplnr o8 at all tmos, whothor they are on or off laty. TIE FHEEDMEN'S DANK APFAIRS. A oireular will bo fgsued 1n n day or two showe {;\g 'txho condition of the susponded Kxcedmen's anls, TRADE BTATIETICE, An arrangomout 18 boing made with the One- toms Dopartmont of Oanadn, by which moroe ac- ouralo statistionl raturns of tho trado rolations botwoen that and our own country cau be o- wurod. TIE WATERING-PLAOR OADINET, Becrotary Ilobeson Ioft to-night for Rye Doach, on s visit of threo wecks, Bocrotary Bristow will go to Doer Park, on the Baltimoro & Ohfo Ttaitiond, on Saturdsy, to ba absout about one wook. THE JOLLY TARS OF TIIE NAVAL COMMITTEE, The Quvernmnunt plosanra-stonmor, the Dise patch, has heen ordered to bo in readiness to sml op T'uesday noxt, with tho Beusie Naval Committeo, which will thon start on its inspoc- tion of tho nayy-yards. [T the Associnted Press.) APPOINTMINT. WasmiNaron, July 80.—~Col. A, H. Iolt, of Ilinols, has boon_appoluted Chief Clerk of tho Rovenue-Oliice, For & time tho cbiof of ono of tho divisfons of that oflice.. 1o was appoluted in sccordauce wilh the Civil-Sorvieo rules. POSTMASTENS. Detwoon fifty and sixty commisaiona of Post~ mastors were sont to Long BDianch this moruivg fur tho signature of tho President. —— THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. Nows Ktems 'Telegraphed to The \Chicngo Tribunce ILLINOIS, A proliminary meoting of tho ex-soldiora re- elding In Hangauon Countl\;i! callad tor Weduog- duy ovoning of noxt wook, ‘Ihe object s to tako tho nccessary sieps o arange for tho an- wual rounion of thoe Aimyof the Tenuesese. which takos place i Sprivgfeld ou the 16ty day of noxt Octubor, Commiltecs whil bo appointed and duties nusigned, —1Tho Stnte Board of Equalization meots in Springold on tho 1ith asy of August. The tabalutod foriws of statistics for thuir uso sra now woll under way under the suporvision of Harry Ivon, clork in the Auditor's offico, who 1 o cautlidate for the position of Hocretary of tho Bonrd, to fill tho vacancy occasioned by tho denth of Mr. Sinddon, It is not oxpectod shab the ossion will last ns long a8 it did last yoar. —The Iroquols Times of yesterday's lssue states that corn in tho southern and western ports of Iroquois County looks bad, but that in tho uorthorn parta of tho county it looks botter, —Georgo Mowser, of Watsekn, sged 18, was Inst ‘Tuosday thrown from & mule snd bad bis thigh-bone broken, his shoulder dislocated, and faco budly Lrmsoeds ~QOsenr Voro, of Wateeks, aged 12, whils ont aftor the cows a fow davs sinco, was takon into tho woods by & runaway lorss, where, steiking s head on a limb of a tree, ha was thrown, and conoussion of tho brain was tho result, The boy has beon 1wseusible over since, ~A queer story is told of » person living {n Iroquois County, whoso wife Las been sufforing from cancer for soversl years, 'Phinking uhio waa nonr tho end of life, tho Lusband prucured acofiin iu Watsoks, and took it home, to have iu cago of emergevcy. Ha called 1t & toal-box, 118 wite, ancarcaiutug tho fact, fltted up the collin in the noatest atyle that Ler meaus would ollow, and soon after died. —'l'o-day the Connty Convention of tho Indo- pondont party of Iroquois County will be held at Watwoli, * —\ataoka has now ovor forty flowing artesian wolls, Averago dopth, 80 feot; average flow of water, 3-inch utream to & height of 4 feet. 10WA. Yeatorday Hugh M. Martin, of Davenport, ro- coived a tolegram from Marongo, In., coutaining tho intolligence that bis sou, Wellington Mar- tin, had boeu #hot and terribly woundod in one of s loga, Tho telogram said that bo bad boon, shot by & navy revolver, badly shaltering the tabis, or shin-bono. Immedistely atr. Aartin chiartored o Jocomotive aud conch, and, aceam- sanicd by a surgeon aud two frioads, startad for Llareugo. Tho'lad is about 16 years of age. 1le wont out to the former resdenco of Itis paronts but a day or two sluco, to spend his vacutiou Tho tra roturned in sho evening with tho putiont, —About 4 milos from Elgin, Wedneaday even- ing, L. G, Marston was thowh from his wagou, by his ruvaway team aad injured futally. ~—Tho United Btates Qrand Jury, at’ Keoluk, adjourved yeatarday after a gossion of somethiug over threo wWeoke. During that timo thoy fonnd 200 indiotments, mostly for violatlons of tho Rtevenue laws. This is said to bo the largest number of indictinenis over found av & Ewgle torm of any Caurt n Iowa. INDIANA. Lsst Wolnesdny nman was arrested by the Bherilf of Bluckford County for shooting o man in Montpolier, sbout- one year ago. ‘lbe mun way arrestod-at the titag, taken to Murion, Grant County, and placed in jail, but in o short time tboronfter lio knucked the Jailor down, sud magdo good hiy l:ncném. ~The storm of Bundsy st Orawfordsvilla was ternbly, lasting moat of the myhs, but did no sorious daningo to orops or propetty there, —Tle oxcitoroont ac Now Huveu, Alion Conn- Ly, in rogard to finding of oil, {s well groundod. Dotroleun still flows in & woll on a furm near that placo, which was.sunk abouta weok ago, Btrony traces of oil wers found soon afior cowm- ‘moneing work ou tho well. wo yoars ago a woil was dug near the same farm, but the oil flowed into it wo fust that the owuor, through ig- uorauce, Gllud it up. —On Weduesduy ovening an unfortunato af- fair oceursed at Muyuvidle, Allen County, A meeting bold at tho Motuodist Church was dis- tarbed by noises outside, whoun two young meun, Soth Carmogton ond noother, unkuown, went ontside to find out the cause, A revulverin Currington's rear pockot Was scoidoutally dise chiurged, the ball tagiug offcet iu thoother young mun’s bowels, causing mjuries which proved fainl. The name of the untoriunate young mea 18 ot yot ascertainod, oo, Lnst Tueaday night s lady nsmed Bine Lydis Purker, of Boverly, Washingion County, committed suicide by hanging hersolf wirh a wilk lundkarehiof to o boam in'an’ oucbuilding, —Jorome Springor, who atariod to go from Waverly to Circlovillo in an opon buggy, was Tound lIving iu the yond, whout ¥ wiles wouth of Circloville, Wednerday evening, with Lho appear- ance of having fuden from tho buguy, ousting his forebead und bruiving his faco, 1le was car- ried to a fammhouge, and aled in o short tise. —Tho Grangers of Van Wert County hald a Qluuic yostordoy 2 milas onab of tho Fown of Van Wert, 'Tlio proceseion conswiod of five brass bands and 425 teams, Specchios wors made by pronunent Gruugors, and everytbiug pavsed oif ploasantly, MINNESOTA. Frederick Bonder, of Si. L'anl, whoso disap- pearunco alarmed some of hiu frionds, roturned from Miuneapotis nurprised to think bis suseuce way ot well understood, Tho littlo Linnorty girl, abrent oleveu duys, was found in Wost St yau), hindly eaved for by joopio who never thonglt of lior motbor's being worried sbout Ler Tosy. Tho lttlo Duniap givs, sbeent fonr duys, wos discoversd under tho prutootion of & gare deuor's family, just outside the city. All Bt Paul missing are accounted for, ~—Another unsucesssful astompt was mado lant Wednosduy, in 5t. Paul, to soouro eontracturs for tho'State printing ut, or withiy, the maximum rates estublished by the Logisiaturs lnst winter, Ono claws wag lot b tho mesimum ratos, tho bids tor the other four cluwies Loing il ubovo. 1t s now proposnd to snnd TopoIts, cte,, to Eastora printors, unless each offiver will assmo the responvibility of contractivy for his deportment ab thio lawest bid at homo, —1ho farmers of Nivohetl County, whero tho grasshoppers’ oggy are_plantad, proposo, it tho pests are nob hatol thle season nud thus gotton rid of, not to plow this fall nor cultivato their farms noxt sonen, but to try to make a fiving nutii grasshoppor timo 1a over, by working iu othor parts of tho State. MICHIGAN. A dlapateh roceived In Dotroit from tho State Adjutunc Goneral, at Alarquetto, yosterday, to- worts tho mining troubloy th'u a4’ substantialiy over; that pars of tho muikors huvo rexumed waorle, und thug tho Dolroit milltiu companies will luavo for homo to-day. ~{ho infaut obiid of o Joboring man named Richardion, In Datvoit, was tound doud yoater- Uny In bin liouse on Mucomh stroct from stur- vation, Ity mothor Lostiled boforo the Coroner that her husband hud, to Lis drunken fits, pro- voutod bor from pursmy i, OMlcors woro lovk- Iug attor the man last night, 2 —A dwolling on Fountun strect, in Grand Rapdds, ownad by [, D, Biown, wai dostroyad i J’oumd»y nttornoon, Lous, 1,000; fly ‘ivo mon in Grand Raplds, convioted of lar- cony, woro yeutonved toJuckson yeustorduy, ‘WISCONSIN, Yontorday morning u party of threo porson, Edward 1% Dunbar, proprietor of tho Bothesdn Hprings, Waukesha{ dnry Wolf, aud Claroncs Jonos, of Bt. Loais, wore fsling in » bust neur Waukosbn, when a squsll stenek aud capolzod the bowt and Dunbar and Wolf woere drawied. ~At i wouting af thie Couumitos o Fire and past ho has beon: JULY 31, 1874 Water of the Common Counoll of Milwankes, yoaterdny, it was rosolved to rocommond thy ox- tonslon of tho fire-Hmie, A —Tha Qovornor nud stif arrived ab Alllwaukee at 1 o'olock yosterday, and, fter rocelving viet. tora nt tho Nowhall Houwe a short timo, praceeded to Lindman's farm with the Light Guaids, whoro an onjoyabla aftornoon was pasrod in_shooling, dancing, ote. In the ovening tho Oovoruor way visited by s large numbor of citizons, RAILROAD NEWS, Roniholdors’ Meoting of the Contral thailvond of Towite Spectal Lhapateh to Tha Chicuao Tribune, Nrw Yonk, July 80.—~The bondholders of tho Contral Ruilrond of lowa mat at No, 20 Broad stroot to-Uny to tako somo sction resposting the forcolosuro of tho mortgages. At the provious mecting o roport was submisted that the road wasg hopelessly insolvont, and a foreclosuro was recommonded, Prostdont I J, Cato, of Doston, mndo a ststemont respecting tho financisl om- barrassmonts of tho rond. aud requosted tho boudolders to anpoint a commitieo, consisting of thros of the flrat-morignge bholders, and threo of tho wecond-morigugo holders, to carry on the foreclosure proceadings, The earn- iugs of the road bhnye nover equaled its oxponscs, and {utorest on the bonds was paid at first by the onrly frlends of tho euterpiieo. A your agd those friauds rofusod to do thia any longer, aud the bondhioldors wore requested to fund five of thow interest coupons that woro thon ovardue into the now bonds. ‘Llio majority of both classcs of * bondholders ngreed to do ilus, but a large miaonity refused, sud, owiog to the now con= atruetfon Jately put nficn the laws of Jowa with regard to_railronds, the Compan+ have udvirod, and tho bondholdats yoat decidad, to foro~ closo and roorganizo tho Cumpany, Ratirond KEates. The Chieago, Rool lsland & Paciflo, Poorin & Rook Tulaud, snd Rookford, Rock Iufand & Bl. Loww Itailioads bave isaued the tollowing joing eireular; . . Diran Sra ¢ From and atler Aug. 6, 1074 tho ollow- ing will o the arbitrary ratea charged bf thesp Com= ,&unleu between the pofnts named on all west-bound freghits originating cast of tho poluta named Lelow 3 3 z & = 82750 .60 And no deviation_will bs jnado from sams undor sny clreumatances, Freigh! o Now York, Doston, Thiladelphis, and Doitimors subfect to Trunk Line clasaification, Pittabnrg, Wheoilng, Duffalo, and Cloveland freighta subject to Pittaburg classification, FLOUR AND GRAIN TARIFF, The Obieago, Rock Island & Puacific Rallrond hay issuad tho following now flour and grain 1arifl, to go luto offect Aug, 1, 1874 : i e H K] E | PR R Detuween Chicage and 1':: E;E"EE fe¥ Sigiss M EE) 3 Englowood, 111, 12" [Washington He] 16 |Blue Taiand, L., Ntineral, T, .o, 138 |Anoawan, Jif 15t Atkiveon, 1] 100 [Goneco, I, 168 IGroen Riv Colona, 1 172" [Carhou O 118 flort Byrow June 19 |Moliug, Ti.....0 182 [Rock foland, Til, Railrond Meeting in Aurora, 11l Special Dbiputeh to Flie Chicugo Triince, Aunony, Il duly 80,—A laige nwaier of the solid mon of this aty oo :vened at the ier court-toom thiy ovnnlllfi to e whather it wate best that tho Joliot & Norih- wentern Rsilrond, when built, should run through or pass atound Aurors. Tho Compmiy only nslt that thoy may be given the vight of way, and do nat want dollar uutll the road I8 in workmg order. Tho Compuuy, apparently in’ the fairest mauner pessible, propose to guard apainst the posmbility of this lhue falling tuta tho hands of tbe Chicago, Burhugton & Quiney Ruilrond Company or auy other compauy, and to apan up to Autora tho coal-flolds of linots, aud to give ensy accoss to the Bustern seaboard. A commiltoo was sppointod to golicit subscrip- tions, THE LUMBER INTEREST. Convention of Canadinn Entered Into to Curtail Produc Orrawa, Oot., July 80.—Fhe Provincial Luu- bormen's Convention resumed its procesdings to-day. 'Tho Committeo rocommended that tho Association e incorporated at tho next session of tho Daminion Parlinmont. They also 1ccom- mend that o comanttee bo appuinted befors the closo of tho meeting to iovestigato and re- port tully with regurd to tife best prac- ticabla meavs of bringing the supply of lumper aod timber futo accord with the demand, check the wasto of vatuable raw mstesinl now going on by oxcesaive proouction, atd add thit Loy bave an opiion from euch mombur vt the Committee o8 to tho remody to apply to rotriove the prosentde- roused utate of tha markaty, both in the United rutos and Quebee, and thoy wore uuaninous in the opinion that tho exivouey of the situation demands tuat the production for the re- maindor of tho presont senson and onAulng wine ter be reducad to tho lowest possible powb, aud with o view to this end they declarod thom- solves willing Lo entor Into an ngrecmont to ro- duce Ly ove-balf tho usual praduction, eilher by shutting down the milig or curtsiling their opor- ations i tho woois, this to apply to the meuvus facturo of aquura timbar s well a8 Jumber. Tho Mo, James Skead, in_seconding the adoption of the roport, wuid the time bud ar- rived when thoy must unito togethor to provent ovorproduetion, wiseh would rosnlt in hank- raptoy, Ho behoved that the poduction of one- half the quantity each yoar would result in mora prolit thnn the sending out of large quantitios a8 at present, ‘I'he roport was adopted. Members of tho Conventlon thon adoptod and signed un agreoment to shutb down their mulls and reduco vroduction by one-hulf, either by that meaniror by curtathing their oporations dur- ing the wintor, this agrocmont to apply lo tho manufactueo of squate Lmber s well as lumbor, Firms which, during the presont season, mado ouly one raft, who nre to be al- lowod {o wake ond ratt, if it is nov moro than 120,000 onbio foet, "o Sevrotary was lnatructed to corrempond with the lumbor ussociations of the United Stated und sseertain if they will na.aYcrnln with Canadinn lumbormen n o gevoral curtailmont of production. —_— ARKANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL COKVENTION. JarrLe Roox, Arl., July 80.—In the Coustitu- toun) Conventlon to-day un ordlnance was of- fored and referrod to tho appropriate Committoo abolishing the offices of Lioutenant-Governor, Snperintendent of Public Tuutruction, Superin- tondont of Public Works, Committeo of Immi- gration ond Stato Lauds, Hné)brlulumluun of the Ponftentiary, tho P'ulaski Clhiancory Court, the Phalips Criininal Court, and tho four Assoclate Justices nf the Supreme Gourts Tha urticla on wilitia wag considered and adopted, ’ Woyeral commlittacs reported, sud tho Oon- veution adjourned uutit Monduy. =it FAILURE OF A METAL FIRM, Speeiat Disputen 0 The Clocapn Tribune, N=w Yousx, July SU.~1Tolmes & lassburgor, motal morehiants, of No, 435 Foar) stieet, fuiled to-duy, Applieation to tho firm elicited the in- formation that thoy Lnd been carryiug u harge wtoek of motals, princlpally copper ;™ the Btugnis ton Lu businoss, sud inabnlity of the s to yo- wlizo without brouling tho markot, compollud thelr susponsion. They did not know thols la- Dilitios nor their assots, bub wore waking up tholt sccounts, Thoy hopel i would be only 8 (einposary sUspenKion, [ PLYMOUTH BRETHREN. (Continued trom the Firat Page.) copted tho wife of bis friond se a tribute ta hiy plety. May it not ocour to some pooplo that o pastor of o vast Chrjstian chureh may got manoy oo froa’y too much, snd too varlougly, to ba the o of a Buliop na dakaribod Ly Paul? Blothod Is tho Inddor on which good jutenflons got to Hoavan, Whosontters mothiod s wasking with a slove. Nor in gonfua tho truo typa of an oo- closiuutio, The me‘ work i8 this groat fauc- tion of tha GChwech, That Mr, Heochor has abandoned, excopt whon ho edvinon o fow of bis parishioners- an” delloate poluts, Plymouth Quapel fs the most Bobomisu bowes lu the Lord's Vimeyard, Bpirgoun (s s mahomaticisu beuda Degchor, Hysciuthe is weavcoly more ocratio, If tha bostof the lfe wo et 8 to bo our religloua lifa In Amorics, this tsklug-off a cburch by a man of gouius, without s synad, & conferanco, & codo, or any oblipation whataver, ought to bo disconntonanced, Tho. ohurchos of tho country nra the conservative power in it; a poator ought to bo Hubfect to dwcipling iu some way, I only to preservo Liinsolf from vain- glory. TIE PARTNERSIR botwoeon Bowon, Bocohor, aud Lilton, ha always baon, to #ay the losst, a mild scandal, ‘Lhers iy Oliver Johusot, the latitudinarian, to odit ity Til- ton, tho attitudinarian, to adorn i¢; Deochor, the platitudivarian, to sdvertiuo it ; and Bowan, the ratitudinaring, to poddlo 1t acound, Mr, Colfax used to smilo {nto it by the brovier column, Lt waa, altogother, s travesty ou a roligious ordor ; the word of God and » note of haud; & countor~ foit datector aud » sormon, Buch papers hove sprung up on all sidos, Next to soliuitiug lifo- insursnco polictes Is tho puthisbing of somi-de- vominational organs, Tho world, the ssiots, uud uow tha floalt sud the dovil, on-onorate, Out of that conlition has come improvidoucs, ruplure, reorimination, and now shame, Dowen bas nut ‘boeu heard fromn, and why? Thoodoro Lition ought no more to lisve bean Beochor's companion thnn Jog Howard, whom ho got out of Fort Lafuyette. Thowo two ouglht to havo 8 sot-to, with Beechor for roteres, and Howard bas bogun it. TIE KUSDANDS AND PATHERS of this country are muking this gross scandal & porsonal miatior, They ure torriblo ln thair strongth, moving togother ou Lho lawas of timo and the country, for the protection of their wives and tho honor of thewr homos. Norace, no Btate, can quibblo with pastora on this aubject, and have sccunty for socioty, Tho Ohurch i8 tho bride of the Lowd, not & paramour, The growtl of individuality has made tho marringo- obligation lesh & l'mgl nowadnys Lhan s glovo, and tho country s full of grasa-widows, suaros £o othors and uulioppy to tiomaolves. Tho man who whiapors to another's wifo that ho lovea hor i parasito who both poisons nnd stings, IF A OLERIOAL PARASITE do this, thoro is at leust ono mora fagot In re- gorve for him. And it is serious suspicion against Mr, Bocchier that Mrs, Tilton does not 1ove her husbnnd as sho does tho pricat. Tho bueband whoso bed she liaa shared since sho camo virgin to it, tho fathor of ko raco, i loss to Mrs. Tilton ‘thon a glib and interloping prencher, far her sonior. A falthful pastor should fly from such powor over n houschold. The wifo's compliments withoss against him. FINIS, It thero bo no guilt in this clinin of coinci- | donces, it thero nover again bo muspicion. Tirat, Beccher is silent on the Woodhull chiarges. Noxt, Tilton challenges mm on the platform of his oburch, and_ bo dochines the conflict, He quits his Congrogotional body rather than spoak, Mo writes the langunge of tho tormentod to snd fro, and bore sud tbere.” Ho signa covensnts, He picks his committeo at last, and hiren bis lawyers, Then the women id drawn frém tho distracted houschold to save tho man shoshould not bo saving. It looks tomo like nlio uf nnguish, with some Scripture phrases to maks its Lypocrisy daceive Heaven, It re- mnins to be séon whotber the bolinvior of Ply. mouth cougrogation will not provo that dr. Boecher hias not debauohied them oll to tho ex- Tont of loving him moro than righteousnoss. As for Tilton, like tho frivolous Donatello in tho story of ‘*The Marble Faun,” he draws strength of character from s calamity, and mothod from deepalr, Unloss Mr. Doecher can stand in his pulpit, with thoe Scarlot Lettor oun his bronat, making confossion, Tiltou need not 8ay : ‘There was nowhere in this world whore thou conld'sy ave cacaped mo, but there | GaTR. ———— THE DOOUMENTS. To the Editor of The Chicage Tridune: Bin: In common with every wall-wisher to the canso of roligion aad good morals, I feol & pro- found interaat jn the great scandal thot s now ongrossing public aiteution. If tho pnstor of | Pismouth Chucels hea beou guilty of the cou- duet chargod upon Lim, we muy well oxclaim, 0 what # fall i hera, my countsywen ! ‘The eauee of truth nod morality will, indeed, survive the shock ; virtue will still bo virtuous, and chiallonge tho respoct of mankind 3 vice will aull bo vicious, and be eo adjudzed by the hLoart's deenest tnstinots. Ithmk I can even aco how good may result, though Mr. Besohur bo found guilty. Aside from improssing, with tor- riblo ompbasis, tho old Jossons, ** Koep thy heart with oll diligence, for out of it are tho issucs of life,” and * Let him that thinketh ho standath take hood lost he aleo fall," it may bo that just such a lightulng-stroke was needed to destroy the postiloutial vapors of freo-love, or, in truer pliraso, free-lust, which enshrouded somo of our yeople, utithing those grent soutiments of virtue which even heathon nutions bave not failed to recogulzo. Yot much barm will certainly be found among the firut-fruits, Tbe rock ol offenss Loing 80 freat, it cannot bu be thut nlnn{ will stumblo. Thore weak in fuith will be rudely jostled, ‘Tho seofliug aud profune will feol ancouraged, Lib- ortimism will earry s more brazen front. Agein will bo reslized the sad truth, so otten 1ilus- yratod bofors, that the soverest blows Clris- tinuity over receives aro fu fn tho haouso of ita friends, And, besides, who can contemplate, without utter sinkine of henrt, the [all of one 80 graal, aud, aa lLeratoforo all havo felt, o cood, as Honty Ward Beechor? Personally ua- now to bim, deprecating many of Lis theolagi- cul opinions, 1 lave yet beou accustowed to rogard Mr. Becober us ombody g, in u pre e nont desree, the noblest wttributes ot aur aotu- mon humsnity,— ~——tho elemonts S0 mixed In him that Natwon wight stand up Awit vy to wll the Woridy Lutd dn s e [ 1 canout, 1 wili nos, boliove this non the base chavnetor M, Liltun declures, uutil the conclu- &ion b forced upul e, Aud yet I min sorry to asy that, looking at the case 09 it now stunds, rogarding it in the light of tho evidence that hus wiveady beon submitted, tho odds uro fent fully sgainst tho gruat prensh- or. s slrength isin bis reputation, aud1n tlat of his acdusor. But this will uot sutlleo. I'ho public may rogstd Mr, Lilton as u very bad mun ; but that will do Mr, Bueoher no good, if it be medo evidont thut o Iy guilty of tho chargos his eseailunt hag preforved againgt bun, The vital questivn i8 not whother “Thoodoro Titton hae proached sud precticed freo-lovo, but, Has Heury Ward Beacher been so practiolug, while preachivg the opposito 7 Ivery attempt to divert public sttention from tho fault of the k- ter, by diswing a dark piowura o tho former, is worso than favle, Tt hins beon sid that we have the word of Mr, Dacehot agalont thue of dir. ‘Lilton, and that, nuch belng tho cayo, th jasuo canvot bo doubt- fal, 1 sm amazed that such o ples could ba thought of. Nothing eauld bo urthor from tho trutl, Tho ternfle arraigumont whioh Ar. Diicon hos sesn 11t to bring sgainst the Draoklyn pastor does nat rest upon the formor's wworn atntoment alone, It I8 eminontly documontary, Thono doouments purpott to be iu pact fron Mr, Tloscher, aud in park from his alleged nocoms olica in guilt, Noither Mrs, Titun vor Mr, accher, {1t tho statomouta thoy have made, dis- putd the gonniuoness of the docuuionts, Thoy Glaum merely tlot thew moaning hns boen ‘dise tarted ; that thay are nat iuccnsistont with tho {unocanca of tue acoused, Buch, however, is pot tho nataral hnpression they msks ou the wind of the unprejudiced roader. Toro In the apology,—the wonddrful apology, Tho goumvonuods of this papor woa questionod by Mr, Boochior's frionds at the outset. But ho duos nat quostion it It iy, in faot, confirmed by & subsaquent papor from Mr, Boechor's band, in which bo speaks of it an ** my apology.” Now, it tho caua be aa My, ‘Tiltou ututes it, this doou- wment iy perfeotly futelligiblo, as, in fnot, o tho mrious atber writings subndited w prodt, I do uot soy that the wwology is sbsoluvoly tnei- pleable on any othor hypothosis, I'do say bt £ hiave not yot Loon abile to coucelve of auny other explunstion that {s not, to say tha laast, extromoly forved, I um more than ready to con- codo #il that bus boon suid touching Mr, Boash- o warm, gouerous, impulsive nature, Hual men AY0 not scoustomed fo wxprosy thomalvos by halves, o their zoal fo toll the \»'hulo, truth, ey oflon ©o quite buyond the trath. Thia b partioularly tho vase whon thoy sro spoaking of or ugninet thomsolves, What inight appoat to & coldor sud more valoulatlug usturo usonly s tully or mistake, apsumes Iu thotr vonlesulons the dark colors aud drend propustivan of ain, Iknow & manof upright lite, looked upon by thosa who alo best qu.lhuod to jnd,;u‘ as az{ oxemplary Clirmtan, wao, ueverthoioss, In maoe monts of cantrition, will borate blmeolt o sual au oxtent that & strangor wight suppose him gutlty of murdor, Macanlay udverts 1o thia dise position tu iy easay on tho Lifo and Charaoter of Johv Buuyan, " sud shows conclusivels tint Bunyan's biograpliors have, through a Inak of disorimiuation on this polnf, nusigiiod to tha tme mortal drosmor & oanractor fu curly lifa which was not ronlly his. * 'Ticro amnot o grontor mistake,” aays Macaniny, * than to tnfor, from tho wtionyg oxpressions lu which a dovout mao bomusus * nis excoeding efufulnoss, tint o o lod n worss bfo - then his neighbors, Muny excellont porsous, whono motal charastor from bnyhood to old sya liag boen frao from auy utain disosenivlo to Lhoir follow croatures, bave, {u thoir autvblugraphion aud disrios, apphod tothomsolven, and toubilosd with sincority, epithots ns severs ascould bo ap- pliad to "L'itus Oatea or Mrs, Browncipg, Lila quite cortuin that Bunyan was, at 18, whal, in fuy but the most nustorely-Puritanical virclos, would have boen cousideiod a8 & youug msu of singular gravity ool lunocouco, . o o+ A Rooe torof tho rohool of Lunud would havo held such & young man up to the whole parish os o modal, Bat Bubyau's notion« of good und evil had oven loarnod (u a vory dilforent school ; and ho way mado misorsblo by the gonilict betweon his tastos und uls woruplos,” Uuwss we recognize this toudenoy on the pare of mon of a sousitive soukcignee, tho language of Jonuthon Edaurds, whoso purs life aud farvent pioty woro searooly fuforior to his greatnoss of lutelloct, would ofton uu\?ny mimw us, Now, 1 would cheerfully concedo to Mr. Baoohor tho fali beetit of this priveiple, though 1t would not bo dinicult, if 1 were disposed 1o bs Bovecely diseriminating, to show that it 8 nol porfoctly applicable 1o bis case. Ko wasnop writing an autoblography or o disry ; ho was nof powiug oul bis confessions of siy into the ear of his slaker; ho wos acknowledgiug Lo a follow- man sowe particulur olfenue committed sgalnst thnt man, ‘Iis, 0o, ultor nu accusabion had baon brought a:alust him of such o untuio, sud With such svidonce to support it, as to csnea bim Lo say thot b “had suuck him dond snd onded bis ussfulness,” and to 41 bhim with fear lost he might bo aniaigued iu b couuost of min- isterd. 'I'hose aro not cha clrocumstances undor whioh & man {8 hikely to mdulge . oxuavagant exproaslons, Iwillnot say that the lauguago of Mr. Beechor's apology caunol bo reconcilod with the theoiy thet lia offonse, whatever it way huve boow, was only veniul. Such an ex- planation snny be pousiblo, | 1 o, lot bim make i, Tho sooner, the bollor, I do mny that, a3 the case slands now, 1 can conceive of no oxe plaation that bas not the look of improba. bility, especially in tho light of Mr, Bucchor's subsequent doclorations, aa quoted in M. Til- tow's fonrful indictment, "There 1 snotuer dugument, of which no ono hos taken particular notico, so far as I Lave #oon, and yot whioly, to my mind, w vory formid- sblo, I refer to Mra, Tillon's note to hor hube band, bearing dato of Deo, 30, 1870, In this uole Mrs. Tilton states thnt Mr, Beocher had colled on hor that evoning, aud * askiod her it sho would defond him agaust any accusation in o councd of mivisters:” and that ho doclared that sho **had struck him dend and onded hig uscfulnoss, Why this fear and tropidation,? Ia it poussible that Honry Ward Beecher stood in mortal terror of n ‘councll of minwmtors beoause, forsooth, he bad merely advised au abused and sufforiiig wifa Lo loavo lier husbnd 7 Mr, Boochor may bo o tim!d man, though e as not usually borne that reputation, Lo cortain- ly mot u fool, snd no ono but a fool, coward though e might be, could entertain for ono o mont auch on 1dea. * Here tno exaggorations of a sousitive conucionco are utterly inudmissiblo, Tho lettor allugod to Lave Loon written by tho Rov, Thomas K. Beccher, brother of tho ac- cused, hos not received the consideration to which it 18 eutitled. Its bowring on tho present controvorsy iy vory important. According to Mr. Tilton, thia lotter was written the thurd day after Mrs, Woodhull published her account of tho seandal, and coutains the following remark- able lnngn'\?o: “Mrs, Woodbull ouly earries oub Honry's philosophy, against which { recorded my prolest twouly yoars ago,” V/bat does this mean ? X, MOUNT UNION COLLEGE. The Recont Commencement—EFuct 1Nustratiag the Objucts and Worky 1ugs ot the Insttution, Correspondence of 1'lis Chictao Tribuns, ALLIANGE, O, July 25, 1874, , Witkout attomptiny 1o usual aelailed desaripe tion of tho exarcices and througa of peopla at- toudlug tha Seventeouth Aunual Cowmmence- mout, the past week, al Mount Unfen College, Alliancs, 0., 1t being tho twenty-oighth annivor- sary of tho Institation, wosend to you, and by your courtesy to your readors, somo annua' goed-facty, fo which ull thoughilful c.t.zons sra at prosont teking & Lvely interost, w king tie st growth sud workings of our Amorican colloges. Tuo snnual addrosa bofore the atudents and Alumui was dolivered by Bishop Gilvers aven, D. D,, of Atlouts, Ga., and the annual Bacealan- roats sermon by O. N, Hurtshory, LL. D., Piosi dent of the Faculty. Aftor tho Benior orations, and brief addroosor by Bishop Huven, Lowis Miller, Presideut, Trus teos, ,avd othors, on last Thursday, the Prisi dout of the Faculty conferrad tho -dogroes upan thioso rogularly admitied to graduatiou upou the complotion of the published courso of study, ae followas Bacholor of Arts, 7; Bachotor of Pinlosophy, 14 ; Bacholor of Scieuce, 2; Bucholor of Comuiorerl Soisuce, 26; Mastor of Ats, 18; Aluster of Bawouce, 27, ‘Thoso praduativg in the Musio and Fine Ari Dopartments rocoived diplomns without a de- greo. Tha bonorary dogres of Doctor of Divinity wau conforred upon tho Rev. Mavk ‘Lratton, M, A., of Boston, Mus.; tho Rov. R. H_Hurlburt, AVM,, Cleveland, 0.3 and Prof. II R. Geiger, Pb., ., of Wittenborg College, 0, ‘I'he daily sverago attondancs of atudonts the PASC year o gientor thau any former yoar, uumbering iu departments s follows: Dopart- ment of Literature, Bcionce, and tho Aviy, 5483 Business Collogo, 232; Conscrvatory of Vocal snd Instrun,ental Musie, 2253 Setwol of Deaign, 187, Total numbor of students from tho vrigin of the instituvion, 9,948, of whom 6,837 have beon omployed to teach public wchools,” reprasenting thisty-two Stutes of our Uuton,—one-fourth ol the students being ladios; total numbor of graauntes in the Yoacheis' Cowo, or Normal Demitment, 2,716 gentlomon und 1453 ludion; total numbiet: of graduntos m the full or genon courso, 639, “L'ag curront incomo for tho past yoar was &2 050,—tho reoont valuatiou of thie Collego prag= oy belog ©410,6d5, The additions (he past yeat o tha apoaratus sud ouseuins for [lstrats fug Sviouco, including tho former thros yoars' “ocessions, nimonnt to §2450,000, : “Phe loading abjoct of the Colloga bamg " gen- orously to provida for the pooplo ot a progros. sive Colluge, whore any person uf either sox cun f1coly aud economicslly oblaia thorouya illus- trative instruotion in_any usoful study,” the tuition by moans of endowmonts is furmshed to students nt loss thau balf its cost, nnd guod borrd ot simply the cost of provisions and oure rout lubor, without any charge for the capital, oxtensivo bonvding-hulls, and othor permanent mprovements requiced. “Tho Coiteyo belps its studouts to support themralves s Lu ity plou of Loarding, by redug. ing their exponses of living, and in o arrange- mont of the rorular Colloge year of wpring, suninor, aud fall torms, bogluning tho last Lucs- day in Lebiuary, tho muddle of May, und tho Inst Tuenduy of August, thua affording studouts tno opportunity to oarn by Leashiug, during the tong wintor-vacations, onougls lo defray thoir ontire Colloge expenses duriug tho Collego your, without losing tuno or falling bobiud thelr regu- lur elusses,—tho eall for teachers Loing equal to tho supply, and o spocial winter toru becommio dating thoso who dusire to uttoud Cullege four torms in the year. Tho Fuculty, n ita annual moeting lost Wodnes- day, Bd"{:md v uew courso of sindy, douominated Liboral Litoraturo aud Aits, demgued espeanlly for ladios, granting the Dogreo of Miotruss of Liboral Arts. ‘I'io Trustess, nt thelr anoual mooting Inst Weduosday, etestod £o the Chulr o Yoenl Music, Prof. J.3l, Kioler, u dutingulslied suthor snd teachor; thoy alsu’ took stops looking toward auother new Collogo bullding. Q. W, Cranke i Fusulty, —— Gon, Grant or the Devil, Yrow the New Orleana Lultetn, Wo would intinitoly profor n Ruawian despotim to the dogiading tunt inamousrulo of uogrags uitd carpob-bujggars. e, lika Kompor, uta fav Graut, or Iar auybody who can holp us to eave tha Staty From ruiti, or WHo 041 akuint us I the all-mjiorl aut work of resoumng Louisiaus frowm Larbarism, As rogards nutional politics, wo of Louisiuna ure only apacially insorestod su far as thoy may con- coriy our local fnteresty, We huve fur too much to attend to at home to take auy vary aetive pack in wueramblo [u which we are cunntod as noth. iug, aud our ouly vara in the wmattor shonld bety disgovar who oan liolp na mont, fu order to onal aur votus for Liw, whetber o b thy devily 0 Gon, Gt 0