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The Chichgo VOLUME 27. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1874. . B f-"{ e e e e T e e o e T b G s et OARRIAGES, &o HALL & BARTLETT, The Great Carriage Mennfotaring House of the st Wo have in atock the Liargoat Assorimont of Homo-Mndo Onrringes in Ohiongo, consiat. ing of LANDAUS, CLARENDON BRETTS, COUPHS, ROCKAWAYS, PARK PHAE- TONB, Bxtonsion and Half-Top Onrriages, LADIES' PHARTONS, Light and Hoavy Dug- gios and Rond Wagons in great varicty, which we will acll at prices that dofy compotition in firat-olnss work. Ohiosgo Warorooms, 203 & 205 Wabnash-av. Rookford, Tl Manufactory and Grand Emporium, OOEAN NAVIGATION, ” FOR EUROPE. CUNARD MAIL LiNE. ESTABLISEED 1840. Four Sailings Every Week. From Now York svery Wodnosdny aud Saturdal, From Doston evary Tuesday sud Saturday. Cabin Passage, 880, 8100, and $130in gold. * Round-trip Tickots at reduced ratos. Btoorage Passage at lowost rates, P, Il DU VERNTLT, . W, ocor, Dlark and Raudols NEW YORE TO CARDIEF. Bouth Wales Atlantio Bteamship Gompany's Now i etanns DU pomora: O OmBuHE Nlcn!;uhiw will wail from Beunwylvanin Ralirond Whal, Jorsor Olty: GLANORUAN. ... Toly 18] PINBHOIE S ..o AL 4% and prasongors at throngh Xates teom R e Do Siatorand Canbds fo norts in the $rikco) Oliaunol. and all octiae poluta in Kngland. ‘hoso steamabiips, bullt exprossly for the trado, arapro. vidoi mith all the lutost Guprovamanta tor tho coinlostand Touvomionco of OABIN AND BTEERAGE PASSENGERS. Firat Osbln, 875 and Stocurorer. Becond Cablo, 815 295 ourrongys tcarase Sorticatos feom Cardit, 1850, i Card!f, at the Oom. b A{n wards, A % S el i Sl NS O ARQUIBALD B, RO ‘z.lfr?l»u“"' STATE LINE. Noy Yark o Glegnosr Lisernaol Htoat, GFry,—lucso ‘oloaant, - ostichs wil il from Plor No. U, North Ttlver, as fule ows TATE OF NEVADA RTATE OF VIRGINT BTATE OF INDIAN And overs Wodnosday rough zates to all parts of Great Beltotn and Tralnu, oy, Hodon, Deamark, and Gormany, Dratts for £ et Fe Crolght. 4 pasthge subly ta AUSTIN ;:LA Wik O o by, How York. z 3 oragh ax Tove as ¥ ottior lino. B Jny othor line. Gai't Weatorn Agent, 60 Clarkst., Cllchgo, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE. GENERAL TRANSATLANTIO COMPANY'S G AN TLIES, BT N, MW | 0TI AND HAVRE, OALLING AT BIEST. Tho splendid vessols o this tavarite route for tha Con- \naut_(belitg muro sonthorly than any other) will ssil Irom Plor No. 60 North Kivor, as followa: FPAYETTE. 8 Efiufimu t g, 23 ABHING' Saturd ‘pL. b Amerioan travelors, by taking this iino, avold both tra: .Uy Eenglieli ratlway ond tho dlacomforts of crossing tho o, Duskdra mieymg L, rblo, Atd ofhonks, GLEORGE MACKLNZI', Agent, Brondway, N. Y. E. GIRARD, Wastorn Ausat, Clitage 94 Labt Washiogian-st., Joom 12, National Line of Steamships, INOTICH. Themost soutlierly routo has alwazs beea adopted by ibis Company, to avoid ice and headlands, Balling from New York for LIVIERPOUL'sd QUENS- TOWN avory SATURDAY. Balliog from N, York forLondou (dircet) evory fortnlght, ‘Gablh passags, 510, S50, ourrency: ateorago, at groally seducad rates.. ' Hotirn tlekota at lowost ratos. 1 a0d upward, Dratts for L1 ag, Uprddiian, Wartorn Acent, Forthenat comee Glatk and Randofphats. (opponts new ‘Bhormaa House), Olicago. CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAIT. Tho magnificont now and full-poworad Steamships Re- ymblie, Baltie, Adrintie, Bitannc, Ocoanie, Coltic, sle., ork _on fail from Now on Baturdiys and ‘Liverpool oa Thursdays, Tates aslow as any first-claes linc. Drafts oo Grent Hritata and, lrcland from £i upwards, flico, 7 South Clatkst., C| i A kronEN, Asent. Great Western Steamship Line, Feom Now York to_ Bristol (Lngland) dircat. Groat Western, Sat., July 18] Cornwal] day, Aog. 4 Usbin Pasago, 870( Intormedato, 345 Tio, 0. F.xtmg;uu u:\;xu ‘é‘“fi. 1?“““ ‘at don'l Fralght Dopat o Sboro and M. & 1t Jr0. MeDONALD, Agont. NEW PUBLICATIONS, NEW BOOKS. THE INDIAN QUESTION, By Traxcis A. WALRER, Iato Commlssioner of Indisn Aftae. L voly 15 80, Gien, Walkes b ar opporlnnitios for gnining & sl ARd. 9300k viow bf tha” porploxing Ludian ety and usod tham to gond |>\Ir?m\:. $iis Book 43 of groat value for 8 Shundnnt thots nnd for tho ‘agecious, Himans.aud 0] slikiatous it 4iver tawaria & propor Katios provlem, THE CLIQUE OF GOLD, Tranlated from the Fronch of EMILE GARORIAN by M. ScurLe D2 VERz. Vol.42 in Osgood's Library of Novola, 8vo., paper, from-th R R 1t 9 'stors clval, o Lotuago, aud ** Withiu an (nob of 1is Life, For salo by Booksollors and Newsdoslors. Sonty postpaid, on recolpt of prics by the publishers, JAMES R, 0SGOOD & CO., Boston. LAKE NAVIGATION, CCCERICHS STEAMERS, For Raclus, Milwaukeo, Shoboygan, Mauito. ot otc., daily (Sundays 0200ptad)esssesssers BBem. ‘T27Baturday’s boat don'tlcavo untll B p. m. For Grand Havon, Muskegon, TravorsoCity, Mackinao, cto,, dally (Suudays oxcoptod).eeis 7 Po 1. ¥or Bt. Juseph dally (Sunday exconiod).. 0a. m. Saturdny's Boat don't leave wutil 11:30 p. m. Yor Manistco and Ludington, Tuesday snd Thusday, . Dhot For Greon Bay snd Intermediate ports, Tuoday Tor E-cauaba and Laka Huperior ports, don. day and Thursday..eeseas: . Dsom E20fico and Docke, foot Michigan-av, FINANCIAL FINANCIATI.. Wantod—A good buslaoss man to tako ior 4 Intorost 10 &n establishod, iaylng_manufsoturing business, centeally located. wplendid_opportunity for & man with tho necereary capiial, Unly thioss moanin busluou neod addrow, with roterencad, J 6, Telbuao ul- 7p.m. well Thi THOMAS K. THORNTON, THORKTON, wor, . (Son of Judgo Laoraton.) W F. TEORNTON & SON, Banker and Brokers, Sholbsville, IiL Establishod 1619, Colloojons mado in Sholby sud adjuining countlos, ai romitted on day of payiont, Chistgo corros- ‘eadera’ National B HOTELS, WESTMINSTER HOTE L, ON THH HUROPEAN PLAN., Corner Irving-placa and Elxteont NEW YORK. Only ene blook from Unfon Hqdare, the moat centrsl yot ot Ioostion it tho city, in tho impodiato violalty of A o’ briacinai placos of ‘amusoimout and leadius ratall AR B R, B ristor. CONGRESS HALL, Sheldon Springs, Sheldon, Vt, Right mil f B, Al Mineral Water and it ko K. Lo Xatte, VWriia 1o cisoutere TR AR Tt O Adizom Dr. . B, FITOM, T4 Droadway, Now Yok, 25 Tromont at:, Doaton, or at Congross Hafl, Baard vory i, Opén by unth Dacembir, WARBLE MANTELS AT ATCTION, At Nos. 50 & 52 Clark-st, (UNDIR SHERMAN TOUSI.) TUSSDAY NORNING, Ang. 4, at 10 o'tk “We will sell, without resorve, 200 MARBLE MANTELS, Embracing o]l the now nnd Intost atyles and dosigns and {lner) workmaonship, 30, 0 number of IRON AND SLATE MANTELS, ¢LISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctluncars Band'83 Randuli-at, GOAT,. COATLY ‘Wo_sro now aclling onr superor LACKAWANNA COAL, soraonod and doliverad in tho olty, as follows: LARGE EGG . SMALL EGG. 50 cents roduction from thene prices whon Coal 18 takon in yard, snd whon deliversd on cars to country manufacturers and deslors, 75 conts reduction is monde from above ‘prices, LEHIGH and BLOSSDURG at lowest market rates, by tho car-load. J. L. HATHAWAY, Agent of Butler Colllery Co., Penn. OFFICE AND YARD, Cor. Randolph and Market-sts. FALL AND WINTER GOODS. FIELD, BENEDICT & (. ‘Wabash-av., cor, Madison-st., CEHICAGO, Have now in atoro the largeat assortmont of Fall and Winter Goods, MERCHANT TATLOR, At the Lowest Market Prices, AN ASSORTMENT OF TRIMMINGS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, _FASHION REPORTS. DRY GOODS. GREAT FIRE SALE Continued until every artiele is sold. COME BARLY in the morn- ing and avoid tho RUSIL. MANDEL BROTHERS . 68 & 65 Waghington-st, Between State and Dearhorn-sts. CIGARS. Read, Pondar, and B Amaze! Cigars at $2.50 Per Box! Retatling at fobblag peloce to fntraduce our grads, Tl finst Intraduotion of Cleaia mado by Ohoster M. Mann's [atont,—tza tirat sugcemsful Glgar-Machluo ovar favented O. M. Maau, of D.trolt, tho orlginial huventor of tho warld-ronowned Pullmau Can), Prod *Palaco roducing ca- ]ncll] unlimited; 110,000 buuches & day, at & oost for l:bor of 260 per 1,00, Competition an impossibility, Unrngnndl botter than hsud-wado, Every Clgar wai Tanted to smokn. Tobnooo, clear Connoctiont, with Ha. ysua flavor, Why pay 100 for Olgars when you can ity as &0ud fur 2o ? U& lers of 10 or more boxes, from city or Interlor, delivercd fruo of charko for frolght or cartage. Torms, no: cash up‘;m dollvary of Y‘umh. 'AN RENSSE! All:l{l& MANN, ¥ 3 Wabnsh.av, RLARR, D, Wo MANK, DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. Tba firm of I. Kockel & Co., Oommissian Morchants, bavo the right 10 liquldate, * K. SEORBL® GO, HENRY HEMMELGARN, PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT, 201 East Kinzle-at., Chiongo. b wherel s Qhuiton of gurh s E. lunve to iutorm tho public that I st Camtaision businoes in all fta i 0ld e, No. 201 Eaat Kl DISSOLUTLION. The firm of dubnaon & Stioldon 1y th ot corante J O Shoition: 65 sl Gnyalssclred by Yorizsid 1o'coiloot 110 Hoookts oYt 1ata oms . fis. Tadebrodnors. D O, dOT afl. bl:?‘lfb\)’“.n Au“l- 4, 1814, OLNKUN, JOIN I 0 L i e DISSOLUTION, The oparinarahip heretofaro exiating bet . D, Slcun ot g- B Horcon a this aay dissdiveq by motast consunt, B o Chicaio, Aug. 3, 1814, 3Y, WHRGEN: NOTICH. —Tho undorstgned wiil continue tha businoss o' baokor and eslerih Drisd s’ under o ivia e ! < D. BLOGUM. e LGt 11 BUSINESS CHANCES. orrere, BUSINESS CHANCES, TR UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR BALE THE Stock and Pixtures of the Grand Pacifc Drag Store, belonging o the bankruptoy matter of Elizahoth Clark, e eI o rateivod fof no Durchaso of 4ald property unti 13 w'alook woon of Tridayy'Aug. 1, whon, bids will by onened In nresonce of bidtors. o Tixb (o Tejout all Pla i roudrvod: Taventary' thay bu seou and staok gz- suifued un spplication to thy nndoratyned ¥ KR i, JENKING, Pravislonal Asviguon, 119 Iazalio bt. E.D. Vannr: TO RENT, LUMBER OR GOAL DOCK '0 RENT OR FOR BALE, 16 t front Su Twelfth-st., running back lr.oom‘:%mxfirn lip, Wwith Tailroad B conneotions, near Twelfthat, bridgo, Apply t B TRIE, Tyelpet bridss: Apely to L, FHTII, BUSINESS OARDS. __ NMASONE %. ving liad twonty yoara® ezporience as builders in Chl. osusy whatirons wl‘fh’nmmdu:‘;nnlhun Wao t dé, and w‘f]u ikl to **bufld for tu 3 prowptly mado, In compotition with | 84 computoncy nd charactor, OA EKapros Builldivg, §7 Waablogtonas, BEECHER-TILTON. he Commiitee’s Work to Close on Wed- nesday. Mr. Beecher's Testimony Re- gserved for the Last, The Whereabouts of Moulton Ascortained. He Has Been Taking Life Easily with the Ifon, DBen Butlers A Goneral Invitation to All Persons Summoned to Appear, Detailed Report of (he Interview with Miss Susan B, Anthony. Further Discussion of the Effect of the Brooklyn Scandal upon Christianity. THE COMMITTFE, WITNESSTH INVITED TO COME FORWARD, New Yonk, Aug. 8.—The Brooklyn Eagle this aftornoon publishes the following enrd from I W. Bage, Chnirman of tho Investigation Com- mitteo in tho Beeoher-Tilton case : Tho Pipmoulh Church Inveigation Commilico earneatly rerucat that ol perrons whn linve hesn in- vited to {eatify bofore thens on tho matter under exnmn- fnotion uppear befora them to-morrow (Tuceday) cvening at 8 o'clock, ax that will probably be tlie last meeling of the Committeo for the recetion of teati- mony, TAST NIOUT'S BESSION. Tho Beecher Inyestigating Committes con- tinued its scesion tnis ovening, Six witnesgos wera oxamined, consistingg of four gentlemon and two Iadies, Two of tho witnosses wero understood to bo Mr. and Mrs. Beach, frionds of Mr. Deechor, whose residonce adjoing bis farm at Peckskill, 1ho ofher lady was closely veilod, and could not bo identiflod. After lenving the house she was accompanied by Alr. Ovington to the rosidouce of Mr. Beecher. Tho other witnesses’ namos could nok he nscertnined. MRS, TILTON'S CROSS-EXAMINATION will bo made public to-morrow. It was atated that Mr. Becohor or Mr. Moulton will tostify be- foro the Committca to-morrow evenitig, whon it is belioved the oxamination will be concluded, FRANK CARPENTER bas deeided not to appoar befora the Committeo, and will write n letter giving reasous for Lis re- fusal to tostify. ki MOULTON'S WHEREADOUTS, GrovcesTen, Mass,, Aug. 3,—Frauk Moulton, the mutual frioud of Boecher and Tilton, is the gueet of Gon, B, T, Butlor st Bay View. st INTZERVIEW Wl‘l‘sl{ BEECEER'SCOUN- EL, Special Dispateh to 'he Chicano Tridune, AN OPINION AS J8 AN OPINION. New Yonx, Aug, 3.—A gentleman who is au- thorized to speak for tho Committes, the counsel for Mr. Beechor, eaid lnst evening that tho ac- tion of the Committes could not be loaked upon as hasly or ill-advised, The Committcs hod pushed on its work with all the enorgy it could proporly omploy. Although the newspapers had been contioually complaining of delay, rud the Committes from tho stare had intonded to finish the worl as speedily as wasconsistent with thor- oughness of investigation, thamembors had beon waiting anxlously for Mr. Moulton’s testimony and were still very desirous to have it pro- sented, bub all tholr efforts to find him had been valn, No membors of the Committee, and 0o ono connected with tho Committoe, ho said, knew whoro Mr, Moulton was. OULTON'S TESTIMONY WANTED. Their offorta to reach him had only resnited in their loarniag that be took a tiain at Boston on tho Enstern Jiailway Inst Wednesday, ond thoy would bo very much obliged tosuy ona who would tol] thom where ho now was, ‘'he Com- mitteo had atout given up the expectation of his appearance bofore them, and would probably bo a“lncd to close tho engo without bim, Only a fow sitnesses, whose testimony would be of com paratively little importance, remumed to bo ex- amived, with the excoption of Mr, Beecher, Mr, Carpentor, and Mr, Moulton, if ho roturns, DIt, HTONRY ATPABENTLY NOT ANXIOUS' TO TES- TIFY. Dr, Storre had rotuined an answor to tho Com- ‘mitteo’s summons, Auving that be could uot ap- year bofors the Committee, but would be willing to answar quostions which might bo sont to him in writing. Mr. Beechor’s counsol said that tho Comumittoe hind feared that the* summons to Dr, Storrs might reach him at a vory inconveuiont time for him, but they hnd no choico ; thoy do- sirad to bave his tostimony, but bo thought it would_hardly be pousible to oxamine him by letter, as would_ take too nuch ttwo, Tho counsol for Mr, Beccher stated thnt Afr, Deechor would probably bo examinod by the Committes Wednesdav ovening, or, it there woro notother witnessos to take up tho time, his oxamination, in part atloast, might take pinca Tuesday evening. 1le thought iz hot unlikely that the Committeo's 10port would be roady in time for tho Friday evening mecting of Plymouth Church on the 7th lust,, and would bo prasonted at that mooting, Tho meoting this weok is the sdjourned mounthly sossion of the chureh. s THE LIBEL SUIT. THE APFAIL VIRTUALLY ENDED, New Yon, Aug, 8,—Tho Third Distriot Conrt- room, 1 Brooklyn, was again crowded this morn- ing by those who wore muxious io observe the changing phatos of tho Boecher-Tilton soandal, \When the ordinary routine business of tho court bad beon disposed of Justice Riley called the libol ensio of Guynor va. Tilton, lustitutod last weok, and road tho following decision : Tentestainod the compluint in this cato end fssued a warrant aguinet_tho wdnnt, befleving it to bo my duty todoso, 1liad 1o knowludga of 1ho complain- b or his position In the matter, Tho defondunt was urrcsted on {hut warrant, sud appeared befure o pet- woually snd by counvel, and the complsinunt also n]:- peared at the'samo timy, when it wii admitted by the complaiuant, and thus made knowi to 1o for the first timo, thut thb complaint was not mads with the lnawl- edgo or couont of tho perwou alieged to have Leon Nbeled, Now, whiloft 14 trus that u Nuel s o publle oftese, it ia abio trup that it i% sich an offenvy bo- cnuse of Ll\e‘}m\’u\\ injury it {aflicts upou tha fudi- vidual libeled, Complaints of this kind usnally originate with the rerson ussatled, although 18 ot 8 abrolulely essential tuut this slould be #0, s Ly cabes ocour whero third porsons iy interforo’ withoitt_ inenreing oufum or consnre of any Kkind. A% tho publo offenee, bowever, conslsts n the fnjury dono or threatened to tho Individual, it ju hn\‘d:y cousintont with Teynl prine cipled Lo nhme & crlme from a converuution or publis cation, however virulunt, when thu yerson thorehy entioned, wlo Is wenornlly suprosed fo be the bust Judgs of what may Do ftu eilects 1pou by own Fephitue tiou, duollues or omita la prosceuto thorofor, 'Tho yerson mentionsd i tho pabfivat.un complainad of i a cltizen of lirooklyn, (0 whom tho courts aro M acecssible us 1o thu complatnaut {n this cass he bhus not eeen it to mske suy complaint, nmi does mot unito in this prosocution, 1 have concluded, at thl !ll[[u of the cure, that it s my duty to digmisa the complulul, not beeanso the complulnatiy did not huve & rlght tu make if, but hecanse tho Juron utleged to Luvo boen lbeled doos not now unite In this yeuscoution buty 84 Loy be wroug 1oy vivwae of £, 1o Jaw, I will {nour no risk of error in the mattor, I eball not, therofore, dismian it now, but givo notico that 1 willdoso on Wednesday morning noxt, at 10 o'elock, to which timo thin cann atands adjonsncd, My object in thus postponing tho fiual decirion ia to afford tho complatnant an_opportunlty to upply to tho Bt~ promo Court for n wrlt af mandamus {0 compel mo to proceed, if I orr in refueing in this ovent, Iahull dhcerfuly porform wlgtover, miny U Tegarded an mny Quty in the premieea, Othorwisy T shal terminate flio cano a ¥ havo niroady stated, Whon Judge Riloy had finirhed reading his decinion, Mr. Gavnor said @ ** Does Your Honor Lokt that under tho low I have no right to bring this complaint? Judgo Riley ropliod that inasmuch asho wna not supported by the party liheled, he had pro- . porad this xlncluinnl and wonld dismivs tho case on Wednosdny nex by tha complatnant, ‘I'te Count Joannes horo roso to sponk, bnt ox-Judgo Morrie, counsol for Mr. Tilton, obe jortad 'tothg Gohrt hoarofe nmvliing thot ho hnd to say. Tho Court agreed with the counsel, nnd the enso wus formally adJourued to Wednes- day. BIRS, TILTON'S TEITIMONY. ANOTIER DHIRF SORAP. Nrw Yong, Aug. 8.—A summnry of the long exomination of Mry, ‘Tilton on Friday ovemng before the Investigating Commitioo 41 published this morning, and it is clalined to have been ohtained directly from the best sources of in- formation, Mrs. Tilton tostificd that sho told it no othor stopa wore taken | Mias Anthony tho story of all the accusations mnde by hor husband, and especially deolared to lier that r. Tilton acousoed her of infidelity with sovoral othor gentlomen of Brooklyn besidos Dir. Boechor. Mrs, 'Wilton olaimed aud sssurod Miss Anthony thas thoro was NOT A BIT OF TRUTIL IN TIE ACCUSATIONS, and sha nover gave her tho lenst renson to assert that sho hod confonsed tonny act of wrong-doing. Miss Authony, in turn, informod, Mrs, ‘Titon of cortain a3ts of infidelily on tho pnrt of Mr. ‘Pilton, Mr. Tilton soemed to have u sort of mania for dinning into hor enrs his bellel that Mr. Boecher was guilty, o used ropontedly to take down the Biblo and read tolier the passage * But I sny uuto you that whosoover looketh on n womun to lust after hor halth committad adul- tery with ber in his hoart," and wonld then ay, !Thoro, Rliznboth, don't you sioo Mr. Boochar ia guilty of adultery 2 Mcs, Tilton, balng askad if shi0 liad the thought of adultory in her mind whon in_that lotter she reforrod to hor slu, answorod that alio had uot the least thought of that kind, Whon Mras. Titton was ramoved from the troubles of her home and tho uubappy in- fluence of hor husband’s treatment, hor thoughta were freo to consider serupulously what reagon thore hud been for hier husband's porvorsity, and ha roalized then, as nover before, haw shio bad allowed her love for Mr, Becclier to supplant her love for her kinsbend, and oxprosgod doop con- trition for it. gy AN INTERVIEW WITH MIS3 SUSAN B. ANTHONY, From the Utica (N, X7) Heruld, Aug. 1. . Tho Jlerald renorter prosented his card to Miss Authony at the Unadilla Houso, saying ho had boeu deputized toask if sho would afiirm or deny tho words attributed to her by Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton in ber siafoment segarding the Beechor-Tilton ecandsl, sud give fuithor information that she might possess. Miss A. (Bvidontly surprised at boing beset by a nowsgatherer in hor retreat)—"I have mads up my mind not to talic on that subjest. Ido not thivk I ean givo you any information.” R.—" You ovsorve your brother is ulloged to havo confirmed Mry. "Stanton's statement, and udded slightly theroto, Will you say whotlier ho speala correotly or atherwino ¢ Miss Anthony evincod unmistakable surpriso whon bor brother's numo was mentioued, and ro- plied quickly that sho had not soon his stato- ment, and asked if tho Lerald ropresontalive Liad n copy of it with him. Up to this time the intorview had progrossed at the entrance of tho public parlor. As the re- portor handed Miss Anthony tho abovo slloged statement of hor brother, she iuvited him to step up to hor privato parlor, where only her ageut wonld be sudionca, Thero she read the axl'.x{act carofully, and after a minute’s rotlection srid : AMiea A.—* Even in face of thia I must not to- linquish 11y posivion. I will not of miy froo wlll minster to moro _public gossip, ~ Porsonal iieuds, rolativos, and others, hava besonght me to give somo iutimution of what I know of thiy mattor, I have resolutely declined, aud skall continto Ao to do. 1t is ot bost chlelly & prurient, morbid curiogity which irresponsiblo sayiugs minjstor to. They do no good, they sottle noth- ing, thoy complicate wmatters, and do no credit 1o their #uthors,” R.—*¢Bat, Miss Anthony, the gonsips have made you reaponsible for somo of tharr principui Yoiuts, Will you not cousidor it bust, 1f thoy zm I\vim‘oub authority, o stamp thom with your onfal ¢ v Miga A.—**T think not. Goesip Jives an well by denial s8 by ailltination. At any rato the best, if not tho quickest, way to quiet It is to disregard it." R.--*Phon you npositively declina to say wiothor what your brother says, snd what Mrs, Stanton says, wore communicatod by you, ay alieged ?” hfiua A.—~'"Ido, ButthisI will say and thonk you torepeat: Lrovided 13Ha tell it to Lhem,— which 1 do not adnut,—If my brothor and Mra. Stunton havo said what has been aceredited to thom, it was n vary ungracious thing in thom to do, No ono is abio to repest what auotizer auys, and correctly roprosout the spenkor, Yo atlempt 1t {8 {uvariably to do injustice.” o further questions Mies Anthony ropliod pleasantly, but sho gouerally managed to reay notliug. ” Sho declined an posuively to deny that sle had said what is attribnied to her as to admit her authority, Whon reminded that toll- ing hor brothar snd Mrs. Stanton what Dlrs, Tiiton smid to hor was in violation of hor princi- plo above announcod, sho replied that sho had notudwitted tolling them, and oven if sho had, thow troatinont of the coufidenco was & warning sho ouglit uot to forgot. ‘Tho.interviow con- tinued, R.—~*Yau could tell » good deat about the rolutions between thosa vavious partles, if dw- posed 2 2 DMiss A.—~*1f T havo anything to tell, it will bo told before a tribunal authorized to domand i, provided the cuso over gots lLefore such a tribunat, and my tostimony 18 roquired. What I kuow I learned in o way that forbids my ropont- ing it for the public gratiticatian, [ should con- uudor mysolf unworthy of fricnd=hip or confidenco did I fail to bo Bilent it this time.” R,—** [feunmoned bofore the Plynioutl Churel Commitice, will you attuud and give your evi- denca #" Miss A.—No, gir, I would not respect tha sum- mous, ‘o Plymouth Committeois nos a tri- bunal (hat can (ullydcvulnv the mattter, granting that it hns thoe dwpoition.” Misa Anthony further sald that she lnd known Mr, Beocher, Mr. and Mra, Tilton, a very long timie, but had ngt scon thom for ncarly four years, LFormorly ‘sho waa thrown iu thoir com- pruy ofion, aud she learned to respect thew all, Thoy hnad been bor frionds without oxcoption, As rogards Mrs, Lilton, nll that hna boeu suid of Tor us o most excollont mother, a ploasant coms Punion, B dovout Chrmtian, accorded entlroly with the speakor's convietion and Lkuowledge. Bho hnd rarcly mot & steange lady In whom she hiad (akon groator intorost, or for whom siio lind ontertainod strangor kg, And sho wonld sny feankdy that sho had never mot threo lnrger- bearted, kindor, and more iutorosting peobly thau Ueury Ward Beechar, Theodoro mud Mrs, Tiltan, nor threa wara capablo fu tholr splieres of domig groat good in the workl, Coming bLuck to the snbject of Mr. D, R. Anthony, the roportor romirked that ho had laarned” from s gontlomun in Itioutlold Bprlugy (Couductor Clwrlos Vorrell), who hed known him well in Leaveuwarth, Kan, that o was a man whose word could always bo deponded on an tha truth, Would Miss Authony say otherwiso ¢ No. DMiss Anuthouy would wot, —Hor brother was, she beliayvod, -Yrumiuunt citlzon of Lonvon- wortl, Ho had held numorons vluces of trust In his city and distelot, und she beltaved pos- woswod tho confldence of all who know him, “Ile {y naw, and hai beou for a long time, editor of the Louvenworth Times, 1t~ Mr, Forroll says 1t your brother huws mada tho statement atteibutod to him, it is to be bolioved, T« ho n&il\t o Mins A.—** \Vo havo only nowspaper-roports that hoe mado the statoment. Nuwspaper-roposty ara not always to be eroditod," } Tt.— But, geanting that ho said l't‘ will you sny this roport ahould not he eradited 2" Aius A—* I yrofor to say npthing on that polut, fartnor thun I have sald belore, Ifat any thoo o, or auy one elee, ropouts what is sald mlhlm Sl[enn'l,munun by any one, bie doos an ungracous thing. filua Autliony doolinod to expross hor oplnion T or beliol =8 to tho guilt or fnnoconos of Br, DBeochor and Mrs, Tilton. Bho acknowledgod MMr, Beoclior's lottorn iad n forinidable look. but aho had kaown parallel onsos whoro ciroumstan- tinl and documortary evidenco bad liko conclu- sivo appoaranca, fu which, nftor all, inuoconco was established, Vorbays it would bo so In this cnso. * Whyls it, by tho way,” sho romarkad, *hiat tho papors sy uotbing of tho wrang done Mra, Boccher, if tho allegations in this caso bo trun? ‘Thoy say Mr. Boocher hns outraged Mr. Tilton’s warital rights, If this bo true, on oqual wrong hns beon done Mrs, Beochier, but 1 don't obsorve thnt any papor sponkn for har,” Tho roporter obgorved that tho dircot inquiry was whother Mr, Boochor hnd dono wrong, not whathor some ona elso had sulTored, and, s Mra. Bocehor doos not bellovo nlie has heen wronged, hors {8 not n easo for wympntby. Miss Aunthony did not think this nnswerad thio connudrun. Bhe saw in tho ovorlooking of Mra. Beecher nn ox~ emptifleation ot the disposition of mon o nasign women to @ secondary place, On this lino the roporter vontared no furthor romarlt. The above contains all of Miss Anthonys viewn which sho was williug shonld bo summar- ized it priot, or words will be remarked as significant chiofly In what they do not opanlyox~ press. Mies Anthony, in declining to disown thoe utory. attributed to hor, will hardly expact tho public to Iny the gronter “stress on lier rofusal to afirm {t. ‘And the opinion of tho public un- doubtedly will be that, disliking as sho doos to ‘o mixed np with the great scandal, she would Haown suthorolp of tho twico-told atory It sho truthfuliy could, ~ Cortainly her full teatimony is desirablo beforo a satisfactory conclusion of tho mattor can be reached, —— EFFECT OF THE BROOKLYN SOUAN- DAL UPON CHRISTIANITY. To the Edilor of The Clicaqo Tribune ! Srn 1 In an editorial in ono of Lhe city papors of Buuday lnst, tho wriler refora to the probable effect upon tho Chrlvtian Church of tho Intely wide-sprond and deplorabls Brooklyn scandal, and makes uso of tho following langunge : It is impossibls for the Church to exporionce such ‘a seandal and movo on without any trouble ; it is quito probablo that, not troublo nlono, but worious disnater, may fallow 3 sud it iu not at sll fpossibla that it will prava tho first of & sacfosof revelations that will sond tho Church to early destruction ‘and complote sunibilation.” And agaln: “Toall intonts 2nd purposes, so far as tho prosent argumant ia conceraod, the Church 18 liko o politieal party. . . . The power of » party hog frequontly beon dostroyed through tho bad aots of a fow of its reprosontatives. Why mny nob the Oharch bo destroyed in the swme wag? . . . A party that produces traitors nnd thiovos is mined. What sball sus- taln o Olurch that produces lars and fornica~ tora?" The writor says much morae that is not to my purpose, sud which I can hardly oven glanco ab in the limits of this srcicle, Hed the word “ Chureh” beod usod by bim elmply to desigunto tuat partioular congregation amongst the mem- bors of which this revolting ecaudal has boen brought to light, his wholo artiole might have passod unnoticed. Bub, siuce ho doems that all Christian religions, as dosignated by the gonerle torm of “Tha Church,"” are jmpertled, andns Lo uses tho term in this sense alons, and not a8 roforring to any partioular soct or body thoreof, 1 desire to reply briefly to utterances whicl, ab iho prosont time, it may bo fenred, will be ro- coived by somo evon of the readors of Tue ‘Cninoxe, a8 o logical deduction from corroct premises, Tue wiiter compores tho Church to a political party.. 1 do not think guch A comparison a cor- rect oue iu any view of tho case. A sect within tho Christisn Chureh may, doubtless, with pro- prioty bo compared to a political party, but not tho Church as such. Tho Church may be com- porod Lo, or may bo spoken of in contradistine- tion to, the State, or its two great oppoaing bodics of Protestant aud Cathiolic Chriatiaug may be comparcd to tho Liberals and Consorva- tives of all parties, Or one of ita Drotestant #octa—lot us say, for examplo, the Congrega- tionnl body of Christiaus—may vory properly ba qum‘pured to the Ropublican party. Or the Re- publicans of Brooklyn, N. Y., to the Congreza- tionalista of Plymouth Church. While thess comparisonu_may properly bo mado use of, 1 do not regard it as just io such a conuoction to compure the Church Univoraal to a political orty. " Luyavln[:, howover, tho consideration of such distinctions, lob us look ut thac atatonevt in vho nrticle in quoation which informs s thi 4 Apnrty that produced traitors uud thieves ruinod;” and thut asis, * What eball sustain o Churelt that producos Yinrs and fornicatora " The writer, having commenced with & misoon- coption of compurisons, Jnbors at thiz poiut under o similar misapprobeasion. For as well might ho asic, **What eholl suetain the human race that produces lurs and fornseators ®” as lo axk ug what shall sustuio a Church under similar ciroumstancos, 'Lhat_ tho juuate sin of the humoy tace prodices otk liars and fornicators, isus truo s that mon, in joming the Church, tuko thoir humanity into it with them, and ro- main prono to sin becauso of thoir wortalicy, -—not, howevor, by rouson of the teaclings of Toliggion, let your eontemporary romember, but inspito of thom. For, ns mankind is prone to evil, 8o, wherover men ars congrogated, wo may espect to discover ail tho wins of tho Docalogue, No ono cluims, nor dogs nny ono expect to find, the Church fico from contsminution. Churchies as woll s political partios, until tho oud &t least of our time, wili coutain_bad mon ag in the past, aud yot, as orgsnizations, will rommn blamolcay. Looking nbroad ovor the world of our dey, wo huvo to thank God that, bad ss thinge are arouud us, raseals nra in tho nunoity, olso where wore vittuo, and honor, and trati P—for that theso goveru tho publie conscionce nono will deny. Evon as in the past, mon—for and bo- caugo - that thoy were men, liable to orr and proue to yield uuto tomptation—have prostituled thomeolyos in politics and sold thair potriots' birturight for o miscruble moss of pot- ingo 3 80 in relizion, by reason of tho wame de- pruvity of “mnr buman naturs, mon have bo- trayed 'thoir Lord for thirly picced of silver. Yot noither our Chutch nor Stato has fallen ; notthor Volities nor Religion v deatroyed ; noither tho laws of God nor those of Man have proven unworthy ol the glorious dosigu of their creation. 1t the Emmlsun of your contomporary aro or did thorovolt of the ,_ hltor of Hoavon argue aught-against tho: ;‘ns Jnoy of Jehovah ? PR i — + JORRE * MRS, RN Tho Bunday wmorning papora contained nn ac- count of a second Intorviow of Mrs, Rlizabolh Cady Btanton rolative to tho Docohor-1ilton matter, in which tho. attoution of fhnt person was cnlled to a conversition botweon some lady aud A nowspaper reporter which bad heen pub- lishod In tho Chicago Times. drd. Stanton ase sumed that this lady was Mra, Fornando Jones, ond, neting on that assumption, wont on o mourn over aud marvol at the statements made by her. - It is uot plossant to figure in print at nny timo, aud doubly unplonsant whon diagged In without romson, for Mrs. Jones doclares thnt shio hos boen interviewed by no newspayor aud has nover atd uu?lmug ebout the Heccher- Tilton case, of which, moroovor, sho knows nothing. 8fio 18t n lods to undoratand what could havo inducod Mrs, Btanton to attribute the Tymes' intorviow to her any more than to soma other of the many ladies who have taken equally prominont part with Mrs, Jonea in the suliraga- movement in this city. A GARD FIOM TIIE NGV, DR, WILLIAM W. PATTTON. T'o the Kditor of 1'he Chicago Tribune: B1r : I'he Chicago Times of Bunday has beon handed mo by a friend, I find that it containg a nlatomeny respeoting tho Beochor seandal pro- Tausing to be un my authority, which, on the part of nomo ove, 18 audactously untruo; and I can- wot allow it to soom to roceivo indorsoment by my silonco. Somoof its assertions I know to bs faleo, othors L huve ronson to suppose are so, sud of yot othors I have no knowledge whataver. Witnaxt W. Parron, J.W. D, Ox10aa0, Aug, 3, 1674, ——— INTERVIEW WITH A PROMINENT OHICAGO BUSINESS-IIAN. A Tninune roporter, in conversation with a woll-known busiuoss-man of Chicago, yesterday, olicited tho following facts in referonce to tho carly history of tho Beechor-Tilton aair]: 2omues Reportor—lr. W-—— 1 am told that you have some knowledgo in rogard to the Boocher aflalr, which you could divulgoe if you wished to do &o. Me. W.—Yos, sir; I have somo acquaintance with tho matter, but I do not wish to tallc about It. Thaveno desiro to soe my namo in. tuo papers in such a connection, Reportar—Your name need not appear, gir, but Tue Lrisoye will bo glad to priut what you know upon your simplo agaurance. Mr.W.—Ido not wish to holp tho scandal along, T wish that it could be suppressed this very day. It {8 & torrible thing—o tesriblo thing; aud has dong more harm fo society than anything within my romembrance. Roportor~I am told that you wore ACQUAINTED WITI TUR PARTIES to the menndat ? Mr. W.—OV, yes; I atconded Mr. Beechor's church for abont eight yoars, Roporter—Did you know Alr. Tilton ? Mr, W.—0h, yes ; I know Thoodore vory woll. Tt eeoms to mo ho would bave dono bebter to liavo held his poace, over though it ruined him complotoly. Reporter—DBut ho waa being UNJUSTLY LUINED, was i nok ? Mr. W.—Undoubtedly, but for the sake of his ohildren ko sheuld have borne overything. Hiy oldest daughlor, Floronce, it a noble girl.” Thero arg not many itko her. Roporter—How long iu 1t sinco you have soon Ar. Tilton ? - Mr. W.—0bh, he was 2t my house hero in tho cily £oIno £wn yenrs sga. Reportor—WVas that when ho was upon his leo- taring tour ? Mr. W.~Yos, sir. - It was when ho wag dolivor- ing his lecture upon I HOXE, SWERT HoOME." He raade $9,000 upon that lecture-trip, and as much for several years beforo, untilthey put -hum out of tho lecture-list. I am sorry for him, Although I do not condemn him, I think ho has madoe a mistake in deciding to presa this mattor. Reportor—Is not oechor’s popularity some~ thing wonderful ? . Mr. W.—Indeed it is, Now thero {a Mr. Whito, of the Investigating Committao, he is ove of the very beet of uen ; and yet ho is bound to WIITEWASIE BEECHER, Reporter—Mr. Baeclior seetns to havo tha Now York City papors complatoly in his interest ? Mr, W.—You, thoro is Whitclaw Reid, and Mauton Marble, and Chamborlain, and othors ; they all kuow ho is guilly, but thoy Late Liiton 80 bad thae they havo no'sense of justice. Roporter—Did you notice Mr. 'fhomas K. Boechor's lottor in Wilton’s utatoment, in which Thomas says thav Henry advoceiod privately VERY LOOBE SOCIAL THEORIES twenty voars avo ? My, W.—I did, and think vory Hkoly it is true, 2eportor—Do’ you think: that at bottom N Beecher thinks he has boon guilty of ’uy wrong- ful act 2 ~ hlr. W,—I think it doubtful. But, whatevor Lis opinions on souciai mutters aro, ho micht lavo cotsiderad that be had no right to violate the cunfidence ‘Pilton reposed in hiu. Ttoporter—Do you know anything of ARt DEECHEN'S DOMESTIC RELATIONS? AMr. W.—I know that thoy have uot baen hanpy. His wifo is & shrewy—ona of thoso hatchot-facod women who would not be likely to make lome plessant forhim, Tteportor—Is sho one of tho sirong-minded ? MMr, W.—Not in tho accepted sonse, though sha i much worso than mgny of thom, Teportor—I presuma tifo presont explosion iu not the first you have known of the affair? Alr, W.—Oh, no. Iknew threc yoais ago that thero wore all sorts of storiea stloat about Mr. Baacher, but I hopad thero was uo truth in oul. Roportor—I have baou told that in New Yorlk nowspapor ciroles they bavo Lknown or hosrd of r. Beeoher's loosoness for ten yenrs past. Nr, W.—Yos, sir; stories wora atloat longor ago than that. But thoy wore confined to a small circle, sud fow persons believed them. It was very hard to make a person beliove anything bad of Beocher who had onco hioard him # Roportor—Do you thiulk that TIE INVESTIUATING COMMITTZE think him guilty ? Mr, W,—I suppose thay do; but it will mako no dioronce. As the mttor ab preu- unsonnd, e deduetions wust necessarily bo [ ot slands with dr. Beccher’s and Mrs, unrcliable. Who ¥ shall suy whon tho timo | Milton's statoments egainst AMr. ‘Dilton's, will come that both hary aud formieaters muy | they have muo legal right to bring him not bo discovered in the Church, aa traibory aud thioves in politieal partivs? We sball fiud bad men everywhore whilo to orr s human, Sunll wo expeot to lud all men virtuous whilst vico is in tho world ? But lot your contemporary 1omembor that in tho Chutrch, a8 iu tho Stale, thoso sume braitors to both wilf stil bo found i the garh of **hypoerisy,”" thab **homage which Viga pays to Virtuo," over robed m tho livery of Henvon, nlbelt they iave enterad into the sorvice of the Dovil, Thus, of old, Satau wan discov- erod amonyst the wons of God, clothod asan angel of light, Let hita romember, also, that 1t in not the dikcovery of the hypocrito thatis to ba droaded, 1018 the oxistonco of such with- oub datection aud punishment, which can alone ondanger tho interesty of eithor Church or Stato, But to come nearer tho point of Lis argument ; How can the dofection of tho pastor of Llynm~ outh Chureh, or oven, were it possibly, the do- moralization of bis ontive flock, soud, or avou holp to “send, tho Christian Church to early dessruction and cowplute nupihiluion”? Nob alono its pastor, not alone jts congrogution, but oven tho wholo scot and denomination into whioh Plymouth Church belongn, might turn traitors to the falth of thelr fuzhors, and vo shadow of fenr, either of destruction or aunihl- Intion, would mova the boxom of tho Christion Chureh, That glorious institution represonts tho immmtnblo [aws aud govornmout of God, ay tho institusions of the Btate ropresont the laws and govermmont of Man, Wilst, therefore, God fs God, that Church shnll evor trinmph. Buroly it is founded upon n yook, sud the gates | of 1ol slintl not provail against it, 1t 1ho corraption of Pwevd and Lammany Lad proyon that Hir.mnmauuhnl wad o (rand and de- coption, then indeed might it ba argued thut the deteetion of u Beoohor would prove Roligion a licund Virtue n dolusion, ‘Tho ono doduction in o moys absurd than fa the othor, Or, to tukoa moro lustrions examplo from latory, did the beibery of Bacon nrgue aught sgalust tho lusti- tution of tho Judiclury of Xugland 2 Did the treason of Arnold, or of Burr, or that of JoiTerson Davis und his Southern Confodoruoy, domons Wirato the fallure of Ropublican institutions ? Toenuso Judas 1scarlot botrayod his Lord, was tho coming of Olirist of no avail uuto tho worid | in guilty, The cuso would go araingt Tton in any aoutt of juntice, though actunl opinlon might be vipon tho other side. Tioportor—DBut thero inay yob be more evidence, Thero is Jloulion, for lustaucoe ? Mr, W.—Yes, but I think ho will keep away from tho Committoe. Toportor—Thon s the caso gono up for Til- ton ? Mr. W.—I have no donbt thst ho i holding ‘back ovidenco in regard to the metter, Tteportor—Will ko give lt—do you think ? Nr, We—I do not koow, I am propared to tenrn that thero has been s compromiso ; thot Tilton will bo whitowashed 58 woll as Boocher, and that 1t will bo found that nobedy or every- body la to blame, e TILTON'S CAREER. Fron the Lireoklyn Union, Thoodore Lilton wns born forty-two years ago In Greonwich stroet, Now York, “Ilis Iather was ongagad In tho shoa trado, and had the respoct of » largo connectlon, ~Father aud motoer wera kunown us ardent Baptists, most stiles in all tho obsorvauces of their Church, Iteated in such tutelage it wag no wondor that Theodore Tilton started onk nurliy in lito with a highly spivitual- ized nature, sl ronfly-[)mnommud opiuions on chureh matters, and dosire to identify himsolf with what woro known at that timo us tho “yrowlng roforms of the ugo,” a douire "which grow out of a disposition which, though dogmatio onough, lnd a toudonvy to be dogmatic outside tho practical, or to pnt it more olainly, te bocamo visionaty—a cirlous complioation whish, whon added to a strong avlmal nature and a an torea of witl, mndo up un individual who, i tho ovdinary courso of events, was bound to stavtlo society some dsy or other, Such wus oung Tilton whon the Tros Acuilimy of Now York found him outored an its roll-books as a student, Iloro ho could confousedly have talon any quuntity of modaly and prizes, but lio had searcoly loft his fathor's hotso whon h(s strauge, oceontrly unture bogan to shosr itself’ and forer shadow stormy eareor whon tho schiool-bov life ladanded, iy convictinua woro opposed to tha competitive systom in the schouls,—'‘It en- NUMBER 340. RAILROAD NEWS. More About the Recent Cons feronce at Saratoga. Appointment of Commissioners for Western €ities No, Combination Against the Grane gors Attempted, Further Proceedings Under the Wisconsin Law. Suit to Compel the Obedience of tha Companies. THE SARATOGA MEETING. Boveral of tho railrond-men who have beon attending tho meeting at Saratoga hiave returned. ‘Lhoy state that tho reports oxolusively publlshed 1n Tug Trivuxe, in regard to tho appointment of Ttallroad Commissioners for the roads eaat of Dittsburg, and tho ralalng of the emigrant rates Lo the old figures, wera ontiraly correct, They also stato that, whon thoy loft, tho subjoct of appointiug Commissionors for tho roads wost of Plitsburg was also undor covsidoration, It hos heon loarnod sincs that it wau doclded to appoint fonr Commisnionors for the Westorn ronds, ona toreskdo at Bt. Louls, ono at Chicago, one at Indinnapolis, snd one nt Lonlsville, Hr. Drummond, Iato Vico-Prosidont of tha Toledo, Wabnub & Westorn Ttnilrond, and o brothor of Judge Drummond, of this city, hss beou ap- poiutod Commissionor for Chicago and the North- weat, nnd Mr. Bamuel Gill, formorly of the Louisvillo & Nashville ailroad, for Loulavills sud tho Southwest. The Commissionersa for Bt. ILTIQ and Indiauapolis havo not yot boon soe eotod. "Tho mnttor of sbolishing tho systom of payiny commisslons for the sale of tickets was u{;flm‘f der consideration, A numbor of tue ontsida oflices at Now England towne were aholishad, ¢ but in regard to tlie West no_dolinito action was taken, though it is bolioved that the system will ba eutirely abolished in & vory short time. Apecial Dispateh to The Chicags Tribune, FINAL IESULTS OF THE MEETING. New Yong, Aug.3.—Tho concluaions uf the railrond conference at Saratogs continue to at- tract tho sttention of thouo in Wall stront, whort dotniled information ia eagerly sought aftr, I{ was roported yesterday that the session had boen rosumed, but from trustworthy sources if wag nscertained that Col. Thomas A, Scott, of tho Pounsylvanin; Gen. Deveroux, of the Ate Inntio & Great Wostern and Clovoland, Colum. bus, Cincinnati & Indianapolls Rnilroads ; Hogt 1. Jowett, of tho Erio; James T. Joy, of tfin Michigan Central ; Jacob D, Cox, of the Tolado, Wabash & Westorn, and somo of tho othor Jendiug manngors, loft Saratogs at the ad- journmont of the mecting snd_came to thiy oity, and altongh a number of railrond mon atill remain ¢ Saratoga, thore {s no buiness ta be tranuacted. The rosolutions and minutes of the meoting hayo been takon to Indiannpoliu by the Socratavy, sud & copy is not to bo obtaied. Rallrond mon stato that it is uot truo that the meotingjwea called for the purposo of COMBINING AGAINST THZ GRANGERS or any othor intereat, Thoy say tholr objact is simply tho dovelopment of ‘the respectivo roads, and the abolition of tho syatem of undorcatting all. Tun couferenca will soon be resumed, sud the business introduced at tho provious nivoting will be broughtton close,- * Troight agonts roport that the action of tha railwoy oftictala lns simplified their work materi- ally. Horotofore thore was such a compatitioh to sccuro freight that thera wasno protonso of proserving tho nominal rates. By s GBADUAL PROEUH OF CUTTING UNDER the rates had boon reduced from 20 (o 40 per cont, while apcclal rates woro mado with large ehip- pors, ‘There hay always boon moro or loss of op- Dosition on the part of the azonts of the Vermoul Coutral and tho GrandTrauk Railway of Cauada, which, with their conuoctions, form au indepondont opposition lino to the Wost aud Northiwest, nguinst the trunk lines, consisting of the Hudson River and the Now York Central, Erio aud tho Pennsylvania Ruilway, and the Baltimore & Oaio Railrosd, by cutting down ratos, Lins also, herotoforo, besn o thorn in tho sido of the trunk lines, The amount of freight obtained by theto opposition lines has boen, snd is, comparatively small, but it iy sufficient to provent a large increnso of tho rates at any timo. NEW CONNECIION LETWEEN NEW YOMK AND TURE WEST, onr ago it was thet tho Daltimore " & Ohio corporat'on woro endeavoring obtain possossion of tho New Jorsoy Bouthern Railtoad for tho purpose of obtaining Lboess to Ney York, and that whou this was uccomplished sud the road :thoroughly equipped a railroad wie would bo begun, 'I'ho sohem, if it was sver covtemplated, camo to naught, It is undorstood that, under tho now arrangoment, the Baltimoro & Ohio Rmlroad:interests will bo onrod for b Col, Thomas A, Beott, Lresident of the Pounsyl- vania Rallroad, and that theroe ia no likelihoou of thers being ‘any ' opposition to the trunk lincs from that quarter, The shipmenta by the Vormont Contral and Grand Trunk Rollways have to pass over & cir- cuitous route ; time ig loat, and it is not belioved that those lines can afford to cary freight at a much Joss rate than s now asked by tho trunk lnew, Agonts, thoreforo, agrea in’ the beliof that, for & considerablo time to come, freight rates will be stondy. TICE OLD AND NEW RATES. Tho followiug wero tho old froight ratos to vatious importavt pointa: About ono statod Railroad to Tt 1 24 | 3d | Ath | Bk . yolass, |clase leluss, [olaw. | 8 — Qllengo. . 45 Indianapoli ] Glughnuat B 8¢, Louls S Loulevillo, 5 Evanesille 51 Leavenwo s Hemphis, wr Omslis, 176) 165 | 1s0( vos| s The foltowing ara tho new rutos agreed upons: lat | 2d | 8d jeluss, Jelaas. ];Iua OLEaRO vuesvensens, Tudlasapalis Chuztnnatt St. Lotls, Le 8 wvlllo,, 0| o8 129) 1,20 1,02 115 .08 Ot 144) 185, 118 o1 18| Lmol Lo K Theso rates, it {8 stated, will bo rigidly ad- hered to, uxcopt, poesibly, in endes of a’ few large shippora, No rabafos or drawbaoks will be nliowed. PABHENGER RATES bave not beon ehanged, The rocoipts of the Companioa will ke mnen larger, however, for the reason that tho commissions horetoforo allowed to agonts will bo cut off, Boforo tho action of the Companios in cuttivg off the sgeuty’ com- missions, the Inttor, on tho uale of tickets ta any considorablo ulsfxmcn, ‘would range from $2 109, and, in nome cases whoro tickets Wore purchased for long distances, to much more. ol i ol THE WISODNSIN LAW. TRE GUIT TO NESTRAIN THE BAILROADS FROX DIs~ ONEYING THE LAW, Special Dispateh to L'he Chiicago Tribune, Maptsoy, Wis, Aug. O—To-morrow ia the day wot for the Lesrlug of tho application on pabalf of the Stata for an injunotion to prevent tho Ohicago & Northwestern and tho Milvaukeo & Bt, Puul Rallrosd Companles from disoboying the taw rogulating rullroads, and tho case wi probubly be commanced to-imorrow, though it is not cortatn, Counvol from Milwaukeo and Chlca~ o aro oxpected In tho morning. For thoNorth- western Railroad, Mesars, Cook & Lawronce, of Cluougo, and Georgo 13, Bioith, of this city, ap- poar for tho Milwaukeo & Bt, Paul the attor~ noys wiltbo Jolns W. Gary, of Milwaukeo, and P, (oo FinL Puge.) " Heo Lighth Fago) asad litigation which has provod mo expeusiva ta ' i i e R A S S A T