Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1874, Page 5

1 | * Gonuty towns, and ho thought it advisuble for POLITICAL, Tho Poople’s Party In Cook County and the Springficld Con- * vention, Meeting of the g;dependent Swedish Mr. Joe Ledlie Fulminates An- other Proclamation., Wostorn County Conventions, < Q0K COUNTY—PEOPLR'S TARTY. Anothior offort was made yostorday attornoon ® hold a moatiug of the Coutity Contra) Com-~ Nittos of tho Pooplo's party, The last attempt Tailod for Jack of & quornm, and it was agrend to tend noticos to anch momber of the Committoo Jo nasomblo at tho old Pooplo's-party hendguar~ lory, over Evaus & ickoy's, on Raudolph stroot, Monday, Aug, 17, for tho purposo of making ar rangoments for a County Couvention to chooso fologates to tho Opponition Stato Convontion to bo Leld in Springfield, Aug. 26. Yostordny's maoting was called for 2 o'clook, but at that hour tho attondance of committoc-men wos yory mengre, sugsing fusil oll at the bar below, thero was o genoral movement toward the haell up- stairs, There wore present about thirty pooplo, but searcoly moro than half-n-dozon mombers, It was thought best, howover, to organizo, and accordingly Mr, Adoiph Schoeningor called tho meeting to order, and nominated W, J, Onnban #s Chuirmau, The motion provailed, and Miles Echoe waa choson Bocretary. AT THE FIRST OALL O¥ TIE NOLL thoro wero but oven wards and four county- lowns roproscnted—just a quorum, including Mr. A. O, Heslug, who represonted tho county at large, Otbor mombors of. tho Commitico btrolled inalittle later; sothat, aftor Mr. Hosing's Totion to supply vacaucios on the Committeo hiad boon carried, the entira organization stood = followa: g First Ward, B. Qindorft; Sccond, & Borg; Third, M." Evans; Fourth, P. O'Brion ; Fifth, Goorge Hotoling ; Sixth, Mark Sheridan ; Boveuth, Milvs Kolioe: Eighth, J. McDormott ; Ninth, RedmoodSheridan; Tenth, W. 3, Onabans Lloveuth, Houry Ackboff ; Twolfth, H, B, Millor; Thirtesuth, Willism Roivhsrdt; Fourteonth, ‘Willinm Turtlo; Fifteonth, Louis Sehultzos 8ix- teonth, Willlawm Strunck: Saventeenth, Adelph Bchooninger ¢ Eighteoonth, John MeCaffo Ninetoonth, Petor Hand; Twentioth, John € xcoran ; county towns, A. O. Hosing, Uonry Munus, U, 3, Lusheck, J. Counolly, W. AL Jonos, d'rod Teach, THE DELEGATE QUESTION. Ar, Schoomnger woved that the Committes Trocead to appoiut dolegates to tho County Con- Yentian, ., Mr, ITesing favored thia plan, thongh he know 6 wad not tha usuul way, 1t was too fate to hold Twimary mootings in tho differont wards and tho Cownutteo to appaint dolegates, dono last year, and woriced wall, 11,000 mnflmz W given was proof that it was Butsfaciory. 1t wonld be a dilicult matter to ®gco upon 101 dolegates o tho Btato Conven- tion from Cook County; and great cars should o taken to select tho very best mon. r. Miler thought 1t mado na difforenca Low thoy wora closen, ®o that good men wers securod, To was ok alewid to bko the resgotisi Dility of buving the County Convention delogates sppointed by this Committoo. r. Koloo did not agres with the precodin #peakors. For tho Committeo o appoint the delugates wonld not give sutisfaction to tho peo- plo. It would ba arrogating powers which did not rightfully belong to the Committee, and vould givo thoir appoucnts an opportunity to 3y thot tho delugation was pacied, Mr. Pusheck favored tho sppolutment of tho delegates by the Committce, Tix-Ald. Gardner said thoy ought to slart out Hit Ly giviug o pooplo & ohsuco to eloct dal- Syates, 2ir, Connolly, of Palos, belloved that tho only Way Lo @ive satisfaction wus to Lave the dolo- ates ciosen at primaty mootings. TMMARYE MEETINGS, Xr, Millor maved that the primary meetings b Lield in tha city wards Baturday eveniug from 6 o 8 o'clock, and in tha county towns from 8 to 4@ o'clock, aud that the County Convention bo Irold Monduy 862 p.m.. in Evans & Hiokey's 4l Mr. Hesing oxplained that his only rosson for oring the sppointment of delegates Ly the nnuittee wos the foar that the county towns wuld not have timo to hold primary meotings. AMABS-NEETINGS, Gen. Licb movod an amondment providing {lat & muss-meoting for the selection ordelegates be held iu ench ward Susurday evening. s ox- pencuce was that thoy nevor gob the mon they wented ‘when tho obdico was Jeft to primary meetings., dr. Redmond Sheridon objocted to tho plan of holdng muss-meetings for the clection of delogatos, for such meetings were oasier packed tisan primarios, i Ay, Muler oxpressed his dlwapproval of Gon. Lio's plan, aud it wan voted down, aud BMr, Mil- Jur's motion wos udopted. Ay, Millor moved that tho basls of roprosenta~ tion iu tho County Couvention be s foilows : Tuzco delogates from each ward, and oue aadi- dologzato for each 500 votes, or fractional It was The fact thut CITIICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TURSDAY, AUGUST After haif an hour passod in dis-, mitteo the duty of proporly attanding to the prie mng ‘moetinga, The Comunlittos thon adjournoed. INGITAM COUNTY, MIOIt, ~NEPUBLIOAN. Spectal Dspatsh do The Chicaan {ribune, Lawstxa, Mich., Aug, 17.~Tha Ropublicnn Caunty Convantion mot to-duy nt Magon, and n connty tokot was nommated. Tho following, dlologaten wore solacted to tho Bials Convantion 1 TFirgt Distrlet—3, D, Binghan, D, L. Crousnan, Wiliinmston 1 J. T, Tonney, Lansing; G, Flotoli- or, Whontllold, * Socond District—l. L Surons Ingham ; K. Ketridge, Vevay; M, E. Ramsoy, Lesllo ; 1f. E. Brown, Btookurldgo, The (}ulngnlun 10 l’m Congronsional Convone vontlon are: I H. Bariholomoyw, Lansiug; Jamos M. Turpor, Lansing: C. L. Bponcor, Locka : T, Rackwell, Wheatflold, Bacond Dis- telot~I1, Pratt, Vovay ; Alfred Parker, Atrolius § i... Godding, Onondagn ; Dr, O, L. Randali, Ing~ am, Resolutions wero adopted favoring probibition and tho re-clection of Sunator Chandlor and- Uov. Bagley, and indorsing Yresidont Grant's flonucia! policy, UENDALL COUNTS, 1LL.—INDEPENDENT, Svectal Disvatch o Tihe Chicano Tribune, YongvILLE, I, Avg, 17.—Tle Indapoudonta of Koudall County hold a Mass-Convontion horo on Saturdny afternoon. It was called primarily to appolnt twelve dologaten to tho Congrossionat Couvantion at Morris, Hopt. 10, but it \wa dotor- mined to appoint delegates to the Judiclal and Bouatorial Convantions when ealled, Tha Con- vontlon was ono of tho largost, nnd is was probably thoe most carnest over Lield here, Thare was ontire harmony, and ¢ho porsonnol of tho Conventton could not bo improved upon. The following-named gontlomen wero np- pointed to _ atlond “the ' Congressional Convention: J. R. Burus, Willinm Greon- wood, Hufus Uray, " W. IL Shufett, Q. A. Waealer, Goorgo Muson, D, Goudie, John Evang, I, M. Bpriugor, G. D. Egorton, A. IL, Barnos, A. Nowtou, ‘A Couniy Contral Commotte. wag appointod as followe ' Willtam Grimwood, J, K. MeGrath, E, A Black, Jotw Dunu, I, 3L, Springor. . This Commitlos was dirocted to proposs s both will bo hold, nnd that onoh will soleat delo- mmin, whicl will' ctoalo 1nuch disronsion In tho varty. Joo Lodlie Agnln Neoks to Fire'tho ‘Alenrts of 1ho Truo«Biue Joflors sonian BDemocrney, Beanorienn, IiL, Aug. 17.—The followlng olroular has boon fssuod to-dny by the Scraight Domocratic Central Committeo, HRADQUANTERS DESMOORATIO HrATr OENTIAL CoMMITTER, BPniNaricsy, Til, 10 the Chatrman of he Tremosrat e respeciing Cutitigs <14l County Commites of GENSLENZN : Tnclogod herowith you wii) Sud a call mudu by tho Dumocrutie Slate Cuitral Committeo for »8late Conventiun, 1o bo held fu thin oty e datl inst. Tlo Commfiteo havo taken no action outalo of tho oxltiig orgonizativus in tho sespoctivo counties Iokdug to tho apyolntment of delogates {0 tho Stato CGouvaution, but buve roliod solely tyion thio_honesty, Inteuclty, sud polriotem of flio truo Joffersoutan Btaten-Riglt Domocracy fhroughont. the Stats o soud doiegates w the Quavoutton of tho 25tk who aro hot usliomod of o priuciples aml mamo of MOCTUOY,~mot who now tholr rights, kuowlkity diro wdntain them, You wil sco by reforonco to the coll for tho Hpposition Gonventlon, known s the Hoslng-Slorg-alerrotts Tiautor-McCormiick call, that you are not Invited to barticipato 11 mouding dolégaten to thelr opposition Convention, unless you indorsu fully thelr plutforu, thorafore it Waa devrited beat to call 8 truo Domocratis Convonllu, leaviuy the mombors when nskombjod to lay down tho platform, Tlto Commliteo Jays down 10 platforin I advance, and whil add_tliat, ua soon s tho Convantlon uhall knvo rguized, will ihon surreniicr tho responatbilily of tho position’to tho kospiy of thie Couvontfou, with a conaclouguas of having porformod our duty a8 membetsof o good ald Demoeratl party, Wo want harmony in tho' rauks of tuo fartyy but tho question in, low ara we to voit 7 Thoro wora scveral dincordunt clemouts - troduced recontly, having n Lodency to divido and sweaken Suutead of wdding wtrongth, us was cjaimed by some, nud #L01 (Lsecs tlist your dervaniy, whoso Aol aud “ouly duty it wus to cull s convention, numing tho tmo o place, aud aaking v spyorijounioutof represoututlon, Hive usurped tho power to luy dowa o ‘plattorm at thg Wetatlon of tue mun IHewtny, Who offered un fasult to every intelligont Gorwan ' 1 the “laud by claiming to Lisve tho power to trupwfer 00,000 Gurnyiu votes, t Lin pleasiizo, Tho Comnnltiee went farther, and ut tho dictativu of this mun Hewiyg, und Lucked” up by the Oulcago Times, actually struck out 110 word * Democrut ¥ snd sub:ibuted * Opposttion plan for & thorough cauvass of the county. J. U, Kent, of Blfi Grovo, made & powerful Bpecch in favor of the movoment, aud lutorost- iIl‘x‘g Jomarks woro mado by 3. 8. MoGrath, of inbos. Lvary town in tho county was roprosented, notwittistanding.tho busy season, und altogethor tho Conveution was a glorious success, ¥ MONGAN COUNTY, ILL.~DEMOCRATIO, in tho pledgo signed by Hcsfug und others, acauss, o Luu Bajd, 3t liad & bad siell, Tho isuner and moda of sppolufing delegatea to & Btate Conveution, clothed with power Lo lay down platfortns, requifes sousidorn- tlon. " Tuko, for Instance, tho County of Singamun: Tlaero uee, ua waual, o_large number of candidutes for thio local ofticen, Primary oloctions wore Leld ou tho 16th. Tho candidates récofving tho highost vate for tho oftices will chooso the dotegales to the Cotuty Gonventlon, being tho torms ugreod npon, Now, it i3 110b oxpected that the roipentive candidstes wilt ' look o muylhing but the soloctiun of delogates who will Svectal Dupateh to L Chicagy Trivwne, JAcksoNviLL, Ill, Aug, 17.—~The Domoeratio County Convention mot this aftornoon, and at- though the call weluded Laborals and othors 0p- poeed to tho Rovublican narty, none but original omocrats wore seon, Threa of the thirteen precincts wora uot roprosouted. Tho following- unamed delegatos wera chosen to thio Stato Cone yention at Springfiold, Aug. 20 J. W, Machar, W. K, Heurichssens, G, W, Grabam, Peter Rov- orts, W, Crum, lluuanmtu Pyatt, Tvwiu Dunlop, Tdward Beott, ichael Carroll, nnd Willina DBrown, To tho Cougressional Coavention: V. 3. Wyatt, Johu W. Crmn, A. J. Turner, A. J. Thompson, J. A. Dovors, J. D, ggrmuu, Dr. Askaw, Josopt W. _ Englishi, . Rodizars, and D, "W, Gordon. ' It i3 claimed that saven of theae tes are for William M. Springar, of Springtlold, for the Congressional noaiuution, aud tho others for William If. Buruoy, of Jnclsonville, Springor claims San. gamon and Uses Countics oud tho lower part of Ubristian County, and seems to have the_ jusido track. The Conventiou aléo elected dologatos to tho Senatorial aud Ropresontutiva Couven- tion to ba hald in Soptembor, No delognios are likely to bo chosen iu this county for Judge Ledlie's Couvaution, Aug. 25, HENRY COUNTY, ILL~—REPURLICAN. Svecial Dinpatch to 2'he Chicagn Trioune, CaupRGE, 1L, Ang. 17.~Tho loury Connty Tepublican Convontion was hold deg, und de- voluped a lively fight betwoon Mo}, E, O, Mudor- woll, of Gonaseo, snd . 11, Shophord, for State Sonator. Tho deleration to tho Seuatorial Con- Yveatiou etands 10 for Maderwoll and 9 for Shop- bard, giving Rock Island, with 14 delogatos, the posver to nominato, The delegation to the Con- krossional Convention is mixaed, aud uninstruct- ed. W. J. Vauica way nominutod for Sheriff, and W. B. Dunltls for Coroner. BANGAMON COUNTY, ILL,—DEOCRATIO. Spectal Inspatehs to The Clacuwo Tribine, SenixarieLy, 11, Aug, 17,—The Hon., Willlam M. Bpriuger, of this city, carried this county in tho Democratic primaties last Saturday for Congress. o will got tho dolegates to tho Con- voution from this county without opposition, but thus does not iusura lis nomination. Independent s“;mtul\ Ropublicen . club, A moating of the Indepoudent Bwedish-Amer- fean Republican Club was hold at Sves Hall, cor- ner of Superior aud Wolls stroets, last evoning, President P. A. Suudeliny in tho cbnir, Me, 0. J. Bundell intraduced A SEUIEY OP BEBOLUTIONS “gincorely condemning soveral of the publio aots, docisions, and appoiuumants by the Fodoral Ad- mivistration, tho low-meking power, and tho Chiof Magistrato of the country,” Tho resolubions furthor daclared opainat all manner of *abusos originating at Washington,” demanded roform, opposed freo-trade and * dos- potia monopolies at home;" favorea a spoedy roturn to spceio paymonts and & sound currency for tho people. Tho last rosolution expressed the idea that worthy and good meu could bo found o fill the offices, “nud therefore we do- 8iro to make our influenco folt aud have our righlu to that end recoguized.” ''he resolutions, aftor a epirited discussion, ‘wore tabled. Ou motion of J. A, Enandor, a committes of thieo, as follows: O, Q. Linderborg, C. F. Totorson, and Louis Muutio, was_appolntod to pars theroof ovor 250, cast at laut o)’y eluction ; each connty fown to be entitled to ono delogate, ‘Tuia wotlon prevailed, as did also s motion that tho couuty towns shuuld be entitled to addi- nl dolegates in the ssmo ratio sa tho city sidd, . Liob eafd he hoped that it would Lo well utood that only thouo in accord with the pladerm put forth by the Democratic Btate Cen- trul Committas ahould bo chiason as delegates tue Convention, or should cast votos for dele- it 38 at tho primary moatinge. On motion, tho Oliair wos authorized to ap- Jorut & committes of throe to securo lali-tare Vates to and from tho State Oonvontion, WALERE THE PRIMAULES SHALL UE HELD, 3. Millr moved that the Chuhman and Kt colary dosigoate the places for holdg pri- anwey meetings, tho membora of +the Committee 101 arve 04 judgea of election in their yogpective wuidy, With power to appolat two sssistauts, ‘Tho motion prevatled, aud, by agrooment with tho otabors of the Committeo, the following places Lor bolding primary mestinge wore desiguatod: Firat Ward, No. 77 Fifth avenue ; Bacond Ward, northieast cornor of Adams and TaSalie piroets | Third Ward, southesst corner of Blute on wolfth streots; Fourth Ward, corner of Lwonty-firat and Btato streots ; Fifth Ward, wiorcheast cornerof Stato snd Thirty-firat stroots Bixth Ward, northeast corner of Halsted ang Archer avenue ; Beveuth Ward, corner of Bluo Julwud avenus and. Twenty-second strest ; Lighth Ward, Tom Sponcer’s, coruer of Blue Isiund svenue end Thirteouth streot; Ninth Ward, _ongine-house on Biue Island avenuo; onth Ward, northoast corser of Washingtou and Xalsted srreeta ; Eleventh Ward, uorthwest sorner of Hulated and Fulton streets ; Twelfth Wuid, West-Sido Rink ; Thirtoouth Ward, Wy- 1aan’s, on Madison stroot, near Lincoin; Four- teeath Ward, No, 140 North Paulina street ; Fifoonth Ward, Turnor Hall, Milwaukeo aves une ; Bixtoenth Ward, T. Kilober's, corner of Wicconsln and Larraboo siroots; Sevenieonth Ward, Tidelia Hall, Clyboum svonuo; Eight- ecnl Ward, No. 73 Chicago avonue; Niveteenth Wa:d, Turner-Hall, North Clark street ; Twone tioh Ward, norfheast comer of Michigan aud Doarborn streot. The county towns to Liold the primarios ut tho places at which the tags towa movtluge wore held, with the oxcop~ tion of the pnmary in Proviso, which will bs ueld at the houss of John Fippinger. Un motion of Mr. Miller, tho Chair way su- thoiized to appoint a committee of five to o~ ure u hadl for campaign headquariors, ENCOURAGEMEN, ‘Thero belug no mote business to trauseet, Mr, Honing took n:lvuntnin of the &npmuuuy to ul euk of the faoling which provailed with refore el.cotothe forthcoming Btute Convention, o urd rooeived 200 lottors from frieuds of all pa. tonalitios, with the greetings that thoy wers organizing sl over iho Btate fo bo repre. demted ot that Convention, [A,{)plnnun.] All “the ' lesding Gormane had piven tueir adhesion to_ the movement, Tiret was Guetuy Koerner, Libural onndidats for Govs esnor In 1872 ; thon there was Col. Heckor, who Biad tolographod authority to afix his name to thooall; Edmund Juswen, Franow Loskner, Bd- 1und Baumoun, Willlsm Vooke, and & Lokt of other promiment Gormany had deolaved thoir adboresua to the Opposition, Viet: - mtx. and he P-ad-ln}ad . m:xjm-uy “.:‘r"inm ‘é‘ifl. _ Bafore putting » motion to adjonra; 420 Ohatr. Ty hhnkl:lm upod the mvumlmjul ot iy Caue tcn‘k%llmnnmnu of such a8 wished to join the ub. 2 - b Somo confasion onsucd hore, when a member Jostingly asked the appointment of a committea of elglt to prosorve order, Tho motion led to coneiderable discusalon, snd was finally voted dawn, ‘tho President liero stated that it wea rumored on the streat that A CENTAIN OANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS ‘waa paying the oxpenses of tha Club, which he denownced as o alsnder, Mr. Patorson followed with a motfon that £ hogo present conwributo to paying tho exponses of tha oveuing. Av. Lindavborg moaved that those presont pay 25 conta each lor that purpase. Lost. The original motion way thon fPut and carried, wheu tho liat was passod around. The Cowmittoa to got the names of now membary roported the names of forty-four, who wero duly onrolled, On motion of Mr. Enander, it was ordered that & paper bo put in each of the Swodish nowaps- vec oftices and the principal Swedish stores to mnntl'vu the names of sucl as wished to join tho ub, Alr. Munthe moved the appolntment of & com- mittoo of sovon to ausiut Bwedes in gotting thoir naturalization papers, Alr, Liuderborg offered .en amendmont that the officers of tho Olub sppoint & committoo of n’ffl‘i for tho woé'{t. \ ¢ or @omo discuss] th oo, on the amendment was QUERY, A My, Xekhmd arose to asi that if thoro wag no Ropublivan ticket in tho fiold this fall what the Club would do. " 'J:h’ol Prnridligtbrug;liod dthiut ttliuo snawor o tho uostion would ba found in ?ho shlon 6 programuno of Mr. Evandor, oditor of the Ifeimlandel, the adiressod tho mocling upon - the necasslty of sueh n Olub, snd the duty of Bwedes in tnglm{ political uction it order to seoure an honost City Goverumont. 3, Potorss ™ editor of the Nya Verlden, fol- lowad, aud expressed the hope that the Club would act indepeudent of party in the coming campalgn, Mr. Loonard Gyllenheal, editor of tho Swenska Amerikanaren, spoke, protosting agninst ¢ bolt Ing," ws advocated in ouo of the speeches of tho ayenlag,aud agaist tho wholoralo censure of tho Taderal Administration o8 proposed In the resg. Iutions luiroduced fu the oarly part of tha evon. mg. "o mooting thon adjournsd subject to tho eall of the Preeidoat. Disorder In the Kopublican Ranks in Rowus Bpeclal Dispateh to T'he Chicage Tridune, Four Mapisoy, In., Aug. 17.—B. 8, Morrism, of Kaokul, Ohmrman of tha Loo Couuty Bopub- lican Central Cormitton, hias {ssned & call for o dolegute convantion ta be hold st Donneltson Aug. 32, to nomineto candidates for Clork of the District Court, Iecorder, snd County Buper- visor ; also, to solock doleguios to the Congros. slouat Convention to be hold ut Burlington Sept, 1. A unjority of tho Contral Uommitieo signed aud publistied 8 call ou Saturday for o maes convoution, to bo held at tho usmo place and date above-mentioned, to moroe ly soloot delegatea to the now Oobpressions) Conventio. Fresond appearances in 0 thing The yatos ware closed quiot Sabbath. audionco, of the Bdnduy-school worl: foliowod. thasigam prevailed, The grounds wore: illumi- uated. closed with prayer, Opening or the Grand Internatiolanl national Schuctzoufest of the Eustorn Shiarp- shoalorw’ Association was bogun to-dny bty an fmmense pracession of socleties from Ohit and ather oftics, the Sfxth aryland regim ent, Col. Harry Gilmoro; tho First Buttalion of cav- ks ber of bauds from varions citios, lie of murch, oxtouding woversl miles, was deoorated with flags, banuors, and evergra ons. Thousands of porsony throngod Tho alty presouts a gonorul holidsy appearar.ce. —_— fug to bp tho Jargdur oiop ihat s ovor g od tho favmors’ o averago 2 tous all around, more Lhuu au aversga, belng sixteon hushels te+ the acre. Corn i not and will bo more than rn avorusge aa};!l), will ko only 13 por cont of tho yiold of stick "to thom to (ho luat, Thoto mme. tolegates nro tho purtles intorested to sclect delogutes to tho Blats Gunveutfon, wio, i turn, muka platforms, If, say, 8 dozou aspirants for oflice lu this county may futrusted wuh the seloctlng of dolegatos 1o n Btate Convoutlon, 8o may tho dozen honest, good, and truy Blate-Rights Dowmoorats oxercias 1ho aams poyer, 1t o Gouuty Couvontion aluwut to aanormblo in Sangamon County should_soloct dolcyates 0 attend 140 ppualiion Convention, it wll ot provent Banga~ mon County from being reprosonted in the Deoeratic Couventlon, If the Gompiittees fall to do thelr duty, Tot tha greoplo tako liold and do it themsclvos, and thon Hhoy whil lnow it 4a well doue, Go to work at aucg, I you doaro tho proscrvation of your principles. The numo smotints to nothing, but et nll those who ure conselous of Laviug divgricod tho mamo ot up sud et outy or wowo dowar and apologlac, T namo l8 ood osiough for us, and tho principleswo will contend or, Would bo pleased to hiear from you, and Jot mo know if your county can be counted ou full represens taftan, Yours, ctc, Joserx LEpLte, bairounu Domocratio Stato Contral Conunittee, Senator Pratt on tho Stump in Ine ' aiani. Special Disuateh to The Chicago Tribune. CovNensviLLe, Tnd., Ang. 17..—~This aftorncon Souator D. D. Pratt nddrossed an fmwmonso as- somblage of peoplo fn the Court-House yard, speaking from a platform improvised for tho og- casfou. Tho Sonstor spoke nearly two hours, and bis rematks woro interrapted by trequent applause. 1o is without douot one of the most foroible and offoctive stumpera on the Radieal alde In tha West, ‘Lhe compaign {8 opening with. wmuch spitit, and promises to be vory bitter and closely contosted. Both sides soem to bs well organized qu\ confidont of succoss. Llection tn the Indian Territory. Pansoxs, Kan., dug. 17.—At tho recent olec- tion uf the Choctaw aund Chickasaw Nations, In- dian Torritory, Coloman Cole was clected Gaov- ornor of the Choctaws, aud ¥rank Qvarton Gaov- ornor of the Chickasawa., Tius {a a triumpls of ‘progressive priuciples. A KEOKUK SENSATION, An 01d Mun Renounces Masonry and Soins tho Catholic Clyurch—1lis Will to fxe Contestods Special Duapatch 10 The Chicage Trivune, . Keoxus, In, Aug, 27.—Cousidorable oxcite- mout Lag provailed Liero to-day over the deatha -t this plco of an old man vamea Bernard Slavn, of Oskuloots, In, and the clrcum. atances conncetod therowith, Tho, do- ceasod waa foimorly & p@minont Mason, but within tho past fow weks ho was porsuaded!, whilo under the diroct influence’of a numbor of Cotholics, to join thoir Church and renounca Masonry. Ho was also induced ta sign o will disposing of his money and property to the amount of over '$12,000, This dea- ument woa opoued Aud x by the Clork o tha Cireuit Cour ¢ to-dny. It boquonths £3,000 to the Siators ot Charity of this city, 98,000 to Margarat Farrell , $2,000 to the Histers of Visitation, of Ottawa , and 82,000 to the Noy. W, W. Duna, ot tho Catholic church of this city, Masons chargo that he was ® induce d to sign- the will throngh impropir influonces, and will probsbly maze an eflort to breal it. ‘Tho deconsed was in chargs of Yho Cqmuuisslanars of Inssuity ab the timo of Juis death, tho Masons baving appliod to thom’ to take chiarga of Lita on sccount of tho ungmijee tioned indication of a doranged mind which .ho manifested, RELIGIOUS, Procecdings of the New York Sundaye School Assermbly Yesterduy. Taweownt, N. Y., Aug. 17.—Tho exorcisos ot the Suaduy-Schoal Ausembly yostorday woro o gun at 8 o'clock in the morniug. Tho Rov, J. 8. Ostrandor, of Nowark, acted as Superintendent the Rov. Dr. Marting, of Toronto, was pastor sod Mr, Knox, of Elmira, taught the primory ishop Pock nud Dr. Eddy, of New York, and Dr. Nindo, of Lvangton, 1ll., preached in | the moring, aftornoon, and ovening. At o | meoting boid at 4 o'vlock, Bishop Simpson yro- | siding, the Ttev, Mr, Hurd, who Is about to g0 to | Indis, aud the Rov, Mr. Mossmore, who bs re- | turuing to that miesionary field, made addroiisos, | day, sud it was s very Bishop Peck Jecturad this morning on the im- ' portanco of children attending }mbflu WO hip, Bishop Bimpson lectured ot 2 o'clook to a fine Questions aud nuswers on all 1yhasos In the evoning s farowell meoting was 1161d, at whicl mnny spoeches wore made snd i ent en- To-morrow morning the assombly will be SCHUBTZENFEST. Sharpshooters? Foestavals Baurnronx, Md., Aug, 17.~1Tho Chand Trior- g0 5 tho Marino Band, from Washington 3 tho militsry band, irom Fort Melloury, and a toun- ‘I'he antire tho sldowaili, i THE CROPS. Special Dispatch to Phe Civic Tribune, Davesronr, la,, Augg. 1”1.—’1?:':0&«;' u'r':,:" fagoe fllddm = Soott County. It wu'll Tho whoat-orop 41 08 of quite Ko good, an many of out, Oatd uro vory honvy, orop, Louwsvinte, Ky., Aug, 17.—1Tho Courier-Jour- nal Wy mux'uhflz publiskas reports from cor- rospondonts in fifty countles of 5(eumuky, rop- rewenting 75 par ceut ot the orop of the vntire Btate, which fudicata un \mpumlfillml failuro of | tha tobuovo crop. The sggiogate estiniato, it is the cars aro not fllled Larrie Rock, Ark, Aug, 17.—Tho oxtremo l Lot woathor tho past ton days L d | gfi'cropn il over thnmsmn to i e hiat 10§ moro than oheJourth expootad to be rhwed, 2uch an oxteut of aorop s ow — EEECHER--TILTON. (Continned trom the Firat Page.) planation of his own lottora scoms to us, in soveral casos, woak and uneatistactory, * TILTON'S DLACKMAILING OPERATIONS." A'rons the Nrvokiym Araua, “ Ono of tho Marinos " ayks us what wo think of *Tilton's blackmailing oporations.” Our bo- lof is that tha tallost polo Lakes the persimmon, but wa do not distinotly romomber any instanco of a blackmailer chinllonging bis viotim to moot Lim In o court of justico, HOPLTON. 4 MUST MAKE 000D H18 woRDa," From the Cinclunati Commereial, The conduct of Mr. Moulton js altogetbor in- oxcusuble, If a way can bo found to unscal hia 1ips, it ought to bo rosorted to, . . , Until it 18 othorwiso proven, {t muet bo accopted s a fact that Mr. Townsend did interviow Mr, Monl- ton, aud that tho latter used the ]luf(ulgw which tho former puta down in his lottor to Tux Om- 0Ado 'I'uInUNE, which was roproduced mn full in the Commercial of Wodneuduy last, ll‘nro, thon, Mr. Moukon makes kuown ta the world—~ 1'irst—That Mr. Bocchor confessod Lo him his gnilty Intimncy with Mus, Tiiton, 3 Lecond—1hot ho hud Yed, aud uwsed habitual loceit, Third=Thot bo had nsed fanguago so Indo- f”unt.‘n: #iithy, that it would not bear production print, Fourth—That ho bad _indacontly gomsiped about othor womon than Mrs, Tilton, snd who 810 ju no way assuciated with the Tilton case. Fifth—And fu proot of sl this, tnnt Mr, Til- tou los discovared, aud ho, Moulton, hins in_his Lkooping, cfandostine lottors of Mr, Boochor's to Mrs, Tilton, rovoaling doop iilicit love for au- othor man's wilo—losters blasphemous in the SBeriptiro phrasies employed, nnd exprossing tho Vory iyaria of lovo. Wa may well pauso beforo auch acousationa, Thoy ure’ more sotfous in their mesuing end #cope than thoso containod in Mr. Tilion's *| statemont to the Committve, No, Mr, Moulton cunnot ukt yet wash bis hunds of this businoss, Ho wust douy n &t tha statemants i Mr, Townsond'a lotter, or substantinte them by doc- umontary or othor proof. He is no frrospanal. Ulo party in this businoss, Ho hag beou thooon- fidontial friend of both Beocher aud Tilton, Ho i4 6 man of wealth and soci} standing, o is the ono witnoss upon whom buth 1ely, oither to conviet Mr. Becchor as an adultorer or Tilton sy & foul calumuiator. Io mny bofile » church committoo, which kng uo power to compol him to produce bis dosumonts or open his lipa. Bt it 18 n duty that Mr. Boschor owes to himselt, or Lis church owes to him, to bring Mr. Aloulton befora o tribunal that bas the power to compel him to testify. 1o must moke good his woids, if_ho ntterod thom, as Mr, 'Lownsond snys ho dud, or stand bofore tho world both a cownrd and calumaintor, by comparison with whom Theodore “Liton 1 na Hyporion to » satyr, ** 3B, DEECHER'S VERBATILE GENIUB." . Jivom the New York Sttn. Ono thing will bo concoded on all hiands, and that is that the wholo exposurs of this scandal Huows o trait of Mr. Bocuhor's vorsatilo goniua novor before fully sppieciated or understood. ‘Wo rofer to the distingulalied clergyman's wan- derial intuition m seiooting fools aud knayes for hig friends snd contidants,” Hold o Stato or even national fair, and what hopo would thoro be of produciug & triv like Tilton, Carpontor, snd Moulton 7 And ag tothe fomale ling, it would Lo of uo use to think of golng iuto compatition. Mon, wizh stzango and unnccountuble taste, havo had rattlesnnked for ypota ; gomo have oxtractod tho fangs : othors have shut the Taptiles u? in cages. Mr. Becohor concoived the slagular iden of turmug thew Jooso, with all thoir natural veuom, i his howsvhold sud his chureh, For 21l this folly ho hes bogn punishod onongh sl ready. . . . If Alr. Bocober cun be orushed by Mr. and Mrs. Tilzon snd F. D. Moulten, then ey not auy clergyman in this country be mined by ono bad man and one wonk or wicked wonian, with ono cunning niad unscrupulows ally—per= foctly iunocent thougth lie bo 2 TILTIN AND MOULLTON ** NOW ON TRIAL," From (i Cineinnald Guzette, Tow stands tho case, now that Mouiton has told what bo thiuks tiost, and Beecher hins given lus explauntion of all 2 What must be the judg- mont of a candid world? The case spoms to us to stand thus ; Tillom bagin all bis pursnit of Beocher's ruin roferrod to Monlton as posscssed of the proofs of Beechor's guilt. Moulton's conduct lins countonoyced thiy. Boccher's state- mont implicates Moulton with Tilton in o con- spiracy to biuckmuil him. Aloulton js now ne- cuscd. Ho can nolonger bload his honorasa confidential friend. If lio had o shrod of that honor left—if ho ‘nzd not forfeited it by letting go ta the Eubllu what could boused fo injute Beecher, while noay his protonse nf keoping back comos in only when koaplng back will belp tho jnjury, yot Deodhor's implicating bim in a con- spiracy, and accusing m of treashory as a con- iidaut, would nbsolve his honor from socreoy, sud would compel him to dofend himsolf 1f Le can. p Boechor has arraigned theso two men. . Thoy AYo now on trial. ‘Idton's statoment stands for nothing in the jpresence of Beocher's oxplana- tion of the oxtraicts from his lotters, which wero tho ouly things ithat gave it color. 1f Bocchar's statemont ie faleo, Moulton Los in bis hands tho proof of it, Unloss Lo produces suck proof, Beechor must stand acquitted. And bis scquit- tnl means the wonviction of both Tilton and Moulton, BSECHER “/PROVEN TO BE ANADULTERER AND FAL~ BIFTER, From the Cincnnatt Enquirer, ‘Wo havo had in thiy country soveral notorious cnses of whitownshing inividusl charaoter, but uone of thom apy oncfi in boldness and audacit; that of the so-calted ** Plymouth Chwreh lnvestis gating Committeo.” No whitewash wss over so thick ; no disguizo was ever so thin. White~ washing gonerully decoives somobody, but in this cnse it can hordly affoot the judgment of any sane person, Howover strongly the Conr wittee, named by Bocchar - himself, bas )sbored to vroduce nv}\luuflibh show of junoconce, it hos mob with a disastrous disaappoint- mont, caused by those very offorts. . , . Tho guostion sriees, Why, if this 8 Trauk JMoulton's statement—simply s refussl to muke statomont at all—wag it withbeld from publicas tion for noarly aweek? It is harmiess, Itin. volves no roputation, Why is it ku])l back, whilo wo hiave o long, ramblitg lotter from Mr. Beecher, which is not verified by his oath ? Doos it not look sa if the voal ststement made by Boulton wns someting vory diiferent from that publishied, and thet it bos hoen with his consent materially doctored and fixod up for the ocou~ son? . . . Buchhas boen tho suppression of his ovidence that we hinve mag the least guar. anteo that the bricf, wnimportant paper givan by Lim was that originally lnid beforo tho white- waghera, . . . Whatover pepers be [Moultou] iy havo of importanca, of whioch no cn&:iuu finve boen presorved by ‘Tilton, it i quite likoly Lo will proceed to destroy. In this councetion it is worthy of notice that no membor of the Com- mitteo evel asked hiw whothor the atatement of Filton was trua that Boocher bad confessed to him (Moulton) that ho bad committed adultery with Mrs, Wiiton. Titton undor onth sivore to thw, but the Committeo, when thoy hud tho man heforo thom who could sny whethor it was truo or uot, noglocted to put tho quostion, As to Boechor' loug statoment, om- Dudying a doninl of the chargou made by Tiltan, it w eiguifieant that it wos ot baoked up by an oath, s Tiltow'’s was, It i not o dofouse of him- solf from diroet or expliclt chinrgos. It is, ou tho contriry, an attack upon Milton for prateuded ill-trou{mont of hly wife, whorm, in contequonce, Le advised to soparato from hor husband., . . . - Reechor has boon oxposed, The publio judg- mout bus beon mado 1p, Ho ls proven to ba ai adultoror and a faluifler. No whitewash can im- prave Lis moral sppearance, We take it for granted that the case wilt now be fwmodiately romeuded to a lopal tribunal, where the bare- faced ottompts of Plymouth Chuels to concoal tho rasealitios of their smpfstor will bo inveati- goted and oxposed, Cortainly Filtan, unioss bo 18 tho basest of mon, caunot do otherwiso, The matter must now Lo probed to the bottom, and tho singules canduct of Moultou aud the Commit- bo oxpased to the peopla, ‘' AN UNSATISFACTONY BTATEMENT." Lirom the New Sork Erewing I'oat, This (Beechor's] v auad and huwiliating atate- mont ; #ud in sy uspoet, humiliating ospeotally du that iv diseloses, by lng own confession, a dls- graceful four of the opinion of wen on the l{mrz of & gront proncher who hLas so often und so ulaqluuutly tuught us that s oloan conscionce ol feur nelthor man nor Goa, Wa griovs to suy also that—considering the maunor i which it {y given to tho publio, with. o tho light of nuy of the collatoral tostinony which hud boon taken by the Commnitten, with- out & full atatomont dud oxamination of Mr, Moulton, and without oven a full ropors of the queations pui to My, Beocher by members of the Commnitieo und bis voplhes—it Iv au uneatinfac- statoment.. [t containg au explfoft donful of the truth of Mra. ‘Lilton's confension snd My, Lilton’s oharges, Butit fails to oxplain uatisfactorily,to the comimnon kenso of maukingd, why or how, with a gouscionce froe of oifonse on this po(nt. Br, Bocchor whould have outored into suuh a rola- tion witt such a man ug Mr, Moniton appears to Lo, Bud should havo expressed himsold 4o him in suck lotguuge, Thora (e a mystory 1o the mat- ter which is yet uufuthonied by the public, Whother the Conunittos have sounded {t8 depely Wo canuot iux tall, Wa awalt thelr roport, It 1t £alis to clear ub s mystory by medua of the colisteral toudmony whioll ihoy are withholdiug v from tho publlo,—and from what wo learn of that testimony wo aro of opinion that 1t 1a com. parativoly utimporiaut,—thote will romain no menns of solving it excopt & formal process in p oours of law, tor it la manifest that on the case ga it now stands boforo tho public, with Mr, Moulton sllent, tho Cowtmittes can lardly do mora than roporl that coitaln chisrgos aro mndo sud are uat provod, ‘This, however, ia cortain, Eithor Mr, Bdochor 18 not only & wesk mat, but ls also & guilty man, —~that s o moy, guilty, if uot of nduitery, of laast of lmpropriatics Incousistout with hoor, aud gullty also of lying,—or Mr. Titton and Mr, Moulton ara knavos aud conabiratora for. whom hardly any concolvsblo punishmont iatoo severs, The now admitted facs that Mr. Boscher, after kuowing that ho was charged with soflciting Mua, Tiiton to asdultery, wrote or nl{mml tho doonmonts which have beon made Y“b i, is not suliclontly explainod away by tho nilegation that hio yielded to the guidanca of Mr. Moniton, with- out tho oxposition o mure cogent roasous for Bueh woakness, ) *'NOT PROVEN, BUT—' From the Cleveland Heruid, 5 Not yu?van, but you wuytn't do 50 sgain, Mr, eochier ** GONYINOING PROOF OF 1118 INNOCENOE." From the Buffulo Kzpress, To thiose who will weigh the testimony, and tho facts nud circuimstancos cifoited by it, fairly and withont projudico, tho statoment of k. DBocoher and his subsequent cross-cxamination betoro tio Committeo will bo acceptod f8 con- vincing proof of Liu innoconce, **3UIx CASE 19 NOT CLOSED,™ From the Bugfste Comneriad A groat dosl of what Lo [Buochor] baa snid must bo vory unsatisfactory to Lhoso uuproju- diced readors Who wish to be persuaded of lus inuogence, but whose judgment reguiros batter proof of it thau his moco assortion against the ovidonco of his own writton words, ncoording to tho nutural, Wsual, common-sonsa undorsianding of those words, . . . Would it uot be well for those avowed parti- saus of Mr. Baechor's, oditorisl and other, who aro yo angry with the lndopoudent journals which caunot soa the grost amplicatod proachorturough thowe adoring spoctaclos, to munifest towards poor Lilton & listle of that besutitul chartity which thoy so offensively demnand for Mr. Boecher 7 “Tho cavo_fs not clood. The most that can be sakd for Mr, Beecher at presont is that ho {8 not yet proved to be guiley. ‘Cha least that can bo said for 'iltou is that ho has not yot mado out bis caso, Let judgmont ba susponded awbile in regard to both ‘accusor and accusod, # QANNOT YET BE HELDINNOUENT OR GUILTY." From the Midicaukee Sentinet, Tt dooa not apposr that tho statemont of Mr. Beechor bas vory considorably changed tho clisutage of the two geutiemon who ore arrayed agatntt oach othor in this controvorsy. Thoso who havo humta;finu thought Beechor guilty, still think lum guilty, and the princpn! offoct of the suatemont soome o be that thoso who huve thought him ijvuwocent from tho fliat are strougthened in thoir faith, Tho average of pub- lio optuion sooms to Lo that Mr, Beechor cannot yotbo hold incocent or guilty; thas Moulton must bo hoard bofore the verdict is vondored. 1¥ EEEOUER'S BTATEMENT BTANDS," L'rom the Pittsbura Gazelte, It Boccho's siatemont stands, unchallonged by evidence, which can only consisy of lotiers and dooumouts whicki, 1t is susorted, &xo i Moulton’s yossersion, or something efss than the mero say-o ot Iriton or Dloulton, this trisl, whilo grioyous and terrible, wiil only reeult in restoring him all the moro fully to the love and coulideuce of the American pcople, *¢178 FORCE VERY LARGELY DUOKEN.” #rom tho Liviladeipin Lresy. While M, Rieecher's stataniant, on flrst rond- ing, very gonerally leaves tho imprension of Lo s truthful and honost presontmont of a very painfal stato of affairs, its forco is vesy largely broken by its baving boen 80 long withhald, As evidenca ¢ I8 hotdly worth whilo to look ut it Eeiontifically. - 'The wholo cnse has beon dovols opod 8o blunderingly, the luw of avidancg hss Leen #a systewmaticully violated at every stop, thot the public mind Will now mstinctively ro- Ject avervihing that does not como to it witn the sbiolds and safegunrds which the lay, in its care forall, haw thiown around the production of tostimony 1 its courts of justico. STHE MATTER NOT YT SETTLED,” Lrom tie Deroit Tribune, Unquertionably Mr. Bacchior's cornest words. will do much to rogain for bim that hold upan tho public confidonte which the unwise polioy of the attorneys in tho cusa had eo sndly loosoried. ‘The probubilities soam to be that the matter js not yot sottlod, and thut the moment for o fingl vordict has notcome. . . . Coucoding hentt~ 1y tho iwmprovemonut in tho prospocts of Air. Becchor's ultimata scquittal by publio sentiment, by the avorage impression which his statemont wall produce, we canuat da otherwise than hold more positive exprassion of opnion fn abeysnce uniil our judgmont shall bo sided by thoso fur- ‘thor dovelopments which must fvllow in the near nture. CA STRANOR BTORY," Froms the Toieno Llude, This [Beechor's| ia 1 straugo story. To most persous 1t will sound like flchion; wwd yeb what froquont Hluytrations we hova of tha fact that trued js somotimes stranger than fiction. . . . 1t ia all Bo different from tho wsus! courss pur- sued by men who ave wrongfully accused, that dlx':s ]‘forld will searcoly bo able tv xeulizo its pou- sibulity, **THEBE OAN DE NO ACCURATE JUDOMENT" A8 YET. From the Detrott ¥ree Press, In the glmueu: aspeot of the cuso, the stato- ment of Mr. Boeoher eaunot bo cosidered 83 putsing un end forever to tho doubts which Lave arisen ar to tho suspicions which bava beon ougenderod by the various publications which have been made. Moulton hus uot yo told o\l Le knows, sud_ Tilton is eaid to have sometbing iv resorve. Until all the priveipals aud neeapmories hnve spoken fully, fresly, aud unreservedly, thera can bo no accurats judg- mant, oud thit of the Invostigating Comnittos, without fuyihior’ ovideuco to euabla it to form & correct one, will not bo conmdered watistuctory. ** WILL ACQUIT DL Frow the Detroit Pot, The mass of those whoso good opinion Mr. Beecher would liko to rotain will scquit him on intolloot. Tho labors of his self-appointod In- vostlguting Committoe havo proven & solomn farce, unroliaved by.oven s docont respecs for publio epinion. g *QUILTY AB CHANGED." Fyom the Sprinle.d (11l:) Legister. " Wo may fufor thut tho dofonso ju tua Btronges which ho [Loechor) can possibly mmwe, u oven without thin viow, 1t 14 lamentably woalt. It is Impoesiblo to pupposo that au funocout man conld mako uo bolcor dofonso thun tnab pub- lished, and, theralore, tho vardict of tho publio. ia that lio ts guilly e aharged. . . . WO bave soon in thiaBlate how tho Mookford sonndst tvus orushed i s day, not by an claborato do- fonsg pravared by tho advieo of Iawyors, but by tho sfmblo powor of tha trutls, 1t 1s cloar that if Degcher Wwas lunocont bio might haye mudo bis donial moro than b wouth oyo, aud with u ko favorablo rosult. . - —_— PLYMOUTH UEO};OH PRAYER-MEET- NG, From the Kew York Sun, Aug, 10, The Plymouth Church prayor-maeting laot evoniug wag in syery way o prafse-mooting for tho delivorance of Air. locchor from what thoso who prayad ealled s *Larriblo bondago,” Asglat- ant Pastor Lalliday led the mooting, snd Dr. Lidward Bucoher mndo the oponing prayer, 1io 8aid that be bolioved his brotlor had pukon the truth, and o hoped it might sbino forth bright~ 1y 1o all the world, Afr. I, M. Qleyeland, oue of the Comumittes of Inqulry, offored & prayor fullof potitions for blusstigu on' the pastor, Me, Thoin~ ot G. Bhearman roturncd thauks in his prayer for tho discipline tho Church had gone turougl, 1o prayed for thoso who maligued the pastor. Hig words woro ¢ Wo may forgivo those, Ol Lord, who have jujured s, and Wo miny esruektly pray fof thems bub whon liovo alruck b those wo buve loved batter thin our souls, It 1% bard; but 1o 1his end wo proy Thieo to Vrlug us thut wo muy prry truly for thom, Tho olosio of bis prayer roferrad to tho oxame ple of tho ono who, white not showing n worldly windom snd shrowdness, had shown a hwurt r?lu!y to saorifico nawe, fome, and ail thiugs for otheis. After 8 white-hnired man, who came from Now Yorl, gaid that the Lvil One was ttio only which paying W Iy o whicl 4 0uo of tha mnty proati of his guilt, A youne glel, a servant in my houua, cunoniy of Mr, Beechor, Mr. Ilalliday resd ox- tracts from o numbor of lottors he Lad recoived, Ono bo read from ML, BERCHER'S WIFE was a8 follows: i SsTURDAT-—Midnight, DrAn M, HALLIDAT: T had Jald asido the carce and Itbaru af tha dug, hoplug o alesp, but juy oyes ary Toballious aud refuse (o elose, Undor all the clouds that, through ovil men, havs gatbored oronnd ua, thord s much to comfort and sustats us, 81y heaet 13 full of love sud gratitude to-night for our dear peoply wiio bavo stood ko twfalteringly by their nobio and fearfully-elondered pustor. 1 don’t kuow why I am druwn (o write you this, but it scems ax f T could tiot sloep Wil T bud spoked to somoe oo of {he great Joy sud prido 1 havo o bis wife in church that, thoiis ovil s well aw good report, gathier = luvingly sud trustingly sbout him. Less'fultuful than our lie- loved peoplo tho Bavior's disciples forsook Ilim mmt fled whon wicked men wought to destray Ifim, T8 & wicked {o fool thua ? I to not mean 1t o, bt my wholawoul ia o atirred with gratitudo thut Qod Lins rafsed up wuch Criouds Lo comfort aud sustain my dear Luaband, 1 wish Icould send *Gud Uleas you™ to each truobeart that ovea Plymouth Ghurcl aind e pastor, Do you kuas ull tia timo I was South, Ty heart almont braakiug over tho persscutions Mr. Ieechier was subjectod Lo, tho hyinn * Fear not, T am ‘with theo; oh bo not dismayed," was constuntyy with a0, T would wake suddeuly out of troubled sleep aud wil dreams, and Leforo nie would Ve eumo lina or ‘verso of that preoions hyma, ss distinctly as ifuttered by & volco ut my Ledside, or wonld wako myself re- eating (¢ aloud. During' the lsst fow wools it has Bean iy hourly companion. T chnnot eing, but how I wish Plymoutih Church would sug that hymu for mo {o-morrow, or xatiier to-day, for the Sabbath diwns whila T write. 'Eutoe W, Desonkn, Mr, Moses Boach rend an extrsot from an- other letwor from Alrs, Beechor, and suid that thio rouscs thnt wore on the desk wero sont fo tho piayor-meoting by her, with her love, and that of her husband. "As this was snunounced thero was Liearty applauso. Mil. DEECHER. . Mr, Boochor was. nottced by ihose who were in tho rear of the room standing at the throsh- 1d, poeping through the door. Ase tho storm of ‘auga ucosq, Lo quickly turned snd walked P'rof. R. R, Raymond said that it was s jubileo day for thie chiuscl, -and he was not afraid to speak of all tha trouble as fluighed. Tho light- n‘ug vardict bad gono into every heart as though the words swere spokon from tho pastors Tipy, aud now all broathed dooper aud freor. 1o thouked God that Mr, Hoechor hed foults onough to mako him & brother to allof his mom- bers, ' When ho returns tis fell in all his ruddy heslth,” Mr. Roymond concluded, *wo ehnll soo such doye as old Plymouth has nevor saon iImlrm:." Thero wag loud and long applauso at this. “Thon Alr, Helliday eaid, as raqueated in Alrs. Boecher's lottors, all would siug * How firm o ‘Woundation. As tho lnsy vorse was finislied, and Dr. Beechor lifrod bis handa to give tho benedic- tion, My, Gilbert moved that Mr. Halliday return thse love of the church to Afr. and Alvs. Becclior for their romemirauce. A DUBINESY-MEETING. Aftor the prayer mecting the Exsmining Com- mitten met, with Deacon Huwkins as Morderator, Jir. Bhoarman moved that the Examining Com- mittoo roport to the shiurch op next Peiday aven- ing the result of tha inveatigation that a sub- committeo of their body had boen making. Ho sud that in o fow days fio oxpected to seo tho vilest slanders io” print, ‘and n documont published which was frandulent with . mis- coustrued lattors, all o poysgn - who would not oppear before the Commit- too. Ho id nor wish the churoy to bo delnyod by datlying with such _persos, snd waa in favor of an eariy roport. Mr. Beecher's at- incic o hny fovor comes over him on Mouday, Ang. 17, aud if he wan kopt awsy from tha moun- tains howould not bo able to doservice until lato in thoe full. 3lr, Raymond said that ko did not wish {1so church and peoplo to bo fiopt in sus- pense until every blackard in the United States brought charges sgaiust Mr, Bocchor. Mr, Bhearman's resolution was amended, and tho Exnmining Committee were requested {o re- port at us enrly dare as they could’ in the inter- 1 rosont ovidonco, of anything that cay bo rution- 'ty called erimiuality. His story is now beforo ¢l ¥, and will bo eredited, \Whothor it I or not, fho.'e 18 toucof innocence and honesty in it whie U indicates that Mr. oeccher's conscienco is clear, aud chat his ercors have been thoge of his Jjudgm ent, not of his heart, & * O REAL PROORESS MAD! From the Sew York Gravlie, To any ‘008 who looks st the matter with jm- partiality, iti8 plain that no rosl progrews jn the fuvastigait 9 bos boe mado by Mr, Beechei's tostimony, . Tilton charged under oath thk Mr. Boechor Beecher ans ¥evs—uot, howover, nodoer oath— that ba i fun, eout. Tho leigors’ whioh tormed the ovidonco adduced by Mr. Tilton—for his Wito's testimon, ¥ oy be conudored wholly nn- worthy of atta, 4on~0ro noy oxplainod by Mr. Boachor in o way B84 will fully sattefy the public at large. Practic, Miy, to cuso svnnds to-day just where it did & we ®F 8go. JMr. ‘Wilton wnys one thing s Mr. Buge her snother, Tho oniy wit- noss who, Itiwbeliev ®4.can docide the question of Mr, Boeclior’s guilt o ¥ Awocanca is Mr. Moulton, aud it is not impos. UG that evan wora Mr, Moulton to toll ** tho 11 s, thowholo truth, and nothing but tho trath,” ¥ fual verdict nright still bo boyond our reach, ' 11 'b2% this mattor musy be brought before n compot. ‘M&court ai luw is more than ever evident, . Toe ionocont, cild-jike TnconAclousness of Boocker on_tha subjees_of Vinckmail 18 simply and altogothor lovoly, In ) b5 dofouso ho uvory that hio “*contributed to M, % Tilton's wants™ flvat in tho sumor 82,000, pnd Altorw ards 26,000, but it was not until aftor 'no b, W dit bursed tho former aum that tho idon occnr, el to Lum of the oparation “unvnrlnE of black mail." It may soom quito naturul €o tho Commu, $teo that o man should pay 97,000—mortgaging bi '8 Lo so to on- ablo bim o do so—to bide the & Wiw'sectet of bis funoconce, und conceal from ; ‘he world hiy purity ond vistno, but that s searco 1y 110 Way in Which the publio will look upon +%. A very wonk and timid man may auLmu o b 3 black- twuilod avon whon ko fs insocont, but i © * fino old Elam\ldhmrlnu," 08 Gath ‘sty.. o E ‘rothor Buochor, is not & wonk and timid” nu w, 2 wwd no canfossion by him short of one avow: ng s tetuni guilt conld Lave s more duumning offe ot ol 3 tho popular mind, i Ono theory of tho present situation, in the Brooklyn sexndal Iy that Moulton rofuse il ta 4 oll all ho” kuows that tho Committes m ight 119 sparod the g}"" of bringiug in a vejdict o £ guilty; that Mr. Beochor night huve an oppor. * tunity’ to quiotly “stop down and ont,” thus Haviug tho nogessity of bringing tho oase beforo tho courts, the rosult of which might ve towdrive him from the oburch, UWILL REGARD HIN A8 QUILTY." From the Seninhin Appeals Tho Committes will doubtlesd tud for.tkio do fondant, aud tho pastor will bo rostorad to his placo on tho Piymonth club-howso platform, but tho groub wajority of tho poople of the Uhniou will regard him guilty s charged by Liton, Thoy wfll 1ook upon Litp us Yibidinons and aduls forous; o deliberate talitlor of truth; the ruth- loss {yvedor of tho homed committed to his chargo as o upfritual adviser; a wrotoh who do- liboratoly planaod cho soduction of Wy, Tilton, tho wite cf lufs feleud aud susociuto; and who viclated the most sored laws of hoopltulity in ordat to gratify & lust, w8 tho faf 0Y0, ebirusive whon oppostunity presen 84 Lig “bnd beon guilty of sdultery, Mr. | osts of truth sud Justico, Mr, IHulliday gave rose leaves from the Boechior bouquet to thoss who ssked for them. v, Harriot Beecher Stowe carried away o full- blown roso. Aftor tho meoting a procession of ladies and gentlemon went to Mr. Boechor's rosi- denco on the Helghts, and were cordially receiv- ed by the pastor and his wifo, gt LET HIM SWEAR, o the Editor nf The Chicaao Tribune: Bu: Br. Boockor Ly roitoratad his firat state- ment, aud Lina attempted to reconcila the gross ineongruitios of his position, He has further charged Tilton with bluekmniling him, and at- tacks Mr. 3foulton a8 an Accessors, If his statements speak the truth, then is Thaodore Tilton the vilost wretch unhung, and #hionld bo Iynchod to the first Jamp-post in Brook- Iyn without & moment’s delsy. The mercenury slandoror of the pricst of God, the trador in his wifo's disbonor, and the teatiicker in bhis own shome, tho lortures of the Iuquisition would be oo ¥ood forbitn, Lot us sigh for the good old timey when Lue crimiual miglt Lo burued at tho staka, Bolore, however, wo see ft {o heliove Alr. Beeehor's pitifal amu‘rt o reconcilo the irrec~ onellable, wo shatl sl him, first, to swour be~ foro bis God Lo the Dinth of his stuiomont, aud thon to bijng civil .buit for libel, and erimiual snit for porjury, sgainst Theodore Tilton, Lhon, and pot £ill than, may wa 800 11t to uttach woight olf am_ concerned, tho . “ouly. - monay T oy of - e, % piyingg Baecher'y ovorieard foir yeara ngo a convorsution hoe Lwveon Mrs, Tilton anil wio concornlng lier fu- timnoy with Mr, DNeacher. Lls cauversation win rapeated by tha listeuar to the family rofa- . tives and to somo frieuds, Ifor d!npmmf«'m [ ropoat tho stary was dangorows for tho notaa i it, aud ncoordingly 16 was .deomed host to. tond Ler fo tha West ta hoardit-achool. Sho ro- muined _thoro threo yoors, mud bho bills wora poid by Mr; Boccher, Dorlups ho ragards tuls a8 binckmin{l, A8 to lin coutributlng meuoy to tho Golden Age, 1t 1nthe fivat timo thit any pore sou conneoted with tho Goldzn Agehny ovor hoard of it. 1f the aapital of that paper, whicka number of frieuds mado up, contnined w weerat wud silont contribution from Henry Ward Ileecher tho kuowledgaof that fact wad earefally withheld trom mo afld my uesoclates in that journal, if Mr. Doochor didl contributo this monoy unbe. kuown to mo, and if ho proonred it by w mort- Rage on hishouso, or in_any other dificull way, thau this fuct alone, withont any furthor ovi- dence added, s enough to convice him of ovory ehiargo that | hevo miudo. Mr, Bagcher's orinio agningt mo and mine was cuolgh of » sin to an- swer for, bt i ndding to this basonoss his au- dacioun and_desporato attacks on Mr, Moulton aud r. Corponter as blnclmailors, to say nothing of mysalf, whom ho Jnciudes in tho ne- cuention, L bids fair to siuk ne low a4 ho ouco stood high,” —_——— WASIUNG'TON. Lnbratdor Wanis the Iencfits Under ihe Washbugton Frenty—Oificors of ‘Worritorial Legistutures Limated— Bosrdingefloune Keepers und tho "Lreasury Chorkine Special Dievatch to The Clicago Tribune, Wasisxaro, D. C., Aug, 17.—An fmportant question i tobo decided by the Trensury Dopart~ mont i the coursa of & fow days. It Iy clumed that Labrador is entitled to the benofits of {ho provisions of tho Treaty of Washington whicn relato to tho froo outry of flshors and fsh, Tho twonty-fimt articlo of tho trenty stip- ulatea that fish oll and fish of ol kinds, beiug tho produco of the fisherion of tho United States or of the Domivion of Canada, or of Prinon Edward's Island, sheil be admitted into ench country respectively frea of duty, Nowfoundland wis oxelnaed from tho advaine tages of that acticlo of the lrmu{ until o fow mouths ago, and now Labrador knocks for ade mission on the ground of equity. Hosides it in Lold thet Tabrador s under the jurisdiction of Nowfoundlnud, aud is on that acedunt, 1 for no other reason, entitled to recognition as within tho scopo of tho trenty. OQUVIGENS OF TERWITORIAL LRGIALATURES - A practico kaving prown in the sovural Terrl- torial Logislatures of cmploying and paying numorous porsony, such s Chaplnine, ote., with- out authority of law, it bas been found necess aury for tho Trensury Dopartmont to 1ssua cireular, which was promuliated to-dav, stating tho nnmbor, clagy, and_componsation thut is al- Jowed to each branch of & Tarritorial Loglslu~ tive Assembly, nnd adding that “no othor ofil- cora or emplosos aro puthorized, snd nono othi- ers can bo paid by tho Secretary of o Territory," SALABIES OF TREARURY CLERKS. A momotial bns reccived signntures in the Treaury Department prayiug that the Becretary will nbrogato his rocont orders probibiting tha Jayment of salaslos woint-mmontily, s formorls, ut the document is not likoly to bo prosoutod, for it has become genorally nndorstood that tha Seerotary means to mako o tost of the mode ot any rate. Ho explnins that his or der wns not caloulated or expected to inffict Lerdsnips, but wag miended simply for the bonetit of employos; that the Department hneno objection to paving Lwvice or even four times 2 month, but many cumplaivts have beon made by bonrding-libuse keopors and other creditors thet whaen their bills fall due ouce & month theso employes, who contract for monthly sottlements, butwho raceive and speud half of their snlurics in tho middle of tho wonth, are unable to pay up. SONUMENTAL. A design for o Lieroie-sizo monumont of man blo, reprasouting tho Goddess of Liberty, hus veen accopted by tho Contennial Committeo of tho ordor of “Bini Brith.” The monument ia ta be oxecuted in Rome, by Mr. Ezokiol A. Rouug. sculplor, of Cucinnatl, and is to bo placed in tho Capitel grounds in this city asa froo-will offering of tha Iuraclites of America te tlso cause of liberty and 1oligioun frecdom, THE BAST PABK. The work of cutting down and grading the Eaat Park of the Capitol grounds was boguy o« day with a large furco of Juborors and teats, tha intention being fo complete the uudertuking before wintor seta in. 3 TOYTIABTER-GENERAL JEWELL 18 expected to arrivo at Now York from Enrnsu withiy o fow dass, Io will call ot tho sou-gida capital to puy his respects to the Drosident, thionee ho willgo to bis home in Connecticut, and will come tiore sbout the first of next month. [Tothe Associated Press,] PUSTSIASTERS APFOINTED. ‘Wanmvoroy, D. C., Aug. 17.—~The President hasappaintod tha following Postmnstors : {lonry 3 Magee, Cyntbisna, Ky.; C. Q. Hawley, Girard, Knu,; Goorge Roder, Carthago, Mo,, Jobn Gibson, Carroliton, Mo. : James W. Marsh, Holden, Do.; Samuel Fordehum, Savaunali, Mo.; Boujemin ¥, Wright, Charlos City, It § Natlianiel 'C. Saujon, Chatsworin,~UL; d. A. Wurren, Ienry, {i. ; James M. Dgiudou, Bos- cobel, Wi sndor W. Delong, Huntington, Ind.; 3lrs, Taylor, Riclnnond, Ky, ; Alexandor 3L Campbell, Baling, Kan,; Cyius Baud, Lin- cols, Neb,: J. K. Stetfee, Georgorown, Ky, NATIONAL DASK CIBCULATION, Up to this_dato tho smoant of circulation withidrawn by National Banks by the deposic of Togal tondord i3 greater than the amount issued since the pussage of tho now law by aboub 1,000,000, thns working & contraction of tho currency to that oxtont, A majority of ths banks thus withdrawing their alreulation are located in the Souths and Wast, INDIAN COMMISSIONER AVPOINTED. E. A. Hoyt, of New York, has beeu appointad a montbor of tho Donrd of Indiny Comtuission- «ors to fiil one of the uxisting vacnucics. ——— AMERICAN SILK MANUFACTURE. New Youx, Aug. 17.—Tho sunual roport of the Bilk Meuufacturing Association tor the fiseul year givea tho following statistica: Number of dirms manndacturing sill, 150, Oporatives sm- . ployed, 10,051, Tho quantity of raw silk manu~ factured duting the past yonr was only two- thirds that of the provious yorr. Thero Lins heen a shrinkago of 25 to 35 por cent in the quantity oF tRmitle produced. Tho amount of capital employed it tho sille manufacture in tho United States in nearly $16,000,000. SPECIAL NOTICES, Many who ave suflering from the offocts of tho warm weather and aro dobilitatod, are ad visus by phigelciuns ta take modurste smounts of whisky twa or fhroo tmes durdog tho day. Ta a Nstlo whils thoso who adopt this advlo fraquontly incrossa the numbor of *“drinks,” and {u thuo bocomo contirmed fo- cbriates, A buvorago whlch will nob creato thirst for tntoxfenting lquors, snd whick 1a lntonded ospocisily for tho bonofis of dolitlitated pursons, whatlior at o ue abroad, ia Dr, Bohienck's Soa-Weed Tonla, Contalning tho julcos of many wmodicinal Lorbs, this proparation 1o Ll aswoyerations, Ya sy 8e woll stato horo sud now, that thio limo hay {ons sluco kouo by Ivhon we wero rewdy Lo acoapt (.19, BBV ogiun of bis Infallibility, as sirtually puy 79740 20 ! world by tho Ednuonionl Counll o." Piotiyu- We ropoat ity Let kim swear. g et : ——— THE OHARGE OF BLACKIIAIL, From the New York Herald, Aug, 15, A roportor of the Zlerald, who met Mr, Tilton on the Pulton atry-boat lsat eveniug, auled him what ho thought of Mr, Booches's eharge of binckmail, I thiulk," roplied Mr. Tilton, * that probably nowhoro elko in tho civilized world was thers moro dnetardly acl commitzod than yestorday— no, not by any momboer of the Luman raco—than Houry Ward Boochor’s attack on Frauk Moulton a8 a blackwailor, Mr. Muulton 18 vieh euough topay Mr. Beechor's salavy us o bagatelle, Ho 18, moroovor, tho most fuithful fricyd that Mr, Bocehor aver bud, or ovor will havars: zulu, though ho ghnulu 1ivo to be 100 yoars ol k‘uuk Moul- ton's gorvica 0 that “muu—tho way ko has Jputashiold ovor him and gusrded bim, your bo eac, for tho lust four yoars, from the oxXposure Lis guilly ueorot—tho Zeal aud onro witl wh feb bo" Lig strivan to koop publio ruin from ova ttukiug him in the pulpit’ aud dingrace from #had ‘owing his childron and grandobiidr on—seg- vicos ko those are rarely rendorod Ly one mua to ang thor, and I know of no instance of such basena 84 or lugratitudo s tho duu?’omto minfg- tor of s Plymonth Church hus oxhibited fn thus siriling & mun whoso ehos-latchot ho fs uy. worthy ) unlouse, 1 care nothing for thls piti- ful protex. t of blackmuil, oxcopt #0 far as it af- foots Mr, A foulton—if it oan alect him at all, whigh 1t wik' 1ol for ho 1a too prond a man ko Lo wounded by suoh w siabe-he will alniply be Aled with soom. Bo far aa X mye doos not cruate an appetite for tho Intoxicating cup, Tha - nourlsbing and thul fo-supporting proportios of many valaw ablo natural productions contalned fn it and well kuowa tomedical mnon havos most strengtoning Influcneo. A single botilo of thu Tonlo will domoustrate its valuable Aualitios, ¥or dobility arising from sicknass, avoroxors tlon, or from any causo whatovor, & wilg-glamful of Scae *set Tanic taken aftor moals will etrangthon and creats, Stitelor wholosome food, Toall who sre abost ! an app. loaving the offoataof De. & Toulo, and Mandr gL witotad by a chaskoof takion by those whoar . outd fouwo hamo withont watgrand dlot. Na perso. taking & supply of theso safu, l\l'dflls!hl S TN p - = ""1ICE, —err DISSOLUTION N0, 5o DISSOLUTION. 4 o.5 “ir howos, wo dosira to say that tho excollent I toro e . e Voal n?.}b“.?.‘!l’fx’?x'ifi&"’n’:’n.‘"fi{fl&l{"..“b'."x's'."‘nl‘:"u".{’c..,l o aud Wood Liatury {3 this day disoivoil by matunt . seuty Alfeout WAL ralcdag, buviog suld his hotont (us, - w& ‘::‘n\t.nll:l v 8, Hal, who will cuntiuuy 1o oarey on A 40, 1374, ALRIID i g, SCALES, e e S FAIRBANEKR BTANDARD OF ALLRIZKS, FAIRBANLE, MORSE &00 L1 AND U LAKR &I, ahonok's soasunablo remodios, Sea-Woed “Xe Plly, aro partioulardy oviduntwhon ~uurds slong. Porssleby ©