Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1874, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1874, A et e e e e e et e e e e e e et s et sttt e Sustdodib diliie &% TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATES OF BUBSCRIPTION gn'nsu T ADYANUR), o S1E08] ook Yarts of a yearat the 20me rate. Ta provent delay aud mistakes, bo wure and xive Pont Oficouddress in fall, fnoluding State and County, ‘Romsittances uay ba made olther by dratt, expross, Post Obica ordar, or in roiaterod Istfera. at ur risk. TERMS TO OITY lu:ucm;.’nu. " . Dafls, delirercty Hundsy ozcovloa 3 conte pr wooks &, Sunday tholuded, 1 conts por wook, Datiyy aolivoreds Sungey IERTRING GOMPA i Samiar Madison and Doarborn-ts.. Uhicagos 1Ml TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. OO THEATRE—Randoloh stroot, between RO Caallen T Lo Astragen v TRIE—-Mnadison street, bstwean Dfix‘o&xffisflm'.‘AEn agomont. of Edwia Atams. *'Y'he Ited Light; or, Tho Bigaal of Dangor.' A 5 Clark _stract, opporito AN O e Mt MUSIOHalstadstteot, botweon Mad- O O aaromont of Tobort. MoWadio. % Van Winkio.” AMERIOAN. MUSEUM_Monrog stroet, betwoon Biato aud Doarbo: Abduction. SOCIETY MEETINGS. DGE No, 160.—Meats thia Thuraday -fl:’.‘n‘flfl’ Efic’i{.’m Orionial 1all, 133 LaSnilo-nt.. for work on tho M. M, degreg. ting brotbron cordinily Thvitod, liy order of tho W, M, K. ST. JOHN, Hoecy, F.—=Mot 2 G NO. 521, 1. O, O, m: \:Hry' Yffi}..’.fix’fin‘fi.”.nma » ann meoting of tho o iox. Rusinoss of lmportanca sl bo Lodgy this”ovoning. Busigo 9! GURTIAER, o, MAS J. TURNER LODGE, No.d09, F. & A, M.— Igflfir ‘communication 8t Masonio Lail, 73 Monroe-st.. this (Thursday) ovoniug, Sopt. 3, at 74 o'olock, for work e degesn. Visttora onedinlly invilad to attond. Hyordorot We M. J. . PEITIBONE, Boorotary. emome———— BUSINESS NOTICES. NEY, R OF OLARK AND : nfi?\&lsflffl}'{%}r’mt-cz("xgflnuaz and beat full sot of tosth for 83, Batisfaction givon or money refunded. Uhe Chicagy Tibumne, Thursday Morning, Soptomber 3, 1874, Goldsmith Maid—2:14, P Supposo the stupid men wore all dead, what wonld remain for the wiso mon to do? ! “Whitewashora done here,” is tho sign hung out by tho Second District of Vormount. | Bay trath n;y provo & liar, bub nover doubt that old Father Poland haa lost his election. \ Fair-timo bna como around sgain, and the porenuial burstors of eloquence aro opon to en- Bgogements, | And tho gallant Jobn B. Havwloy, too, Ho has been rojected by his constituents. InLlis atond, another Genoral hias been nominated. | Tho newspspers of Vermont brought their forces to boaron the author of the pross-geg faw, and tho venorable gontloman is nomore. Suppose tho press-gug law should react upon tho Senator from Wisconsin as it did upon the Roprosentative from tho Becond District of Vermant. memer———— Porhaps th?mm: brothers will now consent to roturn to Congross. Tho poople have shown some intontion of sonding good men thore to keop thom compony. A colobratod artist in whitowashing, who has done mnch work in the Houso wing of the No~ tional Capitol building, will spond next winter in the mountaing of Vermont. —— Mr, McOrary, of tho First Towa District, dallied with the tompter long, and st last ylelded to bis fnscinations. Very likoly tha olections will show that ho bas lost tho district to his party by making tho nomiuation 80 plainly a bargain. P At a mosting of whito people in Columbia, 8. 0., yostorday, tho reports of sorious frays bo- tween the two races iu that region woro strongly donounced. There has plainly been sowa do- voted lying by tho partisan preas over the *in. toatinal warfare in Sonth Carolins,” as thoy de- light to call tho corner-grocery row which Iately ocearrad thera botwaon four negraes. The surronder of Sodan was colebrated in Germany yosterdsy, Tho survivors of that memorablo battlo doubtless kept holiday in the modest and quiet stylo for which the nation is distinguished. Boor, and Turners, and rosy- choeked damsels in generous supply and closo Yolations is tho uneducated ideaof & German carnival. Dr, Loonard Bacon ia not exactly the man who can properly talts Mr. Frank Moulton to task for meddling in this Beochor business, If there has boen ono maleport, officious, persistent, inquisitive, nnd disingenuous body connected with the soandal more conspicuous than another, it is Dr, Leonard Bacon himsclf. Heis directly respongible for the recent investigation, and thero is as much testimony as he can disposo of to show that ho Lnew the faots very woll when ho wroto tho articles in the Independentwhich provoked Mr. Tilton's colobrated Bacon letter. Somebody in Wushington has discovered a law which provides that all offices attached to the scat of Government shall bo exercised exclu- sively in the District of Columbia. Tho ofiico of President, it 18 claimod, comes within the pur- view of this elauso; and, if 0, all tho business which has beon transacted at Long Dranch dur~ g the summer is null. Rural Postmastors, who might otherwis2 be discouraged by this in- formation, will be rolieved on recollocting that Presidont Grant {8 not the man to be frightened by old laws. A convention of poraous interested in the construction of a cheap-freight raitway botwoon tho Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi Rivor was held in Mt. Veruon, O., yesterday. Ite object was tosecure organizations in New Jersoy, Ponnaylvanin, Obto, Indisna, aud oy, which shell undertake the survoy of a routo, and reccive subscriptions for the defraying of oll preliminary oxponses, There is, wn- doubtedly, monoy in the project for somebody, Wo venture nothing in saying this, Many prominent gontlomon were in attendance upon the Conventlon, among them beluy the Hon, Oolumbus Delano. Committeos woro ap- pointed according to tho origiual design, and everything was made rendy for & most gratify- ing roport of progress to tho noxt Cougross, upon which may bo baged s demaud for heavy aubaldios, something aftor the munnor of tho £a- cifio rallroads; ‘Tho Chieago produco markets wora gonorally atrongor yestorday, with o falr aggrogato of sules fn grain, Mews pork was quict and frm- or, at &3275 aoller the month, aud $17.25 woller the yoar, Lnrd was quiot and stronger, cloalng at 816,20@16,26 cash, snd ®1L.873¢ por 100 e moller tuo year, ' Meats wero quick and frmor &% 8o for ahoulders, BICEIH0 for shors ribs, 19@1230 2or shord clenr, anid 1134@123o, for aweet-ploklod hams, Highwined woro quiot and firmer, at 080 per gallon. Liako freights woro moro sotiva and firmor, at 8%4a for whont to. Buffalo. Flour waa quiot and unohanged. Wheat was less active and Yo lowor, closing firm nt fdo cash, and 09)¢e nollor October. Corn wes metive, and 10 higher, olosing ut 0030 casls, and 09)40 mollor Octobor. Ontn wore netivo, and 1@1i{e high- or, closing nt 41370 cash or soller Qotobor. Itye waa “quiet’dnd firmor' st 706, Darley was in’ good demand and firmer, olosing at 02@030 cash, and 80}¢@000 for Boptomber, IHogs woro in fair domand and steady, solling st #5,00@8.00. Cat- tle wors firmer, with salos at §1.85@0.76. Bhcep unchangad. The Ohio Republican Convention yestorday adopted a platform on which honest mon in that Btato can stand and opposc the Domoaratio rob- bors. Tho finsuce resolution donouuces all forms of open or covert repudiation, and do- clares it to bo tho duty of the National Governe ment *to adopt such moans aa abhll gradually but cortainly restoro our paper monoy to n spo- cio standard without shook to tho busiuoss intor- cstd of tho conntry.” Tho Convention also votod for n rovenue-tariff with incidental protootion, which, of courso, i a contradiction in torms. ‘Wo publish this morning tho roply of Mr. Hunter, a member of tho State Board of Equal- lIzation, to tho argument of Mr. R. P. Dorick- son in respect to tho taxation of eapital stock. Mr. Huntor spoko to thoe amondmont which pro- posos G5, instead of 40, por cont as tho valua- tion on which stock shall bo taxod in tho futuro, but bo diverged from this question to s more vital fssue, Ho beld that tho Board is alroady obliged by law to make no discriminntions in valuntions sy botweon individuals and cor- porations; and that the Board is com- polled to tax stock ss woll b8 tan- gible property. He doflned corporate prop- orty a8 bowng of threo kinds : (1) Franchises ; (2) tangiblo property; (3) capital stock,—all of wluch aro distinct and liable to taxation. My, Huntor was gilly ' onough to question tho motives of Mx. Deriokson in ploading for s re- duced valuation ; and closed with a porsonal attack which was 88 foroign to tho nature of bis inquiry aa to tho epirit of s sclontifoman. And tho principios of taxation suroly require such a epirit for their proper elucidation. —— THE CIT{ZENS' ASBOCTATION. ‘This organization apparently means to dosomo thorough work. The committoo roports submit~ ted ab its meoting on Tuesdny ovening show gratifying progress. The Financo Committeo is meoting with a fairly satisfactory response to its appoal for funds, "Tho Committooon Firo Afairs hag decided upon the commondable course of submittivg ehort roports, from time to timo, spocifying particular evils in our armngoments for proventing and oxtinguishing fires, Its first statement calls public attention o the bad con- dition of things in the lumber district on the Bouth Branch, Buch a district, lying, a8 it does, dircetly in the path of tho flerco gules that hiave fanned both of our groat fires, aud filled, a8 it i8, with inlsmmable materiat which cannot, from tho nature of the businoss, bo protected by fire-proof covering, is a stand- ing monaco to tho safoty of tho wholo ecity, It is then of especial moment that all possiblo pro- cautions should bo taken, Yot the mnin protee- tion aguinst firo—the width of the stroots which have boen Inid out through the district—bLny boon nullifted by tho rocklessness of the lumver-doalers in piling their stock upon tho sidowslks and oven on tho rousd- way. This should wmot bo pormitted for an hour. Tho Exccutive Committeo of the Citizens' Associntion is to urge tho Board of Public Works to oxeraiso its statutory power and compol tho lumber-denlors to confine their fire-traps to their own ground. A Sub.Commit- tee on Yire Affairs is now investigating tho pos- sibility of utllizing tho steam-power of tho mulls and manufactories along the river bank for pumping purposes in caso of firo. Thiy is good idea. Xt would be posuible in this way, ot slight exponse, (to line the river with stationary fire-enginos, - which would mover bevoe fo stand idle for Inck of water, Tho exeocution of the plan would require somo thorough exeentive work, but it is for suck work that tho Citizons* Association exigts. The Committeo on City Logislation is busy, It hopes o push the Prosecnting-Attor- noy into following up oflicial rogues with a sharp stick, aud driving the bunko men’ out of tho city. . Tho Association i8 now pormanently located at TRoom 29 Morchnnts' Building. It proposes to gather thero all possible mears of information, in tho sbapo of Looks, papers, maps, roports, eto., which may bo of use to its membors in ac- complishing the purposos for which thoy bave banded together. 'The Association can roly upon the Learty support of TaE TRIBUNE in all in its honest offorty for ro- form. Its projectors canuot reasenably expect intouso popular intorost in fheir plaus from tho start; but tho more they do, the more support thoy will goin from the order-loving snd law- abidiug cltizens of Chicngo. THE SBHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS, Kollogg, Qoveruor of Loulsians by the grace of Durell and Grant, and Moses, Governor of South Carolina by thograce of corruption, fraud, and nogro votes, are busy fixing thiugs for tho ponding olections, XKellogg has tho power, under tho infamouns rogistration law of Loulsiaus, to control tho whole registry of tho Btate. e broke tho force of tho denunciation that followed his siguature of this bill by publioly promising, in spoken and writton words, that Lo would appoint only such Buporvisors of Rogistration ag should bo ‘“acceptable to all parties” This promiso hasnow been ruthlessly violated. 1o has Just aunounced tho names of tho soventeon Bupervitora for Now Orleans, Elovon of thom are in tho Fedetol or Stato sorvice, and are, therofove, undor the direct coutrol of Xellogk and his ally Packard. ‘I'he othor six are of the somo stripe, ‘Uhe whole managemont of rogly- tration Is intrusted to those mon, They ean ro- Ject any votor they please, snd can, after tho lists aro mado up, strike off in secrot sosslon any number of nymes, Tho only mothod of apponl from their docisions is so cumbrous thut it I8 practically null, Porsona who avail themaolves of it camuot, in nny evont, rogain their vight to voto before tho full election, As o mutter of course, tho only psrty that Is sat- efled with theso nominations is the Kellogg- Paokard wing of the Republicans, Pinchbaock is almont white with foar and rage, Hiuchances of tho Henatorahip, dim enough bofore, havo faded.away with tho appointment of thewo sub- ordinates of lis onemies, Kollogy's wanton faithlossness in this mattor makes his promiso not to sigu the Election blll now in his hands & worthloss thing, Xf o thinks his faction necds it, ho will undoubtadly mnke I & Ilaw. This LUl sctually donics rojected voters tho privilogo of apponling to tho courtal It puta it within' tho power of tho domiunnt party 10 roturn procisoly tho voto it wishon from every cloction prooluct fu tho Btato. Mosce 8 trying s now gort of knavery. The’ political situation in South Caroline in 8o far Bot- tled that it is almost cortaln that Gon, Korshaw, Union-Conaorvative eandidato for Governor, will be opposod by . oither, Moges or Chamborlain. Tho two Inttor ‘aro now abusing each other, on tho pot-and-kettto principle. Thoyare both thor- oughly bad, Moscs, who has tho complote control of rogiatration and olection in lis hands, threntons to glve the Stato to tho Conservativey it lio is not renominated by tho Republicatt Con- vontlou. o has proparad two lista of Commis- slonora of Elociton. Ono consists’ mainly of Conservativos, 'Tho othor iz madonp of Lis porsonal tools, Nelther has beon formally pro- mulgated, but the first has boen published. The plot, ns it is oxposad in tho Oharleston Sun,and tho Columbia Union and Lerald (both Ropublic- sn papors), isthis: It the Republican varty has tho Commissioners, it is sure "to carry tho day; if tho Consorvatives' have. them, thoir chanco of victory is .an good one. Thiy fact oxplains Mosos' position. If the Ropublicnn Convention throws him overboard, sud nominates Chamborlain, he will confirm um_ list already published, and will in other ways ald the Oouservatives. 1f, on the othior hand, ho is ronominated, ho will cancel tho presont liut and appoint the sot of bls own hangers-on. As tho Charloston Sun deolarcs: *This scems to say to tho Convontion: fAs betwoon Cham- berlain and Moses, you will'have to tako tho lat- ter or submit to dofeat.'” . In view of theso facts, mathématiciana fond of doaling with intinitesmal quantities may take pleasuro in reckoning the chunces of & fair vote in the fall olections of the Pelican and tho Pal- motto Btates. THE MISSOURI DEMOCRACY, Tho Missouri Domocrats have adopted a plat- form of currcucy inflation, A stranger or more contradictory political (}ocumont bas soldom scen the light iu this country, Tho Missouri Domocracy oy firat that thoy do not grant that the Govornmout has tho right to lssue an irre- doomable currancy. Noxt wo road that thoy favor thesubstitution of groenbaoks for Nations al Bank notes ! Now tho only honest thing for s party who beliove that tho issuc of the groonback curroncy is illogal is to domand that it bo withdraws, and its yplaco supplied by & legal curroncy, ‘Tho. Missourl Domocrats Jook upon tho issue of the greenbacks as illogal, aud still call for more, Tho substitution of greonbacks for Natlonal Dank notes means inflation. Tho momont groenbacks are substitutod for National Bank notes, tho resorves of all the banks are sot freo. Tho bmuk roservo throughout the country agrogatos $70,000,000, Tho effect of the substitution, thorefore, would bo to - fiato the currency to that extent. "This is novthe worst of it, howover. Tho Missouri Damoorats want moro greoubacks yot, notwithstanding they look upon iheir lswuo ss illogal, Tius, thoy wouldpurchaso all the bonds put up to secure the National Bank notes by the issue of furthor greonbackal If this way thoy would spare the intorest thoy are now paying on the bonds. To rotire thoso bouds it would be necessary to issuo ubout £400,000,000 of greonbacks, or about £50,000,000 mnoro of greonbacks thau thero aro now Nnsional Bank notes. Thus tho Missouri Democrats would givo us au inflation of at lonst 120,000,000 ot the samo time -that thoy profess to look upon tho fssue of a “single groenbngk as contrary to tho letter nnd spirit of tho Consti- tution | PROF, TYNDALL’S RUBICON. Prof. Tyndall, in hig capacity as Presidont of the Britinh Association for tho Advancement of Heienco, bue mado a speech boldly uvowing hig boliof in matorislism. It cannot fail to pre- clpitate a discussion which mon of religion and men of scienco have alike carefully avoided. Tho conflict between the two haos been somo- timos bitter, but the. English scientists havo hitherto nlways stoppod short of the gosl at which they were supposed to really aim. ~Dar- win has rosolved tho differont manifostations of lite, low snd high, into an agcidian clinging stolid- ly to s rock, but hio has madonoatiempt to auswer the question: How cameo tho ascidian to be?"” Huxley, who has acted, as Tyndall soys, as a commontator upon Darwin, has nowhere openly declared himeelf to bon motorialist. Nay, ho Las recollod, in a celebrated posuage, from tho terriblo vision thie scientist conjures up under tho nome of Mattor.. Herbort Spencer, pushiug his doctrine of comparative knowledge to tho attormost, has found in our consciousnoss, s did Coloridge before him, tho proof of a God, But now Tyndall strips off the disguises from his flinty ereed. -In a carofully-propared spocch bofore tho most fumous body of scien- tists in tho world, he has crossed the Rubicon and hos dofied theology to force him to retraco iy stops, Tho collision could not bo much longor delayed, Now that it has come, wo may’ hope that the combatants will bear: themsolves mantully, and that tho blows of tholr argumonts 1may styike out some sparks of truth, Tho right has nothing to foar, and wo do not hesitate to #ny that wo boliove Mr. Tyndall is wrong—alto- gothor wrong. And yot, if religion bas woak- enod itself by trying to cover too muoch ground, it will bo atrongor whon forced within narrower Ihwits, If scienco has boon making proposter- ous claime, it, too, though erippled, will bo the galnor, Tts concontration on the legitimato sub- Jocts of its regoarch will insuro groater prog- ress, ‘Wo publish this morning somo oxtracts from Prof, Tyndall's spoech, Ha claims that moloo- ular forco hns boon proven to be structural. ‘Tho question then remains, 1 it creattve 7 When the philosophor, tracing backward the lino of lits, tinds it constantly drawing nesrer to a pure- ly physical condition, whon Lo finds its loyest manifostation “a type distinguishablo from a fragmount of albumon ouly by ita finely grauular character,” ho—if ho be a Tyndall-discovors * {n that Matter which wo, fn our {gnarauce aud notwithatanding our professod roverenca for its Orontor, huve hithorto covered with op- probrium the promiso aud potency of ovory form and quality of lifo.” The niaterialism horo indicated is not of tho rankest Jind. ‘Tho nature of tho Powor that ondowed Mattor with those qualitios s stlll uncortaiu, In faot,” says Tyndall, **the whole process ot evolution s tho mnuifostation of & Powor wholly ingorutablo to the intelloct of man,” Religlon must, howover, ho seys, loave this guestion of creation alono, It 18 wholly tho provinco of gelouce, TRoliglon rightly concerns the emo- tions, nothing olso. It must bo recognized thore aa fully as solonoe Is evorywhoro clao. * Hore, howovor," tho spoaker says, I must quit & themo too groaé fox mo $o bandlo, but which will bo liandled by tho loftiest minds sgon after younnd I, like streaka of moming cloud, shall hiave molted into tho inflnite azure of tho past.” A FIENDISH ORIME, In Mr. Daly's play, * Undor tho Gaslight,” tho londlng uituntion is tho fiondivhuess of two of tho villalng, who to tholr vietlm seross s rall- ond track and loave bim there to bo killed by ‘an nppronching traln, from which position ho i rosoucd by a friondly hand ‘in timo to save hiy Tfo: At tho timo of tho first production of this play, this: partioular situation was looked upon ns highly sonsationnl, beeauro it was not likely ovor to ocour in actual lifo. Tho oxact situa- tion, howover, hos ocourred in sctual lifo, with tho doplorable oxcoption that thorc was no friondly hand to resouo the victim from his fate. A fow nighta eluce, near Jelorsonviile, Ind., August Gardner, & young Fronchman, whilo walking aloug tho railroad: track in the direction of Youisvillo, in soarch of employmont, was ac- costed by threo rufians who domanded his money, o appealed to thelr souso of gonorosity by tolling thom ho waa a poor mun in soarch of work, Tho appoal wag in vain, howevor, the flends ok, only boing destituto of gonorosity, but, as tho sequol shows, of all human feoling also,. Aftor taking his stiall supply of moneg, they turow him down upon the ¢rack and bound him to It, notwithstauding his pitoous pleading for motoy, and bis appoals” td thom not to kill him, for lio did not know thom, had nover done thom any harm, and would ‘nover say snything sbout tho robbory, All in vain! Thoy turned a cold ear to his ontroaties, bound him to the rails, and loft him to his fato, The poor wrotch struggled to froe himsolf with saperhuman strongth, for ho know that a traln would soon. pass thab way, and in the darknesa of the night he would bo unsoon by the ougincer. The hor- ror 1o must havo suffored, bis agony as he heard tho train in thoe far distanco -overy iustant com- ing nenror to him, no pon could describe, His scronms for holp aroused no one, }la was alovo with his fato, but bio struggled on bravely to ro- loaso himsotf. but ho succecdod in 8o loosening them as to bo ablo to swing his arms and body off tho track. A fow minutes more and ko .might porhaps roleaso his logs also, Thie faint hope, however, ‘was nover realized. Boforo Lo could accomplish it, tho romorsoless Bcream of tho ongino was hoeard. Ho closed his oyes, oud in anothor in- stant the hoavy train had sovored his log and lurled him off at tha sido of the track. Ho crawled away aud lay bleeding and noarly sense- less sl night long in the darknoss and the rain. Tho noxt dayho died. The anuals of crime do not furnish amore ap- palling or atrocious ono than this, -or oae moro atterly destitute of morcy’ and humanity, In all the torturo-chambers of the world. there has nover boon a rack more fearful. - It recalls the “ Living Doath,” *Tho Fall of the Houso of Usher,” aud tho horriblo stories of the Inquisi- tion which Poo 8o graphically piotured. It pro- sonta & pleture of domonise eruolty which onn ouly find its equsl in somo of the medioval priuts of bLell doploting the tortures of tho damned. - If thore had boon a motive of rovengo or suy oxeiting canse whatover, it may havo ‘lessoned tho harrors of the scone. Dut thoro was no motive oxcept to cover up the ovidonco of robbory,—tho robbery of s poor Iaborer socking employment who had bogged tho flends to spare his life and promisod nover to divulgo the robbery. As no crime can bo imagined moro cruel than this, 80 no punish-’ ment can be conceived adequate to componsato for it, except & punishmont in kind. If the perpetrators aro ever caught, thoy could not ob- Joct to tho righteousucss of the retribution to tio them to the same rail and loave thom to tho gamo fato, As the victim I dead, howoever, it will bo difficult to convict nuy one; and, even should the orime be proven aud the porpetrators brought to the gallows, thoro will not be wanting vlenty of mdudlin philanthropists to whine ovor their punishment. A DARE AFFAIR, Arlington, Va,, hiss & Boochior case in black. The casso Las a parson in it, several.erring wives of parishioners, but no mutual friond, no invoices of lottors and documonts, no Lauging on ragged odges, no hypochondria, The col’ ored raco has been credlted with strong imita- tive powers, but in this caso Horod has boou out-Heroded. The naughty crow built his neste and Lid himself all over Arlington, Hiu namo is Tobort 8. Laws, and be iu pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Chureh, Froodmen’s Village. Both the promisos in tho cago and tho conclusion aro unique, if not grotesque. The first complaint mado ogainst him wos for grauting a divorco to ono of the brothren, This brother had bocome dissatisfiod with his wifo, and camo “before tho chureh and mado a statoment of his griovancos in duo form, with the view of gotting a second wifo, a la Honry VIII. Whethor sho msdo bhis housa too hot for him, or just what was tho trou~ ble betwoon thom, does not appear; but the par- sou declaved that the charges wore sustained, and then proccoded to give tho brothor a divorce, informing tho congregation that ho had authority from the New Toestament to doso. 'Tho brother was dolighted and wont on his way after his socond wifo; with tho burden of the st one litted from his shoullors, as ho supposod. ‘Tho brother's wifo, howovor, did not roligh tho oporation, and was audacious enough to doubt tho authority of tho parson to sever thio bonds of marriago in this highly-summary man- ner. She wont to work thoroforo with highly- commendable industry to tear tho parson’s do- creo into - tattors, and bofore long succooded in bringing him up for trisl bofore & connoil 9! ministors from tho Baptist churchos of that seo- tion, His brothron investigated him very thor- onghly, and the result was thut thoy found him guilty of unministorial couduct, and notifled tho brother who bad boen divorced by him that ko was not divorced at all, and must go bomo again sud livo with his wife.. The brathor wout back in o furious state of mind; but ho had nls rovougo, for he immedintely filed a wholo string of ' chargos agalust’ tho parson who had awindled him so outragoous! upon tho nuthority of tho New ‘Postamont, and provanted him from gotting nis socond wife, o churged that e bad two wives himself ; and that, - while o was connected with o wocrot ordor, ho fined ono Mlus Bpeucor for miscon- duot in the Lodgoe, and afterward mado ber im- proper offers to offsct tho fuo., Tho Couneil oxamined all thoso charges sud eoveral othor canes, decided that ho wag gullty of the wholo of them, and thon' complimonted the Doacons for maunifesting n disposition to cloanso tho church, At this juuoturo, the parson oamo forward vol- untarily and - confousod to the trauthof sl the ohargos sud ploaded for concillation, nob claiming to bo on s ragied odge of any description or to hinvo inhoritod hypochondrin, bub argulng that thio Now ‘Pestament, upon which he scomed to bo partioulatly strong, onjoined the duty of forgivencas, The Couxcll took his proposal Mo could vot unfasten tho ropoes, | under conslderation, , and finally declded that tho Doacons hnd sulliciontly closnaod tho church, and that, upon the grounds | of Onristianity, 1 waa thelr duty to for- givohim. Thus the dark soandal oudnd matis- factorlly all round, and parson and flook ro- sumod thoir rolations with oach othor, the formor promieing to do bottor in futuro, and tho Inttor to havo confidonco 1n him 8o long ag ho carried out his promisea. All thia s vory unique, per- Liaps vory ridioulous.and absurd ; but wo eub- mit that, although ‘this parson Lind committed vory gravo offonsos, and'his flock 1s composed of iguorant nogroon, tho action of both one and tho other fs digniflod, consistont, and praisc- worthy, sa compared with the rowdy conduet of tho fashionable, intolligont, and powerful church of Brooklyn lnst Fridsy evoning, —— The Cinciount! Commercial bos boon hunting up frauds in the lifo-insurance business, and in tho courso of 1ts invostigatious hns unoarthed o couspiraoy for defrauding inkurance companies widoly oxtondod and carofully organized, Itls composed mainly of confidentinl agonts of com- panies and their tools, Tho method employed is to procuro n policy in tho namo of a third party who 18 kopt in ignorance of the fact, and collect tho insurance nt his doath, Boing in the riug, tho sgents havo no trouble in obtaluing ocortifi- cates of death satisfactory to themsalvos, and are enabled to mako monoy with great rapidity. Ouc Cincivnatian, roturnod to’ his untive city fiom 8t Louls & fow months ago to losrn that his death hsd boon widely cir- enlntod, & roport having boon set afloat that ho was drownod in the Musdesippl. Iio afterwards Jearnod that his lifo waa insured ; that his wife 1iad been influenced- by one of $he couspirators to prooure n policy ; and that this monoy had aotually boon collected, his wifo gotting o small sharo commonsurate with Lor connection with tne fraud. Other casos have como to light in which bealthy persons wero insured tlirough agents, in the name of confirmed fuvalids, while o hint is thrown out of murder by tho ring. It would bo interesting to policy-hollers to know procisoly what' sllowanes, Is mado by tho com- panios for loss by fraud in estimating rates of {usurance, ' - R SRR S oo Pora Hynointhe resignod his posltion as Curo ot Geneva on tho ground thatthe Reformed Church of Gouova was' noithor- Liberal mnor Cathalie. The one rosignation invoived au- othor—thiat of his soat in the Buprome Council of tho Church. That body hes accopted tho profferod rosignation, and ‘passod resolutions condemnatory of the stop ho haa taken, and con- of tho ronsons ho assigns for them. ‘The gront objection made by Mr. Loyson wan that the tondenoy of the prieats and their flocks was toward & deatruction of tho casential basis of Catholiciem. The Council retorta that tho only priost whoso offorts have boou thus direct- ed is tho Rov. H. Loysdn, who, in Lis recont sormons, has fntroduced priuciples uttorty at va~ riance with tho doctrinos of the Church. A re- ply s oxpected bofare long.' Pero Hyacintho iv' in an unfortunate position which indopendent thinkora ave very apt to find themscives. He a8 actually wo followers, and is a Iaw unto him- polf in a marked degrce. Hiy Cathoticism im too Roman for compromiso with tho Evangolical Churches, sod bis iudopendence too outspoken for his own Church. Ho i noither flesh nor fowl nar good red herring in the Ecclesinstical economy. Tho rosult of the goundings mnado by Uom- ‘mander Belkuap, of the United 8tatos steamer Tuscarors, in the Paciflc aro rathur diesppoint- ing, and indicato that tho proposedcablo route must bo sbandonod and & longor ono attompted. Tho rensons for arriving at this conclusion are tho oxtraordinary dopthof the walgr, bottom not having been found in places with b miles of wire, and the rapidity and force of submarine cur- rents. The lotter wore o powerful aa to muti- lato the apparatus and in many coges Lo, snap tho wires used in sounding. In making his ro- port to tho Socretary of the Navy, Commander Bolkoap oxprosscs his beliof that, although tho, proposed great circle routo 8 & Ifailure, tho discovories mado by him will be of great valne to hydrographic Acienco, as ocetablishing tho fact that doptba exist in the Pacific bardly boforo supposed. It iy almost cortain that o vasi trough has boen made by tho Japan Stream gim- {iar to that worn by the Gulf Stroam in the At- lantie. That brave aud enlightoned personago, Gov.. Mosos, of South Oarolina, was sbsolutely terri- fied s duy or two since. Rumors wero abroad that o party of Ku-Klux woro -on the war-path, and that - Gov, Mowes was wanted. Tho Gov-' ornor tromblod, Ho thought his time had come. Only o miracie could save him. Ho sppoaled to Sanator Patterson, and thoy twain called on Capt. Ogdon, Post Commandant, asking fora guard of 200 mon, Gon. Kershaw atartod immo- diatoly for. Washington to procure additional troops. But Capt. Ogden failod to respond. The colorod militis were sumnmoncd, but that cour- agoons organization had heard the rumor sud was abaent. There boing nothing to opposo them,'tho ruthless invaders rode boldly in and by the officers’ hondquariers at Columbia, They woro threo in numbor, and wero hunting foxes. No wondar Gov. Mosos folt alarmed., “Warnor's " Peak, in our map of the Black Hills in yesterdsy's issuc, should have read + Harnoy's" Peak, The engraver’s blunder was probably correctod by all our readors, OBITUARY. DISTIOP MORNIE, Tho Rov. Thomas A. Morriy, whowo death is roported this morning, was the senior Bishop of the Mothodiat Church North, e was super- anuated, o tho techuical Church phrase is, some fivo or uix years ago, and bas not siuce beon in activo sorvice. Ho was bornin Xanawha Coun- ty, Va., April 28, 179¢; waa reccived as a traveling prenchior into tho Ohio Conference in 1817; was na “itinorant”—another technical word—in Ohio, Kontuoky, and Tennossco for some sixteon years; bocsmo editor of tho ofiicial organ in Cincinnati on its establishmont in 1833; and was elocted a Bishop in 1836, He was solf- oducated, and, consequently, not woll educated ; o man of heart xathor than of mauners, and =, Obristian in whom thore " was little guilo. Only & year or two Bgo, "when his -mind had Jost much of its natural vigor, ho married a young wifo, and soon afterwards the Genoral Conferonoe ro- ducod his salary from §5,000 to $1,600, 'The vet- eran compluined of ill-usago, and it was charged by lis friouds that tho Conforovce prosumed to punish his folly in marrying by withdrawiog his means of support, Wo beliovo this charge wag sufticlently answerad by tho {rimily ot Advocates, though thoir disintorestoduess, as thoy all foed at tho sadocrib with the Bishops, may be sus- otod. | . La MAJ.-GEN, FOSTER, John Q, Fostor, Brovet Major-Geneval in the United Statos Army, died at Nashua, N, H., yes- tordsy moruing. e was born in Now Hawp- shiro in 1824 ; was graduatod at West Point in 1816, and appointed to the Corps of Bngineers; was brevotted for gallautry at Contreras and Oburubusco, Aug, 20, and u8 Captain for gallau- try at Molino del Roy, Bopt. 8, 1847; waa Assiut- ant Profossar of Engincoring at Weat Polut in 1854 4 boecawne a Oaptain July 1, 1800, and wag brovettod Mofor Deo. 27, 1800, At the breaking out of the Civil War Maj. Foster wag h com- mand of tho wmilitary fortitications in North and Bonth Osrolins, and thus becamo one of the garrison of Fort Bumter wnder Maj. Anderson, and suslstod in the dofenso of that fort. Ho waa appoiuted Brigadier-Genoral of Voluntoers in 1801, and way prominont In the ocapturo of Roanoko Island and Nowbarn, Throughout the ‘War Lo continued in active and arduons service, tho reoapltulation of which in this placo is soarco- ly noociiiary, and atite €loso wan xetirod to tho reguiararms, EQUALIZING TAXES. Address of Mr, Hunter to the Ilinois Board of Equal- 3 ization, A Reply to the Arguments of Mr R, Py Derickson, The Board Has Not the Right to Diseriminate Against Cor- porations, And It Has Never Attempted to Do So. Mr. Derickson’s Charge of Double- Taxation Groundiess. The Action of the Board In Strict Conformity to Law. The Franchise Distinguished from Cor- " porate Property and Canel Btock, Special Dinatek ta The Ghicaos Tribuns, Srarvarieun, I, Sopt, 2.—The State Board of Equatization wmot at 9 o, m. pursusnt to ad-, jourument, ; Mr, Warner offored tho followlng rosolution, and moved its adoption: WienzAs, In tho nsessment of ratiroad pro {for tho year 1873, this Board did Dasesy, U8 ]Nul:. ulpe{lflz capital “wlook of tho ruflroad corporations, (o fme provemonts on tho right of way Jying betieath tho iron and tes of such raflroads, betioving tho ssmo would bs tho better resched in such capitul stock as- wanmont; sud HEREAS, Whilo the Suprome Court of this State did Tnlf“h‘l;l Lh]l) action of this Board in its nsess- twcnt of rallroad praperty for the yosr 1873, yot said railroad coryorationa ar ewistiug, in tho Uatiod States Courta, with an uncertaln termination, the collection of taxn found upon aaid ausessment ; ihoveforn, Resolved, Thst the Attoruey-Ganaral of this State ks horeby roquosted to rendor to this Board,.atan carly doy, nu answer $o tho following queation & 1, s it (i duty of tuls Voard, under tho revonuo lawa of thig Blate, to usveag aa tanglblo pro, tho i of mmm F o of ralioada ying nests e tron ond ¢} Reforred $o the Joint Commities on Ballroads and Capital Stock. Dt connseling an evasion of ila exprean provh o disrogurd of our aworn daty ‘vter the am mdl 1 tho inierent af corporatfona an opon overy lndlvh\unln{nxm?;rr oF o Biaka of T, "' Mr, Dorlckson has #nid “thare fa a ral Appro~ henalon that onr asseessmont ia not lnhfl'mmldm’P 1l #pooch an dolivored beforo this Board, and publtahed nbroad, 1a strongly caloulatod to confirin that Tenaiofi, Lot tho pooplo, whose Aervanta wo seo. e qerstund that o mean 80 do Justico wndor th It a hotween all clanses of taxpayorn, whother individusls or corporations ; that onr rules aro such as seain Lest adapted to eccura that end, Whenover Lorcat rattrng ore made, ‘Then we ahall bo rellovod of thoas smbar- rasstnonth catised by dofoetivo retnrns, and our cous stituonts havo leas canso of complaint at tho result of T m—— nYe 80 o i a reomamost calculalod 10 favar suchy TownlE A dont der my thanks to the Board for your pationt and re~ specttul hearlng, ‘An the Board Ja not now prepared to detormine the proper Tato per cont 8 a bawla for assexsmont and cqualization, ‘1 refrain from romarks upon that aube Ject untll tho mattor i up for fual zottloment, and hiail then ask to bo Lisard upon thnt quostion, At tho conclusion of Mr, Huntor's romarks, the furthor considoration of the subject was postponed untll- to-morrow, and the Board ade Jjournod untll 9 o'olock to-morrow morning. TR RAILIOAD COMMITTER aro woll along with thoir work, snd aro procasd- iug upon tho samo genoral plan of asdossmont that they did Inst yoar. The assessmont will, however, bo abous 20 per cout lower than it waa last yoar. This reduction in.valuo they rogard ns having actuslly takon placosluco lnst yoar, aud thoy do not desiro the roduction to bo construed into & confossion that thelr asscssmont was too high lpst year. It s probablo that if the Attornoy ' Gonoral shall avawor tho question asked this morning in tho :resclution of Mr. Warner explicitly, his oplnion may chiango tho mannor of . ‘assossing the capital atock of railroads as adoptod laat year, and do- tormino the Committoo to sasosa tho finprove- monts undornoath the right of way s tangiblo proporty. Tho other committees are not yot enfiiciontly advanced in their work to furnish an idoaof what thoir conclusions will b, “ GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES. Assombling of the Nationnl Campe= Mecting at New Leonox, Near Jolict —Large Attondance — £romment Preachers Present. Special Disvatch to 2'he Chicaan Tribune. Jovrer, I, Bopt. 2.—~Tho National Crmp- Mocting oponed to-day at tho grounds of a local Camp-Mooting Association, near Now Lenox, on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacillc Railroad, 80 milos wost of Olicago and 6milos enst of Joliet, The Asgociation consists of twelve min- iuters and nino laymen from difforont parts of tho United Btates, who have organized for tho pus- poso of decponing tho ploty in the Church by conducting camp-meotings in the smwmer and rovivals in tho wintor months_of the yoar, it ia doubtful whother 8 more boautiful solection could bo mado as to location in tho State of Tili- nois,—splondid springs of pura water, large forost-trees, with a czook close at hand fur- nishing water for tho stock. There ara on tho grounds momo thirty-odd permanont framo cottages, erceled aud ‘ornge mented in o tastoful maunor, and a largo frane boarding-house that will accommodnto at tho ta DEBICREON'S RESOLUTION. Tho rosolution of Mr. Dorickson to fix the assossment of the property of tho State at 40 per cont of ita fair cash value, togothor with tha amendment of Mr. Mr, Warnor, fixing it at 65 por cont of its fair cash value, being tho special order, came up for consideration, mnd Mr Huntor addrsssed tho Board in support of tho smoudmont. Ho said: DL HUNTRR'S $PREQI, Wa cottld not well porform our lubors as o Board of Bqualization without somo agrecment ns to tho aver- g0 rate of auscusanont roturned by tho local Ansessors, Tl Bourd. Lias abwnys regarded this inquiry as nn indlsponsable part of fhie process by which ita duties sre perfored. Every sourco of information throw- e Sl e peura to the et 0 sard thut tho proport; ot indivkiunis fh tho Siate hna boon suscanod At 40 por cent, or ouy olher por cent bolow le valuo, thon, by tha rules sud rogulations in forco o, wo accord tho #ama roduction of valto to all corporations, inclading tho raflronds, Kvery momber of sho Bourd kuows thiv 10 ba true, and none better thau Mr, Dorickson him- sall, - By Whiat motive, tlien, thik you, cau_tho honorable gontlomn bu lod fo publish statentonts ko this, “ By the rules adopted by this Board, you make the vorpors stious pay on 100 per cout of tho cash valuo of tho proporty ‘thoy dold, whilo the propervy held by indi~ viduals pay ouly 40 por cout.” Let us #co about that, "Ll work of this Board {n its assessmont of corporate proverty haa alroady oot pawsod on by tho Supromo Court ‘of tho Btsto of Illinols, ond, dociding tho Josdiug case, Rockford, @ mock-loland & St Louds allrosd Compony, {1 Juno last, Juilge Scholficld, delivering tho opinion of {ne Court on this point kakd 1 “ Tho direction 1w the Board of Equalization is the some as that given to tho local As- seazors,;1h 18 Lo sawess all proparty which it in requirod L0 usaeed ot its fair cash value, u( the publishod pro- cvodings of the Board of Equalization, which asre Drouglit before ts by the bil, it sppears that this was done, and when the propurty was 80 sesessod {ts valuo sras oqualized upon a busis of valuation nppiled to ull tho property in the State, In thoso respecta It dowa not appear that oy differcnce was mado botween cap- 1a) stock, ineluding the franchise, aud otlior proj- orty.” “Tua woro the ehargoa a8 now mado by Mr. Dor- fckion disposed of by tho Court after presoniation sud argument by the couneul for tio eorporation, aud it {s 1ot & tattle romarkablo that thoy should bo ropeat~ od by an bonorably mumber of fis Board, who knows Hdut tho docislon of tro Court In atrict accorduuco with tho fucts s they transpired undor his own por. sana) obserystion. : 1 now Invito the stientlon of thio Bosrd for a fow mo- ‘monts to the iino of argument pursiied by tho gentio- man iu pupport of i very singulsr attitudo fn re- #and 10 tho asaesamont of those corporations, 1o citos for inatance, s corporation in the Oty of Chicugo, and says : “Tho marked valuo of the stock 18 $600,000, ba- entiuo tho ssociation has tawiblo proporty ' of ' tho Yaluo of $600,000," and adds ; * Tako fromn tiio aseocia- tion tho tangiblo property, which is all asessnblo, and its tock would o vatueleks, and thoro would bo toth- ing to nesess,” Ho citos ulad tho cusos of lucorporutod Inmber eompanics of Ohleayo, and soya : % Tuko from them tole lands, ships, lunibr, nud ~hills recoivable, aud thelr capital stock would bo valuces, and_thero would bo nothing to pascas,” On thoso cases, If any~ thing sholl bo nsseased by thoBoard ovor and - atove tho corporation's teugiblo property, r, Derickson prodicates tho churgo af *douLld fazation,” and fa convincod that thls statement wouwld ' apply 0 mearly overy corporation fn tho Stute, 1fo doca not pernit us {o suppodo that hoda citing & class of exceptional ‘casca in which, howover numer- ous, tho facta might b admitted; brit ho proceeds o estabilsh for our guidsnco tho gonoral universal prine clplo In thoso worda: *Take from tho rallroad cor poration fta rolling steck, its track, its tools, its right of way, sud-depots, all of Which uro nascssable, snd its capital stock would havo 10 markot or real vatuo, und thiero would bonothing to assess, 'Tharo i no valug to tho capital stock over aud,abovo tho el valuy of tho tangiblo property of tho corporation;* Ato wo for & moment to gupposo that tho honorablo gontlanan 18 jguorunt of (ho law undor which these Anacssmants nre 1o bo mado, or are wo Lo sippose willful porversion where olr duty $s g0 plainy laid downt 1 quoto from the fourth clawe, third section, of tho Rovenuo Inw: “Tho capital slock of all compa: nlos ana Assoclations now or Luroatler crcated: bndor tho Juwa of thls Stato shall bo so valuod by tho Stato Tioord of Equallzation 08 10 ascostatm uud determing, Fospoctivaly, i falt oaah valuo of such caplal stooky {ucluding tho frauchlse, over und above the aasessed yulig of (1 tangibla property of auch company or as- soclation,’ Tho statulo I imperativo thiat “The capital stou ottt tha franehie, ™ st bo ansewsont Doms fi geutlumsn in his laborod argumens over say francliso onco? No; his theary and Lifs arguinont procesd on tho sesumption thnt, in any suppostbio cass, A frane it vahioloes § dnd, thorore, ought 20t {0 bo as-- aessod. Lt 13 600 for n moment about this matter of fran- chilae, What i it, what fs tho law, und whnt aro tho facta bearlng upon it aud pertinent to the performanco of our duties ?° Burely Mr, Derfvkson dooa know, or ought to kuow, that by woll eettled authority threo Xinde of corporate property arerevogulzed: 1.'Ihe capltal stovks 2, Tho corporata proporty: 4, Tho franchine of tho corporation. Al of which, Ly equally ol sotlod autbiorty, axo Licid fo Lo tazabis ta thocor. voration, 411, {1ig caso of u corporation, tho corporate powers, capacity, aud the lougth of tinio which its busiucd mwy be prosscuted, &c., oro dufined by ita churtor, they are s Sronciiiss, und, a3 hay beon scen, s prop- erty T'inoto frodly from (o remarks of Chlal-Justico Caton, na given by Judgo Sehioliield 1 tha easo which in beforo mos # That overy corporation possesscs s franchizo of sume valuo cou adnitt of no doubt, Even where it is ereated for the purpose of pursuing & busi- 210w thot 1y Lo Lawfully pursued by sy individust in the State, tho privilego of the combinttion of eaps ital by any Jorsous, Wil tho gapiacity to Lol und auanago it undor ono’ direction, In porpotual succos- sion, like & sfuglo individual, freo from competition umong thos futurestod, wnd from ahang or disturb- anco by tho clisugos of fudividual Hfe, aud without iu- curring avy poraunal huzand o responsibility, or ox~ posing auy othior property than what belongs to tue cornoration in s legal capacity, must noceasarlly bavo a valuo boyond and distinct from the mero value of tho manoy or proporty which tho carporution {s cro- ated 10 Lold aad uwo 1 Its busloss” Can wo, T ask, again bellovo {hat tho honorablo gen- tloman who masumica tho consorulilp of this Boasd 4 ignoraut of thoso priuciples which undorile the vory foundution of our reveuuo systom 7—that ho 18 Ignoraut. of the law umilor which ws uro uetiugt— that ho does not wudorstand the rules by whilsl wa aro l‘l,o\'finlw.l {n perforiilng our dutics? No, Farbuit Fom 1o 10 d {lio honorsblo goutlomau #0 wuch fue Justico.” " pun willug to belloyy that Lo s buor - Tormod, Aftera careful perusal of Lis communication us pubtistiod i tho nowapapers, I sm inolined {o bo- lovo that thore Ia much *method fn his maducss.” 1 muy bo mistaken as to the goutleman's iotive, But, whatover i motives nay by it s nuanifest from his argumon fhat ho nwro ststoment of faoks would aue bios somo 300 porsons at o eltting. Tho openiug exoreises commouced at 2 o'clock this afternoon with o sormon by tha Rov. J. 8, Inskip, of Now York City, tho Presidont of the Associstion, taking for bis subject, “Baptism of Powor, His remacks woro' delivered in sa oif-hand biylo, snd with telling offect on big hearors, 'Choro worse prosont at the opsuing sumo 500 persons, haillug from all sections of tha couvtry. It is assorted that there wore threo timos tho numbor present to-day -than at auy provious occusion at s commencoment. There aro, in nddition to tho permsnent coltsgos on tho grounds, over mixty lmgo onts orect- cd. ~The Associstion Las ono tent moarly 88 largo a8 Barnum's, and two emallor ones, with soats, for the purposs of conducting ° religious oxercises, Among tho prominont ministors that aro on the grouuds are the Rovs. William McDonald, Boston; W. B. Osborno, Atlants Colomay, Troy, N, Y.: N. H. Axtol , Il ; Willinm H, Turns, Leanston, Iil.; J. I, Vau Horn, Rochells, IIL; 8, A, W, Jow- oit, Atrora, Ill.; 1. W, Adams, Plaiufield, Ilt,; Eidor W, C. WH‘liug, Joltat; the Rov, J, M. Culd- woll, Joliet : und last, but not lenst, Mrs. Jous nio P, Willing, the’ groatess rovivalist in tho West. Among tho prominent of the Chicago nng oxpected to-morrow aro tho Revs. W. LI Daniels, I, O. Clendenning, W. H. Thomns, and ©. H. Fowler, D. D., of Evanston. Tha Amso- ciation focls confident tint this will bo tho lurgest cnmp-mooting gathoring evor hold in the West, 8a the peoplo aro continually pouring in. ‘Tonts avo bewg orocted, and all available o, § —— spols aro being chartored in advanco, With their commodions tents, thoy fec confidont, however, thoy will be ablo to accommodato all comors. The hostelry ig in chargo of Mr. F, D. Roxtord, lato mine host of the burned Robertson Hotel, of Joliot, Who has a_score or two of uccommodating nttéhdauty, with bis master rostaurant filted up in olegout style. Bervices will bo conducted ten days. Much rogrot is expressed that arrangoments have not boen porfected with tho Rock Intand Rajlrond Company to carry passons fm over their routo at s roduced rate of faro. t i, howaver, supposed that the Company will study thoir own intorest in the matter, sud au- nouuco a reduction ot an carly day, The oven- ing servicos woro not so largely attended. The Ttov. Mr. Tuekip, howover, convincod many of thelr sinful positiou, and of the necossity for ropeutance sud prayer in order to enter the gatos of Hoaven. i THI MALSTERS. First Aunual fMecting of the National Association. Speciul Disputeh to Fhe Chicago Tridune. Burraro, N. Y., Hopt. 2.—U'he first annual conyention of tho malstersof tho Umted States mot this morniug in the reuding-room of tho In- ternational Hotel, Niagara Falls, Somo fifty or more dolegntos woere present, reprosonting all wections of tho country, oxcopt tho extrema Soutly. Committeos wero appointed during tba morning sonsion, whioh reported on thoe porma- nout offcors of tho Association, the constitution and by-laws, aud also tho order of busiuoss. "Pho onicers for tho ensuing year are as follows: Progident, B. A, Lyndo, of Buflalo, NV Birst | Vies-Prosidout, T, D. Hawloy, Dotroft, Mich; Socond' Vieo-Presideut, Francie Blackbiun, Philadolpbis, Do. Third Vice-President, W. H, Decker, Davenport, In.; Hecording Socroks Wiltiam Story, Albany, Ny Oormulimudlug scrotary, A. T. Whcalar, -Buffido, N, Y.; Trosurer, E. Bloso Pansous, r, N. Executive Commitior, F. D« Watltiny, N, . : . B. Thomas, Doiroit, W. 0. Ford, Wilmington, Dol.; Joshua Tthoudes, Pittsburg, Poun.; and . Gooppor, Rochos vis, Jr., Mich. ; 8wor Lils purposo, and thut 1o compliunco With the law, on tho purt of (hia Dourd, would_attain the objuct which he koeks to lmumlllhvll» ‘Whilo ostonsluly his avgumont 18 diroctod againat tho nlloged rulvs of this Bourd, ho in reality ropudiatus tho sushority undor hich wo ura acting § and, whils hu hrofeaves L tind in tho Iavw **a sywteni of taxation which commuids ftseif 1o 1 approbu of all wi i snluds,” ke ds Cinciunati, 0. Favorublo reports were recoived of tho barloy and hop crops in the Westorn and Enstern Statos sud in Canada. * A resolution was passad making arrangomonts whareby the Seero- tary of the Association shall during $he year tako means to mako o Cclussified stuto- ment*of tho smount of capital aud pumber of mon employedin tho different malt-houses thiroughout tho {uml ‘which L s to roport at the nox¢ Convention. Spacclios wero mado by Prog~ idont Lynde, Mr, Louis Schodo, Chalrman Haw- loy, and others, Tho moeting s considored highly succeasful. Aftor a shortsosslon to-mor- r ing thore will bo a final adjournmont, Aoy ate Lsving a high timo ak tho Intornational to-night. INSURANCE, Meoting of the National Bonrd of e surance Commisglioncrs. Sueciul Disvatoh to The Chicaue Tridune.. Dernorr, Bopt, 2.~The Natiooal Board of In- suranco Commissioners mot bero to-day, 0. W. Chupman, Now York Commisaiouer of Insurazco, Prosidont of tho Assovintion, in his opouing ad- dress advised & apirlt of couservatism fu thoir procoediugs, and that somo uniform plan for the admsion of vompanies to do business in the various States be adopted, Ho satd the Commis- sioners prosont represonted aninsurance intorost with assots agerogating &HW.OM,D&)& covering iusurapco smounting to 310,000,000,000. Tlevou Conualeslonors aro present i Lucion T, Barnos, of Arkausan ; Johm W. Steadmau, of Contocti- cut; Gustaves W, Smith, Koutucky; Ldward Ttussoll, Knusns; Stephon W. Lhodos, Massu~ chusotts ; John Nyo, of Maino; B. IL, Row, of Michigat ; Oliver Pillsbury, Now Hampshiro ; O, W. Chapioun, of Missaurl; Mr. Morrow, of ‘Tounessoa; Mr. Doyle, of Wiscougin, Bosldos theso thoro uro soveral prowinout insuranco mon, who camo to look on. No particular busi- neas haa beon transsoted. ‘The Committoo on Dlanks road a roport stating that the Convention Dlanl now in use was gencrally Hkod by thotin- suranes compauies of tho country, but recom- monded Improvemont in the lifo businoss which would mora acouratoly roveal the actual recoipls and oxponsos of the year. ‘This roport wos al tabled for further disoussion. A rogolution dop- roouting the accoptance of maflmoa on fand 1y liou of cash, whove cash i ru}m by law, and suothor declaring that the insnrance baslo should not bo taxod Ligher than any clines, alao tabled tor fuluve