Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1874, Page 2

PTEMBER 18, 1874 RELIGIOUS GOUNCILS Third Day’s Proceedings of tho Epis- copal Conventiom Flootion of Delogates to the Mational Convention, Eto, L] The Cheney Case to Be Carricd to the Supreme Court, " Financial Conflitlon of tho Dio. cese. Tlio Universnlists fn New York Recognize and Iteward Womaw’s Work in the Church, THE EPISCOPALIANS, MORNING SESSION. The Episcopal Diocosan Convention assom- bled yestorday morning in the Cathedral, and tho firnt halt hour was passod in randing tho regular morning -sorvice, -conductod-:by the Rov. J. T, Walker, of Chiosgo; tho Rev. Mr, Glnss, of Genova ;- tho Rev. Mr. Russoll, of Mansflold; &nd tho Rov. Mr. Osborne, of Highland Park, Tho reduced attendanco of spectators showad that tho election of a Bishop had stripped tho proceadings of much of thoir Interest to the public i gonoral Dr. Chinao called tho Convention to .ordor, and the roll was called by tho Scorctary, The Chalr sunounced that TIE BIGNIXG OF TESTIMONIALS was first in ordor, and tho clorgy wore called for~ ward ono by ouo to sign in duplicato tho follow- ing: Wo; whoso names are undorwritton, fully seneible Bow ftaportaut it fs that tho asored offico of & Dieliop should 1ot bo unworthily conforred, and firmly per- suaded that it fs our duty to bear'testimony oh this solemn occasion; withont - partiality or affection, do, I tho presenco of Almiglhty God, ieatty that ho fev! Georgo ¥, Boymour, D, D., 8 not, 80 far 18 wo nro in- formod, fuetly liablo o ovil report, eithier for error in Teliglon or for viciousnces in lifo; | and that wo do not know or bellove there Is any impediment on account of which ho ouglit not to be counecrated to that holy oflice; Wo do, woreover, jointly and sevorally declaro thag we do, in our consclence, beliove Lim o be of such kuliciency u_good learning, such sonndness in 1l fulth, and of such virtuots aud puro manners aud godiy couversation, that ho faapt.and moot to excreiso tho ofles of a Bishop to tho honor of God and the ed- ifying of ‘Ll Gliurch, and to bo o wholesome cxamplo 1o the flock of Chrint, . ¥ DMuch timo wos consumed in- afiixing tho sig- natures, to thie testimonial, sud an otlort way madg to postpone tho formality, but it was ruled that it must proceed in regular order. Whenthe tedions process had been linished it was prat noon, andnearly tho timo for tho.rearas, Tho Chairan- wounced thal n_coustitutiounl mejority of the slergyiand laity bad atlixed their names to tho tostimonial. TUE COMMITTEE. Tho folloving Comitteo to sppriso Bishop Boymour -of Ly elsction were appointed by tho Cheir: Tho Reve. Locke, Sullivan, MoMurdy, Gregg, and Dean, and Mesars, Otis, Hurlow, aud w. i Whitcliouse, On motion, the Chairiman was added to thie Committeo. Lho Rov. Mr: Morrison, of Bloomiugtan, pre- sentod nn addition to tho ** whereases " of the teaolutions in referonco to tho. division of tho Digcess, to the offect that the late Bishop bad exprested a'wish that the division might bo accomplished- at this Couvention. Iteforred to the Committoo haviug the subject in chargo. ‘Cho minutes- of the preceding dey's sossion wore now read and approved. NO REPLY. An tnquiry was made by Dr. Reynolds, of Oak Park;-as to wwhethor a-Teply had:boon: recoivod to tho telegram notifying Dr. Seymour of his eloc- tion as Bishop. bR ot st G 4 Tho CLairman stated that no roply lhizd beon vecoived, Dr. McMurdy moved o rocess of ono hour for tanch. Carriod, AFTERNOON.SEBSION. THE BTANDING COMMITTEE, |, Tho Conveniion .rcassombled. st the hour namod, sud immodiately proceeded to eloot tho Standing. Comumittoe, tho following recotving the neccesary. numbor of votsa: The ltev. Dr. Cush- won, the Rov. Dr. Btocking, the Rev. Mr, Ab- bott, .Mr. E. H. Shaldon, 0. H. ltoberts, snd William J., Barney. ‘. " Thaoreport of “the Stsnding Committeo was read by its Scerotary, Mr. H. C. Runucy., It contninod no items of " particular intorost, being & moro record of thefr mootings, 1alf a dozen persous wors recommended for deacon’s ordors, And threo or four deacons for advancomeut to the pricsthood. FINANGIAL. . Tho Trearurer, C. R, Larrabee, read his ro- port, of which tho following is a sumwmary ; RECLIPTS. Balonco, vuue s . 4sietasaaen 01 notes on necount of funded dob Diocezan neressments Divcostn missions. .. Agegl and ufrm clergy fun Total,.. .$ 2,208.70 . 4880 Dloceean fund, Dlocesan fung ‘Agid and infirm clergy find’ Bonded debt (principal), 8t, Mary's Schuol fund. ; 2,00 Donivstiv missions 40,81 Bluhop' wissl 198,60 Balaucessess X ‘Totnl .- Tho | T .09, and ho awsots $4,878.71, loaving & doflciency of. §2,208,24, . . I'ho roport was referrod. .o tho Rinanco Com- mittee, wuo subsequontly reported that it was correot, . b THE LATE BISHOP. . y Tho minute in roforonce to thedeath of Blshop ‘Whitehouso, propared by a special committeo, aud: published on tho day subsequent to the funeral, Wwas xead, and adoptod by a risng vote, A MEMORIAL VOLUME. - The Rev. Mr. that o committeo of two clergymon - and ong lay- man bo appoiuted to prapare o memorial volunio of tho late Bighop, to contain the sermon of Dr, Locko, and whutever matter might be considered oxpodiont. 5 "This, however, was withdrawn, the quostion of exponse being raised, and it was decided to print “he memorjal yormon and tho Bishop's dinry in ibo journal of the Convention. B1. MARY'S 6CHHOUL. The Rov. Mr. Lottingwell read the roport of the Trustecs of 5t, dary's School, Tho build- ing lLias boen comploted and is full of scholars, Tae property is worth #&0,000, bnt thers aro claimb - ngalist It sygprogating $10,000.. Tho Irustees submitted: resolutions thanking 3r. Jaines Kuox for donating 310,000, and esking chat provision bo 1nndo tor liquidating tho in- Tubteduess of the school, 3 TUE MISSIONARIES, The roport of the Lourd -of Missions showed that during tho - yoar- eontiibutions had. heon miado toward the Bupport of thirteen clergymen, all of whom excent threo wero at work in pur- inhoy in this Stato, Attention was called to tho atuto of tho Lreasury, which showed that tho ro- ceipts wore §700 loss thun the exponditures,—n fallng off of $6Y5 from laat yoor.. Only a fow ica had mado tho-four quarterly canonical ions, somo three, some two, and thirty- threo parishen mo collection nt ail. An. nbato- ment was noticed 1 the pledgo system, and there wus great:danger of- boing faitbless to tho past hietory of the dioceso -and the great trust comuitted to thom if thoy negleoted to injoct littlo warm missionnry-blcod 1nto the body. -of tho diocosun church, Tha testimony wae abun~ aant and ovnclusive that an ample” miseionary fund conld nover be used to botter advantago st vow, e : DEVOTIEG TO OENFDAL CONVENTION, * Awolietion thon took placa for doputias to tho Geuornl Gouvention, ‘The following was seleot- ud s Dr, Satnal Chuso, D, Locke, Judgo Ouls, W. . Whitohouse, ¥ PARISH DUES, The Board of Lquulization submitted a sched- nlo of assessmonts, whivh bad beon propared with the object of discharging in full all the ubligations of tho diocess, and praventing the +* over-reourring " annual .deficit, Ileretofora tho parikhes which were delinguont, us woll ag thodo which paid thelrduos, were Includad in tho annuul seho hlo; in this ono kome of tho former wore omitted. Tho dofloit tho last yonr way 34,000; the smount requived for diocesan ox- Ponses noxt yoar wus-&7,000 | making 79,000 to bo raiged. “Lho uxgossmonts of the Chicago paviniics wore as followss All Salnta’ $27, Asooue #1014 §20, Atonemant §06, Calvary 961, Chrint —, Jipiphany $207,60, Graco 800, Loly Communlon 102, Qur Bovlor ¥142, 5L, Jumes £476, Bt. Jons' Yownsond, of Peorla, moved- %48, Bt; Marks’ §44; Bt Blophon's 85, Telit tf i ) T Tho Nonrd nu,lmd.uune a rosolution o adopted xequonting the: parishos prosent by olerienl rop-, rosontativos be calied, nnd’ that” tho-Toctor give in tho hianie of & layman authorlzed and willing 1o tako chargo of tho parish’s flnancinl reln~ tions to the dioceso, and that the Donrd transnch with bim: all - business: connectod-with tho dio~ cosan dues; and that the Rectors not presont bo roquested to sond {n the namo of a lnyman, Conpiderablo discussion ensuod, sovoral, urg-. ing that. it wns unfair and unjuat to “whipa willing - Lorso," mut others that tho woalthy |‘mr\nlmu uhould earry thoso not nblo to pay thoir dues. 2> Tho renolutions were adoptad, TILE BISHOD'S HALARY., - M, Tidsall offored tho following, which was adopted s, v o Llesolved, That & commitica-of fivo clm{ymen and fivo Iayinon bo appointed to conrider and’ ropott fo this Canvention upon tho subject of tho Lishop's sal- ary, . T " Tho Gommitteo #o whom. (in: 1878) was, ro- ferred that portion of tho Bishop's addross which relnted toa, . * CIUROIT CONBTITUTIONAL CONYENTION ' roported.that thoy hiad. encountered saveral difil- cultiey in.thoir luveatigation, nnd. recommonded that the whold wattar. be loft to tha discrotion of the Bishops, or. Lo the sugrestive guidauco of o gccond Lamboth conference, . | THE CHENEY CABE., Tho Chancallor's roport was submitted, 1o doailed tho action had in tho case of Calkina vs. Ohonoy, saylug that the Rev. Mr, Clioney was dograded i the ovos of tho Church, tobwith- standing Judge Willinms hold the contrary. , In conncetton with the ballot for. mombers of. tho Goneral Convontion, in which tho Rov. Mr,, Hullivan: and Messrs, Judd and Stahl woro olocted in addition to those nnmed nbovo, offorts were mado to disponso_with thor bailot, and olect the Rov.; Mr. Corbett, 'I'bis . effort, falled,, and then tho sawmo motion was. made on bohalf of Canon Kuoywles, but thin failed also. o Dr. MoMurdy dofiued the position of himsolf, and.many otliors, which was, that thoy would congent to tho oloction of no man who was not in favor of toleration instend of ropression, Tho Rov, Mr. Sullivan romarked that Dr, Mo- Murdy could vote Yor whomsoever Lo pleusod, and thera was no necessity for casting an applo of discord Into tho Couvention at this time, Dr, MoMurdy replied that ho had no wish to thirow in an applo of discord ; it wan for tho pur- poso of kunfivlng it out that hio spoko oy he did. Another ballot was taiten, ns follows: Clergy —=Dr. Corbett, 27; Canon Kuowles, 23, Laity— Dr. Corbatt 18; Canon Xuowles, 14: Dr. Cor- bett was declared oleoted. : BISHOP'S HALARY. ’ Tho Chairman announced the Gommittco on the Salary of tho Blshop as follows: . Laity— Troderick Stahl, L. B. Otis, 13. 1L Sholdon, Goo. H. Harlow, I, A. Willlameon, “Clorgy—Thoe Reys, Locke, Sullivan, Gregg, Corbett, Corbott, and Motrison, 2 : - v ‘'he Hon, Mr. Edanll offercd a roeolution pro- viding for the furthor progsecution of tha.Choney case in the Sunremo Court, and continuing in sor~ vico the present Committen having, tho mastor in chargo, “Iho rosolution was ndoplod with great uuanimity. MISCELLANECUS, £ 4 - Provisionnl doputten to tho Goneral CQonvons tion wero clioson as follows: ‘Tho Lon..J. K. Ldmall, the Loy, Grogeg, . H. Sholdon, Emery Cobb.-and D, Fowler, of Springfield, 8. Corning Judd wus ro-clectod Chancollor, and the Rev, 5. 0. Chiaso Historiographor of tho Dioceso for tho ensuing yoar. . . Messrs, Baruoy,- Page; Qulick, and Hotehkiss wora elocted as (bo Board of- Eqnalization. Tho Loymen's Rollof Socioty for the familics of deconsed clorgvimen, roportod baving reccived in membership foes §51; from pledgos, $897: I'ho number of now members, 18 61, 1t is bee lieved that tho abjects nad purposes of the So- cicty aro not sufliciontly appreciatod or, unders atood. 'Fho oflicers of "the Socioty wero clected a8 follows: DPresident, the Hon, Jamos X, Ld- sull; Vico-Presidont, George H. Harlow; tense Illiflll‘i‘ Samuel Wilkiugon; Becretary, Thonias J, ook, , . R 3 ‘I'he.Rov. Mr. Bonedict of the .Committco on Logislation, presouted o mujm'itK, roport, sug- gosting that there bo no action_takén o ainoni- ments to the canons, suggested at the last Con- veutlon. Judga Otis presented o minorltf mPort, urg- ing that non-communicants bo eligible to olec. tion as Vestrymon when suitanle communieants cannot bo found. . Ilo moved nn amendwent to tho canon to this offect, . D Stocking uroku oarnestly in favor of this ameondmont, saying that it mot the views of tha lata Bishop Whitehouso. 1o thought, howover, . {.lmt nono but baptized persous should bo oligic le. i Tending action on the reports, the Convention adjourned unsil hoif-past 9 o’clock this mornig. sl OTHER CONYENTIONS, THE UNIVERSALISTS. New Yonr, Sept. 17.—~Tha procoedings of the Univeranlist Genoral . Couvention wore oponed this morning with prayor and couforenco. N ‘Lho business-meeting was called to ordor by the Chairman, Gon. Oluey Arnold, of Rhodo TIsland, Resolutions wero passed, dopracating the hold- iog of services by tho mombais iu any othor churchos during the scssiona of this body, ns likoly to attract delegatos from the Conveution, and as also boing in dircct opposition to tho Dy-lawe, X ) A vosolution was also adopted, recognizing the opportunity afforded of serving tho churches and parishes in Now . Orloans, and recommend- ing that tho Board of Trustecs appropriato 92,500 for the needs of the Society. in that city, with leave, to extond, further aid if required ; -and suol sum is heroby approprinted. The Committes Lo whom was roferrod the ro- port of tho Board -of 'l'rustecs, suowitted the following reaclutions : " WiheRs Tho wonen of our Ohurch having prac. . teally praven with pen, voice, and u great varloty of good services, {belr logalty and capacity to operate . with tho wen in accomplishing all the Churck contom. plates ¢ 5 ; z Resoleed, That, 1t Lo tho éstablished policy of thfs Couvention {0 exéludo no.porson from Its Board of Truutecs, from any oflice In the Goueral Committeo _now exlating, or thiat it muy create, on nocount of sux, aud that §t Lo its cetablished policy to oncourago the |- uxistence of no orgunizution composed oxclusively of men or women, . ¥ A Resolved, Tat, gratefully rocognizing the good ser- vice rendored our causs by the Women's Centenary Assoclation, and espoclally its groat succoss in- securs " fug funds to be oxpended u its servicr, for the sake of unity, order, and perfect co-operation, we cordiaily {n. ¥lto tho olticers and coustituency of that sesochition 10 onter tho direct servico of this Conventlou, to share i {ts deliberatious and Jabors, Lesolved, That to muko possiblo tho acceptanco of 1o foregofug resolutious, wo recommend {0 tha Stata Couventions (o _eloction of delogates o this Conven- ton, without regard to sx, but wilh-zeferenco. nlouo o fiinesa; o' Jegvived, Tuat thig Convention enrnestly recommend 1o ity Board of Trustecs carefully to cousider, fn fls cholce of persons to awsken religlous intorcst, br solic. 1t fuuds, tho proved capabilities of wowen 10 uccom~ phshs thia lubor, esolved, That until thoresulta contemplated in tho !Dre‘aoblg can be reached, this Convention recoime mends tho Board of Trustoes and {ho Wowan's Cen- tenary Association to make tha terms which they havo reported tho base of thelr mutual rolations aud Jabor. ‘hedo rosolutions woro discussed ot eome longth, and wero flunlly adopted, esolutions wero also adapted, lniling with satisfaction tho work accomplisied under the di- rection of the Board of Wrustees fn San Fyan- cigeo in redcoming tho Universalist namoe from dishonor, and cstablishivg o pasish thore, and recogmizing tho efliciont sorvice reudered by tho Rov, . C. Ludlow ; doolaring that a ohanga In, tho namo of ‘tho parish_already in followship, &0 long a8 tho uature of its constitution, re- mained unchanged, did not affoot its relationy to tho Convention, nnd that tho action of tho State Convontion, ofilsially teken, in disaiplining < oithor o olorgyman or the Socloty, should bo ro- <f;n|dml ay conclusive, and rl:nlmclml accordingly by our ontire Church, until it has been raviowed Ly this Convontion, aud that a differont courso, growing out of ex-parte information, howover woll intonded, i linblo to result in sorious dam- sgato our cause, and atould bo swmdiously ovoldod. « Vice-Prosident Wilson waa prosout, and invited to address tho Convention, but oxcusod himsolf. Dosolutions woro ndopted’ roquesting the Bourd af ‘Crustoes to scoure tho ngeossnry funds to erceb. nn odifleo nt Washington, D, Q,, on grounds to bo given by the Murrusy Universalist Bucloty of that eity, to bo counceratod in tho yoar of tha Contounial' Auniversary, . Rusecll Blakoloy, of Miunexota, was olectod to the vacanoy w tho Board of Trusteos, ‘I'ho question of dotormivivg tho place of hold- ing thu noxt Convontion was left to the Board of Tiustees, aud -the oy, J. C. MoAlllstor, of Jiuchtol Univorsity, wos' noleoted to dolivor tho uoxt oceasional sermon, T'ho matter of nmnudlu,i tho by-lawa &0 that oconventions should bo Liold bienuially instead of nnuually was laid over uutil the noext mooting of tho Convontion, Rocess, At tho unnual nteating of tho Univoraaliuts’ Historiea) Souloty tho Rov, Abol 0. "Thomns was olocted Presfdent, and the Nloy,, ', 1, Bawyer, Bogrotary. The lloy. Jumes Shingloy, of Péune sylvanin, offored rosolutions whivh wors adopt~ od, calling for thoe appointinent of Ourrnapoutltlnu Hocrotarion in ovory Staa in tho Union,-und also in Ingland, Scotland, Ireland Gormany, Brit zorlaud, Holland, Franco, nyd Japan, ommitted wan appolnted to ' cor an( oy of raorganizing tho Boctoty., : Tho Hov, Dr, Bawyor was roquestod to proparo & papor to ho rand Doforo tho Hbelety at its noxt | ‘mooting, o Sovoral of *tho most ablo nnd offiolont, clirky- mon of the Universntist Church yora appointed corresponding mombors of tho Socioty. After thio roooss, tho communton was adminis- torad by D'rof, Loc, of 8t, Lnwronca.Univority,, Carlton: tho Nov. I, B, Fay, of. iho District of olumbin s _nand the Rov, M. Shrigloy, of Rtond- g, Pa., ntior whichi a sermon was presctiod by tho:Rev, L, Xighar. D, D,, Prosidont of tho Cune ton ‘Thoologicnl Baiiool. By A mnss conforenco mooting - wds held in tho ovonlug. fn the. Third . Univorsalist. .Ohurahy, cornor of Bloakor and Downing. stroots. Lha Rov. J. W. Darry, of Lawrenco, Mass,, presiding, ‘Aflor singing n hyma nnd roading . portion of tho Scriptyre, prayor way offorad by, thoe Rov. . 8, Cantwell, of 'Obio, .Addressos on ‘* Soll Donying Charactor and Lovo of Christ for, ANl Mmfldn " woro doliverod by the Rov. M. N. Nyo, of Broollyn ; tho Itav. Mr, Fish ; tho oy, B, I Osgood, of Granby, Conu, ; tho, Rov. Mr, Chamboriadn, and the Kov. Clarlos F. Loo, of Utlen, | ... i 7 - 'Fhis concluded 'the procoedings of the Con- verition, .. THEUNITARIANS, . . Banatoas, Sopt. . 17,—Lhe Unitnrieg Confore onco mot to-tay at 9 o'clock for dovotional ex- orelgos, a¢ which romarks wero oflurng by the Rov. Mossrs, Lincoln, Stacoy, and Milfoy, and Mrs. Coloman aud Miss Graw. ! i Tho Couforence proper rongsemblod at 10 o'clock, the Hon, E, I, Hoar prosiding., Prayor was offared by tho Rov. Dr. Facloy, of. Brookiyn, . The first papor prosented for discussion was by tho Rev. J. IL Hoywood, of Loulsvillo, Xy, subject : “ Causes aud Cure of Intemporance,” After roviewing the ovils arising from intomper- anco, ho proceoded to urge as a radleal eyro tho building up ,of sound charactor. 1o thought, howover, that thore wag, no unjyersnl panacen for the ovil ; that curo thustbe gradual aud odu- cational, making tha mind master of the pilysicnl ]wwur ; in_other ‘words, teaching sell-coritrol. 1o favored toinperanco sosiotics, and tirged tho withholding of tho social glass of wiuo . or punch. , Tho.use of winoand malt liquora was also cordomned 08 baving ‘n tendoucy to_croate an appotite for nrdent alcolioli liquors, Thouglh stimulnnts may be required by tho ngod” or in- flem, thoy were detrimental to'the young and tha vigorous.. Tho auxiliapyinfluence of prohibitor: lnwa aud of woman's co-operation wera touche upon. “ *Wilizm B, Weeden of Providenco; B, 1., kpolio in oppositioii to prohibitury Inws, ud tho tisory of tofal abstineuce, and offered. s resolution Lhnhprphlbltmy laws aro doing more ovil thau ood. i P 5 5% ko discutsion of flio quoation wah engigedin by the Rov: W. 8. Hoywood, of Hudson, Mass, ; A. R. Kennedy, of Taronto; the Rov. J. B, Greon, of Oliolsca; aud Migs Gracn, of Germand town. 5 A rosolution was roported and adopted to labor for temperance, The resolution was suppoited by the ev: 8, ush, of Boston; the i 0. White, of Jicono, N. IL.; tho Rov. J.. Lincoln, " of Wilton,'N. L3 tho Rtov. N, 11, Baldyin, of. Boglou: aud thio Ttoy. T, IT. Morrit &on, of Millon, Mass. 5 S Tho Dusiness Cowmittéo, to, whom, was_ro- ferred Mr. Woedon's reaolution, reported ‘ad: versely, Mr. Bibcock miking a minority report, After “cousidornblo debate tho resolntion tal lnid iy tha tablo, . A paper eatitled *Somo Results of tho Volun~ tary System of Organization of tlho Congrogi- tion" was ‘icad by thio Rov, C.'8. Amel, of Gor- mantosn, Pa. o Y . A regolution of sympathy with tho Congrega- tional Convention,” whiclt” i3 to meet in. Now Haven in Octobor, was ofiered. by, tho Rev. J, I, Ciarke, and adopted aftor considerablo diseus: sion. Yo oy i At tho 8 o'clock scasion Mr, Jamos Ficemap Clarke moved to oxpross Bympnt_hfi with thio'Con- vention of Free Roligionists whiclt is to meot in Davonport, Iowa. 3 Aftor o sharp dobato,. tho reeolution was, on motiou of Gov. P'adelford, Inid on the table, b Amandments £otho constitntion wero roportéd by James Frcoman Clarko and accopted. 1n the.ovouing a missionary meeting was hold, presided over by, the Itev. I, It. Shippen,at which ' addresses were” mado by the Rov. Thomas Hill, of Portland, Mo, ; tho Rov. Thomas Llliott, of Portlnud, Oro.; the Nov. K. L. Doutlutt, ‘of Bhielhy illn,:ni‘; the Rov. Honty Yowors, of Now York, and others. All the - 'sessiona lave boen very largely db- tondod, ad, tho groatost intorest Lias provailod iu tho uiscussion, —_——— MISOELLANEQU! CENTIIAL JLLINOIS . E. COSFERENCE, Speetral Dispitel to The Chicago Trioune, " Cantraar, 111, Sept, 17,—Tho annual Confer- onco of tho Contral Mlinais Mathodist Episcopal Chureh commonoed ite session in this city yestor- -doy, Bishop Scott presiling, and an attendance of about 850 clergy. The scssion opened with tho administration of communion. The rellg- ious, servicos woro condustéd by Fathor Cum- mings, one of the oldost membore of the Con- forouce, J. G, Evauy, Dresident of Iledding College, and Secrotary of tho lust sossion, was re-clected Secrotary, with 0. C. Kuowlton, A R Morgan,’ ntd IL G, Brown, nd Assistint Bcecretaries; G ML Irwin ‘and E. Wasmounth, Railroad ‘Boeretarics; W. M. Coltiny, R, D. Russell, nud_E, N. Bontly, Statie- tical Becrotorics, Tho Standing Committeen were,.appointed, and somo routing busincss transtoled during yestorday morinng's’ sossion. ‘I'his mornitig's scsgion was taken up in considor ' ing and continuing tho rolations of superanunted mfixisms, aud inreferring business to tlio Com- witteos., Sundry chiarges againgt M. P, Arm- strong, o momber, of the Couforence, waro ro- ferred to a committee. Tho nature' of tho charges hnis not been mndo public. Tho afters noons and ovenings aro devoted to maotings in behalf of vavious church missions and outor- prises. PO. AR ADVENTURES, Discoyerics of the Anstrian Polar Ex- pedition—Thoy Keucti §3 Dogrees North Lattudes - New Yonr, Sept. 17.—According to account: in late London journals, the Austrinu Norlh . Polo oxpedition way frozen in at tho north pomt of Nova Zombla, in August, 1873, and was - drivoin o northivoaterly direction with tho ice. Tho crow worked flyo months in vain, duriug tho summer of 1873, to freo tho ship, In 'tho autumn of that yoar, north of tha 80th degreo of Intitudo, unkuown laud wus discovored, whoko boundary-line norlh and west was not to Lo scen. A thin lino. was explorad, in slodges, from the Yt of March to the dth of May, 1874, up to the 83d dogreo. In honor of thp Emperor of Austris, Lhis wre namod Frauz Josoph Zand, ‘Thare were.no signa of auimal life, On the 25th of May, 1874, tha crew lott tho shipTegothoft, in four slcdges, and, after tiavoling biuoty-six days, renched Nova Zombla, whoro thoy met with somo Russian soamon and wore taken to Wardoe, in Norwny, alter undergoing iudoserib- able sulering and privations, ALL ABOUT §GHOOL-BODKS. Specral Dispateh.to 2 he Chicavo Trivune, Brooasaros, 1L, Sopt, 17.—iue Trimuxe Jus already voforred fo tho oxcifeniont caused in Bloomington h{ roudon of n chingo iu ronding- bools in tho city gohools made by the. Doard of Education, by;whioch the MeGulloy books have boon sypplantéd by tho Indepaudeut series, nnd aléo’ of the norsisiont and partially succossful offort {rom somo sourco, thraugh artloles in tho papers, to induco the Board to rescind its action. At tho sune timo, that the change of hooks was nipdo, nrosolution was passed by the Board to purchaso school-books frow firat "hands, and re- tail thom nt. cost to students,” This waa done, thoy ay, a8 an act of dofenso ngalimt the attuckts of tho combined book-men, Tho effeet hias boon that tho hook-dealers iero havo beon compollod to piit doywn such books as tho azouts of tho clty linve purchased 25 por cont, bosides Pueting down tho now, Roaders to Tricou which are 40 per cout leas than tho old, To-duy como forward Jamos W, Maxwoll, of Alxx- well, Datobeldor & Co,, wund Samel G. “Minor, the two leading book-men, In thig eity, with an nypl(cntlnu foran iujuno- tion to rmlnblt tho Tioard of Education from tho trafiic in booky, sotting forth that sald traflio 18 conteagy to Inw. By Intlatmmatory mticlos aud l'mamm' tho peaplo Liave heon {nu o beljeve Lt tho book chango involved n great 6XpONKD, wherens thoy must now sep tlmirfl tho injunes tion I grantod, tho books must go ek to,the’ okl monopoly prices. Tho caso will bo arguod to-worrow morniig, ughes and MeCarl pe. presont Anxwell Linor, PARDONED, THE . HAILROADS, - AII (o Branches of vho St Paul Romd Tust Abido™ by tho Recont Injunctions - ' A G ' Wisconsin Roads. Maké' Arrangoments to Comiply with the Potter Law, - Miscellanoous ftems, - THE WISOONSIN LAW, TUE REOENT INJUNCTION HWEENING IN ITO OTER- ATION, Bpectal Dispatch to Tha_ Chierigo Tribune, Mapisox, ‘Hopt, 17,—Tho deoislon of the Bupromé Court franting tho hijunction com. pelling tho Chicago' & Northwestorn and Ohi- eago, Milwatikeo & Bt.[Paul Railronda'ts oboy the provisions of tho TPottor layy oxompls Uio old Milwaukeo & Prairic du-Chion Rond from the provislons"of tho fiijjmiction bocauto the rond recolvod its chartor ‘from tho Torritorial Legiae lnturn.l‘nnd l!l\.l ot tomd undor Stato control; but tho Court fhstriictéd tliat, should it bc found that tho pa(npnny did not recoive thoir chnrter a8 abiove, thoy ‘would also bo enjoined. Itis now fonnd - by tho Iailrosd . Gommissionors, upon oxaminalion' of ho rocords, ‘that-thd Milwaukico & Pralrlo du Chion Rond rocbived iti chartor in 1819, ono year after tho sdmisslon of Wisconsin ‘58 n Binto, aud that tho rond is smonablo to tho Btate luwe.’ Papors will bo sent to ox-Judgo Dixon; Milwaukse, attornoy for tho Stito, to sorve on #aid rond, , i s JOBEYING THE: LAW. Mr. Hughitt, Genoral Baperiitendont -of the Chicao & Nortliwostern Railroad Company, will lenvo for Milwaulico to-day to ‘consult \\‘Ieh' tha munngoris ,of the Chicago, Milwaukes 't St Paul ani tho Wost Wiscousiu Hallronds s Lo tho boat monsurds to bo taken in rogard to tho rocont docision of the Wisconsin SBupromo Court, -Tho nbove-nanad roads are gotting ovorything ready as fast 18 possiblo’to comply with' thi Iaw. . 'Whoro firg soveral incongriiiticn in‘tho tarlft of tho Commiesforiers which tho ronds will hinve to sdopt that ‘can bavdly bo oxplained. For ex- mniplu. on brick, from JoMerson to Jancaville, which is u distanco of 26 milos, the Northwost: ern Rallrond charged heretoforo §10.40. Tho now lnw provides that tho railronds shall'charge Yor 25 mil o' 28, and for 20° miles $14. Thus it will be weén’that the Campany receives for brick from Joflorson to Janesville $3.60 moro than horetofore ; Liad, Lowever, tho distance botwoon tho tho two points beon 1" nitlo loss, 'the Com- nn‘n,\(\vuuld lavo received $2.40 losd than hore~ toforo. I 4 NMILE A MINUTE, . Tho time mado bya special traln on the Northe weatorn Tuilway, on Thursduy of lust wouk, is so rematkablo that wo bavotnken pains to obtain ‘tho btatistios accuratoly and in detail. The run was from Olinton, In., to Chicago,~a distanco of 138 i-10mlics. Tho actual ruuning timo, inclad: ing six stops, wa throo hours ; dedueting stvpé, two hours thirty-thico minutes, From- Sterling to Ashton, 2537 miles, wns made in townty-six minutes ; "from Rochello to Turner Ju nction, 45 niiles ;'in forty-slx minutes; and’ thonce to tho city ‘imits, 27¢ wiles, was made in thirty minutes. Deducting ' “the °arbl- tracy timo for Missiesippi River- bridge, and ‘within the city limits, the "run from Tulton to -Chicago oity limits—133 milos—was mado in 142 minntes. T'hiy timo is unparalleled in the West, adnd better is ou rocord in tho couutry, It was casil ly uccomplished, without jor or discomfort to tho Ppdssougors. “Tho routo is ahmost an sir-libio, ;aud 1y dovold of uoticonbls grades. Botween "urmer Junttion and the Mississippi the track {a throughout, * Tho Company's oxpross traing could wako 40 milés nu hour,"but thoy do not average more than 25, -Ihe kamo is truo of othar Ohieago ronds, The lake-shore lino be- twwoen Obicago and’Milwaukes is almost ontiroly Inid with steel, | ‘Cho'rian botwbon the two citles iy repontadly “boon mindo ‘in two hours, ‘whoro s tho regular express timo oxeoeds throe hours, Tha Clilcago & Alton, Burllugton & Quincy, nud Rock Island ltonds are in like' spoerb condition. Lither ono could oqual the' best recorded time, und malke it regularly, . ‘L'he present slow rate of spood is a matter of frequent complaint and awnoganco, Yo the bueinees commuuity it is often o wource of po- cunlary logs: and to overy person tho costof traveling by rail ‘increascs with ita duration. | Whatever couduces to ‘tho greater spoed and safety of transportation Is, therefore, advan- tageots to the publie, Durivg tho pust decado astonishing progross has been mado, tho looso fastenings love iu turn been sap- planted by tho fish-tar or plato, which furnishies tha loug-dosired contintious rail. Tho disastrous results of broken iron “rails; invo demonstratod tho-nbsoluta ; aconomy of stoel, and it way tho purpose of tha Chicagoroads, iu all track:ronow- als, to roplace iron with stedl, and thus, as they wero able, furnieh he most approved facilitics, Fofi | without these,fast thoo canuot Lo safely mado, B ‘Ll oconslonal “bursts of spood ™ show what tho railways aro cupablo of doing, Why thoy aro not'madg Bo common ng to conso to bo remark- oble'the ninnngors are'in a positionto state. o years ago thoy had tho disposition and were fast Acquiring tho ability. Now thoy have noither, 1t is much chicapor to run slow trains; and tlo populur demund is for ohonp transportation. 1If tho rosidents of thinly-sottled Statos aro resolved to-pay ovly 8 cenis a milo, thoy must expect n 3- cont rido. 'I'hoy shoutd hardty sk to be carriod in'tinut-clusa stylo rogardless of cost, In tho railwey protession 1t is woll known that oxpenscs incrouss as the square of tho volocity, "Pho ratid 18 even highor ; that1s to say, if tho speod is doubled, tho woar and tear g moro than quadruplod, Tu England, where this question bhas beon most thorouichly discussed, the ‘compa- Inid with uow steol rails, and v el ballastd Hew Youit, Sopt. 17.—~(loorgo Lllln, ex-Tre dout of tio Stote Nutional Dank of tho Compacr s wealili, wnd indioted in the Unlted Statey Uir~ cult Court on u chargo of mlsupplying #50,000 bolongtnys to tho bauk, und for muking, or eans. ing ta bo mado, falke entries in ity booju, Ll wat to havo boon telod on that indictmont it tho Octobor term af the court, but bty trinl hng baon prooluded by tho pardon of tho Prosidont, ‘1nies aro not required to run tho traits on which passongers are carriod at 1d, per milo fasterthan 12 miles an bour, whoreas tho oxpross trains, on which tho charges nro pot limited' and whore thay aro higher than in this country, attain n spocd of G0 or G0 miles an hour, inoluding stopa. Dlofeovar, tho carvings dorived from the chonp nassongor traflic aro, by oot of Parliamont, ex- empt 1rom taxation, . 1¢ will not bo contonded that tho Legislatures should obligo'tha companies to 1un nt tho rate of 40 or 50 mlles an Lour, It is only romotely possible that such guthority would be clainied, Clearly, then, lightning specd is at tho option of tho compunies. 'Lioy will furuish it on tho #amo conditions whicl obtam in England, | ———— IMISCELLANEQUS, THE 0., 0. 41, Q. The Phfladelphin ZLedger of the 15th statos that Col. T. A, Beott, President of tho Peunsyl- vanin Railroad Company, Los givon ofiiclal public notlco that the indorsémest or statomont ou' tho seond mortgago bonds ‘of the Columbils, Chlcago & Indiaua Central Railwoy Company, (commonly known asthe 0,, €. &1.0.) m the following words, is unauthorizod by his Compauy or by tho Pitteburg, Cindinnati & 8t. Louls Rail- rond Company, as lesseos of eald 0., 0.'& I. O, Railroad Company, vlz.i ey 2 0, within bond is additionally secured by a leann of 60 0 {3 o Lit(abuiry, Cincliatl & St, Louis. Tt way Compuny, nud (bo Paymont of tho interest aud principal - of the outira sorles of bonds wmontionad me 1s guarauteed by tho Littsburg, Ofucinmati & 8t, Lonls Nailwuy Company aud tho Pensylvunia Rail- road Yompany, . "Lhis Wordiug is uttorly didclatmol by ho lespoos and tho’ guarantors, the 'onnsylvanin Hailrond Company, neither of sald Companion over having uutfmrlznd such judorsoment * on any of said bonds or on any othier bonds of tho #afd 0., O, & I, C, Railyay Company ;" wero not aware of tho existonce of any such indorsement, aud that theso secoird-morigigo bouds aro not ineluded in the torm of the existing Jouso of, the 0,, 0, & L. 0. Railkay Company ' o tho I',, O, & St, Louls Raitwuy Company, and are not in suy way responsiblo for ofther princivul or in- torost, unless thoro should o n ‘surplus of net enrnings or routal u])pllcubln therotp under the torms of the loase. ‘Llio intorest ot tho bonds in quostion was dofauited Aug, 1, 1874, THE DETHOLT & MILWAUKEE RAILIOAD bias suifered from fnuncial difficullies for somo timu past, and tho Interabt on its morigago bonds hus romaficd unpald. At the bonds wors largo.” 1y lold by tho ownors of the Cireat Westetn Tailway In Eugland, it was oxpeoted that somo action woikid bo takon Ly thein ookl to n ko- Jution of tho diticultics, A cominitieo, soit over to fuvestigato tho condition mid afMulrs of the Girent. Wostorn Raitway, alio investigatod the Dotrolt & Milwsitkeo, and it fa undersiood that their veport wah ndvorso to tho actioi proposed,’ ‘Lhoreupon prococdinga were cominentod so forocloso 6 mortgago for £2,5600,000, dated April "Tho dangorous strap-rail’ and: 24,2605, Augnst, 14 Inat, , atcoonnora to th Tient fnruulm, hielt ers Al doad, wero A polnted by the Wayno Olrcult Court. Qn.the é:i of'Hoptenmbor thews Truatees, nono, of whom liva in Michigan, flod.a bill in. oqaity i the, Urtited Btatou Oircult Court in Dotrolt " to foroolase tho martgago namod. owr oflier partios appear on tho soone, and al- loge.that.thora. has . Ligen., collusion botwean.tho. bondhiolders, reprosontod by thoso ‘L'rusteos,and tho counsol for, the roud, by which tho tls for the rond was to b quictly transforred to. tho partles roprosontod In' tho casg, to tho damagoe and loss of other bondholdors and;thostookbold- | ord. . Lhoy, theraforo. pray that an or- der or deores, mn{, . Do mado allow- tug thom. to ho ‘30 ned ,ns portios in'| this cass ; :that no Recoiver may. bo.appointed on stipulation of the prosout party, or without such | noulco as.will enablo partion ‘n,luluuat to ba heards. and that tho Proceodings . in thin, case | may bo, stayed to allow. timo. for the motting Asido ofitkio docrea I the Wayna Cirouit COour, Thae complalnants wore ordored, to sliow. canso | on tho 218t fnst. why this potition. should not be grantod, IIPORTANT RUIT -AGAINGT THE MILWAUREE & 7, - © PAUL NAILWAY.: . Neyw Your, Bept, 17.—Subpwnas, wero Isened .| to-day to Russoll. Brge, Aloxander Mitohall, 8. S. Mortill; Belah 0., Chinmborlnin, N, A. Crow- dray, Tdward B. Wealoy, and othors;dofondants in tbo sult Just brought 10 the Southern Distsict of Now York against-tho Milwaukes & 8b, Paul Nailroad, ‘Iho grounds forthe presentlitigation form a curlous chapter in rallrond history, and origiuntod in 1851, Plaintifls are bondholdars. of what was once known ag the B, Ianl & Milwnu~ koo Tatlvond, which: formed the: nuolous of the Milwaukoo & Bt Pauly and they plaim, the right | to rodeom snd possess.that origlunl portton, which Is.about 205 milox long, : TOLEDO, WADABIL & WESTHRN RAILEOAD, Special Dipatch to the- Glucano 1 ibine, - " DANVILLE, Tll., Bopt. 17.—Ex<Goy. J. D, Cox, Prosidout of tho Tolodo, Wabnsh. & Western Ruilroad, accompanied by the Buperintondont aud Chiot Eugiuoor, visitod thin placa yosterduy to confor with the city authorifiop in ve- ard’ to tho opouing of cortain streots cross- | filg tho railrond ~ tracl, - and tho fonsi- biaty of removing- ihoir mnchive. shops from Lafayetto to this point...8uit had boon | commenced by tho city authoritics to compel tho railroad to keop opou cortain Btreot Crossings, but this visit, and'a provious one made by. the city authorities to Mr. Cox at Loledo, . has ro- sulted in an indefluite postponoment of tha suit. 1t fs gouorally considored that.tho talk by. tho Company of-removing thelr shops to this .poing Havors strongiy-of buucome.. HAILROAD EXTENSION, Correapondence of- The Chicauo Tribune. McGurébon, ., surt. 14, 1874.—The Chicago, | Milwaukeo & St. Paul and the' Chlcw‘:a.Dubu?uu & Minnesota Rnilroad "Companios are complot- ing tho oxtension of tho formor rond to Mc- Gregor togothor, and will own_ (ho track. jointly. ‘Plu will probably regult in’ the two compnaien building & Unloh Dopot at' this point, which | woild ‘DB n great fmproyemout on the Presont mod6 of ‘renching tho traing, » MISCELLANEOUS, ITEMS. " 1LLINOMS; ; Wildar Jones, # boy employed by the Staunton Conl Company, in tlio soutbern portion of Mae conpin Gounty, met with n violent death from the effeot of & ear-pin which felt 400 foot ' from tho ‘top of tho pit, hitting him upon his head oud causing Ingtant death., | —Cortificatos of organizailon -wero lssucd Weidnesday by tho Secretaryof Statoto the North- westorn Mining and Smoiting Compony and the United Statos Gas Works Coustruction Company, Voth of Chicago, —IH. R, Boyle, formerly of tho law-firm of Ottawa, died of consuiption at San Jose, Cal., on tho 15th iust. IHis romains will bo brought liomo for intorment, Wasliington Wators and J, Bowman, of Chani- paign, wore Wodnosday ovoning bound fu £1,000 for violating tho roveuno lnwa by selling whisky ub the receut county fuir. ISDIANA, The large tow-factury situnted at Summit, - and owned by Jumes Buoyco, of . Muucto, was burned Weduesday, Loss, §8,000; no insur- auce, —A largo fly~wheol in tho rolling. mill at Sey- mour bunit yestorday, o pieco striking Willinm Smi L, ono of thoe stockLolders in {he concorn, breaking biy log in_ two placos, and . otherwisd injuring bim, Ho will recover. The damago to tho mill is cousiacrablo, —Lugene Pearson, who was stabbed by Mahon Thompxon Monduy night at Indisnnpolls, died Wednesday morning, =~ . 5 —Senator Morton's:epecch, Friday night, -at Indiaunpolis, will bo dovoted excluively to the diuniuumon of tho present condition of Southern offairs, —A, C. Iapkins, Suporintendent of Public In- struction, hus compilod a table showing the cost of tho presout systom of County Suporintondonts and that of tho old kystom of Gouuty Examiuors, which shiows thoe following: Cost of Superin- toudents for onua'cm-, 264,002,93 ; amounts duo school fund and paid in by thew, §52,472.74 ; net cost, $10,620.U9, Cost of County Lxaminors for ono yonr, £82,396,70; oxcess of cost of Ex- aminors, $21,836.71, 1WA A fire atTown City Weducaday totally destroyed the residonce of G ML Slydol, togetlior with its coutonts, the fawily escaping - with uothing but \r;mt they had on. Loss, $2,000; insuraucs, 0 00, —1ho lowa Blate University oponed yosterday: Wwith n large number of studonts, + —Nicholns Shuire, the young man who seduced and then brutally ‘assaulted Mary Frits, sud- cecded in oscaping from-tho hands “of tha " Cou- stublo 'mesdny night, but it id though- that ho! will bo recapturad, ix-Rebol Uen, O'Noil, who'served: under ‘Stonewall Jackson during tho Jate: Jicbollion, is: working on & construction trmn whick is used iu bullding the lovee at ¥'t. Mudison. WISCONHIN. All of: tho tomperance orders in Fond. du Tino! City and County nre proparing for a grand demon-+ stration, to consist of au addross, music, aud n torchlight procession, to tako placo in Liat ity on the 6t of Qctober. —Iredortok Dolts, near Fond du Lune, wna canght by u fallg stone that woighed two tons, and had both of his legs broken andcrushod on Tueaday morning, —dJdohn Crosby, a farmer living. inBrothertown, - noar Foud du Lac, eame to the latter city, and, ‘after getting very' drunk, started for homo. When uliout 2 milos on tho way he laid down on ‘bim iuto o dozon pieces; Mo leaves a large Tawily i poor circuwstaucos; —At tho'lnte term of the Circuit Court at Blnok: Tiver Yalls, Androw Shoppard; formerly o woll- “known and weslthy lumberman of Binolt Rivor, was iried, convicted, and sontenced to three! yenrs in Biato P'rison, for burning his store- building and goods in 1871, with intent to injure bis insurods, © 10AN gontloman - from Wost " anen; A. C. Allon, an old Liwsslf ot Michigan City Ridge, N. Y,, shot Dickey, Boglo & Richolson, aud lately Msyor of | bouds by United States Commissioner 1larmon the track und went to sleep, A passing train cut- |- baa lott for Ontario, fully confirma - tho ropor od old disoaveries 1 the; Bow River onmm-yion tho Ganadiun sido. A Intgo nmbor aro crosping 4rom Montann. Sovoral partios iaro organizing Tiro ta.go thoro, —Tho" alleged highwnymen's .attack on tho: stago noar Lliu Crook is now said to bo o canard, ~Grnaghoppors aro hntching out lively in -Mnnlltlnl)h. : i —Tio Quopopolls tronty oxpodition haa boon honrd from, -~ All safo, nm{ lm\x"u oponed up ne~ gotintions,..... oo, A vrivito. tolograni, hns' hoon., rocelvad thab Qoldamith Maid, Fullerton, and Glostor will trat ou tho tradl 6f ‘thio Southotn Ohio Fair Associa tion, at_Dayton, on the 2d of October, for n purso of 25,000, froo to all, “Tho falr opons on . tho 20th of Beptembor, and closes Oct, 8, 4 == W. D. Rush, formerly.of ’?‘Y‘Y“i was killed WMondny while running o ciroulnr ‘paw in n stenm . saw mill at Dixon, *.The, shafting. bolf throw Him on tho saw, which - ponotrated his bowels, and causing instont,death, Rush was 8 siuglo man, ~—Tho Northern Ohio Fair s in Cloveland, ‘Flio-oxhibition- of We nesday wns soriously, Intorferod with Dy rain, ‘Tho, fair Iy good, but knrdiy.up to tho standnrdof formor Yyoars, excopt tho flower sliow and llva stock do- partmonts, both of ‘whioh are in advance of ail Drovious exhibitions. rogross ab 10%A, Fivo woels ngo Hondrlck Vaugln, about 70 cats of. ngo, of -Dcnm , loft his- homa to col- icot-.s0mo money,and Lias not baon heard of. sincs, Hearch has beou made for tho unfortunato man, but without sucdoss as yot, 1t s thought that Lo has Lieon foully dealt with, MICUIGAY, - - Tho bricklayors at Muskogon have struck for Ml{mr-(_lnv. AL Iatest advicps the contractars anid bosses were holding a meoting to determing whother:tho. g4 will; bo. givon,-, The, men aro dfitumlnm\ to Liavo highor-wages, or” loave tho city. < THE COURTS. ficcord of -Rusiness o nsactod Vess H Torday., ASPLACED .CONFIDENCE. William Gray is a farmor from Maino, A shor timo ngo he decided to falto.a trip to tho gront city of tho United States, and, to furnish him- solf with pooket monoy, brongbt;with him a:5pan of Lorses valued nf, 8500, Ho_offerad. thom for ealo, and, naturally, enough, found- a would-bo purchaser, Willlua Jackson. .. But Willlam pre- tonded to pe doubtful 88 to whother the span ‘would stand in 8 stable togethior without, kick- ing, and dosired to.tako tho. horsos for fivo days, Just to eatisly Limsolf on that point. Tho inno- cont owner consontod, -and. Willinm dopartod with the animajg, promising to meot Gray at. o cortaln timo and place and pay the $500 or. fo- turn the horsos. But lio did not, and Gray hns learned o lesson which ho ought o thave lnown long ego. In hope of.yet regaining the monoy, Lo bogan s suit for tha amount, aud, to, Insuro Jackson's attondanco, caused, Lim to bo arrested oua capias, UNITED STATES, COURTS, . Tho Obicago Fruit-Houso Company filed’n bull against Frank Bartholomee aud Bernard Roes- sing, brawors, to provont thom’ infriugivg a eor- tain patent for making - buildings fon ‘presorying fruit oud other substuncos, It is clnimed that tho defendants have mado such patont buildings, and used them for fermenting beer. DANKRUPTCY ITEMS, Charles A. Vail, B, B: Hammond, E. B, Mc- Cagg).and W, J. Culver filed a potition in , bank- ruptey agninst. tho Chicago & Chinn Toa Com- Pnny. Vail’s olsimn {8 on & noto for 21,000, given n payment of. bis sorvices ns Secrotary, 1lam- mond's claim is for 22,000 for attorncy's fees and expenses, and McCagg and Culver's claiin amouuts to £275 for similar services. It ju slloged that, besidos suspenalon-of. paymont,.of commorcinl * paper, tho ' Company nllowed some of N. Y., to'be potition was suppressed. made. . Edyrin E. Bucon, of Willow Creok, T.eo County, , flled a yoluntury potition, _Ilisliabilities fous t ‘nbbut $2,200, to_pay which'lio hus ‘sbout §53U, Tho case wns reforred-to the Ragintor, o BUFERIOR COURT. 1N -BULE] taken on atfachment. filod” o weelk ago, bnt sgoinet. Samuel MeVen, " luying domnages..at £5,000. Mosés Frani -sued -Georgo: Hoch and Henry Bahe'for 81,000. . F. Rauyun: commenced: - suit - for 25,000 ngm_mt C..W..Knott, G, Il. Andtows,. and D..G. Voumoted, P. M. McDonald brought suit against Z. D, Hauson aud G, O7 Winter; olaiming 93,000 for a ‘broken covenaut. .- __'Tho.Globe.. Insurance. Compony: sued 8. R, Childs ond C. 2L Moulton for $1,000. Tho Union National Bank bogan o suit to re- 'ugwl:r'sfi,onfl fromJoln King; Jr., and Lucrotin -W. King, - Orlando -Ourtis::aued Blanchard, Borland- & Co., for 81,000.. W, A, Usynes, R. E.J ordan,.and W. J. Hayes “filed 'n croditors’ bill againat tho Ktoa Insyrance Company; of Chicago, on o judgment for $1,000 whioh they. recovered a stort timo ngo. . i :_J. D..McLean: sued Fi:Bohwesmannand Lonis Kantz.for 81,000, : I, Foster aued M, H. Morrls for $1,000..", 8. . Childs commonced o ‘suit'iu trespnes | -against:Charlos N.- Morton, ‘laying ‘damages at $15,000, and canother .ngainst i Lydia Iy Tling, olaiming-$1,200,. CIRCUIT.COURTs . - Georgo Charles illed n yiotition against.iartha AL YWalkior,' Robert iILil," ot sl., to obinin n, mechanic's liou- for 181,445,97-on tho premises | knowu a3 79 and-81: Rundolpl street, . JUDOMENTH. . BUPERION COURT~—CONFLESION ctal, va, Samuel J, Walker, $8,00( Bank valiJosoph Thislon, $482.75. a . _Junox.Ganv.—A. M.’ Crosby. va, Etna Insuranco Comynny of Clicago,. $1,000,—W, A. Hayuey ot al vs, sam A, Prencliva, Adsm-Appel; $305.13, W, £, Mulville, 301430.e-xcelsior V8, Thomus. Nowickl aud . Peter F, L, Blgimons ; lonio National Stotio Compan Schmtdt, $H4.71, +_Omavir Jounr—CoNFresronsi—John Nelm. vs, Jacob Holm, $031.20, % Supreme ‘Court of Ilindis, Northern Grand »Diviston, - Special-Dispatehto Phe Chicago Tribune, Orrawa; 111, ‘Sopt. 17.—The Supremo- Court “met t1i# morning in pursuance of-ndjournmont : 05, Gillélt--va, Layltr, Motion for :loave-. lo flle +record -und dockot: causo at this; term. aonicd, as th motlon comes too lato, Causo dismissed Witk § per cent domuges, - 381, Edurook va, Coopor, -Motion to diamiss nppeal, | Courl atlow zula to eliuw cause by 222 Lust, why ap- | . peal ahould nok bo disinissed, 250,Villigo of- Dwight ve, Palmer, Motfanto atriko biit of oxcaption frony-filos donicd, . 43. Robeuring dogket, Wilson vs, South Park Com- mission.” Rebearig refueed, - 208, Goold dtploaded va, Goold: - Time' to Als rec ord extended ten days. % Tho Tourt lay | 23, People's docket, 8. Van Duzen, Wednosday night. beoti tho causo, —A mtn namod Henry Bollow was ‘found dead .on thie yoadsido near North Holland: Wednesday. o liad been trading Lorson, obtaining about 8100 Povorty is supposed to havo found.” Ho was'probably murdered, o bullst-holo boiug fonud in the back: of _his - Lead, robbory ‘ belnt; tho object. Tlo was o Hollandor by bicth, ¢ andloft o wifo and throo childran, Soaroh It huiu§ mado for tho murderor; but no olew ns yet, ' Hs frionds aro greatly excited and vow terriblo vengeance, —Dr, 8, B, Thayor, & prominont_homoopathio | 'nll?' cfan_of Battlo Orool, died’ Wodnesday at half-past 2 o'clook, in tho Glst year of hinage, after on iliness of sIx weoks, 110 was called one ! of tho most ekillful surgeons in tho country, During the War ho wns Burgeon of Mer- rill's Horso. 1o bed practioed fu Detroit, Mnd- ison, and other citics, aud well Xuown s oue of the chief promotors of tho agitation for tho ad- mission 'of tho homeolmthio profossion to the Alichigan Univorsity. 1lis loss will bo mych folt, ~—Burglatics are becoming alarmiigly froquent in Baitlo Orook and vicinily. At least s dozon uuem’:tu Lavo boen mado on dwellings within a week, and somo have boon successful, Thomas nox's hiouso was nttempled Wednosday night, but tho family wore aroused aud_the Dueghiry firad on. Tuosday afterncon Ifonry Iunt's houso, in Emmot Township, was robbed. Tho robbora were cupturod Wednoaday, and are not ' in custody. NEDDBABKA. y A strangor, whoso numo is supposod to be §, Stiaunon, was ruu over and cut in tivo by a Uniion Pacifio Railroad oar near dopot at Omabia, Wadnoaday night, 1o was under the influcnce of liquor, and hiad Taid down on the track, MINNEHOTA, ~—The following from Port Garry has boon re- colvod at 8t, Paul s **J, Whitohond, contraotor for grading tho Tembina Lranch of the Canpe dianLucifiy Railroad, hne sirived, 1o com. monces grading at onee, and will completo the work ghis full. 1y arrival . has - given considerablo impotus to usdo of sll kinds, Who Ttov. Alr, McDougal, * & muls- sionary from Foré' Ldmonton, who n mohoy, whicl'way missed whon' the body o |- ozammined all tho ovidenco of porjury'in- this case, wnd | the caso seems 80 muok involved In “douby. that o sue o persedens i orderod and tho' dofendant ndinitied: o Al "o Sior of Whitesldo Oty is dleetod o o bail 1n $5,000. - Alessrs, Hoag and Jonos adwmitéed to the Bar.of- tuts stato on forely icouses, £, Blanokiard moved {ive Kdmisston of 0, W, Soutl- ‘warth aud W, E, Siith to tho . Bar, g 16, Targo vs, lotf, Stiyulation for conlinuance | wittidrawn and'errors Gonfedmod, UL Trous vs, Murshall, , Dismissed -on motlon of Pluintiir fu error, 7, McDonald 'vs. Foster, Mollon to dlsmiss and for procedondo for \want of abatracta aud briefs, 601, Bticknoy v, Drake, Short rocord ; G per cont dnmagos sllowed, ; 002, Valiner vé, BmifH, Dismlssed; &' per cont dumagoa, . 008, unting va. Darbyahiro, Motion for {tima to filo rccord, CALL OF DOCKET, Trons va, Marebail, Disposod of proviously, - 1L va, Beaglo, Continuod for servico. uent, p Coutinued for servico, 4 8 V8, Irasor et al, ‘Taken on call, 68, Reod va, tice, Gontinued for vervive, afl. Auck by bis noxt friend vs, Browa, — Taken on call, 07, Xellogg va, Stockwall, Taken on call, 08, Barriugton ve, Caxoy, Contiuued for servica. . linyward va, Romady, Taken o call, 0. Morris va, Graves, ‘Takon on call, 71, Htavion va, Uaruest, Motion o strilie bill of oxcepiiouy from files denled, and case takou on call, 4. Munson ve, Figld, Proyionsly dismisseu; T4, MeDonald v, Foster, Writ of error-diumissed, T, Moody vs, Miomus. . Continued for servive, 6. Hopkina v, Woodward, ‘akoa on call, 0. Wallar vu, Tully, dr. _‘Taken on calt, 7. Hoyen vi, Ifajed, Takon on eall; oral argumont to bo anbmitted, 78, ¥ilking va, O'Sultivan, Taken on call, 70, Gily of Galeaburg v, Tlaukingon. Taken on call, 80, Oioate, ‘adualutrator, vi, Matusway, ‘Lakon on At tho aloso of tho call, A. W. Cavalay, Lisq., from a mootiug- of the members of the Dar i attendanco upon the Court, proseutod a sorios of rosolutions of respoct to tho momory of the late ammnel D, Loockwood, onoe ono of tho Judgos of tha Buprome Conrt of-this Btaco: Tho-Judgo mado some romarks, and was fol- lowod by Judgo Dickey.. ‘Phe resolutions woro rond and ordorod to bo'spread upon:tho rocorda, The Oourt adjournod till 9 o'clock - to-morrow moraing, - ik, its property. in Brookiyn, | Tho A rulo to show-causo Sept. 17 was | Clarlea - Brandt: bogan o, suit - {v trospass.| THE DISSENTERS. Organization of the Women's Edueatlonal ana Industrinl Ald Society, —_— Its.Constitution.and. Offlcers, . — The dlacordant. clomontg of.tho Gaod Samare Itan Boolsty linvo oftected n choleo, Tho olimnax was -reached Wednoudny, whon tho- Secrotary, Mra. Cbisholm, roslgmod, and hor oxame oy followed by.soma of the most substantial mome bors, Mrs, Chiskolm, however, oxplins in hor lottor -of rasignation that it was not hg Dprayor question alone which iufluenced Lor action, Bhe avora that o depurture wos made ftom tha pros grammo Inid out at tho founding of tho Good Bamaritan Boolety; that iustond of providing a homo where respectable, indigent fomales could find sholtor; rocoivoeduontion In industrial pur- uults, and, through tho,Socloty.obtnin omploy. monty - that - tho - controllng . power: rathor difactod thelv ,offorts. to hatboring fullen, Nomen,. and . ondonvoring to win thom ovor to waya of purity end roputablo living, and that thia offort was mado without the .ald of.prayor.. Respeotablo women who: are in want, Mra: Chis- holm and hor frionds. think, could’\not bo asked to avail thomeolves of sholter. in tho Home of tho Good Bamuritans, on ancount of the persong thoy would. .come In contact with. Thus, the primary . and chior purpose of tho Bocioty, ag founded, has boon . disregarded. Tho rosult of tho divoreo has been. G THEFORMATION OF A NLw soctETY, callodtho Womon's Educational and Industrial Ald Socloty, composod mostly of tho Indies who have L Good Bamaritan . Bocloty. Like tho Womou's Aid, Hocioty.in Naw Yorl, nu{l tho worlr ; whicl sy, Emily Faithfull Las boen engaged in, singlo-banded, in Lo glaud. for tho last sovonioen yenrs, thiy How. Bocloly thluks proyoution fs battor thag cuiro, aud will illustrato -the truth of: the saying by-introduoing women. in branches of- industry. hich sbould placo thom abovo,want .and. poy. orty, and ‘nm romove tho most frmtful cauges of woman's sin.. It will not conflict. in tho slights, oit dogreo with tho good worls which Ar. Leots ard ond hor co-laborgrsa—the Good Bawari tang— are :mgugm]x it The maating of tho, nrojoctors-of -tho now Boe cloty, which wus liold yestorday nt the rosidencof Mrg., Foruando Jones, nt 930 Lrafrio avonue, way marked by a- quiet _onrnosiness, and a business. 0--procodure strikingly in oontrat with-the wrangling aud want,of docornm. digpiayed ju cor- tain mcetings of ladles rocontly-held. MBS, CYNTUIA LEONAUD.. President. of the Society ‘of (i Samarifans, a8 presont, contrary to oxpeatation, and whone over opportunity prosented itaslf, mado remarke, ORGANIZING. Tho meotlng organized at. 3:30..0'clocly, with Min,, Jones ns. temporary, Chnirman . aud, Mra, Loomis a8 tomporary Sooroinry. Mra; Jones stated tho object of tho mecting, aud requosted nominations for a committeo to framo o vonstifubion, . 4 )| . The Committeo, ns’ apnointed consisted of || Slosdames Gioo: A Spruger, M. B. Chisholm, Alua Van Winkle, Rounds, aud Waite.. Aftor dex liberation, tho Committeo roported-as . TUE QONSTITUTION . Anz, 1, This Assoclatlon shall he called \| en’s Educational and Industrial Ala Socdety,” Aut, 1, Tho oficars of this Sacloty shuil - conaist of & DLresident, . Vico-Lresldent, . Recording.. ‘Beeretary, | Sgrresponding Bocretary, Créauurar, aud an Lxecutivg «| Committce of nine, of \thom fivo uhall constituto o Quorum, Tho oficers of tho gfldd! shall bo oz~ obicio membera of - tho Committea, . ¥ Aur, 3. Tho object of ‘this Socloty shall bo to fur- nlsli to alt deaurving wonien the meaus cf earniug on lionest living, to reuderTabor ub respuctablo and nhone ‘orabla as it {8 nov deapined and shameds to calalish a communication beswoen omployera- aud fliosg wishe fng coiployient; to sland’ ag” It wore betwedn tho world of ywant and tha world of work, and Jn-every || Dracticablo,way tg befriend und estst all women who ure struggling for au honest. or Liouoruble - placo in soclety, 79, et sl ANT.: 4 For tho faregolug, purpoxcs cstablinlean Suduatrigl Lomo fn aiicly il the uy arls shall b taught, giving especil pro; pluguico, (0 dg- 1| puestis work, inasuiich astha yroat uesd,of, th pres= et our 8 well-trained aiid eiiciéut help on liold labog, + ;. 2 . ART. 0, Wo will ‘fmnzcdlately opon communication ‘with.all. forelgu.and homo sociotles working in .tho same direction, We shull ‘nreango to have il omis wrant women,who come.to, thig Wst cockdug exnploy— iment sent to. our Ionie, . thal wa. iuay. flud Gt e atter their In- wauts, test thelt canabilljics, ,and lool tereste, Aleo, all Women eaihing from tio country or from ofhor States. who are sceliiug or.are in necd of asslstance, Az, 8.)Auy person cen bpsome. o member of this Sotlety by siguing.the Constititlos, .. | _Anm T, Tl Consiitution mny be altered or amended by @ voto of two-thirds of tho members Dresout ot auy regulur tucatlug, previous notive Lelng ivon of such Inicution. . On mation, the ropott of tha Committeo wag accopled, -aud . the. conutitution, ns s whole, adopted. 8 . A COMMITTER -TO NOMINATE OFFICERY was then appointed and . rotived. . The Commit- {eo unon ity roturn_ reported .tho following list of oflloers 1. Prosident; Maesy- G, A, Springor; Vice-Dresident, Mru.s 0. B. Russell; Ttecording and. Corresponding - Secrotary, Min: Jumes Chinbiolm ; Ironwurer, Mrs: Sandford Lowis; Lxeentive ‘Committeo : . Mesdmnes Alma Vag Winldo,. Palina,. Rteed, Frankiwd, Loomis, Tornando Joncs, W, T, Powors, Duncam, Zollansboo; A, Garrison, 0. B. Waito, and G, Courgon. The m[trort. of: the Commiltes was ro- coived and. adoptedy no oue_ disscuting, The nowly-elected ofticers then took their seats, Mrs, : Springer,.tho nowly-olectod . President, made a little spo invoking assistaucs in tho digchnrgo of- her - duties, eutirely novet o her, fom all presen - Mrse Bussoll gnid:. T will sway .for msolt and the ladios around mo, that wo ure desirous te ba Aarons to lcad our Mosey oub,of ths wildertess, By inyitation, tho Indies then sflixed thetr Hge natures’to tiio eonstitution, as an act of mems bership.: .. Al Loonard . was-invited to sign, but doe elined... . Aftertransacting o, fow matters furthor of mie nor rimportance, the .meeting . adjourned:..to ns~ semble, ngain ou ‘Luekday.at 13¢-p. 1., nt No. 834 ouéo Michigau.avonue,. TILE-EXECUTIVE: COMMITIEE: . - then went into session, and, after.appointing tha following Committees, adjor nod: Inidustrial Home—Nesdames Springer, Van Winklo, and Frankland, s 'WII,_'/-Luul—lXfldnmru Jongs, Smith, Pettibone, and Whio, «- Iinance—Nesdames Chisholm, Duncan, and Xent; Lho.folloying Jadies in. addition {0 thosp.men, tioned o taking part n tho meeting and named .on tuo Commuttocs signed: the- constitution ; Meuadnmes Pottibone, Mury £, Carpenter, 1laya wortl, A. G, Courson, Buchannu, Mel Hall, A. I, Gutos,Nathaniol. Nortan, Llato, M. L. Smith; arriot.S, Brookw.,' . L —_— CANADIAN: ITENS, Special Dispateh lo' The Chicago Tribune. Orrawa, Ont., Seph. 17.—Work was cummonaed on the Nombiua branch of thoe. Paciie Lailway yosterday. # MoxriieAr, Sopt. 17:—Tho-medical profession of this dity twill - mook . shortly, to_ discuss tha mierits:.of “vaccination, whieh lhns: been- cone dainuod by aomu‘pr?uqhnuok:. i i * A paper-manufacturing., company, with a capl tal nl’uxglUD,UHD Lag beou startod bore, | & 81, - Jous, N 3., i Bopt, 17.~The condinned drought in this ‘provinco ciases groat 1nconvene fonco sud-losd to lumberersy millors, aud farm- ors, Lho atroams were ngvor lowor. Tho diffculty-batween tho lumborors and tha Government hia boon got over by one operaor offerivg to buy up sll lumbor-lands ab auction. Tonoxro, Sopt. 17.—A meteorological,, tolo- frnph sigual station.is in courso. of oreotion at Parry. Sound;. under, .the \Buporintenuenco, of Tiof, Kingaton, of thia city, . ‘Tho Rev. Dr. Ryerson, s, beon choson Prosi- dont.of tho Wesloyan, Mothodist. Confereuce of the entire Dominidn, now. in scsslon liora, . Firty eandidates presentod themyolves for ade migsion to Yoronto. Untvorlty yesterdny. e T A Court in tho Stroot, From the Liverpool Post, A curious scono aceurred at the late Ruthin Assizod, A cnso was boing triod—Byivestor va, Tho Grosvernor Colllory. Company—in which the (uostion nt lssuo was whothor cortain axlos had boon mndo according to contract, ‘Lo bring tho tost of pragtical, obsorvatian, to boar.. ypoy.thio subjaot matter of tho inquiry, a view.of one of tho ‘wagahs to which an axle wag attgched was propoied sud acceded to. ‘Tho- Wagon was Lrought down tho slreet opposity tho Assize Court, and tho wholo porsonnel of tho court turned out to oo it, Ou.the .staps might havo boon soon, at about 3 o'olock in the dsy, ko Lord Chiof-Justice of Togland stangding in his robos and full-liotjomod wig, ; surrounded by meinbors of tha Uax, alko iy costime, Lo specinl jury, tho witnecgses, and ovorybody clip concerne od 1u tho caso, all ongagod In” viowing this wone dorful wagon, whilo the stroot’was fillod with s very miscellanoons publie, who wora naturally atruck with the unusual scono, Aftor n_dolihore okoole {taglt nta tuspoction the ¢ court ™ hoto syaln, and business procoeded ws befora,