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i i THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUL ", OCTOBER 6, 1874 RELIGIOUS NEWS. Meceting of the Chicago Pres- bytery. Prof, Swing Wants 1is Namo Dropped from the Rolls, And Declares Himself to Be an Independent Minister. His Roquest Ts Aoooded to with Some Opposition, The Case of Dr. McKaig=«=Mission= ary Board. Monthly Meeting of the Baptist Minie- ters’ Association, piscnssion of the Quesiion of Pastoral Yisits. Who Shall Ordain and Depose Min- sters. THE 02I0AGO PRESBYTERY. MORNING BESSION. The somi-annaal meeting of the Chiongo Pres- bytery was bold at tho chapol of tho Third Pros- bytarian Church, yestordny, corner of Washing- tou and Carpenter atrcets. ‘Flio Prosbytery was bpened with prayor by tho Rev. Arlur Mitohell, THE ATTENDANCE. ‘Tho roll was then colled, whon the following pontlomen sosponded s The Rovs. 8. Hair, A, Bwazoy, A. Mitcholl, A, E. Kittrodge, E. N. Barrett, W. Brobston, 0. Wisnor, J. 1L Trowbridge, D. J. Burroll, E. N. Johnson, E. B. Davis, o . Thompaon, V. H. Yan Doron, J. 11, Burus, T. I, Post, W. Blackiura, . 8. Curbis, W, Forsyth, & Talsty, . L. Patton, J, 3. Farls, 3, 1, Barnard, E. L. Hutd, G. C. Noyloy, . H. Walkor, J. C. Dumear, J. T. Mathows, Jamos McLaod, J. Covort, B. E. 8. Ely, I, W. Pattorson, W. 0. Youngs, W. E. Brown, 1. Eliott, and J. B. “ho following Eldors woro also prosent: 8. 3L Moore, 8. B. Williames, E. Smith, 7. 5. Taylor, B N. Marsh, ¥ INood, Willinm Allen, I T Adams, W, N, Hibbard, J, Fruzer, Q. IL Loonard, and W. McGrogor, PRELIMINARY WORK. The nest buginess in order was, tho election of »Moderator, Tho Rov. Jamen MoLeod nomi- nated tho Rev. A. T, Kittredge, who was clected by acclamation. Tho Loys, 1. R, Davia and B, N. Barrett wera alectod Clerks. Tho records of the Presbylasy woro thon road, covering tho lnto trial of Prof. Swing. Afler shght amendments tho records woro spproved. o following named gentlemen presonr, vere Iavited to slt 08 correeponding mombers of tho Prosbytory: The Rev, M. Waldenmeyer, tha Tev. G. I 5. Drown, ino Rev, . ¥ Jay, the Rey. James AMnclaucklio, and the Rov. U. D. Gulick, Tho Prosbytery then accepted an invitation from tho ladich of tho Third Church to lunch in tho chuzeh aftor ad)ourmment. TIE HWIXG CAE. 20 roport of tho Comunitteo to proparo 6 ro- portof the trial of Prof, Swing was thon called for. On motion, the Committeo wan allowed fo ro- tive for cousultation, Adltor a briof abscuce, tha Committee, through its Ohairman, the Rev, . . Johnton, reported that arsport bad been pro- pored and printed in Look form, which ho held i his hand. T'ho roport was substantially cor- Toct, eavo s fow typographienl orroms, oud the omitsion of tho final voto in detail. Iie had carefully read the report since printed, aud hiad mado guch corrections 4s worn neceseary. The yoport load to gome discusei and was, on motton of tho Reyv. A. Mitchell, made the gpecial order for tho nfternoch peesion, MISCELLANEOUS LUSINES: A lottor was rend from the Redstane Presby- tay, Ponnéylyania, aoliug tho admission of the Tev. %flbm M. lair to tho Prosbytery. Ap- roved. Tho Rov, Auguatin Broozo was granted au- thority to labor at Fort Dodye, Ta. Tho matter of the Rev, G, Surbridzo's filling £ho pulpit of-the Tenth Chiureh, of Chicago, was roferred to a committee, A report feom tho Ninth Church in referenco 10 Dr, MckKnig was ealled itp, 83 also o report £rom £ho Beoteh Church, both of whish were postponed until tho afsernaon, "Tho Moderator ptated that tho inelallalion of ha Rov. David J, Burrell as pastor of tho West- minster Churel would oceur Sindsy aflernoon. MIESION WORK. Tho Tiev. . I, Trowbrilge, from & epeoinl committeo, reported iu Teforoneo {o mivpionary work. 'Tho report recommends that tho Presl tery of Chiicago, at an eatly day, nsewma tho civo of its mirsionary work indopendant of the Bosrd of Homo Jiissions, and that n conwittee bo ap- Pointed to rozuro the uecossary funds, 310,000, sor the worlk, sud arvange the details (of tho un- dertaking, o Rov. B. E. S. Bly was opposed to tho re- port and its recommondations, 11a wan oppased to setting up miEgionary work independont of the Boord, bocause such courss would tend to tho fnjury of the Qencral Tjoard. Ilo wnsZoppnscd Yo tho report, further, becanso it would “tend to mereago tho chureh mechinery, Mo thought it ought to first be fixed whethor tho plan could Dbo adopted or uot before & duy Was fized for tho recommendntions to go into effect. Tho Jtov. A. B. Kittredgo did not proposo to cut the Prosbytery loose from the Donid of Homa Missions, but simply to take care of its awn misgionary work. [lo snid he had rocelved lot- tors from tho Board asking tho Presbytories to tako the courss proposad In tho roport, The Chicago Prosbytery now gavo_tho Bonrd 29,000 sanually, sud drow from the Donrd #7,000. e did not s0o that any injury could bo duno thy Tosrd by tho pinn reported. If tho report wero sdopted the various churches could utill con- tinue to vontribute to tho Board an far usable, But i€ thay took caro of their own work they would do n grest good. ‘The plan suggested was gimply an offort of n local clractor for the Bup- post of the faoblo chwrolies, . “Pho Roy. Menars, Mitchell, Bly, Watker, and otbiors tools part in tho further discission of the question, pending which a motion was mndo Lo adjourn. On Lo ove of tho motion to rdjonrn, the Lom- mitteo on tho Rov. Mr. Burbridga's ¢avo reported that the testmonials pluced i their sunds corti~ fied to his oxealient morul character and useiul- nogs ag n minister, and recommonded that ho be vecoived iuto tho Presbyloy. i T'he Presbytery then adjouvned to tho lunche roow of the cbureh and purtook of u lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION. L RUF. BWING. Tha report of Lie Commities appointed to pro- To B reporbof tho Bwing telal wad the tvst usiness in ordor, ‘The report was not materiul- Iy difforent from that wado it tho foroncon. Af= tor woveral amondments, however, which olicited % upirlted debate, tho roport way udopted, vs fol- lows: Tha Committes towhom yras referved the supervis- lon of publishing i coviect histaey of tha trialof the Tooy, David Bwitg would roport that thoy now present 3 copy of such Listors, which, with the oxception of oma yorbal and typograpbical oreord, anc the winti ston of tho votu in detall, thgy pronounce aubstantially Sovseet, Mhey cocomudinl that this copy of b Tha el of“tho Itez, Davia Bwing " bonud 18 herohy ro- ardgd as u part of the ficeards of the Prenbytect, ox- cept tho. lul}ovflll:: popers: 4 °Che arguutents of tho Drosecution,” * tho arguments of the dufénse,”snd #1kio opinloha of tho meinbers.t O motion, the records wero thon, a8 & whole, approved. TAY_NINTI CHORAL, Thie cans af Dr, Molinig und Lis rolntions with tha Niuth Chusceh waa thon daken up. Mr, G, 11, Leonnrd Aubmitod 1ho Sotlowing renolutionn o8 exprossing tho rontimonts of tho church in tho cako | Rasolved, Thint wo, the Sesrion of tho N1 nth Pre terjun Ghuircl, do nal Approve of the avtion of tho Chicago Presbytery in_rocommending (ot o diktiisg Dr, Wa W, BleKalg from our pulpit, pending the uction . ot it Backaonta Lieubylery, Resolted, That_wa dcon it for tho bort futerents of Ahs chutch thal Dr, Mciaig do temain with s for the provcat, and thot this churct should sustain Liw Hil R‘-mlu fotmd guilty of the chutken proforred sgainst Jennteedt, Thnt we deem 1t best for tho Cliuroh to ro- miln Pronbyterian, Attor somo disounsion tho rozolutions woro ro- forred to a_rpeein] committeo, tho Rove. Monsrs, Patterson, Mitcholl, snd Jnd%n Moore, to yoport ot n subsoquont mesting of tho Prosbytory. TITK BCOTGIL ONURCIL. "Tho engo of tho Beoteh Prosbytorian Clurch of Citlengo wos then taken up, Jndge Mooro, Chajrman of tho Conumitteo to whom tho caso Tind been roforrad, wado succiuct statemont of the caso. Aftor thoso oxplanations, Judge loora wndo tho following roport Jlesoteed, That wvo ndyino tho majority and minority of {hio Scolch Church of Ghleago to conifor together 4it the sptrit of tho Gospol, and fo study and do only {hioso thines that will promoto the penco nnd. harmony of this chiirch, And that $hose concernod ‘:lvn proper {“r‘t:{;)l?‘;;n to'the respeotful citation of tho Chatham rsbyte Jiewalved, That farher proceedinga in this hohalf bo contined ' until tho mext quarterly meeling of this Dreabytery, and_that a eopy of theno resvintions bo trausinftted $o tho Clintiiam Presbytory, Tho roport olisited some dixenssion, partict- pntcd in by tho Rovs. Mesars, McLood, Bwazey, "rawbridigo, and othera, 'ho 1oy, Jamoes Dnclanohlan, pnator of tho churel fu queation, #vd tho tesolutiona might a6 woll ho passod s tot. Ho thonght nothing could yo galned by the propouddl conforence. Dr. Patiorson movod, as & substinte for the Coounitteo's roport, thnt the whote question bo deforrod until the mooting of tho noxt Presby- tery. ’1¥L|la led to disounslon und sundry subatitutos, without action, Tho Rev, Mr, Daclauch- lan then sald le did nob waut & wianglo ovor tho church, snd, to ond the tronblo, oxprossod tho wial to with- draw the congregation's appliontion. Aftor furtior discuasion, the considoration of thio wholo question wos deferred until tho moxb stated meeting of the Presbviery. LETTER FROM PROF, BWING, The following lettor from l‘ruf-. 8Swing was thon road t Siaoh o Quoaao, Oct. b, 1874, {he Chicago rreiytery: Wfen i Aay e T withdrew from tho Olmrch of my birth aud chofee, tho request for a lstter o some kindred church was postpoued becauso my withdrawal wog busod, mot upon a desire {0 hasten dnto somo . other denomfuntion, Dut to hiasten nway from one dn which militury apirits, wears of prolonged peaco, lind becomo promiuent 3 and, fixing upon mo aa 8 caxus bolll, were gailiering up o Implosonta and passions of ot Jusatia war. Tn thio fow monthis which havesinco elapeed, T havo enid nothing sud thought nothiug about reckinga Tiomo i somo othier deiiomination, not only becatiso my present position s autliciently peaccful snd good, it bacauso eoclety, being atill full of that human na- turowhicls mado thio old Germaux,whaon they adimitied wnow ally into thelr confoderation, espouso all his quarrols ta theucoforth thole own, I have feit Smwiling to Imock at tho geies' of auy nd- jolning tribo, ond thus msk them to nccopt any part of o conftiot that seems o bo Josolating the Jond from whicls I am miaking ocacape, The geckihy of romo other eceloaiastionl relations mst b, thereforo, postponed o days of peace. Your Snod will soou sasomble, and you will bo asked {0 onler upon # ccond condlict; and knowing what Toks of tinie, or evon Injury to Tohglon, 18 dentined to Fesutl from & strifo thut draws vitality not from a love ‘of usefultiows, but from o fanaticism of dogma, 1 desire {0 bo wholly romoved from your body 58 catieo of %= cuna fat & moat barntl conliok, ‘Avowing mynelf a Presbytorian, in tho senseln which {hio vast majority of clergyinen wearing tiat nama aro Preshytoriaiie, T will nob contend for my nihis to suclt tille, not (0 auy of fta_Lonors, bub will yleldal, Thut tho pastors of_your body, lofliug i s largo city, nay be ket fres from thin combnt witha fow cloot {licologinns, and niay give their time and powess lo thioir molig work of lomliug tho wuliitude to Jesus Chiriat, T thovofore declare myuell independent, and Pk enteomed Presbtery todrop my neme from s roil, Witk ‘assurance of brotherly love, yonre, DAVID BvIxG, Tho Rov. Mr. Trowbridge moved tho appofut- wont of o committea of threo to considor tha Ietter, aud report thereon at ouco. - Fhio Chiaix nppointed the following Committce: Tho Rove, Messrw, Hurd, Hood, aud Johnson. The Committao retired for its worlk, g TITE MIBSIONART WORK. Tho romodoling of the missionary work of the Presbytery, repogted upon in tho forenoon, waa okonup, Tho Rov, Mr. Trowbridge ngain rend tha report of the Specinl Commitioe, and fol- Jowed in & lengthy oxplanntion of ity recom- mendations, and an argumont ln favor of its adoption. Atter discussion, the report wns roferred back to tho original Committeo, with power to draw up towmo dofinit plan to ‘earry out tho recom- ‘miendstions, sud to yoport at tho next moeting bf the Prosbstory. 3 On motion, James A. Mitcholl was recom. mended to the Educationsl Doard for nssiat- enco, "Pho Presbytorian book sooms wos then so- lectod a8 tho placo for the nest quarterly maot- ing. THE_REV, ¥. B. BURDRIDGE, ot the Tenth Churel, was then oxamined by the Moderator ae to his ecelesinatical rolations, It apponred from thio osamination that o had beon connected with tho Baptist Chnrch of Now York, and other churches, but that ko bad lost his lotters, Had beou in the amploy of the Young Mon'n_Christinn Arsoclation vito_yoars, and wns ordained by o Duptist Council of New York, fn 1563. "0 motion, Prof, Backburnthen procoeded to examine Mr. Surbridge in Churell bistory, his duetrinal boliof, and the various yites and onders of refigious worshipy Tho Rov. Mr. Burbridge’s namo was subse- quently placed ou tho roll of the Prosbytory. STRIKING OFF. IS NAME, Tho Committos to whom tho lottor of Prof. David Bwing hnd beon referrod reported in favor of striling the nome of Ar. Swing fom the rall, which, on sotion, was recoived, The Bov. Mr, Van Doron raieed tho quention of the right of the Presbytery to stiike 2 name from ith roll. Do Ntev. James DMeleod thought the cneo \vas without & precedent, Ho hoped tho wattor would b deforred at loast nutit ulior the meet- ing of the Bynod. fi‘ho Tov. Ar, Blackburn thoughtinasmuch ns Prof. Swing had declared himself * indopon-: dont,” hio was in fayor of kis name being stricken from tha yoll, and Lo was willing to bear” any censuro that might ensue from such action, Tho Rov. Mr. Waiker thought, tochnically, the Presbytery had no right to strilie his nume from chio roll, but ho halioved it would bo wisc, under tho circumstances, to odopt Buch a courso, Mr. Moore thought, 3f bis namo wore erssed from tha yoll, witly the chargen poudiug agninst Dim, that hio would still romain a niimstor of the Clureh in good standing, 1o did not think the Presvytery bzd tho right to teko such uction, and wanted all action deforred. T'ha Rov. Mr. Van Doron thought the striling the nemo from iho roll would pave no efiect whatevor upon tho coming Synod, and that his cnso wouli como up Defore that' body without rogard to tho netfon of the Lresbytery, 1f his o wne otzickon out, howevor, ho folt that the Presbytery would place itsol iu position to Hight witliout smolling any powder, Pho_Ruv. Mr. 1lnir said ho hnd mot on exnck pracedont, aud the minjstor's namo was stricken from the toll, and the Synod approved tho ac- tion. This was tho fourth caso of the kind La lud met, and ho was in fayor of tha unmo being dropped, ‘The gentlonan's remarks were gov- eral times shightly applanded. I'ho roport was further dircussed, when a mo- tion to docido tho quostion Ly yous and nuys was put and carried, THE YOTE nupon it _ndoption of the Committea's ropors wag a8 Toows : Yras—Swvazey, Trowbridgo, Jolmgort Fareytho, Tatteraon, Jnrd, Noyen, Walk cr, Mathows, Halr, ood, Adane, Wisier, Davi, Blsckbirn, L. N, Layrelt—1e “Nays—Barrett, Brrall, Van Doren, McLeod, Brown, EfHaft, Burna, Moore, Smith, Mursli, Irazer—11, e Rov, Dr. Swuzoy then wtroduced the fol- Jowing rerolutions, which after some discussion wera adopted : Teesolved, 'Thot huving long known, bonored, and toved Prof, Buing, imd Naving no occslou to sbate anyiling from tho uffection which wa have given to Tulon fur {orimer years, the Presvytery taliea tis setlon with grent TOUCLANCD BNl AUTTOW Itesolved, ‘Tt wo heraby nusure Trof, Swing that our pravers i good will and_ warm porsousl rogard will follow i 3 hia Ohristinn work, ‘e Rov. James Maclseghlun thon withdroy niin porsonal applieation to becomo » membor of the Presbytery, by consent. I'no Presbytery then adjourned, fo meet nb o clal roonis in tuis ity dlonday, av 10:50 o'clovk. Post, Curtls, Ty — THE BAPTIST MINISTERS, "the segular monthly meeting of the Baptist ministers of Chicego was hiold yesterday, at No, 61 Washiugton stroot, In tha nbaenco of the Troident, tho Rov, 1 W. Goodapoed wau etected Chairman, po REPORTE FROM MINIATLRS showed in o good many inetances uumorous no- ceuatous to the membors of the congregations. The Rov, Mr. Dagliss,of Iydo P'ark, told of tho congrogation’s ejeolment from tholr placo of meeting, but ho added that anothor room was al- rondy tieeurod. iy e 3y, Ellis, of tho Michigan Avenue Ohurch, said the cholr of his chwrch hos hnd its lnsi songg, for ho fy about to ntroduce congregntlaual singiog. Dr. Yverty, of the First Baptist Chnreh, an- nouncod that moro thun bwelvo very excollent plans for tho now ohurch bad bovu recolyod, bus that & soloctlon had not yob boon mado, and {6 wns dicovorerl that the 1itlo of the ot ohosen for tho slto was doubtrul, Mr. Tgbort, of the now Thirty-soventh Biroot Ohureh, tported that the congrogation Hlready numbers about 100, and thero s & stondy In- orenso in tho attondanco ab tho Sunday-soliool. A minlstor from Wisconsin doslred tho prayors of his brothron for iy congregation, for, enid Tio, Glod haw ¥isited plecos In_ my neighiborhood, and sooms to havo pagsed us by. 140 Roy, Dr. E. J. Uoodapeod, who ay Iately yoturned from New York, addrosmod tho meot- iug. Ilosaid that ho hud attended goveral nu- somblagos of the minlators of Now York, and was of tho oplnion that tho minintors Boro had not much to learn from them in rolation to tho conduct of tho Bunday-schools, In other words, hot tho beat methods in oxistence woro om= bodied inthe Sunday-school plan iu oporation loro. TARTONAL VIBITB nmong the flock wero heing discontinued to a reat oxtent, on acconnt of the Bocohior scandal. 0 had uniu}'cfl pnatoral visiting, and thero wag nosmolt of fivo upon his garmonts, Io wna, howaver, about to vislb less ofton houceforth. Gonerally spoaking, the sonsational pronchors in Now Yorlk attracted the Iatgest congrogntionn. 8til), thoro wero a foy Boriptural, old country voncliors who drow nrgo nudionces steadily. To bas como _back fooling ploasod and sntisilod that tho Baptists nro as woll off out horo ou tho bordot# as thoy a1 in tho Lnst, and ho would not uxohnng« lils place for any he Las seon whilo away from home, . Mr. Whito snid that, s regards pastoral vistte, 16 bind Tntoly Beon B paragraph in Lk GricAGo Fr1guxE to tho ofleot that thoy wero to bo diu- coutinuod. Lichoped thnt such was npt tho'ease. 1fo Lins boon fifty-to yoars o pantor, and ho do- eiared that i bis virits he was never tempted by nlady. Ho desirod to entor kis protost ngainst the enunciation of any exprossion or tho publi~ cation of any opinlon recommending the discon= tinuanco of Dastoral visits, OEDINATION AKD DKPOAITION. Dr, Mitcholl, of the Baptist Bomiunsry, bs one of tho Connnittoe appointed at tho lasi meoting to report tho usage of tho Chmrel in regord to Ordination sud Dopobition, roported a8 follows : dtantint Ministers” Meeting o ONicagor 3 Dngrukes s Your Conimitteo uppolnted upon Daptist Chureh Toliy, or tho ueago of Laptlsy churches i respoct ta ordination to tho Gospel min- fatry and deposition from it, having sttonded lo tho | Qution assigued thorm, bog leave to pregont tho follow= Ing report : Taptiot ohurch-polity, in fts popular sonso, toaches thad the power ta ordult to tle Gospol Tuinlstry, and to deposo Lrom it, bolongs to tlo {ndividunl, focal cliurch § biit, 0 tho ordtnotion or doposition of & minfater st~ fecta not one churcls amply, but thio community of chiirches a woll, said_pollly roquires that this powor should nover ba exerolsed whers such b comuunity of churchos oxiols ~without thote cotienrrerico, Thin s secured by calling 8 couti= cil of pastors and delcqates from thio aid coimunity of clnrclos by tha ohnesh projoshg the ordiuation of depositioa, sid submitting the Wholo qurstion to suld Councll, - Bl polity farthier requirea thnt such: Couty: cil ahudl fately and fully ropresont tho community of Chirelies whera (ho chureli couvening the Council 8 Tocnted, The action of mucki Council, in caeo of rdi- nation, I not ndvisory, but authoritaiive. 1t ordains, of ic ‘rofuscs lo orduin, according to s Judge ient of tho candidnto brought beford It The Councll nelocts or approves the ordain-~ ing Presiylery. Tho church convoning _tho Counehl, Lrough Ita dologatey, Ju represented thesamo naany otlier cliireh, bub cxorclses i tho Council n0 superlor suthority, ' Tho practicd of our ehurchos In this country, in_ rerpeet to ordination, s eseentially & unit, aud i barmony with;thin view, 'In caso of dep~ asitfon fram the winistes, tho practico or tago of otie churelies Is uot o uniforus, Somo councils rec« omniend the church convouing them o withdrayw tho lund of chiurch fellowship fiom {he mniustes upon triu, nud to domand of Lim his ordluation papers, oty by formal vole, to dcpose hint from tho ninistry, ‘Tho sbro common courss, howover, is for caune i to withdraw tho boud of minte foriat followsbip, tln doposing froi tho ministry ¢ sncauwhilo recornmeuding tho ehurel to withdraw tho haud of chureh followehip, or othierwis, acrording to thufe Judgment of tho cuwo In haud. Fhis I tuo Judgnicnt of your Commitica, I the swiser aud bolter Courno. As & Council docs uct ndvlzo a chiuroh 1o of- i a may (o the minsley, bu stself ordains on be~ i€ of tha clurelics, #0 & Council should not adsisa & charcll fo deposo from tho miulstry, but ehonld fself doposo by tho samo autllority, = Audy o o churci dots mot meaumo fo ordafn {0 (e " ministes whera thero {3 o community of churclica wiilout tholr coucurrenco in Coupell, no Tuoro showd & church nbsnm to depore from the muins fatry without tho like concysrenco, Whether for ordi- aon oF deposition, therefate, tho churels convenlng Hhio Connell suould undoretand that 1t rofors tho wholo cino 10 Bald Connel with power, And o tho cliurch Dractically oxpreasos tho ordination of a sninister b Ramitiing him o 418 puintt, £0 ft should spiove, LY formnl nction, tho deposition of & minisfer, thua milfsing tho_ action of tho Coumell in cltuor ¢aro, In tho Judgment of your Com- mitice, (o' above i1 a -camlld nud trathfol stnlement of ahprozed Bogst nsoge, sud fo fu bor: mony With tho priuctplo and ApIEt of ouir Chtzeh pol ty, Wl tlereforo commond it to the faithful con- sderation of their brethren fi the ministry aud fu tho churehes, Your Gommiltco havo nob cansidored thomsalves callcd to entor upen wuy Now Testamont oxegesfh Deating tbon tho aublocty o to conirizo to accepted usige of our churches witt to New Testament polity § thouglt, in tio Judgwent of;soir Comimittce, theso o ot loruaonlou,” All of which i Tespectfully cu mitted. DIRCULHION. On motion, iho roport was received, and s motion to ndopt it was then mado, Dr. Rnymond considered that tho utterances i tho roport did not havo tho truo Baplist ring in them. o his mind thoy savored of o compro- misie with tho present cireimstancos, nud Incked {hat spuit of indopondeuce charact cristio of the Baptint Church, It seemed to him that thero wore mitistors who wero ready for n now do~ Y]Mmm‘ and the report had thay complesion, 0 ield that Councils wore merely advisory and ot puthoritalive, 'Pho Clinreh wos the supromoe authority, nnd beyond it thore was 1o nppoal. Dr. Evarts looked upon tho first_speciileation of tho roport s o tnving clauso. It wos o con- tradiction to Eplscopnue‘ and Papacy, and wos tho principlo the Daptists stood on. e made tho point that sometimes & congrogation could bo vefaoled, . 1lo had ceen the whole lund grow jubilant ovor Dishop Cunumine' socession, but the mistnke mado wns now very patent, A chareh hiad o right to dopose one who it suw was » notorious scoundrel or n profligate, aud duch doposition would bo upheld by tho Council. Dr, Mitcholl explained that” no new departura waw contemplated by the papor, AN powor to nct residod in tho individua) church, nnd the power of ‘the Council wos dorived from the nggregation of theso churches. If a Bap- tit church bnd mot the power io ny. poink & commitleo to neb for it und perform corluin duties, thon Baptisb eburch power did not amonut to unythinfi‘ ‘Thoro woa really, no dillerenco of opinion iu tho oxprossions contained in the paper sud thioso held by the iniatera a8 to tha powor of tho churches, hoso who snid that councils wore only advisory did not undorstand what thoy said. Dr. Ruymond declared that tho aseumption of anthoritative powor by tho Council was adelu- sion, & moekery, and o 8naro, Mt. Chupin, of Eranston, movad to Iny tho ro- port on the tuble for threo' months, copies of it meanwhilo to bo forwarded to the Bn‘zflx\t min istors of Now York, Lostos, and Philadelphia with 8, requost for au opinion upon it Tne motion was put and declared carriod, $ubsequonity, Mr, Chupin, saying that bodid not desiro to check dircussion upon tho report, moved for a reconsidoration of the vote, which was ngreed to, Tle Nev. T, W, Goodepeed then spoke upon thio mation to Jay upon tho tablo, - 1lo did not think it was nccessury 1o send the roport to Now York or clsewhoro to got opinions upon it, ‘tho Committeo wera tho ablest men in the Weslorn Church, and Iaying the report upon tho tablo for the }ml‘pmm indieatad would bo s rotlection upon the intelligenco of these ominont ministers, und doubting thew voracity, Lhoir {ask was simply to gollato facts from chureh history nud expes rionoa ns to the usage rolating to ordination snd deposition. 'The worle could not be committed to Lottor men, nud thoy roportod. Ilo haped thia motion would not provail. Tha motion wes lost, snd thiat for its adoption was ngain under considoration. Tho Hov, Blr. Goodapeed urged ity udoption” unanimously, so that it should not bo weld that thoro wasa di- vision nmong tho inisters, Dr. Mitchell, too, rupporteq tho motlon to ndopt, A supgostion was tande to dofor action until next mocthng, but tho sonso of tho mecting was strongly iu favor of its adoption, On s voto, the report was de- olnved ndopted wnmuimonsly, I'ie Rov. 1 T, Neod announced that Lo way ;mu[x’u 60 tuko up o vow flold of 1abor near Cloye- and, O, ——— A 8ird Ghost Story, Tho Afhenceum, noticing a book on birds, says: WHirds havo s groat fenr of death, A lien ca~ nary bolonging to tho author died whilo nosting and was burled, Tho surviving mato way ro- moved to nuother eage 3 tho broading-cago luolf wis tharoughly purified, eleansed, and put asido tili tho following spring, Nover aftorwards, howaver, catild any bird ondura to bo in that cuge. Who litila crentures fonght and struggled Yoot out, and, It obliged to ramain, thay lind- Qlod vlosa togothior and moped ond wore thor- oughly wnknppy, refusing to bo comforted by any smount of suushine or dainty Yood. Tho ox- porimant was tried of jutrodnaing foreign birds, who were not aven in the houso when tho canary Qiod, nor conld, by uny possivality, hava haard'of hor Ihrongls ottor eanncies, 'Llia result was tho azma; no bied would live In thut ougo, The cago was haunted, and tho anthor waa obliged to do- it from all furthior aftempts 40 CVRX ox foxce abird Lo stey Init," RAILROAD NEWS. Annual Roport of tho Presidont of the Novtluwestern Road. Oondensed Statement of Tts Roosipts and Expenditures, Work Done in Laying Steel Rail, Xte. A Criticism of the Adverse Railrond Legistation in the West. The Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad in Courts Mliscollancous Items. THE NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD, The roport of Proaidont Ieop, of tho North- western Road, of tho affaira of that corporation for tho yonr anding May 31, 1874, hau just boon mado publio. It is aubstantinlly as follows At tho data of tho last anuual ronort, on the Stat of Hiny, 1873, there were thres unfinisied lines of iy Conipany's rallwayn in progrens and ncarly completed, viz,; (o Mudlinon Extotision, botwoen Eiroy nud Spar- 1a, Win: tho Norihwestern 'Union, bolween Milwalt- keo ond Fond du Lacs aud the Witlono & 8, Petor Ex. tousiun, between the western. border of the Stata of Minuogota and tho Bl Sloux River, in Dakotn—thut ‘Deing tho terminus prescribed by 16 solsof Cobgres conferring the land grant, “Tiio Mndlvon Extonsion was opened for publio_busl- o on tho 14th of Soptunbor, tho Northwestorn Unlon ot tho Tth 6f September, and the Winona & 8t, Peter on {hio 17th of Bnpteinber last—a brief interval Yoforo tho ocousrenco of tho great tinuneial panio uf last yeat. “Iip number of miics now embracod fn tho aystom of radiroads owned and controlled by tho Chitngo & Northiwestorn Rnilway Compuny s 1,080,88, of whicl sl Ghisago & Noinestorn, nroper—ticluive of 53 milen of Uifcago & dltlwaukoe Hoad, nnid 350,00 miles of loancd roads in Town, and 37,00 miles of cxiouslons 1o {ho fron minos on tho Yeninamia—has 1,408.70 sufles nnd tho provriotary ronds 401,18 milea—us fol- lowe, Wizt tho Tows Midland ban 6380 wiles, tho Norluweetern Unjon, 62,63 miles, tho La Crowse, ifrompoaleau & Prescott, 20 miles, and tho Winons & 81, Poter Batirond and Mankato Branch, 190,75 miles, “rerriloriatly, thero are fn_tho State of Tiiinols 489,00 mifen i fown, 433.00 miless in Wisconin, 605.08 imilea} fn AUchiyan, 170,65 infles; in Minncsotn, 292,26 milea § and in 'Dakotn, 33,60 mflcy, _ Tho mics of “saiirosd ' comploted sud Lroupbt ‘into opero- tion_during tho year wero 13600, conslsting of ‘9493 uiflen on tho Obicsgo & Northwest- trn; . 5860 on thp Winoma & 8t Doter, and' 62,065 on tho Northwosteim = Union Roads g nverage Jengih of roxd oporated, during tho ens firo yoar, was 1,39,0 milcst of whick the Uhlengo & Norilwestern operated 1,480,10, audl the propriciary Toads 462,05 mutles, ' IRE FARNIXOE, "Tiio gross carnings of tho combined gystem for tha flucal year ending tho 3ist of May, 1874, wero §15,031,~ 36,013 and tho total charges for ‘opurating expensos ties, vont of leaned roads, dutorest on bouds, und inkiog fund uccount, mgonnted lo $14,270,65 leaviug o combiucd net prot for the year of $1,0 "To thio agaregato carnings of tho year thore wero contributed by tho $11.051,025.39 Chieago & Norihiwestern, Towa Midland, . Northwostern Unfon . ‘Laucrosse, Trempulean & Irercott. .. Winona & §l, Poter and Mankato B 316,631, TThe grosa carnings of tho Chicaga & Northwestorn, oxclutivo of tho carnings of tie propritlary roads, wareo ug follows ¢ Prasenger earbinga, Frelght carniugs Jixpresn carulngs. Mudl carnings, Alscellancous Total, $14,351,629.3 Tho yearly oliarge ‘For opuralidg expenses 8,683,720,08 Tor tuxes s u53,038.93 Yor osses, BT Deing 0428 per cenbise 20,276,810.00 5 $6,076,670.47 For fulcrest on_boniA.. .. ..81,869,147.30 Interest and oxchaug gold premium, ... . Tiwutals of Iowa road: Binking fund Diyidends in a Galons & O, U, It, 1t, wlock... 404,84 -$3,103,020.69 S, 752.98 From wiiel wo d Proprictury roads for oxpendes, hilor- cet, otc., during tho year, umounitiug fo, 039,071,063 Leaving tho net profit for 1ho year., ... .,$1,360,081.95 o thiudd_balanco of income ncconnt of ‘the combited roads on utat May, 1673, And wolinve n prosent aurplus of fncomo WCCOUBE O, v nsee sorsorarsne vnessors FRLI0I020 Xo dividends hiove beon ~dectired bifico Jeug 16%), whendl¢ per eont wos pald on the preferred wock, At that thne 3t was ontloipated that tho oullys made by tho , Cowpany, for completion Of thie new lines e fn Progress, wad for othier works of coustruction, aud now equlpment, {Fould bo met by the salo of Lunda 1t sutlicleut amonnt {0 reprosent tha vost of llicky Deriaent improves Ihenta 3 bt tho financlal trottbles which began in Sep tomber, and tho ndfrieadly logislallon sluce, fu- hio Siates whore our property fi ituated, prevenlod tho Compay from xealitug lls oxpectatiohs’ fro the sslo of bouds, ‘Al thonot oarninga havo been applled towards {ho aytent of construction indebteduess, mostly fucrred ofora tho paule, awd for such oxpesilitures s havo sinco heen found uccorsry to duish up aud utiliz the wworks thien fiearly complited, ‘carrTAL KToCH, ‘Tho capitsl stook of the Chicago & Northweatern Tmilway Company, at tlio ¢loso of the dscal year, s 6,477, 173,62, vz Cotmbn slock. , 14,003,060,40 31,484, 110,43 Treferred atock bebng o Increawe of $40 1 fo wmawatof eoinmon stock, nnd §50 n tho ammount of preferred slock, which ropreacats serdp lusued i adjustuent of old divid- dends, Doup#, Tho followlng bonds buva bee rotired and cancellod Queing the 08, ViZ.T Treforred slnking-fund_tonds, §2,800 ; Green Ba Lxtension, §2,000; funded conpon, 0,700 ; Galonn & Uliteago Unidon, fivst mortgsge, 52,000 : Galena & Obi- cayo Unian, eokoud mortgako, $84,000% Biln & Stato T.hie, $1,500; Micntuelppl Rtiver bridgo Donds, $10,001 7Tper cout aquipment bonds, $56,000; Chieugo & MILS waulieo, first. morlgage, $19.007 Eiiwaukea & Chl- earyo, Abcond mortgagY, §34,5001 Nillwaulico & Obieago, third mortgngy, §9,600, Totel, $i4,000, i conformity wills tho trust decds which provide for cousoldutiitg e above dobla, tho foliowiug bouda havo Deen fased therefor, viz, ¢ Comsohdsted siuking fuud, 7 per cent, Londs O e & Noriuwestoru Railway . Compauy, matiteing 1010, s o Convoldatid, 7 por cont boudh of (ho Goicrgo % Milwankeo Reilwsy Company, waturhyg F LT Ao, Total feed, v essuiieissess Tl oxeess 0f Londa ths lisited and koid, o amount rotired and eanceled, ju 209,000 of Ohicago & Milwaukeo consolidatod bonde, ‘Tho Company hos sold for {lo purposea of con- atrutotion accouat, new oguipment, and for uteol rails uirclinaed dnring tho last year, (o amount of &4,501, 800 of ita gunuril cousolidated gold bonds, makityg & Lotal of §3,005,000 of tho bunds of thiu lssd outstazds fug ou o ded of Moy Lint, o banded deb of tho Company nt tho clogo of {ha flscal yoar was §20,59,600, conelatiug of ¥14,04,600 of Lont beaving curreney fnterest, uud §14,816,000 of gold bonds, Lhe Nonded dobt of tho propriotary ronds at the £am0 o a8 §14,025,000, consliting f £,750,000 of Tonda bearlug itereat’ 1 eurcency (loss $605,000 un sold), and §1,575,000 of gold biudu, "Asigeeyato of Vonded debt outaniding, $13,658,600, CONHTHUUTION AND EQUIPMENT, T oxpeuditures mado duing tho year for aud on fecouut of tho Ohicugo & Northwestern Taiway Company and *its proyrictary roads for comploting tho lines that “wero in “progress £0r vow oy new general otlicen in Chivago, vxtra contof uteel ralls ovor iron, nw aldo-tracks, tricke to {ho ron mines, i olhos’ Supartant liproromtnta, and for forty-otio now Iocomotives. aud 183 new cavs, ot wncious Kuds, wmountod tothe sum of $4,946, 68,61, Of ihis amoun thero wan oxpended for ac- ‘cont of .tho Chicago & Norlbwestorn Tafiway Company 0o constrnction so- contit, §3,191,920.56 On vquip ME. cvo 070,060,534 Aud for tho froprlotary Yosds 1,005,278.93 ko (b Imparbunt Smprovonioita oomplolui diire fug o et yeas suny bo mentioned tho gaierat alico Luitding in Ublcagd, & substantial aud convoulont brick busiding, G4 by 200 feel, With ilreo: storlca and bsenios, eontaliug large'firo-broaf vaults, for Mo proleciion of books, papore, snd othier ¥ahinbiv DProporty; erccted on tho Conipiniy’s gromids, on Kine Plo tined’ Market #Lroetn, Obicago, Tor the uecommadas tion of thie fenoral ofleés and bubivess depurtuents of {ho Company, Tho_ butiding wa tulshad - soason i b orcnpiad on £ 1ot of last Doceiber, at o cost uf $122,172.03, NEW MACHINY: AND BERATR WHOME wero completed t West Ghivogo, coustuting of ano 0 et wido by 150 foet Jongy With truusfor table Tor kopates of locomotives sud machinery, Thio shops aro of brick and atone, With ron Iris Soofs, and huve becu furstishied with & new slallongry ngitio it boiter, ud much nuw_ mchiny for tho coputruction and ropuirs of ongiues aud curd, leono- Ty of operations Io antloipated front thia cuigolidation of tho priuclyal alup of tho Company. On thie Pentuanla Divislon, thy swin of $11,006.04 wus oxpended 18 cowplobing tracks aud bfanchies exs “in_ cither tho two proviows yoars, and tending to the dron mines § and the num of $9,203,60 watt oxpendod an repairs of ore~docka at Leeanabn, In tho yonoral disbursoments for constenction, 5 comldersblo oxpendituro lws Noceesarily Boen: dmenrrod on tho mow rowls ruce tholt oponiog fn Septombor, fn_ proparing beacls, ditelicn, cnts, wnd omianinenty for tho switor, ad in Providing ndoqunta aido-tracke, walutblitions, e, for (lis convoilonce of oporating, Bome furthior ontlays of moderste ntount will ho required from 1100 10 timo for tho eam general purponcs. 0 ot nt rest all qucations In regard to the conatruc. an of riow ronds, i may bo romurked Uit all work of this kind which woro n progross at the baginuiug of the figeal yoar woro compioted_during tho year, sud T ot ol Aro e lhling e neo WY cottem= “Tho oxpenditures mado for this lass of construction uring tho year waro necossaty to_comploto 1o 0w Thies and oxtenalous which bid hoon _nuthorized and cutered npon in former yoars, and upou which o Iargy ontihy had alrendy boor wnde, 2 "Iy capltal oxpondod on_{lin now Hiner hna_boen faithfully appliod to tholr construction under tho fin= edlute mipervinlon of o priuciial olticors and Ohlet Lugincor of tio Gompany, ol all naterials linve becit purehanod nnd tho works prosocuted to_complotion Without tho lutorvention, In any nntier, of #con= struction ‘companios” of otlior fntermodinry tnslrus wmentalities, QENINAY, OPERATIONR, In addition to t}d puralinacof tiio 10,000 tonn of stoel £afls, which wero moutioned in tho lunt, anual roport, tio Company brdored o furtr awaniity of 10,00l tons durdtig tho lnst wiiter and apeing, snd avo relald 103 milon of tho main Lies with steel track during tho yar. Nino hundred tons wero laid down o tho Yeninauln Diviston, and_tho Feaidus on tho Chieagto & Milwaukeo lno, ou'tho Wisconsin Diviaion from Ubi cago, northerly, nud on tho Dizon air-lino botweon Tyrsior Junctiot and Fulton, Tn tlig cliaujsea from fron {0 ateol, tho track ina hoen montly Taid Wih now tes, and_ thoroughly baligsted, dreased wp, and fmproved, thus jucreaziug tho ordt: nary cost of Lrack repairs, "o total lenath of stecl-rail track Iatd down and tn usg, on tho st of Alnyglost, waa 306,60 miles, ; Tor extensivo improvomant made (o tho track dur- fug the post year, tho lurgo sum of §2,205,31831 was oxponded and oburged to track roputrs, ' Thls Gxponds ftire, whioh countitutod about 25 per cont of {hs en- {iro cout of oporating, and oxcocied by $018,449,75, or wora (huty'40 yer cenl, tho amo. claes Of expondltiro for tho previoils yeat, hos watorintly tmproved tho alno of 1o property, aud will grently add to tha com= forl sty sud odoualny of opecatious a tlo fu- uze, Tucluded fn this outlay for track ropaizs fn the o~ nowal-cost (at tho prlea Of iron rails) of 108 6356240 Tallen of new hicol rails, and 2853-3380 milen of nw Tron rails, togethier mmounting to $1,135,005.28; xlso, 16,901 6:34-2240 tons teroiled dron Tails, vqualto 104 3420-5260 wilen of track, costing $310,035.80; blso, 237700 fron ralla ropaiced and rerolled nt to Com: patiy’s shiops, oqual to 43 4003-6260 yules, nb 4 cost of 24,045,03, Tho leogth of fho track B0 Te- Towed i8 moro thsn doublo st renowed ynoa- suros 131 2505-0780 wnflen, OF over 23 por cont of the ‘entiro length of tlie Compahy’s road, T'ho larye puni- Dir of 00,087 vow teack, switeh, and brldgo les, cost ing 9,64 ceuta cach, o b average cost fi 1ho irack of 5854 conts cach, Amounting to i3, 783.11, wero uhed, :Axnd aro cqual to 100,04 milca of Yoad lafd with uew s, “Thio stm of $83,206,07 waa oxpended in ralning track to uralo nnd for ballasting, and &2, 874,03 for deopene hxp‘ und widenlug ditehes, “Thie total number of mfles run by engines waa 9,144~ 230, an follows ¢ For passengor erviee, 2,119,760 miles t freiyht, 4,087,873 miles s wood, 102,134 inflcs; gravel, 54,722 milles’s - awitchinyr, 1,080,813 milcs, helg an fn- crease of 1,601,104 miles, of 21 por cont over tho 4o wvice of tho preceding i‘cur. The quantity of fucl consumed ws 05,734%¢ copds of woad, caxllug, £400,0C4.85, oud 230,07037 tons of coul, castiing $765.111.00. Tolal cost, $1,168,616,58, whicl i3 11,8 per cont groater than (o cost of fuol duriig the provious year, ocensioned by an increazo of mile ago of over 21 por cent, Tho cost of fuel por milo Tiin wan 11,57 ¢enta 3 tho cost of fucl por milo run tho previoua year was 11,60 conts, Eloven Jocomotive ongines lino been robullt and fm- proved, and thicleen more robullt, vopaired, aud Siauygedt from wood fo coul burners ' soven firal-clca cars, 1o accond-clasy care, ohio baggago car, and sixtys olght freight cara of a1l orts were rebullt i (o oy, A ANALYRLA OF TUE TARSLNGE of the Chieugo & Northwestern Compauy sliows the followlng resulls : “Recelptn from firsteclans paraengorn. . $ 2,703,987.96 Ttecetpts from ccond-class paskenge 811,513,710 Ttcecipts from exuursious (TR Recedts from committatl 207,04 Ttecolpls from freighit. . 0,100,717.99 ecelpls from transporiation 100,80L64 ‘Recoipts from oxpress matter, 294,630 Jteceints from Unlted States Reeefpts from extrh baggazo.... Ttteolpte {ron iiscellalieotts 5o Samo ttemb proceding yoar. Increage, 12,08 per cont $1,614,010,68 Compared with tho provious year ihicro waes decreano of §82,571,93 from Imssengers: an {ncreaso of S1,050,~ 258,70 fruin froight; and a1 incrosse of $11,635,81 fromn otbor items, Thio number of passengers aud tons of frolght car ed wus a8 follows Numbor pavaengers carrled 1872-3.., 2,410,209 Nuwmber pussongers carried 187d-4. 2,020,889 Increase, 13,90 por cent, 344,087 "Tona of frojzlit earried 187 2,958,390 “Tous of frelght carried 187 8,091,000 Ineronse, 21,99 per ceat, 033,700 Nomber of D 972 Numbor *of " passengora WD severnnaars, sengers carried 1 iile, curriod” 1 mue',1 Dacrease, 0174 yer. cent.... Nymbor o of frolut ol 1 e, Numbor foia'of frelghit “eartied 1 mile, 6784 4 enessreninesen 030 Tncreasc, 26,91 PEX CONbwuverrvneae-eres 04,930,5 Total nunber passengers and fous frofght cartled 1o, I8T33, 0u e versesore seos - ATTEATAOT Tolat number pissonuers aud {ons freight carriud 1 mile, 167~ 670,540,663 Increase, 10.47 per cent.... , 999,151 Tho carnlugs .per passenger in 187273 averagod $1.41 each ; and ‘In 1670-3, 321 cack—belng o do- rease fn the latter of 14,18 pier cont, Tho carning por ton of frelghit in 1872-3 Wero $3.61, and In 1873 280—0 decreito of 0173 per cent.’ Uho averw Govnings, por_passengor and e fod, Worto S in 1872-0, sud §2.14 in 18T-4—a docreaso of 0LUL per @ o nverago enrnings per passonger, por mile, wWero 03,16 cents, and per ton of frelght 03,15 cvuts, it 1873, n ugninet 04,14 conts por paseouger, and 02,42 conts por ton in 187-4—boing u decroas of 40,63 por cent on prssenger, tnd 05,63 por cent on frefght varu- iups duriug tho last year, "o ngerngo earningy, per_passongor and yor ton, er mille, wero 02,64 In 18123, sud 02,40 I 1870-1— Ehowing's declino of 03,61 per cent ju l!m latter year, 1 1,097,934 500,476,480 101,412, "Iho thofght mavemeut for tho year wad ns follotn ¢ TCIEAH I COTIINGR. -y evessresnioreses 10,23 b cONE Tucruans in amber of tous Hanied. ... L. Tucrenso n tous btk 1 wuile, 5.01 per cont Tl vomspartson shows thit {ho lucreaas of esruinga \wah UG8 1o cont lesn thon tho Increaso of ton car- Tled 111l reaulting from a deelino in tho average ro- Solpist por fom, per sille, of 055 yer cent, Th (o movenient of pancellgors thoro wns nn e ereaso 0f 13,00 per cont it th nutnber of assongery cartied, aud b deorease of 02,40 por cent u the amuaut ‘of carnjngea deriyed therefroin, compared sith Do pro. Viows year, Tesulting from the fractional declino of 0G0 e Gont 1 thp VOTOgD Tgeipls o Jesuger, ey V06 Tust year tyus ropeats tho oxporience of fotmer sears, in sliowing o steady dopreciation of the Tates el the Company reccives for its services, ‘Tho Uocrenso In caruings trom froght aud passcngers, urlslug from the Teduction In tho raten recely por toit per mila sud per pussouger por mile, ik equial 10 tho sum of $621,662,55 durig tho laxt year, and thts Jargy abatemont s beeys sullered Ly tho Company \Wlihout o ablity 10 realfzon correaponting deesessd iy wagez, or otlior oxpenses of workin tho rond, 'ILi4 It n fow years siuve tha st Hies of throngh “rero estabiislied for the trausportution of frelght cen tho Jautanc tho Weat without the nucssity of frequient transhipmonts, At thio ontset tho Lrofghti Carricd were moatly of tho higher clusses or_perjshably roperty, but oo oxtended Lo tho trausportation of Xeaih dostined (o wugh fntcrior towus and eltica tu tho Yast aw had befora vecelved their supply by ratl from Yiro kea-bonrd, Tho facibdies thuy employod wore wall caleniated to promote, and svon inducud, thy move {hent of gratn In bk direetly to tho _sca-boari eific tapecially i wintor, and tho question of ustorn nud forelgn markots g eally miluenced th amannt of iisl~ Tiess, and i1 omo degree tho curges that wero mado for transportation. "Plio Yajes of frolght wero noceosarlly low, far loss than tlio leal or terninal Fates of tho gruinpradichy ronds further west, but wero rocoived by tho trunl Tiios to tho Athantio cltfoans an_ suxiliary” source of Tovono, which furniebud, ot timen, 1itlo"or no protit, Thogh contribuling to tho gencril prosperity of the Ttlroadn and (he exhngeR of commurco. “Lhiesn Invw Fates for carcying grain readily chiallenged compatiaon with tbo rates charged by the roads Sirolghing for ot dna (00 great wraturowing dli drlotu of tho Went, mud {t wna inforred that most of {hieso vatirunds weto exactitig unreasonable o oxarbl- fint ralcs wherover they word unafected by comyoti- tiou, TAINOAD LEOISTATION, In tho confused nnderatatiding of tho Intricacien of rallroad fransportion, nud of thumultiplieily ot ovor- Ehinging elrcimntanees which afvct 1t thero hins Pyt ap swithin this pertod ap unieasouablo amiego nlilm i some of the Westorn States against rajlway corporations undl rallway susi anent, ~ Bost of thy voutls in that section of Uis country were built by Touey furnlshed by Lasfern or forclen eapitalints whether attracted theteto by tho alluremetts of luud prant, by local conslderations, or by the glowlug repe Esentations of partien futerentod i tho conutry that s Ho greatly bouehted by tiose ruads, The Efl:lle i 1llinols, afler ropeated attompts to regs ulato o rites of {ransporsation, bay dircetod u Board of Rallvond Commiislonos to establish o tarir of rotes which shall Do a ntandard of prices by Jaw, - ‘ond which {ho burden of proof of reusonable clisrges J4ado to dovolvo on tho ralleoad compiany, thus ro= quiring suel raflronds a# were chartered with tho privilge of mnking telr owy rates \u}vm\'n Ahpne welven Junovent of the exline of extortlon In caso thoy osccod th Statu Fates, Commisslonors ato appojtited Ly the Atato to promoto the enforcoment of the law, Home of the ratrbads bave already been drugiged {udo court undor this Jaw, and nearly all the principal ‘wompanles htve beon conipellod Lo become dofendanta 1 suits brought sgainst them by tho Blate, breawse pf {08 chauggo of front v hor part, and tho exaction, by Biatuto Jaw, of AiiTeruut conditibns for corporata liie anunity thin wors befora enfoyed, oF wore stipulated by l‘hu Blate i tho corporafo ucts creating tho coms pnica, V4000 Stato of Towa liss tinitated the oxsmplo of T nols, and, during tho Jast wintor, pasaed o ko which Tan alneo come 1uto efivet, by wisteh the rallvouds are aluseified accordivg fo thoamount of gross_ carnlngs, Aud o ukremmerative and Iatloxible it of furot aoil frofght 4y eatablishied for oach class § und tho per cent Btato of Minnesoln, Whogo hnlanco of advantaga from Dor sysiom of rallviays—Iiku thnt of Towa—ia greatly n £avor of 110 eojlo who ke, yatier than of tho owiurs ho bttt thow, haw delegated U making of tarifi for rallwny #iervico to n Moird o Railay Cummiksion= ors appoltited by virino af hor eaisiation. Tlio resulls of thin polloy nwse necessartly arroab railway huihlimg (o thero Statos, Wikconrin, whoso raflroads mora than .all ofher en- torprises comblned, have curlchiod e Stato nnd ovel onod it reuources, passod ot aet ou tho 11tk of Murclt Inat, kuown ns e ¢ porTen vy awhich, it possihilo, oxcoeds in tls opproaxive proyiaiona :;:;\’lubn]l rallronda nll the unjust leglsiation of other uder this nct, tho Qhleago & Nottitwestern Railwny Company, tagether th "l tho lines whicl it oporates or controla in_that Stato, nnd the Mlwaukeo & 8L Tanl Tailway Compnny audl it de- peudont linen, irreapectivo of tha cost, darniw, €x- punso of workiug, o finunelal conditfon of elilier or any of theso ralltoadh—Indepondently or rolnfyoly— ot compared with oach othier, or il usds patuytted 1o oxlat_outsido of this wroup, aro elaslilod and sok out noparate and dlstinet from il othor roads In t9a Btate, and arbitrary and excoptional roquirements Iaid down for their busincss ; thiic mics of faro arere. duced, thefr tarilTs for freight reconsteucted, and soven now clreges of frelght, comprising (ho principal products which tho farmer lina to el or buy, much aa arain, flowy, ralt, Iumber, Hvo slock, ngricaltunl fin- Ploments, col, ‘dte., aro cllminsted from the uauni Clanslficatlon of artteles tranaported by rafl, nud pricos o fized o n sllding sealo for (iclr trassportation, Degiuing With ® cortain rato for tho Brat 25 milew, s Wminfshing tho snno with every muccostve ntngo ‘of 25 milles, whother tho Ireigit goos over ono or mora ronds, or_Whetlier: thoso roads aro u tho eamo ue niother cluss, of recoivo oqual or diffcront rates for proclely tho samo service, Comuifsaonors nra appolnted_undor thls monstrous oct, who ate suthiorizal to stil furthor raduce tho fnrlms st {hefr discrotion, and tho attompt i thus mado by tho Btato to dlegato to threo persons, unfamiliny with and inexperionted in- i wn{ wanagemont, the pawer to prescribe the compens satlon which wo niay rocelve for our business, “Thia act wont $ulo offect in tho last of April, but iis provialons wers fo paljubly crud ublusty andl ropugs Sant toall principlon of oquity, and to tho oXprsos stipi- Tations containod [n tho charters of this Company, whieh ero reurded ensontin (o the protectfont of it bondholders au stockholders, tunt, under ndyice of ¢ho moat ominent counsal in tho connitry v to the un coustitutlonality of the nct, tho Company docided to test fta valldity In tho conrth, Bomo of tho boniLulderannd starxbolders bronght n bilin equty butore tlio irents Court of (e Untted Btates, in tiio Westorn District of Wisconsin, to re- pirain tho Ohicago & Norlhweatern Ruflway Compant, and the Ratlway Commissioncrs, and_Attorucy-Ge: el of thio Stalo, by Injunciion, from procecdig under tho act, aud’ tho caso was heard eatly in Juls, whon tho injincion was deuted, tho bill dismlssed on demurrer, “and appeal thoreupon laken to tho Uniod States Supremo Court, ot Waslie fugton, where Jt 1s oxpoctod to b 'hourd st tho ‘noxt Octobor tornt, Tho Conrt, howover, lield that thie Stato conld not. reguiato Inter-State commorco; and the provisiona of tho ot can ouly reluta to local o Stato trafle, such on fs taken up and'put down witbin 38 bordera, An yat, hiowaver, this Company hab contented tho un- Just Fatda prescribed by tho act, aud thoy (ndulga tho bellef, us advised by counnol, thiat the Supreie Court of tho United Statcs will ot airm s constitutlonal valldity, AL 1lio ram soesion of the Loglalaturo which pssed tho Dotter nct the laxes imposcd on railways wero Incrensed 0 4 per cont of thelr gros carntigs. | Whilo tho Stato of Wicconsin hus mado hersolf con~ spleuons by Ieglslation which would uiterly subvert tho righta of property, and deprive tho owners of het Tailrouds of tholr benefloial use, yot IT 1S DUX TO JIER PEOPLE to say {hat throughout tho coutrovorsy upon this Pot- teract, with vory fow nunoging oxceptions, tuoy huvo eviuced tho 1ot [rionaly” disposition, awl gen- crally concnrred n codomuing the basty Tegialation which hos brought o mitch ovil, without just provo- cation, tipon railway proporty within tho Bisto, It cannot bo possiblo that the business community bE tho farmera of Wisconain, whove honesty nud intelllizenco are equsl to the peopls of any State, cau bo faizly rep rosonted i thy paswuge of this act, and it iy conil. deatly Lolioved that, when tho present cxeitement shall subside und calmer views prevall, thoy wilt do- ‘mand the ropoal of tho obnoxivus meanire, und pre- vent tho rcurronce of 80 great ag Injustice, Tho eontinuanco of such an act Npon thia statute book would, undor any clreamstances, o a greater calamity {o1ho Stato than to the raflways thomoelves, Tt enforcement might despofl theut of thelr faconto and dmpair tho valite of their property, but the conso- quouces woulil paralyzo tho Slate, ariest tho influx of capital, aua destroy confideve ju nll spoglos of corpo- Tate property, ns rostiug on {ho vergs of contlscation, Lliat theas viewa aro 0 oxaggerated, arontteated by thio niost decldod expressions from eapitalista int thia countey and abroad. Tha offect of such leglsiation is fitly portrayad i tho followlng languago of ono of tho aminent counsel, sud a distinguished jurist, who ongayud in tho csn at Madisonz 1t 15 desply to ba regroited that pich on act elionld Lo found npon tho pages of an American statuto. Such logislation slestroys our credit and rputation abroad, and porils vut safety at bome, It ombodies tite apikit of communfam under a thin disgiise, This apielt, born fa tho ueetling brain of Frane, as coy cred Buropo with ita afiiliated socloties, aud finally traverued tho occan and ectabllalied 31Solt upon our shores, 18 peiuciples aro openly profesicd by or- ganized bodios In our citles, and 48 doctrincs are Pb- Holy toughts Tho fawmoua saying of a French soolyl- atlo authior, ¢ property, it 1s Tobvery,” illusirates tho Leauty of Hasystou: 4 W{th o atrango forgetfulucss of the fact that all theotles of leglslation which inyolve au attaclwipon property righty will finally sud most suaturally reach thig owpiersbip of land—that being in fact tho modo in ‘which the attack hus commouly tecn mado, both in aucleut and modern times—tio agxicultural clasacs of fhe Northwestro _banding thomuslves nto societics whosoavowed object [s seen in_lcgislation Niko this Winconsin act. Nover was there o greater blunder, O il clieses I tho community thoy oro th persons most futerested in tha preservation of veated rights, and tho Just nominiatration of Just lawa, Fliey ows tho real wealth of tho cowntry fn it land, “Thidy uro yontlena o angrs Bow, boeates the {ncoms tho tand Droduces i3 comparativelymall. Thoy huvo suddenly fwolko {0 thio conuclousncds that” they £osssad a ginnts Atrengtls, und thoy ara fowdy 10 tiss it with n gisnts Tury, 'Thoy couskior themselves opprossed by wailway corporations, aud tlsoy make s blind attack npon cor- porato provorty. ey forol 1 Hiele” Sreuzy that, Avhien thoy huye onea ustablisied tho prinelple of com- Meliing, By kuy, o nian who han & farge {ncome; to Hivide iz with ong whio Lo lcss, they hsve established o priuciplo copable of indefiuito expansion, aud ono which wil surely roturn fto ‘plagua o invenlor! They forget that in all ourtowhs sud citlos thioro ato clasacs who domand ten houra® wagos Tor olght boura’ work, nud With whoin o cry of {lind for thie Jandloss’ fs no unfamiliar nound, If the legls- Iation now lnuugurated shall succeed, aud Anally reach Its fogieal vesulth I 8 now diafibution of tho land— faling from hoao who Liave to glve to thosa who hava ob—st will Lo wilk o grim_wmile thnt tho holder of Jullwuy otocks pud bonds wiil roeail to the Lionesy Grenger the words of tho Germun proverb,— T il of tho gods grind slowly, but thoy geind exeeed- g sl “igery man Dot utterly selfish must feol o keen evtapathy with tho rights and clalms of labor, and varacsliy deairo the_coming of & timowhen 1t shall recetvo g bolter vosward, TProbably mach might o doun In this dircetion by ‘wise legishation, bub cer- taluly tho milienfum of Isbor will ot be hastencd by o Jaw which robs 1 Amstordam banker of the monoy o ‘hus loatied s, fut ordot thatour corn niay go o little moro cheaply to amurkot, and 1hat our pooply may trusl uponl o rallyoy st tho rato of U ceuts per milo Tho oseortion s been So often made and repested, that tho ralirond companies of Wisconsin, 1. coutesting tho validity of {hs nct, nro settfng themsclves nbove the Stato and stmorior to luw, that fhe clisrge bas como to ho almost Delloved by mahy honest porsous, aud lins influsnced some, who have 2ot tiken tmo {u cousidor it, to an tpreagonablo profitdice againet the satlroads, ‘I contentiug tlat fhey ought nut to bo deprived of thepenuilcial s> of thelr propurty Wihout tom- ‘penuation, the raliroad companios nre bt rexerclstug & right which fs not only claimed, but aceorded to aud gyeely enjoyod, by every other corparatlon and citlzen of 1o Slute: aud 1t submitted that Hhao ausertion of sueh right In a logal manuer, by un append to thy corrte, 18 10 attempt 10 override by, bub Father an endewor fo fnvoko tho aw for (he vindicas tion and caforcoment of o just nnd uniform logat princlple, necossaty 10 tho Xistenco of government and tho protection of ovevy cilizen, corporaly or cot- oreal, In tho eujoynient of s vights aud property Tironguont tho Btate, THE ROCEFORD, ROCK ISLAND & 87, LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY, A motion was made yosterday morning beforo Judgo Blodgett for tho appointmont of o Re- ceiver in tho case of tho Unlon T'rust Company va. 'The TRockford, Rook Twland & Bt, Louls Ratirond Company. About four montha sgo tha wbove-namad Compauy flled s bill in the United Btatos Oircult Court sotting out Lhe organization of tho Company, and its iseue of Londs to the ultimate amount of about £,000,000; that in 1872 tho oficors of ihe road, findivg that it was whprofitable, inducod moat of tho bondholdors to ngreo to a reduction of their boids and interost one-half, and thnt profosred stock should bo fu- aued, "Tho bill then alloged that it was provided that on dofanlt In paymont of fntorost for oix manthy, tho morlgages wevtring suel bonds should bo foreolosod for much dofanlt, Ib wus alloged that default hiad beeu made, and r foro- uh}sum was askod, and theluppolutmont of & Ro- colvor, A domuryor was fitod to tho bill, on the ground thin 1t showod by lta nllegations that no_dofunlt had boon mado for tho proseribed longth of timo, a5 tho Just paymont of Iutorest, which, it wes claimed, Way not ot at mafurity, cmne duo in February last, and the bill wea filed fu about four months Biterward, _Aftor a bearing, Judya Blod- 'ultin sustainod tho domurrer, snd dlemisscd tho illy . Judgo Trumbull, who appearad for tha com- vlainant, omitted to ank tho usual prisiloye af amonding, and tho case way loft fu statu quo untl the ¥2d of July. In the meantimo, and tho 2ud of July, tho Viut National Baink, of this oity, flon ' Inll in thy enrs Cotnty Cle ouwlt Cowrt to forculowa tha esme trust-doods, and for & Reoolvor, nud 1, 1, Onble and Judgy Tiynde woro imuadiately appointod Recoivors thovounder. On tho 24t af July, Judgo Peum= Dbull naleod fonve to smend hls bill, whish had Doen dismissed, This requost was grantod by Judga Blodgott s s waltes of courto, aud #ooi aftor an rmonded sud alke o supplomontal bill swas llod. . Yestorday tho motion camo up on this amond- of bill for the appointent of 8 Rocolver, The dofendant argued thay theso amondwonta should not bo ellowed, for novernl roamons. Firat, bo- eauso the bill dhd nat presant any clecumstancon ealling for tho intervention of n cowrt of equity; recond, leeanso tho amonded bill presented a. How ealwa of netion, 1t way Atwo claimed thab tho Conrt. Iind dinmissed the defendsut antirely oul of “”jurimhcl}ml; thinl no notico had buen given to it of thatiling tho amonded bull, but that that hind boon dono ox parto, and that the Court had not therofore ncquired any now jutlndiotion. Tho complninants claimad LOR the granting loave to make muwh amoudmonts was o matter of couras, and eould not bo objocted to in tho premines, amd that o default had hoon ‘mado which entitlod & court of chancory to take urisdiction. After n dircusslon of noarly ‘tive oura tho matter wan posiponed until ‘Churadn; morniug on account of tlio indisposition u‘to! 1, Osbotno, ntturnoy for tho Company. Iy cago bida fair to raiso woma immaung points ns {o who hos Jurisdiction, and will prob= ably oud by some of tho Recoivors gotting ne- rested, ‘tho Lico-motor cnso waa in somo ro- spcetn vory sunilnr in ils conumoncemont to thin, an in tlint proccodingd woro bogun in the United Statos Court, dinmisued, aud reinstated,nnd n «cnso commienced i tho Clreuit Court at Pooris. hursdny morning, howover, will ‘decldo the futuro dircotion of uftalve, ' e MISCELLANEOUS. THE. YALTIMORE, PITTENUNG & CHICAGO NATLNOAD, "lioko aro s1o lobgor eny obstacles -in 'the way of the coming In of tho Baltimore, Pittsburg & Chicago Railrond, and tho iinal oponing will un- donbtedly takte plnco on ‘tho 1st of Novanber, naud tralno will run ¢o South Chicago next weok. The trouble oxiating botween tlis rond nnd the Michigun Gentral in rogard to crobsing tho Int~ ter’s {rack ot Lake Siation has finally boen sottled. 'Tho Baltimore, Pittsburg & Clloago Railrond, not willing 'to bo dolayod {u coming inta this city. by the opposition of rival ronds, npplicd to tho Hon. ‘A, Gillett, Judge of tho 'Oircuit Court of Portor County, Indisna, for the ap- rolntmont of threo' appraigers to nsbess tho dnmngqs % for tho right of way scrosa tho DMichigan Centtel Ltoad, Tho case wna et heord ot Valparalfo jnet Snturday, nnd the apptication was resistod by tho Michigay Con- tral on the ground ‘that (ommissionora ‘shduld first bo appointed to fix tho point aud wannor of crossing, "After & long and ablo argument pro and con, tho Court decided it fuvar of the Daltis morg Company, snd refised to appoint tho Com- muwsionera to chuuga, the location or mannor of aroasing, -but granted the application -of tho Baltimore Company, and apjiointed the thros appraisers to uscas tho damages for the right of ‘ay over tho Michigan Ceutral. ‘Tho nppraisers moet Ulnnsdey at tho placo of crouai, and will muko thoir award. Tho darasges will bo-moroly nowinel, embrocing simply the valuo of thb laud nocoesury for the right of way. THE ORAND TRUNK DATLROAD, Tho work of chiungiug tho gaugs of the Grand Trunk Rnilrond east of Montroal from & foat inches to 4 foot 87 inches commonced Hopt, 26, Standerd-gavge trains raw from Montrenl to Portland Sopk. 28, the chango baviog boon come ploted on clf the lmes cxcept tho Riviero du T,oup Division, which was ok open until Scpt. 29, “The lines changed word the tuaiu live from Queboc to Montroul, 207 miles ; Qufobed Litanch, 6 miles ; Rivioro du .Loup Division, 136 miles § and the Fhreo Rivors Branch, ¥5 ‘milos,—in all, 564 mites of rond. Tho cbango of tho whole lino to standsrd-gaugo i now comploto. ABBANGING DIFIHI At the lato mcoting of railway mavagers Now York, tho _midagers of tho Grand Truny aud Central of Vernout Ruilvoads drero not preec ent, nor have they sttended any previous mect. g, beeausa thoy did not spprove of thio objeoy of those gathorign. Tho munugoss of -tho above named roads will meot with tho manegdrs of tho Now York Contral, Alichignn Contral, Iioston & Albany, and seveu! other voads, Oct. 13, to-seo it . tho existiug differences cobuot bo peadubly ar« ravged. TUE MILVADREE % BT, PADL BUIT. Tn the suit Lrought by tho bondboldors 6f the old 8t. Puul & Milwaukco Rond ogaluut the Oll- cago, Milwankeo & St. Paul Railroad, the United Beales Circuit Court, in Now York, has mado'an order for the Companyto sppear und show couso Wiy an injunction gliould ‘nok bo granted o prevent tho lenue of bonis under the new §U05,000,000 conaolidated mortgago. THE WESTERN MAILHOAD COLIISSIONEYS. The Wostern Rtailroad Comminsionersand tha Gonornl Freight Aonts of Wosiern roads will hold o joint moeting at tho Grand Pacitic Hotel, n this city, ou tho 1¢th inst, tor the purposs of considoring tho subject of equalizing Last-bound freight-rates from diToront Wostern pomts. THREONAT. sAmasa Stono, Ir., Who resigned from tho Mag- aging Directorubip of tho Lulo Bhore & Micld- gan BSouthorn Rmilrond Uompany kome monthe Ao, hns been re-clectod to that poeition, and Lias eutered upon bis dutics. B NOTES AND 'OPRION. In threo districts of Now York, viz., the Hore kimer, Oewego, and CUspandaigus districts, thiero ara formidablo opublican bolts from tho rogulnr Congressionil nomiuntions, ‘Col. An- drow 8. Waraor is an indopendont eandidate in tho Oswogo didbuiot, nud will probably bo ‘sipe ported by the Demoerais. —Edward G. Torsony, of Louisvillo, Ky, nomwated by the Domocrats for Congress, inn young mon, son of o elergyman, and & giadus ate of the Loulsville High School. —D. . Brooks, benring tho bennor of Liabor Doforny, Is stumping Tennesses, for ‘Govornor. loxander H. Stoplens is not to lave the sourso alono, in his Goorgia district, The nnuio of Willinm Honry Harrison is put up agaist him. Tho bearer of tho name ju u colored per- son, —Tho Bt. Louis Democral clamo:s for & voto of 70,000 in that city, next month, and presenia an array of figures Lo show tht it ought o be. The voto in 1872 was 30,000, —Tho wrongs of the South at the hands of fko Grant Administration havo ealled foreh writion protosts from Chwles O'Conor, Jumes Lyons, aud Blanton Duncan ; nnd now comes vword from Qeorgia that Blaf. Will, C. Moresu, formetly of Indinne, aud of tho couldn’t-cat-crow buginess, bing ufforad personal wrongs front colored Ku- Klux at his new home in the far South. James Lyons, of Virginin, who was Trogident of tho Louisville Convention, 1 1872, who has sinta been rowarded with i local Fedoral oftico, and who, not muny nionths since, advoented Grant's cleotion for & third toym, now mulkes public, at groat longth, his opinion of the situntion, ying s Bucli an odious and detestatile Govornment docs not oxist i the world, for thiero is na comntry known to Tao b Witieh ovew tho most dospolie Govérnment e Crelea stiek autborily over fune, (heatres, and rule Toutla fis contemplatod by tho Clvil-kighta’ bill], sud hos0 wito thipk thet tho peoylo of thls connty will Fubmit {0 auch s dovernment axo very mteh mfyfaken, Fooner thian aubinit to it, 1F 1his bl pases, thoY eop lo \etil sealat it Dy force, audtanarelsy uind bIoodSHLd Wil Tollow until ey aro puppressed by the wokt odlory it geindiug nillitory desportam, A WA of yaces WAL Liko “follow, s, 28 & MACE of courie, the erloid Tuoe, Loiny tho loxst mwaerous wnd weakest, vill Lo externiiunted, ' ntrieal Loupe, —Col, Johu 11, Bavage, who won distinguished Houors in tho Mesican War, aod who vus subso- quontly & momber of Cougross, is stumping Poqngasen ns 0 candidato (Domoerntic), igalust Aundy Johnson, for United Btutos Sountor. —i'ho split nuiong tho Prohibitionista of New York Is incomprebensible, Tho yogular ticket, siominated at Anburn in June, is headed by ox- Uoy, Myrou I1, Olark for Govornoy, ‘I'ho rroj uxn;'um’m, nominatod st Albauy, lasb week, ‘i: headod by William J. Groo, of Middlutown, Or- ange Counly, c > =i Rev. D. O, Fankol) hnving dockined the Prohibition nomination for Governor of Kaueaty %is placo -on tho ticket is filled by W. K. Mare shtl, of Tawsonto, —Do you with to seo perfact peaco and concord yo-establishe botwoon the Northund the South ? 1¢ so, voto ugninsb tha party whish ovory \Wo years does all that can bu done to prevout the Yostoration of ponco, aud to. porpctuate mut i dintru-‘mum\honrl—uurulngu.— ontyomery (<Ala.) Advertisers —Loujglana ought to havo s host of political sponkera In evory Btato, ox}xmlng tho corruption and tyreany undor which who groans. “Tlin mingling of tho political oloniouts will go {ax toward roviving tho teutiment of nutionui without which tho wosker eection mugt uly guffor, In justies to ougsolves sud b0 Northorn™ frionds, o think tho Lindieal T ue Klux emmpaignors ghould bo met _on thoiv owa gronnd, | Lob o orgauizd i ortenda ngainu: (Lo Garpot-bng oopnpiraoy, Lot us enrry the war into ‘Africa.—Nazhuitie (Tean.) Union. s Getidoll —Two youug ladies of 8t, Oharlos, Minn., crow atod o soneation by wiealing nway from hone, ru Sunday evoulnz lout, and’ hiring a lvery, with VWhich fhey dtove fo Utlea, § milen distant, Nhoro thoy prrchnsed tekatd for Winons with e Intention of olng to Chicago to join b thow 1t fn reported thnt the father of one of the young lndies hug startod aftor thom 10 baiog thowm viek,— Winona Republican.