Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 7, 1874, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: W’EDNESDAY,‘ OCTOBER 7, 1874, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, RATXS OF SUARCRIPTION (FAYANLY. 1N ADYANOR), Dafly Tym 512,00 | § 230 @0 200 T W Tastactny Tayrevent delay and mistakes, be sure snd give Post Qf e addicss tn full, Including Stato ond Countv, Post Stemittancos may bo wnde eithior by dratt, exproas, Ottiew oudery 01 10 regirtored lotiars, At our risk, MR 7O CIT. BUNSCINELR, Dafly, delisered, Bunday esceptac 25 cente por woek. Duthy, dollvored, Sunday included, 2 conta por wook, Addien THK TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madisan aud Dearhor Uhleago, 1t TO.DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. MVICKER'S THEATRIE-Madinon atroat, botwenn Deatborn and’ Stalo, Engagomont ot tho Kellogg kin- lish OporaTroupo, ** Martha,* ACADEMY OF MUSIG—Holsted streot Latween Mad- g and Manroo, Kngagoinont of Lawienco liarett. *XKing Loar,” - HOOLEY'S, THEATRE—Randoloh atrest, betwoen Ot Labatiar 4% Mon of o Dayen " Attcrmoon And vg. MYERS' OPERAIDUS fimras stroot, botween Stato and Doarborn, Varloty perfarmance Hnemianu, 1Ue Promid/gatons, oto. - Afioriaon And oventac, ounnelta Aftorneen A A-TTOUS! rk b Sy Tomr oy Leons Sinatror, aud evonlug. EX.POSITION BUILDING—Lakashors, foot of Adams stront. NV e SE-BALL GROUNDS— ugfifhfifixfi'&ifio bgtwesn tha Philadueiphizs” and agos, Urotting taoo at 3p, m. hetweon SRTER PARK: b TR Fullorfou, nud Goldsnit Maid ogainat Blostor and Judge Ful lim CUSINESS NOTICES. COD LIVER OIT AND LIME.—THAT PLEARANT and nutivo gentin tho euro of wll Gonsumptiso wymnton W I.lém' i ngranid af” 1rire Cond Licer 0wl being univeriuliy ndaptod in medical practico. Hic Heopslotor, 4« be WiLIOD, Clignilat, Boste: i A CUSIHING'S TU! grates vos aro forined of eadt-irun tubes, opon ut buth enls, Whieh, when heatel, eroats o rayld’ drafe o cusrent of air tirougll auil outsido of them. Ty this ‘comatant eireulativn u vory 0o temperaturo 1 proditced. piny apnilcd to furui Call and sco el 1 Gr oL cur plora, old by BULAR %) oo otldin B B & GO, 65 Lako-at. The Cheago Tibuns, ‘Wednesday . Morning, October 7, 1874. ‘Wau it because or although with Senator Qar- pentor when, not haviug beon retained by either side, ho nltacked Gov, Kellogg in the United Btates Sonuto? Tho stock-market in New York yestorday was much dopressed, and feverish at thoe closo, rumors of failures sbounding on tho Btreot. Thero may boa fltrey to-day which will throw many oporators olf the Board, but there is yot no oceasion for alarm. At & meeting of English sharcholdors in tho Trio Ratlroad yosterday, & report was submitted o the offect that the dividends under Preeidont ‘Watson's admiuistration were properly declared. This iy » first stop towards the vindicstion of President Watson from the aspersions which tmve been frecly cast upon him by New York Btock-jobbors. The Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson says be docs not admire Calviniam, because he thinks “it tenda to looeo living in Chbristian religion.” This sentiment occurred in av address to the Episco- pal Congress In Now York yesterdsy. Wo ven- turo to say that Dr. Thompson would sdmire Oslviniem if o belonged to tho Presbytery of Chieago, or thore srould be s disturbanca. There Ia no improvemout in tho coudition of alfaire in tho Argentino States. Tho robels aro maining strongth very fast, tho Governmont has apparently beecmo digorganized and wenk, for- cgu citizens aro dlying to their Consuls for pro- toction, and natives are leaving tha country, In tho meantime, tho credit of the Coufederation in London i becoming too small for reckoning. The Exccutive Comumitteo of the Citizens' As- sociation bias decided to employ counsel to usgist Btate's Attornoy Roed in the prosecution of the band of ruflisus ot which the gambler McDon- aldis tho head. If tho Citizons' Association shall be in the lenst dogroe instrumental in send- ing thoso pests of society to the Penttoutiary it will deservo tho lusting gratitude of tho pooplo in this county, Tho Rev. J. F. Glendenning bas asked the Proebytery ot Jorsoy City to investigato Lis con- duct. Ho was chazged with soduction by a young lady on bor deatl bed. But then vverybody asks invostigations In thosa daye, Tho examplo of thioves in Congresy has had this effoct, If heis gullty, Alr. Glendouning bes only exbibited something sbove the customary effrontery of groat Amorican ecouudrels. A second cheelbook belonglng to Gov. Kollogg, of Loulsiuus, has boon found by o nowspaper correspondent. One of tho ah”, . rocords the pavment of §3,000 to Carpenter. . + Cushing on April 28, 1873, We suppose Mr, Carpenter ean oxplain 16 all away os if it had nover beeu, It is easy to seo that ho was legully Justiiied in supporting Kellogg tor pay in ono court, and attucking lim for honor's sake {n an- otlior court ; but ouptions mon will bo hikely to inquite whether the Svuator was sirietly loyal sitber to bis client or tho people, Tho Attornoy-General at Wasbington recently wrote a pretty sharp letter to the Governor of Texss for oidering the militis to purauo somo thioves noross the Rio Grande, and called hiy attentlon to the act of Congress providing pen- alties for bresch of thio noutrality laws. Tho Governor replies in & long lotter, assuming the ground that, as tho United States fatls to protect tho peoplo of Texns against Moxican banditel, #lio must protect bersell, sud oxcuses bis order by tho fact that tho United Btatos troops huvo more than oneo vrossed the border. He closes big lotter with a genatal whing sbont {he ox- posue of Texns to these forelgn raide, but eaya pothing ubout the outrngeous scts of vislence couatantly perpetrated wsido tho State. When citizons nre driven frow their homos by Aweri- can ontlaws with porfect impunity, it does not becomo tho Governor to complain of Moxican violenco. e ———— The Chicago produco ma kets were moderatoly strong yesterdny, oxcept corn, nnd o fair busie nose was transacted, Mess pork waw in good domandand firmer, closing at ¥21.60@21.76 pes brl cosh, sud $17.873@17.90 sellor tho year. Lard wus quiet and a sbade firmey, clowing at $14.60 per 100 Iba cash, and $11.50 seller the year. Meats wero quiot and unchanged at B3@8){c for shoulders, 1844@18)Jc for short middies, ound 12){@130 for gwool-pickled bams, Ifighwincs woro quiot and unchanged at §1.03 per gallon, Lalo froights wore notive and easier, closing at 4Xc for wheat to Butlalo, Flour was quict. Whout wos aotive and a shade fivmer, ulosing at 82}4c eash, und 920 sollor tho momth, Corn was dull, aud declined 1o, closing at 703¢0c cash, aud 740 geller Octobior. Outs wore more uetlve, and 2Ze higher, closlng st 493¢c cash, and 4030 sclior tho montl, Ilyo wae qulet s»d casior ut 82@840. Darloy wua wetive und fhwm.w, closing 4t $1,05 sollor tho month, and $1,09 for Novems« Ler. On Baturday ovoning last thoro was in ntoro i this oity 1,406,00§ bu whoat; 1,201,807 Jbu corn; 543,801 bu oats; 83,446 bu ryo; and 188,705 bu barloy. Hogn woro In better demand, nnd woro firmor, with Jiboral sales ot §6.60@ 0.25 for common to good. Cattlo woro sleady; sales at $1.76@0,00, Shoep ware quict and un- changed ot £2.50@4.60 por 100 Iha. P S The Conservative Btata Contral Committee of Lowjeians hns issubd an addross to the poople reciting tho eanses of tho lale rovolt aud its results; Tho Whito Loaguos, they claim, woro orgnnized Ay bulancos to Blaok T.oaguos, composed of negroos, which at one time woro nuwmerous throughout the State. Results of tho lato rovolt avo sald to bo tho demonstration of Qov. Kellogg's wonkness, nnd tho reasaurance of tho negroes that no harm to them is contom- plated. Tho address is partisan, and not judi- clnl in tono, [t s, howovor, iutolligont aud truthful in its gonoral statomonts, Argumonts ju the suit ns agaiuat the Chioago, Budington & Quincy Cowpany, undor tho Illivols Ratlrond law, kuown nrs Neal Ruggles wvs, The Teoplo, waro mado Lofore the Buprome Court at Ottaws yestorday, Tull abstracts sre given elsowloro m this paper. 'Whe decigion e reseived. The wain point in controversy appoms to bo the right of the Legislatura to amend chartois, tho roilroad attornoys claiming that this fs tho offeot of tho law cstablishing ressonablo maximum rates, The questlon of the ronsonnblonoss of tho rates Lmtuu\ly charged 1o the cavo complained of was not dircussed. A test of tho water-supply in varions parts of (ho South Divivion wns medo yestordsy v tho prosence of Gen. Shalor, ropresentatives of the Citizens' Assouiation, nud members of the City Govornment. It showed, or soemed to show, that the mning are inadequato to tho domanda of the Vire Dopartment in cade all the angines are called out, Tho supply of water in the district lately burned over was found to bo aito- gotber unenbwluctory. Gen. Shaler ox- pressiod no final opision, but loft for Now York in the evening, Ho will communicato his views in writing, at his convenienco, IHis vlultA}:xu at lenst bean valnablo as o moaus of inforsi i tho peoplo dofinitely of doticieucies in 181Y ftiro and Water Departments which thoy 7" long sus- pected but nover ascertained. Twenty-threo indictmonts heve beon found agninst MeIlrath, tho ox-Auditor of Minnesota charged with defaleation, Ho bears up bravely under tho lond, and claims to huve discovered Impoitant errors in tho Legislative Committeo's roport. Altogethor ho is hopeful of boing vin- dicated from tho accusation of jutentional mis- appropriation of funds. It is foir to say that the peoplo of 8t. Paul are not visibly affocted by tho oxplapatiovs which he has thus far given {o tho public. They bold to the theory of his guilt with nmazing persistonce, Outsidors who might otherwisa bo projudicod by popular clamor will do well to recolloct that MelIlrath gavo bimsel? up, waon ho waa ont of reach of tha lavw, at the timo nsserting hia ability to ostablish bhis inno- conce. Tho Episcopal Church Congress, which hus been gonorally opposed by the High Clurch Bishops, begau ita firet session in New York yes- torday. Threo Bishops wero in attaudance,— Whipple, of Minoosota; Clurke, of Rhode Telaud; und Haro, of Indisna, Papors wero read by Dr. John Cotton Bmith and Dr. Hugh Miller Thompeon on tho ** Proper Limir of Logislation ns to Doctrine or Ritual.” The views exprossed woro conservative, but very far from High Church, Dr. Smithiis porbaps the repro- seutative Low Chuscluan of the country. The whola touo.of the proceedings was ify opposition to violent chauges of nuy doscription, though some of the spoakors favorod moudifications in phrages of the ritual which aro not essentinl. The Congress will bo watched with preat fnter- cat, It is an oxperimont in American Episco- pacy, and may somo timo come to bo considerod the popular brauch of an Ecclosiastical Legisla- ture, Big Treo and Satanta, tho Chiefs who wore released from imprisonment on promiso of good bohavior, ure st thelr old tricks, Tho parolo of au Indiun {8 o product of our eivilization which is not oftou exhibited at the Westoru fairs, pos- 8ibly because it {8 not highly estcemed. The people jn that region would profer Indian sealps to treatios. Tho only persons in the community who seem to bo seriously oxorcleod on bokalf of the Indians aro the Quakers. The procoedings of their Indiava Yearly Mooting at Rich- m~ 1 yesterday touohing this question aro ! + intorest. The prevailing opinion of the Guoder agonts sooms to bo that the Indians need some exporience of tho military arm, yot tuey are unwilling to remain snd Rssist at tho painful operation which thoy advise, Iudeed, they Lave reuson to complaiu that the military eampaigus agaiust the Indians are morciloss aud indiscruminating, Wo do not seo, however, that they Lielp matters by Leoping ac a distance from tho resexvations and {mploring the Governmont to send on its doga of war. . Tho gontlomeon who heve the managemont of tho Pooples’ Party affaits como together aguin thig ovening for general consultation. It will be well for thum to look over tho nominations made for tho Legisluturo by tho late Covventions, not ouly with roforonce to revision aud oxcision, but also a8 o wwning of tho dauger ahend in tho County Convention yet to be held, With the ex- periouco of Mouday afternoon frosh in their minds, it wonld be wiso in them to countermand auy orders tbey may hava given for primary eloc- tions for tho Couuly Couvention, aud, i leu thereof, to appoint a .commit- teo consisting of a8 mauy mombers us tho Counventiop would Luve, =and loaye tha county nominations in tholr hands, It hag Leen protty well demonstrated thut the raspact- abls citizens will not look around umong tho satooun to flud the primavios, wud that » con- voutlon created Ly thoeso sslovu-gatherings is usually run in tho intorest of bummors. A commiileo of 125 or a wmass-convention cunuot do yorsa thun those primery couventions, aud iy apt to do sometling infivitoly botter, Porhaps tho prospect of getting good Aldermen under tho presont wystom is hopoloss, but, In this way, candidatos for Sheriff, Coroner, nud County Commisaionors might bo sooured that good citizens could vote for withous too many wautal rasorvationa, It scoms tho retlnenient of eruclty in the des- tiny of the Frunch uatlon that their dofost by the Germun logions should be tho materlal means of equipping tholr onomy againet thow, 1 uddition to tho vast Indemnity so promptly paid, the Frouch lost & vust number of armu of improved pattern, whiok wore tukun possesaion of by the viotars, The OChussopos sidos huve beén shortened aud convezted into carbioo for tho husanra and dragoons, tho captured cannon rooust for tho vaal system of worka round Matz ond Birasburg, and tho thousands of sabros takon at Molz, Bodnn, and otber momorable points, have heon served out to the Ublaus, Ttwas tho oustom in formor daya to presont trophios of this kind to privato mili- tary soclaties, but the fear of roprisala has made the Government careful of its war materfal, Tho military organizations havo, therofare, boon notified that further supplics of arms will not bo forthcoming. Inasmuoh sa the wholo Gorman nation is ono vasl army ready for offectivo sor- vieo, tho value of the privata military societiea cannot bo very great, and the dincontinuance of the freo dlsttibution to thom of captured arma will not do much niore thau upoil o vtroot parade now and thon. THE (ITY CHARTER—MR, TULEY'S LETTER. Mr, M, F\ Tuloy has writton a lottor to tho Citizeny' Assoctation, suggesting an incorpora- tion of tho city under tho genoral jlaw of 1872, ‘I'lio presont city chiarter s o thing of shréda aud palches; many of tho sections incobuistent with oach othor; somo of them reponlivg othor seo- tions, and then otliors roviving or amouding the repenled provisions, In any law college it would requiro o special professor to explain what tho Chifcagocharter menus on any partioulur subjevt. After tho Onge exposure it was found that tho onth requirod of tho Trodsuwrer was such a grammatical absurdity that no pemson could tako it in tho form in which it hisd been last amended without gross violence to the parts of spoceh. ‘The now Constitution, whils protecting Chi- cago agalnst any furthor spocial additions to tho clnttor, alko cuts ol auy amondmonts or repoal of it. We have to keop what wo have for all timo without change, or throw it off altogother and take an ontirely now one. Tho procoss by which wo ¢an got out of ono and into another charter is to have 8,000 porsous who voted at the last proceding oloction petition the Common Couicil to submit to n voto of the poopls, at a special or genoral election, tho quostion of for or ngeinst incorporation undor the goneral luw, 1f & wejority sball vote *for™ then, in April, 1876, ox April, 1877, orin the April of the odd yeer following thiu voto, an eloction will bo held for nn ontire new City Government. In thig now Government the Mayor will be, in fact, au Exocutivo oficor, instoud of o mero figure-head or tobscconist’s eign, 8y ot prosent. Tho only othor oflicors to bo olocted are tho City Clerk, Attornoy, and Trepeurer, and tho Aldermon. Tho remainder aro to bo appointed by tho Mauyor, who is invested, a8 ho should be, with full power to ro- 1move any officer for causo. Tho Aldermon aro to bo oleeted a3 now, two in each ward, but, at ‘tho timo of ndopting the chartos, the peo- ple may vote foror agaiust “oqual reprosevtae tion,” aud, it o majority voto for it, then the city moy ba divided into two, four, or aix dis- tricts, each district electivg six Aldormen. 'Whe cumulativo plan of voting may bo adopted, thus securing somo protection agaiust the election of a full Council of loafors sud saloon-keep- ers, Tho new charter will abolish all the presont ‘‘ Boards,” logislate them out of ofico, breaking up tho prosent ir- responsible system of government, and gotting rid of an army of officinls who havo boon re- cruitod for sevoral years, making the Oity Gov- ernment of Chicago, o4 Mr. Tuloy says, the most extiavagant and costly in tho United States, ox- copt that of Now York, The city some time ago wdopted so much of tho uow charter a8 relates to taxation, but unfortunatoly this part is alto~ gether inconaistont with tho old charter, Taken a4 a whol, it is an 1mprovomont upou tih pres- ent deplerablo chartor, and perhaps the best thing that canbo done is to move for its adop- Lion, #o that tho new City Qovernment under it 1y be olocted noxt spring. Lhe chango of tho city elections to tho fall has not proved as bon- oficial u3 was expocted. 1t hus had tho effect of mixing local clections too much with Nutional and Stato eloctions. A roturn to the elections exclusively for city oflicers is most desirable. PREJIDENT KEEP'S REPORT. Tho strictures of Prosident Keop, of the Chi- cengo & Northwestern Railway Compauy, on the rnilwoy legislation of cortaln Westorn Btatos, espocially Wiaconsin, are, wo think, on the wholo woll taken. It may bo that the head of o Inrgo railiway corporation like the Northwestorn i8 not tho most impartial of commentators on & statute in which ho nnd thoso ho reprosents aro &0 doeply intorosted. But, aftor making all duo allowaucos for the projudices of Mr, Keop thero rewaius onough of reason in what ho says to commend it to all thinking men, Cor- porations, it is esid, have no souls, uilway corporstious are, 'in their na- turo, monopolies. Railway corporations have been gty of unjust diserimination in their charges. And, becauso thoy Lave, thoy have provoked & cry of mdiguation, and the onact- mont of logislation which woutd curs one injus- tice only by committing another and perhaps groater one, Wo aro not propared to admit thot Governmout should havo mothing to eay about tho regulation of railways, Ou the con- teary, wo think that such interforence, aud still wore the power (o exercise it, oven though it be not omployed, may at any time bocome an imporative duty. This seems to be tho leswon of experience, and the con- viction of at leest & very large num- ber of thoso persons who, Hke Chief-Justico Rediield, of Vermout, have given the mattor the attention it dosorves, DLut then, whatevor in- terferonco doos take placo should be rational, Tho raiiway corporations, while thoy should not Lo oxemptod from the control of tho sovereign powor of the Stato, should be guaranteed ugaingt the abusa of that power, ‘U'he Pottor low was onacted on the sssumption that ratlway corporations have no rights which tho Lugista- turo of the Stato of Wiscoualuis bouud ta ro- speet, It is aignod thug sinco, by tho Constitu~ tion of that Htate, tho Logislaturo hus tho right of repoulivg and aulterlog all rafle way chartury, it way introduce iuto them whatever mwodificutions 1b wishes, It mattors not how unreasvunble. T'his i the only construe- tion that can bo put on the clauso of the Conaf~ tutlou above referrod ta, ‘1t ia the only roason- uble construction of un unreasonnble provisiou of law, It ia tho coustructiou which omiuent Jurlsts like Judges Drummond and Davls,. of the Todoral Courts, and Chlof-Justico Ityan, of the Bupremo Court of Wisconsin, liave boon ablo to put upon it. Aguinst its unjust provicion there is but one remady,~its reposl or modifiontion by the Logiulaturo, Among tho objactionable foatures of the Pot- tor Iaw reforred to by Mr, Koep are that It sots sport two rosds, tbe Cbiougo & Northwestorn and tho Milwaukeo & Bt Paul, lrrespect ivo of tholr cost, oarulugs, oxpunso of working, or finunclal couditlon, aud dubjoots them to Mebitrary and extoptioual roquiroments, Nor ia thero any ronson why theno two rouda should bo classed togethor. Ilo vomplata also that sovon now clussos of frolght comprising graiu, flour, ¢alt, lumbor, hive stock, agtoultural imploments, conl, nre to bo trans- ported by rail at prices fixod on a sliding-acale, allowing a cortaln rato for tho first 26 milos, and diminishing the rate with every succossivo stoge of 26 miles, wholber tha frolght is transported over one road or mauy, whether the ronds bolong to tho samo or to difforent classos, or whother thoy reccive equol or differont rates for tho #amo sorvico. Anothor of tho features of tho Iaw objeoted to by Mr. Koep {g, that the Railway Commissionors appointod under the sck aro till farthor suthorizod to roduco the tariffs at their discrotion; and that thosoe threo mon sro unfa~ miliar with, and inexporionced in, rallvay man- agomont. Wo agree with Mr, Keep in tho opinion that tho pooplo of Wisconsin will next wintor enact & moro equitable railway law than tho * Pottor Inw™ {8, 'Tlhoy are not disposed to conso on- tiroly logislating on rallway matters, but thoy are so thoroughly satistiod that tho Potter law is unjuse, arbitrary, and frrational, that thoy will either modify it matorially or ropeal it nlto- gether. Justico aud policy, and the material internata of tho Stato of Wisconsin, conupire to demand that thoy should do so. CHICAGO IN THE LEGISLATURE, Even betore the Opposition Couvention of Mouduy adjourned, thero slowly dawned upon somo of its mombors the consciousness that a sorioa of egrogious blunders bad beon made in tho nomiuations for the Loglelature, Abonut one-hull the nomincea are raprescntatives of tho worst olusyes of our population, A dead-beat directors would eontsin a goodly numboer of tholr namoa. Their objuct in socking an cleo- tion is to noquira moro copsideration in thio saloons they run or support in Chicago, and to lovy blackmall in Springfield. It is of primo importance thut tho city should hwave just mnow o first-closs roprosenta~ tion i the Legislature. Our delegation will boexpouted to prepare, introduce, and urge bills for the reorganization of our Fire Depart- mont, for swooping changes in our municipal systom, for tho reliof of Qook County from wa- just toxation, and for the many other reforma which tho metropolls of & State must always ask from the Stato Legielature, Our represontatives will bava to consider, with the reat of thoe Legis- laturo, the expedioncy of radical roform in thoe mothoda of Stato taxation. No one of these questions is partissn, A voto on them will bo 1o more influonced by Ropublican or Democratio or Tndepondout afiilintions than ic will bo by n boiiof in Darwinism or in Keplor's theory of the plavets. It mokesnodifferenco to tho tax-payors of Ohicago whothor the men they send to vote on those questions aro in fuvor of putting down robollions. The one thing needful is that thoy whould ba in favor of puttivg down dishonosty and inefficiency. The coming Ropublican Con- voutions have a ohance to securo thousands of doubtful votes by nominating unexceptionable candudates for tho Stato Sopato and Hougo, If their membars are such blockheads as to throw away tho chance aud trob out tho old line of party-hacks, the honest citi- zens of Chicsgo must nominate for them- solves. It is o good year for Indopendonts, ‘Thero Is po district in tho city in which at least ono realdont of spotless repute cannot bo oleatod to tho Logislature by a little dotormined effort, ‘Thero are sowmo districts in which an entire sct of Iudependont candidates ean be chosen. If tho Opposition fails to reviso its ticket thor- oughly, aud i the Ropublicans fail to ee1ze the chunco offerod them, naw nominations should bo made st once. BOHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The lato Earl Dorby ia reported to have said that ho and ano othor man waro tho only per- #ons in tho world who over understood tho Behleswig-Holatoin question, and that tho other man was dead, If this werae true, his own death, which ocourred soon afterwards, loft tho world in a pitiable plight,—tho more 8o, inasmuch as the cld question, or a part of it, is onco more & fruittul subject of European discussion, De- #pito the mystery that has been made of the matter, he main outlines of the present ques. tion ere not diftioult of comprohenaton. The Kiog of Denmark oxorcised s sort of protoctorate over tho two Duchies of Schileswig aud Holstein, which form the sourthorn part of the Danish peninsuls, Holstoin was almost ox- clunively German, the southern part of Schlos- wig was half-and-half, and tho northern part was almost exclusivoly Danish. In 18G4, Aus- tria and Prussis wrested both Duchioa from tho Danes. A quarrel over the epoils led to the Austro-Prussion war of 1866, which paved the way for the Gorman Empire, The Treaty of Prague onded this conflict, By is Prussia prom- ised Austrin and France t0 submit the reatoration to Doumark of North Sohleawig to & vote of the inhabitants, and to abido by tuo result of that vote. This promise nas novor boen fulfiled. Tho only protense of ful- fillmont waa coupled with o domand that Prussis shiould be allowed to oxgreiso » protectorate over tlhie German population, if the vate should be for cossion. Doumark rejected this, as s mattor of course, Buch divided sovereiguty could not ox- ist. Tho negotintions bave nover boen renowed. The roprosontatives of North Bchleswig in the German Parlisment loso thoir aeats, year aftor year, by declining to take the prosoribod osth, snd aro ms rogularly re-cleated. Tho feol- ing of their constituents snd of the Danes proper egainst Germany s very bittar, Tho lutter's spoedy success against France wus the ouly thing that provented Don- mark's particlpation in- the war of 1870. Prussin's violution of theT'reaty of Prague, therofore, keops alive discontont among o num- ber of herown subjects, makes Denmark her constaut foo, supplios Austria with o porfeotly valid protoxt for war at ony time, foeds fat tho modern grudge of France, and mases tho friond- ship of Great Drituin and Russia doubtful, insa- nuoh s the heu-apparent to the throno of each of theso Emplres fe mareled to & daughter of tho prosont King of Donmark, Under such ciroum- struces, Lonoaty cortauly goows tha bost polioy. Tho broken promise of the Troaty of Pragne may be tho ostcusible onuse of tho noxt groat European war, and that war muay result in orip- pling Prussls a8 sho has crippled Fruuce, No soonor hus the Glendouning ouso begun to qulet down, fhan anothor church scandul tekos it place, this timo in tho Bergen Baptiat Ohurch, of which tha Rov. Walter \v, Hamwond 18 pas- tor, Certain storles laving ‘boon olvoulated dorogatory to his character, the church hias upliv Into two fuctious, oue of wnich ja dotormined that he shall resign and the other that Lo shall stny. Thoe lust mooting broke up fna genorsl raw, during whtch oue of the Trusteos tuformed tho miniutor ko waa a liar, Tho minister moan- while yorusos 10 resign uniil his sslary, which Had bagt In arroate 2o thive years (6 pald his, Tho altorcations hayo bocome so violant that it wiil probably bo necossary to go Into tho courls to preserya tha penco. P " IIndjoo Mobiomot Tango—n gontloman whom nono of our readars ara evarlikaly to moat—catna near bolng finod 10,000 plastros not lang ngo. It wan not the faot, but tho eircumstances, which mako biim an objoct of interest, Ilo was mioau and bingphemous, and, when repronched for do- nating only 140 piantres to the roliof fund for tno support of siarving immigrauts to Tarsus from various parts of Asia Minor, said: *'Tho Crentor is bound to nourish Liis oreatures, not L. If Providonco commandy tho destruction of Iils creatures, porhinps on account of thelr wicked- uory, is it for me to succor thom? Al of you aro opposing the will of God." Mahwoud Pa~ sha, the Uovernor-Gonoral, sovorely 1oprimand- od tho Governor of Tarsus for not intloting the fino. Tho caso of this devout man, who dared not defy tho will of God by contributing (o the support of his oreatures, rooalls an anocdoto of & vory woalthy and pious gentleman of Montreal. A colluction was mado for the family of & youug man who had died suddenly and friondlesa fn the city, Whon nsked for a dollar, the eminent plotist roplied: “Thio young man is dead, Ho may havoe died from dvnk. It would bo sacri- loge to asslat the family of & man who died of drink, Idaro not take tho chances." If theso two great minds could bo brought in contast what & lovo-fenst of clarity thore would be. It witl be comforting to both to kuow that thore aro Lwo of thom in tlie world, . 3r, Longfollow's poom *Tho Hanglug of tho Crang,® which is now going tha rounds ot the papors as a now production, was printed in tho Now York Ledger over six monthe ngo, ———— THE REV. T. M, EDDY. Tho following tologram was recoived yeutorday ovening : New Yons, Oct. 0, 1874, Tothe Eititor of The Cheagn Tribune : Tho liov, Dr, 1ddy, Misslonary Sceretary of the Mothodist Eplseops Ghurcis, lies at th potut of doath &t his roidouco iu this cicy, ' Surgeon Bunds and other ominent pysicans pronotines the Doctor as hoyond el Liope of recovery T, E. TuOWNRIDUR. Uiy molsucholy futolligones, which gives no room for Lope, will be read with sorrow by tho thousands who know Dr. Eddy insido aud out- gido tho donomination of which ho was the or- numont and tho pride. Fow wero botter known in tho Wost than ho, avd in losing him Method- jvm is doprived of ono of it bright and shiving lights, Dr, Eddy was born 1n Humilton County, O.,on the 7th of Scplomber, 1823. His fathor was tho Rov. Augustus Eddy, & woll-known and popular ministor fn tho 3lothodise Epiacopal Church. 1t was from his oarly homo-usso- cintions that Dr. Eddy gained his unbigorod love for tho ocolesinstical system which he 0 long ably defondod and worthily reprosented. In his boynood ho was of rather frail physiqus, and henco ho was obliged frequontly to curb big desire to study. In 1836 bis futher's family wotight homo on an Indians farm, und here the son allormatoly worked, went to school, aud tsught, tho Jatter occupation at onco formulat- ing iy knowledge and reciuiting his fiuancial resourcos, At an acadomy Lio laid the fonnda- tion of that classical culture which he attained aftor doop private study, and from & library of English litocature, embraclog history, pootry, philosophy, aud fiction, selocted by his father. ho cultivated his powers of thonght, und laid tho toundution of that forgiblo, laconic, and ofton elliptical stylo which many who have heard him woll remambor. In 1842 ho entered the ministry, boing sppoiut- ed to n circuit on the Obio Rivor. This was n fiold of labor well calculated to tost the pluck and enthusinsm with which ho had embarked up- on his lifo’s labor, How well he porformed his first yoar's work is attested by tho fact that in that time he kopt all his 2ppoiutments, proachod ovor 300 thmes, and attended conscientiously to the social meetings poculiar to his donomination. He soon became & newspaper correspondont and & writer for magazines and roviows, and quito early in biu ministry ho was complimented with tho bonorary degree of M. A. Very shortly ho took tho lending position among his - brothron which bhis attaiu- monts warranted, and was appointed to somo of the vary bast chiarches within the limits of the Conforonce to which ho belonged. In 1856 Dr. Liddy’s literary powors earned for him o call to tho editorial chair of tho Northwestern Christian Advocate, made vacant by the death of the Rev, Jumes Watson, Hero wes a rich fleld for tho enorgetio young minister. Tho paper was in its infaucy then, and its success doponded largely upon tho work of tho chiof editor, who soon mado his mark upon the paper, and in tho ro- gions whore it was circulated Lis intluonce was felt and grow daily, Under his editorship the subgoription-list of tho puper ran up ‘from 11,000 to sbout 80,000, and the growing influenco of the Northwestern soon juatifted the beliof that it would become ag powerful uu agent in molding tho religious con. victions of the people as was a powerful political paper in swaying its communities of friendly voliticiaus. In the woll-known slavery contro~ varsy 10 the Methodist Chiurch, the Northwestern was extromoly but wisely radical, as the event showed, whon in 1860 the Mothodists of tho Northwest want to the Geners! Conference of that yoar as a unit for the radical ecclosiastical legiglation concorning sluvery then accomplished. ‘The first oditorial by Dr. Eddy on national af- fairs which altracted gonoral attention was an elaborato roviow of tho Dred Scott decision, which won the hearty approval of leading atates- men and jurists both by its patriotio enirit and carefulresearch. Later on, when the loyal Method- ist ministors in tho Bouth wero safforing peracou- tions, whon sectional focling ran high, and tho peoplo waited for confident guidance, Dr, Bddy, through the Northweslern's columns, addresscd a stinging latter to Prosidont Buchanay, which was overywhoro read with intenso interast, and was widely copiod by scores of unewspapars and reprintod ns o campaign documont, 80 ably did it reclte issues, rocount indignities, and point tho contrast betweon American wrongs and freomen's vestod rights. Tts influoncy was ospecially folt in Iilinois during the ocampaign when the names of Lincoln, Douglns, and Brockenrldge wero before tie peo~ plo. During tho War the Northewsstern, in ita in- fluontig) ephioro, wea tharoughbly radical; and, when armed conflict bocamo inavitable, it advo- cated the troly wmorcitul policy of & vigorons prosocutiva of the War, Ever scconding tho eall for troops, it waa the first lo condetan tho polioy of protocting Rebol property; to call for military omoncipation, and’ to pemsistently wmointain that tho War was ome of idoas, and thet ball mensuros wera recrosntly froasonable toward God and man. Thus tho papor stopped into n leading position nmonyg the journals of tho West, won 4 placo in tho warm hoarts of the }mbue, and booano avor welcome to the tonta of the soldier. During tho War, Dr. 1ddy was also consplen- outi in promoting tho intorests of the Chnstian and Sanitary Commissions, though ho dechued to entor iuto their sorvico as lecturer or agout, Ho lestured ropeatodly upon tho iusues of tha War, and 80 Jargoly npprocinted wero his words that, whon ho tendered to Gov, Yates his sor- vices fu tho flold, Lo was urged to remain at the post whora hio wus bost ablo to do a patriot’s work, In bis work entitled **'The Patriotism of Tliinofs,” which bes boen lmi,aly dlstribatod to Boldiers’ omes aud publio libravies, un impor- taut yorvice hus beon dono to the returned and martyred volunteers of this Btate, Huoh iw . nocousarily brief glanco ot tho labora of Dr, Eddy proviously to his departure from this city, Torhaps tho greatost work which ho ne- oompllshod during this time was tho raleing of the Northwestera Ohristian Advovale fromn tte insignifieanco whon ho tinit acopted its edito: ship to the powerful journal whick it proved as long a4 ho retained {n chargo—n panlron whioh it hins pinco algnally tost. Ha loft tho Advocats in 1869 or the early part of W70, und wont to Washington, taking chareg of Motropolitan Ohinreh, of whish Presidont Cirant wad & momber, {ls remained in ohurgs of this churoh until appolnted Misslonry Soora- tary of the Mathodlit 13plssopal Ohuroly, s ox- i l“h! hly ’hnuamlélu pn»}tliug fivltla‘! shlury of $6,000 & your, sud was faithinl - cx::;gmu 164/ dutioa” ut 'the g of L fusdd - o e =S FIRE MATTERS. Test of tho Chicago Water-Supply Yestorday. Dotailed Report of the Result of Operations, —_— Convention of Fire Engineors at St. ¢ Louis. The Insurance Companies. TESTING THE WATER-SUPPLY. Evor since tho firo of July tho question of an- othor goneral contlagration Las been agitating the minds of the people, nud incidoutal thoroto lies come up the matter of tho city's w ater-sup-~ ply. At tho outset, tho Iire Marshal olsimed that o would have put a atop to that firo in its onrliest tago hnd he had the roquisite water fa- alitios, "Who Police Commissioners mnde tho #amo olnim, and advaucod some strong Argue oty to provo thut thoy wero not to blamo for tho constautly-recurring firos, groat and wmall, but that the Common Council was ot fault, be- ing hoodless of their advico aud ponurious in ity Yire Dopartment appropeiations, Indlgunut cit- izens, o majority of tho Aldermon amoug tho number, noue of whom possessed the slight- ost kmowledgo of fire sorvics or its requi- sitos, ocutered & couutor-clalm, nsserting that the lioady of tho Fire Dopurlmout were ro- sponsiblo for all the dawage, being mcompetont and untrustworthy, Thon came the Citizenw' Assoclation, othorwise kuown ay the Commitico of Ono Hundrad, and it took sides in the geueral argument, making common ocsuss with tao iudignaut goutlomon baforo rofarred to. Aftor tho Citizony' Awsociation came tho dictatorial underwritors, with tho sorious threat that many of thom would withdraw from tho city unless some impracticsblo schomos were curriod out, This threat alarmod tho Citizous’ Assceiation, and thoy sont for Gon. Shalor. of Now York, to come on and tako s good look at ug, examing our water-gupply, iuspect our Tiro Dopartment, ‘bend au eur to tho whistle of our prairio winds, and give us his opinion ou our chances of being buraed out aguin. Betore the Gonoral arrived, the insurance compavics withdrew. But that wau of no cou- sequence compared with his views on tho wholo flro question. Whon lio got futo town tho Citi- zouy' Association took hold of him and piloted Lim sronud, introduciug him to this ongine- liouse nud thut, to this hvdrant and that cistern, nud, botore be was fully rested aftor Ins journoy Wost, he wus ptied with more questions than he could nnswor in o year. Lis good senve prompt- ad hin to sy noshing thot hoe might regret, and, a5 0 mobior of faet, o bas gouo away from us without uttering bul a fow words. Ho went to Now York Inst evoning, tho undecstandiug boing that he should put his rotloctions on paper, and sond them back to us by mail, Yestorduy morniug 3 TWELVE ENQINES wore turned out aud business wns stopped on omo of the principal ulreots for two or threo hours, Gon, Shalor wanted to know—or rather tho Citizens' Assovietion wore anxious that he should know—what our water-supply smounted to, and, it poesiblo, ascorlan Lis views theron, AH boforo romarked, ho went away withong ox- prosuing uuy patticilar view. The varions tosts bogan at 9:30 a, w. nuderthe direotion of Firat- Assistant Marahol Swounde, nided by Assistant- DMurshaly Potrio, Musbam, and Kinney, They wore witnessod by o vast concourse of peuv- ple, among whom wero & committo from tho Citizens' §Asuociation, & committeo of under- writors, and various city ollicials, such as the A\t:yor, Polics Commissionors, Aldermon, snd othors, TR PIRST TEST wae made at tho corner of Michigan avenuo and Madigon straot, ‘Thera io & cistern ut that point copuocted with ap 8-inch waiv, and it was deom- od importuat that the cistorn systom sbould be oxperimenced upon. The rosult of tho trial was ovidontly sutisfactory, for, aftor half an hour's waste of water, the oflicials and others directly interested cricd ** Enough!™ aud tho dozen on- ginos wero hauled uff to the corner of Btate and Washington streots, thore to exert their powers iu oxuausting another cistern, and elso an 8-inch mein connecton with & 24-iuch sorvice-pipe. It wua found that there was suflicient water to supply good streams for all the engines, and afior bueiness hed boon blockadod for an hour or more the fire forco was ordored iuto THE LATELY-BURNED DISTRICT. Tho wator-supply hevo was found to bo atto- gochior madoquate. Gen. Bhaler himsolf ac- knovwledged this. Only n fow of the englaos could draw streame, and thoy riled up the wator 0 that tho rosidents in the vicinity woro loud in thoir denunciatious of the aci. From the burned district tho engines weora taken lack to the heart of tho city, and tosts were made at va- rious cornors, all of which gavo satistaotion, THE PBACTICAL RESULTS of the entire trinl, #o far as the enginey are con- corned, is as follows : Tha first test ocourrod a¢ the corner of Michigsn wvenuo and Mudison stroot, from a cistern conuceied with. sn Such mamn, Six ougines drow water from tho clstern, exhausting it in thirty minutes, Tuo highest wator-pressuro oblained wns aa foliows : JYugine No, 2, 195 pounds; Eugine No. 5, 125 pounds ; Lngiue No, 9, 120 pautids ; Engno No, 18, 8 pounds § Tugine No, 21, 115 poonda'; Lugluo No, 2, 80 pounds, At tho gamo’ timo thess engines wero from the cistern, Engino No, 25 was draw- ing from the bLydrant ot the corner of Alichi- gan avonue aud Randolph atreet, tho higheat pressuro wbtained here boing 210 pounds § Engings No, 10 und 11 word drawiag from the Lydrautal the cornor of Wa- bash und Mudlsun, tho highest prossuro obtained hero ‘belug respectively 140 and 180 pounds; Eugine No, 12 was drawing from hydrant at the cortier of Michigan avenuo and Mouroo, tho higliost pressuro Loing 50 pounda; Engino No, 14 waa druwing from the bydrant corner of Michigan ‘avenus aud Mudison, {he highest reasuro buing 40 pounds; Engino No, 22 wus drawing from the hydrant corner Michigan avenus and Washington, tho _bighest . pressure being @ pounds, Tor the bomsft of moms of tho Aldermon presont, » test was mado of tho wator- pressuro on the bydraut boforo thu edglues com- nunced work, ‘Tho prossre proved to bo 47 pounds, but uftor the engites commenced working ®o preasuro ‘was reduced to 17 pounda, Tho socond teat oveurrad at tho corner of Waslilug- ton and Stato strouts, from a clsters counoctod with an Bduch main counected with u -inch pipe, This cliteen was ot exhausted duriug the triul, but gavea fail supply Ahrouglout 19 al c-ongines, ' Tho Yater- pressive hero wes ax follows : Bugine No. 2, 116 pounds; EnglooXN, 6 110 pounds ; Eogino No, 9, 100 pounds; Lngino No, 2, 220 pounds 3 Engine No. 21, 80 pounda; Engina' No. 97, 70 pounds. At tho " mamo ' timo thia rogreasing euginos wore altached fo hydrauta with result a4 followa : Euginea Now, 10 und 11, hydrant at carnor af Bsto and Washington, watar-pressiire of 120 and 140 ponads ; Bugino No, 12, hydmnt corner of Washinge ton and Dewrborn, Wuler-presaure of 60 pounds; K gine No. 14, Lydsant cornor of Washiugtan wnd State, 95 pounds; Eagine No. 23, hydrant on Washiuglon, batween Blato and Wabiash 'wventie, water-presatir nf 70 pounds, Tho third test occurred boundod by Huvrrisan aud Twelftls, Olark straet, ang Michigan aveuue. Two distinct ltriuls wore mads at this point, four wigiios baing applied firet af ail, and, after thuy had waitad for ton minuics, twelve engzlnen'woro Wmuliouoausly applied, the objuot beling to BLow thst the wator-prassurd decraasad with a largor nnmber of coglues drawing water, Tho following Fo it shows clearly the suvoms of the axporiment, Eni- #ine No, 2, bydrant on Tourth uremso, hatweon Taylor and Twelllh sirocts, d-inch water-main obtained u Iniglicet water-presanro of 45 pounds, lowest 30 panada, Lnglno Na. b Iiydrunt on Fouril' avenus, botyrcer “Tayiur und ¥ulk, +inch witoreln, abained & highe ter-pregaute of 50 pounds, lowest or 60 poinds, agino No, 0, Lydrant on Fourth wveano, between olk And Huerison, 4-iuch roain, obtained hishest water Dressuroof 60 pounds, Jowent 23 pounds, Tagine No, 10, kydrant oo tho coraes of Taylov aud Third avoitioy 4-Inchi wain, wiisined a highust weter, pressiru of AU pounds, lowest 20 pounds, Lngine No, 11, bydrant o, the coror of Yolk and ‘third aveutin, U-fol muin, obtained highest water yiressure of 90 poutids, lowes] 4 pounds, Englio No. 1 Lydraut garner Staty Etrcot and Haruon court, 4-inoft touin, obtuined _ bi wator pressure of 83 pounds, lowest 85 ponud: gino No. 1, hydrunt goruer of Btate and urt, defnch'main, obtaind # highest wator p 0f 80 pounds, loweht 60 pounds, Engine. No. s drant o Fotirth uvenue, betwven Laylor cud Toold stveota, 4-lnch wain, abloined & highess praroise potnds, -lowest 25 poundk, Kugine No, 41, bydr: cornr of Folk and Hiato slseats, B-duoli main), oltuled highoot waler-prossure of g5 poundy, lowea, &u poundy, * Engiuo No, 3, t the samo hydran, obtztu- o2 » Nighest preasipw of 100 pounds: lowost, 0 younds, Koglie No. 25, hydesut edruat of ayiur &nd Clark whivets, B-loch i, obtained s higheat irowiien of 160 pounds ¢ lowet, 100 ponnds, Engine 0, 9T, hydraut cornor af Hurelaon atreot sand_ Thiud avohit, -inch mudu, obtaiued » ighout pressirn of 70 voumils ; loweal, 23 paunda, i "Thi (ourbls tost was miade in Hho vicinity of Frouk- 4 and Houth Wator streels, nnd rerulted o4 Follow Eugluo No. 5, hydrunt cornor of Leko aud #ireoca, obfuhiied u higheat pressure of 80 pounds; lowest, 40 pounds, Engloe No, 0, hydr.nl coraer ot Luke cud ranklin, obtuinied o bighodt pros sure of 123 pounde, lowest 70 pounds, Euyine No, 10, 4L.tho suimo hyarauty obiained » bighosl e o oy, Loweat 0 boun gits No, g oirnar of Laké sl Flih Bvante) ol flzn" in the burnt diatriot, ES Yaler-pressure of 00 pounds, loweat 60, Engines N 14 und 13, wt n doubic hydrant on. the opt o ot obtatned & highent water-prossiure roapechively of 168 and 76 poundn, lowast 60 and 40 powndn, - Vit 1iny Noy 16, hydrant on'corner of Souts Watoy wnd-Fesiig obtained a Lighont watar-pzeasiira of 60 ponnds, loncs] 20pounds, * Engincs Now, a1 and. 3, hydtuut cor of ~Bouth “Walor strcet and - 'Filth oblained s highost watorprossure of O sud B0 pounds 60 _pounds, Tugino ' No, '2s, of Randolph and Frauktin, presuico of U0 pouuds, fowont 110 . 27, hydrunt corner of Take wid Market aitomio obtiined a highest wutor-pressure of 9y po, - e dp Dounde, low. “Clio ALl tost wha mndo with thie Fricko tho corier of LaBallo aud Lako atroomn. s or 2 ion drant with four openings, Tho wator-preasure i tis hydeant beforo tho engiilicn wera applici wan siyo pr Yo 98 pounds, Tho followiig wis tho roault of tha tost: Engine No, 11, highost wator-prousire, 14g pounds ; No, 14, 115 pounas; No, 34, 160 pounds.’ Noy g‘w.\fl‘ullhchnd and worked & shiort Hme, but bécans abled, The kixth feat Wwan with the samo hydrant, Fous Toads of Lioso wars attachod, and ho Lydralfs pror: aura of tho Waler-Works slono throw four strunna oach %5 fout In holght, all tho tests an inch ond 8 quarter nozsle Tost Towest 50 ydrant corior obtainod a” lilghost waterm pounds, Enzine 'Tho most dieagreeablo fenture of thoso toat, and ono whioh suould be omutted In all futurg thaplays, was tho raokloss wey In which tho ‘wator wna seatterod around. Ib1s tho delight of o fisomun to dispersg o crowd of clvilians by Lwning & stronin ou thom, Afcor ouo of thess orformances ho grows genial, and 18 known to nugh, Yostorduy, on Madison stroot, not mores ly was the crowd dronchod, but a vast nmonnt of wator was thrown upon gooda in boxas m frou of somo of the storoy, and goods_woro damaged to the amount of sovera! hundrod dollara, Phess porformunces are unnecesrary, aod should be disponsed with fu the futuro. R e THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, LaBallo ‘strost wos uausually quiat yesterday, aud nothing of any importsuce ocenrrod, No now compavics have givon uotico of their withe drawal sinco last roport, and b is hoped that uone othes will go ; still thero ts & vory unoesy fooling ou thin account. Several of the Prosie donts of Eaatorn companics aro at prosent iu the city, sud most of them wero presont al tho water tost yosterday moruing, Prosldout M, I, Hadgos, of the Homan Insuranco Compnny of Notw Yotk saya that Lo fiuds things muoh betier than ho anticipatod, aud bis Company would not withdraw, Alr. E. 8. Howitt, of the Dwolling~ Houso Insurance Compavy of Boston, it uléo in the city, nud thinkg Chicago I8 o worne for rigks than most othor places. 8till, from yenior~ day's exporioncs, ho s wutisfiod thet our Fira Dopartmont neods reorgamzation. s Couse pany will abso romain. Mr. W. I, Cunninghamn, who withdrow from the Loerl Bonxd Ingt Ssturday, but wue inducadta rooonsider kis otion at o privato mezting Moue day afterucou, hus reconsidered his action sgain, and yobterduy aftorncon Eomt o communication to the DBoard of Under- writera iuformivg tnem . of hin fnal withdrawal, 3Mr. Cunniugham has token tig uction bocause the privato meoting of Monday where ho was induced to reconsider g action was fully roportod in yosterday’s Tntnuxe, H ncoused thie mombers of thut eeting of Loving given tho informution, a4 otherwiso tho ropors could not havo becn 4o corvact, Mr. Cunuiug. ham will bo surprised to learn that the main’ points of tho nction of that privato meeting Woro furnighed by himwsolf. e will provably remewber thut & TRINUNE roportor quastioned him just afier the meoting in regard to bis with- drawal from the Board, From his answors allthe information publishud was gathored, and ho hay thoroforo no reason to sccuso tho mombors vf thut maating. Bovoral agencios have lately opened ofilees on LaSallo suont, ropresoutivg companios veich have, undor tho luw, no right to ds business 1 this State. Ono of theso sgencies consiats uf some of tho oicors of the' luto Auzntic end Dacitlo and the Groat Western lusurauco Come vaviod of thia city. Amoug the compnnies they Toprosont aro tho Miuersl Mountain of West Virgiuin, and the Chorlestown Stock Insursnes Compauy of Weat Virginia. —_— THE SPECTATOR. The laet numbor of the Now York Spectalor. speaking of the action of the Exccutive €omu: mitteo of tho National Board of Undorwritors, BayB ¢ ; Wo nead hinrdly oy thatwe regret profoundly th tho Nutionat Bonrd Bave felt obilged Lo vomo by this deciajon. Wo hud lioped hat o conclusiou so rad could bo avoided. Within a fow wecks Uefars the day uppoluted for tho meeting of thy Exozutive Commiticn wa thought that wa uad discerncd wymptoms of an awakening of the cltizens, if ot of tho suthoritics, to n reahizing senea of thelr coudition, A Citizons’ Commiltes wan contumplatiug the wuys snd mesns of carryjug out tho suggestions of tho undorwritory, Nogotlntions had Leen opened with u prominent gentleman of Now York, whoso ¢z porfence and ture executive talunts would make him the man for tho occaslon, o tako chargy of tho Chlcas go ¥ire Department, T80 exteasion of tho fire-Lnits und the laying down of additional water-pipo were movements in the right direction, Tho citizeus and the press of Chicago clafm that thioro was sh oarnest etfort lnfng mado toget Cileago fnto shapo Lo satixty the underwriters, and thut i a Nitle more thmo huit been granted it ‘would havo heen done, Bo ihis s it wuy, the sigus wero 80 much more promire Jng that wo hisd anticlpatsd when our last lasue went £0 pras, that we hud outertziued o Lellof tht ths action lhreatened by tho Undorwritors would b averted, But they have Judged upon {uformation, doubtloss, moro oxact tiail wo Liave been able to obe tain, nad hellier they lave acted bastity, s b beeu clulined by some of thelr warmest friewls, or delilicre utoly, ns with singular unantmity thoy thomselves do clara, fs 10 lopger o quostion worth disputation. Tho uct na been doue, sud tho living question i, What coura 18 beat for Underwriters sud cltizons to purstia undor the clrcutnstauces 2 Our Cieago triends are uaturally much distured by the unploaeant turn affales avo inkon, and it b wirprisiug that they should bu ecited ud Indigan looking at munttors from their standyofut, aud thet & 00d deal of heztod falk slwuld e the sesnlt, But wo think thot whon the Arst ush of anger wears olf, aud thora is imo for coul rotlection, it wilt ba ngreed” that Ghieago caunot well dispenso with tbe proteviion of the " great agonvy cowpunies, 1t b all very woll o talk of dopending ujon tho iudemuity offcred by & swarm of mmalkr aud lem responsiblo companies, and ubout tue formation of moro homo companies, but, sfter all, business men in Chfougo, and burdness moit who sefl oo eredit to Chi- cago, wiil nevor be satlstled with avy Lut the most nse doubted sscurdty in tho way of insuraucs, and enitul= inta are not going Lo put thelr monoy 660 hew isuf~ ance companies formed with un Jdea of dolug s Jocid busiucws, when underwriters, whoso ubility 10 mait will quedtion, throw u doubt ‘ipon tho safoty of tho invostment, 'We_expect, of course, that un abuorns:i dovclapwwnt will 'bo ' yiven 10 uew companicd of thie A3iua (of Chicago) stripy, and that wli of tha emluyonio. ailairs, which have' been struggling for shape for the past year will now bo born into life, We g0 sxpect 10200 genoral rush of third and fourtts Clus companios of otlier Bta‘cs o Chicago, Somg good companies undoubtedly will remain, Tiey will &l mako wouey lika umoke, If a sudden great fxe docy uot ulp thom, - But there will bo a foclingfof insocurity in business circlvs in Chiczgo, and.a fealing of fu. security about hieago fn bilshicen clrcics ottwide, uad the resitlt will o that the alsence of tha great ugoney companica will bo putnfully realfzed, ‘Nar do wo think that this quarrel need be Hutormi~ nnble, Tt uwed oot laat & week if the partles will 16 st it sall cosse. - Chiicugo wants (10 teading compas nios, and tho luding companies would like £0 do bukie Tess in Ohfeago, 1tis & profitable loealty, if tho traordinury danger of great conflagrations 18 elfimfuat- e, and tho withtlrawal uf the compavics entails & s Yltlen upou thorueaives which Is by no moana inconsid- rable, ‘Tuo parties, therefore, nuol to roturn to a 2{::3 cation ‘af Lie relationy with osch other st 1w tho spirit of concilistion ou butl ¢ the authoritien and peoplo of Uhls are really making all the offorls o s e heft magnilcint ey 1nto s complote atato of doo fesan aggainar Gre thal. cam in_ veasnn by demanded of thom, Ia thom take mounres (o vonvineo tho Nutioual Boatd of the facts, and th Natonal Dourd ou ity part hnld bs evar willng 1o listeu, ever anxions (o fuven- tijnite, und aver ready tn comiv to Lorma, We repeat tHat thero ia 1o necossity for thin Nitlo uuplessutics ta continiia a week longer. Lot thore bo a conunittea of conferonce aprolited ind ncgolations opanad for Tanting posco hasod on mutusl confidonce b csels othier's sufeness, ——— THE FIRE BENGINEERS. TALE IN TIE CONVENVION AT 8T, LOUIS, 8. Louss, Oci. 6.—The Firomon's Conveutlon reassembled this morulng, aud the Uomumitteo on Order of Businous roported that tho two gon- eral topics, Provention and Lxtinguishment, pro- sunted last yoar, bo reviowed by the Comuwittoa of Fivo on each proposition, The Committeo slso reporleéd twolve new propositions, nud roconeiclod thut srob propadition by rofervod 2 a soparate conuniteee of ilvo, vith indiructiouy to ropust st thin mouting, 'ha titles of theso propositions will be given an the repory aro wado, or wy tha uiseansiona weeur. ‘Lho committen.. then sppoluted to considarthe varions tapies ropor.ed, ‘Topie No. 1 wha thn taken up for dsoigalon, to-wit: * Doos the ex- intonce of any dircot ueting sacvico uystew Jutity rolinuco upon thuk nystem ulono far the oxtine guishimond of fivos without the aid of auxilliny moyable fira-angines " My, Btarkhill, of Tonuesses, wishod to hear about the lolly systera. Mr, Gibuon, of “Rochesler, N. Y., wlated thaj hin city had tho lurgont Holly worics lne, Tao weokh oio, at 8 fire iwo mlles from rho woriey tive Lwo und & Dbalf-inoh streams kuockid tLe ehingles oft tho roof, Tho works scud watet througli 40 5 of n.lron“md the apguhior e veiy muoh Wi tesoe Kyatoks, Lt ovdy