Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1874, Page 12

FOREIGN. The Von Arnim Afafr Causing Much Excitements The Missing Papers Snid to Be Per- sonal to Thiers and Maoc- mahon, Doubtful Rumors of War Between Japan and China, GERMANY. THE VON ARNIM OASE. Loxpoy, Oct. 8,—~A special from Borlin says: *Tho Von Arpim affair has taken n vory sorious tarn. Tho Lmporor hns ordered no stone he loft unturued in tho offorts to recovor tho miss-. 1ug documonts.” BEnpy, Oct. 3..—Count Von Aroim had an In- terviow with his son and & Government Oficinl yostorday. In tho courso of tho conversation 1ibo Count protested against tho insinuntion that ho bad published, or intended to publisl, any of tho documents rotained by him. o awserted thal there were no State nccrets contuived in tho papers, Ho slso smd that he ncticed in tho spring that thore wns n deticioncy in the doou- ameonts belonging to the aichivos of tho Pacin Embassy. Lnnugx, Oct. 8.—A special to tho Standard from Berlin states thatin conesquenco of the dowiciliary visits to the residenees of frionds of Count Vou Arnim throughout tho Ewniro they cannot communicnto with hi 3t is reporend,” s tho dispatel, * that theso ovents are con- | nected with o forthcomd ok, the carly alisots of which n.0 alrendy in ciionlatfon In Ultramon- tano circles in Mumch and Vienna., ' It {4 now gaid that tho mirsing documents number 100," "Tho Journal de Zaris snys hat Count Yon Aruim, whon Ambassador at Paris. liastouod tha downfall of Prosideut Thiers, and urged Gor- many to recognizo the Governmeont of “MacMa- hon inumodiatoly, D'rinco Bismarck divapproved this course of Von Arnim, and wrote to tho lut- ter explaining the reanon why ho proforred the rolicy of hiors to that of - MacMahou. The Journal enys these are the lotters ol Dismurck which are missing. RowE, Oct. The Voce Della Verita says in relation to Count Von Arnim's arrest that thero is reason to boliove thnt the missing doounnnts rolate to the catablishmont of a now govern- ment in Franco, and to Gorman iutorfersnco in Spanish affairs. THE FORTHCOMING BUDOET, t DBrRLIN, Oct, 8.—T'ho Spener Gazelle says that 1ho budgot of the Ministor of War for 1875 will call for 110,000,000 thalors, Beneiy, Oct. 8.—~The truth of the roport that tho Danish Ministor had dolivered s noto to the German Goverument i8 deniod, e simply pre- sented the complaints made by parties which had been expelicd fiom Schlei gt FRANCE, MUNICIPAL KLECTIONS, PAnts, Oct. 8.~Tho municipal elections will Lo held throughout France provious to the ameoting of tho Assembly, but the date is a3 yob uufixed. QUIZOT'S WILL. Tho will of M, Giuizot is puvlished, It com- qmences with the declaration of his dovotion to the Reformed Chureh of X'ranco. The Figneo-Gorman Convention, for readjust- dng thos houndaries of the frontier dioccees, in nccordangs with the polilieal boundary of the two countries, wae nigned iu this city yostorday. —_— CHINA AND JAPAN, Loxpox, Oct. 8B.—Tho Giobe, in its issuo of thig afiernonn, eays: “A telogram from Shang- hai states that war bas been declared hotweon Chise and Japun., We aro not able to conflria the revort. THE LATE TYTHOON, Hoxo Roxa, Oct, 8.~1Tho loss accasioned by 2ho lats typhoon horo iy estiinated at £1,000,000. The gliora for milcs nvound i8 strewn twith wreciks of vesscls that were dostroyed by the Lyphoon, —_—— GREAT BRITAIN. STEANSHIP IN DISTRESS, Loxpoy, Oct. 8.—The report that the stexm- ship Ontario, which lost hor screw whilo enrouto Irom Quebee for Liverpool, had arrived off Faut~ net, is incorrect. The Ontario Is now ancliored 5 miles northwest of Kerry Head, Ircland, in a Very oxposed position, ‘Lugs have gone to her nesistance, e SPAIN. WARTATT FOR TIIE ARREST OF TIGUERAS' SISTER. SaxTanven, Oct. 8.—It is stated thnt a sinter of Figueray is hidiuvg in thig city, and thet s warraust has been issued for her rrest. COMPLAINTS TO FRANCE, Mapnis, Oct. &—~The Spanish Government bag ranewed its complaints ta Franco in rolation Lo luck of vigilauco by the Freuch ofliciuls on the fronti Manni, Oct, 7.—The Iberia newspapor Rays Gen. Doregtay retired from his commaud ‘in tho service of Dun Carlos becanso tho latter re- Fused to act upon Dorreguray’s ndvice and dine wiss somo of Lis prosent friouds and rocall Gen, Cabrora, TROOPS DISTANDLD, The Spanish Government ha disbanded 10,000 soldiers, whowa torm of service has expired, HavaNA, Oct, 8.—Threo hundred and ecighty- nsnvqn soldiers airived bero yeaterduy frowm Tain, —— ITALY, RELEASED Y BRIGANDS, Roxz, Oct. 8.—Monsignor Onduli has beon re- Jeased by tho brigands who bad captured him upon payment of a ranaom of 810,000, e TURKEY. AID YOR TNE SUFFLNENS OF ASIA BINON, CoxsTaX riNorLE, Oct. 8.~Tho Porte will send at once 26,000 bushels of corn to rolieve the famine-distressed peoplo of Asis Minor, and * 11,000 oxen to plow their ficlds, sl RUSSIA. THE BOLESWIG-HOLSTLIN QUESTION, Sr. PErensuune, Oct, 8.—The Jowrnal de St Pelershurg (vemi-oflicial) fuliy approves of the German view of tho BSohleswig-Holatein ques- tion, s BUENOS AYRES, ‘THE REVOLUT(ON. Rio Jaxemo, Uct. 8.—Advicss from Bnenos Asres report that Sonor Avellancds iutouda pub- lishing & manifesto relinquisbing the Presidency, and that Sonor Quintarn will probably ba ap- pointed Provitionsl Presidont pending s now election, The Goyernment troopa aro fortifying all strategical poinze, The fusurgents are assembled under Caancla and Gen, Mitre, ot Colonin, in Uruguay, n{apuano Buneos Avres, It fs aesortod thet Gen, Mitre wilt tako tho chiof command, Tha insurgonta Lavo captured tho island san Martin é;ll’bhl. ¥ 9 Ieland of Tou millions of doliars havo boon withdraw from th Argoutuo Lank, ek e e OUR FIRE-DEPARTME: Gen, Shaler Dechines: t0 be Inters viewed, but Miukes o Genernd Stutes ment. Sveetal Dimpateh to The Chicagn Trivune, Kew Yonxk, Oct, 8.—Geon, Bhalerreturned from Chicago tu-dsy, Ilo mald In reply to sn inquiry, thot tho gentlomen who had invited him to make this inspection wonld \ mout probobly request him to presont s written roport of tho result of it, embodying advice asto any needed improvement, and that he did not wash au interviow to noticipato that report, Ho helloved thut, with plenty of ongines, efliciently manued, there need be no fear of firo, ——— THE FIRE ENGINEERS. fir, Toms, Mo, Oct, 8.—In tho Firo En- gincoret Convention to-dny resolutions woro offored by Mr, Ktookwell, ot Nashville, -and suopted approviug the ordinance uduptod i 8t, Lows roquiring wll builders to coustruct ehim- noye with caithenwaro or other fire-proof an- terinl for luing, ‘Aho Baltamors Underwrifer was ado tho ofticial organ of tho Chiofs' Nutionnl Aegocintion. A reeolution wae udoptad requesting five lu= 0 ;moro »Lude of tho yaluo of proper- ty insured a8 a means toward proventing firng and loss of lifo, . “ITio quontion of regulstlag tho wao of conl-ofl, fixing a_standard below which nono should bs admitted in the ecity, =and to mnke regu- ntions as to the ~quanlity and manner of storng of tho oils was talked of, Considerable disoussion onsued, and the mat- tor waa flnally 10forrod to the Cummitteo on Ro- vislon, to roport at tha noxt session, After somo further business, the Convention adjourned to tho fale-grounds, where 8 lacge amount of fira-apparatus on oxbibitlon, such s oxtousion-lnddory, firo-o8capen, hoes, nozzlow, ote., woro oxamined amd Lostod, nftor whioh tho moating ndjouried sing dio. . "To-night tho delegates onjoyed a handsoma banquet givon them by the §t, Tonls ('nder- wrriters aud sgouts, aud to-morrow will leave for tholr homas, CRIME. Arrest of o Scoundrel, Snectal Diapatch to The Chteago Tribune, Loursyirty, Oct. 8,—A specinl from Bowling Groon, Ky., to-night to the Courier~Journal says: ' Portor Dunbam, a whito citizon of that county, wes surested yosterday on a chatge of iuciting nogroos to unita with him In an ciTort to buru tho city. s caso was ealled bofore tho City Court to-dny, and niue witnosses, all col~ ored, wore examinod. Their testimony is lo the olTect that Dunham proposed to organize a hune dred nnfimeu to sot firo to aportion of tho citv and rob the ollier, and that bo sid ko could obtanm the necossary zrma through fnends in Nasbviile, he trinl will bo comblotad to-morrow, Cousiderabln ox- citoment prevails, but s modified by tho sasnr- atico that the buttar class of the eolored peoplo gcorn the propoded ineurreotion, and bave bouu tho menus of uipping 1t 1u tho bud,” Gonvicted ot Lmbezztement, Arvoany, N. Y., Oct, 8.~Tha selal of Pholps, the 8tate 'Ireasury oMeinl who way fndictod fur embozzloment, wag coneludad to-lay, aud the Jary, afler fifteun shinutes’ dedil eration, rens dered a verdiet of **guit; way re- munded (o jad, s sentcnce being potiponed, Arrest of o Countoerfoiter. New Youg, Oot. 8.—Plukarton's dotectives lnst night arvosted, fn Brooklyn, Johu V. an- ter, an Englishman, sbout 65 yoors of ago, on & requisition of Qov. Iartranft. IIe is accused of being ono of n paug of counterfoiters operat- ing in Philadelphin in altorfug bonds from 1,000 to £10,000, in order to mtart nbogus insurauce company., When ihe altoration wna completed, tho bonds were taken to Harrisburg, doposiied with tho Comptrollor for oxamination, snd application made fora charlor. Upon overhnuling tho socurities, the Stato Examiner discovored the fraud. It is suid that Cantor han been engaged {n many swindling schonies, has ofwen boun nirested, and has sorvod o torm in the State Prison for torgery. Undor 5 bed in his bed-room wore found soveral forged bouds, & small printing-pross, bond-paper, dios, ink, and other counteifoit implements, whioh are’ now at tho Central offico. Soveral of tho dies coutnined tle names of officials of promi- neut reilroad companics, The unmes of all the companics whose bonds were forged could not Dbe ascortained, but it is certain that the Union Dacitie, Central Pacific, and Roading & Chiladol- }xhin Iiailrond Compnuios, aud \Yestorn Umion Telegraph Company, are among thowm, Groave=IEobbers Arrested, Durrao, Oct. 8.—Tho grave of Mrs, Richard J. Carey, of the Holy Cross Cemetery, was rob- bod on Tucsdav night, Thu casket outside the coffiu and shroud woro laft lying on the ground. Oficors to-day visited the Medical Collogo with & goarch-warrant and found tho body, with four others, The students were surprised while at work dissecting them, Thirty-nine students wora arvosted aud talien in procession to the o lico Court. Justice Nash roleasied thep on pa- role, to n[mr.-ur whon wanted. Thero” is much excitemont over the affair, Rape Cate at Sprinciicld. Special Digoitels to The Cltcago Tribine Spawyerniy, Iil, Oct. 8.—~Our Circuit Court wes ougaged all deg 1 tiying tho cazo of Alteo Mengle ve. Samael Ilafl. Tho suit is brought to obtun damages for a rape. The erito was com- mitted in July, 1978, and the circummtancos woro tolegraphed in thero dispntches in dotail at tho time. I yopeat them briedy: Hall had beew pnying marked attoution to Miss Monglo for wome ~ time, and on tho occwstan of o cowmistion of (i crimo they were out, nding in a buggy, and it iy tho mlory, whether (ruo or not, that ho gob to deuflling with her, when beth foll ont the buggy, Miss Monglo bocomiug unconecions after the fall. Whilo 8ho was in this condition ITull outraged her, und it in further said thut he was actuated in 80 dofug with a view to ruin her and thus force her fo marry him, Groat intoreat is felt in the caso and ‘» heary vordict is oxpected. Tho criminul suit against Hall will probably not come on this term. Attempted Zobberys Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, HuxtivatoN, W. Va,, Oct. 8.—Tuosduy night Frank Wilson, liviug a fow miles south of this plecs, was awakonod by two strangers asking to romain till morning, tho night being a dark and rainy one, On Leing aduntted they prosonted rovelvers, domand:ng monoy. Deing refused, both fired sovoral nfinu, ono taking effcet In Wilson's thigh, Tao fire brought assistance, Tho strangors left without effecting the rabbery, {hoir facea beiag blnekenal, tioy wiro not inown. Stage=Robbery in Texnw, GALVESTON, Tox., Oct. 8.~Tho A’ spocinl {from Peris, ex., dated the 8ib, sayo the Blage- conch coming from Brooketou was stopned by threo masked mon laet night ¢ milos weat, and the Ppassougers robbed. TLe robbers received $326 in money, two valuable gold watehes and two silver waichos. J, M. Smith, Cashior of the Merchants' and Planters' Lanli, had a packago contaiving &4,000, a fina gold watch aud chnin, and diamond pin, which Lig wifo sccured hehind the cushions In tho stago, and they wore not found by the robbers, The party cluim to bo the same that robbed the ot Springs stago and the train at Gnd's Hill, The Shoriff organized & posde and slartod in pursuit. The msil was not toucked. Indictment for Polygamy Under tho Polnnd Lo Sant Laxr, Utsh, Oct, 8.—Tle Grand Jury to-duy indicied ono of theirown number, Thomus E. Riels, for lascivious colabitation, Mo is charged ith having #tvo wivos, thioo of whom wora married to aim sinco 1862, B4 own daugh- ter is ono of the principal witnosscs, ey THE WEATHE: ‘Wasmnaroy, 1. C.. Ocl. 8.—For the North- west aud tho Upper Lnkos, and thonco to Ain saur, vising bavoiqoter, novthwestorly winds, couler, clear, and puitly alony weather, with «accasional rain, on the Upper Lakes. LOCAY OUSERVATINY, 1icea0, Oty B, 1674, Hour of che| ! i Drectin enid wriation, fouce of wind,) Weather, ~-azpea 0. C4 N, W., gontle, Fuir, 2 W, frea,, 26 8.\ g Maximim fherniomster, b1, Miniwmum thermorneter, 50, L GLNERAL OBSERVATIONS, +__Ouicago, Out, 7—18, m, Tand, (L) Weather, “Station, Bar, T Trockenr'gy Cli) Light raln, N1 Puir., Clowily, Light ‘raln, Olewr, St i FACTORY HANDS DISCHARGED, Tonanto, Can., Oct, 8,~The hands in thoe muchine shopy, eowing machine factoiies, oto., guange compsnies not Lo taka risks awountiog Lin this oily, nro boiug disobiarged in couscuence qf duil irado, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1874. e L T THE ST. LOUIS FAIR. A Description of the Varions Do- pariments Gen. Grant's Show of Harges. Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Jows, Oot. b—The short clothes of 3t Louts, and chokiug oloud of dust, hava ruled tha ronst on the Falr-gronnds Friday. The publio- #ichoot childron wore lot looso, and juvenility Lina surgod ovor tho lawn, through Lall and ampbi- thoairo, and across tho raco-track, to ita inflnito delight aud woarinoss, and the profound diegust of oxhibitora {n the art-line, 1t was an inspiring sight, though, and muoh good must it do ihe littlo folka ; whilo & little brusbing and readjust- ing to-morrow morniug will put the departmouts In prescntablo shaps again, aud tho Fair-world of BL. Louls will move ou In good humor. As Ia tho caso swith Fairs all over the Went this BoasON, tho exbibition hore gives promiso of greater succos, qunnlativoly speaking, than last year. In nearly all dopartments a batter showing is made, TUP PRUIT AND VEGETADLY DUPLAY, liowovor, 1 mengro, The nwmber o frait-ex- Dibitors une cau gunnt on the fingers of one { haud, Cha small promisma oftesed wpon frult- ¢ i, lay, and 1he wait of suituble placo for o~ Jupition. xro wisat 18 Lao wattor, I am iuformod, ‘Lho frmt and vezetablas nppoar ot s-fashion, { ueder canvas, Dy, B, L, Stovons, of Bridgion, B, Luws Cannty, Lins the longest rows of ap- ples and poara; Gut Dr, Holligsworth, of Mon- {razg, Le., comes dowu from . sweeping vistory | b Weokuk, and ¥l give his brother-Profoseor rom Brideioa o bard paeh. f, . Kelly, of 8t, Swonis County, nuts out n wuull but ovidontly- oo eollaviion of applas, posrs, aud grapos. Bush & Sun, and Nemsner, of JeRorson Conity, havo phea a sl voleet iruitedingpday, Tho Kel- leg™ datind Winn Compray has, however, sco OULTor admiration sl s w kervice of \wing hia sl redeoran the entivo deparment, FLUNAL HALL i8 immense, The atteution given to flowors would indicato that a graat many people hero wor straining afior Paradiso, ‘I'fio odor of this vast colloction 18 almost too goud to bo agroo- able, A woirdly-formed cescada—Lho wator rip- pliug over from tho rimi of & Iargo artiflcinl basin 1 the cootro, aud from a cragon cithor sido, into a pond bolow.—producos s very rurl offeot. Thin caseado ia what might bo_called tho * drossing- poiut '’ of tuis divorsitiod outfit; it keops the crowd longor than anything elwo tave tho racow. - TIR TEXTILE-FADRIO DEPARTMENT is litorally stalled with oxquisttes of every con- celvable pattern, I waa partionlarly imprescea with the neat little displuy by the Lloma Cotton Qulls ; the rolls of cotton-hatting, soft and white a8 sen foam almost, sud throad fine aud oven ouough for losiery for the Quoon of En- gland, whero tho muchinery which mede it camo from, Thhks 1 the ouly cotton factory which shows boro this yoar, I Ueliove, and yet no loss than pix States and Teruitories hava entored s compotitors in raw cotton. There arc as many bales as Old Hick- ory bnd ak New Orleans on » time, and it is kitigly-laoking cotton, too. THE MILL-MACHINERT DEPARTMENT 18 confuscdly interesting, Thoy bave crowded things wonderfully ; bug stitl “evory euw, and pulloy, and belt, seoms to run muwothly, and actend strielly o businoss, TIHE AGMICULTCRAL-MACHINE SOW 19 much largor thau herotoforo, aul atationary ouglues are keeping many of thea in wotion, I can't think tbat tho Grangors bave ns yet *bounced " tho middlomen very badly, as I sutvoy this shirt-sleeved army of machino- agents, 'This dopartment is one of the best on toe ground, Ti) OLD AMPIITREATEE i utilizod for genoral displuy purposcs, and it is chiock full wll around. Louisvillo, Ky., fur- nishes the most pretontious_piceo of cabingte work, oxbibited by Martin Loamimerts, of St. Lows, T'he picco rorforred to is o sldeboard,— mnuulacturer'n cost §400. Tho cabinet dopart- ment is not oxtansive, and the enmo may be said of tho carriage-display, There aro some curi- osilies in this deparimont, A sos of chairs, the framdwork comporod exclusively of horns, is ono rather honovablo to the makens, who live eoms ways ong in tho country, Thoy ure very protty indeed, and cost (tho best oue) $40. Andit dou't gcern to be a wasto of powdor-hoins at all to muke thom up into easy-chuirs. THE CATTLY DEPARTMENT. ig not remavkably showy, O. E. Linpingott, State Auditor of” llinois, comes down from Chandlerville, Caes County, with about tho bost hord of Short-Horna thore i on the ground. ‘There may bo a few others equally aa good, but our before-mentioned chair-uakors wuuld take 10 jntorest in thom. TIE TROT-OUT OF HORSES is particularly praisewortly. And tho asses and mules aro ad numerous, ag handsome, and ag vicious, as ona would wish toseo., President Grant comes in with s stud of horses to chal- cuge admilers, aud, of courso, everybody is Dbavnd to seo how Grant’s horses look, Curiosity tolls more thnn blood in this case ; but I have beon at tho pains of altowpting to Eutisfy both, 1 hove beon pumping Nat Carlin, supertnfoudent of tho Prosident's farm, ou the quostion of Fed!gmn. The Presidential stud dates ss fol- owe’: Claymore, bay stallion, by Peacemnkor; dam by Old Harty Cloy 5 graud duin by Swith's Clay ; siro of Amerwan Gul, Age, 6 yoars; possible Hamblotonian, chostout stallion, by o ; dam by Oid Vermont Blackhawk, Age, G years; ponsiblo timo, 2:40, Inucho Pract, hrowy filly, by Mombrino Star; dnm by Oneida Chief. Possible timo, 2:40. Splavh, vorrel filly, by Youug Uamblotoninn; dam, o Star mare. 10, 8 yenrs, Lotts, Loy filly, by Young Hamblotonian ; dam, Meusonger mare. Ago, 2 years. Viola, gorral mere, thoroughbred, Bonnle Lad- die; detn by Zeusth. Plogsom, brown filly, thoroughbred, by Pat nrgnaf; dim, Vivla, Age, 1 year, Froli 0, sorrol fliy, by Plantagonet; dam, Viols, A% 5 months. ulie, brown golding, Kentucky bred. Speedy. Age, 6 years, Dutclier Boy, road horse, 18 years old, ‘This ia tho hoige the Gonoral rodo ‘out of (he army into the Presidoncy on, He bought him in Wasbiugton in 1862, The superiuteudent Informed me that anayr was a vory easy farmer, but his circumstancos the past yoar Lind not becn ro casy financially that ho could givo his horses and farm the atten- tion they ncoded. I was very sorry to hoar this, How ungraterul aro Ropublics! Aad yet tho Presdout is looked nfter s grent denl. At the momont [ am writiug this the - mease crowd in the cuiridor of the Lindell Hoase i4 rushing lie escared lunacy to cutch & poop of Grant ne ho Ateps into tho olevator to go up to the clogautly- rppointed wuito of roamson tha recond oo, southeast corner, Hu has just acrived, and the over-worked Ind who runs {lie olevator is eavind; s0nuch we dote upon anr Presvlent, A vutorie of comrdes of tho Army of the Tonnessas wout up to £oe thoir old Geuural this oveving, Theso gratoful vacallers of past days of glory doputized ex-Gav, Flotelier to inform tho Dresidaut that thoy stood withoul woiuing Lo sco bim but tha ola goldior eid o wan veucedly fatiguod,—or wurdy to (hal olent,-—und they must cama whers o wadif they vanted to fua him, ‘Thev pre- #oneed Lrons, and bud u warm band-shalka with Tormer Graut. Pho honorsd guest will lonk over tho Fau-groutdss w-morrow. YraTen, — - Civil Weerriage s Drassin. Obligutory eivil marriage will, e is kuown, Le Introdueait 1o Piunsia on the st of October, **Tho pubilication of the bans having to praceda the marringo by w fortuibt, and that announcs- mont having to bo mude by functionarios;, uy- nointed for the purposa under the new Iaw, but Wwhoso misgion doos not commonce until tho lut rox., the consequenco fs that no murringe ean 6 solemnizod in Prusuin from the 1st to tha 15th of Outobor, In order to yemedy thatstato of thinge, which in vome spociul cates might hava #owo ingonveniencs, the proposal wau miade that the publiention of tho bans by the minsters of the various creods should bo doclared valid until the 16th of Octobor,” Ihe superiar authority did notb think menr to accord that (Immml Towever, disponsations may be granted in gases 1 which 'the ncoosrity of prococding Lo tho mue- rirgo beioro tho duys Hixed shall be dsmonstrated, Cannry«iirds, An English lady has written an intoresting book or birds, aud bird-cagtug, aud bitd-raising. tiho makes it out Litat vanarios ure not polyga- mists, sud o not thrive well when u mule hing mote than one wifo. Sho suys thoy have rudie smeutnry couscionces, and o bird of “apirit, i it i tonsed only for smusomont, hikd its own ways of taking revengo, such a3 gottinye into its buth and suddonly splashing tho wiler over ©is owner's Qruas o, if Within reach, of ounningly waidug tull it mustor or mistross be writing of working, nud then sendiug & showar of sand sud seod down upon them, and when scolded for the por- formanco, it Wil poal into sn oxulting song | ! tho “mew fiolde of tho West wan vory touching, 1 atill, teaveedod by walke and shaded by gigantic CHURCH COUNCILS. (Continue BIary R, Willard was next futroducod, nd BN casay 0701y way chatactorirtio of this lady of thought and brillianey. Ita inimitablo benuty oannot be produced hioco, Hor point was to show ihat Chriatiun miasions do pay, It was historl- :‘nl, .:ltrgumsn!ltlvo, aud pothotie. 1f anyono oul WOWAN'R AntrITY to arguo it would Lo wall to hear Mra, Willard. YAI huit tho power of Josus' namo,” was sung, whon tho Itov. N. 1L Axtell spoke. o thought of two kinds of {mwer. Ouo nsks no consont ; it hasa sym- bol in the slodge-hammer. The othor ono that wing, waka consout. 1t haa ita symbolin the musfo tuno-fork. The winning powor of tho ‘women will in thelr Ouirlstian nussionary anter- priso bring tho Mastor n filmiuus victory. At 4 o'clock Farwall Hall was flled tohesr the Rov, Gervaro Bmith, A, M., dolivor his laoturo, **Tho Helga of Derrv.” It wes rocoived with ovidont signa of intorest and delight, and tho leclurer was froquentiy greoted with rounds of applanse, Bowe suid ha s ouother lorley Lunshon, EVENING, Tho auniversary of the Miefonary Soctaty was holl in the ovening, The Rev, Dr. Crowa presided. Tho 1lev. Dr. Stovor led the dovotion- 8l oxercises, 'Tha fivst addrows was made by the Rov. Dr. Jowoit. Ho called attontion to the mo- tivos for tho cutivation and practioe of tho missionary !Elrlt, dwoliing ohiofly on its reflox. influonce,” b tales away our wolfishucen and keaps ud from tho dougers of carclessness. Heathens asoryslere nond our Chrintisn holp, and the Holy Hilde tolls us how to po and relieve thom. _His npacch was a live and effective ono, Dr, Reid followed in a cleur, wariy, and vory impressive spoech, ‘Throo thonssnd ministors ara doponding on the Misslonaty Society for the prisilogo of pruaching the Gospel. Wo aro spending $376,000 in - HOME WORH, aud yel it Is entiraly inudequato. Ho told of n howo missionary of tho Notthwost ko poor ho nont to Confeysnen in his wife's shoos, IIin story of tho mufforings of tho Cross-bonrers in Tho Movmons hate all Mothodist “preachera, Ore wes Litlon by a rattlcannko, aud the Mor- mon papery gay tho snuko died. Ife rejoicod that the subject of Chriatinn misslons hns woko the criticiut of " its shvipost and mightiost eno- mics, Chrigtinnity 18 aud will bo - victorious, Somo way wo nood no misstons. Yot what do theso grientisty and materialivis do ? Perhaps a fow individunts msy Lo lifted to something of manhood. But, behold, whole nations havo boen liftad up to noblo mauhood by the power of the Graus sud Chrintian fnstramentalition, We plemt for moro giving, wore praging, and moio work- ing, to avo tho wosld, it SN A.D.C, F, M, RuTraxp, Vi, Oct. 8,—At tho session of tho American Board to-day, roports wero road on various miesions, Tho Vermont Board of Mis- sions hold a moeling, ot which addresses woro mndo by o number of indios, A report wns sub- mitted sbowing tho affawrs of tho Society to bo in n very prosperous condition. In tho oveniug the Womon's Doard _ gave a grand reception in _ the Congre- gational Church fo all members of the Women's and Interior Ronrds and &l mis- sionary Indios, Communion vervicos were held ut tho” Congregationnl, Baptint, avd Mothodint churches, simultaneously, a o'clock p, m., af which a largo number of communicauts wero present. A businers mooting wns held at the Congregational church arter communion, The Committes ou Placo and YPreasher for tho noxt snnual meotiwg reporied, recommonding that tho noxt meeting bo_ held' at Chicngo, and that the Rov. Androwe, D. I, e the preacher, and that the Rev. W, W. Taylor bo ahernate. Tho Ohair theo appointod a Committon of Ar- raugements, The Committco on Oficors for the onaning yoar reported the foltowi Progidont, Mark Hopkins, D, D., LL.D.; Vice- President, W, I Dodgo; Prudenttal Commilteo, ‘Augustus'0. Thompeon, D. D.; Alpheus Inidy, Abner Kiugman, Rufus _Anderson, D, Eliea Ferusworth, Rdmund K. Alden, D, D.; J. Rus- soll Bradford, Joseph 8, Roper ; Corresponding Socrotarise, the Rov, Zelah 1. Tront, Nathuniol G, Clark, D. D.; Recordiug Sovrotary, the Roy. John O'Menns, D. D.: 'Treusurer, Lm:gdun 8. Ward; Auditors,t:ho on. Thomns H. Ruscell, Avory Plumer, nnd R. II. Stearna, Tho session concludes ro-morrow morning with 8 pragor-meetiug and farowoll. . pe ity CONCGREGATIONALISM. Sveetal Correspondence of 1'he Chicapo Tribune, Nnw IIavey, Oct, 3, 1874, Threo years ago, {he Congregational churchos tn tho United blaces, nesombled by their delo- gates at Oberlin, O., organizod a National Coun- cil, to consist of delogales from the local Con- ferencos in the ratio of one for every ten ohurch- es, or major fraction of ten. This Council to conveno ovory throo years, to consider matters of importance to tho churches. By tho very gening of Cougregationalism, thia Council hos no authority to command tho churchos, like tho bigher tribunals of the contralizod organizations. | ‘Cho Kviscopal Goneral Conventidn, tho Method~ iat Goneral Conference, or the Presbylorian Conerdl Assombly, sonds its decisions to the churclies for obedienco, Tho Congregational Council gonds its views up to tho churchon for Lhoir accoptaneo or rejection. THE SECOND NATIONAL TRIENNIAT. COUNCIL, met at New Haven, Conn., Wedneasday, Sept. 80. ‘U'ho incoming trains through the day brought large dolegatious to this famous City of Elms; and, when the Chairman of tho Provisional Com- mittee, Dr. H, M. Storrs, of New York, called the Council to order, at precisely 4 p. m.,, the old Centro Church was well filled with ths * min- isters and messengers of the charchos " from all peyts of the laud, from Maine to Californis, and from Minnosota to Lowlsisna, Tho Hon. Lafsyette 8, Foutor, of Connecticut, ox-Sonator and pro-tom. Preeidont of the United Btates Scuate, was chosen Permanent Mod- erator, The Rov. Leouard Bucop, D. I, of New Haven, WELCOMED TUE COUNCIL enbstantially as follows : 1t 1ias boen suggested that I, on bebalf of this church and of thin city, welcome you'to this place. W di. i {1uth, welcome you, Wa welcome you to our Chrittian Homes, to our boards, to our firaskles, to our frnlly altars.’ We wolcome You to our _chtirehes, and I miny say {0 thin nclent cliureh, Two hundrod and thirty % years 5o this church was founded. Those wio camo here Toundod first 8 church nud then a State, Some of you kro from localitler waero but & littls ago was uothing but the footprinta of naimalspnd tiio trend of the mocesslued favugo. To yoi, In thla rulc somnirhit, we extend o welcome fo thik scone of like Iigrole olforta. We welcomo you fothiacliy, It a full of hallowed memories, Wo welcome you fo thiu suclent sort of learaing, You love und Tovers many whose namos are fnseparably connected with it, Yoit lovo athery who_have left it aud goue out fito the uroad worid. Evory walle Devezbouts n sacred with auch ascoclations, ' W weleome you, und wo hope tlnt wo alidll gob good from you. Wa Liopo that wo sliall not ouly remember yoit pitasnutly, but profitubly, inthe help of your Chiistan vharaster among s, To you, Mr, Moderator, and to you, Trethron of fue Conncll, £ oxteud thia ‘wolcomo} amd may the bleas- it:g of God bo on this Connall, aad may it bo as grout » Ulessing as thut ut Overlin threa yeirs sgo, The Modorato: responded iu a fow appropriate words, Tha spot on which thus Connoll is held is TIULY HISTORIC, 'The old zreen of 40 acres iu the beart of the city, a8 Taid out by tho early foundows, i thore elmn, —wauy of thom tho growth of at least a century, There ave but four builuings within this iuclosure,—the Stato Copitol and - threo churches, Tn the Contro Ohurch tho sessions of tho Council are held. This chureh covers fho eraves of quito a Jarge numboer of the oarly membors of the colony and chiurel, whose namel ave upon mavble tablats in tho vestibule, De- hind tho church s the grave of John Dixwall, ono of the Generals ifi Cromwoll's nrmy, wod ono of the Judgea who condomned Charles 1, of Bin- land to death,~houco cullod & Regicido bysthe fiu)‘ullnt party. Aftor (ho uceeseion of Oharles 11, to the throno, Atr, Dixwell wus compoliod to flco to Americs, where helived and diod socroted from the ofticors of the Crowa. On ona sido of tha marblo monument that covors his grravo is o littto account of L ifo, On another is tho fol- lowlng, copied from the old Lead-stonoe, a por- tion of which still remuin: *J, D, Esy, Do~ ceasod !\,‘fll‘flh yo 18th, 1n ye 82d year of his age, 8-0," The Council is componed of about 400 dolo- atos, inclinding wuny of tie fsading 1o of tho atomination. - Atinig thi protiuant Inymon L notica Benator Loslor, of Conuecticnt; Gov, Dingloy, of Malne; tho IHon. It I, Uilloth, cf Massnchiuisotls ; the Hou. 13, 1. Kulton, of {Wis- consin ; Judge Garrier, of Missouri; Uol, Hame wond aud Qen. sty of livoin. TUE UPENING RERMON, proached by Dr. I, 8. iitores, of Lrooklyn, N. Y. was pronounced by tho heaters “tho Rrandesp Qiscourse wo over heard.” It was dotivered en, troly without notes, and held the immensa audi- once as If spellhound during the enliro hour conntmed I’n ita delivors. Tha text wag I Johm, dv., B, snd Matthew, v, 8. The firat’ rart of thin mermon was a masterly auawer to mpcoulntionn of wkopticnl sclenisty, with the nrguments for & potsonul God s whito tho lattor purt. shiowed that wo can- not know Lhin God by the sennos, nor by physical nualysin, yor by philosophical research,—but through our moral nnturo, Love finds love, And, to him who 80 knows God, deninls will nvail nothing. * The sclentist must disgotvo the blug out of tho sky; must untwist the strands of light and prove it durknesn; munt prove tha per- soal conselonsucks of man 0 bo p_noNONity,— \)b{u.l‘u hie who haa Anown God will say Ha' ia uot.” The yarious paners prosontad, on Hubjeats pre- viounly assigned, have all boon nblo and ox- haustivo, Among tho most. interesting, 'Its ro- Intions to the churchen of the intarior and Wont- vm Btates, was that of the Rev, D. B, Con, D. D., upon THE COMITY TETWEEN ORMISTIAN TIONA ON TIE HOME-FIELD. Dr. Coo naid tho remark is oiten made, that Christian donomiuations woro nover uo united s, 8t presont. It wwed truo that the unity evinced in the Into mooting of tho Lvangelical Alliancs, in Cbristian aeracintions, and in grent ncclosinus ticul gathorings, was dolightiul; “and there was grout need of carrving this eplrit of unity into the pew and small sottlomonts, A caso was cited where the Americon Homo Misstonnry Ho- cioty sont ont n missionary, who organized n chured in a emall town In Minnenots bofore des- tituto of tho Gospel ; but, within a short tima, other chnrohes wern organized In the bown, €hough the whals population wis only about 300, Auothoer town was citod, whero u chivreh was ore ganized under slmilar ciremmnatances, and within wshort time thres other chnrches wern organ. ized ; and, while the ealaries of the pastors were nona of them mare than about one-half that of’ tho publie-kchaol tonchar, ¥3,000 was required. from the vavious Tome Missionary Doards tes sustain tho four pastors, though ‘their wnitest congrogations would searcoly mmbsr 100, Thy, anly questiou fo be cousidored respecting moi t of thie tort of rival churches in, ** iy whatdeai b thoy shall glorify God," In emull commuuitiar s, where fovornl ueh churclios oxiat, all but oro should die, ou the priuciplo of *“ the aurvival (f tha fittast ; * wid, whenever ono church is orgn 1- ized in much a commmuity, ull Christians of oth or denominutions rhoulil co-operato with it till Ure community las o iucrensed a8 to need & socond chureh, Theso Buggestions wero hoartily approved 1oy tho Conneil, Who passed resolutions recommen d- ing a Commiitteo of Confprouco to bo appoiuti:d by the vavions denominstions, to sgres -upon eome genorak principles of comity to bo obeerved by thoto donommattons in the orgawlzation of new echurches, and appointed & Commitieo to present this action to the proper assembinges of other donomiuations. It ia cortalnly fitting thaw sueh a suggestion sbould como from churches which bave alwaya beld liboral views on tho subject of Christian union. Tho Commiltteo sppointed at the last Counpil to considor ““TUE EXPEDIENCY OF CONEOLIDATIRG BOME OF TRE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIEY ™ made a report, which olicited the moat able ant protracted debate of the acsston. This disous » sion oloarly indicated thut, in the opinion of all present, good business economy was domande (| i tho admivistrazion of the “charities of tha churehes. T accomplish this, the Inymen argl mont of tho Western ministers scomed. to favsr thy immediato consotidation of Sociotics whe ro b was possiblo; whilo some of (he voneratilo divines, including most of the Bociety Secra- tories, wero iuclined to say, “You tjad better keop your hands off, gentlemen, for tho preeent, and refer tho whols paat~ tor to another Committes, to toport in thrco years.” Tha result fnslly renched, ho#ever, wis tho adoptivn of renulutions commonding the uniou of the Collogo aud Eduentional Socicllics, already coneummated, and rccommending ihnt tho funds raised for church-building. and for supplying books and other publications to demti- tuts churches snd Sunday-sehools, bo adninis- torod tbrough tho lomo Missionary Socioby,— thus dispenging with two Socioties horotolore exinting. L'ho yrincipal objection to this nnion secraed to ho, lhnt, if theso Socioties deponded fey their funds upan annnal contributivns for cach cnuse, to diminish the nwmbor of Bocicties, and 80 tho number of contibutions, would de- crenso tho aigrepute of cullections, o most this objectioi, 3 resolution waa adopted recom- miending o plan of weekly offerings to all Lo in- dividunls and churclies roprosentod in the body. TIUE STATISTICAL REYURT revenled tho fact that thero are now in this country 3,26 Congregational churchoes, with a total wembership of 823,670, nnd 372,554 seliolra DENOMINA- in Sandny-schools, 'Tho benevolous contribu- - tions reported durtng the past year wero $1,218,~ 8i6, Tho not gan during ths three yours cov. ered by tho report hau been 20t churches and 17,161 members, The fotal ndeitions by profos- Bion during theso years s been 40,432, Among tho most iutoresting foatures of the meeting was (Lo introduction of delegates irom the Mothodist Episcopal, Presbytetun, Mora- vian, and Reformed Churches. . When wo lis= toned to_tha truly catholio and fratornal groot~ ings of theso delegates, and the hearty end en- thusiasiic responics, wo conld but feel tiat tho tima was soou to como when Christinu scety ahould *learn war no moro,” whon * Tho wolf ard tho lamb, the leopard end tho kid, shall dwoll togother.,” And is it not also shadowod, in tho intornationul and uuion Sunday-gehon} movenents, that A little child sball lond thom i The groat nbility which characterized all thi papers predented, as woll as all (he dincussiont: during the meoting, clearly indicated that tha, Congregatiounliets, iaymon as well as clorgy.. mey, are among tha wokt cultured aud tellh- gont peoplo iu our land. - Auoiner feature of the moeting has been the very muked spirit of CHRISTIAN LOYIS which hne pervaded ull the deliberations Dr, Dwinoll, in his ablo peper upon *Chris- tian Followship,” said = that * Congrogn- tional * churches’ aro not bouud_ topoth- er by government, but Ly fellowship ; end this Jollowship, Lo Lo atrong, implios deep toty. Congrogationalists must bo grand liristions to be 6;00(! ehurchmon, Wo would, thereforo, say, ¢Clirist frst, Chrisb last, Christ all the time.'” ‘This principle wau besutifully tllustruted through all the mectings in tho Christisn love evinced by the brothren towands oach othor and towaras ull ether Christinng. T'ho man who saw the Christian courtesy and con- sideration o prominent in sll tho debates, snd the warm hand-shaking at meeting and parting, must confess thut Congregationalists are not bound Io;ie:her merely by ropo of sand, d, a8 oma Liuvo snid, but by ndawantive bunds of Clristian fellowshin. Of tho members of this Council it may be enid, 88 of the eprly Curistinns, **Sco how these brethrou love each other,” - And snch mootings a8 this belp spced the day_ when Christians of every name shall be ono m Christian loye, “I1io peoplo of Now Havon, and tho delegates wio havo onjoyed theeo mectings, will not soun forgot this Second National Tionnial Council. Do bl ol THE QUAKERS. Special Correspondencs of The Chicano Tridune, TicuxoxD, Ind,, Oct. 2, 174, In my lottor yesterdny, I roferred to TIUE PIILADELPHIA FRIENDS, It is only just to say of thom, thab thero ars many mombers of that Yonrly Moetfuse who ara in full sympnthy with the Socioty at large, and who deoply regrot tho unfortunale position in which they are placed. They aro in a hopoless minority tu their own meoting, however, but aro always cordially weleomoed when they come among the Friends of other meelings. Two years ago, thi moeting sent a Comwission to Phiindolphia to endenvor to cultivato moro cor~ diul relutions ; bu the raling party there would not recogmize Lhem in any way whatever, I no- tico two Friends hore from Philadelphins, Dr. Willinm Nieholeon it hero from Knnaas; ; Joseph Hung, & venorablo gontlomay, from lowa; aud 1som Cox, from North Carolinn. ‘Thoro is one fact, which illustrefen the thrifty churactor of this body, that is quite worthy of belng montioned. Binco ita ostablishment, in 1821,—us I statud yosterdny,—throo lurgo Yearly Meetings have beon geb oft from It, viz, : Wt~ orn, lows, and, more rocontly, Kansas ; and atill it romning, notwithutanding thoso sublractions, LANGHST AND MOST RATIDLY-GROWING Boclety, 1t s probably entioly safo to sny that tore now mombors huve beou racolved by this wooting, within tho last flve yeurs, than by all tho rest pub together, 'Who rewsons for this phonomennl fuct are doubtloss various, and may bo diflcult to explain; but too much oredit can liavaly b given to ono’ man, who, puthups moro than «ll othors, was inattumental in proparing tho way for this dovolopmoent. That mau was Tlijah Cofin, the formor Clerk of Lhis Yearly Mootitig, and the father of tho prowmt fucum- bout bt that offico. Ile was ons of tho fivst, if uot the flrst, to introduce the Sullath.school awong Fricnds in this part of tho vouatry, and was fudofatlgublo fu promotiug the .causs of | wnnusl wmeoling of thy “‘-‘m—w— education, Earlham College—of which I ohall speak moro purtioularly in & Aubeequont lobtor— owos mich to hls rzealous cfforta: but thab which, more than all other ohcumstancos, has glven this Yearly Mectltig the pro-eminance ,was, aud coniinucs 10 bo, Ui sparit of liberty and emancipution from thio dead forma and worn-ont truditions of tho past, which hns been boldly Ymulnlmcd nud enrafully fostered, ‘This mool- ng i o atanding illustration of tho faot, thal, if snything in to succeed, It muat ha founded and conducted upon mincinles which are in harmony with the spirit of the age, The nttondance yesterday was mnch_ larger thau tho day boforo, and tho wonthor is delight- Inl. 1t it continnes, thare will bo an hnmeneo crowd hero by Hunday morning, ho devotioual meotings aro atill MEMARKAULY IAVELY AND INTERESTING, The ovouing services are genorally devotod to preaching, which 18 moatly of the revival char~ seter. A 1ow of a dozon or twenty Quaker prerchers, kitting on one of tho igh benches hera, predonts ay intoresting a study g one conld «deaire, Thoro are vory many ablov®ln among the mininters of this Yoorly Meoting; bue it must bo confessed that tho mrflnfltr helong to a clags who can on'y flourish and fitd thoir high- oyt unefuluess among pocplo who do not demand talont or oulture of s very high ordor, I know of none, however, who would not bo recognizod alinoat anywhora rs men of ability nud valne, and worthy of rospect und honor for their work'a sitka, A charactoristio of these mioetings, how- oves,—which is peculiar to tho Friends, nud pay- tieularly to tho memuors of this Yourly Mocting, —ia the fact that every porsom, from tho hilghest to tha lowest, from tho front seata to the very last bonches, feols and exercisen tho ntmost libercy in pronching, exhortiug, or giv- lnin #iuaplo tostt imony. rhort timo of wilcnco, followed by vooal | prayers, precedod tho rending of tho "Cletk's opening minutae vostorday, afler which the maot- ing prococded directly to’ business, ‘The repro- scntntives reporied thoir nominations for Clork and Asmstanta; nnd, an cvery one oxpected, brought forward the name of G, I, Coftin for tho {hiat rlnce, nnd Dr. Duugun Clark, of Richmond, and Levi MMills, of Wilimington, 0., for Assist~ anta, J. H, Douglns propoaed to recongider tho ne- tion of the v:rovious dny in respect to the dochs- lon to print 6,000 copios TH LCNDON GENERAL EIISTLE for distribution. In the main it waw, ho thought, au excolient docnment ; but he could not seo ny much in it a8 upon some former ovcastons, that way edapted to the presont noed of the Church. Ho thought that thu praposition to roprine had paesed much as & watter of conrse, and ho folt willing to suggest thal it should nof bo roprint- od. Timothy Nicholaon, and many others, oxpressed enviro ealisfaction With tho opintle; whilo Robert Douglas, I W. Thomas, Liko Woodard, and sevoinl othiers, thought that the document con- tained Bomio expressions which wero calculatad to creato n wrong improssion in regard to oue of tho Mmudamental doctrines of the Biblo. Ror:j Fulgham seid that ho lLad been n member nnd o regnlar attendant upon this meot- ing for over forty-five yents, and that tho pro- potition {o omit to print this epistle was without precedent, 80 far 08 bo_could romember, The Clerk remarked that wa don't do things rimply as malters of unago, 1t was evidout thut, n tho minda of guveral, thero arodomo objoc- tonnblo exprosrions in this importantdocumont ; bt ull the speakers wero caroful not to menttun what tho points wero to which they reforred, “Tlus etyle of fenviug iu tho dwkis ofton wit- neeod in Frionds' meetings ; and, to my mind, i one of tho most nbsnrd practices fmnginublo. Itis quite probablu that less than tweuly por- 8ona jn tho entire meeting really know what tha objectionnble words are ; but it was decided to maintain the previous nction, nnd the opistle will doublers now ba read by tho Friouds with con- euming intorest. PUILADELTTIA AGATY, Tho condition of tho Ihiladelphia Yearly Mooting was reforred to by Levi Jeasup, and the unhappy circumstunces of mweny members of that wmecting who are anxious to como iuto fol- lowship with tho Bociety at large. Ho fall thas +tho time bad come for this meoting to tako Atepa to eecuro tho co-operation of tho othrs, and en- deavor to do fFomething for their rolief. A Inrzo committeo was finnlly uppointed to considor the subjeet, and roport to a future sitting, A committee was appointed to viait tho North- ern, Wabash, and Miesigeiuvewa Quartorly Meet~ inggk, on account of their request for tho entub- lishment of a new Yearly Meeting ot arion, in Graut County, Ind. Thoro will bo much opposi= tion to any proposal louking toward o division of this meeting ; hut tho Committon are tu consider the subjeot, and roport next year, This meoting has a large Siauding Committeo, which thoy dignify by denominating it & MISSIONARY TIOARD, having chargo of the work in the Sonth, which ik principally nmoug the colored poople, Thoy have carried’on o Normal Instituto st Helons, Arl., for soveral years ; and mora recontly hava catublished & sinilar institation at Maryvills, Teun. A Friends' meating, composcd of colored reople, has ;irovm out of the work at Helena, and o Monthly Meeting was sot np thoro last Lecember., It now ropor's seventy-eight mem- bers, and ecoms to be in a flourishing and satis- factory condition, 'Tho Normal Behool has grad- unted sixty compotent colored tenchers, most of whom are now euccessfully engaged in various parts of tho State, Theroareat prosent 155 stu- donts in the metitution, and nearly 2,000 colored children in tho various schools which sre taught hylsu raduates, 1l Sxm in very practical aud encourazing, but there {8 still need for a vast amount of work tho South, among tho calored peaplo, Who are only too ready to practico the vices of their Iate whito masters, with a supplomontal steck of their own, Intomporance is tho pravailing and most destiuciive sin among tlew at prasent, aud this 18 ronlly fostered and encoursged by gome of the ignorant and irresponsible colored prenchers, who are too fond of tho flery liquid themselves. Quito n mission-work is boing - | ried on among {ho poor whites who reside among the mountuiny of Bast Tonnessce, 1t was pro- posied to appropriate $3,000 for the eupport of 1hera various missions ; but, on account of some objection, the matter was reforrod to the Repie- sentatives for considoration, Therais o TLOME MISSION SOOIETY. connected with this meoting,—of which Levi Mills, of Wilmington, O,, is Presldont,—that held a vory interesting meeting yesterday aftor- poou. A latgo amount of worl has been done, during tho yeor, by this Sccioty, particalarly in tbo tomporanco’ causo. Thers'is, Lowover, a special Lomporanco Comamittee, that will hold a mcoting this afternoon. "Tho succeeding sessions of this mooting will bo ocoupiod with maitera of very practieal and gonoral interest, including the Iudian ** con- corn,"—overythig 18 4 “concorn” among Trieuds ; tho Sakbath-achool, and education in general ; statisties of the Soeloty, Lo, Except- 1ng a vary disagrecable quantity of dust, which is persigtently whirlod about in clouds by the restless wind, thero seems to Lo nothing present to mar tho favorable outwurd condition; sud, in spito of this aunoyance, the Friends appoar to Do onjoying thomacives' to the fnllost extont, Tho tovinl features of theso nvnual ronnions are very oharming: and the greetings with old frionds, and the formation of now ncquaint- #ucos, are o coustunt aud delightful oxporionci W. B, H. —_— MISCELLANEOUS. LARE COUNTY BUSDAY-HCHOOL ABSOCIATION, Suecial Disputeh fo The Chicago Pribune, TironLaxy Yany, Ul Oct. 8,—The Lake Coune ‘ty SBunday-School Aseociation fy holding an in- teresting session ut this placo to-day. Thoro is a large attondance from varlous parts of tho county, and o number of notive Sabbath-school workors are on land, Among (he promincut epeskors to-day have boen E. B8, Wells, Drevident of tho Association; Prof, . P, Wouton, of Terry Hull; John V. Far- woll, the Rev. A, K. Tox, tho Roy, Br. Bushnell, and Prof, W, S, Loshen, Tho Convoution is to continte through to-moirow, ‘thora {6 much intorost in tho Sabbathesohoul worls in this conuty, many new schools having Leon orgmnizod duting 1ho past summer through the personal offorts of the County Committoe. A propasition to employ one ormore Evangolists todou geuoral missionary work during tho c(m}lllr{ winter will bo brought bofore tho As- socintion boforo the session closes, GERMAN LUTHERANS, Speetal Dispateh fo The Chivuqo 7'ribune, Inpraxarous, Ind,, Oct. 8.—~The Gorman Tvaugelicnl United Lutheran and Roformed Hyuad af the West wot hore to-day. Thero sro savonty-soven delogatos pmmul. about one-lhulf of whom aro winisters, 'Fhis number will be in- orensed by Batarday to 125 or 160, Tho Nov. A, Boltzer, of 'St, Ohutlow, Mo., ts Presidont, and openod tho sossion to-duy by w sormon. The yeurly roport of the fivo distriels und the report of the Humo and Foroign Misious wore read, All of them wero quito fuvorablo and tully satis- fuotory, The Bynod wublishon two mouthlies, The tynod vill Lo 1 sovslon eight days, THE PREE-WILL BAVTIGTH, DProvioeNo, I L, Oct. 8.~AL the afternoon gassion of tho Freo Baptiet Gonoral Conferanco, un nddrosy woy dolivorod by the ley, L, 11, Taft, Prosittont of Itamuoldt Colloga, Toww, 'Vho ‘Lowmporaucs Soaloty Tan_hold tula evening, Tho Nov. David Tosd wy olocted Lronldont, and ibe Tev. Or I. Baker, of Town, Vico-Prosklent, Addreence weie made by the Rov, Dr, Grabam, of Ohi- cnro ; the Nav, Mr. Ball, of Now York ; nnd oth- ord. A resolution that * Wo will vote for no man who ts nnt a daclded rolibitios a defented after & warm dlnmm‘;lon. el g SEEKING INFORMATION, Speetal Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, NEw Yonk, Oct, 8.—The Comminsionern of the TDonrd of Publia Woikn of Chieago, conslsting of Morsrs. Princiville, Wabl, and Thompeon, In com- pany with Maj .-Gen. Bhnior, callad npion Sotmmit. sionor Van Nort, at fbo Lepartmont of Publia Workn, to got iuformation concorning the water- AyAtom of the city, and particularly that of plo- valing wator oo the service-nystom, They wora givon ovory facllity for hecomiug thoroughly aequaintod with thia subject, nnd to-dny Oioty Engincer Tracy will accompany thom on a tour of :mnuolmn ofitho soservolrs'and Ligh-sorelco systoms, ———— e COUNTERFEIT BANK-NOTES, Nuw Onvr. Oct. 8,—Countorfolt £5 notes of tho Tradore' Nutional Dank, of Chieago, and Merchants' National Bank, of Chicago, of tho. {nno of May 10, 1805, aro in circulation bore. It 48 statad that ono Lk in tho poat two days has rocoived about Lwenty of thess worthlewa billa, Toth conntorfeits Dear tho signature of 0, IL Ruller, Procident. ———— SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS, BAN Frascisco, Cal.,, Oct. 8.—Coroner Rico, of this city, has been hold to answor beforo the Granit Jury for embezzlemont and misdomoanor in oMleo, All the snloons in this city whero waiter-girla wero employed wero closed last night, under tho now ordinance, —_— Ths Plain Sowing Maohino, All the tadien visiting tho Expoaition Auring to-day nnd to-morrow ehould cortainly eeo the Davis Sowlug Machine, "It {a tho greatest suceesn of the et Tuo Dasls Qompany havo ono machino ruuning by oeetrlclty, which fa o doclded novelty and great achelvemont, B anre and sva il the work tho Davis cando, It fa cortalnly beautiful, Dienos for Onsh, A fow inatruments that havo boeu rentsd and hut httla ueed canbe bought at Rosd's ‘Tample of Musle, No. 03 Van Duren strest, at tho very lowsst panio pricce, ——— —Tho namo of the Sherlft of White Connty, IL, i3 Hnil Storms. s fathor wnsnn e~ centric gontlemnn, and ho had threo sons, whom o pamed ' respectively Hall Btorms, Rain Storms, and Snow Storm! MALRRIAGES, DA KER—FANWORTT — BORSGH — TTERAAN Oakinu Cangtognttonal Chiton, Qe B o Feot gt . Mg, Mr, 36k T Naker aod Miss' Matta Uaweass it e roscih Hooey il 113 Joroptius Horova: AWKS_ROSS—In Chiicago, Ot b, 3 Hatlman, Blr. WeTIoF Haweh aod b Maeis ROm, e TITDRLL~ELLIOTT—O0n Thursday moraing, 0o tha residunco of the hrido's Iather, " Btarling, ido Countr, fily by” i 5 i £t enoy, . D, 3o and d5ka Ll Coly diuintor of Googa 1. Eilott st FISHER-MILLET i R o Gt AT Millor, hu:h of Chicnge At the rosionao of ths hrido's (a0 g o1 Out. 8, by (ho Ttev, efor aad” alts*Slary CHATLLIS AT Marian, Grant oty Tnd.. Sosiny Oct. b, Jtislined Gnarlos, i Qet. B Itlouned Gtarlos, fhativoof Gocureall, Huga, bk COMSTOCK—Tho funoral sersions of tho . Coustock wil hmi'é? L arnculnuifc:s'x?um‘:'.‘ n Srinont f i P e, Saturday, Sopt, 10, Jerdy © L Tl 8t L u'elockc MANOHESTRN AL idgoiand, Oct. 7, of consump- %, Uun, Grlutta I, 5 w}}’”‘% % wito of Goorgo &, Mtutoliester, agod Hanzor, Mo., and Boaton papers ploss cops, earriagas to Galvary Comatory: Frtonds ineitod, " - AR o comps b S TFaxd, naod S5 udiths, Oily duvightor of 1A a8d inien Ttanersl from rostdence, No. 65 Thisty.first., Oct. 0, xt 2:30p, m., by cars o L I "tho faundl 3301, B, by ears 1o Oaltwool” Feionda of 'tho fassily WOOD--0n tho gt Woet Sadisonsts Mavgn .hmnn] by cars i, o 86 hor lato rosldoncs, 67 £ i of Fdwin Wonde > O to Calvary Qemotory, Friday, atil SPECIAL NOTIGES, h Centaur Linimeuts ?’" # allay pain, subduo swollings, Loa 4 T burns, and will cure rhonmatlsm, !fig‘? apavin, and any flosh, bono or mascls OREETSET moat. T Whlto Wrappor s for WHAPE ooy uso, tho Tollow Wrapper infor animals, Prico 50 conts; largo bottles 31, Children Cry for Castorln.—Pleasant to tekora porfeot substitute for Castor Ol, but more ellicacious rozulnting the atamach and b St tAORNE S LUXURENE, e ORSE'S LUXURENA FOR THE HAIR, A mew and parfeot Doodorised Cacoanut Oil Cempownd, baving NO EQUAL IN ELE- GANUL; rendoring tho Hair soft and glossy: promotsa ita growth and beanty, and romoves Dandruff. NA. TURK'S GREATEST AND BEST NUTRITIVE HAIRL DRESSING. Scllsatzight. Pilee, Econts. Whola- raloby VAN SOHAAUK, STEVRNSUN & REID, Sold byl Druggiata snd_Notion Deni - AUCTION By GEO, P, GO & CO., 68 & 70 Wabnsh-av. AT AT OTIO R, On Saturday, Oct. 10, at 9 1-2 o'clock, 20 Crates Eaglish W. 6. Crockery (UPEN LOTS), Also, wo shall offor tho largest und bost assorted stook af HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE That has beon offred thisscason. Patlar, Library, € ber, and Kitehon Furnitico, Lottiigos, [l ‘U'rces, lixton. jon ‘Pables, [Iwir and sk Mottrossen, Walout Hode steads und Buranus, Cacpass, Migrors, Otfice and Parlos Dasks, Sccrotaries, ‘ool Casas, Wardrabue, Show Casca, new and sacond-band Stoves. By ELI TFriday Morning, Oct. 4, at 9 1-2 o'clock, OUR REGULAR WEEKLY Yho Largest Atock at AUCTION in thy oity. New and Second.hand Parlor, Chome bor and Dinmg-raom FURNITURH, NMat trossos, Bedding, Blankots, Wardrober, Loungos, Carpets, Flated Warae, Orockery ang Glmbwaro, nd o Inrea siook: of Btove A longral lorchndise; one splond EMERSON PIANO, ELISON, POMEROY B und £ 1y By WiL A, BUTTERS & CO. BUTTERS & C0S REGULAR SATURDAY SALZ. ,'-',{',&’ff?!{‘?“" GOODS of ull I AND 1S LEAN i HATURDAY MORNING, O i At thoiranl ncocons, W8 Kat Al senates Somm-nai at fl)ap‘l!lm:kq with ff Paokages White Graulte and Ve 1 0'ongt 1 il Avctionoers. _ Extension Top Carr ngo, Fine Large izay Horsy, BATURDAY MORNING, at 1l s'ulook, rear of 106 Lo it Mudfson-nt, Au ICxtonstn Top Caerlugo, noacly good urdar. A Turio fia slaglu Barsions, pod oty ROCKWELL, Wil Auottonuors, 20¢ wd 2 Largo and hnportant galo of New nnd Sncond-hand Furniture, Onrpats, Stoves, Crocitery, Uhing, Glass, Cutlery, Fiano I'orlo, & - ON BATURDAY, 0T, 1L AL a'clook, ELEGANT Carved Lgn, dencly now 340, to Lo i b, nafot ot wew i o Sty L0t § ; e Stcton, ] Hanies, Larlor aid B ST WLy & co, o NEW_ YORK AUCTION ANL N eOMMISSION HOUNE, 202 EAST MADISON.SY, tail salo of Blankot, Shawls, Finnels, A} e e Sy b, st oot Batardey Sl iy O0ly 10, at 10 o'elioks Livuiug ‘ab7D, w. Beau wiif bo peovidoa for Iadlos, Important Announcement. Qu THUKSDAY, Oot. 8, ot 10a, m., aud on Tuesda; ‘ (t 1l woll st Pab) ¢ ‘Tharainy, nd Saturday choroattir, 1 will ol ot Pan) Auction, st my old staud, #14 i Ocoakury; & ociuol Mowsiole Riouce, ivocts, rotklery T thokihg sud Rladlng oo o iy y FURKITURE SALE,