Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1874, TEMPERANCE. Conclusion of tho Sessloms of the Catolic {I'otal-Abstinence Union Reports Sliowing the Progtess of ’ths_ Order. Address to the Catholics of Irefand and Anigrica, And to Archbishop Manuing and the Pope. ATTERNOON SESSION. The Conyantion of thoTotal Abstinenco Unton st Amorida, .which adjourned on Woduosday svening to'nieat at 9 o'clock yestorday morulng, i not nssomblo for business untll 2 jr. m. yos- terday, tho futoryal from 9 o'clock being uvpent Dy tho mombers fir. conumittees, preparing the udldrogsos, sud othar mattors to bo prescuted to ha Conventlon, "Iho Prostdent having“called tho Convontion 10 ordor, tuleu for the voriduct of tho Convontion troro adopled. THYE REPORT OF TIE DOARD OF GOVERNMENT o then road by tho Secretary, ‘Tho Doard of Government. n‘aq!ct!u" roport Ilm!l atamecting hold Oct, 7, 13747 at Chicago, n fui quorim belng present, the followng: conmmuieation s recolvod 1 5 Cmoaqo, Oct, 7, 1874, Grxriesey or win: Doano : 1 resppelfully roqueat s fivenligetion of tho comluck of taq Sccrolury in tho disghurgo of Is dntios during tho pasl sear, in ¥iowof ccrtafn complninta which. appeared in tig Philadelphia C. 7' A. Ledger und tho Boston ' Lriot somo montha ago, understood Lo proceed from.a gen- tlemnn who 16 noW smetaber of _this Board, . Very respectiully, Janps W, O'Bnte, Seorclary. | Upon recolpt of the communication, Mr. IL A, Vnn Bollo, President of the Philndelphin Union, mndon statewont that ho wus tho member ro- forrad to ; thal tho acensntions wero based upon tho differoncos which spring up rogarding tho Contonnial rosolution, aud what ho coneidered the duties of the Secrotary in thnt connection ; | that, from a closo wvestigation, ho had bocoms patisficd that ho had labored undor a misappro- Donsion, nud: that the courso of tho Nocrotary v sueh na directed by tho roverend President, aud, therofore, ho withdrow any rofluotions in the publicntions ppolien of npon the Seevctary’s official courae; aud had naw no chargos to mako opuins that ofilcor. The followiug rosolution wug thon adopted bY tho Board, on 1aotion of C. 1. MeCarthy, of Miunosots, Presidont, Ar, Van Botle as:onting : That; wilh regard to theoflietal courzo of tho Score~ turs, i vity of queations eatéed through tho year, and o Lo aibject of fuquiry beforo tio Board, wo il that {ho Scerelary, Mr, O'Drlen, hon performol tho duties of hiy offiéa with entive Adelity, aud to o satigfaction of the Board, 1t wns vated thab tho forogoing bo entored on thio rocordn, THE CENTEXNIAL TOUNTAIN, The following was then subnuitod. tng Leld at tho Grand Pacific Hotel, on Oct, 0, resent n £ill guoriin, tho questlon of the Centebnfal Fountain'at. Pinkilelphits, roferred to tio Toard of Teuslutiona b tho lst Convention, wan con- Sidered, and, on motion, the Rev, Fother Keane, J. W, ©'Brion, mnd 1. A, Van Balle wevo appoluted i con mittee to draft suitabic resotutions defining the me: ng of tha resolution passed at the last aunual Lonven« ton, Woreported ; * That the resolutlon 1s hercby dotitied to meny that the recognition, pproval, atd ciie ‘couragomeit of Lo Unlon of Amerfea buiccorded to tho coterprize ; that tho Qaneral Union cordinlly com= Inends tho profcet (0 tho fricudly co-operation of ail tho Socictica Jndividuslly as ono caleulatod to bring Lotior ot the Catlolic nzwie, and espockilis 10 1ho Catliolic Tot1l Abstinence Unions of Phtladelphin and Ameries, s tunt the general oflleera bo requested to fako part in oy cezemonics ot fta campletlon whereby fhioy snay, ou bellf of t Unlon of Amerie, el ioeclat Of the inanguration. ‘Tha Rav, Fether Keano moved that tho roport bo received, which way ngreed fo, I regard ta tho Contonninl project, the Jtev, Fashor Troland moved ay en_amendmont tho insertion of the words * aud tho Uenceni Convention wonld ox- pross ite wratification if the varlons Societios Would voluatarity contribute towsrd defraying tho wxpense of the onterpriso.” The amoud- ment was neeepted, and the yomainder of the report was Lhon ndopted, THE AUDITING COMMITTEE reportad that they hnd examined and- cliceked 410 boolts of tho Secrotary, und found them to bave been well and earreetly kept. Tho rosuli of thoir oxamination is: 7 Batanen on hund as por Inst annmal zeport. Rcoelpts during year, per enpits (ux Admisston feeu for 165 Socletlcs, Proceeds of Journal of Lhir ventlon,., Fotal reccl) Total amonnt pald to Treasurer. Expeuditures 53 por vouchcrs. , Not balauce now in Trenoury, .. "Tha report was received a VINANCIAL REPORT OF SLOLL Total recclyts for tho yorr— “Adumission fces for 131 societics. , Tor per caplta 103, -0 or jowrunl of proccedings, “Tolal pall do Treasurer Qct, 8, 1874, The roport was raccived and adopted. TREASUREN'S REPOIT. Total secelpts for the year... Total expendietres. .. $3,008,17 1,560,49 Balnuco {n hands of Treasurer,, . «sessss 8, Tho report was received and placod on flo. » CONSTIFUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, Tho Committeo on Coustitutionnl Amendments roported tho following chauges in thoe Constitu- tio ART, V, Inlast ecetlon trike ont tho words “havo be forrierly quslgued,” and nsert 1ho worde, *an arslgued,” AT, VAL Tt tho worda " that thi® before # Qoustitution snd by-laws * i ling 7, and atrike ant o word * ta 'V ufter by-luwa, Insert iftor {lio worda & thia cortificate,” on pugo G, tho followin: * Auda copy of tho Soclety's Contiition.” Strike out tho worda “ upon the Tecelpk. and -proper. responset on ko B, and fusert du low thereof, * tha sumo belug found wutisfuctory, EX AWT. 1S, Mako tho first eectiori -read ns follown: « &uy Catholl: Total Abstineuco Union catablishiod on a Catholla busiy, huving Episcopal approbution, sud nol adwmftting iny focal boclety that kas nat the pantor or uewistant Of - tho parlsit k(s apiritunl or, whoss consent-. il 1o necessary to il amendmonuts of 1t constitntion imd Liy-luwes, and whose members are ot by it constitu- tion obliged to recelve 1oly Commualoit at least onco & year, oy bo adnsltted, ¥ ote, Htrike out see, 2 Add to Be wecond liue, ditions ool A of 5. AtT. XE, Add a now goction, aw follows: digge, o, Fack subordluste’ Unlon miust pregent, tagethict with the eredentials of It delesation, a cortic ficat trom its Jiixhop, stating 11 then good stunding with I, Aty Unlow'fufling ¥0 to do_ean have ng ot fu tho 1 of o Conventlon, Tho Bamo Np. Ylles 10 6 cs in this Unlun not copuected with o subardinats Union,” 'Add b new section ns follosy: “5eg, I, Tho Bonrd of Oovornment phalt bo ex- oflici0 tha Commitico on Credentinie, Al credentia st Lo handed in Lo thow on or hefors tha duy yiro- cading tho apeuing of the Conventlon, oni it it bo o duity of the Gounmitcs to roport inlmedtely ufies tho opening nddrexs of the President,” A, XIL, Gteika out tho words % witlont any utl- ~casoninblo defay I Jne T and fnuert ¢ seithin: ano ‘muonth nfter L arrival ot tho loaulity of the koclety to whicht hio opplies o bo traueferred A, X1V, Add at tho end of urlicls the following 4 No porson gtll rucefve or hold m oflico 1yt Uplon who at the sauc timo Lolds wng politicul ofee The roport way recoived, A minority roport wos presented and recoived, Mr. Diiggan, of Masenchueetts, woved that the munorily report ho Jaid on tho tablo. A vote was taken, and the Tresidons dectarad tho motion earrisd, A division wus then called for, Some lobby- ing wus hictug doue, whan a membor called tho attention of the I'residont ta'tho fuct that mom. bers wero rouming nbout the hafl. Tho Ser- ennt-at-Arms wan dirccted to escort tha mem fiam to thoir seats, and tho voling began, wnd re. gulted in 976 to Jay the report ontho talle it 187 agaiugt, A motion wag thon mnde to adops the mofovity report by ecctions, which wus aggroed to. * ACTTON ON THS AMENDM) 2l Mr. McCarthy, of Minnosota, objected to the firat amondment, innsmuch g it given the bee- ratary too much powor, Tho nmondmaont wan ndopied, only two dissentiont voleen boiug honrd, qho amondinent to Articlo VAL, was ndapted, o Rov, Mr. Iroland movod au Amendmant to tho amondment proposed 1o Articlo 1X.,, dolug away witht the roquirament of tho consent of the apirituat direstor to ony amondmonts, ‘Tho ftov, My, Martin, of Pluladelphin, wis_astonished to Dosr suels # proposition front the Vienr-Gonoral, the Itev. My Ireland, 1lowns of tho opinlon that if the gontlomun hiod iho oxporinco of fter tho words ! with this Unlon,” In 4 words * uuid complying with the cone statead §n Soc, 1 of {hi4 urifels, Bu yer eapita tax eball o § ents Instead ionts in - the Lowt o woud not so Pipress Nimuolt, It was his bollof thut nol oma of tho Unions would exint {wo yoaru without tho spiritusl dirootion of tho It ruus; Yl pastor, ntrongthonod na proponcd by tho Rmend-" :unxlt- ‘.l:'mhgr 1mlnml'u‘,‘nnmi|_dm:’|{e wad loat by. n vole of 47 fu favor and 40 ngnivst 6. Tlio Are tielo 08 proposed waa thon, doclarod ndopted. mnumumblu dinoyeslon oustied, showlng dlagnte {sfaction nt thio hnwey manner i which ‘the “do- elaration wag mado, ml n molion to reconsidor 1ho vozo was made, but was not agrood to, The Tiev. J. Casoy, of Alllwaulkeo, spoko on tho pro- _poncd nddition to Hec.d.. Il doprecntod amy tegislation?af an obligalory eharctor a8 to tho formation of subordinato unlons, Ile belioved thnt tho Jusn_intorfercuca the Gonoral Union made Wwith tho regulution of Boclolies tho Dbatter prospoct will thore bo of continuod har- mopny. . A substitute which obliges thrao Socie ties (o Torm & Union, would, i his opinlon, tond fownrd disintegeation of the Uston, T'o Artielo X. of the yepoit, n wmation was madn to_ substituto n ciphor for tho fizuro I, Mr, Walsh, of Now York, was nccuged of using par- liamentay tactics for the dofeat of motivns mado by tho minority of the Committco on Amends meutn. ‘Lha Lov. Mr. Alahoney, of ludiana, appased any reduction in tho fax, Arliete X, watt Jald on tho tablo, The proposed. new second goction to Arlicle XTI, was yojocted byn volo of 201 to 208, Yho IHov. Pronidont Father Iiyrno enid, after annonncing the vote, “ Gentidion thiy 1s Uho niost aidappy ovont Ao far, ‘Tnis question abont the Bishopy should nob linvo como up at all. 1t ja disposed of now, and 1 )lo})u-\\'n will have no moro intorforenco with tho Bieftovs,” Hee, 8 of Avtielo X1 wan adopted. Articlo XIL, wag adopted, Articls NIV, was lald on the table, T'he Secrotary hore rend dispaichos of grect- ing and well-wishes Trom the Nev, M, D. Siate tery, Ban Francisco ; John M, Iinloy, Prosldont of 86, Patrick €. . A. Hocfoty, of Tancaster, Wis.; Thomas Flyun, of Erie, 'a.; I\ 'L\ Blut- tery, Tresident O..2, A, U., Tnzelton, Pa,; doln 11, Moodey, Victorla, Wux.; California Grand Todgo of Good Tomplars, he Convontion adjourned ab 6:20 p, m. for ana Lour, in order to give thy dologates tima to tnlio suppor, L DVIHING SESSION, 8 ‘e Convention [reassembled at o quarter to 8 ololock. Thora was o couaiderabl falling oft 1n tho attondanco of dalegatos, not more thon 100 Doing present. Ordar was, howovor, ealled, and Dbusiness proceeded with, Tho President callod for the 3 . ADDRESS TO TUE CATIOLIO PLOPLE, The Chuirman of the Committos reported ra follows : U the Catholicr oft Ameriea : "Tho delegntes oro amsembled send you & kindly grectiug. Wo havo com Logether from all parts of thix continent for fhe putposs of consulting s to thg ‘Uoat menus of - promoting (he Hobls sud Catliollo catso of , tolal sbstlncned among our corruligloniats in America, It i3 mob ncotssary for s o remind you of tho many ovils of fifompor= ance, You uroali uware of the fearful resultn of thls terriblo vice, Ty uruvisiblo in every lown or hamict in th Inud, Drwsikennens 38 oo of the greatest ovil that aalicts bunanity at {ho prescut day, nud, a8 ono of (ho:deadly or capital alng, Is the' frullful sourca of numborless otlicr evils. 1t Teadd to poverty, suffcring, wreicheduess, and orimo, - Mo mags of filo inmatey of our penal fusitutions can aitripnto. thelr dogruda~ tion to' 1tp nordiuato wo of intoxicatlug dsink, 1t affectn ald olosos, tho rich and Nio poor, the young and tho oid, Thioto 8 scurcely n fambly'in e land that hins ot felt, directly o fudircetly, ftadesolating tne finonce, Jow, many soblo"young en of K1l ranks of wocfefy haw ft not’ ccut gown fu tho primo of theie “wsofalnces, fow many wivos aud mothers bug 1t uot rendored broken-iearted, How anany helploes children has it not ando arphata aud expusi to th fearful duvger of lusing thols fth, No tuniguo con toll tug numberiees ovils i s entadie ou the, Ituman raco, The Cathotis Uhrehhas always Dreaclicd the Virtuo of \omperance, 1t1s ouo of tis cardinal virtnes preached by her, butb alualall hor clulldren nro not temporate, nud_henco fho Hocesally for tolal-nbetinenco #ociclics, 3 all e wrera tentpicr- ate thoro woull be 1o need of ‘addressiug you upou thia mibject, Elwmnn naturs i3 woulk, and the tempta- tou 10 driuk Intoxicating liquorn 1a sivomt, Many And {c diflleult, nay, afmant inpossible, to koop within the Lounds of moderation, Tor such, total nlstinenco, with tho assistanco of Qud's grace, i fhio only certal, remedy, A8 an indiicement, thoy, ta suck_an ara not” already members, wo liora precdit a few of tho many advantages tobo derlyed from camection wih our e ornization, : ur Usfon is founded npon & Cuhiotto . basts, and ‘has tho cordial approbstion of tha Merareh; n‘f “.‘,,. Unfted States aud Cannds, We inve seanator systom in suceorsful operution Uy which jiotvons shonging thor places of resldence, or travelii on Insihoss of pleasuire, aro fraternully” roecived WhETWve n mosioty apgropnied %0 tho Union cxluts, Tels. fninie of oue Uplon wo would espeoly cone mendl to your earnest consideration, The athorie Totsl-Abstinetce Unlon of_Amieries 18 nowsprent alt over tho contluent, and whercvor {ts mombers may travel thoy will meot with felndly greetugs, Thope o, howover, anotlier Toaon boyoid e\ 6¢ Gento B ndyantago which whiould bo of " greator oo Catliohiea, nomcly s thowpiritunl advantag&f) N vivod from comection with our organizatioh iembers wre required to approach tho sacran stated periods,—an_advantago which cannot bo oo Tugly prizad, kiuce wo rely for aitccess upos {he graco of God, comynunicated to us {brough the encraments of thio Clttirchi,In couclusion, failow-Gathiofies of Amer- ien, wo carnestly appeal €8 you to unito with ua in suvinting 1ho vast aownt ‘of misory and suffering Inficted upon onr fellow-bolugs by tho desteuctive vico of infemperance, (icued) Tho Rev. J, V. Conln, Olin; John T, Murtagh; Droc Futher Mnrphy, Ilinols; tho Boyie, Tennusce s W, Medeigmin, Wilning- i Hov, 3, Dunue, Toufsyill ; Thomas Dwyer, . Tene, ' Now_Jersey ¢ F.J, Murpiby', Paul, Aen, & oot Futue; Yhiladelphia ; ‘and 3, O, Garroll, Tennedseo ; dom- mittes, On motion, tho report wasaccopted, aud it wag ordored thnt 100,000 copies bo printed for gens oral distibution. T'he Chnirman of the Committea on Address to the CATHOLICS OF IRELAND read tho address diawsn up by thom. It reads: FrLLOW-CATROLICS 0¥ ThrLAND: The Tapreseutativen of tlie Catholic Total-Abstinence Socleties of America, assalbled fu antual convention u the clty of Chicago, areet you fraternally, and nro rejoiced to bo ablo lo drcas you, not culy nd_ fellow-Cathiolles, but also Lrotliérs in tho great Catholo total-abatinence move- Tacut, During iato yoars your offorts in bebaif of s riety buve een watched Wwith auich iutorest by un, and, us you progrossed, tho joy which wo. oxperiencod e ofghteied” propdetloiaicly, Thls, e is Nlgher to-day thau over before, becanse your eiforts iu Debulf of abitinenes ar mero wlfvetanl,” and your vie. fory, though partial, s moro comploto; und Honco wo ton New York 3 Indiana ; 3. €, Donvesly, 5 canpot leb pags this oveasion of our vomiug togethor vilthout eetiding to you tu tho dear ol lund fraternal rvotiugs uud e assursiics of our lov wid vewera- o, with o vlow to eucourago son and mako ghd your hoarls, Wwo ot et (o'oit liguil suceess s u Gathe olfo fotul-Abstinenco Unfon, Tho Dishops and clorgy of Amerlea give’ e thelr howly amoal wud cooperation, Ther bavo et it power and the infiuenca of roliglon on our side, i hieues we aro thoroughly Catholic and_prosperots Toyour exposiation, . Even (o-dey Uio Right Reverened Tiishiop of Ghicago han been amongst s, and Wo linvo een 1mado tho reclpicuts of his counsel nd his Ligas- ing o ur delfberatious. " Teflery from uinmorois diu. tingulshied prelates of o Catnolio Church in Amerius, Tiavo been sead o aur Gauventlon, and n their kind woris of encouragenient and greatiug wo bebuld_the Ghnteels smiling upon one canso ud recognizo lu them 1hw capresgion of tho whil of God, . Thus fostercd by our Holy Chureh, and. nssfslcd by our prelates nd priods, hundreds’ of Cathollo Total . Abetiyence Socictios luvo been organlzed all ot /Awerica, and to-day our Unfou Is 8 grand_caldswater army 100,000 stroug, with tho cinblon: of eatvation onr Hign of viclory, with tho hiarp of Erin on our banters, and aye'hearts Catiolio fideed, we go forth to o batd tlo In {h6 Intusista_of roliglon aud humanity, agalust our conunun enemy, intemperance, Tellow-Catlioliea of treland, wo in Americn know yau are with us in tuls battle, aad wro address you_as Atios, Tuioudn, aud-brotien. A periodical futers climnfo uf civilitie su grestgs does ot mtisty un: we want a closer uniou \ith yoi; we wanfyoi io ho of tis, ad that we Lo of you : uuit on thiswalost tha eve of tha birt of " Father. Mathow, 0f happy metory, wo fuvito you touct i epnjunction with us, aad ta ldvor Ju Louteelug, turagh . olosty of ot soclution, the priuciplg of Catholla wity, and to epread tho blesalugs sttendant upon the practice of tenperance all over tho Olirlstiun world, T Wi oud W renoi our plodger, redonble our prayers,”ind ¥its your aetive co-operation, . W, Carr, Toledo, 0.7 A, Mariin Kerrlgon, Tenhiensco mware;_Juwes Lotts, Now Joraoy § tho Tov, Wy Liouey, Tndlaun s Rnbert Wilson, Xew York 3 % Reur don, b, Pal, i, s W, O'irlen, Now Brutewick; 2, Dusllenty, Miindelyintas J, O denabon, New Hsinpe ahiros T Hulliva, Penniyléanlas John Crowley, Drogkiyn: und the' Rev, Jobn Quiny, Connectiont, Counittee, | Onjmotion, the sddresa was adopted,and iLwaa ordured that 1,000 cuples af it bo printed, and vho Scerotiry of tho Uhion commuinicata witl Cardiun) Cuilon s to their distribution among tho Catholies of froland, “Lho Committos on Addross to ARCHNISHOE MANNING submitied the following s 4 “Lhio ‘Tutal Abstinence Unfon of Amarlea, In_convon: tou wnscmbled, groct your Graco wih tho ' Warmest of fovo, gratitude, wud aidmieatlon for your noblo wand and poworful wdvocaoy 1 the bicawad catisg of tolal abstincnco, . Wa thanlk your Qraco for tho riso coim- sol, trtio prisiciples, snd the cheoring enconrageniont £t your word huvo conveyed 0 tho member of our Unlon, Workiug i tho hnly cauze 0f temporance for e o benclt and For b good of saclsty, our hopet Iy heen strengthencd and ‘our_path brlghtonod by the hlorehig of one oly Muther, ho Olureh, cons yoyed 40 G4 I tho. Apostollcal Lenediction of ong Aloly Futhor, Tiwg CIX, ue nlso by fhat of 0 tany Hlustriows prolates, Awongg Wieas Apostatio uBien ¥o.axs pEod 10 BumiE tho worlhy Biccessor of 1o widueni Cardinal Wisgmun, and awsiro yous Graca (1t amonig wir moat prvelows memotion Wil ho the rocollectiun vt the Xindly werds that have boen watied from Wostimbuster to Amerles, 1Yo Lol sulir Grucy il extoud o and of folow< sl and brotlioiood Lo the wombera of your ot Abthuctiea Lougis, Nocogntzg the fenth. of tho malto, % Tn auion hees wsteangih,? wo nro bandea {opeikior throughout Nosth Aticrfea, Wo would. thon wish thab our Onlon sy cross o Ate Juntdo, aud bw sivongthened by tho momberahiy Crawloy, Mhuoly ; of {ne Boclolles which nre emmglug tho Innnor of tamporunce dn the Ol World, “Wa trust, illxtrious and boloved Prolate, that not many yesrs will huyo epod down tho strcum of tio befora the 1, Medionanh, Det- Ol Now Worlds can oxtond Uiele hands aid o= brncd nol only na friends working, fu_n common catine, Lt as Lrothory laburlug togothior “in A wide- apraid and permasient Toful Abstinenco Unlon, ori= couravod nd direcled by tho Troiatod of otie Holy Clnirel, Wo truist your Graco will, if yau koo i, glve Lo (1ls qur kindly and wiso conslderation, “Iho Fopreacntatives of 100,000 total abslinence nian, anaombled i Uhfenygo i sheft Sourth ‘Gutual Couvens tion, gt greel your Grace, ond hofl a6 brolhera” G0 iuomborn of soue ‘Tolal Atgtineico Tdgin, “Wo' b {liem Goq apeed, snd ehieft them anwurd far aue suke, for Ulcle ko, for tio £ako of Ko- elely, and for tho- anlo of onr Loty rellifos. * And luatrlous Pretito and heloved Fathier, nothing woutd F1Y0 1 moro pieasnre and ehcouragenent (1A 0140 iz Graco Archbistiop Manuig awiong oue honorary members., ~ Hoplwgs that wo may aoou hofl your fiinge Lelous tiuo tyion our rolbs, wo liso o Honor and tio plenstire to slgu ouraclyes ‘yotir humblé aud dovoted servants, . J, Wi Ggrne, (o Ttov, W, Melahin, Olila: Jolin Growloy, lirooklyn ; Nicholns Ecrritor, Jenusylvanin ; 3. O, Letniint Humpeicos 1, A, Vat Sl Piitadetphia 3 '\, 0'Brion, Now Briwwlck ; the T Thowmaa' O'Goruimn § (hu Htov, A, Vs Dessonicr, Tnfe amag I Compholl, ' New ' Jorzoy ! Dettis Blien, Now Yorls W, Carien, Toupsiie: Wittam McMesiuming Wiitnington s Barth Kervignn, Tounossed; A, Mo O'Rourkio, Liifnols, Commitict. Tho nddrees wan recoived and adopted, snd ordercd to bo _engyossed and sent io tho Avche Dighop by tha Scctatary of the Union, ‘'bo Counitlee on Address to the ALY FATIER drov up the following, ‘nnd submitied 1t to tho Convoution ; ¥ Most Tioly Fatlter, romombering with gratitudo the encouragemont givon by Your Hollucss Lo e Catliolio Totul-Abstinonco. Unfon of Amorica, Avg, tho repre- seutatives of th various Roclctics in momborship with ity - nssembled aud . delfbiorativg ons tha best moasires o advince its interesds, deom it our Mot duly fo greot Your Iloll- nems, ooourlng you© of omr flilal lovo nnid dovotton to yonr acred pereon, I¢ will no doubl cheet your pstoral heart 1o know tho great nd good causo Gf tampertuco 1a making. 2opid progres 1wnrl Ui amelioration of ouy people, One hundred sud Qfty-ono sociaties lvaheen added to the roll siuce the Couventlon of 1870, muking n fotal of 400 ‘gocietics b thio presont dato, represeuting. 100,000 tectotalors, Thons who herctofore sfinply adtired our offarts, sud fookod on with doubt, conidering them morely kg niodic, now wonder mitch at our groat auccws, ‘Wila euccess we ottributo to the . manction 80 gra- clowly given, and the Dlossing of that Divina Spleft. Your ' Holluees fuvoked, which wms $o saldo onr uctions by 1ixlioly Inapiritionn, Our Union fi bnd. 14 ciemics aud. 13 acoiora, Koy axo 1ot dead 3 thicy ouly sleep for o whilo, We uust keop oursclyea ever on tho wateh, ko faithful guardions of tho maered trust given un, knowlng our lelp fs feom au Highy for iu” Hoavon' wo liopy, and in 1t trustiug wo_shall not bo confounded, Wo prosirate onrsclves st your feot, and fplora for our Union, our socleties and_oursclves individusllly tho blesstng ‘o our Holy Father Popo Llus IX. Tho dov, dvscpl D, Bowles, Olifa ; the Rev. W, O, Malwrioy, Tndlaun ; Flha Rov. Edward Doyle, e nesaeo ;- Bather Moy, Lenmaylyaua ; ‘mam, Pifludolyhta s tlio Rov, John Quisn, Connecticul; thio Ttev, Vatticr Honetl, Tilinos ;Wi MeManunii Delawaro; the Rev, M. D, Lawler, Loiwvilio: I, C. Tildreth, 'Mayyland'; ‘Sohn ¥, Mursygh, Lrookly 1,9, itbufe, Now Diiwwick , Jobn T, il ok York, A motion was mada to ndopt tho addresa, Tho Tiev, Mr, Martin, of Dliladelphin, asked for What good was thenddreun intended.” The Pope, 10 doubt, svould respond to the tologram, but Tie (the apeulier) did not aeo tho uso of troubling the” voncrablo ‘old man witli'a tony account of our doingw, Tho nddress was finally adopted. Ar. MoCarthy, of Mianesota, woved that when tho addres {4 boing sont to Itomo, . A DUALT 1OR 1,000 ¥iaNcs : fn gold bo wens with it asa present for His Holiness, I3, O'Malon, of Brogklyn, objected {o appropristing any sum from tho funds of tho thoy wero collected. 5 J. T, Walsh, of Now York, was alio opposod (o ponding Lha draft, Lt Lis oposition was duo to biy couridering the sum mentioned rodien~ lounly small, It was ludicrous for & Union calling itsol 100,000 strong to domato’ only $250, ilo thought it better not to scnd any sum, Me. Carr, of Ohio, was in favor of donating tho hionoy; tho amount should not be consid~ orod, bup rather tho spixit in which the donation wag mado. Tha Rov, Fathers Keano and Martin opposed. - 3ir. MeCnrthy, rooing tho driftof opinion to bo oyerwhelningly adverse, witbdrow bis motion, 'r\m address was ndopted. Tho " Investigating Committeo roported that thoy.hind nothiug to investigate, and their posi- ‘tions woro thercfore sisecured, Alr. Walsh, of Now York, facetionaly moved the ndoption of the evart whiich was rozoived with laughter, Tho omuiitteo on h RESOLUTIONS yeportad a serica of resolves expressing sympae T with tho Popo 1 bis imprisonmont aud Miction, admirgtion of tho ithful Bishops lalty ln Ggmhony, ttaly, Drozil, and ofhor uherica for $010 noblo etand they made a8 con- Seasord of g7 faitl; filial gratitudo to the loly wevia 20 apostolic benediction; thanking iho hiorarchy ef Amorica for thoir cordinl rocom- mendatioh and yupoort; strongly recommend- ing all - rocicties aftachied to tho Union to approscl Ioly Communion in n body Ionr:times n yoar; recommending the formatiouof women's total nbstinence so- ciotles to co-operato with tho malo sociotios ; recommonding trequent public meutings ; no- tlelug tho spréadof tho principles of totaml ab- stinonco in rolaid, Somo pleasauntry was ocen- sioned during tho debato which arose as to tho foimmtion of women's socictios, Mr. Walsh, of New Yok, who i very humorous in his siyle, created muck -laughter by his abrupt mid somowhat comicat mauner of introducing himeelf. * 1o gonorally announced his presence by rising suddenly, and erying out * Waish, of Now Yorl.” AMr, O'Rourke, of Chicuga, moved that tho thauks of tha Convention botendered to Messrs, Gage & Rico, Proprictors of* tho Grand Lacifio lotel, for the conrtosy bestowed and the kind- noxs oxtonded by thom to tho Convention, ‘lho miotion was unanimouely adopted and o commit- tea of threo appointed fo convey the oxnrossion of tua Convention to Mesurd, Gage & Llice. Mr, Rovbert Wilson, of New York, moyed that tho thanks of tho Convoution bo gisen totho press of Chicago for its attondunce und faithinl foporls of tio proceedings. - Mrv McCarthy, of Minuesots, moved as an amandment that the tianks be given to the ro- porters ouly, for tho word press \ns too genernl andwould 'ingluds that infamous, insulting- shook which & few mornings ngo, roforting {0 this nssomblage, honded ity urticlo “Tho Broguo and Not thio Bottle. A voico—1"d liko to know who i ashamed of tho brogue. Anotiior vofso—God bloss the brogue, T hopo they can alwuys havo to say, allitcrativoly, tio *hrogno, not tho bottla." I'ho motion of Mr. Wilsca was thon put and carried mom. cott. ‘I'he Commitico on Immigration reported a sories of suggentions for the formation of com- mittoes in ovary parish to titko sieps 10 et immigrauts from Irelond. Tho Seerotary thon read tho - CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF TIIZ UNION OF AMERICA. “Art. § 0f the gouerul by-lawa provides for #a bt~ yearly connglidated report showlng o full st of sou- itea L tho Unlow wider the head of States aud fowan” Tholost report -laving been fsed on Moy 1, fho present ono covers flve 1wontls, namncly, May, -June, July, August, aud_ September: ' From the roports { wilf bo scon thot 151 suclotien havo beon' added to fho soil sinca tho lnst Convontion, making & tolal of 00 saciotos oty prosent . Wakiug tho sversgo membership at 150 wo bavean ariny of tectolaler The Grand Catbiouo Unlon of ovor > O tettatalens i KISUE TUGUAAND, ‘Forty-two Sinfes uru ropresented Tor i past nine mouthu the increaso hag been fourtecn socletics, OF ovor 2,000 members per mondi. Tu Auggtoh, twenty sociutica woro recelved, i i Sepe tember twenty-oue, muking for each weck five ariee tiey of 700 ncmbors, oF 125 now Wembers every day, Wo liave gainal nearly 100 fier cont on oo meinyers #bip of st year, “Wiio aclivity of local oflicers s TemorkNie, Thero ava littlo or 10 avsears, Splondid loyulty o' the Gene oral orgautzation 4 pervading the Mshes more wnd moros i ila Jaws und whns Lecomo Inown-cur follaw -Catholica - entbrace wml sustuin themn ko wiso and brave acn, Tt fututs destluy of tho Cathalle Total. Absifnence Unjon siong_wuch n-peoplo cati ba 1o Iouger mallee of doubt, - With God's continied bleas, g 1t wilt bo tho salyation of this country, aud &.com. fort to the couutry which 0 piapy of na love s pur Ufstiplice, ‘I'hon follows o complata roll’of tho rocieten ttnoughout the sovorul Btatos, with ligures pio~ fixod showing tho timo of admussion to iy Union, the ol number, and indicating the amount of por capiia tax puld, > THI for tha comfngg yone waus than procoedod with, ‘Pho Vory Itov. Yutrick Byrno, tho Presidont, and tho Hov, 3, J. Konno, of Waxbiugton, wore Wome innted for tho oflico of I'rosident. Who voting resulted .in tho oleotion of Tathor Byrno, - who recelvod 270 votos, while Tather Koano reoeived - 200. 'Tho oloction win ndo wnanbmous. Puthor * liyme then took tho solomn obligation to porform his dus tios with fidelity, and” subsequontly exprossod his thanks for 4 ablo aud oxproseivo address, Iho Rov. Lathor Irolund was olected Tirab Vico-L'residont of fio Unfon_by neclamation, nid much enthustasm, —Dho Rov, Fathor J. 1 X. Mionaud, s Becond' Vico-L'resldent ; ‘Thomas 1, MuCormiuk, of Providonco, R. 1., Trensuror ; and Lhinothy . O'Crowloy, of Nashug, N, ., a4 Horgonunt-nt-Arme, Woro alo - clectod by ncolawation. A, Ritohio, of Now Brunse wick, rotwrued thanke for athor Miohnud, Jamen W, O'Brlnu‘ of Now York, wag roup. pointed Seevatary, Lhuu-all the ofileors of lnst your huvo boou rouppointad, TN AND PLACK OV MEETING, It waa decidod to hold tha next Conventlon Oot, 6, 1676, st Clncinuall. On motlan of Ay, Q'Brio, of Now York, & dispatch way ordered to Lutko liee | Uton for auy other purpose thau that for which |* TION OF OPFICERS B honor paid to bimin u very. bo sont to Iho Good Womplnra vf. Bun Franelseo, rociprocating tho Xindly m'euxhl{r. Yoten ol thanle to {ho oflcora of the Inut veat, and Lo Bishop Foley woro alko ndoptod, Prayor was thon raclted by thd Prosldont, and tho Conveus tion adjowrned. WASHINGTON, Croapect of o Kig Dotloloney . K- Xow the Motronclunent Lrbcoss Worts. Spiectat Disvateh to The Chicann Tribune, Wasiisaroy, D, O, Oct. 8.1l s hocoming priufully apperont that thorowillbo a Doflclency Dill of extravrdinarity lntge proportions to pro- wout ta Cangress ab tho appronching session. o prectso amount of tho sum to bo asked for to remedy tho miscaloulations of Inst spring caunat, of courso, bo dofinitely aecortaluod, but it soome' quite cortaln that it caunot fall muck Dbolow £8,000,000, whilo - {t ‘sooms sltogethor proliablo thnt fb will roaoh?®5,000,000, Tho varfous deparbments ‘nro alrendy runninmg ashore, ond in ‘' some’ crdes mio Yunning f debt, trting to Congrods to lelp them out noxt winter, Tho * Postmartor- Govieral finds his approrintions entirely too sinbll for the demaids upon him, and will doubt loss by the 1st of Decomber bo in dobt v tho ruilroad conipanies alovs Lo the tuno of a mill- fon nrlnlilll&n and o hall. Sinlar fnstances aro aTorded i othor dopartmontn, Congress mado & gront dlsyilhy of effort in tho wy of ro- {renchment and economy Jast winfer, but {¢ was practiced” entitoly in tho way "of ‘culting and paring down dopnrtmiont ebtimntos, Lo earsy out thego retronchments, ontonnibly, » number of clotks havo beon dlecliarged ~dutlng tho summer, Whether all that could bo spered have boon dropped {u not cloar, horo ara jroud reasons for beliaving that many Mmors conld go without impairing tho dfiisiency of the Civil Sor- ylce, unloss tho consequent yelaxaflon of the diguity of dopartiment oliolals wonld' have thut affcet. Do that ag it may, the counlry may rest asguced that tho groatest possiblo publiclty was iven to overy dismigsal, ana that each instanco jout nomo of {ts dus effeet. Duslness to-day 18 tronsacted with tho usual case aud rapidity, whilo the oflicials aro complaining thet the ro- ductions have boen loo exionsive, and hnvo dono barm, Tho fact that thoy nro alrondy Deginsitiy ta osceed tholr approprintlons, or aro n?ng into debt, does not {ndicats i all cages ro- uged appropriations, or thnt’ thoy Iuwve not mado e corresponding necessary and practica- Llo contraction in oxponditures, but in many casos it indioites nothing loss, * A point to bear 1 mind {8, Lhat the rotrenchsent of ludt winter was 15 £ho way of eaving nt the npigot of 1eccs. wary oxpenditiren, whifo tho fonk 8¢ tho bung, the powing foth of mouey ‘for l]u\m of wmall degreo, was checked vory sllgiitly. Iustend of maving lua 00,000 piven to Cowles & Drogs, for~ the um of {hefr umbugg progess to keop fmoths out of army olothing, which 15 oo of tho iost notorions wwindles evar known in Wanbington, Congress mae necoseary tha dischargo of a fow clerks in the Departnionts, whon 1t was practically to Leop tho $50,000 and dischargo tho clorky foo, No offort, was mado to provont the stenling wnd cribbing to the smount of ‘milllons under tho gitiso of appropriations for the improvement of rivers and harbora,and various othey objects, but a great hullaballoo wus madoovor the apparent reductiois in the amount approprinted {o keop tho Government machinery iu oporation, Tho officinla horo who have falled to earry ont their ‘proportion of this sort of cconomy havo beon ns nonchalant in their digregord of Con- greasional action ns though they bad private ns- surances shat thoir oxeess of oxpeaditure would Lo mado good next wister. EQUALIZA’ Assessment on Cupitul Stock-—Ellinois Raitronds—Adjonrnment of the State seards Siteetal Diapatch to T'he Chicano Trivune, Senryerenp, 1, Ock. 8,—~Thoe following as- gessmorts show tho eapital stock of the ruilronds of tho Stato, ae found by the State Board of Equnalization. It willbe seen that it doos nob compriso more than half the railronds in tho Stato. 'I'ho oibers wero found to hevono capi- tal-st¥ck abovo the amount at which their tangi- blo proporty was aesessed, and, consoquently, no sedaesment was mado agaivst thom 3 Clifcagb & Alton..... L Ghicaio, Durlingcan & Quiiicy, Ghicogo, Danvilio & Viticonnes, Chfeagio' & Jown, Chicago & Nosthwestern, Qlilcaio, Rock Isfund & Lacil 'TON. LUK Glilcao, ekin & Soutlestern, B0 Glucluity, Lafayetto & Chicago. [y Cofumbug, Chicao & Indfana G 70,600 Clego, Mlwaniico & 5t, Tand, eI Coal Valtey Mitttuie Company. 1 Evansylils, Torro Hauto & OL Titinofs & 8, Luui, Tndisnayoity, Dloomins Tudlanapoils's St, Loui Lafie Shora & Michignn Jotiot & Northern lud Ohfo & Masbusippt, Tarls § Danvillo, Toords te Bouk Lt 5t, Louts, Alion & &t Louls, Vandalia & Torro auio. 1,71 “oledo, Peorin & Wabel.., Bul,00 Poledo, Wabsh & Weatarn, 1,960018 Telin, Lincoln & Decatur. 140,10 Hanufont & Nplodceeuseersseraares Jafayette, Bloomingion & Missiwiphi Quitiey, Sitou & st. Louls,. Weeterti Union 1T East 8¢, Lowis & Girondeld # 75,513 Tho Stato Bonrd, after oxbausting the appro- priatiou mad by the Logisiatua to defihy their oxpenson, ndjourned tus norniug sino die, Tho cxpensio of their ecssion reaches 38,000, 8 sum which will herontter ba saved to thio poople ot tho Stato, I hayo no doubt, by the Legisluturo this winter abolishing tha whole couceru, A GAS WELL. Spectal Diaputel to The Chicago Tribune, QpELz, 1L, Oct. 8.—~0ur_town has 5 wow ron- ention in the shnpo of n well in flames. Yester- ddy, a8 J. and W. Hosaok wero boing for water on thelr farm, about 4 wilon soutl: of town, with nG-dnch sugor, ot the depth of 8Q foot thoy struckon vein of water thut sponted 208 fect in tho air, throwing out gravel tho sizo of a hen's egg. ‘Tho pround for s distance of 600 foot trom tho well soon beeamo covered with a dove- colored sand to the depth of one inch, Some_ time during tho night tho water censed flowing, and, on measusing this morning, it was found 1o have filled up about 20 feot ot the bottom with quicksand, thero still boing 30 feot of wator in tho liolo, and s kind of pry was iusuing from tho top, Ono of tho porly iit o nuteh, when, instuntly, o streak of finmo 20 foot high loaped into tho uir wich a roar hko that of weity in tlames, Tho bLolo, which in tho be- ginoing was but § inches in diawctor, buy Therensod to 12, with the volume of flamo stondily incronsiag. 16 s slbusled ou tha open prairfe, sud can bo geen for miles, Ii Lot Deen visited by hundrods to-day, who gazo awe-gtruck upon thisweird aud wandertul keouo. Whothor soma regervalr of petroloum los deop Dburied boueatly, or same other canses havo pro- duced this straaga phonomonon, wo know not, bint can only gaze with wonder aud speculnto on tho hidden forces of Naturo that bid dofianco to moa's [nquisitivences. —_—— THE CROPS. Cotpsmas, O, Oct. 8.—Gontlomen engaged in ngricultvre who lnve bean trayeling in Gou- tral, Westorn, Southwostern, and Northorn Obio, malto more favorablo roporty on tho crops th hinve boen sont out by tho Agrionhural Depart- mient, ‘L'ia drought till continues to somo ex~ tont, but wheat und ryo nro alveady weil up, and thoy aro looking well. In Union, Mavion, nnd Doluware Countics, and ecustward toward tho Tivor, thoro is vory little corn, but iu the otlor sections wontionad, tho: prospect is ono of abundanco, ‘ho avorago s grentor then last year, and thopgh tho poicentago of bushels I loss to tho aoro, tho corn 18 yory sulid snd will wolgh woll, ho'dry weathor hins cured tho- crop, sid the foddor huis boon cutirely secured. ho im~ proved corn return and the ligh prico of hogs are resulting n Increassd fooding, thus promis- fug n greator numbor of poundy of pork than Lud baon calenlatod on 2 st PP MORTUARY. Kew Youw, Oct, 8.—1ho Committeo having in chargo the romains of the luto Mark Smith an- nanico that tho funoral will take place an Buu- day ‘aNornoon' ab 1:30, nb **iho littlo churel araundthe cornor,” the Itov. Dr. Houghton loc- tor. Tuo follawing luvo boon chosen pall- beareri: A, Onkoy 1Mull, Testor Wallnck, Whitolw Rold, Max Blrakosch, Willlam Btuart, Jobn (itbest, Chuytes Fishar, Willim Winter, 36 1, Falmer, W, O, Jurrett, . Douglas Taylor, aud A, ML Paltuer, ——— ' JOURNALISTIC CHANGE. Spectal Disuateh to The Chicago 7'ribune, Broossnaron, 11, Oat. 8.—1 18 reporied that the Vatmer City Journal, whioh wan sold by John 8. Marpor rocontly to two farmors of Dowils Connty, han uince prusod hito the hands of Will- s A, Qlessnor, oditor of thoe Ulinton Register, Tho Jawrnal bas o far boon tho ndvovats of Uen, MoNulta, but will probably support Stoyon- sou from thin date, INSURANCE., A Berious’ ‘Word on Bogus Companies. U_nlulcr'cs(lng. Meciing of tho Board of Underwriters. The Weak Companics that Are Crowding Inlo Chicago. Press-Comments---The National Doard, #BOGUS INSURANQE.” Clieags, Octoler, 1874, 1. Tho day wan cold nnd raw, s somog Lwa honrs to foon, When o broken bokes 1 paw 10 a lgor-beer Ealoon, i 3h Ugon tho sten thoy Paused, Thelr cash they eountod otrs A shinplssler, frayed'and worm, A uickol and pentics four, # . Tho bar-Keepero held up Two fingera s they shonted 8ol 1! The waitor quorfed “ Suppo 2" Thivy lustil shouted “ Agath o L Ll Ll v, Thoy mupped tho smoking moup, Thoy swapt it countér bars Ited herriuan, merd, domer Noe cablage left tny theva (Were't white or red), not tei) R Dbl e e aotigans fotoe Totls B Ky v And whils thog ade they spake, T listened to ench youd s And this's whit fuey, sald, A this was what out L I fafil ong (with n brokon boot): * Cully, we'ro out ;\lf r&;\},: ‘What shull we do to win Our dally beer and oy} Vi, Onoth t'nilicr (whoto sesme were {nked): Ta ma npparent 4 A fortuno mraits s both In the firo in- surance Lz, vu, 1o will form a company falr And publish $t far i wiie To touch tho rexponrive airings Of pareie ‘mouy sud pride. “Iet ua rent an ofiico straight, Gorgeous with {fided glast, Whero clerks shll, carly ound Tuto, Warle by e lara'af pan, (For (hia s B Idiling Lait Yor tho sltuple &y thoy pass., %5 # &0 polleles we must hava To glad the papular eye, A Daboock on o beehive, And au aigel in tio sky A-blowiug oub of his trumpst The namo of our Come pauy. xt, “and & Bold_sollcitor cke, Well akllled fo puit and prate, To take of any insurcr Any rivk at any rate. . “Let tho N, B, companicy’ gol Who cares as many figs? Al would wo had'for o President Our exiled 8.7, Brigga 1 i, “Rat " ((hns his comrado epake) #Bich enterpriso X rank, For gpeculation’s gike, Below a Savings Bank.! v, ¢ Thowst wrong,” tha athiér eried, * For dopositors Tuay withdraw, OF twico & vear clnim hiterest: Tint Ty wio et g A ol holder gel sght back From hogua company’s maw { v, Bt what an wo meetn foss 7 Tha other urged sob agaln g @ Fool" wald tho wiser, without o foss Whero should wo maku n galn ? xv1, “ Bako of tho city an axl, ‘T promiuma hnso boen paid, And when tho compaty gocs to stmash Tho an- agor's fortunv's mads, xvI, . 140, T iavo gondiy liat OC direclors writton ore ut, ¢ro T road i, bist 1 11, boy, nnoter boer I Aud » theg drauk §t off aud gavo biuo’ cents Unto be bar- Keepero, xvim, Now ho bad globmily watched Thoir gaatronomie feats, And quo' io ¢ I-\vauts toso pouny moro Ox- speglally whon you cats, xrx, ‘The funch-devourcr groped In his pockoeta; naught wan thero, Safd ho: * T will blng it os soolt as 1 To my bauker can ropair,” xx, + Dot {a not thick cnough,” The frate Teuton eried ; # Now you two loafers took Doso door and got outs aide; Wallsoff mit your cars or VI1 built you a heads 3 And throvgh tho door they hicd, X%t . . . Twenthomo; buf I could not sleeps Al night T tumbled and {ossed, Thinking of fire snsurance seheines, Aud Low moncy was mado sud lost, xx1n “ Rless Shieridan 17 T triod :“ Givo Bennor an o yancal Lot thie Natlonal Board depart, Wo liavo bogug in-ste-anco ; 50 nevera windler need despalr Aud every rogue lia o chanice, —_— BOALD OF UNDERWRITERS, Tho local Board of Underwritors hoid 8 most- inie veaterduy afternaon at its offics, No. 127 La- Hully streot, about twonty members boing pres- ot M George G, Clarks, the President, ecou- pied tha chair, aud Mr. Alfred Wright acted ns Becretary. i ROUTINE. Tlhio Committeo on Roofing submitted ks re- poit, recomumonding varlous palonts of fire~ proof roofs. The roport was accepted aud action daferral uutit noxt moeting. 4 ‘Tho Committea ous Electrio Fire-Alarms sub- mitted its roport, rocommending & reduction of 5 conts on buildings haviug this improvemon. "Tlo report wau ndoptod. 'ho Commiitteo on Cliploy’s iron shutter and fire-csenpo presonted ity report, recommend- jug n reduction of 10 conts on such buildings provided with this shutter nud oseaps, Tho ro- pork was accopted and approved. RESIGNATIONS. Plio resi gnntions of W. Sl Cunninghar & Co., B, 1 Ryen & Co., Leon Frank, and the Traders’ Insurance Compauy as mewbers of tho local Board of Underwritors were received snd ac- cepted, A communication from tho Hioard of Tubtie Warks was_ roccived, in which it is an- nounced that they have ordéred tho romoval of all obstructions at strost onds in the lumbor dig- triots, and thab thoy would sigidly fusist on (ke l‘:flllllwfll of suoh obstructions without feur or avor. A letter wan reccived from tho Secretary of thio National Board authorizing the fueul Bonrd oy (s Gxpies Larun extis firo patrol up to Oct, 1. T'ho Bcerotary of tho National Board also senk o lotter informiug this Bonrd of Wio action taken by tho Exccutive Committes in recommeonding the withdrawal of the Natlonsl Donrd companics from this city. llath lotters wera placed on fllo, Lottors from various pavtios wero rend recom- monding differcnt tylen of fire-prool buildings, corrugatod iron roofs, ate,, all ol whien wero ro- ceived wnd placed on file. FIUE PATRON. Tho roport of tha Yiro Lutrol Committeo was ordored to Do printed without boing zend.. The repors states tinttho oxponsos of the Fira Patrol in this ciy, for tho year oudmg Hept. 80, amotnted to %20,801.57, of which £,582,6 woro expended for twenty ostra_ firo-patromien, ome Ployed sinco tho firo of July 14, Tho expenses of tio lase yonr aro much lasger than . {hoso of tho provions ono, which 8 mainly due to tho flro of July 1f and numorous {mprovements mude during tho year. Chief among theso improvoments and oxtrn_oxpoukon wevo: Ulectriy firo-iudlentor ué tho Fire-Fatrol Tuilding on Frankiin sivest, #6805 torpaulin, BU50;_ono horeo, $936; ona wagon for tho Usp- {aiu, 3296 ; hornes, &63; lucreaso of Kalary of oiglit mon, F100 ; oxtra fire-patral, $2,682.85 Lo subject of { HUGPENDING TATES and allowing companios to churgo whot thoy deom bost wag thou takien wp nud dissussod wt groat longlh, A Jarge number of thono presont wara In fovor of mmrumllllu ratoy, bookuwo thoy claimad that, undor the existing tarifl, no busi- et conld be done, and tho rommining com- panios might [ust s woll follow tho osumplo of Lono that have withdrawn, Other ngenta elnimod, howover, that tha sus- ponsion af vatas ab tho presont Limo woull causo l'm}x:ll‘l\h]o njury to tho iuterests of tho clty, ns well us to tho boiter olass of compunlos, Undor {he prosont tariff poopla could fwva low rates it thoy compliod with the twdlf aud wade the ]wnpor hnymvumumw. Water-maint haye beon b uid sinco thab taril was adoptod on muny stroots by pravila puetios, nud pumborlows buildings Tinvo sines hieen provided with tvon shutters, All (hewo fmprovencyts woull slop if peaple could Rot choap raten Just an well withont tliem, As thero wus no chanco of coming to & vonclusion befara midnight or later, tha mocting adjournod uutil ong week from date, . —— WEAXK BISTERS. Binco the withdrawsl of tho: Natlonal Board comprilos Uhia clty Lisa boou rapidly iling up with WEAK COMPANIES, who think that thoy hiavo now & good -chanco Lo reap n-vich harvent and Il Lhoir deploted trons- urics, A numbor of companios have lately o= {abiinhea ngoncios horo that aro unable to com- vly with tho law, whieh requires that & company dolng business In this ity must havo a eapltal :{x?ltl:mflu&mn?:l ‘\’10-““ Of thoes concerns aro 10- &l?&;.flfln. isuranco Almanao ns having over 'horo wan nn nouratice firm’ eslablished on Linsinllo struot u fow davs ag . tha tollowing cmfin';,.‘}ilfi e wilairaonls Loommoreial Lisucanco Comy , W.V. ; Unlon Insuranco ¢ v, Jorudy ; Todornl Gity Tauranco. Gomypang of Alloghony, Do.: Minoral Mountain Tasniawes Combany, of Wost Virginin, and tho Nail Cly, ot Wost Yirginid. -, All-thesg compatilon aro roprt- ol a8 hinving a_oapital of only -§100,000, instud- Ing_noten. Thoy finve, Lowovor, suad ftnto- ments for uso in this elty, whicl ‘show Lhom to havo thio rqulrod eapital,’ Tho followlng states mont of will nh‘l‘lllfi lCfl.\l.\X(ll:llmAh OF WEST \‘"l(}:INIA ow how thoy manago to mnk thnt thoy havo millcient engital ptodk s © PR Cieli {n Knuawha Valley Dank, any, of Charles- 8 91,39.8L Cash dn ofilco.., B¢ UT.TS Cish i Lands of ngeite... 75,40 Loanson bods aul morigages, 105 Lowun on Lauk stoc 600050 Taoant o corporations, ,60000 Loaus on railrond stock (yar) § per cent Acerued dntorest (uot uuu(L o Ofllen fUrniture, vuuveseen s Lremlums hu coirrsv of coileciion, Total, Tozucs pald utese af adjustinoul Losaes vesisted. rorartsnesenians LEDL0 Dy this statowent 1t ean plulnty bo roon that tho Compnuy Lns Lardly auy eapital. ab il Should any ono ask to sco the monoy deposited in the bank, tho ofticers would probably sny that it was thera a tho timo tho ntatoment was made, but bad sinco beon drnwn ont, Tho cashin hands of ngouts may novor bo collected. Yho bonuson vonds, wortgages, ote., aro mostly, in such cnsos, oh property almost worthless, but yhich Iind beon estimated at immonso values, But thig i only ono exmple; thors aro bundreds of othors which do business in the samo way, TIE UNION, OF JENSEY CITY, also ropresontad by tho above-nnmed firm, hos recently beon closed up by Soeretary Keluoy, of Now Jeusoy, 'I'he Spectator soys It was o fraud of tho baklest ind, Charica Sclden waa Prosident, andt 8, 0, Hudley Secretaty, Tl examiun ton by Mr, Telnoy showed thint amolig tho asscts wag bou ad raoctags on 60,000 cres of wild Tands by lioono County, \West Viritlufa, for ono-half of which it as discovered thnt Selden pold 3,000 Tho_ cousll- eration_qiven way fivo nioles of $10,080 cach by 11, 17, Jonos, Thoodors L. Fayue, Kimunk' O, Fialer (focs morly Prenident of tho ' Auchor Life swindle), H, 1T, Tludiey, of Now York, aml Ohiorles Sclden, Tho deed wua gxceuted to J, T, Banker, Casbior .of tho New. York Loan and’ Iudemnity Company, Nov, 10, 1673, and irausferrod to tho Union, Nov, 13 1870 Lhis Company was, up to last week, roprosont- ¢d by o reputabla sgous in this city, aud hag dono Iarge business heve. Boveral of the polity- holders haye beon burmed out in the lato firo, and they nro inquiring why thoy eannot ot tholy Yuhemu paid. A _gentloman uamod Scotacdor, ity at No. 985 State ucraot, wns burned ous in tha firo of July 14, 1fa prosented tho policy. ha beld in the Company to the agent for paymiont, but was told that he cauld nat tecaivo his monoy unless hio roinsured in the Company, 1o did vo, and paid £35. Whon ho prosenied his policy again lio was told Lo conld get no monoy becanso Jio hnd nsed such rough Sanguogo towards tho agont. Of caurao ho will got no monoy, not bo-~ enngo ho hng used rough Inuguago, but becatuso :‘h% Company is not able to pay 10 centa on the ollar. FNE TRADT, INSUBANCE CONPANY, of Now Joruoy, whiel ulso does o lurgo husinees in this city, i roprosoutad by the Spectator au folows « Tho Trado, of Camden, s making en effort to get 1alo atlier. States, 1t auscts nra of n very Inforior quatity, Tt statément of Dov, B, 1875, wad kad, It s dmpafred $1,132, and n i3 wisels even thon wore fuctuded §23,152 of bills receivable, tuken for riske, g PRESS COMMENTS. S MARTEOND TIMES, representing o city devoted ‘to the -insurance bsfuess, saya: "o question at Isauo lies o nutshiell : Wili Chlcago takio reavorablo procantions to proteet hieveolf from 1ho ravagea of fi¢s ¥ Thix 1 nll tho Inuniranco Interost nsks, aud nothing 1¢ss showld buaccupted, Tho fnsur- anco companies counot atiord 1o reeedo from fhelr Dosltion, nud Chteago canot mirely ‘afford to sl it i o matter 0 vitalty importaut. Tho merchunts who * calmly viow thostuation, elioviug tho comyp e will all vetusn Leforo thelr nolicles agsly oxpirs,™ slionld bomadu to understaud that the nsurance ot~ panfes oro In carnest, Having morkedont thefr courso they cauot with sxfety turi back, Thele demanils aro” veasowuble, wnd Wil undoubtedly o complied witl, We nro told that all tho Western and Southwostern. insnpuzco companies will_routiuno to lake risks iu Chleago, and_nono but compaufes from Now York, oalon, and Hariord havo ihus far given nolbio of withdriwal, ‘In other words, novo but tho storling compaujes of tho conntry havo wiliirawn—compa- nies Jiko tho Atna, of (hia cily, Whoso losscn in tue grent tivo footed four oillions of dollss, overy cont of Which was promutly padd, Thero fi io donbe that Chicago can gict ull tho fisuranco £ho wants fu compae ples sbs don't, * Uer morchatla aro muck tog_shurge ‘witted, after yihat they havo gono through, lo feol mfo in fusuring their property In wildeat concorns. that havo o Lack-boug, aud, 10 1#o tho Words of ifart- fora carrespondent of Tz Tuiuxs, the ghost of ‘hlch could ot bo fouud atter au oriluary Oliéago e 23,000,00 1 THL INSURANCE TINES, ‘This paper, one of the loadiug insuranco pub- lientious of Now Yark, apouks us follows of the nation of (ha Natiouul Board of Underwritors : “Cho setion of tho Natjonal Board Compaules ou tho 21l of July Inst, in putting forth fheir six require menis as conditions procedent to thoir continnuuce in tho business of fire-flusurance u {ho City of Uhieago, secmu ot last to havo nroused {8 citizens from thuit Jetuargy and blind fndifferanco to tho welfaro of thetr clty, wiid brought thow to & paxtinl Tocognition of L fuct that they ate themselves to uesumo on and after tho lst doy of October, tho perils and dangers which uro wow driving oue hundred wilifons of ‘fustranco copital feam théte doors, Thls Iy fudeed o erlsls in the Listory of that splendid ilusiration of Amerlean oncrgy und courago which called Chlcago feonms her arli sevond oly to that tertible catamdiy whiclt thieo years sluco evolicd tho symyuthy and contributions of the civilized world, ‘o g uniscen euergiea of de- wivyetion nowo ae dlen tweaen tho safoty of (o cily, aud only wit thelr opportunity o spring forth 1nto renowed activity in tho mids of s latgo proportion of thotown, 7o {licso warblugs and_requiruments of tho compinice, tho city wuthorities havo thus far glven Jtle or po conslteration, Lhey buve fafled {0 ghow even auy }v pogo to comply watls tho ~ moderute aud fust domands ~of eapilal for o resonablo proloction ob ihelr lauds, “Clig press, with verhops o siuglo excoption, instead; of calm ‘discussion and a Jnst approciation of the truo intrests of Cuitogo, bui indlged alwost dally i1 # tirado of abusa that would disgracs the lowest Laiinta of celmo fn that 1ll-governed clty, Tty courso aluco tlio_ 24th of July has beon unworthy the wumo of Joursalioi, i, 1€ 1t daily offuslony correctly vepro- ¥eut tho publls oplnton of Glifeago, wo do ot Lgsitate 10.any thut tho companles oro not only Jistifled fu dis. continuing busiucas, bt that thelr owi_ wfety, f 1oL existenco, Imperstively denunds tho cancelltion of tho wrolection already in tho Liands of ite cltizens, Wo do not, and connof, bolteve that euch { tho ecutie ekt sud opinan’of the property-holders aud busi- ness et of Ohc In fact, woknow that a largo hody of men, éui- neutly respectablo and worthy of confldouce, havo ocoio fully awake fo the dangers that’ daily threaten them, nwd luvo beon (ko sols moany of uccotmplistitug what fittlo has Leen done in Lo Way of xelori. LUt In syl 1htd WO ues i Sul of he fact ity a8 & whole, tho people da. 1at nderstand (o putepos aud motiven of tho Companicy or the conunauding ipartanco of (hieso demmicts ni Felatod fo tho it i wiallyof el elly, iy scom to bo lboring wuder the falal delusion that tho Conte nuion avo uot n earncet, and thut their dction, ns fo thoir futuro relation to Chileugo, Wil uot bo f uccord. uco with tho dictates of ticir own Judgmentoxpeesied tho light of st exporieuce. Tt yould bo difioult (o osplain the pledge of fhe Compunica to withiraw ou wny ollier husts tlaw thist of a houcst puryova (o retice, t a Tuottor of sufuly to botlicapltsd and reputation,’ How do wo find thio case 2s §t iniiuenced tho_compinies in comiug to tho determination to withdraw unlees thelr reasounblo requiccusonts wera complied wihy Wo find u city whicl, threo years sinee, hud yoen ~visiled with & conflagration wheuauled fu” tho history of mankind, robuflt on_tho wumo site ind expoecd 1 tho bamo birata of tho prairlo wilch ud fanwed tho taen of 1671 futo uncontrolluble firy, without ree favdd {0 (o experfenco of tho past or (ho warufigy of Thio nuderwritur: substancs merlficcd to whow, uility {0 licauty, aud eufely to & mosl Mo arehiteeture, “The siylo of architocturo, {hough pleasiug o the oy of faste, 8, A our judgient, wholly Gt of paca Whéay Wi for {1 wofkutigas of nctliantes aud tho warchotises of sucrchants, - 2o Invitatlon to five in Buch sirnetures fa {oo apparent o voguire argument, lnunediately l'ullnwlluu tha geeat candlogratlon framo sixtictires roso oy if by tiaglo du 1o burnt aftrict, notwiihstauding tho' pros {aty of the unierwriters of tho country uud the Dest wen of Chicago, o faw reguiating tho creciion of Duildivgs, defective un 1t wan udmitiod to' b, was 1ot onforced, niud o now Lokt of combustiLlca wan fiicrs dnced botweon portions of tha rabudlt distvict, ha supply of waler Wan noloriously fuades gunto 10 {ho uormal wanta of - thy Firs Department, Lo vay nothing of tho demundy of o great ‘coullagrationy No fnereass v the sfzo of pipes wan ubtafucd, No ordinsuces wero pasvod by the author- ics reyuielug {ron statters, porapet walls, or forblds it wouden comnien, Onc-quarter of {ie'vitizo stir- auw of tho zebullt portlon was e K-y W s, Whieh oftentines forms (e only protection to wares Jiouses i WU turcliatlso, sl iy bl dngn with 1i%o conlenta across au alley of some 16 feot, “iioao totoctd - cousteucllon, aud (ho fuabllity of 0 thees maudy structures to restst firo, was mado patne fully svident in the fire of July 1, nid ngain i o for dagi Iater i1y & uotablo inetanco, “Toall fhis wosndded fnol that the entiro 1'iro Dopariment lud becoma emorulizod nd ulterly worthloss Tor any geesk emericucy, having Deeoio p politicd machino of the Yrorud chutucter, uuq that, (oo, without o ressouablo hhovo of reforin, AN 1kbva facty regardlog tho ie vhiiciency of tio deparlynent woro braiight to tho no= tleo of tho Compinies by o Invosthyation find Dy a conpotent an oxpeloiiced connnittoo, tndor tho nuspicos of the Natlonal Board, nipointed ‘moro than Ly niontls biforo tho destructive firo uf Suly 14 laid opon 10 150 world ita ubwoluty tucapaclty, Lo fia & Tow dasw luter doveloped, IF pomilble, & st groator :xmfiu of ol tho Guatitics easential 16 nn offoctive fira ‘Tho r0 of tito 14t July demonstrated tho luabilit of (o Tubille portion 0 ‘rovlat the atoroung by poured upon It from €0 acros of wooden Alructures on tluo soutliannd aguin ‘beouyht. o’ companiea fco to_faco ‘with thoir" ol enoiny of Oclober, 1871, with sroll i wimotlar.zesulls, Notilag, wo aro told) bub {hie favoring breath of Providenica saved tho companlcs feomn o repctiifon of (Mo great calastropho of threa yeara aince, Wity all thioso facts bofora iem, tho underwritory Jnd no other recourzy Lt to g thesr yiews heford thio proper authoritics of Chicagu, us thoy did at length in tho Foport, of Wieir ommitie, mud, tier cunaldly prosenling thofr yequirenionty, awal ca Siion ot gl auturlicn, Sl A0 flen o remnin'in a clty- thus_imperdled, and under o Government bifud or Inseusible to tho welfnro ud oxe futeneo of Lo great trado centro of tho Wenl, would ba 110 fens thian niadnces, and seif-dostruction in tho oud, . Companles cannot o hazsrd wll Ou'tho cast uf o aiglo v, Thioy cannot Jonger, now that tisy hnve again wated tho bittos fruits o tholr coufidenco, Yrcur tho danger of ruln by & singlo fico, Common prudeuce forbidy kuoh n course, and tho outaldo publis who bold tholr policles demuud that companies’ should not oo fmperil tholr own anfoly and (hat of tielr eistomers, Tuding this responsibility 1o oflier interosts, they Bave, with lmust entiro accord, dolermined (o retio Lrom ciy that neglects or relufes o grant resoriallo protection 1o them in tho protection uiTorded by thiera 1o thuso whomm thoy muy: funure, Tho action of tio companies fs right, boyond. nll doubt, . Tho oflicers Would_fio derelict to tho sacred obligaftous, of thely {rustodt they heultated o moment i carryiug oug thele deterwination toreiire, The intellfeit piblis :’“"arl;’:“tgfih:);g?- fl‘ Jlélll nrli!tun, I;m'l ‘atockholdera, o 1 the é<porien W comnGn el ppduens 0 C o (O s 10 the yeopls of Chivage wo may {hiat now la tho Unig, for Aetlon and Toforin, 'Tho taslk 18 not half o ditculy s 1t ks eew ‘madn {o.apposr, - Tao Tty prariment ey U3 wit In {o way of scorganie ation in a weeld' o, il - porfoct ovder wiihin six monthe, aud l tho Iniportant requiroments of tho companics pubriantinlly auuwored within that fimo, ho compabies bavo nor demanded myoseibiiitica oF non-easeutialé indeod, notliug can 1o unwortliy of notlee whion tho safety of o city s at stake, Of ont thiug they aud the publie at largo mny. bo well usaured, nd Mab is Wt convervative, sound, and well-inanagod companies will . mot continus to do husiucis ogalnet such fesrfil oddw az now osfet, Of fho ono htmdred aud (hirly-slx amillions of dollarw forming the unueta of ho Nationn) Hoard compantios 0 per cent in naw kuown ak yledged 1o carzy out tho recummondation of tho. Board, sud liavo or will.retry on Llio 1at oF Oetober, to bo followed i thel nolfon by o conniuersblo numbe of tho largee 010 conkervatlvo compatile i and moro cansert spatica 2ot nomiually meie P THE NATIONAL BOARD. Tho Executivo Commiitteo of tho Natlonal DBoard of Undekwriters, in;the ofiicial bulletin Just published, oxpinius its nctfon in regard to tho recommendation to the Natlonal Board come panios to witlidruw from this oliy as Tollows ho nbovo noed sotion rogarding. Chicago rinks had Doz anielpated by Chous OF OUE TOMLRRS st bad atclied tho courso of oveuts i1 thnt ity sinco July, Sousof (o sequirameuts put forls by e Exsoutiv Coumittee, ab thelr meuting of July 1, had boon itao {lealiy mot ; and fn the nonfulfiliment of these, tha warnlng given ot that tmo knd ta bu put futo tho form of u Tecommendntion {o mll our anombers, Sixty doys had clapaed sinco fho waening sl sued; tho tnit of Hwo which ad Uten mmed wherdli substantinl Tofosms would bs fanguratid wan wlthin a week of maturity, i nouglt was dono by tho munleipalily, in_substuice, which would jutle 1y the Exceutivo Committen in withholding their roce ommendation, Homo of our membetr, n fact, hai not wailed for this formal action of (1o Commlites, and Bad olready ceased . desuing policles on ronewsls o that’ city; othera - wero waiting for an oxpression of opfion on tho subjocs by tho Qowumitlco before ncting, So {hat Whog tlio resolutions wero published thoy a¢ onco feaucd thelr ntructions to their pgedts. And. tho greas vty with which this fotommendtton haa ‘heen et i3 o testimony (o tho valuo wid. olfectivences of {hfu uctfou, “Wiila 3ch compuny Las in this acted on its own udiviunal Jndgment,—ss_ havo thoso of one fombera who Bavo not fclt propared o aceept tho vecommondation,—yet (o unity of oporativn Ly thent b the ono difcciion bringa such welght o tho movement as lends 10 tho woll-delined logo that tho nudlioritiea of Ghieago will put into forco such wica meanres of refurm ind liuprovemcut as wil warzunt 4o Exeontise Commities, oro loug, - advising. tio motuliers of tho National 'Board. tit oy can with noo degreo of kecuirity aufa renew thoir busincs fu thig Weateru Qapiti. 1t saying Uit noto of tho roquitementa ut forth Dy tho Exceutivo Commitice at thelr July meeting hiad Lieon practically met, 3t must not bo ovorlooked thias tho extension of tho firo ordinance, by a yolu of tha City Council on fhis. 218t ult,, was & step In tho right direetion ' yet, Whilo tho adinfulatration of tha faw remained {1 (e aame fucilo hunds (hat, made operae tivo thio provious ordiuance, It contd ot bo sald that in subsloneo? such requircimetite Lad been met, Agulr, {ho appropriation of aminmam_amount for o exs Leuslon of tho wator-uppiy, n fow weoka -aico, comd i 10 g bu seeptod vs Sfon apprcaching Uho stand- el collod for by tho requiromcnt of water supply. Toyond theso, nud 1n tho welghiier requireuients, théro appeared to Lo uothing dolug, and the trgeney of tho morchauts and manugcturers sppeared (0 bo of litdo ovail iu ita iviluenca on tho ity suthoriticn; ond this urgeney of tho cxpltaltats of tha city wits materlally woakened by tha opintons of tha lacal Underwriters, to tho effect thiat nono of tho come panfes would withdeaw (helr busfnois on Oct, 1, undor any cironmtances, 'fhus, fo many quartors {3 Chicago, " tho_actfon of tho Executive Commite tee, b 'fts xecont meetiug, appeared to creata o 'surprieo; yel, in roviewinz the situution, thero wus In reality no rocourso left to the Excontive Commilteo but {o advlso onr membors, fu accordatico It tho declaration of July 3, to cosse dolug an: business in Chicago ab th fitho uamed, snd untf] thora woro satisfactory aesuzauces given which would akio it prudent and politic~1n justico lo thelr busie ness tull otbiur pofats in tho countiy—to rencw tlig same, - FIREMEN’S TOURNAMEHNT, Specinl Dimiteh fo Phe Clitcaay Teibune, Sourt BEND, Ind., Oct.’ 8.—A firemon’s tonrs nament g been hold horo to-day, with fino suceesy, and gonoral satisfuetion wus wecorded to both’ participants and speclalors, of whom thore waro sovera) thousauds, lining tho sule- walks und stroots to tho ropos, filling the troe and covariug the house-taps. ' Amoiigs tho yisi ora wio largo dologations from Laporte, 1l Tact, Mishuirin, ilas, Paw Paw, Bachawen, mud athar places, After tho parada’aud review, tho first cuntest tool place, and wus of hoso compa~ vies, for a purss of 3175,—3100 lo tho frst, 260 to tho sacoud, aud §25 to tho thivd 40 radg, oy " lito of 100 foot, uncoupla aud conueet' with hydrant, attach pipo, and throw wator. Ton companios entored, ‘Tho first priz wag awarded to tho Union, No. 8, of South Bond; tho wecond to tho Deflanco, No. 2, of Niles ; the third to tho Wido Awako, No. %, of Laporto, Lime, Gilg, 69, 5814, 'Fho sccond con- lost svns n sweepstukes pucto of $76 for hosae compauics, with the samo rules aa bofore, bub ouly to Jay 60 fect of boso, which 'was talion by tho Wido Awakes of Taporte. Time, 4487, Thora woro no ontrics of hook und Indder cotitpuites, A prowitm of €50 was offerod o yikiting bruss binds, and Lwo eutrics were made, but the ouo from Paw Pay withdrew, aud there was 1o cantest, o performanco closod by a water-works display oI twelvo strenms, st year thoro waa 35¢ mileu of Wycloft pipo laid n the worke, and it ey proven do porteetly satiatuotory that n contraet was mado this year with Farrington & Brane, of Chicago, for aver & wifos of tho samo Pips Ak “ubont eame pric cout-itou pipo wes offerad, ?NIlMMEl\aE (RON TUBE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chizago Trivune, Torzno, O., Oct, B.—Tho wocond nttormpt to ralso tho staud-vipo for tho Wator-Works was mado horo to-dny, und onded succersfully, Tha ln‘nrnmtmlm woro complotod Insk night, but tho pulling on” tho ropen wus rotwrded’ by tho min until 10 o'clock this morning, ~when vork was bogun in tho prowonc of a large orowd. At tho ond of half an Lour the pipo was ruised 20 foct from tho graund, Ab thia moment ono of the windlueses gave way, the muchinery was chooked, and tjmbors huuhly placed wndor the pipo o whatain “if, uotil th dungo could b ropuived. Thia ocoupicd until 1 olcigck int the aiternoon, whon the" work yay nguik rosumed, and after four hours of continu, ous pulling, the (ilg:muu plpo was ralsed to n perpendioular, and ' littlo ‘aftor 6 o'clook tho aso wad lowerod into tho cast-iron foundution propared foy it, amid the choors of th people, Tho pipn is noly tha tallost in tho world, Lol .Z.Jfi teat bigh, or 11 Toek higher than the ono uy Erie, I'n., which iy tho next highest. 1t worehy about 66,000 pounds, and costs about - #7,000, Tho work of making and orocting tho pipo way dono by the John Cooper_ Manufacturing Oom. !muy, Of Mt, Vernon, O, 6 will bo recoliopted it o tlrat nttempt o ¥aino it, mudo somo fonr weekt ugo, resulted vory disastrously, thy pips falling Just whon it hnd lmost veachod o pere - voudiedlar position, aud causine w loss to thg coutrnetora of botweon §3,000 and $4,000, e o LIBEL SuT, Ny Yonr, Oct, 8.—A libol sy in- etitiriod in (10 Court of Conpuon Dy h’}“&'n‘ s Willinme, agningt tho Now Yoric Nation Lo rocov- or danuen for an articlo which appoared in that i):-:pur charghys him with “wlting® the Littlo Lun o, Ly whiclt purtios wore deoeived into pu hasiug stock. The case cemo up bofore wdga Robluran to-duy on o motion to dlsmise tho comulaiut on the ground that it nowhora avers thal salting" 1n auyihing moso than o logitizinto transnollon, or (ot tho pleintitr'y charactor could Do iufurod by such & obsigo, Daelslon rosorvad, ench compatly fo eurry 150 feck of Lose, tun ’