Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 16, 1874, Page 9

‘CHURCH COUNCILS, The Protestant Episcopal Con- vention in New York, Dr« Seymour's Cerlificats Considored by the Lower Houses Two Beoret Sessions Do Not Exhaust the Question, The Ohicago Protest ¥et to Be Presented. Other Business of Interest to the Church Transacted. Meeting of the Syhod of llinois North. Opening Sermon by the Rev, Geo. C. Noyes, THE EPISCOPALIANS, THF. GENERAL CONVENTION IN NEW YOREK, New Yomrg, Oct. 16.—~Tho Protostant Eplaco- pat Geuoral Convontion continuod its sossion this morning. Tho following messagos weoro recoived from the House of Bishopa: PRAYER-BOOK. Messago No. 16. Tho Houso of Bishops ia- forms thbo Houso of Clorical aud Lay Deputies that this House conours fn tho action of the Hougo of Olerical and Lay Deputies in increns- ing tho numvor of the Joint Commitieo on the Prager-Book, and reappolnts as this Committes, on the part of the House of Bishops, the Bishops of Ohio and Virginia, adding to it tho Bishop of Couniral Now York. Messago No. 16 of tho Honso of Bishops informs the Houso of Dopu- tieg that 1t L adopted the following rosolutior Reaolved, tho Oonse ,of Clerical and-Lay Deputles coucurring, That Concd 14, of Title 3, bo amended Ly chanping tie words “ mifesfonary Jurisdiction,” wheus evor tio ocour, fnto the words * mjsaionary district,” Mcssage No, 17: Tho House of Dishops informs tho House of Olerical and Lsy Doputics thnt it Las avopted the following : Beaolved, the Honso of Clerieal tnd Lay Deputies eonousring, That Sec, 2, of Cauon 11, of Title 2, be amonded by substituting in placo of fie words “any five Bishop of thin Church,” the words * five senior Bishope of this Cliurch,” sud that aaid ection bo fur- ther amended by addiug tho words, “Provided thiat i1 the Bishiop ayplying Lo ono of tho five Bishops, tho Text 1n senlonity Ua counted Ly hin place.” Tho messagen woro then rofersed to the Come mitteo on Canons, | TRE NEW DISUOP, ‘The Houso of Deputios thon went into secret gcauion over the couilrmetion of Disliop Sey- mour, of lilinois, The secrot geeslon of tho delegates Iasted un- il 1:00, whon tho usual recees waa tekon. It wuos lenrned thot o warm and heated discussion bad taken place at the mormop session over tho petition from Chicago, It is thought the secrat gossion will close this ovening. Tho secret session of the Convention did not exd until balf-past 4, and ot its closo tho delo- ates were n8 reticent as evor. 1t was learned, owaver, that tho Convention bad not concluded ita deliberations, and will it with closed doors to-morrow. Many of the dnlrfintns cxpressed tho opinion that the sccrot delibersiions would Iast for nt least throo daye, os & number of jm- portant questions had yot tn be disoussed. Tho migsionary dologates were highly fudiguant at boing expoiled from the Houso, A protest against this action was lodged with the Convention from tho misaionory dolegatos f1otn Oregon, NEW DIOCESES. Iu the afternoon tho fullowing messages wora Yecelved from the House of Bishops: Meesage 18¢ Tho Houso of Blshops fuforms tho ‘Houso of Clezical and Lay Deputies tbot they havo adopled tho foliowing resolution: fasolved, That thls Houso concurs with the Nonse of Clerieal sud Iay Deputies (n the stnendment (o Bce. 2, Canon 5, of ‘Clile 10, This smondment is in relation to the organiza~ tion of & primary eonvention with regard to tho formation of new diocesos and rules of govern- meut of them. COMMITTEE OX CANONE, Meegage194 The Touss of Bishops informs ihe Housa of Clerleal and Lay Doputies that they huve ‘adopted {Le following readlution s Tiesowed, thio Houze of Clerical and Lay Dopntics coucurring, That tho Committes on Canons of tho two ‘Houres have power to sit a8 a jolut committes, 'ho latler resolution was conewrred in by tho Lower House, BISIIOP SEYIOUR'S OASE, Tt was learued from iLe most reliablo sonrco €lat tho wholo day's sesgion was ocoupied i hearing _tho charges of rituslism preferred wgainet Bisbop Soymour. Tho document, how- ever, from Chicago was not read to tho body, but will, in ol probubility, be submitied to-murrow, whon it 18 expected that all tho teatiniony ageinst tho Dishop-eloct witl ba given in, Tho ovideuco for the defongo will then bs eubmitted, and wif nessas bo producod who, it s belisved, will dony thot any ritualistic )rocecdings wera introduced into tho governmont of tho Genernl Theolugical Beminary in this cit7 dwing the torm that insti- tution has beon undor hix chavge as Dean. Hia frlouds aro conildent that ho can successfuilly rofute s}l tho charges which wre bewg brought agzainss hini, THE CASE OF DR, BRYNOUR, DISTOP ELECT. Lirorn the New York World, Oct, 15, Thore are indications that tho approval of Dr. Seymour by the Gencral Convention of thio Epig- copal Church uow in session in this clt{ i to ba stoutly remsted, upon the nverment that ho ls unsound fu dockine, 1T tho charge bo mado and pressed, and lssue bo (aken theroon, the delbate cannot fail Lo bo the most impoitant thas his Church Lao ever experlouced. It will extond outeide the Convention, forlt will touch quos- tioua which, next to monoy-muking, occupy to- day, moro than any other, tho bess intellectual thonght of our tinia, ‘Tlo Romau Cuurch maintafug that a Blehap, 33 o successor of tho Apostios, must obtnin his authority thiough the Fape, or g is no Bishop. 4be Cheek and Angliean Chwiches, and tue Amorican offshoot of Lhe latter, maintain, on the othor haud, thatithe Pope has uo such &tatus, as thoe successor of Bt Puter, to whose Lishoprio tho Popo suceeadod ; that thers was no such gu- thority in Poter to tho oxcluslon of (he othor Apostles; aad, thorefore, that the succcesors cf tho Bishops ereated by tho other Apostles can to-day cousecrate uow Dichops to oftice. The poter of nominatlon or_selectlon of a Bishiop, undor whatovor name doecribod, i¥, bowaver, differcut trom the faculty of consceration by the Inying on of hands, which is tho bestowal of di= viuo functlons. Accordiug to precedents set by tho Apostles the clorgy and_poople orlginally united in tho choosing of & Bishop, Tha Romsun Church ex- cludes uuch popular participation, whila Con- grogationalisty, in tine country, olaim {hat chich government, lko theology, grew, in the early nges, ont of s pue domoerncs where oach commumty olected its religlous managois, whether doscons, prioste, or Bishops. Iu the firut deys of the Anglican Chureh tho peoplo 2ud clorgy of the diccese mada tha chioico of o mahu]}. tbo metropolitsn_prosidiug over tho churches of the piincipal oities of tho province examined him, and the wetropolitan, assisted by at leauc threo of his comproviucial Bishops, ordalued or consecrated him, 'ne vonsent of tho govoreign in En'filmul hrs always boon consldered vital to_ (ho crontion of a Bishop. Tho Anglican Church donlen thet tho attewpt of the Pofu to dispenno with the consent of the olitical power was ovor succesatul iu Buglaud, Cnder English law every Bishop must be of the 2go our Savior was whon Ho was baptized and begau to prench. By degrecs throughout Europo the unol:!n wero excluded from participation in tho cleciion of Bishops, and tho sovorelgna took tho eelection to thomsolves, Tho record of tho Birugels botweon tho ccclosiantical und feudal ayatome ou 1his point, oud betwoow the Popo aad tho Kingn of Iingland, ty an {ulerostiug ohapter fn Lnglish history, Finally Paye lnmeut, as evnr_vbnd}" knows, exeludod tho Pope In the raiga of flenry VIIL, anl suthor. ized the Kl to cmpowor tho Dosn and COhapter of o vaeant Dishoprie to procaed (o |_),m election of & Lishop, but with the conge d'oliro from tho wovorelgn went tho namo of tho porran to bu elected, and 1f thoy delzyed such oleetion above tweive days then tho Ky shiould nonnnate aud commend to the Arche bighop that the pernon ko preyeutod bo confirm- ad uud covveeratod. Undor the Buglish low s Chaptor cunaista ontlroly of ceclesiaatical por- sund, whereof the Dean of the Cathedral in olusf, 1 "o wanagemont of tho affaira of the Chwolsuuder the Lsliop, In cago of on oloo- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1874 TEN PAGES. tion by tho Ohaptor of the porson dictated hy tho sovoreigu, thon comos tho Quoon's lotiera- alont signitying ftoyal ssnent fa tho eletion gho Rnndio{mud, and comwaunding tho Avalibishop to proceed to confirmation § uoxt thoeo is A cjta- tion to oppuscrs to appear st confirmation and ahotw caure agaiunt it o rolurn to tha Aiche bishop of publication of tha cltation, and tho camminsion to conflvm, usually fgeued by the Archbishop to his Viem-Genoral, n loarned ceolesinetical lawser (Dr, Travora Twiss was for » loug timo Viont-Goneral of (o Arohibishop of Ceutorbury), Aftor this comes aontonce of con- firmatlon, and thon connooration, Tho powers of a Viear-Goueral to iearand uct npon causes slown againel conflrmation camo couspicrously up fn tha casea of Dy, Hompden, in 1818, and Dr, Templo, In 1869, ~Ecolestastical students aro a3 familiar with thoso oasen as with the volumo of ' Eeeaya nnd Roviewn." In Dr. Hampden's caso tho Viear-Gonoral, asnistad by two leamned clvillaus, rofused to henr tho objectors, whicl raluod a graat ecandal, ‘fho objuctors ’Tp““fl to the Queon's Bsnoh for n mnudamus to compol him to hear. Of the four Judgos who ent, tvo—Coleridge and Potteson— weta of opinion that the mondamus should go, but the other two, P. Donman nnd Erlo, rofused. One of the questiona wes whethor an sppesl be from the Vicar-Goneral, But elovon yenrs lator Dr, Twiss did boor cownsel of tho objectors in Dr. Tomple's caso allega tholr objoctious, but refused Lo hear ovidenco to travorse tho avor- ments of the Dean and Chaptor that Dr. Templo v o fit pereon, Dr, Twiss decided that he could not reviow the choica aof the Crown, hut that tho opponents should Lavo gous to tho Queen and bubly besought her to refuse to confirm_tho eloction dictatod by her, Thus tha law of England stands to-day for tho Anglicen Church, by which the Quacu, a8 supreme governor of tha Church, hag, {u theory, legal vower to com- mand any peison she rloascs to bo connecrated s Bishop, and tho consecratorn must obey. In the United States nmE{fluconnl Churoh has, by ono of tho articles prescribed by tho Gonetal Conveutton, declared that the Bisiop in every diocede ** uhall bo chosen agrecably to such ruicy 21 aball bo fixed by tho convoation of that dio- cene” Tho metbods of olection in tho diffor- ont dlocosos differ in a fow dotalls, but ara sub- stantlally tho same in its coniduct, by a vote of the clergy and the laity combined, And the Goneral Convention, in it charactor of final ar- biter and disposer, on proper appoal, of ll af- s, spivitual and temporal, relating to the Church, nssumon tho aulliority of rojocting, tor cause, the choico of Bishop mado in any dioceso, If tho caso of Ds, Scymour 8ball yaiso for dia- cussfon and decision "tho questions whicl now 80 disturb tho Anglican Churel the pracendings will vo of profound tuterest, not only to thoe membarn of the two Churches, but of all Protest- ant Clil]urchun, and totho Roman Catholic Church us woll. g THE SYNOD OF ILLINOIS NORTH. Tho annua~eession of tho Synod of [linois Nonb commenced last evening in the JFrat TPrestyterian Chureh, corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-firet atroot. The ationdancain the cliureh was not lnrgo. Thoe oxcrelsea opened with o selection by the choir, “Mear Our Prayer,” followed by the byma, * Coronation,” and reading from Penlm 45, BEDMOY DY THE Y. AT. NOYES. The Rov. G. C. Noyes then preachod tho sermon, 28 follows : * Though T have tho ?M‘l of, proplieey, and under- stend all mynterien sud al knowledifos and though 1 Lavo ull faith, co that I conld remore mountains, and bzye uot charity, I am notling.’—1, Cor., =i, 9, Tha grammatical construction of - (his sentenco pro- sents & difficully, aithongh ot first viow tho possago may goen! {0 be Very plain and freo of all obsourity s to fin meaniug, Our Englieh translation Lirdly biinga out tho difiicuity ns it fa found in the uriglnal lest, for lu our vetaion thostatement of thie Aprutlo u puro. iy hypothetical, “Though hiuvo the jft of proph- ey That s, mupposing it were ushlblo for 1 to hiave thie gitt of proliecy, and the gltt of knowledge, and {ho gift of fuith, and yot bo entirely without lovo, then thero would Us wanting 10 e (nat without which all otber glfts are nothing, If we weroto re- gard tlig Apostle oo making bere simply o supposition irom which to ressou in regurd totio unspeakablo imyportones of love,—a suppesition which hes, and cen have mo possiblo basla in fact,—ihen there fs uo dificulty ju Interpreng tho pessage; for wo aro oll, I suppoee, necusiomed to {hink what evon & heathen Cioero tulight, (hat theto Is o * con~ mon Lond bebween the virties," g0 that tho prescuco of onc {myliea tha presenceof oll, and tho cutire absence of suy ono hnpiles the absence of all, Thero muy be, and always will be, {n nny given case, an in- Lnrmonfous snd uicqual development of thess grrices. No ono will possesa and oxhivit them all in en exact and equal moasure of development, In overy Christian nan tle gracea of the spirlt wil appear, sonio mare 2ud some iesa fully unfolded, Dut can we go 80 far as 10 say that an individual may bLe entiroly destitnte of soma ouo of theto gifla or chaviznis, oud 3ot at the #amo Eime poskera othiera §n a high degzee of dovelop- ment? 1t i hiero (ot wa meot with difliculty, for by & sirict gramumatical conctruction ive are required {o re-, gurd the Apostle's languiga s declaative, and mob Lyyotbstieal, Tho Greek porticie, which, when ~ used with the subfunciivo mood, fmplics uncertulnty, or Dypotless, {5 hers used with {ho indieative 1mcod, * Honce wo eannot re- gard Ll apostio o3 suifcring thit which is fmpogsible, Dt an doeinring Uat which may really exist, ~Uguat: ural end snonstrous 08 knowledizo and falth would be, exieting entirely apart from Jove, yeb 3t would soem &y F tha upoulle meant to declaro {ht that they might so oxist, and that suoh a divorce Letween thom s some. thaing vot fmposeible, This ia tho view taken by Ol Dauren, who maintains that * throngh the ruinoua ct- fects of ain I human pature, it tuay happen tht hend and licart may #0 cutirely disagreo tunt thie Qlvine oy~ er mey be falt and seknowledged, swhilo the inward do- eira of 1ho heart toward God, il dovollon {0 Ifim, may Liave fullen off,” And thisis (bo view which 1y required by a strics grammatical construction of tho onginal text, Thus intorpreted, tho toxt tales its pleve wmong th * bard sayiiga” of Revelations, whick 15 uot only aitticult to yractice, bat difleult tlio to fully undérstand, Vo can readily understand how n 1080 can 10iee3 in cam meanure tho et of prophieey or tho glft of knowledgo without lovo; Dut how one could oarbly Lava faill etroug enotigh fo remova mountaine, or evon suy fultls at-all, spart from love, 18 what caunot bo eusily nyeil uuto e, 'Lard, sliall enter (e ngdom of Teaven, ' Many Will w3y to mo_in that day, * Lord, atd, htva wo 0ot yropliesied {n Thy name?’ And in )y iiame Lave cast out devila? And in Thy uems doue mauy wouderful works 2! " Theao swore evil meu, aud et thiey posseserd and eiorelaed great gifts, Kelf-decelved, 38 they plotnly were, fn regard to their acaeptance withh God, doubiless thoy were alsa relf- doveived us 10 tho groatuess of the works wlich they hud wiought, Dut, making all sllowance for this, it muat sifll be adzitted that the men to whom the words of Qbirlst refer had wrought wnusual and matvelouy worke, We know that Dalsam, though certain} not o salut, prophesied gaad 'eancerniug Inracl, Wo know ‘that the. Witen of Endor diu reslly evoke the pirit of Samuel, Wo know that tho iaglciatis of Ligyht, though groka fuolaters, did cuccesstully finf. tutey by thefr jugglertes, the wonderful achioveinenln of tho i Cropheta of 'God, ANd whilo ve do not kuow (it 3udss pesformed any mivaclos, yet it 1a ot unreagouable {0 uresun, that Tis did, for s ultimate arontasy divcredits his apostleship,'quito a6 mucn u lic filea that o mny ave had gives’ to Lim tha power {0 work miraclea witlle. e wat un_apoatlo, Which we know wau {rue of Lis aseociates Gy this high oflice, Tt st be confened, huwever, that tho difficultics whiol are rajsed by thip passayo are moro of epecu- Iatéve than practical chatacter, Penctically ik mulken no differance whellier ons may of may uot nctually Liave tho qifs of prophcey, kuowledge, and faith, apurt fromn love, IfLe do have thew, while yet ho does not have tis supreme gift of love,—this soul uf all gilts,— thoy whl profit Uini nothing, I ot cauy, uaced { ot poe languago & sltiglo word that sha) in milcadiog, Men have beon led Ly it uto civors Loth of thoiight umid practice, Tuking tho word in $ta popular wenso an dejsoting lma-glviug or thw ex- ‘pretsion of more Lindly fealing, {ley Lava henco van. aludted $hizt tho whiolo of ellglon 16 contuined In Auch churity, The nuthior of * Esco Homo,” feoliug that 4hin word 4s ontircly fadequate to exbroes to great thought cof the Isplred writer, attomptad, but not succensfully, Lo convey the full medning of the Grook original by tho phrase, outhusiasm of Lumanity." Wo tatmot do beiter, then, thn to tako the word tore, though that 150 peheral an Lo vequira someling of definliion fu ovder o & trne concopiion of ita meatifug in thie conuecilon, The love whasy suprente worth tho apoatle Lero ecls 201t In lanjuage, whleh 4 wouderful buth for il power and §is Loouty, 1510 soft sentimont unregulated Ly principle, 1t 1s not merely a generous ucligation oF deairo—a gaod will chorfaled toward thoso who e tertuln good whi for us. 1t Is sometllug moro than naturul*bonevalonee, kowevor avdant, aud moro tian philanthropby, however diehiterested, Tt ianot nicroly negative, us Iiplylig i abaone of Lito or disliko, 1t Inn uov dsposition, wrought In {hio hoart of the Ttoly Spirit, * Tv s vithl, superutural energy, unitiug wil tho powors of the soul With Gody the cesonce of oll Iove, ind_cousecratiur them to tho morvices of Win Eingdom.” Heneo it muathe disariminsted from niany forma of lova which, (bough adinienblo for thtir purity and utrength, ure yot deatiiute of any maryl uim, - Perantal love, the highest, porbaps, nozt to this of which thu npostls Alngd, Is ot seldom of fhi aoter, It v commendud 10 s by iis ton fun power, Tt ezcficn our admirtion &g wo s bloal any endur N and of Gny sacrificn, fulul defoct i, Uind it enibracen 1o, splitinl “puryso, Ilaico It comes whort of belug Christian lovo, waich, becauso it fu olivo with apiritunt” thoughts, and’ aagivat tions, and purposes, noiseares i tho blghvel dogree tho piwer to elevatu dud bi it wa ehull nuwhors ulae gain 50 truo and vivid o conceplion of thin lotaze tho dpostle’a awn doserly« tlon of 11, We eliull Uest larn whint 1t 1y by oberving witnt it doca and_enduren, Tho inspired writer de- clareu tiat 3t ounrerelts long!" TE (8 not yulek (o 7. sent njuries, but s patlent nndor provocations, 1t g kinil," not merely bearing in palfence the weings it cannot eacape, but actunliy doea good toward those who {nillct these wrongs, - 3¢ “enviotls aot," and thereby sbowa that §t {4 308 bors of arth, but of God. Tlicso words _denote an absoliita freedom from all s, el eartily ambition, sud oérily oF linpiice ovo, For theao Ao 1ho koil ont of which prow enyy and " fealonsy liko polsonous weedv. aunteth o Sisclf 1 “nevor iakes an_ovlontutloua display of the gifta which ft really posseancs, L rojoleothh In thie trutl,” a8 opjovod (0 tho Aplrit of (hoso vwho, whiily snylng mkuy true hings, suy thent not in the iutereats of trutll, uot &8 rejolciug n It, but sirictly fn the fn.. torests Of persulial pride; not for the bensilt of the e it capa. Tt its wiructed, hut for (ho gratificationand gloritication of tha fustructor, It Loaroth all fl]llll(!.5 nnd {8 sllent n regard to what it hias to bear, 1t believeth in all 1hings,” being over ready to make allowances for tho shortcomings of others, and to put upon thelr actions and words tha most favorable conalruction, It “hopeth,™ iu apite of nll_dlscouraging slgus, that whicli {n goodd uf snother, Tovo fs thus, a9 It were, & celestlal tomyple, wherein ho who posaceses it may ever «dwell fu peaco, It fa o puro light, fmbathing tha hieart and lifo, and making both beautlfal oven in tho slght of God, It is tho kpring of all pure mot .i and the fmphline of ull right actions, This lovo is tho only power which cou striko open the seerol of the life, mieat fta roserved, cnll forth ila confidnuce, wake ite slecplog rympathios, oud briug sou_ o the prescnco of I{’Iu trite niat, And {hts Ia 1ho lovo withont which a ‘man {a nothing, 'The possearion of L is so unepeaks sbly important that, witliout {t, tho highest gifta are, Ly the voleo of fuapiration Itaelf, dpeclared to be of no valiie whatover, And now wo are iu & position to un- deratand bettor why (s should ho Bo, Laving sRcer~ tafned whint love 14, let wa bring it inlo conupard ‘with the gifta named {h the toxt. X ‘The apostle saya: *“Though I havo the gift of prophecy . o . and have nat love, I am nothivg,” 1L 13 0t very easy 10 dotermine acoufalely whint meani- ing whould be givan ta the word prophocy, as here cin- plosed, lu OId 'Testaniont wage, & prophet “nicaus Bimply oti’ who {nterpreta nd communicates tho will of anolher, In the popular undorstandlng, tho. foro- telling of futnrs events §s probably rbg;rdml 18 having been tho chief function of a prophet, Dut this was only an luconsidorablo part of hia duty, Prophets, i olden time, acted us [nterpreters botween God and mun, Thoybad at irregular intervals Epecial mies. ‘Baged piven tham from God,—givon by Divino inepira- tlon,—~and which thoy wero to communicata to the peo. le, 08 autboritativo (ieclosures of tho Diviue will, Tt hos born supposcd that they differcd from tho apos~ tlew In that they were only occaslonally, whilo (ho lat- tor wero constantly, inpired; and that the ordained religlots teachers of our day differ from both, in thal they aro never tha gubjecinof any spectal fllurnina- tion, It {8 probable tuaé by “the gift of proplicey,” 08 lioro used, we aro fo tnderstand not only the power of forctelling tho future, but alfo the power, fmpart- el an the apecial gift of tho epirit, of siating truth and duty cloarly and impressively o otliers, Thus explnfned, thore I8 nothing, tn_om¥day, so ni sembiing it 38 preaching, Tho preackier, if any ono in our time, bag, or may Luve, this gift of prophecy. His dircourses may all bo full of great thoughts, Ife may 1o ablo to state the truths of the Gospel with the ut- most clearnces, and enforca them by the moat cogent Iogle, ndorned with tho most brilllent rhotorle, He juny provont theso truibs with overwhelming power, because he seca them with cloar vislon, analyres thent by & powertul futellect, and colora them by his own sirong but disciplined lmls(lnlllou. Dutit shall all bo In vain, If wo have not love, Our Lord himeell gives uy, {0 words from His own lips, tho only truc ideaand end of preaciing. Ms uayn W1 havo dee elared unto them ‘hy name, and will doclare it.” But what fory He Himsell suswers, naylng, * That the love wherowills thoit has loved' o, may bo fu them and Tin them.” There ara mon who appear L0 bu un- ablo to £co truth, except as it i reflacted throngh ec- closiaatieal windown, Thelr utterances savor of the unwholeaomo esnctily of & cuthedral, rather {han of a 4 flold which tho Lord hnth bleasod.” oy are more coucertied sbout speaking the truth than sbont “apeaking the trull in love,” But {o apeak the frath i notblug' if it bo not spoken In love ; and the Apeak- cr is nothing I he hath uot love, 2, “ And, thongh T understand all mysterios, and nil knowladge, and huve uot love, Iam nuthing,” Mover understands by myaterica hiere, the secret counaeli of Qud, tho urrangeinents of Messizh's kingdom, Kt \r0 must not, as Meyer docs, confound thesa Fitts with thatof prop} ocy 3 for they oro soparite, though they oll ahike proceed from tlie Divine fiumiuntion, xud aro Tostawed for the purposo of enlightening others, To #underatand ul Toysterics ® hinpiies an immeasurablo advunicd upon our present knoswledge. ‘No rauge hath been Ko buld, Or of {ho latter or the old, Those elvish wccrets to unfold “Which lie from othiers’ reading, At overy point of Lis dealing, both with tho onter and with the fnser world, mau has tv dosl with mys- tery. In cvery atage of his cartbly carser, from tho firét beginnings of mental actlyity to extrewo ol age, man Wiy bo truly described as & wondering croatura ; and wherover there i wonder there fa mystery, Ihe malerial universo is full of mysteries. Notwithstand- Ing the wonderful dicoverich of astronomy, yet the heavens are still oo full of mysterles as of stara, Great and subatantial results have besn accomplished by geologiata, and by the Full army of patient tollers in the fields of the various natural sclences, and yot ot mynterics remain wlich avo not yst undorstood, All lifots a mystery, from tho lowest to tho high- aut_organized forwms’ in the vogotable world; aud, in the asulmul, from tho crowling wortn up to themun; and 4§ {3 none tho less o mystery sinco selentiatn have sssumod that thoy bave found ita protoplasm, Tiere ure myateriea (n religlon, Its dark places £ro a many &# its places of light, * Now wo geo through 0 giAwe darkls.” The darkncss of e lics avor the who'e oxpanio of ourlifa, It o5 if tho concelt of the crazy philoscpher deseribed Dy Mr, Addizen wera truo, and as i thors wero really territlc stars whode office it fs to ray out darkuoad. Now it wonld be & great thivg to “ understand all igaterics,” to haveall the scereis of tho universe loid open elearly to our view, to climb to the summit of thie bigheat mountain of fnquiry, aud thence survey all tho kingdomn, not of the earth only, bt of the unfvorse, * and the glory of them,” In’presenca of smyaterios we often fecl ourealves to ba mistaken, be- wildered, despaiving. But what i€ the darkness should bocomne a pavilion, tho mystery a rovelation 7 Would not this supply all our needs? Not wo, says this volco from heaven which apeaks to us {u the text; it would be nothing without lova, Aud the samo would ba truo wera we to posseas all kuowledge, And yet who shall exaggerste i our doy the jmportance of knuwledge, mud especially tus knowledge of religious truth, Thi is a time when men gecn \lddelf dingioeed to ignore oven tha very ex- fetence of a epiritual world, sud of & persousl and in- telligent Croator, Wo havo oxplored tite realm of malter, We Lave wou it to bo our friend ; wo have indeed subjugated it 10 Lo our tlaye, 50 that it ver- forma Loth frisudly and meniul oflices for us, By the wid of tho telescope wo havo enferged ihe Lounduriea of our knowledge 50 na to tako fu other worlds, By tho aid of the nicroacope we havo msdoe tho sequaint: ance of Leings inuuwerablo, hitherto invisible, fnflnl~ tesimally swall, and yob porfect in organization, By ourinventivo akill we have seenred tho mighly forces of steam ad electricily a8 minlatcrs to onr daliy and omnonest needs; oversthing which enbances the matorial alde of humen life hus mado wonderful prog- ress duriug the lust fow years, Aud now lo_mect and battle successfully with’ the roateriallsm of tho nj“" must not ono have a profound aud iniimato Lnoy g0 of 1oligious or Scripturel truth? It} a charnctuistic of the day that meu are ever ready with quealione, ulive ta diflivultics, quick to start ‘objeciions Mow ehall they bo mot if tha combatant do not bave his mind stored with the doetrines of religlon clearly cone colved, syntematically arranged, strongly fort{flod by argitments and proofs, and afl ready 10 bo used at evory justant of noed ? Dacs not George Herbert nay: Xt i» au 41} manon that Tofusoth any 1ton, aud thera 13 noknowledgo but in n skiliful bund serveth to fllus- trate tama ather’s knowledge 77 Yoo, it ia all trio thit knowledgo s important, Therenust Lie Imosledge of tho truth that is to bo uttered, extene.ve, toaurate, deep, Thery must bo Luotwiedge 0f the ‘human belngs who are te be ad- drotsed, und to know them ve wust love them, Ifonco knowledge, by itxalf, Is nothing. Love alone, Chirist's own Jove Mving tn uh, exn give tho clear insight, tho dclicato louch, the paticnco with fau'ts, which aro es. sential 10 chiain the favar of God and power for good oyar mam, ‘Toe wish to imow—tho endlcea thirst, Which even by guenching is uwaked, And which beeomes or blevied of eursod As ju the fount whereat 'y slaked, Simon tho Pharie knew that tho woman who came 1uto tha prescnce of Jesu (u penstence aud losra wus aulnuer. Tt o was withont Jove, and his kuowledze only prompted i to Livo the sinuer_thrust out of sigiit, Call tho roll of our churchos to-day, xnd thero f8 uany unen who would have to suswer, If not to thie nuine, yet to tho cliracter, of Simon tha Phavivee, ioaned, flien, da the aata, and_ blearcd the work, of thios0 who cait any, with wi ancient worfhy, #/The Lord hintls glven me the tutgue of {he learued, tot to (in Diite controveraien, nol {0 o cud untio knots of disin- ity, bt fo rpeak 'word fu_ keastn t overy ot that (6 Weary," and 10 npealt it out of o heart of love, 4, Hut he apostle gocs rauch furthior than to esy that Wie gilt of prophosy, and tho uuderstanding of mys- {orics, and the_posscsaton of all knowledga, nve valn Lelng alone. 1o declares oven fuith to- bo morally mortlloss williout love, * Though 1 have all fnith o that 1 could removo mountaitis, and hava nat lave, L a1 nothing,” And this from_tho Apoatle Faul | 1t iy fometies unld that Pauland Jamcs sra ta contilct, and that tha former oxalia and niognifies faith as if fhers wera ot olte to Lo desired, hin docs not sound MEo L] Not ouly docs ba ot do this, bt ko declares tht faftli—aven 2 fafth whicl could refnove woni s i nothing without love, Tuin ls itrong lauguage, but it in tho Jenguage of fnsplration taelf,” - In commentiug upou thia aitl, Leander holda tat {t 4 2 rendesing of ¥ what appoared imponsiblo posst= blo by the power of religioun couviction working on Sl sl oF b o practical Lowor of the will suimated and elevatod by it Tt ik doubtlcss tho somo kind of faithi to which our Lord tefersed when 1o katd (o hi Haciples, 1€ 5o bave falth un o grain of musterd seed, 3¢ lill'sny unto this monntaln, ltamove houcs to yondue plice, aiid ¢ sball remove, tud uothing Ml bio fmpossiblo nuto vou” Whotlier it fa a fatth that 13 to Lo clearly distingulshed from that which o zightfully regard a3 tio “uadaental grace of the Ouristiun llfo” Js & question not ensily auawerod, It would soom va though It must be, and ue tlough it wera almply an upprebension of Chtist in bis power 10 work miraclea, stil {hus & (altiy which nuy Lo pose seacod, mad whoso migbly otiergles smay bo wielded by an unsegenorate nerson, Buch o faith, tough it power nury by adequate to ramove mowktaing, 18 yob liothing if love ly wantiug, for lovo Js 1Ot 0 it 8 Rlt us tholifo of all gifti, an atmosplicra anveloping the mifts of prophecy, aud' fulth, aud ol the pest, und, an atutgapliere tn which they 1ive, whd withut yhio they wro dend, oF uro nothiug, Without lovo theun glii swonkd bo dovoted ta tho enda of ambition, of wWhich tho dicastruun results wonld Lo tho rull of themeelyes, nud of {ho Church, Faitl, thon, to o of any vulue Whatever, must Lo noniethihie moro ihan ingelloctual aeacat, and comothiug niore tha a graoly lolghtsued wnd Guorgleed uetat of to Wik Thors murt bo tho clioleo of bt objuat 0f lave, nud A ehiofra which fu ftaclf 1ovo geing forth n’ Wy cot ow the will, aud implyiog s rlght ofate of (o héart which © il ba coptinuont and allditg, Aud (hos 14 love aloms which ¢an glva to faith dla true vadue, aluce it Ls thet nlone weatel tnakes i lvitg, | Cruls, tikn, might the wpostin 88, “Chongls T huve all falill, so that I could removo wontaing uni havo ot love, T am uothing,* s o tho uuulnh wit Wnovor falleih" Frophedy shall eco long yiold to fullitlnent, cs (o {wilight dirappests b foro the ful plory of th duy, Kunviedge Which (n now o Airafted wnd Tartinl, sl niv way 10 intuitton, e falth elull by sncvaeded by aiht, Bt jove 1o o thie vory naturo of God, for Gad 18 lave, & ho dnty thiet 4 dwelletls fu_lave dwollotly In God,? Ukera ls 1o place $0God for falll, Sur o self.cxiutiugy, eteraally o ntingg, nod Aolghty Belng con dopend on o' vue, Thero'In na placo 1t God foz hope, for e posensos ail hings, and “theroicre must nuw and forever ho s preiioly bleased, Faith aud hiopo iy nor be pre- Qleted o€ 1, for thy toaron that deds bjocts it exioenal to bia olug. it oo fa o e wauzco of G, and thetefors it b tho weatest of alh st st swithiout wistel ul elue s nctling, Aud now does not thin Gospel of o sublime clicrity sound Very 1uon ike & itter {rony when 1t 18 placed fu cona truat with lio ordinarylives of moen 7 Even in {he Ohureh of Glirfst how litlo In thero of thls Toy tho apoatlo deeleres Lo bo sv much more impartant tlinn all (hings olso; thnt this wanslng, overytiung te wanting, Men will' Aght for Cuclatianity ‘with tha courage and tenaclly of velemn watriora s fhey * con teud earneatly ™ for it they will even dio for 1t3 bub to liva in ita apirit, which 1& & apirft of Jovo, oh ['low diard it s, and foyw few, comparatively, aro fournl dofag it,'Te Church inentored by the nppofutod Initial sacrament, Doea thet act of inltiation make the iniliated brethren? No: bitf oftenifmen n fgnor- ance of ench otber, or Iu Indiference o rach allior, or fi nctual and Lelofal estrangemont from each Other, thel livea bocomo s hoiribls mockery of Drotherliood, Mon cannat bo mado oo by o cominon futellection. * Agreoment In hellef, nuifostity of dog- s, whilg they tnay foster & apirit of U fotry towasd thoso without, ean nieyer ereats a spirit 6 fhrothorhooll amoug thoss Who aro within, Men milf neres to ac copt o common creed ; they may Leaefigh tho pro. founlun of tholr Allegtante to 1t, o8 = flag fhich fa nover 10 Lo lowered, and nevor Lo b desertcd oy may (o all (s, and yet Do to each othior uo T3ra than e Derygn loating ont the cold honoms of the o neq, and aking known their prescrice only by the cold nhud- e wrhlels thoy aand for aud wide Tnto N urround. {fig ntmosphere, It s love nlona—low Which con atltuten (o eommoan relationship (o Obrish aud xecures conetant comunion with Tim. It is th4 sehicl ores ates wnd perpetually preservas fhio brothtthood of ho. Hovers, Siich lova will aliways rofuso t0 Jut tho worat cons{ruictions upon doubtfal ctions oF Wirds, 1t will bo quick to detect (ho grace of God_thrmgh all tha waywardneas of man, Careful and. elxnmapect {n averything, it vill La eopeciaily carcful feat )l ful caro'whould pass info Jdesuitical cunniug,which, when Gotooted aa It Ja very corlain to be, )WaS Fopoln coun fidonen, ' It will furnirh eyes for thio blfuc and feot for tho lanic, Tndeed, 1¢ th liven of Christsus dla uut correspond witls the apirit of thelr religon, which iy Tove, soclety wonid present o yory difforent aud a far ‘mord deligiitfal sapcet (han §t has over ye! presouted, "Tla unavoldable lis and miseries of 11fa a0 compara. fivoly inconsiderable, Our morlality, with il oue physical infirmities associated with ity 18 notling in Gomparison with {bowo evils nnd ‘mirerlos wiilch apriiig from tho sclfikh psksions of individuals, from theic® Inguntice, tuelr uncharitableneas, thiie Uiitor contclousncss, ' ond _thelr ~cruolty, Bt while the Violoncs of mun can huirt, it canat drive whero love connot draw, In wintor, near the shoo of yonder Take, ot paralial with it, s Bolld wall of 20 in biniit np by the -ndnn of thie waters : against this wll tho waves aoinetimen beat with torvibin rights 0 for from weak- eniug i, the cold apa pitiicss buifeling onty adda to tho strongth of tho rampart, Iiut ot {he vernal suna beams toticks {¢ willi thelr goutle and warm carers, and tho wall whick would not yield to forea diwsolves’ nnd dfenppesen aa iF by mngiod and 1€ thio Watcrs of salva. tlon are over (o flow wibindered over all thin nin- stricken ozril, tho obetacles which now cbstruct thefr Tow inuat bs ramoved, not by tho battorug rama of clvil or cccleatuetical poswer, but by tho lrresiatiblo fue Huence of that love apart' from which the gifs of propheey and tho understanding of all mysteries and a1 knowledge, and tho faith which can remove moune taing, are nathing, . The Rov, Mr, Noyen ealled the Synod to order, s Moderator, and st his suggestion, iu consid- eration ‘of the [atences of th hour, thay ad- journed nutil 0:80 o'elock thin morning, Thero will bo threo sosions of the Synod daily. A JOINT CONFERENUE AT WHEITE- WATER, WIS, Speeial Dispateh to The Chieago Tridune, WiitewATer, Wis., Oct, 14.—A raw, cold doy, but noluck of outhusism in tho Union Coufor- once or a thinning out of atlondanco, An bour of dovotion opened the dsy. Tue Rev. Crawford, of Loko Mills, in tho chalr, fol- towed by a lively discussion, Christian Charity tho themo, The Rev. A, O. Fish, of Racine, preached an exhinustive sermon from Ephesians, iv,, 8, 4, 6. Subjoct—" Rolatbns of Liboral Churches to Each Othor and to the Church Unj- vorgal,” Tiwodistincy denominations wora re~ presented boforo him, though foundea on the primative idoa that God 18 Jove. ' Olkers might tonch hate ond pordition ; thoy ttught love and morcy, No Popes nor powora conld shut thom out of the Church universal. Tharo was NO REAL DIFFERENCE ‘batween liboral thinkera ; It was chiefly that of nawed. Tha wholo tendonocy was tiward unlly in namo as well as unity fu eympathy and purposes. At 11 the Rev. 2. H. Howe, of Xonroe, read o clear and thoughtful cssay on Liboral Chris- tionity, its present condition, and fusura prso- pects. ‘The Liberal Churoh wa3 a prosperous budy and a growing force, aud was destined to exoroise unlimited influence. Briof and stirring addressos wero mado on the subjoot by sevoral of thoss present, At2o'clock Bonator Howo began his addross on faith as an eloment in the scourity and growth of States, o Bubject of which politicians aw suprosed to koow nothing, Abrahom was the first to ozor- cigo faith ; thon John the Baptisl. Faith is as necessary to the Stato ns to tlhu Cluseh, China ia o Btato without faith, Amorich has it. China roveres tho past, oudures the present, but scorns the futuro, We scorn the paet, embrace the prasent, and yearn for the future, “Thore is no seeure Stata 3 0N TOLERADLE SOOIETY. whero the faith of Abrsham in abjured. Tho Rov, W. H. Sponcor, of Sparta, followed. ks serman wna * Love' Thy Neighlors, aud Prove All Things," o practical and substantinl dis- cuasion. Duty calls far love ta scieice, 08 woll 08 to ono’s weighbors, and & seirching aftor sure truth by careful investigation, The Unitar~ ian membera of tho Conferenco boll o business mesting, and choso thoe following ollcers for the ousumng year : _President, Judsa A, I Prichard, of Janesvillo ; Vice-Presidonts, tho' Rov, W, M, $poucar, of Sparts, and J. A. Trunll of Bharon ; Socrotary, tho Rov, J. Fisher, of Whitewator ; Ireasurer, H, Al, Simmons, of Kamosha, "o above ollicers conntituto tho Exetutive Com- mitteo. A fine nudienco gathored this avouing to listen to the Loy, 1. M. Shnmong LECTITIE O DANTE, The firat part of tho loctute treated of the poot, the lost of his groat poem, the *Divine Com- ady." But one pisture of Danto is_in oxistenco. It was vpasted on o wall and aftermavds plastered ovor. It wag discovered ju 1840. 1t reprosonts the poot at 25, lmfiurnl. ‘but serious. At an early ago Lis love for Beatrico began to grow into tho master feeling of hislife. She died ot 20, but his love, idealized aud puri- fled, increased yearly. Flotence was the home of anarc) in 1300. Daute was 2Cliof Conueilor. One yeay lator howas drivon forth in exilo, In Lis sonsitivo soul tho momory of tho Injustica was gver presont. ‘I'ho remain- ing nincteon yoars of his.lifo e wandered in noverty. T'he thought af the thirtaouth contury was of the future, and chiofly of futuro punisli- ment. Dante was tuo It poet to presorve and idenlize tho thought of thongo. 'I'ho speaker Rave a terne synopals of the plan of the greai voem of Dante'a descent in tho pit, of hia prog- reas, with Virgil for his guide, through the nino spnrtments of Loll to tho earth's coutre, and thenco vt to the opposita side by the MOUNT OF PURGATORY; of tho assent and of the meoting with Beatrico, and undor hior guidanco of hls passage througl Heaven, 'Who third buok; is discriptive of Henven, and ia inforior to the others. Under the fantastio couceptions of- the noom & philosaphy abounds whicl 1 true of human nature in all agos. Dr. Korr, of Rtockford, sporks to-morrow aflornoon, and the Rov. L, I, Herbert in tho ovoning. THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS, Swectul bispateh to T'ha Chicugn Tribune, Warngwaten, Wi, Oct, 16.—1'ha uanal honr of devation opanad ‘tho day, and, as usun!, thore wag morv discussion than prayor, ‘'he tubjoct of discursion wun ¢ ‘Lhe Objeot of Prayer,” ho general soutiment wus that prayer was & tributo to tho Doity, aud un onuobling exerciso, Tho idea thint prayor could aifeot tho Divine purposo found no favor, Tho Rov, v, Jones rend an ablo cssay on “Chureh Finnuco," a most importans thomo, Tho flusncinl condition of most churches s wrotched, and cauges schlam, A livoly diseussion followed, Dr, Patehiu, ot Fomd du Lo, thought 1f prenchors bad boltor aultura nud preschod more sntestaining sormons tho financon would take cavo of themsaives, Tov. W, 1, Roas, of Jolfordon, road n fine o8- say on ' “'fho Drovinco of tho Iulpit.” The preacher should Lo o tosolor, o londor, a prophot. Ounao of tho happlest efforts of the wook was tho nddress this afternoon by Dr. XKorr, ‘of Rocklord; subjock: “1dens in Roliglon Lha Survival’ of tno IFlitest,” = ‘Tho ucod of tho day fs, ideas with lLa potency of fuvronse in thom; idoss of suggest- vonoss and of growth, Tho ides {hat snryives i thio idon that how Hving powor, that da full of the powsibility of momolhing botlor and larger. Tho murvivi lion must ha good, true, bLroad, adequate., Now truth 5 over probbotio of moye truth, groater trath, Tho roligion of Chuint in yon full of tho elemonbi af growth, Whe Christia sbould feel contidones in now positions, Dincuseion ou Churoh financo couttmed, Tho preucher xallied, and aitaciod Dr, Patehin's files of pronching kcienco and litastuwo, Lhe X My Pardee, of Chicugo, defand- o him, Mo wsid pulpit-ower Niled thie pawa, and to draw tao prescher mnst linve tho "best onlturo of tho day, Tho prosshern seamed to Nieliovo poncaally tinl Bibie-culturo couli nlono d pormanent chinrehcs, An aduirablo eany by tho Rov, e, Thonpe son, of Chioago, followdly wibjoet, ** Indui- otenca.” o vomdored il the Luno of tho hiberal chimreb Druy woro leaving orthodox denomsinulions, but ALl not 1ereh the Cunsan of Junsrsliunn, Ty povished jn tha whidetnnss o ik iforong unistbilibies und peasl- Vilitien of arelies wre grons, sid Mo thioro shautd bo no liditteienea, Tho olcelng oXureise waa tuls avening o u l lectura by the Hoev, erbort, of Qonova, THI, Rubject, *Tho Qood Limo Coming,"—ons of tho ahnrpost and richeat exorclnos of (lio toasion, ho millenutnm is not to como suddenly, hut by gradual growth. 'I'io root of old thicology i this Iden of auddonness of miracles und special interpositions, Tha iden of fha new I8 o uatural, healthfnl prowth. Uhings that hinder (he millonninm nre projudice, enate, poverly, conventionalitios, shamg, falne notiona of natiire, Thinga that Lelp aro yhysle cal and moutal lioalll, ocial nirongtls, com- anorce, tho pross, but chlefly tho religlon of Chrigt, 'Tho duls of every man Is to speak tho true thanght and do the right thing, Resolutious wora X“““Ed favoring annunl union conforencos, and the following Jolnt com- mittoo appointed ta talo thoe mattor In cliarge 1 Tho Rovs, Barry, of Fond du Lne, Todd, of Co- h‘xllrbun, Spoucer, of Bparta, and Jones, of Jaues- ville, The utmost harmony hies provailed throughout {ho ontiro session, and the mauiiost inlluonce hus boon to blond the differout livorsl churchos togotlier, and wipe out tuo light borrlara that nomiually soparato them, ——— MISORLLANEOUS, TRESNYTENIAN CONVENTION, Special Dirpateh to T'he Chicaao Tribune, Mapisoy, Wis., Oct. 16.~T'he Wiscousin Con- gregational and Presbyterian Convoution moots hore this avaning. Somo 225 ministers, dele- gates, and thofr wives nro expoctod. The Rov, Arthur Little, of Fond du Lae, preachesthe opon- ing sermon this evening., An interesting pro- Rramme of papers aud discussions ia arraugoed. gt fons Wil i 3 THE COURTS. Rtecord of Busincss 'I'ransncied Yose tordav. AN IMPORTANT OASIZ TO DUSINESS MEX. A cago which involves n now principla wes deeldod yestorday bofors Judge Murphy. The Plaintifl, W. IL Smale, it scoms about s soar ugo lind oceaston to buy some ofl of tho defoudant, W, II. Hoolker, who kopt n atore on tlio corner of myo)ph and Clinton stroots, ae Liad beon his custonr‘at differont times when purchinsing goods at tho samo placo, Bmalo, on tho occasion in question, followed the ealesman to the rear part of the store, whera the oll vias lopt. It appeared in the ovidence that he was bliud in one oyo, and that while walking lio inadvertently foll through a trap-door, and soriously injured hignself, so that bis lowor limbs have ever &ingo heen paralyzed, Bmale brought suit thoroupon, claiming that his injurios wore tho result of tho negligenco of the dofendant in not keoping tho trap-door closod. ‘Tho defondant, on tha other band, insisted that the plaintif hed no business in the renr par of tho storo; that the trap-door wag not in tho part of the atoro usually frequented by customors, and that the accident occwrred through tho plaintif’s own nogiipsuce, It appesred on the ovidenco that the trap-door was on the side of the ntore opposile the coun- fer, und that the plaintiff passieg along had the door at his loft, or bliud sido, ao (st ho did uot sce it. Tho charge of the Judpo to tho jury as om- bodylng tho law on the subject Is, of cotirec, tha chiaf part of the ease, and we give tho most fm= portant parts of tho charge in full: Tho Court notriets {he jury na & matter of law that tho ownor or occupant of firemisen is bouni to use or- dinary caro and diligence to keep them i & vafa condi- tlon for tho accen of peraons wiho como tliereol by lifs fuvitation, express or fmplied, tor the transactiois of Lusinasn s or i€ I premiics aro in auy way danger- ous, o anust givs such vislora sutticient waroiug of tho damaga to enablo thom, by the ute of ordinary care, to nvold It, And if tho jury believo from tho cvidence in this cans thiat the plaloli colied at the defondant’a storo or place of Lusineus, ot the mo of tho inary come plained of, to purshare goods of the defendant, the Bo had "the right to exemino nnd fusp tho goods or merchandias he desired to purchase, and " sea tho samo measured out to Lim at tho placo In zald storo swhoro the nald gaods waro uf- fered to be, or woro, measurod out to the plalutiff by ihe defendont or his clork, unless preventod by tie defoudaut or bfs_employes from going to or being at anid place, or unless {46 appearsnce of Exd piaco ‘whero 6afd goods wero mesaured out wes such us fo forbid o restouably-prudeut mon from entorfug therein, On tho part of the defendants, it was chargod that if tho plaintift waa gullty of noghgence, or mioro guilty than the defondaut, hie could uos re- cover ; that lie was bound to uso mozo core than if ho wero not bliud, and that tho defondant was only bound to tho use of ordiuary diligenco. ‘Tho jury, atter being out nbout threo hours, ro- turned o vordict for tho plaintiff, and fixed his damages at §660. Mesors, Monroe aund Liddy appenred for tho piaintift, and Kogora and John- wou for the dofondant. PIVORCER. Mary J, Fox_filed u bill for a divorco against Floreneo M. Fox, hier husbrud, a renl cstste broker and jnsuranco ogont of this city. Com- plainant states that Lio has willfully deserted hor and rofused to five bor any support ; that ho ia engaged in business hore, and owns a cottnge, No. 551 Tulton streot, and o tract of land in Derrien County, Michigan, tho titla to which, Towover, {8 in the namoof A, A. Fox, the do- fondant’s brother, but, ns Mrs. Fox nssorts, only to keop hier from acquirmng any claims thoreto, Bho slso atates that tho fecling exivting hotwaen Dor and_ lier husband s very bitter, snd _sho i afraid ho will digposo of his property when ho Jenrns of tho presout procoedinga uuless roatiain- ed by tho Court. Touiso Wolf filed a bill agajost hor busband, Chriatinn Wolf, on the ground of eruolty. TTENE. Judgo Drummond 1o ongaged with the Balti- more, Pittedburg & Chicago Itailroad ense. A veniro has boon jesucd for & jury iu both the United States Circuit and District~ Uourts, for ov. b, Mrs. Emma E. DuPule, who hag beon proso- cnting o suit against John TFox for an allogod slandor, was 'yestorday awarded 1 cont damagos, aftor n long and olaborato trinl. Rathor a slow way of getuing rich. BANKRUPTOY ITES. An order waa [uaued for the examination of A, D. Tityworth, under tho proviaions of See, 26, In the matter of A. 8. AleDowoll & Co,, an order was made showing that o composition meoting bad been held; that the eroditora bhad ngreed to ncoopt 30 por cent in full of their ciaime, and ordoring ~that o heating bo had Oct, 29, to luquite whotbar the rosolution passed at tho composition meeting was duly prssed s8 ro- quired by luw. SUPERIOR. COUNT 1K WNIEF, Homer Potwin sued Augustus Belz and John Lolz for 31,000, J. R, Adams began o sult for 94,000 against Albert Croaby, and another for &1,500 aguinst W, J. Doughorty and T, K. Holden, G. W. Stoblo broughe suit for $2,000 agalust 8. C. Gibson. ‘Tho Hecond National Bank of Aurora sued Charles Witl and Witliaza Roberts for 81,600, . W. Reese commonced an action against BSamuel J. Walker for §4,000, Jamos Olark sued G. L. Batcheldor for $1,000, CUMOULT COURT, Thomna Dugan comuioucod a suit in trospass against tho lilinos Central Railroad Company, sy damngos at 520,000, Wilholmiua Zobo bogan a suil in tressprsy for 6,000 egawst John Kuisor, Liifon Sulllvan also coramenced n sult In treg- pasy against Catherine toaed, olaiming $2,000. THE COUNTY COURT. * The following persons wore adjudged ingans by jury-trinls : Alnrgaret Youny, Gustay ler- muun, and Matt O'Drien, In tha watter of the North Chlesgo share- drive, rulo got aside, and cauno continued till noxt term of tho court. I, 0. Gaines was appointed aguml!nn of Trul A. Tognton under an_approved bond of $8,610, Tho will of Jamos Roed was proven, and lot- tora testamantary issued to Sarah Brokaw Reed under an approved bond of 9,400, Tho will of Fritza Harke wan proven, and lot- tora teslamentary issued to Mary Harke, and Ter todividual bond of %3,200 wax approvad. Dichaol Crommn was appoictod administrator of tho ostato of Deunis Cronin undor an ap- proved oud of &8,010, In tho mattor of tho cstato of William Schnof- for docenved ; ordor upon adminfutrator to pay clabn of Huck's Chilengo Browing Company by coming in of court Monday mormnE. In tho matter of the estato of Llias Olsen; ruld on administeatrix 1o uhow cause why uho sbonld not b removed for nogloct of filmg nr- plication for sale of real cstato as requived by orderof Couvt enterod relurnable by coming in of court Monday morning. 3 Pho el of W, & J. D, Kuoman for £1,075 ln,;um.nz tho ostats of Mary L. Nowberry wad al- o acl. T.ew I, Dayls was appointeid guardisu of Mio- nie 1. lowor ot al,, under onapptoved bond of £50,000 3 aud also adminlstrator of tho ostaio of A tiower, with tho will annoxed, undor an approved bond of saine swount, Tho elaim of W, R, Ling for $2,686.91, against thu estate of M, (1. Lino, wes allowed. Grant of guardinnehiip Lo Honrlalta Ioure, ax znardiun of imilio Bours ot al., mivors, uu- der wn approved bund of 2700, TUL CALL. Jupan Menreuy—ul to 104, Jupuk Jaxesox--81 to 100, excopt 80, 93, aud Ny Jupox Roozna—~02, 70, 77, 76, 70, 81, 84 to BY, dopan Boori—117117 to 190, 133 (0 135, Juvar Lnir—80 b 96, exoopl 87 aud 00, APONTNTS Usizen Sragen dinurr Couny—Tvbor Bronaxrr Inanc I, Biivarman 8, Tho Meivone Alabifacturity Compang, $713, - P BuvERion Counr~(x¥rastoN—4, W, Rawson va, Z, , Carter, §47:,20, drman ' Munviiy—l, A, Sibiey et al, ve, D, W, Nickoi Iekérson, $A11.61=J. N, Liirpla ., N, Adams ve, H. M, . Beolt, ey _otc, nunratico Gnipany of New Orleuns, § ~! rabh ot nl. 3, . W, Vandeyor, A Upinm v, 3, Yarrall, 1, 3, Y . W, Farrell, $38.~0, W, Durdsall *va, Tneao Lndolioln, ${8—J O'Moars _ve, W, Inldnor and Thomas Clurk, 3174,02,~W, I, Smale've, I, M. Hookor ¢ vordict, §, and motion for uew trisl— Lenrs Vrledemann wi, Yoter Mayor, $50, JUBGE JAMERON-J, Stoer Ve, Tho Iilinols Mutual Tiro Iusurauco Comny, $1,705, ; Cinourr’ Counr—funar Baoti—iohn ‘Tonson va. W . Yiclo, oI, E.Mon H, Rawo ; verdict, $2,600.~8, A, Frend lwwm, Nelllo Tialcoin, aud Atexander Mc] ) ILLINOIS SUPREMUT COURT, NONTAERN ORAND DI~ VINIDN. Or7Aws, L, Got, 16,—The Supreme Court mot at 9 o'clock this morning, with sl the Judges prosont. FoTtONS BECIDLD, 533, Olinrles Pagfoot v, Froderick Mehring, murslv~ lug partuer, ete, ; appenl from Qook, Time oxtended 1o tho 2d for appelisnt to fila briels, 509, Tho N fll & Lvauston Road Compony ve, Norman IHall ; wfi}‘nl from Superior Court of Cook. "Thme oxtended tairly days for uppellant {o file briefv, 663, Bunting vs, Derberabivo; motlon oversuled, 208, Iliram Gould and James Gould, im) leadad, eto,, va, dlary E, Stalnberg; appeal from Dinlage, Timo cxtended ten day for tho appollant to fila briefs, 018, Clirlstian Thiglman et al,, Bnpleaded, ofc,, V8. Georga Burg ; appeal fram ook, Motion overrulod, 204, The O, 1. T, T, 1, Qo, vu, Silvaninn Rlo; appeal from LaSalle, Tlmo extonded tothe 21st fuat, for appeliant to fe briels, G600, Foter L, Yoo vo, Andrew McCord; ln&en‘ from Eru‘o‘k_; time exteuded ton doys for uppelico to file jofs 100, Eara M, Boring, Trustee, et al., va, William Dar- rahec, administiator, ote,; appeal from Cool appeal :fixrr;lpnl;‘ly tako, Submisaion sot aeide, and appesl misscd, NEIW MOTIONS, Lorenz Franz ve, Jobu 1, Orton andt John Shel« uppeul from Couks molion by appelica for ax- ground that it shonld have lad soma indorsn- ment from Judgo danievon, Lu whou it relates in the main.—Fv.} ARCEIC EXPLORATION, ‘Fhe Austrinn Polur £xpedition. A meolivg of tho Ilamburg Geographical So- claty was leld on tho 21d of Heptewber, when Onpt. Woyprooht gave the following acuount of the Arotie voyago of Lho Tegothoil. Wo copy Irom tho Loudou Thncs » s * Such ls told of the fatigues undorgone by snllory, but they are {;uuumuy forgoiton whon anca they atriva on sfiora, How much 1aore s thin tho cage when they reseive nuch & walcol a8 tho ono proparad for us, All dangersare ensy to ovorcome whon such o rocognitivn of them is rocorded, In the namo of ali” thoro who have (akon part in tho oxpedition I thank you. As 1w already known, the year 1872, 8o far s rogardd tho condition of the ice, was most un- favorable.* Regions whora nothiog but open wator was formerly found wors then full of ice. Lven 100 milon to the west of the Admiralty Isl- onds, o plnces iu provious yoars perfectly ,ica freo, wo camo upon o thin lédge of ca; 8o that it was only with grest difficulty we forced our way ae far a8 Nova Zombls. Aftor we had lain thero some_days in the fco, wo came c,hxouszh with & north wind. On tho 12tn of August, 1672, wo had the jJoy of grooting Wilezok aua Sterueck ou the yacht Tebjorren, Until the following day wo sailod on {hrough woll-pucked t0e, '(ho et moruing the ship was fast fixed in the feo, noder tho 100 of o smallcape near Uenr Yulaud, Horo wo lay for oight duye ; & fresh breezo go drovo the ico about that at one time wo wera embedded {n ico, and at anothor timo the abip was in open wator. On the 21st the wind whifted, and we suld good-by to 'Lsbjorren, aud continued our courso in an onsterly diroction. Iu the aftors noon wo ‘came {o s clonrtract of water, but at midnight, nn enst vind havivg epruug up, tho ico olosed. ‘The wind foll, aud again tho ship was Lommod in, Intentionully we romained in the ice, since, under tho unlavorabls couditions, we woro loth to loge tho 20 miles we had gained, aud wo lioped that an essteriy wind would again opoit tho ico. Added to which we did not waut doj tonelon ot Limo to filo brisfs, 442, James ‘Thompson v4, Brigas TV, Sarenhergor ; appeal from Warvon : motion by nppellant for furthor extenlon of timo to o abetracts and bricts, 054, Adama va, Beel; motion to diamiss apreal, 15 Gy oball ya: Moroy; motion for alias oxecu. oty ATPLICATION of Richard W. Robingon for admission to prac- tice on foroign license. GALL OI" TAE DOOKET, Gil, James Campbell va, Barah E. Daggett; sppeal from Buperior Court of Cook, Takon on call. 42, Anthony Soheldt va, Augustus G, Dell snd John 0, Belz, for use, ofc.j apposl from Will, Aflirmed wder the rule, 643, Willium J, Golson ve, Michael Brandl; sppeal from Superior Canrt of Cook, Tsken on call. 544, Uity of Chiicago va, Jobn Wl Supetlor Coutt of Caols, * Sama, 545, 3f, McKeudreo Tosko ct al, o, Donjamin New- man ot af, ; appeal from Superfor Court, Satne, 540, Jonathan Y., Beanmmon ot al, ¥a, Haral A, Canp- Bell : ‘appeal from Superlor Court of Cook, Same, G547, Aurora O, Ticknor foc use, ele,, ve, Tsnae deger atal,; appeul from Cook, Bame, 644. Tho Illinois Land aud Loan Company lne pleaded, etc., vi, William R, Bouner; uppeal from ‘aulk, Hame, 549, Willlam R, Bonner ve, The Tilinols Land end Loan Company et al, ; appesl.” Takien with 53, 060, Nenben Tagior ve, Jullau §, Rumnoy ; appeal from Cook, ‘Faken with 478, and to abido thio doetmon of that eause, 561, Glarles O, fenderson va, Jullan 8, Rumnse) apnoal from Cook, Sume, 553, Willism K, Colchour va, Julian 8, Rumeey ; &p- 1 from —, Bame, - 034, Ellea Bowen ct al, va, Julian Rumsoy; appeal from Couk, Same. 557, Silas . Mooro va, Jullan B, Rumsey; appeal from Caok, Samo, 538, William I1, Emorson va, Jullan 8, Rumsey; ap- peal from Cook, Same. 630, Denjaruin W. Ellls va, Jullan B, Rumgey ; ap- peal from Cook, Rame, 660, Edwin R, Harmon va, Jullag 8. Rumeey; ap- peal from Cook, ¥amio, _TRE OALL will commonco at No, 561 to-morror, The Court adjourned to 9 o'alock to-morrow morning. e 2 JUDGE JAMESON AND MR. ALEXANDER. Cirt0aao, Oct, 15, 1874, To the Editor of The Civicace Tyibune: Bim : A day or two ago thera was published in Tnz Tninuse o atatoment in regard to my con- sure of Mr. Alexander in conneotion with o mo- tion for a ohango of veuno,. This slatement was made by some reportor without spplying to moe, or, 0o far 28 I can learn, to any one who was ablo to stato the facts with acenraoy. The accompanying atatement, novor seon bymo until this morning, but which I sm told you re- fused last ovoning to publish, {s true, and I would feol obligad if you would publsh it, I thinlk attention should be called to it. X will add that X rogret ns wuch a8 an yone can, not wy words, but tho offect of them upon Ar. Aloxander, who, it i now known, was in ill- health, thougli showing no signs of it, apd who ought, as I um told, to have becu upon his bed ot tho time, Yours truiy, Joux A. Jaszsox, appeal from Cittcaqo, Oct, 14, 1874, 1o the Editor of The Chicagn Tr{bune: i ;- Wo wora thio attorneys for tho plaintifl In tho €240 of Smith va. Drown, which was Leing tricd before tho Top, John A. Jameyon &t tho Hmo 4. 8, Alox- ander, tieq., moved for a chnngo of venne fu the caso of Tansen 've. Brown, and wera presout when the motion was made, "o trin} had been in progross two doy, and wns etillin progress, Tho Cours Lad lesrned ‘from hn teatimony (hat Brown and Miss Haneen wero Loth abscuro nd flliterats Norwogians, b plalutif boing o Luundress, goig from hovso {0 howso uocking ciu- plojment’; (hat ber kndirledgo of the Euglish Taufuago 'was s Ninited that ber testimony in tho Smith cass had to Lo communtoated throngh sn intorprotors and 1t Brown, also,mads bimselt Gnder- stood fn Liipllel witk disiculty. “Tho potitiou for o chaugs of vonu was basod upon thio old statulo of 1545, tnd stated, in substance, thot tho iuhabilaula of Cook Connty wero unduly groju- diced rgainat the petitioner, Brown, tnd that tho plaintift, Miss Housen, had siich un uhduo intiuenco over to'minda of tho jnlabitants that tho patitlonor d tiot expect o falr tzlal In this county, This pelition was to Judgs Jameson, who road It carctully, but mot aload, and, after Laving read It, and_satlafiod bimeolf Uist o fietition wea 10 compilinco witls tho old law, and that no objection to tho cisnge conld bo {ntersiosad, procreded to announce Lia decislon, In' dniug 5o, he Tomarked that thero appeared to b no dlacretion’ i the Court; but that, in view of the lghit o had 18 to o ol of botitha parice; both hviyg boou - nensza befora i, aud haviug leellDod &8 {6 theix vin- plovmeute,and (W lewsth of tiong that both iad Teon n tho Unffed Hides and n b conn- fry, ho considerod fhe applfeation an abuse of tho lew, aud ctircly unjustiabley thet the afida- vit could ‘nat ba trae; thut provably noltler Lrown nor Aliss Housen wes' kuowu fo 1ifty peoplo i Cook County, ond that tho sworn stslemeit tuat Mies Hau- sew’s dnilucaceo wes 6o great noto prejudice soveral Lundred thousana pooplo bt hor favor, or that Brown wes s0 well known that moveral hundred thomssnd prople viere_prafudicad against bim so lic cowid not oxpoct 8 fale felal, W preposterous: that cithr Lrown id ' not kmow, or falled to sypreelals, tho contonis of ' Lis - potltion, or ¢lso ko Was ml(l(g of perjury, and {hatin elikor cusu bo should nut have Lieel permitied Lo tuko guch an oath, and that It wan tho duty of the entiro Bar to discontitenanice such procesdinge, So far us v could dlscover, there way no indieation of ieat or pansjon on tho part of Judge Jauiesou ot &ny e, but b dhusslon wppoirod b0 be alaied syl the uwr, aud_tho #bunes of it which liud como to hin Jnowledge while o tho beuck aud as a lawyer, und Life remuris appeatod to 14 to bo addreeeed o tho Bar atlargo, nnd 1ol to bo cenvorlons ag to Mr, Alosander, wora thau fo ull others who Lad mada similar applica~ tionn, "o fact tint Mr. Alexandor wes the attornoy In tho partioulur cane at Lar, gave Judge Jameooh's re- IieTks An Bppearanco of jorsount repraof, to bim, no Qout, although the Juige disclaimed cny dutontion of charglug ilm with disrepiteblo conduct, At this point wo interpozed the now revised statutos clianglug (b nuctliod of transferriug causes to othier countios, aud Judge Jameson and Alr, Alexander Lol sald they had never agen the new acl, but admitled ot wnee thal uru\m’lng plication was not fn wm‘rlb\llen therewitiy, and tho clngs conld nol lmg!‘nulud. Theros upon M, Alozaudor orose, nnd said thiat ho bad been 8 wmember of the Chieago Bar for many enrs, aud that this was tho fral timo In his lifo that Eil chatactor bad been gapersed from tho benelt § that ho dealred 1o sssime v the blume, 1f thore wus any, conneeled with tho uy]sllt‘nflmi, aud nlated positivoly thal he had sdviced . Lis clont 1o muke tho afidarle, whicl Judgo Jameson had denounced, amoeton replied thol If Mr, Aloxander had i cllout to mukze sucl n anpication, and es. wisted him to (o It Luowing tho obscura churacter of botit plaintt aud defendaut, thon bo lud douo 3n act worlhy of coudemuation ; thut while be disliked ta adminjstor & rebuko of this chwctor from tho bench, ond especially to Alr, Alexander, whom e had Xnown to be a gontleian of spotless character, sull ho deemod Jt 1s anty {o rebuks uch uppllcaticnn Whenever uni bY whowoovor made, 58 teuding to lesaen ruapect sor the truth, und to lower the moral stundard of the profeusion, But Judgo Jemeson did nob chiorge Mr, Alexander with cofile ey In porfueyy ot it siovasdion of' porjiry: fxcupt 48 todo clargea gkl bo Infarrsd {roin b {| dug churacterized the sldavit as fulse and fncredi- 3tr, Alosauder woa viribly nffectod by tho romorka of thu Court, when dudge Jumeson wuld he rogrotted thiut whint uromod 10 Jisn wo propor eud #o ubceary far himi to ay howid nppoar lawh, or 1o give pali, Lut ho could not leb kel an_ spplication pass withiout vapresabiv: titapprobation of it, Jodgodameron did ol express regret for hsaty o tinult ywordr, bt only thae My, Alexander_shouhl g0 tuke Lo hieazt, ov wbont ] bo 10" much witgoted by, tho Ceuwuro uf 1o nitiiavit, id again sadd thut B bad alas Enown M2, Alosanior favorably, and sl a0 shonil uppear o bo s hurt by tehat ee. e tho elzar daty o tho Court undar all tho staticer, €. A, Hanhy o Tinwe OLKNN, [Noris.—The publication of the vard written by Maasra. Hordy ond Oloson vias rofused on the to winter at #o cold o port as Capo Nassau. Ine atoad, howovor, of an sasterly wind n calm with a lieavy snow-fall got in; the temperature foll, and tho loogo co Lecame n compact mags, in. which wo lay for throe weeks."” ‘The spoakor thon went on to sy thet it was only on the Stk of Boptembor that the ice broke up, 8 strong north wind parted tho ico into ime menso masses, sud fn tho midat of ono of those thio Legothiol, firmly frozon np, drifted now to the east, nnd thon {0 wost, Agnin tho tempora~ ture Ioll aud the prossuro of the pack ico bognn to bo folt. Ou tho 13th of October tho ico-loes began to got smaller, and the ship was in danger of being crushad, at eno timo bein raiscd up and nt anotber timo emking down. For five months thio axplorers lived In continual oxcitomont and danger, and this constant stuto of peril by day and mght wns tho hardest part to bear of the wholo voyage, The honts, with provisions in thom, wero kept alwe rondy on deck, #0 that tho Tegothoff wmight bo ebandonod at & momont's nolice, InJanuary, 1873, thoy reached 78 deg, north latitude. TFor iive monthy duving the smnmer of that yonr they worked at tho oxtricalion of the ship, but in vain, Lyery- thing wns tried, but thero was no getting bacl, By tne ond of August thore were 80 feot of ico under the vessol, 8o in Septembor tho work of extrication was rolinquished. 1t was at tho end of August that the now Innd was firat sighsed, nud this greatly rojoiced tho explorors, as it was telt to bo tho first ‘Fusmve result of tho oxpedi- tion. By tho middle of Otober they were in 80 dog. north Iatitude. 'Che fec-flon in which the vesgel wos imbodded diminiskied in size, and at Inut renched tho main land, whero it fixed on to firm 1co, and thore the shbip lay immovable, At this lpnmb it was that tho oxplorors wero especially atruek with tho extraordinary aploodor of the northern lights, and hore it waa that Lient. Poyer mede his sloigh-journoy, In the spring the explorers resolved to abandon their yessol. The bonts wore placed on rollora and provisioned, and at 8 p, m, of the 20th of May they pushed off from the Tegothol, The com- mencement of tho journoy was fearful. Botweon hinge ice-blocks, doep snow, and pools of water, tho boats procecded, ovory instant death throat- ening tha explorars. In a fortnight they haq anly succended in making 7 nautical miles. On the 17th of Juno thoy camo from the land-ice into tho son, and what with tho fco and tho walor thoir labors wero tromondoua. After two montbs thoy sgain sighted the ship, Then camo atronger winds and larger trocty of water, so that they wore sble to got avor prostur)idistances with the hoats. It wos mot, 0vwovor, until tho 15th of August that thoy come to perfectly open_sen, and horo it wes declded thae tho crows ehould nll row in turns, which wes nccm-dlugly done, and_progress mady at tho rato of 40 miena der. Tho oxpodition eteered toward Nova Zemblz, in thehope of finding thera eomo Norwegian vessels. Dut nono were to be found, 'Uho condition of the oxplorera wns vom- fortless fu the extreme, Tho noa rau high; the temporaturo wae low ; ofien wot through, they wero unablo to cook anything. No Norweglan vesrol being found, thoy dotermined to sos It thoy vould ind n Russian enlmon-fishing crafl in any of the bays, On’the 24th of August they discovered & acliooner, by the crow of which they wero takou on bonid oud treated most kindly, Loy shared with the oxxfloma all they had, and on the Jd of Beptemner lauded them in Norway. THE GREAT SCANDAL, More Logal Proceedingss Fyow the Lirooklun Avqua, Oct, 18. 3 The papers in the csso of 'heodore Tilton, plaintin, againat the Brackivy Daily Eagle and Thomgs Kinsalla, defendanis, woro yestorday sorved through Mr. Tillow's counsel, Morsis & Penvsull. Tha complaiut’containg five catacs of action, all of waich gro based upan articles which bave appeared in the colummns of the Eagle. Tho fisat of these wos publishod Aug. 1, undor tho heading, *‘Solved.” Of this article the complaint sayas * Moaning theroby to charge and cause it to bo understood and believed in tho community that Theodore Tilion, the plaintiff, was an insane man whose mental faculs ties wero dlsordered to such ru extont thet he was incapatle of undorstanding his own acts, and thut such mental diseass vns bereditary.” The socond causo of action is based npon an artlele published Aug. 20, and the third upon a para- raph which appeared under date of July 28. e fourtl couso of nction rents upon o states ment printed in the Layle July 28, which says, ++It wero eliaritablo to Lolieve ihis man jusane ;" and tho Jast causo s based upon thowords print. od July 27: “It was on Tillon's part a blood- meil on Mr. Boeoher, with tio teumped-up *con. fesnion,’ and a blackmail on Bowen to tho tune of 7,000, 'Tho fonaer failed, tho lutter.snccocd: od. bir. Tiltows campaign ob Bowen was n anoe cossful blackmail.” ‘Cho complaint containg thirtaon counts, aud lays tho olsim fer aamagen at §25,000, TIE GUIT AGATNAT THE GRAPHIC, ‘The twouty duys fn which the Graphic wes given to fllo an nngwer to tho sumions and eompirint in the libel Auit of Edna Deaa V'roctor agalust that -journal oxpiro tosdny. Application was thig morning mado by the Graphic's voun- sel, afr, B, I, Rice, for no”oxtension of timo in which to propere the auswor, and this 10queat wag complicd with. An oxtonslon of twputy days {vom tho Oth day of October—aixteon duys ,from dato—Lns been grauted, Before the ex- ‘pivation of that time, it is belloved that the Graphic's enawer to the summony and complaint will hiave been duly filed, . MOULTON'S CASE. Inthe suit of Lidna Dean Proctor against Transls D. Mouiton for Jibel, the time for fiiug ananswer to the summons end complaint ox- piren on Filday. 3ir. Maultou hue appeared by his counsal, Messrs, Fullerton, Knox & Croshy, of Now York, Itisthought that an answer io the complaint will be filed to-morrow, Franeis D, Moulton in to-ny in Lovwell, Mass, consulting with Bonjamin I\, Butlor, Ho {8 ex- vocted to return to the city to-morraw. The objoot of Aly, Aoulton's vieit to Massacbusobts a8 to give Gen, Butler an opportanity to revise the Auswer to tho anmmons and complaint in the Prector libel auit, which, It Is fair to sssume, ed been drawn up Moulton's counael, Fullerton, Xuox & Crosby, . —— e A GlawieTater, Thora {8 a chap in Htowuton, Va, whocats glngn, T went out,” ssys tho pbysiciau who deseriboa i¢, “ and secured s pleco, aiout oues third of a broken pnug, and broughe in sovoral frionds to withous thowight, Ho fook tho glnas and doliboratolv bit out o pieco about the alzv of aalvor hult-doltar, and ohowod it up withss much gusto as If 1¢ had beon & pioce of broad, awellowed it, taking aftermard s swallow of water and broad, ho said, to got tho partioles out of his toeth, ile woull have oston thie whole ploco it I had requestod, ns ho hns miunnuy oaton tumblors for & drink of whisky, Ho said ho would ont avy lind of glaey oxeept the cole ored bomu:‘;lnul. whioh lisd poison in it, He nan firat induced to try tho oxporlment about thvoo years nzo, at the Cape of Guod Hope, Ly surgeon in tho Dritish navy, who bat ho conld et sll tho glassos (eightoen m number) atn dlunor-party, whith hedid, ar:d ho saw o resson’ why ho oould 1ot do oa much, 80 ho tried it by only eatiug threo, Since that timo ho Lns eaten plass for tho amusomont of oihers over a thou- gaud timos with no disagrecablo effeot; tho ouly difforance he esca L, 1t gives ilm wn appetite,”