Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 28, 1874, Page 2

'1‘HE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 928 1874, « honeat man, and & falthfnl and competont officor, and that wo know of 110 just grounda for cslling in question his fidolity [n tho dischargo of his nl’gclnl dul;r‘;n.lm JOTODER 3 § War, W, FARWELL, Hexny Boory, dogepi 1, (Rany, L Rooens, AL, . WaLLACE, Lmn:f.ll\w T:;r,{al. Feii 8o far as 1 have known anythiog of My, Brad- ley's conduct ns n publio” oMlcor, ho has show Dimself both farihful and comvotont, JouN A, JauesoN. — SMITHE VS, CAULFIELD. To the Editor of The Clicace Tribune: Bm: 'Tho interost T feel in the approachivg Congressional clection in tho Tirst District of Tllinois Is only equaled by that felt in tho con- toet In tho Fourth, whore Farnsworth, who was ono of the fatliera of the Republican party, and who helped to malio its past history glorious, s fighting & herofo hattlo ngainet Hurlbut, the pliant tool of Bon Butler.—ano of tho oleventh- Bour convorts, who gravitaled to tho dominant party for tho epoils of oftice. I remomber this incident in my recollection of saulfeld, which I dosiro to place on record: Dunng the progrous of tho Rebollion, while a city eloction was pending in Chicago, I was staucing noar ons of the voting places o tho Second Ward,—Caulfield belng preaent, sorrounded by his Democratic friends, A company of colored voluntecra swero passing down tho street, and, ay thoy camo noar whero Caulfield and his friends- were congrogated, ho (Cn\llfluld? tauted them e thoy passed; oalling thom “Black Ropublicans,” and laughod scoru- sully as they marched uilently by, elud in_tioir fmmortal srmy-blue. Lvery foyal hemt felt proud of their dovotion to the causo of Union nnd Freodom; but Cuulfiold kad only & seorntul Jaugh und n jeering salutation for mon who have rione their duty quite as well as ho, to pocpotuato tho institutions of thp country, And is bo not tho ssme Cuuifield who used ta pxult—who, rumor says, met with his disloyal fronds in cortain places in our city, to Lold [} carnival and glorify—at avy temporary rovoree of the Uuion armios? And ia he o tafo man to deal with tho vital ques- tung which atlend tho future roconstruction of South 7 The most uaportavt of all mutters 1 questions now uttracting public attention ¢ thovo of Financo and Reconstruction. Is nob Canlfield wicertain and vacillating as to tho at, and unsafo and wholly unreliable upon tho ? L sir. Smith, his opponent, i3 n man of un- oled lo,\'nhy. & positive, practical man, with H-defined _nnd v8afe views on the financial 4, and would grapplo featlessly with both greve questions, aud dare to do full justice Lo great intorests involved in tho racon- un of the Svuthern Statos,—partial to mpartinl Lo all, v of the st Dietrict, do your duty, and i sotisfiod with the rosult. 1. C.BALL —— NEPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. THE FEELING YLSTERDAY. cre wag great activity around tho Repub- ‘v headquarters yosterday. Tho attendance § onmwmers was {argor than over before, grow- w out of an underslanding smong thow that Ils contracted would be settled during tho ‘The familinr faces, who had deserted the iatiers tho day before for want of flaan- i cisouragement, were agein on hand, The tounpitles spent the forenoon in > AUDITING DILLS o verious linde, and in recovivg and consider- s.5 proposuty of epeakers, and the sale of mflu- «..on, I'he Comumittee wae iu recoipt of o lotter | miyorting to be from ELNST SCOVALIAN,, i cindidale for Couuty Comimissioner on the .» vih Side, Tosigning tho ofice. A fow minutcs chasulinn, aro-in-arm with Khings, tho aist, was before tho Commutteo, When dthe rcom his porsonal appearanco asmilp, avd bis subsequent dieploy of S JTAVO I150 to & goueral diegust. Klings s bis spokerman, aud contended that tho ¢ wes a forgery, aud wutsied that Schmalion sl o candiduto, After viewing walipn, tho Committce askod for weyt. - The responeo way by mno 15 satistactory, 1lo had no monoy, but o that, if olected, ho would do all Lo i to hynidate tho clalm ‘against Lim, ‘Thas ivo artisfaction, for whilo the Commnt- wits prepated to bear with sueh a capdidato the genoral ticker, thoy did not think tho could afford “to loso tho ussesement. sulypalian will doubiless be put off the scact, The wnmes of geveral gentlemen if tho Notth bide have been men- d a3 his successor, among otheis vese. If llmcllnnfin is mado, Cupt. Mur- who wae bofore tho nomiuating Conven- wion, will most probably be placed on the ticket 54 regly to tho edict which has already gono forth that ** No high need apply.” M. B. Builoy is alro apoken of tosupply the * vacaucy, but his chisnces me regorded ey ‘slim, in view of tho fact theh ho has practically quit the party. BB, FARWELL, ‘The chances of the several candidatos for Con- ces were froely discussed around eadquartors, preatoat interest appoured to be coutied in hud District, Whatever hope was on- (© Pty r , b dned of Farwell's clection appenred to i go npon his liberabity in the uso of money and tho fatthful work of Mr, Nehm. I i cheaged thut Rebm ie pot domng bis duty, aud, u1nex, that ho 18 not able to fulfil his promisey i raloronce to the conduct of the polico forco on the North Side. Jack Harrington openly confegeed duging tho day his belief that Farwoll wourd supier defept, “Ile believed that hin wcney ywas boing miseprlicd, and that his éffort to buy his way to Congrees was o bad under- tnking, On the etrength of this bets on Fare well's election wero very respoctfully declined at headquariers. FOI TIE BECOND DISYRICT 3Tr. Ward spoie in peison, T'he moment he en- tered the 10om, one Diilon, an employe of the T »st-Otlice Depatment, waited upon him for o Lijibution to the camprign fund, 1hs reply 5, thae ho uid not proposs Lo bo bled to dentli, Tle fubsequently expresscd his doubt of success in tho canvass to a bosom friend, and confessod tlait b had 1eado o gront blunder in the canvasy in his specches, ‘Lhis opimon was generally ctnenrred . T tho Eighth snd Nt Wards, 12 gppeurs, ho hug clumed to have voted tho Leapla's ticket Inst fall, wiile in tho ‘hivicentl and Fourlcenth Watdy ho has beon Inwer ipn ins denuucintion of that party, tho offect that the tloket was hourly gaining strongtl, and that tho Gormndns woro do- sorting tho Ropublican patty Dy ecorcs, Especially werq tho roparis oucoutaging: to” "Aguow from all Zoctions,” A lottor rocolved from n prominont German who hna horotoforo aftitiated with the Republioan party _contalued.thn following clausn s 25 publicans have givon out that ‘No irish noed apply,’ wo soud back tho echo, * No third-torm in ours.' " s “Amoig tiioothor tramuautions of “tho Commit- toe was thonocoptrnce of-the resiguation of . D, 0, BIELLEY, 3 enndidato fof the Legislaturo from thp Soventh Seuntorial District, - 1o said he could not afford {0 tako the oflige, ITis son, W, II, Skelloy, was placed upon tho ticket by unanimous consent. . CONGRESSIONAL: Tho situation fu tho Second and Third Con- grossiounl Districla was discussed by tho Com- mittoe, and nctontion waa-directod Lo & state of [VA; affnirn around the now Ouatom-louse. Mom- bora of the Comnittea claimod that In tho Inst four wooks about 800 additional men had been employed from tho North and Wost Bides, and that South Sido applicants’ had been ani- formly turned away, A 'CRIBUNE roporter Lind an nkling of this late of affaira several days ago, and accordingly waited upon 3r. Jamos Dixon, tine-koeper-at the bull Iny. 1In reply to querios about the roport of an Increauo in'tho omployes, Dixon profeased profound ignoraunce, and aboolately refused anexamination of the pay-roll, referring the raporter to Mr, Ranku tue Superintendent, who was anything but available at tho time. Mombers of tho Opposi- tion party bave since endeavored to gotinfoy- mation upon the subject from Mr. Dixon, bub witliout- Buccess, oxcopt so for a8 to get o confession from him that tho 1cport wau not witliont- foundation, Bubsoquently, it is claimed by & prominent membor of the paity, amau was gtationed st (ko oxit-gato of tie works to conut tho employes as thoy elurted home, when the roport was provea coriect, ‘I'he Committoo are of oplnion tbat theso men have been employed at the instanca of Mosars. Furwoll and Ward for olection purposes. ‘Lho Committeo intond .to more thoroughly investi- gate tho sttuation, and prepare for tho combat. At HAKRISON wan at tho headquartors during tho afternoon, and appeared contldent of success, A LITTLE SOURNLYS wag noticed foward tho regular nominea for Alderman ju tho Sixteenth Wmd, 1t wos thought that ho was dumaging himself by tho promives lio was making, In oo instunce it ap- poars ko has promised to segure o pormit to acertain porty for tho erection of a wootdon building withii the.flic-limits, if olected. It is clzimed thet he 18 mnklufi oyuelly foolish prom- iuen to othery to securg their roport. o naturalization business bad & new in- petus yesierday. Tho gentloman attending to that department complained of tho srduousiess of his leboxs ab nightfall, ——— THE OPPOSITION. MASS-MELTING AT BM'CORVICK'S IALYL, A meotivg in tho interest of the Opposition party was hield at MeCormick's Hall Iast ovening. ‘The main floor was crowded, in tho noighbor- hood of 1,500 people bning prescnt, though they inen the o= | . wero ‘not vory enthusinstic, The nssemblago was called to order by J. J. Orowloy, who nomi-~ uated F. JL. WINSTON, ESQ., for Chinirman. e was clecsed, and, upon tak- ing the chalr, eaid the people were ou the ovo of another contoet, and it becamo overy citizon who bod .nt heart the swelfare and prosperity of the aty aud country {o calmly con- gidor tho issuca which divided the parties whoso cendidgtes weroe prosented for their sullrages, nud detotmino Liow the best good of the country could bo promotled ; and, buving scttled tho quesiion honestly gud fear- lessly, to éast Lis ‘ballot for the candidates of that party whose principles best commendod themsolves to his judgment. Thoro wore two pertios sccking votes,—iho Republican and thoe Opposition, Tho spearer then gave a brief re- view of tho formor, saying it was responsiblo Tor tho condition of the South, and that, at the North, it bad squandered millions, built up Now England monopolics by s imiff gt tho expenzo of thelaborers of tho West; hiad endosed cor- porations, in which ite own prominent leaders wero futercsiod, with millions of the public mouey; _bud ~ voted enormous ealaries and " Leelepay to its membors without vendoring any cquivalent to tho couutry already overburdensd with taxation, pnd had so ad- ministered tho fnances ay Lo make the poor poorer without boncliting anybody excopt thigeo who lived upon the Lropsury, Lrade was pros- tratod, commerca dogtroyed, aud lubor waa look- ing in yain for omploymont at wages which wers Lard)y sujlicient to keop body and soul togethier. Au answer shonld ho given at tho polls whether it wes pot timo that 5 chnpgo should take place anaulers, Tho Opposition wes jn fyvoF of re- form, paying tho .debt in sound mouey, the cutting off of wonopolics, keeping tha I:coglc‘u money in the Lreasuy, and restoring the Gove ccnment to jts old-timo condition, [Cheers.] Tho llnlmhlim\n parly wos o party of bigotry and intoierance, and snould not be countenanced Dy uny freo peoplo. [Cheere.] Men woro noth- ing now, but principles everything. All over the Jand changes wero being made, abd the peo- ple weio driving tho plunderers from power. Chicegro should ot be recreant, but the motte from now until elcetion hould be, ** The tieko tho wholo ticlket, and nothing but the fick and the vietory would be cortain, [Cheprs.] THE JON, I N. STILES waa then Introduced, aud criticised the courso of the Republican puty during the last wine years, Reform bad been prowised by the lead- ars in 1868, and it was continued in power ; but the pwilication had not yet commonced, und the peoplo Ling at length talion Lold, sud wouid inve & change, and would sccure purity ut Wnshung- ton for at loast o fow years, R, 7. V. LT MOYNE, who was cheered when )o ascended the J‘»)sb- form, camo forwnrd ut Lhis moment and gald = Leow-Cirizess: Iy fs not for waut of - clioation that I do not make a speech to you to- night, or talk to you as I would Jiko to ; it is the waut of strength, Iam too weak to talk to yon with apy satisfaction eithor to you or myself, bavo merely como fo exchanga enlutations with you, and to say * llow do youdo?" And Ithank you all tho eame for tho iuvitation, and thank you veiy kLindly for your warm greeting, [Cloers, f W, 3, ONATIAN was tha noxt speakor, Hosaid if thers over bad been doubt about $ho success of tio Opposittan in the coming olectlon it existed no louger. [Ap. plause,] Yhe people biad grown tired of thabt vou mauo\mc[nfi it leadors ** scplnwags ™ and immers,” L'hig inconsistoncy Lins beon dis- red, and is working him great injury. THE SHERIFY. Reports from thy West, Side yesterday ware to ho effeet that tbe Irigh Republicaus wore de- secting Bradloy for Bheiiff, and uniting upon Aguew. ‘Phiglod to the exprossion of ragrots Syngw was ot nominated by the Republie- =tq ingtead of Dradley, If the roports prove woil founded thero™ will bo unoxpected ingand steshing on the day of election, It was cd,hut there is no prooft,hint an eifort will be o to circalnto bogus tickots, Agpew’s name rancis, but by o blundor of the printer his o has been rrinted up to n fow days ago in snuunceinents ay Y Frank.” 1'he plan of in- aing Hindloy's strongth “suggested, was to o opponition tickets printed with * Frank 6w inatead of © Praucis Agnew,” upon 'm for Bheilf, which wonld not count for Fraucis Aguew," of conrse, and which it wan 1 eificead could be made to overcome Aguew’s nsujurity. ‘TOO BELFISI, Yrouble wan reporled from several wards. Camplaint was made by many that the capyasy, o0 far, had been nxtremclr ealfish, Many caudi- \lazes appeared to bo for themuolves, aud willing 1o gucritice the tickat for tho rake of individual sueausu, ‘Chis wasregarded by the Commitiae as p wud qmen, Ry aure to gntml dafoat Lo the ticket 1t large f porsisiedin, ftis clalmed that Iar- aell jnaugurated (his peoulioy warfare by givin, i monoy-spendors specinl insrructions to trade iho tickef for & voto for bim whonaver and &hierever possiblo. Iu the ‘I'wentioth Ward complications have arisen which threaton serious rosuits to tho tioks ol nt Jnrge. Itis privately undegstaod that the Republicans are to umic upon Corcoran for Aldorman at tha polla against the roguler nomi- nee. ‘U'his course huy beoy rogolved upon, it is understood, from gome plougen Corcuran lins wady o the prrky, which it ks thought will add strongth Lo the ticket, While Carcoran doos ot renlly want the office of Aldermao, bio is detor- minod to seoute it it posgiblo to gratify the feal- ing ho entertains toward Nr. Howing, whom ha regards as & pordonal engmy, | THAF OTHER SIDE, WHAT THEY THINK OF THE BITUATION, The Opposition hendquartery wero uunsually dull yostorday, ‘Tho attendance of candidates and workers wag very swall, sud the sesslon of tho Executlvo Commitien was without special jnterest. The confidence of success whioh hse characterized tho offioials ways pomowhat hoight- enod by reporta from tho owtsldo distriots to condition of things which bad produced eorrup- ton from hasd to foot, and did_not proposo Fo. toterate it any longor, [Checers,] W. IL Sticknoy spoke bLricfly 1 regard to Mr, Le Moyno, saviug ho had kuoswn bim for twenty yoarg, and that, 1f sont to Congress, hio would hover djsgrace bis constitucnts, [Cheora.) ONADIAIE JACKSON rolurned thanks for hiy uomination, e had Joined tho Peoplo's party a yoar before, and had uot been sorry for it. P\;vp\auun.] It might havo made somo mustakos, but its reoord was brighter than that of the party in power proviously. Much had been nccomplishied, but much morve remained to Le done: They wero bampered by bad Inwa. ‘Ehose on the subjeotof tuxutfon eovored "860 printed pages, and they woro #o complicated that there were ten times ay many chanves for rascality ns in New York and Philadelphia. Ac presout it took eighty-two dif forent stops to collest taxes in this city, and, wstend of having lawa that conld be on- forced without trouble, wo bhad laws that, duting the last year, bLad bpen oon- shrued ono way l‘?' Judgoe Wallace, anothor way, on appoal, by Judge 'Iree, a third wny by the Buprems Conzt, and some peopls beliaved tho Fedotal Coutts would give them another ine terpretation. Whau chauce was thero for intol. ligenco where matters were 5o dreadfully mixed up? ‘Phe Supreme Conrt Repoits of Mansaohu- #etts of 1873 showod four taxdecinlons ; those of IiLinois exhibited eighty-four, If thoro was not Heslng, Ho prodicted that thoy would carry the county by no less than 12,000 majority. All their candidaies for tho Leglalatute would “bo eleotod, and thoy would even eapturs tho Bocond Ward, T'ha peaple vf Chiengo would bomoro asjonished noxt Tuorday, than they wore lust year this thne. Mr, Olinricd 8, Camioron, the noxt sponker, wont ovor the samo fleld, Bavoral othors made spocchos, sftor which the moeting adjourned. TV NISTH WAND INDEPENDENTS. At n mooting of the Young Mon's Indapendont Club, hold last night at 33 Blue Island avonue, Oapt. Thomas Joyce presided. The lirat spoaker introduced way Mr. Thomas Fitzgorald, who wolected s own men from the two tickets, and advocated thelr olaction, For Congress ho favor- od J. D, Ward ; for Reprosontatives in the Stato Legislaturo, M. M. Mitler, and O, L. Mann ; for .§§r0|mr, John Blophous ; for Shoiff, Frauk HOW, M, Titzgerald was followoed by Mr, Iid Lowls, who favored the squara out and out Oppositioh tickot, aud mada a upoech in favor of that tickoet, end ospecially did e appeal to his_ hearors to give their undivided effoits to Mr. James O'Brien, tho noinines of ihe I'oople’s parly for Alderzosu iu the Ninth Ward, Collectur O'Brion followed Mr. Lewis. ITo, too, favored the stinight Opposition ticket, and fo- vorably compared Mr. Agnew to Lim Dradley, tho Nepublican ecandidele for Bhetiff. Mr. O'Brien closed bis remarks with advico to his learers to stand fast Tuesday next aud vote carly for tho Peoplo’s party ticket, and not Lo leavo the polls till thoy were olosed,’ Vho epenker was followed by other gontlumen, and at a late Lour the meeting adjomned. TULE NINTH WARD OFFOSITION. At a meoting of tho votors of the Opposition parly of the Ninth Ward, beld last night at the corner of Blue Island avenuo and Taylor stroet, Mr. Charles Andrteux presided, Tho meeting vwas frut addressed by Mr, 0. 0. P. Holden, Mr. Comisky then touched briefly on loenl affnivs, and aunounoed that ho_ was & candidate for Aldermau, and expacted to be olected, Mr. Comisky was followed by Larry O'Brion, who adyised harmony and union ou the regular uominees of the Poople’s party. He desired thut all fndopendont caundidutos for Aldermen would withdraw from the race, aud supvort the straight nominee, Mr. O'Brien’s remarks wero woll recotved, and he rotived anidst the applauso of his friends. . The Chairman then introduced Mr, E, 8. Lowig, who addroesed the boys at some Iongth, Mr. Johu I', Fiuorty hore appeaved in the hall, and, on coming forward, said that ho was ot nueh in the hubit of making political specchos, but he betioved it to be the duty of overy citizen to tulko somo part in the issues that were coming upon the couutry. Mo referred, in gencral toims, to the ovil effecls resulung from Ropub- ftican nisgovermmnont at the Bouth, aud smd that tho genoal ruucy of tho paity appeared to bo 1a_ “fho ‘dircction of cstabliching & kivd of bastard harchy, girt avound by merconary soldiers, is dan- gerous tendeucy tho cowtion seuso of tho Amer~ cay Fnoplc robelled against, and their opposi- tiou to it was well manifested in the recent elec- tions in somo of ths swtor States. Illinoly would soon be heard . from iu the samo way, and othor Btates wonld follow, until tho wholo strength of the Liberal Ameorican party wag ranged opainst military terrorism- aud partisan logislation, Aftor saying something fuither on the gencral question, lie appenled to his hearers to support tho locul Opfosition ticket, and drive frow oflica the porons who iad o loug fed upon the mm‘u&cfl of the peoplo of Caok County. Mr. W, J. Onahan informod lns hoarors that it ad been sald thav tho Irish clomont had been purchased by J. D, Ward, and_ho desited to say thae tho Irish voto could not bo purchased, and they wore not for aale. Iie propused to seo that overy hiishmon should for Carler I, Iar- rison, the man who could properly ropresent tho people, and not misrepresent them, Attho clors of Alr. Quahan's rsmarks the meolivg adjourned. THE ELEVENTIL WARD. A Ropublican meeting was bold lust ovening in tho galoon Mo, 27 West Randoipk atroct. r, Covuto I Matson presided. br. Thomas J. Williemu, a citizon who resided for o long time i Cuba, piadoe a spirited speech, ju which Lo rovived the glovies of the wer, and declared bis abiding fath in lepublicanism., Mr. Gunderaon, condidate for Algerman, also mado some remntie, Tho clostvg epeech was made by Ald. Woodmau, who spolts of what e Republican Em‘ty lhud dono for the Amorican people. o did noy Lelievo thet 2 now Adwivistration—a new sys- —wauhl bo in noy way beuofleial to Ho_supported the penoral Kee publican tickot, and was conlident of victory. I'ho moeting then adjourned. THE THIWTEENTIL WARD, An Opposition mass meezing was held last pight in the danclog-hall, corner of West Lake gnd Peoria sirocts, AMe, Walter 8. Bogle was called to the chair. Ife made o fuw rowarks, and (hen jutroducad Mr. Ci rter I, Hanison, 3r, Harrison, in coming forward, was vers warmly received, Ho enid that Lo lind pleasure inmeetiug o many of hix fricuds, and v wit- nessing tup great iuterest which all claswos of b feliow-citizous were exLibitig in the preseut campnign. Tho epublican parcy was on tho wane,—tho great intluence whicl 1t ones had in the American nation was alisost ot an end,—iu C ok County it was especinly so. 1o sought the sulfrages of his coustituonts on the oroad prunciples of right and honest dealings toward all vlasses of the American paople, 1o did not believe in logistating for u scction, Lub for tho entire Iopublie. Tho Itepublican Administra~ tiou had Lad a lang trinl boforo tho country, nod was found wanting, Al Lis sympathics weio with tho musses. Iosnw with regict tho ju- crengo of tazntion,—tho puitisl deeadonco of soma puris of the country,—brought ubout by a system of Government at variunea with the genius of Americun iustitutionsand the spuit of the American pegpie. ¢ The speaker then proceeded to roview, at zomo length, the courso of tho Republican pavsy sice tho closoof tho war. Were tho meu who it pres- ent guided tho polioy of the Republicun patty such men as the country could look up to witis any dogreo of hope for botter things? Were guch men 08 Morton, Butler, Chaudlar, Logan, ond tho rest, of tho character nud the calibre that would nssuro the Amorican people of good government in tho futwe? e swcerely Lo- lieved not, lLut did believe that tho bops of tho country lay in tho growing stronglh and approaching victory of tho young and vigorous Opposition party. [Ap- pluuse.[ After roviewinjs tho general situation ]un Harrison, who had to attend other moctiugs, totired ninid lond choering. Capt. Counatt and others then briefly nddress- ed tho moeting, The Gles Club mang somo chieorful songs, sud the meoting adjourned in yory good humor. THUE BIXTELNTI WALD. Tho Republicans of the Sixteenth Ward, to the number of 160, Leld a ratly at No. 110 Willow strect. Mr. Henry Wendt called tho meeting to order, and nominated F. J. Richter for Presidont. Mr. Richiter wnid he was not a Republican, but be- longed to the Opposilion party, and camo only tolook on, M, Wondt put tha vote, and do- clared him olocted, though not over a dozen votod, and the noos wore m the majority. Thia oreated n good desl of Qissatiefaction, whore- upon AMr, Wendt mado = rambling speech, de- fonding his proceeding. Mr, Otto Hartung, the regulnr Ohnirmon of thio Club, finally took tha chaly, and hold it dur- ing tho evening, SIr Louis Nelka was called for, and spako in Gorman, He advoeated n ngcudy rolurn to Kpe~ clo paymouts, and eulogized the candidatos on tho party tickets, Tavwell's Gloo Club fallowed with o song, Mr, 1L T, Waite, Stato Sonator, was next callod for, e thauked them for their epub- votorm in this mattor he predicted that propoerty in Chiengo, and aspeclally renl estate, would do- preciato year by year, ajud the people would bo obliged o leavs ‘on occount of tasation, Him- pliclyy in the systom was needed, and must bo had. - Thero” wore six or eight Bonrds in tha clty which had tho right to sofls man'a prop- erty for ynpaid taxes, Tlhioy should be coucon~ trated, and o recoipt for taxes should oxemptn tuan from punoyanco for a year, e m:Pa no wan would be olocted who' was not pledged to tins reform, [Cheers.] Aftor o fow chmuactoristio remarks by Mr, A, C, Hosing, the moatiug adjournsd, S . ‘WARD MEETINGS, TUX. BECOND WARD. ‘Fhe Opnosition of the Bevond Ward held a meoting luwt evening at tho South Ohicago Turner Hatl, corner of Clark and Van Buren streots, about 300 porsons belng prosent, at loast fitty of whom wero nograca. The meotiug was organlzed with Mv, Charles Karn as Provident, aud My, P, McLaue ae Booe retary. £ The fivat speaker Introducod was Alr, A. Q. Jicau mujority two years ngo, whon lo wos oleeted, "Ho “lovad he Republican ‘purly be- ceuse it wan n.rru‘ty of tho people, aud tho party which earried the nintion through the lato War. 1Te then eloared the topublican party from tha charge of votiog for tho Tomperance law, and clused by vassing flatterlug oncomiumy upon tho candidates, XEr, 13, A, Bittig spoko flatteringly or hin fol- low-caudidates, eud said if elocted ‘Lo should try to bo alive to tho interests of his ward. Bir, J, O. Bavker, candidate for tho Togisla- turo, followod in n briet spoech to the Germung exhorting them to got out of 1losing's pm.-lml and dofoal him, 100 clatmed that tho mass of Democrats wore acting with tho Hopublican party, und then turned h\ and gavo them a scor~ ing for past misdeeds, Stophon O, Ifolland, Henry Englehardt, aud Oliarlas ITino followad In uhort addrusos, ‘I AL Rynu was loudly called for, sud moved to adjouru, which was carriod, TUE FRENOI BEPUBLIUANA, A meating of the Prouch Itepublicans of the oity took placo lest evening in tho ‘Pemporance Uall on Inwon stroat. . Owiug to & misunder atanding oa to the location of the hall, aJarge majority of the Club rommnod : &t the Wost Vau Buron Btreot Temporanco ilall. In the ab- #onco of the regulnar officers, Victor Girardin was eleotod Chairman, and Edmund uthor, Seere- tory. The Chelrman Toad a note from the Ilon, C. B. Farwell, atating that ho conld not attond the moeting ou _nccount of sickness, Drof, Q. Demars reaponded to tho enll for speakers, and (deliyorod o suceoh on _tho_political [asuos of tho dny,” comparliy O, B, Farwoll to Forrando ‘Wood, He was followod by Mr. O, D, Michaud, Msj, Bonnett, Mr, Bdmund Huther, and sovoral otliors, i o —_—— MISOELLANEOUS, NATURALIZATION. The paturalization mill is running rapidly overy evening at the City-Iall, nud grinding out candidates at a very lively rate. Monday evening ahout 100 votos woro made, and Inst oveu- ing & still Iargor numbpr. In fact the applicants inctonse an the day of olection grows near, and ihe hall leading to tho Suporior Court Clork's oflico was orowded, the linc of would-be Ameti- osu citizons extendiug for moro thian 39 foet, ‘I'he ofiico will be opon every ovening tuis wook, when papers will be made out fres of expease. In tho day timo tho usnal foe of G0 cents will be charged. Tho number of applicants for natnral- fzation papers is muoch laryor this yoar thau last, and tho readinesa which & large portion of them show to auswer any quontions, or wenr tu iny statemont, {8 somewbat (eurprising to the un~ initlated spectalor. EVANSTON. A mags-meeting of the Opposition party of Evanston was hold in Lyons' Iull Monday oven- ing. T'revious to the meoting Novaus & Dean's band paraded thiough the villago, attonded by a large retinno, Wheu the hour for the macting arrived the epaclous lull was filled with o ro- spectablo assemblage of votors of the townshin, Among the moio notabla pernons present wore noticed Dr. Isnac Puol, Dr. W. 8. Scolt, Patrick L. Touby, J. O. Humbhroy, Judgo Auwood, 11, Simous, the Rov. AMr. Bolion, E, 8, Powara, Dr, A, Yigchor, Mr. Xnufman, Mr. Schneldor, M. Jonnings, Max Iluhin, E. W. Learned, 4. B, Waknman, ayd othiots, A “Tho mcnllxu wras cafled to order by Dr. W. 8, Scott, who nominated W. O, Wilson, Iisq., for Chairman, The nowmination was unanimonsly confirmod. Mr. Wilson callod on Mr. Thomas Moran, of Chicago, who addressed tho asscmbiy nt somo length, und discussed tho acts of the Adminis- tration 1u no kindly apirit, ‘Thespeaker also atfuded to the Prosident, and animadverted upon the polley pursued by him in muking his appoiatments to oficos of trust and power. After a lively molection of music from the band, Mr. Washington Hesing addressed the meoting, Tho speakor predicted tho completn uinmv of tho Opposition ticket iu this Sinto, aided by the sojld Germau vote. Laike Qounty, Lo said, which formerly gave Farwoll n Leavy majority, will select J. V. Lo Moyno for its Con- gressman, ‘Che country towns will also support tho Oppesition ticket, and ho called upon the peoplo of BEvanston to do their duty, and not allow thoir neighbora to outdo them in woll- domg. Mr. Hesing woa heartily applauded whou he conciuded, 3ir. M. W. Robiuson, candidato for State Sen- alor m tho Sccoud District, then spoke, snd whon ho had finlshed, Dr. Scott annouuced that auother meoting wonli bo bold Monday cvouing, at which distinguished speskeis would bo present, Tho ausombly thou dispersed, . ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘There will be a graud Republicau rally to-night at the biatl €19 Etate street. Ald, Campbell, J. L. King, J. 1L, Biesell, oud other good speakers, will address tho moeling. Thero will bo two pgrand Republicon mass- moetings in this city T'huredny sveulug, one ab thio North Sido ‘Lurner [all aud the other ut tho Westk Tweltih Sticet Tarnor Hall. Senator Oglesby will address the wmooting ab North Sido ‘Laruor Hall at length on tho issues of the cam- paign, and other able spoakers will be in attend. ance. The Woeb Twellth stroot meeting will be addressed briely by Gov, Ogleshy, and et length by the Hon, J, D, Ward, Capt. Gevrge M. aletier, nud others, A masg-wecting of the Opporition will bo held abt Auroin Twinor Hall, on Ailwaukes avenuo, this evoning, It will bo nddressed by O, 1L Unerison, L N, Btiles, Washington Ifesing, Francis Agunow, Capt. Counett, wnd Bmil Deitzech, Another mass-meeting of the Opposition is to Lo hoid ab Baek's all, cowner_of Brown and Walnly streety, this evening. Messrs, B, G. Onullllel\l, Dliles Keboe, and K. F, Cullexton will spealk. A rally of the Opposition is to bo held at Wall's Hail, corner of Adaws and Llalsted slreets, this evening, It will bLe addrossed by Borses. John C. Huines, W. J. Onabian, Cupt. J. WV, Conuett, and C, . Harrison. A meoting of the Lleveuth Ward Indopendent Club and Ullpnmtiou will bo held nt Webber {1l to-night. T'ho sponlers uro tho Hou, C. H. Har- nigon, Col. Cameron, aud W. J. Oualan, A Fourth Ward O position meetine is to be beld tis ovening ne 1001 State ssreot, AMuj. Zuoremba and oibots will addross the same. o CASUALTIES, Particulars of the Accident to tho o, U, B Doryety 0f Chicago, Spectat Disyateh to e Chicago Trivuncs Foxp pu La¢, Wis,, Oct, 237.—Tho Evening Commonwoalls contalns tho following fuows rol- ative to an eecidens to the Nov. C. P. Dorset, of M, Dorset is doing woll. Not long sineo » company of pleasuro and rost seokers weut north on o huoting and fishivg excursion, " Among them were the Rev. William Dalter, pastor of the Lpivcopal chuteh of this cily, and tho tev. C. I Dursct, pastor of aun Episcopal chuteb at Chicago. Mondny foronoun i, Dorcot's gun wont off without warning, tho oharge passing through Lwo of Lis fincors on the left band, ‘L'no company drogsed the wound os woll ns thoy could, and took the first train for Tond du Loe, arnyving lant ovoning, It was found wwon exumminfi tho tingers that thioy would have to beamputated. ‘Fhe operation was peiforined Inst ovenmng, Tho unfortunaie man 4 now ab tho residenes of Mr. Dafter, where e is recciv- Ing tho Fiudest attentrons.” 11 the Assoziuted Press) ¥ BunuiNaroy, fa,, Oct. 27.—A svecial to the Jlawk-Zye says the fivat soction of freight train No. 12, Burlinglon & Missou ver Huihoad, Conductor Ifanny, ran off the wrack ab Miteholl's Crossing, 8 miles west of Tairfield, la,, at & o'cloals this wormug, ditching the engine and ning cars, 'Tho tirewan, Docligram, was seri- ously injured, bisloft orm being crushed from the hand to tho elbow, mnd ho reccived so- vera brnises which may prove futal, The conductor and a braksmun wero ou the en- gine at tho timo of the accident, but they, with the ongiveer, escaped ‘without a scratcin, The ougine was turued ovor on ilg side, somo distanco from the track, ‘There wero sbout fifty hoge killed and a large quantity of gram seattered about. The track was clearod, o that tho mul troin wesl was not dotalned, I'he Company's surgoon, Dr. Ransom, of Lur- lington, avrived on a spenial train and amputat- ed Jngraw's arm near the elbow, Theto is o largo forco at work now cleaing the wrock, Run Oyer and Kilted, Speeial bispateh to 4'he Chicago L'ribune, Hinuspare, Mich., Oct. 27.—The afternnon passenger train on the Lake Shore & Micligan Soutliern toad ran over an old man nuwmed John McDonougli, 70 years old, killing him instantly, I'hio unfortunnto man was walking on the track, und, being totally deaf, did not Loar the train uppronching. Loyt ot Seas Toxpon, Oct, 47.—Tho brig Laphems, from Liverpool for Baltinoro, picked up from n ralt fivo persous velonging to the steamsbip Blary, which roundored while on a voyage from Glas- gow to Triuldad, It is probable that, with tho exception of the five persons above montioned and two landed at Falmouth, all on board tue Mary ave Jost, - A flun Torn 1o Pleces in o Kevolving Bl Br. Pavn, Mion, Oot. 21.—At Clesrwater, Miun., on Saturday night, Both Gibbs, o higlly- esteomed cltizon, was caughit in a rapidly rovolvs iug shaft In Morrison's wawsmill, His loft arm was brokon in & number of places, and finally torn entiroly from bis body, The boues of both 1ops woro broken aud splintered and pushed out through tho Houh in saveral plaves, and his head yocolvod_blows that must havo caused instant death. Nota particle of clothing remeined on tho body. Prowned=Soriously Injured. Spicial Disvateh ta The Chicago Trivune, MiLwaukee, Oct, 97,—The remains of » man supposed to hail from Rayiaond woro flshed out of tbo river this evening, A fivet-clavs railway ticket indlosted that tho decoased waw on bhis way to Nashotali, At tho Inquesta vordict of accldontal utowmug wns xendered, . Dr. B, B. Wolcott wos thrown from s horso and sorlonaly injured whilo xiding in fyom tho Holdiers' LHoine to-dsy, s ANTI-RITUALISTS, Tho Episcopal Dclegates Adopt (he Repressive Canons Tty House of Bishops Expect- ed to Approve It. The V.ie for Adoption Almost Unanimous, Dr. Dek. “n Maintains a Bold Front to the Last, * The Cerer: =3 at tho Consecra- tion « 9P Welles, THE X ALTANS, WOIK 1 Sveetal Dis CONVENTION, A e engo Prioune, New Yonx, Oct. 2iv—He. m in this coune try recolvod a vital thrust (.. ¢ in the Protost- ant Episcopal General Convenwun. Tho debate Instod all day. Dr, Do Koven romnfued firm {u dotonding Ritunlism, and coolly voted in ita favor, fu face of almowt overwhelming oppo- sitfon, It was & noticeablo fact that tho Wost- ern delogates, with but two excoptions, kopt their fingora carotully out of tho seothing kotilo of debate. Liastorn and Soutliorn men woro the acte ivo oncs, At n late Lour In the afterncon o voto was taken on tas following s Resolved, the House of Blshopa conourring, That the followiug mlditfonal soction bd added to Canon 20, i of tho_uss of tha Lok of Common Frayer : {1) If any Bishop huve reason to belluve, or i com bo tnads to bim in wratlug by Lwo or mioro of Lis Presbyters, thst coremonies of practices during the colobration of tho Holy Communfon not or- dulned or alithorized in the ook of Comunon Prayer, nnd getting forih or symuolizing erroncous or doutble £ful docteiues, have bee Intraduced into n parish wile in lun jurisdiction, and_ns oxsmples tho followiug are declared 10 bo cousldered a3 such: (2) The wueo of " jucemse. (b) Tuo jlaclug, or = carrying, or relaining “a crwclfic in any par of the placa of publio worablp, (c) Tho clovation of the clemcnts i the Holy Cominunion in suck wmuuner 4 0 expioss them Lo tho view of thu people 1s bjects towards whichi ndoration isto be inude, of ndoration of or towards tho elomenta iu tho Hloj Jomuitnon, such as bowluys, prostrations, geni. fuzions, aud all such like ncte, nol. anthorized or ol fowed by tho rubrics of the Buok of Cotmmon Trayer, it shall bo the duty of much Bixhop to sume mon the Standing Commitieo a8 ks Councll of Advice, and with tuen) to Investizsto the matter, (2 Ir uftor inv.a.fgation {t suall appear to the Blshop and tho Stauding Committco that eroncoas or doubtiul doctrines huvo in fuct been set forth or symbolized by ceromony or practices nob ordained or_wuthorizod afvresuid, it sboll be the duty of tho Biskop, by tho instrument of writing under 'his Lund, to admonish thie mmister of tho purish Lo discoutiuto such prac- tices or ceremonles, and If the minister sl disro. gard snch admonition, it shail be thy daty of the Btanding Committes to cause bim to be tried for a breach of his otdination vow; pro- vided, ~thut mnolhing hercin coutalned shall proveut the presoutment, trlul, and puuhhmeut of any mintster wader the provisions of Sce, 1, Canon 2, ‘Litle I1,, of tho Digest, (3) In all fuvestigutions une dor the Lrovisions of this canon, the minister whoea acts or practlces ara_the subjegiemutier of tho Investie gation, shail bo.notided. and v opportunily 1a. be sieard In hin defose, Tho cliarges propared and tho findiugs of the Blshops sud Stanafug Committecs shadl Lo 30 writiog, sud a rocord sball bo kept of tho Procecdings 1 the cuse,” T'he following is tho vote: Clericat Vote—Year, 88} naye, 3; divided, 1, Total, 0 ,fi,’ ‘il'ulb—\'ell‘ 34; noys, 3; divided, 13 absent, 3. ‘otul, 41, “ote—Yeas, 72; nays, 0 ; dlvided, 2; absent, 3. Tolul Total, 52, W'he uection must have the approval of tho ITouso of Bisbops bofote it hecomes a pait of the canon; bt thero )8 no doubt that it will get this. Every ctfort is being made to fuisn by Saturday, gut with slight chances of succees, 170 sivciateld Lcers,) THE STYMOUI CANE, New Yonx, Oci. 27.—The Protestunt Episco- pal Conventton reassembicd this morning, ud, atter morving prayer, resumed bueinosy, Wilinm Welsh, o lay delegato from Philadel- phia, stated that ho bad papers rolative to Bisp- op Soymoac's case which he would haud over to tho Becretary, if tho latter woald furmsh bim with copics of other churges relating to the same subject which wero in bhis povsession. A discussion ensued, many delegates from Itiinofs claimng thnt theso papers ghould be the prop- -erty of the Housc, nud that they shonid not bo wads tho subject of vurter botween dolegates from Philadelpbia and the House, aud thoy woro of the vpinlon that Bisnop Sevmour onght at least to have copics of theso oharges brought sgninst him, Tne wholo matter was: lnld ou tho table, nfter waich Mr. Welsh banded in hia docntaents, with tho remarlk that it did nos mat- ter to bim, out ho thought Le would offer a licile oppoxition, CONDITION OF THE CHUROM. The Committee on the 8tate 'of the Church subuntted an extended ropott on the coudilion of tho Chuucl at tho present time, Gratifying uccounts from nll parts of the country in rezard to her welfare aro recrived, but it was o mattor of 1egret that tho numbier of candidutes for Loly orders had dectensed sineo 1871, T'ho Commui- too recommended tho creation of & building- fund, ond commended the condition of tho Churel: in the Sowth to ber moro fortunate sig- ter vaurclies North. DIVORDE. The Committeo ou Canons reported havin, hiad under considoration Messagro 21 of House of Bisbops, contaning tho ameuded cauon on the subjecs of divorce, and recommended the adop- tion of the following reaolutions: That the Iouse of Deputles concur with the Houss of Bishops in tho proposed conventivn on the aubject of diverce, with the followlng nmendmentas Iirat, atriko out Jec, 15 secondly, striko out Socs, 3, 4 and 53 thirdly, strike out Sgo, 9, #0 thut the cunon may read s follows s Of Jlarriage and Divcrce—No minister of thia Clitirets sl “2olem nurifage in uny cese whore there is n divorced wife or Lustand of cither party &1ll living, und when the divorce wax claimed for tome canse arsiug out of marriage; but this cunon sball not be Leld toauply to the innocent party in a divorey for tho cause of adultery, or to parties once divorcod secking o Lo united agatn, Pluced on the calondur. GOMMUNION SERVICE. The Committea on Canons alse reported on the subject relating to the postuyea Lo Le used ut tho communion kervice, that, us it would iu- volye some clanges in tiio rubio, 1t waa inox- pediout, uud naked'to be discharged from further gousidelation of tho subjoct, Agroed to. TUE WISCONUIN DIOCESE. "The Commitico on New Diocegos, on the di- vision or the Dioccess of Wiscousin, veported o rosolution to the effect thai, the Illouve of Ihisbops concurring, they conscuted to sud yati- fied tuo division of tho divcese, Adopted. TUE VIOE-PRESIDENQY. ‘The hour having arvivad for tho election of Vice-Ureeidont, Lucius . Otis, of Illivows; the tav. Dr, Beardsloy, ot Conugeticnt; Judge Shol- lav, of Yirginin; Uoorge I' Cametaok, of Contral Notw Yotk tho Roy. Dr. Vau Douson, of Central New York; Gov. Baldwin, of Michigon, and Guorgo Stephonson, of Kontucky, wore nomi- nated, and the matler wue lad on the, tablo for fuluroe actiom. THE RITUAL. 4 The subject of tho canon on the ritual was takou up and disousnad by Dr, Shattuck, of Mus- snchusetts, sud Joln W. ‘Andiews, or ohio.” Alr, Audrows doclared himself strongly in favor of tho ameudment reported by the Comnitieo on RUOLE. C'J.‘ha Rey. John Dolton, of Pennsvivania, of- fered o substitute for the roport of tho Commit- tos, 1t was almont idouticsl with that offered by the Rov, My, Lonuio, of Marviaud, forbiddiug tho o of Ingenso, sud clovation of {ho cloments at the loly Communion, cte,, ote, Mr, Bolton spoko ut sume leugth 1 faver of ko adoption of b&u substitute, A messngo waa roosived from tho Houke of Bipliops assonting to tho solting off of n poition of tho terntory of California s o missiouary Jjurisdiotion, ‘Anothior messago wod recolved with rogard to the giving of wosice Lo the Bishop of Cunada in thie event of the doposition of n clergyman or Dishops, which wis amended by substiturlug tho word **doposition " for * suspdasion,” ‘Tho 1ouso of Doputics coeurred in both MEBAROY. Tho Rev., Dr, Boors, of Albany, thonght it was botter to huva no logislasion ou’ the subject, but conoerning the vopurt, ho thought it did ot iva tho anti-Ruualists aw much as thoy wantod, Exu gave tho Rituuliats niovo than they1equired, {10 swid that 1'rof, ‘Tyndall had, with verbal folic- ity which tingied in the cars like musio, lod winy Curistinhe to doubt whother the buman tnce was an oysior-bed or o moukoy-show, and wo pnswer the argument bY wrangling ovor n littlo mattor Jike n coremoninl, Attor further disoussion, it was resolved to Nt tho tune of succeoding sposkers on the subject to fiftcon wmivutes, sud olose tha dis- qusnion nt 4 o'clodk, the concluding uddvoss to ‘Yo sllowed the Committes ou Canous, Recess. Aftor rocoss, the disgutslon on ritual was anencd by the Rov, Dr. Jacob L. Clark, of Con- ueatleut, favoring the amondment offered by the deloeato from Wisconsin, ‘Iha Rev, John A, Harrieon, of Tenneaaco, eaid the fecling of (ho Church wna agaitst nis lowing any extromint opiufons in ita doctrines. Ile_thowgiltt the leoling of the Chureh was alko | ngalnat permitting any Itituahatio doctrines to creap into It 'Tlus Chutel, it scemed to bim, slionld take soma monanres to arraign o ministor who practicad Ritunhistio coromonios, As no wrondmont to tho proposad canon, ho offerad u forolution for thd ‘appaintment of n commities of throe clorical and threo Iay deputies (o net with three membors of the House ot B.ahops in thio kolection of wcommiasion of learned men, which ahall sit from time to tims to cousfiler the whole r‘ueuuan af ritunl, and vonort to the next Goneral Convantion what leglslation, if any, may be nacessary on the subject. Alr, Mazelbnrst, 1av delogato from Phitadels rhln, alter ¥aving that tho Riewan full of Ritual- km, mgsorted that (ho lawy neocensary on tho subjoct was alrendy ' Iaid down in the Prayor-Book and Constilution, If the clergy did wot enfarco the Inw tho ity woull taka its execution into thoir own Lauds and piru- sorve tho ark of tho Chureh, Pho Rov. Dr. Norton, of Virginia, spoke in mupport of tho proposed canon. Referring to tho objections brought against the use of the wards * doubtrul doctrines,” ho snid that it was not praluly erronoous doctrines, but doubtful slatoments of doctine, whiclh wero occasioning mnst of the mischiel in tho Chuch, ‘Ihe Rov. Dr, 1nlt, of Brookivn, kaid that this canon of tho G-mmittos meant oithor denth or the victory of Iutunlism, Ile advoeated the possago of tho canon, If it wne not adopted, a errible wrong hiad been done Dr, Saymonr. Tho disoussion was closed on behalf of the Committes on Canons by 1Ll Burgwine, of Pitts- burg. 1lareplied to the points raised by ths {ormor_speniters azainst the ndoption of the ro- rort. Hosnid that, if the nmendmonts to the eanon wero adopted, 1t would bo likely to detost Lhe passago of any canon ngain, On mouon, the umoudments to tho canon wors 1aid on the table, ‘Lo voto was then takon on the report of the Committes on Canons, und 1t was adopred. The {ennln was tasen by diocoses and orders, as fol- lows ¢ Clevical vote—Wholo nutmber represonted, 41; £yes, 88; noes, 2t divided, 1, Lay vole—Diocesos represented, 83; nyes, 315 noes, 3; divided, 1. A messeys from the House of Bishovs in- formed the Clerical and Lay Deputies that Lhoy conoucred in Mcasnge 34, asking vor the appoint- ment of n, Ioint commities Lo cousidor somo plan for tho reli lof of Presiding Iishops, and had ap- lmmtu\l a8 such committeo tho Bikiops of Ohio, ndina, and Pounsylvania, The Couveation then udjournod. prse ‘WISCONSIN'S NEW DISHOP. M8 CONSECRATION AT NEW YORK, Lrom the New XYork Piwics, Oct, 26, The conrccration of the Rev. Edward Ran- dolph Welle, D, D., whozo elcction to the Bishop- rle of Wiscousin was confirmed by ths Episcopal Convoution on tho 14th Inat., tool place yestor- dayac tho Protestant Lpiscopal Church of St. Taomas, Fifth avenue and Fifty-third stroet: Tho splendid cdilico was filled to its ulmost ca~ pacitv. . Tho scono withiu tho church during tho conse- cration was ouo of unusnal interest, aad omi- nontly calculntod to ingpive tho beholder with o deep rohgious feellng, On tho duis behind the holy tabls, within tho chancol; was sosted the vouorable prostding Bishop of ths Iouse of Bishops, attouded by cight dignitarios of tho Cunrel, whilo the_candidate for conssoration, with his attendant Presbytors, occupied s posi- tiow at the chancel rl, “Lho Rev. Dr. Morgan, astor of tho church, with his assistaue, the {ev. J. Jowett, aud twelve otuer clergviuen, oc- cupied the smlu, whilo a choir of Gfty occupiad the rowaiuig spuce ou either sids, ‘The band. somo siined-gloss windows dimmed aud tem- poted the hight they admitted, and necessitated tho uso of artiileial lights, in the plow of whies tho claborate decosntions wero seon to great ad- vautuge, Lo ceremony was ono which could bo made tho oceaslon of much religluus pomp sua dis- play, aud yet tho services ac Bt, Thomnas' vester- oy were carried out in accordiuco wiih tho sim- plest form o1 ritual of the Epuwcopal Cuurels; but tho hoartiness with which the woralipoty Iarga nambor of tho olorionl dalozatos to the Cone vention who woro 1 attendanco, At the cou. chirion of the adminatration, tho presiding Biehop oftered un tho flual prayor, and pro- noanced tho benediction, which bronght the conaceratlon eotvicos Lo n closo. Whils the Bishops and clorey rotired, the chofr sang the processional hymm, Coma pura foarts,” ar- ranged by Dr. Cutlar. Tho servicos whiok come menced at 10:30 a. m, did uot conclude until P 1o THE MINERS. Meetinz of tho National Association at Cleveland, 0. B, Able and Conservative Address by the President. A Eclligerent Lesolution, Spectal Dispateh tn The Chicago Tridune, "CLEVELAND, O., Oct, 27.—The Nationul Asso. ciation of Miners met lore to-day, obout fitty dolegatoa holug prosent, roprorenting noacly ail tho conl-mining districts of the country. Tao delegatos nro moatly rough, unoultivated men, totally oblivious of parliamentary rules, and ap- arontly widecided what tlioy come horo to do. Tho President of tue Association, Mr. John Senty, of Pennsylvanin, {s by far the ablost man presout, and is dispored to tako an intelligent nud practical view of tho questionsat tesuo, Ho opened tho seesion by prasonting sn able and coucilintory nddroas, of which tus {ollowing i8 TIE MOST IMPORTANT PASSAGE: *'Timos aro esceodingly dull thronghiout the conntiy, and iu many places a reduction of weges haa been forcod upoa men. In fact, the reduction through thoe West han boen most gon~ aral, and, uudor tho clroumstancea, unavoidablo. In thres places in Tiiinols a strike is in progross, teyng to uphold tho wages—Dauvillo, Bawlos- wville, and Lincote. In Minouk the men lave Leen on & striko to maintatn the Unton wiich thoy Linve eatablished tor the past il co monthy, In Indiaua men have beon compoiled to succumb to the conditious of fLe companies. Tho lodges have beon completoly ostracigod, thoir labor boing ~supplanted by colured ' mon from Vaginls, brought for tho eveelal purposo. New Straitsvillo, Nolsouville, Undenvills, Fioode wood, and tho entire ' nuning-vniloy of Oww, pro atill in tho fold, sud theso, too, aro lighting o reduclvn in toelr woges, I'he men of Johnstown, Pa., and tnoso of Moadow Brook, are couiescants i a struzelo to enjoy the 1ight 10 hinve n Union and its benedt. Wuat the 1esult of this contest will Lo at any poiut, or on thia wholo, It 13 impousiblo to foleiell, Much depionds upon tho support that can be given then, and the unity of action waich they thome selves display, ‘L'noy are our Union iaen en- guged in tneas weparats confliots, A weokly revouue of $1,600 is roynired to bo raised from tite moa who are nctually able to pay aseoge- ments. 1t should bo tomombered thay in many places our mowmbers have not worked for throe months, In some placea they have beou idle foz full six montus, and from toess men wo cannot agle money, though all cxpress o willingneas to give it they had it. ‘They mie 1dle for want of worl, Tho want of moaoy pinchies them a8 bad from this eause ay ir thoy wara on nr &trike; and, conld wa afford it, need eupport, mstead of contributin, ‘any. Whether tho mon who nro worsing fa ablo and are willing to pay, this romaius Lo by seen. We feel couldont o'l will do thew best t¢ lLive up to their obligations,” An a8 angument against the too univorsal dis. Ppoeition to serike, Mr. Bonty said ¢ ¢ Lirst, W 8EE LITTLE HOPE or guccees cowing from it, and to atrike againab the ovils at auy point woich ara cowmmon by o Jnstitlcadon to all otuors whno will do tis snwe Sccond, if too many striien at ouco all hava the greater ebance to Lo dofeated. In view of theso facts, which we canaai explain to every lodye Ly letter, wo nppeal to one and all to ox- erewo ol oxtraoxdinary whave of spirit of fore Jjuiued in the responsen aud siging, and the s of sincore dovotion whien |:unudml tho congro- gation, more thau compensated for the abseuoca of aftur-lignts, flowere, and tacenae, uud all tise other nccesnories of nu elaborato citual, The servico, wiich waa ossentially a congreuationnl one, was impressive in i sitplicisy, ‘f'ne sor- mon was preached by Bishop Whipplo, of M- nesotn, o prefato of commanding appealnnc a affective delivery, aud the coaseera ion wis pi furmed by the presiding Bishop of the Houso, 'l'ue choir was under the diroctiou of Mr, Goargs Wilham Warion, organist, tho solosts beiiig Mis, Gulager, Miss Faeh, aud Mesars, Wilsoa aud Inorawski; harpist, Ar. A. F, Tuulmio. Aorniyg prayer commeuced with tha proces- slour] hymn, **Ofcin danzer.” duving tho amg- mg of which the Bishops and clergy outered, the Inttor sinnding on ewher sido of the chaucel, whila tha former filed in, Lhe pralutes who at- teuded wero the presiding Bishop, Benjumin Bosworth Smith, D, D., LL. D., of Keutucky; Bishop Couriney, of Kingston, Caund i Bishop Alfyod Loe, of Delawato; Bisbop Joun Winiuums, of Connecticut; Bishop Thumuas Arkinson, of North Caroling; Bishop Lienry Benjumun Whip- le, of Minuosota ; Bisnop John Bairat Korfoos, of Pitisburg ; Bishop IFrederick Dan Huunting. don, of Ceulral Now Yorit; and As=i=tant Bisaop Lyman, of North Carolns. 'Cho ishop-olect, Dr. Wolles, was accompanied by tho Rov.Ur. Ash- loy, of Wisconsin, aslirst Presvyter, and the Rev, Dr.Gibson,ot Utica,as secoudPresoyior. ‘Lhe Rev, Dr. Morgan, Fnszor of tho cunurch, was pasistod the Rtev, Dr. Heary C. Pottos, the ltov. William Siopheus Percy, tho Rov, J. Jowott, tha Itav, Dr. Do Loven, of Wisconnin; tho Rev. D Cole, of tho Cnskatal ‘Lhovlogicul Soanuary ; tho Rov. Frangiin R. Haff und tho Rev, W. I Pon- broeck, of Wisconsin, aud a numbor of otheis. Tegular morning proyer was celobraterl by tho oy, Dr, Morgan, aesisied by tho Itev. Di, Colo und the Rev. Dr, Do Koven, tue Jessons boing read by tho Rov. W. I, ‘l'anbroccik and tha Rev. L. RHafr A'ho * Venite” was tho Lighth Gro- goting, aud the ** T'o Deum " aud * Benedictus ™ Juckson 1 I, Aftor the hymn, * Ok, God, ny Beart iy fixed, 'tis beur," had been sunyg, tho comnunion servico was commenced by tho pro- suding Bishop, the reeponsey to tho commnud- ments boing recllod: by tho congtogation., “he epistlo for the day was read by Bishop Williaws, aud the Guspel by Bishop Adamuon. —'Lhe bymu, “Iow beautcous are thoir reot,” was then sung, and was foliowed by the couscera- tion, After tho sermon thechoir sang * Holx, Holy, Tloly, Loid God Almighty,” ava at the offertury, £ God s 2 Spicit," una the consceratiun coromony wag begun, ‘L'ne presiding Biskiop tuois bis seat in trout of tho lloly Wuble, and the BLishop- olect, vested in Dis_rochot, was proecuted by Biahops Whipplo and Witlinw, with the wordu: ¢ Tteverend Father 1n God, wo present unto you this gouty and woli-lenrned mau, to be ore dained aml conrocrated Bishop,” ‘Fhe tostimo- nials of the Bixhop-olect wore then yead, us well ag the cortificutes of confirmation of the llousu bearznes, aud under o circumstances hardly be deiven juto n stuuke during those unprocedonted dull times, for tho consequonces ave anva to ba disnatrous to all concerued. ''bo saceitico of subwission 18 grout we know, but eacritice of ro- wistanca under present circumstaucos 18 greater, Of ‘two evils chouse o least, “'Uhere is an nn- porlant question over apumient 1 our munds at Presout, sud that is the PERMANENCY OF TIE ASIOCTATION. and tho abiity of momuers cowpusing it to pay the nsessmeuty uceessary to calry a otrike Lo a wiiccossful 1ssuc. If we pnt the burden of A wan upon & chitd it will ernsh it to death, Ir wo oxpuse & twig to o storm thuz;o?uu'en & full- grown ogk to rasist, dostruction is its fate, So Wwith our Association. We caunot allord to have more thon & certain number of membets on a striice at & given time, else the men who ars the bwiwark of protection, the support behind, will Lo crusuod by the prossure anu uprooted by the storn,” IN CONCLUSION, the speaker nrgod co-op:cration a8 the great ef foctive remedy aguinse the tyrauny of omployers. On this polut o spid: * Lot me call your ate toutton udd ask your consideration on the mo- mentous subject of co-oporativa, This question Lias been mouted o groat doal and muoh tals ine corporated mnto 1he workings of the Minors' Natloual Associntion. Ity cortainly an efiicient levor in the hands of other trades, where It hay boon adopted and carried on uron sound busie ness princivlos, Wooraver it Las beon teied andg conducted by porsovering and competent men it Luas been nsucce:s. Whon it has- failed it bos been on account of eoms defeot of the mon who havo bed the management, and not from any iuberent wroog iu tho systom, \ere the causes of failuro in TUE CO-OPERATION MOVEMEST thoronghly wvestignted, thoy would bo found in the meu who componed the stoskbuoiders or who diracted ths machine, Rightly condu:ted, ina way that would insuro puccess as an indopoudent business, the system of co-oporation must noces- sarily bo much mora successful in our own trade. T'here aro ‘ndvantages for enlarging on this metiod, combining the operator ana the oporative, such as few othors present, If we wish (o raise oursalves up to higher elvilization, we can uss no meaus that will bottor accomplish the ond than thowe to be found In this systom, If wo desiro to reap the fair valuo of our labor, no ochor systemn 1bat Lus you bLeon discovered ceu give 1t 8o, effectuully as this, If wearein Pumm of justico, no &calo will mete it out so hmpartially as this. LET SOMETITING DE DONE toret this vall jn motion by tlus Convention among our meu," ‘Lae address did not ecem to wholly satisfy the Counvention, many of the delegates evideutly fuvoring o more warliko polioy, Pho following resulution, which was presonted and referced to thie proper commitece, will illuntrate the fooling ol tae more aggiodsive part of the Couvention : of Bishiops and ilouss of Daputics, by the Rev, Wilhiam Stevens Pexvy and tho Rov, Ly, Pottor, tho' tespocuive Becratariey, ‘Che promiso of. conforuiity to tha dactrine, " diseipline, and worship of the Protestanc Lpis- copal Church was thon gmiven by the Dishop-elect, nnd, after on oxlurtution to pray, the Litony was racited by tho presiding ishop and congregation, with tho additonal supplication for graco tor the new Lishop, us preserived in the formy of consceration, I'ho usual auestions wore prapounded to the Bishop- eloct by the presidivg Bishop, end auswered in tho afirmative in_a cleur und loud vulce, Now tho consecrated Bishop stood up, and the Bishop- olcet wns robed 1 the full Episcopal habie, 1he now Bisnop kaelt, and che VnuI\ Ocuator Spir- itug" was yectiod by tho Bishous. and tho con- grogetion, ‘hon tha romulning prayers wero suid, rud tho proauing Bishop, togcthor with Iisisops Whippla, Willlamsou, "Atkinson, snd Courteuay, lud their hands on the head of tho Dishop-clect, who was conseerated with thie words, ** Llocelya tho Holy Gliost tor the office and work of a Bishop in tho Chureh of Gad, now committed uuto thee by the hmposition of our heuds, in tho nama of tho Fathor, and of the Bon, and of tua lloly Qbost. Amen, And re- mombor that thou stir up the grace of God whi is given theo by thig fmpostion of our handu; Lor God hath nou given uu tha epitit of fear, but of powor, aud luve, aud sobernoss,” Thu Bib o was given to the lnooling Bishop, with the poseribed oxhoitation from tho presiding Uishop, Then ths newly-consesrated Bishop w; conduoted to mseat with his brotuer pralures, and tho cholv sang, ** Fralso God, from whow ull blesaings How," Aftor this tho commmnion mervice was nro- ceadod with, the precdding Lihop obloinue ing, asaeted by Buhops Korfoot and Courte- iy, The “Glora in Excolsls” was chuned by" the obolr, uud, after tho cons vocration of the olowents, tho hymn, **All worthy Uhou who lLust lledeemed,”” was sung, ‘I'ho prestding Bishop partoois ot the lloly Com- wunion himsolf, and adminlstered tho suorament to the Bishops, luuludmu the uewly-consovratod prolate, ‘Who lishops i turn administered the Cowmunion to tho olloiating olergy, a4 woll s a THE RUSOLUTION, Wirneas, The oporatora in 4 nUmbOr of inatances lavo seen ft to supplint thelr workinginen for e ciimo of Luving neled their own, witt Lrmied banditel augl lazzazou from the sluma of lasge cities ; and Witehcas, As tho Goverument, ot §tito und Noe tonal, u haviug permittod sadd Landlid and lizzaront to carky doadly diearuus I a g of profound paico, have ractically admittcd the right of evory Amoifean citizen to do thio samy § theraforo, Locsoleed, Thut wo recommend tho mombera of tha soveral mitiers’ organizationd throughoat tuy country to provida themeelves will o full supply of the Lest breeek-loadiug ritlcs which the conntry ai¥ords, THY BESBION will probably last saversl days. In view of tha inavitable duliness of busioss dwring tuo com, ing wintor, nid the 1roublos already existing bo= gwecn tho minars nna their omployois ut many vo‘lulu,blho precoedings aro watched with grosk utrest. FIRES. At Indiananolis. Spectal Dispatch to 1 he ( hucago Trbrune, 1xpraxarouts, Ind,, Oct, 27,—A fire broke ong in Ilubbnra's Block, cornor of Moridian an:l Washington streots, this mornlug at 5 o'cloci, winch did littlo damngo to thoe bullding, but tha etockt of AL, I, Bpades & Co,, dry-goada storo, on tuo tower fluor. was gremtly dammnged by water. Tho prapriotors estimaio the loss at §16,000, but it will not amount to moro thun 2,000, The fira caught from o pan of ashey in tho Junltor’s room, ks the thurd story, At Oukinund, Wd. * 7 OAkrAND, Md,, Oct. 27.—~The Glados Motel u this place, ownod by John Dultoy, burned (g- day, Loss, §40,000 ; insmanco, £20,000, Newr Mallersburg, Bnad. Mictensnung, Ind,, Oot, 27.~"'ho saw-mill of Mooro & Masscy, ouo imfle and & balf east of this plhucu'3 \rim dun‘troyml 'Il)y fve to-night. Bup- DPosed to bo Incendiry, Whey had a flouringe will burned a short time nso.y o