Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1874, Page 8

CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS, TEMPERANCE, Tho CGospel Temperatice meotings innugurated by the Woman's Tamperance Association of Till- nols, begun on Mondny evening in thoe Mothodist Ohuroh Block, atill continue. ~ Franols Murphy, tho roformed drunkard, attonds ovr+y mocting, and, by his oxperienco In conducting such gath- orings, makos tho meotings go off happily, Last night thero was quito o largo nssomblage, many Deing graduates of the drunkards' refuge known a8 tho Washingtonian Ifome. A temperanco re- form club, similar to those in tho Statoof Maine, wan establishod, The meotiig was oponed with !amyur. after which Dr. Davis apoke of the eflcet of alcoholio ddu‘l‘lfi\'!‘x‘:‘l‘ffin‘l‘;‘ ‘l’l:‘ey: tn“l::.l'g. and the rolation of ox- . poriences hy roformed drunknrds was bogun, If tho adifieation affordod st all equaled tho torror inapired by tho narration of the horrible oxport- onces of theso men, then much good must re- sult, IRMENORR. s ha obart O, Rankin, who was . bnfilg formotly Superintondent of tho Wontorn Union - Tolograph: Company for tho Northwest, nddressed tho mooting, Iio said that he b boon a followor of Bacchua for twenty years, and had somo timo ago como to tho conclusion that he was on the wrong track, 3 Joln Collyor was tho next speaker. Mo do- clared that fio ind boon o drunkard snd made & fool of himsolf, Some ouo asked him i his head did not :c;;o whon Lo was drinking. Hfo roplied no, that Lo ud no brawa to acho at that timo, Ho wout on and eaid that ho was once blind, and o now enw ; once lamo, and he now walked ; once find- ing foult with overybody, and now only with himsclf. He said he would nover got drunk any moro, i , on {nmato of the Homo, admitted Ihgt fi:blrxgd baon a most abaudoned wrotch 3 had gotten druuk and rolled In tho gutter liko a hog. DBat that llmul had passed, and would not recur v od’s Liolp. S “lg: ? Cnstnupnsod to frequent dives snd baso- mogt snloons and swill in beer copiousty, But o saw the orror of his ways and wag now a ro- formed man. Charles Bovan made o humorous spocch. ITo #aid that from his 17th to bis 25th year he drank moderately, socially, and quictly, but for tho following ten years ho wont the * whole hog— went _into tho imbibing business in ’.ifi-top atyle,” until o thought at last ho would pull up. While ho was ewining ono dey in & dive on Twenty-second streol, & man—a strangor-— invited him to go to tho Washingtonian ome, He nccompanied tho man, and, for the firet time in his life, 1cceived a kind, assuring “word to help him to froe himself from his bond-~ ago. Ho was now on tho temperanco platform, was areformed man, sud intended to go tho wholo hog on it. [Laughter]. G. A. Siecper, another wids-awaka looking young mau, an inmate of the drunkards’ refuge, gave his oxporicuce, For fifteon yoors he pntronized the ealoons of Chicago; kew evory ono of thom. Ho wished Lo hiad dovoted the timo spont in theso places to the study of music. Friouds tried to raisc bim out of tho slough in which ho was !\'nllflwh’!fi, but 4their efforts wero for a long timo unavailing,— nt lonst thoy wera 8o antil, after indulging fn all tho vices resultivg from over-indulgenco in Jiquor, ho had becomo physically prostrated, o was fully detormined not to drink any moro. Josoph Morgan, from whom was expectod a torrible, blood-curdling expericnce, was called upon, but did not answer. Charles Copoinger, an Englishman, and a man of travel, profacod.thio narration of his personal vicea by & bistorical roforence to tho birth and rowth of Chicago. Coming down to the point, 0 sad that diring his drinking torm e was tho most misernblo, most wretchod, depraved, and abandoned fellow on the {nco of tho earth. Ho Dad taken o ]muolmlnu, aud he would keop it, navyer to drink any moro. J. N. Wilkins, Superintondent of the Homo, Tosponded to Mr. Murphy's roquost that ho should speals by saying that, during tho throo weeks ho hoa been fu tho Homo, all tho inmates havo behaved themsalves like good boys, and soemed to be unlrncu: in their intentions to kill an appotite for hquor. Ml‘»’sL Frances Willard addroesed tho mooting, and Mr. Murphy then rond a constitution of a TEMPEBANCE-BEFORX OLUR, and cnlled for an oxpression of opinion by thoas prerent. By n show of hands, tho ploasure of tho meeting was seen to bo in favor of forming the club, Rohort Rankin, an inmate of tho Washingto- nian Home, was placed 1n nomination for Pros- ident. He wna objected to as not yet boing safe, as ho is still an inmnate of the Home. An over- whelming number of thoee present, howevor, do- clared their beliof in his thorough reformation, sud ho was elected President unauimously. W. C. Mufllon, Chariea Coppingor, aud H. W, Glarko woro_elected Vico-Prosidouts; @. A. Slaoper, Becretary ; and D. Wilkins, of the Homo, L'reas- uror. ‘Tho meeting then ndjonrnod. The Gospel meetings will bo continued during the weck. B ————— THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, The County Commissioners mot vesterday aftornoon, Prosident Ashton in the chair. Prosent—Commissionors Boguo, Busse, Clough, Couley, Crawford, Harris, Hecrting, Johnson, Jones, Lonorgan, Russoll. Pay-rolls of county employes to the amount of $4,550 woro roferred to tho Financo Commuttoe. BALARIES. ‘The report of the Committeo of tho Wholo on salarios for 1875 was taken up, Tho nction of the Qommitteo has been given heretofore in Tur TRINUNE. Commissionor Boguo moved to fix tho sslary of thio County Judgo at $7,000. Carried. Commissioner Johnson moved to fix the satary of the County Attorney at 36,000, Commitgioner Bogue moved to nmond by muking the salary $4,000. Ifo snid (hat the Donrd was spending tho poople’s monoy, and, taking the financial affairs of tho county a8 thoy sood to-day, it seomed thas they wete going on extruvagantly, There now stood to the eredit of the General Fund but $40,000, and it would soon be necessary to mako .o temporary loan. There romainod nupaid over §800,U00 of taxes, and the county wag in no condition to increaso snlarios, "'he office of County Attornoy had boon, and could Do again, filted for £4,000. The Bonrd uhoullt,l 80 logislate as to spend as littls monoy as oxsible. & ‘The motion to fix tho salary at 4,000 was lost, Teceiving ouly the vates of Commissionors Bogue and Clough, ~ Commissioner Harrison was in an adjoining room, and dodged tho voto, Tho salary wes fixed at £6,000, Presidont Ashton took occasion to correct n statoment m the nowspapors to tho offect that o was o candidato for the offico of County At- torpey. 1lo denied this, aud wishod |1t undor- stood that e thought tho prosent incumbent was entitled to re-oleolion, After the snlary list roported by the Commit- tce of the Whole had been adopted withont chango, Commisgioner Olough moved that the Thysician of tho Insane Asylum be called *Su- perintendent and Physician.” Cominigsicoor Harison moved to ameond by, making the titlo Modical Superintendont of tho Insune Asylum. ‘This motion provailed, HARD COAL. The Committco on Public Borvico roported that they hind contracted for the hard coal at the {Iluann Asylum, about 100 tons, at §10.50 per on. Commissioner Clough inquired with whom the Committes bud munde the contract, Commigslonor Crawford stated thar Baker Dros. wora the contractors, The Board adjourned until Monday at2 p, m, —_— LASALLE.STREET TUNNEL LITIGATION, Baturdey the case of the Northern Tranapor- tation Compuny vs. Tho City of Chicago wns de- cidod inthe United States Circuit Court, and a vordict of $100 against tho oity rendered. Tho cage involved an uncommon and peculiur point of law; ono which oceurs very raroly indeod, During tho huilding of LaBalle street tunnel it was found necewsary to build & coffer dum 25 foot wider than tho strect. By tho build- g of this dam tho adjoining dock of tho Northern Transportation Company was rendered wncless to that Company, as none of their vessels could como cloro to It. Consaquontly the Compuny woro obligad to seek temporury nccommodations olsewhere. Lienidos this tho wall of u building bolonging to thom wus dawmaged to the oxtont of sever: t} thou- gond dollars, Tho ity suthoritios rebnilt the wall shortly afterwards, and it wan for this dam- hu“ l{m tho yordict of 100 was rondorod ngainst io city, - a8 Tha ){:Iolut of law i ono that {s snmowhat simi- lar to tho law iuvolved In several other: casen which are soou Lo como up in other courty, and consbquently no littly interest was folt in the city Law Dopartment us to its rosulte. 'Tho position tokien by the' Counsol for the Gorporation was that the purchaser of a Jot nuundetl on one sido by tho utreot, and on thoe othor bya navigable Fiver, jutorsecting tho streot &t ouo cornor of tho lot, takos tho Tk subjeot to tho rights of the publle to navigate tho river, and also to travol tho streot, and to crosa tho river, Thin right of tho public earrlos withi it tho right to Improve tho streot and . to improve tho river, to faci litate the onjoymont of thoso righta of tho'publie; and to do all things nocossary to snch improyetent. Tho right of fim lot-ownor bolng subordinate to theso cnnomonts, {s not in any degreo violated or uvadod by.tho oxerclso of tha right of making such ifmprovements: #o long a8 tho enmo are mado. with skill, oaro, aud dispatch. T6 ° i ; concodod ' that ° privato righits must not bo invaded for publio good with- o compongaslon ; but tho quostion I this caso in, What s thio oxtont of tho privato rlghtmm 7o insisted that the privato right does not oix) S the oxclusion of the publio from improvin Kn'mnt Tio woys, but s subjoct to tho. publio onss aud limited and ourtailed to thol oxtlun . i Judge Blodgott, in his chargo to tho ’xm'y- - etructed them that dofondant lind tho right wn- dor tho Jaw to ontor upon LnBallo strect, and:to make such publio improvements a8 might .bo thought nocessary by tlie aity suthoritios, Tho following is an oxtract from tho charge referring dirootly to the polnt in queation : X tiold the law to bo woll sottled, and ro chargeyon as Hio Jaw in this cano, that tho defondant had the right nuder the Iaw fo enter upon Lashallo street and muko such public improvomenta ns in tho judgment of tho city authortioa were nocessary, and to construct the tunnel fn question ; and that thoy also bail the right for that purpose to 'outer upon the portion of tho river in frontof tho plalntifr's lot aud conntruct tha coffer~ dlam there, if it was nocessary, in order to onablo thom to conatruct thetnnnel s and that the plainti took hiis ot sublect to tho right of tha ity fo niaks tho nec- cecary publlc improvemonts in the strcets; thnt (ho method of crossing the rivor at this polut wasena to ba datermined by tho clly auttiorifies, They could do- cldo whethor thoy wonll eross or hnva tho public cross 0 river by forry, by a bridge, or by a tunnel; aud, who thoy Lind defermined to offoct tlie crossing by & Lunnal, thay bad thoy the right to use and o aceiipy so much of tBo streat as wan nocessary to coustruct the tunnel, using due skill, cars, and dispatch alwaya in dolug it, 50 a4 not to ifitorfero with private property; that, olfhough tho plaiutiff may, for the timo bolug, Liave boon deprivod of the benaficial use of its prop- orty by such entry upon tho street, muy liavo beon practically provonted by the occu- pation “of ‘tho _alrget for tho purposca of constructing the tunnel, and ulthongh sccess to tho Iot from the river may hisvo bean practically provout- ed during the time, yot theso woro fncldoutal incon- veulonces to which' ihe plaintif, as the owner of this lot, must submalt, in order thut thie publis may bo sc- commadated by 'tho_construction of this tunviol ; and {hat tho city hod tho samo Figut to onter upon tho river for iho —purpose of erccting works thore, to facilitata tho construction of ° tho tuunol, ond that it lnd {o enter upon tho atrogt nnd construct the tunuel {tsclf, alwnss, howover, subject fo tho condition {hat they should sk unuecessarily or negligently dnjure tho platntis, . ’ e WEST-TOWN BOARD, Justices Van't Woud, Seally, and Austin, Sn- porvisor Bacon, and Town-Clork T.J, Fitzgor- ald, of tho Town.Bonrd of Wost Chicago, beld o maoting yeatorday afterncon in, tueir rooms on ‘Waslingtou stroet, cornor of Desplaincs. Bu- porvisor Bacon oxplained that the meoting was toconsidor tho action of the County Commis- sloners in relation to the palary of tho Town- Aegossor. Justico Scully maid that it was queationnble whothor the County Commiesioners had the an- thority to regulate such ealaries. fis opin- lon was that tho Town Bonrd should assaro itsclf of the logality of the act, nnd bo officially informed of it bofore riving it conmid- oration. He spoko of tho' Assessor's work by which tho assessmont was complotod. Tha Asscssor had worked all summer and had not drawn & 3 vt aud was entitled to whatover sslary tho law allowed, Assessor Rafforty, in roply to & qnestion from Justice Austiu, eafd that the assossmont upon ront and personal property excoodod that of Iast yoor by nearly $4,000,000, Justico Scully moved that the Bupervisor bo instructed to call upon tha Clork of the Roard of County Commissionots and got_official infor- mation of the nction of the Board in rela. fion to tho solary of the Asscssor, and ifit be ashne been reported in the press, bo anthorized to pay Mr. Raflorty his claims. Tho motion was carried upanimounsly. z Justico Van't Woud said ko was pleascd to ray that from all the roports lis had received the work dono by Mr. Rufforty was more thorough and completo than that done by any of his pre- decessors, Ho could not understand how mon of intolligence should expect Mr. Raflerty to work for tho paltry sum of $2.50 por dny, just au much 08 a wood-cutter was worth, The Town Bonrd would concur in any movemont looking to giving him a proper rocompense. It would Dot avo many moro meotings, and he took tho opportunity of giving expression to bhis senti- ments. Juatice Scolly movod that the Assossor bo in- stracted to comploto the sets of plats up to tho 1st of Moy, Tho motion wos carried, nod tha meoting udjourned. The following is & summary of the Assessor’s roport : Amount ronl cstate anscssed.... .. Increase over last year,... Amonnt of personal property n8scasoil... 8,604,02H.40 THCTEA80 OVEr IRAL YOATese e reiursvaerarnn LU02,000,40 Nuber of namea sssessed for porsonal DPROPOELY.eaaraans aen 7,650 Increase over last ¥ . 9,450 ‘Thero wera twonty-nino deputios, who worked 1,413 days, and recoived 87,010.29, U ———— LOCAL LETTERS, TUE POLICE FORCE. To the Editor of The Chicaco Tribune: B¢ Tlore aro in the neighborhood of 600 men who are connocted with the polica forco, T 'assure you that nine-tentbs of us are honest, industrious mon, willing to do our duty; while { must admit thero aro somo men olothed with po- lice powers who by their acts are bringing dis- grace on good, honeat officers who are anxious and willing to do our duty. Bomeof theso men nro classed as detoctives, for whom wo ars not accountnble. Thoy are sppointed by the Chief, and oro of his own choosing. M6 and the Doard of Polico are reaponsible for theso men. Thoy are a dotriment to thie city, in placo of being o Donofit, Al tho businoss theydo is to bring dis- graco on the balanco of thie forco. Somo of thom are belleved to bo in the omploy of thioven and gamblers. I am satisflod you will do us jus- tico, and not closs us all aliko. Thoy gob $200 & yoar moro Aalary than thoe regular patrolmen. That L do not find any foult with ; but the ma- Jority of us are married men, and have wivos and o family to take care of, and want to rotain our position: but, for the sako of humnnnity, do uot put us all in tho anmo boat with thoso officors utylln(,' thomselvos *datoctives of the police forca” of this nobla city. Those are tho ~ sontimonts _ of the Lonost men of this depnrtment. I hope you will not condemn good men for the fow bad ones. 'Tho socner the force aud city will bo rid of these *‘dotectives” (and I would style them do-nothings, whien is tho proper nrme for them), tho botter & will be for the tax-payors and aifizens, Thoro is n proposition mnong the ‘mombers of the patrol-foreo tophtition tho Uom- mon Council to investigato this mattor, and find out who is to blamo 1n allowing the city to bo run with thioves, TATnOL POLICEMAN, Cuioanio, Nov, 24, 1874, Houth Division, $32,508,023,00 507,00 TEMPRRANOE. 2o the Editor of The Clacayo T'ribune : Bir: Permit mo to say that the rosolutions “disfranchising rum-sellors,” consuring tho Chureh, and doclariug “our infinite profer- enco that our frionds should dio rather than take n drop of alcohol as medicine,” were all tabled by the Womaun's National Clristian Temperance' Union, by s unanimous vote. Tho following reso- lutions were adopted ¢ ,Jesolved, Thnt, rocognizing the fact that our causo is and will ko coiabiutled by mighty, dotormingd, and re- lontless forces, wo will, trusting {u'1tim whods the Urinco of Deace, teel arjpument with argument ; mlsjudg. ment with patinnce : denunciation with kinduess, and all our ditlicultics and dangors with prayer, Tho plan of work offerod was placed in the handd of tho following committes on s oircular- lottor to Amorican womon : Mrs, Dr, Marey, of Lvanston ; Mra, 8, I, Loavitt, Cincinnati; and Mrs, AL O. Johnson, Brookiyn, Tho Conven- tion was large and ropresntative, and will prove the * new fiunmum " of the woman's tomner- anca roform—the period of onthusissm being followed by * tho sobor, socond thought " of orgaulzation, Franors E. WiLLanp, Citwaao, Nav, 25, 1074, THAT EOCLESIASTIOAL FURNITURE. To tha Editor.of The Chicauo,Tribuns ; s Iu your issue of this morning It ia atatod that Miss Lillio Horton and Misa Ella Moora ob- talned tho monoy for tho -votes which were oust {or Prof, Patton at tholato fair ag the most pap- ular clergyinan in Chicugo, tn tho Third Prosby- terlan and Jofforson Paik Churchios, Tils ututo- mont might mislead somo, eud I desire to Bay that Prof, Patton fu 1ot tho pastor of tho ‘Third Ohnrol, and, whilo somo few mombers of {his church may have contributed o this foolk oun= tout, the Third Chwreh, a8 & wholo, have had nothing to do with the matior, and do not bo- llevo in kooplug up this unfortunato confliot, The Third Oburoh bolleve in #tanding up for thoir own pastor, whom they love nnd re t and thoy ko 50 PRrt n 116 content whonh®Sl truo Christinns must deplore, Will you, In Ju tice to ono of themost active and united churchos in thin city, invort this statemont of tho truth s ttor? . iy g i Tiimp Onunon. OxntoAag, Nov. 43, 1874, 3 TIE GOOD BAMATITANS. 0 the Tditor of The Chicago T'ribuns: -B1hs Thoro Ia & gront doal of |, tolk theso days about woman'a rights, otc,, and ‘the 'women scom to bo all In's formont todo somothing, thoy hardly know what, Some ara really desirous of dolng good, and soms scom only to bhnve n dosire to bo soen and heprd, | If tho Indios of Obiengo; can bohavoe mo more ko Ohristian ladice thon tho Good Sumaritans did yestorday 8t thoir mooting, thoy - bnd bottor do o8 TabertCollyor adviscs, Koep to. their housp- work,, What posstblo good can bo, dono- for workingwomon_and tho poor, despisnd girla they profess to'wish to help, whon 0y CANNOS control tholr own tompdra and romombor to bo Indies?" Thers ate maby charitiea now: in -the city, and ;Lood women oan flnd somathing to do,” if thoy wish, for their own sox, .As things atc, no_blossing will follow work commouced and carried on a8 this hns boon, with continucd wrangling, Wy caunot sometbiniz be dono to extond the work conuocted JWith thef Woman's Home ? $ b . A Outoaao, Nov, 25, 1874, PEIHONAT, - To the Rditor of The Chicaro Tridune Bin: Your porsonalof this morning still gives mo erodit for cortain apoochies mado at the Board of Trado'mooting on Monday, These remnrks wero all mndo Ly . W. Dunham, of tho firm of Willlam Young & Co.: the only motion mado by me boinz to renew his motion to ndjourn, add- ing thiereto **tovoto to-morrow on the expulsion of W..N. Sturges.,” © Hexry 0. RANNEY, 0n10AG0, Nov, 35, 187, GENERAL NEWS. O, L. Wilson, of the Evening Journal, gave to tho heada of family in his employ, each a tur- ke, for tho propor observance of Thanksglving. Bovonty-six were thus digposed of. Among tho hoavy transfors rocorded yostor- day is tha aalo of tho lot on tho northeast corner . of Van Buron and Markot streots, G0x773¢ foot, for §60,000, by Ralph Emerson to Sidnoy W. Boa, ‘The tompernturo yestorday as observed by L. Manasse, optician, No, 83 Madizon strect, nnder "Tur TainuNe Duilding, was ot 8 a. m,, 12 dog. ; 10 s, m., 17; 12m., 23; 8 p. m,, 27; 6 p. m,, 35; 8p.m., 2. - . An unknown man was fornd doad at the foot of » stairway at No. 184 North Clark stroot yos- tordsy morning. It is supposed that ho was in- toxicated, and in attomptivg to walk down the staira’ foll and fractured bis skull. A deop goah was mado in his forchoad. The body was re- moved to the Morguo, ' : The drivor of the Hon. J. B. Rice's doubla teamn drove hia catriago on the rilroad-track at Rivorsido yeaterdny morning, and was struck by tho Mondota accommodation train, The man waa slightly broised, and the onrringe badly dnmugng. f-‘mmmmly, the train wad running slowly at the time. ‘Tho body of an old man named Hildebrand Btiffena was found in the ronr of No, 829 Archor avenus, yesterdsy aftornoon, by John Gills, ato of tho schoanor H. b, Taldwin, Dacoased is supposed to bhave committed’sulcide whilo Iaboring under a fit of temYnmry iusanity. Ho wa8 & widower, 65 years old, and loaves two grown daughtors, An Ingueat was held yesterday on the body of Honry Mover, the man who was fouud floating in tho river near tho Nautional Elevator, De- coased was addicted to tho over-uso of intoxi- cating liquors, aud s supposod to havo fallon fato tho fivor on the svaning. of the slenitn He was 5 yrars old, and leaves a family, A vordict of death from drowning was returnod by the jury. 3 > It is said that soveral porsons are canvagaing the city and suburban towns with a preparation for washiug nnd renewing silver-plated ware, roprasonting that the stuft s manutactured by the Llgio National Wateh Company. That core poration mnuufactures watch-movementa ouly, and housgkeopors sbonld bowaro of the canvasa- ers, for, if tlioy will lie about the makors of their “*waeh,™ it Iy protty cortain thal the stuff is worthloss. . The West Division Railway Company, which, a feww daya ago, reduced the faro on Milwaukos avenue to 8 conts, in ordor to meot the oppo- sition of the 'bus lines, has adoptod & somowliat similar monsure on jts othor linos. Imitating the oxamplo of tho 'bus companios, it hira bogun aelling twonty-five tickets for 1, thus reduc ug the price of a singlo ride 0 4 conts. This now a‘y‘ntum was bogun yesterday, the conductors on the differont cars offoring the tickets to the nltlmungors, and finding o very ready salo for thom, 000D BAMARITANS, 3 . Thatwing of the Good Bamaritan Society which rofusied to submit + to Mrs, ‘Walbort, and adberes to Mrs, Loonard, held a mecting at 4 o'clock yestorday afternoon at No. 409 Aladison streot, Mrs, L, Brand in the chair., - Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Wood, and Mre. Millor were nappoivted a committeo to securs a suitablo room for o Sholter, i All Indies present reiolyed thomselves into a comuitleo to propare a dinner for Thanksgiving Day at & o'clock af tho Indnstrial Honta, Mre. Forbes ngmrlnd that uho had paid Mrs, Tobin §5, Mrs. Crocker $5, Mrs, Brigga ¥5, car- pontor-work $4, Mra, Whoelor $1, Minnia (o3~ vellod) 81, oxpolied Inmatos 82 ;'tatal, $20.560, enving In the Treasury 260,10, Mrs, Forbes moved that tho prico bo given Mts, Willinmy, who was sent to the Home of the Friondloss, of o suit of clothing for Lior expected baby. It was carried. Mre, Loouard aud Mrs, Higging woro appoint- od an Investigating Committea to ascertain why a correct roport of the monoy paid into the ‘Tronsury had not boen proporly made during the last mouth, Mrs, Leonard, Mra. Forbos, Mre, Tuttlo, and Mrs. Bumsted woro appointed {o investigala the charges of cruolty to imates againut AMrs. Blu- thardt snd Mrs, Walbart, Thoy then adjourned to moot JMonday at 508 Fulton strect. — . THE CITY-HALL, . Tho City Tronsurer yostorday rocotved 95,670.- 12 ou wator-rents and %850 on city taxecs. ‘ho Financo Committeo will moot at 2 o'olosk TFridoy aftornoon in the City Clork's oflico, * Tux-payors are requested to mote that an ad- ditional 10 per cont will bo added to all wator- taxes not puid on or beforo Monday noxt, Pay up, uniess you havo a particular desire to entich a daploted Tronsury. The Tullerton avenue contractors, having stopped worl soveral daya ago on account of the inclement weather, announoo that work will bo vecommonced to-doy. A rumor that they had abandoted the job thus proves to be false. Alds. Cullerton, Hildreth, MoClory, Quirk, snd ‘Warron, have {eaued & oall for & special meoting of the Common Council Friday ovening, for the purposo of cosidoring committeo roports, une fleished business, and potitions and communica- tions. The Board-of Polico and Fire Commisstoners, including tho Iudofatignblo Scorotary, Dr. Ward, woro angaged ml yostordny m oxemining. ap- plicants for tho position of “drivers in the Fivo bupnnmunt. Out of somo hundreds of appli- cauts, thirty men were placed on the resorvoe list, subjecs to ontl whonover a vacanoy ocours, All tho city oflicos will bo olosed to-day in oxder to allow thoir well-fed occupants n chanco to give thavks n s proper sud becoming wman- nor. Persony Ilnvml; any busiuces to traduact, cspclally thoge anxious to pay thoir wator taxes, aro requostod to stay at howe ar go to church. To conjunction with tho city ofices, it may be woll to remark that the kovonteon saloons oppo- sito will not give thank, Mr. A, 11, Paesloo, . Mayor, and A. A, Conper, ono of tho Alderwen of tho Oity of Dubuque, Ta., were in town yosterday, T'hioy woro escorted around the City-l2ll by Mr, F. A, Magowan, pay- ing speclut attontion o the manoor in whiel tho (}lficugu Firo Dopartmont s conauetod. ‘Lhey saw reom for povorsl impravements in their hiopio _department, and, of course, thoy were obliged to come ta Chicago to find out how thoy wero to bo made, £ Gon, Bhaley, In company with' Anelstant-Mar- shal Bwoenoy, yesterday oxamined the condition of tho North Division” as far north ay Contre =treet, and also almost all of the Fiftoenth Ward, During buslness hours the Qenorsl dovotes hizi- nrolf asslduously to his duties, Whorovor ho cowo neroea o dnugorous building or locality, he fixon its location on u map, whicl ho carrios with him whorovor ho goos. Ta oxpresuos himsolf nurlr:rfrud 8 tho ulight proteotion fn tho diatriots visitod, A dotachment of men waa seatorday sent out by th Loard of Publio Works for tho puspose of THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, topplug loaks which bave atarted in 24-Inch mainay ono at thacornor of Asiiland avonuo and Iudinna strool, aud tha othor at the cornor of Divislon and North Dranch streats, on Goono Inland, Theuo loaks, coming ns thoy do at & son- Bon of the yenr when time IE #0 procivus to men engaged in laylng pipos, ara vory annosving, Durlug tho imo gonanmod in ronedying thom Wwholo blocks of pipo conld bo laid in otlor local- atics, ; Mesars, Mark Shorldan, L. P, Wright, Renbon Olovoland, and L. If, Davis, conatitutlug tho 1873 Doord of Fire Commistlonors, and Chiof Marshal Bonnor,woro yostordny notiiled that suit had beon commenced agatnnt: tho aity and _thom personally, by one John Wilhelm, whoro house s torn down by the firomon in_ thelr effort to 8tay tho Halstod atroct firo of Sopt. 17, 1873, Three months ago the Council voted him an ap- propriation of 1$800, but it wwas opposed by, City Attornoy Jamieson, wiio claims that tho Nromen wore porfeotly justifiod by the law.in tearing it down.. It Iu snid that Comminsloner Wright was the porson wno ordored the domolition of tuo louse, i A young gentleman, woll kmown in nmnsement clroles, veutorduy élarted out with the purposo of acoumulating somo City-Hall itoms for bis fn- vorite nowspsper, Ho songht the sdvico of Alr. Moody, in the City Clork's ofico. Thnt gentlo- man took him aside, and, after axncuni-. rom- 5o that bio would not tell whoro ho got his infor- wation, lio lifted up the Committoo aall-bool, and proceeded to rond over the Qommitteo calls for the'past two months, Hie victim wrote un- ¢l tho sweat stood In beuds on his forohoad, and thon he suddonly broke out, * Hera, you knos, my boy, when it comes to Special’Cormitteos, you know, that wora calle n July, why, of Gourdo, it's's soll,* you know," and so Bayiug ho Dbostily departed,’ ~ - Officor Roardon, Polisoman No. 61, an nccount. of whoso doings_at G4 Stato strect wore pub- lished in yestorday's Tninone, appoarod bofora the Bonrd, informally, yostordny morning, for tho purpose of mnkln§ a statemout.of tae affair, Mr, Gilder, tho complainant, was .also prescat, and tostified that about 4 o'olook Tucadny morn. ing Lo was aronsed by somo ane shn ing the back daor, and shortly aftorwards by some one b tho “front door, of’ s atore, No, 534 Stato stroot. -Ho wont to the door, and shortly aftor-- wards callod the offleor to arrost the man, who atill lingored nbout near tho premises. Tho oficer tofusod, saytog that it was only n $6 offonse, and that it wns mnot worth whilo to mako the arrest, On Mr. Gilder insisting that he should make the arrost, the ofticor taok both parties to Lho stution, ono nsa prisoner, aod tho othor as n witness. Mr, Gilder wan_notiflad to appenr at tho Polico Court at 9 o'clock in the morping, but ho failed to get thore until thirty-five minutes aftor. - In the moantime, tho cato had boen called and dis- missed for waut of prosceution, Tho oficer tes- tifiod that Mr. Gtlder bad snid nothing about any ono befug ‘st the back door until ho was taken to tho station, and that he did not come to tho Polico Court until 10 o'clock. Commissioner Sheridan said that, undor the olrcumstances, the oflicer nd dono simply his duty, and he notifiod Mr. Glider that, if ho Wished the caso to have s furthor learing, ho muet moke out an aflidu- vit proforving charges ngainst tho officor. Mr. Gildor roplied that ho would nover aguin meddle with any of the policemen ; o had al- rendy had suficiont_experiouco-ia that lino, Should bo ovor ngain be annoyed by burglars, Lo assared them that ho would ‘take Rome more offectivo atop than turning thom over toa Chi- eago policeman, However much tho Police Board may oxonorato Policeman Xo. 61, it docs not look right that a well-known businons-man should be taken from his premises to the station under any Buch eircumstaucos. I'hio tostiniony of tho officor shows that tho man was druak, and, if Mr, Gildor assertod that ho was acting in o eriminnl manner, it was tho officer’s duty to at onca arrest him onl a cliarge of disordorly con- duct. Tho complainant was a man of known reapoctability, and was in evory way reliablo, 80, that no sciion could ba taken againat the of- ficer, oven if Mr. Qilder had afterwards rofused to toalify against tho prisoner. ety 4l CRIMINAL RECORD, ORDMUINAL COURT. Judge Booth—Court not in session ; will con- ‘vene to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, JUSTICE CounTa, . Justice Boyden—T. J. Hankins, arrested for kooping n gaming-houso ; fiued §40, ana Jomos Nevins a8 an inmato of the houso, $15, and five others 95 each.—Emma Jnckson, Jonnie Ponney, uod Esthor Smith, arrestod for drunken and digorderly conduct ; continuod till tha 28th fust, in bail of $200 each.—Thomns Lyons and Dau~ iel Kolly, arrestod for tha larceny of a copper tank valuod at 312, belonging to Jamos'O, Dar- ling, at 1567 Stato atroot 3 hold to the Oriminal Court in bail of 3200 each. . . Justico Scully—Daniel Bozlly, John Pokarny, and John Grimes, arrested on & warrant for the Inrcony of Lonsehold goods some ton days ngo; continued till yestordsy; aznin called, and con. tinued till the 28th Inat. 'in bail of $300 cnch, Kittio Smith, orrestod -for disorderly conduot H continued till to-morrow in Lnil of 2200.—Daniel Wakefield, arreated for assault with fntent to do badily injury, b{ driving ovor a littlo boy, from which doath {s Jiablo to result; contined il to- dny without bail.—Julius Zieka, violation of Sec. 8, Ohap. 57, using light welghts; finod 20,—John Albright, arrested for obstructiog stroet-cars; continued till Deo. 2 in bal of €200,— Thomas Hartloy, arrosted for- disordoly con- duot ; coutinucd i1l Doc. 2 in bafl of §200,— Jnmos Seott, nrrostod for driving away & Lorso belonging to D, O. Roberts ; held to tho Criminal Court in batl of §300.—\illian Leonard, ar- restod for tho larcony of o buffalo-rabo bolong- ing to I, O, Bristol ; held to the Criminal Court 1 bail of €300.—Georga Farloy, arrested for tho Inrcony of o pocket-book containing 820 be- louging to Willinm Hillquiat; held to tho Crimiual Comt in bail of §500, aud Hitlquist held a4 u withess in bail of £300,—James Henloy, ar- reatod for assault with o deaaly weepon with in- tont to il ; continued till Dec. 9 in buil of $1,000.—Georgo Dickinson, arrested oo a warrant for disorderly conduct ;_fined $25. Justice Kaufmann—John Millor, arrested for tho burglary at tho residence of Mra, Groon, 240 Indiana streot; hold to tho Criminal Courb in bail of §3,000.—Frank Ernt, myreated for dis- orderly conduet; fiued $20,.—Pat Conway, or- reated for dranlken and disordorly conduct ; ‘son- toncad to the Bridewell for sgxltdn‘ya. Juslice Fan't Woud.—Louisn om complained, on the 9th inst., that Balthazar Ruboldt, ber nelghbor, had threatoned to do her violenco; ~ tho Justice ‘issued his war- rant, and Nuboldt woa brought in. Yes. tordny ho was placed under peace-bonds ot §:400 to koup the peaco for one year.—Frank Sipoch . was arrosted on complnint” of Michaol Morriflold, chargiog him with making thrents of violenco; ho was placed under ponco-bonds of $250 to koop tho peace for nix months.—Josoph Orbora aud ‘Thomay Parkal wore arrosted on complnint of Oathoriue Haneli, obarging them with throatoning to shoot low, and throwing migslles at hor, and otherwise ill-tronting tho complaipant. On’ hearing the case, Parkal wag disohurged, with o roprimand; Orborn was placed undor peace-bonds of £600 for ono your. IMISCELLANEOUS, Bnonk thioves enterad tho houso of A. B, Sor- inson, No, 16 Milwaukee avenuo, n fow nights ago,-and stola a quantity of olothing. William Bown was arrested Inst night on com- plaint of J, P, Biuck, who stated that ho was met on the street by tho prisoner and another porson, and robbed of $82, Bown's companion escapedl, Qeorgo Willlams mnatched Richiard Bendn's watch and chain from him sosterday aftornoon, ucar Randolph stroot brideo, and ran undor the widewalk, whore Ofticer Daniolson caught him and rocovered tho property. The prisonor waa locked up, aud will be examined before Justice Beully this morniug, on the oharge of highway robbery, Just bofore 1 o'olock yestordny morning o burglur was discovered in the housa of Mrs, Busan Greon, No. 240 Indlana street. An alarm was glyen, and Oflicor Xoole promptly auswerod and capturad tho fellow in tho houso. Ho gave the namo of John Millor, and sald h3 eame from Deotrolt Intely. Ho ha gainad entruace through o basomens window, aftor cuting out & pana of glnes, On his pordon were found a quantity of silvorwaro, throo pawn-tickols, n pleco of wax ceandle, a glass-cuttor, and two chocks, —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho Union Park Divislon Sons of Temporanoa will hold thoir regnisr mooting to-morrow in- stoad of this evenlog, Who exoroisos for the good of tho Order will ba open to the public, The lectura bytho Rov. A. Morinl in tho leoture course of the Unmion Uathollo Library Associn. tion, anuouuced for this ovening, hay been potte poned aud will bo delivered Sunday oveniug, ‘The rosorved soats for Daniol Doughorty's looture to-night will bo found at tho usual box oftice of the Btar Courso until noon to-day, afior which time they will ba at Buok & Rayuor's drug-store. ‘Lho Ohicago Athenmum fuvitos all ladion in the clty who are interesied in tho formation of a Indios’ olnus in Jight symunstica to moot in tho roons of tho Athanwim, 114 Madisan street, Haturduy, at 8 p. m. ‘Tho formal oponiug of Farwoll Hall, Saturday - ovenlog, promisos to ba & vory intoroating ocon- olan. - Ho groat hna boon tho demand for tick ots of admission, that in throo davs thoy wora ontiroly oxlinuated, but, as the Rov. O. H, Fow- lor I to pressh in tho 'hall Bunday ovening to ymmF mon, thoro will bo an _oppartunity on that evoniug, by golng early, to galn admitianco. Miniators from the' dliferont deuominations wili take pnrt in the oxorolsos Baturday evening. Tha largo and woll-trainod choir of GContenury Chureh, undér the landorshilp of O. Blackman, will inve chargo of the mualoal port of tho ex- erclaog. — PERSONAL, A, T. Poaslas, Mayor of Dubuque, Ia,, {s at the Tromont Houso, Tho Mon, F. A. Magowan, 1ant the Tremont Iouno. The Rov. Dr; R, H, Noalo, of Boston, is atop- piog at tho Giand Pacifio, b = Tho Hon, Bamuel Kimberlay, of Sharon, Ponn,, 18 8t tho Grand Paoific Hotol, At tho meoting hold by tho * Chioago Licder- krauz " Mat night, tho resiguation of -Mr, Frod 1L Waguer, Soorotary, who is loaving tho city, ras accoptod, 3Ir. Gustay Hiller was olocted in s stend, KATIE TEASE AND TRE GAGES, Tho Poorin Transeriptof the 10th had the tollowing itom ; Jtisaald ihat Ratlo Peans, the horso that won the 3,000 raco at Sun Francisca the othor day, wan ownod Dy thio Gngo Brotliers, of Olicago, - Whetlior the own. grahip of such stook, sud the practioes which protm. m{ followed with it, had anything to o with the de- faleation- of David 'A, Gage, is at loast & question ‘worth conaldering, This lod to a communication to the Transoript 1rom George W. Gago, in which ha BAYS: My brothor David and [YIOIL have been - breeding liordes, to & limiled oxtant, for some yoars, bt hays ot beon engaged in raclui, oxcopt in ono thalunce. T now own & Yery yaluablo thoronghbred iorsa in_ the alud near this oity, and wos suxious to show hiy poirone what Lo could do on the tirf,” 80 year ngo st suinmer e was trafued for about. six wooke, aad an €0 or thros races, with sniccaw, . My hrothor nove er ownod a rco-liorac, 18 10 haa_alwiss bred trottors 5 80 you readily sce tho ftem doos us injistice. You whl, om_muire, Tepalr the wrong as far s you can, I um informed that Tatlo Peano fa awned by & company of gentlomon, with ather horses, and that Mr. Albort . Gogo (a distant rolativo of ours) In ono of tho party, TOTEL ARBIVALS. Palmer Houss—Charloa I, Robinson, Tork; John Lam of '.l‘ranllon, N 7, New . hior, Champaign; J. T. Harris, New York; J. I Rouatreo, New York ; ¥, A. Iinckloy, Boston; R. O, Stewart, Now York s T B, Johnson, New York; F, B. Konnedy, Cincin- uatl: Jobn Dorman, Philadolphia; John Sher- wood, Liverpool: Jobn Brougham. Now York, s+« Q@rand Pacific—Dr, G. W. Galloway, Ean Clairo; John Sherwood, Liverpool ; J. H, Willinma, Bollows Tatls; J, AL Gonnott, 8t. Louls; I R, Myors, Pttsburg ; A. N. Bruco, Waukesha; James Ludingron, Milwau- keo: Q. G Hildreth, Tookports . Behwarz, Cinctonatl; J. H, ° Molfardy, Georgetown, Col. . . . . Sherman IHouse— J. A. Morlay, Dayton, ‘0.; V. Warron, Glinton; H.Muzill, Clinton s A. 1. Foote, St. Lowa; & . ¥ooto, Red Wing; Jobn T, ¢cDonald, Now York; .. Renton, Molino; W, B. Hutohinnon, Ogdonsburg, .". ‘. . Tremont Houso—\Will- iam Blanchard, Now York; Thomas A. Groat- orex, Donver, Col.; Sigivmand Egar, Now York; William Lyon, New York; 0. H. Townley, Now York; L. 'E. Parker, Bt. Louis; J. A, Graft, | Pitteburg ; I\ A, Magowan, Tronton; N. ikl SUBURBAN NEWS, EVANBTON. The Villago Trustees metat the Town-Hall Tueadny ovening; Trustoes Gilbert, Mann, Blanchard, Gago, and Kidder putting in an ap- ponranco, Tho Firo Committeo, through Trustes Gags, presonted a fire ordiuance changing tho present firo limits, aud recommended its adoption. - The ordinanco was accordingly passed, and will go into effact in throo wocks, Tho new limits aro included within a line running from tho Intorsee- tion of Onk avonue and Grove stroct enst to Hinman avenue; thenca north to Chureh streot, west to Oak avonue, aud south to the place of bogiuning. Tho price of & plumbor's licenss was fixed at €10 per aunum, and tho bond which they aro ro- quired to give at $5,000, in case auny damnge should rosult’ to tho Water-Works or “private property through nogligence or poor * work. Liconses wore thon issucd to T, A. Cosgrove, Warren & Roonoy, and Honnessoy & Dillon, on thoir giving bonds aa roquirod. : - A communication was received from the North- wostorn Gas-Light and Coke Company, offering to furnish gan for street-lamps from 6-foot burns ers, from dusk till midnight, for twonty nights anch month, ot 826 per year for each lamp. The Trusteos aro anxious: to light Daris atreot with gns, but postponed netion on tha proposition to ageortain tho cost of lamp-posts, The Olerk .wag instructad to draw the follow- ing orders on the Trossurer: Oue for £6,260 to moet n sight draft from the Holly Wator- Worls Company; one for $48 to pPay court foos on a spccial nasessment ; one for $194 for cat-atone, in favor of L, H. Boldenweck ; one in favor of E. P, Allis & Co. Milwaukee, for 85,000, payablo March 1,-1875, with 10 per_cent intorest ; one for $1,436, to moet dratt of D, A. Chappoll, contractor for lnylns: water-pipes, and aaother in hia favor for $4,000, payablo March 1, lenving & balance duo him of $2,600, The DPresidont stated that work on the lTake- orib hind progressed 8o far that it conld be used; that tho machinery for tho Wator-Works was all on hand and being put in position; that tho Holly Company promiscd to have tho wachinery in ordor within two weeks; and that throo eoks, ot most, would ues tho works in complote run- ing ordor. This will bring the completion of the works within throo weoks of .the timo thoy wera promired to be ready by the Trustoes It summer,—Thanksgiving Day, It Is » matter in which tho citizons of Evanston have causo to folicitato themselves that this groat improve- mont has been pushod forward without any un- necessary delay, and, best of all, without any suspioion of n steal in anv .portion of it, Tha tatal cost of thoe works will "be about $108,000, whioh I8 much chorper than most places lave beon able to put them in for, as Kvnnston bonght everything at bottom prices and paid onsh,—and much less than tha estimatod cost, which wnu $125,000, Tho Philosophicnl Association beld the first of o sories of monthly public meotings st Union Hell Tuosday ovoning, The attendanco of out- siders waa ‘only modorato, but the oxerciscs proved to bo vory loterostivg, Dr. J. 8, Jewell rond a panoron “Tho Rolation of the Norvons Byatom to Thoupht,” and a genoral discussion of iho subjoot followad, Bpoechios being made by Dr. N, 8. Davis, Prof. D, H. Whaeler, tho Roy. M. O. Briggs, Prof, O, Marav, and L, IT. Bontell, A concett was givon at tho Mothodist Churoh in Bouth LEvanston, Tuesday avening, under the direction of Madamo Pattiani, The lLiouso was well filled, the performers did woll, and the Sun- doy-school library will rocoive a substantisl benefit, . A union Thanksgiving service will he held at the First Mothodist Church at 10:46 o'clook this morning, iu which tho Mothodist, Baptiat, Yresbytorinn, aud Congregational sooioties will unite. At tho samo honr a Thunhs{gwing BErvice will bo hold in Bt. Mark's Episcopal Oburch. The School Trustoes hnave been succossful in thoir swit ogainst Gon. White and Merril Ladd, wha were bondsmon for Ssmuol Greono, the do- faultlog Bohool Tronsurer. Judgo Gary will figure up and announce the amonot of the vor- dict TFriday,morning, Tho signors of a lator bond, Messré, 4. M, Williams, 1. H, Boutoll, and Louls Kistler, stand roudy to pay tho balanos of tho defalcation, which wns about $7,000, whon the suit on tho first bond is sottled. AUSTIN, For somo timo past throo.card monto men have infestod tho late trains on the Galona Division of tho Northwestern Railrond.. They hiave mads the 10:45 train their special protogo. The Company haa been aware of this for somo timo, and has posted large cards in the oars warning the passengors against theso thioves. In addition to this, tho polico at the Kinzio atreot depot have kopt & closo watoh upon the train prior fo ita doparturo, The employos of the rond hinvo not, however, taken tho matter much nto considoration, and, as @ result, the monte- men board tho train aftor its doparturo from the dopot, and have of course found those who wero verdant enongh to engage in tho gamo. Among those unfortunatos was ono J, IL Gould, who took the train Tuosdny nigbt for Storling, Mr. Gould bad a pocket-book in 1us hwad es tho train neared Austin, in which way tho sum of 345, As tho train was ohooking up ona of the thioves anstohed tho purae from his hand, and, loaving tho car, leapod from tho tinin, Hlg companions followed, and tho threo were goon out of sight, Mr. Gould, accompa- nlod by somo citlzons and Ofticor Hlsnkn{muyor, #oon attor mado pursult, One of the trio was overtakon br the oflicor and thrown to the ground, Asslsted by tho cltizens, tha ofticor cone ductod hils prisonor to the npartiont whioh was built in the Town-Hall with an oyo to the necow. modation of just such characters, whoro he was donerven the highest pralso for the prompt and 1d mantor in which ho discharged his dutios, Thnm{mrsnn of thoe prisonor was onrefully aminod, and tho purse anf mnoney wore found. RIVER PARK, A very promising churoh was organizod at River Park Tuesdny ovening; undor tho ausploos of. tho. Chlongo Prosbytery, tho Rova, Dr. Ponk and J. B, McOlure ofliciating. Messra. Chatlos Martyn, Richard Rhodes, and Wililum Currer yyora ahiosén Tidors, and 0, G MoNoil and John A, Popp- Doocons, ' 8ix memhers woro added b tho Hmo,. on yrofossion of faith, - The Socioty will soon ontor it elogant now church edifico, Ita outlook 18 encouraging, MIVER ronest, Thero will bo sorvices in the M. E., Church thin ovooing. Aftor sorvices s’ saciablo will bo bold fa tho samo building: “Attempts to necura the sorvices of Prof. Bwing for th s, ot e, R e svinled oty Tho Litorary Socloty of River Toreat wilt probably bo reorganized in a shott time, THE CIVIL AND SPIRITUAL ALLEGIANCE oF CATHOLICS. Erornrwoop, Til,, Nov, 24, 1874, To the Xiditor of The Chicaso Tribune: Bir: In yourissue of to-dny, under tho oap- tlon of *A Word to ‘American Cntholics,” you ask: '“Whero aro the Cathotics of this country golng to stand” rogarding tholr splritual and olvil alogiance?" ** Do thoy proposo to nacoopt the protection of tho Govornmont and rondor thelr loyalty to Rome?” * Aro thoy in favor of dismomboriug freo ltaly nnd ercoting a Papal polltieal throne in the *Etornal Olty'?" * Aro theyin favor of dividing tho fragmenta of Italy among Bourbon dospots and decayed pensionors of the Vaticon?" “Aro they in favor of tho concontration of a civil poworin Rome which will oxorciso nbsolute gway over body and soul, and destroy liborty of thought, of epecch. of conacionco, and of worship; which will strip the Blato of the powerof dofinlog civil rights, nnd aflirm that in evory conflict of Jaw the ccolosing- teal authority shall alone bo recognizod ? * ‘Theso aro four soparate and distinot queationg askod of American Oatholics by Ty TRIBUNE, and to which I will ondeavor to roply, ssa Cathollo, in the ordor in which thoy ara put First—Wo proposo to accapt tho proteotion of our Governmant, and render to it our unqualified otvil allegianca, Sccondly—We are not {n favor. of dismembering any freo country, mor of ercoting a * Papal political powor in. the Eternal Chiy.” But wo deny that Italy is elthor freo or Prosperous, as her syatem of ‘esplonago, and tho almost bank- rupt condition of Ler 'finances, amply testify ; aud, a8 Cutholios, wo entor onr most m{omn pro- test against tho apoliation of Oatholic property and the Fumcuuunu of roligious orders by Yictor Emauuol's Government. v n YuurAlh;'rdquuuuon wo deom unworthy of no- co. And, Fourlhly—The monstrous imputation, that to bo in harmony with tho contre of Catholle nnlty in Rome not”only invokes an oquivocal allogi- auce to Government, but bauds over to the Pope the absoluto coutrol of body and goul, doetroys froedom of thought, liborty of speccll, of con- ucionce, and of worship, is too propostorons for amoment to ontortain. According to this no- tion, tho whole Catholio world mmfi! be nothing maoro than a mere nouontity, and tho Popo alono mould only havo existenco in fact, inasmuch an that, without liberty of thoughs, of speech, and of congoionce, maa is reducod to the Invel of tho bosat, Tug I'Rinunecitos Dr, Doylo (and cor- roctly, too) on the differenca botwoon the opiritual and civil allegianco of Catholics ; and, if it saw fit, it could havo alsg cited tho opinions of othor ominont Catholio divines, who, prior to Catholio omanoipation, and dnrlufi tha existenco of tho ** Ponal Codo " in Ireland, told their flocks that thoy owed no allogiauce to a Governmont which porsecuted them, put their ministers to doath, and contly~ cated thoir property, becausa of their adhorance to the Cathiolic faith. Docs Tue TRIBUNE bo- liove that tho Catholica of Germany to-day owe atrict allogisnce to King Willisw's ovornmont, which “jmprisons thoir Bishops, conflscater thoir pr;yuny, and_denios thom the right to worship ? , unless done in the manner prosoribed by X~ aw Would the writor in Taz Trmoxe consider his alleginnco to a Govornment obligatory it that Government compelled him to give up hia pelief (or unbeliof, as the cato may be), aud aceopt for hia consolenco the atandard Imd down by law, or go to prison? Indeod, if he did con- sidor his allegianco binding in stch & cago, his ¢ freodom of thought,” etc., is not a8 much na Catholies have boen in the hubit of giving him eredit for, Agnin, Trr TRIBUNE quotes from a SummAry roport of Archbishop Manniag's discourse be- fore the Roman Cutholic Academia, printed in the London Times, to tho effoot that thoro is but ‘“one authorized arbilrator botwoen tha nations of tho earth, snd he the Popo; that tho Holy Iather was infallible himself, and heace his right to temporal os well a8 spiritunl suthority, and, amidss all tho conflisting opin- ions of “the world, the ultimate pocessity of sclnowledging civil allegiance to him a8 their ooly safety.” , . . Now, the Archbishop of ** Protostant England " is uot a man who says a thing ono dayand contradiciait tho next, Thero- fore, American Catholica prefer to beliovo that tho ‘* summary " of tho Archbishop's address in the London 7tmes was very.incorroct, or that tho groat * Thunderor " Intontionally provaricated ; and, a8 proof of this agsortion, we givo tho fol- lowing letter over the Archbishop's own signa- ture, which we hope Tus TrinuNe will do Cath- olics the justico of publishing in fall : Nov. 10, 1874, the Vatican de- erees, which have not changed one jot or tittle tho ob- ligations and conditions of civil obedionco that Catho- Hoa bear toward the clvil Power, Mr, Glsdstono's pamphlot hangs upon a contrary as- ‘gumption, and falla with It. ' In proof of this naseition ansort ; Firgt~That tho dontring of the Infallibility of tho Pope waa o diviuo trust bofors the Vatican Gotinell wns To the Editor of the Ierali ; Dran S :q{ assistod in framin, looked up for the night. A charge of robbory was proferred agrinst him by Mr, Gould, who will appear as witnoss In the trlsl, Tho officer hold, and that it was sot forthand explained in the sccond nnd .thrd paris of the book called * Pori Privilegiun,” Second—1" gavo_suficlont ovidoncs of this asscrtion in thie, that the Vatican Council announcedno mow dogna, but simply declared nn old truth, Fhard—That tho position of Catholios In respoct to civil alleglance ainco the Councll s prociscly what it was beforo. Fourth—That the civil Powors of tho Ohristin world hitherto stood {n pencoful relations with the Tne falitble Ohurel, and thta telation was ofton Tecognized und declared fu tho Councils of the Ghureh bofors the |- YVaticau Gounell, and, thorefore, thia 8 0o now mute tor; and Fith—That the Vatiean Councll made no decreea In regard tothe.civil Powers nor on civil allegiance, this sultject belug nover even proposed, Y Olvil obedienco reats on natural law, Rovealed trath 1a the law of God, & Saclety ia founded in naturo, aud subjocts are ‘bound, 1n all things which aro lawful, to obay their rulers. Bocloty, when it 1 Clirlstlan, Bas higlier obligations, and subjects aro bound ta ohoy their rulers for con science ul? because tho powers that be are ordained of God, Of all this the Vatican decrecs ged nothe 1ng bocauno thoy touched nothing, » Gladstono's argumont Langa upon sn erroneons T can only supyoas Lim to have been misled by » misplaced trust in Dr, Docllinger and his frlends, Oa publlo aud privato graunds I Iment thisact of i pridonce, Dut for my bellef in Mr, Gladstono's sin. ql:omy‘tlulhmllsl‘ say 4k was au_act ament it us out of all harmony snd proportlon 'with tho groat statosman's life, and H{o firsl evp:nl to ovor- casta friendsbip of forty-five years, His ublic lifo Lithorio has consolidatod Ubristlsn nnd civil peace in tho Threo Kingdome, ~ This aot, unless tho providenco of God and thogood sanso of Euglishmen avert iis evll consequences, may wreck moro than the work of Mr, Gludstone's public carecr, and at the ond of a lon, Ifo tarnish & great name, '1 remain, your faithful Horvant, ENDY Epwanp, = Archbishop of Westmiustor, "his elucidation of tha dlfforeuco botwesn the :pmunl and civil allogisnce {s accopted by Catholics throughout tho world, aud no mere flustor of Kings™ or politiolans cah ovor chauge their convictiona, AnERioAN Oatmoutc. of injustice, and Sulcide of & Banikor nt Nice. The Nice correspondent of Galignant's Mes- senger writes us follows, Nov, 41 I announced o you to-day by tolegram the suieido of tho bonker of thlg town, 1M, Beptimo Avigdor, who blew out hig. brains 'on ‘tha sea-shiore, nt. tho Lozarotto. The canso of thi torribla act was peountary dificultios, his ‘hablilitics: amountin t0 8,000,000 france, and his assels to ouly 500,00 franca, * The bunlxru}nuy of tho firm was de- olared a fow hours aftor his auicide, and two of tho clerks aro: arrosted, After tho war ho wns oxpolled from Nica by tho Iadloal Prefect of the Alpos-Daritimes, Piorre Daragnon, on an absnrd oharga of saparatism and ouplonage for tho Prug. sians, wherens a moro loyal aud fnonurnhls man navor exiated, Hls losa 18 universally Jamontod, ga wllnstflaliguhhurs iar Au:trln rmll I;rmlm- of ho late Duke d'Acquavive, formely Oharg do'Affuiros for Donnoo n Parig. 0 OTEY ———— The Nlistictoo Bouygh Modernized, Harllepool, England, has also boon the scone of u snd ovent, vory similar to that of tho Mis. tlotoo Bough, A gentloman by the name of Kells, cashior to a building firm thero, had ro- contly got marriod. o gavo a party at his houso, " ** Ilis young wife," eays tho paper, “in Lior anxloty to geb out of the' kot air, ventured up-slairs, and, soalng & small olosct with a Yon- ored Lo fauten it, whon tho oure In vain nho ocnlled slthough shoe coutd hoar the ird the visitors antor, and, as hat tho Imprisonod lady wag in all thio other parts of the wora soarchod, Kollc wan_sorionsly 1l apileptto Aty followed, and o 1o nervous syatom could Ly put an end to hor & ront of atr olon to tho gorvants, daor-bell ring 'aj tone suapacted t} the roof of tho I dwaolling and groundy Iant found, Mrs, ahook belnse oiors taty, doath short ton & Oa's "Auction Stablos---Balog Tuotday and Friday. &. 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