Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 28. HOLIDAY GOODS; ~SILVER. Large lot of Now Designs ot Ten Sets, cases of Spoous and Forks, Cream Sots, Berry Sots, Dishes, pergnes, Ladles, otc., in Sterling, Just received. Balance 0!‘~01d lot closoil out at less than cost. GILES, BRO. & CO., 268 Wabash-av. NEW PUBLICATIONS. SUBSRIBE NOW FOR THE ATLANTIO MONTHLY, and secure the Jonuary number, whick will be remarkably brillinnt, Tt whil contatn Paoms by LONGEELLOT (on Chatler Sumhor), ALDRICK {8 Cb.ixlsins D ‘RTonnARD, B T b A pSPeLr, (OTAMH (e on n olmar), IVER B Koot loanisod Buronand. ROt DALE DV (10 » tijo hoginning ‘of HENTY J. SR NoL (Rodoviol Hadean), i Reab ¢f T BORN'S Papors on Jobin Brown, ond a Story by *Mank Twawy ¥ (O1d Times on tho Miseisatpni). THE CORES OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR 1876 tncludes allof tho shovo, and IIRYANT, LowELL, WaiT Jn.'s Novol (Rodoric! e HOWELLA, ALDRIOR, PARKNAN, WATNER, MISH Fliztsh, Ans. taan, Suaun Par Sam weltors o B A monte ot Heocat Litorataro, 'Art, Music, Educa: ) TAE ATLANTIO 4 the forgmost Litarary Mugazine of Amerlc uton o aiher Magazine, 0 ng contrllutors weliTor v acier, Magazine, wnd, tho L an8 to kop it whore S b e N T nglo or xpechin o Toutiy aubscripiion, 0nLto MAbIbOT, B4, T gf-‘fl‘f'i‘l‘;‘«’fifi A R NNt ivoraide Pross, Cambridge, Maw; Published by H, 0. HOUGHTON & 00,, Boston HURD & HOUGHION, 13 Astor Pluce, New Tork RAILROAD TiME TABLE, BALTIHORE & OHID RAILROAD. Commoncing Deg. G, l’auscn%er Trains will depart from und arrive ab tho Company's Depot, foot of South Wator-st., aa follows: Leave 7:40 a.m, and 6:40 p.m, Arrive 8:35 8, m, and 8:35 p.m, Pullman Cars on night train through to ‘Washingon and Ealtintoro. TICKET OFFICES, No. 92 LaSalle-st. and at Depot. ‘W. C. QUINOY, Genora! Munager, TO RENT. For Rent. That valusblo Whar! pronerty adjolning Baltimore & Oblo Ratlroad Plycs, Locust Polnt, Baltimore, with doop wator cad railroad to Wharf. Well sulted for Wostern Btorsgo aud Shipping busincss, Apply te JOHN W. ROSS & CO., No. 7 Pattorson-s', Baltimoro, 3d. for to M ., 10and 11 Orlontal BoRRT James ‘Huperiatondoat 1ili- nois Co.itral Railron E‘IRST-CLA..SS Tavm, Conuty, Sehoot & Bridos Bonds BOUGEIT. T.oans of $6,000 and upwards made upon Real Estate by CITIZEN® BANK OF CHICAGO, 163 MADISON-ST. $1,000 T0. LOAT Tor threo sours, t 0por cont, on Chicago roal etats, Scioh . hand: th w wido misin % SARSH, 1cs Washington-at. OCEAN NAVIGATIOR. STATE LINE. Carlc to Glasgosv, Liverpoal, Belfaat, Mol ALl R g M e B oamorg will sall fcom Plar No. i, North Kuvor, as fol- owe: BT, [s) STALE OF INDIARA, BTATE OF FLORIDA And overy Wadnos Wodnesday, Nor. 2, Weducsday, Deo, 9. Wodnesday, Doo, 23, day thoroaftor, taking passongors at through ratos to A’ru of Ureat Vritala “‘ml lm)nnd.l Norway, dwedon, Denmark, snd Germuny, Draft for £ id npward. Foe freight or pasiage lJ'DlY to AUSTIN gALl&WlN & CO., outs, 73 Lroadway, New York. Bteorage OfMoo, No. 45 Broadway. Htostago avlow asby any other lins,, JOHN E. EARLE, ‘Gon'l Westorn Agent, Al Clark-st., Chilcago. Great Western Steamship Line, From Now York to Bristol (Ednfl]lngld":;fl- 5 0.’ X r, Saturday, Deo, 19, Groaf oo raap TR DA e g ssago, $161 Jatopmediates Béar . oo ekeres phio Ky av Qo Froight Daps Lekenhora & M 8. B B30, 10DONALD, Agent. National Line of Steamships. NOTICH. Tremost southerly raute has always beon adoptod by thia Company t0avold, Ico and ho: Balliog trum New Yark for LIVE TUWN avery SATURDAY. s.nun, {rom N. York fur London (diroct) every fortnlght, Cabin pasiage, 350, M“\ CUrTONOY: BloDrags, At Kreatly rodu .., Roturn tlokota at lowoss ratos. Dratts for 1 an, upmard, . LA itSON. W Northe Sha orn Axent, . (Opposive new cormor Olas oo, Oniomt, oD _ DIAMONDS, WATOHES, &o. {ESTABLISHED 1856.) A. H. MILLER, TEWRILEER, 61 Washington-st., between State and Dnnrbam. BUSINESS OARDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1855, Fifth-av. Loan Office. . & J, OASEY, 40 Filthaar., | i Sraon Seasky, o] en D FOR SALE, GUNTHER'S CANDIES | Gslebratod 1hrouguont thu Unlon., Exprousd toal parte d and Ubwards.) Ado 81 e ceala & poungh B 80 e, Cbagie STOCIHOLDERS' MEETING, “Wotios of Stockhollery’ Megting ! The snnnal meoting of the Btockholders of the Fifth Zatioust Bank of Chloago, for tho election ot Diroctors for tho snauing year, snd to volo on any chango io the Ospital Btook of sald Bauk, will be hicld at the Offics o8 #aid Baok in Cbicago, on Tuesday, Jau, 13, 1816, bo- #iroom tho houra of 3 and 4 p.m, 13AL0 G, LOMBARD, Casblor, Cligago, Deos Ty 1674, WASHINGTON. A Peep at the Contents of the President’s Message. He Will Recommend a Speedy Return to Specie Payments, Leaving Confiress to Determine the Earliest Practic- able Day. The I;ropriety of Interference in Cuba Suggested. The Indian Peace Policy---Civil- Service Reform---Louisi- ana and Arkansas, Annual R’eport of the Secre- tary of the Navy. Remarkably Efficient Condition of the Navy. Plottings of the Louisiana Lobby in Congress, No Respectable Opposition to the Confirmation of Jewells William D. Kelley Aspires to Be an In- fiationist Leader. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, EXPECTED RECOMMENDATIONS. Special Disvatch to The Chicaao Tribune, ‘Wasnmvoerox, D. 0., Dec. 6.—The expected recommendations of tho Prosident’s mesusie with regard to specio paymeuts have beon vory goucially discussod by Congressmen, A promi- uont Wostorn Congressman, who is in favor of specio payments, states to-night that the Presi- dent's mesnngo in this respoct is likely to bo & fire-brand, and an Eastern Representative, who claims that his district coutsins as many pro- nounced rosumptionists a8 sny district in the country, and who himeelf has uviformly voted againat any increase of currency, eaysthat, while ho favors any legislation tending to the gradual RESUMPTION OF SPLCIE PAYMENTS, ho would not nndortake to assume tha responsi- Bility of atcempting to flx any piven immediate day for resmmption. Thowo oxpressions are a typo of ropresentatives of tho hard-monoy clnes in extrema gcctious of thecountry, The gengral dritt of diecussion, even with thoso who favor _con paymont, in agninst any legirlation which shall fix & day for resumption at any time within the Adwinistration of Pyesidont Graut. ‘Thereis A PRONOUNCED UNWILLINONESS, oven among sume of thoso who are tho strongest advoentes of specic peymonts, to attompt at presont to fix any day when resumption shall begin, Othots, who ave miore positive in their deiire for specdy resumption, of whick class Judgo Hoar, of Massachusetts, ie a type, are in favor of fixing a day, nnd are willing that that day shall bo as carly as Jan, 1, 1877, The indications, from s partinl canvass of the Houge, ure that o bill cunot pw which will fix a dny of resumption at any period a6 oarly as that named. This s tho apinion, even, of conservativo men, It is given out to- night, but not on autharity, thet the President has docided to EVISE THE FINANCIAL SECTIONS of lus mesange, and, whilo making stroug ree- ommendations in favor of lixing some eariy day for rosumption, will not in his messago name such a day, Gen, Bristow, in bis report, will, it is understood, refer to this unwillignaes to ix o dotinite timo 0s ono of tho groatest obstacles in tho way of rosummion. It is munifest that a xnndmiz_v of the Mouse Committes on Bauking and Curroney, to which the P’rosident’s rocom- mendations would Do referred, is opposed to fix- ing o date for resumption. CONDITION OF TIIE SOUTIL The Prestdent, it 18 believed, will dovote s con- siderablo portion of his wussuga to & statemont of the condition of the Sonth, nud & recitel of the evidenco which led to tho movemont of troops in somo of tho Southern States during the last summer. The reports of arny officers, and other ofticial evidence, will be cited as tho basls of this notion of the President s & proof of tho opara- tions of the Whita Lenguo, purticularly in Louig- inua and Alabama, [70 the Ansociated Prean.) NOT _QUITE CUMPLUTED. ‘Wasmaros, D, C,, Doe. 6.~''he Prosidont's mossage is pot vou quite completed, owsug to dolny 1n recoiving tha ronort of tho Dintrict of Coluinbin Commixyioners, & reference to which will be ndded to tho mesrage to-morrow mora- iug, Although tho "Prowdont has shown tho messago to no person other than membors of the Cabinot and copyists, there is tho best ron- won for bolieving it will CONTAIN BUBSTANTIALLY TIIE FOLLOWING POINT, founded on exprossions of the Prosidont to fu- timate frionds since the moxsage was subinit- ted w0 and cordially indorsed by the Cabluot on Friday last. ‘The President says that allhougi he did not commence the preparation of his messnge until o weok-ago yestorday, somo of the newspapora had previously prognosticatod its contonts, although Le had “consuited nobody as to what 1t should contain, Thero is no doubt tho message will state that OUR RELATIONS WITH ALL FOREIGN POWERS ARE FRIENDLY and without disturbauce, though there {s an un- sottlod (uostion wilh Venozuely, which has not yot paid the awards of the Joint Commission under the Couvention of 1863, Concress, it will be recollectod, strongly expreascd ity senso ou this pubject in Fobruary, 1873, Tho Prosideut in hia mesaage of lngt Decomber said thero wea rengon to believo that the hesitancy of that Republio in recogniziug tha claims sprung in art, at loast, from s real diffiouity i disuliarg: Eu: thom in connoction with its obligations to other Governments, and, therefore, the expedi- oucy of further forboarance on tho part of our Goverument was holioved to bo worthy of the consideration of Congress, Inaddition to Vono- xuola, we bavo UNSECILED QUESTIONS WITI HPATN, growing out of the uilair of tha Virginiue, and gther grievous trunsuctions on the part of the Spunish authoritics in connsotion with ovents in Cuba. 'Lhe maguitude of tho offoncs has nop poen reduced siuco the Presidont’s previous massago & year ago, This uusottled condition of affairs it Ouba cannot long continue, It may beoome neeossary for othor nations, with our awn, to intarfera to termmnate tho insurroction Which Las 80 long provailed, the Spanish Uovornmont Laving unsuccoesfully attemptod £ suppresy it. Mosantimoe the conmorce of all canwiries, aud especinily that of tho Unlted States, suffers, tho flagy of tho United States aud Eugland having beon insulted. Tho Yros- 1dont, in conversation, uithongh o docs notsiate tho fact 1o is messuge, saye the Unitod Htates purchasa about 80 per cont of tho Cuban exports, and therofote tho duties pald by Amerlcan oite izewe contribute to this extent iu helping Spain ta aantinue TIUE WAR AGAINAT TIIE INGDAGENTS. The Presidout bad hopod shay by tho meeting wilp Teibuane, CHICAGO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1874. of Congroes to-morrow tho prosont negotiationa with 8pain wonld have been cuded, but in this o o boen dlsappolnted, Ho, tharefors, says iv his mossaga hittlo or nothing about hldumult{ Ponding nogotintions, but nta futiro tino will prosont tho subjoce to tho special cousidoration of Cougrosn, THE POSITION OF THK PRESIDENT ON THE FI- NANGIAL QUESTION is prwntlenllf a8 foliows: Notwithstanding formor speen/ntlons of those who spoke without authority, he dosirea nud will recommond tho resimption of specie payments at tho entlient practicable day. But Lo docs not bellovo this con bo renchod as soon ns tho 1at of Jauwary, 1876, ITo doon not name any day, loaving Con- @rass to dovise moans to eociro the desived oud, 1t being the duty of Congross to do mo. ‘e logal-tendor clanso of tho-Currancy act should berepoaled, to tuko offect a8 to contracts mado after & day to bofixed by lnw for ita roreal, Power should Lo given 1o tho Seorclury of the Prennry to obtain gold trom angd aiter tho date fizod for the TESUMPTION OF BPECIE PAYMENTS by tho fseuauce of bonds, In eddition to this, tho rovonues of the Governmont should boin cxcesn of tho oxpouditures. Tosupport rosump- tlon, groator economy should Vo practiced in all dopartinents of thio Governmont, and, 1f nocos- naty, the customs asud internal rovenuo laws ohnnged -to accurs Inrgor amounts of revenito. Witk & seturn of specio paymouts DANKINO BHOULD NE FREE, Tho bill-holdera shonlid continne to be protect- od as at prosent under the banking law. Thaors should bo no lmitation to the volumo of our- rovoy, a8 tho community “itsolf ebould dotor- mino what amount is roquired for businoss transnctions, instead of leaving the Execntivo, Becrotary of the Treasnry, and Congrosa to fix a limit, It would bo the duty of Congross, how- over, to make rogulations regarding fres banks of issue, and to siato conditions on which thoy can bo organized and transack business, tho logislation to bo {n nccordnuco with tho now or- dor of things; or, in othor words, tho resumpe tion of spocio payments. Thora should bo NO MONOTOLY by fixlog tho amount of lssue. The President will rocommond that Congresa do not intorfer with the present Currency act, passod during Inst sossion, unicas to amend it 6o as to conform with & plan for the resnmption of specio pavmnents., ‘Phe Prosident will make no recommendation on tho subject of internsl improvoments by tho Gonornl Government,Jbut will merely rofer to the faot that Congrees has already appointed a com- tuitteo on trungportation routes to the senboard, which haa nlrendy mado ite report, snd will give turther mformution from mora rocont investiga- uons, Tho Presidont devotes michspaco to AFFAIRS IN ARKANBAY, giving tho ronson why ho declined to intorfore in the recent difliculties in that Stato,and he adverts to the facts narrated in his specizl mossuge to Congross in February, 1873, relative to Louisiana, in which uo said be bud o pecific recommenda- tion to mnke on thio subject, but if thero wero any practical way of romoving these ditficultie iy legislation thon he earpestly requestod that tho questton might be taken up at that seswion of Congress. Ho wam oxtremoly ansime to svoid any protenso of undito interforence in Stato affairs, and 1t Congress dif- fered with him as to what ought to be done, hie requorted its immediate decision to that offoct. Otheryise, ho should foel obliged, as far as ho contld by the oxorcigo of legititnate authority, to :ntan ond to the unbappy con:rovnmg which disturbed the peaco rnd prostrated the business of Louistna by the recognition and SUPYORT OF THAT GOVEKNMENT which wan recognized und uplield by the courts of tha Btato. It rcuned nadvieablo thal ho slhould stute which course ho houla fool bonnd to pursue in rofercnea to the mattor in tho event of no retiun buing tuken by Cun- Rross ab that thino, but subject to any satisfactory arrangoments that might be mado by tha parties to the controvoisy, aud iwhich of all” thinga was most desirable. It would be bis daty, so far as is might bo - nocessary for = him o act, to adhero to tho Governmont horetofors recognized by bim. The Prosidont again submits this question to Congress, aud will “coatinue to act a8 ho has horetofore acted ralative to the af- faira of Louisinra, unless othorwise controlled by Congress. The Prosident reiterates ks con- fidonce in THT: ISDIAN PEACE POLICY, f sdhered to, ho says, it will produce additional benelicinl resuls, ainl ultimately free the fron- tier of Indinn dopredationa, Ho alludes to CIVIT-BERVICE REFORN, snying it lis been au clovely udhered to an the oppo-ition mavifesced apainst it pormitted. Iis resalts have boen bonoficial, having elovated tho capucity and tone of the appoiniments in the soveral Departments of tha Government, bur e would be impossiule to contiune thereform with- out direct support of Congress, sanctioned by tho paoplo. Tho President allndes io tho roports of the hoads of the sevoral Dopartmonts which accom- pany tho messago, and calla attention to their repective recommendations, Ho again recom- moids tho pasinge of & 1w eatablisbing & court tor the adjudication of THE OLAIMA OF ALIENS againat the Goverumont, a bitl for this purposs having veen iutroduced by Judgo Lawrence at the provions sosston of Cobgross. "Lhie Presldent does not allude to VLA AFFAIRS, S the subject being loft open for future considera~ tion, Ho calls attcution to the fact that GHINESE 1M1 continue to be brought to this country undsr the condition of slavos, according to contrace, sud alyo womon whoso chinracter is sucu as to de- moyalize the communitios in which they me located, Ile invites logislation on this subjact, saying it wiil bo bis pleasuro, u8 well as duty, to enforce any law on the subject. —_— THE NAVY, REPORT OF THE SLORETARY, Wasminatox, D, C., Dee. '6,—Tho annual re- port of tho Socretary of tho Nnvy has been sub- mitted to tho President. It shows the navy to pain & remarkably eofficlent condition, both as rogards tho uumber of vessels and their arma- meut and sea-going qualities, Thenavy at pres- ent consiats of 163 vessels, with 1,964 guna. Of iron-clad or armorod vessels, 10 aro of A clasg aud in condition for actual and cfliciont servica, Four others, of tho class of powerful doublo- turreted monitors, aro actuafly on huud under- going ropairs, aud a fifth 18 well worth the same atteution, but the remuinder may bo counted as REALLY USELLSH for any active aud emiciont purpeso, One-half of the stesm vavy sdapted to cruising is in commirs;on nad 1n actual sorvice, 'Chis uumber of vosscls cannat bo pradently diminished ; but, it i is to bo maiutainod, thero must bo o gradual ond constant addition to the navy to supply the plnces of thoso which ero each your found to be worn out and nafie for further sorvico, and for thile purpono a fixod nmonpt for tonnago shonld bo built overy year. This tounage msy be wmall, but it hould bo CONSTANT AND UNFAILING. T'o this end the Dopartmont huy acenmulated a largo amount of hve-uuk timber in various navy yards, whore it wilt yearly improve in condition and Lo availablo as tho vory best motoril for the rramos of auy ships it may at any time bo noces- nary or desirable to build,” The rapid and ahnost complota disapponrance of this most valuable ship-lumbor 1rom our ehoros, large quantitios beiug sent abroad, should arrest the attoution of Congreus, and messures should bo talion TO BECURE WIAT REMAINA. ‘The Becretary recites tho facts in the Virginius affair, and refers to the yellow-fever opidenio at Ponsncola aud tho roat naval trial off the const of Floride. IIn rocommonds that, if tho Ico- Jandio Committes sent out in & Govornment venel to oxamiue sovoral points on tho Alsske coast witha view to settloment by their country- men uhall find at any point on the Pacifio Cosst n satisfactory location, that, whitovor assistance tho Govarnment is compatdnt to oxtoud toward entablisbing AN ICELANDIC GOLONY therabe promptly oitered, as tho Icelanders yould Do a valuablo and fraitful sourca of supply to tho naval sorvice of tralued Awnericon seamsn In tmo of need. 'Llis Becratary calls atrontion to tha ithportance of the Hydrographlc ofiico, Do thinks spocinl attention should be given to aurvoys of the North Pnoitio Oooun, and uryos tho propricty of increasing and developing the rosourcen of the navy yards, . Thoappropiintions applicable to flucal” year ending June 80, 1874, includiug tha UNEXPENDED BALANOY of appropriations for tho building of now slooys, and -))eulnl appropriatious Lo roimburso the bureaus for their great expenditures during the threatoned complications with 8pain,amount- ed tbnfinrngnte to 37,147,857, and the no- wal exponditures for the samo gaflod from thess appropriations amounted to 836,354,166, or about 900,000 foss than than fho ' whole smount. The approprintions made avalla. ble for the ourrent yoar, unmmnnn'ng July 3, 1874, amount b _the aggrogate to 319,275,781, T'he amount of theao approprintions foi the our- rent yonr, deavn for tho five montha ainco July 1, up to Deo. 1, 1874, Is §11,864.410, WAtfOIt 18 REDUCED by tho amount refunded during the period, and that romaming in haods of paymantera and agonts of Government will leave n little loss than 0,000,000 as thoe sum sctnally oxponted from the current appropriation diring tho fivo working summer wonthe of this yoar, —_— LOUISIANA, A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasinarox, D. 0., Dec. 6,—The Loulsana Topublicuny will to-morrow present {o Congress o momorinl aeking for tho passago of & resolu. tion approving the dccislon and mction of iho Prosidont on the status of Loulsiana. Tho momorial ots forth that the Ropublican pardy in Loulsiann is not, through tho prosent State Gov-~ ornment, tho party organization, or itsindlvidual membors, rosponsible for the oivil disorders in tho Bato, Tho mombors of this party aro loya) to tho Natlonal and Stato Covernments, poace. ablo and Isw-nbidiug, and for tho most part sgri- culturists and Jaborors, whose callings snd in- toreats DEMAND PEACE AND ORDER. #The prosent State ofiicors were cleotod ntthe timo fixod by Iaw in 1873, for four yonrs, and tho Btate Governmont was rogularly inaugurated. T'wo sesnions of the Leglalaturo, completing tho torm of the mombers clooted in 1872, have hean hold, snd have onnctod tho necossary lawa. Tho Prosident recognizod this Btato Govornmont, and the highost l]mllclul tribunal in tho Btato, a8 woll a8 the infarior oncs, have RECOONIZED IT8 LEGALITY. A new Houso of Represontatives has boen clect- ed, aud will commonce ita sossion aud convene according to law on the firat londayof January, 1875, next. This Stato Goveramont haa reducc the Stato debt more than $1,000,000, and haa ro- duced Stato waxation from 2114 to 14} mills on the dollar, nnd is urging additional flosucial re- forms, Tho memotinlists eay: *The Demo- cratic party, composed almost oztiroly of white mon, aod mainly of the old Robel element; have over sinco the War waged an unrelenting snd Bggrosgive oppovition A0ATNHT TITB UNION MEN of tho South and thoes who have immigrated thero minge tho War. This sepirnt wos mnnifestod sgainst the whits Republicans bo- foro tho colored mon scquired tho. eleotive franchiso, oA witnosned in 18G5, 1806, and 1867, which opposition hias boon intensificd sinco the colored wen scquired the olectivo franchiso, Tho Whito League, through armod organiza- tlons, bave forced district aud purish ofticors to abdicato thoir offices, and are uow individually, ou tho atroeta and through thoir nowspapors, threateniug the legal Roturning Board of the Btate and the persons the DBosrd inay roturn cleoted, unless thoy return thoso whom the Wuite Lioaguo claims as elected, WISH DEATH. Tho State laws and authoritios aro utterly dis- rogarded iu all things when they astand in tho way of obisining those ends, and the United Htates laws and aythoritios aro. equally disro- garded wheu thoro i8 not a force prosout to en- lurco them, The armed organization of tue Whito Leagne in kept up, snd is duly drilling, and the United States authoritios aro throateucd ‘with resistance if they attempt to opposo this action of tho Whito Longuo. In short, an armed rovolution Is preparing and alveady exists in Louisiana, composed of tho minority against tho mejority, aud against the legally organized government of the Suits," TLo memorialists ctain: that tbo paseago of this resolution would prevent furcher violenco nnd quell a turbulent cloment in the Btato, conslsting entirely of Dam- ocrats. —_— THE INFLATIONISTS, PENNSYLVANIA KELLEY ABPINES TO DN THEIR LEADER, BSnecial Dispateli to Tie Chicago Tribune, Whsnisatox, Dec. 6.—Reptesontative W. D. Kelley, of I'ennsylvanin, bas wakon & very decided publio position with respect to tho new Wostern inflation movement, and ovid.atly napires to be- come the leador of the intlationists in the next Iouse without rogard to party affiliation. In answer to a lettor from T. B. Buchanan, Bacre- tary of the National Exccative Commitieo of the Iudianapolis inflation paty, in which THE VIEWS OF XELLEY concerning this wovement are roquested, Judge Kelloy will say: *If tho messago of the Picsi- dent and tho report of the Bocrotary of the Treasury containjguch propositions, aswearo told they will, with respect to s speedy resumntion of specie payments, and the IRepublican party ac- capt them, I shall in so tar av-operate with those who oyposo such logislation, have carefully cousidered your BASIS OF UNION, and may say that I have long belioved, and for dume years ouforced, the doctrine that it is tho duty of tho Government to issuo the money of the country and to prohibit the ecirculation of notes of corporations, whether State or nation- al, and that the mouoy go jssucd shall bo the legal tendor for all duos, publis aud private, in- cluding duties on imports. In this I agreod with Thaddueus Stevens as carly as 1862." sl PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION, THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Special Disputch to The Chicaao Y'ribune, ‘WasunioroN, D. 0., Dee. 6.—~Tho bill fora formn of government for the Distriot covers one bundred pages of logal-cap, It will bo presented to the Henato to-morrow. Tho Committee are quite sanguine thut it wilt provido a Govornment which will meet all tho requirements of the case, REOMGANIZATION OF TIIE TREASURY DEPART- ' MENT, Tho Ifouse Committoo ou Civil-Service Roform has completad, and witl bring bofore the House at an early day for action, tho bill for tho entire roorganization of tho Treasury Depnrtment. This biil mokes a chango in tho oxisting organization, and will provide for » more ofliciont sorvice at foss oxponse. The Troasury Dopurtment 18 now organized a8 it was in theo War timo, sud a portion of jta machinory is obsolets und unadapted to tho present methods of busiuess. THE GENEVA AWARD DILL will again come up for flual adjustmont, but it is stated that tho contest between the war-promiumn olsimants and tho insuranco intorests is onded. "The rival purties, who Lnd such & poworful logul lobby last winter, have, it Is undorstood, agrood upon a compromiso, the substauco of whicls is thiat o bill shall ba presontod which will permit tlie msurance compauica to rocoive all the tunds which ahull be awardod, upon the condition that, subsequontly, o pro-rata division shall bo made with the war promium claimaats, ‘Tho oondi- tivus of this division are not known. CHEAP TRANAPORTATION, It fu prodiclod by membors of tho Houss Com- mitteo on Trauspurtation that the MoCrary bill bhay no chanco of passnge iu the Benate, and that there Is but littlo prospect that tho bill to pro- vide for s doubla-track " throiigh-froight railroad irom the West to tho socabonrd can €00Ure & mn- Jurity iu cithor Houso, The Bouate Transporta- tion Coramitteo will endeavor to bring tho Senate {o an early conaidoration of tha Windom report. TILE CUNRENGY, The ITouss Comumitteo on Banking and Cur- mnuf; havo alroady held a preluninary mesting and had an intorchange of visws. Some of the membors of tho Commiites are of tho opinion that thoro will be no fluancial legislation this aoRson. e NEWSPAPER-POSTAGE, INATRUOTIONS ISSUED NY THUE POSTMABTER-GEN- ENAL, Waaumnaroy, D, O,, Dec. 6.—The following Instruoctions have been spprovod by Postmaster- Geueral Juwell In relation to tho prepayment of | postage oo papora and othor printed matter on sud after Jan. 1, 1875, wder Lho act of Juno 28, 1874, Bec, 6 of snid act divides tho mattor therotn desorlbed {nto tvo clesses, and fixes the rate of pustage on eachas follows: On all nows- papory and poriodiculs bsued weokly or oftouer, 2 oenta per pound or & fraction thoreof; aud on all those {sxued loss [roquently, 8 cents per pound or a fraction theraf, Under Bao, 6, upon the recolpt of such umatter at the mmiling office, properly assoriel into the two olasses, 1t must bo propald (aftor doduoting the T wolght of tho anck) by special adhosive stamps, furnished by the Dopartment for this piurpose, Ordinary postage-stamps cannot bo nsed for this purpugo, nor ean thoso stamps bo used for any other purposo, Postmastors will make thoe fol. lowing doductions for tho wolght of sacks, viz.: No, 1 juto sack, 3¢ pounda ; No. 2 juto sack, 2 pounds ; No. 1 colton gack, 8}¢ pounds ; No. 2 cotton seck, 81¢ pounds, On recelpt of tho post-- ago the Postmastor will giva a rocoipt from n book of bank forme furntshed by tho Dopart- mont, Tho stamps will then bo affixed to the Btub of the revoipt, and canceled by porforating thiom with a punch, and the blank spacos in tho siub bo filled to corrospond with the recelpt. Tho stub books are to e Lopt pormaunontly in the oftice, to bo roady to bo produced whouover demanded by tho Dopartment. Tho Poat- mastor Will rondor promptly at tho ond of oach quarior, In blauk forma furnlshod for tho purposo, s statemont of the postago collocted from each publinhior or nows agont during the quarter, Thoso apocial stamps will bo charged to Postmasters, and accountod for in tho sumo mannor as ordinary postage atampa. NEWSPATERS, PENIODIOALS, AND UINOULATS doposited In a lotter-carrier's oftioe for dolivery by tho oflico or its carriors, arosubjoct to pustaf:e at the following rates: On nowapapors, rogular or transiont, not oxcooding 2 ounces in woight, 1 cont ouch ; on periodicals, rogular or tranelent, not excoeding 3 ounces in welght, 1 cont cack | on _poriodicals, rogular or traueiont, ox- coeding 2 ounces {n woight, 2 conts onch; “circulnrs unsonled 1 “conti weekly nowspapors to transiont partics, 1 cont for ench 2 ouncea or fragtion theroof. These rates must bo propaid by postago stamps afixed. ‘Wockly nowspapera to rogular subscribora will bo b conts per quartor, Under this sootion caunty papors pass by mail free to subscribers aotually residing within the county, but whon delivored at lotter-carrior ofilcos, or by a lotter-carrior, thoy aro subject to tho rates of postage tixed in tho laws ood rogplations, pago 67, Scc. 158, namely, on Euullcauouu not oxceoding 4 ouncos 1o welght, issued lesa frequently than onco a weok, 1 count for onch copy, and when is- sued ouce a weok, 5 conts (additional por quartor, and’ 5 conts additionsl por quarter for each issno mors frequent han once s weok, An additional rate shull bo chargoed for onch additionnl 4 duucea or frac- tion thereof, Theso rates muat be paid quarter- 1y boforo delivery of such motter, eithior at the oftice of mailing or delivery. Whoen not so paid, postage wmust bo collected on delivery of cach copy, at trousient rates, viz,: 1 cont for oach 2 olincos or fraction thoreof. The forogoing instruotions avo to taka effeat tho 1t day of Jnnuary, 1876, nnd to continue in force until modificd or superseded by the Dopartmont. WEIGHING OF IIMNTED MATTER FOR THE MAILS, In rogard to tho question, where nowapapers and other printod mattor must be weighed for propayment of postage under tho now law on and oftor Jau, 1, 1375, it may be stated, by suthority of the DIost-Oflice Dopartment, that the general rule requiring thoe weighing to tako nlaco af the Post-Otlico whors the matter ia majlod will be moditled for convonienco of pub- lishors in any locality whero it is shown to bo desirablo that wolghing should bo permitted olsgwhere than at tho Post-Offico. It is under- stood that Now York nowspaper publighors pro, fer the weighing to be done at the Posc-Oftico, while at Chicago and other cities it is desired to Lave printed mattor rocoived and woighed at the railway depot. Eact application for a modifica- tion of tho rule will bo decidod on its individusl mority, o LIGHTHOUSS, THE NOWIIERN LAKES. Wasnnoron, Dee. 6.—1The foltowing is from the annual report of the Liguthouse Board : Iu the Tenth Dixtrict sn appropriation of $14,000 fa asked for the vebullding of tho structureut Crossova Isinnd, 8t, Lawreuce River, Fifteon thousand dollars 4 requived to rubulld tho lighit-house tower ut Dunkirk, lake Eris, The Bur VYot Bhosls, in Laoko Erie, Michlg.n, near the Detrolt River, ara’ well dotined as ta extent and contour by Lako 8trvey chart, published since b Just anuusl report. ‘They aro almost entirely {u Conasdian water, The attention of tho Dominion Quvernment has boen callod to tho neceasity for, and it huw been ssked to_eatablinb, & light-abip af that Joiut. Iu the Elsventh Districtan outiroly iow station s fmperutively domnndea nt Wind-3tll Polut, 3lich, tho entrauco 10 Lako St, Cialr. It jarocommonded thaf $18,000 e appropriated to rebuild the atation, which in a very important one, osit isa guide to tho wholg commerce of the Jakes through Lake St, Clair and the Detrolt River, Tle recommendation which has beon made In soveral aunuul roports o bulld a coast gl to divide the long distance of 75 miles between Joiut Aux Barques and Fort Gratfot Ia renewed, This Hglithouse | wouid e one of tho const-lights of tho oneral systom, and it Is not intended to sorve any ocul intoreat, 'An uppropriation of $10,000 fu rocom~ ety for {his purjose, Tho recommondation con toined fu the last four unnnal reports that a lako coast- it be establiehed on Itacluo Point, Lok Aichigun, Wis,, s renewod and wn sppropriation of $10,000 rev- ommenled. Tho survey of Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior, Bich,, was mude as providod for by uet of Congress of Murch ¥, 1873, The resulta of the survey of thia_dan- Touk shiow that it s practieable to build a light- use, to 1mark it, in water varyiug from 10 o 12 feo and upproachable from threw sidos, Tain Liouse alioul e buiit, and a fog signal also erected, This rock lies menr tho track of ull the vessels runuing to the north sldo and western portion of Lake Suyerlor, aud 1 au object of great suxlety, especislly in dark nighte, ond the olmust intermizable fog whneh provails in’ that peighvorhood during tho greater part of the season of navigation. ‘Ihe keeper of Manitou Island reports ouly fivo days during the whole month of Juno, 1874, when thero was 1o fog in thut vicluity. ‘Tho construction of this statlon will benefit tho Iarge, growing, and valunulo commerco of tha Lake Supcrior region, ‘Chis ia the praper time to bo- in ft, bcuunu it can now be built cheaper than at any future thne, £ or the reason that the costly apparatus and machinery used at Spectaclo Reef aro now il able, and are vapecially adapted to works such as thin, Tho'work s nearly 20 miles distant from tho neatest land, and 40 miles from o sultublo harbor, and, 8s {t will bo placed in from 1010 12 foot of water, it Will re. uire a structuro of the most costly and substantial character, It will cost at least $300,000, but no accu- ato detatiod catimato can bo given [ sdvance, Large as this sum fs fla oully fsfally warsauied by 'tlo uc- cessitlon of tho navigation of iho lakes, and therefors an appropriution of 200,000 i recommondad to begin work, R g NOTES AND. NEWS, THE OPPOSITION TO JEWELL. Spectal Disvateh to e Chicaan Tribunie. ‘Wasitinarox, D, 0., Doo. 6.~1Tho opposition 1 the Benate to Jewell's conllrmation iy headed by such men as Flanagan, of Toxas, Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Bpencer, of Alabama; and Dattersan, of Bouth Carolina. Thoy claim, howaever, to have at least fifteon or twenty votes already pledged sgainst bim, Flanggan is en- ragoed. Ilo says that ko nover took any monoy from the ofitco-sockers, and assorts that he will domund au vestigation, BUPERWISING ARCHITECT. Mr, McArtbur, of Philadelphis, has signitied his willinguess to accopt the post of Buporvising Arohitect provided Lo is pormutted to retsin the uhuria of tho city hulldlnpss in Philadolphin. ‘Lo bulldings sro nearly finished, and ho does not oere to rolinquish control of them just now, eupocially whon his prowont salary is £6,000 & yoar, while that of the Bupervising "Architect is Dbut 4,000, LAUGE LOSS OF THX PROFITS ON PILLS, Masunchusotts Ropresontativos are eirculnting tho story that tho defeated Dr, Ayor paid §26,000 for his nomination aud non-cleotion, 120 the Associated Preas.] A COMBINED ATTAOK ON THE TREASURY. WasiixNaton, 1), 0., Dec, 8,—It is stated upon excollout authority that tho Northern Paciflo ana the Southorn Pacifio Railroads huve mado sn offonsive and dofensive allianco with tho cote ton tax-rofunding achomo, and intond to socure favaraplo action on all thoso moasures. Sovoral months bave boon sswnnu organizing this com« bination, Thoe combined acheme will havo one of the most gigantio lobbles ever seen hove, DISTRICT JUDOERIVS, ‘The President, in convorsation {o-day, sald he had throo vacant District Judgeships to fill, namoly ¢ In Alabama, Arkansas, and Louislano. 1t was probable he might be successful in weloct~ iy, o suituble appointoo for Alabama from that Htate, but as to the other Btatea thore was more dinleulty, and be might, therefore, bo foreed to appolnt poraons not uow resident in them. As to Arkausay, those bost fifted for tho placo wore oither in favor of the Garland Govornment or dosired its total overthrow, c An ofticor of the army or navy, ho eaid, would be appointad to look after the comfort of tho KING OF TIE HAWALLAN IBLANDH and suite during their sofourn in Wachington, Thoy will be located at a botel, tho Governniont prying exponsos, The Prealdont will ontertaln ho King at dinner, {n addition to the sourtosios to be extended to him bf' tho Beoretary of Stato. El‘hlu will be the firss vialt of a King to Washing on, A mafority of mombers of both Houses of Congrusa are alroady here, THE PULPIT. Progress of the Reformed Episcopal Church, Bishop Cheney Tells What It Tas Dono During Its First Year. Sermon . of Dr. Kittredge on Education and Regen. eration, The Ten Years' Pastorate of the Rev, E. J. Goodspeed, The Rev. Mr. Goodenow, of Benton Rarbor, on the Transit of Venus. g CHICAGO. REFORMED EFISCOPAL: Bishop Cheney Tells the Story of Its I'irst Yonr. Yontordsy boing tho first Sabbath followlng the first anniversaryof the birth of tho Re- formed Lpiscopal Chnrch, Bishop Chenoy dis- coursed to o congregation at Chriat Church, cornor of Michigan aveuue and Twenty-fourth street. Aftor the usual announcements, and the singing of the Twonty-cighth hymn, the Bishop golcoted bis toxt as follows : Tlcroshall be s handful of corn in the earth upon the top of thomonntains ; the frult thevoof shall sheiio Hlke Lohanon, nnd thoy of the city sball flourish ko grass of tho carth,—2", lxzzil., 16, Tho Bishop began his discourse by saying thera aro somo pealms of David that flash upon the ear like tho wail of an Eolian harp ; but this In like tho clash of oymbals, the sound of trum- pots, ana the shouts of tho multitude when the conqueror returns from & victory. This was doubticss one of the Iator compositions of Da- ¥id, and an unscen hand lad the aged minatrol up to o Plsgab height of inspiration. Like Mo- ses boyond death’s Jordaw, bursts the glory of the kiugdom., The whole psalm, ho eaid, was glowing with gorgeous richness of color like ona of Leouardo da Viucl's paintings. The tropio fervorof the Oriental imagination, the bound- less woalth of & poctio fancy, were oxnansted to supply figures adoquate to represont the eplen- dors of that future movarehy, But whose kingdom was i, ho ‘asked, whnt peoplo was it, whowe prosperity prompted anch otrains of antlcipative rojololug? What ruler was lo, yot to come, wloee throno should bo bnsed on such pillars of justice, nud bo the centre of such power, that tho awo folt by kis enomles was ouly equaled by the loving dovotion of his subjects? Tho Bishop bero drew a bonutiful imagivary pioture, end snid, {n tho chill of an autwmn morning he looked down from tho highest point of a mountain ranpo, snd plainly sought to pierce tho mist of tho valloy bouneath hum. uddenly an_ un- soen power romt it nsunder,” aud o vislon _ of besuty mot his onger gnze. Thero lay o peacefal villago; while cot- tages shouo out from smong thoirees ; achurche aglre pointed hoavenward, from the cantra of tho homlct, girded with human habitations; thero wero pastures dotted with herds; yotlow ficlds stood tuick with sheaves of tho harvest. Not a ripple of displeasure could be secn smongst the vilingors; what » beautiful sight it waa! What villsgo wasit? Who worothe dwellorsiu that pencoful pastoral scenc? Tho mist, ho enid, Bottled over it again, and loft his questions un- answered. Perhaps o similar uucertniney hanga over the vision which this psalm roveals. Tho Bishop referred to th relgn of Holomon, —the *“Golden Ago " of tha Jowish Empire, Ho said the wisdom of Bolomon, the wealth and splondor of his Empiro, wero to this day the urden of tho Jowish tradition. Was it any wonder that God ‘pormitted David to writo of this woudorful Kingdom, its glorious and magnificent power? Yet altor oll, he suid, no man can rond the Paaltua without feoling that the application to Ivraol's witie King does uot oxhaust their fulluess, The Bishoo, in reforring to the work of the Roformod Episcopal Church for. the pnat yonr, said trom out the woll thoy bad drawn 5 bitckot of wator, but fathomless dopths were yet left; thoy had, indeed, climbed ur o fow rounds of tho ladder, but its snmmic was lost in the clouds. Ho safd that David, in witing, carved tho image of tho Lingdom of hia son, but God guided him, Tho toxt, ho eaid, is but one stroko of tho chisel; its one iden ia tho thonght that from the feoblest inatru~ mentalities grand and magnificont results might bo acbieved, o qnoted from I. Corinthians, 1,27-28; * But God bing choson tho foolish things of the world to confound tho wise; and God hath chosen tho wouk things of tho world to confound tho things which are mlgh?’; and ‘base thiugs of the world, and things whick aro despieod, hath God choson, yes, and things which are not to bring to naught things that aro.” Laet Wednosday was tho birth-day auni- yerenry of the Reformead Episcopal Church, and to-day they gatliered around the child measurod by o siuglo yoar. Tho sccond day of Decomber, 1879, was_to thom o momorablo ono; it was what the Fourth of July was to the Nation. On this noarest Bunday to tha snniversary of tho organization, et thom return "thauks- iving ; lot tho toxt ba thoir guide. Heo would Bo dlsnppointod If thoy did nos fud thnt the Tioe formed Episcopal Chnrch already bore marked ovidonco that It shorod tbis cesontinl feature of tho Kingdom of Josus Christ,—that they who went forth weoping, beariug procious sced, wore now reaping tho harvost thorofrom. Tho text suggoetod o scuntiness of sced in sowing time, He compared it to tho story how, undor tho shiadow of the ruined mill where Louia XVL piayoed at the miller trado, slioaves of whont waore garnored from a few graing dropped. 1llo ounce picked up o tiny thing, a brokoen root of ivy, without a particlo of it native soil, and after mouths of travel carried it home and Inced it in the greonhonso of a friend, where {’hn poor, withered, lifelesa thing, hardly worth attompting to rovive, had grown into o whole genoration of young ivies, Had it erished thore would have boen no gront lamen- ations, it was truo, but it would have spofled n bit of sentiment, and broken the throad of his- torle mssocistion, but no more sorious con- sequence coutd have resulted. ‘I'he Bishop also roforred to the devastation onugod by tho bordes of {nuwcots within tho past fow months in the Statoy of IKunsas and Nobraska, and added that & few grains of secod- vorn were with thoss peoplo u question of life and donth, Boanty soed moant slonder horvest, Buch was tho ploture that the toxt tug- gested. Sowlng-time had now come ; tho earch waited for tho seod to bo intrusted toit ; wide ficlds wore rendy, but the busbandman had nnly *a handful of corn to oast upon the oaurth.” He felt that svery man who took part in tho or- ganizatlon of tho Loformed Episcopal Ohurel folt that thoy ware ruymduumg Just thas acone which tho ‘almist dosorlbed, ‘They wore tuo sowers of tho keed; they were but tho nuclous ; a woero baudful on the earth ; but, liko the mecd sown, they would lnerease untll tho Hoformed Eplunnpnl Church would widely grow in strength. Tha earth was beforo thom, Tho sced of tho movemont was only a handful. lla hind soon land-slides, whon half of o gront Lill mwept down the heights ; e Liad seon & chasm where mountuing were oleft. Suoh u soparation wes that when the Proabytorian Church parted ssundor, Buch a movement way thot when Slavery rent in twain the Blethodist Oburch. ‘This, movomont was pothing of that kind, They did nov olain thng were the Episcopaliang; thoy had not divido the Churoh any more than the Apostles had divided the Jowish Ohurch, In $haiv fire®. Coun- oil no one orgauizod ohurch was thc.e repro- NUMBER 107. sented; thera wero few presont o takeitin hand, " Thero was an nggrogation of indi- viduals, but tho Reformors woro actually fow in nuuwbere. Tho meotlug was called for tho hall of tho Ynung Mou's Christiau Assocl- aton [n New York City, but as tho hour drew noar thoy chnnged totho parlora of the samo building.” At the appointod thne tho apartmenta wore arowdod, but who woro thoy? They wore ministers, sacromontarian aohool studouts, Dr. Soymour, altorwards olected Bishiop of tho Dis oceso of Iilinols; oditors of tho High Churoh Prous, and othors, until they, the Hoformors, woro almost lost in _tho urowd, and whon ouly eix clorgymen, bosides Bishop Oummins, gave in thoir adliesion, thoy wore met with sneors, ill- Bupprossod luughtor, and scorn. Tho lalty was reprosonied in grentor force, but ~ still they wore a moro bandful. Thoy looked in valn for tho loaders of tho ovaugelical party. Tredoriok tho Uroat in Lis firat battle flod undor tho uaver of darkuess, aud loft the troops ho had marsbinlod, in frout of the enemy, Thoy folt na did Fredoriok's army, I«’nrhmnzy»flvo yoara had tho oldor mon buon drilling tho younger mame bors to bo ready for the moparation, which, sooner or lator, mst como; thoy bad clunored for revision, and demanded right of recognition, Thoy bad asked for lborty to preach as they wished, and for but one Bishop. But when the timo cama thoy doserted tho czuso: they foared tholr :m:un would bo baudied about through the pa= erd. God, however, took them at tholr word ; He gavo thiom ono Bishop, and, with thoso six cler- kymon and the Iaity, thoy woro oslled upon to chooso batween position, honor, aud omolumont, and abuse, porscous tion, and povuxti. Thoy knew 'tho result of that choice; they who wore gathorod thoro voro only n haudful. Ho had no words of blama ; bo only alluded to their actions. Scanty waa iho vood sown that day, Bishop Cummins had gono to work, had stood liko a rock, broaste ing tho contumaly snd scorn of tho pooplo. Dravo indaed was the man ; ha was not oulogiz- lnq} the Bishop, but no braver man existed; no noblor act was nover known than whon Bishol Cumminy cost asido his rank snd salary, an with uo friouds oxcopt God, instond of going to thiacity Reotor, and that Doctor of Divinity, or from this Thoological Professor to that Bishop, and eaying *““If you will move 8o will I," wené boforo tho pooplo 1iko Abratiam, with tho moral graudour of hus simplo faith, aud with no man Ppledged began his good work. Bishop Chenoy Hald ko way bis frioud—Lis bosom friend. God alono was a confidant of bis hours of agonizing prayer. 'l{lo_ toxt suggested that this scanty soed was 80wn in & most unfavorable soil. The granary of the world was Egypt, but Egypt was tho Val- loy of tho Nilo ; but the flolds and prairies wera unbrokon by an clevation. The richest eoila where groi gorminated the most quickly wero tho low aliuvial lands through which flowed tho Obio and tho Missouri Rivers. But climb with bim tho mountain Lieights; how fow wore tho Liarvest tiolds aa they ascend. Rocks thrust out thoir ugly facos ; water-worn stoncs atrowed the slopes, mo blades of grass betweon thom. Now thoy stnud upon tbe summit., The very ines wero stuntad; scanty mosses were meen oro and thore, aud tho very estth scomed swept away. No husbandman would scom 5o doment- ed as to sow his grain on the granito shoulders of Whiteface or tku Bhastn. ‘This text presonted a strange picturo. Asif 1t wero not euough misfortune to sow with & mero “*lisudful of corn,” it 15 sown on “‘iop of the mountaius. The Bilop hiore said there was vo mistaking the meaning of tho words, It clenrly suggoestod, not only that thoy who formed tho nuclons of a gront movemont would always ba a *handfml™ only, but also that, under most spparontly unfortuuato ciroum- atauces, tho fruit thereof shall shako like} Lob- anon. The Reformed Epiecopal Church wasno cxcoptlon to the rule, 'I'ho timo was ill-suited, as the soil would be. The '‘mountaine” wora unfavarabloe so far a4 the Church was concorned. Did thoyover wmoet & man who always rostpono any porsonal reform tll o begioning of tho new yoar whon ho would stop mwonring or drop his intomporate babits ? The fhist Sundsy of the new year ho would ba regularly at church ; but 28 each now year comes, ho inudvertoutly lot fall words of Smhmw; drank without thinkiog 3 waa ill, and thus kept from church. aud thoro: foro concluded it was no ude begin until tho next new year, Bo with tho Evangelical Epircopaliang. For a quarter of a century tboy bave labored under a eimilar ballucination. The Genoral Convention mot onco in three yoars ; & panacea could always be provided in the next General Convontip! ‘I'hen the bondage of canons would be taken of thiere would be secured froedom in the use of the pruyor-book ; itborty to preach; tho baptismal oflico lightenod, aud 8o on, All theso blessings thoy were suro to got in the next Goneral Cone vention, aud 80 thoy would wait for the next Convention, So it was with the Reformors. But the ship was stondily nonring the port under tho clarion call of Bishop Oummine. Notwithstanding they orgauized during the financial panic ot last fali, when the millicnaire of yestordsy was a pauper to-day, they double-reofed their sails, and pro- parad for aconomy. At such o crisis to start a now Church wad to gow tho lagt * bandfull of corn on top of the mountaina," . Tho toxt also suggosted that nolther scanty #oed nor unfavorable soil could provent God's blosslng from giving & glorions barvest. What Niogars was to the American, tho hoavy-headod Alps to_the BHwiss, that was Lebanon to the anciont Jow. 1t was tho grand potural wonder of Palestine. From the Byrian plaing, from tho heights of Moab, from tho islands of the Medi- tersenosn, old Lebanon gladdoned his weary oyos. As anothor has said, *With a diadem of atars around his suowy turban, ho sooms the mouarch of tha univorso, his head in hoaven, and his foot upon the sea.” Type of il that was wmagnificent, the codara mado it also tho typs of all that was fraitful and prolific. Beon from sfar, waving in mountain winds, groen forests soemed like vast fiolds of grain, or moadows waiting for tho mower. The israclite could ask no bottor picture of promised barvest that that which compared thom to the waving greonory ot Lebanon. anhinq oould stand in tho wayof God. The past year had domoustrated the truth. Thoir work demanded the congentration of overy fac- ulty., To-dny was an epoch in tho history of to their churoh. Look ‘bnok’ at the path, every stop of which shined with hesvenly mercy. They had but a *‘handful": thoy sowed it on tho *‘top of the mountains," but to-duy “tho fruit thoreof shakes like Lob+ anon,” 'Cno yenr agn they met to lay tho fonndatlon, Thero woro seven minjsters, in- cluding their boloved Birhop Oumming. He did not know tho procise number of tho laity who signod their doclaration of indepeud- onco, perbaps not more than 130 men. ‘They bad no ono orgunizod cougregation iu tho lund. Look what God had wrought: To« day thoy had 40 mimaters, 36 original ohurches, and over 8,000 communicants knelt at the com- munion-tablo, and untold thousands were being roached by the Gospol from tho Atlantio to t! Pacifle, in the Wost India Islands, and across the ocoan the Froo Church of Tngland waa Eniniun ground, Dishop Cummive wrote im that from the Bormuda Islands the paople were w:rll.iu{l him to send thom Refcrmea min- istors, Grod hnd surely blossed them, The Oburch to which thoy once belonged was shaken to its vory contre with ititunliam, and ho wisbed it was sncramontarian instend, Never had he felt the fnwur of jufaut baptism so much as sinco the toformod Oburch had changed that servico. Thero must be those who bore the heat of the sorvies, but lovo's Jabor kept them binding sheaves, aud with horofo will thoy bont to the work, and God kuew the grandour thoroof. At tho vlose of tho sormon, & colloction was taken up in behalf of the poor, During the col- 1ootion camo the singing of the offertory by the quirtette quoir, componod of Mra, Van Schoon hoven, Miss Ric., Mr., Ilunueman, and Mr, Leilor, which way vory beautiful, Aftet the col- lootion, the day being the first Bunday in the month, the Ioly Comwmuuion was celevrated. ——— EDUCATION AND REGENERATION, Sermon by the Rev. A E, Kittrodee, Tho tev. A, E. Kittiedgo proached last even- Ing at the Thurd Prosbytorian Churoh, coruer of Wasbington aud Cavpenter streets, his subject Dbolug “ Education and Regen- eration, or ‘s Hoelplosanoss and CGod's Omuipotonce.” Ho solooted hus text from Galatisus, v, 10-23, After announcing’ the toxt ho read an oditorial paragraph from Tum T'risune of Sonday last, questioning Idess ex- prosgod by bim In his sormon published that morning, Aftor a fow romarks upon the sube stance of the paragruph, hoe spoko as follows ¢ Huxley, In alecturs on '* Tho Physical Basis of Life,” suleots one of Goethe's Venotian epigram: aud doclured that into it “* Gostho has condenas