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bl gun at tho window and fired, ono charge damaging both without scattering. Tho Abbo coully caused his arrest for attompting a doublo murder, whon tho clroumatancos of tho csme camo ont, and MOULIN was acquitted, Thia iit- tla vtory Is mosnt to show tho uncortainty of modern criminal trials, PERSONAL, Over £0,000 has boon collaoted for tho Agassiz momoriuls Mceurs, Moody and Bankoey lind their firat re vival meoting in Manchestor, England, Nov. 28 The Becchior-Lilton trial was postponed till after tho annual lotting of powa in Plymouth Church. ; S Col. Forney has boon intervlowing Jobn Bright, and will probably dish liim up in the Philadsl- phin Press, Btopliens, ex-Hoad-Contre of English Fenians, deolinee nny testimonial, 1o helpod himsolf to all bo wantad. Lady Godiva} atter HMer Rido (aay half & mine to) s tho subjoct of a paluting by AMr. Watts, R. A, of England. John 8 Clark gava §1,000 to the Philadelphia Centounial, But allowaucos must be made for profesosonal jokors, Henry Bergh bina broken out in an olaborate pufl of Daly's Thoatro. Is thoro no Society for protection from Bergh ? Kato Field gavn tho oritles oredit her with brains, This ¢riflmg coucession urges hor to ro- nowed histrionio efforta. Tho roason the Boston Post-Oflice is Mullett's best picco of work is, that he had less to do with it thao with othor structurcs, District-Attornoy Glover, who has bees ill for gomo wooks, leavos to-day for Jnoksonvilto, Fla., where he will spond the wintor. Aflond in human form wishes to mow it Kato Field is any relation to Ars, Paddook (Mag- gio Miteholl), and, if not, why uot. Clara Morris 38 to play Zady Macbeth in Now Yorlu Bho hos been practicing {t on Brookiya audionces with disastrous offoct—to thom. William Kupp, who died at Douglasville, Pa., last woolt, woighed 450 pounds. Not a Kupp one would care to rulso to the lips very ofton. Mta, ox-Judgo -Pratt, of San Franclaco, sues for divorce and nlimony of $1,000,000, Bhe bad botter take sl bis monoy and be done with it King Kalakaus wout *behind tho aconos” in Bau Franciseo, and the juvenilo ludies say ho admired them, But thoy ssy that of overybody, Nowell Rosser committod suicide at Winne- mucen, Nev., * bocauso he scomod too verdant !(;); this life.” e fools bluo enough now, prob- ably. . Hart, the eculptor, s finished his statue ‘*'The Triumph of Chastity.” Ho has hurried it up lately, owing to tho unusual need of it Eaat, A Magsachnactts correspondont of the Provi- denco Journal reters tho editor for a chnzacter to a flattering obituary notico of himsalf in that peper. Itisenid that’ Doucleaunlt drinks nothing but *¢ utout“"—two bottles aday : ouo bofore break- fast, and the other just before he ** gaes oo™ in *Tne Shaugbraun,” Admiral Saisset, of the Fronch Navy, paid for twonty dinuers at tho Cafe Anglals in liquidation of a bet that Don Carlos would roign in Madrid beforo the 24th of Soptembor. I0. T. Thomas, who left the rity about two woeks ngo, leavivg behind lim o long List of debits, it is roported bms left tho country, Tho Island of Cuba Is said to ba his abode. Notico to Cannibals—2I. Moca, & Fronch seien- tist, by discoverad that tho flesh of the Cnucasian ia bitter and salty, whilo that of the black is of finor flavor, nud will keep much longer. Luey Btouo compares fomale suffirage to the **aloo which wats 100 yoars for ita blossoms,” Because Susan B. has pearly reached it, or on seeonut of jts supposed purgative proporties ? Vigcount Maseareno, an E-glish nobleman who ban been secing Amtorica during the past years yosterday pussed through this city on Ius return from a haoting expedition on tho Western ploine. Moncurs D. Conwav has moved his house in London. His fiionds becamo 8o numerous that bo could not entertain them jn small rooms, Ho ought to have hired a ball, or recoivod iu Hydo Parle. Tho Golden Ajemays: **Miss Maria Hackett~ who died 8t Hacknoy, Eng., & fow months sgo, during the sdwfuistration of the Holy Commun- ion, wes an oxtraordinary wowsn,” Showld think 8o, indesd. ) Bocause Juan Viealls, barber, of San Francisco, quietly invited & customer to indicate the exact locality of Lis jugnlar vein, and thus economize labor in openiug it, a ridiculous jury ssid his mwind was wandering. Prof. Ruskin bas bogun his loctures at Ox ford, and caused somo surprise in his firat leo- ture by on attack upon tho ladios for coming in such sumbers and teking all tho soats to the exclusion of the undorgraduatos, An Obio canal-bont has boon named after Henry Ward Beeclior, it I8 said, It ought to be o fagt boat. And if you'll start & good-looking ‘woman along the tow-path we'll be bound it will keop up with her.—ZLouisville Courier-Journal, Queon Victoria has not boen to tha play-houss since her husband's death, Thia forcos Albort Edward to do double duty, He laatositin front for bis mother, and go bobiud for his owa share, and tho latter costs & horrible amount of money patd punuaily, A morobant in Now York sabscribed liberally to tho hooor of the poet Bryaut, supposing that o was subseriblng for the bouoflt of tho mine strol of that pamn. On learning hia mistake, he withdrew hiu subseription, Thore1s no account~ ing for taste,—St. Louis Globe. £ Nr., Said, of Joruselom, saw gome elepant trinkets in o vinoynrd and ont the bead off the youug; lady who woro them. Somo children who Baw the muwdor were promptly arrested, as also tho owner of the vineyaid, wha bkappeaed to ba scmo hundreds of milos away at the time, It's about time to remodel the Suuday-sehool hymn- book by oxpurgating that ploasant lyrio, * Jeru- #alom, my happy Lomo.” Six or goven yeors ago Dr, Marshall, of Knox- vill, was mariied to Mies Parsons, a briliiant and beautiful young lady, They lived unhappily to- gotuer for kovoral yoars, when she mado applica~ tion for divorco, nud was soparated from her liego lord, ¥lo married agnin, and hls second wife was divorced from him fn the same manuer & the firat, aud now ho weds bis first wifo & wecond time, Ho resides {n Brunswicl,—whoro Women are scarco, A mysterious basket, nddressod to tho atation- mastor at Clapham Juuction, on being opened ‘was found to conlsin o hiving cbitd, Tho station- master declining tho glft, a porter voluntoered to accopt it, and took tho baskot and child. On ltilug the cluld £800 was found in the bagket, The story goes that tho station-master thon de- mandod the buskot aud its contents, which the porter very properly refused to givoup, One can hardly doubt to whichof the two tho mother would twteust bor obild.—London Zimes, TIGTEL ARRIVALY, Paliner House—W, Iickey, Hartford 3 If, W, 0] liver, Pittabury ; the Hou, Qritith, Dubugue; Wiih S oty Oltiolni S, Tndbanapoiin; ! ohin W, Brdwn, Tndianapoli G, W, Jolineon, Iowa's Aifrod” D, Miller, New or) £. 8. rovkway, Ripon’ F, 8. Goodvich, Milwaukus | Geago A, Foreyth, U, B, Grind Pacylo Danfel 0, Davin, Now Orlang D, layug, Vitte. burg; A, DaLuio, Dotrort ; W, 'H, Rocl, Kanuus Gty ; Goorge &, Wiilinws, New York'; A, I, Birlow, Adelan M, 8, Mecullougll,” Philadolphia s d. W, ' Iriuglos Now York, . ., Sherman loise—Prof, Rumsiny, Vitlglit, Taronta; J, Myery, Haltiniora; 14, If, Munoy, dsoavonvilles 10,0, Fualer, ed Wl § Joho L, U Nuw York; 8. G, Vartridge, Buttalo B, 11, Dewrcke i 8, I Biearns,: Leloln, o v House—Clintlon L, Fro,' New York ; Dhlol Slin, Esu Clatra; O, 8 'Cotton} Galoaburg;'d, 1, Nogw Hycugiore; 11, G, Mobusi), ¥, M, Robluaom, aud O, Uigglusow, U, B, A.; Clnrles’ 8. Blilard, Loulevi W. A, MeLuighlliy Yulindolphta, . ., Sinners Hotel—~Tbo fion, J. 1, Horideraon, ori . den, El) G, Rungals, Keupshia 3 Alrs, Axtanias e lTon, 8ud W, Doutiassy Han yots STATE CHARITIES. The llinois Institution for tho Edu- cation of the Deaf and Dumb, Annual Reports of the Board of Directors and Prin- cipal. The Amount of Appropriations Asked for the Different State Institutions About $1,500,000. Report of the Treasurer of tho Insanc Asylum at Jacksonville, THE DEAF AND DUMB, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIREOTORS AND PRINCIPAL OF TUE ILLINOIS INSTITUTION FOR TUE EDUOA~ TION OF TUE DEAT AND DU, apeeal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, JACRSONVILLE, 11, Deo. 16.~The nnnual re. port of the Dircctors and Principsl of the Ili- nols Institution for the Education of tho Deat and Dumb 18 now in tho bands of tho drinters,— who, by tho way, aro inmates of the Institution, which ecarries on its own printiog,—and, from advance sheats obtainod from the Principal, I am able to give Tue Tnisuse tho following in- formation of ono of our most succoasfully-con- ducted public lostitutions ; The prosent Board of Dicoctora was organized in April last, changes haying boen mado on account of troublen rosult- ing trom tho uso of monoy by the former Board for tho eroction of s school building for which it wos not techolenlly appropriated. Tho now Board therefore commonced invostigations, de 1000, TIEY SAY t Tho Board found tho Institution in a state of perfect organization, with good health provailing among its officers and pupils, und its yaried departments work= ing with entiro harmony, Its immediate management is under Dr. PLilip G. Gillott, su acknowledgod leader in bis profcaston, who for cightoou years has boen rincigal of the fustitutlon, During that tine, 80 far 2 wo can learn, e affairs havo beon conductod_with slgnal encrgy and suocess, Tho rapld growth of the Tnatifution under ita presont mnnagoment 4a almont o quito unprecedouted, *In respoct to 8izo 4t has como to be third In tuo United States, 1u point of efficloncy 1 1n probably not surpassed by suy eimilsr inatitution now fn existonce, Its varions departments—intol- lectual, domeetic, 0nd {udustrinl—Lavo been thorough- Iy and systomatiéal.y organized, Tho intellectual de~ artmelit comprises sub-dopsrtmonts for instruction y means of sigus, for instruction fo ar- ticnlation, and for instruction in drawing, —Tho induatriul dopartmont comprises sub-dopartionts for trafning in printing, cablugt-maling, baking and con~ fectionery, shoemaking, and gardening, o great a variety of labor and_instruction of nocessity makes the catablisltnont a very complicated ono, In all de- partmonts tho orderly and_siicoosaful sdminlstration of offalrs gives ampla evidenco of rare exccutive ability on tho part of tho Yrincipal, whilo in the man- agement of tho Institutfon we have found him careful 1o conform au ucarly us possible to tho provisious of the law {n tho application of u; Auch of the past and present tlon I8 slso due to the faithfulne: subordinato officers, teachers, sud employes, The Board hiave fonnd thom, without exception, to ba com- petont and well vorsod in tuoir pocullar labors, There ¥ probsbly 1o avocation fu wileh oxgorioico- s tore valable than in deaf mute tescnfug, ln whiot famil- forlty with o unique languago is the first requisite of succesn, ceen of the fnstitn- and efliciency of the FINANCIAL. The Board roport that the chapel and schaol- building have boon completed to the third-story Joists ot a cont of §24,800, and work susponded for want of the amount nooded to mako up the contract prics of $38,500. To incloso and com- pleto the buildiug will requiro an_ additional ap- E‘flyrlmlou of ©22,173. They state that tho ilding is greatly oeoded. Thoy slao regom- meud the erection of now buildings for cabinet- shop and printing-ofiice, nith provision for boole-bindery ; ulso, that tho rear wall of the main butlding, now in a dangecous condition, bo romoved and 1ebuilt, and tha §2,792 be appro- priated for the construction of Iron curridors from tho north and south winge of the institu- tlon to the dunng-bnll. For the ordinary ox- ponges of tho institution 250 per suoum for each pupil in actual attendauco ia considered necessnry, ~which is §60 less than Is allowed in other States. ‘Lo rocapitulato, the Board rocommond appro- priations as folluws ¢ For ordinary oxpenss f1nd, 1975-176, For ordinary oxpenso fuud, 1876~ For ropuirs, per anuum For lbrary, per snnu For completion of achioo! 7% g and Ughting, Tor furnisuing ... Yor ercction of aliops. Tor eroction of COrTiUOrE,.. . esuirseere For rebutlding rear of maln bullding..... The report closes by commending the Institu- tion as every way worthy of tho fostoring caro of the btate, and onaia Which overy citizen may Jusetly take pride, and 1t oldcors a8 faith(ul sod emtlicieut, REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL. Dr. Gillett's roport is & longthy and yvery inter- esting document, It showa tbo numbor ol pu~ pits on tho roils, Nov. 80, 1874, to bo 324; siuce added, 137; now ou the rolls, 394 In aoctual at- toudauce, 313, Only two have died at ths lusti- tution. Tho Principal says: ‘The appropristions made by the Iaat Gonoral Assom- bly for the ordinary expenses of tho Institurion were Lased upon the recommendations of your prodecessors of au sliowsnce of $250 por sunwn for each pupil. Though the aggregate anionnt required for tha sup- port of xu Inatitution for a State of such exteat xad w0 urgo o population as that of Tilinols seoms largo when compured (o the cost of sustaining s singlo fatnily, yeu the uctual amonut to each rosident of tho Btate I8 ox- ceedingly small. Tho population of the Stato, accord- ing to tlio United Blates censua of 1870, is 1,690,801, whirh makes thecost of maintaining & deaf muto i the Institution, 1o vach inbisbitaut, 093 of o mill,—less thao one-tenth of » mill,—s0 that 1 cent to each fuliab- itunt of the State a little'mora than supporta 103 pupils u year, furnishing them with boarl, tuitfon, booka, medics] nttaudsuce, fuel, and wasbing, Tho entiro ox- ‘pento of oparatiug fho fulstitution s to aach residont of ho Btate loas than 4 cents a year, The avorage lengih Of imo spent by the pupila liere s about acvon years, 60 thut the education of adesf mute sn Iilinols ©0sts cach of her clifzens soven-tenths of o mill, ‘The roport shows that the appropriation of 870,000 last year, for tho ordinary expouses of tho Institution, is loss than 1-72 of 1 per cont of the taxable property, or less than 14 cents on each 81,000 of property. The avorage oost, por day, of each pupil is sbout 20 coats, AGSETS OF TIIE INSTITUTION, The asseta of tho Institution aro as follows : DAL RETATE, Site of the Institution, 47 65-100 acres... Land for Water-Works, 2 acres, GUround in Dismond Grove Ou Busldln Water-Wo oating apparatus, 0r,105.00 PERSONAL PROPERTY, @oods and chiattels, recently involced.ssuess B2,678.00 TOtLese vunerisranennersosnen, $340,473,90 CEREDBRO-SPINAL-MENINGITIS, ‘The Buperintondont states the important and unploasant fnot that the disenso known as cergbro- spinal-mentngitis, or spotted fever, is adding Iargely to the number of deaf mutoes,—the rute in 1878 bowng 25 per cent, sud in 1874 20 por cont, Of this tortible disoage, Dr. Gillott says: We at firat deemed it only a trausient visitation, bub we canuot 50 regard it any longor, for even if the dis. Lonld disappoar from the community at an early oriod, it bas slready wrought such desolution that [l victita will for years be kuoewing for admission to this Institution, I spares neithor aex nor age, and & lurgo proportion of ‘the chitdren wha coma hexo from {ta offacts have, Leforo the lous of thelr heuring, learned 10 tali quito welks INSTRUCTION. The Principal gives somo interoating state- ments regurding tho efforis which, for six oars, have been dirsoted undor the ohnrgo of Mues Coruoha Trask, toward {ostruction in artic. ulation, 1Is shows some surprising rosnits— giving teatimooy o rogard tu soveral ohildvon, formorly mutes, who are now ublo to converse with cansidorablo roadingss, andto be under. stood_with hitte diliculsy by thuir fawmily und frignds. 'Thoro rro, of courss, oxcoptional cases, und the Principal does not exprous himself vory poaitively ns to the succoss of the undertoking, 'The Priucipal spenkn highly of tho rosultain dramng, and especially in the meohauio artd at thie shops, and oxpresaed the urgout neod of au- lerged facllitios g, APPROPRIATIONS, RRFORT Or THE NOARD QE PUBLIO CHARITIEA— HTATINTICE OF THE CIIMINAL AND UNFORTUNATE CLABSER~—NRECEIFPTS AND EXPENDITUNRY OF THE INSANE ASYLUAL, Sputnarinin, I, Deo, 16.~Gov. Boverldge will, In connsotion with Nis forihoomlug maw- #ago, an be Is saquired to do uuder she Uoueitiu- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1874, won, lay bofore the Genoral Assembly an cati- mate of money needed by esch of our public in~ atitutlons for ruuning and other oxponses for tho year eonding July 1, 1870, Tor this purpose o bns personally visited and inquirod into the wanta of each. o has, ton, been groatly aidod in this regard by tho mombora and Becrotary of the Board of Publlo Charities, who havo just completed their nnnual visitation to tho institutions, The schedule giving tho amount of appropriations denired is alroady pro- parad, and tho agerogato s reduced to a sum a ittlo below 81,500,000, and will bo about $160,~ 000 bolow the wum npgmpr{nted for tho eamo purposos by tho ast Legtslaturo, aud s nonrly two lundred thousand dollara lees than tho institutions in their reports nek for. ‘Lho report of tho Board of Publio Charitfos, it i said, will bo unusually complato. It will show tho plun and sanitary candition of the jatla and alma-housos in nearly evory county In tho State, nnd it wiil exhibit in tetail the criminal etatistics of ho 8tate, In ghort, it will bo a nucein ot and o}cnr history of the erimioal apd unfortunate clnsses, ‘The ronsurer of tho Inkann Asylum han ‘flllat lled his 1oport, With that of tho Trustoes filed with the Governor somo dnys ago, it shows the recoipts and oxponditurasof the institution from Deo. 1, 1872, to Dec. 1, 1874 1 BECEIPTS, Balance on hand Nov, 30, 1872, Balen from farm ... v iees. For clothing and Incidont vato pationts . Tor some of county patients For board of private patfonts. A Appropriations from Blate Treasury, Total ... . 007 S X TE Superintenilent’s ordets paid, Balayieo Nov, 30, 1974 Tolal 16,004.35 5,030.00 Total 4eve « $61,634.35 THE REY, R, W. PATTERSON. His Inauguration as Professor or Evie dences of Chrivtinnity nnd Ethics. The Second Prosbyterinn Churell, cornor of Twountloth streat and Michigan avenuo, was com- fortably fall of 1adies and gentlomen last oven- ing, who bad assombled to witness the cero- mautea incident to the inauguration of tho Rov. Robert W, Patterson, D, D., a8 Professor of the Evidences of Chrlstinnlty nnd Etbics in the Preabyterian Thealogical Sominary of the North- west. Among thoso prosont were Prol. I'atton, the Rev. Mr. Noyes, the Rev. Dr. Halsoy, tho Rev. J. Monro Gibson, the Rov. Dr. Blacltburn, tho Kev. Mr. Yrowbridgo, the Rev. Dr. Nurd, Jobn Forsyth, Esq., Judge 8. M., Davis, tho Rov. Mr. Faris, tho Rov. J. L. Thompson, tho Rov. John Armstrong, of Muacatine, Ia. ; tho Rov. Robert Beor, of Valparalso, Ind.; C. 0. Drown, of Syringleld; II. G, Millor, B, F, Allan, Clinrles Crosby, Samuel Harvoy, of Laporte, Ind. The Rov. Bamuel J. Niccolls, D.D., of St. Louis; the Rev. J. D. Mason, of Davonport; tho Rov, F.N. Ewing, or Decatur, and W. G. Crolg, of Keokuk, the President of tho Board of Direotors, cccupied tha pulpit, tha lattor pre- siding. ) Tho oxerclscs were begun by the sioging of an anthem. ‘I'bly was followed by tho roading of tho Boriptures, o prayer, snd a hymn, D CnAIG then delivercd an address, congratulating the Bourd on the advancemont of the cause uuder its charges, Anving that the addition of a chair embracing = fleld o important at this period of church-lifo was not only o wideuing of tho currie~ ulam of tho echool, but wan & vory satisfactory intimntion of tho range of views of thosa who had chargo of mimsterinl cidueation for the Chureh in this region. It was o fuvorlte asser- tion that all that was neccssary to mect tho rkepticul tendency of the present duy was to an- nounce tho doctrine, and cry ** Comoe to Jesuy,” feaving unbeaded tho discussions whethor there wag auy Jocus OF pringiplos of rovelation from which ihe doctrines of the Church took their fige, Uhis ossertion mob with epproval among somo of the brothren; but sucu Chustians were seif-deceived, and wore 1ad astray by the pernicious influences of super- ficia} knowledge, They held down the truth, not ju morality, but i a poverty of experionce, {n o narrowness of svinpathy, a feable range of viow, and nover reachied the mighiy mass of men distresacd with tho uncertamnty of sieptical in- uity, and led them out of the labyrnth of loubt. The objact_in establishing the Chair of Tyl dences und Lthics was to rear up miuisters who would undeistaud the truth ou which tha doc- trincs rosted, that they might bo able to meet the needs of the age, and bo on tho alert and conyvinco men whon about to Plungo into the cold discomfort of uwboiief, That the noople wera slltp;l)iw: away from the Chureh™no thoughtful man could doubt; and the timo Lind come for the bringing forth of the Iatest analysla of truth, and sLo ring that ‘it was divino to 0 educato the nsing ministry that they might be able to refuto tho arguments of the shkeptic, and loud tiuking men to s convic- tion in religion. TIE ODLIGATION. At the conolusion of the addroes, Dr., Patter- gon stood up and oblignted birmself as follows: In the presence of God and of the Board of Directoru of this Beminury, I do soletanly profeas my buiiaf thut tho Confersion of Fasth and Cateehisms of the Preaby- terlan Church coutain s summary and trus exhilbition of tho syntem of doctrine, order, and worshlp taught in the Holy Seriptures, the only supreme and {ufallivle Tulo of falth, and my approbation of the Preabyterian forin of Church government an being agreeble to the Beriptures ; and do promiso that 1 will not tesch, direedy or tudirectly, nuythiug contrary to or incon= sistent with, tho safd 'Confesaion and Cutochisins, or tho fundumental principles of Presbyterian Church poverniment, snd hut T witl faithifully executo the oftice of & Professur in the Presbyteriun Theological Seminary of tho Northwoat, . THE BEY, DB, NICCOLLS then delfverad the chargo. Ho aid Dr. Patter- son was to bea teacher of teschers,—wos to mointain againet all doubts the claim which tho Sersiptures made for Josus,—~that sll Scripture was given by inspiration of Godj that tho law of the Lovd was porfect ; that it was not oul God-given, but that it wau the only infallible guide to rightoousness aud truth ; and thac it rovealed tho will of God and the supremo law of couscience, He chargod lum to toach the truth of God plainly, opeuly, aud free from tho commsndments and traditions of mon. Tho best dofense to make for Christianity would Lo to show from the Word of God wuat Christianity was, Controversios in the Chutch iteelf hod causcd skepticlsm, He ehould never bo oshamed to confess at tunos hie fenorance and bis fuability to oxplain everything that might bo in tho Word of God, T'he arrogance roligious teachers lLad aesumed in exponnding suthoritatively had been one of tho groatest wonnucsgos in tho defenno of Ohris- tianity, 1fis pupils shonld go forth fitm belioy- ors in tho vruth, and they should bs tanght to preach it in ita rolation to Christ 08 the onl: fectivo powor to reclaim men, to pmiity morals, nnd to regenerata Bocioty. In conclusion, he charged bim to teach Clrjet, and to hold Him up &8 tho siplka and omoga of Chriatinnity. TOE REV. DR, PATTERSON then delivered bis wwnugural addroxs, saring that thin purtioular Profussorship wae ths only posi- tion o would lavo accopted in tha last ten yeurs, Life was short, and when one approached threo-gooro yenrs there remained littla for lim to (o but gathier up tho rerults ol prior reading and study, The youngor wmen should perform the work of Biblical aud shaological inveutign. don which the wants of the age domsnded. Uo did not wigh to bo understood as objocting to eritlenl study ¢ without It ono could not koop pace with the times and resist the assaults upon tho Gospel. o did not rdmit that unvelief now was more formidable than in former gonerationa; nar did he concedo thut the causs of Chrig- tianity was likoly to suffer noro serious injury vy tho uubolief of tho niwotosnth contury than it had eufferod in tho eightoonth? and ho bolfeved its aupporters woro as woll pre- {mod for dofenso an ity nuthgouists were for at- aok, s Tho causos of skopticlam wora thon consid- orad ut womo longth, Lo woyiug it was a part of big labor to study the varivus forms of unboliof and make comparativo viows of thom, so as to distinguinh their relativo strongth or weakness, and, in tho rosults, to exlubit the transounding superiority of the Gospel, At the closo uf tha address the bLunediction wan pronounced, and tho congregation dispersed, The Board of Dircetors hold & special naoting in tho lectura-room provioun to the [nauguration, uad accopted the rosignation of the Rev, L, II. lteid, as Hecratary, nud olected thio Itey, John Yaxis to S the vacuney. —— PACIFIC STEAMSHIP LINZ, New Yonx, Deo, 16,.~Tho Times snya the Cen trnl und Union Pucifio Ruilroads have conoludod u contract for fve yonrs with the Occidontal and Orlouta) Bleamuhip (lompany of Calltornia for a firat-cluse Iino of stoamshipy bebwesn Buu Erau. ©ikoo aud Jupan aud Ukius, RAILROAD NEWS, How the Ohief Justice of Louisiana Stole o Railrond, The Suprema Court Deprives Him of His Plunder. Further Slight Reduction of Rates by the Saratoga Combination, Miscellancous Items. EASTERN FREIGHTS, REDUOTION IN BATES ON DRESSED 1100H, Tho war betwoon the Baratoga combination oud tho Baltimore & Oblo Railroad is progross- Ingslowly. Anottor attack has just been mado by the combination, by reducing the rates on disswed hogs from thia city to Enatern poluts 10 conts per ewt. Thiy is ono of tho principal arti- eles of froight golug to tho East daring tho win- tor months, Tho Dsltimoro & Ohlo bLas Iately dono & large business in thin article, and it ia bo- lloved by the managors of tho combination that thoy socnred the trade by making extra concos- sions to the shippers, It {s, bowover, claimod Ly Coramissioner Wadaworth that the reduc- tiona lave mnot*boen made on mcoount of tho Baltimore & Ohio, but bocause busincss has been g0 light lately that most of the frolght- oars aro stznding idle on tho tracke, aud it {s be- lioved that the reduction will induce shippors to ship the gooda they Liave on lisnd, Tho nesw rates on dressed hogs, which will go into offact to-day or ta-morrow, aro as follows: From Chicago to— Old Ztates. New Rater., Albany. 2eai00 800 New Yorl, 850 v oo 0o ETY 1In apito of all thess movements by the com- Diuation, the Baltimore & Onlo remains insotive, nud refusea to chango its tarif, This rond knows that any reduction of tho rates on its part would bo et with o similar roduction by tho combination ; 1t therofore profers to have the shippors uudorstand tiat, although tho tanft in tho ramo 08 that of the combiuation, still ratos would bo made to st If application was mado av tho office, Tho combiuation ecsunot combat this kind of warfara, as the sllowanco of rebates or drawbacks on the part of suy of tho roads bolonping to the combluation would Lo n violatiou of tha Saratoga agraoment. Tho discrimination made in favor of St. Louis ia ntill agitating tho minds of tho roads leading to that city. The Chicago & Alton Railioed is mostly affectod by this dcriroiontion, ns » great postion of the BL. Louia traflic was_going over thin line which would go via tho Pennsylvanin Rallroad if it adhored to tho rates of tho Com- migslonors. The mansgers of this road have thorefore decided to mako their rates from Bt. Lanis to the Enat a8 1ow a8 thowe of any of thoir comporitors, aod thus rowaln their presont preetigo. —_— STEALING A RAILROAD. DEXTERITY OF A CUIEF JUSTICE OF LOUISIANA, The United States Suprems Court recoutly de- cided o case, that of Hoary R. Jackaon and othiera va. the Vicksburg, Bhreveport & Toxas Railroad Company, Judge Ludeling, of Louisi- ang, aud othors, which involved practically the theft of & whole ratlrond. The case was bogun in tho Unitod States Circult Court of L oulsiana to xet asido A CERTAIN BHERITF'S SALE, snd the complainauts wers holders of 670 out of 761 Londs of 1,000 each isaued by the Rallrond Company, and secured by a mortgage upon the railrond and it appurtonances, and upon the franchises and poyeonal effects of tho Compsny, together with more than 40,000 acres of land, "Tho aale which compluinants asked to havo sot anido was mado under an ex-parte order, ab- taned from a Judgo in chambers on the 23d day of Docember, 1665, at the muit of Gordon, who doserabed himsolf as tho ownar of fourof the mortgage bonds, upon which intorest-coupons amountog to 8720 wero duo and rowained uu- puid, Gordou's petition made vo aikclosure of thie name of auy othor holder of bouds secured by tho mortgage. Ostensibly he sued for him- golf ulono, e asked forno uotice, and none was given, of nis nrplication to any other bond- heldor, though thera were 761 bouds ourstand. iug, lield princivelly in uthor 8¢ tes. Tho order of se1zuie was granted by the Judge on the 25d day of December, 1865, buy it was not fifel in the Clerk’s oflico tul Suturdny, tho 3Uth of that month, lato in the nfternoon, andon thatday the SheriXf mado o seizure aud served a notice thereof upon H. M. Bry, who wus thon act ing aa the Presidont ‘of tho corporation, and who subsequently becamo one of the purchasersat the sale. On the 2d of Jan- uary, 1960, the Bherill advortised the pioperty for kalo in ono newspaper puolishod in the Lown of Mouroe, and by posting & cony of tho adver- tigamort on £he chuyeh door and anothor at the dour of his oftice. The ealo was to {ake glace, undor thismortgage, the first Satwday in Fob- veary. By law the property, worth €500,000, conmsting of a woll-stockod road 180 miles long, and the usual applisuces, could not be sold for less than TWO-TRITNDS OF 178 APPRATAED VALUE. In pursnanco of the schome, thereforo, mp- praisers woro summoned to meot on I'eb, 9, the dry of the sale, at 10 o'clock o, m. They were appointod by Gordon and Bry, bath of whom Wero purchrsors ot the sale. Obviously it was impoegible for the poieons appotuted fo make auy fair uppralsement at that timo, Yet thoy ro- ported one of all the proporty at $75,000 in logal- tondor notes, and tha salo prococded. X'rom the Sherifl's return ns firat made, drawn up by John ‘I Ludeling,{Gordon's _atcorney, sud one of the purchusors, tho Sheriff oxacted ou illegal and onerous condition ; which was that the purchaser should pay cash to pay the interest coupous then due, with credit to mest the immaturo Intorest and bouds, and should giva bonds, with poisonal security, for the credit portion of the bid, At the first cIr’v the proporty was struck off to QGeorgoe M. Hraunoer & Co. for £550,000; but bo- causo thoy failed topay at once tho intercat coupons tien due and presentod, the Sheriff {m- medintely sot up tho praporty again in butk, and wold and adjudicated rl to Joun 1. Ludeling, 1, A, Bry, Jumos U, Horne, and others, tho said John T’ Ludeling having bid in the proporty for them for tho eum of §50,000, and they having complicd with the lerms uf sale by paving tho broportional smounts of tho sovoral coupons due, which welo rmemcu for ravment, to wit, #10,730.83 to William R. Gordon, Jobn T, Ludoling, and James U. Horne, the holders of 164 bouds, and to I, P, Stubbs, £810.08, being tho amount dute on the coupons ha presented for ayment. Such wan the Bheili'a 1oturn, Two dovs nfierward he made a deed to the pure chavors, TR TLAN concocted by Judge Ludoling and Lis friends to et pousession of tho road previous to the uale wad tuis, Lmdoling persunded Jamos T, Hforns, o Dircctor of {ho Company, aud soversl other Eunm\s, to form 3 partnership, as it were, to uy tho Viekaburz, Shreveport & Toxas Tailroad ot the salo, Tho id of Branner & Co. thicatoned to apoil the comuination, and under covor of tho illegal condition that the purchacor ehould poy tho intorest duo on owistanding _ocoupons, Ludelng, aoting for the olique, and through Herue's complicity, offoved 154 niortgage bonds, and demanded Jnnnedisto payment of the so- crued interost, Deammor & Co., Dot ex- peeting to bo obliged to ralse _such au amount of cash, failed o reapond, as Lude- ling biad uu‘ppn!ud would bo tho case, aud, the proporty belug again pub up, he and lus con- fudorates wore enabled to secure it, spparoutly ko rogutar Shoyiff's sn'a. Judge Stroug, who dellvarod the opinfon of the Bupremo Court, anid the sale wae A GHOEY YRAUD, 5 and the result of a widesproad combination to defiand tha bondboldors, 'The sale was, thoro- foro, declared vold, aud an order ontored for the appointment of & Neceiver, and for & ulo of tho property of the Hoad, flrst for the Douotlt of ~ the mortgagoes, sud thon for that of all othor craditors, 1t was alao ordored thut tho Ciroult Court, to which tho caso waa romanded, should grant an injnno- tion to provent Ludeling and 1is associntes from cuttlag up any further 1ighty under tholr pre- touded Bherid’s dead, e THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC, BT, LOUIS MENONANTY MEMURIALIZE CONGRESH, BT, Louis, Deo, 16,~The Morchauta' Exchaugo and (ho Board of Trade of this city kave united In a momorisl praving Congress (o grant the ald doalsed by the Texas Paocitle and Allautlo Iail ronds. They urgo that tho complotion of tho ronda fs occessary for the prateotion of tho Bouthern frontlery that {t will afford tho only protection against Indian ralde to settlera and miners of tho Bouthern Torritories, and will save tho Qovernmont miliions yearly in tho cost of transporting supplios to garrlsons or to troops onorating apaiogt Indians o thet repion; that 1t will securo a compotition in trabs.continontal traflle which Wil reduce rater, and draw to the ovetland route alargor sharo of commoico botweon Burope aud Russis ; that it is bub just to the Bouth, since tho prosont liuo loaves to tho Southment the onpitals and contres of population of twonty~ two out of thirty-tour of tho Statos ; that it will ntimutato tho . productlon of cotton, which al- roady sufforn in countion traveraed by the Toxaw Pacifio ; that it will hiolp to pay tho interest on thicty millions of foroign indobtedness s that it will “greally increnso tho supply of cattlo and chn;nr food to Eastern consumers; that it will devolop tho shoop oulture of, Now Maxico, and supply to the wool manufacturors tho chenp qualities of wool whicls aro now imported at a cost of over §20,000,000 yenrly ; that it will de- volop tho richest minoral rogions of this coun~ try and Mexico, and may spocdly doubla our production of hm\mnun metain; that it will prompt anotboer flood tido of immigration, such ag followed tho discovery of gold in Cnlifornis and the oponing of tha Unlon Tnedle, onch of which brought to this country 210,000,000 in cash and added 500,000,000 to tho yearly procacds of its {ndustey, nid that 1t witl give a greatly noeded stimulug to indus- try now disheartoned and prostrated, oroating immodiate domand for 400,000 tons of iron oro, and 2,000,000 tons of coa), and Jabor in tho mau- ufacture of {rop, and tho buildmg of tho rosd. It ia also urgod that tho capstal raquired will be drawn from abroad. It is proposed that tho Government guaranteo tho {ntercst on tho bonds of tho Company, sa Great Dritain and Franco hiave dono 6o successfully for the dovelopment of railwaye, 2 A committeo has bgen appointed to tako ths momortal to Washington aud prosont it to Cone grose, —— J MISCELLANEOUS, MASIACHURETTS ROADS, A atatoment prepared by the Boston Adver- tiser shows that tho Inst railrond yesr in Mussa- chngotts hns not been o entisfactory as ils predecossors, Tho roads bave be:n forced to iuoroaso thetr capitsl etock and thelr dobt. Thoy hive carnod less in gross, and thelr operating oxpensos bavo not diminished. Eightcen ronds N}surled {n the avnual tablo both last yoar and this have incroneod thetr an!lnl stocle by 8763,- 00D, Bevontacn roads have incronsed their gross debt from §82,168,160 to $46,802,270, being nn incréasa of moro than 22 vor cent, and the total debt of the twenty-ono ronds roported this year swonnts to 848,851,207, Tho not fucoma of tho Boston roads hns doclined from 0,438,131 to 84,827,248, Thoir oxpenucs bave Incroased from 910,818,901 to 210,872,730, and their gross re- cgo:,plu bave fallen from $22,267,762 to 21,600,~ BALTINORR & ONIO DEPOT. The final arrangomonts botween the Baltimoro & Ohio Railrosd aud the Directors of the Expo- eftion for tho ure of the Mechanical Dopartment exteusion of the Ixposition Building as & part of a temporary depot baving been completed, work will at ance bo commonced by tho 1ond to put the building into shape, and to "ercct a tom- porary dopot in the rear of it, and hayo it con- nected by o platform. The Baltimere & Ohio ugroes to pay €600 [ ‘month rent for tho uso of this portion of tho buillding, and stipulntes to vacote it by tho 1t of Juno uext, It is oxpocted tnat tho trains of the Baltimore & Obio Railrond will arrivo at and dopart from this depotin about Lo weeks. ITENE, | The Traflo Departmont of the Tllinois Central Tailroad reports November earnings as follows : 1874, 187, In Xllinofs, 707 milo J$400,003,50 $484,207,34 In lowa, 402 milea, 152,14460 167,842,156 Total, 1,300 miles, o. 1. §042,208.00 §0J6,090.47 The Land Department of tho Illinois Coutral reports for Noyember snles of 5,604,414 acres of laud for £37,763.47. Cash colleciions for the month were #34,407.09. Arrangowents bave been made to run the trainy ¢f tho Chicago, Dubuquo & Miunesota Ruilroad ncross tho Missiemppi ond iuto La- Crosee, Wis., over the tinck aud winter bridge of the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St, Puul Railroad, DALTIMORE & OLIO AND ATLANTIC & GHEAT WEST- ERN. . AlaxsrieLp, O., Dec. 15,~Tho officinls of the Daltimore & Obio aud Atlantic & Great Westorn Railways mob 1n this city to-day, and elvected atrangements to transfor at this point froight going to and from Ctleago and New Vork over thoso lines. An arrangement is also to.bo mada to tiaucfer passonror-care Lere, by changing the tracks from broad to nariow gauge ang vice versa, Tho United Btatos mails will bo varried over this route, LOUISIANA. A New Orlenns School Superint Subjected to ffouch Usnze—The Winte Leaguers and Thewrr DBlack List, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEW OnreaNs, Deo, 15.—~Tho attantion of the public hes to-dsy beon divided betweoon the mixed school matter and tho Returning Board. Yesterday aftcrnoon, upon the assuranco of the Suporintendent of tho city schools, Capt. C. V. Buothby, that the young colored siils shoutd not be allowed to entor tho wupper givls' high school, the whito young ladies roturned and re- sumed thelr atudles, 'Lhis forcnoon, as Supt. Boothby stopped out of a stroet-car and was about entoring tho school, ho was seized Ly a crovd of young men, probably White Leaguors, about twonty-fiva in number, whbo lhad been waiting for him, Deing a man of emall atature, ho waa vory roughly bandled. o sas hauled about from one side to another, struck several times, ouce very sovere- Iy, from behiud, and otherwiso maltreated, The party THNEATENED TO LYNCH HINM, and commencod looking around for a convonlont treo on which to baug him. Mr, Boothby gath- ered from the improcations with which he was ausnilod that the cause of his ill-trentmont was that ho woe accused of Insulting the young lagles of tho school while ~making his specch to them yostorday, [In the meantime tho young ladies were crowding tho gallerics of “tho schaol, and bogging the young men not to_ horm him, Mr. Boothvy, bav- ing givou the scholars no oause for offouso, ankad to be brought befora tho school. His ro- quest wasgranted, and tho young men murched into tbe school-room with bim, Tho teachora and voung-lady pupils joined in denying that Mr, Boothby had over {usulted thom, On the contrary, ks conduot bad beon most gontleman- ly ond conslderato. Tho guilty party was not Mr, Boothby, but a young man who biad ac- compaufed "him on the previous day, who had mado tho romatk that TIL¥ YOUNG LADIES WERE IMPERTINENT when they threatened to leayo the kchioul on ac- count of tho admission of the colorod scholara, The yauus ‘mon then compelled Mr. Boothby to nign o ple go that bo would use all his influanco to provent the mixing of tho schools, and thon withdrew, and the school oxorcises wero re- sumod, Mr, Doothiby soon loft under oacort of & couple of polico oficora. WIAT XEXTP This affalr has augmented the dieposition for ensgoduess which Lus buen rifo have for tha Inat week or two, Evorybody 1 anxivus, moment- arily uxl:ecung tho blow to fall. Tho police are thoroughly cowed, and are no protection to citi- zoug, Ropublicans go ebout talking {n whispers, and daro not say tholr souls aro their own, It is mald tho leadors of the parly are under sur- voillanco, and that thero is not a white Hopub- lican i the city who is not spotted, Rumors are {n ciroulndon that more than hait the troopa and marines quartercd in the ity have been got drunk to-dny, but this is probably un- trao, and circulated” by the leadera for offect, Admiral Mullaney and e, Enory are too good oflicors to allow such a stato of atlairs to oxist, Che Bulletin meuntionsd this aftornoon the nag of o gontleman conuected with tho fe- publican as tho ono who had insulted tho Indies of the Glrly' High Benool by ealling thom * im- portinont,” and as tho gentloman nwmed, Mr, Arthur B, Adams, was walking on Conul streot this afternoon lio was assanlted by a orowd of mon, ono of whom Ymcucuud to balabor tum with'a cave, whilo othors put {n such work s they could with thoir fists and boots, An nt- tompt at {uterforance by ths polics wae rosluted by tho oulsdors drawing volvers and ordering them off. The worst foaturo of tho affair iv, tho gentloman way not with Mr. Boothby on the oceasion whoen tho wllegad insult wan gmiven, aud WAt ot pross ent when tho Connnitteo of ‘youngfludies waited on onp uf tha Hehool-Dircotors, sud did not son nuy of tho young tadien &y any time, wnd wo, of oourss, must bava hioon jnnocent, Alllmlhgu he attompted to explain this tothe crowd, with sonie of whom he was soqualuted, thoy wonld nob Uuben, aud, belog & wan who nhhu auly 100 pounds, thov pracosdod to bruise bim up to thelr completo eatisfaction, ) OrxoiNNatt, Doe, 15,—~Tho Times' Now Orloans spoclal payn; VAt a mun-moellng of the poo- plo of Caddo and: Buminer Grova Parishes it wan resolved torofuse omploymont to any Redical, biack or whito, and to rofuso to countananco any planter or merchant who gives aki or comfort, in any mannor, to tho same. In Cndio it wan also renolvail that tho whito pooplo of Caddo Parish doclaro thelr intention to be bound alons by the vordict of the peole, oxprossod ab tho ballot- Lox on tha 2d of Novembor, as announced by tha Commissionors of lectlon, who counted the votes, and proclaim thoir fixed purposo to install into oftico on tho st of January, 1875, all tho officors who woro olocted in that parish, whothor Lhoy are no raturncd by tho Roturnng Board or not: and thov call upon othor parishon, particu- Iarly in Nouthern Loulsiana, to take smilar no- tion, pledging thom their asststance. CASUALTIES. TWO OFFICERS DROWNRD, 81, Pavy, Minn,, Deo. 16.—A spocial diapatch from Bisnarck says Bhoriff MoCar:liy and Deputy Marshal Miller wora drowned on Baturday night. Thoy drove into an ali-hole 4 miles above town. Thelr toam was also drowuod, VESSEL LOST AND EI0HT PERSONS DROWNED, Loxpox, Dec. 16.—A British collior Laa been Tost in tho Bay of Biscsy. Eight of the crow ‘wora drowned. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Queexsrowy, Dec, 16.—Stoamship Marathon, from Boston, has arrived. Neow Yonx, Doo. 16, ~Arrived—~Stoamship ‘Wyomtng, from Liverpool. ONDONDERRY, Dec. 16.—Bteamship Batavta, from New York, and Hibornian, from Portland, have arrived ou DRESS GOODS, DRESS GOODS REDUCED! - AT THR Great West Side Diy Goods Honge, CARSON, PIRIE & £3, Madison and Peoria-sts,, Have mada the following changes in pricos expressly 1or the HOLIDAY TRADE, ‘We have sclected from our stock Fronch Merinos, 80c to §1 quality, a largo lot now reduced to 50c yd. All-wool French Cashmeroes, 37'4c. Tine Fronch Wool Diagoneals, 500, Lot of Heavy Moheir Poplins, re- duced to 30c. English Morinos and Balorno Btripes, now 2bc. All our richest and best qualities of Dress Goods reduced. 3 PRINTS “Chocolate Standard Styles,” (Copyrighted Ticket), 3 Standg?d Gray Styles,” (Copyrighted Tickot), Tecommend themsolves to users of Calico for their DURABILITY OF OOLOR, BEAUTY OF DESIGN, STRENGTH OF CLOTH, anad fitness for all soasons, NOTHING BETTER FOE DAILY WEAR OR A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO FRIENDS, “BTATE LINE Ni w York to Glasgow, Liverpaol, llelfns‘. ondonderyy.—Licss lexani, new, Ciyda-bult 8 will sall Gum Plor No, 8, Nurta Kivr, as fol- Wednendar, Doo. 23, Viodnosday, Jau, 6 Wedaesday, Jau. & Vouuanday, Fob. aking pavsongers at i wnd Leotaud, rmany. Diafts for £1 piy to AUSTIN vay, Now York, avlowas RE, * WIN Stecrago Uice, i any otber Jino. Goi'l Westorn Acont, National Line of Steamships, INOTICE. Toemost sontherly soute haa atways ber S e e e aitiug Lo New: York for LV H e R ovuly S RO DAY QUEN Biling from N, York foe Loudon (iroct) every tartateht, Asiag, $U0, urrency: stouraio, reiiticed Faton..'Ttaturn tcksts at lowest rasss. X e Drafia fur 21k, wpward: & ragh L LA ISON, Westarn Aeont, Northeast corner Olaric and- Randolph.ats. (G0pomce asw Shierman 1auso), uldaro. GUION LINE. FIRST-OLASS IRON STEAMSHIPS, Botwoen NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, calling at Queenstown, Carrying the United States Mail, SAFETY AND COMFORT. £~ Passaogars hookad to and from the prinotpal Bu. ut lowost rato Latters ot Crodit {ssued on leading Baoks throughout Kuroye, HENRY GREENEBAUM & OO, AMERIGAN LIVE. Passenger Rates Greatly Redneod and Lower b via New York, STHAMERS LEAVE PIILADELPIITA BVERY THURSDATY. Passengor accommolationg nnwarpasted. oz pasaage and Sctins arTiviaTe, NN 10 2 FAHT SRR . 138 1lu-at,, cornor ison, WHITE STAR LINE. MALL LINT TO BUROPE, REDUCED RATES. Na, 97 Bouth Clark-st, ALFRED LAQRRGREN, Uinort Ve e, Gront Wostern Stoamship Line, From Now York to irletal (England) direct. Cornwall, Uspt, Stamper, Barurdar, oo, 19, Grout ottty Oapt, Winium, Cabin Pasage, 310; latornatlate, $15; Stoscsyo, 40, fl:m-luu Uolan, G150r Abily at Glout Bretiis Depot e iore & Bk 1 g0, MODONALD, Axsate P SILIC3, &o. IMIENSE BARGAINS BLACK SILKS For the_EI_olida,ys ! SIMPSON, NORWELL & (0, Announce thet thoy have placed on thelr counters & magnificont assortmont of BLACK SILKS, All tho celobrated makes, including the world-famed *“ GQUINEL,” and shall offor une procodented Bargaina in ALL grades. Qur $1.25, $1.371-2, $1.50, $L.75 Qualities nre renily splendid goods and GREAT BARGAINS, AT $2 A YARD ‘Wo offer our colebratod g Cachemirs De Soie, And would especially invite purchasers to oxamino this 8ilk, aa it is the greaf; popular prico, end tho bost Two Dollar Bilk over offered {n Obicago, Our $2.25, 82,37 1-2, $2.50, $2.75, and $3.00 BILXS aro elegant goods, and withaut doubf oxtra value at these prices. At BB.OO Wo offor our Cachemire Sublime, Extraordinary value and worth $4 peryard, ‘Wo also offer a fow pioces Superb Silks At $3.25, $3.50, $3.75, b4, $4.50, and $5 por yard, ‘Which nre magnificent goods, and DEOI. DHED BARGAINS, Ourstock of C8LORED SILES AIND Cloaking Velvets I8 COMPLETE. All-Silk 28-in, Lyons Velvet, $8.50 to $15.00 per yard, 79 & 81 State-st. Silks! Dress Goods! These Departments offer o wide range for choice of Christmas Gifts, Wo call attention to Plain Black Silks, of supreme quality and finish, and to “hargaing” offered in malkes of estab- lished reputation, Plain and Fancy Silles for street, house, or evening use, in ohoice shades, rich Velvets, Satins, Costume Cloths, Irish and French Poplins, Cashmers Robes, English Diagonals, Camel’s Hair Oloths, Serges, Merinos, Empress Cloths, Sateens, Plaids, and large linos of Plain and Fanoy Dress Goods of pop- ular styles at equally popular prices | Crood, as well es cheap, Qur lines of Black Dress Goods are well known as the lowest priced and best values 1mported, Chas. Gossage é@' g@e g 106,108 &110 State-st., G0 & G2 Washington-st. MILLINERY. 241 WEST MADISON-ST. Trimmed Hats and Bonnets, elegant and stylish; Feather Bands, choice shades Ost, Tips, Imported Flowers, Black and Col'd Velvets, at our usual “POPULAR PRICES." 241 WEST DMADISON-ST. WEBSTERS. ""‘“"*“‘“”“’;‘""’“‘,""“.“ "‘:’.“’""’“"“7“ Juwnes Ruevay's Crisiual Fluid Mageesia aixty yoars, tho l)a'ltnrnuul:lnn for Actdlty, Indigew e JORN n.‘Aful'\'.' Wholsaals Agont, New York