Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1875, Page 8

THE CIIICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE OTTAWA, ILL. Its Location, Geology, and Surrounding Scenery. Bufialo, Rocks Starved, Little, and Split Great Convulsions of Nafure, The Ottawa Mineral Spring--Analysis of ihe Wafer---I{s High Medical Propertics, Correspondence of The Chicnoo Tribune, Otrawa, 1Il, Dee. 31.—Taking thé morning train in Chicago, your correspondent found him #elf, after n fow hours' rido, in this old-settled and respectable town, 1laving bofore written up its business and commereial prosyects, 1 now propese to say something in regand to the preat natitral attractions of this portion of the Iliinois Tiver Valloy. TIE CITY OF OTTAWA PROTER stands upon an elevated piateau of land at the junction of the Fox with tho Illinois River, about B4 miles from Chicaro, and conuccted with tho Motropolis by two lines of railroad and the Illinols & Michigan Canal. The Tilinois Val- lov, hero somo 2 miles wide, is crowned on cither eide by mingnificent wooded biuffs, which rise from 100 to 200 feet in heicht, and afford amark- ed and plessing contrast o tha prairie portion of the country farther back. The Rapudsof the Tox and Iltinols Rivers, immediately above the city, furnishono of tho fincst watsr-powers in * tho world, bit a8 yet only partially improved. I'he grain, lumbor, manufacturing, and oiher intoresta of the town, support a population of about 10,000, Thero are many fino buildinps, guch na the Sopreme-Court-1ouso and the Clit- ton iotel, and fine privato residences withont number. Ono of tho latter,—that of the Hon. Jolin D, Caton,—on the north blufl, has A LAIGE TARK, ' with which tho Judga keops well stocked clk, deer, and other game, All iho mpe- cics of tho - Awmerican Cervus aro bero jopresonted. Thus park is a great resort for pleasuro -seekers. From tho worth and south bluffy, the view in every direction i3 graud, even ot Lhis timo of the vear. On the cast, up the valley, at 8 miles’ distance, is the manufacturing Village of Marscillen; and, 4 miles farthor, Sencca. Iigh bluffs bound tho valloy on eitlior ride, and eoxtend beyond the ravgo of vision, On tho morih, noarer town, the Foz River debonclies from among the hills iuto tho plain Lelow with a rapid descent, having cut it way through the Drift and Suurian for- matiovs that outerop in this vicinity. Near the exit of the Fox from tho blutfs etands out to view what is kuown as tbe Promontorv,—a high nnd beautiful truct of farming laud. DLut by far he fiuest view appears n looking west, Az 2 miles’ distance from Ustawa, iu tho centro of the Tilincis Valley, is BUFFALO ROCK. his was formerly n part of tho main north Linfl, from which it becamo deteched during howe great natural _ couvulsion,—porhips in tho Glacial or Drift cpoch, Tho yock is Bt. Deter’s Sandstoue, overimd witla thiu bed of goud coal, and thove the usual Drift series, Its wurfaco covers somo S0 acres, The canal and railroad run thiongn tho deod naturat cut between 1t and the wain bindl, 1t is a prom- nent laudmark, and is intercating as being tio lace where the buftalo (flos Americanns) was ast eoen in this kection, David Walker, Bwi., of Ottawa, exhibited to mne tho romu-formsl head of a viron whict he tound liere, Hoalso rhowed rome fudian skuils and othor relics from the samo loenhity. £ix miles farther down tho valley, and over- langivg the linos Kiver, is reon tho famous STABYED ROCK, colebrated in lustory, stury, and rong. It covers . u Aurface of half au acro. a. risioyg porpendicu- Jarly to n heighit of 126 feet, itspure, whits sand- Btobo walls remind ono of eome medieval castlo. On the top, which is covered with a growth of pine and cedsr. miood Fort 8t. Lows, built by Do Lonti and_ his brave Tronuchmen, 200 years ago. 'Yho only placo of nccess is on the south or land xido or the rocik, by nariow stepe. I remember that, vomo twouty- fivo years ago, when I was a 1noro Iad, 1t %as no easy tosk o mscend to the top. Bat the thon- sands of visitors havo mado it mars acconsible. A'he outworks and diteh connected with tho forti- fication may suli be seen. about 80 ruds pouth- cast. Whilo surveying this work somo years ago, I found the disinteprated remain of thou- sands of clam-shells, the animaly of which wero eaten by the besieged gurrison. Other relics— nuch a8 swords, hatehets, arrov-heady, etv.—are Trequently fonnd, Ou the Sturved Rocs petinhed e lasl of the INini, Almost opjoeite, across Lhio_river, was, in tho timo of Lasalle,—1630),— an Iudian town. Near Ly was their cometery. Thres miles farther west 18 Littlo liock; and, directly oppamito, Split Ttock,—an immeuso niass detackied from tho north bluff, At this poiut, GUEAT GEOLOUICAL CONVULSIONS .4 tinve taken place, oy shown by the exposuro of four great groups of tocks withiu 40 rods, name- Iy : tho Calciferous formativu, the Trenton, tho Leasures, and (he St. Peier's Saudstonic, om the pomtion aud sppearance of Littio Rock and Spht Reck, and the huge upturned maskes in the vicimty, it is nupposed Lhat agreat rutaract ouce exwted hero, estonding from bLiull ‘o blufl, somo 2 miles apart, Bplit Rock is on Mo line known as tho groat axi of upheaval,— ono of the most interestiug geoluyical foaturce of tho State, Southwest of Statved Rock few miles 18 the desp rocky cauou of Deer Y'urk, the Bz Bend of tho Vermillion, nud other juterost ing poiuts, Thousauds sunually visit theso placs GEOLOJICAL FORMATIONS, ‘ Of the ten groat systems recoznized by goolos glsts, threo outcrop in the county. Tueso aro " the Quarternary, the Carboniferous, aul tho Bilurian. From Ottawa westward. thu St. Peter's of tho Iatter formation outcrops in tho binfls as far 2y the great axis, and is tho prevailing 1ock in tho valley aud around Ottawn. Ita thicknens 3170 feet, lu tho vieinity of Ottawa, thero iu = ulight outerop of the Trenton group, overlaid By & portion of the Coal-Meawuies, and above thoue the Drift meries, 'The Carbumifgrous is Tighly developed iu the vicinity of LaSallo and ou the Vermillion, and abounds in fossils. Twmense granite bowlders, showing pglacial murks, aro found overswhers, but particularly around Ottawa and the sadjoining praivies. Hlarriot Murtineat, in ouo of Lcr works, montiout tlus feature of our geologry, ay obsorved by her in traveling throngh the State. Geologically, the Itmois Valley presents an interesting study, From Chicago to LaSale, the DesPlaines and tbe 1llinois lver Valleys seem 0 have been tho autlet in this directivg of Lakn tlichigan. 'Tho dip and conformation of the ‘ecks, the immonso gruvel and bowlder deporits, ndicato this, Tho Ilhincis then Howed from S1uft to bluft. Lu tho great chauges that oceur-- s, tho rivers wero coutracted, and numerous -avines and canons cut in tho rocky, Thero aro nauy of these near Ottawa, I tho nnmediats vicinity aro also a number of wprings, ‘The most noted une, called tho OTTAWA MINERAL 6PIING, i gitusted on the south bank of ths Illinols River, and only & for minutes’ walk from the Shitton Hotel, I had for geveral months keard such wondorful storiea about the Licaliilg properties of the watcr «<liat I bavenol besn soiprised, during my weck's visit bere, to see Lun-dreds of people going daily with jugs aud kegs for thewr supply of the anueous cloment, In company with a triend, I visited the spot. We found the water tlow- mng upwards through a crovico or flssure in Ht. Petor's Bandstone, at tho rato of 4 barrels per miuute, 'The fiesure is about 2 feet in width and 10 feet long, and extends downward peryen- diculaly, From boriugs made forartesun wolls atound Otawa, the thicknuas of the bt. Peter's &y pears to be ubout 160 Lo 170 fect, Next below this is tho Magaesian Limestove formation, and then the Potsdam Baudstone, Tuo following avalysis of tue wator in this spring, made by Prof. Blaney aud soa, of Clicas o, was handed e : Suloride of Bodium, Ehlottde of Calciui, 23,698 ‘The snalyais would indicate HIGUER MEDICAL TIEg tban the Waukeshs or 80y other springe yet dis- . @veied; aud @ convessod wikh sovesal pamous aflicted with kidoery and liver troubles, who ntatod that thoy wers entiroly cured by the 1se of thia water. Ita lemnoratire fs GO dogrees ; it is =oft oud plearant to tho taste, aud. as arpears from the auvalysis, [ree from organic mattcr, Abuut a milo routheast from thia apring, on tho Blnfr, are immonae gravel-bodw, which Turmah, with very littie digging, n capioun supply of per- fectly pure water. 1'romn this sourea tha Ottawa tarch Company obtain thewr water by teans of tle Caton Water Works. From all that T gaw and heard, Ottnwa mineral water 1 bonnd to work a ravolution in the nat- ter of drinking,—numerous topers stating that, #inco using it, thoy hava no deriro for cithor lager or whisky, Having uo nilment mysclf, T prefor tho pure agra. W. W. CaLkiNg, MENTAL CULTURE IN CHICAGO. Conraeas of Lectures—The Athenmum— Mian Builey’s Class—Thoe Fortnightty Cliib="The Chicago Literary Club— e Hryant FesUval—0ir. Uptonrs ransiation from the Germnn, exyondence of the New York Feening Post, ropular ides of Chicago is that of a very naughty placo, given over mainly to busi- ness anld amueement, it is ploasant for ono who tias looked on for somo years with a good deal of interest to noto an improvement in mmch that is expressive of & teodeucy towards & bighor miontal cultuin. Desiden what is enconraging in tho extensivo uso of tho libraries acceasible to tho publie, thero are other significant indications in tho city of o growing intelloctual sympatliy and sctivity, 'I'wo coureos of firat-clasy lacturos aro providoed for tha eenson: One, called tho Star Coureo, inaugurated by a fecturo from Prof. Swing; and another, calied tho Takesido Courso, which was oponed by Seuntor Carl Schu: Both have good pros- pects of success. Moreover, tho Athonrum fro- quently provides a free lecturo by somo dirtin- guirhed speaker, whilo under ite auspices a largo claes, comprising hoth rexer, is tanght in Ln- glish literatuie, in turn by Profe. Swing and Mathowe, aud the lev. Dra, Ilclmer, Powers, and Thomas. To give romo idea of the {opics thun far presented this autumn and winter, it may be mentioned that Colendge, Byron, Words- worth, Carlyle, Ilood, Lamb, Macaulay, Do Quircey, Campbell, and Keats, bavo Loen dis- cuesed. Americau authors witl eoon bo taken up. In theso exerciven any ono can participate, and somotimens & good deal of enthumasm is atoused. As the advantages of (ho Athenwum arefree, nlarqo number ara beuofited who could Hil affard to pay the usuat rates for regular ine struction. 'Thio Philosophical Soviety, which is in prosperous operation, with the Rev. Dr. “Thomay ns Uresident, also providea regular Jac- tires, many of whichi are ot a highly valuable character, touchiug almost evers brauch of hu- ma lesrnuyr, One of the agreeabl2 evidences of inteliectual interest in a circle of rei oung ladios of wealthy parentage, who have finisled their aca- demic atud'es, 13 the formation of a cluas in reading for tho purpore of cuitare, Tho class i tanght by 3liss Sarah Loring Lailoy, who by tosto and haluing 1 well fitted for her position. The clnss i now ongaged in reading, with critie, eal comuents, Breant’s noblo trausiation of the Tiiad, and I hear thatall that ono imagines ag profitable and enjoyuble in such un interesting exercise is actmally roalized. A ludies' literary club, called *Ths Fortnight- Iv," whogs members pivo tone to our best maciaty, i% ono of tho Liealthful factors of our better life, Mru. Kato Newe!l Dozgett, whoso name is famil- iar to artists re tho (ranslator of Clarles Blauc's * Grammar of Painting,” Is ono of ita enthusinetic and bard-worsing members. Hor efforts for tho promotion of literary and wsthetic culture in Cuicago are untiring, Tho Clicago™ Literary Ciub, of which yon Imow eowctling, was organized last epiing, ard is now in sticcewstul operation, 1t contrins wome ninety of our prominent citizens, with tho genial Robert Collyer, U.D., an Yresident, aud is doubt- less destiticd o excreise an exceedingly whole- some iniluence i mnuy directions. The Club meota bi-monlhly, and besides the regalsr rou- tino business its exercines aro conversations and an exsay from some ono appointed for that pur- poso. Oncein two months, however, thero s what is called au * Toformal,” when a paper made up of mircellancous matter is read. The first *“Informal” of the eeason was under tho direc- tion of Prof, Swing. Lusl evening the Rov. I, N, Powers wan editor, In tne vapor then read was the followiug reference to tho Bryant ban~ quet ¢ The presence of Measta, Arthur and John II. Dryant at the banquet of the Chicago Literary Ciub, commieme orating the elghtioth brihday of theie Lrother the p:0et, Waaun event worthy of special mention, The #pectacio of two nged end intelligent men mving per- ronal reniindacences of tho mnoat distinguishied Ameri. caunn living, wan of itrelf notewnrthy and luteresting, But when waudd {o thiy the fiumate relatious in which they xtond to the veuoralle Lard, the excollent Sudgment dispiaved in the matter relected to illustrato Mr, Bryant's charncter and_gerdus, snd tho hippy style of their uarrative, we heve to” acknowledg?, 1n wimple justice, that 3 rure flavor was Smpnsted to both {ho vocial and'intellectuul eiementa of the occarion, Nothing, Indced, conkl bave heen finer in its way than tho muner i Which the hrothers made their contribt. tions o the festival, Thero was a poctic beauty in tho wrrangenmicut of {heie vewirks,~the clder rehearsing &necdates and furidents of the poctls vouth, sod the younger of s later years: and 8o porfo:ily did they apprecate tho deliciey of their porition, and nt tho sutne timo the requirementa of tho nccation, that they communicated what was_spectally fustrictive and ene Joyale, witbout the violation of strict convontivnal- iy or goud taste, The evening will never be furgote ten, Itinstated that the proceedings of that memor- able occanion will koon bo puliished 1n o hand- «om» pampblet by Jansen, McClurg & Co., of this city.. This promiuoat firm aro doing, this vear, coneiderable in the wayof bookmaking, and the work” already bearing their imprint is vory creditable. George I, Upton's sidmirable tranelation, called ** Memories: A Story of Ger- man Love,” i8 a fair specimen. LIVE STOCK. feceipts and Shivmcnts at the Union Stock=Yards — Officinl Kcport for 1574, "Lke following is tho report of Secretary G T. Wilifams of tho live stock trade atths Union Block-Yurds, Chicago, duning tho year 1874: NECEIPTA. Total number of cars of stock received from oach roud is a8 follows : Chileago, Burlington & Quincy. Cuicagior lock Toland & Tituow Central Cuicago & Alton Chicugo & Northw Michilgan Coutral,.... . .0\, Lake horo & Michigan Southorn. . Fittabury & Fi, Waylio..v..vo0 Chicago, Milwatike L Tanl, Clicigo, Danvillo & Vincenues, aitioro & Obio,,... Titteburg, Cincluustt' & B, Eows, HHIPA The total number of yards ou tho different railroads Take Stiors §& Michigan Southern, ... Alichiyay Central Tittsburg & Ft, Chicago & Alta Chicugo, Nock Iinnois Ceutral Cuicsgo, Burlivgion & Quine Chieago'& Northwestorn, Fittaburg, Cinciunatl & Bt Louj Chicago, Dauvillo & Vincotnes, ... Chicuge, Al:iwaukeo & Bt, Paul. Total, 8. ra ehipped from the us follown : Chicngo & Northwesterm Railway—Sun. day Train, The Through Paciio Express Trafn for Council Blufls, Omaha, Ban Francisco, and all other Far-Waut Toluts, will leava the Wolls Stroet Dopot of the Chicago & Nortlweslern Tailway, at 10:16 8, m., Sunday, Jan, 4. 'Lhrough tickets and sloeplng-car berths can by sce cured at the Company's ofice, No, 03 Clark street, Blorman louse, 'ickels via Culeago, Burlington & Quincy aud Chicag), Rock Island & Vacifie Railways are good on this train, King Kalakaua, on belng fnterviowed by o reporter for the Sewing Machine Journad on thie subjuct of sewing-muachics in his Kingdom, replieds * My people, when they use any, prefer the 3omo machine," Bold Ly Johuson, Ciurk & Co,, whose Westetn oitice is ut No, 143 Huate street, Chicago, Prices reduced to wult the thoes, PR sy s The ** Antl.Clinker” Furaace in the casiest to wsuage, Is the most cconumieal in tuel, has more radisting supsrior in every zuspuct Lo any furn: Basus Bro 4o and Vau Byren streots, Wrinkles are Unavoidable, but the teeth wisy be reudered time-proot if brushed dally with Suzodunt, & preparation as healthful as the dew; they will never decay or Lecume dicolored or ine faated with tartar, —_— Chickering Upright Planos. Strong and cl‘:: in toms ; stand tn tune splendid; warranted durable: occupy very small space, Becd's Terjole of Buaké, 83 Yan Lured stoeah. " SENATOR SCHURZ A Loud Democratic Cry for His Re-clection, A Republican Appeal to the Same Effect, EX-00Y. REYNOLDS, OF MISSOURI, CALLED UPON TO WAKE A BACRIFICE. Washington Correspondence of the New York World, ‘What causns really most genuine regret is the probable loss of Senator Sehurz formtho Sonate, ‘Thin losa ia felt decidedly moro keenly by the leading Democrats than by even modorats Ro- publicans. The position of thin able man was truly unfortunate. And horo I bog to roitorate a ehort resume of what has taken place sinco 1871: It was in that yenr, and ever since, that the Republican Senator Carl Schurz, disgusted with thie barsh and unfair moasuros adopted to- wards the lato miegmded Confederates—who wero wiling, nay, anxions,‘ta become roconelled and peaceablacitizona—fenclessly, faithfully, ana incessantly fought for the rights of the Southern people. In 1872 lio dreamed, with alt tho ardor of bis nataro, that s third party conld b com- posed of all tuat in lionest, Intalligent, aud libor- al forita laaders, and trusting to a great rally from both partics for the rank and file. Tuo very accident of Lis Dbirth gave him greator power than any ono else, inasmuch as bo could not bo suspected of hankeriug aftor the first prize, Tho sliameful trick at Cincinnatl, that unfor- tunate, baso snlo of an unaselfish, houest en- deavor, which cost poor Greeley lis life aund touded the usefulness of many ablo men, was po doubt disastrous to Mr. Schurz. Ilo might, of courso, havo raved Limsolf by pronouncing **a plaguo upon both your bouses!™ But, if wo consider that men liko Gov, Tilden, Gov. Seymaour, and othors of tho same class, had to Ro with tho stream, it surely cannot bo & blame W Senator Schurz, It may seem strangs, yet it is perfoctly truo, that thero aro perhaps not six measures or acis Lhat came up in tho Scnate on which Senator Carl Schurz was not fonud on the eide of Sevator Dayard and Senator Thurman, A pronounced Free-Trader, a Hard-Monoy man, without gmle, nud 3 most ardont upholder of the trodden-down rights of the Southern white population, it is indeod diflicult to sos in That Bouator Schurz differs from the most wool-dyed, honcst Democrat. Ever ready to expose rings and denounce cor- ruptions, hatine with all tho intonsity of a Cier- mau Domocrzt the centralizing power that waa noughit gradially but anrely to ho smuggledl into executivo iands, ho naturally bocama’ disliked, and oven hated, by tho party 1n power. And yot, with oll these pronounced tendencics towards Democracy, and with_tho undoniable fact that the Kepublican r:u'ty is an timpossibility for him, ho still refused to ally himeelf openly to tho Demoacratic party for ouelgreat and obvious ron- son, and that was, that in his State of Miesonri tho Democratic platfoim, ons plank of which decidealy and nnmistakably pronaunced for in- flation, was o direct contradiction to bLis princi- plex, hin speeehos, aud his votes, Ilad Mr. Schnrz been in New York or Iifinols Lo woulll certainly have gono_heart and woul on tho Deocratic side. Why? Tho thres graat prmeiples lad down in the Syracues platiorm, which muat remain the euiding principles of the ratty, are Free I'rads, linrd Money, and flomo Tiwdo. On this platform Seuntor Schurz stands, Jiat, how in tho woild could he stand ou 1 piat- form of Frea Trads (feobly expresad), liag loncy” (most decidedly domanded), and Toms ule ¥ Whether the bost courss politically for Mr. Eelrz was to opposo the Democrats in Mirsouri 18 pot for me to decido, 1 never believod him to bo & good politicinn, and Lia endears himeclf to e beenusio ho 18 uot & politician, Tho worst of 1t 18 that bocauso Lo is not a politictan ho is in- varisbly dragged into tho #nares of the poli- tician's net. - Ono thing tacertain: Lad his Indo- pendont party in Miskourt succeodod, Senator Schurz would lave Loen no more nor less than a Democrat in principle—tbat is, for Fres Trade, llaid Monoy, and Home Ruls, and an Indopondont "in name. Woll, then, such is the feelinz among the loading Desmocratio Senators ant Congresamen that thoy would versoually not only urge tue re-olection of Senator Senurz, but really consider it good poi- icy for the party that this_cminont man should b re-clected by tho aid of Democratio votes. It is justly srgued that the Democratic party can- 1ot absorb two much of the liberal and intelli- gent clement that was 80 powerful formerly in the Ropublican ranks, How tho result i3 to be accomplished is not 0 very plain or easy, It could onty bo done through the self-sacritico of ono of tho three most prominent candidates for tho Missouri Senatorslup. All three aspirants aro gentlomon who wore intimately connocted with tho nufortunate war on the Southern side. Que and all owe o dobt of gratitude to Senator Seiwrz for his unflinching advocacy of Southirn rights, And a igh-minded man Tiko Mr, Roy- nolds, the true typo of all that is noble iu the Southern gentlemna, may perbaps bring o sscri- tico for the good uot ouly of the party, but for tho good ol tho very Southorn cause, which fa by uo means out of the woods. Teny ndvisedly, perhape becauss candidates for offico are invariably hopeful, tenacions, and by uo meann anzions to peform hari-kari yel. Thero may bo an oxception in_this inatanco, as Mr. Reynolds is a Southiorn gentleman, 50 far is tho spirit of the emluent Democrats both in the Senate and House manilested, that the most promineut Democratio Seoator told your correszondent that hia desire to see Mr, Hehurz re-olocted i# #o intonaa that, If such & stop waro posaible, or_in accordanco with pro- briety, he would go to Missouri himself and make aopeech in Mr. Schurz's fayor, and urgs it on the ground of justico to the man who, by his courage, ability, and porsevorauce, enablod the Coufederates of Missour] (o control and osn thoir own votos. . . . It romains to bo soon whetbar a decided expression of opinion of eni- nent Democrats will avail. TUE OBYIOUS POLICY OF THE DEMOCEATS OF SSOURL, Ienry Watterson's Waskangton Correspondsnee to the Lowtarille Cuurter-Journal, Take the cago of Schiurz aud Missouri. T shafl bo told on the threshold tha: Schurz i not a Domocrat; that he ontercd the Sonate by chance that lie Las no {uuo\nn(-i‘!u Missouri exeept that which is German; thathe has held Limself aloof from Domocratio followship and_sympathics. But I shall hardly be told that ho is not a man of gomus in full accord with tho principles ou- toriained by the best thought of the Democratio party, or thot Lo wmay not bo trusted. 1t is not that be fails to represout any substantial intorest or sentunent of the Opposition as it 18 embodied in Thurman and Bayard, in Tilden and Lamar, 1 Beek, or Gordon, or Kerr, or Stevenson, or McCreery, Ii 8 npoy that hLe fails to reflect honor mpoa Missouri, for he gives Miwsouri & place and power in the Henute which sho Las not had since Bentow’s day. Ibis not oven that he hias boen of emall uso or value to the party which is about to turn Lim out, for ho gave that party its op- portumty. It is eimply that be does not * run withs the' machins.” He stands in tho position of ono who has loaued his neigabor 8o much monoy, but on whom, because he cannot give that neigi Lor Lis entire purso, throwing in his mule asa make-weight, is visited au ill-will groater than be would have iuourrod had ho loaned no mou ey at all. In this caso gratitude, under tho defini- wmtion of a lively expectancy, should go for somothing, because the most distinguished nor- vich can be Liad of Schurz ; but this sort of grati- tude seoms as obtuse aa that of tho better kind which s so dead that thice Confoderatos, un- mindful of the past aud unhaeedtul of tho future, are derambling for tho place of the man who has douo mors to put the Bouth morally on its feot thun oll tho oratore aud writers of the North combined. ks "There it in tho re-election of Schurz to a place Lo hios richly adorned and fairly earoed, sud tat by the spontancous volition of tho Demo~ crats of dlissouri, an obvious policy which would boar good fruit all over the country, It wounld bu & guarantoa of a liberalism, without which tho Democratic party cannot hops 10 ro- tain, cven if it should obtain, power, It wounld extend a right Laud of fellowslup to tho entire Gernnan poople, aud prove to disatfocted Ropub- licaus evervwhere a guurantes, not merely of toleranco, but of a warm welcome. It would furaish a complete ruswer to tho charge that we ure, by usture, meau and varrow sud incapuble of moying out of tho old ruta ; that wo are a race of Bourbons, remembering nothing and forget- ting nuthiog, oxceps tho loaves .ug flshes, TiLE MISSOURI TOUCHHTONE. Svum the New York Kcenmng Poat, The Senatorial election whick will ocour withe in & fow wouks (1 Mliwsouri 18 adsuming natioual signiticance. Driely, the manuer in which the Democratio majority in the Legulature of that Btate deal with” Senator Schurz as a candidasa for re-slection will go far to attract or repel thi halfa million or miore volers whese entire de- tachment from the Republican party, if not their positive affilistion with the Democrats, is ROCANTY 10 B succesa in 1876, Mr, SATR Schurz i pre-ominently the reprasentative of thin now **semi-detacaed ¥ bady of voters, who RTO N0t numorous en.mgh vet to vie in a frian- gular contest with the twa great national partios, tnt who plainly hold with & wido mor- gin-the Lalasca of toner, Ho roprasania that zeatiment which yearva for a new national narty: aud which ‘wonld fuevitably support the Demoeratio party ir it could bo renovated by the universal adoption of the Hinais and Now York Domoeratic platforma. In tho aouseof tho priaciples of thawo pIatforms Bonator Sehurz, nommally an Indepondent, in clenrly a bettor Demoerat than his colleaguo, Senator Bogy, wha is an inflationist of the carrency. In this fact conniatn (Lo significanco of tho question which tho Donocrats of the Mirgouri Leginlaturo have to auswer eaily in tho coming year, whethor they will consent to his ro-clection, or will ro- place him with another Bogr. The power i theirs, aud theira tha rosponsibibty ; and & gront audionco outside of the walls of the State-Honan st Jeflerson Cily, not only in tho Stato of Miesouri, but througliout the wholo cotinlry, await their docision,~—all with intorest, and gowe with hope. It 1a with wo wonder, thorefora, that wa hoar that such_Democrats as Sonator Bayard, of Delaware, Mr. Tilden, of New York, and Mr. Kerr, of Indians,—mem- bers of tho botter part of tho Democratia louachold,.—will welcomo the: re-olection of Sonator Schurz 2 a substantial trinmph of a re- forwed Democratio faith : nor does it surprisa us, on the other hand, to hear that such Ite- publicans as Vice-Irosidont Wilson, snd others whom we might name, who apprecinte the char~ acter of Senntor Schurz. alvocate tho concilia- tion of tho body of voters throughout tho United States, of whom ho in the representative, by urging the President to offer him tho Russian mission or a seatin the Cabinet, it only for the advantage of tho fact of tha tender, even with tha certainty of its rejection, Trom still anotlier point of viow tho question of the ro-alection of Seuator Schurz poxsesscn a significanco which is national, It was through courago and eloquenco that the barrior of exclusion from suntrage waa let down befora tho ex-Confedorato suldicrs in Miesourl. Tho po- Hitical complexion of tho Legisiature which wilt meet at Jofforeon City with tho now vear waa dotermined by tho votera who wero thus re-cu- franchired, Lot them now take counsel of thoir former companions in arma throughont tho South aa to their duty in thinScnatorinl eloction, Let them consult, for iustauce, such men as Sonntor Gordon, of Georgin, Senator Ransam, of North Carolion, or Represeutativo Laomsr, of Mississippi—who bave boon asaociated with tho Missouri Seuntor in Congress, As an opponont of tho Democratic party in tho recent olections, the Etening Post hns no partiean right to appoal to Democrats on tho grounds stated in the tlist division of this article, Dutus au original and cousistent advocatn of tho nbolition of ali such reatrictions on suffrago as Senator Schurz suc- ceeded in abolithiug in Missouri, it does possess a peculiarright of “sppealing to men who owo their enfranchiroment to his magusaimity not to celobrate thoir firat political srinmph by striling down their liborator, Buclt n resnit would carry dircouragement to overy goucrous heart in tho North which (ooks bavond present troubles to ** s more perfect Union " in tho future, THE FIRE QUESTION IN CHICAGO. To the Fditor of The Chicano Tribune: New York, Dee, 28.—I notico with rogrot that you discourngo full compliance with Gen. Shaler's recomtnendatlons, on account of tho cost involved. As I mm nfax-payer, I can ap- preciata tho desirability of municipal economy ; but Chicago cannot allord to coms sbort of mak- {ug itself inkurable, and at moderato rates, Tho public regard Chicago a3 an cxirc-hazardous city, for good rensons, You bave had one firo unprec- edouted in magnitudo, and recoutly another disastrous and extensivo enough to prove your special liability to groat fires, Your own statoments regarding the insuffi- ciency and incompctenty of your Fire Dopart- mont, and your deliciencios as to other protoct. ivomeans, were accepted aa reliable, aud, on ine vestigation, found fo boso. It is not strange, then, that tho groat majority of tho best insur- snce companics took alarm, sud threatened to withdraw unless roforms were socured which would render the furthor risk of their capital reasonably exomnt from extraordinary and avoidablo peril. 'I'lie majority of this insirance capital remains in Chicago only becauso theso retorms, recommonded by Gen. Shaler, have beou substatially promised. Your liability to great fires has been wo diras- trously demonstrated, and éo generaily discuss- ed, that 1t has affoctod the crodit of your city and of its businoss-men. You ato probably un- conscious of this fact; but it in a fact, and oue thiat eau bo plainly discerned by any one obsory- ant of such matiers hero, Your busincss-men can got all the insuranco they want, and oil the mercuandive they want ; but'itis importsnt to thew to hayo the best - surance at moderato rates, and to bo able tv buy their morchandise on tho best torms. 1 fear thut » vast sum hias latcly boen paid for poor iusur- anco, aud at_bigh rates. Many a morchant hg uuconscionly pald » fraction wmore for mo; chandiso becauso his tire-risk was for the first timo appreciably catimated Ly the ellor, It 1s easy to pay out premiums to this hordo of small insiranco companies ; but it is quito another thivg to got suything in return in case of o largo loss, X am in a position to know how Chieago stands a4 (0 morcantile and commercial ecredit, aud I am jealous of hor honor aud good behuvior, and intorestod deeply in her proaperity. I note sith care all that coucerns her ko vitaily. She is in just about this position : Supposing oue of your very largest worcautile firms, hav- ing gk position aud A 1 crodit, should be burnt out nud lose half ita capital, and that this {irs way specially dinastrous hecause of insecuro premises and tho wunt of ordinary means of protoction, and thal, after gouting into now premises, with & new stock, tue house should suffer again, losing moro of its eapital, and agala it ia shown that the houko had not used all proper precantions, had not been faithful to protect itsolf by adequate insurance, proper menns of raving the stock or for tho ex- tinguishiment of lires : the result would ve, that, whilo_tho concern might poswibly bo able ta resupply itself with morchundise, it wonld do so at great disadvantage, and beYooked -upon with distrust ; the best housos would be tndisposed to mako it inviting prices, and many would ro- fase it cradit ailrgether, The houso might build new warchouser, and fill them with an amplo stock: but, in such a position, with erippled moans auct impaired eredit, without new securitios of pradence and safoty from further lvezes, how coulil it do business successfully ? Every Chicago merchant is doeply interested in removivg from big buying factlities wll thia diawback of extra risk of fire whick his ereditor now takes in part; and, though he aous not mention it, ho considers it ns a practical and actual drawback upou bis debtor's crodit and soeurity, Clicago Is & borrowing city and a Jarge debtor, and must bo ko fura long tune. It 18 of the greatest importancs that the world should bo usaured that such lessons as theso terrible firo- experiences have taught are effoctual and not to be repeated. 1t is, therofore, politic to make oxtraordinary offort to restoro publio confidence, and to aflord the most ample and suro protection ta proporty. Unlows you do this, millious of nuudo&'capitnl will Lo called from loan-invest- wonts there, and your ronl-estate values thus racelva anothor serious shook, Moroy and ingurance cost Chicago too dear rates; $650,000 would bo quickly saved by a ro- dugction in_insurance ratos alono. Ihopo that, #o far oy Qen. Bhalor's rocommendations are practical and sensible, they will be prompily complied with, 8t whatevercost. Yourd respect- fully, J. 1L Rexp, e Ilow Warfeu, the ¢ Modiumy? Made # Fertune. New York Correspondence of the Cincinnati Comnier- cial, A sharp follow, with & queer listory, in the Bpirituslist meditun who has Iately been edily- g beliovers at Tanmany Hall. Years ago ho found out tho modua operand of some of the mora atartling kinds of upiritual mavifestations, aud thereupon tovk up thoe Lusiness of public lecturiug, with a view of displaying and oxposing thon, io went from placo to place, but could oot lfut audiences, could not make the thing pay, tinally gave it up a8 a fwilure, and aftorwaidy, in course of time, fouud hiwself trying to getn living by keeping a fish-atand. By und by one day ihere cane to his flsh-stand the wells kuown editor of a Spintual aper, who was surprised to find the unbeliever in that busi- ocus, aud at Isst eaid to bim: * Now, a8 you know sl about theso wmauifoststions, aud can give them to such sdvantago, why don't you go around giviog them before Hpiritualist moct- ings inetead of runuing them down?" The un- priocipled Gebman ** saw " tie votiun, took to it, weut about as 4 medium in tho way that ba byon suggestod to him, and han met with such succesy thint ho 1w ablo Lo show §70,000 to Lis credit n the bauk. 1o uow lauzbi in bissloeve a8 ho tells of tae falluro ho suffered whilo show- iog up the *“manifesiutions” which havo sinca brought Lim a fortune, and holds that wenkind preter his proseat career to his lous oue. e In some of the now stylos thers s no change, ig::, Tolatives 70 cut the same aa last year,—St. THE CITY. JOHN HERTING, WAAT THE QRNMANS THIXK OF NI, The Staats Zeitung thus oxpressen tho opinlon of tho citizenn of tho North Division relatice to tho recent course of County Commisstoner Jolin Herting ; The votera of tha North Sile feel outraged fa the highest degrea by the action of County Commisstoner Jdoh Herting. Thes yoted for Lim tindor tho firm bellel that ho would o & barrior agamat ail cors ruption, niol merely Kince e was & rich man, aud could 1ot plead poverty aa an_oxcune for dishoneaty, but from a feeling of {uboru probity they thought ho poesersed. Tustead of this, they fud thet Commise aloner Herting haa not only fu peat years left freo courao to corruption, Lut that he han now 8old hitnelf bouy aud soul to the ring whoso objoct s Io coutintie. with niuweatentd ponet i eywiem of apotiation. 111s prico n the re-cloction of hin stepron (Mot sou fo-law, s incarrectly atated yeterday), dolin Dirden, to an offics which bringa in $2,600 yeaf, fres nisistence, nnd, Judging by the way in which the In~ sanc Asylum s it fncalealable peraufestos, 1t may be raid, freulontally, that this John Dieden la a man wi0 bk ot previowaly beeu sbia. to sarn more {han $1.000 a year, W wiel (0 tell M, Horting what the, people of the Noxth Kido eay ¢ ‘That it wenld have been more beneficisl for him, the rich man, whoso property, motwithatanding whinings about poverty, smaunia to fully halt 8 m fon. to pay his stepaon this $2,300, in_monthly install- meDt, from his pocket, than for tho sake of this §2,600 to throw into the miro tho honored natno which' he bas Litherto borno, and, through its sile, to proclaim himeclf xs belouging to a ring of knaver, Tliat he han lost tha confidencejof his fellaw-citizens, and tho tight to sit an their represcntatlvs in tho Cottaty oard. ‘That bis fellow.citizens desiro nim fo hand in hin resignation, and give them an opportunity to express theit viowa concarning him in o naw eliction. That they will follaw his futuro action witt atten- tion, anu that, If bo darcs, i cano be does not Terizn, to vota for the coutinuanca of that soures of corrip. tlon, the contract ayuteny, they will eall sn indignations meeting sgainat aim. e e LOCAL LETTERS, NEVER QUIT, T the Edilorof The Chteago Tridune : Citicago, Jan. 1,~—Do not let up & moment on the Librarian and Directors of tho Public Library till o chango ta mndo in the plan of do- livering books. Ouo should not blame tho young lady attendants, who, as a genoral thing, soem to do the bost they esn. The Diroctoras and Librarian aro not «to blame, perlsps, intho sorfous mistake made in adoptiog the presont plan, but they are very much in fault in not recognizing at once the bluudor, aud rectifying it by somo othor method. Last 8aturday even- ing I stood ono wholo hour in ths mob of waiting book-eockers befora I could get attention, and then hiadmy list of fonrtcon books handed bacl, with only ono found of the two boaks I wished for. Thoro in nosystem 1n the waitiog upon applheunts, Tho lvudest mouth or the longast nrm geuernlly socures tho first attontion, and it can haridly bo otherwise. The attendants cannot noto tho order of entrance of each oue, If the countors nro to remain &9 now, thon ench atten- dsut should huvo his or her oxact station at the counter, anl applicants bo required to form in lin as thoy pass up to bo eervod. ‘Lhe suggestion, howover, of glass doors to the book-cases, and railings around them, allowing tho poople to circulato through the nlcaves, near onough to thn hooks to rend tho backs, kooms to overy onn, who spnaks of it, ns]s tho premium plan fur giving satisfaction to all, ° Itinat great disadvantago that ono selects Looks without being avlo to kuow moro about them than what tho cataloguo says, As a goueral thing, the books I acok are Looks that T havo vever read or seon. Tho title looks attrac- {3vo, but when tha book is bronght, a glanco thowa wmo that it is not what want. Tor instanco: I selnct a book on Siam, hoping to £ot o Tacent work ou that interosting country. The book is brought to me, and proves to Do eoma little, barron treatise of thirty years ngo, quite worthlcss. Gould I have soon cven the Lack of tho book = it atond on the shell, I shiould uot havo troublod the Library employos about it, Oua other poiut should bo considered, in & now plen, unless tho glass-caso ~ plan is adopted. More {han one-half of tho book-borrowers aro juvenilos, Now, 1 bolieve in * tho rights of Loys " an much as any one, but it should bo recognizod that tho timo of child- ren is not 80 valuablo as that of business and ladoring men, At present wo have two depart- monts—male and fomale, Why not bave a third for the juvenilos? Or, lot bova be served firat, i the business hours of tho day, and men havo Drecedonco after business hourn? A chango, & radical aud immedista chungo, of system is, gon- tlemen of tho Library, imperativoly demanded. * Hog pen"is nono too bad s term for that *placo last Saturday ovening. Tho atench of bad ventilation and the scramblo at tho troughs was Buggestive of all of that. ALDEBARAN. TNE COUNTY JAIL. To the Editar of The Chicago Tribune : Cuicaao, Jan. 1.—During the past few days soveral seraps havo appeared in the various city papors, written apparestly for the purposo of canting discredit on the managemont of the gen tleman who superintends tho Jail affairs. Any one acquainted with tho oxisting etate of the Juil affairs can easily porceive that the writers have been influenced by ‘‘party sentimont,” or by personal prejudice or malevolence. The slato- ments which liave boon made are utterly falso in many reepects, and, even though true, should not In any way lead tho public to form & worse estimate of the claracter and oficiency of the present oflicers of tho Jail dopartment than of its former ones. If the good will and respoct of the prisonera be n crite- ion of this, it is & fact that can be well substan- tistod; mor in it the unduo kindooss or lenjoucy of tho officors that hava given riso Lo theso fecl- ings, for wlulo they aro as stern and unylelding, and it may be anld even less considerato, than the old ofticers, thoy manifest such kindnoes and amiability in their donliugs with the prisonora that they have succoeded in gaining tho respect nud esteem of all. I Lava said thst they were less considorato, and by this 1 mean that they do not graut the prisoners’ the same numbor of privileges which they formerly enjoyod. The purchaso of beor, for instance, has been prohib- !wd, whoreas beforo every prisoner had tho vrivilego of sending for it whenever he ploased. ‘The former Jailors mads mioney on this busi- ness, but whatover beer has been allowed tho vrigoners by Mr. Hand was nvariably porchosed by an erraud-boy, who occasionatly made monoy by visits to the Jail. 'U'hodrinking and purchase of boerin the County Jailis noinuovation, and, sinco no abuses result from the practico, thore iy no Tenson why the unfortunates thera confined shiould bo deprived of this to thom small Juxury, Ad regards tho food which is sorved ont to e prisoners, it i soknowledged not coly to be oqual but even superior to tho food givon by the former Jatlors, ‘The truth of all that I have said can bo casily ascertained by inquiring of auy prisoncr ever contined in tho Jail,” It should not surpriso auy oue, however, if among 224 prison- ers, confined for different crimes, thers ba found a few who are utterly incapable of appreciating tho kindooss shown them by their keepers, 1", BLENNEBUASSETT, TILE PEQ 8YSTEN, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaao, Dec. 31.—Allow mo to add my gmm- blo to the genoral complaint agalnst the Publio Library. o Wy does not Mr, Poolo avail himeelf of the very simple aud inoxpensive arrangoment for deslgnating to applicants whether books are in or not, formorly 1n nse {u Boston, and which ho hns doubtless seen and underatands ? A large board, 6 feet square, for examplo, has several hondréd holes, over & Lalf-inch in dism- etor, bored through it, through . which Eogn aro o with tho catalogne ' num- er of & book on each eud of n pog. This poard faces with its numbers both tho library assislants and thoso doeiring books, Tho peg it 8o arranged that when tho book it repre- souts is out it is drawn back, coucosling tha number from the applionnts; but when the book iu roturned tho awsislant pushics the peg out, throws tho number in wight, and thus gives the wformation that the buok s in agaiu. Tho vumbers—black, ou white ground—ocan roadily be seen from the sents iu front of the board, Of courso the whole library is not to bo ar- ranped iu this way,—it would fio uscless, —only tho books called for s hundred’times a day, —tuc Eopulu novels, and such ‘others as r, Poole uows are ropeatedly in use, Hucha lmm would obviate, to a great degres, the prevent vexztious waiting, sud those who read somethbing bLesldes tho Oliver Optio secries could Lo waited upon within a reasonublo time, A fow days ago 1 saw & Ii-vour-old boy hand to the lady iu chargo & lvt of twonty o thirty numbers, aud, after ten minutes’ delay,—the young isdy having mean- while oujoyed & plessant chat with the gentle- wan from the reading-room,—she cans back to 83y nono of them were in ! Bome means ought to b taken to remedy the existiug ovils at once, aud if Mr, Pools is the needed ensrgetio man for the place, be ought bo stiszivg 1 and ahow ii. X our Lbisry is unt & complote one as tn number and quality of ita hookn, cetlaiuly whnt thera is af it can bo mada wore of a euceoss than tho prosovt con corn, Lex. IF 18 AATISFIED, T the Kditor of The Chicago Privune: Curcaao, Doe. 3L.—I nm astonished at the 1anguago used by patrons of our Publia Litrary, who write {o you complaining of their troatment. Abtho Library. It has boon my priviloge to draw bouks very often sinco the Library was first oponed, aud have rocaived conrtooun and prompt attontion in avery instance, I have no acquaintaneo with Alr. Pooloor any of his nasist~ ants, and deem It but just to say, that aftarmany years of mombership at the Morcantila Library Asuociztion it New York, I koow what decent trestmont is, and claim to have racsived It avary tumo at our Libiary, notwithstanding I am, A Houzty OLp Max. e GENERAL NEWS, Tho Athenmum wants o practicsl booklieepor (not & profossional teacher) to Instruct its ctass in hookkeeping one evening each weok, Tho Execntive Committon of the Citlzens' As-~ sociation have apppointed tho follawing stand- ing Judicinry Committeo: Edward 8. Isham, the on. J. D, Caton, and E. O. Larued. Goorgo Piper, of the Ilolt Houee, grisves for bhis overcoat, sud belioves that Ar. Thowpaon (with & p) stolo it, Tha latter is alno Kccused of a burglary on Lske street, committed last wintor. Burglars entered the wholesale lquor-ntore of Ronne Bros.. No. 274 Houth Water street, about 8:20 o'clock yosterday morning, but wers scared off by tho appoaranca of Officer Watsrs, who examined tho promlses, and found nothing dia- turbed. Yeatorday was the regnlar mecting day of the Bouth Town Board, but, out of considoration of tho day, tho mecting was postponed until tho flret Friday jn F'obruary. ‘Lhers woro prosent yentorday nfternoon, Justice DatYolf, Supervisor Behank, and Clerk Gruenhut, The Committon'of Obo Hundred of tha Cit- zonw' Tomporauce Allianco of Chicago, with the ex-0ficio members, will meot In Room 37 Palmor onse Monday ot 4 p. m., shiarp, to adopt the reat of tho constitusion sud by-laws, and for the election of ofticers, It apponrs that the statement publishod yes- terday relutive to Mosara, Schaffner & Brockway was i sil respeets incorrect, The person who furnished tho information, and who protended to bo convorsant with tho alloged facts, was cither decoived himaelf, or actuatod by o desirs Lo injure tho gentiemon above referred to. . Probably tho worst den of infamy in Chicago in that at No. 26 South Despiaives street, kept by a woman well known to the police as Mother Farmer. This notarions woman nud two others, withi bwo mon, woro drupk and making a lond nose Inst evening, and Ofticors Brannock, Gleagon, and Jones arrosted thom and lockod them up iu the Madison Street Station, " The Natlonal (Elgin) Watch Company sppro- printely bogan the new year by placing a_12-foot figuro of Father Time on the Anterican Express Tiuilding, on Monroa strect. Tho poor old gan- tlaman did not sccaro fivat-class quatters, how- over, n8 the ignorant workmon persist in stand- ing him on ono foot, with tho other extonded, a la can-can, Tho fall of a eimilar figure in the Txposition Building has ovidontly beon forgas ton, for tho now ona looks miore dangerously placed then the firat ono was. From tho books of thio Counfy Trensurer, it nppears that thero has boon coliected on South “Town taxcs, from April to December, the sum of S14,564,19." After tha County Trosmurcr had dedicted his commission, smounting to $218.50, ho turned the balance over ta Supsrvisor John Schank. ‘This amouat, togethor with $115 ro- coived from his predecossor, Patrick O'Brien, $1,500 from ox-Collector Cloary, and a losn of $5,100 from the Fidclity Saviugs Dank, making inall $21,060.69, is tho total amoint for which John Bchank is eld respousibls, Ono of the saddestsuicidos whicn has evor oo curred in this city was enacted at Gracoland Cemstery vestorday afternovn, An unknown man, who has tho appearance of a laborer, was found dead. lying across a grave—-supposed to be that of his wifo—shot through the heart. A nistol by his sido told too plainly that he had died by his own hand. Decensed is & man about 45 yearn ol, 5 feot B inches in height; han dark hair, elightly tingod with eray, and s smooth tace. Ilo 18 drounud in & dark suit, Tho act of acif-destruction s attributed to groat grief at the loss of his wife. prat O ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Soclety for Pliysical Culturo will meet at 2 p. m, at the Athenmum, 114 Madison strest, An adjournod meeting of tho Corporation of the Erring Women's Refuge will be held at the iustitution at 2:30 p. m. to-day, 5 A meeting of the Dircotors of the Soldiors' Homo, at Evanston, will bo held at the resi- denco of Dr. Hamill, 620 Wabash avouuo, next Friday Tho Rev. A, E. Kittredge will repoat his Chritmas sormon by request in Farwell Hall to- morrow aflernoon. Subjoct, *‘Emanuel or God will us," * Tho South Town Colicctor yestorday mailed to pergonal property fax-psyers about 1,200 no- tices, notifving them that tho personal property tax of 1874-'0 was now due, snd could be paid immsdiately, Tho Chicago Yalo Ansociation holds ita eighth annual banquet at tho Grand Pacific Hotel, Fri- day, Jan. 8, 8t 7p.m. Yalo Alumof residing in Chicago or its vicinlty, who bave not already ro- coived mvilations, are reqnested to sond their namos and addresses to Dr. J. N. Hyde, 117 Clark street, Ttobert Hervey, Esq, will doliver the noxt lecture of the Sundav-1.ecture Society courso to- morro7 afternoon at3 o’clock inthe Grand Opera Ilouse. His enbject will bo Robert DBurns, and the leature will Lo enriched by recitationa from tho moat popularot Burns' pocms, * Tam O'Shan- ter," ** The Cotter's Saturday Night," ete, The ITon, J. D, Long, of Owego, will Iscture bofore the Philosophical Boclety at 103 Htate ntreot this ovening, on **‘I'he Anaiyals of Faith,” "Those who hoard this gentleman Jecturo befors tho same Socioty last yoar, on * Individuality,” contend that Lio bas few oquald in koen, soarch- ing, and at tho gamo time candid, criticism of re- ligious subjects, ‘Thio salo of tickets for F'red Douglass' lecturo, which is the next **Star" entertainmont, b this morning ot Jansen, McClurg & Co. This lecturo will undoubtedly be one of the most brillinnt of tho season, as the subject and speak- or are #0 fitted each to the other that tha hap- plost result may be anticipated. ,Fred Douglass eulogizing * John Drown" should becoms an Listorical pleture, The churches in tho Went Divirion have united iu an invitation to Malor Whittlo and D, I, Bliss to icommenco Gospel work in this clty, and a serics of meotings undor their aus- plcos havo been arranged for, as followa: Union prayer-mocting each morning from § to 9 o'clock, in tho chapel'of the 'Third Presbytotian Cliureh, cornor of Washington and Curtis strocts; dings each afterncon from 4 to o'clock, iu the lacture-room of the First Congre- gatiousl Church, corner of Washington and Aun stroots, except ¥riday, when the churched upon the Woat Bide will unite in the all-dsy moeting at Farwell Iiall. Lvening moot- ings " will held, at which Mr. Whittle will preach the Compe), and Mr. Dlisa will #ing tho Goapel, through the woek of prayor, at tho followlng churchies : Monday, First Con- gregational Church; Tuesday, Third Presbyteri- au Church ; Wednenday, Union Park Congrega- tional Church; Thureday, Hecond Baptist Church; Friday, Contonary Methodist Clrch ; Baturday, Ada Btrast Methodist Church, Aftor the woek of prayer,tlie morning and after- noon meetingd will ho leld in tho eame places aud at thosamo hour, and the union Qospel meeting In the First Coneregational Church every avening, oxcept Baturday. If the mem. bers of tho churches heartily co-cperate with their pastors, and (ba gentlemen invited ta labor among thom, dhero Is no doubt but that good will be accomplished by these moetings, Elonry Ward Boechor—The Change in 11ts Appearance, New York Corresvendence fl,l! the Cincinnatf Come meretal, Mr, Basclier, na he sits there on the platform during the opening Lymuo, with some resplend- ent flowers on & atand at his right side, soems to liave undergone & murkod chunge, not only since the days of his prime when [ used to be familiar with biy Jooks and ways iu this placo, but siuce the lust timo I saw and heard him, which way st the funeral of Horaca Urosley two yoars ago. Ho does nov seem 8o leoniuo, o Mmussive, so powerful, so fitled with the vital forces, so radi- aut-faced, 50 proud, so tender, or sc warm. Theteis acortain lnok of diaquist about his face, a certain hard, angry, dangerous look, and the feeling thereof yuns shrough lus whole frame. Ho Is yot the ucequaled preachor; his ra. tiocinative and imsgwative facultise Tomain, | andI have not adonbt of his belng a singora and enrncut minn. But it moems to me ho doas not pussans, and it anpasred to mo an though ho conlil uot dinplay, that conacions power which formerly belouged to hini, When ho used, in old times, toaten on the platform of linchureh, and when his intelloctusl and moral genius rose to its full statura fn preaching, the wenso of ‘mwet was grentor than I have evor peen em- hodied in any otber man, with tho oxconsion of Daniol Webstor. I not only say fhat this sort of thing did not appoear lant night, but that it did not seem na though ho eonld porsibly make it appear. Tlis looks, feeling, and languags wore, for tho most part, hard, Mis thounhis camo from he surfaco, His earncutness did not como from the deplls. Ho seemod as though ho woro undor some exciting sort of ro- straint and rolf-reatraint. Ifowna ovidently fna painful atate of eelf-cousncinusness, auch a stato a8 dostroyed that swelling spontauciety, that nate ural, apen, hemity humanity, eclairciswoment, if T may uso his own word, which he formorly Iw.r 1l did not coms 8o closoly 1 contact with people as he used to, It socmed aa thongh his viown of human nature had been somewhat changed, as though he had gono through things, ruflored experionces, and undergone troubles which ind made sud left a deop Impeesnion on him. T guces tho *iron hag entored into hin roul.” T gucss that he foels an though nomething had given way itsida of him, Ifoinbul 1 yeas of ago, aud it {w to bo hoped that tho rosillency cf hin natare will nescrt itnelf yeb agaln, It would ba n sad thing, indeod, to 800 ilch & man aa Honry Ward Ieechior broken, s 4 Crocler than Deanth.?? BERES, Dac, 22.— 7o the Surgeons and Physis ciana of Norticrn Ohio—~GENTLENEN ¢ For s gontlemen and Christinng I widrers you, craving your kind and consideratn attention to my re- quest. On the 13th of the prosant month my wifo died of typhoid fover, nud wes buried on tha 15th in Berea, and between that ‘Tuesday nnd tha followlng Satirdar was taken fram hor gravo by some person or porsons. and for what purpese T'oannot concoive, tntcuy for the purposa of diss section 1m aomo college or Toapitn. And more, gentlomen, 24 & husband and fathor of hor little childron, T ask you to sond mo what remaing of my wife alter thoy liave rerved your purpoce, that I at loast may know whero her ashes rest, Gontlemon, T will not try to pry into your so- crota. I will not try {o givo younny trouble if you will put tho romains in & tox or cawe and send or leavo it whote I may got it. Gentlsmon, for the sake of my mothorless chilitron, grant my request, and vou will partinlly honl & wound that is crueler than death and ay lasting an life. Yours, in trouble, GEeonar, Riciivos. MARRIAGES. RURSDRLI—~RANDA LL—In th ATA‘\ . tho Rov. . 1 Tlalmor, Juvish M. Feassdelt sad SEs Jlunis itand. Tra. F. 8. Brink, wifo of tu <nd, of Brink's ity Leprase ervices ab hor rosidonao, 30 st ol U108, 1. panday,” Feiuwds of tho fami £37°Varmont papers ploaso copy. STANEOTID-On tha Lot fust., of heart dly #ha Stanfazd, nxod 76 years, mothor of G, W. Biag.., of 'this'city, MURPHY—Tohn . Murphy, scod 34 years, of son- sumption, at 175 Calumot avantie. Annauncement of funasalia Sunday's Trinuxe, —— SPECLAL NCTIOES, Jara. anford, For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S 500THING SYRUP has been usod for childron with navor-failiyz kiccoss. It corracts acide ity of the stomach, reliovos wind colic, rexulates the baw. cls, oures dysentery aud diarrhea, whether arising from testhing or other canres. An ald and welltricd romoily. For all Purposes of & Family Liniment, ' TOUSTHOLD PANACEA will bo found fnvalus- T le. Timediate reliof will follow its nan (n a1l canes of bafa 1a the stomiuch, buwels orsilta rhoumatism, gallo, i uso, Ohildren Often Look Pale and Sick From no otlier caute than having worms n tho stomach. BROWN'S VERMIFUGK COMFITS wlll destroy worms without Injury ¢> the ohild, bolag pecfoctly waiTz, and freo from all colorlng or othor fnjurions ingredinnts usu- ally used lo worm proparations. Suld by all druggists, % o3nts a box. CATARRH CURE, TOWNE'S UNIVERSAL CATARRHE CURE (TAKEN INTERNALLY). 1t removes the CAUSE, glvostone to tho parte alfacted, and they soon l:ccome natural and hicalthy, and you Lave B0 mare trouble with catarrh, Sold by all Wholeanle and Tetnfl Drngglate. AUCTION SALES, T e © e EECELSECER ATCTION FOUSE {(Establishod Jan, 1856.) WM. A. BUTTERS & CO,, Z AUOTIONEERS, 103 EAST MADISON.ST., Will huld Rogular Sales Throughout the Year 1875, Dry Goats, Wuulens,_cwfmz, Boots, Shots, &e., TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, Farnitare, Carpats, PlflIIB!,‘ and Every Varlsty L Merchandise, WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. BATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 3, AT 8} 0'CLOCK, REUULAR S8ALE OF TMOUSEHQLD 000DS, PIANOS, AND CARPETS, AND'A LARGK VARIETY OF OTHER GOODS, AT 103 EAST MADISON.ST, _—_— TUESDAY JAN. 8, AT 0} O'CLOCK, DRY 00ODS, OLOTHING, WOOLENS, BOOTS, SHOIS, HOSIERY ,&o., 108 RAST MADISON.ST. —_— 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. & AT 9% 0'CLOCK, AT 108 EABT MADISON.ST., TOUSEHOLD GOODS, PIANOS, AND UARPETS, (PARLOR AND CHAMBER FURNITURE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, TABLE CUTLERY, we. THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 7, AT 8% O'CLOCK, DRY Q0OUDS, WOOLENS, ULOTHING, BOOTS AND BHOKS, ETO., AT 103 RAST MADISO) By LEONAED & CO., 58 East Washington-at, (oppoalts Field, Lelter & Cob ROCKW. SLE, WILLIAMS & CO,, w4and 3 Kast Madison-st, TO-DAY, JAN. 2, 9:30n. . kos O Ut Cho batsass of e BXNTHDER S50 i S FURNITURE AND .HOUSEHOLD GOODS. You will get bargains, HOCKWELL, WILLIAMS & By JAS, P, MCNAMAIA & C 87 Esst Washington-st, Trada sales of Boota and Bhooa at Auction ever; '.l‘ue:gly and Thursday Mornlags, at 9 1.4 o'olo JAS. P, McNAMARA & Co. = == ASSIGINEE'S S.ALH. Auctioneers, The undoraigned will recolvo Lids for tha wholo or par O 03 wCack W 0. Ar Uroth Sonelating of ‘Comar Furieh Tag Gvods, Papar Collara, Necktien, Somatiy: ara " . LOWY, Assignoe, 78 And 41 B By SJLITH & HALIISON, Satnrday, Jan. 2, 1675, at 10 oclock, g AUCHON 8415 OF FURTITORS, Corpeto, Glovor, BaskiOusor, Tismos, Seysoamber Sete. il L R st ARKISON, l‘l‘i o tuat Apiritnal | 1 | | | i . i i