Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1875, Page 3

Peioncd YHE CHICAGO TRIBUN TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1875, AFFAIRS OF STATE. Proceedings of the Illinois Leg: islaturo Yesterday, The Copperas Creck Dam Appropria- tion Bill Before tho House. Porsonal Explanations Regarding the Btate-House Committee's Report. A Call of tho Roll Discovers the Lack of a Quorum. The Day inthe Senate Passed in Read- ing Bills the First Time, A Session of Much Interest Pre= dicted for To-Day. Our Correspondent’s Saturday Musings and Comments, Adjournment of the Special Scssion of the Indiana Legislature, ILLINOIS. PROCEEDINGS, ‘THD STATE-HOUSE REPORT. Spectal Lnapateh to The Chtcaae Tribune, Brntxortety, li, March 15,~Thero is muck astonishmont expressed by Republican mombers of the Btato-Houso Inveatignting Committeo at the publication of what purported to ba an ab- stract of thelr forthcoming report, while thoro has aa yot boen no conference whatever a8 to what the roport shall be, Shouid such a report ag wos indicated bo made, st is understood that & minority report wlil bo submitted by Judge Bron- son, the conclusion of which witl be, first, that ‘there is nothing in tho wholo testimony indicat- Ing that the State has been defrauded to tha ox- tont of one dollar in the construction of tho now Btate-Houso; second, that whatever technical irregularity thero may bo about the work done undor Richardson’s prigon-labor con- tract, tho responsibility, whatover it may be, for that contract attnehes to tho administration of Goy. Palmer, who expressly stated beforo tho Committeo that he was tho originator of tho prison-labor contract project, and now defends it gs tho best disposition of the Ponitentiarg labor, fo which probably, the minority will concur; third, that, In the opinion of tho minority of tho Cominittoe, the Richardson contract was and ia legal, a8 bays been the payments mado thoro- under, Immediately after prayors this morning, Me~ Coy, Chairman of tho Stato Houde Investigating Committee, ross to a queation of privilege, and atatod that what bad boon published by the Chi- cago Times and the Domocratio organ hero aa tho roport of that Committeo was nut the Com- mitteo's report. The Committeo had not as yot had any confarence na to their repart, and bad mado no agreomont ae to what it should bo, Ho (McCoy) had mado o draft of certain hoads of tho report, and bod handod it to another mom- ber of the Committce for that gentleman's ox~ amination. Wow what had beou published had ‘been obtained he didn't know. Hiso atntes that ho was the membor roferredt toes having recoived MoCoy's draft for the ro- port, It was not the roport of the Committee, ag they had not agreed upon it, nor had it been snbmitted to them as yet. How tho matter bad boon given the pross he did not know, but could not ago tha: any espooial harm liad beon dome. No Quonux. That disposed of, Bradwoll moved to procoed to the consideration of bitls, the pending order, or adjournment. Thereupon the Spexker or- dorcd a call of the Honso, As there waa mani- Toutly no quorum, Dradwell withdrew his motion, the call was dispensed with, and tho morning hour wan vcsupiod with first roading of bills, ‘fUC APROPRIATION COMMITTER deported, recommending tho passage of the bill appropriating €105,500 for the Soldiors Orphan's Home for the next two yoars; of tho bill ap- propriating $3,000 to the State Agricultural Boctlaty and @100 to each of the County Agricul- tural Sooleties, snd of tho bill eppropriating $20,000 (boing €8,000 less than the extimates) to tho Juduatrial University, PROTECTION AGAINGT TAX-FIGUTERS. Cummings, Chaliman of the Houue Hovenuc . Committes, states that the Committoe's bill for the collection of taxea, delinquent and ta aecruo, will bo called up yory shortly and pressed to prasage, This is tho vill nhich cuts off appeal to tho Circuit Court, making appoal from the County: Court direct to tho Bupremo Court, and, upon aflirmation by tho Ja:tor of judgmont for taxcs, rovides for the Isstie of execution upon tha judgment of the Suprome Court upon its rendi- Bon, whhout clreunlocution, Tho bill bas boon read a fire timo, and is now in tho hands of tho printer, ‘THE COPPERAS CHEEK An Arproprfation Lill wau read 9 second timo, and under tho rules passed to the order of commd- eration by seotiony. Jones, of Jo Davicas, moved to recammit the bill to tho Committea on Appropriation, buttho Speaker ruled tho motion out of ordor exoopt upon auepension of tho rulos, which conid not bo dono, as tho House was alieady acting under Buspengion of tho rutes. vs Jones appealed from the ruling of the Chair. In reply, to solicitations to withdraw his appeal, ho sald ho knew tho frlouds of tho bill would ure every means topueh the bitl. Io was op- posed to it, and didn’t know why bo shouldu't how do against it whatif the cago woro reverved Would bo dove by its friends for it, Finally, howover, Jonca withdrow his appeal, and, under the ruling of the Spoakor, tuo bill stands now in the order of consideration by sccsfone, having advancod one atage by the roading to-day TUK COMMITTEE ON MUNIOIPALITIES fenarted back, with recommendation tuat it pass, “Sho LiL frevarod by Corporution-Counell Jamlo- son, reloving citles from Nability to pay agsose- mouts on property by thom purchased at tax- ealon for dolinquont city taxes, ‘Tho aamo Com. mittee reported, with hke recommendation, Ail- Jer’a bill to authorizo Curonors to appolut Doputies, and tho bill to authorize citics having “a population not excocdiug 20,000 to elect Aldor- men for the term of ono yosr, inatoad of for three ycaru, ag now, RAILROAD AUITS, Tatpin gent to tho Clork's dosk and ad read an odttorin} in Saturday'a Tomuye in rolatiou to the alleged sham sutts brought against the rail- roads by tho Itallroad Commissioners, and of- fered a yeuolution for the apy iutment of a com- -mittoe of five to inveutizate the rghin mado 2ue Tutpuns's correspondent in chat regard. ‘The resolution was adoptod without dabato. Halpin, Turnor, Herrington, Hopkins, and Moses wore appointed such Committee. ‘The Kailroad Commissioners etate that the complainta are now on file in their oltice on which tho Chicago & Alton itailrosd suit was Janie st ABaoe i, Sion atte m2da ‘the afldavits publis turday’s Terauxn, mie 2 ; conronats novres, eae. Offered & resolution, witch wes adopt. orate lng Upon the Attomey-CGeneral to report Ta Aue Provision of the Coustitutlou ro- Bon me iat & IAJority of the Directors of aby mt on corporation incorporated by tho laws of this Stato ahalt be citizens and reuldente of this Btate, ls onforced. Ir not, whother any leglala- Hon is neceusary to secure itu enforcement, a-aRROW, On the motion of Weutw busineew was suspended to Take ug? rouse bile ona third reading, and Senate bilis an consider- ation uy sections, and the House adjourned, ha ug luid out & lively seuslon for to-moirow, as Sudor the suspension, it will feteh up the Oop. veran Creek Dam bill she pow Bae ar ee Re + Wopristion bill, and the Douglas Mouumont bill, 3 cuaurry, Tuo Sonate Relact Cammities on * wble fnst:tutions reported, Tecoma ttt, Peropristion of $100,000 pex annum for the Northern Ineane Aavlam, which will derrey, tha expensoa of 409 ‘pationtas @14.169— 222,760 lera than asked—for furnitura aud improvements of tho Houthorn Lusso Avylum, As to tho Jackronyitie Insane ‘Asslunt, the Cotmittae reports that the. dupor- lutendont and ollzers oceupy the best rooms, and far moro Kpaco than i4 neccesary, crowding tho patients into il-vontiintad apartments. ‘The outire contre building, which ia, in the language of tho report, “tho most olaborato sud coutly edifice, and furnished in the mort elegant mane ner.’ fa wholly occupied by the Buperintendont: and officers. ‘The Committeo atate that, in thor opinion, the patients rlioutl oceupy part of that building. With duo economy, it fa tho opin- ion of tha Committen that at lerat 300 more pationta could be provided for, ‘Tua Committeo recommond tha removal of tho auhool for feoblo-minded elildren to Npringhald, whore they believe all tia Htate chantable inntitutious ought ta bo located. FINET READINGS. ‘Tho morning weusion of the Heuata to-day waa occupled with tho first reading of bills. ea, REMARKS, HOMDAY FaNcics, Srectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Sprtxorirtp, March 19.—For onco we do not reckon ourselves quite tha unhappleat of mor- talu—th-so of ua who, not having railway pavses onshich to getaway, are loft for “ aver Sunday” to founder in the bottomless mud of this town, Each Mouse adjonrned thia morning for lack of aquorum, About that time, bappy coineldonco, dhera was a soft apring breezo to dispol tho sick= ening vapors that overhung the political puidie hore, Thogeosa that sro wont to flop about therein, gabbling and pecking at ach other, with splutcering circumstance, and diving down to the slimy dopths to drag up putrescenco of all sorta to tho bedraggloment of ihom- solves and tho other wator-fowl, have flown, all. For the nouce, I enjoy tho glorious priviloge of sitting at Tne Triuse scat, with coat off, hecla atop tho desk, and pufling a cheap cigar while complacontly rogarding tho array of empty benches, from whence (for this day only) can comu no deluga of empty oratory. Thoro ts no- body on the left to offor and Merritt isn’t in hie seat to take “adaro” to adjourn ainodie, Tho statesmen on tho right who yearn to unearth Ro- pulican corruption, and tho statoamen on the left who tantalizingly suggest to tho statoemen firat aforeaaid that thoy ncod only to penotrate the aurfaco to exhuma tho atupendous slesle of a Domocratic Administration (Matto- son's), have both wonght tha bcsom of their familiea and, liko true Christians, will to-morrow don fresh linen and go to chureh. Notavarliamentary sharp is visible; aud (for this day only) 1t isn't possible for Speaker Halnes to take tho floor aud izaugurate a circus performance which, for tho bouellt of tho Tars- uNe’s rondore, I must nocda watoh just aa though it were of moro consoquenca than any Punch and Judy oxhibition with hurdy-gurdy sce companiment. Plater—Col. Winter thoy bave brovotted him—ian't in his coat to offer any pro- posterous reaotution. such ag any ag may imporo upon tho all-confiding Colonel, as the quintes- conco of statocraft. Dotter atill, tho stntosman whose mission it jato ‘legislate for the poor man,” hos takon his doparture. Beat of all, Boanty isu'tin the gatloryto cast ravishing glances at the handgome mombor gifted with o talent for wearing clothea, aud whoso sost fa in almost direct lino between mino and tho Beauty in tho gallery; and, not a statesman is hero tointerrnpt ono in the middio of a sontence, to impart somo Pointless puint, specially contrived to make somebody squirm. Even from s long time ago, when on the fabbath Day I was taken to church morning and avening, to Sunday-schoo! and to foreign misaion oxorciges algo, and spont the iclaure hours in conning the shorter chatecism, and through long experience on soven-day 9 week papers, until now, I am afraid 2 novtr ox actly appreciated tho bleased day of rest. On thia particular day, it may bo put down to my oredit, I do oxactlynpprociate its bleesadness, if, it does happen to fall cn tho day conacerated as euch by tho Moesic law,—and whoover has dono duty as a logisiative correspondent can ox- actly appreciate what o grateful relict auch a day ts. Lean atand in the mud aud watch tuo small boys, with ditty facos and inoxhanstiblo etore of happy aulmal spirits, play marbles, I cav enjoy tho glorious sunshino at tho same timo, and, too, {fIatnnd in it long enough, broathing In tho malaria that rises from tho prairio mud, will expesience shortly after the genuine ‘aguo," auch ng a monh'a quinine troatmont would scarco rid mo of, Thoto's nothing olso that oc- curs to mo that ean bo dove until Monday, save to Jot down some random uotes for Tur Caine UNE which I proceed to do, and thon, as I shall, to passthe intorval in utter listless Inziness, without thought for nows—-ror thera can’t bo any tn the political floid till Moudoy. ‘LIOTOR AND REGISTRATION, Tho Opposition strength in both Touses has been expended during tho woo’ in an eifore to secure tho passage of the Liquor License bill, and of tue bill for the ropoal of tho Regutry jew. Boch primarily are deulanod for pulnical effect in Cook County—tho modification of tho pregont Tomporanco Jaw, to nail tho German yote, of whizh in that ovont, losing assures thom, and the repeal of tho,Registry law to ena- bla the Cook County majority to bo couutod up evongh to count out the Ropublican Stato tickec ot the noxt ofection. That these aro thoir ob- jects is scarcely conceatod by Opponition loait- ors, Tho chiof of them, the over day, whon oxkod by Tut Turnoxe oorrespondent why, whon thera was opportunity to do so, tho Opporilion having Pat shemyalvea on record. a8 ayamet tha present Liquor law, did not sudor thas oman’ Licongo bill to bo tubled, ro- yy iB “Oh, there's no vse of talking; all the faw- and-order and Christian poopte are dend sot against av. Wo want ali tho ret, Thoy domand & rapoal of the pregout Tomparance luty, and %o muat got it for thom or thoy will go back on ua ‘Tho Chicago Gerinans will not be eatinfied with tose than that: and m our aection (be was from Egypt) { kaow it will gaiu ua huudrods of votes, At any rato, Wo Aro golug to arcopt no amond- mente to it of any acrt, but will iuatat on coming: ton aquara vote an the bill, ao aa to make a roc ord on St $f wa oan't pags it.” Similar sentiment ia exprossed by moat of tho Domocratio Jeadors, and they are determined, if possidle, to torca tho Tomperanca {asne into Rtato politica agaln, For this reason they will not accept what imast of the Republican mombers would cuncedo, apgoal of tholandiord Hability olausa of the psient Iav, andto make the ponalty for [ta vio~ tion ina or imprixaumaut tustead of both. Thoy Insist (in the Houre) on tho provisiony of tho now bill that wheuevor fifty feaholders fn any town votition for eraut of tognae, Kcanss. shall ba issuod ; snd thut on prosecution fur salo to a minor or habitual drunkard thera sboll bo no conviction without proof (which would havo to bo bavond reasonable doubt) that tho seller mado the sale knowing the buyer tobe a minor orhabitual drunkard, which, praotically, would dafoat such prowocutionw, ~ It generally conceded be tha Oppoultion Tenders” that tha bill, cannot in its proseut form, pasa the Tlouss, They do not oxpect it to paus, Thoir programme is to agi- tate tho quoation, howaver, till they oan make Teading insuo of it In Btate politica, Whothor thoy will carry out this programme is a mattor of doubt, for nots fow of tho Opposition mem- bors healtate about “placing. thamaclves on roo. ord in favor of such raical change—or virtual repeal, rathor—of the present Liquor taw. Ay potition after petition, with Lundrods of wigua- turee attachad, como in as they do by the dozen, theaa mombors grow more conservative on tho subject, sid are eunecinily dealroua of dodging & “equate vote” on tho License Committee's DIN, on which, therefore, no wuch vote may ever bo reached, On tho Kegistry Isw, the Opposition loaders fre a0 Jess outspoken, ‘Shoyare * forantost” it on general principles. ‘The only arguments they advance agalust it are that it ‘doosn’t do any Got. anylow,” and is an unuecossary expenua, While diveusalug it the othor cvouing witha number of thoxe to whom tho Eanes was put, “How can you Reformers put yourselves on record umainat «law in favor of honost elections, in Cook County, ut least?" tho answer was s “Oh, Cook County t# all wo care fur; when wo et that we'll be all sight.” ‘That ia tho whole of {tin a sentence, and for that thoy will, if possible, ropzal the Tegistry jaw, « COMMITIZE DEPORTE, ‘Tho abstract of the forthvoming report of the Btate-{Iouso Invostigatlug Comuites published by the Democratic organ here, ales by the Chi- cago Times, js not an abstract of that roport, for tho very good reason that the roport has uot yet been agreed upon by the Committes. The ab- stract is of & report which & mewber of the Comiittoe bag prepared but hey not yet Bub- mitted tothe Oommittee for adoption or rejec- tion, aud by him fuanished ‘toe papera named apd of ‘Taipuxx correspondent, who, on holng Informed that it wan not tho report of tho Committes, but only what that menuther of the Commiltos would a+k to have adapied an the Cemniittco'a roport, declined it. Tha clio polut mado ia that document i, a4 atated fu this correvpondonce, womo tine sinc, that Blebardson's Ponitentiary labor contract, und r which iu realty the main work on the teow Stato House haa been and is being done. {stn viola tion of the law requiring the work to be let to tho lowest Lidder, Tho antire facts av to tho Richardson contract wera Iatd before the public through Tur Taino oxclualvely In tho report of the tostinony horore tua Tnvestigating Com- mittee, on that head, publiehed oma woeks ainen, ‘When ft comes t9 fixing tho lial for Riche ardaon's contract. If it {4 ilegal, We will fall, net upon a Ropublivan Admuiistratlon, but ee that of the Jiboralized Governor, J’al- mer, who, in lila testimony before tho Committas (published at the time in THe Tatnusn), stated that tho Richardson contract wau mado vureuant to his wuneoation by the Poultentiary Commissioners. Aud if, when the reasimone ‘taken by tle Committeo in secret scasion {a published, auy steal is disclored, it will bo found to Le antealin which the senior partners were of tho Opposition. Bue tt will be season to discus theas points hon tho Com- mitteo report—or ronorts, for there may boa majoilty nud minority roport: made—got before tho Honse. Tho fact about tho report of the Mours Com- mitteo on Municipaliticuon Kehoe’s Gas bill turus out to be that, on full mooting of tho Com- muittee, there would have been s majority in favor of tho bill, But Loula Amborg, who was hero fobbylug against the bill, watched lia op- portunity and had tho roport yolod on shen sey= eral membors friendly to tho bill were nbsont. ‘Tho mengute is getting to bo better underetood here, and tt 1s now dowb{ful if money cold do- feat it, though, by judicious filthudtering, its Paseo might porhaps be pravented. MAINES, Halnea' trroprosrible bampllonaniie has rot tuo bettar. or tho worse, an tho Intelligent readur nay regard it. of him again. Alinost daily for the last woek ho bas taken the floor; as often ae luo docs take tho floor ho succeeds In aulrting up tho liveliest of parliamoutary broils: and aw aftenavthe Houta gota dawn to buslacea in earnost doea he take tho floor and renew tho hippodromo porformance, Nobody can fatbow his object, if ho has any, excopt to ‘kick up a d—I of a row: and mombera generally ara settling down to the conviction that nobody is fo woll owaro aa is Tames him- solf that exeeps iy oo “ad—l of row" he ents og amall evorvbody is coming to accopt thi row” ag inevitable go long ax tha e To noue ip this xo diaagrecable au to the Opposi- tion membora, ‘They will not. “stand up for Halves,” for they have found that whoa thoy da ataud up for Hainos they invariably got woratod. Bosides they Lave as little confidence in him ss bave inembers on the Republican side, and while tho latter laugh atit, tho Opposition cursos of Hiaines’ performance aro profugo and emphatic. ‘Yo such extent hay this gono that tho othor day whon Hiso, who was in tho chalr, ruled against Malnos on a polnt of order, and tho latter ap- podled to the Mouac, he bad to withdraw his a peal, for the majority of the Opposition would hava voted Lo sttatnin ilise's ralings With Hainos as Speaker, aud with his growing unpopularity on the Oupoaition sido, their lesd- era are beeinning to realize the utter hopolers- ows of attempting to carry ant any programme ; and, perhaps earlier thau is anticipated, tho Demoeratu, headed by Merritt, may accopt tho daro from tho Nopubfican sido, and abruptly pasa renolutions for adjournment albo die the noxt day, leaving a special aension to bo culled for the paséngo of the Oppourtion bills, OTHER STATES, WISCONSIN, NO ESTHA UESSION. Special Dispatch to The Chiao Tyiunes Manisox, Wis,, March 15.—Gov. Taylor bas not, an alleged in eomo quarters, decidad to call an extra scesion of tho Legislature to remedy errors In the Rallrond Inws, aad expresses him- self o}posed ta duch on tdow, It is fearod, if ested covother again, the Logistature might make muro tiluchief than it would moud, ——— Speetat Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ixpranaroxis, Ind., Mare 15.~—Tho Logisla- ture did nothing to-day boyond passing » fow unimportant revolutions and Jistening to fare- seo speoches from membora, It then adjourned stuo die. THE CENTENNIAL. Lxhibitions o7 Wesources of the States of Cities, Pi leiphia Presa, ‘Tho time hae arrived when such States as arc to bo raprescnted in tho Intornational Exhibition by colleative oxhibitions of thotr resources should uo fully organized for the pirpose, ‘The pro- ducts must bo ready for dolivery in Fairmount Parks next winter, and their collectora will tind the intorvening thme no longer than tho task ro- quires, In coveral of the States afiicient argant- nations aro diligontly at wark, sod, as an illus tration of ono of tho bost systems hithoito adopted, wo rofor to tha work of tha lowa Board of Contonnial Managers, a8 set forth very fully by tha Induatrial Motor of Des Moines, This Board bas arranged the sovoral products of its Btate in thirty-two clagsos. Toeach cluss bas beon sasigued an export, who fs to act as [ta Secretary ; to soe that the products belonging to it aro fully colloctad: to atraugo thom, aud, nally, to aupervise thelr shipment to Phitadol- phis, For iustanco, group 32 inclades +all pat. snts and ussfal inventions of tho Stato," and Mr, Thomas G. Orwig, the Group Scoretary, has ablishod av addrosa through tho Jowa preus, jo which ho solicita ovary patentes to become an oxlubitor, whether of tho invention itself, or of & working modal, or of plants aud spooifications to bo bound in volumes, Again, group 7 con- taing “all wood-producing plants, with » section of all troea avova 6 Inchea in diawmetor, and botany." Prof. DBossoy, of tho State Agricultural Collozo, bag chargo of thia group, and bo publishes s dotaticd Ist of fitty-ono trees aud fifty-throa shrobs Known to bo natives of Iowa, to which loinvites additiona of any plants that may have been omitted; and he also desires contributions of fino samples from all in a position to furnish thom, Without furthar ilustracion, wo havo quoted gufliclently to show that tho natural rovources of Iowa will be fully made known at tho oxhibition. ‘Thora cau bo no queution that evacy State will flud ita accaunt in a similarly comprohensivo col- Jection, and that theso which fall to make it, should’ there be such, will have long-continuod cause for regrot ag they witness tho advaniagos derived by their moro onterprising naigh- hora from thia._—unprecadonted —op- rtunity of disclosing tholr claims upon hoe investing and miginting public, Thera ought to be 10 failura on tho part of the Legis Jatures now in soasino to provide that this im- Portant work shat bs dono this suimmor in go thorough 8 mannor that tho aggrogate oxlsbiltion Shall coustityte s complete presentation of tho natural and manufactured products of every part ofthe tand, Sut thore aro, unfortunatoly, wome Btates in which there will be na logislativo seavion in timo to tako offactive aotlon, In such canos we must trust to the onlightenmont and ‘ontorprise of State and private organizations—of Agricubsural, Industrial, hiatorical, learuod, reli- glous, aud bonovo'ent wocioties—most of which Have an organizetion that would ousble them to illustrate thoir respective specislitica without muoh difficulty, Connected with this enbject, though not per- bapa very intimately, is a suggedtiga waich we #hould like to see urged upon the municipal au- shoritiow of our leading ciliea—of the dozon or moro, we will gay, whos population excocds 100,000. Thesa citles have it fu thale pawar to contribyto a very striking illustration of thoir whaca inthe almoat marvollous growth of tho country, It should consist of a series of modula in ptastor, or cork, of panier macho, of oach city at Intervals of timo. Old mans and printu would sMford data (or tha coustruction of raasauably accurate niluistura roproductions of tho straoti, honsos, sud wharvex of Boston, Now’ ¥: Philadelphis, and Baltimore, as thay stood in 1776, and again at deccooilal futorvala, ‘Tho wito of Uhisogo, for exer No, in 1830, would oxhibit fow log shanties and a fort in aawamp. Suo- Couulve represeutations would show hor early Squalor, with streets sunken inthe mud; then her raised atroata and blocks of houses lifted bodily upwards; thon her appoarance tho day before aud the dey after ber great tire; lastly, tho uplendors of the rebuilt city, Scarcely ono of our great citios could fall to ‘present a moat interesting epitome of ita history, if it were thus Aangibly wot forth, Even whore thero Lave been ‘nO such wholesgls viciuatudos ay Colcago would record, or such proternatural growth ay Sea Francisco demonatrates, the changes ara greater tu_ehort peri han wowt of us realize, Who, for wutauco, taat had not soon New York in tou yoara, could excaro astouivlimont au he utuod on & Nosth River ferry-boat and approached the towering mosses of inesonry (not now adorn Jower Broadway, or rade up Fourth avenue to the Graud Union Depot? Dutif thee models cae ea made the artists have little time co How He Got Ont of tentinry. the Penl- Consumption as a Beans Sympa‘h;. Charges of tho Times Agalnst Messrs. Williams and Reed, McGrath Sues the Stockbroker, of Exciting Tho old-day saying, that tho way of the trang- grorgor { hard, can batdly be looke.. upan row a8 avail axlomatic in ite uature,Lut mun$ be received with many quatifications. The raie bulds still good. a8 to thoue who trauegreas on a emall acalo, aul Isck friends to belp them over the cousequenco of thoir transgroasions, but for tho larger oper- ators it is only too froquently the cau that thelr crooked way# aro epcoad with rosca and covered with greonbact: Wihout pausing to consider tho quut: of his frienda, it Is probablo that x0 man will Lo found to bare moro of them than te who hay uvfortunately *‘alippod up” tn a long-contis.ued and suceess- tn) avproprintion’of romebody clxe’s money. Ono of tho moat striking oxamples of thix fact is tho case of Philip Cullen, who waa recently pardoned out of Jolint by Gov. Beveridge, The clrcumstances which led to his incarceration aro still froab in tha minds of tho reudera of Tue, Tarnuxe, It was aclear caus of larceny from his omployor, J.J. MeGrata, a dealer iu paper= hangings In this city, and. lsd the sum stolen boon £60 or £100, Cullen ‘sould have dropped quietly into Joltet, unnoticed avd uncared for, but the aum abstracted amounted to neatly $39,0U0, and lenca enmo tt th. ilrat appoaranoo of tho prisones in his doparture for Joliet the most strenuons ef- forts were made to resco him from tho clutches of the law. Cullon’s ctima was discuyerod in November Inat; In that month ho jumped tho town and Cound bin way to Plitebury, where he was subscquontly ariosted; Jan. 7 ho wan triod and couvicted; boing a criminal of lofuer 3 pirations than tho common herd, ue was not Ke tonced until tho end of Fouruary. as has alrond bean rolated; his board had hardty tricd tho tempor of Joliat razura befire ko wad pardoned out, soveral of his friends having persunded Gov. Hoveridge that ho was consumptive, and that’ the closo air of tho Penueutiary would materially aTect bis digestion and yeneral healt, and probably before the expiration of his tro- year sentence convort his wifo snd clildron into candidates forthe Voor-House and liat-Orphan Asyluta, Since it is etuted, however, that Are, Cailen baa for some timo kept a pmall store on the Wost Side, and supported herself and her cuildren, the restoratisn of a consuniptive bus. band could not be asked far on the ground of adding to hor meang of support. ‘ibe succena which rowarded the attorts of Cullen's friends makea tho OINCUMATANCES CONNECTED WITit THE PANDON worthy of a little study and reflection, in ortor to find out tho bout moans of effceting .a reicase from duranco on bell of o frien, as in thcee days of s:artling dovelopinents much knowledgo may bocomo suddenly ensoutial to the best reziae ated famitiog. ‘fho fires thing which, seems necessary for a succossful torwination of’ an ap- plication for pardon seoms to bea consumptive tendency on the part of theconrict, Hugh Garrity had it whun ho was tu tho Penitentiary, aud that was what Cullen badtoo. Lot no tnture pardon-hunter he so recitloss of pra- coilent ns to try to effect his friend’ release on the ground of chronic jaundice, or heunmtism.or tiz-doloroux, or coredto-apinal-men le 0 wisdom of thoso Who bave been # esfal in sho matter iudorses consnmption a3 the correct complaint, and fallare will by the lot of him who rigks ploading a different complaint simply for the sake of originality, Another thing which holped Cullen through was tho fact that he was samember of aoveral socrot socleties,—that ho could grip fu a dozon differout ways, aud evory grip meant a now host of friends roady sud obliged to help him through bis “misfortune.” Of courses the query naturally aries whethor Cullon could have learncd #9 many diferout methods of hand-shaking if le “had con- fined himaolf to living on his gale ory, god sbstained irom yurloining fromm his omployer,but tuls question opens up Bo wido a fiold of investigation that {t fad better ba droppod immediately, Anotbor thing waich must uever bo overlocked by the pardon-huuter ja the creation of sympathy on vehalt of tue con- viet on tho ecors of hin YAMILY RELATIONS, Tn thio cage tho fact thatths p..sanor left behind bim when ho went to Joheta wife und several obildton was, doubtless, a powerful inatru- mont in the hands of bis frlonda. 1t boing vloar that their misoreble condition would be Greatly amellorated by tho presence of wbelpmect wit! conuumptive tendencios, it being of courso ex- plicitly uoderstocd that the cananmption tas of that pecutiar nature which outs a:tacka a man whon ho is imprivoned in tho Penitentiary, end is always cousiderate enongh to leave him tho mipute be escapes from its walla, It must not bo presumed that the pardon of Cullen was offected without SOME LITTLE OPPOSITION ‘on the part of thore who were ivtorestod in bin incarceration, a8 tho following totter sddressed achort timo ago by bis employer to Judgo Will- jamu will go to shows umrcago, March 9.—The Hon, B.S, Witliima: Mr Draw 8m; ') understand that Pnillp Cullen ts not yet sentenced, and that effarts aru being made to aectre 8 pordon fur ld, and tue asye hint from the punieh- Auont which the law sttachys to bis crime, 1 mont re- spoctfully call your attention to the fact, and trust you ‘Will ot regard the auggoation as inirusive or improper, Very respectfully yours, a, McGnatit, ‘This lettor, too, was supplemented with a peti tion, which was frealy oiroulated for signatures, auking that he ba not pardoaod. Nothwithutandiug theso offurta In bobalf of a atrictly just retribution tor hia crime, Culles was reloasod, audit is worth shile mentioning eoma Of thoao who Woro maluly Fuccovsful in dopriviug Jollet of hiv presouce, and awarding it to Chi-~ caga, Among those who epeclally interviewod the Governor in the prisonor's bobalf were the Hon, 0, B. Farwoil, Shelby Cutlom, Judgo Bradwell, Mike Batloy, A.L. Morison, A. C, Moning, and stout forty membars of the Lepis- lature. ‘Tho poiition for his pardon waa cirou- tated by the prisonor's wifo, who way greatly helped fn her pororrinstions in sonerh of aigna- tures Ly Mrv. Myra Bradwell, editor and propri- etor of tue Ohicago Leqat News, MIGBTATEMENTS, Of course tho opportunity was too good a ond tor the Times not to go and pucitn big bautoned foot in it, both locally and editorially, In its Jocal report of thoaifair, tho Times, among other misstatements, rigs In ex-Ald. J. J. Me- Crath aw & coasin of the pardoned conviot, utates that ho intorestod his friend in tha matter of his pe informad Gov. Beveridgo that bo bad joen convicted ona technicality, aud in othor ways mado himsolf improperly conspfouous in the cosa. Tho fut is that the ox-Alderman not only ig notacoasin of Cylten’s, but doce not know him, and ald not see Gov. Boveridge in his bebalf,—simply having signed tho potltion. Still worse, it mentioucd among thom the namos of Judgo Williams sod State's Attomney Reod, a proceeding #0 clearly unjust that even tho eyen- ing papors awoke from their aluntbers, and sont their taporters out an iutorviewing, the reeult of which wea tho following LHETER FROM MR, M'URATIT, thoawindted mau, to an ovcuing coutomporsry : Ma the Liditer ul the Reening Journal: ‘Viowe publish the accompansing: otter, which Tro ealyed thly morning from Stat vad torn.y Rood t “Joun J, McGRaTH 3 Dray Fetcpy; T that the Chicago ‘{imea status thut I recommentied tha pardon of Pullip Cullen, ‘Thig is au unmitigated faleo~ oud, @ deliberate ilo, Tdid wot indurec ur, recum~ nent hie pardon, but on the contrary expressly relne~ el to ign any wich recommendation, slough 1 wus Urgentiy provacd so todo, Yuu ran wake wwe of this SH yuu choose, Yours, eta., — Cirauri veo . He e's Attorney,” Upon rocetving thty Inter T {uferred at onco that the aascrlion thas Judge Willume recommouded Cullen's pardon Was leo falay, sud I iinniedistely called on bim and learned that elihongls importuned tneessantly by Cullen's trienda by bal also refused ta, inter q fa dus to Loth of theay gcutlemen that (he widest pub- city aloud bo given teine fact that they have: both boon unjustly sechpad Ju rezard to this tuatlor, In view of Cullen’ adinivion iu writing that ho em- bearled nearly $14,000 uf my money between tho mouths of March aud Novewber, oid, Jt seems rea- sonably clour that the Governor lias olay been tograut- ly impomd upan, It ie due to the publio that the Lasts of his action should be known, ' Joux J. MeGasiu, Tn the editorial colamns of the Tintes thoré 1s a rlap at Judyo Williaws and Btato’s Attoruoy Recd, hinting with charactoriatic delicacy that vo man having wonoy was apt to go to prison from the Criminal Court of Cook County,—au asuor- tion whiob is with singular force controvertod by the facts that Cullea sed fo to tho Houltontiary, and that both of theso oflicsala wore of tho fin opinion that it was bost for society at largo that he should stay there until his term was werved out. Ig ig only natura{ unter the circumstances that Cuilew's emplover should fcol annoyed at the exscapo of a man who had ‘robbed Win of ta Tarzan amobnt oot mover, .t adiine tov shen the commodity fe ws eearce. Piibaps hit exuxperation in increased hy the factibat, while he was fonaly Hoping thut | lin manos wan being emplored in fis Ppitimate | Cuninesa, Cuilen was tung is in stock-apcentae trona, by which he hoped to attain waddenly that wealth which all honest burinass-ron know $y leuitinately only the resuit of many sears of hard toil, “Sn Lis atcek epecuiations, it secon by + Acouteasion mado Ly Cullon, ho ses aided aad abetted by one DUDLEY T. Iantxso7, astock-brokor of thiscity, Having failed of nstis- faction mi the Criminal Court. whosa judgment has beon ridely aot aside by fie Govaruor's pare don, Mr. McGrath has now determined to try If in the civit courts he oannot foreo Mir, Ulgyin- hon to disgarge, ‘Tu this eud ho yasterday. bo- Rana att against Higzinron to recover from ina ae mach as porelble of hin loat fitnda, Tu tho affidavit tied on which to baxe a anit of neon, McGra hi states that 4 employ aa bookkeeper betwoon March and Nuvomder, 1473, ha anpro- printod about #20,000 In ba: olen, bills of ex- ebange, or checks, and converted the procecds tohinown te. A large part of thin wan givon to Dudloy T. Iigginaon. o siock-Lroker here, to bo used in stock speculation, in which both Cul- len and Higginson wero engaged, The former has within tho past few weeks furnishod a liat of the sums embezzled, amounting to 13,217.85, all of which was lost, or claimed to have been lost, by Higginson in Ftock-speculr- tions. Mr. McGrath rays that Cullen waa au. thorized to sigo Lis namo to bills or voter for tho purpores of depositing them, but that te waa inthe habit of giving snch iudoreed paner to Higginson, who lad itcashed, It is aleo al- Jogedt that Higeinson kvew or had reason to huow Cullen's rituation and fnanciat condition,and that ho wan privy to tho embezzlement, and conspirot with Cullon io auch Bway anto make him ro- aponaibte for tha lovecs, Mr. McGrath lays bis damages at $27,000, and, wlleging that Wiguinear in ferespousible, oska for a capins fer bis arrert, ‘This waa pravtod by Judge Booth snder x bond for £40,009, wish diracticna to the Skorif to hold tho defen‘iant to bail in the #am of i:25,002, Nothing definite fs known of what MB. CULLEN'S FUIUNE iutentions aro, but it a Ktated that Mr, McGrath will caso iis erross and on snother Kes etfie charge of embezzlement and on @ charge of forgery. it is highly probable, howoyer, that volore Culien can again Le placed in tho roach of tho law he will have left this Innd for ono farthor north, or perhany will deem that an occau soyage will bs the beat check of lia uo- fortunate consumptive tendeucien, RELIGIOUS NEWS. turned to, the subject for discnasion boing “The Acenrance of Faith.” The disayreeabls weather affected tho attend- anca very materially. Dr. Hard war called to tho Chair, and the exercixos wero opened with Prayer vy tho Rey. sir. Young. The Rey. J. H. Walker, by appointmont, let in {he discussion, He ravarded unbelief aw aluful, and considered that when ® man became thor- oughly Imbaod with Christianity tho man diad, And Christ lived in iim. Ho balleved with an old writer that the Christian was a little Christ. Lhe Reva, MeLeod, Young, Seazey, McClure, Guiick, Mitchell, aud’ ‘Taylor participated ln tho Biseunslors of tho queation, which as futer- On twotlon of Dr, Van Doron, the quoation was eontaied for another wack, und te Lev. Be We ia Chinren, waa appointed ie tu iced. Adjourned, TESTIMONIALS TO THE EVANGELISTS, The following are the textimontala af lovo and gratitude to Merwe, Whittle, Bliss, and Cole, of Chicago, from tha pastors engaged in tho late Union Evangolical work at Loniavillo The frst, voforrlng to Messrs, Whittta and Dies, was offered by tho Roy. De, Runyon: while the eccond, referring to Mr. Colo, wae bresented by tho Roy. Dr. Bobinson : Loursvtiui, Ky, March 12, 19:6, —Muy teand PP, hie—Batoren Barna: ‘Tho yuators co-vperating du the Uulow Lvangedatic rerviec# which aro closing tomiut, muaniusisly sarces, nt a mooting hell this afterniml ia Puniie Li Lraty Hall, ta take tus opportunity—on the uve of yur departure frum umnoug us, for a aeacon, at least — Yo exprom our fervent grathude to God for ttn great youlness and alnudant grace {8 connection with thie blessed work, and our profonnd ani gratelul ents of the very great value of the netvices you haye beeu enabled ( renter thin whole vomntimn ity as Hig chosen tustrimente it this eeaton of biense Inge, We unite fu Learjet testimany ty the sauninece Of your trachings and the creat amplielty aud dircet- neas with whicu you Nave prevented the (reat (enthn Of the Gospel, espectally the j:roat aenist a triuer- of coudesuaation Ly the law jon through the fn! je knpresced with the prateund craic t Great Mead of the Church las accept entivs cou- secration which you have made, tine ally choren you for ds grout w 2 Capel, a4 preached ant wing by nthig, conver lon, aud edit jou of very many eoule. We cotnmieud to the atecttont awd contd throughont the entire Church of Chriet ae workmen baviug 10 need to te arbanial, We desire to leer textinony especially to "your almudsnt ond unremitung laters, both in pirtdle rirvicen and personal ecfort smany all clavsey, but expecially youug seu, and we kave fully recoghtzed your remvoctfal deferen:e on all oecnrions to the Wishes aud suggesiions ray oll that bain 0: GRAND SPELLING-MATCH, A Newspaper-Man Comes Ont Victorions, The Words Propounded. ‘Tho “epolling-match” mada (is appearence in Chicago yeaterday ovaning in tho Firat Ni. Ee Church Bock, nautheast corer of Clark and’ Washington streota, This affection, like the ep- izsotic. comes Irom the Faat. Hporadic cases have heretofore been of tolerable frequent ocearronce iu almost svory section of tho country, but ft {4 only of fate that it has asgumod an epidemic charactor. It ta now steeping with magical eslerity, all over tho loud. In somo places It has po interfered with rovivals and sowing-circles ox to esll down upon it clerical reprobation, but to little avail, Prop- ably thoro is no cura, and the best treatment will be tolotitruu itscourso, It bay broken out pretty badly in the Argus Litorary Society, on orgauization whose memberahip is drawn princi+ pally from the Firat Motyod!at Episeopat Churclt, and under wioso anepicos it Is conducted, At their meating last night tho majority af thoso present were young peoplo, in n gleeful humor over tho novelty, ‘Tho weathor wa3 so inclem- out aa to deter many from attandine, but ag it wea thore wero upwards of 9 hundred peraons, The oxerciacs Legan with singing by T. ©, Mattock, readefing the basa pole, “Tha Miller of the Deo.” in tino Thon tho spelling-maten began, ny aT ETIOD “waw to clect C1 H. who Inde alternate Rolees thon from thoue tiding to participate, unul tho rane] was exhnust Here cama tho tirrt hitch, ‘Lhe young misees exawed great disinclination ta enter into the contest. 62 tat those who did go m wera litle girls not’ ycl im tho market, aud who therefore dil not care how thelr stock valuation might Lo affected by their luck, or ole they were Indics wha hal gotten over that period of thetr adofeseanra When the “bea” sdealsdaminant. In yeqand to those who did not exter, bat preferred ta cis aida oud giggle, the cligibio yous gentlemen of tho Argus Bocicty may ivfer that had they dcno eo they would have mat with orthograpaig uuiliation, The sides were goon mato up, and one wes expressing oar tender aympathy whh you, our dear DR. DE KOVE The Diocese of Arianens was heard from yer- torday on the confirmation of Dr. De Koren, which has added ono to the negative side of the quer- tiov, This makes twenty-one against his con- firmation eo far. Two more votes against Lim inaurea hiv defeat, which ix now conceded by his beat friendr. It was stated last week that Connectieat, once repor.ed to have voted against Do Koven, ftad rot taken guy section at all, and tho pane fa true of Western Mictiyav. Appropos of this Diocese the Kalamazoo Telegraph lay the following: The refusal of Western Michigan, a Hitle Diozese only junt incorp: rated, {4 looted upon na a piece of dow tiright importineuce,—Chicagn Lumen, Tothe Eitturof the Rattarazeo tatty Telegrarh Tune dorstand the Chicago [¥nie2 turns up ita nora (ond it ts the dirtiost nose in two Lewfapueres) at tho rejection of Dr Da Koven for Bishop by the Dio. ove of Western Michigan. This Dioceso has not yet acted upon Dr, De Koven's papers, Wut an Tkinolk eburclinan ogut is Dlocote is too young (o have a latory, but ft Episcoral fund, whila Tijuola, 40° yearn old, fund at all, In forty yenrs Minoia tan numbered 6,765 communicants ; Western Michigan starts foto exinte Anco with 2,336 communicante, datos for odors with 101 pariel forall Ilinoig has three cin- $ Weatern Michivan three, Tilinois, Ui cle ntrisuted a ta, $9812.97 3 Weetera Sich Jigaity, mlratons, and 45 clergy, contributes Aud now, remembering tie comparative rge ‘of the Dioccss?, lok at some other sta- tiatloa for Hid: Forelya missions, Indian mfeioas Home mi 7 a rr 1,614 baptisms, Weitorn Uchigan, with » ponulstion of about 6-000, Had 462, Tittnole, '34 contrmations Werttrn Michigin, 274, 31 would be unkind to ebm: Jaro tho diseension atd rancor, fuss, and falluro of tg chateo of a Bishop i Tilnole, with the nity, dig. nity, and suceesa that ayo chaructorizod the organl- zation of Western Mscligau, Sueera at small Diocosoa trom Ilinola are nu in order, Waerron Micuican, THE CHURCH AND THE POOR-HOUSE, To the Editor of The Chivane Tritune: Citrcaco, Marel 15.—Will you wiow a “poor Teathen” s fow words in your columns, oven though the thonghte be presente maybe distaste- fal to tho prejudices of your Christian readers ? ‘Though a sojouruor for a fow yeara lu yourbeau- tiful country, I am a nativo of “India’s coral strand," and roaJ with Interest everything ap- pearing in your public printa relating to tha poli- tical aud wocial condition of your people. I, thoroforo, porusod, with deep but sad inter- est, tha fuil account your reporter gave in your Sunday lesue of the treatment of your poor at the pablio asylam provided for tueir homo, To say that I was shocked, would be to very mildly describe my feolings, I do nos boliove this horrid: neglect and abneo of paupors ia peculiar to Chi- cagn, butisonlys spoctinen of what prevaile throughout the Jarge cities, aod, perhaps, the amalier towns, of the land, ‘This revelation, foretlise with other observa- tions of my owa, made during my reridence m America, cansea me to inquiro whether some other religion than the provalling ono here ty not desirable, yos necovsary, to proxerve thin nation from oarly decay and death ? A religtou, enil it Christianity or what you may, that haa ax itu yo- taries and mupporiers the largost portion of the wealth, and tatent, and influeuco of a great city Uke this, which hos {ts tomplea op evory atroat, and almost oo avery gguare, and ollowa 1,900 human beinga, guilty of no ovime but poverty, wickness, and friendlewenoes, to handled habitually with euch hideous mockery of charity aa is told us, and that within wound of Sabbath bella, certaluly doca not answor the purpose that religions are oxpected to do, ‘the groat Jowus, 10 Hia sublime teachings, loft no placo for any suck posuibility of things, in tho zellqtou that he taught ; for tho care of the poor ji one of tho tundamontal canons of His Gospel, Indeed, to impress upon His fol- Jowers tho esacutial character of this element in His religion, He declared that ho who relicvod tho wanta of the weakest and poorest of his In- man brathron should stand highest in Heaven, aud those who hoglected these poor should ro- criva from Him, in the great horeaftor, tho re- buke, * Depart, for 1 nover kuew you," ? ‘This fa whut I understand to bo’ the doctrines of the Fonudor of the Christian faith, asT gathor them from His recorded wards. eon hun drod years have passed rince thoaa words wor uttered, and I #00 here tho mon who, ax priate aud ministers claim to ropresoat that Founder, areeooccupied in writiug aud preaching sor- mous and proselyting votariew for their tespect- ivo seote and churches, that they hava no tino to watch or caro fur thene 1.200 distroaaed and ut- terly wretokod poor, Tise crowds of zea'ous Chirin- (lane are too mich engaged jn gathering woalth for thelr carnal bodies, aud packing the churches at sorvicow,—noon and night piayer-meotings, and revival mootinge for tho #aving of their own Beltial eouls,—to noar tho cries of those 1,200 of God's poor aa they riso daily and nightly to Veaven, Twelvo hundred poor human erca- turea acrows tha way yonder fallen among thioyow, and no one ins whole city-full bute newapaper-reporter intorested cyough to go over there and bind up a wound or avon tender tho canuolations of religion to the dying, or Christian rites of burlal to tha dead, Goon} Expound your Gospel in your gore feaus sanctuaries, oh Chiristisn clorgy of tho Hinetueuth century! Crowd vour prayer-ineot- luge aod gnsious deats with all tho mou, women, aud children you cau solivit or drive out from the homes of tho woalthy and well-to-do; Hil people with volfiah fears abont thelr own eal jon unless thoy become contributors to your urandizement, but do not hono that tho great Jeaus will over recognize mich fabors as dono for int, while 1,200 paupers ovor yondor are never wo much as looked upon the year round by one of you. Rattle thelr bones Over the stones, They ara mere paupers Whom nobody owns, No, your reiiglon, thongh called Christiauity, cauuyb be snd iv not the religion of Jovus, which, noxt to our own Duddulan, was the bext raligion ever presonted to man, » We do nctfsond missonarics to progelyte for our faith, but if your peoplo caunct roxtore the auciont religion of Joaus, they will be wolcaine $0 oxainiue and adopt that of our divine Buddha, Monuto Buvura Guta, of Delhi, India. THE PRESGYTERIANS, + The Presbyterian wiluistors hold thoir weekly meetlug yesterday morning. Tho programme of oxerclscs, whioh -way discontinued somo montha aga to give way to dovotions, waa re- fi Brother Wuittlo, in tha patutal bareavenient by which our Heavenly Fa‘ber bisa been pleveed to aftord you another piedgo uf Ifbs paternal) love in tho midet of Jour labora here, Aud we must also nenitre you, cue dear Brother Bliss, that you will uot be forgotten by tha multitudes to whom you ave niade tho ‘service of Jfulse indecd “8 nu wong,” ‘We thank yon in tho name of Jesu, anf we think Hin tor you, We bicss you and your dear oxea in the name cf the Lord, We Lid you an aifectiouste farewell, in tho earnest bore that we tay ere long Wel clue you to our tliat, eid iu the awect und solemn arsuranco that we sliall’ reuew theav ballowed asrot4~ Honamwhen Jest conan, and tha rausomed of the Asal return to Zio with souga and uverisating Jovivtnne, March 12—Mr, 7. 2, Colas Dean Boorurus We fect unwilling ta let "you depart fran athoug tid after of Auch froithul aud sucece-ful tae in counection with Muxtrs, name of the Lonivviile our high th of Evangelical Christtans tu mit for you ua a Christian gene Yensa, our regard aon carnest diselple uf the Lord Jeaus, ant our grateful nekuowledqement of Your eervices ‘tu the churcucs ae gu evangelist, We Tefulee to Beaury you {hat “ your Labor bap uot been tn vain dn the Lard,” ‘Pho birdved resulis of your ape poals at the ordinary union acetings, ad Cazrclally the tmpreasion made by your portertul padresece. at your Gus) el temperauce ineetings, Wil, we trtist, prove wa laating as it wax profornd, — While rome of ha way not neeeht oge oF tivo oplu‘ons Incidentally expressed, we are all of one mnjud a4 to tuo qreat principle of yu addrazs—tuat the grace of Gul i the draukurd’a ouiy sure rollanee, and we bless God that tis principle baa found 1B you to elfective au edvocacy, May the Merelug ef God go with yon, and meke yo an euceesafil gleewhercy na in Loutevilie, (a winning souls to Clirst, $60, oven tnuch ware, Yours iu the Lord Jesus, THE METHODISTS. Tho members of the Slethodist Chureh held their ustial weakly meeting ot thelr conference sy yesterdays. Tho mecting was called tu cre des ty Dr. Jathking, who acted ag Chairman, The fallouing wero present: Mesera. Gurnoy, Fos ter, Lorber, Mulinger, Hil, Youker, Jatkins, Marsh, Meredith, Nate, MeGrogor, ‘Thoman, Clendonning, Borgor, Rocchor, Wilson, Leonard, Paine, Armold, Bowen, Stokes, Caldwell, Beatty. McCtizh, Mandoville, Filton, MeKeown, Good- fallow, Adama, Edwarde, Baylies, Bishop, Mare ris, Cantino, Pinder, W. Millor, Hoimea, Keller, Andorson, Fowler, J. Koller, Strout, The Chuirman called attention to the collec- tions for the City Church Extension Society. ‘Puo order of the day, the mavagoment of the Mussfonaty Society, was takou up by Brother Walon, ateturned misalouary feom Endia. . io entered ints a fang and interasting history of his labors in that oonntry. He waa followad by Mowera, Parkhurst, Wilson, aod Bistop, PREJUDICE, To the Hilttor af The Chieara Trotnes Cittoago, March 14.—A few ovenings sgo ong of onr prominent Weat Sido preachors, in his talk to now converts, said: I do not expect you all to join this Caurch. Ido not caro whether you join somo otver Methodlut, a Baptist, or Congregational Caureb, but do not, I bog, join tha Episcopal. If you want to servo tho davil, do tt onteido a church, aud not in ono,” Now {f thls {a tho Christianity he has taught tham, thoy will not prove an addition to any so- ciety of Christiane, Brcther, don't let wuch ware row views and ili-timed speeches cloud the good you othermiay may do, but bollove in a Fathor whose lava is uot limited; at Jeast auch ig tho belief of a Noy-Steranian Cinerian, IRON AND STEEL, Mecting of the Executive Committse of the American Iron and ptoel An ROCIO, . Puaceivnta, March 18.—A largo meeting of the Exccutivo Committee of the American Tron, and Bteel Argoclation was held thia morning. Tho Chairman atated thst hohad been requested totako some action in regard ta the bill intro- duced in tho Lower Houco of the Legislature. Tho bill having been discussed, tho Chairman anbmitted 9 communication on the snbjest from tho counsel of the Association, which was ap- proved. Counsel states that ho lay examined a copy of the bit, ontlied “An act for tho sd- justment sud settlement of disputca botween Persons, partnoiviips, susociations, aud carpo- ratlonn ongaged in the mining of coal or the inanufacture or production of iron or steal, and their employes," snd says tf ia unconstitutional. extablishing, aa it docs, an industrial tribunal which oxerctaes Judicial functions. "The bili 1s criticised o an infamous echome of logiviation. ATTEMPTED SUICIOE. Sneevit Disvaten to ‘tas Chicauw Tribune, Dunugue, Is., March 18,—A fow days xgoane Charlos Hendelman, who haila from Charles City, in this State, arrived in Dubuquo, and, falling in with some roughs, clained that thoy robbed him of &60—all hopouseewod, Diaguated with hls loss, and thinking that the world had no longer use for him, he artemptod to shuflo bim- golf out of it to-day by taking a dose of morphine, Tie couditlon was discovered, snd s stomach- pump saved his lifo, but ho doolares that ho will kill himeolf at tho sirat opportunity, Do- meastic mivury {e at the bottom of it, tho man haying been divorced irom Lis wife soyeral MOUS #yo. MORTUARY, Counc, Niven, Ia, March 15—Dr. P. Te MoMubon, ane of thoaldent sud most prominent citizens of thla city, died last evening. His DLuriat nudor Mavonlo ausploes is sot for J p.m. to-morrow, ‘Ihe body of the lamented Chria- tepher G, Welrtich reached thi clly Saturday ovoning, and was yoaterday taken’ charge of by his brother Masons, and placed in Fairview Cemetery, with appropriate ceromonivs, RE LG phe THE LOUISIANA ARBITRATION. Bpxcul Dispatch to The Chtcasa Trivuue, Wasutxaton, D, O., March 15.—The Louisiana Convervativeu haro claiin that the Congrossional Arbitratlon in New York bas awarded the Con. nervatives is majority in the Logislature on New Your, March 25,—Tho Loulslaue Arbitra- tlon Committoo concluded its isbors to-day, and thia evening will forward {ts report to Now Or- toats, ‘Tha claims af uivoteon coutoutauts for olice Lave beou pasved upon, a COAL COMPANY SUSPENDED. Bradouss, N. ¥,, March 15,~The Moria Muu Oval Company made un auajgument to-day. ranged along cha'ra on the north tide of the room, the ctuer on the south pide, the Captains Loing respectively Me. C. Pottijobn ant fr We L. Lawrence, Then the fin began, Sanders’ Spoller” was tho text, aud an the words raflat ont the apellera wora rollel over like ten-ziny, ‘Ih woris were seemingly simple and easy, but it ‘vas only the treacherous slipperiness that males one slip up betoro ono knows it, Didoreat words having tho rame eound, and distinguinh+ able only Ly the detinition whieh was snpytled, wera the worst, and it wae itt euch orthographic pitfatly that the representative of Tur Tam fell thres times out of five trials. ‘Tho firs: word thas gave inuct troutlo was “pyne" meaning o court of Cireni¢ Judges. Thia dic tlounry boulder knocked down a vow like so many tenping, among tho rest the Tames man. ont war “alo,” a French measure, hia upset the Hoy, Dr. Thomas Amid groat motriment. Ait,” a small island, was nlson duticultanoe to stop. ‘ Mesue,” tbe middle, upset a umber, but was stopped by a little girl named Netlio ‘Guptill, who etopped ali tho hard words tiat rolled around ber way with reat dexterity and aplome, After both side had been gone araund five timo tho tellere an. nonceed the reantt. Cant, Petiijohn’s party bud minéod fourtecn times, and Caps. Lawrdnee'a ‘ouly nive. 60 the vi rested with tho later, An intortnisston folle very pleas. autly filed up oy the rendering of a quartatto song, and TUE ANAND CONTRARY Tho method selected in ‘ lar rotation, those missus resi ing, until oniy one shoudl bo Toft, who was tore: celvea prize, Tio conteutaut wore not go mite merauy ou the fornter occasion, and aim shogo refrains wan Lin Truex rej tive, whoss previows eaay liad esnvince] bint that) ong og speller ho owas net 8 dietinguished auc The Inter-Onan reprerentative, howe mad3 bola to eate-. ‘The first words wero ¢a: ‘The first laty in tho lino got the word " wyueczs" which, uf cuxtee, sho know atl shout. “Leer? waa renderad “Tear and ** lier" before it was given cote iy, fo that two went out, Little Nellis after bearing the brunt of atl ths Tutus of words went down beture “ copa,” tH sho left ont tho final eo," + Setsceous,” ro. fotting to brietles, wee n slippery placo tht quite” a nimber alipped np on, but a li. tie boy got safely over. Another word that ent down the nusubor of contestants was “elcctte,” meaning amber. It bompod tw. aguinat the fnter-Occan reprorentative, wht stood firm and: capturo:! it, amid tho plaudits of au admiring multisude, Another word that tripped up several wad * orduunatce,” a term in fing arts, meaning tho disposition of tho parta of asubject, Ms. C. M. Merit, a young lawyor, spelled cozy Ho was ruled out, bul appealed to the di wary in BUpport of hz as- sortion that bly wa: tra conect, Upon the appeal, the judga of the lower court, o book, wus reversed, aud ho was reine stated, Finally, the contest. narrawol down to Mier Storay, Mr. GB. Galvia, Dr. W. E. Roynolds, aud Sir. C, Hertig, representing respectively tho proforrions of teaching, journalin, ie clue, andlaw, Hach hold out for a loug tin: Yhe pereon giving out tho words wont into the Jong ones, but tha Indy held ont, Like the school-damo of Hozoa Dizlow's verse :— She norved Lor larynx for the doaporate thing, Aud cleared the five-barred ayllab! a sprang. Tho rock on which ber fu:tuies were wreckad was one of thosa cbyoleto words whiot po one could recollect, and winch, indeod, is uot in Webster's Dictionary, ‘Lhe wod was “hytn," a blood-bound, aud It se chanced that it was first proponaded to her, She tried © himo,” and was disconiitted. Mr, Hertiy: bowed bia head in thonght aud delayed until eries of “Timo!” **Time!” mado him too thy mack. Ho tried it “lu.” Dr. Roynolds sald “hyme.” Tho InlersUcean roprescutative har very little chance to go wrong now, and got it correctly by a serateh hit. amid loud and gen. eral applause, Prof. Merril, the: erganive of tho Society, then announced — that Mr oo. Galvin, of tho = Jnfer- Ocean, was the — sucoeystul contestant, and that ho would be presented with tho prize ax wocn as one could be procured, An the muctiry: had boon golton up on short notlea they hunt not boon abto to got oue in advance, Lub world take caro that it was sont tolim, It was further announced that the prizo at ta next match will be a #3 greenback, BIDS FOR A BRIDGE CONTRACT. Cixctsnatt, March 13.—Tho Trueteew of the Cincinnati Southern Railway ¢o-day oponail twelve bids for tho construction of # bridze aver tho Kentucky River. ‘Ton of theso bidw aro for tho construction of a trues bridge, one for un ch, and ono fora wire suaponsion bridzo. ‘Tho struturo as 8 trass will bo 1,100 feot long, aud as a suspension bridge its total longth would vo 1,240 feot, Itw hoight abave the river fy 275 foot. ‘The bids aro aa fol- lows: MeNairy & Ciatlen, Clovoland, O., 259,- 000 ; American Bridge Company, Chicago, &234,- Suulerin, dames st Co,, Milwankes, 000; Baltimore ridge Company Isl- ure, throa styles, 958,00), — £31,~ 3 Louisville ridge Company, Touis- ville, 2965,000 ; Watson Manutacturing Compa- ny, Patowon, Ny Sy two bida, €360,000 anit 34,000; Clark, Reovos & Con Philadelphia, (59,363 ¢ Flod & Pfeifer, Bt. Louly, #3741, 41 hoystone Ueldgo Company, Dittaburg, 409,80 88. thon Chirk & MeDounld, New York, twa ‘bidy, £75,000 und $109,000; O, G, Leopold, Ciacin- nati, aroh bridgo, €410,000; Joln A. Robliuge Suns, Trenton, N. J., 410,000, ‘Tho award will bo winonuced iu a tow days, ‘Throo bile were also openod for the completion of the remaining ono-third of the King's Mountaln tunnol, of whick two-thirds ary already tinished. Poel MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, ‘e Svectal Dianateh to The Chizaso Tribune, Towa Ory, Is,, March 15.—fomo five weaks Ago 8 wholesale cigar-manufacturor of this city, named Adam Schaffer, loft hore for Washing- ton County, as he said, to collect bitls, Tho last time he ix known to have beon scen was at Nlohols’ Station, on the Muscatine Western Rail- road, some two weeks ago, with ® man namo Yuohr. Ho thon had some $100 with bim. Ycs- tortay vourching partics returned from Nichols and could tlud no trace of Schaffer. Ho is qore- what Involved In debt Lore, but loft bobind inuch moro property than lis abilities amount to. Ho hay otther bocn summarily disposed of for bis mooyy or ho bas left fora milder tlimate, Ia leaves # wife and without moans Of supe | port.