Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCIL 17, 1875. ploymont on the Golden Age. Ifo was tho original proposer of it, When I want to Mre. Wandinlls f nover took any ono with me that I remember, [took my own child thore once. It vas about 9 or 10 years old, I remained avout au hour, and do not remember if I took any pees there, I saw Mra. Woodhull Inst ‘vo weeks ago Inst Thursday in Detroit. Rto went for | mow wont to her room and had an Interview with her. ‘I'sts was Shea:man had written to mo, aud I only tay her that ovening. Lam not suro that, Shear- man wrote oftener than ouce tome. Lbavo RECEIVED LETTERS PROS Mit. MIT, sinco was bero bofore. 1 had interviews with bint and Mr, Tracy white Twas here before, dal not kuow Airs, Voodhuil wag at Datroit.until ule rent me a avle, Relivect’ examination: What I meant by wiiting sensational articles way romething that tho priblis were interested.in. Working by piacce wark on a paper is considered more profointilo, and was more protitablo to repoiterta than work- ing on weatary, JONN GALLAGHER wan next callod, Wo tostitled: I revito: at No. 60 Sebemerhorn street, Brookiyy, [know ‘Lile ton, aud bave known him ever since [ way iu-the livesy-etablo buaivass. [was employed. hy Til- ton at one timo to take him to Coney Iatand in tho Inttor pnisof tho emmmer uf 1871, Thora was a lady with him. ‘Tilton tool tho carriage from lux own houge. ‘he lady was thera with him. On arrival at Coney Imand, thoy left tho earriago to go to bathe. ‘They went a litle ways from mo aud came back, and ‘filton as!d they Were golng to batho, snd both gave we their gold watebes. FE cuuld not aco then Lathe. They wera away about an hiour, but 1 did nov look to seo if there was auy appeatanco of their having bathed. ‘They took Lack thelr watches and 1 drove them to ‘Tiltou‘s house, which ho eutered, tho lady re- reuting in the cartilage, On their wav to Coticy Island, Jilton had a roll of papore, I could not kay now mauy., Whon Tilton returned from hie house, I drove them to Remean street, batwoen iesw etreot nnd the river, abous dark. Tilton teld me I might go homo, aud return at 12 o'clock. ‘They went inte the houea, and Leame bscis at that hour, with a close carringa, and took tuem to Now York, f think to ‘Thirty-cighth vtreet. Tilton got out nnd wont iuta the houso with the Indy. I think Tilton got into the carrinwo ngain, aud 1 drove him home. Tho witness waa hore handed a photograph of Mrs, Woedhuil, and said he thought this was Uso vanie laty who was with Tilton on that occa eiot. ‘tho prosecution waived » crogs-cxamination of this witness. SANUEL P. HALLIDAY, Mr. Shearman thon called Sanmel P, Halliday, Whe testified t 1 resldo at 69 Hicks stroot, Hrook- typ, Tam a clergyman, and at present om Lerchor's assistant. [lave asaixted kim about five years. My first ofliee in chutrot wan as a membor of the Examining Committee, and sub- requently ous of the dencons, I was alnoclori of thachurch, Iwas inteoduend to Beechor sixteen or eovoutecn yearango., My acquaintance with Tdton is very hnuted. Lnever know him tospeat to bim untif about five years ago, I think l mot int that to speak to at o Suuday-echool party given by Capt, Duncan. Twas about flvo years eunuected with the Five Points House of Ine dxvtry, but before that was connected with the Hone tor ithe Filendless, I remember the pib- livation of the Woodhutt scandal in 1872, 1 first suwa copy of it cn tho Ith of October, Inaw Leecher an that day, before I saw this publica~ fisivar heard of it. Beecher spoke to mo about thinseendas. Lecailed a mooting of u fow of the mono of tha vhurch that avening, among tuem Messrs. Bell, White, Ifill, Hawking, aad otuere. 1 AM ACQUAINTED WITH MNS, MOULTON, D, Mowton, but not intimately, Thiok in the sprig of ‘72. ' It was 4 slinple pastoc enil, My attention wan directed to Boovher's poitroit by Mra. Moulton when wa ware talking about affaira of the church. [had BAUS ent interview with bor on a Woduesday miornlup, the Wh or 30th of Octobor, '72, the Vact Wednesday, L think, in the month. It was outho morniag after the meeting of the church mombers, airs, Moulton reeetved mo at tho door, J apoke to hor_on the subject of the Woodhuil ceandal, 1 think I asked hor what It meant, or why her name waa con- nectod with it, U think eho said she did not know why her names way used in connection with tke story, Bho sald Boechor was her pastor, and rhe belioved in him. 1 saw Mra. 3toulton foveral times subecqnont to this perlod, at Tiymouth Coureh. I thant 1 raw her five or six tines, Shortcod atthe vida of tho platform, and on cach occasion after the vervico sho ehook bunds with Esecher ad tyantf, Rome qucations were putta witness with reeard to tho action of Hymouth Church on the matter of this ecandal which wore objected to by the rogectition, and canecd a acricy of arguments atween counsel, in oud of which Beach naked why tho ather sido attempted to tntroduco the actions of these uudolings of tho church, * Undertings !” repeated Evarts, “Yor.” aaid Mr, Deas, “underlings, F repeat; ueing tho word notasan offensive tora, foritia rather a eempliment to bo en underling tu tho yreatent Dian on the favo of the earch." (Laughter, min- led that dofendant’s connanl brine meto Courtiy the morning tho church 0. Bhosimg the contemplated action of elinrct members. but that avideuco of it cogld not br tntruduce) by conversations, ‘The Corre adjourned —————— BEECHER'S SON. DID TILTON ON WILKESON SKOULE IIH COMMISHION IN THE UEGULAR ABMY ? New York Times. ‘Yho world at large would uover know about at intensely dramatic and funny aitnation which came under tho personal observation of a rae porter of the Times during the prograss of the Loccher trial ou Friday. ‘Thoreporter happonod to be sested directly behind Mr, and re, Beecher while Mr, Wilkesou was narrating in a vory dramatic maunor how ‘Tilton came to bis ollice aud told lim (Wiltcaon) tho particulars of Low ba went to Washington tn 1881, eaw Mr. Lincoln, ond got son of Mr. Uoocher trans- forred fiom a Brooklyn regimont into tho Fourth Artillery of the regular army, "What did Mr, Lultonany 7?” asked Mr. Evarta, “Why,” sald Sir. Wilkesou, “ Tilton sold that, iutho firet year of tho war Harry Deechor had fallen into a deep trouble by somo misconduct which he would not characterize, but which he subsequently did characterize,—bad fallen {ato decp trouble in a Brooklyn regiment in which ho wos an ofiicer, and that it becamo neccesary to transfer him from the volunteor vervico into the rogniar acmy to gave bim from sulo, end that tho father find como to him in tears, and had tuld bua the trouble in which bis son was, and his own grief und anxiety, aud the sorrow and ausicty of thewholo family about thoboy. ‘And,’ suld he, ‘I want you to go on to Washington im- mediately and got him inte the regular army.’ ‘Aud ho gavo me $50,’ says Tilton, ‘and, without walting for a change of clothing, I crossed the fere yy sud took tho first train for Washington, Un my wey over,’ told he, *l rend ina newspaper that tuvre was to ba a meeting of the Vovernora of euveral of the loyal Stratos, and some loading tuembers of Congrens, anid some Gouerals, attho iouey of he Beorotary of War the next morning, to have aconfrrenco about tho condition of the conutry, avd tho ides occurred to mo that £ would go to that meeting, aud that, before I left that meeting, L would yot that commission for Mr, Boecher's son. I got to Washington earlyin the momlng,' ite eaid, ‘washed myeelf up, and brushed my hair, and went over to Himon Came eron’s houre,—who, by the by, 1 had never seen, end didn't know,—nnd it wasn's difflontt, as atrangors wore entering the hones for the pur- ‘oses of that rouniou, that conforence, for me jo get in, A worvant let mo in without obstruction,’ Ie weat in and ssked which wos tho Becwtery of War, and Bir, Cameron wan pointed ont to him, He went up and introduced himself to Mr, Cameron os ecnneeted with the dndependent newspaper, 1 Uunk herald, and Mr, Cameron waa polite to him and iuvted bim tothe breakfaut which had Leen uppotated. And be xald ie went aud took his placort the broakfnst-tablo with tie Gov- ernory of the States, aud tho leading mombers of Congress, and vome Generals of tho Army, and he particlpszed tu tho convervation, took hia share, boro his part, and then devoted himself dircetly to winning Mr. Catneron, and that he ot out of himself everything there wan; the Beet of Judgment, everything there was; the best of anecdotes, the wittiest things ho could think of ho aid, aid ho faucinatod tho Kecretary of War; be won him, he thought, completely, so that when broskfaut wes over, ‘aud the arty broke up, i was a slmpld thing for im” to take him ono side snd state to him Mr. Beecher’s extrome need, tho salva. tion of bis son from somo disg ace ju a Brookiyn rayiment, the necessity of bis beiug imincdiaic- ly transferred into the regular army; and be waid, ‘I asked blmto give mo that forevoon 6 contolewion for Harry in the reguiarscrvice, MWe tol:) me ho would do everything for rhe whatuo. ever, and aeked,mo to tako his arm and go with Lim up tothe War Department.’ Ho said; ‘0 tcok his arm sud went up tothe War Dopart- went, and ho got a comraluslon for his gon su the regular urmv, and 1 took the noxt train ond do- Uvored into Mr, Beccher's Lauds, Hodrew me to hie bosom with both arms, klssed me on both ebocka, and gaid that a» long ae I lived, if 1 Wauted anything out of bimLehould get it for ui nape servica of his lifo that I had ren- ed him,’ a ‘Lhat's a good joke,” laughed Mr. Reechor, an Wilkerson wor’ cn narrating Tilton’s oxplolt ; “that's too gv0d!" he © Dat walt Wl you hear the rest," whispered Mrs, Beocher, while her faco radiated with sintios ns elo looked sympathetically up into Mr. Hall{- day's fac, "h Welly Mr. Wilkeson, what then?” continued Varkd, “uy alt aed sire Wiliceaon ‘ I-” 1 wLobfecet” put in Mtr Beech, ' «That's too bad to spoil tho joke th | pored Mr. Boceher to alr. Porter; anniat tell it all.” But, to the dlscomflturo of the Beechor party. tho sequel was not givou, though tho whole cotrt-room was on tip-toe to hear {t,. © “What ia the rent of tho joke, Mr. Beecher?" the reported aske:t. “Why, you sek Sam Wilkeson: Le’ll tell yon,” ropliod tha great preacher. * It's too good to be Tost.” Whine Wilkeeon So, after the court adjourned, tho reportor | asked Mr. Willosou to tell hii the end of tho in- cident from where My, Beach objected. “Volk it ? of conren I will,” replied Mr. Wilke~ ron, Iiwas like this: As anon as Theodore And finished talking abous bow he had dowe this grent favor for Mr. Beecher, I took this Ictrer irom Mr, Beecher out of my pockct aud slowed itto him BnaoKtsN, Dee, 2, 166L—Sumuel Wilkean, Dean Sinz ‘Me, Tilton jhuforme me of the ‘xervice while you have doxo mo by securing my rou Uarry's tranafér into the peeslse army through your intiuence at tho War Department. Tam mura tint nothing could hava boen done with- outyan, and Me, Tilton fn of the same opinion, 1f you know Low strong aroa father’s felis, you will then even know but falutly how much 1 feel for tyre help in any aon’y behalf, J hope that itarry will +o conduct himscif as to make you glad tothe end that you alded him in getting a fart. Tam, deny alr, your greatly obliged rervant, é ye rea oo Tecan, “And the Joke, Mr. Wilkeron, ts, that ‘Yilton, after all, didn't get this appointment for Mr. Boecher's son 7" “That's yuat it, oxactly. Tho fact is, £ got it enterely myself, Tilton not boing present, sud in the very manuor as described by Tiltou to mo, Tho fact ix, Tilton had tod the story over so many times how he had done this favor for Mr. Baechor, that ho forgot about my having dono it, and finally ‘ carried his coals to Nowcastlo’ by telling it to ino, But, guplter! how Tilton wilt ed when I ahowad him Mr. Deechor's Ict.er, ‘Yhat was tho last tine ‘Theodore over Jouked mo in the face, To think that ho should lave for- gotten how he cams tomo and asked mo to go and eco Lincoln and Camoroa, and how [did go and got this appointment—tt waa terriplo:” Aud Mr. Wilsoxon roared with laugutor, =e FACTS AND GOSSIP, TNE CRULL ATTACK ON M184 LOVEIOY, Uhristuin Reuter, ‘The most crnol thing in the horrible Brooklyn scandal trial ta the presitent attempt to blackon tho roputation of tho danghter of tho Jato Jon. Owon Lovejoy of Illinoiz, who waa at tho Win- sted Hotel with Theodore Tilton whon a echool gitl 17 years old. That tho ottempt is thus far unsuccessful is on oxcuso for thoso who are making it. What the suffering of this young woman must bo while her character in relentloss- ly questioned in the preeonce of Christondom wan easily be itnagined. Mosars. Evarts, ‘Tracy, Hill, Porter, ote, should bo heartily ashamed of thonsclves, There are no foeu large qnough to pay for the doing of such disztaceful worl, dt provokes indignation instead of winning sympathy, If the couse of the defense is a just one, itean stand without such wretchod props. Mr, Bocchor hag shout as mich to fear from his Indiscroot frionds oa from bis malicious enemicr, “NoT A WORD OF THOT IN THAT.” Nee York Tribune, It will bo resalled by many who wore in court at tho time of the conchiwiau of Mri. Monlton's testimouy—and the fact was montioned in sone of the journals at the timo—that Mr, Boochor wroto a fow words upon a slip of paper and handed it to nis wife, who road it and sinilad, Curiosity waa naturally excited at the moment to know what words the paper containad, but Mra. Boecher carefully putit away, Bnt the fact bas sioce boen made publlo in Plymouth Church gos- gip that the words which Mr. Looohor wrote ap- plied tosomo partioular passage in tho lady's atory of bia confession, and read as follown: “Not a word of trath iu thot.” It will be re- mombered that Mr. Boechor, in conversation with Mts, Moniton’s unclo, Jeromiah 1, Robin- son, Baid, ins queditied form, nearly the samo Hilo tu rogard to the wholo etatemant of Mra, Moulton, PREPARING FOR BEECHER'S CROSS-EXAMINATION. New York Sun, March 15, Mr. Tilton waa hard at work yesterday propare Ing points for Mr. Fullerton for Mr. Boecher's crovs-oxamiuation, and it 18 intimated that o vigorous comparison isto be wrought out be- tween Mr. Tiltan’s views of marrisze aud di- yorce and the great dofondant’s, and tho views: of the two wan on theological pointy. Tho thoory in that they did not think widely opart, and that Mr, Beocher was the first ta have Stephen Poatl Audrows in his house to deliver a fros-love lec- ture, Tho lawyers nro ‘cramming theology, looking over the Christian Unior les, and con- ning Mr. Beechor’s printed wiings. In the sentch through the volumes of prined rermons it was found that on Bunday, Jan, 1, 1871, the day on which the apology wag written, Mr. Keechor preached op '* Intonalty of Spire," from tha text God belp ma,” TUE ATTEMIT TO YNOVE TILTON A PROPLIGATE. Netw York Sun, In ono point of view, the blow struck by the defense againat Mr. Tilton way have an import- ant beartug, but that bearing fs altogether against themselves. They say Tilton was a profligate man, avd thet his wifo was unhappy on account of his froe-love sentiments and prac- tices, Yery well, then, would she not bo all the more likely to commit adultery? There is no other danger toa woman's fulelity so great as a belief wn her huaband’s injllelity, Judges of courts of divorce and men versed in human nature know this, Itaeema tots that the defenso in all the effort to show Tilton a profligate have only atreogthencd the caso—iu its probnbilitics— against the defendant, THE OATHOLIO JUNONY. Thero aro two Catholics on tho jury, and so thore wit] probaoly be no sesston of the court ou Ht, Patrick's Day, Apropos of tho Catholic jurors, Mr. Boecher’a sormon on Sunday of last weolt contained this psenges which some people regard as rather significant: ‘I would rathor 8O6 Buy young man or woman befora mogo over to my brethron in the Roman Catholio Churab if he or she could there be mada to ase and under- stand God. Ifitesan be dona thero by pictures, or atatuen, or anything elso,—no matter low it is done,—let It be doue,” THE OVINOTONA. Ie will bo romempberod that Deacon Ovington was avery bad failure aa awitneus, while bis nife was one of the mout satisfactory yet called. ‘The reason is baljeved by some to bo because, when Mrs, Ovington found whe waa to be a wit- noss, she nent for an old olerical frieud and bogged bim to pray for her, which he did; whilsthe Deacon, inthe bustle of preparing to KO a Europe, neglected ta get anybody to pray for him. CADICATURES OF HR, DEKCULI, Mr, Anthony J. Comstoclr, on tho 12th, cousod the arrest of ‘two ealoon-keapers ft New York, for exhibiting, among other obycene pictures, photographs representing Mr. Bacchker dancing the can-can with an unkuown damsol, ELS PERKINS. Ell Perkina was with the Beecher party in court on the 12th, a telographio dispatch from Mr. Beecher having sammoned tim in these words; ‘ridsy will ves good day to attend the trial. Three Throuts Cut, Hurtiord Cuurant, Willian: Evans, blackemith, has resided fn the southery part of Oxford for some time past, but for the last two wueks he has been absout from lis fautly, which conmeta of ® wifo aud tio smallectildcen, Laat Sunday night, s friend of the family called at tho Louse, and noticed that Mra, Evans had a baudage around her throat, He asked her if she had a cold, and she said sbe had. But her little boy, only 4 years old, told the visitor that bis mothor bad boen trying to cut her throat down inthe collar, His mother tried to stop the boy's mouth by saying: “Hash! you must not toll wrong stories.” ‘Tho visitor noticed that wie appeared groatly dejected, although actly ie a rational manner, But tho little boy evidently told tho truth, for on Monitay moraing, Allon Johoson, a neighbor, shoveled a path through the wnow to the house, aud suterod it, to woo If the jnmatea uceded avy aid, Ho found the mother, the little boy, aud the baby all lying in one bed with thair th: cut, Agsoon as pose eible medical ald was summoned, and Dr, Darnes, of Oxford, and Dr, Bayley, of Seymour, soon reached the houze, They pronounced tho woyuds of tho mother and tho eldest boy not ‘laugerous. ‘Lhoy could not tell whether the baby—not yet a year old—wruld lve or not, but judged that the chauccs were againut ity recov- ery, Tho cutting was dono with avn ordivary case-kuifo, 3{r, vans and other ro‘utives havo been telegraphed for, and will prokably azelva in Oxford wuon, —— + —-_. Madamo Camilla Uruo has returned to Bouton from a long professional trip, 1 f fora tow woos. Ps tntonding to rewt AFFAIRS OF STATE. The Bill Giving Foreign Oor- porations Ordinary Rights Lost in the House. Cummings’ Bill to Pay the Railroad Indebtedness of Cotn- lies Passed. The Oitizons’ Chicago Bill Made o Special Order for Thursday. The Union Depot Business Nar. rowly Escapes Perdition. Inspector Harper's Affairs to Be Investi- gated by a Senate Committee. Debate in the Senate on the Ape propriations for Charitable Tustitutions. Michigan Disponses with Her County Sohoal-Superintendents. Considerable Focling Thronghont the State Concerning Ecclesiastical Taxation. ILLINOIS, MOLE InsPECTORS, Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Sraivorre.p, Il., March 16.—The House Lt- conse Committee reported s substitute for the bill for the inspection of foods, confectionery, liquors, and milk. Tho subatituie provides for the appoiutmant of one or mora Inspectors, by tho Muyor cf any city, with the approval of tho Common Council, ut such pay ea may bo fixed by the Counoll, It provides for punishment by fine nob oxcecding %100, und imprisonment not exceeding twenty days, of nny dealer or man facturer who rofca to submit to inspection articlos by Lim mauufncturod or aold. AGAINST DAD WIIISKT. The ramo Committee reported back, with recommendation that it pass, Callane’ bill mak~ jug ite bigh misdemeanor, punishable by im- prisovmontio the Pouitontiary, for any person to manufacture, zctl, or deal out spirituons liquors used as adrink which have bocu manu- inctured other than by the ordinary method of atill and worm, or which shall bo found to con- tain any foreign ingredients poisonous to the human oystem. ‘THE BAMLDOAD ArD, Cumminge’ bill relative to payment of tho railroad-aid bonds Joft unprovided for by tho session of tha Supremo Court in tho tax-grab casog was takon upon third reading and passed, ‘Tho bill is as follows , A Dru for ay aut lovying 8 tax for the paymont of fn- terest nrou bond {ssued {n afd of railroads by coun. tix, either, towns, or townships, in the Btste of Miiuols, aud for creating sinking fund for the pay. ment of the principal of the «ame, Sxoziow 1, Ue wf enacted by the Hropla of the Btateat Nair, renresonted th tha Generat Aavenbly, Thut counties, cities, lawns, or townynipe in this Btile bay- ing jasued Donde in afd of any yallroad, the principal ani {otorest of the some halt ouly bo paid at the place desiynated in tho said bouds, whether the same be registere! or unropiatered, ‘Src, 2, It ehall Lo the duty’ of the local authorities of avory county, city, tonn, or towusnip to lovy a tax for the inll amount of intorest that may bocome duo upon. the sald bonds vo iseued by them ineach and every Sear, and theoald authorities may lovy such further aum, Dot exceeding 20 conts on the Sid yajuation of the real and personal property in said county, city, town, or township, as may be necessary, aga singlug fund for tho payment of the principal of sald bouds, Bre, d. It sbals be tho duty of the County Board, in any cotnty {no this State baying local indebtedness, to ascertain ‘whether the local gutnarities of say city, town, or townebip in said county having tasued auch railroad bonds, havo levied a tax iu auficient amount to meet the inturest for tho then current year upon such local indebtedness + and if such lovy bins uot becn made nod certified to the proper officer u aut smount sufficient fo mazt the said interest, {t alall ba tho duty of the County Board to catige stich au amo int tabolovicd upon the taxable praperty of such city, town, or township as my be Dacestary to pay the 1a- tereat upon auch indebtedness, ‘Bro, 4, Itehsll be the duty of the local antborities aforesaid, tavying stax for ihe psym ut of interest upon such uouds, to imiunediately notify the Auditor of State of such levy; aud the Auditor, after racelvit notice as aforovald, eiall not be roquired to luvy an corlify s taxfoz pnyment of interest on euch bonds, but aaa notify tha Gate ‘Treasurer of such levy have Sug been inade by the loca! authorities aforesuit, And itabnll be tho duty of the sald Sisto Treasnrer, after paying all interest up to tho time the last annual By ment Gocame due, from moneys in bis hauds for that purpose, to remit ihe batunce, if any thera be, ta the Gounty ‘Treasurers of tho auvera! ounces whare such bonds havo been issued, There was considerable inquiry as to the moaning of the Gret section of the bill and what would be it its effect, Bat upon Cummings’ as burance that the sole object wis to enable the counties and cities to pay the bonds without having the money pasa through the Btate ‘Treugury to be reduced by fsou and percontsges, tho blllwas passod, It will bo seco that it makes registered ponds payable not ot the State Treasury, but at the place where, without regard to the registry, the bonds ware made payable. INSURANCE. ¥ Tho Committee on Insurance reported back with recommondation that it pass Powoll’a In- surance bill, making it unlawful for auy tre-ins attrance company to cancel a polloy upon prop- orty within this Sate without convent of the property-holder, except in case of change of oc- gupanoy of tho promises insured, JUBTICNS OF THE PEACE. Atiokney, of Cool, introduced a joiut resolu- tion reuitivg that Sec, 28, Art. 0, af the Constl- tution, providiwg for the appointmeut by the Governor of Juutices of tho Poace in Cook Cunuty, while ¢ elootion ig provided for in other counties, is anlagoniutio to tho fair and equitablo provisions aud a condemnation of the principio of suffrage, and that the duty Imposed upon the Judges of makiog the nominations is caluulated to bring them into disrepute where. fore the smeudment sinking out the aeation in queetion is proponod for submission to the eoole, This amondment would niake Justives Cook County elective, as in otber counties, Lost, Bradwell's bilt to give foreign corporations which luau movoy tu thia State the wate rome. ches for its recovery as aro alloweil citizens, and, when sala is mado on Judgmant or decreo therefor, to empower auch corporations to par- chaco ical estate, aud hold aane not exceeding fvo yeora, was lost on third reading, tha yote belug G8 nyus (not a majority) to 48 noos, STET. Potlions agalcat the repeal or modification of the present Liquor law wore presonted fram cit: oficora and others of Elgin, 100 residenta ol Chicago, and over 400 rosldeuts of Wheaton and vicluiy. FISHING FOR WHALES, Tgpulay ‘Dill prohibiting tishing from June to March for salmon, brook trout, shad, picker), or band, oxcept with a seine with meshes of 9 squure ineled, wan passed, HANTARDY, Callahan's bill, providiug that wults for bast. ardy, and collection of Invtallisente of judgineut in stich eases, wbail pot ubste by reason of the dcath of the child, was also pasaod, Lost, ‘The bill conferring upon County Judges juria- diction ua Justicos of tho Peaco tas lost on tho third reading, receiving less thau a coustitution- al majority. entcado. Tho Citizens’ Asauciation Afuntcipal Iocorpora- tion bill was called up ona third roading, and, on owtion of Dradwoll, mado a spocial order for Thuraday. NEW BOND-IBKUES. Crawford's bill to authorize citien and counties to nettle outstanding bondy, sud isaue othors io tiew thereuf, waa paused, It provides toat, where suy county, city, towusbip, or school dis- trict has lvsued bonds for avy purpose, which romain outstanding, the outhorities of itch county or city, otc., may, upon surrender of auch bonds, iusue in lien ¢hereof uew bosds, upon time not exceeding twenty yoars, and drawing interoat not exceeding 10 percent; provided, that puch issue ba authorized by » majority of the legul voters of the city or county; and pr vided further, that tho aggregate {udobtedues bhall not bo thereby Increased. THX UNION DEPOT BILL, The Isat bill called up on third readin was Herrington'e Union Depot. bill, which, it roted on at that time, owlngto the absonco of a | provisions of tho Lion lass to those who bull numter of its supporters, would Layo been lost, A mation to postpono it to Thursday was accord. ingly made. After conaiderablo tilivustoring by the oppononte of the bill to dofest tho motion and forcb tho bill toa voto, tho bill was made tho special ordor for Thursday. THE RAILROAD SUITS. Tho Nallroad Commisslonors to-day exhibited fo Tux Tninuns correspondent a letter dated Juno 28, 1873, from E. Foley & Co, of Auburn, Ill, who made the affidant published in Satur day's Tripuns, that thoy mado no complaint addressed to Commissionor Brown complaining of discriminations by tho Alton Road against their shipping point, in which tho firm sayst * Wo pray that you will try and got for us a rate that will bo uniform, and not let them (the rail- roads) compel us to pay 14 mills more per hun- dred woight than Virden, for thatis a grestor differonce than is mado between any otber ala- tions Ko near together.” ‘Tho letter docs not ro- quest tho inatltution of any cult egaingt tho doad. CHARITY. ‘The featnro in the Honate proceedings to-day wee tho debato in tho bills making approprias tlons for the Doaf and Dumb Asrlum at Jack- sonville, and the Southorn Insane Asylum at Anns. When the former cams up on second roading, Cassy moved to strike out tho appro- printion of $75,000 year for currant expanses Sud inset €54,650, Ho said, whilo no one should surpars kim in roadiness to yote appro- priations for tho support of tho unfortunete In- mates, ho would not vote an extravagant appro~ tiation to bo oxponded in luxurica for he officials,—thosa cormoranta who sub- sisted sumptuougly on tho tax-payers, whilo tho tomates were cared for in a niggardly fash- fon. Ha had inventigated tho matter, agi know tho eum proposed to bo inserted was euflicicnt, Parish said the original estimate hod boon 290,000 per annum, Tho Commissioner bad cut tt to £76,000, which, as compated with tho ap- Dropriation for the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, was too much. Lo balicved there had beon steals 1n tha institution. Waito replied that tho appropriation was but €200 por capita for thezinmates,—lees than the ebargo for board and tuition at the ohoap- ast schools, Milla called attention to the fact that tho oxponecs last yoar wore 934 percaplta. Tho Committea bad cut off #ISL porcapits for the fumates. It would bo wellto stay at that. Aftor further discneston, in which the oxtray- vagaton and sumptuous stylo(of living of the ofl- clale,and tho meanncas of the appropriation wero ditated upon by sither side, tha amendment was fost, ag was tho amendmont offored by Robingon, making the appropriation £05,000, Dobato of Ua samo Bort onsited on tho appropriation bill for the Southern Insana Asylum, Oasey moved to striso of tho sppropriation = of 250,000, aud insort $32,000 per anoum for ourront expenses, Ho sald that last year thote were but, on an average, olpbty-cight ins mates, with thirty-four employes for tho whole ‘ear, and with elghty on the pay-roll part of tho imo, ‘Thirty-two thonyand dollara waa at the Tate of GU cents por day fur savh inmate, In.tho cobato that followed, Stcote was most caustic upon the rotrouchment that began with ontting down tho diet of inmates of charitabio walitutlous, After a sharp discussion tho amondment was lost, aud the bill ordered to a third reading, . TIME NAILROAD LAW. “Che Sounte Raitroad Connnittisa Teported back withoxt recommendation Dow's bill ropoaliug Seca, 3 and 8 of tho Railroad Inw, 50 ag to admit of compotition in rates in competing points, The Committes was oqually divided ou the bill, tho pasuago of which twill be warmly contested. 1 INSPECTON HANTER, The Senate Committoo ou Warehouaes reported in the chargos agoiwat Obiof Grain Iuspector Harper, as follows : Tho Committco on Warehouscs, to whom was ro- forrod the masuage to the Senate fram His Excellency, tho Governor, fu relatlou to the report of the Railroud sad Watebousa Gomminaionera upon the condition of the Chief Grain Inspoctar’s once, maite in Fobruary, 1374, beg leave to report that they havo had the same under consideration, and, in view of the eurlaus nattre of the compl and charges ugainst the Obtef inspector of Grain for ths City of hi- cf using the = publio “funda in cago his banda for purposes of private eproulatiun, and of a {failure on hie part to proporly acrount for auch funda, which are indicated in thst zepers and not satlatic- torily oxplaincd, your Committee bog leave to reo~ ommend the adoption of the following resolution : Resotved, Thais Bpocial Committee of Threa be ap- polnted by the President of the Scuste, whoee duty it shall be to (nvestigete the oficial conduct and accounts of the Chief Inspector of Grain for Onleago, and all charges iu relation ta any improper use of the ° funda pertaining to tuat office, and = that = tacy bo. authorized to sit in the Oly of Cufeago, for tha foe of tuking teatl mony, aud have powor ta send for persons And paparey and to omploy a stenographer to roport ovideucs, thal tho necessary axponacs of stich investigation be allgwed ‘ne part of the contingent expenses of the Sonate, and thas auch Committes report the reault of euch ins ‘Yent{gntion aa a0on as practieabto, a af, W, Rorinsox, Ohairmsn, The roaolution was adopted. BEAYPOINTUENTS, ‘Tha Governor to-day sont to the Benste the following nomlustions: Solon Kondali, of Heury County, the present incumbent, as Truxtes of tha Hofurm School at Pontiac; Emery Cobb, of Kankakee Qounty, for the North- erm Grand Division, Daniel Gardner, of Champaign County for the Central Grand Division, and A. M. Brown, of Massaq County, for tha Southoro Grond Division, xs Trustecs of the Iudustrial University ar Obam- ala. ‘Yheso gontlomen conetitura the present 0 ee MICHIGAN. TAXING CHURCH PROTERTY. Speciat Dispatch ta the Chreaco Tribune, Lanaixa, Mich,, March 16,—The leading fos- ture of the potitiona now being lotroducod {s the orgaviged movement bolug mado to pravent the passage of any law for tha taxation of church Troporty, During the firet six weeks of tho vos. sion the potitions were almost altogether in favor of the taxation of auch property, and it was gen- erally thought that a measure would bo pasecd which would tax auob property abovo # cortein nut, say 915,000. Now, bowever, the potitions agalnat taxing such property ara much more uamerous than aro those for such taxation, and {tin doubtful what disponition will be mada of the matter. ‘WONK DONE IN TRE BENATE, The Senate to-day passed the following bi lle: Authorizing the Auditor General to adjust cor- tofu taxes against the Chicago & Lake Muron Railroad; for the examination of posts of the Agricultural Qallege Isuds, to ascertain their valua; reorganizing tho Tenth Judiolal Cirowlt and establishing the Twenty-first, tho bill having previvualy beou passcd but sfterwards recon- tldored; Benato bill 119, reducing the State Swamp Land Commissioners fiom threa to oue, and autnorizing him to omploy an as- elatont = at per day whon neces- sary; the to protoct farmers, fiuit- growors, and gardeners; for tne diffusion of the Eloction awa; ta amend the act for the return and summoniog of jurors; amending the law against gaming; requirlog Gupervisors to report to County Buperintendents of the Poor; amending the Attachment law; smending tho law rolating to offenses fealtes Proporty 1 re- peating Sec, 4,204 Compiled Laws concerning alienation by dood; nrevonting masters of vou- sols signing false bills of lading ; prohibiting of- Aicors of citles and villages from Joaking con- tracts with cltles, villages, eto. ; amonding tho law concorning ovidenca, and allowing attorneys to act as Notaries ju certain cases whoro thoy are omployed os utturnova, TUR HOUSE to-day passed tho following billy: To amend the law relating ¢o the spocitic performance of coutraots of decessod persons by okeculare ( te provide for rendering certitied copies of lost doods; to amend tha act for recording patents for lauds; for publishing in pampbiet form the lawa relating to pubile hoalth; to repeal the Lumber Ioapection law; to amond the law rela- tive to procosdings sxainst dobtors by attach- ment; authorizing the Trustoca of the Kalama- 200 Insano Asylum to couvey a small tract of land; regulating the running of parlor cara autborizing Dotrolt to manufacture and well Raa; incorporating 00 ; torelncorporate tate and subordioate Granges; amending the act for the calleatton of dest, dumb, and blind statistics; amending tho act for ceding building sites to the United States. The bill to psy membory from the Upper Poninsuls 85 per day was lout, but it mey be reooumdered. The louse to-day parsed by 63 to 23 the bill repeating the law creating Couaty Superintendants of Schools, An attomptto amoud the Superintendent act failed. Sonate bill 78 reatoring tho tuwoshin aystom of Inepection and suporiutondenca will, undoubtedly, be passed. TUE INHANB ASYLUM, E, 8. Lacy, of Ubarlatte, and W. A. Tomlinson, of Kalamazoo, aro appofoted snd coulrmed ‘Lrustoos of tho Kalamazoo Insane Asylum, : aes a OHIO, BILLA PASBED, *Coruuuve, March 106,—1n the Sevato, billa were passed to require Olerks of Common Pleas Courts to keep a motion-dockat; to suthorizo the grauting of now trials where the ver- dict is obtained by false testimony; to authorize the Uounty Commissioners to cutab- lish free turnpikes ; to provide for holding in- quests junacy after the conviction and sei (ouco of a prisoner, in tho House » bil was passed to oxtend the aw rallronds, Abill waa introduced to provide for tesuing certificates to teachers in country district for tivo, thrac, and fivo years, ——-—— WISCONSIN, THE BOARD OF CHARITIES. Special Diapateh ta The Chicaaa Tribune, Mitwavker, Wis. March 16.—Tho State Board of Charities, hero taking testimony as to tho alloged abuscs at tho Deaf and Dumb Iastl- tution at Delevau, which wero fully reported in Tue Tutoune at tho tline, have concluded thoir Inbors, and will submit thelr report to the Gov- ernor, Tho Doard refusos to state what recoin- mendation theg will make, eaylng that etiquette requires that they submit thoir roport to Gov. ‘Taylor frat, but it is nuderstood that they will recommend the removal of the Priuelpal, ———— TENNESSEE, ATILL GROWLING ANOUT AXNY, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Nasuvinre, Tonn., March 16.—Tho Demooratia night to develope a Stato Anancial polloy, but it proved a failure, The moeting was very inhar- monious, and adjourned amldat tumultuous con- fusion. A resolution was offered doolaring that the election of Audrew Johnson was in contra- diction of tho State platform of Inot August, but was not brought to a voto. —~ PENNSYLVANIA, THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION. Hanntenvna, Pa, Maroh 16.—The House bill to repeal tle Local Option law passed the Senate on {ts third reading to-day, with a etringont Li- cones law added, and wos sent back to tho Houso for its concurrence. it is atated that the House will not accopt tha bill, aud that tho Lo- enol Option law will atand. ———— AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S THEATRE. Tf, as ps noted jurist onco clalined, the vordict of » potit jury would doty tho penotration of ab- solute presclonco, the whims of tho theatro- going public aro equally independont of tho law of probabllitios. Despite the howling gale and the cold of Inst evening, av excellent audience received tho first production of “ Henry Dunbar * at Iooloy'a Theatro. By the same law of con- trary, it was amply rewarded by the reprosenta- tion of tho pieco, which was of the vory best quality. Thea play itself ts not a new ovo in this oity, Jt has been acted hore frequontly in tho past, but of late, years has aubarod the fate of too mavy othor good acting plays, and been sholyed for novelties of tho highly sensatioual snd lbidinous Froncb order. Tho drama ie itsolf rathor of tho blopd-and- thundor varloty, but the plot is cepital, and ite revelation ig reserved for a surprise with groat artistls aklll, Tho parts aro ail good and tho disloguo is in many inatancos pithy to brilllanoy. Tho futercet iso well sustained, too, as to on- chain tho sttentlon of the most blaso play- ROer, and the varioty of character a0 malntuined asto give cack of tho playera an opportunity forthe display of individual power, It has some inconsistencles which one {is obliged to kindly iguoro, and the last act, though highly creditabla to the ingonulty of the author, doos violoncs to probability ins very intolerable do- gree, Asanatironpon the stupidity of the avoiaga detective, who for once proves not to be the astute person we usually meet with be- tweon yellow oovera or before footlights, tho scone inay be takew with allowance, Hoe 1s thoro, however, and is huntiug a murdoror as usual, Therois sleo tho astute aud facotious thief, who keeps the dotcotive busy snd prao- tices blackmail upon tha principal offendar, bub be is very clovorly disguised as a witty and well- road rosoal, and such consummate, inhuman, thorough-pacod, doliborata soamp, that bis vil- lalny is ieagre or less oxuilarating. The charac: tor of Henry Dunbar wae one which the late J. W. Wallack aswumed vary felicitously, and in Chicaco owas acted =by Mr, Frank Alken, {¢ was committed ta Mr. O'Noll last evoniug, and way onother In the extended series of auccosees which that most compotent artist haa accomplished of late, Mia mate-up was very good, and big conception of tho part equally praisoworthy. His acting was full of force and suggcation, opprosalye in tho Tealizing venga of of montal torture, terror, aud remorse lt conveyed to the audieuce, without disclosing the mannor by which thas condition Waa resognizadlo, It was smooth, conslstont, and woll sustained, and, for tho first perform. ance, astonishing in its freadow from miscalcula- tlon of effoots, It was uuprstontions, more- over, and in the scones of strong omation forcl- bleand pathetic, Misa Blanche DoBar, who bas taken the place of Mise Hawthorne for a week or two, played Margaret Wentworth, and ina tanner whiok won for her the sympatherlo in- torest of the eudionga, ‘Lhe part is rathor s dis- mal one, dressed as it ia in tho deepost of wourne ing, and the motive of revenge whiot gives ic impetus {a not one to warm the sympathica of a mixed audionco, Misa DeBar, howavor, was quite Pleasing iuit, Tho last act isa cingular one, ospootally for Afargarel, A pleco of broad comedy 1s tojected into the most patheatls scene ofall,” A dying man and biadaughtor aro driven by circumstances to assume disguisos,—tho ono of au irascible old bachelor, and the other ble voluble Irish servant-girlk Tho merriment oaused by this discuiso sntirely obliterates the tragic impreasion of the scene which precedes, ‘The moro porfect the dleguise, and consoquortly the more amusing the comody rapredentas tion, the less poimanont the im- pression of what has gono before, Into this scene Siftss Doe Bar thraw hersalf with the brightest of succens, her brogue and her action creating decided merrimont and calling out hearty spplaune, Of course tho aitustion was improbable to the laat dogres, but that fault oan- not weigh npen theasclrose. Br, Crano’s part of The Major, the facotious rogue sod dead-beat, whoss ono Elona of apparent humanity was a ruse torob his dying friend, was very enjoyably renderod, Ripo, unctuous koavery on the stage Is always palatable, avd when the kaavo is witty, urbane, oud above the average of knavas, he 1s irrosistible, So way Mr, Grane In the part of the warrior with many family names always commecclug with tho same iniilal, “to save remarking his underolothing.” Tho part is & good one, andit will be undoretood that Bir. Crano played it with Tlvoly appreciation and Judi. crous execution. Mr. Salisbury presented Car fer tha detective with more thao the usual air of fatbomlens intultton, unvearchable penetration, and unspeakablo ra- Raclty, which all detectives on or off the stage agsume, and which, porispy, ono upon this planct really possesses. Miss Doyle was very much tho same as noval in the role of Laura Dunbar, B8be dressed it prettily, and played i¢ flippantly at tho audience instead of for ft. If she could be induced to keep hor eyea upon the atago more, and upon the good people in tho house loss, her actiug would gain muoh by losing what igau almost inevitable and unfortuuate ac- sompaniment, Tho samo might spply to Miss MoHeory, Porhapa, too, shocould bo reasoned out of 8 yasl misapprehension that the misuse of an sapirate constitutes a profound study of foreiga charactor of all descriptions, notably English. Perhans sho might tura hor attantion inwards to ® part, tuetead of concentrating it upon that soloma misapplication of tho uofortunate letter h, Bho might even be convincod mth time that the Juuge, which are indispensable ad- junote most representations of for sign chsracter, do not of themeclras dopict it with sufflcient accuracy to sconre. instant recognition from an American audience, Mr. Buckloy's part of Clament Auatin Ja the ligheat of the principal characters, aad that {tia matisfactorily played ja obvious, fir, Webster, Mr, Brown, and Mr. Flizpatrick are deserving of a passing word of encouragem Tho pices asa whole was very neatly play audthe audience responded with warmth an interest. The aqme bill will be given at every parformante thie wocok baw that of Saturday bight, ir. Salsbury’s benefit, Saturdsy alght, fa not to be torgotien. The bill prepatod for that avening lea good oue, andthe performance of “Robert Macairo” by Mosers, Salabury and Crane must certainly be very funny. Tho Califoruia excursion is a sudden surprise to members of Hootey's company. While glad to gototha other side of the continent for a change, the length of their eogegoment there {fy indodpite, They aro consequently somewhat voset in Ppegeee muttery, and the absenco of woverst of them preparatory $o their leavin, will doubtless be necossary, Mr, Maguiro'a Minstrel Compuny take posuexsion the middie of April, and Hooloy's Company open simultaneous- dy fu Ban Fraucuico, Thoy sey that Offenbach's mass for bis daugh- tore weddiug, which the Cure of Notre Dame de Lorette wouldn’s allow to be plaved in the church, owod that prohibition to its echoing of blu opera bouffes, ‘Thug the * Kyrie” waa so hke Le Mari Sago" that everybody recoguized tha: merry tune at onco, and tho * Agous" was only the let+ ter song from ** Ls Periobole,” played yery slow, with a tremolo. FOREIGN. Text of tho Pope's Allocution at tho Recent Consistorys A Mournful View of the Prosont Condition of the Church, Joint Address of the German Bishops In Reply to Bismarck. Tho Now Ecclosiastical Bill Diccussod in the Prussian Dict. Great Loss of Lifo by a Recount Earth. quake in Northern Mexico. ITALY. « ‘THE PAPAL ALLOCUTION, New Yon, March 16.—A special diepatch from Itomo gives the following as tho text of tho sllocution of the Pope, delivered at tho Con- sietory bold in the Vatican youtorday: Itecogniaing, in part, our care in there bad times to Ancreaag your novle order of distingulthed men, th as siatin the protection of the universal Cuurch, and, having determtued to dincharge this duty, wo wished to perform it according to the solemn ancient rites, a8 the dignity of tho Church demands ; but times are op~ weed to ourintention, The oppression which wo sul- for fs stich that wo bave not eycn the froedom of waillog the adlictions of the Church, No wonder that those differing fiom the Church by herodltary errora hate the Church aud atrive to attain this cod, Unfor~ tunately ia Italy, whore the supreme cathodra of truth was placed by, Divine dispensation, the children of folth have become the enemies of the Oburch, and a plot for ite destruction 19 grieving our heart. Hence have come tho doplorable injuries to the liberties, posscisions, aod ministers of the Church, which we witness, poworleas to roulat. Hence lave come tha greatest evils to tho souls of men and humon nosietys the corruption of youth, which will propagate the existing evils to future generatlong; the educa- Monal institutions havo wn from tho fulle ness of the Church, and in youth, which abould be the secd-time of Virtue, vices are rooted. In the schools gubjoct to the civil power, there {6 education without faith, without religion, according to tho banoful world, Tho education of the pricathood, even, is hampered by arbitrary rules, so that it is dificult to regulate tho course of thelr studies, The army conscription lawa take oifect ia the ranks of the clergy} inferior clerics are encouraged to be contumaclous, to realst their Bishops, and are ratected. et the desires of the epiacopal authorl- of preaching tho word ; the publication of our dis- courses 1 prouibited by (he civil power; ponal laws are epactod againat ‘Publishing tho acts of the Apostol- fo Boo; the yolca of the Bupreme Master, tho teicher of truth, ta silenced, and the rights of tho faithiul people are violated. Let those who subject the Church to slavory bear in mind that thoy invoke upou them- goles: tha Divine wrath, a harder Master aud heavier Tranny. 3 Lately, ina foreign country, writings were divulg- ed distorting the Vatican docress, The object was to eifect a violation of the liberty of your Sonate in tuo sclaction of our succcasion, by threateof civil inter- ference, Thossacts point exclusively at our ecclesi- asilcal competence, but a morciful God ruling the Church, providentially ordained tye admirable withdrat Diahops of the German xmplre, who refuted in thelr novle declaration 8 erroneous doctrines. We give the fullest praise befcrs tho catholio world tofiue said Disho,s, We approvo their declaration and their protest, am belug worthy of the virtue, dignity, anc redgion of tho Bisnops, We confirin: them du thelr apostolic authority, prayang the divine clomency to dissipate the designa of our enemies and to ond these evil days, | Memombering that no wisdom oF pradence can prevail against the Lord, lot ua offer sacrifices in humiilty and fervent pruyer. Our God is Suet and morciful, savero againat thoso who persist in Uhelr evil ways, and morciful to thoso who are con- vorted to Hits.’ Thorefore, lot us turu our hearts in contrition to Him, praying for consolation and deliver- auce, Uo is powerful to defend us from our enemies, Pronaring us foraherasftor of eternal joy, Gregory he Great saya that "in these tribulaboun a groater struggle, greater co-operation, greater valor fa batife, are required of our laborers." Wa are resolved, Vencraile Drethren, to ada to the Genate of the Itoly Noman Church, forthe glory of God and the utility of tho Church, siz mora distin- ished men, whose names ate known to you, who avo ahows themselves worthy of the high lianor b tho discharge of their episcopal functions with fortitude, prudenco, and learning, or by bearing cruel ersoontions with cours d constancy. Wo intend ereato five other Cardinala, If to the diaponsation of God thts Holy Beo sliould bocoma vacant befare thelr names are divulged, taay wili be declared {no the codlell attached to our will “We decreo, by apostolis autbonty, thet they may have the right of active or passive partivipation tn cossor, Tho five Cardinals reservod arena follows: + Mousignenra Pecca, Vitovoschi, Rundi, Ninno Bimione, and Aptioi Mattct. TNE PAPAL SUCCESSION, Lonnoy, March 16.—It ia said that a confidon. tial exchange of views in regard to tho olection of the euccassor to Popo Pius IX. 18 taking place botwoon Germany and Italy. ee BISMARCK AND THE POPé, JOINT ADDRESS OF TOE ROMAN CATHOLIO Disuvors OP GERMANY IN REPLY To Pann Drawance, Bolow aro given the material parts of the joint addroas of the Noman Catholic Dishops of Ger- mony in roply to Prince Bismarck, Tuo dooue ment opons with s statement that the conolue tons arrived at im Princo Biamarck's circular re- spocting the election of a Popo are ‘as unjusti- flablo as thoir promises are unfounded.” The Bishops say: Thera is nothing in,tho enactments of tho Vatican Council to Justify tho'seser.ten thut tha Pope bas in connequencoof these enactnieata become an absolute sovorelgn, and @ sovercigu more abeolute than any other monerch ia tho worm, In the Oret place, tho field over which the 6 :clealaatioal authority of tha Popa oxtenda ig distinct froin that swayed by the temporal power of & monarol, vor do Cathollca deny the Bivo~ Telguty of monarche to roard to acoulsy aifalrs, But, independently of this, the desigaation of a Popa asab- eolute Monarch iv inadintssivle, evon with reforence to the fleld allotted to him, becsuse the Pope acta uader joact of choosing our aug the Jaw divine, aud ts bound to adhero to the ordinances’ Iatd down by Christ for Wis Church, ‘The Popa cannot change the die vinely-ordained conetitution of the Church, thougts the ceznler legislator may be able to remote! the political arrangements intrusted to hia keeping, ‘The constitution of the Church in all ite exscuiial eed 4a based upon the direct {nJunations of the Nvinity and exempt from ell arbitrary experiments of manklud, Tho same divine regulations which created the Pope crosted tho Diahors Ukewine,—the Bishops to have thelrown peoullar righte and duties, allotted ‘to them by God Himeslf, to modify which the Po has neither th ht ucr the power, Henoa it is a glaring mistake to assume the Vatican enactinents to have superseded eplacopa authority by Papal power, and to bayo roplaced by the Fopo the Bishops, who are henoeforth ouly bis tools end employes, without ad perscnal Pesponelbiity Under ‘the eternal docirine of the Ostholta Ghurch it has beso oxpressly deolared by the Vatican Qouucil that tho Bishops sre uo tools of the Po, na mera Papal em- ployes without onul yea) bility, but paatora ap. ted by the Holy Ghost tu reprosent the Apvatles ¢ jo govern, a8 goad shepherds, (be flocks intrustod to In the stghtcanth century of Christian ecclo- slastioal history the Papacy has been placed over and by the aldo of fpiscopacy, both. balng divinely instl- sted by Obriet ; #0 st will ba aiso in thefuture, , Wo eapeciully protest sgainas the statement that t! of the Vatican enactment have become Pu: employes without pers sonal reaponslbility, and = =owa A to absorve that it is mot the Qutholic Church which acknowledges the immoral and despotio princi- that the command of a superior officer relieves ¢! subordinate from personal reaponstbility, As to the optolon that tu Popes by moans of jofelliblity, has ducome on absolute Soveretgn, 1t 18 UpoD wh elk tlely erroneous conception of tae dognia of tnfallibil- Perse Vatican Councit has olesrly and unmis- bly pronounced Papal Infallibility, iu accordance with the nature of things, confined to the del be longing to the doctrinal authority of tae Church, ond ie restricted by Holy Writ, tradition, and ore- pou decisions of the arch, peng aces of tue urch bas tn no way been, Aerod” Uy tbe eoscrment of Papal’ Intellobity. The opiafon that the relations of the Popa to the Eplacopacy have been changed by the Vatican Council belng eatively indefensible, the conclusion drawu from thosa promisce that tue Pope has assumed a novel po- sitfon toward the Governments, is equally groundless, Wo canuoh restrain ourselvea (rom er: orescloe the dvopeat regret that in tho sbove circular dispatch the German Imperial Chancellor should have advanced opinions founded upon the assertions and conjocturoa of Protestant scholers, aud some former Catbolica ro+ balling +g du e whole Iegillmate Eplecopal wuthori~ joly Bec, ‘These sasortious and con- have boon reetedy, and emphatically oon radicted and refuted bythe Pope, the Bishops, aud Ostholic theologians ard cunonists, ss tho legitimate representatives. of the Catholic Church, In our respective Dioceacs we have the right to demand that, if the principles and doctrines of our Church are to be discuezed in this wise, our opinion be taken too, and Shak aa Wig 98 wo regulate our conduct by theso rineiples and doctrines, our words be credited, I hua correcting the erroneous version of the Catholic doctrine contained tn circular dls ‘ope, Still, we fool tt our duty ta P nly aguinet the attempt made to mtertem with the iodepeudont slection of the Obief of the Catholic Chureli, aud we dectoro that the validity of any Papal election can be decided ouly by the Church, to ‘whose autltority every Catbollo will unconditionally subualt, fn Gormany 28 anywhere elss, ———— GERMANY, TOR ECOLESIANTIOAL BILY. Beatm, March 10.—-Iu tho Lower House of the Prussian Diot to-day tha debate was opened on the fire} reading of the new Hcclestaatioal bill, Des. Fall, MWiolutor of Public Worebip, in ee & speech oxplalning tho necessity for trav; | {ntatton on the rolations of tho State with the Church, dwelt especially on the fact that the Pope liad authorized Austrian Bis’: ps is otey laws similar to those which ho denounerg in Prussia. =‘Tho Btatp was not Afcaig of te onoyellen!, but considored the matte feriaus, and would not permit iteelf to he Treats oe mit scam by the Sines. % vinvo Lismarck mado 8 poworful 4 support of tho bill. Io anid theraazimn deed obedience was dus toGod than man certains Old uot mean that more obedionca wee duo tog Pope, misguided by Jeaults, than to a Kng, ‘Lhe Government wan doing its duty in Provect. fog. German freedom of mind agalust Romo, ‘Tuo Honeo resolved to discuss tho bill to ful alttihg instoad of roferriug it to a committes, Loxpox, March 16— A, m.—A specint trom Berlin tothe Zimes raya: ‘In arecent dlapatey to the German Miniter at Romo, Prince Bie. mark sugaeste that all tho States, with « certain number of Cathollo inhabitants, ontar into sn Treamedt to ropel Papal intertercuco with Doll. CB, JONIZES ALTIONSO, Panis, March 16.—L'Univera pubtishes the toxt of tho address which Gen. Cabrera bog js. sued to the Carliste, and which ho will immedi, atoly dispatch from Paris. Iu this addioss, Gey, Cabrorn announces bls recognition of Alphonsg aa King of Bpnin; points to the country’s need of poaco, and appnala to the patriotiem of the Carlists to discontinue astrugeio that ty hore. Teas. frou & cause which be rofsains from 49, vealing. A convention botween Cabrorsa and the at. honsis's la published. Dy its torma tho Carl. vats in tho town districts and tha provincos sub. mitting within a month may rolain tho specis} and local privilozes enjoyed bofore tho war, ang any apooiutment to a oivil or military oftice, ' approved by or omanating from Cabrora, will ta accepted and confirmod by the Alphousiats, L'Univcrs adda that a Carlist proclamation bas appeaiod, donounclog Cabrore og 2 traitor, ——- FRANCE. THE NCW PRESIDENT OF THE ABSEMOLT, Panis, March 16.—When the Aesombly mei to-day the Duke D*Audiffret Pasquior took the chair, Ho read an address coutaizing rox strongly-worded expressions against the Bony partiets, which wero loudly choered by tho Left, ‘M. Duclorq, a Liberal Repubtican, was clecteg ono of tho Vico-Prosidonts, receiving the up port of the Republican majority. M, Dufuro, Miniuter of Inatico, stntod thy the Government had not yet doliberated on th question of dissolution, but bis persouul opteion, was thot the Assembly would dissolve in Argus and tho elections for s now Chamber of Deputies ‘bo ordored for autumn, 3 cc eee MzXICO, DESTRUCTIVE EANTOQUARE. New Yous, March 16.—Corrosponderce from Gundalajora contsiog an account of an earth. quako of more than usual force, which, on the llth of February, shook a Jargo portion cf Northern Moxioo, Tho little Town of San Cre. tobal was simost entiroly dostroyod, and soventy dend bodies wore taken from tho ruins. The contro of thia disturbanco appcars to be fn the volcano of, Oshortuco. ‘Che earthqnaln occure) at night, and the terror of tho people was in. crossed by the darkness. ———— INDIA, AN ENGLISH SURVEYING PARTY MASSACKED, Loxpoy, Match 16,—Nows has boon received that the vatives of Assum havo massaored sou voying party, commandod bv a British Lieuten ant, and consisting of sixty-threo Sepoys and coolica. ——— FIRES, IN CHICAGO, A destructive conflagration was threatened yoaterIay aftarnoon st 22:00 o’alock in the ticle ity of Wabash avenno and Twonty-fourth street, where large framo-honses abound, and fors time great oxoltement exaued. Tho strong gale which wan blowing gavo an incipient fire ®& good etart, and but for the prompt at tendsnco of the tromen it ie quite likely thatincaloulable dumsge would havo ensued. Aa it was, two barue woro destroyed anda thitd partially burned, The finmes wero first discov. ored {n tho baro fn roar of No. 1065 Wabnsh art nue, a storyenodsa-half structure, in which were stored a number of household artices, William Keegan owned tho bullding aod Jones, $200, The barn iu rear of No, 1053 wes similar straoturo to the other, aud was owned by Mra, James Gwens, whore lows in $150, A tro story frame barn in roar of No. 186 Twentr foutth streot, and onthe opposite side of tie alley from the othera, was damaged to the oxtont of $100. It is owned by Myron L. Pearce. The cause of the firo could not be sacortained. There was uo one in the barola whioh the fire broke ont, so far as is known, ao¢ there wero no fires kept thore, Tho alarm wi promptly given from Box 65, AT HYDE PARK. Tho Hydo Park fromon had au oxcellent ep portunity to tost the capacity of th now Iolly watoreworks, yesterday after noon, but it seoms did mat — improve it, oraf thoy did thero wag no virtito in the mir chinery. Five frame cottages, belonging 1 ‘Mr. Driggs, sad situated at tho corner of Belle yuoavonto acd Forty-fourth stroat, wero de stroved about 4:90 o'clock. Ouly one of the atruotures wero ocoupied, aud tho name of ta tenant was pot learnod, The loss amounted 9 $5,000 ; insurance unknown. AT HOLLISTON, MAGS, Bostoy, Mass. Aturch 10,—Pond’s Block io Holliston, Mass,, was totally dostroyed by fr this morning. The loss on tho building iy $20,000. Tho losues of tho coouvants ara as fle lows: 8. E, Carr, grocer, $6,000; G, A, Harley, druggist, @5,000; A. B. Clark, book-seller 24,000; A. Rice, jewater, W. A. Barker, clothler B.A. Bridges, market produce dealer, sn Tyler, barber, all sustained heavy loses. Tee Idaaos will aggtegata about $50,000, ‘the build ing was Insurod for 819,000. Total inauranee, 27,000, But for tho timoly arrival of a ate fire-engine the contro of the ‘town would bit boon destroyed, AT SANESVILLE, WIS, Sveeiat Dimpatch to Tha Chicaae Tribune, Jaxenviu.e, Wis, Marob 16.—During & We hard wind-storra, about 11 a’clook Inst night, tb Rock County Hotel, owned by Dr, Joho Mitchell and occapled by Thomas Burne, took fire {roms defective fluo, and was eo badly burned thst | will have to batora down. Very litilo of tb furnitura was saved, Dr, Mitcball estimates Dil loss at $0,000; inaurance, @2,000—in the Globs of Chicago, and Allemania, of Pittsburg, AT JOLIET. Special Dienatch to The Chicaco Trituns. a. Torsxr, Il, March 10.—Tho rosidonce of 0 W. Potter, on Lincoln atreot, in this city, wis burned to-day. Loss, 81,200, Insured lo re Phonls, of New York, for ©9300-3200 et honse avd €3000n tho furniture. The St of the fie {a supposed to have beon a dated HH fluc. A yorv heavy gale blowing ondangare adjoiniog proporty. AT JEFFERSON CITY, MO. Couxcr, Brures, {a., ‘March 10.-—The Fate son House aud adjolalog residences ot welt a City, burned last night, Loss not stated. . eral Sonatora aud monbora of the House {ut out in tha cold, with the Joss of most of #1 personal effeota. NEAR MILTON, WIS, Svectal Dtapateh te Tha CAtcaae Tribuns ont Janzavieey, Wis., Marol 16.—The farm-b ne of Joseph Carr, vear Miltoo, was burned 8 iN nights ago. Tons, about $3,000; Insured 1a Madleon Mutual, — AT SPRINGFIELD, MO, ‘i Counor, Buvyrs, Ia., diarch 16-4 ve if Springfield, Mo, last night destroyod ® anf stable, a furniture store, and other prcp worth over $10,000, OBITUARY. is Spectat Diapatzh to Tha Chicago THIN 4 Oxpan Ravina, Ja. Maroh 10.-EX) 5 Judge Charles 1. Cokin dropped de b etroet at Vinton tardsy-—propably frre 3 aga bo See et b of the State, bub of Law ne peciestyh eae to.fihe Chtea20 Trib oy c sumption, witatda one of sho oldest sud Tospocted citizens of our city,