Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1875, Page 3

THE ClLIICAGO 'TRIBUNE: \VI‘]DNFfiSY)AV APRIL 7, 1875, 3 ith one down, he (Moulton) had gone dawn wi e o e eith & plstol pmm!" st his head or t, Lad [ DEMANDED DACK BOME PATERS at the peri] of his lifo, Bhe went on in that strain, 1 il nok undertake to givo all tbe. porticulars, but, as [ i Tetore, 1 may roveat that T saw them afterwards Tatlered togather i the ariiclo of Nov. 3, 172" Now, {1 bin aveount to you of his interview with 31rs. o Tttt ho give you s barrativo of that Lind? A— e conli not, Barts (roading)—*T told Mr. Deecher that I e e e Eosdiail 10 o to Stariion 3 that T hiad ethrnied douiton briefly and urriediy of that atraugs nferview that Sloulion hud fustaitly sall, - Tue Vonian Tmust, bo erizy; abo muat b dealt el ¢ T uunt gea nee. X told licaclier, In pursuance of flint Hetermination by Moulton, he'and T took _carriage~— 1" Lolieva tuat very night—at ali cvents, & night or two allerw: Lut very near that |In|c‘ and wo Qrovo to Mrn, Woodluli's house, 1 fald Tieecher thiat ‘o twa(that is, Manlton and 1) had had an Interview with Mre, Woudhull; that, during thls interview, alin Gecupied our attontion not with tho story, execpt i Very gt part, but tainly with an extravagant a Sount of ter ¥lews of Spiritualem: thut she Stoad I the tiddln of fhe loor awd had tnfl of tadder with her ands Lotween earth and heaven, Which she suid ihe augola sscended de: scendsl. 5 Q.—Did he give you that marrativa? A.~XNo,sir, 1 never henrd of it untl] 1 heatid it hore, Evarts (readiug)—4 That thero wan & communication between tho two worlds 3 that alio hai referrod diglt- Iy to my {nterview and to tho acandal, and that Moul- tom hiad_said to ber {hat it wan serong {of atiybody to o vindictive—wrong for suy woruats (0 &peak 11l of anoflior + that shio had oy io g to Brooklyn o seo Bira, Tilfon and ehe would find in bor dolicate and gentlo_mannorn and iife an cullfo afutation of nuy fiich cruol story.” A«—Ttlton nover told mo any sac thing, 3 ta fntersiow betsween yon and Tilton ;'l::f:vfluv butween Moulton atul himself and Sira: Wonqhuii? Did Bo ko on or did lia aay an fole Tones 1 lokl Tieechor that Moulton and T, on coming that night, had discussed in the carrlage how we Ahould et miong with Mre, Woodbuil; that Soulton Cxpraenod, on tiat occaslon, his full conviction thuat THE WOMAN WAB NOT IN JIER IIONT MIND, and that sho munt bo dealt Withas 8 dangoroun’ pare Som, aid by kiuduess, and T told Lim 1f o bad uuy Suigestiony in the matier an to liow wo should mect Thfé mew danger—comfort thin now enemy— wantod to bosr them,” Do you romemilor anyiling of {bat Xind oceurriiig? A.—Allow mo 10 ask you whether T ain snawering to {lio reality of theso icetings bo- meen Tifon, Mowlton, wid s, Woodlul, oF only thio repetition of them'to mio 'nly tho cdpetition of them to you, A—Ob, wel, uothing of that kind was over told e, Qu—Now, Afr, licucher, what couversation did_you ta Yact have with refercuce fo any sieps or proccedings Talug takon by Tilton or Moulta, or botli, with your Knowledge, 1l regard fo Mea, Woodimi12 * A.—-Nous whatevcr, ' 1 bad Dothing 10 do with that woman, ex. copt a0 far an sho {ntruded herself upon mo, aud s fat a8 It concerned mo to laten to her eulogios at Band of Monlton and Tilton, Bho never in siy way wliatever, by 1oy cuunol, was Lrought loto this mat- ter, nor did T i any way whatover propnsc auy coutie e, mothod, modo, machinery, or anyihing eise, for the uso of Lier, —Now, Mr, Deecher, thie fs ntated by Tilton to v oceuried i an fnterview between you and him, Moulton sald that his *methiod war—hfa proposition was—to treat hor with kindncss: do somo service for Ter: put bor under soma obligation to us, Deo:her said that bo would vory chicerfuly co-operats in that A b thougt 1 was fho best and the only ! To wsked mo (hat In, Tillan) if T would cooperate, 1 sald 1 would, and wo agren s 'part - of the methiod by wilch wa stouid oal with Mrw, Woodhull that we would becoino per- sonaly acquainted with her," A.—No, ir; that is false, In exylanation of thelf conduct 'they told me thiat thiay thought the way o doal with her was to LAY HEN UNDER OBLIGATIONS TO TIEM, and fliey dif sk ‘moon one occesion If 1 wouid not co-operate, and 1 absolutely refused ta Lave auytbing 10 do with er, Q.—Now, at this {ntorview, did onything of this Xind oceur’? © Wo ngreed aldo that,as sho van a woman, wowould _put ler under the restraint of wwomaniy equaintasicerhip—n othier wordy, that_sho shiouid suske Mra, Tillon's scquaintance and Mra, AMoulton's. Becelior said it wus tmpossiblo for i (0 do anytbiig tn thot regard with Mes. Deecliers-that siio would nover make Ay nllianco With him toany such ends; ¢ho was @ burd woman to.get along with,snd shie must bo left out of that,” Did any such conversstion about A~No, sir } our respective wivaa tako placo? the only conmultution of which thutis true {n_any de- e was tho fuct thiat, aftes Fome_cousiderabla time, Xeoulton and Tilion 314 me they regardod bier as ouo of the moat_oxtraordinary women tust they had ever met, and that, surroundcd A slio was by bad {nflucn- ces,'sho acted from the lower plaus of ber uature: that, if shocould be put in_comaunication with the upper {nfiuouces of 1ifa and her nobls nature appealed to, they thought sho would LEAD A REYOLUTION 1n the times in.which sho lvod, and their eulogics wora shnply oxtravegant of her,' T never counseiled hor assoclatlon with Elizabeth Tillon, nor with Bmms l(uuxlwn.—e V%fld too good. I nover thought of Ler soming to my house, Q.~Did yon ever uxpress thia feellng or opinion fo Tilton 2 * Mr, Beecher told we that io hoped that the two ladica (referring to Mra, Tilton and Mrs, Monlton would bo able, with oue help, to bold Airs, Woodhul ander kindly'obligations to ‘s, and tlia Ls hoped tuat noither of thain would make any objoction to romfng _olthor to my hous or Mrs, Aloulton's? A.— Tust fs putting into my mouth what was satd o mo. Q.—Wall, did you xay avything of {hakiod? AT dld not, Q.—DId you ever say o Tilton that you had an fn- terviow with Mrs, Moulton on tho subject, and ro- questod ber to Invite Mrs, Woodlull o her (s, Moullows) houso? A.—Naver, Q.~Now, Mouiton siatcs this, 3r, Boochor, 84 & part of an Interview after the publication of this card, when ho saw you about it ¢ ** I told him that 1 thoughi it would ba nccensary, in some way, to Influonce {lit woman againat tho publication of the storivs ; that L tlought I ought to seo her, 1ie asld hohoped { would: aud T did ses Lier, {o consequence of my countltation with Mr, Bocelér Did that Occur? A~—No, sir. That T hed o conversation with him fs vory pomaible, but thero was ot o stop taken in comsequence, o counsel with me, not » atep. Q.~—At the thne of this cousorsation or conaulfation “witl you, bad Moulton alroady seen Mrs. Woolkull? A~Tdoitknow, Q—Wien was tho first ttme, Mr. Decchor, and where that you waw_Mra. Woodhull 7 A,—~Somotime in the midsummer of 1871, Q—And whero? - A—At Tilton's houso, Qu—Tlow did that pieeting comoabout? A,—T wos walkiug one Bunday aftcrnoon from Moulton's houss with fm, and we strolicd along st laphazard, Wo came down Jo that nelghbotlioad, DEECUER PIRST MEETd WOODITULL, Q.—~What neighborliood ? A.—Tilton' housa; and hie axid, “ Look hero; lav'a go n and sco Tilton. Mrs, Woodhll is going 'to_Le thero thiw niterioon, That s tho first inlmation I had of har presenco, I declined fo 1) Lut bo utd e thought it wonld bo botter, and that had better dot, atd I consented o his urying, and "q"“'\'v'fidfl" e you 0 d thi lo wrh . ~Wall, bow aid 'you ind tho peaplo when you an- tored tho Nouso? A.~I saw somoboy Tu s beck rlor, Q.—Whera wers Mr. and Mrs, Tilton? A~T dows know,” 3 don't semenuber seslag Mrs. Tilion at Q—Well? A,—bra Woodhull was up-stairs in tho Tecelviug-room—up-slalrs, Q—Howglt you gt Lufo her company 7 Who took youup? X—T'don’ know who took mio up, I was scoried thare, and lefs thers nlone, QWi e, Woodlull? A—With Mrs. Wood- £1io was walting for rae apfarently, ir, what passed botween you? A.—Well, 120 wout._cordially, both Landa sbakin hisd tong (deaiced 10 aea” me, and counted 1t Mr, Beach—I don't percelve; air, ths admissibility o this terviaw betwosn Bedelior aud Mre, Wood- ull, 5 Bdgo Nellaon—The conversation i, nok admlsaile, nk, : Mr, Evarte—¥oll, you had an Interviow that lasted teu winutes,—from ton {to Afteen minutest A9 Wink not over Afiven, and not less than ten, ol dld you v suything tosey G her dur. tog that tatervicw on the subject of tlicso difiicultice 3re, Tilton snd lier husbend or yoursalf T A.—Not 4 ward, nok tho alightest alluslon, © + A HECOND MEETING.® Q.~Now, when did you next sco her? Do you re- member the occaslun Of an excureion? A.—Ve, sir, Q.—Yacht-raco of & warchousa Inapechon?t A Yes, sir, botk, Q.—Well, what was that affafr? 10 was » trip down the bay with nuaiter of gentlamen from thu prosw aud others, £0 beo the Lavanis, wus it nob? AeeTo sa the Euglish yacht beaten by one Atmnerican Sappho, ud back ayniis up 1o the warehause of Woodrutt, Itobiusun & Co., and then we were landed in Drook! 73 JVkad gof to e between 3 and 8 i the evoniag, Q—ell, now, whose plessire party wis th T B sy sy party s, i Ly oulton, aud I understood 7 aud the irm to ba thy' bead of It, Whiat was represented waa (e plassure of suelng (Lo yaclit, Lint tho bisdu object they bad wat in Winclosing 0 s o0 What & sealu thelr warchouse baste n.-'- was carrled on, A vary pleasant afternoon it was, Q.~Tilton was presant? A.—Tillon was Oliver Johnran way present, atid varlous othe; o 3 And Birs, Tilton was' not 'fn thia” excieaion? =N, sir, Q.—Well, sfter the excursion? A.—Well, after ws Landed at Montague Perry, Moulton saked me to go back sud dine with him, & am not_cerialy_whetber wy folks wero tu lown, but, rate, 1 sud woat to Lis bouse to di FOUND MUM., WOODHULL THLRE, or aho eame auon after, 1 found it wad quite ain. Serparty, He biad waid ‘nothing about that to mie, snd | 3upposed 1410 be a famly diuner, aud went sround 3ud found myualf put at the table noxt Lo Mrs, Wood- Sull. The diuner was v jood, [Laugbter,] -~ Well, t tlist Inh"fi !nlu “X[I \\!\‘»dmfil. waa 20yibing said Leiweou you concerning this? A—~No, ME L we Ad 10 talk except a8 table, aud & very little Q.—Now, when sgaln did e fi"“‘m tue :’I;l‘y' e u:::--lf.n VAT aves s 1 T hien sLs caios o have me prealde Lho Bleinway 1all wsoling, lmuu:’uwd. ——— BUAT AGAINST TOWN-COLLECTOR EVANS. A wuit was brought yeeterday in the Cireutt Gourt by The Peopla of the Blato of Tilaois, for b wes of oy Town of Bouth Chlcago, sg.tust Michael Evaus snd bondimen, B, G, Caulfield, Dauiel O'Hars, Clark Lips, W, . Goodell,and 1. V. Fage, the dawages bejng i 4 §3,000,000, The seal amount soughy 10 be yo- sovered 16 & balanoe of about $20,000, which Evene yo- Nusca to pay for wo roasos 80 Teason beca ihe Town Board voled lml im 415,000 ‘::: b4 sumices and the expausce of bis oA Y olhiax raceons belng that ke hus boen enjolusd Istery. 8 well toows, st :?r suib of L. L, Boomer, frons u:y:lm ©f his 8000uats o peylug over AFFAIRS OF STATE. Proceedings of ihe Xllinois Leginlature Yesters day. The Bill Making Railroad Tick- ets Non-Transferable Killed, Display of Ferocity by Ifs: Author, Herrington, Engineer, of tho Union Depot Billy The Copperas Creok Bill Bent to the @overnor for His Ap- proval, The Dam to Have the Net Canal Earn- ings Till July, 1877, Echoe's tTux-(!allem.imx Bill and thoe General Revenue Bill Passed in the Senate. Reassembling of the Dlichigan Legislature After a Short Recess, ILLINOIS. TNL MORNING HOUM. Bpectal Dspalch 1o The Chicago Tribune. BrnrsoviesD, April 6~Tho morning hour was 0o- cupied this marning i taking tha voto on the bill ap- Propriating $300 for tho relicf of Frederick Wagner, one of th Blato troops injured whils on duty after the Chicago -fire, and tho bill Teduciug by $1,000 tha ap- propriation for the Ese sud Ear Infirmary at Chicago, ‘There was no dobate, and no one ook the trouble to opposo eithor bill; but Much was o overpowering tnfluence of ihe soft spring broezes that blow in through tha opon wiudows f{his morning that 1t raquired o supremo effort on tho part of the states- men here sasembled o reapond to tho rollcall ; €0 it Wag it took about half an hiour to pass the $500 apnro- priation, and an oqual length of tima to carry tho amendment reducing the Eye and Ear Infirmary ap- propriation, which, as passed, in of §6,600 for the yesr beginning July 1, and §8,500 per annum for two years thevoaftor, for ordinary expensca ; rapairs, $1,000 por nannum forniture, $,000; surgical apparatus, §3.0; barn, $3,500,; FINAL PASIAOE, The following Seuate billa sweru passed : Making ap- ‘propriations for tho Soldiers’ Orphana’ tHome, $50,00 ‘per anuum ; $100 for library § §1,000 for clateru ; §250, ©0 for,paying tho prineipul revonue doficit bonds, and $3791 for principal of Btato debt now due, Ap- Ppropristing $90,000 per annum for ordinary sxpansos of the Northarn Insaoe Asslum at Elgin, and $12,330 for ropairs, Reform Hchiool at Tontiac, $30,000 for ordiuary oxpenses, and 25,309 for ropalrs and im- proversents, Normal University st Normal, $24,700 for ordinary axponaes, $5,000 for repairs; Norzal Univensity at Oarbondale, $15,600 for curront ex~ vouses, and $3,750 for ropairs and fmprovoments, TUE BUAM BUITS. Tho Senate Committeo appolnted to investigste the charges contained in Tix THONE of the 1sth ult, ralative o suits luatituted by tho Rullroad and Ware- houss Commlasioncrs, Sading (this 18 quoted fromn the roport) * that tho aftidavits taken fully sustan tho sl- legations of the article published in Tax Omicado TAtouxz of March 19, so faras the suita instituted agalnst the Chicago & Alton Railrosd are concarned, 2 00vy of which ia hicreto attachel and ssked to be taken aen parcof thie report.” Thoy slso find that, m each caso roferred fo, whero partics have made afidavits, the sllogations thereln have been correctly copled as they appear in asid paper, “ and your Committoe will further stata that the Dosrd of Rallrosa and Warehouss Commisslonors did appesr Defora the sald Committes, and did uot deny the al- legations sa set forth in tho amdarita above mene tlonod, Thoy dId clajm, howavor, that the institution of auits in tho menner sot forth in tho satd sMdavits was & part of theirofficlal duty under Sec. 7 of the ot approved May 3, 1874, and it {8 tls opinion of your Comnittieo that this construction of thelr otliclal dutics a8 to the manncr of bringing suits, as aileged In the aid witidaviis, {s SustiSnble undor (e law, ¥rom the abave and foregoiiig facts your Committes ara of tle opluion that sults hiave een natitutod by tha Ralirosd aind Wareliouse Comminsioners 'in \lis uame of tho Teople of thie Btato of Illinols, whero largo damagos are clulinod sud songht to be recdvered, for tlie ostensible purposo of satistying the grievancos of, ita citizaus, When in the casea_covered by tho aforenald atlidavil the sama citlzens bave declarod an oatls that they huve nevor askod for or causod to_be instituted any auit or made any complalats 10 the Rafiroad Commisioners of aiy over-charge,extortion, or unjust discrimination tn the trausportation of {reighte of jaascngere. From tls faots gathercd by your Committeo tn the investigation of the subject mailer of the resolution, #0 far xa they ure authorized 4o expressan opinion, tho Commitic would suggeat thiat, in tho Iustitution of suits aguinat rallroad coipany by tho lata for alleged grivvances, tite parties injured sliould bo_required to filo with i Loard of Riallroad and Warehouss Commisslone cars, afldavits wjting forth the cause of thelr griovances, and ‘giviog the rallroad companies an opportunity 1o Le heard, and, If poitble, 10 sottlo thie eald grievances Lofore the Etate, sa well g the raliroad companios, are {nvolved in ezponsive and acioes litigation, and thet some changa ought to he made in tho Iaws affectiug alike the righta of the citl zena aud the rallrosd companios in this regard.” Tha roport in aigued by Halpin, Hopking, Moses, Herring- ton, and Turner,—tho eutire Comni{tos, APPROPUIATIONS. Tho following spyropriation bills were also pasacd : Deaf and Dumb Auylum, Jacksonville, §33,000 per annum aud 8,00 for ropairs: Iusane Arylum, Jacke sonvills, $0,000 and $5,000 for rpalrs: Industrisl Unirerslty st Champaign, $5,000, includipg 4,00 for tazee on the Unlversity landé in Nebraaks and Min. nedats ;. completing s building fur tbe dest aud dumib atJackaonville, $21,750; & bill appropriatiue $10,0.0 to defray tha expents of thie Contennisl Commisston § the bill appropriating 33,00 toths Gtate Hortloulural Hoelety; the Wil appropriating $5,000 for bullding & botlor-house far e luutitutlon tor tho Blind, “Clio Lill appropriating §163,00 for the purchase of & silo and the erection of & huilding for the Tnsiltute for thie FoeblesMiuded was ordored to & third reading, ‘THE TICKET BILL KILLED AND A BOW AULOUT IT, Herrington's bil fo prevout tralicin ratiroad tickel exst by regularly appointed ageats of ihe compual us lowt on third readiug, Tiuie i the Lill which m; % punlsbaLle Ly & tine not axcoeding $300 for any pore 800 not regrulsrly sppolnited an agont of 1he compatics toengags In ticket-scliiug, tho obioct being to suppreay theacalpers, A motion o roconuider whs taads. Lande rigan made Yarious inefectual stlempta to niske & motion o tablo the motion to reconsider, which was sent up in writing 1o ba entered, Tus Obalr rufod e motlan 4o table out of ordar, ' Herrington there: urqu attacked Landrigan’s motion a9 ihe sticking of his (Landrigan®) noss ito what was none of his bust- nes, and dusiouncsd Landrigat na unwortly a sest on the tloor, The BHpcaker at tuls Juncture intors rupted, Landrigao (hen got the door, and, afier iving notico thaf Lis did not proposa to be ehoked oir fashion by auy member, was going o hold for the latter, and said io would die befors be would Ve u cut off, xnd & gaueral row seemed imminant on the Opposition side, Swhen Hafues ordered thy Ulerk 4o rexd the next bill, whieh the Clerk proceeded to do, 1t s statod thad, when Landrigan made the remark sbout dying Srat, 'he had just drawn his kmlfe and 1aid ftin bl dosc open ready for use, THE B! The blll sppropristing $2),40 per annum for the Inetfiuta for faa Ditads sid $1,000 ber KBUUD foF Tor snd improvonionts pasued, KEIHOR'S TAX COLLECTION BILL. The Senste tuls maraingooucureed in lowsamend. menta (o shoe's Taz Collaction bill (published tn Tuz THISUNE yeaterday), and tho same 40w goes ta thy Governar for Lis sigasture. g The Ll sulboriaing o appeintaent of © aul &) intwen| ‘women e Notarios Publlc \:f. ‘Ondabed 10 buird ruading, ¢ Mouse amendinent upperas Croe! am bl was soneurred i, sud the LIl GOW goes o 4 Governor. 1t appropristes the net earnings of i Sanai uotl duty, 477 for the commpledan ef tne lock THE TAX LEVY, The General Rovenuo bill, provkiiag for a levy of :_m:)i%: l::r ‘“25“1 “"a'.bm for 1410 for general 848, jor achaol purposss ane 3y Wi padsen, b0 € # uuall CONQURNENCE, The Bonals conourred in tha House smendmenia to {ho Lill making sppropriatious for the Nurias! Univer sisy 8t Nostual, to thy bill making sppropristion for 1l poywment of fitertel on the Bists Gebly sl 10 the Lill aking aprropristious far the aud Duwb Asylum, NON-CONCURBENCE. oriin b bods mtuusd o cuncu 1o ihe Houe " iaking i for the Iusane Asylum % Juckaouvise, aud [ the Houss wiendments o the Chisagu E; ud Ear Inflrw spieoprstiun Vil 1l Golmiase of Cuiferwice wee 2CUOOL MATT 10 reaponae to fuirion tie Tioh 8, M. Biter, 8- rintendont of Fublia Tiatruotlon, hys declded that irectors of school districw caunor Lulld, buy, or re- muve & schiool-house whers thg outlay 1 any considers able -mum._-ull::u“‘-&ufilw 1o question 10 a vole ack satablishing towne ahlp Besays the Law doss uok aulborizo ttiotr discontiunanos, and the anly wav o get rid of | flietn s for e Trusieen (o Tefuts {0 levy & tak 10 AP port Ui ———— MICHIGAN, REAPREMBLING. Speeial Dispateh to The 'Afzage Trilume. Tawsino, Mich, April G,—Thé legislature res- sombled thin evening st A o'clock, A quorum was found toba present 1n bath Houses, Tho Benste & Journed until Welnseday morning without transacting Aoy business. The Houso reatlved a faw petilions concernlug tho liquor tratlic and on one of two otber unlmportant subjects, and s few roparis of no apecial conserqnonce, The Commities on Manfeipal Corporations reported the bill extending the limita af DnirolLHT‘hz‘y . worted aimply i fasor of laving the UL printed, and ot P eLed on the graeral order. Tho. rocom- canciirred 1, ot Taint- roronution providing for finals Sournment on Apri] 22 wun refeived in the Hotire th veniug, and waa promptly tabled, ihe House not sec- Ing fin way to s final ajotirnment as yet, The Honsa concurred_in the Kenata smendmenta to tho act suthorizing the Gity of. Detrolt to manufacture and rell gan for it own ure sud that of ita citizeus, and to.s newarclion adden by the Henata providing Uit tha act alisll ot take effect unlean yoted apou i approved by the citizenn of Detrolt, Tho sct was ordered en- grossed and enrallod, ASHINGTON. Discovery of Frauds in Connestion with the Boston Post-Office. Certaln Post-0ffice Department Clerks Ene gage In the Straw-Bid Buslvess. Personal and Miscollansous Gossip, THE MAIL-ROUTE FRAUDS. DETAILS OF THIIR DISCOVERY. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WASTINGTON, D. G,y April 6.—Tha goneral fress dis- patchies will bavo given yoit tho outline of the corrupt conspiracy which ba been discovered at the Post.Of- fies Devartment botween clerks and mail contracts, The following s 8 more dotafled account of this very romarkablo conspiracy : The detoction of the crime inals was obtalned through a clerk in the offico of the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, named William Bickles, who haa chiars of the Arkansas and Tozas routes, Kottle, who ia tta chief conapirstor, had suc- coeded 1o obtaining #*+Av coutracts for carrying tue maits i Tems, lie had been so wuccessful In corrnpting clerks fn the Depariment that he Dacame bold and smumed that all clerks wers corrupt, and that they could all ba used for his purposcs, The lottings In which tie frauds occurred commence July 1next. Those for Texas had boen awarded, Of thene, Kottlea and & man named Trouplin, of Michigan, ane- ceeded, by fraudulent means, in obtatning alzty. En- conraged by hin succer in tho 'Texas routes, Ketties appraactied Bickles, and, after cxacting from bim & solomn pledge of secrecy, Informed him that he wanted tobid for some of the Arkansas routes, and wanted Sicklea to inform hiof what fho 'smouuts of tho lowest bida woro for certain routes, which ho described, Kettlea tst the mnug thmo promised Sickles 3 lfberal rowsrd f Jio would render that service, Hlckles declinod, and ‘informed Ksttles that, If hoatterapted soy clandeatine movo- et In thy'Arkonsa routes, o would ezposo. his rascalits, Kettios, however, suceerded in entoring his Lide clandestinely sfter tho limo fixed for opening tha bids for the Arkausaa routes, Theao bids ol appear- ing when tho examination was mads, Keities com. plained to Judge Wilshiro, Represontative from Atiansss, that Le- had _put in several Lids for romles in Arkanas which had not appeared. Wilahire complained {o tho Deparl- ment, fo French, the Acting Second Assistant Post. THE BAPTISTS. Important Mceting of tho Centennial Council. How to Raise Money for Educa- tional Purposes, Needs of the Chicago University and Other Institutions. Plans for Carrying Out the ‘vol'k. Interesting Papers Read. MORNING SESSION, OBJECTS OF TIHE OATHELING, 101873, at o meetlng of the Executive Oommites of 1he American Daptist Educational Toard, held at Al- bany, N, ¥, it was recommendad to the Chiurch of the country of that denomination that, In vicw of tlie ew. bartansed condition of ite Institutions of learning, the National Centennisl perlod ba utilized in which to make & apecisl national effort 10 raise fands to lft the debt of auch institutions, aad, If possibile, eodow them sud place them beyond want iu the future, Tho first action taken among the Baptists of this State upon the recommendation wan at the General A sorfation held at Bloomington in Qctober lsat, when & aptist Hlato Contennial Commlssion wan appolited to fako cliarge of and coutrol the Centeunial work in Hitinot, Yestorday a meeting of delegates from the Daptint churchea of Chicaga and vicinity, called thie Centennlal Council, waa Lield at (he Michigan Avenue Church, o dlscucs, fnit, *What Should Bo Done;" rec- oud, “How 1t Bhould Be Donoi” and (hird, “Why It Bhond Be Dome” The attendince was notas largoss had been anticipatad, or as larys 25 tls uccaslon aeomed o demand. TUE FOLLOWING DELEGATES wero presont, mivistors and laymen: G, C. Bhirk, Tancols ; G, W, Northrup, Chicago; John b, Whito, dreouil Eyarts, Chicago ; 3, D. Cole, Highe laud Tark §J.'A, Bmith, Chleago; I, Donnelly, F. Shandraw, 'and ‘Hickok, Englewood; Lemuel’ Mo Chicagos J, R. Whoaler, Gaicago: If,'C. Mabia, J. W, Middieton, and 1. D, Owen, Oak Yark ; It, C. Firat, inflald ; Lewis Raymond, G, 1t Biackall, G, . 10, ol A, 3. Howe, 7'M, Whitehead, roughs, 6.8, Bailey, D, 13, Cheney, @, L. 5 Kuox, It, A, Loveland, W, I, Po Outesgo ; A, Blackburn, Ausiin austou ; '8, I, Hoit, Eat 8t Louts ; 3, 3 ward Goodman, and Dr, Kendrick, Gpro AE Mather, Detroit ; Jamas I, Phuilips, Joliet ; C, 1. liob- erte Waukeabs, 'Wiss IE. W, Bioyion, Seward, Neb.; 0%, Chapin, Tannrk aid Charien Bhtner, Ahiora, Tan Council wos called to order at 11:3) o'clock, aud opencd with prayur by the Rev, A, I, Frost, The fev, Dr, Kendrick, Fretident of Shnrlieff Cal. per Alton, was called 0 thie chair, and the Hev, ., Bmithappoiuted Secretary, e of exercises was then taken up, Tege, i TUE NEV., DR. D R, CHENEY S ¥ resd paper on_* The Scope of the Coutennial” Tho paper wis batoricol and timely, aud ftled wiil prac- tleal suggestions in keeping with the purposes of thie movement snucuuced ai the Albany mooting. The {dea that whatever funds should Le raisod wers o la syplled strictly to sducational purposcs, porsaded tho cutire “The Itev, Dr, Moss moved that the address be sp- proved and adopted as the kensc of the Connes), 1o Tho motion wus socanded, and thie question opened r DISCTISION, Tho lav, Dr, W, W. Everts esid he wishel to enlarge tho Coutnnial work, 0 that it would apply to the mfe- maater-Gencral. In looking over the bids, Kottlew bid could not be found. lator, a clerk, who ras mak- ing the sonrch, was then Informed by Blckles, in con- ftace, of Rattloa” ovortures, aud thaty {n coufidence, ho bad thrown out Kettlea' bids, This was laid befors tho Peatmoster-General, The matler thon rested uotil.+ Tyner smumed chargo of the ofica of econd © Aselatint Postmaster-Oeneral Thtee w oka #go the Lostniaster-General rocaived An_snony. wmoua latter, stating that frauds wero belng commitiod and o counterfelt stamp of the Department was belng used ; that by connivance with ceriaiu clorks tho figures of thojowest_bidders wero obtained by outsids rifos ; that, by moana of tho counterfeited stampe, idu couli ba'slipped in which wero naver before e oflicers, Tynor's suspicions worciarotiaed, and ho im- ‘medistely commenced an esamination of Ruitios' bids, The esrmarks upon the bide did not seom to be entirely regular, The ofiicial stamp was submitted to tho Treasury experis, They pronounced it genulna, The Post-Ofllce Department was ot satisfied. Special agents wero' charzed with tho case, Baltimore engravers wers vislted, A clew was ' found which lod to s Wasbington evgraver named Lutz, Io confoased that he made tho counterfelt stamp for thres men, and thoso fhrea men were subsequently proved 10 ba Kettlos, the contraclor, and Channel and Rathrocl employos of the Department, —— NOTES AND NEWS, NATIONAL DANE NOTES XOT TAXED, Spacial Dismalch to The Chicaga Tribdun Wasiixozos, D. O,, April 6,—Tno District Commis- alouers, in consldoring the protests of the Tax-payars, Gamuiitea relative to the new pervonal tax, hava dis« covered that the Revised Bistulcs, 33 amended, oxempt Nationsl Bank-notes from tax, slato or national, The ravised slatutes plsco Nationsl Dank-nofes {n thia re- apoct on azactly the same footing #ith legabtonders, DOATON POST-OFFICE FNAUDS, The {uvestigation of the Bupervising-Architect futo the aileged fraudulent contracta in conneetion with tho comstruction of {he Doston Post-Office havo dis- closed an_organized attempt to defraud the Govern- went, This was cliefly dona by the decorators, who cliarge for » groat deal of extratime, Tho Govern. ment will lose nothtng, as it still hus control of the final adjustment of the sccount, TILE UNION TAOIHO TONDA. Jay Gould's sgenta are anxiously cndesvaring to dis- cover whethor the Government will refusa to pay tha intarest on the Unfon Paclfio Donds soon to mature- It the Troasury Department should docide that] the law requires mon.payment, {t 1u sald that the day Gould ciique would noon become & bear insiead of & bull {n Union Pacific stouk, TTIE MEXICAN RATDS, At the Oabinet mesting to-day, the subject of Moxi can ralde upon tho Bauthern Lordors wes not cousli- crod, ‘Iho Prosident prefers to walt until formal atticial evidence has beau recelved, TILE CENTENNIAL. The Commission:ra ot Education will attend the Na- tioual Convention of School Buperinteuduuta voon to be held in Phifadelpbia to deviso o plan for colebrating the Centennial. * It {s not tho purposs of the Burean of Education to take the lead in the matter, but to render supplemental aid. Tun appropriotion of Congroas to b Bureawfor Contennial purposca was $3,000, COULDN'T SPANE JIIM, Goorge T, Downing, tho Congressional cafercr and Teoturer upon Charles Bumuer, scems {0 Lve pald 00 much attention to Civil Itighte aud toa ittla o hi fuances. Tho Sitorkf lened wjon his gools to-lay as they were about Lo bs shipped fo New York on account of money due for milk and eggs furntehed tho Con- gresslonal atomach, COMMIBSTONER OF PENEIONS. Alotter was recelved to-dsy from Hoor: a0n, tho Commbistonor of Deustons, atating that b would accept the atiice, 1o had just losrusd of bis appolntment.. He wsa at Baragosss, Mox, Hio hon sent 30ma very intoreating lelters relative o tho itustion oa tho Myxican border, whieh luve been transmilted o tha Hate Departaivii by {ie Bacrolary of (e 1o or, PENSONAL. Postmastor-General Jowell has returncd from Cop- moctiout, Hosays the tconble with tue olectivn was e lack of orgaulzation among ths Republicavs, Congressruuu-clect Bpringer, of th Springield Dise trict, a speuding & fow daya Lisre, and ls being taught 1ls hang of the empty seats by Bam Maruball, Botae tor Logan will returu the last of Lhls weok to Iifnols. MISCELLANZOUS, The Intarnal Revenue oficers expeot o begin ta cole Tact the tax frow 90-cent whisky next niouth, ‘Tho redomptions of the National Bank Hedsmption Agency are mniutained at about the average duily mnount of $500,000, + Agroat nuinber of Sontberh ex-Congressmou are atill hore, seaking for places, Carpel-baggers from Askansas and Missisalppt are notable smong thetu, ‘The Poat.Ottlos Deyartment has fnforuiation that DIty aut of tha fiteen coBulrigs rupressuted st the fus {oruational Postal Conventlon have ratlded tha Inter- national Justal treaty, Dill Klng (s Lack Liers agalu,us amiling snd unctuous 22.3very aud uill stter pout-onicen aud Cougressuea’s 110 e dpestatud vt INTMENTS, The Provident to<lay sppainted J. Madison Wells Buryuyor of Qustonia at New Urleans, sud C, W, Rioy 80ld Appralser of Morchandise at the same plice, }e also slgued the cotniumlons of Charles F, Kimball, Toatmaster at Pontlac, Mich,,and Waslingion Q'Don= Oghue, Poatmnaater b Fhint, Alich, Tho Proaident to-day alsa made the following ap- i T O W i s Soriniater st Now Or- . Wi Iingyold, suspen njamin Cor Iy, boaimesar ot Yice R M, Atkine Atlanta, vice Bamuel Bards, sus- * LEGAL-TENDRES. Oulatanding logal-tauders, §179,2:4,90, i Sty Y. M, C A Speelal Dispatch to TAq CAlcage Tridune, Fox¥ Warws, Iud., April d.~Thissvening dalegates from the verlous arganizatioos of the Youug sleu's Coriatian Assoclatlon 10 the Western Hiates and tho Cunsdas met fn thly city for purposes of confercnce a0d conwultation in roference to extendivg the work of ihe Assoclation, The sttandance fu largs, Inaluding BADY OF the moet eauneut mewbers of the Amoctas Han o the Weat, ‘To-ulght proceodiuge were opeuod by devolloual exercises. An organization was effected, aud tho order of bustness {farto-niorrow was arranged. This confarence wil remalu In ssealon until to-marrow Blgbt, duriog which Ume many subjuots of intorest ko those who are interested i the 8904 work will be dis- satod uj The Vi du:g:u an Gl of (o Bl ot ar hacns Assosiatin nlonary and yeneral church, as woll as thé educational iuterest, The Lroader the work coutemplated the broader would Lo the appeal in conjunction with the Natfonal Ceutennfal. Education alone wan_ sppreciat- ed Ly but faw, snd, as & matter of fality, the enlarge- ment of the work would be found necessary. In New York the extension of the 8cld bad been agreed upon, belioving that to buld up clurches sud Lft church debts would notoraily ralse and sus- tain educational institutions,” If the peopla conld Lo jeached through iue Cemtenuial, as ho bolloved they could, it was the duty of the Daptiats to embrkce, tho opportunity to reich thedr hearts, whioh when reacliod would be found benesoleut cuough ta ploco the Gburch and all ita nteresta whero it wis saraontly dostred It sbould be, e thought the Cona- ¢l should co-ororate with the agencies of other States, The work was ot of & narow, weltish character, and focal intercats abiould not be allowed 10 interfere or fingeds the work, Ho would Iiko {0 sce a committes sppoluted, which rhould go East 10 confer wilh oller Coutcile, Wish & view 0 tie enlargoment of thie work aud the promotion of barmony f tho undertakiog. Home discursion then enaued as to the rigiiin of visiting delegates, when, on motion, all present were insited to paricipate in the proceedings, Dr, Burroughs introdaced a substitiile to the motian of Dr. Mow to tha cffect that the paper read bo adopted a1 applicable to Chicagu educational work, Aftur discussion, the subaituto was defeated, when te discueslon of thie paper was resumod, Dr. Noribrup heerfily {ndorsod the paper, o he- leyad that the Oentountal work ahould ba tirat directed toward the sdvancement of chureh ducation, ufter which the _enlargsnient of tle wark would bo tn onder Af time and meaus were found, A cotigeuization upon the educationnl work was_jiocesary to° unity in (he Church and the success of tha proposed labars of the Centennial perlod, DR. MOS3 was In favar of the paper, cod wonld Lka o seo tho Bapuist contribuiions plird chilefly ta educsilonal Lflirpfllm. 110 was not actusted by relfish motives in s pomtion, but belisved that uothing was more need- ed fu the Caurch than a higher education of its minli- try, Bpecial aftention would bave to be n to the educational work, asn deuomination, to euabio tue Clturch to Liold the position to which {¢ was entitied, THH REV. MR, GOODAPEED approved the puflo He would have the first and greal object of 1lie Cantennial to bo the eudowment of the educatioual fustitutions, Thers were & great wany things ibst his church'wéuld likoto bave, It would lika to have tho eredit of erecting s Centennfal church on the West Hide, which, no donbt, would bo eroed,xnd &310,000 organ, Lnside of thie noxt moath, He boifeved other churchos bad the sime fealing, snd that sn tnhfllmuni of tho wark would teud to division, ana certaluly the embarrasstuent of the educational Interat, Ths work ahould be diracted to education, iz which there would be s union of ef- fort, as all were united in scknowlydgiug the nocessity of rchools to Church success, Dr, Obensy hoped s vote would not be taken upon his paper aud moved (hut & comwittes of o bo ape Dointed to report upon ** the scupe of the Centenuia),” Dr, Moss woved that the pupar be reforred to the Committes, to report fu the afieruoon, ‘The motions provalled, and the fullowing were s pointed ay sald Committeo: Tha Hev, Drs, Bmitl dioodapecd, Chappell, Eli ud Everts, 'll‘luk()v\ludl adjourned, with prayer, at noon until 3 o'clock, i AFTERNOON SESSION. BEPOUT OF TUR COMMITTER, “The firat ordor of busluess in thn afternoon wax the reception of the report from tho Spacial Committee to whom had been reforred tho paper by the Rev, Dr, Chieuey. The Committee roported as follows ¢ # Resclrad, That the ihauks of this Councll be ten- dered to Dr, ‘Chenoy for bis sblo paper, and that it La adopted and spproved ae expresaing the scatiments of s body, 4 Afso, ne & further expression of our views, the fol- Towing: 4 Witkrean, The movement desfgnated as the Can- tounial of Anlorican Daptiats orighuated 1 the. cone viction that & coutiuuous, concentrated, and earneat effort sliould bo madlo in bebalf uf the inatitutious of learnivg conugeted with tho denomination throughout the country, in the reported rewult of which, however, {uis, In the Judgment of many, desirable fhat other inieruats be tagropented ; thercfore, 4 fusolredy "Fhatan \hs view of tils Counctl nothing should Lo allowsd 10 divert attention snd_sffort under thie Contennial from that which was proposed st the outsct of 1hid enlerpriso as its purpose, viz,: The re- lef and endownint of Justitutboun of learning throughout the country ; and tlll that we approve an colargoment of the plan'uo sa ta fnclude u the ro- yparted result coutributions in connaction with Church enterpritcs, with a view to present fu tlat result o Atweat depended largely upan enula] Wrke The (en Tof the importaut consideration, and he did ot Ghe Jut to what had | been - wupgested, ilo wan uot aure, however, that ths Hemotn. nation wan sufliclently alive 10 ha Smportance of tha tuavemet 10 take brid and wark 1o raiae a grind Cen- tennfal offering, 1o wan Lot aare that tne heart of the Chinrel wan fixed upon thi catie, It 16 sugthing wee Noped o Ve due, tlin fra: thitig wan {0 securs n cone crntration of pury.cen st cuerygy smung the dennmins ton, The work Had been atarted in the Inter st of education, ard (f tha tacking on nf any nther interat wan allowsd it could Lub full, Concentration of pr- oie waa ncceaary, atd b Enew siohing lial eould Lo ra tion—th building 1p and endwoient of educational Justitutions, A partof (he pian to b ket in viaw was the Stuportance of the Christian ediratios of everybody, “shiether desgned for the niuiutry or not. The Siate ternenize rectarianisn, and woult not open Its coffnra 1o tha mugtort of a Clriatin edneation, | 15 wan & fuct that the fax-payers lind an lnfercat to the conirury, The Baptisis owed It t their own lotoe 1o make thrir caul at Loas e o tiows wnpjsricd Ly the St and, s & deuoininating, ougiit 1ot 10 allow the wurk Unidoetaken tolag, THE NEF. CLARLES NTTTON wan heartily fn favor of the movement, and thought tha Daplats wero able to carry it furward to sucre s, He Leifoved that In Tllincis nt Ienst $50,09 coutd b raised, The work sbuild nat be Inaded down, for that Was Ao ylan dopted in’legiaiative circlea i Wil s mewsnro, The phan of the work - was very importaut, The $1 tull was 8 guod Idea, frota awhich the Lest rosultn would conie. A denciaingtional entliuninsm wan lacking, and mught tn b created, hos iug careful ot o eatry ih 100 far, Fvery minintér of 10 Clagels Miouli give Tria one ta tres month' o during thenext elghitesn monis {o the work. Tt was aircady a queation whctler the donomination could re- taln thie Chicsgo Cniversity, which was wud to coun template, The Lov. Dr, Burroughis aid the ouly pornon in the 723,00 Vb Bspulte reiatuing (5o Cuiversity wah the Dr, Salley was fn sccord with the rmovement, anil thaught It eminentiy approrrate 1o crlnirate the Cenie tennial, #ince tho Haptiis hul achieved rellgioun 1 erty thfough the bitterest persecutions, Ha appioved 116 $1 roll, which wan bt the Lognufug, 1t was neces #ary Lo begin arigat, aud wurcess woull cone, The Nev, F. Chiss.ell ald, with a diary 1o s hand, that Providence sppered U favr the movemont, He found that TIE 4711 OF JULY CANE OX KUNDAY, anl recommended fhat every minieler preparo a patriotic-centenuial sermou for Ihe occasion, The Rav, A. d. Frott wan in favor of the movement, 204 thought if {ho Lartista of tha city would sgeee 1o litt tha debt from the University that tha countey cltirches sould endow the clilra of the Inatitution, Dr. Morzin hupe:t that cvery mimuter in tha Fox River and Clleago Assoriations would go homo avd orzantze for the wurk, whicli, when it wan publishod 1o the world, he Lelisved would pend & thrill of joy turosghont fho shae, L r. JTewitt fugreatod (ha propricts of eommeneing the work st ouice, aud that the rat’ Saueiiy T Mop %ould ba an spyrojriste oceasion for mineters tb Dreach sermons pon the subj -ct, THE LEY, Ml GO raid the Bihble-class of the Sevoul hed pledyed $1,000 0 ths wark, And hie wan Hopeful fiat the Chi would give 36,00 hetwecn now and the cloar of 141 He Lad nofears that the Chicigs Umversity woui pusa from Daptist hande, but thought that some. per- wonal sacritices would La¥o 1o Le made Ly the minit- try. Iis would have savers) of the lesding miniuicrs vicate tLelr puipits in this city, aud dcrots their thze fothe wark, Thie motion of the Rev. A, J, Frest fo adopt the Taper read by Dr. Mewitt wau thon put and Lrevatied unanimously, Dr, Blsckall introdnced a serics of renclutions, which were aaupted, recommending the CONBOLIDATION OF THE VARIOUS EDGCATIONAL 50- cieies of the Norihwost now alaing atuc proving tho Joan plan of the Nurthestern i Educationsl Boclety, and recommending of 8 speclal fuud of §5,60 se & paci of the Centenuini etfort, Dr. Morgin moved that »_committee of eix De ap- poiuied 1o present the qutstion Lo tho two Afscciatious Tepresented at thelr next miceting, which wiw adopteds nd the following were sprointeds A J, Frost, Donneily, and F, L. Chapell, of the Fos. River Asso- chatlon 3 f. C, Mabie, L, T. Woodruff, and A, 3, Bacun, of the Chicago Associailon At tiitn Juncture Dz, Morgay prescnted for tie lufor- mation of the body tie following rezolution whileh bad een dopted fa Lie forcuoon at eiate sivelg of o wanan TAPTIST STATE CESTENXIAL COMMITILE ¢ ¥ Hestved, That whilo} rolituited by of thie Genoral Aseociati-n from furmally the Anancial revponsiLilities of the Contennial Educa~ tional Work, we o notwitstanding give to that ereat work our unqualified {udorsement, uud comwmend 1t to Lho churclies of the State, and that we Tequent the Teprenentatives that have Leen appomnted by tho wev- eral fustitations of the State to appioiut @ State Centon. fal Commitive for the crganisatton and prosscution of the work,” Aud also the following report adopted at s sub- eequent micetiug of the refrescututizes of the sovoral edicational inutitutious of the State, alva Leld in the forenoon : LPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DASTS OF UNION, ‘our Commilter, to whom was refuired tho ntter of n aria cf uudon £r the various fuatitutiond of le. ing to Iitools in the prosecution cf tba Centetnid work n this Stute, would respeaifuily rocounzend for adoption the following resoluttons : “ First—That, in acconlauce with the recommende tions of the Ktate Lducational Commivsion, we Lereby apyolut a State Centenuiat Comniter, to consist of C. L, Howiit, D.D., Chairman; D, B, Harwood, Treas urer ; Prof. L. C, Buwitt, Secretars; and obe repre renintive wf vach instilution of ' learniug to le Igpvmlud Uy their respective Boards, thres of whom i conatitute a quorumn; and refuest them to aeaumo he task of organiung and directing the Con- tennfal movement {u the Btate, ineluding the collsc- ton aud diarribution of the Doliar Fund. Sreond—That all fandu raised under thts method be paid fo the Treasuror of tlie Committor, vnd by hir, monthly, o the Treasurers of th several lustitutiona for which they are desdzucd: the designated funds us dealgupted, tod tho undecgnated fu ihe proportions agreed upon ia the following resolutio: Tmrd~That the following b tho baais of distriba- tiou of undesignated fumils, viz,: {1} o the aytiat Luioit Thdologieal Sominary, lo- cated ut Chicago, three.teathe, Ta tho Unlversity of Clicago, three-tenths, To Shurtlofl College, threatcuths, (1) 'To Almira Colleke, ano-twentieth, {9 To Houie Literary Inatitute, oue-weatioth, iructded, howerer,” that ‘the fustitutics sbove named ehall, by their'Teapective commits e, sfgaify to tho Btate Centenulal Comuittee ubove nanied thedr sce cejtance of thy rates of distribution, () Provided, further, that salisfactory evidence atiall 1n oach case bo_given to the'Centennlal Comiuite tre of the permanency and continted deavmivationsl contcol of the {uatituilon, and that the fands thua re coived ahiall boused only 'for the removal of debts cone tracted proviously to Jily 4, 1435, for permanent ini- [provements, or {or endowment, the interest of which only siall be used, Respovttully subn:itted, A. A, RRNDRICK, T. 3. Honaay, Committes, ‘The report on a baels of nnlon and work led to sulag discusnion, but was ially adupted without disscut, Adjournéd untfl 7:30 o'clock, - Pl T EVENING SESSION. DEASONHS FOR THE CENTENNIAL, The evening susslon was opened with wluging and praser, Dr, Morgan preshling, Thio firat order of business was the reading of a pa~ per by tbe lav. Dr, J, A, Smith on * Tho Keasons for the Centonnsl® Ho safd that when Cougress at Ihiladelplia was discussing means o protoct the country from English eucroachmenta the jalla of Mussschusetts contatued Baptists who were impris- oned forno greater crimetlan tledr faith, Ho was glad that that Statehad cosed to tolarate such laws, atud that the Baptists, like all othor denominations, was now eufoying retigious liberty, It wasappropriute, then, that coming through 80 many trisly, the Raptists shiould celebrate tho Centeomial, It was tho present and future that was to Lo doalt with rather than the past, Aboyo all else needed by (ho denomination was unlty, which, he thought, would bo promotea by tho Church working together in the proposed celebration oroffering, The Clurch needea a properly-endowed eaucational {nstitubion, and ba could we 1o greater field for Baptlst energy and 5o better means_to unlts forever the entire Church into one people, Tho Cen- teunlal was & grand_ opporiunily, aud ought 1ok L be Tue_year ought tobe made tha epoch I the ten_ Baptist Cliurch Livtory which would marx 1 era {n education for the sdmisativn of comiug uges. Botween naw and tho Centennlal the qucstion waw (6 be docided whether thie Ciurch should cnter_ upow tha Dext cautury i proaperity of in dlatress and want, TRE V. LR, NORTHRUP followed {0 & short addrees, Ho said among the claims upan tho Ceutennial work was that of tho Theologieul Semiuarios, which ho had Leen awked o ypesk of, He 1m050 full UL af s general work of the deiomizen jon. * Besolted, That to this end the churches of Chics- o Victiilty be invited ta_ repors Mnounie Faised )y them {1 such eulerprised during the poriod from Jan, 1, lll'i 10 Jan, 1, 1877, to the Cvnwunisl Come itfed of the B, of which Dr. . £o Hewht 1 Alter soime discussion, and the ralalng of the ques. Uneimoay Sopie. YA e o oo 2 a iy adopied, which was doclared as the Hul salliaient Gf tho " soopa "of ' the Cantennis) as of work.” THE ' PLAX 0P THE WORK "™ waa next cousiilered, whon Dr, Howitt road ® paper upan thoaubloct, 118 eald ihere wero waby Feuois why Baptista shotild tako an oxtra intereat bu the cole bratiuy of the Natlonal Cetttenuial, The Chur:li had sdvanced from paverty to wealth sud great uumerical strenglly sud ought 1o ackmowiedge s gratituds tu womse uoltod wetliod, 15 was propased to Fulve & fund a8 » thauk-offering’ for the benetlt of the comuion Chburcl, aud the promation of & gesserous, Chiristian education, The movement, though denouwluatioual, ‘was not_seclarlan, sud, to mske & Buccess, §t was rojosed to apjieal fo the public, ‘The plans 0 wanld recommend wergs Kirat, $1 aubacritious to thecausa from the 1,750,600 Baptists of fhe lana; faoond, Umlloes aubecrijgions from tho publia large, "TUo vocular preasy was wxpectod to doa grost work, and {0 second thio® labory of special nolicitiuy conusuitiees (0 b appoiutad by ho difivrent church asuoclstions, Tha Ssbbatheschools were ulso expectod to reuler great ald in ibe cause, Tho hesry co-Opurs atlon of thy miulstry was also uspected, aud easoutinl 1o wuccess, Thoy” should take hold' of the wurk jwbued with ibs Divico sprit, aud foelng that they wwe at work for Gol when Tyboring fur the promotion of Christalu education, If they discoureged the movement 14 could not possibly succeed, ‘The wouus, (o, would be expected Lo culis iributs ot thelr sacrgy m:{n wealth, aud e ‘childron should bo niade yethecvre in the groat work. At the coucluslon of the paper tho lov, 4. . Frost moved ita referonce 0.8 upocial commitive, 5 THE BEY. DR, BULROUGUS £el that tho fusuro of the Church and its institutions dwelt ujion the osices of the seiutuary, ite nevesity, and the udvantages it aftorded 10 the Church and the . | followed in & setting forth of the clajms of thoologlical schools, It was uot more wivistors thet wax wanited, but better nunlaters, who cowid only grow out of impraved aud well-snataiued theological achiools, 110 bolivved 1hat Christianity was on the verge of & terriblo eucounter with (ufdelity, hecause of thie come raotion and excitement of the publio winl, To meet 1he struggle, o bottar winlutsy war necded, miliue than morv of thew., Unless the denomiuation could vindlcate its rHight 10 exist Lecause it held same truth that nootlier Lody Reld, then it ought o apaloglzo for baviug exfsted so long ! The denomination ha right to ealst, because it did bold truths—spiritual Lifo snd baptism—held by wo othier denomiuation, The speaker then nallind fula the dovirine of jufant Laptiai, ssying that, if the Haptist fidea on that pomut alune waa adopied bY the Frolcutsnt Church, 1t would add tmmrcesirably 0 the spiritaality and religious pawar of e world, THE REV, DR MOS§ was the next spekcr. My aald ho was without a upvech o7 tlems, Lut Woull Gfler a few eslemporary reourks, Mo thought the Centenuid opportunity oughit 10 Le lmpruved, or the denomination coofees thut what had alread S bocu donowas a fuliurs, The usti- tutfous of leurnlug ought to L thoroughly squipped, or Liaptiats vhouli own themeelvos unwortly dassomt sutd uf noblu uucestors, who, Listary taught, wera friends of culture, It was fupossitie for the Ghusch toataud upou the fuclined plao It now oecupled, 1t would kave to go up or down, sud that ab no distant day, it {t contued 'to let Tews the vthmlumflu fo guther powor sud hte, The obligation owed to seclely by Baptils was to do all they could towarde wievatiug the public mind, and could be saslest muet by Luprowsig 1w optorluulty Tfleummduw build up aud endow tueir -L‘K‘lmlum of earuing, ‘The Clalroan, Dz, Morgan, then I\ogml forward sud coneratulated the Council upou the wark doov, ¥or the Anit thuo the educatioual fustitutions of (oo desvuination bad vutted, which he belioved to Le s ouien of tho blewaing in siore for the Churchuin cowlng ruccessot | around with the asme unapiity us educa. | ralving FOREIGN. Gratifying Exhibit Shown hy the i Lnglish Annual Budget. The Gladstone-Newman Eaclesiastical Controversy. Interesting Correspondence Between Ger- wany sud Pelgium, GREAT BRITAIN, RELIGIOUA NoTE: Toxvoy, April G.—Cardinal Minuing bas ar: lerey and in & few days the Catholic wrntry of BlAnd will present him with 8 congratulatory address 204 & teatimonlal of 8,00 gulneas, Tha reply of the av, Dr. Newman to 3r. Ghad- Atone's * Vaticaniun * fe publisked tooday, Dr, New- man quotes authorities to prove that the Pape ts not infaliiblo in & subject.matter fn which ennncienice 1a of miprems autliorhy: tharefore, 8 deadslock between eoneriencannd the Pope in fmporaible, Fifty thonsand dollars in specle was shipped to New York towday THE FINANCUS OF THE COUNTRY. Laxnox, Aoril f,—The budget about to be preseniad by the Cnaucellor of the Ixchequer to Farlia- {ment will grive the following eshibft of finanees for the fiscal yoor endivg Mareh 81, 1355 Tutal tevente from all wonrces, £74,925000; ex over estimate, LI97,9%991 totul expraditures, €744, O leas fhan” estimate, L6501, Tha reductin of C3PEnRey £l kxcond of peczipts gives the Government & aurplun of £1,156,4), LILLTART) Toberts, Jr., won the firat eiza n the Litliard tour- nament, ut Minchester, played an the Amerean plan Ly eigbt of ihe principal experts fu England. el g CERMANY. BErLey, Apell 6,10 the Luser Houss of the Prus. »fa Diet to-day tae bill withilrawing State granin from the Komuan Catholic clergy possed tho third resding, INTERLSTING CORMLSPONDENCE. Lowpox, April 7—5 wposal from Paristo tho Timca Boyat The Prussisn note to the Dulgiums cuncerning tho pastorata of Biskops and utlier matters of nTease, after cnumerating the cause of complalnt, plis It le warcely romiblo ihat the fawd of - Delginm cennot enshls the Government to #ton undertaiings which mlght aler ity relations with bering Btates, Nemiral Bates which shd 1 Jresrve the advantage of their postion shionld care. Tiilly avolt anything whicl might siter thut yrinciply of mentrility which b the basiaof their etisirnce, If Belgian “Liws do ot contaln the suthoriiy necesrary ta cltain the legitimate satlsfuctlon clifmod by the Germon’ Govarnment, the latter hoger Belginm will aupply the defieiency by Treeb leghiation.” The " 7incs corresondent wives tha subntanre of elglum's answer, which refutes the vhaime put forward, end reminds Gere many that the pastoral letters compliued af wers publishied at tuo beginuiog of the strugyle in Grruiany azaiuat 156 10re, 5od Qughit 1OW 10 b fore gexten, “Tiie addrers cf sympathy to the imprivone] op - of Paderber, ed Uy Genigor, of suothor Belglum Individuals, not gifav- of . Tho xnawer contiuties: ¢ Gor- niany provion nked the Brlman authorttics {ur tief eonduct {a'1he matler of the Ducheans pict, an invetijgation uto wikl b wll proceeding, The Bolidau” Lawa ure sucient for thu mupprostion of actual offenscr, Dut offenres af | intention cannot be repressed, The Werty enjoyed by fhimut 18 Arawn frumm the very vitaby of the nitun, | Tho a tude of this peopio lias aiwaye excitrd Roveral ud ratfon, They Lave given au exatugls of | crty allied to order. Inderendent and remrai, Belgium Las vever dofio ansthing, Botwithisiaudin jurcanant intercnnrae Letween the Two countr.er, thei could aiter ftu relations with a friendly pation which guarantees Lier indegendence.” LISMARC] Dy telesranh s Lalon T: PanIs, Marciy 34— A Fuimor that Iriace Birmar-k fa ahons {0 le croried Duke of Lanenture does not fin t credence, according 10 the Magdeltmra et W walle inforns d quatter, Althe cloe of the List war the Emperor jroposed to ronf:r tides on Bise marck, oltke, and Roon, asocisted with the coue bt thie Irinee expresned u deire to 1o known exclurivaly by tho uame he had inberited from bis forofatliers, 1u deference 1o this feclinu, he wax created o Princo, while Moithe and Tto:n wero ereael Cante, The wame enneiderations would wuill doubilews prevsih aud if e Ennpuror dos for on bim a highcr mnk, 1t would 3 the appellation * ifoheis,” Insiead of * A {A contemporary throws the followlug lixht on Taitenbitrz s *1n 19°5, it w1s bought Ly Prussisof Anstria for abant $1,400,0k, and the Kin of Pru now Emyeror of Germany, was made Dulie of Lav brrz, Itmaintains a remiiindependoncs nts fatern 1| 20uirs, and hva & Minister near His an Majesty, whiich' Minlster Lau slwass been Dimnrck, Whal mosa natursl, then, that 10 Kiug vhould wish t grati- fy Mi-marck’ by muking hini s Duke of Laneuburs, n title which woull dweenl to ‘his o together vith the manorial and # herzoglhli ' rigits? And what more natural than thad thu great wquelelur of Germau Dules znd things mbowid tur up his nose at {t7 The afair illus- traten tho curious moeale of Sites which make up Germany 7 1ere ta a little Lit of Prussia holding to the rest of the Kingdom the #ine federal anid wemi-in pendent relation which Frussis holds 1o the greit Empire, Blemmarck's present titlo of Furst, for which we have mo trangiztion but ik fna I'rince bas, wo believe, no territorial Lusis, und {3 mot hereditary.] — ITALY. THE POPE'S FUTURE RESIDENCE, Par1s, Apnil 6,—A Rome correspendent of the Jour- nal dea Lebate writes tothat paper thit the Pore will {ake up his residence In the United States if I8 should become fmporsible for hiin to remain in Nime, and jt wae with a view 10 such n poaetilo emergency thnt Archbahop McCloskey was elovated Vo tho Cacdi- nalate, Vexicz, April 6,—At the dinner given (he Emperor of Austria tis evening, King Victr toasted the Em- Teror of Austria as * brother snd friend.” The Em- Tespended, expressing the derpest grailtude for his cordlal roception, und alding: 1 driuk to the Bealtt of my brother aml dear friond, the King of Tialy, sud to the well-heing and pro+perity of Ttaly,” THE ENPEROR OF AURTRIA. Panm, March 2,4 wemt-ofiial ageney sayn that thevisit of the Emperor of Auetris to King Vietor Latanusl 1s entirely duie (0 e pervonal wiah of thie former, mud thai Count Audrassy hed nothiug W do with the rmattar, The Emperor, i aououning s vielh to the Arcliduks Albert, vald © thit, #ince ho bad taken the resolution, thera cou'd Lo only ome plsa of weeting—uauiely, Vouiee, Ho added that Alian wan_ fmpossibie, for ke had lost it on tho foid \f battle 3 Turin wan too far oft 3 and_Flotvuce, dom and Naplea bnd Leeu all thros anyozed anl tak from telative or allies of the House of Mapsbure. ke, {herefure, could nobselect any one of ttwe places, fin vislt milght then Le interpreted in the Hgbt of etioning thess annosativns, - Venice, on the con- trary, bad been voluntarily culed by hin after view forie both Ly sen and land, and, thercfore, in that town he eould visil tzo Kiny of Italy without preju- dice to any ous's rightd, e SPAIN. ) EDUCATIONAL, Loxvow, April G.—A correspondent writes from Madrld that pearly all the University Yrofssors of Spalu bave siguod & protest against reactionary educas tional measures, and that tho students inteud to make a geuenal domoatration in the same direction, Uenk, Baballu aud Lizzarogs have seut un address to Don Carlos, denounciug Cabrera's troason, and testi- fyiug to the tidelity of the Catulonisns, e BRAZIL. RLPORT CONTHADICTED, LONDOY, April 6,—The report thist ibe Rmparor of Brail proposed 10 abdicate iv uutruv, CRIME, e et ey rrapretalin woman, and anpportad the family, conststs g of Lictaelt, her buaband, and fout childras. STABBED, Spacial Dispateh ta The CMonge Tritwme, FANmux Crrv, 3o, Apri] 6.—At one of he veltng. ;fl‘m 1 t&ilay, bxo negroes quarteled and sogaged in & ooty flglt, John Simmons being stabbed sad almogt funtantiy'kiiod by Jonn Breemsger THE MURDERER SHARKEY, o Peclal Dismateh 14 The Chicayo Trihune, New Yonx, April 6,—8harkey, the murderer, who AN to have heen mofzed In Havans, did mot arrive to- Fraucls Joseph®s Visit to Vielor EmanueL | day, as oxpocted, ... JHENOUS criME, 4 OVastA, Neh. April 6 —William T, Galloway hes baen arteatedd at Columbng, Reb,, charged with having aute raged the nersan of i sd Taed theperman opted danghter, s child loes LABOR TROUBLES, Desperate Condition of Things in the Pennsylvania Coal Region. L Country Where the Exoited People Havo Forgotten the Scandal, THE PENNSYLYANIA MINERS, Sprebal DEp- el (0 T (genga Pritune, PITISION, Pay AltilG.—~The great striko of Peone rylvania miners Lan not yet resclizu tho northern coal- 0ctdy, and, while the collierien in Schuyikill and Mid- dietield are Jdie, 90,70 ren in (hia tersitory ars busy ot work, and keeplug tho stocks of antheacite of the lupriug poluts about New York well anpplled, Tiil movement cannot be aueccrHul uutll the entirs reglon Is under the Luwh of the cattle-drovers, who tmake and unmake strikes among the mincrs, This fact in what now distirbs the leaders whn aro engineering tin movement. As & consequenca thers, men Lisve ot out for tufs connty to wpresd dirafection, and it §¢ Lighly probablo thal, tn 8 few days, tlala terrttory will be made 8 battlo-fleld, and ontrages and slolen-e foangurated. Thua far ali bas been quist Jiere, Lt the excitrment has been Douo the leas, Tee miners with whom your correspondent Las talked ro- tusto msy what In thelr fnteution, The predacing companton arn alarmed, lowever, and concodo that Dbreakers are abvad, Hometillug in rotten in the Stata of Dentark, and midulylt meetings of Jenders are o g beld, and men stirred np, 1f the troubls i 11ougnt to fhelr doors the atrike will he the preatost thiecountry 1us ever wiineased, The usual chiapter Of fetly aeia of vialenco ra reparted to-dsy, ani, ine ducd, w day 18 not now camyicte without this budgot, At one colliery in the Schuyliill regton (he basis of 1874, over which the men are fizhting, hon been dezids «d, and the mivors- liave gone to work, Paisis e birhop captured, and the men are greatly ofsted. The Benevclant Awcicticos ore sendiog agents nbout the countrs Ininging up great atacks of pro- vivionn fur iha distituto etiiliers, and tbis doss ot 109k an if it wero weskeninz the tressury, which farm celving nid from the nnfons in the largo cities of the Laat, snlit wonld seem as if the workingmen mean- 10 test thin av a rtruggle for the defeat nf tha capltalt istaatany and ull hazerds, Tho feeling ngainat 1k op 4 in vory Litter, and newspape? correspond- ontn are watched at every turn, Tlere tre grave aprrehensions among the people of Mahonoy Valley and itn vinity that the band of ralders who mado demonstrations ot Tamaqua yesters day afteruoon will visit Asilwid amd other towns sul commit deprcdations, Aronnd Broad Top ountain the exclioment 18 exercdingly wiid, Embs- rarien from the Schuyiill region are cironlstig atnong the peacrable miners horo ¢ fermeut o strike, The 11401t 1o ngxiumt a2 0 per cant dednction on the Lasis of 1934,k i eome loca fora 1 e twiners are clamonng or cent advanco, whil Le leld'at Tzde Park by the Lacka- 11 10 Fesedve aposts from the Company re +1rturn fo the basts of 3434, ~This LTt 4t guthe ring, Abeycs cre oy turted nvan the Rehnylkill miner and thelr flqht, and 1 all plices the atrike 13 tha onls topic of diagusaton. Peoylo Lave even forgotten Ar. erday it anary debaty on the tronble r-ruom n a amallmining 8. tloment neor licr, Whivt i f the disgutants drew his pist § and Llew tho biatne Gibuf Lin nest- bor nelghbor, Thua it goe. A life {3 6f nocannquence, Trodm ari Teported to-bIEAt 1o be tarcing on Saaninin, whers turbnlince e atd to exdt, T Sherits tind it im yoseibla ta sezura posres,” Cinl law 1aa dewd lotiaa 0.0y, ILLINDIS St 1. » Tritune, LStz 1, iners of Lagall 1 Tiru commenced work {p-day ot W0 cents o ten the compromise prico demunded Ly them; $1.17 1o ton 12 10 be paid for muniug in the third veln of t Carbou aliaft, MUSICALL Flatterinz Outhlook For the Cincine uail My Fesuvnl—People Forming 1uto Liuent 2 D7Clock 4w, to Buy Neavon Ticiiets. CISCINATI, 0,, Ajrilf.—The ealo of the seator ticketa for the May Slusteal Festlval wus bugun thy morting under L niuit tlatlerlng senurauces of th cew of that enferyrie. Alhough the offe was mot oresed ustl 10 a m, th Hno commeneed forming abont 24, m., and those i Hne, who waited for neatly elchit Lours, wera furnish «d with cofeo snd sandwiclies by their friendn, Tin day’s salo was more than doublo that of the fest day two sears ago, and if tho Kame ratio of fncrense l continned during the weck thers will be nothing bot standiog-room, The hall Las weating capacity for only 4,000 persons, and the probebilitics are ihat ths capacity whil Le tesied to the wimost, Ordors_for scats ate pouring it by mall and telegraph from Bow ton, New York, Philidelphts, Batimore, Chicaga Cleveland, St, Lowis, and niany otber cltfed, sud, s though there are wilil many seats 10 be had, 'en earis application will be weresiary to secure them. Th rebearals of tho oreheatra aiid cholry are procremsiug wteadily, With Froinisa of far groiter miccen i wad atinined two years 1go, and everytlingg powsible Delg dotte to renuler the fentival completo fu all ju parta. There will e weven porformances, comme! Aay 11 and cloelng on the eveuing of the 1k, CASUALTIES, CRUSHED BY A LOG Fpectat Diopated to The Chieasu Iritvne, Pronta, 1L, April =\ sad aceldent happened lsa night ta Nlttle negro boy named Edward Palmer, 1lo, ‘with Lis sluter, was plasing arounsd & lumber-plis In yurd South Waslington siret, when alargo log bocsme in mome way dotached from the others, and, rolling dawn, exunkied tho little feliow futo shapeless masa Whien extricatod fram underueatl, the body was life lews, The Loy was only 4 yearu of dye. A MOURNFUL JUBILEE. Speela Disyateh n The Chie vjo 2ribuna, IxpranaroLts, Ind., April 6,—While & party wers on- faged fn fring salute thiv evening in honor of the Democratio viciory in Connceticut, tho gun wak prems turcly exploded on tho nineteenth round, injuring Williata Petrle in terriblo manner, Lurt of one of hie hianda sras blown off, and he was sbockingly burned ubout thie breast and faco, Both his eyos are suppoved 10w destroged. 1t ls poasible that ke may recover, QCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. LoNpO¥, Ayl 6,—The steamships Marathon, from Bustou, and Rhein, from New York, bave arrived oat, NEw Yonx, Aprll 8.—Arrived stearmalips China Italy, City of New York, and Ureece, frgm Liverpoal | KILLS HIS UNCLE, 0., April G.~Loonxrd Flelpe,s young Tuan, aged 20 years, shot and killed bis utle, omer Fhelps, this morufug, MHomer Phe!ps and bis Lrother had some diMiculty yosterdsy, which ended 1u hard worde, This moruing Homer eamn to bix brother's liouse aud found the doors locked agalust him, when he attempted toguin s entrance by force, whicl attracted tho attention of his nrphew, Leonsrd, wha st once or. dered him away, luforeiug his domaid by throwlni Latchet at L, Homer then drow a ruvolver and chased the nepliew from the houss, when the family juterfered and drove the uucle from the houss, A% Lie rau dowu tha rosd Leouard returned to the bouww, fot his rifle and Ained, tlie ball atriking the uncle in the back, killing bim'iustantly, The murderer gave himsolf up, . TRAIN-ROBBERS CAUGHT, 87, Loum, April G,—Ad Conductor Wagner was Uringiug a fralght tratn to 8¢, Louts on the Indisusp- olis & Bt. Louls Railroad tlle forenoon, whien near Blattoun, 1iL, be notlced that twa boxas of boots bad Loco tirown from e trals, and upon making o seuscl discovered five meu fu aue of tho cars, but hry i caped, After goiny & fow inllew further L aguin dis covered tlirce cure loaded with mervhandiss vpeu, aud iu o car loaded with marble, meat bo thewr, lie found elght mon, Two of ihemw jumiped out snd wado their cucape, bub with the amlaisues of the brakoman be uccecded fn natliug the dour of the cex, and bringlui tbo olbor aix 1 Eaat 81, Louls, wher they ware delivered juto tho huudv of thu polico uu- thorttics, 'They gave thetr uanes 83 Willla Cusick, Wiillans Moure, doseph Hrannen, Edward Uollier, John Dunohuv, aud Joba Doyle, WIFE:-MURDER AND SUIOIDE, 87, Loy, Mo., April 0,—A drunkeu wroich named Join Caruey, Hving u the rear of 703 South Tulrd stzvot, cut bis wife's throat while in bed, about half- pest 1 o'cluck 1hie morniog, and shortly afterward draw 8 racor actues biv own thruat, and s expocted b dle, Tho uuly cause kuowi tor the aot iy that Caruvy "a“h‘; Council adjourned wilk ibs Dozelogy, ' 1 ch wlie refused to guve Liu, Worthithn rcathre while bis %ifs vas sa 164 saked Liw wife durlug thio doy for woney to buy wh'sky | vorth sud cast wind. Arruson, from Bristol, aud Frisia, from llamburg, Gan Franciucs, Aptil Su—Arrivod, the Puciio May steamaliip Montaua, trom Jssama aud wey paris, SELF-DEFENSE. Mpectal Dlpateh (v The Chieayo Tribune, Carug, Hi,, April G.—Avgelo McBride, a pilot whe serlously cut James Doughierty, another pilot, in an sray this forenoou, was dischargul from custody thiv evening, afer an oxamiuation before Judge Brass, who Qeclded that o acted ju relf-dofense, Dougherty'la in Tatber o prveariots couditivn, gty kel EARLY NAVIGATION, Rpacial Dispateh to The CAlewio Tribune, East S10meaw, Mich,, April 6,~The tugr Nellfs Oat. ton weut up tha rivor thle aftoruoon, the first bost of tho sosson vut,, T tiver isall clesr between this polut aud Bay City, aud tha steamer Danlel Uall will comienos wiking regular trips Thuridsy, ———— THE PANAMA RAILROAD, Niew Yo, April 6,—Tho Panama_ Diroctors at thele meetfug today elected T, W, Park President, J, 0, McCulloch Vico-President, and W, J, Emmet Secretary aud Tredsurer, @, W, Bellows having reslgned, Tno Loard voted to uotify the Pacific Mail Company of tha termigation of the present_coutract, which was wade with tho old reglue of the Bteauwblp Oompany, it aprt——— ¥ ORTHOGRAPHIC. Special Dusakh v Tha Chicasa TrDduse, Quincy, 11, April 6.—The spelling mania ks st leugth falrly Lroken out tn this caty, A grand spelling mateh took place at the Opera-House lust evening, aud the ltvolleas futerent was wanifuated in the lournament Ly tue largo audienco fu attondace, pitr il e THE WEATHER, 1 VAsutsaToX, D, C., April G,—For tbe ? Lak m‘;‘m'.'numny clos \f".um aud lnfllvx,; ios, -lu: d Talling baromater east of tha Carvey o 8 | Miselaaipyly followsd by coulur weatbas: “ru"-’y“;.: wm‘.m& wed by and rialag base