Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1875, Page 2

— e e ardmen turned out, and commenced n sosrch for valuteers to g0 with them in tho tugbont Livorpool, of Iarwich, and aid them ia the attemps at rescue, Lut all to whem they ap- plird refused, and now explain their condact by nsing that they thonght it wan onl{ a colller whitel was Jost, and that had they fnown tho dintressod veeacl had parsengera on bosrd, they would have gone out. Tho eea was rough, and Harwich i tho anly place on tho line of that shore without a Life-loat, A woman, crazed by despair, hnng hereelt from the roof of the ship’s cabin, One maa commitled auicida by cutting the veins of hin wrist. A Bwede, who was paved from tho wreek of the steamehip Bobiller, was drowned. Many of the roscited ara savorely frost.bitten, and roma are not oxpected to recovor. At daslight, Tuesday morning, the bodies of five nuus wero seen toating on tho water, ———— GERMANY. it Dersorn, Dee. 0.—Panl Frederic Tmil Too- pold, Princo of Lippe * Detmold,” in doad. © INE LRESLAU AUCHDIOCESE, DeaLiy, Nov, 1—A number of Brunawick people have vombined to eroct on the top of the 2urgberg, 8 lofty hill in tho Harz Mountains, an obelick commemorating the famoun words of Princo Biemarck, *We ehall not go to Cancssa azain.” Two-thirds of tho reqnisito snm hiavo Leen aubseribed at Drunswick : for the remain- jug thied subseriptions will bo opened in all Gormany. TIHE OERMAN BUDOET, Tenrey, Nov: 19.—In to-day's sitting of thoe Geiman Parlisment, tho Houss commenced tho debato upon tho first reading _of tho Imporial Dudget, and Ilerr Dolbruck, Presudent of tha Imporinl Chancellery, minutely explained nnd Justified the itoma of whiob il ia composed. Ilo deelnrod that in propoeivg the lourse-tax and an increaso of the Breming-tax the Governmont oxpected tobo ablo to dispense with any aug- mentation of the proportionate sharo of ex- peudituro borne hiy each separato Stato. Benvin, ‘Nos, 20, ~To-day the Gorman Parlia- ment contluted the dobato unon tho estimates of tha Imperinl Budget. Herr Camphansen, Miniater of Financo, dwelt upon the fact that G mauy was o groat couutry in tho heart of | tope, und this 1n itsclf was a guarantee of pe 1t was, llowaver, necosaary to place her in a po- eition to carry oud the peaceful migsion 3ho lind to fulfill, Rovorting togpolitico-cconomizal af- {airs, o eaid he diil not cousider tho condition of German trado and commerco to ho 83 alarm- ing a8 it had been represented in different quarters, Owing to tho swindlmg undertakings of recent years too groat a mistrust existed now m the publio mivd: bow long thin mistrust would continue hio did not know. 110 knew 1t would not Jast forever, and believed it would Boou coase, Ntoferriug Lo tho now {axos, lorr Camphsasen apoko of the Bourse-tax ss being of primary importanco, and waid it fulfilled the demands of justice, aml, although it esme under the head of reforms in the taxatiop, it way in renlity not s new tax. At » forther stago of tho debate Ilerr Camp- hansen again addressed tho Honse in order to removo an_erropcous Interpretation which his rpocel had given nino to—namoly, that the Gov- crumeat way inchinod to withdraw. ihe new Tax- ation Billa. On tho contrary, added tho Minis- tor, they will receive the warmeat support from tho Governmont, Dr, Laskor, tho leader of the National Iiberal party, stated' that tho majority of tho Tongo npproved the commercial policy of tha Governiorut, and said it was unjnst to ro- pronch Libersl legisiation with having brought about tho preaent economical erivis, Banry, Nov, 22.—To<tay tho German Parlis- meut proceadod to the debate upon the first . tesding of the Brew-tax bill. Prinea Biemarck was prescnt At tho eitting, and addreswed tho Tougo iv tho courae of tho discussion, 'The lin- periat Chancellor declared that he agroed with the opinton previously exprosssd by tho Minisior of Finance, Herr Camphauscn, that thore ought to be no infraction of the nght of Yarlistent to decida whatber it was dosirublo to iucrenso the, toxes ot the proportiouate share of expendituro borne by each individunl Btato, But tho circum- stance that no radival reform ol taxation was proposed way no reanou for rejecting the pres- ent tax bills.. Tho Princa epoke next in defenss of tho wyatem of lndirect tayation, and in wup- port of Lin wiewa roferred 1o tho example of ingland and France. He recommended tho adoption of tho Drew-tax because it would bo boruo in cqual proportiona by all the working classes. Tho Bourse-tax ho eup- ported because mavakie capital should bo just st moch tazed as imumovable property, Tho question of Parliainentary prerugative wwas not befors the ilouse, mud the resorm of taxation waa vet & suitablo occavion for puttivg forward tho old wish for the cstablishmont of an Ime perial Hinistry, The Emypire would logo consid~ orably in capacity for action if the presont ar- raugoment had to pive wayto a ‘collegiate ™ systom, ¢ Dr, Loowe and Herren Windthorst and Lieb- Euocckt buviog opposed, aud Herr Luzias baving spoken in favor of the bills, they were both re- ferred to tho ludget Committoe, ——— GREAT BRITAIN. ANOTRER EXFLOSION, Loxpoy, Dec. 9.—Au oxplosion took place to- dlay in tho coal-mino at Muthloy, nosr Leods, Eix men wore hillod. . — INDIA. PITE PRISCE OF WALES® VISIT, Banropa, Nov. 21.—The Prince's epeclal train Lialted at a station 49 mtles frum Baroda for two snd a batf honis and waited till dnwn, He then began quail-shooting. T'he arrangoments were oxcellent and tho eport was good. Oue hundred sud twonty head of gamo wero brought dowan, Dreakfast was sorved in an anciont temple, where Mr. Shepherd, the Colloctor, biad it pro- pared, Tho placo was & very protly spot, sad the Princo was much pleased witl tho soencry aud sport. o arrived ot Barodn at 1:30, snd lunched at tho Residoncy, 'Llia Princo aud Lis suite started in carringes ut 3:40 for Dublia, 18 wiles distant, whers hia will sleop. To-morrow mormng Lo will begia pig-sticking. Col. Nuttall hos Luea invited to join tlie party. Sir B, Meado took leavo of tho Gulkwar and Blaharauee, giving thew somo parting advice, Tho P'riuco receives the Alunedabad dupusation to-morrow, aod will loave tho Hesidency for Bombay in the cvening, e is in exoullent Liealth, and enjoys the-life thoronghly, "Tho chalerareports from Lavgalore aro uu- favorable, ‘Kb weather is cloudy. Taroda ia vory quiet. Tetitions to the Prince aro beginuiug to be pro- sunted, and are all teferred to tho Government, Losuay, Noy. 21.—The Guikwar snd Madhava Tlao conducted tha Prisce of Wales from Lho Ttesidoucy to tho railway etation st Barods with great powp, aud thero (ook leavo of him, Tha Prinoa arrived as Bombay at ¥ this mom- iug, and ot onco embarked on Loard the Scrapis, The Priuct ig woll, aud will leavo to-morruw, LoxnoN, Doo. 7.—A Botabay telogram receivod this morning, ktates that the Princo of Wales, who is uow at Coloinbo, Coylon, ou his home- ward routs, while returning from an elopbaut- shooling excursion, et with an aceldent which cansod .some slaru, but fortuuataly without we~ rious rosult. Thoe Priuce’s carriage was upsot, aud its royal occupaut precipitsted undernoath, 1o wan takon out uuburt, . e CASUALTIES, RAUN OVER AND KILLED, Spectal Dispatch tm The Chioaqo 1 ribune, avroN, 1., Dec. 9.—~Tho 10 o'clock train going #outh on tho Chicago & Alton Koad ran ovor aud killed a man this morning about 3 miles below this city, 1o was an Irishmsn and & sleanzer, Spscral Dispateh Lo T'he Chicago Twibuns, Daxron, Deo. 9.—~A young man nsmed Jobu Craw, » brakeinan on the Cincionati, Sau- dusky & Cleveland lisilway, while puttiug on brahos on a freight train pasaug through Urbaos, O., early this morning, fell frow tho war, and was run over and wuntantly killed. MISTAKEN FOR A TURKEY. Inpravavorts, Iud., Uee, Y,—Fraoklin Bhatfer, s young mau Mving near Argos, Ind,, waa shot sod instantly killea by Ira Starkey this aftornoon while turkey-hunting, Starkey mistaliug Lim for » urkey, —_— « THE KENTUCKY GRANGE. LouisvirLe, Ky, Dee. 0.—Thoe bitate Grange hias eleojed fho fullowing oficers: Master, M, D. Davie; Overzcer, W. D, Btono: Lecturer, Dr. B. D, Buwith; Bteward, W, J. Tee; Ase ustant Bteward, D. W, Cooper; Chaplsiv, the Itev, J. D. Nsddox; Treacuror, J. W, Clark; Bocrotary, Eugene Barbes: Gatekoepor, Il. J, Priest; Cered, Mrs. M. I Uavie: Powmona, Mra. J. W. Walker; Flora, Mrs. A, 1. Cardin; lady Asastsut, Al W, Les; Executiva Committce, Dr, F, Qsno, J. I, Harry, aud Ruchard Watere. of Articles of § ‘ation wera filed in tho Seo. velary ol blate's wilice yesterday for the Havaun & Sab Juse Nurrow-Gatge Bailsoad, proposed to be bails st once betmesn Woso pointy, in Alagun Gauuty, Llucls. Capital, €150,000, SPORTING NEWS. Match in New Orleans for the Billiard Championship of the North and Southwest, Rurlelgh \'ic'orlnns Over Maggloll by a Score of 500 to 3us, The Young Man Schafer—Pigeon-Shooting by tho Kennicott Ulub, BILLIARDS. DURLEION VA, MAGCIILL Epecimé Diepateh tn The a0 Iyibune, New OnueaXs, Lo, Dec. §.—1ho tatch gama of bitliards to-night betweon William Burleigh, of Chieago, and Frank Maggioli, of New Ur- leans, for 21,000 and tha championship cf tho Northwestern and Fouthwestern. Biates, 0u points up, resnlted in favor of the Chirago Loy by a acoro of 500 to 365, During thoe earls partof the gamo Maggioli had the lead, Burloigh fail- ing to count tho flrat four sbots, sod baving a ‘total at tho end of the 11th inning of but 14 to Maggioli's 121, the Iatter having made runs of 16, 10, 25, and 33, Attbeepdof tho 17th inning Maggioll was 137 ahead, the string standing 188 to 61, Intho next I innings, howover, Burloigh mado rane of 15, 19, and 23. Al tho end of the 35tk inning tho score stood: Mag- gloli, 275; Durleigh, 377, tho Iatter being for the first time abioad. From thim time on ko had it all his own way, Maggioli secming to becomo de- moralizod. Burleigh wade runs of 6J in the 36t Bming. 20 in tho 43tb, 37 in the G0th, and 19 in tho bud and Jasl, Mnaggioli's largest Tuns after Burlelgh paesed him woro 18 in the 40th and 17 m the b1st innluge, The scoro is a8 follows: . Buareex—9, 0, 9,4, 7,0,3,3,0,9,1,15, 12,0, 1,15, 62, v, 2%, 8, 0, 26, 3,1,'2,0,0, 2, 3, 22, ¢, 1 h, 1, 0,9, 4, 8,15, 14, 0, M, 5, 13,'8,'0, 37, ', ©, 10, tal, fu, "Aversge, 93L51 AMaadron1—3, 7, 3, 19, 16, 32 ;‘\“';.!3' 21, 0, 23, 0,7, 3 s Up 2 Oy 1%, 0, 8. 3, 40, Iiefaree, Mr, Abrama, Proviots to tho wamo the botting was from 2 t0 3 to 1 on Butleigh, THE ADVENTULES OF 8IAFER. The New Orlesus Tomrs of Dec, 7 has the fol. loming notica of rowmo billiard exploits of the young man Hhnfart Everybody who takes the slightest interost in the gameo of billfards in this section is famillar with the experience bers of & viaitiug billisrd player popularly Xnowli as *{us lad from Texss.” Everybody kuows, huw this samo lad abod the “Lignt of b uf upon_ isquarter of tho world about ago, and_ how, profess- ng to_Lo billiardist of moderato skilt, ho took Honry Miller, fnto camp by 8 aerica of weil-plannod manwcuvres, and relieved him of divers and sundry ducats, Bot oversbody did_not know who thie denco the Iad from Tuxse was, Tho lad him- #elf gavo out that his name was Drew, and that bo was Nauger from the Lona Star Btatn Iresently public c\lrlull{ Lecame much cxetclsed sbout the question of hie {dentity, and & fow kuowing ones declared thas he waa Schafer, of Chicago. Others, equally positive, nwore that be was liraker, of Califoruls, and others etitl, under pledges of scerecy, fmrarted the tnforma- thon' thiat Lo was Bergh, of Leavonworth, Kansas, amd #otns of these latter wise onoa went even so fur a8 W 3y that Lad uot only acan and kuown llergh in Leav- enworth, but. they kiiew moFcover tiat Borgh's father as an nhcient atd respectala proprictor of 8 Dlllard- rogn in that torwo, : now turns out, theongh tho medium of evidenco two weeks from the Gandew Cify of tho Wea, that the Texas lad, slas Drow, alas Kraker, aliss Berg, {8 nome other than afer, froin Chicagn latterly, aud from varions Western cities generally, Sebafer s the young man who, about #ix wecks ago, enlivened billiard circles in Chie cago with an cffort to geton o mateh with Barlelgh, but beyond & goud deal of uowspaper talk and much local notoriety, the contrqyeruy catio to uo fssuo, ‘Tuereupon Mr, Bchafer turned bis foolrtops towarl tho Hunuy South'an an fuviting fleld for the excrcise of his talents, He came, bo saw, and, s han becn Bcen, he conquered, bt not o a degres whick has ro-, plenished bix exchequer with mory woalth than L can convenlently t3ke csro of, The gencrul snppiosl- tion ubout tho $200 pamo played by Burlelyn and Shafer ut tho Bt Charles Rotunds oni Sundsy night 1may possibly tako on & ninra positive shape, In view of ho fslo story boro recited, snd the billiard pubilo sy, furthermore, rest convinced that thero noed ho no further speculation conceruing the dentity of tho “)ad from Tezss," i ' THE TRIGGER, RENNICOTT CLUD HANDICAT, Tho mombers of the Konnicott Club had a plonsant mcoting at Doxter Park yosterdsy to ducido tho possussion of tho elub modal and au- other prize donated bya momber. A fair at- . tendance witnessed tho contest, which reeulted rathor unoxpectedly, bat was won by good shaot~ ing. 'Tho handicapplog was dono by Meesrs, Abnor Prico, Whitioan,'and Baldwin, willi appar. out fairnpss, The conditions weve ten firdnag bandicap distance, 80 yards bouudary, Thero- Ault was as followy ¥, 0, Dow (25 yards H, Kleinman (23 yan Q. 0. Bhernian (34 yard Jubn Kicinman (27 yazls) Alex, Prica (31 yardy) . G, Haruard (23 yanly) . Abo Kleiumau (28 yurds) T, W, Wilmarth (25 yar John Phillips (36 yard; Abper L'rico (27 yards E. Thomas (2i yurde) I, MeCortaick (34 yar H. W. Daldwin (14 yurds G, W. Fargleston (22 yanls) J. Kinney (21 yards) 1 C. B. 8quires (31 yards)........1 1 ‘This of couree gives tho medal to Mr, Dald. win, The second prizo was contested far by Meaars, Wilmarth, Beuuer, and Eggleston, tha tiss on 0, snd was wou by Doo Eggleston, A uwoopstakes was afterwarda sbot, tho firat money going to G. C. Bhormay, sud the socond - o ° - oo - TPTLTTTITIT TIT ANvBaSRmTOn TN o) R O o b © i i 10 0 © COMEN 0= o Ot 12 OO bt in gt @ qapatototetistosiat ;- Job o 1t 1t b o et A € to Henry Kleibman, ——— AMUSEMENTS, . THE BEETHOVEN SOCIETY'S CONCERT. The Beothoven Bocioty gave its first regular oonoert of the season Iast evening, at McCor- micl's Hall, with Mr. Wolfsahn at the front, and sttracted a very large andisnce, notwithstanding tho vory unmusioal weather. Tho programme was selected entirely from Mendelssohn's music, including the Ninety-I'ifth Psalin, congerte far ‘cello sud plano, hywa for alto solo and chorus, proludo and fuguoe in I minor for piano, and tho Loreloy fragmeat, thus giviog to the concart the character of a Mendelssohu Ieatival, Thore woro sbout 160 singers jn the ranke, in very nearly the following projortion : Sopranod, 4G ; cantraltos, 33; teoory, 80; bassos, 60,—tho gentlumon outnumbering tho Iadios slightly, Namerically, the balanco sppoesrs to be correat, but musioally it ia not. Tho tenors are still very weak, and without aleading voics, 'The basses bave jmproved greatly elnco last sosson, and now not only linve a good tone but are very prompt and preciso in attack and in tcmpo. ‘I'hey did excollent work all the eveniug, excopt in the opening numbor of the I'salm,where they pulled back & littlo. Tho altos zro few in number a8 comparod with the sopranos, but thoy aro effeotive and reliablo, asaltos nearly slways are, Tho sopranos have wome wenk motwnbors, but thoy ave atrong and loading voices sufiicient to ho'd them up, so thas their work was yory lelling all the evening, Tho Psalin was very creditably gives, with the excoption ot the third number, the doo for soprano aud alto (**In Uin Hands," ofc.), which was sung very badly out of tuno, sndjmarred tho enscablo of the goueral perfarmance, Mra, Thurston sang ber brief solo vory croditably, but My, Doxter carriod off the hunors, siuging Liv pars Ju excel~ lont voloo aud with r-mllkuhfa oasu for one uu- acanstowad to publio singing, Mu ju & tenor of groat prowist, who wiul yo& imske ® Toputstian il b givos ° Limwelf to study. ‘The Jymn (for slo solo and choras) WAN 8 YOIy WiOYLD pioco of work. Mws \'iu'to hias dono boetler Work beruiufore, er perform- anco of the forvid aud thuroughly hearg-inspic- ed muslo of the solo lacked fu feoling and ani- miation, and ber voioe did uot display its scciis- twmed body of toue, Tho chorals wens excels loutly woll, but the fuguc uearly went to picccs aming to the [ndeciston sud unegligenco of tha tenory, who would have ruined the finalo had not the conduotor caused o bt and etarted tho fugue » sccoud tume, Tho bresk was owing Lo thu dissdvantazo wo have already fudicated, unmely, the Isgk of two or threo struvy, surg Yoices among the touare, uok only to hold them in tune, but slso to keap them up to thelr work, As tne Lorelay imusio wes given eutire for tha Brat tuue at » publio parformiance iu this city by tho Buoioly, a fuw historical fucts touching aleu- delsaobin's vperatio muic will be of interext. Ho nover wrote au gpura gowplete, becauso Lo could uover flud » lifretto so «fit his fautidious tos. Ip his youugoer dsys, Le wrole mix operotias, ** Lia sy Camacho™ iu tvoacty, ‘‘Licunhebr aus des Fromdo in ous THIS CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. DE | met, 4 Die Beiden Padagogen ™ in ono act, Bol- daten Liobechaft ™ in one act, ** Die Wandernaen Komadisnten " in ono act, aud * Dor Onkel aun Boston” {0 thrao scts. Theers, howover, wers all light oporottas, adapied mainly from Franch ‘audovilios, and but littlois knowa of them now, Tater tn hfe lo furniehed the wagnificent dramatte musie to **Ruy Dlaa" Athalin," “Antigone,” * Aidipus in” Kolouot and the iwolva exquisito numbora to the **Midaummer Night'sa Dteam.” At one tunn he exammed Shinkspoara's ** Winter's Talo” with the viow of rotting it to inuate, and wan pasicalarly dolight- ed with the chatacter of Anfolyerns, but he never L»rogmucd further than the readivg, Later. Lo s & contract with Lumloy to 83t Shakepoars's *‘Tempent,"” but thia alko” was atandoned, In 1810, the poet Geibel commeucod the ‘rrapm- tion of the Loreloy legend, and, after flmshing tho firat act, rent it to Mendoleachn. He did not liko 1t, howavor, and, in connection with Dov- riont, labored to put it into shapo, In Fobruary, 1817, ho recoivedtho whiole poem, and afler read- ing it statod to Devrient his doubts whother ho could over Aet i, Hbortly afterward his sgistor died, and his grief kopt him from work until the fall of that year, Iic then took up ** Loreloy " again, tho principal character in which ha was writing for Jeuny Lind. Ho wrolo the finale to tlo fitat sct Aud also sketchied out two or threo numbkre, among them an Ava Maria, & vintago chorus, aud s march ; but bescon became dia- matiafied again, and abandoned tho work uutil bhe coald hisve au Intervipw with Goibel. Boforo tho time appointed for the interview, howovor, Moudelssobn bad diod, and theso numbers aro all we havo lofi of **Lorcley,” aud all of theso wero givon by tha Socioty, with Mra, Clara D, Btacy n tho muslc of the role asslgnod to Lenora. Tho Avo'Maria, with ita dovout and soreno fomalo chorus, making & basutiful hackground to tho obligato solo; the Joyous and exuberant vintago song for mals clotud, and the intosesting dramatic mixed cho- rus of the finale, wore all well givou by the So- cloty. ‘Ihey were, in point of fact, tho best and most enthu#inatio work of tho ovening. Mrs. Hiacy, who did such oxcallent work in tho ' Pata- disxo and Perl” {n tho early part of jast yoor, at ouno of the Apoilo Club “concerts, vorified, Iast avening, tho prodictious that were made by THe "TRIVUNE at that time, 1ler muaic, ospocially tn tho finalo, 18 very trylug, not only becanse it i3 very dramatio “and vamsionats, but also becauns it taxes thoe bigh voico soyerely. Sbe waa in oxoellent volcs, and dis- playod " dogreo of warmth and forvor that mlowed mout decided progross, and also eviuced n very intelligant cpnceviion of the rols of the vengetul Zeiora as well 88 of tue spirited music, ‘The instrumental nnmbers were n concerto for ‘cello and piano (Messrs. Wolfsohu and Eich- heim)—substitutad for Mr. Lewis® violin con- conto, Mr, L. being provented from playing by a rocent eovere illnees, and the preludo and fugue iv I minor played admiraliy by Mrs. Ite- glus Watson. Misy Ingersoll furnishied tho sc- compankmonts in her customary intelligent and akillful manner. M'VICKER'S THEATRE, * Solid Bilver” might Lave boen written by \fiss Lraddon or lre. Heary Wood; it waa writ- ten by Col. Darnes, of Catifornia, The play1s full of mystory. It finda ite climax in tho sud- don disapposranco of the heroine during & gamo ot hide-and-seok, something after the fashion of “tho DMistletoa Dough™; but in this cage tho lovaly woman is found and restorod to ler frieuds alive. It is not exactly cloar how tho dieappearance Is brought snbout, Tho heroine steps into o rovolviug firoplace, and it rovolves; but what the rovolving fireplaco i doing in that ancient baronial Lall, and why It stionid revolyo, are mysteries that romain unsolved. We will not nnticipato the pleasure of thoso who may aitond McYicker's Thestre during the week by oxplaining how the horoino cscapes from hor torrible privon, but it may bo fair to romark that sho would have fonnd the simple expedient of rapping on the panel aud calling for Lelp, whilo her friouds wero in the room looking for hor, quite aa effectivo s canturing a pigeon and rending it ont of the chimnoy on an errand ‘of mercy. The mysterions tower and _supernatural firoplaco are a trifls ndiculoue. Tha play has roerity, notwithstanding, chiol amony which sco some Lits of clover characterszation, Tho Lero- ine, llertha Huntington, is hoiress to a lurge es- tate, Her cousin, Copl. Morris, is o spenithrift aud forger, who will succeed to ber property in caago of Lor death, He would warry ber if sbe weuld accopt him; avd, beiug “rejected, he would have her dead. He i3 wmot pres pared to ki)l ler Mimaelt; but, when lo alone obtaws information of hor im- prisonmeat in tho tower-fireplace, ha supprossca it, being drivou to do 8o by fase of oxposuro and transportation for folony unless ho ovtaing tho property. Mertha is rescuud by Paul Wier, her secrotary aud o sort of malo Jane Eyre, who lovos her, and whom nlio lovos, 'Fhe play ends by her proposing 1oatrimouy $o Wier and being accepted by bim. Yor his beroism —tuauifested, wo presume, in calmly agreciog Lo be married to & besutiful and rich girl—tho ploy {4 tazged outb Ly au allusion to him_ s *solid silver,” which makes its firet sod Jnst l?punmce during tho eveuing as tho curtain rolls slowly down to soft music. Thero is just & suggestion of Tenny~ souisn society in “*Solid Silver.” Wo suspect tne outhor of tho play has studled Luglish socioly more tLrough ‘the medium of poets sod noveliste than through Lis own eyos. Tho herolng 14 o crows between AMaud snd Lady Clara Vere ds Vere; the tower sud fireplaco are unr‘uuutimmbly DBraddonosqua ; tho society, a8 & whale, is ueitber one thing nor the other, in tho play are betweeu Mr. Soymour aud Mrs. Murdogh, Lo porsovates in tho {ret act tho vuigar s0n of & vulgar monev-londer ; sho ls one of thoso wonderful croatures so fauious in tho litorature of the Quecn Anue csssyisie—*a lady of quality.” Yot this vulgar follow makes love to this rofined womag lu thosocoud act, and does it very prettily, too. Ju tho and lio marries hor, He begius the play v a flowored walstcoat and a revplendent neckeloth ; be ends it in white kid rloves aud p white tio. Part of tha fault of the iucongruity in tho character ia dua to tho actor, but, on the wholo, Lo gives the ides of the suthor faithfally, Btill anothor criticism of tho lay arlacy ju connection with tha comedy parts, Thoy are somewhat too oxuboraut., Though tlo Bpecclics of Moysrs, Rawtard sud Jobuson, which ate roally tha bost in tho play, could nob Lo spared, thoy might bo conuoctod morg ob- viously thau they aro with the sction. Theroares otber scenoa which might be spared sitogotlior, notably tho oue in wluch Cupl. AMorris at- tomptd to Lresk open the desk of Afy. Weir, and I8 provented. 'I'bin scone has nuthing to do with the progress of the story, and doos uot advanco the action ane whit, pos hau it intriosio morits to 8ayo it from being cus, Having said this much In way of eriticem, it i3 proper to add that “Bolid Biver" disploys ingeunity jn tho con- elraciion of the plot end litermy gkill in tho islogue; sud 4t Qs caleulated to bold tho {uleroet of an audisnce, if only by the myatery in which it abounds. Tho. acting lnut night was delightful, Miss Howard -as Jertha Ituntingfon wus good. Tho part was hardiy stropg ouough for adlsplay of groas abilitiey, Lus, such as it wad, it wan woll dono, Dra. Murdoch had s part exaoctly suited to hor— that of n gay, madeap lady of fashion, ler porsonstion of tho charscter wus decidedly {nluumu. Mr. Gosuin aa J'aul J¥eirg tho mawk- yh Hocretary and unmaply lover, had an un- wratoful tauk, and performed it to the bigst of hin ability. AMr, Wuldron s the bad cousin, Capt, “Morris, was entiroly out of his eloment, as he slways jv in_comedy or light melodrams. Iim acting was disagreesblo, dr, Boymour ay Spongs, Jr., Mr Raluford as Sponge, r., agd Mr. John- son a8 Mr. Gldcastle, wore necoptable; sod it fn 8 credit to the compauy that throo charscter parts of auch dimensiony could bo 6o well tlied. Tho play is superbly mounted. Sl P THE BURKED CANADIAN PRIESTS. Epecial Disraich to T'he Chicago Tribune, Montuzar, Dec. 9.4-To-day, after requiem mese had been celobrated i Bt Patrick'y Church boforo a largo cougregation, the Rav, Fathor Landrigan, sccompanied by several hun- dred friends, took sloighs ayd proceeded to Bault au Itecollet, on Back Rivoer, to the place where TaJeunesss 1lotel miood, by the burning of which last Bundsy worning the Bov, Father Murpby aud the Rov, V'ather Lynch and a Mad. awe Champalgue loat thoir ves. ‘Ths doctor had much diticulty fn weporsting the remalns, bug flually put tho two vertobrm to which livers wero sttached iuto ono colia 88 thowo of the royerend priasts, whilo a detschiod liver angd scattersd bones were placod in another coflin a8 thass of biadamae Chawpaigue. Afier sorvice af Sault, thbe procession returnad aud conveyed the coftin to Bt. Lridgot's Church, whore it now Lies ju stato, Alter high mans to-umrrow it will be buried i Cote des Nicgua Cewmotery, Nearly tho wholp Irish popniation of the cty went ta St. Dridgot's to seo tho cofin arrive, Father Murphy was editor of the T'rue Wilness, snd ruulrsquuuuy uofore the public as a lecturer of Teland. f e At & meating of the Doarg of Truslees of Pordus Univessity, Lafayetto, yestarday, the tesignation of Fresident Blortridye wiw accept- d, 1L successor hsa uot boen apppinted. The dutied v o wpesutime dovelve oo Prof Uougbaw. bo could not adjourn tha caso, 8% ouce sworn, and sald : Der boure to caum miscarringe, thy ojeration. I was prescnt at tho mincarrisge, was inenes fong, the miscarri in which the 11 o'clock at night, drove it 1 s borrowed wagon to the outside of tha aity on lioar streob and depomited it 1 » dikel, st Lome, the wagon having Leen driven off witlout Lim, an e were watctiod by get $100 for tho job, ged the bilanoo i a week, town, driving to Bay strost, and left the wagon at tho place where {8 was botsowed, Frazor thie went 1o his bowto aud 1 to mino, that tce untll wy arrest. 7 iustauco, two of tho best scenes CEMBER 10, 1875. CRIMINAL NEWS. The Toronto Alderman Who Is Held for Batchery Not Allowed Bail. Serlous Trouble Between Whites and Blncks Nenr Viekis bitrg, Miss, Turner, Who Killed an Editor, Receiving a Third Trial at Konsaa Oity, THE TORONTO BUTCHERY. Spectat Dianateh to The Chicago Tripune, Tonoxro, Unt., Dec. D.~On the proliminary {uvostigation into the charge mado agsiust ox- Ald. Cloniouts boing resumed this morning, Mr, TFonton, Crown Counsol, stated that hio bad no tutther witnosmes to bo called at tho present time. J. 1L Cawneron, counsel for the prisoner, anid ho would not offor evidenco at thin siago, but sgain sskod for bail Tho Nagistrato ro- fused, and committed tho prisonor for trial, the witnesses being all bound ovor to appear whon called upon. Mr. Camoron gave notice that ho would make applicatidn to a Judgo in chambors for Cloments to bo adwmitted to bail, On Clements being removed from the Willlam TFrazer, box, and who, it is alloged, drova tho_wsgon which contaivad the body, was callod, Michael, Q. C., counsal for tho prisonar, immo- dintoly aekod for an adjournmont, but tho dock, the man who mado the Dr. Mc- Crown Qouusel ohjected, sayiug thas the mnst important witpesa ho had to call was Mra. Davls, for whom a writ of haboas corpus had to ba - sucd, sho having to bo sent down to tho Yoni~ sontiary directly, 1lbe I'olico Mszgistrato waid A1s. Davis was Jano Gilmotir bad an operation porformed on her at True not present, b o nroo months pregnant, Tho fetus was Sif i Olimonr died half an hour aficr e, 'The prisoner, Frazor, mado tho box iy was placod, and bo and mysolf, nt My Lusband, in the meantime, reumnined the pollca, ¥razer wat to him 334 down, Mo wax to 1 pal Frazer and I réturned to Ind not eve Yrazer aguin from SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, Scectab Dispateh to The Chicaav Tridune. Srnxor, 1L, Doe. 9,—Amos G. Edmon- son, Postmaster of Noble, Richland County, was beforo Unitod States Commiusioner Adsms hiero to-day, charged with robbing the mails, Many lotters in that vicivity havo boen misaing. Bowe tine back, Bpecial Postal Ageat Cramell, of Bt. Louis, investigated and propared docoy lotters, which Kdmongon Intercepted and opencd. 1lo was tnon arrested by Deputy Marshat I, and iu dofault of $4,000 bail com- mited to jail till tho January terms of court. This {8 tha cato telographad laat night on crra- neons information of the oflicials, and vorreo- tlop is askod oo bohal! of Postmistrass Camp- bell, at Olney, an eslimablo jady and eficicnt oflicer. President Glenn was at tho Gubornatorial holm to-day. lle oned Jobu Thomgpson, alias Murphy, convictod of larcony at tho Iast Octo- ber term of the Covk Countv Court, and sat- tonved to the liouso of Corroction for six maonths, Doputy United Btates Marshal Phillips to- night laft for McLeausboro to arrert C. G, Cloud, o banker thero, on a charge obstructing Federal oficials while endnavoricg to ascertain whether he lind violated tho Revonuo law roqniring the stamping of checks and dralts, A QUARRELSOME COUPLE. Dunvque, Ia, Dec. .—ilre, Craig, sged 45 years, residing in tho southern anhurbs of Du- buque, was found dead this morving sitting iu lor chair, with ber feet in the slove oven. For days past she and her husbana had bean drink- ing and quarreling, and ho had abused and pounded her woverely, ‘I'wo childron, girts, ono 16, the other 13 yoars olJ, tes- tify that on Haturday ho knocked tho woman penscless, pnd that after gho recovercd ho again knoclrod Ler down and kigk- cd hor aa sho Iay on the floor, That night tho mother and “danglters slept undor some Inmwber piles wnear by, Yostorduy * tho parents both got drunk cgain, but did not como to blows that the childien kuow of. They left, going to a ueighbor's to gol somothung to eat nnd niay all night, ‘This morning, whon tho neighbors camo to the house, they found tho husband in bod, the wile sitting tho stove doad, ‘Tho poet-mortom oxaminn- ton shows abundnnco of bruiscs, but none sust- cient to justify the charge af homicide. Tho woman's death reenlted from tho combining causes of abnso and dissipatton, THE WAR OF RACES IN MISSISSIPRY, Special Diapatels to The Chteago Tripune, Vicksnury, Mius,, Dec. 9,—A serious roncon- tro i satheutically reported between blacks sud whites in Isssuquana County, Two weeks ago n whits man aod a negro had a porsonal difficalty, in which the negro was wonnded. A body of armed nogroca thon vislted the whils man's bouse, broke in, aud beat bim nigh unto death, Boveral negroos wers arrested, but oscaped and orgunized a Iarge armod force of wmogroes to roscue their companious. Tho Bhoriff, Heary Boott, a colorod Repnblican, summonsd & posss of whita men- L0 disporso tha riotera, Thd posss waa put in charge of Mr, Ball, & DBaptiut clorgy~ man, snd fouud the nogroes 200 strong. Iio at- tackod and dispersod them, xilling the leador, Noal Parier,Capt. Arthur Brooks, ana five others, No further troublo fs spprolionsd by the SBhorift, who i# at the boad of A posso.. The scend of tho difiiculty is in & densely nogro pn‘rulniou about fourteen hours' run by river wn awl Isnd from Vickaburg. 35 s by ROBBERY AT ADRIAN, MICH, Spectat Disvateh to TAe Chicoge Tiridune, Avniax, Mieh, Doc, 9.—A dariug rabbery was - committed bere Iast night. Ass A, Kounedy, & woll-known cattle-buyor, came home from Lufra- lo vis Dgtrolt on the evening traln, baying abont him soni0 0,000 realizod from stock sales. About 10 o'clack, whon near his homo on Scott stract, in & remote pret of tho city, ho was mot by throe nnknown mop, beaten, and robbed of ©4,000, ‘I'wo thousand dollars wera concoaled 1) bhis stockings, and wers not found, It was six ‘hours hefora ho recovored ‘euongh to travel home. His injurles confine him to the lLouse, Five hundred dollars reward is dfersd for tho urrosb of tho pastics, A MAN-KILLER'S THIRD TRIAL, Special Diswalch to The Chicuga Tritine, Ransas Ciry, Mo, Doo, D.—Tho last witnessia the celebrated Turnor trial was examined to-day, and tho casg will probably bo glven to the jury by Batozday noon. Turuer, it will bo romem- Lered, shios and Lilled a brother editor namod Graves, at Lexingloo, }o., the 8th day of No- vembor, 1872, and this {s his third trial, The testimony given to-dsy was vory important for tho defondant, and there is but littlo doubs but that ho will Lo mequitted, FORGERY, Noswicy, Conn, Dec. §.—L. O, Ackley, of New York, snd (k. W. Reed, of Thiladelpnia, cpehed, at tha Shotuckot Daul, lo this city, you terday, a draf for #1,100, purporting” to ba drawn by Larkin, Wright & Co., of Ciuclunati, on the Nassau Bank of New York, * The draft was nnhle}unnuy agoortained to be & forgory, Ackloy aud Reod wore arrestod 8t New London, aud the monoy was recpvored. A HARD PLACE FOR " OAMS." Special Lyavaieh to The Chicage T'ribune, Cixcinnazi, Deoc. 9.—Tho Mayor has afl the gambllog-houses cl to-uight, and officors ou duty at each, This is regarded as s determine tion on his part to suppress gambling for » time at -losst. 'T'ho city bad fillod up with gamblors from thie Esst and Woat, and (U0 thing way bo- nowing Loo prouuncut. ' ROBBED THE COUNTY. Bapatqaa, N, Y., Dec. 0,—Henry A, Maun, the slleged defaulsing County Treasurer of Baratoga County, was arrested at 10 o'clock this morniug by tho Sheriff at Ballston Sps, Saratoga Couuty. ‘Ths Bosrd of Bupervisors have found uotes to the amount of £118,000 tesued and pigned by Manu a8 Couuty Lrousurer withogt authority, THE CLEVELAND TRAGEDY. Crevzraxp, 0., Doc, 0.—Miw Hattis MoKay diad to-pight at 12 @'cloak trom Injusics recaived &t tha hands of her stopfathor, William Aden, Tant Baturdas, Mra, Booson's aoudition is un- ebanged. Blight bopes sre eutortained of hor rocovery. A BRIEF RESPITE, Nrew Yong, Dec. 0.—In tho cans of Fohn Dolan, eontonerd to bo hanged to-morrow for the mur- der of Ar. Noo, Gov. Tildan to-night granteda respitn of ono woek, to piva timae to tnyestipato nowl, ovored ovidenco. A motion for a hew trial will be made. COUNTERFEITS AFLOAT. T.EDAYON, Pa,, Deo.9.—A numbep of parlies liave Loen arrested hers for psaging $5 and #10 counterfeit Lills on tho First National Dauk of Yeru, 1L i il i THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, Comments of Leading Journals wpon the Idocument, Widely-Varsing Views upon Its Proml- nent Lecommendations, it ‘!COURAGEQUS AND PRUDENT.” New York T$mes—lepudlican. Tn its treatment of tho groat question of tho hour,—that of financo,—{ho messago is at once onrageous and prudent. Ils ruggestiona are euch as the most maturo reflection and the goundest Judgmont of the bualuoes-men of the Union will concur in, and, at tho eame time, aro adnquato to tho oxigoncies of a sitaation that in growing moro and more scrious, In his ireat- mont of tho ono foreign question that has given any uveasinesa to the publio mind, tho declnta- tionn of tho Presidont tend to allay all auxioty that may bave ariscn, while explalning & policy In every way worthy of the sharacter of tho Goverument and of its position among natious, + « + Wodonot koow on what information tho Prorident bases his estimato of tho value of church proporty, and wo regard it 58 too Ligh; bul the yrinoiplo he proposes, though not within tho provinco of Covgrossiounl legslativn, is a sound one, *n1D ¥on voTIa," New York Tribune—Indegerdint Democratie, The mo:sago ia chiofly of intoroet na indicating Llio policy of tho party and tho purposes of tho President in tho campaign of 187, What are they? 'The principal points arn our Cuban rela- tions, out of whieh it I8 surmised wo may Lo deawrf fnto 8 war which will in many waya atreugthen tho Admiuistration party and tho Prosident; avd tho echool question, which, rig- idly defiued, I8 an anti-Catholic issue, from which the Adininistration parly bLopes groal things, aud tho Ioad of the Administration, un- lens all sigos fofl, much greator, Theso are notw iesues both, and both factitious. There is notbing in tho Cuban question which neods ox- cito any public feoling in tlus country moro now than at any time in four years past; lews, indeed, than at sbnost” any timo within that poriod, . . . All thess [tho frec-school and ch\lrch-pmperlf‘-huliun recominendations) are Tmnt‘mnn which should be conaidered in tho polloy of sn incoming Ad- mivistration, aud not thrown out as new issues upun whichi to bid for votes by an Adwminjetra- tiou just going out, Ncthing los occcrred, ox- cept ag miechiovons and uull-souklufi dema- gogues have raisod the questions for their own purposes, within the Iast yoar to bring such is- aucs prominently into politics. President Grant, wa may be nssured, doos not briug thom up now befora an Opponition Cougrous with any houest purposo of baviug thom eeltled. It I8 not un- charitavle or unfaic to say, under all the clr- cnmatances, that he mist bave broachod these now issties with the plaiu sud uumiginkable pure pose of makiug political capital, “ WILD, QUINOTIC, AND UXTELLY ARSURD," ANew Vork Herati—Indepenlent pevincratis, * The aunual message sent to Congrovs voator- Ihi tonchos upon & great varioty of mpurtaut subjects, and o tho greator part ¢f them wo aro lonud to uny that it dotivors sound, or, at loast, dofonglble views. Dul there 18 oto capital ox- ception ; one subjoct on which the recommenda- tions of the Irosident are shoer folly, It un- fortanatoly hn&pcnuthnz tho subject ‘on which tho President 14" utierly wroug is tho one whick he pressos with the most vizor and zoal. o ia sound on the Cubsn question ; sound in the malu on tho most important of tho financial questions ; sound gud admirabla on the qucstion of cablo monopolics ; digcroet and even wiso on the Moxican question ; plausiblo at lenst, if not right, on the naturalization question. But on tho combinod religious snd school estion, upon which ho Iaya his chiel stresd and empha- riy, be I8 wild, Quixotic, and utterly abaurd, ‘This attompt Lo introduco roligion ns & controll- ing nlamnng in our wvational politics, the zoal with which ho flings this firobrand aud triea to kindlo thoological “animosities for party offeat, in the most mischiovous aud monstrous violation of fitness.aud proprioty ever perpotratod by a Prosident of the United States. *MIs OWN THIND TERM," New York World—Democrutic. The purpose_of the President to ralso the so- called **gohool-lssuo™ for sccuring lis own third term, which waa apparent in his Des Bloinos spaach, 18 moro clearly mauirost in the prosent maseage. ‘That partof it which pro. posea the taxation of churchi-property ia moant to roinforce tho part which proposes a soctarisn strife to reconstruct the common-sechool aystom in the interest of a political party caught,and cols Iared, mud brought to judgment belore tha whole peopls for ita blunders, its usurpations, aud ita plunderiog of the people's subatance. It will be found that **issues,” no wmoro then Gov- ernments can be made. ‘I'hoy grow ; sod neither the snil nor the atmosphoro of this republic just now promises kim the crop ho would solilshly Liaryest. - * 8OUND ON THHB OURRENCY QUESTION.” * New York Sun—Indspendent Demostatic, Grant takes up sdacatiounl and ecclosiuatical quostions, and.gives ab eulargod adition of his Dex Mainos speech of Octobor laat agaigut the Catho- lics and tho poor old Paps, This ls a congonial tonio to him, snd affords proof that thia thorny subjoct will be Incornorated into the next Na- tional Ropublican platforin, and playa partin the comliu l'uul:i)nntld campaign. Tho mous sugo will disappoint publio expoctation on the Cuban question. Tho DPresidens handlea it elaborately, bus leaves It oxactly whers s found it. This lgmrdnu of the messsgo will ploaso tho Bpanish Dans, Loth fn this country sud in Bu- ropo, and doubsless 3ir. Calob Cushing aa well, our Minister a¢ Madrid. . .~ Graut n wound ou the curroucy 1o advocates au ueation, early roturn to specig-payments, and is in favor of adbering to the presont law fxing tha foitial Bnlnl of resumption on the lst of January, 1870. 0 aska Congross for furtlior logislation'te give full effect to the ea.i.lt!n? Jaw. \Wa faucy Con- grous will do nothing of the kind, but,” aftor wraugliog & Jong while averit, will Join in & dead- lock botweon tho tvo Louses, and thns proparo the way for making this plage of the financial problem e leading 14suo in tho Presidoutial cam- paiga. Yylp MEAT OF THE MESSAGE." 8t, Lots Globe-Demosrat~—Hopudlican, ‘We may cungratulate the country an tlis out- with which its Gliof Magistrata Vi of honest money, 1f ro- sumption mosn anythiug, it means the solliug of bonds and tho buy| nfi of guld, - If redomption ia ovar to-be accomplished, it must begin by a gradaal and pastial redomption of the now irre- deeipable ourrauoy. This has Lesn the constant domsad of the real friends of spocie-payment, aud the first stop taken tawards it accowplish. wont would be & greatar evout i our tory shan the Contenvial celobration, , .-, ‘This f[tuo 4 frec-schopl snd church.property-tax~ stiou recomwendations] Is the meat of tho mwessage, the part which will bo contested and strugglod qver in every palitical forum uutil tho yuestious aro fluslly sattled by tho ouly sat- tlemont which can be flaal, Of course, acclosi- astical tax-dodgors will sound the nate of alann, aud fanatics frow boths oxtromes will - tako it “E: Democracy will rush frautically to urudp ita ol #olets weapous of twontly yoars aga, and declare tiat thoso swendwents would wipe out Htate Tiightu forevar. u\'ur{ iutorest adverse to trua vatriotism will beoxcited and utilized, buk there tho questions stand, and they contivuslly ask us, Do wa want to ba au illiterate pation or an oducatod natiou? Do wo want to have Churoh sud Steta unitod or wopsrate? Lab eamch wanu andwer thesa questions fairly, and thau oppuun tha propositivny of the miossage; this is the ouly senwible way of looking wb the matter, apd siuco tho matter must ba not ouly locked at, bub dealt with, let us deal with it st once, and thero- by ebow ourselves equal ig courage and wis- dom 0 tbo Presidunt, who has bad tho coursgo to tace the questiou, and the wisdom 10 Buggest & Bain way of deshing with at. Ay **NOT A BLD JOX ONACUBITY.” St dowin Begubiexn—Limosratis, Al thoss mqnuntos (ose reoommendsd by the Tresidont] aro rigorous, ayd some of thei sxo & Lillle tastling, Thoy do uok havo tha sppoar- auce of cowink from. & Previdaut who guntew- siqu raticepens o tha tzapquillity af private h‘la 8t end of Lia second terde Thop me not a bid foo okequrity. RELIGIOUS. Meeting of the Femals Missionary Or- ganizations of Chicago. Reports of Progross === Addresses 4 Prominent Women, by Tho Moody and Sankey Meetinga, MISSIONARY WORK. THM CHICAUO DISTINCT A-HOOIATION ot tho Woman's Doard of Poreign Missions hield Ita anonal meeting yesterday at tho Centenary M. I, Chureh, Mra, Dr, Jutkins presided, aud Mra. Dr. Tiilany actsd as tamporar i Sceretary. Tlo followlng liat of delogates was then mado out by the Secretary and spproved by the Cro- dentiala Committea: Clark Streot, stra. U'ripy 3 Wrinity, Mra. Tiffany; Michigan Avenuo, Birs. Tient ; Blato Btroct, Mes, Bponaor, Mra, Yoman, and Mra.¥¥ood ; Grace Chnrelr, Mrs, Elmo1y, Mra, Colby, Mra. Wheeler, and Mrs, Vowel; Grant Place, Mrs. Gogo; Vark Avanue, Mra. Ellfs, Mra. Decker, and e, Axtelly 8t Paul's, Mra, Mar- tin, Mra. Miller, and Mra, Hickoks Englowood, Mra, Gurnoy; Langley Avenuo, Mra. foad, Mrs, Churel, and Mra. Kellogg; ogers Dark, Mts, Itichardn; Evanston, Mis, Quaal, Mra. Ifite, Mea, Dannister, Mrs. Hong, Mra. eck; Wankegan, Mra, Lrumbull; I'ark Nidgo, Mra, Boring ; I'afa~ tino, Mes Millor, Mrs, Littlo; Downer's tirove, Mra. Dr, Roe; Eimhurst, Mrs. Hogans. The uest business boing the clection of ofil- cors, Mra. Queal, Mra, Kent, aud Mrs, Danfortls, were appointad a committes ta nominato ofticars. While tha Committee was abscut NREFONTS WERR READ from the various churches tapresented, showing tho tnembership of the Hoctety in tho churchen and tho amounta raispd for tho contmuance of wmissionary work. ‘fhey woro generally of a churacter to give gioat encoursgement. The Haociety s tecolving largo aecessions yonrly, and interen: in tho work continties unabated, orriceRy, Tho Committoo on Nominntions presentod heir ropost, which was ndoptod, a8 foliows: T'residont, Mre. A, J. Jutking ; Rocording Sea- retary, Mirs Anna DoWolt ; Corresponding Scc- rotary, Mem, Decker. It was moved that oach delegation nominntn somo lady for ita Yico.President. and. that each of the Hocieties not represonted should have tho privilego of choosivg a Vico-Presidont at ity first waating, Tho motion twaa ndoi)tod, and the following wore elacted : Mrs, De. Hill, of Trinity Churchi; Mrs, MeGilfroy, of Michigan Avenue Charch ; s, Brouse, "Langlay Avenuo; Mrs. Powers, Grant DPlace; Mrs. ‘Bond, Contonnry; Mrw, Halter, B8t Panl; Mies Richards, Hogers Park; Mra, Kollogg, Evanston; Mrs. Vandomarck, Wankegan; Mrs. Witliamson, Palatino; Misa Tlora Hale, Oak Park; Mwn Josopline Smars, Downor's Grove ; Mrs, Wood, Btato Strect ; Mrs. .‘Il, \\(E "Tomlin, I'ark Avouuo; Mrs, Torodo, Elme urat, ‘Tho Prosident, Secrotarios, and Vice-Presidonts wora mado an Exeentive Committee, five to con- atituto a quoram. Tho moating then adjournod, In ihu afternoon, thero yas hold a union oot ing o THE WOMAN'S MISIIONATY 800IETIES ropresentod in Chicago, Mra. Dishop Harrls proe ;hl(ng. Prayer was offered by Mza. J. F, Wil- ing, lteports from tho different Baciotion boing in order, Mra. Latlin_preseuted s report from tho Dresbyterinns. #That Socisty fn Chicago last year gavo over $18,000 for misstonary purposes, aud {¢ 18 exnoctod that this yoar tho Amount will ronch 25,000, Tho Toard supports twonty-four mizsionaries ; twenty-four scuools fn Indig, China, Hoath Amorica, and Sloxice; sixty-thres wonutain-gohiools in Perwin, and many fn'Syring lh(rt{-aavon Biblo women aud pastors’ wives, and 100 pupils in diftecent schools. 'There aro 856 Soctaties and bande. Mrs. E. W. Blatehford; for TIE CONGBEGATIONAL BOARD OF THE INTERIOR, nest prosented a roport. 8ne alinded to tho origin of tho auxiliary saclotics saven years sgo, and the triala attending thom. The numbor of theso societies now was 899, of which sixty-four woro new onod, ‘I'ho recaipta for tho year ond- ing Oct, 15, 1875, wero $21,696,52, ‘Tho roport concluded with tho roading of o Iottor from Afiss Adelo 1. Qurtis, & youug lady misslovsry st tho Bisueton Agency. Mra, 0. L. Avorill, from tho Woman's Unfon Missionary Sociaty, noxt delivered a report. Iler romarks were dovoted chioily to the origin of the Booloty. MRI. DR, MANCY, of the Northwostorn Branch of tha Association, modo a repozt, in which sho rolatod many of tha exporioncos of tho misslonarics supported by tho Boclety. Espocial roforenco was made to Miss ‘Tinsiey, misslonary in India, and to tho Minses Wolleston, in China. Tho ladies of tho American Board wore publishing a paper in Chi- nese, Mies Wolleston dolog the translating, MRS A I, HOOE nest made an address. Bhe began by roferring to tho presont position of women in “mussionary worle, It was sixieon years sgo that Dr, Scuddor stated & fact which’ had nobt bofore beon koown, that in foroign launds womea wero occupylog degraded, suukon po- Hition, scareoly botter than that of brutes. Thia statomont struock a chiord fn every mother= breaat in the country, and a_missionary sooioty was goon aftor o{finmzcl.l in Now York™ City by women, Bince then thero lad boon s rapid rowth, yet there was to-daya vast fleld for alior, extending from pola to palo. The speaker wishod to impress upon tho peoplo tho idos of individual reaponsibllity, ‘Tha hablt of poopto was to ontrouch themselves bohind the Church, s if to evado all responsbility, That was idlo. Each bad a burdon to boar, and would bo required to answer for it at tho bar of God.- What was the condition of the Church lo-day? Thero wag & great hoathen emplire oponed it Cantral Africa, fn wdition to tho vast countries slready par- tially covered by missionaries. It was only fow daya ago that Btanley wroto from the banka of Lake Niyanza that the King of thoe peapla in that region had asked for tho introductlon af Chrletinnity. While tho spesker was in Phila- dalphis, sbo found that the largest cootributor to tha Woman's Boasd waa a colorod woman in Bualtimors, who had given $1.200. 1n this city thora was & poor Bwedo, & mochanic, who was soma wocks ago converted, and ehortly aftorwards ssked a vacation of hia om- ployer. It was granted, and now he was going about from house to house ondeavoring to cou- vert alnnors. 1is had alroady induced fonr or five to love Christ, Theso instancea wore given ip order to illustrate iho idea of personal re- oponeibility, and to show what could be dono by individual” affort. \¥hat. ware tho churches of Chissgo dajog ? This aity was alwaye looked to for an exampls of opterprizg and liborality, and it bahicoved tha chutches to do their patt for Ohristianity, sud maintain the city’s reputation for roligious as woll &1 for purely businoss en- " y torprisea, s ’Fh\ addrers wos latenod to with interest, and at ite conclusion wua groatly applauded. Mrs, Dr, Fallows, balng called, upon, stated that thera waa couaiderabla intoraat manifeatod {n minsionary matters bfl tho Iadion of Bt, Paul'y Chureh, but no socicty had yot been organized. After uudullnfi thanks” to tho Contena Chnrch for its hospialjty, the moetivg ads ournad. { Inthe evoning tho mesting was held in the main auditosluia of thao church, Mry. Gav. Lev. osidgo presiding, Tho oxercics weso opoucd with sloglog aud piager. - v o - U8, JIENNIK ¥, WILLING next mado an sddress. Iu beginning, she sl Indod £, the effoot of minor things upod groatat, {llutrating by the Bunker iiil] mouujneot which was daily swayod to and fro by’ the sunbeama. Ho (i moved tho maltitudp by maans of some lumnble instrumens. In anciont times, womon were insignifioant, ocoupying an inferior poui- ton, Yet ovon i those dark duys woman way the means of introduslng Christiaulty to Kurope. Ail slong since tion God: hud chossen women for groat doods. The Habbath-achool system was & Figinatod by Hacnah Ball, of Wyckbam, Euglagd. A company of womau in Eurv;éo mAnY yQaIe ago, dosirous to aud tho canso of Chrint, dens 8 nogra ta tenok Ohiristisnity 40 tho Africana, aod that waa the begunuing of tho Metiodint misslonary work. ‘The Woman’s Missionary Hacicty of the Mothiodiss Churoh had & difficuls time in or— ganizing. ‘Tho wike men Eaugand Weut declarod thiat womsn was unbi to be a miwpum?'. Yot there was s woman in Now York who folt duf- ferently, sud iusisted that young women could go to Indls ea wollas won, snd from Lor efforts bad manlted tho Wowmmn's Missiogary Hoard. Nowrmfoney i ralsed yemly by the buu- dreds of thousiands’ of dallars, schools by tho bupdreds had beon establiskad, and countiess numbers of paonlahad beun brouglis toballeve in God, Thoy should thon not be lflflcoullkud. but g0 out and devoto all their enerxy to she cauwy and, if thev had Ynl«u trust, tboy should kuow thas vietory was theirn. Miuk, JANELE, » returned miswiooary, rufanueuunk tho Baptist Board, wade & few ronnrhy, Uer flold of Iabor had beea smong the Assansaso, 00 tho Enmrl River, lhe lw.k‘.hr.l. l;l\n:l‘zd“l‘umagl or 9EDeriar 43 AMOUR 4 . Bhe Bad ‘solabinasd & sabool asre aly atter lovg endeasor. The great obstaste to the work among the Hindoon wan canto, Revoral apng: dotes warn rolated, lIIllulml«uu’ tho strict sywyg of thio IMinioo encioty, o M138 EMILY DOXVINATON MLLen wan the noxt spealor. Hoathoniwn had tmy eapeets,—ono vilo nnd depraded. and tha Otlin graud and magaifleont, India had ita dinmond, its anciont motiments, and its wWondron op,. broidorios, an well pa it iguorance and Pagay. ium. Tho Clreh hind yoi much to doin Ihiy fleld. ' I'lio npoakor clomed with an*appeal 1o all u:\nml?n.um 2id In thagreat work. coilection was thon taken up, and ing adjourned, oy Soithe mgl ———— MISCELLANEOUS, ILLINOIA LUTHERANY, Aywefal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Drxow, Il Dee. 9.—The Lutheran Synnd o 1llinoia {8 naw tn sesulon nt the Imtheran Tiouse of worship in thia city, Homo sixty congreys. tious are represonted, and the meatings ars oty vory high order, Tho Hynod will ndjourn o, morcow ovoning, making A threa days’ sexsion, Other donominationa aro entertaining dulegates iu grand atylo, MOODY AND BANKEY. PriravtLrmia, s, Doe, f.—The Moody any, Srnkey meeting to-night wan crowded, §,000 pr 0,000 peoplo Leing in the bullding, Amung thogy preaent wore ex-United Biates Bonator Jatn Heott, and John V. Farwoll, of Chicago. Kankny during tho evening sang sovoral of his moat Pop. ular hymne, Moody's discourso was on * [jq. nontanco.” and he taol his toxt from Acts, xvi i0: Butioow tiad commandath all mon overs. whorw to repent.” hy prenchor called hig liearers' utention to var,ous kinda of repent. ance, With tho commaud to rovent God givey us pusser to do ao, aad ho congidered that try ropoutanca l8 whore s man i thoroughly coy. vinoed of his eln, During the ovening s larga number of peraoos wont into the inguirv-room, Tho ueual pr:{fir-mconngn wero held afier thy 1eguinr oxercieen, HIOUX OITY NEWH, Spectal Diapateh to 'he Chicain Tribuns, Broux Crrv, Is, Dec. 0.—The ordinatioy forvices of the Rov. M. O. Hiscox, pastor of the Lirat Baptist Church of this city, occurrod st the Firat Preabyterian Church thia evoning, Tho Yankton Daptist Hocioty gave n concer| 1ast night for tho purposs of hislping the Hoclery out financinlly. Tho concort waa well altendod, Recoipts, 167, DIABOLISM, Allegod Cnse of Extcusive LiveaStoch Poivoning nt Lowrenceburg, tnd, : Cinefnnatd Enquirer, Dee, 9, \ For tho past threo or four years, in tho viclnl. ty of Lawroncoburg, Ind., & strange disoass scoms to have takon hold of tho horacs, hogs, and cattle, Ono by one, and somotimes in droves, theso poor dumb croaturos havo *slhing. fled ot ™ noisologsly, but in ovidont agony, and thoir ownors havo sought the cause in vain, Two yonrs ago tho fatality becamo Indoed alarmiog, Doath jovadod the Lawronocburg distillery. pens, and noarly 5,000 worth of stock wors do- stroyed. Finally, a saloon-keeper in Nowton, by tho namo of Xoollor, announced that ha hada clow, An Inquisitive employe had boen nosing around a patron's wagon #s ib stood in the street, nnd hod discovered Bowme corn o baif-busliel or o, faotasticalty dono up, each ear in o roll of papor, }o examins ono of theso ears carofnlly, bub BAW no roason why thoy bad beon eo tondorly prosorved, [l wag curious, but hin euriosity ‘seemed about to bo dofoated, aud ho was on tha point of abaodoa- ing tho examination when Lo accidentally broke ono of tho cars in twain, and then Lo wau more doeply involved in mystery thano ovor, The cob of cach car was hollow, and in the end of cach was & neatly-fitting plug. As tho oar or eob had broken. a fino, suspicious-looking powder fell ta tho ground. Tho searchior was completely mysti- flad, and, taking somo ohoice specimens of thiy * patont-applied-for " corn, ho weut to his om. ployer and unbosomed himself. Mr, Koehlor, on secing and hearing, and on kaowing the namo of the ownor of thoso cavornous cobs, and the oynor of the wagon thoy bad beeo taken from, was vorily onlightened. Ifiu siraightway, to the convinoed, lovited a chomist fo promgunce on that strango powdor, wion lo! it was found to be corrosivo sublima ¢, Hero was o starthug dovelopment, but whe could prove what this corn waa propared for? Ose clow lod to another, lowover, until, on sus- piclon, & man by Lho namo of Willlam Ehlen maun, a German, formorly a Cincinnatl gag-fit- tor, but tion tho'proprictor of & fortllizing os tablishmont, just ont of the corporate lmita of T.awrenceburg, was arrested, Ilo was brought bofore tho Circuit Court, but the mont satisfac- tary evidonco could not bo obtained, aud Judge Roberts, using all the power possiblo, sontouced tho culprit to throo months in tho County Jail. Meantime stock beeamo hoslthy again, and the torrible fatality, for a while, coaser Tho sus- "mntod lattor-day Lucrotia Borgia, alightly mod- flad, was in jail, and tho alarm of farmers took a briof rout, but only a brief ono, During tho trial Mr. I'rank Grifith, of Tam roncoberg, had offended this novel gas-fitter by appoaring agalost him, and o bitter rovongo wag thereforo broathed out. = Very soon after Ebler- mann’s time biad expired aud Lo was againat work in bis fortilizing and lard-rondering estab- lishment, bIr, Grifiith's valuablaboruo took sud- donly sick and in tarrible convulsions_diod. An oxamination of the maogerafterward doveloped enough poisou to kill & huodred borses, Notb long afler sotno cattlo in tho neighborhood wont tho wayo! all the oarth, and their caroassea found 2 roady market in Lhlorman’s stink faotory. Quo day Eblermaun was knowa to lwuantiog rcross the river n Keutucky and during tho day to pass thohog-pons of & woll-knowa Ion tucky farmor. Tho toxt day ton fat porkors lay dead in thoso pous, and Eblermapn that sam day chanced o be again over there, and offored to buy the carcassos n'rl 91 a head. Bimilar doaths wora ocaurring all around Lawrenceburg. It was 89 if A simoom was daily swooping acroes Aiaml Dottoms,—n simoom then anlyjfatal to eattlo sud nogs. Meanwhilo the smolko of tho stink-factory kopt sacending. Tho dead bodies camo in to Ehtermann 1 eatlsfactory abundsnce. Tho making of fat was well enough, but this U= lating genius was nos happy. Ho ssw that the price_obtaived for it wonld not yield a quick woalth. The **disenssd " hogs ha had obtained wore fat and plump, and why shouldn's Lo make them up into lard, and theroby yiold him- s0lf a handiome revonuo? Tho idos was orig- inal with him, Nobody bad ever auggestad it to lim. Nono of the buyers in Cinciunsti noed Lnow that bis lard, which he would offer thom at a compacativoly low figuro, was stink-factory iard. Why shontd they? 1o would ** purify, and_ consumors would novor bo tho wiser, Aud g0 this wretch, . regardloss of the awful conso- quonces whichi might follow, Wout oo, as ko has ofton cunfcnnml' % °fm:n I;:mlgn? iy :m':m burg, tying ou 0! Lioge, and 1%!{‘uducnd tho putrid siut b0 o hage lean Cincinnati conagm “5: lato Mr. Gearga llsye, living near Law- ranceburg, has boen mhaluf Loge, and a strong puapicion had begn forcing iteelf upon him that periaps Eblormann kuow moro of tho disappoar- ance than ha would toll, Oun Monday Is sthe hoard the roport of a gun suspiciously noar lia house, and Ou & prompt oxamioation” ha found Eblermann rapidly making oft in & wagonlo ad od with the yot warm and blooding carcasgof & hog. which ho jdentifiod as hid own. lle straightway had tho * buteher™ in & now rols arrostod and brought o town, whoro, aftor & prollminary oxamination, he was bonnd over ta the Circuif Court.in tho sum of 8300, Nobody would Slake %0 large a sum that Ehlermaon would not **&kip,” and so all day yestarday snd the day befors Lo whiled his time away in tha Lawraucoburg Court-House hnvl.lx wroned, & single case of small-pox in tho Jad proyentiog Liy polng conflned thore. e oy SR, FINANCIAL, BLOOMINGTON, Sperial Dispated ta The Ghicagoe Triduns, Troomixaton, 1, Deo, B.—Wuum&:’dg A Co., ctgar doslors, ssalirned to-day for the bens« mq é«fmmm croditora, Liabilitios, 93,000 ; assets, 1,600, LOUISIANA INTEREST-FUND: New Onwxins, Doc. 9.—TFho Btate suthoritiod givo nokico that the Jenuary intarast on tho new consolidated bonds will be psld“hon“::r:“l; York without yabato on sod after fl:‘t’ ‘Thore 18 noarly $000,000 in tho Troasury to the credit of tho itereat-fund, OCEAM STEAMSHIP NEWS Toxpox, Dec. 9.—5teamships Lard Clive, from Philsdelphia, and Freuce, from Now York, bave arrived out. - HosTon, Dcol. f.—Arrived, steamahip Outario, Kx‘}:‘n:&l ;:fi?ou‘no. 9.—Arrived, Btosmat Othallo, fi%?u”‘lgtguxua. OODw. n_:;—-;la:m ',A'ulllmflnl]: Bteam Navigation Compsuy’ baiag tho lait d'fi‘ salled this ovening for Byduoy, varturo of xth:l Liiia. Bl bad & large frelghs s F dink. "’3‘3‘"-'&0“: ot the fosling sgainat the ?flfl Mall Campany tor the intmont of W il 10 commaud the Oity of 8 ¥ranoinco, tha for"sall o-masrom, Cagte Lacilan |comumand '