Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1875, Page 7

FOREIGN. piabolical Racord of Thomasson, tho Mosel Incendiary. Ho Makes an Unsuccossful Attompt to Commit Bnicide. Additlonal List of Senators Elccted hy tho French Assemhly. Botweon the British Troops ¥ore Flgbting . and Malays, CERMANY, TIAE MOSEL DINASTTR. Breyey, Dee. 15.—~Thomasacn, not Thomns, {sths nams of tho passsoger who owned the case of dynamito which explnded at Bremer tavep. Mo bas confossed to the authorities that e constructed ths chose which exploded, and uraoged tho clock-work attachment to canse the explosion at a certain timo, Mo was ocou- pled for & fortulght in filliug tho chest, and worked i & conch-houre 1n ono of ths moss fra- quenied parts of Bremen, Tha police have ex- smiued tha houre nliuded to, and fourd soms of the prokiug material, bus no explosives of auy inde TP, INCENDIADY, « Loxpox, Deo. 10,—A specisl 1o the Times grom Berhin #aya 'l homarzon Lias ropoatedly torn the bindago irum tho wound be inflicted in Lis sttemted raiciae, aud 4a nor aeouroly hound, Ha resma to Lo & Swanian by birth, but has been ‘eaturslized o tho United States. o pn-ged a weel last October in Liverpool, aprarently try- iog to mecortain whether 1 would bo best for lim to put his infornal mashine on board the stesmer Lhiere or 1n Biemeibayon. Jue nwaber of killed by tho explosion aiready ‘reschios e1zhty, aod othors of thofujured are not axpecied Lo recover, Forty ecrpscs wors baried Tuesdav, togetlior with cuino chests fhlod with wodentitled fragmenta of bodies, The total numar of kilied and wounded 1s uow cstimatad 44180, LEFT TIE COUNTRY, Coroax®, Dec. 15.—The Archbishop of Co- Logoo left this cily yesto:day, aud innat expected toreturn, Itie undeistood that he delegated ‘us povioz@ to o subordinito ecclesiaatie, —_— FRANCE. YETORTED NEBIGSATION. Panta, Dec. 15.—1It is ourrently roported that 1, Leon 8Bay, Minteter of Finaoce, has resigned. BENATONS ELEGTED. Ths following wero olected Scoators to-day: Yisconat Do Lorgerl, Doputy in the Aeserably {for Cotos du Nord, and Count da Donbiet, Dep- uty for Pay de Dotne, botb Legitimiats; Horvo do Bsisy, Deputy for Cotes du Nord, Booa- putist § ML Gulon, Deputy for Iudre a: Lore; M. Lape.ei, Deputy for Vienne; 3. Paal Yorin, Deputy for Sema; M. Schierer, Dsp- uty for 0 ot Oiso ; M. de ‘L'ovqueville, Dop- uty far Manche ; Gen. Chabron Lo ‘Telher, and Gen, Valazo, Depnties for Scino Inferieure, of the Contre ; M. Careet and AL Lanfrov, Deputics for Bouches du Rhooe; M. Runpont, Deputy for Garonns; and M, Testolin, Deputy for Nord, of tha Leit; M. Corbon, Deputy for 8eine ; M. Cremioux, Devuty for Algiers; Al Littre, Deputy for Neine, and M. Bchsurerkest- ser, Deputy for Seine, Radicals, 'The Right Centro proposed to anoul the clections of the foregoing becauso of the infraction of tne ruto nequir DR gecrecy, bnt after a houted encounter betreon M, Bufiet d M, Gambo:ta, tho proposal was rejected by s majority ot 13, THE 8TATE OF BIZGE. Panrs, Nov. 28.—Yeaterday tho Journal Of- ficicl contaued tho following note, which, in viaw of tho 1ecent Bonapartist mocting at Bello. wils, needs no explsnstion : . Meetings which are only private in neme, end whers e most violent sttacks sguinat thie order, rociely, snd Lsws of the country are deliversd, have kesoly exciied pablic opinon, Tho Governor-Goneral of Fare, on ie tecommendation of the Minstcrial Counct, fs m‘cflh resoived fo use toe power confurred upon 7 thie Btate of siega to prevent 1hpreuewal of uch'sbuses and to meot the daneers which might it from them. Hewill forbid avy mecting which wey (hink likely to exclte disorder. —— INDIA. FIOBT WITH TME NATIVES. ! Lexpox, Dec. 15.—8ir William Jervis, Gov- wor of the B.raits settloment, talegraphs trom Tenang, 14ib, that ontho 7th, 80 mon of the Tenth Regimant and 126 auxiliaties, consisting of iirogular tioops and polico, attacked from 400 to 800 DMalays, who waero {otifled behind & atockade within b milea of Perak Noeldency. Alier a sbarp fieht, tho astacuing party charged tue Maiays, snd routsd them, From nixiy to eighty of the wemy were killed snd wounded, while only two # the Dritish aud six of the auxilaries wers killed, and twenty-fiva wounded. Tho troops wre now meeting with no resstance, and rein- forcomonts sre uot requued at present. .CREAT BRITAIN, UE DEUTSOHLAND DISASTER. « Loxpox, Dec. 16.—The Times announces that 15y Bosrd of Trade has ordeted &n offivial in- quiry 1ato the loss of the Deuschland, to bogin Mondsy next st Poplar. Youstcen bodies of ticims were baried at Dover Oourt yesterday, Ihoehopa in -that jlacoand in Harwich wera Hored durlug .the fuueral, and decp sympathy rashown by all the {nhabltants, ———— AFRICA, © YRI? AOROSS TRE CONTINENT. Loxpox, Deo. 16:-6 &, m.—A apecial from Bt, Paul Do Loanda siates that Capt. Cameron's ex- floring expedition amved thers Nov, 19, having Haveruad the contineat from Ujiji, Thoexpedi- tion bas beon & complers success. All tho men wete well. — ' THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. 4% LX-PATRIARCE OF THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICS, Houe, Nov. 23.~Monslgnore Hassuu, et Paiclarch of the Armonian Catholics, availing bipsalf of the actmal political situstion, bias ®ado another effort to induce the Porte to per- i bis return to Constanticople, The Bultan’s Goveroment, after hbaving {swem Mon e Hassuo's retition {nto cone Bdera'fon, bave declored that the ex- Pauriarch oannot be rewtored to an offide Alieady legiumatsly conferrod upon another ; sud, fugenor,. bis “exile from Turkey baving originated through canses operating unfavor- by agalnat the public security, the Govern~- &t could notv feel confidence in the Bunlspaooe of tranguiility uniess Monsignora 43un gave & solemn undertaking tu reject 1o “ Ball Revevsurus” 6f the 12th of July, } and to refrain from supportiog the pras Jotlons of tha Vatican to thie abeolnte disoction M 1ha eoclosiantical eisolioas ju the Esat. 4 p DBATLIICATION OF MARID ANTOINKITE. Rowe, Nov. 24.—Baveral French pietates who Yook art fu the reoent, pilgrimage here strongly Wvocated the clams to bestification of Quoen 5 Antowetlo, The Valicao, bowuver, was Vot favorable to the idos. FINANCIAL. TENNZSSFE'S DEFAULT, Nasavoe, Teuo,, Dea, 15,—Gov, Porter to- U4y addtonsed & lotter to # large bulder of Tene 043800 bonds 10 Now York, etatlog that the Jaa- Oary ‘miereat on bouds will pot bo pald. He 838 that the publlo rovenmes, as fast W pid into the Tressury, will be ape Pisd th thy liguidation of tho loan ¥oqunt of $265,000 contractod in meeting tha Jeataryutarest 1t sear and redeeming out- Saadivg Trousury werrants, which smount to 198,000, ‘The Rtate's inabllity to E:y is at- ofiked 82 the postponsment by the Lepialatura . dio payment of texcs wnd to the bard b g Ue Qovernor further aays bhe M8 reason to beliove that most of the ™ of Tenvesses bonds would be *iiog o fund ata lower rataof intereat if & Pitsnies suouid be given tnat the fnierest &4l be promply met in February. He exe & opinion that the pressnt rato s % th Igber than the paople are ot bub sug- 1813 00 baais of compromise. & &b , IND, Bpeetal Diepatch to I'he Chicaas Triduna, Yoar Wavww, Ind., Deo. 18.—A. J. Entiok, & Banatasture; of furoiture, to-day made an as- Ugoment of ali by reat snd Arsonal propert: 182 LB Lenoft of bun oreditors, e CANTON, O. T. Special Dfnm't: laqzuu %h:;a- Tridune, BIoux Ciyy, s., Dec. 18,~H. 11, Laciog, of the ' 4 lse & Laviog, Osutop, D. T., sbeconded AU¥dirs ago wish ali 120 availabis funds of Lm. amountion to 83,000 or £4,000,_He also took all the notes and valnable papers of the frm. Adeo has mads an arrizumont for tha henofit of hns ered ters, Ths hiatnliticn are probe ably not ovor 10 060, and 1t in Lhought the es. #etd aro euflicient to pay atl in full. The ctedit- ors ae principally Chicago pariice, CLEVELAND, O. CLzvELAND, O., Deo. 16.~Ths Habilities of Hart & Malone, fusniture-deslers of this citv, who recontly made an sasignment, amount to £95,136, CRIME, AN 1OWA TRAGEDY, Bvectat Dignatch to 11e Chicado Tribune, Davexronr, Ta, Deo. 15.—A bornble erime was committed by George Taylor, hiving a fow miles mouthwest of Marengo. It sppears that Diia wife left him an mccount of fll-treatmant goms timo aince, and Monday evoviog Lo drove to tho residonco of tis mothor-iu-Iaw, where bLis wife was etop ing, snd ondosvored {o iuduco bor to return home with him. Bhe told Lim shie had made up ber mind never to live with him again, whao ho pul ¢d out s revolver, shot bis wite tvice 1u the head, fired at her sia- lor, wounding ner in the forearm, and tlien enanyad to shoot hia mother-in-law, the ball lodging in har thigh. Ho then attempted to finish Lis bloody work by pate ting & ball throwzh tis ow brams, bat, through soma caroleas handling, be was not very badly wounded. Ho lefc the honso, got into nls buy- gY. and, aftor driving Lialf & mile, sttempted to cut his throat. 3o was sfiornards found by soma farmera on tho road and taken to a noigh- bor'a houso. 'Lne latost fiom the acens of tho bloody tragady 18 that the wifo cannot recover, that the huaband will, and tbat tho mother and nister aro nearly crazy over the unfortunato travedy, whilo their wounds are not very dap- Kerous, THE BLAIR KIDNAPPING. Spectal Ihsvateh to The Chuaao Ividune. LincoL¥, Neb.,, Dee. 15.—Lorters raceivod bero to-dsy from J. II. Blair and Qov. Bovor- idge'a private secretary leave no doubt that the formor was Lidoapped aud cartiod to England nlien he should bLavo boen taken to Chicago, The caso has boeu referred to in your telorraphic reports several timon. lair writes his wife that ho was forced fram Bt. Louis to New York, and thonce aboards tteamer for Mancheslor, nuablo to help himself, Gov, Boveridgo writes that tho requsition 1a- structed Capt. Ball, of I'nitle’s polica fores, to hand Blalr over to the Bhenff of Cook County, Av anterveting case under tha oxtuiadition laws will proosbly follow, and the Tuitie-Bull-Foley crowd has probably got ita fuot int. THREATS OF MEXICAN BANDITS. Bax Foancisco, Doc. 15, —A dispaich from 8an Diego asya a lettor has been recoived by a mor- cnapt of that city trom B. E. Gaelull, whose 8.0re at Campo was recentlypluadered by Moxi- cau bandits, stuting that tho rubkers assott ther iutention of attaciivg tho placo sgafn with sut- ficicnt forco to overcome all opposition. The lettor urges s movement for their dofoose by tho ciuzens, little boing hoped for from tho military, Hax Fravcisco, Cal,, Dec. 15.—~A dlapatch from 8au Diago savs, on ieliabie juformation, thut the Maxican bandits who receut.y maas attack on Campo ate & porticu of a band un Lenng upsaras of sixty, c.mponed of fupitives from tho justica of bath Lowor snd Upper Cali- foinin, who intend to casry ou & regular sysiem ; of brigandage, TEXAS ITEMS, GavvesTox, Tox., Dec. 15.—~Information fiom Browusvillo states that throe colored soldiera wore triod thero yesterday, charged witn tho murder of a Moxican at Solicis Ranche, in Janu- ary lsat, Lae prosscution fatled to produco proof, and the jury returned & verdict of *Not gulty," without leaviug tLo box. Lisut, Treucl, of tho United Btates Armv, was tried on a chiargo of burglary, with a similar resuit. Gen, Hateh 11 Brownsville, bot bue tnisl wiil not ba had until the oext term. It is steted that public opimon has changed, aud tho military aro not blamed in the wattor, A PERFIDIOUS MAN, uecial Dispateh to The Chicavo Tribuns, Aozuax, Mich.. Dec. 16,—Somo days ago F. C Kennev, tho local agent for tho Vicior sewing- mncbine hore, left for parte unknown, some thousauds of dollars in dabt to the Company, aud leaving & wife and family hero. Rumor bas {t that thers i3 another woman {u the caso, but onr Under Suenft han averhauled him at Waco, Tex., and ho will be back heie suon to answor a criminal chergo of embezzlomout. DLOIMINGTON ITENS. Srecral Disvatch to The Chwaao Fribune, BrooinaToy, Iik, Dee. 15.—Jobn Miller, of Falrbury, wae brought to El Paso to-day, suf- reriug from a dangorous pistol wound iIn the back, which he says he recoived tn Becor. He would not reiats tho particulars. Bliohael Comiua. elaunlug to bo from El Paso, was acrested and jailod here to-day, haviag in h's poscesvion snd offering for sale s horse, stulen ooar the formor place. A_COLLEGE IRREAULARITY, Bostox, Dec. 16,—A apocial from Concord, N, H., says that a deficiency of at least &80,000 bas been discovered in the collego sccounts of the late Trassurer of Darimouth College and the President of tbo Dartmouth Bavings Bank, Dantel Blwedell, who died imst August. Tho family of tlho docessed havo placed all thelr property at the disposal of the Collegs to mako good the loss, SAVFD BY HER SEX. Br. Lous, Deo, 18.—3ra. Anna Hellinachell), who was to be bavged al Merman, Afo., tho 17th inst., for tbo murder of hor son {n-law, Charles Alnend, haslisd hor sentcuce commuted to im- prinonmont for Iife by UGov. Hardlo, Mer hus- band will be excouted at the appolatad time, GIVE HIM THE TEN YEARS, Creverany, 0., Deo, 15.—The jurv fn the trial of Patrick Kaneen, for starving a boy to death laat spring, returoed a verdlot to-day of gulliy of mauslaughtor. The punishment for manalangh- teris fiom one to ton yeamsn tha penitentiary, " BRUTALLY MURDFRED, ® Nxw Yonx, Dec, 15, —The body of s woman fearfully cut and stabbed waw found in a fleld yeatorday ou tlie outskiris of Brooklyn. A cigar- waker's knife was picked up uearthe boudy, T'here is no ¢luo to the murdercr. LIFE IMPRISONMENT. Osnrosm, Wis,, Dec. 15.—lloury Roman, the murdorer of Magill, recoived hia sentonce this moruing, st of Luptisonmont for Lfe. FIRES, AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Kzw Yonk, Deo. 16.—~Tho firs which broks out in the Wheeler & Witson Bewiog-Machine Cabi~ net Company's sbops, at Bridgo rors,Caun., sbout © o'clock last evenlug, was o.nfined to tho build- inge in which it originated. Athalf-past 8 o'clock the fire began to duninlsh, and st 9 the walls fronting on l'embroko stroot fell, knook- fog dosn at lesst a dozen persoia, two of whom (boye) were killed, and half-s dozen wers seri- ously injused. Bume of them cannot survive, At 11 o'clock the buildings wete & heap of ruips., ‘The loss of the Whesler & Wilson Company on bnildings end atock (s estimated at $500,000, oo which thero is an insuranco of €816,000. . The lusa of tbe Bowiug Macbive Cabinet Company wil} not probably be less |han #100,000. The buld.nge buroed are those formerly occnpied by ths Wheeler & Wilson Com. suy, The uew Lulldings uf thia company, erecled about seven yoars ago, were uot Lummad. About 200 ekilled mochaulos are thiows ous ot smploywent by the contlagration, which la the moat oun tbat Liss ooourced Ju that city for yesis. AT CLAM LAKE, MICH CiNcinnats, O, Deo. 15.—The Commercial's special eayn a fito ¢ Olam Lake, Alch,, Iast vight, destroved saven busine:a housss. Total loss estimated at €10,000; half nsured. v AT DES MOINES, Drs Moiwes, In., Dec. 16.—~The pattern-rooms of Brooks, Wilson & Stein’s fonndry were burne ed lask ight. T'ha loss s 87.000; tue insurance, 5,000, Tha cause was a defoctive ti; sttt ot HOBS AT 8T, JOSEPH, MO. Speaiat upaten o Ths Chicago Tridune, Br. Josxrz, Mo., Dec, 15.—~The hog business {s moving ou in a regulsr war. Hogs do not come 1o rapldly, but such ss arrive are very ting, Tho number to bo slaugh:ered is much loss thay Iast year, but thie weixht pur boad muoh greater. Prices 1ange st from 94,95 t3 85.75. The westh- of ig yory mild, and unususlly flus, 0. U. A M., Have We a “ Sceret Antl-Catholle Order” Among Us? The Letter of the Editor of the Newark ** Courler " to Ex-Speakor Blaine. Some Explanations by the Author of tho Document. Aew Fork Times, Dee, 12, The followiog letter, addressed to cx-Boeakor Diawe, and aopesring firat 1n tho Maine Mand- ard, s Democratio paper, has cxclted no wido commont aud adverse ciiticiam tbat the inter- view with ite nuthor, shick is spponded, sill ho of geneinl Inlereat explsining sows of the roforcuces in thio lotter Orricr. or Tne Evesieo Covares, Newans, N, J., Nov. \t, 18.5.— /'Ae Hom, J, G, Ihutne— My Dran bin ¢ Fighteen mouthn sgo 1 told you that 3o could bava Hew Jdersuy jn 1870, 1 wish now {0 smplasize that staten.eut,” All our people for you, sod wo can carry the Btate bryond persdven.nre, Our danger is that the Weat will demand the nomimaticn, This can shio, Le avoriad, of course. Ly uniou of Now Enyiand, the Middlo States, and atfong votes from tha Bouth, Apotcnt fartfon fn our next Conventinn will be the secret an §-Cathollc order. “Grunt s s member of i1]1) and 1 bt x good. deat of trengih tn Congeas, I tulnk you ought to go in, 1t can Lo arranged su. l‘yl:l. o My obilgaiions do not privit mo 1o sy moro 1hali this, excejt that Grant no doubt relien upon it to promote 'bis aimn, With win- dom at Weabington aud in the Statcs we havo carred, ma can purely Lold tho country. Dut to houl it foz a huphazard candidate e hardiy worth the candle, For onoof & vast multitude I want to hoid it for you, Yours very truly, Joux ¥, Fosien, The Times roporter visited r. John Y. Fos- ter, editor of the Newark Erening Courier, at his houss 10 Nowarlt. yesterdsy, to make Inquir- ies raiative to tho above loster. ‘“1 suposo,” eaid Mr., Foster, *that you wiah to talk about that Binine fiasco." “‘Yes, eir," roplied tho reporter. ** Did you writo 1o lotter originally printed in the Aaine Standard?" ** Yen, gir, I wrote that leiter, or rathor a let- tor substantially tbo vame, Thero were somo un- it'portant omirsions fn the minted letter, but all maiters of public {uterost appoured just 48 I wrote them.” 3ir, Fostor then explained that the omissions of wlich he ) oks wero rofeiences to cunver- sations with 3Mr, Bisivo. 'bo chief in- terost centres in the remarks about the * secret anti-Catholic Ordor,’ d I will try to exploiu myself touching that point, My at- tention was fir-s called to this matter during the coutrsversy that provailed tn this Btato during 1574 and 1876, relative to tho constitutional smondment that wen fu conesideratiun forbidd- ing the gianting ¢f publ o nunoy for mectarian purpuses, ‘Lle ameudment s tinally accepted y the 1 coplo was : *No dunat on of land or op- propriation of money sbail be made by the Btate or auy munieipsl coiporation to or for tho 18 of any eociety, asaociation, or corpoiav.on,’ ++ilis mo effective support of thin smond- men;, a8 I soon d scovered, cume from the secret Order of United American Mochauies, aud, as tho warfaro progressed, I bLecamo convioced that the Osaer wss growiog more numerous and rowerful overy waek. when finally the specisl olection for tho question of appioval (by the people) of tlus amepd- meut camo off last Beptembor, and in city, whicli had alwave beeu a Dowocratie city, gave a majcrity of 4,400 in favor of the smend- mont, 1 was confidont that this Order ot * Lnied American Mechanics,! wlhoes foundation-atone is bostuity to seotarian legislation, wes at the bottom of the whula matior. And this was the common tals with all iotelligent people, all over Now Jernoy. Tuat was my atarting paint. About two wooks Iaor a promitent Wasbington ofticial called npon wo in Newark and guve mo further information, Ha told mo that the Order of Unitod Awerican Mechanics waa growing with AWEZINE rapidity ail over the country; that in every Hiaia of tue Uniun diviaions of the Order bad ‘Leen eatablisied; sod that, when tbe next l'iesidential Convoution snd election catne off, I should bs able to ses for myasif that the Order would be, verbars, the great ditectivg power. He told me that thers were at least & acaro of Congressmon at Washing- ton, and a groat many public officials, who wers members of this Order, and assured e that Gen. Gyany hirself was s desply interested sod aclive mewmber. [lumn )I Yot uotice that in my lettor to Mr. Dlsine I sad, advising him to *goin:' *It can Le arranged so (hat you cun bie 1wiusted anywhere Ly one person.’ **1dud not way thik from my own knowledge of tho Owder, for L am not s member of it, but from the tufurmation of tho ofticial, who exid thal ho was then on bis wav, by appointment, to initiato Gen. Mermitt, of New Yok, the rvecent Republican csndidate for State Trsasurer in New York. Lutit was not till somo time later that [ wrote to Mr. Biuine. Monnwlils tho Bal- timore citv eleation had taken |laoe, 1o which the Keform party coalescod with the Republi- caus. The *Putalo Bags,' an these Reformers were caliud, were no other than members of & aocret auti-Catholic order. At sny raie, that was my bellef. Thore was another thing : By inwitation, Gon. Grant was prosent st the New Jersoy ttatn Falr, beld at Vaverly, aud was then the guost ot the Hor. Amos Clark, Ito:ident of tho Btate Agricultural Boclety, He rodo about the gronuds with Mr, Clark considerstly, sua | wae mformed t ho cootinnaily eo: versod on the subject of seciarian legislation, oxpressing himuelf with considersblo nsrmth fu oppovition to puolio grauts of ali-kinds to moc- tarinu {usti.utions, And It was ouly & little hat the President delivored his strong anti-seciarian 8; cech bofore the Army of tue Teunesseo, at Dea Motues, I was tally pur- sunded thon that the viows I Lsd Lold wera woll grounded ; and, one dey eatly In November, 1 wat down In my business-office and rap.dly peoned a lotter to Mr, Ulame, I sealed it and 1o:sed it over to the office-toy, telling Lim to take it ta tho Po-t-Office. Dut Mr. Blaine never recelved it, I was almost sure of this mysolf, lecattse I reoeived no 1eply, wheress generally Mr. Blasine is very promy t in answertug mv lot- ters. It was porhapa threo weeks befcre I heard from bito, aod theo thero was no reference in bLis letter to the ma.teia treaied of in ny Ietter, His Jetter was dated Nov. 40. Hereit1a:” Mr. Foster showed Mr, Blaine's letter, which was & request that he have printed o several New Jetsay papors copiea of a constitutional amendmeut to bibit sectarlan legirlation, which had beon tod by Mr, Blaine uud eent in an open letter * to & gentleman In Ohia.” [ thonght 16 very sirauge tiat Mr, Dlamns should take no nofice of my leitor; doubly atrange becauss {t was evident from the con- tents of lus letter that ho was deeply intorestod in all mattere pertaining to anti-soctanian logis- Iation. DBut $be most surprisiug tuing of il eame whon I read In print mv privats letter to Mr. Blaino. 1¢ was tho lact thiog that I expect ed to see published in & newepaper. I saw at onca that Mr. Blatne had never racaived it, and that 1t mnat have como 1nto the bacds of that Augueta editor in an irregular sud dishionotable WY, youcan Le iuftiated anywhera by one person. Order Is apresding widely, * “Thon camo 3Mr. Dislne's tolegram Friday aftornoon, Itsaid: °*Cumeto Washingloo to- mght. Whole thing incomprelienaiblo.” * 1 Joft homo fur Washitogtun Friday night, and fouud Bir, Blaina at Lis bieakfast tho next morniug. 18 firot 00 smation was, ‘Wh o devil does tius mean#' Iu tus conver. thst tollowed o told ma that e did wut receive my letter, ond that bo maw ic for the first tima about 1:80 ¢’clock Friday eftornoon, on the arnval of the Now York pspeis by the hwited expreas, ‘The manner in aluch tho lotter was stolon wan s inexplicable to bim sa it had beon to me. DBut be said that ha slbou'd, if joesible, find out nometting about the matter, and for that pur- obs Lo ab once wroto letters (o bis Aususta riouds, He denied baving suy previvus kuowl. edgoof a secrel auti-soctarian order in the Uuited Btates, and 1 am snre that bis firet jutic mation of such a thing cawe from me, LETTED FRUM M, YOrTRA, . Dea, 11,1816 —To ths Edifor ribune: Ou or abont the lut ol Novembor last, I addreseed a peronal and conlidontial noto to the Hon, Jamus G. Dlaive, of Maine, sud, on tha day on wbich it was nritten, deposited it o the Post-Ofiive ia this citg. To that lolter, tomowlst 50 m+ surprise, 1 uever 1eceived a woid'of ngxy from Mr, Blune, aud hia silency 18 explained by the tact tuat the leiter wan stolon from tne m other way surreptitious) izod, by the Democratio edior o 8100 who ™ has araded bls owo shume fu pub- finhmz it. The lowest order of pickpocuet, piltering for (he nieacs of livelhood, nover rails to retura private pajere aud memorands ibst may be fouud 1o tha stolon poriemounsis. Tho Democratic.editor iu Maine, whose nsme 1 sm glad 1 do not kuow, hes suown humeell to bave & lower wensa of hooor thau tho thicves that in. feat the rluma ot New York. IHad ha posssssed the firat & ark of huncr or of deccuoy, be would bave returned a private letler, sither to the welles, or to the peison o whom it was ag- &recsad. It Ls io uany respects more dishonor- able to sppropriate & private letter than to steal Pilvato purse ; and it 1 costaluly true that tho or in some man who will do the firat will not Liesitate, nndnr favoring cirenmielaneee, to resort to tho second, Ko far au tho public hmw any intorest in thie matles, it sees to contra nuon u statement of the nublinhed tottor, that thero 18 in existenco & wecrot anti-sectariun order shich wili wo donbl exert & potene mtluence in the next kresidential election, The conlidentlal letter written Ly mo to r. Blaina did ncidentauly refer wo the exist- enco of an order af tna doscription,—not from any actual pereoral knowledpo, but npon the stieugth of common rmmor, aund of eartaio in- formstion tmpmited to e, the confidautisl ua- tura of which 1 [+it under olligations to reapect. 1 ¢id r:ot, and do not pernonally know that thera 18 any svcret pohit.eal **mnti-Catholic " order, here ‘or o'sowbhioro ; but every man of ardinary intollikence fu New Jervoy is aware, fromn puli- hisind zeports, of tho exiatenco of an order—tho United American Mochanica—which, wh.io rigit- y exclidiog partiszn rolitica trom its cotner.r, haa as xa cardiral princyln hostibtv to il scciatian jnterference in potiticel affaira, and wsnecinlly to sl stiemrta Lo diaotegrate our ub.ic-schcol evatewn, I bave been told, and oliove, that this Order, stunulated by tho intolent sttempts of the Rommuiats in° New Jersey, Obio, ana elsewbern, to consert aur lic reformatcrion, oatablished and main Ly the public moneys, luto re tarian institutions, with aitars, coofos lonals, and marees, bas, wihin the am. year or two, gfown rapldly In membeisbip, and i8 kil growitig in bumbers and 1nflucuco, Why eoould the Atalemenia of there facts [rovoke much a tromondous outburat of horror frow the Detnocratic uewspapers ¢ Ilava thoy nol fuy monthis persiriod in saving that there was somu organizauun of thia sore 7 Did they not believe their onn doclarations when they made them ? But mv letter did not state, and ‘it in not trne, that this Usder ** oxists witlin the Republicin party," oris in any way, or to muny extout, “controlled by Republican pohieans,” It 18 composed, as I uudoratand it, of both Re. publicans and Democisin, snd of men of al religions beliets, whoso cowmon bond of union is the dotcxmination to picarrve our institutions from scclarisn domination, aud eppecialy to re- el alt azgiersions upon tho educauonal ayatem which is tha onlv sure source of pute and en- higbtened goveinment, ‘The published lotter advises BIr, Dlaina to be- como & mowber of this Oider, Hll[Tmm I lad done ko 1n my letter, waut of it7 1 uupbtaso suugess to Mr. Blaine that 1t would be woil fur bim to lnquire by what disreputable means the cdi.or of tne Maine Slandard oltained porres- mon of s En"“ correepondance ; but I re. wpecifully aubmit that nobooy is rerponsible for the nuggeaticu tut mveell, and thal tho public can have no possible jutorest 1 the ma ter, 1 am not culled upon to engego in any discas- #ion of the question of tho comyatibiliey of po- crot soo.oties mith a republican form of govern- ment, It will bo suflicient to suggost that ob- jections on this point come with & poor grace rom the organs of & party whicl (8 targely ¢ n- trolled by tho reerot soclory of 5t. ‘Ianunany,— a rociety which, by ite henchmen, ovly one week g0 olocted Alr, Kerr as Bpeaker of 18o House of Ropresentutives, aud 80 paved the way, as it hores, for Gov. Tilden's nomination for Piewdent in 1876. Aud I may add for my- self,—it anyhody cares to know my opin- fon, -that, boidng our free iustitutions 1o be incatimally precious, and believing wits Disraelt that the tghost duty of the moi- eru Chustisn citizen is to enconrage, by hberal, nou-scctarian oducation, the development aud ushilting of his individual Tellows, rather taau 0 oxpaud hin strength in building np cresds aud systems, I cousilcr sl associations, whether secret or open, to bo defensible which look to tho preserva icn of tbese iustitutions, and the remo.al of all burdens and restraints which 1m- ede tue elevation or pievent the utmost powsi- Bio gromth of every individual man—ot what- over uationality, or creed, or eolor—mhom they may in any wise mfluence or affect. Very truly yours, -Joun Y. FosTER. —_— WISCONSIN, Sale of Stnto Lands—Suit Settled—Fee male Lawyers—Deer-flunting, Soeciar Dirpateh to The Chicago fribune, Mapison, Wis,, Dec. 15.—The anoual eale of tho State trust-fund lande, forfeited by holders for non-paymeut of interest, took place under diroction of the State Land-Commissionsrs at the Capitol to-dsy. Tlere were some 90,000 ocres offerad, of which there were 14.360 acrce sold of echool, university, sud agricultural col. lego land. Thoe Ixrgest amount offored was in Polk County. Tho largest eold was in Maia- thon. Tho Stato han just succesdsd in settling at 8t. Paul suits for romo timo pending in tho United Btates Courts for trespass by Minuvesota lumber- mon on lands grented to tho Htate for the Bt. Croix & Buperior Ral- way., Tho Jumbermen wha nhnd onco rcfuged to restlo for £5.000 now agroed to Imy $7.000, and It 1s belloved some 40,000 wili bo realizod, Miss L. Girdell, a talentod lady lawser of Jaucsville, Lay opplied for admirmun to the Dar of the Supreme Court. She bad piopared a very avle argument in favor of tho right of womou to practico i said court, which waa read and wermly ncconded by tne Hon, 1. 0. Bioan. The Judges have rosory- ed theic declsion. Misa A. M. Iulelt, a Iady-lawver of Chicazo, leciures boforo one of tho Univoisily titerary soclatios to-tmorrow on lossons uf tho limes. Deor-alaring in this Btato ts unlawful ufter to- day, inatead of oxtending to Jnnuary ns bLoroto- fore, -— CASUALTIES. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED, Kuscial Luapatch ta Ths Chicago Tribuns, Jacusoxvirre, Iil,, Doc. 15.—Mr, Jobn Daer, & promfunent farmer, living about 8 miles south- east of this city, accidentally shot himself with arevolvor yestorday, aud died last nignt. Ha bad been helping ava bog-killing, and, after ic was throogh, smused himself, with othors, shooting at & mark. In caroleesly bandling tho rovolver it was diecharged, and took effect 1o hia forebead, Ho foll uoconscionely, and romained 80 tifl bis death. [lo was wealiby and much re- spectod, Spectal Dupalch to The Chieaco Tribune., Lisenty, Tod., Dec. 15.—A yonng man named Burgess Goroor, sboul 20 yeais of age, while bunting a short dlstanco from this ptace, acei- dentally shiot bimself thia altarnoon, producing slimont wmutant death, v st Dupatch to The Chienao Tribune, Darroy, 0., Deo. 16.—Au nnfortunate shoot- ing aftnir occured bers thiaafternoon, by which a mao named Stephen Gillespio, a blacksmith, waa nccideutally shot, fatally 1ojurad, bv Robert E. Ronu. "The partics were fuoling with s rovolver supposod nol to have been toaded. It dischiarg- ed, aud tho ball entanng the forchead, tore up thaskall in & terrible manner, liespio can Lardly hive through the night. Ross surrouder- ed luinaolf to thoe pol THE DISABLED STEAMSHIP L'AMERIQUE, New York, Deo. 16.—A dispatch from London ssys: **Tho French steamship L'Amorique, bue fore raported with her shaft brokun, was spoken on the 1t inst, iu latitude 60 deg., loogitude 18 deg." zo:mn:v, Deo, 15,—The steamor Indus, from Alexandris, Egypt, roposty that on tho 3d fuat, oft Cape Bt. Vincent, Portugsl, she passe bark-riggod steawer in tow of a schoonei-rigped ateawer, both of Lhe Tnuy. The 1un- nel was painted r ack top. It is probsblo that the steamors in question wers the disabled L'Ameriquo Intow of the Villo do Brost, DEATH-DEALING SOUP, LouisviLLe, Ky, Dec. 15,—A tamily of fivo persons, Ebaeffor by name, were polsoned to- night by eating roup. Ao examination rovealed thias the soup hiad Leen made tbe day previousin a copper ketils, sud tlat the portion not eaten then remsined in the pot till to-day, when it was partaken of. All who ate the soup subssquently suffarod severely from the offects of e p ison communicated to thie soup by t! copper irow the kelsle, Duysicians st'endiog the family are of opinion tuat the slck ones aro 1n & daugerous condition. FUV OVER. Speeial Dispaleh to The Chicaae Tribyne. Br, Josxren, Mo, Dac. 18.—A terrible accident occurred at Rosendale, on tho Marysv.llo brauch ot Ksosas City, 5t. Joseph & Council Bluts lai'road, lsat night. John Hamilton, a youany man well knowo 1o this ey, aod bolookivg to su old fawily Leie, was sun over Ly a froight. train and terribly mingled. No particulars have reached thus eisy yot. —_———— OBITUARY. Bpectat Dupatoh ta Tha Chleaco Tribuns, Font Warse. Jpd, Dio. 15,—Andrew Magyor, auold sud weakby oluzen, died this afterucan, L . o g“ucml Dupateh o The Catcace Tribune, Brooxunatox, Iil., Deo. 15.—~Wiltisw P. Hill, business wanager of tia Panlagraph, dled of cousumption bere this ovaning, THE C*7ICAGO TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1875. THE COURTS. Sccond Chapter in the History of the Tiinols River Road. Tho Customary Assortment of Denke rupicies \and New Suits, Decislons of the Federal Supreme Court, CH!CAGO. TAE CHICAGO & ILLINOIS RIVER DAJLMOAD COM- PANY, Abont £:30 p. m, yesterday afternoon, a lawyer, an ox-jeurnalit, and a clerk, by their united rxertiona Lrought into the Uoited Btates Cirenlt Coutt and fiied the answern ol tus Cuicaco Rail- way Conntruotion Company, Alexandsar MeDon- ald, and George R. Clark, to the biilof J. 0, Hudnnts va. Tha Chicaga & Alion Railroad Com- pany and others. Thero were tilod alen the afli- davits of Alexandor McDonald, Presidont of ths Chicago & lllinos River lisitroad Comipany, J. H, Itice, President uf the Cbicago Railway Con- strnction Company. Georze Ktrout, . J, Tawkshury, Georze K. Ciark, ettorney of tha Clicago Rallway Crustruction Company, and M. D, Buchanan, Director 1o the rame Company, ‘The suswers donv nearly all the atlcgatioas of the bill, yparticularly that the Chicago & Alton Raitroad Company bad agreed to pay the claim of the Unlou Rolliug-3ill Ccmpany for £138,000, or that tho Chicago & Alion Road bad agreed to guaranteo tho honds issucd by the Chicago & Hllinoin Riser Nailroad, It fs alro denied that thera was anv collusion on tho part of the Con- structiun Company or any unfair dealue, or that the Cbicago & Alton Ilowa bad uulawimly swal- lowed the Chicago & Itlinois River Rsilrosd. In support of theeo statements the afiidavits wern filed, and also to controvert the sl.ecatious that & Recerver was necemsary for tha liliwus River Road, the sflients being, as it will be meen, chiefly by thn cfficers or Dircetors of tue Chicego Railway Couslruction Cotnpany. DILL FOR ACCOLNT, A bill was filed yesterday in the Cironit Court by Willett B. Janks agsivel Jamos B. King, ad- mimetrator, ssking for account. It aprears thal in 1836 Jenks went into partoership with Aundrow T, and Frederick W. Kiug iv the lumber business, and the firm coutinued fora year, when it was dissolved. Among tho assets vasa note of Sheldon & Elmwood for £1.881,09, srhich, bowever, being considered wortliless, was uot reckoued o tho azsoty, but loft for futare divis- ton 1f there should bo anvthing realized on it. Some time ago the defendant, who 15 the ad- ministiator of Andtow aud Frederick Kinge, loancd to Elmwood. of tho firm of Sheldon Limscod, €400, ot the eame timo giving up the note of &1,£34.09 aud taling |ack two nutes for the aggregato of 26,613, Thie con- plaivaut claime that the surrcudening of ths note to Elmuood wod receiving other recurit.cs is in effect receiving payment of it. Heo steles that the amcunt duo now iz $2.014. sud aaks that au account mav be had and a decreo be ren- derod in bis fasor for oue-hull of that amount, 43 ho hiad & ono-Lials wleroat fu tho frm ot A, T, King & Brother. UNITED BTATER COUTS. Adrian T. Wooaward Leeun s smit for §3,000 sgaimet tbo Lrairie Farmer Company. It is c.mmad that the defeudant on the 16th of Octo- bar, 1874, drew a check on the Natonal Bank of Hlinols for $1,000 In favor of M. M. Jamieson, which waa presented for payment and disbou- orod, and bas uever teen paid. Tliomas Q. Carnon filed s bill against W, O. Caspentor, Lucetia 8, Carponter, 'U. W. Hull, W. C. tirant, 8, J, Walker, E. C. Wuller. and Jobn P. Einst to forecloco a trust deed for 5,000 on Lots 1,2 8,4,5 6, 7, and & in W, O. Carpen- ter's lienubdivinion of tue . 3¢ of Biock G, in I. F, Haddock's Subdivision of part of tha E. I of the 8, E. &7 of Sec, 18, 8Y, 14, BANKRUPTCY MATTERS, Abrabiam Netler, of thiscity, t.led n voluntary votitfon yesterday in the Bsnkrupter Court, Huy linbihties, s | nnsecurod, foot up $19.46..15, tbe Leaviest creditor be ng Chrisuan Lichte berger, o commission-merehact, to whom §4,482 i owing. 'T'ho assots consint of open socounts to the amount of §11,667.12, of wlich $10,50 18 due from M. Weil & Co., of Aliogheny City, Pa. Besides thiy, thoto is Boma personsl prop- erty nnd s cemetery lot at tosenill claimed to ba exémpt. The potition waa 1eloried to Register Hibbard, Au involuntary petition was also tiled againat Jobn Colwell, James N, Colwell, and Henry I Clark, copartiers under the firm name of Col- woll, Cistk & Co., ot Ottawn, La¥slle Conuvy, by the following ereditors : MoFarland & I'rice, on s claim for £5,600 ; F. E. Biadles, cluming #1,103,7% ; IL. N. Holden, §041.87 ; Irieb. Bulien & Co., 81.66454; Edwin Hunt'a Bons, $1,007.24; Avery. Murphy & Co., #7.0; Adams & lLord, $303.90 ; Jones & Laughline, €613.45; C, 1. Ravuolss & Co., BiIN.G2; 30491 ; Avtemue Carter, £410,60 hite & Co., 8156, %700 ; and Strawn 3 tioners charge toat tho dobtors, besides failing to pay their commorcial paper ut matuntr, have iven watrauts to confess judgment in favor of the Firrt Nniional Baok of Uttawa sud otuers, under which their goods bave beew seized. The debturs thewselves have admitted thut ther were ivsolvout, and on the lst of Decembur called o wooting uf their creditora to make somo wetllement, bub were uosuccorsful, A rulo to sliow cause Dec. 23, and provietonal warraut of seizato were issued, Massrs. Reno & Little, coal commission mer- cbants, fliod au answer to {he poutwn asking that thoy bo adjudged bankrupts, 1n which they deuy thie vxacutionn or acceptauce of certain notce and drafte of Burion DBros., of Erie, and say that thoy wero | mid only 88 advaoces on coal which thoy wero to aseli on comuirsion, but which was uever sbipped, aud thst thoy wore to be puia & commission for_baudling, fhe noies and drafts wers ouly sBommoaostion accopt- suces, wnade in_order to poy olf vre-existing dohta of Burtoa Bro nd wete outside of thur rogulur businoss as coal merchanta, The firm dony having committed any ace of bankruptey, and eay they sre ready to pay all their come mercial paper, and Lad done so up to thoe time that tho petition was filed. Thov admtt that they ofcred to compromise on tho Buarton Gros.” drarta sand acceptances, on the btasis of the amount of coal sbipped to them from Erie, Pa,, undor au apreernent mada 1w 1870, all whioh thoy cla m thoy bave tue right to do, Dischurgon wero {ssued to Robert M. Cannon and George J, Bijue, BUPERION COURT IN THIEP, N. Matson & Co. began a swt for 82,500 agamst John H, Weston, x Willlam I1. lichardson bozan an action in trespogs agsinet Deruard Cailalian, Andiow I'. Callabian, wod N. B, Boyden, to rocovor §5,000 alleged damages, Charles Lrodie and C. A. Dlake suod C. 8, Eugle for 81,600, lrudol h 0. Dryer bronght sult in trover agalvst Robert Authowy, cluimlog 81,000 dame- Bes. -bswcn Jolinson sned Annio Breaton for £1,000, N, B. Lord, Asslzues of D, L, Wella & Co., began m sult in stischwent to recover 81,613 frvm Jamen B, Urlupell, of Griunell, Ia, GILCUIT COURT. Bary L, Wallor filod s 1.1l axninst Willard N, Brunor and Willlam II. Warden to {orecioce twonty trust deeds for the aggregaie amount of §120.000; one for &7,000 on Block 1, as suown by lhe%ht of Usorgo L1, Streot’s Bubdivision ofthe . 35 of the B, E, !{of Bec. 1/, and the N, 37 of tha'N, W. A of o N. E, 3{ of Bec, 20, 87, 14; a second lur 8 Huo smount on Pluck % of the eawa subdiviniou : & thud, likewiee tor §7,000,on B.ock 3, of Btrest's Subdivision ; a fourtl fur a like bum oo Biock 4, sawe duud.vision; o fnh for 86,000 on Block b suother for 86,600 on Block ¢; s seveuth, also ror #6,600, ou ltock Tiau_ ewchth, for »_like smouut ou Block 8; s winth tor $6.000 ou Block 9; and thice moie for § truet deeds f0r 5,000 each ou Biooks 17, 18, 19, and 20 respectively, all theso olocks bewng in tioet's Bubdivialou meutloned above, William_ Kinwells bogan sn actiow sgalust Nicholas Totovan, laviug damages st §5,0c0. uT. Myron Browu, aliss Vay A, Brown, indicted for “oliswiug proveity Qudgr false protevsed, was tried by the Court, and the prisoner was re- wandod, g Houory Patterson chaoged bis ploa from not guiliy of burglary to puilty of bewug accessory after tho fact, aud was remauded. Honry Kuseei), aliss Heory Fulker, changed Lis plea to guilty, sud sznieuco wad wuspesded, %2’ ond of enleudar. & BropaxiT—-162 L0 3 g::fld‘ Gapy—207 to ‘JI;:"JH. 216 10 228, Jopox Mouse—34, 34, 30, Jupt & Nooxna—Het case t01 and calendar Nos. to 185, mgv::a: Booru—>otions and oet cazus the re- mainder 0f tbo wosl Junae SleArLisren—109, 201, 203, 205 to 219 neinsjvo. Junag Panwerni—No call, IULOMENTR, UN1TED Brates Disinict Cotar—J, G. Fredsricks etul. va, Beliooner . N, Jobnsun; decres for §1.40 in favor of Joreph Moore. HBUsrior Count NrpattoNs—A. . Maltman va, Jamea W, Wird, $1,160,61,—8wn Johnson va, John Hrenton, $1 dLnae G Tradner, Amith k Co, va, Andrew Chalrer anud ¥, E, Anderson, Tirsakey v, Rolert Tuw ton va, Johin I8, Esprr!, §. i 11, va, Moy lrown, §. Hame vr, Eavert T, Qun- drizen, b Biark ve, Bteven G, Crark, 3, vE, Selartfan Datz, -1 01, Circusr Cotnt—Jubne MeAt LisTra—Chrin Add. man et nl, ¥, Thoman Crotcli, §10,.—F. E. Tiradley et al. ve, Morten V. Hale, S804~ Wilkelm - Totz “ve, Jamen Tarrott, §1: A, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. ILLINOIY CABER LEGIDED, Opinions 1n the following cases have been do- livered by the United States Bupreme Court : Traac N, Breeslor, plint(ff in errror, Ve, Nel 3 ~i0 (1707 to the Sugrefie Cotn Rtate of Lliyofe,—Mr. CLirf.dra fre Walte snnannced the dncteion of the Court dism reiug the writ of errar 11 thie eanre for tue want of Juriatictton, on authorlty of Ht. Clals ve, Livinaston, 8 Wall, 628, and Mooro ve. Hobbins, 18 Wall,, 654, 1isll & Lybraud'vs, Lanniog o eult Court for 1he Northeru Distr w18 an wetion of debt brouki.t on a j In New York agaimst the pii futl Lyirand questioned the judgy h3d not been rerved tho fudgment, and had not vecu for more thun Mx montka before, The decision Lelow was thut tho Judg- ment wan condurive rgalut Lyl rand, notwittstand- {ug biw blea wid bin non reafdenre o New York. It in hiero held that afier the dissolution of s cojartnersh'n Be of the Lertuers in o suit brought skaliat fbe Arm ban 0o aathori'y to enter an Ap) caranro for other part- ners lvang ont'cf the firatn, nd who huve not Leen rorved with ) £ cosr, and theta gndgment agninst sil jartnern founucd ot such an anpearauce may e quiA- tinved by those Dot served with grocesn in a muit brought ‘thereon ln_sugtler State, and whi not Mud then, Reversed. Mr. Jwiice Dradley delivered the opiniim, Nuda & Hoo va, Durrows, Arstun the Cizcuit Const’ for the ‘Distrl war an acti m by the defeadant, b apkruptey of une Lumons, to re and j raperty received of the bauk: In error. Tho clifm wan that 1. wae atock, bought Jaruely on cred & lime wuen Emmonn was Lopaleasly tneuient,’ and that tin fact %4 4t the thno kuown ta the defeuiants, ami .t the tranmuction gmounted to a fraudulent prference of | creditors, The court below found the aiigation trie, baving ndmitted ca evidence the declarativua of k. n.0n8. conceruing the purcliare of the atoek, au tue vayment (0 ths plaintitis in error, natwithstandtig ihe | declarations were ool male 1 the [resancs of entler of them or brougit fo their Kpuwledge. Tho Court Lere aftirm the judgment, sustaining tue thecry of the Astignee that the evilence was comipetent, Lemng tho tous of & fellow-couspirator, Mr, Justico yue delivered the o itay Tlie First Uuttarian Suckty of Ubfeago 4. Faulkner & Clark.—Error to the Creuit € urt for the District of New York.— his wae £n action by the architecta t re- cover of the moclety for plans for & church (difice, ‘Tuo defeuse wan that the pilins were to to for au by an od e ne could te Lullt fora cortuin sum, whcreas the lowent 14d receivel wan for upw el of $£2,00 wore then that wpecifed. The Coutt below sdaatted ovi- dence of certatn utterances ef the puktorof the cbutct, which was tavorable to the urchite. ta, and the verdit wan for tuem, The Judyment euterod upon the ver- dict i# bore affirmed, the Court baing of the opininn, ugon the whio ¢ cave, that the rechvery was rossonable, Alr. Justics Chffora delivered the opumion. A Guibord Case in France. Correspondence New York Worid, Loxrox, Nov. u7.—In the Town of Lagzrie, Frence, recently dind 3l Negre, who na8 8 good Catholic, bt who was on tuch bad terms with his own cure Lbat he would never peax to i, and weut ulways to his religinas duties 1o an ad- Joining parish, Ou bisdeath-ped he made hie bon promies, to tiave him b-icd by the cureof this varish. or, if this could not be done, to burs itm witoont any religions cercmony ratoer toan bave the cure of s van partsh perform tho oice. Haviog arranged this mstter, the o!d man died, B0d Lis kon wrote 1o the Bishop, explaiing tae case, and aslang that somo pricst otber than the cure mightbo allowed to bury lus father, The B.mbiop 84id, ** No," and the son then took tim fathier's body to the cemetery without oy priest, Tuere, however, ho fuuud “the Mayer and two reudarmes mounting guatd to pravent the body from entetiug tbe gravoyard throusgh tho gates, The Mayor, howeter, who reams to know his catochigm better than his upiritual supenors, re- membering that that little buok toachies that it i# oue of the carporal woirks of merev to bury tho dend, bad been tolerant enough to breat a hole through the cometery wall, thiroueh which, ho said, tue bearers of the body mighu creep, but uo onuetsn, M. Neare, Jr.,” spurning this, fur a Mavor of tho moral order, extreme toler- anco, preforred taking the corpse homo agsin, sud there it now lies, and will lie till tuo AMayor has cunsulted the Sub-Frofect. who will consult this I'retect. who will con.uil the Minister of tho Intorior, who will ecnsult the Minister of I'ublic ‘Worship, when an snsaer of some eort will be rcturned by tho suwe stages, but in tho inverse digection. NEYZNPRPLICATXQN . JUST READY : TER UNITED STATES DIGEST, Firet Serles, Vol, VIIL: Lettors Mas—I'sap, THE UNITED STATES DIGENT. 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Young, Jtenry L Yoling, ahd beatiag Lo follow 3 4, 4] 1,260,139, 1,014, 48 4, 1,51, 491, 409, 5, 23,591, ‘100, 1,716, ¢ 1131, 1418 1,441, 831, v2, 313, 7 135 1, A Iy 7, 7L, 1,171, 1,12 , b, 1 AT, 102 4, 20, 308, 6 207, Ao, 21, i, 211, 403, of the Hourd of Dirdctors of to bu callod 1o aud deetiod at tho ollice o (i Cus st day of £y, A D Ilomh’ln he 'y uoAified 1h 4 taut on &t T the said 1si duy of Junuary, A, D 13i6, the bouds wdlll el‘;l; lnl I‘u:lmltg‘r"‘(flfl By order of the Board of I) . 7 <k 7. WATKING, Preatdent, JAMLS K, BURTIS, o retary, Clicego. L, Nov, 44, 14.5. and said DISSOLUTION NOTICES, X b Stdei bk S The copastuerhip beretofore existin, iwoen the uBete e, Ginie: 1o Ao DutieOf. oebobeh, Shecs dau & Monslt, s (hin day dissolved by mutuul cousent, Albert Mottt sloug betug hereby authioricod to sig, ity sultliug tuw bustuces of tue tirm, M, B, BOHENCK, 4.0 BUERIDAY, ALDELT MOFFATT, DISSOLUTION. Tho Firni of RUBENTS, FIEDLER & CO, is thiy dey dusoived vy mutual couscut, J. W, Roberis re- tulok therefrom, Tho bustueas will te ‘conducted by {he remainiug partuers uudor the Oria name of A, odler & Co., who are alous sulkorized to setils the sfuirs of te'ls:e Grm. JOHUN W, BIUENTS, AVG, VIEDLER, E. 8. MURRAY, Guicago, Dve. Li8it, ‘CLOTHING, FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! CLOTHINGCG Blightly Damaged by Wator, $ 00 0 wurtb ¢t C. sliglitly damsged by ter ut’ o Lic flio s, cddwact & Ca York, ts Le svid at e, which 48 40 cont Lolow cor e AL DL Uiy Ubicago,. This wionk wust poattively be closed out L W dagey Chioago, Dcc. 13, 1873, por