Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1875, Page 2

RAILROAD NEWS. Tho Efforts of the Grent Lines to Stop tho Cheap Rates to Boston 8o Far Futile, The Vermont Central and Grand Trunk RRoute Naming tho ‘Carifl, Gov, Tilden Invited to Take the Ohairman- ship of o Committeo of Erio Foreclosure, The Packers and Shippers of Meals in Chicago Exasperated by High Rates. THE ILLINOIS RIVER ROAD, A new phaso of the dillicuity botweon the Chi- engo & Llimoia Rtiver Raflrond and the Clicago & Alton Railroad manifeated itaclf yostorday. Dolicving that thelr ofticers and Directors lhave Leen acting in coilusion with tho Alton Company to help it n ita efforts to gobble their property, tho mtockboldera of the Chicago Railway Con- struction Company (which owns the Chicago & Illinoiz River Raiirond) mot yosterday at the oftico of the Company, 132 LaSallo street, tum- marily disposed of tho old oflicials, and clected a now et throughout, as follows: E. F, Pulsifer, L. I Talbott, O, I’ Chaso, AL A, Frisble, J. O, Itudoutt, N. D, Rappleyo, and I L. Uraham, Tho ofticers of this new Board nto : Lresidont, M. A. Frisblo: Sccrotary, 1% I1. ‘Talbott, Before adjourning, the stockholders parsod tho following serien of very pointed aud uumis- taknbly earnost rosolutions ¢ WitrneAs, It {8 the Lsliaf of the stockholdera of this Cownpany that & majority of the Directors and otlicers who have beuty manawing the concerns of this corpu- ration alure abuut Ang, 1, 1578, are now and have beent acting n collusion with the Chicago & Alton Rtatirosd Company and ite agents to ruin_thts corporatlon and acquire its property uuder varioun devices : and Wiskneaw, Tho said ogents of the said "Chicngo & Altou Iiailroad Company now pretend to have nequirs #d, Ly absolute purchaxu from the faithless ofticers of 1hiia Compuany, 8 tuajority of the propeety of thin Com pany and the actual ponscanion of all 1n assets, are uow using the stock of thin Cony auy thus fraudu lentiy scquired to bankrupt tho Chicago &:lilinoin Miver Jiailroad Company, aud thua destroy sll this cor- yoration's utereat thereln, 1o all whichi clalus and of- 1orts of sald Chicogo & Alten lisilrond Company the exocutive oficer of this corporatton have mwade no re- sistanco ; thereforo, it I3 tesotved, By & wajority of tho shares of this Com- pany, Lers assombled, that the terma of ofiice of all tho preacnt ncting Directorn boand the sawo aro now termipatod, and ail (ho #aid ollices aro hereby do- clared vacant, and it is ordered that an clecton for gevon Dircctora be now held, such Directors wntil tho reguler annual mocting in July, 1 such Dircctors o bu this day elected azo ber «d to at once ursuma control over the property sud rita of this corporation, Teesnived, Tuat our attorucy, Tenry Cruwford, Faq., {x instricted {o withdraw tho answee now on file {n ilu ugiue of this Cowpauy in the case of J, O, Hud- nutt in tho United Btates Uircuit Court, becausa it s mow our bellef that such auswer was jrepared by and filed in tho interset of tue Chicago & Altun Hailrosd Company, sud 1s ouly a pari of the conspiracy to ruln this Company Budt nequire is property. Aud our waid sttorney i directod in lieu of wuch suswar (o 816 8 proper auswer wund o crors-bill duly setting up the iuterests of thia corporation, and |raylug to be restored 1o its yroperty fur the Lensfit of its stockholders and creditors, Rexolved, That, Lelleving hat tho difrent acts, agre-uents, aud tranrfers done by the said Directont Kiieo 8ald Auy, 1, 1876, lave been $u colluslos with the Chicugo & Aliohr Railroad Compuny, aud s sesls frauds, the stockbulders do repudiste sud wul sch uétn, agreaments, and transfers os being il al, fraudulent, sudvold, aud especially any trans- ter or galo of auy thares of stock belouglng to this Compauy to O, Yeckwith {n bereby doclared to bo traudulout sad void, aud wholly beyoad the Jguper authority of such Dircctors, S The gentlomen wlio bavo taken this action aro mou of well-kuown business standiog, nud evi- dently propose to mako o fight for what thoy Lelieve tu be their property and their rights. THEY WON'T STAND IT, Tho packers aud shippers of meat in this city sro greatly oxasperated at the action of tho pooled lines leading to tho Esst fn making a further advanco iu fho rates on meats. This suction on tho part of tho rallroads, it is clalmod will Lurt the packors in Chicago immoasurably, a8 & correspondiug incroaso has not yet been auade from * Cinclnnati, Indianapolis, and St. Louls, and thoso citien aro, theroforo, onablod to furnlsh the Lastern market with hog pro- ducts and other moats at lowor rates than Chi- cago. ‘Thero is somo talk smong tho pork-packs ers of gotung up an indignation meeting and taking such action as will iuduco the railroad managers to cousult tho intercats of Chicago a littlo more in tho faturs than they have been in the habit of doing. 'I'io railroads clalm that tho rates are not tuo high, and say thata cor- responding increase frow compoting points will bo wado in a fow days, ‘I'Lis, however, is their sianding oxouso, As tha roads from bt, Loujs, Cinclunati, sud otbor Western points, leading to thie East, are not poolod, it 1s not likely that they will accedo to tho demands of tho wanagers of tbo Chicago lines. 'They like nothing better than to maintpin lower rates than tho rosds from Cbicago, ond then tako away the trado from this Iho fact that the millors have succesded in proventing another increase in flonr and grain for tha prosent seoms to stimurlato the packers to tuko similar sction, sud protoct their busincss \galoat tire railroads, THE MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILROAD. ‘The Rocewvor of tho Missonrl, Kansas & Texas Nailroad furnishes Tue Tumose with the following statements of the approximate earn- ings of tho toad for the firet and second woeks in Decomben, 1876. Lo earnings for tho first week in Docembor wero: Frelght, £48,214.48 ; yassongor, $14,484.51; mail, ¥2,U63; oxpress, 1,050 ; total, §66,771.04. Ior tho corrouponds ing per od Jast year thoearnings wore 963,375,655, Tho earnings for tho second weelk in Decembor were 1 Frolghh &02.874.87; passonger, 105,- *uLO3s qusil, $3,068 ; exproms, 21,060 ; total, & . Tor tho corresponding period last year the caruluga were §U4, 04, g PERSONAL. Blr. W. T Jolnnon, Gloueral Passengor Agont of tho Iilinols Central Uallroad, has beou ap- pointed Genoral Westorn Ageut for the Southern Agricultural and Industtial Exposition, which will bo Leld on the Fair Grounds at New Orlesus, commencing Feb, 26, and continulng ten days. As the carnival takes place about the sams time itis expoctod that ubususlly large numbers of Waestorn pooplo will tako adyantage of tho ox- cursion rates, ome and one-ifth faro, and visit Now Orlesns during the time of thoso festivals, Mr. K. I'. Booth, Ohie! Engineer of tho Chi- cago & Alton Railroad, whose health {s badly broken down, §s taking, by tho wdvico of his physicians, a trip to Boutbern Californis, 'The oftivats and omployes «f ho road, to give Mr, Tooth o token of their rogard and estecm, Lave predented himy with 2,000 to nue as vpending money, and bave alko procured for Lim fice yasses thoro and back. MEETINGS IN PHILADELPHIA, Special Dunate to The Chicage Trioune, PueaveLruia, Pu., Doo. 20.—That rumored freight war between tho Westorn trunk fincs is not likely to break out. If tho information ro- ceived to-day from an authentic sourco is to be credited, tho meetivg held on ¥riday at which topresentatives of tho Now York Ceuntral, Erio, MHaltimore & Objo, and Fenusylvania Rallroade conferrcd was not called for the purpose of ad- fustiug suy roal or prospective quarrel between sho groat carrying lues, nor {0 arrauge a pool for Weatorn freights, a¥ the dispatches of Hate urdsy morning ststed. 'The ounly pool that was proposcd was for the aivision of profits on Californis frefghts from Now York, The Gonersl Freight Agent of tho Peunsylvania Railcoad atutets that the relationsof the trunk lines were nover more amicable than a¢ presout, Tut thoro s o slight cause of misunderstaudivg 1n rogard to the Loston aud Western busiuewn, ‘Tho Yormout Contral aod Graud Trunk Hoads, Laviog & line frequently blockaded by wnow, Lave eleadily Tofused to sign auy agresmont with the other trunk lines for the adjustment of Boston freight rates. 'Lloy claim that, under equalrates, shey would be uusbleto got any shara of the business. Whe New York Central Com. pany have, inconsequeuce, been cowpelled toput ibeir Lostou rates down 30 the rates msintatued by their rival. A great desl of dissatisfection hus busa exfirmd by Now York worchauts be- cause the Now York Ceutral Cowpany gives lower rates from the West to Boston thun to New York. While thoss compaulcs bave thus discripiuated in favor of Hustoo, the Pennsyl. yanis Dnilrosd Company have inalutaived pro yata chasgen for freights to Philadslphis, New York, sud Basiva. Tho meetiug beld on Friday xst in Now York was callod fo5 tho purpuse of THE CHICAGO TRIBUN TULSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1876. m-klnf an adjustment of Hoston rates to guit all partios, its promired result boing either tho reduction ot Now York snd Pulladelpha freiglts to tho Wost, or tho advanco of the Now \'mfi Central'a rates ta Boston. No conclusion was arrived at, however, and another conteranco was arranged for todlay. The resalt of this meeting has not been inore eatisfactory than thnt of ita forerunner, Another meeting will bo hold Wedneedar, Tho report has obtained cir- culation that the Dennsaylvania Railrosd Corn- rnnv hiave mado such discriminations in favor of "hiladelphin that merehauts from tlis city havo Leon able to aell goods by samplo in Now York aud ahip to the Wost at fowor prices thian Now York jobbera. It ruch raloa have boon mado it hos not beon the reault of auy raduced freighta from thls city to thio West, THE ERIE_RAILWAY, Loxpox, Itec. 17.—Tho Ilurst and Watking Committoo of tho Erie boudholders in England propose the following echome to ho carricd out, under foreclosure, by s Committes of which Qov. Tilden {s to be invited to tako tho Cbair- manship : The plas propoeos to give tho bonduolders the voting powor until the position of tho under- taking 13 rotrieved aud tho reduction of the fixod liabilition to o lavel with tho net Tevenue by reduciog onorous rent charges, and also by reducing the engagements of interest on Lrio firat and second mortgage bonds, us follows @ tioldora of tho fitst mortyago bonds aud of tho storling © per cont bonds #hiall roceive mort- @ago bonds of the vawme class for fnterout at tho present rotes to March 1, 1876 ; thereaffor until 1580 tho interest ehall Lo payablo in goldat 6 per cont, and after that timo at 7 per cout ; but tho Compauny sball be entitled to rodeom prior to 1880 at 105 for Lrie wecond mortgage, ino- cluding the convertiblo Lokl bomls, T'wo clnares of gold sterling mortghgo bonde, ruuning ninety years, are to bo substituted ; tho fimt for G0 per cont of tho prineipal, carrsing {nterexst at 6 por cent, and_pasablo in bouds of tho samo_clars from tho dntes of default until March 1877, and thoroaftor in gold ; tho sccond for 40 per cent of tho prineipal, carrving 4 por cont interest apd payable only out of not earn- 1ngs until 1881, and thoreafter 5 per cont. ‘Lho dividend on tho preforred stack ia to bo reduced 06 por cent ; assceaments aro to bo lovied at tho rate of &3 in the 3100 0u tho proforred stock, and &6 inethic $100 on who ordinary stock ; share- holders rocoiving for the amouuts thus paid third-mortgage bonds, to boar 5 por cont inter- eut, payablo only from net carnings, sod also shares’in the reconstructed company. A menting of tho bondholdors s callod for Jan. 4, 1870, to covsider tho foregoing proposi- tions, PROPOSED ADVANCE, dpectal Dispateh Lo The Chicago Tribune. New Yomk, Dec. 20.—A mocting of the ropre- sontatives of tho threo trunk Tiuos, the Peansyl- vonis, Erie, and Now York Central, to tako ac- tion in regard to frelglt rates to tho West, was Liold in this city to-day. It was decided to mako tho rates to Chicago from Boston and Now York equal, but it was not sottlod wholhor tho Boston rates would bo sdvanced or Now York ratos roduced. It s stated that the Grand Trank BInuagors wore ready to yield last week to the torma domanded by tha other roads, especially the New York Central, that rates Loreaftor shnll bo tho snme from hoth pomntd, but the Vormont Central has still held out for a reduction by the Canada route on tho ground that this is noccusary for them to scoure their sbaro of tho trade. If they do mnot con- sent to tho advance the Now York rates will Lo reduced, Freight agonts oun the street aro holding n meeting to-dsy to consider what couras should bo sdoptod with rogard to making contracts for the coming yoor, dorchants are careful not to renow their contracts until thoy ascertain the result of the mooting of representatives of tho trunk lines with regard to probable changoes in rates, ey SUICLDE Remarkable I'revalence of the Manin. Entg, I's,, Dec, 20.—Frof, Strawiuski, a Polish danclng-mastor, woll known in tho soveral cities whero he hss taught, committed suicido last night or this morning, at the Ellaworth Houre, by shooting himsolf in the forchead with a small pistol. About 8 o'clock a chambermaid heard him breatbing heavily, but supposing him to bo sleoping she did not attempt to waken him. At 10 o'clock a boy euterad his room to build a fire, and found him lying on tho floor with bhis face covered with blood. Ifo was drewsed ns usual, wearing a drossing-gown. On tho tatle lay two lettern, ono addressed to the landlord, and tho other to & jewoler in thia city, Tho toleuwiun in 8 copy of the lettor ad- dressed to Col, Ellsworth, tho proprietor of the botel To Col, I, 1N, Ellmcorth: Not ln{‘. person fn this house s (o blame fur thia my foolish act, Youall have beon very kind tome, (Siguad) ¥, I, STRAWINARL Col. Ellaworth gaya thiat Strawinuki owol lit- tlo, 8o far as ho can loarn, and thivks that fam- ily_difticultios caused tho suicide, Btrawinski had lived uubappily with s wife, who rosides at York, P'a., with their cluldron. For ssvoral dayas ho has talkod very dnuuuumugl‘{. o was un- woll last week, and told tho laudiord ho wished tho sickness might be his last, ‘Iho tettor nddroesed to the jeweler refora to a suw of monoy borrowed of him, and bogy him not to distress hia family in collecting it. Spectal Disvaten fo The Chicago Tribune, CryoiNNaTt, Deo, 20, D. prowiaout colored M (reenville, Misa., committed suicido there by diowning bocaase his wifo refuscd to live longer with him. Mo was a nativo of thiy city, cducased Liore, and well known hore. Bornard Eith, a restauratonr] on Main atroot, shot hunsolf through the heart Inst night on nc- count of small pecuniary troubles, Tho immediate causo was the pressutation of a bill for 3. Ilo %‘ofl. an affoctionate letter for his wife and chil- ren. Suecial Diapatch to I'ha Chicago Tribune, Berorr, Wis, Dec, 20.—Willisw Abrams, a young man in the employ of Huut & Biddle, contractots and buildors of thia city, waa found euterday Langing ta a beam fu their shop, dead, i supposed hio took his unn lifo whilo out of bis right mind. Lis fathor s o mussiouary in rica, where the youuyg mau waa Lorn. Special Diapateh to The Chicage Iribune, Four Waxne, Ind,, Doc, 20,—Yostorday aftor- noon, l'eter tlartzell, & farmer, agod 57, living about 15 milea from thia city, comitted suicida b{ Langing himsolf with a fog-chain in his barn. Clrcumstauces indicato that the doed was come mitted whilo Hartzell wasjlaboring undor an at- tack of tewporary ineanity. Spectal Lispateh o Tha Chicado Tribune, Fneeronr, I, Deec, 20.—Thomss Askey, of Tock Urove, Iil, committed suicido Haturday afternoon by eevering tho artery in bis arm with achisol. Ho had beon suffering from mental deraugoment for somoe fime, Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, BasT Hagixaw, Mich., Dee, 20,—Last ovening John Croightou, » young man lving in Bridgo. port Lownship, fhis couuty, deliboratoly swal- lowed dosa of strvchmine and died soou after, No causo ls assigued for tho dood. ——— —— H‘Ol\' ORA, Dispatch Intonded to EFostor the Ane nexation Idoeu, Hax Fravcisco, Doc, 20.—A dispateh from Tucson eays, on tha suthority of woll informed geutlemen just arnved overloud from Gusymas, that the people of Bonora urc in a destitute cone dition from the interfcrence of the recont rovolutionary troublos with the agricultural pursuits, ko people mro outspolion in fuvor a revolutlon, Theso goutlomon suy that 00 diseiplined troupy could march successfully through the couutry, dospite the Htate troops. Tho Mexican Foderal authori- tiea re antirely nentral in the contest uow golug on, though thu{ secopnized tho elections last summor as legal. Tha Lrefoct of Gusymas ine formed thom that it » Lattie should ocour be. tween Btato troups and tho Revolutionists the Federal forcos there would takono part. They dascribe tho couutry us an casy routs £ rail- WwBY. — OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LoxpoN, Deo, 20,.—L'Amerique's passengers are all well, and will leave Queensiown by the Yillo du Brest. Loxpoy, Deo, 20.—The steamships Peonayl- vauis, from Philadelphia, sud Adnade, from Now York, biave arrived out, Havug, Deo, 40.—~The steamship Buevis, de- tained several days in cousequence of u klight collision off Cuzhancu, will sail for New York 0-IOTFO W, New Yong, Deo. 20.-—Arrived, steamer Wy. oming, fiow Liverpool. e S ’ THE SUTRO TUNNEL. Ban Praweisco, Oal,, Deo, 20, —Boveral streaka Of £o0d 014 IRVO BOOU Lyged fn fhe Butra tun- Bar e rom teae e g, Pho ook fa softar UG pivaiead ia WY dage. RELIGIOUS NEWS, A andsome Tribufe by Chiengo Mimsters to the Rov. Dr. Ilelmer, Gratifying Exhibit of Financial Sound« ness in o Janesville Church, A Large Numher of Preshyterlans Who Can't Stomach Giendenuing, DR, HELMFR'S RESIGNATION. An Tcclosinstical Conneil convened yostorday afternoun at the Union Park Congrogational Cliureh, to take action in rogard to tho reeignne tion of tho lev, C, 1. Ilolmer, pastor of tho chinrel, which hind been sceopted by the congro- gation, subject to tho approval of the Conucil. It fs woll known that the Itov. Mr, lelmer has been lvfll-henlm for some timo, sud that o chauge was recommonded by fils physlcinna, His congregation, rathor than accept his rosigna- tion,offered himhinsalary anda year's loave of ab- senco, but Mr. Helmer declinod, as, in his jndg- ment, nud his physician's, po _permanent bonetit would bo detived unlcas o left this elimato per- manently. Mr. Ifeliner has accopted o call to the Prospect Avonuos (lrooklyn) Churel, at an an- nual salary of 7,000, of which meuntion has hioro- tofora been madn in the TwuuNe. Ahirteen clinrches of Chicaggo and vicinity wero represented by their pastors and delegates inthe Council. Tho_ Itev, Dr. William Alvin Bartlett was chosen Moderator, aud G, B, . Bavago Scribo, Deacon C. 11. Stoughton read Mr, Helmer's letter of resigaation, and the action of tho church o accepting 1t, and the reaolution takon in touard theroto, and ity furthor action in hav- ing c¢nlled this Couneil, 'Ilio Rov. Dr, Willinm Alvin Bartlott, tho Rev. Dr, E. M. Packard, and tho Liav, Dr. ¥, I’ Goodwin wera chiosen a Com- }x\itlen ou lesolutions, Thoy repurtod ns fol- ows ¢ This Council, having llstenad ta papers and tate- meuts from tho Union Pork Cangredational Church with referenco fo the resignation of their pastor, tho Rev. C, D, tclmer, ogres b tho folluwing resuit WHEREA#, ONF Urother, C. D, Helmer, penjor-pastor of our Congregational cireln, thoughi resident unly nine years in Chilcago, $ compelled Ly tho atato of hin heaith {0 change hla field of labor, aud hita resiguation has been necepted ;3 therefore, “That this Council coneur #n the nction of , and extend to_them our hoarty sympathy graat loss, and supplicata for them tlis Divino Kuldanco in weenring o utan to lead them fn the im- portant Chrstan enterprisen of this favored locality. Jiesoived, That wo part fron Drother IHelmer with unfulpned rogret, recoguizivg in him, nfier years of famdliar Christian Jutercoures, o true and genial friend, a paimslaking and devout student, an eloquent sud convineing teactier, n brother in whom Christlan giftw and graces arg tempered with & rare discretion und gentlences, and a wel-approved and fruftful mine fater of Cleist. Aieanived, Thut we follow him {n his new work with our Christlau dove, and with our prayers for hin speedy nud complete restorallm to health, und for iy sull nore emin it usefuluces i s Master's service, T'ie resolutious evoked fuil and friendly dis- cussion, and bigh encominms were conforred on thio gentlomun by all tho winistors preseut. Tlio Uoogregationsl Church has beon peculint- 1y fortunate during 1o pagt fow yours, and the parting with Dr. Helmor sevors a very strong tic of affection which has grown up for um. 1fo and the Rov, Dr, Bartlott woro sominary and collego classmates, and boik aro the most inti- mate frionds, 'Lhe liov. Dr. Bartlott wade a wost eloquent speoch laudatory of hin faithful co-worker In Christ, He cited Lim as & man of fairnans, candor, and mauliness, thorough scholar and ablo preachor. Yeetonday Just niuo yoars ago, tho Rav. Mr. Helmor was instaliod pastor ot tho congregation with which be has con connccted cvor mince, snd has heen mo largoly instrumontal in Lringing to success, L MINISTERIAL MEETINGS. ‘Thoe Baptist ministors of tha cily mat yestor- day ns usual and listened to an cssay ou “A Nationzl Revival,” read by tho Rev. John Douelloy, of Englewood, The pastora prosent alfterwards discussod tho subject, gonerally dis- approving the works of tho professional revival- iuts. Remarks were mado Dy tho Itov. Alessrs, Everts, Dlackburn, Elis, Burr, Blackall, aud Dean, Tiesolutiona woro passed in roforen co to tho doparturo of the Kev, Mr, Mavio, of Unlk Park, who ha boen ealled to Brookline, Mass, Othor resolutions wero alse pagsed commonding the work of raieing an endowment for tho ‘Thoological Sominary and tho eall of the Rov. 1. W. Goodspeod to tho work, ‘Tho Rev. W, W. Lverts, Jr., was sssignod to propuro n paper on **Chuicly Architecture,” to Lo rond in four wocke. At tho meoting of tho nlothodist clorgymen yestorday IMOniNg & COMMWIICALION WaS receiv- od from tho publshing deparuent of tho U. A. asking that o committes be appointed adviso with tho dopartment a8 to the distribu. tion of cortsin tracts now being prepared. A discussion then touk pluce on tho question, “Why aro 8o mauy of tha well-bohaved and in- tolligent mombors of society not in nympulhy with tho evangelmtio work of the Oburch ¢ Tho #peakors wero the Rov. Mossrs, Tillany, Atkin- wou, Jewett, Adams, Caldwoell, Martin, and Bor- ing. The Rov, Dir. Boyd, whoso treatment in Arsnnsas was noted in yeatorday's TRIBUNE, was present and sppko, At tho Prosbytorian pastors’ mecting yesterday mornlug the ov. 5. W, Dutliold read au essay in Tfavor of tho return of tho Liblo to the uchools, and the sane was discussed ot longth, 'Fhesube- Juct for uext weok was announced to be ** Taxa- tion of Church Mroperty.” The discussion will Lo upoued by tho Rov. H, L. Hurd with an essay, THE FOURTH UNITARIAN, The members of tha Fourth Unitariau Church agsombled laa¢ nlght in tho church parlors to wlect o pastor to fill the placo of the Rev, O. W. Wondto, resigned. Thoso who have Iately pronchedbefore tho congregation of that church, and who wero candidates for tho vacancy, were on the first ballot,—the Rov, 8. J, Barrowa, of Cawbridge, Jless., tho Xev, IY, L. Hosmer, of Quiney, and the Rev. J. T\ Bunderland, of North- #leld, Maxs. TLo name of Mr, Losmer was withe drawn, aud, aftor five or eix balloty, Mr. Bundor- land was elooted by & large mu}nmy. aod aftor- wards by an uuaniwous vote. The ~ paator-slect has lately come wto considerable prominence by s dotermiued, and even bitter, oppoeition to . Moody's work snd tho rosnlts theroof, This was specially apparout durfug sud after Mr, Moody's lubara in Nozthiield, whora Alr, Sundor- land was sestled, At tho conclusion of the Moody servicun Mr, Bundorlaud preschied a review sermon, in which ho presontod b views with grear force and esarnostuess, aud which was widely copied all over tho conutry as au oxcols lent statomeut of the dootrimos of those persons who oppose the Maody wethods. Coplous ox- tracts were printod fn these columny at tho time the sormon was dolivered. INTERNAL ECONOMY OF A JANESVILLE CHURCH Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago Triouns, Janesvitie, Wis,, Dec. 20.—Tto Firat Congre- gational Chureh, which Las just boen finluhod, was dedicatod yosterday. Tho Rov, T, P, Saury, tho pastor, proached, Aftor the sermon, Alr, 1%, 8, Eldrod road tho roport of the Trustecs, The roport uhows that, aftor paying the iudebtedness hicly rested on tho old chusch from the insur- ance Monvy recoivod, thoro was » balsnce of §9,009,04 tu the treasury, The property as it uow stands, with the mala portion of tha church fully completed, is valuod at 35,000, which was all paid, oxcepting tho small sum of 81,077.99. Bosidos this ©35,000, thero 18 already subscribed ¥0,000 for tho vliapol, oud &1,400 for the oryan. At the_annouucvmont that there was lnufiiuu abous 81,100 to clear tho chiurcl of dobt, it was grupmad 0 raiio that amount by subsoription ofuro tho sorviced cluked. Dorsoln were seleot- od to pass khruufih tho audicuco and take the uames of all thoks wishing {o coutsibute. thly porformance wade by the Nuv, C. 1L HNichords, of Madison,” tho Rev. 1L Btouo Nichardson, of the Conrt Streot Church and woveral othors, wlich had a tendouoy fo putb the sudicnco in Fnud huwor and makoe then feel liberul, 1n one iuur tho amouut wasreported raived, ntter which tho choir maug one of tho Iallclujah choruson, ®ud tho beuediotion was pronounced. When tho church was burned last spring thore was dn}»dl upon it of over $15,000, Tlie hiss also boou paid. THE HAVEN APPLE OF DISCORD, Specral Dupaleh to The Clucago Tribune, CiNcISNATY Dec. 20.—The Mothodiet preachors Liad a long wrestlo this morning with tho ques. tion of politics, which ended, flnally, in au ad- Journment without action. Tho matter camo up on a resolution to consure Bishop Havon aud tue Boston preachery for talking about tho third term, Various rosolutions woro submitted, and shore wad o loug discussion which was ouly interesting in tuo showing {4 wmade shot thero was & genoral fuellug not to say anything againgt the third terw. Boveral preachors in uu During spoochics weie Indirect way showed thoir third-term teodoney end sympothy. GLENDENNING SECEDER3. Bpeeial Disrated to The Chicago Tribune, Hexny, 1L, Doc. 20.—The firat sorvice of the new Congregational Church was held yesterday in tho Cbristian Church, Tho lov. W. E. Ilolyoko yreached, morning and evening, to erowdod housos, compossd Iargely of socedsra from tho Glondenning eatablishmont, 1linoven- Ing mormon was to young poaplo, from Hobrowa, xit,, 14, with Charactor for tho contral thoaght ; sud, noy being nc(rmlntud with the ypeculiar charactor of (Hiendenning, ho dealt him somo torriblo blowe, unwittingly, aa ia belisved. REVIVAL AT HENRY. Srecial Dupateh to I'he Chicago Tridune. fesay, 11, Doc. 20.—The meating of the Church of Chriat still continues, soven womon haviug been baptized and Joiued the chureh, - FIRES, CHICAQO AND VICINITY. Immediately after sunsot Inst ovening many residents in this city woro siartlod by alarge glaring light in the northern honizon, which re- winded many of tho glamour than hung ovor thie city for days after the groat firo of 1871, ‘T'lus diroction of light seemed northi-northwest, Lringing tho location of it sovoral milos to west- ward of Iivanston, Gloucos, and Wyanet, anit aftorwards praved to be. But the magnitude of tho Dlaze made It appoar much oonrer, It was firat noticed shortl after nightfall, and the glaro continuing in full brightocees, a ‘Tnisuse roportor started at once for tho reene. From intormation obtsined bo- fore leaving the eity, it was lueatod somowhere wost of Gracoland comotery, Iteaching \Webster avenup, soveral of the ongiues of tha City I'ire Department were found returning, as tho fire proved to be farthor than it appeared. Whe fire- mon of tho ecugine on Webster aveuno climbed the tower of Schmidt & (Hade's browery, and from there thoy claimod to liave seon houren burning, and lueatod the firo at Niles Contro, nbout 13 miles north of tho city. Aftor leaviug tho din of tho clty bohind tho pattering feot of & tloot team, tho chase alter the liro resotved itself into & sort of will-o-the-wisp gambol. ‘The farthor ono wont, the farthor one might o, and_ although tho road was duo northiwest, the direction of the fire still soomod directly north, 50 groat was its distance by that time, Ieaching Nilos Centre, n thorough deucription of the location of tho tiro. was goined from o Qerman citizon, someshat moro intollactual that the othora rosidont tn that portion of the country. **Five milea farther north " was his discourago- ing roply to the roportor's mild question. Hav- ing gouo wo far, it was foolishness to turn back, aud besidos sway ahoad was tho light looming up as brightly as bofore, tolling mavy a sad story of ruthloss destruction, After o brisk drive of somo 4 miles, an eloyation was reachod which showed tlo ficldof flamo. The flawae had apparoutly caught. in some hay-mows, whoso romains_wero seon nbout a quarter of amile distant, boing rapidly blown away In every dirce- tion, The awamp in which it originated is Jo- cated in tho Town of Nortbfield, about 16 miles northwest of this city, It forma the source of eovoral simnll streams that couvergo to form tho sluggish North Brauch of the Chicago Rivor, and duripg wet weathor, such ns was oxporlesicod during tho latter portion of the summer, it bo- cownes a8 thoroughly impassable 4 o varitable Dismal Swamp, In oxtont It reaches over some thousands of acros, rendcring almost useloss au immenso tract of Ilnad west of tho oro popu-~ lous towns along tho Northwestern railroad. During tho summer nionths (L is covered with o denso growth of hoavy grass, which, 10 patclies here und theia avd slong the edges, is found guflicieutly fino snd rich for haying purposes. "I'ho farmers for miles orouund snnunlly mow down tons of it, plling it in mows along tho rondways, During tho present yesr, a farmer reriding but o short distance from it, ostunnten thnt at least 2,000 tons were cut from it all of which was destroyed by the blaza of Jast night. Owing to the Iatonoss of tho hour, and tho distaneo to which tho fire had iready spread, no aticropt could Lo mado to swio up “tha loss or chroinclo the disastor. ‘There was a terrific galo blowing from the south, under whicls the firo sped northward with o upeed sccond only o that of lightor the wind itsolf. O coursa thero must bave bosn numerous farms and houses in its path after jumping from the swamp, but how fur it liad reached, or what horrible destruction it had caused, were equally imposmblo to ascer- tain, Taras tho oye conkl reach was o vast son of firo, swoepiug with & wido swath in direct lino towards the north, At 1 o'clock this morniog it was still glaring in tho sky na Lrightly as over, with the excoption that it woemed furthor removed. With the direo- tion of tho wind aud the maguitude of the stars, it In utterly impossiblo to prodict the conso- quences, Ono thing la cortain, had tho wind beon 1 & westerly direction, ail the thriving towns uorth of Livanston would hinve beon on- veloped fu a torriflo holocsust. Yven as it is, thore 13 no donbt but that some small villages Lavo fallon in its path, An nlarm at 13 o'clock, from Box No, 35, was cansed by a firo in a bara in the rear of No. 6ol Btute stroot, owned by Juhn F, Latshaw sud rented by John O'Neill, 'The loss oun the ‘barn was abont #1400, and on harness and stock 100, Thero was & full insuranca. Annlarm from Box No. 563 was struck at 6:50 V) m, The firo was in a two and o half story buildieg, No. 160 Milwaukeo avonue, owned by Frod Bols, and oceupied by Groenkolf & Dat- terman a8 o saloon and boarding-house. The iiro was caused by a stovepipe falltng down upon & heap of cotton rags, Loss, &60. IN ARKANSAS, Tatsie Roog, Dec. 20,—1ho (azelle Blook was burnod this mornig about 6 o'clock. It was throo-story brick, 60 feot front by 100 feet doep. Tho firp caught 1n tho roar JArt of Frod Iaas’ cigar and Jiquor store, adjoinlng the Gazetle of- flee. Mr. iaas, on cntering hls etore, boforo daylight, struck a match with tho intention of lightimge the gas, Tho match broks in two, and the lightod part foll on the floor, igaiting a lol of spirits which bad run out of o barrel ou the floor during tho nigbt, and from that the Hanios spread untll the whola buitding was on fire, Haay' loss is estimated at @11,000 ; insuraunce, §4,800 on stock and §1,200 ou fixturesiu tho Liv- erpool, London & Globo Compauy. 'Tho loss of the propriator of tho Gazelle, W. E. Wood- ruff, is placed at 842,000, Insuranco, 918,000, aa follows: Queon's Insurance QOotpany, 42,600 ; Franklin Insurance Company, £2,500 ; ®10,000 wish J, Trezovant, Jz., sud 3,000 in the Underwritors’ and North British Companioa. Ong-Lalf of the indurauce on the buildg way in the Phunix Company. The bindery aud stock was destroyed, 3ost of the presses and ma- chilnery woro savod. Col, J, Al, Hazroll lost yis law library, valued at 2,500, No iusurance. J. H. Blochert lost his room-furniturs and clothing, voluod at @160, No 1nsuranco. Robert It land lost his furniture and clothing, valued at 2500, No iusursnce, Maj, J. D. sud Capt. Sum B. Adams, who had rooms in the rawe building, lose 0600 in furniture ; no msuranco. Trozovant & Hoylo, insnranco u"mum loso $200; no insurance, Capt, 1. O. Wast loses £500 in furniture ; no Inanrance. The Asbley Block, adjoining the Gazeta b“"lllflll- was badly seorched, but not serlously injurod. The Westorn Unlon T'olegraph oftico is 1n this bulld- ing, and moved out, though no great damage resulted, The Gazelle will reappear to-morrow marning from the ottloo of tho late Republican, During the fire a Loavy rain foll, and at Intorvals throughout the day, ‘The Court-llouse, one of the finest fn tho Btate, at Camden, was consumod by fire early yestorday morning, The booke, records, and all papors portainivg to the Clerk's office, were destioyed, AT LAPORTE, IND. Bpectal Dispatch te The Chicago Tridune. Tiavonte, Ind,, Dec, 20,—~The second and third stories of llunisman's Iall woro totslly de- stroyed by fire aarly thls morning. Owingto a dofectlye boiler st the Water-Works, water could wot be had until the flanies had wade such head- way that it waa impoussible to check thom uutil the bulldiog was burned to the seoond floor, Thie loss iw about $12,000; iosured for 10,500 in tho Aniszon, 2,600 {u the Now York Ceutral, and 2,600 in the Glous Falla,” 'Tho caue of the fire b4 unknown. AT FOREST GITY, ARK, Mexruty, "Loou., Dec, 20.—The losses by the firo at Forest City last nilght are as foilows: Cnarles Bruuck, dry goods, §10,000; no fosur- auce, Bauwa & Drother, dry goods, $2,000; uo insurance. J. . Webb, grocer, 8500 ; no iusur- auce, Mrs, Engolbrecht, milllner, £3,600; - wuganice, $3,500, ¥, Hoskina, building, f ud'insurance, Mry, Maore, bulldicz, £3,000; no inauranco, AT GEORGETOWN, OOL, Dexvee, Col, Deo, 20.—Stowart's reduotion works st Georgotown wero burned yesterdsy. ‘Tho loss Is $200,000. The works were ownod by stock campany, and were the largest of tho tbree at Guorgelown. ‘Ihe ore from the famous Dives Mino was mostly yeduced at this mill. ‘Clie lons iy aerious to tho miuvs, THE COUNCIL. Mr. Goodell Confirmed ns Marshal, City- The Ordinancoe Abolishing tho Office Laid on the Table. Thoe People!s (ias Company Ordered to Reduce Its Rates to B3, The regular weekly meoting of the City Conn- cil was hiold last night, Ald, Dixon presiding. Thoroe was a full attendnnce, The Board of I'ablic Works roported thatthe cost of rmsing buildings on the approaches to tho Dino Islnnd avenuo vladuct would bs abont 16,000, Ordored published and placed on fite. Tho Commitieo on Wharves and Tublic Grounds roported in favor of tho passage of an ordinance for -the susponsion of the presont mathod of sircet-cleauing aftor Doc. 1. Ile- coived and concarrod iu, aAS, The Gaslight Committeo reported in favor of the ordinanco for the regulation of the prices to bo charged by tho People's CQaslighit and Coka Company, The ordinance reduced tho prico to 43 per 1,000 feot. A motion was mado to reaommit tho report. Ald. Quirk was etrongly oppored to this. Thero was no reason why action should not Lo taken at onca ou this mattor, Ald, Uildreth spoko fn favor of the motlon, o wanted the opinfon of the Law Dopartment a8 to the logality of tho proposed action, Ald, Quirk, in roply to this, held that no logal point was involved, Thoy had nmplo power to reduco tho prico ot gas, which every one agrood ‘was oxorbiiant at present, Ald. Iidroth was in favor of roform in this direction, but ho did not waub tho Council to {ake o falso step, nud o play into the hands of tho Company. Ald. Woodman did not think thero was any- thing outrageous i tho rules of ihe Company. 1f tha ordinance reduced tho price to 2 or 94.60 per 1,000, some good might bo offectod. A nrngc:;, if o man paid withia ton days Lo onj; aid £3, v Ald. Bhaffner supported the motion on the ground that the report bnd uot beon proporly, befora tho Committeo, it having beon passed round among tho membars for signaturo. Ald, Fitzgorald said any man who ndvocatod tho postponement of tho measuro was simply speaking in favor of thn Gas Company. 'Chis wne 0 nocessary ordinancy, and ought to be passed in deference to the interests of the peo- plo who burn gas. After womo further discuasion, the motion to recommit waa loat—yoas 9, nays 25. Tho ordi- nanco was thon passod by n vote of 35to 2, THE CITY-MARNIIAL, The special order in referonce Lo tha confirma- tion of 1. K, Uoodell a8 City, Marshal was then takonap, Ald, Hildroth moved its passago and called for tha previons question,—to concur it tho re- port,—which was ordored by a vote of 20 to 13, The contirmation prevailod Dby the following voto : Yeas—Foloy, Fitzgerald, Stone Bommer, Culterion, McClory, 1lildrath, MoDonald, Hailey, O'Brien, Woodinan, Clark (Tentl), Catupbell, Quirk, Rynn, Bckbardl, Btout, Mahr, Lengacher, Murphy, Sweeney, Lyncl, Jouas, Corcoran, Dixon—a, Naya=Richardeon, Warren, Cooy, Hpalding, Stone (¥ifth), Clarko (Fifth), White, Gundernon, Meatl, ‘Waterman, Cate, Clovolund, Dickinson—13, Ald. Waterman thon moved the passago of the ordinnoce nlmhnhhlf( the oftice, Thore was no roal noed for tho oftice, and ils abolition would eave 24,000 o year and complications, Ho did not tako this view with the intent of Litting any particular persou. Mr. Goodall was a porsonal Iriend, and, moroover, was becoming a good Ropublican, [Langhtor.) Buat tho prosent con- stitution of tho L'olico Departmont would not galn in anything by the appointmont of an ofiicor who had vo real dutica to perforin, Ald, Hildreth though tho abolition of tho office would ha penuy wiso nud poutnd foollsh, Ald, Richardson wns in favor of the motion. [Cries of “No, no."] If gentlomen wers op- posed to tlus, ho would stato the reasons why tho appointment hind been confirmed. Tho samo reason witeh bad contirmed Mr. Goodell conflrm- od BMr. Duniap ; Lio was simply putin tho ofilce for o stalf,—that was what the appointment meant. Ifo was not supposed to ruu thd police forcs, but a8 n seapogoat, 6o that, whon thioving and gambling flourished, blamo could pot be thrawn upon the Buperintendent. The oflico was nat only usoloss, but wau absolutely hurtful to the police-forco oun this account. Buperintendont Hiokey was the mout oflicient officer outside Now York, and ho ought to bo aliowed to manago tho Depnrtinent, Uenides, his recont acta showed that Lo intendod to purgo the city of its sucial ests, P Ald. Titdreth stated thatSuperintondent Iickoy. was desirous thut a City Marehal should bo ap- polnted, and had declared his intentlon to ovey that oflicor in overy partionlnr, Ald, Richardson—Yeu, but why does ho take that position? If Mr. Ilickoy ghnd darod o raisn his voice against thia confirafation the first act would bo to romove him. Ald, Campbell thought thoy had not given the oflice n fair ohanco, if the Marshal had pot suficiont powors, the Counctl was to blamo, and ought to remedy it at ongo, Tho condition of the police force was suoh that s City Marsbal from_tho Fuums was veoded to roform b, If Mr. Goodell desirod to clean out the dons uf {nlquity, and bhad not the power, he abould re- port to the Counctl, who would soon clotho him with tho requisite authority. = Ald. Oullorton gaid every ono was desiroun to have the polico rendor elielent service, wud moved to lay tho ordinauce abolishing the office tum‘}mrlrlly an tho table, If such acheck was hold ovor “tLo Marshel and he then proved in- efliciont tho Council could pass it. Ald, Wnterman said it was evident Lhat the or- diuanco ocould not pasy, aa it took twonty-sevon aflirmativo votes, aud he was perfootly willing to nc»:luldu to the motion to lay on the tablo tempo- rarily, Ald. Rchaffner, who reported in favor of abol- Ishing the office, had uow changod bis mind, as good reanons hiad boen given him for {ts contin~ u‘mnco— Ho moved tho provious quostion. Care ried. ‘Tho voto on tho motion to lay ou the tabla was then takon, with the following result : Yeas—Eitzgeraid, Htano (Fourib), Tetdy, Bommer, Cullerton, McClory, Dalloy, Woodinan, Waterman, Campbell, Eckhardt, 3Mahr, ugacher, Bouafuer, Heath, Bwseney, Jonas, Dizon—1¥, ing, Olarke (Fifih), (Frourth), Reldy, Naye—Foley, Richardson, Bpal Hildreth, MoDonald, O'Brlen, Gunderaon, Osse, Cleve- bd, Quirk dtzen, Siout, Musphy, Lyash, m:hmn, Jorcorau~17, MISOELLANEOUS. The Presidont annnunced that the inspection of the engine-houses had been postponed to ‘T'huraday morning. An ordinsnco for the opening of Walnut stroot. aloug with s remonstrande signed by B, M. Booth, way Emuuuml by Ald. Olovoland, and roforred to tho Committoo On Btreets and Atloya of tho Wost Division. ‘The Council then adjourncd. A call for a specisl meoting Thundl{ night was uigned aftor the adjournment by Ald, Hil- dreth, Dixon, O'Iricn, and Warren, to recelve c\l:mmnmumnm and consider tho Qourt-touse plang, ————— ACQUITTED. Detuorr, Mich., Dec. 30.—H. D, Winsor, who wag arrested at Buffalo, N, Y., in June, for forg- ing tho namea of Bernard Btroh snd E. W. Hud- Bon to & large smount of papor, the proceeds of which were used 1o Utah mining speculations, Lias boen acquittod by the jury, withous leaviug thoir seats, on the ground that Winsor had aue thority ta slgn tho nawmes, g s A LOUISIANIAN LIBEL SUIT. New Ourzany, Dec. 20.—In the osse of Bayley & Pond ve. Paul Forchey and] the Merchants' Insuranco Compauy, whereln $100,000 damages woro claimed for libel, iu charging Balloy & Pond with arson, in answer to a suit on s polioy in the Unlted Btates Court last Juue, tha jury toe duy, inthe Fifth Distrlot Couzt, swarded the plaintiffs 1 ceut damagos and costs, Mow He lRocovered ¥His Pinces Mr, Iaymond, a Government oflicisl under the Firat Empire in Franco, bay just died, leawing sllbis fortune, 40,000 fraucs, to the geuder- merie, The followioy story ie told of M, Hay- mond, whon he was & secrotary iu the War Do» artment : An employe In that departmont had eon unjustly dismisaed, Ho appesled in vein mauy os" to the War Minfuter, Ilis lel. tors” were ignored. While despondent in consaquoncs, Le met one dasy B, Haymond, ~ the = Minlster's wecretasy. told bim his casa and aaid, * You ayo s man of bouor, Can you understand such a_denial of Justico?” ¢ Listeu," suswered liaymoud, * Your writing is uselogs 3 by it you will accom- plieh nothiug. Do you want e to adyiso you as afriend?” *Yew, indeed” ** Well, then, you ]nuo that little window at tho angle ot tho gal~ ory. ivory morning at 7 o'clock the Emporor shaves thero hofors s liftlo mirror auspended on the window-snab, Ta-morrow morning put your potition on the ond of & stick aud wave it bofore the window until the Emperor notices it. You can bo sure ho will sond to ascertain what it meaun,” Ho, the nost morning atthe lour designated tho employe, statioved in front of the window, was scon violontly \vnvlu;{ o atick with a scalod [Ilckut fastoned to it. An oflicor camo np 0 him and asked what lhe meant Ly that procceding. "Bir,” wana tho an- awer, ‘' I am the victim of an outragoous pleco of Inlnnuco on the part of tho War Alininter, and { wane tho Emporor to kaow it ¢ (iive mo your patition, Iam Marshal Durco.” 'The eamo day tho potition waa wont to the War Oftice with thoso worda written on the margin by the Emporor: **If what this man says in false, 1ol bim bo arrostod. If1t{s true, lot justice bo done him withistwenty-fonr hours.” “Tho natt day tho potltioner was rofustated in tho War Departmont. CASUALTI RUN OVER AND KILLED, Svecral Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Oaino, I, Dec. 20.—A ncgro masu named Loonard was run aver by the morning paesenger- tratu on tho Iltinols Contral Railroad, this after- noon, a short distanco nbovothiacity, and fatally injured. Ilo was attempting to cross the track With & toam at tho time of tho sccident, Speciat Dispateh to LAe Chienca Tribune, Mmwaugss, Dec. 20,—A man took parssge on & gonth-going train of the Ht. Paul Koad at 6 p. m. to Westorn Unlon Junction, and was missed at that station, Tho Chicago train north nearchod tho track and found him Ising botween the junction and Franksville with both lege cut off, “A doctor on the train atteadod lun, but withont avall, and ho dicd a fow miontes after srrival hero, EFrom lettors on hia person he ia belioved to have beon Jeromish Ryan, of tha Holdiera' Ifomo of this city., Io died without speaking, INJURED BY A TRAIN. apecral Dupateh to The Chicdgo Tribune, DANVILLE, Ill., Dee. 20.—N. A. Brobest, of the Tolodo, Wabash & Western Railroad, fell from bis train this evening while runuing at the rate of 20 milos por hour, and broke bath collar- bones, and badly injured himsolf otherwlso. 1o was brought to this city, and attended by Dr, Ii. H, Barton, A DRIDGE ACCIDENT. CLEVELAND, 0., Doo. 20.—Ono epan of the wagon-road iron bridge in course of construc- tion ovor Fronch Craok, in Meadville, P'a., gave way to-day, carrylng down twelve workmon, ono of whom, J. Prico, was inatantly killed, sud five others—J., K. 8Hl), Authony Trace, Jomos Green, Joseph Haclk, nnd Joseph Clark—wero saverely fujnred. Prico Jeaves n family—a wilo aud tureo childron, ACCIDENTALLY Bvecit Dispatch to Ths_Chi-ayo Tribune, Onxnury, 0., Dee, 20,—David M, Tenuant, of Oamden, 0., whils gotting over a fonco noar this place thia moroing, to shoot nu owl, accidontal- :{ shot himeelf, from tho effects of which ho ied this afternoon. —— MODERN SCIENCE-~BIRTH OF WORLDS. To the Editor of T'he Chicagn T'ridune: Hr. Lou1s, Mo., Doa. 18,—1t is almost impoani- ble to koop up with the march of Scionce in our day. Tt is fairly astonnding to think of the now and wonderful discovoties that are mado almost every dsy. The only regrot is, that there ls uo littlo proof furnished in favor of the now dis- covorios. Whon rrof, Proctor offers evidence in favor of the new discoverles, I notico that ho in- vanably gives it in the form of a probability: *it is probable,” or **probably.” For examplo, 08 roported in his last lecturo, lio talks about various conflicting ** theories,”—about * suppos= ed nebulw”; ho tellsof *tho thoory of Ln- placo,” and of the * confidonco " of certatn *ns- tronomers being sbaken " in that theory. The Jecturer speaks of Lus own ‘doubls as to the truth of Laplaco's theory. 1o often makes uee of tho word “ probably,” snd tolls us how it 1 rengonablofto * {inagine " and to * concluda” va- tious things in rogard to ‘tho awakoning uul- verses" of which ho spenlts. Now, it would not look Bo much like im- pudence it Prof. Proctor did not ealt ail this guess-work, conjecturo, hypotlicais, doubt, nnd Embnbulty.—ll ho did not call it Seionce, But 6 christons it by the namo of Seidneo ; he en- deavors to palm it off on thopublic as Netenco,— a8 tho lateat aud mout approved Scisnce, —na i! Heionco woro 1n the Labit of dealing in con- jecture, doubt, uncertainty, and tho vagarios of 8 disordered braln, 1o toild of n cortain Ger- man savant who bad cowputoed that the coolm procesa of the earth alone lad roqulred o porio of timo oxceeding 320,000,000 of yoars. And he thinks that tho e{meh during whioh it was Mstruggling” with isa glowing gnacous sao was **atill maro tromendous,” And this is a apoci- men of hia Bctence | Lot mo put two or thres queations to Prof. Proctor, through the medium of 'I'itE I'ninuse: : 1. Ilow dcos Lio know that the carth ever wus In that glowing, hot, aud gaseoun atato ? 2. How long had it boon in that Loated condi- tion bofore it be{nm to coul 7 3. If the nebulous matter i3 etorna), sndif it bad been in that hot conditiou from s past etornity bofore it began suddeuly to grow cool, can he toll what caused the chinnge, aud why (t bogan u?: B8r3W ocool st all, aftor baving been hot 80 long 4. If hoet is & natural property of oll matter, liko gravity, could it part with™ that property after bLaving retoined it from a past eternity, and begin to cool, cool, caol, as ho aays 1t i3 now dolng all tho time ? G, ¥rom what data did the German savant reekon In order to make that wonderful compu- tation that it had token the enrth 820,000,000 years to arrive at its prosont dogreo of ocldnoss after it first bozan to grow cool Como, Profossor, you aro a sciontist; ploane riso and oxplain, and then L may bave ono or Lwo woro samplo questions, B. A, Honusay, e TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Mr. A. M. Holbrook, of the New Orleans Pic- ayune, reportad dangerously ill, at Bladon Bpringe, La., I8 improving. Tha colored people held a moeting In Clncine natl Iast night iu respect to Vice-President Wile son, It was largoly ationded snd vanously sd- drossed. Articles of incorporation of the Evanaville Wine Company, oapital .§25,600, and of the Qoshen Clas-Light Company, ‘capital 320,000, waro filed yosterdsy ot Indiasiapolis, Ind. The Yowa Commissionora for the Ingano mot at Bioux Oity yestorday to consider the case of Cady, the hermit rocontly injurod vy a sunaway team. Theydecided to send hum to Bit. Vleas- ant Insane Asylum, and Bheri@® MoDonald will start with him this morning. DEATH OF A TROTTING STALLION, Provivexce, 1. 1., Dec. 20.—The famous trote fing stallion Rhodo Ileland; formerly of tho Bpragus farm, but purchased on Friday Ly Lioutenant-Gavernor Bosson, for €0,000, and taken to tho seacoast, dled yesterdsy. SHOT. 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