Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1875, Page 2

“the train Detween Fraukewllo and Weatern —— e e e THID CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMDBE R e2, 1875, seeren of Deparimrnt eletka are ¢ad to leavs iy hoarding-housen 1 the ovening to * work " in Musonic badies, and o recure fratornal caro ahett they are wieck, The Comwmanderies of Keghte=Tomplar wen eapectnliy popniar amoug thoss Goversment employes who ware in the wemy, £0 thera tn »sogering” enonph to keen stive old rocolleetions, without tho hard daty and Bieciphno of the yoluntesr miitia, v we liave s unitsually large number of Encampments, Chapters, and $tine-Lodgex, all well attended ¢ wiul the upper badies of tho Keattish tite flour- ih umdor the perkonal snpersison of Gen, Albart Pike aud Dr. Mackay, Juet now, the fraternity ero dlnrnu-hm_mm« slegnntiy-gotten-np nvitations from the (n:uml Commiandery of Pennaylyvauin, inviting the Cum- nandorien bors 1o visit the GQuakier City on the 16t of June, 1976, when tun Geand Kneampment of tho UnftedStatos will bo holding their twen- third Conclaye there. lLivery Commandery in Clistendon i8 to bo invited ¢ and thero will bo a Iarger foreo in mardial array under the banners of tho cross fnecnbed 3 * Dy koo aigno tinees,”, {ham wors ayer soen ot the plank of Askalon, or betare the gates of dorusalom, road streot, nt Fhiladelphin, will le an aduirablo place for ox« hitations of Templartactics whilo on the march; nd our Commanderics arc deternined not to surpassed tu drill. AMUSENENTH, Cal, Mulberyy Sellers has been delighting the play-goers by his rondition of lifo in Washi ton and no one who has been horo when Ponie- roy wed Honator from Kansas was at alos to Jmow tho origival of Senafor Ditcorthy. Tho wminor parta were wretchedly played, crpocinlly that of Col. Serby, which has © recalled ™ to Don Piatt Mark Twail’s comment on a hiko perform- anco at Bufalo, After baving enduced the s~ orable acting of this miscrablo part until it was ended by Lawra's pistol, Tsnn drow o long Dreath, and sail: "I thank God that fellow is dead at last! 10 T had known what an jufornal bare ho would be, 1I'd ave killod him tu tho firet act.” THE FINE ARTA, Drady, who Lias photographed all of onr publio men here xinco Jackson was Lresident, and who wad relievedof his pecuniary troubles by an ap* propristion mado for his relief by Cou- gress in March Jast, has arisen like » phanix from tho oshes of debt, and opened a new gallory. Mr. Fasaott has also como {rom Chicago to establish himsolf here ; whiic Liin wifo has made an excollont boginming n por- traving our celebrities by pninting sn excellent portrait of Judge Miller, of the Supreme Court. LACONTLUR, CASUATLTL ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING, CLEVELAND, O., Doc. 21,—A fatal accldont oc- curred ot Bores, 0., Baturday aftoruoon. Two young men, Josoph 1uleo and Asher Welling- ton, woro out Lunting, Wellington was walking ahout 30 feet in ndvanes of 1iulso, whoso gun, Iving neross Lis arm ot full cook, was accidontal- Iy discharged, the ¢hargo entering young Well- iugton’s leg, Just below tho knee-joint.” From ihe offects ot this wound Lo died at au early Lour inet wyening. FELL FROM THE CARS. tal Diavatch to The Chicana Trioune, Wis., Dee. 21.—Last night, a8 Jorry , nmember of the Soldiers' Home in Mil- v, wea on his way o Rook lsland vin tho Western Union Railroad, he folt or jumped from Union Junction, nnd bad both loga taken off be- Jow the knees. o was taken back to Mitwau- Lee, whero tic died shortly nfter. STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. &peciat Diepateh to The Chicaan Tribins, §r. Lous, Dec. 21.—The stenmboat Alice Gray exploded hor boiler o fow miles abovo Jefforson City, on tho Missouri River, yeaterdny mpruing. At tho timo of the oxplosion tho bost was tiod up to the bank, and must of tho crow were on shore. Que may, Allen P'aco, was killed, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED. special Disyated to The Chicuuo Tribune, Br. Lows, Dee. 21.—E. R. Dakor, a woalthy merchant of Californis, Mo, was accidentally shot through the left breast to-day by a plstol in tho handuof s boy. Upon being ehot, Buker ran ucrous the streot to a doctor's offico, but, apou reacking tho door, foll down and espired. EXPLOSION OF A STEAM-TABLE. An unplensant incident of the dinncr at a Ban Zrancisco hotel on tho 10th inst. i3 thns de- scribed by the Alla: ** A lond oxplosion, followed by plercing solirioks of agony from the kitchen, startlod tho guésts in tho Lick llouso dining- room at 6:30 o'clock last ovening. Everythiog was in confusion 1o » moment ; ladics turned pato, and many gontlomen rushed to the econo of the exploslon, to find Thomas Connelly, James Donohue, Lawrotco McDanough, Michael Lyon, waiters; Berton I'lavier, steward; snd Loon Degou, caok, writhing 1o sgony on tho floor, and ‘cacuping steam fiiling tho utmosphoro, To turn off tho stoan was tho work of mu fnstant, and tho injured mon wera removed up- stairs, and their wounds dreesod. Donohuo suffered tho mont, having been scalded fn both eyes, in the face, bresst, and abdoumen. Con- nelly roceived uovero scalesin tho faco nud oyes. McDonough was scaldod in tho face, and on tho Dreast snd arms, and the others iu the faco and cyes and on tho broast and body. When the ac- cident oceurred tho wjured men, together with somo other sarvants of the house. wero standing 10 frout of the eteam bheater (whick i4 used to koop meats Liot), walting to be eecved with tho ordery they had brought from the dinlng-roor, Without warning of nny kind, an oxplosion oc- curred, which tore off part of & cast-irou plate hulf nn ineh through and vearly 4 foot squaro, Trurling it in tho air—outting n great holo in tho window-¢agh frame, aud failing ou tho stoward's ¢houlder. Meuts, kuives and forks, and dobria were seattered in ovory direction. Tho men who were injured wero standing directly iu Gont of tho’ wemn lestor, snd reccived the escaping steam full in thelr faces. whito othiere_who woro staoding noar cscapod nuinjured, It claimed bf tho hotel manngo- tueut that the pressure of steam used for heut- iy meats is not great, and that tho explosion iu due to tho inferior quality of the iron in tho 1:late over tho pipes. 'Fhis s the second acci- dent of this ‘uaturo that has happenod at the Lick Houso within o year, oud tho plato which was wrenched trom it8 placo last evening wau put in tho henter but a few weeks since, It 18 moutioned a8 n euggestivo fact that thoro was 00 stenn gauge connected with tho hoator, and that it was not porsible to form a corract con- clurton in regard t0 tho o1acy pressure of stoam nt suy given time. Tho genoral {mpression of the guosts of the Lick House wos tlat the acci~ dent wad the result of grom carelessness, It was funred ot Iato Lour last night thnt Dono- hue's injurios wonld prove fatal, aud B prient wau soud for, who ndministered tho Macrawont.” —— FINANCIAL, 1HE_DETROIT FAILURE, Dietratd Tribune, bee. 19, Mossrs, D, A, Ross & Co., Jumber morchants and mapufacturors, fatled yestorday sud made au assignment for the bencfit of their creditors 10 Messrs, W, E. Wariner, Goorge A, Rors, and John J, Bpeed. Thelr Habilities aro estimated ot a little aver $300,000, and their asnoty, if thoy could be convorted into oash at thelr real valuy, would not falt far short of &100,000. Yheso, nowever, conlst very largely of incumbered real ‘zatate, aud o realizo anything noar a ressonablo stmount of money under existing clroumstances 1 entirely out of tho question. It s to be ro- zietted that thiv fira bave beon compellud to suspend, as Dotroit can illy afford to lose them or their business, Thoy have heou nnmong the okt euterprising business men in Debroit, and vut for the panio would unquestionably bo ou & z00d fouting to-day. ‘The senior mewber of shiy firm commenced in n liited way some swelve or flfteen yoars ago, upon o borrowed sapital of #30, and gn\duull{ worked himwell wtoa large and lucrative business, and becumeo o of the leading maoufacturcrd of dressed ‘uwmber fu tho Westorn country. PROVIDENCE, Provipexcy, R, 1, Dec, 21.—The Committce lo oxamino the ullsirs of tho P'rovidence Lool Compouy engaged in that work to-dsy und ad- Journed until to-worrow, when & report is ex- pected, 1t is uuderstood thst the Company shiowed about 81,400,000 nuecty in oxcess of lin- bilities. Tho Prosidont of the Compauvy to-doy received a_comwmunication from uearly all the 1,800 ewployen vxpressing sympathy and good will for the Compauy, sud veluutarily pmjnuulnx to relmquish all claun to wagen due for Decom- bor, amuuuting fu the sygregate to about $%0,000, A FINE PLACE FOR SAVINGS, Sreciat Dupatch to The Chicago I'ribune, Lxavenwontd, Kao,, Dec. 21.—Thoe savings bauk of Hincs & Company olosed its dovra this woruiug, and they have made Bu swignwent. Shie wesets of tho institution are $44,0045; tine bilities, £28,605,25, I i3 wol kuown whus cuused the faiture, but it {8 rumored that & spec- ulation fm tridge sud railruad slock ‘wag tho Suse, FOREIGN. Gen, Jovellnr Appointed Captain- General ol Caba, List of Senators Elected by tho French Assembly. Sixteen Lives Lost hy a Steamship Cols Jiston on {he Frenelt Const. Mount Vesuvius Evidently Proparing for o Christioas Bust, -~ The Murderes Wainwright Hung at Newgate, London. SPAIN. VALMASEDA'E SUCCEBSOR. Manmp, Dee, Gen. Juvellar, tha Minfeter of War, bias been appointed Captniu-tioncral of Cube, aud, with Cebalia, will shortly leave for Cuba, Gen. Quesada will ba appontod Come mander-in-Chiof of tho armics of sl North. CORRECTION. Mapurn, Dec, 21.—Tho rtatement that Gen. Ceballon will go to Culia proves to ho untrue, Howill sticcoed (ien, Jovellar ag Alifistor of War, MApmin, Dec, 22.—Gen, Echiagon haw been ap- pointed to tho command ol the Army of tho Houth. DIED. Mannin, Dee, 21,—Gan. Caballos Do Tndas, tormerly Uaptain-Uioneral of Cuba, 19 dend. bt i) FRANCE, BENATOGS ELUCTED. I'amg, Dee, 21,—Tho following were elected members ot the rench Seunte to-day : Admiral do Montaigune, tho Minister of Jlaring, and M. Loon Maleville, member for Tarn ct Garonne, of the Loft Centre. ‘fhis completes tho list of Benators 8o far as the National Asrembly iy con corned, seventy-fivo membors having beon oleet- od by that body. Tho other members, m number, aro to he elected indireetly by the peo- ple of tho reveral dopartmonts. New York {ribune, Tho Yrench Souate is to bo composed of 300 membera, of whom 223 aro to ba clected indi- rectly by tho peoplo of the soveral Departmenty, and 75 are to bo elected by tho National Aseom- bly. Of the latter, 72 havebeen chosen sinca tho Lalloting began on the Nthinat, There romains only threo vacaucios, which will doubtless Lo filled to-dsy, The following table gives tho namoa of the now Senators and the parties which thoy support. ‘The Left, who number 24, ary avowed Republicous, ‘'ho Lavergwo group and Left Centre, 30 in number, aro rincero support- ors of the Iepublican Constitution, but ato to n great uxtent anplodged 3 they aro active oppo- uonts of tho Bopapartists. Tho 12 memnbors of tho Contto Nlight nnd Tegitimist factions aro 1u favor of monarchy, but sumo of them were clected by tho aid of Ropublicans, and aro not activoly Liostilo to the Constitntion, "I'ho six Henators from Urleamst Centro Right aro adherents of the Otleans family, but uro men of merit who may be expected to nupport Joynliy tha Republio solong nd the Goveramont in eflicicnt and patriotic. Tha Due d'Andiffret- Paaqnier aud Ministor Wallen in that hat might Lo more proporly rogardod u convertod Repub- licans, ‘TI'ho ainglo Bonapartist iy au adborest of tho Napoleun dynanty. LEFT—21, 2, Duclore, 3. Lo Toger, 3, Ernest Meard, umbet, M. Jules Simon, L Foure Gon, Frebauit, L. P Morin, Uen, Billot, chierer, Gon, Charcion, AL Lanroy, M, Rampont, M, Gazot, re, chourer-Kestnor, M, Teateiln, B Corhon, 3, Magnin, M Edmond Adzm, 31 Laurent-Plchat, 3L V. B THE LAVELUNE OBOUP AND LLIT C| —10, M. do Tavergue, . Gauitbler o Rumilly, AT, Luro, . Catinon, M. Denormandle, . Martel, M. Tribert, AL Gy ‘Admiral Ythusu, ‘Admiral Jaures, Uen. Chanzy, M, Canianir Terler, 3, Uasthelemy Bagat-Ii- inire, 31, Leon do Malesille, Mbzrjuls do Jafayetts, A, Jules do Laateyrie, . Koger du Nord, 31, Berenger, 3L Krantz, M. Foahert, B, do Chaduis, M. Berthnuld, M. Lapent, Al do '.\'m:‘iuu\'me, Gen, Loteilier-Valaze, M, Wolownkl. LXTREME RIOUT AND LEGITIMISTS—11. Marquia do Franelfen, 1L Count do Cornutler-Luct nlere, Count do Troville, | Thiery, M. Dunion, Gew,i'Anrellode Paladines, M, do Ia Rochette, Viscount do Lorgesil, AL Kulb-Beruard, Count do Douliet, ORLEANIET CENTRE RIGUT—C. Due A'AndiTret-Pasquier, Admiral Fourichon, (Gen, Chaugaruler, Stgr, Dupantoup, A, Baze, Minister Wallou, TONAPANTINT—1, M. HUeryo do Balny, Cotes~lu-Nord, HTEAMER BUNI Bonnravy, Dee, 21,—Tho steamshlp Louisiana, from tho West Indies, gunk in the Gironde tiv. or, after a colilsion, and sixtoen potsous were drowned, inclnding the Cantairl, Bonneapx, Deo. 21.—The steamor Louisiana supk it ton minutos aftor she was struck. Tho stoawmer Gironde roscned 100 of her passengors and crow, Al tho porsons drowned wero pas- sovgers excopt tho Captafu, TIENNE DOXAPARTE. § Tonnoy, Dee, 22—7 s. m.—1lic Standard's TParin dispatch says Prince Pierre Booaparte hos Iesnod an addresa os canilidate for the Chamber of Deputicy from Corsivu. ——— ITALY. VESUVIUS GRUMDIING. Narres, Dee, 21.—Mounc Vesuvius shows n gradual jucreaso of firo and smoke. Tho inatru- ments in the observatory are in motion, aud Prof, Patmlori predicts o long period of erup- tion. CENTENNIAL COMMIBSIONER. Ttour, Dee, 21, —Bignor Blane, Ltalian Ministor to Washington, Las been nominated Centeunial Commissiouer. P T GREAT BRITAIN. ‘A MULDERER JIANGED, Loxpoy, Dec. 21.—Henry Wainright, who waa convictod of the murder of Marriot Lano, in Whitechapel road, in thia ecity, was havgod ot Nowgato. Just boforo ho was pluioned, he handod the Governor of the prisou o written statement, which ho desirod to bo made publle, Tu ths pupor Lo ackuowtedgos tho Justice of luy kentence, though o does not espheltly aduut that ho mordered the younyg woman. st s THE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION, A 11OST OF VIOTIA, Loxnoy, Dec, £3.~A Times wpeclal from Dor- 1l sy It §8 now ascortained thut tho total nume. berkilled by the oxplosion at Liremerhaven is 128, aud of the wounded 86, ‘The Broman Aid Cowmn- mittee veporis that 20 of thio injured aro hopo- lessly malmed, and thore are 560 widows and 135 orphana of victims of tho disaster, for tho buno- fit of whow it propodod 0 Faiso & subsuription of £75,000, ——— PORTUGAL. INBUNNECTION AT HT. THOMAS. Toxvoy, Deo, 91.—A special from Tondon states that & Portugueso gun-hoat has been ordered to tho Island of Hi. Thomas, in thes Guit of Gninca, on account of an allsged insurrec- tion of nugroes, SRty AUSTRALASIA. ADVICES FROM NEW 5OULH WALES, NEW ZEALAND, ETC, AN Francmco, Cal, Doo, 21.—The Bydney (N. B, W.) Herald of November 19 eays: ‘he New Bouth Wales Parlinment opened on thie 1th fust. . Thoro s & fair activity in the wming districts, but water 18 scarce i many places, The copper and tin mines are produciog well. The raiufall in Bydney sud tho const district 14 very light, Cropa weroe poor in the eouthern country, al- though tho scason way favoravle, From tho pastoral districts the returus are genernlly en- couraging. A heavy yield of wool wuy autici. pated, Al Victorla, the Ministerial electiona were oyer, and tue now Commissioner of Mines aud Bolicie- or-Genersl were defvated by the Catholio vote not comung up to tle stavdard reguired by tho yricethooa, = Th Chineso question cootinucs to abiract much otioution, particalarly from a merul sud govial standpoint. ‘tuo Chawber of Cowmerce recommonds the adontion of tha postal-card syetem, and It will Probably bo koon ibt 0, Toxhidnta tor tha Philadelohla bo kene per Skeryvoro diract to A tho end of the menth, and thoso of teaiia and Tasmansa at the samy thne, “I'ho Qu wlnmd Bntlrond surveys were being purhed vigoronsly, Ar. Mackey, the Commiesioner to tlio Contons nial, at hin farawell banqguet, stated that ha pro- nozol to travel extensively in the Umted Staten, and hecomn thoroughly sequainted with their prodiucing intereats, New paying quartz-lodes are roported daily. Tue Houth Austiniia Parliswent openod outhe 10th fust, Lok Adelside prosing insullicient for the shinpiog requircments of the eoony, monsuros wore being taken for increasod harbor accom- modntions, Fho progpects of the coming harvest were nn- ¢ promising. The Tasmanis Parliament opaned Oct, 26, re- fected the publicswoks seheme, amt was pro- rogued on the 3d just, Tho Now Zealand Tarlisment was prorogied ou tha 2st of Octobar, Tho geseion” waa un- ratisfactory, soeatcely avythwg bewng douo of publio benoilt. A serions disturbanee with tho natives hag talien placo at Auekland. —— THE NORTHERN POWERS. PRINCE QORTICHAROUP (X JIERLIN—RUSSIA, PRCS- #10, AND AUSTIIA IN ACCORL—THE LASTERN GUrATioy, ‘Ihe lothn correepoudent of the Fal Mall Gaaclle writen to that journal on Dpe, 2: “ Princa Gortzehalofl arrtyad horo on Monday evening, aftor n wojourn of sevoral months in Soutlh Germany aud Switzerland, ITo took up hiis nbode as usual swith his friend Baron Oubril, attho Russlan Embassy, After having paid lis respects on "Fuerday morning to tha members of tho Tmperisl famlly, Princo Gortschakolf ealled at ncon on I'rinco Bismarck, with whom ho vonferred for an hour aud n half, Dismorek ro- turned his visit jmmedintely, and thon vro- ceeded from the Russiaw Ewmbassy direot to the palacn for au audionco of tho FEmperor. After tho dinner to which Dismarck had fuvited the Austrian Ambasoador, Count Carolyi, who had only returned on tho previons ovening troma long leave of abyenco, tho two Chruccllors mek again. At their spocial roquest Count Caralyi, wha has Iately passod tome tuno with Couut Ao~ drassy at Terobes, and ia intimatoly aaguainted with the latier’s intentious, took part in the con~ ferenco. On Wednoesday nt noon Princo Gort- tehinkoi? was receryed by tho Emporor. ‘Tho api dionee lasted nearly threo houra, Beforo thedo- parture of tho Ruesian Chancollor forSt, Peters- burg at 130 p, m., he and Pritico Liamarek had another long convorsation, I lonrn from eompes tout anthority that thoallianeeof the threo North- orn Embires hng beon strengehoned snew during Cortschakof's stay at Lverlin. ‘Tho wndec- standing hetween tho threo Lmperinl Courts on all leading «ucstions of Luropean palicy in complete. Tho reception accordod to Princn Gorgselinkoff waa exceedingly hoarty. Lho ir- ritubility dln[fl o this sprayg in Gorman Min- isterisl " cireles, on Prince Gurtschakotf o os~ tentavdously proclaiming to the world that tho wottiement of differcuces hokwoen Germany aud Franco was duo to the interfereneo of Tiiwsin, #seond Low to huve entirely disapvenred, The political discusriong of tho dliplomstists wero ag o matter of coureo chicdy directed toward the Fastern nuestion, which, owing to tho late pur- chara of the Suoz Cannl shares by Englaud trom thoe Khodive. has been aguin brought prominont- Iy into the foregronnd, I8 opituon espressad by tho Notthern Dmpires in the transfer ot theso shares is, T can positively asscrt, in Fn- gland’s_favor, A provious undorstanding ho- tween Fagland and foreign posers on Lho sub- jeet wan imposeible, owlng to the mno- comrity of offecting the purchase immedi- ately. The workl cannot, therofore, speak of n long premoditated stop. “Ilicrs way no buno for long refleetion, fears boinzr entoreained that tho Khiedivo, liko ‘Furkey, would by obliged to de- claro bis bankruptev,—an ovent of sad import to Tnglieh bondholders, I ho reagons for thair action bave been contidontinlly communicatod Lo foreign powora by tho Britinh Cabinot. 2 With regard to tho eolution of tho Eastern question intendad by tho threo E'"Y""”' Iam informed that tho Count Amidrassy hay aiready sunt to the 8t, Petorsburg Cabiuot the propesals with the elaboration of which ho was intrustod on aceonnt of his thorough knowledie of Turk- ik afairs, um}nlmd during his long oxile iu Con- stantinoplo. Theso uggestions are sure to re- celve the consont of the two Imperinl Govorn- ments, and will then be laid boforo tho other wreat powern for approval. Yhoy rofer not morely to tho gnarnnteo for the execution of ra- forms tA ho muda by Turkey, but contain posi- tivo proposals regarding thewe reforue.” GRANT AND THID METIODISTS. Blsnop Bavens Thtr nutlon Discuw Cincinnatd Gazette, Jire, 21, The Methodist preachors of, this city mot at the Proachors’ Room. in the Book Concorn, yes- terday, fn their regular weokly moeting, and, on tho suggestion of tho Rov. Mr. Loe, his rosoln- tion, introduced ot the last meeting, censuring Biwhop Haven for the fawous ingdorscment of Dresidont Grant boforo the Boston ministers, wad takon {rom tho tablo for discussion, "I'ho Rev. J. K. Conrey occupied tho chair, In bringing tho matler bufora tho 1aceting, the Chairan rufed that so much of the resolution 8 espressed judgmont of censure on Lishon lavon and tho mimsters of Boston, wos out ot order, and therofors not bofora tha mesting, for tho reason that neithor of theso partios wos on trinl befora tho Lody. . Mr, Loo nflpcn)u from the decivion of the Chair, but the maecting, after n discussion, sus- tamed tho Cbair by a voto of 1k to Y, Tho Rov, A. T Leonurd offored tho following subatituto for tuoe original resolution : Jiesoleed, That wo dixapprovo of tho course pursied by Bishiop Taven and tho Doston preachers’ mouting In practically favoring a recommendation of Presidont Grant for & third term, Tho Rov. D. J. Starr alyo offered tha following a4 o gecond substitute s Reantped, That tho secular preas in mistaking the ex- prexsion of Blabop iaven, lu lis Boston kpecel, of i permotal pretorence fur s fo-clectlon of Presidont Grant for s third term, ws an vociedaetical expreanlon, y reprodenting or comuitting the Methol 1 Clnrel, or any port erdof, to any po- uoverent, v gullty of o iross crror, nud that it great Injustice to our denemtuation, Theeo substitutos, and all papers boaring on tho subject mnattor, wore then reforred to a com- mitteo, composed of Thomas Lee, W. I, Feo, J, M. Waldon, W, Young, sud W, L. iypes, with lustructions to report a paper for the (action of the weetivg, ‘The Committoe, after a shory ab- sonce, returned the following ¢ Jteavived, 'That whilo wo, nw 8 body of ministers, o~ cling to expross an opinion In regard to tho clectiva of 8 L'restideut to o third torm, wo do deeply doplora tho conrav of Dishop Tavon before tho 11ston preachore® meetlng 1o suggeating tho renomiustion of President ‘Term Nomis . Graut. Iicaoleed, That wo, us ministers of the Methodist Fiptscopnl Chueeh, aro unalterally opposed to any e terfervuco by ceelialutical bodies with tho purtlian politics of Ui countey, I'ho ronding of the roport was followed by a lively debato, In which noarly all I'm'mm partici= pated. 'Tho wallion of wit with which tho spenk- crn interwperacd (helr romsrks wero il koenly appreciuted, An a rulo, thoy kept to the resolu- ‘tion, Lut any fudication to launch ont into n dike cusaton of the third torm wus prowptly nipped in tho bud, Mr, Looadyocatad thoresolutions, Hothonght Bisbop Havon was altogether out of place when ho govo utteranco to tho sentiments attributed to him, 18 wes just aud proper that bo bo re- buked. Mr. Rothwailder desirad to know why Dishop Haven was sivgled out and all tho blamo pus npan him, Why not include the Bouton proschs ors in the consumi? They, it was ssserted, had wndorsoed thoe Liskop's yundiuu,uvun Boing ko far a4 to vote upon it. Dr. Waldon oxplainad that the Boston preach- ers, according to Zion's Herald, hiad not Judorsed that port of tho l.hnlm)n‘u spesch referring to & renowlnation of Trosident Grant, but what he Liad watid about tho impoitance of vur Churctiand oducatioual work in the Bouth, 1o favored she resclution beforo tho Nuuse, bocauso, siuce the wattor bad come up, wo must take some action, Lighop Ilaven hsd measurably commwmitted the Chureh by nttering thoso soutiments whore ho did. Had lio uttered tho sumo sontlments in hiw pravate study, a8 did Bishop Simpson, they would huave been weraly the tittoranced of tho citizon, nud, a4 suok, legitimsto sod proper, and nobody nhuuhl bave bad & aglt o taka oxeeption to thom. Mr, T.eonard thought wa wors only aiding the iompest 1u s towpor” by tuking any uction g all, fishop Haveu had commitiad nobody but limgelf, aod even it ho had -comittod si of- fonvo, this body had no busitesy to call Lim 1o account; that was tho prorogative of the (on. ural Conferenco. Nor need wo cuino to the yuue cne of the Boston preachers. ‘Ihe Hub was sbuudantly avla to takie caro of Itsolf. Mr. Walil thought wo had bottor tako uo as. tion, as any seton wo might take would be wmise construed, The Loy, William Young thought the Bixhop hiad no right to compromise thy Chnreb, Buca thiugs had Loon dono bufore, snd eveu hers in this place, aud it was time that our Lishopa be Eiven to understand that when thav placed thy ChureliIn a fatso position they would bo ros buke:l, Dr. Hight protosted very etrongly araina® any- thing bel dona in tho waster, Bidop ilaven hiad froquently given nttaranco to radieal and ox- travagant idods that wo might regiot, bt which it woulil bo unwiso far this preseberns’ meeting o ealt Liim to aceonnt for, Dir. Luat thought the Church was by nomeans A unit ogainst & third tern, yot ho would not b undaratond as expressing an opinion ; indeed, Lo protested that ho hiad oxpressed oo opinion. Mr, Arthur made n few romarka squint o ward n third-term nomination of I'resident Graut, which, howevor, wore declared out of or- dor by tho Chairman, as nob pertinant to tho uention beforo the maeeting. Mr. Ilypes satd tho Church had bean woundod and hurt by the injudicious utterances of Binhop Iiaven. Wo wero ivllcud in o faiso position be- fore tho people. and owed it to onrselves and tha Chareh to eet oureolven tight. Wa wero put on ot defanue by the action of ono of our Bistops, and must diselaim his right to inflict ench o wigng npon the Church. Mr, Murray could #ee no wrong tho Bishop hnd jmticted npon us or the Church, o con- fomeod tho Bishop had not hurt him. Bisbop Havon, n8 an Amevican eitizan, had a right to hia opinion, aud e had only made nso of that right. 'Ihat wad all thoro was of it. Dr, Muller could not roa_that lishop lavon hind done any wrong, and tho propoer thing for (his meoting to do was to do nothing. My, Cranston also thonglit thera was no eall for any action by this mooting, as any action wouhl be misconstruod, Dishop ITuven spnko for himwelf, and that ho had n right to do. Mr. Ketchum offored o subatitute for tho orig- il report of tho Conunittco to tho elfect that ton much importance had boen attached to Bishop Haven's romarks with referonco to tho pomination of DPresident Crant for a third term by tho gocutlar press; that ho Liad no suthority, and did not roprosont tho Mothodis Epincopsl Church in this matter: that this vrenchors’ meeting dopreeates his romarks ou the abovo subject s injudiclonn, and as piving cause for mixroprescutation of thoe Church with ropard to party politics, Mr. Krahbiel thonght that to take any action on thia mattoer wonld only place the wooting in fulso postsion. It looks Loo mnoh tike an admis- sion that Lishop Iaven's utterauces on tho sqostion of o thivd torm wore nuthoritative, sod Wit thio Churelt i bound theroby, unless wo put In a disclnimer. For ouo, ho was not preparcd to mnko such an admissdon, Agaiu, was 1t not agsuming too mich to eay that BDishop Haven owing to his ofliclal position ta the Chnrels, had no_right to give oxpressions to his own private opinion in this matter. Ifo conld not seo what right this proachers’ meeting biad to dietate to Ihehop Maven any moro than ho had to dictato to thia meoting. 1io expressod big own Imlivid- unl opitnon, tbab was ail. Nor could the speak- or suo that the yact that tho Bishon gave wtter- anco to that opinion boforo the prenchnrs’ eote fng altered tho character of his romaris in tho lemst, ilo favorod lotting tho wholo matter pon motion, the pubject waa ‘lald over till nozt alonday, S FIRF AT MARION, IND, Spectal Disyatch to Lhe Chicavo Tribune, Hanrronn Crry, Ind, Dee, 21,—Last night at Marlow, Ind,, o largo planinganill osned by Gil- tillans & Sale, aud a chmr and furnituro factory owned by O, il. Kellors, wero doatroyed by fire with !l of their convenls. Loss albout 12,0005 HU INSUrANCo, AT BPENCER, MASS. Bostoey, Maes.,, Dee. 21.—This morning, tho bootshop of Lush & Son, at Sponcer, Maes,, was burned, togother with four houses adl- Juining, 'I'he losu i estimatod at over 8100,- 0. Bush & Urast hiave an iusutunco of over 135,000, COLLIERY BURNED, Porrsviine, Pa,, Deo, 21-—Tue Now Ihiladol- phia Conl Company’s colliery at Nesw Phijladel- phia, owned by Now Yorl parties, was burned this morning, Insared. AT LITTLE ROCK. Tarrue Roek, Ark,, Dee, 21, —The Gazetle ro- apponred as ustal this mornlng, Tho proprio- tora wilt ordor a now office at ouco and rebuild. Kol o i OCEAN.DISASTERS, To the Biitar of The Chicagn Tribune : i Cutcaao, Dec. 18,—Danng the past two woeks wo bave bad intelligonco of many fearful nceldents by land and sea, I begin tho terrible | record of calamitios by montioning tho loss of tho Buunyside, on tho Iiudson River, when twonty bodies wore buried fu & watory grave. Tho caso of tho Doutachland, lost in sight of “0Id England,” {a still moro paintul, and do- mnandy o thorough fnvestigation, as oconn-ateam- ships, with but fow oxcoptions, would appoar to bo neither mora nor losd than graveyards, In tho sad oxplosion near tho steawshbip Moeol, at Uromerhaven, ovor sixty lives fonmd an nn- timely ond, not speaking of others who ars soriously and permanently injurod, Other ca- Inmitios on o smaller sealo havo occurred. I wan glad to observe that a wrniter signing himeelt “Borli” had called the attontion of the public to ocoan-disnsterd. When ho pointed out that, by skill, judicious managemont, aud enrefulneyy, ocean-aceidents might bo avoldod, ho pointod, &3 1 %xnow, with » high degreo of ncouracy and truth, to tho fatal dismsters thut lava befalien tho luman, tho Auclor, snd the White- Star Lincs. The City of Doston pud othiera lmlau;;lu;i to tho oforosald liuns hinve loft paintul improssions on tho Loarts of many whoso doarest frienda tonnd an untimely prave, ‘The Anchor Lino's rocord is awful,— linudreds and hundreds of Jivos having been ougulfd in tho fathomlcss sea; und, ns Borti says tho Cambria and tho Hie hornia oro anly two of the many of their tlect shag uro lying rotting in tho ddsort of waters, Tho Atlautie, lowt oft Halifax, lofs many a vacant hearth, and bo ditmoed with toars the lustre of wADY AN oyo, ‘T'he questlon will aride in the hearts of many, When will ‘such catastrophes conse to tako placu? Is it negligouco or downright careless- ness that theso disastors aro of nearly daily oce ewrroncs 7 1t i4 impussiblo to entor {nto tho foelinga of thioss who lava beon Loreaved of thoir trlends,—far logs to ostimatethio smount of misery aud suffering thus caused, 1 theso dine whtery could roally Lo callod misfortunes, arising from clroumstauces which could nat be foru- seon, aod over which thoro was mnocoutrol, it wonld be a difforent thing ¢ but suct 18 not the fact, Tu almoat all cases of the kund an attompt 13 made to oxonorate tho Tesponumble pariy from blune, snd head down topostsrity such disastors na among tho chaptors of uccidouts, or aa tho result of a mystorious Providentisl {nterposi- tiou; but, wheo earoful inquiry ismade, thay too often are found to bo tho result of nogligence, ‘Lhis Iy ompbatleally true v somo of tho ouses I buvo spoken of § and the duty nrising from as- cortained and undenisble faots i3 paipablo and jmporative, The Buunysido was badly built and Dadly managed whon the scoldent” ocourred. Tho” Deutsciitand wad ovidoutly out of her coureo, or #ho would not havo struck upou a rock in moderate nud opou weather. Whera tho faws of life and nature sre violated, the nsusl peunities muat be oxpected. In evury case I Tiavo montioucd, donbiless thoro waa an infrace don of tho simplost ruloy aud of tho most ob- vious dictarvs of common sonso ; and the wone der wonld havo boon if sulforiug and death kad ot fullowed, It ia very doplorable ; but the lesson tsught is, thot, by Govoruueut officers and tho ser- ‘yanta of publio firns, still greator earo should be exercised. Yot publio duty romaing the same ; and, by wiso regulutions to bogin with and the rigid énforcoment of thom, tho risks which ara incurred on the sea ought 10 be reduced toa wiulmum, ° AvLLy. 2 —-— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, 84N Frascico, Cal., Dea, 2l.—Arrived, the Pacifio Mal stesmor Vasco de Gams, from Bydaey, via Houalulu, New Yonx, Doo, 21.~Arrived, stoamships City of lrooklyo, from Liverpool, sud C, I, Y¥rouch, from Antwerp, . Bosrox, Dee, 3l—Arrived, steamship Slberis, from Livorpool, Livenroor, Deo, 31.—Stoamsbips Italy, Klop stock, aud Victoria, from Now York ; Prussian, from Portland ; and Atfas, from Loston, huve urrived vut. et SUICIDE, ) CixeinyaTt, Deo, 41, —(oorge B. Hamilton, & clerkin the Troasurer's office of the Indisnapolis, Cinclonats & Lafayotto Iailrosd, shot biwself in thosioad some timo Jast uight, and was found big worning o » dying condition, Causo, un- requited affection. “Ilo throatoued to do so on a srovivny uecasion fu the presence of tho youug ady, buvsho dwnuuul b, o was a uative of Cunwda, The Quincy Chicf of Police yesterdsy srrest- od & youth bamed Randall on board the incow- ing Clucago train, who, it is aileod, was trylvg 0 gob wway frow Lk bowo iu Clicsgo, " CRIMINAL HEWS. Trial of Embry, the Man Who Shot Col. Anthony at Leavenworth, A Man Killed in o Hongo nf M- Famo at Saline, Mo, Acoonnt of o Bloody Tragedy Rocently Ennoted in Putnam County, Tonn, The Stupondous Villainy of Finney, of Pittsburg, Pn. HOMICIDE IN A BAGNIO, Special Duspateh to The Chicaan Tribune, Br. Lovis, Doc, 21.—A dispatch from Saline, Mo, stntes that an unprovoked murdor wan committed near that placo last Bunday nignt. ‘I'wo young mon of that town, D. B Young aud Mof. Glbbr, whils visiting 8 houne of ill-repute, beenine engaged in a quarrel, whon Young drow & revolvor aud shot Gibbs, Tho Lall, entoiing nenr tho stomach nnd ranging npward, lodgod near tho lort shonldar-binde. Glbbs, aftor bewg ahot, attempted to loayo the houee, but fell at tho daor, Mcedical aid was summoned, but ho died nest morniug, 'Iho Coroner's jury wero of tho npiolon that it was & clear caso of murdor. Crima is rolvuxlml to be rapidly on the increaso in that portlon of tha Btate, Murder nud rapo aroof froquent occurronce. MEMPHI3 MUNICIPAL IRREQULARITIES. Mexruis, Toun,, Dec. 2L—Mayor Lngue, in anintorviow with o Ledyer roportor tula alter- noon on tho subjoct of tho chorges mado Ly his Into clork, Davis, 03 roported to tho Council lnat night, pays ho secks investigation, and will give all tho ald in his powor to the Committee ; nad, furthermore, that it tho Committeo conld by suv_meany implicato bim in tho charges, ho oight to bo in tho Penjtentiary 3 but bio folt con- fident of his own lutegrity, and if any porson was implicated ho wad ' fayor of puuishing thom to tho oxtent of tho law. THREE YEARS, Spectal Dispatch o 7he Chienao Tribune, Broux Crry, la., Dee. 2L.—Tu tho cass of 0. F. 0dell, recently on trial at Yankton, charged with assault with intont to kill Abet Btafford, tho jury rendored o verdict of guilty, A motion for a now trind was mado by defendant’s counsel. Ar- guutents wero heard by tho Court yosterday, and tha motion overruled, Odell was to-day son- teaced by Judso Ieanetb 2o threo yoars' hird la- bor 1n tho Fort Madiwon (In.) Penitentinry. ROBBED AND MALTREATED. LoumvinLe. Ky., Dec. 2L—Eronk Rieh, n Gor- man Inborer, was found lying in tho mud at the basa of the bridge near the city to-day. Tich stated that the niglt provious, whilo atthe Lridgo to fulfill an engagement, ho was assaulied ond robbed by highwaymen, who, nfter obtain- Ingz bin monoy, throw him from tho }rioge to tho ground boelow, Rich was serlously wounded, snd eonlid not racognize the men who asunulted him, und tiereiore no arrcats have bocn made. CARRIED OFF THE SAFE, Sreetl Dinpatch to The Chica 1o Tribune, Bereawo, N. Y., Dee. 21.—David Willelm's store in Brownsville wna robbed on Monday night of £1,000 worth of dry goods, A 1,90 pound safo was alao carriod sway. It contalned only €560, howover, of mouney. No traco of tho thioves, Boffalo datectives are working up the cose, ACQUITTAL OF ONE PERSON, AND SENTENCE OF ANOTHER, Svectat Dhmatch to Tho Chicaro Teibune, Laxstxe, Mich,, Doo. 21.—~In tho Montealm Cireuit Court, Jerry Btull was acquitted of kill- ing Qeorgo Amidon, tho doed boing fonnd Justi- fiable ; and Abrabsm Kickland was sentonced to threo and a Lialf yeara in Stato I'rison for assawt with 1ntent {0 commli rape. TRIAL OF ANTHONY'S ASSAILANT, Spenal Disvatch to The Chicasa Trioune, Teaveswonni, Kan,, Doc. 21.—The trial of W. W. Embrey for the shooting of Anthouy com- monees in the Criminnl Court to-morrow mnorne ing. 'Cho tria! will probsbiy Inat about n weolk. It 18 the general impregsiou that Lnbrey will be discharged, THE FORT WAYNE MURDER CASE. Special Jnspateh to The Chicago Tridune, Fomr Waysr, Ind., Deo, 3L~In tho caso of Wall, tho nogro murderer, condomned to deatly, arguments on a motion for a new trial wera con- cluded to-doy. Judge Borden rosorved his do- cleion, A POLYOAMIST SENTENCED, faut Lake, Utah, Doc. 2L.—Georze Neynolds, he polygnmist, was to-day seutencod by Chicf- Justico White to two years' imprisonment and to ray S50 fing, but was roleased om 510,000 bal! duriug his appeal to tho Supreme Court. CHARQED WITH FORGERY. Specil nny ateh ta The Chicago Iribune. Camo, 1iL, Dos. 21,—~A man named Wallace was arrceled hore this ovening and committed to Jail ou a chargo of forgiug (ho siguature of his Iate employer to a couplo of checks and dis- posing of thom. INDICTED FOR MURDER. New Yonx, Dee. 20—The Grand Jury of Kings County bias Indicted liubonstein for tho murdor of Hsrah Aloxander, A TENNESSEE TRAGEDY. Nashvidis American, Dec, 18, 0. J. Bobanan, Doputy Bheriff of Putoam County, with s posee, broogut hora for safe kooping lnst night Ckeorgo and Josepl Bravs- woll, charged with killing Russoll and Jobn J. Allisou two wooks ogo lnst ight, Tho two Branawells lived within a milo of the Aliisons’ house, and had oconstsntly assoclated with thom. 1t was not known that any ill-leel- ing existed botweon them. On the night montioned, long aftor all in the Allison houso had rotirod to rest, somo mon knocked a¢ the door sud cried out, * Halloo " Thoy stated that thoy wanted supper. A Mrs, Isbell, who also lived thero, called down Russell Allison from the upper story, and ho wont to the door with a candlo. Ho bad barely openod tho door befora ho #aw rovolvers presentod at Lis body, and ho waa shot throngh tho abda. meu. ‘Llioy then fired at young Allison's mothor, n bullet barely grazing hor head. At this mo« ment somo olie samo down tho stairs, ‘Tho as- sausing, foaring thero wero wora in the house than thoe fowily, boat a hasty rotroat. ‘Though tuo Lranswolls had giveu othor namen, their voices wore rocognized both by young Ailie gon and his mothor, ~ Oue of them had a hand- korollof over Lis face, whils the fuco of tho othor had been bluckenod, Yat, so this dlsguise and thoir elothlug turued wrong eide out, Hus- soll Allison recoguized them, and maid s0 upon his donth-bod. ~ilo oxclaied, whon ko openod tho door: “Why, it's 'Teek' mad Joseph.' Whon Alilson was shot he grasped the E\n\o\. aud a struggle ensuod, lasting until the Brans- wells heard footstops upon the stairway, and do- campod. In bis dylug declaration ho sald he wa not awaro hat’ ho had au coowy iu the whole world. T'ho next night sftor (bo shooting so oflicer want to arsest the Dranawells, who were at the distillory, Jo Lranswell was lying down, Hig brother came out divectly aud told him to brin“ »light. Josalds ** Kook out L am wrested. Goorge (** Took ") remarked, “'I am coming to you or die,” With pistol in hand be camo into tho stitl honeo, ‘T'hocrowd at oncoe gave back, With thie assistancs of Jubn Allison, Russell Al Heon's brother, tho officars sucoeodod i mrrest. g Brauswoll, At that moment, howover, Branawelt placod hls derringer ngainst Allison's ubdomen and fired, tho ball takiug etfect within an Ineh of whoro his brother was suol, ‘Tho Alllson brotliers dicd within s hour of h otber, sud mero buricd {n the samo grave, Tho pooplo wers go inconsed againet tholr assnse sing that it was thought bost to bring them to Nashvillo. ‘The Branswolls bave loug been re- fardod e desperato charactoss, snd aro willl sup- jusod to Linve been dealing lu couatosfelt ooy, Throe cards, with which thoy lud played threos csrd wonte, wero found upou thulr persouy at the jail last night. THE KANSAS SCHOOL-BOND FRAUD. KaNsas Liry, Mo., Deo, 20.— Tha Kensas City Times has special advices from Topeks to-night that o to the true inwardness of the startling frands just doveloped upon the wchoo! fuud of theHiato, aud which tend to show tuat Biato Treasurer Lappn was uot only coguizaut of thow, but was, in fact, the perpotrator of sham. Pho Times i tho morning will publish al} the ‘r oflh‘lnl- correaponidanca selating to thoe mattor, andalgo n copy of the bogitn bonds sl the Torged signatures, s weil an copics of Lapplu's ofticial honda for 31,700,600, aml tho wimos of his rocuriticn. It will be apparonily sliown how detectiver, nuder inutruetion from the Sehool-lund Commiesionom, havo ferretod ont tho fraud and teaced (4 to Lappin, It {8 estab- ¢ Jished by the ovidouco of tho Aunistant Pustinas- ter du thia ety that Lappin ealled for tho directod to J. 8, Kibhy at this place, amd whan Winnor, tho Asalatant T'ostmasior, weut to fo- poka to ldottity Iappin ha was Ruddenly taken sick and remanod in bis roow, Binlar lontifi- cntlons liave beon workod up at Bt Joseph and other polnts, at all of which, s well s thiy place, Laprin's namo appeara on the hotel regis- terss . on tho very days whon tho mail ionttor vas detivered, s ‘Tho clow to Lo whols mntler consists in tho fact that under tho law the Statn Treasnrer 1y not allowed to pay out moxoy for schaol bouda unlesn tho party presenting iho sawe is fully idontiflad, The I'nnd Commismaonors nagotinto for tho purchaso of bonds and give orders on tho Trossury for the money, In theso mstancoy Lappin, wha 18 supposcd to ba the seller of tho bogus honds, got an ordor from the Fuud Com- mssionora and then paid out tho amounts as Stato Treasurer, without identificalion of courro, The affair lias creatod the most intenao osclto- moot In Knosas, and the unconditional #urrons dor of Lappin in Wa rorignstion 18 considured ay concluwivo of his guilty conucction with the franda, ¢ Toreka, Ka,, Dec. 21.—Thero lisvo boon no new dorelopmonts in tho forged school bond matter to-day, The Attornoy-Gonoral has beon husy drawing wup panors to commouca nnit agabmnt Lappen avd his hondswen. Mr. Francis, to whom tho ofilco of State Tl!‘l!ur{ hias beon ten- dored by tie Govarnor, orrived hore do-night. Ihioro lins been no ofileinl neceptatico of Lho of- flco, h‘ut 14 1s gouerally undoratood that lo will neeept, A PITTSBURQ SVINDLER. Correspomence New York Meraid, Titrancee, Pa, Dee, 18,—Jolm A. Finney, n well-known commission morchant, of No. 112 Becond mvenno, wna arroated to.dsy throngh n requisition from Gov. Alion on Gov. Hastranft. This was nt the fnstance of tho bauking ficm of Bpitzer & Drothor, North Amherat, 0., and Cov. Allon, fn filling ont tho requisition, expressed himset distinctly that there should Vo no loop- hole wheraby the man conld oscape. Yinnoy & Co. ia & known wholesalo commis- sion firm, and have eucceoded, it {s snid, within the last year or so in making, by crooked com- wisslons, over 70,000, It will bo absolutely impossible to enumerata Lho number of their vieums, Thoy sent out abont 5,000 circulars overy weel, and thoe nomber of dupes thus brought In wns astonishingly large, One finm in the neightorficad of Cloveland, o fow wooks ago, went 300 barrels of flour, having recaived Fluney’s tempting eurrent ist, 1o fol- ‘lowod this with 700 moio Larrels. ‘I'ho wholo lot was old, and tho Lako Shorowman s whistling for hin monoy. Miller ¥, Keynor, of Wost Saler, Wis., shipped 200 barrels of flour, Not rocoivin any remittances, ono of tha tirm cate on, and succeeded in getting 200 for a conulgotent worth over §1,000. Lo Empire Ylour Mills, uf Dolphos, O., sent Finney 100 barrels of flour, and sufforod in uolxsmvmncn of their folly. ‘The Empire Mills, of kdinburg, Ill., sent two cars of ohobs, but were warned ju tina Lo sayo one c Willlamson & Prico, of Cherokee, Xan., conl uted to Finney's ainking fund ovo car each of oatg, corn, nnd hay, A deslerin tho neighbor- hood of Chicago sent on suven cars of oats; by tho timo threo of them had been xold the shippor was warned, and by good fortune arrived ac tho moment whon the others wern helug offored, Hyman & ¥Fuller, of Ohio, algo victis of u tour congignmont. The plan of Finnoy was to makoe out bogus account sales for the editication of the vlippors, coutaining extraordinary eliarges, freight. paid, and storage. One Ohio man wan charged ona grain consignment with 50 Lushels short meas- ure. Tho abipper, on application to the elovator, found the ohurge utterly falso, and furthior dis- covored that s grali had been #old at a prico that waa 20 por cent por bushel less than Fin- noy's quotations, Jie has Leen engaged for n long time 10 thess practicon, and is reported to ba woll off, I loft to-night in tho custody of the Bherul's ofil RAILROADS. PROTESTING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, Laat Uridny, Meusre, W. A. Dodpo, T'hoo, Roro- volt, Charles 8, Simith, Chorles Wall, A. B, Whit- noy, 0. 0. Dodge, and othors, reprosenting o committeo of the Chamber of Commercs of New Yorl, callod upon Mayor Wickham, of that city, and progented tho following petition : At a rocent meeting of merchants representing the various morcantilo fnteresta of tho City of New Vark, 1t waa thongnt that thera wos cspectl propricty in conwulting with snd sskiug the co-operation of our Chiof Maglatrato in cfforts tu abtain reilef from ures adopted by the principal trunk iines of rallw linving connectlonn with tho Wost, which, wlion uu- derstood, can hardly fail to alarm cvery eftizen ine torented fn lhu“rra-pnrfly. of our city, Acvordingly, tho undermguod woro aproluted » Committes th Ly before you tho facts which ara otbodicd 1 tha state- ments accompuuylug this camumunication, snd slio to present you with s copy of tho resolntions adopted by tho mooting. ¢ will e scen that tha New York Ce- tral, Now York & Erle, Baltimore & Obio, and Penasyl- vania Cantral Raliroads havo cirewd upon o laritt of frejghts by which thoy proposs to_transport merchan- disy from tho citios of Noston, Philadeiphla, and Hal. timore {o prominent points in’ tho West ut Faes very 1much lesa than similur services will be perforoiod Lo tween Now York and the fame points, In thus diseriiiuating agalust shipments from this clty thoy extend diruct aud pointed fnducements to our Westorn customers and correspondents to (rnsfor thelr business Irom New York and effect fheir pur- chases elscwliore. Agalust a compotition from whiclt, with fmpartial facilitios oxtendei Lo us, wo linve litilo {a appreliond, yes thus fostered and aubaiwized, W can contond only'at a eacrifeo which at ihls thne wo arm unprepared to make, 'Che futoresta of the grent raliroid organizations sre ilentical with thoso of our eity's commorco, The rendineas of this mualeipality ‘to recognizo this fact by liberal and munilicent action poink In the Sonthiwaat wan ehanged B conts, ayg i wns mndo RecorsATy by B previond mistag,, “hio annual_mecting of (he Woslern Rtniiuay Assaeintion witl be held at the Grand Tacg otel Tuenday, Jawe 11, 1676, Tho mawmley will yocerve o complimentary dinnor duting thr slay from thefproprictor of tho hotel. WESTWARD DOUND FREIGHTS, Sieniat Duapnten to The Chaovan Iribnme, New Yonk, Dees 21.—Replion front the man, agora of tho Vermout Coutral and Graud Laupy Hailway to tho thros trank linoy loadiuvg trany this city, relativo to making ratos Yrom Doty and Wils city oqual, was not satisfretory, the former sthil rofusing to onter into uh agroctueny that wid not provide for n reduction tn the ratey by way of tho Capsda voute. A moating way ekl at tho Erio Railway oftice to-dny, at whicy tho Now York Contral was ropresented by J, I, Tuttor and It L Crawford, tho Ponneylvania Ly J, 1o, Qouslor, and the Erio by G. R, Blanchar| and A, 11 Ward, for tho purpose of ngrocly upon & now eehedulo of rates from this® ciry 3 the Went, 4o following wero adupted : . £y i Tates to Indianapolis, Cinciunati, Bilwankes, Dotroit, Toledo, and Cleveland aro tho o ny thore to Chicngo, Tho now schodulo will take cf- foct to-motraw morning, 'Lhedo rates nre much “lower than tose which hava boon in operation from Boston, and which wero: Tirat-claes, 40 cents por 100 1k to Chicaro recond clnes, fi) contgy third class, 30 cents; fourth elass, 15 conts ; and apecinl clasa, 15 conts, Mr. Blanchard said ho Jind not lieard to-day from the managers of the Not York Ceutral a: Pennsylvanin Honds, but their action would Lo Jjuint, and all_the Now York tchedules would 1y reduced together, It is_doubtful if contracle embracitz a cone sittorabln lougth of time wil Lo made ub e nbovo figurey. ; DISCRIMINATION, To the Editor of 'Pha Chicuao T'ridune = Cureaao, Dee, 2i.—Most nll Iact weel the millers of Minncsoln wero clozoted with thy raitroad Presldonts ab tha (rand Tacitie Hotcl 1o tho oud that thoy might gel n lower ratoon fourth clnsy to Enstorn points, and wo now seg tho mean, atrocions discrimination agaiust Cli. | cago In favor of Minnesota, taking their flour by agrooment 10 conts Jowor than tarifl rates, sud lower than any mtller In this citv or Illwois can #hip, and whilo we dou't kuow the fact, wo hear the Northorn roads aro atso disciiminating agalnst this eity by giving lower prices (o throuh shippers than shippots fo Chieago only, So yoil Boo bow thoe candlen are being burned ag bott ends. We now ray to Chicagn™ #hippers to fight this contemptible “trick to tho Ditter end, and demand oqual rights and receive thom, or kuow the roarou why. Loaun Trsvr, e i s MERRY TRIFLES FOR FERRY CHRIGTMAS, Far The Chango Tribiar, Banta Kiaus tn his fantastic dross, the rowsof stockings havglig feom the moutol, and all the odd nurprisos that pooplo are arranging ot this timno, aro an impostant part of Merry Christroas, ‘Thomura of murth and mystery that wo can erowd into the hotdays,tho more wb onjoy thew, Confectioners know this, ‘and put up their wwoots in oll morts of queer ahapes —a pile of wood, alico of beef, bunch of cigars, or‘an botile of beer. Mothor Googo slways comed ont in fresh ptumago, and it Iy high carpival for tho ehildren everywhere, Ofton au odd nrrangoment of Christmns pres. onts adds to tho ' Joli y and morrimont of the duy,—n gilt smuggleu under nheap of sugar. Pplums,or inclosed in hulf-a-seore of parier-boxer, A capacious Grandma’s pocket ean bo mado of gay calico and filled with gingerbread and poudies, & ministure enuf-box, 1p cticls awl cago, handkerchiof, knittingework, &c., while corly hiddon awmong thaso priioles it tho jros ent that ono has haen_days in dovising, Very comteal old-lndy pou-wipers can bo made, withi s lnekory-nut for'thé head, and n upool for thie body ; the dress of Llaslk broadeloth, amt ile cap of whito muslin, Tho sharp peak of thy uit makegan cxcollont node, and tho mouth and eyog can ho mavied with ink. A horrible-looklng Indian i¥ mado of » fig and raising, T'ho flg i8 prossed into “tho scinblaucs af a face, and Llaek hoads #owed un for cyes; feathiers aro stnck in at tho top; nud, atlbe bottons, 8 pieco of pastebosrd iy inwerted for o body; the arma sud legs aro of raising strung on wire. A red blaukot, stringe of bends, o bottlo of whisky, aud a lock of hau in lieu of n acalp, conipleto the eostume or thit interesting wpectmon. A fut ralsin awd n half-dozen cloves are the materialy from which *to constries 8 hte-iie turtlo, A drove of piea fit for the markots of Potke opolig can Lo mwado of .n dozen or tivo of lou- ongs,, A fow bristles ara stuck into the pomted o of encli; four piccos of nmtchos form e tega; nud the ourltngg tail in the rind ent round awd round for a little way, “Tho bacholor's woorot ™ in a_small witton in- clozed In o cavo of eardbonrd, and not visible uw tessn hield to tho light, A pucket for comt-planter is likowiso mado ol cardboard, aud lettared * I heal nil wounds, eava thoso df love.” Un-tho opposlio sido o esl should be worked, 2 A palr of dninty scales can be mado tnswing from a crous-plece, boaring (ha worda “The seerob of modern love,” Tu ono gealo Is a heart, and in tho othor n wmal! coju. It Iy neediess fo #ay which iy the mightier of the two, A varioty of hltchen-holders can bo mads with covers of canvag, atdl having “I¢ I ml put: " “If 13 putting ¢ ", and other such onig mas, upon them. Bhadow-pictures aro nlways amusing to tho littlo poopla, aud a strange, ghastly 1aco can to aa recelved frequont and signal Sustration, Thero sliould not be, and there einnot Infelflelw, antagontsim Datween them, Now that actiun haa been taken Ly the roads whichi {8 equally hupolitic and unjust, an’ ear- neat and carly protest {s demandad from cvery citizen Who hias tha welfare of New York at beart, aud in this and in whatover atep may Lo thouahit adviable wo trust that we may rely upon tho aid und influcnce of her chief ofiiclal, . The potition was accompanied with tho pignn- tures of a Jaige numbor of tho most rospectablo morchunts of Now York, A CHEEKY ATTEMPT, The railroads runoing out of Poona, oncour- aged by tha action of the trunk lines leading from Chicago to tho Eaat,are begiuning to put on sirs, and are also trying to crowd Obicago to fhe wall by discrimiuating in favor of Poorin. Thoy now demand that the rates from DPcoria fo the Last be mada tho same s from Chlcago, though thao distance from the former placo is much far- thor. To accomplish their ends, and to pool their earnings on tho abovo basls, the ropro- soutatives of the Peoria ronds held a meeting at the Grand Paclfio Hotol in thia city yoatorday. Tho following Qencral Freight Agonta attonded the meeting: J. 8. Cook, Peoria, Pokin & Jaok- sonville; J, V. Mahoney, l'sorin & ltock Ialand ; W, B.8pears, Toledo, Peorin& Wersaw; 1, IL|[Bixlor, Hannibal, Jacksonville & Jerseyville Iiailroad ; I, P, Fine, Gnlesburi & Peoria; J, M. Osborn, Tolodo, Wabash & Wostorn ; H, Dighl, In- diannpolls, Bloomington & Western ; 1L O, Miu- man, Illinols Midland ; T, Il Seed, Pooria & Lacon ; aud Tewls Vielo, Chilcago, Yook Inland & Pacifie, The pool would undoubtedly have Loen offocted and the ratos madp tho amo iy from Chicago nad 1 not boon for tho dofers mined opposition and tho couvineiog oloquonce of Mr. Lewis Vielo, of the Ohicago, Itock Isianl & Psottio aliroad, ¥inslly, tho meeting ad. Journed without taking final action until one waek from to-day, whon suothor Attempt to offcct a pool will be made, ' ADJUSTING RATES, A wegtiog of ralirosd managers will bo Lald at Clncinnatl to-day for tho purpose of tryiug to mako the rates from 8t. Louls, Indlanapolis, Cinolnnatl, sad other southwestorn pointa, core roapond with those from Chicago, The discrime ination made by tho Laatorn trunk lines iu favor of tho formor points has stirred up a great dea] of bad blood nmong the merchants and shippors of Cbicago and the Northwest, and the rallraad managers are bound to eisher raiso tho rates from theso pointa or reduce the rates irom thls oity, ‘The Houthwestern lines dre said to bo willing to mako au advanco provided a further advauce is tuado on graju snd flour from Chi- cugh . Autho rates of theso artioles are already as high as thoy ought to bo, it fooks na if by Soutbwostoru roads merely nse this as a aubtor- fuge 0 keep up the prodent ratos onmeats, which aro aujust to Chicago, sud bound to affecs tho paoking business in thiv city vory serlously, TEWS. Tho Gonoral Ticko‘i -E:«‘l Passcoger Agonts of the Chicago rosds beld thotr monthly mestiug at tho Cbicago, Mock Island & Puacific Railroad ofice yssterdsy. The business {rausacted was of & routine characters sud oply tho sate to ona wadg with the hand by doubling up tho et putting a couplo of shoe-butions for eyes bo- twesu the first and second fingers, snd latullfi the thumb protrude from betwoen tho eceon sud (hird, ‘A white handkerchiof is folaed lightly around the hand, . Blatora of Charity nro cut in & ginglo picco of whito papar ; but ono can gearcely tell how it i done without an iltustrution. QuixoTe Quicxelont. —— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Ovor 16,000 hogs Lavo been packed in Quincy TiL, up to dato, agalugt 38,000 at tho correspouds ing timo last year; but the hogh packed thua far tlis kensou ‘havo averapod 20 pounds hoavicr thun tbose furnished in 1874, Qo). 12, It. Ttoo, Umted Hiatea Marshal of the Bpringtleld, 1L, Dltrict, yoatorday recolved s rivato dispatcht from Washington “aunouncipyg fim roappointmont to that oftice, e lias beeu, aud will be, an efliciont oflicor, The Maryland Court of Apponls hoa dacidod {that Attorney-General-elect Gwinn in entitled to hiy cominissfou, snd that the Uovarnor, under hiss presout powors, bag no suthority to oxaming iuta the alleged franda, Alr, Wallis, the licform candidato, contested tho cloctton of Rir. Gwinhe Au application was yosterday sont to tho 8co- rotary of Htato for anthorily open subscziption booky for & uow hotal in Poorlu, Tha mcor- porator are among fhe leading cltizens, and tho partics having the minttor in chiarge niesn businese. 1t 19 \belleved that within a year the city will havo a hotol of whicl 1t neod ‘not Lo sshatnod. Artleles of Incorporation 'wera filed In the Bucmtnr{ of Stata’s oflice yeatorday of the Train aud Htatlon Baggagewmen's Association for the Unitod Btatos aud Canada. Tho obfcet 1 the selief and aid of digabled mombors sud of widows and helrs of doceased mombors, Tha principal afleo will bo at Chicago, Attaches of all the roads ceaterng in Chicagu aro awouy 48 members, —————s .BOWEN'S. LIBEL BUIT. New Yorg, Deo. 21.—Tho [suit of Henl¥ ¢ Bawen against tho Brooklyn Eugle was begun to-day in tho sama court-room in which the L teu-Deachar suit waa triod, Another Maminoth KRoetel for san Francisco, Sun Franeisea -Calt. Home New York capitaliats havo projoctodd hotel hero on » plan novel $o thly coass, aud i1 dinteusjons and_cpmmodiousueas eyon mora ol phantiug than tho Palace. 'Thus fav it i oulya projock on paper, aud perhaps no nesror coms Vlotion than the City Hall; but the architect b2 oxocutod biy dosign, ‘I'no whele Llock will bo occu;rlm by tha im wenvo edifice, 2755060 foot, ‘Thd holl is de siguod an tho French plau of flats or stories, di vided into unites of ‘eleven rooms to each puite- The architect, 1. Luedeka, of 802 Monlgomerd sircet, cutimates that thero will be accommods: tion for 1,800 guoats ; but whatevor tho numbgr of perdons who ocoupy the apartmouts, thero aié 160 suites, exol of eloven roows, beside pariors diging-rootw, ball-room, and ather genoral spait: ments, Oun the urpu- Hoor will bos laundr: the basement, bath-rooms and a Jarge #wioiin bath. Tnecost of the bulldiug is eatimated of 1,260,000, Upfurnishod, the aultes will batel at from §00 to $120, ageording to situalion. .