Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1875, Page 5

| petwesn ths differend parts, it maken the done tinusucs of the Unlon possiblo, And thiy ono of ita fnnctions is n strong plen for the presnar- yation of low ratew of postagn on papers mailed to regular nubseribera, Loltors, no mattor how frequent, cannot compnre with tho daily prors in koaping tho frontiorsnian acquuinted with all that is golng on in hin country, in maliog him foel that ho has a country, JErrensoN wrolo to LAFAYETTE that tho **comont of tho Uniou wos in the heatt's blood of every Amorican." Tho comeut of the Union nowadsys s 1n the bogsthat Lold the nowspaper mail, ‘The clhaoyge that fs noeded iain third-clans mail matter, Lot translont vewspapers and magnzines, unsealed elrenlarn, ste,, Lo ront ac tho raten cuargod bofore. Tho exproas companies and Benator Haarin doubled the taff. But eharge enough for nil othor third-cluss natter, which is propoerly merchan- diwa, ta cover tho oxpousn of canying it Our postal aystom is uot catabhiabed in order to make the distribution of merchandiso eary. Titly is foreign to its aims. Dut IL 18 8 great cou vonience to bo able to send Rmail packages by yoail, snd tho practies shionld not be forbidden 28 long sa thosa who bonelit by it pay for . A graduatod scaloof raten, rieing with the distanco, would be Inconveniont and porplexing. Tho ‘best courso would bo to averago third-cinss mal. ter a8 lottorn aro averaged. Charge a sum sufli- clent to defray this averagn cost. At prosont, the cost of carrying cach pound of third-class matter |5 20,7 conts; the revonuo from each pound, 11couts; and the loesthercfore 0.7 conts. A chazgo of 114 conts per ounce would amonut to 24 centa por pound, which woald give & sulliciout mrgin, —— Philadolphia'a Guinonp caso is not yot dia- posod of. It arose not out of tho dread oxconi- mauuicstion of tho Church, bat from ban of casto which the Monnt Morish Cometery Asso- ciation get up to prohibit the interment of the remains of Iiznny JonEs, colored, slongside the sulics of dopartod Philadelphians whose virtues had bean duly chironiclod in the mortuary verso of G. W. Curros, A. ., published in his Zedger, st foll advertising rates. JoNes, who was s nolabis restauratour in the City of Brotherly Lovo, diod thrao moutha since, snd proparations wore mado for (ko burial of his remaina In tho cemetory, & lot in which boen purchased by his widow. But the funoral procession was excluded {from the camoetory, and the right of intormont in tho los purchased by the widow waa dooled. Bl applied to. the couria for a mandamus to compol the Association to permit thoe intormont. Bince thon the ofticors of tho Association Lave distinguished thomselves by vigorously resisting tho appiication,~inspired thoroto by & full nonve of tho ercrilege it would bo to suller JoNEs' Temaing to return to clay whore it might possibly mix with the superior clay of defunct Philadolphians, who of courfo would, on tho resurrection morn, be awfully shocked at rislng up alongsido a nigger. After a vast doal of logal pothor, & declsion waa reachod In the Philadel- phin Court of Common Ploas on Friday last, two of the threo Judges uniting in swardiog the writ. But that doosn’t torminato the litigation. On tho contrary, it scoms but the beginping ; for, moro than ever horrifiod at tho prospect of tho dsy when tho last tramp should sound nnd & darky ehould bo resurrocted among tho do~ ported Pailadolpalans, the Cometery Association have appealed tho caso, and evidoutly, it it bo poesiblo, will keop tho euitin tho courts oven unto the great Day of Judgment. From prosent fudications, tho onscomly wranglo over a dead “ nigger,” tho wretchod spirit of caste bred of elavery, will boono of the edifying spoctaclen presentod to visitors to tho Contonnial whoreat will bo celobratod the brothatbood of mon under our freo institutions, —_— Ons of tho Emma Mino epocalators who *gold " tho English hus commonced a libel suit sgainst tho Now York Nalion, which journal so- Wloquizes ovor its new relation to T. W. Panx as followa 1 Mr. Tnewon W, PAnx docs not seem to ba satisflad with Lis suit againet tho 7ribune. Mo hus browght ong against tne Nulfon aleo, and again lays his damages 8t $100,000, Whiat {t 1a for wo do not &8 ycb kiiow, &4 410 haa Dot lod hie declaration, and wo can {hunk of nothiug which han rocently sppeared in our columnn Hkoly 10 give hiin offenso, excopt our call on JaMEs E, Lxox to ** come 1o the front.” It {s not unreasonable 0 supposo that when Gen, HonNcs comes Lowo ho will sne us alio, sud ko cannot, 28 o msn wbo has filled a firsteclass mission, do- contly lay his damages &t less than X This will inake $300,00 in all, which, with $:5,000 to M, BiLas WiLLIAN®, wo ahall liavo {0 pay ta the pro~ moters of tho Eruma Mino withont ever having made # cent out of it oursolves, Wo wonla nak reapectiully ‘whether this la fairor just7 Wo will take leave to 3dd, howoever, that we think Mr, Panx’s sllgutioa thst we have damaged him to such an extent the most shocking lustratton of tho effect of inflation In prices weliavo yet witnosscd, We feel confident thut, wera things now on a specls bualw, & reputation like his could bo rapaired and made ae £ood as now for $30 In old, 1f anything we Lave raid of 1t has fnjured it to the extent of $IK\CO In garer, it shows how rnch contraction {8 needod beforo we *touch bottom,” ‘There is no doubt that after Jau, 1, 1875, I¢ the Goy- aroment carries ot its promires, Esnma-3fine opernt- ors puay bo froely libeled for $25 a Lioud, without costs, An Mr, Panx’s suit with tha Zribune wlil come on Lo: foro ours, we foar ours will prove uninteresting Abort, L s Every littlo whila wo read {u outstdo nows- Ppapars troatises, moro or leea olaborate, upon club-life in Chicago. Nono of thoen, oxeops o letter recontly publisbod in the Now York Zimes, bas done the subfect full justice, 'The truth 1s that the club-lite of Chicago is juat beginning, Tho ono club that wo boast of can scarcoly ba waid to coostituto o distinct social phuse, though 1t is faat taking » position of promincnce and usefulness. It Is molding lifo and character in somo degreo, and forming the nuclous of a cul- 4lvated socioty. It noodanow, more thon any- tuing else, a rival organization to spur it on to moro sotive endeavors. The wealthy men of Chicago who havo no nasociations of the kind could not do a battor work thau by oatablishing 8 new olub woro distingulshed for devotion to litorary and art mastora than the prosent ono. and The New York Sun's warfars mpon Mr, Brecnzn continues to bo most uprolenting. The editor announcos that Lo intends to purauo the discnssion of Mr. Bexonin's sins #o long as be coutinuos in a Chriutian pulpit. The men- ver in which the fight 15 being conducted will excite much attontion, and probably make moro sympatby for tho untortunate subject ot it than be coald gaio by asy endoavors on his own a0~ count, Mr, Bezourn s, not to spesk {t pro- fanely, a dond issue. Ilis nins xest upon hia awn hosd, Whothor ho s wicksd or only unfor- tunate, no good can comes from simplo denun- tlatiou of him without the bringing forward of aay {roeh ovidoncs. Tho Sun (s not wo futalilble inita judgoients that it can atford to undertake tho chastisemont of all tho einnery in tho world, el Mr. Witzaan J. FowLas, theeditor of Moore's Rural New-Yorker, bas addreusod an open let. ter to Arexanpen II. Briruexs, advocating woman-sulfrage as the bost possiblo means of Peutralizing the ignorant colored vote. The Now York World scems ta considor tho lotter of some importance, forit priotaitin full, It is Rot, howevar, & new or suggostive trestment of the subject, excoptas 1t proposes to lmit the suffrago of women by an educational qualifica- Hon, The idos of discriminatiog against women iu qualifications for the ballot has nat been Lers~ tolore g0 clearly prosented, and it la quite cer- taln that no such conoesslon would ba agreed to by tha largo body of the women's-righters, it e At D, The *Bamoan Qommaroial and Land Com- feny," which waa organized to promote BrxiN- Bzuoen's protactorsie, bas beon adjudged bank- tupt by tho Unlited Btates Court at Ban Fran- ¢laco, Bremvsnaxs, it 18 disclosed, swindlod tho stockholdors, and obtalned whas faterests it $ad eoquired in Samoan lsuds. The Olncinnati papers want the National Re~ Publican Couvention for 1870 Leld lo that city, aud boast of the superiority of thoir hotels ss ax inducement, Pittsburg {ournals think 1t Is time thie Conventions were held in thst city § & num- her ot Ppapers, afflioted with vislona of the third- torm wpark, want it beld s long way from Washe lugton; but the Puiiadelphls Times calls npou Lol parties to hold their Conventious {n that ity slmaltansously, aud, b shoutd be sdded, o8 8 Bido-absw attsclisd to the Centenulst, oo &hs THE” CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY “DECEMBER 28, 1875. A e e e A e e e e e e e e, 4ih of July, 1876. Aa yet nothing has boen snid in bohulf of Chicago, wich 4 tho centre of communication for tho econtinent, and is pros vidod wmith better and maro hotel accommoda- Liony than any city in tho country. L E PR Ay Tho Slaats-Zeitweg, boing oun of thoso who have escapad tho personal tax sltogethor on & large tunen of proparty, does not now hositato to oxposo tho Irregularitios of the Houth Town As- Aewpor, to put (o case mildly. It admits that the Staats-Zctiung Company In not ansesred at ol uuder §ts own name, and that, whila the job oflico iu nagoraed at the more triflo of ¥G0 whila paying ouly £75 tho year bofore, it i3 nesesscd under tha naino of Bayary Gunyry, whon thero 4 1o such porson, inutead of I'raxcis Gixnnre, who fa the Buperintendent and pare owner. In thin way, the Staats-Zeituny witl probably escapo ail porsonal tax fur the year, whick has to be divided amnong thotiv who have hesn oxorbitants 1y sasosaed. S ‘Tha New Yorle Worll buy boon axamining ita exchaugos to discover their proforances in re- gavd to the next Presidential nomination. 1ho rosult in tho case af tho Chicago Times i nota- warthy. Tho favorites of thal veraclons and single-minded nowspapor are moativned as fol- Jonx *Bcotd o, U, 1" Dristow, H, Dixay, "HIpNEY " DILLGX, © of lowa " ‘Gon1 vy, of Tennaylvants,” atid * Bavany, of New Jeroy,” bring deads Tho names of Private DatzriL, DAXsern Paatr, and Sorgoant BATES aro omitted from tho above Nt by an ovoreight. Canorrxt. NonToN wad a roigning toast in the Britisly Capital in the days of Warren Bcotr. Blo bas sinco shown shat bellosin those dnye had superior qualitics of mind by sppearing in court and arguing o chanucery case for boruelf, Bho dofended herself in a suit for the payment ot an eoxtravagant dressmakor's bill. Her condluct of the caso, as well as the spirit which provailed upon her to take up tho matler, i highly complimented. Sho has given substan- tial evidones of strong-mindedness, aud set an examplo to hor sox that sbould bo apeedily and widoly imitatod. Dressmalker's bills might often be successlully contestod by women, though no mau has yot boen sblo to ovade thom. g R The Pope Liaa used part of his woney in build- ing & number of nodel tonomout-housss in Rome, Tueeo * case cconomiche "'—** cconomical hougos "—aro let to tho industrious poor at low 1ates. Thoy aro about tho only decent bouses for that class in all Rome. Inone of Bishop Ilaves's roligions recosses, during hia political Iabars, Lo casually referrod to I'to Noxo as Avti- Clirist. As HAVEN iy said to ho & millionaire, he might usefully devoto bis surplus woalth to the ercction of model tenemont-housos bettor than thoso ot Rome, and thus give somo practical proo! of thio superiority of o Christian to Aotl- Chniat, It ta now eaid that Tuvrrow WeED used to visit the Bosa wlien the latter was in jail, and ili-natured persons who remember (ho Albony Regency aro eaging that tho dilferonce botwoen P, Weep snd Twrep 18 only a point, and a palnt, a1 evory etudent of geomatry koowe, is * that which lins noithor loogth, breadth, nor thickness,"~amonnta to nothiug, iz fact. Thin is tantamonnt to declacing that the difTerenca betwoen T. Wrzos-tho-dumb sud Tweep-who- flees 18 only that "twixt tweedloduu aud twocdlo- deo. The best Now Year’s call Gen. Scuryok conld bave would bo a recall bomo. PERSONAL. Lester Wallacl: ia not G2, but 55. Holidoy beadachos ore ail tne fashion. Cot ono sud bo happy—if you can. Bishop AMcLaron Las taken rooms for the win- tor at tho Grand Pacifle Hotel, Dyron's comploxion was that of ‘‘antique marblo gildod by the suns of conturies.” Cardinal Manuing'spaper in tho Contemporary Review on **'Lho Popo and Magua Cliarte” is 8ald by tho Academy to bo * rathor sipty.” ‘The New York papers are agitating the com- munity by discursing tho question whetber it in propor or not for a gentloman to crass his legs In n stroot-car. The London Zimes solemnly says: *The Britieh Christmas I8 mose gunorally ubservod with s popular ndulgouce in biutal iutoxlea- tion,” It iy o humnliaung confosaion. Tho Cincinnati Enquirer mildly refors to the loader of tho Domocratic party on the floor of Cangress as *‘s brawhog, empty-beaded, uu- known villago politician of Waterloo, LIL" ‘Tho Now York Herald says that G0 per cent of the Obristmas elippers did not fit. 'Iwas evor thue in boghood's hour, Slippera naver fltted them—perhapa Locause they were tried on im- proporly. The only house in which Milton Hved of which eny vostige 1s now remaining waa vory nearly burned a faw weeks ago. Itis o famous place, baving been occapled by Joromy Beathawn and Haclist, 8a well as by Miton, The American Bauday-Sctiool Unlon desires to havo it knowa that it does pot publish Cruden's Concordauce, and canuot, thoroforo, aa nlleged, bavousod that excellont work as a flyer for Marryatt's and Bulwer's novels. Adirondgek Murray says ploasuro is tho logiti- mate ond of life, provided ic transgiossos no law, and inJured no person. This codo of morals ianot generslly accopted by the pnilosophers. Tlossuro (s sn unkoown quantity. Bret Harte writos of women of doubtful repo- tation who aro “clad in tho lghtest und whitest of muslin skirts, with very Loavy sbhawls over their Lioads and shoulders, ns if ssmmer had stopped ot their walsts, like an equator.” John Mootgomery Soars, son of tho late Joshun Bears, of Boston, coame of sge Clristmay- DOny, Heuwns moro than £4,000,000 of real eytato in Doston, and is worth meny millions more in mortgages and bonds of various kinds. Mre, W. G. Davles, of New York, gave a party 1ast Wedneeday night in bonor of the election of her fathor, Aloxander I. Rice, to bo Governor of Mussactusetts. T'ho fashion reportors profaus 1y say that this sort of thing is ** s new wrinkle,” Tronor W, Park's fricnds try to ehow that Jay Gould is at tho bottom of the Emma Miue, If ho i thero, Lo should be dug out without delay, for thoy say he is worth hia woight in gold ; and thuot ja an article the unfortunate stockholders would liko to soo tho color of, Bismarck rocolvod an sutograph lotter from the Emperor William, condolug with bim on the premature death of Count Lutenburg, who was ahortly to havo marriod the Prince's dougbter ‘Tho Crown Princo of Cermsny added his cou- dolences, and tho Kings of Itavaria, S8axony, sad Wurtemburg sent theira by telogeaph. Private Dalzell knows of & Baptist miniater at Caldwell, 0., who advocates Gon. Grsut's eloo- tion for lifo. ‘Tho doctrine of election has caused a oconslderabls muws in tho religious world from time immemorial ; but, if what the peoplo aay ia true, the Baptiste and Mothodists Lbavo not fully grappled the subjoct yet. Kato Coftin, of Newburyport, Mass., was a bollein her youth, and a pauporin hor old sga, 8ho fouod hersol? in middle life in deatitute clronmstancor, aud ulterly refusod to do any- thing for her own support, Hho eald she could pavor forget that sho was bora s lady. A fow days ngo she died, aged 83, and was buried by the town, Home of the somi-roligions newspapors are blaming President Graut becanse he didu't writo a beautiful obituary of iho Iste Vice-Irosl- dent in his aunual wessage. Baoh a police would not be justifed by the provisions of the Constitution, which does not voatemplste a messago from tue Prosident in tho nature of a nowe-budget. Tho Financier, which is to ba kuown as tho Public after Jau, 1, aunouvces amoug its ovn- tributors Carl Schburg, David A, Wells, Bousmy L'tide, As L. Yorry, and otuer famous writers on osovamical aclenco, Tho paper will be mido the organ of * that body of Tudopendatts who acek economic ol administrative reforms rezardless of party tiey," Hoil Isunthing'n Indiany, at laat aceonnte. had not #uceoeded In gotting ont of Hpringtield, Slagn., whero thoy were left by tompnrary finan- oial emibarrassments. 'Tho esgoruess of the tosn anthorition to get themn anny, and the un- willinzness of all tho other shresrd and thrifty Kupervisora to recaivo them, has caused much amusemont wherevar it Is known, In volation ta ths Hyron monumant fand, Gen. Jamns Giraub Wilson writos us tlt soveral hundred dollarn have baon sent to the Com- mitteo, and it in dniirabla that thoso who wish to contributo hould doso at once, It I8 jutnuded towend on the monoy buforo Jun, 1. Contribu- tions may bo sent to William Callen Bryant aud Qon. James Graut Wilson, Now Yark, or”to Honry W. Longfoitow or the Hon. Roborf C. Winthrop, of Buston. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Palmer HovwsewCyrus El natown, Pa.: J. 11, Millard, Omabia g Laugll r., Pittabnrg ; Dr, C. Miller, Detrolt ; C, W, Goyer, Metn) 3 York s A, D, Daodie, Newhuryport, D, Edwards, Detroft ; F, W. Underwond, Bostou 3 W, D, Thompson, Jacknon, Mich.3 3. Ml € chelon, New York: L. M, Hammond, i wau: Ac M. McClary, Indianspolin ~ d, W, Homan, Jr. Omalin L o Grand | Pictfies 1. Hoghes, Milwaukos s 13, W, Cook, Tiverpool; 1. G, Ingersoll, Tearls; L. M. Wond, Tond Chiief of Polier, Louluvilia: Chaa, Enai gn, ahington 3 1L W, Cox, Cleve R M, Isriwell, Donver: Matt Carpenter, Milwaukea; C. M, Osbarn, Ttaok Ialan ; 1: i, Mrooks, Bowton. .., Tremont Homse—W, 11, S Clnir, Buffalo; . J, Hoyd, Milwoukee; J, 11, Rice, Vhiladnl- A Norton; A, #. Loutaby, Cine nuati: G, Culler, Northfield, Mich.; A. Winfield, Dotroits . J. Hsgorman, M- %eo: G, A, Warner, *Litndell Hotel,” 8t Louis; It Ggiits, Occldontal Latel, Tndlanapolis 3 L. 8, Duract House, Cincioustl; James Antixdel, Nawball Houmo, Silwsukeo; Hofomon Rice, New York....Suerman Houte—The Jiev, if. Thomas, Auroras Hoguton Leach, U, B, Navyi Froderick Tiunh, Wettiold, Mags.: Col, L Bisndou, Fort Dodge, 1a,j tho lon, J. B, White, Tort Waynie; Capt. J, 31, Towls, Datavia; D, L. Filer, Ludiaguon, Win.: €. E, Honcerbox, Bt.Louln: W. fl Davie, New York ; tha Hon. J, Pentleld, Rantoul... Gardrier Howee—C. 1, Fisher, New York; . 0, Goble, Cleveland ; Mrs, J A, Pheips, Boston 3 3. A, Tidwands, New York, s Rl A POLITICAL NOTES, That atanch old Demncrstic journal, the Bos ton Post, admoniales tho parly organs that the efforts to connect tho Prosident with tho Whisky Ding are considerably worso than o wastoe of swmuuition, and sava: Tho wild reports that nttempt to implicate Prenident Grunt directly In tho Whisky Ring aro not worth the cftorta that ileir denfals coxt, “That imleed would nliow a dopth of depravity that tho President’s sharp. est critics cannot beliove Lim eapable of, According to tho Washington correspondent of tho Springfleld (Mase.) Republican, Spesker Keorr doet not dony that the P'aciflc Rarlway Commit~ teo is made up to ho favorable to the Southiern Pacitle project, and Mr. Korr adds that ho thinlke *tho peoplo of that section [the South] ontitled to a fair committes and report, and then it is for tho House in tho present condition of the Treas- ury to say that it canuot voto any more subsi- dies.” In tho light of this information, it is not difticult to porceive what tho anti-subnidy reso- ntien, #o for as the Democratic majority s con- esrnod, amounted to. 3 A briof summiog op of tho principles of the Democracy gives us Stato rights agaiuet national unity; South againet North; whites against iacks ; enmity to Fedoral yvoluuteers; to com- mon #cliools ; indifferenco to the notional credit and debt; repudiation of publio obligations in order to lighten taxation; infztion ; aud jeal- ously of the regular army. view of this showing to repoat the old slander that the Demacratic party is oot a party of priu- ciples 2—Springficld (Mass.) Union, he domination of tho Westand South in national politics is foreshedowed by the New York World, vhich rays: We liavo given the West anid Routh ninefeen-twen- thathw of tie power, and they will nover reat uuiil thoy ayuin liave the Prexidency. ~Tusy bad it with Liucol, Johwsou, aud Grent, They have command of the army, tho Chief Justicesbip of the Buprame Court, the I'residoncy, the Vico-l resldency (ln Mr, Ferry), the Bpeakershiip, the princival forelan miasions, tle control of the loading commsitees in the Seuate, aud, practlcally, overyihiogin the House, If our quack. imedicluo Gtatesnien 1 thu East fsogiuo that this juwor will tosuir ndered, thoy do not kuow tho men of the Weat nud Bouth, Aftor o protracted debate, tho California Senato, by tho casting vote of tho President, has passed o rusolution abohshing tho offico of Chaplain. The resolution declares that the ap- pointmont of n Choploin is *not absolutely necaeasary for tho public good, involves the prof- orment as to tho roligious creeds, fostors a erit of rivalry and contention among them, breeds animosity and heartbuiniugs, losers the digwity of the ministry to tho aresa of paity politics, destroys tho eolemuily of prayer by reducing it to mere formuuls, touds to unite Church and Stato, sud makes au invidious dis- timction botween tho departmeuts- of Govern- ment by giving a Chaplata to sowe and denyivg 1t to otliora.™ Or Houator Morton's antl-Btate-rizhts remo- lation, and the counter-resolution offered by Mr. MeDonald, the Utiea (N. Y.) Herald ssys: denator McDonald' attitads forcea a_oonteat over the Coufederato und the pational principic, Bonutor Morton understood that lesding Democruts of the Norin yet deny our ustional uuily, It was uot a Thetorital Hourish which he embodied [n lus reolu- tious, Mo felt that by postical styategry the heresics which underlay the rebellion ogaio assall our system, From bis own Btate peand the champdon of thess Lorusfes, tho “ dovil dvocate ¥ who {s zewlous in Lis maintenauce of thent, 'T'he Very spirit which prompts thoughlful mon to deprecato interforence by ihe Natiooal Goverument fs loct] quentions, snd apest (o the bayouet in potty sGaire, will ba aroused to tndig- natfon by such denisl of naflunsl exstenie, by such 1udelity to the dociaionu of the Waz, Tho Memphis Avalanche {a rojoicod at the malie-up of the Pacitic Hallzoad Committes by Speauer Korr, and says ¢ Information autheutic, recelvod yealordsy from ‘Wushington, {8 thut the Louso Comimitiey ou thls sui- Joct wus that “'fl‘ orgunized, aud that we Comutites Wil fntroduce & bill lu uxact ocordance with tue proe euedings of tho Ht, Louls Convention, and wita the cutire and cordial nryhmd of Mr. Tuomas Beott, Now for a long pull, s strong pull, and a_yuil all tagetlior, to pul thirough Congreas this grvat Southeru euterprivo, aud au end (o oroskings snd opLovition by Bouthern men snd Soutliern newspupers, ‘The report from the Committoa of a bill which moets tho cordial approval of Tom Beott will furnleb an oxact gauge of Democratio retronch- mont and reform a8 illustratod in the aoti-sub- sldy rosolutiocs. Concorning tho Iato sonsationnl article in the Infer-Ocean, in which it was suught 1o unplicats Beerotary Bristow in tho whisky-frauda, tho Cin. ciunati Commercial says: Tl Inter-Ocean's articlo will make a genulne senss- ly throigh tho adnlssons that it taakes ua W Tue {usluuations alimed at Hristow will Pprove hiarniless, ‘Tuioves aro Nary, and wuon huntud down thoy sssall thelr pursuors with their nutural woapons—lles; and, if the ehinructer of thelr unsailat 12 auch that hu ssems unassaliablo tn turu, thoy fuvent wbout him tho les that they thiok woald snuoy hun nuoat, snd tiing them at Lis head. Whou tho thieves hiava wtolun unuugh 1o have sumo capital, 16 ia vory apt nowadasu o b fuvested {u yart tu * Lanp-black aud rugu,” anid othor materisl sdaptod to tho circulution of Taisal s wa to 800 A Democestio liouwo cujfuged i an effort 0 Linckeu thio Heeretary of the Freasury, that tho Prealdent's privite accrelury mxy appoar by oontrast 10 bo white? * 1f thls 14 attempted, ibo next President will sure cnough bo Brutow, Goucerning the Iuier-Ocuan's malignant at- taok upon Bocrotary Bristow in convection with the Whisky Ring, tho Loulsvillo Couricr-Journal Bays i Wo publish o matter of news su elaburate nud souwwhiat sensatioust article from tue Clicago Jnter- Ocean, 1 which grave charyes are wado sgalust Soce rotary Bristow, aud startliag developnients promfsed, T atory cotuts frons s currupl snd woss unretisblo sourve, No seuuible person will credit it untl fts statoments ave sustained by Luttar evideuco Lun tue declaratious of s newwpspor which hus fold ko sty shamoless fulichoods wgninss the Houth, and which weeins oapaLlo of calumuiating ila party asodatus, as el wt Jta party opponeniu. ¥ b6 ot ikely that Seo. retary Lzristow Would wagothe iarco war b bus waged sgaliist the Whisly 1iugs if ho belonged (o ouo bum- sulf, No misu with ordiuary counnou-seme Would {hua_tompt fato aud invito osposuro, sud wo know thist Drivtow Lua mo 1 O)AILGEY COMUIGN Belti0, [act that the becrolury Laa of+ d ut by reluilig @ placa 10 ono of ita editors, its 1aalice piay Lo rvadersd 1wore sclive Lhe Tack that an Juvesilyation of ihie Cilcayo ling will woot s bed, sud {6 iay L thal the fider-Gedss su terteiua wolicitude and s disposition 10 dasiroy a3 ouviuy who threatcus it with ruin, —————a— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpoy, Doc. 27.—Steamships Daltlo and Stato of Pouusylvania, from New Yors; Barmatiay, from Portiaud, aud Iudisns, from Pluadelpbla, Lavo sriived ous. Naw Yonx, Deo. ‘J&—dmud—suumlhln Qetusuio, frois Laverpodl Fi Who will venturo in- FOREIGN. Exciting Debate in the French Assembly on the Press Bill, Ths Statue of Napoleon Placed Upon the Restored Ven- dome Column, A Swiss Christmas Gathering Over- taken by a Fearful Ca- - lamity, Eighty Persons Killed and Fifty fnjured by the Falling of a Floor. Desperate Battle Reported Between the Turks and Herzegovinians, The Mark Lone Express’ Review of the Breadstufls Trade, FRANCE, THE ¥LW VENDOME COLTSMY. Panty, Dec. 27.—The statue of Napoloon was replaced ou the uowls-flumbed Vendome columa to-ay, A la:gecrowd assembled in the Ilace Vendome, Rue do s Paix, and o:hor strests ad- jacent to witneas tho procoodiogs. ‘Lhoto was L ceremouy, TIE PRTSA BILL. In the Assembly to-day, nigoner was vol tho Preas Lill, In thie debate wpon tha cl an amendinont was carriod providing peualtios for attacks against the Republic. Jules Du- faure, membor for Chasenti luferiours, tnado tho importantstatomont that Marshal MacMahon pledges his respect for the nowly-slected Bona- tors, and ssserting that they occupy 8 ponition inthe Goveruwment sccond vuly ‘2 that of the Alzrshal, ‘Tho second clanas of the I'ross bill, which ia almed &t tha Bonapartist propaganda, was pass- ad after violont_recriminutious betwesn Jules Favre and the Bounpartists relativo to Alsaco- Luiraine, ——— SWITZERLAND. CEURIILE CALASUTY. Beryxy, Bwitzerland, Dee. 27.—Nowa hea been roceived bero of o dreadfal calamity which oc- curred in the lhstlo Village of Hillikon, in the Cauton of Asrgau, on Sawurdsy. Christmas feativiticy wero Leing colebrated in & schoal- housa in that place when the flooring gave way, and oighty persons were killed ang tifty woro or lews wounded. TURKEY. FIOBTING 1N HLNZEGOVINA NEw Yonk, Dec. 27,—A- Loudon (Eng.) tele- @raw says that dispatches from thio sest of war in Herzogoviun state thata great battle took placo on Thursday last nesc Nitchicza. lastiug nearly all day, Iifteen thousand troops were cngaged. ‘o Turkist torces claim & decisive victory. The fighting on both sides was dedper- ato, aud tho lusses wore novoro, palbiba ey GREAT BRITAIN. TR BREADATUFYS TRADR. Loxpox, Dee. 27.—The Mark Lane Erpress’ regular weokly roview of the corn market says: “'fhe large smports mnce the 1st of Boptomber liave kopt pricos dows, but wo eanuot expect the imports to continuo whilo rates aro so low, Tae businges in Europe is scasouably dull and pricos barely mmntaiued. At l'aris, sud At several proviveisl warketa, floor bas agsin droped & franc and whent 18 td. Belsm and Holland aro about & slulling lower. Vionnu is diooping nnd OdesBa dul), bolders nainmsining higo prices.” DEAD. Angustus Mayhow, a contributor to the Lon- dou Puach, i dead, STRADICTION, Lospoy, Dec. 28—35 a. m.—Tho Times givos Emmmcuw to tho fullowing: ¢ We are nlad to a able to corroberate the contradicuon of the statoment that Spaiu bas violated the obligations gl lxoqlrnlily by eallsting Itwhaus for its uriny 1o uba.” BLOROANIZATION OF TIJ; ARMY TO KEET POSSIOLE CONTINGLAC, iy Lowiun Stutisuide Tho whole of tho regular uud auxiliare forces in tuo Uuited Kingdow buve been divudod into au RCtive auu 0 BoURNIRrY OT RATNEOD Army. Tue forwor coumals of almiost all tho regular troops, the militia, and tho yeomanry, I¢ s organized in eighit corps d'srmce, each of which will cone tnin tbree infuntry sud ouc cavalry divisioo, nf- teen field batteries, aud & due proportion of the sdwnloistralive sorvices, ‘The brat cotpsd'armes ig 1ntendod to be available for sorvics sbroxd, and is thorefore constiiuted entirely of regular troops. ‘Lhe second corps is also Avauabiu 1n caee of nocessity, but fruin want of meaus ooty coutaing two divistona of regulur infantry, the thitd division being composed of malitia. Ihe third corps Lms but one regular di- vision—tho Guards, The other fiva corps huve only owne rogular brigedu each, Tue our » ara o bo conceutrated on mobitization by divinious, the revdezyous of cach of which 18 indicated iu the echeme. Tho grost didlcalty with which the frstoures of the latter havo had to contond is tuo continnal changes of quarters, T'hers muut bo somo cuangos on account of the large amount of furelgn service which deyolves oun our sy, though thoro 13 no yeowou why, when 8 regituent 18 at howe, a regiment shouid not remalu n 1te own diatrict, Still, even weratho War Oilice to introduce o genuiuo localization, no rogumaont would ba coustanily at ong placo, for it wonld tiavo to take its turn i ludia aud the colonies. This fact complicated tbo prablem which i Gormany 14 simple esough, The solu. tion doea credit to Lho Intelligence Departmeont. Not particular regimenta, but tho troops in cer- tain barracks, are axsigned to tho different corpa d'arwes, OC the fottar 5o may montton that the first corpe avsilable for forcign sorvice is to have itd hesdquasiers st Colohester, also au aumirablo defeumve position. ‘Lho headyuar- tors of tho sccond corps are lo be at Alder. uliot, nlsp a judicious seloction, The third corps, 10 which™ tho Quards arc attachsd, Is to be at Croydon. Tho other five corps are to have thoir hoadqauriors at Balisbury, Chester, York, Edwburg, snd Dublin, TPor waut of a suflicient nowber of English militla regiments o brigude of Irish militia 1a to Le brought over and incorporatod with §b on mobihization, Wo lieva umitted to stato that esch bariacks 18 pro- vided with a route for concentration pirposocs, Tho sedontary or gAXnson Army is 1o cousist of # few regular battulioos, the pensioners, and tho volunteers, apd the gatrigon artillery dise tributed among six Luglsh, one Welsh, two Irigh, and three Changel Ieland comwisnds, Lach unit of voluntesrs bus jts rendezvous ss- wignod to it, but with au exception that will ba noted prosentiy, only about one-fousth of the offuctives woull ba required td bo coustantly preseut at baltalion headquartors. T'he wietios politan corps, which of thomseives constitute s ®mall army, aro to cosamp at Nilbury, Some batialions ara to bu mobilizod at powts ou the const, Of thus;lursu:r proportion aro to be ounntantly prosent with their sorpy. ‘The uboye 18 an outline of the subomo brought forth by the Intellirence Depurtment, wluch 13 oxtromely salivfactory, 8o far as it goes. Itis all vory well to organize in an oftico & lleld army of 94,000 men aud 7:0 guse, 1 addition to s substavtial gorrieon army. Wonld the army, ailitis, snd yoowmaury o able, wfter doducting the garrison artillery and » few sogular battalions o bv uttachod to the gariison army, to turm out somasy meu and guDe kb & womicnd's Lotice ? We upuesitstiugly answer no,—that the men would be shiort by more than 100,000, aud the guuy by ono-balf, Then how sbout the trsos. port ? ~Mlobilizstion mesus enabliug s army to tuarch end tuke tho fleld, but o ono will preteod tnat wo could supply, without weuks uf doluy, upwarde of 11,000 wagons and 85,500 horses ; yob thewo aro the numbers estitssted for iu the sclivme, whereas only 11,320 horucs ara borne on theso cstimates. Wo oould Jucreasa the strougth of the military traiu by engsgiug civillan drivers, but momoers o2 the meilical departiuunt conuot bo extumporized, sud we tud that au sound uum bera abous 25,000 of theae are requirad. OFf cu- Kineers, tho uumber dlutributed swong the varis ous corps fe sbout 10,000, besides thoue attacked 10 ko garmiaons, whilo at home aud io the colos niog theio a1o ouly 5,302, THE MIKIE OF NERNANL, Bax HzpasriaN, Dev, 37, —~Uwing to tho vigore ous bowbaidtasut of Hornaul by the Caclists 1240 sittiotion shers has beova. critical, and it iy b thought that the garrison will evacusie, unlosn promptly teinforead, Mannin, Dee. Merionues, has arrived at ITEN Loxpoy, Dez, 295 to tho Daily N»wa rabars Spain iil of the monsles, A Madrid telegram to the Mornin caufirms tho roport of tho death ol loro Do Rodas. Tho stmy from Catalonla, numbering 40,009, han arrived fo Navarro, b SIS, ‘THE ORIENT. 1ars Ban Feaxcieco, Doc. (Gazetle of the Ut ‘Thanksgiving was celebrated in due form Ly tbe NNAfL i Altansiat Cieners), 0 Sobastian, .—A T'aria diapatch ex-Queen luabella of Standard on, Cabale —From the Japan fitvu Jsishi Mall Steamhip Gompany liss s 1 u marchant sesman » school at Toklo, Thn 0 10 | in {wo clsubes, —une {or gervice fn the thips aione, tho others for uuy rervice. eeal arrangeisenta have been made for cunducting thse tohoal, Tha Chinoss tratoing #hip, commanded by Britieh . Traney, s uow craising in Japaness waters, Luvoys hnve bect nominated for the tnluaion to the Conrt of China, Tun priucipal object iu ta discover tho relations sasumed by China Letweon heraclf aud Cares, T dapanonn of allclasgoa are Intennely anxlons for the spread of education, Xew sehuols are oy eted and educational endowments “mads by individuale almost dally, A fewdayaapo the Empress in prrson opened & Fefirm sclioo fur girle a Tuklo aud delivered aa sd- (83, Al envos har been ment {o Curea a forertnner of the mora finjortant tofasian, From the Hovg Kong Press of Nov. 20 A destructive storm hias visited Manlla, A grost number of lives were lost, and ek valuable proper- ty deatroyed, At Aluz, e tlood causnd by the storm rufnod tlic bharveus, 1€ 4 foared that thote will boa isck of hemp for mext year, A number of Yess weers Ioat on the cuat, “Maty_bridges, houses, other aructurea were nwept 7. The storm was ao- companied with weversi slocks of exrtuquake. ettt OBITUARY. EX-SFNATOR RICHARDSON, Speerat bimateh to The Chteauo Tridune. Quixery, 1L, Deoc, 27.—Ex-Senator William A. Rictardson died &t his Lowe fu thiscity at 3 o'clock this moruing, aged €4 yesra. Mr. Rich- ardson was boru i Kentucky in 1811, He read law 1n Winchester, Clark Couuty, Ky., and in 1931 migrated to Illinois, Ho sottled jn Sheiby- wvilie, Bhelby Couuty, snd aesociated bimself in the practico of tha law with the Hon, W. L. D. Ewing, who was afterwsrd elocted Unitod States Senntor from this State, In the spring of 1432 ho volunteered for sorsico iu the Blackbawk War. In 1834 he was olected by tho General Assembly Htate's Attorney for this Judlcial Cirenit. \bon compriring ten or twelve coanties, beiog contiguous to and io- cluding Schuyler and Adsmu. Two years after- wards hie was clocted a member of tho Lesialae turo from Schuyier Conuty. That Legislature was o_remarkablo one, Among its members were Lincouly, Douglus, Hbields, MeCletnrnd, Ficilin, Tatdin, and Baker, in the Lower House, and Browing in tho Seuuto. In 1333 Mr. Rich urdson was olected a member of the State Hon- oto, in which position he served for four vears. Two vears aiftorwards he was a rccund tiwo eleeted Lu the Houroof Represontatives,ana upon 9 orgamization was chosen Hpodser, The bame year Lo wad oue of the Prowdential elect- orw o the Demociatic icket. Un the breasing out of thie warwith Moxico, in 1845, Mr, Iich- sidson, reistng a company ot valuuleors, went to tho front, aud, on tho feld of Buwoa Visa. wad prowoted to the position of Lieutenant- Colonal for gellant conduct. ~Aftorwa:d the Iiti- nois Legmature provented bt an olegaut sword a8 & testuvoniul of iy bravery. Upon the declar- ation of peaco, Col. N.iharawon teturued bowme, and was almost immedintely elected to Conmregs 1o fill tho vacaucy ocea- gionad Ly the rosizuation of Judge Douglag, “Mr, Richinrdson came to reside in this city in 1519, and. Loing re-elecied that year, and for the thico succonnive torms foilluving, Lo cou- tinuod in Congrers until 1606, and was one of the furemont tuen in that body. On lis retire- meut froia Cougrery he wax nominated by the Domoctats of Lllinois for Governor, bul was defeated by & wanil majonty. In 1857 Mr. Iticharason was u{mamwd Governor of tuo Tor- ritory of Nobraska by President Buchanan, a position which ho held for ona yesr, and thon returned to Quuey, Ju 18{0 ho agufu roceived tho nowmination, and was clocted to Congress, whero bo served notil 1463, whon be resigued to accupt aseat iv tho United States Neuaiv to which ko had been elected 10 Lill the vacaney cecamoned by tue deati of the lamentod Douglas, At the expiration of Li# term 1 the Senato ho ec=ubt the rotirement of lns homs in this city, where ba le since remaiued, yreatls 1ewnected by o wide circlo of frisuds. Tne ill- ness which resulted 1 Mr. Richardeon’s death was caused by a stroke of paralyeiy, from wluch he suifored for nbout ien duyy. The funoisi sarvicus tako place Lo-morruw, FIRES, AT WAUKEGAN, ILL, 8peetn! Disaten to [ne Chvcaar Tridune, Wausguar Il Dec, 27.—At 2 O'clock this moruing fire was discovered i the fiswo plack- smith-shop oo Couaty street occupied by B. Harding. Analurm was immediatiy given, acd tho Torrent Company was promptly on hanl. Owing to the connection of the aitesian well Liaviug been mialatd, tha steamer was not ot to work for some time. Tho firo spread rapidly. Tho lozs is ensimated nt §4.00), distributod amopg the followmg : John Peterman, frame dwolling, 8600 ; 8. lardiug, toois, ew., €300; C. Krantz, on dwelliog, furhiture, snd shop, $1,600 ; J. B. Dady, dwelling, 81,600, Noos bad any suraccs, GREEN COUNTY, WIS, Spectal thavateh to The Chizazo Tribtne, JANLSVILLE, Dee. 27.—A fire Lroke out in tho Monros brewery, Greon Couuty, owned by Rougger & Heft, sbout 12 o’clock last night, and it waa totallv destroyed with contents, eomo 610 bushels of barlov, &’largs quantity of baec i tho yaulte, and the winter's cool. Losu esttmatod at 820,000 ; insurance, £6,000. AT FOND DU LAC. Special Disvaleh to The Chicaro Tribune, i Fonv pu Lac, Wia,, Dec, 27.—A fire early this mornlog destroved tho dwoliing of i1, Bruederlo, Loes about $1,600; iusured for €1,000 in the Hartrord, Another fire at 7 s. m. cawsied a small loss to G W. Sexumith, grocer. AT HASTINGS, Y. Hastiyas, N. Y., Dec. —The Iludson River Sugar Refluery, owned by Mesars. Katten- Lorn, Hope, Offcrman & Dascher, was destroyod by tfire Bunday sfternoon, Cause unknown. Loss #500,000, " Iusurance less than 8300,000, Ono hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment. AT NEW ORLEANS. New Onrrzany, Doc, 37.—A firs on Palmyraand TNloman streels destroyed four or five cottagos. Lows, #10,000; fusursd in the Livorpool office, but the awouut unknown. The lra was jnceu- diary. THE WEATHER. Waswmxarox, D, C., Dec. 231 8, m.—~Daring Tuesday, for Lennesseo, the Ohio Valley, and tho Lako reglon, statiouary or falting barometer, nartheast to southeast winds, warmor and partly cloudy weather, LOCAL ODSRAVATIONS. cCuicaao, Dec, 37, an| Weher, 2100 p, w1303 A:50 p, 1, 80,28, 6] 7U[8, K., geutl o mJu0 B BUIS, K., iresb, p.m,lso,18! 82 wols: WENAUAL ORHERVATIONS. Cr13au0, Dea, IT—Midnight, Wind, |Kawl Wealher, [ % 3 Station, Bar.] 29.84 9 Treck'r\die] 10,00, Davimport ... 18 Donver .. 20040 X Dutuch ., 30.100 4 ixcanal I Ay kentle.. ot 1. ) W ¥i, Garry 141 L Gl il 44k, Keokuk. ... |80.10] 0l8, La Orosce. . {30.1u; 9:[E., frosh,,, Losvunwibio, 01 3N, Hgbt Leat. uatie.. [0, 43 "! frosh, Cioudy, Omaha,, ... (30,07 Calad s oonean, Hazy, Pobina. |0, 16| —leiCalia Cloar. ositeloelcaliniiie CENTENNIAL ITEMS. PaiLaveLruis, Pa., Deo. 27.~The Socretary of the Centenmal Commission bas reoeived a lotter announclng that the editors ot lndiana, with their wives, pumborivg o ell aboat 200 erwous, will visit Philadolphis sbouat the 1Gth of suuary, for the purposs of viewiog the Oeae teuuisl buildiugs. BEECHER-MOULTON, Action of Plymontl: Church Rela. tive to the Coming Counvcils, Mrs. Moulton Notifled that Her Re- quest Has Be.n Acceded To, “Plymouth Church Will Answer ANl Ques. tiony Put by Mortal Man.?? NEW Yong, Dec. 27.—Tho busincss meeting of Plvmouth Chureh to-night wasnot ‘argely attend- ed. 'The Moderator read a new lotter from Mra. Moulton, and Mr, Shearman followed with the report of the Examining Cummitieo thoreon, upon which they counceds hor demands in the foilowing resolations: Resstred, That this church accedon 1o the requent of Mrs. Eama (2, Mau,ton for s call of o mutual coun. il 10 adviae thin church and Mrs. Mouhton ugon tha two aurntions sulmiited by her in ber wenorsbdum of De-, 25, 1453, In which are tho £ilowing words : *Tie action of the church in droppdag wo from 1t m Lerabip an st did, Atotta resons for this valid and ient 1 31y sction in abatainng v Iong fromtho servicen and sacramentw ol the cburcn wiile J did not wishh to withdraw from in memberstip, Wers iy reaxons for this yalid and sumichent 71 Reaoived, That a special copiittes of five Le np- pointed by the Moderator, who shall have juxer aud authority In the nats aud on bubulf of thw church to repare aud Ly detrers misnivu for the calling of the Mutual Council thereby avsented to, tnd that the Committes aro directed to meet ut Ruch timo aud Jlace to-morrow evening as shall Le deshimated by the Cuairmen of ~tha Commiltes, stel tho Clerk of “the church Is luteby directed to natify 3ire, Moultou forthwith of the timo and placs of aich meotlng, and o dnvite her o bs present in persou, or Ly fier_Teprescutative, for the purpose of Urawing up ind siguing the propor letters tissive, Jiesuieed, Tlak waid Comuiliize aru Licrovy fully au- thorized and directed to felect tho cLirikos aud mine fdters to bo convened fu thn Mutual Counl th the number bLerctoforo rpocificd by Mrs, Moul- on, znd fo issue tie lulers msitvi 1o au £qual pumber of churches aud minivters 1o Le named by Mra, Moulton, aud they 4rs furilier directun to sppofut the meutiug of sald Ciuncil fur thy eatliest practical day, liesvlred, That tho Clork of thia chinreh Ia hereby fn. structed to forward a copy of these resclutlons {itue- diatoly to Slrs, Moultow, ‘Thin was adopted, and the Ray. H. \V. Beecher offered the following reavlution Hesoleed, That the Commitice of Keven, appointed to call an Advitory Council n tho name of this churel, wra hereby fustructed to fix the day bl of that Council, at leaat otio week: after t mbiug of the Mutual Councll, ty whick thi churen Las sgrued to unite, Bome discursion was Lad on the resolution, after which Mr. Beoclor arose, aud with evidout tocling of reluctanco at addieseitg wo puail o mbor, sald 1t might eeem stranga tho church should spund so much time in writing Ietters to s lady, Ilo wished to Bay ju regerd to the maiter, that it «as ‘douo tur the purpose of remwuving from the chburch tho imputations which had been cact upon ituy 1ts cnomics. Pooplo 831d thes catried on ourto whicu Wag opprossivo to tho mosuvers. ‘The chirch Lad alwasa attempted to act aw 8 lourehold, and even 1 disciphining its mewbers tlus bad beoo done. it bad not acted as o | istive or exocutivo body. Woen alf can do no more, the church must do what 1t can towards properly dieciplining 1t4 members, and 1or thta resson the namo of Mrs, Emma C. Moulten bad breen droppod from tho rolls, her nguts having been looked upon s Just a8 sacred as those of any other per- #un, They kuow the power vY which she_was besvg 1mjelled was cancealed bebsad her, They were aware tiat this wis an tnscrupinloud pow- er, and one that had watelied every oppor- tunity to injure the churen, Theso wero the “reagons tha: o wuch emo ond attention bad beeo given to bhis matter. Inre- gaid to tho Advisory Couue.), i uesired to stato that the church calied 1t becuusn the time Lad come when it intended to talio its cwn matier m ita owu hands. The epeaior referred ot Kume longth to former Councils, and toal that tuoy biad bezn taught byexperienco that evory vppor- tumity to injure tho church would be taken nid zealously fullowed up, ard tuoy bad decided to ciear it of the many nnputations heaped upou it. They would turn (Leir books fugido ont, and would niswer aay aud ali questions that pngat be put them by mortsl man., e declsted it a shame that tho commun: should hiave beun o anuoyed and families injurod for no Justisble teasons whatever but becauso of the iit-feeling of these pursony. All ths church wauted was hiberty to pursue it8 own buminess and uotbing more, Ho wanted a Alutual Council on these questions of iy, Jlouiton's, aud wus not afruid to moet ber 1o rolation ta them, Thia Advidory Counuil ea'led by Plymouth Caurch was uot in- tended to be s mero hsndful, They wera going to buve one that would make an ipression o thie minds of tha putlis, but it could not couteol the Mutual Council, Dnning s addross, which was vorv spirited, Mr. Beecher waa frequeatiy applauded. "Fue resolution was sdopted unas waas tho tol'owing offered by Mr. 8] Jtess wed, That 1ho Spectal Committeo of Soven hore- tofura suthorized to call pn Advirory Coutcll ba oite powered 10 smend the letter misaive by making whit- ever chauges may scem tecessary, and by by, 1f they ec wt, tha ucops of the quesilons to Lho uilaire of this chureu. A commiltes of five, composnd of the follow- ivg gentiemen, was then gppo.uted to call s Mu- tual Counert: Lo Rev, Ldaard Beechor, D. D,, Rossitter W, Roymoud, Tuowss G. Shoearman, B. F. Biair, and 1% J. Tilacy. Tto meating adjoursed until Friday ovoving noxt. “ ously, a8 mau § OT AXY TOR ME," BATS BUSAN 1. Lrsaveswonry, Kan,, Dec. 27.—3iss Susan B, Antuony, who is biero, hsu receivod a letter from the attorney of Loader, in Bivokiyn, requesiing lLier to visie tho Siate of Now York, that sbo niay be sumwoned as a witness o the caso. Buo rv- fuses 10 comply with the rojuest. FINANCIAL, FORT WAYNE, IND, Swecial Dupateh to e Chicago Tribine, Fonr Warsg, Ind, Dee. 27.—8, 8. Bmick, doaler in agricultural implomonts, made &n as- sigument for tho bonefls of bis creditors, Hia lmhnlbuu are stated at $40,0u0; masota not viated, CANTON, O, Crxersyaty, Dee. 27.~Dicbotd, Marris & Co,, maunfacturers of irou eales, at Cantan, 0., bave modo au asslgnment, Amount of Labilitios aud Rugots uot atated, KALAMAZOO. Specwat Diavaten ta The Cnicago Tribune, Kavaxazoo, Mich, Dee. 27.—Isabells and Bonnett, two promiuent'shoo morchauts, made asaigume uts to-day. e TP KO0DY’S PHILADELPHIA MEETINGS. Poitapsriuia, Pa., Dos. 37.—~Tho yoon woet- ing to-day in the depot church was woll attend- od, all the spaoce within tho canvas being fliled. The sorvico commenced Dy smging thoe hywn SAsive, My Bouwl, Anso,” followed by reading the requests for prayer, auong otbers being three requests for uucon- vorted bLusbands, one lor sn unconverted tnau agod 70, and the requeat of a lady for bor husband for whom sbo had beeu prayiug twonty- iiva yoars. Aftor » prayer and the hywn ** What & Friond We lavo in Jesus,” Moody read & por- tion of Luko 24, followed by the Lymn * Ring the Bells of Heaven Moodv road a letter from & man who had promised to etop drinkiog, and doswed a prayer for him. lo aluo avnounced that four Wovin 850, smoug tho 176 night watcbmen ot tho kas wucky, only ous was converted, but tho number was uo v twelvo, After remarks bad ooy woada by weveral joc- soui In tho congregativn, & ferveut praver wud offerod by 3r. Moody. George M. Biuart ro- lsted & Dumber of inetancos of recont cou- versions,—awmoug othcrs, & younyg mun in Lis own_countiug-houne, Affor wigiug thoe Liymn, * Fully Porsuaded,” Baukey said yeaterday was e of the best duys be had spebs i thiy or any counsry, aud a Jarge pumber of persous iu Ius inquiry-rooms Lad found Chriat. Thirby- three persous stoso for prayer, sud the uxaal noticon wore given, ‘Thero was nO preaching to-night, but & praise- meoting led by Mr. Bavkoy. i e srhney Folke.?? e nand Anauauin, “Toodle,* a littls poodiv, belonged to Mre. ., of Cincinnasl, Thid indy wa iu the habis of talkiog to her tsvornte, sud thuught frow the voll of his oyos, tho wag uf his tul, and the vx- Presuivo movowonty of Lis oars that he knew what shie wan 1nilang sbout. Ouo day, on ber rn howo, attor au absenco of sows hours, ‘oadle ' cat00 to bor whinlug sud looking ey sorrowful, *Nbe askod, ** Whiat's the matror ¢ At whieh ho pulled her skirt, then ran to tho waid-servaut aud barked. Tl he ropusted voversl times, when it occurred to Miw. L' that tho gurk who was not foud of animald. might o ill-treuted 'Toodie™ inbLaer absouce, aud wha said, ** Lucinda, you have been duing some- tulng ta the dog; you bave been abuaiog bim;* nt which tho dog gare saveral emphatia ** bowre woun," that lia nuatreay interprotod by '* Yor thac's what T wanted to 1o}l yo" Tha Iady ra- buked her mad. throatening to dismiss hior if *Luodlo ™ agaim complained of Hi-troasine.t, 1t wl ba repled, * Laws, Misais, thut's no «dug, thae's folis." - WASHINGTON, Gen, Cowan Expinins-Cril tor Nn. tionnl ank Reports, Wasmivatow, 1. C., Deo, %1,—Gen, B. R. Cosan, Assistant Eeermiary of the Interior, maliea tha following rtatements with referanco to the article publistiod in Nosw York Inat Satnr. y ennrging him with fesuing Agricnitural lego serip to tho Stato of Arkanana fn de- flanca of tie exprasnod will of Congsons, whnch e juired that Siatn to previoasly inake arcauges ments for fun g certain of its bonds hold ag prrt of the lodian tinac fands, o sigs tie asticlo Jacka ouo icem of importanco to tha conplation of the hinory, namoly: the fact thut old and warttleas bonds of Ackeuras bald Uy tho Secrotary of Lo Interior to trast ween roe funded, principal a1 wterast, by new bonds, in accordance with 8o arisngement made before tha | sgriculural 8o1ip wan releaned, though nat com- plesed until atterwarda. s further gayn tho Becrotary of the Interior holdi the néw bouds at ths tiino, Thors was oo inproprioty o the action of the Department i regard to tho mat- ter, aad the whole tranaaciion was regarded ab the tume, and fs sull upheid, as prover, rogulur, and strictls lecal, Mr. Marow tho Mexican Ministor, denies that he has made arraugewmients o secure fn- mngzration oto dlesico. ‘Ilie Executive Otlico will Lo oral visitors until Mondav, Jau “Tne Cotas troller of the Cwirency hao called apua the National Bankd for their reports shows ing thu.r coudizion ac tio cluse of Lusivess o Fridaz, o 17:1h of Decnmber, ‘Tho Aub-comnitteo of tho Houre Coramittes on Apurovrivine expect to havo the Pension, Went Pont Acsdemy, sad Con-alar and Diplo- matic Aopropration bills, ready to F+port on tao 10asasmbiing of tho Houso of Hoproscotatives e LOUISIANA, Rumors of Wn NEW ORLEAny, La., Dec. 27.—Tho foliowing was reveived i anawer (o a bolegram of yeswntn c‘l:l_f maklng inquiry about Deputy Maishal it ‘rloted to gen- Sams, D3v, 20.—Th S, al, Neir Gntens ad aniother mati, v O%0ck G thn wnormlie of thy it a Hotd, Tl Clomt of she evivzed iy in th town, Legulators In joice ited Hiates truy P, G, A, Kae Sticdtl of West Notr 10 Entroes—Thoe alote tele Riven for what it s worth, mation of any diturbe: ety utaiont 1 e cord. Hn disels marks who eap subsequently leiti Aty REevaeehnnting, i% Davi read a paper Lafore the iy, Az ¢ aroitog, fiviuy obker presont o tivus, ho kail, were ba and Gl cases of e Bbouse. Hid conclurione 1. That expe to’ nfection and 1tenae epidewmic influvnee lur.iel 1435 840 Hitnceyp- tability of the #yet - Lo 1y udteuce of vascing viruw oud accounts for the uui, niinver of Buecesstul Yevaccingt,uus Aoy tho eSutenco of Jeuic, Smali-pox and vatiojuid iva un raore ime ity frow 8 recarteice Of salaid-pos thaa ring tho Iiis obicrvas 1) private caden toh i tho Work- o Lol v un sifo critorton % v ths provions Of PEra0ad wre vase K ax on thoit pen RN {Lidi ULon overy em gton, tilo:a b hiss boen recently 0 Of jirostc VAGIIALION. A number cinnted hwving sung, and 75 o 4. Tt ia pdvtsable to vace poxure to cant. dune with u: . 5. Thosp wha were stice Waro to KOma extuut Hu: pox inllueneo. fully revaccinatod ePallio Lo 0 Gwasile —— Col, John W, Foster, Sl given arecent on aud dinuw Listel, Liyausville, taet 1 Aexico with hig samly - BUSINESS NOTI xico, woy 35, Georzo o leaves for Dirneit’s Clave: xiraces mry wned bl dnderued Dy the s, Confectioners, alid grocers troaghiou. the coumy, They rg pire fectly pure, aud of gigat sifcugtu—ike cLeapest and thir Lost, Tucy are meatly [!:lull ! ro.cmlnonty saperin; st 1 (B Wor! itn eiian Homse, Chlcago. a-ben Hutwly Wt Soie, Ucuidentul Hutel, dag Ve D (it Lo b Wo tind tueni vseeilent, Trausisco. Grent B3lessin rien_Springs, Slich., Cord d b+ proved 3 Ceratu Cure 1o i Touie for the D Test 1o Coughs, Colle, Dipistlierns, Catanl Consuiption { -~ e BT, Bcliter, KSere 58 Wisturtn Pino res T ¢ Beuciuetor {o the | . Sore "Throat, aud AN 0 ArTACTTE D OFFICE HACON & SRURSHIK RALLROAD, The undersigned Boardof Dircctons, Excclloncy, Jases M. Swith, Gusernor of Geurgia, by virtuo of tho autkority gheon in W ack approved Mason & 175, tuvitos nculcd bis up 10 13 o'clack toridian of Tues day, Jan. 27, 1536, for the leasd uF urshess of the Macus & Branswick Katlroad, ctiond ug from the City of Macot to Brunswick, fu Glyan Connty, ticorla, a dis anca of ous bundred ang cighty six milus, With \ne brapch roaid 13- tondius from Uoenzaa to Hawkinivilio, & distance uf tro wtlog, and about o mlles of stdu-track on tho ruais 1 e at tha rad, and about (%0 milus of oxtentlut fu tho said City uf Brunswlek, togothor with 19 fzanchiws, vawp= 1outs, and uthr property,of sald railroad (whica wiss baid vn tho tiret Tuesday fu June last as tuo proparty of 1t Llacon & Brunswick Ralleuad Oompany ), conslsting of ita ro1d-hod suporatructire, Habt of way, utivo puwar, Tolle 1y wtock, dopats, frolkht and sectim housos, wachiuoe aliope, carpantec-abous, grounds, famitare, macuinacy, wuls, atd waterisls counostod tacrowkin. Alsy, two folluwlng Dropesty ot najd Compeny, tawits Tracts or parcols of Iaug Nos. 1, 8, and 4, in Distriot Twen~ 17, and Nos. 138, 134, 193, 1l 145, 146, 134, 10, 13, and 137, in istriot Twenty-uno, all lylng aud belng fu Palaski County, Gourgla, sud contafsiog each two bundsed and w0 atid & Balf (2013) acroa, Also, & ceztain tract ar parcel of land [n tho Clty of Nranewick, knowa as the whiart pruperty uf the Macon & Uruaswick llallrosd Cumpiny, Also, une-hall (uadivided) of Lot Nes, 3and 4, of Block 47, tn the Uity of Macon, koowa Wy tho lucality ss the Guard House proporcy. Alio, clty Lois Nox, 1, %, and a portion of No. & in squary No, 85, ia the City of Macon. Aluo, & tract ur parael uf Laad Insald City ot Macua, thare known s **Cawp Oulethorpo,” contatalng tus acres, toro ur lose. Also, city lota west Mncon. Also, city lots Nos, 3and 0, In aquare No.13, in sald City of Macon, with 1t builulg Luaceuu. ‘traot ur parcet of land No. 317, 1o Dlatriot Throo, unty, Uvorgls. four buudred sud Torly shares of atack la the 0 & Atlantio Toleraph Compasy, cortidcata 1,08, Thn torogalag property s oiferad for vash, for bouds of 110 tata uf Gooreia, or for tha trst-mortgage bunde of the Macou & lirunswick ixilcuad Lompaay, Lidorsed i Lo 11a1f of tho bzio uudar suthority of 140 80t approved Deoe G 1830, —all ut & part uf vithor, Buls nvelviog tino payuments, or installmonts, not axe couctiug sovenNy-£iv0 par oot uf tiv arount will bo eator- talnod, iy tho conditlons of tho thtrd sagtlun of tie Aret sliove- sained aot, no sals or Waws venba bludlug wiihout the writton spproval of tho Goveruur, as ks thercin rogulrod. Ebould auybld b scuspied by tho undaislgusd, aud ap- pruved by 130 Govaraor, notlou tioreof will bo giron 3¢ a0 as possiblo W tho Pacty Interestad, aud ifteon dayy trom dats thervof will bo sllowsd to srraugy for conpt asou. I not promptly denu, tho Dircuturs pesorve ey right of accopting tho usst bost Lit, ‘e als0 10s07¥0 tha right uf rojucting any and all blds. Any apaclal fufaruiation cououraiug e proprty wiil be turutsbed oa application. 1asd7 ia Block No. I, in soothe . A, PLEWELLEN, W. a, LOFIOK, G B, JONIS, Directors Macon & snick Ratleosd. OLL PANES, ViLsonw & EVENDEN'S OIL TANKS, MEASUNING PUMP, 47 & 48 West Lake Bt. OXXIOCAGO, S354 prSend for Cotalogus. Manufactuavers ol BVENDEN'S WOOD.COVERED CANS,