Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1875, Page 2

2 that unloes Col. Phillips had {osisted on perse- veranco TRE. ATIENIT 7O IREAR TAF RING wonld bave been 1€ Inquished. Ho waa quietly Imt energetically (Ziraning _his investigations and attaunng good i esulta, Meanwhilo tho trial i the trumped-up charges came off, anl the windieation of Mr. Clark reems vomileto, and tho accusaticns are provon t» bave been wholly malicious and unfounded. Aol thero began to appear naw traces of aovi- renco against the Ring upon which hands could Lo piacod, I am not at liberty to disclosa ita na- ture now, but it s important and eonclusivo. Clow afler clow has been followed until tho laby- rinthine surroundings of the liing aro unravel- ed, and voou resulta will appear. Indeed tnoy aro already scon, for on Tuesday, tha 2let inst., in accordanco with inatructions foom the Com- miseionor of Intornal Rovenue, an aesessment for uucollected taxes wan levied on ons of the distillerics horo amounting to $124,000, and tho property of the proprietora ia Lolden. This ansessment ia for delinquencies in 1863 and 1869, and will bo followed Ly cthors, I presame. Now, the question conies, will auy of the impli- cated partios ** peach,” and unvoil wholly to tha oyea of thowerid the particainterested? Woawait with anxiety tho result, Who knowaif tho ofliciaia hore may not suler tho fata of M- Danald and Joyco at 5t, Louts, nnd loarn that the way of tha trausgressor 1s hard ? ——— WASHINGTON. TOW THE THIEVES WEGE TRAPPED. Syeeral Dispateh to The Chicazo Tridune, Wasmsaroy, 1. C,, Doc. 10.—The seiznres in Clicago havo boen thie diroct outgrowth of thoso made Iaat apring. At that {imo thero were plon- tiful iudications of fraudulent operation on the part of noarly all of thom, but thoy had man- aged to make no definite rocord evidence, Ofli- cors of tho Trensury have been hard work following nll tho clows tuat conld bo oblawed, and lattorly thoy havo hal valuablo nasistanco from distillors who wero roized last wpring, Theso Iatter hisve been very sore tliroughout tho seanon that those houses, which they koew to be dojugs frandu- lent business, bad escaped, and finaily they ex- poeed their coworkers sufiiciently to cuabio tho oflicers (o work tho cagos np.~ As they now wtand they are regardod a¢ the Department as vers atrong, aod convietion in a largze number of varon 18 reparded as cortain, Evidoucs concorn- ang all wil go befora the Grand Jury uext woel. ————— NEW YORK. WILL TR MCTROPOLITAN RING DWARY ALL THE oTHERS ? Spectal Dispateh fa The Chicans Tridine. NEw Yorg, Dee. 90.—1It is rumored that Gov- ernment dotoctives from Wanbington and Chi- cago are in the cily quictly engaged In working someo crooked whiakyiicases, Last week an jllicit elill was broken mp by tho Itevenuo officidls o Willinmaburgh and from some of the parties connected with that distillery information has Leon obtain. ed which will undoubtediy lead to important reizures within the voxt thirty daya, The affair in being kept 8o quiot that tho reporlors aro do- nied information on the rubject, sad i is only by aceidant tho pojuts Lerawith given bavo beeu obtwned. SP—— POLITICAL, SPENCER'S RECORD. MoxTaomeny, Als,, Dec. 80.—The Spencer In- vertigating Comnmittee reported to-day lo the Beoate, which wae crowded with spectators. In summing up the Committen say: e (Spencer), during the election of members cf the Tegirluture, nadd means to securu for Limself thele Yoien ; that hic abused the Army, Ivnt-Oflico, sud In. ferpal Reventie Dopartments of tho Governmeut ; he Lrought the evils of war upon the peoplo, caused then 10 fleg thelr homes, snd abstain frowm votlug, Il roatitited by ofice for the purposo of Largnine and Lifbctien 1o roviaro votes for bis. re-oloction. e cor- rupted - Btate ofiicials, for whown Le procured Federal appointments, und forced his appo under . of Temoval from office to 1Ay monup sud of thens tn commit crinies, {0 obtain for him his fou, Ile csused men £ Lo appointod to siueoure 1 erthona i the Custom-House, post-oftices, and rovs wne obtees with 1o fulnt and uuderatanding that whale in ofice® ey would zot be required fo render rervice to the Goveroment, but would get thelr pay, aud wlile s paid they would omploy, thute wesuiing pleduca’ of vatea wud influence et him to the United States Senata. 1a paid i#cdl 10 Lo pald money 80 members of the Court seeinbly 10 secure their votes, e pald and tho Loglula- caued o bo paid mouey {o 1newmbe fie to defeat n quurum at ho Capilal, and thercl; revent thn election uf o Senator by that body 3 and dus miont trumted ugent, 3, 3, Kinds, caused a member W 1bat body 1o Lo druiged sud aimost kitled to prae vunt bis atténdance, Ho dealt in United Btates oflices aa i mierchandinn 10 securo money abd gain voles fur Nenator. 16w Inonagers, with bis concurrence, auscd o Stale seuator for'a noney conskderation to biuak bis piedge of huner to auolser Heuator, Laving proarranged a schemo thereby to eecur a scat in the Uttt itates Senato throughs his said miansgers, 1le i Fecured the yresiding olicer of the Benate 1o connivo atthin fraud, and to rule in violtion of all parlise wentary jaw and usage, so an to unseat a Sen- gor vleeted by the' peoplo, snd meat dn WS plwe 2 partian of Spencer, who was E it by the people, and who held’ no certificata 101, Mo canmed to bo flied the lobby of the With arzued retainers, to overawo Seuators and 1 by forve sud violence what he liad achieved Ly He used Lin power, und Intluence, snd money, Lie contrived, turongh Lis' position ua Senator, (o do- tauch men fa offico and out, Fo that, tu bis conduct, ae wan working evil contivually, Tho soport was receivod and ardered printod with the evidence, and tho Committes givon sitwo to prepars s memorlsl to the United Btates 3cuate agatost Spencer’s further occupaucy of & seat i (bat bodg, “I'ho report wag signod by the wholo Commite tee, ou which both partivs woro ropresonted. INDEPENDENT STATE CONVENTION. Cuicaso, Dea. 20.~Tho Indopeudent {Infe- lionists} voters of the Biate of Illinois are hereby requosted to send doleyntes t7 roprosent them in & Btata Convention to be held in the Oity of Decatur, Fab. 16, 1876, beginnlag at 10 o'olock a. m., forthe purpose of nomiuating candidatos for tho offices of Governor, Lisutenant-Gove ornor, ‘L'reasurer, Bocretary of State, Auditor, sud Attornoy-General ; aleo, ta select forty-two delogntes to reprosont the Indepondent finn- deemable ncnn] party of lllinots in tho National l[odepondeut Convention, callod to weot at the City of Indianapolls, lud., May 17, 1870, for the purposo of nowinating candidates for Presidont ana Vice-President, nud to transacs such cther businesa as wny proporly come buforo said Con- wention, ‘F'lio Laala of representation ineald Convention will bo an fallows : Uno delogato for oach coun- ty in tho Hiato, and oue for ovory 10,00 popula- tion or major fractional part of that number, It iu evidout that the great produciug massos can place no coutidence it either of the old par- ties, aa they now exist (7). Itis hoped, there- foroe, that the great body of tho poople, without tegard to past partisau dlstinctions, will promute ly take moastiros to be fully reprerented in the [shinplastor] Conveution, and thua show their po-called political leadors and would-bo masters that they ace tirod of legalized fujuatice and robe bery in the name of party, All who aro oppodod to forcible spscle con- traction and tinanclal rumn (#) will be welcomed. Janes M. Aviey, Charman, R. M. BroiNaen, Becretary. THE KENTUCKY SENATORSHIP, LouvsviLie, Ky, Dee, 80.—Tho Leglslatnre of Kentucky will conveno st Frankfurt, the Sialu Capital, to-morrow. Information from it place sayuitho members are ariving fast,— & quormn in the Houss and' Benata now being there. As the Leglelature bas pot been in mession for two are, the prusent ecssion is auticipated with ntcrest by the whole State, The election of n United States Benator to succsed tho present 1o« cumbont, ex-Uov. Hloveusou, has awakened generul futerest, and is csueing m very warm struggle. Iesides Henator Hioveuson, the lion, Jsios B, Beck, ex-lov. Leslie, Uerro Uordo Williame, nod luaas Caldwell, are candidates for Benatorial houots, Public oplulon is very much divided regardivg who will elected, though the race 18 ovideutly botwoen Hteveawron, Beok, wod Wilhame, ANMEITIOUS OASSIUS, Wasmxatoy, D, C., Deo. 80.—Cassius M. Clay, of Keutucky, writcs {0 s gentleman of this zity that hus Siate will present his pame to tho Natiousl Democratic Couveution in 1870 ad a sounneo for Vice-Presideut, — Quick Works Tho destruction by fira of tho Market streat oridge, over tho Schuylkill Rivor, st Philadel- Lis, sumo weeks since, will be remembered. On Lo %0th of Novewber last Col. Heott, of tbo Penusylvavis Hailrosd, wmade a propositica (o the city to urect & new bridge before uv 1st of Jauuary, which pioposition was accepted, and work was boguu bumediately, ‘The bridge was sowpleted last Fiiday, seven days alioad of time, tt1s » Howo trues, well coustructed, of white pine, witl & flooring of oak, the Hibers haviug bsea ebipped from Marrisburg, Wrghtaville, Bunt's Kuu, sud St. Marys. ‘the structura i 540 fuet lous, the two end wpans belng each 164 feot, wud thoosotre span being 218 feet in length, Tue truss is 25 feet bigh in the cloar aud 23 fuut from out to out. Tho width of the bridge is ‘mm\, lIncluding the uidowalk, which & 10, fuet . CRIMINAL NEWS. Iorrible Murde:s in and Suleido A Man Shoots His Wife and Child and Kills Himeelf, Duffalo Affects the Motropolitan Weake .noss of laving a Defaulllng 'Treasarer, This " Troasuror " Did Not Get Be-Eleot- od, and Is in Canada—3350 000, DEFAULTING CITY TREASURER. Spwcral Dispateh Lo The Chicaay 7 ribunt, Drvrato, N. Y., Dec. 30.—~Josspl Bork, City Treasuror, absconded to Canada Iast night, a defaultor to the city in the sum of 350,000, or more. Mr. Bork wanamembaor of the firm of Liyou, Bork & Co., baukors and resl estato brokers, 1in oftico as City Treasuror sxpiroa ou tho Ixt of January. Tho mattor creates gieat oxcitement in the city, Tho businss of tho firm was quito oxtensive. Mr. Dork wns nlarge roal-catato owaer, cupecially at East Buffalo. e mads an sssignment, tu which bis lands snd mortgsges were rapresautea at £500,000. Mr. Bork i in 8t, Catliaring's, and, wo undorstaud, aags that, if allowed toeettlo u{; bis _aflairs, conld pay all his indobtednoss and hava £100,000 loft. Burraro, N X., Dec. 80.—Joscph Bork, City Troasurer, left for Now York yowterday, giving 24 8 reason that ho wanted to ralse mouey to meot pereonal obligations, but 1n fact, as was subsequeuntly learned, to eecapo the immodiate cousequence of a henvy defaleation. 1t is im- nossiblo st present to dotermine the oxtent of tho dofaleation, but it s ibought to bs about & quarier of & million dollara. His sscond term was Just drawing to & closs, so that for four yeara he ins had control of the city's funds. 1him bonds, #175,000, ara recnrod by thirty-fivo of tho most prominont and wealthy citizons. Beforo taking his doparture, lork made a gonoral aseignment of his proporty, which 18 estimatod at £650.000, It s thought his aesets will fall for shoit of the amount of the defalcation, e has been a very extonsive real ostalo operator and built up the eautorn part of tho city, known as East Buffalo. 1lo was prominently uamed as the Ropublican enndidate for Mayor lust term. Further davelopments show his_dofalcation to foot up between $300,000 and £400,000, It s now leained that hie has fied to Canada. Io has confessol to roveral biore that his system of do- fuleation ban been carritd on dunug his two terms of oftico as City Treasurer, using ' os caelion haud " bis judividunl checks on Lyon, Iork & Co., bankers. Tha cidy will not suffer, s his bondsmen aro cousidercd amplo secarity for any deticiency. KILLCD HIS FATHER, CextenvitLe, fa., Dee. 50.—Tho particulars of o fatal affray between o father and his son reached boro last night. They aro as followa: Two boys, the youngor mons of ono Charles Uorps, lving at or near the small town of Milledgevilte, 8 milos north of this place, becamo invoived in & quoarrel night before laet over tho merits of their two dogs, when tho oldest brothor, Jamos, com- ing upon tha ecene, and taking the part of ono of the brothers agaiost the othor, procoeded to chiastiso im. Tho fathor of tho boys then making Lis appearance, ordorod James o deaist. 'T'his the young man rofuscd to do, applying at tho samo timo some disrespectful epithot to hin fathor; whorenpon tho old man, picking up a picco of fenco-atick, nt- tompted ta stz James, who dodged thoblow, and picked up o billet of wood lytog at hia foet, With this Lo struck the old mau o tor- rible blow on the left tamiplo, felling him to the ground. The old man lingerod until this morn- ing, in great agony, and breathod his last at 8 o'clock. The raurderor is a young man about 21 yoars of age, and of vicious Labite and dispo— Bition. The family aro a low class of people, and genorally considered *a liard orowd.” Tho murderer, James Horps, will be srrested to- day. A SHOCKING TRAQEDY. New Yong, Doc. 30.—Late this morning an officer was called to No. 356 West Fifty-third street, whero be found s man named Aoyers, with bis wife and cbild, io bed. Tho former was inmeneible, and tho child was dead, from pistol- shot wounds. 1t iy supposed that Aloyors did the shooting. Later information staten that the namo of the man was Monroe 8, Miuster, t‘mrl\n'ml iu tho ofiico of the Bociety for the Provention of Cruslty to Childron, a8 jsnitor anc interpreter. Minstor had lived in the apartments where tho tragedy occurred for several months, At about 7 o'clock thin mnmh:fi grosns were heard by women living in an adjojning apartment, who gave the alarm, and the room was broken into, when the seneolecss body of Minsterand his wife, snd tho doad body of his child, were found. Tho man and hia wifo wero taken to a hospital, whore tha doctor pronounced their wounds fa- tal. From the positions of the partics in the bed, it is supposed that Minator firet shot his cnild, then e wife, and, lastly, himself, All the partios wore {n their night-olotbes. It is thought poverty and disagreomenta promptod the crime. JUDGE LYNCH'S POSSE. WuzerNo, W, Va., Deo. 30.—A special to the Wheeling Jnlelligenoer uaya that since the mmr- dor of Thomas Lee, at Malden, Kanahwa Coun- ty, in this Btato, by Rufua Estap and John Daw- son, tho miners aud laborers organizod for the purpoee of lynching the murderera, This oven- ing a mob of inasxed mon, numbering 800 to 600, marched into Chaslestown, turned oub tho gas, and procoeded to the jail. sud demanded an procured the keys of the jail, but tho pris- onera had been removed by the Bheriff, who moticipated tho mob's appoarance. Thoy captured tho Jailer, swearing to haug him if hoe did not iuform thom as to tho whoreabouty of tho murdorors. They dispatched a body of mounted men to find tho Bhertff and prisoners, ‘The wupposition {a that tho Jailor bae divulged the whereabiouta of the murdorors. LAPPIN, OF KANSAS. Torgra, Kap,, Deo. 30,.—Tho Htate Commis- sionors of the Hchool Pund yesterdsy addresscd » note to Gov. Osborne, stating that further in- veatigation of the case of the forged school bonds proved that the Iato Tressurer, Lappin, ‘wasono of thepartiesguilty of the fraud, To-day the papors in a civil sult were filod in the Districh Court; also, a complaint made on criminal chisrgoa before a Justice of tho Loace, & warraut issucd and Lappin wrrosted. ‘Ilho criminal charges are forgery, connterfelting, and embez- gloment. Lappiu walved examiuation. Ilis bond was fixod at 810,000, but at this writlng be had uox succoeded in procuring bail, ANOTHER “ NEGRO INSURRECTION.* special Dupateh to The Chicago fridune, Vicksuuna, Miss, Deo. 30.—The Caldwell brothers (colored), of Ullnton, one of whom is Hiate Honator, appeared on tha streets of Clinton to-day druok, and & quarrel onsued. Beuator Caldwell then wout Into tho celtar of & store, and was Jmnuud by whites, when Cald. woll commenced tiring, Dr, Baoks wan shot the second fire in the knee. Joint flring coue tinued until Caldwoell was fatally woundod. O'SHAUGHNESSY A LITTLE OFF, Speciat Disvatch to The Chicage Tribung, Vicxsuuno, Misa., Dea, 80.—A Herald wpecial eays there Lias been no armed band st Sumwit st any timo, ss represonted by Collector O'Shaughnessy. A little Obristmas whisky caused s persooal difficulty, which alarmed Dop- uty Redmond. A huodred men will protect Jed- moud if nocedsary. A mesting of citizens was colled to donounce (ho dispatoles fn to-day's papers, FLEECED BY GAMBLERS. CrrvELAND, O., Doe. 30,—%hrea pasnsngers on the Atlantio & Great Westorn Lailroad were floaced out of $750 by three-card moute men this wornivg. The gamblors jumped trom the train while it was in motion, near Raudall's Btation,, One of tho victims followed thew, aud compro- ised tho mattor by baviog 330 rcturued to Lim, ‘L'le gmnblors wero nut arrusted. A TILL TAPPED. Hpacial Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tridund, MoGuraon, Is., Dao. $0.—To-day, while the agent of the River Railroad was at dinner, soma quu broko opeu and sacurad tho contents of iv mouoy-drawor, amounting to coumderable, Tito thief bs sill at large, THE ILLINOIS KU-KLUX, Syearal Disvatch to The Chicaga Tridune, Canponoary, I, Dec, 80.—Two brothers of Marehall Cralo, Jep and Black Bill, pasued through hero laat evening, nccompanied by Jsmes Norris, Bherift of Willinmean County, going to Cairo, whare thov receive trial on’ the 7th of Jaunary for depredations in Willismeon Couunty. UNLAWFUL PUGLICATIONS. Nrew Yok, Dec. dh—Jobn E. Grant, who was convictal of publishing tho Tolodo, .. Sun, and sending 1t through tho wsils, was Bontonced to- day to nighteon moutbs imprisonment, and to pay a fine of £500, FREE TRADE, Special Dispaleh to The Chicano Tridune, Dernoty, Mich., Doo. 30.—A Chicagoan named Georgo 0. Abbott waa hold to-day for examina- tion on A charge of emuggling a few jyards of cloth from Canuda. EMOTIONAL INSANITY IN BLACK. Lirrun Rock, Atk., Dec. 30.—A dsrkey named Tlockernmith at 10:45 this evening shot his wife and another dareoy named Goorge Scott, killing bothi. Csuse, jealousy. REOPENING OF THE TOLEDO. Grand Seleot Instrumental Conoerte-- Crowded Houses Nightly Overwhelming Success of the Enropean Xadles? Orchestra Combinntion, Tho erand opening of this establishment for the public took place a faw days since, and if wo may judge from the immonseo gathoring of our business-mon, and the groat attendance datly of tho Iadics, tho Toledo is an sssured succass, Evory evoning largo and cothuslastio audiencos crowd tho mammoth hall, eager to catch the marvelously beautifal strains of music which omaoate from tho orchestra now playing at the Tolodo. This famous troupe have achiovod a worldswido reputation, the press and peoplo bave awarded thom the highest praiee, snd unanimously pronounced them unoqualed bysny similar combination in the world. They have performed throughout tho prineipal cities of Enrope nnd Amorics, vlasing ovor 1,200 succossive nights Now York snd othor Iastorn places, being patron- izod by the olito of the city. They bLave been engaged at a large expenas to appoar boforo tho Chicago pnblic, and aro the only original Euro- poan Ladies’ Orchestra Combiunation in America, all othora titled as ** Vienna Ladles’ Orchestra,” ** ticrman Ladiea’ Orchostra,” are misroprescn- tations of tho above renowned troupe. ‘Thers aro tiftacn (15) ladies, cach and every ono a star to the mnusicat profession, under the direction of the highly talented musical artiat, Miss Bertha Neuber. "The programmo incloses the latest and most solect music, uvder tho management of | Prof. Henorustoin, Duriog tho day and intorvala of tho orchestra, the 'Polado organ, tho lnrfent musical construction iu the world, which was manufactured at Hlack TForest, Germany, taking over thres ycats befors its completion, will play choico solections of music. Tuis, in connectlon with the Ladies’ Orchicatrn, will make tha largost mnslcal feast in tho city, ThLo eclogant concort hall js Jocatod in tho centre of tho city, entrance on Enat Mad- ison, betweon Clark and LasSallo streots. Itis 40 feot high, sud beautifully frescoed by the well-known firtn of Shubort & Koenig, whoso reputation as fresco paiuters in this and othor citics rauks unequa'ed. ‘The magoificent and superbly furnished ladies’ gallery is another fea- ture to this beautiful hall. Centlomon yisiting tho concerta will find & spacious billiard depart- ment in tho baremout of (ke Toledo. The con- certa begin every evening at 8 a'clock and Sun- day afternoon at 3, Grand holiday matineo on New Yeai's Day. Admission to tho concorts 16 cents to all parts of tho houss. e CENTENNIAL WELCOMINGS. EHow Certaln Citlcs Will Grect the New Year. CreveLAnD, Dec, 80.—Mayor Payno, of this city, has isaued a proclamation recommending that citizens join o wolcoming the Contounial year, All tho public buildings will be {llumi- nated to-morrow uight, the bells rung, and s saluto of 100 guns fired. New Yonk, Dec. 30,—Dispatohes from varioua points nonounce that tho Centennial year will bo ushored in by illuminations, flrng of salutes, nnging of bells, and torch-light processione. CixorNyaty, Doc. 80.—Thoe Committoe aof Ar- rangements for to.morrow night's celebratian, having sent a requost to Archbishop Purcell that the Catbedeal chimos bs rung at midoight, re- colved tho following roply Yea; lct tho bells of all our churches ring ont on the miunight air the gratitudo of a nation of frecmen in fur tho natal dsy of a now year of civil aud religlous liberty; and let tha _forvent prayer_ascend fo beaven tlnt the bivasings prociaimol sn handfod years sgo may last till time shall be no more, Lomsvitie, Kv., Dec, 30.—The City Council to-night suthorized Mayor Jacobs to “have tho clt; ulldings 1luminated, fire-bolls rung, aud 10 us fired on tho advent of the New Yenr and Ceutennial anvivorsary of our Republie. Jxprrasonvitie, Ind,, Dec, 80,—L. I, War- der, Moyor of this clty, Lss issucd a proclama- tlon roquostiug all patriotic citlzons to propare and colebrate the advent of tha new Centonnial yoar. Tho hsnging out of banners and ringing of bells and a spontaneons {llamination, Includ- ing » national saluto of 87 quua, will take place to-morrow night at midoight, Thus with joy and gladuess colobate tho birth of the Conten- uial yeor of the nation's Independence. A S TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. ‘The Michigan Central Railroad Company yes- torday paid $100,000 specific tax. Bloomington ladios aro making oxteasive proparation to antertain New Ycar's callets, The firat bull given by tho Btrauss Club, a society formed this winter at Bloomington, oc~ currad Inat oven!n&f at the Ashloy Houso parlora, Ono hundrod couples were present. Many ladics wero alaboratoly dressod. The report of the Becrotary of the State of In- diana, Blod_yosterdsy, shows that, during the pant year, thore hayo issucd from tho offico 4 proclamations, 61 warrants, 67 requisitions, 48 pardons, 86 romleslons, 2 commutations, 130 commiselons to Justices, 882 to Notaries Public, and 44 to Commissionors of Deeds. During the yoar, 103 corporations have filed ——ee DYING. Nxw Yonk,Doc. 30.—Cal, John O'Mshoney, the distinguiabied Irlsh patriot of 1848, aud the or‘ol the Fentan movemont, is dying lu tus aty. ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. TourTranp, Mo, Doc. SU,~Arrived, steamabip Bardiulan, from Liverpool QueexstowN, Doo. 80.—The steamsbip Wis- covain, from Now York, bas artiveds T Ten Thousand Dollars Spent Over n ‘Twoenty=five Cent 'Trausaction, New York Sun, Bix years ago, Meeers. Wolcott, Johnson & Co., of Freehold, N. J., sold to Lewls D. Mount, & farmer, a 25-cont packsgo of what they ropro- sentad aa soed Lhat would produco excellent early turnipa. The seed brought forth late turnips, aud of such a poor quality that Mr, Mount was nam‘rallsd to food them to his cattle, Mr, Mount sued for damagou bofore a Justice of the Pesce, and was granted a l’n meut for $99 damages. The Elul of the defondants was that thoy had purchased the secd under the impression that it was first-clase, and, levh;g paid tho ordinary price, no fraud was intonded, An appesl was taken to the Court of Common TPleas a year sflerward, and the judgment of tha Justioo of tho Pesco was sustained by the full Honeh, The caso was then oarried to tho Su- [)nmn Court, and two years sgo the judgment of o Common Ploas was atlirmed, 'Tho caso wan thon taken to tho Court of Errors sod Appeals, and all the Judgea aflirmed the original dooivion, Juixh- suit $10,000 in logal expenses haveo beon paid. P —— A Man Disvmboweled by an Infuris ntod Mog. Tthaca (N, Y¥,) Herald, ©Ous of the ot horrible sud lostheome deaths any one can imagine occurred at Lanslogville {}uumlly morving. The victim was Willam P, aker, & well-knuwn wagon-maker of tuat vile lago. He was missed sometime duslog the fore- voou aud searol was wade, when ho was found {n the hog-pen dead, with bis bowels torn out. 1low be cawe to bu 10 (ho pau ls nov kaown, but 1t {8 supposed he was atteuding tho pig when he fainted, and tho animal attacked aud killod lum, 1o was uot 1 vory good health, ‘Ihere was but ©uo pig fu the pen and thal uot & very large-sized one. There was blood on Mr. Vaker's band, showiug that lio must have como to his souses sutticiontly t0 try to drive the hog off. Thuere wore warks ou Lis faco whore the yorucious ani- 10al bud bitton him FOREIGN. The French Assembly Perfocts Arrangements for the Com- ing Eleetions, German Papers Withdraw Their Derog- atory Utterances Concerning Americans, Dritish Rifiensen Declde to Shoot at the Centennial, FRANCE. 1X TR ASSEMALY, TPaxia, Doe. 80.—In the Assembly to-day, tho debate on the roport of the Commiltoo on Dis- rolution was continued. The Commitieo had submitted a motion ihat tho Aesombly finatly soparate o-morrow, even if the mseven bills which atill await conslderation should not bo disposed of. M. Caillaux, Minister of Public Works, urged tho Nouso not to adjourn uatil all the bills wora passod. This was agreed to, and it is thorofore smblblo that the Assombly will meet again annsry, The Left I greatly dissatisfied over the delay in the final sdéournmunt. ‘Iho Assembly adopted all tho otber recom- mendations of the Committos on Dissolution, that tho delegates to choose Senators bo electod Jnn, 9; that thoy proceed to tho olection of Senators Jan. 23; that the genoral electiona for members of tha Chamber of Deputies bo bold Fob. 20, snd both Houses most March 8. Tne Assembly will appoint a pasmaonent com- mitteo to-morrow. ———— GERMANY. CONRECTION, Deary, Deo. 80.—The statoment published in tho Army and Navy Journal respocting the al- leged uttorance of Count Von Moltke on tho Wost Point Military Academy and pupils during tho War of tha Rebellion in the United States, 18, according to rolinble iuformation, incorrect, Count Von Moltke, besides nover having mnde uso of the observations attributed to him, would not agreo with many of tho viowa exprosacd in tham, and tn many points even entortaing opin- lons dircetly opposite, TAKY, IT TACK, Loxnox, Doe. 91—0 8. m.—A DBerhn dispatch 8ay8 the meeting of the American residonts to proteat against the comments of the Uerman press ou Americs has thoroughly attainod ite object. The offenaing journals bave withdrawn thelr unfavorable roflections. The Standard’s Berlinanccial aaya tho National Zeitung alono reiterates its offenyivo remarks In rogard to tho Bromorliaven critne, —gaeaa VENEZUELA. PERAONAL AND DIPLOMATIC, New York, Dac. 30.—~Nows haa boen received in this clty of & most reliablo naturo that Presi- dent Guzman, of tho ficpublioof Vonezuola, will be & vieitor to tho Centoonial Exhibition at Philsdelphia, and that ho will also travel oxton~ sively io tho Unitod Btates. Mr. Pile, the formar Minister of the Unlted Btates to Venozuols, will shortly lenvs Caracos, on board of tho stcamship Bolivar, for Philadol- phis, as Ministor Plenipotentiary and Envoy Ex- traordinary of Venezuels to this country. One of the most important taska ho hns been in- trusted with 18 to facilitato tho settlement of the claims of this country upon the Veuezuclan Government. Mr, Jilo will, it is understood, nlso eolicit tho {ntezrsention of our Govorument in the grave dll&uteu which have Iately arimon botwean Hollsud and Venozaola, e GREAT BRITAIN. OABLE UATES, Loxpoy, Doo, 30,—0n and after Jan. 1, 1876, the Anglo-American Telegrapl's tariff for polit- ical aud genernl nows other than commercisl dispatches to tuo press, uuabbrevisted and not n oypher, will be 1 ebilling (25 cents in gold) per word, TAR EXGLISH DIFLE TEAM. Tho Nations! Rifle Asacciation of Great Brit- ain has accepted the challonge of the New York Aeeociation to take part in tho match for umall- hores to bo held in tho United Htates during the Coutennial celebration. Bir Henry Halford has boen appointed Captatn of tho English team, sud is now bus ranging the preliminarien. —_— RAILROAD NEWS, THE DISORIMINATION TO BE LOOKED AF- ER. The sbippors of this city have at last awak- ened to tho neceselty of stopping the out- ragoous discrimination in froight rates imposed upon this city by the Eassteru pool liven. A committos, oonsissing of Mesars, E. B. Btevens, Robert Warren, and W. T, Baker, was appointod by tho Board of Trade yesterdsy to mako a thor- ough oxamination of tho roported discrimina~ tione, and consuit with the Bosrd of Managera of the pool lines in rogsrd to the matter, Tho mombers of the Committee are all experienced and onergatic bueincss men, and they will no doubt do thoir bast ta convinco the Mauagers of the error of their wavs and tho damage they aro inflicting on the trado of this cidy. Tho Munn&m yostordsy made one step at least to rectifly tho evils from which this oity baa bacn suffering. Orders woro given to stop tho discrimivation mado in favor of Minnesots and Wisconsln millers, and boroafter sho same rate, 00 conts per barrel to New Yorlk, will be cbarged both from Milwagkes and Onicago, Tms. nowever, does not help the Chicago mill- o1 ver much, s tho Detroit & Milwaukeo and Grand Trunk contioue to charge 70 cents per borrel from Milwaukeo, and, as a consequenoe, fi“ noarly all tho business. The millors here ave alroady stopped sending thewr flonr by the pool lines, aud most of it is now shipped by Goodrich's steamers to Milwsukeo, and thence via the Grand Trunk to Now Yourk, Iu this way it coats but 77 cents per barrel, inatead of 00 couts diroct. Tha stoamor De Pere, which lafé for Milwaukoo yeaterday, took out a large cargo of flour and othor merchaudise. Nothing hsa Xot been beard from the moeting of the [anagors at Now York, but it is undor- stood that tha moetlng is not harmooious, and that tho pool 19 fn & fair way of buing broken. As s well known, the rates from tho Eant to the West wero broken soma days sgo, and lm‘rnh aro oarziod at unusoally low sates. 1lis reduction was 1ainly madoe to bring the Grand Trunk ilaitroad o terms. Tho Chicago lines loading to the East complain of this action, a8 thoir Fm-nta on west-bound rates amouats to very litlie, snd they claim that by having to charge high ratos to the East aud pay tha Easte ern linos larga pro-ratos thoy have to help make up their losses, Thoey damand that the west- bouud rates bo xostor or elso they will bo compellod to break the combinatton, and cut their rated to tho East also. Tho Eastern lines, how- over, ate nnwmlm to acoede to tuls, and one of them, the Erie Rallroad, has gono ao far even an to 1a8ue tha followiug cironlsr y\nwouncing that it will hereafter chiarga srbitiury ratcs on sll Wostorn shipments to poipta on its live, and thay tho Company positively doclices to acceps its pro- Tata of soy out or reauced sateas Tu_Wastars Ayents and. Conactions : Frelght. - Live slock, piao aud bemlock lumber, aod ahingles excepted, Ou freight from Westorn connections, in shipmants of fiv (6) tons sad upwards, this Company, from sod sfte ilio lat prox., wiil scceps ita prupoztion of full tariff New York raies 1o sll local stations on main Line aud branclies, except aa noted below s To Busquebanna and ststions east the minlmum rale will bo 223 centa per 100 pounds from Huffaly, Balsmanca, Buspeusion snd International Bridges, and 25 ceuts from Dunkirk, Whan New York Division of through rate allows ua more thau thesy fgures, the Krie Mallway Campapy wmust be given iis { Fm rilog, Polnts on the Warwick Branch take local rates from reyoourt, Fointa on the Monticello Branch fake local rates from Port Jerviy, Yoluts on the Norihern Ballroad of New Jersey take local rates from Bpring Valley or Jersey DI!‘; Poluta on the Pine Iy Drauch, add 3 cents to New ¥ark nate and o proportion. Polats ou the Walkill Valey Raflroasd, For Mont- gomery aud pointa betwoen Goalien and Montgomery, 81ld 3 cehts ta Now York rateand Erfe proportion, ¥or Kiagulon and Uondout add § osnis o New Yori rate and Erlo proportion. Foluts betwsen Montgomery aud EKiugeton or Nondout take local rates fram: son sey sddod o Moutgomcry ate s ahove, ‘ALl frelght for local poiuts will continua to bo re- billad at Balaioinca, Duphisk, Dudulo, or Busgension o Tu faust 00 clearly undaratood (hat this Company will positively decline 10 8ccept ita pro-sata of any oul ©OF reduc Talea, Al eh{pmenta of loas thau § tons will be charged Wik rates, LUMBER, Ehooks, hoop-poles, hieading, or staves, when 1t destined for Now Yurk, wust ouly be contracte and billed to Jersey Oity, at regular Now York rates ; but when bundied or barreled, they may be contracted 2 billed to New York, st Now Yurk rates ; bit whaa 111 yuantities of Sve our loa aud aver, will 'be deliver- od within lighterage Lumite frea, 33§ conls Doz 1w gom- TIHIE CINICAGO TRIBUNE: TFRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1875, popinds to e allowed Trle Tathy fora pro-rating. fo cover expeuss of dellvery. With this excoption lamber Triust nof, under any elremantances, becontra tod of billed to Naw York. Tine and hemlock lumber and slingles will be charged 475 centa por 100 ponnds from Dupkirk, Salamanea, Dufato, nd tho Hridgss, to 81l pointe ou matu line of Eastern Divialon, acludlag dersey City, Newark, Plermont, and Newlrg. To all points west of Port Jervis loval rates will be charged an per local tarifT of May 1, 1805, To_ Philadeipbin and points south of Waverls, the o wil bo 25 conia pee 100 e, oxcept ‘when donined for stationa on the Philadelpliia & Deading lallrosd ne on anch shipments fnll local rates wili be charged from Allenlown Junction. Ail othrr clarmes of lumber may be rated at fourih elasr, and will ba treated and charged (excapt to Now York), the £amo an any other frelght coming unier this class, For ratea on ami) regulations governiog fourth ciass, and for rates to pninta o chos, a6s frelght circuiar above. 1, O, Yitas, ight Agent, from through rate, Grner Tho action of the Frio Ratlwav has greatly oxasporated tho Managars of the other lines, aud offorts aro_boing made at tho Now York moat- ings te induco Mr. vewstt to modify his action. It ho docs not, then the pool may Lo considersd brokep, and the \Yestern counectiuns of tho Erié will be compelied to adops similar measures to protect thelr intcreats, 1t is evident that the Erio Railroad fntenda to bring ahout a disrup- tion of the combination. It is atated that tho Now York Central has made quito an ioroad on tho businoes of tha Erle, and Mr. Jewett is gotiing alarmed. and is snxious to briog about a chango by which 1he oarnings of the road can bo increasod, As thio Erie Ia in the bands of & Itecoiver, I8 can afford to carry freighta at lower ratea than thoothor lines ot hinviug thonocesaity to mako profita to pay dividends, — Desidos, Ro~ ceivers aro patd for their wages s cortain per- centage of the grosa earnings, and bernce thoy nro nlways anxiou to make thieeo as Jargo o sum as possible. This fact Las beon the reason that tho Tolodo, I'corin & areaw, Iudianapolis, Bloomington & Wostern, and other bankrupt crosa lines running through fliinois, havo dis- criminated 80 hadly againet Chicaco, by makin lower ratos than thie Chicago roads could nn’urfi to make. All tho lecoivors cared for wan toget aa much busivoss as possible, and incresse the rross earnings of thoir road, thua securing for themsolvos largo salarics, THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST. LOUIS ROAD. The following is an abstract of the report of Mr. W, I Ferry. Recolver of the Ttockford, Rock Istand & Kt. Louis Raifroad Company, which was flled yesterday: +$ 22.034.29 For goneral sunplle: Rentals and mupplie Pay-rolis.... Other expenrer Tialancoon bsnd, Totalue terneasanse veennoreens $103,208.55 Tho Receiver alao scates that ho has psid the Indianapolix & 8t. Louia Railroad Company tho amounts due thom Nov. 1, 1875, to the full amount for which credits had been given on tue Ttockford, Rock Island & Bt. Louis Railroad Company's books, and for which vouchors had been made, or for which any atatoment or claim had como to his knowledge. The wholo amount ho patd, howavoer, foll sliort by 24,200 of the sum claimed by the Company, but the Receiver Ly nscertained that tho difference is mado up of enarges in 1870, 1871, and 1872, which the offi- cers of tho Rockford Noad rofused to acknowle edge or credit on their books, ir. Ferry statcs that tho monoys now in his bands agd to bo collected in the future will bo sufliciont to pay all dobts ho has contracted as Recoiver, and also somo $18,620 of other claims knoown as intorvening claims. ‘Lho debts ho has contracted mmount to £28,790.75, and the inter- vening claima of unkuown amouunt are yet valid avd should bo paid. The tazes for 1876 aro duo aud will soon Lo levied on the rcad. They muat be provided for, eithor by paymont out of tho funds from the ealo of tho rond, ur by letting them romain as a lien to bo paid by the future purchasors of tho properiy. ‘I'he Koceiver, in conciusion, asks that homay be authorized to pay the Intervening claims, and that all porsons having claims againas tho road sball bo required to present them to him for fiaal adjudicstion by a fixed date, due notice of such time bewg given. ‘I'he roport was roferred to Mr. Bishop, Maater in Chaucery, for examinm- tioz, MORE VANDERSBILT GOVERNMENT. The statoments herotofore mado 1o Tue Tain- UNE, that Vandorbilt had obtained control not only of the Michigan Contral, but also of tho Canada Southern Railroed, are borne out by tho fact that Commodore ‘Vanderbilt himself was elected yosterday President of the latter road. Mr. Vanderbitt intends to make ths Cansda Houthern the direct connection boiwoen tho Michigan Central and New York Central Rail- roady, thus securing another through line to Cbicsgo, besides the Blichigan Bosthern, on- tiroly under bis control, The Great Western of Conada will suffer sevoroly by this turn of affairs, and_will probably after thia con- nect for the East with the Erte Rasilroad. 'The Canada Bouthern haa the right of '.i from Detroit to Chicago, aud part of tho track faal. roady graded. a Toad will not be completed a4 long as the Michigan Contral remains under tha_control of Vauderbilt, but will alwaya be bold up sa & menaco to tho Boston atockholders of that line, wbo are not friendly to Vauderbilt, whenevor they try to wreat it out of his Laods, 1o connoction with this, it is rumored that Mr. J. F. Joy, tho Presidout of tho Michigan Contrat Railroad, will shortly reelgn, whon Mr. Bam Bloan, of New York, the new Vice-Prealdent, and one of Vanderbilt's proteges, will become Maunagor of the road. WESTWARD-BOUND FREIGHT-RATES, New Yoag, Dec. 30.—At a meoting to-day of tho raprosentatives of tho Grand Y'runk, Vermont Central, Boston & Albaoy, aud Now York Con- tral Railrosds, it was resolved to indreaso the freizht-rates to the old basia of 75 conta per 100 to Chicago. A mootiog of sll the roada wiil be held shortly to ratify this action. THE CANADA SOUTHERN, Nzw Yonk, Dec. 30.—Cornelius Vanderbilt, [ the Prosidant of ths Now York Contral, Harlem, and Lake 8hore Railroad Com electod Prasident of the road Uomp.n!. fes, was to-day Usnada Bouthern Rail- ——— ‘The Qunrrel of Tonnyson nnud Bule wer, Mr. Tennyson contributed one, and only ons, poem to the columns of Funch. It isa notable work, and will, no doubt, mako acurious chapter o tho next great book on *The Amenities of Lnglish Literaturo, Leblod the anonymous shicld of * Tno New Timon," tho lats Lord Lrtton delivored himsolf of the following scath- iog attack on Tenuyson: Not mine, not miue, (O, muse forbld ) the boon Of borrowed nofes, the mock-bird's modish tons, The fingling medioy of purlotned conceila Qut-| g Wordaworth, and out-glitloring Keata, Whero all tiio aifs of patch-work pastoral chime To drowu the ears in Teanysoniau rhyme, Lot schovl mniss Alfrad vaot ber chaste dvlight 0 darliug Uttle rooms so warn aud light, Chant * I am woary ’ tu nfuo fcn atraln; And *catch the biue fly Ilulln! in the pane:* Though praieed by critica, and sdored by Blues,” Though Peel with pudiing plumb the puling muse} Thuugh Thobau tasta the Hazon purse controls, Aund pensions Teuunyson, whilo starves a Know! Me. Punch had a word or o to say on behalt of Tennyson, aud sald what o had o say epi- grammatically and wells TUL KEW TINON AND ALVLED JENNTSQN'S PENe HION, £ You've secn & lordly mastiry’ i st Aot The snatls of some o'er perted pup, Who grudges Lim his bitand sup; Bo stauds the bard of Lockeley Hall, ‘While puny derta around bim fall, Tipp'ed with what Tinon tazes for vearm{ abelia, Uc's o mastisl, Tim tso B Mr, Tennyson, with hia £300 & year just grant. ed him, was farions, Lncouraged by the sympas thy of Punch, the poetio sage produced s reply, whichwausslgned Aleiblades, printed undor tho titla of “*'The New Timoo and the Poet."” The following lines from the string of personsl versoa sre aufli- cient to do justice L0 tha muse's aing ; Aud what with spltes, and what with feary, You caunot leizs body be Iv's slways ringiilg iu your sars— ‘They call thia man as great sams | What profits now tounderstand ‘I'he werits of & ¥potloss ehiist— A dupper boot—a littlo nmdL— 1t half tho littla soul Ly dist You talk of tinsel] Why, we see Ol 10arks of rouge upon your cheaks, You prate of Nature. Xou arehe ‘Fhat split hia Life upon the eliques, A Timon you | Nay, a», 1t 1ooks t00 arrogant Tuo fierce old mav to Lal You andbox | OF, And thua th battle ended. . It was 00 furions to lust. RELIGIOUS. Letter from D, I, Moody Putting Off Ilis Coming: Bkotoh of the Troubles in the Templo Baptist Socicty. Copture of an Indiana Chnrch by Lady Parishioners, D, L. MOODY. W4 LETTZR TO TNE URETAREN, The following in the toxt of Mr. Moody's lot- tor to the oflicers of his ohureh, concorniug hin vinit to this city, reforence to which was mada last week: PRILADELPIIA, Nov, 26, 1975.—T0 the Oficers of the Chweago Aeenue Uhuren—DEAR DRETIRRN Though not permitled to work with you at yirencnt, iy thoaghta are often with 70 Rud iy prayers o up continually thet you may bo biessed and Jed in l{l 1. My Geart s been cheercd ns T heard from tima to lima of {he carnest workers smong your number, My mrong deairo has beem, that avery belp might bo aiven to those who havo been sa devoled i the work of tho Ohurch and Bundays schiools; aud, aa T belp, I look anxzionaly for the cant- pletion of the new buildlug that thera might bo tho conventencea provided to ald in tho work. But ficat o8 all and abave every conveulonto hal wa may Lt 1 our work, wo must look up to God for 1fis bloveing and His guilance, and of courss our desire wonld bo to dedicate our bullding to Lim for worship with tho desirs that }a would bices us in our worship thera. Bot one thing Impreases ltaslf strongly on my mind, and that s, that wa have no right 1o dedicato aaything to God that doss not holong to e § thorefare,we cannot tightly dedicate a bullding to God's service which we ara not ablo tocall ours till paid for, Anxious as I feel for te building to be resdy for ume, I could not give my conseut to {ls dedication tili puld for, I am thoroughty convincod that it la a great mistake In dedicating auy bulldiog for religlous sar- vico wilh & beavy debt hanging over it. Ay exporl enca Liaa bean that It has slways been & drag and hin- derance to anecesatal work, : X know that the qustom liss bean almost Invariablo to commence with a dobt, but I belleve tho whola thivg is wrony, and plainiy proven by many of our churches and religious bodiea now. T wouid s glad to coma to Obfcaga to assist in the dedlication wervicea when ths bulkling s completed and the money ratsed to pay for it, but not till the Duilding in owned by us can we dedieate it to Goa's service, 1 would further adviss that tho work should g0 otisiowly a8 the funds ou hand_warrant, aud if a sulctent amount to finish cannot be got, then shut np the Luilding untll the suffcient amount is raised for its completion, May Uod guide you fn this s in o1l other matters, and blers you mofe, Your frieud and brother, D. L. Moovr, Prtvaverenia, Pa.,, Dec. 80.—At the noon prayer-meoting_to-day Moody preached on tho Cucifixion of Christ, speaking of the import~ :}““ of paronts teaching thoir childeen to love esue, A largs number of rmlnenla for prayer wero road, The children of DPhiladelobia woro the special anbjecta of prayera to-day, In tho evoning the dopot church was two- thirda filled, and Mr. Moody preached from the text, * What Think Ye of Chriat 7" To-raorrow evening watch sorvicos will bas hold, tho doora oponiug at 7:30 and servico bo- inniag a¢ 0, and closing at 12, changing overy our, with an n{:purumity for ingress and cgrens. ot 10 and 11 o'clock, closing the year with prayer, i A PIOUS INDIANA ROW. TOE GERMAN LUTHERANS OF MICHIGAN OITY. A sad atate of sf/airs provails among the wor- shipera belonging to the German Lutheran Church of Michigan City, Ind. Bomo timo ago the church called a clorgyman from Germany to minister to the epiritusl wauts of tho mombors of the flock, but his coming hos been attended with dire rosults, Ho hed officiated aa pastor of tho cburch but malort timo when it became puinfully ovident to a portion of tho congregation that his peculiar Old-World uotlons about managing a church would not angwor ina fres couniry, right in tho wsacred roalms of Hoosiordom, in a city whose bound- aries wero washod by tho waves of the great 1ako, On theothor haud, anothor portion of the people wero as steonuouely dovoted to their pos- tor, whom they had called ail the way from Ger- many, and whom thoy dida't propose to call for nothing. Affairs progroased, increasing un. plossantness ensuod, aod no oil was thrown upon the troublod wators. Tho crisis camo at Inst, and on Mondsy night, the 27tk inat., the faction, principatly mado up of tha city pro- Pln. Laving obtained the last of a series of injunctious—{for the matter had alroady got into the courts—were put in possession of tho panc- tuary by the Sberiff of Michigan City, and & man by the namo of Bohoenemaun was left as cus. todiao, Mo romained in the church Monda night and the following Tuesday, monarch of ail he aurveyed, and with no ons to successfully dis. pute his rights. DBut Tuesday night thero came a change, and with it o band of female parishion- ora, who, armed with littlo hatchots, burst open the doors, rushed in en masse, and, their persussive mud wholly/affactive advancen upon Bchoenamann, hatchets ju band, succooded in puiting that individual to.an ignominious flight, What 18 more, the women came prepared to atay. They had tueir luochioon, work-baskets, autensila for preparing tea, the latest nows from Brooklyn, aud gthor proparstions whorewith to while away tho timo. Tho Bhorii® was sought by the opponenta of the imported clergywan, and efforts made to Jinduco him to oust the suffra~ gists; bt that oficer daclined to get into any muss with the womon, and no threats or promiscs oouid win him aver. Up to a late hour yoaterday tho strong-minded wero atill io possession, divid- iog the time between standing guard, sipping tes, taking lunch, and discussing the latest oholoa bit of scandsl. The hitle community of Mliobigan City is agitated to its profoundest depths, but atill the women aro fu posgession, rolak ot THE TEMPLE CHURCH. TUE BTATE OF ITS AVFAIRS, For mome months past the Tomplo Baptiat Church, whioh ia nitusted on the cornor of Hat- rison and Bangsmon strects, has exlstod under an oxceedingly complioated state of affalra, The primo dificulty soems to have grown oub of tho faot that the church bullding was eroctod mainly upom the ‘‘American plan,” viz, : crodit, and, a8 @& uatural consequonco, tha church snpportera are now reaping tho ro- sult of their indiscretion. Aas far sa can be learncd, the church organisation has not at any one perlod sinoo ita incorporation as a reilgions body besn in a flounehivg condition, for, al- though tho church was erocted afier a spacious and hiberal dangn, the main audiouce-room has nover boen dodicated, nor has it even boun finishod off, which {3 conclusive evidence that the organization must have oxporicnoed sovero finauctal dopreasion in {ts oatliost existence, To wake matiers worso, two faotions of the con- progation have mulually agreed o divagree, the 1‘mlm of differonca being tbe Rav. N. T. Ravlin, who administered to the welfaro of tho membars of the ‘Y'emnla Church during the greaor portion of last yoar, Tho doctrive of tho Rov, Mr, Ravlin, however, di- vergea considorably from thosq biold by the l!w- Ihs denomination, The stauncher mombers of he Chiurch did not naturally desire to be pro- sided ovor by a Universaliss, and tho Nev. Mr, Ravlin canoluded that,rathor than stand ajtrial on the chayge of heresy, ke would tender his resig~ nstlontothechurch members, which wassocopted, The withdrawal of the pastor had tho oflei: of completely dimrg-nlzln? the genoral body of worshipers, 8y many of the members at thia polut sent in their lettors of roaignation aud are now sttending tho meatings presided over by tha socoding pastor, This sotion left a small ma. jority of the orlgiosl body out in thq oold” without tho servicea of & ministor, ‘o fill this yacanoy a oall was feeued to the Rev, 11, 8. Usnlio, of this city, who has per- formed the duties of pastor in the Temple Church 8lngo Ootober last, and under whose ud- ministratiop the ohurch has experionced much prosperity, In view of Manon reorganization, & Baptiat Gouncll was held in sho Tomple Church yeatorday afternoon at 8 o'look. Owing ta a general mx-undnntwdln{. wany of the dele~ gal falled ?a pul LTS Y pesr- auos. The Councll was therefore adjonrued till Thursdsy pezt. The vbject of e Conneil formally consider » Templa Oburch, ln which t¢ m«‘nmud that the aforeaaid religious body be acceplod lato follow- ship by the Bapiis$ chugches of thix city, under o uame of tho Harrison Btrees aptiss Church. The Councll guunuy was presided over by Dr, Chisanay, of the Fourth Dnl:llqt Churol, aud say- ezl prominent divinea of the olty were prosent. poeaids it v [ Hoston’s Xenvy Tax.Peyers. Tha Baston Sunday Herald devoles mearly a Ey %o & list of the corpurations and oitizens of . aton g:;‘t pny;gv-;.l.(‘)mbn:ch per aunuw lgr $xen, ong the heaviegt tax-payers may be mantioned the Irustecs of the BuExiy entato, {vl)o will tarn {nto the Oity Treasury this yoar 303,- 3,14, The Fifty Absociaten, whoso real estato situatod st sll sections aud cosuoraof tho gity, will pay $32,104.58 on property estlmated vo bo worth 94 vdd; Jdoby L. Giasdaes payd s lar b ] on upward of 81,000,000, as alno do Willinm T, Androws and tho_hoira of Cathanine Codman while William 8. Dexter and othors, Trustors, hold vroporty worth 2,111,400, 1f. Hollin Hannowell Ie taxed on £§1,716,700, and Jordan, Marsh & Co., on 1,600,700, while membars of the firm pay lheavy taxes individually. Robert M. Mason Lnd aggrogated Izmpony to the valuo of uearly tiva nnllioun and & half s Jolin A, Loweil's propertyis valucd at £1,405,308; Willism Minot, J 3,0,90; and damos Parker's at 1,003,600, The helra of Imanc Rich are crodited with property worth £1,032.000: Frodarick R, Bearahas £1,262,¢ 400 worth of thin world's goods; Edward A. White, 'I'rustee of the S8immons astate, in taxed on 62,830,300 § Tienty B. Willinms on 81,082, 800; Mowos Wiliiama on 2,541,400 Ariocd Wantworth_on 81,033,400; Wiiliam W. Tucker on 81,181,900 ; and many othera aro fignred ug a8 owners of proporty valued at upward of 900, 000, ilarvey D, I'arker, the hotel propriotor, it a millionaire, tho flgurca showing his rra)mn to bo assesacd for $930,000. and tha publisher of the Warerly Masazine, Moses A, Dow, is mse sexged for #627,000. Nathau Datthews is taxed ou &1,543,200. EDUUATIONAL, ‘THE WISCONSIN TEACHERS, Special Drapateh ta The Chicaao Tribune, Mapisoy, Wis., Doc. 30.—Ths meoting of tin Stato Toachors' Association haa continued to-dag with lively intereat. 'Tho discurslon last nighi following the papor by Mr, Wright on **Thn Neod of Academioa in Our Educativnal Systom," was very able and animated. especially on the part of Prosidont Bascom, of the Stato Univorsi- ty, who objected to academies us oxtrancous to the publio school syatem, and Prasldent Chapln, of Doloit College, who denied any necessary an- tagonism betweon public and privato schools, aod thought acadomies and colloges vory valuae blo 1 supplying & Iack in tho Btato educational system, which ho dld not think should bavo a monapoly. ‘To-Uay neveral mattera wors considersd. Tho firat wau o roport, which was adopted. in favor of roquiring County Buperintendouts to havo o State certificata of the firet grade, failing in which the oflico ahould be declared vacaut, Buperiutondont Bearing real an interestin, paper in which Lo urged, firat, tho elaction o Conaty Superintondents 3 second, long torms of offico ; thiid, some roquiaite qualitications for cligbility ; fourth, teachern baving onos astab- lished their qualitications and fitacss, should roe ceiva pormancut certiticates, Aftor considerable discussion a report of tho Committeco on ‘Fown School Librarics was adopted, submitting n plan in_brief a8 follows : First, it provides for a State libpary fund, also for a'Stato Library oard, comfposed of Stata Buporintendent aod Prosidents of normat schools, who shall proparo and distribute lsts of library books, maka rales and regulations, contract with booksollers for books to ba issued at not cost to libraries, Becond, provides for local taxation for town library purposes, the purchase, keopiug, nud loat of tho books bought o donated. ‘Ihird, provides for a Btato licrary taz of 530,000, aud suunally thoroattor & tax not to exceud 16 por cout of thio schicol-fund iucome. D’rof. MacAllister made a report in_favor of & Btato achool-tax of 2 mills on the dollar, with the spacial, object of piving more aid to such parta of the Htato as, by roason of their nowness, sparsences of population, or other causes, are unable to maintain such schools as are fitted ta prepare our young pooplo for the dutics of citle zenship, Spectal Disrateh to The Chicaqo Tribune, Aapison, Wi, Deo. 30.—At 5 meoting of the Suverintendents this afternoon, school super- vision was forther divounsed, and a resolution adopted in favor of a cloger co-operation aud conforonco betscon Mtato and Local Buperin. tondents, more atiention to institutes, more ef« fort to enllat populer interest in tho schools, roporta to Clerks on the visitatlon of districts by Bupormtondents, salaries fixod by law nud paid by tho State, longer torms of office, scholustio qualifications for eligibility, nnd powes of removiug County by State Buperintend. r.'s atfl,. ents. Irregulatlty of aitondance was talked over, and tho “chiof 1emedies suggested wero fucrensing the minimum school ngo to G yonrs, making schools more sttractive, and froqitout reports of attendance and appor. tionmont of State sid thercen. A school-tax was unanimously opposed. At the cloging mootivg of the Stato Toachory Association to-night, F. II. Bpragun read tho ro. pott of tho Coommittes’on ihe functions of Fuachlnl nnd common schools. The former, ) aving no placo in our schaol of public oducae tlon, ha said nothing of. ‘Ibo latter wero to noh- ] caro intelligonco in the community, so that member ocould properly perform tha tiea of a oltizon, and wora to be, b all lawful moans, rondored moro cm’. cient, and Interost in them stimulated, that thoy may bo mado tho baso of that liberty and intolligonce necessary to true citizonship, which was adopted. A rosolution offored by O. R. Bmith, fu favor of establishing an instltution for feoble-minded children, was adonted. R, W. Burton, lato Buperintendent of tho Soldiors’' Orphang’' Home, rond a valuablo paper urging moro oxtensivo oducational provisions, and suggestiog ‘organization -by teachers of a Ktate Sobool for Natural Hciances, and to camp out four or 8ix wooks for tha situdy of such scionces, This was recommended by Profeasors Chamberlsin and Irving of tho Geological Burvey, and a committeo appointed to cone sidor and roport at tho July meetivg. Prosident Albea read the roport of the Uenten- nial Committea Auguenting presentation in be- boif of the State for tba Centennial Lxpoaition of a hiatory of cducation in the State, which was adopted. avd the Committee empowered to ap- point » suitablo commitieo to tako chargo of tha matter. After tho usual resolution of thanka, tho Association adjournod sbout 10 p. m. INDIANA. Spectal Dispatch to ‘1he Chicaco Tribune. Ixpranarors, Ind., Deo, 30.—1he thirtv-scos ond annual roport of the Trustoes acd Buperin- tondent of tha Ivstitution for the Education ot tho Deaf and Dumb was filed to-day, The at- tendance during the past year has been as fole lows : Numbor of pupils last session, 291; ad- mitted this term, 60; whole number nstructad, 841; nwmnber discharged durlng tho yoar, 46; number romaining, 205, Tho Institution {8 now full, and the number of pupils can only bo enlarged by increasing the aceommodations, The financial condition i siown aa follows : On hand at the beginning of the year, #26,162; ap- propriatod by the Legislaturo, #00,000; total rocelpts, 888,102; oxpensca, 857,474 ; loaving oo Land, §28,687. The Suauols] year oxpirea March 81, noxt, Two-thirds of tho puply- are undes 15 years of sge. - Tho Board of Truatees of tho State Univorsity met to-day. The Hon, Irasc Jenkinson, of the Riclunond” Palladium, was elooted a membor, vico John 8. Irwin, of ¥ort Wsyne, resigned I'he commencement date was changed to the second Wedneaday {n_Juno, and tho oponing of tho fall term to the Brat Thureday in Soptember, The State Toachors' Association te-day chost the {ullowluy oflicers for the ensninz year: Prosident, Willlam 1L, Wiley, of Terre Haute: Ttocording Hocretary, J, Coper, of Rtichmond Permanont Seorotary and ox officio Treaunror, D. Ecliloy Huoter, of Bloomington ; Yresident of the Buperintondent'a oction, J. J. Charleton, of Vincenuss| Heoretary, U. D. DBlaokman, of Delphi, S S Another Darbara §roltchies Hotnan's Journal, A correspondout of the Caribou Norfh 8ta felld an intoresting story of a Massachusett woman who m. s Maine masn pamod Baker, aud settled on some territary of which the poa. sesgion wag in disputa botwoen the Engliah and American Qovernments. Bays this ola Iady( **Ho hought some Jaud, and, we belng Ameri cans, tho noxt summer 1 mado with my owx IIln;scll I‘ltl'h A‘ul;arlhu}; u-,;. I?d l‘hvu lnonpl"aunh ox uly, Wi 0 help of Mr. Waltey Powers, wa taised it. Vor this act My, Daker was indioted , eatried fo Froderjoton, tried imprisoped ton moutha), con- ne $200, and thon sllowed to free,” This was the beginolog of the Arapatook way, which yesuls in She outablishiog of northesss boundary Jiue bhetween us and the Dritish provinces, ‘Tho ralalng of the Kiara spd Btripas was thought to bo s very disloysl sct hy Mr. Baker's npighliors, and after La bad bean taken by tus provioclal authoritias and carrfed off, they very naturally guncluded that all his prop- erty was {0 bo capfisoatea, and they immadiately ui themse!ves i muion 0f it. When Mis. aker uaw this, with that truo courage and hero- fupa ¢! t onpriol hon throughs the wildergess, ke armod pordelt will & hroomsjick, dnuum!vd * raturg of hor cattle aud otber property so thair places, and they obeyed. BShe gownmanded them 40 Joavo her promives, ** that ahe wad not brought up Ju the woads to ba frightened at owly," and thiey loft, Although hving wo long out ot hor native nountr{l. Ler love for it Lims uot grown cold, even at her advanced age. Bho has now In her possession & quils, on which she hss wrought tbe Americau olao. and when sbe could not oo anythl :g elag to remind her of the country sko loved, sha would look on this quilt. —_—— Many farwors of MoLaaa County, Illinois, are ploulag, the woll belng in 939slivat condition. e go