Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1876, Page 10

BEECHER--TILTON. Prof. Tyler, of Ann Arbox, Par tially Spoils the Sun Story. Henry C. Bowen Before the Plymouth Church Examining Committee. Bowen's Protest: Against theGom- mittee’s Treatment of Him. Mrs. Monlton Asks Her Counsel Whether She Qught to Proceed Further in Her Gwn YVindication, Mr, Van Cott Advises Her to Do Nothing at Present, and Scores Beecher TUnmercifully. PROF. TYLER PROTESTS, Svecral Inspatch o The Clucaon Tribune. AxN Auyon, Mich., Jan. 22.—The article in & rocent number of the New York Sun protending to give imformation eaid to be in possession of Prof. AL C. Tyler concerning the Deecher-Tilton matter, created surprise in these quartess, asit was gencrally supposed that the Professor know bat hittle of the matter, from the fact of his never Laving bad ansthiog to ssy sbout it. I called upon lum to-dsy, however, aad, after referring to the ardclo sbove men- tioned, =sked him if it were true. Afier expreesing his unwillingness to say any- thing zbout the scandal be unhesitatingly do- npounced the article as a gross misrepresentation of shat hebad said. He ldhdxed ;l.nt he h:d ¢ e confessicn of Mrs. Tilton 1n tho zi::’«’l‘;bf::nol?:'!lc‘)uhnzcn, a8 tho Sun affirms, ard tha: the etatement regarding his authoriz- ing iho publicstion of the article was another uotruth. He says that he has no statemeats for tue puthic regarding the affar, and had the Mu- tual Council been held he would by uo mezns have furnished any testimony. BOWEN AND THE PLYMOUTH COMMITTEE. ' New York Heraxd, Jan. 20. The Pxsmining GCommittes of Plymonth Church met at No. 53 Willow street last evening to hear Mr. S. V. White's statement of griev- snces against Henry C. Bowen, who had been gummoncd to listen to them likowise. The meeting was at the Rev. Mr. Halliday's residence and was conducted strictly in private, end the prees wero not only denied admission, but their cards were not forwarded to persons in the Com- mittee-room. Mr. Cleveland positively refosed to allow zny communication o be sent in. At S o'clock Mr. Bowen, with his eons, appeared be- fore the Committee, and, to use his own expres- sions, bad *a very stormy time of it, indeed.” The upthot of the whole diecussion was, that Nr. Bonen was to receive a written statement of the grievaoces;” and bave time to reply fo them in the s2me manner. Alter the meeting, the Heratd roporter called at Mr. H. C. Bowen's residence, and, in pres- ence of his sons and other gentlemen, he made the followicg statement : Yerterday morning I received this leiter: “ No. 58 WiLLow STrrET, BRoOLLYY, Jan, 17, 1876, —H. C. Bowen—Dran S1n:’ At » meeting of the Ex- wmining Committee of the Plymoath Church, held this evening, at the request of 3Ir. S. V. White, and at which he was present and made statement of griev-" ances he had with you, the following resolution was | paseed, which I was instructed to forward lo yon: “ Redolved, That Nr. S, V. Whate and Mr. Heary C. Poren, members of this ch ‘be requested to meet the Committee at No. 58 Willow street, on Wednesday evening, the 19th inst., at 8§ o'clock, 1o state and hear the matter of grievances named by Brother S.V. White, and Teceive such advice as the Committes may think 6t to kive in the matter. “ Reepectfully yours, S, B. Harumay, Clerk.” 1 mede no reply 1o this, but attended the meeting of the Committee to-ight. ThTe mete present, when I, and my sons, end 1y etenographer, Mr. 3. B. Cary, autered, all the members of the Examining Commit- tee except Henry Ward Beecher. There were: the Eev. Dr. Edward Deccher in the Chair; Thomss J. Tilner: Mr. S. B, Hallldsy, Clerk of the Commitiee; Flhomss G, Shbearman, V. F. Blsir, Henry M. Cleve- kend, and the complainant, 8. V. White, who is a mem- ver of tho Committee, 1 was asked who the gentle- ncn with mo were. 1 replied that they were my two 1ons, s5d 3 etenographier, whom I hsd employed to nake » verbatim report of the proceedings. Objec- ¢iou was made 10 the latier's presence; but 1 insisted that I should be allowed to bave a reforter, that I might preserve, for refercnce, the doings of the Com- mitiee, 2nd know exsctly what tho grierances wers which Afr, White would state to the Comumitice, Fur- ther objections were made {o the r's presence by several members of the Commitiee, and, on motion of Mr, Shearman, the Commitice withdrew to snother roum tfor comsultation. After an absence of fve minutes they returned, and stated that they had ‘unapimously DETERMINED TO EXCLUDE THE REPORTER. T apain insisted that it was my right under the cir- cumetances to have a reporter, 28 otherwise I would Lave no record of what Alr, White might say. Mr. ‘Blair tuen moved that a commitiee of two be appoint- d to escort the reporter {0 the strect-floor. This mo- tion was reconded; and I then eaid, ¢ 3lr. Cary, you Teed not stay,” aud Le thereupon withdrew, accome yanied by myself and sous 10 tie door. 1said to tne Committee that the reporter's exciasion was virtually »n exclusion of myself, 35 I would have no record of the procecdingy. 1 and my sons consulted in the hall 15 £0 our best course, and we decided o go into the parlor and listen to what they bad to say, in accord- &nce with the summons of the Committee. On enter- 1ng, 1 83id 1 ehould like to hear what Mr, White had to s3y, and what advice the Committes wonld have 1o giveme. Mr. White then made this stazement : “1p Novembor last I called at Mr. Bowen's office, in New York, and bad an_interview with him regarding r. Beecher. I told Nr, Bowen that it was generally understood that he was possessed of information, whether true or false, in regard to Ar. Becchier, which be refused to make public; that some people believed 1tto be true; znd that 1t was Mr. Bowen's duty to sate frankly whether he personally kuew anything sguinst 3lr. Beecher or not. 1f he did not know eny- ihing personally, I s2id he ought to £ay xo; and, if he 8id, he ought to tell it. Mr. Howen declined to anewer sny questions put by me in regard to Sir. Beecher, and avowed that he bad thus far Leen ailent on the aubject, and intended to.remain so in the future. That wae the substance of the first interview. I after- ward called upon bim with Meesrs, AL, K. Moody and E. H. Garbut, members of the clurch, with the same results. Atr. Bowen declared that he wonld answer no suestione, except ho was called into court and inter- Fogatad.™ 2 “That was tho Fubstance, exid Mr. Towen, of M. Gite's erievance. Ho had e otber allegation or sharge of any_description against me, T thi “ontiaucd Mr.. Bowes, Dr, Biecher £aid they werd feady 10 hear anything that I might have to may in regly to Mr. White. 1expressed my astonishment at ihis request, remarking that the summons had given De no right 10 say anytiing. Atany rate, I was to- tally nnprepared ; the ume given me was so short, I fosisted, bowever, upon having he statement of Mr, White's gricvances it writing, stating that 1 would then Five it atiestica and make a respectful reply. I sald tant 1 feit bust that the Committee should bave sum- moned me 5o unceremoniously, and withont any inti- mation, directls or indirectly, of what the grievances were; snd I thought 1 was uot bewng treated justly or 1n accordsnce with Congregational usages. ‘I stated that, in this inetance, Plymouth Church, by having §given to the press, tho day Lefore I received it, tho ‘fummous to attend the meeting, had violated its own chde of hionor. Afr, Halltday s2id he coneidered the imputation cast npon members of the Commities by the chargs an Iosult. 1 reaffirmed #:at it must have been given to the press by a member of the Commiitee, and called upon the Cbairman to ask each member present whether he had given it 1o the press. Several denied the charge at Tooe, and the Chair was about to call upon the rest when dr. Shearman arose sud admitted thut he had made to the reporter of & New York paper statements *rom which the facts xs published might hate been in- Ferred. 1 then snnounced my readinezs to hear any advice Tae Committee might wish to give me, The Chairman Jtated that they wanted to bear from me first; but I Seclined 10 talk, saying I had not been invited there for that purpose. The Committes then etated that Ihey bad nothing to say. 1 etated that I could notand would not make any reply 10 Mr. White on that occa- son, They said they would give mo all the timo I neoded. I then asked fapp copy of the report of the roceedings, which bad! iaken in shorthand by e Tiines, apd stated that 1 would thea make a care- fulreply. 1 further stated that, if I were not permit~ 1od at the next meeting to have 'a stenographer pres- ent, I would not attend, but send 8 written reply, as I - esired, in sny fature meeting, to Etand on equal terms with my accuser, who bad a reporter present. I then withdrew, leaving the Comumittes in consaitation. “The ropor:er called upon the Committes, but was refused sny informstion whatever. Mr. Bowen, at the beginoing of the meeting, wanted 1o havo the press sdmitted. New ¥ork Worud, Jan. 21, The Examinivg Committes of Plymouth Church were engaged lntde_venmg‘ xfhmcp;n_ng their report of the proceedings 0! B evening before. p‘%\'heu this 18 ready it will be sent to Mr. Bowen, aud be will reply to eo much of it 28 contaps Mr. White's *grievances,” in wniting. This report, however, will not be ready for some daya yet. When Mr. Bowen's reply to Mr. White is Teceived, the Committee yvill take action on the case. 1If the reply shonld Bot be atisfactory this branch of the contro- verey will be brought before the church for sd- judication. ; i Mr. Henry 0. Bowen yesterday made public protest, which he s£ays he in- tho _followin; 1 teaded to read at the mesting of the Examinivg mit Beseea’and & stunbgTaphor 13 ke fall notes of all that transpires, I deem it unjust to be either questioned or instructed under present circumstanco s to any alleged % grievances " of Mir. White sgunst me. When I am definitely and in writing iuformed of these “grievances ” of Mr. White, I will, withiu ressona- Committes Wednesday night, but got no oppor- tunity. BROOELTY, Jan. 19.21876.—To the Ezamintng Com- miltee of Piymouth Church.—GENTLEMEX : You have summoned me to aupesr hear from the lips of Mr. S. V, White 3 verbsl state- mentof his *grievanoes” sgainst me, and *to ro- ceive such advice a3 the Committee may think 8t to give in the matter.” that summons that I can be afforded any opportunily 10 reply, or be allowed in any way to defend myself. You have not followed the nsages of our denomina- tions by giving me B ‘copy or Written statement of £aid * grievances,” and I therefore come beforo you without thie slightest knowledge or suspicion of what 18 10 be £aid or done on the occasion; and a8 yon re- fuse to permit my stenographer to take notes of the proceedings White's before you this evening to ‘You do not state or intimate in 1 must dechne either tolisten to Mr. evances 7 or to the “advice of the Com- ™ whilo you have lawyers and_otirers to be wit- make t0'the same. B OSTe ear C. Bowes. 3Néw York Tridune, Jan. 21. Mr. Bowen sud yesterdsy tbat be has no ex- pectation of meoting Mr. Beecher any place where his affaira are to be discassed, x_u.\lens itis in a court of justice. THE MOULTON-BEECHER COUNCIL. XNew York Sun, Jan. 21. Ever since Mr. Beecher's attack oo Dr. Storrs, Dr. Budington, and Mrs. Emma C. Moulton, Iast Friday evening, the prevailing disposition bas been that something should be dona defengively, at least for the lady. The friends of Alrs. ¥onl— ton bave copsidered the expedient of a suit for slander, preteded by the arrest of Mr. Beecher; and again it has been urged that sho ehould call sn ex-parte council, on the ground that ihe ac- tion of Plymouth Church wasia effect a refusal to go into & Mutual Council. Early in tho week Mrs. Moulton addressea the following leiter to ex-Judge Van Cott, her coungel : BROOKLTN, Jan. 17, 1876,—Mx DEar Sir : £ sk your attention to Friday evening's proceedings of Plsmouth Chaurceh, 2a reported in last” Saturday morning’s pa- pers. Bir. Beecherand the church people could not Eonceal their exultation over their escape from a 3a- tual Councl, and from the proofs of the acts known to 1, Lut ot yet made public, I particulariy ark your atiention to the answer made to _your statement of tho case of President Edwards; to Mr, Beecher's descrip- tion of his interviews with me: and to his charge, not that 1 had misunderstood whst he had eaid to me, but that I had covered my head with perjury. Picase ad- wise me whether I onght, under the circumstances, to ‘mate any furthbr effort at present o vindicate myself from his conree slander, o to expose his wickedncss before a church Council, or otherwiee. I will be much obiiged if you will favor me with an eariy answer, Very truly yours, Eanu C. MorLToN, Tuo death of Mr. Van Cott's daughtor delayed bis reply until yostdrdag, when he wrote 25 fol- lowa: £ BRookLT, Jan, 20, 1676.—Mx Dear Mas. Movr- Tox: My painful domestic nzicties have prevented an earlier reply to your note of the 17th of January. 1t has scemed to me that what I had written to the Committes of Plymonth Cburch, and what JIr. Béecher kaid at the church-meeting you refer to, Wwas under the public eye, and that zn enlightened public wonld deat wisely with the facts. The point of Presi- dent Edwards’ case was, the abuse and mischief of the device of excluding churches either party might de- #ire 10 relect. ‘That point was Dot smswered, but was sought to be evaded by eaying: “See what mischle! ‘was done by composing the Council of loczl churches and excinding distant churches.” But you know that we did not desire to_constitute ihe Council of logal churchbes and exclude distant churches. On the con- trary, we agreed upon forty church delegates, of whom thirty-four were out of the locality, and ten individual delegates, all of whom were at s distance, If Ply- mouth Church bad, in good faith, carried out the agrecment on which we started, there would Lave been no_exclusion, within or without the locality. Plymouth Church broke down the arrangement for a Council by persisting in its claim to exclude four local delegates out of the whole number of fifty delegates to be invited to constitute the Council. 1 remind you that Plvmonth Church sent its solemn_protest to ‘the great Representative Conncil of 1874, compiaining that the assembly of delegates from distant churches was “ directly in opposition to the genius of Congregation- al polity, ons grest aim of which is to confine local troubles {o their o locality, and to settlo them in the neighborhood, by the aid of the neighboring churcoes, without spreading the tale of locai ensions over the whole land.” ° But Plymonth Church bas a gentus for being llogical. I had not overlooked the pastor’s sneering refor- ence to you, and his intimation that he had regarded and treatea yon almost a8 he would treat 3 little child! But 1 had read his two letters to your busband, proved on the trfal and admitted to be genune, and 'noticed that in his letter dated Sunday morning, June 1, 1873, hesaid: *Your noble wife, too, hes been to ms ons God's comforters. - It is such as the Ey faith in wom- anhood.” that o his lefter dated July 14,1873, be says: “For athousand encourage- ‘ments, for eervices that no ons can appreciate who has not been 8o sore-bearted 28 1 have been, for your honorable aelicacy, for confidence and a'sction, I owe sou 50 much thut' I can neither express nor repay it. Not that the least ha been the great-hearfed kindncss and trust wchich your nobie wife has shoun, and which has Lifted me out of desvondencies often, though some- tunes her ciear truthyulness has iaid me preily flat.” d also remembered that, between the dafes these two letters, the interview occurred of which, you testified, he bhad not only explicitly confeased his Fuilt, but avowed his purpose of self-destruction; and that it was your purpose to prove to the Council that, on the very day to which you attribute that confession, you, in grest distress, communicated it confidentially to your most intimate friend, Mra. Eddy, and to your uncle, Mr. Jeremish P. Robinson, I 2m not atile to recoucile what the pastor sid at ihat church meeting with what he wrote in those two letters, and, a8 I am bound to believe what he wrote, I am compelied to dis- believe what he said. Now what had csused his * waning faith in womanhood 2" And how did you dsre, {n_your childlikeness, to show him *a great- bearied kindness and trust,” to “lift him out of derpondencies often,” and by your * dear truthfulness to lay me (him) prefty st 2" " What was that “dear truthfulness” that “ Liid him pretty flat” unless it was tho advice youtestified you gave him at that interview occurring between the letters that he ehould confess his offense to the church 1f anything can mitigato the coarseness of the pas- tor's peech at the church-meeting, it was the inexor- able necessity of bis situation. 1t was not necessary that he thould be consistent; he conld not eafely Le consistont. His efforts from the begiuning have Leen £0 reconcile irreconcilable things 2nd to make the false seem to be the true, T cannot think it is sour duty to go further, certain- 1y not juet now. You had, with the boldness of inno- cence and truth, courted inquiry, while Plymouth Church from_the beginning bias sought to evade and cover up, and hae again succeeded in evading, though not in covering up. If Plymouth Church can have an investigation by investigators exclusively eelected by itaelf, as ft did in 1874, and can have ita case jndged £olel§ by what its Committee pleasca to produce on its own side; let it. Such an luvestigation cannot sottle snything, and will leava a diktrusting and portentous public_opinion where it stands to-day, Plymouth Church will not_produce Mrz. Tilton a3 a wiiness, if any doubting delegate may cross-examine her, nor Mrs, Brodshaw, nor Mr. and Mrs. Richards, It will not produce the unproduced evidence that 14 known to exist, that the pastor kmew, before the 20th of Decomber, 1870, and ~befors he wrote the letter of contrition *intrusted to Mr. 3foul- ton” that he had been charged witn a crim- inal {intimacy with Mrs. Tilton. When they es- caped the Council, they knew that_you knew of Mrs- Tilton's repeated confessions of that criminal intimacy fo several persons, and was prepared lo prove those confeseions; and bo probably knew that the fact of bis previous knowledge of the charge was susceptible of such proof that it could not again be denied with safety. ‘You have been too fong aud too well known in tho best circlesand the best Christizn society of Brook- Iyn to make it necessary to vindicate yoursslf bers: 2nd I ventura the opinfon that, before this painful controversy ends, your truthfulness and Christian in- tegrity wili be recognized by all the worid. You have properly cared for tbe good name and fame of the Congregational Church, but the Church must row take care of iteelf. It must determine for itself wheth- er its members can o driven from its pale without a Learing and trial, and whether iniquity can be £o se- curely intrenched within its walls that inquiry cannot drag it forth to the light of day. Congregationalism itaelf is pow on ita triul, and it remains to bs praved whether it has enough fron in its blood to continus to live. With great respect, traly yours, . JosaUA M. Vax Corr. ‘To Mrr. Emma C. Moulton. LETTER FLOXM THE RBEV. EDWARD BEZCHER. BROOKLYN, Jan, 20, 1876.— 7o the Editor of the New - York Tribune: Allow me to corroct through your widely-circalated paper certain erroneous statements s to the Mutusl Council in the case of Mrs. Moulton. It has been stated that Plymouth Church claimed and exercised the right of vetoon tho choice of Mrs. Moulton. This 18 not true, 1t has been said that Plym- outh Church declined the Council because cer- tam churches were retained on the other eide. This is mot true. What, then, is the truth? What did Plymonth claim? The Commuttee of Plymouth Church, in privata conference with Mra. Mouiton’s represontative, claimed the right of suggesting reasons why two of the churches named by bim should not sit in the Council. ~But it was then and there stated explicitly, and was rednced to writing, that such informal %mt:st was not designed to excludo the churches mentioned, if, after considering the reasons given, Mrs. Mouiton still chose to retain thoso churches.’ Plymouth Church agreed,’and was known to agree, to 20 on with the Council as if 1o exception had been taken. That the right of thus etating reasons exlsta on both sides 18 the dictate of nataral equity and of common Eense. Itis essential tothe highest degree of perfection of a Mutual Council, name- Iy, that there shall bo an sgreementof both sides in all the members of a Council. If this agrecment cannot be reached, we eaid, let each side exercige 1ta right of choice, Whether there ought not to be a right of veto within certain lmits, as in the choice of jurors in s avil court, we did not eay. It is & question concerniog which there iz room for argument. Certamnly that right has been exercised, and there may be cases where it ought to be. But we did pot choose to claim or to exercieo this right. We were content with the obvious and undoniable right of stating reasons, leaving the power of choice umimpared on both sides. The Committee in private conference suggested rea- sons why two churches should not be included in the Council, but emphatically, and in writing, THE CHICAGO TRIBUN which was before Mrs. Moutton when she gave up the Council, declared its willingness to go on with the Council, calling every church or minis- ter she should pomiuate. The document before her was in this language: :ond—Your right to no%flupul:da. 20d we have aimply called sour attention to considerations which Seem tor ua to require reflec- tion on your part and on the pact of the churches ro- ferred to. We repest what ws saidin the first in- stance, that we do not for s moment think of with- drawing from the Mutnal Councll in case you disre- gard our suggestions, Again the Clerk of the chrarch seot to her, through ber lawyer, the !ollamng' docxz'\:nn'un: x, Jao. 12, 1876—J. M. Fan ‘19— Dram gy e Gommittes of Plymouth Church de- sire me to inform you that they cannot change their ‘position in the matter of the protest. They are ready atonce to sign and 18sue the letter-misnive, either with or wnithout the changes suqgested, respecting the churches 20 be called. - Sincerely yours, ~ Tioxas J. TILXEY. Excepting the place of meeting, Mrs. Moulton, therefore, was gffered her own way oo every point. The Church wanted the Mutual Council P ad still desires it, and is_willing to go on with it The churches named by ber were accepted, and would bave Leencalled. She withdrew from 2 Mutual Council simply becaase we exercised our manifest right of suggesting to her reasons for not calling two churches, at the same time leaving her right to call them unimpaired and uoquestioned. On that ground,aud on that only, she drow back. EDWARD BEECHER, Chairman of Comunittee, THE NEXT GREAT WAR. The Impending Conflict in Eu- rope---Russia Arming at All Points. AT Alliance of Russia, Austria, and France Against England and Germany. Correspondence St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Sr. Perenspue, Dec. 22, 1875.—Yoa have heard, doubtless, of the active preparations for war that have been going on in this country for some time past. Theso preparations are far more active than is, or can be, known outside of Russia, whero, as you are aware, oversthing political or militery—tho two things are the same here—is conducted with the greatest possible caution aud secrecy. PREPABATIONS FOR WAR. The entire Empire "is getting ready for offensive hostilities, as is evident to any ob- gerver who travels to any extent through the dominions of the Czar. The presont movement is, indeed, 80 palpable tbat the oflicers of the Rossian army hardly deny, when asked by civiliang they are intimato with, that a great war is imminent. Of course, they don't eay ses—in trath they have no positive knowledge on the subject—but, on the other hand, they don't 8ay no, because a negative would indicate very little intelligence in the face of incontesta- de facts. . THEIR REAL OBJECT. 1t is generally belioved that the object of the present marial activity is the seizure, occu- pancy, and absorption of Turkey by Ruesia, though it is not unaerstood how or when Russia 18 to execute the plan gho basgo long and ar- dently cherished. This Government rarely, it ever, does or attempts to do anything without ample deliberativn and thorongh equipment. You may ssy tbat the demand of the late Nicholas I. upon the Sultan for the protec- torate of all Turkish subjects professing tho Greek faith, would seem to disprove this. The Sultan, as eversbody knows, flatly refused, no one knowing better than the Czar that the Sat- tan wonld reruse. Wbat the Czardid not know was that Turkey would be backed in her resist- ance by France and Great Britaino. Even hsd bhe believed and known this, it i8 queationable if he would bave modified his demands, for he was imperions and shsolute tothe last degree, a tyraat by temperament, s despot in will. Alexander is & verv different person from his father. He has much of his father's strength, withont his injustice, and all of his intellect withont his passionats blindness toconsequences. Alexander never makes a move on the.political chess-board unlees be has, or thinks be has, his deep game clearly wrought out 1o his own mind. Quiet as he is sagacious, his quietnesa has de- ceived the greater part of Europe by veiling bis supreme ambition. He has never, for a mo- ment, given up any of thoe plans his father en- tertained, and he has added maoy plaas on s onn account. He i8 8till youug, in'an Old World sense, not being 59 until next April. He fully expects, beforo be dies, to change the condition of Europe, and he knows of no more efective way to brng about that chaoge than to cripple the immense—the, at preéent, overshadowing power of Germany. A MISTAKEY XOTION. I have often heard in Berlin that the interest of Rusaia i8 one with the interest of Germany, becsuse the Czar and s family are more than balf German. The latter part of this is true, for Alexander's grandmother was Mary of Wurtem- berg ; his mother was the daughter of Frederick Wilham, King of Prussia; and his wife is s daughter of Louis IL, Grand Duke of Hesse- Darmstadt. The interest of the two nations. however, is antagonistic; having especisily become so since the formstion of tbe German Empire. Russis has taken great pains to have, aud has succeed- ed in making, it understood that ehe is more of ap Asiatic than European power. Scarcely a week passes that one does not see in the Berlin, Parie, and Loudon newspapers the expression of this ides, which pleases Alexander and his Court ‘mightily, because they are weil aware that it is not true. Whatever the Czar and his family may be by blood, blood in Eanrope nowadays has little to do with poney, particalarly whun policy is but another name tfor manitest advantage. A NEW AND SECBET ALLIANCE. The existing power of Germany is an inces- sant menace and source of alarm to every other Power in Europe. EKach nation feels, while under _ the shadow of Germany, tbat its King s perpetually in check. Ruesia is more determined than ever to possess Tarkey, and obliterate it from the map. She felt that she could not do this while the old combination was avaiable against her. That combination, after the Franco-German war, was vo longer possible. Russia's opportunt- ty has come, and she has resolved to muke the most of it. When ehe assumes the offeusive against Turkey, she necessarily expects to be bronght inlo colligion with other na- tions, In order to_ be enabled to achieve her purpose, Russis, 1t i8 be- lieved, bas a secret understanding with France sud Austiia that they will stand by her. This coalition, she has every reason to think, will cause an alliance between Germany and Great Britain against her aud the two other states. GER: 'S POSITION. .- Germany can, it is assertea.put fully two mill- ions of men into tho field, and with sach sol- diers and such equipment 2s she can command, sho feels sure she can defeat any force, howover large, that can be broaght against her. QGREAT BRITAIN'S POSITION. Great Britaio bas long been jealous of Rus- sia’s steadv development eastward, fearing. not without reason, that the Czar will soon become an unpleasant noighbor as respects her Indian poasessious. Her cluef interest being in that direction, she belongs spontaneously 1o any aide which, 1o event of 2 great Ccontest, is arrayed against Rossia, Her recent pur- chase of the Suez Caoal ghares was, palpably enough, only to strengthon herself in tho East. She caunot, perbaps, ac- complish & great deal with her army, 8o small is 1t compared with the continental armies; but her navy can render invaluable assistance, FRANCE'S POSITION. France has been barning for revenge ever since her bumiliating apd crushing defeat at Sedan. Her rancor is all the greater because she feals that sbe cannot conlend single-handed againat Germany. Consequently, she ismore than willing to ally Lierself witn any first-class power 1o the end of pumsbiog her most cordialiv detested enemy. Her army is not nearly =o efficient as bas been supposed. She has not profited-prop- erly by her late bittor experience, and is not on 8o much better a war footing as s0e ought to be, in view of her recent disasters. Neverthelees, she can probably help Ruesia with a good army of from 80U,000 to 00,000 men, sand she will be delighted to do it, AUSTRIA'S POSITION. ‘What motive has Austria for a contest with Germany 7 Motive enough, and to spare. She hos Lot forgotten ber compulsory submission to Prussia (1n 1866), which 13 the head and frout of all Germany's offending. Moreover, the is in constant dread of Germany’s encroachments, es- pecially aa there1s a large German party, as it is called, in her dominions, which looks very favor- 8bly on the prospect of bher addition to the Em- peror William’s already overgrown domains. The forceand influence of this German party would be preatly reduced, if not sonulled, by open hoetilities with Germany. Francis Joseph, it is bardly necezsary to eay, has eeveral discordant elements, very hard to manage, within his empire. Beside the arty named,. thers are the s Croats, {’ha 24 Bohemi'nnu, the , Poles, 4 and the Hupgarians. have different oy manners, customs, traditions, and languaces, and are 80 very dissimilar in spirit and character a8 10 render their inclusion under one aud the same Government decidedly troublesome, not to gay hazardous. - P Austua’s available force is equsl to a million of men, which, it is thought, mll in future ex- Dibit = CApacity that i; sasuredly bas nob hith- erto shown. RUBSIA'S FOSITION. Russis can, without difichlty, commaud an army of & million snd s half of men, which, with the forces of her allies. will be swelled to three millions and a half, perhps four millions, of.men, Admitting the magnificent equipmeut, admirable drill, high prestige, and uoques- tionably . superb quslity of the German soldiers, the Czar 1s confident that, with this mighty combination, he cag, before long, dictate terms to William, or to the virtual Emperor, Bismarcks There is every reason to believe that this i8 the greatgame Alexander now has on foot, and that, ore maoy monthe—it may be weeks—Europe will be one vast battle-fiold ; that s tremendous struggle will be going on, Which, for extent, formidable- uees, snd desperation, the world Las mever.be- foro seon. EXPECTED BESULTS OF THE OONTEST. Ruesis, of course, expects to bo victorious, Sho believes that her victory will resalt io tho dismemberment of the German Empire, many parts of which cohere more by force than ioehi- nation ; in the crippling of Eogland, and the removal of ail obstacles to her own further ad- vancement in the East; lastly, to her uodisputed control of Tutkey, and her long-desired attain- ment of & seaboard. % It is likely that she will ceds to Austria cer- tain parta of Northern Qurkey, in consideration of theassistance that Austris hes lent. With such cession, tho humilistion of Germany and the largely augmented integrity of his own «do- minions, Fraocis Joseph ought certainly to be satisfied. Frauce, for her share, will get back ber ray- ished provinces, and probably snnex Belgium. And then ste will have had her revenge on Ger- many. which will be the sweotest morsel she can roll under ber tongue, POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES. “This, no doubt, is part of the programme. What its entirety may be it is impossible to pro- dict. The probability is that the map of Europo will be rearranged ; that France will_gain all of, if not more than, her former ascendency ; that Austria wilt bo & littlo stronger, but not danger- ous to the other powers ; and that Russia will have inoreased her strength unmensely, aud have the privilege of developing to any degree sho chooses in the Eest. WHAT 18 TO PREVEST the execation of this magnificent desiga on the part of Russia? Who is to gainsay it? Ouly Spain sod Italy are to be loft out of tho echeme, and it matters little what their opinions or feel- ings may he in thia re-formation of boundaries. 1t is not impossible that France may be tempt~ ed to take in Spain, so that she will no longer have reason to say the Pyrenees are the boanda- ry of civilization. Her and Russia’sinterest is ot likely to clash; for, in the event of their success, Russia mll become actaally an Aeiatio power, and France the domibant power of Europe. England will be obliged to sink into the second grade of nations, and Frauce, Russia, and the United States will be the ruling States of the globe. THE EFFECT ON AMERICA. If this mighty contest shonld coms, whataver its termination, America conld but resp great practical bepefit. She would be very busy and very prosperous in eelling arms, shippiog grain, and supplying provisioos of every kind, for war a8 well as for peace, to the 01d World. She wonld not and. could not, however, look upon such & struggle merely from a commercial point of view. She would have a deep 1aterest In it morally, and she might be called upon to mediate finally between the contending nations. The -sympathies of the Republic would be strangely divided, thongh I am inclined to be- lieve, despite the bitterness which has grown up recently in Germany against America and Americaos, that the majority of your, or my, people would incline 10 seympathize with Germany. The Germans and the Americans have so much in common that they ought to be very good friends, and I regret exceedingly that some of the German newspapers ana’of the German people have scen fit, withio a few mooths, to excite the prejudics of Americans abroad. If the Germans should fail to secure entire Amer- ican sympathy in the expected conflict, they cannot, with any jastice, blame us therefor. . it s i German Vicws of Americans, . Beriin National Zeitung. ‘The achool in whichk such monsters as Thomas are reared stands in the United States with its doors wide open. The preparatory course in- cludes the ¢ Americanism,” which holds as fair anything that briogs gain; the “emartness” whicn makes public life a trade: the Tammany Ring, repeating itsel! in numberless boards ; and the revolver-press, which lays both the honor and the property of the citizen under contribution. The higher course includes the traffic in btack and yellow human beings; the charter of ne- groes und_ coolies; the equipment of freeboot- ers’ expeditions, and the like. The Far West shares with New York and San Francisco the honor of furnighing 8 training-school for that two-legged creature that eeems to divest itzelf of every human senss, and of whose pacaliar gift the poet says: ‘*He calls it reason, but uses it only that he may be more brutish than the brutes themselves.” Cologne Zeitung. Next year will be a year of jubilee in the Upitea States of America. One hundred years will have elapsed since the Colonies cut looss from the mother country and became independ- ent. Like Prussis, the great Republic can boast a bistory withont equal, and such a growth as the world has never soen before. In Prussia an interest has always been feltin the great free nasion bnayonrl the water, shared even by the King, and beginning as far back as Frederick the Great; and this sympathy has steadily in- cresged during the Isst few years, 8 & natural result of the large tide of migration from Gor- many to Americd. Seldom has & foreign diplo- mat in Berlin won such geoeral eatesm as the Iate American Minster, Mr. George Baucroft, a fact which became strikingly apparent at his departure. Moreover, the Germans bave pre- Q\?md to take a conspiouous part io the coming orld’s Fair at Philadelpbia, and tbe German Reichstag has appropriatéd s handsome sum to secnre a worthy representation of the Empire thers; and the Americans still fiatter themselvea that the Prince Imperial of Germaonv, with a war-squadron, is going to visit their conntry on this oceasion, when they are ready to give him & most hearty reception. Notwithstanding this pleacant state of alfairs, the Americaps in Berlin held on Wednesday evening an indignation meeting, to protest agaiust sundry ntterances of the Nationol Ze tung respecting the fruts of the Americn civili- zation, called forth by the Bremerhaven crime. . . . The Americans think it unfust toat their civilization should be held responsible for the crimo of an individual which happily has Do parailel in beinousness. e sball not argne the point. Thus much mustbe owned, however, that, beside the vast amount of light diffused in the United States, thero is also a great deal of shadow. Tho bost Americans themselves de- plore the etruggle for wealth and the worship of tho dollar which prevail in their country. ‘The Amoricans sre reslists in both the good and the bad senses of the term, In thewr young, froe land the greed for riches has not yet found its countarsulen in the idealistic cultiva~ tion of sience and the larta. Europe does not lack examples of dishonesty and bad faith ; but in no Eunropesn city has such a misappropriation of the public moneys as occurred in New York been conceived of 28 among- the pos- sibilitien. ~The Iatest cabla aispatches bring us news ofjifrauds on a gigantic gcale that wonld etartle even ussis ; and the scandal penetrates even the Oabinet,— pay, touches the President's private secretary himself. . . . When we remember, 6n the one hand, that a certain force of character and recklessness in businees prevails among Ameri- cans, sod, on the otber, that Thomas acquired his fortune as a clever blockade-runner. it is not bard to conclude that this terrible crime was the last extreme expression of a propensity to crime. —_— Rismarck on France. At & recent reception at the Foreign Offies in Berlin, Bismarck made the-following observa- tions: “1f Freuch newapapers, instead of sending ont prejudiced French correspondents, should employ Evglishmea to inform them upon the state of England, aud Germans upon Ger- many, they would better know what is going on in the world. Although, it is true, our enemies cant't dream even of waming war on us before ten years have elapsed, yet there is a possibility tbat during the intervala new Napoleonic Em- pire may rise on its lege, and then a new bleed- ing wound- would be .indispensable. War is fatally attached to she claws of the Napoleonic eagles. Still, in order to assure the stability of Europe, Ido not thiok France ghould be quar- tered and parceled ont—no. Euarope, without France, would be a parlor. without sny women in it, and ‘unbearable lonesomenees would be the consequence. But the best of women requires at tumes to be et backin ber right placs.” Ger- man philosophy is 8aid to rule the world nowa- days. SUNDAY,- JANUARY 23, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES SECRET SOCIETIES. DMasonic Tributes of Respect to Deceased Brethren of Chicago. Chronicle of the Tour of Chicago Com= mandery to Joliet. The Pythian Grand Lodge Report, and- What It Shows. 0dd-Fellowship Installations-~-Address by Grand Master Oberly. MASONIC. TRIBUTES OF RESPEOT. At the regular commonication of Ashlar Y.odge, No. 308, A. F. and A. M., beld in their ball in Chicago Tueaday ovening, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : ‘Wuereas, It has pleased our SBupreme Grand Mas- ter to remove from our midst our brother, Washington ‘Hunt Walbridge; and WHERZA8, While bowing in humblo submission to the Supreme Will, we do not the less mourn for the death of ono who was held In the affectionate regards of us ali; and Waenzas, It s due to the memory of our decessed brother that wo shouid, as a lodge, testify our sppre- clation of his worth and our sorrow for our 1088; therefore, be it Resoleed, by Ashlar Lodge, No. 308, A. F. & A. M., That in the death of Washington Hunt Walbridge we have lost 3 companion who had endeared himself to us a1l by his many amiable qualities as » gentleman, by his honorable dealings with his sssociates and busi- Dess connections, and by his constant exertions toup- hold the noble priociples of our Order. Resoived, That the eympathy of the fraternily be extended to his sfilicted widow in this her hour of be- reavement, and to the other relatives and friends of our decessed brother. Resoived, That this memento be spread mpon the records of the Lodge, that a copy thereof be engrossed and certified by the Sccretary snd sent to the widow of our decessed brother. Asblar Lodge also adopted the following testi- monial to the memory of John G. Bates : In memoriam—Brother Jonn G, Dates. The shadow of death again crosses our path and sn- other of our fraternal band has been called to the silent 1and beyond, Drother John G. Bates, whoso untimely death we g0 deeply mourn, stricken down in the meridian of life with £0 short & warning, bas entered the portals of that celestin} lodge abore, and there, in the presence of the Grand Arckitect of thie universe,awaita oor coming. Ashinr Lodge haslost an active, zealous member, and the members a warm hearted,whole souled friend, whose memory will be retained 28 & precions trust and cherished forever in our Learts. Wo sympatliizo with Lis relatives, and with them feel how ductly and sensilly is our lossin this sad bour of death and gloom. And 30 one more dear brotber has gone befors us to the dity of our God. From Heaven he now looks down upon us, and meastros with unvelled eyes our hopea and desires, So may it be that when to us comes the summons to Join the innumernblo throog that Lave preceded us, We may meet his gentle spirit where thers are neither tears or parting, and with him, in_that bright land of reat, unite in the choral eong that surrounds the Throne, ‘Passing, as wa feel, the brief space that separates us {rom the loved and lost, we Jook forward to that re- union with those who have been dearest Lo us in this life, whose presence witn us has been our pure de- light, and to rejoin whom fs our most srdent wish. And now, bidding our dear brother a temporary fareweli, w8 look upward and onward to the time when our reanion shall be perpetual, Rest, brother, rest in peace, life's Iabors o'er, Gone, at the Master's czll, to yon bright shore, Bafe in the Lodge above, May Ho thy works apprave, And crown thge with His love, Forevermore, At the ssme meeting Aschlar adopted resoln- tious commemorating the good qualties of M, A. Fujler, who has recently died. WIHITE AND COLORED JASONS. ‘The question of the recognition of the colored Masons of America Liss already received a pretty thorough going over at the haods of the Amer- ican and Epglish press, but it seems far from exbausted. The latest extracts printed in these columns opposed the recognition of the colored Grand Lodge of Ohio, and a8 au offset it is fair to submit the following editorial from the Tole- do Blads of Monday last = One hundred years ago, or on_the 2ith of June, 1775, thers was a lodge of “colored Masons organiz: in Boston. They wers mot assisted or encoursged by the white Masouic societies of that city, but drew their autbority dirzctly from England. 1In short, the white and colored eocieties of this country bad a common origin. Notwithstanding this fact, ond the teachings of the Order, the two societics did’ not fraternize, the white Mesous utterly refusing to recognize their col- ored breturen, These two branches of the Order grew up eide by side, epreading: throughout the country, but the whites always regarded the btacks aa a foreign body mot entitled to recognition by true Masons, One by one the crushing weights which have rested apon the colored wan have been removed, and among the Jast is the Alssonic color line. Although not yet obliterated, it in destined to speedy removal The United Grand Lodges of Masons of Germsny wers the Srat to demand recognition of the colored Masons by the white members of the Order in thia country. At thelr Convention in Darmstadt, in the month of sy, 1875, the foliowing resolution was passed : y: o+ {¥ith regard to the motions made by the Grand ZLodge, ! Prince Hall, and the Grand Lodga of Ohio, (colored) the Convention of Grand Lodges declares that these Grand Lodges appear properly constituted, and that the German lodges will accord to the mem- bers of those lodges, and of thelr sister lodges, without reserve and joyfuily, acceptance into their lodges," ‘This principle waa pressed upon the Grand Lodge of Ohio with great enrnestness by the German Mssons and others, and finally, nt & mecting of the AL, W. Grand Lodge 1 Colambus last October, s committeo was anpointed to investigate the subject. Aftér thorough investigation of the subject, the Committes report, smong other things, as follows: * Your Committes deem it suflicient to say that they are astistied beyond ait queation that colored Freema- sonry had legitimate beginning in this country, as much as any other Freemasonry ; in fact, It came from the s7me sotirce,” . It will beobeerved that the Committes find no differ- ence between colored and white Masons. The only cause, therefore, for not recognizing colored Masons and treating them as brothren, rests solely upon prej- udico against color. That therois no difference be- tween tho working of colored and white societies s at- tested by the Committee. ‘This subject, in various forms, haa been under dis- cussion in the Masonic Order for the past_twenty-five years, If wo are not mistaken, Loujsiana Masous have shown grester disposition to recognize the colored man a6 3 member of the common brotherhood of man- kind then those of any obther section, the Supreme Grand Council having initiated colorea candidates, showing that there is lcas prejudice against color at the Boath than in the North, e A volume of 50 pages has been printed, under tha auspicea of the M. W.Grand Lodge of Ohio, giviog & complete history of the struggle of the colored Masons for recognition at the bands of their whita brethren, 1tis only a repetition of the struggle of the colored race in this country sgalnst prejudice, and we aro gratified to see, by tlie facts here given, that the color Line is rapidly dunppurinf and that the Masonic Order is sbout to Irce itself from the inconsistency which hos existed between its teachings and its treat- ment of worthy colored members of the Order. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ON VISIT. To the Edilor of The Chicano Iridune: CHicaGo, Jan. 2L.—Wednesday noor, Chicago Commandery No. 19, under command of Sir John MecLaren, E. C.; Sir Jobn H. Sanborn, General ; and Sir Ricbard T. Flournoy, Captain- General, left for Jaiet to visit Joliet Command- ery No. 4. _On reachung Joliet they wore receivea by the Sir Knights of that place, and, after a street parade, were escorted to the Asylum of Joliet Commandery, whero lunch was served up which came eo near a full meal that no ono koew the difference, In the aftarnoon tho Order of the Red Cross was worked on pine candidates, and at 6 o'clock a banquet was served, at which the company were highly edified by some well chosen rematks from Em. Sir Kt. Nash, Grand Geueraliesimo of the Grand Commandery of Illinois. In the evening the Order of Knight Tem- plar was conferred, and the work was equal to any in the State. At 10 o'clock a supper was given to the visiting Sir Knights. After some preliminary_remarks from Em. Sir James G. Elwood, of Joliet, Rt. Em. Sir T. T, Gurney gave the boys soma music, followed by Very Em. sira P. Barclay, of Cairo, aod Morse, of Jackson- ville. who missed the 11 o'clock train for home, and dido’t migs it & bit. Speeches were heard from Em. 8ir John Crawford, Turoer, Wooa- man, and Barnard, of 8t. Bernard No. 35; Em. Sir Gregg, of Fairbury, Sir Stevens, of Apoilo; Em. Sir Jobn McLaren, Sanborn, Flournoy, Mac- Donald, and Perry, of Chicago No. 19, Afier the banquet, Maj. Nevans' Band sere- naded Joliet Commandery, and, nfter ‘ Auld Lang Syne,” the viaitiug Sir Koights were es- corted to the hotels. Thursday morniog carriages were on hand to convey the visitors to the State Prison, where, under the guidance of Deputy- Warden Hall, & very pieasant inapection wasmade. The thauks of all the vieitors are due to Em. Sir James G. Elwood, Sir Kti. Dougal> Gen. and Capt.-Geo, Miller,—in fact to tbe whole Com- mandery of Jolet No. 4. ‘The thanks of the visitors are also due to Sir KEts. White, Daker, Holdco, and Whitely, of Chicago No. 19, avd Turaer, Crawford, and White. of St. Bernard No. 85, for the elogant music disconreed by them after reaching the St. Nicholes, They bave organized and assumed the title of ** Gideon's Band.” AucusT. . LODGE OF S0BROW. The New York papers chrouicle at length the openiog of a Grand Lodge of Sorrow under the auapicea of Aurora Grata Consistory, A snd A Rite, over ths body of Edward Eddy, the actor. The ceremonies wero'conducted in the presence of some 1,500 spoctators, Following is the New York 7imes’ description The Commander-in-Chief, who had on entering as- cended the throne of tio Grand Master, advanced to ‘the casket after the lapss of a fow moments, and, ad< dressing the nudience in_subdued tones, eaid: * My friends, our duty to the dead calls for s purpose on our parts, and wo ask you to listen while weare sbout to observe the ceremonies of our Lodge of Sor- My officers will explain to you Why We ara The Gommsnder-in-Chief then retired to his throne, and Dr. James A. Read rose and responded: ' To honor the dead; to pay the last tributs of respect to our worthy and departed brother; to offer condolence and sympathy to his family and friends,” Capt. W. Fowler made the second reaponse, Gen. Charles Rooma the third, Judge Samuel Jones the fourth, and W. V, Aloxandcr the fitth response, In concluding lis brief oration, the lastl-namea gentleman gaid : ** We do not ptesume to assume the rights of any Church. Mason- Ty does not asaumo to interfers with any religion, but 1¢ only tries to inculcate tho true principles of moral- 1t is enough for us to know that all who receive our symbols_and teschings belleve in a raling intel- Tect, and in » Being of infinite love who rules over all.” The Commander-in-Chief next proclaimed the row. here.” ity reow open. Instaniancously with tho g mtion the hal became aarkened, and thero ap- trance two colamns of men wearing e B mEllCh Ifllfld boren fl.\l:kfll;i oreied with elow and solema troa 1 orc A ‘Havivg sscended and formed 5 o o Pl knelt, while Chapisin Wilson Small i fho Cnclunionof the prager the torch- Pry e ifornated positions seversl times, during in- e matoce orations by Gen. Hobart Ward and Dr, e N Fleming. A few morenta afterward they descended and. siowly dlssppeared. wlile & subduel otuntary wan played by MIr. Georgo W. e Loige of Sorrow was then closed after amothar adiress by the Commander avd praser by tho Fong biack xud white tunics. toward the platform. prayed. the organ. Chapiain, MICHIGAN MASONS. The Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas- tora met in Detroit last week, and Wednesday elected the following officers: AL L G. M.—George HIIL Portiand, D. G, M.—J. B, Kverard, Jackson. G. P, C.of W.—A. J. Utley, St. Louis, G. Treasurer—E, A, Elliott, Detroit. ~ « G. Recorder—G. B. Noble, Detroit. G. .—C. B. Reynolds, Reading. . C.—J. M. Rice, Pentwater. Steward—W. S. Turck, Ithaca. G. Chaplain—] . Doughty, Holland, G. Sentinel—W. V. Griflitb, Detroit, The Grand Chapter of Michigan mot at the @ame place Wednesday. and in the afternoon AL E. Grand High Priest J. L, Mitchell, of Jackson, read the annual address, showing that peace and barmony provailed in the jurisaiction, Two new Chapters were reported established. NOTES. Lincoln Park Lodgo will celebrate its seventh apnual sociable next Thursday evening at the corner of North Clark and Contre streets. The men to the members and ladies who attended. Hesporia Lodge No. 44, A. F. A. AL, was com- plimented with 5 visit from Brothers Castle and Conley, of the Kellogg English Opers Troupe, at thotr regular Communication Wednesday even- ing. The visitors and the members made & satis- factory exchange—excellent singing for excel- lent wWork. .y.e—- 3 ‘The old-time acquaintances of Nlustrious Com- panion Jobn Sherrill, of New Jersey, will be pleased to learn that ho has located in Chicago, aud will be found quartered in Speed's Block. This gentleman will be remembered for intro- ducing so many leading Masons mto Scotch-Rite Masonry in 1866,—Judge Bradley, Messrs. Mc- Vackor, Bailey, Myers, Stevens, and many others. In 1872 he went out under instructions trom Dr. Robert Morris and organized the Royal Solomon Lodgs in the City of Jerusalom. ‘With him is domiciled spother Mason of emi- neoce, R. W. Chauncy M. Hatch, fong Grand Lectarer of Connecticut, famons for bis persist- ent advocacy of the “ Web-Work " eo long the subfect of controversy. Mr, Hatch has become permanent resident of Chicago. Such Masons will find genial companionship amongst the craft bere. 2 e KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, GBAND LODGE REPORT. A review of the report of the last Grand Lodge session, just iesued, shows a great deal of care in its arrangement, its explanations in the finan- cial statement being complete, o that any per- son who wishes may know exactly the financial condition of the Grand Lodge, not only in figtres, bot Just what each item really is. Much space 18 given to the **Mortuary Fuod” law which is now in force, the first assessment hav- ing just been made). The recapitulation shows alarge incresse in numbers, and a much mors bealthy condition of the Order generally than the preceding volume. Among * Decisions of Grand Chancellor,” approved or revised, the fol- lowing are important : - Q.—Can a member who Is thres months or upwards in arrears receive the P. W. 7 A,—Is entitled to the P. but not to vote ; is dis- qualified for office and suspended from benefits. Q.=Can 1 ballot bo reopened after the applicant has been rejected, when the perton depositing the black- ball asks for & reconsideration, he having been mis- taken in identity of applicant ? A —Yes, when at tho same meeting by 3 unanimous vote (all being present that took part in last ballot) a reconsideration is asked for. 'Q.—1ak the C. C. a right to close his Xodge at dis- cretion witbout due form? .—Yes, under certain circumstances,—if, for in- stance, there ia uncontrollable excitement nnd disor- der in the Lodge. p O Gan o7 one but the C. U. communicate the . We 'A—No: nor can he anthorize # done under any circumstances whatever. Q.—About misrepresentation 6f 5go of applicant? A.—A misrepresentation of sge of applicant, and iscovered only after death of member, may debar pay- ment of funersl benefits, Q.—Can the 0. Q. refuse to allow a brother to retire, it by ro doing the Lodge ia left without & quornm? A1t is the right of 2 member, upon saluting the Chair, to retire st his pleasure. NOTES. To Gauntlet Lodge No. 4 is due the credit of giving one of the most enjoyable and select par- ties evor given by the Enights of Pythias in the West, which occurred 'last Wednesday night at Soow's Academy. About 300 guests partici- pated. . Past Grand Chancellor Rice was in the city last week, He visited Gauntlet Lodge Tuesday night. —_——— ODD-FELLOWSHIP, GRAND MASTER OBERLY’S ADDRESS. Thursday eveniog Iast the Hon. John H. Oberly delivered an address on Odd Fellowship to the fraternity of this city at Farwell Hall. A +| 1arge and appreciative audience was present, and listoned with eager attention. The lecturer gave an interesting ao- count of the origin, purposes, and prio- ciples of the Order; its growth sand present status; ita resources and charities ; its influence upon ihe civilization of our age, and what may be expected when it shall attain its maximom in memberalup and moral power. The lecture abounded with evidences of literary taste and culture, and was worthy of the high reputation of the spesker. J. Ward. Ellis, I. G. M., presided, and introduced the orator, and the Blaney Quartette, and Louis Fali discoursed excellent music and added greatly to the interest of the occasicn. 5 Many of the leading members of the Order were present, among whom we mnoticed P. G. Af.’a the Hon. John G. Rogers, Gen. J. C. Smith, sod E. B. Sherman ; Past Grand Represcnta- tive the Hon. D. L. Shorey; P.G.'s M. C. Eames, W. H. Crocker, C. H. Willett, John L. Baroum, Thomas Chalmers, John Gulach, J. A, Bl;l.lclt, W. D. Kennedy, S. B. Watker, and others, SNSTALLATIONS, The public installation of the officers of Union Lodge No. 9 took place_last Thursday evening in the First Methodist Eptecopal Church, and was well attended by the Udd-Fellows and their friends to hear Grand Master Oberly, who in- stailed the ofticers. The church was well filled, every seat in the aunditorium and many in the gallory being occupied. The following efficers were installed : o N. G.—F. C, Vierling, V. G.—Jacob Mayer. R.B.—Frel Thorpe, 11“. B.—R. L%:annld}.; Miler ‘reasurer—Thomas twent consecutive year). thor-tty atilh ‘Warden—A. P. Hanson. Con,.—Charles Schaflner, 0. G.—S. C. Snyder. 1, G.—Jobn J. R.B.N.G.—B, Fish, Henderson, . . Y. Hughes. Ho Grant. Thomas Botham., After the inatallation the Grand Master mado gomae inteteating remarks, which wero received by an appreciative audience. He was followed by Grand-Master Jones, of Wisconsin, and J. W. Ellis. Tne audience then visited the boauti- ful Lodge-room, which is located in tha same block, and expressed themsolves satisfied. At the inatallation of Perseveranco Lodge No. 687 the following ofticers wers duiy unugd for the ensuing term : N. G.—Myron Ha; . ¥.G.~Deforeit &, R. 8.~Hiram 3. Pense, P. S,—John Brown, Treasurer—H, A, Phillipa. " ANNOUN cruExNTs, The lecturs by R. E. Hoyt, postponed from installation ceremonies of Dearborn Lodge No. 310, held Friday evening, were well attended, and the eveniog proved full of enjoy- 1ast Bionday -ovening. will ba given .8 o'clock before Rainbow Lodge their hall, cornet of West “Madison ing atreots. Subject : ** 04 Followanipaa s cator,” All membérs of thé Order arg 4 . MISQELIANEOUS, . . LT * On Fridsy evening, the 23th fnat,, g rass 'y W. Gngy will be given to the Hon. J. Erohp, 3f, Patriarch, by the Eocamipment Branch o rnu Order, at.the hall of Adrisl Encamppey, 106. corner of Halsted and Madison lmeu} N address will be delivered by the Granq p, I arch, which will be followed by othery . Grand officers of the State and Prominens bersa of the city bave been invited, ang an i‘:lm esting time is expected. The Committey . have the matter in charge are making gy, vl fort to give the Grand Patriarch & Cvmi:? ol como. W The Grand officers of the Grang ’ Michigan are electéd by avote of P.f;"gs.'vfl in the sobordinate lodges in June, 'N:;MI scaled up, transmitted to the Grand Master po beforo the eassion of Grand Lodge. are copes and the returns certified to the Grand Lflde-'“ L 'he returns of the last election hava bes 0 vassed, and the officers elect mm..,xi';;;,m- Jobn N. Ingersoil, Corunna, Grand Masger; 3 B, Tracy, Datroit, Deputy Grand Master; § Thompson, Flint, Grand Warden; R K.y, | rigon, Sturges, Grand Treasurer; E. L fy ney, Lansivg, Grand Secretary; Georgs Doy, Detroit, (Girand Representative to the Lodgo, United States. Thoe Grsud Lodgeyy meet at Grand ‘Rapids, Feb. 15 pror. tne Grand Encampment a¢ Jackeon, on thy Py of February. Grand bodies will meet as follows : Grand Lodgo of Louisians at .\'-vomm TG rand Lodge aid Grand I ran ge aind Grand Encampmant mont at Rutland, Feb. 2. 2 Grand Lodge of Rhode Island at Pmfifl“q Feb. 1. = Grand Lodge of Alabama at Hantsyills, Toh, Grand Lodgo of British Columbia st Vietos T san Lodge of Florida at Koy W ¢ ran e'of Florida at Koy West, Fel Soutn Park Lodge held & musical l:'d m‘;& entertainment at their lodge-room, comer o Adams and LaSalle streets, on Friday €Visizg last. consistiog of an address byJ. Ward P. G. M., readings by Alfred J. Koight s songs by Miss Helene Dalatka. The pro; was excellont, and highly enjoved by all prese, The latter part of the evening was daroledly terspichorean festivities. H. 8. Rexford. of Blue Inland, the N. G. el of Isiand Lodge, has been serioualy Wl for sy weeks, but is now convalescent. ks ‘We are pained to apnounce the recent dugy of a young danghter of Grand Master Ober after a short illnezs of only thirty-gix houm. #; will receive the sympatky not only of ths fn, ternity, bat all his friends throughous the Sty INDIA; A. E. opn Ris Traveln Dispatches to London Times. Beyarrs, Jan. 5.—The Prince of Wales, @ tended by Sir J. Strachey and suite, after a lavy and reception of the Delhi Pricces, and variory addresses at the headquarters camp, drove inly Benzres, and laid the foundation-stome of s new hospital, halting for a brief epaca tohes the native ' pupils, under the cars of the Church Mission, sing. The children presented some lace as a present for thy Princess of Wales, which was graciously sccept ed. The Prince then visited the Rajah of Vi anagram, and inspected the Town Hall, whith has been built by the Bsjah in commemaritioy of the Duke of Edinburg’s visit. Thense th Prince proceeded to tho Hindoo temples, whish bad been previously cleared of all personsbut the guardians to the Durga monkey. Everyprs. caution had beén taken that prudénce demandel The people were silent, but very respectfol. Before sunset the Prince embarked in a haod gsome. galley, which was towed by a steameri Rampager, 4 miles up ths River Ganges, when tho Alsharsjah of DBaenares received th Prince on a canopied and garianded landing slage. The river-bank was blazing wid the discharges of artillery, which th dered from the parapets, while the balls ments were illuminated. The Prince and th Maharajah were borne in gold and silver chan, on men’s shoulders, up the ascent from the rfin to the castle-gate, between lines of matehlod men and cavalry. Elephants marched onth left, and Sowar camels on the rigiw, precedsd by mace-besrers, epearsmen, and banners, aceome pan ied by very wild music. Siiver flambeamx aond torches were held by people atstioned on the rparapets. Thke wallsand river-baoks wers &ll lighted up as in broad day. Before the gateway the Maharajah's infantry were drawn up, flanked by men in armor. Thers was also a grand line of elephants in tha court- yard, bearing gold and silver howdahs, Inax otber court-yard were sssemblcd crowdsof re- tamers and officials. The Maharajah led the Prince up-stairs to the Durbar, where, afiers brief convereation, the servitors laid maoy examples of gold-brocsded Dacea mulin ehawls at the feet of the Prince. The M- rajah then condacted the Prince to s oom where other beautifnl presents were l2id ont for his acceptance. In athird room a banquet wu laid out, which, however, was left untouched. The party then mounted to the castle-paracel, where & most marvelous sceue presented iteslL. The Ganges, covered with maltitudinouns tioy lamps, flowed at the foot of the a5 though s starry sky were passing betwesa banks of gold. The Prince enjoyed the s} cle very much, and then farewell flights of rock ets and other fireworks wer didcharged. Ths firing of artillery was continnous, and ther were _innmerable fire-balloons. ‘But greats still, it such were possible, was the beancyol the illuminated City of Benares, 2 miles of terraces ristng from the water-level W the temple and shrine, every foor of which was lit up with oil-lamps. The riva wag flecked, as it were, with fire ; and every minaret, and mosque, and line of masonry inthe templo, was marked out in light. Myriadsal people, whose figures were set in biacknest againat the vivid shoets of flame, presented 2k most u demoniacal aspect. The magnificent dit play evoked repeated exclamations of deli from the Prince, who wsa met by Jobn and Lady Strachey and family st Remnegar. Thence they drove to the camp dinaer, a distance of nearly 6 milos, but &l the road was brilliantly illuminated. Lucksow, Jan. 7.—The Princa of Walesleft Benares yesterday after 8 o'clock, and wasre- ceived at Fyzabad by Sir Georgs Couper. H arrived at Lucknow after & aod drovs to e bungslow. Certain faithfal Princes of the Oudo Bonl family wero presented this afternoon at thd Banks bungalow. Thero was afterwards & levee of Europeans. The Prince received wn mt quite privately. At 4 o'clock the Prince Iald the foundao of a memorial of the native defenss the Resmdency.—a happy ides of Nortbbrook. The survivors wers pPass: review. They wers lame, blind, and balh many miserably clad. The scemo Was oS affecling. Many had petitiona for the Princh The Royal party then examined the ruins of (8 Residency, and_ then proceeded to Fort Mtchst Bawun. Sweeping demolitions hava lett little of Lucknoy. At 9:30 the Prince went to the xn_mm& which was brillisncly illuminated. His B Higliness then recoived an addrees frO® tho Talookdars of Oude, anod 3 lof eled head-piece. The Talookdars Wer presented. The Princo exprossed his plesrt at secing them. This was followed by & disphy oxAflmwurn_ tarned 10 fter supper his Royal Highness rel quarters at 11, The rouo was lighted up. The? ‘Were not, however, many people. , The Prince goes on a boar-spoaring expaditiad £0-IOEZOW. A Bird Dies from Small-P0oXs Cumberland (ML) News. A fow weoks ago a gentleman of Baltimodt wished to obtain s live red bird, and besriof that one was ia the possesion of gentiemsni2 this city, visited the latter end puxv:huadflfl bird. Whilo the sale was being made the bird? owner, who had receatly recovered froman tack of variols, took the bird from its cage, Wbe? 1t pecked at his fioger. The purchaser took (B¢ bird to Baltimore, and, as it was s very some one, took grest pride init. Ho was, thert fore, much pained to seo it, a few days M reaching its new home, begin to droop, 48 if e Ina day or two more a rash appeared on body, displacing the feathers, and tho nextd37 ita head became swollen and covered with 862% and it died. At a lows to know what these b caliar symptoma meant, the gentlemzn cale bis medical adviser, & prominest physicits ) Baltimore, who, after examining toe desd b . pronounced thet 1t had died of small-pox. Th‘:‘ the bereaved owner rocalled the fact that . bird had pecked at its first owner's hlnd,n‘ stated above, and ‘it was concluded that i bl contracted yariola as that momeat. e soa