Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1876, Page 7

e = THE LAW. Aunther Batch of Supromo Court Decislons, I,Iuhil'ity of Contractors---What Consti- tutes an Lscrow. Final Argument in the Tax Cases “To=Day. New Dills Filed---Bankrupley Proceeds fugse«=Willlam Archdeacon, Record of Judgments and Now Suits, DECISIONS, LIATILITY OF CONTRACTORS, Tho case of W. I, ITalo et al. vn, John Jonsen was ono of thoso deoided recontly by the Bu- preme Court, and in it tho Court distingulshed the difference botweon continctors aud servanta, and defined tho respactivo habilities of cach fur jnjuries to porsons undor them. It appeared that Jonsen, the nppellco, brought suit against tho oppellauts, Moss, 1lalo aud Rowo, for dam- ages recolved while worldug for 1alo & Moes in digging near a wall. Tho wall wae unsafo, and fell on him, bronking his srm, 1lo brought suit, and recoverad against all tho defendants. Halo & Mors wero oontraclors, who uudortook to pxcavate for the foundatious of o building for Rowo, and wore to be pald a percontago ou tha cost of the labor, Thoy nlone employod \ho laborera and paid thom, and they clone srorcisod tho supervision of the work, Rowa 4ad no connoctlon with tho excavations furthor wian to pay tho contractors tho stipulated prico when tho work was Unishod, Thoe Saupremo Court held that Tialo & Mosn suly wero liablo to Jonson; that thoy were tontractors, and uot sorvauls of Rowo. The rulo was that, whilo a mastor was responsible for injurios from lis sorvaut, it wns tho docirine hnt o party who had contractod for tho doing of cortain work for his uss and benolit was not Usblo for fjurfes urising in tho performance of suel work. Oae who contracied Lo do a ypocifia pircoof work, furnisbing bis own assistance and ex~outing tho work cither entirely iu accordanco with L own idens, or in necordanco with o plan proviouely given him by the person for whom the worlt was dono, without being subjeot to tho ordors of the [atter in respect to tho dotails of tho work, was cloarly & contractor aud not w servant. ‘Lhuro w1 no doubt but that Hnlo & Mous were con- Luctora and ot servants, In order, then, to mako lowe liably, it wotild liavo Lieon noceasary to prova that Lo had violated n duty resting on pim toward Jourcn, This had not boen dooe, 1ad It was orror to fiud agamnat Rowo. Anothier objoction was miade thnt tho objec- Yon to sucing Rowo should havo buven made in ilio Conrt batow by way of demurrer, mation i wrost of judgment, or for a new trial, Lut the sbjection “did pot go to the sufileiency of tho foclaration, but of tho evidenco. It alloged that Al wera guilty of nogligonce, and that Halo &k Moes were meivauts of Rowe. A do- narrer, therofore, could not bo mustnincd 1eit was o question of sufliciency of ovidouco to show whether Lowo bad beon negligent, Ouo »f the grounds for o now trinl way that the verdict wos agninst tha ovidonco, and that way wutllciout. The evidenco did not snpport tho rerdiot, and a new trial rhould havo boen granted. The judzment was raveracd snd tho 1ae0 ramanded. flitehicock & Dupee for appel- ‘ants, and W, W, Yerkiue, for nppellocs, WHAT COMSTITUTEN AX LCROV In the caso of Alfrod Skinuer et-ul. vi. Prolato D. Bsker et al. tho Bupteme Court construed n tontract, and defined what an escrow is. The Iacts woro that ono lluntington in Septembor, 1868, agroed to sell to s man namued IHin- man cortsin land for cash. Aftor Iinman hbad examined tho titte Iuntivglon notified Lim he must pay the monoy and clous the traosuction by a eceriain dny, "Adeed was accordingly drawn up, but HBiuman failed to bo ready with the money, and, sier somo ncgotintion, it was ngroad that tho doed should bo foft with a third paity namod De Kovon, aud that Hinman should give a draft for £5,800, drawn ot one 1lughes, of Gincinnati. This draft wos to bo asot on to Cincinuati, and, i pald, the deed wna to bo given to Hinman, The dteft wos sent on sud Mnnr!ud by lluglmu. but not paid. After ten or twelve days it was roturned, and De Kovon gavo the decd buck to Huntiogton, the grantor. ‘I'he appellruta claiw title from Oinman, held- log that Buntington's title paesed to llinman by tho deed which way loft with Do Koven, Baker purchneed direct from Huntington, and subsc- quently brought suit to have thie cloud eaused by tho appaliant's claims removed, The Supromo Court hold that tho titlo to the property in question uover passed to liinman, that the doed was delivored to Do Koven iu escrow, to bo trausforred on the performanca by tho propoeod Rrauteo of & ceriain condition, to-wit: the pay- ment of tho draft, but that—tha coudition nevor having besu porformed—no titlo had passod, ny Yae dcod wao anly to oporate on the periurmanice » tho condition precedont. Daker, therofore, rlo beld titlo from IHuutington, could be per- mitted to bring suit to rowove the cloud from bis titte, Tho decroo of tho Cirouit Court waa therefore afiirmod. AMusyrs, Small & Moore 8- poared for tho appollocs. —_— THE TAX CASES, TIE JUDOLS. Judges Farwell, Willlams, and Bfoors wera 2til engagod tho groater part of yestordsy in pondering over tho arguments nlroedy mado in ho.tax casos. Bome tax cagos wora slso not for srgument to-morrow morning, but the Judgoey decided to hoar what remsining arguwments aro nocossary this aftornoon. Judge Moore accord- ingly onnouuced that oll arguments must bo tlosed by shis oveniug. Uo aluo eald that th two othor Judgos had requosted Lim to eall tho sttention of tho counsol on both sides to some points on which thoy dosirod to boar some fur- $hor disonusion. One was as to whether the city bad elooted toprocoed tonako tho a«aesement, and solloct tha taxos aud do overything clso undor Bill 800, and, 1 so, whother that would provont the right to procoed under tha goneral rovoouo law, and that, if tho, right to proceod under tho gouoral reveauo law oxisted, as to what oxtent would Bill 360 romain w forve, and what tho pffect would bo of tho provision of that bl limiting tho revonuo to 3 per cent, aud Low that was to bo sscertamnod, It wan not ta compul the couneol to discuns oniy cortain points, but ta enable them to give wmore atcention to them if they dosired. Judge Moore also etated that srgumonts would bo mads ou #0mo NOw chues wthich hud not beou bithorto presontod, and Lo wished that thoy should all be brought up at ouce, Mr. Adams, in behalf of the city, eaid that ho had recoived uotice of arguinout in soversl uow cayes for to-morrow morniug, snd ho wisled to l;ulmzl whother their arguments would bo autici- ated, Judgo Mooro enld that they wished all tho easou Ligard this afterncon, snd that the Judgos would it lato, if nccessary, to allow thal to bo dono, and that tho counsel for the cily muat no- lity sl tho attoruoys who were oxpucting fo argue motions for fnjunction to-morrow to bo ready this afternoon, Itwll beeoen from tho remarks of Judgo Maoro that the Judges aro not as yot ready to reudor a dooision, but they expect to bo cocu- pied all day to-morrow fu coneuliation, sud will givo an oplulon cithor Baturday or Mlondsy. LOL'IA BEINACH runhmhy Joined tha tax-tightors, sud filod his bill n the Circuit Court for tho usual rellef. Ilo atstoa tuat Phillips camo to hiv office in May laat aLd with bis consent valued his perwousl propor- by at £3,000, Insome unkuowu way, however, this waa subsoqnontly ralued to 5,000, to which Ihe'Stato Board of Equulization sdded the nsnal b2 por cent, making it 87,600, and & tax of $i18.- ¥7 lovied thercon, This is nearly twico a3 much a2 Leluach waute to pay. TUE DAILY * NATIONAL IOTEL REPORTER," Mo feals juclined to find fault at Assvssor Phil- Lips’ notions, and yesterdsy its propriotors, J. W, Beott aud . W, luco, dled their bill fu tho Cireult Court for relisf. " ‘I'hey slate that on the 188 of May last the pressos aud typo of the pa- per belonged to Frauk Gloesop, who wascliarge- able with the tax. Sonw time sfter May 1, they bougbt Glossop out, bat did not sgrow 1o pay sy taxes, and should not be charged thorefor, Phillips senesasd the papor at §5,000, which the Blate Board raisod to 7,600, sud » tax of £418,87 was assossod agalodt it. The complaine anta allege that tho paper is not a porson within ‘lu nlzhol the ack; thss is is not correctly in the Jessessment-zoll ; and that, as & day agniust Jues Boiton, Craoker, W, A, liriggs, and J. B, for n mechanic’s lion to the amoynt of &2.103.0L on the lots aud buildings koown as Now. 210 and 212 Madison street. paper, It lina no asmeta excopt worthloss billa Tocoivable, and they want an injuuction. b huntoy NEW SUITS, THF. CINICATO A TLLIXOIA RIVEN RAILROAD COMPANY, Two potitioon sworofilod yesterday in tho banke rupley proceedlugs against tho Chicago & Illit« nofa River Company. Ono wea rignod by Lowis 0. Btraight, a stocknolder in tho Company; the othor by Frisbio & Rappelyo, who ato judgmont croditors to tho amonnt ot 21L670. Tho potis tiond aro noarly {dentical, and sot up that & abort timo ago Goorgo W, Clark, B8 P. Walkor, aud the Westorn Unlon. Tolegraph Cowmpeny Dled a potitlon agalost the Company, The peti- tiona chargo that thoso bankruptoy procoodinga ara fraudulent and void, and woro insti- tuted In pursuanco of a . comspiracy be- tweon Clark and Walker and the ofiicera of the Raliroad Company to chioat and do- fraud tho hunest atockholdors and eroditors of tho Compnuy, and against thoir positive ‘Erroloat. An nrs of thie schemo, the professed ofiicers, by o raudulont vole of 5,010 shinraos, agroed to and did filo »_voluntary petition on tho lst of De- cember, 1875, the ‘)mcumliuxa under which, how- d avar, were stopped by injunction, Tho preeent ictitioners further deny that cither Clarko or Walker aro bona Nde eroditors, aa thoy claim, or thut they and the Telegraph Company constituto oue-third in number or represcat ono-fourth in amount of the claims agaiust ;the Company, or {bat tho railroad has committed tho acts of baukruploy oharged againat it and that Clarke and “Walker know thoir atate- montu wero fuleg, Moroover, it (s allogod that the Compnuy is jnot intending to interpose suy defonse to tho bankruptey procoedings, but pro- Euflnfl to nllow itesll to bo adjndicated bankeupt y default, oontrary to tho intorasts of the hon- it stockholders, and of tho croditors. \Whero- foro, thio politioners iu tho present petitions nuk that thoy may bo allowed to {utorvono and fu- torpono #uch dofanso to the procoodings 8y Jus- tico and equity may domnand, An ordor waa ou- tored allowing the putitionors to como in and de- fend, on giving bond for all coste. "Iho order, howover, was robbed of all it valua spparently, for the Company, by ite atlornoys, Lonroo, 1tisboo & Ball, filed ‘& general donial'to tho nts charged againut it. DIVONCES, Wilhelmina Ifastings lilod s bill againat bor husbund, Herman lastings, asking for o divored on necount of hig desertion. Harviet 3. L. Jowgill also wante a divores bo- causo hor huaband, Jenry Py Lowghil, bas boen guilty of adultory. Nolson Hart alko foola It hls duty to mildly ob- jeet to the longer abneuco of his wife, Jugurtba, el ho intimates that ho would like to have un opportunity to_select anotbier holpmneet, if ho can ovly get rid of Lis prozent incumbrauce, UNITED STATE COURTS, (Gieorgo W. Deliaven, for tho uee of Evorott B, Throop, commenced o euft in dobt for $6,000 against Bpencer Q. Blokud sod Daniel A. Young. "Fhomau B, Coward euod Chauncoy ¥ Bowen for 1,000, AUPEGIOR QOURT IN DRIZE, Jnmen and Charles M. Charnloy sued Theodoro I, Lrysut for §1,000. Frederick Krower began o suil for $2,000 agninat Henry Kunga, Charlos Mcars aud Jonnthan Sinde brought sult to recover 82,600 from Charles ¥, Cook. J. 4. Mebormid aud . D, Qortet commonced an action in treapuss sgainst tho Midland Pacifie Itaflway Company oud tho Nebraska Rulway Company, laying damages ot £2,500. I'tio Markot Nationa! Bauk of Boston bogan & At for 25,000 agaiust tho Soutt Draneh Dis- tilling Company. William 1L Coopor hegan an action in treapaza ngainet tho Courier Company, laying dawmogoes ac y5,00, . ‘Cho Mnnufsoturers’ National Dank of Racine, for the uso of I, Q, Lall, bogan o suit to recovor $8,000 of J. Young Heammon, 1, W. Adkinson eued Uoorgoe C. Burns, Busan Muller, administratrix, and Ractel Froderickuon, administratrix, for §1.600. Dradford Haucock Lrouglt suit for &7,000 yoa~ tordoy ngainib George 1, lardug, Alesaider leCay, sud L G, Pratt. Bicknoll Fancher suad A. O, Odell for 31,200, O, C. Thomyson & Co. filed n patition yostor- ._0. BeCord, Jobn T, MeCord, J, 3. Adsms, David Fales, W. W, Liuut, sakiug Thomas Seots filed o pracelpe in nssnmpsit ageiust Helen Quilford, cleuming $2,000, CHICUIT COULT. Lonudor J, ateCormick commenced a suit In ebt yostorday against darsha'l Field, laylog dumages at 210,000, J. W, Coopor, for the uss of J, A. Purington, bogun a liko swit for £€2,100 againet Abvor L. Serautow. Coorgo Chambors, for the uso of W. (i Thompton, also began a suit in dovt for 3,000 against Lredoviok Luttlo. e MISCELLANEOUS, WILLIAM ARCHDZACON, Judgo Blodgett was occupied yosterday in hearing tho caso of Willlam Archdeacon, [n- dictod for issulvg sorip for o less denomination than €1, Intending to circulate tho gamo ns manoy. A jury was waivod, and tho caso tried by tho Court. Atr. Krotzingor, for tho defeuso, atatod that thero were cortain fnots they were willing to admit. Crystal Lako Pickling and Prosoeving Company, situated at Nunda, otliorwiso known as Orystul Lako, in slcilenry Uounty, Dlr, Archdencon was President of tho Tho Company om- loyed about 400 bangs, aud also had u siore roin whicls those mul»loynu 08 thoir goods, Tho | Company jssuod ordors on tho storo to thoso workmen for the amounts duo thom, which ordors thay conld tako to tho siore and obtain roods., that this serip got into genoral circulation sy nouoy. 1ic wos not willing, hiowaver, to admit Conscquently Mr. Oleson ealled his witnessos to provo tho fact. Boveral of tho marchants of Nuuda were thon enlled, who testifled that from Mareh Just uatil recoutly the scrip of the Com- pony has been in protiy generol cirenlation in that place. ANl the traders have boon in tho habit of recolving it in payment of goods, and thoy oach hnd un agravgemont with tho Com- pany whoreby thoy corld take it to tho storo and Toceive goods fov ft. - The Court was usder the Improssion that theio had been o violrdion of law, bt postponed tho coso until Satardsy to givo defonso timo to prasent Lho authorltics, KRS Ve, HILL. Thiy cano was still on yostorday, Tho defond- ant Hifl was called to ths stand and further crosg.oxamiued by Mr, Hotchum on soume points praviously forgotten, Thon Mr. Barpum put on u witnces from Philadelphis, who haa not befora testitled in any of tho suits that havo atisen out of tho Rood-Tarner complications, The namo of the witncea s W, I, Uellows, and Dhin tustimony was -intercsting sod vory impor- tant, Ho etated that he i1 & printor, "and hag rosided in Pniladelpbia elnce 1859, tlo prioted soveral lots of blank deeds for Jomes Iteod bo- tweon 1860 and 1863, Tle was stiown tho doed from Itichard P, llobinson to Empson Hamilton, under which Turner or Kibbo claims title to the lauds in question, ‘Chis deed {8 dated 1830, sud intho ono tho dofenso claim {a & forgory, Tho witneen, after corefully cxamining tho doed. snid ho recognized it * 84 ono of hig chitdran,” weaning. bt:’lhn that it was printed by lum for Reed o4 Iato as 1862 or 1863, JUDOK DIUMMOND was ocenplod all day yestorday In hearing tho closiug argumonts for a Itecaiver lu tho cano of Hudnutt va, ‘Tho llnols River Railroad Come pavy, Nr, Orawford occupied the entire day, and mado a very powarful and tolling address, in which his powor of sarcasm and invootive wero dispiayed Lo ite bost advuntago, ‘Tho motion wau tukou under advisomont, and s decision will, bo probably delivered by the loarned Judgoe after tho fmpressjou causad by the arguments of the able counael stiall have faded froum his mind, LANKRUFTUY MATTENS. A discharge was issued in baukzuptey yoster- day to Oscar T\ Kaudall, Christophor Slentor was adjudicated bank- rupt by default, sud o warrans issued retarnsblo Fob, 21, Authony Tlsynes was appoiuted Provisional Aswigneo of thio estate of Gauit, 11l & Co. A first and finsl dyidond of $-50f 1 per cont wag deolarod yesterday in tho catato of J, Aldor Elis, tho baukrupt bsnker. ‘Tho mesats wurg only about 3400, while tho dobty actually proved uy amouuted to £110,000, First dividond meetings will bo hold thla aftor- noou bofore the Raglstor In the casoa of Fottl- bone & Fiyun and Jobu Davie & Co. An Assignoe will bs ohiosen this wmornlog for the estate of Cyrus B. Cobb. COBRECTIUN. Tu tho report of the decision of tho Bupreme Court in tho case of Lyon va. Culberison & mistake was made {n stating that Messrs. Tuloy, MNtilew & Lowls wore the attornoys for appel- lsut, ‘They wore not in tho case at all, but Leonard Bwott and J. J. Morrlok appeared fur the succossful litigant, Mr. Lyon, OBININAL COULT. Prank Manning ploaded guilty $o laroeny, and gentenco was suspouded. 4 Hoory Hoiuotz ploaded guiltyto lazcony, under e aud was givea tmealy days In the County TIIE "CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: "THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1876, A"l:dr’uw Johneon wad trled for larceny and so- quitted, Henry Jaclmon was tried for conspiracy aud fotnd not. guilty, John Lyon, tried for larcony, was soquitted, Monen Hudaon snd Louts Wobbor wero tried for Inrcony sad found not guilty. Jobu Kiltoring was triod for horso-stealing, found guilty, and Lin term of imprisonment was tixod a¢ throo yeara and threo mouths. THE OALL. Jupae Brovazr—Criminsl businoss If sap be ready. Jupox Horrma~—48 to cnd of calondar, Junag Gany—30, 114, 116, 110 to 121, 128 to 130, 182 to 133, Inclusiva, Jupaz JAxxson—Assists Judgo Gary, Jupan Moore—27, 24, 29, Junae ooxns—288 to 104, incluaive. Jupor Boorir—302t0410, inclusive, exoept 890, Juvax Fanwsut—No call. JUDOMENTH. Burznion Count—Conrrssions—A. Tothm ve, Pator HoTmoyer, $510.92.—Rarali E, 1t, Bmith vs, Or- ville Cronkhite, $21,624,~Patrick O'Nelll vo. Patrick Conroy, $3i6,15.~Valentine Blata va, Georgn and Emilla Knochenmuss, $343.—Jossph Hirsnksl vs, Fronk and Mary Warraus and Prank 1tonopssck, $100.20,—V, M. Blikman ya. Jacob Le £2,610.04.— {Villiats ey, en ato ve, Aitrod B MUIAF sod dolin G, Peter Parvoun, $41,05,—Glsbert Poltgieser ve, Elch, $120. Jupox Uany—Eliaa Baker va. William I, Phi Andrew M, Iltt, $2:9,50,—F, E, Walcott et Chiatles Ghirieston, $337,8),—Guorgs W, Notton v, Henry 8:hroader, $132, Ctuovtr Count=Jupae Nooxns—~Fred Schimidt va. Frederlck d Sophis Jannings, $167.19; judgment ‘Fad Honlag ol AL 've: u:uni' Meyer, 70,1, 11, Tilchardaon ot al, s, Mathow Usgerty, $29.30. _JuDax Doord—~John B, Kiine ot al. va& John Rice, $024.02, LASALLE COUNTY CIROUTT COURT. Spectal Dapateh lo The Chicamn Tribune, O17AWA, 1L, Jan, 26.~The Cironit Court of Lagalle County {8 now In sosalon, with a vory full docket, An {mporiant caso will bo called to-morrow mornlug, that of Todd & Co., of La Hallo City, ngalust tho Chicago, Rock Island & Pncifio Railway. On March 4, 1878, plaintiffe’ flouring mill caught firo, as they nllego, from sparke of s locomotivo of o passing traiu. Tho mills were burued. Tho questfon is not so much of losa au the question of Inw ine volved a8 to damages whioh possibly ro. sult at a romoto distanco from tha rallroad track. Tho Company bave employed o short. band writer from Chicago, H.'B." Beare, and Judge Eldredge ag counsol, and other pble nt- torneya. The cago will ocoupy the attention of tho Court prabably a wool, ILLINOIS BUPNEME COURT. Specint Dispatoh to_T'he Chicaao Iribune, Seninariero, Ill. Jau, 26,—The HBupremo Court to-day adjourned in conrso to the Mt. Voruon torm, aud the fow ordera cutored woro of no cepecial public intorest, A formal order was entored in tho Colvin mandamus caso no- cording to tho decision telographed yesterday, It 1s oonsidered s l]udlch\l nocrot how the Judgos #tood on the mondawus ose, aud thoy disagroo with the cnrmrr‘gmlomu 28 to tho mecessity for thoir positions boing known, “DBANTY TIM,”? Tho Actunl Klcro of Ono of John Hiny’s ¢ Pike County Bnllade. Pittafield (11L) Correspondence Quiney Whig. **Banty Tln,” a dwlect poem by COol. John Hay, which first mada ita appearanco in Harper's Weekly, lus doubtloss boen road and_onjoyed by many who would be pleased to loarn ita history. ‘Tho bero of tho poem,iwhom Col. ilaysaw flt, for his own purposo, to cull 'Lillman Joy, rosides in this placo, and Xam thorsfore in n situation to giva the imformation. Col. Hay ’* was raiesd " —that I8 the colloquial of it—iu this viclnity, aud on o visit to Pittefield—** Spunky Point,” ns he puts [t in the ballad—ho heard tho story which took tho form of ** Bauty Tim” from his hand and was published in book form by Osgood & Qo., in 1671, along with **Jim Bludso,” ** Litile Breoolica,” and several othiers, under tho title of * Pike County Ballade.” - The *Tillman Joy " of tho poom 18 Capt. D. E. Bates, of this rlm. who sorved nino montha in tho Hocond lllinols Cavalry and aftorwnrd ontorod the regulor sorvico in the Thirtoenth United States Infantry, On tuo 10th of 3May, 1664, bo was woundod at Vicksburg, substantially as stated in tho poom, and after lyiug in aholp- les oondition for somo tiwe & negro came to Lim aud esrriod him off the fiald. This nogro nilpe-red to have po name but Ilose, and was black as the aco of spados, Capt. Lates rotatned bis servico, and, belng furlangbiod, ha came homo to recovor from bis wounds, bringing Rlose with him a4 o servant, Thero appears to bave beon n few citizons hore whe wero deoply improssed swith tho boliet that thin is & white man's Govorn= ment, and to havo waited on the Captain to sug- Rest the proprioty of sonding Roro .awsy. Tho poon puts tho Captain's runl; to the suggestion in tho form of ¢ romarks of Tillmnu Joy to the }}'lhit: Man's Committos of Bpuoky Point, 1 reckon 1 git your drift, genta— You ‘Jow o boy sisan't stay { ‘Thin fa n white nisn's conntry; Yow're Dimograts, you #ay} Aud whereos, snd seain’, aud whercfors, The thines ein' all out o' Fint,. Tiie nigger Lian got to mosy From tho Hmite of Bpunky P'int! But pot to bo arrogant or blind, aud unreason- able, tho Captaln stated to thom lis position, hin politioal proferences, sad tho woighty obli- gatlans under which ho was placod to lose: Let's reason tho thing for n minute; I'm an vld-fashioned Dimocrat, 100, Though I laid ni‘! politics out 0’ the way For to keep till tho war was through, Bus 1 come back Liero, allowin' To vute us I used to do, Though it gravels mo liko tho devilto train Aloug o' sich fools as you. After roasoning tho matter ovor * in the splrit of love,”" as the Hov. Mr. Chadband would say, 1lio Captain camo down to tho practical point of stating what ho would do 1f any ouo sttompted to run Roso off, The posm has it thus, a some- what exaggoratod form of his langusge ] 80, my gentlo garellos, thar's my sngwer, Aud hore staya Bauty Tim; e trumpod Death's aco for 1no that day, Aud I'm not gotu' back vn biw 1 You may rezoloot 11l ths cows como boms ut, ¢f ono of yon letchies the boy, Ho'll wrantlo bis fiash to-night in hel, Or my name's not Tillman Joy Capt. Batos may boe goen any day on the stroots carrying an ompty sloove about with him, but- vot ¢ With a rib caved In, and a leg on & strike. 1o wes rotired from tho army ou tho pay of o Covtain, and thus inds lite comparatively casy. JIlo still has hopos that tholoss of an arm ‘may uot totally unfit bim for sorvico when the Government scos At to give him orders, aud would, .doubtless, in tho disctarge of duty, be a likaly as herotofore to bocome the hero of Lallad that would prove a sourco of awmusemont to thonsands, ———— ¥celund?’s Statuo of Thorvaldsons Icotand has jnst unvolled ita frst public niatoe. Tho novel event taok place at Reylkjavik, the Jiktlo Arctis Cupital, on the 10th of November, in the presence of hls Exoellonoy Hilmer Vinson, Uoveruor-General of the ialand; of the Right Rov. Petur Poturskon, Bishop of Yeolsnd; of maoy losser dignitarics, and of noarly 3,000 nn- ofticial epactators. Tho pretty publio square, newly Inclosed andIald oul, in wbich the mewo- riat i placed, was gay throughout tho day with #coren of Danish and Tooland tlage, aud way iliue minatod at night with Ubineso lauterns. Two of Icoland’s most noted ta, Diatthisg Jochumeson the trauslator of Bhakspoare, aud Hiclugrem Thorstcioson, wroto odes for tho occaslon, aud it {s noticeablo that, at so highs Iatitudo andin socold a tnonth, the spoechies were spokon and the gongs sung in the open air without any phyeieal dizcomfort. Tho statuo ia of gilt bronzs, somowhat largor than lifo, ond {8 8 fasthfol reproduction of Albert Thor« valdsen's statuo of himaolf, the marble orlginal of whiol fills one of tho nichus exterior on the oxterior of the Ulyptathiek at Munioh, It mayal- miont be charaoterized na s group, siuce the artist hian portraysd himse!! in the aot of l;lvlnguxolhul tonuhes to hils favorito statue of Hope, of which o roduced cupy stands by his slde. Thorvald- son's father was an Joslander of anclen) lineage, and the great sculptor Lhwasl? narrowly missod the honoss of Icelsndic nationality, his family haviug migrated to Denmark only a wonth or two before his birth, As a tokon of sogard for thie Jand of his fathers, ho preseuted, some yoans betore his doath, ao exquisite marblo font,—one of hisown masterpleced,—to the cathedral of leykjavik, Tho new statuo stands on a carved Kranite pedestal, which weighe nearly 8 tons, and the whole is s giftof the munioipality of aupnnhufinn to thatof Reykjavik ju remember- aucoof the Iealandiomillonniul feativalof 1874, — aifactcommemorated by the inseriptiona oa tho base, Ths date of the unveillag ceremonies wes tho 105th sunivorssty of Thorvaldasn's birth, ile.n““ born Nov, 19,1770, and disd March 21, S G A '‘Traveled Editor, Loutavilie M-leer. # fWhat will you bave?" asked a walter of one of tha Indiana oditors, at the dionorin Phila- dolpbis, a8 he banded bim abillof fare, And e Hoveler with tho high forehead leated back in bis chair, wiped his forehead thoughifully m;r'.uyun. aodejsoulated steruly s **Glmme CRIMINAL"NEWS, Williamson County on Its Way to Cairo to Bo at the Ku-Klux Trial, Lynching of the Disprized Lover Who Killed His Fair Ono and Wound~ ed Himself, Further Davelopments in the Winse low Forgaries at Boston. Falluro of an Attempt to ol the North= ampton Natlonal Bank in Mas- sachusotts, THE WINSLOV/ FORGERY, Dostoy, Jan. 20.~It is positively statod that E. D. Winalow {ssued large quantitios of fleti- tiona stock of tho Boston Post Company as col- Iatoral. A moeting of the stockholders is to bo hold Friday to invostigate bie affsirs. Tho pa- por will probably loss uothing, tho enforers bo- ing thosa who advanced moncy on the atock. Homa of Winelow's operationa sre traced to L. . Pond, of Worcester, aud papor with the names of both oo 1t bas boen brought to light, E. F. Thorter’s namo s ssid to be on &160,000 worth of paper, sad thas of Daoicl Cusmberliain on €60,000 worth, At the instanco of N. G. Grcen, one of the farmor propristars of tho Fost, & wnit of attach. ment was surved this mornig on K, F. Porter, tho ostensible ownor of tho Dauy News. Tho writ is based on Winslow'n transacifons, ‘This aftornoon warrante wore issued by the Municipal Court for tho arrest of Winslow on complaiuta of the National Exchango Book and Third Natloual Bank, obarglug him with forg- ing aod altering two notes of 85,000 each. It 1n mnid somo of tho victimized bauks hinve takon logal stops agniust certain parties who wore awnro of Winvlow's forgerics weoka ago and condoned the offouso, aud kopt silouce unon his taking up the paper upou which wero theic forged Indorsements. Tho allogad ovorissnos of tha atock of tho Doston Posl Company hag seriously complicatod matters, and boldors of it a4 collnteral cannoct toll whothier thelr cortificates aro fraudulout or genufue, Dr. Winslow controllod the Stock Board to auit himself, aud, ssbo did not besitata to forgo tho uames of persoua to notes, it is probabfe le manufactured tho cortiticatus to suit hia wents, Thero arc miesivg cortificatos and atocka from the back part of tha cortificate- book, and it is said that sbnres of faluo stock oro known to bo in oxistenco. Mr. Porter hns fonnd somo fraudulent certtficates which he will tnry over to the Trustoos $o bo appointed Lo tako olisrgge of thie Bostou Fost, Woncestim, Masy., Jan. 26.—The Gazelte will publish tho following statoment of T. W. Poud, manufscturer, who was sontonced yestenlay to tho Btato Prison for hoavy forgerios. Ho way tho porsonal friond of tho absconding Winslow of Doaton : & Having recn in "0TA_AURRCI. o of conitetan bebreen mmyuolt and e D;. S¥iheione, 1 wieli to stata briofly that neitbor E. 1, Winalow nor auy other peron or persona Lad sny kuowledge or intereat fn my frreqularitics, nofther did I have auy knowiedge of or dntereet iu L. D, Winalow's reported trregularitics, AN INSURANCE-SWINDLER, Speeral thspateh Lo The Chicago Tibune. Rocrronn, 1, Jan, 20.—A wman namod Thomaa Washburno, alise 15 D. dMorso, W. I. Tookor, E. Tifany, otc., was arrosted Iast Thursdsy by Detective W. D. Staplin, at Winona, Ia., for forging a Jarge nomber of applications and notes of citizons of Iows, sending tho ssmo to the Rockford Insuranco Company, and ob- taining his commission upon thom. It appears that, upon tho 17th of Novembor, thily man wroto from Bterling, under tho namo of E. D. Morss, 10r an sagency. Bonding good referoncos with his lotter, ho waa appointed forthwith. Soon sfter, hio rent n pumber of spplications, notes, ote, ; npou which ho recolved bis commissions, Having gono ua far a4 bo darod lu that locality, hie removod to La 8allo, and l{fillod for muother agoncy, glving tuonsmo of Thomas Washburne, Oporativg with guccesa thore, Lo noxt woved to Winoos, wlore Lo ogain' applled for au sgency, and obtained the sawe, undor tho pamo of W. 1L Yooker, By this timo tho Tiockford Insurancu Compauy became susprcious, aud sont & detoc- tivo after him, who found hitn on Thurs- day, 83 he was dudulging In 8 matutinal nap. o was brought bofore Justico Buel, of this city, and, in dofsult of bail, com- untiod to fall, Hinco his urrcat it has boon dis- covered that, for soveral yoars, this man, whose roal nomo 18 Wasbburue, has boen piyiug lus trade doxtrously smong the Westorn insuranco companies, Brown & Christio, general iusu- rauco agonts at Ottnmia, snd quito » number of uthor partics, Lavo been mado victims of hin adroit swindling, ® A BIGAMIST, Special Disvateh to 2'he Chizago Tridune. Guasp Havew, Mich,, Jan. 28.—William Mul- vey, stoward of the Cutler Houso, loft town soveral weehs since, earrying with him sbout §200 of tho monoy carned by hiy wifo at tho Cutlor House durivg tho pnst two years, Will- iam stortod out ou o grand eproo, aud it seoms tuat, when he Janded in tho strcots of New Buffalo, Lo proudly proclaimed him- solf owner of tho Cutler IHonso and most of Grand Maven, and troated everybody with royal munificencs, A weak womnu thoogtt that to wany thiy great man would bo happiness udeed. William waa willing enough to accept tho situation, aud & Justios of tho Peace jowed them. ‘I'ho great mau called forth tho ~Drass band, and Iager tlowed like water, Axain Mul- voy lolt for parts uuknown, sud taruod up in Chicago ; then fled to Cal ; thenco to Can- andnigus, N. Y., whore ho kuow of a * Cutor- House girl om Lo Loped to mnko his third victim, At __Clifton Springs Lo called himsolf Willlam Mulvey; at Oanan- datgua, William Blayton, grocery-dealor of Grand Havoo, This excited suspicion, and inquiry wus mado in this cky. Mulvey's photograph way sont, and tho gomo was up. Mulvoy Is atill at Jarge. Hin deserted wifo ins gono to Chicago. Considerablo sympathy has boen excited in hor bohalf, and much Indignation i3 felt against tho mau who hisa basely robboed, botrayed, aud de- sorted Lior, . THE DLOOMINGTON DEFAULTER. Bueclat Dlvateh to The Chicago Tridune. BrooxiNaTox, 1M, Jan. 26.—Tho statoment telographed Tus Tmipuxe yeetordsy rogarding tho soupoctod defalostion of Reuben L. Davls, of thincity, proves to have been comparativoly mild. To day new dovolopments aro mado slhowing that his traneaciions for yoars past havo baen oceaslonally marked by erockeduess whioh will rosult in Lieavy losa to many porsous in this vicioity, IMis sbortcomingy aro of a variod patare, Indludiog the Lolding of sumy of monoy ou notew signed by him for tho firm of Larrimoro & Davis without the kuowledge of Larrimore, the holding of woney paid him ay County Olotk to sottio bsck ‘taxes, roceiv- ing and Lolding mouoy lownod on boyus woourities, eto. It in now ecstimatod that tho dofalcations will amount to over $10,000, To-day was the Llimo ln‘:inlcd by Davia to meot thie creditors who had been pross- ing biw, bus bo is mirsiug, 1o loft yustorday for Chicago, and may return, but i$ is scarcely cxpocted that bie will,” Tho knowledge of Davis’ trouble i jnst Loginning to be spread through the county, and Lourly now dovelopments sro being wado. LYNCH-LAW IN_MINNESOTA. &pecial Diepaleh Lo Tha Chicago Tridund, 81, Pavt, Minn, Jan 26.—A tolegrams 0 the Dispatch eays Yrank [lathaway, of Wsbashs, (o young man who shot and killod Nollio Blay- ton, ot Piainview, Wabasha County, last Batur- day, becauso she refused his addressos, and aftorwards sttempted to kitl himsalf, was takon from his bod ast night by a party of mesked men, about thirty in uumber, and tmuged to & treo in the hotel yard, ‘[he lynchery sro unkuown. They performed theic miwsion in fve wivutcs’ time without speaking ono word. THE ILLINOIS KU-KLUX. Lrizvateh ta The Chscaco Triduns, Oammo, 1ll, Jan. 30,—Tho trial of the two ‘Williamson County Orsioa commonced this aftor- noon. Five jurors wore obtained. Thia case excites much (nterest. The Homs. W, J. Allou and A. D, Duft of Carbondale, J. W, Hartwoll of Willismson, aud William Mulkey of Qairo proseoute. ‘Lha defenso will bo conduoted by D, P, Linegar, of this city, seslstod by Measrs, Cal vert and Clemena, of Marion, ispaich to The LI Triduns, . Canzoxpawy, Iil,, Jan. 26.—~About 100 wit- n3sees from Willameoa 3 County passed through | Carbondalo and M da Lo-day, going to Cairo o tostify in tha Craing' trial, now in progress there. Bheriff Mortin took Sam Masiek down for & Btata witness to-day. Tho high orooks proe ‘yantad many from arriving bisro to-day who will go down_to-morrow. Tho Carbondala & Shaw- neotown Nalirond track {s badly washied sway in ous or two places Lotwoon hers and Marion. UNEXPLAINED DISCREPANCY. Epectal Dispateh th The Chienan Tribune, Davexront, Is., Jan, 26.—Mr. A, J, Smith, Biata Agent for Jowa of tho Charter Oak Life. Insurance Company, was to-day removed from his position, and bis offico taken possession of by tho Company, it being chargod that ho i short to tho amount of over £10.000, Mr. Smith claims that ho is no ombozzlor, but that there In duo him a8 comminston nearly that amount, aud thiat ko soized all of the mnouey of the Company In his possosrion Lo mako this good, The repro- nontativo of tho Company claims that there is only 8 small amount duo 8mith, and that Smith lian haen remisg in his romittances for months, ‘The {seomo of the Charter Oak from this Btate annually 13 80,000, Mr. Bmith is ono of our best known citizens, snd hig difliculty haa caused much comment. RAILROAD-SHARFERS, Enectat Lifspatch to T'he Chieago Tribune, Juneav, Wis., Jan. 25.—Hobert Koyes and Charles Duross, two notorlous eharpers, who hiave been carrying on varlons gambling dovices iu fleecing groen rallroad-passengers for a long timo, wore tried yestorday beforo Justice Dor- tram, and bound over for trial at the February term of court on cherga nf larceny. A sccond cborge was thon proforred against them, for violatlon of the rooont statote prolibiting gambliog on railread traina ; and, waiving ox- amination, they wora remsnded to prison 1n default of 91,000 bail each, $500 on each chiarga. ‘They wera arrextod by a dotactivo of the Chica- go, Milwaukeo & ¢, Panl Rallrosd Compauy, FOILED, Sraxarizun, Blass., Jan, 26,—At Northamp- ton Inst night seven dlvguiaed mou broke into tho houee of John Whittlesey, Cashior of tho Northampton Nationsl Bank, sccured Mr, Whit- tlesey and family, obtained the koss of thobaul, snd. leaving oue of their number as guard, six rmcocued to the back naod attempied to bresk nto tho vault, bat thie door and lock wore too strong, aud thoy left without accomplishin, thoir purposo. Cashier Whittlosey was mbbo{‘l of hig Fold watch and what money ho bad st tome, 'There is ovidouce that tho gang had been planning tho robbery for some time, mak- iug their hoadquarters in the attic of ouq of tho town schiool-Lousos. THE CHARLESTOWN, W. VA, LYNCHINGS. CriNorxsatr, 0. Jan. 20.—The Commercials Chorlestown, W. Va., specisl eays tha bodies of Daweon, Estop, and Hincs, who were lynched fast night, woro faken down by tho Prosecuting Attorney to-day, and an inquost held. Tho ver- dict waa that thoy came_to their deatts Ly s mob, names unkuoswn. Dawson died without fear. Estep was inclivod to confess, but wna rostrained Ly Dawsgon, inos was taken a short distanco from tha others and gave way to griof. Estep's body was buried by bis friends at the pcono of the hanging. Dawson's body will ba seut to Lyncbburg, whero his pacents resido, MINCR ITEM3 FROM CAIRO. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieags Trivune, Camo, Ill., Jan. 20.—Lauo, charged with mauslanghter, was acquittod to-dsy, after & weel's trial, Heilbron and Weil, arreatod aa bankrupta. wero taken to Springficld to-day by United States Marshial DeGrath, charged with perjury, not forgery. Thoy will apply for roduction of baii througl o writ of habeas-corpus. TIE BROOKLYN ;CEDAL BROTHER WHITE'S GRIEVANCES AGAINST BROTHER BOWEN. New York Sun, Jan, 25. Lir. Henry C. Dowen yoaterday recoived from Mr. Tilnoy, Clerk of Plymouth Church, s docu- montary statement of the griovances of 8. V. White, which ho was summoned beforo tho Ex- awmioing Committee of Piymonth Chburch lest week Lo hear. ‘L'ho atatoment is o plain recital, that Mr. White, heuring of Mr. Bowen's kaowl- edgo of cortain tnings against Alr, Beechor, wont to him, aceording to Matthow, 18th chapter, 15th vorea, to.tell bim of his fault, and to say that it was his duty to say somothing ono way or the other; that Brother Bowon refased to give bim satiefaction, aud, sccording to Matthow, 18th chapter and 1fth verso, Le went to ¢ee him “‘flmm' taking two brethren, * that in the mouth of two or threo witussscs overy word might ba establishod.” Thede two were Irothers Moody aud Gorbutt, Having failed to satisfy them, Brother whito then, sccordiug . to Matthew, 18th chapter and 17th verso, told it unto tho chureh, that, if ho neglactod to hear tho clhurceh, be might be unto them as ** an beathen mau and a publican,” Mr, Bowen spous last ovuning covstdoring tho accusations, aud ho said that sho public would hear from bim in due time. If be faild fo ro- spond sstisfactorily, the Examiuing Committos ay report bim to tho ehnreb, and then ho may Lo ousted. As soon ag Lis auawor 18 roady Lo will meot the Committes to presont it. New York Iridbune, Jan. 25, Mr, Whito said that, in this matter, bo wns acting ndopendeutly of the Committoe and of othier mombory of tho church, Tho mempors of sho Commitieo did not know that hie had moyed iu tho mateer until bo bnd informed thom. Mr. Bowon hind injured bim only in this: 1o and hiu family wers mombors of Flymouth Churcy § Ar, Bowen, nlso 8 member of tha cliurch had given tho public to understand, or tho public way givon grouuds for inforring, that Mr, Bowen know some very duun;iiuu facty concorniuz dr. Beccher. As long s Mlr. Bowen, by hia sileuco, cast & doubt over tho public “mind, con- corning Mr. Deecher's nioral charactor, Mr. White's fumily, as well as tho family of everv other mombor of tho church, was injured, It waa clearly Mr. Bowen's duty to spoak. If ha know nothing, ho ought to say o, and let tho church sifsirs bo straightoned out, If ho kuow damagiog facts and could substuntiate them, ho ouglit'to speak. * I am not takiug sides in this matter,” sald Mr. White. **I am standing in. dopondently, and domanding what AMr. Bowen knows, and I think I awm right. 1f ba can throw auy light on this sabjoct, ho will tind e by bis wide, 1 am not at liberty to say whot the pro- coodings will Lo if Dr. Bowon rofasos to speales but I kuow that, an farjas lies in my powor, {f ho doosn't speak, afllrm, sud prove, or deny, ho must get out. I have confldence in the purity of Mr. Deeoher's character, but Mr. Doweu's courso iy hurting the church, and L want to know if Lo has any grounds for his lacit iu- sinuatious,” VWHAT LEADING _ CONGREGATIONALISTS THINK. Praf. 8. C, Dartlett i the loston Congregationaliet, In tho first stagos of that scandal, while only tho statomonts of tho woman Woodhull, and the inefuuations of Tilton, were before the publio, tho proseut srriter made Liasto to couvoy to its distinguishod abjoct tho nssuraucos of his.| aympatly, snd tho beliof that clarges coming only from such sources, aud in sncli forms, wero notto bo uoticed, But that state of things uoon passod. ‘Tho charges becawma diroct, dotl- nite, and not to be put aslde. Thon followed the inquiry by a Church Com. mittee, Invosted with "sevorsl circumstaucos which 1ando it conclauivo, \Ylion at length tho civil euit took place, we all loaked for s completo vindicatlon of Mr, Boccher, It did not como. Wo wero lofs bo. tween Inexplicublo difiultics on eithor side, Whilo ono wan in avery four of tho jury pro- nounced bim guilty, it may bo doubtod whother one wan lu every four thmnfb tho cumumunity confidently prouounced him tunocent, Mauysrid—and smong theu the prosont writer —1t may be carlor to wako s argumont against him than for biny; but, iussmuocl as thero is a theory of tho exso porfoctly cotupatiblo with his inuocenco of crimo, ho is entitlod to tho Lenolls of Lis charsctor and history, and we sball Lald bim, not ouly not proven guilty, but funocont. Still, tho whole community faol that wo have not reschod the Lottom of the case. A bellef universally prevalls that muoh more light oan be bad. ‘Thore i u stroug oouviction thst a cloar snd doclsivo rosult cau bo resched, Cortain indi- viduals who weto examined in court are couli- doutly supposed to kiow dooiuive fsots whicl thoy woro not permitiad to dissloso. Boveral othior individuals, not summoned, sro believed to Eounmu nformation vitatly relatad to the caso. nfortunately for Mr. Bocchor, tho common be- btef iy, that all this testimony would bear heavily against him, Now, all these supposod sonrees of knowlodze ought to be freely opsned. Wo rowain iu doubt 1l wa can kuow (Lt there iy, or i not, o weight of tostlmony yot concealod. ‘The presend writer Lisppons $0 kuow that one son whosa uamo en mentioued as & wituovs knows nothiug of the wattor. [t may bo 80 with all, or it way uot, Let us find out. Lot wen bo invited to tell all they kuow, ‘Cho paator aud his churi will saffor wore and inore till this watker bo thoroughly probod. All woll-wlshors of that church must rogret the lou werles of wmoasures which have scenied o waby like attempta to avade tho lssue : Fizet, tho dropping of Ay, Milton: the avoidance of his chillengo: tho Commities of Inquiry nominsted by the pastor, and thelr mothod ; tho techinloali- tica of “tuo dofenso in Cauct¢ Mr, Toacher's do- flanco of tho nowspapera in his Poughkeopsie spocch for thoir commenta: his loog- coutinued and bittor denancistions of im- aginary ‘“enemies; ™ tho Irregular attempt ta got rid of Mm. Monlton and Descon Wost ; the protrscted nnwillingness to most Ars. Moulton on equal torms fu Council ; tho eingulae davico seomingly to forestall that Coun- cil, enrractod Loo late; and naw tho arrest oft Councli by the unwiss endeavor Lo control Ars. Moalton's selection of ita mombears, as woll as ita own,—the most fatal blundor of all ; and evon ths ealling of that ¢ Advisory Couneil* to present questions which tho ‘church once refused to submit, but it now has ths ap- pearance of wisbing to unsettle by s Council practically ox parte, Tlese and other aimiiar things have mado an uufavorabla imprewsion, But it is not yet too Iate for Plymouth Church and ita pastor, porliaps, lo gm. themselves right. Yot it fa dimcult to sea ow theso abundant mistakos of tho past can ba rectiflod and rotrioved, excapt by 8 free and ample Investigation of tha whole snbject matter, by au ablo represcutative bod‘{ of ministers sud Iaymou, fully cpowered to do it and sided by thio co-opetation of all whe have knowledgo in tho case. Thera {8 no timo 1o bo lost. Theso supgeetions oro both made for Mr. Beeeher's sako and for tho common causo, Atill, | it cannot bo denfod that the present possara of affairn weighs far moro Leavily on bim than on all othier porsons or lutorests, “And, if the pros- ent drift of things conlioues, it mil beforo long censo to bos matter of much intorest to the churches—for a very sad roason, lioston Congrepatiomalist (editors1n, Wa think all persons, whethor their sympa- thiea be intereated espocially the ono way or the other, will feol rogret, as wall as eurprise, at tho turn whioh affairs have taken at Lrooklyn, by [ which the propuecd Mutual Council has been glven up. We have nover piaced so hLighs value on such » Council ns somo others hiavo appearod to do; Dbecauss tho necos- pary narrowness of its ,legitimato scope of innuiry—sas to tho status of Alrs. Monlton, snd the principles In that involved— rado na slheptical of any fmportant coutribu- tion from it to the cauee of genersl light and aco. Wo are, at tho samo time, sorry that it a6 failed, and especlally sorry that it hias failed 18 it bas, in a way to add pomething to impres- sions, quite too strong bofore, making agaioat tho Dest interosts of thosa whose welfaro is ‘moat conapicuousiy involved. Chicago Advance (edttorial). Tho frustration of tho proposed Mutnal Coun- cil in Brootlyn ta most unfortunato for Mr. Boechier, The communty will inevitably sttacl grest sigoificance to this culmination. Thoy will Beo how reluctantly tho Council was con- coded, sftor an attempt Lo get rid of rs, Moul- ton tu an frregular way, They will observe that the protest ngaimst the admission of two churches selocted by IMra. Moulton is not only unexampled in the bhistory of . Cou- grogationahsm, snd counirary to the very mesnipg of a Matusl Council, but in open defiance of positivo sgrecment between the partics, and aggravated by tho ominont cliarac- ter of thoso two churches and their pastors, standing, ns they do In sli reepects, in the foro- front of tho donomination, 8ir. Beechor's good Bpirita in viow of this resalt aro suro to be as- cnibed to joy that bo has cscaped Investigation, Should ho and hie chorch now drop out of tho Congregational communion, it would cortatoly bo regarded by many ashs confesnion of judgment. But this, jus g from 3ir. Baocher's spooch, docs not scem to bo contsmplated. Plymouth Church hias vated to go on with the proviousty u-nufnu Advisory Council. Cai bono? That Coancil, 88 wo understand it, does not propose to consider the underlying diflicnities in this painful mstter. It is soggested tbab Mfrs. Moulton mizht with propriety roqaest all the charches and individu- ols who were fuvited to the Mutusl Comncil to meet now ad an ex parto Council, and pronounce upon tho questious which hiad been agreed upon batwoen her and the Church. Perhaps this lwmnd be the speodieat way of resching tho resl eaues. o A LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Katle Conway and Katio Wilson, inmates of & ranch on Twelfth atreet, woro arrostod late last night on complaint of Michael O'Brien, of tho Btock Yardw, who accuses them of robbing him of about €20, Angnst Dorman, a notorious (hief, was ar- rested yestarday by Officer Alaloney of the Cot- tago Girave Avenuc Siation, o 'is tho fellow who went througl tho bonrding-house of Mrs. Glenson, on Wabsh avenuo, near Twenty-cighth stroot, Ho was casily identitied by a boarder named Pollock, who, on the nightof tho bur- glary, rang tho door-bell, snd was nnswored by lorman, When arrestod ho bad in bis possos- sion one dozen oollar buttons and eeveral silk handkerchiefs. At about G o'clock last evening an unknown woman entered the ealoon of M. Feurstenbery, Ne. 469 Bouth Clark strcet, and sat down to rest hotrelf. Tho batkecper offered hor somo becr, but sbe rofused, Elo snid shio waa two days out from Now York, and bad como to look for somo nequaintances, ouo of whomsho callod Ard. Clark. In s ehort timo sho toppled off the chair aud foll in an _insensiblo oondition on tho floor. As all offorts to rovive hor wero unavalling, sho way takon to the Conuty Hospital. The physi- cian in charge thought sho bad taken xomo nar- cotic. She was spparcutly su Amorican lady about 25 years of ngo, well droseed, std vory roe spoctable in appearance. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, The poople of Barliogton, Ia., hava concluded | to havo & thres-di Yourth of Joly bust, and will raiso €10,000 to pay for tho thivgs. Teliable information Lias boen recoivod ot Fort Beott that load and zinc bavo beou discavered in large quautities near Baxtor Spriogs, Kau. A heavy snow-storm oceurrod nt Shasts, Cal., on Monday, damaging buildiga to a great ex- :cnt. Tho raof of thoCourt-Iiouse waa crushed n. ——— _DISCOVERY OF LEAD. Bpectal Dispaich to The Chictro Tribune, Dra Morxes, Is., Jon. 26.—Wlilo eink fug s delll for s well, on the farm of William Ward, near Wyommng, Jounss County, tho drill, at the dopsh of 120 foot, struck a hiard mineral, and, aftor hard work, it was puvetared a depth of 7 feot, and work consed. 'I'lie min- eral has been decided to bo a fine quality of lead, A shaft bns boon commencrd to mine tho ore, and the prospeots are that tho ownor bae struck a bonanza. —_— e SOUTH CAROLINA JUDGES. Wasamarox, D. U, Jan. 46, —8erator Pattor- son, of Bouth Carolina, in sdvised that the Seo- rotary of Htato has 1wsuod cortificates to Moses and Whipper as Gircult Judgea of that Hiate, atd that thoe Iaster will bo sworn {u uudor this certitiente at tho proper time. Theso nare the two mon whom Gav. Chamberlal doclined to commission after their election by tha Htate Logislature, OOEAN NAVIGATION. ___ National Line of Steamships, NRW YORK TO QUKERSBTOWN AND LIVS FNOLAND, 4,09 5 BEALY, 4571 oo FRAKOIt 3,670+, PRAN IR e HOLLAND, 8347 tons. bin paasaze, 860 y Jaa. T, at 12 noos. twriay, Jan, &, at s, w. DIRLTE winy, Jan. 30, at 11 2, at7o. ‘a1 10 ruat liritals bly Vi T, 8 LARSON, Nerthcast sorner Olark and Handsjph-sta, {(opposite cew _ Bliuruian 1oase), Ublcago. 2 ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE. “Fho Gonersl ‘Tratsatisuiio Compady's Mall Blosu s inesn Now York aud Mavew, v Phvudi, The leudid veasals un this favorito routa for the Coutineut gum 1 mory_southiorly tlisn or), will sell frou ior No. 50, Nur SPERKLIR Dauco. ..Satariday, Feb, & AMERIGUTR, Ponril Saturasy, beb, 13 yERChOnEAE I L rat ca 0 s accordiux (0 kEouLIRG, e A b ot iakots af mduand Iales. with SUpPeTIOr AcO0IILIL llu(lln& all necossacles without markod thus * Jo Lot carcy STAR BALL LINE, D HTATES & DRAZIL MAIL BTEAMS m:;wnuhfly ‘every moutu from Watson's Whart, ¥, Farh "Zu'm.'\mm;c?, Lahis, 00d Rio Janeslo, calling st 8t, Johns, Porto Rico, ANTIN, 3,00 tous, Thursday, Feb. 8, SELLIE M \TALL, 2,5 tous, Fab, 23, at 1 p, 1, JONNGRERER, 2,700'toma, Biarels 30, ot 1 pu 1o Theve atesiuers ato porfoctly now, with a1l tie iatest {Lnl‘mmuul-. baviug llrst-class pRaseuger scoomIng- tlous, i or frolght and passags, st reduced rates, ur 3. 8, TUCKELL & 00,, Ageuls, G4 Vinest., Now York, "Gront Western Stonmship Line, ¥rom Now York to Briatl {England) diroot. conNWALL, Bumper. ~vBatucday, Jaa. 39 ARAGON, Bjmons. CUNARD MAIL LINE. Balling three titues & week to and from British Porte, Towest Prices. at Gompany's Offies, northwosd osrmer Olark and | BeadRlr i o Vs, Qoo Western Aeat, . 7 e AMUSEMENTS, STAR LEOTURE 00UBSE THR PORT, AUTHOR, and PAMOUS TRAVELER, BAYARDTAYL(R, ‘Will give his last bost lectars, "LITKRATURKR A8 AN ART," WNext Satarday Nigh>~Uslan Park Charch MARY A. LIVERMORE, Ackowledgrd Queen of the Plablorm, will givo hae new, aloguant, and very i * BN RN THA T AN b ™ Waxt dlnndny Kvening—~Union Park Chureh, HELEN POTTER, Tim New Dramstie Iaadar, whoss entertalnment {s ‘pounced the fumt of kind R el Noxt Tuesdny Evening—Plymentk Cliarek, Tiar recond part of the programma will oo Tarations of Outoen Ty e T of qradt Chicago will m¥Xe thetr first pubiio s 00 At readtops, Hi Faaf M i thar, e EXPOSITION BUILDING, NATYONAL EXHIBITION o POULTRY, AND PICGEONS, IN AGRICULTURAL OALL. TOE GABAT o DOGS IN ARP IALL, Admisedon ta esch Bhow. Cuildren to cach Blhow... HOOLEY'S THEATRE. ‘Open from 9 &. m, until 10 p. m. ! AiorTRE & HavenLy, Lessoo, J. T HaYzarT,Managey MONDAY, JAN, 34, eturn of tho famn I CALIFOItNIA MINSTRELS On & scale of liberality nnequaled in the minstrel worlds M. pxT noONEY, GHARLGY. HOWAM NEY, D, | ARD BCHOOLCRAFT & COES, xad rewnpesrsnts of " AULINGTON, RICE, COTTON, ROBINSON, Rey=- nold Dros,, Eeinble, Tilla, Predericis, Oberist, Mrirphy, Woduowlsy and faturday metinoss. Admimion 60 sad 25cents, Monday, Jaw. 31, reappearance afler an. alwonce of five monilw of the worid's grealoat comos dian, M, WILLIAM EMERSON. Open sb7} oot menee ¥ o'clock, Carringros may bo orderad af 10:1% " MoCORMIOK'S MUSIC HALL, GRAECO ROMAN WRESTLING, LAST TWO NIGETS ONLY. RIGAL AND CARTERON Wil eontest on Pridny event: i 17 Tigals Carioron and Tof. Eonia’ fcgator ‘wii Sppest in & Tournument on Baturday awening, Jan. 29, winner: e the proceeds of the nel receipts, “Adntsalo, boc, ; Rrserved Beats, 81, M'CORMIOK'S HALL, FOUR (1) GRAND CONCERTA. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY EVEN'GS Jan, 31, ¥eb. 9, and-4, sud Saturday Matineo. Fob. 6, pts, Boats can by 1 Tos HANS von BULOW. (The Grealent Master cf thn Piss assiztod by the Foang and Favorito Bopeanar 7 MISS LIZZIE CRONYN, TProgramme In Priday's ppers, Toserved Goat Batn Sgans Brily, Jops 3 AL The oot & Bon g MUBIC CO., 153 Blatost, MoVIOKER'S THEATRE. ENGAGEMEST FOR ONE WEEE ONLY of the cliarming Littls netlsto, Mixs 2 MINNIE PALMER, In her romantic drama LAUGHING BXTESI] LA DELLE GERTRUDY, MINNIE PALMER, With pongs &nd dunces, MONDAY, JAN. 31, DEN DeBAR A8 FALSTAFP. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Every evening and Wednesday and Baturday AL oo, grand production of the TWO ORPHANS Withan fmmense cast, Popular prices, 3¢, 800 aud 5¢; matinees, 25¢ nd 805, ' Disgram of ths thestre and recrvod seats deliverad st Moulter's Musto Starn, 00 East Madison-at., and st the Academy Dox Oflica ‘without extra charge, “BUNDAY LECTURE SOCIETY. BATYTARD TATLOR ON “EGYPT.” (By_conricey of tho Star Lectaro Course). Meon mick Uudl, Sundsy, Jan, 30, 3 p. m, Doors apea at 2, Tickota at Jausen, McGiurg & Co.a, and &t tlio dours Admission, 10 centa, Grand Carnival and Full-Dress Masqusrade At ths Ezposition Bating Park, Thumday evening, Jan, 7, A solid Bllver Wateh and Chain aod o Pear OperaGises will bo given se proses for the bert cou tumed, Prisca oo exhibition at Iloot & Sons’, 166 Blates st, Partien o full drees sdmitied froo, Biasquers Liavo tho fco nntil 9:3), Admision 450 ; children une der 19, 150; 1,600 seuts, none resorved, ADELPHI THEATRE, REGULAR LADIES' NIGIIT—The Desutiful Lady Miustrels. Tho Urilliant Star Olio, Den Thompson as Uncle Josh, Tho sudioncos express thele disguat @) by ugcon- trolinhle laughter 8t tho oddities of UNCLE JOSIL Exerybody should sce b, " 0L WOOD'S MUSEUM, EIDDEN XEANID And PO-CA-TION.TAS, THE COLISEUM. Every ovening this week the baantiful and taleated WIESTON SISTISIRS, AND ALL TUI OLD ¥AVORITES, Admiasion 25 conts, __SHIRTS, SHIRTS. “IOITR IARRIS," Timo-tried snd thoroughlys tented, clegant in doslgu, wie L in workimanalip, fauit= 1 in At, Losvo your mease ura with MARRIS & CODD, 171 Bouth Clark-+ FASWRBANKS' STANDAKD SCALES \ OF ALL XiNDS, SAFAIRDANKS, MOREE & 00, — 111 &118 Lake St., Chicago. Becarefultoboyonly the Genuine, FLORIDA. THF WINDSOR JIOTEL, on Bt, Jomes Pork, Jucke sonville, Florida, now open for guesis, ia nay pleto, snd Arsttlese in every Mgacl. & Moo, $5.00 lzg.ckages FRACTIONAL - CURRENCY IN KXUHANGE FOR Bills of Natioal Curency, TRIBUNE OFFICE