Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1876, Page 2

NE——, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THUR FEBRUARY 10, 1876, THE BEECHER SCANDAL Action of Churches in Reforence to the Advisory Council Invi- tation, Yhe Plymonth and Leavitt Street Chinrches of Chicago Deelino to Send Dele- gatos to the Conneil, ~ Two Representatives Have Been Com- missioned by the Forty-seventh Street Congregation. gome New Facts as to Bowen’s Past, Conncetion with the Seandal, Moulton Quotes Beecher's Opinion of Bacon, that He Is ‘‘a Garrue lous 0ld Marplot." An Amlysis of the Plymouth Advisory Councils==What Was Donc by the Councll of 1674, . The Priest and the Sphins—How and Why tho Formor Was Mashed by the Latter, Comments of Loading Eastern Joure nals on Bowen's Rovelntions, ACTION OF THE CHURCILES, ChICAGO. PLYOUTIE CHURCH. Tho congregation of Plymouth Church mot in tho Bunday-schiool room of tho ediflco, last night, to coneider tho lotter missive invitiug tho pnstor and a delegato to attond the grand Coun- il Tho Xtev. Mr. Bartlett presided. Afier o prayer Ly Mr, Kelly and o hymu, Mr. Bartlott toad tho lettor missive, Daacon Tomplo moved that tho iuvitation bo wecopted, and tho motion was sevonded. Mr Vartlott asked for a full discussion, and MR, KELLY TOOK THE FLOOR. {fo did not thing it best for tho clurch to ac- topt tho inwitation, Tho country has lad yuough ond too much of tho Boeolior scandal, wd If wo send o dolegate the wholo thing will 3o raked over. When thoe invitation came our nator was Intarviewed, and If wo aceopt thero will %o a sories of intorviews. That is the reason I vbject. Bosides, thoy Lisd a Council thero some fimo ngo. 1t is my if o family in my neighbor- bood had a corrupt boy, and, when his motuer is semonstralod with, sho admits it; but pooplo wou'l prosceute him Locauso sho is a decont soman. Finally they ronow tho remounstration. tho takos him to tho proper anthoritics, and ey say hio looks like a good boy, “1fo won't ot ip'to breakfast,” "This ia & porailcl caso to asking us to go to Prooklyn aud soo 1 they shall drop & membor vithout disciplino. + Itakoa higher gronnd, DPlymouth Church is g solfish Chusch. I novor saw AMr. Beecher nt: iho American Board of Forelgn Missions, sud I don't kuow shat hio over wout thoro, Ho with Blavery ; all the Church ovor did wasc to mako o big mplurge sbout sumo colored "wmnn and hu&hur and lot it go forth to tho orkd, yet in the great sinvory quaeation it woa slwaya” belund until owancipation became a pocessity, Tdon't say Boccher iy guilty, T bopo not, but Fn has got himaself into this scrape sud bo must uko thio consequences. Deacon Templo usid: Wo aro traveling ont of (o woy in xaking up this mattar, Tvmontl Church agks us to cumo into tho Conucil, and +sball wo not show tho courtesy dus thom and go? Arethoy right? is not the question, but it 418 Bhail we ba courleous and go? Dr. lecbo romarked: 1 feol ng Brother Ketly ‘Qocs, tho object 1a wot fully sot forth 1n tho lot~ 'tor. I havoalways felt that I wanted to seo'tho matter beforu tho courts. o bind that, sud the prosecution brought ont all thoy had, and the vaso was doctded Dy a jury of tho roligious world, and as oue of that fury I found him not fumy. The real question bas becn ofliciontly ried, and theao now matters are mercly intornal ‘matters, No one questious thelr right to drop a rmmhur; und to send delogates thero to logis- ato on such & trivial matter, is too small for us to coneider. +__Tho Rov, W. A. Bartlett waa the noxt speaker. ¥o snid: I don't think wo apprehend thin thing. The Congrogational donomiunation setiles priu- ciptes by bandling extroordinary cases. This iy the mowt rewarkablo case in the Church ol Chirist. Never Lofore bms such a mun been charged with such crimes. Plymouth Church and Alr. Boeclier don't eall such o Cauncil in a trivial matter. 'I'he quostion fa: Can the churol «call o its constituent clemonts to advise fu such weaso? L tbikitesu, I lbave takon advice from thoso who uudvrstaud our Church, and tho ndvice bou boon, **Go, by all means.” This in +to eottlo quostions of Cougregational polity, not to try Ilenry Ward Buecher, and (o sottlo thuso questious L think wo ehould go. 1 Dr, Hollistor remarked: £ caunot seo it in 1ho light our pastor does, I doprocato tho call- (lug of any Council. 1 doprocate ovon a voto on tho mattor. Ithink it uvola on Beocher ero taken m-uli:ht, 1t would separate families; I Yuow it would mino. If we wero cortain that u {uil voto would doclaro the t, of innuoconco, then 1 would give up nvurfn hing, but that s im- possible, ‘I'isn look at the fuflueuce. 'The ex- yonscd of tho Council sre paid Ly Plymouth Cbarch of Lrooklyn, snd thut must projudico 1ho Counctl, howover, unconscioisly, tothe mom- Dors of tho Counucil, and I doubt it it would bo right for this Church to placo itsolf in that po- tion. Now thore aro soveral churches lora not calicd, and I can undorstand why—understond that thore_are good rensous. Three liave Loen eallod, nud I can readily understaud why they havo beou aclocted. Now, m-{ this not bo the caso all over the Unfon, sud Is it niot probable from what wo eo that thls Couucil Lina becn vo- Jeeted with caro 7 1 oppose tho seuding ol suy delogation, i Mr. Orton opposed sonding delegates, Ilo i thought the Church ouglit to try its own moms Dors, and tlat outside aid is sltogotuor unuoces. 481y, . Ar. Goorgo I1, Bliss romarkiod that if & mom- Yot of n Cougregationnl Church got into troublo and sskod the spesker to holp him, bowever trivial he might think tho caso, ho should belp him, aod when Plymouth Chureh calls on tho tothor Churclies they should help it. Dr. Nolson was the next speaker. Ho rald Plymouth Church and o jury hisvo failed to find 121, Beechor guilty, sud now wo aro asked to try what is loft, Hodidn't soo tho importance of what's loft to Huch an extont a8 to support tho ‘motion, 1f we do soud dalogatey, io would Iu(i[- r ! geat thiat wo pay thoir expensed; othorwise, \thouo oxpousos ara paid by Plymouth Church, tiso dologutos wre oxpocted 10 look nt overything on tho bright sido. + Mz, Dartiottoxplained that buncombo specchon ontlio Boechor busincss wore uuneecssary § that tho scandul caunot possibly como up” in the Council; it cau ouly try guestions of Church polity, He lived in Drooslyu teu yoars, and know Deecher, Htorrs, Budiugton, and all of them. They were all his frieudy, uud he wos thoroughe iy impartial, Ho balloved fn this’ Council, - 116 betioved that the Conncll caunotba large enongh, snd then let everybody who Luows unything about the wuattor come in, and toll all ho'or shio knows, or even bolisves, aud theu ot thom wive the reason for the beliof, Lo did ot wish to LE to Urooklyn, but ho was willivg, sud he + thought the invitation should be sccupted. 1 Mr, Hteole remwarkod that o did uot suppoee that our doclining would break up tho Couuncil, Even if we aro uot nymeumd. there will etilt be & rospectable Council, respectablo at least 1 size. Other churchos baye beld moetingy, and some have doclived and some have acceptud ithe iuvitation, sud now the question s tefors us. In |unk|ur; at the question , We st couslder thet Plymouth Ohurch {a not ‘on irial to-nights that It §s to be triod by & Council, and that we bavo been {nvited ¢o tako P And, whether or not wo could add auy wisdom 10 that Counoil, we wight st leant sliow ht 70 DOL 50 bouud up 10 vur owu affaire ist {n others. Mr. Martlett sguin took thoe tloor. o suid that when wo wern calied on Lo send to b Coun- il ppposuy Lo Lunchiul Wo Looted 1v out of the Louse, sud Lad this watier come up tuen (o sead, a alogato to a Couneil of Plymanth Churob, ihe whola congrogation would have gona. Tho voie wna than taken, rosuiting in 16 in tho afiirmativo and 33 in tha negative, and Mr, Bartlott declared tho motinn lost. After the Doxology suid benediction, the meot- ing adjourned. LEAVITT STREET crioncit, A tsrgo numher of tho mombors of Leavitt Btreot Congregational Church assombled nt their vostry, corner Wost Adams and Loavitt strects, Tast ovening ¢ and, after the ususl Wednesday evening prayer and conferenco, resolved thom- selves futo » meotiog for_bieinoss, with J. R Dewcy as Chalrman, aod I, W. Blaw, tho olork of tho church, in attendanee, . After smo tima was apant in doliboration on ctrch polity, the Chairman said that the olerk had a lotier missivo from Plymonth Oharoh whiel needod netion, and it dovolvod on thom to considar & very crookod businoss. e Clork then read tho lettor missivo, which 1iaa heen published ; and the Chalrman rnid that the eubject hind heen considorod by the Pru- dentfnl Committes, and they had nnanimouely tecommendod to the Chiurct to send nio delegatea for sevoral ropeona. 1, Clark moved that the Cburch declino to Y ticipnte in tho Councll, and the motion, on nui‘ug put, was adopted whhont a diesenting voi ce. ho following letter was thon read asa draft of tho reply to Plymonth Church letter missivo: The Leawitt Strect Conqregational Chnrch, Chicag T o morith Chuischy iroatium, N, v scideth preiting—Dran DursineN: We aro n reecipt of your Ielter missivo inviling un to o mpresented in fhe Advisnry Councll to conveno with Plymonth Church on thie 17th inst, Our patar, tho Rev, Albert Dushneil, haviig ben dismissud, we aro withont o pasior or statell suppiy. in view expecially of the foregalug, aftor earnest and pragerful deliberation o8 to our duty In the prem- ixes, we Are constratned Lo decling your {ovitation to pardicipate In the Council, Wisliing you Gracn, Morcy and Ieace, Wo aro yours $12 thie bonds of the Qospel af Christ. h"'nr)m.‘f of lrhi c:mrr.li, ] E“ miceting asserabled, ay of Febraary, A D. 140, iRy LY J. W, Briaw, Clerk. 1t seemed evident that tho mombers of tho T.oavict Street Church aro well up in the rlangof tho Beechier casy, for when the Clerk arrivod at tho words ** tiraco, Merey, and Peaco,” a solemn brother beatowed upon the reporter a hasty aud nneanctifled wink, aa one should say : * That's into the ol follow's hido," "Ilio letter was adopted s tho voico of the Cliurch by on unanumous voto, and the mooting adlourned. TIHE FORTY-SLVENTI STREET CRURCT will send to tiie Couneil their pastor, tho Itov. E. £, Williame, and C. I, Bouton. —_— ELSEWHERE. OLIVET CHURCI, MILWAUREE. Suenal Dispateh to The Chicasa Trbune. Munwaugsg, Yob, 0.—Tho Olivor Churclh and Socioty (Congragational) have unanimously do- clied to sond delegates to the Advisory Council calfed by Plymoutls Church, ‘fhe pastor, the Tev. Myren 1tocd, is ons, and Johu M. Ewiog is eloctod 1ay delegato, ‘Choy leavo Bundsy oven- ing noxt. FIRAT CONGREGATIONAL. FOND DU LAC, Spectal_Diswatch to Craeaso Tribune. ¥osn pu Lac, Wis., Fob, 9.—Tho Firet Congro- gational Chnreh of this oity, ouo of the strong- ot churches of that donomivation in Wiscousin, by an omphatic vote declines to cend ropreseut- atives w the Advisory €ounoil. THREE CHURCIES 1K IROYIDENCH, Provivixce, B, L, Fob. 9.—The thres Con- rogationnl churches of this city, which wore mvited to tho Boeechor Advisory Council, have declived.® SADISON, W, Lpectitl Disvaich fo The Chicagn Tridtine, Mavisox, Wis., Fob, 0.—The Congregational Church bLers, Itov. C, I1. Richords, pustor, aftor » full tincunsion to-night. nccopted the fuvitation of Plymouth Churcly, Brooklyu, to the Advisory Council, £nd appointed ¥, J. Lamb, a prominent Iawyor, dolegate. Tho peactice of thls Church in dropplng members is vimilar to Plymouth, FINST GITURCH, TEARE HAUTE, Tenns Havre, Iud, Fob, 0.—Tho Firet Con- gregationnl Chinreh of this place bas accopted ha invization to the Plymonth Church Council, e i SCANDAL BCRAPS, BOWEN. DUNCAN, AND WEST. New Fork T'ribune, 16,8, It Los Leen reported that Houry C. Bowen, Willism F. Wost, Charlea O. Duncan, and othor disaffected mombers of P'lymouth Church, aro proparing & protost, to be submitted to the Ad- visory Couneil which will mect on Tnesday, Fob. “18, against the dissolution of the Council beforo tho charges against Mr. Bocchor hiavo beou fully fovestigated. A reporter of the Tribuno callod yostorday upon tho persons nsmed to loarn if thoro was auy foundation tu fact for the report. Honry C. Bowen would not nilirm anything positively, 1lo morely sald ho *could not eay." To euter o protest would bo ono of 100 things hio might do which ho could not tell if o should do. 1le could not ay what othors miglt do. Charles 0. Duncan, United States Sbipping Commissloner, who rocontly applled for a lotter of dismission and recommendation from Plym- puth Church, Baid tbat the news of & protest way newa to bim; that ho had had notbing to do with such & movement, 1fe had roceived no roply from Plymouth Church to his letter ro- questing diswission and recommendation, and fn view of lils requost did not feel at hberty to tuko any stopn apainst Mr. Bocclior or Plymouth Churcli, It wus lus intention to rotiro, and, na far as Lo was concerned, to lot the watter drop. Williata I, West #aid hio Lind not talkod with Mr. Bowen abouta protost for tbe Advisory Couueil, 1o bad his own viows about the Coun- cil, snd would not say tho protest was not possi- hlo nor improbable. In cooversing about Mr, Dowen's rolations to Plymouth Chureh, Mr. West #nld thore wore ceriain things connectod with tho carlior charges agniust Alr, Lowon which ho believed hiad ‘never boen made publle, At tha timo Mr. Wost preferred charges ogainst Theodore 'Filton, be also proferved cuargos ngajnst Heury C. Bowen for cirenisting scandal agalnet hiy pastor, and moutioned I', B, Garpon- tor, tho avtist, Theodoro Tiiton, and B, D, Hol- ton, of _Milwaukes, us witnosees in re- gerd to Mr. Bowon's allegod offcuso, 'The matter was brought beforo thie Examining Com- mitteo of the church, which_appointed a Bub- Comumitteo to wait upon Mr. Bowen sud mako ivorumml Iuquiry, 'Tho Committse reported that -Mr. Bowon said ho bad always sdhored to tho covonant mada with Mr, Beechior, aud hie rogrot- tod that anything dorogatory to the churactor of Mr. Beeclier had boon considored s comug from him, On this repert, tho chinreh adopled a redo- lution to drop procoedings ngawss Mr. Bowen, Atithe next busiuess meating of tho churel, Mr. Buwen entered u protest sgainst tho reso- lntion dropping tho nction ngainst him, »ayiug, th substance, that ho nover had donted misking charges ngainst Mr, Boochor; that ho nover hnd il o waw sorry for what ho hod dono wd that ho had eutered the protest pre- paratory to calling o Councll to consider tho tuatter. No nction wad taken at that meoting on thojprotest ; Lut,at Lia next business meeting, on motion tude by Iloswiter Ntaymond, tho vote ou ko furmer rewolution was reconsid- ored, and it was deoided to onter upon the reconls ol tho chnreh o statement mado by Mr. 1inlliday 40 the eifect that no proof could bo fuund of the charces agaiust Mr, Bowon, Mr. Went enid this wan dono aalnst his protest, and agafust tho protest of e, H, B. Whbilo, who stated thot proof conld b’ fornd agninet Mr. Bowen, 1his manner of disposal sectned to tatisfy Mr, Boweo. aud nothing more camo of it at that timo, Mr. West nald alio that, befora action was takon by tho church on bis elinrgus agwinat Mr, Bowen, ho heard that Mr, Hallidag had written to I, Y, Carpenter, then at Houer, N, Y., advis- ing him not to act nda witnoss ngaiost Mr, Bowen, Nr, Wost heard this throngh another member of the Examining Committes, whin saw Mr. Halliday's lotter. lo wroto immediately 0 Mr, Carpenter, stating what lie had heani, and My, Carponter_veplied at length, wak- fng extractn from M, {lallidoy's lotter, which urged shat for Mr, Carponter to ngmn aan witnesy would bo to report things probabily sad to hilin by Mr, Boweu i the strictest coniidence, and that Mr. Bowen, moreover, had egrocd to abide by tho covenant. Mr. Carpenter concluded not to tostify, Mr, Weat wrote to Mr. Carpenter ngain, urgitg that he bind promisod to teatity, thist it wnn Lis duty. 10 do o, and, nvloss he did tentity, the proceedivgs slroady bogun would bo dropped. ‘Lo thin Mr. Carpenter wroto in roply, reitetsting that Mr. Bowon had told Lim very grave thinga ubout Mr, Booeher, and that ho had tinully concluded to yiold to Mr. Weal's request and teatity, On Moy 21, 1873, 13, D, lolton, of Milwaukee, mentiund above as one of Alr. Wost's proposed witneaus, WEsto B leiter to 8 promivent nembor of Ur. Ludiugtou's churel which coutawod the substuuce of Wwhat his testimony would bo, Af- tor givieg the dutails of un interview which ho and Mr.” Carpenter hud with Mr. Dowen, in which Mr, Holtun urgued that it was of tho ut- anost fmportance that Plymouth Chioreh ehould take action fu regard o the statomouls concers- ing Mr. Beecher which Mr, Thiton duclared Ar. Bowen had made, Mr. Holton wrote as follows : 1 sbuuld eay tiab bero T ey bave put i et 0 Br, Towen: o 11 Wk You wbbd 15 3. ton Artio oF fulay, I your wpinion 1% Alr, Bowen's rep waa t0at bo Lediovod Bo was sutited b0 the Gredit of Keeping his mouth hut, and appealsd to Me, Care penter—who, I imderatood hitn to eay, knew oa much, ‘Of hd hind a2 mncli ta o witli the matter 8 sny ona —for the trath of Meremark. T undersiood this re- mark and this appeal tn bo Lo the end tirt Mr, Idwen meant o assart discretion anid earo on_ his part, Bub ho kad not snawered my cuestion, and 1 marked s ¥ Thon, Me, llawun: son 2o 1ok deny mak. ing thess statements to Mr, Tilton?" 1is reply was that *'ho lsd nolbing tasay.” Remombering now what T lind underatood Me, Carpenter to hiave told me in the ante-room, foarit: that Me. Bowon had re. tracted the Matements to Tilton before Mr. Glafitn andothers, T atohce anpeated to Mr, Carpenicr. nake toq 1f he had not so stated {0 mo, 1o anlirmed it Waereupon Mz, Bowen sald le (Oarpentar) mna bo mistaken, or words lo that effect; leaving tho very patnful impresslon that be (Lowen) had not ouly not retractod what Me, Tilton nliege. e had tolid ‘him, b, hy fuference, nerenting to what Tilton airmed of Bia anying, and that the same was to stand without retractiog, EnwAnD D, HOLTON, BOWEN IN REPLY TO SHEARMAN, New York Sun, Feb. 8. When M:. Bowen's attontion wan catlod last evening (o thoattompt by Mr. Shearman to prove by ofd lotters written by Mr. Lowen to Mr Deechor that Mr. Bowon was frieddly, even afectivnate, at tho tine when ho Is repnted to bo Mlled with avarsion, Mr, Bowon said that all Tio had over said or written was suscoptible of tho most intelligent oxplauation, In tho tri- partito covenant ho Liad said that Lie know of po roason why lie conld not receivo Mr, Heochor an hia pastor. Thnt waa beeanso thoy had syroed to bury tho post, to forget all and in conze- quenco therd was no roason at that timo why he could uot 8o secopt Mr. Boechor. FRANK MOULTON ON DR. DACON, Dirooktun Arrus. An Argua roporter calied upon Frank Monltou this morning. Uoon tho subject of Mr, Dowon's Jetter, tho roodern Bir Philip Sydney had nothing to Bay, but In referenca to Dr. Bacon's appeal to tho churches and clergymen invited to particls pate in tho Council, ho gave utterance to tho following vigorous sud highly chnzacteristio ro- marka s + v 1 don't wish to ropaat now what Mr. Beachor gaidto mo ¢ the time of tho Councilof the Churches in 1874, in rogard to Dr. Bacon, that Lo was ‘n garrulons marplos;’ but I confess that my lack of confldenco tu his ingennousness makos mo feol that Mr, Boochor wasu't far ont of tho way in his judgment aa oxprossod then, and that o persou tnaking tho ssme remark to-day wonldn't bo open to the chargo, in my opinion, of having committed n great mistake. Tho partisans of Plymonuth Chureh aro afllictod with s foverof protest which sonms to bo contaglons, aud Dr. Bacon npocars tobs now sufforing from oo ottack of jt. I liaven't taken any iuterost in Council mattors, but I'm somewnat amuged at tho fact that when ministera of bigh character and mnimponchablo lutogrity oxf»mu thele willingness to take prrl in n Cotncil thoy nre protosted agaiust, a8 i tho caso of Dr, Budington nod Dy, Btorns by Plym- outh Churol, but whon, aa 1 judgo from Dr, iacon's letter, it is a fnot that othor mombors of higl charaotor refuss, tholr refusal is protesied agalust, The wholo thing rosolves ttself in my mind into this propositions All wmmistors will- ing to be mude tools of by Plymouth Church pre imvitod to participate in & wlite- washing process to cover up tho Ataina on tho choractor of ita pastor, and to condone its offonses against Congregational polity, and sro sympathotically asked by Dr. Dacon not to refuso ouch invitatfoii, In reading tho Docter's lotter, my attention was attractod by this sentenco: ‘Above all, lob uone eay, Vo linvo lost our coutldenca fn Mr. Daoclior, and wili have nothing to do with snch a Council as I8 caltod for by this lotter-missivo.”” This seoma ta mo boldly ao attompt to influenco men to utifio thoir consclonce, and if it had Leou the utternuco of a man not as distinguisbed for in- telliganco 88 Dr. Bacon, ono miglit dismiss 1t a8 tho uttoranco of & fool, but Dr, Bacon 1s on- titled to no euch favorable diamissal. Yet it wonldn't bo respeetful to upply to him the opi- thot ho applied to Tilton of ‘kvavo.' 1 bavo ob- norvod carefully tho charaators that have from tima to tima appeared in_tho Tilton-Boechor scandal, and particularly Dr, Bacow. 1 think thet ns 8 teacher of the virtues ho holids about tho samo position among genuine moralists that a mock auctioncer boida among morchants.” clt were: Wan tlro action of Plymouth Church in tho cans of e, Tilton in accordance with Congregational ussgo ? Can mombersahip In aoy churels cosse by An;‘lcl of n mombor without tho concurronce of the church itsolf? In view of tho action of Plymouth Church, ought tho Church of tho Pilgrims and tho Clinten Avenuo Clnech remaln in tollowship with (1?2 The Advisory Council met on Tuesday. March 26, 1874, and, after holding seasious uutil miduight of the following Saturiay, sdyired »s followa: 'That chiurch momberahip could not be discontinuod without some act on tha part of tho church; that Lthe nction of Plgraouth Chareh in the caso of Mr, Tilton (assumiog tho correctoees of the atatement of such action mads by ths two churchiea catling ths Council) was itregnlar. The Council recommendod, howovor, that the two chiurcliea continue in followahip with Plymonth Church, on tho giound that the action in Ly cano was probably oxceptional. ‘The queation of tho propriety of “dropping mombers withont ex- cfimmuultmu ‘was ot subwitted to the Coun- cils THE PRIEST AND THE SPHINX. From Ebn Zatat's Tates of Fate, A wily priost of the Tribo of Boni Eblie, whoso tonta whitened tho IHeights above tho Orlont Rivor, whoso eamels wero mauy, whose dromedaries wero as hoee of tho caravans trom thoe piains of Bluraz, whose horacs waore swift o8 the caglo, and whose sesca woro aa tho stars of heavon in number, ad witbhold the haif of his lifo from hid peoples, for it was ovil. But of bis life kuew Tam! Schirmani, learned in tho law, and Tilton ben Absntom, and many oth- om of the muflis, sod the cadis, sud the uhelks, of tho Tribo of Beni Eblis. And Bowen, tho Sphinx, Iny out in tho dosort, and swhat ho did not koow, Bismiilah! that was not worth knowing. Groat is Allah, whoso hams bo bleas- ed, nnd great Is the prophot of Allah. Allah il Alish, Allai Akbar, how much Bowen, the Sphiux, did know ! ‘And ths pooplo mnrmured and eald: “ Lol averybody knows of tho hidden 1ifa of the priest anvo us, from whom his abomination s hidden, and wn nleo know of it, but of all the timen aud sonsons therao! wedo not kuow; nnd our womon thoy gond ug a8 with & prod of {rou, saylng : * Go to, naw, find out this matter, that wo may know, nod that the musie of onr chin-chin and our vyum-yum ceaso not, and that wo may know tha elators aud rend them evon tuto thelr cap- strings. ' Aud Tiiton ben Absalom, whose baic was as the hoir of tho Sou of David, and whoso onrs woro as tho cars of Iun Ismail (for Qod is groat!), aver which is & day's Journey, said : * This prioss ina botrayed hils triond, whoso salt ho ato; Lo has gblasphenod Allah swhum nams be magoifled]) mud hath stolon from my wlute-soulod wife tho jowe! of hor chastity.” “But the peoplo doubted, tor ‘fil- fon hen Absolom waa ot tho honse of tho Zauis. ‘Phen Tilton ben Absolom averred nil this betoro the Cadl and to the twelve Calendars, but thoy bolleved hun not, 50 o went away and played sho chin-chin beforo tho people, for ho was o player on the chin-chin. - 1t Bowan, the Sphinz, lay ont intho donert, and o spako bot, though the puopls urged bin 8oro, ‘Aud tho pricet minlatered daily to the poople, oxpounding tho law and eloquently esplaining tho Korau. Ent whon ‘Lami Schirmanl—which, bolng in- torprotod, 18 1o of tho Water-Cort—and othors suw that the peoplo clamored for tue secrot of tha Sphinx, he and the muftis aud cadis roviled tho Sphinx in the nnmo of tho Prophet (whose namo ho oxalted), saying : Lol tho Bphinx liath no secrol ; ha is a fool: his oyes are glass ; hin teeth aro gouo ; bo ia an one of the boasta of tho tield." Bo Bowan, the Spbinx, waxed wroth, and his Jaws worked and his oyos gloamod, bus ho spake not. And whon the muozzin_from thio minaret told tho Lour of prayer oach day, tho wily priost and his trionda assomblod, and tho pricst ond the eldors playod on tho chin-chin and made merry, for they bolioved that tho Sphinx wonld nover clamorad Tami Hcbirmanoi esid to the vriost, **"Pako now $hy camols, and women, sud drome- darics, and thy sorvant, and the rost of the plo, and bravo the Sphinx,” And ho did s, and cried with o lond volco, *¢\What is the secrot of my lifo " THE ADVISORY COUNGIL. Ttoaton Journal, Tho entirs inadequacy of tho Advisory Coun- cil catled by Plymouth Chureh 1o deal with tho mattor at issuo in readered mora apparont by theso Inter dovelopments [in Bowon's lottor]. The Council {s lmposiog in tho number of churches invited andio tho oxtent of torritory ropresented. Dut tho oburches aro all namad by Plymouth Church, and thore can bo no doubt that the views of a Iarge majority of sho clergy invited have besn aaceriained to bo favorablo to tho course of Plymouth Chiurch boforo the invl- tations wore oxtended. 'To mako assuranco doubly sura, the Plymounth Church Committeo. inclosed with each lotter-miseive a formal atato- ment of the coureo of the clurch, with ronsons and arguments for it. Tho letter-missivo s so framod that, if any unwary dologate suonld do- siro to tnvostignto the matter of Mr, Boochier's guilt ot funocence, he can bo cut short with tho statemont thint the Council is called to conslder only tochnical points of church polity. Mr. Deechior mailo a visit to this vicinity ro- cently, for tho purposo of conforring with cor- tala of tho clergy and dologntes invited. 1% is n fact of some sgoitioanco that sevoral of tho moat distinguished porsons invitod to that con- foronco doclined to go; and 1t is quite authoritatively stated that tho diaposition which #omo of thoso who did go Inunie fosted to, havo tho wholo trath - fnvesti- gatod aropeed Mr, Boecher's indignation, Ono ot our suburban churshos lnvited to the Council Los alroady declined; in anotbor tho fuvitalion was accoptod ouly after & hoeatod debate of an hour and & baif, in which s etzong oppoaitlon, Ind by somo of the bess wen of tho chutch, was dovefoped. and thoro s no dount that many of the churches, invited will aecline, aud tho num- Dora namod in the loster-misaive will shrink con- siderably before tho Council meats. The shuplo fact is that the Council can do nothing, and is not oxpoatod to do suthing; nnd, viewod in tho lighs of such sombre and dreadful ncousations na thono in tho Bowen lottor, ita investigation and ita deeision must bo alika trivial. ) Republican, ‘Tho brothron ute aualyzing Mr, Boocher's and Mr. Bhosrmnn's mvited guests sumewhat critio- ally, Tho way some are taken and othem Juft s cortainly gulto noticoablo, Tha onli' Now York and Hrooklyn mon fuvited ara tho llov, H, M, Storrs and "tbe Rov. Lyman Abbott, who are avowod svmpathizers with Pilymouth. Thon, whilu Mr, Beeclier's won-in-lnw and his publish- or's conein are amoux tho biddon, blr. Boockior's hiother Tom ia neglectod, and therv la thewug- zestion that o would bo uneafo on tho fususs. ‘nto ond Middloburey alons of all the orthodox collogos of Now Englavd are luvited to sond ropresontatives ; Amborst, whero Alr. Beechor graduated, sud whore he 18 o Trusteo, sud Will- s wro onntted, ‘Thon, horo aro some notioces abla atatistles s Of 19 Congrogational ahurchos in New Jersoy nearly half, 8, arcinvited; whilo of 423 ju_Maseachusetts only 42 are invited of 950 in_Couucctiout, ouly U5; of 176 in Now Hampshire, 45 of 163 in Vermont, 7; aud of 176 in lowa, 6. 'The Council certainly is not likely to bo distmgulshed for tho high roproscntative charaoter of 1ts membops. It will bo loas ro thau now sppoars, evow, whon tho list of doclina- tions s full. . THE LAST ADVISORY COUNGIL. New York I'ribune, Fub. 1, Tho calling of an Advinory Council by Plym- ontl Church causce lutorcat to La feltin tho covolusions of the Council of 1674, aud the questiony conaidored by it as related to the sub- Jects to bo considered by tho now Council. On Uct. 91, 1873, tho nmme of Theodoro Tilton way dropped frow tho roll of membersip of Llym. outh Church, Qu Nov. 8, the clerkof the church reeervod o lettor from a Jolnt commit- teo ot the Church of tho Lilgrins aud the Clinton Avonuo Uburch romonstrating sysinss this action, sud wslivg Plymouth Uburch to appoiut & Cownnittoa of Conforonce to moet with thom and dlnclm.s tbo watter, and it nscossary appoint » dMutual Council, L'lymouth Chureh duchined to appoint such s connmitieo, of o weat the com- mittees of tho two churches, on the ground that thio Ianguage of tho letter of invitatfon was of- fousive, and tho procsadings of the two churches wero irrogular. Ou beivg asked 1f 16 toant to doclive n Mutual Coundil Plywouth Church roe pliod that it would answer that question whon it know whatl questions wors to be brought bofore the Couucil. Tho two churchea then mado some obleotlond ta othor procoedings of Py~ mouth Chuvel, which were construed an indie oatiog ronuucistion of ruy allisnca with Cougre-, gutional churatos, and doferred the quastion of f Mutual Council nuitl the point should be satiled, Plymouth Ohurels disclaimed having rouounced Uongregstioualism, and thoe correspondonce was drop) Aftar sn futerval the Churoh of the Iignms and Clinton Avenue Clurch concluded to call an Advisory Couneil themsclves, nnm exproasly that Plymouth Church tad uot rofus » Mutual Gouagil, but that 14 devmed fnoxped out to provecd furthor with that plan. wain questions submitted (o the Advisory Ooune would have boen death, of the P'rophot (wheae namo ba gloritiod 1) thon art o liar anda choal, and thou hast no tooth nor claws ¢ thoi arc » son of tho Gisonr and o fraud.” And lio drow noar uuto the Sphinx, both hie avd his camal and Tami Sehicmani, Aud ngain he reviled, erying with a loud volce l\l?lfl myln zs “iamillah! " Maahallah! Allah il Aliatif lalil Mashatlah!” Thon with a spako tho Spbing, liftlog his paw: “Bosbalish| “who um I to mmsh Alah? Nay, but I will mash thee, thou whited walll” And o washoed him! Bt grent s Alinh, and Mohammed is tho prophet of Allab.—Aew York Graphic. PRESS:COMMENTS ON BOWEN'S LETTER. New York: Times, ‘This iy a totriblo accusation, all tho moro so slco the man who meles it demands an inquiry into the ovidonce on which it is founded. With rogard to thal ovidonoo, it will bo timo cuough to oxpross an oplnton when it is producod ; at present, however, it is ouly too cloar that Ar. Boscher is placed In o most unfortunato posl- tion. Unloss Mr. Dowen cau bo proved to boa moat foul and wicked oalumuintor, tho doy in approaching whon 3Mr. Beochor will bo com- polied, In lua own briof aud foraible langusgs, to *gtop down and out"—a result of this dromifnl scandal which uo one will bo ablo tolook upon without sorrow aud regrot. ¢ New York Workd. It ia ouly fair to Bowen to say that tho gontlo- man who oalled him ** tho mout prismatle liar on the continent,"” referring to his striking perform- auces in & fumous suit, many yearsago, should now admit that his prosont statomont, trus or {also, s ot loast monachromatic. New York Sun, Ttio biackness of $ho character of Jlenry Ward Bocchor 18 80 doep that tlio public wuro slow so batlove In the possibility of depravity so awful 3 but now that it has boon waede appatent to thom, it Ia folly for clthor the criminal or him fuoluh pardisand Lo try to suppreas tho testhmony siuiust bim. It I8 wo tine for Advisory Coun- cild. The caso is boyond the tricky treatment of Brothor Shearman. Partisansbip caunot help this man, nor is there any medicino for his dis- easo oxcopt his own total changs of charnctor, It waa always madnesa to suppozo that ho could stand up agaiust tho truth, to wlich so mauy witneanos woro ready to testify. Now that ho Liaa piled upon his accumalated sduiteries, por- jury, blasphemy, troaclery, and vilo slandor, he will stand as a toworing monumont of hunan viltalny and tumnn credulity, 1o cannot much louger ward off Lits fato. 3 New York Graphie, Thia torrible arralgnment at onco oxplodey and blows away all the devicoa wilh whioh the bottom fagta of tho Besndal kinve been coverod ap. ‘I'ne whole biack busiucss 18 reopenod and exposed to ths dayhght, und uo cuntiug of Jaw- yors, aul no subterfuges uf advisory or othor councils, and no patent eccleaiastical whitowauli- ing con _ever cover tho loathsome aud putnid wasa. For Mr. Bocolior nud Congregationalist olurgynion to talk about ccolosinatical ueages and denommational discipline in the faca of this too- yment is aa sheer a ploco of follysa to hold couvontion to decido on tha best menns of soour- iug the door-platos of abouso on fire with a barrel of guopowder fo ity ooflar, Ar. Lowen has thrown down o ohallongo which to pass by 18 vonifosaion, and to pick up may be doath. drvoktyn Kuite— lieceher Oryan. Towen I8 a hollow humbug, and. if Boochor hins nothing to tear from anybody but Bowon, o may rost 1 calm socurity for tho future. Springfeld () Republd:an, Mr. Towon hus &b last spoken out o meotiog withs & veugesauce, aud there can 5o lougor be any complaint that Lo [4 £00 ndotinite 1 hus re- matky sboot the Scaudal, While o doos’t telt all hio knowe, he tolla onough to make matters mora sorlous for Mr. Loechor than thoy have over been bofors. Owo of tho foundors of DPlymouth Church, the man who wus most fo- strumental in scourtng Mr. Doocher for ity pastor, hig lm»g.num Iriond aud employor, tho publisher of what was Inng the lending organ of the Con- gregatiopal Church outside of” New England, sud for many yeare one of the mowt prowinent Iaymon in thu denomiuation, solemnly declarea tbut bo s convineed, beyoud the shadow of a doubt, that bis pastor ‘s guilty of ldullur{, porjury, aud hvpocrisy, aud announces hia reaifinosa to testify to tho faots wpon which he bases this opinfou beforo auy proper titbunal. What Plymouth Choreh will do about It remains to Lo sovn; thongh, in view of its shuifling coursn in al) this wretched business, whint Plym- outh Church may do, or not do, hss cowa tu bo of very little secount, Loslon Jowrnal, Neithor *‘the pulicy of uilonce™ winch Mr. Beucher was 1o strenucua in urging sud so dili gent in following, nor the pohcy of evasion which the Plymouth Churah leadars Lave latter- 1y adopted, 4s suticiout to moet charges o uu- mwistakeble, emanaliug from-asuch & sowrce. spenk. Dut ot last it waxed Lot, and a8 the peopls aeaes, and go forth to tha desert before the poo- And the Sphinx spake not, for tho answor Thon tho pricst roviled the 8phinx and heaped contumely upon his biead, eay.ng, ** By tho board ou art a stock and o stono! Slashal. oliag" of any sort will not ‘d only poasiblo courne ivhich the frionis of Mz, Bacchar can ndopt, {f they desiro to tetain for bim axy wharo of tho publio_respoct, fu Lo proba thowa charges to the bottom. ‘[hers s been enongh of ovasion and aobterfuges, and dovices of ex- podiency. _Let us havo n littlo davlight on thepo chargos. Nothiog but at open nud trpartial in. vstigation, sovers, soarching, emd uneampro- mismg, can satisly this omergency. As Mr, Webater ance #atd of & murderer that * Swieilo I8 confexsion.” wo in this caso rilenco or evision will bio confeusston, Joston Herald, A, Slenry C. Bawen has at last beon gonded by Jr. Beachor' most unwise and ovor zenlous frionds Lo bronk tha lony silence i hisu 80 rosa- lutely maintaiued, and his rovelationa hava fall- an Jike a thunderbolt upon that portion of the commuulty that hna hithecto beliaved tha pastor of Plymouth Churoh guiltloss of the Llerrible crimey of adultery nnd perjury that baye beou chargad upou hini. Mr. Bawen hay gona too fat to rotract. The public must now kuow ail. nnd Mr. Deecher will call in vain for the rockd Lo luds aid the mountaine to cover him i Bowon's stato- meuta are eorroborated by proof. A CLERICAL CUTTLEFISH.' T the Eitor of The Chicagn Tribune : Cmicavo, Fob. 8,—VFor waya that are dark wod tricks that aro vain. commond us to the geant theological cnttle-fish of Drooklyn, H. . Becchor, who foudly supposcs that, oy disenlor- ing tho wators around him, he cau maka spoo- tators bolicvo that ho ia not in tho muddy pool. Decchor malkes a great mistnke in aupposing that the all-scrutiniziog eyo of tho public doca notwoe through his thin disguiecs, hie subtor- fuges and ovasions; and Plymouth Churoh com- mite a greator blunder still "in allowing itsolf to becoms Docclier'aink-bog, or rather thio modimin in which the artful eutile-fish attompta to hido nimaolf from his pursuing victimg. If Tlymouth Churchi continues tbis polley of Inb-throwing and concealiwont much longer, the pabhe will bo led to beliove that tho church is nu baetter than its paotor. But ib is not strango, after all, that n pastor who, under the cloak of roligion, lie botraysd tho sanctity of homee, should, when confronted withs his offoneos, draw bia chnrch-cloalk il the tighiter, aud hide bimsolf nuder sho inky forms of church-govorumont, The invader of Lomes hag becomu the evader of trath. A —_— THE WARD CASTS, Another Alloged Wifo flevenls Hlore Aell—'The Snit Agninst fMrs. Ward nad Mr. Wirt Doxter—A Clatm of 830,000 Rcjected on the Ground of Forzery. Detrait News, Tho nowa of Capt. Ward's doath flasticd with lightuing apeod ncross tho coantry, producing varied emotions in many privato breastd. Among tho latter thore was a lady in Sandusky, O., who receivod the sad nows with tntonse intoreat. Hho visited Cloveland, procared tho norvices of alaw- yor whoso reputation is ns extensive as tho Northwest, and Inid nor caso beforo him. 1o Mareh they r‘;mnuy sinited Detront, survoyed tho fiold of conflict, took ateps toward eacuring cor- tain testimony, and went home. Tho will trial came on, and tho iady ngain eamo to Dotrolt and kopt a closo wateh of tho proceadings, hnving others Love who took nates of il points considercd of Importance to the amit which phe sooner or Iater was going to in- nugurate. With tho disnisssl of tho jury, it in reportod that shio secured an audionce with Mil- ton D, Ward, told him ber intontious, nod pro- posed to Lnm that thoy Join toams and sharo the rosults. ‘Lhis was rejectod, and sbo went her woy, Latoly she wan agsio in Detrolt on busi- uesa conuected with the perfection of Ler case, aud wome of her ‘aclions czusod it to leak out that thore was o native of Africa somewhere jn the vicimty of tho partition that separated tho two pasturos. 1f tho story that Ia now passing quicsly around amang tho knowing fow bs trus, somothing like the Binger will cass, i New York. i8 to be re-enactod iu the Ward will case in Detroit, adding a double notorioty to the al- ready notorioun case, ‘Thio Indy mentionod is about 33 yearn of ngo, isof n fine figure, Landsome fonturos, aud ot lndy-liko addresa. It is stated that at ono Mme sho was a member of tho famly of the famous Lanker, Jay Ccoke. This, however, is not strongly corroborated. 1t is further said that whilo undor tho roof of Jay Cooks sho becamo acqusinted with Capt. E, B, Ward, who induced Lier, with hor sister, to cowa to Detroit and mako bor home horo. 'Whis was prior 1o the divorco from and the death of tho first Mrs, Ward., Do- twoen tho Captsin and the youug lady a vory warm friandelip spraog up, and a landsomo rosidonco on l.afayotto uveuuo was ercoted for tho sisters, 1loro Capt. Ward frequently visited them, ehowing a marked preforence, lowover, for tho onowho is tho subjoct of thia nrticlo. Bubsequont to the divarce from hls first wife, tho story goed thiat Capt, Ward, in cormpany with this \-mmi: Indy, made » trip Ohio, was privately married, ond wont on o bridal tour to tho LEast, whore she was Introdnced to various partios ns his wifo, Jay Cooke's fum- ily boing amoug tho number. On their roturn to Detroit, for reasons unoxplained, sho did not £o to Capt, Wai¥a own house, but to her formor home on Lnfayette nvouuo. Horo Capt. Wanl visited bor ns_his wife, and as such thoy lived together until Lis marrisgo with tho present Mrs. Ward. Aftor that tho rolatlona botweon thom wero discontinued, and sho shortly after- wards moved to Handusky, O., whero sho at Emuum livos, What inducemonts were offored or to quiotly submit to snch a travsaction iy not montioned. ‘Lho facta thas sho did submit, and moved away from Detroit immedintoly after Capt. Word'a marriago to Misn Lyon, nrs alona kuown. ‘I'he stroug point of this lady's case s, that she claims to have tho certificato of her marriage to Capt, Ward in ber pouscssion, that tho ofilcer who porformed tho ceremopy is wtill liviug, and that tlio marringo is o matter of rec. ord in ouo of the northern countios of Oblo, Also, that sbe can bring wituessos Lo tostily that they hved together as man and wife, and that 1lio has oue child us the rosult of their marringo, Whon questionsd as to why sho did not at once commouco sult ta broak” the will, immadi- atoly aftor its atmission to probato, sho i ro- poried to havo said: **Lot thom fight away nmong thomuelves uotll thoy are protly weil floeood ; 1t will ouly smako it thio oaslor for ‘mo 1o win in the end." ‘I'bis storv scoms o very lmflmhablu ous, but 1t is not more so than mony othors that wero ad. vaueed duting tho trial, with folws of evidenca admitted to substantiate thom, Bhoutd this Iady succead in establishing her wmarrisge to Capt, Ward prior to the union bo- tweon Mids Lyon and Limsot!, it would make the will fu coutest worth loss thon tho papor on wehichi It is writton, snd dobar all claindy uf tho prosont widow to the estate of Capt. Wurd, Her chitdron, kowover, would comoe in for un equal ulare with the vthots B Detroit’ Post, Feb, B, Aention way mado b fow days sinco of the bill filed in tha Wayno Circmit Conrt by Milcon D, Ward and Eber Ward agalnst all tho rest of the Ward family, Wirt Doxter, tho spocial aaminis- trators, and divors aud |umlrly tuinbormen {n and abont Ludiugton, Tho bill prays for an in- Junction to restrain the cutting af pino Limbor on the Ward estato and for the nppointment uf o Heceiver 10 tuko chorge of that which- e al- roady been cut, Youterday Wirt Doxtor and Ars. Ward, on bo- hialf of hersclf aud hor infaut ohildron, filad & netition for the romoval of this casu to the Doited Btatos Cirawit Court, 'Cho potition seta forth that tho controversy is almost whoily Lo tween coniplainants and Dextor and Mis, Ward, aud thnt the othor dofuudautd aro imado artiea a¢ o matter of form moroly; that oster 18 & rosident of Chioago, in tho Htate of lliinois, and Mrs, Ward and hor chlltron aro residents of Conncaut, in the State of Ohio; that bolng thua rosidents of othor Btatos thoy aro entitlod to bnva the causa removed to the Cireait Court of the United Htates for tho Eaatern Dis- titet of Michigan. A bond of #1,000 accomnpa- ned thls pention, which belog approved by Judgo lteitly, the caau 18 transferrod to Judea Faumons' oours, What the next move will bo timo slono can dovelop. Mr. Itomeyu, solicitor for the complainunts, ays Lo wstill proposcs to -roceed against tho Michigan dofendsuts in the Wayno Circult Court, and thus, 1f posaiblo, put a stop to tlie lurmdering ulmmuuuu. Auothor of tho multifarfons phases of tho Ward estate showed 1tsolf tu the Probate Court yostorday, The Commiesloncrs on Clahmg filed Lioit report last weelk. Amoug thoolalme which they rojected was au ftam of 850,000 by Tubal Cainn Oweu, of Ypsilauti, somotimes called Tn- bal Caln Oywen 24, 1Hs cluim {8 based ouw tho foliowlvg ¢ Duruost, Dea, 23, 1874=T. C, Oven: It you will or yOUT futerest n Ypellant) mull property so 1 o will pay your dotts and wiva you $33,000 b inlerest ono year frow timo you give” possention, thirty days. T By Wanp, Owon assorta thas the offor wayaccepted and tho transfor of tho Ypsilaut proporty made. Now bho wants the #35,000 and the payment of his debts, which, with intorest, brioga tho whots smonut Up to 50,000, Au appesl was yestordsy taken from tho disallowance of tho claim by the Cownalseloners, ‘I'he sppeal bond was approved, and tho case will in due time makoits sppearance i tho Wayno Ciramt Court, 1t is understood that the défonea {s that the abovodocutaont pur- yortiug to have beon eligned by Ospt. Ward ia o forgery. Varties who heve examined tho writ- ing sod siguature esy thas, it is s & forgory, it is a retmarkably oxocllont one, . TikX TRIBULATIONS. Aund More of Cur Citizeus Protest Aggninst the 1nkquitons Sys- tem of Robhery. Tha Virst and Fifth National Baunks Ap- ply for an Injunction Restrain- ing the Lavy on Thair Stock. L Vit Collector Von Motlen Succeeded fu Capturing Yesterdny. YESTEADAY'S LITINATION. Daly, Honrotin & Co. filska bill yeaterday againat Michuol Evans snun Edward Phillips, sotting out that in May last thoy made n roturn af tielr porsonal proporty to the Asscesor, fix- Inge des value nt $10,000, which sssersiucnt was aired by tho Btate Board to #16,200, wnd vn widel n tax of €636,73 haw boen luvied against thom, A. 0. Mussolwhite, n drugglat nt No. 35 Weat Madison stroot, aldo filod s bill ngainst Cornoline Ryan, David Hallanin, sad the City of Chisags, stating that fu May laat ho ownad per- sounl proporty to tho amount of S2.00) but owed $1,235. IHomndo ont hin achadule, but by mistake pnt tha liat of debts n the column headed * crodity,” #o that Lhoy weto added to his other property inatond of boing de- ductod therofrom. A convorsation was then had with thoe Asrossor, whon tho Iater agroed to fix compininant’s nusessment ot SLOMN wng strike out all tho other itema both of debit and eredit. By nustake, howaver, or fraud, 81,000 was added to the not vatuntion ns fixed by eomplainnnt, and whou tus Niato Doard had ozorcised its privilege the assessment waa 2,040, 'Lhe tax onthus {8 §110.90, which Musgoelwbhite tuinka is about thron times too high. In tle Cireuit Court, tha taw firm of Wood & Loomis filed a ill sganst Bvaus aud L. £, Ttoek, sobbing out tuat in May laat the Assossor called on thom at thoir offico, No, 122 LaSalle stroet, but was informed thut thoy had no firt propor- ty, and tuatiho offico furnituro aud law books wore owned by them in soveralty, and that they wero toxed for the soma at thoir respoctive homes. Phillipsdepartedapparantly aatisfied,but s short tima ago they wore notified to pay o tax of 263.69 o o valuation of $1,000 of irm prop- orty. Thoy olaum that thoy havocach paid a tax on this proporty, and sak to hiave this doablo aa- sossmont cnjoinod. ‘Clioman G. Mors, of the Lown of Went Chi- cago, olwo flod s il cbjecting to tho nusoes- iont which Cornoting Tiyan bad wmada. against him. The complainaut ataton that his projerty Ly mistaka waa assessed twico,—once atF17,943 in Lis own name, aud & second timo undor tho unmo of Houghtou & Morria a8 534,000, ite ren! value. Morris 18 wmm? to pay the tax of §201.80 on the $4,000 valuation, but wants the colloction of tho tax ou tho othor amount en- Joined. EVANB REATOAINED, In the cawe of Charles Hcotb va. Michael Evoos ond others, Judge Blodgott yestorday grauted an order restraining the coliection of taxos on tho capital stock aud franchiso of the Republic Iafo Insorance Compauy, on giving bond in tho aum of $16,000. TWO NATIOSAL DANKS ALSO TAKE A HAND. Tho Firat and_ Fifth National Banka of this clty algo joiuad fn the popular pastiwe of Oglit- ing taxes yeaterday, and filed billa u tho Ctremit Court against Georze Yon Hollen nud the City of Chicago 1o restrain the collection of taxes for 1874 on their capital siook, ‘'Ll First Nationaf Bauk states that its capitsl sbock in Moy, 1873, wag 21,000,000, divided into suares of 100 each, which wore owned by sixty-nine difforsot stockholders, in the difforont States. Tho ecity, scitng under ita special chartor, lovied & tax of #13,200 oo tho bavk's capitsi stock, which tax was lovied by virtuo of an ordi- nauco of tho Common Council, passed Oct. 21, 1872, and_bnsed on an_nusessment mado by tho officers of the city. Tho bauk cliargos that on tho Y0th of Masrch, 1874, prior to the lovyng of the tax, tho Gonperal Assombly of Illinois passed what is called the Gonoral Revonuo law, which took oftect July 1. 1872, aud oporated to repen! thecity's special charter, in relation to the tax asgeasment. That therefore tho agsessmont und fovy, which wero made in October fol- lowing, wero without authority, and wore outirely unlawful nnd void. Tho usual grounds are furthor urged of tho difficully of nscerssining the nomes of tho stockbolders, the mulbiplicity of suity tbiat would arise, ote, It in ntso alloged that the Lauk is n trosteo for the stockliolders of its na. sets ; that if it paid the tax it wonld commit n breach of trust, and that irroparablo damnge would result if Von Hollen stiould bo allowe:d to levs, &8 it would impalr tho bauk's crodit, aud causo intorminablo confuston. Tho Fifth Nuationsl Bavk lnad #500,000 of stock lu 1872, dividedamong 101 stocltolders, and on which a tax of #7,6) wus lovied, ‘Lo Col- loctor Lins seized on the stuck of both banks aud advortised it for salo already. Tho moufon for im injuuction will bo made Letoro Judge Will- ams, TUE CITY COLLEOTON was quito busy yoaterday. Ila leviod upon tho Intornationsl Bunk for the taxes for 1872 and 1873, swmounting b all to $5,060. 'Tho olticers of tho bauk, 1), Lowenthal in partioular, wure de- cidodly averso to any such procoedings ns o lovy. I'he Collectorn, however, very emly told 3ir. 1. that, unlass tho tax was paid, the stock would be advertwod aud sold in fifteon dayw. Mr. Lowenthol objected, nud fumed around for a few minutes without any effect. Iio waid that the whole proceeding was uujust aud illo- gal, ond ho would hold the Collector pursonally rmgwns!bln for tho act. ‘Tho lovy, bowever, was mado, and the stock will bo sold with that of other institutious, Tue Intoruational ia tho same bauk thut was lovied upon Tuorday for the tax of 1874, and when it becamo certain that tho coutouts of the oilico would bo moved out, Dir, Lowoustial produced a obock for tho desited amount, The lovy mmade yostorday wes for tho tax ussosspd upon the capital stock, that of 'Tnesdav upon tho bauk it~ soif, Tho City Collector called In upon othor bauky osnd bankers, but fouud no ditlicnlty in ovtaiplug what ho dJowires, 'Cho Union National cmno down bundsomaty, with- out & word of complut Tho Collector pocketed tho clicck for 316,436 nud .soved on to uthior tields, ‘Tho Northwostorn Nxtional waa the noxt culling point, tution hiavo always beon amony tho first to como forward unasked and pettlo tho account, Tais enr they waited to observe the course of affairs, ut gracefully paid over tho ¥9,000 on domand, Tue wanks will all Lave boeu attended to by the end of tho weok, aod City Colleotor Vou Hollen will bnve to wait for tho next exgitemont In tho shape of bank-stook sales. This, Lo says, will be tho most important niove. The Fifth National will apply for a writ of Injunction to Judge Williamys uoxt Batarday, to enjoin the collection of tho tax of 1872, g St R WISCONSIN DAIRYDMEN. Thelr Proccodings in Convention at Fort Atitnaon Yeaterdny, Sveciat Diaateh to 10 Chivago Triune Four ATxinaon, Wis, Feb, $.—~Notwithstand- 1ng tho rain and foy, thore Las bLeona largo at- tendanco thronghont the day. . O. Drako read a papor opposlug dalrymen glving any largo degroe of attoution to othor brsuches of agri- culture, Ii. W. Htewart followed in tho ssmo view, advieing tho raising of cows instead of buyiug them, and ralsing onough food for all stock ou the farw. Thore was a gen- oral oxpresslon v favor of raising cows oy proferabla to buying them. Logal protection against the adulteration of milk and delivery of fiithy nutk ot factorios way dlscussed, A resolu- tion aska tho Legislatures of Western States to amend tho pieeont lams o a8 ta moro fully covor the caso, Koeping up s u\)gpl of milk in suminor-droughty was diecusved by xuhu Porter and W, 0. White, recommouding ‘grecn drillud corn and fooding more graiu durlng sumnmer. In tho afternoon butter-making was discnssed in & paper by B. J. Goodwin, of oloit, sud cheene-waking by 8. J. Littlefield, of Bheboygan County, Wis,, each very wuccossful malers, Mrs. M. O. Jones, of Fort Atklusou, read a flue- 1y writton cssay on ** The Childrou of the FParm.” ‘Thio lion. Hlram Kmith oficred a resolusion that, ju view of the ovorstooked counditlon of tho chdose market, it would bo bost to dolay the opening of cheeso factorios much Iator than usual, Tuis was favored by sevoral gentlomun and uusnimously adoptod, It was tho genoral view thiat thero is a large stook of cheuso 0a the mur- kob. ‘This evening there Liss boen an enjoyable banqueb with good mualo, speschies, toAls, 6lo, RADWAY'S REMEDIES, R.R.R. — = Radway's Ready Relief CURES TUE WORST PALRY In tram One 10 Twonty Mimig T'ho ofticers of this inetr- |2 That Instantly stovs the Inflamm, na, and ens congestions, wi Lnige, Stan ‘or uthor wixada wan appiication,” NOT ONE HOUR After reading this Advertisement nead any oy sufler with pn, Radway’s Ready Reliof i 0:CURE FOR EVERY PAIN. 20 was the first and is the Only Pain Remedy om nscruciating peins, ey I sthior of o orgaas In from Oneto Twenty Minutes, No matter hiow vialont ar_azarncistin ith insnatic, Jied-ridden, ) Jntrm, Drinniet, ralgio, ar prostraied with diseaee may suffer, the pul Noevomie o Radway’s Ready Relisf WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE, Inflammation of the mdnugn, Inflammation of the Bindder, Inlammati Tha applle and hus Blek lo, ::; Howals, Travelnrs ahnaid “HV\U‘Y-‘"‘F'JHV . e ront sloknoms oc Saran {of hiaa Fromoh Drands or Bit b ols, AMumps, tungs, ot on of tho Bow. Congeation _of the eart, 8 Throat, Diflouls” Broathing, Palpil ruflér T, e tation Hyatorica, Group, Diphtheris,da- oot gphs Nsunnss Hoddache, Cold"Ghilla, Autio OBLIS: T d comfort. ort, Twenty drops fn half » tonbl minntes, cues Cramps, Hprains, Tieudactm, 'Diatrhes, Dysonters, Chiolte, Wing of. atton of tho Teady Teallat parthilera-Tha pain OF diosity oeiste wil ‘Lot sies of water will, in n few onr 3 nd alf totrnal paint. Alwars oarry & iR Tem. A aayo of water. {iters sa n stimulant, 1o tha past o tomach, Tearte FEVER AND AGUE. fover nod Ague enred for filt remodial cloar ak Radway's ty cents, - gt the world At il Sure fence S ey aud all othor malarinus, bitims, scarlot, A aud ‘otlier_fosarn (sldvd by Tin hiold, elle, 't BilE 50 fatal Tindway's Ready Matiet, Fift Lz Ty Dracaiats. " s pos vl HEALTH! BEAUTY! Btrona and pura rioh blond: Increato o 5 i Ead Seuniialcomptorion socured to g DR. RADWAY’S rapid are iy 0 ‘under the latio derinl mediclas, thay ivery Day an Increase fin Flesh aud Weight i “Bee n and Felt, SARSAPARILIAN RESOLVENT Has mads the most astontshin . 80 chlnt:( lh‘t e!':l;;; o ence of this traly andery wone oes THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. 850, LIT}LNS Fvers drop of, e Sarsa, iparilllan Regolvent eommunk 10, swoaty urine, sud catea throngh tho blo: Othor fluidy aud juices vl the ayst . the vigor of life, for it repairs the xfi of tho 7 whi \Nl\xl agund matoral, Barofula, ayplllis, asnsumption, glandular dlsoase, ulests in the throat, mouth, tumors, s 10 the glands and gther parts o8, strumarous dis citarkea frura 4 forms of skio dix Hngworin, salt rhousi, erya {umors, caucors fn o patatul_discharges, nl wastes of Lha Iifa princ of this wondor of odem ¢l will prove to anyperson using it fovolthor dls Vojent powsr to with now ma the , fover sotes, seald head, ipolas, aohs, bIack spols, worms fi thu flesl, 0" womb, and” all weats, (o o aro within th B omiatey, and, wenskoning ani ! 1 sll ) 3 curatis & fow days’ uss 10243 i1 o e T conning reduced by the wastos snd_decumposition thiat s cont n:all,l‘! resel " gl 3] mode froia Dealtby blngd roseing, o 0 same ,—snd this the ter: Sarsapaviilian will sud does eocure,—n cura is cortain for whan once entton, and anceneds in s feol Hot ol royalrs will Do rapi {his ramedy couumoncos ita work of e fibiabing. the Tosk of WAsk idds 20d - wvery day 1 hitmaell gruwing botter and stron easin ¥ done the Haraay [ tont wil > Bl food di- v, e mun- botteds appetite imneoving, aad tlesh snd weiedt 3 Illan_Rasolvent_ezenl sl Wk DuIE 408 ARanis i tho cure nf Chronie, Soratuling e Eotional, and Skin disases, but. 1018 the oaly posl: {iv0 curo for Kidnoy and Bladder Complaints, Urinary and Womh Dlscases, Gravol slo} ppaga of water, In bumlinuria, and Gt ouoatin or whil Lurning sousitlonrhen oam of tho lack and ool taices lika the whit O thnt o | AN ol S whan thafe o no-dust deposi ‘whoa there o atte, And paty th sl cont{aence of Dropss, ) Srine: Bitghts di: it all cases whore tlioro aro brieke ot tho water fa thick, clonds, mized wih o of au og, of | loug tho lotos, ! 1 liko white peatanoo, a pric Tumor of Twelve Yoars® (irowth Cared by Itndway’s icenolyout. Dn. MAvwar: wels, All the doctors sald ' T tried ovorythlng that was FH00im0N; u; 1 at 1 saw sout itosalsents aud and . "“ll 1t; but had faiih to il 7 bt hed Bo falbh s tortmitvaeden |1 tomk stc nd one bot of 1A fendy Tolof, and tlire 1s not & o elt, and I teo} Wllfl{‘" AmATter or i Hiloof tha howols, oer tio am the beasilt of athars, Bowels, helped mo, 1or twolvu yoars. Price, 81 per buitla. Iyom » promizant keatlenan and residont of Clnolan pubiishe On, RADWAY=Dian 510 Law (uducod b 700 the euflaring (o makes dut; ' T 0 Jour medicind on myselt, - Kur sever years 4 i 1" tho, prait ! BryeaLy, Mass, Ihass Lad uvatins tumur {4 the o & oD , July 18, 18, If yoa cLoowy, IANNAW P KNAPT AN IMPORTANT LETTER. for the past (arty yeais wall kuowa Lo boga at e mowps s throughout tho United Btates, * NEw YORR, Oct. 11, 1600, ected witt; aume trauble in 1l songs of cod by briel stateinent of tif et aod urnary orgaus whioh sino twolva manths 50 :uhuln:l;: ina st torribly adectin al lau i st of Fuud, Fulinoss ot h:u.’ eing of 4 it thos fng Soomatiun s 12 ihe Ta . A fron box Wa will irur, said] win a pir ation o o od o Losw sudl nuw ferl tatic steicluse ln thy 2 lidlwl: %.d b i! ity n:rml. i aq tri takon & targ tunishing curos L Ratio bh & herson wita had foni beon . [ wont tHght off an tveut, Tluad: nced laking theus I th o Uh"l copatifo | Aot s of sawell n dissase, which 1 ratt uaotlf ! ad tallaf, aud Ltu; i ufa provont & ol n' uibor u 1 inedicioey & notica In the Inting I G T kit 0. JANFS, Clacinnatt, 0. DR. RADWAY'S Regulating Pills pactectly tastelaw, riexanily cutbed with swool g3% Pitye, rogulato, pirtly, Cisanso, od sirengtiion. iiad" Floiterin, bing, Fiigert: w dosss 0 the al + Bold by drugghit e ad ¢ a's ¥ 11isy o titwoure of a1l disurdors ut wie bl 5 o, Wi s, Bo Aitadaobo, Coistipatio Bladds ats ol sast, Chokl tute, e * O e Lty Fotaragd b d, Deliciency of the bkin aod Yo, Bala dden Ylmh!flfin Porapir: 10 Hueain 4 A N F S iordsess a3, I , biillazu Walehiin Sopic e ko Wesie Harrlod snd Dimeal S Chas! I the Fluh. ‘will free the snuten Price 35 ceuts Vo TYous Diseqsu n, Db tive of 1 o Tasirael i L 0 aure, ~ Puroly Vef als, or doletot.ok. o £¥ Obaerve th following sympioms resuliing from Diyirdotauf ihe Digeattzs Or b tho Blouwach, 56 of tha'Stuy {ng or Bullucat Dlnaess of Vid ull Pals Velluwace o t, Limbs, 85 Read *False and True,” o k. besentyou. B H-'l::lnw. l;‘l:-'nnnn to TADWAY M}U lalvrisation w ., No. 3 ilousssd