Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 18, 1876, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE 18 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES" e removal of Commissioner Prindiville from ;‘;,hg Board of Public Works by the Locum Tenens of the Mayor’s office was considered and discussed at grest leugth, It was held that the action was uncalled for, and merely a piece of thitework on 1L D. Colvin's While no resolution was formally passed, it was under- that at Jeast twenty-five of the twenty- fix members will sustain Mr. Prindiville, Jtwasheld that he has been s most faithful officer, and the city just now cannot afford to Jose him. ‘The WASHINGTON. President Grant Asks Congress to Hurry Up the Ap- - propriation Bills. THE CHARTER OF ’75. tition mmngflpmscnted %o the Coun- | Se€retary Bristow’s Resigna- ang that the; special electi i g;‘:do;%un or rej.’;cunnzf e charter o?rlAB‘Tgl,— tion Accepted by the 'was thoroughly discussed and dissected. Ths President. titions were before the cancus. It was found *that many of the names were fictitious, those of non-residents, and forgerics. The whole docu- ment flavored of fraud. It was beggotten b Colvin and his cligue, ouly to be stuffed throug{ by his supporters for the Locum Tenens’ beneiit. ese things were all discussed and considered. City-Attorney Tuthill was present at the delib- erations, and the question arose as to the con- stitutionality ot the law which orders an elec- tion to bo called to vote on the adoption of a pew charter, It was finally decided that, inview of the fact that the constitutionality of the law was in doubt, the petition would be placed ou file, aod ro election ordercd. In order to accomplish this, it will be placed in the hands of s committee of three, who will recommend that, view of the facts shove mentioned baving come to light, the petition be placed on file. If any onc has any doubt of the legality of guch action, they are priveleged tosue out a writ of mandamus to “compel the Conncll to order such an clection, and, until compelled to, the Aldermen will let the matter rest.” Should, fiowerer, le%l procecdings be taken, there are alarge number of persons who will be ready to gwear that their pames sppear signed to s petition, 8 copy of which they never saw, ond they never authorized any one to sign their pames toit. The members “of the Council be- Jieve that the names on the petition are largely fraudulent, and, therefore, will so consider it. THE TIIRD WARD REFUBLICANS. At s meeting of the Third Ward Republican Club last evening Mr. P. V. Fitzpatrick offered the following: ‘Waeneas, The City Conncil has ordered an elec- tion to take place on the 12th day of July, 1876, for Mayor of the City of Chicago: thercfore, be It “Resolted. That thie Hon. William Aldrich 1s the ¢boice of the Third Ward Republican Club 28 ean- didate for said office of Mayor. The resolution was passed amid great enthu- slasm. Mr. Aldrich thanked the Club for the compli- ment. He suid that the city needed a good Mayor. He had been thoroughly disgusted with what he had seen of the present Locim Tenens. He again returned thanks for the vote, which he considered merely as complimentary. Mr. Vail moved that a committee of five be gp‘:i;{.ed nz a]ufl.{ : tiixe %extxtrl.;u] Committee l‘x’l ¢ action of the Club, and tohelp carry out ! object of the resolution. w S The motion was carried, and the Chair ap- poiuted Messrs. Vail, Strong, Galloway, Carey, and Grannis. Mr. Clough moved that the City Central Com- mittee be rc(iucsted to call together the dele- The House Asked to Postpone the Impeachment Trial till November, Ex-Commissioner Baker the Latest Victim of the Presidential Ax. Harrington, of District Ring Noto= riety, Indicted for Bribery. AN EXECUTIVE HLNT, THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. Spectal Dispateh (o The Tribune. - WasmNGToN, D. C., June 17.—The Presi- dent’s message upon the near approach of the end of the fiscal year, and the condition of the appropriation bills, could not fail to attract much attention in the House. The Republicavs were skillful enough to take advantage of their opportunity, and, in the debate upon the mo- tion to refer, placed the Democrats at a great disadvantage. Randall, in a pert speech, sneer- ingly referred to the message is Executive im- periinence, and generally justified the action of the Appropristions Committee. Hesaid the Committec hus worked with gréat industry, and have made such reductions as were deemed necsssary, and they were not too great, and the Comumittee will recommend an adherence to their recommendations on the part of the House The Committee on Appropriations were obliged to retrench and reduce expenses, and there was no oceasion for any flutter. The Appropriation bills as;recommended by the Committee are all adequateds a proper administration of the Goy- ernment. . The reductions recommended by the Appropriation Committee are indispensable to the Government and upon that position the Committec would stand before the country. MR. NURLBTT, ¥ of Ilinols, said, Randall need not suppose that E‘ ;fl;z?.me a st City Conventlon to nominate either he or his .Committee could come Laid over till the next meeting. before the House and avoid the re- The Club then adjourned \mlfim-:\‘. Saturday | spousibility of the delay in passing evening. bills. The faét rcmains that ip the seventh month of the session the Committee on Ap- CA.SUAIJTIJES. propriations has not_yet reported all of the ap- propriation bills. The fact also remains that FLOODS. there is not: much possibility of an agreement Special Dispatch to The Tribune. between the House and the Senate. The fact also remains that because of the extravagant re- LaSairg, I, June 17.—The Iilinois Ri o T Tha Mlinale Rlver | G o i Conoittue, the Honas 1a neoniht has not risen any since noon of to-day, at which time it measured 24 feet onthe mitersill of Lock 15, the highest June flood since that of 18069. Immense damage hss been done to the bottom land. The corn crop, which covered many thousands of aeres, and the brick-yards of LaSalle, have also suffcred from theinunaa- tion., Special Dispateh 1o The Trivune. LaCrossEg, Wis., June 17.—A heavy rain set In Thursday evening which has continued to fall incessantly ever since, and at this writiog, § g. ., there is no sign of its abating. Between and 4 inches of Wwater has fallen the past forty-eight hours, making country roads in this jon and west of here, In Southern Minnesota, Text to impasssble. The small streams in the vidnity are beginning to act badly, and if the water continues to come much longer serious results will follow. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Quiver, 1., June 17.~—It has rained here incesgantly for the last two days and nights, and, though no dsmage to_the crops im this vicinity has yet been reported, it is feared that the wheat suffer materially if the rain con- tinues much longer. The railroads have thus far cscaped material injury. To the west of here the crops in some portions of Missouri have been damaged, and in some places totally destroyed by high water. AuGUsTA, Go., June 17.—Rains for seven days have been general throughout this section, and the crops on both sides of the Savannah kivex have béen submerged. There is a total de- struction of crops on the bottom lands. The river has risen 30 feet and is still rising, but the rain has stopped. EILLED BY LIGHTNING. Special Dispatch 8o The Tridune. EANEAKEE, 1L, June i7.—A remarkable ac- cident occurred at St. Mary, Iroquois County, IIL, yesterday afternoon. While & class in the village school were on the floor, s thunderboldt entered the room striking a little son of Joseph DPemarrah, who was reciting, instantly killing him. Beyond nervous prostration none of the otherchildren were injured. No mark reveals the place of the lightning’s entrance or departure. STORM DAMAGE. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. AxX ARDOR, Mich., June 17.—A fearful tor- mado passed over the country 2 miles west of this city, this afternoon. So far 1s learned, 1t appears to have struck the earth 4 miles south- ‘west of the city, and proceeded due north, tear- ing up and destroyiug everything in its way— trees, buildings, crops, ete. Its path was about ten rods wide. Damage considerable. RROKEN TRESTLE. CmARLESTON, 8. C.: Junc 17.—The special train on the Anderson branch of the Greenyille & Columbia Railroad was wrecked last night on a broken trestle, and the engincer, conductor, fireman, and two train hands, the only persons on the train, were killed —— A FALLING HOUSE. BAx Fraxncisco, June 17.—A heavy wind to- day blew down a partly-completed tbree-story frame buflding, killing one woman and injuring several men, one probably fatally. —————— THE WEATHER, ‘WasnINGTON, D. C., June 17.—For the Upper “Lake region, steady northerly winds, cloudy and poussibly rainy weather, falling followed by Hsing barometer, and stationary or lower temperature. LOCAL OBSERVATIORS. Cmoaco, June 17. Wind. | Weathier Thne. | Bar.) Thr, Ji.| Do e (o 1 T D. m.|2074 ok m (20 . (29, g2) 10:18p. m, |2.43) Maximum thermometer, 72. Minimum, 65. GESERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cricago. June 16—Midnight. Bain) Weather. Chesenne. ___ Lreckenridge (29 Davenport. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. « Special Dispatch to The Tridune. PETRRBORO, Ont., June 17.—The Toronto Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada, which s fn session here, have- resolved to memarislize the Dominfon Parliament on be- | A OPUL 6 he Appropriation bills enumerated half of the Oka Indians, who it is alleged have ?l:uuld ‘tal1 fo bo matured before the cxpiration of . 0 r the Government. would be been (ppreseed and persecuted, and suffered ofher Uichristian tcls b the hands of the Roman Catholics. NEw ORLEANS, June 17.—The Conprestional Committee has concluded its investigation and left for Washington via Mobile. —————— RAILROAD ITEMS, Porpro, Col., June 17.—The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad is completed and running to. Leveta, 25 miles southwest from Cucharas, and 74 miles from the San Juan gold region, by the Fort Garland Toute. _OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New YoRE, June 17.—Arrived, the steamship. g;ié;z:‘sc. from Liverpocl, and Moscl, from 3 ‘h;'fl: the Senale and House of Represenlatives: The . 1aws and Constitution, saying: for it should have failed to be made. strate the embarrassed cone ily-adopted e oncaction by Conress. 1will venture ;m the 1st of July to supply sugh appropriation, to a dead-lock with the Senate, and the Senate has the Jaw and the right on its side. The House has practically szid to the Senate, a co- ordipate branch of "the Government, *“You must accept our views and surrender your own.” Here we are, within two weeks of end of the fiscal year, and no {;mxsxqm made for the Government, and it would be powerless because of the incompeteucy and delay of the Comumittee on Appropriations, powerless be- cause of the usurpation of all authority by that Committee, and because of its change’in the rules, which permitted all manncr of new legis- 1ation to be offeres ‘The President, is message, has SIMPLY MADE A S8UGGESTION which is to remedy the difficulty, and now the Committes must determine if " it will accept that remedy, orif they will peril the interests of the country and the Government. The House has wo right to demand of the Semate that it shall recognize the rule made by the House in regard to new legislation, but the Senate has a right to demand that the House changethe rule. “Kasson very scverely arraizned the Democrats for their negligence, 2nd for their attempts to mauke political capital in the Appn*rmion Dbills. e cald the situacion is peculiur, The, question is one that commends itself to all in the most serious manner. Partisan fecling should not enter into the question at all. There was mot a overnment, monarchical or liberal, where, whatcver party was in power, appropriations were not made to carry on the overnment. There was a rule of this House that all Apym‘rruflun bills should be reposted within thirty days after the mecting of Con- gress. He knew it was impossible always to o this, but they all COULD BE REPORTED BEFORE JUNE 1, and if the Committec had paid less attention to the change of laws all the bills would have been reported. Kasson said he never knew a propo- sition before to asbsolutely change the organization of the m‘m¥J and ~ mavy. He knew that former Congresses had changed <@aws in Appropriation bills, but it was done by ns\fienaiuu of the rules, when a vote of two-thirds was required. It was admitted that the Poat-Oflice bill was 4 very important one, and vet the ITouse wants to force the Senate agaiust its judgment to limit the mail facilities by caking off the fast moil trains. TRGE AND FALSE ECONOMY. Kasson said there is an economy which is con- sistent with the needs of the Government, and there is another kind of economy which rear- ranges the Government just as @ bull iu a china-shop rearranges the goods on the shelves. The Republican side arc willing to go to the Jast degree of economy to what was con- sistent with needs of the Government. Frank Hercford came in as a Reformer, but was compelled to beat a speedy retreat when the Kepublicans called him to account for fore- ing the River and Harbor Appropriation bill through without debate. That bill appropriated 2 half million of dollars for the dried-up crecks in the West Virginia Mountains, in Hereford’s own district. " - Kelley, of Pennsylvania, said the President saw what every other citizen saw, and that was that unless something was done the Governmnent would be paralyzed twelye days hence. The custom-houses will be closed, and the financial credit of the countrywould be dishonared, and if ever there was an exigency which required the President to give bis_views to Congress, that exigency was how. The President had simply done hig duty. The difficulty all arose from the consolidation of so much Kowur in the Appro- priation Commuttee, and m fs'nlr. was “téx;f a ber of blunders Lad been cowmini . Vs B Sestery Adsociated Fress. THE MESSAGE. £ “WASHINGTON, June 17.—The following is the message sent by the President to Congress to- ear approsch of the new fiecal year ani failure of Eu::gr&s up 1o this time to provide the necessary means to continue all the functions of the Govern- ment makes it my duty to call your sttention to the embarrassments that must eusue if the fiscal year is allowed to close withont remedial action on your part. The President quotes the provisions of the “lueir effect I to prohibit any outlay of public money toward defraying even current and neces- sary cxpenditures of the Government after the ex- iration of the year for which appropriated, except- ot when those espenses are provided far\rg some ‘permanent appropriation, and excepting in the War ind Navy Departments. The number of perma- nent appropriations s very limited, nnd cover but few of the necessary expenditures of the Govern- ment. They are nearly all, if not quite all, em- ‘braced in Scc. 3,687, 3,688, and 3,630 of the Re- vised Statutes. While Sec. 3,679 provides that no department_sball in any one fiscal year involve the Gavernment in_any contract for the futurc pay- ment of money in excess of the appropriation for that year, Sec. 2,732 confers by clcar implication npon’ the heads of the Warand Navy Departments 21l gathority, even in the absencc of any appro- ‘priation, to purchase or contract for clothing, suste- Tance, forage, fuel, quarters, or transporttion not excoeding the neceseilies of the current year. The latter provieion is specially and exceptional in its character, and is to be regarded ps excluded. from tho operations of the former and more general one, reut fiscal year, E‘:i&?} ‘embarrassed for wantof the necessary funds to carry on the service, Precluded from expending money not appropriated, the departmenta woul bave io nu!pcns ‘service 50 far as the appropriation oful examination of this subject will demon- eyt dition 8l branchesof the d_especially the Execu- 53 the neces- tof July, or ment will be in, an o here ehould b s failure to sary’ Appropriation blls befare the vide. o ommend this ubject mt eamestly to yonr i ge ut S0l e ed to avert the evils which weald re- on by way of & remedy that a joint reso- B e sorded, might be passed throngh the two Houses of Congress extending the provia- ons of all appropriations for the present fiscal ‘ear to the next in all cascs where thore is a failure each appropriation 80 extended to hol Conzress ahall lave passed, the mr':ul:g:fi’#‘; 2;»"! v]rlop ntion applicable to tife new fiveal year, when Thjaoncyes expendod under the laws cnacted for this flscal year shall be deducted from the carre- sponding Appropristion for the next. To make my {eas on this subject more clear, 1 have cansed to o famD & Jolnt resolution embodying them more fully. U. §. GHANT. Executive Mansion, June 17, 187 NOTES AND NEWS. BAKER TO BE BOUNCED. = Special Dispasch to The Tridune. ‘Wasmingrox, D. C., June 17.—The report of the Civil-Service Committee in the Blakeley-~ Sweet matter was this morning submitted to the President. The President immediately took steps to secure the removal of Gen. J. H. Baker, Surveyor-General of Minmesots, on account of the strictures made upon him fn the report in conncetfon with the matter. The Senntors who secured Barker's appointment have been re- quested to designate the name of his suceessor. RAILEOAD INVESTIGATION. Acting under the authority of a resolutfonre- cently passed by the House, the Committee on Cominerce yesterday entered upon an investiga- tions of certain alleged unjust dfscriminations practiced by railroad” companies in the carrying of freight.” The investigation bids fair to be of some considerable importance. Mr. A. J. Cas- sott, Third Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Road, who had béen summoued to testify before the Committee, was yesterday put upon the stand, but very little progress was made fn dhis examination. In response to an inquiry, he gave the varlous connections of the Pennsylva- nia Road and other railroads, but when asked to state the contracts or agreements entered into by the Pennsylvanfa Road with fts connec- tions for the control of the frejght traffic, le declined to auswer, stating that he wished first to consult the officers of the road and its uttor- neys. He was also asked whether, when rates were once established, the road deviated in fa- vor of individuals or corporations, or, in other swords, whetber one person or corporation fs charged more for the same -service than an- other. These nquiries he also refused to an- swer. The Committee to-day discussed the question as to whether it should fusist upon an answer, but came to no conclusion. INDICTED FOR BRIBERY. To the Western Assoctated Fress. Wasnmwerox, D. €., Juue 17.—The.Grand Jury have indicted Richard Ilarrington and Arthur B. Williams for bribery. The first is charged with baving, on the I3th of October, 1873, whilean Assistant United States Attorney, received $15,000 to have his decision and action influenced in the matter of a motion for a new trial by Hovc and 8Slatter, who were convicted of wunler. Willlams is charged with sgiving the money to_Hurrlngton as & bribe. Siatteriss witness. Williams guve bail in the sum of 1000 ‘ 3 SECRETARY BRISTOW, in alctter to the President, written this morn- ing, formerly tendered his resignation of the oflice of Secretary of the Treasury, to take effect on Tuesday next, te 20thinst. 'The resignation las been accepted. The reasons assigned for Liis retirement are those already stated. THE RECORD. SENATE. Wasnxerox, D. C., June 17.—Consideration of the articles of impeachment against the late Secretary of War was resumed soon after noon today., Judge Black, of counsel for the ac- cused, stated that there were reasons why the trial could uot go on on the 6th of July, as or- dered. ‘He therefore moved that it be post- poned until about November next, and appealed to the Managers not to oppose the motion. He stated that the Managers understood his rea- sons for not going on with the trial, and he, therefore, hoped they would agree to the post- pouement. Mr. Lord, on behalf of the Managers, asked leave to consult with the House of Representa- tives, which was granted; and the Senafe, as a Court of Impeachment, adjourned. ‘The protest of leading men of the Osage Indian Nation against the establishment of a Territorial Government for the Indian country was ordered printed and referred. A message was received from the President call- ing attention to the near approach of the new fiscal year, and the failure of Congress, 80 far. to make provisions for the ordinary expenses of the Goy- crument; also, to the laws forbidding the expendi- ture of uncxponded balances and requiring thut they be covered into the Treasury at the end of the fiecal year. e further stated that if tho Appro- priation bills ere not matnred before the beginning of tho new fiscal year, the Government will be greatly !mhlrrmmr for want of funde, and sub- 1nits a joint resolution to extend the appropriations for tho consnlar, diplomatic, and postal services, the support of the army ond Davy, etc,, for the present flscal year to the next. Ordered printed, 1nd 10 )ie on the table. Mr. Windom moved to take up the Tndian Ap- propriation bill, but a count of the Scnate devel- oped the fact that no guorum was present, and tlie Senate adjourned to Monday. HOQUSE. Mr, Harricon, from the Committee on Public Buildings and 'Gronnds, called up the bill to con- frm to” Chicago -titles 'to certain public Jands. Passed. The Speaker 1aid before the House a meseage from the President, explaining the neceseity of Tuving the various sppropriation bills passed be- fore the 1st of July. Mr. Randall, Chairman of the Committce on Ap- propriations, remarked that the message was un- usual, and, in his opinion, altogether unnecessary, still it should have respectful reference and con- sideration. The House and Committee on Appro- priatlons were not nnmindfal at all of the aitua- tion, and hnd brought to the subject of the appropriation bille elaborate consideration and great industry. They had reached o result reducing enormously the expenditures of the Government, but not reducing them below what the Government Coutd be properly administered for. ~ Tho Commit- tec on Appropriations would, therefore, recom- mend_the House to adhere’ to its action in that regard. 1t would be well for the country to nnder- staud that if the House bas erred in any particular in which friction may be produced in the adminis- tration of the Government, it would be here again next December to remedy any fault that may have Dbeen commitied. : Tn the conrse of o long debate, participated in by many members, Mr. Holman, member of the Com- mittee on_ Appropriations,’ said he expected that by the %2d of this month all the np- propriation bills _wonld _have reached the Senate, leaving still eizht entire days in this fiscal year for their final passage. lic was not aware, under theso circnmstances, that there was anythiny to create apprehension on the part of the Exccutive that the Droper appropria- tlons would not be made. If the Senate I3 inspir- ed with the same motives that inspire us, every ap- ropriation bill will have passed before the 30th of une. The message was referred to the Committee on Approprintions. - IMPEACHMENT. Mr. Lord, on behaif of the Managers of the Tm- peaciiment 0f the late Secretary of War, called at- fention to the application of the counsei for defen- dant that the postponement of {he trial till Noven- ber be granted. The points thut he desired to_pre- sent were, first, that the question of jurlsdiction had been settled and that the question as to a two- thirdy vote would be settled before theadjournment of this session; and, second, that the Scnate, sitting 24 a Court, would not sit after Congress adjourned: The plan of the Managers bad been to induce the Senate, asa Court of lmpeachwent, to let Con- gress adjourn, and then go on and try the case, but the Senate would not do that, and therefore’ the plan had been given up. The Munagers had there- Yore Inetructed him to submit “the resolution au- thorizing the Managers to cousent to a continuance of the irial until the Llithor 20th of November next. - Opposition to this plan of postponement was made by Mr. Randall and reveral other members, the principal ground of objection being that if post- poned till November the trial would encroach on Ihe time of the nest seseion. It was supporied by r. Reagan, with the condition that the postpone- ment be not later than the 10th of November. None of the Rtepublicans_took purt in the discus- plon, but voted with the Managers on the diflerent ‘motions. 2 Without coming to 8 declsion on the question, on motion of Mr. Atkins, the House went into Commit- tee of the Whole on the ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. The section which rednces the number of casalry regiments to eight, and the artillery and infantry Topiments to twenty-three, was amended to ix the cavalry regiments ot eight, infantry and artillery at twwenty, and that the cavalry regiments be recrait- d £0300 men i each_company end kept at that number, and that a sufficient force of cavalry shall bo employed in the defense of the Mexican and fu- dlan frontier in Texae. £ Mr. Hurlbut madea polnt of order that the eighth section, confining appointments to the grade of Second Lieatenant 1o gradustes of the Military Academy, and to non-commissioned ofticers of the army, was a change of the existing law and not the interest of economy. ‘Fhio point was sustained by the Chair, aud the section was struck out. Mr. Atkine moved to amend by redacing the number of enlisted men In the signal service from 430 t0 850. _Agreed to. > After dizciering nino of tho cighteen pages of the bill, Mr. Hurlbnt, who had made several mo- tions for the Committce to, rise, made objection -that thore was no quorum voling, 88 there were ty-fiv mbers present. e Cammicice then Fose, and the Touse ad- journed. p MICHIGAN UNIVERSLY. Special Dispatch to The Tridure. AxN ARBoB, Mich., June 17.—The Board of Regents of the Michigan University held a meet- ing to-diy and transacted the following busi- ness: . One-third of the smount provided for the benesitof the School of' Mines was set apart for the uses of the Department of Architectdre and Design. Prof. M. W. Harriogton was granted “two years' leave to visit Europe. Volney M. -| dothes, which he vainly endeavored to remove, Spaulding was appointed to e Degartment of Botany Isase N. Demon \\'nsug fessor of Ruetoric and £ill the vacancy in and Zoology. Prof. inted Assistant Pro- story in place of Prof. Hutchins, reaigned. John W. ?xul:y ;?M made a fall - Professor of Chematry and Pl”f'l:us‘ i) itiny e mee! continues nex consideration ot the laboratory. delaietion on Ilze mmul;:&: special t"’.erdfi'wThE Teport of the nves! g Committee be received. is to make his defense, etc. s g i PO CRIME. FEARFUL TRAGEDYIN MARYLAND. Dispaich to Daliimors Guzette, Beramg, Hartford Co., Md., June 15.—The most cold-blooded and shocking crime that ever startled this section of Marsland was perpe- trated at an early hour this morning at the resi- dence of Mr. Rogers Strcett, near Clermont Mills, in this county, and has produced the most intense excitement. The terrible affair bas ended in o double tragedy, and the case in all its aspects is of the most horrible snd un- natural character, and i to o large extent enveloped in mystery. ‘The first intimation, of the terrible tragedy was the dis- covery made abont, 7 oclack of the lifeless body of Miss Almira Streett, nged 17 yewrs, lying 8t the foot of the stair- cas¢ leading'to the ccllar in Mr. Streett’s dwell- ing. The unfortunate girl had been most foully murdered, her head being nearly severed from her body by blows from anax.” The neck was frighttully Jacerated and the body was found Iying in pools of blood that Were still trickling from the ghastly wounds. The horror and griet of the members of the family is indescribable, and was of the most heartrending character. ‘The mutilated corpse was removed to an apart- ment, and physiciuns bastily summoncd, but z glanceat the body was sufficient to indicate that all traces of life were extiuct. After partially recovering from the terrible shock, Mr. Streett took imuiediate steps to ap- prehiend, if possible, themurderer, who, without provocation, could have been guilty of such a critne, The alarm spread rapidly, and in & few hours the entire neighborhood had learned of. the startling affair, and groups of men, women and children congregated arsund Mr. Streett’s dwelling. Before noon intellizence of the mur- der had been communicated over this entire section of the country, and hundreds of excited people flocked to theseene of the tragedy. In the absence of any motive for the comniission of 50 horrible a crime, various speculations were indulgedin. By some it was thought that the murder had been committed by one of those pests of society—a tramp, but this wos set aside when eareful inquiry failed to show that any member of the tribe of wanderers had Leen seen in the vicinity. The ubscnce of a youth employed on the farm, named Christian Klutz, soon excited the suspicion that he might have been the murderer, and a search was at onee fnstituted for hitn, and his arrest was soon ‘effected. He at first denled all knowledge of the murder, but close questioning strengthened the suspicion that he alone wus guilty of the crime. The suspicions were further corrobo- rated by the discovery of blood stains on his and he was accordingly securcly confined to await, further developments in the extraordina- Ty case, which speedily transpired. A mcssen- ger was at once sent to Belair for the Sheriff, ho nt once started for the scend of the exciter ;:;cut, accorapanied by Statg's-Attorney Hop- kins. After the messenger had been dispatched to this place the excitement among those assem- bled at Mr. Streett’s mansion increased rapidly, and became intensified as rumors bezun to be circulated that Kiutz had made & confession of his guilt. That was specdily confirmed. Sey- eral persons furmed themselves into a commit~ tee of examination, and questioned. Klutz sharply, eliciting the fact that he bad murdered Aliss Streett. He declared that he had no cause whatever to murder the fnnocent girl, and that he committed the deed from sheer ** devilment.” ‘When thenews of the confession became known 0 the excited crowd, it was at once evident that Klutz wonld be _ealled upon to E}y the penalty of the terrible crime with his e, and he was soinformed. It islearned here, howerver, that in order to avoid a violation of the law hie was permitted to be his own execu-~ tioner, though there is little doubt thut had he failed to conymit suicide hie would speedily have been Iynched. A rope was procured and placed |- in his hands, several persons assisting him in arrsuging the fatal noose. He theu proceeded to the woods, a short distance from the dwell- ing, where one end of the rope was adjusted to the limb of atree. Klutz then placed the noose around his own. nock,” and leaping from a tem, platform, on which be had been slmging, was_soon_ swingin, in mid-air. A large crowd had agsembled, many of whom turned away as the dangling body of the boy murderer was ¢xposed to view, the sicken- i"f spectacle causing a shudder of horror among all the spectators. ‘The usuul eonvulsive move- ments of the body were made, the features be- came distorted, and blood gushed from the eyes, mouth, and nostrils of the corpse. After life had been found to be extinct, the body was lowered and held subject to the jury of inquest, which will be held to-day. Klutz is safd to bave been a boy of bad reputa- tion, ond was taken by "Mr. Strectt from the House of Refuge near Baltimore, as a farm hand, he baving been committed to the institution for incorrigible conduct. The body of Miss Strectt, who was an interesting and prepossessing girl, was prepared for burial, which will probably take place to-morrow or Saturday. “The theory is that she had been pre- aring or supervising the preparation of break- fast. Tor the family, and visited tho cellar for the purpose of procuring something, and was attacked there by Klutz, who possibly first at- tempted a felonious assault, and, following her, to the head of the staircase, attacked and mur- dered her with the ax. _The tragedy is without a parallel in Maryland’s criminal history, and for cold-blooded atrocity rivals the most re- markable crime of the present century. A HUSBAND’S DOUBLE CRIME. New York Sun, June 1. Michael Downey, & New York cotton sampler who for several years had lived with his wife and three children at 204 Greene street, Green point, had borne a reputation for some months for drunkenness and cruelty to his family. He was an Trishinan 50 years of age, and formerly was o carpenter. While o cotton sampler he earned from $40 to $100 a week, and purchased the neat twostory house In which he lived. A year or two ago he began to drink and steadily went down. Five or six wecks ago he lost his position because he was 1o longer able to do his work properly. - Ie remained at home much of the time,. abusing his wife, until his nccusations that she was unchaste and his threats to kill her and then kill himself became the talk of the neighbors. Two weeks ago, while his eldest son, aged 17, was at work fixing 8 grape-arborin the yard.’ Downey picked 3 uarrel with him, sand” clinched with him in a fight. Mr. O'Rourke, who lives at No. 206 Greene street, parted them. Downey then ac- cused his wife of putting her son up to kill him with a hammer. His anger toward her and Ifs son seemed to increase from that time, and the latter quit home to go to work in New York. Yesterday morning, Mrs. Downey had dressed her daughters, aged 9 and G years, to go with the Sunday-school of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Cliurch to 8 picnic. Downcy objected to their going, but she insisted that they should 0, and started them off In spite of his threats. owney left the house muttering threats againat lier. She went into Mr O'Rourke’s house in the afternoon for protection, and remained there an hour and a half. About half-past 4 o'dock, when she thought he had quieted down, shé startea to go back to their house, He met her at the door, and as she came up the steps struck her and knocked her back on the grass-plot in front of the house. He then went to- ward her, the meighbors who were looking on thought, to_pi er up. Instead he drew a single-barreled pistol, placed it on the right side of her throat. and fired., ‘The ball passed in un- der the juw, and lodged in the spine. The wife lay unconsclous and apparently dead. owney hurried inside the house, locking the front door after him. The neighbors were try- ing to_open the door, when they heard the rev port of a pistol. Officers Teriere and McKelluj forced the door, and. found Duwney stretche across the bed in the back room of the first floor, witl 2 bullet in his heart. A single-bar- reled pistol lay on the carpet beside the bed. There wers powder marks on his clothing on the left side. Mre. Downey was nnconsclous for some time, and when she was restored to her senscs shfi said, “ Ob, he has troubled me very much. C may recover. Sh“'hflz the throngwere in and about the house, the daughters, Mary and Sarab, rct;xrncd from the picnic, and heard of their father’s death and their_mother’s danger. They it The Coroner found two letters inthe back room, one addressed to himself, in which Downey wrote that he expected to put himself and his wife in the same place, and the other addressed Yo Father Gould sayioz that his wife bad been faithless to him. ~This accusation 3 denied by Afrs. Downey’s friends. RUN DOWNXN. 8 Say Fraxcisco, Cal, June 17.—It sppears that Diamond Blumenburg was run to earth by |- pijjars hang Henry Birch, of Washington, who is visiting this const for his health. The contest in the court cried- pitifully. |, chooses. here over the will of the late J. H. Blu menburg attracted his attention, resulting in the discos- ery that J. IL. and Diamond were brothers and the latter in this city. Birch traced him, com- municated with parties in Washington, and when the papers arrived, went with an officer and made the arrest. L e SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. &Special Dispatch to The Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, June 17.—In the United States Court to-day Smith T. Conlee, of Wash- ington County, was indicted as a counterfeiter. George Fritz, of Belleville, pleaded guilty to re- tafling malt liquor without n license, and was fined $25 and costs. Dr. Medlin, a quack from Venice, 8t. Clair County, was indicted for send- ing circulars encouraging abortion through the mall, and had an_immediate trial, resulgng in hiis belng fined $100 and costs. ROBBED. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. KANRAEEE, 111, June 17.—Jobn Barland, pro- prietor of the Grove City Hotel, was this after- noon robbed of his pocket-book, containing $250 in currency and 3900 in checks, drafts, etc. The thief s n stranger who hes been stopping at the house for three days, and the deed was commit- ted while the old man was asleep ou a lounge in the office. The thief has disappeared. INDECENT ASSAULT. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. GuELPH, Ont., June 17.—At the Court of Gen- eral Sessions here to-day, the Rev. G. C. Moore, of Moorefield, charged with committing an in- Mfim nssaulr.( !':l!l) Mrs. Rul;mnnh Jackson, a col- ored woman of the same v gullty, ored ramanst same place, was foundjgulity, INCENDIARY WORK. Hourzpavre, Penn., June 17.—An sttempt wis made last night to burn the Catholic Church, fn whith the contractor was killed and thirty persons were injured, on Sunday last, by the floars giving way. FATAL QUARREL. ‘WaeeLxg, W. Va., June 17.—In an alterca- tion this evening Thomas Welch struck Dick Hennegan on the h killing him instantly. ‘The murderer fled nnlctn:&thc rivgr into Ohio. d MARINE. PORT HURON. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Porr HuroN, Mich., June 17.—Dowx— Props Gordon Campbell, Nashua, Inter-Ocean and consort, Sanilac and consort, Coffinberry ‘nd barges; schrs Lizzie A. Law, Mary Merritt. Ur—Prop Blanchurd, China, Passaic, Vander- biit, Badger State, Huron City; schrs Constl- tution, Nassau, SUgo, David Stewart, 8. L. Watson, Gleniffer. A. L. Audrews, H. Folger, W. D. Crosthwaite. WiNp—South, fresh; weathercloudy. Special Digpatch to The Tribune, Porr Huroy, Mich., June 17—10 p. m.— Down—Props Canisteo, Burlington and barges, Emma Thompson aud barges. Schrs Cantou and Alvina, > Ur—Props Milwaukee, Commodore, Fred Kelly and consort, V. 8wain and consort. Schrs Lillie Parsgns, Montere; ,Mouumahnommomn- i-)', S. J. Tilden, St. Lawrence, Hercules, E. itt‘gvmx!d. ‘Wixp—South, fresh, weather clearing. THE CANAL. BrIDGEPORT, June 17.—ARRIVED—Midgic, Ottawy, 5,700 bu corn; N. J. Rocbuck, Lamont, 8,800 bu corn, 1,800 bu oats; prop Montauk, Lockport, 810 bbls flour, 600 bbls meal. CrearED—Morning Light, Ottawa, 73,06 ft lumber, 150 m shingles; Gracie Griswold, Minooks, 19,717 ft lumber, 25 m shingles; M. Labams, Peru, 6,066 £t lumber; Andrevw Jack- son, Peru, 87,33 Tt lumber; prop Mohawk Belle, Wiltmington, 40 m Tumber, %0 m It o Menard, Wilmington, 85 m lumber, 8,000 posts. — MARQUETTE. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. MARAUETTE, Mich., June 17.—In port, storm- bound, up, props J. L. Hurd, Garden City; down, Keweenaw, Cayahoga, E. B. Hale, Mary Grah} sehrs Bradley, Metropolis. ‘Weather rainy; wind northwest, squally. jansinsiasdg ERIE. &Spectal Dispaich to Tha Triduns. Erig, Pa., June 12.—ARnrIivars—From Chica- go, Prop Gordon Campbell. Five vessels came in from Toledo to-day with an aggregate of 25,000 bushels of grain, e —m— It Obeys Its Helm like “A Frigate of the Line,” and Shoots Through the Alr like 2 Meteor. Philadelphia Prese. The claimants for acrostutic renown, Ifke the seekers after the philosopher’s stone of old, and the secret of perpetual motion in these latter days, arc neither few wnor far be- tween, but somchow thelr claims thus far have proved baseless, and their vislons of fame and Eroflt have faded away as have those of the wild lunatits who only want “one more cog” or ‘‘just another screw” to perfect the machine which shall rival eternity {tself. But Prof. Schroeder, the inventor of the air-ship, Tas mone of the appearunce of a visionary. On the contrary, be seems to be s shrewd, common-sense_man of business, who counts the cost of an undertaking carefully, and never attempts impossibilities. lfis airship, which is -"now being built at orticth _ street and Girard ave- nue, is to be 75 fect long, 5 feet high, and 41¢ feet wide in the centre. "It is to be pointed at both ends and will be supported by a balloon of an elliptical shape, 130 fect long, 50 feet high in the.centre, and capable of holding 300,000 cubic fect of hydrogen gas. It willbe fastened to the ship by 500 lincs, somec upright and others stretched from end to end. These. “guys,” as the Professor calls them, are calculatcd to kee the balloon from swaying to and fro, aw also to keep it setting snug to the ship. The latter is a frame of iron wire, shaped somewhat iike a flattened cigar. At the forward end itis to carry s pulling propeller, made of plate-steel, covered with canvas. It will have two blades, and turnon a 2-inch steel shaft 15 feet long. The motive power will be an electro~ magnetic cn?ne of 12horse power, which Professor Whale, of the = Polytechnic, is _now constructing. ‘The engine is to bave an §0-pound maguet. There are to be three rudders, ore aft and on each side. The stern rudder, of steel, like the propeller, will be 8 feet high and 7 feet deep, and the side rudders, plaved s little forward of the centre of the ship, will be 43¢ fect high and 5 fect deep. The interior of the ship will be fitted with hang- ing seats, and will accommodate thirty or forty persons. . Her weight, when covered with canvas (which will 'mot be until the Professor is ready to sail for Europe), will be 950 pounds. The gas used Is to be passed through a purificator, will average 4,230 cubic feet to the ponnd, aud have a liffing power af 1% ounces per cubic foot. There actuslly be two balloons in one, that on the inside being of twilled muslin, and the other one of ‘eight- ounce cotton duck. Should the fnner balfoon Izurs(.lz the outer will form n parachate, which will lower the shl&hslmfly and safely to the earth. Prof. Schroeder says his ship is not an experiment. It is simply, an fmprovement on former wmodels. He had o ship of this kind, he says, in Rio de Janeiro, ex- cept that it had'a pusfiing, and not a pullive, propellor, and succeeded well with it. It obeye its Ec!m like a frigate_of the line, and shot through the air like a meteor. He also sailed in an air-ship with Deputy de Lhome, the Parisian acromaut, and although it was clumsily constructed, and \ had : the objestionable_pushing propeller, ft still made good time and obeyed its helm. The Professor proposed to exhibit his invention during the Centennia}, after which he intends to start for Europe. He says that by following the atmos- pheric currents over the Gulf stream he can make from 60 to 150 miles an hour—in. other words, that he can cross the Atlantic in 42 hours, or less. Another use .that he intends to put his machine to is to photograph bodies of water. The surface of the water, he says, forms a powerful reflector, and thus, under favorable circumstances, it is possible to &»howgraph the bottom of the sea, even, provided a suflicient altitude can be at- tained, and the baloon kept still long enough to rmit the use of the instrument.” The Pro- Pessor Intends to photograph the bottom of the Schuylkill River this summer. He ‘says he can make his ship stand statfonary as long as he Caterpillars in Malne. ’ A Maine paper reports that a gentleman who has jost mtunp:erd h%om a trip through the north ern portion of Keunebec County, that State- Says that he was greatly astonished at the ex, tent of the caterpillar war on the frait tree- Acres and acres of orchards lmn\ilnj withs, Sight of ‘the roadside are stripped of leavin blossoms, and every flwn thing, and look es, bare and desolate as In December. The catas in festoons, clusters, and ropeser- worms from all the trees, presenting a m of disgusting sight. . FOREIGN. The Assassin of the Turkish Min= isters Hanged in Constan- tinople. French Newspaper Comment on the Election of Buffet to the Senate, Tiotous Demonstrations Renewed in {he Streets of Antwerp, THE EAST. THE ASS4SSIN. Loxpoy, June 17.—Dispatches state that TMassan, the Turkish assassin, intended to kill Avni Pasha only. Hassan was known as a de- voted follower of the Iate Sultan, and was for- merly aid-de-camp to his son, Yussuf, whn.is represented as attempting a military revolution. MONTENEGRINS AND SERVIA Berriy, June 17.—The Moatenegrins, wishing to prevent the revictualing of Nigsic, Mukhtar Pasha remafns inactive to afford tiine for nego- tiations. Baron Badich has n%:ln been to Sul- tcpil.n, to urge the insurgents to accept an ar- mistice. BELGRADE, June 17.—The Servian Govern- ment’s decision in favor of peace is opposed to the wishes of the whole (Bfoph" The position gh affairs s becoming dangerous for Prince ilan. The Roumanian Government has arrested several Servians, and Servia bassent an enmer- getic protest to Bucharest. CCOMPLAINS OF AUSTRIA. - CONSTANTINOPLE, June 17.—The Porte has decided to complainof Austria for continuing to allow the insurgent volunteers to cross Into “Turkey. SENTRNCE SET ASIDE. The sentence of the court-martial at Salonica, condemning the Governor of that city to_oné year's suspension from oflice, and toree Turkish oflicers to_forty-five days’ imprisoumeunt, has been set aside as insuflicient. On the represent- ations of France and Germany, the parties will be tried at Constantinople on charges of lnclk of energy and foresight. TANGED. COSSTANTINOPLE, June 17.—Hassan, the as- sassin, was hunged this morning. MINISTERIAL APPOINTMEST. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 17.—Safuet Pasha has been nfipal.uled Minister of Forei 2 Abdul Kerim Nadiz Pasha Minister uflvu, and Halil Cherif Minister of Justice. —— GREAT BRITAIN. THE MILL DISASTER. Loxpoy, June 17.—Barr, the overscer of the woolen works at Aye, where the twenty-four women lost their lives, and who was himself burned to death, locked the dour of the room in which the women were, thinking that the alarm of fire was false. A girl who jumped from a window states that she first endcav- ored to eseape by the door, but a wan pushed her buck. FRANCE. BUPPET'S ELECTION. Paris, June 17.—The Republican organs con- sider that Buffet’s clection to the life-Senator- ship places the Senate in opposition to the Depu- ties and universal suffraze. The Conservative organs say that his election i3 not intended as a hostile demonstration, but s an act of justice. SPAIN. NATIONAL PINANCES. Maprip, June 17.—The Budget Committec has dedded to reduce the salariesin the civil- service 15 per cent, the fund for the redemption of the floating debt 10 per cent, and the endow- ment to the c-_'l’erg to 7,000,000 pesatas.’ BELGIUM. ELECTION TROUBLE. AXTWERP, June 17.—The Anti-Clericals’ re- newed their demonstrations to-night. Shouta were raised of “Long live the King; down with Minister Malon.” 2 STEWART'S WILL. The Contestants In the Surrogate's Court— Aflldavits of Mrs. Stewart and Judge Hil- ton. New York Ezpress, June 15. The application to vacate the probate of the will of the late A. T. Stewart came up for argu- ment before Surrogate Calvin in his court to- day. Sfr. William D. Booth and others appeared as counse] for James Bailey and brothers and sfs- ters, and for the Turney family, on whose ap- glk—.mun the order to sliow cause why the pro- ate should not be vacated was %nmcd by the Surrogate. Ex~Judge Henry E. Davies, Henry H. Anderson, William A. Beach, and Heary L. Clinton appeared as counsel for Alrs. Stewart and Judge Hilton. y Ex-Judge Davies said he appearcd for Mrs. Stewart, and he asked, as far as the personal estate left by Mr. Stewart was concerned, that the revocation of the probate be denied. The probate of the will was regularly done and the papors_on file in this office. The petition of ames Bailey and others did not show that the probate was not legal. He would coufine his inotion entirely to the question of sctting sside the probate of the will as a will of personal estate. The order was to show catse why the probate of the will'should not be set aside asa will of personal estate, and. also as a will of real estate. He would confine himself to the clause of the order in regard to settin, uside the probate of tho will as & will of personal estate, and he contended that the petitioners, as far as persopal property was con- terned, bad no standing in the court. He argued this point at some length, When one of the op- posing counscl said, as far as personal estate was_concerned, he would not _oppose his (Mr. Dauvies') motion, granting that Mrs. Stewart be- came fully possessed of all personal estate left by her husband. Ex-Judge Davies then asked that the Surro- gato issue an order dismissing the petition for the revoeation of the will as far as personal es- tate was concerned. Mr. Root, of the opposing connsel, asked that the order do not be granted until the application for the revocation of the probate of the willas a will as real estate be heard. * Ex-Judge Davies wanted the order then signed and issued by the Surrogate. Surrogate Calvin said he would enter oo his minutes that that part of the proceeding relating to personal estate bl been dis- missed, but be would not sign and issue his or- der until the other part of thc application rela- tive to the will as a will of real estate had been heard.. He would give time to counsel for the E:tlnunern to cxamline the terms of the order fora he signed it. Mr. Henry H. Anderson then moved that the application for the vacation of the probate of the will as a will of rcal estatc be dismfssed, and proceeded to =argue “his motion and support his argument by citation of authoritics and quotations of " law. He claimed that the petitioners had no standing in Court at, the present stage. There was no alle- gation that Mr. Stewart was not capahble of making a will. The only allegatfons were that the will admitted to probate was not the last will of Mr. Stewart, and that the codicils to the, | will were procured by undue influence, practiced upon Mr. Stewart “by Henry Hilton or some other person unknown to the petitivners. On these points the burden of proof rests on the etitioners, and until they produce proof of the Prith of these allegations ihey bave ho standing in court. Mr. Beach sald they were entitled to adis- missal on the merits of the application to have the rmbnuz vacated. 2 After some discnssion as to sending the mat- tertos referce, Mr Anderson read an answer of Mrs. Stewart to the petition of the Baileys, In which she stated that she was married to Alex- ander Turney Stewart. in the city of New York, in October, , and continued to live with him as his wife until his death, that during all that time she never heard Mr. Btewart sgatt that he had any blood relations, heirs-at-law, or col- lateral’ relatives, and she consequently belicved and averred on_ information and belief that Mr,Stewart at his death left no such relatives or helrs-at-law; that the will and codicils were the free and uninfluenced acts of Mr. Stewart; that the business of Mr. Stewart was of sucha nature that no cessation of ftcould be allowed, and, therefore, as the Surrogate coufd not attend n hfs Court the day after Mr. Stewart’s funcral, ho (the Surro- gal.el) did attend at her residence on the evening of the funeral, when the will and codldls were Eumt‘:“w’ 3‘1:‘11 the :I’llmfl g and legatees hn.;; een notifled; the nee 00! & 2 i " codichs a0: were produced, and the will and mitted to probate; that the provisions of the ‘will and ils have been complied with. Mr. Anderson also read an atildasit of Mr. Henry Hilton, who stated he had known the Iate A. T. Stewart for twenty years; that he had had close business trausactions with him no blood relations living, and that this {act had been frequently published in the newsplipers in this city and connty, and in Europe, and no per- son had contradicted the statement; that AMr. Stewart had asked him (Mr. Hilton) to draw up his will and codicils, and had dictated ths Lt{lms of the same; Lhat‘l '.l:g;l Was t.h” other person present, any t neither be (Mr._ Hilton) ‘:\or n.rlx’y other fluenced Mr. Stewart in making will and the codicils attached ; that he knew Mr. Stewart's des signs, and that any delay In caralng out these desizns which might arise from this procesding on the purt of the petitfoners would prevent for the time the carrying out of Mr. Stewart’s in- structions and wishes, notably the completion of the hotel for working women in this city, the improvement of the Grand Union Hotcl at Sarn- togs, and of the Garden City property. Mr. Stewart had couducted the largest business in this country ur probably in_the world, and no allegation of mental incapacity could be, or had been, made. Mr. Beach made a lengthy argument fn sap- portof the probate and dgainst its revocation. n the course of the address he made allusion to the allegution that the case was got up for the pu?osu of blackmalling. . Mr. Bartlett at onee arose and said: There i3 nothing of compromise in this. I repudiate and distlaim the charpe here, now and forever. The only compromize which will cver be made by me or with my consent will be the decision that the will was invalid. Heory Hilton has not money cnough to make o compromise, with my consént, of this amoant. I am retaincd for that and nothing clse, and there shall be no compromise and no conditions other than that. Mr. Beach said if his counsel wonld go with him he would prove to him that there had becn overtures for compromise, and reiterated that the case was ot up for acompromise and to e v aspament of el the Surrogate took cr argument of counsel the: e the papers, reserving his deviston. —————— BENEVOLENCE. Practical Christianity Illustrated. New York Evening Aait. No doubt the excruise, if not the quality, of mercy has been badly strained by reason of the latter-day tinancial unplessantness. Ncverthe- less, it Is gratifying to know that there arc among us hosts "of conscientions givers who Kkeep up their contributions to the various or~ franizations which act as almoners of the benev- olent masses. So far as we can see, the aggres gate of moncy received last year by the great. national and’ Jocal institutions representing Christian and buman work has not varfed much from the averuge, notwithstanding the pressure of hard times. At all events, the sums. reportc ed by the different socicties handsomely exhibit the fact that faith and works have not, ‘been di- voreed by the panic, and that, amid the wide- spread business depression, the bustness of bo- revolence has met with. Iess check than we hud reason to fear. © A wmfiflnflnn full of practical interest is that of Mr. Lewis E. Jackson, of'the New York City Mission and Tract Soclety, giving the fig- ures which show just what was done in this rection lust year, so far as respects sapplying certain prominent channels of benevolence and Christian_work. We notice that leadlng no- tional socicties report receipts aggregating over $6,000,000, and an estimate as to "our Tocal Socie- ties places their receipts at some $4,000,000 more. These figures are prescated in detail as follows: American Bible Society. $ 627.108.27 American Tract Soclety. 504,577.63 American Sunday-School Unlon. 801,600.17 ‘American Home Missionary Society. 310,627.62 Union. Americun Baptist Missionar: fonary ‘American Baptist Home B T ot American Bible Tnfoi during that time, and had frequently been at his house and sat at his table; that be had frequently heard Mr. Stewart state that he bad ‘American and Foreign Bibie Socfety. 1486172 ‘American Buptist Publication Society 563, 064.69 American Church Missionary’ Society 58,003.43 Evangelical Education Soclety........ 22,305.08 American Board of Commissioners for Forezn Misslons: .. 446,044.01 United Stafes Military Association 21,920.20 issionary Episcopal Charci 062,485.68 Presbyterlan Board of alon: 517,688 08 Presbyterian 247,717.01 ‘byterian Church. Nutioual Temperance Socicty. American Seanan’s Friend So ‘American Female Guardian Societ; American Congrezational Tnion Board of Damestic Missions formed Churck.......... .. 40,047.10 American Society for Promoting Christionity Among the Jews. ... 1,847.17 Board Forelm Misefons Protestant Episcopal CRUTEh. .....z.vvveere.s 122,430,228 ‘Board Domestic Misslons Protestant Episcopa] Church. 154,047.23 American Missionary 273, 5332 American Colonization Soclety . 24,230, 28 Women's Foreign onary y clety 7 89,614.20 Board of Sastentation Presbyterian CHUTED 5o io: o niessissaniss 28,237.00 Board of Minjsterial Rellef Presby- terian Church..... .. 78,073.37 Board of Education Presbyiorian Churcl ..., 72,040.07 125,016.42 203,747.8k Total ........ 54,958.8¢ The leading local socleties and institations re- port contributions for the year as follows; The Home for Incurables New York Female Bible Eroteatant Eplscopal Clty Nissio Baptist City Mission st John's Galld:. .. S John's Guild Hospital Fund. Widows® Socicty..... - Children's Ald Sociefy, Women's Hospital Association L Ladics’ Union Aid Society.. Young Men's Christian Assogiation. Haptlst Home for Aged.... jes' Home Missionary Society’ Bethany [ostitute. .. New York Juvenile Asyium Ngw York City Mission and Trich ocet v 5 10,601.4 10,135.52 23,981.50 15,862 83 20,637, 7 New York Pwale Ausistance Society 8,793.07 Socicty for Pasvention of Crucity to Anls 51,550.61 4115.00 Asxocistion for Improving the dition of the Poor. 25,068.00 Heb 70,115,545 St ul ety. 60, 168.00 New York House and Schooi of In- dustr ceeee 14,90157 Methodlst Episcopal City Mission.. G#,303.61 Wilson Misy 11,007.02 Ttoman €Catholic Protectory 2 2 Koman Catholic Foundling 200,574, 58 Protestant Half-Orphan Society. Sheltering Arms, N Midnight Mieslon. Total, - In the light of tais exhibit it that we have among us & host of cept and act u; 2, 2,001,116.08 =ess suve sees§4, 000,000.00 ppears_clear hose who au- n the Scriptural doctrine that it o is more blessed to give than to receive. While these o izations doubtless h thefr s and others like thew, are of bardens to bear ag the resnlt of the panic, it is certainly gratifying to know that they bear behind thew a constitc- ene, faitl whose capital Is_conscience and_ Christain And where sucha capital cxists there cun be no such thingasu faflure. Just naw, tuo, Wwe muy believe that the best paying business is benevolence wisely directed and liberally carrled on. to the test of experiment. Let those who doubt this, put thé matter fich vl A Widow Ls Washington, Correspondenca ‘Wasmisaroy, June Cincixnast Gazette. 9.—A gentlemun of re- rted wealth entertained very lavishly during Bl yosidence hore, his dinnen: beine piven e erally to those men whom he desire to influence. In the course of time the gentleman died, and his affairs were found to be ve: much involved, 50 much so, fodeed, that his widow was oblized to curtail very cssentiully the style of living hitherto maintafned. Madam Blank had no idea of living fa strict seclusion npon a limited stipend, however, after all these years of indulgence in the of life, 50 she sent for the various o0d things nds whoi her husbaud had eo frequently wined and dined, and sugrested to them that t| i ey make her some suftable and substantial retarn for_past hospF / talities. Said oue gentleman: “Well, madam, ’ what fmount do you consider an cquivalent for the viands T have consumed’at your fcstive Jboard# ¢« A thousand dollars would perhaps cover the expense,”. was the cool reply, und the $1,000 was quictly handed over by the gentle- man sforesald, who mentally “resolved to be chary in his fature acceptances of dinners v p:;{lus, not relishing the prosped! expenses - of his gastronomic uipage, Tidge 155 withal, ct of foot| = feasts years ey occurred. i ’l'gae jnconsolahle widow retains .her span and lives as Juxuriously as tho; still continued to furnish the iog the aftey