Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1876, Page 5

{ FOREIGN. The Porte Considering the Conference Proposi- tions. Europe Awaiting the Answer with Breathless Sus- pense, " fhe Russian Army Will Assist in the Decision by & Forward Movement. All the Ambassadors Will Retire in the Event of o Refusal, Belgium Desires Payment for Any Service She May Reform. A Good Prospoct of Harmonizing the Oonstantmople s: Erench Legislative Dead-Lock. TIE EAST. THE OTTOMAN DEDT. LoxDoN, Dee. 20.—A Reuter telegram from « Circumstances permit- '\ {ing, the Porte will shortly aunul the decree re- ducing by one-hislf the futcrest on the Ottoman debt.” THR ENGLISIL NECRESENTATIVE. A Viennadispatch predicts that the Marquls of Salisbury will replace Mr. Eiliott as the (En- glish) Minister to Constantinople. The Daily News' Constantinople special says: According to the project of the reforms pre- pented to the Porte by the Plonlpotentiaries, the Governors of the Insurgent provinces may be foreignora.” 118 OCCUPATION SCHESE, A Taris corrcspondence of the Z¥mes givesa detalled nccount.of the occupation scheme, derived from authentic sources, fog bave bilities ond show-~ considerable concesslons to Torkish sensl- particular. According that been in very made this to this scheme, o corps of milltary gendarmerio will be recruited from volunteers of the neutral Btates. Thacorps will bo under the orders of the Governors of the provinces. It will wear Turklsh badges, bo paid by Turkey or the re- formed provinces, and coustitute a reinforce- ment of the Turkish potice. It §s much feared .that Turkey wiil resist nearly all the proposed 1eforns which the Powers consider the minl- mum which they are entitled to demand. It is thought at Constantinople that Mr. Elfiott, the British Ambassador, is in favor of resistance on _the part of Turkey, aud his departureis con- sidered as reassuring for peace.” A dispatch from Constantinople says: * The Porto has resolved to caucel the fnaucial decree of 1875 {mmediately.”” Y8 On NOl A Qfspatch from Coustantinople to Reuter's Telegram , Company says: *Tho Marquis of Balisbury will demand to-day from the Sultan hils aceeptance of the proposals agreed upon by the Powers, Should the Sultan refuse, Lord Balisbury I8 instructed to leaye Constantinople and order tho British fleet to quit Turkish wa- ters.” IF, CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 20.~1t is understood that oll the Plenipotentiarics would leave here should the Bultan reject the proposals submit- ted to blin to-day. The respective embassies would then bo Intrusted with tho direction of aflulrs, Reports are current that the Turkish Council of Minlsters declded yesterduy to reject Abe proposnls, and that fn tho event of war the Rorto will anin {ts Armonlan, Greck, Bulgarian, wdd Chbristian subjects, DULGARIA, CoNBTANTINOPLE, Dec. 20.—~The Plenipoten- tlaries are sald to exclude from the term Bui- garia all localities where Mussolmaus are in the mnajority, ‘The Porte {s still firmly resolved not to make any conceasfon which is contrary tothe mein- tenance of the futegrity of the Empire, nor to grant broad administrative authority to the provinces, nor the disurmament of the Musscl- nany, an article concluding as folluws: DECLINE TO BE SACRIPICED. Te Pharedu Bosphore' (nowspaper) publishes “Now, the Blayonle people will never consent to Lelng suc- rificed to Pau-Blaviem, but will fight,land 1f vic- torlous will have the satisfaction of having aaved not only the natlonal existenve, but Brit- Ish interests,” 'WAITING FOR TUE DECISION, CoxsrantinorLy, Dee, 20.—The Porte does not appear to bave declded formally to refect the proposals of the European Powers, Midbat TPasha has visited the Ambassadors and Plonipo- tentiarles. Durtug the couversation which took place, he I8 sald to have forcehadowed that Tur- key would raise obfections, especlatly fu relation 1o guarantees and forelgn gendarinerfe, but it is stuted Lie did not epeak of an nbsolute refusal. The Marquis of Ballsbury to-duy infortned the Bultan that the Powers were unanimous i fu- sisting on the adoption of thelr propo- sitions, and in the event of yefusal the Ambassadors would quit Constantinople. The Porte will not make known its infontious until the next sittiog of the Conference. It s i belleved the armistiee will be prolonged and a prompt solution of tho pending questions Is expected. DELGION, Brussers, Dec, 20.—Tho Jndependance Bege anys tho Delgium Qoverutnent has onfy recslved confldentlal overtures concernlog theoccupation of Bulgaria. Minister Malon has notificd the Belgium representatives abroad that Belglum would make her acceptauce conditivhul on ob- taltog financlal and moral gusrantees. ‘o Independunce doubts whether there 18 any chanee of the Powers accepting Bulgium’s cou- dittous, INPLUENCES DROUGHT TO DEAR. Lonpox, Dee, 27—5 a. m.—A Vienna diapatch to tho Zimes says some belleve the questinn of brolonging the armfstico will be nrde depend- eat on Turkey giving a decisive declaration on the subjects of roforins oud gunruntees, ‘Thls #eems to tally with nows from Kischenef?, that Preparations ure inaking to advanco the Rus- slan hcadquarters to Chotjuon the frontior. The' signal for this move mment was expected from Constantinople. No one at tho Hussiun hcad- quarters goubted that tho army would cross the Pruth at Slaljinl In the direction of Jusay,when the headquarters would be trausferred to Un- gheul. 1t is caleulated that this movement would take pluce about tho 10ih of Junuary, the date colnciding with the explrtion of the fortnight's prolovgution of the armlistice advos ¢ated by Russla. TUE LONDON TIMES PREDICTS, Loxpow, Dec.28.~The T¢mes, In s leader, concludes that the Porto may rest assured that the Arst ehot fired fn defexise of tho united do- mands of Furope would be the beginnlng of the eud. Nelther Englund nhor any other Power Would Inturpuse to save it from niln, it might Bave more fuer. than Rusals, sven at the' outset. ILL. .BT. PrrERyuULG, Dev, 2.—The Grand Duke Nicholus, wiro left for the army s short time 850, 18 scrlonsly ill., MEXICO., TUE REVOLUTION. Citx or Mexico, Dec. 9, vin ILavana, Dec. 28.—The Tgleslas Guvernment {8 established at Queretaro. i The Biates of Guanagusto, Queretaro Aguas, Callentes, Zacatecas, Durango, Sau Luls Potost, Jullsww, Collma, Bonors, Sinolos, aud Tabasco Tecoguize dglestas. The Btates of Mexico, Hi- 0, Puchila, Vora Cruz, and Oaxaca arc oeeu- vied by Diz troups. . Igleatus s about 12,000 good troops, while '"HE CHIC GO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY D Diaz hine 18,000 of every grade, but ho is weil provided with nrtillery, i which Igicatas fs de- lelent, O the Oth Inst, 6,000 men, with twenty fietd uawites and ta rlled canion, left Mexlco for lnerel Ingleaing has about 7,000 troops in Ctueretaro, withsix pleces of artillery, ‘Phls foree {3 suffl. clunt to warrison the place, which Is strong aud caslly defended, AN partivs aro anxlous to be recognized by the United Btates. (icn, Diaz was Lo leave on the 10t for the army, sud confer his nuthority of Acting Preai- dent upon the celebrated Indfan Chief Mendez, Gen, Mc)ia bias been banishied from the coun- try by Diaz. Everybody is anxiously awaiting s turn in affales, CHINA AND JAPAN. CIINA. Bax Fnaxcisco, Dee, 29.—The steamer Oce- anfe made her passage from Yokohama fu four- teen days fifteen houva twenty miutes, beating the last, trip by the City of Peking over fourtéen hours. Hoxa Kong, Dec. 4, vla Suanomir, Dee, 3— The American bark C.O. Whitinore, on attempt- ing Lo sall from Hong Kong, waa boarded by the United States sbip Kenrsarge, and scarch was made for Capt. l’unl:m!{ and Mates Snow and Stafford, Tlese not bel n!g found, the vesscl was allowed to proceed, ‘The alleged criminals are still fn China, nwalting nu opportumity to escape, lnpcnmpcmnt(on for the destruction of tho Ameriean chapel at Yen Plng Fee, o yeur ago, an apology has been sent by the lotal ‘uuthori- ties to the United States Consul, and a sum of money for books and otlier propert, destroyed, the chapel rebullt and delivercd to the mission- arles, and_a proclamation issued cxlplnlnlng tho rights of forelgnera to reside in the Interior. "Tho Engllsh gunboat Laptolna wus wrecked Nov. 11 on Misto Istand, Gulf of Pechili. The German brig Johanua, heretofore re- ported wrocked on the voyage from Shanghal to Foo Chow Jast August, 18 now believed to have been selzed by pirates aud destroyed, Farewell complimentary addrcsses were pre- gented by citizens of all nationalities {n Shang- 1t to 8ir Thomas Wade on the occasion of his retirement from office and return to England. JATAN, Yoxomasa, Dec. 1.—The United Btates ship Yantic, after five Icarn"wjourn dun the Aslatic seas, safted Dec, 4 for Norfolk, Va, Tegulations arc lssued for the jmportation of oplum for medical purposes. iitherto that druyr hos been entirely excluded from Japan. Mimbu Tayu, of Tokugawn, o brother of the 1nat Tycoon, hns been granted an_educational pension, and ordered to o from Philadelplia, where he i8 now studying, to complete Lis studics in YFrance. Proparatfons for the aunual fudustrial expo- sition in Kioto are now rapldly e:ru 'rcnlng. The Imperial family will unite in Kioto for the performance of roligious ceremonies at the ancestral tombs obout the middle of January, Fhe Empresa bns already arrived, ‘The Em- ress dowager and Emperor start from Toklo an. B and 14, respectively, -aoychara, with eleven other leaders in the recent insurrcction, wero beheaded Dee. 8, Others were variously punished by imprison- ment and deprivation of rank. A proclamatton Ligs been jssued declaring frec trade between Haghalin and the open ports of Japan, No duties are to be exacted till further notice. ; TRiots among the farmers {n central provinces are veeurring fu consenquenco of dissatisfuction with the taxes, g A sehool s been established for the children of noble families, The Emperor contributes 15,000 1y to its support. e targent Hlokio since Apeil, 1873, The largest fire in ocenrred Nov. 29, begiuning just before mid- night, and losting about efght hours. Sixt five strects, contaming 6,000, houses were di atroyed. Flfty lives ate belicved to have been lust. The loss of property 13 esthmated at $10,000,000. The resldence of the Austrian Minister - was burned. That of tho United States Minister narrowly escaped, Prompt and effectivo measures were taken by the Govern- ment for the rellef of the sutterera, ‘The burnt region Is rapidly rebuilding, with the introduc- tlon of great pubtic improvemeuts, FRANCE. FIRR IN THE ASSEMDLY CHAMBER, VarsasLLey, Dee, 20.—A fire fn the hallof the Chamnber of Deputies durlog the debate to- day obliged an adjournment, und the flro was extinguished. THE LEGISLATIVE DEAD-LOCK. Pants, Dee. 20.—Miulstér Simon has com- muuleated to the Presideats of the various groups of tha Left the views on the controver- sy between the Scnators and Deputles, Tho Government considers that as soon as theDepu- ties have delivered their expected declston upon the SBcunte’s nmendinents Lo the budget a fresh vote must be taken fu the Senute, It this vote dovs mot ratify the declsion of the Deputiean dlsgolution of the Luwer Chunber tnust ensue, ‘fho debute upon the esthnutes of expendl- ture amended by the Senate s fixed for Thurs- day. Xl & meeting of the Bureaux of three groups of the Left the question of the rights of the two Chambers was diseussed, and the majority of those present. favored supporting the Govern- went, which is understoud to favor clatws of the Nenate, The Republlean Unlon, tu which Gambetta belonge, persists in the_oplalun thut the Senate s not entitled to mnend estimates, VersaiLLiy, Dee. 20.—The Senute to-day }mllu(l the estimates for 1877 and adjourned. I'ie Chatnber of Deputies, ot motlon of Gauie betla, unasimousty passed the estiinates of the revenue, which bad “been very slightly modifled Dby the Senate. GREAT BRITAIN, POSTAL CONTRACT. LorpoN, Dee. 2,—The Willlams & Guion line of s{eamers hias been sclected by the Brite {sh postal authorities for conveyance during Januury of the Royal malls between Queens- town aisd New York, TIRES. 4N CIIICAGO,. The alarm from Box 785 at 7:10 yesterduy morning was caused by the accidental ignitlon of some shavings in the ougine-room of Thomas L. Kenston's planiug-mill, No. 103 Erle strect, ‘The englneer was lightiug the tire under tha Lollers ut the thne, iwd caslly extingulshed the tunes without the utd of tho engines. ‘Il ularm from Hox 5 a afternoon was cauded by u burning chimuey i the nelgbborheod of Van Borew street aud Centro ayenue, No damage, AT L LairrLs Rocit, Dee, 20,—It has been ascertain- ed that the lust conflagration fu this city was caused by two negro boys who broke nto Bangs’ store tor the purpuse of robbery. ‘This refutes the incendiary charg e e ——————— SCANDAL REFUTED. Boectal Dispaich (o The Tridune. INDIANALOLI3, 10, Dec, 20.—For two weeks past Elder W, F, Block, pastor of the Fhut Chrfstlan Church, has been engoged In prepar- {ug bis uuswer to the charges of the Sentinel in conpeetiun with his trip to 8t, Louls ju company with Mlss Coriune Voss, o mewber of iy church, und duughter of a prominent professiou- al gentlemun. It was submitted to-night ton mocting of the Deacons ot the church, and s constdered by them and ail who have seen it a complete relutution of the scundalouy churges, Jt shows, by the alfldavits of reputn- ?lluru\u:r!ml:. un'n. Miss Voss :lepl,,l on the gt I question, — with the duughter of an old funlly friend, and that Lo oceupled o roum o Hirsh's llotel, elfectually disposing of thelr reported VIsit to the Planturs' Hotel, There are, also, in conncetion with this, the aflidavits of Mr. G. 1L Voss and wite, parents of the youny lady, which go to fusten very securcly upon the Sentiuel sy attempt to ury binckausl, ~ Further testitony will be ad- duted before the Deacons make up thelr yer- dict, —a—— CANADA NEWS, Spectat Dispatch b0 The Tribune. TononTo, Dov, 2d,—A lutter Is published to- *doy (rom John Eaton, Chalrmsn of the Com- mittes of the Brotherhood of Eugineers, nssort- fn;g that the real object of the Grand Trunk ls 10 break up the Brotherhiood, aud that the Com- puny f» belaviug tyraunjeslly towurds its ons Riucers, S i, TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, TrentoX, N. J., Dec. 2.—Tho centennlal of the battle of Ireuton was celebrated to-day by s shawm battle. The Hesslans were agalu de- feated and compelled to surrendor. The svdead? were carled into the neighboring sa- louns, and restorod to consclousnesa, 2 e ———— - - OCEAN STEAMSHIP REWS. Lovpon, Dec. 20.—Stcamsbips France, Ethlopls, und State of Georgla, from Boston, .aud Weser, from New York, Lave arryed out, | s depusiiad by the fuessengor With Senstor WASHINGTON AVast Amountof Unfinished Frac=- tional Currency to Be Burned. Present Status of Govermmental Actlon Concerning the I1sthmian Canal. Brief Prooeedings in the Senate Yester- day~Extradition with England. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmixaroy, D, C,, Dew 2.—When the prmting of fractional currency wos discon- tinued last February, under the opers- tons of the Inw substituting eoln therefor, thera wason hand fu the Butean of Engraving and Trintiug about 0,000,000 shcets of unfinished fractional currency in varlous stages of Incom- pleteness, which were counted and locked up in tho vaults . of the Department. Recently the Sccrotary of the Treasury sppolnted s commite tee of three, one each from the Sccretary's, Reglster’s, and Treasurer's oflices, to verify the count of the sheets with a view to their crema- tlon at an early day, ‘The Comniittee arc now engaged upou the work of verifieation, and will be ready to consign the now uscless paper to the flumes very shortly, & MINING CLADM, The Secretary of the Interior has made an im- portant devislon in the matter of the application of W. 1L Ditts and others, that the local ofticers of Salt Lake City have a patent for the mining claim known ns the West Lode, in the Little Cottonwood Mining District. ‘The Secrctary di- rects that the npplication of Pitts Le suspended until the final adjudieation and determination of therights of the parties involved in the suit now pending fn the Third District of Utah be made, or it e shown that the sald suit {8 not prosecuted with reasonable dillgence. OCEAN MAILS. Postmaster-Gen, Tyner hud a cable dspateh to-day 1rom the Dritlsh Post-Oltice Depart- ment” aunouncing that It lad discontliued ocean subsidles and sdopted the United States plan of paying for the service performed. TIE DARILEN CANAL. Some time slnce the President uPpolnledn Board of Engineers, of which Gew. Humphireys was Chairnian, to cxatnine the reports of all the scherues for a canal across the Isthmus of Darien, and to report which is the niost feasl- ble. The IBoard ~has reported in favor of the Nicaraguan' route. Tho Hresl- dent bos communleated with several Euro- pean Uovernments upon the subject, and has recommended the binlding of the canal as au futernational worl, with w mutual guarantes between the Powers that It shall be permanent- Iy neutrel. Several of these European Governe iients have sent encouraging responses, The President will call the attention ol Congress to tuis subject {u a speclal message at an carly day. BRITIN EXTRADITION. The Presklent sent to the Senate tol: message with a communication from the Se tary of Stute covering correspondence with the British Government relative 1o the extradition treaty between the two countries aud watters pertaining to the oxtradition of criminals. The paper was placed before the Senate In executive sesslon, and ordered to be returned under the usual seal of secreey.” Untl furthor action of the Scnate, Scoators are pledged to make no revelations relating to the matter. BENATE PROCEEDINGS. 7o the Western Avaciuted Fress. Wasmnuron, D. C, Dee. 26.—~The Senate met at uoon, fliteen Senaturs being present, Before the reading of the journal, Mr. Morton, the Chairman of the Cominittee on. Priviieges nnd Elections, sald thut [t was {mportunt'to hLave another member added to the Committee. ‘I'hie great body of the Cominittee bad gove South to make the Iuvestigations ordered, and thero wus nob & quorum of the Bub Committeo assigned to duty in Washington now in the city. He, therefore, moved that another member. be udded to that Commit- tee. Agreed to, snd the Char appolnced Senator Mitehell, of Oregon, s the new mem- ber, The Seante went into executive session ot 12:16, and, when the dours were reopened, ad- Journed until Friday next. AN AFPULNTMENT. The President has nominated Nelson Truesler 40 be United States Attorucy for Indiana. INDIAN APPAIRS. The President sent to tho Scnate to-daya o embracing the report and journal of proceedings of the Commisslon appoluted in ae- cordunce with the provisions of the Indian Ap- propriation bill of Inst year, so treat with the Sloux Indians for urelinguishiment of thelr right to the Bluck Itlile, ete, He ealls the speclal ut- tention of the Senate tothe articlesof agrecment between the Commlssion, w8 amoiyy other auvantages to be gamed by them dathe clear right of clttzens to go into the country of which they Liave taken Hussc-alun, from which they eantiot be excluged, Ordered to be printed aud lic on the table. The report of the Connnlsslon has already been published. CONFIRMATION, The Scuate confirmed the nomination of Nel- :‘(‘lll ‘Truester as Unlted Stutes Attoruey for In- aug, TIIR ELECTORAL VOTE OP PLORIDA, a4 cast by the Ropublican Electors of that State, ‘erry, Viee-President pro tem., veaterduy, No receipt fur the voto wus giveu to the wessen- gery a8 there are now two sets of electoral re- turns from Florida, CRIME. THAT MISSING PACKAGE, &Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasutyutron, L. €., Dec. 20.—Tho detects ives contfnuc thelr search for the miss- ing $11,000 of the Natlonal Bank of Illinols, and are constderubly surprised to discovert hat the press is In posscssion of all the substantlal facts. A peculier feature of the Treasury to-day, ubout the vash-room, was the Inquisitive peerings forth from odd places of esplonage of faces of well-known of- ficers of the Beeret-Service Diviston and the local detectives who, when accosted as to thetr object, had storles cooked up explanatory of thele presence, designed to alluy ouy suspiclon of their real object. The elerks of the cagh room are scriously mortified to tind them- selves agalu under suspicion by the Joss of n packoge of motiey, even more adroltly made uwny with than “the 817,000 puckae lost aboit & year ago, The Trewsurer and his depu- tles, 08 also the Seeretary of the Treasury, maln- tain pgreat reserve “Fu“ the subject towards all Inquirers, justly saying that it would be wrony to txpresy theld suspicions until certafoty s ar- rived ot of the |1'ulny party of - par- tles, 8lnee the Hulleel-Otlman ailalr o new system of -.-uum.lm.;l and verifylne the count of maney shipped to Nutfonul Banks lus been {n operation, whereby the conuting and verifylng clerks are shut up in wire compartments or cages, und coch as ho counts a packege thrust rough to another, until the tatly-lerk gives it the Unal touches, when hiels obiliged to check it aud pluce ibn o wire cage communleating with the express oflice underneath, and when the hour for shipuent coutes this clork hes to go down aud check off to the delivery clerk fu the express ofiivo, and woo to lim if his tally-sheets do mot correspond with the checks muadewhile the packages go I.L\rou%h the four compartinonts the cash-roon, - ‘The Treasurer’s clerks clolm that it s slnply ini- possible for the package to havej been taken und a worthless inclusure to have’ beeu substi tuted {n the cash-room, ——— COLD-BLOODED MURDER, Spaciul Dispatch (o The ridune 81, Louts, Dev, 20,—A special from Bpring- fleld, Mo, to the Globe-Democrat states that on Chiristinas Day Charles Leighton stabbed Georgo McFarland ot o point six miles east of there, and i the evening came to town and attended a danve at the Louse of Mrs, Mills, on 8t. Louls strect, whero, without any vrovocation what ever, he shot aud justantly kilfed Dyron Mason, son 0t J, Musoy, & prominent citizen, The ball took effoct fn tho heart, Lelghton was urrested and lodged In fail. ‘The excitement over tho cowardly affulr {s Intensy, aud theeats of lynch- ing are freely aud openly Indulged fn. — INFANTICIDE, Bpecial Dispatch w The Tyibuxe. Ouans, Dec. 26.~Friday night last & servant- eirl named Mury Jane Powell, employed in the family of Patrick Flannigan, secretly gave birih to su llegitimate child, and, stoatiug quietly out of the house, threw the fnfant {uto the well The crime waa dlscovered next ovenlug by Mr, and Mra, Flaunigan, who bid been awakened during the previous nlgus by the groans of the sutferlng womay, to whosd roum Mrs. Flaunl- gau went to ud out what was the matter, but _Wus unable to learn suytblug excent al 2 woman was very sick. They had suspected that the servant was enceinte, not. expected ber confinement 6o soon. Thelr susplclons led them to investigate. Traces were found which led to the well. Miss Powell waa then charged with throwing the child Into the well and acknowl- edged It The Coronet wae notiffed, and, Sun. dny mornlng, fisled up the body, It was found that the child was born alive, and an Inguest was lield to-day, and a verdict In accordance with the nhove Tacts rendered. The girl clajius that Tim Collins, an expressman, was its father, DASTARDLY THIEVES, Special Dispateh to The Tribune. ApmriaN, Mich., Dec, 20.—A youth named Curley Walker was arraigned this afternoon for baving, on Baturday, *lifted* $180 from James Martin, a veteran who has for many years heen an fnmate of 8t. Mary's Hospital, Detroft, Mar- tin returning from a visit to & daughter, was invelgled futo the afoon of Hub Germaln, near the depot, where he was plled with drugged Iquory and Watker, pretending to be a L‘n#,cd Btates detective, took the old man's money for safe-keeping. Curley was committed, and war- rants arc out for Germaln's arrest. REQUISITION REVOKED. Mestpnia, Dee, 20.—CGov, Porter hias Issued a proclamation revoking his warraut of arrest aud ordering the release of John W, and B. P. Dick- Inson, arrcsted, charged with obtafning money under false pretenses in a cotton transaction be- tween Dickiuson, Witliams & Co., of this city, awd Henry C.'Thateher, of Boston, The revocus tlon s made upon the alleged fnsufliciency of the aforesald requisition. LYNCUHING PREVENTED. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec, 20.—John Jackeon, who was In jall ot Decatur, charged with murder and robbery, committed anicide by hanging himself with n pocketbandkerchiel on Monday night, to save hlinself from the hands of a mob who had surrounded the fall for the purpuse of Ivuching hlm. The Sherifl was defending the jad with a posse of sixty men ot th ——— hut had time. ROBBERY, Bpecial Dixpatch to The Tribune, MiLsvavkee, Dee, 20,~Last night two SBwedes working for Jacob Davis, residing 1u the Town of Emmett, near Watertown, stole a guckngc from under his piliow contalnin 1,040 In cur- rency. ‘They were tracked to the rafiroad de- pot, but there is no further trace of theas. A FUGITIVE, BaN Fraxcisco, Dee, 26.—Max Erlinger, the Baltimore forger, was released on o writ of habeas corpus to-day, hut immediately rearrest- ed as a fugitive from justice under a Btate Jaw. et —— BURNED TO DEATH. Destruction of a Convent in Jol= iette, Canada, by Fire. Bodies of Thirteen of the Inmates Taken from the Ruins. Somae Fifty Othors Esoape from thoe Building in Their Night-Olothes, CONVENT BURNED, . Bpecial Dispatch to The Tritune. MoNTREAL, Dee. 25,—A fire broke out about half-past 9 luat night iu the Convent of 8t, Eliz- abeth, nine miles from Joliette, and in a few moments the whole structure was ablaze. The Convent was a two-story brick bLuilding, und was occupled by Sisters of Charl- fifty lady Dboarders, ond some M- ty, clanty children and inflrm persous. The Lady Superlor made her ususl rounds at hulf-past 8, and all was apparently safe. When the fire broke out, shortly afterwards, all was panfe. Women and chlldren rushed from the buflding In their vicht-clothes, When the roll was calied 1t was found that thirtecn persuns hiad been burned to death, as follows: Angele Dauphiu (sged 03), Ellzabeth Gravel (19), Marle Louise Geffroy (10), Pomelic Desmarals (8), Maria Drolet (10), Lea Gullbault (7), Georglana Lavallce (10), aud Alidia Pellard (9), nll of St. Elizabeth; Delima Lavallee (10), Rosanun Masse (10), and Delima Masse (11), of §t. Thom- o83 and Melina Joly, of Bt. Felix, At 10o'closk cight bodies Liad’ been dragged from the rulus, but were burncd toa clnder, and the ghricks and moans of the parents of some of the victims upon recognizing rome trinket or fragment of clothing on tho churred bodfes was something ot to be forgotten. One of the vie- tlns, Miss Gravel, was seen to -rush into the burning bullding with the evident intentlon ot rescuing some companlon, and was sutloeated, The Sister Superior was peraistent in her en- deavors to save tho }ives of the children, and re- peatediy placed herself in fmminent danger. An inquest s now in progress, but the cause of the fire remnfus a mystery. The property was In- sured for §25,000. Montaeat, Can,, Dee, 26.—The Convent of the Sisters of Providence, at St. Elizabeth, near Jollette, in the Province of Quebee, was burncd to the ground last night, and elght of the puplls are missing, JoLterre, Quebee, Dec. 26.—One hundred persons were i the Convent of 8t. Elizabeth when it burned last night. Nine children wete sulfocated, and thelr bodies were recovered this mlcmllhl_«.’. It 14 suld that four more children uro tnissing. Last night nt 8:45 the Bister Superlor of the convent made the usual visit through the whole couvent, and noticed nothing unusual, All the community were {n bed when, at 0:X the whole conyeut was in flames, All that could be done for &1l the persuns inside was to hurry them out. ‘The nuns, us well children, had only time to save them- sclves without clothes. It is belleved that the fire orlginated between the floors, There were forty-eight boarders in the convent. Thir- tecn persony perishied in the flames. Their numes are Amicle Dauphin, aged 03 years; Ellzubeth Gravel, 10; Maria Louls Geilroy, 10} Pamelle Desmarls, 93 Maria Drolet, 107 'Lea Guilbault, 7; Geargiana Luvalee, 105 Luzzeus Lavalie, 10; ' Allda_ Peltand, 9, all of St. Eliza- beth, Dela Lavalee, 103 "Rosaunu Masse, 105 Delima Musse, 11, of 8t, Thomus; and Melina Joly, of Bt. Fellx. At 1 o'clock elght bodies had been takon from the rulns, ull burnt to u crisp. Some of the parents were present seeking to recopnize thelr children by framments of clothing clinging to the bodies. Ellzabeth Gravel, one of the victims, was out of the convent whils {t was In tlames, but re- entered to render asslstance, "Tho Stster Superior pevsisted In remalning in theconvent ta suve chitdren, aud only escaped with dlflieulty. ‘The Coronce's Inquest has been bezun, ‘The convent was situated at St, Llizabeth, nlue miles from Jollette, and was under the management of the Slsters of Providenes Com- munity, The builimg formed two wings, the Sfsters und Afty Jady boarders oveupylu ane, while the other was becupied by some fitty or- pliuvs and Infirm persuns, Thu structuro was of frame, and, there being no tire apparatus in the village, the fire vould mot be checked. Nothiug was saved {rom the building, s”{l&;’u was an Insuronce on the property of 24,000, = iasy WRLECKED. FriswonTit, Me, Dec, 20, —An unknown ves- sel went ashore, {n tho late storin, on slarshall Island, near 8 s Tsland, and went to pleces, Three dead bodjes were found among the tim- bers, frozen stiff, and nsked except some shreds of clothing ubout the necks and feet, Tho ves- sel's stern had been carrfed away. but o beam was found bearing the number * 86,801, Th tonnage was marked 111 45-100. The vesscl was laden with lath, ST, Jouy, N, B.. Dee. 20.—The schooner Cos- tello, from this port for New York, was wrecked Sum!uy ut Houth larbor, and the crew of fve perished. e e——— Something Altogether New. The 8an Franclico Ata coutalns this queer ftem: ® Aucminent physician of thls city has recetved a_contidential communication from man who has known_Goy. Tilden from child- nood, and ho says hie lins ¢ o sure thing * un bet- ting that Titden will never be President of the United Siates unless the Coustitution undergoes ulteration, for the reason that the uforcanid “Til- den wua not born I the United Btutes, nor uu- der auy of the couditions which the Constitu- tlon recogulzes ag an u‘ul\'ulens for belng born on the soll! The Doctor's friend says he lyready to prove hls asiertlou, wud 1f, by any hook or crook, the majurity of the votes of thie Elcctoral “olleze should bo cast for Tilden, then ho will devouucs the allen pretender and save the nu- tion. Aud the man” secins to belleve hisown storyi nay, wore, he has wore than half cous wicd the Doctard! CEMBER 4 1876, THE REVIVAL. Noonday Prayer-Meeting at Farwell Hall.--The Joy of Balvation. Joyful Christians Must Feed on the Word of God, Great Interest Manifested in the Evening Inquiry-Meetings. FARWELL IALL, THE NOONDAY PRATER-MEETING. There was a larger attendance at_the Farwell Hall noon prayer-meeting yesterday, of both clergy and Inity—about 1,8001n all. The following calls for thanksgiving and prayer were read by the Rev. Mr. Davis: Glve thanks for prayers avswered in Geneva Junction and Portage, Wis.; Dewitt, Ia.; and Evanston, IlL.; the united prasurs of God's people are usked that the Holy Bpirit will wanifest s presence with the churches, pas- tors, and people of forty-four towns and cities. Bpeclal request—pray for thoso persons fn this city who, on account of sicknees, are unable to attend these meetings; for the churches In Northweatern New Yorks for the conversion of twenty sons, filtcen husbands, thirty-five brothers, and eight daughters; for six friends; for ten husbauds and their wives. *‘Pray for my boy," by a mother; for eight mothers and thelr fomilies; for a dear brother und his wite} for a sister and her husband; for an infidel; for an inflde! in New York; for o urother, two brothers-in-law, and a uephew in Baltimore; for the couversion of a brother and his motherless children; * Pray for me,' by an uusaved mother; many requests from Chirfstian women for the speciul guidance of the Holy Spirlt; s &enoml request for s man In Maryland; by a Scotch wowan for her- £elf and her boys; for a satlor; by a wife, that herself and busband be now led to Christ; by a Materialist, ¥ Pray for me'; for the salvation of twelve young men; for a murchant, and a lawyer and his wifc in this city; for two “physiclans o this city; for two Bunday-school clasees ond their teachers; for the salvativn of eight young ladies and six famllles; for a skeptical lady; for an aged father; for a lady that she may come to knowledee of the truth as it is in Jesus; by a wife for tlic conversion of herself and husbaud; for a young ludy resisting the Loly Bpirit; foru husband and wife in Ohlo; for o minister; fora father and four sisters; o fatler in New BSouth Wales, for himsell and family; ior a mother and sister; for a rullroad conductor; several Zoun;: conyerts, for grace and wisdom to follow Christ, Many personal requests, for aick persons, for those in trouble, and for friends and relatives, Pray fora special blessing oy the mecetings of the reiormed men, and for all in the ingalry-roums who labor to lead souls to Christ.” Pray withont ceasing for the churches and ministers of the Christian Alliance," ‘The requests were then presented to the Lord by the Rev, E, 8. Wells, Mr. Moody gave out the hymu, ‘¢ Joy tothe worldl the” Lord Is come, and then announced the topie for the meeting—"* Joy." Liko cvery other guud thing, sald he, joy comes from God. In a great muy places In the Bible we read of the joy of the Lord; but we nowlicre read of the misery of the Lord, He gives joy, but Ile does not glve misery. If we are with Qud we shinil have Joyi if we are not witt Him we shall not bave it. Now, there are three kinds of joy to which I wish to call your attention. The first Is the joy Of recelving Christ; the second {s the joy of helrln otliera to recelve Him, and then there s the ’fuy we read of Inthe third eplstle of John where besnys, ** Thave nogreater joy thau to hear that my ‘children walk lu the truth.’ In Mark, xiv., 10, we find Judas Iscarlot offering to betray Jesus to the chief priests, nnd in the cloventh vorse we arc_ told that ¥ When tlicy heard it they were riad and promlsed to give him money," Thisis just tho way with the worll. They are always zlad to get rid ot Ciirst, but the ‘dlsciples gre giud toget Him. The world may be glad without Chrlst, but they cannot Lava avy real joy without Him. A backe stider bas no joy. Hemay buve wealth, honors, E““‘“"" but nothing “to satisty his soul. o you want to Know how 1o get back to Curist after you bave backslilien from Him¢ Pray that prayer of Duavid: *“Re- store unto me the joy of Thy sulvation und uphold me with Thy tree spliit, then will [ teach tranegressors Thy ways and einners shatl be converted unto Thee.? “Inthe book uf Nehe- minb, cighth chapter, tenth verse, he sayg, *“The Joy of the Lord ts your strength.” He who is Uaing the Lord's “work with the help of the Lord’s joy flnds his work to Lo very easy. ILis those who nre away from God who break Jown, but thej who ure ippy in Godure strone, Now, some of you ure aeling, ** How can I get this Joy and this strengthe " Jercmiuh tells you in tho fifteenth chupter at the sixtecuth veree, 4Ty wonls were found dnd [ did eat them,’ aud Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoie Ing of miine heart,” That was the way Jeres miuh found joy. 1t wasn’t a very good time for Joy, Giod's judzments were hanging over the cople nnd they were Just golug off fnto elavery, mt the proplict says he fuind the Lond's word and fed upon it; §t was bread to his sonl; and in this way be found joy in the midst of sor- row. _J tell you, my fricnds, If you want to be {;)yml Chnstlans, you must feed on the word of od. If you went to be stroug in tife Lord you must be full of the knowledge of Ilis word. ‘Ihen we find that Gou's word aud work go to- gether. Job says, Chap, xxix., verses 11-13, ““When the ear heard me then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me it gave witness anto me, because I dellvered the poor that cried and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The Llessiug of Him that was ready to perlsh came upon nie, and I eaused the widow's Imnrt to ging lor joy.”' That is the vrn{ to be Joyful. Do sumething to bless someboily clse, wud your own heart Wil be blessed. That is the seeret of the working Chrlstlan’s foy; the blessing of Him that was ready to perish comes upon bim, Hetsglad becauBe he bas helped 54| some ouu to Cliriat There Is another way to find lhnaoy of the Lord. (ive such clear testimony for Clirist that the world will caet you out. Then you will find tha true und intimate fellowship of Christ. In Luke, sixth _chapter, twenty-second verae, Ciirist suys to His Disciples: ¥ Blesned are yo wlien men shall hate you, and when they shall Aeparatu you from thélr company, aml shall re- proach you, and cast out_your name as evil for Hie Son of Man's ke, Rejolee fn that day, and leup for ’uy. for behold your rewuard s preat in heaven.'” "The Eon of God calls fu *ureat.” Wit n wonderful recond, then, it must bel 1r 2 man 13 8o much like the worllt that the world can't tell any differenco between him and them- selyes, he doesn't have the Joy or the strength of the Lord, But just” Jet him bear teathmuny aguliat 16 sins and follies, und they will say, when they have the next dance, ** Wo won't invite this ian” Then, when the world stparates you frou 118 company, you may begin to have tids reward which Christ 1s speaking of, The world doesn't have uny falth in o pro- fessed Christian who 18 just like themsclves, We liud an Jllustration of that the other nicht in the fuquiry-room. A yll\llI!F. man was saying Bio conld not becomea’ Christian beenine ho woulit have to give up enrds, aud theatres, and dancimg, und such things that he was very fond of. The lady who wus talkingz with him was weak encugh'to eay that perhaps lis might not Do obliged to give up all those things in ordertv beeome a Christian, <4 Ohy sald he, I don't have i Christians who do such things,’ was full of shamo and confusion, 1o John, Xv,, 11, Jesus suys: * Theso things have 1 spoken unto you that My Joy muy remain i you, utl that your joy miglit "be full,”* 1t 1s s Joy that is ti remabi {1 us; that is the dit. [ ference between fls joy and ours; the world an get away our {uy. but His Joy & ln us,~the world can’t take Chat sway, Somu people suy they cannot have oy fu the Lord because of bodlly troubles, Hl-health, baa coustitutions, afilictions, and the like. Hut Chirist Is able to bring Joy out of sorrow, Just see what Paul says about the joy of Christ, hery fn the twelith cliupter of Ilcbrews: *Luoking unto Jesus, the uuthor wud flnisher of our fuith, who for the Joy that was sct before 1im endured thy cross, desplsing the shanie, and 18 set down ut the riht haud of the throns of God. What was the joy set before Himi ‘Tne joy of saving u lost world, Paul speaks of hig own_troubles, and says, *' Theso 1ight afttictions, which ave but for & moment shall work out for us su oxceedlug and sterual welght of murg." The cross here, the crown youder; sacribice and - suflerfug here, cterhal wlory yonder, Let usplso be willing to sutfer L the ru{wnuh of Chirtst, and wu shall bave our share in tlis foy and peace, s \WWhat a friend wo have In Jesus,” was then mnr by the vongregation, and the Rev. Mr. Walker led {u prayer, The Rev. D, (lson then made some re- wm usu-hll,v appropriate to the Clristinas stason, calllng for songs of joy sud thauksgiv- ing over the adveut of Christ futo this world There was joy at dils_coming in spite of all tha sorrowe through which 1o was to pass; sud through 3its apirit in them tho disviples wero ablo Lo siug sud rejolee, In wpite of prison hor- ruws und coning death, . Dr. Goodwin _said, **There 1saview of this subject which I'fear s very often overlooked. 3 y confidence and the lady We are commanded to haye joy just as much as we nro commanded to bave falth, Joy is Christian daty, but we are not notable for it as aclnae, I don’t think I should have gonc Into a prayer-meeting to find Joyful people; we are dulng a little better now, thank Uodl We are fold that the angels who brought the glad tidings to the shephenls ol Bethlehein sald: “ Behold T bring you glad tidings of great Joy which shall be to all people,” — Every one may have ft—the poor as well as the rich, ” It Christ {s fnade to be righteousncss, sanctification, and redemption to one, He ls to ail; His grace and mcrrynml]n{ are perfectly free to all. If & Eoor. wed Tellow in coming to this Tabernacle ad picked up a dlainogd worth $5,000, he would have the same kind of joy over It as any rich man or woman woufd have it the bad fouud it, Christ is the dlamond; the rl treasure, the priccless jewel, to every soul that finds Ilin. We read in the Bible of juy un- apeakable and full of glory, Did an ever feel aa Joytul an Diat,—so full of happiuces in God that you didn't know what todo with ft alll Sotne one says the Joy of the believer {a like the sacks of corn that the sons ot Jacob carried down from Egypt, They had victunls given them for the journey, so that when they reacheh home thelr sacks of " corn were {full, "Bo God gives us s good deal of ]u‘y licre, but the fullness of {oy is at God's right” hand. There are the pleasures which last for evermore, A brotler thenspoke of the Loly joyof fellow- ship with Christ in terins of affection, aud men- tioned ncase of a lndy o his cflnftegzl!ull. who, when dying of & discase which foralong time had matle hier utterly helpless, w ¢ to whis- Mrlnl;? the earof lier pn{n Peace, all fs peace. The Rev, Mr. Parkhurst told of alady who had come to his wife in the Inquiry-rovw, beg- F(ug for spiritual (nstruction and comfort, say- ug she was utterly in the dark. 8he was ver- suaded to speak for & minute or two with some inquirers who had never known Christ, and when she came bhack from the per- formance of that work all her troubles had taken flighy, and she was rejoleing In the light of God's countenance. The way to prova tho 10; of the Lord Is to do the work He gives us.” 1t {8 our work to obey our God’s work to bless, Mr, Sankey then sang o new solo entitled, “I've Found's Joy in Sorrow,’* and, after a few remarks by Mr. Bates, a city evaugclist, the m“"fi‘fi was closed with the benediction by the Rev. Mr. Ravlin, THE TABERNACLE. EVENING MERTING, ‘The afternoon and evening was occupied as usnal at the Tabernacle with personal instruc- tions to {nquirers, the young-ladies’ meeting nt4 p. m., andthe reformed men'smeetinzat 8 p.m. The work among the inebriates does not fall off, but ratber fncresscs in effectivencss and in- tereat as the serics of meetings draw to a close, The men's meeting at Farwell Holl from 9 to 10 p. m., though led by Mr. Moody as a young converts' mecting, paturally takes on the same complexion as Brother Bawyer's meoting at the Tabernacle, for many of the young converts present have been saved from drunkenncss, among thelr other sins, and their teatimonics do not fafl to bring out this fact. - Last evening ghere was the usual attendance, say 800 men, and a few women, who h brought their sons or husbands rather than had been brought by them, The most of this marvelous work has been done .’F the women after all. It was thelr Gospel ‘emperauce Soclety which_furnished the basis of operations to Messrs. Moody and Sawyer; and these great gatherings in reformed drank- ards have been assisted by men who, mouths hefore the revival, had found Christ as their Bavior and deliverer at the woman's temperance daily prayer-mceting in Lower Farwell Hall at 3 o'clock In the afternoon, Mr. Moody came In last eveulng fresh from five or slx Hours' work at the Tabernacle, and {mmedlately commenced to pack the congrega- tiun foto tho seats In the front and eentre of the hall. He declared that he could not expuct a free and Jmmuble mectlog with thecongrecation seattercd about all over the place. At lengthy when be had the men ali seated to bis liking,— during which two hymus had been sung,—he offered u brivf prayer, and then called for texts of Scripture {ltustrative of the Gospel doctrine of substitution, Apmo[.xrlute responses sere made, which stiowed how thoroughly these men have been taught to rest their faith in God's Word, and then Mr. Moody called for testimonies. “f want these youug eagles to learn how to iy, sald e For lalf tan hour tuis exerclse continued, after which those who had recefved Christ were 1 ua! to staud up, and then to observe and con- Ve with all those who lad remalned fn their scats, thus confessing that they were not saved. In this mformal mauner the servive was turned into an {uquirs-meeting, which was continued for some thue with excel- lent results. & ANNOUNCEMENTS. Noon mecting to-day at the Tabernacle, which will be o‘mn 1710 p. m., a8 an nquiry- room. Young ladles’ mecting there at 4 p. ui., and men’s meeting at 8 p. . At Forwelt 1all, wotnaw’s temperance meet- fng ot 8 p. . (0 the lower hall), and meu's mecting at 9 p, m. led by My, Moody. On Thursday and Friday alghts Mr, Moody will presch at the Tabernacle at S o'lock, CIIRISTMAS, THE REVIVAL WORK STILL GOING O, Spectal Disyatch to The Tridune. Rockronn, 1N, Dec. 26, — Christmas-Eve, Bunday, wus observed by all our churches, and each minister had appropriste eermons and services for tho oecaston. The Rev. Frank P. Woodbury, of the Second Congregutlonal Church, read to u large cougrewation Mrs. Btowe's mew Christmas story, **Betty's Bricht Idea," which was beautifully Interspersed with wusle, and proved a delightful change from the reqlor rowtine services, The Rev. W. I Burns, of Third Street Methodist Church, gave n flue splritual discourse on the “Fulluesa of Christ” Prof. €. E. Maudeville, of Court Streer, was muot behindhand with a Chrlstmas sermon, amd cven the Epis- copal church, which lias remained closed for sone time opened its doors and once more gave some sigus of lfe. In the Btate-Strect Baptist Church the pastor, the Rev. i, Chandler, conducted n Chrlstmas Gospel-service of song, fn which the Sunday-schoul and congregation jolned, The theme wus W Christ—11is Advent, Miselon, aud Promises,” {llustrated by prayer- texts trom the Scriptures, repeated by Inembers of the Bunday-school, nnd interepersed with songs from Bankey's hymu-book, THE REVIVAL WORK, ‘The work of sulvation, though alizhtly clieck- ed by the feasting of the holldays, will go on agaluas soon as the ninisters pet over the effects of thelr Christmas r. It has been deemed wise to commence by degrees pud no meectlngs will be” held In the publie hall this week. Morning mectings I the churches this week will be preparatory to the hall meetings next week, Kast Side union serviees Thuraday evening, Westminster Church y Friday evenlng, Third Street M. E. Church, ll;rcncn(ng by the Rev. Mussrs. Ritchle uud urtis. RESIONATION. The Rev. James Cruikshanks, pastorof the First Presbyteriun Church, teudered bis resly- nntlon last week, becyuse some of his parlsilon- ers soid they could not hear him, Yesterds, :xlleicflunn\iuu was accepted by a vote of 43 o0 3l MISCELLANEOUS, VONT WAYNE, Speciat Dispatch to Tne’ Tribune. F¥our Warsg, Ind, Dee. 20.—Thres weeks ugo & revival movement was inaugurated in Fort ‘Wayne under the ausplees of the various ortho- dox churchies. 'The eervices of the evangellsts, Needbam and Btehbins, were sccured, Theso gentlemen concluded thelr labors in Fort Wayne |, yesterday, Thelr worlt has been very sucvess- ful. At cvery meeting the attendance hus been large, and the Interest has been constuntly on the lucrense, A farge number of couverts have been made, and the Chrlstian peopls of this clty are greatly encouraged, Meetings will be held every evening in dilferent churches, and con- tinuéd efforts will be muade to guther wanderers foto the fold. INDIANAPOLIS, Speciat Dispaich to The Tribuny, IxpraNapoLis, [nd., Dec. 2.—The State Con- ventiou of Chrlatiun workers will begin to-mor- 1ow, lustiog two days, Dr. L. W, Munball will preaide, ———— A TALE OF HORROR. Caryenxe, Wyo, Dee. 20.~—Juseph Davis sturted Luntivg from Ferrls Mives, near Raw- ilug, & week ugo, His partuer becauie unxious oun account of bis prolonged sbsence, stavted to huut bim, and fouud his body with a thigh-joint dislocated and the leg broken in two places. Near lim was found a vial which had contuined atrychuine, It 1s thouglt he had fallen, broken hts legyand, after seveval days of sutlering, in despalr bad taken the poison W end his wlsery, ksl setuhtalbndiiy A Slugle-Tyack Railrusd, San Franclaco Ezaminer. . Yesterday the steamor Sonowuu conyeyed to Norfolk, vu Sonoiun Creek, 8 numbes Of our ] tofore, e e prominent citizens, syho assembled to witness the opening of the Prismofdal Railrosd, Tho. road commences at Norfolk, on Bonoma Creck, and extends three and & halt miles toward Bo- noma. The steamer arrived fn good senson At Norfolk, on Songma Croek, tha terminus of the Sonoma Valley Prismuiidal Railrond, where the party landed, and at once provecded to inspect the linc and the works gencrally, ‘The Prismoldal Railrond 1s Iatd upon & prisin of woud bullt of beveled boards, forming o con- tinuous prism twenty-seven inches wide at the bese and fiftecn inches high, with tho single rafl Iald on the top. The car which travels on the line is supported by two wlcels, onc at the front and ane at the rear, with independent re- volving flanges. On arrival, the first thing to ba. done was Lo test the road, and in n few minutes two platform cars, with a Prismoidal rattway locomotive hetween theth, were at the stutious, The locomotive 18 the first of {ts kind cone structed In this Btate, and was bulit under the superiniendence of George W. Forz, of the Paciflc Iron Works. The pacty took thelrt | on seats which were ranged on cach slde of the vars, the passcngers belng face to The firat impression suggested was that which ordloarily fills the bosom of the novice who malkes his maiden effurt to ride the uncertain bicycle, A certain assurance that the whole thing would topple over at thic first nove- ment was the general belief of the uainftiated, But the engincer sounded his whistle, the pase sengers gave thelr tremulous cheers, and the train moved off amoothly, and soon the pace was conslderably augmenied. Wonderful tore- iate, the oscillition was scarcely susceptible, and the locomotive and cars rode the single rall as firmly as the tralns on the broadesy of English solidiyconstructed broad gauges, 'The faster the train Emcecdcd. the smaller §n num- ber and extent became the lateral osclitations, beautifully and mctlullfv exempllgmk the frent rinciples of tho whofe prismold: IFllem. bat the greater the speed tlhe less the labllity to osciilate, a principle clearly demonstrated by the gyroscope and = veloclpede. To those making their firat trio on the new rallroad the ease and comfort of this modeof tray- cling suggested itsclf most strikingly, The train was run out to the end of the completed. Hine, where forty-five men were found continu- ing the building of the prism onward. The construction of the road has cost, for the pres- ent three wlles and a half, includiog the cost of . the road-bed over the marsh, about $4,500 o mile, one-Lalf of the cost of ths narrow-geuge . rallroad, the most economital of the two-rud system. The road was commenced on the 16th of August last by the bullding of the road-bed, BUSINESS NOTICES. Florida. B8t. James Ilotel, Jacksonville, This favorite Ilol 1s now opcn for the season. Paneenger Elevator, good table snd other appoint- ments found infirst-clars hatels. Special arrange- ments for board by the week or season, recured by mail or telegraph. CAMPBELL, Manager. ——— Toland's Aromatic Bittor Wino of Iron s s romedy for mervous debility, Impoverished blood, and impalred digestion. Depot, &3 Clark street. Rooms Address J. R. VEGETIL It Was Gicero Who said that “ Men were never .80 like the gods as when bringing lhealth to their fellow-men.” - The following Approved Statsment will Bpeak for Itsolf: Dostox, March 23, 1874, . B. Stevexs, Eag,—Dear Sir: A few y-nn'ner the Fourthiof Juiy liat 1 got iy leg hurt by a feliow. work- 1 n man letting a plank fall, whicl astruck me un the kuee, For four nionths followlng L was under (he trentuse of the phyvicians at the Dispensary, at the end of wihi time thiey told tie thiey could du_tothing more for fie, nd that 1 inust 4o 1o tie Hospital ond have my LEG AMPUTATED above the Luce. 1 Wis Feliived 10 tile ligupltat, and lay tiore ten weaks unde the Lreatinin of tite Liat kil tie Tospital adlo nd o deseribe the great sullering 1 wollen 10 neatly the size of m ace of my kiiee turned black, aud knee was u digsased 4a (0 Tender 2 it iy leg; 80 unluas 1L Was Amputated DIE " When T liat went to the Hoebu objcctlon Wihe smpitazion of ty lew thiey 10°try vlie adernative, which wis 1o cut ot diseasea fieall and roplace (L with wouud desh from gther ey, Ty did cut six eces fram ury, v and placed 1t whety the dissneed fieals b b moved. buz e houe waa s juch disemed experifient pruved a fuliure, oud { W sn comiicion, - Oudier et 11 all tite nioney whivh 1 iad been avpeinisu, st € 0f (0 PAYV HCTUR T s deatini from my earid: siter aUOther uisy) unttl my an]’u hope for myself except rellef {n dea 3r. 11t the paifee ol me, nnd, sfter jeadering llmll{. Lrought sunhe VEn give SLa faitaful real saying whew were gone v would sev that § liad sug had bren taking the VEUETINE Thi i my Kuee connenced Lo dlicharge, aut L deserive the SHItful quatily that wi during the 1oilon g olgnt days, wiu thos 1 had sulléred 1l a pali, reudering slece s vosslble, affer Lakiug Vet i three days it ui} whule compinint seeet (o | out of e with thily cori upted G e wus ot unly foreing dixcas: (ron "““f"‘ fruin duy 10 day. Whei uD ML fourth buttle uf VEGETING the swelllig bol nli leg, and the sor¢, which covered thy whule sur, my kuee, commenred 10 fiesl next to the boue, now o the slath bottle, the sore i entirely hosied, 1y heslth to llnhnn rd ffl 1o enubie e t walk sil towi, The VEUETINE HAR SAVED Y LIFE. It e cured Y Jeg Bud Testored me to esthi iy ki ¢ars the 1urks of my flk'lll suitering, nud it el ‘wuys afford fiie pieasure to $Low the proof of w Fuod medicing Bas done orme. L'am, dest ot g1 utctully, JOIN WELCH, 03 Kuvelaud: The Policeman's Statement. The aliove statement s true, 1 procured the Veae- FINE for hlu, and carefully Gaserveu his condition (ruum the time he :umumnm{\'l;lu 'i‘!w 1L untli he wos cured, ee Oy 87, Blutiond, Boston, eads Pain and Disease, Can we axpect L0 enfoy goood bt when bad oF cor, rupt bumors elrculate witl (b bluod, cAusiig PaiG aud discuse, and these Lumors | elng deposlted Uil tus entire body, Juuce pimoict, urubiioty, | ulccr Cgeation, Coativenass, eaduciie, Neuralgla, rhe v, and BUMEToLs otlier conplainta? Hewuy e i caube by kil VRUYTINE, wst refluble femey tor cleansing sud purifying (he vlovd. FIRST DOSE On a Boston Police Officer. - Tlostax, Nov, 15, 1871, 1L R. RTEvENS, Keg.~Dear Bir: _Dnthe apiring uf 1853 1 was stricken down with gaver, which Lad 8 loug aud ainiost bhopeless run. The best medivel advies befug (u sticndance, aken thirough the fosurs DUt ib iciL me terribly reduced and weak. with encruclatiog putis in tnyside, iack, und Lips. 1 Wasconipletely provteated 1 K ompiaing, aud uo medicing seetned 10 wailitlon T was periuated to try VEGETINE by ed of the suine dewse, aud 16 uld fee] the effert of tho firss tem, and from that momieud - grad { wrowing butier frum day 1o Tolluwed un with the VEGETINE ultil it coui= tay i Wtidy restored e 10 heatth, sinee which (e | bave el able to perforin my dutidsus & pollce otticer, ea. * i kit ot thicre s b duuht wudt e i oying goud heslth: 1L il TN ey compiuii aud 1N, by reapetiily, ar dise 3 siualiar dlsehace, L PRYEIAT FOUD, s roadweay. Vegetine is Sold by all Drumtisls._ ‘ "MOODY & SANKEY THE TABERNACLE. etings, Wedne o ey, fros wbn U 10 o'el day meetings truis 1t | eruncle, ) hursd iy, Dt Intemperahe juted by St dow wielock at miglits oody will To my friends who [munla»l ‘me with a Christmat urse s well' 8iled. Hoptug to merita Ilmn“h, riendabip by wy future bualncas trauvactivns wi rewmasly, &¢,, Gl 7"K. BTACY, 180 Dearborn-st. a foreclosed and confidenthal Lusle 1 as hesutofoiv, e luno, new ne Billiurd Table, oue Sufe, 1 ot wudress ¥, 180 Dearborn-st. neas transuc and e, Tl prteos o €., for uale Eet oyt DISSOLUTION, The partoersbly Serctofore exlating belweem JOHN G, McMURTHY and ALEXANDER C, - McMURTRY in the Teawing boslogss fe dlssolveds The uuderuignad will carry on thie busivess aa beces JOUN G, McMURTRY.