Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1877, Page 8

EERE s : 4 e e Acfomrmd < shoadoan "~ that It was no infcrior product] THE CITY. GENERAL, NEWS. * The Baptist minsters will meet in Room 44 Grand Pacific Hotel, at a quarter after 100'clock this morning, instesd of at No. 01 Washington street. A week aRo to-day—but ono short week ago to-lay—he vowed that for o year from the 24 of January, 1877, he would mever, 8o help him! And Saturday be— Prot. 0. 8. Foxler, the veteran phrenologist, will open a courso of lectures in McCormick Hall this evening, and commence with two frec lectures on Life, Health, and Seif-Culture.” During the early hours yuunh{ a water-pipe burst ip the bullding No. 54 Fifth avenue, and before the leak was discovercd $150 damage had been done to furniture and bedding in the store of Geohegan & liligerman, A North Side man has no Idea of not succeed- ing in business from lnck of application and romptness. s sign reads: * Factory of mbrellas Repatred and Knives Grinded,' and balow it is a notice, “ Night Bell.” Mrs. Hines, 60 years of age, reslding at No. 1 TG’ sireer, whs badly burned on the 4th inst. by the oxplosion of & Kerosene lamp, which accidentally feil {rom the table to the floor. Sho was reported in & dylog condi- tlon Iast night. At_noon iuwrdl 1J,_W. Clyde, & former member of the Cit] w Department, fell upon the sidewalk opposite No. 141 Adams street and sustained & compound fracture of tho lefl lex above the ankle. 116 was taken to the County Hospital for treatment. Tha following 13 a list of the officers of the Charter Section of Temperance Radicals for the year 1877: James M. McKceby, Presidents Hen- ?' Willey, First Vice-President: Clarles M. imiley, Becond Vice-Presfdent; Wiltiam MeAl- ne, “Third Vice-President: J. D. O'Connor, cruua‘ 8. F. Holroyd, Treasurer; K. C. Ran- Kin, Fred W. Whitehouse, Joln C. Magee, Trus- tecs. A model servant-gir] on Twenty-ninth strect has given mrnlnu! 1o the mistress whom she had well and falthlully served for three years, The work, sho admitted on cross-examination, was light, the placo pleasant, the salary ample, and tgu Iady of the house agreeatle, but during the past few months her mistress had lost near- 1y forty pounds in weight, and her new dresses ‘were so tight that when Bridget went out she looked liko & show in them. The survivors of the Twenty-fourth Regl- ment of lllinols Volunteers met yesteruay atternoon at tho corner of North Glark and Erls streets, for the purpose of forming a per- manent organization for mutual benefit. Adolph Bchultz_was elected Preaident; Frank Schwein- furth, Vice-Ptesident; Willlam Wooddenow, Corresnonding Sccretary; Anton Hauelke, Re- cording Becretary: and Jacob Btetzer, Treasurer, Meetings will bo held_on tho frst Sunday of each month at Philip Ender's saloon, corner of Clark and Erle streets. At about 8 o'clock Lc’u(crdny afternoon Barney O'Callaghan, aged 77, while out driylng with his son Danlel, aged 45, met with a scrious and almost fatal ‘accident at the cormer of Ilaleted and Twonty-sccond strects, The hugflz ‘was upset by a fractious horse, thrawing boti occupants violently to tho ground, giving the old gentleman a severs shock, besides breaking bis collar-bone, and severely bruising the son sbout tho head. They wera removed to thelr ‘home, corner of Blue Island avenuo and Twen- ty-second street, where they wero attended by r. Buckley, hoe vehicle was smashed to aome. Flve extra slee rs and s special car, com- manded by Gen. th iub, wero attacned to the reg- ufar train on tho Alton Road last nighit, all for Bpriogfield. ‘The delegates to tho great Demo- cratic Protesting Convention were aa thick as tar, but Jooked rather ashamed of their mis- slon. Milke Bailey, Charley Kern, Mel Fuller, Peter Hand, Tom Courtney, €. C. Corcoran, Warden McLaughlin, Farmer Harms, and Gen. Lieb were amont the more prominent of the dJelegates. On thetrain wero nlso Judge and Mrs, Bradwell, Judge and Mrs. Bangs, Mr. Joscph 8mith, Col. Cooper, Maj, Whitcliouse, Mr. Georgo W. Reed, Jerry Crowley, Gen. Ducat, J. J. Kearoey, E. B. Sherman, and othors. The snnual meeting of the Uenevolent Asso- iation of the Police Department was held am— terdsy morning at tho Armory, Capt. Ellfs in the chair, amil Thomas Maloncy ofiiciating as tlecretary, The latter's report showed a nem- bership of only 277, in opposition to 70 mem- bers ot the “same time last year. This de- crease tho Scerctary attributéd to the de- creased membership in she Department. The ‘I'rcasurer’s report showed n balance in the Treasury, over and above all debts, of 847,88, i eletlon of offiecrs for the nnnnln;'ie‘mr Te- sulted as follows: President, Whecler Hartram, patrolman fn the North Divlslon;: James 8. Unrbee, Viee-President; Michael Brenan, secrotary; Capt. Willlam _Buckley, Treasurer; Trustecs, Scrgts. Edward Hood, Vesey, Brisco, sad Dexrer Codman, *' Nothing," snys o recent book of travels in Franie, * Nothing is wasted by the economlical French, houeckeeper. Condemned India-rub- bers and suspenders, cven, before the problein of thaatllizatlon of which the most crainent of modern sclentists have recolled defeated and smayed, are_successfully worked up. The sotea of the India-rubber overshoes are trinmed down and cxported to the United States, where they are sold to the propristors of boarding- houses and raflroad restaurants for stesk; the tops of the ritbbers, with plenty of spices and sauces, are converted fnlo economical and nu- tritious hashes and stews; Macintush overcoats are cut {ato smal) squarcs and pickled and sold a8 tripe, while old suspenders are cut Into small dlsks, coated with rlue and sugar, and sbipped all over the world as gumdrops.’ - An order for tho paving of lalsted streot from Jlarrison south to the vladuct will come ‘befors the Councll this afternoon, Tho citizens who are to pay for this Improvoment strenu- ously object to bhaving any such onslaught made upon thelr exchequers, and bave held bu- merous meetings of indignation, and have had potitions breathing o spirit of dircful re- vepge circulated and _signed extensively. In these meetlugs Ald, Lawler has been de- nounced as & ?uca of sounding brass and & tinkling cymbal, and a fraud because ho fntro- duced the measure in the Council. Thocltizens ‘who have done the denouncing have waked-up the wmng passenger, for Ald. Lawler, although o always does cnter the Council- Chamber after all’ hia confreres are seated, and slthough he does always consider it his duty ta let his volce be heard on every questlon, ia not the author of that mensure. [t wus Al Lodding who wgnt~d to sce Halsted strect In de- cent condition. “"Therefore, Ald, Lawler expects to cover his brow with glory aud fil * constituency ”’ with joy by n? iting tho pro- posed measurs to the best of i alulity. INTERESTING DEDATE BY SALOON-KBNPERS. ‘The Saloon-Keepera' Literary, Debating, and Mutual Improvement Bocicty "held its sccond meeting last week and dlscussed thio moment- ous fiuutlon, “Jlow much diamonds and fust trotting-horaes (s compatible}in & barkecper with a sulary of $45a month In a business tuk- {0g in $40 8 day where the boss Isn't round a ood deall” The gentleman who opencd the iscusslon, said he did not object to his bar- keeper wearing better clothes than himsclf, nor et to & moderate {nvestment in diamond pins, ancy clothing, and the llke. These were, as it were, the necessarfes of life. e had often thought of having such articles bought gnd kept in tho Louse for the use of auccessive genera- tions of barkeepers, like wprous, but had shrunk from the cxpense. When the barkceper fur- nished them the cost was naturully shared be. tween tho several houses that liad employed Another member sald that he never hired a barkeeper unleas ho had a complete outfit of jewelry and the like, [ledldn’t wunt to havo to et them. Tho question of watches and chalns was dla- cuzsed, and 12 was unanimously decided that, while there could be no ubjectionto the wearing af a time-pleco worthlesa thiu $300 or $350, oroldy wna more becoming, and o beuvy chain fustened to & bullet would auswer all prictical purposes, ‘Frodtlug-liorses and draw-poker for more than ¥ ante were voted in poor taste. A resolution af syinpathy for a meinher who had_yiclded to Auaucial pressure and gone luto fnsulveney, the or having bought him out, was sdopted, and, whin it was discovered that the barkveper Lad in pity resclved to give his old boss o ‘nh &8 harkeaper, a resolution of sympstby with the barkeeper was adopted. AMUSEMENTS. THE GERSMAN THEATHE. Fhe New Chlcago Thbeatre was better filled last evening than it bas been sfncs the Brooklyn culamity, a sigu that the people ars gettiaz over thelr scar d that the Germuns witl not allow thie best theatre they ever bad fo this vty to go down for want of support. The play produced lust ovenlng Is a drams of great merit by R. Kuelsel, and ise ntitled Das Bovse Fracullen” . g’ge Bad Young' Lady), or “Der Deutsche - Behulmelster” (The Geriwao Schoolmaster). This |y draus has pever befors been given in thls 7 city and but little wus known ubout its merit, a8 1t Lad been selected fur the farewell beu- +gfit of Mr. Carl Heluer, the leuding man, who oes 1o Bt. Louls to Lake a similar positfon fn Yurster’s Theatre fn that dity, it was surmised {on, cepecially as o.nur plays by thy sewe suthur bal been pro- duced here with great success. And the peopie who went to sec the play performed were not only not disappointed. but In fact got one of the Dest treata they have liad this scason. The play itself abounds {u effective and dramatic eccnes, and {8 very ably constructed anil well writlen, The story Is_n shuple onc. Philip Havaer, & rich German landowner, without charactcr or orinciple, in hls carly youth wins a Spanish lad and canses her death and that of her husband, and finally decamps with her jewelry. The lady had a young daughter, Mfanuda, sod this girl #he instructed on her deathbed to revenge her, The gir] comes to Germany_andd finds a place at Harder's, over whom by artful devices she galis great power and control. She fimdu-lly Jeads him to ruiln, and to make or work complete sho ruins and drives to des- pair all thase who are in the service of Ifarder ar are [riendly to him. This secured her the ap- ellation of the *‘bad young lady.” Among he victims ts a German “village schoolmaster. 8lio first tries to gain him as an ally; but not aucceeding, she Intrigues until he loses his posi- tion and his mother dies of gricf. She beging to feel some love for this man, and flnslly suc- i:lccdauln making him Jiarder's encmy, and hence er ally. The acting was as fine as any yet scen at this house. Miss Von Stammwitz alinost excelled herself in the role of Afanuela. 8he has given many fine performances at this theatre this acason, but, aside from her Maryuise da Lom- jour in **Narcisse,” this was umloubteidly er finest and most brillfant one. Mr. C: Carl Helmer, the beneficlury, who played the village schooltnaster, Wald, bas never heforc appearcd to such ld\'null%fl or played with such ability and ln!ensll{ e did Inst evening. The most cxacting _critic could find no fault with his acting. e, as well as Miss Yon Stammwite, were called before the curtain time and again, and volces fn the audience cailed upon Mr. Ilel- mer not toleave the city. At the close of the performance Mr. Helmer_received one of the warmest of greetings, and he acknowledged the complinient [n a few appropriate remorks, say- fng that he would remain here If the Director was willing. He hoped that he would not have to leavo, but, i hie had to, he expected soon to Dbe back again among the peoplewho appreciated somuch his bumble efforts. Al the other act- ors performed thelr parts well. Great fsult ls being found with Mr, Wurster for shifting his company 80 often. He Is trying o prop up 1hio waning fortunes of his St. Louls uuder- taking, and, In dulu% 80, he cndangers the i H, succeas of the theatre here. Buccess has turned Mr. Wurater's head. Having succeeded so well ‘There, ho thought he could run a firat-class Ger- man theatrs in every city fu the country; but o 8 already begionini to find out that ho over- cestimated fila abilitics. e hiad better give us 1ifs 8t. Louls venture and bestow his abllity an ei\lcrgy on the theatre here, or clea he msy lose all. FRANCE. THB ION. JOMN C. COVERT lectured last evening st tho Third Unitarian Church, under the auspices of the Bunday Lecturo Bocliety. He was introduced by the Rev. Dr. Powell, who snnounced the lecturer’s subjeet to be the “ Common People of France." In 1863 Mr. Covert mado a pedestrian tour of Franco In the gulse of n peasant, and naturally gained an inside view of his subject, which fow others have, HIs lecture was awell-told nar- rative of his cxpericnces among the villagers and farmors, and abounded with many ‘:‘MB"W ancedotes, illustrating the wrones to'which the peasantry are and always have been subjected at the Dands of heartless despots. In his travels he had passed un- recognized by tho gentry, aud had become satisfied that while thero wos nothlng but des- potism {n France, throuzh ignorance of the ex- istence, or the possibility, of o higher or freer life, the penlumr{ were amongt the lmflflut and most independent people fn tho world, They wero for the most part land-owners, and their economy and lnd\l!lfi'. §f aped iIn Americs, would make ours the richest of natlons, He had met hundreds in his travels who had no hicher ambition than to save $40 a year, and tius they did after supporting a famlfy from an Income of $700, They were, 88 o class, the yvery types of wvarice, yet there was far more fn them to be, pro\:d of than in the Kings, Emperors, and Kentry. 'l'hcylcclnre occupled an hour and a half In de- 1lvery, but was lstencd to with the greatest at- tentfon. It was fllicd with new facts pleasingly presented, and was reccived with inany evidences of hearty appreciation by o smull but very fn- telligent audience. Dr. Pawell, at ita conclu- slon, pronounced it one of the most intereating he had ever listencd to. CRIMINAL. Some thlevish newsboys yesterday galned entrance by a Dbnsement passage-way to the counting-room of Tnm Trinuxe, and emptled one of the tills, containing somo $20. Thomas Babbington essayed to hold up James Bhechy in the West Twellth-Street Distrlct yesterday afternoon, and after gutting a small um of wmoney from his victim was inglorlously run fn by Offfcer James Fox. John Halpin and Michael Coleman, two of the most notarfous characters in the West Divislon, were run in l»rv Sergt. O'Donnell vesterday on genceral princfples. Coleman ia the young scape- grace who shot bis father some time ago. At an early hour yesterday morniug the Weat Madison Strect police scooped into thelr net the restaurant and lodging-house of Michacl Smith, at No, 98 West Randolph. Twelve fomates, all of the lowcst posslble descrlption, were also caught. Baturday midnight an unkoown man was knocked down on Randolph street, hetween Peoria and Sangamon, by €hree foot-pade. 1iis screams frightened them off before securing ony plunder, und he then put to his heels for safety, stopping not at the beck or cull of a half- dozen policemen who were auxious to sce how badiy ho was hurt. Fritz Partell was last_evening {na much bin- Pwvedcondlllnn. and Dr. Buckley, the attend- g physiclan, has overy hopeof Mis rccovers. Dr. Sterl, s assallant, §s stlll locked up at the Gudt's Hill Station, nod reniaina stolidly fndiffer- ent to everything. ‘Toall questiona put to hiin o replies §o au undertone that he has hind legal advico to keep lils mouth shut, The defeura will be that of scll-defenee, fn support of which Sterl presents u terribly disfgured countenance, et —— THE SILVER BILL, Tv the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaco, Jan. b.—In Tug TrinuNe of the 5th Inst. you mentfon, in the fnunciul column, the objection of Mr. George Walker, of New York, to tho Bland 8ilver bill which lately powsed the Housc of Representatives. The principal point which he makes—using your language fn its statemnent—Is, that **1f the United States begin the uso of siiver at 16 to 1—that s, if this country cheapen silver fn ita cotusge 8 per cent_on thelr lmmense stock of sliver—they would rather give up sllver altogether, and takie up the gold standard, ' In this way, oll the deprectated und deprecluting sllver in” Eurone, beyond thelr requircments for sunsidiary ‘money, would nd its only market fu the Unlted States. and would flood {t.” 1 fall to sco the logle of thelr argument. No such coaclusfon van be deduced from the premn- fses. The question 13 not what Is the real ratlo of value lmtwemaguld und sliver, but it Is, ‘What will be the effect upon the Unfted States of establishing the legal ratio of gold and siiver colnat 110 160 1t 1s on incontrovertible fact that the ratio of silver adopted by tho Latin Union of 1 to 13}¢ is the ratio’ which gold sustained to silver, with but slight fluctuations, for 200 years prior tu 1573, when silver wns practically demonctized {n the United Btates and Germany. Even the Latin Unlon has restricied_sitver. colnage more wnd more euch year. Now, this s the problem: The United States aro produclug annually $41,000,« 000 of silver, which 1a abuut half the anuual product of “the world. Europe ls desirous of ncmnF tothe East and elscwlure a portion of its volume of sllver. What will be the effect of ixing the ratiu ut 1 to 18,—thus cheapening sil- ver for colbage In the Unlted States 3 per cent! Is it not cicar that it will be Just the reveres of what Mr. Wulker claims? 1f tho ratio r nized 1n Europo of 1 to 134§ were adopted then it might be expected that a flow “of s frum other countries would or might set in 50 longus shiver is & per cent ol Unlted Btates than {n uny other country we produve ue-half the anunat product of the world, so that for domuestic use we can maiu- tasu that ratlo, it Is hardly a warranted 'Infer- cuee that European sliver will acek a mnarket nere, Ou tho contrary, we will suppls our oW sitver for all detmands for coluage, and the sur- plus of our wmlufl, probably, very largely in the ferm of bullion in tho markets ol Europe awit Asla, with “the depreciated aud depreclat- inig silver ™ there. ‘The result will be faevitahlv one of two thing: Either the adoption of a uniform ratio and remanetization "ol sitver by the principal natlons of the world, by o Bilver Congrees; or the recognition of the legal ratio of 1to 10 adopted by the United Statis by the Blaud bill —should ft become a law. 1 clther event the United States cannot suler. With un snnual product of silver bearing & ratioto gold in polnt of valueas 41 to 45, —while tho ratlo of the world's product of the two mietals still remaius 1 to 1533,~it §s difticult to perceive how any ca0 come to the United 8tates by chcap- eniog sllver 8 per eent. It uslly difficult to rerceive why the Sen- ate should hésitate @ slogle dsy tu pass the Bland blil o WEEK OF PRAYER. Opening of This Interesting Series of Services. The Morning Gathering Given Up to Prayer and Praise, In the Afternoon Mr. Moody Discourses on the Subject of Love, And in the Evening Repeats His Sermon on " Adam, Where Art Thou?" TIIE MORNIN G, A BMALL AUDIENCE. Ahout 2,000 people responded to Mr. Moody's fnvitation to commence the weck of prayer at the Tabernacle yesterday morning, The ser- vice had been nnnounced as shnply a prayer- mecting, and the smulluess of the audience aa compared with former tnorning services woulil seem Lo indieate that the good people of Chi- cago are more fond of preaching than praying; perhiaps only bhecause they generally hiear a bet- ter quality of it The world's week of prayer was first suggest- ed by sotne mlsslonarics in India who felt the necdof some Lond between themselves and thelr brethren at home. which bond they be- Neved conld bo established by way of the merey scat. The Idea met with general favor, and from the time that it was taken up by the Evangelical Alllauce it has not only been o weck of oprayer, but, to a great extent,a week of united prayer—the evan- cHeal churches of the towns und villges com- ng together auring that weck, though they, very likely, had been at alxes and sevens all the resi of the 'year. Devout people scofn this son- derful unlon movement a praspeetive fulfiliment of the prayer of Christ that 11(s people might be one. A slmilar mavement 13 seen {n the ranks of the Y, M. C. A, throughont the world: and 0 cnernlly Is this orzanization accepted as a rallying polnt for real, Hve Chrlstians, of what- ever name, that it Is very generally Intrusted with tho cliarge of the unlon services during this unlon weck.” Hero In Chicago the name of “Brother Moody " has heen so {ntimately asso- clated with that organization that we pass from ona to the other with the most perfect natural- ness; If he had staid at home with us, he waould, of course, have been master of ceremo- nies for this partleular week, and now that he has como back to us as the head and centre of the great unfon evangellstic movement of this century, the work of leading Chicago Christians in their united devotions during the week of prayer falls properly into his hande, TIR MEETING OPENED with aingine, followed h( prager by Mr. E. C. Morgan, of London, and theu n hymn, ‘‘Jesus, keep mo mear the Cross,” after which Mr, Mooy read, andthe congrezation rend with iulm, & part of tho clevently chaptar of the Gos- pel 'of Lutke, containing the form of prayer which Christ gave to His disclples. A short Icsson was atao read from the fourth chapter of the Epistle to the l‘lul(npcnns‘ commencing, #Be earcful for nothing, bt {n everything, by prayer aud supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requesta be made knowa unto God.” “Rel- crence wae also made to that Scrioture which says God s mors willing to_ give His splrit to them that ask Him than earthity parents aro to glve good gifts unto thelr children. The Rev. Mr. Youker was then fuvited to lead in prayer for the bestowment of this greatest of all ifts, which he did with great appropriate- ness aml fervor, enriching his utterances with many paseages of Seripture which were both preclous und appropriate. It s not cvery man ar even every minlster.whoknows cnough about the mifts of the Holy Ghost to pray for it five 1 vely, and pray for nothing clse; but. Brother Yeuker did It,and the hearts of the congeeation evidently Joined with him fn his carnest und Scriptural requests, His littlo church in 1rid: 'lm". has been greatly blessed of late. “iVitlie," the Scoteliman, has heen down there with him, working sinong the saloons in his parish, and the Lord has Jeen brincing some of those Brideeport drunitarda to Christ; thus out of a full heart could he let s requests be made known unto God with thankegiving; and, hav- Inz senn as well as felt the power of the Divine Spirit, he kuew what ha wos praying for, which Is a gooxl deal more than can be sald of many of our prayurs. ‘?lned in singing ‘The congregation then 4 When the Camforter canme.’ TIE NEXT SPECIAL IETITION was by Brother Sawyer on:bebalf of the re- formed men in Chlea, aund thut the Gospel temperance work might o on with Increasing ower and success. ‘The third prayer was by udze Skinner, whom Mr., Moody ‘invited to ray for Gud's blessing on the Tabcrnacle mect- nzs durlng the week of prayer. Mr, Sankey and the choir ‘then sang 23 a solo and chorus the hymn heginnlng 1 bave u Savior, He's pleading in glory,” atter which the fnvitation was glven to tne congregration to mnke known any especial cases for which they desired praver to- be offered, in responne to which there were a great number of requests presented: *Pray for my husband,” ¢ Pray for Iy two sons” “Pray Tor my Bunday-schoul lass," ete., Mr. Moody repeating the fequests a8 well a8 hie could, but mpst of the thne unable to rateh or keep up with them all, He then called for those to rise who deslred prayers for themselvea, and thirty-four persons. responded to the call, He then led in prayer on thelr beha!f as well a8 on behalf of tho many other requests which hail been presented; and, after giving the notices tor the week, lic retired to one of the in. quiry-rooms to meet those who had risen for prayor, leaving some ministers tu close tho ser- vice, When the iymn was finished Brother Jacohs fooked for some one to pronounce tho benedic- tion, and In the quarter of a mlunte of cinbar- rassing silence which followed, the sngular fact was developed that thero was but one clergy- man preseat; ¥o the Rev. Mr.Youker, as In duiy bound, pronsunced the benedlction, THE AFTERNOON. OPENING SERVICES, The servive at the Tabernacle yesterday after. noon was more than usually well attended, and the full house, In the fave of the snow-storm, was o gratifylng sight to the speaker. After half an hour or o of preliminary singing, Mr. Moody appeared and gave out the twentv-third hymn, “1'n 8o Glad That Jesus Loves Me" ‘T'hfs was followed by a fervent prayer by the Rev. G. 8, F. Savage, of the Chicago Theologl- cal Seminary. Mr. Sankey then chanted the thymies known as “ The Ninety and Niue,"” and Mr. Moody read, as the lesson for tho service, the thirteenth chapter of 1. Corluthlans, Fol- lowing this the sudlence sang the hymn, **Gates Afar,” and Mr. Sunkey, at the requeat of Mr. Mooly, sang as o solo Mr, Bliss' last song, iternity,” oo whith he had’ but fust completed hefore his death, and which he had imself sung but ouce. $tr Moody cxplatned that the hymn was founded upon fsaiah, lvii,, 15,—the unly verse where the word oceurs in the Bibte. 'fhe hymn was very effective, and moved muny o Leats, Mr. Moody then, without pltehfng upon any particular text, announced thit hiy subject would be “pove and broke at once into theniddlo of his scrmon, ‘The trouble with man wns that he measured Divine by luman love. Human adection clung tounan oas long as he was worthy, and then cust hilm ofl; but that wus not Divine love,— that was an fmmeasurably greater passlon, and was as uch sbove tho mere lumau love ns the heaveus wero hicher than tho carth. One of the chasscterfstics of this love was sct forth In John, xlil,, 1, where Christ Jct It be kuown that He loved His own **unte the end.” At this time He knew that s dis- cipies were shortly to be purted from I, sud that one of thew, Judas, who carried the bag, Was 10 betray i, Yet at that moment, aud on the eve of ths cross, Ju gavegtestimony that He loved them o much as ever. ‘The words in which He sald thut were the swectest wonls which over came from human lips. In this event was vstabllshed the fact that God's love was unchanging, One distinctlon which tod mude and mau did not was that He hated the sin and stiil loved the siuner, while poer human DLeings could not see the great difference. An- ottier chiaracteristicof tiod's love wasset forth in Isalah, x1ix., 15, where the love of the inother to her child was spoken of, That was the nearest approach to Divine love fu the world. No other jovc wea so stroug usthat, Love always de- seended, and when the children thouzht they loved thelr mothier as much as she loved them, they were mistaken. ‘('ne third characteristic of God's lave was set forth in Jeremiab, xxxt., 3, wherc the Lord said that Holoved with au everlasting love. This made up the three words which described God's love; it was unchangeable, unfaitiog, and ever- lasting. God loved every person fn the house, lowever bad they might be, and i€ any oue of them wont to befl it would have to be right over and upon Qod's love. God lcaves no doubt about bis love in any man's mind; Ho gave the Sou of }lls bosom 1o prove it, but the world would not bave Hiw, aud put Him te death. Mr. Moody added that he nsed to think more of Christ than of God, and scemed to be- lieve that God was away on a throne; but he had changed sl that now; he helicved that it took more lave on God's part o give fis 8on than it i1 on the part of the Son to aufler. Some had asked lim why God loved, and the answer had been easy; it was hecanse Gol couldn't help §t. Goul was Love, and how was a Leing who was all love to help from loving! ‘Auother proofof the love of (lod for man was In his wlplnf aut of men's sing. Not only had He sent His San on carth, but He had coupled with that the throwing of men's sing behind him where Satan “coulin’t get at them, Thirdly, Mr. Mowdy hesought his hearers to ap- iy the ‘sayings to themeelves; to look at them as if there was not another wan in the worll to whom they could be addressed. Then they eoul sce the forceof the requesta. Another fdea concerning the love was conveyed in_Ephe- rlans, Hil, 14-13, where it wan spoken of as bavine Trcadth, depth length, and helght, Tho greatest development of God's love was when the Suvior on tho cross asked God to *forgive them.” Some one had given him (the apeaker) a * Hoolc of Wanders,” but he had sald, on looking it over, that it falled Lo contaln the greatest wons der tn the history of the world, th: Cross of Christ. ‘The remalnder of the scrmon wus an elaborstion on_the ilea that the chastening of tiod was certatn proof of [tia lose, The whule closed with tio atories, which were so utterly Jootish 8a to be unworthy of Mr. Moods and of thie service. EVENING MEETING. THE GREAT MALL WAS NEARLY FILLED 1ast evening, not fess than 7,40 persons belngr present, which, taking into account the special services nt the churclics on this first Suuday of the Week of Prayer, was a renarkably large ate tendancee, ‘The npening prayer by the Rev. Dr. Mitchell was noticeable in that it closed with the Lord's Prayer,a very unusual oceurrence at the Tal- crnacle. The sola and chorue, ** What shall tho harvest bel” was then sung by Mr. Sahkey and the cholr. Mr. Moods read the Scripture- Jesson from Romans, third chapter, commenc. ing with the tenth versc, as follows: * As st is written thero is none rightcous, no, not one The elghticth hymn was sung: * There {8 lite for a look at the Crucified Onc," notlces were given, and then Mr. Moody announced his text—Qencals, 1L, 9. ADAM, WIERE ART THOU! This Is the first question, sald be, that was put to mao after his fall. There was a very #mall congregatlon, only two persons, and God was the preacher: Adam, where art thout This is a peraonal text, We have wreat trouble to reach people with sermons. They it and listen oy iconrac, and say, & Oh, yes, that Just ap- plies to my nelghbor next door,” but what 1 want Is to make this question come home tu you, every anc of you, Mr. Moody then related ihe case, already re- porteil here, of the drunkard in Philadciphia who was awakened by & scrmon on this text, and who, thouggh he tried to drown it in liguor, was haunted by it til he gave his heart to Christ, 1f you are trying to hide away from God as Adain was behind the bushes in_Eden, {w ay be surc 1t will be fn valn. ITc will'fing you. Adam ought to have gune up ‘mnd down. the garden crylng out to God, “1 have sinned, 1 have simed. O, God, where art Thou!” But, Insteaa of confeasing his sin, God has to go and search for him among the trees of the garilen, Ahl poor blind tuan, to think that the God who made him did not know where to find him! Aud all his sons and daughters are like him: they all are trying to bide thelr sins. But it is fn vain. God knows even your very thoughts at this ploment. “This call was a call of merey,—the Father calling His disobedient child. The samne gues- tlon has been ringing through the world for 6,000 years. It is ® question in my mind whether there 18 any ona on earth who has not heard it. Whoam 11 Where am 11 What am 1, and what is to be the end of me! Such are the questions which are nlways comlog up to trouble the souls of sinners, Now, [ want to dlvide this audlenceinto three classes’; and frst, those who profess to belleve in Jesus Christ. You nre members of tho Church, and arg all right {n the sight of men, but what are yuu in the sight of Godl Are you professing_something you don't posscsst” Is your religlon all a shant How I pity any ong Who professes to bie something hio i3 not! What » hard time ho muat have, all the whils obliged to keep up thedeception! It may be that twenty vears ago you Juined the Church in the hope that it might lsad to your conversion, but you have neser felt the power _of aaving grace, and the werid and Satan have you under feot. How are yon at homel Do your children bave any confidence in yourreliglon! Thut is’ a good place to test yoursclf. Howdo you treat your wifel and, wife, how do you treat your husband] Are you lioneat {u your business, or are youd payiug b cents on the dollar when you might pay 1007 Are you only a stumbling-block (n the way of alnnets? Afalse hope 18 worse than no hope, and if you have a mere cinpty profession, give it up to-night and come to Clirist for salvation. ‘Then, when you are really and truly saved, you would not g0 back to your former coadition for ten thousnad worlds. People mako a great mistake in thinking to gain something by huving s little religion und o good deal of the world, Buch o life Is the moat. misorable kind of a lfe; you take no real comfort In anything, °Besides, the influence of such a worldly orafcssor of religion is sure to be a curso to his children. Hero Mr. Moody repeated the story of the man who tool out s little chtld (nto tie tleld, und while he lay saleep tho clild fell over a {»m-lnlve and was dashed to pleces; thosa who have read these reports will remember ft. . ‘Then agaln, you are luelng all yont thne. You are not domng anything for tod.” Youare half- hearted and powirlessi the world is perlshing for want of Christ, and you are not the man to tell themo! JMim. A voung man who lsy on his dying hed was heard by his motler to cx- dolm, % Lostl lost!"’ In great anxiety of mind she asked him if his lope in Chelst was failing him In Dis - last hours; to which he replied, “Ob, no. T shall be saved by the merey of God In Christ; but | have lust ny e, Tam 24 years old, aud 1 have never dong anything for Jesus. And that ym"".’l man died ‘mourning over a lost life. How would it be with yon It you were enlled to rive an account of yoursel!” to-uiznt! Could sou rest from your lahors, with tho thouziit that your works would follow you! Have you ever ledany one to Chriatt Professed chilil of ‘llhrl, lwhum ore you to-night! Whatare you olng! The sccond and thind classeawere hacksliders, whom he urgently and affectionately urged ta return_to their Father's house, and siers, waom he oxhorted to repent and aceept Uhirist withiout idelay, The discourse was listened to throughiout with deep interest, and, tnough a repetition of a report s undesirable, still” Mr. Mandy's sertnons often gain more than they lose by belng heard a second time. At the close, the usual after-meeting aud in: quiry-meetings were held, to which large num- bers of the cunzrezation remained. ANNOUNCEMENTA, The Taternasls will be upen all the week until Saturday. Noon rr.u rceting aml wyening Gospel-meeting, with preaching by Mr. Moody and sinzing by M. Sankey, daily, Dours open to all, withuut tickets, » Subjectto-morrow evenlnge, * Grace,” ———— - THE ROCKFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, Rockpad Journal, Below {5 the tenth annual statoment of this poputar Company, 8o extensively known amd patranized by tho farmers of Hlinols. The fact that the * Rockford " wiil not jusure manufac- torles, storca, saloons, hotels, or theatres, hut confines {ta risks to farm property, town diwells ings, and thelr contents, gives It w decided ud- vantago over any mereantil insuratee company, and secures the cream of busincss fu the de- partment it has chosen. BTATEMENT of the conition of the Rockford Tusurance Compang, of_Rocktord, 11L, un the 415t day of December, 157 Cash with Trea Hank stock U pree o o3 ELOG.T0 cond N wed, Bonds and murtgages (irat Hens). 20, 100, () 328, TR 25 City bonde aud ‘orders. 11, 500, 60 Loans on collaterats ... L 8U0.U0 Intereat accrucd i, 476,08 Bills reccivable 38, L00. 09 ONice furaiture 500,00 1, Unpald losses and amounts due -',vmum (e HOAtedd . vesierirreeeseraes 18,000.00 No other claims agalnst the Company except the Relosurance Fund, 8. M. Cuunca, President. W$ Watsoy, Becretary. —— THE ST, NICHOLAS, The proprictors of the 8t. Nicholas Hotel, New York, Messrs, Huwk & Co., by thelr mu- nificent provision for cvery possible demand of the public, have won & flitteriog and growing reputation. The reductfon of §1 per dsy in rates of charges {s fully sppreciatod by the traysiing public. ' MONDAY, JANUARY & 18 THE COURTS. Report of the Receiver of the Cook County,National, » New Bankruptoy Business---Record of Jndgments and New Suits. A. 1L Burley, Recelver of the Conk County Natlonal Bank, filed & report Saturday of the sale of divers arsets of the bank and the set- tlement of numerous claims during the past year. Forty sharca of Republic Life-Insurance Company, par value $20 a share, wero solda year nzo for $15a share, A balance of account agatnst the First Natlonal Hank of Washington for §035 was sold May 18, 1875, for £600. fome statloncry, two desks, a cherry table, and a small amount of other personal property was sold for §77.31. Anote for $5,000, made by Holstander, Randall & Danlcls, was scttled by selling the collateral pecuritier seeuring 1t and applying the procecds onit. Also, by applying & balance to the eredit of & H. Danlels on the note, and proving up for the remalnder acainst the firm inLankraptey. ‘The Taylor farm was taken Feb. 18, 1870, in part payment of certain notes of W. M. Taylor. A prior mortzage, on which a balance of £3,200 was due, was palid off, and the bank or Receiver now has the Innd free of all fncumbrance, A credit of #1301 to the credit of K, K. Jones was Indarsed on a note of 310,652,756, made by him, thus squaring the credit account and leaving a halanee of §10,515.53 #till due. A clafin for £5,000 nainst James Alken, as guarautor of J, €. Mitehell, was ecttled Ly ap- rl_\'h!z a balanve of §616,54 to Alken's credit on iis debt, angt recelving his note for the re- mainder guattnteed by J. T, Baiter andsceured Ly trist-deed, ) A note for $3,000 made by M, W, & F, Lestes was sottled by indoralng on It the balance due the Hirm from the bank, and_proving up the re- walnder against the firm in bankrugtey. An equity of redemption to what is known as the Canal street property was offsct ngainst a clafn on the part of the Charter Oak Life-In- surance Company for o balance due on a mortgage on the Jand which had been forctosed and thd property sold. 'The bank releases it equity, aud the” lusurance Company all daim for aby balance due, THE PROFITS OP TILB © INTER-OCEAN ! DUILDING, In the casc of the Conncetfeut Mutual Life- Tnsurance Company vs, J. Y. Scammon and others, to forecluse ‘o morteage on the Inter- Oeean Bufdling, John L. Clark, who was ap- polnted a Receiver Sept. 4, 1876, filud his report. Baturday, selting out that he find received ns rent. from the bulldinz sinze his sppointmceat £3,822,23, and had pald out the following sums: Carpenter for renairs... §tate and county 1Az Fouth Fark ta: Repalra to X Janltor's Water rents. 105 P 2,101_ Talance on hand e vesesee This ought to de diviled up s followa: five- twelftha to the Itceciver, who owns o corre- spanding Interest i the hullang two-twellths 0 \Wilimm Mack, Esther C. Mack, and Harriet 0. Mack; wil five-twelfths to J. Y. Scamunon,= the Iatter fterest, however, subject to the rights of the Connecticut Mutual Lite-fusurance Com- pany, 1TRMs, . In the case of lewey vs. .\lnluneg. Judgs Blodwett Saturday appolnted John F. Stebbins Recelver under a boud for $3,000. 1n tho case of the Central Natlona] Bank va. Alblon R. Norrls aud others, Judge Moore Bat- urday appointed Charles J. Barncs Recelver un- der a boud for 20,000, UNITED STATES COURTS. The Commercial Natlonal Bauk of Chicago commenced a sult for 25,000 acainst the Cliy of Chicago and Georgo Von Ifvllen. BANKRUPICY MATTEHS. An Im‘uhmlur{ rcunun was filed_Saturdas against Hannibal 11, Chiandler and Daulel M. Lord, partners in the odvertislug agency busle ness ot No. 8) Madison strect. The following arc the petitioning creditors, with the amnount of thelr clalms: Tnz Tiisune Company, Q{ Clifcapzo, $1,145.36; the Inter-Uccan Company, 50815 the Lraiele Farmer Company, $300; the Chleggo Newspaper Unlon, $§27.305 C. 1L Howard & Co., §x3145; A. N, Rellogg, £550.80; J. E. O £3,000; Edward Goul- \nan, £300; thie Western Methodiat ook Con cern, ¥037.655 and Ci;rus 11. MeCormick, 853181, ‘The only act of bankruptey charged is the fail- wro to pay commercial paper at naturity. The only ussets sof the linn are open accounts for small sums on account of advertising scattered at different points which will bo lost unless u Provisional Asslgnce bo appointed. Tho debtors walved servico of process and were adjudicated bankrupt by conlesslon, und a warrant was fs- sued returnable Feh, 8.~ Rlchard 8, Thane wus appolated Provistunal Assiguce, mnosition meeting will be held Jan, 18 ,b‘c(oru Itegisser Mibbard in the case of Arthur (. Jukes. ‘Anorder wys fssued for the examination of TLouis Romanwhefore the Reglster on the 8th of Janunary. Tho asscts of David 8. Elyare to bo sold after threa weeks' notlee in the Waukegan Guzetle. The composition-meetiug In the case of Cox Bros, was confirmed. An opder_ was inade Saturday for the sale of the asscts of E. G, Wolcott after 7lvlng three weelks! notice in the Kvenéng Journal, A final hearing and crevditors’ inveting in the case of Hanuah & Lyman will be held Feb. 14 before Register Hibhard, 1n the tnatter of John F. Kicina the Provisioual Asslgnee was ordered to report in full all his dolnes us such Assignes witiin five davs after notice ot thia rule, 3 Jenkins was appolnted Assignee of Joln 1. Kassing. The composition meeting In the caso of Estell & denkins wus continued vintll Jan. 12, ‘Amecting will bo held to-day at 11 o'elock for the clection of an Assignec in the case of I Philllipson. SUPERIOR COURT I3 DRIZP. Alfred Short began a sult for £3,000 ogalnst Everlyn B. Hanllu, Uavin iL. Fullerton commenced a sult. by al- "'i“"fl'“rfi ngainst Julian Strawn, clalining |51 CIRCUIT COURT. Caroline 0. McCagz, Caroline O, Janes, Fran- ces 0. dones, M, 0. Hones, and W, B. Ogien, trustee, tleda sult azainst M. D. Oxden, E. 11 Sheldon, and the Connectleut Mutual Life Tu- surance Company, asking for a partition of Lots 5and 6, in Bloek 141 and’ Block &2, all in School Bectlon Additlon to Chivago, Megelsen & Shields fled a petition agalnst Charles W, Dean, llenry Crawford, N. 8. Bou. ton, B. V, Page, Tiowbniversity of the West, o, L. Kellog, Juhian Rumscy, T, W. Atwood, A. M. Truesdell, T. M. Reed, “D. W. Saunders, J. .. Coftman, J, 1. Awdrews, R. £ Wakeman, Virginia . Wakewun, Mary Wakeman, and J. B. Fox, asklng for a mechanies' llon to the aciount ot $4719 on ‘The Unlversity of the Vat sttuated in the N. E. 1§ of Sec. 2, dl . TNE CALL. Jepar Droparrr—-Call af (st cases, beginning at No. No case on trial. Aunar Gain No case on trial. Jvnik daveany 3 Nos. Li2to 151, lnclusive. o, 13, and 14, ax HooEns—Nor. 147 lo 067, lnclusive. No Nor, 601, 003, C03%, U3L, 005, c. 320, South lu{. McClure ve. Dun+ b ham stillun tel. AUDONENT X0 Bravre Cincetr Covnt—Jenar Bron- .Aaron Wolf et al. vs. John: G, Smythe, AUFENION COURT IN RRIEF, *, M. Gaubert, $4, 587, oA Barry e, cye K. Stone. 3] n Alfrad F. Reld. 81 Albro ve, Benjamin F. tiallup lisct al, same, $143.41. ~J, va. Ienry ¢, Jaobs, €114 1 eney W, Krooks and Gur Ne Smlth 7.30. Danfel F. ullle 4, 70, = ydl nian, ve. Thomas W, Draper, idiie Erie Diuto saviy 3, 0, Mourae. 8171 Mckeller, 20110, wF Bank ~C. D, Biiney ve. filians g MeLarea MRS, W. F. D'WOLF. The briel announcement fp Tug Tamuns this morning, *Dicd, at her res'dence, No. 229 North' Dearborn street, Mre, Margaret Arnold D'Woll, wifs of Willlam F. D'Walf, aged 63 years," carricd saduess ond sorrow to & very wido circle of admiring and loviog friends. O her it could be most cinphstivally sald, ~ ‘Nono knew her but to love her, Nouo pamed hor but to prais Although not very aged, she was smong the carly scitlers of this Stats and city, and the sad “trhgedics of her family history, and the more than herolo fortilude, tho Christian sub- mission, with which she bure her terriblo, be- reavements, had marked her a3 & woman of Yery cxtraordinary character. * Her death will recall to many of ehe older settlers of Chicago the days whea she reslded fn | v ot financiol a stately home on the corner ot Clark and 0O tarfo strects, near where now stands the Cla endon Hotel, and on the same block where rtood the Library of the old Historical Soclety. Then, some twénty or twenty-fiva years ago, she was the centre of 8 family as Inrel; as ever mladdencd n parent’s heart, surmunded by sons and_daughters, manly, beautiful, bright, and Intelliggnt, and with a\ those reined ani gentlo races whichespeak so eloquently of acultured, “hristian mother. Hers was “a moicl of o ure, Christlan home; and it was & happy ome; & home made,as like to heaven asany- thing on earth, for ii. was the home of all do- mestic affectlons, of every erace and virtue. In the carls autumn of 1853, in a day, & Irightful necident carried four lovely daughters from that family efrele to the grave—fonr daughtera ranging from childhood tocarly wom« anhood, This nost tender dni loving mother surslved beeause rhe was a Christlan, and beeause her hushand and surviving chltdren clalmed her care and affection, Aeain, In 1869, ahe snw lier ficst-born son broueht dangerously wounded from the battle of Willlamsburg, to die. Dut he ddfed bravely and nobly for his country, and this patrlot mother found consolation in this costly sacrifice. And &0 this hest of mothers and most perfect of | wives haa Jived on, the stay, the comforter, the blessing ahove all other bcssings of her family, the cenfre of a home always atiractive, always clevatlng, always purifying. And now, havingg hrought up herchildren who remain fn thin world, and_ carcfully prepared them to lead honorable and uscful lives, she i fmm o Join thay larger portion of her fanily, iy the spirit world, whore e helleve they will Josfully welcome hier, her trials all ‘mn, and where ~ sorrow nnd anffering wil _be no more. Hwman suffering, the sufferine of the good, is a dark, and to many n erlevous, tnyaterys and yet, when we reflect that those angelic vharecters Hke Mra, D'Woll’s aro perfected and made so rnre ard lovel, thrangh the discipline of suffering, may we no find a hint towards the explanation of this mys- tery! She had finished her work in this world, and she did it well,~nono cver did it better. Then Why monrn ye that our aged friend fs dead? Tler youth wan innocent ; her riper ngo Marked with some act of goodnces every day. Sho lins gone Tashara the hioly rest that marks a life weli spent, The funeval will be at St. James’ Church at 2 p. . to-day. A o ——— THE SILVER COMMISSION, Senator Jones® Views on the Work of the Comnmission nnd the Proapects of the Pas- sage of the Sliver BIll, New Tork Tribune, Jan, 8. Renator Jones, of Nevadn, has been in this city for a day or two on private busincss. On Thursday, In conversation with a Tribune re- porter, the Senatar expressed bimsel! substan- thally as followa in regard to the Stiver bill_and the Silver Commiasion: o dil nut anticipate, Tie saldl, that the Comniisaion woulil be able to make a report before the first week In February, They were waiting for Informntion from abroad which would be farnished in answer to the questions addressed by the Seerctafy of State, and at the request of the Corpinission, to for- eign Powera, These questions related to mint laws, to any changes contemplated, and in fact 1o everything appertalning to metallic currency; also the report of the Investigations an the metallic resources of the Padiile Slope, had not yet been recelved. It was confldently expeeted that this report would bie more trustworthy and camplete Lhan that of the British Commission. ‘Thus matters stood in regard to tho Commis- sion, 1le could not say anything sbout the Si ver bill before the Financial Committee of the Scnate, nor on the rumor that Mr. Sherman \would feport favorably upoo it, with an amend- ent limiting its force and maxing sliver, lezal tender for §20 or #50. Ho hoped the bill iu that shapo would not pass. Hodld not like s voin- promise of that kind, becnusa it was not based upon what he conf¥ered true principles. The need of the country was a Dbl-amctallic standard, and that system would surcly revall in tho end, 0o wers efeated ot present. ¢ hlore prom- thinkers throuzhout the world ; b :coming_convinced of the cor- recui.s ot theory. ~ Morcover, nlue-tenths of the rcoplo were I lavor ol tho_silver, par- ticular] *In the West, It must ho adopted somo time, Tho paralysis of Industry woull compel it. Busincss was Incrensing in_tho'Avorld, and the productfon of gold was decfeasipg. Tho natfons would be forced to use “silver.” Would it not be wiser for the United Srates to lay In a supply of the required metal before the demand ereated by tho resumptlon of Austria, Italy, and other cotintri¢s on the baats of a double stand- ard should rajsc the value of thg silver dollar above par{ Morcover, it secmed to him that rnsumrtlnn stould take pince upon the basis prevalfing when suspensfon took place. It was a matter of somo fnterest to observe how tho views of certain Represontatives from the West had chianged since the last meeting of Congress. Intercourse with thelr constituents had lind & mlwnlufi effect, and the opposition was now mueh miider, The Senator sald tho words *job' and “ plot " were nsed, nsnmatterof course, aganst the ndvaeates of tho bl-metallle basis by its op- ponents, It was the fashlon, nowadays, to ac- cuse every one who did mov azree with you of havinz a ** Job," The courc of the ad- voea'es of the doublo staudard had been open, and certainly as far as be was concerncd a mat. ter of privefple. He was much leas interested In silyer mines then he was in gold. ‘He hap- pened to know, also, that numbers of proml- nent men, stiver miners, were In hopes the proj- cct wonld not succeed. If an cager market had been all the promoters of the bill wanted, why had thoy oxvlmsqd all the subsidiary coin bilfs and the'like! To have aided In the pasaage of theao bills would have been to their Interest, yet he had always opposed thom. e — THE DURNING MINE. A Voleano In Pennsylvania---Thousands of Dollars Damnge ond 1fundreds of Men Out of Work. Disntch to Philadelphia Times. Hanntsyuno, Pa, Jan, 3.—The fire which broke out {n the Lykens Vailey Mincs abont 3 o'clock Momday atternoon s sald to have orig- fnated l.hrou;ill the carclessncas of one of the winers, who threw o spark trom o lamp he was trimming asldo carelessly. In less than clght hours' tine tho fire had spread over an arca of over 500 yards In the shuft, wlich was specdily filled withh fire, gas, and smoke, and sufTocating elghity or clghty-nye valuable mules before they conld bo rescucd, Adjolning the burning mine, und dircetly conneeted with 1t, s an abandonc alope, whichi has always contaiyed moro or less 1ulnlklfll of strong gas. This matter fed the flames of the first fuine, and caused tfiem to spread with fearful veloclty In every direction, till up to this hour (11 p, m.) it 18 sate to say wbuut two and a quarter mlles of subter- rancan fire {a raging. Oncratlons have heen suspended altogethier, the miners and other em- pliju fleclu in horror from the shalts. ver and above this burning niass the eartliis opening In large scains, crumbling and forming foimense pits, from which ymoke, and stcam, atwl sulphurous gases lssuc a3from-the crater of avoleano. The men employed lo combat the destructive clement are endeavoring, but valn- Iy, it scems, to confing the flames and keep thiem below water-level, and for this ‘burpusa the chanuel of Bear Creck, a conslderahle stream, has been directed into the burning mine, so far with Little apparent effect. Men versed fu the tflxmqurhy of the minea contend that the underground contlagration cannot b ot under; that it must be permitted to rage untll its firy 1s extiousted for want of fucl, A regular 'ml!(c exists among the Lusioess- men aod coal operators and the 500 miners that will be thrown ont of work: Liko most other calamitivs, the loss will fall most heavily on those who cannot well bear it, ‘The fact that so m:m{' men, heads of families, are thrown out of employment In midwinter Is truly lmuentable, Abaut 75 per cent of the property owsfed at the Vittages of Wicontsco and Lykens s g‘\\-nm by workingmen, emyloyes of these intnes for yeare, but many huve nothing ta sustaln them- ‘selyes and families but thelr dally labor, A private telegram, received liere at 7:80 p. 1n., reports the Hre still u;;(ne there belug vo way to get atit. The Short Mountaln slope Is burning Hereely, and the slope-liouse has been eut off to save tho valuable muchinery. The I'Ek"m Valley has been treated the same way, The only way now thought of is to utilizo the waters of Bear Creek, The Paxton steam fire engine of larrisburg arrrived with two hose carriages at 8 p. nr., undarrangements have heen wadc Lo orerate the stoamers forwith, ~This worniuiz o erowd of miners catna duwn fhrough the oll ur ubandoned level from Big Lick Col- liery, three miles distant, and reached the in- slde stables, They tound the mules allve, but could nat reach the outside stables. The loss Is {mmensc, but cunuot now be estimated, 1t is alleged that it will require a year's thne to re- atr durauges. A prominent ‘vitlzen of Harris- ura, largely futerested fn the mines, procecded to Philadciphla this afiernoon to purchase a larze m{»ply of hose, which 18 to be shipped to Lykens fmmedtately. e O ——— e 4 Ia the Jaws of Alligators. ‘The schooner Ann E. Carll, of Northport. has been reported as baving Leen wrecked on Layo Ky, suuth coast of Cuba. Capt. Tyler, lier commander, has now reached home, and makes a report of the disaster as follows: They wero King a very quick passage when a burricana struck the vesscl. She was drive: its mercy for four days, and, on tho ffth, after beatiy, over twu coral recls, sho was forced har aground on this k siand, the only inhahi great number “of allizators, whicl swarmed around during the first night and came near de- vouring the crew, being onl which they succeeded in kimlling, aid the enap- aud onl after the Carll had thus heen wrecked, her crew wero the fortunate means of eavin and an English crew, pleces, and Capt, Tyler, finding that hio Jiad to divhle his Il'.’l'l'?' store of provisions with these brothera in misfo five persons on the Jsland, and that staryation would goon be staring them in the face, sent his mate and one seaman In a boat to Clenfucgns, about 100 miles distaot, with instructivns Lo ask assistance from the Havann. Government as soon us posstble sent a runbont with provisions for the relief of tho shipwrecked crews, who were found in an almost famished conditlon, Capt. Tyler having with hisrifle three alligators,which were skinned and eaten. ehlld of Albert 1. Monday, at 104, m. of the tamily are invlted. MATSON=Jan, 7, 1877, Romold Matson, fathee ot B months and 4 Norwood Park leave Kinzle-st. ceput at H:. o Clb, réquested to bo prescnt. fohonok's Palmoniof Sm’,vé;:Wosd Tonio, - almllarly Afecic a small, desolate sand tants of which were & kept off by n fire ing of theirlarge jaws belng heard on every side. he key Is ahout sixty miles from themala land, of the usual track of vesaels. Soori ?z o Spanish whoase vesaels had gone to rtunc, there helng now thirtys nited States Consul at On hearlng the facts the Spanish meantime shot ——— THE PHEENIX. * ‘The forty-0{th financial atatement of the Pheealix Tnsurance Company, af Ilartford, Conn., appéars in nnotker column, excellent showlng which is made. aeects amount to 82,407, 631. 30, glil s General Acnt of the Weatern Department. Attention fs called to tho very The total cash Mr. I, O Mae T UppATmy, n thia clty, on Sunday, 7th inst., of COOLY tthmd’ fever, Dr. Qrrin Caoley, otlee of funeral into-morrow morning's papers. I1OUCKS—0f searlet fever, Mabel Loucks, only d Maria ., Loucks. . neav., lence, No. 348 Ogdo eringe to Roschlll, Friends ervicen at thefr r Bluklux:{ 1iaq., of thiscity, aged 08 years nys, Funeral Tueaday, Jan, 0, at 1 o'clock p, muy from his late resldence, No. 174 North Groen-st.y by carringes to Graceland. McKAY—Jan. 7, of diphtherla, Jennle, eldesd dnughter of K. E. And Rebeeea L, McKay, aged 8 years and 2 mont ., Frienda of o mily [nvited to the funeral om ‘Monday, at 10} o'cluck, from No. 317 Hormitage- av,, by carriages to Calvary. STANNAID—At Norwood Patk. Jan, 6, 1877, Carrle B. Stannakd, daughter of (. A. and Anus E. Stannnrd, aged 18 yeara 11 mooths and 11 daye, Funers) nt 11 n._m, ‘Monday, dan. H. ° (nes to . SMITI{--On Sundny eveninz, Jan, 7, of searlet fover, after on filness of twa weeks, Carrie, Jnfant dangtter of filas Wricht and the lato Carrlo Suith, aged 4 montha and 22 daya. Funeral from residonce, No. 1014 Wilcoz-at., Monday, Sthinel., at 1p, m. Tha Hecond Ward Rtepublican Club will hold lts annnal meetingthis (Handay) evening, atd o'clock, No, 513 Btafe-st., for the electlvn of ofMicera of Ml members and_ Republican voters aro SMITH, Pres, FOURTEENTH WARD. A meeting of the Hepublican Club will be held this evening at Lochner's Miall, No. 400 Milwau- keo-av. 1l membera are requested fo aftend, ar business of Importanco whl be transacted. Delor gates to tho late Senatorinl Conventlon, Fifth Dis srict, ars oxpeclally requieated to tle nd, L. GERNHARDT, Pres, MUDICAL. and Mandjako Pills, These _deservedly celebrated aud popular mediciaes have effccted o revolution §n the beallog ort, snd proved tho fallacy of several maxims whieh havo for tuany years obstructed the progress of medical aclence. Thie false supporition that ** Consumptiva js locurable™ deterved physiclans from attempting to And remedics for that discaee, and putients amicted with it vecon- clled themselves to death without making an effart to csrape from a doom which they suppuscd to ko uns avoldable. 11 18 now proved, luwevcr, that Consumpe tion can be cured, and that ¢ has been cured in 1 very Rrest numlicr of cases (sonie of them apparently duss perate onen, by Behenck's Pulmonte Syrup alones and in othier cases by the same mediclne o conncetion with Kehenck's SeasWeed Tonte and Mandrake Pils, one o both, according 1o the requirements of the case, Dre Sechenck himeelf, who enjoyed uninterrupted Roodl iealth for moro than forty years, was wupposed at one tito to b ut the Yery gat of death, Jia physis clans having pronounced his ciee |l\7r('lu‘\& and sbane aoned bim to his fate. 1y wascure Ihy the aforesail miediclnes, _and, since 1S, reeoveey, many thousandy ve sed D, Sclichek’s preparations Kahle witeeons. wlh tid sano res Full elrections necomps ny eacli, making it not alsoe ately Beconary o pers soc br._iehenek uniera patieuts wi a3d fur this r- pose he is A1y }lll! princtyal oillee, corner sixth and Ateheeta, Philsdelphis, every Sfonday, wihiere al| lotters for advica st Le adidressid, eheneks maedicinie sta FUb by ol Arngwiata [ U8 and 70 Wabash: REGULAR TRADE SALE, Tuosday, Jan. 0, :30 8. m. DRY G0ODS. CLOTHING. Hais, Caps, Gloves, Mittens, Shirts, Drawers, Notlons, Scarfs, Tahle Cutlery Pocket Cutlery, Ladics Jackels, Hosiery, Alpacas, Flannels, Notlons. GEO. P. GOLRE & CO., Auctlonecrss Ve Stiall offer Jan. 10, ai Auction, OUR USUAL I'INE ASSORTMENT OF BOOTR & SHOES, And In addition, a large and well-assorted - stock of RUBBER BOTS AND SHORS, WInCH WE SEALL CLOSE. GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 08 & 70 Wabash-av, By ELISON, POMEIL Auctioneers, Bt and 86 Randoipti-st. BANKRUPT SALE AT AUCTION, TUESDAY MORNING, Jan, 0, at 11 o'clack, at our stotes, 84 and 86 Iandolpti-st. Ly arder of Bradford lancock, Assiznea of Dryfuss & Heruan, we will sell tho cntire stock of Haty, Caps, Cluthe g, Furnlshingtivods, Trunks, ele., ete Tuesday Morning, Jan, 9, at 43 o'clock, We will resume our Regular Sales New and Uscd Furniture, (}nrgatu, Stoves, , General Iouschold Goods, Generpl Merchandise, ete., eto, ELISOY, POMEROY & CO. | By WM, A, BUTTERS & CO. " Auctioneers, 118aud 120 Wabash-ay, BUTTERS & CO.'8 Regular Trado Sals Boots, Shaes, Iats, Gloves, and Mits, TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 0y AT 0:50 O'CLOCK, AT Tt A V18 & 120 WABASH-AV. 4 BUTTERS & 00’8 Regular Trade Balss TUE USUAL FULL LINES OF DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHLY SILES—DRESS GOODY, SILK 1IDR¥8., ESIBROIDERED SILK SCARFS, CARDIGANS, HOSIERY, FURNISHING GOODS HATS, GLOVES, MITTS, FURS, &c. THURSDAY MORNING, SAN. 18, AT O'CLOCK, AT THEIR SALESKOOMS, COB BT, & ¥ . MONAMARA & Cou 117 Wabash-av., N. W, cor. Madison-st. ‘uesdsy Moralng, Jan, 9, at 0:30 a'clock, wi 1 sell a splendia asorinicnt of BOOTS ANDSIGLR e " rail e Wool und Butalo-Lined Joous ad s, T RADDIN & CLAPE, .Y B3 &8s Wabash-av., W hold thelr Firat Auctlon Sals of Doots, Shoes sod Kuobbers, ‘Tuesday, Jan. ¥, st 10 o'clock, when thef fre will offer @ large tinent of goods adapied o tid season, Bales every Tuesday snd Friday. Cash o8 Vanced ou cubigumieat. TCONFECTIONERY, CELEDRATED trosghont the Unlon--expressed o all parts. 1®and upward st Boiio, doowoe m TRl orders QUNFIER, Confed -~ Uoner Chcaza tioner, Chicaza - PERFUMNMERY. o R st X twenty-Eve cent oize of i i 13 Gxaujeive o Mare™ Cologae ¥ ow Issued, ~ Larger sizes. | §andiso, oltics AT b " NEH, Druggists, Clisags s - Jrrae