Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1877, Page 7

VERMONT. Celobration of the Centennial of the State. Meoting of the Oreon-Monntain Boys Residing in Chicago. Addresses by Gurdon Hubhard, and Miessrs. Jsham, Skinner, James- son, antl Mattockse Tho Early History of the Young Ropublio —Ftlan Allen and His Asgooiates, The Long Controversy with Sew York--Strategle Kegolfations with Great Britain, Auspicions Beginning of the Forma- tion of n Gtate Association, The Aseoclation of the residents of Chicago and viciulty wlo were born in Vermont held its rccond mectlog last evening at the 8herman Hlonse. The ordinary was sct apart, and proved Tardly large cnough for the attendance, which was larger than at the previous meeting, The eathering was intended to ba an Interesting ono to friends of the State, and it was cxpected that the time would be taken up with short speccies for an lour or so, tho materfal in the wny of speakera befng abundant. But, as usual n such easee, tomebody blundered, and the result was disas- trous, The ehort speeclics were not on hand, but in leu thereol were some lung and not entirely valuable addresses, almost any onc of which would bhave been speaking cnongh for one evening. It Is a matter of the greatest Kkinducss to the Inelpfont Aseociation to point this out, becauze o repetition of Jast night will kil it as deadl us Etha Allen. A little more concert of nctlon would lave kept the speakers from treading on each others' licels in the history of the State, and would have given a pleasing varlety to the even- Ing. It is, of course, desired to Le made clear that the apeakers were not at all to be blamed, tut only the Committce, who falled to regulnte matters better. The sons of Vermont should lmve & prosperonis nxsociation fn tha clty, and they wilt If it 1s not killed at its start, Before ealling the meeting to onder It was an- nounced that THE ROLL OF MEMRERS was ready to be sizned, and In o few moments the following persons hud signed and palt thelr dues Lo Mr. John N. 1lls, who was elected temporary Treasurcr for the purpose. ‘The towns et after cach person’s name are their birthplaces, ‘The st covers o few who were present at the previous meetlng, and whose vames are therefore duplivated; but most of the llst are new. Tt should bo added that the seventy-five names glven represent only sbout Lalf of those present. Following {s the fist: A. E. Clark, Barre; L. Il Jamicson, Jrashure; . I, Mor, iochester; Tlomer N, Hibbaid, liethel; D, K, P ns, Bradfords John A. Jamle- . J. tutherland, Wallingford; i, Woos ck; Lieward B, Irham, itoyal” Marsh, A UL Windeor; W, dletown W, Gl I B, A, liranch, Or Pratt, Brattleboro; A, J.Cutler, Montpelier; Norman Hall, Tunbridge; Lillott Duraud, Colcheter; 0. A, Iinrnes, Larre; Arba N, Waterman, Greensbaros J. D, Kilbourne, Joseph Morrie, Hotheld “Rancom Allen, D, L. Tough, Midulebur, Plttsford: L. Meachau, N Middlebirys Grorie A, f. Walnwright, Burlington ofrety Y aih, doxeph A, Bent, Mhiillebury:Charles Jacknon, Addlons W, B, A, Webb, ltockinzhan W, 11 'Van Orninn, ton, Northeld; Lyman Southgate, Woodetock £, Alwood, Wt otk Enos W, Smith, Waitsield; W. 1, Swmith, Wilimington: A "G, Alford, $t, ne: do K Btearnas Woodstocks 0. C. ' Blackmer, lurnani; E. C. Monlton, Cantletun; 18, 1, Ruseell, Norih Herns™ AL W, Wehb," Monfpelier; M. E. Morriron,” Barre: 1. (1, Vayinont, Tiridye Yoters o W Hellys Derbys Wo 15 Hoddluy, Hinesthrzs No 11, Baruies, SBprinefield; A, in Tugzer,” Chiester; Menry Wood, Darre; Co W . Grattons Thomus Caok, West Townshend; Wi iddiehnry: 1.8, helps, Intund- Swift, Chesters B, A, dewetl, St Jdohn N. Hille, Atlinzion; &, D, las- c A, UL Wicker, Bridgeports Frank . Williawy, Cielreat Horaco 1%, White, Jtutland, LETTERS, RTC, After the slznatures had been made Norman Wilthama read the Decluration of Independence sdopted by the delegates from the towns of the New Hampshire Grants at Westmfnster Jan, 17, 15 i liumlred years ugo, e also read the vin letter from C, B, 1, ce, ex-Chiel- Justlee of the Supreme C Cutcsdo, dan, 17,—Norman Williame, Feq.— My Deaw Suc [ yegret 1 am wnfering from so revere a cold that [eannot secept your inviiatlon of yesterday to et with our fellow Vermonters to-niht, aiul sny a fese words in honor of the Mate that cuve ns birth, We wre nuw dwellers In o laml $1 soute respects more fuvored, but we have never Z uge o the wnclont common- he uttacument for 1t boculities h belongw to all wen who have beon born and amoni mountaing, and we are proud of it ns e hest avemplar in the country of # true Fepb- livan society, " OUF furm of Government would 1o lunzer be un unsolved problem It every Btate were Jike' Vermont. Without wealth and without poy. eriy, but with education and intelligenco univeennl Jy diiTuned, aud sbtaple honesty the erdinary oy of nctlon, whe rits 1n the elindow of her mousia contnuuding the love und admiration of run< however far {lioy may have wumdered, or howover lang may lhave been the separation A bundied years ugo shie usserted lier exivence an Independent State, Inall that period her fn- fucnce, It ot great, has been bendgn, Lot e hope that the neal century may write for hor hiv- tory of which her sous cain be as prod us wo are of the'ceutury that lles bubind us. | Yours very truly, C. Il LAWRENCE, Dr. C. V. Dyer, being unable to bo present, seut @ fetter Of couelderablo fength written by s dauzhter, but expressing his sentinenta, which werw, brieily, that ho had always been a #lneere admfrer of the Intelluet of the women of Nermont, of which he cited numerous exam- pleag umd that e had wtways been proud of s natlve Btate ¥ on account of the inaple-sugar auade tn it and the battle of Bensngton fought wutside {t.” Tinker, ler, 14, Sucw, Hellows Fall T'. 15, Urecne, ra Daniol Worth| Wooldstucks T, g A telegrun was also read from C, A, Buperintendent Atluntic & Pacille Telegrapt Cuwpany, exprosving his regret at belug de- tudued awvay, 3Mlt. GURDION 8. JIUBHARD, Chairman, then wddrcased the Assoclation as followss 3 KKLONTERS AND GENTLENLN: Ou (Wly fnter. ertlug oceaslon y hava chiosen me for your Clalr. man.” 1 thank you for the honor. "Thls day s $hie one-hundreath snulversary of the Declaration of Indepenlencs of \Vernont, when they unnounced themacives W be s soverein peo- reo from nilegdanco (o L oy other Powers clalming Juriedictlon over thent. 1L secms w 01- tin ¢ occavion for us, the sous of Vermont, to von- Memorate thls cvent by a waituble organlzition for the purposs nut only of perpetuating the recolle tiuna of our natlve Mate, bt alad Tor prometing #uod fcllowalilp with each othier, 1 leuve 1o uthers bresent tiw pleasaut tank of Lere of Inferuat conmected with the i tnz sotis, atd conllue nywelf Lriedy to & fuw fucts of hier eurly history, Ao, ternitary | wiibiae ieited fn 100D by 0 1 upont, and - Cliovin, puided b 1 party uf Algou: quin ludlans, Lot fur 100 years ulterwards it was Toa battle- d of Tudiaie, unin later thue 1t becamne the battlo-ground vt white setiler, but thy Lest sctilement of whetes woe in 1524 et Lrattio. Lorough, und (housti from this point troope were sent wsatust the ¥rovich In 3 the tide of iminge rstlon did not wet 1 until 1760, AL thlstine Gov, Veotworll, of New Mami o Claimed the fre o he ) pebiira charter, Iu 705, by proclamation, the Governor of New Yoric Slined tug territory, ‘wnder & grant (rom Charles 1 & the Duke of Yorky under which he ordered £ heriftomake returns to bim, Gov. Weutworth h“ OF & counter prolamution clatming jurisdictivn |~.' Aew hnm{.mm. New York then appealed to P urown, asking for the snnesstion of that Ter- 0y to thelr Mates this Sppeal waa secompunled T Fettion purporting to be from Vermanters, YILg to be f0 uneacd; thls petition e esid 10 1 ‘The roquest Waa prauied by the ic Ternilory waa 20 sutesed. Mew York, under its presumed i Btlewpted fo exerclo full juriediction. K108 suite ot efcctmient sxamet setticrs. (he kourts coatriaing aud feu iz Gieie mandatce (o e % 8L whlch the prople became ndiguant sud Fetaverated; they uryanized under Ethan Alten, sitelnpy 360 a0d vikicrs, and seslatd. Sherlifa hts Pa‘nx W executs wrils of ejeciwent were Ve ted 10 trcee, aud severely whipped with MUl nous were fouud wililng to fun such iy state of defuuce coutiuued fut ten ) Jear Gor, T, Kiber 0700 lesued & proclamation comumanding sz Aljeg, Seth \\'lruvu. and others to sirren- irty daye, under pepalty of death, e Celetl of clery, atfering n boduty of £130 era. flAUTe Of Allcn wnd £30 cacy fur tbe fop c? I8 turu odered a reward fur tho ap- Yor Bt Atturuer-tieueral of the Stale 4+ 121770 we Vesmvatess petltivacd Congreas for admission into the Unlon, New Yark onposing, the petition wad withdrawn, 'n 1777 Vermont declared her Indepandence, and apain in Joly asked fur admiralon into tha Unlon. Aia was rajecter. Mor penple hacnme creatly clted and fndiguant, Thin gave the Hritich Gen- erald reason to belleve it the praple of bt tato conlil be galnea over ta acknowledze Great Rritatn. Allen and hin nenoclates were approached on the mibjert with that hope, putting off and evading A prowine of acknowledzine alieglance, therchy gained thme. 10 181 Conress offered to admit her, but cnnulllnf her territory. Aed it, and, for eixht yeara thereafier. ont of the Unton. In 17500 New York prop relingnish aif clabm for the conalderation of 000, which Vermont accepted, and ahe wae admit. ted n Sate dn the Cwon March 4, 1501, she being thie firat State admitted under the Federal Consti- tution, Tiuring the Revolutionary War, notwithetand- Iz Vermant had no vince §n the counerls of the confederate colonica, **The Green Mountain Ho distinguishied themselves in romo of the harde hatties, for instance at Fort Tleonderoca and leo- nington, where Ethon Allen and Molly Ktarke Tusband gained their fmmortal renown, “Although Vermunter li} MT:\VQ(I thorms Dhes, Ioai enldicre wader many privations and viciasitudes, ® YAy ey werh denounced a4 Itobels buth by Sew Yarhers and Torles, ‘Throughout the war of 1817 they suatalned the character for valor which they had " palned during the Iievotution, and swere not a whit behind any State of the Unfon 1n aupporiing the Stara xnid e record n the ute Sunthern Ke- for itsclf, and fe fresh in vur mem- e Shipes, ! beltlon speaky orice. They have always shown a desire to protect the weak anil oppresred,ns an evldence of which I muy e peenutted to name theie rendiness (o assipt the Canadlan MNevc'llon, they lm\'m{: organized nn aruy of 600 to 700 men, well equlpped. and crosu- edInto Canada In 137, only withdrawing under the praclamation of the Presidentof the United States, and the severs threats of Uen. Wool of al- most cevlain vxtormination §f Uhey persisted in faking part with the Inwurgents, ° After much Trexitation they gave up thelc arma to Gen, Wool, #nd retnened home, mortitled certalnly yet, after tha necond suber thought, convinced that to obey B good citlzenw the Inws Of their own country was bigher duty than atding in g doubtful enterpirlae, My fricnde, we thus see that fo period of nxty 1 yenrs—{rom 1724 to 1741 the greater part of thu time o civil or national ward, degident on thelr own bravery, couln and fustice In nantaining themdelvea upriinst ygres oads, and during this tne 1t was 3 lone in- mlent State, out in the cold. We, living In » nge of plenty, can hardly concelve 'the wany privations ear sictstors 80 nebly subuntted to, 1t I8 to suy nnnd_ surprising thut they did not lo ennrage nnd abnion thelr humes; it reguired mo Pluck’than we their lescendants lave. Stariation and unconimon dangera surronnded them, to over- come which raqnired alltne nerve and seif-relisnce which they pussessed, They feared tiod and not cdutated thele childien, and have left us examplos uf economy, public sud private, Fonr iitation, B et gk fo' moment (o ther State syetem of ecanamy, U'p o 1866 tney had no Senate, The Jaw-maktng power conalsting of a louse uf Repre- sentatives, Governor, und twelve comnsellors. 'Fle aalary of the Gosernor ot this dul Wil $1,000 por annum; Secretary of State, 31003 Audi- Torof Accounts, 5003 Chief dudues of Courty, $1,0003 Representatives, $2 per diy, For the year 1460 the incume of the State frows all soure wan 1,080 105 disbursements, §2i0, 450, 42 Lalance In treasury, $10, 50,74, You all know wiat are her fustitntions for cdn- cation and benevolence, ln’l\‘ulc and pablic, and alen whot kind of boyw umd wirls she givee (o the they are found all over the civilized glob not be ashamed of them, —wherever ti are they graee society, with very few vugubond ex- ceptions, [Applausc.] JUDGE SKINAER was then ealled for, umid said he was surprised when he sow fu the newsphper that he was to muke an address, He bad oot thouht about it afterwards, The only sddress e conld deliver would be a clever plece of address to dodge the duty. g trom nont Dot quite as long ugzo as the respecten Chairnn, yet so Jong ago thut there were more Vermontera present than thero wero men sitogetoer fn Chlengo when lie arrived, he still felt ws deep an futerest o his nativoe State s any one who had ever lived there. le went down overy year and spent more or less thne there, and cofoyed his visiy us mueh as any person born fn tie mountait could, He © did not tnluk, as had be sald regarding New lompslsre, that Vern, wus n very good Stutsto cuterate trom, I was a good State to lve in. The people there were a8 a rule honest, industrious, religious, faithinl, and noral, No better peopleextsted ahywhers; nor any better edueated people. In iy youtl, when ho returned from collvge, he found the hired girls wers better granunarigns tan | was, Thoy wers fnvarlably good at, Feuuuul e} 5 J Y and orithietie, and were pretty’s food the- vluglans, 1t would have taken a pretty subtle miud to beat those well-cducated womei In mat- tors of theology. Manchuster, he catne, was settled early, und there Was quite o Jarge population there at the tme of the Revolution, L was nlmosta frontler settlement. Inbisboy- houd the echo of theold contest still lingered, nnd fu riding uround with his futher there had bee poluted out a great many places which pos sessd constderuble futerest tn an historicul point of view, He mentioned the old tavern, Which was at one time the Jeadquartors of the army umder Gen, Wouster, aud - aloo of Col. Warner's resiment, which won the second bat- tie of Beunington, Mancliester was the place where “Tory property was tiest escheated in the United Btates, 1t being used for the purpose of armiug troops tor the defense of the country, Bouth of Muanchester was Sunderland, where Ethanond Ira Allen Hyed. The section wis full ot storles ubout Ethan and his rmm»\r characterlstics, He was a. hold, vigorous, and unficked acub as Vermant and a man who woull e o the frout runk ol the bl Iru was a nuan of conshlerable abllity, ahd, perhags, of mors ian Etlian, - member Baker at 2 rlington, wits nnotlier prowi- nent man. e had niore ablilty than any of the men cuguzed o securing the trecdom ot Ver- mont. The Council of Sutety met in the old Court-Tlouse at. Munchester Tor the tirst tine, The bullding was atlll atanding, Newr by, on the edeo of the town, wus the piece ot e I which Etlnn Ailen met the English oilloers ol the tima Vermont wus pretending to treat with England to remaiu winler her rule. 'Shis Wwos 8 mwere ruse—a puolitie trick on the lurl. of Allen und Nls” ussociates to Induce [xu English not to attack the scttlements i Nermont, And whe wus handly ever attacked. The British sturted ome to o to- Bendnton, but neser zot tacther than Hoosae, The nego tiatlons wiurmed the Unlted States und nme Cungreas tuke steps us nzuinst New York, which wus the object Atfen had” in mind, * LLWARD 1311AM spoko next. He said he had no memorles of Yermout golng back os far us thuse of the Chulrimun or of Judge Bkfnner, but they went back g0 far thut be couldn’t remember when be first saw Vermont, [Lunghter.) The nseocla- tlons of bis childhiood” wers full of the most Vivid mementoes of the early blstory of the Btate. He ol playéd - on - the old green whero the Hesslun prisoncrs were brought after the battle of Benniwgton, und where stoud the old chureh in whicls they were contined, e had scew old men who fought in that battle: undn the graveyard pear ut bhand wny of thode shin wers burled, e spent muny days under the roof of the ohl Citu- mount Tavern, n front ol which was i sl pusty—a stulled wolfy always grinimg towur the Btate of New York, {Applause] There WEro few Lhiugea that Vermonters were us proud of ua that from 1377 10 1791 Vermont way w free and dndependent State—uo thanks to the Contivental Cougress! From the tune the Ver- monters uited tiemselves with the fortunes of the Ameriean Hol)uhllc, o people within the er producod, warily ho put wouls settlers, 4 llts of it bad Cevee been more true and fuithtul * to jts juterest than [Applause.) They had been fwthful to'ft in'tme ot war, aud, even more faithiul b tine of peac ady whist they Nked,=he did inany boasting,—but it did in the Iittle novks aml retl, world public virtue was more common, more Horm throughout the community, thay in the tat world oucldes and s helleved the Stats of Venuunt was seuding out futo the Republie, und had been from its earlicet history, u streun ol ten who curried (lguml principles “and gond wmorals with them, and, ws o body, were exerting u sober, considerute, truthful worat, and vire tuuus sentiment in publle:allulrs wherever they wure fouud, P\pyhuu‘[ Hodid byt concur fiy the seutiment ol the falr Kranddaugiter of he thougnt, Men migzhit Vermout, who foped they would mot - dulge i uny chaonish Leeling, He bad beard it eald that Vermonters were the Swias of Ameries, They were present becavse they had comnon associations, Teinembered cuniinon scenery und common clreumnstances; and be thought it the most natural thing 1 the world that they should fudutzs some little fecl- of clannishuess,—a disposition to hold to ai] #tand by une snother, 8o far as he knew Ver- munt micn they could do worse things and tie aud faeten to worse men than to tie wnd fasten to ove avother, {Applause.} k i H‘m::;:ju luu:sosl spoke next. Hu eald the postal card notifyine tlin that he way to makn’: an address hn{lu'Lt' been received; hence e bad not expected to say anythin He Lad made no preparation ¢x- tept that oue which every Vermonter had when he was introduced to speak ol his native Stute. He was as Full probabl as gy one prezent of haviug been a Vermonter,— proud Luat lie was bori and recelved his early education there, He was proud, tuo, of Iliuols, and 1L was awong bis regrets l\gnt e could not enjoy slso the dftleenztip of Vermont. They Lad srsembled, as b understood, to conineme- rute thie Dectaration of Independence of the sate of Vermont, Thero was o Iittle confusion be ascertained from the newapaners, In regard to the viranology. Hle was futormed that the Vermont peopie had their cetebration Tuesday, couventlon which offically doclared tie Etate iudependent met un the 15th; the Dee- lasativn wus pullaned dn the Conuecticul Clanrant the 17th. Tt was a matter, perhapa, of slight consequenco whether ~they fixed upon tha Ihth, 16th, or 17th, siica Ver- mont about theso times was very dnde- pendent. (Langhiter] The Decinetion was but A publiration of what hnd exlsted for a good many vears, Fer twelvo years previous Ver- mont had heen engarred In & conflict that was fn- (wrno:rhwl‘ln #omy’ respeete, with the Btute of New York, then, as naw, the Emjpire tate of the United States, alte [|'lnn-.tlmhlnl'nl Mnseachiusetia, She had y fichiting cvery year, and sometines twice n year, to buat off the Interlopers from New York, who, under titles derl from Calden, were sceklng to oeupy lands that_ haid_been granted by Gov. Wentworth, of New Hampshire, Sonrcetimes muits in ejectment wers commenecd, The proe- ess served was an appleatlon of _ birch rouls, and It was found o more effest. amd expeditions mode of nppr(m: Justi than the Julzes were ahle to applv in the courts of Clicago, {Applan tuuzhier.] Alliaion Jiad been “made to Remember Baker, Je was aken prisoner once, and w party of his fricnds and_ neizhbors followed the Sew-Yorkers to near Albany, and reseued hlm, Tt was alw: rald, i mpedainiz of the Revolution, that ti first blood had Licen shed at Lexineton, Fer- haps that was trae. But he wished to reeall 1y recollection the fast that the first uttack that was made upon the British was made by Ver- mont amen at Thconderoga, whore surrender Ethan All n Mouutain ln?‘n de- manded *in the name of the Continentai Con- grees ond the Great Jehovalt,”? That was & few aavs alter the battle of Sexington or Comeord, which was on attuck of the Britlsh upon n small force of Americans who fired not u shot. until_they were assailed, On thesame or the following day after taking Theotnleroga, Allen took Crown Polnt, a ritish fort; and a few days nuhsequcml‘{ 2 tloop-uf- war, earrying sixteen guns, on Lake Chnamplain, Not content withthese victories by Jand and sea, the st detackment marchied_ nto Canada aml took the City of St. Johns. The later history of the State aht not belfe the glory which she won in her early career as an antaconist of New York, and to rome extent also of the Unite States, which for muny years were hostile to the clatms of Vermont. Jdln Btark won the hattle of Bennington when Congress was endeavoring to get him removed, but wien he had won jt they pussed a vote of thanks and wave him o command in the Continental armny, e was rl‘uull to suy that the plory Vermont avhicved 1 the Relélton was eyual 1o that eained by nny other State in the Unlon, [Applause.] After the War was over—he had not been in Vermont for ten years—he went there sod was annzed to finl to'wnat extent the people had been visited by the enlamitics of wur, Every funnly e vissted mourned the Joss more dul nut clalm a e 1 that of othier Blates, but, con- stdering the pauvity of her members, he thought the furees she sent foto the tield were a3y numerovs us thuse gent by othe, Btates. The nume the would fransmit to posterity would be as honored 1s that of any soldiery i the Unfon, 1u eonclusion he ulluded to the fn- terest he felt in Venmont s regarded Sluvery, There hud been but two slaves i the State,—a ian and her chlld—aml they were brought the army. The owner Tn manumitting id, among otber things, that they could vude sud teaille on thelr own account.' Latughter.| "The ceneus of 1380, which credited ont With seventeen sluyes, wus [ncorrect ) they never belonged to the Btate ut all, LApplause.) TIRBARD fe was grattfied to meot 80 NN u The oeension was one on which a little mutual admiration might per- haps be permitted, He wus surprised to’ see so many preeent, awl was sure, in proportion to the population, Vermont bad us muany repre- sentatives in Chlcagn as porhaps any other Hiate; aml, conslly thie positions vl respon- sibility, success fn manulactuning, mercuntile, atd other busintess cuterprises, Vermont would nre w lhlum'nnx--r State fn tne Unlon. tany fuces which he seen hefure and ofllces without an 1des that tiey monters. The siggastbon o forming an asso- crttion, wher L uriginaied, seemed Lo be n happy one, since 1L wouid coable thew to meet occasionally n a soclal way, and thus hecome sequainted’ with one anotier, Judee Bkinner hud spoken of the utellectust ubility of the servant grls of Vermout, dudge could remeniicr a perlod e he, but be well remembered when man i hived virl i the village wh vi born was o native Vermonter, Where it hape pened, us in liis futhes’s faunly, there were mix Loys st 0o girls, und w nenbor, perhiavs, bud 81X eirls ninl no boys, the bovs ired ut o do the tarn work of the neighor, sud the girls hived out to do the hueee and hitchen work, It was no menial servieg,and was nutso regard It was bouked tpon s hwno, ylay itent. When factorles were started—when Lowell hes 1 10 be developed s @ Hatut turin. the girls of Veruont were rolivited to awl Dielp run the machinery, aml when 1t waa fouml that they coubt carn n dittle e money fn thut way (han by dolng house- worle” for thelr neigubors, for the first thne the r appeared o their places, The hred-men ulwuys used to sit ut the table with the fumily utl meals, Ile re- lated un ancaloto about 4 Latilious stranw dhtug with 1 Governor of Vermont, wiose se vants ate with bim and bis wife, The stranger tolid the wife It was not right, aod she replid, tis not, They owght to lhave better foul, as they work harder than we {l,unalmr.l ‘Lhe flrsl thue he heard g the 1t town o Bethel that this way not the enstom he wis Vi surprised, o questioned whiether s was iy more happiiess, any more virtue, intelligence, v gentiie siecess e hife fo the chunged relation of things, and changed habity and foshivus, than characterizal Vermont in those days, [Applause, | JOUN MATFOCKR, erandson of Gov. Mattociis, ot Vermont, read an uddrees of consklerable bengen, ntuinly his- torival fn character, for whion b apologized by taying that he bud ot thne to condense. Beacning the tme of Vermont's war with Now York, the speaher r.\lnl a bigh tribute to the statestansiip and bravery of the Allens,— Lthan aud Irie The name bt the Stats wus, the speaker sald, devised by Foowas Young, hitwdelphily, and wus not adoptul untit July, 1055 The early scttlers of the State were tolerant of all religlous upinfons and Insisicd on perfect lilierty and equalt, In 153 the State wis affected Dy u large revival, the result of the Jubors of the celebrated donuthan Edwarda, The remulider of the wddress was entirely bls- torteal, treuting masuly of the armistice between Vermont und Canada dus the Revalutlon, the Holdentn correspomience; the ditliculty at- teuding the admlesion of Vermont inta the Unlou, and, finally, the Rutlund County rebell- on, yorably, I propurtion to its size, 1o raw MR D, K, 'EARRONS, hefng asked concernlng the objects of tha meet- fng, Teplivd that fu was hoped to pertect an orzanization of ull the Vermonters reskdent fn Chiengo, Me. Pearsons clobed by offering, os the senthnent of the meetiug, that the Sons of Venmont assembled in Cineato heartily grected the other Vermonters throughout the great Northwest. It was uccepted aud ordered telegraphed to Guov. Fafrhankn, of Vermout, Mr., Hilla, from the Committee on Constity- tiony asked tor turther tine tor thut Committee, and It was cranted. Ile wnounced that he would be lemacd tu ece any Vermonters fn hls rootns in Ni; Bullding, corner of Monroe sud Lusglle , Whore the llst of wembers would te Kept tor slznature, The thinks of the meeting were then extend- ed 1o Mr, Muttocks for his nddices, and (o the proprictors of thy Shermun House' for their courtesies, after which the mecting adjourned subject to the call of the Chatrinan, ——— SUICIDE, &pecial Dispatch te The Triduna, Four Wayne, lud, Jau, 15,—An old man uguied Johu P, sleyer huug himsell lass night in his room at the Washington louse, He complafed f'cl(elll.l)‘ of fecling bad, and re- tired “early Tast evening, He climbedupon a table and forced o stick through a stove-pipe bole, DPlaciug It crosswise, he lastened a rope to it. He formed u voose, which he placed around his neck aud then pushed himeeld from the table, In whichi position he was found this morning. Deceased was ugred about 60, und had been in Fort Wayne erdl montlis trying to tutroduce an fuvention which he had patented. Ho was healthy and fn comfortuble circum- stanices Snancially, The cause of the rash uct ls amystery, Meyer came trom Alsace, Frauce, where his fatfier recently died, leaving bl o lurge estate, which be had niot yet received, Des ceused bad relatives diving in Detroit, e —— OBITUARY. Bpectal Ditpatch {0 Tha Tribuna. Warrswares, Wis, Jun. 17.—Capt. J. L. Pratt, & muu widely known through this part of the State, and oue of toe eorlivat resfdents of Whitewater, died this morning from a seispsc, siter baving ucarly recovered frow a foug iil- Ores. M wus u Cuptawns 1o the Thirtecuth $Wis- c‘\\:’n-ln Iufautry during the trst ycurs of the -l Bpectat Dispatch to The Tridune. Dernorr, Mich,, Jau, 1i.—Franklin Moore, agud 73 years, divd bere this afternoon. He was long the bead of the well known grovery firm ot Moore, Foots & Co., und has been proi- fuent for many years fn lumbering. He was man of wealth, and laves a Jarge family. Bec setury Chandaler was his brother-in-law. Asunoroy, D, C., Jan. 17.—Rear-Admira} Jozeph Emith, the oldest oficer fn the Urited Elates navy, dicd bero to-day, aged 65 Messrs, Whittle and Stebbins Begin Their Revival Services Meetings at the Tabernacle and in Plymouth Church. Last Day's Bession of the Univerzalist ‘Western Board of Missions. Meeting of the Episcopalinn Board for the State of Illinols. WIITTLIE AND STEBBINS, THE NOON IHATER-MERTING at Farwell Hall, le1 by Messrs, Whittle and Stehbine, waa very well attended, the audiio- rium being full, After thosinging of a hymn, the Rov. Mr. Thompsony of the Fifth Preabyterian Church, offered prayer,asking God Lo breathe upon them the Holy Ghost from on high that they might have the splrit of prayer; that, resting upon the promises of God, they mizht press thelr way with bolilness to the throne of grace, and luy their petitlons before Gol. o asked Him to give them faithy to Lelp them to fecl the necd of Chiriat, The hymn, *Inced Thee every hour,” was sung. The Rev, E. R, Davls then read the following REQUESTA PO PRAYERSS ‘That the Holy Epirit will manifeat His saving and healing power with the church, pastors, nun people of Havana, Brimfcld, Thornten, lione- woud, Highland Iark, Austin, and liyde Dark. 1L, and with Lina and Avon Springs, N, ¥.§ for wid Aumliceet, and Humliton Collezins for a singer; foraman In Boston. Peesonal re- querid, by aanan in Indiana that God witl convert s woul bnd rave his cluldren; by a wife and maothier for the converslon of ber hushand and chil- dren; fora wayward von snd the salvation of Gf- teen ‘suns by ilcir parents, twelve husbands hy their wives, upd five ronseu-laws for the conser- «lon of three fathers and four daughtera; an insne 1 brothier; ¢ < my family" three wives and fami- ] Iugulrers two mjck brothers ion of ors und three sis. ny virl: for o ean) H uien of this city; ** 1o wy husband ** and cl four unrnved frien for severa) youny converts to he led by the Toly Spirit, und for Chetuns for tie falinees of the desired blessings for the Superintendent and tencher of & misrlon Sunday-schuol 1n Hyde Parks for the refurined men of the city, Mr. Charles 8, Morton returned thanksto God for the experience He hud given them stuce they sarted in the Christian Ufe, and asked 1 to teach them how to fully conrecrate themselves to M. He nsked a blessing upon the work fn 'lju-tuu, and that wany souls mlght be eaved icre. MAJ, WRITTLE read several ve: of the tenth chapter of Gal- atians, and satd we had to recoenize ull through the Bibile the truth that God aclected indiv ual men to do g great work for i, and t these men whom He had filled with the Holy Bpunt were o ri{wrlnl relatlon to Him as His choren lustruments, and that He protected, nud guurded, o blessed them, This had be 3 nlso fit the history of the Chureh av. They had been greatly blessed Ly having With them one of those wiom God had male His apecial Instrument. They were to recotnize this not fu any gense of man-worshig, but in the avnse, They glorlly God i me” Uhey should also remember the other part of the truth: tuat there was going to come 1o many of the new converts, and to many Christians, a wreut blessing i the fact that the one they had bren Tooking to ns u leader il been taken away, One }.\lnu\h’) who had been a great prop to bfm had e removed, aud thera wus 1o specdnl reasin why the people shoulil pray to Gl to qualify lim (Whittle) for the work, The p Moody wus the power of God in hin, They should remember that thele power was elther man'a power of the tleah usel to arrest the Churchy or It was the loly Ghost power to used to'builil up the Churen. Let everything of tlesh of man he put away, and wait ot God to be filed with 1is spirdt, that each onie in ) :J easure infght buitd up the Churel of the llving i : The hymn What o frienl we have tn Jesus™ was enng, mnd this wus 1ollowed by prayer by the Rev. Mr, Patton, TIE KEV, MR MORGAN €ald we muet co to the words of (nd for coun- sel I cverything. The Lord had taken the brother s:\lnody) awny, yet it did not follow that the work must stop. * 10 we wanted (o jzo on wu tnust not stand with the majoriiy; that stunding sl but with the ters hat was goite on. If we came to know the death of the fleali, the death of every hope we had, the Mas- ter would stand by us, i we were faithiul and wallied with Iltn. They were nob to sy “Where dn the Lord Gard of D L, Moody " hut “AVhere §s G, the Fatlier of the Lord Jesus Chrlet " and take the Holy Spirit and recelve 1Mh dn 13« tullness, ond & greater work would worli be done than lad been aone, had only begun, God had 1o ft. Ie had taken lisha, 41 every oite woulil ook up to the living Lt not this work go down: let me u?ummn,n there 3 no one else,” Jesus would fit) them with the Holy 8pirit, and u L everybody Knew Jeans w My, Bichhins theu rung * tuward Jerusaten," aje Whittle sald thers wi whom s heart ached—the un erted; those who had listeaed to Mr, uly's preaching and reatsted its influence. Probubly {n their lives they wonld never ngafn sec one so filled with the power of God. 1f they contlnued to resist and dida’t come to g dedsion at ouce the - lrmn-lmln Telt wpon their minds by him woulil cave them, and then coldness aud “Inditference would be harder to overcome, MINOR MEETINGS. WEST-4IDE NOON PRAYER-MEETING. A rellglous movement was started on the West Side yesterday, which bids fair to become a great eplritual blessing to that division of the ity It wus the fonuguration of a noomtay prayer-meeting at No. 221 West Madison street by aband of carnest Christinn workers who deslre to convert the imany hardened sin- ners {n that locality. The attendance at the firat meeting was very enconruging. The place of mecting Is a room on the second floor of o bullilfug between Green snd Peorla etreets. The accommodation §s by no means perfect, the room, which i3 rather peculiarly shaped, having a seating capacity of about 100. Every seat was occupled yesterday, and a great many had tostutd, The wjority of tho audiencu were ladivs belonging to West-8de churches; one or two hard cases were present, bt they appeared 1o be uraduntes of the ‘Tabernucle, “Maj, was the bewder of the dl]‘. He dellvered o address full of Qospel truths, und followed with a Y ayer for the divine blessing on the vew undertukbis, Ottier gentiemen followed, ud @ great apirit of earnestiess pervsded the mieeting, Mr, Fony Delight made o few - presaive remurks oit the subject of i own ex- perience, o tha hope thut lln'(\"wvuld chiluuragy supe pour siuner to conie to Chrlst. Those f1n charge of the mecting felt greatl encourseed by the lurge attendance. A parti- ton will be taken down which will almust dauble the seating eapacity of the room. Dr. Goudwin will Tead w-day. PLYMOUIL CHUNCH, Meears. Whittle and Stebbius vpened the Ply- mouth Church prayer-imcetings Jast nizht, The edliive was filled to sutfocation, and the season was remarkuble for its refreshing abundance of grace and liberal outpourings of the Spirit. In- troductory to the sermou was a badf-hour of musteal sclections from the Tabernaclo hf‘mn- bouks. Mr, Stebbius developed s magniffeent rich tenor voive, aud hiw of; The Bent e the work gu on the Clirist. Are your windows one clars for nge will be tho features uf future s cos Bishop Clieney mwlo the openlng peayer, and Mr. Wit- the twenty-filth _verse tle Prem'hm\ from ol the third chapter of Paul’s sccond Fpistle 1o the Curinthiuns, and his discourse wus an eloquent appeal fur the acceptan e of the lifs oifered Ly the Savior. He eald that {2uorance Of the Gospel was the basts 0f un's resistance to the cominon truth. 1t was generaily sup- lmml thut the Almighty Leot u full ‘set of buaks, debiting und crediting cach man with his works below, bid or good, and as his aceounts stuod at the jubsmens-day would the measure of & man's punisiument or yeward be. This was the crror of the day, God said there was o difference between sien us they stood betare the law. There was a diiference fn the dearee of i1, but noue in the reaponsibility of every mun to the luw ms written by the Almighty hany, It becomes o question of e fot wud up- portunity. Paul contended that he was the chiel of sluners, because he hud the preate eat opportunities, aud had not fmproved them, Aman must yield up eclf compietely, of he would avail hluself of saving grace. In fllus- tration of this pruposition L clted the cases of Nicodemus and the Samarfun woman at the well, both of whom sought Christ, though ushamed at the time of their missfons, Nico- demus went ab midoight end the womau of tamaris at noonday, each lovkiog for the beal g bido that 4 aouthy piritual wounde, The Gospel that Jesus preached to themn, he, the sxmnkcr, would preach to his amlience, and if they aceepted, they would feel the 8pirlt of God 'l their souts. An Christ #noke to Nleodemus In the dimness of the nisnt and to her of Samarla In the plare of the naontide, so wos fle now talking to the liearts of men, and offering them th anme (Gospel and salvation that 1te extended thore who besousht Ilum then. Men mbht wonder that Christ shonkd ask their love as the Samarlan swondered that e should ask a drink ot water at her hands. There was no difference among those who sin and fall ahort of the glory 6f Gl They must be burn, azain. before they could Inherit the kingdom of Heave t the concluslon of the sermon, Mr, Steh. binasange ¥ Almost persuaded,” and arter fure ther musical exercives the audience dispersed, — THE UNIVERSALISTS. MERTING OF TIE WESTERY MISSIONARY COARD. The Conference of Unlverssiist minlsters was contlnued yesterday afternoon nt Bt Paul’s Church, Michigan avenue, ncar Elgbteenth strect, Ald, Throop presided, The attendance was not as larze 2a on the previous day. Many minieters who hal prom- fsed to attend were snowed up In different sectlons of the country, The meeting was opened with devotional ex- ercises, after which the Rev. Mr. Crossley, of Indiana, commenced the discurston of the tople, * Qur Dutles a8 Universallste,” 1le would ns- Rume, as A baels of what he would eay, that the Universaltst denomination wasa Christlan de- nomination; that the Universalist Chiureh was o Lranch of the Church of Chirfst. That helne so, thefr duties wero sfmply those of a Christian, whatever they might be. Thelr thoughts must drift In theold way In which the world hal traveled for azes past {n seeking the lizht of truth. Thele Chureh differed somewhat from others in fundamental principles, but it was founded on the Gospel of Christ. e coulid not concelve the Christlan or any other relizion sepurated from mans he coutd not concelve of any teuth only us touching the interests of munkinds and, theretore, ie conhl not concelve of any line of duty to be perfurmed except ft wiated with the (nterests of humanity, thelr duty to ‘takic holbof the trath so tuat It would tuke hold of then, and Jift the up and etrengeihen and fit them' for the actlve dudtes of hify k ¢ mnst attend the sebiool of Lhrist, und follow in the foutstens of the great Tencher, They shotll grive uttention to moru) wned spiritunl thines, Worship was the natural condition amd etate of the soul, and the proper exercise Which cxpunded It It was thelr duty tu do carvestly whatever they found to tutild up churdies anl muke them live wy fective In the Master’s service. Thede soleinn in connection with the mame wae 1o put into practive thelr faith, to b true to thelr eonvictions, and allve to every mlnru;t beibnzing to a well-reguiated Clirlstian Chureh, te hymn *Tell me the old, old story " was then sung. THE REY, MR, MINES, of Oak Park, fullowed with o few semarks onthe taphe, nation were dein sy thrown into their ehureh poliey, Jint tlonallsm was not worthnuch in refleious work, A dittle of it did well at tines, 1f they inslsted on using emaotionalism, it wonld be fike uslng splritunl carmine and lake, which would surely 1 aa the material carmine and Juko dul in nold’s pletures. The immediate effecta of cmotlunalisin were encouraging, but tor hispart he liked the permanont effects of good eo rense In preaching and {n Chirstian work, the present tme, when the people wore abnor- mally exted vver spirftual matters, he eould understand how emotionalism was Lrousht 1o the front, and that Universalists were gettinge alarmed Jest they did not have euouzh of it in thelr worship. He thought they bad s much s they needed, il perlaps dnure than was goud for them. He wauld net talk any longers he was afrald saying romething that nany would not ke to beur, and felt very strong ou this subjeet, He urg they 4 to the rood otd wethods which had don el good fr the hberul world,—thuee suggest- ed by comnon sense, S Il for the shore, eailor,’ was sung very aweetly by Misw Hiltz, THE L of Wisconsin, vx; MR. LEAVITT, ersed himscll dectdedly fn favor of emotlonatism, and pleaded for more of ftinalie chureh, It would be poud for all churchier nt the present day If they would heel the Muster's comuand sud o fnto ull the world und presch the Gospel” They nveded o relizons reformatlon, He did “not be- Heve in o eversthing that Drother Moody preached, but e evapgelist belleveil i the Bible und trusted fupliitly on Christ, Gork blees the greatevanzelist; e 'was dolue Bood work, When would they have a Cuiser- i~t Mowdyt They needed one to le great revival of Christlanty and to spread the Leautifund tes hinge of desus Chrls ‘Lhe Rev, My, Butler, of Wiaeus duty mizht be sutmmed up To " live the Chrbtisn Lfe, ws It was terned by Chirlst, pat- ey Bad built an excelient Chrtstlan Clureh and they should now move intoand Hive su it. At present tiey lived too far i therear, Let them hyve dn” the noble structure of Christlanity; let them live und e in the glorivus hone which was s dear tu then, ROV, LIVINGSLONE, of Galesburg, 1thoushit nuopy would ultl- mately grow aut of thelr contlieting vpnions on he suly ' licy nee hed cmotiunatism, us well os something to toud the Intellectual part of man. They ooabal (o intennify ull the powers of their Leing, and houht not vun rolely 1 oae dire tlon, | preachier’s desk wnd gelool-roam could cthier and develop true Christlansg e sritianity Was the result of many torce: The Beve My, Rouers sesarked ™ that, if the, carricd ot their doctrines in dadly life, U, would hecome hettee men ond women, Al gl was necded to fmnrove their spirital nuture was the practice ot their doctrines. The Reva Mr, tilaver, of dollet, sald the of the country was I rezand 1o ull denominations, that they ended religion too often (b words, ‘They shatth), to be rucce-sful i winnbng souls to Chinst, bring to wen’s mbods o veslization ol the Chnstian Hife, DI RYDER sald one mizhit be an bunest man without helni u Christian, but no coultd bea Christian without being hone-t. The conscerution of the Judvidual was higher than any theologieal state of the tellect, and, though Lellel was very fin- portant, there was g bisds of union brosder thon the bellef, on which ull lorers of the Lord mbzht stad topether und get streagth, There were many Chnistian furins of labor walch requi exenpliivhgz amuong thel was that which der the gencral head of Christian feel- O of the mefortupes of the Cliareh to- v Wi s relizlous dndifference s the coblness of the Tiearts of those protessing to helung to It Their duty as Universulfsts was to ald any good Wwhich unvbody under the sun engiged in,—to atybe B with every good mun and woman the woild uver,—and by the catholienty of ther feclinge Lo show syuipathy with everything Bonestly intended to sdvance the o of the Christlan relirion. Abuve e while they il not dlscourace doginatle gy or utierrate intellectual strensth, sironhl endeayor to preach tie Gospel us it Wit futiind fn the New Testament, so that white it fustrueted the intellect # should wurin the Beart amd 11t them into 3 wider fellowel, With whutever was nuun{ and generous ju e, In his opimion, however, there was no danger of etmotionalism being overdone fn the Cuiversalist Churchdaring theielfetime, He bad found ( expericnee that the sermons whic those which camo frow his sou 1 trated the hearts of his hewrers, and JHted thiem all up to un atmosphere of He would never be satteticd with the aspirations of his souls he wanted to be spintually i sympathy with God and the angels wroud His throne, il bear, f be amight throuzh des veloped Clirdstian sent'ment, the rasting of thear winies betore he piseed it thdr proon. e e atternoon proceedings were broughit to a with prayer. The Rev. NP, Handford preshied at the even- ing mecting, which was opened with song und prayer. «l PRESIDENT WINITE, of Lombard Uwiveraity, was called upon to open the diectusstun ol the sudfect of * Misston. ary Work.” He sald Le wished to l\ ak tur awhlle uir the wea of central truth, Without certafu ceutral aws, seence and languaze could have o vetig, There were centrul ’(‘ sciples rouud which all traths revolved., Now and then we cawzhit pglanees of tuem just as we vanght sfzht of the ethereal blue fn the cloud rifts. There were mysteries tu humnan life which batfled compretienston. It was best it stould be 0. At tirst all sects were o little fanatieal, Lut m the = end reason would ulways usscrt jteelf. It was natural for the human wiud to reach ont after the divibe, Thie application of all this wus that 1 enubled us to fln wur duty, und that it we id It our rewand was safe. TUE BEV. Mus. CHAPIN said the Westeru Board was appointed by the General Convention tust full In Jespoinse 10 the Euhcml expressed need of the West. Tl et enabled to ix upon something of o pi opurations. Of course the wyrk was spreald Over w vast territory; there was an Imicuso work to be dune juconlirmingadecper religious Mo futhe bLearts of chunbe-mewbers, and i wakeolog retizious fnterest tn the hearts of thoss with them furellectnaliv, but wio were mon-church-coers, Tho Hoard, it was conceded, should give counsel and help in all the varjous llrcfin of the Church, One methiod of operation which reemed to meet sith unammous favor was the holding, wherever cir- cumstances required or there was a desire for them, a serfes of Gospel-mectings. Those con- tinmed mectings would supply_a need keenf felt in most of their parl<hes, Then they would ruppiement this by holding other meetings In the diferent paristies until the impressians firat made were well gronnded. Bhe loped thut there would he many Invitatfons for such mect- ngs, and that & ‘wreat spicitnal awakening would result, &he nould not mivise the hald- inie those meetinzs for the mere emotional ety bt she would not decry all excitement 3 1 the glorious promises of the Gospel rie men reiofe, and stirred thefr feelings, 1f thelr convictions were true, thelr emotlons hal nlfliwl Toundation, and there would be no back- sliding. _ The Chatrman remarked that the Western Board was ereated with the hope that the breth- s where they were +trong wanld go [nto parishes nceasionally where the intercst was wenk or waniois. ko that the Chiurch might be hult up, swstained, or pushed forward. The movement was sanctiotied by the ministers, and thelr flocks were willing that thiey should go forth now and then to this mls- slonary labor, e had no doubt excellent re- stlts would flow from the system. The ltev, Mr. Lalng was favorahly fmpressed with the plan proposed by the Western Board, and thought ll wonld work well. If the trne religion of commun senfe were preachel, its ace utance would be a good fnvestinent for every person, even (1 their hops In regard to the fu- the buscless fabric of u dream. Mr. Crossley romurked that the Weatern Board was but Minfted in its powers, and at best coulil only work throteh the {rienda of the canse, cothd but help ina Hmited manner thove ru.\l{ to help themselves, 11, : actedd as haed been suggested they lishsametidng: if not, there would of their numbera or luerease be ho auey of epiritual 3 Dr. Ryder paid ry Universallst ought to be en Board of Missions: 4l they put inta practicethe princioles te fesced, he Church would grow nnd prosper,” He urged them all to work fuithfully so that the grace of the Lord witizht rest upan then, The meeting clused In the usual manner, LErISCOTAL MISSIONS, QUARTRELY MEETING OF THE DIOCESAN BOARD, A mecting of the loard of Missions of the Eplscopal Dioceea af Jliinols was held yesterday at the residence of Bishop MeLaren, Nu. Ashilamil avenuc. Among those present were tae lone B, M. Etter, K. P, Johnsan, Il H. aml the Revs T, Morrison, D D., B, Cliase, Botin's Nest, L 1, vee, Bpringlicld; und Do W, Dresser, Car- linville, Reporta froin thirteen misstons were road shuwing 2 prosperous condition of the wark, and the stipends for the quarter ending Jan, 1 were unlered pabl, Nine new misslonaries were appotited, Clergymen, neristed by the Boanl Migslong, now liokt servioes In the folluwing : Morrison, Harvanl, Dan- alaskt, Villa Ridiee, MLV Ha, Hudrdstown, Havan, Petersture, trin, Dundee, Tiskitwa, Weadhull, Kewanee, Wyon.- Steeator, Chieago, St. Aune, Rantonl, Maneficld, Blue Ridee, Litenfield, Gillesple, Agangnin, Bitvin's’ Mille, * Lawndale, Lu foar, N ‘T homashioro, Clichnose Bunker 1}, Crysal Lake, Grange. Arrangements were tale for haldinge rezular divie eervices In severul otber polnts fn the diocese, The Treamwrer peparted that sixty. parishes had contributed to the mis auring the quarter tothe extent of 1,0 that personal subscriptions azgregating 31,00 bl heen reveived, "The totsl wmonnt appropristed for the pay- ment of arrears utnd the assintance of mizgiol for the current year wis 35,544, The Board then adjournel o aneet in April at the call of Bishop MelLar —— DOMINION BOARD OF TRAD Annuatl Sesslon of the Board of Trade at Toronto—The Nablects Discussed, Spectal Disp.dch Lo The Trivune. ToroNTU, Onte, Jan. 1i.—1The unuual sesslon of the Dominion Board of Trade commenced to- day. The ofliclal programme s o lengthy one, sl comprises twenty-clrht subjects, ull of which are of greut fmportance o the wercuntlle cotmmunity. The Presldent’s annual nddresa contained an the past two years, teresting statisttes of fmports and exports. Al luding to the fallures of tho last year, he stated that the Hubllities of the firms which had tuore lberal basis, ol Trinde of the United States were ¢ 1L G Lersey, Portiand; J. DU Detioity do . Bates, . . Brigham, Bostou; P Dorr, Wihltatn Thurston, Butlulo, Thes gentlemen were weeorted all prvilegen of g due bati s, preelig dmeell strongly (o f1s favor, amd llsn'-l g condial co-operation of the Bosto i the pubje y of Detroit, fudorsed f the last speaker, he gollowing resolution was moved by Thomas White, dr., and seconded by Mr, Fry Lesoleed, Fliot the Domlmen Bunrd of Trade reiterates ita oftrepeaied opinion hn favor uf n treaty of reciprocity between the United Sutes and Canuds o broad, heral,and comprehiennty e bast, aud 1 the event of the aenmrials of the Natio Siward of Trade wldressed 1o their own Gove et b favor of the appolntinest uf Comminsion ete to cunfer with Commiesonurs appointed by direal Hrtain on the subjeet of reciprocity being favorably eutertuied, this Board sirongly uries upon e Government 00 appointuent of Com- phinefoners to meet thuse o by appomted by the Prevident of the United blates, by toe advice aud consent of the Senate, Mr. Dorey of DBuffalo, and Mr, Brigham, of Buwton, spoke in favor of the revival of the reelprovity tieaty, and deploring the abrogation of the one which existed heretutore. Mr. Thurston, of Buffule, fullowed in the pe atraln, "lio reaolution waa carrfed unankmously. The next subject way the bupropriety of al- Towani Aenicun bottoms to he teeated us Cue udian versels by stple registrution, and 8 reso- tutton ealling theattention of the Guvernment to the matter was put and carried, The subject of pecuring o vessel-owners of the Dominilon the rizhtol uslng Amerfean canals st rivers, ny prov Waahington trea. Ly, was then tah Hou, Mr. Hoyes sud It was out of the provinee of the United Stutes Government to Interfere in the matter, us the canals were owned by private corpora- ons, bat promised ta do ull fie could to bring about a satafactory solutlon of the questton, The matter was thun dropped, Mr, Gillerpie fntroduced thy guestion of plac- Ing the extradition treaty fetween Great Tratam and the United Stutea on aueh u basis us e the return of traudulent debtors ity of brewh of trust. A rewolu- tion Lo this elfecd was carrjed, The Premier eotertalued the delegates ata comptimentary dinuer st s reellence fo-ufght, THE BONANZAS, 8ax Francisco,Jun, 17.—The annual meeting of the Calitornis Mining Company was held to- day. Those who anticipated a soens slinllur to that enscted at the recent Consulidated Virginla mecting were disappointed, The meetlng was purely formal, apying but a few minutes, aud the Seerctury cast the vote for the old Board of Trustecs. The President’s repost con tained vo features of Interest. The repurt of the Superintendent plves a gratitying exhibit, The mine produced during thy yeur nearly 120,000 tons of ore. One hundred and twenty- seven thousand tye hundred tons wero reduced, ylelding $19.400,00 in bulllon, 73 per cent of the assuy value. The guld aud sliver fu bulllon was neurly equal in value. On the Lik-foot level u conne.tion has been male with the Ophilr, socuring ventilation. The ure body vxe tends above tho Jevel u distan-e yet undeter- wifued, but evidently the extension Is valuable. In the 1,5004001 bevel mucls ore bus been ex- tracted. Both ends ¢f the level show large and vatuable ore bdics. On the 1,500-fout Jevel a drut ruuming lengihwise in o the niddle veun the whole feuzth of the mine passes all the way through. - This b exvellent ore. I d show the ure budy fs of greater breadth and better quallty than above, und the wings polpg down to the 1,650-foot level, running from the €. & C. shaft, ary all in very rich are, On the LGa-foot fevel the oro is u1 a bigher il than above, and the drift ol the way shows @ coutinuous body, It ks untlel- puted that sume of the ditlicultics experivaced s working will soun bs ovescoe, and ths vper- ations uf the preseut year will sbow au une paralieled success, [Le Becretary’s report for the past fiacal year 105 able revlew of the trade of the Dominiun during He rave a geries of fu- come to gelel were over §25,000,000, or one- seventh of the whole fmports sud exports. lie expresseil & wish that trade with the United States and Dominfun ehould be placed on a The tohowing delegates from the Natlonal tro- s, Lioard, and requested to tuke part 1 the de- Mr. Batea read a naper on © Reciprocity,” ex. prom- Trade in bringing sbout some under- shows: Gross recelpts, 813 hand, 13th {nst, 5 Bank, 81.04A005 1n” b overds Ing Comnpany has Leen e the ground of the Eunexa, Nev., Jan. 17.—The 400,000; halancs on 3 bulllon la Nevada 3 In _value, azalnst which is an raft of £330,637, and A tlividend on_the 15th inst. of $1,0:0.000. plylb]U“ E ‘Richmond Min- njoined from entering * Eurckn. The Cvmuolhhlj ] Company brings suit against the Richmond to ult title. This Is brought fn_connoction with the plaintiffs’ protest defeudant for w e, Margaret Sullivan Keys also bring sult sfon of agalnst tha application of 15 to the tho United States pate ot tie, Antartic, Atlantle, and’ Utall hoides. sy the Cllf Tod FINANCI, Thomas Conn, and W. 8 lli.flnn the It hmond for e, which has becn re- ucated, and {8 now ¢laimed 'l:y defendant. —— AL New Yonrr, Jan. 17.—The 5uspensfon of Orrin Benedict & Co., hat manufacturers in this ity with liabilities at $150,000, throws out of em- operatives fn thelr factory st loyment 2% qpt , Conn. VIRAINIUS, Dlauds, Furjull lurv'mlllY 4. 5, bood. e AMIUSEMIENTS, ; McVICKER'S THENTRE, Last weok of the Eminent Actar, Mr. JOIMN McCULLOUGTE, Wednesday and Thuraday Evenings, Shesldsn Tinowles' heaitital day af VIRGINIUS. Friday~RICHELT i s t Week. (nrday. Vvery Evening sad Wednes- GbiTnerns o4 tWednes: & SLOCUN'S BUNSTRELS, £, JULIN MCCELLOTGIL y Aftetnnon—McCallaugh Matines. —The successtul dctress, LOUISE From thelr Ar<h-st, Opera flouss, Philadelphta. The Largeat and Most Campirta Stiastrel Otganlzation In Amerl ca. s B, and 25¢. Matinee Prices—7ae, 1o Proprictors auayger _.l)_ AT LAST! DALY'S FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE 00, Will PUSITIVELY appear to-nizht, and the balanca ot he week, in ADELPUL THEATR| LADIES’ NIGELT. ROLLIN HOWARD'S QOMBINATION. M'ilo, Casteleoul and Hor Troupe. T wnd iy e of ['rogramme. COLISEV M The Tarzest and best Specialty Company n the city. RER SISTERS, VEIt TWIST, und saturday, Forty First-Class Artists Int ) RIS 1n & Programuma of K, aad sunday, Tucsduy, snd Frie MetORMITK NALL, Prof. 0. K. FOWLI L Lentlemen. FOMAN, Corn m, L. Thursilay Ev Adnifeslon, . e Morlty entng, Jan, 19, at On MAN ARD e e 10 joir own And Jour Teat husiness, el re, ete,, datly ot the PALME I HOUSE EXPOSITION RINK. SPLENDID ICE. Chited States of Anmafi. XNorthern District of Iitinois, s, cuft Court thereof, b, Fisl, com;. he Notles falicreby given th iomure of tho Circult arthern LEGA Taliunis rowl € L. Wi x, (Grand Masquerade Thursday. Jan, 18. R. teagy, Dane James’ Elwell, aucery, SMASTER'S ALK, Distri o In s % i Winretn Snflam it Fondick an n €74:10) milles 1o et Jiat [Hituns bea W €4 0-10 millen franc bl 1 thy {ruct righta of s: u app ceul southeriy to L st revy thh W ol With the 3 sabd luts (i, iy haivirod i & Twenl o, GUne hundred cl g Tolilnis st urtenances, ad fra i e w3ty are apect e ¢ suld decree, an follow e B3 dine af the ¢ o fon, 1 sieular ‘the Lhieaga. Lauvi 8 I & Vincen: In length, h I Teugin, ihereto Le! i <o, Llan 2 at by virtue of a de Court of i Tl cer 1 tugel and s ! osether with all the righs . Bl spprtehauces the Ve & Vincennes Jal efendants, tie unicr i Court, will rety n er of the Unif o anths peetalning o nd all the cane right, titln, Danvilla property, un eatiraty scrihed and scheduled s Chleago. Danviile & Vine tutiroad from Dalton, tn the County of Covi, ‘ar uliron; urtenmtices theneuf, e dur the use w b Sighirot the i tenninal teacks, abiin I 0 way ur fud tuuintait sl trucks. o i ings, eErav s reot, Incind ‘. 3 €5) matl any delghi (enths (7 8-10 A th clghite: (L ati ancrs of sald Cilva, v uany, or atherw contracts U ren, north of nine ( ot 2., ot bearing sumirs be i Clovk DLAsT7.al e The copartnership rematnin, Tuylor. [ Liundred us 3 1 I e bropurty so dircted to ¥, AMaster (9 Chancery of o Cir, ftaten for tie Noriticru Diat 7T, Caxraril & Lawssycy, Comolsinanu’® WK CE, citure, n this day ulssolyy o (raurh will eni ciuafy e, nd olehieen (114) block eonl-cai huat beariug uuiiibers betw ecn 0F to 018, Lot uT CH) sock ears, betnig 1k L 54, ol ey of the said Citleago, Dagvill Rallroad Company within the' Blat axalle i s bt ale, abd 1he Hifu b OLY ) DISSOLUTIO erctofure extatiog Letween Alex M. Thomswn, Jewes E. Toylor, sud Georgs Nardic, under tho name and styly of Thomsva & Taylor, 13 Uy Umiltatiug, Georye Hatdle retiring frum safd frm, The buslaers will be conducicd by the riners, Atev M. Thuman and James £, x';“:’,u Ut 8 will roimaln uachanged. 759 Hroad wy _MEDICAL, PRESORIPTION L aingany I rack wadabpurenAsco tie Cliicago & Sudthora aliro | 1l Lrncke wtit urvnrlmmurr of the s lafiwar, Commuy 1 1 Cuok Couinty, (o and futy thia City i nall & St Loul T care, numticred cars, nunbere umbwred 1, EIZIL (4] cabuoed vars, Gumiréd 3, and aisty-one (1 iy ok 8y o Tl wali e om the kroiiy i 1 o, LTty Gane Rt UHIEY -tk s dlenof ubbut 1wenty-threa crefor. or g ny jurt thereaf, lir, I the’ County of Vermiilfon, & ance f une buidred aug el G . i ol In aal1 v <1 Inilen, tgetiier e i ronnds, Krals Cie 1o L1 o, awltchies ana appure ite & Vi eunen latis Iifeago, whether o lhwya and atl m o4 undisLied fne (1) stalis ity outhery Chileu, ity sauihery Gatle finail &=t. Louls v b block seven (7), bject o a llen of ; d4. S e 61) box care, belng those [T i aritn oty b paid ontiin, aid the reminder G “ithin slx hiinthe frat (i d Sruation uf th cliuss duuier, s iveyuucs chancr, w ftio 3, Lol fuclusive, "), bcln:i thosa hears 20, both In nelnsfve, ) cusl ears, being b luclustve, [ 'S those bearing nume ive. ol S aii o1 the ptuperty nd promlses wiin 2ali ntute oiber than that it 1hie schedule specitically dve ritwd i whitch the sald Rilroad Company bas say Interest, Lold by 3t for uss tn walulenance aud wieration uf the sald e ot rafiro, isn, Ero.— IR sald sale will bie at the hour of 10 ek a. i, of the scyenth (7L duy of Febraury, A. 11 weat g of (e 1ePUBIC Lite-Tagurance Ading, o La: ] f thy Ul Chivago, lillnols, casl) al Lie timn of I cash in pald fin cusly o P i ‘)flyllll‘nl of the pur- e ade L tlie pyre i (0 the pusscsalun of Bll iy rict of ourt of ths W, BIEHOR, Unlted Ditaote, g IABDIE WINTER RESORT, THE BOYAL VICTORIA Il(fl"}'flq Nassac, Dahama EkWoon &0, o FREE, Yor e spacdy eure of Sominal Weakncas Lust Maae sad all glaos Aby resiie "Adinti DIt s brugor AEESS Indiscrutioa of Ciifinna, Ol