Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1877, Page 2

- fames B. Belford has becn electedss Repreaent- . Aive from that State. ‘Without sctlon adjournad, TILDEN. TINAELE AND HIS XARSHALS IN COUNCIL. Special Ditpatch to The Tridune, New YoRK, Jan, 30.—There was o conferenco of several prominent Democrats yesterday, sup- posed to bo in regard to Democratic countel be- fors the Joint Commission. Among those pres- ent were Gov, Tilden, Charles Q'Conor, Col. Pelton, Judges Shea and Alken, and Jolin D. Townsend. Mr. O'Conor denied that he s In any casa to be counscl, saylng Lie means to leave . activowork to younger heaas. Ife further de- clares tho conference to have been simply in - regand to the settiement of somo private legal business. Among those gentlemen who are in- timate with Mr. Tilden, and who naturally reflect his opintons, the proposition that counsel ahall argue the caso before the Comimission meets with favor. They clnim that Mr. Tiiden's case 18 legally imoregnable, and that Le can only In from a thorough clucllation of all doubf- ul polats, They regard this as pecularly true . of the caso In Florida. An emdnent tawyer and futimate friend of Mr. Tiiden snys that, from the Florid: o alone, Tilden must be declared elected, and that _glumm ixeulllm‘nm case lllnm oughly argucd. he mnjorl 3 small, but us g:g\.l !“'Il“a 000. Even if yall the Julges were Republicans, he says not a sincle one woull refuss on_ the showing [rom Florlda to deeide for Tilden. The latter I8 not, according to all who converse with hum, g0 posts tive of n favorable fsenc. While convinced of bia abzolute moral right to the Prestdency, he I3 still barping on the old tune of telng counted out. In case counsel are cmployed, It fs be- lieved hero that Judges Trumbull and Dlack . will be sclected. —_— MISCELLANEOUS. STICK TO MAYES AND WIEELER. Arnaxt, N. Y., Jan. 30.~The Scnate todlay sdopted resolutions, by a vote of 19 to 12, de- clariog that layes and Wheeler had Leen legal- 1y clecteidl President and Vice-President, and should, therefure, bo inaugurated. TIB FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS. BAVANNAY, Ga., Jan, 80.—A Tallahasece spe- clat to the Vetes snys tho Asscmhl{ Emswl abll %o pay the Dewmocratie Presidential Electors, CALIFORNIA, 8Ax Fraxcisco, Cal., Jan. 30.—Congrersman Piper, of thia dixtrict, has written a letter to Horace Davis, Congressman-cleet, stating his ntention ol contesting the electlon, on the round that Davis received over 0,000 fraudu- ent votes, the votes having been cust on cer- tificates of enrollment, aud the names of the voters not cntered on the preat register, He also allcges that Davis reccived 4,000 votes cast Ly parties nou-residen j Spectal Dispaich 13 he Trivune. al ; ) - 81 Paun, Minn, Jan. B).—Ex-Giov. Davis, who was President of the Electoral College of Minnesotn, has been subpenand hefore the Mor- rison Committee at Washington, probably in connectlon with the allceation that Sewator Finscth was disqualiticd from acting as an Elect- or by reason of not belng naturalized, 1t tran- soires thut Finseth hus firat papers dated o vear DRo, which wero not recorded, becauae he re- quested they should not be, fearing to draw at- }unllon to his baving neglected the matter so Jong. CONNECTICOT. Hanrrorp, Conn,, Jan, 80.—~The Connecticut Houae to-lny, on motion of a Demacratle mewm- ber, adonted unanimously o resolution tender- ing the thanks of the General Assembly to tho President tor the npproval of the Electoral billy and cordially indorsing his message. REPRESENTATIVE EASTON. THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE RECENT SENA- TORIAL FIGHT. The Saturdny issuc of the Sum a paper pub- 1ished at the Stock-Yards, voutalned the follow- fog letter, purpurting to be addressed to the editor by the Hon. Sol ITapkins, a member uf the Houee from the Second Leilalutive District: SprascrizLo, Wl Juu, 27.—Edifors Hell Line of Aewapapers: | 1okl yon wien 1 was Last bn yoar oltice, imuicdintely Letore the ballotlug commenced, that Logun or Davis would be clected. You nuw Tnow that | was tometting of 8 poophet. Logan's defeat Is wholly atteibutable to ‘Tne ‘Lunese, of Chilcazo, "l hey scl r, Easton here for no other purpose than to defeat’ Mr. Lozan, e acted the By in our ransis (row the begtnning, and when the Logls.ature returns the Republeaus will stow ull tho fucte, ‘Jhero never was o tino that Basten would Ligve voted for Logan it his vote would huve electes him. Al we could dou wus Lo defeat I'nimer and Andereon, und then force them to elect Davis llad tho [tepublicins nominated Dasiy e uever d bave been eected, ne to the tap you will bo have been mang; i), avis was forced by Genublie? i more ratfsluctary to them that 1o the When Loz wak Tost, Davle wes thie sy, anl Demacrats. very best wo could hope Jor, She Ltopuul cau party arc more nnlted than over all over the Stuts, und ey are aleo unlted i Gonouncin T for defeating Logun, und alsa for killlug Wastsbn e * forever by the traitorous conduct of” thelr wnsse ** Easton, \We aro happy In many teapects. We will proba- bly itl a Suprowne Judge In place of Davis, aud slao by the Congrersional bLilE will clect linyes. We think that the electiun of Davis puints to that fact, gs the il nan will be n ltepublican dudze, and that Davis [s undoubtedly a natlonal wan and pever A1 Join the blood -and-thunder Hewocracy, Allls well'that ends well. Yours re»yu;l rlull{‘. . . P, ok Ine. 8o for as Tun Tiauss s concerned, the statements contalned in the letter olleged to be written by Mr. Hopkins were kuown to be uus true, and hardly to need a denfal, But, for the purpose of giving Col, Easton an opportnuity 1o exprass hilmeell upun Lhe sibject, both i re- « Jatlon to his alieged councction with Tatx Triu- " bave forgotten me, but T thougl unE and to the personal charges mude ugalust U, a reporter called upon him yesterday und showed him the letter, which e bad not pres vlously scen. MR, EASTON'S STATEMENT. # Flaye you any objections to being Interview- ed regarding that letterd” “XNoue. The whole of it 14 entirely uncalled for.! “ Hopkins {ntimates that you went to Spring- fleld for mo other purpose than to defeat Mr, Logan. As far ns you koow, din Mr, Medill or Tuk Trisune bave unytoing to with your nomi- ustion and ¢lection ! H1 dld not sce Mr. Medill until three weeky after T was nominated. I 1hen called upon him, Le.ause I had pscertamed that smue person who desired to bu nomiated for the Leglstatuio way clreulating devoatory statements resarding my fudividual character, und Lhad notieed o lack ut condlality on the partof the Campaltm Come mitice. I osald to Mr. Medlll, ¢ Berhaps you be 1’ wonld call and Jet you kuow that I knew you' Ile was very glad to know me. [ don't think snything articaiorly wne sutd alout my views—AMr, el did ot eay snything ubont my views with 1cgant to tlie Nenator, but 1 sald that sume of the gentlomen who were oppas=lng me wero strong Lozun men, oud 1 had got the fm- presolon thit they were dolnig su beeutise they thouszht 1 was sn antl-Logan man. The fact mu,i had formed no uplnion on the subjct, I did not propuse to ko to Bprlugtield i the fu- terest of any man. 1 thought 1 would go us s Topublican, and endeuvor toa.t for the best in- teresta of the Bepublican party. Mr. Medill sald )::: thought thut wus » very wise positiou to Ce! *'Ihat was before the November electioni® #Yew: and that was Lhe only conversation [ had with Mr, Medill until alter 1 had been to Bpringticld and hud remalned out of the caucus, Nor bud I hud any cony fun with any hving mnan upon the subjeet, except with an inters viewer of the Evenliy Juurnal, and that fnter- yiew contatued my vicws. [ hadn't given the subject any pttention. Bud been busy after tho” cumpaign closed in my profersion,— Lard at work, and 1 went Eust tospend the Bolldays with my peopls, coming ba-k fust in thue to ;i‘u to Springfleld; suwd the tirst intima- “tlon I had of a Republican caucus wus a . notice pluced on my desk. Bol Hopkins sits nuext to me, and 1 turned to b ond satd: ‘You are s man of pretty good seuse, have been a good Repube Mean a1 1 know, Yiave hud a good dial of exjerl- enve Lere,—don't you think that this caucus {3 premature! I certainly aw not prepared to give an expression as to whom 1 sliould prefer to wight ‘Lbat was Friduy wornlug. 1have for gotten what reply he made. Hopkins is a very geulal, open-hearted, frank, commuou-sense mai, 8ad bé mude a_ very characteristic reply. Bt { thought of the watter imuch durin and ‘made ailizent faqelry In reference . situstion. I becuine acqualuted with four of Jodependent Eeuators, Plumb, Parlsh, Glass- rd, wnd Harrold, durlng the siternoon. [us- certained from these gentlemen what platfurin ;s “::{w:n elected up, und every vbe ol them + ‘stafed to me that they were electéd upon an ANTI-SALARY-UKAB PLATFORM. 1 asked themn: ‘Is there any contlngency um‘y {0 arlsc wheu you can vote for Geu. Logan . you huye theoportunity’ Every one of them “Bald pozitively that the contlngeucy uever could A arlac; tast they had their uwu man whota they SUwouid potfuate sod elect. That man was sup- 1 50 to be Andersou, Cawpbell, or Judge S Qowlord, 1 did pot cniverss with sy otber { 6 subjeit, Iy the eveving, ufter din- ‘went to my roow aud wrote leiters, and fnisied 8 bill that I bad commonced, und sbous half-past Sor10 o'clock I came down-stalre, and {n the corritlor of the hotel [ met Mr. Reed. Teaid, ¢ What did yon do in the Repubilean cau- cus!’ 1o gald, * Idon'tknow what the d—1 they djd do. Aiin'y ;io in," Leald, * What! You didn't o it You have been rooming with my collenmie, Mr. Thompson, who is an eathu- stastic Logan man, and I am aurprised that you didn't o in. *Well, he sald, I am not a machinist.! Shortly afterwards Iinet Senator Riddle, snd maide the same inquiry. He su(dl *The fact 1¢, | badn't made tip iy miud, snd couldn’t vote.' Said he, * Ihad ‘made up iy mind that It was a put up job for John A, Le- gan, who cannot. be elected, and what is the use of onr throwing away our opportunity and try- inz to force a inan upon the Indepemicnts whown they will never vote for.” Safd I, * Ridile, I am very glad to take the samo view you doj L have advocated this all day'! We'sat down and Dad o long talk over the matter, and then rome gentlemen came down from the caucus, 1 ascertamned from fricnds of mine that some ong had been pitching into me, clalming that I had remained away for the loaves and fshes, The attack was entirely un- called for, and T llm\lr‘ht it was my duty to statc frankly that T bad not stald out fur'the (}glr)nm: nt’ sneaking away; and 1 told_the imes and Tie TRIBUNG reporter why T re- malned away. From that thne until the day the balloting commenced I made no effort to defeat Johnw A, Logan. I conversed with no otie, except when I eame home the Saturday after the cancis was held, when I was invited by Mr. Medill to call wpon him. When I calledd ho was not In. Nepresentative Reed called about the same time. When he caime, he desired to know the situation on the Senatorfal question, We sat down I his sanc- §m&| and explained to him tbe reasons why we ha REMAINED OUT OF TRE CAUCUS. They were substantlally as I have stated, T thet naked Mr. Medill what his views were. We had given him all the facts, 1 had given him ail my knowledge of the statements the Inde- pendent ¥enators had made, Mr. Medill depre- ented the defeat of a Republican, saying that it Mr. Logan cuulil be elected he advised us to do all we conlil Lo clect him, but if we were hon- cstly convinced, nfter we had given him 2 fale trial, that snotbier Republicun conld bo clected, it would be our duty to cndeavor to elcet bim, e mentioned several, having no prefer- ence, particulurly Judge Lawrence. That was ol the Interview [ had with Mr, Medili,” “Wasanything saldabout Washburne's chances by anybodvi” “No. Ilis name wus merely mentioned,— John Wentworth, Washburne, Jidge Lawrenee, and Mitton Hay. I think Mr. Meaiil said that he thought Milton Hay would e a very strong candidate,—thaty, if there was no cliance for Logan, he thotuzht he would seeuro very large aid from Hay's Springiicld friends to sustain us II“\\"u suggested his name, I belleve that was all." “Thoadvicowas to voto for Logan sconer than a Democeat " “The advice was, under nll contingencies to vote for Gen, Logan, rather than to Increase the chunces of ele-tiug a Demoacrat. Mr. Medill depreented the chances there might bo in the Ttepublicans holding out too long In the elec- Jtioi of Anderson.” “¥ol vays there never was o time thut you would have voted for Logan If your vote would have clected him {” “1 nopmnated Mr, Lathrop beeause [ ndmired bis conrse when he ran for Congress, nud was elected fn opposition to o combination of poll- tictans—strong machine men. Tknew that ho had positive viows on the question of Clvil- Servlce—that he was fn entire aympathy with e who sdvocnted reform fn that respect; and L nominated hm Io the hope that, perliaps, I would aseertain bow strong that clement was the Republican party. I belicve that tiov, Hayes received n very lurge support at the last ele-tion from that clnss of Republieans, because he stood square in_his letter of nceeptanee upon civil- serviee reform; and I thouuht 10 we inteuded iente auy disposition to earry out those principles, here wis anopportunity. [ yotsi two duye for Mr. Lathrop, hut, at the sofloui- tion of "a large wmmber or Republivans whom [ considered iy Irlends,—men of superlor ju ment,—who stnted to e that the was standing in 1 position to lust ol Mr. Andcrson or some Demorrat : that T wdeht be standing thus, contrary to my conyictions that LOUAN COULD NOT DE ELECTED, Ing to give hiw un vpportunity, and 1 uy vote tor bim." And woulih have done it If no bad cotten threo mored " “ At would have continued to tho last, and 1 stated ut the caucus tist auy thne Ge rerpuited my voule to elect bl ho should t, 1 hiave uerer sabd anything different. I went to Springlield as a Republican, to cleet a Repub- Taan, Logun waa not. my preferenve, bosause of il uot b dnge square on il service reorm, and a good weany tinuws that £ do pot desire to call up. Twas willing to wive W an oppore tunfty, I zave hin part of Weduesday, and sl of Thursday, Fridav, and Saturdayv, awl then [ thonzht we w g our chancea, Wiy ionoran ats curie to me v amd eaid we conld elect any liam e chose to pat up—men or Washburne, T went'to the 1 foined his triends with tandine that whenever Iiwas statements Le aod his friends ade to we—thitt Loman would receive certaly Independens Seunturs or thyee Deinuerats—whose names be gave me —whenever [ way satlatied that they would not prove truv, Iwas not to be bound by the se- tion of theeaucus, ‘That was thoroushly uu- derstond, A Committee, of which [ wis Clialr- iy was upponted by the caucns to confer with' Gen, Lugan, amd I acted in en- 1 wdawl Larmony with his frie for three days, labored with the Independent Scoators, and with three or Tour Democratss but the very Democrats that Logan pamed to me thne uind agaln told we that they never would voto for biut,—that the cantingeary would never urlee when they could o ew, thstanding that, 1 said to Mr, flopkins, who was a memberof the same com- alttee, * We will give Mr. Lozan unothier trl to-day,’ Fhat was Mouday Mr. Huplins agreed with e, We went buek frum Chicazo together and taiked ubout ot 1 sald, aud oth- it men) sald, C We have done au Lon- thing; we have done more thun wo expected;” und on Monday afterpoon I sald to My, Hophins, *We must ree Gen, gan, ond must koow whether he I3 poling 1o stand fy the way of clecting some groml Tepubiblean, [don't cure who hie fs," We hud o tatk with ) and he went over the sanie course s hetore us 1o his chane Othiers made the same statements with reference to his chanees, I questioncd i3 suceess, with the gentlemen who were namcd, und et with a zood deal of opposition I the Nt I sald to tho Geperal, *1 am atlsiicd that YOU CANNOT BE ELECTED, and forono I am willing to consult with the Comumittee fron you, und we will declde.” The Committee withdrew from Gen, Logan’s room. uml wo et und 1 told them frunkly all that 1 could afford to do and Senator Riddle sald the same thing, und 1 think Buchler ulsu, 1 suggested to tham that we to the caucus that evening und seo it wa coulid not get through sotme compromize resoin- tion wherehy we could sceure the sense of the cholee of wil'the mwembers, My proposition was tocontlue our votus the uvnmfi o the thres hivlicst candidutes that mlght be selected by tue caucus, und to vote for “those candldates whoever they might be, 1f Lowan bay pened to be oue of them we would vote for fat thres times. After the Commttee dlssolved, & cons sulted with e, Granger and several Jeadlng | publicans, They agieed with me, and My, Sull- wun, of the Lecning Journal, and Mr, Shunan advised that course s coblatory, A rero- lutlou of that Lind was drawn up and Granger presented it to the incus, and Mr. Hupkina got up umd sald it was patting the cart befure the horse, and inade o wotlon to lay the resolution on the table; and then made w totion that we proceed Lo vote fur s candidate, and moved the previous guestion. Rlddie at- tempted to discuss the matter, bt the previous tueation was ordered, aud lie waa obllized to sle down. 1 took mny hat, us did severul uther gemn tlemen, Bucliler un thew, Lo Jeave, belicy- Inz it was sanply a svstem of gaw, when several carie up und vakl, * We are goling to elect Judge Luwrence, who dhpgars Lo be your candidal e, Fauld, * Yos, Judge Luwrence 13 my candidate. I prefer ) 10 duy other man that bas been named; but smd L, tyou know b will not acept, You are buly nominating him ty Kill off whomever the Botioerats Pt up i the nwring with the intentio Aiaurm:;]"u: Gen, Logan azan,’ » Now,” C1am not wilthog 1o let Judzo Lawrence's nmine be used fu that wa { youure really serious about It there witl be no dittloutry i electivg him on the first bali, e reault was thal they went in the uext day (Teesday ), and rome of them VOEED FOIL LAWRRNCE and some for Huines. Ou Monday I ha everal Demoural ud sald to them, o, 4 you will give we your written ple that you will vote for any wood fan (you ‘v vawe him), I will take the praposition to the caucys und see 11 we vannot get the to put up a good Kepublican, Avo you willing to slgn such g document ! They ‘sald * Yes,” aud here I3 thie paper they slgm SrpisGrieLy, Jun. 22 -We, the undersigued, Iy pled;e oursclves to vote for the Hon, i, . Washburne tor United Sutes Senator frow 11§ nols durin 7 all the Lulioty i the julnt ses~ion of the Leavlature which will be held o the vabjeck Wewvnow, Jau. 29, 1677, T, J. Wittiany, A, 5. WiLbEnaay, T, M. Moxevua, €. E. McDoxyrui, YAt tho session that day every ono of theee gvnllcmon voted continuously for Mr. Wach- urne—=nine Democrats and nine Ropublicans voted for him. I Ted oft for hint, nnd Senators Riddle and Buehler and uthers ‘followed until we lad polied 18 votes. There was mot a ballot during that day that Wash- burno could” not have been elect. ed. At the caneus Monday nleht 1 stated that I had such a document awd offered to show it, but one or two Logan men got up and sukd it didn't make any difference; i E. B. ‘Washburne or any other suan was nominated, they would still’ voto for dohn A, Logan, 1 said: *Gentlemen, I nor any of the otliers who remafned out of the ceus do not come here to dictate to you. We come as Republicans to cou- sult. You must admit that Minister \Wash- burne s a8 good n man as Loran. Wo have tried day after day for Logan, I yiclded to you, and T only ask as'a matter of courtesy that you will glve us an opportunity to trysomebody else.’” But they adjourned, and we voted for Washhirne as I stated. In.the course of the balloting that day there were sev- eral votes for Judge Lawrenee, and Mr., Camp- bell, his partner, came to mo after n ot and sald: *“You know Judge Lawrence will nut aceepts you have hia correspondence.’ 103 letter had been published. I gave it to the press hecause Mr. Campbell sald _he was not o candidate, It placed Mr, Campbell n a yery embarrassing position. Notwlihstanding that statement of Mr, Campbel), Logan appearcd before tne cauens Monday night and withdeew his name. Amd o unmber of his friends stated that it thoe resolution was passcd they would withdraw—that they were elected ind strucled to vote “for Lowan, The ca ens, however, nominated Judze Lawrenee, and I went to work swartlly for him. 1 went to some Democrats and asked them if they would VOTE YOI LAWRENCE, saying, ‘You guve me to undorstand that you would vote for ilin, If you cannot clect Wish- burne.’ They sakd under certain efrcumstances they would, “They gave Judge Davls on three balfots 93 votes the Tast day but one. Kehoe and Ilickey voted for Ilaines, and a number of Republicaiss, belleving It wis a matter of polivy, voted with them. Mr, Campbell came to e on the fourth ballot and sald, ‘Eastun, can’t you et sumne of those Democrats wito voted “for Washburne to vote for Lawrence!’ Said I, ‘I think I cont T fnmediatcly went over to the Democratic akle of the 1ouse, and saw Representative Harrlngton, and sald to him: * You don't want Halnes, ns I understand, You prefer Judge Lawreuce to I It looks tome ns it Halves would be elected if we keep balloting,! I asked Liim If he would give Luwrence the Washburne votes, He sald he would, aid he got up to chanze his vote {rom Davis to Luwrence, and nine Democrats dil the same thing, On iy way hack to my scat to soc Hopking, who was authurized to inove an adjournment, a Senator Lot up und mude 4 motlon to adjourn, and it was declured carried, [t was douvied by many whether it was properly carrled. If the votes that changed to Ialues bad been given for Lawrcoce—it he had got the full caucus vote—he would have been clected on that ballog or the next one certainly, if there had been no adjournment, £ um sutis- fled, from adl 1 kuow nhout the fucts with 1cter- enee to Washburne, Lawrence, Burt Cook, or any other Repubilean from the nortbern part of the State, bowever good o wan s mizhit be, that Jol'A. Logan would never have ullowed him to be elected, Logan stated to e in the presenes of the Committes (Hopking was pres- cnt) that there were three men thut he did not want elected—Burt Cook, E. B. Washburne, and Milton Hay, but that he prefereed a Mr, Baker.” “Without reflecting on 8ul, . brother mem- ber, what vould lave induved hii 1o write such a letterd” “ 1 cannot concelve why Hopkius should have made such a strong stutement a3 be hus, necus- ing me of actinz ns & spy. Me certalnly used great perauasive puwers to induce me to foiu the HEITLL CAUCES after I had voted for Logan. 1 thought ofter I had iiven hiw those yotes I had given him alk hie was entitled to. Ido not e to place mysell inuntagonlam to Mr. Hopking, Helsu mun whose judument I admire; it 1s wore than ordinary; he has commun sens s lunl ereat eXperlence 'in parliamentary and lexfa- Iative matters, and I slionkil take great pleasure fn consulting him, as I lave “in all mattersy a1 think Dhe §s rath- er beside himeedf du thoe letter; that he doesu'’t exoress bis real honest convictions when he makes such statements, 1 am sur- prised ot its being In print. I supposo ft wauas uot lutended for publication, It appesrs to have been writt stily.” ** You siy Tui TIIBUNE did not nominato you, and ¢id nu more toward electing you than uny other Republicun; aud that Mr, Sledill did not ndvige you whum to support " *“No. ['say [raukly, Tus Faisuse did noth- g wore (o ine than that it supporteda the Re- puolican tlenet, Hopling told me several times that be wished they could nomivate Judge Daviss and In the wmorning when voted for him I turned 10 Jlopking und saldl: VT think T ehall voie for Judie Duvls this moruing; this contest (les between Hanes nnd Davis,'” Hesudd: *Lthink 1 will vote for Liuines, tu seo hiow it goes! I voted for Davis, and, whea the belance of my assochites o the Sopubtican party chauzed back, I consldered it wy duy tustand by Judee Lawrence, I voted for Divis with vo deslen of a trick upon any- Iudy. 1l it in good Taith, belicving that tite contest wua Letsieen bin and Huines, A effort wau uvle the night betoro to nducs me to Ylud:c m( vate for Haines. Itold them that it thoug| they had been usioz Hwnes with no intentlon of eleetlng biw,—that Ne was not the regular - Republican nowivuee,—thut we must stund by cither Judgo Luwrence or some otler Kepuolican, I cou- rulted with 1 is that mornfng, and hu auveed with me, but §don't thing he hadat that timu any ldea that Davis would be clected.” COL, HUNTER'S RECITAL. ‘The reporter alau’ saw Col, Hunter, who was Cuairman of the Conventlon which noininated Mr. Easton, aud, baving shown him Hopkios® letter, asked blm what he thought of it. S Lk, sall be, it 13 extreme, and that Hopkius is entirely misinformed in reference to £ 't think e would willlnzly state Wit was not [o conformity with truth,"” » What were the circutustances attenging Mr, Enston’s nomination (" “Well, there 13 one thing 1 know, Tur muNg hud nothing to do with It. [ think § "Thio gentlemen of tho First District, who were ) gxtvrme\l in huvltg a proper representative :ln. He ingeileld, indisted upon_his nominution, wis the cholee of the First Ward uud of Districts and he went to Springield uupled; as to u Benutor. Tle was to use his disvretion us 1o whom ho wus to vote fur. He wus not ptedged for or against Gen. Logan, Hopkins ;uy-'(m-n- never was u thne whien Easton would 1y voted for Logun, If his vote would have clvcted Bhin. L was In Springtield ut the request of Gev, Lugan and his frlends, and duaring tireo days Euston voted for bim on every ballot; ant he did 1t In good faith on Gen. Logan's repreeentation to the caucus that {t tne Repub- fican vote went solid for him o bad suflicient Independent votes to electbim. Col. Eastun's Irienda 1 his district usked hlm to vote ut least three thues for tien, Logan, so that an oppor- tunity sulght be given bim to poll the three Tn- dependent votes. Iustead of voting three times for alm he voted for three consecutive duya, The General was dizappointed o his Independ- ent supporters, wd has nothinge to blune for his defeut but his contbifng ln certalngentlemen, believiug they would vote 1or b, S0 far us the people of Cof, Enston's istrict are voncernc us Lliave been able to understand, they ure et tirely eatisfied with his canduct ot Bpringtichl, behevime that be acted s bis judioment iltat for the bests esty of the Republi L satistied that he had nothlndus Logan, and that (£ he could have v any cu elected, he would have voted for'hlin,— that he preferred 1o e him go to the Seonte than any Demoerat or muny of the Republicans who were mentloned. [t very orey o sea My, Hopkins Is 80 far mistuforined, und so - understands the pusition of the gentlemen who remafped out of the caucu to write surh o Jetter. O ull the peat] mentioned for Benator, Col. Faston preferrad Judge Davis, awl 1 think in that prefercuee be ds jolued by cvery bonest Repnbll n the Stute of 1llinols. [ ABOVE INTERVIEWS v vy i uuy provts were needed, that Mr, tlopkine wus hboring under sopme mental delusfon at the thne he wrote the above dverite It Tt I duted Hopifus canie up 2uthy and was not i letler purpoits to to Chicazo’ Friaay, Springiicld at W't have buen wrilt It fa poseible, therefore, that the editor has been fis posal upon by Eome pursonatur of the Representative, IO should turn vut, how- Ve, that the letter I genulve, it \H:Tlu}'u un wmount of ignorauce on Mr. Hopkins' part which Is Inexcusable in u persou of his experie ence, or 4t div Isys willingness to carclesaly rlander 4 colleague, which {8 unpardonahle, anuthier hypothesls 18 that while the letter was alzawmd by " Mr JEopking, yet L was pedber jne sphied or written by b, and tiat he was ounply 4 mouthpiece, or (atspaw, of others to cuably them Lo work thetr palic agalost Col. Egston. e e— THE BLACK SCANDAL. Epecial Disyaich te Tha Tridune. INATANAPOLIS, Jau. S0.—~In the case of the Elder Black scandal, foruwl charees were pre- 1errud to-nlght Lifore the clders of the church, sud a ples ok nut gullty was cotered, A meet- iug will be beld lu & day or two to syree upon 40 place sud tize for uisl, The authorities THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE gcnllnefl to allow the charges to be made pub- iCe RELIGIOUS. NOON TRAYER-MEETING. The dull day hat o marked effect on the at- tendance at the noon prayer-meeting at Farwell Hall yestenlay, Only sbout half the usual audience was present, and there was a dearth of city phstors, Who are geaerally looked to to lend ddignity 03 well asg theology to the pro- cecdinga. Tho services were opencd with the hymn, “What a friend we have in Jesus.!? Dr. Davis read n number of requests for prayer. One was from a minister in Norway, who wished the meeting to remember the churches of thac country in prayer. The letter weferring this request stated that the reports of the meetings had been translated aud pub- lished I the Norweglan papers, and had dono great service for Christ. The Rev. Mr. Fletener offercd up a fervent appeal to the Throne of Grace In behall of the petitioners, not forgetting the spiritual needs of the sianers present. w1 gave my life for thee,” was then sung by the whole conzrexatton wilh rood effect, Maj. Whittle read the foarteen tnst verses of the first chiapter of Romans. In commenting on the verses be sald Christ was (lod’s rightcous- neas, and n sinner must aceept Chrlst hefore he could Jay clatm to conversiun. 8y nuture man was umier the wrath of God, “In their con- suience men knew thero wus but one God, and that His power was eternal. Men did not want that knowledie or to be accountabls to a spirit- ual God, nnd they turned away frum Him nnd made {dolz. For this caure prukind was given over to wwinl aflictions. ¢ dilference be- tween w Christian and o slnuer was this: tho former hated his sinful natnre and tried to com- mune with Jesus, but a sinner delfrhited m the pleasures of sin and the companionship of s fellows, ‘There were many present who had pride in themselves, and they showuld cudeavor to curreet the fault, knowing thelr enemy thiey should bo on thete guard, and try tolive 5 perleet Chelstan life. He hoped Gud would lead them to-day to the Cruss, and that they would realize whiit a blessing it was to have such a Savior. Mr. 8tehbins then sune * Oh, to be nothing with great taste and fecling. Dr, Davis 1ollowed with an earncst prayer, blessiug God for the Intelligence from across tlic sea, and for the marvelous manifestations of the Spirit which were taking place in Chi- cago and elsewhere. He prayed also for a bles fng on the Buston mectivgs, and that all the errors of cducation as well ay Inthlelivy might Lo banfshied from the minds of the citizins, Mr. W, M, Johnson wanted to testify to the healing power of Christ, ile stated that he fiad been under tho care of physiclans for three years, and recoived very little benellt from helr treatment, ‘The conviction cune upon him that.he not believed thoroughly in Carlst, nnd he felt that He was still in” the world, and could heal the sick ns iu the past. .He asked his dogtors what the effeet would be 1€ e gave up medleine. One aald he would dies the vther sald be did not think it could be done with safety. e determined to do I, and trust the Lord for cure, even if he dled. For two weeks ho suffered Intensely, e took nothing but light, nutritious foud, uud he walked three-quarters of a mile cvery day to the noon prayer-mecting, where™ lic psked rayers ~_for his soul more than for his budy. Tie did not observe any im- provenont for some lttle thne, and §t was'only with great sufferivg that bo could get to the prayer-mecting, The thought came to hilm that tuis was part of the process by which hie would he cared, and that Jesue had simply been trylng s fafth, Instantly bis wholo Inward parts un- deewent o ehange, Which he felt was wonderful, Alis cure was perfozt [rom thut moment, sl he was convinced of the healing power of' Clirlat, e could testify that the work ot the nrlm was supesnatural, e told of two elderly ladics whio kad heen cured by means of prayer. Dr. Jutkins skl extravrdinary suswers to prayer would always take place. “The miracles of Imture were g0 common that they excited no wonder, Anything ont of the oidiary run of aflairs nttracted attention. ‘The cavils and ob- jeetlons of the world ouchit to have no eflect on them, ns they wero told to luvk to Gud for cverything, But st} they should not get futo the habit_of depending Eolely on nugwers to ‘They should look to Christ for what romised to do for them wll. . Whlttle sald all would bo helped {£ they to ylmn‘ for thcmsctves and et Chrlstians then, A large viunber of Tc"mm rose for prayer, aud the mectng closed with the henedietion, Tug Trisvse reporter had o conversation with Mr. Johnaon while the undicnze was dis- persing, 1le 18 o Lttte, thin man, spparently nout overblessed with hiealth ot present, ‘The wonderiul cure bie expericneed tool ].hm; ut Lawrenee, Kan, 8ix years ago, whilo lliting o heavy weight, he recelved some kind of anin- teinal lnjur{ the nature of which neither of his ductora could fell. The treatment ot his phy- slefans did not benelit him in the least, and he'ls conlldent that his life wis apared owing to his fattls in Chirlat. When hie threw wway the physic heshles getting on s knces to pray, he enzaged in an arduous oceunation sud worked very hard up to the thne of hiscure. 1t was about a month atter that his cure was effected, Sometlilng eeemea to saap in his instde ono day, und there was at onee a profusedlscharge from i, From that monient he was a new min, Oneof hia phyzleluns, numed Rice, now resfdes in Denvers tho other, whose name be did not give, s still at Luwrence, ——— THIT THIRD CGITORCIT Yo 'he Editor of The Tribune, Ciicaao, Jan. J0.—You arc doulrless nware of the contempluted change fn the lucation of the Third Presbyterian Courch, o lnrge las been the growtn of this tlourlehing church that, ke the old woman in the shoe, they bavo out- grown thelr accommodations, 'The present bullding will not seat the enrolled members i€ ull were present, to zay nothing of other attend- ants il slrangors, It I3 )»ru{mueu to buy groundand bulld near the viciuity ot Asbland uvenue sud Madison streets, But this will en- crowch ou the parish of another und weaker church. Thu Tuied will be within - balf a mile of the Elzhth, ut the _cor- ner of Wushington and Robey streets. Now, aught not the causo of Christ” and of Preshys teriunfan to be better inunuged thun this! See the cousequen A large rurlluu of the vity from Lhe lake west Lo Unlon Park, containing a large sind respectablo population, will be alinost unprovided for, und a fleld now well oceupled weitl be crowded, uud the fnterests of 2 sistee chureh iperiled, Ts this wised Ts 1t rhchtd Is it Christiand Suppose Christ wun ou carth, wonld e su arrange s churchest t the 'Fhird Churel act fu thls matter with reference to the lulercots not sufely of the 'Fhird Church, but of Cluist s cutse, Stch a view would sug- gest that the Thinl Church sbould not reliu quish their present Held wor encroach on one wow oceupied. Thers iy room for uwmple enligoment of the present buitding of the Third Church to accom- wodate all who uttend, Let s Tow bundred of *thele nwembership go into the C and help do work for Chirlst und Presuyterd; there, They would Lo must, cordially re and given (il share both of coutiol and pri fleges, Buch un et of aelf-denksd on the part of the 'Third Church would wia for them the ap- proval both ot the Master and of ull woud peo- ey uid would o tu the world that we were retiiren, und bave the futercat e cach othier nd love for each other which our Suvior and 11t beloved diciples so vuruestly besought us to preserve. The proposed couree, on the other Land, will undunbiealy engender il-lecliug, Juealy y and stedle, and bring reprouch oo the canse oi Chirtst by causing h orld to say, See Low little these Curistians care for cacls other, LRESUYTRRIAN, HANK-CLERKS. Tha bank-clerks' prayer-meeting in lower Far- well Hall was Jargely wttended yesterduy, aud o growing interest in the work was murkedly visi ble. The Rev. Dr. Guodwii, of the Fiest Cune vregatfonal Church, preslded, und Mr, D, R, Hate, Manuser of the Clearlni-House, led the sinng, Toe exercises wero Legun with the b, “My faith looks up to Thee,? in the ing of which all voiees united, Mr, Frank cry of the Merchants' of those Youug converts Who wete sahmmed Lo aknowl- edie their tith when they were ridiculed by TOuIE conapen Ho urded ol to leb thefr gt shine, Then tolluwed m quick sues ession vitrneat prayers by 'hede Bliss, of the Firsty Jutian Houtr, of the Third; and Iimu Wi, of the Natiunal Bank. “7T need Thee Ire| e\‘vr{ bour' wus sung, and Dr. Goodwin, after resding from Luhe, 3ix. 11, delivered an address of atoat fiiteen dnutes' durtion, und from the lesr he Bertpture polnted out the duty of ull present. Mr. Howe, of Adsit’s bauk, prayed, and Mr, J. R. Tlukluwm, of the Mercluuits' National, shoke of the clous unfon of the bunk-clerks. He spoke wartnly of the benctits of such s uudon, uswuchos lie knew that reilgion made thet wll better bustucss weu, M J. 3. Kueey, al:0 of the Merchants', inade a short uddress fult of fervor and devotion. wave My e for thee™ was suug, sud Mr. Hurry Brulvasd, of the Third, uffered prayer, and Mr. A, J. Bulth, of tho Trust Com- pany, related bis experience fu the old wyd the new 1ife, a8 also did Mr. Eugeue Beates of the WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1877, Trust, Mr, Thede Bliss and Mr, Genrgo Muri- son (presiding at tha-plano)of the First. Mr. Wellington Itathhone, of the ‘Third, spoke of the great grood that the meetings were W ‘"E‘ and hu‘wd that they would be continue *What a fricud wo bave in Jesus!” was then . sung. Mr. Cone, of the Firat, sald {hat he helleved there was more avall i {he prayers of three or four gathered together than in the arguments of many, He ha argued with bis companions, and £he nora hin arguied the more bis' fellows clorks beeamo “discusted,” Further remarks werciuade by Measra. McEvoy of the Merchants'y Jouns Lallin ot the ‘Trust Company, Baldwin of the Commercial, Meteall of the Bink of Montreal, and Thompson of the Traders Alter a fow minutes of slient prayer, the ben- cediction waa pronvunced by Dr. Uoodwin. MODERN MIRACLYS, Tv the Editor of The Triduie. Cutcago, Jat, 29.—The doctors are having a hard thne of it. What they may leave of each other, after thefr Kilkenuy-cat duel anent sulpho-carbolated sods, bids falr to bo wiped out througli tho jolnt agency of blug glaas and prayer. Gen. Pleasonton so severely contuses his “right shoulder,” his * right dorsal muscles,” and his *right lunbar region,” by a fall from his carriage, that his family physictan, the P’ro- fessor of Surgery and Anatomy In the University of Pennsylysuln, Is unable to afford him any relief from the intense patu and suflering, ol- though prescriblog *tr. saponis camph,, cm- plast, robor” ete., ete, **sccundum artem.” ‘Tnereupon the sufferor exposes his wounds to the ngency of 8 blue-light bath, and shortly the hains bugin to diwinish, wnd *at the end of all an Loy had ceased altogethur,” Mys, Janette Roblnson hes comparatively specehless and helpless for the space of seven yuurs, paralyzed by a street-car Injury; nad a inultitude ot medival men, both here and eclse- where, prosounce bor incurable, Atllictlon sure loug time she bore. Physicluns were {n valng so she” turned Lo the Huavenly Physichn amd ayed. Prayed that lier aflliction ikt be re- and her health resto amd, suddenly, for the liest time 4n seven sho hears the sound of her own vulee, Aruse [rom kuees lllid lIu\md that she had, fndeed, been made whole, ‘These cazes tay bo clited as typleal of the dis- tinction between the unuient und the modern miravte. Gen, Plensonton'’s speedy reliet by the ugeney of the sun and & plecé of colorel {:lus s only not miraculous bevause such agrency 3, In o wmeasure, understowl. The bine-lght bath is known to be ouly unother application of that, us yet, hoperfectly-known agent, eclee- trivity; mid, therefore, the resulls of ity uction upon vegetable sud antmal life, aithough they may exeite wonder, give rise 1o ho such weizhty and conflicting sentiinents ss anve been elicited Dby the detals of the case of Mrs, Rubinsou. In tins latter the redigions clewment, In u comne mumty wrotight to an unisual pieh of mentat uctivity coneerning rellgioussubjects by the re- vitl, excites un [ntense interest amongg v v diverse clusses, By one the case 18 bes Lieved to Luve beou a direet nhd supernatural answer to prayer, a visiblo interposition of the Diviue Power it contravention of nutural Liws, —in ghort, a wiracle, with all that the term fmplies, To thu otuer such bellef fs evidence of minds unsettled and reasoning facnltles con-- Tusod by what they consider to have heen the exenting influonve of the efforts of Messrs. Moody und Sankey, Tt would probably be labor lost to argue with elther of tiese classes; but there is” nnother uud u larger class of the coumunity whose sotls are sorely vexed beeause they ¢ don't know Just what to bellove about it.Y To such the subscriber does not nesitate to say there §s no ore reason {or deubting toab Mrs, Rubinson's siulden recovery from seven years’ specchiless helptessness may have been the direct result of rmyur than " for doubtmng that Gen, ‘leasonton’s aching back © was relleved by the actinle rays of the sun. Buch cuses 08 Mrs, Rubineon’s have for yeurs buen wmong the upprobia of the medical pro- fession, ‘Lbecy furnl=h thu miraculous cures of such men a8 the impostor who truveled through France o few ycars ogo, and of guacks in all uges und in all countries. They form a large proportion ol the enses which anpear fit our courts sumg, and often successtully, for dutnges for supposed Incurable results of il way and other aecidents, amd concerning tbe prowssion] gnorance of which au cminent melical authority usks: Can it Le reasonably espected that tho truth will be orunght home | -2 mind of & lawyer ko lon 7 ny our own opiuny yet uninstricted upon ity Sooner or later § a3 true nature wili become estab- lished facts in the minds of vur profession, and we shnil no jonger hear the painful discrepancies of optmion snung medical men that now prevail, The liizht of improved hoowledgo will dissolve thy mys- teries which dally surround theses cares iu the form of suppoecd spinal concusslone, partiul paralysis, cilisivng into the ehiealb of the xpimal curd, thickening of the menibrancs of the bram und spinal cord, and fewlons of thie organ or that, These, 84 Dr, Sydenhnm declures, nre bat Inata- tms ‘andrescimblances, and not rualitics; uud that they deceive the nultiude I+ undasbied, What, then, is **thelr true naturo ™1 and why dothey decefve medical men and the multitude allkel” Slinply because slmilur results have very diverse cuuses; and just what are *fita- tions and resemblunuces,” sud what are bonw fide and legitimute results, the medieal pro- fession h~ve not yet agreed unon. The fact o] the cxlstenceof paralysisand speechs Tesaness {n Mra. Robinson's ense” is Indispute:l. But paralysis ant spee-hlessness may be caused 1 tual disease or fnjury of the neryous sys- téms In which case they may be, sud fncarable, Or they moy bo “chugsed by functional disturbance of the nervous the result of shock or of n lowered tone of the general healtn; and then they may beyand often ure, cutised by thoe slmplest uswenvies, by no means the least potent among which are those operatine through the mind. Applying the forezons to Mrs. Robineon's case, it will bo eeen that her recovery Is to be attributed purtly to tho lmprovemont of ber general health, which shie admits foflowed upon change of ale and surroundings, and partly and directly to the etfect of her nind exelted to the hignest activity by religious faith. and enthusl- usm, ler prayer wus nuswered through the agency of patural laws, But It was none the less nogwered. CoMMON-SENSE, To the Editor of The Tridune, Cuicago, Jan. 80.—It scems to me that the Rev, Arthur Mitehell's theory of the, cure of Mrs, Robinson, on State atrect, it uceepted (ud- mitting the fucts as they sppeared to Lier miud), proves too much even for the purposs of the clergy, to-wit,: That God 18 partinl (which s tuconcelvable), or that most Christians do not kunow how to pray, or ure yery undeserving, Of tho thousands and millfons of agonizing pragers tor dyig children by Christfan moths ers, 18 there no well authentleated case in unrv years of u_direet aud full answer to prayerd It wot, what fs the reason? If God s not partial then miltons of praylng Christians have indeed beon unfortunate. If only one in milllons of prayers {8 dircetly utid unequivocally answered, s fu Lecouss Christians do not Enow liow 1o pray, or bewuse u:u{ do not me with faith? 1t atter, then submit that the motliers are very undeserving, or have brcn ver{ badty toaght the propee way Lo pray. If we adopt tho theory that Chrlstlaus do not know how o pray 80 a5 1o secure @ fuvoruble unswer, then there must bu a terrible websit of gt resting upon those who have taugtt theinetlleaclons wethods of prayer. ‘That the unanswercd prayers ure sincere, sgonizing, und unschish, there is no doubt—much more unacllsh, it s falr to pre- sume, than Mre, Robinson's prayer coulid have buen, because she prayed only for hersell and nat for another, Will the Rev. Arthur Mitchell please teli us what hus been the matter with the miltions of upanswercd praversi And will heatso tell us exactly how tu vy siccesstullyl Until they are thus fuformed, ratlonal und truly plous men and women WL continue to rest fn thy belivf that God 15 not parthd or untalr, nor un- reasonably techuleal wfter atl, and that He iy ulwuys ready to answer brayer when there fsa couspianco " with i3 universal law, and never ready when tuere s not; snd that whers the answer fafls, ft talis because His supreme law 1 not complied with; and that there are no speclal priviteges or fuvorithm for particular Chrlstians, We shull contloue to hbelleve that Mra. Robiuson's caso s no exception, no miracle, She has been a paralitic, sbie suys, for vight y Is it not proluble that, sthoulatéd by ber retfzious falth und bellel i pruyer, ber bruin and mind wers wruugt up to that degree of tenslon, s0 tu apeak, which restored the action of the torpld or fuactive norves (which arc only branches of the brumn); that the vitad electricity bezan agala to flow along the huiman telegrapbie wires,—uil fu obedicuce to God's natural law; and that, dn fact, In this cuqe thers way no suspensdon of His law, uo iairacle, no speckal tuterposition ol divise puwer, what- ever, {ustuuces of restoratlon frum years ol phs ¥, by some sudden wental shook or excitement, are uuerous u the medlcul books, aud u few cases ure within :‘llm ubservatlon of alost evory person of mid- e age. 7 Howne of thoe clenry betruy something border- oa & desperate unxlety for u webl-autheutds d 1nodesn tairacie, us If consclous that tho fentific udvances ol this uge threaten soon to dispose of Lho last of the catalogue of superstl- tlons which tboy have treasured, relied upou, S and repeated, through so many centuries, &s proofs of Gud'a favoritism to themselyos, It we could only have & well-proved modern miracle, how it wonld revive the drooping hopes of theologieal standstilia and gloomy students and lovers of (e suncrstitions of the {"" cat- with rosy cheeks and bold and Tofty brow. las adecfded start of the ages! But in thes Intter days nimble, teous, aharp-eyed Se montdy, slzhtless skeleton of Supernaturalism and will no doubt continue ahead, and il prouptly explain the tales of miracke which the latter, groping among the tombs, may from thue to time dream or iuvent. Ad. G MISCELLANEOUS. A meeting of the Christian Workers’ Union of the West Side was held yesterday afternoon fn the varlor of the Third Presbyterian Church, corner of Washington and Carpenter strects. Mra. Fallows presided, and there was a Jarge nt- The Central Committes roported n nelzbborhood -meetings, nnd_assigned districts to a v The_ ro- It was declded to_hold tea-meetings on the Enclish plan shortly. Thero wan alke soine dizcussion as to the establishment of an Iudustrlal school for women on the West ide. The Elghth Prosbyterfan Church of this elty have unanfmously extended s call to the Rev. William .l. Chichester, of Altoona, Pa., to be- tendance, favor of the organization pray uumber of the West 8ide churches. rord was concurred I, of come fts pastor, Ilo faa man of hizh stauding and fs a very enrnest worker in_the vineyard ol the Lord. Tiere to decide about nceepting the call, Mesera, Parkhurst nud celved. At o meeting of the Congregation Kodef Sholom, ruceutls)' lield at tholr Bynagogue, cor- ceond_streets, an ‘electlon for ner May and Rabbf took place. was the successful candidate. Tho ¥ sud inforin Lilm of his electlon. There will be E. N. Barrett, Subject, ¢ Bring your Bibles and * Gospel Hymns."” m’l‘hu third of the serics of e Tauliua aud Wood streets. ‘Theadjourned meeting of tho Swedenboraiane, to cumplete their organization for n central chureh, will be held this cvening at the ciub- room of the Sherman House. The Wednesday cvenlng prayer-meeting of Christ Chureh (omittod for two weeke) will be op Clieney leading the aumed to-ntzit, Bis exercixes, Subject: *How May I Grow In Graco,”? ———————— RABIES. Charles Wotmore Dies of liydrophe.a---An Appnlling Death, Ciucinnat! Enqutrer, Jan, 20, Mr. Charles S. Whitmore, or, as he recently ealléd himself, Wetmore, died at the realdenve of A, G, Wilson, No, 67 llopkins strect, between John aud Cutter, at twenty minutes to0 o'clock yesterday morning, of hydrophobla, Thuun- fortunate younz man was a carpenter by trade, and a member of the builitinz firm of Wetnore & lornbrook at Hartwell, [n this county, Ie was o natlve of 8t. John's, New Brunswick, and camo to this city about nino years age. Acouple of yeara betore he left his native city he wus bit- ten by a dog, but after the wound Lealed ho ywas never after troubled by It. Mre. Alden [0 Iartwel favorite with nll who kne his genlal social qualities. Lullt” young man, of ace, uud un athlete of no mean ability, was very fohd of dogs, und exps petting them. About the middie o last Aprl), wihile “play to Mr. Car; e boarded with and Heo of the firm or theanimal. Atout a month later he was bittcn I){ ' small cur-dog, the propesty of Mrs. Alden, hls landlady, ‘Tnis 10 fits, during which it would snap and bite ut oll within its reach. At tho tluie mentloned, Mr. Wetinore waa io the house of Miss Aldei; when he heard o seratching at one of the doors, Heopened the door, when fnrushed the dogand weat. Wetmore stooped down to play with the caty when the dog flew at his face and scratched Db slizhitly with its teeth in the face just by the slde of his nose, Tho watter guve him no mental or physieal trouble, and, as the h)‘jury AOON heated” up, he pald no further attention” to it. Blortly ufter the dog bit Wetmore it attempted o bite another man, who zave it a kick, when it ran off, and has nut_eince been seen Tn the neighborhood, Last Thursday Mr, Wetmore complained of feehmg Teverlsh and unwell, and hengked his partuer to go skating with him on the Milcreek bottoms, thinklng the exerclse would do him good, Hornbrook ussented, aud the palr skated for some time. Feellng thirsty, Horubrook broke s hole in the feo with his heel, und Wetnore and lie drank out of it. Mr. Hornbrook eays that Wetimors Inoked very queer at this tlne, and that the perspiration scenied to arlee from his head in o perlect clowd of vapor. Friday morning when Wetmore came down to his breakfast he felt very thirety, and he took a gluss of water to quench Bls thiret, when, to W preat wurprlic, e found that he could not drink it. The thoutht thut he was attacked by hydropho- bl flashed on hn lke a revelutfon, nnd ho tremblingly usked Mrs. Alden if she thought thut he Lad it, Mrs. Alden at o eeted that he had the teerlble malady, thut it would Injure hin to vontlrm his sus- plefons, laughed them offy and told him she would muke him some hot tea. Whon It was mad coulil not drivk it, sl 1t was with the cren «iifculty that ho could foree a little of it down his throat off a epoon. He had business fu the clty, snd an engagement to attend u party here i the evening, 8o ho ook the train and came fn the forenoon, After attending tu his bus. fuess he called on his friend, Ao W, Wilson, of Mopkins stroct, with whom he intemded Zolng to the party, He was then feels fuge very badly, and upon stating his condition Witsow preased him to go hiome with him and £o to bed, telling him that he would go to the party and make an excuse for his ubscnce, ‘ morg acceeded to the arrangement and went to bed, while Wilson went to thie party. Jle did not retirn home until about widuight, and when lie did, he found Wetmore ruving mnd, and snapplge and snarline Hke o dog, ik that fn i srenzv he had broken up the ajor portion ot the turniture in his roum, aud trightencd Mrs. Wilson #o that she hud Jocked horaelf up tn her own room for safety, Dr, C. L. Armutrong, who lives on Clark sirect, near Johu, was called fn to sec Wetmore, whio, by this time, was rational, though suffering from spasms, and the symptoms ot oncu suggested hydrophobla, though, as it is so scldom that cven u physiclan en- counters a genuine case of this dread maludy, hu hesituted in - hls diagnosts. He asked Wet~ more i€ e had ever been bitten by a dog, but he stoutly denled ever baving juet With such o misfortune. At this time the atilfcted man would start und shudder spasmodically every Iew moments, ltke n pemon emerging from an_fee-cold bath, and Dr. Armstrong pro- serfbed @ faid sedutive for — Lifm, When the mediciue was brought from the drugriist’s, the patient wos unable to take it, and the clfort Lo do so threw him fnto vialent convulafons, Other mcans wers taken to quict him, und Baturduy wornlig D, Arusteong called Dr. Dawson fn us cousulting physlchan, Though both felt that Wetmoro was ~ sutlering Srom tiydrophobiz, ueithcr cured to say that sucii was e case on uweeouut of the envrget- fe maunner In which he denfed thpt he had ever been bitten by dogs. In the afternoon he admitied for the first time that he had been bitten by s dog befors hie Jeft home o 8t. Johw's, During the ultcruoon his parox- yuna fncreased in severity, sud st times it re- quired the unlted strenygtn of several nmu,i siiew tu keep him i by bed, His barking and wers strongly susgestive of tho canfno volce, ond his_sufferings tllcd the spectators with lhorror. Later in the eveulny he fcll asleep, sud he uwoke ubout 11 i u terrible spasm, Ile worked in It Jor somo time, and its scverity ucreased s much that four strong, powerlul. men who werg uttenling biw bad ulk that they could do to ‘hold hiin down aud keep bt from doing violenee to Dimself aud to thew, e o nuw foambng at thu mouth, barkivg like oz, and, betfeen his uualo.l i, and fes o weony, he snapped awd biL ut thoss around it like & m;k(u doig, Occastonal) he would bave calu lucld futervals, aud, during those restlng spells, if wo may call thon such, he fnformed s atlenduuts that fuhls par- oxyems he wus assailed by the splric of o dog un oo side aml another spirit on the other. Dr. Arwstrong was azaiu sumwoncd, wnd Lo o heve him ol the testible spaams which wers rendhg his frame almost apart, begen ad- ministerlog to bhim bypodermie fufec- tions of morphla und atroplz. it took six or elzht injestions to_thoroughly quivt bim, Aout 8 u'dock the death-fever developed itself promiuently, and he gradually becats more und inore extiausted, until ut tle thne aboye mew- tloned death came, 8 happy relief 1o his sutfer- {ngs. Itappears that bis roasun for deuying 10 Lr. Annstroug the fect of his belug bgmdwn aroso frum e fear that (Lo admission of the fact would, in soud ugae- countable mauzer result in bydrophobl gowling t Ia expected that he will soon Le Spmiicer, the Iatest ad- dltion to the force of revivalists, had a large nt- tendatice atb the First Metbodist Church bulld- ing last evening aud thelr efforts were well re- The Rov. Dr, L|gumnsuu reslilent and Seeretary were appuinted to walt upon him tospel-meeting this evening ot tho Westminster Presbytorian Church, corner Peorls and Jacksan strects, conducted by Rev,. 5 nswers to Prayer.” Jottae Seryices of Jonn's Protestant Episcopal Church will bo this evening nt the resilence of Mr, J. H. Trench, No, 852 West Monroe street, between was o gencral him on account of Ile was ,a_tinely- between 26 and 27 years cdally fond of g with a bl shagey dox belonging Hornbruok & Cary, of Hartwe 1, he was bitten in the hana by ast dog wus subject ho avldently thought that as long ns he conld keep the knowledge that he had rEu-un bitten in recret he would ward off the felt discase, which lio byidently knew was Incurahle, for he wonld ask the Doctor every few minutes if his discase was hydrophobia i reality. ALEX H. STEPHENS. Ifis Condilion Vary Critical. WAsHINGTON, 1. C.y Jan, 30.—Mr. Stephens heeame much worse during the eveniog, and ut miduight was very low. k2 S SUBURBAN NEWS, HYDE PARK. The Board of Trustees met at the Town-Tait yesterdav afternoon, present Measser. Bozue, Farrell, Powell, Bchivnd, Taylor, aud Prestdent Bensley. The Buperintendent of the Water-Works, Mr, Purdy, reported that the stoppage of the water Sunday was not caused by the breaking of the suction-pipe, as firat supposed, but by an ac cmulation ot the sund to the depth of two fect cight Inches fnelde the erib, which stopped the Hlow of tho water. A diver was employed and has been at work ever alnce fu clearing 1t out, and the danger will be through with to-night, The Committco on Finance reported on the matter of tax-vertiflentes as follows: Your Commitice on Finance, towhom waa ro- ferred the matter of the dispusition'of certaln tax. certlileates hichd and owued by the village, pur- chused In 1874, 1875, and 1870, at the sale of property for deiinquent taxes on special aescens ments, “beg lenvo to report that we find the smount of such certificaten to e in the aggregato upwards of $£20,000, and that tt would be lmpracticable and eupennive for the viilage to atteinpt to prucure thelr redemp. tion by the parties Interosted. Private parties could “more muc fully collect from the ownurs ihe face and & reasonnble peualty, We Ond that the certificates can be placed in the hands of pri- vate parties on which the village can realize at once 80 per cent In canh of thelr face voluo for une year at 10 Fcr cent Interest, and whenever any redeémp. tion 18 madcof any certificato It faco value and interest thereon at 0 per cent por annum will bo credited upon the loan at 80 per ceat, and that at the explration of the year all unredeemed certifi« cates 10 be returned to the village upon payment of whatever nnpuid bainnce, It any, there may by of the K0 per cent loan, W are of The opinfon that #uch dleposition thereof ia the best one for the in- teresa of tho village, and therefore recommend the ardoption of the fullawing resolution: *4 Rexolred, 'Thot the Finance Commitiee, to. gother with the President, be, aud they ate hereby, autnorlzed and empowered to enter into contract for the disposal of the tax-certificates above men- llfllll.;l'!. upon the terms set forth in the foregoing bicheipints Flood sent {n o communication recom mending that the houses in which wero rcarlet fever patlents shoulil be placarded os stateid in Tre TRIVENE gesterday wornlng. The matter was relerred to the Committee on Police and Banitary, . An ordinance was ' passed for laying a lJargo wumber of water-pipes In Grand Crossing and providing that the payment therefor should be made fn ten annual instaliments, Two warrants were drawn for Michael Doyle to the mmount of 30 eavie in l'mymcm. for the 1ot at South Chicago on which tho hose-house |2 to be built, After o little more business the Board nde Journed. i Bunday afternoon a part of the dummy which runs fruin Cottage Grove to Hyde Park broke o part. of her machinery and bas been latd up, ‘lic strect-cars have beeén substituted. ENGLEWOOD, Tho Unitarlans and Liberal Chrlstians hare heen holding eervices nt the old brlek school- Louse for the lust Lhree or four weeks, Lost Sunday, fter nlecture by the Kev, J. T, Sun- derlanil, u business neoting was called'to hear thie report of a committes previousty appointed ta consider the feasibility of organizing a sucie- l{. Mr. 1L B. Luewis was cnosen Chalrinan, and 1. J. Colburn Secretary. The report ol the Comunittee was read and necepted. A dreft of a_ constitution and by-laws was present- ed and read. Considerable discusslon was had refative to vestiug tull power (b a Board of Trustees of ecven persons, Dr. Champlin, Mr, Stocum, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Brown, Mr. Colbutn, Mr. Lewis, wid Dr, Sunderland taking fart in the debate. Tho tina! adoptlon wuas deferred until uext Sunday. Meetings will be hield every evening this week, except Baturday, at the Bapiist, Mctliodist. an Presbyterfan Churches, Tho jnterest (o these meetmgs sUll coutinges, and a number of con= verts rejolee fo having found the Lord, Mr. Fred Thearle, who ehot himeelf lhrou%h the hand, 1s rapldly recovering, e will not be distigured. 0AKLAND, The Sunday-eckool of ihe Qakland Reformed Episcopa) Charch wus started n the Oakland Congregational Church Sunday afternoou ot 2:80 o'clock. About mixty were Yrcaent, includ- ing ladies, gentlemen, and children, and the school sturted with nlue classcs, lnuludlut:cu large Bible class of youns Tadica, 1t Isexpe. ted that twice ns many will be present next Sunday nt the samo hour,” Oltlcers were clectod duriug the ulteenoon as folluws: A, W. Drigis, Bupere Intendont; E. P. Brooks, Becretary; W. K, Dewey, Tressurer; and D A. Sage, Librarlau, After’ Bunday-schuol, there was preaching by the Rev. J. A North In the church-room. Sono of tho Vaklanders are getting ready for tho apring campalgn in [Tyde Park, it is eald, but the Oaklanders indignantly deny the charge. YARK RIDOE, The rallroad depot wes broken into Sunday ovening by burglars who succeeded in obtalunin) little of value, only a couple of pass-nooks ae o cap belug carried away. ‘This fs the third or fourth timo thu deput Las been entered witlyn the past few months, but nothing of much value -{lrud, tho agent taking the pre- caution e night of removing liis nionoy und tickets to safo quarters, The station at” Cune tleld was ulso burglerized Bunday eveniug, but no valusbles were found or taken away. — SHALL-POX, Bpeciat Dirpasch ta The Tribune, LABALLE, IIL, Jan, 80.—The Board of Health of this clty belleved they had enforced such Bunltary measures as would provent the further spread of epatl-pox in our midst, hut yesterday the fact was discovered that thers wers seven new caacs in one family, every wember thercol belng down with thedlsease, © The general busi- ness of the clty gocs on_without hllerrnpuuu, however, and strungers have little or vo cause to apprehend dunger in visiting here. e ee——— REAL ESTATE AT MADISON, WIS, Bpecial Dispatch to Tha Triduns. Mapison, Wie, Jun. S0.—1he Park Motel property oud furslture was sold to-day to Dr. Jucobs, u returndl Californfan, for $71,000 cush. It is understood that the Doctor has’ aldo pure chased some voluable real estate adjolning the lotel. ‘The Park lgtel Is comparatively new, having been built fotie tive years ngo b a cost of $125,000. ———— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. SouTHaMrTON, Jan, 80.—Steamsbip Neckar, from New York, has arrived. QuerNsTOWN, Jun. 80.—Stcamer Somerset, fromn Bristol, which put In here on Friday leat with licr steam-pipe broken, has ropalred, sud galled for Now L’urk to-day. —— WHEAT AT THE EAST, Bpectal Dispatch ta The Tridune, BarTivony, Md, Jau. 80.—Tho stock of wheat fn elevators here {5 219,031 bushels, ki itcA to The Tribune. Osm-,u\%?‘m“u. #0.—The umount of wheat now i store here may be sct downat shout 800,000 bushals. et M'DONALD’S PARDON, 8r, Louis, Jun, 30.—Geu, John McDonald, of whiskey-fraua fame, recelved an uncouditional ardon yeaterday, and was immcdlately released o the Penitentiary at Jetfcrson City, ———————— * EDITORS, 8pecial Dispatch 4o The Tridune, BPUINGYIBLD, 11l Jan. 20.—The Press Asso- clation eets here for the winter session atd p. in, tomorrow, Not waoy members have ar- rived up to to-night, Ono o the most dulighttul of ull physlcal cxpert: ences lu that of the batlier when be steps aut of Tho bath fu u aplendld glow of streuzth aad beaith, il can increase this delight by rocourss to B. 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