Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1877, Page 10

! i 10 matler was settled would be presonted. They | habit to trifle with the Presbyterfcs by sending were very anxfous to get the work In n state of preparedness, o that they conld report. n motion, tho consideration of unfinished business—the report of the Committes on Cor- respondenco—was tempornarily deferred for the purpose of taking up the majority and minority reportaof the Committee on the Constitution- ality of the Bynods’ Committee on the Benevo- fisn W.:’xlrk of"the Church, appointed at the last esembly. Dr. Dl!kum. the Permanent Clerk, could not find the reports. ‘Tho Moderator announced that the Chalrman of the Committce on the Records of the Synod of Ede requested leave to withdraw thelr report that they might amend it and present s new one, ‘Applause.] ve woas granted, A QUESTION OP TRIVILEGE. ‘The Rov. J. Irwin Smith nroseton question of privilege. The ZVmes' report of his apeech E;' ‘““Reduced Represontation” misrepresented m, The' Moderator—The brother {s not nn excep- tlon. [Laughter.] Mr, Bmith sald that ho was placed In n false {mslllfln by the editor of the Times as to the re- ation of llherlly In this country to tha form of Rovernment of the Presbyterlan Church, The ground upon which he based that, wasa state- ment of an enemy of Calvinism, James Anthony Froude; and_the reference that the speaker mada waa to the ltorature of Mr. Froude upon tho subject of Unlvinism. Evidently his refer euce was misunderstood and was misreported. ‘The Moderator asked If there were ony other small items of business. [Laughter.] FOUND, Mr. Perkins then called up the reports of the Committee on the Constitutionslity of the 8ynods’ Commlttee ou the Bencvolent Work of the Church, and, Dr, Dickson baving found them, thoy were read. They were publiehed In Tur TRIBUKE Friday, A delegata sld that the Board had been use- ful and had done a good deal of hard work. Hawanted to hear from Dr. Torrey. Dr. Marquls thought that when the subject was allowed to be introduced it was supposed that no opposition would bo developed, and that he only represented the feciings of the Muemb’?' when he moved to place the matter on the docket, and to proceed with the unfine isbied busincss. Tho question was placed on the dockot, R NO INVITATIONS. The Rov. Mr. Jones, of the Committce lo nominate & placo for the next meoting of the Assembly, sald ho had received no Invitations os yot. 1le moved to reconsider the vote nascas- ing the members of churches one cent each for an entertalnment fund for next year, In order to_make the asscsament two cents, The vote was reconsidored. The Htev. Mr. Jones then moved to mako the asscssment two cents; with the understandlny that it was ouly to apply for next year. Carried. The Rev, Mr, Jones sald thu Comnmittea would nominato the Third Presbyterian Church of Plttsburg na the place of the next meeting, Elders Morchead and McKnight nssured tho Assembly of & welcome wltethor thero was a two cent fund, s ono cent fund,or no funa at THE CIIURCH SOUTH. NO AGREEMENT YHT, Mr. Perkins, who had been accorded the fioor st tho closo of the morning scsslon, now sald he had gained it for the purpose of moving the provious question. DBut le was advised that Dr. Marquis and Dr. Robinton desired to speak before the vote was taken. He would thereforo yicld tho floor to these gentlemen. Dr. Marquis declined to avail bimselt of Mr. Perking’ time. TOE NZV. MR, 0GDEN sald the Asscmbly was etting Into the sympa- thetic veln about the time the morning sesslon elosed on this subject of fratcrnal rolations with the SBouth. Ho had no objection to ro- newing {ntercourse with the Southern Chur.h, Dbut when such renewal wea urged In the face of a bar under which the Church North woulidl Lave to pass, he thought It was askiug a littlo too mu AL TIR RBY. MT. REED, of Kentucky, felt it dus to his portion of tho Church that they should be heard for a few minutes, o clafined to know the wentiments of brethren on bath sldes of the line. 'Thoy would be more thun glad to sco the re-cstab- Mshment of fraternal relations on m{ basia not entafling a Toan of seif-respect, His Presbytery had mado all the advances that they thouwshit could ave been made, all of which had teen rejected, The speaker rose moro to Indorso tho remarks mado by Dr. Van Dyko than for any other purpose. “If bo knew anything of tho state of mind of his Southern brethren, he he- Heved that they wers not ready tor the propo- sitlon advanced, An luterchange of pulpits wua posallle, but notbing more. The Rov. Mr. Bnowden, Unlon man during the War, also_sdvoeated the adoption of tho resolutions, Ho was in favor of golng even to {lrcnz lengths in order to restoro fraternal refa- lons. TILE BBV, M1l SAUNDENS, acolored man, woa recelved with conalilerable applause, Ho favared fraternal relations with the Bouthern Church, and had attompted to es- tablish such, ‘Lnugixwr.] Ie called on a dis- tinguished minister whoso namo had been men- tioned and sent {n his nanie twice, aud the ser- vant came out and nske! him: ¢ Are you tho boy that Dhrought the ik this morning S0 ho gave up the ate tempt to “cstablish fratornal relatlons with his whito brethren. He did not think tho 1dea proposed was practicable, and he favored the passage of tho amendment. After paying 8 compliment to the dlstinguished spenker, whom he sald was the first to allow colorey students In haseminary, “he speaker refterated his determination o support the smendment ta tha substitute, The Kev. Mr. Mayberry, another colored delo- gate, sald that his people il not want to be suything but Presbyterians, and felt that they could rot bo considered ns such unices thoy wero admitted on o footing of perfect cquallty, Lo also favored tho mnendinent to the substie tute, belleving that its adoption would grive the Church time for consideration, Dit. HOLINSON would succurmb to no man in hia destro for the re-cstablishment of fratermal relations. Ha thoupht, howaver, that they were forclng this question on thelr Bouthern brethron, fi they had dropped the matter ten years azo ho be- lieved fraternal relations would bo estahliske within fivo vears. 1o wished to add Lo lis reso- lution the fotlowing: But, whilst this Qoneral Aesombly” fa ready at any timo to cater Into {raternal relatlons wath the General Anscmbly of Ihe Presbytorian Church in the Unlted Btates, no further actlon in_ this matter on the part of ‘thin Ascmbly is called for at preson Vo was given to add the proposed amend- ment to the amendment, Dr. Goodlou deglred Lo emphasizo the remarka of a previous spesker in velation to the atate of }!n‘;ngu :u K’.clllucky.r lhfil b hclhl:ved the urfln iad not yat _coma for the completlon of the wich-deired, work, i The Rev, Mr. Wauuh desired tho re-cstabe shment of fraternal selations, but felt that they could not bury the past. e oelleved that somu men st die before fraternal relations could be re-cstablished, N ‘The provious question was then onlored, and the report of the Committes was renl; Dr, Marquls, lu reading tho report and reso- lutlons, safd that if it caino to a voto he would sk leavo to strike out the word “surrowful from the resolution. VOTING. ‘The vote waa then taken upon the Rev, Mr, Bchulu{'- amendment to the substitutoe. The Mederator sald that ho was unable to do- cide, and o division was called Two tetne pamrfi clerks wera uppoiuted tcllers, and the amendiment was declared carried by 160 Lo 150, Dr. Marquissaid that, according to parliament. ary usage, the question on the acceptance of tho substitute must first be taken, . ‘The Moderator decided that the polnt was not well taken, The substitute was fu the nature of an amendmont. Dr. Van Dyke sald that the house had.ac- cepted the substitut and debated it for threa hours, and hencu it wes too latg to ralse the polut of urder, ‘The Moderator 80 decided, and further an. nounced that, if tho substitute was adouted, It would take the placo of the aubstituto to the smecdment already paygsed, which would take mlht&luuu of thercport of the Standing Com- mitie > Dr. Marquis—As the Moderator has declded thut the substitute 13 of the nature of an amendwent, then I the substitute carries it must by :flmudud to the original report, The Moderator—Thu substituto is in tho na- turs of an swendment, 50 far as thy vote ls concerned, The substitute, Lowever, may take place of the cotire report presented to the body. The question, thegsfore, ison the substitutoss reads ‘The vots was then taken, and Dr. Robinson’s substitute, 33 amcuded, wos adopted by a vote of 20 to YT, ‘The report, as amended, was then sdopted. COURT OF APPEALS. A WORD OF EXPLANATION, ‘Thae report on the polity of the Church belug tho next order of the day, was theu taken up, ‘The Hev. George N. Webber, Chairman of the Committee, wished toadd a word in expluns- tlon of the report. It had been sa'd on the » foor of the Asscmbly that it was too wuch the for, down to them overtures for which they were not ready. FHo wished to correct this im- pressian, for the majority wero of the opinlon that the averture proposed was ona well worthy of conslderation. The reading of the report was called for. The report and proposed overtura have nlready been published in Tne TRinoNE. Elder Elysold that they were all eatlsfled that there wasa need for some anch Judiclal Comm!ssfon as that contemplated. 8ome, how- over, fearcd a céntralization of power, and oth- ers dondted whether the Assembly could con- stitntionally confer such powera upon an: Court of Appcals. In order to meet these difil- cultics, he had prepared TOR FOLLOWISG AMENDMENT, to take the place of Chap. IZ‘!: o Resolred, That the following overturs providin for the adaption of nn AQdLional Chanter 10 he form of government be submitted to the Presby- ties: ‘i‘hnp. 23 of the Aseembly’s Judictal Commission, Secriox 1. Allappeals from lower jndieatorics gent up to the General Assembly, excepting those involyi nf questions of doctrine, ahall be referred to a Judiclal Commisalon, to bo appointed In the manner hereinafter provided, and laving the powers hereinafter defined. Sxc. 2, Sald Commiraton shall consist of nine ministers and nine elders, not more than two of whom ehall bo choeen from any one Synod, to be clected by the Gencral Assembly by ballat, notice of raid election being given, and nominations be- ufirr‘nnlo. al least one day previons to the holding of the same. 8kc, 3, The General Assombly shall, at Ity first sitting after this averturo shall have be: lopted by the I'r!!'h(lnflu. sclect elghtecn mombors, who thall bo divlded into three classcs of sixeach, Claga No. 1 shall hold ofiice one yenr; Claas No, 2 shall hold ofico two years; = Class No, 3 shall hold office three years, After eald meatls of the General “Asscmbly rix members shall be chosen each year, to hold ofco three yeara, theirterm of olfica to commence on ‘l‘ho 16t day of Soplember succecding their elece on, Sec, 4, 8ald Commlssion shall sit at the {imo and plnce of the meeting of the General Assembly, and may adjoarn to meot daring the wterin of the meetings of the Ganeral Assembly at such tinics and placesas the Commisslon may order: tho ox- penses of the membora to be pald by the Treasurer of the Gongral Arscmbiy from the Mileaga Fand, 8ec, 5. The Qeneral Assembly shail refor all complaints. appeales, and references, which do not Involve queatlons of doctrino, togother with #ll papers relating thereto, to sald Commiseion for Bdladucation, and the skl Commissian. ahall Heas and determino tho ramo In accordance with the provisions of the Form of Government and Book of "'“{P""" and in the manner thoreln provided. Sxc. U, The findIng of saiil Commission shatl b duly eertificd to tho Ganeral Assembly, and entercd on the records, and whon 80 ontered, the arder, sentonce, ar Jjudemont requircd_theroby shail bo onforced In accordance with the Form of Govern- ment and Book of Disciplino, A8 in other cavoa; protided, iowaver, that If the General Assembly hall ba of the opinion that manifesterror hins beon committed by the Commission, and ro decide, th complaint or appeal ahall bo recommitted to tho Commlasion for another hearing, in. accordance witt tho opinion of the General Asacunbly, Sre. 7, Ten mombera shall constitute o quornm for the transaction of business. In caso a quormn 8 mot prescat within three days after tho meeting ‘of the General Assembly, the Assembly may appoint as many of thelr own number as may bo requisita to constitulc a qnorim; and the members ao appointed aball, dare ing the moeun&ol tho asid Assembly, havoall tho poser of members daly elected a8 nforesald, and no longer, A majority of the Commiralon prescnt shall bo requlsite for a declsion; and, in casn the Comminsion shonld bo equaily divided, the deciae fon of the conrt Lelow nhiall stand aflirmed. Sge. 8, The principles and modes of proceeding oreseribed {n the **Book of Discipling,™ Chap. 7, ahall be In force and observed by all parties in ol casea to ba adjudicated by the Commiasion, tho #ame a5 when brought bofore tho General Assem. Jrc. 0, Tho Comnisslon shall have power to adopt much rules and tegulationn In reforenco to Its procecdings ns it may fudgo proper, not Inconsistent with tho requiroments of the Form of Government, Resuming his specch, Mr. Ely snfd that tho resolutions’ substantinlly boro® ont the recome wncndatfons of the report except See, 6, He had cnideavorad to syold the difficulty arislog froin the necessity of going into the merits of the case, and yet gave the General A=acmbly n right to rccommit whero ‘‘mznifest érror ¥ was shiown, The Rey, Mr. McKibben asked what " mant- fest errur ™ meant, and Mr, Ely cxx‘ll:llnul that It meant the crrors vssigned {n the bill of specl- fleattons, Dr, Humphreys wanted Hine to consider ! questlons ralsud, and moyed to refer the whole matter as It stood to the next Genersl Assen- Lly. {)r. Tatfleld eald that tho ovecture had loubtices been drawn In _ laste. The words In the book iIntended to bo stricken out should have been wpeclfied, They would get into fnextricable coufusion if they dealt with the watter at unce, Amld cunslderablo contusion, TITE REV, ML LAIDLAYW stated that hie was upposed both to sending the uverturo down to the Presbyteries and to a ref- crenca of {t. They had had bus one Judielal, cusa to try In soven years, and was L nceessary to create o mel oourt to trv one cuse fn . seven yearsl It would be o third wheel on tho wazou, and utterly uscless, unnceessary, and ‘wneatlod for, Neither Preshytery norSyuod had called for ft,— nelther the uewspapers uor the people of tho Church, The ruport was burled st the 8t, Louls A?Aucl;rl;,bly threo years ogo, nnd camo up accl- dentally, The fimlmhr callod Mr. Laldlaw to order. ‘The papur camu up In rogular aliape, Dr. Hatfleld corroborated this statoment, Dr, Janes was fmpelled to apeake because of tho depreciation of “the lnst Genernl Asscmbly Which bad been manifested, o trusted the matter would be referred to the next Assembly, "The Rev. Mr. McKlbben suld the resolution had to Lo knocked ou the head, and this was Lhe luce to do it. It shonld be killed right away, liey wers nbout to crect a scerct court,—a reg- ular Stur-Chamber, A vote was tuken om the quostion of rafers enee, and the Moderator declded rhat the refer- ence was ondered, A dlylsion belng called for, the Maderator was suatalned by 118 to 83, Tho Ilev. Dr, Jones prescnled the names of the following persona Lo act naa COMSITTER OF ARRANGEMENTS for the next Asstmbly: Tho Ttev. 8, i, Knllnq. tho Nov. 8, I*, Bcavall, . D)., the Nov. W, 8, Stlles, the Rev, W, P, Beate ty, tho Key, Jobn Glllesplio, (be Rev. W, I1. Glll, the Itev. J. L. Fultan, fho Rev. W. J. Ilolland, and Eldora Robert Albres, Jamos Lanzhiin, Oliver McClintock, flnfl?! Wilson, John . Blazle, Charles Arh:unnm. Theodore H. Neom, and Joseph Dil« worth, The report waa recelved 'nnd adopted, Dr. Ilumphroy led In prayer, and the Assem- lly adjourncd u{ufl 1:4;p.ym.' TEMPERANOE, 3 COMMUNICATION FI0M THE UNITED PRESDYTE- IIAN CHURCH, Tho evening scasion was opened with praver by the Rev, Dr, McKlonoy. Mr, Harton, from the Committes on Corre- spandence, reported that the followlng Jetter liad been recelved from tho General Assembly of the United Preabyterian Ohurch on the sub- Ject of temperance: Sraurs, I, May 26, 1877,=70 {A¢ General Atsemdly of the Predisterian Church of Norin Amarica now in susion In the Cityof Chicago, Il “Tha Commiittce on Correapandance of tho General Assctubly of the United Peeabyterlun Church now in scsalon st this place have boen fnstructed to Infurn you of the sppulntient of s cowmliice of whichi the v A I Patlock, D.D,, of M. Vernon, Obio, Is Chalran, Lo maet with similar commlttees from othor Kynugel- fcal Churclies to deviae a plan for unitod uffost in the cinuse of umgeunq on the part 6f tha churches, Xenia, O., | place, and the second Tuesday of October, 877, 1 tha time for tha mectings of said Cummitice, Wo uave been Inatracted, slao, to request of you the appointient of a shliar commitice 1o meol at tho thae and pluce named, By uner of the Com- mlittee. , M. Fiexcu, Chalrman, They recommended that It bo reforred to tho Bpecial Committee on Temperance, It was so onlered, Tue same Comumittee reported the followlng nominations of DELEGATES TO WEPRESENT TIIB ASSEMDLY IN cnuulnmxmua BOLIES: To the General Assembly of the Church of Bcot- land, the Rov. L, Y, Graham; ¥ree Church of laud, tio lioy. s, 'C. Lugan, . Dy ; Preapyto: rian Church In fteland, the Rov, Mr. Moberts, of Cheater; Goucral Synod of the Canadian Presbyto- rian Chareli, the Tev, Mr. Laidlaw, of Detrolt, and the Rtov. Alfred Nevin. D. 1., alternate; Genersl Assembly of ‘tho United Freabylonan Church jo North America, tho Rev. James Robert- son, of Kochester, and the Rov, J. Il. Walker, of Chicago, olieruate: Guncral Asscuibly of Cumberland Prosbyterlou Church, the Hev. J, Jones. of Bpringfeld, I, the it . M, ton, of Jacksonville, INl., aliernate; Gencral Ase suuibly Of tho Walsh' Calviolstic Mcthodiet Chuich, the Revs, C. L, ’l‘hamrlon, D, ., of ¢hicaga, J. A. French, D. ' D., alt (723 ernate; CGenceral Synod of the Reformed Church fo Americs, tha Rter, Q. "A. Howand, D. D., Calskill, N. Y., “iloward Croeby, 1. altcros United States. the Itev, Mr. Noyes, Chlcago, the Rev, Mr, Miller, sliernato: Geusral Bynod of tho Reformed Pre rmhn Chbuech, thy Rev. It H. Fulton, of BDaltlmore, the ltav. Ben E.'S. Ely, alternate; Nutlonal Counctl of ~Conzregations Churches (o the United States, tho Kov. Arthur Purson. of Detrolt, siternate: Guneral Coancit of the Reformod Eplscopal Church, the Htov, Thomas 1L Bkiuner, D. D., the Hov, Mz, Edson, D. D., altormate. ‘They wade no nominations for the Church of Ircland, because they kuew no one who was Mkely to be thers next year. Dr. Dulles wanted know how loog eluce been desiguated as the - .| vam quoted from THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, the churches of Scotland, free and established had sent delegates to the Assembly, and whether it was worth while to send delegates o them. i Dr. Rockwell satd delegates to those bodies wera given an earnest and delightful weleome, That had been his exparicnce, and they sald 1t weas thiclr carnest deairs to keop up the corre. ”x’;“dfl“‘ffi 1d stated that there wero delegates . Hatfle!d A from the Freo Church of 8cctland and the Church of Ircland proacnt in 1874. Tbey sent delegates once in threo yoars. Thelr expenses were pall, and it was nerhnfu for that resson that deleaates were tot sent mors often. ‘The report waa concurred In. Mr. Il "Sehatt of i Bpectal Co r. Ilorton, on el of 0 Al m- mittee on Tamperancs, submittod tne follow- ing: The Special Commities on Temperancs, towhich wns relerred & communication from the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Chnrch, sek- ing this body to appoint a commiitee ta mect committoca from other Erangelical Churches at Xenia, 0., on the second Taesday of October, 1877, there to conanit with reference to :'1 'lnn lar[nnlmleflnn on the subject, report as ollows, viz. ¢ . That the Assembly concnra In theso suggestiona, and appoint snch Cammittee Lo report the reanit of their deliberations to the next General Assembly, and that the Rev, T. M. Hopkins, of Xenia, O., Dr, Finley, of Carlisle Station, and Eldor J, 1. Latchtord, of Cavinglon, 0., be such Committeo, —— M'CUNE. TIE CASE REACHED AT LABT. Dr. Rockwell arose to a privileged question, and referred to the report of the Judicial Com- mittes on the McCuno casc, submitted the ather day. Mo eald ko was out of the house when1t ‘was presented, and it was In the hands of tho body when e camein, e had objected to some sentences In the report, but had rofratned from bringing In a minority report, belleving that tho question had been fuily sct forth, The General Assembly was the gmandian of the humblest nember of the Church, He had no motfon to mako In the matter, but wanted the word * judgnient " In thre West casa changed to #decision.* Dr, I1stfield had no objections to the changa. ‘Tha Moderator remarked that the report was deferred until that of the Committeo on tho 8ynodical rocords of Clncinnati was submlitted, The Rev. 8. F. Boyd, of she Iatter Committee, then submitted thelr report, the records belng {full of crrors. . The report was accepted without debate. The Moderator suggested that debate on the question be deferred until the report of the Judicial Committee was read, If they did not ‘walt for this they would prejudgo tho case. DR HATFIELD, nfter reading tho report of the Committeo, sald that thoy had given a fair hearing to Drs. Skin- ner and West, * They would make no objection 1o hearing both sides. Tue Rev, Mr. Lewls thought thers was no reason for discusalon, Ile belleved that a case could He, If it were bn order, he would moye that tho Imrtlen Lo heard almply and directly {n this matter. Dr. Iatlicid gave a short history of the caso, As [t now stood, tho partics wero ready to try the case at their ensuing mecting, Elder Groersald thecomplalnautaclalmediths thoy hud not had an opportunity to be heard (n the Presbytery end the Bynod, and that they, and tlglr churehics, weres suffering unjustly b this tréatment. ¢ hoped the Arsembly wonl not throw theso men out without givlog them a proper hearing. DI VAN DYKR moved, with the consent of Dr. Maxwell, thal on the adoption of tha report of the Judicla Committec. the Assembly hear bath partics, by the une whom they should choosc, and that cazli party have half an hour, with tho priviloge ‘of . having the time extended at the pleasure of the Assembly. For jnstance, Dr, Skinner and Dr. West might have balfn hour between thom, and then thu other side could have halt’ nn hour, cach with the privilege of haying an extonsion of time, Dr. Hatfiold movod, 88 su amendment, that the partlea confine themsclyos to the mattors ln hand In tha report of the Judiclal Commalttec. Dr. Van Dyke accepted the smendment. Dr. Humpiiroy satd half an hour to each party was not enough. Theru was a prreat deal to ba wona aver—in fact ali that was rone over belore the lower courts—~to understand the matter, Dr, Maxirell moved, as a fatther amendmont, that the firat thirty minutes to given to the complainants, and thon the samo Lime to the re- spondents, to give thelr reasons why they passed over the 8ynod, After that, the inerits of tho caso wight be entored into, ‘This pmendment wns niro accepted, and the orlginal motlon os anended \raa passed. DIt BKINNER toolc tho platform and anmounced that he wonld divido his time with Dr, West. Ilc trusted that in this templo of I’reabytorian justice ho might havo what had been elsowhero de- nied him—n falr heacing, e first referred to the reasons why thoy lad appealed reetly from the Preabytery of®Cincinnat! to tho Asssmbly. In the fizat place, the Synod lnd iudorsed Dr, McCune’s sentiments, anil was, of vours, disynalified to enter into a case in which were luvolyed tho doctrines to which it had committed Itaclf. Morcover, In the cvidence In tho trial, it came out that theso doctrines had been preaclied lu cightecn difTerent pulpits, and Dr. McCune was dismissed from hls church for the yery purpose of publishing thosa doctrines, nnd the Synod never found fault with the Pres- bytury for so dofug, Evidently, tho Bynod wus prejudiced tn Dr, McCunc's favor, and whero, then, would bo the use of go- ing to It for na falr Learingl Dr. 8Kin- nor also showed that several prominent metn- bera of the Presbytery had enconraged Dr. McCune In his pernicfons doctrines. Amoug these doutrines, which were couchicd In an Invie tation to Dr. Skinner 1o b present when M- Cuna opcned his new churco, was a declara. tion to the effect that nn{ one who gave Scrip- tural evidence of his falth in Christ waa fitted for memberahip in any Cresbytery, Conferance, or other assoclution”of ministora; mnolher, that “needless denominatfonal = churches wure the cause of unutterable weakness'; onother, “that the denominational croeds re- uiriug members to receive as truth and per- orm as duty that which Is not a part of tho folth were unsound.,” Bosides all this, Dr, McCune hod gone off with cloar Papfl'l. and not a word of admonition azainat bls pernicluns doctrines, The result would be that he would joln the Congregationalists, go to Kansas, and ;:c bafi( In the Presbyterian fold before they new It But hero Dr. Bkinuer waa called npon to stop the cry of *Time.”” It might bo stated that ll‘l l)‘mu bad already been stretehed sotno minutes, 4 DN WEST followed, speakicg about his petttion in refer- enco to tho report of the Judiclal Committec, which, if adopted, he sald, wonld lay lown the principle that no com lalnt would o in any cosy, unlieas it was against o verdict found In o Judlelul court, Ife could elts cases that anap- peal did He where there bad been n violation of yested rights. 1o had becn vindicated only to Le reslandered. TUE BEV, DR J, ALLES MAXWELL spuke for tho Presbyters, restrictlug himself to # ten-minute specch, Ho denicd that the great Bynod of Clucinnati was prejudiced againet the complainants. It had not becn Involved in this matter Insuch o wuy o to prejudice the case elther way, alould” the cose conc beforo it It the complainants had not asnalled the character of this Bynod, the respoudents would have had nothing to say’on this question befora the Assembly, ‘The real objection to the Bynod 1ay In tho fact that the complalnants wera op- voscd ,to something that had occurred seven seary ufizo, in which the 8ynod had mado a de- liverance, and which the mmlglalnnuu had ro- to sult tha case. Dr. Maxwell then tho findiogs of the Presbytery fn tho McCune case for tho purposs of showing that the lmputations sought to Lo cast upon the Presbytery were false, Dit, NUNPHREY {followed (n behalf of the Presbytery, and sot out by fatimdenyiog cvcéy charge inado agninst the Presbytery and the Synod.” He then confined bimself 16 the stricily legal aspocts of the casu, malntaining that the proper course for the complainanta to take was 1o wo back to the Bynod for o trial. The Assembly might possi- bly try the case, but 1t was mot the strict) proper way, and, m&muvur, the Asscmnbly Xu& uot timo siow to Investigate it. Thy 8ynod, he wald, was ready and willing to cntertaln thcse -m'l“any other complalnts that might be made o the case. Dr. Bkinner heroupon announced that his slde bad agrecd to make o proposition, which wus, that the General Asscisbly should appolnt a Judiciul Commission to go to Cincinnatl nexd fall to settle the whole case. Dr, Maxwell sald tho respondents had agreed that, If the complaluants would sgrec, the whola case might be rolcrred to .Juaf.m Com- misslon. The complaisants bad flatly refused 10 xres to tols. ‘The Rev. Mr. James upheld the Presbytery and 8yuod of Ciucianatl, and _stated that, after Laving cadeavored to pacify the Rev. Mr, Weat, and baviug llmu%'hl they bad succeeded, the Iatter hud Drought the whole thing up sgaln. ‘Ibe Rev. Dr.'Weat obtained leave to speak thirty seconds. He sald be bad forczone all triald {n the interest of peace, and had then been m‘é:req uud be sl under thoso slanders to "Tho dction on Dr. Wilder's resclutions wax recoustdered, and the Moderator was directod ¥ PAGES. to appoint & committee to report n them at the noxt General Aaneml;:{. The semlon was closed with prayer by tho Moderator. UNITED PRESBY TERIANS. TS GENRRAL ASSAMBLY TANOOS INSTIUMENTAL MOsC. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, BPARTA, 111, May 20.—The order of the day was the consideration of tho Committee's re- port on Instrumental musie. At 10 o'clock tho house was packed, indicating a decp tntercst in the subject. The roport was adverse to the memorial from Caledonia snd Bydney Presbyter- fes, praying that the subject be orvertured to Presbyteries for a chango In the law of the Church, In order to permit the wuse of instrunents Io worsbip, The discussion was warm and exciting, but debate on the merlts of the question was decided out of order by the Moderotor, and when the previous ques- tion was ordered much dlssatisfaction was manifested among the frionds of the change, on sccount of dcbate belng cut off. The rule of the Church forbids the mse of fnstruments in church muste, but growing sentiment all over the Churchis in Iavor of the change, and the young and pro- gressive portlon are restivo under tho rule, The roport was adopted—yens, 1105 nays, 51— four not votlng, Quite o number were absent. PORRION MIsSIONS, swrere again takentup as nnfinished business, and the Byrian Misaion was transferred to the Trish Preabyterian Genernl Assembly.' This Mission waa founded thirty-four yeara a;zvn. ‘The chanzo 'waa made in onler to concentrate with greater force in Eeypt and India 8ixty-two thousand five hundred and thirty dollats was granted tho Board for the coming yoar. The Assembly Indorscd ‘the ormanization of Women's Missionary Socicties, and recommenil- g’l ‘t'he’lr contributinz to all the Boards of the hurch. The holding of missionary conferences in dif- ferent parta of tho Church’ wos recommended by the Assembly, 7 theh NEXT YRAR. Cambridge, 0., was named as the place of the next meoting of the Assembly, and 1878, the fourth Wednesday in May nt 7:30 p. m, the time. The General Conventfon of Misstons to mect one week provious at New Concord, O. PURTHER REPOKTS, Tho Committee on Narmatiso reported the Church In good eondition, minlsters and mem- increased, nnd dontributions much Inrger than last year, notwithstanding tho hard times, The Committec's report on the Historiei Boclety was approved and recommended to tho liberality of the Church, A MEMORIAL from Cedarville on the auestion of marrying o deccaned wife's alster was reported upon, and falthful ulshluz enjoined to prevent violation of the Iaw. EDUCATION AND PURLICATION, The report of the Board of Educatlon was nxlnfited. and 87,000 granted, The report of the Committec of the Board of Pablication wos adopted, sud a Committee ap- m‘f?fi;fi:fi'?&fin cf::ns by which to ake OTIIER DENOMINATIONS. MISCELLANEOUS. GERMAN LUTIERAN, - Special Dispale’ to The Triduns. Fonr WArnm, Ind, May 20.~The German Lutherana of Fort Wayne (Ind.) anit vicinity to- day cclebrated tho 800th anniversary of the Formula of Concord in grand style, Three German Lutheran congremations of the city united’ this morning In services at Immanuet'a Church. The Rev. W, Btubuntzy presided. ‘Thls afternoon a proceasion about a mila long, containing about 2,000 persons on foot and many in vehioles, passed through the priucipal strects to the Concordia College grouuds, whero 8 vast concourse of peoplo was nascubled. Profs. Manser and Stelihora, nf Concordia Col- lege, deliversd addrenses. To-night 8t. Paal’s Church 18 crowded, aod Prof. Diadrich Is delly- enug an wddress In tho English laoguago. NORMAL, ILL, Soectal Dirpaich ta The Tribuna. Nonyat, lil, May 30.~The Dlinvis Mintster!- al Association of the Christian Cliurch Is (n ses- slon at the Christlan Chureh, fn Normal, Tho firat business scsaslon was held to-day, the open- Ing addreas having Leen spoken last night by the Rov. 1L, W. Dale, of Mlssouri, To-lay nd- drossca were given by Elders (oode of [lliopo- 11s, President Tivereas of Normal, Elder fayaes, FElder Manpin, aud othors, To-ulght the Rov, "Thomas Murrell, of Clucinnatl, gave an Inter esting address_on misston work, To-mortow the Rov. B, J. Radford of Eurcka and the Hev. Alln will deliver addresses. Moectal DiGparch fo Th6 Trivuna. lxnum’l’mu», dluy 2.—Drs. Dashtell and Reld, Sccretarles of the Gencral Misslonary Boclety of the Mcthodist Eplscopal Church, met the pastors and offizhal inembors of the churches {n this city to<iay and discussed the condition of the lety, To-night they ad- dIrcased a publle incoting in behalf pf the ‘ause, ‘To-morrow one of them goes to Evansvillo und the othier to Terre Haute ln the same intercst. TUR LOTHERANS, ‘The Qeneral Bynod of the Evangelieal Luther- au Charch meets_to-morrow (May 00) fu Care thago, this Btate, This body numbers 300 tnin- Isters, dlvided betwcen iwenty-three district 8ynods. Among the Synods there ls one ox- clumrely Sweulish, one (Glerman, and the rest are English aud nixed. At Carthaze. there is a cullegu bolonging to tlus ecclesiaatival budy. - ——————— COAL SALES. New Yonrr, May 20.—There was a ealo to-day at publle auction of 70,000 tons of Pittston coal, by onder of the Pennaylvania Coal Company. Tho ottendance wos larze and the bidding brisk. The following pricea were obtalned: Ten thoussad tons lump at ‘!.75; 7,000 tons steamor started at $2.75; 12,000 tons of grata opened at $2.80, but soon fell to $2.6734, then advanced to $2.73¢, closing at that prico; 8,000 tons eyt at $2.80; 6,000 tons chestnut, openin, 00 6080 AR, closend Bt 83,6754 00 Lone o stove at $2.7%5; 2,000 tons pen at §2,50, ‘The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Raile road me»rn:(y sold 130,000 tona Berapton conl at auction to-day: l.’:‘wfl tonsateambont opened at 63.523¢, fell ta 8245, and closcd ut $7.423¢; 40,000 tons grate openod at 3224 fell to $3.975¢, and closed at $2.40; 25,000 fons cog oponed at $3.80, ndvanced to $2.52)¢, at which figura 1t clused 50,000 tons stove opened at $3.725¢, fell to 82.70, a% which figure it closcd; 20,000 tons cheatnut opened at $3.274¢, advance el to 8332, then to $235, then to §2.U7%4, and closed at §240. ——— ORTHERN LIGHTS, Special Dispatch to The Tribuna, LaBALLy, IIL, May 20.—A remarkably brill- innt display of the aurora borealls attracted the sttention of many of tho puople of this city Jast ovoning. Buccessive waves of silvery light rolled up from the north and massed In Jumine ous clouds near the zonith, Tho northwestern horizon displayed a bru&ht crimson color, and a belt of silvery light flashod snd wreathed half tho expanse of the heavens from east to west. Bpecial Dispatch o Ths Tribuna. Wazsatowy, Wis, May 20.—Last evenlng, while Charles ¥, Krebs stood outdoors adimirlug the aurora-boreslls, tho moncy-drawer wos taken from hls saloon, aud all tho cash it con. talned, to tho amount of between $3 and 84, stolens. ‘Tho drawer, with some papers, was foundina trean short distance awny. Thrce persons wero arrested on suspicion, out were dlscharged, os nnthln‘{ connected with the thefs could be proved agalust them, One of them, however, named Tup Hopers, was held for va- Erancy, and sentonced to the Jeflerson Jall, ———————— * INSANE ASYLUMS, B1. Loos, Mo., May 20.~fho American As- sociation of Buperintendents of Iusane Asy- lums wet in aunusl sessfon at the Lindell Ho- ted this morning, Dr. Nichols, President, in the chalr. Mayor Overstols welcowed the Conven- tiou In s brict spcech, and after some prolime fuary bustness a recess was taken, The attend- ance is quite large, all parts of the country be- lni represented. 4 the afternoon session a number of reports from committecs were aunounced, which wrl‘l, be vead and discussed during the scasions of the Couventioz, and some otler preliminary busi- nesa transactod, but nothing of public interest. —— THE ELGINS. apecial Correspondence of The Tribtuna. Bouru Eroiy, 111, Msy 23.—Tho Bouth Elgin Cheese and Bulter Factory lspow recciving 86,000 pounds of milk per day. The South Elgin 8tcel Company has recently recelved an order for 60,000 pairs of skates, sad s now busily engaged in ma.ufacturing them. Tl:c mfl‘n Adml.l‘.h:ll been by an lli most unAnimous Yol ADLr Q) the Gliy ot Elgin, octed ol PG MICHIGAN AVENUE. o~ Shall It Bo Mado a Grand Boulevard to the Bouth Parka? What Prominent Lawyers Say on the Questione=-Doclors Differ. COan It Bo Oondemnad Under the Park Aot for Park Parposes? Bome IXntoresting Opinions for tho Benedlt of the Taxpayers, WIIAT TIIE LAWYERS SAY. M, ¥, TULEY'S VIEWS, ‘The questions upon which hinge the munch- talked-of enange of Michigan avenoe Into a boule- vand aret firsl, Can the city tranafer the avenno (o the Bouth Park Commissioners to be converted Into 8 bonlevard? second, Can she Park Commis. sioners accept t? (hird, Can the city, sithont mnking euch transfer, convert Michigan Avenne Into A boulevard, excluding therefrom all heavy travel? With a view to getting 1ight npon tho sudject, for the benefit of Tnr TMnUXE readors, a reporter was yesterday dispatched to Interview sundry well-known Inwyers to extract from thom the light aforesald, Fiestof these waa the Man, M, . Tnley, "\Vh;l'l‘lm’l‘mnullnwnnhm know, " said tho reporter, **1g whether the city can convey Michi- fi:“ avenuc to tho South Park Commisalon, as has on aupgestcl, **'That fesalvea ltsolt into tho simple qnestion whethier the City of Chicagn, without epecial authority to do so, can transfer ifa control and authority avor Miclilgan avenia $o tho corpotation known as tho Santh Park Commnkton, 1 think it cannot, The stroeta of the city are the pronerty not only of all the runplc af the clty, but of tho people “of the eontlre’ State. As sald by the Supremo Court of the Slale In" the cano of tha City of Alton ys Tho Iilinois Transportation Company, _*Whatever title the'clty may have in the strects, sha hina not the nnqnaliied control and disposition of them, They were dedicated to the public for particutar purposes, and nnlp for auch pnrpuscs can they ba rigitfully uacd. For thoso purposes the city mny fmprove and cantrol them, and adapt all noedfal rulesand regulationa for thelr management and uso, Iutshe cannotalien nor otherwire dirposc of them, At muost she but holds theni in troat for the berieAit of tho ‘mb ic. The right to use the “mmru Is not limited to the citizons, but the cit« izens of the State have an cqunl right with them In the appropriate enjuynentZof the atreet.* Thisls alt there Is of thie decision on that polnt. 1 know of no law authorizing tha Common Council of the city either to provide, by ita own ordinances or throngh the medinm of rezulation by Park Com- missioners, that any particuilar street shall bo used cxclusively by any particalar cinss of porsons or venicles, The stteots belng tho common property ot all, all persons and vehicles havo equal Tight to tho use of them.” *!There is thon no lawful way tu which the travel on Michigan avenue can bo limited to par- Ucular vehicles, 8o that tho heavy travel may bo exclided?” “Ufliero Is o way, under cxieting laws, by which it can be dono, To do ro, it would ba nee- casnry to have special power granted by the Legla- Isture. T think it very doubllnl whether 5t eonid 'éf.f'l'm"'id In regard’to o strect fn a large city like cago. ! #+Canidl the Park Commlsston, in your opalon, ltfinlly receive a grant of the arenno?™ *Of couane, If the clity couldn't graut, the Park Commlssioners couldn’t’ recolve. Hut the Park Commissionors have no power nnier their charter 1o excreise any contral or fiwhdlcunn over any strect of the chiy, clther with or withuut the cone tent of the munlcipal authorities, ‘The thing can't he done withont additional '[m\\'znum_enn{ancd both |Iflon tho cliy and the Park Commlission, I think that ouglit not to be done, as class legialation 13 always dangeroun, " JAMNS P, ROOT, Pracceding to the oflice of the flon, imen P, Jtuot, the reporter asked that gentieman's viows upon tisu samo quextions put to Mr. Tuley, -Mr, Tt eatds Michigsn avenuo waw acquired sa n public hiph- way In two different ways, —a portion of It by cous denination. sud s portion of 'it by plat, by tho owners, ‘Tho cliy owns the atreet. 1nt It Is for o Nmited Pun-uue —whicli 1, for a common high- way,—that {s, that all persons and all kinds of vonlgjes mny travel uvon it, subjcet to tho Jaw of the road nadeiined by the Uoneral Statute, snd euch pulice regulations as tha city miay establish, bat which must apply to all peizons “travoling on ‘Tho city has 1o right, as tue law now is, to prohibit vehicles from pllllk:l: orer Lhat atrect, nor to provido for the uso'bf the street, excopt as a oom- mon highway forall peopla. 1f the clty sh At tempt to limlt tho nae of the atreet by making of it simply a pleasuro dleive, {t would be a diversion of the vrennal use of the steeet. Sich s powor might be conferred by (he Legisiatnre npon tho city, bus 1t coald only be cxercised throngh the powee of eminent domala, ko that tho rights of all parties interested could he conaldercd, It wonld ba a new use, difforent from the old use. To iltnatrate: A turaptke can bo condomned for a free road, and | ¥ico vurea. ‘Tho question {s, hether thoro la any law now which woulll authorizo tho city to exercise such power in the prosont caac, (‘lause 7 of Art, & of the presont City lucarporation act provides that the Common Councll ahall hara power * ta lay o,{. catublish, opon, alter, widen, extond, grade, pdVe, or otherwlse Improva atrcats, tleys, avenues, nldawalks, wharves, Jmlu. and publie grounds, und vacato the same, "' ** Now, to cut thisthing short, supposo the Coun- cllconclude 10 *lay out, establtsh, and open®n ark; and that the finos of tho same sheula co- ncldo with the present linea of Michigan avenne. 1 cau sca no ohjectlon to theie doing 0, undor the claueo Just citod. *And, having thus catablished s ark, thioy inay presceila pules ind regulations for 1y government, - And, In making these rules, thoy may prohilt loaded toama driving over tho avenua a8 woll as they may from driving {n Unfon Park,* ** Articla O of the samo Iaw gives power to the clty to exerclag tho right of ominent domain tn all casen where it 18 necess 1o make a local im. provemont, which thisis, ° Tho Constitution exe casly provides that the Leogislaturo may confer lmsm\ur upon municlpal corporations to make local fumrovements, That power the Legiatatura, in the claneo 1 have cited, bas conferred”upon tho ity 2 **In arcertalning tho damages occasioned by the chanye from A genoral highway ta a park, avery E:nmn damnified would have a right to a hearing fure o jury. Froperty-owners on the street cor- tainly camid not be damaged. The change woald, aea matter of fact, lmprove thole praperty. I don't see how anybody eise_conld anfer any Jam- age, The damugo sulfored by tho driver of a dray would bo too remote, ** **Could tho Park Commissloners accept tho lvl:z\!;ln for the purpoeo of turning it {ato a boule- varaye ** As to tbat point, there is nothing in the Bonth Parkact, nor n the General Park law—-which fs supposcd 10 be alous applicable o the South Park —that would enadle tne Park Commission to accopt the avenue 80 aa to scquire jurlsdiction ovor it Dut thero ia anact, the title of which s on follows: *Auact In recard to the completion, fmprovemont, and management of public parke and boulevards, and to provide s maro eaiciont remedy for the collectlon of deltnquent nssess. ments, approved May 2, 1873; In forca Jniy 1, 1874." fec, 12 of thatact is ae follows, copy It: That In cases where, Ly virtue of an s fatore iwased, pubils *parks or boul boen dosficunted of astablishod (n two or mare towns contig- o 0d where tho Colnniasloncrs, au- L or acta to locate such firka o 0 83 10 foruy & coutinuous ime Jeatra to connect such park wiin yard or uraway provement, or ahall L wiher portions of the park district, in whic! {alueated, by n botlovard or pleasiireway, i miay b lawful fur such Comuissluners 10 sel g deslinate tho Jine of auch - boulovard = or plusureway, and (o acqulre titlo o the Iands yiilch may 'bo hecetuary lo maks such conaeciion 1y purchase or atlicrwixgs and fi_case such Commis- sloners cannot agreo witls the owacr or owiiers, lemee, oroccurantof any real estatu so sciected, they may proceed (0 procuro tha_cundemnativn of the paine 1 siich Tuanier a8 is now or Wiy be prescried by an ) 16w for the condeinuation uf. lands 0P {ubilc e, Aud tho cort and vxpease of scaulriug titla t suclh land ahsll be tavied upou and coflocied by spocial maessment upon tha nroperty deemed specially beacfited by the iocatlon of such boulevand or picasurewar. in the safia Eaaaner as the cort of lands for parks a: boutovards fs f < s c saversl actd g such boards. Aud such boulovard or pleasurcway atiall be undar the control and tiaiiagaient of auch § Comamiseiunate thesuneas’ (he other puplic grounds by thewm sstad- ow would It bo about the lightlug and police <f the avenue if it wosadded ta tho park. ' +*“The P'ark Conimissloners would have ample power to do all that, just as thoy have right to o now In thy park.” Mlt, EDWARD BopY was next caneniltcd as to hi¥ opiulon upon the sams poluta, . Mz, Roby sald: **The question ls, *How can tha clty flu away nny strectt ‘The Bret lmpr n 18 that it cannot. Butin the case of Murphy vs. The City of Chicago, where the cily ralsed tha grade of Lake street twenty feet abovo Murphy's 1ot 80 that it was ace ceaaible unlf by & digut of nwal. and {-n ve Weat Wator L the exclaos use ol raltroad companics, the Supreme to the held that the city had "absolute control over the strect, and that-Mr. Murphy, ss the owner of a corger lot, and ae & citizen, no rlght i the atrect for suy useof his n“. n the case of Mosvs ve. Piltaburg & Fort \Wiyne Rallroad Com. pauy, thessme Court held that the city held its Buower over tho atrecis for the Lenefls of the whols public; and that it might grant tho railroad come pay powerta lay iis track and operate its cars upon thew, sccording Lo ita own regulations, ox« coptas the Common Counci) might ctioosa £ re. scrve 8 power to ouact ardinances cantrolling such use, tho exclusive use and practical regu- lation of the trav upon the streot . jog vested in & private corporation. The yeasouing in these cascs was upon tho general wers of the whole city as a corporation$o vb- in for its corporato us such facilities for public convenlenco aud n or caprico, as its legisla- tive budy wmight seek, by devotiug its puhllc strcets 10 specific purpoaes and transforriug control over sheimn or parts of them to other pudlic or quasls ubllc carporations ur even Lo sdvnh bands. The instances of such uso are fuuud {n the gyants (o streel-rallway companles, gas and water compa- nles, erection of hay-acales, grant of power to occupy the street for moving buildings sad for material for bulldiog, of Michigan avepus ia to-ds; roadway caclualvely ocsupled by large bouses, owno wholly by private porsons. And no porson han %ll!il oned the anthority of nny city to veat the nitod States Government officcrs with pawer to exclanively ocenpy and control the sirests ad- oining Government bnildings In process of ereo- ton, or oven aftor the buildings are completed, And none queation the right of the eity to grant to the eonnty its present exclnsive occupation of rt of Clatk stroet. 8o, practically, thers Is very tle in ihe 'h? of the c¢ity Appropriating the nag of ichigan avenne to & cer. tain claed of nees, and tarning Its general care and management over ta & corporation adspted to obe 1ain a desired’pablic end, On the other hand, ns to the power of ths I'ark Commisrianars to recelve £uch a grant, Lthe orlginai chiarter specically dealg- nated tho lande over whichthey might exerciee thelr control; and, of course, limited thelr pawer by the rr!t . boundgries ixed. Since then the Feneral Inw provided for s change in the location of the park, nnd aitaratlons of fts bonndarion. ‘Thin scction one wonld supnose to be vold becanae embracing & snbject not ‘exprensed In the title, ' liat the Sunroma Court, with proof bofore It that Iarge qgnantities of land had been added tothe parks designated by the orlginal statute, and that the spocial assreament was mada for the namo nnder this Iaw, held the neserament good. As it han been conceded the Leglslatnro has veated In the corporate aathorlites of municipal corpora. tiona tochanga the municipal houndarics, those Aterations sanctfoned In the anfi boundaties show n practical extension of that power to the Park Commussioners. Argaing in that way, the cor- norate anthozitles of the Cityof Chicago may sgree irith the corporate anthorities of the park manici- pal_corporation as to farther altarations In the luuk lnes, snd adjnat the lines of municipal direc- ton or control overall tas park lands within tho bonndaries of the city, -Hut at some time; If onr eyatem of Republican Government fia ruserved, the Conrta will be compelled ‘redede from their ponition aa leglalators for public convonlence according to thelr own ca- priceas o other Lribunals must ba fonnd to com. Pel obedience and honest administration of the aws according to the oath which the Judgos now take as s matter of form. And thers {anflabil. ity at any moment that the Court will receds from tiils line of decislons, CORRESPONDENCI, BLIGNITLY PICKWICKIAN. ' v the Rditor of The Tridbune. Cnicago, May 20,—1Iam sorry to aee yon stirring up the question of any improvement {n tho condl- tion of Michigan avenue as a pleasure driva or ap- proacli to the parks. Yon are taking the wrong couras to sccomplish the object you have In viow. A precisely opposits tack wonld bring 1t abont quicker. You should deprocate any ogitation of tho sablect. Vow ond maintaln that tho ayenae {a 1n good enongh nhngu now (if not top good), considering the people who drivoover it 1tide down the avenue neatly every morning, and, as I go bouncing along ovor tha junnces and throus the quagmires, my bugygy creaking and groaning ander me, and threatontm to collapee with the awfal ‘stralns it recoivos, pray fcevently that the avenuo may grow rapldly, once, Livice, Athonsand timoa worse, and mental- Iy bless the drivers of stone, brick, and coal wag- ons, who are domg so mnch to plongh nvm ravel and make the road impassable. Why? fietnnn no change for the bolter comen in Chicago 4111 things have got As bad as they ponaibly can bo, ‘The taxpayers were not around lo cle out the old rmeacally Common Cmmtll avory dollar had been apent, and il the clty waa hanlcrupt, The citizens will not form in vigilance commitiees, maich to the hoadquarters of the connty ring, hang the Cammissioners to tolegraph [mlea, and aftorwards hang their akalla on the very lops thereof (Chinesa fashion) sa a warning to futare public thioves, untll the value of property hora has been atlerly deatroyed by the spollationa of the ringstera. And eo 1am a destrnctioniat of the most radical type, hoping and pnylu; that things may £o (o tho bad ns fast aa posaiblo, for no lmlpmvcmenl scems possible in our sloopy city Ailithe stata of affalrs has become unendurable, whether In making a streot that one can drive over in comfort, or in the govarnment of the cily and connty. DESTRUCTIONIST, KO MONET, Tv the Editor of The Triduna, Citieago, May 20.—The views of your cor- respondent . M. 8., In this morning's Tninuxz, upon the legal mepoct of the projectod Michigan arenoe improvement are nndoubtedly correct. Dat why canuot tha city make thls much-nocded im. provoment from ita general fund? Thers Is no fuestfon about the city having the right to ropalr 1ta strests, ~nelther Is It restrictod an to how, or In what way, it shall rapalr them, Mlehigan avenna and Thirty-ninth stroet ara shockingly out of re- pair, Thisall well know, Now, if the city will 80 to wark and ropair thees stroots in the wamo manner a8 the property-ownera last season ra. Twenty-oret whols thing will de lcnorrlaplllhud. aud we will have as nice & boulovard from Lako stroot to Bouth Park avenus as_{s to Lo found anywhere in thls count If the clty haa the right to hanl on 1o this avenne, by way of ropairs, ten loads of gravel, or on to Btata strest ten loads of Hmesteae, 1t has the right te hanl on to Micht. fam avenne snd Thirty-ninih stroet 1,000 or 56,000 l03ds of gravel, and repair these stroets as {tscos At As L have bofore stated, the aity {s pleced un der no restrictions in this respect.” With a good liko that which I have referred to noon Michlgan avonue betwaen Twontleth and Twenty. first sirccts, tho end desired will be accomplishe The notiing-oat of treos, planting of flowers, and placing of acata and rests, ean be left to tho citl- acns. Let tie clty but lead off and repale tho road-bed of theas strecys thorenghly and perma. nently, and resarve them for pleasura teavel alono, and the rest will follow. * W, ————— YOUNG MAN, STAY WHERE YOU ARE. o the Zditor of The Trivume, 87. Paul, Minn., May 28.—Nearly every traln or boat reaching this cliv brings its share of young wen secking employmont. Thoy remaln hero a short thne, and, Onding no prospect for oven future hopes, drift away to other polnts, where a gimllar fate awalts thom. AMany go to tho Black Llls, and the result is the same thero. Now, i & youog man caonot gain employ- ment where ho has had i, and whoro he Is known and has friends to hiclp bim, how, may { ek, does he expect to galn auch fan strange loce! Thore aro ot loast 100 reacectable men I:1 this city (some estimate the number higher) who hi herctofora held poaitions in wholosale and retail establishiments, raliroads, ote., who have earned nothing all lnat winter. These men ore doing all in thelr power, and tholr friends ara helping thom, to obtain em- ployment, ‘The spring has passed nnd stlll they are'tdle. Thercare scveral hundred others hera idlo,—mechanics, and men without any particu- Jar trado or profgssion,—who would Do glad to wortk for thelr board, ' How, then, are strangers to find employment herel 1 woyld urge young men to m’y are, and save tho few dollars they b of paying whero they ave, instead It away to raliroads and hotels keepers. 1f & man bos money, and is abte to work, let him go and take a homestead, Theso are the unl,y| men who should come West now, Men' without monoy arc too plenH‘ here, Hundreds aro flocking to the Black Hills, and hupdreds ars coming aw; I-J Nothing can be done there without capital. Young inen can sleep on & flr{-YOD(ll box, and heg a fow crack- ora for a meal, just as well in Chicago, Milwau kee, 8t. Louls, or Cincinnatl, as thoy can in tho Black Iills, ‘There I8 far moro suffering in this clty and ita neighhor, Mlnncn&mlh. than :ficnonlly known; and I feel [ am doing my fellow-men a kinds ness in nmnf them ‘to keop away from both places. sald before, Youug man, stay whero you are until timos get better, and you will stand the boat chance to fll any opeiifng tuat offers, BRITAS, —— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. o the Kdlior of The Tribune. PUILADALPUIA, Vo, May.23.—I am greatly pleased with the goneral tons as well as entor prise of Tux Trisuxe. Ihold it up with pride to the citizens of Philadelphia as the best paper in’ thiscountry as a newspaper,—not oxcept tho New York Tribuns, Times, and Jerald, and I gecthem all daily, I got more finportant news—ucws on great natlonal {ssuca—than {rom all of them, although ft comes to mo neare Iy a thousand mtles, and Is forty-cight hours old when I et it. I haye been strongly moved at thnes to writa you about ten lines for pube leation uxrrmlng my personal scnse of Lthe cx+ cellence of [unr paper, You can write down the- name of one old Abolitlonlst, about tha soundness of whose aut!-slavery principles thers cun Lo no question, who with” both hauds aud his whols heart stands by Hayes fu his South. ern policy, B M, 8, tp— HOW'S THIS, FRANK? Dispaich 0 Cincinnati Enqutrer, Cuicago, May 20.~Tho nomination of Mr. Qilvort, of this city, as United Btates Sub- Treasurer, s a queer comment uponciril-scrvice reform, which the fricuds of Mr. Hayes inslst be is 50 rosululd{ bent on effecting. * For five years Gllbert, although a writer on an cyening paper and an employe, bas held a Federal offica for which lie has recelved 83 per day, and which offive {s & complete siuccare. * Lo isan Inspector of something about the Custom-Houss, and his sole duty consists in collecting his salary, In the cass of the present oflice, that of 8ub-Lreas- urer, it s said that he has pooled the salarics ot Hnb-‘l‘n:unrer snd Uashier with another applis cant namcd Miller, wheroby the Jatter will do the work and the former will rocelve onc-balt the amount of the united salarics. Thls witl 511- him another ainccure position, whose only utles will be the collection of the fat tacome. MR. KIOLBASSA. To ths Baiior of The Trivune. Cuicago, May 29.—In Tun Trinuxs of lasg Friday there appoarcd a charge sgainst me for baving been absent from iy post of daty dure Ing the last sceslon of the Leclsiaturo, not the motives of the maligner, say that the charga Is an ‘anmitig: ment, which can ba proven not timats colleagues, but alsa by th Not wishing to enter into any ful per controversy, I leave the sabj witha self-consciouaneas that, h duty ne fac as it lay [n my ublie, who, I liava ove ow s much about It"’ by T know it can on} ated minstate oy by my fo. 0 Tecord fiaelf, rther nowsps. loct where it 1y, aving dono my rest to the judgment of mypr?;l%:; Ileave tny ds aod the reason i o helfe who haa mads Sois sathiess oyCorresRanicn] stigms upon mo without "i’{ £0 throw § cause whatevey, Tivor In Constderable Nnmbers, Loulerilte Courier-Jowrnal, 1t will be gratifsing ns weil na me aging to phulctlltnflu‘u and tho F‘l’;‘l’:“c:nmm. slon of Kentucki ays or two weel 1ar genutne shad thbe Ohlo Falls, 8 past large have been opposite our all question are making theh thnthndwnteu of tgs &lfin." rics to deposit thelr apawn, at _this pfim I8 about and along the line of the great for three-quarters of the way Kentucky shore will averag five fect, onabling fishermen At soma points, to know that for the lay mbera of ETBR K10LnAssy, FISH CULTURE, ‘The People of Lonlaville Ars Enjost alno Ocoan Btind, Whioh Tan op 1% 000 un U the Ohly mmly L ten Tequ sing y) city, and ‘h’e;::& The one nual - yisit River trlbuk‘x Oblo R mile wipy rallrond brigh acroes e nho rom the ut two 1o to handle o seing At the lower ond and, just abovo the bridge, Mty t wex&h’lnn {rom two to (m‘f:' puu{m; inchies long, are taken aov some of ths small fslands many more ara taken. T or4 er) with a of Corn Il slxty shad, and twenty gc doy, and ay e st i, Lrkize channel, 8jp yards wide, near the Indiana s deep and swilt to do anything ol oo scine, 8o that, If somo sixty ahad ‘are taken dally at 4 small point, we may consider that lar channel, e regul are ascending the re ple can now pot thousandg Loulsville ar Fastern anj Potomac shad In the market every day at aboyy half prico of what thoy would Ensternshad, * 1t haa been contended runninj shad. azo Mr. gren to Prof. Spencor F, Ish, Commissfoner &t Wi submh below his auswor lay: up over the fails “nos o, to sctile the Pack Thomas senf Wasnmatox, D, G, M Thomar, Loulsritls, Ky's The not a tailer, bnt a genuine white of the Unlited Btatea Fish Commussio; ¥ aro ucstion, n few 16, have fo pay foe by eame that th sy not rerular daga one_of them by ex. 1877, —Pack h yon sent m nh’:d. the mgn%: Brexcen F. Bamo, 4, This ought to satlsly the m: 'Prof. Baird hsa beon acting Commlssfoncr for tle and has distributed mil over the United Bates, u?hm aathority 1n this 08t In: na crednlous, sy Unlted States f"”" alx or cleht year ltons of young shad n“ and_hisoolaion fa the country, n 1872 the Government turned loose about 400,000 youne shad In tho head Alley hannlur ork: Th waters of the at Balamancs, in the State ere can bo no question that the of shad now runmng up over the Ohlo Fails are the prodnet of those puk In at Balamanca flvg years ago by the Unltod States Uovernment, and hrmol beyond all question that the which Is o snlt-water flsh, shal, when put In'tho heads of fresh-water streams will descond and ran to the gult for z:;lmwnlnz will or occam and at the proper eeason Il return aguin o the polat whera they were hatched or pat in fresh water when youn, 2,000 mlu:u,z n of a mudd sippt and Obfo Rivera. Kentucky Fiah Commisston, fith, says that ho has lread) ough the distance ba 500 or d notwithstanding the water by character, such a8 the Misls The_President of the Mr. Willlam Grit- v nrranged with the Fish Commisstoner at Washington' for the dis. tribution of some 800,000 or 400,000 younw shad in the headwaters of Kentucky.streams, which will commonce tho last of this or 1st of next month, aud If the pcople of tho State will give the Commission half 2 chanco, nnd dhmu‘é‘l'e- nance scining for a few cars, and ses enforcement of the Fish faw of Kentoc! will soon sce the boneficent frults of the of thelr Commissloner; and to do thntl at the mouths of ail stroams leading Into the Olifo by any kind of scines, traj to be abandonedl at once, an chance to go to hcadwators. 8, 0 giva the fi And then when to tho the; iony Oshing r nets ou ght [} our [nland strenms havo become well stock the law may be modified and scini; stated times, Last yoar {l“ 1s the custom in of allowed n) LEcr States, he Stato Commissloncrs of Michts Eln lantod in the waters of their State sbouk 0,000,000 young flah of varlous kinds, including shad, California nulmonhbmommnt. and white- flah, and now it will be thicso streams, lakes, alivo with the most Commisslon made a start ut o short time befora and ponas will bo litenlly dellclous ! b, Ourown last November or Des cember by dlstributing a large number of 'Call- fornin salmon generally over tho Stato ia heads waters of most of our prind of which have been heard rcnr to be growing inely and fi lon. 1 8t rom, reams, some and they a; healthy condls TOA RERTUCKT Fiall INTARESTS. ‘The following letters ara expressive of (be guccess that has attended the flsh culturoin Kentucky! Lxxinoron, Ky., May 21, 1877.—Ier terson, Keg.—DaanBin: I was mach 206 yoar article in tho CovrisrJournal Wate eatifed lo JastBator- day, that the cfforts of the Fish Commirsloners to stock our wators and protect our fish wero not only properly appreciated by You in k Thomas, ( o0, bat that you were earncatly urging our people to ald tho Commiarion- ers in thelr attempt Lo propagate valuable shies for food tn tho watara of the S(at il telogram from Praf. Daird to Pac) rted 8 Ko,y lato Preaidant of our Commiaaton, (n your articlo, r, Thomas has futniahed me with & letter, from Mr. Dalrd, which My, Datr { hope ou_will pabilsh. Tar 10 satlgfr the most koptical fbat It gennine occan shad, tho product of the Commis« #lon, sre now ascending the Ohlo River In very cansiderable numbers, All we waot {s time 0 develop the facts, and your assistance #s indls Jaxes B, Deck peneable. Yours traly, Uxitap Arares Coxxi rmzs, Wasntsorox, Thomas, Loulsriile, Ky, r, Fasn iny 10, ~Duan # 8in AXD Fiame 1837, Fack Confirming my telegrain and lotier of .Vcnnmb'. 1 can but coas o gratulate the {nhabitants of the M| lentpps Valley upon the very decided success that has attende tliv offorts of ‘the United States Fish Commissionia introducing sbad into that re; 10 posalble mistake as to the thutroe white shad. Prof,.(ill, mysolt paseed It undor review, f the tras shad b Initer spacies, na soveral ‘warded to me from the ‘wrong kind, which has 88an " Inhabitant of the i geuerally tnonght tobe a worth o Backn afo. very tiasinetivo, ae yo will hnd whea boat having prepando The law of the laflor shad | more 1 publish the figursa § s two kinds, e e of s;:l:}‘nru r ontl} atling ins0greats while, fa the lowur faw, when the mou toasoning be recarded as nntennf Other distinctive '“miu n ving, line. membrane of the acales ha ab lhump; @ truc sl i Mr. 30 thot \teend la really o partof f Che firh, e projection ad, tho end of ehiut, can by no tnto_that out the color, h i uauall edges, and In the shapu of the auborbital "Thora can b Chat shia fleh is Milnersand Ing It with arey and il tbo 1t lhonlld tnmb:;l&?‘l'lbl:: speciment bad, been s Jor many yeu i wnen.’lnd Is csn varicly. it the the black . hove you will sce that the facts in this matter sre well wriiten up and pul certalnly should intensify v tiona of Fieh Commlssloners, bijshed fhrougliout 1he longth and breadtls of the Misslssippl rexlon, whic y greatly (he opera: and enable burinces of fsh culture to sccure smplo cu-operss tlon frem the Natlonal and 8tate Logislatures 1 rhall be vory gind to havo from account of tho wiiols matter for publication. ou 8 del led You nust bear In mind the extrona possibility that, o 1l catch of tha truc shad, tho tailors 3 found, to which spccies 1 bave nu doubt that 4 oscd shad taken ln K!fl J¢ ou will notice viduals of the wuj longed, ence, that in the intorest of an: all neccssary that tho b be depus ticolar geographical limita; i much bevtot Jt all by y 3t ndes ahad were planted watcrs of the lazgostreams, s0as 0 larger runway, Ploase secure, asfally as you can, of tho cantaro and wel2t of shed ik 10 tinia throu important facts, ato hin par e ot e Tadte is expet: ' not st the heade "}(vu them 8 o statistics A eom time thescason, s a% (0 #CCUNY Very truly yours, BrEncen I, Baiun, Commlsaloners ) E.—b}'un can assuro’ all doiibicra shat Iheto 4 na l'AA?g.'l"n ville, Ky, mistake in regard to this matio a8, Eaq., Fish Commlmsloner, Lanlse FINANGIAL, et Preston, Keawv & (0. 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