Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 13, 1877, Page 2

M2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1877—TWELVE PAGES. demnatlon upon what he called the ** usurper of the Whitc House,” who, he declared, could READ 113 OWN DOOM {n the Ohio verdivt a8 Belshnzzar had read his Thom i Words Tice, and_Turd, of doom in words of fire, Ohlo, used simllar Ianguage. Theeo three gen- tlemen acted with the filibnatering wing of the party last winter, ond such eentiments were not unexpected from them; but it was wa fukprice when Milton Sayler, & prowfnent candidate for the Speakership and an sntl-filibuster, followed in the same strain, THE CURRENCY. AMOUNTA HRLD BY THE TREASURY AND DEPOS- ITORIRS, Wasnixerox, D. C., Oct. 18.—The following memorandum of the amount of United States notes, Natloual Bank notes, and minor cains In tha Treasury. Snb-Treasurles, and Natfonal Bank depositories, Oct. 6, 1577, ns per latest re- ports, and accounts aod funds payable there- from was issued from the Treasury Department to-lay: Ih-uu’l States notes In the Treasury..$ 81,554,408 National Bank notes in the Treasury. Minor colna {n the Treamury... Deposits held by National Hanks in b 's_account, 11,241,005 825,518 7,087,083 2 oflicer’s account. 2,300,040 TolAl Loy soenreeransiane erees $105,008,720 Fund for the redemption of certifl. % entea of deposit, June #, 1872,.....8 Tout-Offce Denariment acco Iisbursing ofticer’ ury, etc .. 7,605,118 2,300,040 Fund for the redemption of notes of Natlona) Hanke, failed, in liguidas tio, and reducing circulation, ... Five per cent redemption fu Stnies notes in Trensury. Five per cent redemption tional Bank noten in Treasiey. Sccrelary'sepecial depositaceaint. ... Currency and minor coln redomption 13,480,838 3,630,080 8,831,753 14,101 21,220 32,310 1,470,500 714,020 27,658 8,875,408 . 16,111,128 41.8103,008, 720 aceount... Interest acconi Trenstirer'at ing checks Comptroil for creditor o . Treasurer, an United §laten ngent “for PaRYIng Interest on .65 bonds. ..., Special fund leld for the redemption of fractional currency. Wrcasnrer United Stat connt ..., Total . NOTES AND NEWS, THE CHICAOO CUSTOM-TIOUSH. pecial Disnateh ta The Chicagu Tribune. Wasmxeroy, D, C., Oct, 12.—~The Treasury ofictals report that Collector William Henry Smith, of Chicago, has insugurated some very tportant reforins in the method of conducting business at the Custow-flonse, The Collector, vy virtue of lis offiee, disburses all the nppro- priations for the constritction ol the new Cus- tom-llouee Building. Under the new systém fnaugurated by Mr. Smith, the payment checks are drawn to the order of persons recelying the woney, and no account for construction is pald until it has been approved In Washington. By tuese means the dbbureement of the funds {3 niuch better secured than before. UNSAFE DUILDINGS. The Cotnmissiun appointed to examine the fire-prout qualities of the public bufldings hefe have compieted thelr report, They lind that the new State Department building and coast survey are ny near fire-prool as buildings can well De, whichare filled witl records. Two old winws of the Cupitol adjoining tho Congression® sl Linrary are very defective, and have much wood_uuder the roofs, The War Department records are stored {u many buildings In great part mere tinder-boxes, Tho largo Winder uliding, in which are the engneers, ordnance, and army-rolls, s highly combustible in the upper part. The ~'Treasury records are in a large degres cxposed 80 far 15 the tiles of two of the important accounting divisions are coneerned. Part of the Post-Oftice roof 1s supported on wooden rafters, The Natlonal Medical Musgura, the fincst collection in the world, in old Ford'a Theatre, is under o wooden roof and cornlee. ‘The Agricultural Departent, with its museum, 1s rlso unsafe. In tuct, nearly all the Government archives aro In constant danger from fire. The condition of affalrs In this respect proves o surprise to evarybody here, and presents questious which Cunjiress must act upon at uncf. The remed will require extended sppropriations, aud will Turnish Congyess nuch work. UB FIUNT FOI OFFICR, There are {ifty candldates for tho Geerzla United States halship, The Democratle Renators, who have consulted os to this appolut- went, kave not been able to agree. AN ARMY GROWL. I'nero 18 conslderable comment among army eflicers that the officer representing the United Btates {n Rupsia had no scrvice ln our own War, “This {8 assfrned by the otlicers 98 » reason wihy Iis repurts Indicate o lack of military experl- euce. SRNATOR PATTRRSON, of Houth Carolluw, will contest ut overy step theattempts of the South Carolina courts to obtain his perron. Eminent counacl have been eogaged, The case will bo tried Weduesday next, DRIIND IN 118 ACCOUNTS. At the Cabinet meeting to<lay the Secrotary of the Treasury submitted the case azainst White, Internal Revenue Collector of Indiana. "I'he charge agulnet bl is that be has been the hablt of advanclog larke amountsof revenue- sLumps to o certain distiller In his district with- out colleeting the money for them, und that ho fa constantly $15,000 or 820,000 behind in bis ae- vounts by reason of this credit, The Cabinet ook uo actlon, EX-SENATOR PENTON H arrived here to-day to look aiter the New Tor! appuintuients, fu which be hus a pollitical fntet- «rt, Gen, Merntt, who has beon mentioned as the possible nominee for Burveyor, 1s a fifeml of Fentou, as well us of Vico-Presient It 1 now futlinated that, Inasmuclh 1t, the supposed uew Collector, rep- resents Evarts, and Merrilt represents Vice. Lvestdent Wheeler, the thira fmportant oftlce, that ot Naval Oflicer, will be glven to an car- nest adberent of Conlgling, TUE FATENT-OFFICE FIRE, Cotnlrsloner Spear, of the Putent-Ofice, haa directed the publicution In the next wumber of the Jlutent- @ ligselle o a full account of thy fire, touether with s great deal of technlval de- talls respecting patens, JUWALL UNIVERSITY, The new Presilent of Howard University, tho Rev, Dr. Willlam W, Patton, deliverea his fu- auyurul address Tuesday evening in the Congre- gatioval Church, 118 theme was, *The Relu- tion of the Higher Eduation to a True Ciyiliza- tion and to the Elevation of a Depressed Race,™ Alter showing the historle connection of Euro- pean unlversities with modern elvilizatlon, and the iuportant place which the collegiate system nns hicld in Amierlea, be preseuted the poiits of relation between the higher education and the development and eleyation of any people, It cutablishes the standurd snd defermines the runk of natlonul culture, By its inatitutionsof Aurning it excites the enthusissm uud whirs the auwbition of the hest wminds wwong the young, I gives the needed preparation for achicving e bghest results In each department ot life wind work, Iu the cnd, it ulso elevates tho fdeas wnd puldes the action of the most of the people. Pussing from the general themoto ita particulue applicatiun to Howard University, President Patton adverted to the demand for Jucational n\l plunces created by the re- sult of the Tecent Wur, fu Its emancipation of 4,000,000 of nlmls which before kad been virtually aopibilated. For their elevation there was requbnito not only a8 com- moneschool educstion, bub such opportunity of higher trafuing us should fit for every depart- meut of uctiun, and should produce leaders of their own race who should be commpetent to gzulde thelr course fn Church aud fn State, The culored people are to be ralsed toa level with the whitew only by developiug thelr manhood, which can best be doue, not by separatiug them, but by Leiugiug thein’ uuder tho_pressirs of eompetitlon with the whites o sclicols aud solleges opetn ou equal terms to all ruces. Howard ~ University s ° on this basls. It excludes mnoue, but receives the Auglo-Saxon, the Chinese, the North Awericau Indlan, and the negro. The majority of the students iu lts wedical department are white, and coutinually icreasing. ‘The preju- dice aguinst the colured man can only be over- come by a gradual presentation of the evidence o1 ubllity und culture. ‘This method has rescucd i the Jew and the Irbh aud Gernan iLs winong us, Dr. Patton then alluded atiner 1o Whichi the ignoravt frecdmen n deceived by fuise friends, as well us ~ed by open cuttiics, and Lie Inststed that, ould be no deliverance tl they bad edu-" cd leaders of their 0w, who, a8 teachers, ciergymeu. authors, editors, bhyslelans, lawyers, and etatesmen, should ruise the general siund- wid of thought, and should wiscly vulde thelr ruce. Me then sct forth the rkll'?'luln aud futel- lectua) sdvautages of Howard Unlveraty, with 1t weadewiy, medical, legal, aod theologtal departients. The thwlufilual MsLruC- tiou f3 oo s broud basis, sud given by Professors ropresenting four de- uomipativns of Christlaus. ‘The fnstitutlon hus vaud oif within three years it eutlre Hostinig debt of over $100,000, “and bus but $11.0u0 of permuncut fucumbrance. It owus adequate grounds sud Lulldings, worth 00,000, but s withuut ¢pduwiment of fte chairs of lustruction, and has a8 yep no cndowed scholarships, It is, therefore, largelv dependent on charitalle aiil. The theolomical department is eared for jointly by the Pre-bytery of Washington and the Amer- fcan Missioniary” Asroclation. Alter suffering severely from the financial reverses of tho times and the temporary resction in the popular en- thusfnsm for the fegro which followed the War, it {s now prepared to huild wisely upon Its broad fonndatlon, aa the henevolent may afford the means, by the donat of the ving and the Jewacies of the depa In conctuston, D Tatton made a few remarks of a personal hear- {nur, settitye torth his afms and hopes in under- taking the trying amd difficnlt work before him, and expresscil his unlnl(rrln!i trust In the favor of that God who delights In the progressof his rational creatures fn know'edee and hollness, who is ruling the worla in the Interest of the Kingdom of Tiis_Son. who for some great pur- pose has hrought out of hondage the mitllons of the freailmen, and who for a coinellent end hns cstablished Howard University. THE PARIS EXPOSITION, ‘The Administratfon will do its utmost to sc- cure an appropriation of at least 200,000 for the purposes of the Parls Exposition. ' In the event of success there will be a conslderable rln).;‘y amome protninent men_for the position of Commissioner-Ueneral. Cen. Hawley, of Connecticut, who made fo fine a record ns Pres- ident of the Centennial Commission, is now men- tloned s the ;vcnmn most likely to reccive this distinction. His connectlon with the Centen- nial certainly scems to cmlncnll{ ualify him for the work, Director-(encral Goshorn, of Clncinnati, it {s understood, will also be ncan- didate forthe place, ‘The exhibiiors expect to ralee vory conslicrable suma of moncy to ald in miving tho United States adequate representa- tion. To the TWestern Arsoctaled Press, WIAT WILL TRET DO witn TrieMl “Wasnixorox, D. C., Oct. 12.—The dispoai- tion of the Nez Perces Indians under Chiel Joseph, who surrendered to Gen, Miles has heen the sublect of correspondence between thio War and Interior Departments, and the matter will be further considered and determined by tho Cnbinet. WRITR-TIOUSE CALLS. A Targzo number of Senators and Representa- tives ealled at the Executive Mansion this iorn- ing and pald thelr respeets to the President. A delegation of disabled soldiers hulding positions in the vorions departments ealled upon the President with reference tu thelr interest In the distribution of publie patrunae, MVIDESD, ; The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a diviaend of i per cent in [avor of tlg credilors of the Occan National Bank of New Yark City. BANK CIRCULATION. ‘The Comptrolier estimates that 32,000,000 of additfonal Natfonal Bank circulation will be issued tho present month. TUE ESTIMATES. The Cahinet sceston to«lay was devoted mainly to the consfderation and final determina tlon of the estimates to he transmitted to Con- gress with tho President’s message nest week of the nnionnt of the deficiency anpropriationa that will be required for the stipourt of the varfous branchies of the publie serviee during the cuar- rent fiscal year, In addition to the nmount re- quired for the army,there will be $2,000,000 est- mated for the navy and £235,00) for expenditire under the Department of dustice. There will also be sumlry rmall items for ofliclal postaze onfirm; and femporary repairs of tho Patent ce. A _CANING, As ex-Seeretary Delano was passing glcnz the strect 1u front of the Treasury Departinent to-dax, he was nssautted by ex-fudge Wrizht, who was Indicted during Mr. Delano's adminis- tratlon of the Inte:for Deparument for forgery {n vonnection with the eayment of monev to Tmdinne, whereby he becane riel, but escaped conviction on neconnt of the Conrt in 8t Lonls dechding that it had no Jurisdiction, Wrisht came up behind Delano and ateuek liim over Lno hewd wlh... tieavy cane, inflicting a severe cut. Wright was urcullg cxclted, snd avowed his prrpose to nttack Delano at every chiauce. No nrrest was mado, RAILROADS. TITI UNITED COMPANIES, Special Mapateh (n The Chicagn Tribune, PiiLAvELPHL, Oct. 12.—An cditorinl articlo In tho Times to-day, cliiming that there is no vatid leaso of the United Companies of New Jersey to the Pennsylvania, awl that thelatter [Y epout whenever It ke, knncked the market hlicher than a kite, It was taken lu the strect ns expressive of the Companles’ position, and Indicating an carly surrender of tho lease, Rome stated that the reason why the sult was not presacd at this time and the rond given up was the fear that Mr. Gorrett, of the Faltimore & Oblo Road, was only waitlng Tor Just such a schemo to sccure an outlet to New York, and would undoubtedly obtain it wero it thrown oft by the Penvsyivania. In this. point of view otners asserted that the agltation of the sublect at (s tfme, tho suspension ot the procecdings in tho suit tu vacate, and the publication of this article, were all for the ex- press purpnse of depressiug the sto:k so that the Pennsvivania Raitroad and ita [rlends could purchaso at a lower figure enough of it to obtaln o controlling Interest, which haviue procured, tho sult «will be decided and a uew lcass pro- vosed on terms better suited to the exicencles of the times, It fs enid this {8 the only plan to_prevent Mr. Garrett from pretting cuntrol of tha rowds, aud the strect reports £0 s0 far a4 to staute the terins of the ne to be a certalh pereentaga on the rross recetpts, This had a disastrous effect on the stock of the Unlted Companies of New Jemoy,which dropped from 121 at the opening to 115, and rocovered and cloked ot 110 on sales of 298 shares. Not ono of these sales were made on thne, but all In tho regular way, At its last annual report tho Pennavivania Road owned only 3,000 shares out of $20,000,000 capital of this Company. J3. YOUNG SCAMMON, Speciul Detioir, Mich, Oct. 12.—Rulw Co., stockholders of the orlgtal Miclizan Alr Line Taitroad Company, bionght suit fu the Unlted States Clrenlt Court to«lay to dmpeach tho foreclosurs and enle by J, Young Seammon of that part of tha rond running from Ridgway to Rome, 0., clalming that the mortgage wader which tho sulo was mude was fraudulent, ADVANCE ANNOUNCED, New Youx, Oct. 12.—The raflway companies have decided to advatico rates on west-bouud Ireights 533 per cent, to take effect Oct. 15 —t— TIEMS, The raliroads centering in this city are still crowded with busiucss, and they would bu quite Tappy If they enly bad enough cars. The rates were never better muintained than they are just now, It was thought that an advancs would be tuade In the east-bound ratesou tho 15th of this month, but the probabilitles now are that the present rates will prevail until the end of the month, when au advance of from 5 to 10 cents will undoubtedly be nmude, The Missouri, Kansos & Texas Railroad inakes the folluwing statement of its gruss ‘carninme for the first'week In October: Freight, #30,- 7,005 pasaenger, $18,201 mall, express, ete. £4,179.01; total ,_fll.‘lw.w',comlpondlugpctlml last year, $71,572.88, 3ir, Willam J, Davis, Assistant General Pas- senger Ageut of the Lake Shore & Michign Sauthern Railroad returncd from his Califoruia trip yesterduy, b the best of health, hie firat locomotive, bl ‘m-cars, and roll- fug-stock of the Canada Pacitic Railroad are now on thelr way 1o Winuepeg, The rolling- stuck is intended tor coustruction service on the Pembiua Branch of the Canadian Paclfic Rail- way, aud will be landed at Winnepeg fn a day or two, and witl doubtless be recelved by the po; hn-u al that that placw with great demoustra- ous. ‘I'hie earnings of the Grand Trunk Railway, of Canada, for the week ending Sept. 29, wero 24 belng un Increase ol §33,013 over the correspondiug week of last year. The earnluges the Grand Trunk for the four weeks In Septem- ber this year wors $97,155 greater than the samo four wueks in 1079, A fow shippers have threatened to test the k‘enmy of the trunk-ling pool on west-bound cight, Albert Fink, commissioner in charge of the pool, lu reported as saylug that it such suits urc pressed, aud result In judgments sratugt the poo, the sierchuuts witl Hod thew- :flvu In o worse plight than before. T such case tho trunk lues will cedse to muke out through bills of lading, aud merchants will have tomnake vounections themselves, veccsaitating the cmployment of volmission wmerchunts al Buflulo to bandle gouds, cart them to copnect- {ug ruads, aud make qut vther bilts of ladiug, e ————— OBITUARY, Bueclal Dispaic to The Caicago Tridune, Lanasg, Sich., Oct, 12,—8. H, Webber, of Charlotte, aud Heury Griswold, of Hartford, diud recently, the former uzed 70, aud tw lotter 75 both wero carly scitlers, fhe B, Ezrs Rumay, of Leslie, who dicd s few days ago, catoe (0 Michiron in 153% ‘(10Y, Pu, Oct. 12.—The Rev. 8llas E. Bbop- berd, D, D., died bere tu-day, SUICIDE, Buecial Dispasch Lo The Chicago Tribuse. Apkian Mich., Oct, 2. —Ewma Parker, aged 19, dsugbter of a Mellavilie furwer, was found dead, suspended frow g treo by @ piews of clothes-IneY thls inorning, Sue disappesred last everdng aud searclicrs Wers out uil uizht. POLITICAL. strength. Thers fs a claniar agafnat doctringl vreachinz, and a dewand for Gospel sermons oulyy Bt there will never como a time whey the Methodiat Chiurch can alTord to dispense with doctrinal xerimons, There {s fome ground for the complaint, and’ controversial polnts thould be avolded. The demand for ponular preachiug Is teo much deferred to, and the thurehes are-becoming MORE SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS THAR ANTTiliNG BLAE. Younz America llstens to a sermon faultlens a8 to rhetoric and pronunciation and §s unable td remember the text, but nmnnunnes the ser. mon a beautiful one. ' The childrenare th hops of the Church, and it Is the minister's duty to Instruct them. Visiting from house to housg must not he neglected, for the pastoral duty is of the greatest limportance. Tishop Merrlll commented upon the two classes of old ministerss those who retire whilp yet tiwir facultles arc unimpalred and who spend o haopy old age in the serene consclous- ness of luving done their duty, and those who hang on to the minfstry revamping thelr otd ser- mons, working on the old lincs, aud wearying the mn‘zn-ununns who listened to them so ate tentively when they were younger and fresher, e considered the fact “that tho Methodist Chureh was oversupplied with preachers, and that Young men wers contlnunllfl pushing in s evidence of the 1ife of the Church. " It mizht ho that God, in flis providence, fntended that the Methodist Chureh should supply o large per. centage of preachers for all denominations on this Continent. It tnizht be that the standard of vlunllflcnllun sl.onld be ralsed. The Blshop announced that he would not cum- pleto the adinlssion until to-morrow (Eaturday), i“ mi scasion had already been greatly pro- onged, ‘The Rov. W. T, Crafts, of Providence Confer. ence, was Introduced, and tho Conlrence nd. {qurned,nflcr singing the doxology, the Rev, W. C. Wiiling pronouncing the benediction, A SERMON. This was miasionary day, anl {n the alternoon the Rey. Seymour Stover preached a sermon on “The Duty of the Church,” taking as his texy Joshun, Chap, xiil,, Verse 1, and part of Num. ! prosident wan not permitted without resistonce to ! iaa paturally become much morg Intense, L S| A e, me il Hin AAmine [VThn. eoriin ol the . campnlion ,-!"“" Sosed Tl.““ CHURCIHES. to _[urther firritate tration and his supponiers were deluged with ditty | yave been such as Reed to-dny, he Dowling, and, meeting nasaulted and struck him suveral times. As Dowling I8 n largé, nctive, younz man and Reed a small, elderly an, and as the assault was wholly unprosoked, publie feeling here Is strongly condemnatory of Dowling. CRIME, QILAMAN INSIDFE, NEw YoRk, Oct, 12.—William C. Gliman, the forger of Insurance scrip, who was indicted by the Grand Jury yesterday, surrendered himsell to-lay, and nppeared before Recorder Hackett, where ho pleaded guflty, and was sentenced to five years fn the Stata's Prison. 0 Gilman’s counsel read a statement In extenu- ation, In which Gliman says the decline In busi- ness, bad investments, heavy expenses, both business and domestic, and personal extrava. gance, had betrayed him. He Joved better to givo nway money than to spend it on limsell. flis thoughts and {ntercsts were more with charitable works. He himself was to blame for his expenses nt home and in business. Ilis wife never persuaded him to any extravagance. ¥From the time he began business, he had placed in his hands by friends who trusted him implicltly sums ranging from $500 to $20,000 on Interest at 7 per cent. He never speculated, or lost or won any money by any wager, e had investments in cnterprises that promised well, but all turned out bad. The long vosscsston of the tnoney of his friends made him look upon ftas his own, and losses and cxpenses caused cneroachments on It. Times grew worss, Tho fallure of the Bun (Montreal) Insurance Com- pany and the necessity of other companies im- paired vonfldence in everything but the Atlantle, and competition for that had carried prices so water, The platform derivesall ita sinnificance from the speechen of its butlders and advorates. \Whatever 1t may say, we know whit it means, It mesnd, so far na §ta Duildera canspeak for the party, that the Republican party doea not accept the responatbliity of the Adminlsteation. Ita advocates stated that they were in favor of crerything hon- ent and wise in its couree. Bo ouwht they to favor what t+ honeat and wire in any Admintatration_of any party. [t it ts very #illy for men solemnly to resolye that they are in favor of wisdom and virtne. The practical qnes. tion for s political party conyention In whether 1t #netalna thosa whom it has placed in power, When the New York Conventions of other years warmly commended Gen. Girant, «id they mean 10 say that everytning he did was wise, or ‘that they wonid commend anvihime that was dishonest? Sos they meant that, npon the whole, confiding i his In- tegrity and cood pnepose, tiey wished to declars hele sympathy wiit Wim. The true eraticlam upon the nciion of the Rocheaier Conventlon fs that its platforn denovnced the Adminiatration Ly tneinn. ation, and condemned )t by indirection, "It wonld certainly ave been A much manlier coutso fo condemin_pointedly and inly the President's order than to put forth exceedingly clumey third scction, which intenided to oppose il. Whatover conrac was taken should have heen Trank and unmistakable. Yetna clear exprassion was obtalued only by upposing the masked battery of the platform. Except for (hat opnosifion. the elinz that lay cotled in oll those elshorate Phrases might etlll have been concealed, ‘The op- poaition eerved to raveal that ferling anmistaka- bly. ‘Those who think that the welfare either of the conntry or of Lheparty has been bromoted by the action of Lhe Convention, hold an opinion that wo do not rhare. 'The power of mero party epirit has been miscalenlated, The sitnation of tho conntry amil of political feellng has been misunder- atood. ‘The KHochester Convention could have done very much to make the Itepublican ihe varty ‘of the next gencration, as it has heen of the last, The preat mlnmrmn(ly has been notmerely lost, but scoraed, We acknowledia fully and unre cdly respect the eincere convic- tiona of those differ from um, but we donlt whether thero are many 1tepublicans who reaily swiah that their party shall represent the progrees ® ve, patrlotle, and imtelligent seatiment of the Aggregate Democratic Majority in Seventy Counties of Ohio, 22,293, Third Day’s Proceedings of the Rock River Conference of Methodists. Eight New Preachers Ranged Boforo the Bishop for Ordination. Senator Conkling Taking in Sail Be- fore the Stiffening Popu- Iar Breeze, Special Admonltions of the Ven- erable Servant df tho Lord. Editorinl Comment of George Willlam Cartis upon the Rochester Convention. Yesterday’s Procecdings In the Eplscopal Nominations of the German and Independ- General Conventlon. ent Citizens of New York, THE METIIODISTS. ROCK RIVER CONFRRENCE, * Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune, Prixcerox, Oct. 12.—The third day's session of the Rock River Conference was opened with dovotfonal exercises by the Rev. Barton Cart- wright. Bishop Merrill presidea. A draft of £330 on the chartered fund was allowed. # Conslderation” of the ninth question—*Who are the superannuated preachers]—was re- sumed, The relations of A, Wiley, 8. IL Stock- ing, 8. R.Beggs, M. Minard, L. Whipple, M. flanng, W, Kecgan, J. W. Agard, W, Tasker, J. I Goodrich, W, P. Jones, L. A. Sanford, Ci Lazenby, A. D. Field, H. Whitchead, L. 8 Walker, E. Stone, F. R. Maatin, T. L. Olmsted, 8. F. Deuning, Georgo Richardson, 8. P Keges, Aaron Cross, ond 8. Pillsbury wero OI1110. JUST WHAT DIDIT, Speciat Diswatch 1o The Chicigo Tribue. Wasmsatos, . C,y Oct. 12.—Gen. Garfleld mves, fn anextended Interview, s summary of the oninfons Licld by the Repubiicans of Ohlo as 1o the cause of their defeat. These opinlons are Lriefly thes First—=West's Communistic spcech at Cleve- land, aceepting the nomluation for Uovernor. ‘This greatly offended Republican business men, wha, In view of the striles, as a rebuketo West declined to vote for him. Sevond—Tho workingmen's movement gained 80 per cent of its strength from the Republican party. Iueas Connty, which was an old Repub- lean stronghold, was actually carried by the workingmen, Itamitton County was put futo | g " continued. S ¢ tho old gentlemen gave in- 2B ) ntry, who arc prond of the Nrw York Conven- | hizh aa to leave no miargin for profit, and ind IHeds., S0MO-0 el £ bers, Chap. xlif., Verse 30, 'These eete thohanié ot e Oeinucrscy by Worsogmen, - | i T D avery owiblcan who bo. | made. commisslons thorourhly {nadéquate to | torestini reminlsconces of the work n which | read’ ~ Fhere. remaineth yet vory much inca licves the cencral courso and pronisc of the Ad- ministeation to he patriotic and wise to deeido how far be can sustain an actlon which vehemently op- po<es and deeldes it Particanre but nssoclations tosceurc the public welfare, and when In_any State Riuse who apenk for a pirty denounce efforta which equally Ynlrlullc nartisans beliove to be indlapon<able to that \veifare, they force upon thiese Iast the questlion, What patriotiem and loy- alty do the purposes of the party require. The New York Hepubitcan Convention has lowored and rcornfully defiled the standara of the pacty, The party epleit and purpose have been degraded and debsscd. And what would the real aim and char- acter of the party paln If the practical reault of he clection in the Stato nhould be etronuons oppo- #iuion and obatrnctlon to the National A fministra- tion? 'Uhis s tho scrious question for Tepubiic- ans. The Republican party I o means to an end Inone of thote ends to discredit aud cripple o Ho- publican Adminiateation which secks national pactilcation and administrative reform? GOV. NICIIOLLS ON CROPS, BUT POLITICS WOULL CRERP IN. Gov. 8. B. Nicholls, nccompanted by Col. Rowatree and Maj. Bond, arrived fo this cliy last cvening and put up at the Grand Pacific Hotel. The Governor lelt New Orleans last Wednesday, and was detained by an aceident on thoway, Ile suffers (rom hay-@ver, aud his misslon I8 to get rid of it. The Governor con- tracted this discase while hero on a visit several meet the seale of expenses on which he was do- fng business and living, Prior to the panicof 1573 lic hail mndo an improper uso of trust futids underthe pressure of declining business, and tho troubles of that year had nvolved him fnad- ditionat losses, At time he must have put forth tho first “rafsed” certilicate, He had suffered fu_thinking of his busincss, in abusing the contidence of s friends, Hopide that the next step wonld extricate him, he plunged deep- cr and deeper. Yo had noteold any fraudulent scenrities, but had borrowed on” them. e alon~ was reponsiblo for every wrowng act, and no human_ being ever had a’ suspiclon of It. Bulelile had been much fn his thoughte, 5 Gilman's statement was addressed to hls brothors and sisters, who lose 815,000 by his operations, to tha Ruev. Dr. Houghton, his brother-{n-law, and Rertor of the ** Littlo Church Around the Corner,” and other friends. The acenc i court was exceptional, The counsel who read the paper did so witha trembling volee. Mr. Lane, who followed, was deeply affected, and sald Gilman left bis wilc at howme on the vere of insanity. District-Attoruey Phelfs, with tears coursing stown his cheeks and with choking utterance, sald he had loug known the prisoner, and this was the snddest caso ho hod ever had anything to do with. =<l Ttecorder Hackett, in passing ‘sentence, was much affected, and wiped nway a toar. The de- tectives turned thelr backs upon the tearful they had been engaged. The Rev, 8. F. Den- ning enld that his housa waa tho first opened for Methodlst worship In Princeton, and that he waa the only surviving member {n the State of the first linols General Conference. TILR REVe C. 1. FOWLER, D. D,y cditor of the Now York Christian Advocate, ad- dresscd tho Conlerenco fu the Intercst of that paper. Dishop Merrill then put the fourth question: #Who are admitted into full connoctioni® In response to the roll-call, Coleman 1. Hoffinan, Edwin C, Arnold, Thomas Bweet, J. G, B. Shadford, W, ¥. Minty, S. M, Davls, W, H, Holmes, and J. Whiteomb came forward, Bishop Merrill sald that this was perhaps the most important part of the work of Confer- cuce, and that It was only fitting that SUECIAL RELIOIOUS BERVICES should precede it. Tiwo verses of hymn No, 524 wero sung, and the Rev. M. Raymond, D, D, led In prayer for those about to bo admitted into full mambership. The Bishop then addressed the candidates, - who have each sorved for two yoars on trial, ‘and reminded them that {f any ono felt that e, for any reason, was not prepared to enter upon think, was the Clvil-Service order of the I'resi- dent. Many regarded this as an infringement of the righits of American eltizens, and showel thelr disapproval of {t by not voling, Prohably 00,000 Republlcans in Ohio declined to vote for *varjous reasons, Fourth—ilostility tothe President’s Southern ‘lqllcy wasn great reason. The views of Den Wade prevalled In many quarters, The South- cru telp of the Presiduit did not help to recons clie those who arcopposed to lils Southern pol- {cy, o they thought that the President appeared i present to the Southern peovle the pacitiva- tion policy as his own and not s a representa- tive uf a party which bad fndorsed sitch a policy In fts platforu. Fifth—The Democratic party made no gains In tlic State, Theee elements Gen, Garfleld groups as the reasons. Surctal_Dispateh (o The Chieaan Tridune. Corusuua, O., Oct. 12.—Returns recelved from four additional counties tu<lay reduco Blshop's agaregato majorlty in seventy counties to 22263, Of the cignteen counties to hear from, cighit last year gave Demovratic majoritics nnd ten Itepubllean majoritics, Tho elgbteen conntles Iast -year gave Harnesa majority of 4,537, It 18 probable that the Democratic mains Lhis year are o larco asto give Blslop o small majority in these countles,” I'he four countics heard from to-day largely reduced the figures ——— 1o be posscssed '3 “Let us go ur at once, aud * poascss (L3 for wa are able.” These texts, lig said, oxpressed the present position of the Chureh and her ability and daty to perform what God has enjoined her Lo do. IN TIIE BVENING alarze nttendanceguthered In the church to cel. ebrate the missfonary anniversary. The Rev. James Baume presided, and addrcsses were de. livered by the Rev, 8, McCliesney, the Rev, O, F. Matteson, and the Rev. G, R. Van Horn. To. morrow afternoon the anniversary of the W, F, M. Boclety will be celchrated, and In the even. ing the clatms of the Sunday-School Unlun and tract causo wiil bo advoeated by able speakers. TIIE BAPTISTS. MICIIOAN CONVBNTION AT GRAND RATIDS, Speeinl Diswatch tn The Chicaga Tridune, GrAND RArID3, Mich,, Oct. 12.—The morne ing scsslon of the Baptlst State Conventlon eleeted oflicers for the following year: Presle dent, the Rav, Kendall Brooks, of Kalamazoo; Vice-Presidents, Edward Olney, of Ann Arbor, the Rev. A. I Wilkinson, of Hastings, the Rev, Bamuc! Graves, of Grand Rapids, the Rev. Caleb VanHuzan, of Detrofi, the Rev. Isase Dutterfleld, of of Jackson; Secretary, the Rer. ‘T M. Bhanalclt, of Hudson; Treasurer, U, R. Byroe, of Jackson; Audltor, O. 8. Gulley, scnt last night. years ago, and (¢ {8 meet that ho shionld como | spectacle, burried Gilinan Lo a coach fn waitinwg, | the iincracy he was at liberty to withdraw. No | of etrolt; Dircef . CONKLING. hero to pid himself of ft. Tns Trihuxs re- | aud drose to ig oifie, Wwhich iy leavea U3 |-gue i tho Conference could_complain in_sach lltn, g C.“Brmon. ‘fl”l:fl: SP‘ Bn;"v.lcn Aflé: GETTING YRIGUTENED, porter who sought out the Governor I8 slson fi&’;:fl :“’;:;r:l f u‘}:‘or ng Siug, for o term of case, nor could any 'of tho candidates | W, Burnhmn, D. Putnom, J. Dounelly, e Spectal Diaputeh to The Chicayn Triduife, sufferer with tho diseass, and hence a inutual 2 5 complaln i rejected by the Conlerence. | Cressy, Zelotus Grinnell, Theodore Nelu‘m ;; New Yonk, Oct. 12.~In conversation with 4 a pympathy was at onco aroused. Sald the re- porter: “@av. Nicholls, I camo here to talk with you n HL&lo on public matters as they aro in Loulsi- That had been underatood all along, and no onu was wronged, If ndwnltted they would become Methodlst minlsters and members of the itineracy. Bishop Merrill then propounded the various' questions sct_forth in the Book of Disciplise, and reminded thu probationers of the dutics nnd work betore themn. ‘The questions being unusluvtnrll{ answeredl, the Bisnop requested tha probatloners to be seated, and addressed tiem at some length on thelr new dutles aid obligations, Having ex- pressed theie falth in Christ, which covered all thero 18 in Christ{anity, they eutered upon A LIPE-LONG DUTY, Their_professlon showed that thoy were con- verted men, and the * Methodist Churcl never contamnplated a ministry of unconverted men, It becane thele duty to strive aftor Christian perfection, and to ke active and devoted in the attainment of the higher life. Time was o the REMARKABLE 8STATEMENT, Ravass Citr, Mo, Oct. 12.—~Tho Kansas City Times will publish to-morrow statoments to the effect that grave doubts have beon rafsed as to tlie guilt of Joel Collins, who was recently killed as ong of the Unfon Paclfic train robbers. A promincat Jaw firm at Topeka haa been retalned by tho father of Colllns, a highly respectable cltlzen of Dallas, Tex,, to lavestimte the matter, and enouch bas been learned to justily the statement that Colllas, could not have been hresent at the timo the train was robbed, lle hnd gona to the Black 11iils with a large lot of cattie, and wrote to bis (ather that he had solit them at 25 cents a pound, and received Lils payin pold,—nearly $20,000,~and from the knowledge of his subscyuent movements {4 Is clcar ho could not have been at the Big 8prings rohbery, Curtls, E. J, Fish, 8, taskell, M. Q. Hodge, E. L. Little, D, Baldwin, M. C. Mallory, A. May- nard, W, W..Pettenglll, o, )" Curtls, Willlam Tutnam, T. C. Carey, C. D. Grogory, J, D, Standish, J. Buarhall, (1. C. Taft, J. ¥. HIll, E. {,!i Burnctt, 8. W, Titus, L. H. 'l‘mwbrmgu. 8 hase, * THE DOARD OF CHRIBTIAN AND MINISTERIAL EDUCATION . roport for the year that they have assisted cleven young men preparing for the mintstry, elving them o total of 8030, of which only 3170 was contributed by tho churchies, ‘The treasury of the Board Is” overdrawn more than $200, Moat of the report relates to the scyere cffects of the hard times on tho Kalumazoo College, and the financial distress of that fnstitution, whose funded accounts show 840 more ex- penditures than recclpts. Yrofessor Olney, fricuas hore, Senator Conkling is said to com- plaln that e has been grossly misreprésented hy the press and members of his own party op- posed to bim personally. Ho says great stress has been lald wpon his course at Rochestor In reference to Mr, Platt, while, it the actual facts hiad been known, the condemnation might have been spared. ‘The only conncection hehad with that spcech was that he advised the speaker to vo concillatory and moderate Iu any criticlsm ho might make on the pollcy olsthe Adminis- tratlon} to eay nuthing that could be regarded ns offensive, but to frankly state Lls viows, Ilo did. not sco the speech bofure {t was dolivered, did not hear the whole of tt—certalnly not that portion which was offensive. Durlug thoe dellv- na, 41 dId not come here to be futerviewed. Be- sides, I sball stay here all this and next weck and you can sco e later” - “But you are here now, and Chicago papers don't lold news over. Iwunt to talk to you NOW. W\ell, sir, I have nothing to say,' # Let e ask you o few questions?'! “You may ask questions, but I don't want nuvthing I say printed.” “ Arc you on the way to Washington? ! WThis Is as far East as I shall go. Chlcago is 8 busy diy.” “ How aro polltica In Loulsianal " * bhistory of tho Church when Methodist peopls ¢ + the cry of that speceh he entered the Couvention u:d“{g g:;"‘;“u:‘.‘]k ""%"":’;i n‘r':f;:,’,"’" Waat- | f{c had amasecd a great deal of property at 8un | wero sypnkcllu( by uther Chrlstian -lenumln':xl‘l,(lmu :5-"‘\““01 A"i;;r,' mCthy}-{“' J?fllotl]l_;om:];;lg when the speaker was culoglalug Gen. Grant, | ™t flow are your crops this yoar " Amtonle b, Ul ™ paitis o thte | Ing tonoof contemptyas tlerloctionlatn) Thor | ot oolng J. T, Deland, of Baginaws . g 4 tlon, e a8 fanativs, move " o] and “ Cotton and sugar werd very good before | conduct. when captured at Buifalo fs. ac- m‘;;‘:}h’“’;"“';{um“ have :lllflll!l‘(\)l if.mzé'l'.‘[‘;’,'n. Pulls, of Benton Harbor; and Bamucl 1laskell, APPLAUDED TIAT PASSAGE. 'This ebulition of good feelmg—tho instinctive, fndorsemeut of a tribute to the woith of a rreat man—had been construed fnto an Indorsemout of the cntire speech of Mr. Platt. Scnator Conkling cxpressed himself friendly to the Ad- ministration, but doubtfulss to the practia- this late storm. That did a great deal of dam- ago to the standing cotton, and 1n places lald down the sugar-cany, which makes it so much \more expensive to harvest, The erop, however, will be good.” *Then your pen[pln are happy 1" # Yes, comparatively 6o, ‘L'here has becn less crime {n Loufsiann'than has been known for of Ann Arbor, spoke on the lack of interest in Kalasnnzoo Collere, and mado strong appeals to tho Baptists of Mlichizan to not only patronizo but take steps to endow the Institutlon, advis- {ug how It might be done. TUE SECUETANY'S RETORT of the cvents ol tho year shows uew church so- cletics organized nt Augusts, Morlev, Rubican, counted for on the hypothesis that Lio supposed he had fallen fn the hanids of robbers, and ,was determined to reaist to the end, [lis fatler s determined to vindicato tho rcputation of his sun. Matters will be thoroughly sifted. though there aro still Christian In:oulu whoentor tain thetr traditional beliel in this nmtter. Tha M. E. Churchihas not changed, and still entertains tho old doctrines, and enjoys the same dlvine 2 blessings, . But. TUE DIFPKRENCE DETWEEN METIODISM AND OTIEN EVANGELICAL DENOMINATIONS : DENIED. NasnviLe, Tenn,, Oct, 13.—Tho Washington We cars. Varts lincs scem to be broken has been greatly lessened, and there is really | Detrolt, Leroy, Almers, Cheboygan, and Haste bility of the Southern and Clvil-Service re- :'m“.':,'""n’,'m politles n’r‘n forgotten in (n|crn‘1‘u:— dispatch of yesterday, on authority of Deputy Jlittla difference In their thoughts on this ques- | fyge, }':luvnny'mlnlnurn wero d ordalned, four form polteics. Mo contrasts the present | tion and business.” 3 Collector flughes, of Columbia, Tenn., to tha tlon, although different ‘lancuago I8 used to €x- | werg - recelved from, other denominations, condition of the Admiutstratlon with that | “«Whp doyou think willbe recognized as S TIT ws T, Wit 2 s i press thelr Idoas and bellefs, Ho trusted that | iva died, namely: O. D, Taylor, J. of President Jdohmson, and thinks | yygeed States Senators from your Stated? effect that Thomas T lams, his guido on | the time would couwo when the ambiguitics it | Mapn, Willlam hite, Ezra Runicry, Samucl there fs & romarkable historical parallel | o have sent on Eustico and Judge Spot- | tU0 recent rald agafnst the illicit dlstillers In | oxpression would be removed and tho denomi- | gunith, New churches were dedicated at Caro, Letween them. lie thinks it not uniikely that cvents may show thut the historieal paratlel ywil) not lold good in tho day of the trlul of that [mlll: , and that thne may show tho wisdom of he Admiulstratlon, but he objects to Republie- ans being pereccuted and read out of the party becnuse they are of the opinlon that the lozie of events wlll show that the timo has not yet come for the “Southern and Civil-Servied reform pollcies to ho encrafted into practicul polltics. Senator Conkiing belleves 3 Jawrence County, was taken from his house and murdered by disgulscd mon on the 24th of Beptember, I8 denied by the Lawrenceburg Hree J'ress, which says tho Thomas T. Willlams re- ferred to was alive two days ago, aud uo at- tempt was cver made to kil him, natlons would comg together, scelug eye to eye, and face to face. Controversy on this subjud among Mothodist ministers s unprotitable, and upcdifying, and disturbiug to the Church. A member of another denviniuation or an out- sider not belonging to any Church might, on reading some of the Mothodlst perfudicnls, get tho filea that thero was o want of uultorml&y in the Church; that Muthodist ministers bad no scttled doctrines or elearly-defiued oointons on this question. But Motbodlsts know that the great heart of the Church wus in accord. All discusstons were unprofltable, for the questions at Issuo will never be understood, and A PULL AGREEMENT 18 IMPOSAIDLE ford.”” Where will Pinchback come Inf"" + Ho does not enter {nto tho contest,” * How about Gov. Kellowg 1" # Kelloge will inukeu fight,” #What do you kuow of the Returning-Board prosceutions i o 1 know nothing of those cases, oxcept that | tho Grand Jdury returned indictineuts against them, charging then with attering the returns from Vernon Parish,! + I8 not this prusecution rather a ?om!ml per- secution gotten up by Democratle Implacables, who want to be revengedi” 1 dun't know us to that.” (randd Raplils, Owosso, Nashville, Unionville, Detroit, Tortland, Marshall, Port Austin Churches are now bullt at Grand Ledge, Perry, Tittsburg, 8and Beach, Bloomingdale, Bpring- port, Howard City, Ulrard, Band Lake, énencur's Mills, Lapeer, Hesperla, Bixteenministers have maoved into the Btate, and cloven moved out of the State. AT THE BVENING BESSION tho Rev, A, K. Matlier, of Detroit, Chatrman of tho Hoard of Home Misslons, reported that sinco tho Board took oxclusive management ol the hiome misslon work, the Home Misslonary Boclety has not afforded aa much co-operation a8 needed, and ,the Boand has been eme . ARRESTED, New Yonk, Oct. 12.—Niles G, Parker, ex-8tato Treasurer of Bouth Carolina, was arrested to- day In Jersoy City aud lodged in the County Jall on s requisition from Gov. ITampton, of Bouth Carollna, charging him with plundering tha 8tate, Ho says ic Is willing to turn Statu's ouo Thias been lust to the Republicaus in conserquenco of tho attitude of the Administration, = 'I'hls clection will resuit in sending either Ewing or Pendleton to the Benate, and from v o where neither aide understands the sublect. | paryassed. ' Receipts during the year were Ut Very, Iomentous " condequoncon Wi | of genoi DA o Now Xorlcin the Intorest | stifunce. Mo has rethlod lu desacy Clty fortwo | g roubla e that tho dulato aclsos ok un tha | SIS " i Hord i roveived valusbi rowult, “There was no doubt that | hyug inte question the title ' of Prealdent fact, but on tho mode of the fact, Nearlyall [ Jelp'from the Woutan's tlome Mission So:lety, there was o clear majority of 35,000 llu?‘cll" FIRES that loosc. disjolnted sort of thing which s | qounting” to over $500, i, tho Bourd's 4 . Republicaus in Ohlo, and when the present un- pleasantness was over, and men had made up their minds not to bludzeon one anvther be- cause they differed In - opinion, the men would vote a3 tliey bad always voted—with the Repub- dean parly, hut, 0 the meauthne, groat nis- chlef bad been done, NEW YORK CITY. GENMANS AND 1¥DXPENDENTS, Bpecial Disputch to the Chicago Tritune, NEw Youx, Oct. 12.—The German and Tnde- pendent Citizens' Committes met to-night with a full ropresentation, fncluding leading Ger- mans of all parties. Resolutlons were passed to the cffect that, whereas jthe Republican Con- ventlun has not only ignored the laudable ef- fortsof the Admiulstration for the resturation of harmony among the varfous acctions of the country and the attempted Clvil-Service reform, but refused Lo ralse abuve amere party level, and fnaugurated upposition to the system of reform which has been hailed s the called Liberal Christianity—nearly nil the skep- ticismwhichexlsts—ariscs from thefact that men supposo lun order to believe In Divine truth it 1s, necessary to belicye fn the mode of sunouncing that truth. It is a common saying among men that whero mystery begins faith ends,” The Church does not auswer this. but ulfsats skeptl- clsm by saying that 1f they did not bolicve any- thing but what they could not understand they would belisye very Httle, “There Is no troubls In dealing with™ the mysteries of mnature, tor all men acknuwledge ther The mysterics fu the Bible oud in rellglon must Lo treated in tho same wav. It [s beat to concedo the fact, and to acknowledie that the huinan mind is so constituted that man_caunot belleve tn what he caunot uuderstand, Tha Clrwtian must take his stand $1DX DY BIDA WITIL TUE SKXITIC, and assure him thot he is not asked to believe in & myatery when asked to beliove In the doc- trinea of the regencration and sulvation of mel The skcotlc will reallze that the distinetion b tween the moae and the fuct exists. Thercis wo ueo in attempliug to upderstaud the mode of the uuion of soul .aud body, 1 don't know anything shout it,—no more than vouda., [ dld not see the testimony which ‘was lald Wefore the Urund Jury, ‘Tho matter is Yefore the {un(c!nry now. Idon't know whether it is a politicn] versecution or not, The Gfllll“d s treasury is llnml{ overdrawn, and work in oew and tmpartant flclds cannot be done. The Rev, 8, Haske!l of Ann Arbor, the Roy. Isane Bufter- fleld of Jackson, the Rev. Dr. Bodge of Kala- mazuo, and the Rey, Dr. B, B. Pago of Cleve luud, spoke on tho subject of home missions. EPISCOPALIANS. TII® GENERAL CONVENTION, Boston, Mass,, Oct. 12.—In tho Eplscopal Goueral Conventlon to-day the Rev. Dr. Cole of Wiscousin, presonted a potition from the Free Chiurch Associstion and otbers urging the propricty and jmportance of enacting a canon proliviting the cousecration of churches in which pews or permanent sitéings are solds Reforred. ' The subjectof considering the changesnceded, if any, in the rubric and Book of Common Prayer, was referred, A dclcmxm presonted a preamblo reciting cer- tnlu appeals for uulty made at the Lombeth g AT LITTLE NOCK, ARK, Lirrue Xock, Ark., Oct. 12,~The Odd-Fel- lows' block, corner of Markbam and Scott streets, was burned this morning about 1 o'clock, The bullding was threo stories, with ansard roof, fifty feet front and 150 fect deep, The corner store was occupled by the wholsala lagor-beer establishinent of Nick Kupferhe. Loss $12,000; insured for $5,000. The next ore was _oceupled by Cole & Dow, wholesale and retail dry-goods merchants, who saved about half their stock In o damaged condition. ‘They carried about $30,000. Hteck lnsured for $0,500 ns folluws: Phamnix, Brouklyn, $3,500; Insurance Lwnny of North America, Pulla- dx-lw;n, 32,0005 Undorwriters,” New York, $2,500; Fire Assoclatian, Phtladelphla, 83,50, The eenerul offices of the Memphis & Little k Raflroad occupled tive rooms on the sec- ond floor, ‘The loss on the ll:tlout%flnuru, ete,y 18 $2,000. All the important ks, rece ords, vouc! cr:Letu. arv fu the sate aud thought them.™ “1f you findshat it is a political persecution, and the members of the Returning Board aro convicted, will you use your prerogatives and ou them 1" W Flrst, there has to be atrial, and then & convletlon. 1cau't say what I siould do In such a case, # Don't you think you would be tempted to deal lv.-ulemyl" “ 1t would be rather premature for mo to cxpress sny oplnfon upon thess matters just now, 1 don't know what I will do until'the thne comest" * Are your people satbsfied with Presldent Jayes' polley 1" 4+ It sults us verywell. I think Loulslana has &w&d umfll an era of peaco aud prosperity. olght. tobe presorved. No fnsurance, i T T e e Ct llOl} in ‘}807,#“: t"\m rolh:wdnn res::llu‘: harbioger of purity In politics aud "Th third story was owned and oceupled by | fn e on was velerrod: Thiat the next Convocitis higher .asplrations fn publle Govern- MISOELLANEOUS, thnOdd-l“dllnwl,’lnd was insured rnrpw,m}: !,':.;u:?odma,de'm”fnfl:uf\fl‘ul c'f.'“'l":'m'i'v'fi be sesnectfully roquested to-provide for it ment, and, ns tho Democratic Convention hos excelled this by submisslon to the distates uf u leader of o fuction, and handed over the Btate to the absolute rule of the chief of Tam- muny flall, thus aliying with the old Caual aud £4,000 in the Pheenix, of Hsrtford, and $2,000 iu the Home, of Now York. The reealia waslosured for 81500 In the Home, The Grand Lodire and subordinate lodges luee everything,—jewels, re- Bgala un:hlvc;l lcmhlem-, tapestry, charts, lmhnculun or lrnuu:(r:fi In some accessible, lu elligible form the creeds undisputed. Av'the afternoon scssion of the Epfscopal Couvention a_communleation was recelved from the House of Bishops sanouncing that tho Hnuse lud concurred in the permissfon for LL8 GEN, HAKLAN'S RECOID, LouisvitLe, Ky, Oct. 13.—It e learned that the statement In some of the Washington dis- patehies that Gen. Harlan did not accept the dences of 1Hs belng, and look from Nature "P 10 Nuture's God, 'They cannot understund his nttributes, but must belieye fu the existence of the great First Causo. The samo s true fn re- gurd to the doctrine of the Trinity, The Bible Tweed Rings, therclore, with solemn protest | onstitutional . amendments 15 found to | ¢te. The total lossto the brotherhood above | Gocs wot explain how three persons can boin | formation of a new diocess In Virginia, agalust I.hu%"m’khmlulb(’nhCnnfl:u((onl."m-ln- be untrue. He mado the canyass | nsurance may be stated as follows; Urand | gne, and men canuot understand the mode. & dependent German-Ainericand preseut this tick- | for dovernor in- 1870 upon & platfor odge, dn juwels, regahia, cte., 33,0005 Arkune | But they belicvo fu thotact, 8o with tegurd Y. M. 0, A ev! Secretary of State,Jobn C, Chiurchill; Comp- | which sustained all the amendmouts, | 838 Encampiacnt, 81,000; subordinute lodu to the fucammation of our Bavior. Chrlstlaus o Mo O, Ao troller, Fiederick™ P, Alcott; “Treasurer, Will- | aud o bis public speechesin that canvass he 0. ‘Thie Kulghis of Pythtas, Uood ‘T kuow that Ilo was o man, that (n llim TISH 10WA BOCIETIRS, fam L, Bostwick; Attorney-Geueral, Granville | uried the people of ‘sl parties to sustaln and | Plars, and K. 8. 1. bad thelelodgo-rooms fn the | g “perfect human nature . existed, - that Special Dispaich o The CAlcugn Tridune. Tremain; state Engloeer, Horatio ‘Seymour, Jr. | enforce the amendments, ns essentisl to tha | third story, aud lost everythiug, * the bullding | he ‘liyed and grew to munlood, awl | Cepak Marips, la., Oct. 19.~Tho eighth an- - —— peaca of the country and thu perpetulty of Re- | Was usured for $10.000. ' Dudge Bluck, adfols- | died. They also know that He was God. They | pua) Convention of the Young Blen's Christian {ugz on the weat, wus badly damaged, snd only roof wull of brick. The vuilding ; ueeuplud by Dowdlo & Curl, wholesale grocers, Loss vu stock by water uml removal, $3,000. ‘There wero other small losscs by occupants of roome In the Doufin Hioc The ~Uraud Lodze of Odd- Fuollows, wLich hul been in sesston several days, adjourned ut 11 o'clock lust night. About vne and & half lours al erod. Whether ib publican nstitutions. Yo iuforination has been recelved here indl- cutin: certalnly the actlon of the Aduinistration about the Suprenfa Court vacancy, CHRTIFICATE FOUWARDED, New OnLEANS, Oct, 12,—Actlng Gov. Wiitz, o au answer to a telewram from Washington, forwarded 4 certitivato for J, H. Acklen, Con- gressman elect from the Third Luuhlan:l? - trict, based on tho recount of tho votes ordered by tho Courts. cunnot ugderstand, snd make no attemot to un- derstand, the mode, but they believe in the fact. Men canuot understand the mode of the growth of a Lrec, BUT THEY KNOW TIAT IT GROWS, Nicodemus troubled himself about the mode, ond his firat question was, - llow can these things bet” And the only explanation which* Christ zave huu wass *The wind bluweth where 1t listeth, and thou canst not tell whenee it cometh, or whither it guetb.! It follows that GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, 1113 HBPLY TO TUB KOCHBSTER CONVENTION, The last vumber of Jlarper's Weekly has the followlug editorlsl regarding the Rochester Couveution of the Hepublican party. It gives the cool and dellberate views of Mr, Curtls concerulng the sction of that gsthertng: 1t was Impossible tor us last weez to do more than to recurd wud sedret the fact that the New Assoclation convened hero last evening, the opening address being dellvered by the Re! Corwiu, of Jacksonville, 1ik, which was full of ysluable thoughts. This woralug the Convess tion organized by electing R. I, Gllmore, of Cudar Raplds, President, aud Willlom C.Wheel- er, of Dubuque, Becretary. The dlscussion of * the morning scsslon ou the legltimate work of the Ansoclation was led by H, G, Spofford, of suved by o tirs- 1s insurcd for 8, Yorx Repulican Conventlon by a large wajonty WISCONSIN, caused by on incendiury wo man dare make his personal ex- | Cui 1 listcned to with much sttens had relused to oprove the ¢ffofts of tho Adminu- e Cal i : andard #* cag0. auil Wb ieten Hiio Lo care? o e desiaationa. of o party. | Muriisin WiEiehte Tiachictts Trturer e | Wbt ehait yeare ol T toieg tho city, and | perience. the st for otliry apd ail |t “De: Corwin, Maj . I Cole, and otbirs the trouble which has arisen in the hisfory of the Church ou this subject has been cyused” by the attempt 1o do s0. 1f there be room for sucl diversity of opinfon, surcly there must also be rootn for charity, and the fast thing o Mcthod- Lst mintster should do 1s to be unchiaritable, Bishop Merrill reminded the probativuers that will address the Convention this evening. 1he Convention will contiuue fu session till sumlifi. and &lll'dfl‘l of universul Ioteresy are autld: pated ‘The Convention bad & yreat opportunity. It was cunlempmuull( thrown away. ‘The Conveatlon cunid usve resiored to the kepublican name its old patriotic glory, 1L has done miore to disgust and Uishesrtvn au finportant body of Kepublicans than sny itepublican Couvention ever assumbled, jt Lus ollewively repelicd thelr co-operation, sod it bay wada Imposslble the avmpatby of that large about elght years old. The tolegraph wires wero was to-day nominated by the Republicans répre- | prostrated by falling walls. 3 seuting the Second Assembly District for mewn- ber of thy Asscmbly. ————— ELEVEN PER CENT, Ban FraNc1sco, Oct, 13.—A comianlttesof the AT CLEAR LAKE, IA, Specral Disvalch o The Chlcagy Tribune. Dusuque, fu., Oct. }12.—The depot of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Raflroad st Clear Lake, THE MINERS, cration L Y ! 2 clsa of iudugendent ~cllizens In- tho Stato [ depositors of the Ploner Bank, Luving exawmined | 18, was atruck by lightulug last sight and en- ?l:‘;l?{?m:‘:u‘:h‘:“\w:l\:n;‘l :‘;n:‘!h::fl:.r‘y“q‘lfi‘; Sigus of Trouble (o Peunsylvanis. b,y ale | e Mopasliean | g yecounts, give as thelr opiolon thatata falr | tirely consywed, ncludiug a1l tho baoks of the | could ot givp the Week to the faruy or (ke | Scuinton, Pa, Oct. 19,—Au sttompt 00 the party muzile o collar. "The Convemiion, | market value allowed for tho real estate, and | Compauy, the telegraph vilice, l;“’ tho coutents | atore, part of the Lackswanoa Tron aud Coal Com- ouv 0 whoso twa iinuiodlate predecessors hud du- | aesumlng the paymnent of the ralsed stock, de- | OF the [relght depot. Loss uot kuown. NOB COULD TURY BUN POK OFFICE. o work tho Plosbrooke collicry has €388 Er ey, i stk (besrae oulhy | pusiora may et whout 1L per cunty ith good AT SAGINAW, MICI, sengun balnriebt iosendall the ekl | 28red thostrikers o ' fearful plech, Abosk 0 ot wade the y assets. Y A . el employment aud preach on the at - i nnnxmp{n of Mr, Hayes' letler ite unflml‘ 'f:‘:" Brusgemeny SrLi-.u_._ Soecial Disvatch (0 The A for puy; thut 'znu not kue‘;fimz Gud's Iaw of the yy aud twenty men_ worked In the mine unhvbt“ weru escorted to and from their homes 2 strong wilitary guanl. On quitting \vurkt‘ ! were nssailed By shouts of the maob, why assei bled fu forco mear the coal-breaker, but \ml: kept back by tuo soldicrs. The colliery el strougiy guarded day and night, The men ¥ ‘ worked there to-duy sppealed for protoction :: the authoritles to-ulglily stuting that thc{:‘w fu fear of being wurdered jn their bomos '“0_ Detachments have becn scut to PH forut, was a4ked (0 commend Lhe endeavors of Prealdent to accomplisn the results that two lluhc“ cessive Now York Liopublican Conventlous had ap- rmud. 1¢ wus not aaked to approve everythiog hat had boen donu or tuat migal be dune, {ml [ cuwmeud the Prusident’s edorte 18 couformed to tu bils pwo pledges sud the cxpressed oplnions of P.my convoulions, But lhurmyulllmn Wi tcorn- uily rejected. The ous thinz thas was not toler- ated fu "the Hepublicun Cunvention was a yood :wd for the Repuilican Adwminwstrarion. "Wy z7 Sabbuth. A falthful, Intellizent adminlstra- tlon of the disciuline was absolutely necessary, aud tho Methodist Church throughout the couns try was sulering therefor. The disclplive st forth that preachers utust not preach oo long nor too loud, aud this iujuuction must be obeyed. People complaln of ‘tong surmous, aud there I8 no occasion for thow uowadoys. A wsn preaches too long when bo tells all bo Calcago Tvidune. Easr Sa0ivaw, .y Oct, 13.—~The drill- bouse, blacksmith-shop, and about 100,000 feet of lumber st Bagluaw Citv, owned by Byroard, & Binder, was deatroyed by five this afternvon. Loss, $4,000. Tho lumber ouly was fusured. ————— THE WEATHER. Wasnisorox, D. €, Oct, 191 RUFFIANLY ASSAULT. Boectal Dirsatca o The Chicuga Tribuse. ToLene, 0., Ucte 13.—~No littla excitement was caused upon our streets to-day by an sttack mado upon Alexander Reed, Postwaster and managing proprietor of the Llads and Conner- clal, by Patrick H. Dowling, the deposed Post- master, and a politidan of the city. Bitter feel- & m.—For " Ve Kkuows aboat & subject—and then Keeps on talk- | morulng. 3 seen conventions ~ wlieto o, BOMICA] | 1 hag'becn muulfusted by Dowlig over slnco [ S0 Lake Rexlon warmer, cloudy weathers fali | g *ipy cry iy o eotute wue hheigari | Lect ticka, aud astroug forew of wilitary s uidst commentione "where "5 Brosidot tovs | the defeat of Bherwood for renomlnation for | Bes% winds moatly from tho suuth au DZ, | 1y cltber lewgth or louduess, snd wiuly | wrus fu the vty m:dmu warch ot & WOBELS 16 s pasty was denounced. Fle 1s the frat party | Congress lust year, and shice thu superseduro | followed at northwees stations by ristug barom- | ters wust exerclse thoir discretiou. ‘They must | notive, Troups havs beou telegraph e ol Dowllng to the Pust-Oltice by Resd this focling | eterand colder nurthsrly winde care of thelr volee, their health, aud | (ho valley, nud will arrive betors mor 4 Couvvilwi we bave sec o wilcl, svciuse the