Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1879, Page 6

THE CITY-HALL Conference Between the and County Author- ¢ ities City The Oonnecting Arches, the Ro- tunda, and the Attic Story. Snggéltlom t7 Be Made to the Counoil and County Board. The Bpectal Committee of the Connty Board and the Counci! Bullding Committee had an- other talk yesterday afternoon with refcrence to '“our respective hialves of that bullding,' as Fitegerald would say. Thero were present Com- missfoners Stewart (who presided), Burling, Toese, Wood, and Coburn, and ALl Phelps and Ballard; also Commissioner Chesbrough, rep= resenting the Department of tublle Worke, Architeets Eagan and Cleaveland, Commission- ers Wheeler, Ayars, nnd Fitzgerald, the latter 88 lookers-on, . Before being catled to order there was ao in- foriual conversation regarding TUE BIDS FOR THE NETUNDA, whieh had been received, and which the Com- misshoners proposed to open, the Council Committce having apened thoso for tho city's hnlf in the morning. The Clerk of the County Board was telephoned to feteh them over to the Counctl Chamber, and did so, but when hestated hat the Board had & rule that bids should be apened only at its sessions, tie Commissioncrs declured that it was not wise to assumo the sponsibility. Whereupon the Clerk put the bids into his pocket and tramped back to the North Bide. Commissioner Burling sald they had met to discurs the question as to what improvement +could be made, if any,, in the bullding that would be for the jolnt intercst of the city and county. It hiad already been pretty gencrally auderstoud that the arches were to be lowered, . but the material was still unsettled. Asto the rolunda, nothing could be done until the blds were opened, 'The remalning question was as a . " MODIFICATION OF THR ATTIO STORT. He thought it could bemolified with advantage, and, fur the purposc of baving s basis on which to act, offered the tollowing: Lesoleed, Asthe sense of this Jolnt Committee, that the appearance of tho Cltv-Tlall and County- Buliding will ho improved and the coxt of the buflding reduced by the followinz-nawmed changes: First, the lowerlng of the hightof the cunnect- ing archoes, and dispensing with the. work immes diately over them, thus allowiig the baildings to be hintshod separately above the coruice of arches, Second, a reduciion of the hight of the outelde wall of 1the nttic story of twonnd a half feet, to- gether with the cntabluture of the balnatrades an now designed, und the enbstitution of pilastersand supportiag columna in the place of the curved fig- neng, And that the City and County*Archifecta e re- queated to preparo’ plaus in nccordance with the above, and aubmit Lhe samo for tnvpection and ap- proval to thia Committec, Nothing coutd be done, Commis: Moy sald, untll the architects had fte In- structions. With these plaps und the rotunda bids, the Committee of the County Board could meet the representatives of thic eity and be able to make & joint report asto what should be done. A sketch of the front elevation, with columns substituted for the caryatides, the walllowered two feet, and without & balnstrade, was brought I by Architect Cleaveland nnd examined by the Committee. Ald, Ballard expressed himsel! in favor of ail the chaczes,—of lowerlui the arches, and tak- ine off the work over them, nnd dolagz away with any projections that would obstruct the nt. er Bar- I'wo draughts showing the connecting arches were alaw exhibited, coch of the architects hav- ing mnac vne, but Egan satd he and Mr. Uleave- land were substantially o harmony. ‘These drawings were merely to give the Com- mittee an tdea of the work as it would appear, and were not subimitted with the oxpectation or hope that they wonlil bo adopted, Comuissioner Wood sald * the resolution +might bee construed as o direction to tho architects to proceed to got up plans now. Tlo supposed Dbefore that could be done] the Couuty Boeard would have to tuke action, If the design was to submit the resolution to the Board, aud, ou its approval, to tell the nrehiitects to o ahead, that would be right. flodldn't think the Cominittes L power to {ucur any additional expense. Cumnissioner Burling sald his notion was to ARIIVE AT A BOLUTION of what was conceived to lmndlmcnll{. e helieved Mr, Cleaveland waa perfectly willing to md tn it, und there would be no expenss to the ity, for he was in ita emplov. to Eean, although hie would he put to the expense of making the pluns, he (Burling) only desired him to show what could e doue, If Etan sald he musat be pafd for Lis Jubor that was another question, Architect Ezan sald be would not expect to ba paid for suflicient prellminary dralnigze to enable the Conynltiee to como to o conciusion; but if sompelled by resolutivn to go over the entlro wurk amd remodel aud prepare drawings, the raso was different. “Uhe ufliciuls who were presonut as biearers, hav- 1ug been fnvited to say sumetiiug It they wished to, - Commlissioner Avars asked if there would be any cogsiderable reduction In expensos ou ac- count of the coutemplated chaugest Would not necessary additions owing to the modification offsee thei? Architeet Egan replicd (hat It was underatood at the last mecting that be was to preseut at this oue ou esthnute of the BAVING ON TilK COUNTY'S I'ART. Ho bad upplied to Walker as to the reduction he was willlug to make in case the plaus we chunged, und ho sakd be wouldn't make auy duction {n his price, but woulil oppose the r ductionof lis coutruct fn uny way whatever, But the power to make changes wos vested lu the County Board, and to adjust the reduction frun the contract price by tds (Kean's) valua- tion, or by arbitration, whichever might be deeined forthe best fnterestol the county, 10 Walker perststed In - Lis present attitude, Mr, Egzan thowght there would be « confllet between uie Bourd und Walker, und be teared the result would bo litigation, Commissioner Avars Inguired It Mr. Egan had made apy estiniate of the probable savingt Architect Egun answered Uit a serjous Jdifers cuce in thecost wus involved (n the changes,—gut- 1ing rid of the caryathles and s gowd deal of the vurved amd decorative work,—und b shonld not bu disposed Lo value (b at less than L00 or FU0,000; but, owine to the staml 1he coutisctor nad taken, ho lad really not glven the matter much attention. 1o thought huwould atuto the fact, and leave It with 1ue Commissioners o any whetlier thoy would exer the power In- vested in them, Hey however, didn't recom- wend ity exercise, The 225,000 repres d shmply what would come ofl the cut-stons cul tract bow operative, 'Ilic archica were entirely scpurute. ‘Phe contractor badu't yet recelyed the plang for the attic stors. Cunnnissioner Boese, while favoriug the pas- eae of the resolution, wus upposed to constrict- ug Whe urenes and rotuuda Bow, owing to the fnuncial coudition of the city sl councy, All thut should be done was to agrea ou plaus, leaving the work to be done §n the future, Architece *Egan remarked thut so fur as the central councection, oF rutuuda, was concerned, plans had been prepared wid sdopted by the Committees ol botl bodies, sud propoaals for building It wers tu thelr bands, Unless there - was disatisfaction, und auother plan for somo other Kind of 8 buildiog was wanted, he cone sidered thut the Cowmibttce bad gone as fur as it could fu regard o that matser. - With respect 10 the arches, u design had been submitted which, Le believed, was satisfuctory to bt Mr, Cleavelund and limaclf, But it wos tuioaterisl :uhxch wua adopted. ‘Tl next question wus us TUE MODIFICATION OF TUY ATTIC HTOKY. Comutsioner Burling sald 1hat that was the question. If the top story were 10 bs moditled, 3 the thne to conslder it, beforcany work 1 They were there for that purpuse, Fhe projwsed siterations would be un fwpro tacol, “The bulustrade, ete., would cost & great deal of wouey. ‘Tl changes, n bis optulow, wero judivious, und oughbt to be made. The oniy way 10 make them wus to Lave s vroperly prepared blan, and then have the Comlitecs ewwe tugetlier dn a spirit of falrness, wnd com- prowlse, and conciliation, and say what was to be dune; sud, haviog reached a couclusivn, to report to Lheir pespective bodies. ‘the coutructor 1or the county bud reachicd the polat when he ad 1o get vut the stoue for the uttie story. He wunted 1o put bis ien at work, aid us zoon us e weather moderated would do su. 1t stould be cd whether the wutructer was o fulluw the st oF o moudlued plan. Rezurding the Totunds, the play gdopted wodided very wuch the slubwavs Ju the Luddiug, ‘They wust be coustrucied upon the old plan,~not & good vne, 84 It coutracted thew,—or the rotundu wust Le S The rolutda was 8 Lucessilys Yluss certainly must be some connectlon between the Dbulidings, Commissioner Fitzgerald belfeyed {he resotn- tion wasn little premature. Tle thought it would be wise to find out fivat from 1he County Taanl and the Council whether they would be willlng to reduco the hetght. Ald, Phelps asked what the County Commlit- tee was apponted for. This provoked a honr's discussion as to the powers of the Speclal Committea. Commissioner Fitzzerald contended that the County Committee was appoluted on accountof a communleation from Fgan, ssying the city was putting in its hatf of the avches, and the ob- Ject was to meet the Conncll Committee In or- der to harmonize the conncetlons. They were not instructed to do anything elsc. Commissioner Burcling rald the Committes was nppointed to copaider with the Connell Committce whatever concerned the bullaings. ‘Ihe plane for the rotunda wonld be submitied to the Board, which could thruw them out; but he didn’t think they would., What the Com- mittce was striving to do was toobtaln such formation as would enable it to go befora the respective bodles and say, *“this is the conclu- rfon we have arrived af, and recomrmacnd that this bo done.! 1f the bodles approved, all right; {1 not, the original plan could be followed. Cummissioner \Wliceler made n loug speech, the burden of wilch was fliat THE COMMITTEE TIAD EXCKEDED IT8 AUTHORITY ALNEADT, and was undertaking to do things which it had no warrant for doing, Ille was orpmed to cutting down the building, beeause {ts appear- ance would be Injured, nud no muney would be eaved, 08 It would give rise Lo litigation, Commissioner Stewart objected to the first clause of the resolution, since it made the Com- mittes express the opioton that the changes swould be better. ITo coutdn’t tell whether he would approve of them until he saw what they were, ond heard the reasous for them. If changes were to be made they ought to beagreed upon hefore the stony was cut, -If the matter was referred to the County Board and the Coun- sit, notbing would be done until summer. 1t abedience to suezestions, Commissioner Burling modified the resolution so that 1t read, 4 An it has been suggested to this Joiut Com- mittee that the appearance, cte.” s and ho also put in * preliminary " before plans. Commissioner Wood sald the Committee hadn't taken on unauthorized step as to the rotundn. ‘There was a disposition on both sides tocome to a cunclusion, to act in harmony, and the changes inight nll be agreed upan now without any particular wrangling. Nothiug haa been done so far that wus not In hartnony with the design for which the Committee was apoolnted, “I'lie resolution, as amendex, was then adopt- ¢d, and n motion to adjourn for one week was azreed to, THR ROTUNDA. The Department of Public Warks opened the following bids for the coustructfon of the'city's balf of the proposed rotumla ro conuect the City-Hall with the County-Building: Masonsy. Iron, Cul-atone, ‘Wm. McNell &Son, 5, 00 Jobu Arzns ... Tomlinron & It.. Mortimer & T, 1. Fanning *Bcdfont, tLemon. An the w ton of eut-stone ¥ LId, 8155 p., k can be let separately, a combina- "' bid of 816,60 (which covers «nd masonry) and Sexton’s lron the lowest one—222,032. 'The othiers are: MeNefl aud Clork & Raffen, 229,200 Angus lark & Raffen, 823,005 Sexton (Bedfordistone), §23,031: Sexton (Lemunt stone), 24,8735 Tomlluson & Reed aid Sexton, 323,724, Thy contract was notiawarded, WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE. An Open Lettor to Ilis Excellency the Gov- ernor of the State of Iilinols, nud the Legls- Iatora Convened in General Assembly. Tvanston, Iil, Jan, 20.—As the one fualien- ublo right of tax-paying, pative-born wouen- citlzens of tho United States of Amerlca {s that of *petition,” o behalt of msny women-ciy- zens of the State of lltnols the carnest request 1s hiereby presented that any and all laws \hich deprive the State of the voley, vote, and judz- wment of women upon atl questions relating to our public schools und educational methods by promptly repraled. Wo male this appeal without hesitation, siace vou have already taken the Intiative eteps by an act which becume a law July 1, 1873, whereby it wus enncted by tho people of the State of Hifnole, represented (n the General Assembly, that any womaun, marrled or single, of the age of 21 yeors and upwords, sud pussessing the qualifications prescribed for men, shall eligible to any offica under the goneral of special school laws of this State,” und that fu ten (or mwore) vountles wom- en are Nliing acceptatly the ollice of County Buperintendent. * Is it fiot au anomaly lo Juris- prudenco that wonen are eligible to “oflices of authorlty sl trust und yet Le deprived of the rlzhit of ‘an elective cholce of representatives! Furthormore, such legisiative actlon would not be without precedent’ In vur natioual legls- Iation, since, ns yun are nware, the States of New Ifampshire and Miunesota have, by leglsla- tve enactinent, conferred this right upon their womcn-citizeus. We polnt with pride to_the record of women Superintendents of Schools in our own State, nnd to national recogmition of womau's guull- ficatlonn as teacher, As patrtots und defenders of justice, will you earneatly cousider this question: If the edilca- tion uni core of the children i almost exclu- styaly delegated to wonen fn the home and the sctinol-rovin, wottld it not be safe and wise to alluw. this varied experlence to crysiallizo {nto nelpful mothods und laws for the Btate, the Htate belnr only an aggrezation of families? Respectiully, Erizasamn BorxtoN HARBEKT. SPELLING REFORM. T the Editor of The Tridune, FoNp DU Lav, Wik, Jan. 20.—Having notlecd several articles In your journal advocating what the authors thereof are plensed to term a re- form in apelllng, 3 trust you will aflow me, on behulf ot the ubused orthodox orthowraphy of our lungunge, 8 space 1 your coliting to make panetrant efforts fu Its detonss, 1 suppose, it thequestion had been put to bim, that Sir Roger de Coverly, If he did not fulut at the miero sug- gestlon of such u barbarista, wight have ullow- «d that much might bo said on buth stdes of the queatlon, and i€ he had been liviug (o these pres- ent duva, when 50 nuch Itinerant troah is spust- ed forth to Mstenlni crowds of onnitied {dlers secking amusement and ever ready to seeept any uew folly from sheer love of excitement, he woutd unduubtedly have been rizht in his con- Jecture; uevertheless the truly cducated por- tion of English-speakiue humavity, o part of whose religion, like thut of the scholars of all nutlons, is a Juulons supervision over the purity uf thelr mother tovene, would as undoubtedly have nsseeted that dittle could be eald fu fuvor of suchi a scheme, wnd it ditle erude, tl-ud- vised, aml fHlogical, Let us now vonsider some of the arguments advanced in support of the propusition of thuse eanoclasts, Oue writer states that three years of u chilld’s lifu are spent {n Jearniug the Tudiments of the wode of spelling, which time, he says, ¥ a vhonetie form, might be anployed tu wmore advanced studics, ‘This Is a psyclolowiea) errar, for the infunt wind s strengtheued, sud its memory exerclsed und hnproved, tn learniog the rudinients of spelitog ut its mother's knce, or at a danieachool, long beturs 1t {s capable of comprehending more advaiced studies, 1o tuct, ofter o chilit had wastered the phooetle svstew, it wowd be fwperutively pecessary thut by should master tie ideugraphie forn “before he vould read the dterature of the day, or that of the unghty bast, fur 1t §s not to Lo supposed that the biblivium of the world is to be re- written to save ki the labor of lcarning to apull ity thus st luter day, when bls menmiory uiay be less tenacluus, lia would have to luse time, which then amigtb be petter ewploy- ed, o studvlug 8 forn of wpelllug quite mew to - blm, while bls wivance 10 that stidy would Lo constantly fmoueded by Lis previons plionetic wequisition. After Jeay- ingz the dame-school and - conimenciue to read, the child unconscluualy sud impereeotibly gaing a knowledize of spelilig pari ok with his ad- vatice 1n big various other studlvs, particularly fu learnfug to write, ‘Thus bo may oventually Lecome o well-grounded orthowravhlat with- wut having speut wuca thne in Its study, Buch wus Who cuse With the writer of this article, who wus passed sltwost direct irom & danie-school to clasaival imstitution sud the Latin graunnar, ufter wileh bis kuowledze of spelllug was gath- ered trowm the Leadiogs of g copy-books,! sl from the corrections of the Enclish reuder- fu of his Lotly excrascs, with such othier rud- Mg us talght be obtalned fu the retived vilaze o whicn uls Alme Mater (lourished. But toly 13 B digreesion, ravaund o e uwudons, Auotlicr water or lecturer states that, =il @ tLld sbowld esk bis tescher why 8 word was THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. JANUARY 25, 1879—TWELVIy PAGER. spelled 20 and so, the aoswer must be, Your grandfather spelled it that wav, 8o do 1.7 Now, this answer waull be correct i the question tliould be asked some hundred vears atter phonetic spelling had been catablished, but, ns the ?nnsllun referred to the present orthogra- phy, his teacher, It he was fitted for his post- tion, would have stated that its spelliog was In naccord with {fs derivation, eitier of GOreek, or Latin, or otherwise, as the case might be. ‘'liere are numerous assertions In the articles referred to which have no foundation fn fact, and others which are utterly subversive of truth, Here 18 une assertion which every thinker must denounce, [t s & statement LAt ** our present mode of spelling could not make n thougntfal, gelf-relisnt man,—ihat its tendency wasto form a sense of helplessness nud willingness to ba led by anything that wight seem authorative” | After such an nesertion, some hetter evidence would be required than the bare word of an en- thusiast, or zealous partisan, to pruve_that any Philological Association or oard of Educatlon was moving in accord with this so-called reforny, or that any progress had been made in that di- rection cither ninong the 8avans of England or among those of sny other country. Words are but symbols or linages of fdeas, In some fuw instances groups of these imuges hav- Ing different forms may bhave & common pro- nunciation, whilst {n other instancesa siuzle fmage may represent several {dess. Such cases wceur fn most langmnges. For instance, there ara several words 11 the Latin lunguage whict hiave from ten to tnirty signitications respective- Iy, and probably 10 pee cent of the remainder tave from five to tew, wnilst the bulk of the bal- ance have from twosto five. 1low far such {o- stances tould be jucrensed in the Engliah langusge by the adoptivn of the phonetie or- '_lunm‘)hy mn{ be understood by @ perusal of the following fonctlc orthografy: A fu cse fonetle lesons for chtldren ov & larger groth twho can’t leru tospel from the V' pure well of English undefiled.” B LEsox xo. 1. . Tistrue, brevite is the sole ov wit And ese, 08 the sole o shn wel Ait, Lat howeer u pared ur wit it nevr lookd Huf 50 tentin asa pare oy soles wel kookd, LEAUX NO. 2 M1 hart is eor with greet Yon bledin hart tu e (Far from his bom oy lecl, And bawkd by the rollinc.) Totn bi dogs for sport ‘Thra man's inhumanite. LEsOX X0, O, Ah! deer to me the mountan pas *Cliru which the der for safte fle, In won week thero I shot thre iz, And a wmal fawn was Won by me,~ A Jite, weok thing, and shinin thee In tne mornin lite, 1 cawta fle, LEROX NO. 4. From Neechwood Place | stroled won da Down to the c-beech nhor, Aud ther 1 cawt in Lisk-rok s Thre place and a Jonna dor, L. xn, b, Qrat is Disna of the Lfcsians! Ho red tha wonce, thase children of flm‘rl Dat weat the grat upon ther ful-blon prid, When fler orw her tempel Lroatrtun cast. 01 bas-born hind, cantin distotted wold, A grat thi prison for thiJlte nl told; And when dred Atropos cut thid worthless thred, Sat cold obstrutlon’s mold for aye uponthi hed. ‘Thery can be no foree in the arvument thata honetie form of spelling should be adopted to }’ucmm:e a knowledgze ol our lsuguage by for- eigners, whoau relative Inugitages contaln shui- far obstacles nud finpediments to their acqui- sition by those vot 1o the manner born, The difllculties to be surmounted In u study of the Franch Janguage sre prouuvciation,Idioms, trregular verbs, aud genders; und in the Ger- mnn we find instances of three images belng required to furnish the ides conveyed by an Eoglish monusyliable. “There liave been several attemopted innova- tions in English orthography, but they have peen condemved by all schotars, and can never take root in the language. Una notuble {n- stanca was siown {n tho transposition of the two tinal Jetters In the word theatre, the ne- cusative of which word, in its now form, would be slply ridiculous. For u universal languaze the Latln hos the advantago vver il in beiug at the B:cum time acommon means of lntcreourse between the acholars of ull natious. 1 concludo this paper with s few words of ad- vice to the youu student of English, composed several years ugo, with a viuw to mental ub. atraction from pain and tedium, during a pro- tracted alckness. TUE, PLEAUANT DATIH TO KNOWLEDGE. Woutd you to Wisdou's fans dirget yone way, To catch o spark from bor colestial my? Woula you to knowledgo scek the pleasant shade Of Clioa loved, then 1nusa on all thut's ma By Nature's ever-willing bounteous hund, 1" adorn for use of man this fruitfui land? Admiro how fnil with hiss thees gifts hava grown ‘Throuyh all the Hiful cbancos bo has known? Would yon o'er meadows ever green and new, Your clicerful task untiring atili puraue? Let the sweet matd who firet taught mengto know Tpe steace with whicn her goldon numbers flow Direct your steps each region to explore, =42 Point out the road, and mark each boatile shore, "Tho favored mortals blessed by lier divine, Who mark escd ract, and laws and truths combine, Give taste for knowledgs, snd that tasie retine, Entice withh viueyards banging faie with fruit, Whero full ripe clusters templ, cack taste 1o snit. Hera youth or sze will nd, wrapped up in sweats, e atores of fearning drawn from thelr retreats; ‘o dry detalls of flistory’s cveuts, Delighiful musle charms, [atigue prevents; "Tha cluld will llaten and impro When sweot cancelts icad on th Aud orice the palate tauuht this @ to fecl, Again to fosat th' unsated wishos ateal, 180 all the gruceful foru which language knows Peep frum thalr cells or calmly tako repuse, * Or gayly load along the dancing hours, Whero thirst for knuwledge calls upon their pow. s Exclte In all a gnick desire to learn What. deawn In plainer tetma, would scarce con- cermsy "Pis hetu the value's learned, tho full Intent, Which worda can brug ¢ mdorn the subject meants ‘Tholr wessura judged with akill aod meaning welehed, Th' appear 1ke little faltles nowly made, Bright, werry children, hing as they run— A mring of gems that sparkie in the sun ‘I'hoss pearly drope in sweat proportion amile Whnen the fresh thought ls robed In ntting style; Nor think those garlands formed for vaso alone, Attired tn prose. stil) see thoir lastre shone As trath mos| nes, amld the sicom of doubts o the aweet aliade but throws their light mare out. "Thtn gracous art o no ona style's conilned ; Cunveyed in proper terms 'tis atill roflned, And owes its richness to the well-atored mnind, Those uticeless wparks we fromn thia inine can wile, inchiant tho gay, the dall of cara beguilo, Pronote the laughter which to wit belongs, And pulss up beroes in 8 natlon's soige, Call forth from l‘)"mw(hy the ready tear, Support the 4mid, caiixo the recklous fear; gh will lond thetr witling aid 0 zuide, that Ieuver rn mad; My Nioly will direct us how to live, I matchlusx form tho liviny promise give, Incite Lo virtie, polnt Lo Yiews on bika, Then atill with kiglness teuct us how to die, 1eyond all tns by bower supreme possonsod, “They lead, tLrough Fuith, to overlasing reat, Joun W, Wuinriaeo, e — A Fraudulent Jules Veras, Worceater (Muas,) 8uy. 1t 1a reported ¢ Jules Verne, the novellyt, is 1 Wit country; was ut Slontroal Just wook, and at Spencer. Mase., Walching boutmizking, a fow usys agu, e |8 taking in America ?ululv. Tho stury, wmay bo trues and, If_not true, {s & very suiall pors’ verslon of fact besido Verne's. —~2ariford Courant. The story §s not true, We huve found ft printed ns'a true story in several of owr cx- chauges, A wman apoedred in Spencer, whosald he cume trom Muutreal, and eatled bimeelt dules Verne on the hotel ook, wint {n conversu- thin with those to whom be iatrodured Wusel!. Lust Friduy 8 letter (rom hym, dated ut Spencer, vatg Lo the senfor cditor of the Spy. It was slgned “Jdules Verne, Parls, France fle sad lu st that he had been recommended to the ‘*hospitality " of the person to whon it was ad- dressed by the Ilon, . Wushhurue, lato Minister to France, and asked 1o have this nospitulity bezin with the sendlig of a carrlage to meet him ut the station fu Worcester ut n given hour that evening, The carrloge was ot sent. Next woraing be pre- ed Lftuself ut Mr. Baldwin’s houso as Jules Yerne, After u few queations had been asked wnd unswured, ho was told with some emplasis that he was not Jules Verno; ihat there wos wothlng Frencn sbout bim: that buth s bund- weiting aud his accent were wholly American; and that Jules Verne, visitiog this counery, would not be first heard of In Bocucer, nor ex- r\-u the hospitality of auv sivanger without etters of igtroduction. Finally, after much mors bad been said, he adwitted tut ho was sot & Frenchuan, and that be was wot the French writer whom ke was persunating. At Just e went biy way, und we have not beard of i siuce, The man was evideutly a Now-En. elander, who had uudertaken to play & part for which be was nut qualiticd, Debis of New Jorsoy aud Peunsylvauls Citien, 3 Gov. McClellan called the attention of the New Jersey Leguslature, the otber dsy, sharply to the enoimous burden of judebtedncss assuyi ¢d by sue of thy uties lu wat State. Nlue citiea have ncurred dubts atountiu:e to $36.5K), 00J, or one-slxeh of thetr totsl valuation of taza. blo progersy. Raliwsy, for fustence, lias - curred n debit uf #¥d ver caplin, ‘Vlwps cltive Jying wround New Yurk hbave wade grest ef- loris to attruct populatiug, wid now the suvers taxation fs delving veuly buck to New York City, where the depredation of propersy snd the opentg of ranid-trausit suds are repopulat- iz the upper cud of the fsland. Gov, Uaet- ruutt alv tovk & gluomy view ol the ability of the Peauarvivania citive 1o pay thelr debts. fog: barrlster, who s identiflea with litigation in the courts of the Weat Diviston, & tolitietsn, and the commander of a squadron of ** Hussars,” be n fearless foe and a magnanimous victor. who resides in Jollet,—the nieca of INK, NOT BLOOD. A Duel on the Snows of Hums boldt Park. Capt, George Miller and a Jealous Sa- loon-Keeper, The “ code " has long been constdered among the lost aris. Tnis {8 especially true in Btates where an appeal to law for redress of griev- ances, real or fancled, obtalns, rather than an appeal to srms. But that it slumbers still In the chivalric hearts of Imported citizens of Chi- cago, and only nceds provocation to manifest its existence, will bo scen from the follow- Caot. George Miller 18 2 well-known He is a barrister, Hence nis title. He s sald to Inappearance ho fs & man who would attract sttentlon, Of herculean bulld, Imposing pres- ence, genial manners, the attributes of popu- larity are so woven {n his composition that he is said to be uaiversally popular, DIRDERICI HERMAN s the head light of™a beer-saloon located at the corner of Randolph and Unlon strects, Hols a devated follower of Gambrinus and the ** fear- less foe *? of **crusaders” {n the cause of teoto- talism. He fa abbrevisted n length, breadth, and thickness, and when seen last evening pos- sessed little of that swectness cheracteristic of Capt. Miller. A young lady from Ucrmany, Her- partner, who was sought after in iarrlage by Herman, the tbird party n & serlo-comic dra which occur- red yesterdny afternoon. She s comely in appearance, winniug in her ways, cu- qucnlsg: uud saserted to be discriminat- fvg. Ilerman’s love for the frauleln, -the fraulein’s admiration for the Caprain and his mustache, and the Captain's irrepressible dispo- sition to twit Herman {eslcnll_v {nvolved those pentlemen in & quarre! which Ted to a resort to the ‘“code,” with consequences which, though herofe, were bapplly bloodless. As slates Diederich was “In love with the Teutomle mald, which sho _falled to reciprocate as he could wish., 8he didn't care for him, she sald, mul lost no opportunity to convince him that his affection was unrequited. But he wouldn’t sec it, und, though refnsed'ns o sultor, sought cvery occasion Ly his words aud manners to sssure her of his devotion, Last THursday n|§hl, worn out’ by his importunitics, shu aceepted bis cacort, and attended the recep- tion given that evenlog by Mapleson's sweet singers. The{ had” mot . been long _eatablished n one of the boxes Haverly kecos for the occupation of dis- guished patrous before Diederich becama uneasy und wanted to go iome, The sweet strulns -of “ Lucia " possesscd vo charm for his phlegmatic soul, ‘There was no music there for him; he preferred the flaglo of the plano in his saloon, whon the foaming lager adds zest to the music furnished for custoniers, Dut bis companion refused to be influcuced by such feelings, She'd cure to hear und sce, and refused to n_to his perauasions. . Sho stald it out, while Her- man, it Is said, uogullantly slept. This sct on his part confiemed aer previous impressions, and when, a weck Iater, he luvited her (o sccomnpany him to the Academy she declined, At this polnt Capt. Miller cowmes fn. 'The young lady 18 partial to the Academy, and. If she lind o man to take her, shu would o. That's wiint it ts reported Capt. Miller heard her say in tho mualeal tongie of the fatherland, Upon this hint he spuke, Bhe consented, and the twaln visited Halsted street, leaving ilerman over- comeo from the COMUINED DVFEQTS OF DERR AND JEALOUAY. About 11 o’clock Thursday nizht they roturped, and found the unrequited suitur in a condition of fermont bordering upon madness. “1'1 got even with you,” quoth he to Milter. “You can't take iy promiscd bride oft in this way without giving ino the satisfaction duv u gentlemaun,” he added. Miller, at first suspiclous that Diederlch had hecome insane, rofused to listen to his threats, But the latter lost no time {n couviucing bim that ho meant busiuess, und, after a briof par- ley, it was declded to ‘meet yesterday norning and urrange the terms, ‘the loving beer-tappor tomoasned his fate fn numbers that are sald to have been profane, It was pitiful, he reflected, that ho, a bachelor who had wooed his partner's niece, sud who had mooey at his commund and the influcuce incident to lls businces, shauld be jtlted for the smlles of “that big Dutchinan with o big mustache.” Yeaterdsy morning the “fighitors® met in the saloon of "Diederi ‘Ihe latter chailenged; Mitler accepted. Herman Lueders nnd Willlam Halach, venorable resldents of West Chicago, took charge of Herman’s interests, while Baron Voo Manteulell carricd Miller's spooze, Pros- ecutor Linscott bad agreed, it ia seid, to act for Miiler, but at tho critfeal moment backed out, und the Baron was accepted as a substitute. Acconding to v TRE TERMA OF TOR AGREEMENT, the antagonists, with thelr scconds, were to proceed to Douglns Park at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Each man was to bo arined with ui lwproved navv six, which was to be loaded to ita full capucity. “The men were to he placed ot a distance of fifty fect from each other, to begia ahooting at tho word *threc,” then advance, und v:unnuu«,nrlui tutil the sy barrel was exhausted or one was killed. When these preliminacles bad becn com- pleted, the bloodthirsty **chivalry’ started to placo thelr houscs jn_order for the event. Her- man made & will, which was drawn up by Urilllant chancery pleader on tho West 8ile, 1t lie bequenthed all his estate, real, personal, and mixed, with the zood-wil' of his busincas and nil the appurtenances thereunto belonging, to his' friend and adviser, William Halech, Miller took & glass of beer. When that settled he took & ‘‘schoit,” and, visitloz Beuten- miller's gun-store on Randolph streot and Fitth avenue, arranged for a loan of the weapous, ‘Tuls was accomplished without delay, wnd the barrister returned to the West Sids 10 wait the progreus of uvents, About 8 o'clock thoso who had been advised of whal was to bo began to gather at & saloon Il thu corner of Desplaines and Madison streets. In the meantime it was roported to the challunger that the suthorities had gotten wind of tho atfair, und bad scot a squad of ten policemen to Douglas Fark to luterferc with the plans agreed upqu. ‘Chis uncxpected halt in the arrangements caused a brict delay, Afier some negotiation it was decided to chauge the Lass of operatious to Humboldt Yark, uud those present sgreed to go thither, Cur- risges were procured, wnd the excursion sut wut for s destiuaclon, [erman occupled une carriage, supported by hla secouds, [lalsch and Lueders; Miller und the Burou caine next; Beutemniller aud two hinmeuse blunderbussce wero stuck in the thind{ und the fousth was do- vuted to the exclusive convenience of Dr, Molk, with bis bandages nud instruents, The rest ot the tratn wus wado up of Tom Barrett, Henry Meyers, John Urufl, Audrow Kurr, Johu Bcbeyer, Frud Piogle, the Adjutant of Slurrl- sun’s court, **Nigger Bill,” uud s Jurge nutber of others ay yet unknown to fawe. This was the company which made fts way yesterday slterncon 10 Humboldt's plain of unstaluei snow. Arriving there ui dusk the Goal arraugetnents wero completed, eucn nun being tlrat disarimed of zny weapow be wight buve in his posscsalon, The distunce was measured, TUB GUNS WERE LOADED with blank cartrldges, the men were placed, und the count begun, Miller mafutalned bis outward cownplaceney, but Diedeilch was ob- served to b a dectdedly shaky coudition, He braced up hy the thue the word 'was giveu, wil, firing, Legan Lo advance on his autagoutst. Ths Iatter gt him half way, when the former balt- eil, baving bean struck’on the arm with the wad ul Milier's pistol, ‘Fhe balt was a slguld for the conds o interpose, and_ liisch, graspiog bls a In wun," who was reclivg, deluged him with — red k' or some anllive dye, wuutll he bore the appearuuce of the proveromal *stuck pig."” o wilted com- pletely ut the sizbt uf 1he curmiue color, und in ® faluting coudition wus borue to the varriuge und returned to the city in thal state of juscn- sibility pecuilar 1o 2 ‘badly scared wau. ‘The rest of the parey hustled off afier tho ** wound- ed," uud arrived st Lhe saluon os he was bewg awslsted Into thut establishment. Afier pro- louged effurts und the employiment of beer wud Vieuna wurst, he regained his coosclous- uesy, ond, resliziog the “gume™ that bad been made of Liw, ‘rivaled the monkey's trestment of the pavrot In his treatment o those present, Fle destroyed bis whi, exitvd bis tormer tricuds from the bos- pltalitles ot Lis sutoau, swore Lo bu reveuged ou “1he ng Dutchman with & big mustache,” aud weut to bed, An cffurt was woade Lo Juterview the parties fnterested, but all were distoclined 1o convene, und soute of the witoesscs bad not yet mastered u cotnplete knowledge of the Eu- istishs tongzue, Between those who wouldn't and those whu coutdu'e’ talk little was to be ubtain- ed. But the forcpolug are the eascutial fucts, ——— Wow Liucoln Tuld u Kecret. The followluy story about Presldent Liocoln was veceutly repeated by Blawop Simpson: | was ipfurwed one day Ut a Comwitice from Nuw York, compossd 0f Jeadivz citlzens, went e him In reterence to the conduct of the After they had transacted their general business, nud the Committes wore makiugz thelr Wway to the door,—he was standing in the other part of the roam,—one of the geutlemen, who resiimed on his gequalntance with Mr. Lincoln 0 ask partlcularly searclung questions, atepoed up to him, and in the loweat tone of volee safd: “Mr. President, I would like to know where Burnsiilo’s fleet {s ED(“R‘" Burnside had just sniled with a fleot, but the destination waa un- kunown. “Woll,"” aaid Mr. Lincoln, In n low tone of volce, “would you very much like to know!” ¢Yes,” he sald he ivonld, ¢ Well, now,” said Mr, Lincoln, *“if I wonld tell you, perhaps you would tell some one eise.”! *No," said he,” “f would not.” Then Mr. Lincoln, putting up his hand to his face, and as If to whisper, sald loud enouch for all to hear, **Jie's gone to seal” & RELIGIOUS. PENTECOST AND STEBBINS. The subject of yesterday’s lesson at the noon- day prayer-meeting was munonnted as **Tem- perance.” The Rev. Mr. Pentecost presided, and sclected his text from II Corinthi- aus, seventh chapter, ninth to eleventh versea; also from the second chapter of Mark, first to twelfth verses, joclu- sive. The city ministry was numerously rep- resented, and occupled prominent scats on the platform. Awmong them were the Rev, M, Mor- ris, M, M. Parklurst, J. M. Worrall, J. M, Caldwell, A. Youker, and E. R. Davis. There were also present John V. Farwell, Capt. Robert 8mith, M. Hubbs, W. O. Lattimore, and Sam- uel Pike. The exerclscs were opcned by the singing of the hymn, “I will guide thee.” The Rew.J. M., Caldwell led in prayer, be- secchine the blessing of beaven upon all revivals; that through these labors’ His name might be Iifted up and sanctified; and that all men who sought might {Ind, and seck the more carnestly. “ [1iding in Thee! was sunm, followed by the following requeats for prayer: For a loverof strong driok; by a sister for a devoted brother who 18 sick; for the Y. M, C. A, Conventlon to be held at Battlo Harbor; for the Gospel tem- perance work In ourcity; fors Christian brother, that the Holy Spirit may posscas him wholly; for a self-rightcous man, that he may see him- selt a sioery for a man who has no foterest In religlon; for & young man who wunts to bes a Ch atlan; for a man who docs not realize the necd of a Savior; for those young wen who wish to have nothing to do with these meetings; Yor a sick inan who has no hope in Clirist; for n wite who does nut dealre to becomo a Chrlstion; und for # blessing upon the labors of Gospel meetings now befng held on the West Bide. The Rev. J. M. Worrall offercd prayer that these several ?juuu might be Frnnled; that {t might please od to win to salyation und Christ those who wero {nsensible to His admonitions; and that this city and country und the world might be. como altogether and all over a Christian lund. ‘To-duy’s services will consist of a general con- alderation of the Sabbath-school lesson for to- morrow. Next weck the prayer-meetings will Le continued in Farwell Hall, and also at the Cougregational Cliurch at the corner of Wash- ington und Ann streats. ‘Fhie Ruv, Mr. Pentecost advised a purchase of hymn books on gale ja the haliway, All could then lift up thelr volces in praise, und swell the song of thanksgiving. ‘Lhe story had been elr- culated that the Rev, Mr, Stebbins had a royalty on thesalo of each volume. This was one of the dovil's lies. He did not get a cent. At the conclusion of his explanation e began his ser- mon on (ospel temperance, taking his toxt as above, Drunkenness hisd caused more sin than any other power In this world. The Scripture recognized it as o of the capkal sins. No drunkard should Inherit the kingdom of God. 1t was a sin as well 68 & misfortune. Every ine telligent man knew that the only hope for the drunkard was tho grace of God,” What did the drunkard necd? Honeeded the forgivencss of his #ins, and the futerposition ofdivine powertosava hlin from his taste for liquor. ‘The speaker bad 10 doubt that the love of stronx drink was a bodily infirmity. But if the drunkard pre- sented himself 'to God he woula be forgiven of his sins, After his sins were forglven, God was able to make the drunkard stand forever nst the domon of drink. DId mun cxpect (fod to work miracles? Why, of course s did. Ho could work miracles, and ald, und would, in the cradication of the lovo far strong drink. The speaker related an incident that came under his observation in Doston. A young man cante into the Gospdt meeting Inastato of waud- 1in drunkenness, He fell to the floor, and whits prostrate tho speaker, with others, prayed that when he rogained consclousness ‘m might be saved. The inebriate was taken home raving in the aulinom of the tromens. Mo ramained abseut about ten days, whea ho camo to the meeting, und, acknowlodging Jesus Chirlst, was saved {n wer to Lthut prayer, I 84 fullowed by a_similar [ncident seen by caker in Philadelphia. Of course Chris- tlans expected Christ to do miracles. As Lla sald to the leper, **Tako up thy bed und walk, thy sins aro forgiven thee,' so Ho saya to all sulfering from sin uud wickedness, down in the deop slough of trouble, dishcartoncd, dis- tressed, outlawed, ‘“’Thy sins_be forgiven thee; take up thy Led and walk. slight all who kbt Hha'to-duy find Aim, bo forgiven of their , and take up thelr bed wnd walk, ne_Rev. Mr. Btobbins sang * Where [s My Hoy To-night" in o touching mauner, alter which anumber related their experionce, AMr. Hubbs was called ou, und spoke of his previous 1ifo; Lo wos mratified to be able to say that through the saving grace of Jesus Chriat lie had beew cured, Ho had tried every human agency, He had taken mediciues und become an inmate of an Inebriste asylum, But it did bim no guod. ‘Thirty-six months 1&:0 ho found bimsclf In' this ¢ty o wanderer and an outcast. He went to Jesus Chriat fn_his loor of afllictlon, snd was uccopted. He had taken awayall desirs for Ha trusted Him fully, blessed be name. iiman had been an laveterate drinker lye years, but through the same in. that had caused the reforio of the pre- vious speohor his salvation and reformation bhad been accomplished. Capt, Robert Sinfth drank when he was a boy, contliued it during manhood, and ufter atiacks of delirfom tremens without numbes, and sfter waking every effort to stop, Le at last found peave through the blessed tutervention of Jesus “hrist, nnd for twelve ycars had besn aprescher of the Gospel, ‘Ihe Rev. Mr. Von Schlumenboder, Becretarys of the Uerman Hranch of the Y, M. C. A, told of bis converslon. Ten years ago he betunged 1o & Germau organlzatfon in Pennsyl- vania. One Buuday, after murching in proces- sion ull day, he, with the color-bearer of the so- viety, went to s brewerr to psss the night i “driuk and carouse. ‘About 11 o'clock the stroog drink. His hu‘ljv Mr‘. color-bearer foll under the table and wus taken homa drunk, The 'speaker drank until he became hclpless anmd was taken huome nleo, Early in the mourning he was awskened by a violaot rapping at the door of his ruom, ” His wife went to ascertain the cuuse, und learncd thut it proceeded frum {::nunl Wwho came tu summnon bl to the death- ed of the color-bearer, Ho hurried to his bed- side, but tvo late. 'I'he color-bearer was dead, und bis poor old gray-haired mother eald to tho speaker: '‘You Lave killed my son,” fle met o beantiful girl the day the color-bearer wus burled to whom be was encaged to bo married, muld shie grreeted hlm with the accusstiont * You have killea Julin.” A few days aofier Christ Tound him uid forgave his sius. From that day to this be had, with 1ils help, abstained 1row drink, aud striven to become s God-feariog Curistlan man. A young man ou crutches in the body of the hauae spoke to the sume effect, alter which the services closed with the hymu, “All hail the power of Jesus® nuine," aud the benediction. e SPOONER'S RESIGNATION. Bpecial Dispatch 10 The Tribuna, InniaxaroLss, 1ud,, Jan. 24.—The chango in the oflice of United States Marsbal for this Btate is one that buas becn oxpected for sowe tiwe. Gow. Spoouer sent bis letter of resigua tion on the 234, fu which he alluded to tho fact §hat tiad held the office for fourtgen years, und also that ho knew the Presideut was desirous of sppotuting sume one ¢lsc, His successor is Col. W. W, Dudley, of Richmond, Castier of the Bavings Bank of that vity, Ilo lost his leg iu the battle of Jettysburg. He bas been twico clected Clerk of Wayue Couuty, aud s a member of the Bute Ko- publican Central Committee, He s o fine business-uan, of unblemlshed character, uad very ()opular througbout the State, 'The Rov. W, W, Curry, u well-known Republicun cgmpnlfim awl “ex-Secretury of State, will be Chief Deputy. It is stated that the suthori- tiew at Wachiugtou have not been fully aatisfied with the wovner o which the business of the oftice hos beun conducted, i A Priest’s Little Gamo, | A correspondent, writiug from Brusscls on the 20t of December to the Purls Fress, relats the following fucident, which is causing much talk {o the Belgisn Capltal: ** Au extrnordf{uary event has Just takou place Lere. At No. 17 tn the Pig Market, fu the widss vfuue of the wost populous guarters of thy city, Hved a dawe vamed Pesdegol, azed morae thari 80 years, Fioding harsol? 10 be serlously he Order des Conventuels, to be sent for. The Jatter, on arriviog nt thie bedeide of the in- valld, reauested her n eee and a mald-servant to withdraw, aml was leit alone with Mme. Per- degel. Sportly afterward he recalled 1hem nnd demunded that the nidco should dellver to him o cush-Lox contalnlngyz all the fortuns of the dame. The damsel refused. Father Hya- cinthe was annoved, L soon found out from the maid-servant whero the valuables were kept. He went to the place, took possession of the box and ita contonts, of no light weight, and with some aid conveyed {t toa cab and drove off, A complaint was at once mads by the young Indy to the poliee, and a jndiclal {n- uiry was commencea. Since then Mme. Per- degel 13 dead, and It has been ascertained that by will sha disinherited her family for the teno- fit of Father [lyacintlhe. According to the in- formation which has been given me, the box con- tained about 300,000 francs, Tho burial ot Mme, Perdegel touk placa yesterday, Father Hva- cinthie and other ecclesiastic followed the eoffin; soma hisses were heard as they passed, Seals have been placed at the residéncoof the de- cessed, and the law will bave to give a decision m the value of the testament made In faver of Father llyacinibe, and on the maooer o which :mdpa'n'n-wd himsell of the property of the old ady, ¢ CANADA, Lorne~The Warehouse Florry at Torontoe The Iinnks of Montreal Desirous of Fol- lowing the Spencerinn I'lan of Swallowing Themsslver, Hpecial DispateA to The Tyidune, Niacana FauLs (Canada side), Jan, 24.—Lord and Lady Bundrldge, the titles under which the Muquug! Lorno and Princess Loulse registered here, left this afternoon by special train for Ot~ tawa, Bloca thelr arrival, on Tuesday last, they had been ona cuntinual tramp of sight-seeing, and expressed themselves highly gratifica with thelr visit. A large crowd llincd the road be- tween tho hotel and the statlon, and cheered lustily as Sundridge and his wife stepped on board the cars. They will o straight through to Ottaws, nrriving there to-morrow morniog. Bpecial Dirpalch (o The Tribune. ToroNTO, Jao. 24.—The fall 1n stocks has wiven riso to scveral rumors of fallures being fmminent, but in only one Instance is thero be- Meved to be any foundation for the report. It I8 reported to-day that Messrs, Galbraith, Chrls- tle & Co,, wholesale dealers fn hats, caps, and furs, have suspended. The labllities will prob- ably reach $350,000. i Apecial Dimpatch to The Trivune. . MoNTRRAL, Jan. 24—The banks aro engeged In investizating the warchouse recelpls, on which they have made advances, it being feared that Molr, the absconding warehousemsu, has been {ssuing a preat many for which he teld no moods, Aundrew Kitchle, who obtained tho ad- vances from the banks, s held In custody, in default of bail. The stock market wos falrly active to-day. Prices were somewhat frregular, but generally better than yesterday. Competent authoritics beleve that the bauking capltal generally is too large, aud should bo reduced. Thereare too many traders fn business, nnd a want of con- nidence obtains to a large extent. At the morn- ing and afternoon meclings of the Btock Ex- change to<lay, howover, an mproved feoling develuped itself, snd sanguine operators assert that matters will now take the upward turn. An importsut movement has been {in- sugurated here with the object of obtalns Ing lecislation, which, it Is belioved, will st lesst stop tho ahort sales. The Hon, Mr, ‘I'lley, Finance-Minister, has beon conforrlog with some of the leading bankers, incloding 8ir Francls Hincks and Mr, Augus, and thers 1s & prospect of legislation witn tho object of allowlng banks to buy their own stocks under certain clrcum- stances. It s contonded that tho surpluscs at the disposal of the banks could not be moro profitably expended than in purchasing these stocks at the depreclated flgures, and brokers will thus be prevented from runniog the market up snd down, : dpectal Diepatch te The Tridune. . OtTAWA, Jan. 24,~The Goveruor-General an ber Royal Highness hava accopted tho following ongaegements here for February: 7th, annual con- cert of the Ottuwa Ladica' Collegu ¢ 10th, Musteal Union at the Cansdian lustitu 1th, caruival at the 8kating-Rink; 15th, Mons. Deseve's con- cort; 17th, Governor-General's Foot-Guards' concert, Besides the above, thers will be on the 13th a state dinner, on the 14th a drawing- room, and on the 10th a stato ball, The Dor‘nlnlon Buard of Trade passed resolu- tlons urglagythe Governwent to carry out the telographic system to the Qulif of 8t. Lawrence, a8 proposed by them at thelr meeting Iast year, or, atall events, that portion of the schiema be- tween tho rallroad, the Islund of Antlcostn, 8t. Faul's, C.B., aud the Straits of Bells lsle, Also, the establishment of signal-stations at promi- uent poiuts on the track of Transatlantic vessols, where lund-lines are established, to he attonded to by Lizhthuusc-Keepers. A resolu- tlon wus also passed urging the Governmoont to continned offort towurd obtaining the admisston of Canadlan-bullt vessels to registration In France on terma of equalivy with thoss of Great Britain, o ipecial Dispatch fo The Tribune. * MoxrnEal, Jan. 24.—The following resol tion in reference to the Corpus-Cliristl process sion was passed at the meotlog of the Montreal Presbytery: “1t Laving been reported to this Presbyter: that thoe religious scrvices of several of thefr eonqufmnm in the Clty of Montreal wero scriously alsturbed by the Corpus-Christ! pro- cesslou, prevedting, as it did, many of the mem- bers of the sald congregations, aid u vne caso a minlater, from reaching thelr places of wor- ship; alsv, that an arch was erected on Bt. Cath- erina street, almost opposite the duor 6t the St. Johin Church, to the great inconvenlence of the prople worshipiog there,—this Presbytery, de- #lrous of harmouy betwecn the varfvus churches of this clty aud Dominion, herchy protest against any repetition of the otfenses herein complained of, untt trust thut the authorities of the Roman- Catholle Church fu Montreul will in future take nlxclh :n'fuuru & will remove all cause of com- plaint. A copy was ordered to be sent to the Roman. Catholi¢ Btahop, Hyeelal Dispateh (0 The Tridune, MonTugar, Jau, H.~The Lev, A, B, M y of Brighton, England, has been offervdta volary of §4,000 per sonum by the Crescent-Street rist congregation. He bus not yet ac- Archange Laurico, of 8t. Marting, fs missing sinco thic 8th inst, 1218 feared abe has been lost in the suow and frozen Lo destb, ‘Ilie number of orrests inude_by th 1878 was 15,803: Irlah, 5,004: French-Canudlun, 5,800; Britlsh-Canadlun, 8,104; Fuglish, 704; Beoteh, 8037 other nationalitios, 550, Efforts aru belng miade to blish & cotton- factory st Coaticooke, residents baving voted to tako stock ju it to the extent of $20,000. It is pruposed to utilize the prewlses of the Tolle Manutacturiug Company, nnd 11 them witl 1he nccuur{ machinery, Coarse cotton will be the principal proauct, withi every chance of be- log manufactured to very great udvancage, Spectal Di 0 Tha Trivuns, ‘Tononto. Jan. ¢4.—The Rev. J. A, H. Dick- 200 bas resigned the pastorate of the Northern Cougregatiuual Church, in this clty, aud s bout 1o 8ppiy for aduission Into the Presbytes a0 y. 'khe reverend ventloman's Algphcu- tion will'be hieard ut the meetiug of the Preaby- tery to be beld nexc March, 'AI-T"unuruhlu Bishop Hethune, of Torosto, ia very lll. 'l{m question of dlvorce will cotne up again at Ottawa this scasfon, a4 it bas done at slinost every scsslon since Confederstion, but witboup brging about nns cbange tu e luw wheruby divorce-cuses could be tried n the Courts, withe out bahfo lefs to the conslderution of "politl- cluus, metimes the provosition to graut a divorve ls converted into a party question oa which Benators take sides. Besidos this,no Cath- olfe Henator wili vote for u dlyorve, it beue & tenet of the Catholic Church that there should be no severanco of the murriage-tls, no wmatter wiat clalms for s scvarstion the wife or hus- band mnay be able 1o put forwand, Under the law uu&w«lluu divorce at present, it is glmost ;m xfinl le for & suitor who b8 uot wealthy toget ustice. Bishop Lynch bas just deiivered s lecture on the duty ol Members of Parlinment and Seva- tors regarding divorcee. - He says the Catbolie Cuurct grants divorce from bed uud board when warrled peovle cannot Mve tuguthicr, but it does Bob peruat them So marry aguin, It has uo au- thority whatever over a legitimate iarriags £ a wmarrlage contnwted aocpr to tha Jaws of God, sud duly conswnmated. 1o says that, as tho law uow Ls, the lucouvenlencs, as” it way bo estlod, of ucouple living togetlicr unbappily, wust be cudured snonder: that sockty wuy by carsved. He trusts Catbolle Benators wud embers of Parllameot will uot dv violeuce Lo their ‘fimldl)ucl by voting to vreak thy war- rag Y. apectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Hatirax, Jan, 2L—Merchunts bers, who an- ticipate & rigo in the taritf, have ordered large uantities of goods from Eng Ergve‘nm monts, eland, which arlig the last year, tweuty. rcasFing 5,037 tons, rectrere ST e, weie wrecked ; efght, of 1,634 Lons, werp o ?M‘ forelgners; and twenty-one, o rm:nrlnwu‘d i tons, were transferred 10 other. porte, g, 9 0 total of fitts-fivo vosrels snil 1ot fyr kg off the Hnlifdx registey-Looks. *likey ‘The first shipment of Canadlan cattle f; this port Wwas made by tho Allan stenmer Ca oo this week. 'The shivment was wlln:ned'ph large number of people, bra —— ROYALTY AT NIAGAR4, ‘The Canadian vmr. 1] ThemuclverTirat Visie 1o {nnnny’;',’,’(:',': Rtates=Tho Frincess Ch Bestes 1e0rs tha Star 4y CLIFTOR, Ont., Jan. 23.—The visit of yh, aulsof Lorne und the Princcas Lonfse to N::‘xh'. Falls to see the wonderful fco formationy ;“ attracted an unwonted number of visitors . Toronto and Hamilton, and also from Bufty Theso latter visitors are evidently more Imle:' on sceing the vicerezal party than the sceney; ‘ but, though the Marquls nnd hla Rogq) ity move about frecly, they avold anyth, demonstration. ZRIOE g Yesterday was devoted to seelng the of this over wonderful region, fml mfim distinguished counle accepted the Ruldance o Mr. David tsaacs, the proprictor of the Prompeg House, and propared for a trip on raners, ¢ Mr. E. J, O'Neill, Buperintendent of the Do minlon police, assisted by several vigitapy oft. cers, matntained a close survelliunce o the main entrance of the hotel during the morgy, and allowed no person to enter excent the me " lm_? of the vlsurlenl pn{,ly. e 'wo covered sleighs, brought expru Buffalo, were provided by Mr, In’r‘n‘::;:.‘x,f'fi: party at once crosscd over “the river by the gey suspension bridge, the Princess thus jiaying pe first visit to the sofl of the United Suatey, e feat nl"nrggaln& m?l ":1;.'"" WAS Very qletly accomplisl ou] 6 a W cn her Royal ness passed time under m!!y -ur-z and fmpe.-. :‘;1::‘}: :,",: floating magniticently In the breeze, abe becany outhusiastic, and _actually cheered the emble, The party proceeded up Falls street to Buftulg, and down Buffalo to the Village of Hisga Falls, and theuce Into full view of the Nhgin River. From theiice they went to Goat ey, At the atafrway of Luna Ialand the vice en) party alighted und descended the fey steps, ‘Ite steps were quito slippero, but the wholg party wero provided with stout watking-sticks, and succeeded very nicely In getting to the foot. On returning tha" Princcss slipped, and ba for the prompt nssistance rendercd by his Ex. cellency shu would, have fallen. Agalu'ente tho slcizhs the party went to Iorseshoe Fallg Here creepers were placed unon the hecls of ibs Indies of "the party, and they descended to thy Koo of the party spoke for some oug of the party spoks for some time, P:‘lm:on was the nrutploo speak. Bhe excl-lnm cathusiastieally: - “Ohl fan’t I€ fust glorious )" Next thoy visited the Three Sister Islands, sl Irom there they went to Prospect 'urk. Quites throng were gathered here, but were notin. trusive. The grounds were placed at the dlepossl of the party, his Excellency returning thanks to the Buperintendent, who fs a German,fy that language. At the inclined plane sl took seats for n deaccnt, bus the Princess, jumnping out, declared she would walk. Bevcral persony informed her it was slippery, but she said; #[ don’t mind that. Tam a° good walker, anl onward she went to the foot. 'The Hun. Rich ard Morcton gallantly stepped to ber sldes she atarted downward 'and accompanied her to the bottom., The party then went upon the mountaln of fce apd across the fce bridge tothe Canadfan_sido, Thev then proceeded to the hotol, and in the afternoon drove to the Bofle ll:‘agdsmngm ‘The party will remaln bere uail DA ‘I'be Marquls of Lorne was to-day Interviewed by & reporter, and’ oxpressed o favorable ojine ion ':.l av. Hobinson's plan of an internationl parke ———— A Curlous Citse, Bucramentn flee, - _About sevon months ugo Isracl Josspl, aboy 13 years of age, and a'son of Mrs. Josepb, ko vosides on Elghth street, between K and L, awallowed & small sholl about an fuch io disae ter, Vory littlo notice was taken of the matter at the time, as 1t scemed to givo him no trosdle, aud his mother thought It had passed out of his bady. vAbout two monthe-afterward, bowere, the F wwas attacked with a violent couge, anl up to fast Tuesday ho gavo every judication of olng - to nn early grave from ~consumption. Tons of cough medicine were admintstered o him, but this {d not a3suage the violent cousd- iz apells to which he was subiject. On the dsp abovo-mentioned the boy was at play witas number of his cowrades, when something ¥u done which causcd him to break out fn a bearty laughtor, and this was followed by a violest -apell of coughing, durinz which the shell which bu hed swallowed seven mooths before su thrown uE {uto und out ot his mouth, as whole 88 when it had first been taken futo his throst Bince that time the buy has becn finprovlag rpldly, his cough has subsided, and he is sov alinost entirely well. B ————— . Buow In Bwitzorland, The anowfalls through Switzerland fost be foro Chrlstmaos were alinost unurecedented. In Frelburg, it has snowed, says o Joval journal,ss 10’ **tho year of the greatsuow," 178(, IuLa Runneno such snow has been known afoce 132 In the Rhons Valley all tho trajus were stopped. In Qeneya no fewer than 070 laborers were en- g!oye‘l n clearing (he ntrects md public placess 'he saloon ateamsnip Helvatia, on the Lakeof Zug, which carries 50 many tourista from all uatlous to tho Jugl-Arth Mountsln Ratlwey la summicr, was sunk by the mero weight of tb¢ enorinous welght ot the snow which fell upa it. ‘I'ie blinding sn. rm on the Lakeol (ieneva stopped the steambont-traflic, after tbt Cyane had bren delven upon a sand-bauk pet llencuve, A lettor irom Luzernc sava: “We have such & glizantic fall of snow bere as gere bas been scen so early within the memury auy llving person. It ls threo feet deep 11 strects.” P e AMUSEMENTS, I_ AVERILY'S 3 E3A'LAREL J. 1 HAVERLY.......Propristur and Mgt THIS BA , Jan. 27 LAST MATIKEZ ASD TURPAT A w o OF HER - MAJESTY’S OPERA COMPANG © Dy desire, this Baturday Matl: ERMOOR Baturdsy Rventug, Jan. 25, 1679, Verdi's O0er, LA TIRAVIATA. (ignor Fravoll janor il Fuesle Frarex eocRigot Bl Bl et file thobis! ilounid 113 Last two parformances of the Prince of Irish Comedsd ML JOSEPI M This Baturday Matinesat2p, m.. the aosson, bile new play, SEATUN RIIUEB. Recelyed with ruars of Jaughier sua ap tiuse. L Batuniey ulglie ut 8 u'vluck, everyindy’s faroriits « MAUM ORE. e ouTe “WHO'LL PUT ¥ei 3 -Tha NE CONELY CONI'AN QOLE WPEOIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Monday, Jus. 7% The Boson 1L I & Pinalre Operd O Who will produce (Arst ¢ima horv) the new FStl Nautical Cowlc Upsra by W. 8. Ultuert and 4 i 10 Tedeloy Wbl bf Liuun sad vin it A, “HER: MAJESTY’S SHIP PINAVORE. l'nvul:n'i HEATRE, Laat Nights a0d Matines of Buckstone's Grest Prosh GREEN BUSHES. Next Weok—A oow Drama by Abby Sage ficharie® Wi N AME H omig e ROWDED NIGHTLY. Great bit of AP YR umt!"H YONR CRITERION 450 p. . * Poous wuty snet N <UL v, TINE PEDES T ‘Bextos the fcat uf walking 4000 Quarter Miles a 4,000 Quarter B0 £ 5 ruprietur. PO ALK {0 Dagin a4 W B, T OB BetuTIAT, Jai 2%