Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1880, Page 7

TITE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 1880—TEN PAGES Aud call tnt A Templar Surprises And then os Blew, Broll, and try out our blubber, and lead us ten miles sfter a fot of Driin-Majors with, SL Vitus’ dane: Ther hold » deflf and rule out the best band of ‘Templars Wwe have, aud turn us over to be Gonged, Swiuidled, Plucked, and Brow-ben ten Outof tho Inst solitary nlekol wo havain tho world, and then hive the termerity te come 4p Lite us to tako ono beor, and ask us Mow We Liked It” It was nated, however, that most of the Slr Knights, while expressing their dlxeon- tent with tie ninagement of the Conelave, bent it to most tattering oplitons of the Chicago Commanderies, tho clty, the hospl- tality of the clubs and of Individual resi- figures rice unt the procession proceeded au adyaltes WMtalyeHtatted nection, at the eunp to visit te atarters of De Molal POMMIANACTY of Loulsyille, Here Eminent Fommanier Gassette nddrersed the Ken- Commanitgnts, Bie Kulzlt BC. inl re- Wed ‘on belalf of the Kenlahle of Kentteky, woressing thy kindest feelings towards Clil- oe seaple for thelr hospitable entertaine cid ‘ant expressing apectal thanks to the Rutent Commander ot the Apollo for, Ils eirts 10 make theft Visit a happy ong. The i tuthern representatives bien avited their eral to Join them in diinking tu the sue. g ofthe Order. Several otter tuasts wero promnsed ‘aul the procession took up its paren for the Jowa headquarters, Hero again occurred ¢ qin SAME FRATERNAL GREETINGS. Mr, Gngsette Heal spoke, especlally con- f r the luiles who had tinned out to Br guest, An clegumt fruit Winslow, of Des Moines, re- pit un an ‘of the Iowa Knlghts, Cheers : dents, and of the press, whose outspoken Kore given for Mrs. Roblason, the inily wit critlelsin they «rently ndinired. any evel previded at tho banquet beard, and alter te | Wereso kind nv to. frame excuses, for tho Tig farawall to thelr frlends, frum | tho | nuny slips and errors, on the score that with jhuvkeye State, the dripping a pollontana 200,000 zuests to look to, the ‘Triennial Com- janiehed down Michigan wvenng tor thelr iilftee should be condoned many oversights. The gvertliyg’s festivilles tert. inustent id suelal whe end i tens. ante with an informa! pathering ub hheadguarters feut, Or tho fale sex ued authored ta al fnterest to thy oeenslun THE GROWLERY. RAL KNMGUTLY INDIGNATION: which seethed, bubbled, and utterance Wednesday, broke out all alone the ‘L nplar tne yesterday In gull rotund snd. vigorous Saxon, The Trtenntal Committee, and Entertainment Committee, the drt! experts, the hotels, the restaurants, car companies, “and boardlng- houses, each aud all came in Sora full share of double-twist expletives with a big be bd and the reasons nesigned for thls wholesate denunelation bore the. stump of yalldity on faci ‘aM one overheated Knight, whose eyes falily buted out with’ war-dance fervor, and who Lote Md. impressive scowl of 2 much- abused ‘Lemplar: “Why, what In thunder do they take us for? Jere we come Goo intles to uttend the biggest show on Go’s earth, and what is it? We get here, perfect strangers, and fink that every decent place Is chuck full way up to servant-girls’ heaven, three fit a bed, and ong towel all round; att, If we object to that, we are packed: off to some Wabash avenue bug- rauelt, where we are charged $3 a “duy for the privilege of gulphig down slush by diy atid being eaten up alive by night. “Why, bless my’. Oriental tnauortatly,’’—here the speaker's yoive grew low and contiden: tli,—"tmuy L be sempiternally roasted if comldtr’t hear the Diss wb my roost writting their teeth and spitting on thelr pump-valyes half‘ block before t got tothe house, And TI MILITIA, A WEM-DESENVED COMPLIMENT: ‘That ‘the services of the JMnots National Guard haya been appreciated was plessant- ly Mlustrated yesterday, At an early hour in the forenoon a large party of Sir Knights, necompanied by thelr Indies, visited the headquarters of Gen. Torrence, where, after a few preliminary remarks, Past. Eminent Commander A, J. Dunning, ot Elwood Com- mandery, Springfield, Th, presented to the General an elegant tloral tribute of respect iy the form of a Greek cross, mace up of ear nations and tuberoses, and other beautlfud dlowers. In presen! RE theartistle and costly gift, Mr, Dunning salus GEN. ToRUENCR AND & among you ty Rtrangers nu days we nrg about to leave you with Ure wari est feelings of friendship anid esteem for you, sir, nnd your command as huarnanimous gon telnun and sotdicrs, and now in belulf of tho Judies of Hhwoud Commnandury, No, 0,0 Springe> Held, present you with this slight token of the appreciation Of the beret manner you and your soldiers protected this eamp last evening, Accopt it, sir, und when in utter life, ag tine grows apne, muy you, sir, and the galliint com= mind under your eburge, remember this ag wellypring from tho heuré, und betimes, alr your success in Ife we will always hail with Joy, nd muy your path in life be happy and pros- porous, Gen, Torrence was completely surprised, and for a time found It somewhat dificult to express the gratitude of himself and com- rates for the beautiful present. Jiowever, he finally thanked the donors, In behall ok the buys, and sald he was pleased to know tint tlie services of the Stute troops had been appreciated. ‘Thy cross now rests on the Gen eral’s centre-table In the hendaiarters, and is tho centre of attraction forall passers-by. In. this connection it Is but fair to aay that at no AGED Tho gro elamored for az Wo camo In three short then the dirt, and the sfoventiiess of the bed- uh fA thne sluve the formation of the State milltia pULLASy dust have the officers and inen sown more te elded apprecintion of the fact that they aro something more than gula troops, ‘Yo every order from their commanding oftl- cer the mnk and ile have responded gallant We ‘Lhe services has been arduous, nasty of oe RuATit having been on duty at tines from ten to.twelve hours without relies, Fob not ay single complaint has been heard. "Lhe stait oftvers on duty have been matihing in their etforis to carry ont the order of Gen, ‘Tor renee, and these frets ara fully ane justly acknowledged by the thousands of sit Knulghts whose comfort and security tho boys haye so zealously feu 5 Gon. ‘Forrence afso received yesterday the following letter: Camp DE Monat, [Aug 19,—Gen. J, 1. Torrenee sy Puansit: in bennif of tho Grand Com wandery of Hivos] desire to tender you sins care thinks for lnving called a detucument of tho State milltin to ngslst the police in the prov tection of our cunp on the oveasion of the Trl- enntal Conclave of Templars, and desire you to comuunteate thuiks ty those whe ktudly' re- sponded to the cal. It murat bave been appar ent to those who witnessed the efforts of tho eruwds of people whu assembled bout the camp inst night that but for tho naaistance ren adored by the soldiers we would hve been over~ rin and much property destroyed or xtolun. Re- spectrully yours, CHANLES ML. MORSE, Grond Commander of Ininols, the female gurllle that played londlaly—why, Jitit write ne dow an evere Tasting wntl suiphurons: Hur $f teat slater ddn’'tcume down to diner and breakfast ba adlirty Wrapper that she lit been sleeping ia week, sl her numbskiull husband tit his suirt-sleeves, aud her two treekled daughters with thelr mule dong up in curl-papers, andaitthere and twik tomy wife about the elumnt Hospitality of Culengol Kleguuat hospluulity—elegané. flddlesticks !—there ar eeunt people here, aud hospitable people and peopla who oin’t thie’ brigands, anv Mars, but Lam blessed Ht the Entertainment Committee dds take mighty good care thatwe should be kept from any dealings with.themt, Not only this, ‘They order a paride, and keep us sizziing in the sui two lburs. white tho Grund Master is pieklig Aig tect and smoking — his after-breaktast elyar; then he turns up wud we trot nine miles under an August suit tose lin; then they sive a ball—issig 200,000 uUckets of neimission to a buitulng only hold. ing 0,00, and let in dandreds of rift-rall and keep ny outs they give ndrili and tumish us ets for that which aln’t worth the paper they tre printed on—then set up nt lot of nonsusiens is Whiel prevent the best Commanteries from eatin i havea swarm of: lowelived th! the entrances to INSULT AND DROWMRAT Us— sell ee-water at tive egnts a glass, and leave us to roust In the sun all day with nota patch ofshingle or 2 rag of canyas between ns and sunstroke, Fhave skiruished with Ningura Tackmen, and been poppet on and raked over the gouge-rek by Long-Branch walt- ors, od been waylnld by hotel-nen ab Sava toga: but for cook, strallitforward, unbhish- dng, arnt systematle pockeepleking and plr- acy, this Conclave beats my wildest fancles «and worst experloaces.” Here the ipate guest of the ‘Privnnial Committees mopped hls guailed brow nd went tite tits tent Cor a kutele. Something about the tent seemed to strike him unfavorably, for with a prellini- with ti THE DEPARTURES, UNWIILING T0 LEAVE. Tho Sir Knights who have been In attordg- autee on the sessions of tho Conclave seem to be well satistied with the city, In spite of numerous growls and ‘complaintsof misman- agument, for a far greator proportion than had been qnticlputed seemed determined to stay over and makes week of ft, ‘The de partures were comparatively few, and most of the hotels report nearly ng many arrivals as departures, so that tho clerks were about equally occupied In welcoming the comiug dary short of grief he resied:s “Here's | and speeding the parting guests, The records patter, dias sa. ern. We fone et show that at the four larger hotels there wero the me have no sheets, nnd thy | auartered 0,500 guests, nnd of these only other half have no blankets; white to get water orn walter Is a slinvle futposstbl lity, Is Just a monkey-anid-parrot business fro fist to last, Lani going to sicvout to-night, and [fever another Chicago ‘Lricnnlal Com- wittee sends ate another siniling Invitation to Alend n brotherly and delightful Conclave, ‘ut shun-banged If some of Jem wort be jassnered ud made. flddle-strings of thas ait aby simply ophiien fs that Wwe hive ju about 1,800 had left at a late hour last night, ‘Che rush for the cots and rovis thins yaeated Ig wonderful, and last night quarters: at the hotels were not to be obtained one bit ensier than at any tine since Sunday, ‘The jam at the Palmer Louse was increased by ho arrival of about $0u excursiunists from Mississippl, jn addition to large numbers from other places, ‘The largest ist of de- ch td i vdelivered | partutes was. at tho Palmer Mouse, where over to Ly cue. of ris, ees, about 700 left, ineluding the following Com- ail Ighwaythen, to be’ sueked, | manderies: Marylantl, No. 1, of Baltinor dralued, and. sqtieezed dry of avery | Baltinore, No. 2, of Balthinores Reed, No. at i crowds sve Kade stiles e, fh , Minh, tshiblted an ‘nent dint looked aS hori Washtngton "No. 2, of Hartford, Com; St lbublejolntedt sinall-pox had elven 9 ‘rien- | Johws, Ni niatupon it, which made the bedbug com Sarlson very savage, palhuther Sir Rulght spoke mero calinly, ue with wun under current of eniwlasls whieh Indiented o post strutngle with his feelings. He jumped up and knocked his heels together, and sal that o stings 20, of Youngstown, 0.3) and te Minneepolls Commanderlas, Alleghen Na, 85, aud Ivanhoe, No. 1, of Bardei town, N.d., left the Sherman. From the Preniont went Adrian, No. 4 of Adrian, Mich. and Columbia, No. 8, of Washington. ‘The Pavtile sald good-by to Holyrood, No, 84, of Cleveland, and Hugh do Payens, No. Templar had no more show bi, Chteago than ta Ina entdron of hot sonp without ‘The result of tho drill seoms te have elven bd diyatistaction, * thy -elreular issued june s” sald a prominent Detrolt ‘Cemplur, allowed tito use our own Btate tavtics bet Inaccordance with that, we prepared Hs ths const, Arriving here, we are given pho her sot of rules afew hound dbefure the unites gud ordered to drill by thom, Wo Utes 1d, however, that to several other Faiuaulerios these rules: were glyen some teeks nKo. ir true, this is shameful. We, Satish, withdrew from tho contest? Fy ald nother, a Sauthern Kulght: “There a3 been wniteh to compli vf, ane a 8 ot ne By, of Buitala, The departures were effected with erent earemony and beating of drums, presenting of swords, and sounding of brasses, Lt was notin any Benge & retreat, but the Knights murehed ny proudly out. as they hind come in, Moreover, they seemetl to by im good cur dition and spirits, Corpulent Knight seemed to have lost none of thelr avolrdupols ant slendor ‘Lemplars to have gained by thelr so- Journ In Chleago, ‘Ye corridors of ne hotels were lumbered up with bayuare and the buses drove off loaded down to tho giturds with ladies, while the Conmanderics marched to the Inspiring iyusia of ono or more bands. For huurs befere tho departs ure of exch command a lengthy round of Us have hi Tiers », | Visita was inaugurated, the Grand Com but it ns en te ene? fault yanuilery helng nly wid solemmly bidden Of the Conmanertes — here. Every | farewell In due form, ‘Thy card-collectors hospitality “and. vourtes hog | fingered their yastbourds and attacked cach er-by with u feverish anxlety begotten of 8 knowlulge that somo Knights might es- capo then and by irretrievably mlssed. | “Tho streets wore Mllod with bands and drum- corps leading the Commuaniteries out of town, and yet when it was alomered down all this bustle aid contusion of Hugurture wag enused by the movements of less than one-third of the visitors Intown, Aluost all of thus de- parting Commandertes some thie during tha fternoon pid thelr respects to Moab 1int- t Sir Benjamin Dean, of Boston, tho Master’ gleet, Muskegon Command- io y pdsslbty int shown ug by. fidividual oir Kuights as a viduals, bat when it eques to the mane gelueit, thera ts but one" thing to sayy—lt a4 damnable! adhe Du Moulula of Loulsyillc. expressed ze fect satisfaction nt getting second y pu tudteputably ee ENTITLED TO TIE FINsT, Stl another Ki | Okvloun Man Rta, who talked like tho G ay, N hey call'thiy a ‘Trlonntel Conclave, do y | . , of Muskegon, Sfich., marched to rite sled,’ tho’ headquarters of the itichigan Gtand thresh barreled, Commuuuery during the afternoon, und tend: Ortindua eth ' ered them @ serenade. ‘he Cotmaidery & Helayor . was under charge of Sir Jolin B. Bunnell, Wi it Caplaln-General, and attracted general ut- th no to: Tomtoutery Some loney tigi P tanh tlgeat Tattletrap—aconolave of solomn tention by thelr tine appenrance aud perfect rill, ANTI-SECREOY. Wentieveny Workiug, SuURLeON THE JUST MEN OF GOMORRA NEAND FRO. soilauta, Following on the hecls—tudeud, stepping on 7 wate and , the tucs—of tho Grand Conclave comes tho Aud What 1 figlzons. ~ Seceiters’ Convention aud Antt-Seereoy Lect- urers’ Inatitute, os It fs known’ on tho dodgers which. fiave beon senttered around the streets und which prowlso an unvelling of Yreemasonry as one of the attractions of the hour, ‘Tho Convention megts about once in so often to Indignata and protest agninet Ma- Ww ey fh en, lotof gewenw, . ven gta #asplps down three miles of SNM rh : rt ed clreus-ridors, el Verein Antbobtall festion G se ‘xonry, and to “show the thing up,” as it Is ‘Teallug the tritinphal arches and Trtonntat: tormed, It has dono this yor a good many qalloe Cents WHE a etal Tate x Ctr years, but somchow or other Musonry gocs 1 ond call tut a Lemuel cee ee | olLawlnmlngly, and tho annual convention of thn Usen give aad | protesters appareutly finds tho work of do- ee Heroin, nunelation and would-bo demolition growlug Pollewrleiten oe : Fs ou Its hand. Wtchaunted, and Yesterday marked tho opening of this Bavdletortuned year's gathering? ‘The Conyention met utS o’clock In what is known us: Carponter ud coll tous lull, No. 221 West Madison street, and was there were probably seventy-five people in attendance,—people from everywhere, but chiefly from the Western States, with arathor uneven representation from that portion of the universe known ay Holland, Mich. ‘They wero n religious people to 2 man—and to n woman, too, forthat nintter,—with a wouder- ful Inclination to shout “amen” at frequent intervals, nnd tho proceedings were market with the usual earnestness whiel character- izes thoir gutherings, ‘The Convention was called to order by J, P. Stodtlart, of this city, Seerutary of the Na- tlonnl Christian Association. Ills openlug rennrits wero 2 MUEF, BUT TO THE POINT, Thoy had assembled, he sald, to protest agninst what they deemed to be a great wrong, ftyl what thoy espeelally desired to seu was to have men.emanelpated from the power of the lodge. The ftst thing In order was to organize. ; Elder Faurot, of St. Lonis, Mich, a tall gentleman with a goud deal of forehead and long gray beard, clad In’ sulemn black, was ehosen temporary Chairman, Ifo acknowl- edged tho honor Ina solemn bit not un. pleasant yolce, and sat down with ono leg crossed over tha other, waltlng for the pleas- ure of the Convention, A Committee on Knrottment was appointed to prepare a list of the members in nttend- ance, With brief particulars regarding thelr advance iu Masoury and Odd-Fellowship and the dito of tlcir secession from either uf those “averet onth-bound orders,” or any others to which they inight have belonged. Some Hitle thie was wasted in fixing up o Cominittes on Program, but-the work was suddenly expedited when the Chalrmnan.ex- horted the brethren to “ warm up the wix In their enrs" and refrain from mentioning the same nune twice, A Cotmnlttes on Permi- nent Organization was vlso appolated. ‘Then the Committee on Program went out, and one of the brethren suggested that the the was. vips for apeech-malting., J.B. Brown thought that prayer “should zo | be- foro speech-inakluy, wud the | Chalr adopted the sumgestion aviting the spenker to do it hinself. A brief season of curnest, tumultuens prayer, with many an anen, followed, ‘She ten-minute rule was adopted, to cut off the surplus wlid of some of thy orators, and tho speech-making was then in order, : WN, ALLTTIEWS, of Michigan, said he was interested In this work, and Sannen ently Opposed to these, onth-bound orgunizutions, use he wanted to go to Heaven when he died, sid the way to Heaven wasn't py the Masonlicroute. ace cording to the brother’s confession he had been a pretty wild, bad boy, - When under 21 he was proposed, a ted, and Initiated Into. the Ancient Order o! uresters, Lodge 1,010, in Lonton, England, ‘fhe members of the lodge knew he was under ge, but they tuolk hin in all the same, though, they Jil to Ne to do ft lf he” hadi't been converted in thie, ha woult undoubtedly: have’ gone inte Masonry, But he saw that anybody who obllsated hitnself ‘to obey rules atid orders of which ho way fgnorant was nt serf,—a slave, So he dropped out, The Bible, he added, was opposed to oath-bound seeret sovletics, and thit way the reason he opposed them, Warren ‘Taylor, an old Presbyterinn minis tor from Ohio, sald he wanted to serve ditin Who redeomed him with His blood before he died, and he couldi’t de it unless he went on in his present course, [He hail lost two pul- pits through MASONIO MACHINATIONS, which followed his opposition to the-Order,. but, though out of the pulpit, the ravens—or something else, he waswt sure What i wis— kept himabont as fully supplied with bread and butter as ever, Hu was'very glad of this. opportunity to come to Chicagy and “get warmed up,” and sat down amidst a chorus of applause and amens. Mr. Powers, of Misyourl, briefly deseribert tha annoyances he had inet in peddling lis antl-Muasouie books tn that seetion of heathen- dom, but assured his henrers that ho didn’t. propose to give in, even it railroad men did threaten him with the direst cansequences in ease he persevered tn lila missionary Inbors. W. A, Shaw, of dls city, In alladiuy to the alexed Masonic aptitude for cutttin, vif tho bread and butter of their pulpltcers when the Jatter zot to opposing the secret Order, took wrent comfort In the Serlptural assuranes that the Lord would provide for his people. The deelaration was preted with anothor chorus of mnens, and the Sttle company siruek bp alt impromptu rendition of * {Lold ne Fort, James Clappor, of Tolland, Mich., an old nan who has gppureutly lost entire contrat of the operation of his inchrymal ducts, yer> hosely mil with tenrs narrated the death-bed scene vo! UIs Bo¥ “JOE,” who at first wouldwt allow the old man to bey for hin, but who finally gave In, Whether the boy was converted, or whether, ag the dld man Inthnated, was: the case with all Masons, hie went to the pit, whieh sinokes: and burns, didn’t so clearly appear; but the point ho aparently tried to make wos that the boy’s Musonle brethren didn’t come around to see him, and that, if they had come, they wouldwt have prayed with hin, Edward Ronayne, sv quti-Mason and a sc- ceder of this city, aftor an exhortation to the brethren to be of one mdnd bs thls matter, opened out on the Inte “show. Ho lind scen a crowd of inet, he sald, who were sworn to defend Christianity. Was there anything Christian about what they did the way they dit it?) [Cries of “ Nos"): thought partleatarly wad struck him. ‘There was mn old tradition about defending the Holy Sepulchre, But Christinnity was based Ont Hyhug Cliist, nob on a tradition, and neither Knights “Templar nor anybody else could defend: Tim who sat on te throne of Ulenven, Seslues, if the King of Kings need- ed any defense, was nuybody allly enough to believe thut Ho would depend on the swords of such men as VINCENT L, HURLNUT AND NORMAN T. GAS- anki sErTe? 1 tet th Great laughter and applause, t them {Great lat thatit was this King of Kings who has said that all who took the sword should perish b thesword, But, allowing that they iat defended Christianity, how hat they donglt? ‘Ehoy went to u ball, to the theatres, or ne to the saloons, and simply liad what ho termed n grat big spree, AS he under- stoud It, defenting ding Cliristianity didn't con> sist In spreulty ha Convention was so warmed up by this tine that ft broke out Into song, and the hall resotnted with the qilte familiar, “1 gave my IIfe for thee, After the shingle, tho Convention Hstened to Mr. Richards, of Wisconsin, who opined thet it was high tine to hold a meeting of this sort In Chicago. ‘fhe antlMasontc Maverient was tolllng, for it Included men who never turned back, A convention of this sort could not bo. held In Moston with- out being mobbed, bub here In Chicago It was ditterant, and he trusted that great things might bo aecompllshed by it. Be Willlams, of Warren, Il, remarked that Masonry was undernthing Unristlanlty In the churches, and was nntl-Christ, | For that reason he opposed It. ‘The remalider of Ay remarks was confined to the linparting of somie rather Wnnecessury udyice to the bruth= ron, to cultivate harmony and pot shoot Into thelr own ranks, 5 dt HL. Kully, ashort, oldish man from St. Charles, sald’ he had been praying jo destroy tha Itiflucney of * these wicked Insti tutions,” which were go much {1 opposition o ord Jesus. Like Goliath of Guth, they had boun defying the living God, more cspoclally durlng the last fow days, for thelr religion was 3 . THY RELIGION OF TIE DEVIL. It was a glgnntle, wleked evil, which ho had been pray inlelt be broken up. Before he gut down he drifted Into mcomparison of Himself with David, who smote the silt ollah with: t stone ant slow film, and ex- proxsed the hope that the prayers of the retiren would bo with hin ag ‘he wrestled against the modern Philistines, ‘The venerable Father Isaic Preston, who has been wy antl-Mason for 63 yeurs, recalled the sory ot stor 13" Sxccuiion aud th sub sugtont procecdings agahist lis ktdnapers ind a Vai, Pho haths taken In the nity, hy atid, wero Well under- eend avery other promise, how- ver sacred, and he had noticed that the ceders from the Jo had, for the most par! heen Christiaus, ‘The druaka 16 ber- tines, the delsty, and the Soviallsts stald tn, unless thoy couldn't pay their dues, und then thoy went Jnvoluntarily, — In conclusion, he observed that Masonry was the most kiguntle system of fraud, falschood, and decelt exist ingon the globe, and. oxhorked hls hearers to bu steadfast in thelr warfare aguinst it, Bir. Brown lufd It up agulnat: Masonry that it sestraall consclence ant all power of making distinctions between tight and wrong, and cited, asa provf of his statements, die fact that a certain Buson dn Galena bud told that they all did it, and) that settled It. (Grout Inuelitet Ne looked upon Masonry hen ag a charitable Institution, but, ationgh: he had given much, he had never reeelved anything, In short, he looked upon it a8 a frind of the worst deseription, Mr, Ronayne also had his experfences to relate, and dwelt, ng ho has often done be- fore,on hfs initiation Into Harrington Lodge, No. 49, Quebee, Hs description of the rite, of cotitue, evekéd yreat hilarity, especially when he got to. that point where, stelpped and blindfolded, ha was told to go to the door and give threa diatinet raps OL did so?’ he continued, “and the man came and nsked mo what I wanted, and [ told him T WANTED Liat, Of course J wanted tt, If any man ever wanted light Ldid.’ ‘Phen they made hha walk on the angle of an oblong square, gtd, to wlad up with, eharged hitn $45 In gold for ih all. CRasewed Jatghtery Bantsh aif the pomp and pageantry,” he continued, “and let the Chicago papers deelure to the Amertean people that thy Molly Maguires of Pennsylvania had a ceremony In which they stripped men of thelr clothing and swore them on the Bible that, Cover they uttored 1, siigle thing that had been sald or done in- sidd that roam, they would have thelr thronts cut from ear to ent, And yet every man that walked the strect last Tiesday, every uister in the country, knows that these Masong nuke the same devilish, Uasphemons: profession, and men who will cast off the thralldom of this miserable thing are traduced and slindered.” [Appliuses ‘The emblems of Masonry were the crown and the sword, and, unless the people were aroused, the thne would come when a monurely would ulve place to the Tepublic, and a King te tho Presitent. [Grent applause,} Mr. Good, of Des Moines, Jn, an ex-32 degree Muson, confessed that hie had re- eelyed honors upon honors from the frater- nity, which he was induced to join by reason. of ils reputation asa charitable institution. In Des Mofues, at least, the best people be longed to the Order, Me beeatne Treasurer and "Trustee of the Blue Lodge, the Phapter, the Counell, tho Commandery, and of all the Seottish Rite bodies, But ho found that he Jind Spent aDOUES LO In eash and $2,000 In thne In Masonry and NADY’ GOT ‘NEL GENTS! Wontit OF DEN- HeIP from it, (Great laughter.) ‘The remainder of the gentleman's ten minites was occupied Inti harrowing reeital of the throat-cuttlng, body-burning, enr-stitting, and other horrible penuttles alleged.to be Inid down in the ritual for the benefit of the embers who can’t keep lodxe inatters secret, ‘Lhe Committee on Program brought in a report at this point, providing for a couple of lectures and an tmnitation of the fnitlation business at the night session and fora good deal more of the same thing to-lny, “She propriety of cine down town and giving an dnithition exhibition was also discussed, sand finally referred to the committee for fur- ther light. Tt was now well on towards 5, the antl- Masons were hungry, and Mr. Stoddart brought Joy into the eanp by announelag just where they could go and bo eutertained y thelr local brethren during thelr four days’ stay. After.that the: Convention took a feeess until evening, when the initiation business so often Written up was gue through with. ‘ APROPOS OF TIE ANTI-MABONIC GATHERING, the follow iii paragraph from Rob Morris’ trumpet wilt bear reproduetion, with the brief comment thatthe antis eseaped rushing Into the jaws of death by appearing on the field at.n time when the Conclave is practical- ly a thing of the pasts — Cynowurism, Blanchordism, Antiinasonry. <A. paper basauuestod that “eho unehristiai and Indecent opposition muitnifested by the nntl. Mason of Cblexyo against Freemasonry of overy brandh will call for reprisula. and possibly: make itunsate to tho traducers when Chicago beeomes fell of armed Kulghta” They forget that we are of all men bound: by our first duty: to tho law nud to Christ, wha is “the end of the jaw." True, one can never, with impunity, tille with jvod or strain tho springs of tho uilnd nt tho risk of breuking thom, as our op- ponents have done; bat the mischief wilt mite urstly reeall upon ‘thelr own heads, without forelng tho Kuights from:tholr eq y ‘true, the-Knights of Malta, In the ge ish sloge of unt Island, 80d ‘to take prisoners get what information frum them they contd, and puc then to thy sword. Worn do“ nothiuy of Uutt sort, and Se, rates may walk the streets with safety ns thy, grand procession panes ‘by without. appréhopiion of slaughteror neu ‘ sieye But nobody remenbers: having seen Mr, Bluanchurd on Wabdbnst avenue thit day. Perhaps ho wag not entirely renssured. ————. AN EXTRA DRIDED. ENINDITION BY THY DETROIT COMMANDERY, Escorted by tha Orlental Commandery, of Cleveland, the famous;Detroit Battalion, sifty- ulght strong, marched ont yesterday after- noon to the corner of Grand Bowlevard and ‘rhirty-fifth street to give an exhibition drill, Owlng to the sharp shower falling at 4 o’elovk, the hour appointed, the command (ld not begin the drill until after’. About 1,200 pegple were present, dnd a more erltfeal or appreciative audience could not easily be gatherod together, as After the movements of ,company forma- tlon, and those of platoons, divisions, sections, and threes, the battalion launched out into manguvres from Upton, moditlod to sult Templar peenlinrities, ‘These were: Threes rheht; threes left; forward by company front; right forward, threes right; on right and deft take iuterval; countermuareh by Mles; close intervals; form sections, left obtiqne; on reht and left tukeinterval; countermareh by files; close intervals; form platoon, left front Into line; first and third platoons from front to rear, ‘Phis last. evolution, beautl- fully accomplished, consisted of the slinul- tangons. 1 left wheel of tho left division of tho “first and third platoons, the second and fourth iatonns conthiulog the march, aid passing wtweun the gap tus formed. When the right antl left divisions had completed the wheel they were in Gsnet - positiun and distance reaiired, and coutlined the march, ‘This was greeted with Jong-continued and enthuslastic applause, ‘Chen followed pla- toons left frant Into Huo; on right, fours for- ward in celivlon; form comprny; to the rear, mareh; threes right about; on lett, fours forward In echoton; change Rllrection to right, fours right, front jute line; right forward divisions rikhts form solid Rquare, close Lntervals; column Fatih; divisions take Intervals; left front inte line; halt; parade real Through alt this program the Detrotters mado not g single flaw, but moved with the precision tind sinothiness of clock-works, show- Ing that tey well deserved the name so hard yee of “best drifled Commandery In ruey,’ “Followlng thom camo a drill of the Orten- tals, which, iu all movements of front, displayed an amount af tactlea! edge not Inferlor to tat of thelr predecessors, Occuslonally n break hera and there in Ine tricate manuuvres would show the presence of 3 green man or two, but tho general drill was Gxcaptionally fine, Following thls came a dress parule and roview of both commands togetior, in Up ton's best style, ‘The oxhibitton was well worth sevlng, and many regrets were expressed by the mune ous spectators that the Comminderies had been prevented from entering Weduesday’s vompetition, - od IN GENERAL. THE PROCESSION. - ‘Tre 'Trmunre stated Wednesday morning. that the number of Knights ‘Templar In the processlan was bout 10,000, ‘Cho other papera put it at 20,000, They, howovor, huve no opportunities for Judging of thesg mute tors, and always exaggerate in thelr ostl- mates, ‘Tuk Thmusxt lias waited for the roports of tho different Commanderies, but. since they have not cometn, and stnco those revolving them decline to give them up, It glves the following accurate statement of tho innnber of people In tho procession, which justifles the statement It made yesterday mornings Rank and Mle. +, 8407 and wen. Horsemen... Fa Mou tn carcluyes., vie DOL. soeeee . oe oo ‘Thorp moy, however, perhaps, be propor ly naan tu this about. ts ue pars who Wore scattered along the route of the proces sion, and who way hove been with it when it started; which would rulse the total to a Ilt- tly over 13,000, ; QUITE AN AMUBING INCIDENT occurred Wednesday night after the fire works, Am onen caron the Madison strect ling was bonrded by about PS) persons, “Pius heavily loaded, It” was hwpossible for tho contuetor and driver unbitebed. the horses, got on thelr baeke, and went off to the barn, Teaving the ear at State street. A. number of young men sugezested that they push the car 10 the Hinits, So all the men got off with the exceptlon of one colored eltizen who was drunk and sound psleap, and two young men who didn’t want to soil thetr clothes sand tho others, about. forty fit number, pushed the car all the way fram State street to Western avenue, with occasional stops at watering. troughs for the purpoge of refreshing them selves. When they reached the end of the route it was nt first proposed to turn the ear upside down, or do something of that sort; hut wiser counsels prevailed, and what they dll do was to collect five cents fare from most of thelr own tumber, aking total of $1.70, which was turned over ty the Fountlings’ Home, and {ts Tescint duly ne- knowledged by” the Supertntes i The was a very folly ye pt for the young, men who did the pushing, A Indy iuok the purt ofa driver and managed the forward brake, while another yoked out for that at the rear end. ‘The procession was sllgerunt continuously as it passed along the el 3: = Notes. Tancred Commandery, of Pittsburg, with the GA, Ry Band, of Canton, O., Pron Fiall, leader, and the Eighteenth Regiment Fife Corps, of Mttsburg, Prof. Uelilek, leader, sixty strong, serenaded Tite ‘tninunn ye lerday, ‘The Detroit Commandery, hended by the Flint city Band, were given a reeuption with thelr ladles Wednesday evening at the resi denco of W, A. Prior, No.1 Park row. ‘The affair was an exceedingly interesting and ene Joyable one, Kinsley furnishing the refresh. nents. Sir Kulght Pryor, of Apollo, und dir Knight A. F. Ross, of Buchanan, Mich, Were the hosts, Sir Knight F. M. Ellis and his wife, of St. Aldemar Connanndery, of Marshalltown, In, Joft the camp yesterday for thelr hone with- ouLany baggage. A sneak thief in the camp relieved them ofall thelr effects the wight previous, while tho flreworks were being set mat Teritiar communication of Thomas J, Turner Lodge, No. 409, A, By and A. Ma, way Weld nt thelr fall on ‘Monroe street jast even- ing. ‘The attendance was unustally large, as {twas known that M. W. Grant Master Gurney would pay the lodge an oficial visit. die was necompanted by Ira A. W. Buek, P. G, M. of Iltnuls; Robert Morris, P, G. M. of Kentucky: Judge d, M. Howry, 2. G. M. of Mississlppl and Kuben Mlekel, PG, M, of town, W, At, Jolin £. Pettibone was in the Kast, amt introduced the distingulshed visitors to the members, who recelyed: them with the grand honors, AM made nt few re- marks expressive of thelr pleasure at meet- ing with tho brethren, and theeventng passed very pleasantly. CRIMINAL RECORD. DIED IN PRISON. Eptttat Lipatch to The Chicago Trtbune, Pirrsucne, Pa, Aug. 10—News reached here to-day of the death, in the West Vir- ghile Penitentiary at Moundsville of Ell Ice, who was undergomy a life imprisonment for the murder of 2 Confederate soldier during the war, Jee was placed under arrest. The military, however, stepped In and took the ease from the clvil authorities, and a court martlal resulted In Ice’s acquital. He was then restored to the ranks and. served yal- iently as a soldier until the expiration of the war. Jpon the cessation of hostilities, feo returned to his home. Mere again he was arrested by the civil authorities, tried for inurder in tho first deg: found guilty and entenced ty the Penitentiary for’ life. Nis case was) taken in hand by the Grand Army of th le, who ‘inade every effort In thelr power to sectre his re- fenge, but without avail. About a year ago a plot was framed by a number of ex-Federal soldiers in: Ohio to rescue him by force of ans, Dnt better counsels finally prevailed, fee's linprisomnent exused the breaking up of his family, who were left withont sup port, aud are’ now scattered in different sec- Uons of the country, Another mournful ret in this sad drama was the late assault upon lis simple-minded daughter, who, belng Jeft withunt a pro- tector, was conipelicd “to shift for herself, He was a brave soldier but a bad man, aud there are few who will mourn his death, INDIANA, Spectat Dispatch to 7A Chteago Tribune. InmraANavonts, Ind., Aug. 19.—Bll Rod- ifer, the burglar, was burled this morning at To'elock, only the Immediate refatives belng presont, ‘This carly hour was fixed-In order to avold the presence of the great crowd which threatencd to be on hand, Itis sald that Goy. Willluings now regrets ‘that he par- doned Rudifer, but if his death. will put an end tu the wholesale use of the pardonlig power which the Governor has exercised since iis inauguration, tha burglar will not have dled. in vain. Investigation shows that executive clemency has been exercised in 400 ‘enses, Of these 272 are jirdons, 123 remittances, and eleven respite amd commutations. ‘Chelr annual distribution shows that thers were Uf eases: bn 1877, 138 In 1878, 104 bb 1879, and 75 for 1880, seven months of which have pissed, The excentive oflicers cintin that in the cases of annulments many of the subjects were Indigent persuns who were uble to pay thelr fines, but were sthnalated to do so by tho State allowing them a certain per centon Incdiate payment of the balance. A DENVER MURDER. | Denver, Colo, Aug, 1%--A traveling salesnim of the well-known jobaeco house of Abol Bros. nawed Marbuyes, was mys: terlously murdered Inst night about haif-past lLo'eloel, ina house of ii-fme. A bullet went through hls mouth and brain, His body was found In the hallway {1 the rear of tho building, Suspicion centres on two men who came to the houge with him tn the early partot the evening, ‘The police this morn- ing arrested Carrle Smith, proprietress of tho house, also Kittle Caupbell aud one or two Others, on syictont of being Implleated tn the murder, Men fu the house at the the, who fast night kept quiet, this morning gave full particulars tu the detectives, and there is lite doubt but the right parties hays been arrested, . ASSAULTING A LAWYER, Bpeclat Dispatch to The CAlcaga Tribune, Miuwavkere, Wis, Aug. 1.—A wealthy property-owner named Joseph eli to-day attempted to murder ‘Momus J. Pereles, 0 young luwyer. Perelos had advanced money: to Helm, taking a mortgage, Afterward lie found there was a mochante’s Hon upon tho place, and refused to furnish another $4,000 that he had nrringud to advance. A Itiga- (lon ensued, the property was ‘bid in by Pereles, nnd then the two begun noaotnt lous to have Slelm take possession of It again, Pondbug this arrangement Uiey came to gether today, Helm became éxclted, and dvew a kuite upon tho lawyer, ‘The latter Nad a desperate uerutwate with him while the polleo were boing called. Ho escaped withs out injury, ——_——- A Romarkablo Woodcock, 5 New York Timea. + Naturaliats aud sportsinen have hithorte funsisted that a wooded etonot live and thrive in captivity. Ie any persons Intervstett fo this beautiful” aud mi paorlous bhi with cull ut the Hower tora 0 ir. dubn Sorris, No, 17 Jotforson Market, and auk for Dlek, thoy. wil be shown n tine spelen of ibe woodcuck, whose tamypuss and yordvily shoy will pronounces rotmarkalle, Dick, wha fi Dbout § months ol, having beon batened in the spring, is 8 lurge aud ndsome bird, 10 full plununge, He thaw inte an auction store fn kisth avenue on the 28th uty wud Was casily captured. He oad ovidently” flown fur aod was, preaented to Dir. Morris, who him inty wu sivall, conservatory jn his starv, pick was vary as ut Uret, nnd moped: bul Ts vided bln with worn, bore ta svar Loo By br ick, after r ng buck, Miatrous Cys, forgot bis cuptivity, aud nude @ hearty mosl, pe Was much Gnoeuruged, and devised % plun' te serve Dick bla favorit dia In tho uatural way. A amull box: was procured, and varth muge musny by watur Was pliced in it, Uhew worms wore sthrre futo tho mixture, and the box was placid jn’ tho vonseryatory’, Str. Morris, was delighted toseo Dick “boro” for tho worms, drug then ont of the mud, and swallow thom with o chug of sutfetuction, ‘Mr. Morris was compellod to remove Dick from tho conservatory, i bo wanted to use It for plants, aud bo wid placed ta a wire cuge about trly Incheyby twelve. “Tho bottom of tho cengy Wiese Covered with ay mosd, Oud tn corner was placed a box about six inches by ten, Olled wlun mushy carte. The cage wus mushy earth, which haa been brought froma pent bog in. Now Jervey, and puta tho worms Un tho corth. Sounwhlla Dick trics to, wot nt tho worms, and, when pushed uside by Mr. Morris, uttera angry rier like # hen whan is removed fe ‘hon tho worms Have ontered the earth tho moss in repliecd, and then Dick is allowed to for them, Ho does not waste n moment. Huns ning itp to the box ho plunices his long ‘bill through tho moss Into the mun. A woodcook s ‘DU is at its extromity as onsibio-as the tip of one's tongua. It las bunch of nerves, softy and turuished with surrnted edgos. . Dick, when he plunges bis Dill into the mud, Ustens rather than feels, and bis oyes nro animation. he feuls a worm near his bill he catches St. brings {t to tho surface, bites it until ft censes to wriggle, and then swallows it. At thle mo- ment # comical expression of entisfaction {5.40 his oyes. If ha does not find a worm at his Uist plunge he makes npothor. | Ii has n trick of driving worms avout tn the 1ud by making 0. hole, then quickly inakiug another and a4 quickly returnlug to the first, In this way be often surprises a worm Reolng trom bis bill. He also rans bis bil into the mud and rocks fro, tanking the worms come to tho surface of tho musa. It takes Dick about five minutes to hunt a handful of worms from tho mud. Mr, Morris is having a cae built for tho bird which will give bln a dry retired lac to Ho fu and 2 large mud-box to ry Ans CONVENTION OF SHIPOWNERS Shall Chicago Ho Hepresented t—Mach Interest Holt in this Subject in the Mast—The Call of the Now York Board of Trado und Transportation—Facts About the Docay of Shipping. Bpectal Correspondence of The Ohicayo Tribune, New Your, Aug. 14.—T'ho movement for holding a ship-owners’ convention In New York or Boston the latter paré of October Is toking shape very fast, and there begins to be o lively interest here In the East to. know whut Chicago 1s going todo In regard to St. Tho shipping laws of the country concern every part of it just ns much ag they do these cities on the const, where the movement for the coming Convention has started. In all discussions which Nave taken -* place theso Inst ten years, therd has al- ways come up the question of fn. wholesale repeal of the Navigation laws. Repeal, ag every one knows, means, of course, freo, ndmission of foreign vesscls to the trade of the Mississipp! aml Ohlo, and other great rivers, as well as to the coasting trade on the seas and Inkes that border the United States, so that the steamboat interest of the West, with its kindred industries of building, repairing, ete., are just as much concerned as the building and owning inter- ests In the East, Lust winter, when our well-meaning friend, Col Wuit, of Norwich, Conn., Introduced an Innocent bill Into Con- gress to permit his influential constituents, the Huntingtons, to let thelr Bugar-schooners from the West Indies run up the ‘Thames River from New London to Norwich to un- Toad, a distance of only fouriven miles, he unwittingly attempted to let‘nll the Italfan, Norwegtan, Freneh, and English craft which enter at New Orleans sull up the Mississlppl River to St. Louis, Cincinnati, and all other volnts. ‘The warning cry which came from the West was an eyeopenerto the Colonel, and to Congress toc. ‘fhe bill was struck as with a club, and came to a quick and bloody end, Zé was made eylitent by that incident of lust winter that, as far ag shipping is con- cerned, the pinion of the Interlor of this country ts going to be Just, ns influentin! as that of any other pert of It,'So that the actlon of Chicago and other Western centres iy looked forward to now in the matter of this Convention with us much interest as that of New York or Boston. , The notion of holding 9 convelition like this originated ay far back ‘ng the meeting of the Natfonal Bourd of ‘Trade in Washington fast winter. ‘The Navisation laws were taken up for debate then, Mar, Randolph, of Chicagy, wag one of the elouvent advoeates of some change which would restore to Atuertes the prestige and position ghe has Jost. Thore were ten delegutes at the meeting from Chicago, aud thay were tivided six to four on tie guestion of reper of we Navigation luws, ‘The proposition repeiu secured a majority vote at the meeting, but failed, from the incl of two- thirds In the alllrmative, Some of the gen- Hemen who took part then, seeing the need of taking up tis shipping question Inn practical way, entlrely without regard: to any policy of fres ships or subsidles, con- eelved the ides of t slip-owners’ convention. On June , the project came before tie New York Bonrd of ‘Trade and ‘Transportation, Tls Bonra ls composed of several hundred men like FL, Thurber, the great’ grovery merchant; Jackson S$. Schultz, the arent leather deuter; Mf, $l. Chitin, Will lum He Wiley, Shnon Sterne, | Ca Ambrose Snow, John — F, Henry, UW. Johnson, aml other leading business nen. | It had during tho previous winter brought about the now famous in- vestigntion of abuses in railway miuage- nent by the Legisinture of this State, and had at various tines necomplished great things here in the way of buprovutl terminal fuellitles, ete. ‘Nhe Board hulled the project ot a shipowners’ convention with pluasuro, and yoted In favor of it unanimously, On June 17, accordingly, the Seuretary of the Board sent out invitations to twenty-one commercial bodies in Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, ond else whore In the ‘North, reading us follows: Permit me to direct your uttention to the ac> ecompanyiug resolutions udopted on tho Yb diy of June lust, referring ton proposed convention of cominvrulal bodies, ship-owners, und others Interested In tbe ocenn cosimerce of the United tates, the object of this Convention being to iseuas the subject; and, if possible, ugreo ww what loxislution, funy, $4 ecyutrod to promote that intcrest; and enable Armerictin sbips, which of Jute yeurs have been alinust entirely supple- plemented Ly forelyn, both steam, uid sail to compete for tho carrying trude of the world. Wilt you bo go kind as to bring this aubject to the attention of your honorable body, oud in- fort moe ut an early day if we may rely upon your organization sending delegates who ure by Interest and expurience to diycuss this question? ‘Tho time and pluve of holding convention ty be named hercntter, : ‘The Secretaries of the Boards addressed responded promptly and heartily, and Ina few cases the delegates linve already been chosen. ‘fhe New Yori Produce Exchange has agreed to send three men, bub has not yet named them. ‘The Marlthne Association hore fing appointed Charles J. Flint, James E. Ward, and Jolin H. Boynton, | Delexates have been chosen in New Englund; and gen- orally along tho coast the liveliest {nterest 13 boing taken In the matter, ‘he DPhilu- delpfita Assoclation of Manufacturers of Yextile Fabries’ have applied for per mission to send — dolegutes, nih anuny other Boards not specifically invited are preparing to be represented also, | Lt fs erent | hoped by the New York Bonrd that Chicago will send oa strong dolegation, and while the Board itselt dows not wish to ex- press any opinion us to delegutes, 1 knows vory: well that there are auch monns Mr, Randolph and W. W, utes, aud others in Chleago whose experlence and ability would bu of great value tw the proposed Couven- Uon, ' While the timo and place of the necting have not yet been named, there ly a dispost- tian to svleet Boston and tho latter part of Uetober, Thy Now Enxiund Shipowners’ Assovlution jus already taken steps to ine ‘vily the delegates to weet In Boston. Tthink Lean say sufoly that there fs no purpose to committe the Conyention in ad: vance to any ling ef polley.- So many blun- ders have been made hy the past In regard to the shipplig Interest, by fulllag Lo remember the grent extent of this country, and the far reachiins tat any change in the hits, thut hot the freo-shlp and the subsidy men are in a mors docile frame of mind now than {hoy over were before, Both ara willing to adult that: they may ba wrong, ant that, perhaps some third couse ts preferably. ft they any rate, hi all teal the need of tnstruction. Even Bir, Jol Roach, a most valuntile mit, and one who has slways refused ta, use the lobby nt Washington, but wig by his persevering at- tempts to ‘gut aaubsidy for hig own Hines, lis dd tho cause of Gayerninent ald to ally. ning, 19 now Ino frame of mlint which, to hose who have heretofore defented hun, bunutitul to beliold, dt fa doubicul ae ie Over v3 to Congress for hinise! Me eee Gikadubte that he will ga to Uo cowl. Ing Convention, Hv has 110 tylunt In the way: of oratory, and he will leave the aide he rep. resents to thuse who have. & The fact is, a common danger now threat. ens the mon of all opinjous whe hays an Jutorest in the carrying trade of the United States, whether coastwisg or neross the ocean, ‘What fs, the absvlute extinction of Amerleau participation in tha business. ‘Che freoslilp wen, Whe are all in the gvean carrylag (ride, are belug pushed to the wall yearly: by their furelgu rivals; and the proteclve pulley men, » F Jed {o rematn tt this position forsbout | A ‘Templar Ball; found to be composed mostly of old men, | eailed these conscientious Christian seceders | horses to make the switch x0 a3 to pass from | then hung outaide the story, and gradunily corr hott Mining. whtelr tes, snuused | et ata ob uf Loufool women, and children, with a alight aprinic | fanatics, oneto tho other track, After iluffectnal cf. | tho. gamebiel beorino decustomed to tho | he, Ata mainly tn the eonsting and river Hrenselves, ae ston Te ent ma, amal] | Siavsearine © Ting of stgorous blood in tho persons of w | MY Sliaw anid he Joined a tolro when only | forts to, co, thie, atid “equally, iutfectual | tiersby, Now Me te, Quiea, Mane: ant (ig | of the railroads, “Lo common antering Te per eillbles e -searitig ; 23, Ile thous! eqteer When hewas | effurta to mak not z cv * lig cs ig is shel Heese dements Mnalty allowed | Nieger-ehusera, few middle-aged reformers, Altogether | Trunired to dake off hia cloties, but he was | su. that ite mtaht. id the amusing to goo, Me. Morin tenet ihn Mr making both partiea friends, and the dlspost- ton to meet aud disenss the wholo subject In pal pplenble way ts growing upon them all Pear give you somo new and interesting figures, obtained from maritime elrcles hore, to show you how American shipping is dying out In the ocean trade, Matters are worse this year than ever before, In spite of the cuormously-increased, trade of tho year, On the 16th of Int June, there were In tho Port of New York 907 vessels of nil descriptions engaged In the foreign and coasting trades. OF these 227 were consting achooners. Take ing those ou HA a pia ty fee natlonallty of the shipping [J (sites| sms mama Bl Bos | eye a A large portion of the United States ves- kels were consters, so that, asa matter. of fact, there was alargor Uritish, a larger Gorman, and larger Norwegian tonnage in New York harbor on that hy, transacting mierican, foreign trade, than there was But here isa much moro striking state- ment, In tho trade of the whole United, States to forelgn lands, except to Canada,” there were actually employed, either colng, coming, or in port, on June 10, the following steniners: 424 (Traian 6 1) Maxieai 1 ih /Danish 6 2 Conta 1 sets Jo) Bruatitan 1 vies 8] Totalssseseseees G8 ‘These aro oficial tigures, Only about thirteen or fourteen of the American’ stenm- ers named were crossing the great nceans. ‘The others were the steauiers to Uavana and the Isthmus of Panama, which aro nothing indry than consters, Belgtum,a tittle fourth: rate country, not much bigger than o re= spectable county in Tiluols, had more steum= ships trading to our shores than we had ours selves. Denmark, n place so much outot the world that in this nage few people know exactly whero it Is, had nearly as many ay we. Of salllng ships In the forelen trate of the United States, except to Cnnada, the fullow- ing were the facts on Juno 16; y S14 Danieh .. Duteb, v5 Tf TOtah.... 0400 04028 ‘The showing ts better for Atnerica than it WL be seon to be after the explanation that the forelyn ships are of 2 large class, and that more than G00 of the American vessels. * Were coasting schovners and brigs inthe West Indian, Mexican, and Venezuelan trate, Lobtained these fizures tho othor day at the cost of much Iabor from the marithne recorts here, and while in general way our merchants here know that some such state of facts is trite, everyone to whom I haye shawn, thein has beon absolutely start They stuply show whut the | Bureau of Statisties at Washington do hot, that America now owns oly one- tenth of the number of ships employed tn the long: voyages and protitavle part of her foreiyn trade, ‘Phare is no need of expauat- ing on these figures. Dutsiness-men will wn derstand thelr full significance. Tho ouly point Lhave been wanting to prim ont is, that overwhelming ruin now overshadaws the shipping interest of Aimerien; and tint It {s this general feeling of danger which is bringing together men of all ypiniuns ute this coming convention of shipowners, It {3 ‘niso part of the reason why It is earnestly hoped down here that Chicngo will be prop- erly represented in the Convention. HH. ee Gens, Sherman and Hancocls. Dispatch to New York trenuta. Hannisouna, Pa. Aug. 1.—Gen. Sherman ried frum Presi ur Hees and bis compan- ons tis morning, aud-taking an carly train ut Columbus, O., came on to Aliconn, where he met the Pacitic trait bound oust, Tt refcrenes to. the Hancock correspondence he suid: © Why shoutd ft he publlshed ? ‘Tho letters ure pri and of no carthiy interest to tho public, When appileation was thade, in Gen. Huncock's Inter- ‘Ost. to hive the fetters for publiention, | snid, ‘He can Have his own, tu do as bo plenses with, butns Lam not n party in interest I shall not xivo mine’ Tho fuet (x, wy letter to hint wis ta renesure him about his non-removal from Go¥- ernor's Ishind. J wrote to hiny as ( do to all my ofleers,to keep bis mind ensy,” ‘There never was any desire, Intention, or susgestion to remove bith expressed or fult by tho Preulucut, the See~ rutary of War, or myrelf.’ Albert Edward’ as a Soldier. When the Prince of Wales cume In tho hen of tho brignde of Lite Guards, nt tho recent review befure tha Queen ta Wiidsor Park, weurlng, for tho first Une, 118 uniforn, with holniet and cuirass all complete, and bear- ing on his breast the full blue ribbon of the Guster, such n Joyous shout of welcome urase ng could not buye been beard from other throats than thove of. Britisher, ‘The Queon’s eye brightened exceedingly ub this display of cn- thustasn, in whieh sho herself seemed ta joln, fund sho left the ground with & beaming look of satisfaction, MWYICKER’S THEATRE. ® THE QUEAT POPUL AI SUCCESS, . ALL THE RAGE, Mecoretey 17 Mating al 2 o'clock, Seats ein bo socured! oe duys in advance. Box Ofice opon from Ti, tu, 10 10 HOOLEY’S THEATRE, ‘TO- "1 a u SIOUN sr RP TCR MALES tho went NEW YORK CRITERION COMEDY COMPANY In the Funniest of all Comediog, Hecelyed with rours uf taughtorat every porformance. Splendid Cast! Splendid Cast! latinags Woduerday and Haturday Utz o'clock. MONDAY, Ana. Zh UHL TAIUSONS will tou rato their sensun ip CUGTOS.a new musical occunt: tomeuy Uy B. 2. Wauit, tila being Itsires producdun. HAVERLY’S THEATRE, LILTAVERLY... Wanner nud Propriotor REMEMBER 'POSNIGHT | A. ot, PALMEION UNION-SQUAKD ‘THEATEE COMPANY tho Groat Dramas of the avason, uutitlod THY FALSH WRUEND! With the Ortiinul Beonury, Orlyiual Properttus ood the powurtul cast of the Union-Squary ‘Theatry Com- PALLY, {noluding, Mr Hi. Ht, THORNE, ‘Statinevs Wodnenlay wid Saturday nth. ._bunday Niwit—rrunk |, Frayne und comblnation, GRAND FESTIVAL, OGDENS GROVE Grand Festival, AURASOED BY Ue PLATTDECTSCUR VERRY OF CUCAcO, First Opon-Air Fair ever Wit- nossed In the West. : A POLL WEEE COMMENCING THIS Sunday, the 8th day of August, 80 dress of wotcomy wil! Do deltvored by Ma’ CHa Rls bettas ye 1 ul y ry LI iy o = arg ua Count Vy BLOMKy “will bu ou wzhitiuon tat cine Yat Grchostras will ontlghton tho publio with y managing, wad 1a jusic. See eats uttorme are ureciod 19, Ue eee hs Chicas Wau only and ortytual ,, . Puneh and Judy Show! - Pindge the wanaxpanunt af Prof. 4. We Maatorty from tho Grove will ba iuntnated in w prima style, Price of Admission, 25 Cents: Rvory visitor recotves a numbered Check, on which nYuluubly aud wsotal Vise as; . Gutes wil be opened at nou to-day. a UE AUMINGEMENT COMMUTIEL,