Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1880, Page 2

a Eaten oi xilE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. rly to confuse the ticket to any extent, and. honest Greenbackers will be. disgusted with the indication of a sell-out. : B Dewocrats claim to-know nothing about the reasons actuating Messrs. Yeagley and Parker, but consider them quite a gain to the arty. ey NOT VERY CORED EET isaiue wank ‘The following letter, which is sent out in large i oe does not indicate a guiet trust and hope in the breast of Mr, Hendricks over the result in Indiana next month: : nee . DEMOCRATIC StaTR CeNrRat OOMMITTER, Bates House, Nos. 13, 14,19 axp a Or FICE FLvon, INDIANAPOLIS, Sept, 15, 1890.—MY LIB, Dear Sir: Will you pardon the liber tu writing to you about the tion? Ineedn’teay that that our State and Nat of our support. {ndiana is our most important State. If we carry our State ticket the ciection of Gen. Hancock is. assured. . to T take etec- app! it is important, -and. tional tickets are worthy I write this note ry tatement of the condition’ of your town- ship? | Very respectfully. you PP. Sexy Respocetls: Fora. HENDRICKS. Rice. full et SECRETARY SHERMAN. 80ME OF BAYAND’S STATEMENTS REFUTED. Special Dispatch t0 The Chicago Tribune... ‘Wasurxoros, D.'C., ‘Sept. 25.—The Re- publicans of Hyattville, Ind., and yicinity, held a meeting this afternoon and evening in 1 pleasant grove near that village, to which a number of gentlemen of prominence from Washington were invited as speakers, and among ‘them’ Secretary: Sherman, whose" speech. was the event of the day. It is specially interesting, inasmuch as It con- tained a yery complete refutation of the claims set up by Senator Bayard in his re- cent speeches that to the Democratic party is due a portion of the credit attaching. to the resumption of specie payments. The fol- lowing is an analysis of that portion'of Sher- man’s speech: ~ a Bayard’s claim that the Democratic party deserves credit for resumption is false, The first step towards resumption was under Grant, in the. Public Credit act. This was parely a Republican measure. It wasadopted after the gravest consideration by the great body of the Republicans .in Congress, and was opposed by the Democratic party. EVERY DEMOCRAT VOTED AGAINST IT, with Bayard atthe head of the list. The next step was the act of July 14. 1870, ror re- funding the public debt. It isthis net which has made thé reduction of interest’on the public debt vossible. ‘This was the material aid of Republicans providing the means for the accumulation of coin. It was adont y a vote of nine-tenths of the Republicans, and opposed by nearly every Democrat. Aftsr the panic, Bayard may have favored resuinp- tion, but four-fifths of his party op) it. ‘The Republicans as a party remained true to the pledges af the Public Credit act of 1869. In 1874 Republican Senators began to PREPARE FOR RESUMPTION without aid from Democrats, and in caucus . Prepared the Resumption act. The act was refer the Senate Finance Com- niittee, and was opposed_by every Dem- ocraiic member, ‘including Bayard. - It was passed us a Republican measure, and ap- proved by Grant. No Democratic Senator voted. for it, but it was voted. for by every Republican Senator who voted. Mr. Bayaré was present in his seat, butdid not vote. Mr. Bayard says he proposed an amend- ment tothe Resumption act to destroy the United States notes when presented _ for re- demption, or, in ‘other words, to. retire. the entire volume and prohibit their reissue. He did make sueh a proposition, with the dis- tinct knowledge that if adopted it would DEFEAT THE DILL, and this no doubt he would confess, With- out this act resumption would havedbeen nn- possible. After the Resumption act was passed, it was on ‘trial Idur yeats before’ its final execution. . During® that. period of sus- pense the Democratic ‘party opposed {f with the utmost violence. ‘That the law was fairly, executed, Belmont, who presided at -the meeting whe! payer's Speech was made, ‘pablicty: acknowledged. In committee the Democrats opposed every measure to prt the Resumption act in execution, and proposed its repeal. ‘The Dill to repeal: the Resump- tion act passed the House by a-vote of 123 to 320, every Democrat but twenty-elzht out of 12 present voting for itstepeal.-_ It went to the Senate, and was there defeated by b / ONLY-ONE MASONITY:.* Twenty Democratic Senators out of thirty voted for its repeal, -but more than three- + quarters of the Republican: Senators voted agalust the repeal,’ and thus by a Republican Senate the Resnmption act was saved, and it was saved more than all by the knowledze that a Republican President would veto the proposed repeal. Bayard voted against the only practicable measure for resumption that was offered, and opposed the execution of that measure when it became a law. “The Democratic partyin their platforms of 1876 and 1878 demanded its repeal. as PHILADELPHIA. -. - AN IMPOSING REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION, Special Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 25.—The biggest parade by night ever witnessed in Pbiladel- phia was that which took place to-night in ratification of the nominations of Garfield and Arthur. The Republicans were on their mettle, belng determined ‘ to eclipse the’ show of 20,000 men made in. the Hancock demonstration aweek ago, and they did. ‘The number of menin line is estimated at 30,000, and they were all splendidly uniformed and drilled, while twice as many blucked the stfeet to view the procession. Illuminations and fire- works onthe most elaborate scale added splendor to thé spectacle, and the appearance of Senator - Blaine, the favorit of | Pennsylvania “Republicans, evoked the greatest and oft-repeated enthusi- asm. A remarkable feature of the demon- stration was the turnout .of the Union League, largely composed. of solid business- men. This was the first parade of the organ- ization since 1802. Tne League assembled at the club-house, and when the line of men in dark clothes formed to‘march down Broad street there were 400 members present under coinmand of Col. R. Dale Benson. - THE FAMOUS NINTH REGENT BAND, of New York, which was organized by. Col. James Fiske, Jr., to cast Grafaula’s Seventh Regiment band in the shade, was secured by the League to discourse its marching tunes Jast night, and elegant music it made, too. ‘There were forty performers in’ scarlet coats under the celeprated lender, Arbuckle, the cornet-player, The First. Regiment Drum Corps rattled on the heads of thirty drums. Company M, of the Republican In- vinelbles,. commanded by.Capt. Moorhead, was assigned as the immediate escort to the League, and partof them were detailed as flambeau and torch bearers along the files, ‘The League’s handsome banner was borne in the line, It had been designed that the Republican Invinelbles and the Harmony Legion should form on Wharton and Federal streets, and fall in behind the League, A BRILLIANT CHANGE IX THE PROGRAM was made, however. The two regiments mustered—for in’.numerical strength they were regiments—and, instead of awaiting for the League to come down,. marched up Broad street and_fell in-at-the rear. This solid column, when it moved .dowa Broad street, made: 2 beautiful effect of waving undulating flame, flanked on both sides by dark Janes of: the populace. Vari- colored -fires cast their glare upon the pro- cession, which moved down as fat as Wash- ington avenue, when the League wheeled, and moved northward, halting temporarily. It was a grand sight as the thousands marched'and countermarched. - An indication of the spirit of the- dem stration {s afforded by: — Z « THE INSCRIPTIONS s on. some of the transparencies, as follows: “ We'll Vote as We Fought”; “ Garfield-antt Prosperity’; All Your'Hands Can't Save: the Cock”; ‘Protection Means: Prosperity, Free Trade Means Pauperism”; “Garfield in 1851 a Carpenter; in 1681 a Cabinetmaker”; “They Have Made a Solid South, We Will Give Them a Solid North.” One transpar- éncy bore the representation of a flag-pole from which the Stars and Stripes had been tom ruthlesly away, and. the Confederate bars nailed to the pole, A-liberty cap was pieced to the left of the pole around which wee was ineribed, “ Are we prepared for this? Answer by your vate.” A club of 1,600 men, 200 in plain dress, and the rest in blue shirts and white caps, had A CANAL-BOAT IN LINE ©” twenty-five feet in length, drawn by three mules, with a driver dressed in a big straw hat and carrying a fog-horn. ‘The motto was: “From the canal-boat to the ship of State.” There were about 5,000 veterans on the march. They carried shot-riddled ‘ battle- flags, and their bands played “* We'll rally round the flag” and “Marching through Georgia.” A German club’s parencies bore the inscriptions, “ Freihelt und Gericht- igkeit die Grundfusten unseres Lands” (Liberty and justice the foundation of our land). “Kefne_Aenderung von Schutz- zoll;_ za -Friehandel und Armuth”? (No. change of the tariff; free trade leads to pov- erty). fi The Republican Invincibles, 1,100 strong, in twelve companies, were attired in the light-colored .oi!-cloth caps .and capes, with the flags borne in Presidential campaigns ‘since 1860. Large transparencies on a wagon contained. the following matters: ** The lives of 500,000 men were sacrificed in the War’; 96,238 Union soldiers were starved to death at Andersonville and other Southern pris- ons”; “The mothers, fathers, brothers, sis- ters, widows, and children of. these sol~ diers ery out, ‘Don’t you forget it’”; “The War lost the loyal North six billions of dol- | larsin taxes; the cigars you smoke, the tet, coffee, and sugar you drink, the clothing you ‘wear, are taxed every hour in the day to pay this debt; twelve millions of this debt was id off in August this year. Don’t you Forget it”; * We did not fight for the prin- ciples of Lee and Jackson, but we will vote for the principles for which Lincoin died.” The ‘Twent}-ninth Ward Protective Tariff -Club, Hamilton Disston, 1,300 citizens’ suits: mottots: “No free’ trade for the working “mén";"“ A change of Administration would: ruin business and destroy confidence”; “ Let well enough alone is our‘motto.” . _The procession was five hours in passing a foxes: point, but the confusion was such that it was almost impossible to make & feature of the speeches. = *- > THE PRESS REPORT. * 2 ‘PHILADELP! Sept.25,—The Republican demonstration this dyening was in point of numbers, the largest ever witnessed.in. this city. Broad street, the centre of attraction,. was one mass of humanity from Columbia avenue on the north to Ellsworth street on the south, a distance. of over. four miles. With torches, banners, and transparencies, bands of music and fireworks, the scene forci- bly recalled the Republican demonstrations in the fall of 1880. ‘The procession was under the.command of ex-Gov. Hartranft and was divided into wings’ These wings counter- marched the whole length of Broad stree} and, returning on the side streets to Markel street, were dismissed. - When the heads of the columns were each within a short .dis- tance of that portion of Broad street in - the icinity of the Union League House, where three mass-meetines were being held, they halted to allow the polige time to clear the street of the thousands who had assembled to hear the spevches. . . Af the main stand, on the balcony of the ie& ue House, in front dnd around it, at . 18,000 PEOPLE WERE GATHERED. President Boker introduced Senutor Blaine, who addressed the assemblage. He was fol- Jowed by Thomas M. Marshall, of Pittsburg, and R. Stockwell -Matthews, of ‘Baltimore, Wayne Mac Veagh, and others. Upona signal from the roof' of the League House, ‘the columns moved over thig cleared space with fronts of eight. It was the intention to clear the entire width of the thoroughtare to ad- mit of a front of sixteen to each column, but this failed. Over the entire route. the col- umns marched with a front of eight. When the League was reached ‘ 5 A GRAND PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY took place, The estimate made by managers of the demonstration was that 35,000 men Would participate in the. parade, and_ it is believed that number -/ came near to. those’ actually in line. The procession.was headed by the Union League, which on this occasion turned out in public parade for the third time ‘since the organiza- tion in I86L. ; sora The parade consisted of nine divisions, tve of which formed the north wing and four the south wing... These divisions were-all made ‘up of various Gartield and Arthur clubs.and other organizations of respective wards of the city, and the number of such clubs.in lpe was Estiinated af over ‘100.‘“Each wird elub was preceded by the'ye organization of that particular ward, and a low estimate for the nuntber of veterans parading was’ * Z ”. BIGHT THOUSAND, © * ‘ A majority of the dwellings along Broad street’ were -brilRantly illuminated. . The streets were packed, and the enthusiasm unbounded. 3 5 Congratulatory telegrams were sent, by President" Bndker,: of the Leasue;* tb “the Chairman of the State Committeesin tndtana, New York, and other places. The following to Marshall Jewell. at New York, is a samole of the others: “The grandest Republican demonstration ever known in Philadetphia. Immense: assemblage in front of the Union League.house. Blaine is speaking. Thirty- five thousand voters in procession. - The whole city is aroused.” iy KELLY. | WE LEADS IRVING HALL BY THE NOSE. ‘Spectal Dispatch to’ The Chicago Tribune. New Yorr, Sept. 25.—Mr. John Kelly, the leader of the Tammany-Hall Democratic organization of this city, to-day scored. what is conceded to be.a big-victory for himself. He forced the~Irving-Hal! faction of the party, a faction that elected Edivard Cooper Mayor, and which is now composed entirely of would-be leaders of the Democratic party, to.submit in the most humiliating way ty.his whim that aconference between Tammany- Hall and the Irving-Hall- faction shatl ‘be deferred until after the State Convention.- Mr. Kelly is well aware that he will return from Saratoga with the brand of regularity upon his brow, and. he will be better able than ever before to compel the’ Democrats who were dice kicked out of Tammany Hall to do as he anys. There. is at rejoicing among the Tammany Hall Democrats to- night. The State Convention to nominate a Chief Justice of the Court of. Appeals is to be held in Saratoga on the 28th inst. . The State Committee is to be reorganized. The seven members from this county on the Com- mittee are Irving Hall Democrats. It Is. be- lieved that in the reorganization Mr. Kelly will secure four out ‘of the seven - members for Tammany Hall. 4 . MR. BEECHER. HE WILL TAKE-THE STUMP IN INDIANA. Spectat ‘Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorx, Sept. 25.—The , most promi- nent visitor tothe Republican National Headquarters to-day was the Rev. Ienry Ward Beecher, who held a protracted’ con- versation with Ex-Goy. “Marshall Jewell. Chairman of the National Committee: Mr. Beécheér, who was during the summer in the White Mountains, has been for the past few weeks on his farm .in Peekskill, and has just. rettirned ‘to his- residence in Brooklyn to resume ‘his pastoral duties. He has been . solicited _ by. the Na- tional Committee to make some speeches through “the conntry, and called yester day to announce that he was about ready to commence this work. The route he will take has not yet been made known, but itis admitted thathe will speak in Indiana, Ohio, Connectient, and.the State of New York, at times and places to be hereafter an- nounced. He was looking hale and hearty. He came in with the elastic step of a boy. his is Mr. Beecher’s fitst visit to the Republican Headquarters. He said, when questioned concerning the general pulitical situation, in effect: “Why, my. dear sir, I know little or nothing about {t. “Ihave ‘just come down from the mountaius.to Peekskill, Lam only just ‘ont: of my shell, Why, you jolene as well talk to a tree about the polit- ical situation. - You are: sitting on an empty nest, you ‘can’t hatch anything out of it, Now, -iftyouw wanted a sermon on-politics I could give it, but T know little or nothing of political movements. I have been outside of the tide way in the. mountains... I don’t know any fing about it. Thave. come here to find-out.” : Pa OHIO. . MEETINGS HELD AND TO BE HELD, - _ Special Dispatch; to The Chicago Tribune. sCLEVELARD, .O.,:. Sept,...25.—Some .-tine ago it was--asserted:-. and publication given: the ‘same: by: the. ‘New: York« Sun “and other prominent Democratic papers that the Republicans living in the vicinity of Gen. Garfield’s old “home: were lukewarm, and that the Democrats had raised an immense fingstaff, and were exalting over the prospect of carrying the township in the coming elec- don. Any one visiting that locality to-day would think no Democrat had ever infested the place, One of the greatest demonstra- tions ever witnessed there took place at Solon, a few miles’ from where Gen. Gar- field was born, which was attended by people from “all varts of the county. Orange, where Garfield was raised; a. town of ‘only. 700 inhabitants, turned out a’ mounted Gar- field and Arthur Club of over 100 strong, nearly all the remaining poptilation of place came in wagons to participate in rocession.- To offset the story about a emocratic pole-raising, a Garfield and.Ar- thar banner ‘fifty feet Jong:-was given to the breeze from the top: of a pole 185 feet feet high, the tallest campaign’ staff in Ohic and towering seventy-five feet above that o! the Democrats. A fine dinner. was prepared by the ladies of the place, and hundreds of those who had came from. abroad were.fed. The speakers of the’ day were ex-Senator Stanley Matthews and ex-Congressman Par- sons, Altogether it was one-of the greatest meetings ever held in that part of the coun- try. To-night Senator Matthews addressed a Jan mee al peli on: the: Publis, Savare, ex-Senator Doo- ttle 6 speaker. « aL one E Preparations on a large-scale are being made for the meeting at Warren next Tues- day, when Grant, Conkling, and Arthur will be present. A wigwam large enovgh to ac-- commodate 10,000 people is being built. coL. INGERSOLL. HIS IMPRESSIONS OF INDIANA" *” : Col. Robert G. Ingersoll’ returned to the Grand Pacific yesterday from his‘ brief can- <paigning trip into Hoosierdom, and in a con- ‘versation with a TRIBUNE reporter 1ast even- ing gave an interestitig accoiint’ of his trip d an encouraging view of the. political sit- “uation as it appeared’to him while there. He ‘also had something to thé point to’ say, as ‘the reader will readily discover, bn the latest would-bé Democratic campaign “soother,” :—Hancock’s letter. * cS 3 “I spoke ‘Wednesday last,” said Col. In- gersoll, in the course of’ the. conversation, -|'“ at Lafayette, and liad, asI was ‘told, the largest audiente ever assembled in the coun- ty. The Republicans appear to.bé wonder- fully enthusiastic, and all with whom I talked claimed gains. The Democrats had a rally on the day following, which; Iunder- stand, was as signal a failure as the Repub- lican meeting had been a success.” “ You spoke in several other places also 2” “On Thorsday Iwas at South Bend, and had the largest crowd ever seen in that city. Fully. 15,000 people were at‘the mecting: Large gains are claimed there, mostly among the methanfcs, “There is quite a Polish papu- lation in South Bend, and the Polanders tinve nearly always voted the-Democratic ticket. At the meeting Inst Thursday some 300 of them were in the procession carrying torches. I was at Ligonier, in Noble County,. and id the largest mecting eyer held jn that part of the -country. There were fully 10,000 people upon the’ ground, 1 mever have seen any more entausiastic mechs, and I heard of many Democrats-who had declared their in- tention to-vote for Garfield.” : “How did the general conduct of the.cam- paign impress you?” Sots . “On our side in Indiana the canvass séems to be.extremely Kind,and it is correspond- ingly.wolfish on the.other side. If we hated the South.half as badiy as the Democrats of Indiang seem to hate the Republicans, some- thing might. be:said. with. regard to our preaching thé doctrine of hatred.”--- Ss “What of the outlook In the northern fart of the State, Colonel ?” . : “Law satisfied that. the Republican party is making large gains in- Northern Indiana, About the southern part Iknow-nothing. “If we aredoing as well there as we pre in the north, our prospect of carrying the State is splendid. ‘he only'thing:in the way-are TUE LMPORTATIONS FROM KENTUCKY.” .. :.!The CouriersJournal: has. vouched that Kentucky would do her duty, you know.” “What: patriotism ‘may incite the Ken- tuckian$ to’ do on the day-of the Indiana election, of course I can’t tell, but if'they act as usual, they will probably poll 2 consider- able number of. illegal, votes, and they may poll-enough to carry the State?" - ‘Do the Republicans apprehend anything of that sort in'the northern partof the State from the Democracy of Chicago and-Eastern Hlinois ?*: - hi a peor “Theard nothingsavith: reg thab-cl presume,’ however, ‘they will’ vote there If theyean. 6 0+ “Have ‘they. taken measures to prevent anything of that sort ?” “That I don’t know, but-I understand they hare.” ay ote . “What do you think of the Indiana Elec- fon Jaw, anyway ?”, 265 “The Election law of Indiana has ‘always favored fraud: “The Republicans have again and again endeavored to throw safeguards around the ballot-box. The Democratic party, however, has always opposed any im- provement in that direction.” “A soot Detnocrat can «o from anywhere out of indiana to anywhed: in Indiana, can’t he, and get his vote by merely swearing that he lives somewhere in the State 2” “‘Lunderstand-that the law is so that per jury can vote, and that a man does not’ bave to reside for a certain time in a certain pre- cinet, but that jt is sufficient to have lived a certain time in the State. Of-course, a ‘law, like that'is substantially the same as no law, anditmay bo -that no law upon the sub- ject is what the Democrats mean by olding -‘free elections.’ I ;think | the Republicans ought to spend the money requi- sit-to watch the borders of the.State, and.to bring to the polls every Republican who is Jegjly entitled to vote. Ithink the danger of the near future to our Government lies in illegal voting, and, unless that can‘ be :sub- stantially checked,. the Government cannot endure. That is one ot my reasons for wish- ing the election of Garfield, and for keeping the Republican party in power, beligving, as Ido, that that party is in favor of an honest vote and of an honest count. While many Democrats feel exactly the- same. way, the men who seem to - : i “4 MANAGE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, . are in favor of success, and do not seem to care how the ballots get into the boxes, pro- vided they are counted on their side,” “ Have’ you read Gen, Hancock’s letter, Colonel ?,, wes ; “Yes, Fhave Tend, Hancock's “letter, and, as far as it Zoes, it is'satisfactory to me.” “That implies that. it doesn’t go far enough 2”. - Hancock takes the ground that to pen- sion a man for trying to destroy the Govern- ment is insanity; that to pay a man for, hav- ing impoverished his country is an “oufrage. in this Lagree with him fully, and, go. one step * further, the “Rebel “is” -not to “be. pensioned,- and “if the. - Rebel is not to be paid, .he’” certdiniy should.not. be ‘intrusted withthe control of this Government. We had better-pension Rebel soldiers thau'to put them in authority. What Mr. Hancock refuses to-do is of ex- ceedingly small moment with what he pro- poses todo. Thad rather see Mr. Davis on the pehslon-list than President of the United States, “I had much rather see him paid for all-his services rendered to the Confederacy than tosee a man President that-he could control. In other words, I would rather see hith. receive charity than make laws. lean hardiy understand why Gén. Hancock should make haste to say that he will veto any bill for the payment ofsuch claims or for the pensioning of Confederate soldiers... Of course he knows that-the Democratic party ofthe South is ultogether ‘too patriotic. to pass anysuch laws: Why should he agree to-veto laws: that he must. know will never bass? I cannot convince myself that ho would consent to be ‘the candidate of a party t he fears will pass such laws. How came : he Suspect.-that such laws might be- passed? Certainly the people - of this . county - know. °.-the emocratic party as well..as they know him, -Heisngtin a position to, inform us anything about -the Democratic ‘party, and unless he suspected that bther penple “sus- pected that his party could--not be’ tristed, why does he thrust himself to the front and say In“effect, * Although you cannot. trust the“ party ‘that has’ nominated me,- ‘I agree that,.intd certain contin ency, -f will defeat the party that I éxp ill “make'me Proaident??. I should think he. would -hate to- be. the:candidate. of: a. party. .that,.in advance, *he.- agrees. ‘to.. defeat’. If the Southern people were right onthe ques tion” of “State sovereignty, : their’ pensions ought. to be paid. {f Gen. Hancock is right upon that gpestion now, the Southern’ people were right .1n-1861; and, if the present 10- cratic doctrine is the pruper doctrine, THE'PENSIONS ‘SHOULD BE ‘TRANSFERRED from the Federal to ‘the Confederate soldier. ene, Hancock” may, Vin ae question ; A Army: .: si int, ~s ta! revit for granted that a soldier. simuly .obeys orders. I cannot look upon it in. that light. A soldier should not fight for what he doesn’t believe to -be-right.. ‘This letter.on the Southern claims will do Hancock no good. and | the in the Armory of this city, and‘ e same time 2 Democratic meeting was. -| demand an outrage. "that Church represents 10,000 | It, will not strengthen him in the South. It {” will weaken him inthe North. -The people of this country will not put a party in power depending on some man to prevent that party from doing wrong. We had much hetter trust_a party than a man, Certainly we ought not to trust a man whin we know we cannot: trust a party. Neither ought we trust a party where we know we cannot trust a man. But, so faras the Re- publican party and candidate are concerned, we know that we can frust them both. Gen. Garfield is not compelled to write letters giv- ing notice fu advance of what he will veto -when he gets tobe Président. Should he do so, the Republican parfy would feel insulted. ‘The great party would not permit aman to take It for granted:-that it was going to t . That great party would not allow its candidate for President to pretend that he alone was responsible for its behavior, and-would go bail for its pa- triotism. The best-way to defeat Southern claims is to send Reptblicans to Congress, aud the surest way, if-there isa Democratic Congress, to scoure the veto.of any such leg-_ istation is to elect a Republican President, £ ‘think the letter of Gen. Hancock 15 ’"excéed- ‘ingly unwise. Gen, Hancock is a soldier,’ and Gen. Hancock should depend upon ‘his aworts Gen. Hancock: should ‘jet the. pen alone.’ “ a ee + +e rs Col. Ingersoll wilt be in town over Sunday and Monday, and. will.leave for.. Rockford. Tuesday morning, to speak there that after- noon, i uae eae ; NOTES. THE UNION. VETERANS... New Yon, Sept. 25.—Thd following-call will be issued shortly: ES Heanguanrers UNION VETERANS’ NATIONAL Comarrrez,.NEw York.—The Union . Veteran. Soldivra and Sailors. of the United States will, imdet io cake mon at Tagignnp tee tnd. Thitra: Gay, the 7th of Ootop er amander-in-Culef. MISUSING THE MAILS BY DEMOCRATS.:.-- ~.. Qpectat Dispatch’ to-The Chicago Tribuns, * ‘Wasurnoton, D: €., Sept. 25.~Further in- vestlration of the attempt of the Democrati Conmmittee to misuse’ the mails by sending. unfrankable matter shows that the Commit- tee has several clerks who, contrary to_ law, are using the. franks of Congressmen Dunn. and Cox. ‘The handwriting, even, ts not an attempted Imitation of the. signatures that are forged, as_2 coniparison y the proper Post-Oflice officials shows. There is some- thing more ‘than a.ton of this matter now withheld, which the«Democrats claim was accidentally mailed. + : ta SECRETARY SHERMAN -TO seeak my NEW +. | YORK. - Spectat Dispatch to-The Chicago Tribune. ‘New Yonk, Sept. 25.—President Mavierre, of the Republican Central Campaign Club, received a letter here to~lay from John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, accept-. ing the invitation of the Club ‘to deliver a speech in this city.: The date of this speech is not yet fixed, but itis expected fo occur, about Oct. 20, : orn - ‘A VERY HOPEFUL VIEW. ; ~Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. |. Wasntyeton, D. C., Sept. 25.—Represenita- tive Sapp, of lowa, who has been for some. time nursing his sick wife and son at the Jor- dan Alum Springs was in town to-day, and robably will soon-be able to leave for: the West. He takes a very hopeful view of tho political . situation, and says. that.the poli- ticians he has met. at the Springs recently. concede Garfiela’s election.” | i CHURCH COUNCILS. . THE PRESBYTERIANS. : PHILADEUratA, Pa., Sept 25.—Revenled:re- ligion in its relation to science and philosophy formed the topic of discussion in all the papérs read at to-day's session of the Pun-Presbyterian Council. After the, usual devotional exercises, Henry Calderwood; :LL:D., of Edinburg, read 2 paper on the subject of the “ Relations of Sci- ence and Theology,” during which the author briefly and severally reviewed the distinctive anti-theological peculinrities of the writings of Tyndall, Darwin, and Huxley. This paper was followed by one by Dy. McCosh; President’of Princeton College, -N.J. Owing to restricted time. Dr. McCozh was able to,rend only portions of his papor, epitomizing in the briofest manner possible the great-bulk of its contents, which, according to the titie of ‘the -paper, dealt with, the question of.** Howto Deal with Young Men arenes in Sclence:.ia This Age of Unsottled pinion.” Seas ‘The Hon. Horace Maynard, presided over. the afternoon session... Before the regular business was taken up a resolusion was adopted proyid- ing forthe appoint ent pe A committees to con- aldér arid report ut the noxt Council all applica: tions for membeiship in the alliance. ad The How. Hor ay then moved. that-the Comunittec to be appdinted have, power to pass upon uppliontions fot uijisslons to the | preseat Council. Ke retuarkad that the application of, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for admis- sion.to membership bad been rejected, altiough eople, whe nre strictly Presbyterian in their policy, and Pres- brterian in their doctrine, except the nine sec- tions relating to predestination: ° oot Mr. Day asked bow many of the Churches rep- resented in the Council believe in tnose articles, and added that if the, Westminster Catechism was tu be written to-morrow he bdeliaved that the majority of the Churches would favor the omission of a groat deal now in ft. ‘This remark elicited a* chorus of suck cries as," Order!” “ Order!” “ No," ete. z : After & warm discussion, Mr. Day's motion was adopted. * 2 eo ‘The order of the day was a paper on “ Apolo- getics,” by the Rev. Ed De Pressener, D. D., Paris, but, sis that gentleman was absent, and the paper bo haa written wns in French; it, was referred to the Publication Committec. ss Prof. Flint ‘read a paperon “ Agnostioian.” Briefy “put, bis defipition of agnosticism ‘was that. spirit which challenges but refusos to be convinced hy evidence. We live, be snid, in an age when a large number of people insist.on he- ing guided-in religious matters by the exercise of private judgment, wacn uafortinately they have very little ingemene to exeroige.. We live in a critical, analytical ago, and numbers are apt to adopt agnostic views and support them by what they terms critical methods. ‘In the speakers opinion the only. method ‘by which agnosticism can be met in a way that will have porfeet effect is by oppra’ng to its narrow spirit plety, to its plausible tty p sthescis conclusions drawn from all classes of relevant fact; ina word, by sound, thorough, intellectual suiblleat scholarship. 4 \ Prof. Flint said he hud great respect for vin, and believed in the doctriue of the minster Catechism, ‘bit: he utterly repudiated e nation, and'ane that was largely causeful of osticistn, that the study of theology. came to au end with the prodhotiol of that oatcohism. jn conclusion, Prof. Filot- said thaterch ‘indi- idunl could by the beauties of sincere. tigor- us Christian [ife present sgainst agnosticism a ore powerful. argument than could possibly be ut into words. . A formal greeting from the Methodist min- ters of Philadelphia was read. and a: resolu: ion acknowledging its receipt was: adopted by tne Council, which thén adjourued, = ce “TRADE AND LABOR: i THE OWIO MINERS. Covuwsus, 0., Sept. 25.—A special to‘ the Evening Dispatch from Corning reports all quiet up to noon. Lust night there was some picket- firtng, but no one was injured as far a3 is-known. Assistant Adjt.-Gen. Smith to-day’ Issied orders réHeying.the Columbus militia companies now on. duty: at Corning, ind directing Company K, Seventeenth Regtment, to.proceed to Corn- ing for duty to-morrow noon... = a '. Longstreth, an oxtansive ooal-operator at Longstreth, Athens County, in anticipation of trouble from the striking iniaers, bas issued an order declaring bis miners fire satistied with their wages, and that all other miners venturing upon his property to fntimida his’ men will-be considered rioters and treated accordingly... The miuers'at this mine are pad day wages, and do not belong to the Miners’ Union. 2 [| Gowusuns, 0., Sopt-25.— While: the former elegram to the ‘press was ‘telling to the world . that the gang of miners employed ‘at ‘T. Long- streth’s imine, near Nelsonville, were temptn- don proof, a gang of. Union miners were-quietly getting’ iato Longstreth’s “camp ey were met by the men hired: to treat them ts-rloters, and fn ashort time promises and go d-fellow- ship were suflidfent to muke the ‘Longstreth men fraternize with the Uriton men,’ and that at the hour the’ combined forees are’ celebrating ie even! ¥ sii | |. srrrgH ENDED. 3 Spectat Dispaten to "The Chichgo Tritnine, B100x Otry, Ia., Sept. 25—The strike which detained the boats nt this city ended to-day by & compromige on $40 ‘per ttidnth. : The boats bad beon paying. and offered $05. The mon arked $15." Pwo Ueats leave for the up fiver to-mor row and one on Monday. Frelght ts arrivin in fair quantities, and?codtract rates on smuall tots have advapeed to 75 cents per 100 pounds to 2 AMICTIM-OF-ALCOHOL: =. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trbunes > ° LANSING, Mich., Sent, 2.—Alexander Mturtay, a dissipated shoemaker, was found dead in his bed vat his-boarding-nouse this morning. A Coroner's inqnest was heldy.and a verdict.that he died from the excessive use of Ifquor rendered. ~- °° THE. PRESIDENTIAL PARTY." -- ‘Revp1na, Cal., Sept. ,25.—President ‘Hayes and party arrived here last. night at8 o'clock, and bad a public reception“ at the hotel. The party started this morning |n a apecial six-horse coach, and will travel ‘in thée.day time, and arrive in Rosebury, Ore., on the 2th of Septeniber. _ FOREIGN. The Great Naval Fleet to. Move on’ Dulcigho at Onco, An Order to Sail Being Given by Admiral Seymour. ° Foreign Consuls:Threatened with Ar- i rest. by the Albanians, The Fleet to Bo,.Used. in the Settlement of the “Greek Question, . TURKEY. WHAT I3 AND IS TO BE : “°” Speetat- Cable. ee * Lonpox, Sept. 25.—The naval ‘demonstra- ition hangs fire, and Eurove anxiously watch- :es every movement of the parties strugeling jover thé’ cession of a‘ wretched Adriatic village; but évery‘oné “knows it-is not the Antrinsic value of Dulcigno that has brought ;the -power, of united Europe to bear in ‘the matter. What is now happening at Dul- cigno is but a sample of what will take place on-a_larger scale on the frontiérs of Greece, and What'may myolvé the most sanguinary ‘Continental warsince. Waterloo, should the ‘rebellious elements: stirred: up by the ;Turk' to-thwart theWill of Europe finally ibreak loose from the Sultan’s feeble con- ‘trol, and spread :anarchy and! massacre ;throughout his dissolving Empire. From : Scutari to- Bagdad there is not a trive that is not ready-to throw off ‘its allegiance to Padi Shah; andthe revolt of alinost any one of thent would-causen disturbance which would VIBRATE THROUGH: EVERY NATION IN EU- ee ye Tore: ae The result of the Dulcigno struggle regu- lates directly the fate of:Janina. Should the Northern Albanians be compelled to yield, awarded. - If, :on. tl contrary, both a Dulcigno and Janina have to be |. wrésted by force, then it is a measurable dis- ‘tance to the time when the two great Slavic ; Powers, Russia ahd Austria, “must niove their armies down’ to settle definitly the - future of the Balkan: Peninsula. : FUE BEPLY OF THE PORTE, to the Européan ultimatum is a discouraging :document. The'tone-seems.to’ indicate that the ‘Turk has put his back_to the wall and means to die hard. Covert.hints.at a possible massacre of the Christians throughout the Empire'show that the Turks discern prospects of a last holy war, and raise the question of sendimé the European fleet_to Constantino- ple. The Mohammedans at Duicigno threaten to.burn the city rather .than surrender, and probably will, acting, they say, under the . countenance of Riz -Pasha. Admiral Ser- movor has just_returned from concerting measures with Printe Nikita. The ‘plans adopted are unknawn, but ~ THE-ELEET WILL MOVE AT ONCE.“ If so, it will arrive. before Dulcigno about Tuesday. Itis thought that the fleet will embark 5,000 Montenegrins and .Jand ‘them under the cover of its guns’ at” Dulcigno. By, this, maneuvre.. the town. — will undoubtedly be taken, but the Albanians may fulfill’ their: thteats to ‘leave it only a heap of ruins for the Powers to give to their protégé... In-any case, the fleet~must not re- tire defeated. Rather would England. take up the matter single-handed than that her most effective arin should be discredited. -*. : HOSTILITIES IMMINENT. To the Western Assoctated Press. Ragusa, Sept:2%—Admiral Seymour .has just ‘arrived, ana it fs stated that: action by thé combined fleet against Dulcigno is: im- minent. Adiniral Seymour has broken off negotiations with Riza Pasha, * ** ° = The Albanian League has threatened to arrest the foreign Consuls in Albania as soon as the fleet commences hostilities. <= “ GONSTERNATI CONSTANTINOPLE. Admiral Seymour’s. tltimatum to Riza Pasha has produced considerable consterna- tion:in Constantinople. * - 6S RIZA 'PASHA..PREPARING-. FOR, EMERGEN- zy CIES. eine “Rita “Pasha stems td“have shaken off his ‘apathy; and ‘is concentrating at Goricit‘and sending thither ammunitign from Scutari, which looks as though. he was preparing for all emergencies. This may have some effect on the.pupwlation and leagte, Soe ee aT ORDERS TO SAIL. — % Raausa, Sept .35.—Admiral Seymour has issued orders for the squadron to be in readi- ness to sail Monday. The Russian corvet Zeimenk, with . Rear-Admiral. Cremer .on board, leaves to-night for the Albanian coast. THE SULTAN EXPERIENCES ‘A COURAGEOUS SPASM. CoNSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 25.—A second note from the Porté to its representatlves was issued of ‘the 22d ‘inst., ‘which finally refuses to. order the surrender of Dulciguo: unless the naval -demonstration is: abandoned. Diplomatic circles consider that the Sultan thereby abandons tke pretext of resistance by the Albanians, aud determines to oppose the surrentér in his own name. It is assert- ed that the Sultan was led to this. change in attitude by learning that the Powers had ar- ranged that after the settlement of the Dul- cigno question the Ships shall proceed to Volo to coerce the settlement of the Greek question. : ‘THE AMERICAN CORVET NIPSIC is expected here to support the demand for the trial of the assasings of the American mis- sionary, Dr. Parsons.~ a . _. DRIVEN OUT: i Prrécenv, Sépt. 2.—The Albanians have driyén gut. the newly-appointed Governor, and nearly all the : Lieutenant-Goyernors holding office from the. Sultan: 4: GREAT BRITAIN. ~ PARNELL’s METHOD, ciao. Lo Spcetat Cable.’ Lonpoy, Sept. 25.—Thosé who expected Mr. Parnell to assume the responsibilities of ‘a. statesman and propose a feasible plan for remedying the Itisi grievances ‘so loudly complained of have been mistaken. He-has chosen the less onerous attitude of agitator, and recommends to ‘the tenants the singu- lar method .of coercing innocent per- sons for other people’s shortcomings. His advice” to” punish “the landlords for the acts of the Government resembles jis plan of. chastising the Government for the delinquencies of the Mouse of Lords. The English Radicals and other friends _of Trelund regret the position he has taken. Un- fortunately no Irish party .would form an alliance with the Irish. members, and the -Government which woultt sh6w a_disposi- tion to yield to Irish measures would BE INSTANTLY SWEPT FROM: POWER. This, just or unjust, is true nevertheless, and perhaps natural, for it really does not affect the*British householder, who is the real governot, Whether the Irish. Jandlords ate starved ott ornot. A Hitle-of Parnell’s talk: ,may.. be. useful. keep, the population alive to the need of reform, but-a real strike azainst Tent would simply dis- organizo and ruin the industry of the coun- ty. T ally. the: great. majority of En- glishmen are: firmly persuaded that ‘Ireland should be governed aga schoolboy, kindly perhaps, but from above. Should these people, who: comprise the property-owning class, which is omnipotent in Great Britain, get their backs up .at Parnell’s extravagant demands, the result would be the shipwreck of ‘the Government -Land bill next session. The views of-the Engtish Radicals are - . \.. NOT UNFRIENDLY TQ IRELAND, . but they are anxious to faké Into account the gtronez-interests:and préjudices.wwhich exist in England. --It is stated from Dublin that Parnell was driver to ‘his extreme position by. the rivalry of the Land League leaders. “It is said also that the League. funds‘are rapid- Jy running low. 7 8 ee ‘he obstinacy of coe. >. ‘THE CAPE GOVERN} faa ings backed up by Sir Bartle Frere, hat brought on another native war. Lord Kimberly, the Colonial Secretary, has. declared that-not an Imperial soldier: will ever -be- employed in.80: unjustifiable a proceeding as disarm- ing’ the “Basutos. Shouhl, « however,” this powerful ‘sémi-civilized tribe defeat the Cape troops, not an unlikely result. then: England hiust interfere. If she does the constitutior- al relationship” between ‘England ‘and the Cape Colony will be-revised and a tight hotd will be kept overthe Colonial policy toward the natives.. .Theaffairisregarded as another crushing censure on Sir‘Bartle Frere. -° : THE THREATENED LANCASHIRE ‘Tho. latest news from Laucashire affords hope that the opéeratives’‘will_give in without fighti a losing, battle, although prepara-- tions for the strike are still proceeding. ‘The masters’. determination: to ‘put the mills. throughout - -the co measure and prevented contributions being sent to the strikers. The employers are blamed for not accepting arbitration, seeing that all disputes in.the fron trade have for many years been settled peaceably by that means. INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES. ‘The Chicago Labor Coneress has sent fra- ternal congratulations to.the Trade Union Congress of Great-Britain. The members of the Tater havo astonished people here by ‘the wisdom and moderation : of ‘their discus- sions. 2 Se a ABANDONING CYPRUS. y The Government have practically decided to abandon Cyprus. They -have -stopped public works’ and withdrawn ‘a ‘war vessel. ‘The event has passed almost unnoticed by the press... This Shows, the collapse of Lord Beaconsfield’s.theatrical annexation schems., THE ACCRINGTON WEAVERS. To the Teatern:Assnciated Prees, Lownox, Sept. 25.—The Accrington weav- ers have resolved to decide the strike ques- ;tion by ballot on Monday. . | Woon. é ;_ Atthe wool sales to-day 5,900 bales were sold, chiefly New-Zealand and New South Wales. The biddings continued: brisk, and prices firm at the close. Out of 238,000 bales offered durmg the series’ all sold _except 34,000 withdrawn. 7 : IRELAND. he PARNELL, + os Z Dostum, Sept. 25.—Parnell: is In Englarid’ consulting eminent lawyers on the subject of the rumored’ Government prosécution ‘of members of the Land League, but will reach Treland in time to- attend the land meeting at New Ross on Sunday. The agitators de- ‘clare that they will keep within the law. ~ 3 SPAIN. THE QUEEN PROGRESSING FAVORABLY. Mapnip, Sept.-25.—The Queen rose Thara- day for a few hours. She is progressing favorably. - ‘ a HOLIDAY IN HONOR OF THE INFANTA, This ‘fg a holiday in honor of the Infanta Mercedes. The Pope sent rich satin robe as a.gift to the infant. 57 este SWITZERLAND... + :, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. ~~ GENEVA, Sept. 25.—The greater part of Vessago, a large village in the Canton of Villais, has been destroyed by * VARIOUS.. HRAVY FAILURE, - Warsaw, Sept. 25,—Leon Epstein has failed. His Mabilities are 1,000,000 rubles, Some Berlin firms are larrely interested. - BRIGANDS. ; ATHENS, Sept. -25.—There isa sudden re- newal of activity of the brigands all over. Macedonia, and there has been also several conflicts with'revolutionary bands. Havana, Sept. 25.—The insargent Chiet Carrillo, with-his few remaining followers, has surrendered at Remedios. He.will be senttoSpain, «+ - - ‘ . THE FIRE RECORD. “i: NEAR PITTSBURG.” | Prtrssune, Sept. 2i—This morning at4 o'clock: another fire occurred at Braddock’s Field. oriz- nating from the smouldering ruins of Grannis & Faweett's planing-mill, burned yesterday. The flames were finned by @ breeze, whiob ig- nited a stab’e wdjoining. and from thence quick- ly enveloped two dwellings. totally destroy’ all. Three horses, two of which were valued wt $500 each.’perished in‘the flames. Loss. 36.000; Partially insured. The loss by yesterdav's fire ‘will refich $25,000, Gn which there fs an insurance of $2,200. “AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL. = Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 25.—A fire at the cor ner of Fourtéenth and Monroe streets this afte ernoon destroyed three barns and four sheds. Loss, about 82.500. Willum White and Joseph Morris were tho principal losers. TEMPERANCE, - A meeting of ropresentatives'of the different city temperance .orgauizations, called bythe unty "on: half-time has proved an effective retaliatory - “PROBABLE MURDER, Horrible Discovery ~on the Praizi Near the West Side Cay Shops. The Remains of HL Ane ‘i Found Rotting in the at Sun. Mystery “Oovers the Yay Taking-OR “8 es A Shroud of. Jobn and Louis Anderson and a boarders at No. 138 North Halsted orp making a short cut over the prafr to thd, shops of the Northwestern Rallroad, atuaieg oear the.corner of West Forty-second street ae Chicago avenue, at 1:30 yesterday atteraoet stumbled upon the badly decayed remains of human being tying in some veiy tall weeds eye grasses not-far from the fénce surmoonding the shops. The stench wus sg Intote in ble that they were unable. to -man, any favestizations, and they reported the 4 shortly thereafter at the West Chicago Avense Station. Uflicers 0.C. Larsoi.and Gross wore sent at once to the scene witn a wagon in wnice to remove the body to the Morgue. The investi. gations mude by them.und others indleate s1- most conclusively that thé mdn ‘found in‘ths weods was murdered and placed there by the .| taurderers with the express: parpnse:of tine. ing’ the evidences of obiitérated = by.. the’ -action -of 4, wind, -rain, und sun. Every ‘one ‘who bas any knowledge of. the affair, elther direcily or indirectly,.have all reached the conclusion that itwasa murder. There are possibilities that the man ‘may have died of heart-disease op apoplexy, but ‘several’ cireumstances! ‘Doing directly to the murder theory: Officer Larson states that Upon reaching the scone yesterday atteraoon he went directiy tog, small frame ‘cottage: which stands afew feet: north’ of Chicago avenue, ‘ about. on a line d's strage,: thelr crime ‘totaly “wit West Forty-secon: which does not run through at this. poiny, He went there fortwo reasuns: The ded ‘bidy was in the immeuiate yicinity, aud the housesp- peared to’be Inbabited, as one window and the rear door were open. ‘This cottage was passat well built, and was originally paintea waite, out age has rendered {t but litele better, thin a shanty. It faces the south, ‘The officers rapped for admittance, but, " hearing *.n0~1e Sponse, they entered "at the :-opon door, ithin. they.found three small apirtments, The bedding, clothing, and such few articles ag the room contained t "WERE ALL IN CONFUSION. ‘ ‘The furniture.was of the rudest pattern, having been! fashioned out of common deal’ pieces Without any pretensions of -grud workmanship: The bed consisted of 2. few planks na:ied to- gether in fie sbage of abox. Upon atablewas 8 letter which had just been finished, but which bad not yet been ‘addressed. [t bore the signa- ture of.-H. A. Conant, and was an applics- tlon to” somel . tor a estate and house-renting agency tu be established ona. smail scale in that locality. . A rickety stove in one corner.had a few hbalf-cooked' articles upon, it, and in the oyen were a pan of apples, baked, and _blue-molded, 10. & small al eset. mut rved us a pantry Wore several pans : which had hardenéd. ‘hiue-molded. ‘and fi become inhabited. These things sll indicated that the occupant of the house bad been sade gealy. taken away while performing domestis After possessing themselves of several bo} of medicine, several articles of clothing, ‘aid some letters tound in the pockets, the’ officers proceeded to examine the body. They followed thelr noses, or rather were led by the smellicg sense, to 4 point abeut seventy-five feet northe east of the house, and there ina dark ‘spat sur- rounded on all sides. By weeds of perhups foor ey a feet’ in’ bight th und the body. it was lying .on the bi x so Dloated, ale by the .sotion.' of, 1 had but little’ resetopl; The bands , were ef 1.80 E The coat.was thrown het ee ‘ovet the heart lay a smull looking-gius,~ which ‘the deceased was evidently fo the babiy of carrying ius inner pocket. Near by were'found an old clay pipe. a souple of precesof planking which - looked asit @ cistern had .at. some ‘time previons: located "there, - lastly several. billew of wood. But what most. attracted the at- tention of the police was the fact that the left pocket of the pantaloons ‘was turned insite out.» This and the position of the looking-giass seemed to indicate that the pockets bud been rifled of their contents. The cond:tion of the body was so:féarful that the. officers conld not summon the fortitude to search: the..clothing nr to.smake: any further investigutions. And ts was only after emptying their stomachs of the Central W. C. T.-U., was.beld in Room4 Farwell Hall:Building lust evening for the purposeot making arrangements for an aj jive wiater campaigu. There were about thirty ladies and gentlomen present. sens - Mrs. T. B. Carse, who presided, satd-that in- temperance seemed to be increasing. and it was proposed to engage Mr. George W. Bayne, of Bourbon County, Kentucky.—a very eloquent man and successful worker.—to hold a series of: meetings here. He was now in Kansas working forthecausethere. { 2 | 4,” ‘Mrs. Willard’ read a letter from him. tn which he said that he hadan engagement. to goto Nepruska for one week in November, but he would come to Chicrgo for a while before going there, and return afterwards, A Mr. Cook had promised the use of his ballonthe North Side ‘ree, and [twas proposed to commence there, and then work into the other divisions. A fine orchestra would be present at the ‘meetings, also good singers;and it was the intection if Possible to secure one of the thentres for Gospel temperance meeting every Sunday night. The latter plan was successful In New York and Bronktyn. Mr. Bayne’s custom was to cbarge 10 cents admission, retaining the money as pay- ment for his services; but it was hoped to make the meetings free.."The bails would have to be pnid for, unless: tnefr owners donated the rent. If the temperance people raiiied around Mr. Bayne he wauld do great good. On motion, the Executive Committee of the Central W. C. T. 0. wis requested to correspond with him and geo ff he couldn't come here about Nov. 15, and remuin sever wet - It was also voted to appoint committees in the ditfereat divisions to prepare the way for him.—to creute sentiment, so that everything would.not be cold-when he arrived. The selec- Hon of these committees was left to the Central Mr. Elmendorf made a few remarks in rd to law, saying that if the present laws against selling liquor to minors and drunkards were en- forced a large portion of the-traffic could bedone away with. -There weré 3.200 saloons in the city, but he thought 1,000 would ‘answer the pul es of drinking men. The temptation should be re : i" duced. . :™“ Father " Maddy wanted to get. the churches interested. The movement would never be suc- cessful without their codperation. Monthly meetings should be. beld in all the churches to stir up the members and the young rors: at Mrs. Curso replied chat that plun had alréady been adopted by the W.C. ‘f. 0. pr A gentleman wanted to know why more of the arrested salonnkecpérs badn’t been punished. Were the authorities inefficient? |. Mr. Elmendorf sald that 500 bad been arrested for selling liquor to minors and allowing boys to play ‘pool. Over 400 -bhad “been ‘con- victed, and about 200 saloons broken up. Many” of the Keepers had. been’ figed "In the police courts, more had been indicted, the cases of a large number were pending before the Grand Jury, end some had forfelted-their bands. I: took a long whileto reach a case in the Crim- inat Court on account of its immense business. The following were appointed fo secure.a theatré for’ Sunday-evenlng meet! 2 Mrs. Carse, Mr. Elmendorf, Prof. Wilkins, Mrs. Wil- lard, and Maj. McDowell. The meeting then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair. * bi z a B6 CANADA, Spectat Dispatch to Tha Crtecgo Tribime, = MONTREAL, Sept. 25.—-A new colunization Scheme for inducing emigration’ of English farmers and settling them on the wild lands of this Provineo has been organized under infiu- ential auspices and successfully taunched in London, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Queseo, Sept. %.—Sir John A. Bfacdonald ar- rived here to-night by the steamship Sardinian of the Allan Line, and was met at Point Levi by the police steam-yacht D iiphin, which brought hint t the North side of the river, where be will be the guest of the Hon. A. P. Caron until his departure for the West.’ Sir Alexander Galt, Canadian 3tintster to London, and the Hon. J. H. Pope, whu accompanied bim, left the steamer at Rimouski, and came. west by train from that wplace: See Lo PAYMENT. OF PENSIONS, + 2: Bpectal Dispatch to The Untcugo Tribune, Wasuinatox, D. C.. S2pt-25.—The last quar tarl¥ payment of pensions’’bas been the most speedily ace mplished of any ever known, con- sidering the number of pensioners puid. Tho agents paid 181,000 pensions in the first ten work- ing daysending with the 15th inst. Twenty-four tnousand of. these were: personal payments, made to the pensioners atthe several agencies. ‘ ——____, ~.. : CONGRESSIONAL “NOMINATIONS. BiNGHAutox, N. ¥., ‘Sept. 25.—The Repudlic- ans of this district nominuted Jéremiah M: Dwight for Congress on the. 282d ballot. Jaestows,N.Y.,Sept. 25.—The Prohibitiontets of the Thirty-thi nominated - Jew for Congress Papeigt Beth Bet preceding meal that they found themeelves'able to remove ‘the bady from: the ground to the wagon. It wasa dirty job. The scalp with the alr was loose, and in tielr:baste to. leave. the : Dlace they think they left that bebind. . Corrupt as was this mass,lt was identified as tho remsins of H. A. Conant, the sole inbabit- ‘ant. of the house. The .clothing. a’ peculiar goatee, and the curly hair were-knowa to Who. Knew Conant. QOilicer Larsen d spatched the party to the Morgue with the. remains, and ‘he remained to make-what little investigation. he cid before nightfall. _-He judgea fromthe condition of things . -- ao. 7, THAT IT WAS 4 MURDER,. 2 sud made a close examination uf :tne house, of . the billets of wond, and of'a nammer and fate et which were found upon the premises, but n0- where could he find any traces ot bload. The condition of things in the house might or might Do: indicate a struggle... One thing in. particu- ivr struck him forcibly. The place where the body was “not... such man as: 8 wi ae smoke. Neither was {tin line: nor {f° ‘9 leading to any of the outbouses, or to a fittle perce Of vegetables some distance north of the jouse. And what he took to be the remains of the cistern led him to think that the. after dea bh nad been dragged to the place for’ the Purposes of hiding or parying tin the old cistern, but this having keen filed up, the mure derers concluded to teyve it there’ uobaried. the it Being rh haps fence. mg the car-ghops 7 ‘Larson next went to the shops and notified. the ople that the dead body of. a. man bud been found on the prairie. “I'll bet it’s Conant.” was the first reply made to ‘him. He’ dually - found Mr. Tuttle, foreman of tho boller shops, who ap- peared to know more about Congut’s habits than aby oneel:e. From him it was ascertained Conant was formerly a cook on some lake vessel, and that he bad a sister who was sailing with her husband as cook on some ressel also. Conant was very wall liked in the abops,and had Progressed from one department to. another during the few months he was employed there. He rented the house where he lived and the ad- Joining twenty acres of land some time {ast spring. and fora time hissister lived «with bim - and kept house. He was tragat and intustrious, and regulir in his habits. Mr. Tuttle remem- bered that on the 10th of the present month Conant came to him ‘and said that be did not Intend to work the following day, which |. Was Saturday, as while he was at work the pre- ceding Thursday burglirs bud visited bis bouse and bad stolen bis Sunday suit of clothes, a pulr of boots, and snme other articles of some value, and it was bis {fatention to go,down tawp and re- Port his loas to“ the detect|¥es; who hé thought might recover some, of the _ property, not apprehend the thieves.” “He. farther suid t bo intended to watch out for thieves, as he expreted them to make 80 other visit tothe house, and that if they camo into- coutact with’him he would maké-Itvery warm for them. ‘This was -the lost seen of him alive, so far as known: at present:~Nor 4-1 known ‘whetherhe zepirced’ bis _1ogs-a8 be in- tended doing. i¢ was not antil the: following Thursday that’ Mr.- Tuttle ‘sent an: etnplos named Joseph: Korr to Conant’s-‘dwelling to 8¢o why he did not return tubis work. Kerc re Ported that the house was abandoned, and that 77) CONANT-WAS NOT TO BE-FOUND- 7:3 (2 Stngolariy enquzh nv further attention was tothe matter, and Conant's disappeurance WAS forgotten soon, ee But little {s known of the dead man’s ante dedents. He claimed to bea New Yorker. one of the letters in_the house'was trom: Big brother fn Detroit. He was about 3% years 0 age, five feet seven inches tall, stnutiy Dullt- 82% wis noticeable for some_pecuilarities in his and manner of dress. The name of his brother: iu-law is unknown, as is also the name of ‘vessel he sails in. , r : ey Close inquiry bas been made at the shops od at Zierier’s boarding-honse, where Conant lir . formerly, as to whether he bad‘nny- enemies 0! whether be had any money or vatnables 80. ¢y, tice. robbers, and emphatic negatives, was espouse to each question. re was $48 owing him’at the stops, and though he might bate been a miser with bis mouey; yet i¢ is thovgtt that’ he" bad little else ‘than the | sum due him. — Some persons: more ~ intimate with Conant than bis neighbors bave givens Printer whieh is well wort inqutring. abouts, ft to the effect “that :Conant was a little in creet in renting the. place over. the former a Pant’s head, and that there was hard feeling Dé tween the previons tenant and himself. It . further stated that the previous’ tenan same: to .the 4 place mek summer e . purpose of. cutt! BY, claimed as-bis own because he bad prépi ground for tbe crop. Conant prevented fromdoing s0,- and the old fbt wasr-newe? with greater violence. “There may |e nothing te this. butt is worth looking up. _The po ice 28 Coroner will have ample scope for the exercise of deteotive.skill aad sagaclty to-day. for, a it s*-proven to be otherwise, Conant’s de! Taust be recorded a murder. 3 hee, “<_- OCEAN: STEAMSHIP-NEWS. New Yous, Sept. 2.—Arrived. Germanic and. City of Montreal, from Liverpool; Donau, frum Brement Juameram. fron Saree? aft Be ERNSTOWA' Arti Brus; a