Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1880, Page 4

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Hiniated wtreot, between Madison and Monroo “Nock and Nock,” and variety enturtalumont. Exposttion, Lake Front, oppostto Adums street, Day and eyening, eyeing. MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1859. _— Tir accidental discharge of his gun while he was out honting yesterday near Enat Sage inaw, Mich. resulted in tho Instant douth of o young man named Ehner Stough . . ee ' Tne Hox. ‘T. 1. Duvar, one of the Su- promo Cort Judyes of Texas, died at Fort Omaha, Nob., yesterday of abdominal abscess. He bad gone to Onmha for trentinent, and his remaing wilt be sunt to his home in Austin, Tox. — Enattstr expects his imported thugs to do all the fighting which ho wlll plok with.the Ie- publicans, Tho plug-uglics, if they take alt that isready for thom, will, like tho fighting mann of Toxas, find thattboy have hired out to too quarrelsome a man, Surentry McConkir, who wasshot through the breast Saturday afternoon whilo. trying to quell a fracas which had arisun betweur Domocrats and Republicans at Sholbyville, Ind., dled yesterday morplng., Ho was struck by ono of nnumber of shots thred in tho fight, und hig murderer has not been fdentitlen, Toth aldes claim to have been the aggrieved, and both deny haying been the aggressors In the disturb- ance, but, us tho attacking of polltienl gather ings Ig a distinctively Domocratia pocullarity, it Js not diMioutt to correctly locute tho responsl+ ‘Ullity for tho alfrny. » Titens are indlentions among the Demo- {eratic orguns of a disposition ta ict thomsclves down ensy on tho Aubject of the Indiana alec- tion. Tho Washington Gazette, hopelesly Bour- bon, advises tts renders not to risk much of tholr good Republican money on a emvcratio vex tory in Indiana to-inorrow, arguing that, even thontgh Horter be elected Governor, Hancock, bolpg “ stronger than the Demouratio put; imay curry the Stute in November. ‘That sort of consolation is cheip, and tha Democrats aro Welcome tual thoy enn wot of It. ‘Tho fact 14, tho Demoeratio party aud the Demoecratio tleket of Hancock and English aro on trial in Tndiann, und if the State goes Repubtlean ie will mean that tho tleket Is no better thin tho purty, und that both ura repudiated by the Hoosler Stuto. Tun thugs and repeaters who go from Chicugo Into Indian wit not faro well, In ale most every town of that Stute there are Roput- Mean resfdents: who formerly have done busl- ness In Chicago, and who are funitiar with the forbidding countemances which wil show thom belves nt the Mousler Dalluteboxes noxt Tus: day. In Valpnratso, for instance, there ts now quartored y gang which formerty “worked” In the vicinity of tho Mate House and Northwest- ern Depot, on North Wells street, This squad of ridians, ws will ba deen by a dlapatch from the tows in question, has been spotted and [ta utem> bers identified by name and record. They witt havg to vet buck into: [Mlnois fn hurry if they desir to bave ny longor vacation from the are duous responaibiities of thor regular peniten- tury existence, ‘Tis whole State of Indiana now presents Bepeotucto of political excitoment whieh only Anda ite anmogy—and thon on n farsmatier sinilo—in the bolsteruus and Dabeleliko eaucts. ing which precedes a Nutlonal Convention. The hote!-oorrktor xeenes durlg Gur Convention weok in June are now belny enneted in overy barolet in Indlana, Every mathor'a eon of tho Houslors feels that the eyeor the country {1 on the bund which he rises into tho ale, and that, tho Nation trembles with pleasure or dismay when the shock of his closing pains resounds through the barroom or tha Vost-Ottlea, In ay moasure tho Indlanian ie right, Ils proolnet is a Fort Sumter, Every fort whieh next Tucaday surrenders to the Palinetto idea is garrisoned by u band uuworthy of tho Wberttes which tayo made this Nation tho shining wonder of all the axes. ‘Tuy Communists of Olfeazo Nave under- takon to refurin the oxisting systomn of municl. pal government in wrinner go thorough as to umount almost to 8 revolution, At a mus inocting yesterday thoy udopted resolutions pro- viding for © general overbauiliug of tho ity ordinances, They propose to petition the Com mon Counoil for the passuge uf ordinunoes rope ulating the omployisent for wages of children under 15 years of no; forthe purchasy, ountral, and operation of the strect-rnllwaya of the elty: for the suppression of Board of trade gambling ‘and tho prevention of “corners” In tha neceas sities of Ifo; for tha paymont of Aldermen at the rate of $4 fur each special and regular meut- ing; for vlectiug members of the Bourd of Rdus cation by populur vote; for constituting elyht hours a towul day's work in all departinents of tho City Government; and muny othor things dosirablo and undesirable, necossary and une nucossary. Special resolutions of inquiry wore adopted looking to the purchuse by theclty of ull tho Hucs of streut-rallway with a view to thelr Operation forthe benoit of the public, ‘fue details of the rallway butchery tn Pittaburg tuat night ave truly extraondinury, A suburban train started slowly out of town, orowded procisely as a Woat Madison atrvet oar * \ at 6o'etuok ta Jouded—passuugers oven hanging 00 behind and ubscuring the feeble red Myut whieh wus oxpeeted to stand Leween them and ) death, Bhorty afterward tuis train stupped, to - avold butchering the pussenyers of u train abead. A train following all, however, advanced contdently to the sucrifice, and ite locomotive passed through tho pltiahlo muss uf bu- + munity on tho reur plutfurm, Thy Loud of ‘the Incomotive-holler gave was, and Q hot torrent of ateam was poured upon tho mangled hodies of tho vietims, Nino pers sons were inatantly Icilted, twelve have tved anly long enough to pour thote territte matedics trons upon A transportation system especially designed to carry people through the route to aternity most ghastly horritle, and twonty more attll khiver In tho agonies so romoraclosly meted outtothem., Thy number of passengers with slioply painful souvenirs of tho trip is very large, Tir sermons which we print this morning will bo found of more than ordinary interest,— ‘ono of thom, douttless, coming properly under: the head of pulpit utterances of extraordinary: Interest. Woe refer to the sormon prenched inst evening by the itev. H.W. Thomns, pastor of Centenary MB. Chureh, of whieh he now takes leave by virtuc of the three-yenrs’ Imitation preseribed by tha Methodist aystutn of ftin- cranoy. This time was chosen by Dr. Thomas hs a fitting one for defining his position In tef- erence to some of tha matters of bellet whore- In he diifers more or lesa with the great body of tho Methodist dunomination, and wherein he wag rated ag unsound aud unsntistuotury by the Hock Iver Conference two years ogo. The threo prinotpal potnta of difference are In respect of the Atonomunt, tho doctrine of Eternal Panishmont, and tho Inspiration of tho Seriptures, aud ft was with these questions that De, Thatnas chilotly dentt in hls diecourag Inst even- ing. Ho deolnred hitsselr platnly and oxplicitty concerning those matters, and inn way that, while it teaves no doubt ns to where he stands, 80 far as his own faith and belief are concerned, witl hanily tend to improve his relations toward tho Conference, and atiil loaves open for settles ment the question, What to Dowith Im. Tho other sermon matches well with that of tho dis- thigutshed Methodist Liberal. It js by Prof. Swing, nnd js on tho subject, “A Lovable Ite- , Uplate.” THE , ELECTION my. INDIANA TO-MOR- 1) ‘To-morrow the elections for State oMicers and Congressinen take place fn tho States of Indians and Ohio, Both of these States have been the scenes of the most actlye and thorough campalgning ever known In the history of our politics, Indiana is a Democratie State, a3 Ohio fs a Republican State, but the majorities In them of Inte years have been small compared witts the very Inrge yotes that have been called out at the several elections. In 187), Allen, Democrat, was elected Governor of Ohio by SIT innjority, and In 1875, ufter a fleree con- test, Hayes was elected Governor over Allen by 54d majority. Ln 1870, at the October election, the Republican majority was only G08, and In November Hayes tor Prestdent only had 7,518 majority. In 1877, Bishop, Democrat, was elected Governor by 23,620 ma- Jority for spectatand peentiarreasons; nnd in 1870, Foster, Republican, after an antinated contest with Ewing, waselected Governor by 17,129 majority. In Ludlana the Democrats have been more witformly successful than the Republicans have been In Ohlo, in 1870 the Democrats elected thelr State theket by 2559 inajority. In 18% tho Democrats olucted thole Goy- ernor nt the Uctober election by 1,148; but In November, Horace Greeley belng tho Itb- eral candidate, the Stato voted for Grant for Presttent. At the October oleetion In 574 the Desnveratic majority was 17,250; at tho October election tn 1876 tha Democrats had a inajority of 5,190; and at the November eleetion I¢ t8i8 Tilden had 5,515 majority. Atthe October election in 1878 tha Demo- eratle majority was 14,113. It will be seen from these figures of the elections for ten years that Indiana has falrly established that she Is & Democratle State by 5.000 to 14,000, and that in Jiko manner Ohio has established her character as a Re- publlean State by from 6,000 to 17,000 ma- jority. at the election to-morrow the Democrats will strugele to hold thelr own in Democrat- te Tudlana, and to capture the Republienn State of Ohio; while the Repudltean strug- gle will be to hold thelr own In Ohio and capture tle Democratic State of Indiana, The resulto? the cleetlons In these States may have a most hinportant effect in deter mining the drift of pubile opiiton in other Stites, If the Democrats, while hokting thetr own In the Democratic State of Indiana, shall nt the same tle capture the Republle- on State of Olio, then they may fairly elatin that public senthnent this expressed foretells the election of Hancock. If, on tho other han, the Republicans, while retatuing thelr aseendency in Ohio, shall eleet Porter, thelr enndidate for Governor, In the Democratte State of Indiann, then tho elvetion of Gar- Held three weeks ence may be accepten asa fact, needing only an official declaration of the vote. What, however, will bo the result should tho Republleans carry Ohio nnd the Detno- erts carry Lndiana,—that Is, should cach party retain what {t now hos, and has had for so many years? In that event noth. Ing will be duelded save that nelther party has made a gain or sustained a loss, Such an outcome of the elestions on ‘Tuesitay will have thu effect of Intensifying the battle which Is to take plico in: New York, and of cominitting to the result In that Stato the de- termination whethor Hancock or Garfield will be elected:in November, It wHI be an adjournment of the battle and ofthe whole cumpalgn to the State of New York, by which the goneral result fn the Union must then bo deelded, Both -partles in both States have made the best fights possible, Doth sides express and perhaps feel strong confidence of favorable results, It ly useless to ventiro at this thie on predictions, so tho render will have to content himself with pnticnce and walt until ho gets ‘fie Trmune of Wednesday morn- ing ond then find the whole story of vietorles tnd defeats, losses and gains, a3 may be recordud vt the polla to-morraws HANCOCK AT PETERSBURG, ‘There is a great deat of Democratic bosh talked and written concerning tho martial deuds of the "Superb Hancock during the War of tho Rebellion, and a determinuid of- fort ou the partof tha Bourbons to strip other olltvers of the honors they achloyved and elevate Iiin te tho position of the “ sa- ylor of tho country” for his Napoleonic skill! and promptiinde in eritical momenta,” Que of thosu arrogant, clatins Most porsistently put forth--namelys that hesaved Washington and Philadelplia from, capture by his prompt deelsion that Cemetery Hldge wns the place whorv battle nist be given to the Rebuls—has, already been completely exploded by the oiticlat reourds of that campulgn, a3 well as by hisown dispateh to Gen, Mondo unioun- cing that’ he had sent hts traing back? and that "a retreat cout be. mide front Ceme- tery Hill under cover of the darkness.” But no Demougratls paper ean be coaxed or bull- dozed into publishing this letter of Hancock tu Meade, ‘ But Gettysburg is not {ho only place where the * Superb” showed hls tuability to decide ornctat critieal moments, Whon (rant, aftor the tarrlbla battles of ihe Wilderness, hod forced Lev’s army baels down to Coal Jlurbor tn frontof Richmond, where the Reb- els nade a stand, tholr position and fortiilen. tlons wore so strong as to necessitate other mnoyenunta, It was thon that hu pushed his loft wlng further south to selze Petersburg, Uancouk being given charge of the move went, Hancock did push on tu the very edge of Petersburg, whioh wns thon tude- Jended, Ho mlsht have entered tt the very day he arrived and mot with no reslétance except from a few senttered sentries; but he halted Ganand there, ‘Phe west morning tho Ines were oceuplod by Lee in force, and the opportunity to selza Puturabure, which Would havo flanked the communications of Richmond, was lost. The whole army was astonished. Not only officers but the pri vatesin Iancuck's corps stood there ond swortlered why thoy did not go tn atid ec eupy the town, ‘They grew Indignant thos next day 1s thoy saw one of Leo's army corps enter, throw up earthworks, and maka the position so strong that tnimediate capture’ wasimpracticable,—In reality, so strong that it took Grant seven oreight months afterwards before the place could buselzed nnd Richmond flanked. It was not until Grant had or dered Sherldan (after he hast cleaned out Early in the Shenandoah Valley) to make the advance on Petersburg that It was taken, Sherldan was n man of netlon He wont ahead, overlapped the Rebel wing, got In be- hind Petersbura, and captured it, ‘The Rebels tle. Shoridan follawed up his op- portunity and flanked Richmond. Grant nado his attack in front, and they both went into the elty together, This was In the spring of 1805, Lhe “ Superb” Hancock could have taken Petersburg and Nanked Richmond in the fall of IS, but he halted, hesitated, walted, when the town was wholly within his grasp; when Petersburg Iny before hin undefended, and the privatesoldiers of his corps wondered why ho was hesitating and halting. If the “Superb” lind been a man of military sagacity and prompt decision he would have gone right Into Potersburg the tay he ar rived fn front of It, and then posted round to the rear of Richmond, and Grant attacking on the right and centre would have driven Lee ont of ft and enavd the War then and there. Had the “Snperb"t been a man of decision and action, 0 soldier with brains as well ns mere physical courage, he would have saved twenty or thirty thousand lives nud hundreds of millions of money, would have shortened the War six months, and obylated tha necessity of tho Inst entl for trovps, Even Forney tn tis sycophantie Ifo of the “Superb” ean make no better excuse for this amazing balt than that Hancock dit not know, what every soldier in the corps dit know; that Grant wanted Petersburg takent Grant always wanted to take Rebels and Rebel towns and positions, ‘That was his standing volley. ‘the, sane Han cocklan ignorance was displayed at Gettys- burg, when ho did not know that a stand must be male nt Cemetery Hidge. ‘The srea- son that Hancock, was not denounced and court-martloled for this stupendous blunder in not seizing Petersburg when it Isy openand undefended before him wes, that he wasn dashing fighter in some cpisodes of that eat palgn, and tis gallautry, manifested under the orders of superior officers, was allowed tocondone a failure that cost hundreds of millions of money and thousands of Mves, and unnecessarily prolonged the War half a year. It showed, os Gettysburg showed, that in critical momonts he was not a man of deelsive action, and that all he could do was to obvy tho direet orders of a snporior mill- tary mind, z. Republicans haye no destra to lesson or de- preclate the honurs whieh Unneock fafrly galned in the War, or to discount his gal- Inntry on several ovcasions, but they are not willing that he sisal usurp honors belonging to other offleers, or strut about In this cam- paign ag an jackdaw, Wearing borrowed plumes. It Js thne that the Democrats ceased adyanelng those'absurd and baseless elas that their candidate “saved tho country.” ‘Ihe facts are azainst them. GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE FRENCH ARMY. Tho forelen papors, which 0 few weeks ago Were fled with details of thonnnual military mancuvres of the German army, to which Teferencs hasbeen mado in these columns, are now devoting considerable spruce to tho French reviews and muaneuvres, which are hardly less Interesting, Spenklng of the marching, the correspond: ent of tho London Times says that it was dong In better style than a yearago, ‘The men Were very cheerful, bat quiet, and fu no instance fell ont without leave. A curlons change has been made i halting, the signal for which is glven by the Colonel blowlng a whistle, ‘Tha whistle 1s also used to move them, instead of the biare of trumpets ond rattleof drinns, When hatted, the mon quietly fixed bayonets and stacked arms without aword of command, ‘There was in extraor- dinary want of uniformity about the clotilng and equipmontof the mun. ‘There were two kinds o£ knapsacks, two kinds of canteens, all kinds of boots, while some wore white gaiturs, others leather gaiters, and some none stall ‘The sume correspondent says: In addition to the wagon contalning tho regi: imental intrench ing tovla, Eau inthe rear ot each compiny a packhoras, led by wt soldier, ears Tring twelve plek sand chghteon shovels. Hu- xldes. those, in Hh squitd—thore are siXt quads por company ther fs ono mnt who ears ries natal pickix, and another whe garrles it srl short-handied shovel, Phug, without reekontng the tools carriud in the wagon, Which Mileht not be able to follow the reginent over Aitionlt wraut there nee in eneh company wt tho minouvrestwenty-alitht plekaxes und thirty tour shovels, not counting Uno ploneers' tools, ‘The artillery appenred to be well horse and fulrly groomed, but the wagons, lariess, ant general cquipment iid not seem to be In as good order as the Gorman. ‘Tho driving of tho artiliory was skitifni, Lhe Frenet now employ volleys of squads or sections and less Independent firing than heretofore, though fin the use of artillery they are still behind the Germans In using long-range fre atnost universally, unheeding the tessons of 1370, when tho Germanartillery, resardiess of losses, pushed wp close to tho enemy's tnfant- ty Hues und did torrlble damage. In another respect, however, tho Fronch have copled from tho Gurmuns—namely: that not only ure the compantos not inixed togethor, but even Baller nls, squnds, und sections are kept disthiet, which carries the responsibility: of command to the finest possible polnt, ‘he drunnners are rapidly belug discharged, and. the culrassiers are alse in process of aboli- Hon,—a polit which the Pines correspondent erlttelies ns follows? All Fronchien appoar to approve of this imensiire, und Lean well understand that. tho oulrasaery, constituting a simall minurity of the ariny, bave bad [ttle wad te thelr faver, am, howover, not ut ail certain that in an aris whioh hus do large a force of cavalry thie stop in Judlotous, Nea culrass will Keop Out a bullet fred from t rile ata close dintunee, If that bul let strikes the culrads dircetly. If, however, It strikes the oniriva nt even it sticht anule, i WH ghtneu olf, snd a” bullo: striking the eulrnss fudy.ifutall sport, will fail to ponotrate (ty Resldos, tho onlrass gives cuntldonce ty its woitre « hile (ft Linpreases his opponent, especlally in 4 charge of cavalry agdlast eavaley, Other things being equal, culuaasiers will always ovor- com orduary cavalry, Ushoutd have thought (bat tho mngnifivent behavior of tne entraasions it Relohshoton would huye waved tut braneh of the servic from abolition, Another mileal change has been made tn doing away altogether with tents. Hera. after, whether at mancuvres or In actual war, the French soldier will blvouac or be quartered on tho tnhabltants, Dy disponsing with tonts, the mobility of thoarmy Is zreatly increased, Sumuning up his observations, tho correspondent thinks that the troops have become anueh steadier fo marching and tn fring, without loslug any of thels clan, The Infantry he sets down as rough but good, the artillery fnferlor tu tho Infantry, and tho eavalry worst of all, tho French naturally nat being good rldurs nor fond of the saddle, while tho thine of service fy not long enough to give thom tho requisit etfectiveness before golug Inte the ranks, In closing his last letter ho says Tho convicHon at whieh Ubave arrived iy, that thouyts tho Prone urny continucs to mike promress, (bat progress hus been during tho past welve months less marked ttn ithas boon dure iny previous years. At the same tine, It ts onl, duat to say that au axcollontsplrit poovalts tte ‘all ranks, ‘There ls ay ovideut uuziety to luprove, ve and A most pralsoworthy cheerfttness under ‘npleasant circuntinees. | Thero da an utter absence of seumbiing, and {have only drunken soldier during those taneuvre morale nf the army ts indeed excellant, tt, ows ing to the absetica of reprit de corp, dito to the constant changes among (he ollleers and mon of regiments, the changing of numbers, ote. and jo tho absence of atrichicss In details, Tenn well understand Ghat demoratization, i oneo it got In, would be vory mupict. Univorsat service wis adopted In France In 1872, after the close of the war with Cer- many, and 1 will require twenty years before the'army will arrive at its full strength, At that thine ft will munber nearly 2,500,000 Aghting men, Of those, about one-half will be fully ready to take the fled, every man having served a year fn the ranks, while bee Hind them will be 300,000 reserves and the territorial army, which will be in much bet- ter condition than that which encountered the Germans in 1870, Commenting upoit its effectivenoss, the Pall Mall Gazette says? As the full portod during which recruits serve iu the netlve army and [ts reserva fs nearly: completed since tho hiv was passed, it is probe ablo tint at this moment Prince could put moro than a iniiiion inon in tho fot; and, thowith tho solders of the reserve are only now Deglnning to piasinte tho territorial army, whieh there- forn lieks tho tewly-trained element which they wil furulal. that territorial army: is orimzed ton consideratle extent, and contulns, more. over, all the veterans who fought in the wirs of tho Second Rinpire since th Halian eninpaiga, It is thorefore by no mouns to he despised, expes y when wo remember U ne mantodd of Friunce fall altnost inatinetively Into military habite, and that the best of worte In tha fate war—the defense of Belfort—was per formed to a great extent hy mw trvops, Unquestionably the army is in better con- alition than over before, and France fs 0 strongor military nation than at any previous tne In her history; and yet it fs tn vosstble to read the letters of. these corre- spondents, even after giving all credit for the dash and gallantry of Freuch soldiers, without feeting the conviction that they are stil far behind the German army in effective strength, and that in another encounter with tho fatter’s mighty leglons they would again be crustied., THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT. The world of entertatmment opens Its at- tractions to the public In thls clty very slow- ly, ‘The drama 1s under fall headway and well patronized, but tho traveling entertain- ments, lke the opera, whieh involve grent expense, nro hardly yet advanced beyond the issuing of prospectuses, ‘The ontloole tndl- cates that tho season will open very Inte, though we #liall have as tinny troupes tn the field as ever before, That early bird, uuna Abbott, has been here aud gone, and now we shal linve to walt tntll December for opera and finportant concerts, ‘They will then pour in here y ropidly. Following ench other in quick succession wilt come the Strackosh- ttess English opera company, the Boston Ideal company, the Dudley Buck opera com- pany, Mapleson’s Itallan opora, the French opern boule, tho Ambré company, and numerous other minor companies, besttes n swarin of concert organizations. ‘I'Ne pubile will lose nothing by walting, for many of the tronpes which will come here ure very strong, and the performances promise not only to be very good but exceptionally brilliant, ‘The Strakosel troupe will present some of the best singers on the English stage; the Mapleson, the very Hlowerof those on the Italians and the Ambré, a ducided novelty In hearing French singers In grand opera; while the Boston Ideal will give us the best of Ainerican singors, ‘These, In ad- dition to scores of great artists In the con- eort combinations, ought to satisfy any one, Our home socleties, though somewhat Iate in the field, nro not materially bebind in their preparations, and will offer wnusual attrac. tons in the performance of new ond tinpor- tant works, ‘Tho close of the season will make amends for tho Inteness of Its com- miencement, as it will be profonged into the summer, closhig with two great festivals, One of them will bo the National Sitngerfest, whieh wil be attended by thousands of Germans from all parts of the country, and will boa very Imposing af- fair, a3 our German citlzens are determined that Clhiengo shail outdo oll other cities In the social and mustenl features of this great Dienninl gathering. ‘The other will bo aamnu- sical festival under the nusplees of Mr, Theodora Thomas, which, It 1s hoped, will be the Initlativa of numerous others, like those gtven in Clnefnnati. ‘Choro ts but one cause that can bo given for the Jatoness of the com- mencoment of tho season, and that Is, the Presidential campatzn, Thne was when inanagers thought that the exeltement and bustle of a political campalen were fa- yorable to thom, arguing that people would wot Ured of tho exeltement and want somo rest aud diversion, but repented losses havo convinced them such Is not the case, The excitement does not let up-until attar elec .,tlon. ‘Then theso who stieceed will go fo the opera because thoy feel good, and those who nra unsuccessful will co because muse hes chars to soothe, Mence, the operatle inanagers will not sot ont upon thelr travels until after the election {3 over, when, If Garileld fs elected, overy ona will ba 80 happy that he will want to ga tothe opora, and the managers will be In clover; while, on the other hand, If Unancock ts vlected, every man will consult his pocketbook with apprehension, ‘Che universal determination of managers not to commence work until aftor the eleetlon shows the deep hold the cumpalgn has upon the paople, and their de termination not to attond to any other aifairs until political fssues are settled ono way or, tho othor—not oven amusement. Unanne in any other way to meet or ane swer tho statements contalned in tho recent lotter of 9 member of Qen. Hnncock's state regarding tho extreme Habillty of Gen, Hane cock to aulfer a stroke of apoploxy, some of the Democratic journals have been reduced to tho necessity of declaring the letter In question a forgury concocted In the oftiea of Tuy Cincago Trmuny, ‘This Answer will not suiltce, for the assertion is not true, ‘Tho lotter Is genuing, and ‘Line Taunt ts amply propared ‘to .verlfy the fact, Every word contutned In Tae Trmune's reproduction of the letter was contained in the letter Itself; there were some things, of 8 private or Irrele- vant character, which were omitted as bolng of no Interest to the public In general, The lotter was forwarded to ‘Tae Triutxe with pernlsston ta use te on couditlon that the name of the author be withheld, It waa stated that the totter was written to a gentle man in Lowa; wo are now prepared to stale to whom it was weltton and by whom sent to Tan Tianese. ‘Tho followlng will show: STUART, In., Oot. 5, IRW.—To the Bdltor of Tho Chieagy Priiine-Diesty Stn {xond you tho one olusad letter froin a personal Criond, Leltuving {has the palttionl portion Uf EN tot wil! bo of Yaluo to tho country, Planae have the khudaysa to retern the letter dn case you door de not make usy of it. Vory reswotfully, ALM. Sanci, A cincensn ndvoeating tha lection of Jlancock, Engllsh, anda “change” lings beon wut forth by cortain Democratic business: mun of thiselty, ‘Litrty-two slgnatures are Attached, Some of the slgiors are business- men only by tha most Hberal rule of cone struction.. Ono ts a hotulkespor, onu a theatre manager, three Board of Trade men, half a dozen retlred cupitalists, one real estate oporator, a stock-broker, aud three moimbors uf one familly and several cand dates for ollico coustitute a portion of the little Hist. ‘Phe names of some vory enluent business-inen heretofore supposed to be Denovrats are consplenous by thotr absence, Tho wholesalu trade of Chicagu is poorly represented, One member of a large dry. goods dstablishinont syns, but his partnera do uot Somo wholesule grocers put down MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1880. thelr names, but a score of the most pron. nenthonses tt this ine ty Chteago—those tnt averybody thinks of when the Krovery trade 13 mentioned—nre not on this list. One hard- ware morchaut, and he nota member of an fiportant ilrnt, has lent his name for the oe easton, ‘Che boot and stioe, hat and cap, clothing, uring, millinery, aud othor trades have not a representative in the entulog, The only manufacturer fs Mr. GC. 11. MeCor- mick. By comparison with this sill eam. pany of Democratic businessmen, the Ree publlean busluess-mon of the city, numbering thousands, are on army with banners, It would be possible with very Ittle effort to get chough signatures of men opposed toa change ofthe Government or its Hnanelal policy, opposed to any fisent experiments or tamporing with the present satisfactory state of trade and commerce, to fll a page of Tne ‘Tri and this vast lst would represent, wo believe, nine-tenths of the capital engaged tn employliyg labor, fu manue factures, and tt active mercantile pursuits In this city, Ose A. F. Bradley, who sizns himself “A Biack Republican of tho Thirteenth Ward," writes a whinlng loiter to the Democratia or- gan, the substatice of which fs that ho was nfter ollley for hiinself or some oihor person, and, fall Ing to get it, rushes into print to announce Unat he intends to yate tho Demvcrntle county tlekot outof revenge. Mo gives this ug hls rea- son for demanding ofleo: Thore are certainly uot less than 2,000 colorid voters In Cook County. and the Republiedn voto of Cook County’ being never to exeead 6 and often less ‘than 40,00), you will thorefore vercelve, Mr. Republican Nomines, that wo aro netunlly,and Brenan and honestly entitled to tio plives on tho tlekot, which some one of yott ure wrongfully usurping. . The census returns buts,400 negroes in Cook County, Including men, women, and childron, out of a population of 695.0%) or conslterably Jess than one ina hundred, Tho newro vote of the county Ja about. 1,100, and if tho whole Re- Publican voto is 57,000 (which is not far from correct) thore fy less thanone vegro voter int fifty of tho party. But the funny purt of this colored gent’s Idea fs, that the nominations must always bo apportioned pecording to race and color, and not by reason of fiiness or quallfles- tions. fife is going to support tho Hemvcratto tleket, he suys, because (ho Republican Conven- ton did not divide up thelr tleket by rule of race and color, But have the Democrats done so avy more than the Republicans? There are & goml many Ltallans, Fruneh, Swiss, Velgiuns, Canndians, Seoteh, English, Bobemlans, and Austrians, How many of each: .of these races und iattonalltivs have tho Demo- erats put on tholr tleket? Lor him exninino thelr ticket and see, It 1s slmply Impossible to subdivide 4 tleket among 4 dozen nationalities and ¢ervo the general wolfare, . Politiciins curry this sortof business now furthor thin is good for tha putile tuterest. Putting forward elaiina for office baaed not on merit, but race, Is uspecies of Know-Nothingivin, und the tess It Is practiced the bettor for the public good. et Tie discovery of the planet Neptune In 1816 ortited forth from tho Inte Prof. Pulres 2 ras view of Loverrier's oaloulations, Tho discovery had been made as the result of Leverrier’s theo- ry that the perturbations in tho orbit of Uranus were due to tho presunce of an tndiscovered pivnet that thon lag in tho sama direction from tho eurtiias Uranus, Prof, Pelree showed, how- ever, that the diseuvery was a remnatkably fort- unate accltont; because, though Levercler hid inade his catculations with wonderful accuracy, his [deal planet was only one of two diatinet |. euuses by whieh the perturbations of Uris could be explained, One of theso Levorrier tind enlenduted correctly, wile the manet Neptuno, supplying the other enuse, happened to be in the sane atralght Ine from the earth as Uranns only in tho yonr 306, Mr. sefreo first prohounced this viow jn # communi- eution wo the Amerfenn Academy. [tis related that Edward Byerutt, who was present at tho meeting, Inighed at the notion of such erittelsmn upon the distinguished Freneh astronomer, and asked to hnye the communieation Kept a seeret, thut tho Asauclation might not be brought tuto ridicule. ‘Tho eatcutations were publlatied, hows over, and after mesting much criticism were ne- cepted, waoeek ‘ —— ‘Tis new Postinaster-General of England, Mr, Faweett, has tiken a step which is causing much bittor discusston in Hngllsh goolul clrclos aud bringing down the wrath of all Tories on bis hond. Tho canso of tho fuss $s thug atateds The latest step in Clyil-Service reform in Ene gland has had some curions features avout If, It svems that the fomale clurkships In the Post+ Oltles Departinent have been reserved hitherto for “Indles of oud jualting “eetturt is, for tho Quuzhters of army otlivors, professionut men, clergymen, and of younger sons of count if fume Mios—-whow clroumstanees have compulled to ourn tholr bread, Mr. Paweott has brought this régime to an end by pine tt these clerkships open te the competition of ull women who can Drlig certiticates of jprottelaney fromuny female gollogo or froin the University local examinors, The change hus ralgod wt yreat outory wong ho ‘Tories, some of whom re dla nt to lool on it us anothor assault of tho Hadleats on tho Constl- tutton, and 1¢ hig also culled out Kxome very odd writing on that ride jn tho newspapers in dos fonsy of the thoory that well-born women, when forced to carn thofr flying, ought to he shtulded dn some inannor from having tostrugglo against the kind of woines who uct ns shop-irls and do commeorclal work, Much of this welting would thirty or forty yours ago tn Bogland have been necepted asi statement of more trulsms; now Atoxcites great ridient <a No onx who reads the Natlon will necitse it of any favoritism respecting the Iepublican purty, 'That fuct gives Toree to tho fottowlug oxtrnot from it columna; Wo prosnme that thero fa Htttlo question thit tha weakness of the stook market, in the tuce of tho large ratiroad earnings und the uetlvity of business in almost every branch of industry, bs dug, In some degreo, to the grent Tnerense oF un vortalnty ua to the result of tho Prestdentiil eluotion eaused by the Maine elecdon. There it nothiig the business world likes yo much and fds go yalunblo as certainty with regu to tho futuro; there 14 hardly any atata af the law, as lone us property is xeonre, to which trade enn not udupt its and unter which aetive and Intellurent mon cannot make money, If thoy are only mare Uaat ie with not be euddenty nttered, Whitever be thu defvots of the present tinasial levisiation of the gountry, it is undeniable that ngrent prosperity oxtsta tndor it, and It Is ikoly to continue for a fow years, ff no sudden or violout champs be mare ii it. Pho business of the vountry haw, fn other words, adapted: Htaeit to thosituntion created tor jUhy Hepah- hean teglition; and the iepublican party he, 40 the present canvass, tho great advantaze of beng able ro promisa that, if it remains in power, this situation will Inst . a Lainconn described the situation In 1890 In ® controversy with ox-Goy. Bradford, n pros tended Unioulst of Maryland In 1803, who 1s an ardent Hancock man, Hke att ol Copperheats and Rebels, Our grout President used these words, Your sinzgostion that nenrly all tho onnttdates are toyal Ld not think quite moots the case, Tn this strayyly for tho Natlon’s Ife T exnnvt so. conildantly rely an those whose ‘election may have depended upon abloyil votes, Such moti, when vleoted, may prove trie, dit auch voted are aia dient in the expectation that they wit prove inc, Isthia not very much tho situation to-day? Tanenek depends for bls cleetion eblotly on alae foyul votes, [Le will revolve a mest Inalgniiionnt vote from mon whe aver wore Nitional Unlone ists. And, a8 Tdnooth sald, such men, when olvotod, may perhaps prove true, but tho votus given them are in the expectation thut thoy will prove false, a Mu. WILTtAM Feasting, Democratio State ‘Treasurer, and cundidate for relleation In Ine Giana, wrote to i fetond in Fort Wayno us fol- ows? It fs reported that Twill ran behind my tlesot more than 1,000, If thats she fot Lt bid: bers tor yet Of tho toket, ‘Tho campatgn will, papauelve, wim thon to be bouten would ruin, ue ‘Thla ts equivalent to a vonfossion that Br, Memlug thinks tho Demooratle Statu ticket will not reeelve more thi 1,00) majority. Me saya, in offect, that If he runs $,009 behind tho ticket ho will bo dofouted, and this mons that tho sanceal deket, fn. bts oglulad, will nat raecive More than $000 majority, © ‘The Tnitlanspolls Jouraalromurka on thias “In our opinton, It will bu dofeated from 0,000 to 10,00 Ry tho way, If Mr. Floming dosiros to duo the ortginal Jetter from whieh tho above Is quoted wo oun show it to ula." a dy Tudlang on ‘Tuesday shall repeat tho Dotmocratio victory usual in that State, thon tho Democrats may vuunt on tho Sotld Bout bis and diana 15, total 153 Eloctoral votes, require ing Mother Elevtoral vutos- to clovt Hancock. Without tho yote of New York those will be impoastble, Bo the roador will seu that in tho evens of Indiana gulvg Democratic te-emosrow y patent becomes tas pentant for Re Ann dvaion on the vote of tha State af New York in Navemtior Wo concede that a Republican victory to-morrow In Oblo wit not Indleato anything beyond the fact that the Republicans hive retained and carried a Republican Btate, tinlese tholr miajor- ity fe ineronacd, So, If tho Democrats carry Andlana by no more than thelr mngority in 1476, {twill monn nothing more than that the: Deno- ernta have heen able to retain a Demoerntio Statehave not lost it. Tf, however, Ohio shall go Democratle, or Tadtann go Repibltean, then tho election will hive nstynificance and an of- fect witlesprend and far-reaching, the general eat << ‘Ti shipping conventlon at Boston wit- nessedt a remurkavle change of front on tho part of some extreme Protectlonists, ‘Tho hope- lusness of ‘nttempting to retatabtish the mers ehnnt marine tinder tho present Navigation laws win generally atmitted, The subsldy-huntors, however, Inslated upon Government bounty na a necessary ntixiinry to a system of free trade in ships. It will bo aomo time after the ropent of the Navigation Inws, however, befure thy need of Goveruiment ald can be brought home to tho people, The marine will thon speedily be ina flourishing condition, and st will be more ait. fleutt than over to get approprintions from the ‘Tronaury to support private enterprises. a St. Lovrg, Ock 9&—Willism IL Barntunt, Chalrman of tho: Demoeratio Nuttonal Con mitteo, arrived hero at 1 o'clock this morning, hott a conference with prominent puliticians, visited the flr, nnd left to-nicht for Indiinapo Ms. We would not be interviewed on political subjeots.— freed hhpeiteh, Hyw inany “ sonsoned sleepers" for hia steal ralizond did he purchase in St. Towls? Ho may, discover (hit: hig st. Loule tlos aro not sen soned” enough to yote In Indiana to-morrow. ——————— ‘Tut closest possible figuring has been done on the Indiana olection, Hvory resktont of the Stute temporarily nbsent but. ontitled to yote has beon brought home, ‘Tho Indiana students ut Ann Arbor, twenty-six in number, loft for home Saturday, aud some college boys huvo to- turned home from the East ‘The poputntion of Indiana on cteetion-day will be many thousand Jn oxeous of that shown by the census, —— 320 1g the number of mortgages that BI Bngitsh foreclosed when ho turned the uns fortunate mechanics of Indianapolis ont of dvors to shiver In the cold, after seizing and ap- proprinting property which thoy had In many eases nearly, and In all more than halt, pald for, Ite depends on the yotes of mechanics to place him where ho ein succeed Hancock fn the Pres- dency ufter tho latter hag u stroke of apoplexy. — Tu Glohe-Democrat, speaking of tho lot- tor written by o friend of Gen. Hiticack’s, and republished from Tile Crago ‘TRtUNE, Pree dicting tho eurly death of tho Gunoral in the event of hls election, snya: * We have predicted tho same thing very often, but not In tho way suxgested by tho writer of this lotter. ‘Thy Solid South will put atrychnine in Huncock’s ton." ——— Tre Rey, Stopford Brooke has seceded from the Church of England and become a Unl- tarian, It is stated that the majority of hls con- sregution, Including tho Judgo Advocate Gen- ora, wilt follow him; but this ja doubted, For along tine Mr. reoke his been recognized as one of tho most cloquent and thoughtful preach- ors In tho Chur a Berna down on “nigger domination,’ Mr. Ifancovk must bo plonged to reflect that this rank heresy hus Yeon thoroughly rooted out in the South, ‘The nigger thore at tho present day “dominutes” nothing but bocerke and hog, and not enuugh of thotn, << To-morrow will sottle tha point whether Mancook and English will rematn on tha Demo- Confed tloket tu Nov. 2 If Ohlo and Indiann both yo Republivan, tho “Superb " wilt concludo to go out of politics and romain fa tho regular army. a —__ A aneat deal of Deniocratic money in In- diana aud Ohto fs going to dend-beats who bave aways voted tho Democratic ticket, but now represent themselves ng Mepublicans so thit their alleged “convictions” may be removed. << — Ay Indianapolis is fond to be exactly the number of mochanics', widows’, and Inborors’ homestoniis (hit DIL “English gobbled by means of foreclosing mortgiges during the hard times on money loaned on usurious rates of Interest. Se ‘Tne Truth, 2 Now York nowspaper, pub- shes a portrnit of a mock auctioncor swindlor, anid tho personal resemblance to Ill Bnglleh ts Bu romarknble that it woutd Justify tho great Forectoser in an nation for Ibel. —————— Tue Cineinnatl Commercial refuses to he acured by the spectre of a third term which Mr. Danu raises up. The Cincinnatl editor remom- bers that Mr, Gurfeld bog not promisod to con- tino himself to one term, ——— Mu. IAancocie says: £ am opposed to nigxor domination,” Io algo snyss A Treo and falr ballot and 2 falr count fs tha priceless herl~ tayo of free men." Which principle docs he bo- Neve in? — Bey Burra says that he Joined the Demo- erate party to protect the nogeoes, but Hancock deelures that he isopposed to “ niguer dominns on,” oven whon tho blacks ure Inu majority, ——— Tis Clneinnatt Conuucrotal facetlously observes: Dr. Fowler would havo been an ore nament of the press if ha bad not squandered tho duys of his yunth in tho study of theology." ——— No stan,ean vote for Hancock without vot- ing for English, and no mun oan vote for En- xlish without voting for tho moancst man in tho United States, ————— Tie rush of Democratic ropentors to Ine dinna shows alarms alon¢ the froutiora of tho Confodvrnoy, Ir is no disgrace to lose a steady Demo- erutic Stato, but it is high honor to gain ona PERSONALS, “ Professor’—Slo transit has nothing to do with un ambulance. You tose tho bot, Green apples aro 2% cents a bushel, The price of patn-silter can bo loaned at any drugy store. New York {s preparing for an wnusualty aay winter, an extra tlerof cells baying boon placed In the Lomba, Bernhardt had better hire Aleck Stephens to stay away from Now York if she wants bor ongagenunt to Le a genuine suceess, “What Is the best way to pickis onlons?”? naks tlady render. Got out on a desort fatand, and do not come honte until six mouths after tho ontons aro pleklud. During hls recent visit to Hamilton, the Marquis ot Lorne was tronted to « fifteon-mine ute address tu ancient Gaotle, He is now pre- pared for w vialt frum his mother-in-law. Senator Cameron will wave an cloyatar in hig new bonsy at Washington. Civilization ne vomplishos wonders, It is only a few yours since Wman would be carcfully propped agalnst the front door and tho boll rung by aympathlalng #ilends. , Tho Boston sldvertiser giyos a lot of ine atructlons for presorving autuma leaves, but thoy. aro wholly useless, Just lave it to tho boys torake up tho autumn leaves and carry them out of the yard, and i the epring you will huve every one OF thom ou hand ‘There was 8 young mau of La Porto Whosy lea wore excood|ngly short; Bo ho wuld, © L will Got Sho (rat cent £ cus got ‘That I walk ta tho Kio del Norte.” Channing. ‘ A Rew York paper, speaking of uncultured wives, suyas Thoy vannot enjoy intelligently iqvod pluture ura youd novel. ‘Thoy love the frothlest Hiterature and music, aud know no more of the sticring ovents of the world than a oynogephalus knows of the dita of ethics,” ‘Tle brutal and uneullod-for attavk.on the oyno- cophalus is auothor ovidency of tho hardening intlucnees of a groat political contest, Your road through life may bo thorny, Your bod not of roses or downy Romember what Bhakepeure hag written ‘Of those on whose head tos a crown; It @ hard to toll fate aud early— ‘Yo delve or to wearily atitob; Do your best to [inprove yourcondition— But—don’t hurry too fast to bo rlek) ~W, He Youderbit, -onstrations, RELIGIOUS, — Dr. Thomas Preaches His Farewell Sermon in Con= tenary Church. The TLong- Expected Announce. mont of His Views and Kellefs. He Declines to Indorm tho Orthodox Hell and Its Flames, And on Other Polnts Differs Ma« torially from the Method- ist Doctrinee Prof. Swing’s Sermon on-a Love’ able Religion—Other Serve ices Yesterday. : DR, THOMAS, IIS LAST BEUMONIAT OANTRNANY<ITI8 NELTO* 1OUS RBLIEF DEFINRD. ‘Tho Rev. Dr. Thomns, who has for three years ‘beon pastor at Centenary M. E. Church, closed his term thore yesterday. It was known that ho would proach his lust sermon ut night, and that fact, togethor with nn tinpression that he might, sry something about the burning questions that haye nrlson during bls pastorate, drew to the ebureb a crowd which it was much too small to comfortiy seat. ‘The alstes wore Allod with chairs, and even tho spice within tho calls was picked with ladles, Tho Hey. Dra. Miller and Stone, the Rey. Mr. Nate, and Mr.C, 1, Carter, wore with Dr. Thoinns on tho platform. The sermon, which is given below in full as he spoke ft, fs a clear, preelse, and unequivocal statement of his position on the three points concerning which he has been at odds with the Conferences and anny of his ministerint brethren,—tho atonemont, sternal puuishinont, and the {nepiration of tho Scriptures. Many of his statements, ag will be sovn, wore received with murmurs of agent or falnt hums of ugrooment, which xfterwards deepth hearty wnd general oapphinsv. Judging fron tho = universality of .thoas dem- thera is no question that his Methodist = hearera = cannot stomach the doctrine of a mutertul holl-flro, The challenge has now been mado to tha Cons feronev, which meota ‘Tiosday, and st remains to bo soon in whut spirit [t wilt be rocolved. ‘The Doctor spoke ut timos with grout oarnest. ness and impresslyencss, his volvo rising and swolling with tho Importance of tho thome, and was listened to with an attention which fow sponkers, lnyinen or clorgymun, cuts hope for, He took ns his text; “ Out of thoabundatico of tho. motth tho heart speaketh, for by thy words thot shalt ho just Hed, and by ty words thou sult bo condemned,” Malley tlh 34, 37 ‘Tho inner life manifests itself in many ways; {t tranatixures tho countenmnee, It comes out Jn Hnes of retinement,jortenderness, or sinecrity and goodness, or in Hnes of conrsoncss, and ernelty, and falseness, that come at Inst to reat upon tho faco and inark §t a8 good or tnd,» Lho Pnasions of tho soul may be seen In tho pattor or Hush of the aheck, in the {ines and shadows of tho eye, or in tho Inughter or tears. Our Sa- ylorin His teachings very often spoke ot tha heart, the Inner Ite, and ‘ita outer manifesta. ons, It seems to ome thut in the text before ous Ue had tn imind the thought that the heart Is like a fountaln, and its pourhuzs forth are found in apaeeh, In words that express and ombody inward principles und, thoughts, and making binguio thus the outer Mnaifestation of the fe within, [lo says that our words shalt ya inte Judgment, and that by thom wo shall be Justified or condemned, ‘Kukhig this thought that out of tha abundanco of tho heart or the overtlowing of tho heart tho mouth Spoukullic tt Ane scomed to mo ontirely: proper that FP phonidat this hour give oxpross slon to somo of the thoughts and feelings thn hava long struggled In my own breast, and that hove been # part of your’ thoughts singe Dan | with you and haye Niled no {nconsiderable placa inthe iniuds of tho public, ‘The first thoupzht that must come to cach one of us hero at this thne fs that with thisevenlng's survice my publica mfnistrations here 2g sone pustor must cease, ‘The Cull three ee anit allowed by the law of our C,burch fins expired. Leannvt, for some time at Venst, stand befors you again in this relation, It i not for us now. to oritiviso this Inw. Aga luwot, tho Church, if fs for us ta accept It and to wbey it, Personally, howover, [ must bo permitted to say that {have Jong thuught that this arbitrary Hoiltution of tho pastorate stands in tha way of our bust Work and succoss ny adunpanlontupospealtlty In tho lurge cites, where families of the Lutter clied Deco settled and want semathlog settled In thotr pastoral relations’ with those who shill baptize their children, suall marry thom, and shullstund by tholr gravos. It has seamed to ine also that ‘this arbitrary Imitation and ro+ moving of men kiterferes with one of the mosd saerod things Jn tho tite of the young, and that {3 thelr natural and proper relation to their re= Higtous teachers, It prevents tho growth of affection, and when the hort bas thus been shocked = few times It J upt to los Ita fuer feclings, Yan with .tho loss of those ia upt to bueomed! Indifferent and to put away or neglect the altars It once loyod. should ask no botter churel or a stronger church thin aught tobe grown from any «vod Sunduy-echnot tn twenty yeurs, Ithis seemed to me ‘aso that this arbitrary Jaw bag the effect pructically of trking the cars trol of men's Hyves wholly outot tho hands of God, only nso far as Ho may uso thom in ona place for tho limited tile, And its ef ‘ut furthor 14 to drive omuny oof our best mon away, tu lead” thom to eeck homes in other donomlnations, and with those who reimin tho offuct is ty maka our prenchers restive in the pastorate. Lhoy grow weary of moving, und thoy nro roudy, 18 0b rule, to ne nny editorahlp, or professorship, or any agency that may alter, that ther, and e4 peotully thulr futallics, muy Aid ahome, ‘Cote is hot the cuse in other churches, aud sot ao jong asthe preachora muke the lw, and thoy make It tone church vers turgely, C suppose thay Ought not to complain of tt. Thnyve never sougho to inoddle with the legislation of tha Church, but have accepted its it has come from thelr hands; but thesy opinions, arisiug from a quape ter ofa contury’s observation, hive eoiny to bo settled with me asobjections dint He, not agalnss the (tneraney—T would pessurve: uguinat ite absolute Hinitations, Another thonght that arises bore, and ft is ‘useloas fur you or nie to ienore if, or try to pus Itaway, Js that of the poculiar relation in which you, a6 a Chureh, have stood, and 1, as your Pastor, have stood for thy just two, yoars,—& relation not only peculiar, but pootilucly une plonaunt, and in any respects panda, This bud not arison frond any differences * gong onraclyes, fur wo have had harmony. It is true that thera have been tines when tho utterunces of words from this pulpit have evened to be too strong, or too bold, or too radical, anda ripple of exeltomant hua spread through tho compregation; but! think {t letruv, wiso, that the more wise and thoughtful ono - aftertpey had weighed oulinly all those utters anices Gare found, to guy tho fonst, that thoy ro tril, Hut we hnvo not boon permitted {0,64 along in tho management of our atatcs, She Cane Terence, to whieh we @homd att be loyal a4 o part of tho Chureh, folt that it wag ite duty ta take v partinoue affairs, und two yonts ago, ie tho close of my first your's pastorito, 1 went to she Conferonce snd funded in iy reports, My fame was ealied: in the Railay Geli, and my churacter passed ae ft iad boon many yenra bee fore, Then there was a coninitive croutod~ sOnicthing that, so fur as Lb kuow, wis now it Methadlsin up to {ine tie, —onilod a Committoe on Conference Kolations, Tenlled taking of a Methodist Grand Jury by murmur amongst Aue yt audiences], — beonuse persons cou) fo that | Cominitios © and, We seeret, complaints, and my cise thoy a dhl aa, and T did not kuow then, nor dol know now, nur baye | bees able to tnd out, who oe werd, nor just what complaints they uttered. aber never touk any delinit abapy so 1 gould roully got ut wen, ‘Vhs Coummliies appeared before the Conference that. Monday fuaeninge and stated that complaints bad reached (tio refereneo to myself, aud frintedintuly wo Con ference went [ito secret deaston, und it oontine ued thus in svoret session, | think, during flvo sessions. uve i futalling with dlasanlo lodges In anita dca sein Furhpnely trpul ay and J do not think that [over knew 9 lod tobe guarded with wore serlous care than wie that dveret session. den wore not permitted to tale Joud we sume dlethodtes preachers aro npt to, aud bad to be called ta accuunt frequoutly for fear somebody would hour thein from the win dows. Tt wad a kind of fatherly, intoriunl attulty In which there way nothing very doflalt before thom but myself, and nothing very dott wbuus myself, or my chnracter, or wy teachlage, only rumor. Sly publtabed sermons bad boon broad past before the world for Ga Yot not ono wus brought, forwant, ‘they did” yote on one sermon I preached before the Conference and stom! up aud condemacd it iu this Ibght, that no loyal Mothodiat preacher could preach ft, and shore was this slugulur thing hupponod: Tho night [ preached the sermon—a speaker of long uxpurience soon knows whother hu hus tho syne pathy of the audience—T had not aut down after the conclusion of tho yerinon until one of the éo-vatlud wtrong mon of our church rusbed to sido aud tuuk mo by tho bi “Brother ‘Thomas, those uro 1: And tho nest day whon that at ned into - 1