Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 16, 1880, Page 11

* Two CIVILIZATIONS. Btato Debts and Repudiation—Tho Blackest of Black Lists. Tho Issue on Which thg Solid South Is Solidest. ——— ‘the “Homp-Ruto” of Mississipp! and the Home-Rulo"’ of Massachusetts Compared. $0.61 to $1.04, the Measore of the Solid South aud the Solld North fn the World's Markets, Important Questions for November, From Our Own Correspondent. Wasminaton, D.C., Oct. 18,—Mr, Robert PY, Vorter, of Chilengo, who now occupies a yory Important position in the Census Onice, and {s one of the principal contd jutors of Ger, Walker In tho great work of taking and com- piling the consus of 1880, has prepared for the November number of the International Ie- vic a very exhaustive, elaborate, and re- markable article on “ State Debts and Repu- iation.” An examination of the proot-sheets of this article makes it apparent that thera has never beforé appeared so authuntic and romprehensive a paper on tho subject of which {¢ treaty, Tho claim cau ren- -yonably be made for ft thet ft fa accurate in tho minutest details, and tho paper Will undoubtedly bo ncedpted ns the final authority upon this vexed ques- tion, The results of this Investigation—which has oxtended over 9 pertod of many months, and Jn the course of which access has been had to the best original sourecs—disclose facts which are worthy the most serlous at- tention of all business-men, and of all thoughtful patriotle men, in view of the pending Presidential contest. Mr. Porter fs nota politician; he Js a statisticlan and an economist; but no ono can rend THE CHAPTER UPON REPUDIATION which he presents without Inqulring wheth- ‘er tho aggregation of States, known pollt- feally ns the “Solid South,” which has such n finanelal record, {3 tho political power to which tho control of the National Govern- ment should be intrusted, The doctrine of “Tome-Rule” {na Republic is 5 wholesome “doctrine; "but {¢ is a political principle properly subject to somo condittons, Tho Inboring men, the capitalists, honest mon everywhere, for instance, would prefer the “Lome-Rule” of a section which pays its debts, and whoso bonds are ata premium in the world’s markets, to the ‘' ome-Rule” of sconimunity of States which has repudiated its debts, and whose statesmeu boast of that dishonor. Few taxpayers and few men who by honest Industry hope sumetime to havea homestend that may be taxed, would, with their eyes open, choose the Tlume-Rulo” of the Solld South, the average yalue of whosa bonds for eight yeurs has been 61 cents on -tho dollar, to the *Home-Rule” of tho Enstern, Middle, and Western States, whose securities during the samo perlod have had on average salable yalue of $1.05, Yotthntls tho relative dif- ference between the two sections in the mar- kets of the world, which are the mensure of # people's honor. The civil rule and elvil administration of Republicanism aro rated. Jn thoeyes of the world at $1.0 (Rhode Island); the civil rulo and civil udministra- tion of a Solld South aro rated by the sama standard at $0.19 (Arkansas)! This Is ono pf tho suggestions presented by this comptila- Mon of statistics, The Repudiation chapter, however, forms but an Incident in the Ins- tory of the Stato debts presentad in the arti- ele, of which tha following is A BRIEF SUMMARY? Mr. Porter shows that the history of Stato debts 1s properly snid to dute‘fromn® the’ year 1840, when tho States of tho Union were In debt only about $13,000,000, During the next. guven years the freater part of the debt which caused so much financial embarrassment in 18$1 and 1843 was con- tracted when the State Governments Inid the foundation for a serles of financial disasters which. have since overtaken many of our States, ond disgraced us both at home and abroad. ‘The increasa In the whole public debt of the States from 1830 to 1810 amounted. to $178,409,081,, ‘Tho Sinte debts of the differ- ent sections of the country wore ns follows, June 25, 142: Rastorn States.,.., ‘Middle States Bouthern Stat Western States, Total...... $218)787,016 The writer shows that, duging the scven ears following tho eluction of Gen. Jackson nn 1828, & yehement desire rose to construct Brent publle works, ehlely such ag facill- uted and promoted internal cominerce, Our forelgn commercial debt had been pald with 60 much promptness that European capital Asta formed s very high opinion both of our Tesources and our honor, ant they took tho stocks of the States ns freely as If thoy had been gold and allver until theso stocks reached the enormous proportions given in above table. ‘Then camo ‘THE CALAMITY. ‘The Ban! of England found itaelf In a eritic- slcondition; there was a scarcity of money Mn England; prices fell; stocks were unsnla- Dies the United States Bauk of Pennsylvania stopped payment, and its example was fol- lowed by every bank south of Philadelphia, Men's eyes were at Jast opened; they saw the country: had not recovered from tho elfect of years of speculation, and that. the attempt to return toa false position had but increased thelr diMcutties. A’ panic followed; alt eepberty seethod fora time to have lout its -Yalue, Some of tho States, to which the ‘writer particularly refers, refused, mid othors owitted, to provide for the Interest which suad becomo payable on their debts. ‘Tho era of repudiation began, Afr, Porter thon gives in detatt the finan- fial condition of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Alississippl, Michigan, Loulstanu, llinols, and ndlana, and, having made a thorough analy. ais of the enuses which led to the inniclal disnstors of that tine, ho atsome length points out the comparative resources of these States Ato the Iny thelr history when the question Was sorlously considered by Congress, Whether it would not bo wise for tho United ites to Rppropriuty $200,000,000 TO VAY OFF THIS INDENTEDNESS, Asan introduction to tho discussion of tho Decsent financial condition of all the States of the Union, Mr, Porter says: Aftor tho lapse of Forty yonrs, it will be inter- Ssting to reviow xgaiu tho subjeot of Stato in ebtodneas; to study the changes that have taken pluco since ‘thon, both in the dobts aud in tho resourees ‘of the States; to Observe the fluctuations of 1 pein- rae tho aounmulution of the Inturest, and tho ups and downs of tho value of tho ditror- tut Blate sccuritica, Tho mathods adopted to Pay thoso debts by some Stites, and tonvold qe thom by othors, will be by no meang tho cust intoresting part of this inquiry. Tho view Would bo incomploto untoas, to somo oxtent at Jeaat,-tho purpose for whloh thoso Habilities Were contravted camo under consideration; and fertainty ft would bu uufulr to condemn iny of tha States for refusing to pay thelr debts until Attor a caroful examination hag been mada Into the methods of fasuing the bonds, und the beno- Ng rcoulved from thom by tho States. It is doubtful if any two persons equally culnont us ‘Writers and equally curoful as statistioluns could examine and urrango the variod and oftentines Bang galetory statolngnts which annually oma. Dato from the Capitals of tho sovorul Stutos of tho Union, of Sinte debts, and ninke thatr totule Correspond. ‘This botny the cave, { shall, in tho Dgures which will bo given lutor on, prosont In every caso thy authority from which my infor- Matlon was derived, Aftor caroful examination of tho Auditors’, ‘Treasurun', and Controllurs’ reports, and & flauce at ail the Governors’ messages, 1 havo ken for my totals the dita which ecomod in Ty judyment to be the most rolluble. According to those tigures, takon from thirty- Slubt dierent sources, tho Btate debts of tho Yplon Gt tho prosunt tae aggregate §253,723,051, ‘be aagcsved valuation of tho property uf tho SeVeral States, obtuined tu tho eumo munner, Mnounts to §10,344,585,708, Mr. Porter then takes up by sections, bo- Boning with Now Englang, tg State debts, uid gives a brief history of Mich oue frou {Sil to the prosent thine. “By fur the MOST INTERESTING AND STARTLING ¥EA- TURE, Of the elaborate Investigution 13 fhe table showlng the fluctuations of the debts of the twelve Bouthern States slice tho year 18il, ay, can be no doubt of the absolute 4 ty po these Agures, aa no lega than fifty different authorities aro given for the figures contained in @®e following tables er gy sTMOE, 10D q i VOOM EUS IICF OTS Sitst'car'49 S avi a 327 sa ec 6s2 a FE$33 ” 7 5 a 5 a” r & BUSPTASET Fd BRTSSRe83 y epeiaege is RPESIETS Afaving passed in brief review tho debts of tho different States of the Union in conclusion, summarizes TUE RESULT OF THE INQUIRY, and draws some deductlonsin régard to tho genernl effect of these debts upon the coun- ty at large. ‘Lhe fuault inay t nus De stated: faatee 2. "ae 852 1850, New England. the writer, B7158.274 $0,82.205 $7,005,000 Middle. BIAS Woe AIG Southort 7 OAAVTET 16h WHO, Western, At) Pagille, ™ A. genie deer BELA TEINS TONES MORES a ce Stal 70s KS Now England, » $50,048,650 $40,070,514 Middio. TAM ASL 45,002,075 Southe: VHA T1007 ‘Weateri AN GIST © Buys, iH0 Pacitle.. A LTR OUE 4, 047 5080 TOLL, .rercecceseesieees $302,800, 898 $250,710, 081 The nggregate of the Stato debts to-day only exceeds by $36,046,005 tho nggregate of tho samo clings of indebtedness forty years ago, yet the assessed yatue of property slnce then has Increased over $12,000,000,00), "The Aggregate State indebleduess ts, $102,143,817 less now tlinn it was In 1870. If, Instead of the total debt of 1870, the total debt of the Southern States when those debis reached thelr highest after the cen of 1870, be added, the dobt to-day Is. nearly $20,006,000 Jess than It was clit or ten years a0, The Southern-States table shows that fully $160,- 000,000 of this amount has been declared {- yalld and repudiated, “EVERY SOUTIERN STATE, EXCEPTING I », TUCKY, says Mr, Yorter, has thus disposed of part its Indebtedness; while Minnesota; alone of the Northern States, can be classed among those who lave thus been dishonored, ‘The following table shows the Increase in the assessed valuation of real and personal property in tho same sectious of the country: Blutes, 184, SMW] SEIT IIE ETS, LAT SatON 14K 251, TPS, 0,000 ae rail Rha hi vA HUH OSKGIS Rete MN IREOLIT Panta GOGH ashi as F1244,.585,718 stern States wero in debt $59,031,553; the Southern States, $73,310,017; and the Middta States, S73,48,072, fn 1852, the first relinbla report of the valuation of vroperty, the Southern States exceeded fn wealth the Middle States by $803, 109,360, and the Western States by $1,600,750,083, ‘To-day: the debts of the two Intter acetions are $45,- 073,575 and $38,505,360 respectively: while the South before repudiation owed $273,205,185, and to-day recognizes $18,007,215 debt, "Tho valuation of property in tha Middle States has Increased since 1853 from $1,503,250, 08$ to, $5,910,600,197; In the Westorn States, from $870,600,017 to Ra maoe est while tha South. ern States, partly owing to the removal of slaves from the personal-property coltimn of the Auditors’ books, and partly duo to a gen- eral undervaluation of property, haye ile- crensett from $4,861,070,035 In 1800 to $2,220,~ 144,881 In 1880,” ‘The poverty of the South 18 MORE ASSUMED THAN REAL ‘The newspapers jn that section aro con- stantly filled with interesting facts about the manufacturing and agricultural interests of Virginin, the undeveloped gold-fiells of North Carolina and Georgia, the industrial outlook and phosphate Interests of South Carolina, the cotton-factorics of Georgia, the tobacco and sheep interests of Tennessee, the orange-orchards of Florida, the fron and coal- fields of Alabama, the oil and cotton products of Mississippi, the sugar-enne industries of Louisiana, or the wonderful {nerenso in tho field of cotton and agricultural products af Texas and Arkansas. In the Auditors’ re- vorts and Governors’ messages one sees tho old refrain of poverty, high taxes, and bad governmont. Tho writer, in order to ascertain tho ny- ernge yalues of all the State securitics on tho murket sinca repudiation was’ begun Jn tha South, has prepared with great enreand labor a tuble showing the Ouctuation In State se eurities from 1872 to 1870 inclusive, with the AVERAGE VALUE FOR THIt BAMI: TIME? jar. value aeeurl= thea for sw yedra, 100 Ww i 18h " bt 14] ito Atarytung a ry Ningluta | Ba s N.Caro,,,| 21 re 8. Caro...) i Py Georgia..| 73] in Alabiina..| 90) 4 Lautaana! Gy Pay ‘Oxius.».6| Be ts Arkansia.| 1) 2 Hann'sved| 65 Kontucky| iu tee WL ssseref 100} ust yaa) 8 ‘a Nols, Misxogen| ud ™ KOUrl., Cattrornial 110 wi The reviewer says; “Prior to 1800 but Httle business was done in State stocks, and Indeed tho securitics of only a few States ‘vere on the market prior to 1872, Since that tine, however, I linve beon nbie to trace from, tho flies of Mnancint nowspapers the markets yaluo of tho diferent loans of twenty-five States, ‘The report 1s based onnctual sales on Fridays of prory week, The avernzo valuo of tho various Issues of bonds was first ascertained, nnd thon the average price of all classes of securities of the respective States for the yen, and finally the average value during the elght years. ‘The table, therefore, exhibits, ns near as possible, the actual value of the securities put upon tha market b; twenty-live States during theelaht years end- ing June 80, 1879, 0 securities of ine Eastern and Mlddlo States during that period hing been 104 cents on the dollar; the average value of nine Southern Status (excepting ER omtek y), only 51 cents: the average yaluo of six Western States and Kentucky, 104 cents on the dollar,” NORTH Vs, BOUTII, Inconclusion Mr, Porter anys: ‘There Was o thno In the history of the United States when the foreign capitalist was Ignorant of the vast, differences online between the people of Ateslastppl and those of Alassu- chusette In this inattorof paying debts. They know it now to their cost, In the Norther States the punctual payment of debts fy con- sidered a polnt of honor, Lhave shown that the Southorn States lo not attach any tu portance to such contracts, On the ono side, we seo a Stato, during a orlod of iutlation, when gold was ata high romlum, yaylng Its debts tn gold; and, on he other slile, At the first appearance of comn- merclal depression, a State seeking relief in sealing down interest and repudiating Its bonds Noone doubts that the Southern States have been in great pecuniary distress, and Lhave admitted that iy these cases un adjustmentof their debts wis justitiable, If not necessary; but the future will show that the wholesale repudiauon in that ection of "HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: The average villus of tho |. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES the country during the past decade has been one of thé most mistnien, injurious, and ine exengable: polieles whieh ertminally unwlss. legislation, supported: by a falge pulitle opine fon, ever billieted apo apeoples and) the South is to-day suffering. and will for gener- ations to come siulfer, for the folly of those who stared from duty and honesty by party passions and false theortes,” EL. W. CARTER DID IT. The Cat Out of the Bag—Tho Nemo- cratic Party and the Cobden Club ‘Wwitr Sleters of Evil—Joln FY, Scanian ‘Talks to Mls Countrymen, ‘TM the Editor of The Chteago Tritune, Crtcauo, Oct. 15.—Will you permit me the use of your colutnns to address my countrys men on a subject of great fmpurtance to the welfare of the Nation, and a matter in which their future prosperity, us well as thelr rapue tation for intelligence, Is at stake, Laat July, at the dinner given to Thomas Bayley Potter, resident of the Cobden Club, on his return to England from a visit to the United States, twas boldly proclaimed that “the Cobden Club had done what it could in rope, and it ls now turning Its eyes West E ward, and bracing ilself for a struggle which isto come. Iteannot rest while the United States are unsubdued, so tt will zo on plylng them with books, pamphlets, and speeches until they had dislodged protection from Its erent stronghold and substituted free trade.” When Lread the above, I felt indeed that there was danger ahead for tho . Republic, and that you, my countrymen, were to ba to a great extent tho sulferers, You woul suffer because you more than any other people required 9 good market to sell your lnbor. Iwas aware that freo trade meant cheap labor nnd little of If and that the Cale den Club sent-officlally represented the Ene allsl Governinent,-—for it contains twelvoout of the fourtcen mambers of the British Cabl- net, and 20 Members of Parllument,~ who never stopped, oven though she should wade through rivers of bload, to push her interests. With these facts before mie, and feollng sitistied that she would not attempt the blood business with the United States, I felt that oo being concocted to stem — the of rosperity in this countr: Introducing freo trade, tion eh which the workshops of Amerten wontd be closed and those of England opened, thereby anaking paupers of Atwerican workmen, of whoit You are o part, and strengthening the now rotten fabric of English aristocracy. that follows everything Lrish and Ameriean like a sleuth-hound, Desiring tu do my. duty ng an drlghman andas an’ Atmeriein, and for the purpose of glylug the alarm. of the Approach of our old dual enemies, free trade and En- gland, I published the pamphiet “ Why Ire- lund is Poor—Ripe Frult from tho ‘Tree of British Free Trade.” In tho introduction to that pamphiot [ said: It is known to comparatively few that Iroland how tinendicant liefore the nations of the ourth, with her children dying from her bosom ag from that of a yipor, after hundreds of yours of aa brave a struggle in behale of thelr uative land us nny people on tho face of the globo—hns been reduced to its present condition not by the sword, but by tho appllention ju her domestia government of that principle of potiticnl econo- a bollove atch ssn ior Jeularly In th eHeve 1 rishmia articular! In tho United States, should how this, for several rengons, ehlef of which is, that learning whit tho reaults of free trade bave been in tholr native land, thoy might prevent a like fate bus falling this Republle by avolding the eoufldeuce wane of tho conspirators, who now ure trying to. npply tho gatne political economy to our dames- Gu government; break down our Industries, Ime payee and weaken tho Nation; and “ trust to luck" for an Opportunity to“ burst the bubblo,” ag thoy hoped it was burst in 1801. At the time I wrote the above: I could not name the partners to the consplracy on this alde of the water, but warned you to beware of the Democratic party from its fort alilintions, Now, thanks to the old prinel- ple that n fool In tho family Is dangerous to the fuinily but often serviceable to the nelgh- ors, 1 enn pulnt out to you who are the partners of the English Governnient in the attempt to reduce American workmen to the condition of the pauper Inbor of England, In the interview pubilshed in yesterday's '‘Trinune Carter H. Tarrison, the fool of the Democratic family, let the cat out of the bag when he snys: * ‘The prime cause of detent, he thought, was the free-trade plank in the party’s National platform, of which he accuses Mr. Fuller of being the author,’® So, then, *tarlif for revenue only” did nobmean what It reads; tt meant free trade! Bear In mind, countrymen, Carter H. Harrison wag adelegate to the Clucinnatl Convention, and LT prestnue knows what ho asserts. Ile was also a delegate to tho State Democratic Con- vention at Springfield that adopted the plank of * No tarilf fur protection,” and he ts the best (2) Mayor of the Democrats, whose Chi- cago Club, in their address to the public, speaking for the Democratic party,—many o} the leading lights having signed St, prominent among whom is Perry HL. Smith, dr., eandl- date for Congress in the Third Congressional District—Iinsorted the following very pungent sentenco: .“ We are free traders aad rovente reformers here from interest Las prinelple.”" No countryinen, ravert back to the prociaumtion of the Cobden Club last July, that “she could not rest while the United States wis unsubdued," and then trace a line atrabit to the Cincinnat! Convention, and find there the best(?) Mayor anc the Demos- thenes with tho silver locks and avery dele- Hale to the Demoerntic Convention doing the dirty work of England,—vor Nor ONE oF THEM PROTUSTED AGAINST TIE INTRODUC- TION OF TINS ENGLISH PLANK INTO TIE ook at thts ko tntellizont db ook ut this ilko Intellizont men, and bear In nind that August Belmont (the American agent of the Rothschilds, who own the ma jority of tha bonded debt of Englund {3 at he houd of tho party; le who refused In 1875 to puy over to the propor parties In Jreland $25,000 that John O'Mahoney placed in his charge to bo transmitted to Ireland, because, ay he afterward swore, It was to bo used to bubvert the English Govermnent! ‘Then look at tho stream of monoy the Democratic party Is spending on thy eleetion, double what {¢ over has spent on any election hour day, and, Jf you cawt sinell British gold tn the Interest of British treo trode, then you havo lost some of-your native sagicity, ‘The London Thics once sala: “Tie only time England could utilize the Celt was when thoy omigrated to the United States and voted for free trade.” Task you, my fellow-countrymen, if tn yoling for the Democratic party to-day, with Its National platform iuterpreted by “Carter UL, Harrison, ono of the delegates that inno it, are you not being “utilized” by England to tho detriment of your wives, your chil- dron, and your adopted country? Twenty years ago #enulaid after creating the disturbancy, supplied the Southorn Dem- ocrats with bullets, guns, and ships to de- ktroy this Union, Noth but your honest Jove for, tho Stars and Stripes saved you from tho deep gulf that the Democratic party fell into, To-day England comes Ini fir More dangerous guise, and again the Demo- erutic party Is found Insidiously attenpt- ing to" curry, out her — destruct. ive principles,far = more —_ destructive than ~ war—and: you, my country: men, ore. to be tho Instruments through which England is_to ruin every firestita in tholand, Patse, [beseech you, my country: men; look to the sllent muajurity—your wives and children—whose interest you represent; look to your adopted country, whose raputas tion has boon tn part Intrusted to you by genorous and free peanle; look ut your old enemy, England, hind tha Deinoerntic party, with Its luaders bound in shackies of gold, purchasing your udopted country’s wolfare; think serloualy. before you cast your noxt ballot; the Amerlean people are ee Grous; they will allow tho widest latitude In the freedom of opinion, but if we, as a peo- le, are found twice in the sane generation joining hands witha party that allies itself With England to tirat breals up this Govern- ment through war, and, second, ta destroy it by breaking down its Industry, thon, Indeed, might there be an end to thelr pationes, Thanks tothe Introduction of tho tarlif uestion, and thoroby tearing off the mask of the Moxul Demooracy and exposing the devil's claws of England, thousands of our countrymen have, as they did twonty years ago, voted under tho Stars and Stripes, thus saving the October clections, which virtually settles the Prealdentin! question, “All that now remains is for the Irth to show tho World thas they havo tou much intelligence to be used as dupes by Democracy to aid Ene gland in her work of ruin and destruction, I charge the Dentocratlo party with being in copartnership wih England in her at- tempt to hutroduce free ti Into thls coun- ny ‘he Cobden Club says England can’t rest until free trade Is introduced dnto the United ate: are you, my countrymen, prepared to vote for ths Democratia ‘nominges under such circumstances? If you are,then nevor talk Se Be a i ey manucles, for d mee neser' truth when St sald: “Tho ouly thmo Eu- deeplaid conspiracy was gland could utilize the Celt was when they conligrated fo the United States and voted for free trade, This 1 do not believe, and hope to see every Irish district in tho land show its hatred of that: natlon-killing pollcy—British: free trade—by voting agalust British Demo- cratic freo trad Jor. SCANLAN. TUE COUR A GOOD BEGINNING. Tho Grand Jury in thd United States Dis- trict Court yesterday returned fourteen true bills Into court, and then went back to pre pare another bateh, The following isa fist of the cases: Against Arthur Webster and John Murphy. for counterfelling 10 and 40 cent pleces and allver dollars. ‘The ball was fixed at $1,500, The partics are now In jatl. Robert A. Covy, a letier-carrier, for open- ig, lettors and stealing the money; ball, W. Morris, Jr. a retail Nqnor-tealer, who failed to pay: hls Hoonse fee; bail, $500, dohn R, Nickels, of Gilinan, another de- Hinguent Iquor-dealers bail, $590, George T. Lewis, a tobacco dealer of Chi- cago, who failed to pay his special tax; ball required, $500, ols Spacht, of Streator, a Nqugradenter who neglected lo seo the Internal Revenue Collector, * Jacob Mohr, of Chicago, another one of the sume sort, Charles A. Servisa for refiainpte answer the census-taker when he came to take the census; bail $300, Trwin and Josinh W, Nesbitt, Chicago, for fant K to pay thelr conse as Nquor-dealers; nti] S800, Mary Barrett, alias Mary Ryan, a delin- quent Hquor and tobacco seller, Stillman Williams for forging 9 final order and discharge from the army under thenrme of De Witt Gardner, Frederick Hunt, also Indicted for a similar offense. ‘The ballin cach case was fixed at 2,000, é John Zulfer for falling to cancel stamps on barrels after they were empticd, John Mechan for attempting to pass coun- terfcit silver dollars. GRANT V. KNATZLER, Judge Rogers was engaged yesterday in hearing the case of Ada £, Grant against Frederick M. Kantzier, n sult to recover dam- ages for alleged assaultand battery, It will be remembered that the same lady a few years ngo began a sult to recover about $10,000 damages for breach of pronilse, nud after a very interesting trial containing some apley testinony, recovered a judgment for the very modest sum of $500,. While sone testimony was being taken before a Notary In this case It ischarged that Kantzler struc! hern heavy blow which made her sick for several days, and she brought another suit to recover damages for such assault. The latter case was tried yesterday, and resulted in verdict for the plainthf for $925. The Jury apparently did not sympathize very deeply with the plaint®, but as she mude no ination for a new trinl she iy probably satis- fied with a nominal victory, ITEMS. Judge Blodgett will not be In court to+lay, Under the new rule he will hear contested notions Monday, The Appellate Court will have no further call for a few weeks, being engaged in pre- paring opinions. Judges Jameson, Tuley, and Barnum will hear divorces to-day, and Judge Rogers mo- Uons for new trial. Judge Sinith will to-day haye n peremptory callof imotions for new triats in the follow- Ing enses; term Nos, 2,700, 2,808, 2,620, and “Discharges from bankruptcy were issued {esterday to Henry Ellsworth and Philip W. water, A third and final dividend of 24¢ per cent was declared yesterday in the estate of the Chicazo News Print! ne, Company. This makes 2214 per cent pald by the estate, ‘The first and final dividend meeting In, the case ef il, W. Witherell was continued to Nov. &. A a\ssignees will be chosen Monday morning for George Son and Samuel M, Munger. DIVORCES, A DIM was filed Thursday by SaralA. Gray against Lewis Gray nsking for a divorce on the ground of adultery. ee * Katte France filed’ a“blll yesterday asking: for n divorce from George F, France on’ the sane ground, Judge Barnum, yesterday, granted divorcees to Catherine Drier from Join Jacob Drier, on the ground of di fon, and to Henry A, Farnum from Sarah E, Farnum foraduliery, STATE COURTS. George Barron began a sult yesterday for $35,000 against G. W. Des Voeux, Mary Aun Siebert fited_n bill against Mary and John ‘T, Pickett and Max Kolin, to fore ia close a trust deed for $5,064 on the S.3¢ of Lot 5, Block 60 in the Canal Trustees’ Sub- divlaion of tha S. E. 3¢ of See, 21, . CRIMINAL COURT. Fifty-ono prisoners were arraigned, of whom the following pleaded guilty: Georgo Bowers, burglary; Hatta May, who with Jolin Knight, Rachel Iicks, John Ruggio, and Frances Scott, allas Johnson, robbed Willian Evans of $3,000 Inst August, larceny; C, Campbell, burglary; William Jones, petty larceny; A, McWilliams, potty — lgr- ceny; Ralph Reed, recelving stolen prop erty; Michael Smith, larceny; John Stin- mons, burglary. ‘The other forty-three Prisoners pleaded not gullty, and twenty-ilve of them had to be nssignea counsel by the Court, & remarkably conclusive proof that tha we jot tho transgressor is hard and un- profitable, ki James Garrity and John Wiggins pleated fully to-lareeny, and KR, Molfatt. to potty larceny, all belng remanded for sentence. THE CALL MONDAY. Jupar Drvasonv—Gencral business, dupar Lopaxtt—Contested motions. Arrentate Count—No call until further no- tee, Jupas SMiru—No preliminary coll. Trial call 204, 2040, 2,040, 2,052, 2,060, 2,008, 2,074, and 2078, No caso on trial. JUDGE JAmEKON—Contested motions. Jupar Roauns—T7, 8544, 8034, and 00 to 09, in- cluslve. No ense on triab Jupay Monan—Sot cuse term No. 8,827, Chion- ie Milwaukco & Bt. Paul Hailroad Company ve jenton, ant valondar No, 614, and all cuses that huve been passed to the foot of tho calen- dur. No casey on trial, Jupax ‘TuL“y—Contested motions Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday, 1, 2 3, and 400 Ovto- ber calundar, dupay Hannus—Contested motans, JUIN LOOStIS—Nos. #47, B65, R60, B01, B62, 866, 871, Ti, ATH, BAS, UR, 12d, OD, 057, 953, 50. iitixal Counr—Nos. £1, 4i0, 4iy, dis, 416, 419, JUDGMENTS, Uniren States Distatcr Count—Jupar Riop- aetr—J, K. Murphy, Asulgnee, cte., v, OC, F, and Sarah F, Adams, §KL—Same v. Auguat Rothe, $142,80.—Sumo v, Maria Krugor, $285,—Same v, John Luckman, $2.08,—Same v. Honry New- houso, $171.75.—Saino v. A, Shumann, $512, Surznion Count—Jupay Ssitii—feaao N, Stoddard v, William ©. Westorfald, $262, 00.— William Johnson vy, Thomas Flood, $243 Tolmun v, Hamilton, $1 Ch Company vy. Frank Kert i “ Straus v, Patriok and Anno Kolluy, fndin; Cinourr = Court—Jupon oar: ‘hicago, Milwaukee & St. #nul Railroad Company vy, Thomua A, Moran and others, condomndtion Yerdlot against tha road for $2,000, und motion for now trial by dofundants.—Aun Conlin v. Dante! Contin, €2,520.6.—A: » Grant vy, Prod erick W, Kantzler, yeriict $25. Jupoax SokaN—Iionry Grusondort ot at y. Otto Molssuor and John W, Stotz, §149.75,—Intor- natlouul Bank v. Cathorine Walab und Patrick IL, Rive, verdict $2,000, and motion for now triul. A Smart Girl, . Peoria Journal. Jim Larteon runs tho druy-line tn Blooming: ton. ‘The othor day while bo was wetting & sata down stairs frou ati ofllce the rope broke and It telt down; be was in tho way aud narrowly os- euped being crushed. As it wus ho had bls low broken and bis foutsmushed. ‘This left him with Bpparently nu one ta uttend to bis bueincss, which fg quite extensive, In this emergency bis daughter Nancy, uyod 1, took hold of his aoe cnunté and sinco then bus run tho whole ling, and dld it very auccoasfully, Sho bus attended to the order, kept tho mon at work, mado out and collected will of tho bills and transycted all thouffulrs of the line just ug well as wuy ono could baye done, This 14 tho kind of a girl to ave, and if Jim don't take ber futo partoorship on be desorves never togetoutot bod, Hy tho way, tho moat successful cou! and lumber merchant, Iu that city ts a womnn,—Miss Georgian Trotter, Sho isa good business wom- Buy two, and knows bow tu muko as wellas kocp uDoy. Nurstog mothers and delicate females gain strength from, Mult Ditters, cae a LOCAL POLITICS. Preparing for a Grand Parade in Chicago Next Saturday. A Rousing Meeting of the West Kido Republicans—Head- quarter Notes. Congratulating Mayor Harrison on His Good Work in Indiana, The Committee having in charge the groat industrial parade have fixed on next Satur- day ag the date. They are busy on the arrangements, which will be announced In detall within a few days. It is understood that the manufacturers interested will close their factories and shops at 4 o'clock that diy. Its proposed to have the great torch- light procession of the campaign that even- ing. Plenty of money has been pledged to carry out the demonstration on a grand scale, QEN, TORRENCE has opened staff headquarters at the Palmer House, in the headyunrters of the Central Garfield and Arthur Club, Officers of march- {ny clubs are expected to report there Imme- |. dintely to arrange for the next parade, The headquarters will be left open, in charge of fn staff officer, during tho evening, and all necessary information can be obtalned there, « THE STATE CAMPAIGN, Preparations have been made for a monster mecting to bo held at Bloumington next Wednesday. Gen. Logan and others will speak dusing the afternoon, and Frank Lutn- bard’s Glee Club will be present. Excursion trains will be min on all the rallronds, | ‘The St. Louis Arsenal Band will furnish the in- strumental music, In tho evening there will he i torchlight procession with 3,000 torches in He. ‘The snine day thero will be 9 large. enther- Ing at Aledo, whieh will be addressed by Iix-Gov. Opleaby. Gen, J.T. Henderson, and the Hon, Hiram Price, of Towa, Congressman P. C. Hayes, of the Seventh Distriet, speaks with Muj, Paul Vanderwood nt Shelbyville, Wednesday; Tower Till, sy adlay Windsor, Friday: Sullivan, Satur- day; Bethany, the 2th; Chiristlan. County, the 26th and 2ith, and Bushnell, the 28th, Gen, Hnyes and President Gregory. will speak at Eureka next Tuesday, President regory will also speak at Jacksonville to- day, and Clinton Monday, INSULT To INJURY, The Mayor spoke at Valparatso, Ind., the day beforo the election, on the same plat- form from which Blaine had spoken a few. hours before. Ile really attempted to reply to Blaine, and, when, he returned, sald that hehnad gotten the best of the argument.— thatis, he thought so, Yesterday he wag in rebel of tho following congratulatory dis- patel: Carter H, Harrtson, Mayor: | The Republicans of Porter County are under tho grentest oblia- tiona to you for the iminense service done them Monday precoding tho olection. z { BELL, Jit, Chairman Republican Central Committes. It is hardly possible that Is Tonor made a Republican speech to the Hoosiers, but those wiv heard him know best. WEST SIDE REPUBLICANS, In response to an Invitation given by the Young Men’s Gartield and Arthur Club of the Fourteenth Ward, tho Republicans of the Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Four- teenth, and Seventeenth Wards combined yesterday evening Ina grand rally 4 Aurora. Turner-Mall, on the corner of Milwaukee avenue and dfuron street, Every seat In the Jnrge hall was occupled, and by 8 o'clock the Inte-comers were gind to find standing-room at their disposal, The meeting, which was marked by rare enthusiasm, evoked by frequent happy allu- slons w the laty Indiana upbeat: ‘iS pre~ sided over by Mr, Witham H, Stanley, of the Fourteenth Ward, whoextended a welcome to the visitors,and promised that thoy would have both excellence and variety in the oratorleal exereises of the evening. Ile then Intro- duced ns the first speaker Gen, O. 1, Mann, the present Coroner and coming Sheriff, who made a stirring specel, In which he set forth In cloquent Inngunge the elalins of the va- rious nominees on the county Iepublican ticket, especially those who had served in the Inte War, who, he believed, still deserved ‘ well of thelr countryman for the sacritices they had made in that bloody contlict for that material peace and prosperity which tho Republican party was trying, by peaceful means, to preserve to the people, and: which the Democratic party were secking to de stroy, The General ’sat down amid tumnult- uous applause, ‘The appearance of several of the candl- dates upon the platform was the cue for n scene of uncontrollable enthusiasm, and when the excitement had somewhst calmed down thelr names were sliouted with the tures vision: of “Speech! speech! at- ached, In response to the cry Mr. Matson stepped forward and: In a few brief remarks an- nounced himself ns a canulldnte for Coroner, and seid that if elected he would serve the county to the best of his ability, Mr. Gross, candidate for Clerk of the Cireult Court, made an eloquent speech In Geran, in which ho urged the Republicans of Cook County to do all thoy could to_Smi- tate the example of the Republicans of Indl- ana anit Ohio, by tho Centrat Quartet Club, ern song by the Central Quartet Clu the Chair Introduced to the audience Mr. Mills, who said that for two days the Repub- Means had been filed with rejoicing because two lending States of the Union had given their verdict, and ft Nad proved uncqulyo- cally in favor of the Republican party, All that now remained was for tho fight to be keptup.. There should be no nilstuken con- dence, but the struggle should be sustained watit Wado Hampton lutd down his Rebel flug and pave up his Rebel sword. [Ap piause.) The County of Cook had a great work to do, and In November next it should send word, with 10,000 majority to emphasize It, that It was a Republican conununity, At this point tho procession of the imarch- tng clubs of the yarlous wards represented at the mass meeting centered the hall with drums rattling and bauners tyne. aunid the tumultuous applause of the audience. The clubs had rendezyoused on Sanganton street, and, fornting a battalion, underthe command of Col, Otterinan, hud antrehed up and down Milwaukeo avenue with bands playing, torches ablaze, aud flags fluttering In the breeze, ‘The procession of the Boys In Blue numbered about 800, and the appearance they presonted was tmngnificent, After they had ulven threo hearty cheers for Garfield aid Arthur, the business of the mectlng was re- sumed, aud the Chair Introduced County. ‘Yreasurer Jolson to the audience, Je nndon telling speech, nud was followed by George Gordon and Maj. Brockway, ‘The meeting was a great success, TEADQUANTERS, ‘There was a good-sized crowd at the Re- puntican County Ileadquarters during yes- rday, In the morning the Executive Com- wnittes met and transacted same minor rou- tine business, Pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the Campalgn Committees Thurs- day, a notice was posted to the effect tag all elibs wanting spenkers must notify tho Com- mittes at least tive days in advance of thelr meeting, In the afternoon the Campaign Comnilttes held 9 two-hour session, and de- voted the tine tothe discussion of reports on organization, ete, presented by each ward, and tho transaction of. routine busl- ness, MIL WENTWORTIT DECLINES, Moses J. Wentworth recently nominated for the Lexistature ty the Firat District, in a let- ter to the Chairman of the Democratic Coun- ty Campalgn Committee, says: * During the lnstsession of our Legislature I caine to tha conclusion that 1 would not bo a candidate for Teblastiony and made such an aunouncoment to my Democratic friends, Dut Ininy absence { was unanimously ro nominated, Grateful for this znark of cout. dence, In. compliance: with tha request of friends, Thave taken tine to deliberate upon the mutter, aud I huye reluctantly come to the conclusion that [ought nut again to absont myself from tho city ns long as ta ree quired by tho session of the Legishitnre, and thorefora must decline the nomination,” THe DELO TE, Democratic County Headquarters, Perit court, there was nothing dole uring the day, and the rooms were deserted. ‘The Democratic Campulgn Committee hold a lengthy scssion at the Palmer,ilouso yestur- day: afternoon, consulting over ost Ivan 13 be auopted to stem the fie of sles feat. and muklug arrangements for a mect- ing of the MHONTHEta to zie hold at Farwell fall this eventing, ; cine f tho Witt Pree! ft Tho young men ty h Precinct o tho woltth Wart have organized » yigor- ous Gartigld and Arthuc Club, and haya elected the followlug offlcurs; President, J, A. Seaton; T. B. McDonough, Secretary, ‘Thero were 103 names enrolled. ‘The Union Veteran Club of the Thirteenth ‘Ward inct Inst evening at No. 696 Weat Lake strech, Speeches were made by W. A. Phelps, candidate for the Legislature, 0. 1. Mann, Luther Latin Milla, Congressman G. Tt. Davis, Col. Wiley 8, Seribnor, and othora. The Twelfth Ward Republican Club mat last night at No. 720 West Madison street, with 5. G. Seaton In the chalr, Arrange- ments, were mado to havea thorough can- vass of the ward. Congressman Davis mado Astirring speech, followed by Luther Laflin Mills and others, A Fousing inceting of Scandinavian Repub. Neans was held yesterday evening In the old. Aurora Turner-Iall on’ Milwankes avenue, The meeting, which crowded the hall from platform to staircase, was presided over by. ox-Ald, 8. I. Gunderson, of the ‘Tenth Ward, Speeches wera made by Messrs. C. 1h Mateon, K. Boyesen, L, La. Mills, O. Ts 4 . Hicholson, Gilbert Olesou, Kirk dawes, and D, V. Purington, and music was supplied by the Central Glee Club, The Elghth Ward Irish-Amertean. Repub- Noun Club held its regular ineeting at Repub- Hean headquarters of the ward’ Thursday evening. ‘The place was filled to overilowing, and sront enthusiasm and harmony pre- valled,. A motion to adjourn was carried unanimously, on account of the mass-meeting on the North Side, ‘Theboys then proceeded. en masse to McCormick Unll, The Chub wets ‘Thursday evening at same place and hour. 2 Befora Secretary Sherman departed for Milwaukee yesterday morning the Iri: American Republican Chub called upon him in ns body at the Grand Paelfie Hotel. A cominittee, consisting of Col. W. P. Rend, Thongs J, Keefe, J. 3, Prender, ast, ant Col, Quirk, was nppointed to speak for the Club.” The tneeting was avery cordial one. pecrelary Sherman remarked that he was appy to welcome the gentlemen of the Irish- American Club, and lio had to thank these orgnnizations for contributing so largely to the suecess achieved {1 Ohio, ‘The Chicazo Club was the first organized, and contributed nitteh towards making Irish-American 1o- publicanism so great n success, A TRENCHANT LETTER. An Ex-Soldicr Notices the Claims that the Democracy Put Down the IRebel- lion, and Tells How It Wan Done, G. W, HIM, an ex-soldier of Company G, Sixty-second [linols, In a letter to the Falr- Neld (Wayne County, I.) Press, replies to Judge Truimbull’s clatin that tha Democracy put down the Rebellion, and tells just how it was done, as follows: PLEABANT Guove, Oct. 4.—Editor Press: I sev that the Democratic papers and. speak- ers are making on effort to prove that the Democratic party put down the Rebellion. 1 served in Company G, Sixty-second. Lilinols Infantry, froin Dee. 2, 1501, until tho close of the War. ‘This reglinent was nade up in Southern Illinois, and when organized a ina. jority of the nen were Democrats. I served in the ranks the first two years, and learned the politics of every man in, tho regiment. About one hundred and Ai, yy men deserted the reghnent «after ncolweR Emancipation | Prockimation— alt of achom were Democrats, I hnye tlie muster rolls of Company G from the commencement of the service to Jthe close, and they show twenty desertions from thls company, all of which I know to have been Democrats, If any man doubts this state- ment call at my house and I will give him names of soldivrs and Vost-Oflice addresses, when enlisted, and he can easily find out what thelr politics were when enlisted. Some of these men returned under Lincoln's proclamation pardoning all who would re- turn within a given time, though they were mostly arrested and brought back and court- martitled for desertion, was n member of the court befors which a number of them were tried, and I remember of several letters being . shown by boys from their Democratic fathers, telling them to desert, that it was more honorable than to serve In such an un- holy and tntust wir, Nine-tenths of our regiment were Repud- Ueans tehen dlacharged. A few remalned Democratic throughout, and were good soldiers, I was a Demoernt when enlisted, and {£1 had taken the advice of a Democrat- Je friend at home L would have deserted. Now, Mr. Editor, if Democratic deserters and discouraging letters from Democrats at home could put down the Rebellion, I sup. pase the Demoernts did tt. You will find hat what I have said of our regiment ts true with regard to a great many others iniz! LL. ——— Why I Am a Republican. Every ordinance of secossion over drawn was drawn by a Democrat. Every nnn who over tried to tearthe old fag down Was a Democrnt, ry enemy the Republic has had for twenty- ara was A Democrit. ry man who aturved Union soldiers, refus- ing thom a crust In the oxtremity of death, was a Democrat. The man who assasinnted Abraham Lincoln was n Detmoernt, Every min who sympathized with the assasin every man who was glad that the noblest Enoldant ever elocted was dend—was a Demo- crit. Every nan who wanted tho privilege of whip- ing mother man to make bim work for noth- ng and pay him with Iashos on hia naked buck was ts Denoorat. Every man who raised bloodhounds to pursue human beings was a Democrat, Every mun who clutched babies from tho brensté of sbrieaing,: shuddering, crouching abthare: and sold thom into slavery waa a Dein- erat. * “very man that impaired the credit of the Uulon was a Demourat. Every man that swore hoe nover would pay tho bonds, every mun that swora he would not redeem tho greenbacws, every muligner of this country’a credit. calumulator of this country’s honor, was a Democrat. Evory man that resisted the draft, overy man thut hid in the buses and shot at Union mon, elmply beeruso they wero endeavoring tu on- force the lawa of thelr country, was a Doinocrat, Every tnan that cursed Lincoln beenuso ho isxuod the Emancipation Proclamation was u Demoorat. Every man that belloved that a State could go out of the Union at pleasure, every man that bo- Meved that tho grand fubrio of American Gov- ernment could be mado to crumble inatantly into dust ut the touch of treason, wus a Deumo- erut. Evory man that holpod to burn orphan asylums in the City ot New ‘York wos 0 Democrat, u Every man tht tried to fre Now York wasn. Democrnt—although he knew that thousands would perish and tho reat serpents of tame, Ienping from one butlding to nother, would elutch children from tholr mothors’ arms—overy wreteh that did ft was a Democrat, Recolloct it) Byery man that tried to sproad smati-pox and yelluw-fever in tho North wast Deuwerut. Soldiers, avery scar that you have on your heroto bodies wis givon you fa a Domoernt, Tama Ropublican.—Col, Robert Ingersoll. —————__— Onc ot Presidont Lincoln's bret 1 Apropos of tho political situation { the fol- lowlmg one of Pebsident Linvoln's stories, which has beon out of print for years. Iu ono of his speechos bo antd: “E onco know a good, sound churchman, whom wo will call Brown, who was on a von. iitteo fo erect a bridge overa very rapid and dangerous strenm. Architect after architect failed, and at last Brown safd he had a trical named Jones why hud bullt soveral bridges, aud could build this.” “Let's have him in,” sald the Committco, and in cainb Jones, ‘ sau you build this bridgo, sir?" queriod Noe, camo the nnawer, “I could pulld a bridge to the Infernal rexions, 1f necessary.” Tho sober committco wore horriticd, and, when Janes rotirud, Brown thought ft but fair that he should defond hia friend, “1 know Jones go well,” sald ho, “and he ta Bo honest 2 tan, and so goad wh urehitect, that if ho states woborly and poaltively that be oun build a bridge to Hades, why Lbolieve him, But TL bave my about the abutmonta on tho infernal justo," addod Lincoln, do believe thoso oliticans Whe Any. thoy can harmonize tho Vortborn and Southorn wings of the Democracy, Tean't bap bay ine ty doubts about tho abut- Monte on tho Southorn side,” Hancock's Admiluivtration Would Bea 7 “ifurricano of Scandal,” xv Springflelid (Maas.) Revublican (ind), Gon. Huncock Is a good man, but Gon. Garflelit isn good administrator. ‘That 1¢ the difference Lotweon the partivs aud the candidates, and {t 1s a big ditfuronco, Tho Ropublican party under Huyes is udininistorlug tha Government with w degreo of eNicioncy, Intogrity, and wixdor which consplres with othor eloments of thrift to make us prosporoua and happy, Gen, Gurtleld us Pros: ident slinply tukce tho pl. of Iuyes in von- trolling and improving thle vast adininiatrative inachino. ff Fluncook coulda ft In with os little jar and disturbance as QGurtletd would thore would be little to distinguish tho candidates, ex- copt Gurtielu's olvil exporienee. Hut Hancock cannot or ut Ioust will not ft Inte the prosent adtuainlatrativa machine; be goes into the Proul- doney to turn out the existing Civil Sorvico and appul nt naw, untried, wud unelected men fn thelr places, and on the mathomatical law of probabilities, ha will mako a tistaroe at least one thee laten, Gurileld in four years would huve to plek out for office but u fow thousand mien and inostly by promotion; Hancock will at- tempt ut once to pick out 100,000, with nothing to promote feos ts es re tale at coe scattered over thu country will aka ry iotration a burcicanc of scandal, ft: { “D. L. MOODY. » A Flying Visit to Chicago on Hie Way West. His Talk ot the Noon Prayar-Meoting at Farwell Hall, - The noonday prayor-meeting was held in Farwell Hall proper yesterday on account of the presence of Mr. Moody, who Ja, still abio to draw as large a crowd ng ever in Chiengo. ‘The attendance at the meetings since he left the city has been from 150 to 200. Yostorday there must hava been 2,400 preset, there not being a vacant seat in tho hall, and many peo- ple standing up, Mr, Sankey led tho singing, After the usual exercises—prnyers and hyinns—Mr. Moody read the sixth chapter of Asainn, and, in commenting upon it, snldé Lturned hack a fuw days ngo to find: out who King Uzaiah was, and found In Second Chronicles that ho had reigned Ifty-two. years,—twelve years longer than King ‘Solo- inon—and that, “ns long as ho sought tho Lord, God made him prosper. How true that ts to-day! : History. Tehaale itself. L seo men In this audience who have been secking the Lord for twenty yeara, and Ho hns pros ered thei; and [also sco here men who have turned against the Lord, and He has been against them. I ilnd that this King made engines to protect the city. While he Was weak God helped him, ile had a small Kingdom, buthebeeamamighty, and hisnamo brought terror to other nations; lie became Strong; * his heart became Hited up to his destruction.” How true that is here in this elty. There are men in the Church, now that they are blessed and prosperous, whom. We never sco any more at, prayer-necting or in the Sunidny-school. They have becomo strong In wealth or in soelul Nfe, and thelr hearts have been lifted Np and turned away from the God of the Bible, Uzziah became irreligious, and God turned against him and sinote him with leprosy, and lie spent the evening of his days In seclusion, Te could, not work for God, beenuse God had Jald him aside. His life had become useless, and.that $s the conaltion of hundreds and thousands in the Church. ‘The leprosy of sin-lag seized. hold upon them, and God hay Init them aside as meat no longer fit for His use, May God save them 1 Theycan just barely getinto Heaven, ‘They: are now ‘no Junger used of God, no longer of any service to Him, bee cause thelr hearts are Ifted up and havo, become proud and conecited. God never” uses 9 proud man or woman; never uses a conceited man or wotnn. Whien professed children of God become lifted up they aro out of countenance with God, and Ife no longer uses them; they are no Songer fit ves- sels for Him to While he was passing bs Uzzlah was dying, away God was raising up onother man. What an excitement there must have been in that land, where he had reigned fifty-two years! We have a change In our Govern- ment every four years, and what an exelte ment Is gotten up here! Something besides his death touched Uzzlah. He had got his exes upon the great God who reigns over the things of the earth, Ile saw the King of Glory seated on His throne. “Then endl I, wo is me! for Lam undone; beeause-I am a man of unclean Hfe, and 1 dwell in the midst of people with unclean lips; for ming eyes have seen the King, the Lord of IHosts.” Tho moment Uzziah saw the Lord of Hosts ho becuine a different man. If you will tako your Bibles and read them carefully you will tid, as to tha men God uses, that the first lesson Ile teaches them 1s, that, If they aro. not holy, they will not see Him. When Moses drew nenr the burning bush he heard. the Lord’s volee, “Take the shoes off thy feet,” for the grannd was holy, And from that very moment Moses became a different tan, and preferred to lead the chil- dren of Israel out of bondage. He Was not In a fit state before—was not a man that God could use; so IIc took him in Horeb and kept him dn sehool for. forty years to teach hin how sinful he was, “And when. Moses had learned tho Iesson ho was fit to go. Into Egypt and do God’s work, We find the same lesson taught by David when he wrote tho fifty-first Psalin. “Be 1 wns shapen In dniquity; and fn sin my mother conceive me.” He pleaded with Gad to. purge him from secret sing. Ifo had hada gliinpse of himself, and had seen how vile he was in tho sight of God, Job tenches the same lesson. God MNited him from the dunghill and nsed hilm, Uzziab waa learning the same lesson—that he was une done; “Tom aman of unclean lips; and he was not fit for Gad to use tn that state; and he had to have his sins purged away.. Now, I contend that there {s the dimeulty with the Church at tho present time. We want to see God, = We have become so mixed up with the world; we so conform to tho world, that God will not see us, ‘Chere is not the difference between the children of God. and the children of disobedience that there otuzht to There is so much letting-down of the good old doctrines, so much lettings down of tho oltl standards, that God enn- not uso us. Pray ag Uzzlah did, that | a hive coal may taken — froin the altar sand = put upon’ your lips to purge away your iniquity. The moment the angel took the cool and putiton Uzzlat’s lips his iniquity was purged svi “Vere am I, Lord, send me.” It would have been folly to send him before. God would not send a man or woman not lying in obedience, Tiunderstand why you ask us [himself and Mr, Sankey) to sh in Clilengo, because Chi- cago needs us. Why cart you stay and do the work?” Can you tell the reason why? Do you belleve there, is 2 man or woman in the audience that God don’t want to use— that Ifo will not use If they ure willlng to bo used? I tell you ft 1s not talent that wo want, but the’ heart, When the heart is lifted to God and right with God, Ilo takes 1t and uses it. Hig will take — tho wenkest. It fs not the strong that God wants, Tatts. one of the obstacles people put In their way—too much strenzth—too inuch ability In thelr own estimation—too much self-conildence, too conceited, oo ited up. Oh, that God may empty us of everything that belongs to ourselyes and fill. us with Its own spirit, that we may bo like Jesus Christ, and keep itis honor and glory In our eyes. From the moment Isaiah. saw the Lord, ho was lifted up high; and everything was dif- ferent; God could use hin; and how beauti- fully he wrote of the coming one! Me had only heard of the coming of Shitoh. When he siuw the Lord, Ho revealed to him tha secrets of Tleaven. It was ho who ‘tells us’ about how Ile died for man’s slns,—he wha wroto the beauti(ul chapter where he says He was wounded for our trespaascs, and brutsed. for our iniquitles; the chustisement of our peace wis pon itim, and with Ills stripes we are heated. People talk about the doc- trine of substitution, Isaiah saw It 900 years. before, EllJah went up inn chariot of fire, and left his cloak with Elisha, Isainh takes up the work where they left it. Io had seen tho Lord igh upon His throne, and was ready for God's service, Dour Christians, tot us have an interview with God. Let us pray that God tay reveal unto us Tis glory, and this earth will look very sinall, We should not ret mixed up with nolltics, We cannot work for God.’ Wo should not get mixed with business, or enr= ried away with stocks and bonds, We can- . not seo the Lord, and work for God, Tho fields are ripe, ‘Lat everybody io into the fields and guthor tha harvest. God wants to use you. Ilo ean take you up, and male you a blessing to.all Chicago, There is not a ian or worn in the audicnce that God cannot use, {f Jlo will i. Thore was not aman in tho army of Saul who didn’t know ve that God could use iim to go out and meot Colinth, but there was only one man who bo- teyed God would use him, and ho went out and imet Gollath, ‘Thera is a good deal of differunce between knowing and belleving thut God can do ft, Let ralso our cyes to iim, and balleve that Ho will usaus. If there ts anythiyg wrong in ourselves lot us ask God to take tf away, If not right in our business, if there ts anytht wrong at home, if we are not leading aright fo tn the world, let us ask God to purge away all our Iniquity, and say “Lord, send mo where You will—i to China, let us gos if to the middle of Africa, let us po. Wherever God wants us let ug go. Ask Him to show us ourselves, and to show us tha hare yest that Ho wants us to gather tn. dt ls known, that Moody nnd Sankey are going to San Francisco, and the fact has caused considerable talk, because pid wero unable to necount for Moody's leaving the harvest fields hereabouts, Jn an_{uterview. with w reporter yesterday, Mr, Mo bald that thay were lrivited to ‘xo to the Pacifie Slope when they came back from Europe In 1875, and thoy hid, pronilaed tomake tho visit. ‘Tholr stay would depend upon how tho work opencd, ‘fhe meetings would bo heldin the churehes. On thelr way out thoy. 8 wilt stop in Salt. Lake City and (perhaps Choyonne, They expect to reach San Krau- elseo by the Ist prox, ‘Cho people yf New Orlouns have urged thoi to go there, and sy way do so in tho latter part of whiter, P ——$—_ _. Noothor Whisker Dyo oquals HLitl'g~00 ognty