Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1881, Page 2

) \ al 2 : THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: RMONDAY, W YORK. Intervicw with Jay Gould on the Subject of Consolida- tion. The Great and Good Results 1o Fol« low the Action of the Mo- . nopalists. Girdling the Earth with Wires of the Now Cor- porations the New York Hereafter to Be the Telegraphic Headquarters of the Universe. / A Mouthpieco of tho Shylooks on Senator Allison ns Scoratary of the Treasury. TELEGRAPIS, AN INTERVIEW WITH JAY GOULD, Spectal Disnateh ta The Chicaon. Tridunee New Yonk, Fet, 6.~ reporter was yester~ dny ent to get news from Jay Gould in re« garl to tho recent eonsoldation of the threo telegraph companios and the resuits, Gould expressed his entire swillingness to speak on the subiject, when tho followiue conversation sneued: Reporter—11as the consolldation of the teles graph compnnics, M. Gould, nguinst which tnfus Hateh nsked an In{nncuou. been flually aceomplished? Mr, Gould—It has, . Reporter—So that 1t s not likely to o dis- turbed by any legrisintive or Judiclnl netion? Gould—Certainly, It tan completed transae- tion, completed on JUST AND FAIR TERMS to all concerned, us well as to the public and In complinnee with law, so that it eannot be dis- turbud by legisintion, aud, us you will sco oy tho very nble deelslon of Judge Barrett, which hos been conenrred by the Attorney-General of tho Btute, the Coierts ‘ntlirm the absolute legulity of all that hus been done, Iteporter—1This belng the case, perhaps you will not slicet to Btate what was tho object of consolhintion? Tam On tho contrars, 1 was in Buro) how mueh wore f; tho telograph was used private business there thnu in this I'his 13 especially true of Switzerinud, TiIL DI¥ TO BE COVERED in this country ne®xo0 enormons and the popuin- tlon s sparse” we eannot {or some time 1o coma oxpect to#ee the work of covering the whole counttry with a telegraphic system douo ns cbeaply here us Ina little eonntry Hko Switzer- Tand; Dut 1 mn sure that under une system, without contieting interests to look ufter, and with the expenses of only one organization - stead of three or Tour ta he mct, such ecomo- mies ean be introduced juto Amerlean teleg- Tuphy that rates (o tho press and pabtie can be pridielly and systematicalty cheapenod with- Ut fnparing the cileieney of the ey j iReporter—ho you think, thon, this will bo tho result of the chnnge ? Goula—0r conrse 1 do, for it will be THE POLICY AND PURPOSE OF THE NEW COMIPAN Twent into it with this in view, 5 it my constant efort und e to ke ihis poliey and this slul. rourse you know thisis not tho weneral Linpression ments in Peaduce, looklng to new te 1 Gould=Y'cs, 1 know this, and 1 nm not sur- prised nt theso projeets, nor at the rolfeltude with whilelh merchunts and businessepien have looked at tho consolidation, about wbich so muny storles have been set ationt. I there hud been any trul In theso storles, exchunges would hive hid very good reason to set nbont argunizing new compinies; but, when sensible people cume to understan s PLACTICAL, COMPT TLANS for the future, which embruers estubllshing di- reet speelul wires hetween husiness exchnnges All over tho country, and putting them into di- reet commuulentlon with cieh other and with the great murkets uf Europe, 1think thoy wilt Bee mntters fn g ditferent light, My Iiew of n telegraphie system is 1o supply everybody who wishes tho control of telexraphle fucllities with those faellitivs, giving private business bouses wires of 1heir own wiienever they require them, und dotng the sume things fur NEWSHIDETA, 0X~ changes, i rallw n short, all interests, Neporer-1 nbierve you speak of communica- Uons with Eure How will cousolldation af- ceable mat: 4 ould—Very tavorably, because the new Coms pany NOW HAS UNDER CONTIACT, through the new Cuble Company organlzed at Albany, England, whichure to be lafd enrly the caming summer, Cables will nlso ve lnld from Cubn, where they will conneet with otir preacnt systei, toother West Indln lelands, to Brazil, and other im!l! of fouth Amerlen, us well from San “rneldeo to Chlun, Jupun, Ocennies, and Aus. tralln, with a northern line by way of Tuget's Bound to Alaska and Northerfi Asin, counceted ut Kumschiiska with the Russion system, so that ut no distent duy St Petersburg will be -in direet commuuieation with New York by way of Astu, ny uN l'}llm‘ and Englund will reach ber Australian colonies through New York and by our Americun Hnes., CHEAPER AND MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY than over English wires through the Read Sea and by way of Indin, Iteporter—Then you contemplate a gencrnl eable und telegraphie system sround the workl? Gould=Certuinly we doj and wo'eontemplate Buth # SYStem 08 (1 Ameriean systens, of wi New York, und not London, shisdt be tho 1 sce no renson why the United St permit u position which geograph hetones 10 ud to be taken awny from us by England. While rival telegraphic companles 1n” this couns try wero oy FIGITING EACH OTIER for domestiu busluess, thoy could nelther do n dumestie husiness on sound priveiptes nor o aaything to l,‘ulllrt‘(\! with Great Hritale for the keneral telegraphic business of the world, Now we have chunged all this, how completdly you nay $udee when 1 tell you'that, sineo cunsolldne tion, $10.00.000 huve lwen subseribed to earry our new cable connections fnto clfeet, SENATOR. ALTISON. A MOUTHPIECE 41 71 'ENN KIVLOCKS DOES NOT APPROVEE OF 18 APPOINTMENT AH HECKETARY OF THE TREASURY, Speciat Dispatch to Tue Chicao Tridune, NEW YORK, Feb. 6,.—=Tho Herall, apeaking of tho possibility of Gen, Garleld appolnting Sene ator Allison Beeretary of tho Treasury, wayn: “Will ho turn hig back upon the most should Infuential body of Wik supporters, wnd pour contempt upon thelr Judgment and cxpectutions by putting 4 Western Infiationtst aud stlver funatle ut the head of tho Depurtinent, which they look upon ns the guurdiun of their interesta? 1t seems eredible thut o sound-moncy President, conmitted to o ecound-mpney platform, and Eaved from efeat hf. sound-money sentiwent, should thus dsnrluum and” tritte with the most Iteligent mod contiding purt of his rupportera, If he appolnts o Western man b the Preusury it should be . Western mun who aus been true and eteudy 1 hls support of sound fluanciul idens. ana Whose convictions bave been 8o clear and dechited that the tountry can trust hlm, . The fact that Mr, Alllson’s nume buy been mude so. prom luent In connection with a Western cholee 18 n pretty sonclusive proof that thers (8 no Western Acpubilic WhU deserve o be thomght ot If thers were better Westsan names they woukd long ugo huve been sugrested, Thu aew Presidont epht ns much proprivty zull u Bouthiern ex-Hebel and Bouarbon into 1y Tabinet to represent the stiwurt sentiment of aiw party us to select o Western intl siver fanatic to represent e toun ie East, which were Indorsed un gm Republican party fu the Pre: on,” pred by ul elege e e — A PARDON ASKED, » SAN‘PraNCISCO, Cul,, Feb, 8.—~The Leglsluturo Suving adopted u Jolnt resolution usking Fresis t Jluyes to, pardon the Mussel Slough wttlers, convicted of reslating the Unlted States Warshal in Tulure County, when severnl were killed, tho fricnds of the seftlers sre worklug burd tu obtain efyoutures to thu petition 1o the Presldent bucking upthe Leghlaturen, Petitions are being nutucrously signcd throigh the State, and woen forwurdod 160 Washinglon the, ducus meat will be s formidably one, PHILADELPHIA POLITICS, Mpectal Diapateh (0 ‘The Chicago Tridune, PMLADELFUIA, Feb. 8—The political situa- tion bus veep somewhut wwpliicd by the resig- nution of W, V. McGruths us Dewocratle cundl- date fur lecetver of Taxce. This Jeaycs tho Beld 19 Goosky Ge Florle, regulus Lepublicun, nnd John Hunter, Independent Republienn, who hasreeatved the boiting Demacratio support fnd wiltbe on the regalar Democratic ticket, The tnx-office, whieh 12 worth over & quarter of a milion to the tneumbiont, I8 the object of at- faek, and, fortunately, both of the eandidutes A gentlemen of eeeprorehable chvseter. (eorge e B, Keim declines e fulependent nomination for Maver. ‘Che contest I3 now. bes tween Willlam 8, Stokely, tepublican nominee, and Spmuel G, King, Demoerntle nominee, the Intter being indorsed by the Committee of One Tlundred, STORMY WEATIIER. IN THE WES'T, Special Dispat¢h to The Chitago Tridune, OyatA, Neb,, Fob, 6.—Since yesterday It hns been sleeting and snowlng $n Nebrazkn and Wyoming, and in Nobraskn eight Inches of snow has fallen. 1t is anowing heavily, and blowing nnd drifting from Bldney west, It s the henvs leat snaw storm kinown here for Reveral years, Telegraph lines ace dowst in nenrly every dlirees Hon, and it i expected thas rallrond trafns will e constiterably deluyed, Special Dispateh’to The Chicaan Trivunes 81, aut, Minn., Fel, 6.—~Thg severo storm of TFriday and Ratuniay thirough Minhiesota censed Aot pojuts yestorday, but begnn agaln last fight, A Dllzzard is ecnning from the West, A number of rallwuys are blocknded, and in many nstances travel by teams {3 guspeaded on neeonnt of thodrifts, At ienson drifts fitteen feet bigh are reported In the streets, and there ure fears for the eafety of the peos ple In the surrovuding country, At Heron ke the storm continued several deys, nnd It s sald that sufering must rollow, tholgh there I8 no communtentlon with tho country. A dispateh fron Sleepy Eyo denles the report oF i tumily freezing, ntid ruys the settlers on the ling of the Chlcaro & Northwestorn Rond havo A month's mqpl'».- of fuel, and no suffering s antielpnted. At Edgewouvd.and Albert Len busi- niess 15 suepended, there boing no communiens tion by rall or t ‘Tratns started on the St. Lowtla'& Minneapolis Ttowl tu-day, with prose peets of getting through, 3 TOUISIANA. New OnteAxg, Feb, 6.—~Tho easterly gnlo which set fn yesterday continucd during tho ulght. This forenoon the wind veered, fre- quently obtnining a velooity of fifty-two mites v hour. Thedulin street fira tower foll, crushe g in the roola of the adjoining bulldings, An ast to sotthonst ymlo continued twenty-four hours, earrying tho waters of the Qulf over tho Tow tands along the New Urleans & Mobile Rall- road. ‘The track b ween Michon nid Lookout statlun Is kubraerged, and severnl miles washed out, No train over the rond since 2 o'clock this morning, A freleht trafn s reported wreeke between Michon and Chef Mentour, Tho wires nre nearly all down, BALTIMORE. BArTIMORE, Md., Feb. 6.—The [ee trouhlo cou- titues nt tho brenkwn! Two ships Impelied Ly massing lce are drogieing thelr anchors, A Dark s aif tho Capes without provisions, Near tho bark is u brig in distress. Nelthor can niko tho harbor, THE SIGNAL SERVICE, QOFFICE OF THE CHIEF 81GNAL OFFICER, WASI- 1NGTON, D. C., Feb. 1 a. m.—For tho Lower Lake region, Incrensing cloudiness, followed In 1o west portlon by ralne, winds mostly south- easterly, statlonary or higher temperature, and fulling barnineter, For Tennesseo and the Ohlo Valley warmer, clmudy, ralny weather, southeasterly winds, falling Laromoter, For the Upper Lake region, cloudy wenather, rain or snow, warmer southorly windy, falling harometer, For the Upper Mississippt and Lower Missour] Valleys, cliily weather, with nun or gnow, warm smuhcnszerlr winds, statloniry or tulling baromater, genernlly followed in the west dis- tr}clllw rising buromoter und colder northwest winds, Cautlonary slgnals continue nt Grand Haven, Mitwaukee, &nd Ludington. LOCAL QUSERVATL Citicaan, i mean_thermome! 1 higliest thermometer, 31 £ 0.5 fowest (AL QUIERVATION Limeana, Fob. 61313 p. m, Wind. R 1 two calileg between this country and . Dodee ¢ ity Dutmau, Dutuy b Port Hurow, 1| Huchstoy snlt Lake City.. Fandirky CRIMINAL NEWS. TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFFE, Special Duspateh ta The Chicago Tribune, BT, Paul, Minn., Feb, .—About 5 o'clock this evenlug Charles Grear shot his wite, known in thentrical clreled as Nolly Waters, in a Minne- apolis bonrding-bouse. The couple, who nre uotors, bad heon quarrcling, ho charging her with aduftery, und threats passed between thew, About %) Mrs. Grear left tho sitting. room, and went to her rvomn. Ho started to follow, but met Lerin the inll returniug, Ho drew a revolver and threatened to shot her, Ene replled, “You dare not shoot,” when he fired two shots, one laking effeet n brewst, Bhe ‘fell to the floor, and by . made good his eseape, A physielun wus enlled, and, while examining the wonnds of tholnjurcd woman, the shooter res turned, and wag arrestod, 100 was exclted by liquor, and snld he was not sorry for tha stivote Ing. Urear wis formerdy with Juhn Rtobluson’s clreus, and clnlma that he recently left his wire n Chictka, where she was 100 accommoduting to Thomis Carley. Mrs. Grear, {0 ber excito- meat under tho Influences of nnwsthictica, suys #ho never did wrong except with Curley, and wanted to seo him. It i likely sho will recover, ALLLGED ARSON. Bpecial Diapateh to The Chicago Tritmne, OualtA, Neb, Feb, 6.~C. B, Dogront & Co.'s hut store was burned somo weeks ngo under ruthor susplelons olrcumstunces, und to-dny Charles Krelle, n partner in the firm, wisk are rested on the charge of urson, togetbor with J, Herrick, und complaint bua nlsa been e dieningt the two Degront brothors, who nro now n Florida, Thoy got nearly $4,000 Insitrance, Qarvestox, Tex., Fob. 6.—Tn Grapeland Wash Curr was probubly latally shot while resisting arrest, Juck Lang killed one Caldwell in Llano County, D. W, Wenr, of Cold Pralrie, was assusinated by J.d. Hickiman, ' ARRESTED TOIL ALLEGED LAY St wAvkee, Fob. 0,—Androw Johnson, u Nor- weglun, wis arrestod to-night. for the rape of o flrl il years old named Awciia Adier, The girl, s seriously injitred, ——— e THE BLUE ISLAND-AVENUE ROBBERY, Eddie Querin aud “Eeotty™ Tobln, allas ling, wern- nrrested fn the Soulh Divislon carly yesterday inormng by Licut. Kipley, and ure b Infi hetd ut the Armory upon susplelon of huving bund u hund Gy the Bold sneak ot §1,60 from tho sufp In the office of ¢, F. Schumucber, Now 2ud Bluelslund uvenue, full dotulls of which were gived in yesterduy's puper, Mr. S mucher bus not y i) elther 6f the prisan Lut ko will burdiy be able 1o lumm?' o theves positively encugh to sceure convietion, The pullcy huvo strouy hopes 6f Buc buwever, e e e— JOURNALISTIC, New Yon, Feb, b—Ur, A, 1% 3illor, formerly of the Toledo filude, has heen appolutod business wmanager of the New York Z'rib i STEAMSHIP NEWS, Havig, Feb, 6.—Arrived, the Pelrelro, from Nuw York, Imuuna, Fob, b~Arsived, tho Gellest, #run New Xorks JARRETT'S DEFAULT. Englowood and Hyde Park Very Much Exercised Over It, 1Iis Shoringe Suspeeted Fully Two Years Agos. F. L. Kimmey Thinks It Will Not Exceed $25,000. Ahont $38,000 Loaned in Snms {o Polliletans. Different The defaleation of 1. M. Jarrett, Treasurer of tho School fund of Town 38, Range L, wos the absorhlug tople of conversation on_ the teains to and from Englewood Snturdoy and Sunday, and tho realdenta of knglewood nre particutnily fns terested In the matter, ns the district which in- cludes that village will be the principal loser In tho defaleation, and Leeause it 1s the home of Mrzdarrett, who ls one of tho oldest settlers In the village and Is known to nlnost every reste dent, and Is counted by many ot thom asa pare tientnr felond, having seeommodated many in the way of mmall loan$ of moncy or nssisting them i getting positions. Jdarrett bas been coneldornbleof s politiclan and has always heen in tho contldence of tho wire- puliers of tho town. Thero are many who syms puthlze with him and hope ho will be able to puil throuygh and enve something, from tho wreek Thero are others who predict that the worit has ‘not been aliscovered, and say that they knew that this thing was coming somo time neo, Itls clalimed that thhe necountd have been kept in ol very loose mauner, and that the Trustees nro yery much to blume for nllowing the Ureasurer to bo o negligent with his necounts. * The Trustees, as has been stated, nro Wikilam Kilnger, who has gorved nearly threo years, and whose time will explre in the spring; Frank T Infnes, who bLns ono moro yenr to- serve, and Tevi Montgomery, who hns served one yearand bas two nore to serve, ench being eleeted for threo yewrs, Tho only recompenge thoy receive isexemption from road-tax, 8o it s scen thero {8 not much luduce- ment for thetn to lose muel timo In making ex- aminatlons and bringn DELINQUENT THEASUREI TO TIMR. Mr. Montgomery it Is wnderstood neeepted the nosition under protest, as ho wafd he dia not have tho timo 10 Jevote to* the position, and after the election ho wis nrnnuml to Jurrett for Treasuver hut wis pverruled, While See, 7 of the Bchool luw muRes tho Trustees Inn degres respongible fur nny shortngo or embezzioment of tho Treasuree mnd prevents them from trans- ferrlng real estate or othier property durlig tho pending -of n suity mrninst him them, it i3 doubtful (i3 any very Inrgo nmount could be recovered from them, Thelr supervision 4 principally over tho fnterest of the fund derlved from ihe sale of -lands in Schiool Sestion 1, amd s this fund, which nmounts to FLOW, Is (n this tnstunce futnet, tho nterest only wolng Into tho Treus- urer's hands, 1o be apportioned to the different districts by the 'lrustecs, tho - other Himeys which go firto his hands are derlved from tix tevies and sule of bonds of tho different dis- tricts, tho levy In the case of District No. 2 holng $0.000 for the last year, but which, after the deduetion of commlssions, would nmount to about 08,000, Mr. Jnrrett’s hooks show that he recetved from this souree {82,000, which Is evidently a mistake, His bookkeepor fries o explaln that this was for buek taxes, but as tha buck texes wero not extended in Hydo Park and Lake for tio last WD yers this must also bo o mistake, 1t will ke consldernble work by an expert to flieuro outall the Intriente entries which appene on Mr, durrett's boeks. ‘The ex-Trensurer confines himself to his room where e bonrds and will anly sce his friends and bondsmen, {18 friendy suy that he j2apparently happler siuee he uuide tho nsslgnment than ho hay e foro In two yenrs, 1le found ina stand-drawer §n hls room A number of vowchers which had not beei credited 1o hiny, and these he turned over to Mr, Kimmey. A Tutnuse rcfimrwr called at Mr, Kithiney's restdence yesterday nfternoon, and nsked him how it was that he nippvurw in the cupaelty of Seeretury for tho Trustees, He sald that was slmply an_ necldent. 1o was present at the mesting of the ‘Trustees, aud, atter tho realgine tion of the Trensurer, who I8 ex-oflieio Seere tary for the Trustees, he wus neked tonct ns Sece rotary, which he did,and entered on the minutes the resolution whieh was otfered, nnd which was published In yosterday's Trinese, o says ho ald not know in whose handwritiug tha resolu- ttorl ns presented was written. Ho snys ho hus fuspected that s JARRETT WAS BHORT FOR NEAHLY TWO YEALS, nnt from any nctual knowledge, hut moro from hig nctions, ‘and evuslon to muke bls report so 08 to (nehido the lust recelpts trom the Colleetor und Freasurer, Mr, Jacrott nlwnys claiming that thnt wonld properly appear in bis next report, ** What 18 your estimito of tho actunl loss of No.2 by Me. Jarrett's detaleation’” ve heen buslly engaged sluce the nsaigne wparig my seconts with thoso of and havo just recefved from him ) uchers, for which he hus not ree celved eredit, which amount to about $1.: While the books show a difference of nenrly §20.000, 1 think from my owledge of bills and orders drawn upon the Treasurer, the most of which I think have bren puld, the nmount will be reduced to 16,000, and possiily to 14,000, Among the papers which huva coma (nta my haads 1 find a notles from a bank to enll and pay 0 noto for #3200 which Lelongs to one of tha othier distrigts, Mr, Jnrrett thinks ho did noet recelve n voucher for this when ho pabd i, 1 don’t think the totul dofuleation will amount 1o over £25,(0, nud It can by no possible menns ex- ceed E0,00," Sote of tho bondamen weroe Hittng anxionusly nhout Eeglewowd yesturdig, anid several of them tried to gather comfore” from tho statement which npoeared in g Turnuse i regard to Bee, 41 0f the Selicol luw, which thoy construo to relleve them by tho scttlement made by th ‘Trustees with the Tre; 7, may bo asaving clou that after moneys ha ditfferent iiistricts, thoy s the Treasurer upon an o Hourdy, in which easo tho Trustees would have exceeded thelr nutbority und the boudsmen would still b lable, It s been aseortained that Juerett has loaned out sume varylng trom & to 31,000 ta friends and politlcinns nmounthue to over $13,000, Mun; Of thiese S itre not seeured In any way, thoug] n fow are protected by notes und mortcages, shart timu ugo he trled to negotinte o lonn from Frank Parmulee through his partner, Mr, Shor- wman, for $0,00 for sixty diys, for which ho oifered to tirn over all his varluus intorests, Hud be been ablo to seeure this tonn, he woul have beow uble to thdo over his prosent difl- Ities und perhups postpoue the diselosure for another year, i Muuy of the bondamen, It 88 clalmed, nro exe- cutfon proof, uind 1n easo thoy nre called upon 10 puy up. it 4 Teured thut only n few wilk bo found 10 have nny avallible proporty, Shere i8 grent indiguation maulfested in Hydo Park over. the sweet slmplicity of the School Trustees and seif-sacrilicing vonduct of» the Londsien of Mr. darrett, late Schaool Tressurer, us Hlustrated fu thelr meettng of last Wednese dny and published ln yesterdiy's TRINUNK, Theres was sonie talk Inst ovenlug of seoling what could bu dono {n the wuy of » erlminugl charce nuninst Jurrett, 8 wen upportioned to tho all only bo pakd out by r from the DIstrict e GEN, BEN HARRISON. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, I, Feb, 6,—Yesterday nfter- noon nhout furty members of tho Tippeeanno Club vieited tho resldence of Gon, Harrison and wero hospitably entertalned by the Senator- clectand'his wife. .Short addresdeant conwrutiue tatlon were sado by Dr, Lyoch and P'rof, Brown, WIth it response by tho Genernl, aftor which collnton was served, with **burd clder” us tho buverage, e — BRIDGE CONTRACT LET, Speclal Dlapateh ta The Chicago Tribung DETROIT, Mich, Feb, 6.~Tho contract for the iron bridge for the Northern Puclfie Ballroad over the Missour! Rlver at Wsmarek, 1. 1%, to be Legaun at onve, bns been et to the Dotrolt Bekdeo & Tron Works of this clty. The cost of tho brldge Wil Lo §700,00, nnd 1L Wit be LGN Teet Tonig, Three of tho spans will by 400 feet long cach, 'lr“l;: bridge is 1o be vompleted 1o tho spring of e —— SUSPENSION OF A LOTTERY. LovisvirLe, Fel. —Tho owners of the fran- chise of tho Frunktort Behool Fund Luttery an- nounce that thelr drawhigs buve been sngponds edy und Wil not b agaln resumed. Al money sent to tbe Loulsvitle oftles for tekets (n the February deawiug will bu seturned by oxpress, 1t 16 undepstood that e lottery vendors in Now. Yurk nro still sellug tickets, wiich uro of coursy worthileas, e e— - A PRIZE-FIGHT, Pirrsnvua, Pu, Fob. fi—A spocial from Youngstown, O., by Dowlnlek MeCutfrey, of Pittsburg, und Churtes MctCoy, of Chicugo, fougnt W prize-fght for w purse uf #3504 ut Howlund Bprings lust nigut, Plhe mill tok place In 4 ball, and wus witieased Ly only twentvethireo porsons. At thu end of tho sixth round Metoy thirew up tho spongu. MeCaltroy wi d nd the wingier, et — MILWAUKEE MARINE MATTERS, Spectul Dispateh to The Chicazs Tribuiie. MiLWAUREE, Feb. B.—~Au autbontieated pu- OF §6 goIng 1o rounds of marine circles thut tho Nurthorn Trunsit Company is about .to dis- Pua0 of ull of 113 vessel pruperty, Tuo Cowpany FEBRUARY 7, 1881. hna deelded to i only (o Bonts et seasol These will be hetween Milwinkee and - Ladin tan, - Traother routes eunnot i msde profital with 1o sanall el of vesaels now awned, There Keems to e o tenth i the nnmors that tho Company I8 inaneill sed, TEIS probnbile that alt tho vesse W s ned Wil be dtsposed of i two » firsteelnsa bty prrehnzed hetween now and the opening of v fzation, TIIE RAILROADS. CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF LIQUORS, Commissloner Fink gives notice that the Joint Executivo Contmitteo has nttopted a new ngree- ment regarding tho setticment of einims for 1oss of liquors, spirits, ete. silpped ot nredueed valuation, which will go mnto effeet Feb, 15, Tho Hew npreement proviles: "Il nll eases of Josd from any enuso what- averof Lqiode or spielts of any kit contencted atan ngreed valuatlon i consideration of o res duewdd eate, the settlement of such loss shail by Wl 0Ny 1t tho ngerved valuation, ana this rile Al apply 1o tho transportation vf sueh prope erty Luth eastwurd and westward, 7 ho following clnuse will o inserted in nll bllsof ladbngs” Y In tho event of tho loss of any property for - which responsibllity tacl under tho LIl of luding 10 carrier, -the valucor cost of thy same the thmo and point of shinmont I8 to govy settioment, exeept the valus of the agrecd on upon which the rates are baged.! th]l‘mm must bo roauired, iF they desire to nvall thomselves of the lower rates tnde on ne- conat ol an agreed or flxed valuutlon, to stato in thelr shipphit recoipts or dray ticket the ngreed valuo ab which they desiry tha zoods shipped. T cuss thoy fall (o do 8o {ho property i3 to bie chirged for on the basis of full value, as wer elusallication, The following clniire will b written or stamped upon the, shipping veceinte and bills of nding for shipmoenta made at an ngreed valuation: On_enat-hound shipments—* Shipped at an nereed valitntion of %20 per barrel, owier's risk of lenkuge,” On west-bound _enipmenta—tShipped nt an agreed valuntion of §1 per gallon, owner's risk of leaknge.” An nddition will bo made to tho £ claiso in tho enatwird -bound eluesitieation which will rend =& valuation, owaer's risk of leaknge, when so statted by shipper Inshipphie reeelpt. Inenso of loss for which the enrrier may ho onsible, if any shipped, after stating the e tho T vatue of the property, makes elafm on the car- fur a grenter ampunt than the value stated him Ifll tho thme of El'll‘plnl'ul. such clolm 0 rler by #ha I roportod Commls- sloner, who will dirt what further sietion shull bo tuken: il the carrler shall thereafter rofugo to truneport anz such l:m per- Iy for tho safd shlpper, except upon tho basly of full value, 1t Is nlso suggested that the expenso of nny legnl , procendings which snay he necessnry to defend the.rd VP the earriers: shall be horng by the Joint Executive Committee, MISSOURT, ARKANSAS & SOUTHERN The §t. Lows Repulilican ling obtalned from James Dun, Chief Engincer of the Bt, Louls & San Francisco Hallrond, sotne interesting {nfore mation regarding the now extension of bis road, projected nnd fn progress of constructlon from Plerce City to Dallas, Tex.: Thoe line 18 to pass throneh tha territory of tho & ew Nutlon, Heerotury Sehuz, of the'Ins ter purcment nt Washingtom, Tolds that it 18 pesesary for tho milroad company to ol- tulp the right of way ueross the Lindan vaitions from Congress, ns well ns from the Choctaw Natlons Tho Choetaws ure willlug to rant sych rlght of way, aml the Missourt Loge slutire will memuorialize Congress to puss il giving the railrond the privitege ngked for, Tho Bemuto at Jetferson Gy has nd ly pmssed n copeurrent reaolution (o that etfect, and o will na dobut be concurred I Dy the Lower Hlouse, a8 tho advantiges of the proposed lino to Missourt 1§ not a gacstion of dispute, , It quires no muney ||!v|lrn|brh|lhms or subsldy of lands, All tho” raHpond company asks is” tho right oF winy, und they ure ready ind willing Lo pny the lndians for all the materlal used in eonstruction, The projected 1l tha corner of the Choetaw aud Tollow up tho Potenu ¢ down tho Khninshi Vall pussing through or near 8 iy ville, In the Clinetaw Te ple of the Nution aru intelllgent, nnd muny well edueated. They do not appear 10 be adverse 1o tho progreas of civilization, znd do not objeet 10 the construetion of rullronds In thelr country, From the Ited River the voud will paas lnto Tex- s, and go through Parls to Dallns, whera §t. will connect with the Houston & Wexns Ceutral Rafls way system, The road §s alrendy constructed nnd In opern- tion from Plymouth, tiem Plerce City, to Self man, on the Missouri awl Arknness borde where the traing conneet with dally stages for urekn Springs, Dentonville, Fayotteville, nnd Fort Smith, Ark. ‘Tho road s nlrendy wnder contract south of l-‘n[)'cnc\‘lllc. Ark., and survoys ure mude, or nro Loz mnde, to the Arkunsag River at Van ilus ren. Mr. Ditn his four prtles In tho fletd, three of them mnking proltmiunry surveys and ono loenting the track south of Ioston Mountains, Whoro the roud_drosaes tho lutter mountains, thoclevation 13 LK feetnbove the sen, A tunnel 1,400 feet In tength will Lo constructed throuxh tho Boston rango ut Woolum's Gap, which will cost nhout 50,000, nud, includlug tho tunnel with about gix iles of heavy wrade on the south side of the mountain, the esthiuted cost (8 §35,00 per mile, Sturting from Pleree Clt{. the length of the rond will be BG5S niles to -Fort 8mith, ond from Fort, Suith through the Indian Torrtory to larlg, Tex., tho distance will ho L5 miles, mnking it tho shortest route between 8t Louis and Dullas, NEW YORK, CIICAGO & ST, L.OUIS. Speclal Diapateh o' The Chicago Tribune, CrEVELAND, O, Fele 6.—Tho announcement of tho orgunization of tho New York, Chlengo & Bt Louls Ruilrond-Company excites consller- nble talk here. 1% 1", Ells, Preslitent of tho Oklo Ceatral Company and n Director in tho new project, was Interviewed by a TRIDUNE corre- sponlent this alternoon relative to tho rehene, He hus Just returned from Now York, where ho has spent tho Just threo sweoks I consultation with other parties interested in tho new road, o sald tho Syndleato which hins subseribed for 213,000,000 of tho #10,000,000 chpital Is nbout tho samme ns that which bullt tho Lake Frlo & West- «ru, Ohlo Centinl, nud Peorin, Deeatur & Evanss ville Ratlronds. Ttight of wiy hns boen sceured for nearly all tho route, andeontraets signed for the conatrucilon of tha new rond, tho munin stem ol which, running from Clevelund to Chloago, wilt bo completed by tho 1st of Junuary next, und tho branch to 8L, Loufs 4 to bo inished Nutloh ut reek 1l lni. then go o the Red River, Acadomy and ftory. Tho peo- by Cdely L W8 U The best materkul WL be” used fn - construction, the cot traet for the samo ‘havinz hoen to Brown, Howard & Co, of Chicago, Fifty-six ound steel ralls will by used. Right of way ling ieen secured for w double track of standard wldth, though only one will bo laid ut first, Tho raie ont of Clevoland hus: not been fully detormined, The road will cross that of tho Cieveland, Columbus, Cinclonntl & Indinnnpolis Compniy ut New Londou, 0. und be built to THlin, rre tho olid Glbson graditg from that polnt 1o tho Indiana State lne will Lo followcd, Thut portion is alrendy geaded, 1ifty-six milea of tho Wabush Canal has been purchised, giviog 20 fect rlght of wny through Fort Wayne. ‘I'wenty mifes weat of Port Wayne, ne Fort Wiy Junction, tho nuin stea will be tapped for tho Si, Lowds Hranch, widch will be 32 miles. Tho main seeton, from Cleveland to Chlewwo, will bo 40 nfles—iifteon shorter thun tho Luke Shore Round, Anothor syndleate 14 sury tg for the mew Croute over Alleghanies from Willlnnsport, Pa., Youngatown, O, awarded o 1o At tha former point it would conneet with the Central Ualirowd of New Jer- #ey. Tho grado over thu tmontuins will, it is anld, not exceed Nfty-rix feot to the mlle, when tha Pennsyivania Iond i3 100 feot, -Shouta this Lo built, wbruasich of the New York, Chicugo & 8t Louls Rowd will bo constructed from Now London to Yoummtown, and thus form a throtugh trunk Huo to Now York, ‘Tho shortest possible routo will bu seleeted, without any effort 1o stelke partienine towns, Work will be burried N5 #00N 0 the weatkur will permit, DECREASE IN EARNINGS, 5 ‘Tho gross earnings of the Chicaga & Alton for tho- fourth week In Junnary, 1851, wero F120,747. 49, aggnlnst $153,510.81 MOy the corredpond- Ing period lust year, u deereaso of 20500000, Dusiog the month of Janunry 1ho Chieago & Alton cirned 187,889, agalnst 320050 for tho mrrusnulnllm‘ month last year,n deereusc uf £25,105, Tl deercuso n possonger carniugs for the tourth week In Junuary amotnted 1o $7,758,58 und tu trelght carnings to $15,24.07, A fulle ng off-In} earniugs of £3i,165 for tho firat month thus yeor [4 severo, but the managers of the Alton hi the sutisfuction thutthe decrense in carniugs on nearly il tho rouds in the country Is #howing ns bid 1f not w worrse fulline off, Iy prospeets and nul(nl‘mumu of ralirowd men are that the carnugs will deerease stlll more biereafter. APPLICAT, T0 REDEEM, Reenxosny, Va., Feb, G.—Gen, Willlam Mahon has wadv applicetion in the nited Stutes Court for leave to redeem tho ru'[l-erly of the Atlans 110, Misutmwipnt & OBt Jmlireiid. Juden ot and Hughes Tuokdny next bear urpument, The roud 16 udvertisod for sule the 10th just, b TTEMN, = Tho rumior tbat tho Burlington, Monmouth & Winois River Nurrow-Ouage alivowd has been purchused by Juy Gould, and will bp oporated us i feoder of thy Wabualy sydtem, s dealed by thogo who are n i positlon W know. T'he Board of Dirceiors which inunugos tho 1ol b tho saing now us it hus been for years, und It will continue th mutuge and contrdd iL.to complotion, ale though tho gvago will probubly be changed to standard, % Mr.'lL J. Por Yy Attorney of the Missourl Pa« eitle Rallroud, ¥ § perpared coples of o $43,000,- W mortguge to N recorded iu the soverdl coun- ties through W &b the Missourl, Kunsus & ‘Foxas Hailway rups. Thu wortguge covers tho wiire property of thy Missourl, Konsus & Loz Way Quiopalys LU¢ Juertgugy lus low prov andertined " s, ol Wt ol NeWAPADEE eume e dteome bowls, ws nre enlled, o8 he othors, 1t nlag provides out of (o Pxtenston of the rond through o o Gramdo 1tiver, with A View ton fucther extension down throngh the most practienl route o the Ciy of Mo pies of the e nre requited_ to 1 vd du thirly-seven countles of Missourl, was, and Texos, The Indinnnpolia Journal saya: *Chorles Falre Danks, B, Attarney of “tho Iiditnapolis, oomburton & Westoen Ttomd, hng rotuened from New York, and gnya theee 58 no longer any question na o the extenglon of the ropd enste senrd Trom Indianapolis, Tho ralls, n portion of thot, sre nlrendy conteacted for, They are to welieh 81Xty pounds ta the yanl and to 1 wlactured from tho best steel, 'Tlo Bsh bolts, pte, nro also nil conteneted Tor, mi tracts for furnishing the eross-ties will be let wih the next thirly days. Mr. Fairbunks' nent ngrees with the one published in tho Jotenal 1 few mornings ineo to thoe effeet tat Of the two lines surveged the northorn roule {8 the tost practiendble to bitlld ou,ns it woulil Atrlke severnl towns that now huve no ralirond Faerlitles, nil of which ave willing o give band. rome Anbaldics ns well ux right of way, providing the norther line I8 chosom. Al euinora to tho effect thut tho lino has heon oflicinlly pronounced to bo false J. KK, O, Sherwow, Seeretary of the Tndinnn, Tonmnaton & Western Railfond, hias 1ssued the following cirenla o Inanswer to Inquiries from stockholders, T Awould suy, that It 18 proposed in the ollidne tio, which will b effontel Mareh present stuckholdera stll recelve two shires of tho new compuny’s stock for ench oue of tho old, 1tisintonded to have tho now read fin- fshed by Qet, 1, (n time for the fall hustnes * The earnbiga and expenses of tho L, B &Y, Hnllway: tor the ealendae year dun, 1, 1830, to Jdan 1, 1881, aro ug folluws: Grow earnuen, 1 $100,410.69 peruting expenses, nt- Al £00,053.30 T ; r 000 —242,000.00 anue of all the i whit s heon the t, the secoml e juints, [ ibandoned aro Netearnings. ., nterest and ehirges Blx per centon Ineot © Net surpl & ar 3¢ per cent on the £2,60.000 of capltnl stock. oavit tho laneo thrdigh business ncorwing from the completion of the new road, nnd the lense of the Clacinnatl, Sandusky & Cleveland romls, It 18 balleved that tho new stoek w T dividends ug soon us tho now L, B, & W, systen 18 complete” The Glohe- Demacrat, In commonting upon the netlon of Me, L 1 Tfow, Acting (eneral Minag- er of the Wiliash, nt the Manngers’ meoting in this eity tnst wesl, fn refusing to aflow; tho statement showing the nmount of witinlted Hekets sokd durinie tho Inte * unpleasantness ™ to e sulunitted 1o the mecting, suys: * When My, dnmes I How was appointed Acting Gen- cral Mmnger of tho Wabiah for the terin of Mr, Aunlt's ubsenco, the Chicassd boys thonght thoey woull huve o plenie fix(mg up the pussenger Tite wir tholr own way, But few of them had ever comu In - eontuet with _him to settle o auestion of nny hnportunce. Thoy all knew ho was an excellent finuncier, but they must bave been dreadfully talken ek when ho refused to nlow the General Muanager of the Huannibal & Bty doe, who had been dntrosted. with nll the roml’s statistics of nnlluited tekets sold, to show tho bushiess dono by all’ ronds, * that the meetine might net knowinely” Mr. lTow's re- Ply was that nmedintely nfter n pian of soetties ment had been neveed on e would not object, ety followlg tho rulea of cuchre, e wanted to muke suro of bis point befora he spowed his hund, - Beyond n doubt, Mre. How wiil very gal- Inntly proteet tho futerests of duriog Mr. Ganlt’s Hing ANADA. NAILWAY-TICKETS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. OrrAWA, Feb. 0.~Tho feeling, not only in tho House, but ontside, (8 rapklly growing against tho BIll which proposes to suppress rallway- tieket senlplng, espeelally as the naturo of tho measure comes to be utkderstond, The new bl contalns tho novel sugiceation that the Governs ment shnll uppoint ngents for tho sulo of rafl- way-tickets, 1t provides that any rallway come pany subject to the control of the Government of Canadn, nnd the Mintster of Rallwuys and Cunnly ns respects any rallway under control of tho Government of Cunada, clty, town, or village In Can perdond ng they may chaose a8 ngents for the sulo of pnssenger-tickets to prssengers or per- song. desiring to travel Ly .tne rallway of the compuny employing” such wsgont, or by any Government “raflway, ns the casy muy be. A clause wso provides for tha fssue of certificates of authorlzntion by the Minlster of Rallwaye to agents nppolnted by tho Minister, Cluuso 3, after providing that, all tickets sold #hnll be stamped by such ngent with his name 4t tho date of sale, contuins the surprising pro- viston that this act sball nlso lllllll}' 10 ugents of forolen. rallway ‘companies dolng business in Canndn, who shall Le required, before lssning tickets over Canndiun 1ines, to ho duly authors 1zed for sueh purposo by the Minister ol 1tuli- ways and Canals, or the company over whoso llues they desire to fssito tickets; or, in other words, milway ticket-ugents ghall bo nominoes of the party Government of the day, and nt present na Beforner need apply, Other clintscy of the net provide for tho tine and hnprisons ment of those persons who sell rullway-tickets In contravention of thid lnw. SERIOUS ACCIDENT, Speefal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribuncs ToroNTo, Ont., Feb, 6.—A sorious necldont oceurred nt tho otd fort thisafternaon, A nutn- hier of young men nre {n tho hablt of gnthering At the tort for tho purpose of amusing thom- svlves, Whilo prowllng around tho bulldings ouo of the numbor, named Jumes Monnghan, beeamo possessed of n cartriigo In somo woy, and, in order to seo whether It would explode or not, he applied a mateh to it The shell exe ploded with g 18 right hand and tearing tha Hesh from both nrins, The frugments of shell straok him In tnce, nud, cutting cldan through his clothes, tore tho Hesh off bis breast, 1lo was removed to his homo ,where e now Hes in a dying condition, A compiunion nutned Ellis was alio injured, but notserlously, . ECCLUSIASTICAL, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribwne, TouiaxTo, Feb, 8,—Theo Bond-Streot Congregns tlonal Church here hiag been looked on nsa sort of bleck sheep by the othor city ehurches over sinee My, Handford's ‘tronblo a8 pastor. Dr. Wi was o short time ako refnusedl admlssion to the Ministerinl Assoclation, Thechurch felt the nosition, ind ventured to make overtures ta tho Western Congregutionnl the other diy for a ro- nowsl ot feHowship—cliolting an nnsiver to tho effeet that tho Western Congregutionul was not fwiro that the fellowship higd ever been brokon, but that it vxtended Its good-will to tho Bund- Btreet Chureh, . GIIO: Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune. MoNTREAL, Feb, t,—~Some strango manifestas tlons nve ropurted to tuke place nlghtly n n ‘Houss ocenvled by A. Drolut, Jolnor, on Benudry streot, Wiilo the fire 1s burning briskly, the stove-1ds, it 18 sald, suddonly rise nhout a foot, und, after spinning around In the alr, drop ex« netly Into thote pluces aynin, The proprictor's sieep 18 disturbed by thumpings on tho bod Ly Invisible bands, The privst ins been enlled on tu oxorelsw the apirits, but 8o fur bis efforts are without success, TIRE IN A PRINTING-OFFICE, ™ Specfal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MoxTHEAL, Veb, 6.—A firo ocourred in Mur- Inud's binkenote and gonera! printing estabytishe ment this morning, 1t vemmenced on the upper flut of tho building, in a room used for mixing colors, and, owing to the prompt arrlvid of the wrigude, was sonlliod to that purt. Tho damage way chiclly by water, which must have Injurcd tho stock conglderably, ‘Tho loss I8 supposod to maount to $10,000, which (s coversd by insurance 11 English and Cunadlit companies, JANUARY: TEMPERATURY, ' Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Toraxro, Fob, 6.—Tho avernge temperaturo a8 reglstored it the Obsurvatory for this oity duging the st month of Juniary was 10 do- #reos pbove zero, bolng 6 degrees lower than the averngo tempernture of January of forty yenrs past, The lowest temperature of tho wanth wiv, however, vnly b dogrees below zero, —tlia vold bolng steady, ‘Buow feil on nincteen duys of the month, v — PACIFIC RAILWAY, Bpectal Dispatch to The Ohicago Tribune. OTTAWA, Fub. 6.~Tho proscut estimated cost of tho first hundred miles of tho Canudn Pacifto Rullwuy cast of Belkivk, now under construc- tion, und to bo tnken over hy tho syndieate, is $1.:530,000, or at the rute of F15,600 per wile, ‘Tho total munbor of slguatires on potitions sent It agalust tho rallway contruet is 27,410, SIRISH LAND LEAGURE Bpectal Irapateh to The Chicago Tribune TORONTO, Fob. 6.—At u moating of the latelys orguulzed brunch of the Land Leugug, it wus res solved that 5,000 eirculurs o gent 1o Jrish rosl- dents, eonveniuge u grand publio mcoting; and a subscription was tuken upto dofriy oXpeuses, 2 ——— couans, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, 3oNTUEAL, Feb, 0.~Tho doctons In tho citysay thuy cannot remumber u timo when thore wera 50 mnny enges of pooplo sutfering trom coughs |‘unl( present; snd pre unubly to give u reuson or It s $ e e— Wa ksjow that thero s nothing on carth cquut o Lop Bitters ug u fumlly mvufclno. It 15, that tho” tho Wabash at foree, blowing threo fiugers off |, - beang—vle.: G, und derlvativel RELIGIOU Another Viow of Eternal Punishment by the Rev. G. H. Pecke. Every Soul Shall Find Hs Own Placo N for What It bid, Dr, Thomns' Bormon on the Motives for Londing & Ohristlan Lifo, Prol. Swing consldori .at Somo -Length the . Alarming in Christianity, Rabbl Hirsch on the Religion of Human« ity and Judaism. ETERNATL PUNISIIMENT. SENMON BY THE REV. 0. 11 Tho Leavitt Steeet Congregational Church was Inst evening Nlled with o largo congregation to 1isten to the Lwellth of tho serics of sermons by the ltov, (k. H. Pecko on * The Theology of Chirtat.” The dizeonrse, which is given in il Lelow, wns a surprlse to nany, beeause of tho broml viewa taken by the gentlomnn, Histhome wil **Tho Tenchings of Jesus and Eternal 1'un- Ishment,” and _he throw over entirely, from his atamlpoint, the lden of aliteral hell, holdtug to the theory of n strlet necountabllity and a nion- tal aud soul puntshment In proportion to the niagnitude of the sins committed. Tho follow- fngr is tho sermon: And these shall go nway into everlasting puns tshmont.Mattheg, frtn i oL In appronching’ this momentous subject, [ tlesivo to suy thnt the Atudy ot Ohrist's owa at- terances und worda has tonded to mak@mo nt onee more liberal i fecllug and moro orthedox Infalth, It 13 impossiblo to study the worida of Jusus without belug Impressed at onee with tho positivencss of the doctrines and tho gemulne #pirit of tolertion hoe Indulged toward nlf earnest gouls. His condemnntions bear not upon those whose thoughts wery orlginal aud yarled, or who clothed them fn 1 diforeit verbingo from his gwn, but upon these wha of« Tenled the gpirit of Gad by unholy purposes and deeds, o bave aenonueed thoso who dared to dissent from the received traditions of tho Church wontld baye been lmpliedly to ‘lenousico himselt. Tothe thon Chureh ko wns himsolf the nrch-heretle, Wisely n well us honeatly then his utterances amote the unholy arL and ife, while WIS broad charlty cov tho fleld of l‘l ImMIllIu KOl } one ocension tho beluved Jolin suid to bim, * Master, wo saw one easthig out devils In Thy name and he fol- loweth not iy, und wo forbade ilm, becuure by followeth not us. Bt Josus miswered, Forbit him not, for thero I8 no tman which can o n mircle in My mune that cun Hghtly speak evil of .\'h:: for lie thne I8 not agulust us §s on our part."” Jtrond, wenerous words those, afording an en- uur:nu vugls of tellowshlp with every enrnest warkor, Moveover, they sut us the example of front other's modes by degurl rown tine ol good, The M ¥y HUVE 10 mand 1o hownd dissonters, but ruthor allowed thom i their own ehiosen wiy 1o work the will of Gpd. In dealine with the subfect of eternal punishment, Ldo not know tiat I shall utter tho opinlon of any lving soul, beenuso i tho prosent. trans! tory Atnte of religions opilon oneis comped 10 [orns s own opinjons, My lm'prcsdlmu. hay ever, 13 that my views du. not ditfer wuterialiy from tho lurgo Doy of earnest ovangutlenl thinkers who dissent from the harsh and untenuble views of tho older theo toglang, In the retwen, of the b to tho study of tho Bible, there will neeessarily bu n great mutitteation of the old views, And fudr exeyesis of Christ’s own words will tend to xluu-‘r,nxlmnlumoru and moro closely to God's ot = The Now Testnmont writers uso three words as indlenting the place of pubisbment., Hades, Gehennn, and Favtirus, of which the Savior uses but two, ‘Fnrtarns oceurs but oiies in tho New Foestument, when 1t s used by Petor, ns_ indi= cating futurs punishment. According to the mythology of e Ureeks, the word Huades oc- curs eleven times in the New Testument, whillo dusus uses It but four tmes, 1o word 1S eon- sty wsed us tho synoyi of Sheol,or thy shadowy under-world of the Hebrows, It bwi no rulution to tho stute of hapoliess o misery of tho individunl, any moroe than If one shoull sy “lresident lHuyes hns gone to Bicluni % The ~ expression ~ would = simply siaie the fuet without nn{' referenco to his- hnppiness or misery. When tho Jow dis- infssod! bis Telond to Shieol, ho simply committed i to the unseen world, . In the translutl the Ilehirew Bible | Gre i the word Shool wis constantly transinted Hnde therefore, when Jesus nsed that word, it hnd an secepted and unmistukablo mewntng, Jesus do- nouticed Capertaum, suying, *Thou shale bi Urauglhit down to Hell (or Hades), o Poter 1o snld of 1 Chatreh: *The wates of 1Hell (or Tlades) shall not prd nguinst 18" Spenking of tho slek man, Jesus says: * In 1161l (or Hudes) he lifted up his eyos, being in torments s but his tormenta wore not tua 1o his bulng {n Hades, for Abrakna, with Luzarus jn his bosom, wis close at hnnd, apparently very happy, The toxt wys: 1o lifted up his eves and'sceth Abrne hum afur off 3 bt tho separation was evidently moral, for ~lmmedintely thoy begin ai anlmated and Interestiug conversusion, und If the heat was at all npproximate to.Jonnthan Edwards' Hell, tho ronr of the itames would have drowned auvy ordinary conversation, ad Abrahnm nud Lozirus would huve mnde w husty puyslonl remove afur off. Hell was appurcutly comfortablo to those two wosthles, whilo most uneomfortuble to Dives. It 15 thoreforg fmpoes- sible to {nfer any discomfort from tho mere hes Iug fn tho Hudes of Christ; thut elowont do~ pends entlrely upon othorvonditions. ‘Tho othor ‘term used by, tho Gront Tencher Is Gehennu. It occurs in "tho New ‘Testamont twelve times, being used cleven times by Christ and vtiee by tho Apostle Jumds, ‘Thio dictionary suys * Gebenua {3 the Greek form of Geyhin. nom, the Valley of Hiunom, where the Juws of- fered tholr ¢hiidren to Moloch., In consequence af fts gloomy appenrance, of tho fircs burniug thore, and of its helg A receptaclo for fonl things, the word was tsed as symbolizing tho pluce of eternal punishment, andg transhited Hiell, while in the Old ‘l'estantent Golienon 1y only tho plewsunt Vale of Ilinnon, yot it becano thu receptaclo of tho sewnge of tho oty und of the unburled eorpses of crlminals, and, thore- fore, lires were kept constantly burning to purls £y the contaminated atmosphere. "I the wonl be pressed to its ntmost Hmlt of menning, it simply Implies an_extremely puinful punish- tuent, und was ised by Christ to indiente the fearful result of sin. "Tho word, however, cira vied no idea of oterunl dueatlon, - Tho nuture of punishment to be Inflicted for sin In Christ's teaehlog 16 Indiented by soveral words, *ekdikeoln” or vengewnce, used nine thnes In tha Kew Testunent and only twice by Christ, and thon to indicite tho steict Justiea of God In vindlenng, 1118 cleet, * Budunos,” or torment, {8 uscd three thnes, twico by Christ, and both times in ] prable” of tho rich muln Mades, * Orgo,"” fa used - thivty-live thnes™ tn tho Now Lestument and only onco by Christ when 1o auys: Ho that, belleveth” nor tho Son, the wnth of God nbldeth on bl thereby lodicut- Ing tho wrath to liu the iere antural result of Bl combined with gepuration from (ud, the centro rud souroo of lito. . *Rulnsis’ or punishinent 18 uded Christ In our toxt, once by John suying, Feur huth torment ™ “or punishmoent, thereby IKI‘I\"V‘\“DK a purely mental or splritunl condfe on, z Jusus ulso speaks of hell-fire and everlnsting fire, but when Ho spenks of baving two hauds or two feot 1o bu cust Into sverinsting live, wo {n- medintely pereelve that physical foel and bands royuirg miterlal five, wid ovorlusting mus torfal Bro; burning hands and feet that huve bean cut off 8 rutlicr too miuch for the fulth of tho present gencratlon, und we pross i term with no desire to oviule, and tho fullpst slestro to know the whole teuth, And here log nio romurk thut of sl fuith thit 14 tho feeblest whichinststaupona materlul 1lell for pwatishment. Boyond this ifu, It {8 6 [o8s: in ‘ovory Fouso ins atend of galu, What I3 the torturo of an vyo, or A hand, or 1 foot, to o soul torture; the riek g of until the conscious misery has forend tho blood through: unwilling pored? Jewus did warn agalnst cternd fivo, but 1o question still rumrl';l. Wt did Ho mean (n His other uttor, tnees 5 ‘The New Testament 13 fumliliar with many more torms used by tho Master and the snered writers, wll currylng vurious stiades of menning, bt the snme general unport, and all Indleatiog the fearrol result of aln, In nddition to place und noture, tho New Testamont also teaches somuthiog about tho duration of puulshumont, and, in our text, uses the strongest possible word, “alonion, ‘to Indlonto lw evovinstingnosd, If perpelus fty does wat e dn this word thiun no word ean teach tho onduning nnture of punishment for sin, In sueh n war of words walind tho most loarned scholnrs arruyed on cither aido, cach prossing and proseuting his cnusy v:uh all tho welght of authority und ure Rumont, N e Quinooy, In hia boautiful essay upon ** The Buppoded Beriptursl BExpression for Eternity,” BHOWA LAt an Y uron ™ hus no stalonury or mes chante value, Every entity or Lolug busits ueon, or limit of durntion, ¥ " Tho oxuut smount aknluration exprossol by uasoan depondd altointhoe upah tho purtivulae subject which yiolds the neon Ho midas w1 profoundly bellove thut the Burlrmn-- wseribe abaohute and moetaphysical otoroity 10 one solo ! to ull vthers necording to thy Intorest whict thoy can rluml I ed's fuvor” Ty Quineey svidantly belloved in whut 18 uow oulled nditlosal fiwmortulle ty," or life ouly in Christ, A Canon Farrar, whu _bis rocantly beeomo so canspleuous by his udvocucy of cternul hopo for tho ruce, denles that “ajonlon™ means owernel, Tho urgtlient Jrom our toxt, that it you glve up overjusting punishmeut you izt give ur overlusting 1ifo, ho incyts by snying, »This is nbsolutely uo argumoent whutover,” “Apply this Teusoig (o tho text, “ Ay i Aduw wll dlv ko twice, oney — You G i shows g (Yt DEOREE INUNINE NS reterenee T gy 0 s and bettering of him (it cndoyy "“(‘U(Mfl hibishap Frenet says: gy, I T {0 TEANSEEr this (]l 00 Sery 1 Rolnsts ' oand SHmorka 'y G g g0n e " Farenr pepilea: Why gy r Tes # A 0PEOE 40 FET R TEOm el 1L b0 & word - sensy which 18 dovs ot X o 8 cording (o Avistol 12 emredd Ao ey BUOh phrises as In support of the ment, It may slred to teaeh It o 810 fu word wis i ing. 47 Tt b (g 00l 10t trncditiony of 3 it that menning. 10 1his wogg o m Insting, we ar tiale I et ot strv, o w1 nugh| o et ol o enduring o Dunishmont 7 I I nedituting this subjeet, howsyor, Iinpreesed with tho faet Uit 1t fx o' tho everlustingtiess ns the horrihion Justico of tho punlsiment which :z wh‘l. thnt l}nn"(lum} x'\' FOVOIt npiney | horetore we glndly turn to tho teaei 1 forrelier, - H SR 10 O desug n pondering his words, 5 evide he mude not the place but the state ullllr:‘ulmg( ¥idul, (ho RTeRt sutiree of LS pnlaiinig. i Thacles o witleh 1ie apuenks 1 Vast oy root® Tike 1o Hebrow She 1he Nl 3, 11 Wity Tio il g d, fre 102, ni boe ing aniyssepneated by (o 11 0f oy comtitions, The torment of and oy o Tanzarus apponr shie by slde, s tho clenret tenchiigs ol tho Nt Toaamon und gives tho Mullost views of tho Mayor, T Atato of tho mnn, und not tho place i 1ludes, 18 ruwuusmlu for his mlsery, e The Indlvidualit, A nio s sty nvg ure WO firg 0t R0 mgcy 1748, thy 1q, h iy Dy it of mentat lentlty, virtual his torment 18 duo o' prst unfitmne ‘Fliore 18 1o hint of ldividuility being changeg, uny woro thin i man once A ehould aftorwaurd ndoi. In .53 it mn who before dwelt b 1 comumittedl cortntn erimes,” {7 of tho moral line theto (R wandors tion of fdentlty showing that In fut 18 the great fuetor of joy ar miscry. remorse, The Hudestrietiblo nntor w IlPL‘fl 10 tho moral King! talhedy Abrahu suys’ to By Son, Femein. or” Al that wis needTul (o instenet hin b tho reasons for his sullering wasa right Percops tonof Individunl relntions, No new fenlties wora widoghto tho Indtslduniity, but w clenrer i aight (nto The Individunl relutlon to tho everlut, uge kingdom of o, “I'ho tormant wus w0 entirely nafural, or, an we #¢o it In this l1fe, certaln aeta produce cpr. tin resnits on the mdividual, Inthe Hudes Christ Tio daes not present fuerles as torturhiy souls, nor devils a8 ronsting them, buj doeds and punishment stand relited as ensy and effect, 10t by clalmed that Christ tanghy that us final duidgo Ho would pronvunes ae tonee, yot Ho ulso teaehes tint tho senton *aceording 1o works," bring memory and eone, selenes Mee to fnee with - persannl” deeils, oy thus produoligr tho results 8o vividly depicied i tho parable of Dives and Luzurid, No tenchin Of Jesus really miltates arainst tho tenching. o his parblo s iostrating o riehteons remi of causo and effeet In conduet, To st upard nnything more thin 1his woukd nealn throw thy Bubjoct heyond -thuse eternal of Justie upon which the Great Teachur always plantod bimself for seenrity. 1t I8 it tho point of the Indiserhninato horrl. Dleness or extrome views of petnlly inflicied that Christ difers from many” of ). Interpretens, The religlois teael of thi pust century fanght - that souls wen 10 ono vast Hell, where tho atmosphers was i exprossibly hot, tho migery boyond the power of Inguago to d re, nnd wore tortired by methoda which fndicated not ko m fuflale Justice ns infinit vindietiveness fn De o tenchiny of Jusuis i vindication of jush tieo nnd Individuality which will satsfy " tho most bonovelent wnd sensitive mind, Whea by Dlices his rich mnn In- Hudes he does not eal itpon him to remomber eritmes never committed; s thefts, fnlsenoods, mureders, but only hig abnse of mereles. @ Itemember, that thou it thy lfe-timo recelved thy good things,” The i wi sinply tuemented with o conconss ness that e bad not lived up th the highesg fdeals of life. His own life and the Hife of othe s denr to him he had cursod by supreme selfs fshnuss, This rich man had oevidently led o life of luxury, and the memory of his evil Infiwenco uipon " hig hrothren tormented hime Tho tormont sk porsonal wid wiitural, preclily madulnted by the facts In the cuse, Tndeed, tha ma might huve had o tnste of the kume re morse in hifs world 1ifo I he bad foreed himsel tonn hour's soher rellection. In the niter lifo hoslinply scems to have squarely fuced o welghed tho real elrenmstnneos, I the parable of the talents Jesus nlso tearhe that condemnation §8 agsoeinted with indivion ality, Tho jmun who had wasted his tab wis deprived of it, and nothing is more mumu‘ii than that disuse of talent invites death totalen and consequonL remorse, I nnother purablo, relating to coming Judgs munt, he mlf!: *“Thnt servanut which kiew b rauster's will and prepared noc: him: nelthe did necordlug to lils will, shall bo beaten witl muny strines: but he that konew not, and di comimit things worthy of stripes, shall be heaten with few stripes.” Jesus does not teach that i man shalt be punished becange born of 1 druuk} en prrentage, bt that nie may «in lguorantl ik reeelve lighter punishment, for while cer Tl ARt resuita il Totow. Yot oonselency will not intliet toviment for such sins, In thosd words of Jesus, Divine Justice toward hutmnity 13 Indlented, Hevo 1B no indisorlminate, horribla hell, but rather n punlshment modersted by wise meroy, ns muny shall bu benten witi fow atripes, WIth Jesus to bo lost s ta be not thealoglenily but personaily lost, lost by purz'mml‘\vmmf. loat by Tailure 1o renilzo Wie's apportunities, [ost by ‘not heing horn into the spirltunl life of God, lost by belig sepurated ford over from God, Talte the words of Jesus und b heathen worldy 10 tho multitudes of chillyen and youths who have tled wntimely deaths, and you have not vast lnko of firo with inlserable human belng: s 1 perpotual fucly but ruther n multitude of untortuintes, or souls “that know not yeo did cummit things worthy of stripes.” lu tho m[n\! of desuasin is 0 fearful pud n burning curses the wos hu denosneed nguinst 1t are muny nnd great. Therefore 13 It the muro to be deplored thut His own words of Just condemuntion ol been wrested to support theorles fur more bised nnJmnlry nud guperstiton than in God's t aud olfenslve 1o tho elearest and hest tlons of bumnnity, The *atonlon ™ 1 of Jusus was ut “least no fudlserhnin where sonla were enst, na i God-ld no on 1o worth of ehnraoter or of Justice’ to the individual, From Treo nlluslons to the paintul theme how his sensitive soul recoiled from . by nstinet, but when o dil touch it ho wa: fafthfut ta facta rnd to the eternul principles o Justice, "o renson frony falso premises Illll! l]l N“&r tha changes on large words i3 not (o teac aid explain God's word, Jesus does not deny that sln tesorves soves vith, but it 13 nlwivd onnt jIllltl (‘l,l‘)‘ otadd 10 s Just fne for ull, bt * few wehlng, and these It by Bivino iove. Foew puagtors thero ara it havo met \'”‘ mothers sorrowing without, Jinpe over sons mu dnughters wone, nd thoy fenred, to n Im:ll 1 Hell, und not n Few huve glven up thelr -'~‘n “ God rathor than believe e, They bave uh«k i e’ ol falth, und uskel n, ¥ St not the Judie of wll varth do right v Agi the real teae llmg s Jesus thoy woutd ‘never hive projesiel. Je personnlity n punishinont which Jesua mnuu ‘mo uceentnblo 1o wny Just tind, What eatt bo 09 megsure of eternal punishment o u() has trafned fin 0 Chelatinn home, wheso lifh B hardly known a positive s, but who Imlsl ] eut oit n tho inldet of iy strenkth aylie t acoepting Christy Woro do yoursti 1t Ilke o commit hing to tho sCeliie Jonntlin Bdwardz T s rerd peoots meeting the grue nod fust resnlts him u have no besleancy i committng istand, 1 oy g nerien intuls shulent stripes™ Tor muny 18 His ton response to Justice diveeted Jusus taught that no soul can draw lilfiv"".‘:; ment boyoid the power of the iudyiiuality of tho thoughts, words, anu decds. th(" prive tmmutablo Inw, that *V'As u man soweth n"’.m' ho nlso reup,”* und Jesus reallirmed il,]b"u"‘ “ Innamuch a ye tinvo dono ft, or not ¢ unto Mo, be biessed or cursed, ¢ ain ho In his most fenctul denuuetation of 800 usos w word which fulrly Indicutes thit Gy eternnd punishinont. muf' bo correetive. ahould helil the enerent thoologicpl viows, b s hive suld otornal » Indietlve Lre Ishmen, “ory H e ulusls, mori ol sy cterul vy prinle rotive” pusishient, You will please discrlng nuto, Idouat suy ft; Jesus sald it Andletive who .ara 80 fondof vindieating ey farms of eternul punishment ri<e nud re wreat scholar, Archbiahon h},";‘l:‘[‘l','! ul‘\'cl tho ‘Tl“l“lmlim xucn||1;lllffil“,:|':.“l;.5-l reproe it a medieval thoory, ole muwl:ll tho l:lll‘nll;ntns“ ‘:rlnn ‘whlch this wh question bus bieon hundled, oalept Iu_mntaining thu pootfeal and thool oyl thuories the pulplt s constantly bl L . falso position, both betoro tho Chusel By foretho wor On the styeots 1 niee \1“ ot Buy1 **‘Phoese uro tho utterunces of 3¢ aril works, tha Churds professos (o1 N Hellaf Rro und Lriatone.” OUr feply [ gy ona really bolleves thum in that 0,6, aulek *reply comes Why. not suy Wao punso for s roply. Why not? k.”“,,.,.ml Whilo tho Chureh repudiates u Foll, yet 19 brimstone, and an indiserlmisute B0 mowent w pronchor atte uro meaniug fuirly, and Dy i cor thei gomo wonk slstor, an or W otit; *Our pastor ls. ton liberal counelt wid “try biw for heres tho Churoh mtands ko i CURTE between two biudies of huy, {aklig 00 onenor the other,und not huving the bulduess to ussert the tentld, 1 lll‘{ Hullure rejecied, why nut u:um.gw u trua Hiblical or Now Teatament View Wyureh lmll\'llhlulllwm Justico, sud nu}t‘ al re| srouch! from this fulso posttion und perpetial BT e Pustors all over thocountry are COREAG G, ras, Ingg tholr_pulpita—in, Meltiodist Preid o (oe und Congrowutionul Chure oes to botd 1nl8ity Q€ tho views tho Chureh PropUses;y iy 1 By thoso yreat Kluull'llnl:;i“uu‘ 7 H “’L‘&u hvuwl‘" un o of thousauds und huidreds Qutdidy of the Church pucuuso