Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1881, Page 8

THE CITY. IN GENERAL. 3. B, Frescn, of Cleveland, 18 at tho Palmor. A. Q. 811,08, of Now Mexlco, 19 at tha Tromont. L. A. AnTitog, of Now York, I8nt tho Tremont. @ironak L, TRACy, of Nenver, st tho Bher- man, Gr: Taelile. . . 1L, P'A1az, of Council Rlufls, Ta.,is at the Palmer, GorroN D. DEIoRNS, of New Orleans is at the Paltuer. Grorar R. WENDLING, Of St. Louts, {8 nt the Pulmer. D. M. Keruy, of Green'Bay, Wis, {8 at the Patmer, Cuanues M. McLaty, of Toledo, is at tho Tromont, E. W. DURAST, of 8tiilwater, Minn, s at tho Bherman, Grorar R, WarNwmiont, of Ialifax, Nova Beotin, 18 at the Tromont, Tuauas W, Keuse, the tragedian, and W, 1. Hayden, his manager, are nt tho Sherman, “Monars and Capital” 1s the title of Mr, Caverna's lecture ut Hersliey Hail at 1p, I, to- day. E. H. Momugoy, of Sydney, Australla, and Mr. and Mis. E. Mersiman, of London are at the Tremont. Mit K. A, BURNELL nddressed tho afternnon moeeting yesterday ot the Bridewstl on **The Way, the Trith, and the Tafe.” Florence M Carthy nssisted ' Me. Burnefl, Vart of thd Fars well-Hull ehoic furnished tho musie. Titrnk 18 1 bank-book of the Fidelity Rank at the West Twelfth Strect station buelongng to Jobn D, MeAuley, hnving 8 balanco to bis eredit of $0tkI, for which s owner is wanted. At a meoting of the Chienga ‘T'vpozraphical Union held yesterdgy o series of resolution wiud wdopted indorsing o propused plan of ereeting 0 public library and art museum, yledgng puninry assistinee, and proimising to atd"the eoient in nny wiy that seems desirnble. F. L. PAices, General Trattle Manager of the Fitchburie taitrond. Bostons F. I Clarke, 0 St Paul, Geueral Teatlle Manuger of the Chltago, Minneapolis & Omaha Ruifrond, snd Loula Blinkenhorn, of Milwaukee, Agustant General FrelghtAgentof the Cnleago, Milwnukee & St. Paul Radlroud, ure at the Pacifie. C. H, Tosrgiss, Us S, A. Is at tho A. R, Pausoss lectured befora tho ven Socle- ty ?'('Hn.'r!l ufternoon at thotr hull, curner of Culeago nvenso nud Larenbee atrest. 'Tho ate tendunce wns very sinail, and_tho luetaro one of the regulnc courdo, His subjece was, * Lubor- Hivime Mncninery: Tow It Cat Be Mude 1o8uve tho Luborer,” wid proved quito_ entectilnig, * aud was Just lengthy chough not to by tedious, p . Binte mnilitin to bo udded to tho Newund I Vo M. C A Tho united gervice hold n evenlng wus conducted by tio Re pastor of tho Union Tabernuclo, Tur his cvening leeture tho subject of + Mural Theroisn,” leying o toundacion of his frultful theme in thit vigorous ndmonition givea by tho Apostie Paul to the Cortathiun Cheistians of his tnc, us fuund in tho thirteenth verse of the Bl teenth chaptorof the First Epitle to this people, #Quit yourselves like men: bo strong.” 'the subject was most ubly and_eloquently handled wder tho l'ullm\'lvm-t usreum of It suggestive S Wha tenchings: W s mural herolsiny” g great valua ™'y ¥ need "t *Itw clevating tendenc: BRIt superfority ubove ull othor kinds of courago's and * 118 snnobling resu The subject wnd replete with incldent, Miusiration, and printed moral npplication, and elicited the closest at- tention durlug its hour of delivery. dday evening it 18 proposed to fuve for speaker in the suane plies M. It Grahuin, of Manchester, Togloud, who Is now truveling o this country, MILITIA NOTES. Items of Interest Alout Our Clilzons soldiery, First-Licut, Thomas Doyle, Company F, Slxth Reglment, hus tendered bis reslgnation, Capt, Andrew tehm, comnmnding Company Ty 8ixth Reviment, hay tendered his realgnation, Second-Licut. J. A. Meclntosh, Conmpuny Fy Sixtl Regiment, hns teadered bls restgnation. Tho eleotion for First Licutenant in Compnny C,Bixth Reglment, which was to have tnken place lost Wednesdny evenlug, was postponed untit Tuesduy, April b, Adjt.-Gen, Hillinrd was In the city during tho nspection of*tho Chicago communds lust week, and was the gaest of Col, W, il Thompsen, of thy Sixth Reglment. David F. Bremner husbeen elocted Captaln, Willinm Eduur Fiest Licutenant, und Wit L Connor Steond Licutennut of Comuany I, Slxth Tegiment,—tho second Bcoteh compiny, ‘Fhe disbandment and reognnization of Com- pany A, Tenth Battallon, at Pontine, has beon yecommended by th Lugpectar, wao pranouneed the organization as it stuuds o disgrave 10 tho Bervice, Tho Hon. Willlnm Gurdon Skaeen, brothor of Lord Skeen, Aberdeenshire, and Captain of i company 1 the Nnoty-tuled fighlunders, entled nt the Hendquurtersof tho First Drigudo lust ‘roursduy. The Sixth Dattaltonls about Lo becoma i regls mental organfzution, having elght compunics, aud an election Wik ho helid at the “Armory Bat- urday eveatng. Ayl 2, to chioose u Cotonel. Cols Jumea Quirk, 0f toe Second, will preside, . The Inspecting Omeer of tho Firat Brignde haa recommended that the Ottawa Company, D of tho Twolfth Hattallon, be iven sixty duya in which 10 recrult up to the statdand ar ho dis- poaded, ‘The company wilt donutless adopt tho former plternitive, ud this s w gomd polnt for o compuny, und the nuclons 18 composed of the best muteriul to he round. Compuny G, Sixth Rudment (Scoteh), gnve n reception n Kllts ut the First Reunent Armory Iast Friday night, The bag-pipu corps wero present, und petformed upon sholr nstruments, greatly to the sdmitation of tho visitors. Among thy lutter were representutives from all the militnry orennizations (ntocelty, Some of the ludy relutives of the wemborsappenred In High- lund costume. The 81Xt Reglment wos mustered In (t4 tom- oritey quarters on Markot streot, betweon Hun- Aolph and Lako strects, st Wedaesday ovens Juig, and directly afterwards the mei wore di- rected to paek up and bo ready to miteh to thelr new nrmury on Lake streot, Just east of Franks 1in. 1t {8 1 new bullding, 40 by 135 feot in dimen- slons. The roof i3 on and the plustering bus commenced. Tho regiment will probably thke possession before tho 1at of May. A mr‘cumkwnn el nt 3 o'elock yosterdny afte erncon at No. 217 West Taylor strect tor tho urpose of orgunizing w Froneh nhmmm{ v of ekl ment. Thero wus quite a largo uttendanco, und mtieh enthusingm provailed, D, Holl6 wak ealied to tne chalr and 1. N, Des Jnrdin wus eiected Beeretnry, A llstof membor- sbin wus ojfiened, ind_twenty-two Juined the compnny, Including the entlre *Cirele Dra- watiyud” AMENDMIENT TO THE CODE, ‘Tho LI now before the Leglsluture, Intro- duced by tho Committeo on Militury Atfulrs ns i pmesident 1o thy Code, 18 onw (at 18 for o MUsL paFL 1 good ene and without fugther — troublo, nbjeedununio fenturo thul {8 the provision that of brigades shall in it und commandors nppointed by the Guyvrnor eyery four yoars, Shouhl this fovm s portion ot tha cide, thivru can bo no iwory discipline among uu!)!n‘, 8 the Brigudier-General cominguding wanlid then b a politieal croatitre With Do per- manent funimg, entirely nt e merey of the Chot’ Exeentive, (o Use s ho wight sou fit for bis own personud ends, - Whaile Gov, Cnllom hus alwuys been nogood friond o tho militi, the tunc s fuble to come whon a Governor wili not besitnto to uso the Immenso pawor which |8 ut bis commind to bis personnl puvantage. Shouhi thiis provigion brewmo n taw, muny LY tho heat oilicors oF tho Nutonat Gunrd wouid ender their reslignutiony, uob curng 1o belotg 1o u polttienl Itisto Lo boped, theroluro, thut Lmembers of tho Akselbly will | give thought 10 thik putter and Voo with thelv oyes u‘)(‘ll as 10 tho cansequences, 1ti8 thought desirable to chunge brlgads coms nunters perivdically, 1t seeins thiut o betier wiy would be 1o authorize tholr cleetlon every live yenrs by the teld ollicers of reglmonts and itatioh, si tho same prineiplo that th eome wundiog oticers of regliments iro vlevied. This would produce the desived effect, wid ot the samo tHne woull uot Jeopurdize the militury in u political whiripool, “The wnendments wre 1o the effect that tho terms of enlisted men stinil be thvee yenrs Justomd 00 fives the Adjutums Geueral 10 recuive o sulir) 2500 W yoar, und ai et not 1o excoed” ¥ T0F nislatin Tuis vitice shuahl Lo allowed somuotnng neslstunee, wd the work (s fuuiense, The Brigudior-Generais ure fo_hald ailice for four eurs, or durine the ploasuro of the i ho ung abjectonnble /e 0t thu bill, which not fndursed by suve tho ulllcers wnil wen of the Nutionul Guard, Tho Inspectors of Briymdes ureto hold mnk ay Lieatenant-Coloned, BOA Tor iy duys o each year, during the wuktering seuson, o reeeive pay necording (o bt of the watie rank In the regulus wring. in Addition tu thele truyeling expeases. It provides for un Inspector of Rl Practice §n vich brr wudo, with runk us Licutenant-Colonel. - Annual EHCAMPUCHIEGE (0L Lens LI TUIE (0T 1I0FS than Uve days: to aliow Uve companies s a bat- 1afon of cavulry, with u Licatopnnt-Colonel, Of wit inoney uppsopriuted tor wititery purposes, onc-baif 810 jo o the conwands for detrny g current vxpenses, and the reninder 1 b devated Us thi Pay e Of CXponses ot sie cumpiienty, cloUnug, squipments, ote. Fur two curs the suim of $500 16 to be allowed 0 cuch uuorvuturmlurf. 1o b set aslde fur srmory expensed. Should “this bm"‘ms. It wihil placo the Illinols Nutionui Guards upon o botter foottag thun ever licfore, { TIE MUSTER. Following Is about the stunding of the Chleago cowwunds, secording 10 tho lust muster; it s 1 or / THE CHICAGO TRIBUNI: MONDAY, MARCI1 28, 1881. nnt absolutely correct, howover, as tho musters Iog odicer has not yet maduan accurate wn‘:u:}:: Preacnt. strengtn. Firat ncglmnnt infantry... 1 40 Seeond Roginent infantry, A8 Sixth Reghnent Infunteyoe... 428 Sixteenth Battallon infantry. = Nattery I Seasaenis Firat Cavaleyae., .. 4 103 kil ‘Tho First” Regiment (nfantry was {nspected and mustered tist Monasy evening before hifne ddreds of mpectutore, tho gallerias belng fited with Indics, nnd distingulshed citizens, wnd mili tary men, I'ho ¥econd Iteglment was torn up propaentory to remuviug K (s new ariory, ind dul not pre- sont i very ilatterlug appearanes - coie- guence: in Tact, the muster was rather unsutis. fuctory toall parties concerned. At tho simo time, it ,ll’ulnll)ly Lo the hest thing that ever happened to the organization, oy iho com- munder is now thoroghly resolved to put his werding-muonine 1o work and lower his ntmber o Woribluss recruits, the result of whileh will be to rilse his poreentage, und e eflielcuey of tho regiment accordingly, Company 1, Capt, Ford, mustered all bt one man, ‘ho Yixth Regimedit was also laboring ngainst a headwind of naversity, the primo ciuss bomg f turnout of qdrters, However, o temporaey plice was secured on Market streat, and, notwithstanding the diflicunltiea ntrending, Colb, ‘Thompson fd his men nif in waiform, armed and eqnipped, oxcept the new Campany H, and they presonted o good wppears ance. Company K, 0 mnjority of tho_ members af whteh resldo nt Routh Chicago, only stowed W fow men, thers hewg some hiteh about transportation. ‘Unis tad the eifeet of loworing tho pureentayge of tho commund, The Sixteenth Battallon, commandea oy Maj, S This command 8 W, t, turned out well, has greatly tmproved [ mstruetion und diss cipling luge the Tiat mustor, 4l Is now a eredit t tho First Hrigade, A tiner looking lot of muskets was nover presonted to an lnspecting otileer, tiattery D, Maj, E. P. Tobey, turned out lendid body of men, inelitding uiany prominent ens of Chieago, who donsed their fatizun uniforms, stood at anuttention i tho ranks respunded Lo tholr numngs like okt many of them were, ‘Chodinclpl mut 18 alimost pertect. The Ore sergeant, W, W. Lane, deserves uspechul meition for the mannce in which be hus performed bls dutles, ‘The First Cavatry, MaJ. D, Welter, tnroed ont well bufore a lnrge humber of speatators, aod atso showed it inyrked improvenient sinee st veur, 'Iils pominana, like tho Sixth Infuntry, 8 fcrensed fn pumbers so that (L will heves after he commanded by wn otlicer u grade higher 10 rink than heretofore, betng now entitled to Licutenant-Colonel ns 'weil a8 n Mujor. Tho Sixth I$ 0 buttation no louger, but I8 u reglment with elght companles, aud entitled to u Tull Colonel and one more st vilicer, The {nspections of all the eity commands werd witnessed by Col d, Muson Uoomis and others of the Citizens' Assolation, by AdjteGen. $15llinrd, ani others, who oxpressed theinselves ns being well bleased with tho showiog made. Tho ngpection of the Third Regiment will con- clude e teld tnbors of the Musterng Oflicer of he First Brivade, Mas. Durand will (nepeet tho several com- panfes of tho Tuind Regiment this week and uest, ug follows: Cfimunne’ G, Wondstoek, Mon- duy 0t 7 pe o Compuiy, B, Jtockford, Foesday at 8 p. m.; Company C, Frecport, Wednesduy at 8. i , Loun, 'Thursday Aty p.m.: Compny 1 . Company T, Ituehelle, Suturd ; a nore, Monday of the folowing erville, Tuesduy at 10 w, Compnny D, Avrorn, Tuesday at 8 p.m npuny B, Tixin, Wednesday b8 p.m, Col F, 'Twelfth Buttution, nt Sublotto, wilt bo crod next Frioay at (A8 TANNERISM. A Religlous Danlac Tryin Days) Fuaxt. “When Christ cume down from Henven Ho snld, *T will relen down my spirit.' Inm tho lighit of the world." “You are tho light of the world!" sald a TrINUNE reporter i ustonishment. »Yes, sir; but [ don't carry that light {nmy pocket,” 1t was Wilitam Coonoy who spoke. *All tho world knows who [ am, Chelst's spleit tug de- scended upon me, I am tho Holy Ghost,” con- tinued be, "The Inttoduction may scem n little ambigu- ous, but Mr, Cooney Is @ gentleman who deserves niove thin i pussii uttention; ho 148 remarku- ble man. Ile 18 At present i residont of tho Irlgw's B at Nou. 95 North Clark stroet. e ls prlllmbl} the ouly an in this secton who hus lived o fuith and cold water excluslvely for twonty-fivo duys, Mr. Coonuy, who was foriner resident of * Worcester, Musd., bus beet Iiving up ut Sturgeon Iy, whore ho wis en- gugud i1 tho bealthy occupation of woul- pur. On Ash-Wednesdiy bo eominencos ust, ate his dloner ut aoon of that duy, snd Lo s beon fasting ever glace. A represuntative of this puper eailed upon bim lust evoning, und found Mr. Coonuy in_ canversatlon with u aum- Dber ot guntlome ki tho general sitting-room of tho hutel. which is a_surt of machante’s birl- tug-house, Cooney s glnssy, durk eyes, which wander upprrently in_vacitcey, seeminge to dis- cern something afar off, 'Thoy nre the vyes of uu dnsane man, 8 forghead (8 hlrh but nars rowA u8 it rises ut tho tomnpies, Hls noso and mouth ars luege, wad o the oyes are sunken deep (n his head, e 18 partially buld, Lust s u long, rathor mmyunn? red beded, o uppears 10 be i mun of wondertul resolutoness and strongth, » Why are you fusting?” asked tho roportor. L ui fusting tor religlous purposes, I am a Fortys Jivine an faith. You drink water?” Yes, but It 18 mighty light diet, T com- meneod fusting at noow of Ash-Wednesdiy, tho 24 of this month, and wlil wind up on Euster Don’t you fecl huugry?™ No, Ldon't. . Christ_insted forty dnys, wud 1 nm defegated by hitn. 1 havo light when nobody vlso hug. [ aee tha cionds of u durk night, and 1 huve all tho lixbt I want." “ flaven't you outen npuythlng since you com= menced fusting?” " No,slr. 1 fuatod Inst Decomber nino duys. Ttreil to fast once soventy-two duys. * Wouldn't a littlo chigkon-broti tompt you?” * No, sir.’ “Or u littlo fricasco, or & nice, dolleato bit of prairie chickent' » No,sir, [ onco trled to fast seventy-two Adnys, but thoy wonldn't let me. Thoy sald 1 was erizv, | wuas In tho Insano Asylum then nt Waoreester, Muss,, and Dr. Moulton put a pump eight fnches down tny throut, 1bad to eat then. But I fusted olght duys.” At this thme Cooney got up to show his strongth, aud he enfsed 1Wo heavy wooden arin= chuirs at urms'-length upon s Bugers™-onds, w most dillealt feat. o was oxepodingly incos herent in nis remarks, and ho showeil elenrly that he wus 8 fit subject fora lunatio uui'lum. JHis roomemute snys thut ho has fested ail the thno thit ho statcs, but that his dnsanity v sironger the longer ho goes without food, 'hoy say ho 1s barmless, but no bes - pevulinr ok in” his sye, and s religlous minlag 1s tho most dungerons of midimen. “Conngy suld that he hay conseerated soveral churchos with tho Holy Ghost Ly bl prosenco, wud wherover ho i tat Heht shines, (e was formorly n Cutholle, Lyt ho was tosday the only direot successor of Christ. Buch o nian should bo examined and cared for by the proper untnorities, ————————— SUNNY ITALY. A Tow Among Xer Sous Over tho Funds of a Charitablo Noclety, A great agltntion, of which tho outsldo world knows very little, 18 ut present belug undergouno by tho [tallan citizons of Chlenko, 1t 18 not that any movement has been organized to abolish peanut stunds or hand-vrguuse-nothing 8o hoinous #s that is threatened,—but it fs atill o auestion thut comes direotly howe to the pock- eti of thy macenroni-loving elemont of the ity. Thore §8 in Chieago 1" Itallunn tinntroplon Intituzione di luln liro § povorl defunti che sl trovano privi didennro'—that 1s to sn. Tunhian institation, or organiz hus for fw oblect the raising ol funds 10 dofrny the exponses of barying their detunct fullow-conntrymen, provided tho relntivos of thu docensed wre too” pour to stand the cost theuisolves, Bomu two weeks ugo, on ol 13 Murzo,” the * fatituzlane” met At ' L il strcot and vlected ofticers for tho onsus ing yeur, Glovaunt Quribaldl being chinsen o i, Presidonte,” At this sune moeting $100, about wil the cash in tho fund, wus voted to thy new Italin churob now building on thu North Bldo, Tho muting was not 1 very large ong, und the donution was declded npon by i e Lnrlu' oxcoedingly small, Whoen the other men- wrs benrd of this move tholr indignution was stlered up to the blghest plich, They duclired that (o fund of = tho ' lstituzione” suould be used only for tho purpuses for which ft bud beeh raisee rdingly & “protostn " was published snd clreututed, tho documuput belng slenca by Andren Minuceianl, Giusseppo Dipuoli, tlutlo 3, Fu; 0 fhuttis tu Uinoechio, M, Ploeneelnt, Giaclnto Hartolos mel, ¢ 23 ulive (apd 250 aihors), After thouns nouneoiment tat * tu deliierato df disporre dob caplialy donundo 8100 ails Chijoan Itatlina,” the S protusti ' wunt ol to suy that © Un weetiy POF Preftorg MIBHFe NeCessnri wye, 1Hogo lorng 27 Murzo, 1841, ullo ore 2 p. m, nel (reouos butin's Hall, Nos, 50 and 78 Fitth avean n orbor wonds, i imeeting wouldbo held iy Greenas Dbunmn's Hall o'aluok I tho afternoon, darch :l:1, :u tako tho necossury measures in the prew- v s ‘The movting yestenlay ufternoon wad attended by nbout 14 of ftaly's swarthy sond, who talkod with tho vreatest nolse, exeitomont, und unlne telliblity untll 3 o’clock, wntll which thooe the werd ot calied to order, - Al Capront vresided. Twa flury specches wore made and sotso provi= ansly-proposed resolutions wuro offored, Thoy providud thut thoe #4100 should bo demanded froi tho wmount Inlt:l.mnm. could tho oificors whu bad und Lo obiuined 1t would bu by forel ure, howover, ubout Bulf the mon presoit lefe el sents atld aturted for the duors thoy Biso counnencsd hissing, whlle one moro reokluss thun thu othors yel 1lsh, ** 1 ftuppar- sl not mr‘a'lfiulunfiuchl i ent that the opposition. wus very lurgely repro- sunted, Hut the Chulrnan Iuml{)' put u or}:m— !:Il:(l;)lgl“ l‘.o ::fiyfle.lfild, wlinnux vnll!llnk ll‘:‘r tho 9, doctire redolutions ady 1o weeting adjournud, dipd sl SOCIAL ECONOMIUS. General Criticism on Dr. Thomas and His Views on Communism, Somo Interesting Stntistics on the Labor Conditton of tho Citys An Equal Redislricting ol the Clly Asked on the Basis of Populalion. A mass-meeting of the English-speaking sees Hon of the Socinllstie party was hield yesterday aftornoon nt No. 51 West Lake street, Mr. Cuarles Wheeler In tho chair, and about 200 peroplo present. The proecedings opened with a long jecture by Mr. G. M, Stonn, who wulertouk to make an- swor to un alfeged uttack wndo by Dr. Thomus upon Soclalisw in bls sermon of the Sunday provious, At the conclusion of the lecture Mr. 1 J. Mor- gan olfored the following resolutions Resolved, "Fhnt it Is the opinton of this meeting 1hat the misrepresentitions of the prineiples and purposes of by e, “Phomns wus e, ot theogl co tpon bis pirt, hut Bitanss of his positlon 18w e ploye whose dally brewd gtid sooind standing can unly be secared gid mafntuned by careraily nvoling all open indorsement or adve ruthy which s employers condemi s d wmentu) to thelr mmteshil wellure Mr, Schliinng thutigat thit Mr. Morgan's reso- etion was perbinps too strong and not justined by tho fcts, Mr, Thomus had left tho Motho- dist Churen beeause he wis too advanced for me feffows, und had expressed blwselt as vedy to 'starvo In n pusiton whoto he could enjoy tho posscesion uf his own oplne ons - mther that Wve oo palacs Wl be should ve forced to wdbere solely to the upin- tuns of othor people, Tuly did not look like hypocrlry, und ho believed the resolution ne- cusing il of that erime sbould not pass. Dr. Tnomas’ venl fuuit wis glving wn opinion on # subjuet of waich he wits Ignorant, wnd he woukd 1URY 1o MLt 10 80 pxpress itsolf, MrJ, C. Warner sald tint ho believed Dr. ‘Thomns wis o renlly bonest mun, snd that hig remarks upon Sochilism wers woll intended. Some tine ago *that Ryder fellow® bad ac- cuaed them of belng frec-lovers nnd lazy peg= ple, who desired only to do nothlug but live an the work of other “people. flo regrettod Mr. Morgaw's attitude, and noped that b wonld be nblo to expluln_himselt, =Mr. Bishop salil that he was prepared to In=- doreo tho sutements of Messrs, SenMling and Warner, und alay to sustain Dr. Thomus ns npainat Mr, Sloan, tho tecturer, Ho did not be- Ttove with Mr, Sloan, that government was not u growth; and did_not know whut progreas conld bu aude under Mr, Slong’s theory, Guvernmait wits i ttter of evolution; 16 grow with tho lnmlllu. Ho wad not one of those who kept find- g TAUIL Wit tho pubilio repreontntives of tho peopte, 'Tho members of Congross wore it lenst 08 Teputnbie 18 tho PEOPLE WHO SENT TIEM THEN Mr, Morgn sald that ne cold not tike back o thio resolucion. He had never heaed br, Thoma but opce, and that was in 187, when ho lecturcd one Sunday afteruoon 1o corner of dnmg and - Halsted, weinthor that day was bad and the sudienco wus small, and on tsis account the Ductor declined to deliver his lecture, and tuthed nbout ¢ho waentlor, of which ihe speaker had bail cuough already. Thero were two horns of tho dilon fuctug Dr, Thumas, and My, Schilling, fu accd- i bim of fgnorance of tho views of the Buetallsts, had placed him on the worst onw ot tho two. He hud been to eolle; sid wils gon- cratly supposed 1o be n b cduented mouang i e [ etele hixgh! hence [E wiis greatly to blssname (st that e sbould not understund the Suclallstic theories, amd second that he should have spoken upun i Rubject of which b was Ixnorant, He belioved that Dr. Thomns was at heart a Soclulist, aud thut whenever the Saclatistie gathoriugs grew large enotgh to 1 Hooley's Theatrs by would Lo ready tooceupy tho stige. Hu wad only n bireling, working for n salury, and tho spenker tulsted upon pressiig the resolutlon, "hom:es Harels usked whethor Dr, Thomas turo of clreamst, s or Al Lo erente eumautnces, 1o belleved tint be should ¢ donbis in the cuse, ns n obliged by clreum- oven Sociallsts werg olty stanees to suirer a temporary nbandonment of thelr principles. Tho speakcr had oven knowrt good Soclulists to tuko thosurphce, being driven to this extremity by dire necessity, 1o hoped that Mr, Morgun wonld clinunute the porsonat allusion fram s resolutlon. Mr, Smith secondud the resolution, beesuse ho believed that it gave a rap toall the clorgymen. He held that all members of this eluss were glives, beeanso they lind to preneh what tholr cungrentions wanted, or clse . thoy would vo dlsehurged trom employment, My, lichardson sald thut the meothr had se- lected for sluthter one of the most junocsat Inmbs of tho city. e hud yewd his lecture, eud Ald not find in It Anything oppossd to Socialism, which it alluded to i very kindly, fuir spirit, Tne fact was that Mr. Morgan was surt of soduwater bottlo full of resoluttons; ho had nevor met o man who conld [lup thom off on auch ghort notice and in such large numbur as he. Tho speakor bid hid more profit from list- ening to Dr, Phonms than ull tho othor lncturers bo bud heaed and all the books be had read, Ho :fnurc«l ull tho old-fushioned iduns ot the ortho- ox churchos, und presented viows which no true Soehihist contd objeet to, Mr. Adutns bitheved that Dr, Thomas held ex- aetly the aamo pusition in the rollgions world thut the Bocwlistic parety did In the political, I8 experiences with tho Dactor wero such as to mnko hiny redpees him highly, He hid suffored gremly on uecnunt of the advanced position ho il tuken, and tho meeting should not tnkesidos with those who wero percouting him, Mr.Jonnson wassteangly In fuvor of Dr.Thomas, who hud, fiest of all Chleagy mmisters, when Mr. Parnell visited the eity, called upon his congregation (o help thy sulfering Irlsh, In this he was in great contrst to ™ that laverick on Michigun avenue,” Dr, ttvdor, who at that time prenenod hat It wis the Popo who wis at tho vottom of lreland's misery, aud that 08 long us Popory prevatled tn Irolaiid it wis 1,0 use for tho rest of the world to uktempt to (mprove their condition. Atr. O. A. Bishop said that Dr. Thomag was not {gnorant of oo nature of Communlsm, Oun thy contrary, ho hud unce [n 8 privitte cunvorsution with tho peaker nesurced hln thit no oo could be u true Chiplstinn who was not & Communist, Mr. Behilling olfered tho [otlowing s n substl tute for Mr. Margun's rosotution: Jeenolved,'Thit in tho Judginont of this meoting Dr. 'Inomaus wus gulity ot criminnl eoudnuet fur misropresenting tho “principles of Socialisoy, whauier thnt migroprosentudon wis tho reauly of Ignorance or willful desire to pervert thoum. Dir. ‘Thonng nor no other person cun show (it modern Sociatism anywhero teaches tho prinel- plva of 1 division of property. gtoan, the lecturer of the afternoon, moved that hoth the tesolutions bo luld upon tho table, and it wus 80 ordered, INDUSTILAL STATISTICS, Mr. Margan introduced the following atntisti- cal statenient: ‘The residont populatlon of Chloago at the cjoso of nuvigation in 180 wae B25.000, divided s otlows: Under 6 yerres of nge, 85,000; from O to 16 yeuwrs, 1,000 in 16 to 21 yonra of uge, 40, o, “Fotal undor 21 years of igo, RH,000. Toral over 21 yours of ngo, 000, Dividod imdusteially sod commerelully, thoro are 00,000 mnles wnd fomnles of all upes woo work at stundard manual aud mechaniead trades and vceupicons; 10,000 ohildren under 16 yuurs of uws work I stores and workshopsg 50 chll- dron under 13 yours of ago engaged In - outdosr work us nowslioys, bootblucks, tolegraph boys, coyues O pUrsONS aver 15 yours uf mployed at work ontsldoof the manual chunical trles and - oceaputlons, n ahiups, storu, and yurds; 10000 are omployed in Auloans, hutels, boiding and lodging bouses, and restuurrns; 000 are engnged in tninsporta- ton by cls, steum und hourso ralironds, ns conl<henvers, Mimbor-ghovirs gonora! doek- Inborors, L Lers, ete fe- malos #ro cowuged a8 nusewives, pri- vate boarding-buuse keepars, nd 3 A poultey tonders, cenernl sewing, slopswork for punufuoturers of sbirts, cluthing and furnlsh- i koods, washing wud (Foning, undis domesto Bervuntas 5,000 pursons uro euployed by thy ul‘m eounty, State, and Federal Governmonts; 10,4 Persons aro ehguged I the professions of lw, medioing, urts, sclouces, wud teachivg In public and privato schools. Tho totul viknged (n the obove enumeritod trdes, ncenpations, und pro- fussions 18 260000, ila leaves ekl parons uver 15 yours of ugo 8N 10 be necounted for, and arvalivided ua follows: "Twelve thousnnd erdomnls who o snubile to work on aeeount of physieal or mental inability: 12,000 porsons two old to works R pursons ldle throuuh Juck of mllpluf' ents nnd R00 dedd beats, or worse, who llve on’ prout, fntercst, und rent; tutal, 00, Lubor-saving muchinery, new Inventious, steain-powor, vloetrivity, vic., oulance the work= ing_capaoity’ of the fuitivadual “wy murvelons ratos, Tho tnuto division of labor mukes skilled workinon unnecessary, und bus praticatly ubollshod the systom of aupronticeshiy, the stapidly Ignorant oditorluls uf somo of tho nowspipers to tho contrary notwlthstands fog. An oxperienced forenun fs sulllcleat fur o guug of severat hundred - bands. Chlldren und young persons uro tuking the pliced of ald-fusioned skiltod mastor workmen uud practical Journeyen, An jnvenuons and dlscoveries multiply the munbior of skilled workmen decronses, Tho nutural powers aid procedsus are tuking thy pluce of muscly and exertions of mon and wumen. Tho worker faa part of w mnchine, and Is tixed to the fuctory, Ho cunnot leave tows, beenuse antsldo of tho fustory alving, Wuges I muost veoy causn employors can blre poor, Igtorant, belp- loag hmwlgrunts rom Eorops and Cioiadi, ng wellus tho children of reckiess puronts. T murkot of manuul ubor Is constuntly overs stooked in thls wreatost labor centro of tho Northwost, People vpuaking ull diuleets und funwuuged compote for the ehunes Lo work In 1ho fuotory, while only the well-educatod En- KliAh-sponking Juon auil womon can compele for cloricul und “prolessionul occupations, which cunnot Lo divided by tubor-saving machinery or orlorwise, and beuco thoy huve u menepoly of_those occupations. Tho Awericun bas boen driven or squevzod oug of woat wuuuul traded vud veouputions, und nns been foreed into tha mercantile, professional, speoulutive, and gambling occupntiond. Tho Doys and yirls of Americun parenta do not oven attempt to_compote with the Burapeins and Cnnadians for omplogment in workshops and fuctories, oxcept in somo intolicotual or genteol omploymont, ‘Tho Amoricana In town have mnde it o requinr pracdes to limit their tamilies to an avenige of two children, for tho reason that thoy know that a ingger number ean b supported unjess thoy et down to tho sealoand standard of 1ifo of “tho Indifferent and frugal Buropeans or French Canndimiis, who foreu thele children to w3 ragaplekors, nowshoye, wid holpers in ok-yRrds, Dietor! ete, ” Tho problom of whut shinil bo done with the rising genenition, whiade duty it will be to sipport the ol and n- capable in tho future, oalls for the most nrgest consiteration. The proxress o induateial de- velupmunt s steatily reducing wiwes and piiperizing tho emploved aid increasing tho nibor of “the uneimployed, and fnthe tgee of this deplorable condltion of the workers, shocid- Intors, usurors, and tniddie-men aro ateadily foreing the poor to uufr 1nure oxtortlonato prices for rent, foud, fuel, clothos and her cratrieaof life, The number af sl stantly luereaainig, aind will sonn eaibry a fow, ‘Tho rapud voneeatration of tho meaus of teade, transportation, mapufactories, and ox- change 1 tho bands of a Tow, ia dividing soclety into n fow symdicates of employers, orguuized 11 suontloss ourvunu(mu. who control the incrus of 1ife with the full power of government, and without responsibility to the people, who are employed or discharged, ns required by tho nterest or profit of their employucs, REDISTRICTING THE CITV, Mr. 0. A. Behop offered tho followlng, which was ndupted and ordered to Lo gived to ANl Meier, Loronz, Stnuboer, and Altperer, In order that the resplution might bo broughit bofore tho attention of the it Councll Itcrnlyet, 'Phat wo hereby ask the Common Counell ta carry ont the Inw of cqual represen- tution for the people of Chicugo, by redis- trletmg the elty ‘according to the —pop- uintlon and fta tendency to increaso fn- tho outh 'mr districts, whera tho forelgn fmmigrants settio In stoadhy-tceumuinting nutnbers, and we demnnd that tho redistricting be saceom- plished by tho 1st of April, 1881, thore bolug no Ppurtisan tnajority in the present Commuon Coun- cil to gerrymander tho witrds In tho Interests of any one bf 1he politiem parties. 3 On motion, Mr, Morgni's report* was adopted, and ordered to bo sent to tho State Buredy ol Stutiatics, ‘Tho Sccretary read o communication charg- g that tho Central Luml Lenguo were putting o foat it movoment to get control of the ditfors ent Lengues and sccure the money,/ muinly for gw Il:uuu“l of themselves and the Hibernmn unk, Joseph Gruenbut moved the following resolu- ton, which was lald over for the noxt meeting: WhEREAS, Owaers of buildings and tencmonts hauses are discriminating nguinst familles with uhildren by refusing to rent rooms to thom, or byé'-\mng tha rent for familics with children: WueReAs, There {8 n conspirtoy ot owners of real estite and bulldings to extort funey prices for_grownd leases, and rooms, offices, shops, tores, tottiies, Douses, and butidings of ll kindy,'whereby {ho purchasing power of fixed whges wouid be materinlly reduced und the witze workerd drivon {nto unboalthy overcrowd- wg: thereforo be it iteavived, Thnt we recommend the trinl of ex- porlments fn codperative housekeeping and in amalgnmated trades-shops where several dis tinot occupations may Lo carried on 1n tho samo Rtore, The meoting then adjournod, IRISH-AMERICANS. organlzation of & Club for Alding Irish Independence. For somo time pust n number of Irish-Amor- fenu gentlemen of this city have been discussing the wnttor of orgnnizing an nssaciution whose object woulid bo to foster ne Irlsh nutional feol- Iog in this country, promote unity among Trish- Amerlenn eltizens, and which might, on certain ocenslons, tako churge of thosy respongive move= ments 1 this countey to oxpress symputhy and glvo ald to tho Irish peaple at homo i tholr gal- lunt struggles for justico and fuir-play. Tho need of sueh an organizittion wns madoe very munifest on g couple of oucusions recently, and spurred the promoters to actlon, Thoe resolt of severnl discussions and consultations wus tho lssuing of 0 private noties to number of gentienie n who niet yesterduy nt the Sherman, House club-room, Qoty Bty Invitu- tiony were Issueil by tho promoters of tho mec- g, and not less than rorxf- gontlomen re- spunded, g tnom botug Col. 12, 1. Hennessy, Michael oy, Capt. Tom Beonan, Capt. Bourke, John ¥, Finerty, Capt. 1. Quirk, EN P Dunne, Artbar Dixon, Wilkmn Carran, D, M. Hennossey, lurry O'Horke, AT, O'Roilly, John Gibbons, D, J. Gilory, Denis O'Contor,” Mortls mer Scanlan, M, ¢, Markium, J, M. Haloy, Col, 0s Quirk, I. Me- J. Flrzgibbong, Jonn ¥, Seaninn, John 8, Mulien, T, i Glussurook, Uarrott Burns, V. K. Sullivan, Hurry Fuzgibbon, Willisin Foanrty, ', J. Darey, John™ Birmingham, P, M. Honnessy, and othora, Col. Honnossy was called to tho chalr, and Mr. Johu F. Finerty stnted the objeot of tho meoting v by tho organtzatlon of & ctub for the prowmo- tlon'of Irlsh nuttonnd feeling, which would par- tuke of & soclal, llterary, und artistio chnrnetor. Tha oventaof tno pust yeur showed the necessity for auch o elnb. (Aho tetter of Mr, A, M. Bual- Iivan published In- yesterdny's TiUBUNE, showed that tho men who ire bosing Wi tue cutise ol Iroland ut bomo look to tho Iridk raco In Amorlen for symputhy and support, orgunized Bympathy and “support, ton, 1t woult be tho mission of suen o club us was proposod Lo promote unan- imity wmong the irish Amerleans of this ull{» and nbove sll to Ffoster ondonnl Teellog, 'To whio wonld objuut to stich un organization ny un=Americnn, he would suy that the vltizon who was true o tho Innd of his birth wis certnin to Lo trua to the land of his adoption, and this was partieulurly true of thuso citizons who partici- pated an Irish natlonul movements, us tho his- tory of tho hite Wur provest, Measrs, J. I Fitzgibbon, J. W. Enrlght, John Gibbons, and Capt. Breaan, und othors, 8poko to thosamo elfeet, On mtion, thon, it was geterminod to orzan- 1zo an Irinn- American Club, the oflicers of which shoutd gfat of 0 President, Vice-Presldent, Becrotary, Teensueer,und un Exeentlve Commit- teo of five, The following gentiauon were up- lwlnlml by’ the Chulr to report the otcers utzgivbnn, P MoHugh, W. Curran, J. W, rh{m. und Col. Quirk. 'Fha olficers reported by thls Committeo were elucted, andare: I'resi- dent, Willun J, tHynes; Viee-Presldent, J, W, Eunrlghes Beerotary, Jumes Snlilvan onsurer, Col. "Honnessy: Exccutlvo Committee, W, K. Sullivan, Michuel Keetoy, Arthus Dixon, John F. Finery, P Metlugh, Tho yiitter of u- constitution and by-laws was referred to tho Bxceutive Connnlty On moiion, (L was declarod, with geoat unans imity, thut under no conslderstion should roliglon or polities bo disoussed in the Club ar st unyar its meoting: I the gentlumen thon subseribed to the princlples “vnunclated und shened tho roll of membership, Beveral gouticimen who could uot be presont yesterduy sunt word that thoy were {n hearty Aympathy with the abjects of the meoting, and would cordlully codperate, Tho now Club stuarts uvut umider the most favoruble ausplees, und thoro I8 no guestion thnt it will soon kava a largo momberanip, and W. Barleht, P, will do good In tho dirvction Indicated by §t3 PIOMOLEES. The next menting will bo held at the same place atd p, W wouk from noxt Sunduy. e ——— THE LAND-LEAGUERS, The Sovonth Ward Irisn-Amerienn Land Loeuguo mot yostordny aftornoon In the Holy Family school-houso, Margun, south of ‘Y'welfth atreot, with J. J. Curran in the chair, It wos do- cided to sewd nll monoy to Patelok Bgun, Trens- urer of tho Irish Land Loague, Paris, France, through the Irish WWord, Somv 815 fu cush wos collected, Romurks wore mide by Jobn Con- wiy wind othors, after which tho mecllng ad- Juurned for two wouks, A weil-nttondod mesting of tho Land Loaguo of All Baints' Pansh was Dold ut Batf-pase 2 o'cluak yostorday uftornoon I Bohomis Hall, cornur Of Portlind avenue and ‘Lwenty-lrih street, There wora 4 bumbor of ludies present. Hacouragig roports wore submitted fron: oili- cersund Committeos, and g quantity of routlie Husiness was transacted, The mooting wis ad- drossed by sovoral goud speakors, A weeting of the Bixth Wmd Tand Longue wad beld yesterduy nfternoon In tho basomont of Bt. Pluy' Churel, corner of Eightoentt and l'aulllnu streotd, v, John Foloy oceupied tho chalr, Un oulling the roll, tho nnmas of 23 memberd wuro rend olfy—loss thun o third'of whom were present. Churies A, Fanning mudo s brief addross on o lund question in Irelund, and 1o view that sbould o tukun ol it by tutolllgent people. 110 wished to protest agulost the charae bt the lenders of tho movemont bod ny fdea of Cown- muuiem, for thoy had uo sympaty with any cluss of pouple who solloved “in that purpicious docteine. “Tho uims of tha leuders wore Justifl able, and shoultl hive the support of ovel Hburty-loving citizon, Thy ugitation wae eac dny bearing feait, and tho force of publle opin- o would cause’ England to relux hor hold on untortunate lrelund, vend an orlginud poem, decdt- Dr. Mulntogh then cetod w Michhol Davitt, which was receivod with uppluuse, ‘Tho Doctor 8poke brielly on Trish af- fibrs, condemning, 16 dwmessuredl terms, tho tyraany of Englund.aud churacterizing tho cruel futdlopts us s many blebwaymen whinm evicted tonunts wero Justiiled In ehuotiog whenover op- partunity oiféred, Aftor ‘the uduwifssion of somo new members and the trausnction of routiuo buslness, tho Leugue ndjouri e —— HYDE PARK POLITICS, Tho Kepublican priunsics are to bo held this oventng i tho differont preciucts, Yostorduy the u{uuully politivlan was fiying round trying to Nx up tho gamo for this ovening, ‘Tho saloons did u bk business and the kocepors tried to naka cach und ovory candldato sud wouldsbo potitical munagur think things wero right, Thoro will be n,hml for suprewacy to-night In ibo Ouklund Digtrivt butween Ford and Linn for Trustoos, aud Luth factions ure aurv of success. —eag—— Wo recommend Eldradgosewlng-machbues, MARINE NEWS. The Tag O’B. Green Released from the Ice OF Hyde Park, Farther Infarmation Concerning tho loe, Navi- gallon, and Lako Freighls. More Vessol Tranafurs— Disastors — Looal _ond Gonoral Notes, RELEASE OF TIIE 0. . GREEN. Capt. Bdward Napler succeeded lu working the tug O. B (ireen out of tha (o off Hyde Park yesterdny nfternoon, and brought hor safely into port. Early in the afternoon the tiug Cons atitution, with a party of Nfteen or twonty per- sous o board, started from Wolls streot bridgo under tho command of Capt. Androw Green, with tho view of renchinge and, if possible, ef- fecting tho rolease of, the imprisoned tug. The entranco to the harbor was fonnd to he blocked with fee, but tho Constitution ousily shoved It awny. Then her course was direotod southward wlong tho breakwnter, throngh a heavy fleld of pickelee nt tho lower ond of the struccure, und thereaftar Itopen water wntil i point opposit Douging pineo was reachod, 1lero n acam i tho fluc-leo followed A tortuous course to tho eastward, and Into jt tho Constitution wna hended. instewd ot opon water, however, thoy encoupterad a continuuus shect af flinty lew Trom ono-fnarth Lo una-balt fneh thick, throush which sho wits rin with somo misgivings that it mi I.ll.clll!hl")hlukhllr sulliglontly to ciuse a Jenk. The lee had formed during Saturdny night and Sunidny forenoon, and was constuntly in- creasing i thickness hecause of n freczing tom- crature, Under orllngry elrcumstinces tho Conatithitinn wonkd bave been turned back, it all on board could plainly see that the Groen wusworktitg hird 1o get cloar of tho heavy ice It which 8o hid remalned n prisouur for eight dutya, end unitec In the opinlon that tho Constl- tutlon could wet near L‘nmu(ll to help her out. I'hus sho wns kept moving thromgh tho zfizag seam wotll - within hualt n tmle of the Oreen, when o shout w8ho's In open witer!” eame from the pliots house. Simuitancuisiy, aitust, the whistle of the Green belohed forth stontorious greoting, which was promptly roturned by the Constitu- ton. Scurcoly Hvs minutes later the Greon nssed tho Constitution, and tho futter quickly followed [n her wike, Nothing of fiterest trans- pired during tho return to the herbor beyond un exhibltion of skillful tmurksiminship urCnm. Naplor, who, while kla (ug wis rusbang nlong at full apeed, fleed with his rovolver atn duck awimming in the water some distinee awity and wounided the bird desperately, Capt, Nupler states that aftor bronkfasting vesterday mornmy ho and bils crew chopped the jer sarrounding tho Greon untll 10 o'elnck, Thou steam waa raiscd und tho engine put in wmoton. By starting tho enginy suddenly atiend and as suddenly revendlug he man- aged to “roll” the tug o o ledyo of fee on which she rested, and, thorefore, by Olling und backing bo snunuged slowly to break his way to tho scam that wns bolog traversed by the Constitullon, ‘The Green ap- veured ta bo i exceltent shapo considerfug tie ordenl through which she hins pssed, The entiry surfice of the ko u this vicinity i3 stitl covered with flouting ico of wrent thick= ness, ICE AND NAVIGATION, The propelier Ovonto was to huve left dMil- waukce for Chiengo ou Fridny evening, but in consequonce of a vast Inereuse in the quantity of lco nt this end of the luke, through the action of the narthorly wind, Capt. Butlin ordered her to keep nway for tho presont. She will thereforo make another trip, perhaps two trips, to north orn parts botory returadng In this dircetion, The leu In Duayloy's Harbor s stitl heavy cnoigh 1o hear tho weigns of londed tewms, wliich eross upon It duity, Cleveland paoers represent that tho ico has left tho shors of Luako firle In that vieinlty. ‘The tug Myrtle hus reacued Cleveland from Sandusky. Sbe vncountered very little fco on Lake Erlo, Aceordiog to tho Buffalo Erpress of Fridny there 18w clenr strip of water insido tho now brenkwaiter, but beyond that as furng the oye cun reach it 13 notiing but solid leo, ‘Tho witters of tho Swemaw River cover tho Thoom Company's dock ot Eust Suuinaw, and 1 rigo of elyhteon Inehes more will ievesalito the aputting down of tho Water-Works, Tt {4 suid that the lee in_the rivor oppousit Cirroliton 18 #till solld, nnd 1y tho ovent of n broukeup n sorfous gargo might be formed thore which wautddam up tho river and eanse grent damigo to property, Consequontly the advigabillty of yreaking up the fee nt thut plico I8 auuficelefl. Tho fcb continues to remaln quite solid n tho lips fu tha rivor at Milwawkee, and tho tug Welcome oxperiencod considernbie dilticulty i trunsferring tho gchoonor Angus Smith -ubove K(xth streot brkdgo ta tha St Paal A" alovator. Suturdny morning the vessel requlred 1o bo moved 160 feet to ruach the eluvator spouts, Tuo schoaner Selkivk encountered considorn~ ble [ee In Lake Erie, near Hitgk River. Advices from Clayton, N, Y., report no lco feom Round Islund to Alexandris Huy. Toronto papors shite that tha recont iec-shovo on the Dun River bus pited up the flonting pleces hl\ plcul:m;que stylo {n tho vicinity of the Nipls- sing wharf, Bulralo Creek 18 tull of tioating lee, ald logs, and pleces of all kimls of rubblan. ‘The leoin the Blnckwel Canal romalns very firm, and tugs huve beon tnmble to penctrate it yet, Friday noon lee commancod to fun In Bt Clale Rlvor, tho fee jam nt tho fout of Like Huron hnyiog been broken by the wind, D. N. Rin- uol's plle-driver wis eut down by the ico, und sun enr tho upper dry-dock at Cort duren, Tho {00 1 mnking snd huvoe alune tho Rivor Ruitze, the road In places buing covered with ico bloeks about elght feot high, ‘According to the Kingston Whiy, Napanee re- ports thut tha loe {8 going out of tho river vary fust, At Ml Palnt tho bav Is not olear, but witor (8 vigiblo fn muny places, Port Dilhonsio Harbor 18 froo of fco, ‘Fhe icoon the Inko (4 ureaklog up fast, Tha heavy curront nenr Boll's Istand In Caturaqui Thiy bus eausod the leo to disnpponr ln that quirtor, ‘Tho ico on the buy wid thirty-twao Inches thiek lnst Friduy, At Iuth the feofs snld to be us sound us i rook. Porsons Are cmnlnr it with horses, und thoro are naslgus of it breaking up yet. Thero Is apen witor for s distunco of porbaps balf o mile botween Wolfe Islund and Cupo Vincent, Much open witer can ho Reon olf the Penlton- tinry lar. ‘The ice on tho Ottnwit River bns be- #on to move, Should the prosont mild wonthor contlnuo it will nat ba mlr}lr sing {f nuvigation opous thoro the llrst wook i April. LAKE MREIGIUTS. Tho schooner *tolte Mitchell hus beon chartered to earry throo cargoes of {ron-oro, L'Anse 1o Falrport, at $2.25, Tho Oliver Miteholl will uniond her pluster cargo nt Cluvoland and churter for conl thence to Chleago at §1, Taledo vessel-men think that thero will be no trouble ln seeurlng a Ti4-cent frolght on corn or #conts on whent ut that port for Kiogston or Oawego, duriig the cotning senson, “‘fho schooners J. F. Card wn 1, Kimball gat £ por cord for dolivering _limestono at Clove- lang feom Kelly's (slaud. Low stocks occasion those oarly shipments. The Kiugston IWhiy says: ** It hna been sinted that the articio appeurmy in the Watg on Man- duy vospeetlug thy timbor trude was publtshed for tho |n|r{m.«| of helping frolghts, or ntJoust 1o 1 mon_and cause 5 rated, Such IR nat o fact, The articls was slmply the atate- wonts of markie men with whom wo hiva cor- vorsod, To-day a Wily reporter Inters viewed n vessoleman wno i holding off for higher frelghts, Ho clnimed that tho trndo prospects wero stmilar to thoso of 1872, Vossel men who thon snutchod at first offera wore badly sold. "Iols yorr bo had oifcrs of $100 Tor auk frons Bear Creok, on Lukoe #t, Cinir, and $12% from Ludington, Oferd awl also beon' mudo to it from Dunona City, and ports on Lako Huzon and Lako Mighigns for cargoes of eho and pine, Noarly ull tho timbor-vessvls have buen engiked to carry ouk, yot thore 18 nonrly 18 much pluo und clm, for the shipment af which as many more vessels will be required, "Fhus bio bellovod that rates must udvance, and thut bo s Justitied In walting for such o thing to tuko pluce.' e VESREL TIRANSFERS. Tecord wos made nt the Chiengo Custom. Tlouse, yesterduy, of the sule of a hall-intoreat 10 tho schoouor €, C. Trowbride by W. W. Bullen to Bytvester C, Uoodnow and 1rwin 1 Elinds, for 4,000, . Jonnh 1tichards kas s0ld Lo Capt, Thomns Cobb a quarter-interost in the schooner A. P Nichols for §1,330, Capt, Cabb will commnand tho vessol. He hu;ullod tho 8, J. Holly for thrvo or four #uusons. Mossrs. Willlams & Upton, of Duluth, last Puesday purchused of v, Goorgo M, Bwan, of Buifulo, through Messrs, Huwe & Fontaloe, tha sl i durt Swan, Conslduration, $.60, Tho scow Lo May Outhric has beun sold by 3. Churles A, Bweet to Capt. Louls 'lulvot, fors werly uf tha schooner W, 1L, ounds, for 32,600 cash, DISASTERS, Tha tuy Welcome, whllo towinz tho stoam. bargo Milwankeo, ut Milwaukeo, on Friduy, got achaln fu her whoel aud was alsablod soveral hours thoreby. By urush of the fco iu the Moira Rivor at Hetloville, Ont.. on ’l'm':‘nl-‘y a‘; lnst wen:. uu]u i atio ray were burio! fi‘fifl%fi'ufifi“nfifufn flml Ludlly. uxmme Tho schooners Mury Fostar and Jobn Woalel also were fnjured. Sig— NOTICE 'TO MARINERS, Rear-Adminul John Rodgers, Chatriuan of tha Ligbthouse Buurd, glves ofticial notiee that tbo fourth-order lighthouso on the gouth sidoof Bt. Joseph Itiver, Michlgan, at ita mouth, hus beun romoved 10 the outor eud of the north pler, aud i Jjuuuz WILL BE A ME that, on and after tho openlu1 of nnw‘muon n tho spring of 1831, A ixed red |§ht will hoshown from it, (nstond of tho fxed whito light herato- fore shown, LOCAL AND GENERAT NOTFES. On Saturday tho Lug Flosalo Thielexo made an effort to push _the graln-ladon schooner Fleet- wing into the Chicagy Compnny’s Weat 8ido dry. duck, to have / leak stopped. Owling to the low atngo of wator, however, tho vessel could not et over tho titre-sill, Tho schooners Pligrim, Geslno, and JL 1. Tracy, propelior "% B, Paxton, and tur A, Miller were shifted on Spturdity by tho tug Flosele ‘Thlolel Priduy evening tho tugs . Hnekloy and Flossio Thiolcke vame ont of the Chicago Com- pany's West Sldo dry-doek, the former 2nlked and sporting & new wheel, nnd tho Iatter calked and froned. ‘Tholr piacesin tho doek wers taken vy tho propeller ‘r. 8, Faxton nnd tug A. Miller. Tho latter will have a lenk stoppedds Cnpt. Chris Woolnough will command tho achuonor &, J. Holly, 5 3 Tho Exceutive Committes of the Chicago Vea- sei-Ownura' Assoclation beld a meeting Saturdiy alternvon, at which Willlnm ilan was vlected Seerctary and J. 8, Ditnhinm ‘Crensurer. Tho tuy A. Moshor Is at the Water- Works Crib, surchuntod by fea. ‘Tho rchomiers (ob Roy, Mariner, and Sen Star were yeady to leavo Milwaikeo on Snturday with cargoes of bisk frofght for Abnnpeo and Manitowoe, Capt, M. Gatvin,of Bufalo, whn last year com- manided the propelter Chieago No, 2. qunnuln\: to Capt. Luno and_others, will this seasim puil tha boll-rope on tho meam-barge Huron City, ntly purchised, togother with the schuoner {-m Flint, by the Hobbard & Thurber Lumber Comprny. . 1), Norria & Co., of Milwaukee, have tnken the contruct to furnlsh the outhit for Cankold's brego the Jolin U, Behrigley. Mr. J. I, Brownall, Collcctor of Customs at Kinearding, Ont., bns reslgned that allice, and nlurpusuu golng bavk to tho bewspuper profes- lon, Cnpt, Portor bins arrived at Milwaukoe to look ufter the schooner Throo Brothars, Milwaukee finpon contaln dally announgos= monts 1o tho eifect that the lake {8 clenr af lce between that port and Grand Haven. muat Lo scaroe {n the suburb, At Milwnukee the schoonor It P Mason and !cmv' Milton are being litted out for Immodtate sorvioe. The schooners Carlingford and B. F. Iruco, and tha propeller Starucea, have been sbifted nt Bullalo for repulrs. Aundrew Forbes hns been choson Prealdent of thg Detrolt Seumen'’s Unlon, Members of tho Seamen's Unlons arp to be pormitted for the presont tomnke sucharranges inents for the timo buing ns thoy ludllelun‘hy thiuk best. Hepalrs upon tha propoller Califorala, at To- ronto, will vost $4,000. ‘The stenn-burge Bruno ls boing robullt from the water's edge at ‘Toronto. [t is expocted that she will bo ready by the montl of June. Tha scaw Huntar, nt Whita Luke, 14 to be fitted out for fimmedinte servico under thoe direotion of (mipl. Poter Keating. ho Cleveland tug Jobnson I8 to nld in tne resene of of tha tug Sunson, which sunk ln Me- Cormiek’s Bity, Luko Erie, last Novomber, ‘Advicus from Rowmo, N. Y., stato that Buperin- tendont Bavery has glven orders to cominence iiiing tho ennitl Fridiy, All of tho tong level west of tho gunrd lock in Utlen will be dilled to tho hiigh-wuter murk, so that bontmon enn muove nmh-l outs to nltow the bottomivg out of the cuonl, News TIIE CAPTIVE ANGLER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. 8t. Joser, Mich., March 27.~Tho tug Angler remalns faat i the fco off this port snder & strong wind from the wostward. Sho has arifted nearer to tho shore, and Is now n plain vlew trom thia polnt. The Ico remuins pucked firmly nround ber, and hu tidings have been re- celvad resrding the bont or orew slinco Thurs- day, when tho litter camo ashare and stusted to roturn with provisions fora fow dnys. It I8 pro- sumed that they renched tho belengured crufe snfely, but noting detinit can be uscortulned, et SPIRITUALISM. Thirty-third Anulvorsary of Xts In= ceptton. Whon Thursduy noxt arrives Spiritunlism will have beon thlrty-three yeans In the world, and Inst nlght tho First Bocloty of Splrituniists of. Chloago colobrated tho anulversury with a gen- eral meeting in Fulrbank Hall, the ntiendance velng quité lurge. Dr. Louls Bushuell, Piesi- dent of the Soclety, conducted the meoting. Boated on the platform with hlin were Mrs, Opholin 8nmtols, & 8t. Louls medium, and Mrs, Cora L. V. Richmond, a medium of this elty, und tho spenkor of tho oveniug. A choir of four persons und a plano ulso occupled tho platform, und the exerclses wero jed by singlig. Mry, Sumucls, who tlrst addressed tha moot- 1ng, mude hor remurks rathor brief. After give {ng a hsty review of j8piritunllsm and totling of It wondurfut growth und benellts, stie closed wh%\ un impromptil poem appropriate Lo tho oe- caslon, Mrs, Itlchmond spoke about balf un hour, portion of hor address belng directed toward all unbotievers who night be fn the hal), while otber portions were fntended a8 a sermon to the converted, She dwelt at length uvon the fnot thot ull greut men of selonce who hud thorough- Iy 1nvestlsgmted tho teachings of Spiritiatism mul been mndueto buljove fn them. The fuith bad renovited tho thoughtof tho uineteonth contury, tor the elvilizod world would tosduy be srandod on the baro and bneren ruok ot materlallstio speoulation but for tho fuspired tutorship of tho sclentists wha bed fuveatiguted Spiritualism, A wreat mistako made U{I pevplo In appronehing the subject wns thut thoy appenrod to ussume that thoy wero codowed with &peelnl - aunitticu- tons for discoverimg It fatluey. They Jumped ut concluslons, and” secmed to forgoet that tho ravity of tho grest question whioh alfeated lifo iercafter domunded careful und complote in- quiry, This fact was rupldly becoming to bo ult, and Splritunlism wits to-duy In 1t8 full man- hood, and no lonigor 1 cuill to bo trifled with, After nnothor hymn and been sung Mrs, Rich- mond cume forwnrd to deliver aa limpromutu poem, the aubject to bo glven by uny membor of tho congregation, Bho disnppointod the skeptical, however, by’ choostug hur own sub- {‘um. o Messonsror, =80 thut DO 000 WA to now whether the poom bad been ‘-rupurwl b= forehand or nut. Liko that of Mrs, Bamuuls® the etfort wad u very ordinary one. e em———— COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MILWAUKEE, March 27.—Soveral veteran sol- dlers were nronnd yestorday with a petition for the nppolntment of Gon. John C, Btarkwenther to the position of Commisaioner of Penslons, Tho general expression amang the military elo- mont (s one of dlasatistaction with the present Commisaloner, who was nover a soldier, but who holils A lucrative position that nate urnlly belongs to a soidlor. It i charged that, In tho desire to got to the end of tho pens sioning business, the Depurtinent has permitted worthy applicants to be not only roughly but brutaily treated, and the vetorans foel chat with w soldier Ik Gen, Btarkweatner in tho olflec of Cowmmissioner thore wonld bo better prospest for whatover logitimato cluims they muy huve against tho Governmont. Many persaas ot lo- fluenco buvo sigyed tho Btarkweathor potition. —e—— Clorgymen, lnwyars, editors, bnnkers, and la- dles need Hop Bittors didly for ierve foree, —— DEATHS. ANNOUNCEMENTS, A AN O e PSSR = POLITIOAL. HE TENTH WARD REPUBLICAY I CJub will mact this ovening at No. 15 Weat Ttane oipheat. Gugil spenkors will na [n attondaiice. i ' MISCELLANEOUS. N ADJOURNED MEETING OF TIIR "Tomperntics Convantion, Kokt at Palmer 1, 0 tho Zki (L. 1g eatiod fur Munday mant. nth i i Uppar kaewel 1181, for further politicai actio; FeIntion 1 canaUinios for eity ofves. A finma-ron. nit tompeimnd e mier wid woinen ie dexied, runeo aucioties and il ehupchns oy Wt aaL maeting Beo seapectiully reg on delnintes Muuiay ailon of intun, order of MEETING OF LADIES IN'CBREST. el 11 th anwing-sohuals of our city witl by tely {1 the Bible-work room. 150 Mndisoit-at., ag 1A, m. (0. mareow. A iblg ni by Mrs, (00, C, Neediing 1 follow tho me FIMIE CHICAGO UNION VETERAN tor meoting st Club will ioid an sdfotirned regubn the club-ruom, Grend Faciic Jlutol, this evening sig o a'etuck. FPHE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE af tho Chicauo Medieal Callega acenr in the Cor. tenl Music-1iadl Tussday afternoon of tils woek, bec ginning ot hnifpast 2. AT aro nvited. A E. DE BEA GRAND FRENCH OPERA COMPAKT, PLAN’S. TH1IY (MONDAY) EVENING, March 23, CAIRDMIZIN. Mmo. AMBRE, M. TOURNIE, WlHean, BOREA, MEEHCviLLE Mile, FILLARD, Mile. l;lfllx\l)fillfl.‘. et Tuosday=1,A JUIVE, Wadnesday-trand § AT T B e TR M S JMutineo — ednenng CAINE. Thurmtay—AIDA. Fridn Ak T MW B TR RN dny il EWELL PH AAN WILL lfil L AT hll\x\ MO n hits charnctel O itioly Tsley’s Theto anl Grnd Opera. ouse, (60 Volunteers. 180 Thursday* AReroon, March 3I, 1881, AT 2 0'CLOCK. THE EVENT OF THE SEASON, Tickets Good at Either Howuse, May bo obtalned from the members, at the Noze Ologs nt elthor Aieatre. and at tho prnciput Howly GRAND OPERA-HOUS . Clark-st., opposito Court-House. This Monday, March 23, tirst_nppenranco in this cf 0t o youni Amurican & ragodian, i MR. FREDERICK PAULDING, In Bhakapoary's sublime Tragedy, HAMLIET. Tuondnyo FOOL Wodnoesdny Matis nea—, i Ay Night—3| |.uc:l€.(' e !vm"n OVE OF Bunday— 1l 4—Firat timo In Chlengo of tho now BILLEE TAYLOR, HOOLEY’S THEATRE, Mondny evoning, Mareh 23, and overy ovening until Turther notled, THE COMLEY-BARTON COMPANY In tho Latest Success, OLILVEDTIE. JOIN TTOWRON s, Cupt. Do Merrimaa CATHERINE LEW Oifveita i N Enlarged Orchestea under tho direction of Jessle Willininx, “Oilvette” Matineo Snturday nfternoon. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, ont Hido, Halsted-st., near Modison. WAL EMM BT Sulo Propriotor. NICK NORTON HHTH ¥vory Evoning nnd Matineas thia wook, BUECIALTY S$TANS 14, atte, The 4 Bhamracke, Tho & dson ‘snd Young, ¥d Banker und Spoclnalon, nd_KFFL JOUNS In the droma, LOST IN LONDON, Admisston—Evenings and Sunday Matineo, 18, 8% snd e, Weil. and BAt Matineus, 16,25 und te. Host can by securéd by both Edison wid Holl teiepiuns, HAVERLY’S THEATRE, 411 HAVERLY .. Manukor and Provriotor Just Soven Nights nnd Two Metine this (Shamiuy Dight, o roleuns V. Orluinal Comedy, us Tepresented witl miccess by this Troupe, Haverly's Widow Bedott Co. 'Plio woll-kiuwn papular camedian, C. B. BISHOP, a8 tho Wilow, und o very mrong cust. Matliees Wednesiay and Suturday ut 2. - SPRAGUE'S OLYMPIC THEATRE. ‘Clurk-t., opposito Bhorman House, Fvory Byoning At 8 Matlnees Wednewlny, Satunday, and Bunday, Hyde & Behman’s Comedy Co. IN THEU GREAT PLAY, o MULDOON'S PIONIC With HUGI FAY und BILLY lh\llliY. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. New York--London=--Paris, Steamers aull Every Saturday from New York Jor sunthnmpion wns Bremen. Passongors booked for London aud Tarle st I OHERrs R tos, 0 uasiy irom Naw York (o BoriRapicn, Tndon, St und urainus, "k LRty wecond-cluss ¢ § b arh tiekotn At T LU % CU, i iing Ureb ¥y Tha woerwio rawo by the Romi otinas Llayd teom lramon to. Chicauo fa4 . NG tho vaty unonts auihorized 10 sell thivys Uckotd s south Citikepts Hrik o 4 Cintkest., Gu o o e RS, U3 Flisti-ny.. s.0cul Banlyg ez Pl Comyy by commencing nsby's Grent such glurivus LESSING...i HUBVIA L atid ail b, $10; duc: frip at ‘roducod ratgs. Hintubtre or Havre, 21 wasonger Alflluk (18 1AL & KUZMINS- ond, C. M, HICHLA Droud-st, N x K1, Gongrat Woatern Axonis, DIRECT FOIL GIBRALTAR AND MARSFILLES, e follawing stenmera wilt leavo Now Vork diredt raltarand Muesellies, WUIng frolaht =na pas~ DE MARSELLLES, Catiours,, April 6, 118, @ Hirtes Of passu g Cabin, $100; Beerae, K2 For purticutuce uddress 1QUIS Dis BEUIAN, Agont, 6 Bowling Groen. footof B dway, N, A A bin Auent, @ Clark-at, Wi WAL'B, W1 Boernce Agenty§ Chicuyos RSO bope- i ST EE TORTER Funnral af Maurics . Parter at tho res- e s athiac, YL RUTIR Clark-ata a0 o'elnck. No flowers, CUTKY—At Jackaonyille, Sunday morning, March 27, Birm, 3L, As Curry, of ddgéoln, 8L, formorly of New ek, CARUERRY—March 77, 0f aeutn entaritla and porl- tointia, Emima Francos Carberey, syed I yours. Flneral will taky plice Tuexdsy, 2)ib, 8t 10 o'olack, aaldonco, 110 Buttarduid-st. by cars tu Calvary. Unds nro Invited withous Surther noticu. Mt REGOR—AL Turnor;Junotian, ik, darch 21, Tyt Motrogor, in the et year of Lte nie, killed by i cars, ulfum::qlw&h tako place from the residence of hils veothur, 413 Hubbazd-st., Tuvsday, Murch 5 aiils. rinu. n llud by, i ., by cars Gracelund. Frienda Invitod, LAY ES—-K|I tho cdrs, Baturday, March 2, Dantel Havos, axod ‘Notlco of funural t, formierly of Lawrenco, Suss, WILLIAMS-Baturday, at Il p iSreatior, s Loyise. only enlldof Henry ani Ay Wi f pibumonii, wigd Lyent tiontoe a3 as Funorul from tha roslduace of A, Bundy, I Bow- on-uy, Tuosdiy, ut p. i, HIALPIN="Tlomus M, 1alpin, In tha$ith yanr of his agv, O Hunduy, Slarch 27, At hls rosidency, 108 1ast- Tiii-at., € Iullamuiutory ‘rhouws tsi. Funoral Tucsduy, 2in st by carridges to Calvary Comvtery, BOYD=AL lirgaklyn, N. Y., at 0:0 a'clock &, ut., Suniny, March 31, of scarlot-fuvor, Mull-Lotss fioyd! agd yunrs and'd months only daudntor of Jauiad Whd saruir 4 Hoyd, foraerly vr (hls olty, and griod- dsgunuar utossa s Bard and Witliam fock, ¥ ratuutive il 50 Uroukit 10 Gracolayd fur intos- munt, ANNOUNCEMENTS, v of ‘P;,DL'H'IUAX;:PUDI 1CAN T‘l O fRiat L A STATE LINE 0 Ginsgaw, Lyerpool, Dubiln, Bultas, und Londons TT0m N Y.y 0¥OFY THURKINY, FIrst Cabin, $W10 cording tu heeowiudation. Second Cablu, $W biadnide, oubwurd, €51 Tlidau atbaniors carey ustibo 2+ shiovy : roadway, N.Y., un pla-st, Chicago. SORR AN ot Manaor. EDUCATIONAL. : SENNSYLVANIA MILITAIRRY ACAD- ‘wny, Choster, £a.felyll cnulmmmlf.lnlug.ln{{: laaalen, Engllsbj duarves contursst $ol AL Pros WANTE. Hog Casings. W, ¥ tity good bright Hog Case in};a"mr e YO Kol W) s i uwirant (rove, Kentish Town, bondon, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. i o tio Chicage, Luringlon & Quiney Ralroad Lo, CutaAgu, Fou. 2, 13l srocknoLs: Foby pivn ibat, purasant to the by-lawa o b ST OF (i MULLO oy teawo, fluclinulon, & U0 oty 1a hleRan? T o AW tho S0th day of Slareh oo, fur the purguss a Malh, 20 Y. SCtion of any thor usineas ibaf muy logslly cone PR ey Huit A gaat, butory W meutiig. By gedee of ‘l{mmm;&fl‘x“n woltih Ward (Bixth Precines), wl'45 Bulith Weste | roctors NN A GRIEWOLD, craay, T OF TIE YOUNG MEN'S { Goutny nlut, at Owsloy'a 1lalt, lina boon postpunod on sceount of the iHeatiol MOULUK ot Farwoll Biutl, undil Friduy oyeniig, ut saaio p HERE WHLY, LB A, MEEEE.OF ity ot VAR ek en i o Wi ance. ETING OF THE 2ih Preciuc of the twellih ads by W tll. :‘“n'“"'ll”‘ “:“ l\’: et spevchivs will this uvening, aiw : birs. £ M- Clurk, Jorwy Buatding, eao K, It B FPLERE WILL BE A MEETING OF ClIE “Ihirtesnth \Wardors (o Bol itull this eyoning, s oot Aldarmanto quostion, and tho pro> H16tr-of Punblig an Ldepondeut Gaaditaid, ar B fc. p am yoialh iy xprons o€ dwlest Taidion b Aihioriew, pat up ela= kautly dnd sty para. Hofars © SDNENEEY citiciibner i UN') untuf 3 1 Mfulson-st., Uileadd, DISSOLUTTON NOTICES, T S ISSOLUTION. 'Yhe Dlflflirlh‘g heretofore exisiing between )L\'V_- Thompson und J. A, Bureh lise beon W lll df ‘- sulved by mutaal consent, AL W, ‘Yhompacn wi 1L a8 suizo Habliites aud colluct all dt;{‘l{v 1O 30 A BUKC