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4 r2 \ THE STATE CAPITAL, ‘Whe Valued Policy Insurance Bill Resurrected in tho Senato. Resolutions Presented for Adjourn- ment About the Middle of May. 1A Donation for ao Deaf-and- Dumb School in This City. ¢ ‘The House Calendar Weighted with a Heavy Load of Business, \a Ponderous Bundle of Appropriation Bills Read and Referred to _ Committee. Passago of the Bill Donating $12,000 for Temporary Barracks at Anna; Also tho Ono to Suppress and Prerent the Spread of Vieuro-Pucie monin. ‘More Apportionment Schomes~-Senate Of- ficers Absent, but Still on the Pay- Roll—Hold Up. SENATE. MERRITT REDIVIVUS, Gpectat Dispatch to The Uhicaco ‘Tribune, BPRINGFELD, Ill, May 4.~Tho Senate mot this morning at tho uaunal hour. Sonator Merritt moved to reconsider tho vote by which his Valued Polley Insurance bill was defented tho other day. ‘Senator Condee satd the Dill might be justly called a bill for tho : HNCOURAGEMENT OF ARSON. Several States bad tried the law and recom. mendod its repeal. * Senator Clark snw no good renson why the bill should nat becomoa jaw. Insurance compautes should bu compelled tu pay the full amount of pollues issued on real estate, wntess fraud bo olearly shown. Tha pasenze of the bill would necéssitute tho enployment of better agents, and give more security to polleyhuldora. -Senntor “Adains remarked bo bad beard no sound antumont in favor of tho bill, Thore was Xo compurison between life und tire insurance, A lifo risk was dutinit to uny umount, the chances of committing sufetde to got insurance Money belong very swull. ‘This was ABILL 10 REGULATE PRIVATE CONTILACTS, which citizens of this Stute choso to muko with Fexard to thoir property. Overlnsurunce cume only from deliberato fraud or carelesncss, much oftoner on tho part of tho Ingured than the company. Ho regarded thls a8 a bill to increase the aggravution to commit incendiurism. iSepator Neeco made an urgumont for tha bill. There were niany Insurance cumpantes in tho Brate, ho suid, who ‘sunt out seatpers to do tholr work. Inuther words, their pualness wus not legitimate. Tho passage of the bill would do awny. ‘ . WITH THE TENDENCY TO OVERINSURANCH, - Companies would be more careful, aud would Took into the vilue of Insured property and em- ploy responsible incn us agents, Senator Whiting remarko:t that clthor tho in- sured or the company could prevent overinsur- ance. It was nt present tho theory of the iw that the agent acted for the insured and not for tha company, und (t was bigh time the polloy of the Tnstiranec Jaw should be changed In this res ‘epect. For thosu und othor rensuns he should Vote fur tho bill. IT GETS THERE, 7 “Senator Merritt wngued tn favor of a reconsid- > eration, and the motion to reconsider prevailed: “by a vote of yong 27, nays 11, 0s fottows: . YEAS. ) Bell, Sunt, Nocilos, Bent, Kelly. Parkinson, * Galion, Kuykendall, Itinehurt, * Campbell, -Lowls, Routt, Chonavy, Marshall, Tanner, ? Chark, Merritt, Thomas, edwards, Mayitold, ‘Rorranve, + | Fletchor, Moitets, Yandeveor, j Fullor, Neoee, 4 NAYS, | Adams, Ford, Munn, ‘Actley, Ibori, Tice, Conde, Kirk, Heures! Evans, Matner, Shsaw—12, ‘ , Tho further considoration of tho bill was mado a special order for one weok trom to-day, Senator Fuller presented wn folut resolution for an adjournmont sinu dio May 21. It wus _-,) Jedd over under tho rules, 4 at thole prineapu . GIVING THE DOLLARS, ‘Tho Sonate bitt appropriating $171,500 for tho upport of and repairs to the Jucksonville Auyluin for the Duaf and Dumb was ruad a third time and passed. Tho Senate bill donuting $4,000 to tha Dent and Hump Seboot in Chicago wie read a thind time, Benator Merritt put op nis armor and opposed tho bil, [twas unnevcssary, nud merely monnt. ‘tho cstublishinent of qnotbor State institution, Sevators Campbell ana Adnins spa: In favor jOftbo bill, claiming that the svhoul wis pro- ductive of great xood, and slould be encoure payed. Resides, it was much cheuper to EDUCATE THE DEAF AND DUMB children reaident In Chleago ut thoir homes thu Veo send them to Jacksonville. . Seuatur Nevou also spoke in favor of the bill. 1 Tho Jacksonville school was full, and the Board ie Educntion ft Chicago wer entitted tu tolp, ind should have it Ho trusted tho bil would pas, und pe it did, by a vote of yeaa, naye G, Senator Wahito presented a redoludon for AAKINE DIE ADIOURNMENT MAY 1, \dt was laid over uuder tho rittes. ASenato bill appropriating $15,300 for im- rovemunt st the Jacksonville sebvol fur the wat and Dumb Asylum was advanced to third rowing, A Sonate bill purmiteing Juaticos to tvaue [executions to other countion than thulr own for we snatistaotion of Judgments and costs died on ‘cuding. ‘A Beniate Hill giving the atithorities nt Joliot Ponttentiary pollce power uver rounde colts Heuous to the justituiion was read a third dmo and passed, ‘The new Kenute Vow law was read a asvondt time. It tixos canines $1, por huad, the Heonse fees when collected to be held by county au Shoritles as an tidemnity fund. Soma doubte ‘botny expreasid uy to the voustitutionallty of te itl, Sunutor Kuykendall rend * Couley on ‘the Coustituttun” tu show that THE WILL WAS COUREET, ‘Benator Murritt seid that Kuykendalt's con stituents did not want this bill pusied. Jobusun County, Sonator Kuykendalt's home, was Fas edly” mountulnous, Gruss grow’ scantil in the crevices of the ruvks, and ft tnok two whee to get q at It— ou to uxt and the otter to butt him out vfthe road, The Johnson County sheep wore about the sizu of a coon, and ‘Octusionally tho dogs bad kiticd a fow of them under imbipro- henson ‘ho industries of Johnson Connts wore coon aod "possum bldes, und, as this vill would drive way the doxa, it would bow blow businusd Interests. He doubte od if the uverugo Egyptiun COULD CATCH A COON ON THE RUN witbout the wil ot a doy anyhow; beside: whole country woula by allve with’ foxes, {len million of them would devour the face of tho earth us soon us the bill passed. At bis own Bowe the blamed fohnsan County foxes wore Ailling atl the fowl thoy could, thus burting one of their wreat tudustrics—to-wit: © The pluck- of geese tur feathor-beds." He trusted the DIM would nat be ordered to third reading, ‘Tho Senator's speech stirred up all tue latont humor (nthe Upper House, und wheo he sut down it wus to tho accumpaniment af a eonerut rour, Toe tux way tually thed at 30 cunts por capita. A score of aniendiounts wore prosented eat and tho bill Anully sent te thtrd Ta Tho Senate thon adjourned until to- scone D ail) antl to-morrow tho ' HOUBE. s A COSSTIVATED CALENDAIL + Special Disvatch Wo The Chteaga Tyibune, j Sruinavigty, lil. Muy 4.—Somo ideu of what Fomuins to be dous befuro the svasion ends may be had from the stutement that the Hous cul- ender this morning was loaded down with elubty- Dve House bills on second reading, sOVOnty-eever Op third, nlpe Sunate Lis Un Uret reading, Uf- teon on second, trenty-one on third, and seven Benato and Houso bills whioh had beon tonipor- aeily postponed. This, of cotirae, does no! take ‘nto necount tho bills which nro in the hands of the committees or with tho printer, Tho crowded stato of Iouse ‘buainess nukes It ominous for about Cour out of every ive bills betwoon now and tha day of ad> Journment, whonovor that may bo. DIAFIGURED AND WANTS PAY. Mr. Ritck led off with a bill to appropriate $250 for the ropaira of ni ongino belunging to tho Cairo Fire Department, tho machine having beon Injured and put out of Joint at tho lato fro at the Southern Insane Asylum. The Penitontiary Committee reported {n favor of Mr. Erwin’a bill to so amend the presont law in regard to discharging. convicts aa tu pay thom & Instead of $10 as discharge moncy, and, whoro tho sentence Is fora longor porlod than one year, $2 for each yoar notuully served, TNE NUSIC LEGINS. Mr. Wright, of Du Pago, moved to discharge the regular ordor, and tako up Sonate nppropri- ation bills on first reading. The motion pro- yatled, and 0 ponderotts bundle of appropriation bills, landed in the House during the past fow days, were hurriedly read and referred to tho Committee on Appropriations, Tho same Cominitteo unlonded a grist of House and Bennto bills, heretofore referred to it, with a pretty nearly unanimous recommendation that thoy do pass. % WANTS TO GO HOME, Mr. Strattan, of Jofferson, Introduced a joint resolution providing for a sino-dic adjournment and had it referred to the Commitico on, Mr, Strattan is of the opinion that, if there Is tobe no apportionment, Congressional or Senatorial, tho Logisiaturo should have enough decency about It to get up and go homo nhout that dato, Should it decide to take up Senatorial apportionment, hqwovor, it will be easy cnough to mako quitting-duy a week lator, FINISH THE JOB. Mr. Poarson's bill appruprinting $591,713 for the completion of tho Stute-House, tho appro- priation to be contingont upon Its approval by & mujority of tho votes ut any generat ulection, was ron a second timu and sent to third read- ing without amendment or a singlo word or ay!- luble of debate. Mr. Itockwell made an unsuccessful attempt to scoure 4 reconsideration of the voto by which hia Dill In rotation to the ee COMMITMENT OF THE INSANE. wassosavugely kulfod yesterday. Mr. Borris the obicf opponent of the bill, made tho usual inution to tubdte tho motion to reconsider. Tho House was with him bya large maority, and tho Dill was yhelved for good, as ar as this scssion is concerned, Tho Auna omorgency bil, appropriating $12.- 000 for temporary barracks at the Southorn ln- sano Asylum, was read a third tho and passed bya voto of yous 128, nuys none,—an extraur- Mnartly full House, But then pay-dnyis at hand, and suino of tho mombors ure luvery: nearly the condition of the fellow who was “strapped.” ‘Tho Iutse thon tovk up its own bills on tated reading, und entombed Mr, Carter’s measurs to Provide for the collection of statistics reluting to tha hnprovement of highways, A vill by Sir, Martln, of Woodford, requiring clerks of courts of record to pay over to County Trensurors all fees in tuotr hands at tho oxplration of thelr terms, the Trenaurers to retain same for A cor. talon number of yoara, and turn it over to the county $f not eattod for, got n auficlout number of votes, and was passed, - PLEURO-PNEUAMONTIA, Mr. Sinith’s blll to suppress and provent tho spread of pteuro-pneumunia, and to appoint a Stato Veterinury Surgeon aty salury of 88 9 day to seo that it stays suppressed, occasioned cons. siderable discussion, aud ahowod tht the farm- eradu the Houso were somewhat divided os to its merits, Soveral leyistative cattle-drivers ind represontatives of constituents owning dis- eased property of tha bovine character tulked and worked ugatnst the bill: Cor the only reason that It didn’t leave the question of damagos for confiseated and slaughtered cattle sufficiently wide vpeuto mect thelr views. The dill providesa, methail of appraisement in such caves so that tho owner of the diseased “orcoter” shall got afair show for his rotten ments but this didn’t sult tho fellows who wanted n tess ciroultous method of recovering for somuthiog which, being diseased, may be sald to bo REALLY WORTIE NOTIING barring the hide, tafl, hoofs, and horny, Tho are Bument for the bill was tint the State shod proteot the prondrty and health of its eltzens, ‘and that If tt did not do thls the people would be Justified In falliug baek on thelr reserved rights and cagaging in the slaughtering busiuess thomscives. After churmng the tnut- tor over tor An hour the bill was passed by a vote of yona (i, nays 2, and the Hause kaocked of for dinner, Mr, Billings’ bil, designed to covor tnto the municipal treasury alt ites, penalties, and for- feltures in city courte, failed to get cnough yotes—tho country ‘mowbers rallying to tho strpport of the County Treasurers, and burying sho bill with cheerful unnotmity. . When at bill falls now it may bo said to fall for good. Inthe rush of business at the end of tho sceslon it will be about as good as IMPOSSIBLE «TO TRY THE RESURRECTION Racker. Mr, Carr's bill to authorize quo-warranto pro- coudinvs where a person holds a privilege, ox emption, or Hvensu which bus bowen improperly or unlawfully isaued by any public officer, Bourd, Comritsstouer, or Court got through without any ilticulty, Thora scenia to be sone doubt a8 to whothor saloon Hovunses In Greono County have been property issued, and the gentioman from Greene proposea to give the courts the power to Inquiry into the matter and strulghten the thing ont. Mr. Vaushoy’s bill permitting appeals from tho Appellate to the Supreme Court whenover tho Inwyur on the losing sido can get tho cur of hus particular tricnd ou tho Supreme Bench struggled awhile aginst adverse tate, aud Aauully died, us all such mensures ought to. 1 wag tiekod away. under tha sod by a voto of yous 40, nays 7. MI. BUNDY'S DIVISION-FENCE D1LIy requiring the construction of such fences on penalty. of paying duublo duinnges, failed tu got brougt, Hil’s bill oxtonding i Alike fate attonded Dr, the privilego of cutting up atiffa” in the intere oat Of sulonive to ities ju vounties having over £0,000 Inhubitiunts, aftr, SMitchell’s bil giving the Penitentiary Counniasioners pollen powors over Ponitentiary xvounds wont through without obstruction. Mr, Morgan's bil maging net ppeuts Birth- tae and Decorntion- Day legal holtdays, and pro- viding for the paymeutof notes and other obil- gutions tho day previous, was read ft third tine anid pene in spite af tho protests of Mr, Peur- son, of Madison, and Mr. Postel, of 8t. Clair, that it gave just four extra days to the buntrord, Spatula ae the members of the Lowor Hou on . AN AVERAGE OF TUREE HOLIDAYS A WEEK, the mijority of thom probably saw tho incon- sistency of yutlng agaluet s ‘holiday for other folk, z Mr, Verrin's bil providing a poral remedy in addidon to the present cl vit rouedy fur trea Paving Upon ANOtbor mun's coal lands—n meas- Ure designed to rough irreaponsible operators or esos oe uaa Inluctwont through without ation, Mr. Stover's bill wowing Clty Councils in olties of not over 3,00 Inhabitants, ou potition ofa jog ory of tho Hemi voters, to consolidate the wurds into ono, utter whivh the Aldermen sbull bo vleoted ut largo, was road ws third time. and passed, ‘Thu House then adjourned until to-morrow morning. GOSSIP, APVONTIONMENT, Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, SPRINGFIELD, IL, May 4.—Thore are Indica- Hons to-night that soveral mombura In both Jousvs will trultate tho action of Mr, Littl, of Payette, and doliver thomscives inn day or two of = fulletledged = Benutoriut apportlonment webemes, Thu Sonatoriat Apportionment Con ralttve iu the Sonuto te grinding wut u Sunutorial and 4 Congressional apportionment bili, and will Probably baye them fn about Friday, It ts just Ubwely that they will yo through the Senuto, and, like tho Clark regolution, be thrown Into the House und breed further discussion there, Tho’ Houso Sonutorlal Apportioninent Com- mittee has oucither = =omet. nor given any sigue or meuting, and it fe nbout anoven thing that appurtionmunt bills in tho Houso will vourvely get such further thun thoir Introduction, THE RUSE TO VINISIT UP boyan to-day and will probably lust to the ond Of tho ucaston. Just whon that will bo tiobody can toll, but the favt that the Comuiltteo on Xulea will poportfavorably on the Strattan roso~ Jution providing for an adjournment sino dio on (ho 2th uf this wonth bows that the light ts breaking and the end drawing uigh, 2 OFY HUTY, LUT #TILL ON THE PAY-NOLI. For somo days pyat the Sonyte bus run iteult, go fur na the SerycunteatArme und bi two ai slatanta ura concerned. ‘This worthy trio havo boon consplouous for thelr absonee, it le suid that the suproiny boss uf the Duurkoopurs bus suuured u situation in Chivayo, whero bo hus -boun for some days, F all ayente, be stilidrawa bis qalury frum tne State, ‘The abvonteos were nocd fat night by telegraph to roturo or re 5 MELO UP, ‘Tho venerable Mr, Martin, of White, author of the Lite Wateate Improverent bili, ls in bard luck. While gutting aboard tho Chicago Alton train lust niybt at Bast st. Louls, a gang of plok pockets ruliled around bim, and, touse bis own words, * Just beuved ber rigat oe und ree Neved him of bis Audrew Jackson yellow leatber Pelckutbnok, contuluing $10 ln the currency of 9 COUNTY Mud Bis raliroad-pasa. An yrdiuury & THE: CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, MAY 5, man, minus bis moncy and his pase, would have heen “stuck,” but the member from tho Litte Wabash “biuffed' the conductor, and got into 8 ringflold ima te hear the chimes of twnid- might." Thoy didn’t do things in this way in tho oye of tho orida, Blackhawk, and Moxican ars, CRAZY MEPHISTOPHELES. ANew Appollution Applicd to Sonator Conkiing Which Scoms Vory Fitting. Naw Youk, May 2—The Matt, under tho title “A Mophistopholos Gone Crazy," snyss “ Now that Mr, Conkting, through tho Sonate Cauctis Committee, has boldly avowed that It ts ho who has ‘promote’. the deadlock for the ako at compaliing the Presitont to withdraw Judgo Hobertson’s nomination, It fs timely to offern fow hints toinnocont-mitided Republicans in tho Sonate and outof it as to tho sort ofdanco Mr. Conkling ta likoly to tead the Sonate and party {n conse obstructioniam (a continued. We } wish to State a fow facts that nro woll known among Mr, Conkling's famitiars and that havo been disclosed by somo of tho latter, ft ts no socret Ii well-informed circles that Mr, Conk- tng came back from tho Chteayo Convention io umagnificent rage, that he hud deturmined to take no part in the Samnbnls ant was only tardily stung tito uetlvity by tho earnest and even supplicnting appenls of fullowors,, who, having to Individual: politteal existence, and feoling sure that his sitence would destroy thomall, got hin started very much as bulky borsea aro mude to move, by holding iro under him; that when bo did get under way ho managed to snub Gen. Garttoll In overy speech he wade; that in-his opening speech hero ho gave but ten lines our, of sixty pages to any allusion to his Presidential candidate, and that the allusion ho did make was more damaging than any attack could have been: that tin Garhald’s own Congrossivnal distrivt bo instlted and ottraged 40,0 Ropublicans by isnoring Gon, Gariluld altogether; that since ‘the 4th of Murch ho has frequently denounced the Prest- dent ng 0 Har, and dolled any one *to tind, with a microscopo, a single indorsement of Garield'’s moral charactor fn any of bis campatan Speeches’; that ho bas told his friends that he intends to dovote tho rest of his term to rovongo, and that if the Vresiiont yields on one point, he will inake bin yield on unothor nnd anothor, until ho shall become cither utterly cottomptible or be compelled te Hight; that ho means to rotire ut tho ond of hie torm and go to making moucy, as ho has no hopes for tho Presidency gnd has exhausted the houors of tho Eenatorship, “Ibis algo woll known by tho londing epub- Icuns of this city thnt the Governor, Mr. Platt, sndatl the othor formor or present Conkling mien who hope for A future nre in a constant state of terrur ns to Mr. Conkling's movemunts, ah focl vory much ay tho Husgian Imperial funily. might feel tf the Czar was.a lunatic. Thoy dara not try te conting tim. Thelr solo chitice of proyorting trouble fs by tukiug tho Jmploments of murder or sulelde out of the way of tho Imnpertal lunatic. At this moment, while tho President is as calm asa Muay morning, the inost anxions mon In this country are the Conk- ling Icadors in thia State." THE STAR-ROUTE SWINDLE Interesting Developmonts to Bo Made, Spectut to New York Herald. Wasiinaton, D, 0. May J.—Me. Dorsey's lot- ter to Postmaster-General Jumos is, ng tho Western feliows say, “un little tou provious.” Mr. James fs going cnrefully through all. tho records of tha expedited and raised atar . routes, and ho docs not nocd Mr. Doraoy's help tn dolng this, nor the help of any ona whoin Mr. Doraoy may bring with him. Mr. Dorsoy suys ho Is all right. If av, he noed not bo hervous, Whow tho star-route record in tho Post-Omce Department bayo beon looked over, which nec- essnrily takes some the, thon Mr. Janes may find it advisable tonsk Mr. Brétty for those nd- ditional und private rocords which It Is said by his friends that he kept, min utes of converst- tion with Senators and -othors who came to him tu the interest of atar-routo contractors or Jub- bers. Then Mr, Huntley, who reeuntly swore to baving «lebursed Incge sums of money to get star-route favors, may bo asked to tell who werw the “heads of Departincnts, Senators, and others,” to whom ho bad to pay mony, Then Weatorn evidenue'may be needed to prove cone clusively—If it van ‘be proved—that, for in- stance, Ono lucky star-route contractor got $80,000 for carrying erty mitll-bags aver an otapty route, and than it will Lavo to be iiscoy- erud Who intluonced hoads of Departinonts to pay as inuch for so littie n service, and how far the growth of the country. ean bo held ‘respon- sible for tho costly cnrrying of empty mall-bags. Mr. Dorsoy will have to ve pationt. [fall tho stnr-route contractora should suddenly write Mr, James, na Mtr. Dorsey hus dong, a deinand to be allowed, each in comprny with chosen friond, ta auporintond tho investigation going on, that inquiry: would come tow sudden end, Lot Mr. Dorsoy ba pationt. If ba does not just now stand comfortably before the public, that is because us Senator he bid too jnttmate und zealous a rolution to star routes, accortlng to his own swort stutoment bofore a Congressional cominittee. Meantime tt is in ovidenco that Mr. Dorsoy had not boen a manth out of tho Sonate waen ho bought our aomo of his favored relatives and felondaand becaine openly a starroute con- tractor biingelf, having, aecording to thosworn tegtinony of hls agent and bookkeoper, pal $4,000 for a number of contracts owed by his brother and friend, on a singly one of whiuh, uv cording to tho same testimony, he cleared fora while ut the rate of $24,000 portunum, Mr, Dor- soy {8 not un ungol from Heaven, but if be were tho toulmony of Rerdoll, tho Santee: President of a Wasblugton bunk, and Mr. Dor- Koy"s OWN testimony, ali undor onth, uot to spunk of still other testimony, would muke hlin what ie say ho bas becume—u person under sus- - viclon, — ‘Khe Rev. Josoph Cook's Sclenco As- . wauited, : Hritish Medicut Journal, A Tho Rev. Joseph Cook, a well-known Amorionn pulpit orator, bas cumo over to_ thls bonlghted country to overthrow Huxloy, Michiel Fostor, and other philosophurd. Vho piea tor this special mission nppoars to be that, having himsalf at- talnod to un accurate knowledue of selentitic resgenreh, bo is competent to expose tho fatlacics of men of scluncu. Judyliuz, however, of somo oxtruordinury statementa whlch this lecturer Is veported to havo ninde with rnferance to the ice sion of alcohol on tha ving braln, our modern beluntie inquirera may tuke heart of grace and reat in pence a tittle longer, Mr. Cook, in sieht ot large nudionces fn tho North, Porn) alvobol on white of egg, After stirring this for a fow ininutes, bu held the inites up asa reprogonta- tion of u inodurate drinker's bruin, After a longer interval, the muss, Luvin becomu bard= ened, war exbibited na a fale ttustration of 1 drunkurd's bralu. With Ininentable ignoranuo Of the soleuco he professed to kuow, the rever- en looturer procecden to atuto, ag n fuct, that ulvohol hardened the living human brain, loav- Ing indelible sears on the cerobrum, ‘Tho cle- Montiry fact that, while utcohot hantens dead cerebral substance, In fife it ineludes softening of the bralt, ts, if inuet charitably bo assumed, unknown to hin, Before public dogmatic state: inents on phygtological questions are made, it is desirable that’ levturers, of whatever profession or country, should, for tholrown reputation and Tor tha truth's suke, ascortiin tho elementary: facts, elther by persnunt roseareh or by consult+ log some competent physiologist. Such prali- slons as these cover with ridluule a goul cause, which moat members of our profession hive, wo Aro conviticed, duuply at bewrt,and ean only allygust sonsible hearers, : Conflict of STHUBENVILLE, On May 3—Toenight will over bo romumbored by tho puople of Btouben ville as one of the most exciting aho over oxpe- rienced, Tho new Demucratic Mayor und Ke Quuliony City Marshal do not pull together, The Muyor suspanding the Murshul Crain bla position au Suporintanieat of Police, which position Lo oceupted by virtuy of clection by the puuple, the Marshal to-nlubt published a proclvantion dalle ing on the police to obey his orders, Tho dtayor regarded thls aan brewch of the pence, and or- dered: tho arrest of tho Starshul, contiuing him Ju the city prison, und tho refushus trial or ball. A crowd of 1.000 poople iinimediately collected on Market strout, aud fora thine It ‘scomed as gpcuat, 4 rald would bo mude, und the doors ot the vity prison pushed in, but hotter sounent waa Giken, and w writ of habeas corpus procurt from tho Probate Court, beforo whieh court Marshal Cablll was brought, and after considers able weang! by attornuys, was bullod in tho fur of & pee tie ADpOnEanoe Thursday orn ing. at the conclusion of tho trial a wild cheor was given for Cablit and he wus carried out of the Court-House ulmoat on the shoulders of tho growd. Thora aro rumors of impouchine tho Mayor tornight, but it is hard to toll what will bo done ut this writing, ‘Phe arrest is pro- nounced by tho, people, regardieas of party, asa grout outruge, . Ponusylvania’s Unpaid ‘Taxca--Threo all ALMlonw Bi0, ay 4.-SAt tho Auditor-Gonor als Department Stonday night, there wore fled umounta for taxes vlaimod to be day the State 8 ju The nmounts ware places hands of thu Attorney-General yesterday for collection, Among the corporis uns which have falled to pay the taxes is tho Btuudurd Ol Company, whosp officers have boon olutining that, aé ft lean Obio corporation, it wis hot able to taxation in thischy, ‘Tho amounts vlatied trom. the Company dover tle yours Trou J8TS to 1880, Inclusive, With Interest at 13 ber cont por aunun, anda penalty of 10 por cont on all auounts overdue, The taancist aillcors of tho Commonwealth bave great contl- donco that the arruarages can bo collated by Jey process, i ashton: a alice Rm y ste wttor-puperot x diferent oulor for ove! day iu the: Hook fa now In vouue in thi fusblone uble socioty of Parls. For enduy pa lo Rruon is der tng? ar MELT sae pony Y Wy ride: | whito, Suturday: ttraw olor, and Buuday a dele feate miguye, Shukore'Sarapparifia ts p trup mapdicing, THE GREAT INFIDELS Defended and Eulogized by the . Un-Reverend Robert G. Ingersoll: Such as Brnno, Hume, Gibbon, Voltaire, Spinoza, Jofforson, Franklin, and Paine. Another Now Leoture, Dolivored at the Academy of Music, Now York Oity, : Mistory of Iuman Progress Written ‘Inthe Lives and Careerd of Doublers and Age nostles. New Youk, May 1.—Robert G, Ingorsoll do- lvered anothor new lecture this ovening to an immonse audienco, Hvoth’s Thoatre was found to bo too small for the crowd which tincked to hear him fast Sunday night, so for this occaston he seourod tho Acadomy of Musle, Tho chanue proved disastrous to ticket speculators, for thore was room In tho groat building for all who catno, and beforo the lecture began sealpors wore solling on the sidowalks nt box-oftice prices, ‘Tho audienco was highly intelligent, and tistencd attontivoly for two hours and ton minutes to probably Ingoravll's best ofort, There wore not Jess than 3,000 persons present. Tho title of tho lecture was“ The Great Iniidels,” ‘The lecturar Appenrod on tho slage at 8:20, aud, placing tho imanuscript on the desk, broke Into the subject Btonce, Ho SPOKE IN SUNSTANCE AS FOLLOWa! LaAvtes AND Gentbemen: Thoro is nothing grander in this world than to reseue from tho leprosy of slander a gront and sploniiid namo. [Applause.] There’ {4 nothing noblorthan to benollt our boenotactors. ‘Tho Infidels of ono axe have been tho auroole saints of tho noxt, Tho dostroyers of the old have always boon the orentgrsnf the now. The old passes away and the néwhbecomesold, Thoroisin tho Intollect- ual world, ns in tho material, decay and growth; and oven by tho sunken grave of ago stand youth and Joy. Tho history of progress is writ- ton {y the lives of inildets, Potltieal rights hava been preserved by traitors; intelicotual rights by infidels. [Applause.] ‘To attack tho Kings ‘was tronson; to dispute tho pricsts wna bins- phomy. Tho sword und croashavo always bon niles; they defended each othor. Tho throne and altar ure twins,—vultures born of tlio anime ogg. It was James 1, who sald: “No King no Wishop; no church nv crown; no tyrant in H{eaven no tyrant on cnrth.” (Applause) Hvery monnareby that brisdtygracod the world, every desputisin that has covored tho chooks of mmunwith tear UAS DEEN COPIED AFTER the supposed despotisin of Hell. The King owned tho bodies and the priost owned the souls; one Iivod on tuxos and the othor on alms; one was a robberand thoothora puggar. (Applause nnd laughter.) The history of the world will not show you one charitable beggar. Ho who lives on charity never has anything to give away, ‘The robbers and beggars controulted not only this world, but the next. The King mary laws, tho priest made creeds; with bowed backs tho people revolved and bure the burdens of the one, and with the open mouth of wonder tho creed of the othor. If nny aspired to bu free thoy wore crushed by the Kmg, aud overy pricst was a hero who shiuxhtered the children of the brave. Tho King ruled hy force, the priest by fear and by tho Bibly. Tho King suld to tho peoply: “God mado you peasants aud mo a King Ho clothed you in rags and housed you In hovelss upon me Ho put robes and gave moa palace,” Such is tho Justice of God. Tho priest sald to the people: “ God made you fynorant and yilo; inc holy and wisu; * OBEY ME, | or God will punish you hora ‘and horeafter. Such js tho mercy of God." [Appinuse, dels aro the intellgctual discoverers, Iniidi have salled tho unknown seq and bayo disco red tho islos and continents in tho vnat redlins of thought. What would the world have been had Infidels never oxieted?) Whut tho Intidol is in rellgion tho inventor lyin mevhanics, What the inilgel ts tu religion tho man willing to fight the hosts of tyranny is in tho political world. An {ntidcl is a genticman who hna discovered a tnet und Is not afraid:to tell about it. [Ap- plause.] Thore has been for many thousands of years an {doa pravatout: that In somo way you enn proyo whothor tho theories dofended or ‘ad- vanced by a mun are right or SFO by showing what kind of «mun be was, whnt kind gen its ho lived. and what munnor of denth ho died. Thorv is nutbing to this, Itimakes no diffor~ enee what the character of tho min was who mado tho first multiplication tuble. tin abso- Jutely truo, and whenever you flid an absolute fuct, It makes no difference who discovered it. ‘THE GOLDEN RULE would have beon Just na good ff tt had first been whispered by the Devil. [Appinuee.) It is gond for whut It contains, uot beenuso a cortaln man anid it. Gold ia just as good in the hunds of erie as in the funds of virtue, Whatever it may be, {tis gold. A statemont made by a great nu 16 Not pecessarity true, A man entertains certain opinions, and then he 18 proseribod enuso ho refuse to chungo bis mind.“ He is burned to ashos, and in tho midst of the flames ho eric out that bo [sg of tho same opinion still, Hundreds thon aay, thilt, ho bus seutcd bis teatl- mony with bis blood, and that his doutrines inst bo tric. Alltho murtyrs In tho nitaey of the world are not sutlicient to establish tho corroctiess of any ouv opinion. Martyntom 49 at rulo estubtishes tho alneurity of tho murtyr, not the correctness of lis thought. ‘Things aro true or fulso fudependently of tho mri who on tertuins thom. ‘Truth cannot be nattectudt by oplulon; an error cannot bo bollaved sincerely onough to nuke ita truth, NO CHWISTIAN WILL ADMIT that any amount of borulsin te phuyed by a Mormon {s suiligiont to shuw that Josoph Suilth wees tit Iuaptrisd prophot, All the courage and aulture, al tho poetry und art of anclont Ureece do not oven tend to cxtablish the truth of any: wyth, ‘Iho tostimony of tho Ay lity voncorning suing othor world, or in regard to tho supers uatural, cannot by any better than thut of tho living. Inthe ourly duya of Christlun experi- enco un jutrepld Talth was regarded us a testl- mony in fuyorul the Church. No doubt litho ru of death many « ono went buck und died In the.tnp of tho off faith, After a while Chri uns got to dying and clinging to thoir tit and then it was that Christina Benn to says “No munean iio serenely without clinging to tho cross." epee to thy Prmoleitany. God jad always puutabod the dytug who did not hup- punto believe in Elin, As long ag ten did noth ny oxcobt to ronder their follow-tnun wrotchad, Gol maintained the strictest neutrality, but whun some honest man expressed a doubt as to tha Jewish Suripturea, or prayed to (ha wrong God, or to the right God 6 HY THK WRONG MAN, thon the real: God leaped liko u wounded tier unon this dylog man, and from hla bedy tore his wretched soul, ‘There: is ne recorded instances where tho uplifted hand of murder bas been jurarods or the innocenthave heen shtelded by, od, ‘Lhourunds of orlnivs are cominitted every day and God has no time toprevont them. [Ap- pliuag.] Ho is too busy numbering hialra and TKO apurcows; Ile fa lstoutue for blas- Pheiny; He ts jocking for persons who liugh at prions Hels orumining baptismal rogistera: tha Is watublng protevsors ta collesxca who begin to doubt thu ulugy Of Moses ur tho any of dosbun. All kinds of orlininals, except iutidely, moot duath with reasonable serenity, Asa rite, there Is nuthing in the death of a plente to cast discredit upon his profession. Tho murderer wpon tho eoaifold smilingly oxhurts tho wultly inde to: moet tim in ‘on, ‘The Linperor Constantino, who lifted Cristianity jute pawer, murdurod bis wife and oldest win. Now aud thon, in the bistory of the world, there has boet a min of kenlus, # mun of intofleotud Hones These en have Lely ets the suporatition of ebay, ‘They were houtst enough to tell tholr ug! Fe SOMH OF THEM DIED NATURALLY in thew bods, tut It would not do for the Church to adinit thut thoy dled peaceably; that would show that religion wus not necessary I the last moments. Tho frst rave, the iret vathedral; the ret corpso was tho frat privat, Jf there was no dauth in the world there would, be no superstition, Thy Church bus talon grant, latin to show that thy luat mormonte of nl idols have beon induitly wretched, Upon this polnt Catholica and Protestants have ulways stood togathar. ‘They aro no longer mony thoy become yond) they dig open rayes. They duyour the dead, It ta ait uttto-da-f6 presided ovor by Ged ond Ils angels. ‘These wen bos Nevod Jy the uocouutabllity of men in the price Uce of virtucand Justice, They belleved In Ube erty, bit they uld not bollove in tho iumpiration of tho Bible.) That waa thoir-orlime, ti order to show that Intldels diod overwhelmed with res morse and fosr thoy have generally selouted from all the jatidels wince thy dyye of Cariet Uni now fvo men,—tho Buiporor Jullun, pruto, Diderot, David Mung, and Lhomus ALG, THEY FONGHT THAT CLS Ilmself was not # Christian} that dle did what Ho onuld to tear down the Aditatod of His days that ito hold the Temple in ountempt. 1 Hike Him becuuse He bold the ald Jowlsh rolixion in contompt; bevauso Ho hud sense vnourh tu sn that doctring was not tray, Ja vain have thelr calumniators been called upon tu prove their statompnts, Phoy slinply chargo it, they simply relate it, but that iano evidence, The Bmporor Julian dla what ho could ta prevent Christuns Srum dustroyimy euch other, He beld pomp and ride in contempt, Jo battle with tha Persians fe was mortally wounded. Foul ing cunt bo had but a abort thine to Hive. he spout his lust hours do discusgiog with bjs tricuda Ue hinsaortullty ug tho soul, He dectared that ho was aatisfod with his conduat, and that he had no remorse to ox- press for any not ho had over done, THE FIRST AREAT INFIDEL was Glordune Bruno. Itv was born in the year of grace 1 lo was a Dominici frlar— Catholic,—nand afterward he changed his mind, ‘Che rewton he changet was because he had A wnind. {Aprioies.] ilo wasn lover of Nature, and sald to tho poor hermits in their caves, to the poor monks in thoir monnstorios, te tho poor nuns In tholr cofla, * Come aut In tho glad fells: comoand breathe the fresh, free alr; cone and enjoy ull tho beauty thore fs in thla world. Thoro 1s no God whoean bo mado bappler by your, boing misorably; thera is no God who de. ightstorco upon the human face tho toara of pain, of grief, of aaony eotne out and onjoy all thore Is of human life; enjoy progress, onjoy thought, onjoy being somottnly and belonging to yoursult." “[Applause.) IMerevotted at tho iden of transubstuntintion; ho. revolted at tho {dea that the ctornal God could bo in a wafer. LUuughter.] Ho revulted at the-tdea that you could mrke the Trinity out of dough,—bake Gol in.an oven ag you would 4 biscull. (Laugh- ter.) Ishould think Ho would have revolted. THK IDEA OF, A MAN dovouring tho Crontur of tho Unlvorse by swal- lowing n piccoof broad. (Laughter) And yot that is JuRe us sansibic as iy. of’ It. Irnoss who, .Whon smitten on one cheok turn the otbor, threatoned to Kitt this man. Efe tted from his native land and was a wagnba nd in nonrly ovory nation of Eurupo, Hodociared that he fought not. whut men really bolleved, but whit tho: Peetended to hellevn, and, do you know, that is the business [am in? (iniyhtor.) Lam stmply snylig whatothor peoplo think; Iam furnish- lg clothes For. thelr children, I am putting on exhibition thatr offspring, and thoy like to hear it, thoy liko to sea It, Wo huve pussed midnight in tho history of this world, Bruno was driven from his native country because bo taught the rotation of tho enrthy yot oan aco wont i dangorous man he must have beon ina well- regulated monurchy, (Laughter) You see ho had fount a fact, and a fact bns the same effect. ‘pon religion that dynamite bas wpon o Russian Caur, follow with anew foot was suspouted Rnd fisreated, and thoy always thought thoy ou! DESTROY IT BY BURNING HIM, but tne nover ald. All the fires of martyriom novor destroyed one truth; all tho churches of tho world have never mute ono Ilo true. [Ape pluuso.} Cormany and Franco would not tol- orate Bruno, According to the Christian system this world was tha centro of ovorything, Tho tira wore made out of what tttleGod hippoued to biyo left when Hoe wot tho world dono. [Laughter.| God lived up inthe aky, and they sald this eneth tiust rest upon somothing, and nally scleuco passed its band cleur under, and thoro wis nothlog. It was solf-existunt In ine Minit space, Thon the Church bogan to say they didn't say it was tut [lnughter}, oot so awful dlat.—it was kind of rounding. (Laughter.] Ac- cording to the nnoient Christians God Hved from. all eternity, and never worked ‘but six days in Mis wholu tite, and then had: the imputenco to tellus to bo industrious, (Laughter) 1 heard of n man golng to California ovur tho plains, and there wna aclorgyman on board and he bad 1 Rreat ito! to any, und finally he fell.in conversa- on with tho forty-ninor, and tho latter 7 $ SAID TO THE CLERGYMAN, 5 “Do you bellove that God mundo this world In six days?"”. Yes, Ido." Thoy were thon goin nlong the Iiumboldt. | Saysbo, “Don't you thin! Jie could put in anothor day to advantuge right nroupd bere?” = [Laughter.} Bruno went to England and delivered lectures at Oxford. Ho found that there wis nothing taught thore but suporstition, and so entied Oxford the * Wisdom oftearning.” ‘Thon they tuld him thoy didn’t wanthimuny more. He went bnek to Italy, whero thore was a kindof fascination that threw him buck to tho very donrs of tho Juquisition, Hiv was rereated for teaching that thero. wero other worlds, und that stara are suns around which rovolvo othor plunets. . Ho was in prison forslx yenrs. During those six yours Galilev Was teaching mathomutics; six yoars.in # dun- geon, and thou he was tried, denounced by tho Inquisition, sxcommunicated, condemned by brute force, pushed upan bis knees while he ro- colved the benediotion of tho Churen, and on tho 16th of Februnry, inthe year of our Lord 1400, ho wus burned ut the stake. He bellevod that tho world is animated YY AN INTELLIGENT SOUL, the cause of force, but nut of mattor, that mat ter and forca buve existod from oternity; that this force lives in all things, ever in euch as Appear not to live, In the rock as much os tn the mins that matter is the mother of forma and tho gracu of fornis; that the matter and force togethor constitute Gud. Ho was a pantholat,— that Ja to sity, ho was un athelst. Ho bud the courage to die for what ho belfeved to be right. + The murder of Bruno will nevor, in my Judge ment, bo completely and portactly reveuged untt from tho City of Rome shull be swent avery vestiga of prtest und Popo [apnluuso] until from tho shapeless ruins of St. Peter's, tho crutnbled Vatican and the fullen crosa of Kome, rises a monuinent sacred to the philosopher, tho benefactor, and the martyr—Lruno. [Applacse.] VOLTAINE WAS DOM in 1604. Whon hu wus horn, the natural was nbout tho only thiug that the Church did not be- Weve tn. Monks sold utnulots, und tho pricsts cured Ju the name of the Church. The worship of the Devil was actually ostublished, which to= day i$ the religion of China. Thoy say, * God |: youd; Hoe won't bothor yous dogs Is the one," fihoy oiler bim gifts, and try to soften bis beurt; 80 In the Midile Ages poor peuple tricd to seo If they could nut got ashort out, and trade direotiy with the Dovil, instead of going round- about through tho Chureh. In these day wit= nosses word uros#-oxaminod with instrumautsof torture, Voltatrodid more for human Hoey thin any othor man who evor lived or dicd. Ho uppenled to the common sonsa of mankind,—bo held up the gront contradictions of the sucred Beriptures ina way that to wun once having rend hitn gould forget. For one, 1 thank Vole tlre for tho Itborty fam enjoying this moment. How smull 4 man a priost lvoked when he polat od nly fingor at him; NOW CONTEMPTIBLE nN King. Toward the Inst of Muy, 1778, it was whispered Jn Paris that Voltaire wasdylog, Ho expired with the most porfect tranquillity, Thora have buen construuted more shumuless: ies ubout the dexth of this yrout and wonderful mun, compared with whom all of: bis culuimnl- atorg, living or dead, were but duat and vormin, Lprhuuse, From his throno at tho foot of the alps he pointed the Mnger of: seorn npavery ag poe in Europe, He was-the pioncor of hi wontury. 1.1771, in Scotland, David Hume was born, Beotch Presbyturiuniam ja tho worst form of religion tht hug ever been produced, [Laughe tor.} ‘Tho Scoteh Kirk had ull tho faults uf tho Church of Home, without A REDEEMING FEATULE, Tho Church buted muslo, despised painting. abhorred statuary, and. bold srebitecture ia contompt, Anything touched with humanity, with the woaktces of love, with the diinplo of doy, was detested by the Scotch Kirk. Gud was Ww be feured; Gud wag intinitly practical} no nonsengo'about God. ‘hoy used to proach four Umeauday. Uhvy preached on Friduy bofore the Sunday upon’ whieh they purtouk of tho sucrimune, und thon on Saturday: four sormons on Sunduy and two or three on Monday to sobor up on. (Laughter.) Thoy wore biiuted and heartless, Ony case will filustrite, In.the bus ginning of thix ninoteouth century a. boy 17 yours ot tee was Indicted at Edlaburg for blas- phemy, Ho had given it ay his opinion that Moves bad Josrued magic in Kgypt, aud had Tovied the Jews, [Luulter.] They proved tht ‘on two or three ocuuslons, when ho wae real cold, ho jucutarly remarked that ho wished te wae In He juthat he could warm: up. [Laughter] ilo was tried, convicted, und sontonved to bo hinged, Mo recanted; ho yon wrote thut ho bellureit tho whole businoss and that.he just suid it for pure doyilmeat, Itmade no diifere ence. Thoy hung bi, und bis WAUISKD AND ULEKDING CORUSR was dented to blaown mother, who camo and besuught thom to lot her take hor buy homo, ‘That was Beotoh Prusbyteriauisnt, If the Devil hud been jet louse in Scotland he would huvo lim peed that country at that tine, [Laughter,] avid Hume was one of the fow Hootehmun Who was not uwtod ni the Churen, lie bad the cure nga to uxuinino things for binwolf, and-to give his couchuslun to the world. His tifa was uns stulnod by an unjust uct Ho did not, lke Abruhuin, turn u worn from his door with his ehitd to her arms. « (Applatse.) He did uot, ihe tng David, raurdbr a mun that hy might steal his wile. [Apptalise.] He didn’t bulleve in Beotch Presbytorluutan, lon't sea how any guod man over did. Just think of yolug to the Muy of Judginunt, (f thoro fe ono, und stand{n Up before God and admitting without 1 blush thus you bad lived and died n Beotuh Preabys terlan, (Laugnter.} Ll would expect tho nuxt sentence would bo, “Depart ye cursed in evors iusting fre.” [Luughter,| Huiuetook the ground thut a niraate could not be used us evidence wutll you bud: + PROVED THE IRACLE, Of courso that excited tho Church, Why? Ba- quae thoy could net prove one ot thom. How ure you going to prove a miriolo? Mow would you go to work to prove that Do nto uw drove of swine? Who saw it, and wh would know a dovil If ha did soo him?” [Lnugh- te). Huine insisted that at the bottom of ail f' fs something usofuls that after all hunwn hupplivas was tho gruat object, end, and wim of Kifo; thas virtue Was not a ‘tormugunt, with sunken cheoks and frightful eyes, but was the Most beautiful thuu tu the world, and would wttow your path with Bowors from the vradle to tio grave. Whon ho died thoy gave an account. of how he had suffered. They kuow that tho horrors of death would fall upon him, and that Gul would gut bis revenge. But bls attending Pbysieluns suid thus his doath was thy sureuost aud jnust portcetly tranquil of any bo bud over soon, Aduus Sinith auld he was us noar portect ng the frailty incident to humanity would allow a human belug to be. Tho neve is Benedict Spinoza, a Jew, bora ot Amaterdans fu 1603, ME pele ‘THHOLOOY, and asked tho rabbis too muny question tulked too jauch about what tio Ualiod raseone and tinaly be was excomumunicated from tho peter and bucaine un outcast ut tho ago uf 24 without frie ul , anuthematized, bearing upon bis forehead the mark uf Cain, bo dudertuok to solve thy prohlea of the unlyversc, ‘To him tho universe wus nue, The Infinit em- bravod tho ull, That allwas God. Ho way cight, the universe ta att there f6, and If God does nut oxistin the uuiverso He exists nowhure. The idea of putting sous little Jowish Jebovab aut- bidy of tho universe, ua if te suy that from un oternity of idleness Ho woke up one murnlug aod thought hu would moka something. {Lateuer) ‘Tho propositions of Spinoza ure ay uiginouy us the otury, cg dis demonstrations, | jog ig wiugy Garuvetly reciprocated, 1881—-TWELVE PAGES | enon one of thom, isa Gibrattar, behind which Jogi sits tnughing vt nil tha saphistrics of theological thought. [Applause.] In every re- lation of Hfo he wns just, tric, gontle, pationt, toving, affectionate, Ho died in 1007. tn bis short Ife of 44 yoars hu had olimbed tothe very highest atpine of human thought. Ho was s GREAT AND APLENDID MAN, ‘an intolfectunl hero, ono of the benefactors, ong of the ‘Mtaus of our race, CApplause) And now Iwill say a fow worls nbout our inftdels, Wo had three, to sny tho least of thom —Paing, Franklin, and Joferson. Apeianae.| In tholr day tho colonies wuro filled with sunerstition and the Puritans with tho spirit. of porsectition, Law, savage, ignorant, and malignant hid been asso in every cole for tho purpove of dos intellectual [iberty. Manly freedant ‘Tho toleration act of Muryland toloruted ony chickens, tot thinkers, not ins vustigators. It tolerutod falth, not brains, io charity of Roger Willinina was not axtonded to one who denied tho Bible, Let me show you how wo havo advanced. Suppose yot_took every man and woman out of the Ponitentiiry in. Now England and shipped them to anew cotintry, whero tnan before had nover trod, nnd told them to inuke 4 government, and constitu don, and ncode of Inws for thomselves. Thuy to-night that thoy would muke 4 botter consti- tution and a batter code of inws than any thut were mado in any of tho original thirteen colonles of tho United States. [Appliuse.] NOT THAT THEY ARE METTER mon, not that they are more honcst, but that thoy have got moro sonsa, They hive beou touched with the duwn of uternul day of Mberty that will Anully coma to this world. Thoy would have inore respect for othors’ rights thin, they bad at that time. But tho Churches wero Jonlous of ench other, and wo got n constitution without religion init from the mutual jealousles of tho Church, and from the genius of nen ku Paine, Franklin, and Jotforson, | [Applause] We aro Indebtud to them fore constitution with: outa God in tt, Thoy knew (bit ff you put God in there, Hn intinit God, there wouldn't bo Arty room ivft for tho people. [Linughter.) Our fathers retired Jehovah from politics. [Gauzh- ter} Our fathors, under tho direction and lead- crauip of those iniidels, sald, * All power comes from tho consent of tho governed.” [Applause] Goorgo, Washington wanted to detablish it Church by Inwin Virginia. ‘Thomas Jdiferson prevented it, (Appluuse.] Under the guaranty: of Uberty of conscience which wus given, our legisiation hus improved, and {twill not be many Years bofore all lawa touching lberty of vun- sulvtico, excepting it may be in THE STATE OF DELAWANE [laughter], will be blotted out, nnd: whon that Umo comes wo or our ehtidron may thank thy intkdela of 1778, Tho Chureh never pretended that Franklin died tn fear, Franklin wrote tu books against the Bible, Ho thought it tsoless to enst tho ponels of thought bofore tho awine of his guncration. Jofforgon was u stuterinnn. Lo ‘was the nuthor of the Decinration of Independ- once, founder of a university, fatbor of tt polit {eal body, President of the United Stites, 0 stutesmam and a philosopher. 1 orful for tho Churenesof bi tho Trinity and tho Bible thosa aH openly. Tifa at ood that his reputition got oth. He bad done umonts Wore 80 bad.” [Laughter] want you to revollect to-night that he wits tho first nian who wrote, these words: “Tho United States of America.” fanolarte) {want you to know to-night that he wag the flrat inan who suggested tho Federal Conatitutton. T want you to know that ho did moro for the aotual sepura- tlon from Great Britain than any man that over Hast {Applause.] I want you to kuow that bo AS MUCH FOR LIBERTY. with bis pon nsany soldier did with hia sword. L\ppIAuite. LE wiint jou to know that during she Kevotution his crisis was tho pillar of tire by. nightand a clotid by day. 1 want you to know that his common sense wis tho ono star in tho horizon of despotisin, I want you to know that he did ng muon as any othor Hving man to give our free fing to tho free air, [Appliuse.) He Was not content to waste all his cnorgios hore. Wheh tho volcano, covered Purane with tho shreds of roves and tho broken fragments of thrones Paing wont to France. Ho was elected hy four constituencies, Hu had tho cournro to yote ngainst the death of Louls, and wus im prisoned. Ho wrote ta Washington, tho Preai- dont, und asked hlin to interfere. Washingtow throw the lottor in tha waste buskotof forget. fulness, When Paine was finally released, he give hig opinion of George Washington, and under such clrcunstinues, [.say, a man can bo par- doned for having suld oven unjust things. [Ap- pinure, The cighteonts century was crownlu t8 xray bairs with the wreaths of progress, an ‘Thomus Paino sald: “ I will do something to LIBERATE MANKIND FROM SUPEMSTITION. He wrote tho “Ago of Iteuson."” For hls pood bo wrote it too soon; for ours not a duy tua quick. [Appluuso.] From that moment ho was B despléed and culumuiittod man, Whon ho emne bok to this country be vould not safely walk the streota for fenr of belng mobbed. Un- der the Constitution he had suggested his rights ware not safe tindor tho tug tht he bid tolped give to heaven, with which be hud ouriched the alr, bia liberty was not sito. Is it nut a diszraco tous thut all’ the Hea thut have beon told about him, and will pote Bente ink ure a perpetual dlegrace? 1 tell you pon tho grave of of Amo have sreriticed thelr roputation for -yoraolty, [Laughter]. Who can bate amen with a creed “Lbolluve iu one God and no more, and [hope for inimortality; 1 bolleve in tho oquality of man, ond that rolligiona duty consisty in doing Justice, tu doing merey, and in endeavoring to Mako our follow-crenturos happy, It is uecos- sury to the happinoss of man t ho bo fatthe ful to himaolt, ONE GOON SCHOOLMASTER Js worth a thousand priests, Mun bits no prop- erty ininan, and the key of Heaven fy in tho kcoping of no saint." [Apptause.] Grand, splen- did, brave man! with somo faults, with muny virtues; tho-world ty better becausn he tived,— nod, if Thomas Paine bud not lived, Peoutd noe havo dolivered this lecture bere to-lght, [Ap Plause.) Did all tho priests of Rome Increase tho mental weulth of nan us much na-Bruno? Did all tho priest of Frunvo do us creat n work for tho ctvilization of this world as Diderot and Valtatro? Did ull tho ministers of Kvotlant add asinuch to the sum of human knowledge ne David Mune? Havgull tho clergymen, monks, felurs, mintstora, prsests, (Mahups, Cardinals, aud Fopos from the duysof Pentecost: tu the list election dono ay much for hinnan liberty as Thomus Vaino? [Applause] What would the world bo now if iniidels hud never bean? In fidelx have been tho tower of “all this world. Recolleot, by tulldels T mean every nun who has made an Intollectual advance. [bauchter. iy orthodox J nen n gentleman who ty petritiod int Big ane whopping around “intellectually, TO SAVE THY YUNERAL EXPENSES of bisxoul. [Laughter,] Intidels are tho cred {tora of all tho yearatocome, They have mudo this world iit to tive in, and without thom ihe bumun brain would be us empty ua tho ehronte oles soon will be. [rangntory Uniess they [aed something that tho people want to hevr tis hot 4 oriiny to benellt: vur fellow-man In- tolleatually.. The churches point ta thelr de- guyed aututs, and thelr oruimbled -Popes und Hayy “Do you kuow moro than all the ministers tht ovor lived?" And without tho lightest exntlsiy or blush Tsay, yes, and the nume of Humboldt outwotgha thom all, ‘The men who stand tn the front rank, tho men,who know muetof tho ‘ae- orots of nature, the men who know most are to- day the udvancod lutidels of this world. 1 have {ived long enough fo see tho brand of intol- Jectual inferiority’ on overy orthodox brain. (Anppinuse.) . STERLING, A Citizen of That Clty Opens His Moart to tho World and Speaks Forth «tho Wrongs of Whitesidys, To the Edttor of The Chicago Trihune, SreRLtNa, Ll, May 4.—White our unhappy aud loss-fortunate nolhbor east of us onlted Dixon Js sponding hor already-strained credit ina riot~ ous attempt toscoure a vonvention of political deadboata and brokensdown and played-out polltivians for the purpose of Ingueyruting ane 4 of tho grandest government atents of modurn Umes, the Storling people, who are to have thuir vat wator-powor ruined by It, niaintaina onlin i{ndiforpneo, uot willing to belivve there aro knaves and fools enough loft to curry aut such ayiguntle swindle, The ideu ts to build a canal from Honnupiu west into the Missigslppl River, aud build afeeder frum Dixon to tho sunt, tuking the water from Nook River todo it. This would give unhappy Dixon “a substantial stone dam" at Govorumont expense, “For + years hor “waiting and watobing” pouplo have prayed for tha consumation of this; hor «Inst earthly bope. For this Bon Shaw wus mude Canu! Commissioner, ond for this he has labored annually three hundred and aixty-Ave days, ut 83 aday, Goy. Cullom appoluts Commissioners an tho part of tho Stute to help on thle grund steul, without any law to warrant him in vo doing, Whitesides County, that has more intorests to bo affoctod by this “substantial stona” dain steal than any othor part of tho Stato, Is not even permitted to buve a _reprosontation In that con- vendon. But the poople of Whitasides uro gind ner wero ignored. It only shows tho mue pe inty the animus of the gigantic swindle that 4 to be attomptod under the falve and delusiva ploa of “cheap transportation.” [ huve inter- viewed wany of the leading muntaoturery, ner- cbunte, und ‘business men here, aud 1 tind sy tirin determination t resist, with all tbo power thoy possess, any attempt to rain the manufac uring interests here aud below on Hoge itive by tuklug water fron it to feed any canal. Tho wa eonoral feellug of Insecurity us to tho tuts ure, but thatds tompered with o truut that, if the Vulted States Government ever rub then ut the wator of the tiyer aud thug ruin tho. titi Tacturing Interests, they will get wall als from the Truasury of tho United states, Whitoaldes O84 county ts the wqualof any in thy -Htate a polat of rivhness of soil und the Intelligences aud fudustry of ber people, The pulitiea! powers hive in the pat entirely ignored ber and ner pubilo men, until nearly alf the finportant Fed. oral und State olicers ‘are sent in bs other counties, Putioatiy tho people bear tny . Jowuit, cuch one too busy with bis own aftales to even offer a protest, until the * Buzgard “trom ™ Little Carroll.” who ovcupies a sout in Coie ‘as, Inude mainoruble by such uien ws Waal. Wene aod Burchard, boxstiugly seclires fh don't cute ad—n for Whiteslh Fron waat I: can learn af tho people of the county, that fon - VETA. 1 DullPaln in the Head, DR. RADWAY's SARSAPARILL RESOLVENT THE GREAT BLOOD PUR Changes as Scen and Felt, ay they Daily Occur, Aft.’ er Using a Fow Doses, 1, Good spirits, dleappearan Innguor, melnnonalyy in and yaretkn tl an Tussle ata. and hardinessg 2 ron net sy, Jah for food, no iuore. AOU BHR TREO, rh brush, wood dueestion, calm and eee tale sleup, awaken frosh ad vinous, sturbed a Msnppraruncs Of spats, blotche: i # the skin looks clenr and hes gbanged from its turbid and clon clear chorry or itmber colar: freely ie the siladier Hi out pain or sentdings 3 ma Dain de wor kates 1B ae OF NO ¥edimenty . Surked ‘dininution of quant agen of {nvoluntary wealentog ann ie (UE nttileted in that way), with corraingy en tee coe ree paigrensed streneth ohionee 8 Booreting glands, and funcula: stored {9 tha Revoral orate mn Rarmony ree » Yellow tingoon the white of tho awarthy, nnitron “anpenrance ss fer td changed tua clear, lively. and healtny oot G, those suffering froin wouk or ulcerat hungs or tubercles will renlizo great benefit oxpentorating frevly tho tough plesmor ues from tha lungs, alr ceils, bronent er whet throat or eid} ‘dininishlng the. troqay cough: roneral inoreast: uf ricength ties tho ayatom: stoppaw of nigut-snentsnggee and feellngs of wenkness utound thom! legs, shoulders, ote: cessation of cold ry] chills, sense of auffocation, hird breathing ang paroxyam of cough on Isig down or arish I he morning. All these distressing sues eradually and surely disappent 1 7. An day aftor day the SALSAPARILLAY 4 taken new signs of rettirulog health will ag; Asthe blood Improves in purits and stre discnse wilt diminish, and ull fore and Inpare leposits, nodes, tumors, caneors, hard tus; etc. bo resolved away. aud tho unsound muy sound nid houlthy: ulcers, fever sores, chrome akin disvages, gradually disappear, 8 In cages where tho ayatean has ten ral ¥ated, and Mereury, Quicksilver, Corrosvekipe Imate huve accumulated and become depostted, iu tha bones, Jolnts, ete., causing caries of the oones, rickets, spinal rviturea, contortions, white swellings, varicose veins, ete., the Salt BAPALLILIIAN will resolvo away theee depoue and oxterintnate tho virus of tho distase from 1 aystern. E 9. If thoso who aro taking these medic! tho cura of Cheonie, Serofitous arsenite, isenses, however Huw muy be tha cure, «feel better” and tid their general health Iniproving, tholr flosh und weight locrenaing, or even keen? fog tt own, it 1s 4 sitro sian that the cure {s pre Bressing. In these digenses tho patient elther ja better or worse,<-tho virtts uf the disease ia ot inaetives if not arcested and driven from, the bloud, it will spread and vontinue to under mine the conatitution. As soon asthe SANSA. PARILLIAN makes tho patient “feet better,* every hour you sill grow bottor and increase ia ‘oes, strongly wa tes aus Pho grent power of this reme in ise: dunt threaten death, ns in °. ies: CONSUMPTION of the Lungs and Tuberculous Phthisis, Scrof By at Diseases, Wastin, Dexencee, and Ulceration of the Kidneys, Dinketes, Stone pire of Water (inatantuncous rellet attorde where enthotera bave been used, this doing away with the painful operation of using thes instruments), dissulving Stone to the Bladdey and In all cases’ of . t(nflammation of the Biad= der and Kidneys. In chronic cases of Leucorrhaa and Utero: ixeases, * Sy Pimptes to urs pPearance Wuler pax tho uretory Ong bottle containa more of tho activa prince les of Stedicines than any other Preparation, akon in Teaspoanful dosed.while others reyuird five or Bix times as much, NE DOLLAR PER ROTTL i. Re. RADWAY'S READY RELIEF CONES AND PREVENTS Dyssotecy, Miarrhen, Choleru Morhue Feves RR. DiMeute Ureathing. Bowe: Complaints, Raosenons, Dinrrhes, Chulers M ebarges from the bowel: paintot dis lt Are Stee by aida Mtudwayre Ten or Amine i evnRe j #00 OF Intiammation, no weuknoss or jassitude, wil follow the uso of tho It. 1. Ttulial. 7 WY WAS THE FIST AND IN THE ONLY PAIN REMEDY that fustantly stops the most sxeruciling paliy allays Intlainmations, and cures Congestiony Whathor of the Lungs, Stomuch, ltnwels, oF other glands or organs, by one npplient HEN THOM, ONE TO AWENEC SINUTE No mnttor how violent or excrucisting pain, the Pa Hederiddelt, nile, Cripple, Serre ous, Nouralyio, or prontratad et flier, HADWAS" TEADY RELIEF wil atfud Instant C180, ATION OF THE IIDNEYS. BT AMALA TION OF THE, HUADUER, INFLAMMATION OF TIE HOWITS, STION OF THE LUNGS, BORE THUOAT, S bs Bh 9) VRICULY BREATH ALT EAT na rile HEART, eee eno OF A TAMU TEN ADACHE, TOOTHACHE, - BOTA Leta Oni) CHILES: AGUR CHILL, CHILBLAINS, AND FROST BITES ‘The application ur tho Hendy, Hellet to We Part or paris whery the pain or diifculty ex wih Hou nate aa Ssi0h farts lhirty to six raps ¢ water ‘will fia fow minates coro craray Bpraing, four Stomach, Iteartburn, Bick. he echo, Diorrhowy Dysentory, Colle, Win Bowels, and wil Internal Pains. tle ot Hate Travelers should niways enrry a bottle ot Ae Tee eat tale Sat ie roca water wi rovent sickt of water. it 18 better thau French Urendy of Bittors as a wcimulant. FEVER and AGUE Me D AGUE cured for Atty cent where weoté remedial agont in this ene ay will cure Fover and Aque and all Othe ous, Bilioun, Soarlel, & bold yee Senticd favors (aided by 1f.L5) 60 4 WAY'S READY WELIEI meen FISTY CENTS PER BOTTLU. BRADWAY’S Regulating Pills! rari Nis APEBL PERFLCT PURGATIVES, SOOT HIN GAP! ENTS, ACT WITHOUT PAIN, ALW aye RELIABLE, AND NATUNAL IN THEIR OPERATION. A Vegetable Substitute for cea : ctoss, eleguntly coated Wit aces puree. regulate, purl; Henne aL Btrengthan, Radwuy's Villy fort oan Kite disorders of the Stomach, Liver, Bow Cone noys. Bladder, Norvous Discuses, Ereadtuct rey Btipation, Coativouess, Indigestion, eS Howe Billousucas, Fever, Intlammation ev Piles, and ull dorungenents of the 4 ae cera, Wurripted to cifect a ie ae Purely vegetable, containing no mercury eral, or deloterious drwy. tong results ‘Observe tha fallowing symptoms © from Disorders of tho Digcatlve NNT, of the Conatipution, Inward Piles, Fullness oon, Blood fn tho ‘Heud, Acidity of 9 Si tines Nauuea, Hourtbura. Disguat of Fonds Talo of weight in the Stomach, Sour Ho sume Binkiugs or Flutturings In tho {it oF tea Dit ach, Swimintng of thy Head. Hore yok IO Sule Hreathing, Fluttaring of the Heart ng, OF Sugocating’ Sausguons whan nd Te Lig ture, Dats or Wona bofure the ee Perspire ot al of tho Bkin and Byes Tao Heb ator Chese, kmbe, aud sudden Fuse Heat, Burning tu tho Fleab; | 11, wint free e Pape fod dleorders cr ta M1 the above- nal FrMICE #3 OENTS PEL WOX- t SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. ” Read “FALSE AND TRUE: th DWAY Oa WARNEN SE, BASKET. wi ae will bo seas 29" information worth thousai TO THE PUBLIC. be peter guarantee tow