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~ THE CHICAGO, TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE 12 2 1881_TWENTY PAGES. M7 RELIGIOUS. {The Chicago Presbyterian Seminary and Its Troubles. Dissensions in the Board of Man- agers Impair Its Usefulness, Prof, Swing Urges the “Revision” of Talmage by a Commission. English, Criticisms on Prof. Smith’s Lectures on the Old- Testament. General Notes Abroad and at Home— Personal Mention—Sunday Small Talk, “IF I WILL, THOU WILT.,?? If I will, then Thou wilt Take away all my guilt, And make my record in Thy book So spotless and so white That angels, pure and bright, And God Himsclf thereon may look. if I will, then Thou wilt Show that Thy blood was spilt For sinners of as deep adye As ever grieved the Love That brought Thee from above; Therefore, for sinners such as 1, It I will, then my prayers, Though broken oft with cares, Thou'lt heur und answer to life’s close; Grief shull no more distress, And sins that 1 confess Sball break no more my sweet repose. If I will, then wilt Thou Show ine that, even now, Thave forever safely passed Into that lite divine Which faith in Theee makes mine— The life that shall forever last. If T will, then wilt Thou Write ‘by name on my brow In letters of such purity ‘That when my last foe, Death, Shall come to take my breath, ‘He'll read that | belong to Thee. All this I know; for bere "Tis a sunbeum clear— Itis a beam from Thee, Great Sun! “If ye abide in me, And my words aweil in thee, Ask whal fe will, it shall be done.” THE CHICAGO SEMINARY. A CRITICISM ON ITS MANAGEMENT BY THE NC. ILL. Herald and Presbyter. Itis very evident that the time has come for a full discussion of the affairs of our Sem- inary at Chicago. There is something wrong. No such institution, had ita healthy consti- tution, would be subjected to such revoln- sand changes. Look at the condition of The alumni with th affections nated; the churches with little or no con- ‘ein the institution: wealthy men re- fiden fusing to sustain it; a green Faculty and no Professor in Theology; and a Board of Di- Tectors that are regarded by the real friends of the institution as an obstacle in the way of building up the Seminary in the progres- sive and liberal spirit of the great Nerth- west. The dissensions in the Board are pro- verbial; the Faculty and the students have always been in harmony, but the Board has 3 been the very opposit, and what- ‘action may have been ex- pressed by five or six students for the past twelve years it could be traced to the in- tluence‘ of the Board. The recent action of the Board is the culmination of a periodic upheaval, and it is regarded by the alumni and friends of the Seminary as a piece of remorseless despotism, and those who are influential in the immediate neigh- borhood do not hestitate to characterize the whole affair-as Mroutraze. The policy of the Loard, to rezard the wishes of a few who are generous supporters of the Seminary with- out regard to its actual interests, has led in years past to the retirement of some of the Directors; and the indications are now that the remaining Directors who are in favor of atolerant, generous, and progressive Presby- terianisin will retire from their offices. ‘The real causes for the retiring of the Pro- fessors have not been made public. Members of the Board have occasionally given out hints as to why this action was likely to take place, Koffunds to support the full Faculty, a desire to reorganize the plan or the chairs, and some have gone so far as to sugzest incompetency. Now, the facts are all yminst the Board. | They have elected as many as they have put out; they have done more,—no reorganization of chairs has taken place; aud, as for the last, the testimony of the alumni shows that it is the flimsiest ex- euse of all. “No cause has been openly shown for put- ors out of their chairs. No sfactory cause could be shown. The alumni and the friends of the Seminary, knowing the spirit that has been exhibited in the past, know that the cause for the recent Tevolution Hes in nothing but the personal, sectional, and political whims of the controlly jag spirits. ‘The Directors of this Seminary will'have to Jearn that this institution belongs tothe. Presbyterian Church, that the Old School Church is no more, and that Chicago isnot suuth of the Ohio. They may imagine that the troubles of the Seminary are over, but they will find that they have just begun. he alumni of this Seminary, who are now pretty widely seattered over the whole coun- try, and the friends of the Seminary, who are in its immediate vicinity, feel that there is #teat cause for deep indignation at the way these ousted Professors have been treated, und especially after it was so fully shown that part of the contemplated action was re- garded as a great Injury to the Seminary. Protests, petitions, and testimonials all went for nothing. “The Chinese. must go” was the spirit, and intolerance prevailed. A breach is now made between the Board of Directors and those who have the Sem- Inary and its efliciency nearest their hearts. It is hard to see how it can-be healed. Stu- dents to form classes may be imported from the South, and an existence maintained by the continued donations of those who con- trol, but there will be no place for the Sem- inary in the hearts of the Presbyterian Chureh of the Northwest so Jong as the pres- ent policy is continued. ao “The root of the whole difficulty lies in the constitution of the Seminary. Practically, ssembly has no more control of Cornell University. The nds in a report to the Assem- the Directors fot the expired given to make any “ policy. The proportion of alumni on the Board is so small that one has said:. “No wonder the alumni lose in- terest in the Seminary.” If the Presbyteries or Synods geographically connected with the Seminary had the privilege of nominating and electing the Board of Directors, the Sem- inary would be at once brought into vital contact with the Church, and the Church, thus being assured of some intluence in the control, there would be no hesitancy about at once investing in the institution, which, yy such management, would be as prosper- ous as any in our Church; but which, if the present policy of control is continued, Will in time become extinct. sei A REVISED TALMAGE. PROF. SWING ON LAST SUNDAY’S SERMON OF THE BROOKLYN BROTHER. Advance Sheet of the Alliance. If the telegraph told no false story about Brother Talmage last Monday he- must have Preached an amazing discourse on the previons day. He created “roars of laugh- ter” in his congregation at the expense of the “revised ‘Testament,” and established the ignorance and rascality of the men who had compared the King James copy with original manuscripts. Ifthe report be true - the sermon was, perhaps, the worst one ever preached by the celebrated clergymen; and itought to give its author that peace of mind Which generally comes from gratified ambi- tion. For many years this Brooklyn divine hasbeen reaching up after the honor of being the most amazing preacher that has yet lived, and on last. Sunday night, as he sat down at the close of his effort, he would have been justitied had ne sald with Caesar, “ ae ‘Veni, vidi, vici!” I came into the pulpit, Isaw its possibilities, 1 have realized them.” For ability to construct and execute a start- Hing discourse all sporting men might with safety place small change upon Brother Talmage. Ue distances all competitors, and that too in aworld which remembers ve Sermon of him who preached on “The lairp of a Thousand Strings, Spirits Just Made Perfect.” Ene eee And yet, admirable in many respects as the oration was, it was, it would seem, a little defective in its subject matter. The style and spirit were good, for there is a pulpit elegance in the free.use of such words as fools,” and “frauds,” and “idiots,” and “rings,” and “shams,” and “ humbugs,” because such terms, well applied, will pre- Yent.the persons to whom they are applied from being puffed up with self-conceit, and will make them meek and lowly; but in the main argument there are a few weak points, it- would appear te common observers, ‘almage’s main doctrine is that what is oldest is best; and that only low, vile souls will interfere with that to which the public isa eeustomed, Hence, the Southern phrase dle‘has done gone dead” is so dear to the negro heart that a man who should sug- Rest the words “he has diea” would be only’a miserable land-pirate. In religion sueh'a man would make infidels, and would destroy more souls by his “revise” in a day than: Talmage could Save in a day and a half King James Testament. In the day mon'tfor Sones ens it yah alm 1 Y ple to sing the fifty-eighth psa’ in the following rich method peepee ‘The wicked are estranged from The womb; they goe astray + As soon as ever they are borng, , Uttering lyes are they. In ‘the stalwart logic of Brother Talmage the people were awfully swindled when they were cheated out of these rhymes. If their preachers and elders raved around and de- jared they would never touch any version. ‘Xcept the dear, sweet poetry of their mem- not now be blamed, and if any audience gave “rounds of ap- use” to the old “version,” that would show how totally depraved was the party of the second part. The King’s version must havi been a rude thing to the Talmages then Of course no man living can be perfectly certain that Dr, ‘Talmage ever is in the wrong. it would ill-become any one to at- firm that the distinguished Brooklyn preacher has everactually spoken hastily, for we all know the intinit learning, and caution, and profundity of Brother ‘Taimage. And yet we are almost atraid that his fundamental doguia that nothing old should ever be “revised,” is open to 2a Slight degree of distrust. ‘There are many persons who feel that much of the thoughts and things of yesterday should be remade, or remodeled, or revamped, or reail- justed, or dd? There are “revised Jaw hook: ed” readers and spellers, “revised” everything, Each decade learns Jittle, and it should in some way attach these improvements to all those things which push themselves .into the present from the Jess fortunate pas: hese solemn meditations lead gently but re Jesly to the opinion or surmise that eyen Brother Talmage himself should be “re- vised.” A large committee should be ap- pointed to sit upon the present copy and com- it diligently with all other copies of hers now in common use or bi y in biography or legend, with power to to orabstract from the current edition. ‘The present ver gotten up, and seems to a degree unauthorized. It has more words than are necess has a great many bad words; is not dlwa within itself; is full of evident interpolations —the work of some specialist or humorist. fer tne hands of prudent and bold re- visiunists The ‘Talmage” might be made very useful to this day and generation, for it has internal merit.. The Brooklyn Vresby- tery attempted this task, but for some cause ne, work fell through and we still have “ The are q sed and. Gnabridyed Talmage.” This is an evil which should soon pass away. t- PROF. SMITID. US LECTURES ON TIE OLD TESTAMENT. The excitement which has been caused by the suspension of Prof. W. Robertson Smith by the General Assembly of the Scotch Free Church makes his views upon current relig- ious, topics of unusual interest just now. Twelve lectures un Biblical criticism entitled “The Old Testament in the Jewish Cureh,” by Prof. Smith, were recently published in Edinburg, and in them a great many con- troverted points arediscussed. Of the charac- ter and scope of the lectures the ithenjunt say “Intended for the instruction of the laity rather than the clergy, they do not aim at being scientific or learned; yet they may do much to enlighten ministers and teach- ers in Scotland—a class unduly wedded to traditional opinions. The first si Jectures contain. general discussions re- specting the transmission of the Old Testa- ment among the Jews and the collection of its books into a canon; the las! deal with the origin of the three great divisions,—the Law, the Prophets, and the Magiographa. ‘The book gives a clear and fair account of thesé subjec The narrative is interesting and éoncise, the arguments are pertinent, the conclusions honestly deduced. ‘The writer shows an extensive knowlege of the topics discussed, the result of wide reading and considerable reflection, His competence for the task is apparent, and he ranges over the whole field with firm tr results. in no feeble v ile dis- agreeing with some of Prof. Smith’s conclusions, the Spectater highly com- rary charaeter of. the work, teresting statement of the the- uthor, “It isa mens the lit and gives an il ological position of the hor.“ book,” says the Spectator, “distinguished by marked ability, by profound learning, by clearness of styJv and incisivenessof thought. No man ean mistake Jus meanmg, and no one ean henceforth be in doubt regarding the scope, bearing. and results of the ¢: 1 method, ...- ‘To him. the Bible sis a h tory,—the history of the work of redemption, from the fail of man to the ascension of ii Savior; and the mission of the Spi Church still lives.’ To him the object and the: aims of criticism are to retrace the history of the sa- cred volume up to the first origin of each separate writing which it contains, and_ to set aS far as possible each separate writing: in the light of the historical. circumstances amid which it originated.” At the end of 2 Jong article the Pull Mall Gazette a the rollowing praise to the author’s “critical method”: ‘I'o give this brief summary ot Prof. Robertson Smith’s conclusions con- Yeys avery imperfect idea of the admirable Skull with which he applies his critical meth- ou. It sets familiar facts and expressions i a perfectly new light, illumining for us the whole religious and poli al history of J: rael; and making that history more intelligi- ple. more self-consistent, more instructive than it had ever appeared upon the trati- tional view.” THREE WITNESSES. RECOGNITION OF THE GO $ BY CEL PORPHYLY, AND JULIAN, ALL PAGA Erumt the Lectures of the Rep. Joun Cairnes, of Scot- ' and. Our third main point of distinction still re- maitis—viz.: the general acceptance of the Christian books by the hostile writers of the first centuries, as compared with the wide and resolute skepticism of more recent tim It cannot be said that there is no que stioning by unbelievers of the genuineness and integ- rity of any book of the Old or New esta- ment before the fall of Paganism; but ere is certainly a measure 0) Hae esaeiiGny which, considering the doubts in some cases of the orthodox and of the isa marked contrast to the adverse m begun as early as the seventeenth century and continued to our own days. With what general truth, and yet needful Jimitation, this holds good, Ishall endeavor to stiow in regard to the.three leading repre- sentatives of early unbelief—Celsus, or- yry, and Julian. Pa Golan we have the fullest reference to, and quotation of, Seripture: and as his date falls-so mueh earlier than that of the others, probably in the last quarter of the sec mat century, as early as Ireneus or Clem ent of Alexandria or ‘Tertullian, Mis recognition of Scripture books, or even a tacts, is eonfe: sedly of great importance. io doubt, falls into a number of mis- + but it is not so much as to the author ity of Scripture among the Curistians, or - to its letter, as in regard to its mean es its evidence for oF against the a rist im cause. The most adverse thing which he saysas tothe position of the Gospels (not rise by which the one author of which he names) i of the believers, ‘as coming ue saan Same out of a debauch, transform the Gospel from its first shape into three or four, or more, different ones, and alter it, that they may have evasions at every point.” Origen supposes here such a falsification to be charged as was only committed by Mar- cion and other depravers of the Gospeis, and as did not affect the general Christian name. But even if we suppose, with “Wescott, that Celsns, in his rude way, was giving a theory of the origin of the Gospels as due toan apulogetic purpose, and thus accounting for the riations: and apparent contradictions ‘on which he elsewhere lays hold) as due to- deviation from a supposed common original, this will not affect Celsus’ concession.to the Gospels as accepted Christian documents, or the use he makes of them, as deriving. from them the received Christian history. Hence: in reference a then he Says at one point oo: i@ argument: “ These things are fzom your own writings, as to which we need no other evidence, for you fall by your own authorities.” Celsus shows by his citations that he knows all the four Gospels,—Matthew and Luke by the genealogies, Mark by the reference to the carpenter, and John by the blood and water from the Savior’s side. The markingginci- dents of the Gospel history are also repro- duced,—the star and the flight into Egypt; the connection with Nazareth; the bautism, the dove, the voice; the itinerant life with publicans and mariners; the record of miracles, healing, resurrection, ~ feeding of multitudes; the foretelling of one disciple’s betrayal and of another’s der and of His own death and resurrection; struggle in the garden, with the cup and the prayer; the purple robe, the crown of thorns, the reed; the vinegar and the expiring: voice, the earthquake, the darkness, ‘These incidents can only belong to the existing Gospels; nor is anything stated that requires us to bring In any apocryphal source. So. also, the evidence of the identity of the sources of Celsus with our Gospels is greatly strengthened by the allusions to the record of the resurrection. Jesus is reproached for needing to have the stone rolled away by an angel. The difficulty as to one angel or two is noticed.- Prominence is given to Mary Magdelene, avith allusion to her earlier men- tal trouble (quae paroistros, a strange antici- pation of lie nan’sfemmnehaliucinec). Mention is made of Jesus showing the marks of His punishment, and especially His hands, as they had been eed. or does the objec tion fail that J concealed Mimself from iLis enemies after His resurrection. ‘This is Duta portion of the evidence drawn from Celsus’ own wosds, that, however he derided and songht to confute the Gospel narratives (and the same remark applies to other por- tions of Scripture), he did not question their position as the genuine and accepted docu- ments of the Christians, but rather used them in character to ass Christianity. testimony here is evidently “of -the greatest — weight; and his position as at once an immediately eceeding writer and an enemy gives the Gospels a recognition which could have come from no other quarter, even from later un- belief inthe early centuries. Itis i ble for modern unbelief to shake th tion, or to resolve those materials which Cel- s has attested us so solid and document- ary, into the mist and vapor of shifting tra- dition. Wit he assails is nota cloud, but a fortress well detined, and the mark of stud- jed_attack and siege. it is too late now to obliterate his lines and parallels, which have even been added tu the intrenchments against which they were direct With regard to Porphyry, he falls a century later, and as_his principal work againsi the Christians, filled with references to Seripture, has perished, except in frag- ments, he does not supply the same valuable matter as Celsus. It may seem, indeed, that one celebrated reference in that work ad- verse—' his denial of the genuineness of the Book of Daniel, and his interpretation of it as a prophecy written after the event. ‘This, however, though an_ exception to the general habit of these writers dealing with the Scripture canon, does not mean so much asmay be at first supposed. It was. ev dently the question of interpretation that ted “Porphyry astray. Had he been able to make light of the contents, and yet admit the genuineness of the book, as Celst so constantly did in regard to the Gospel would not have rej a work for \ the external evidence: so strong. _ Besi it is to be remembered that this denial stan alone; for the Christian writers--Eusebiu: Jerome, and others—who ,have written against Porphyry have noticed no other book, or part of 2 book, that he rejected. And, once more, the authority of Porphyry is of no weight whatever against a book so long before his own age, as in comparison it is in favor of bovks belonging to his own time or somewhat earlier, like the’ writ- ings of the New. Testament, Here, though less valuable than that of Celsus, bis testl- mony is of consequence. We tind b noticing a difticulty in the genealogy uf Mat: thew— the repetition of the name of Jechonias in each of two, sets of fourteen generations, thus attesting its place and that of the genealogy in the Gospel of Matthew. So with the call of Matthew, in thé ninth chapter of the same Gospel, which is ob- jected to as making the assent of the disciple Tuo es And sv With other poinis of criti- cismn, like the argument against Jesus being the Word, as alleged in the _ beginning of the fourth Gospel, that He couk heither_ be the inward Word nor te outward, and therefore could not be the Word in ‘any sense. ‘These exceptions ‘stand upon an entirely different footing trom the objection to the authorship of Daniel. ‘They (mit the date and reception of the Ne tament books, and only, as was in place for an unbeliever, deny their teaching; or tuey at times admit it, as yee the Epistle to the Galatians seemed, in the case of aul and. Peter, to record something discreditable to the Christian cause. ‘The references by Julian to Scripture are chiefly of interest as affecting himself, for the question of the canon is by that time decided. More of his references almost are to the Old Testament, than to the New. He readily quotes it and relies on it, though he throws out a rash assertion, which from him has no authority, that Moses I been confused and interpolated by Ezra acious . manner.” Me make ilar charge of corru pplied to part of the New T ment, but maiz tains that the writers disagree. ‘Thus, in perhaps the most interesting part of his work against the Ch ns, “ You are so unhappy as not to adhere to the things deliv- ered to you by the Apostles; buf they have been altered by you for the worst, and_car- ried on to yet greater impiety; for neither Paul nor Matthew nor Luke nor Mark has dared to call Jesus God. But honest John, understanding that a great multitude of men in the cities of Greece and Italy were seized with this distemper, and hearing likewise, suppose, that the tombs of Peter and Paul were with reverence frequented, though as yet privately only, however, having heard of it, he then first presumed to give him that title.” Without giving Cyril’s refutation of the alleged absence of the name of God from the earlier Gospels that speak of Jesus, I shail rather add the vigorous remarks of Dr. Lardner, whieh strike into the heart of the still living controversy rezarding the fourth Gospel: ‘Julian here acknowledgeth many things extremely prejudicial to his cause, and more so than he was aware of. For he here acknowledgeth. the genuineness and authority of most of the books of the New Testament, the writings of Panl, the ‘ospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; and that these books contain the doctrine ot Christ’s apostles, the persons who accom- panied Him, and were the witnesses of His preaching, works, death, resurrection, and taught m Ilis name afterwards. He ae knowledgeth the early and wonderful prog- ress of the Gospel, fur he supposeth that there were in many cities of Greece and Staly multitudes of believers in Jesus before John wrote his gospel, which, as he com- putes, was published soon after the death of Peterand Paul.” In addition to other facts of the Gospel record, Julian alludes to our Lord’s virgin birth, Jlis enrollment und Gyrenius, and the unbelief of His relativ and he twice alludes to His miracles, saying that He “rebuked the winds and walked on the seas,? and that “He healed lame aud blind people, and exorcised. demoniacs in the Villages of Bethsaida and Bethany.” A pe- culiar feature in Julian are his allusions to the Acts of the Apostles,—the conversion of maid-servants and slaves, of Cornelius, with the vision of Peter on_ the housetop, and o: Sergius Paulus, the epistle of the Jerusalem Council to the Gentiles, and the reproving of Peter at Antioch. ‘The citatious of Julian are thus only second to these of Celsus, and, like them, they supply no weapons of contro- yersy to unbelievers, but only strengthen the Christian argument. GENERAL NOTES. ‘The Methodist Episcopal Church of Iowa has a membership of 74,781. The Kansas Methodist is offering the Re vised Testament as a prize for new sub- scribers. At the recent session of the Southern Pres- byterian Assembly in Staunton, ‘Va., the sub- ject of “marrying @ deceased wife’s sister”? came up, on an overturefrom the Presbytery of West Hanover. The Assembly to take any action. iby cdeelined The Vicar of Hughenden, Mr. asks for subscriptions to Yomplete Tiger: euden Chirel, as a memorial of Lord Beac- nsfield. i ‘The Reformed Episcopalian hi - Peer with tbe Bninan il Recor ‘The ut papers will be published simultz in Philadelvhia and Chicago. Aeneonsly: Under the ministrations of Marrison, th “hoy evangelist,” Indianapolis is enjoying & religious boom, Over 2,000 conversions have taken place in the past six months. Ratio of ministers to members; Reforn (Dutch) Chureh, 1 minister to 147; Prep rian, 1 to 114; Protestant Episcopal, 1 to 100; Conerenational J 1to107; Methodist Episeo- pal, 1 to ‘The average in 17 di ina- tions is 1 to 141. a ee It is said that a curious tablet has n found in Shensi Province, China, aie bere scription shows that Christianity was intro- aueed into China A. D. and sanctioned by Imperial decree in the year 639. The tablet was erected A. D. 781. , The singular spectacle of 8 Roman Catho- lic Archbishop and Presbyterian ministers, noted for their aggressive Protestantism, on the same platform was recently witnessed in. Glasgow. ‘The oceasion wasa ion of opposition to Mr. Bradlaugh’s admission into Parliament. Most of the Methodist Ministersin Alabama receive very poor pay. Yet these self-deny- ing men have just contributed trom their own. salaries enough money to support a foreign missionary. ‘This was done in consequence of the pressure of a resolution introduced in- to Conference at its recent session. It isstated on statistical authority that the non-evangelical denominations of the United States, com} iy the Unitarian, the Univer- salist, the N Jerusalem or Swedenbor- gian, and the “Christian ” Churches, num- bered altogether nineteen churches or socie- ties less in 1$80 than in 1840, and 472 less in Iss0 than in 1860. Dr. McCosh, after correcting a statement that he had directed that the revised New ‘Testament be read in the Princeton College Chapel, says: “1am bound to say t the translators have done their work carefully and faithfully, so far.as [ have looked into it. But the new translation should not be foreed on any one authoritatively.” MWThe 180th anniversary meeting of the So- ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, has just been held im St. dames’ Hall, the Archbishop of Canterbury ti ‘The income of the S i the past year amounted to £1 number of its missionaries engaged in ous parts of the world wasstated to be Lord Selborne, the Lord Chanceltor of En- gland, ina letter to the Bishop of Lincoln, expresses the opinion that the Revised ‘Testa- ment cannot be read in the churches of the Established Chureh until it has been recom- mended or authorized by some. sufficient public authority, and’ that any clergyman so using it incurs the risk of being held as an offender against the law. i The Methodist Episcopal Church South ts 3,673 traveling preachers, a gain of nd $37,881 menibers, a gain of 15, Of these members, 1,081 are colored and 4,931 are Indians. collection for missions amounted to $152,762, an increase of $23,048, The largest Conterenceis the Virginia, whieh has 57,068 members, 189 traveling, 19 superan- nnated, and 173 local preachers. The l6inv. edition of:.the Revised New Testament contains a misprint at 1 Corin- thians, ili., “ Ministers through whom ye believed; and each gs the Lord gave to him,” is printed as follows: * Ministers through whom ye Lord’ believed; and each as He gave to him.” ;The typography is, however, remarkably accurate, and as yet we hee of noother errors.—New York Evening Mail. 1n 1816 the income of the American Biole Society was 337,779.35, and the number of copies issued 6,410, Tn 1880 the receipts were $608,483.96, and the number of copies circu- lated 1,155,749. Up to the present time the Scriptures have been translated into 26+ Janguages and dialects. Jap: es to be a flattering missionary field, 65,973 copies of the New ‘Testament or portions of it having been distributed there last yeur. The committee appointed by the National Congregational Council to select a commis- sion of twenty-five divines to consider the hatter of preparing a new creed and cate- chiswi for the Congregational churches announced the names of that comm ‘ It includes Dr. J. 1L Seelye, Henry M. Dex- ter, C. M. Mead, G. P. Fisher, D._ B. Coe, W. M. Taylor, Lyman “Abbott, A. F. Beard, . W. Patton. Chairman, At the spring Conference of the English Chureh Association the Rev. J. E. Gladstone urged the advisability ot taking action against the Bishops. Ue thought i threatened the Bishops the Asso would rouse them from their present apathy, and would bedoing more to abolish supersti tion and Jawlesness than if they persecuted and imprisoned 500 Mackonochies, Euraghts, and Greens. The subsequent speakers gen- erally indorsed the course taken, the Couicit in the prosecution of ritualistic clergymen. at the National Baptist Sunday-Sehool In- stitute in Indianapolis, resolutions were unanimously adopted requesting all Baptist churches and Sunday-schools to raise a special contribution, on the fourth Sunday in June, for the establishment of Sun schools among the colored people. It was stated that of the 6,577,497 persons of African. descent in the United States, more than 7U0,000 are members of Baptist churches, of whose children more than 1,000,000 are un- able to attend Sunday-schools tor want of bouks and teachers. ‘The arrangements for the sreat Conference of the Methodists of tha world, to be held in London in September, are ade, The open- ing sermon is to be preached by Dr. Sim) one of the Bishops of the Methot E aul Church; and on- the first day there is to ea reception at the Mansion Mouse, the Lord Mayor being a Wesleyan. ‘The chief business of the Conference will be the r ing and discussion of papers on the history and results of Methodism, the perils of the denomination, the home and foreign mis sions, and allied topics. The great import- ance ‘attached to the Conference may be judged trom the fact that its deliberations are to extend over twelve days, and that the cost of holding the meetings and of the ar- rangements for the reception of the dele gates is estimated at 325,000. London ‘truth says: we most remarkable circunistance in connection with the publica- tion of the revised version is the feverish anxiety with which several eminent prelates have repudiated the work. The Archbishop was perfectly wretched at the report that he had presented a copy to the Queen, and de- nied it with almost ridiculous earnestness. ‘The Bishop of Gloucester was mysteriously unwilling that it shonld be supposed that he Was pe! ally responsible for sending a copy to Windsor. ‘The Bishop of London’s warning against ignorant criticism is cer- ly ned, tor some of the alterations savor of the narrowest pedantry. It seeins doubtful whether the. book will ever super- sede the authorized version, whatever may be the verdict of, Convocation; but'as a com mnercial speculation itis a brilliant success, and the large profits will be a very scusona- able windfall to the universities, i PERSONALS, The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is about to make a journey up the Nile. President Porter, of Yale College, will hereafter use the revised edition at chapel exercises. The Rey. Joseph Cook, who went abroad for a vacation, has delivered over 100 lectures in Great Britain. They are to select the Ernest Renan is completing his great work’ in seven volumes—* ‘The Origin of Christian- ity,?—with a copious index, The Rey. W. Simpson, a prominent Wesleyan Methodist, for many years a mis: sionary in India, died recentiy. He visited the United States two years ago, preaching and lecturing. James MacMartin, the editor of the Free- man’s Journal, the principal orzan of the Roman Cathohe Church in the United States, was originally a Presbyterian. He “went over” many years ago. ‘The Rey. Pelham-Dale, the famous_ritual- ist of St. Vedasts, London, has promi: ie i 1 o' Bishop of the Diocese that in the Pari, Sansthorpe, of which he has been appointed incumbent. -he will conduct the services of the charch in such a manner as will be ap- proved by his Diocesan. It is feared. says the Western Watchman, that bop Keane, of Richmond, is guing blind. ‘The best oculists of the country have been consulted, and they have prescribed absolute rest for one year. Ile will not be allowed to-read miss unless he knows it by heart, Even then they offer slight hopes of recovery. The Bishop announced Sunday week that he was resigned to his fate, and prayed that Gou’s holy will might be done. Bishops Pierce and Wightman and Dr. T. O. Summers, of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, will not be able to attend the Ecumenical! Methodist Conference, and other delegates have been appointed in their places. Bishop Wightman of the Southern Metho- it Church has heen confined to his house by illness since October. During mo: of this time he hits been unable to leave his bed. For some weeks his recovery was not Jooked for, but he is now so much better that he has left Charleston for Summerville, which is about twenty miles off. He hopes to-ensage in his regular duties in a few veuks. SUNDAY SALAD. “The old version is good enough for me,” remarked Mrs. Brown sententiously. They had been speaking of the New Testament. “Yes,” replied her visitor, casting her eyes at the well-preserved copy at her elbow, “it makes just as good a table ornament.” A gentleman evidently with more money than brains has bought 2 chureh at Wabash, Ind., and advertises as follows: “I want to hirea preacher. 1 don’t care a darn what denomination he belongs to, if he is virtuou and votes the Democratic ticket.” None need apply unless they have the above require- ments. 1 will pay a liberal salary.” ‘The first case of a typog discov i sed d in the 5 ind ausghed him to corn will designate the edition as the “Testament,” jus taments | led to their being called “ ‘The Vinegar Lible,” ete., itis as yet impossible to say, When a man is sure of Meaven for himself and thinks that he will feel a little lonely, like Robinson Crusoe, when he gets there, he will sometimes, in his doubtfulness and con- descension, be heard to say that he “ trusts” that some one else will go to Heaven. When- a awe i in say that yen, don’t 1 “Corn $s inisprints in former tes- In acertain minister’s tamily the conver- sation once turned upon the character of the ¥ The brother, Why washeso naughty ? ge “of nh A who had reached the studying the-steam-engin catechism, gave vent to his orthodoy followmg suggestive inquiry: ‘Papa, as we all inherit the sin of Adam, and the baby is such a little fellow, is there not a greater pressure of sin to the square inch in the baby than in any of the rest of us?” Penn, the revivalist, thinks San Antonio, Tex., the hardest place he has stru yet. [tis an-up-stream pull for him, He the other day that he would have to take his de- arture, “Where ’re you going, Major?” da ragged specimen of the “reat un- washed.” “ Well, sir, | am going to heaven. Tve been a long time on the road. Dowtyou want to go?” “No, sir; if you’ve beena long time on the road to heaven and not got any further’n Santone, I think you'd better give up the trip, pard, and stop a while with us. Aclergyman, who was intruded upon by half adozen delegates to a convention, was apparently very happy to see his guests, and ina loud voice told the servants to hurry up the dinner and to puton the table the best the house afforded. Then, after retiring to his. study, he reappeared with prayer-book and gown, and said, cheerfully: “Brethren, make yourselves at home. I am only going out forafew minutes to read prayers toa poor fellow who is dying of malignant small- pox, and will be back shortly.” When he returned itis needless to say that the dele- gales had disappeared, each one having sud- denly remembered an imperative engage- ment, leaving the clergyman alone with his inythical small-pox and his little joke. A certain church which claimed credit for considerable liberality took a collection for the spread of the Gospel among the heathen. ‘The amount was $503.25, One of the mem bers was boasting what great things the church had done, and how kful the agent ign missionary work ought to be ing so substantial a collection. But gation it proved that one benev Tent idual had contributed $500. ‘This lett the sum of $3.25 as the united contribu- tion of somewhat over fifty members. Some of these gave nothing at all, and the most liberal of them, outside of the giver of $500, gave very sinall amounts. Notwithstanding this, as they were fellow-members with the $500 iman, they felt. that they were to a © tain extent moral stockholders with him in his liberality. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPIscoraL. 2- Trinity Sunday. CATHOLIC. June 2—Feast of tho Most Holy Trinity. June 13-St. Anthony of Padua, C. St. Busil, B.C. D. apas, “Ap. (from June 11); SS. ‘y of Corpus Christi. June 1j—Of the Uctav June 1S—OfF the Octave; SS. Marcus and Mar- celliauus, MM. FAREWELL! For The Chicago Tribune. Farewell! farewell! I breath it now With not a tear or sigh, With not a sbudow o'er my brow— ‘Along, n last good-by! ‘There rests no sudness on my heart, No cloud upou my brain; And thou, whom once “twere veath to part, (ne'ershall meet ugain, ‘There was a time when liko a spell Ir fell upon wy beart, The sad and thrilling, low * farewell " What told we were to part; And heaving breast and downeast eye, And oft-repeated vow, And fond embrace, and stifled sigh— ‘All ted, all vanished now. Farewell! L would not now recall ‘The hour when first we inct, Nor rend the veil that Like a pull Shrouds every vuin regret. Yer sometimes o'er my soul will sweep ‘Those dreams of other days, Ag o'er a grave whero willows weep ‘The Summer-sunshine plays, Beams in its beauty glad and bright, Aud smilingly we guze ill Memory whispers, = Death’s drear night Repelieth here its rays. So veiled in gloom my dead hopes lie Where sunshine cometh not, Overurched by Memory’s changing sky— A lone, yet lovely spot. Lleft the gladsome world for thee; Tturned from ev'ry path Whose devious, luritg ‘Yo durken ‘neath tb, For stormy nights and I ceased to louk abo é ‘My nisht or day dwelt in thine eyes, ‘And lord of life was Lo rath. udless skies I dare not question if thy heart Gave full response to m ‘Whose ev'ry thought, whose dearest hope, Were fondly, truly thin I fain would bold, taro’ years that stretch nro’ gloom and night away, beart tcas mine The fading dream, Upon our bridul day. And yet in peace I leave thee now, ‘Ani sadly hence depart, With not one cloud upon my brow, |, One shudow o'er thy heart. afe’s erimsoa wine upon tue dust Hath lett its sunguine stain; ‘The shuttered zoblet—broken’ trust— Held its rick draught 1m vain. ‘Thy day wilt pass, and night must come, Dark. shadowed, veiled in gloom, When ev'ry dream that paints thy life Wilt whisper of the termb; When friends (1) who inet thy ready hand Tn hours of Joy and sadness, ‘rurn from the dark und saadowy band That haunts thine hours of sadness. ‘Then, touched by Memory's maxic wand, ‘The Past will glide before thee; ‘The very thy brow that fanned ‘Again will wanton o'er thee: The bue tho far sky wears to-day, ‘The sun's unshudowed xlory. Will touch thy heart, aad thrill thy soul, ith the * old, old story. seme MAGGIE A. COYNE. Wis., June 6, 188 a STEVENS POINT, Small-Pox. If-pox, writes Dr. W. B. Carpenter to the London Timen isu disease over which general Janitary meusures bave little or no cuntrol. Whithersoover contaziou is conveyed, a1 ‘on 1s Hable to be attacked by it. Ehe experience of the Icelandic epidemic Is fost significant {a this respect. An Icelandic sailor went to Denmark, there took the sinall- pox, and died. His clothes were sent back to bis family in Iceland; and that importation of the poison, notwithstanding the sparseness of the Population, was fatal to 18,00 persons in the Ponrse of six months—many, it is expressly stated, then taking the disease who nad pre- viously had it. Solid South, to a woman, are for Hop Bit- ters, using themus their only tamily medicine. rotected ” pel bare now here SUMMER-RESORTS. Saratoga—Stables of Race-Horses at the Training-Track. $100,000 Worth of Provisions Con- * sumed by One Hotel Last Year. Engagements Already Booked from Chi- eago, Cincinnati, and Other Western Points. Oconomowoc—Hotel-Preparations for Sum~ mer-Business—Ohicago Investments in Rural Real-Estate. SARATOGA. Speriat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Spuixes, N. Y., June 10.—There are already half-a-dozen stables of race- horses at the training-track of the Saratoga Racing: Association, and after the middle of next week they will. continue to reach here from Jerome Park and Monmouth Park al- most daily. s TUE STABLES HE EAT W. [rving’s, of Amsterdam. N. Hon. Me. 8. MeUreer} tan (lite Moats date Buektie), Fhorman (late Apothecary), Postzuard (lute Gen, Phithips), Chimneysweep (formerty Trinidad) and Way tar L. , of Rhinebeck, N. ¥.; owned by the Hon. W. W. Astor; A. Pryor, trainer: Diana, Jewelry, Lotta C,, Hudson, and ‘Thekht. George W. Bowen & Co.'s, of Paris, Ky : Jobn Hannigan, trainer: Lavacca, Blamonah, Belle of ede, Alfambri, Bengal, Runoymede, olnage. and Ravadere. Col. T. K. Hawkins’, of Austin, Tex Hagen, trainer: Rebellion, Texan, Seceder, Col. Selters, Pious Jeems, Aline, and Noruis. W. P. Bureh’s, of Charleston, 8. C.; owner and trainer: Guy. Hampton, Cul. Sprague, and Linch- pin. LB. obn Van . Daw of Piedmont, W. Va.; also under training of W. P. Burch: 'Telemachus, Bruno, Jake White, Ela Wartield, Jester, Sunstar, Eula, and Capt. L. Charles Keed's, of Saratoga Spring: James Lee, trainer; twenty-three in all ihe Isranci of the turf Season: T! Monk, Cavin, Shamrock, Faustina, Jennie tt, Tramway, Her Sister, ny Senlor Deacon, Senior Warden, Scandal, Waller, LeU, Hermit, Disturbance, Nighteup, Manda- Zingara, Vorchlight, Glencuirne, ‘Thora, tar, und Turfman. ‘The racers are “worked” daily at4 a.m. on the big track; and during the day are “walked” and “rubbed down,” which makes. up the training exercise. $100,000 WoRTH OF GRUB FOR ONE CARA- VANSALY. At the United States Motel yesterd: ing Tue Cutcaco T E representative, engaged in conversation with Dr. John L. Perry, a member of the firm of Tompkins, Gage & Co., asked that gentleman about the number of guests they cared for (at the United States I[otel) during a season, taking last summer as a gauge, the hotel epening about the middie of June and closing Oct. 1. * Froin 15,000 to 15,000,” was Dr. Perry’s reply. “Tn the hight of the season about how many guests do have in the hotel at one time?” “ From 1,100 to 1,300; but when we are compelled to ‘colonize,’ these numbe! e raised from 150 to 300 more.” “ It requires something te feed them >? “ Tshould say so!” “What were last season’s figures,—say in round figures? “Within a fraction of $100,000.27 “Tow much of a fraction?” “Within $1,500 or $1,700 of an even $100,000.” ecording to this the 15,000 to 13,000 guests evidently put a large amount of food where it would do the most good.” “Why, certainly,” replied Dr. Perry, who, after referring to an official statement giving fuets and figures, added: “Of beef atone, $7,699 pounds were consumed.” “Allow me.to make a memorandum of some of those data, as Tue Ciricaco Tru; UNE readers would be pleased ta _Knuw how to equalize vr apportion 2 cool $100,000 worth when they telephone home a full supply of groceries, so to speak.” “Certainly. Here are some of the princi- pal. items,” said Dr. Perry, pointing them out. ‘The following statistical information was then obtained Pork, lbs Chicken, Poultry, 1b: Woodcock flim, Ib: Bacon, Ib: ‘Tongues, Thi ‘isa, Ibs Salmon, ibs Salt ma Salt ish, 1s. Butter, Ibs Eggs, doz. Milk, qt: Flour, bbls. ‘Aside from the above, hard coal, and charcoal reach 34,000, besides brooms, suap, and other similar etceteras, = 5,000: and added to th re the express and freight (on provis- ions alone) items, approximating $3,600,” added Dr. Perry. * Well, Doctor, it is quite a seience to keep a hotel in Saratoga: and, more than_that, it costs something to keep it up to the Saratoga, standard, which is second to none.” “The facts and figures shown you give an idea of it, do they not?” 4 ‘Tue TrmBene representative then with- drew, politely thanking the gentleman for the information. ‘The data spread above in regard to the United States Hotel may approximately be i 1 the case of any other of the large ies here; and the reader: CiicaGo TRIBUNE may thus obta ot the internal workings ot Saratoga’s cel brated hotels. ud no small proportion of ¢ readers are Saratoga’s regular guests. STERN ALREADY BOOKED, Among the long lists of engagements al- booked at the principal hotels for Ss, suites, and cottages I notice the fol- ‘ing from the West: 3. Walker 9 d Eli B. Williams and family, 3. family, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Storrs, Sr, und Mrs. J. H, ttaymond, S. Scott und Me. und Mrs. BE. M. Phelps, ‘Thomas Hoyne and family, C. 31, Henderson and family, J. , Sherman and fumlly, Herbert Ayer,—ull of Chicags. It. It. Springer and farnily, of Cincinnati, 3. C. Faurot and party, of Lima, 0. Stone, the lion. W. U. Musters and family, ail Mrs, H. 18. Huribut, iss ‘Miller,—all of jand, O- rye Finch and family, of St. Paul, Minn, je Hon. S Matthews and family. ex- . Deni ly Tom Yous and Mrs. Youns, Senator George H, Penidictoa tarniily. v1 M. Bishop. I M. vemaker, the Hou. 4 he hotel-managements are continually in receipt of Inquiries by mail and telegraph, and state that they, expect a greater number of Western guests here this season than heretofore. VARIOUS MATTERS, The Grand Union opens to-morrow (Satur- day) morning, and Mrs. A. T. Stewart and Judge Hiiton and family will reach here in the afternoon for the sammer. The car- riages arrived several days since. The tirst locomotive on the Saratoga Lake Railway spun over the rails to the lake-shore on Saturday last. It was quite an event in the local history of this resort. A time taole will go into effect the last of this month, ‘Tri ett, the Australian scuiler, on his ar- rivalin New York will spend a few day there, after which he will nove on Saratoga Itis understood that a dinner will some adiniring & tendered him here by friends. | Jim Riley, the Saratoga Lake sculler, has left tor Boston, where he will “bend the ash” in the regatta of June iv. He is not overconfident of success. js John Sullivan, the pedestrian, who is a brevet-Saratogian, and has figured promi- nently in two or three of the “cruelty-t-0 animals” walking-matches at New York is a contestant, is here recuperating. Me bears a pinched appearance. | Jolin C. Chamberlain, lately of the Claren- S—_ _— don of this pl.ce, and formerly of the At- lantic of Bridgeport, Ct., will this season manage the hotel at the south end of the lake, called the White-Sulphur-Spring Park Hotel, owned by the Saratoga Railway Com- Bi ratoga is increasing its system of sewer- age, introduced here a few years since. The full summer_time-table of railre trains will go into eifeet June 20. This ine eludes the fast spec between here and, New York and the West. Col. Smith, son-in-law of the Inte Horace Greeley, and family, will in summer here, having rented a very pleasant and clegant cottage. Showers and a chilly atmosphere held the supremacy during the first part of the week, but the weather has cleared, and all Sara~ toga is supremely happ; Ce ocoxnomMowoc. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Ovoxomowoc, Wis.. June 10.—During the last two weeks our hotel-men have fairly Ives for the summer-busi- ‘The substantial improvements on the Draper Hall has made an addition of forty new rooms, whieh makes it of the same capacity as the Town- send House. ‘The ‘Townsend House has been thoroughly renovated, both inside and out,— new carpets, new furniture, and paint giving it an entirely different appearance. Both hotels are newly furnished with gas-tixtures of the latest patterns. Gifford’s, on Oconomowoe Lake, has been thoronghly overhauled under the super- vision of the new proprietor, George P. Gif- ford, Sr. Mr, Gifford may well take pride in. showing visitors througt his house. Judge Siatl has made improvements on his private hotel which will do much toward retaining his old guests and adding new ones. It may perhaps be well to mention here that each hotel, knowing the inextinguisha- ble’ desire of the youthful portion of their guests to “trip the light fantastic toe,’ has prepared rooms especially for. this purpose, the flours of whieh cannot be excelled any- where in the State. Draper Hall has paid special attention to this amusement, and de- voted three large rooms to the purpose. A. band has been engaged to play nightly. ‘The boom among Chicago’s successfut Dusiness-inen to invest in Oconomowoe real e continues with no visible prospect of cessation; and the large, handsome, and sub-- stantial residences they are erecting signi- fy no desire on their part to stop these in- vestments. The latest purchase is that of the Kellogg fartn, on Okauchee Lake, by J. S. Woodward, of the firm of Keith Bros. & Co., Chicago. The price paid was $11,000. Col. W. F. Durant, of: Chicago, who re- cently purchased a farm on the banks of La Belle Lake, is constantly making improve- ments. Heand hisson Charley are getting tu be genuine Grangers. Thomas Marston, Jr, of Chicago, has made his newly-purchased —summer-hoine one of the handsomest little places in the city. ‘The families of TI. IL and George A. Shu- feldt, George A, Severns, LL. W.L, Ferd W., and Mrs. P. BF. W. Peck are here, and have settled in their summer-homes for_the season. a % Mrs. William Green, of Chicago, is the guest of the Rev. Mr. Davis. Be opines ‘Mrs, Woodrutf. of Milwaukee, is_ visiting her brother, H. Ackley, of this cit; ‘The Rev. D. R. Anderson, of this city, at- tended the anniversary of the Lome Mission; ay Society, held at Chicago last week. Mrs. Pettivone, of Chicago, is a guest of Mr. Richard Lardner, of this city. ‘A.M. Agelasto, of Memphis, has rented a cottage here for the season. ‘The Emmetts, of the Chicago Academy of Music, are at Van Brunt’s, the Springdale sumuner-resort. 2 S Dr. W. i Lewis and bride, of Indianap- olis, are guests of D. Kt. Thompson, of this ¢ Rudolph Goetz, the champion skater, from Mitwaukee, has been training the Nyaek Rowing Club. . of P.J McDonald, of Chicago, superintend- ed putting in the gas-fixtures at, Draper, aul. ‘The Wisconsin Editors’ Association, which was to have been held here on the 20th, has been indefinitely postponed. _ Daniel L. Wells, the millionaire contractor, of Milwaukee, and Miss Kate Wells are spending the week at the Townsend House. 'S. A. Smith and family, of St. Louis, areat Draper Hall. D..B. Gould and Atwood Vane, of St. have been engaged in fishing this ‘They are stopping at the ‘Townsend House. A handsome park of eight acres added to the Townsend House. . A special train, containing the Directors of . the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. pi through here this week on their an- nual inspection of the road. fhe Yacht Club will have a review on Tuesday of next week. On Saturday evening the Waiters brothers, of St. Louis, exhibited a splendid seventeen- pound pickerel.—a fair. specimen of what can be caught in the lakes in this vicinity. An anecdote of Secretary Windom is told by Mrs. M, T. Draver, of Draper Hail, whieh aps shows the secret of his success in ‘ez: While on her way to Oconomwoc from the East, she and her two children wero placed under Mr. Windom’s charge. A young man got on at one of the stations, who appeared to bein greatdistress. Mr. Windom, on inquiring the cause of his grief, found. that he had been robbed of every.cent, in- cluding the proceeds of a farm he had just sold, and_ that he was on his way to Min- nesota. Mr. Windom took compassion on him, procured for him a ticket through to his ‘destination, and passed a hat round amoung the passengers, collecting more money than the young man had lost. He has since become one of Minnesota’s prowinent citi- zens. has been ———— THE INVASION OF RUSSIA. For The Chicayo Tribune. ‘Through the long night I hear the heavy tread Of the dark legion, marcning North "To that strange land of ice and snow. In winding curves the long tiles s20, While wan and white, o’er head, ‘The trembling stars foretell their doom. ‘The brazen eagles glow with ghostly fire, Perched high above the drooping tas; Egy sung, uinid the desert-sunds, Have bathed in their tlerce light. ‘The clunk of sabre echoes through the night, And the quick, sharp commands. ‘The bronzed, keen faces of the vet’rans old; ‘The weary conscript, enger-eyed. ‘The Innces in the moon's red zold; The rolling cannon-wheels’ reluctant way, ‘Through the torn trampled clay; _ The lumbering waxous, side by side— Like fantom pictures seen in misty dreams, Northward they puss away! And lo! amid it nll a figure rides Like some dread Fate, with pallid face, Ani calm, cold, steadfast eye ‘A mystery about bim lies: fo death they follow, where he guides Into that icy waste! Pact F. BROWSE. Biers EE Sele John H. MeDonald on Grant. Interview in M-teon (Mo.) Telegraph, * Did Grint know of the frauds!” “ He did. pal Babcock Grant's share of the spoils in tho’ White House, and would alwass . notify Grant ef it in person, He would in- variably reply, ‘AM right. Whatever you do With Babcock is: the sume as with me, Ihave him to attend to the details.” ” ~ How tnuch did you pay Babcock?” “Tpuid bim £33000 im money, besides dia- monds, horses, and sbipmenta.nt ime.” “Have you seen Grunt since your, pardo “Yes. inet bim at the Chicago reunion. The papers had it that I addressed im and ha Snubbed ine. {did not say a word. He tooked me in the face a moment, then. dropping nis cyes, suid to Sherman, on whose arm he was leaning. *Don't you think we bud better move oniiitier Mutual friends tried to bring us toguther, but [ refused to £0 to Grant nless he wrote mea letter requesting it. He never wrote.” © What is your oblect in putting this book be- fore the people?” “ita to vindicate myself, and to furnish a bitot unwritten history that’ could not other- wise be supplied, ‘The Courter-Journal and other papers nave pronounced pon the book. Tam For afnuid to fet it xo before the people. It beat Grant for a third term, and it will beat hina for- ever. It has never been denied.” gee Why He Wa» Manacled. “After Cupt. Fritz, @ Sun Francisco politician of local prominence, had committed suncide, the poliee found bita Sunging with bis wrists fasten td together with, handcuifs, while on hia ankles were shackles, ‘The keys were produced by bis Wife. who explained that the irons bad nothing to do witt the suicide, but had been babstually worn. Polities took "Bim away from home a great deal at Bight. ang, in order to compel pim- Seif to stay in uccaatonally, he would thus man- aele hinselt, vive Mrs. Fritz the keys,and tell her to keep him a prisoner till mornin 3 peices potas Bargains in Siik Mit C. A. Corrasxr & Co., 145 State'street.