Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 7, 1881, Page 3

{ibe President's car, and the general yortes? OF tne auifforer. eatltion DECATUIL tch to The Chleaga Tribune. areca Tee sept. 6.—Prayers for tho speely DICATOR Te Hreaident were offored today roterd Vint at special meetings held nt tho gd this Ovind Presbyterian churehes, Stopp's (orstlan Tee tho X. M,C, A, rooms, oe BLOOMINGTON, t.0—The churches of Hin prayer for the re- INDIANA. LAFAYETTE. syeetal Dispatch to The CMeago Tribune, verte, Ind Hopt. &—The Christian poo- Laratt tho ecu Prosbyterian Churob this Hemet Mtounita in auppllention to Goi for the Mion to health of tho belaved Chof Maz- Le re. Probably 2X) persons Were presont, (mn- wanes qi denominations, Arnong the rinse wac@ ent were Dr. 3, Ht Whito, tho Rov, W. imckinsot and tho Rev. Atils. of tho Presby- a denominations tho Hey. dB, Martin, ian aie Htabbt Hretndenthal, of tho ffobrew For, tho Itevs, Mackburn and Hee, fre: tho Rev. Maxwoll,of tho Methuilist, baptist Ty, deratt, of tho Chrigiian Church, flon, 0.8. Orth was among tho nuilence, elton Ovrite read tho nlnotyetiest Pati, dellvered 0 phort exbortattan, with faith Inv soddell orto grallt tho blessing invoked us the ii fusion for his remarks, Fervest prayers jaudailer (hy the reverend gentiomen preient. secs rare prayed for the lito of thu Presi seekers aplored tho Almichty's blessing to salty rest upon tho dovoted wife and uxed other INDIANAVOLIS. ciat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, IepnaNavorSy ind. Sept. G—Many of the aling business houses, the banks, the ktite ercounty ollives, tho courts, nowspuper of wad cog port-ollice Were cloxdde from 10 until perm tnlay and business wee generally sis paced, Special services were hel at sevoral pander wurones and prayers, ofered for tho re fuery of tho President, ‘The meetings w wl attended, nnd inuch feeling was manifested. gelatin from aon tho. Prestitent's rey were read from the pnipite, and thalr pet tenor was a cause for general rejoloing. FORT WAYNE, t Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. one Wan f, Ind. Xopt. 6.—Hualnexs bouses and st-olllee were clused, Courts nd- arened frotw 10 to 1 to-day in obeillence: to Gov. ra proclamation. well-uttended union conducted by the Rey. Dr, 1. held In the First Preabyterlan er-nectiog Wi vtomat WOs Churet. OHIO. CINCINNATI. CINCINNATH O,, Sept. O.—Tho proclamation of Oor, Foster was observed by meetings for pmiy- erin tne Christian churches, and 1 unten mect- fog was beld Inthe Firat Mresbyterlan Church fom 10 to 2. Tho punlie schouls were ¢ls- pitsed, The Mayor's office ond all the Govern- meot offices were closed, and a deop intervat was feltio regard to tho resultat the Journey. At the Republican County Convention prayor was fered by De. Kumler, who mude a most fers vent petition for the recovery of tho President. Afler the prayer, on motion, tho convention puve three cheors for tho recovery of the Pres Weot. The convention also ndopted nu resolution condemntog the attempted argusina tion, anu ex- tending sympathy to Mrs, Gurtield, THE NOUTHERN PART OF TIL STA’ EVELAND. O., Sept. 1.—Business was entre say aunpended throughout Northern Oblo bee tween MNo’clock and nuon today, whlle people of all denominations xathored In houses of vorsbip. in town and country, and joined in pearer for tho restorution of President Gurticld health, COLUMBUS, Concuavs, O., Supt. 0.—Religious services were held in severnl of tho churches from 10 to Ho'clock, and many prayers were offered for te recovery of tho President. The bulietin tearddara being eayerly watched by anxious: crowds, and ench disputeh telling of the favor- able progress [n tho Presidential Journey te Jos fully diseusged, The foeting that tho President ‘wil now get well seems to permeate ull classes, oar i but hopeful expressions are heard ay. PENNSYLVANIA. PHILADELPIITA, Puinavetenta, Sept. 6&—In accordance with tee proclamation of the Governor, the churches of the city were gencraily open between 10 and Mfor the recovery of President Garfeld. ' AT HARRISBURG buviness was entirely suspended from 10 until noon, Bervicos were held In tho churches und Jotho various iidustrint establishments, Dis- walches relating to the President’s journey wera read froma number of pulpita. At other places inthe Binte sorvices were licld and business aus- pended during the hours numed, PITTSBURG, Prrrsnuna, Pa., Sept. d.—In_accordance with we recummendntion uf Gov, Foyt, union serv- f were held tho ditferont churches Urougbout the city this morning. fram 10 velock until 12, for the purpose of waking Dl- ‘Wane ald in restoring President Garfleld to lifo and health. Atl public buildings and many pate business houses nro cloavd, and the day xenerully being observed us one of prayer, WILKESBARRE, Witkesnarne, Po. Sept, 0.—Spocial prayer= meetings were held In all tho churches aud pub- Uecballs in thia pluco and yiuinity this morning, between the hours of 10 and L2, for the spve teeavery of the Prealdent » cage WISCONSIN. GREEN DAY, Speclat Disvaten to ‘The Chicago Tribune GukkN Bay, Wis,, Sept, d—DBuslness was gone wally suspended between the hours of 10 and 2 Glock today, and prayers were offered for President Garfield, In accordance with tue Goy- ‘mor’s proclamation. : WAUKESITA. . Spetlat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Waukusia, Wis, Sept. 0—The congregations full the churenes iu town assembled at the Mptlxt Chureh this morning and offered wp breyer for, the recovery of the Prealdent, ; MADINON, oflantsan, ‘Wis., Sept. .—Tho chiirobes were } today to attond prayers for the recovery of the President, In Accordance with tha proclamation of Goy. Smith, services were held. hy . Kviscopal church by the Kplecopallans It the Buptist church by the Huptlsts, Con- Eigatlonulters, Prosbyteriins, and Methodists, ture was generally suspended during the je r the speedy recovery of the President, isan OsIIKosH, pectal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Osnkost, Wis. Sept. 0.—Prayors for the res toration td beaith of the Preside g {red in the churches tonight sHSone wu OF GEORGIA. ‘i ATLANTA AND AUGUATA. ath TAs Cts Sopt. 6.—In response to u proce reat e Governor, the Hpll of Repre- Ee ved was fillod today with citizens and mbers of tue General Agscmbly to olfer up ae forthe recovery of Président Garileld, fradtay eee, toade and prayers offered by the cats, Jn the servicn at Augusta Fretident beet cunentaries wounding of the oe people, 10 soctions tqyathar ns DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Warm WASHINGTON. « Pe NOTON, D, C., Sept, 6.—Thia is the dull- bag arletoat day Washington haa seen for fede tee departments are ull closed by Ruslana Proclamation of tho District Com- ecrs tanking this n day of |p iv foley ortho Treatdunts “Seureely muy bane toyed, 28 done, imany of the storvs. bolug CALIFORNIA. AT BAN FRANCIBCO. tet Faanciaco, Sopt. .~A acrvico of prayor Rorning Wr ory Of the President was held this aa fu the Youny Men's Christian Ausocla- inavody, the Miolsterint Union was present ver: “2d crowds wore forced to nb Belt was ocvupled, NEW WAMPSINRE. OY. BELL. peoXConD, NH. Sept. G—dov, Bila, thoUth, from 10 to 12 as President, 2 Prayor for the Bell designated @ porlod of hu- recovery of the ae NORTH CAROLINA. Rauetou, Wc, poeta uy: sept. O.—The day was xoner- cosopet¥ed beto wad throughout the Stute ua i Yer for tha recovery of the Aresident. Was almost entirely juspended, pebeullel souri CAROLINA. Cau HANLEBTON, beac 8.C,, Sept. 6—'Thero were sorv- Fry for the reco: ‘Veral ur abe Principal ouuedues today aia —— REcoRD Many SXTRAONDINANY CARR IY SURGERY. Retory of ant renters will desire go preserve m teat by G jes wound jatlictud upon the Preal- Beate prey Md He etects. Care bas been MeWEhN lA tho appended table, and in | OF a z Sssecs gazes 18,4) 12 Ou.) 20 Ae, jw | 4,0)i8 20 is 20 $9.4]18, W.5)20 Hy 6.4118 Wy ed way RUBLE tate W419 toy.4} 1s 85.2] 18 1014 )A) 3.4 | 18 | INCIDENTS, duly 2—9:20 n, m.—President shot in the Baltl- more & Potomac depot, Washington, D, 0, duly %—Hopeful of recovery. duty 23.—Relapae, rigor and chills, duty 24—Operntion—discovery of pus anck. duly 26—Inolaion enlarged and removal of spiluters af bone, cto, duly ®.—Exporiment with electric induction balance for dicuvoring location of the bullet. Aug. 2.—Fxtrumely hopoful. Attg. Z—Bnd fabrile symptoms.” Aug: &.—Second operntion. Discharge of pus through lower Incision In back, Aug, 0.—The Prealdent wrote bis name, Aug. W.—flo slgacd an éxtradition pr Aug. 14.—He wrote a letter to his mother. Atig. H.—Nausen, votulting, and pbysieal prostration, Aug. 18.—-Intiammation of the right parotid glan 7 .—Dratunge rae inserted nine inches Au deeper fn wound in bac! Aug. 21.—Vainited twice during the afternoon, Aly, 2t.—Surgeuns firt acknowledge tha exe Jatence of septiciemin for ton days, eae Bi ppuiration of the pnrotid gland; fucision and discharge of pus: consultation of dotous to which. Ur, Agnew was hurriedly led, Aug, 25.—Another connultation, at which it hind ceelten the Preatdeut could not be re- woved. Aug, 26,~—Tho President's mind wandorod dur- mg the night, Tho parotid gland discharged through tho car, ug. 2—Pulse more frequent and patient foc- Dier. Discharge of pus from tho parotid gland through tha cur, Aug. ~The Uresident ate some mili toast. Another incislan was toade above the swollen gland, followed by digeturge of hoalthy-looking pus. The wound tathor lery indolent. sug: Another fucision near te, parotid gland, follawed by a fair discharge ou fealn Jooking pus in the evoning. ‘Tho parotid awell- ine perceptibly diminishing. ». Aly, —-Another incision on the lowor side of phe face: gtandular swelling diminishing moro reoty, . Aug. 31.—Discavory, of an opening from tho giana ers the mouth. Swelling diminishing; incroasod relish for foud. Sept, 2.—itho President appoars better than for snuie days, Hobas taken more nourishment; i in the wound; restless duriug tho Ht 4 Sept, 3.—Parotid -awolllng continucsa to dis- ehurge and diminish in size, Ate a talr break fast of mitk-tonst and some reed birds, In tho evening bo yumited. The surgeons determined toremove the Presidont from Wushington, to escapy the malarial fever, which throntenud death, Long Branch decided on as more con- venient for tho surgeons, A Sept, 4.~Tha Pros ident vomited ubout lo'clock o. m,, but slept woll mostof the night. During the uy no return of tho irritability of the atom- feb. [provement of the parotid gland, and contour of tho face restored. More fatigue after Crea at the wound. pt. f.—-Tho hottest day and night of a very hot summer. Kept, d.—Sucocaatil romoyal of tho Prealdent Fae ne Ponnsylvunia Hatlroad to Loug CHICAGO. PRAYING POR THE PRESIDENTS RECOVERY, In complinnoo with Gov. Cullom's proviama- tion, and Inepired with a profound love and sympathy for the stricken President, a portion ot yeaterdhy wae dedicated to public prayars for tho recovery of the Chlef Magistrate. During a portion of tha duy there was a general suspen- lon of business, and for two hours, froin 10 to 1Zo’olook, alt-the city, counts, and National of- flees were closed. Thoro wan no scasign of any of the comimercial bodies, and tho volumo of businoga dona in the afternoon was very light in all departments of trape. Tre TripoNe bulletins wore anxiously awalted by a Continuous crowd that made locomotion on Madison streot a tedious process, ‘Tho Drogrens of tno Prealduntial train teow tho White Honso to Long Brunch was watchou from afar, with univereal intorest, and as the dispatches from the various points on tho route, announcing the passnge of tho train towards ita haven with its preolous freight feeling much improved myntally, wore posted up in Tuy Tit UNE windows tho people gave sighs of rollof, for muny thought that the Journoy might prove a fatal onc beforo Ita termination, The arrival of the train at Lony Branch gave intense sutisface dun, for the people reasoned, now that tho Progidont’s desires woro antistied, there was no equad why bia cbcorfulnesa, resultant upon tho new order of things, should! not materially cun- tribnto to the offucts of the change of wir and avenory in rapidly restoring him to a atate of convalescence, RACE cuuncI, Tho services nt Graco Mothodlat Church wore of the almploat poss{blo churactor, Owing to the Short notice the attendance was not us large os It would otberwisc have been, About soventys five padple, obictly ladies, gathered fone of: the Arnall rooms adjoining tho leoturo-room, Io the abacico of tho pastor, Mr. W. J, Tightmun canduotod the exercisca, which were opened by tho fervent aluging of tie hymn “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” This was followed by carnest prayer by Mr, Serantun, ‘imploring the Divine {nterposition to saye the life of the Chiof Maytstrate of the Nation, aeking for Proyidentlal ngsiatance to the eure eons in charge, concluding with a petition for strungzth to bear the misfortune if it must como, and wisdom to avt’ riuhtly.undor these trytug olrcumstances, “ ook of Axes, Clott for Me" and Justus 4 am, Without One Plea,” wore sung in concert with evident tecling. Tho reat of the exercisos consisted or alturnating prayers and hymns, the little gathoring being ovidently usprossed with tho solemnity of tho occasion. VPEYMOUTIE CHULCH, A well-attended prayer-meooting was held yeas terday morning in the Sunduy-scbool room of Plymouth Congrogational Church, . Michigan avenue, near Twenty-aixth strect, and prayors for the recovery of President Garfield were of fered, Tho Roy, Charles Hall Everest, pastor of the churot, led the meeting, and made appro. priate remurks on tho Iincss of the President, Hymna were sung and curncat prayors went up aking God to apara the Chief Executive of the ation, _FIBST METHODIST. A A meeting was held yesterday noon in the First Methodist Church; curncr of Clurk and Washing- ton streets, to offer prayer for the recovery uf President Garteld, The attendance was quite urge. Toe mecting: wus led by the Rey, Dr. ‘Willing, and the opguing prayer was offered by tho Hey, J.-34, Caldwell, of tne Western Aveoue Church. ‘At the gonciusion of the pruyerappro- priate Beripture was read, and thebyma My ¥alth Looks Up yo Pueo" was sung. Dr, Van CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY,” SEPTEMBER _ Horne, of the Michigan Avenue Church, t Atated that tho Lulleting In the windows of ‘TRIBUNE Oftico wore to the effect that the Pre: dont had passed Halttinory, and was fecling very well, A hearty “Think God" wont uput thin ginetous news. Memirks were mate by Iishop ross, of Minneapolis, Dr, Willing, and othars. BINAT TEMPLE. ‘Tho various Jewlsh congrogations on the South Ryle Jaina ina general service of prayer In the Hinal Tonple, corner of Twenty-first atrect and Indinna avenue, tho Rev, Dr. Hirsch atilelating. In the Hebrew Church tharo fs a distinctive feature of worship fur tho. rotlef of the sick or Ulatresacd, which feuture is mado up principal: of psulins chanted by the congregation aud al- ternnted with nppropriate readings by tho mbbt In this way the service was condictet yestoniny, although In addition Dr. Hirach mado W few Uriel romarks ond offered up nn dine prompht prayer. Tho service lasted about bult an hour, FIRST CHRISTIAN, In the Firat Christiny Church, corner of Twonty-ffth Ktreet and Eadie a He, the servied of praver fa bohalf of the President Jasted about au hour god a half. Tt was cone ducted: ur tho pustor, tho Hey. O. A. Buryess, who read n dispatoh during the carly part of the service announcing tho glad tidings that the wounded ehlof had sufely arrived at Baltimore, The reverend gentleman read an approprinty Scriptural chuptor, and thon offered up i fere yont.. nppeal for the Interference of Divino mercy to avert tho shafts of denth oninied at the hend of the Nation, Tho congregation Joined In singing « number of hymns fitting tu the ocension. and brief rowarks were mado; and prayers wero offered by individual membors, FIRST DAGTIST, Tho Daptist pee offered thelr petitions in bebulfor ‘the President at the Firat Church, ‘Thirty-tirst atroct and Houth Fagk, terday morning from 10 to LY ‘Tho exurelses wero’ cburucterized = by mich eartivatness throughout, and were led by the Rev, Dr, Lori- ner. ‘The Key, 1, Wishard read for tho Seript+ Ure lesion the necount of God's restoration of tho strickon King Hezektah and tho adding of fifteen yeursto his life. Prayer was Invoked upon the Nutional Kxeoutive that he might Ue restured to bealth aud to bls oficial position, ‘Uut that God's will might be done tual, If ia the all wise providence of God: the President. shoutd be called hence, might bia untimely Ines ‘be sanctified to the Nation. it was also pruyed that the President might be borne up in all hls sutferings and that be milxht be prepared for whatevor awalted him. A brother pruyed that in the shadow of this great ulamity the glory beums of Gail's meroy might Aine trough, and that the President inight be spared asa witness tu the nations of God's almighty power, Dr, Lorimer made afew remarks, in which be alluded to tho true nobility and Chrletian man- hood of President Garflold, Tho great heart of the Nution throbved in’ syinpathy with thoir Chief Muglatrute, and now that he was stricken down ata tine when a enrcer of prent tiseful> hess xeemed nbout opening before bitin, tho popular love manifestea ttseif In auch n mighty chorus of prayer as had never befure veen known. Dr, Lorimer thought this spontaneous outburst of prayer was a rebuke to the ekep- ert of tho day, and he folt contident that the susponse through which the Nation was passing would be followed by a great rovivel of pure gud undefiled reilylon, His bert had been re- Juiced by the manner in which the secular press \uad treated the stthject of prayer for the Ires|- dent, for the utterance of the grout daily papers had been subdued, quict, almost devotional, ‘Thu exurelses wore literspersed with alnzing, ana closed twith a scusun of allent prayer. UNION PARIC CONGREGATIONAL. Prayer service for tho recovery of tho Presi- dentot tho United States was beld yesterday froin Wto to o'clock in the Usion Park Congre- gationsl Church. A large pumber of clerzy- lnen of varlois denominations took part in tho services, which wero listened to by about vuv people. Dr. Noble, tho pastor of the Church, upened the services with selections from Seripture, reading the passage tu isuleb relut~ Ing to the death of Hozekial, and tho last chup- ter ofJumes, He then nnnounced the bymu, “Out of the deptha wo cry unto Thee,” The opening prayer was olfered by Dr. Davis, Secrotary of the Homo Milas! UiBth hyinu was then sung by the cungres Dr, Nubile stated # telegram bad beew rece! wanouncing the safe arrival of tho President at Baltimore, Dr. Noble mate o briot address, stating that they bad never been called together before un- dor such clreumatances, Other Presidents .bad dled In ofice, among thom Taylor and Mnrrison, and Lincoln was ussnsinated, but their deaths had been sudden, while In tho present casu the Presidunt had lingered for more than two weary months between ff and denth, and during met of thia time the people uf tho North, Suuth, and West bud beon jo 4 Bate of the most intense anxiety. ‘The daily bulletins from Washington announcing tho condition of the Prusident tad been cuyerty watehod by tho doveted public, and the discournging news hod been received with surrow tningied with putionce, whilo cuch ray of hope bud brought fresh tears of joy to the oyes of the people. Ho spoko of tho statement that tho Presiuent waved hls band to tho assembled people when ho was borne away tron-the White Housy yeater= duy morning, and thought the uct was liko tho intuence of the white wing of an angel—a biessing which ought to stir ull our bourts to higher motives, Dr. Noble trusted that when the President had reachod the health-Inspiring air of Long Branch they would huvq yroater renson to hope for his recovery. Mo believed that God would bear tho prayers offored up from all parts of tho land, aud give the Nation such a token before tho sun set that all would be lied with hope. . Tho published letter from Proaident Garfield's pastor at the Capital was then read. Tho Hey, William Boechor made an carnest prayer, which wits followed by singing, * Nearer bal 4 God, tu Thev.”” ror. KF, W, Fish, of the Theological Seminary, prayed, and it allent prayer preceded Dr, Kitt- redgo, of the Third Presbyterian, who appouled to God for tho restoration, of tho Presiduut to health, and tht be might bo epured to his fam fly. Prayer was then offered by a ludy, and by the Hoy, Mr. Converse, of the Gast. Alter sing- ing, Dr, Worratt, of tho ighth Prosbyterian, muito nppropriite and pnthotle remurke, and oiferea pruyor, Tho Rov, Str. Towle, of Hothany Congregational Church, Mr. ‘I’. Goodman, tay man, tho Itey, W. Luwronce, of the Second Hap- tat, and the lev. ‘MacLaughinn, of tho Scotch Peeapyteriau Church, all otfured sincere and al- fouttng supplicutionsto licnven for the poace and recovery of President Gurfleld, Dr, Noble nade a few remarks subsequently, hoping the congregation, would carry the spirit of prayer tothoir homes and their plucca of business, and pray enrnestly for tho sparing ot the life of the bead of tho Nation. Dr, Savage responded to the request to make tho closing uppeal to God, In which he prayed for the welfare of the Pruaident, bis funily and friogda, and that the physicians aud attendants on ae kK might be blessed with all tho ekill Poss! The Rev. J. H. Walker, of Campbell Park Church, pronounced the begediction, ‘The sArviecs throughout wore very inprossivo and pathotlo, Thos wore llatened to with marked attention. A pastor remarked at the close thut Jt way one of the most ancora prayer-imestiogs ‘be had over attended, and he could not but tive lleve that thoy had been yisited by the Divine blessing, IINCOLN PAK CONGREGATIONAL, At the Lincoln Park Congregational Churet tho Hey. Mr. Adama lod the meeting, and was followed by the ley. Mr. Goudy, whv ofered up prayer for tho rovavery of tho President, after Which the Rov. Burke F, Leuvitt preached a tlt: Ung sorinon In which he outiined tho character of Wen. Garileld, morally and aetiuleuniys and tho groat diunger the country would thrett- ened with should thohead of the Natien bo taken front It, Be ow THE RECORDEN'S OFFICE. After tha‘ltvcordor's oltice was temporarily closed at 10 o'clock iu the morning tho omployés bold it meeting, during which severu) hymns wero sung by the ladies and xentlumen cunstl tuting the glorival force, After a fow brief re- wmurks by the ltuvorder, yory. appropriate to the solomulty of the occasion, the following resulu> don wis Alone dteantved, Vhnt we, the eimptoyéa of tho ecord- cvs Otllea, of Cook County, tllinais, hereby offer our warmest und it heartictt sympathy to the family of our Proaidentand to bin Excellanoy President Gariteld, and that the Giver of ull und perfect yltts muy carry bin safely ta the end of hia joutvoy and in His own goud time restore him to beulth and vigor we will aver pruy. “ FARWELL WALL. Lowor Farwell Mall wua titled to Sverltowis yesterday ut the noonday prayer, the spect Object of the jueeting Doug for KeUUrAl prayer to spare tho fw of the Proadout and restore hilo rapidly to health and foruer vigor. A great Iauny prayers wore ofered, During tho services dispatches were recvlved announcing thd sututy of the President on bin journey. “Praise God from Whorr. ull biessinga tow ” was sung alter tho tiratdispatch, anu " Nearer sty God to ‘Theo” after tho ane announcing hh wale arrival at Boone Nranot Pia Wager proses me ta oF gan, Mr, Harr: a1 ag oborister, au the services lasted until after 1 o'clock. SHAM CHIUSTIANITY, ‘To the Buitor of The Uhteago Tribune Curcano, Ill, Sept. 6.—En this wreat city thore @re'a number of so-called Christian churches, gud some hundreds of su-called Chriatinn mine Jators, Who profess to believo that tho Suprume Nutor of the Universo bears and will unawer ruyer, Theae injulvters calm to buve beon Ivinely called to proach God's word, and to tench His people to Pray to Him for what thoy neod, inthe full wssuragve that Ho wil} grant thelr petitions. More thun two months ggo the great nan at tho head at this Nation was stricken dow, and evor ulnce big life bas been banging in the bile nuce., The poopie of thie land aud of overy clvillzed on e ylobu yu been ¥ da} aud night that he might recover, Men whu nover_prayod beferv have knelt to the Unknown God aud asked that our land might be wpured tho great guluuity which was Ureateoing. ‘Ihe poop! who are wolther Cxthollos, nor Presbyterians, nor Methodists, Dor Episcopalians, nur Jews, huye prayed, but with ow exceptions the CUbristiua tnlniviers of this grout centre of the word's lite buve done almost nothing. Thoy have alluded tu tue Presidgat Jn their remuiae services, but iu u way Indicating tittle belief fn the ellicucy of prayer, aud even Loduy, sul apart by the highest wuthority in thy Btato capectully asuday of prayer for the Proaldent's recovery, hus been practicully dlureyarded by tho 4 body of go-culled Corlatians, A diligent search revealed barely ball & dozen churches where avenue, yi ha Koy, Tho la al services were held to-day, and one church would havo held all who attended these sneeyltd By end at lenst ane of them was not graced by tha appearance of a minister, Out upon nua religion asthis! Ita timo for thiasbam Christianity to give place to sume. thing itving and real. Christian tniniatera of, Chicayo, if you jeve what you preach, make yourchurches something more than soctaty hat- eis. Lat the world know that there is nuch a thing a4 practical religion, and at this cteventh: hour organize publia meetings where the pen vin Join yeu in prayer for our President's and you may even now do somothing: wove tha repronch you have cast upon every Proressing CinistiaN. EMERY A. STORES, ARTHUR AND IDS FRIENDS. Mr. Emery A. Storrs returned to tho efty yes- terday from New York, and stopped jong enough at tha Grand Pacifle Hotel to reeelve call feom a Trimuxe reporter, belng thon on his way to Wisconsin to try a lawsuit, Speake ing. In n general conversation, of tho removal of tho President, Mr, Storrs auld: "1 ani conti- pent that It will be of great goud tobim, Ue hua been anxious to get away from Washington, and this anxiety bas boon on bie mind. Thero wis a ttle excitement caused by nn ticipation, but this was moro than offset by the rellef when :be waa fairly under- way, Ho was very much taken with Long Iranch when be waa there before, and the sat- lafaction uf slmply belng there will he of wone derful advantage. As Dr. Hninilton snys, if there aro any abscesses to form they will form anywhere, and the pure dea alr ia tho very best thing to clear his bloud of tho poison." “You have Just lert New York, go you know anything about the repurted conferences be- tween the Vice-Prealdent and his friends 7° “Tdo not belleve nny furmal conferences were held. Gen, Artur Is fur too delicate tecilug n mau to permit anything of tho kind. Ho could not remain shut ip in house, and be undoubted jy saw many of bls friends; but from what 1 saw of him thore 1 utn sure that tho matter was never thu subject of any conference,” “Have you studied into NABILITY QUESTION AT ATI? Tho thing !3 compneatlyely sim- stituulon’ maker the Vice-Prest~ Presl t 1s simply n question of fact to be det und the goo senae of the country can nscer- tain that fact quite as well or better than Con- ress. coukl do, { suppose that if the Mresident were doliriows and absolutely unable to sign .samo important doc- ument to which 8 signature was necessary At once, the Vice-President would be called upon by the hend of the depnrtinont to which the paper belonzed; as, for lustanco, if thore wax an mpartunt trenty on which bmnmediute action was required, the Secretary of State inight ulll- clully request the Vieo-President to sign 1s VieesPresident, and for the President, Tho theory that when tha Vieo-President assumes the dities he becomes President is utsurd and never would be tolerated, Gon. Arthur has had Une to think over things. Tlo hus hud a long ‘tue for deliberation, und it is lucky that itisse, for I um contldent, that he’ will do as nearly right 2 can possibly be, and thut be will bu conservative. Ido not belleve that theru ja auy sentiment in the country which would justify him in inaugurating ny chunire of polity, Had the President died at ouco it would pave been a grent calumity tv tho Nation. It {9.0 calamity in any event, put it would bnve been much greater bad tho death oceurred at onee, for muny things might have beon dono which wo should bave regretted. Now tho Na- tlon has hud thine to cool down and calmly de- Hbernte on whut must be dono if tho worst comes to worst.” What was the general feeling as you ob- served It in Now York?" -- * Twas much astonished to find that the two factions of the party were not 80 far apart ns 1 tnd thought. [thik thoy wall pull togethor all right Jo tho end, A little of it comes to thogure face now and then, but on the whute the wound seems to be beuling, Thon, uguin, tha wound- ing of the Preatdent bas absorbed all minor considerations In the anxicty for his welture, Hoth partics are now disposed to drop the mat- ter, The anxiety over the President's condition hua shown Itself on every face, and every thing ete in tho political world ts dead." als Mr. Stucrs wag in tho pleasant act of pack- ing bis trauks tho reporter withdrew to allow him to complete bls preparations us well aa the intense heat would allow of, SOUTH AMERICA. ATallke with T. A. Onborne, Ex-Ministor to Chill—A ‘Thriving Bopublic. New York Tribune, Sevt. 7, Thomas A. Osborne, tate United States Minister to Chili, and recently appulnted ‘Minister to Brazil, arrived in tis eity on the stenmer Acapulco on Vriday. Ao Tribune reporter had 1 conversation with him last evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, “Ts the boundary treaty between Chilland the Argentine Republic, which you holped to negotlute, sutisfactoryte both countries?” asked the reporter, “Yes, [believe so. ‘The treaty was signed July 23, the day before 1 lett Santiago, and £ hove no doubt the Congresses of the two countries will ratify It. Lt was one of the most dangerous disputes that ever thrent- ened South America, ‘The two countries fre about ovenly matched, and sro the strongest nations down there, ‘They sre well provided with jroncluds, The treaty fixed a Mne botween the two countries rune ning along the water-shud of the Andes south to the forty-secoud parallel. then alone that enstward to 70 degrees longitude, and thence southwesterly to Point DunJennes at the mouth of Stralts of Magellan, Terra del Fuego was divided by a ling running south from the Straits of Mugellan, ‘Ihe Jund north and east of these nes fs given to tho Argentine Repuplic, and that. on tho other site to Chill, Thus the Argentines galn thelr point that Chui shall have no juris diction on the Atinntic Coast, while the Ciul- Jang ure given the use of the Straits of Mu- Kellan, which they huve craved for. thelr commerce, A clause provides that the Straits bd forever free to the tags of nll nations, and that no fortiticutions be erected to interfere with such use of thent.’”? “Why dld not tha effort to make a trenty of pence at Arica between Chill and Peru succeed 2? “Well, twas u delicate matter to orbi- trate, It was ng If some foreign Power had tried to settle the contention between the North and South before the War, ‘The Na- tons were about equally strong; exch had two Wrouelad and they were jJeulous of each other, ‘Lhe primary bono of conten- tion was the ultra and gunno deposits tn Poru, ‘Lhe Paruvians got wealthy from these sources with such Ilttle Jubur that it oxelted the enyy of the hurd-worklug Cluilitas.” “Ja Chili much impoverished by the late war? “No, She fpent from $50,000,000 to $60,- 000,000, but it she acquires the Poravinn Province of ‘Tarapacs she will realize $5,000,- 000 or $0,000,000 n year with wich to'pay Mn- terest on thy debt, Her por cent bunds are Worth now bout par in Eurape,” WH Chit makh Raparaylon for the pillag- ing done by her wany et Lthink she will do what is right” “Would you think it best tor the United States to nturters and prevent Chil trom vee quiring the Provinee of ‘Parapaca 2" “No, But Lthink Chill aught to modify her clubu, aud innny of her best men propa. bly think so; but the publie sentient is strong for demanding the ceding of tie prov- Inco by Peru. ‘The Peruvians, of course, would bo very glad for this country’s inter- tN ts Chill prosper ny” * How ts Chili prospering genurally ? a Vary well. ‘The war jus made labor high and the Inhabitants ary consequently Import- Ing targe quantities of huproved implements and machinery from this country, They have nore than doubled thelr trade with us sinc Lwent thors four years ago. ,The prlaulpal ports are copper, wheat, aid wool, The ellinute ts Mke California, and so they raise quintities of fruit, ‘Lhe toleugraph Hue commeetiog Chi with | the | outer world goes over the Andes to Buenos Ayres, They have telgphonea In Santle ago and Yalparaivo, The latter ts the country's seaport, contalning about 100,000 people. and the turmer, about 115 miles in and, is the capital, with a population of salie 200,000, A rullroaif connects them, be- ing the only longone ip the. country, and ris beyond Sarthe to Concoption, golng through the rele gralu-producing valloy. Weebly | steamers” run row ‘ale paraiso to Catloo,. English is much spoken th Yalparaiso, but | Snuthago 3 very) Spanish oclty. Whenever a Chillan gets rich te builds ‘a fine house at the capital and divides hls tine between that itud hid country resort. Chill has now song, ¥,000,000 InhabRants, President Anibal Pinta will go out of oflce Sept. 18, saul the Preal- denteleet, Domlngo Santa Marla, wil) stce cou hime Both then are Liberals, us dis- tinvolshed from the Conservatives or Roman Catholle party, Chilbisa much finer coun- try than Amoricans tnagine, and contalas mnany excellent yopk Wiuchesters sy poptiosp! wilt cure consumption, couyos, weak dui broncblt, and wcnoral debllity. Estabii tweuty-one years, THE WEATHER, A Strange Atmospheric Phenom- enon Witnessed At and Around Boston, Total Obscurity of the Sun in the Absence of Fog and Mist. GaseJets Burn with the Brtliiancy of Electric Lights—Other Cus rious Sights, The Signal Office Prophestes tho End of the Present Term of Heat. STRANGE ATMOSPHERIC PILENOM- EN EN AL Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Boston, Sept. .—A most slogulir atinvsphoric phenomenon has been witnessed bere during tu- day, A dainp, heavy for has overbume tho wholo city. Tho alr has been no loaded with «intn pes, and eo wentie bas been tho hreezo that for some hours the smoke arising from the chimneys bung on tho lower strata aad intensl- fled tho peeullir durkness. Sometimes the glare of tho-artiticial sky, for want of a better term, was 80 intenso as to he painful to the oye, and all brilliant colors, and particularly those that contrast most directly with yellow, imasqueraved under new and strange bues. ‘Tho grass turned dark and dull, untitit matched green blinds, Delicutely colored tlowers faded until they becuine interesting as curlosition. ‘The clear white Ieht into which the pristatic colors blend was nowhere tobe found, Yullow ussumed tho mnatery of all the reat, and Nature wore a jaundiced wok, The gia was lighted in ‘Uusloess bouscs, offices, factories, and dwellings throughout the city, ond kept burning dure the day. They hod a whitish glare re- sembling tho {Itumination produced by slectricity, Tho fairest blonde fooked Ilke a Vlenehed offspring of a copper-colored mice, and the silvery hairs of ayo wil turned to golden locks. ‘The ulr fs close, oppressive, and sticky. Discomfort relgned. Everything was wilted and Mfeless. Tho Jaunticst bat lovked ike a warn relic of Inst seuson, und gayety, and flags bung drooping about their poles. Nuturally there was considerable tear among tho tlintd as to what evil was portending, and thore was evi- dently n feeling of unensiness even umong those who pretended to experience wo alarm. Thero were certainly many of tho signs which precede it tornado, with | tho iinportant exception thut the biromater did uot full. The explanation of the phenomenon fs, that there his been for a week or ten diye a steady current of alr moving slowly toward tho coust from Canada, bearluy tho smuke from the extensive forest tres. Toere bas not been wind snough tomuke rifts In tho clouds, and they huve furtoed Into one groat mass which is now mingled with for. Meports from all parts of New England show the existence of thu same phenomenon. fn Fall River the stores and many residences were Heited. Ip all tho inills Nights were burned ang ail public schools wees closed. iu Nashun, N. HL, artificial Nght was necessary for all Kinds of indoor business, Gaslight hud the appearance of clectrie Iteht, and wes and foli- two wero of wbright green bue, ‘Che milla und Btores in North Aduins were Ilehted during tho carly forenvon. About 11 o'clock tho vir yrew cleaver, and by noon the sun shone like a brill unt pink ball. For a time tha heat was very oppressive. In suine of tho country towns in the vielnity of North Adams tho mill-operutives were 80 frightened that they stopped work und Ned home in feur. The streets were covered with excited people, many of whom expressed tho beilef that the judyiment-day wag nt hand. At Hanover, N. H.. the sky overhead was ofa light olive, shuding olf all around to a ine of green ut tho horizon, The light was of a pronounced yetlowlsh-green color. Tho green colur of grass, trecs, cte., was much intensitied, while houses palnted white showed more distinctly o yellow hue. C, F. Emorsou, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth College, fays it must be somathing In tho nt- mosphere which nusorbs the shorter and lonyer wave ienyths, leaving only those which gave the color of yellow nnd green, He thinks it maoy be owlng to the pollen from firand pine trees, t gothor with smoke from the forest tires tu Can- dda. Ingomeof the towns on Cape Cod cattle cunsed foading and hons went to roost, It was so dark in Uellaws Falla that ut tho hotels and privute houses both breakfast and dlunor were pictaken of by Jump-light. Oftiecs and stores wero lighted, and lamps wero called Into use in railroad trains, Tn Contoocook, N. IL, lamps were lighted ut midday, and Insects sounded thelr evening notes, Hantrony, Sept, 6.—This city stared In tho darkness of other purta of New England today, Gas had to bo used everywhere, und the light wus aa white as the electriy Mint, Lona Dittxcn, Sept. tA remarkable mira; Just os the President arrived, showed gixty-| vesaels xolng up and down tha Now Jermey coast. Uriva, N.Y. Sept. &.—Tho pecullar yellow and green of tho morning leavens was natived bere, and reports show that it wag remarked over nearly nil Central and Nortnern New York, being the worst in tho Northern parts of Lewis County. Banks bad to bo lighted from 8 to 0, CHICAGO. Yesterday, Tuesday, Sept, 6, 1881, waa another Of those singeing hot days calculated to remind one of the old Puritanic desvription of the fut- ure abode of the wicked. “ho buralng south- weet wind continued to blow with much teree- ness, carrying with It the inevitubto clouds of duat and savd which made tho heat all the more Ulsagreouble aud sticky. Tho thormometer again mounted into tho nineties, and registered only Your poluta under 100 Io some Ivculitics, After the setting of the sun the temperature cooled off. sume, and sweltering humanity felt re- freshed—compuratively spoaking. ‘The romarkably hot and buritag weather was Particularly wnplensunt to tho great body of people known us the working classes, who were oblized to keep up aunetivs, muscular exertion to earn their daily bread. The muchine-shops, factorlos,-Itimber-yards, and all other estab- Ushmenta where peuple are required to work tholr bodies incessantly guvo ample proof of the enoryatiog elfects of the extreme heat when they turned into the streets at U o'clock A Vast population of wenarled oud per spicing Tocn ound women, Nelther aid the gontieman who could loungo in. his olltce and take cooling drinks | througtow tho day, nor the Indy who could sit on néviige In bor boudoir and sip iced teu, escape the firey olfects of the surl’s cays. Tho wenther ja nn respecter of persons, but treats Ww) alike. The desire to dof ail supertluousolotbing was almost irresistible, and those whu go fur lorgot the Dropristios as to appear in church and theatre In thotr sbirt-slueves were looked upon more with onvy than disgust by theirloss (independent rethren,: * While auffering all this persona! discomfort on account of the torrid-like temperature, people should pot forget to take extra precautions wealnet tre, Everything is dry and parcued, and, with a etit southwest wind ‘blowing, there ig all the more dangor of avonilagration which might prove to he torribly didaatrous before it could be overcoine by tho exertions of tho tire tan, no mutter how hervle might be their gitorie, It ts nlimost unnecessury to re- wind the public that it wae under situilar® — atmospheric conditions that ie erent fire of Octuber, 18th, awept Chteago Hae outof existence. Tin Dian: admoulstes tle readers to be careful tow oll-stove explosions, to sea to it that no five coala drop into novts Of shavings, and, nbove ull, to puuiah with death ull cows who threaten to kiele over kerosene tampa. Tho public should isu remember not to ex- ose theinselves oF their woimnls for too lung 6 line to the Rerce riy4 of the scalding sun, But Tow enses of sunstroke have occurred in tha olty this bot summer, and it 18 10 bo hoped tholr wutnber may not be inereuked: ug a result of a want of furuslgut or foolian indiscretion. ‘Tbe temperature yesterday, a8 obsurved by Manmase, optician, & Madhion’ atreot (Turin Ruilding), was at Br an, Ws dewrocs: 10. ts Hs A2m,, 16; 3p. in Hs 8 op i, 87, Lurometer, 8 Be Why, S07; Bp. Uy a NEW YORK. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Sept. 6.—This has been the mpst uncomfortuble day of tho seavon, the air bulng extremly sultry. Temperature at Us p. iy Mh: Op, iw. 8: Up, my 2 iy We AverAye toinpeniture, 60M; avernge temperature jor corrosponding date tant your, THs. OVERCOME HY THE NEAT. Soectal Diavaten to The Chteago Tribune. GuAxv Ravips, Mich, Sept. O—Cerritt Nee buor, an employs in the Michigan Iron- Works hero, was overcome by the heat toduy Ut bad bepu tho Lottoat duy uf the somion this far), aod diGd from tho efucis this cvening, He leuveu a fanuly of Aye chlidron. LINCOLN, NED, Spictat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunty LIncons, Neb, Sept. 4—Tho obunyo of tome erature today bus Leon somothlig remarkable, and weure now having areal Manitoba wave. ‘The mercury foll forty seyroce in less than six hours—from 1 pom till 7 py. mung bs wtih Yelling. Overcouts are in demand, wud parlor Brees ure burniug in moro thin one dwelling. 2 — SIGNAL SERVICE. Osvice ov Tur Caner Sanat Ovvicen, Wast- INATON, 1 C. Sept. 7) a.in.—-For the Obie Valtey und Teancasee, tulr weather, southerly 7, 188I—TWELVE PAGES ure, 5,41 Yeerlng to northwest winds, falling fotlowed by | tives, Engineers Braxton and Webb, of tho rising barometer, stationary or lower tempora> Chesapeake Ohta Road, mel Maj. Craighitt at Yorktown’ yesterday and For the Siower Lako region, falr weather, southerly veering to westerly winds, fallog followed by rising baromoter, and stationary or lower temperature, For tha Uper Lake region, partly cloudy weather, loual r southerly shifting to cooler uorthorly wind pigber barometer, Vor tho Upper Mississippi and Lower MMissourt Valleys, Darthy cloudy wenthor, local riins, northerly winds in the Intter and shitting to northerly in the former dlatrict, highor barom- eter and lower temporature, Ciutionary signs continue in Grand Haven, Section i Milwaukee, and Beotlon 1, Tho Chlef Signal Otlicer furnishes tho follow- ing apeciat butletins Tho barometer fs highest in Arkansas, and Jowest in the St. Lawrence V. The tem- erature hag rison from 3 toddegrees in tho Midale Atlantic Btates, and from 4 to degrees ju New England, 3t bas fatlen from % to 15 degrees in the Northwost, and o to. it} degrees In tho Middle Slope. ‘The following temperatures are reporte stations ont Northern frontier: port, bor, 74 Mourhead, ipens 72, Southwesterly = winds prevail in New England, tho Middic and Suuth Atiantic States, and the Lower Lake region, and nerther- ly winds in the Missourl Valley. Numerous rains are reported From tho Mirequrl Valley. Indications are that falr wenthor will provall [tv New England, the MidWe nod South Atlantic States today’ und tomorrow, and that cooler partly couly weather with rain will prevail io tho Upper Lake region. LUCAL OBSERVATIONS, CIIGAGO. Hept. 61018 nm. 0 Enate “Time. iar) Ther.) uy Wind.| Vel) Ten, nu, [zuia] 1. mi, [2.tay) ian, fare “Sifsrometer corrected tor Veinpersture, dlevatlun, A and Inateumental @ Muon thermomat Mean huaildity, Migheat temperuttire, 1.2, Loweut temperature, 77. GENERAL CHICAGY, Sept. b=10:18 Wind. aus a Stations, nis Witte. Rin) ror! Leavenworth. Loutsvitte, ‘Otay. wcray, ituze, Clear, cose cecBeclcecee: Teteferel YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL, Something Tangible at Last in the Way of Preparing for the Great Nae tionul Colebration, Ba.timone, Sept. 2—Mnaj. Witlian 2 Craighil, United States Engineer, returned from Yorktown, Va, this morning, where he has been looking after the arrange- ments for the centennial celebration ut that place, nt the request of the Con- gressional Yorktuwn Centennial Commission for an officer of the engineer corps to wid them in the work necessary for a proper National observance of the 100th anniversary of the surrender. Maj. Craighiil was nnd and detaited by the Secretary of War for that purpose, and also to superintend the con- struction and erection of the monument pro- vided for by Cungress, Up to this thie progress in the work hos not been advanced rapidly owing to the fuct-of a general finpressiun that the display and observ- ances of the occasion would depend in 2 greut measure upon the assured conyules- es ofthe President and the additional fact that the amount. ($20,000) appropriated by Congress was fnsuilicient to meet ex- Panses itwatutely necessary to bo Incurred. ork Is now progressing more expeditiously aud sit cturlly. - ‘The site sel monument is oon aw ble overlooking the river adjuining und below | the village boundary fine, only on deep ravine extending = trom the = fout of the bhut and: gradually diminishing wntil it reaches the level ‘plain, distant «few hone dred feet, intervenlog. Facing the river and looking to the right eastwaraly the view is tnebstructed to the Capes of Virginin, dls tant about twenty-elght miles, In front northwardly: the: view is _ directly ueross the river to’ Gluucester Point ant over Gloucester County, ‘fo the left north- wardly up the broad river in a direct line to West Polnt, the junetion of the Piumunkey_ and Stattapont” Rivers, which form the York. ‘The other view southward will overtook the plains of Yorktown, When erected the montingnt will be distiictly visi- We from all els passing upand down Chesapeake Bay. ‘The taud purchased by the Government for $1,000 embraces six acres, and lies Just within what were the British ines, ‘The founda- ton for the base of the monument Ins. been dug. sand Aled in with granit conerete. ‘The cornerstone of granit, taken from the Iiclimond quiar- rles—the same from which the State, War, and Navy Departinent buildings at Washing- ton have been coustracted—{s on the ground, rently to be lowered in position for Mayoule eoremontes, ‘Phe encampment for United States troupe and State mi itary ant Masonle societies WH be on the ‘Temple farm, about, niuile and w half distaut: from the mont ment — site. ft is an open — field, nearly level, but with sificlent indulge for proper dramage nnd well adapted te army encampment. Tn position the regulars Will oconpy the rightot the Held, and Gon. Mancock’s headquarters will be there, ‘The same ground was occupied by Washington's Iine 100 years nzo, and by Gen, MeClelliu’s. < army In 1803, On “this field from 1,200 to 1,500 fonts each = shelter- ing fifteen men and furnished by the War Department, will be erected. “Fresh water In iuaple quantity whl be supptied from Wornley's Creak. Ib willbe ralsed into tanks by two engines ot thirty horse- power euch, and distributed throughout the cay, for which ‘purpose 10,000 feet. of plpe will bo uned, Lt ts estimated that about 2,- 00 miliitary wnd 5,000 Masons witl be in tents, For the aecomuodation of the executive oflicers of the Government, members of thy Cabinet, the Congresstonal Commission, tnd distingtished guests a reception building 100 feat long and sixty wide ds being bill, Jt will contain a roam for the coumiaslon, one for the Seeretary of State, one for lidies, bata farge part of the syne will be taken wp for pueiies at entertatmment. | Uhis bull ing ds only a faw fewt £1 the site, Ln ad tlun, the commission have rented deol Nel- gon House, which ta undergoing thorough repairs, and. Kald to be intended for the French guests, Work ts all goling forward wider the personal superintendence of Mas, L, C. Forsyth, of the Quorterninster’s De- qurtnant, who hag taken up lls quarters at orktown, - Ih addition to these plenataticns by tha ongredsionmtl Commission, tie Yorktown Centennial Agsoclation, compaxod of welle Own citizens of the thirteen original Stutes, of which dobn Gade, of Virginia, ty Chalrinan, and Col, Peyton, of Now dersey, General “Superintendent, is also lds Ing the commission, As heretofore fumouneed, they have purelmsed the ‘Templo farm. and tendered Ita tse ‘for wv camping-ground. ‘Chey have also renovated andarepalred from cellar to furrot the Moore House, whieh fs an the Temple tarm. It will be handsomely cue peted and papeyed by New York and Phitae dsiphin merehants, and tendered to the Cou- rosalonul Commission for tie by its guests, twas in this hotse tho urtiolus of cupitulae ton were coustdored and agreed to. ‘The association bs also about erectlag i building Qwx0t tor howl purposes, destened to ace conmmodate 1,000 persons with beds, On the part of the uly of Yorktown ub- solutely uo prepurations ate being made. A. Mttla wooden shanty, with tha words * Op- ert louse "over tiie eutrance, ado half a dyzen or more board buts for dispensing “cool lager,” have been nalled up, and seem to have exhausted the enterprise of tha na. went over the grown with the view of locating the entrance of their branch ron, At present the only way of reaching York- town from this city is by way of the York River line of atenmors. It was expecterl that forty-elait englneer-soldiers and titty ei rd ine ordered from Willett’s Point andl West Point, N, Y., by the Secretary of War, would arrive‘at Yorktown today nnd report to Mnj. Crate, VAsIINGTON, D.C, Sept, 2—Col. Corbin has thus far reealved notification frow mbltia organizations that propose to take part in the Yorktown celebration aggregating About 13,000, and contidently expects — tht the military feature of the ues easion will be the — presenee of nt least 25,000 soldiers, Gen. Ilancock has ordered Batters 1, Third United Stated Arillliny Capt. Myrick commanding, ta pra- ceed without. delay to Yorktown, Va., for duty under Maj, We 2. Crabchill, Corps of Engineers, tn breparlng enmnp grounds for + the troops. Capt. Myrick and Seconid-(leut, 1. J. Rnbangh will wecompany the battery (whiely petor to {ts departure will he iiled to fifty enlisted men) to Yorktown, EMPRESS AND PEASANTS. of Runsla Wan Me= 1 Old Woman's Hut Palt Matt Gazette. The correspondent whose sntlusiastic de seription of the Czar's recent visit to Museuw and Nijnt Novgorod we published last week 4ends ty the following account of an incl dent of the imperial tours As we were golng nloug the Volga the boys had been promised aroun on shore, and so at a spot where all seemed to promise privacy the Empress, Miss Mow the Czari colved In Oy, a Indy of honor; Nichdtal Alex- androvitel), and George, his younger brother, Count Vi Mr. 8, and) Prince S. cstarted on oan exenrsion, | 'L was kludly Invited to join the party, We clainbered up a steep preciplee of sant and loose gravel, and after some dileulty reached the stuamil. - We crossed a plowed field ant emne to sane cottages, the lug huts of the eotntry, At the duorof one of these there stood an old woman with one eye, ‘Che ine press approached her and asked If she vould have x little milk, for she was thirsty, “MIKO says the old wonnn, “lll ag Will you kindly Jet me have some ? “ But—inilk 2) was the only answer to be got. We all thought the old worn was vrazed, 80° the Empress entered the hut, and there sata pale, listless-looking wou, with to children—one a child of 3 years, the other n baby, hung up ina piece of sacking by a cord attached to the rafters. While her Majesty was chatting affably with the young mother, the old woman caine in with n bowl of very dirty-looking milk and one spoon for the whule company, “Haven't you got a better spoon, goo womun?” “A new one was tound—palntedt In red and gold. ‘The Eipress, for foru’s sitke, tasted the repulsive-lookiug bevernge, and after some conversation Mr. 5. asked the old woman what she wanted for it, “Want for it??? she replied, thoughtfully. “T want five kopecks silver.” "That's too tear,” he said, with a serlous air, “The price is ruinous, ‘Three? “It's tive ko- pecks silver,” and the oltl woman bow! nearer to her. Three.” No, five; iv’s a shame for gentlefolks to haggle about a few kopecks.”” "He ty only Joking,” sald the Empress, coming to the rescue; “here are ten_rubles for you,’? “But,” Interposed Count V., “you must pilve us nine rubles and 05 Kopecks change?’ “Nine rubles aud 5 kupecks! where ain [to xet it trom?” she it “But they are jokiug, I tell you,'? dot you unde! 3 ‘the 10 rebles aro yours, rstund?”? "I'he mille Is five kopecks silver.” she lnsisted, amid general laughter, “You greedy old woman, you've . cut 10 rubles, and now you want tive kopecis nore. You aught to “be ashamed of your- self” he quilic's five kopecks silver,” sho repeated doggedly, Prince S.—" Do you know who the Indy Is who Jus given you the 1 rubles?” “No, J don’t,” she answered, “It's the Gios-ou-darina.? “0, yes! very Hikes ly,” shesneered—the Joke wasa good one, and the ald woman enjoyed it—" very likely.” “Itreally is the Enip don’t you Know that the Czar is on the river nnd that all the people are gone to the town to see him??? Lb Was ho Us he old womun only laughel and patted the Empress’ arin, What was to be done? -5. ayn lust resouree takes out his imane. ousee, Lint at Christian man, Tswear on this Image [kissing ith that this Jady is really our Empress” ‘The wonmn was only half convinced, but she had far too little tine to realize the fuct, unitushke” (nother), she says, “Good mate ushkal’”? and pats more emphatically, The heat was sutfocating, not n breuth of alr; the Empress rose to go, wished the good people good-by, and thanked them for their hospl- tality, We had not proceeded far when a small Broup of women and one or two jen were observed following us, “Let us walt for thom,” said her Mu, esty, “1 like to tall with, these goo people.’ *Ifow many are you fn the villuze?” "Fifty," repiled the per-" son nddressed, Many otter qnestions were put and suewered, but it was not unuil she gave them 160 rubles that they belleved It was really their “Muatushka, their dear [tthe mother” and they fell on thelr knees and: kissed her feet.” She could not eseape, Tell them not to kiss my feet.” she sald “1 don't. ike it? ‘They were, how. ever, all round herg they erossed themselves nnd hers. they Kissed the very ground on which she trad. ny who Js that hobbling so eagerly toward, us? lt ig) our: old) friend” of | the cottage, Shoe has had tine now to realize the tet that the kind stranger really was the Teal Matushka; that she whom all the worl had gone xo fur to see—she, the Empress ot All the Rugstus, the wife of the " White Caur,”’ had actually been In her poor hut— had spoken so kindly to her, and that she herself, 2 poor ald womun, liad actually joked with ber and patted her arm; that she tad eaten out of the old howl—she felt It now—and she came and threw herself on the gronnd and kissed the hem of her garment and sopbed Uke a child. The Empress raised! the ott womnn and sald all sorts of comforts ing words to her, and with such success that hobbling ald age took active youth under hep arm and helped her carefully over the: rotigh places neross the plowed field ull we cue to the ravine again, We reached the steamur at Inst and as we lefe among the grouy on shore we saw our old friends bat how she got there and how she got back ugaln iy a mystery to ine, Ballooning on the Di - Gods urd’s Perilous Adventure and Very Narrow Escape. 5 Vieuna Dlapatch to London Teleyravh. i East aight M, Eugene Gourd, the celebrated Preneh aerunaut, who wasaceuipanied by threo 1) Journalists, very uurrowiy escaped i neboly death by the descent of bly Gulloow, Danbhe. Une start was olfeeted frum plaasure-gardon in the aulzhbuchoud of Won at Tih. An finmenie crowd Bud to witness tho proceudings, aod, hevred yuciferously ag the tye wer! crate rose mnjestically aloft, “About nt hour later ay thunderstorm of terrible vidlenee Uroke outy fd the gravest nat rehenudlons were enturtalied for M. Gudard and bly compinions. Ag It alters ward proved, they were only two well founded, Tho balluon Was caught i tho ruldst of the thunder-ctouds, aud thrice the lightning thished within # fow yards of ita lerror-stricken crew, dhitd, however, kept bis presence of yulnd. and after vainly ent vor ia, by emptying the wands bags, 10 secre clear of the storm, by decided to core down wa quiekiy 13 posslule, : Tuy bullvon was then some U,000 feot high, and moving wt the rate of thirtyefuur fet pur xecont, ‘The gis-pipe was opened, and the bul- Joon begun tu descend with fourful rapidity, Suddenly ML Go oxcialtuod, * We spatl fait Inte the Varute A fruitless attempt was ude to use the anchor, but the troes were too fur below und the speed tougrent. At any mo- incot It appeared Lhut they might be iyulfed be iho stream, whence, owing to the storui, all es- ir would by impossible. M. Godard bereupoit erled out, “ Geatlomen, we ure one too unaly.’ Hut te none of bis companions appeared dis- posed to withdraw bu threw overbourd (wellty~ tive kitguramines of rope, and, with the anchor uttiched ta the remainder, endenvorod to ene The brusbwood on tho river edge. ‘Tht, fortis matoly, succeeded, and the cur wis scours withliva tow fout ol the wator, ° Phawk God, wo ave anved!" shouted M. Godard, Just as tremondond shock jmpurted the weloome fact to bls fellow-travelers. Assistance was at hand, and ait hour liter the whole party wore recov~ ering thelr composure In a neivhboring village dan. The descunt wus accomplished ut 8 o'clock, near Klosterauubury. Ludy Miancho Murphy and the Pope. London World, Tho ileath of Tond hutnsboroueh Tecalle air wuecdote of tho thao of bly conversion, oe then Lonl und Lady Cainpden, with their cldvet entid, Ludy Manche (Murphy), ot the decisive sudicnoe with Plus TX., were moved to tear. Jady Biunche, who bud never secn olther fatber oy mother ery previoualy (abe Wie wt the tine 5 oro pours old), supposed the Pope Bad been wiulty of wom vxocuding Hl treatment to bee parenty, whereupon, with closod infuut Hats aod utid feot, shu took on berself tu uveuve tho Ite amined grievance. Judge of the horror of her Parents xt seeluy such irreverent deed comrnlt- ted on the sacre ben of the Pope} Pius IX., much eusbarrassed between the tears of the elder and the outfs of the junior peophyty called clonsigoor of bis autu-chatnber to thd ) rasana :