The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1875, Page 3

THE PLYMOUTH WAR. What Was Done at the Business a Meeting Last Night, = MR. BEECHER Quire AGGRESSIVE. Declaration that the Church Intends to Take Care of Itself. COUNCILS AND ADVISORY COUNCILS. Characteristic Speech by the Plymouth Pastor. The business meeting of Plymouth Church last night ‘was ap important and interesting one, A new letter from Mrs. Moulton was read. It presented two ques- tuons for consideration by the mutual council already agreed upon. The report of the Examining Committee was also presented, and the mutual council and the ad- visory council was agreed to. Mr. Beecher then ex- plained the attitude of Plymouth Church, and said that hereafter she ‘‘would take her own business into ber own hands.” Mr. Beecher announced in a single laconic sentence, jammed in among the dozen announcements made | before his sermon on Sunday morning, that there would | be an adjourned business meeting of the church held last night, Perhaps not one-half of the congregation understood his rapidly uttered words, and this is the more probable, as immediately afterward he read the | announcement of an annual meeting of Plymouth Church Society to be held on January 6, when three trostecs are to de elected, Indeed several menibers of the church, who were present on Sunday, did not know there would bea meeting until informed of it by a Heraup reporter. In view of this fact, and also that few outside of the church knew of the meeting, the attendance was not very large. Mrs. Beecher entered | shortly before eight o'clock upon the arm of her son, Colonel Henry Beecher, and tollowed by the wife of the latter, with Dr. Edward Beecher a Hittle in the rear. Punctually at eight o'clock, the | hour appointed for the opening of the meeting, Mr. Beecher entered in company with Rev. Dr. Georgo Bacon, son of Dr. Leonard Bacon, Moderator of the | former Congregational Council, Scarcely had the pas- tor entered when he was approached by Brother McKay, who is known as one of Mr. Beecher’s staunchest friends and whose vehemence in the defence | pi the latter bas secured for him the sobriquet of the | “Fighting Brotner.”” After a short and whispered con- vergation with Mr. Beecher the brother retired to his Beat to make way for Brother Rossiter W. Raymond, who also held a brief interview with the pastor, who Btood warming his feet on one of the registers in the floor, This conversation was somewhat longer than the other, but was still brief When Mr, Raymond retired his place was immediately filed by Moderator Edgerton, with whom Mr, Beecher held a Jong and earnest conversation, after which the preacher ascended the platform, Mr. Edgerton took the chair and prayer was offered by Brother R. W. Raymond. As Mr. Shearman was not on hand some one proposed to sing a hymn to pass the time till he arrived. While the matter was under discussion Mr, Shearman entered, and, ascending the platform, read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved. He then said, “I havo a letter from Mrs. Moulton, which she sent to Mr. Tilney, as clerk of the church, not knowing, prob- ably, that his term commences on the 3d of January.” Mr. Shearman then read the following :— Brooxtyn, Dee. 1875, Dean Smr—I have been very reluctant to write uny further | to the members of Plymouth church, as my last letter was | refused a reading before them, on the motion of Mr. Beecher, after the clerk had told them pt that it was in his hands, and as much violent feeling was excited by it after it very much, and still wish, | din the inciosed memorandum. | dered ch or the committee, and to know if | they will a Will you, sheretoro, Baye the kindnexg. | Present it for me,and to Inform me of their answer, fours, very traiy, EMMA ©. MOULTON. ‘Mr, Tuos. J, Vilwey, Clerk of Plymouth ehurch, f MEMORANDUM. I know very well, and bave known from the beginning. that I can only justify myself for my long and intentional absence from the services of the eburch by showing fully the reasons which moved me to it. This, therefore, T roposed | to do in my first letter to the eburch, in whicn T'asked for a rouncil, chosen by both parties, before which the church should state th asons for its action and I should state the Jenene for mine, ‘and which aflonld Judge Imparttally of church appeared to agree to this proposal, but at the me meeting, without the slightest conference with me, d with a haste which strack me as strange, it adopted the | entions which it would insist on having presented to such Beouncil. I have considered these questions, and, as I un- ferstand them, they give me no chance at all to show why I was so long absent from the church, I do not see how they uld well have been framed more carefully to prevent me | Bom doing this. Yet this isthe most important thing In m whole case. Still I'did not object to these questions, but asked that others be added to them, nnder which 1 could dhow just why [had done as { had, and so coula justify my- pelt if my reasons were found suflicient. ost the committee deliberated upon a good then recommended that it be refused. The of vehe- ing the questions which are to be submitted for myself s« well as for the church tothe council. I am not certain that [ know what my rights are in such a matter, but this | really seeme to me oppressive and wholly one sided. [ can- | Bot even tell the council what it ison which I want to have Its opinion, T still desire, however, {f possible, to state my cage, and to ave the church state its case before such # body chosen by oth parties, and so large in number and respectable in | sharacter that it will secure public confidence. | ‘As, then, the questions arranged by the church are not satistactory to me, giving me no opportunity to show the Fousons for my course, and as the questions propored by me re not deceptable to the church, 1 propose that the council | ber convened with ‘no distinct questions before it excent | these two which are both contained in my first letter, to hich the church was understood to agree :— The action of the church in dropping me from its member- Ship anit did—are its reasons for thls valld aud saffclent ? y action in abstaining, 40 long from she services and fecraments of the ehureh while I did not, wish to withdraw orn its membership—were my reasons for this valid and | sufiicient ‘ er the one or the other of these questions might bi considered first by the council, as it should deem best. But I should wish both to be considered, and such recommenda. tions to be made by the council to either purty as it should bee fit. If the church is willing, as T at first understood it to be, to meet me on this ground, before such a council, I shall'be | jad. If itis not, I suppose i must seek other means for at vindication of myself, of whien, inthe end, I feel as sure as I do of God's justices. T think I ought vo add that the latest attack made on in the letter of the chureh, declaring that I had been as ii gular and uncareful in my charel attendance before 1871 ince, is wholly without foundation iu fact or in auy testi- mony which I have given. Itseems tome to have been o mere afterthought, as the previous letter of the church made ‘no mention of any such charge. But if the committee think | they have any proof of it I shall be perfectly ready to have it | Prevented to the council. I desire to add, also, that my statement that T had lon ago declared to 4 leading member and oficer of the ehurel | 4b Mr. Beocher’s crime was adultery, and that both he and | rs, Tilton had confexsed it to me, is strictly true, and has en contirmed more than once by the gentleman to whom referred, EMMA C, MOULTON, REPORT OF THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE. The Examining Committee hereby respectfully ro- port:—That in pursuance of the order of the church at the last session of ite annual meeting a memorandum made by Mrs. Emma C. Moulton and received by the tlerk of the church at a late hour on Christmas Day has been laid before the committee. In this memoran- dum Mrs. Moulton complains that the questions ex- tracted by the church from her first letter of Novem. ber 12 are unsatisfactory to her, and asserts that they pive her no chance at all to show why she was so long | absent from the church, The church, on its part, having declined to accept the four questions framed by | Mrs. Moulton in her later letter, she now proposes | that al) the questions heretofore suggested be with- frawn, and that two questions only be submitted to the council, which are in substance as follows:— First, whether the reasons of the church for drop- ping her were sufficient, and, second, whether her roa- sons for abandoning the services of the church were | sufficient. The committee has from the first been | anxious to secure the call of a mutual council upon Mrs. Moulton’s case, For this purpose the church adopted all the issues which could possibly be ex- éracted from Mrs. Moulton’s first letter, and no fair minded person of ordinary intelligence and accustomed to judge of the meaning of language can fail to see that the six questions which the burch agreed to submit to the mutual council covered all and more than all the issues which Mrs, Moulton has now selected for submission. The churcb, in pro- ove 4 the acceptance of those enuea did so with li knowledge that they did, and with a deliberate in- tention that they should, put it in the power of the mutual council, when called, t#open as broad a field of Investigation as any one could possibly desire. When Mrs. Moulton sought to add to these questions four others, this committee was extremely desirous of ac- nepting those also, if possible, and the delay in advising the church was cansed by its earnest desire to reconcile the acceptance of Mrs. Moulton’s questions with tho dignity and self-respect of the church. The committee finally advised against the acceptance of these ques- tions, not because they broadened the issue, but because they tended to narrow it and to limit she council by the assumption of certain statements as which the committee and the church agreed in beheving were not facts, The church has never suggested any questions of Its wn devising It has simply attempted to put into per form the issues presented by Mrs. Moulton in yr own letters, The present action of Mrs, Moulton im withdrawinw al) auestions heretofore suggested by me “ i right | inadvertently. | that it is organized as a housebold in which love is | ate. | come to that point in its bistory in which it imtends to | of councils, called, not by disaffecting members of the 5 the purpose of avoid. ¢ pul b Ft ie Mrs. Moul- u b, inbulbe ad in those questions without the at take alteration. Notwithstanding the course refusing to comply with the west of church to meet the Examining Committee tor conference as to the number and names of ‘to be called, and in undertak- ing by correspondenes to fix the number of churches, seems to the committee agusual and irregular, yet they recommend that the nomber of churches to be invited be at once fixed in accordance with the number speci- fied by Mrs. Moulton. «+ The committee had hoped to make such errange- ments as to allow the council to be convened in the first week of January; but, as circumstances appear to make this impracticable, they now recommend that the assembling of the Advisory Council be postponed until after the Mutual Council can be held, whi f no far- ther and unexpected delays occur should be on the second week of January. The committee recommend the adoption of the fol- lowing resolutions :— Resolved, ‘That this church accedes to the requost of Mrs. Emma ©. Moulton for the call of @ mutnal council to advise this church and Mrs, Moulton upon the two questions sub- mitted by her in her memorandum of December 25, 1875, which are in the following words:—'The action of ehureb in dropping me from membershi its reasons for this valid and sucftiient My action in ab- staining 80 long from the services and sacraments of the cbureh, while [did not wish to withdraw from its member- ship—were my reasons for this valid and xufticlent 1” Resolved, That a special committee of five be appointed the Moderator, who shall bave power and authority in the name and on behalf of this church to prepare and issue the letters missive for the calling of the Mutual Council hereby assented to, and that the committee are directed to meet morrow evening as shall be desi the committes, and the clerk of the burch is hereb; to notify Mrs, Moulton forthwith of the time ani lace of such bones and to invite her to be present in parece or by hor representative for the purpose of drawing up and signing the proper letter missive. Resolved, That the said committee aro hereby fully authorized and directed to select the churches and ministers to be convened in mutual council, to the number heretofore specified by Mrs. Moniton, and to'issue the an oqet number of churches and ministers to Mrs. Moulton, and they are further di: 3 meeting of the said couneil for the earli Resolved, That the olork of this church 1s heroby i ko forward a copy of tiexeregolutions tmmediately 0 Mrs oulton. The report and resolutions were accepted and | adopted. Mr, Beecher then offered the following resolution :-~ Resolved, That a committee of reven appointed to call an advisory council in the name of the church are hereby in- structed to fix the day for the assembling of that council at leust one weok afver the assembling of the Mutual Council in which this church has agreed to unite. Mr. Raymond then asked ifan interval of one week between the calling of the councils would permit the re- result of one council to become known before calling the second, He thought that there should be a longer interval. Mr. McKay set Mr. Raymond right by explaining that there Lad been no time specified for the meeting of the Mutual Council, that the resolution calling for it providing that it should be at least one week after the meeting of the Advisory-Couneil. Mr. Beecher indorsed this interpretation of the reso- Jution and Mr, Raymond was satisfied, Rossiter W. Raymond asked whether any day had been fixed by the committee of the church for the meeting of the council, Mr. Beecher replied that no date had been fixed, although by the way im which the document was printed it so appeared there were. It was not the fault of the reporters that it was so, for it appeared in the resolutions that the council was to be called on the sec- ond Tuesday in January, But,” he added, ‘that was only for consideration and I think it was so pencilled in the margin of the document which was handed to the reporters, and they took it as they found it, without being aware that the date was optional. Professor R. W. Raymond stated that there had been @ marginal note to the effect that the date was not defi- nite. Mr. Shearman moved to amend the resolutions call- ing for the council so as to x the date of that council at least one week later than the date which may be fixed be the first council The amendment was ac- cepted, Mr. King said:—Suppose the first one sits more than one week, shail we have them both together ? Dr. Edward Beecher explained that it was the inten- tion of the committee who drafted the resolutions that at jeast one week should elapse, and as many more as may be hereafter thought proper. By request the resolution offered by Mr. Beecher was read again. MB. BEECHER’S SPEECH. Mr. Moprrator—It may seem strange to a great | many persons that this church should spend so many meetings and $0 much time in corresponding with a and that it had better cut short its work in eousness and go on, . I have received some letters of that import. Now, let me say in regard to this mat- tor that if theré bas been one thing in the history of | Plymouth charch which # characteristic of it, ithas | been the tenderness gf@ .carejuiness with which at has. r u ite ob its least member, arid that powee of the church, and the | magnitude of the chureb, and the great’ sphere in | which it moves, so far from having ever been op- pressively used, bas been ail the time held in and re- strained, lest in some way we should tread upon any Yet, when it ts the interest of our adversaries to attack us in one way they always allege that we do not discipline our members—that we do not do anything; and when it is to their interest to repre- sont another phase, they say that we are carrying on a course that is oppressive to our members, Now, in regard to the wholo career of this church, it has attempted to act as if it was a household, and not an imperial government. And it has attempted to ad- minister even discipline in the spirit of household affec- | tion, not in executive nor legislative power, such as the civil States had. We don't believe that Christ’s Church is to be organized ag a kingdom lke that, but predominant and discipline itself is affection- And, when affectionate discipline can no longer do anything, our theory of dropping meinbers 1s that the church must {ree itself from tho fulfilment of obligations which it can no longer fulfil. That ts the meaning of dropping them, as I understand it, though I am now speaking simply for myself, There 1s another matter pertaining to our correspon- dence with Mrs, Moulton, While her rights are sacred as those of any other single person would be, no matter in what position in society—whether a | man, woman or child—and while we do | not think we demean ourselves in considering | carefully whatever any of our aggrieved members may | have to say, yet that is not the main reason that has made this church act with go much consideration and so long patience, We know periectly well that Mrs. Moulton is but the occasion, and that the power lies | behind and in other bands than hers, (Applause.) And we are perfectly well aware that it is an unscrupulous power. (Applause,) We are perfectly convinced that it is a power which has watched for op- portunity to trip this church, and that, being in the presence of a wary and experienced and‘ unscrupu- lous adversary, it becomes this church to consider every step 1t takes carefully. That is the reason why we have attempted vo give to this whole correspondence so | much thought and g0 much care, And now in regard | tothe calling of an advisory council, the calling of | which has excited so much feeling, and which bas or what is entitled NATURE OF A PROTEST.” In regard to that Advisory Council, let me say, once for all, that this church calis that council because it has take its own business into its own bands and not have itshot in on it, (Applause.) We intend especially not to be harassed by along line church, but by adversaries working through disaffected members, (Applause.) There was a council for Mrs. Moulton ; there was another for Mr. West. There was another brother that declared to the Examining Com- mittee that he should call a council. There was an- other council that loomed up. It was quite possibly that a fifth might come, and there seemed to bo before us the prospect of along line of mutual councils, For our experience had taught us that there would not be one single thing treated justly or generously in respect to this church, but that every opportunity that could be found to injure it would be sedulously taken and followed up; and we determined, therefore, that we would clear ourselves of the evil of all these petty strifes by calling a council so large, mado up of men so well known and of such high standing in the denominational churches that to them we would be willing to submit any question that any mortal man might choose to ask about this church (applause); that we would turn our books inside out and submit our- selves to all inquisitorial questions even, if they chose to ask them; if when that council had made its declaration they ould) «give us peace. We do not war against any other churches; we are not stealing sheep out of their folds; we are not watching them aggressively; we are In no way bellicoso, nor have we ever been. There never was a church’ that pursued its appropriate business more quietly. It is hot we who are making trouble; it is the name of fel. lowship, perverted, turned into an engine of oppres- sion, that we interfered with and ‘finderea from our Appropriate business; and I declare it to be a crime and « me that this community should be rent and fam: filled as they have been with trouble and sorrow, and a year’s work hindered, Tear impeded, for no justifiable reasons, (Ap: This church wants only this—tiberty to pursue | spiritual work unvexed and ‘anbiadeced, and Ravlibersy it means to have. (Applause) Tholdin my band an articlo which appeared in the jist last week. It is prefaced editorially as follows :— We desire to call the very serious attention of all thon ful readers to the commu: 4 ee by al — hk ea a Nature of jonalism and of the very hi eet rehes, we feel ut libe: at Srrest attention and were ware Conference nor of its Issues untit Th rosune offered to our columns; but we are very giad to their attention bas been to the subject, eves te us thas their Judgment, whieh te ry and raordinary course whi such haste to take, should be examined in all its fore it receive the general indorsement. Look at that title If this was a protest, w: 4 they call it “a protest?” If it wereat s P eA 8 did they say ‘‘in the nature of @ protest ?”’ fs it some. pat Ss the way toward @ protest? Typhoid and not yphas, Mr, Shearman—That’s very natural process, Mr, Beecher (continuing)—Well, who are these gen- tlemen? And since this is a “very important ques. tion” in the jadgment of the Congregationalist, and since he declares that if their names were known it would add great weight to this communication, why, in the na of heaven, were their names not put ee PL, Wee are these men who com, ut the affairsof Plymouth church, and do not dare to #igu what they write? An anonymous protest with the editor to say ha if Apaealy bia who they were it would make the protest worth somethin (Laughter), Now, by “fy reasonable calculation, this paper was publighed on the 23d of December, it must have been printed at least one day before its Pabljcation, waking the date the 22d, and as our action took place on the 17th, and there was only, therefore, four or fivedays between the action of the church and this publication, which must ha’ been sent on time enough to have been read and get up, namely, leaving only about four days Who are these parties then that could assemble and in the space of four days confer and draw up their ‘‘In the nature of a protest,” and get it into the hands of the Congregationalist. Mr. Beecher criticised at length the article referred to and continued, ‘‘Now, my brethren, let me tell you why we appointed the council as we did. We believed that they were offering us a mutual council in the belief that we would not take it; and that what they wanted was an ez-parte council, and we offered those resolutions hoping that it would produce the result which they have, and they have brought that Jetter, mild as milk, with an agreement of coming toa mutual council, ‘The speaker went on to explain that the advisory council wag not called to avoid the mutual council, and concluded by saying that Plymouth Church would set an example of fraternal sympathy and would show that she conducted her affairs with a great deal more harmony than other churches of notatenth part of her magnitude, The resolutions were adopted unanimously. Mr. Shearman moved that ‘‘a special committee of five be authorized to call an advisory council, and be empow- ered to amend the letter missive by making any formal changes that may appear to them to be necessary and which they may think fit by limiting the scope of the questions to the affairs of this church.” The resolution was carried and the following gentie- men . appointed as the committee:—Dr. ward Beecher, Rossiter W. Raymond, Thomas G. Shearman, B. T. Blair and T. J. Tilmey. The meeting then adjourned until after the close of the monthly business meeting on Friday night. THE BIBLE IN THE sCHOOLS, MEETING LAST NIGHT—THE BIBLE SUSTAINED AND THE POLICY OF ROME DENOUNCED. “Shall the Bible be Exciuded from Our Public Schools?’ was the subject of several addresses deliv- ered last evening in the Presbyterian church located on Forty-eighth street, between Eighth and Ninth ave- nues, ‘There was an exceedingly large and appreciative audience present, who seemed in perfect sympathy with the speakers, and who heartily applauded every good point they made. The meeting opened with prayer, followed by the singing of the forty-sixth psalm, ‘THE FIRST SPEAKER, The Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Twonty- fifth street Presbyterian church, was then intro- duced, The gentleman suid:—It is the duty of one and all of us to take this question of the Bible in our public schools Geeply to heart, because if popular opinion can be sufficiently aroused no power could restrain it, and there could be found thousands upon thou- sands who would arise to defend ‘the truth,” if need be with their lives, The question of the Bible in the public schools is already a great one, but is destined to become still greater. It isa solemn subject, for in it is wrapt the most momentous issues, We have ene- mies banding together to exclude the Bible, and we must at once recognize the fact that God’s children have God’s truth to protect, We must use our hearts and minds and means to educate that which makes and unmakes the destiny of every nation—i. ¢, popu- lar opinion, Public opinion is the law of our land; it controls everythin it is the sentiment of the com- munity that’ regulates the commonwealth. With a healthy public sentiment our institutions will grow and improve in strength and influence, but with a corrupt public sentiment they will be ruined by dishonest men | and corrupt and scheming politicians, Our business, therefore, is to educate and reform this popular senu- ment by elevating the public mind and heart, ana to engender among the people a respect and reverence for the law of God. How can we do this? By excluding the Bible from our public schools? Certainly not. We must make NO CONCESSION TO ROME. ‘We must never yield to the demands of the priests, The Catholics are now complaining; they will continue | to complain, and I regret’ to find that some Protestants are of the opinion thgt we ought to yield to their desires in this case, simply to close their mouths. 1 assure every one present that this concession will lead to another. Qur government has fed Rome too much already. Rome's greedy maw is never filled. Her cry is always for — more. “Give; Give!’ is her constant and eternal cry. She demanded the dis- | endowment of the Episcopal Church in Ireland of the British Parliament; it was grinted, but Rome Was not satisfied even then. She next demanded that the allowance granted by the government to the Pres- byteriang im Iveland should be annulied, Gladstone Was sailto have been serving the Pope white these bills were pending, and it is said that he was simply a minion of Rome. Whether this be true or false I can- not say, but the Church succeeded im securing its de- mands, CATHOLIC POLICY. Tne Catholics are throwing themselves back upon the policy of Daniel O'Connell, which is one of agita- tion—constant, unceasing agitation. ‘Make it so hot for the government that it will accede finaily to our de- mands simply to get rid of us and close up our mouths”? That 1s the policy the Catholics are to-day pursuing in relation to the Bible our public schools, They think by agitating théiquestion, by constantly demand- ing a concession, they will so weary our law-makers that the latter will yield to their demands, We must concede them nothing more; the time has come when we must resist, The history of the Catho- lic Church is the same under all conditions, in every land; “get all you can and keep, but never give.” Yield them one thing and they will immediately demand another, Ultramontanism never has been and never will be satistied. If we put out the Bible from the pub- lic schools they would not rest content. Their next de- mand would be, “Give us the public schools, and let us | conduct them in the manner we deci best.” THE GREAT BOOK. The Bible ws the greatest of all books. wherever you find him, How are men governed /— First, as a physical machine, and, second, as a moral agent, Train a manasa machine, and you must ever deal with bim as such, a8 a party devoid of intelligence and incapable of a noble thought. A physical machine will recognize nothing but physical force, and hence you must guard the man by the volice and by the other instruments of justice, Therefore, if children are to be trained in our public schools without the influence of | the blessed Bible, what sort of men and women | grow | up? Creatures who must be controlled solely by brute | are they going’ to be when they force, Butif you train them with the Bible, you will engender in them right sentiments, you bring into play another power i. ¢, a mind conscious of right, and which will be overflowing with pure thoughts and lofty sentiments, Wherever 1 have gone in this country I have found the Bible, In the hospitals, in the steam- boats, in the hotels—everywhere you travel, whether by land or by water, you find the sacred book. In what public place is it not ? and shall it alone be,absent from our public schools? Never. it is the foundation of your liberty, the guarantee of your freedom, the corner stone of your glorious Rebublic. as you train yonr youth 80 do you shape the destinies of your government. THE OTHER EXERCISI The oration, of which the above isa part, was very eloquently and {igre delivered. It was followed by another speech, delivered by the Rev. Mr. Cronin, of the Thirty-third Street Mission. It was of the firey” impetuous style, dealing in broad generalities and all sorts of rhetorical flights. The earnestness of the speaker, however, claimed a liberal share of attention, and won for him an occasional round of applause. The theme of the remarks was that when the Pilgrim Fathers arrived in this country the doctrines of the Bible was the guide of their lives and the basis of the colony they formed, Other addresses followed, after which a collection was taken up. A CONFLAGRATION IN WESTCHESTER. Shortly after two o’clock on Sunday afternoon flames were seen issuing from a wooden cupola on the iarge five story brick building Known asthe Hudson River Sugar Refinery, at Hastings, Westchester county. ‘The fire spread with such rapidity that in a short time the entire works were a hissing, scething mass, As the village possessed no adequate means of checking the progress of the fire, a telegraphic message was sent to Yonkers, asking for assistance. It also seomed at one time as though nothing could save the railroad depot and a number of freight cars standing near the burning pile. patch was accordingly sent to Mr. Toucey, superintendent of the Hudson River Railroad, asking what should be done. To this, however, no answer was returned. Meantime tho flames were fast licking up the extensive building, with its contents, Asmall hotel, also owned by the samo company, and situated adjoining the sugar refinery, had caught fire, and was wholly destroyed in an incred- ibly short space of time. A fire engine from Yonkers arrived just before the walls of the immense building fell in, and, of course, too late to be of any service. In lees than three hours from the time when the fire was first discovered the entire building was in ruins, A pile of coal, containing nearly 2,000 tons, also took fire, and burned fiercely all the afternoon and night. Yes- terday morning the fre steamer John Fuller, in answer to a telegram, left this cit; for Hastings, where she arrived about seven o'clock, and soon bad four streams of water pouring on the burnil coal, steamer remained pumping water ile wll day, and last evening it was believed that the fire had been piacod under control, The own- ers of the burned jiding are Messrs. Kaltenhorn, Hopke, Offerman & Doscher, of No. 102 Wall street. It ‘was estimated at Hastings yesterday that the loss will not fall far short of $1 000, on which there is about $300,000 insurance, More than 200 workmen have been thrown out of omployment by the casualty, SUICIDE. Robert Jones, who was in the employ of the New Jersey Central Railroad Corapany, swallowed a dose of Ritric acid yesterday and was taken to hie home in Union street, Jersey City, A physician pronounced bis case hoveiess, Tt isa most | catholic book, a book for man under all conditions, | OBITUARY. ‘REV. ISAAC P. WHITE, OF NEWPORT, R. I. The tolling of Trinity church bell in Newport, R. 1.5 yesterday morning, 27th inst., signified that the Rey, Isaac P. White, rector of that church, whose critical condition way Kioted iW" the WRG, Lad yansea away. He war confined to his house since his visit if New York, & fow weeks ago, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jobn Winthrop Chanler, one of his summer par- ishioners, While here he caught a severe cold, which resulted in typhoid pneumonia, and caused his death. Rey, Dr. White was born in Sunderland, England, July 17, 1818, and was in his fifty-eighth year. He was edu- cated at Cambridge and was prepared for the ministry by the Dean of Peterborough. arly in life he had charge of a parish in the Isle of Jersey, where be preached alike in French and English, Subsequently he moved wo Canada, where he bad a parish twelve miles from Montreal. From Cathedral of Montreal, where he held the office of canon at the time that he was called to the rectorship of Trinity ohurch, Newport, R. I, He first became known in New York at the time of a visit that he made to Rev. Vr. Balch, The Episcopal Convention was in session at that time, and Canon White was introduced to the clergy of the diocese. During his stay he preached once in Trinity church, in response to the in- vitation of the reztor, ‘The following spring there was a vacancy in the rectorship of Trinity church, and in the course of the summer a unanimous call was sent to Canon White to jake charge of the parish, After due consideration he accepted the call in the autumn. His first sermon, as rector, was preached on the third Sun- day in Advent, 1866, and his last sermon was preached from the same text, though it was not the same sermon, on the third Sunday in Advent, 1876, his ministry baving extended over exactly mine years. He was a faithful and laberious pastor, and there was nota family inhis extensive parish in whom he did not take @ persenal interest, and whose welfare he did not seek to promote, Under bis administration bis parish has enjyed unusual prosperity. Yo the poor he was especialy endeared, and leaves, as a monu- ment to his temory, a large and flourishing church, Kay chapel, and a mission just completed in a section of the city where there was no house of worship, He was a great worker for the good of his people, and no man in the community will be missed more than he, especially by the large number of the summer resi- dents who mace Newport their home and Trinity church their place of worship. ‘All day yesterday telegrams were received by his afflicted wif} from friends in different parts of the country ofering condolence and sympathy. Dr. White leaves @ wife, but no children, 'y his first wife, who died several years ago in Montreal, he had several childrer, but they are also dead. His funeral occurs on ‘Thumday, 30th inst., and the remains will be interred in Newport. It will be largely attended by clergymen from abroad. It is a singular fact that Mrs. Chanter caught cold atthe funeral of ber grandfather, Wiliam B. Astor, and Dr. White while in attendance at her funeral. HON. W. A, RICHARDSON, EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR. Hon, W. A. Richardson died of paralysis, at his home in Quacy, Ill, yesterday morning, the 27th inst. Colonel Richardson served five terms in the House of Reprisentatives at Washington and was elected to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate occasioned by the death of Hon, Stephen A. Doug- sis His age was sixty-four years, AUGUSTUS MAYHEW. A cable telegram from London, under date of the 27th inst., anuouneés the occurrence Augustus Mayhtw. the well-known contributor to Punch and able coadjutor of his brothers, Horace and henry, in the production of the “Brothers Mayhew Series.’? The brothers were all distinguished in con- temporary English literature. Henry, who wis born in 1812, was the principal organ- izerand worker. In 1841 he assisted in establishing the London Punch. Augustus, now deceased, aided him with great ability as a writer. His series of Christmas stories and other works, printed from the year 1848 to the year 1866, bas had a wide circulation, and attained for the writers a world wide reputation. the fifth brother He was a most industrious contribu- tor to periodical literature. In the year 1851 he pub- lished, under his own name, “Finest Girl in Biooms- bury; in 1858. “Kitty Lamere;” in the samo year “Paved with God, or the Romance and Reality of Lon- don Streets,” appeared, and in 1866 and 1869 were rinted ‘Faces for Fortune’ and “Blow Hot and Blow sold. "? REV, GEORGE E. ADAMS, D. D. The Rev. George E. Adams, D. D., died at his resi- | dence in Orange, N. J., on Christmas Day, The deceased was born in Bangor, Me., in 1801, and was for forty years pastor of achurch at Brunswick, Me,, which was the chapel of Bowdoin College. On account of ill health he removed many years ago to Orange, N. J., and, without ceasing his connection with the church in Brunswick, officiated at the Brick church tor three ths Om tie formation of Trinity cuureh, some five yes’ ago pve was called to the pastorate, accepung i rhe term ‘OFtve years, as he did pot think heo ould Dr, Adams had been suffering from an acute malady for some time, and For the last few weeks he sunk rapidiy, and finally died of exhaustion on Saturday. rs and was much admired for his social qualities, He was um be useful atter the Japse of that.period, was confined to his house. Dr, Adams was a writer for the press for many ye twice married, his second wife being a sister of the cele brated Dr, George T. Root. He was very widely known | and was much esteemed by all who knew him. SISTER THEODOSIA MACMAHON, After a long and tedious tilness Sister Theodosia MacMahon, one of the sisters in charge of the St. Joseph | Hospital, Paterson, N, J., died a day or so since in that She was a native of Ireland and twenty- She was much beloved by all who | institution, five years of age. knew her and her whole life was a continual illustra- tion of charity and good work. Solemn requiem mass was held over her remains in the hospital chapel by the Rev. William MeNulty, and the altar was appropriately draped in mourning. THE POLICE JUSTICES. IMPORTANT MEETING OF MENTS FOR THE SPECIAL SESSIONS. The Board of Police Justices held their annual meet- there be was called to the | of the death of ‘Augustus was THE BOARD—ASSIGN- eof YORK: ‘HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. . L | VENEZUELA. GENERAL COLINA AT THE HEAD OF A REVOLU- TIONARY MOVEMENT—THE DEFEATED CHIEF- TAIN RESUMES HIS STRENGTH—HB AGAIN IN- YADES HIS NATIVE COUNTRY. New Provibawor, Site or + orem | Venezuela, Nov. 23, 1875. News of great importance has just reached bere, A DANGEROUS MOVEMENT. General Colina, it is said, in conjunction with the Duteh government, whether sous les roses or not, has invaded Venezuela, landing from Trinidad at Matarin, with a large force of men and apparatos of war. MATURIN | is the capital of the State of same name, and Colina ex- | pects to have many followers to join his standard, and to then, if strong enough, invade Guiana, the largest and richest State of the United States of Venezuela. | He is known #8 a bad fighter, and serious trouble may be expected. When your corre- spondent was last in Trinidad, two mouths ago, Colina had just arrived back from Europe, where he went after his defeat at Baiquisemento by the present | Presiaent of Venezuela, Guzman Blanco, who promptly put down Colina’s next to latest adventure. He was then organizing and gathering together men and arms, AGITATING RUMOKS IN PREPACK OF 18 ACTION. Rumors tlew about as to his movements and as tothe trip of the steamer Heroe d’Abril up the Orinoco. She was reported to have been seized by Colina at the | mouth of the Orinoco, just outside of British waters, and day after day we were startled with sensational ru- mors. The Heroe was, however, not seized, and now the word here is that Colina proposes to seize her on her way up the Orinoco to Ciudad Bolivar, probably in the Great Macaseo, one of the largest of the rivers which form the many headed delta of the mighty river Orinoco, WHAT HE RXPECTS TO ACCOMPLISH. Colina expects to conquer this rich State with its gigantic resources—gold mines, cattle farms, &c,—and make it his headquarters and centre of operations in his scheme for overthrowing the present progressive government of Guzman Blanco, Colina, who is ac- knowlegded to be the most dangerous enemy of the present government, was formerly a great friend of Guzman Blanco’s, and was his right hand man when Blanco first rose to power. WAS HK BOUGHT BY THE OPPOSITION ? If, as some say, he was bought off in the last revolu- tion, he started before this, Colina has furnished a vot very unique example in applying the funds received to a further prosecution of his schemes against the gov- ernment, at present de jure and de facto. A PECK OF TROUBLE, Coming on top of the troubles now spoken of by everybody which the Venezuelan government has on hand, and has lately had with the United States, Ger- many and Holland, this last news intensities the ex- citement bere, and men hardly know what to think, PORBIGNERS will if ever Colina reaches this country. the mining district, the Department of Ruscio—unite to de- fend their rights, MURDER OF A COLORED WOMAN. HOW A COLORED PARTY SPENT CHRISTMAS-— A TRAGIC END TO A DAY'S PLEASURE—TOO MUCH WHISKEY DRANK. Trenton, N, J., Dec, 27, 1875, The quiet village of Ewing, situated four miles north of this city, was aroused yesterday morning by the dis- covery of aterrible tragedy, in which the victim and the slayer are colored people. On the afternoon of Christmas Day, Abraham Patterson and Jane Stull came to this city on marketing business, They drank freely and purchased two bottles of whiskey, which they brought home. They left here about five o'clock in the afternoon in a wagon, and arrived home in ashort time, Jane took the whiskey and hid it, Patterson quarreled with her about it, About eleven o’clock at night another colored man, named Dave Hubbard, came in and found them wrangling. Patterson picked up the cross piece of an old bed, five feet in length, four inches wide, and’ about an inch in thickness and struck Jane three _ terrible blows with it, and also kicked her. Hubbard | was too much intoxicated to interfere, and he went to sleep. About two o'clock in the morning Hubbard awoke and found the woman outside of the door and Patterson in bed. He went to sleep again, and at day- light awoke, when he found her lying alongside of the | stove, He shook her and put her to bed. Patterson went for Dr. Scudder, who lives near the scene, and when the latter arrived he pronounced her dead. He said the cause of death was from contusions on the body, and that it was hastened by excessive drinking, Au’ external examination was made, and bruises and shoe nail marks were found on the breast, the hips and the neck. Patterson then went away with his horse and wagon, and did not return tillevening. To- day Squire Street, of this city, held an inquest, and on the examination of five witnesses, including Patterson, a deliberation of twenty minuves, rendered a verdict that the deceased died from Injuries received at the hands of Patterson. One colored man was on the jury. Patterson and Hubbard were arrested and locked up in the jail in this city. | ness. The latter is detained as a wit) | \ i ‘The slayer, after the inquest, leaned over the body of hig vietxm, then hugged and kissed her, and said ‘‘she | was a bright angel in heaven.” They ‘lived together for four years, were not married, and they were | addicted to drinking and fighting. He is aby fifty years of age, and a stout, rough looking darkey, and is ly | & carter by Vocation. She was about forty years of There is great excitement over the aifair, especia. | among the colored people. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. | Opvick ov THe CHlEF SiGNal Orricer, Wasnixetox, Dec. 28—1 A. M. Probabilities, During Tuesday in the South Atlantic States, north- cloudy weather, For the Gulf States, rising, followed by falling ba- rometer, southerly winds, warmer, cloudy weather aud possibly light rain, ‘Wan Derartwenr, east to southeast winds, rising barometer, cooler, partly For Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and lake region, sta- ing last night at Washington Place Police Court, Jus- | tionary or falling barometer, northeast to southeast tice Kilbreth presided, and all the justices were pres- | winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather, ent except Messrs. Wheeler and Morgan, Judge Kil- For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri breth, as chairman of the committee, annual report, which was adopted. submitted the | valleys, warmer, partly cloudy weather, followed by southerly winds, increasing cloudiness and falling ba- The Board then, by resolutions, made the following | tometer. assignments of police justices to preside at the Court | For the Middle and Eastern States, rising, followed | of Special Sessions during the ensuing year :— January.—Justices Smith, Wheeler and Otterbourg. February.—Justices Flammer, Duffy and Wandeil. March,—Justices Kilbreth, Smith and Murra; April.—Justices Wheeler, Wandell and Murray. May.—Justices Murray, Morgan and Otterbourg. June. —Justices Bixby, Kilbreth and Wandell. July. —Justices Morgan, Wheeler and Smith. August, —Justices Duffy, Kasmire and Murray. September.—Justices Ouerbourg, Bixby and Morgan, Octoder.—v ustices Kasmire, Kilbreth and Flammer, November.—Justices Wandell, Murray and Morgaa. December, —Jastices Flammer, Dufly and Kasmire, Judge Murray moved that Judge Bixby be elected President of the Board for 1876, and he was unani- mously elected. On motion of Judge Smith Major George W. Cooney was unanimously elected Secretary. Aresolution wascarried that the police justices ro- tate on the 1st of May next to the several police courts in the city, for four months each, and that no justice | 2 sit at one court twice in succession. SMALLPOX IN BROOKLYN, On Friday evening last Emma Burger, six years of age, residing at No. 70 Union avenue, next door to St, Peter’s Evangelical church, died of virulent smallpox, and at balf-past nine on Saturday morning the fact was telegraphed to the Health Board by the Sixth precinct police, with the request for the prompt removal of the body. On Saturday morning Louis Ruff, aged sixty years, residing at No. 21 Seigel street, died of the same disease and the Health Board were duly notified of the tact and requested to remove the body. On Sunday morning neither body had been removed, and a notification was again sent and repeated at three P. M., when it was stated, in addition, that Ruff had neither money nor friends. Neither of the bodies had been removed up to seven P. M. on Sunday, when Rev. J. M. Wagner, on beball of his congregation, addressed a letter to Captain Kaiser, asking why the body of the child Emma Burger had not been removed, as from its position it was likely to communicate the disease to many. Yesterday morning no movement having been made by the Heaith Board, Captain Kaiser per- sonally went to the office and earnestly re- quested them to at once bury the corpses, which they finally agreed to do, but not before a great doal of persuasion had been used; and shortly belore noon the bodies were removed for interment, The feeling in the Sixteenth ward, in which tho population 1s 38,000 and in which the disease is most prevalent, is very bitter, and the citizens there charge the Board extent responsible for the spread of the disease and its continuance as an epidemic in the Eastern District. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. To tux Eprror or tH® Herap-—~ 1 learn to-day im your notice of the Trenton, about to be Jaunched at this navy yard, that the credit forthe design and superintendence of the work upon that ship was given to me, The ship was designed at the Navy Department by Chief Naval Constructor Han- scom. The workmanship, until very recently, was un- der the immediate supervision of Naval Constructor William L. Hanscom, retired, It is my wish, as a mat- ter of justice to the gentlemen just named, that the public be informed that I gave no permission for the use of my name connected with their work, and knew nothing of its publication until my attention was called to it to-day. 1 am, very respectfully, it obedient worvant, SAMURL H POOK. of Health with being to some considerable | 3 WASHINGTON. The Coming Tilt in Congress on th Currency Question. patented THE RESPECTIVE CHAMPIONS A Charge Against the Interior Dex partment Exploded. DECISION REGARDING PUBLIC LANDS: FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENY. Wasuinatox, Dec, 27, 1875. THE CURRENCY QUESTION BEFORE CONGRESS-4 THE COMING DEBATE IN SENATE AND HOUSE. The currency question will come up in foree, and probably in both houses, soon after the recess. In the Senate several resolutions will be offered, and these will elicit, perhaps, along debate, In the House promi nent mombers have already put their names down fos the expected debate, Mr. Blaine leads the list, and Mr, Kelley, who means to reply to Mr. Blaine, comes nexte Mr, Chittenden, of Brooklyn, is third, and after hig come several democrats. It {s understood that Mr, Blaine will lay down tho republican doctrine for the House, and that he will urge the funding of the green~ backs, Mr, Kelley will, of course, present once more his well known plan, which the pages in the House las year called the “incontrovertible bond plan.” Mre Chittenden will presént the views of aNew York mer- chant on the danger of continuing an inconvertible cure rency. One democrat {3 to make a plain hard moncyt speech, but others of that side, it is said, will demand the extinetion of the national banks and the substitue tion of logal tenders as the only currency. The Speaker is not believed to favor this plan, and if Mr, Morrison, Chairman of tho Ways and Means, speaks ab all he will take strong ground for resumption at am early day. Tho debate will take place in Committee of the Whole; and more of the promincat men in the House will probably be drawn into FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasurnatos, Dee, 27, 1875. THE PRETENDED ILLEGAL EXCHANGE OF ARKAN® SAS BONDS FOR SCHOOL SCRIP EXPLAINED. Concerning a pretended illegal exchange of Arkansag bonds for school scrip, in the Intertor Department, tha facts are that the State bonds received were of the new issue which were required by Congress; tha the bill to this end, which failed by some oversight to become a law, was actually obeyed; that Arkansas received ninety-one cents pen acre for her school scrip, which is more than most off the States got, and that new State bonds, covering: principal and intorest, due on the old and dishonored bonds for the whole amount, were lodged in the In- terior Department in accordance with ap arrangemen® made before the school scrip was given up and are now there, | A SPEAKER PRO TEM. IN CASE OF MR. KERR'S ILLNESS. If Speaker Kerr’s health should prove too poor to en- able him to preside itis probable that Mr, Lamar will be chozen as Speaker pro tem, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. et getetnts Wasmxerox, Dec. 27, 1875. DECISIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE* BIOR REGARDING PUBLIC LANDS. Copp’s Land Owner for December reports decisions of the Secretary of the Interior establishing the following principles :— Homesteads,—The possession of an executor or ads ministrator is under the Homestead law the posses+ sion of the heirs or devisee, Sulject to the right of ad~ ministration vested in the officer, and the ume allowed by the Court for the settiement of tire estate must be counted for the heir or devisee in making final proof. « The provisions of section 2,291 of the Revised State utes are substantially complied with by continual cu!ti« vation for the period of five years by the heirs or des visee, personal residence not being required im their case, Ata hearing to determine the abandonment in the case of the deceased homestead claimants a certified copy of the will and other mutters connected therewith | may be introduced, { | Pre-emption.—A mortgage unsatisfied at the date of proof and entry defeats a pre-emption claim, Also decisions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office to the effect that soldiers now in the reg~ ular army may, under section 2,293 of the Revised Statutes, periorm the preliminary acts relaung to , homestead entries therein mentioned. | | | by falling barometer, northeast winds, veering to south- | | east, clear, cooler, followed by warmer weather. | For the canal region from New Jersey to Virginia, The rivers will continue rising, with dangerous floods above Louisville. | THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the | temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- | parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- | dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, | Henan Building :— 1874, 1875 1874, 1875. SRM iieet r 45 42 | 6AM. 4 48 OP. 41 38 | | 9A, M 35 @. OF 40 33 | | 12M. soe 42 42 12P. +42 30 | Average temperature yesterday... 40% | | Average temperature for correspo! JOP. eee tovees 30% STAUDERMANN’S INSANITY. The statement published in a morning journal yes- terday that Staudermann bad admitted to a reporter and to Dolan that be was feigning insanity has led to | | some further inquiry on the subject, Dolan is reticent ‘on the subject, but says he does not think Stauder- mann insane except as regards women, He describes him as laughing when spoken to by himself as to his | peculiar actions, and gays he overbeard Staudermann | tell a reporter that he was not crazy. The physician of the Tombs, Dr. Brekes, who has been observing Staudermann’s conduct since before | his conviction, believes him to be a fit subject fora | lunatic asylum. Warden Quinn says there is no change | whatever in Staudertrann’s actions since the commutas tion of his sentence, and is convinced the man js really insane, On the whole the general opinion among those who are ina position to observe his conduct and among medical men familiar with bis history, seems to be that there is no room to doubt his insanity, SUDDEN DEATH. Mr, Charles H. Forbes, » well known wholesale oyster merchant in this cif}, died suddenly last even- | ing at his residence, at No, 210 Washington street, Hoboken, of heart disease, The deceased was talking with his family, when he gave a gasp and fell dead. He was & efented tandidate tor the office of Assemblyman ‘on the republican ticket, fa Hoboken, in 1873. He was afireman of No. 1 Engine in Hopoken. He leaves a widow and child. The deceased was a very prominont Mason and greatly respected by all who knew him, DEATH IN A HOSPITAL. Karl Petersen, fifty-one years of age, living in Tre- mont, Westchester county, who was brought to the Chambers Street Hospital yesterday morning, suffering from pnoumonia, died at eight o'clock. STABBING AFFRAY. Francis Ryan and Joseph Cunnell quarrelled ina sa- Joon jast evening in Worth street over the price of a sandwich, Kach stabbed the other several times, in- | | temperatures continued freezing. | | fiieting severe wounds, They were taken to the Cham- vers Street Howital Tumber Culture.—The planting of seeds or cuttings ig not a compliance with the Timber Culture act, but the General Land Office does not inquire how the required trees are produced. If seeds or cuttings produce healthy growing trees the law is complied with. A timber culture settler may relinquish a portion of the land embraced in his entry and hold the re-~ ings.—The existence of a. salt. spring on ® tract of land withdraws it from the operation of the Homestead and Pre-emption laws, vide sections 2.25% and 2,289 Revised Statutes. A hearing for the purpore of proving the agricultural character of such land ig not allowed. Mineral Lands and Railroad Grante—The question, Can lands containing valuable deposits of mica, enurs ing, if agricultural, to the Union Pacific Railroad, be vatented under the Mining law? was answered :—Pirs! lands containing valuable deposits of mica may be pat- ented under the Mining law of May 10, 1872; all minerals except coal ana tron are excepted trom the grants to railroads, Secretary Chandler has reversed the decision of the Commissioner of the General Land Oifice in the case of Swift against the California and Oregon Railroad, hold~ ing that the right of the company attached to the lands in the Marysville District claimed by Swift, upon the filing of the survey of its road, in 1867, and that | Swift's entry cannot bo sustained, he having given @ mortgage on the land which was unsatisfied at the data of proof and entry. CONSULS RECOGNIZED. The President has recognized José Perignat Vice Com sul of Spain at New York and Frederico Granados Vicq Consul of Spain at Savannah. WORK OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE COMe MITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, The sub-committee of the House Gommittce on Ap propriations expect to have the Pension, the West Point Academy and the Consular and Diplomatic approx priation bills ready to report om the reassembling of the House of Representatives, A CALL UPON THE NATIONAL BANKS FOR A RE« PORT OF THEIR CONDITION, The Comptroller of the Currency has called upon tha national banks for a report showing their condition at the close of business on Friday, the 1ithof December, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS. ‘The Executive office will be closed to general visitors until Monday, January & A KENTUCKY FIGHT. THE TOWN MARSHAL AND HIS PRISONER shot IN A GENERAL ROW, Lovisvitie, Dec, 27, 1875. The Courier-Journal’s Lebanon, Ky., special say® that Thomas H. Chandler, Town Marsbal of Leb- anon, summoned number of men to assist bim im arresting George T. Northcraft, whose conduct at the time was very disorderly. When approached by Chandler and the citizens he resisted arrest and called on some roughs to assist him. A general row ensued and a number of shots were fred by both parties. Chandler, the Marshal, killed Northeraft and some of Northeraft’s friends immediately killed Chandler, G eneral excitement followed the killing, but no other Fows occu rred. FAILURES IN MICHIGAN. ASSIGNMENTS TO CREDITORS IN THE DRY GOODS AND SHOE TRADES—HEAVY FAILURES. Detrort, Dec. 27, 1875. F, W. Judd & Co., owners of the oldest dry goods establishment in Flint, Mich, to-day made an aseigo- ment, Liabilities, $40,000; assets, $30,000, George W. Fish has been appointed assigneo, Henry labell, boot and shoo dealer at Kalamazoo, 80 made an assignment to-day, Liabiliti 500; sets, $15,000 to $18,000, * ri bo ti ing J, ©. Bennett, another shoe dealer pO Made ap assignment Liavilities, $6,000,