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_ m< WittUnfl m JMmtmt. KS fAli' 'S11KD AUGUST 24' 1862' TOST YA" MCGMBB, M. 1SS2. vnT.nvfF Tv? r linn *i Wiw. iw una in t'oimwlb HMrwI. A "(ion (leal la expected ol this Conyrraa, uutl n loug holiday reccw will cut air just that much ol Its goldsn opportunity, 'I'll vt Yule student doesn't want to Unlita duel. lie want! to be spanked and Mil tu bed without hin champagne and uynteni. I > we allow Mr. Kennt lo go to tlie Senair, ?lial guarantee liuve we that he will nut drop that before his term expiree, and swept the presidency? Tiii: Senate doesn't want a ten days' Imliila)'. It in strange that the House .lues, nering that so many of its members iti' soon to luy aside the delights of legialation. L*i* in Cleveland they are going to honor tlii> liaine and memory of Andrew Jackson, January 8th. We suggest as a toast:' Andrew Jackson?1The eminent civil service reformer.?Replied to by Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia. Is- view of the persistent efforts to rtart a panic from Chicago Senator David Davis its understood to have agreed with his uiauy friends not to precipitate a crisis or add to the alleged stringency of the money market by hanging up his ample stocking. Jvy-(5ovi:u.nokMatiik\V8. having taken the hint, is tmsy with pick andghevel building u railroad to the United States Seriate. There are several bridges to build and bifc holes to cut, and a good deal of fine engineering is required for a developing work of this kind. Mil. Alkxandkk having said, before the convention, that a Republican victory in tlie district was a foregone conclusion, is it nut fair to presume now, that he is not ruuning for Congress, but for an increased law practice? Doubtless Mr. Alexander will continue to do well at the bar. Acki.ks is bound to walk over the prostrate form ot the once proud Kellogg, and take the seat to which Kellogg?with all his faults?was elected. Acklen is not a very able statesman, but he has run his yardstick over the election returns and got the correct measure of the next House. Our correspondent "II. T.," whose let lore iiave been so acceptauie to our jMetuodist friends in particular, give*,in to-day's Jnteu-wkncEi:, u very interesting aceouut of the Union Methodist movement in Canada. The union of so large a body of Christians is un event in the religious history of the world. Hon. J. Hakt Bueweh, of new Jersey, knows all there is to be "known about Trenton pottery, hut there are some things he has not learned about constitutional rights,or he would not ask Congress to declare that a suspected man muat prove bis innocence. Congress is not likely xo turn back the hands so many centuries. Mk. Yasdebimlt continues to keep a great many people in & nightmare of 11 read. It is Irue beyond question that lie does many things that can't be squared by the golden rule, and yet it is true that if he straddles a locomotive atul comes puffing into Wheeling he cannot come as a hated monopolist And after Mr. Vanderbilt gets here we shall bo glad to welcome 3fr. Gould. The interesting news which comes from 'Richmond about the Pigeon divoce suit, in which none other than Mrs. Laboucbere in thought to be plaintiff, recalls a bit of gossip which lias been floating through the dramatic p.*e?*. The gossips have it that Mr. and Airs. J.*bouchere have never been churched, for v/Uiuh reason the Queen would not permit the Madame to be presented. i\t Court, though her husband is rieli, powerful, brilliant, a great editor and a member of Parliament. It Mtis. Pigeon intends to live ns Mrs. Labouchere, aud Mr. rigeon be still in the Itesh, nothing could ha more honorable to the tote chaperon e of Mrs. 1-angtry than this same tardy application for divorce. At the game time it would appear that Mw. Labouchre has recently been straining at straws and throwing stones from her glass palace. To-siohkow aIternoou, between one and two o'clock, the Republicans of the Seventeenth Ohio district hold their primary meetings. Every Republican in the district ought to be at the polls to Bpeak his will. A full convention is composed of 102 delegates, and every man of them ought to be there. The choice of the convention should bo the choice of the Republicans of the district. It is nota question of this or that aspirant's "claims." The district should be represented?for the long term and the short?by a Republican. To make sure of this he should be the strong .?*i man :n tue district, wnoever mat nu?y 'bo. K the convention will go to its work in this broad spirit (be people will ratify its choice. The convention is called, #not lo compliment this Republican or that, but (o natue a Republican who will make the best nominee aud the bestRepresentalive. Tiia object of the convention of West Virginia colored men to be held in this city, on Wednesday next, ia not definitely stated. Its general object is stated to be ttie advancement of the colored race?an aim in which the white people of tbis Slate and country have no less interest than i he colored. Remembering that it is leas rtuui the length of a life since the colored man was lifted out of slavery into freedom uOd endowed with the elective franchise, it n.Miatbe seen that lie has made a fair average of advancement And still much remains iV* 1** accomplished beforo be can reach the plane to which he aspires and which every n'Wte man ought to hope to see him reach. He needs education, lie represents the Uvrge preponderance of illiteracy in this country. It is not mainly his fault, but it is his great misfortune aud a serious fact for him to cbnsldor aud practical statesmanship to deal with. The people of the United States made the colored man free and have bint the ballot. NIt is their duty and their defense to tuako him an intelligent voter; and tJie one grand scheme of education may well include the white children who are growing up in ignorance. FROM THE CAPITAL. NATIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST, Tlii Cm# of I'oiiriMtnta kfaaa-Tha iaui jboui Clrralar Aialatt Hla lai Jldacy?Tin Law of Pronotloa-Ptailoa NlalUtlei ? Uaa. tral Waihlaitoa Menu NoUi. Prom Our B]*clal Cormpofldent. W^sKfNciTO.v, December 21.?The anonymous circular Issued by som? enemy of llepresentative lvounuto prejudice bin election to the United States Senate, be cause be 1b a member of the House, la calculated to be of service rathor than detriment lo him. The general current 0/ all talk here puts Mr. Kenna utronuly in the lead and Indicates his nomination by the Democratic caucus. 11 ia opponents evidently uee liia advantage aud to break its force some oue has distributed the circulars throughout the State and among the members of the Legialature, in which Kenna is charged with bad (uith to his constituents in seeking Senatorial promotion from the House, and the bitter sorrows of a sneclai election to fill bis seat iu the next House in case of bis promotion are piteously depicted. This paper iB well written, a little spiteful in its tono and makes an unfortunate issue for the purpose of its anonymous authors. Iu looking over the list of the Senators of the United States there is found to be nearly half of that body elected after Hervice in the 1 loose, aud many of these by direct promotion. The history of the country aHbrdaconspicuousexamnlesof the fact that the people liave regarded experience in the House as an element of qualification for the Senate and the promptness of the transition in many cases lias demonstrated their unwillingness to let that experience rust. -Conger, of Michigan, Frye and Hale, of Maine, and others, were promoted, auu in-'New York Laphum and Miller were elected to the Senate at the time of the Conkling fiasco, even when it was doubtful if their vacancies could be. tilled by members of tbeir own party. Kenna is recognized as a vigorous, active man, bold in the advocacy of liis honest convictions and fearless in the discharge of his public duties. It has been man v a year aince any man or anything like his youth made the imnresaiou he has upon the deliberations 01 Congress, and he' has also many strong attachments among its member*. 2 ANOIUOI N LAW, Jfr. Ilrrwer, of Sew Jrwej-, Xevirc* (be Oldlufurmer NjtaUin. Washington, December 21.?On the22d of June, 1874, Congress passed an act repealing the infamous moiety law, which diugraccd the customs service for so many years by raising up an army of spies and informers that wero a disgrace to the Government which used tliein. J. JJart Brewer. of New Jersey, yesterday introduced a bill providing for the repeal of the above act, and re-establishing the old informer system, giving the s|>y onethird of the tax collected and the custom uo/iiirtitfTHia ilnft/io nnu.fAi*li >*??? ?? fc"C amount recovered. The bill raised thjeojd urmv of sneaks uad tbe old temptations to iu jury and blackmail. But the third section *01 .Brewer's bill is a curiosity in itself in the isray that it overturns the old common law maxim "That a man is innocent until he is proven guilty and that the burden ofproof aiustrept with tbe accuser." It is as follows: "In all casec whore imported merchandise shall be sei/.ex| fa? fjraud upon the custoniHrevenue^an(1 such shaty he brought or proceeding* lantititfed jn any 1 court of the United btates, to e?foj-/;e or declare the forfeiture of any merchandise, or to recover' the value thereof, or of any otiier sum alleged to be forfeited by reason of such fraud unon tbe customs revenue, the fact of such fraud shall be presumptive ovidence of guilty knowledge and intent on. the part of the claimants of such merchandise; and that th?j burden ol proof Bhall rest upon such claimant tfi .(?Uibllfib his or her innocence of fraudulent intent" * J'eimlon NtntlMtU*"Washington, December 21.?Under & resolution of the Senate, the Commissioner of Pensions, through the Secretary of the Interior, boa (orivnrded to the Senate an interesting communication regarding the subject of pensions. He statea that there are now estimated to be 391 ?5# pfipstans, with an annual value of SSftOltf/wQ. The number of applications pending, ami the number on the rejected tiles, December 1, 18S2, are given us follows: Rejected, 79,583; total on the files, 37G,784. The total nuwbie;: . original applications is 276,078, shoeing gp increase of 22,123. The total amount paid for arrears from January 25,1870, to Peceinbcr J, 1882, is S97.81H.60098. There are now on the Hies 253,048 pending and rejected claims, which were filed prior to ! July 1, 1880, and allowing 20 per cent for rejections, there-would be 202,019 for ad- | mission and entitled to the bone/it #f the arrears act. If tbeso should be placed on the pension rolls, the value of these cases , would amount iu round numbers to $204,795,000. On the game proposition it would ( increase the number of pensioners from 271,658 to 41)4,575, and tbe.anpual value of the whole roll from $3,013,000 to $50,000,OOO. _ a .nam.vfor mtn.i.imar. TJie Nnle of an A god I.lle.I.oug Collection ofVurionUleM. Puiladku?jju? December 21.?'There was disposed oi at executor's Bale. yesterday : part of the estate of the Lat<e flaiuh ; Crawford, wife of Henry II. Crmwfpfd^b.o had a mania for collecting uad preserving bric-a-brac. All the relics ol tier uopartad children were treiisured up aa though : sacred. After hor death the little satchel . containing the school book with its dog- ] eared leaves and torn pages was found , among her effects, aiul- pyen the brokeu , slate pencil was preserved ia its accustomed place as a holy remembrance of the j children who hud died before her. Large ; quantities ol ilresa goods were accumu- . luted, velvets, uwnoos, silks, India shawls 1 and scarfs. Her large uud handsome reai- , deuce on Spring Garden street won filled with accumulations of objects of interest, and beauty. When the house was examined after death, blankets and bedspreads were found in deep piles in large roomy closets and scores of coatly shawls were 5 heaped in the different rooojt. $uv was this trait confined to the collection of. articles of clothing, for in the cc^lars and cupIwardfl Rreat^uantjtie# of preserves >vere found that had bee#* /wunsulating f?r many years. ' THttfll. MARKET. Coulllclluir Report* From ibe FUhU . WeRkcD (be Mnrkct. | PiTTSHUKOH, December 21.?'The oil market was comparatively quiet this morning, the tluctuations at no time exceeding a cent When the session began the tint hid was | 82Jc, and in teu minutes tho price had ml> vanced to B&c, but quickly declined to 821c, and for the rest ol the rooming remained iu that neighborhood, closing with a bid of 82Jc atiwou.Theruport that the Stands intended taking a hand in bulling the market. and that the Jkrrkk reported a falling offiu the production of the Allegheny geld of 2,000 barrels a day, was the cause of the boost at the opening, but all that the bulls could do they were unable to get the price above 83c. The lack of confidence among dealers, which has been noted bo often of late, was more apparent than ever to-day, although the efl'ectaof It were not to he Been upon the market, which outwardly displayed a better feeling than'for several davs. Said one dealer: "2 have completely lost all confidence in the market. It may go Ave cents either way in ah hour, there is no telling. Two months ago I looked for two dollar oil, but now I do not expect to get above one dollar &i long as there is the uncertainty now existing regarding Forest county, when it can be proven that there is very little oil in that district, the price will go up, and not before." The reports from the Reno well this morning are very contiietlnir, the production mm lag all thorny from l,oOO barrels a day down to 000. In one statement, however, all the dispatches agree, and that is, that the well is falling off. The Grandin well is doing 3T>0 barrels; the Murphy is reported as flowing slowly, while the Schulu well, the greatest bear yet to come in, has been sold by the Anchor Oil Company to the Union Company, and it is thought that it will now oe held off for some tame. The price rilid bv the Union Camtmnvia nnt. knnwn. ^The carrying rate ut Oil City today is sixty cents. In the afternoon the market was quiet and steady. Th?j first bid was 821, and ut 2:15 o'clock there yaa an' advance to 32$. FIVK Mil.LION BAKIMIAMJ*. Tlie Kniubrr Mndrin m Year?'I'lie I?>?JUe ofllif Sphere. PiULAUKi.i'iUA, December 21.?"Baseballs are like human beings?you never know what's iu thorn until you cut them open," said A1 Reach, the old-time secondbaser, as he placed one of his professional League balls before a circular saw, and after some little trouble halved it. "There, what do you think of that! A great deal of science and hard work is required in the manufacture of balls. For instance, the ball known as 'Reach's Professional,' adopted lust week by the American and Interstate Associations, is patented. Iu the centre is a round piece of the best Para gum. Then there is the best stocking yarn. This is stretched first to its utmost tension. Then it is wound by hand so tight that, bb you see, it resembles one solid piece of material. 'The windiug is done by a single strands at a time. Ttiis makes it more compact. A found of white yarn is now nut in, and the whole covered with a rubber plaster cement. When this becomes hard it preserves the spherical shape of the ball, and prevents the inside from shifting when the ball is struck. You have seen balls knocked egg shaped the first blow they were struck. Well, with this cement covering, that is impossible. Then comes more yarn and finally the cover. The covering for all the good balls is made of horsehide. J/mg experience has shown this to be the best. Cow or goatskin will become wrinkled niwl wi?nr i?nun ivi.? t)w3j\e is jus much change in the making of ba8e liiilja in the lust ten years as there is in the game itself, Tije sewing ou of the covers is done by hand, and "the thread used is catgut." It is calculated that about live million baseballs ?re jnadjo each year, and these are not,extravagant jjgures tyjiep it is cq'uBidered that upon is very yapuri't)/?tjp t)je large cities ami upon every village-greep in the oouutry there are provide of mep boys bungins away at a bull whenever the weather -permits. -And yet people say the national game is dying out. WATK1N8 CONVICTED. Tlije ToI^iIq IiiceinllnrlNin?F?rg;nHOii Una JUoiHCM of I^ppiuir. Spf^ul DiipiUch to the Jntel)ln^i,ccf. To;.Kpo; Qn,'P, Peccmber 21.?John Jf. Watkins to-day was frpfu} gwjif/ of tfrinff the Toledo mills* The jury wept o^t af. 2:30 and were out His hours bpfore the/ agreed on a verdict.- The Judge will Sentence the prisoner next week. The term of court is so far gone that profojibl? the trial of Ferguson will be put over lo ihe 'ofiZp }erm. It is thought the attorneys of WatlklntJ Wi?i &)oye for a pew trial, but as the case was almost Ireb Ifom exceptions and none being noted for tW defense, it is di/jjcrjli to see on what grotwil they m JpMI/s to spatj.ment Is tllrt fli? VPfdwt pwiog pith if the guilt ol Fcnfutou, it ft iipiU'lsfofii) Hiif fie will make a strong light and uis attorneys claim a good ahow lor success. Tolej&o. Decernhf>r 21.?fAnother no count] tftefle was considerable excitement in tbn city tCja ey?p[n& when it was known that the jury in the VPatJcipfl paaa had brought in a verdict ol guilty- J. }(Watkina was jointly indicted with James Ferguson for the burning of the Toledo tyjJjB on the (Jth of lust February, Watkiii# made a confession under ojUh at tl#e pjflJifflifjary trial, but afterward* lie claimed t]iat fee forcptj to testify as ho did. The bept leuaj'tafe'nt of the city was employed ana it" was one of the hardest fought cases ever tried in this court. At the preliminary trial W#tkiu? ;yas bound over in the turn of KM The jury disagree^. tljp progress of the trial crest interest wag $#pifeptei|; and while tue people almost imiye^aljy believed the men guilty, It woa feared the jury would disagree. At 9 o'clock the jury j retired, and at 2:510 reported a verdict of Kwllty; ^ith the recommendation for mercy, watikins ja fioyc in jail. It is believed that Fergjjsoiy who is thought to be most guilty will be convicted jyitiiQUi His trial will begin in a few uays. vf he penalty jjf from five to twenty years in the penj'tenr Liary. Ferguson was greatly affected by the verdict, as also Watkins' son. The detefliljepf took the verdict very coldly. J. H. Watkins imi f. If. Ferguson were in partne^hip in ?1ub city, cojui.uatipjj the City Flour Hills at the so^th copper oj the itolie bridge, the will >viuj t^oUUly destroyed by fire in 1880. The ?ont|eflipn tfoenpjoved to Toledo and bought a /louring m|U m tyjpt city. This mill was also burifed, and Watkins and Ferguson were separately indicted for incendiarism. The evidence connecting them with this crime has been , published iu the Intelligencer. Mr. I Wiitkins is from Bridgeport, Q, Mr. Fer- j jUHon'a home is on the Island. j Til E HTATK PRC88. ' rtia Proc?etf)u?y .g.rjhe Want Virginia I Ntnto l'rcnu AwtM^iulJog. I special DUjiatcli to the InteUljwnwsr. llusTisoTox, W, Va., December 21.? riy5)yest Virginia Press Association con- . veiled iu ihia ?ty yesterday at 5:30 r. M. 1'he meeting pis oj>euod ly fitf ?,^dresa by the president, jtyr, 1\ W. Morris, oI tiip 1 ftitpjjig Q(uette. The attendance was not \?^e, butjji /air rew^jentation was present A nuijiwr^ol ?eV pieipfo'ew added to the roll, fhe coi^piittee on a>s|id- i lug poaifl" of adyerUBeineriisjpade their rii/>ort fjjsciLssed at length and finally Mpt?4 \vjilj tjeyer4 ?jnendraeuts., A.t 5 o clock an .cltoipj bannuet was served iu Mathcw'f* Hall to wliipbjhe seventy persons present did ample justice. The feast of reason and How of wit eonwiioej ftbout three lioure, after which the Association adjoiifped to meet at Parkersburg in July. Tflo eilitorj" started on an excursion to"Cincinnati this i#6>niug. ?11 well pleased vrith their reception h/jre. A.Jf*qe^iiuiB#*uK in Ilnl/. Roj*k, jDeceajber 21.?^n arf^ed band ^g^se'n^er "train fyet^een gome METHODIST MATTERS. THE POLITY OF THE CHUftCH. Thf Difference II#tnun the Xithodltt KpUcopil and Wtiltjfen I'hvrchti or c?n*da?The I'hftngtt Projoied In Ibe gqt?rnm?nt of the (.'(larch-Letter on Methodlun. From OurBixiclal Corrwiwndont. Cincinnati, December 20.?Tlie movement toward an organic Methodic Union , in the neighboring dominion of Cunada haw inadeeuch subHtantlal progress during the last few weeks that its final consummation within the next year might now be forvto) d without a wakening Incredulity by even the famous weather prophet of that country. A previous letter informed your render# of Urn appointment of a joint com- mittee in UiIh interest, and also of what I was dono at the llrat meeting of thnt body. Recently the committee met in adjourned ' session tit Toronto, its coming together, < owing to bitter diBcusaions in the demoini- ' national jineaa, being looked upon with but > little hope by the friends of the cause, some 1 even fearing that iustead of promoting 1 union its deliberations would engender ] strife and drive the churches farther apart. 1 TUB WAV TO (tBSUJfK. ' This feeling of' dread which had at the ] time only too good a foundation shows how i the best ol causes may bo injured by j "inucheo Uilkee," while the happy result j in the tlnding of the committee^ almost to their own surprise, of a basis on which all interested could stand together in organic oneness is a striking illustration as applied to churches of the wise linancial maxim that "the way to resume it* to resume" and let the professional talkers go to some place 1 where their senseless chatter is not likely c to interfere with the course of events or mar anybody's happiness. 8 The Methodist churches of Canada though f having .a common parentage and holding 1 to the same doctrines, are largely dispro- { portiouate in their relative size/ and con- . siderably out of harmony in their forms of 1 government. The smallest bodies are the 1 rriinitivo INletiiodists and the Bible ChriB- \ tians, each claiming about eight thousand . members. These have held tenaciously to j the principle of equal lay and iftiuisterial 1 representation in their conferences and t other governing bodies, a principle which ( the other two churches have hitherto opposed, though both have admitted a minority of laymen to some General Conference ] privileges. 1 TUB METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUUCIl. The Methodist Episcopal Churph Qf the ( Dominion has abou^ 27,000 members, and < is, as its name indicates, episcopal |in its j form of government, modeled almost exact- j ly after the Episcopal Methodisms of the ( United States. The other body interested i in the pending negotiations is the great < Church which with its 125,000 members, 1 contents itself with the simple name, Meth- i odist, without the affix, Primitive, or the i suffix, Episcopal, and which is modeled largely after the pattern of the "NVesleyan Plnwh of Great Britain. This Church, which has fhree timps the membership of 11 all the others cqmbi'ned, an<| which $ pop- \ respondingly their superior in w'eajthaud \ sopial prestige, has freen tip to the present, | pot only non-episcopal, liiitanti-Episcopal, ? fu lus ifuu^u^uy 10 ^jsnopa urisirfg fop'the g most part froift notipRS of tl}ose djg^ituneB j formed from unfavorable contact with' the diocesan epincopacy of the Church pf Kugland. The fact that these churches, so far apart, fio disproportionate in size, so different in their economy and views of church government, should have agreed through their representatives upon a basis ot union is about as much a matter tof astonishment as for congratulation, and yoi}r feajjero yj}} fte intejestei], doubtlpss; in Jearning hqw t|}e' prdpooeij pew pl)U*T.b. W?iich js to' blend sp many discord^* ejerpe'flta iqtq onu narmonioqs whole. 19 tQ he govefijed. jnohjeptally }t should be Haiti thai, the sulj-Btratft or the plan of union is ftmnd iu the book of Iliacipline of the. Methodist Church, and hence the question with practical minds will be, "what has that church conceded tiftiieoiUera &l)? concessions have they made to it.'' " " j TIIV Cfluvnnwnx ? - - ? -?iw, Ii.HD.V'f'IONK. yep'prQpejrly the Joint ponjmjttee recoffitfieffa tftap tjje ju^e q[ tl}ene\v opgani. \ nation Bljoijjd fye siiflpjy .' 'plje 3tfet}}o(Jist " Church o? Canada." Its&overniug.bodiea ], are to be General, Annual and Quarterly 1 Conferences and District Meetings. The t General and Annual Conferences are to be t ^opposed of an equal number of ministers t anjJ'I^Vmep. Tfyg is a concession on the I part Qf ftp ifetljbdigt jnd K. a Uhurcheo to the two yyeqjiej- Mies* We i! period of probation iu the Annual Confer- E encc is to be four years, ordination to occur d at the expiration of that tiine; except in tl pujeg o( necessity; a virtual giving up by 1 tiVe Metbocji^t Episcopal brethren of the ? ujap?tp4 fjeaconate'asu ^in|s^oflal Ofdcr. J The lay delegates ip (he Annual Ponje^ ences are to be recognised on all tlie committees, except that which inakea the appointments, and are to have a voice and n vote in all the business except the passage t( of ministerial character, the reception and tj o;ditjiit)o? of probationers, the placing of p f/ifwuivm ufi uib auperanuary ana super- r< iwiiatiu Jiefs afl<| jbe t'rjaJ'qf u whose character# ape qrfegtve<J. Tlje office ? of^Presiding Elder is to bo jpergetf jijtx) that ft of district; superintendent, an official ideiitj- ft cal with the district chairman of the pros*, # ent Methodist Church, who has a pastoral h charge like the other ministers of the dis- <1 Irfctrfroj# ybi/ty he draws his pay, and c who, beyond' presiding oyer tljp district jj meetings, has very little to do. The dw- \\ trict superintendent Is to be elected by the r, mnual conference. The Standing Com- \> mittee, tilling the place of the bishop and a his cabinet in .the M. E. economy, is to r( be composed of the president of the c&n- ti ference (no,t a bishop), the district super- p intendente and',ope other minister from J} L'flph $3tiipt'ejected ^y ^alTo^." fhoro li C( pot tp be m ftp pew pbufch any ofdina- y tionoflopd I?w!?PrP? tl?enar.ch- y wenta of those tylffl ?9 ii} a}ready opjuinpd ih ire to ba recognised us ya)j4. fn regaifil tq X bishops, the new church la to have theap jj functionaries in a certain sense, but they $ re U) be pajlpd by tfie simon pure Wes- h leyan iwiie of Genpi^i UweflRfend^tp. ?nd (another rather imporfapt ifloaifjcs? tion), they aro to be stripped entirely of their Episcopal authority. rc p A CONCESSION*. . jj The way in whiyh the hfethrw of the e Methodist Church accepted tho principle U of a General Superintendency as a conces- n aion to their ^lethodiat Episcopal brethren ^ is o$? a! t]ie most forcible examples of linw'tlftt. to (In il liiinr? wMln -il ? -Kr f'liv 9VVUilUfilU UU g it, that histo'/y records. .The new u'enml ij Superintendent is to bo a Jcmd of preapliQf at'.liifge, baying the entiro dominion of [jis ileld, yftu tjje occasional privilege of pj-cstyio'g'oyera ponfcfentjo nut) ot ifttaph- ^ inc his name with that of another as an ** Qbyiopgly supej-numafy appepda^o to son)o ?' pejyjy fledged ipinifter's ordination pa- 1 per?. Hoy fygg tf/e #ey church WftJ re- V lain MP "fifth wheel" arrangemont tifpe 3 and common sonsy miw ifctermipe. Meanwhile all parties a?etn highly pleased and wo should no more think of disturbing their fond ideas than of WtfgMti u? to a doting mother that her new- 1 born Ijabe might notfaftc?al} emhrp<$ajij jts t precious frame the BUfn of alf moral fc and physical perfections." Suffice it iji'dt f the lioa and the lambs are lying down to- t geihef. )Yhat if the lap))a are ipelde ot1 i the lion, providing they were parties to their devouring and are satisfied with their new pastures! When union is realized on this ?Ule oi the line we shall doubtless with f a change of the cliaranters, nee a repetition of this same process, for it is as inevitable that the combined Methodism of the * united States inuat bo episcopal in its polity as that the united Methodism of Canada should be governed by non-episcopal forniB. COMPOSITION OF TJIK COMMITTER. The committee that drafted this basis of union was composed ot leading ministers n and laymen of the four churches, as follow: ^ Methodist Church, 42; M. E, Church ID; a Primitive Church, H: Bible Christians, 11, n The details of thn union ?rc left to lm mi. 42 Justed by the tl rat General Conference of the t United Church, which is to meet at Belle- ' vllle, Out., the first week in September, T 1883. In the meantime the General Con- A (erences of the Methodist nud M. E. ^ Churches will meet in special .session. ? rhat*of the latter haa already been called ' l>y Bishop Carman to conveno at ?' Napanee, Ont, on the 9th of Janu- n; .inrv. Hie final acceptance or rejection ? )f the plan is with tlio Quarterly Confer- h jncea of the churches. Theso will voto ipon it at their spring sessions, and that, 01 a lien the mnoke of the conilict clear*, tbo ai lag of union will be found flapping its jc, worn! folds in the brisk Canadian breezes. C( he leading Methodists of that land regard lu i? a foregone conclusion. a The United Church will be the largest p Protestant denomination in tl?c country a| uid union there will have a tendency to H1 jjwteu the inevitable amalgamation of tbo jj Methodist forces in this country and iu finglantl. 11. T. tT A M YSr?;ilIOlN1)1 VOHl'ti CASK. H Hrm. riKvnu'NNult In n Klcliiuond Court. T C'liu It be Mr*, Ijibuiicliere? F U|ciii|ONp, Va., December 21.?A suit tt| ma been entered in the Chancer)' Court J >f Hichmond by MrrHeprietta Pigeon,wlp c( ueu by her next friend, J. C. Carrington, w or a divorce from her huaband, Jlichayd 'igeon. Mrs. Pigeon alleges that she was tj! narried to Richard Pigeon July 2, 18G4, rc .. a n. ..t n ?>_ u ui. vigui^ud tuuiuij, tiauover oquart*. 01 -ondon. Shortly afterwards tli'ey camo to he "United States* and lived in various p >arte of the country. Here Pigeon deserted u ter and their 6on> and has not contributed st o' their support since that time. The plainiff also asks that the court will give her the J suatody of the child, who is now p! i5 years old and at school in England. It d< s said Mrs. Pigeon also prays the court to ai :rant an injunction restraining her hus- A jand from removfngtbeir child from school, C( >1" in any other way interfering with hiii} gi luring thppe^Ooncy of {bis Jiti^ation. The >v rill asking for the diyorceund settine fortu a tiese facts wan signed anil allirmed by tlie A ilaintiiV at the Exchange Hotel on 13a- fc :ember 4. Mr. Hooper, of the firm of Oar- il. iugton, Hooper & Davis, her liichmoud :ounsel, describes Mrs. Pigeon as a rather pretty brunette of about forty. Her mail- n iera, he says, are pleasant, and she is c!elidedly a lady of culture and educatiou, cl HKU STAY IS RICHMOND. ^ During her stay here Mrs. Pigeon rode .bout the city and visited places of local in- A eresU ?he caji} sljo alopa) friq^d heje/ mt nq one knowsW naiqe. Qu Qeceni- ^ >er a pu^fy, consisting of a lady, he]- maid ind two gentlemen, arrived iii this city and ? topped at the Exchange Hotel. The ai HtCr of that house on that dnv Ijojimi fh? ' laipe flfMnj. Pigeon and tflai&iind Messrs. J banning and fowler, of Kew- York. Shortly liter tho advent of the party Messrs, i?r )onning and Fowler sought the buv inn of Messrs. Carrington, Hooper A _ )avis. They had previously corresponded villi that firm relative to the divorce laws ,,i if this State, and jjiven them to under- h tftnd that their services would be q procure such, a" Bep'atattort for a lira. n1 igedn'.' lee of SSQffwaa paid* t^e Richpond attornpye aricja bill fjfayii upas|iug t-, up t|)e'sppa^tiQH'pf ^||e plaintiff apa f< th?t jupcr tlip |>[aiptifr ^|e- y, l^red herself a r^ujent of Y^rijiniii,' ^nU illogeU aa w cause oj invoking the aict of lie court to dissolvo her marriage that ( 'igeon had deserted her in little more pi ban a year aiter their marriage. WHAT COUNSEL SAY. F] 'j'tie fjofingei here for lira, pijjoon gay tfia[ hev haye no information \villj jegUfrd to P1 he (case except the representations of nl jessrp. Dqnnini; and Fowler, whg are- iuj: opiate*} vjtjj tlfem. 'fheye j|cnt|e^en Lp- ai aniftoan e?cellent law. ftrui in-i*ew fork, and their Hiuhmond asaodlateo in Q< liese proceedings Beem to feel assured tliat hey will not withhold from theuiany ma- LI erial facts tliatoughtto beknowntothem. f Mis. Pigeon has ever been known by nv other married name, they say tbey cr igj piiftc fjie" j^ew ^orK attorneys would ?Vp so imormecf Uiglfr' It 5*?B)8 t||4 ?t?- vt er the Virginia Uiws it is uot required nat a suitor lor divorce should be a citizen. jj 'Lie law, however, declares that such peron must be areaident, without specifically efining wbftt is meant by residence, bp^k ' in This fact was known to the New York ^ ttorneys (or Mrs. Pigeon before they came > this city and filed their bill. About the inie of the arrival of Mrs. Pigeon and ra arty in this city the New York papers of sported that Mrs. Lubouchere, Mrs. LangGljaflerQne, Ijiul left the <jlty for Rich- mi TO-' \ WWW. PPPTKetlc| ^aj-ch ft iijed t<? diepovef Ifie presence of tliat lady i i Ms pity, or apyqne whp kqeTjr apythine Pi bout JiCf-. Mrs. pigeon ftftd party left ere on December fifor the^orth. (Jnthai pli ay or the day following, a gentleman,who Pa laimed to be the legal representative of I Iig. I,abouchere, and who was also one of Mi V gentlemen who pamo Jjpre ^ too sprcaantntiye of the liidy jcuown au Mr?. in igeon in Hicbinoud, was interviewed by i newspaper man in Washington, and,'in 2ply to a question concerning the rumor ni< lat Mr. and Mrs. Labouchere were hot roperly married, replied' "that they wer6 pli Juri nuij wife as much as church' anil law mill mnlrn rnnni.'J rnhn 1of.nl on..tfA..-n.. i Jdedlhat if re.' Lafootyfcher$ iufd fieeri' to 1 "irginia, where she had lnaded intere?tB." ch hfj fltyoj-co of Mrs. pigeon >v?U attnift be t(p})tjoft, antf hay afteady parsed fmtye u ultpr ip thp pity, jt yili bp retpembered \\ lat the'najiio'ol IJ.13. ]1a)^Q?p||ere'fl first ( usbnnd was Pigeon. nr 4 Uff F|rf. fyiFFALO, December Q}..?Qpe pf t^o w[ jost destructive fir^tlM bag ever visited >1, luffalo for a long time oucurred th)a even* J ag. Shortly before 5 o'clock piiea- pj, rp by noticed a volume o( smoke 1 ailing from the roof q( tho magnificent . ow building of James D. Warren, j)forietor of the Commcictul Advertiser, corner Vashingtou and North Diosion streets, ilmost immediately after a bright (lame 1 )iot'up in tho air'and the r<?of was seen to *r. e in a f|ame'. Total low ^5Q0,Pj)Q, ' yjj EnoiiRirfor n ;S)'msqKiKp, Mfl), December 21.?James y foijeubamer, opp of tfcreo boyji vyha lp?t ,f umpier attempted to vreclf a passenger i raiii a few miles south of tho city, pleaded nli uilty, and, bejng a miner, got oil with ft eu|epce of foj-ty clavw, imprisonment in . hp pointy jail. ' tli ay rourTiiouumuI Dollar* for a Foot,- Qn Dkcatdii, 111., December 21.?Emanuel \ Dearnoff has secured a verdict agairnt an he Wabash road for $4,000 damages {or 8)< laylns his .foot' accidentally cutoff by a : ar whee), wBjlp bp 111 thp seryfye of jf he company. Qa a previous trial he was ? fiyen a verdict ox ? NOTABLE. NUPTIAL'S \T FOURTH STREET M. E. CHURCH. 1 c l?rrl>|t of Mr. (lrorc? A. FUcrii tad MIm KUa | Frltid YtiUrdftf-Ai Uumllr Fine Array e of Prtiikti -IiMt Klght'i fie r?m?- Kent ? Mittrri of AftOtkir Xitnre. ' t Long before 2 o'clock yesterday after- J ,oon, the Fourth Street M. E. Church con* a lined about two hundred anil fifty ladies, ' 11 well known members of society, and a 0 umber of gentlemen who had found the a inu to take from their business for the J urpose of witnessing a marriage ceremony. w he contracting parties were Mr. George a . Fluccus and Miss Ella B; Friend, who ]j ere made man aud wifo by the liev. Dr. d , K. Smith, pastor of the Fourth II Ireet Church. Just after the hour nmcd the notes of a wedding larch /Hied the handsome church edict', Miss Annie Logan occupying the rgan bench and handling the ivorys very u rtfotically, nnd the brido and jfrooin eu- >. red by the north door. They were pre- a ided by the gentlemen who had olliciuted at i ushers?Measrs. Louis Staab, Uohert u rnistrong, G. Ed Mendel and E. C. f? laucun, of Pittsburgh. Arriving at the liar the bridal pair knelt for a moment V ud then the ceremouv was performed by !, r. Smith iu his usual impressive manner. The altar table held a very large and al lagniflcent basket of tea rosea and camo- w iia, sent by Miss Mary Wehrman, of Cin- tt nnati, one of the bride's particular friends, tc he bride is a sister of Mr. R, Kenedy en riend, possessing a host of friends ana ti linkers who will most heartily wish her ?ll VpHtfirrlnv nfin Innlrwf ttm !??? Of mally changing in a handsome visiting [J mtumeof royal purnle. The underskirt ? as of embo*?ed plusti ami the biiaijue and rerskirt of velvet. \a her euwqlie wore 8r iaiQQpds, the gift oi the groom, And at her ot irout point lace and a large bunch of bt 1808. There was also a hat to match, and x her hands terra eotta Beruhardts. cc The groom Is a young and prosperous ft asiuess man, a member of the firm of j" Iuccub Bros., of this city and Pittsburgh. e and the ushers were clad^in walking ? lits, dark gloves and boutonufe^;. ^ 4fter thu ceremony the invited guests f0 ere driven to the residence of Mr. it. K. eg riend, on Korth Main street, where a very ve leasant and informal reception was ten- in ered Mr. and Mrs. Flaccus by her brother id sisters, Mesdames Bopgff"'and #eed. w' bout sixty were present and offered their t(j )ngratnlotioii8. Kel^eshqieuts' were eta ?[ intlY served by 3Sjnn. Tj?e double parlors ere handsomely* ljecorated with flovyera, a{j laree hopus shoo hanging in arch, tl t -Jil? the 1*., AV. it Ky. train was takeu \\ ir the East, . The presents wore unusually tli do, as will be noticed j p< Diamond earrings, preseut of the groom. N Full bedroom set ot furniture, it. Ken- er edy Friend. Full dinner and teaset of decorated w liua, consisting of 340 pieces, JMestlatues eed and Boggs, sisters of the bride. Case of dinner and tea kuives, including 8i i*o carvers, pearl handles, et rmstrong. a Ouvfl receive^:, Jfr. apd Mrs. E.C. Harry. ra Primson plush parlor set and \vardrobet va r. and 3Irs. ^lacc^a, parents' of tfie ^ M\J\l\. 1,0 {teatytifa} b|i\e satin gloVe ^ handkerchief cases, elaborately puftfed itf trimmed: lined \yith \yhite silk, Mr. A id Mrs. C.T. flrues, Presser scarf, pincushion and covered from Mr. and Mrs. John A. Arm- Pa roug. These articles were also of blue an tin, hand painted in an exquisite man- i ;r, and intended to correspond with thy to ove and handkerchief gaqeg atjoye xnpn-. )ned. Largo \$vel-ettaet}" glass in ^riiflson toU8UTrainet* th$ Misses tygan. *{* Pair of liand painty placuues. Mesdames pn|: flooth j\nd s\. ft Mendel. J*arge French bronze clock, "William 0, Jf* la'cvua. Bisque (lower vase, Mrs. S). M, Howard. Complete tire set of polished brass, the nder inlaid with painted tiles, E. C. T accus. Hand painted chamber set, Charles C. r t accus, y|] Saljd ejlver toi)reefl, tyr* R. tli rieud, of Pittsburgh. . IlnuueuiuroidoredninniialiiAn Mrj . r r in iriqicuael. a t Wal] glaiu, In prfi^son pl^sh frame, ^r. wi iU Mrs. Ralph J?Hne. ?4i Dresden* ebina after*cup.i and saucera, *e> >lonol and Mrs. Hugh Sterling. ?!' Dinner and tea carvers mounted in silver, 1 arry T. Friend, of Pittsburgh. in* Silver castor, Louis P. Staab. Solid silver sugar spoon, Mrs. T. P. ShallOES. Polishes! bfai^j p.UcjierK jtntvxette, at fy hijndgonie, Mrai Belle fnyln. t^i Solid silver butter knife aud sugar spoon, gr< r. and Mrs. John K. Handlan. fa Pair of polished square brasfl sconce^ pa r. and Mrs. Jacob Jteruer. follpt pat of paipted Bohemian glass set to' polid silver, very handsome anu unique, nil isa Mary Wehrman, of Cincinnati. ce! i'ainted Dresden china cup and saucer, be case, Mr* and Mrs. lieber list. to Case of silver butter knives, -salt and ustard spoons, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Friend, Pittsburgh. j Gilt and walnut lounge, upholstered ip uroou colored plush. Mf. a^id M*a. -\le^. -? ew. >'li Sifter Card receiver, ^.G. tyoenigk, of V* ttsburyh. ^ of QUilioptl ubape bevel-odL'?d glass in P'5 ash frame, on easel, Mr, anu Mrs. George u|i. P? Set of dinner and tea carvers, Mrs. Win. tCouch, of Philadelphia, j jaipweyedsilver shoe buttoner and horn, case, Mr. 11. G. McCouch, Philadelphia. "u 3ar(l receiver, Mr. Win. J. Bellinger. po Basket of rare natural flowers, Sfiss Jen- m> 2 Bailey. w< Hri>H'/o /1nnn?i' 4linrt?#.??t?- ' * mo^nieu 0I\ tab piac<iue, Mr. aria Mrs. ,|ohn ^-rew. Large roe^er, uphqlgte^, in ja\y Bilk unci ibh;Q'.3Jd. Mendel" ep Bronze 'statuette Btand with decorated j0 ina vftco on top ftllci\ y\\\\ ajtiftcial W( L'oniag. Larpe album of old gold plush and yiU, in. F. Flaccid, of Vittsburgli. Psmlelftbvtt of ptdUhed brass, laipovted Isms, Mr. anil Mrs.* J. li. Myers aud Miss co illo Mendel. H< Urge jew^l pasp of old aold, plush lined i th blue satin, hand painted, Dr. and do rs. 11. Uauuley. ati Qold plncfjue, Ipnlnted pansles, bronze m< jab frunie, Mrs. John M. Sweeney. > Water pitcher, A. A. Franxheim. re( Pink satin hand-painted whisk brush ft, se, Miss Cecilia Henry. * Painted saiin card," very handsome, *hi rs.M.B. Bailey. r ltoljshi*l Vrnss tongjj, pofcer and shovel, r. and WWtem |<owe, 0/ ?(cuben? & lp. A ? kvt ce LAST aiUHT'W MKKM4N. Btt llilieutly AnMplclotiN Opening or the Holldny Iloiiml. h? Last night's "German" was but a contlnuon of the omlnent success that attended jj{ u McLure House hop of a few weeks since at opened this season's society gaieties so ja, apicioualy, Last evening's gathering was 80 e gotten up by the members of the Ger- la! \n of 1R81-2, .which was a* successfully fir id ably conducted. The gentlemen were iw in atarting this year, and now only in- is nd giving tbrve WQ*? before Lont, although is very probable that one or two more will suit. Fransheim's Hall never pre?entad a to Pfe bfiUiftRt appearance than |( did lait ?i ivening. It wu h full drew affair, and there rem uo exceptions trout the rule. The ladle yereradiant in costumes thai were tasty and tyllsb, and the gentlemen were as smlllnf ind agreeable as ever. Tlie Opera HoUs< irchestra played Its latest music, to wbicl erfect time was kept by the merry dancers, JyV? o'clock about thirty couples worepres ut. From that time until half-past ten the pirlted polka, jolly waltz and uraceful ancers Ailed In the time; then the familiar oumlof the leader's whistle was heard and he German was started. It was led by Mr. J, \ iUheldallar assisted by Miss Laura Herien. The favors were pretty little novelties nd the old figures and several new ones that rere introduced by the watchful leader were anced with genuine pleasure until half past ne. Many were carried back to tbe pitasntdays spent on the sea shore and in be mountains the pa3t summer when they anced the evenings away, 8everal strangers rere present and they were treated with that Mention and gallantry for which the Wheelig society man Is noted. Holiday society penta promise to crowd closoly on each other uringthe next fifteen days, aj?d last night's op ushers them iu. A t'OLOUKIl OAUCUN o CliooNt Deleicnteit to Hie C'ouitug Ntatp Convention. A f'itiir?n? n- * ? ? VUm.u.| ?i iii?iai| OlCeilllg, WJ19 UQIU iflt night in the large hall it) (cLain's Block, Market street, comi>osed of number of leading colored men, who met the call of Mr. 0. F. Jones, Chairman of le Colored Men's State Kxecutive Commite, to nominate delegates to the 8tate Condition of colored men which is to meet in le same hall next Wednesday evening, Demi her 27, Dr. 11. H. Bteelvard was called to the cliair, id Mr. G. \V. Welcome choaon Secretary. It as announced that the different counties of le Ulate would bo entitled in the convention i one delegate for every lifty colored votes ist, and ope additional delegate for a fracon of fifty over twenty-Hve. This would ye Ohio county four delegates, and a ballot ling taken, the following named gentlemen ere appointed such delegates: George Holnger, Hi D. Clemens, Kdward Anderson, onert Strange. Col. Alex. Turner was called on for a eecli, and made one of his characteristic iea. enthusiastically Republican in tone, it lull of common sense. Mr. Strange returned thanks for the honor inferred upon him by selecting him as delegate, and said as he understood it )tbing was more foreign to the objects of fe Convention th$n the creation of dissenjna awQHg the ranks of colored Republi.08, Mr. Anderson also thanked the meeting rtbe honor paid him by making him a delate, and promised as a member of the Con unun i?j uu uu in ma power to further the teresta of his race in the State. The Secretary suggested.that it would be ell to appoint t* committee of arrangement* 3epu?e a hall {or th$ convention and make her arrangements tftf Ita meetiug, and anher a*i reception, to receive with due reject the delegates from elsewhere, Tbeasirance was given that the hall in which , is meeting was held could be procured Tor 'odnesday evening. Mr, Holllnger moved | mt u committee of six on reception be ap>inted, and this prevailed. Messrs. George1 olUnuer.U. B. Clemeup, AlexTurner, ilob-! t Strange, Dunmore Whiting and Eu A.n-| :rson were named as members of such comIttee. Mr. Sweeney, Editor of the the sw colored organ, wi>,s called for, aud rconded wi\h $ ^ttling Republican epph, Nyhlch provoked considerable itiiusiaaui. Mr. Sweeney is really t\ne talker, and UW.ny- of the ce usually considered to possess more ail.utBgeil wight profit by hearing him. At e conclusion of his remarks the meeting, I journed. KIVKU NKWM. 4iv?orftl Kcmunc of Wlmt l.lltln laj tioiiiff on. At a meeting of the Prince Packet Com-1 ,ny, Thomas Prince was elected President, d Thomas J. Ball, Secrvtayy. I Seven ste&^boais, the United States dredge-1 aUj i\ lot o.f barges anil small craft, are | rbpre&iu the ^oi^th of the Muskingum, rhe princess ontcrat^e Bcllaire trade again da\\an{\ the kittle Anna intends entering p Martin's Verry trade once more, now that i e \pe is out. The river again fell about u fool yesterday, e marks last evening Indicating a denth in ochannolof only rive feet. The river Is out free of Ice, and what little there is is ry rotten. Lalt evening the Bellaire packets C. Y. teas and Priuceas dropped down from the ater Works to the l^vee and lired up. The ic$va I^ft shortly after six for >?cw ^tartinallc h load of passengers and freight at had b.eeu vfqitiugaome days for a boat, The Maddy IXroa., of Gallipolis, have coniftted with'Sweeney &8on, of this city, for irst clasa aide-wheel passenger steamer that 11 b,e about 2Q0 feet long. The Messrs. | lddy are ac progressive and prosperous a \ : ot steamhoatrueu as are on the river, and j ways run line boats. PtTT8iiur.au, December 21.?River 2 feet 9 j shea and sUfiouary. "Weather cloudy, | Iltot iu Pi'^riU VuvoMun, X. 0., Deucu\ber 21.?The riot I X.m(!nlntnn. Arii?! ?? ??? -u?u -f iu uu iiiiiu.fc. OI nc\ hands upon the paymaster caused iat excitement. The Town Commiawer \\&& called on the local military comny yfhiyh arrested 3Q rioters. Repeated teats we made by negroes to burn the ,v?, The citizens kept a patrol day and sjht This afternoon the Governor reived a telegram stating tly; trouble had gun afresh. Troops have been ordered the scene. Klrlkc of Feeler*. Sf.LflV'A December 21.?A short time o o,ne o( the na\l feeders in the llelleilen^ll mill quit work and a new man is put iu his place. As there is a ystom promotions in the work the feeders combined of having a stranger put over their uuls, and the manager not yielding the int made by them, they struck. X I) rend Till SXIuluir Acctdtut. Bkui.in, December 21.--In the Hardening mine, at Dortmund, the chain supping a cage of workmen broke and \Uo on iiwrnni'il m ? ---i.?r, ?*?' \\ M ?VV xwcuiy jre kilK'U, a dotihlo miirtlrr, Npw York, December 21.?Andrew Jeff* ;on, a negro, committed a double murr In Brooklyn, to-night, and seriously mnded two other persons. brief tkegrams. lames A. Wilson, Treasurer of DeAVitt unty, .111., committed suicide yesterday, j speculated in grain. Governor Stephens, of Georgia, has parned thirteen convicts since his iuauguron, and is now considering thirty-two >re applications for pardou. The Chief of Police of Montreal has reived notice from Scotland Yard of jreat diamond robbenr and offereing a ward of $25,000 lor the capture of the Icf, Last night the ofRcers of Shelbvville. p., arrested Joint Jlunk for wife beating, mob of women tootf him from the oiilrs and whipped him nearly to death with ivcb and horsowhips. William C. Moore, a private banking uae-oi Victor, X. Y.,' closed its doom. ie suspension was caused by the failure the City Bank o? Rochester. The llabilis are estimated at $100,000. Peputy United States Marshal Goodwin itniyht attempted to arrest John W. Willi at Goadaden, Alabama, for alleged vioion ol the revenue laws. The latter ed on .Boodwiu, who shot Wilson dead A Bismarck, Ui&phi. dispatch says: It reported to tbeamtlioritiea here that fifen Russian refuKces, Bent by the Relief jsociation to ditl'erent parts of tbisTorriry, are destitute, and unless aid is fursLedat once will perish, ;| A BAD BOY'S DEED. I ! THE BIQ FIRE AT KINGSTON, JAMAICA. The Trouble a&J Dlmtcr.n Willful lounitttr Brought oa a Conituunlty-The American Cou?ul'? Story or the ('obIJucmMob. Hundred* of People Homelem. Nrw Yohk, J)L?ceml>er 21.?Addltiouu! details are at hand concerning the recent groat Ureal Kingston, Jamaica. It appears that had there been the simplest means at hand when the conflagration began to put out the tire, it could not have spread furtlu r than a few yards, as for some time after the alarm was Kiven hut < "f shingles were in Humes. Tho Fire Brigade waa on tho scene ten minutes after the alarm, but there was difllculty in attaching the hose to tho hydrant, aud in tho meanwhile tho flames ascended uud caught tho tall building to the north of the saving* bank. The water was now pretty well brought into play, but the sparkB from this high house blow wildly about, and in a few minutes eight distinct houses in various parts of the town wore abhi/.o and sending sparks to other houses, by winch means the destroying element soon surrounded several districts, literally defying the efforts of tho firemen. Tho people are homeless, hundreds of them sleeping in tho open air at Central l'ark and tho race course, where tho tiovernor is endeavoring to get tents belonging to tho military erected lor their covering. ike consul's stoiiy, J. 0. Kretciunar, United States Consul at Greirtowu, in an account of tho lire at Kingston, said everything was gone; the entire business part of Kingston is a mats of ruins and the suffering and want are indescribable. Tho steamer Alvo was com* pelted to cut loose from the dock uud stand out in the harbor. Sparks poured upon us and the heat was intense. For a time it looked as though *the steamer would be burned. Tho panic-stricken populaco streamed down upon the wharves in tlu.lr - * - *? -- ... ...... v..w.w m voc?j?u uic niunes. iu? AIvo'h boats were sent ashore and j upward of 250 refugees were fed and cared for on board of the akeamer. a had hoy's laltl.t. As to the origin of the conflagration it seems that a number of boys were smoking in a lumber yard when one of them, frightened by the approach of his father, threw a cigar in a pile of shavings and chips, and with his companions lied. The lire communicated to the lumber piles and in an instant was beyond control and burning fiercely. On December 14th a startling rumor was to the effect that several days before the fire the residents were told "that the city was to bo destroyed by tire aud their only safety was in flight. Several persons perished in the flames. hoileo auvk. The purser of the Bteutner, said a native gentleman, was in his bath tub when the fire communicated to his dwelling, lie became paralyzed with fright. His body was partially boiled when found by hiti family. The crew of the Alvo worked all ntdht W.r !.A1?*1.? -ir.-8.-i.* - ? ...a..v IV nui|/ 111 c uuriguitiU people, who implored tliem to crrry them to a place of safety. JOKES OF AN E1HTOU. A Yule Who Wuiils to FI|tlH u New Haven, Conn., December 21.?A report was in circulation yesterday that the editor of one of the Yale College literary papers had been challenged to mortal combat by one of the students who was arrested a few evenings since for disorderly conduct at the firemen's ball at Music Hall, I because the editor had written an editorial I which stated that it was unfortunate that I the college should be disgraced by the aola I oi half a dozen disorderly students. 1 An evening paper gives this account of I the affair: Oue of the editors of a college I newspaper iluds himself in a far iroin enj viable position. An article published by i him, and apparently referring to the,disturbance at jhe Grand Opera Hpuse last week, as it spoke of the misfortune of a I college which could bo disgraced by tbt> I acts of half a dozen men, was the ground I fftr tlirt nlinllmwM ? x - * ....w w......v?6u u?b lwcii issueu% 1 Tbis invitation to mortal combat was writ| ten by one of tho men arrested during tint : disturbance and was given toa boating man * for delivery. The boating man took it, 'read it, tore it into pieces, and threw the | nieces into the face of the man ot wounded ; honor. A day or two after the editor wan | stopped on Chapel street by a bluck-lieard- ' 1 ed man about *10 years old, who handed | him a letter and passed ou. Tho letter : was anonymous and asked to have tium I and place for a meeting fixed, tho reply to be sent to "X,, Springfield, Mass,'1 A rti ply was sent and stated ll&rtSovtl as Uio place and Friday as tho time, provided Unit i X. sent before that time his real name to the other party to the proposed rendezvous. If tho name is not sent by Thursday night, the Yale man will stay in New* Haven Friday. TIic Holiday Trade. Nkw Youk, December 21.?The holiday trade this year is larger than a year ago. It began unusually early, and, rather stranue to sav. although n wl?nl? u^ni-'.. shoppinglies between this time and Christmas, the immense stocks of the leading iutailers are already pretty well picked over. In the largest fancy goods store in New York some liuea q( Btook are entirely sold, while fliey are out of a good assortment of some other articles. Unpleasant experience in the years past is evidently teaching tho fair sex'uot to wait until the week before Christinas to do their holiday shopping. The most enthusiastic shoppers win And no pleasure in the work in the last few days before. Christinas. Such crowds as even New York can not turnout, except when the populace for lifty miles aroniul is emptied into the city, then make th? sidewalks almost impaseable, while the interior of the popular stores are the scene, utmost, oi a struggle lor lile, us well as u frantic effort to see, select, and got the attention of half dead clerks. Gmi. C'urtlH I'nyn Up umi |h I>lN<>liuric<Hl. Nkw Youk, December21.?Gen. Newton Martin Curtis, convicted of violation of the United SU\ten statute in collecting assessments from office holders for political purposes, and sentenced by Judue Benedict, of the United Suites Circuit Court, to pay u tine of $1,000, through his counsel appeared to-day and paid the $1,000 by certitied cheek in open court. .Judge Benedict thereunou directed the entry of an order discharging the General from custody. The Trouble at Juliuntown Joh.vstow.v, Pa., December 21?The labor differences are settled here. A majority of the men have resumed work at theredpced prices. As many men will be ?t VttV in ten days as aire wanted. The men recognize the necessity for a reduction aud confess that they acted hastily. Kind feeling and moderation prevails all through* | KNOX.-Tlmwday, December5U.1M2, at 5:80 r. I*., Susanna, youngest chUc\ o/J.F. ami XUat Kuox, aged 6 yearn, '2 moiuVi* and 1 day. ( Funeral from the r^diuieo of her parents, No. 131 South I'eim Urw\, Ulaud, Saturday, December I m. at 10o'clock A. m. Prfencl* gt the family ?><> invited to, attend. ^