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rnftrdmtn tiimeil out and commenced a March
for volunteers to go with tlicm in Iho tugboat
Liverpool, of Harwich, ami aid thorn in tlio
attempt at rescue, Ini all to whom limy ap
plied refused, and now explain their conduct by
earing that they thought it was only n collier
wliirh wart lont, nml that had they known tho
dintresitod vessel had pasßougerH on hoard, they
would bare rods out. Tiro sea was rain’ll, and
Harwich in tho uiilt place on the lino of (hat
■boro without a lifo-boat.
A woman, crazed by denfair, Imnß herself
from the roof of tho ahipV cabin. One niau
oommitlod miicido hy cuttinß the veins of hm
wriat. A Swede, who was paved from the wreck
of tho ateamnhip Bohiller. waa drowned.
Many of tho roncued are Revorelv froet-bitton,
and luimo are not expected to recover.
At daylight, Tnonday morning, the bodies of
fire mine were seen floating on the water.
GERMANY.
Detmolp, Dec. P.—l’aul Frederic Emil Leo
pold, Prince of J.lfpo ‘'Dctmold." is doad.
ins ereslao aiichwocksk.
Berlin, Nov. HI.—A nnmhor of Brunswick
people have combined to erect on tho top of tho
Burgherg, a lofty hilt in tlio Harz Mountains, an
obelisk commemorating Hie famous words of
prince Bismarck, "Wo ehnll not go to t'annssa
atrain.” Two-thirds of tlio requisite sum have
been subscribed at Brunswick : for tho remain
ing third subscriptions will bo opcuud iu ail
Germany.
Tim okhmah imnnor.
Berlin, Nov: 19.—in to-day'a sitting of tho
Gcimsu Parliament, tbo Homo commenced the
debate upon tho first reading of tho Imperial
Budget, and Herr Dolbrtick, President of tho
Imperial Chancellery, minutely explained and
Justified tho iloaiß of which it is composed. Ho
declared that in proposing tho Bourse-lax and
nn increase of thn Brewing-tax tbo novorumont
expected to bo able to dispense with any aug
mentation of (ho proportionate share of ex
penditure borne bv each separate Stalo.
Berlin, *Nov. 2d.—To-day (ho Gorman Parlia
ment concluded tho debate upon tho estimates
of tho Imperial Budget. Herr Caraphannen,
Minister of Finance, dwelt upon tho fact that Ger
many was a groat country In tho heart of Eu
rope, and this in itself was a guarantee of peace.
U was, however, nocosearv to place her in a po
sition to carry out tho iwaooful mission alto had
to fulfill. Bovortlng totpolitlcn-cconomical af
fairs, ho Bold he did not consider tho condition
of German trodo and commercu lo ho so alarm
ing as it had been represented in different
quarters. Giving lo tho swindling undertakings
of rccentycars too groat a urutruid existed now
m the public mind: how lung this miKtiust
would continue ho did not know. Ho knew U
would not last forever, and behoved it would
Boon cease. Deferring (a the now taxes, Herr
CaniphauHcn spoke of tho Bourse-tax os being
of primary importance, and uaid it fulfilled
tbo demands of justice, and, although
it cama under (ho head of reforms iu the
taxation, it was iu reality not a now tax. At
a further stage of tho dob&te Herr Camp
hanflen again addressed tho JJonao in order to
remove an erroneous interpretation which his
■pooch hod given nso to—namely, that tho Gov
ernment was inclined to withdraw tho now Tax
ation Bills. On tho contrary, added tbo Minis
ter, they will receive tho warmest support from
tho Government. Dr. Lasker, tho leader of tho
National Liberal party, stated that tbo majority
of tbo Houbo approved tbo commercial policy of
the Government, and Bald it was unjnat to re
proach Liberal legislation with having brought
about tbo present economical crbin.
Bbhlin, Nov. 'll. —To-day tho German I’arlia
meufc proceeded to tho debate upon tho first
reading of tho Brew-tax bill. Priuco Bismarck
was present at tbo Bitting, and addressed tbo
Houbo iu tho cuutflo of tbo disciienion. 'llia Im
perial Chancellor declared that ho Agreed with
(ho opinion previously expronnod by tLo Minister
of Finance. Herr Caropbaiißon, that there ought
to bo no infraction of tho right of Parliament to
decide whether it was desirable to increase tbo.
taxes or tbo proportionate share of expenditure
boms by each individual Blate. But tbo circum
stance that no radical refurm of taxation was
proposed was no reanou for rejecting tho pres
ent tax hills. Tho Prince epoho next in defense
of tho Hjetem of Indirect taxation, and in tmp
i>ort of Lis views referred to tbo example of
England and France. Ho recommended tbo
Adoption of tbo Brow-tax because it would
bo borne in equal proportions by all the
working classes. Tlio Bourse-tax bo sup
ported because movable capital should ho just
as much taxed as immovable property. Tho
question of Parliamentary prerogative was not
before the House, aud the lotorm of taxation
was net a suitable occasion for pultiue forward
tho old wish for the establishment of an Im
perial S inistry. Tho Empire would lose consid
erably In capacity (or action if the present ar
rangement bad to give way to a "collegiate"
system.
Dr. Loewe nnd Herron Wndtboret and L!et>-
kuocht haring opposed, and Herr Luzins having
spoken iu favor of tbo bills, they wore both in
ferred to tho Budget Committee.
GREAT BRITAIN.
ANOTHEII ZXTLOSION,
London, Deo. £>.—Au explosion took place to
day in the coal-mine at Muthloy, near Leeds.
Bli men were tilted.
INDIA.
me vniscn cur walzb’ visit.
Baiioda, Nov. 22.—Tho Princo’a ppedal train
halted at a station 43 miles from Baroda fur two
and a half hontfl and waited till dawn. Us then
began quail-shooting. The arrangements wore
excellent and tho sport was good. One hundred
and twenty bead of game wore brought down.
Breakfast woo served in au ancient temple,
where Mr. Shepherd, the Collector, bod it pre
pared. Tho placo was a very pretty spot, and
(bo Brinco was much pleased with the scenery
and sport.
110 arrived at Baroda at 1:30, and lunched at
tho Besidoncy. Tba Brinco uud bis suite started
in carriages at 3:40 for Dublta, 18 miles distant,
whore bo will sloop. To-morrow morning bo
will begin pig-sticking.
Col. Nutiall has been invited to join tbs party.
Hu It. Meade took loavo of tho Gulkwaram!
Maharanee, giving them some parting advice.
The Briucu receives tb« Abmodabau deputation
to-morrow, ami will loavo tbo Bosldency for
Bombay in tbu evening. He is in excellent
health, and enjoys thodife thoroughly.
Tbo cholera reports from Bangalore are un
favorable.
The weather is cloudy. Baroda Is very quiet.
Petitions to the Bruice are beginning to bo pro
suntud, uud are all referred to tbo Government.
JioitUAY, Nov. 21.—The Guikwar and Madbava
800 conducted tho Brluce of Wales from tbo
Ilesldoucy to tho railway elation at Baroda with
groat pomp, and there took leave of him.
Tba Brlnoe arrived at Bombay at U (his morn
ing, and at ouco embarked on board tbo Sorupia.
The Prince is well, and will Icavu to-morrow.
London, Deo. 7.-—A Bombay telegram received
this morning, states that tbo Priueo of Wales,
who is now at Colombo, Ceylon, on his home
ward route, white returning from an clopbaut
shooting excursion, mot with an accident which
caused .some alarm, but fortunately without se
rious result. Tbo Prince's carriage was upset,
and its royal occupant precipitated underneath,
lie was token out unhurt.
CASUALTIES.
RUM OVER AND KILLED.
Special Dm ateh la The Ckuaao J ribunt.
Alton, HI., Doc. 9.—'Tbo 10 o'clock train
going south on tbo Chicago & Alton Hoad ran
over and killed a man this morning about a
miles below this city. Ho was au Irishman and
a stranger.
Atxciof DitpaUh to Tht Chicago Tribune,
Dayton, 0., Deo. u.—A young mao named
John Cram, a brakeman on tbo Cincinnati, bsu
dusky ii Cleveland Uaiiway, while putting on
brakue on a freight train passing through
Urban*, 0., early this morning, fell from tbo
wr, and was mu over and instantly killed.
MISTAKEN FOrt A TURKEY.
Indianapolis, lud., Dec. fi.—Franklin Shaffer,
a young man living near Argos, lud., was shot
and instantly killed by Irs Starkey this afternoon
while turkey-bunting, Starkey mistaking him for
a turkey.
THE KENTUCKY C[IANQE.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. U.—The .State Grange
bos elected tbo following officers: Master, M.
D. Davie; Overseer, W, D. btono: Lecturer,
Dr. B- D. Smith; Steward, \V. J. Lee; As
sistant Steward, D. TV, Cooper; Chaplain, the
iUv. J. D. Maddox; Treasurer, J. W. Clark ;
Secretary, Eugene Borbes: Gatekeeper, il, J,
Priest; Cores, ilra. M. D. Davie-. Pomona,
Mrs. J. W. Walker; Flora, Mrs. A. H. Cardin ;
Lady Assistant, Mrs. J. W. Lee: Executive
Committee, Dr. F. .flsno, J. Ji. Uarrjj, and
lltcbatd Waters.
Articles of incorporation wore filed in the Soo
rotary oi Mate's office yesterday for the Havana
A ban Joau Narrow-Gauge Railroad, proposed to
be boilt at ones between those points, in Mason
County. XUineli. Capital, aA&o.ow.
SPORTING NEWS.
Match in New Orleans for the Billiard
Championship of tho North
and Southwest.
Ilurlclgh Victorious Over Mnrrploll by n
Score of TiOO to JlGo.
Tho Young Man Schafer—Pigeon-Shooting
by tho Konnicott Club.
BILLIARDS.
ntnanoit vs. ii-Virnu.
S»4tiot t>if patch tf The Chtcaio Tnbunt,
New OnnF.Akfl, La., Dec. if.—Tho match game
of billiards to-night between William Burleigh,
of Chicago, and Trank Maggioli, of Kow Or
loanß, for S 1,000 and thn championship cf (ho
Northwestern and Pouthwealcru* Klales, otX»
points up, resulted In favor of tho Chicago boy
hy n sroro of 600 to 3C5. During the early part of
tlio game Magploll had tho lead, Burleigh fail
ing to count tho first four shots, and having a
'total at tho cud of tho lllh inning of hut 14
to Maggioli’s 121, the latter having made runs of
10. lt», 25, and S 3. At tho end of tho 17th inning
Maggioll won 137 ahead, tho string standing
IS3 to 01. In tho next four Innings, however.
Burleigh made runs of IS, V. 2, 10, ond 23. At tho
end of tho :13th inning tho ecoro stood:-Mag
gloll, 273; Burleigh, 277, tlio latter being for tho
first time ahead. From this time on ho had it
all hib own way. Maggioll seeming to become de
moralized. Burleigh made runs of GO in tho SCth
Inning. 20 in tho doth, 37 in tbo 30th, and 19 iu
tlio 3;d and laol. Magßioh’s largcwl runs after
Burleigh passed him veto 13 in tho 40th and 17
m tho 31st inuiuge.
The score is as follows: .
lii/DLaiiiii—o, 0, O, u, 7,0, 3,3, 0, 0,1. IS, 13, 0, P, 0,
i,r., 6i,u> ,'i*. tt, o. 1,2, o, n, a. a. n>,
CD, 1. 0,0, 4,8, is, 14, 0, », 3,13, 3,0, 37, %C, 13. To
tal. ftw. Average, 9 a.<-5.<.
M»aoiOLl—3, 7, 3,11>, in, X\, 1,7, 4,3, 2% 21. 0. 20,
11, 7, 6. 4,1, 31,0, 0,0, 2,1, 0, S, 3. 2,1, 8,0, 2?, 0,0, S,
2, 0,1, is. i, 1, 1, 3,13,1,1, 3, C, 8, 17, 0, 3. Total,
3US. Avenuw, 7 4-vj,
Jkferce, air. Afirama,
Troviout to tho ?amo the betting was from 2
to 3 to 1 on Bmlcigh.
THE AnVKMTmiKS OF SHAFER.
The Now Orleans Timer of Dec. 7 has tho fol
lowing notice of some billiard exploits of the
young man HUafor t
Everybody who tafcps the sllifiilffll interest in (he
game of billiards in this section 1b familiar with the
esi«rieuce here of a viaitlug billiard player popularly
known m “lb* lad from Texas." Everybody knows,
too, huw (his eauio lad abed the light uf Ins
eounleuanca upon (his Quarter uf the world
about two weeks ago, and how, profess
ing to bo a bllliardlit of moderate akllt. no took
Henry Miller, into camp hy a series of well-planned
maniouvree, and relieved him of divers and
sundry diicata. link overylwdy did not know
who the iloncn the lad from Texas was. Thn lad him
self gave out that hla name was Brew, and that ho was
a Uauger from tho Lone Btar Htoto. Presently public
curiosity boraifle much cxoicisod about the question
of hts identity, and a few knowing not* declared that
be was Hchafcr, of Chicago. Others, equally poxitlrc,
swore tbit he was linker, of Californio, and others
stilt, under pledges of socrecy, inifartcd the tnfurma-
Uou that ho was of Leavuuworth, Kvusas, and
some of then* latter wlxo onoa went even so fur as to
«»y that had not only (lean and known llergh in Leav
enworth, but they knew moreover that burgh's father
was an ancient and reapscLalde proprietor uf a hUUard
roqru la that town.
It now turns out, throngh thotncditmi of evidence
from tho Garden City of tho West, that the
Texas lad, alias Brow, alias Krikcr, alias
llergh, is none other than Hohoft-r,
from Cliicago latterly, and from various Western
cities generally. Bcbafer is the young moo who,
about six weeks ago, enlivened billiard circles to Chi
cago with an clfort to get on a match with Burleigh,
but beyond a guud deal of newspaper talk and much
local notoriety, tho coutrqversy esmo to no issue.
Thereupon Mr. Bchafer turned his footsteps toward
the bunny Houth as on Inviting Said for the exorcise
of his taientri. lie conic, ho saw, and, so haa been
seen, ho conquered, but not to a degree which has ro>,
tdenishod his exchequer wKh more wealth than b«
can convenlcnUr take caro of. The genend supposi
tion about tho siO) game played by llurlelgh and
Khafcr at the HU Chatlcs Ilotumla on Sunday night
may possibly take on a morn positive shape. In view of
tho liulo story hero recited, and ths billiard public
rosy, furthermore, reel convinced that there need bo
no further speculation concerning the identity of the
•* lad from Texas."
■ THE TRIGGER.
RENMCOrr ccuu hamihcap.
Tho members of tbs Konnicott Clnb had a
pleasant meeting at Dexter I‘nrlr yesterday to
decide tho ponsuaeion of tho club modal and an
other prize donated by a member. A fair at
tendance witnessed the contest, which resulted
rather unexpectedly, bat was won by good shoot
ing. The handicapping was done by Mover#.
Ahner Price, Whitman,land Baldwin, with appar
ent fairness. The conditions were ten buds at
handicap distance. BO yards boundary, Tim re
sult was as follows:
K, o. Ikjw (M yards) I 0 0 X dr.'
11. Klelnuun (30 yards) o 1 1 0 1 11 0 0 1- 0
G. 0. Übsrmau (‘it yards) 0 01000911 I—4
John KJduaian (1:7 yards) 1 11001111 9 7
Alex. XTice CM yard") 0 o o 1 1 dr.
O. itamord (2) yanb.) ~0 1.0 1 1 dr.
Abo lileiumati (18 yard*) 1 001110110—8
T. W. Wllmarth (13 yard;*) 0 111111111—9
Bavrancn Benner (i 3 yards)., .1 011111 111— !•
John Phillips (31 yards) 101111110 I—9
Abner JTlco (37 yard*).; 0 01119X111—7
K. Thomas (2<5 yards) 0 101101111—7
J. MeCnrmick (31 yards) 0 11011X011—7
H. W. Baldwin (34 yards) 1 11111111 1-10
G. XV. Ki!Hte*too (1: yard*) 0 111111111—9
J. Kinney (31 yards) 1 111010110—7
a t). Squires (31 yards) 1 11100011 1— T
This of course gives the modal to Air. Bald
win. The second prize was contested for by
Messrs. WilmartU, Benner. and Eggleston, the
ties on 0, and was won by Doo Eggleston.
A sweepstakes was afterwards shot, the first
money going to O. C. tiboruau, and the second
to Henry Kleimuan,
AJIUSISMUNTS.
THE BEETHOVEN SOCIETY'S CONCERT.
The Beethoven Society gave its first regular
concert of the season last evening, at McCor
mick's Hall, with Mr. Wolfsobn at the front, and
attracted a very largo audience, notwithstanding
tho very unmusical weather. Tbo programme
was selected entirely from Mendelssohn's music,
including the Ninety-Fifth Psalm, concerto for
'cello and piano, hymn for alto solo and chorus,
prelude and fugue in E minor for piano, and
tho Loreloy fragment, thus giving to tho ooncort
the character of a Mendelssohn Festival.
There wore about 160 singers in the ranks, in
very nearly the following proportion j Hoprauorf,
45; contraltos, 32; tenors, 30; bassos, 60,—tbo
gentlemen outnumbering tbo ladies slightly,
•Nomoriqally, tbo balance appears to bo oorreet,
but musically it is not. Tbo tenors are still very
weak, and without a loading voice. The bassos
' have improved greatly since last season, and
now not only have a good tone but ore very
prompt and precise in attack and in tempo.
They did excellent worn all the evening, except
in the opening number of the Psalm, where they
palled back a little. Tho olios are few in
number os compared with tba sopranos,
but they are effective and reliable, os altos nearly
always are. Tbo sopranos bavo some weak
members, but they bavo strong and leading voices
sufficient to ho'd thorn up, so that their work
was very telling alt tho evening, Tho Psalm
was very creditably given, with tho exception or
the third number, tbo duo for soprano and alto
("In ills Hands," etc.), which was sung very
badly out of tune, andjmarrod tho ensemble of
the general performance. Mrs. Tbumton sung
her brief solo very creditably, but Mr. Dexter
lurried off the honors, singing bis par* in excel
lent voice sod with remarkable oasu for one un
accustomed to public singing. Jlu is a tenor of
great promise, *ho will jut make a
reputation f bo gives himself to
study. The Jlymu (for *ho solo and chorus)
was a very uneven piece of work. Mms Wiiito
has douo hotter work btrutuforu. Her perform
ance of tbo fervid ami thoroughly heart-inspir
ed music Qf the solo lacked in feeling and ani
mation. and her voice did nut display its accus
tomed body of tone. The chorale went excel
loutly well, but the fugue nearly wont to pieces
owing to the Indecision and negligence of the
tenors, who would have ruined tho finale bad
not the conductor caused a halt and started tbo
fugue a second tune. Tbo break was owing to
tbu disadvautano wo have already indicated,
uamelv, tbo lack of (wo or throe etruug, sure
voice* among the tenors, not only to hold them
in tuna, but sUo to keep them up to their work.
As tue Lore lay music woe given entire for lha
first time at a public performance iu this city br
tbo Society, a few historical facts touching Men
delssohn's operatic music will bo of interest.
Uu never wrote au opera complete, because ho
could never find a lifiretto to edit bis fastidious
tastes. In bis younger days, be wrote six
operuttas, '• Die Uocbztit tied Camacho" tu
two acts, “licuukebc aus tier Froxude" iaoua
NiK cnu’Ado thirune: euiday. dec
act, M Dle Beiden Padagogen " In one act, " Bol
daien LiobPchafl" In one act. “ Die Wanderooru
Komadianion " in one act, and " Her Onkel aua
Boston" (o three actn. These, however, were
all light operettas, adapted mainly from Trench
vaudevilles, and but little is known of them now.
Titer in life ho furnished tho magnificent
dramatic music to “Buy Bias." “Alitalia."
•• Antigone.” " /T.dlpns in Kolom)?." and the
twelve exquiaile numbers to the “Midsummer
Night's Dream." At one tune he examined
Sliakspeare’a “ Winter's Tale" with tho vmw,of
petting It to imnuc. and was particularly delight
ed with the character of A utoh/cu.*, hut lie never
progressed further than the reading. Later, lie
Usd a contract with Lumloy to sat Shakupnru' a
“TcmpcHt." hut this also was abandoned. In
1810, the poet Gclhel commenced the prepara
tion of the Loroloy legend, and. after finishing
tho first act, pent it to Mendelssohn. He did not
like it, however, and, In connection with Dov
rient. labored to nut it into ebapo. In February,
IS 17, ho received the whole poem, and after read*
jug it mated to Dovrient his doubts whether ho
could over not it. Hbortly afterward his sister
died, and his grief kept him from work until (ho
fall of that year. He then took up " Loreley "
again, tho principal character in which ho was
writing for Jenny Lind. Ho wrote tho finale to
the lit at act and also nkotchod out two or three
numbers, among them an Avo Maria, a vintage
chorus, and a march; but bo soon became dis
satisfied again, and abandoned the work until
he conld have an Interview with Ooihcl. Before
tho time appointed for tho Interview,
MoudelSßohn bad diod, and these numbora are
all wo have loft of “Loreley," and all of
these woro given by tho Society, with Mra. Clara
£), Stacy In tho music of the role
assigned to Isnora. Tlio Avo'HaHa, with ita
devout and soreno female chorus, making a
beautiful background to tho obligato solo; the
joyous and exuberant vintage hour for male
cbomA. and the interesting dramatio mixed cho
rus of tbo finale, wore all well given hy the So
ciety. 'ihey were, in point of fact, tho boat and
most enthusinfllio work of the evening. Mrs.
BUvcy, who did such oxcallentwork in tho" Para
dise and Perl" In tho early part of last year, at
one of the Apollo Club concerts, verified, lent
evening, tho predictions Hurt wore made bv The
TiuutiNß at that time. Her music, ospoclally in
tbo finalo, la very trying, not only because
it la very dramatio and passionate, but
also because it taxes tho high voice
severely. She was la excellent voice, and dis
played a degree of warmth and fervor that
shewed mobt decided progress, and also oviuced
a very intelligent epneenuon of tho role of (ho
vengeful lenora as well as of tho spirited
music.
The instrumental numbers were a concerto for
Velio and piano (Messrs. Wolfaohu and Eich
heiin)—substitutou for Mr. Lewis* violin con
cmo. Mr. I*, being prevented from playing
by a recent severe illness, nnd tlio preludo'nml
fugue iu E minor played admirably by Mrt. Be
gins 'Watson. Miss Ingerioll furnished Uio ac
compaiiim&Dts iu her customary iutoUigcut and
skillful manner.
M’VICKEH'S THEATRE.
“Solid Silver” might have boon written by
Draddon or Mrs. Henry Wood; it «u writ*
ton by Col. Karnes, of California. The play is
full of mystery, it iloda its climax in tho sad*
don disappearance of tbo heroine during a game
of hido-aud-seok, something after tbo fashion of
“tbo Mistletoe Dough”; bat in this caso tho
loroly woman is found and roatorod to her
frleuds aiivo. It is not exactly clear bow tho
disappearance is brought about. Tbo hcroino
steps into a revolving fireplace, and it rovolvos;
but what tbo revolving fireplace is dome in that
ancient baronial hall, and why It should rovolvo,
are mysteries that remain unsolved. We will
not Anticipate the pleasure of thuso who may
attend MeViokor’s Theatre during tbo week by
explaining how tho horolno escapes from her
terrible prison, but it may bo fair to remark that
sbo would have found the simple expedient of
rapping on tbo panel and calling for help, while
her friends wore in tho room looking for
her, quite as effective as capturing a pigoon and
Kcudiug it out of the chimney on an errand of
mercy. Tho mysterious tower and supernatural
fireplace aro a trills ridiculous. Tho play has
merits, notwithstanding, thief among which are
some bits of clover characterization. Tho hero*
ino.ila-lhn Huntington, is heiress to a largo es
tate. Her cousin, CajJ. Morris, is a spendthrift
and forcer, who will succeed to her property in
case of hor death. lie would marry her if she
Wfuid accept luraj aud, being rejected, he
would have her dead. lie is not pre
pared to kill her himself; hut, when ho
alone obtains information of her im
prisonment in tho towor-flrenlaco. ho suppresses
it, being driven to do so by fear of exposure and
transportation lor (olouy unless ho obtains tho
property. Jiertha is rescued by Paul li’tcr, her
secretary aud a sorter malo Jane i-'i/re, who
loros her, and whom sho lovos. The play ends
by her proposing matrimony to M’ur am) being
accepted by him. For his heroism—manifested,
wo presume, in calmly agreeing to be married to
a beautiful and rich girl—the play is tagged out
by au allusion to him as “solid silver.” which
makes its first aud lost appearance during tho
evening as tha curtain rolls slowly down to soft
music. There is just a suggestion of Teuuy-
QouUn Booioty in “Build Silver.” Wo suspect
the author of tbo play has studied English
society more through tho medium of poets
and novelists than through his own eyes.
Tho horolno is a cross between Maud
umi laul'j Clara Vera da Vcre; tho tower
and fireplace ere unquestionably Droddonosquo;
tho society, as a whole, is uoilher one thuig nor
the other. For instance, two of tho heat scenes'
in the play are between Mr. Seymour aud Mrs.
Murdoch. Ho personates in tbo first act tho
vulgar sun of a vulgar money-lender ; she is one
of thoso wonderful oroaturos so famous in tbo
literature of the Queen Anno essayists—'“a lady
of quality.” Yot this vulgar follow makes love
to this refined woman 1“ Uiosocoud act, and does
it very prettily, too. In tbo end ho marries her.
lie begins tho play In a Dowered waistcoat and
a resplendent neckcloth; he cods it in whito kid
gloves and a white tlo. Part of tho fault of the
incongruity in tho character is duo to tho actor,
but. on the whole, ho gives tho idea of the
author faithfully. Btill another criticism of tho
play arises in connection with the oomudy parts.
They are somewhat too exuberant. Though
the speeches of Messrs. Romford and Johnson,
Which aro really tho host m the play, could not
bo Bleared, they might bo conuoctod more ob
viously thou they aro with tho octlou. There are
ether scenes which might bo spared altogether,
notably tho one in which C’upf. Mori'is at
tempts to break open the desk of Mr. llVi'r, and
is prevented. This scone has nothing to do with
the progress of the story, and does not advance
the action one whit, nor has it intrinsic merits to
save it from being cut. Having said tins much
in wav of criticism, it is proper to add that
“Bolid Buyer” displays ingenuity in tho con
struction of the plot and literary skill in
tho uialogue; aud it is calculated to
bold tbo interest of an audience, if
only by tho mystery in which it abounds. Tho
acting last night was delightful. Miss Howard
•os Jkrllux Huntington was good. Tho part was
hardly strong enough for a display of groat
abilities, but, such os it was, it was well done.
Mrs. Murdoch had a part exactly suited to her—
that of a gay, madcap lady of fashion. Her
personation of tho character wus decidedly
pleasing. Mr. Cousin as Paul U’u'n, tho mawk
ish Hocrctary and unmanly lover, had an un
grateful task, and performed it to the beat of his
ability. Mr. Waldron as the had cousin, CapL
'Morris, was entirely out of his element, as he
always is in comedy or light melodrama. His
acting was disagreeable. Mr. Boymouras Spongy
Jr,, Mr lUinfotd as Sponge, Hr., and Ur. John
son ad Mr. ObkaaUe, wore acceptablej audit is
a credit to tho compauy that tliroo character
parte of such dimensions could bo so well filled.
The play is superbly mounted.
THE BURNED CANADIAN PRIESTS.
Sftetal DvtvaUh to The Chicago Tribum,
Mosrngib, Hoc. 0.«-To-day, after requiem
mass tied been celebrated Ui Kt. X*atrlck*i|
Church before a largo congregation, the Hot.
Father Landrigan, accompanied by several hun
dred friends, took sleighs and proceeded to Bault
au Jtocollet, on Hack llivor, to the place where
LaJouuesse Hotel stood, by the burning of
which last bandar morning the Itev. Father
Murphy and the Hov. Father Lynch and a Mad
ame Chatnptlgue lost their lives, 'l'be doctor had
much difficulty Ip separating the remains, but
dually put the two vertebra) to which livers
were attached iutuone coffin as thoeo of the
reverend priests, while a detached liver and
scattered hones were placed in another collin as
thode of Madame Champaigns. Aftor service at
bault. tbQ procession returoed and conveyed
the coffin to gt. Bridget's Church, shore it now
hesiustato. Afi#r high m*au to-marrow it will
he buried m Cote des Nlcgus Cemetery. Nearly
the whole Irish population of the city went to
bt. Bridget's to see the coffin arrive. Father
Morphy was editor of the Trut U UneiM, and
was frequently before the public as a lecturer of
Ireland.
At a meeting of the Board of Tnieleea of
Ford as Uuivemity, Lafayette, yesterday, the
icsignatiuu of Freoideut bhorlridge won accent
ed. ills successor Use not been appointed. The
duties in tuo meantime devolve ou prof,
Uoughao.
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Tho Toronto Alderman Who Is Hold for
Hatchery Not Allowed Bail.
Serious Trouble Uctwccu AVUltcs
and ISliicks Near Vick j
bttrjr, Miss.
Turner, Who Killed an Editor, Receiving
a Third Trial at Kansas City,
THE TORONTO DUTCHERY.
Sotrial J>ierktteh to The Vhifitge TrUntnt,
Toronto, Out., Deo. o.—On tho preliminary
Investigation Into the charge made against ex-
Aid. Cleniouts being resumed this morning, Air.
Fontoo, Crown Counsel, elated that lio bad no
fnflhcr witnesses to bo called at the present
time. J. 11. Cameron, counsel tor the prisoner,
said ho would not offer evidence nt tbin stage,
but again naked for bail. Tbo Magistrate re
fused, and committed tbo prisoner for trial, the
witnesses being all boand over to appear whou
called upou. Mr. Cameron gave notice that bo
would make application to a Judge iu chambers
for Clements to bo admitted to bail. On
Clements being removed from tho dock,
William Frazer, tho man who made the
box, and wbo, it Is alleged, drove the wagon
which contained tho body, was called. Dr. Mo
Michael, Q. C., counsel for tho prisoner. Imme
diately asked for an adjournment, but tho
Crown Counsel objected, saying that ttio meat
Important wituoro bo had to call was Mrs. Bavin,
(or whom a writ of habeas corpus had to bo is
sued, sho having to bo sent down to tho Foul
tootiary directly. Tho I’olico Magistrate said
bo coaid not tho caso. Mia. Davis woo
at once sworn, and said:
Jane Oiinumr had to operation performed on her at
her hout>e to catuw miscarriage. 1 wuk nut present at
tho oj-ernllon. I was present at the mincarrtsge. Rho
was throe months pregnant. Tbo fetus wan ::v;
Inches long. Mhra Olunour died half an hour alter
tho miscarriage. The prisoner, Frnser, mode tho box
in which tbe body waa placed, and bo and myself, at
11 o'clock at Dlgbt, drove It In a borrowed wagon to tbo
outside of the oity on blow street and deposited it
lu a ditch. My husband. In the meantime, mnaluod
nt homo, tho wagon having Icon driven off without
him. as we were watched by the pollen. Fraser was to
get floo for tbo Job. 1 paid him S3O down, lie was to
got tbe hntauoo in a wrok. Prater and 1 returned to
town, driving to Day street, and left tho wagon at tbo
place where it was borrowed, i'raacr then went to hla
bourn and Ito mine. Did not see Frazer again from
that time until uy arrest.
SPRINGFIELD ITEMS.
Special VxtpaUh to The (Jhteam Tribune*
SrmKorm.i), XIL, Doe. £>,—Amos G. Edmon
son, I’oslmastcr of Noble, lUchlond County,
was before United States Commissioner Adams
hero to-day, charged with robbing the mads.
Many letters in that vicinity have boon missing.
Some tune back, Special Postal Agent Craraoil,
of tit. Louis, investigated and prepared decoy
letters, which Edmonson Intercepted and
opened. Ho was tnon arrested by Deputy
Marshal ITill, and in default of $4,000 ball com
puted to jail till tho January term of court.
This is the case telegraphed laat utght on erro
neous information of the officials, and correc
tion is asked on behalf of Postmistress Cam])-
bell, at Olnoy, an estimable lady aud efficient
ollicer.
president Glenn was at tbo Gubernatorial holm
to-day. lie pardoned John Thompson, alia*
Murphy, convicted of larceny at tbo last Octo
ber term of tho Cook Countv Court, and sen
tenced to tho House of Correction for six
mouths.
Deputy United States Marshal Phillips to
night loft for McLe&usboro to arropt C. G. Cloud,
a banker there, on a charge obstructing federal
oQlciala while endeavoring to ascertain whether
he had violated the lUvouuo law requiring tho
stamping of checks and draft.!.
A QUARRELSOME COUPLE.
DtmcQUK, la., Deo. I).—Mrs. Craig, aged 45
years, residing in tho southern suburbs of Du
buque, was foond dead this morning sitting in
Lor chair, with her feet in the stove oven. For
days past she and her hnsbaoa had been drink
ing and quarreling, and ho had abused and
pounded her severely. Two children, girls,
ono 10, the other 12 years .old, tes
tify that on Saturday he knocked the
woman senseless, and that after sho
recovered ha again knocked her down and kick
ed her as she lay on the lloor. That night tbo
mother and daughter* slept under some
lumber piles near by. Yesterday * the
parents both got drunk again, but did
not como to blows that tun children
know of. They loft, going to a neighbor’s
to got something to oat and stay all night. This
morning, when the neighbors came to the bouse,
they found tho husband in bod. the wife sitting
by tbo stove dead. Tho post-mortem examina
tion shows abundance of bruises, but dodo aulll
clcut to justify the charge of homicide. Tho
woman's death resulted from tho combining
causes of abuse aud dissipation.
THE WAR OP RACES IN MISSISSIPPI.
flpftml [n»patc]i to The Chicago Tribune.
ViCKauuno, Miss., I>co. 9.—A serious rencon
tre is authentically reported between blacks and
whites in Issauqu&na County. Two weeks ago a
white man aod a negro hod a personal difficulty,
in which the negro was wonmled. A body of
armed negroes then visited tho while man’s
boubo, broke in, and beat him nigh unto death.
Several negroes were arrested, but escaped and
organized a largo armed force of uogroca to
roßcue thoir companions. The Sheriff, Henry
Soott, a colored Hopoblican, summoned a posse
of white men- to disperse the rioters. Tbdpoeae
was put In charge of Mr. Hall, a Baptist clergy
man. and found the uogtoea 200 strong, lie at
tacked and dispersed them, killing the leader,
Noah Parser, Copt. Arthur Brooks, and five others.
No further trouble U approhoaod by the Sheriff,
who is at the hood of a posse.. The sceud Of the
difficulty Is in a densely negro population, about
fourteen hours' run by river and SS male a by
laud from Vicksburg.
ROODERY AT ADRIAN, MICH.
Soeciat Duoateh to The Chicago Tribune,
AuniAN, Mleh., Hoc. 9,—A daring robbery was -
committed here last night. Asa A. Kennedy, a
well-known cattle-buyer, came home from Buffa
lo via Dqtrolt on tho evening train, haring
about him some $(3,000 realized from atock sales.
About 10 o'clock, wbon near his homo on Scott
street. in a remote prrt of the city, bo was mot
by throe unknown moo, beaten, and ribbed of
$4,000. Two thousand dollars wore concealed in
bis stockings, aod were not found. It wss six
hours before bo recovered ; enough to travel
homo. Hie Injuries confine him to the house.
Five hundred dollars reward is Offered for tho
arrest ol the parties.
A MAN-KILLER'S THIRD TRIAL.
SpitUJlDUDiiUh to The Chicago Tribune.
K ansas CitY, Mo., Deo. 0.-—The last witness lo
the celebrated Tumor trial nu examined today,
and tho caao will probably bo given to tbo jury
by Saturday noon. Turner, it will bo temwn
bored, shot and killed a brother editor named
Graven, at Lexington, Mo., the flth day of No
vembor, 1872, and this is his third trial. Tito
testimony given to-day was very important for
the defendant, and there is but UtUo doubt but
that ho uriU bo acquitted.
FORGERY.
Nobvicu, Conn., Deo. 9.—L. 0. Ackley, of
New I’ork, and (I. Vf. Heed, of Philadelphia,
cashed, at the Shotockot Dauk, la thla city, yes
terday, a draft for 41,100, purporting' to be
drawn by Larkin, Wright &, Co., of Cincinnati,
on the Nasaau Bank of Hew York. • The draft
was subsequently ascertained to be a forgery.
Ackley and Meed wore arrested at New London,
and the money was recovered.
A HARD PLACE FOR "CAMS."
Special lu»po{eh to The Chiauo Tribune.
Cincinnati*, Dec. 9.— The Mayor has ail the
gambling-houses closed to-night, and officers on
duty at each. This is regarded as a determina
tion on his part to suppress gambling for a time
at'leash The city had filled up with gamblers
from the East and West, and the thing wag bo
coming 100 prominent.
■ ROBOED THE COUNTY.
Saratoga, N’. V., Dec. o,—Henry A. M»oo, the
alleged defaulting County Treasurer of Saratoga
County, was arrested at 10 o'clock Mils rooming
'by the Sheriff at Ballslon Spa, Saratoga County.
The Board of Supervisors have found notes to
(lie amount of 411(1,000 issued and signed by
Manu as County Treasurer without authority.
THE CLEVELAND TRAGEDY.
Cleveland, 0., Deo. 9.—Mbs Hattie Mahay
died (orpight at U o'clock from to Juries recmvid
IMRER 10, 1878.
at tli« bauds of Imr stepfather, William Aden,
last Katimlav, Mm. linuum'n condition id un
changed. tOiglit hopes era entertained of lior
roaoTory.
a driee RESPITE.
New York, Doc. 9. In tho cane of John Dolan,
pontoncm! to bo hanged to-morrow for Uio mur
der of Mr. Noe, Gov. Tilclon to-night granted a
respite of onowoek.to gWo lime to tnveßlifndo
nanly-rtiicovored oviJcnco. A motion for a now
trial will bo made.
COUNTERFEITS AFLOAT.
liEtusoK, Pa., bee. U.—A number of purlieu
bar# been arrested hero for passing $8 ami $lO
counterfeit bills on tbo First National Bank of
I’oru. 111.
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
Comments of J.cmllntf Journals
upon llio l>ociimciit.
Widely-Varying View* diptm Its Promi-
nent Recommendations.
“comuosous AND mODEST."
Asm York 7ftne»—/irpufttnan.
In its treatment of tho groat question of tho
hour,—that of finance,— tho message is at once
oiuagooas aed prudent. Its miggcslioDß are
anch as tho moat mature reflection ami tho
soundest judgment of tbo business-men of the
Union will concur in, and, at tho eamo time, are
adequate to tho exigencies of a situation that in
growing more and more serious. In his treat
ment of tho ono foreign question that has given
any uneasiness to the public mind, tbo declara
tions of the President tend to allay all anxiety
that may bare arisen, while explaining a policy
In every way worthy of tho eharaolor of tho
Government and of its position among nntioua.
. . . Wo do not know on what information
tho President bases his estimate of tho value of
church property, and wo regard it as too high ;
but tho principle he proposes, though not within
the province of Congressional legislation, is a
nouud one.
"bid ron votis.”
Arte York Tnhune~~lmlest)uLnt Dtmocralif,
The mo.'RAgo is cliiofly of interest aa Indicating
the policy of the party and tbo purposes of the
President in tho campaign of IB7C. What are
they? The principal points am our Cuban rela
tions, out of which it Is surmised no may bo
drftwr/ into a war which will in many w&ya
strengthen the Administration party and the
President; and (bo school question, which, rig
idly defined, in an anti-Catholio issue, from
which the Administration party hopes groat
things, and the Hoad of the Administration, un
ions all signs fail, much greater. These are
now issues both, aud both factitious. There is
nothing in tbo Cubau question which needs ox
clto any public feeling in this country more
now than at any timo in four years
past; less, indeed, than at almost any
time within that potioJ. ... All these
[the froc'SChool and church-proporly-taxation
recommendations') are questions which should
bo considered in the policy of an incoming Ad
ministration. and not thrown out an new issues
upon which to hid for roles by an Administra
tion just going out. Nothing has occcrrod, ex
cept as mischievous and self-seeking dema
gogues hare raised the questions for tboir own
purposes, within the last year to bring such is
sues prominently into politics. President Grant,
wo may be assured, does not brlujj them np now
before aa Opposition Cougroun with any honest
purpose of Laving them settled. It Is not un
charitable or unfair to say, under all the cir
cumstances, that he must bare broaohod these
now issues with the plain and unmistakable pur
pose of mokiug political capital.
“ WILD, quixotic, AND UXTkULT ADSUCn.”
.Vfir York Ifirnlit—[nneveii leiit Dnnmratl',
■ Tho annual message sent to Congress yester
day touches upon a great variety of important
subjects, ami on tho creator part df them wo are
bound to sny that It delivers sound, or, at least,
defensible views. Put there Is ouo capital ex
ception ; ouo subject on which tho recommenda
tions of the President are shout folly. It un
fortunately happens that tho subject on which
the President in' utterly wrong is tho one which
ho presses with tho most vigor and zeal. Ho Is
sound on tho Cuban question ; sound in tho
main on tbo most important of tbo financial
questions j sound aud admirable on tho question
of cablo monopolies ; discreet and oven wise on
tho Mexican question j plausible at least, if not
right, on tho naturalization question. Put on
tho combined religious and school question,
upon which ho lays bis chief sires* and empha
sis. ho is wild, Quixotic, and utterly absurd.
This attempt to introduce religion aa a controll
ing element in our national politics, the zeal
with which ho flings this firotirnnd aud trios to
kmdlo theological animosities for party effect,
is tho most mischievous and monstrous violation
of Alness.aud propriety over perpetrated by a
President of the United States.
“ins own tuiiio teiui."
York World—Democratic.
The purpouo of the President to raise the so*
called ‘‘ocbool-luauo” for securing hie own
third term, which was apparent in his Pcs
Moines speech, m more clearly manifest in tho
present message. That part of it which pro
poses the taxation of church-property is meant
to roinforco tho part which proposes a sectarian
strife to reconstruct tho common-school system
in (bo interest of apolitical party caught,and col
lared, and brought to judgment before the
whole people for its blunders, its usurpations,
and its plundering of tho people’s substance. It
will bo found that "issues," no more than Gov
erhments can be made. They grow; and neither
the soil nor the atmosphere of this republic just
now promises him the crop ho would soUlshiy
harvest.
“ SOCNO ON TUB OtmUESCT qceftiox.’ 1 *
Xtw i'ork tiuik—hultpeiutent Leino-'ralie,
Grant takes up educational and ecciedlustical
questions,and givos au enlarged edition of ins Das
Moines speech of Octohorlaat against tho Catho
lics and tho poor old Pope. This is a congenial
tonic to him, and affords proof that thla thorny
subject will be ineornoratod into the next Na
tional llopubiicou platform, and play a part in
tho coming Presidential campaign. Tho mes
sage will disappoint public expectation on the
Cuban question. Tho President handles it
elaborately* hut leaves It exactly where ho found
it. This portion of tho message will please tho
Spanish Bona, both in this country and in Eu
rope. and doubtless Mr. Caleb Cushing as well,
our Minister at Madrid. . , . Grant Is sound
on the currency question. lie advocates an
early return to specie-payments, and is lu favor
of adhering to the present law fixing lbs initial
Saint of resumption on the Ist of January, 18711.
e asks Congress for further legislation to give
full effect to the existing law. Wo fancy Con
gress will do nothing of tho him], hut, after
wrangling a long while ove**it,will loin in a dead
lock between tho two Houses, and thus prepare
tho way for making thla phase of tho financial
problem a leading issue in tho Presidential cam
paign.
"run um OF TIIB MESSAOE."
Sf. I.ori‘l (ilobt-Dfinucrat-^llrpubhfitn,
We may congratulate the country on the out
spoken firmness with which its Ohio! Magistrate
continues Uia advocacy of honest money, U re
sumption moan anything, it means the soiling of
bonds and (ho buying of gold. If redemption
is ovar to-be accomplished, it must begin by a
gradual and partial redemption of the now irre
deemable currency. This has bean the constant
demand of the real friends of specie-payment,
and the first stop taken towards its accomplish
ment would be a greater event incur history
than the Centennial celebration. , .-. This
[the % free-school and church-property-tax
atiou recommendations] Is tbo meat of the
message, the part which will bo contested and
struggled over in every political forum until
the questions are finally settled by the only set
tlement which can he host. Of course, ecclesi
astical Ux-dodgoca will sound the note of alarm,
and fanatics from both extremes will 1 take it up.
Democracy will rush frantically to grasp its ob
solete weapons of twenty years ago, and declare
that those amendments would wipe out State
Lights forever. Livery interest adverse to true
patriotism will bo excited and utilized, but there
the questions stand, and they continually ask
us, Do wo want to be au illiterate nation or an
educated nation ? Do we want to have Church
and State united or separate ? Let each man
answer these questions fairly, and then oppose
the proposition* of the message: this fa the
only sensible way of looking at the mattes, and
since the matter must be nut only looked at, but
dealt with, let us deal with it at once, and there
by show ourselves equal in courage and wis
dom to tbo Vrcsidwnt, who has had tbo courage
to face the question, and the wisdom to suggest
A plain way of dealing with it.
••wot a «u> roa onacuairr.’*
ht. J.wit ....
AM these msAenrutLlthoae recommended by the
ITcsidontl aro rigorous, and some of them are a
tittle startling. They do not have the opti
onee of owning from, a president who contem
plates retirement to the tranquillity of private
life at the end 4* hi* second term. They me
not a bid for oMeurlty*
RELIGIOUS.
Meeting of tho Female Missionary Or
ganizations of Chicago.
Reports of Progress - Addresses By
Prominent Women.
Tho Moody and Sanlcoy Mcelinga,
MISSIONARY WORK.
tna cmcAoo DjMTiinrr a^-sooutiox
o{ tbo Woman's Hoard of Foreign Missions held
lie annual meeting yesterday at the Centenary
M. E. Clmreli. Mrs. Dr. .Tutkina presided, and
Mrs. Dr. TilTany acted oh temporary Secretory.
Thn following list of delegates was then mado
out by tho Secretary and approved by tho Cre
dentials Committees Clark Street, airs. Tripp $
Trinity, Mrs. Tiffany} Michigan Avenue. Mrs.
Jtcnt; Slate Street, Mm, Spender, Mrs. Yoman,
and Mrs. Wood jOraco Clinrch, Sirs. Elmody, Mrs.
Colby, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mrs. Vowel; Grant
nice, Mrs. Gage; I’ark Avenue,Mrs.Ellis, Mrs.
Decker, and Mm. Axled* St. Haul's, Mrs. Mar
lin, Mm. Miller, and Mrs. Ilickok; Englewood,
Mm. Gumoy; Langley Avenue, Mrs. Head, Mm,
Church, and Mrs. Kellogg; Dopers Park, Mrs.
IHclmrdn; Evanston, Mis. Quoal, Sirs. Hitt, Mrs.
Dannisler, Mrs. Hoag, Mrs, Dock; Waukegan,
Mrs. Trumbull; Dark nidge, Mrs. Doring; Pala
tine, Mrs Miller, Mrs, liittlo; Downer’s Grove,
Mrs. Dr. Doe; Elmhurst, Mrs. Hogans.
Tho next business Doing tlio election of ofll
corn, Mrs. Qaeol, Mrs. Kent, and Mra. Danfortli,
were appointed a committee to nominate otlloßta.
While the Committee was absent
11KPOUTS WERE HEAD
from the various churches represented, showing
the membership of the Society in tho churches
and tho amounts raised for tlio continuance of
missionary work. They woro generally of a
character to give gloat encouragement. Thn
Society la receiving largo accessions yearly, and
lutcrco; in tlio work continues unabated.
Tho Committee on Nominations presented
(heir report, which was adopted, as follows 5
President, Mrs. A. J. Jntkiim ; Uncording Sec
retary, Miss Anna DOWOU ; Corresponding See
rotary, Mrs. Decker.
It was moved that each delegation nominate
somo lady for Its and that each
of the Societies not represented should have the
privilege of Choosing a Vice-President at its first
mooting.
Tho motion was adopted, and tho following
wore ejected : Mr«. Ur. Hill, of Trinity Church;
Mrs. McGilfroy, of Michigan Avenue Church :
Mrs. Brmtso, Lnnploy Avonno; Mrs. Towers,
Grant Place; Mrs. Bond, Centenary: Mrs
Salter, Bt. Panl; Mist lllchards, Bogcre Parle
Mra. Kellogg, Evanston.; Mrs. Vandomarck,
Wankegan; Mrs. Williamson, Palatine; Miss
Flora Halo. Oak Park; Miss Josephine Smart
Downer's Grove 5 Mrs. Wood, Rtato Street: Mrs.
.1. W. Tomlin, Park Avouuo; Mrs. Toiodo, Elm
hurst.
Tho President, Secretaries, and VICB-Prcsldonla
wore mode an Executive Committee, five to con
stitute a quorum. Tho moating then ad journod.
In the afternoon, there was hold a union moot
ins
THE WOSfAN'B MIRSHOWAUT SOOIETtna
represented in Chicago, Mrs. Bishop Harris pro
siding. Prayer was offered by Mrs. J. F. Wil
ling,
Deports from the different Societies being in
order, Mrs. Lallin presented a report from the
Prosbylorlanu. *Tb»t Society in Chicago last
year gavo over SIB,OOO for missionary purposes,
and it is expected that this year tho amount will
roach $25,000, The Board supports twenty-four
missionaries; twcnty-fonr schools in India,
China, South America, and Mexico; eixlv-threo
mountain-school* io Persia, aud many iu'Kytia;
thirty-seven Bible wumon aud pastors* wives,
and 100 pupils in different schools. There are
350 .Societies and bands.
Mrs. E. W. Blatchford; for
THE COSaBXOATIO.VAL BOARD OP THE INTERIOR,
Hast presented a report. Sno alluded to tho
origin of tho auxiliary societies seven years ago.
and the trials attending them. The number of
thono societies now was 300, of which sixty-four
were new ones. Tho receipts for tho year end
ing Oct. 15. 1875. wore $21,08(5.52. Tho report
concluded with tho reading of a letter from Alisa
Adolo M. Curtis, a young lady missionary at tho
HiHßOton Agency.
Mrs. O. T. Avorill, from tho Wonsan's Union
Mlßslotiarv Society, next delivered a report Her
remarks were do voted chiefly to tho origin of tho
Bcoioty.
MRS. DR. MARCT,
of tho Norlhwontorn Branch of tho Association,
made a report, in which she related many of the
experiences of the missionaries supported by
tho Society. Especial reference was made to
Miss Tinulsy, missionary in India, and to tho
Misses Wollaston, In China. Tho ladies of tho
American Board wore publishing a paper in Chi
nese, Miss Wollaston uo'.og the translating.
MIUJ. A. If. UOOB
next made An address. Bho began by referring
to tho present portion of women in missionary
work. It was eixteon years ago that Dr. Scuddor
stated a fact which had not before been
known, that in foreign lands women
were occupying a degraded, sunken po
sition, scarcely hotter than that of brutes.
This statement struck a chord In every mother
breast in the country, and a missionary society
was Boon after organized in Now York City bv
women. Since then there had boon a rapid
firowtb, yet there was to-day a vast Hold for
abor, extending from pole to polo. The speaker
wished to impress upon tho people tho idea of
individual responsibility. The habit of people
was to ontrouch themselves behind tho Church,
as if to evado all responsibility. That was idle.
Each had a burden to bear, and would bo required
to answer for it at tho bar of God. - What was
the condition of tho Church io-day ? There was
a great heathen empire opened In Central Africa,
in addition to tho vast countries already par
tially covered by missionaries. It was only a
few days ago tb&t Stanley wrote from the banks
of Lake Niyanza tbst tho King of the people in
that region had asked for tho introduction of
Christianity* While the speaker was in Phila
delphia, she found that tho largest contributor
to the Woman’s Board was a colored woman in
Baltimore, who had given $1,200. In this city
there was a poor Swede, a mechanic,
who was some weeks ago converted, and
shortly afterwards asked a vacation of hla em
ployer. It was granted, and now ho was going
about from house to house endeavoring to con
vert sinners. lie had already induced four or
live to love Christ. These instances wore given
ip order to illustrate the idea of personal re
sponsibility, and to show what could be douo bv
individual effort. What were the churches of
Chicago doing ? This city was always looked to
for an example of enterprise and liberality, and
it behooved, the churches to do their pact foe
Christianity, and maintain the city’s reputation
for religious as well as foe purely business en
terprises.
The address was listened to with Interest, and
it its conclusion was greatly applauded.
Mrs. Dr. fallows, being called, upon, stated
that there woe considerable Interest manifested
in missionary matters bv the iadies of fit. Paul's
Church, but no society had yet been organized.
After tendering thanks to tho Centenary
Church for its hospitality, tho meeting ad
journed.
In the evening tho meeting was held in the
main auditorium of the church, Mrs. Q°r
oridgo presiding. Tho exorcises wero opened
with singing and, prayer. ■
. laia. ». wnxnio
next made an address. In beginning, she sl
loded to, the effect of minor things upon S*o*tfC.
illustrating by tho Bunker Hill mouujnant, which
wan daily an.YOd to and fro by tho BUDbeama.
Ho OotlmQTwltUo muWIuJP Hr moans ot noma
humble instrument. In ancient times, women
were insignificant, occupying an Inferior posi
tion. Yet oven la Urns# dark days woman was
the means of Introducing Christianity to Europe.
Ail along since thou God bad chosen women for
great deed*. The fiabbatb-achool system was
originated by Hannah Balk of Wyckbam, England.
A company of women m Europe many years ago,
desirous to aul tho cause of Christ, sent a negro
tq teach Christianity If tho Africans, and (hat
waa the beginning of *bu Methodist mlssiouar/
work. The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church had a diQloult time In or
gaulriug. Tho wise men East and West declared
that woman was unlit to bo a missionary. Yet
there was a woman in Nov York vbo felt dif
ferently. and insisted that young women could
go to India as well as icon, etu) from her
efforts hod resulted tho Woman’s Missionary
Board. Notrnhmey is raised yearly by fchebuu
dreds of thousand* of dollars, schools by tho
hundreds had been established, and countless
numbers of peoplahadbeim brought to believe in
God. They should then not bo discouraged, but
go out and devote all tboir energy to the oaua*
and, if tho* bail perfect trust, thoy should know
that victory was theirs.
muv banana,
a returned missionary, repsooeollng tbo Baptist
Board, made a few remarks. liar Hold of labor
had been among (bo Assamese, oa the Brahma*
Pooira Iltver. The speaker requuuted ewua of
her sirerieress saobg these bealbsne. Bbe
bad eaublbAsd a Kbwi there only After lonf
endeavor. Tho groat obstacle to th*
•mong tho Hindoos ttm canto. Several (v n /r
•lotos won* related, IlhißtraUng tho strict
of tho llinrloo tncloly, * 10
MISS EMILY n«Sll?mTr>N MII.LRn
was tho next speaker. HoathoniHin had »»»
BapcctH.—ono t|!o and degraded. and tlio
j;rand and magnificent. India lind IU diamond/
its ancient monuments, and its wondrous em’
btoulorloa. as well ms Us Ignorance and pa,..,'
i*m : Tbo Church had yet nmch todoiriu,;,'
Held. '1 ho speaker cloned with an' appeal to .n
Christians to aid iti the great work.
A collection was ttion taken up, and the mnnt.
Ing adjourned. Ui *
MISCELLANEOUS.
ILLINOIS LUTHERANS.
ftyfelnt Ihtpaleh to The Chiertw Tribune.
Dixon* Ilf., t)ce. 9.—Tho I.nlhoran Bynotl ©j
lUiuola la now la session at tbo Lutheran bon,,
of worship In this city. Homo sixty congrega,
tiona are represented, and th« meetings are of,
vory lif»li order. Tho Synod will adjourn {©.
morrow evening, making a three days'
Otlior denominations aro entertaining dolcgntM
lu grand stylo.
MOOIW AND SANKRT.
Pniunavflix, Pa., Doc. P.—Tho Moody aw
Sankoy meeting to-night was crowded, h.ooq n i
h.OOd people being in tlio building. Among thorn
present wore ex-Unltod Htates Ronator Join
Scott, and John V. FarwelL of Chicago. Hankev
during tho evening sang several of his moat non.
ular hymns. Moody's discourse wan on jjL
tiontanco." ami ho tool; his text from Acts, xtiL*
:10: l, lhit*now God cora.uandotli all men ©van
when, to repent." TbJ preacher called hit
hearers'allention to var.mis kinds of repent,
ftneo. With tho command to rouent God tivea
us power to do bo, and ho considered that trno
ropoutanoo is whore o man is thoroughly con
vinood of his sin. During the evening a ) arfffl *
number of persons wont into tho inimirvroom
Tlio usual prayer-meetings were hold after thi
tegular exercises. ,
SIOUX OITT HEWS.
.Vwrfflr PuiHitch to The Chit-aon Tribun*
Bronx Cm*, la., Dec. o.—Tlio ordinatioi
services of tho Bov. il. O. Iliscox. pagtor of the
First Baptist Church of this city, occurrodal tin
First Presbyterian Church thin evening,
Tho Yankton Baptist Hocioly gave a concerl
last night for tho purpose of helping tho Society
out financially. Tho coucort was well altendoi
llccoipts, <5157.
WIABOJASM.
Alleged Case of JSxtctisire hlre-iKocK
PoiHOOinp at l.awrenccbiirg, i n <|«
Cmftruuitt Hnrjairtr, Dee , 0.
For the rast throo or four years, in tho vicini
ty of Lawroncoburg, Ind., a strange disease
scorns to havo taken bold of tho horses, hogs
and cattle. Ono by 000, and sometimes la
droves, theso poor dumb creatures havo "shuf
fled off ” noiselessly, but in evident agony, and
their owners have sought the eauso in vain. Two
years ago the fatality became indeed alarming.
Death invaded the Lawroncoburg distillery,
pens, and nearly $5,000 worth of stock wore de
stroyed. Finally, a saloon-keeper in Newton, by
tho name of Koehler, announced that he had a
clow. An inquisitive employe had been nosing
around a patron'a wagon as It stood in the
street, and had discovered some corn s
balf-bushol or eo, fantastically done tip,
each car in a roll of paper, lie examined
ono of those cars carefully, but saw no reason
why they had boon eo tenderly preserved. Ha
was curious, but bis curiosity seemed about to
bo defeated, and lie was on tho point of abandon
ing tho examination whoa ho accidentally broke
one of the oars in twain, and then ho was more
deeply involved In mystery than over. Tho cob
of each oar was hollow, and in the end of each
was a neatly-fllting plug. As tho oar or cob had
broken, a flno, suspicious-looking powder fell to
tho ground. Tho soarchorwas completely mysti
fied, and, taking some oboice specimens of this
"patout-appliod-for" corn, ho went to his em
ployer and unbosomed himself. Mr. Koehler, on
Hoeing and hearing, and on knowing tho name ol
the owner of tboso cavernous cobs, and the
owner of tho wagon they had boon taken from,
was verily enlightened. straightway, to ’b<
convinced, Invited a chemist to pronounce on
that strange powder, when 10l it was 'found ta
bo corrosive subliraafi.
Hero was a btartlmg development, bnt wbc
could prove what this corn was prepared for ?
Ono clow led to another, however, until, on sus
picion, a man by the namo of William Ehlea
maun, a German, formerly a Cincinnati gaa-flt
ter, bnt then tho proprietor of a fertilizing es
tablishment, just ont of the corporate limits of
Lawroncoburg, was arrested. Ho was brought
before the Circuit Court, but tho most satisfac
tory evidence could not bo obtained, and Judge
Iloborts, using all tho power possible, sentenced
tho cnlprit to throo months In the County Jail.
Meantime stock became healthy again, and the
terrible fatality, for a while, ceased, Tho bus-
Bod latter-day Lucrotia Borgia, slightly mod
, was in tail, and the alarm of farmers took
a brief rest, but only a brief ono.
During tho trial Mr. Frank Griffith, of Law.
roncobcrg, had offended this novel gas-fitter by
appearing against bim, and a bitter revenge was
therefore breathed out. Very soon after Elilor
mann’s time bad expired and bo was again at
work in his fertilizing and lard-rendering estab
lishment. Mr. Griffith's valuable, horse took sud
denly sick and in tornble convulsions died. An
examination of the maoger afterward developed
enough polsou to kill a hundred horses. Not
long after somo cattle in tho neighborhood wont
tho wayof all the earth, and their carcasses found
a ready market in Ehlormaa'a slink factory.
Quo day Ehloxmamx was known to go hunting
across the river m Kentucky and during tbs
day to pass tho hog-pons of a well-known Ken
tucky farmer. Tho next day ton fat porkers
lay dead in those pons, aadEhlornuum (hat uum
day chanced to be again over there, and offered to
buy the carcasses at $1 a head. Similar deaths
wore occurring alt around Lawrooceburg. It was
as if a simoom was daily swooping across Miami
Bottoms, —a simoom then oolyifatal to cattle ana
hogs. Meanwhile tho smoko of the stink-factory
kept ascending. The dead bodies came in to
Eblermano in satisfactory abundance. The
making of fat was well enough, but this specu
lating genius was not happy. Ho saw that the
price ohtaiuod for it wonld not yield a quicr
wealth. The " diseased " bogs ho had obtained
wore let and plump, and why shouldn't ho
make them up into lard, and thereby yield him
self a handsome revenue? Tho idea was orig
inal with him. Nobody had ever suggested it to
him. Nono of the buyers in Cincinnati need
Uuow ttiat his lard, which he would offer them
at a comparatively low figure, was stink-factory
lard. Why should they? lie would “ purify,”
and consumers would never bo tho wiser. And
so this wretch, regardless of the awful conse
quences which might follow, wont on. si ho has
often confessed audoven boosted In Lawrenoe
burg. trying out lard from his strsngely|diseMod
hogs, and introduced tho putrid Bluff to tho hap
less Cincinnati consumers.
Of Isto Ur. George Hays, living near Law
reocoburg. has been missing hogs, and a strong
suspicion bad been forcing itself upon him Uul
perhaps Ehlermann know more of tho disappear
ones than ho would toll. Ou Monday la sths
hoard the report of a gun suspiciously near his
house, sod on a prompt examination ho found
Ehlenuann rapidly making off In a wsgonlo ad
otl with tho yet warm and blooding oarcastf of s
Uog. which ho identified as hid own. lie
straightway had tho "butcher** in a now rols
arrested aud brought to town, whore, after a
preliminary examination, bo was bonndoverte
the Circuit Court, in the sum of 9300. Nobody
would Stake so largo a sum that Ehlenuann
would not "skip,** and so all day yesterday and
the day before he whiled his time away in tin
Lavreucebuxg Court-House heavily ironed, a
single case of small-pox in tho jau preventing
his being confined there.
FINANCIAL.
BLOOMINGTON.
Spvial Dhi&Uh to Th 4 CAlpSee Tribune
UtoomxoTON, 111,, Deo. o.—William Wall* A
Co., cigar dealers,' assigned to*day for the bone*
fit of ibelr creditors. Liabilities, $3,000; aaaeta,
$1,500.
LOUISIANA INTEREST-FUND.
Kbw Oulbawa, Doc. O.—The Slate snlnormel
giro notice Ibak tbs January interest on the no*
consolidated bonds will be paid bars and is
Now York without rchato on and afvar tba HKh
lust. There is'noarly SOOO,OOO in the Iroaaurj
to the credit of tho iulereet*foud.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
I.osdon, Doe. fcteamablps Lord Clive, from
Philadelphia, and France, from New York, bar*
arrived out.
Boston, Deo. 9.—Arrived, steamship Ontario,
9,—Arrived, Itaaawt Othello.
FiUACisco, Deo. o.—'Tbft
Bteam Navigation Company's steamer Uikada
aaitod this evening for Sydney, being the last u<*
parturo qf that Uw«. BUa bad a large freight and
B Ou uwusi'bc 111. Iwlto* «*lm‘ ib« !’*fj?|!
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