, 1874-10-21

tho delegates, twontv.ilve Past Chauoo]ors oleot
Tcrc introduced. and. aftor receiving tho Grand
I.udgc DeYroo. wern permitted 10 take seatH M
1ncmhera
1n sunasy'A TA11uss IN account wea given of
9 ssk robbery at Springfield. In this State, and
tho failure OF tho police authoriioH here to catch
tho tlovcs after tho ssolen property hnd been y
ss sEo ana iesosoea " sse npar md
but It appears, @ from % their sta.oms,,s'
that they notoa aololy under orders, md their
action. in tho casa aitnpIy amounted TO an
execution OF s1l order to 3' Saneo ~, tMo othof
Station. tho Observation-Disclosures believing
that further "piping" GU their part was un-
necessary.
An accident took place yesterday, which would
havo proved fatal had 1t not neen Tor tho pres'
who happened to be passing nt tho critical mo-
1nent. aud vim resitl1n nt No. 10 North Peoria
ohtd .' OF about months througI. Jofrorson Paree
lands OF thehand'c, pornittod tho l,crauhulator
to run of tho bank. It ursot, throwing tho
baby into about or feet Of water. lust at tlta
nomontsthn above named gentleman wAa Walking
on ono Of tho artificial elevations on tho wator's
cdgc. Tho eoroan,a Of tho lclp!eas servant soon
attracted Ills attontlon when, without seconds
hesitation, ho jumped oyorboard, sud was just IN
tinlo to roscuo tho infant.
4 Bpau Of horaes attached to wagon bolong-
Ing to tho Oriental Flour Mill, ra, away on
Canal street last eveaing shous e'cloak;,, snd
with milk wagon, which was upset, and
aud beu5amin Eavcrucsacr, boz, were
thrown violently to tho pasoment a,d
bay injured tue latter perh'pSs pS,,t 11ta TX r;ne e
shoulder, and THO hoy'a head was Injured from
tl,e great concuaaiou, Lavtuaki waA talon to Ills
home, No. 1U9 DoKoTen etroct, aud Ensornlosaer
to No. 2GS South Clinton Btroot.
Prof. Hathoway delivered free lecture to a
very slim audience in n%sllGl9n Aei,; !a.t even Yen
lice" Tho goMt1on,auta discourse, although very
aarnost was rather obscure, and much too
learned for tho majority ,ot his audt-
cnce. Io said that all mon woro
thcse ruimonta woro better developed in, somc
than In othors, on account OF cirultm-
6tancea. Thia showcd tho wisdom OF tue
American Declaration OF Independence,
t,lrcr quoted freely. Flo admired Independence
in oyory human mind. and antd that Blch 4 fool
Ing waH always tho best safeguard agniust poiti
cal corruption. Tho lecture was good III innuy
respects, although tlio.very pecuilnr manner OF
thu SPEAKER dotractotl somewhat from tho effect
of his delivery.
THE siET1foDIsT BOOK COMMITTEE.
THO regular ANNUAL meeting Of tho Western
Branch Of the Methodiat Book Con,mittco met
i'll tho Methodist Book Concern yesterday etter-
noon 1T 1 p. IN. Tho entire Book Committee ia
divided into two Boctionn-an Eastern and q
Western. The Western acotion has entire control
Of the Western Publishing House 1ocatsd Mt Ciu-
einnati, and the general management OF tho
members present yesterday were: 0. Y.
Lemon, indiana; William r. Tayle, TcxaB;
William Hunter, Illinois: ". Brush, Texas; q.
". I4oeber. Chicago; James II. TAFT, Now
York AuloH Shtnkle, Kontnoky jan,os z.
Mlbroth, Ohio; Rudolph, 4. ". Brnohl, Ohio.
There aro in attendance upon tho Committee
looking aftor tho interests which oach ono
npocially represents: Tho Rer. DR.. y. St. j.
md tho Rov. j. II. Phillips, ono Of the New York
Book Agents.