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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-03

The road that ambition travels i too
narrow for friendship too crooked for
love; too rugged for honesty; and too
dark for conscience.
, 1874-05-28
BOCHEFORT.
1Qia Escape, OpinlonB, md inton.
tlOnEs

1Qis Escape, Opinions, and 1ntous
ti0ns.
Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
OMAHA, Mob, May 27.-Henri nochofort, 40
companIod by Oliver Pain, sub-eeorotary OF tho
Paris Commune, and George Donodic, who was
sent out by the International Of London, to effect
Rochofort's rclease, reached this city today.
Your correspondent wont out on tho Union
Pacific Railroad to meet the party and interview
cd them.
Honri Roohefort is apparently IS yoars Of age,
TALL and OF q sln but strong build; his face is
remarkably intellectual, and shows life Of
thought and Btudy, with btriot nelf-couamanu.
He IL friendly and oven cordial to strangers, but
speaks no English or German.
Reporter-Mr. Roohefort, how are you pleased
with America from what you havo see Of it3
Rochefort--Oh! very we'll repeating the
words with enthusiasm, this il beautiful
1end.
Roportor-Will you tell mo how you escapod7 ?
Koohefort-No, shall not. I have not told 1t
to anybody. Tho aoeounta published nro false:
ReportW-What do you think OF tho present
1oyornmdnt of France?
Koohefor-I have no confidence in McN1ahon,
uouo at all In throo months Franco will hayo
a now Government.
Reportor-Wnl it DO . monarchy or re-
public
1loohefor-Not monarchy; tho monarohiat
Aro so much divided that they mod not be
feared.
neportor~-Shsll you stay long in American
Rochofort-1 shall 60 direct to New York With
out stopping in Chieago and stay in New Yoxk
eight days then shall aail'to Europe.
, 1874-05-28
HIGHWAY ROBBERY,

About O'Clock this morning, rs ofanor Scott
waa standing at tho corner Of Randolph and
Canal streets, taAing astronomical oheorvatlona
nd contemplating tho nights beauty, bis atten-
II IN Fas attracted by tho expedition that attond-
I'd tho exit OF two men from q neighhoring
sn,o an. They had scarcely reached tho pava
~,eon sconc aud proclaimed tho loss Of hia
syetoh In an unmuatoal etaocato. Scott purs
sued Il 70 fugitivos, who, after ohassezing
snvtra sov na rivor and.turning innumerablo cor.
pers, aepA rated and one Of them Vas halted @
f5nn', tninr escorted to tho Sixth Precinct Sta
tian % ho % vas .veststerod under the name Of James
te Gaasy ~ assie, ID 10 comfortable apartments It
% that caravapsel, md charged with ths crime Of Of
robbery Hill eaeap" ssat afHr hi
On tho home tretch.
, 1874-05-28

E'enrftal STORM mt IttChlnnd Ccntxe.
TV}n.

Eenrful STORM mt IttChln1ld Ccntxe.
wis.
From thu Rtohland Csntrt Republican, Frtra, Navq5.
Sunday, May "a. 1874, WAS day thns will 10
long remembered by tho inhabitants Of thin
place and surrounding country. Clouds beKa1,
10 eattor In the west towards tho middle Of tho
afternoon, and tho alstant roll of thunder waa
p1ainty hoard. Ncaror and noarer camo tha
clouds, gaining In
3g they advanced, until tho storm suddenly
burst with terrific vollemoneo ind swept through
our town like bosom Of destruction, tearing
down and ,inroofng houses aud barns. nplootina
aud stripping trees, and 'loyollng fonces. in its
oourse. Tho wind-storm laRtod but q few mo-
monts, and was accompanied with rain and hatl.
Homo Of tho hatlatonos wore as largo aa hona
ogga. Whou the storm Bubeidal Rorry picture
Of deHolation was presented: scnrooly Whole
fonco or cato was loft standing, and large nnd
beautiful el,adn-treos wcro inyinE promo upon
tlle ground, or standing bare and lmbeHs md
wosat Of al, numbers OF buildings wore badly
damaged,
Tho front Of the lowor story Of tho Odd Tel.
lows Building was blown in, and tho building
otherwise badly wrecked and t,ylsted cut ct
sbapo. DnmaRo not losa than 5000,
Tho roof Of the Centro House barn vas blown
in.
Tho atnb1o of s. B. Pennel WAS blown down,
II Tie 1' roof % waa blown of Of Fred. psrfrey's
horfse; also, tho roof was blown from houBe In
the upper part Of town, and several of tho In.
mates injured.
Several 1argo lights Of glass woro brolten out
Of tho front OF MCCARTHY T. Hyntt's store aud
windows were blown In, and moro or less lights
brolfcn In ovory house in town.,
Otis Hlaughtar-houee was blown to atoms.
Tho houso and barn Of . Mr.. Kspler, nsar
| Doaz, wero blown down.
, 1874-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

BuNpAy-ECHooL. CELEBRATION IN rnooKITN.
New YonK, May 27.-Tho annual parado OF tho
sunday-school children of Brooklyn took place
today. There eaoetned to be about 50, 600 children
iu lfuo. The City Hall, the Court House, and
other public buildings as we'll as private dwcll-
ings along tho liuo or march, arc elaborately
decorated With flags and bunting, md tho city
has gala appearances. Altar tho parade tho
children returnod to their respective. schools,
whore short addresses wora made aud rofreah-
monta supplied. ....
AMERICAN TnACT SOCIETY.
BoaroN, May 27.-Tho American Tract sooiety
to-day elected William Q. Chaplin, prosident the
Hon. Henry Wilson and John G. Tespau, Vlco;
Presidents; and Arthur Gilman, Secretary and
Treasurer.
, 1874-05-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.


TO ALL. PARTICULARLY 1NvAI.IDs, SPRING
Is trying Indications ot atohnrss s eud at
onos BE- attended, to. Fatal Diseases may bo causod
by allowing ths bowels to bccomo oonsupatod. and
the system to remain in disordered condition, until
tho disorder has tino to dovo1op itsoH. An ounce
of prevention u worth pound Of ouro IL old and
truthful saytug. Therefore, ws Rdriso all who aro
troubled With the complaints now very provalentr~
haadacho indtgoaou dtsosdarod ltvar, waut of appo
tito, NAUSEA. fo.ctt.h skin. 10 tako without doay.
sohenck's Mandrake Pills. Wo know t.,a.y 10
harmless and ooisive ta action. It at once striker NJ
tho root Of tho daoaao and produces healthy toue to
tho sFsteu People need suor from arg disease
arisine from dfsordersd condition Of tho lt7arU thoy
would taho ths excellent med[olne wen thcy fool the
first indications Of tho maa1y. Families loaSng homs
for the summer months should take three or four bo1es o
these pills with tboE. Fhoy have almost instantaneous
oeot They will relioyo the patient Of heAd&oho In ona
q. two hours and Will rapidly surround.
lug bl1o aud will edootuu!y ptescnt hilioni attack
Thoy aro sold by all druggists.
, 1874-05-28

Special Dispatch to 7As cafeaa&' Tribssns.
bsou tho work OF m ineendiary, occurred here
carly this morning in the large lauber-yards OF
8oars j Holland. Tho flames were very OBJ
ntnate, and resisted all tho sfrorts Of the fire.
men for eight or niue hours. when
thov we're finally subdued. Ihe loss
Is about $4,000. Two 1remon were severely.
probably fatally, injured by a..burning lumber
pile falling upon them. Tie supposed incondiary
was arrested; his motive Ia alleged revenge.
wishing Ito burn boarding-houso contiguous
to the yards, whence he WAS elected Tor non
Payment Of board. .
ToLEpo, May 27.-Detween 6, 900 and $1,000
worth OF lumber WAS destroyed by an incendiary
fire Inst night In tho extensive lumber yards OF
Soars l. Hollaud losa covered by insurance.
Tho incenliary wns arrested.
, 1874-05-28

The striking Ooopers In PcnnRyls
yAnin.

Tho Striking Q0DpefS IN EenHRyA@
vAnin.
spsetai Disrateh to 1he ch!caao Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 2J.--Tle Coopera' and
gtevodoros' Unions Of this city mot In joint oou-
vontion thiH morning In tho southward Library
building. s. Keith, on taking tho chais, said:
1--WE have concluded as ooopers to aign no coole
contracts, and have determined to assert our
rights. am happy to say that tee stovedores
lavo 1olnol hnnda with uB, and, after to-day,
not cooper will cooper barrel under auch oot-
tracts and not steyedoro will loud barrel TINT
ia.nok coopered By Union men.
At this point 1t was announced, amid ooneid-
cradle applause that tho strike bud extouded to
Grecnwich Point. 4 long-haised individual,
WHO was evidently not q workingman, addressad
the meeting at length. ind said this wxs not a
local but q national trouble, and had ogon ex-
tended aoross the wator, where tho coopora were
ready to support tho!r bEethren on this eilo hy
not handling barrels made BY any other than
union mon. He had visited Now York ana 9TH
or places, aud waR eertain thnt tho strikers
would win. Flo could give considerable infor~
nation. bnt. owing to tho prosonco Of reporters,
would withhold 1t.
A resolution was adopted TINT tho oooperu md
atevcdoros stand firm until their demands were
accedod to. Tho unloniath poBitivsly dony hay
lug anything to do with the lave assaults upon
,lo1l-nociety mon ut Point Breeze. On motion
the meeting adjourned to meet In jolnt conyon-
tion daily until tho atriae was ended.
Tho majority OF the workinglnon on1ployed on
oil barrels aro DOW out OH strike, aud 1t iH boz
loved that tho leaders OF tho movement WILL
during the weok. Gull on coopers otherwlsea M
ployod to turn out IN support Of the strikers.
, 1874-05-28

Stand boforc tho world aa a mattor OF history.
night-mtndol men will syn,pnthfxo with ua In
auoh position, md 1t would not be to tho credit
Of tho Presbyterian Churo.1."
j Tho aMbjoot .waa doforrod for future action,
THE EyAAa1rloAl. LUTHERAN onuHun.
Tho nov. D. Z. TroBslor, Of tho Evangelical
Lutheran Church, appointed to visit this body
By bis Synod, sent Ills greetings, and regrets tlt
he could not bo with thia Assembly. Ho aakB
tint tho Assembly DO atiro to appoint anothor
dologato to their Synod no1t to nlaot.
Tie noy. II. D. Omyott Bont a report Of his
Meeting with said Synod. Ho o1pressed his do
1ight with l,iB associations With their mon. IIo
thinks they aro with us In medium theology, aud
that a union more intimate than now exiBtt,
possibly organic union, may bo practically
offooted II aoquaintanceaflip we're cultivated.
Their Church is moro II, tho Eaat and North, ours
moro In tho South and West.
THE sourlEnH pnEsnYTERIAN CHURCH.
The report Of the Rpv. g., H. buchanan, de]e-
cato to tho Presbyterian Church (8outh), WAS
roal He was ploaaod with tho kind and frater-
nal spirit In which ho Was received and entcr-
tained by said Assembly.
PLAN FOR THE FINANCIAL WORK
OF tho Church waa read. Il provides for ono
Financial Agent, to collect funds for ali general
purposes, and divide tho samo among thom
according to oortain percentages. supposed to
reprosant the rolAt1yo importance OF tho vnriouB
enterprises. It alao provides for publishing 4
monthly statement Of roaoipts and expenditures.
r, III. G.
, 1874-05-28

Tho British Medical Journal publishes an At
tingulshel phyaioinn Atatss thnt he han observed
that peculiar aud rather COMMON doformity OF
tho chest III oauaod by the habit Of sucking the
thumb In infancy md enrly childhood 1le uaya
that tho weight OF the arm on tho thorax Of tho
q sb II % Ss a s'sp s:p RtsdS Sg 5 5Se,essa s se ct bs
thumb III placed in tho mouth The Doctor
thinks thts ID very important effect Of thu habit
OF thumh.suckinG which has never bcen
pointed out-.aud 10 regardB Ii Of aufdclent oon.
sequence 10 bs put ua ieooxa fat ths hsasat q
o&haf ehseTF1rfs
, 1874-05-28

frh;,1,ar,~r., 1yn,r Improvement.
c .r,,a. e o tays invented neN
,oat., ~ ,.h,t, "n,oa - >Yery string In thu
piano. produces tho sweetest tonei " ss,"sc ,ornar
pfhnoa can be seen nt Reol's Temple - 'ts'e1' ~~
OF Dearborn ami Van Dusen BtreGtB.
, 1874-05-28
THD INDIANS.

Tho Sioux Concentrating to Oppose
O,asterss Xnl1owstonc Expedition.
Speeiak Dtsputeh TO- The Chicago Tribune.
sr. PAUL, May 27.-A dtspatch from Gen.
Stanley, dated Fort sully, May 20, received at
Fort Lincoln to-day says 400 Sioux loft shoro
today, to bo joined by moro at the Grand River
Agency and Cheyenne. They will try to inter
oept Clusters expedition whon 1t starts. bot
ttmo Ia expected.
, 1874-05-28
THE 1NETHOpIsT9.
Special Dispatch t. 1Ae Chtcaoo Trfbtsfsa.,
-.-,. cr1ruR Nr.YcH

Id1I 0.NL-A~A~A3A@*
Special Dspatch IL 1Ae Chtcaoo TrfbtsnA.
THE MICHIGAN CONVENTION.
JACKSON, Elic!,., May 27.-Tho second days
session Of the Michigan M>'thodtst Convention
oommouced at o'clock this morning. Tho Rov.
D. D. Gillett reaa M ossaJ on the best metuod
Of stimulating to creator aotis!ty spirit OF
ronoy-giving III tho churches. Tla8 was fol-
lowod By an essay read by ]. NJ. hsid, on tho
growth Of tho mission spirit among A1tfhodiBta'
Tho latter wont into careful anaysis Of tho
nliaaion work III tho II. e. Church since Its ili-
ccptlon In 1920, and showed that en- tho
avorago, there lad boon gradual inoroaso
entorpriso Until, in Isis, il rcached rate 461s
centH por mombor. A comparison with oongre-
gnttonat aud Presbyterian churches. however,
showed a much grcntcr raso Of giving por MON
Dor IN tho latter namcd churches. Tho papofa
were discussed by tho Rows. MoHsrs. bp!or. Ed-
wards, Roed, and others.
tlro @ SESSION. s was ass acvored by Mrs q & Iahfop
on woman'e work in missions: Mrs; Lathrop dl, u "
or r'9s pp ris aae ssaE sho 'na very % ooPens sasa
showed whnt women had done hlthorto
In hoathen lands. and argued that
| they wore. at tho present time, breaking down
many preJudfcos tn 1ndih and China. work that
proud men have labored In win to accomplish.
THE essayiBt waB heard with delghtad attention,
ana greeted with frequent applause. She ID
tho most promising lady aspirant for ordination
VOWS now In tho n. I. Church., Apapgr on tha
missionary wants Of Michigan by tho Rev. DR.:
! l.. Il. Fisk, showed groat dcstltution ct moral
| influences In the woods Of Northern Michigan.
The atternoon was principally occupied By D.
papor on tho proposed Methodist Centennfal
celebration for 1876, by the Rev. Dr. 2. o. Haven,
! and an esaay by ". II. porrins. D. D., on "Tlfs
| Idoal College,"
Tho Convention will probably adopt some ye15
| radicai resolutions tomorrow, fav0ring woURn
autfrago and recommending vigorous aud or
gautzed work to carry tho constitutional amend
| mont permitting women to vote.
, 1874-05-28

| Mimi Valley, aOhio. ABOUT 600 OF tho proaoli-
ing brethren woro In ntten1anoe. represe'lttng
au approximate membership Of 16o,doo. Tho
ia, xo audiences tu attendance wore gcn-
orol'a1y fed by the brothroI'. re-
auirh,Y an enormous amount of provisions,
at col It OF about &6000 which will ho paid by
tho Hou. thorn Illinois District, numbering twon-
ty-ono chu sotos.
About ono pooplo woro In attendance to-day,
and majority OF tho delegates wil depart on
special trains t1 might.
, 1874-05-28
At Minneapolis, nlifa1s*

Special Ulspa{cN 70 T7ss Chicago 4T7bNNe.
Sr PAUL, May 27.-Tho Blakeman building,
on Nicoot avenue, Minneapolis. was set on. Gre
this morning IN tho second story occupied al' by
building was damaged $4,000; Hn:graves' loss
on etoolf IL q, ,00o; insured for S2.09o; Parker,
grocer, had bis atook damaged 81 ,u00, fully In
nlred,
, 1874-05-28

Sutc1at Uispctch 70 Tie CAftaqo Tribune,
PH11ADELpu1A, pa.. May W,-rhe check and
ginglum weayora employed at tho mills of Caleb
Milne. on Lombard street, md Garat Drothers.
OIL Twsnty-tirst mud Pine atrootH, have struck TO
ronst further reduction Of 10 ccnts on the cut
WAS made about two weeks ago. and TINT, proyl-
ously, there had been reduction Of similar
amount. Thern arc upwards Of 600 hands oni~
ployod In tho mills named, all whom, save tho
loom bossoa aud tho card and loom dye-houao
hands, are women.
, 1874-05-28
THE odd FELLOWS.

Special Dfspatth to Yhs CAteups Tribune.
KoKoMo. Ind, May 27.-Iho Odd Follows Of
this District hold maHB.mcetirG in this city to-
day, which waH largely attondod. Tho organizs-
tion paraded the streots this afternoon. aud was
tiou addressed by tho Hon. Mr.. Curry, Secretary
OF State. Tonight tho Hon. Schuyler Colfax
spoke In the opera-Hoase Epon tue subject Of
Odd Fellowship.
, 1874-05-28

Ktneef ,rd's osweeo Starch
IN mad IN Mi tn. principal manufactorles Of ses
Ina,sI - .s, u,.as. article both in Arnorica and
Furona shoxa t,at IN 100 thers aro but two
ounces Of foreign u1atsria.' 1A4o - AVA
never before Attained.
, 1874-05-28

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 27.-For Tennessee
and tho Ohio Valley, tho Upper Lake region, the
Upper mississippi, and Lower Missouri Valley.
partly cloudy weather, soutberly winds, high
temperature ind stationary to falling barometer.
LOCAL. oAaERvAT1oNB.
Cu1oAup Mky IT. 1874.
, 1874-05-28
THE CUMBERLAND ASSEMBLY.
Correspondence of 1He Chicago Tribune.

SpnraFIEID, No., May %, 1874,
The order Of business for 10 o'clock tnis morn
inE waa consideration Of tho report on organic
union With the Prcaby torian Church (North).
Tho following is the full text Of tho report Of
the Committee on that subjoot:
nEronr.
The Committee appointed blythe last General As
aebly To meet similar COMMITTEES appointed b. tho
General Assembly Of tho Presbyterian Church, to coi
fer Oh lie Rub1ect Of union the two Churches
nrosoat to yo ut your present meetiug the following
report: o..a.rona nco ,o,,voo, ,,,a n,,,rm,,n =,
tho Two Committees, 1t wAs aAreoa that the Joint tom.
mites should moot in NASHVILLE, Tonn., Oh tho 9ath
uay Of February last. Our branch Of the joint
sst y lie IN see IL IL "a @
object Of this meotlnR was, that va ,lsat eoine 70
some WITH sesaFa 10 WI VIA, sGaF n'e We
to our friends Of tic other COMMITTEE or whcthsr no
nuke The result ~, WIS tie pfop9ai" 2s ,a, n
foso iAo Church for some tine, aud Ia found 10 this
ruport Of tho Jo!nt Committee herewith submitted.
hrief eons!dsratio.s weh governed them |u fralntg
tue rroposton. Not to mention inc tsasn tiss ~
oi@rupaate ta sssasn a afa u the onanst nsanst as
that our iyl46uk perpetual proof TINT, ~ Pro.
tsstant wa havs dop4rad from thu TRUTH we proc'cd
Fss, Tho Boripsurea are certainly very clear on the
subject OF hrotherly kiudnehs charity, muai torbesF-
reapts hs Ssdos of our doar
hslor II by aa*t psaSur, when this who'o wos< q s
prospective Church wan doubtless bc1ore 13a mind II
liz did not 1naa In lts prayer that s followers AL
a might 10 ono Id what has to bs called organic
d sey md s SsrS sad b. ss
union aluuugpt them would exclude tho selshllvsr,
sud PRIDE uu ambition, which Loo ofteu auo In tho
Strord-Ws rcceire tho impression that our fathers
Would not haye etosen te leave TUG preahytaslau
IN Il il peacs, and preach tho doot.!nes uh tley VI
tsr,ssra eanboileI III tAar 0oufoaslan Of Iaib Ths!s
uott ng ur Tor tlemsulyus wna matter u llio aud
1n,t 1i,Ija ranVri their urton time.
, 1874-05-28
FIRES.
A 100000 Flro at Mount Yer.
non, iii.
Additional Losses by the Inde-
pendence Fire.
THO Independence Firs.

Tho Independence EiTBs
DuDuquE, Iown, May 27.-Tho latest hdviccB
from tho Independence Iown) fro disoloaos tho
following Additional particulars: Tho Axe Was
discovered by Mr. Catos. the night-watchmnn,
bursting through rhe roof Of q wooden building
adjoining tho BUR- block, on tho south. Ho
alarmed tho inmates. two women and two chill
dren but these found no possible Way out nv Sa
broke onon this, threw out pillows and dropped
the children upon thosu. They then threw out
lie beds aud followed Slit. BY this timo the
o4berp lad taken a1arn. The lro-bell WAS rung,
and Tie Hook mud Ladder Company, aud tho
uand-Engine Company were promptly on me
ground anil made every oxertlon possible to stay
engtps to the river.banf ald 'yorkod hard, bnt,
rs Il proved, hopolessly, for the same cnd., Tho
fro crept slowly bnok through the Burr BLOCK,
and then, tho flames raising tho wind, pushed
IN toward Main slroos to the south, and tho
h>elso OF King Il Konyon, hardware dealers, QUO
coiv.u a carload Of fouce~sire, only small
part a zglich lad boon tahen from tho depot
bcforo ,she fire. On learning OF tho fro, tho
house til. Vt shipped It telegraphed to tho rail-
road a9ent* to hold tho wiro. King b Konyon
tolograpiloo p reply to araw st atght az t1ey l,s
MN they bour, It OF. King l. Kenyon Lost a20,-
00O bit thoy r. ut 1t understood thas they pay
100 conts on tho d. 7llar for thoiE debts yet, aa
Ihe fro.proor safch, IRE being haulod out from
their humble positions III tho cellars, but Though
thoy look humble and SC enough, they haVe
oa their own safely IL Svoty e22
ZOO. NJ wa,ioh A tIo r pSmnit S ct Hartford, holds
922eoo tho Etna. s155t VI tne neo ti1omshs n thd
Fund, $40, 600; tho Girard su'ooo' sna tne
iowa State, b16, 800.
, 1874-05-28
End OF tho KoasnRatoSvn Conl R1tnors'
SfrikEGs

C1No1NvATr, O., May 27.-rho Gazette special
fynm 1fasillol says the Youngstown coal-stfike
difficulty las been sottlod by salts,
faotory arrangemen.s betnoon tue minera c a' and
sont sway and the late ststkers returned to
, 1874-05-28

kind to respect for the honorable lawyer. 4
conRtttMttoM md by-lawh were adopted, and per-
mnnont officers Woro olootel for tho cnBtiinr
year.
The affairs Of tho Association aro to be con-
ducted by au Executive Committee consiatinr Of
ors member from each judicial District,
The New York herald., 1874-12-12

terry those named by him in bis bill Of
r \ nS to Ss on Ss
action testimony which may be admissible anier h ,he
general Ias; s q se es
a 9, n sn wSs es
No costs Of this motion A. MccuE. Judge.
The following order was subsequently uled by
the Court settling the notion
at the Court House the city Of Brooklyn The 10Th
day Of December. 1874, present Alexander Mcoue
ThsoacsG T,ltop vs. Henry ward sssshes-on render
s 1 III ,Da ss
X We sas p9
from Ssrstoiess ~; asayIDy
ss Ra xaa qf s n a
o. counsel for defendant and Mr. Morris Of Counsel or
Rl RResndants aftornsys Within three days q ihe time
hs srys yss SS s 'n' o % ns
rh the arenlar times and places a. which he sa
Adultery 60 ~ ssa s n q s pse e
precuIed from Offering any evidence Trial q MS
s%s S,sss shall Be
me plani from mtroaacing she Vial oishs ssiisn
EVIDENCE any ssis 0,hsr nan spesc act,
alleged Confessions on the part Of defendant Of amy
snch criminal wrongful or improper acts N wnien en-
asssa hase been Judge
The counsel on both sides held consultation
last evening In regard to the course to be pur.
sued next. the lawyers for the plaintiff expressed
thems ives as determined to proceed with the
trial OF the case, and counsel for the defence as
sured the members OF the press That there would
be no compromise on their side
The subjoined order putting of the trial until
the January term OF the City Court was subse-
quently entered:-
THE CrY Couar Observation-Disclosures Tilton against
Henry Ward Beccher.
trial III commenced next Monday, could bo closed
during the term the Is ordered over until the hrst
Monday Of January term ext and the jurors now
paneed are discharged and need not attend as here
toiore directed. BY the Court ss,l.
DATED BROOKLYN, Dec. II, 1874.
The New York herald., 1874-12-12
THE COURTS.
Novel Application for q Writ Of
Prohibition.
A CHAPTER ON CHAMPAGNE
The New Jersey Steam kaviga-
ton Company.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS

In the suit OF James p. Cummings vs.. Collector
Arthur to determine whether a certain importa
non OF goods made by the plaintlr comes under
the head OF Dur!aps subject to cuty or thirty per
cent ad valorem. or are oilcloth foundations la
Bile TO duty OF forty per cent ad valorem, the
Court has reserved some legal questions for con-
slderation-
Judge Benedict sat In the Unitso States Circuit
Court No. 27 Chambers street, yesterday, ior the
purpose OF trying riminats No case being ready
lor trial the Court adjourned until Monday next
In the United States Circuit Court, before Judge
BatchIord, an injunction has been granted
against William B. Reynolds George +. Downing
and Christopher II. Miller, enjoining and restrain
ing them from using or infringing the patent known
as the Mege patent Tor manufacturing beef suet or
fat into artificial butter.
The Mariposa Land and Mining Company prom
ises to furnish iertiie matter ior lawyers for
some time to come. 10 proceedings yesterday be.
fore Judge Davis In Supreme Court Chambers for
the appointment or q receiver OF the company no
less than three lawyers attempted to talk at the
same time. Judge DAVIS speedily brought forth
order from the chaos IT finally turned
out tnat there were two motions
for the sequestration OF the property OF
the company, and TO appoiut q receiver or the
company ior the benefit Of all creditors. The case
pany was introduced, and Judge Davis said be
would take the papers in the present motions. and
when the case OF Mr.. Kelly came up on Monday
next he would decide the whole matter TO the
Injunction and the appointment OF receiver.