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New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL
THE SECRET SESSION NOT ENDED.

THE SECRET SESSION NOT ENDED.
PROBABILITY OF A SPEEDY DECISION IN PROF. sEY-
MouR's Casa PROPOSED CANON IN RELATION
TO sECEDING BIsHoPs-A LONG NEUROLOGICAL
REPORT -COURTEsIEs BETWEEN THE ENGLISH
AND AMERICAN CHURCHES.
Yesterday was the eleventh day OF the session Of
the Protestant Episcopal General Convention. The
discussion over the confirmation OF the Bshop-elect
of Illinois has occupied most of the time for week.
but will probably be ended and vote taken to-day,
as resolution to that effect is understood to have
been passed Considerable business was crowded
into short open session. A long neurological re-
port was read. A proposed amendment to the
canons relating to bishops who abandoned the CON-
munion of the Church. was submitted. A letter
from the Archbishop of Canterbury was presented
in reference to the alms-basn which was presented
to him at the General Convention OF 1871 The Con-
vention will meet again at 10 a. m. to-day.
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be accepted as crushing defeat by High Churchmen'
Moderates and Low Churchmen. g.
The deputies came expecting contest on Ritusism'
The great majority came to condemn It, But the con-
test has come upon them unawares The Diocese OF
Illinois, in laundering way, prccipitated IT, ana mas
made 1t center about and side issue 1t Is felt
that II Dr. Seymour be confirmed there will be no need
of discussing subject further Canons and resou
tons will be folly The issue is decided, and the Ritual
isc party ougeneraled their opponents and car
red the Convention IL happens to DR.. Seymour, as IL
has to more than one man, fill place far larger than
his Dreams Accident and occasion have made him
representative. And he be rejected he may console
himself with the reflection that it is not on bis own ac
count but because he has been made, whether or no.
party symbol. If he is accepted he may rejoice that
not only is he made Bishop but that the Episcopal
Church has accepted in his person the most advanced
rtualistc position and justified all that DIR. Cummins
uttered Of her inevitable tendencies.
is this intense conviction which gives the struggle
St. Johns Chapel Its deep interest TO the Church and
the country.
Ne,o- York, Oct 10, 1874
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
IMPORTANT SANITARY MEASURES.

AT the meeting of the Health Board yester-
day the Sanitary superintendent reported 2Is inspec
tions for the week ending Oct II DR.. Elisha Harris.
the Register Of Vital Statistics reported that during the
week ending last Saturday there had been 6 deaths In
this city, an Increased mortality Of over the week be-
FORE The chief increase IN deaths by dphtheris
which caused 40 deaths; smallpox IT; phthlsis sa and
pneumonia and bronchitis, 10 deaths. The mortality
was higher than the average deathrate for the cor
responding week in the past five years.
Edward Curtis. NJ d. consulting microscopic 10 the
Board OF Health presented report containing sueges
ons for sanitary inspection OF the eyes OF children In
public schools and asylums and for the detection and
prevention gous diseases of the eye Dr. Curtis
says that the most frequent forms OF eye disease,
ophtham due largely to defective hygiene; but its
prevalence Is to great extent owing to direct conta
giop, which is frequent among children than
the sanitary Jurisdiction OF the Board OF Health should
be systematically inspected by physlclan anu ths
afflicted with disease OF the eyes should DO
required. Shortsghtedness also be made anenable
in great degree to sanitary regulations ana thus Do
prevented In its severer forms Ii is urged that the n'
specton Of the eyes Of the school children should In
clude the testing for shorsighedness partly That the
disease may be detected and treated at an early sgo
Hamilton presented voluminous report upon tno
street pavements of New York. with susges'
Sanitary Committee. George Law, President
of the Eighthave Horse Railroad Company. sent COIN
munieaton asking fer hearing upon .ne raa T sS
The order OF the Board therefore suspended until
after the hearing, which TO be before George Hast
iDgs the referee. The Sanitary Committee voted that
very important that the records should eventually
furnish exact Information as 20 the protection or tho
entire infante population from smallpox and that
OF the birth of each child the date OF the yaecinaop
&C. The report accepted and the Board adjourned
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
FIGHTING THE PHILADELPHIA RING.

THE CITIZENS REFORM ASSOCIATION TAKES PART IN
THE CONrEsT-AS APPEAL TO THE vOTERs-rHE
ASSOCIATION CONCENTRATES ITS FIRE ON DIs-
TRICT-ATTORNEY MANN.
(FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE rRIBUSxI
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. H." Better late than
never" Is an adage which was evidently not for
gotten by the Citizens Municipal Reform Association
when they determined. almost at the eleventh hour 10
enter the canvass In progress for municipal ohcers
Their action though tardy Is commendab. and II is to
be hoped they will follow up the appeal TO their fellow
citizens which they have just issued by such vigorous
efforts the OF reform as will show that they are
a vital heahful force local politics. and not
mere body OF respectable carpers. They have wisely
determined concentrate their efforts to secure TIC
defeat OF Bill Manu. the District Attorney ana recog
niaed chief Of the municipal Ring. As long as he hods
office tho Ring is impregnabe To quote the language
OF tho Reiormers he can protect or punish ~ MS
pleasure only the thief, the gambler and the mur
derer but the official punderer, who grows rich oy
fraudulent contracts by bribery, and by Illegal fees
The appeal, after recounting the pas, pohtca hstoy
Of Mr.. Mann. concludes as follows:
II s for YOU TO consider whether during the last tbres
years his conduct n office has ghtened the shadow that
Look a, facts You win remember the request made not
long ago by Mayor Stokey 10 COUNCILS for specId
attorney to conduct prosecutions against gamblers aud
lottery dealers, whose crimes were notOriously uD-
punished. You Will remember the isueeess OF indlc
meDts against official criminals when laid before Grand
iuries You will remember how s2eo 900 OF city bonds
were boldly stolen from the treasury, and how the
thieves are TO this day undiscovered while tardy pro-
ceedngs are only lust now reluctantly taking place
against the receivers for effect AZ the election
or TO n se the of the District Attorney himself.
because he believed trial now was necessary TO re-
tain public confidence the Court and In the admins
tratiOn of iustce" You will remember how the forgers
of United States Treasury drafts were few weeks
since discharged from the prison You VIII remen'
ber the recent deplOrabe statement Of judge from the
bench that IL idle prosecute public officials, because
no such case reaches trial by jury Remembering
this and much that time fails us TO recount, you
will perhaps the saddening conclusion that there
Is to-day class OF criminals among US who are above
and beyond the law . .,
II this so. the responsibility for Its continuance
will rest with you. The issue involves as we have said
no question OF fidelity 10 party. The honest Repubcan
ana the honest Democrat. each sincere In his devotion
party prBcipes may once more join hands toeether
for the public good, In the dark days OF our
counrys trouble they stood shoulder 70 shoulder for
its redemption. when now again they see tnat great
duty has come to them which they will unshrinkpgy
perform,
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
A REPRESENTATIVE CONVICT.

The report that prisoner had been cow
hded at the Kings County Penentiary last week for
insubordination has given rise to considerable discus
sion In Brooklyn 30 many contradictory rumors con-
cerning the affair anoat that TRIBUNE reporter
the Kings County Penitentary to ascertain
the facts At the Institution he met the keeper in
charge, Jas shevln, who, when asked what there
In the case replied: "a prisoner named Burns was
whipped here He is one OF the worst men we have.
Ever since he has been here he has made
trouble. has said that be wouldn't work.
has tried TO escape once, and has stabbed
q German convict without provocaton. We had to do
something with him, and he was whipped He has been
fifteen years prison. and during that time has tried
to Kill more than He 10 said to have murdered
convict named Jeerds at Sing Sing, but he escaped
punishment"
The reporter the convict at the Peniteptiary and
allowed to hold private conversation with him.
Burns In response TO the reporters queries said:
got cowhided twice since I've been here for nothing
The last TINE got e2Ybidod was A Little 0yeS week
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ago. You can see ths marks on me yet" be reporter
been here I've been good prisoner and I never bsd
any trouble with any One Did know any thing about
Jeferds what got murdered in Sing 5ingt Well wss
tried for that. but didn't give II away" Ths with
significant leer.) II wouldn't give away
what kn0wed about IL. I've been IN prison about ie
years. burglary Is what was In for They can't make
me work here don't care what they do Don't you eiys
IL away now but give q fellow show. II you write
this up make 1t strong. You can say you know that
I'm quiet man, and IKE that, but don't say told you
Yes. did lay fellow out In Clinton Pris0D lie was
down on me. and that was why ala IT,"
The prisoner seemed anxious that the prison sutno
rites should be strongly denounced. Alter leaving
Burns the TRIBUNE reporters attention directed TO
convict aged about 80 years, whom Burns bad urea
kill. three inches long on bis race was sho"h
"A aYidenca
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
DIX IND THE THIRD TERM.

A VOTE FOR DIX VOTE AGAINST THIRD TERM
GOV. DIX AND THE PRESIDENCY.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: have read, with much interest "The
Views Of Man not In Politics In tOdays issue, and
while agree with him entirely as to the importance OF
the third term question. and the necessity OF counter
acting the movement Of the politicians and
oHceholders its favor propose to accomplish 1t by
voting for Dix, for tho following reasons
l. Grant was renominaed In 1872 because the oppos-
ton to him in the Republican party was divided among
a number Of candidates. one OF whom was prominent
enough the others yield to- for the mass OF the
party to gather around and In my opinion the greatest
danger Of the third movement being successful lies
In the same state OF affairs existing In 1876
H. Gov Dix was not the first choice OF the politicians
who control the party but his administration has proved
so emnenty satisfactory the great Of the people
of the State that they compelled to renominae
him. and reserve their preferences for some more
safe occasion. He ran ahead OF MS ucket
in 1872 but l think 1t safe to predct
that he will distance himself this Fall know num-
Der beside SELF who did not vote for him before VINO
will vote for him this time, whatever they may oo on
the rest of the ticket His administration, character
lied as 1t has been by dignity, integrity and signal
ability has been refreshing in these days OF corrup'
ton and mediocrity in high places that 1t mas drawn
the attention of the country to his character and execu
tive ability. His early training as Democrat can
leave no question as his position on the third term
question; record in the war Is as good as could be
desired, and if he should prove to be personally
very strong with the voters of the State of NewYork
why would he not most available candidate for the
dissatisfied elements Of the Republican and Democratic
parties to crystalline aroundi Only show that he s
popular enough, and the party managers will be COM
PEELED to nominate him for President in 1876, as they
have now for reelection to his present position.
Ill In order to carry out this plan as efectuay as
possible 1t will be necessary either to vote the Demo
cratic ticket for the other State officers or to vote
for Dix alone and scratch the rest Of the ticket.
If the entire Republican ticket is voted,
it will without doubt be considered by the party man.
ayers and the organs Endorsement Of the platform
Including of course what was left out as much as
what was put into itand in this way would not help Dix
in the slightest while vote for Dix and for the Demo-
cratic candidates for the rest Of the State ticket
would be an Endorsement OF Dix and also OF the Demo-
cratic PLATFORM confessedy the better Of the two But
if any are not ready yet to touch anything that at oil
savors Of Democracy, they may accomplish nearly the
same results and their prejudces by voting only
for Dix and scratching the rest of the State ticket
Yours, r. g. W.
Ne,c- York, Oct. IL, 1874
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THE RAILROAD TROUBLES IN ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-The Circuit Court of
Porter County, Ind recently decided that the Michigan
Central Railroad should permit the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad TO cross its track Lake Station in that
caunty. This right. however the Central officials
fused to accord and when the employees Of the Bat-
more and Ohio Road lay the track yester
day they were large force OF men sent out by
the Central stop work. and collision was threat
ened as stated In o dispatch last night. The County
Sheriff with posse attempted to disperse the mob but
was forciby compelled TO fall back be then read the
Ro actD and stated the penalties for resistance of the
law He attempted tO arrest of the rngleaders,
hnt was undbie TO do So This morning IL stated
that seps were being taken to effect amicable settle
oent of the troubles with every prospect o success
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ALARMING INCREASE or DIPHTHERI1.
FoRrY-sIx PERSONS DIE OF THE DISEASE IN ONE
WEEK

FORTY-SIX PERSONS DIE OF THE DISEASE IN oNR
WEEK
The increased mortality Of dphtheria during
the past week shows that disease become almost
epidemic in this city, The mortuary records for the
past week give tho number Of deaths from this disease
as 40. The Sanitary superintendent reported rs cases
and 81 for the week before The localities where
the disease is most fatal confined to
district but generally spread the city. In the
large teAements dphthera continues to be most mag
nant but deaths have been reported in the
sections chiefly occupied by private dwellings In the
Twentieth Ward the largest mortality reported,
the number Of deaths from the disease in that section
being eight In the Twentysecond Ward there we're
deaths; the Eleventh, 6; Fourth, 81 Fourteenth. s:
Seventh, 4; Sixteenth 81 Seventeenth, 2; Tenth .;
Eighteenth 2; Nineteenth, 2; Twelfth. Twenty hrst.
and Eighth, each making total Of 46 deaths COM
parson ravages Of the disease upon the two sdes
OF city shows that the greatest number OF deaths In
the past week has been upon the East side Upon the
West Side, however the disease has been confined 10
smaller space and there has been more sickness In sn
gle tenements In one tenement In West Fortieth-st
there three Deaths In another tenement IN twenty
sxthst. two deabs ana In Princest TWO deaths from
diphtheria were reported In one building.
The disease being regarded az contagious, the sick
cannot properly be received in any general hospital
The question being discussed very generally whether
hospital ought be provided where those
taken with diphtheria can be treated with the best
medical skill and trained nursing and where the sick
will be SO isolated that the cOntagon cannot spread.
Physicians say that the disease Is perhaps no more liable
to attack the children of the poor than those IN better
the aggregation Of liable TO increase
both the number Of cases and the viruence OF the
disease Physicians also that diphtheria Is one Of
the that requires disiniecton OF excre
ons the best possible hygenic and sanitary sur
roundngs. These obtained with difficulty In crowded
tenements and the simple instructions of the
medical attendant neglected TO the derment OF the
talitv by dphtheria to be kept including many
details Of scientific and sanitary Importance.
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the Innings mantle with pointed hood. and hat to

the Innings; mantle with pointed hood. ana nav 70
match - NH
Dress two shades Of lie de Boheme Plated train ;
sees OF aprons alternating shades. edged with knife
plating rolling collar turquoise blue silk embroidered
IN coors with apron 'front.' metal coored six Win pale
blue Innings and facngs mantle and hat.
Plum colOred velvet. Train Of velvet, buttoninR on
the skirt apron of matelass6 trimmed with velvet and
fringe basque with back aud collar OF velvet fronts OF
matelasse. aud sleeves Of plain silk trimmed
Opera cloak OF white matelasse trimmed with ostrcn
feathers and fringe.
The remainder OF the trousseau, In all Its appoint
ments corresponds in every particular with the toes
described above.
The bridal party left Chicago at o'clock. p M, on
special palace provided by the Alton and st. Louis
Hallway, for St. Louis Thence they 90 East on an ex-
tended bridal tour, and expect to spend the coming
Winter In Washington. The bride travels In SUIT OF
chocolate brown the underskrt gros grain sk three
knifeblade paitngs headed by bias bands OF maeass
cloth bound with velvet; curasse polonaise MADE o
matelasse cloth, finished up and down In front VIII
graduated velvet band and edged round with pands Oh
ostrich feathers natural color CUTS ana standnx
of velvet tiny muf aud jacket OF matelasse c0tn
med with velvet and feathers 10 match; Frenon nat 9
the same shade in felt trimmed with same snaue iea.n
and velvet, and filed in front WIN iu shA 'u'n"s
OF robins egg blue.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
REUNION OF THE ARMY OF THE JAMES.
The Third Triennial Reunion of the Society o

SVcIOtJ "r
the Army Of the James, which Is to be held In TINS
city to-day, promises TO be an unusually inter
eating meeting The OF the Society Will
be at the st. James Hotel. The public exercises 10
which ladies are invited. will take place at o'clock at
the Union League Theater. Gen. Butler, the original
commander Of the Army OF the James, TO deliver tho
oration and Dr. Holland Is TO reeite poem written Tor
the occasion. The Governors Island Band Is to mako
the music This evening dinner Is to be gwen AZ .no
same place. TIE President and the Secretary OF war
arc expected to be present aud Gev DIX Mayor Have
meyer, and such prominent Generals as Hancock, ha~
ley, Ames, Turner, Gilmore, Badly smith, otu, apu
Devens will take part the festivities ana the
Gen Kiddoo is President OF the Executive oont'ee,
aacra
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
PHELPS SENTENCED TO THE PENTTENTIARY
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.

ALBANY, Oct. 2O.--In the Phelps case this
morning. Mr.. Hadey Of the counsel for the prisoner
moved stay OF Judgment, which the Court declined to
grant Judge WestbroOk then proceeded 70 pass SEN
tepce and directed that the prisoner be confined in the
Albany Penitentiary for Ave years upon each of the
con yictions making Is years In all In passing SEN
tence the Judges remarks " the prisoner were very
Impressive The prisoner was remanded to jail, and
win be taken thence Immediately to the Peniteptary.
In the meantime his counsel 1t Is expected. Will take
the requisite steps TO have the higher courts upon
the question the oense was larceny aud other
points OF exception taken to tho ruDg OF Judge West
brook ...... t51r. b. .l .gJ.. L5ai IN. 80
New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE BLESSED SAC
RAMENT

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR In DR.. Ewer's note of the 12th inst. he
very anxious to impress upon US the idea that the
Confraternity Of the Blessed Sacrament" is not a
secret society. Probably the objection to Prof. sey-
as member OF the Confraternty was not on that
ground at ALL but that the Society is calculated II not
designed, 10 Romanize Protestant church. is IL
strange inconsistent that OF the Protestant Eps
cOpa Church should look with suspicion on an insttu
tOn which has for its chief officer man representing
a class In DOminay Protestant church who teach ana
preach that Professionalism Is failure T. Ire single
word" is not Secret" A PROTESTANT EPrsCoPALIAs.
HODesdole. Penn, Der. is, 1874
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A swrNpLINo OPERATION.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 9O.-J. w. Haley. cattle.
trader Of Texas is represented to have recently obtained
$4,000 from Rogers Powers Co.. stock firm OF Kansas
, nm the representatlon that he owned largo drove
~ cattIe He also obtained 5000 from Barse ~ snyder
and varIous sums from other firms, after which ne SOLO
Ills caIo for $4,000 and absconded. Hs Aa uot suse
been heard VI - II. ii. ,.I. ...s,..... La .as $3.50
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
West Side

A NEATLY Furnished ROOMS to LET on
N second and third with good Board at ressooabs terms
MesLl lofh
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Miscellaneous.

A RESPECTABLE BOY, aged IS, wishes EN-
N PLOYMEST feW houB Of evening compensation Tor
hsu at rsfTeaesA Address k box l05
frrt
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A FLOOR (IOur handsomely furnished rooms)
~ With private desired location 5thave and 34h Apply
l. u n
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bodro nnn Rooms.

10 AND 45 LAFAYETTE-PLACE these
heD roughly renovated are nov es1 o ran
sud Winter BOARDbkS; reference required
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5Gles bp AErIlou
furniture.

TurnlIuIe.
MISFIT CARPETS.-GoOd secondhand and
A uistt CAkPKrB specially; all zes nen pAttsfass FeJ
&s.p H. FaltOn-sl Nassau. SIDE entrance
IT G. SELLEW,
ogFIcg AID LIBRARY FURNITURE,
No l03 PULroEsT,
EEW.YoRx.
BANKS AND 0FFcEs PITrKD UP,
FlSB CYLINDER DESKS.
WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS
~ Tor FURNITURE, CARPETS. ana BEDDING st
coNPKhTHWAlTB co. .S Eot l5s ll. lS1 chsAansL
a. AAskAk STOCK Asp Lpg pktEA
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07

WAl1ER-A young Man, with tne Dest TeI-
w erenoes Nishes SITUATION Water IN private hmr
Efficient Address CHARLES ~, TTb
une Up-tOuh once. 54 = West J2l-sL
WAITER.-A colored man would like place
w WAITER, either IN private family b0aring
bou furnish reference Apply a ODELLS AGENCY
lOs West 3sths, corner Broadway. Inquire fir H. e.
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9ituations Uante1--MaIes


Miscellaneous.
FIREMAN and USEFUL MANA Swiss
IL young sond like place hotel
make himself useful; furnish
ctv country Can be ODELEs SWISS BUREAU, 100
West 3sth-st. corner Brosdrsy. Inquire Tor B.
ITO PRINTERS.-A young man, three years
Il At the printing business situation weekly
IN book JOB ofce 6reass reference. Address JOHN
OCOhFOb The Tribune. sev-YoTk
/ T'SEFUL MANA young man would like
- PLACE take cattle horses nc understands farming
gardening hcj vii low Can Be az ODkLLS
AGENCY lO9 West 35h. BrosfSy Inquire for r. h.
USEFUL young man (Chinaman) with four
- active capable for Kind worf
IN house doou; country; good water and generally
useful Can he at the PROTESTANT HOME BUREAU l5s
6th-Gvs.. above l0hs-
USEFUL MANA German single NAN
- would Ike place country TAXI CAKE Of Houses
GARDEN. k. Farm WORK and 20 make 6imseii
generally useful IAges os Apply at oDELLs AGENCY 4o' WEI"
3ithst, corner Broadway.
Useful YOUNG MAN, ScOtch-Wife un-
- derssBts butter milking &c good coot vsshsr and ironer
and general homework generally useful out d0osor
little object; have good and can oe seen a. he
PROTESTANT HOhs BUREAU. l35 6th-aVe above lOthtt
WANTED.-The Young Mems Christian
w Association merchants and al business men IN ne ctT
country Who BOokke.peB, Cashiers kntrY CerZ
saesmeu Sopits Portsr ke, 70 apply the rooms
corner f1urih.sTe.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07

A YOUNG MAN wishes n situation To DRIVE
~ aDOCTORB WAGON, will tAks WAIrBKS atasuon
private family, Efficient either capacity Call address eOo Bh
ave int the