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HELD WITHOUT RAIL.

ARRuEo1 OH N6Oituh Ui4FNHs
Tho Coroner yesterday afternoon held m In
quest upon 0lynn, tho eolored murlerer's VIC
tin, at tie Armory. The principal witnesses
examined were Perry Hcyscy aud Reuben Smith,
partners In the ownership Of the "Palace Sa-
1non," No. l29 Fourth avenue, in frons Of which
the Inurderous naray took place. The first of
these, Perry ncrsey, Of No. 405>G Third avcnus,
testified that Smith came Into hta saloon Satur-
ttay afternoon and inquired Tor ratller WORTH
less character named Luu!s MALONE, who, he told
lin, lla1 been sent to tht lorae III Correction.
the llatt, wE,ereuon llersey ctallns to I,ayn or.
tiered hin, out. Bmitlt tllc1i saitl hu WAS going
!,p-staiss, 1'lea''ing Into thc house Of Minnie
lsrnoks: The witllcsR told him that le was a
sMnrrioa nun, and ought not to hang about suult
places. and moreover. Minnie Brooks did mt
want Inn there a,d had left Instructions not to
allow him to enter Other conversation rnsued,
and e'n!th was again oltlurel to lcayc the
around kurl, places. At this 1uncturc Smith
put Ills hand behind him % II to draw some
Wsapon from ~ pocket, When Jersey skulhed
behind Tic bar 10 seize ca,le with Which to de-
fcnd ltimself IN tho event Of an pttaSk, Smith
went out, and, after a warlil;e demonstration
upon tho sidewalk, fired oE Ais revolver iuto
thc ground, nna went updn lll5 way,
In the evening lio returned, and, sfrcr aome
conversation with Reuben saitth, began to raise
not atttltc him, aud, while holding the door tu
stepped hack few PAGES and fired full at lin,
hut Tor snme reason or other nltased Ills uln,.
In second Or two George Giynn, the murdered
mnn, strpped out Of the hallway lcading tu
nrooks' apartments, and said something to
! ilcrsey, adding, " Have you got no nnoru srnse
| tann to raiae u row about saloon loori" which
reInark ho addressed to Smith. Smiths rc-
loln4er 'sas second shot from his revolver,
and IleEBey nvcrs that ne took deliberate aim Ut
.lcceasetl. Reuben Smith tcstltIctl to the sans
FACTS. except that !lc was mt present when tho
prisoner called at flis pl4ce in the ufternoon.
Tlls version Of tho affair was currob0sntcd by
William Parker, NJ. 3t1 Clark street, Eas Tot
ten, No. ~ Fourth avenue, Wesley Hull, No.
l40 Fourth avenue, John Carter, clArk WIN.
| taIns, aid othcrs.
Iis jury were given tho impression that viii.
tam A. G. Smith had committed cold-blooded
anuunpsoyuked murder, rather than an accident.
al one, aud tley therefore recommended to the
Coroner that he be held without bail to tho
Criminal Court.
, 1876-09-06
SOUTH PARK.

The Boasd Of South Park Commissioners held
regulnr scmt-monthly meeting yesterday after
noon, PRESIDENT Bowen Ia tho chair. There
were present Commissioners Cornell; Morgan,
Price, and Subway.
A number Of bills for supplies and repairs,
and the payroll for August, tho whole aggre-
eating sl1t7M.05 having hccn audited by
committee, wcre ordered to be paid.
Several applications for positions on tho park
police were received anu referred to the appro-
prfRte Committee for report.
MI. S1dYay offered tlle following:
Rtsolred, Tint tho Superintendent bc instructed
tes from point On F!fty-nrst street, near the
avenue, and thonce southwark to tho south
q about 70 inches Internal diameter: 10:
drainage 81 tic dives and to promote q hcaithy
pletc 70 much Of the north part Of the like ~ viii
be necessary to grade The ground aouth Of and ad
laccnt to Dayard avenue, and to furnish moderate
substantal hot.louse a. viii b. sufficient for the
protection md exhibition Of plants and aowers;
o 81
nue.. with the view of throwing them open for use
nsst Lennon - at roads; oil 70 b. dene uner the
and Ill 10 bo completed bcfora winter sets In.
Mr.. SIlWay said that at least 1900 trees had
been Injured last spring mud this summer by
lack Of drainage. Tho cnst Of tho sewer would
be about 84,6OO, of tho hot-housc from $1,000
to $1,2O0, Of the side.lraLns $780, and tue liking
Of the lake $500. # permanent hot-houso
were constructed, tho aggregate would be about
$lu,000. Many OF tia plants, some Of which
were very valuable, were bc!ug injured for want
Of room.
Mr.. Cornell moved that tue resolution be re-
fcrred to the Construction Committee.
Mr. Hilway thought It necessary to take nc-
Improvement could bo dispensed with.
KIr. Morgun said It was contemplated to build
ditch to drain tho botanical garden and that
part Of tho park. Ho had hoped there would
bo no mora improvements this veal.
afr. Sl1wuy remarked that $4,000 had been
spent fur Sewerage, and tho point had been
reached when s4,500 should be expended to
utilize tho system.
MIR. Cornell considered It necessary Tor tho
, 1876-09-06

sltlon people wilt pny tho men. But It Is In
tended to mako the rai1 this morning At 10
o'c!oek. Tho same determination In regard 10
siCns stIll exists. The complaints and entreatics
are atill numerous and unavaIt[nE. The officials
asa sorry for It, but 1t cannot he },etpcl;' tho
apretlzing and gnudily.cotorcd sign announcing
some 'M, new oystc5;follse,,-tl'o multlp1Feitr Of
stcan1fnE "atcwh down to 20 cents; tho
artistic lamp af tho fashionable gir,.rnill;
tho exsi1tant cock who, rs tho Rign for. the
shoot!ng-Kallcry. Is supposed to cr,r "threc
impede tlte progte,e nf tho pedestrian, must
cos,,c tlown. Theirs ran lse no discrimination or
there can be no enforcement Of tho law.
Illuminated signs atovc ment!oncti wero etrcct-
inmps, nnl ns such were benefit which hloultl
bc allowed to the nublie. but there was, an,'
4 HOW. Al, oss!nancs n,nktng It pcrmfssible for
the noaFd Of Public Works TO allow pertons IN
erect on tho post Of that lamp, in place Of tho
regular lantern, somc gayly-coIorctl onc, xctt
may AcrTe also as align. but Il 90 happens
that there Is not ttrcet-lamp n front Of every
crowd CLARK and West Xlatiison strects are IN
violation Of tbs ordinance The lamps III frort
ot the. theatres. and hotels nro very
likely doomed to b. ordered down,
of no discrimination. III Te Mayor sr was vas bothered
cluaione. Those who desire to hare the or.lt-
untlccs modified should have gone to- the Council,
and those who laye prayers to MAXI reed not
trouble tho officials With them, for tho INV Ia
fixed a.d must be carried oHt.
Another feature Ut tic atrcet-bcantffying
work will be tie removal Of alt stgns and bills
attnei,cd tn the tc1cgrapl,-poles. The attaching
OF any sign or the sticking Of any bill 10 sucll
Stopped. The Mayor ,ns aleo discovered Tint
It Ii required Tint the Telegraph companies
should erect r1ancd posts md paint them: II
is everywhere rislbtc that teec directions have
not been complied With. His Honor will try to
hare tf.e Inv observed, for posts painted 10
certain height woull look much bettcr than tho
hare, rough poles. Tho tnatn desire OF the Of
tfcials Is to improve the appearance Of tho
streets. Tho work will commence this morning.
, 1876-09-06

that all tho burners Of tho strcet-1amps wsre
removed and tho 1-foot burners substituted
The action of tho Council had snntlo such
action obligatory upon tho part nf the executive
officials, a>ld tho hooner It WAS done tho more
would be savcl for two.tftls Of tho expense
would be cut uf, and even for oto night TINT
eum would not he small ono. The burners will
cost SO gross, md as there arc about 10, 1Nl
strcct.famps in the city the rost will be nbout
415O, III round nuiniHra. Probably one weeks
ttulo will bc occupied In doing the work.
1t ha. heen reported to tile Mayor that the
persons who Ind the contract for s!nmnlng in
itc lake tho tflops " of tho .st1ling estatIii.h-
msnts were violating thc contract ai.d also sity
II Is rcqu]rctl that tic ttops be dropped in tic
lake about miles from shore. So 7 Is ncscs-
anry tllat boat be usclt To convey tho stuff to
the lake by way Of tic rirer, and IN tho co,.rso
q this sransportation I Is alleged that the stun
which conveniently leaks to q remarkable ex-
tent. OF course economy is the object Of tlfc
violation. It will be- investigated. Tho con-
tract Is uno between the istillors and the trana-
porter, but tho public health and comfort de-
Inand that the river be not made the receptacle
ofall garbage.
, 1876-09-06

Charles Warner waa locked ur At the Madison
Street Station, charged With tho larceny Of $50
worth Of clothing from Charles Whcclhouse, Of
No, SOL Hubbard street.
Jennie Larson wnrkel for Mrs. Kate Smith,
and when shu Eot tired OF that she worked for
the pawnbroker, aud stole all Of her employers
silver unl tableware The Madison Street Sta
tion holds lIcr.
Willie Conlcy, a somewhat notorious sncnt-
thief Anl pIckP0cket, was captured last night
willie trying to ret away with valuable volun,e
from Baltlwln's nook.st0rc. on C!nrk street. lie
was arrested by Detective Ryan, ald was locked
up ut the Ccntrul Station.
sara1l jane brown, colorcl, armcll herself,
not with onc Eazor hut with dozcn, untl sailed
forth II do battle With offensive negroes. g. a.
Mahoney, Ut M. 1e6 West ataNroe Atrcot, claim
81 the PrGperty Is Ills. and sent Sarah to tho
West Madison Street atation in charge Of po-
llcetnan.
William Roach, Edward llonan, and Albert
Dean, boys who were caught stealing corn from
railTnad cars, were yesterday before Justice
sun,mcrileld upon complaint Of tue Twenty.
srcord street police. Ii permit the capture III
continued III $a00 batl each Until the sth inst
William 4. 0lary was In tlle South Division
Police Court yesterday to complain nbout Abby
Blancl, Of l}iler avenue, who robbed lin OF e55
while tie wasn't looking. Both arc co!nsed peo-
ple VI tG olAtQEltal atT}pet AH4 iuF q tllllo the
-iun WAS rare, but, when Abby was held in $500
to tie Criminal Court, her rhetoric wls traus-
fuEined into btlliugsgatc.
This men on tho present city detective forcc
arc most remarkable lot Of follows. One ot
them, Ryan by name, brought IN young n,an
naulel Charles Taylor fur vagrancy last Monday
night, aud one can but fantly imagine the otif.
GERS aurprisv when hu learned that the young
man vas the chief Of The derrick service at, thu
llew Cust1ml1ouae. or eo.lrsu Taylor was
lsonorab'y discharged by tic Court.
James Reilly, stoker Of. a Buffalo steam.
boat, and John Hickey vera run into tho
Arn1ory Inst evening by OtlIrer atcNaughton.
The two were found roaming about Clark street,
the former bleeding profusely from stab In
the breast. As nearly a can be asccgtained tha
| wound was inflicted while he Was ia company
with some drunken sailors In saloon on schi.
gan street, near Clark. The wound was dressed
by Dr. Phillips, who pronounced tt act danger
Gus.
tbs check swiniiler Is again at work. He
has gotten ID OF three spurious, pieces
| M. Avery took ons Of the checks foI
1 $8i, and gaye $12 change, the bal
ancs hctny the smouns Of q bill Of lumber pus
eaa1s3, but, at eourse, not called 1os, BY th'
, 1876-09-06

swindler. Merchants and uthcra must be on
tho tookout fnr tilesa fellows, OF they will ha
numbered among thesr. Victims Tho checks are
all s'gned or ln'lurseh by Z. G. Cole " Co., tho
Ecal-cstato and loan agents.
l'eter Durns - human cvlataan, nattyo Of
bridgeport. Afonday night he went on fear
ful spree, and mnlo everything and everybody
dance TO hIs music. 1fc erucly broke tho vio.
lln of a little wandering tEoubndnus named
Tim Friscl!. a1it handed back tho youngster n
lie and his compnn!ons. assaulted and rohhci d
iNnn named jnncs ]1urkc, and, as II not content
with this outrage. Burns followed. the nnior.
tnnate fellow and rubbed him OF what tho first
5 ihsIs' % pa ss e as cfsa fSns e@sF''a esa e''
Txcnts.ninth street, Is now ono Of tto most
ardent sdyocatca Of temperance. Monday
night lie fell In with two night scavcnEers At
tho corner Of Stats and Twcnty-eccoul
lea, IL i pert,,,vsn,R Y Rr"'s s.e.: T. fs ss. ss Re-;
robbeti lin 81 i sisb. "a Iiyds fark policeman
found him tlc next morning, and had him re-
Four cuts upon the head, jclticd face, and a
traino sore With bruisca are the "reminiscences Of
ilis last drunk, hcsides yer. depleted pocket
book, Which he mOurns most ol all.
flank Allen beat grecnhorn from tho coun-
try SO numerically TINT 0tflccr Wiley took him
in. su1nmcrtlcld save linn so5, and did not
suspend II either. although manifold attempts
Milton, and John Kern wcrs convicted of W.
grnncy, and were sent up for thirty days to tile
House Of Corrections detective Scott present.
ed Charles Moss and John Baker, accslsed Of va
Erancy, md, In support Of the accusation, cx.
EibitcI two Ratcllefs and trunk "n,at,c-t,p +"
OIL tue snwdust pastcrn, for the purpose Of dc.
eclving l1otcl.keepers. They, too, were scnt up
to tho, Honse o. Correction upon ti.irty-day
in court, wl,o claimed that they were reputabiy
connected IN st. Louis. ",flat," sald tho
Court, "would entitlc them to longer terms,
rather ttlan any lcnfency from ,nc,H and tho
whole squad were sent olt IN tho Black AIaria.
, 1876-09-06
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


To4The confirmation by tho Council of fro now
ThG spectors o! the Doard Of Education, brought
the surface again the question whether Or not
The Bible shall be read In the public schools.
Upon the retirement u the iva old members,
there remained ten, seven OF whom arc oil
record as opposed to its introduction, aud
three ns fayorioE II. II those recently con.
1smcd unlta with the latter, the affirmative
side would have d majority of one. In order,
then, to ascertain their position, O TRIBUNE r..
,postcr sought Mayor neuth's appolntees yester-
day and tnterrogated them.
The lirst called upon WIS
jup0A LAWRENCE.
As stated In TucsdaY's TTlhuAR, he IL uufortu-
p2tcly Ineligible, tho achoul att requiring mem.
hers to have lived I've years In The city prior 10
theiE appointment.
Said thu reporter to Him: ''You arc not clIg!-
ble under the law, hellrYet'
"No,h le replied, ~ don't think am. |
haye uot liyel here I've years, and Lave writ
ts tsn anots 70 . TIE Mayor DECLINING ths otllee on
deent length Of resldence-h
Unde1 t4cse circumstances, |. wAs uselaas 10
, 1876-09-06

wotc-.ro,,,. ,o.,,r1,u .,..o % aso
The sum Of $o,1oo was subscribed yesterday
to tile popular loan,
Tho frat scayengcr license Issued since juno
r. 1875, was take,, out Yesterday.
~" -. .,..' Wv u.''' n ..
ING receip.s from hcohses Yesterday were
about $3.50: There aro now 2,575 s9loUns H.
censel In tho city.
But oue bid, TINT of J. q, Mc1}can. Was r.
reiystl Tor lid naviup Of t,,r int"rssrtnns ~
State strcst fru,n jacksnn To- nnrmon t,,,,rt'
1,t,nsrnnrntIv thu cnI,trnrt ,annot hn tnl tisi
ofher hifs an ,nnI,c 1' ~ '9' 1t'
Thc con,ntroltcr vii, to-1av nov c,er,k. anil
,n,,orcrs aiat $4,000. being tic III a;ount Of the
Mnr nay.rolis fbr nn;.,, nui Hrs",an ~ ,sti III
Iraw fo,r Nav .aartes Er;uav. 1'tcrn IL ns,.x ~
about OUDJ LIT Of tAa reccints On tLo ,on,,. @
lar a. Fiji vii iust ahn,,t ncs, 'nr nm 9pu.
I,,ci,t Mi arnl,rtl. '"A' ~~' '"'sS Wv PA5'
n,.'. ~. 4''
Ihe CHARGES against officers O'NeEll, hialoney,
logan, and hrek we're TO hare BEEN heard by
tho police AUTHORITIES yesterday, but Conttnu-
anee @ was had tlll re lbtn o. ths nuntf,; Tho
rsfnns, ,u ras .n i"o,5d ~ ~ y
Wcrc abjc 10 arr:st them. "''.A '"A' ''s p'''eo
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question.
' Mr.. ". II. WELLS
answered the question rs to acceptance In the
Affirmative.
" Are Jou p favor of reator'nC tho Biblo TO
thc eci,ool:f" qucsied thc reporter.
subject, aud It tho proper tine. Il / say any. @
nature"
tcDtXon Xa 9.ye s,r yon not, .'n ,.,.o,
more Or less to do with It Tor tho last thirty
years bed hoped that tho excitement would
l,e RfAycd here. but II IL Is not II tho question
e to DO sgItateI again, aha1l write ont my
yew s then ea svs sae explanations OF
"You wil! !, not q; sa5, then, whether you are
~ Is nat aauestlon,n SAID Mr.: Wells, "to
circumstances nnler which It might bo thought
best to haTo the Billie in tho schools, and again
under. other circumstances It might not be
thought best.n
"lv,, III q, aEe 1, rather no,eommttalr,, r,
tsons the same rights l ask for myself. l do
not believe In Violating nnnts conscience ur-
necessarily; but you know G9ycsnmSpt may
have c1a!n,s that aru paramount"
/" You viii nut give Inc q definite answer
now1"
~ prefer not To. I ts!ll express my vlcws
when circumstances call FOR them, and | will
tlltn give my fcns0Ds In support Ut tAGM."
The next gentleman,
a!t. OLE Il. IAcoHs,
who was found at prayer-mccting, had no
hesitancy III a'l III answering.
"Wfll you accept the oillcel' asked the re-
porter. =
have not thought Of doing the con trary.
I did no. seek the position, and L 1 cah do any
good! IN the Board will accept
You, Of course, dcslre Tic Bible to Ec read
eyes,"
- And will vote to bring II abouta"
intend to 10 oil In my power. l am III
1avor OF It now"
:. are you likely to Change yotlr vicWs!"
No, thnk not; have seen nothing so far
to Influence M me-"
z" What Is your main reason for desiring its
rcstorattonp,,,'
HccAl.so 1t IL holy book, and great moral
instructor"
alt. Jacobs' yote Will, however, be rendered
yaluclcss BY that OF
MI. cIintsToFn Vorz,
Who expressed Ills sentiments scntcntiously.
Said tho reporter: VIII you accept the In
, 1876-09-06

n,, o y :"
city, aud conferred al, aspect of gloom upon the
fashionable nyenues Which ore prncrnt1v n
ro,,,ant viii, travctr t,ur,m7 t1cso eftarnan. ~
.,a s ,s. "'.n s"5o'' .a'5 .neso a.'etloops "
s"o 'A!s suali'''es 1et ~ ono polnt on tfa,r'e
The residence Of Marie ,Kimba!l, Esq., at No. es4
Of that avenue, was tllronre Win net,n,c. n,, ~
aoclal nate, who had comv there to uttenI The
Wedding u his daughter Miss % aInc, M s.'ed and Ill., II.
James D. Galloway, Of tic well known real-
estate firm of A, j. Galloway & Son.
I.was at . osr,oc,-a rather ,,n,,sna1 ,,our for
a,,,, ~ nf.Iro.,nn, ,ha ,r"',n ,as "oua ~,
to take @ place. aud before ' TINT time me tho guests
had all promptly assembled. Tho Invitations had
hccn limited to tbc relations Of both rtcs cnn. m
cyrned but tl,cy wcrc n,,,,,orou. cnourh n tl tc
spacious pasloFs oi tno Residence. Among tho
aumhGr present were Mr. and Mrs: A. j. GAllo-
May, alr md Mrs. Mnrk Kinball, NJ. aud Mrs.
Ph!lo bGvertdgc, Of 9prlngac!d; Mr. and Mrs.
Yam i:. y: RayTronl, Of EyansteEnt; Mrs. and Miss
Baron, OF Michigan; str. Ihilo Judaun, Of
Evanston; Mrs. FOgg, sister Of tho graonl; Miss
Bell md Miss Dmcllana1,, cousins; Mrs. ". A.
ThIali an4 Mr, EuGche Kimball, Of Kcnwood;
,rhe brids nrd groom dcssentled to the parlor,
and Aenry i. Mason, tile ushers. 1llcru were
10 other attendants. Tho bride was
1,e .!5esaed IL white broeaao oysr,.'rcse} plain
nnd white roses and orange hfossuns, anil wear
Ing the traditional, diamond ornaments. The
ceremony wns performed by, the Rev, Brooke
ttl::,riurd, tl:,, the bride being given aw4y By her
The presents included pair Of solitaire ear-
rings, from the groonl; ii palr OF Bohemian
vases, from Mrs; Z. 4. Fosg; silver fish knife,
from from Henry =; Mason; laIr Of silyer and cut
, 1876-09-06
TIIE COUNTY BUILDING.

Commissioner Bussc was on tic sick list yes
ter1ay, and, a. a consequence, was detained at
Ills home.
Tho room occupied by the County Commits
soners is to have how mating. Pcriolat will
furntah It, of course.
The County Collector yesterday sold for taxes
NIL OF tho delinquent property In tho Towns OF
Leyden and Maine.
/ Coroner Dlctxsch was lmping around ycster-
day, the result Of having apsalned his ankle the
day before in alfglltihg from. his buggy.
Graham, Indicted for insisting tho noted four
teen In escaping from IaIl recently, will be tried
Jury Of the term.
TIC GRIND Jury yesterday disposed OF twenty
three Of the 200 full cascs. Tho same character
Of cnscs will b. licard tt,-]ay antl each subse.
qucnt aay until oil arc disposed Of.
Capt. stcGrath, = post-ol1iec employe, is
among the ca1lditlntes for County Commissioner
tic Seventh Ward, and thinks that that much
oppressed people ought to be represented In the
County Board.
The Ftlbcrt murder case Was to have been
tried in tho Criminal Court to-day, anl would
have been but for the motion Of Ills attorney,
which was granted, Tho favor granted the at
torney cost q gol1-l,cadrd cane, wllic! some
thief walked of with while he was waxing eio-
A1ev.n,1or sr,,,von :. .x,.ct,1 =, ,,,o t,.,
tho E-itra1 Hnurt w. ,,ornr ~ ~ ,oI - 'i5e III
e r,,n,nro n ~ -. pea na - on9 ,s
that hc will plead "not guilty." which is highly
att 1onacs UNI ,, thas w ans c'npfoSeu aeo.asa h
nnI r4,r,nr"I ny n ,st,, sinoS ts ,o,, o1't -
noad, at y III M,t1 II, nJ MI tra,s Nv
msslf ON III III ,ncTcy of the cni,rs. IN nv 1iew v ~
liz 9ort thot ~ In Il oSccsin1, niose.mn,sih.d
~. ~ .aGs s'as ,,,a ~ - s ~ ~
, 1876-09-06
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

RALLY, REPUBLICANS RALLY!
.Tl.eFr will bo Republican maas- -mcctlng at tho
heah9nsrters Of tho Young Men's West Side Re-
eas' M 'hS sw aSGs nS @
Ington, this evening at 3 o'clock. kmery A.
st6rIs. Col. LeGrantl rlefce, Gen. Martin Ncem.
The lion. A. L. Morrison, and John Lyle King, Will
address, tbs meeting. a glce club wilt slso b.
nrcktut.
, 1876-09-06

NOT ALONE THE OLDEST HOUSE,
bnt no ether house begins to do tho work in dyelng
repairing, and cleaning garments for ladlcs and
gentlemen that Cook & McLaln do. so Dearborn
sttet.
, 1876-09-06

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sept. 4, at the
Rev. L. r. Chamberlain. Mr. Edwin F. plnts. Of
St. Joseph, Mich, to Miss Ada Napier. daughter
Of Cnpt Jostph A. Napier, also OF st. Joseph, and
formerly Of tbts cttY.
, 1876-09-06

MEETING or THK 1LLlHolR AssoClATloa.
The annual Convention VI the Uhiversalist
churches Of Illinois, for 1876, was begun yestcs-
day morning In the Church Of the Rt5esmsz.
, 1876-09-06

HEAnquAnrEns WEs7 DlvIslnX IArEa AND
WHEELER MlNuTE-M MEN, ClEIrAau, 9ept. +, lB7d.-
Special 0rder 40. i. HtaG officers, battalion and
company commanders arc ordered 10 meet at 1856
o'clock sharp, for tie Transaction OF Important
buatncas. Dy order 1f e. Il. MATS0N,
Colonol commanding Division.
Attest: III. r. DICKSON, A. A. A. q.
, 1876-09-06

corner West Washington and san9amon streets.
In tho absence Of ], II. swnn, President at the
Convention, Benjamin F. Monroe called tho as-
eemby to order, and A. G. Throop wns called to
preside. The attendance was quite small, tho
church being no more thnn one-fourth full.
After devotional exercises, tho presiding OH
Ger nppoIntetl MS n Committee on Credentials
the Hcv. j. W. Hanson, the Rev. G. q. OdIon,
and II. 8. Re1ford, Esq.
4 Committee Oh Religious Services was also
appointed, consisting Of the Key. Sumner Ellis,
j. II. Swan, and N: 8. Brooks. ..
4 third Comn,fttee-on unfinished business
was made up of a. II. Laiog, J. IL. Tabor, and
Tic Committee on Credentials presented the
following ~ tho roll Of the Convention:
s.; Paut.-E. q, Hall, Mts. q. =. Marsh.
i seS sesety Sir. y umnes nnssoG RGs = d II Ss~s Sssa
'9ii Ma'"HM!: H. 9 v. H. B!ack and Waiter Newman,
from lie Sabbath tschooi; the lion. i. Wilcox md
Ethan l!Hjl.rd fsoT ths sGsicty. n, r.
WeSrl,on-1, ]; p'n.mnte: r .
st isi f. ne.tefas T. ssfn' t. IL fia% Is,.5 y:
= sMis3'sas'd y s'fs' j. T. Monroe
Oak lark-A. Gale.
Tic following clergymen werc also present:
F. II. Taylor, Tablcgroyc; Sumner Ellis, CHI
eago; a. Il. Lang, ,EarIyitlc;. g. g. udiorne,
Plainiicl; ]. ". Hanson, citv; c. Q. Neil,
Casey; W. s. Batch, Elgln; II. 8. Manfred,
Chicago; j. II. Tnttte, Minneapolis; Il. II.
tnllmnn.
On account nj the atnallness Of tho attend
ance tho consideration Of business was put of
until afternoon, anil tho rest OF the morning
given up to devotional exercises. Dr.. Ellis
opened the serytcrs With welcoming address,
md thc time Until tho close OF tho morning
hour was we'll occupied.
TIM 4rFrnEnoy aERs1ox
was called 10 order At 2:8o p. ILL.,, President
Tlroop IN tic chair.
The Secretary Of the Convention read Its a,,-
nnal report, giving his experience In collecting
statistics. and submitting the following as th;
result: