New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-25

his fayorte through moro than three or four balOts
Mr.. Clarkson, who heads the Iowa delegation was
in the city on Thursday and declared that Iowa Is
for Blaine to the finish.
The conventions which have antedated the Ma
flor. Il Democratic and Republican ones, and when
were called to influence the action oil one OF Doth Oh
those have not been success numerically Coni'
ment has been passed on the Autobiography Col-
vention. The Wool-Growcrs' approached the near
est to a strong working convention, and was at
tended by delegates from nearly every shcep-raiSing
State and Territory. Its action was more radical
politically. than tho woo.growng interest has over
Hitherto taken Full notice was given that the
woolnrowcrs of the country would unite with that
party which declared for protection OF the WOOL Ill
dusry and i'm their resolutions they accorded praise
to Ncssrs Converse and Randall "a well as To all
the Republicans voting for Protection IN the House
The Industrial Congress. whose assenbage hau
been widely heralded, was pltIful in its numbers
II could not muster more than fifty persons in
cluding residents of tho city. There were some
representatives of tho Louisiana canc-plantlnS IN
dustry and few of the wool-growcrs from the con
vention of the preceding day. but for whose pres
enco the Congress would have been RELOCATED INTO
pure nothingncss.
St James's Church. the largest and most fashion,
able parish of the Episcopal Church IN the CITY, Is
now in the thrOes of wrangle which springs
mainly from the supposed High Church tendencies
of the rector, DR. Vibbcrt, late of Germantown
Penn Tn parish has had many diStlnEnishGnH; pre-
lates in its time including Bishop ClarkSoh Rlsh3p
Harris the Rev. Arthur Brooks now OF New loIh,
and DR. Courtney, of Boston; but IN spite ol t
high standing of these pulpit orators the VeSty of
St James apparently managed to make NE Inc1Ih-
Portable for them. When DR.. Nibbert was called ne
stipulated that boy choir should he organizer ana
this concession was allowed. ch0H-naSler WAS
seemed in Liverpool and after years training the
choir had its introduction to the congregation two
Sundays ago. and although IT'S coming was well
understood there have since been the brcwings OF
tempest and in view Of the standing OF the parish
the newspapers have taken mp the discussion. The
main point of difficulty appears to be that the cross
is carried IN the procesSi0nal oho OF tEe NteSlIy
has declared that the choir must 60 Dr; NlRbert
responds that it will remain as long as he docs /;
from which it would appear that the vcStry OF the
fashionable parish is to immediate another rector
unless the congregation comes to his rescue.
Justice Harlan and Judge Drummond are engaged
in hearing the writ of error sued out IN the case OF
| John Flemming and Frank h. i.oring VINO were y
tie head of what has come to be known as una
| W. and which has been characterized as the most
colossal swindIo ever carried forward through the
medium of the United States mails. Ihcy were
sentenced TO pay fine of 500 and serve term OF
| twelve months in the county Jall eaCh. II Is
charged that an enormous fund has been expended
| to prevent the carrying out of tins sentence ana
the jntmaton has found it's way into print that the
most deviOuS methods have been resorcd 10 TO pre-;
vent the carrying ont of this light punishment ana
| hcen contaminated solely with this end in view:
The excuse urged for it all is that the defendants u
pressed To punishment. will reveal the names OF all
| who were joined with them in the great confidence
game.
| Certainly the most successful attempt ever made
n'thS city to enlist the AT enhance OF people upon Il
work of art has been that in the case OF the Batte
of Gettysburg" which 1t is stated may De taken 10
Ncw-York City. Exhibited i'm circular structure
large in extent and giving to the eye OF the heholcr
the impression that hc is viewing real battleIeId
if has drawn, night after night through almost an
entire year great crowds and has neted to the pr-
chasers of the picture very large yidends Another
amphtheatre of iron and brick four hundred feet III
circumference has risen in its near vicinity ana IN
il il TO be exhibited The Siege of Paris Inc can
vas is AZ feet high and BIS long, and weighs over
seven tons Tho scene depicted is the last sortIe
from bcsicgcd Paris and is supposed TO be viewed
by the spectator from the Heights of MontrctOut
II il the work of phipoteauX, ST., father OF the
painter of the d" Battle of Gettysburg"
The Hon. Webster Flanagan" What-are, We here
for Y'-Flanagan of Texas. is the only delegate to
the Republican Convention who has yet put IN an
appearance.
The Rev Dr. Kittrcdge of the Presbyterian faith,
in an arraignment of the city for its wlckcdncss.
made the declaration that 30. 900 abandoned women
were TO be found I'm this city. Some statistical gen
teman has come TO the relief of the fair famc OF the
CITY and has demonstrated that however lacking
the city may be- it is not utterly and lrretrlcE-
ably ri yen over to wckelncss as 10 make the asser-
ton OF the pulpiteer good.