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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIKKU, WEDNESDAY, JAN Alt 188G. JOTTINGS. Dr. Bacon being called in to answer a qnes- I OBITUARY. CHURCH COUNCILS.

A STRONG TICKEP. "Wabash foreclosure suit. He finds the general mortgage bond debt amounts to (W.SOJ,-000, the collate ral trust bond debt amount to 111,109,203, The receivers' indebtedness is (3,605,000, and over 1,000,100 are due in rents and interest in bonds to the leased lines. The decree was perfected yesterday afternoon in a conference the principal attorneys, and provides for sale of the road under the agreement for reorganization between the holders of the general mortgages and the collateral trust bonds, each class of bondholders being protected equally. The question as to the priority the mortgages is set at rem.

A commission Brief mention of Iiems oi Local and General Interest. John McGougb, Bged forty, or jno. Spruce street, fell dead at Ho. is soatn wharves yesterday. During December 82,022 one horse, zu.au two horse and 4 four-horse vehicles, 3146 bicycles acd 33,403 pedestrians entered Fair-mount Park.

Mits Carrie R. Yobe was married to jht. Louis McDowell Rothtrmel last evening, at St. Matthias' Church, corner of Nineteenth and Wallace streets. John Dougherty, aged twenty, was round lying at Twenty-first and Lombard streets jefcUrday suffering from the effects of a dose of poison.

He was removed to the University Hospital. Over 1300 patients were treated last monta at tbe Philadelphia Polyclinio and tiradu- atfh' College in Medicine, among them 102 sufferers from diseases of the throat, 144 chest, 94 nerves, 291 eye and 283 ear. Nothing bas vet been decided in reference to the monument to John McCullough. Mr. John W.

Mackey, the California millionaire, failed to meet the committee at its last meet ing and anotber one will be held soon. The Western Soup House, at No. 1015 South street, opened yesterday for tbe winter. Frcm January 5 to April 4 last year it distributed 102,100 pints of soup and 8426 pounds of bread to families, representing 735 adults and 1005 children. Mrs.

Charles T. Stewart, formerly Miss May, daughter of A. J. Drexel, died ou M. n- day of pneumonia.

She had one a married only a little over a vear ago. Her sister is the wife.of w. raui, a member of the firm ot Drexel Co. Bella Uodtrey and Annie Davis, who we'e srrestfd on Saturday 'or sboolifMn? in ('ook Brother's store.No. 252 North Eighth street.

were brought up for a further bearing ac the Central Station yesterday atternoon, but, a the witnesses could not prove that the goods we re stolen, the women were discharged. Letters were received at police headquar ters yesterday from the Inspector-General of Folice of New Bouth wales and a citizen or New Zealand, inquiring about the "Norman Electric Light Company of Philadelphia," numerous advertisements of which have ap peared in Sydney. The police will answer that they have no information of the existence of such a concern. The Western Soup House, No. 1615 Siuth street, was open during the winter in 188a from January 5 to April 4, during which time 102,160 pints of soup and 8420 pounds of bread were distributed to applicants, re presenting 735 adults and 1005 children.

The house was reopened yesterday for this winter. Contributions may be sent to W. E. Scull, treasurer. No.

125 Market street. At yesterday meeting of the Board or Health Major Yeale, Health Officer, reported the receipts of the office during December were (2813 34, The port physicians visited 83 vessels during the month having on board 1140 passengers, 906 of whom were of foreign birth. There are two patients In the municipal hospital and no deaths during the month. A resolution was adopted protesting against the use of bay in tbe street cars. Deputy Coroner Ashbridge esterday held inquests in tho cases ut Susannah Trout, agjd No.

4433 Germ antown avenue, who committed suicide by banging; Caarles P. Meyers, aged three years, who was accidentally drowned in a pond at Bond street and Thirty-fourth avonue; Alexander Hamilton, aged fifty-eight, residing at Branchtown, who was accidentally drowned iu Franktord creek on Saturday, and John M. Apfell, of No. 839 St. John street, who died of congestion of tbe brain.

Chief Engineer and Surveyor Smed'ey rad a letter at tbe meeting of the Surveys Committee yesterday addressed by him to D. alone contractors for a section of the Manayunk i-eer. Malone Co. had written the Chief withdrawing their bid. stating tbey had made a mistake in their estimate.

Upon consultation with the City Solicitor that official decided that the firm must pay the difference between their bid aid the next lowest, (4335 52. A copy of the CMef's letter will be sent to Councils. Magistrate Thompson yesterday committed E. WeiBsman, No. 252 Poplar street, to await the result of blows and kicks he was charged with inflicting npon Mrs.

Weiss, No. 606 Middle alley. The woman, who had been in the defendant's employ as nurse for his wife, had both legs broken and her body covered with bruises. She is at tbe Pennsylvania Hospital. The same maclHi rate held Wm.

Her man, on the charge of playing the penny weight game, 1. substituting one smau valuable for another and stealing the last, at Mrs. jewelry store, No. 91 North Eighth street. The following-named have been elected to serve for the next term for Mercantile Council, No.

200, American Legion of Honor: Commander Joseph Ferguson, vice CommanderHerman E. Bitterllch. Orator William H. Deitz, Jr. Secretary Henry N.

Way. Collector James P. Pent. TreasurerEdwin H. Taggart.

Chaplain Thomas Mills. Guide J. August O. Goebel. War den A.

Campbell Snodgrass, Sentry Geo. W. Eckert. Organist 0-car E. Heilge.

Past Commauder Henry C. Yezey. Rapre-sentatlve E. A. Bhallcross, alternate, Thomas 8.

Stout. Trnstees James D. Me- lick, William H. Ivins. S.

W. Warner, Medical Examiner Wm. Pratt Read, M. D. Btrawbrldge ft Clothier Relief Association.

Last nigbt, at Wesley Hall, No. 1018 Arch street, this association, composed entirely or employees of Strawbridge held its sixth annual meeting. The purpose of this society is to aid its members in case or sickness and pay a certain sum as a death benefit. Membership is not obligatory, bnt the evident advantage of belonging to this society keeps it in a nourishing condition. i.ne nrm hhows its interest in the motives of association in a practical manner by donating a large sum of money to the association every year.

Upon request of the society Mr. Clarksoa dottier presided at tue meeting. The report for lsso was presented. ua condition of the society is sound, the list or members considerably increased. There was a large sum ot money paid out in sick benefits, and the society lost two members by death.

Before adjourning tbe officers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows: Presl- dent W. FranK Hingiisu. vjoe rresiuem A. A. Brower.

Secretary F. 8. Evans, Treasurer Joseph H. Raber. Managers D.

L. Crosby, R. C. Dillon, Mrs. C.

M. Leecn, Miss A. Albertson, Frank Raymond, Josepk Madara, W. F. Ballenger, Julias Beck, S.

S. Pratt. Births tn Philadelphia List Tear, If The vital statistics of tbe Board of Health sbow that there were 23,053 births in thin city last year. The greatest number was In Janu ary, 3042, and the smallest in November 1650. In the First district, which include all West Philadelphia and that portion of tb city south of Arch street, there were 11, OS and in tbe remainder of tbe city there we 11,403.

The total number of births in 18 was 22,100. Whks Miwd and Body are ont of sorts, ow to a Disordered Liver, tr at once Dr. Jayi Sanative Puis, a sure remedy for all Bilious lections, Costiveness, Ac roX mi Goo DO, BTBAWBRtoai 0U9 tion during tbe interlocutory session. That question was drawn np as follows by Rav. Dr.

Artbui T. Pierson, pastor of Bethany Church, expressly to evoke an explicit answer: "Do you believe the Holy Scriptures to be the word ot God in the sense that they are the only Divinely inspired medium of His written revelation ot His character and will to men, and that they are infallible in the sense that tbey are tbe ultimate authority to which we must appeal? Dr. Bacon being recalled the moderator submitted this question. He replied that, as the question was new to him, he hesitated to give answer without opportunity to study it, tut tbt he could see do reason why he could not cordially assent to it, and that it appeared to bim to be judiciously framed and worded to express the true idea of the inspiration of tte Word of God. Bev.

Mr. MtCool's pastoral relation with tbe First Church, of Soutbwark, was dis solved, and a touching tribute was paid to the memory of the lato Hev. Dr. Malin. FOLICE AfPOINTMENTS.

Vacancies Filled and Men Who Have Served Well Advanced. Mayor Smith announced yesterday the fol lowing police appointments to fill the vacancies caneed by the discharge of Captains Emery and Schooley and the vacancies ensuing in consequence of the line of succeeding promotions: Charles B. Edgar, Fourteenth ward, lieu tenant Eighth distiict, captain Second divi sion. Jacob AUbrigbt, Eleventh ward, lieutenant Seventh district, captain Fourth division. Captain Edgar was appointed by Mayor Henry in 1K50; was a patrolman under Mayor Henry and Mayor Muuichaei; was removed by Mayor Fox and reappointed by Mayor Stokley.

He was a special officer five and a naif years; sergeant one and a nail; lieutenant twelve years and two months, serving always in the Eighth district. Captain Albright was another of Mayor Henry's appointments in 1800. He was discharged by Mr. Fox, and reappointed by Mayor Stokley, in i7b, to the position or lieutenant of the Seventh district. Sergeant George W.

Smith, of the Thir teenth ward and Eighth district, is promoted to tbe lieutenancy, and W. L. Smith, of the Sixth ward, formerly a lieutenant under Mayor Stokley, bas been appointed lieuten ant of the Seventh district. This gentleman is well known as "Civil Service Smith." He was a deputy collector nnder Revenue Collector Pollock. Tbe place of sergeant in the Eighth is filled by Reserve zi, ueorge ijeutwine.

The patrol appointments in the Third and Fourth divisions of that service are as 'follows: Third. Sergeants W. H. McNeil, a. U.

Lord. Drivers W. K. Miller, Jonathan Berry. Officers David Smiley, Charles E.

Knnkel. Fourth. Sergeants William Clements, Adolph Orf. Drivers John Bernard, Frank Wilson. Officers James Beeves, William Bertram.

Patrolmen First district, E. McKlnley; Third. William Hurst: Seventh, M. Lewis Boxbnrger: Eighth. J.

uonnemaxer, j. j. Ritchie. A. Wilkinson: mxteentn.

dames Springfield, W. C. Schreiner, Joseph Anderson; Seventeenth, William McBetb; Nineteenth, Jerry Dodson, W. Hams; wen- ty-fourth, John Bloomer. THE COHREC HON MANAGERS.

The Present Officers Re-elected Annual Report of resident Laughlin. The managers of the House of Correction met yesterday and organized for 1886. Robert Laughlln was re-elected president, R. G. Oellers treasurer and Edwin S.

Palmer secre tary. President Laughlln read his annual report, showing that 5753 persons were re ceived at the institution during the year and 5G36 were discharged. The inmates at present number 139G. A considerable amount and grading naa peen uoue by tbe inmates, re estimated vaiue oi me work being (18.946.36. The farm connected with the institution furnished an tne vegO' tables for the inmates, and.

besides. (3205.02 worth were sold. The gas sold brought in (5710.25 and the amount will be increased when certain improvements are completed. From the quarry (10,329.06 worth ot stone was sold. In regard to tbe commitments or magis trates, the report savs: "ihe matter of ojm- mitments baa for a considerable jengtn oi time been a vexed Question between tne magistrates and the Board of Managers, chit fly owing to tbe ract that persons were Ireauentlv committed to the institution for terms ranging from three to twelve months hose personal condition should have con signed them to tbe Almshouse, and others, by far the largest in point of numbers, were, throneh various physical causes, entirely un able to do work or any description.

Bomo oi ilium, indeed, renuired the ar.tendanca of a physician immediately after their EI3 FRIEND i PERPLEXED. Unexplained Absence oi a Prominent and Popular Insnrance Man. Mr. John Crawford's absence was not ex plained at last accounts yesterday. He lived in good Btyle at No.

COO North Thirteenth street, was about thirty-five years or age ana a widower. He stated when he left on the day after Christmas that he was bjund for Baltimore, but notning naa since uenu uow from bim ud to a late hour last night. The irxiirarre men sav that it cannot be money troubles that have driven him away, unless the sum is much larger than is supposea at nrosent. His own income is estimated at swnnn nr Si o.ooo vearlv. and he is said to have had the control or ooionging uuo ui bis children.

The general tone oi nis ousi-ness associates wavered yesterday between perplexity and sympathy. Mr. A. B. Earle was examining xur.

vjrawiom uuuuo, General Wagner had a long talk with him vedterdav. Ooe attachment has been issued for (2000 by N. F. Evans. A promt- cent insurance agent said yesterday tua.

ait, Crawford might reappear and explain every thing. A Hew Tork Editor Arrested. C. A. Bvrne.

editor of the New York J5ra- utatie 1 imes, was arrested at the Chestnut Street Theatre last evening by Detective Peter Miller, on a warrant sued out by Louis n. Megargee, charging him with publishing a malicious libel in March last The article nnmniainnd of was caused bv severe criticisms in the Philadelphia papers of tbe acting of Alfa. Norman. Bvrne a wire, dnrinar an eu- in this citv. and was particularly bluer against Mr.

Lester, dramatic critic of the Jiecora, ana tne wnoie stall or iue wi. After Byrne had been held at the Central for ahnnt nn hour awaitinir the arrival ef a magistrate Byrne's friends succeeded in in-inoiniT Mr MepATtrMt tn withdraw the com- nlalntnn Kit. KvrnA nmmiHlDH to m. i-u retraction in the columns of the Times. The ni-TtiM trmn wont Wore Mayor Smith and the charge was formally withdrawn Byrne was released.

and THB very worst cold or cough is removed by Red Star Cough Care. permanently J. B. Lippincott, Mr. Joshua B.

Lippincott, the well-known publisher and the bead of the great house of the J. B. Lippincott died at his residence at half-past three o'clock yesterday morning. His death was due to Bright's disease of the kidneys, caused by an attack of pneumonia two years ago. For the past month he had been nnable to leave his room.

During all his illness his strict attention to the business of the nous was remarkable, and clearly showed the skill by which the house ot which he was the bead became successful. Every 'day when it was possible be visited the great establishment on Market street. Three months ago he was brought to bis place of business in a carriage, but when he reached there he had become so feeble that be required assistance to enter his cilice. Mr. Lippincott was in his seventy-fourth year, and was born in Burlington, N.

J. In 1830 he came to Philadelphia and obtained a position in a book store, and at the age of eighteen was given full control of what was considered an important book concern. In 1830 be founded the house of J. B. Lippincott and began a busy career at the bead of what has oeen the largest ana most lnmien-tial book firm in this conntry.

In 1850 he purchased the entire stock ef the publishing house of Grlgg Elliott. This was considered a bold move, but its wisdom was soon manifested, as Mr. Lippincott soon placed himself at the hea.d of the book trade of Phila delphia. At that time tho firm occupied a hinall building at Fourth and Race streets, but business increased so rapidly that the houe was removed to a large nix-story build-trg at Fourth and Commerce streets, and in 1801 the spienuia marble Dunning now ownea by the firm was erected. Trade, however, otitinued to increase ho rapidly that in ititz an addition was found necessary.

The first publications of the firm consisted mostly of Bibles and prayer books, but at the present time the interests of the house caver dictionaries, history, biography, fiction, poetry, religious, juvenile, medical, scientific, law and numerous other works of an educational character. Many ot the very best publications of the day emanated from this house, consisting, among others, of Allibone Dictionary, the Gazeteer of the World, the Biographical Dictionary, and a reissue of Chambers' En cyclopedia. Modest fortunes were spent on many of these beiore tne nrm receiveu any return. In the collection of history and biography may be found Gibbons' "Decline and Fall of the Horn an Empire," Hume's andMicau-ley's Histories or England, Agnes Strickland's "Queens of England," Knight's "Pop ular History of England," the complete his torical works of Prescott, Kirk's "History of Charles the Bold," Rnkt "History of the Popes," Henry A. Wise's "Seven Decades of the Union," Charles Francis Adams' "Me moirs of John Quincy Adams and "Life of John Adams," Hev.

William E. Alger's interesting "Life of Edwin Forrest," Bigaiow's edition of Benjamin Franklin's "Autobiog raphy," Bulwer's "Lite or raimerston," Forsters "Ltfeor unanesuicKens, nazatcs "Napoleon," Rindall'a "Jeffdrson" and "Stonewall Jackson." In the medical and legal departments may be found many very valuable books ty notable authors, including: K. A. Proctor, Drs. Aenew.

Haves. Chapman, DaCosta, Ham mond, Leidy, Mitchell and Wood, "Beck's Elements or Medical jurisprudence, ouars- wood's edition of "Blackatone's Commenta ries. "Bouvler's Law Dictionary and Insti tutes of American Law," "Hilliard's Bank runtcv." and "Parsons on Notes and Bills," the complete works of standard authors, as Addison, Carlisle, GoHhe, Irving, Lamb, Schiller. Sheridan and Swift. In 1808 the publication cf Lipnincott's Mwiazint was begun, and had for its first editor Lloyd Smith, the librarian of the Philadelphia Library.

In 1870 he was suo-cefded bv J. Foster Kirk, at one time the private secretary of Prescott, the historian, With the beginning of the present year the magazine passed under new editorial man agement, changed in general style, and at reduced price. When the firm was first formed, as has been stated, the publications were almost exc.a- slvelv Bibles. Testaments and works of a rail gious character. Notwithstanding the fact that the otber branches of the trade have gone far ahead of this, it is still retained as a special feature.

The department of religion Includes several special publications, such as Jainleaon and Fassott's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments one of the greatest works of the kind ever put forth and Kitto's comprehensive Biblical Cyclopedia, on which vast labor and large capital have befln expended. In the same department is a very valuable collection of the hymn books used in the Protestant Episcopal Church. To attempt to enumerate the authors and works included nnder the heads of fiction and poetry would be to name nearly everything of value in the long list of classic imaginative literature, besides mnch of tne cnoisest in later writings. The standard novelists, use Scott, Thackeray, Dickons, Balwer, Charlotte Bronte, are found in a great variety of the house has on hand the lighter reading of the day. In 150 the firm began the publication or the Chirvrnical a valuable medlcil journal, edited by the late Professor Gross, of this city.

A lew years ago me juecucai i irn.es was also established by the firm, nnder the editorship of Dr. 11. C. Wood, Jr. Mr.

Lippincott for many years was a director of the Heading Kailroad, being first elected in lfOS. During the administration of Mr. Franklin B. Gowen he was an ardent supporter of that gentleman, and only recently had been selected by Mr. Gowen to bend Lis ticket jr the election of directors at the annual meeting of the stockholders on Monday next.

Mr. Lippincott was also a director or tue Philadelphia Savina Fund, tne Academy of Flue Arts and the Union League, and a trus tee of the University of Pennsylvania. Four childrensurvlvehim, three sous ana a naugn-ter. The latter was married to Mr. Jas.

J. Goodwin, of Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Lippincott always took the trreatest interest in the afiairs of Philadelphia, and his death will be considered a publio loss. ST.

CLEMENT'S CSURCH. The Congregation Ktnolve to liulld a Clergy lloure. A meeting of the congregation of St. Clem ent's Church, corner of Twentieth and Cherry streets, was beld last night in response to a call ol the vestry, in which they stated that it had become absolutely necessary to build or purchase a "clergy house." and that this meeting be beld to devise ways and means to carrv out the project. There was a very good attendance and tho nieetinsr was presided over by Henry nan dets, Etq.

After the matter bad been fully explained an earnest address was made by Mr. Flanders, and it was resolved to purchase the bouse adjoining the church and also to build a clergy bouse on the ground now owned by the church. A motion was mads that a committee of five be appointed to ar range for subscription lists, and on motion the meeting adjourned. Athletics everywhere use St, Jacobi Oil. removes alt stUIneu of the muscles.

It SCIONS OF 'HIE CEVTRAL AND PHILADELPHIA PttESBYXElUEH. D'fflculty Between Two Congreratioaa Calls and Examinations Ministerial Eellel The Woodland Church Case Views ot Iuepxation. The Presbytery of Philadelphia Ceutral beld its regular quarterly meeting yesterday morning iu the Columbia Avenue Presbyterian Church, corner of Twenty-first street and Columbia avenue. Rev. K.

H. Fultoo, moderatoi; Bev. W. Greenougb, stated clerk. The first half hour was spent in devotional exercises, after which Bev.

H. Fulton was re-elected moderator for the next three months, and Elder Speakman Meeser, tempo rary clerk. A letter dismisMng Kfv. a. h.

mc Anghey from the Presbytery of Washington was read, and his name was entered on the roll of the Presbytery of Philadelphia Cen tral. Francis E. Lloyd was examined on experi mental religion and his views in seeking the gospel ministry, and bis examination proving satisfactory, be was taken nnder the care of presbytery as a student for the ministry. The session or tne Richmond onurcn, through Hev. G.

II. Stuart Campbell, pre sented a complaint against Hev. J. II. Marr.

The ground ot the complaint was supposed to be that Mr. Marr was endeavoring to induce members of the Bicbmond Church to connect tb em seives with the Beacon Church, of which Mr. Marr is pastor. The matter was referred to the Judicial Committee. The report of the committee on the syno- dical scheme of snstentation was considered, and it was aereed to answer the overture in the affirmative.

A call from the Second Mantua Church for the pastoral services of Bev. W. H. Mo-Anghey was read, placed in his hands, accepted by him and the following arrangements made for his installation on the 14th The moderator to preside and pro pound the constitutional questions; alternate, Hev- J. S.

Sands, D. D. charge to the pastor, by Hev. William Greenoucb; alternate. Hev.

John Hemphill, D. charge to the people, Hev. Ji Henry bharpe, D. D.j alternate, Hev. J.

Addison Henry, I). D. On motion a committee consisting of Revs. W. Greenough, B.

L. Agnew. D- L. Y. Graham, Elders H.

N. Thissell and G. W. Barr were appointed a committee to consider the propriety and propose a plan for holding evangelistic services within the bounds of presbytery. At the afternoon session Mr.

J. Bl Stevenson made an appeal on behalf of ministerial relief, after which, on motion of Hev. L. Id. Colfelt.

D. a committee, consisting of Elders John B. Stevenson, G. W. Barr, Robert Scott, James Hogg and James F.

Ma- gee, was appointed to co-operate with the Synodical Committee in their efforts to raise an endowment of (300,000 for ministerial re lief. The Committee on Church Erection reported, recommending that each church raise its apportionment towards paying off the (3000 ground rent due on the Corinthian Avenue Church. After a lengthy discnsslon it was agreed to recommend that presbytery raise in the next three years the (3000 needed, the amount to be apportioned among the churches at the rate of (1000 a year. Hev. James Morrow, D.

addressed the presbytery in behalf of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, after which presbytery adjourned. thlladelphta Presbjtery. Philadelphia Presbytery devoted most of its session yesterday afternoon to a long dis cussion of matters relating to the Woodland Church case. Hev. Dr.

Leonard Wolsey Bacon's answers not being found satisfactory by twenty-six of the forty-swm gentlemen who attended the session on Monday after noon, the decision, it will be remembered, was against allowing Mm to become a mem ber ot the presbytery. Some of the brethren beld that the replies were not of a nature to justify their voting in favor of the distinguished divine admission, while at the same time they fully honored his Christian character and honestly admired his genius as a pulpit orator, mat tne party retusing to admit Dr. Bacon may not be nn iustly ac cused of narrowness of views or lack of Christian charity, it may perhaps be stated that in the opinion or most ministers ao knowle.dging a brother preacher as a minister of Christ and a fellow-believer is one thing, a thing which, by the way, that presbytery has done to the fullest possible extent by con senting to Bay. Dr. Bacon's supplying one of their pulpits for a period of over two years, Receiving him as a minister or their church, backed by that church's authority, bavine ber sanction for an his puipit utter ances and endowed with the right to take part in her government, these concessions constitute quite anotber thing, and necessitate in all reason and ustice a hearty and full indorsement of the theological and ecc la s' istical system of that church.

Nobody can compel a clergyman to enter the ministry of any church. The act is perfectly voluntary, and not only has the church a right to de mand the Qualifications above mentioned, but no one, and, it may be added, least of all Dr. Bacon, would desire to unite with an ecclesiastical body unless his acceptance of its theories were satisfactory to its consti tuted authorities. More of the Woodlands Church, A motion in reference to entering Dr, Bacon's replies on the minutes led to a discussion, in which nearly everybody took part. Hev.

Dr. McUook, itev. ut. tsaKor, me mode rator. Hev.

Drs. Hoyt. Blackwood and Nevin, Judae Willson, Drs. Pierson, Gibbons and others debated the question in almost every possible aspect. Hav.

Dr. mccook, in the course of considering one or the various amendments, euseested very wisely that to encumber the minutes with documents of large size made them unwieldy. There ought to be a journal, he said, to enter such things on. Misunderstanding the doctor's reference to a "journal," a member rose and said he was snte the doctor bad not intentionally redacted upon the "reporters." Dr. McCook jumped ud at that.

He bad not reflected npon the reporters at all. He would not allow such words to be put into his mouth. The brother was at last made to understand that the reverend scientist had not been talking about daily journals but about journals of proceedings, and he subsided together with the debate. In the end it was decided to correct the minutes of a former meeting as synod bad suggested, and on a representation made by the Committee on the Church in a report read by Eev. Dr.

Poor, Dr. Bacon was allowed till nextJnlv at the woodiana unuron. Dr. Pierson read a manly letter from Dr. Bacon to himself expressing the hope that presbytery would be able to find some strong man to take the church and go on building it nn.

Jndoe Willson. of the committee on the Woodland Church, was anxious that their committee should be discharged aad a new one appointed, but Eev. Dr. Blackwood.after hearing their report, said it demonstrated the wisdom of continuing them, and they were continued accordingly. Dr.

Bacon's View of Inspiration. I Reference was made daring the debate to MS. GOWKN'S NOMINATIONS FJR IHRaClOHS iJNDOitSKD. The Beading Books for the Election Pennsylvania's Road Up tbe Scbuyikili Valley Otber Ralliod News. Mr.

Gowen's ticket for directors of the Heading Road, which wait published exclusively in yesterday' Inquirer, was thoroughly discussed on Third street, and the unanimous opinion was that it was a strong one. The death of Mr. Lippincott, whica was announced during the was referred to an causing a vacancy which would be hard to fill, as the deoeaiel director was reTsed in all the details of the company's business and would, bad he recovered, have Bided Mr.Gowen materially in bis efl'orts to set the concern on its feet again. The remaining candidates are recognized as bsing strong men, both financially and mentally, and it was conceded that, with directors who stand bo high in the estimation of the community as those named, Mr. Gowen will bs entitled to a bearing, and will be placed in a position to demand one.

There was a good deal of comment on the selection of two citizens of Pittsburg for directors. Some criticism was indulged in that these gentlemen would not be able to attend to their duties, but it was answered that four of the director and the president reside in this city, and thoy would be able to do most of the routine work. It was inferred that the revival of the Sju.o Pennsylvania scheme, or one similar to it, was a part of Mr. Gowen's programme. Mr.

Goweu. however, has never publicly ex pressed binis.lfia that way further than the general assertion that a Southern Pounsylva- uia road would some time be built Th Kfoditiir transfer books closed on Sat urday and will not be reopened until after the election. There were 715,000 shares of Btock on October 11, three months before the election day, and of these 154,000 have been Bold and are consequently disfranchised. The hares entitled to a vote number 601,000. There are grounds for believing that Mr.

Gowen has proxies for fully half that number, and there are rumors that ha will vote much more than a majority. On October 11 there were about C000 stockholders of Heading. The advance in prioe in October caused fully 1000 to sell out. Several hundred more could not be found, and of the 3400 stockholders whose address was known more than 2000 have seut their proxies to Mr. Gowen.

From 00 100 proxies are received every day. TUE fcCUUVLKlLi. VALLEY UJA.U. The Contractors Hkiii( IUptd Progress Toward lit Anthracite Coal Fields. 'In less than six months the Pennsylvania Kallroad will be in the heart of Heading's coal territory," said a railroad man yesterday, looking at the map or Pennsylvania.

There is but a little more work to be done before the rails can be pat down and the Pennsylvania connected with the Lehigh Valley sjstem at New Boton." Inquiry at the engineer's office confirmed the truth of the st'mut. The Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Rjad is Bearing completion, and is so far advanced that when two large cuts and a tunnel already well under way are completed the road will be in condition to receive ttie rails. From this citv to Hamburg, seventy-five miles, the road is already completed. For the re mainder of the distance the grading Is nearly finished. The piers of the bridge across the Schuylkill at Hamburg are completed, and the contractors are laving the girders for the sunerstructure.

At th other end of the bridge a trestle 1200 foet long will be erected, and the material Is all on the round ready to be put together. Above tnis point the road is graded to the Port Clinton cut, three miles distant. This cut is 1500 feet long and 08 feet deep at its greatest depth. Three hundred thousand feet of solid rock had to be taken out and hauled one mile away. The contractors are working with a large force of men.

aided by two Steam shovels and three locomotives, and are about halt through. Tue southern approach to the cut is over an Iron bridge tweuty-five feet above the Heading Hallroad tracks. The company was put to great expense in order to croKK the Heading tracks above grale. Beyond the Port Clinton cut the new rovl runs alongside the Heading for three miles. The two tracks will bo only sixty feet apart from centre to centre, but the Pennsylvaala will be forty feet above the Heading.

A large force of workmen are digging away the bank at the Poor Farm, near Schuylkill Haven, where a through cut, about as great as that at Port Clinton, will be made. The material, however, is earth and red shale rock. This cut will nrobablv be completed about the same time that the Port Clinton cut is, which will be early in the spring. Beyond Schuyl kill Haven the road is ready tor the rails as far as the St. Clair tunnel, which must be bored tbrongh COO feet of rock.

When the tunnel and the two cuts are completed it will reauire very little time to build the roal through to New Boston. NO MONEY Full iCKSJIY. Heading's Receivers Accumulating a Fund Against a Possible Delicti. The Reading receivers have suspended pay ments to the New Jersey Central for the present. An ofliclal ot the Heading said yes urday: "Yes, it is true we are not paying any money to the Jersey Central, at least, noun rectly.

The statenient.agued upon by auditors of both companies show that, if certain Jersey Central taxes have to be paid by ns, the receivers would be out of pocket about 200,000. To protect themselves they set apart (10,000 a day for a fund which will be used to pay the taxes If the courts decide the receivers must. If the taxes are decided to be too high the money will be paid over to the Central in a lump. So you see it is just the same ss though the Central bad It, con- eluded the official, wit a winuing smile. The report of the auditors referred to was a statement presented at the bearing before Matter Dallas, showing that the netearnlngs of the Central from April 1, 1885, to Novein ber 20, were (189,023 greater than the pay menls to the Central in that time.

Tame are, however, several claims against the Ceutral which should have been paid biforo April 1. The taxes for 14 are in dispute, and the New Jersey court is now passiug upon them, Should the suit be decided against the com pany, the receivers will have to pay S20 67. The taxes for 183 to November 30, the date of the statement, amounted to (219 875.80. and are also in dispute. These un paid taxes aggregate (396,202 41, and, as the receivers have but of theUeu tral's money, there may be a deficit of 178 82, which the receivers are taking step to provide against.

GENERAL, UAlLltOAU NEWS. The Scheme for Foreclosing and Reorganis ing the WibMh. A despatch from St. Louis Bays Master E. T.

Allen has filed bis final report in tke 1 ot the of the the by i Vi the be (2 it 11 be annuiutml who will tlx a day and con duct the sale of the road. For the benefit of PnrchaHing Committee the property covered sneciallv liv the oeneral mortgage and as adjudged by the court to be covered by it win tie niiHrrii as a wnoie ana in iraiiiunuw Then the collateral trust property will be similarly offered. Out of the proceeds the court costs will be paid first, then the re celvers' indebtedness, then the expense of the Ttnndtinlilnrii' and Purchasing ijotnmiiiees, with proper compensation to the members of committees; then any remainder will do divided nro rata among the two classes of bondholders. The compensation of the mortgage trustees and their attorneys, as allowed, amount to $170,000. In the decree all the rights of the underlying mortgage bond holders are preserved.

lUval Kallroad Lines. BuxiMsimRO. Jan. 6. The first pick wan struck this morning on the new railroad from Milton.

Northumberland county, to Millville. Columbia county. The road is nrivate enterprise, being built principally Milton capitalists. It will be 23 miles long, and will tan one of the richest agricultural sections iu the State. A party of surveyors this morning began rauniog a line from Bloomsburg into tne earns region mat a Mflt.tn -rxawtiv arnotfl t(1 fun "'V ".01 ra.ft JT1 Branch Hallroad.

It Is reported that the Walker faction will force the matter rapidlv, and complete tbetr road within the year. It will penetrate the Bernice coal fields of SaUi-van county, and prove an Important feeder to Columbia county seat. Old Block to Be Bought. New Youk, Jan. 6.

At a meeting or the stockholders of tbo Boston, Hartford and trie Hallroad to-day. one of them stated that had been authorized by a prominent capitalist to oiler them (0 a share for all the stock involved in the suit of Grahain and others against tie Boston, Hartford and Erie Road now pending in the United States Courts in Massachusetts. As the stock has been rated at from to a share since 1870, this, he thought, was a very fair oiler. The stockholders votea to accept the proposition, and within twenty-live days will deposit their holdings with the American Loan and Trust Company and receive payment therefor. The number of shares involvod In this transfer will not be far from 130,000.

THE CITY HALL. Commissioners Deliberating About Laying Out Ihelr Ualf Million. President Perkins presented yesterday his plan for the appropriation of the (500,000 recently placed by Councils at the disposal of the City Hall Commission. Mr. Stokley said was useless to snend money for ornamental work on stairways leading to rooms that would not be finished tor years to come.

The money should be reserved fort ingsthat were absolutely needed. President Perkins said the allotment was merely to keep the acoounts straight and was not binding. Mr. Stokley remarked that the wort would go on according to the apportionment, nevertheless. 'It never has, unless the amounts nave been itemized." replied the president.

"That's exactly what you do wnen you make the apportionment," said Mr. Stokley. The item ot 11:5,000 lor nronzs railings was reduoed to 15,000 and the balance added to the item for water supply, making it 30,000. The sum of was stricken from the allotment of 30,500 for elevators, and (5000 from the item of (25,000 for inside stone work. The (25,000 gained in this way was added to the item for bricks and brick work, making it (115,000.

The contract for a hy draulic elevator tor the tower was awarded to Otis Brothers Co. at (0400. The president called the attention of the commission to the contract for improved pavements. The entire bill of the Vulcan' izing Paving Company, he said, was lill.O'.i. of which lo.297.ll bad Been paid.

The Traction Cable Company had agreed to pay for a certain portion of the work on con ditions which bad been faithfully carried out by the commission, when the vaican izlng Company had presented its bill, Amounting to (12.008 60, to the Traction Company, William II. Kemble, president of the latter bad retnsod to pay it, The Vulcatii.ing Company therefore asked the commission to foot the bill. The matter was referred to the commission's solicitor. THE EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL. nesting of the Managers at the Episcopal Koorus Yesterday, The annual meeting of the Board of Man agers of the hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church was beld at the rooms, No.

1102 Walnut street, yesterday. The thirty-fourth annual report ot the Board of Managers was read and accepted. During the year 1739 patients were ad mitted, and at the last report 10 were In the hospital, making the total nuoioor lor the year 1899; 1720 of those were discharged, 1007 cured, 488 improved and 84 unimproved: 147 have died, leaving 173 under treatment. There were 18,034 new dispensary patients prescribed for during the year, ot this number, 11,700 wero medical and Cll'J surgical. The dally average of patients were 125 of all kinds.

During the past year the hospital received the following legacies: From the estate of Henry Seybert, deceased, (2000; estate of George L. Harrison, (5000; from Mary Wag- nur, (1000; Tobia Wagner, from l'hllip Powell, (1000, and irom "A Friend," an endowment of for five male and five female beds: Mrs. Thomas 11. Powers, (5000, and from another "Friend," (5000. The total amount ot money in guts and legacies tiurirg the year was (711,014.73.

During the year (4200 was spent tor an iron fire-escape. The board elected as rresident jir. Andrew Wheeler and the Hev. John A. Chllds, D.

secretary. The old board has undergone several changes, and the new one Is composed as follows: The Rev. Henry J. Morton, u. Daniel 8.

Miller, D. Mr. J. George Blight, Mr. William Lejee.

Mr. Andrew H. Mil ler. Mr. Charles Spencer, Mr.

John Ash- bridge, M. and Mr. C. Stuart Patterson. Fire.

A slight fire was caused last, evening at the residence of T. M. Hettew, No. 1307 North Twelfth street, by a curtain from a gas jet. The loss is estimated at tiou, ana is iuily covered by insurance.

Haled the German, and his dudish dress was the admiration of the assemble! fair, but his stout partner slipped on bis favorite corn. Hensa-tios! Halvatioa Ori to the rescue. Happiness again:.