VOLUME 48. NUMBER 51 I WHOLvI NUMBER 249 i. REWS OF THE WEEK. WEtKLI GOSSIP AND REVIEW. The contest begun in the Senate, last week, over Mr Trumbull's motion to revive the joint committee on retrenchment and reform, was finally closed on Monday of this week, and the substantial victory was with Mr Trumbull and his supporters. At first a caucus of republican senators resolved merely to support a tame little resolution establishing a standing Senate com mittee on retrenchment, but giving it no special duties to perform and no extraordinary powers to seek out abuses. But Mr Trumbull persisted in the open Senate in offering his resolution lay ing out the work for the committee and giving it authority to sand for persons and papers. A caucus of republican senators on Friday agreed upon a compromise, adopting part of Mr Trum bull's resolution. But the Senate went still bet ter, on Monday, directing the committee to un dertake all the work Mr Trumbull's resolution proposed, except the general subject of Civil ser vice reform, and giving the extraordinary powers it is desirable inch a committee should have. Tua majority had the satisfaction, however, of naming a very weak committee, consisting of Messrs Buckingham of Ct., Howe of Wis., Pratt of Ind., Harlan of Ii„ Stewart of Nev., Pool of N. C. and Bayard of Del. ,—containing, it will ba seen, not one senator that was active in pressing the retrenchment matter. Mr Pool subsequently declined to serve, and it is to be hoped some active reformer may yet be put on. The pretend ed friends of the president have evidently found nt that they did not represent his views in op posing investigation, for now that it is ordered they join with the reformers, and frequently lead> even, in ordering so many investigations,—into the New York custom-house and San Domingo among the rest, —that mild Senator Buckingham already protests that his committee has more then it can do, —and perhaps it is the intention of some senators to give it so much to do that it will not accomplish anything. As for the presi dent's position on civil service reform, his mes sage transmitting to Congress the report of the ciril service commission shows where he stands, and it is no longer of any' consequence that the Senate retrenchment, committee has not got to consider that subject. The other principal subject that has been before the Senate has been the amnesty bill that passed the House last session, and it appeared likely; to pass the upper branch on Thursday. It is the bill introduced by Mr Robertson of South Carolina, and exempts from its provisions members of Congress in 1861, army and navy officers that went into the rebellion, and members of state legislatures that adopted ordinances of secession. It is less generous than the president’s recommendation or public senti ment would support, but perhaps it offers as com plete amnesty as Congress is yet prepared to give. The resolution to give government workmen back pay for the time their wages were reduced after the eight-hour law first went into effect, still hangs in the Senate, and will go over til! after the holidays. The House has passed the apportionment bill fixing the number of members of that body at 288, and also Mr Hoar’s bill directing the president to appoint a labor commission. Bills appropriatings2so,oo3 for the expenses of the Genova commission, and $62,000 for those of the mixei commission at Washington have passed both branches; and the House has passed a bill appropriating $27,000 to pay the debts of the kuklux committee, and an other appropriating $4,000,000 to rebuild the gov ernment buildings in Chicago. The House has done considerable business in the matter of recairing new bills and resolutions or discussing old ones, besides the matters mentioned; out it has been work that does not count, and almost everything was shoved over the holiday recess, as usual. Both branches adjourned Thursday night till January 8, and Thursday was devoted in the House entirely to general debate. —Attorney General Akerman sent in his resignation last week, and tae Senate promptly confirmed the nomination of ex Senator George H. Williams of Oregon to the position. Tuesday evening his colleagues in Congress gave Governor-elect Washburn a farewell dinner, and Wednesday the republicans of the ninth dis trict, in convention assembled, at Greenfield, nominated Col Alvah Crocker of Fitchburg for his successor, the vote on the first and only ballot standing, Crocker 124, H. G. Knight ofEast hampton 40, S. T. Spaulding of Northampton 27, Charles A. Stevens of Ware 22, Prof J. H. Seelye of Amherst 1. The day set by the gov ernor for the special election in the district is Tuesday, January 2.—The democrats of the Kentucky legislature have nominated Thomas C. McCreery for United States Senator, to succeed Garrett Davis, March 4, 1873. Mr McCreery has been in the Senate a short time before, where he distinguished himself by casting the single soli tary vote in favor of ratifying Keverdy Johnson’s treaty with England —The special election or dered in Georgia by the Legislature over the veto of Acting Governor Conly, took place on Wednesday, and resulted in the election of James M. Smith for governor. The total vote of the state was very light, and the republicans seem to have generally stayed away from the polls. As Gov Conly does not propose to give up hie office without a struggle, there will probably now be a long contest in the courts.—A vigorous attempt has been made in the South Carolina Legislature to impeach Gov Scott and State Treasurer Niles for stealing and general malfeasance in office, and it seems to have failed because the leader of the movement was ex- Congressman Bowen of unsavory memory, and because Scott and Niles have stolen so much that they are able to buy up some needy members of the Legislature. New interest has been given to the prosecution of the ring thieves at New York this week, by the knowledge that the grand jury of the court of general sessions is making thorough work in its investigations, and that it has found criminal indictments not only against Tweed and Connol ly, but against a great number of other persons, some of whom have not been publicly known as connected with the ring. Tweed was arrested on the criminal charge on Friday, and Judge Bed ford was I going to commit him to the Tombs without bail, but Judge Barnard Interfered and let him loose on *SOOO bail. Papers of arrest have also been served on Connolly, whois still in jail because be has been unable to furnish bonds tu the civil suit, but as Judge Learned has re duced the amount from one million to half a million dollars, he would soon have been free had it not been for the criminal charge. Judge Learned refused to reduce the bail of Tweed in the civil suit.— Strong combinations are now making against the Erie ring, and its downfall is likely to succeed that of Tammany very quickly. —A sizable and vigorous ring having already been discovered among the members of the new city government if Chicago, a special grand jury has been summoned to investigate, and if the facts are as stated, to indict the guilty parties, we trust. The trial of Mrs Wharton, the alleged Balti more poisoner, still continues, and it is not im probable that she will be acquitted, not because the testimony against her will allow anybody tq believe her innocent, but because the prosecution was fatally weak in its leading scientific witness, I Prof Aiken, the chemist, who is not only behind the aga in his methods of investigation, but con tradiewd himself freely. It is quite generally believed st Baltimore that Mrs Whartcn is in sane, and that is certainly a charitable conclu sion; but she refuses to allow the pieruf insanity to be urged in court, declaring that she would rather be convusaed.—Tnere were two bangings in the country fwt week Friday, one at Cam den, N. J., and the ether at Hillsboro, N. C.— One kuklux has at last been convicted at Colum bia, S. C, after several Weeks’ session of the court devoted to the disetrssing of technicalities by the lawyers. Several of accused have also pleaded guilty, with the evident intention of keeping the evidence about the kuklax I m go ing to the country. The Grand Duke Alexis is still in Canada, ar.d is enjoying himself there, apparently, as he did here, though the people do not make so much fuss over him as the New Yorkers did, being more used to princes, perhaps.—The Internation al society of New York finally had its parade last Sunday, the police authorities having withdrawn their prohibition. It was a very quiet affair, and only brought into prominence by the unwise and halting action of the authorities. The suspension of the Union square and Eighth national banks, both small institutions, has fol lowed the failure of the Ocean bank at New York, and one small bank at Philadelphia, connected with one of the others, has also failed. But there seems to be no reason to apprehend farther failures in these cities. Bank Examiner Callen der at New York, who deceived the public about the standing of the Ocean bank, to pay for crim inal favors extended to himself, has been arrested and held for trial in the sum of $20,000. It is to be hoped he will be punished as he deserves. The prince of Wales is going to get well after all. His disease took a more favorable turn the last of last week, and he is now progressing rapidly toward complete convalescence, greatly to the joy of his family and his loyal subjects.— The to-be-famous Geneva conference met last week Saturday. Count Selopis, the Italian mem ber, was chosen president, the "case” of the United States was presented in seven huge vol umes, and the commission adjourned till the 15th of June.—The Drleans princes have taken their seats in the Assembly in France, and not a rippie of excitement ensued, notwithstanding all the pre-1 liminary talk about their intention to do so. The j trial of the Commune prisoners in France is pro- j ceeding as fast as possible, but new courts have j got to ba created to clear off the docket.—Spain is in the midst of another ministerial crisis, but that has come to be a matter of small interest.— In consequence of the pacific address of the new Austrian premier to the diplomatic representa tives of that power, Russia has considered it safe to furlough 50,C00 men of her army.—The latest authentic news from Mexico shows that affairs are still in a very unquiet condition there, but Juarez seems likely to keep the upper hands of the revolutionists, and keeps his seat for another term.—There is tjo change in the situa tion in Cuba, or in the attitude of our govern ment toward that island and Spain. Locally the week has been devoted to. the ap propriate winter duties and amusements. A light fall of snow, succeeded by days when the mercu ry went to 6 degrees below zero, has given us a capital spell of sleighing, and it looks now as though it would remain for Christmas, for which everybody has been busily preparing all the week.—Among the more interesting happenings in Springfield and vicinity have been the annual meeting of the Hampden county agricultural society, at the city hall, Wednesday, at which the Springfield club made a great but fruitless effort to capture the society, and especially Hampden park; and the dedication, with appropriate cere monies, ot the new town hall at Chicopee.—Gea Horace C. Lee has been appointed postmaster of this city, to succeed Mr Stowe, and our citizens generally have reason to ba satisfied with him, for he is the one the most of them petitioned for. POLITICAL AND PERSONAL. At the dinner to Governor elect Washbura at Washington, Tuesday evening, the principal speeches were made by Mr Washburn, Mr Col fax, Secretary Boutwell, Senators Sumner and Wilson, Speaker Blaine, Gen Cushing and Mr Dawes and the reporters assure us they were good ones, though they do not report them, the occasion being of a private and social rather than a public character. The correspondent of the Boston Advertiser says: “The most perfect and ■sincere good feeling characterized all that was ‘said or done on the occasion, and it would not ‘be possible for any man in public sei rice to bear ‘from one field of labor to another more earnest ‘wishes for success and prosperity than does Gov ‘Washburn.’’ During the exercises the company expressed unanimously the wish that the state of Massachusetts obtain and send to Washington as her contribution to the national collection of statuary the statne of Samuel Adams, in addition to that of Gov Winthrop, already determined on. The leading candidates for the speakership of the New York House of Representatives at the approaching session, are Henry Smith of Albany, Thomas G. Alvord of Syracuse, James G. Husted of Westchester, L. Bradford Prince ol Queens, F. SPRINGFIELD, MASS., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1871. A Alberger of Erie, Horatio N. Twomblv of New York city, and Robert 11. Strahan of Newburg. The New York Legislature will have delicate work to perform, this year, and it is of more im portance than ever that the speaker of the As sembly hould bo a strong as well as an honest man. The republicans, who have the majority now, should be satisfied with nothing short of "the best Gen Butler, who has acted verv handsomely about the farewell dinner to Mr Washburn,—at first taking an active part in getting it up to show that he harbors no malice toward his colleague for beating him in tbe gubernatorial race, and then taking himself off to New York so that Senators Sumner and Wilson could be invited to help eat it,—has been trying, it seems, to reward Gen Briggs of Pittsfield for his friendship last fall. The appraisership in the Boston custom house was to be the means, Mr Dorrance, the present appraiser, being turned out for the pur pose, and the fact that Gen Briggs is a towns man of Mr Dawes, added zest to the plot. But the remaining members of the Massachusetts delegation, when asked to help, declined; neither was Secretary Boutwell willing, and it is understood that Gan Briggs will not be appraiser just yet. The voice of the republican press, almost with out exception, whether Grant or anti-Grant, is raised in deprecation and denunciation of the conduct of the pretended friends of the president in the Senate Iff ritistmp the proposedl investiga tions and reforms of the cnJ serv.ee. No, a journal in New England even apologize for the course of Senators Conkling, Morton, and Chandler, or sustains the majority in their blundering efforts at thwarting the movement of Mr Trumbull. The Boston Advertiser, the Hartford Courant, the New Haven Palladium, and the Concord (N. H.) Monitor, all conspicuous for friendly feeling toward the president, are especially earnest and hearty in this view of the subject. The president's cause is undoubtedly in great danger from the conduct of his immediate advisers and.special friends in the Ssnate, and the press are quick to see and exclaim against it. Attorney General Akerman and his friends seem to be ill-natured because of the crowding of him out of the cabinet, and intimate that it was done at the dictation of the Pacific railroad ring, and that ho will not consent to be consoled by a judicial appointment in the South. Undoubted ly the railroad ring did make an effort, last win ter, to drive both Akerman and Boutwell from the government. But Boutwell was too strong, both with himself and with the public, and so not only saved himself but his weaker colleague. But now that Congress has sustained the rail roads'pretensions upon the treasury, there is little or no motive for their continued persecution of either of them, and we suspect the real reason for the change in the attorney general’s office to be the general conviction, both in political and legal circles at Washington, that an abler man, both politically and legally, was desirable. The Grand Duke Alexis, though he is forced to accept a good deal of free entertainment in this country, evidently wants it understood that he is abundantly able to pay his way, and does not in tend to be a dead-beat. He has munificently "tipped” the servants at all the hotels where lie has stopped, and he signalized his temporary de partnre from the country, for Canada, by send ing SSOOO to be divided among the poor of New York; also S2OOO to the Boston poor, and he intends, it is said, to subscribe SSOOO to the Cni cago relief fund. It is worth while to be a prince when one is willing, as well as able, to make such gifts as these. Mr Charles Nordhoff. the late able managing editor of the New York Evening Post, went to California with his family, last week, to spend the winter and the spring, and will utilize his visit by the preparation of a series of articles for Harper’s Monthly upon the various attractions of that section of the country, and the comfortable means for getting thither. These articles are to be illustrated; and, while they are more or less inspired by, and to be devoted to, the interests ci California, and especially those es its great rail road system and corporations, no one who knows Mr Nordhoff can doubt that they will also be both valuable and reliable in their information, attractive in their style, and every way faithful to the highest integrity of literature. Much as has been seid and written of the nature and re sources and developments of the Pacific coast, much yet remains to be said and written and read before the world will fully realize the true extent and variety of their character. Postmaster General Creswell, in his annual re port, stated it as a strong argument in favor of making the telegraph an appendage of the post ofiica department in this country, that England has tried the experiment of a postal telegraph and derived a net revenue from it of more than three millions of dollars the first year. The j arithmetic man of the Tribune has been ciphering i awav on the report of the accountant general of j the British office, and figures out a loss of sl,- 740,091 for the year. That is another thing en-: tirely. But even if the British government did; make three millions a year out of the telegraph, that is no valid argument to use in'Javor of the establishment of the postal telegrapifnere. Willard Hall, judge of the United States dis-1 trier court of Delaware, recently resigned his j office at the age of 91 years. He had been for j nearly half a century vontinuously on the bench, and was the oldest man serving in so dis-1 tingnished and important a judicial capacity in the United States. Sixty-nine years ago he en-: tered upon the practice of the law. In 1816 lie I was elected to Congress, and in 1818 re-elected. In 1828 President Monroe appointed him United I States district judge, and he had served without! intermission to the time of his resignation, ex-■! cept that within the last year failing health had I prevented him from regularly attending to the j duties of bis place. Jesse R Grant, lather of the president, was stricken with paralysis on Wednesday afternoon, and fell to the floor at the Covington (Ky.) post office. He remained insensible an hour, but was able to sit up and converse some later in the af ternoon. MISVELLANEO Üb. The steamer Florida, which has so long been blockaded In the harbor of St Thomas by a Span ish vessel of war, has finally been convoyed out by the United States gunboat Shawmut, the Spaniard making no attempt to interfere with her departure. It will he remembered that the Florida was libeled and detained in New York for several mouths, on the ground that she was go ing to carry arms to the Cuban insurgents. Sut no case was made out against her, and she was allowed to sail. Being obliged to put into St Thomas, she was blockaded by a Spanish frigate, as above stated, and seemed likely to furnish a casus belli with Spain at any time. Finally the government was induced to take steps in the matter, by the announcement to the secretary of the navy that the owner of the vessel bad given peremptory orders by mail for the Florida to sail at all hazards. Further complications were avoided by the government sending telegraphic orders to Havana for a war vessel to proceed to St Thomas to escort the Florida in safety from the harbor. Those whose memories serve them well in the history of Utah troubles, will recall the wicked assassination of Dr J. R Robinson, in 1866. He was a prominent Gentile and physician, a super intendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school, and a greatly respected eitizm, who had laid claim, ur der the pre-emption laws, to a valuable piece of property adjoining Salt Lake City, which the Mormons were quite loth he should have, and endeavored, but unsuccessfully, to bully him out of. Thereupon he was called out of his house, late one night, on the pretense of attending to a man who had broken bls leg, and, in the darkness of one of the back streets, foully assassinated by a party of men in disguise. The murder was always, and with apparent reason, attributed to the Mormon leaders, and under the recent encouragement which the growth of the Gentile influence and the more positive policy of the government have given to the cause of justice and law in that community, an effort has been made to ferret out the murderers and bring them to justice. A few days ago three men, one of them named An drew Burt, a Mormon chief of police, were ar rested for having a share in the assassination, and otter participants are likely to bn also cap tured*.Meantime, the widow of Dr Robinson has been secured iu her own right to the property that Ms disputed with her husband. TLvgrand jury at Los Angeles, Cal., which has been- investigating the anti-Cbinese riot there, seems to have done its duty quite thoroughly. Thi,sty-seven persons were indicted lor riot, and twe-of these were also indicted for assault with deadly weapons, and two for assault to commit murder, and 25 for murder. Besides these, eight Chinamen were also indicted for murder or for assault to commit murder, making 45 indict ments. The Jury say that the police were very derelict in their duty, declare that the witnesses examined were very reluctant to testify, and give the opinion that the origin of the riot was to be attributed to a long-existing feud between differ ent Chinese companies. After the riot began, the worst turner, ts of all classes of oociety mixed in it, and, as the jury say, not only disgraced ‘civilization by their acts, but in their cruelty and 'in their savage treatment ot unoffending human ■beings, their eagerness for pillage and blood ■tbir.-tines’, exceeded the mi st barbarous races of ‘mankind It is to be hoped the courts will be as prompt to punish the guilty as the grand jury was to indict them. C. MacriWt, who lost all his property by the Chicago fire, committed suicide by shooting, Sun day, and his wife went crazy at the eight of her dead husband. The department of agriculture gives the follow- j ing as the condition of the cotton crop: The re ports received in December are the same in tenor as the November reports. A fair rendering of recent local estimates, which have been unusual ly numerous and complete, gives It 400,000 bales as the present expectation of the cotton yield of 1871. The yield in corn is greater in 1871 than in any former year. The states in which the vield is below the average are Maine, Vermont, New Y’ork, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi, Texas, West Vir ginia, Kentucky, Michigan, California and Ore gon. The states in which the yield equals the average are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhede Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Penn svlvania, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The states in which the quality compares favorably with last year are Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minne sota, Kansas, Nebraska and Oregon. Hilliard Farrington, alias Clark, one of the re cently arrested robbers of the Southern express company on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, was drowned on Friday while alternating to escape j from an Ohio river steamboat. Farrington made J a desperate assault on Detective Pinkerton, whose life was saved by Officer Conwell. It is reported that Levi Farrington, brother of Hilliard, was ar-1 rested at Farmington, HI., on Friday, after a ter- j rible struggle. A fiendish murder was committed at Lake Vil- i lage, Chicot county, Ark .on Monday, by two white men, who killed G. W. Wynn, a young colored lawyer. The murder grew cut of politi- cal differences. Intense excitement prevails, and I hundreds of armed men are pouring into the i town. It is feared that the murderers will be j taken from the jail and lynched. A terrible accident occurred on Friday morn ing on the Boonton branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad. The Oswego express train, which left Hoboken, N. J., at 8:15 a. m., when between Passaic and West Paterson, I N. J., ran into a coal train, smashing both en gines and several cars. It was at first reported that four passengers, two firemen and a brake man were killed and a large number wounded; but later reports show that Jackson Andrews, the fireman of the coal train, was the only person killed. Engineer Burdick, of the passenger I train, was seriously hurt and two or three others were slightly wounded. The overturn in the New England society of j New York was engineered by Stewart L. Wood- i ford; but it does uot appear what was the mo- live, beyond a disposition to make the organiza- j tion more democratic. Elliot C. Cowdin is the i new oresident, and S. H. Wales of the Scientific American one of the new vice presidents. Col Howe retires. Col James Montgomery, who was conspicuous in the Kansas free state struggles, lately died at his home in that state. He was tue friend and confidant of John Brown, and during his impris onment in Virginia he secretly headed a party io go to the old hero’s rescue, but abandoned the project when he saw its hopelessness. He ws s also one of the bravest Union leaders in the re bellion. The residence of John Elsall at Ridgefield, N J., was robbed on Thursday nigtt ot bonds, money, notes, ere., valued at SIOO,OOO. Chloro form was administered by the burglars to Mr Ed sall, who was $8 years of age, and always slept with a pistol under bis head. Afire on Ellison street, Paterson, N. J.,Thurs day night, destroyed the Reformed church, Buck ley's stationery store, Peaget’s jewelry store, Heddon’s shoe store, and four dwelling houses; loss over SIOO,OOO. The bill repealing woman suffrage in Wyoming territory, after passing the House-over the gov ernor’s veto, failed to pass iu the Council—the upper house. Enoch Riley and Johie Cotton, two prominent citizens of Pineville, Ala., and fathers of large families, lately fell out, and fought each other with shot guns. Both were killed at the first fire. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. CHURCH AND MINISTRY. Rev J. H. Waterbury ot Le Roy, N. Y., has re ceived a call to the Episcopal church at Green field.—Rev W. W. Parker of Haydenville is tak ing a long leave of absence on account of ill health.—Rev Mr Closson of Gardner has accept ed a cal! to the Universalist church at Marble head.—Rev Louis B. Voorhees has been ordained over the Congregational church in North Way mouth.—Rev Ellery Channing Butler has a-xs pt ed a call to the First church at Beverly Rev Dr Nicholson of Boston has been called to an Epis copal church at Newark, N. J.—Rev E. H. Haynes of Fall River has accepted a call to a church in Brooklyn, N. Y.— Rev Dr Pollard, for 22 years pastor of the Winthrop street Baptist church at Taunton, has accepted a call to the Fourth street Baptist church in South Boston.— Rev Dr 8. C. Thrall of will become pastor of the Calvarv chu ch at Sedalia, Mo., next Sabbath.—Rw J. H uton his been in stalled over the North Bap i., enurch at Ux bridge.—Rev J. Mw Haven has resigned The Congregational church at Goshen, Ct., has called Kev Mr Hosen of Lee —A special religious interest is now being manifested at the Methodist church tn Middle bury, Ct.—Rev B. F Shaw of Waterville, Me has been called to the Baotist church In Augusta, Me.—Kev E. K. Sanborn of the Universalist church at Concord, N. 11., has been called to the Free Congregational church in Bloomington, 111, at a salary of S2OOO —Rev 8. B. White of Pond ville, Vt., has accepted a call to the Baptist church in Vershire, Vt —Rev 8- W. Rav has be come p*«tor of St John's church a’ Wellsville N. Y Rev Dr Cart-titer of the Polytechnic chapel at Brooklvn, N Y., has accepted a call to San Francisco.—Rev J. P. Dysart of West Frost wright, N. Y., has accepted a call to the Spraeue Presbyterian church of Albany, N. Y.—The Methodist Sabbath school at Poestenkill, N. Y., although only three weeks old, has already 100 scholars —The wife of Bar C G Ames of San Jose, Cal., who has recently visited Boston, has, during his aosence, supplied his pulpit and at tended to her household duties besides. Rev Nelson Scott has been installed over the Congregational church in East Granville, both Congregational churches in Westfield taking part in the council. —A new and beau tiful chapel of the Broadway church in Somer ville was recently dedicated on the stb aaniver -ary of the burning of the former house.—Rev William T. Sleeper of Sherman mills, M»., has removed to Cari^u, Me., and will preach to the Congregational society there and at Fort Fair field, Me —Rev A. Lincoln of New Bedford is supplying the churches at Harnson and North Bridgeton, Me—Rev George Jackson of Michi gan has been called to the Congregational church at Robbinston, Me.—Rev N. Newton Glszierof Central Falls, R 1., has accepted a call to the Baptist church at Montpelier, Vt —Rev T. N. Glover has been ordained pastor of the First Uni versalist church at Williston, Vt.—A vigorous re vival is in progress at the Baptist church in Moosup, Ct. Over 30 have professed conversion and 13 were baptized on Sunday.—An extraordi nary religious interest has been awakened in the Congregational church at Fairhaven, Ct., and 90 converts will be admitted to the church the first Sabbath in January —Prof T. N. Haskell of the New England church at Aurora, 111., and former ly of East Boston, has been dismissed by his church —Rev Jonathan Wadhams, a graduate of Williams college in 1867, has lately t-een settled over a church at Oswego, III —T. Parsons Sawin, Jr., a son of Rev T. P. Sawin of Revere, has been ordained pastor of the Congregational church iu Racine, Wis. —Eider Knapp has at last planted bis feet in Brooklyn, the city of churches, and taken a down town house of worship, which had been abandoned for a more popular field, where he intends to labor through the winter.— Rev Dr Osgood of New York, who left the Uni tarians for the Eoiscopalians, is to be called to Christ church in Fifth avenue, vacated by Rev Mr Ewer. A QUAKEIt REVIVAL. An anomaly in religious history is taking place i at Brooklyn, N. Y., being nothing less than a re- j vival among the Quakers. This sect, which since the days of George Fox has lived right on, shun-. ning wars, lawsuits and political complications; giving the world a splendid example of integrity j and ikir-dealing, and showing it at last that hu-I inanity is capable of a great deal more godliness than it has attained, has seemed to lack deserved I church prosperitv, because adhering strictly to the 1 ‘•lea, verily” doctrine, and never allowing the extravagance of religion, which all other sects make use of at times, to enter its ranks. They may have been right, but they have suffered for j it, and are now on another tack, equaling even j the Methodist gatherings in zeal and fervor. Tae leader of the movement is J. Henry Douglass of i Indiana, the most eloquent preacher of the soci- I ety,who feeling that his sect was dying out,has en-1 ergetically taken this course to revivify it. Both men and women are working harmoniously and earnestly and Sunday schools, oral prayers, ris-; ing for prayers, and all the paraphernalia of a i revival, with impassioned appeals to sinners, mark the new movement. The results are likely i to be important, and as the Quakers have al-I ways constituted an element for the highest good in government and society, we can only say "God speed-’’’ MISCELLANEOUS. The annua! business meeting of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, was recently held, at which j Rev Mr Halliday, Mr Beecher’s assistant, said I that during the year he had visited 2341 persons and attended 568 services. He had had no orders j from the church excepting instruction from Mr Beecher to act as a lightning rod to keep beggars I from him. He bad constazit applications that: Mr Beecher used to have, and he knew that Mr Beecher had given away thousands of dollars, not being able to investigate, and often the do nation had been better burned. (Groan from Sir Beecher.) In the musical department rhe salaries naid to soloists and director amounted to S7OOO. The admissions to the church for the year were 206; removed by letter and death, etc 72. The total membership of the church at present is 2116—males, 825; females. 1'291. The Sunday school membership is 1038; the Bethel mission, 1098; the navy mission, 2340. The income from pew rents for the year is $56,774; the general col- lections of the church have amounted to $17,882; Plymouth school collections, $3871; total collec- tions, $29,004; the total income, SBS 778. There are signs of rebellion against the church svstem of England. A curate who has been a clergyman tor 14 years, with no chance for prefer-; ment. as he has no influential friends, writes to the Church Record: “Come what will, dises tablishment or disendowment if necessary, away with a state of things injurious to religion acd antagonistic to j ustice!” Ocher curates, he says, arc of this way of thinking, and if the church were disestablished, brains might stand some chance against family connection, influence or purchase. The Record is horrified at these dread ful sentiments. They “savor more of the Com munism of Paris, or the International union, than ot evangelical Christianity.” In the same nnmber of the Record an “advowson" is offered for sale, worth £44& a year, with a nice rectory and a glebe of 40 acres; all to be had, cure of souls included, for a certain amount of hard cash. Brains or niety of no account whatever. If the curates of England could.on y stop playing croquet, and toadying for patrons, they could soon upset such simoniacal arrangements. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. REPORT OF TRE COMMISSION. The Prvaideßi'e Mriaagt-. HE ADOPTS THE RI LES ESTABLISIUU BY THE COMMISSION, AND WILL PVT THEM INTO OPERATION ON TBS IST OF JANUARY. To the Senate and House of Representatives: In accordance with the act of Congress approved March 3,1571,1 convened a commission of emi nent gentlemen to devise rales and regulations for the purpose of reforming the civil service. Their labors are now complete, and I transmit herewith their report, together with the rules which thev recommend for mv action. These rules have been adopted, and will go into effect on the Ist day of January, IS7 J Under the law referred W, as I interpret it, the authorin’ is already invested in the executive to enforce these regulations, with full power to abridge, alter or amend them at his ontion, when changes raav be deemed advisable. These views, together with the report of the commissioners, are submitted for your careful consideration as to whether further legislation may be necessary in order to carry out an effective and beneficial PRICE: fIVK CENTS •3.00 PER YEAR. eivll service reform. If left to me without far ther congression zl action, the rules prescribed Ity the commission, under the reservation already mentioned, will be faithfully executed. But they are not binding, without further legislation, or my successors. Being desirous of bringing this subject to the attention of Congress before rhe approaching re cess, 1 have not time to sufficiently examine the accompanying report to enable me to suggeet definite legislative action to Injure the support which may be necessary in order rogive a thorough trial to a policy long needed. I ask for ah the strength which Congress can give me to enable me to carry out the reform in the eivil service recommended by the commission and adopted, to take effect, as before stated, on January 1,1372. The law which provides for the convening of a crimmission to devise rules and regulations lor reforming the civil service authorizes, I think, the permanent organization of a primarv board, under whose general directions all examinations of applicants for public office shall be conducted. There is no appropriation to continue such a board tieyond the termination of iu present la bors. I therefore recommend that a proper ap propriation be made to condone the services of the present board for another rear, and, tn view of the fact that three of the members of the board hold a position in the public service which pre cludes them from receiving extra compensation under existing laws, that they be authorized to receive a fair compensation for the extra service rendered by them in performance f this duty. U. 8. Gbaxt. The Rules Adopted Bv the Commission. A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME OF REFORM. No. I—No person shall be admitted to any po sition in the civil service within the appointment of the president or the heads of departments, who is not a citizen of the United States, who shall not have furnished satisfactory evidence in regard to his character, health and age, and who shall not have passed a satisfactory examination in speaking, reading and writing the English language. No. 2—An advisory board of suitable persons, —to be employed by the president, under the section of the act of March 3,1871, entitled “An act making appropriations for sundry civil ex penses of ihe government for the fiscal year er fl ing June -30, 1872, and for other purposes,"— shall, so far as is practicable, group the positions in each branch of the civil service according to the character of the duties te be performed, and shall grade each group from the lowest to the highest for the Durpose of promotion within the groups. Admission to the civil service shall al ways oe to the lowest grade of any group, and to such positions as cannot be grouped or graded admission shall be determined as provided for the lowest grade. No. 3—A vacancy occurring n the iowest grade of any group of offices shali be filled afur due public notice from ail applicants who shall present themselves, and who shall have furnished the evidences and satisfied the preliminary ex amination already mentioned, and who shall have passed a public competitive examination to test their knowledge, ability and special qualifications for the duties of the office. The board conducting sues competitive Examination shad prepare, under the supervision of the ad visory board, a list of the names of applicants in the order of their excellence as proved by such examination, beginning with the highest, and shall then certify to the nominating or appoint ing power, as the case may be, the names stand ing *a' the head of such list, not exceeding three, arid from the names thus certified the appoint ment shall be made. No. 4—A vacancy occurring in any grade of a group of officers, the lowest si all be died by competitive examination of applicants from other trades of that group, and the list of names from which the appointment is to be made shall be prepared and certified as provided in the preced ing rule; but if no such applicants are found competent, the appointment shall be open, and the examination of all the employes shall be con ducted in accordance with the previsions tor ad mission to the lowest grade. No. s—Applicantss—Applicants certified or otherwise quali fied for appointment as cashiers of collectors of customs, cashiers of assistant treasurers, cashiers of postmasters, superintendents of the money or der division in post-offices, and such other custo dians of large sums of money as may hereafter be designated by the advisory board, and for whose pecuniary fidelity another officer is respon sible, shall, nevertheless, not be appointed ex cept with the approval of such other officer. No- 6—Postmasters whose annual salary is let a than S2OO may be appointed upon the written re quest ot the applicants, with such evUeaee f character and fitness as shall be satisfactory to the head of the department. No. 7 —The appointment of ail persons enter ing the civil service in accordance with these regulations, executing persons appointed by the president by and wita the advice ard consent of the Senate, the appointments of p «tmasters and persons appointed to any position in a foreign country, shall be made for a probationary term of six months, during which the conduct and capacity of such persons shall be tested, and if, at the end of such probationary term, satiemc torv proefs of their fitness shall have been fur nished by the board of examiners to the head of the department in which they stall have been employed daring said term, they shall be re appointed. No. B—The president will designate three per sons in each department of the public sei vita to i serve as aboard of examiners, which, under the supervision of the advising board, and under the regulations to be prescribed by it. and at such i times and places as it may determine, shall con duct, personalis- or by persons approved by the advising board', a'l investigations a d examina tions for admission into said departments, or for promotion therein. No. 9—Any person who. after long and faithtnl service tn a'department, shall be incapacitated by mental or bodily infirmities for the efficient, discharge of the duties of the position, may be appointed by the head of the department, at hia I discretion, to a position of less responsibility in I the same department. No. 10 —Nothing in these rules shall prevent, the appointment of aliens to positions tn the consular service which, br reason of the small compensation or other sufficient cause, are, in tt& judgment of the apt Minting power, necessarily sc. fill d, nor the appointment of such persons with in the United States as ere indispensable to the proper discharge of the duties of certain positions* I but who may not be familiar with the English j language or really capable of naturalisation. I No. 11—No head of a department, nor ury subordinate efficer of the government, sbsul, aa such officer, authorice or permit or assist in lay ing any assessment of money for political pur poses, under the form of voluntary ccntmbmions or otherwise, upon any person emplovsd under his control, nor shall any such person pay any money so assessed. No. 12— The advisory board shall a: any tune recommend to the president such changes in these rules as it may consider necessary to secure the greater efficiency of the civil service. From the rules are excepted beads of depart ments. assistant secretaries of departments, the as sistant attorney general, first assistant postmas ter general, solicitor general, solicitor of the treasure, naval solicitor, solicitor of internal rev enue, examiner of claims In the state department, treasurer of the United States, register of the treasury, the first and swond controllers cf the treasury, judges of ths United S ates courts, dis trictattorneys, the private secretaire of the presi dent, embassadors and other public "ministers, the superintendent cf the coast survey. the direc tors of the mints, governors of tani ones, special commissioners, special annus; vU ting ami ex amining boards, persons appointed to position# without compensation for srni.ee, and brarerx i of dispawbee.