Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26, ©OD LIVER OIL. CARBOLATED (0D LIVER OIL 12 a Bpecifio and Radloal Oaro for CONSUMPTION AND SOBOFULOUS. DISEASES, Remember tho name, **Willaon's Carbolated Cod Livor O11.¥ Tt comos in Iargo wedge-shanod botilos, boaring U invintor's signatare, and s $0id by tho bosb Droggista. Propared by J, H, Willson, 30 Platt-st, N, ¥, Xor sale by all Druggiata. REAL ESTATE. TELR - Desirable R.eside’fice And ot 50x125 foet, 8. W, COR. OF W, WASHINGTON &,LINGULHTS., AT ATOTION, On Thursday Afternoon, May 22, at 2 o'clock, on the premises, Wil be acld tho very desrable dwollizg No. 63 Wees bty CoRtatning. 10 Tonms oy toe, ol Hxtaros, £o. T houso In hoatad by (6a i (e Shiu o AR inCiousd by & oo a0d shrubbors, fron daieo gond Salory barg on 557" focatian ono of the o deathtly o tho sl Busronadiogs arstolass, T o : e R OBorthind oean, Dalaac ia 1 and 2 yoars with ateroat at 8 per cent, ). U, THA & CO., R. E. Auctl &/ GUHiAYaR £ oy TR, Anloreem, FOR SALE. Lots and Blogks in vicinity of new oar_works of C. & N. W. R. W. Co., on Kinzie, Fulton, Lake, and other streets. _'Ensy terms of payment. ‘Trains leave Wells-st. Da*ot every day (except Sunday) at 7:30 a.m, and 12 m., stopping 8t car works. 7. D BARVEY, 174 LaSallo-st. FOR SALHB. g Twenty-five Acres West of and adjoining the city, in N, E. X of Soo. 23, 8, 18, on casy terms. WM. 0. DOW, * Room 31, Tribiino Bulldide. Highland Park Bulding Co, Offion 153 MONROEST., Room 4, Kent's Butlding, ‘Houses and Lots for salo on easy terms. FRANK P. HAWKINS, Agent. REMOVAL. REMOVAL. L HEDSTROM&C0, COAL DEALERS, HAVE BEMOVED THEIR MAIN OFFICE TO 71 WASHINGTON-ST. Docks at 13 Kingsbury-st,, cor. Kinzie, and foot of Enst Bixteenth-st, HORATIO PRATT, Agent. GENERAL NOTIOES T0 BE IMPROVED AT ONCE, that valuable property, 40x100 foet, being the N. E. cor- ner Clark and Lake-sts. A sketch of proposed plans can be seen at my office, which will be modified to meet the wants of ton- ants for a term of years, it applied tor immediately. J. C. WALTER, Superior Block, Clark-st. A. R. WEBB & (0., BILLIARDS, ‘WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY, May 21, 758 Michigan-av. CHROMOS BUY CHROMOS Al THE ART EMPORIUM, 167 South Clark-st., Chicago. T, GOWDY, Proprietor. TO LEASE FOR LEASE. To Retail Dry Goods Dealers, o TPa% valusblo sostestale Nos. 24 aad 28 wWout T4 'No 078ars, 0a liboral torms, to par- 7. fins improvement, Addross GRS, Tlox 2788, Olicianatt, Ohto. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ILLUSTRATED, SCRIBNER for JUNE. ¥OR SALE. Amold's, Sanford's, and Carter’s INIK, AT WHOLESALK AND KETAIL, AT COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 0.8 118 and 120 Monroe-st. Mathematical INSTRUMENTS J. G. LANGGUTH'S, Optic © saBtate’ts, botiwoan Waabington #nd Hsndeioh, LIENARD ORNAMENTS Of iho Niustosnth Gontury, Oroamenia for Fresco- , Soulptors, Oarvers, &o., o Reinten fonlp - 'L, HOMIOK & 00.'8, ‘No. 103 Rant Maduon. CARRIAGES, BREWSTER & (0., OF BROOME-ST,, ‘WAREROOMS, Fifth-av,, cor, Fourteenth-st, NEW YORK.- Elegant?arriages. In all tho fashlonablo from original doslgns of o ria and London, oxquis- that every Oarriage offored in our Warorooms is the pro- Quction of our well known BRROOME-ST. FACTO- MY, and equal, in every rospect, to thoso bullt to the ‘order of tho most valuod customer, 1In addition to our stock of tho LARGER vohicles, wé offer & complote assortment of ROAD WAGONS, with snd without tops, IN ALL WRIGHTS, for PLEABURE DRIVING OR BPEEDING, embraoing in their construe. Hon the varlous Improvomonts Introducod by us durlog tho past ffteon yoars, and which haro mado the “BREWSTER WAGON” The Standard for Quality. OUR PRICES BEING FIXED AND UNIFORM IO ALL, orders by mall have cqual advantagos with thoso ‘placed in porsom, To provent confusion, the publia will ploato remembor that wo aro not connected with a Joint Stack Company of Carrisgo Doalors now sooking to shars our roputation by adopting firm namo similar to our own. BREWSTER & (0., OF BROOME-ST. Warorooms, " Fifth-av,, ocor. Fourteenth-st, CARRIAGES. R. M. STIVERS, Of 144, 146, 148, 150 and 153 Fast Thiriy-arst-st, 'INBW TORK, Is manafacturing, and has threo largo show rooms, oqual o {00 feat long by 35 fost wido, flledeith & & lendid as- sortod stook of Top and Light Rosd Wegos d six Seas Foaslons, Ladics’ 238 Srder Lomongh: him it ‘more Foava 20t oK. MU SHIVERY, Now York. s, do, OLARK; Nos, x5t partlontars, oloni FINANCIAL. Adam Smith & Mo, Bankers, First Nalotel Bark Bullding, soultiest cormer of Stile and Washington-sts, Chicago, Dealers in Gold and Bilver Bullion, Bar, Loaf, Bheet, and Granulated Form for mo- ohanical purpases. Doposita receivod in eithor currency or ooin, subject to check without notice. bnsl’x per cont interost allowed on all daily andon, Ohsokes upon us pass through the Olonring- Houso, o3 it drawn unon any oity bank. Tufotont oradliod, aad - aceounts-ourrant ondored monthiy. "G5t and Ourronoy Drafts on Now York. INANCIAL. 10,000 for $130.30 0 35) annually, for 50 SRR B et g S of8 o, i BRISTOL, ‘York, NO. I. D. 'y Gen’l Agont, 168 Washington-at. DIC. vorywhore, and colleot tho elnims ts and otliors In any parl of the ti ROANTILE couats outa; ."*No Attarnoy's Toos in suita; ool colleotlana arg made. FRASIER'S AMER COLLECTION AGENCY, 18 Madisonat. TO LOAN. 83,600 for 6 months, on firat-class soourity, and no other, EIRK HAWES, ‘Rooms 11 and 13 Honoro Block. Money to Loan. Ia sums to sult, on Ohloago ronl etate. & TYRREL) o & Tugo Butidiig. ‘WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS. Woven Wire 8 AmmESs o, 286 State-st., CHIOAGO, ILL., anufaoturers of tho Orfg- inal and Gonulne =L Woven Wire Mattresses, 1 , 18063, TRl — atente: &uvnmlmr 8O, 1801, 'ntented Novembor 22 18060, Fiisnied s atonted October 8, 1872, Ask your Furniture Dealer for the Hartford Woven Wire Mattress, The best bed in the ‘World. J. T. STONE, Manager, ‘WANTED. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1873. FOREIGN. The Panama Revolution---Se- rious Battle Between the Factions. Convening of tho Fronch Assembly Yestor- day Aftornoon. . The Beautiful ‘Snow in England on ] Sunday. CENTRAL AMERICA, | PaNAA, Moy 8,.—Prosidont Corrooso arrivad at Panama on tho Gth from Costs Rics, and tho rovolution has brokon out nfrosh. On tho ovon- ing following tho acrival of Corrooso, ho do- clared that tho National troops nctod tronsonably Dy intorYoring fn tho Into rovolt, which doposod Noira, and oxprossed his Intontion of disarming them, and counsoling thom to loavo tho Stato to- morrow. At 2:30 in thio aftornoon of the 7th fighting with sholl and small arma commonced In. tho Plaza Ban Joso by tho Btato troops ndvancin, upon the Natiomal forces, Aftor o flghi of iwo lours tho former_woro To- [ulsed, nincty bolng copturod. ~ Doth_ olaim Lint thoy attacked for snfaty. Tho fighting'con- tinued, with slight intermission, until 9 o'clock in the moming, whon Corrooso wished tho Con- sula to arrango some plan for peaco, but they rofused tointorfore, Tho United Btafos stosmer Ponsacola arrived during tho afterioon, aud the forolgners aro protectod st the Consulato by fifty mon from the Ponsncoln and the Tuscarota, whilo 160 mon from tho samo ship guard proporty of tho Panamo Railroad. ia morning firing was reopencd, and continued, with slight intormission, ' until o'clock, when o truco was némd upon. Capte. Urros and Mudorss, of tho Nae tional _forcos, woro killod, 'and s Colonel and s Lioutonant Colonol wero wounded. Prosi- dont Corrooso Is woundod. It is imposslble to givo tho numbor of killod and wounded at this fimo. Thoso rcsidonts who havo not availod thomsolyes of tho protootion of tho mon-of-war bave flod from tho city and aro in tho bushos, Prosidont_Noira, sinco his banishmont, hina tesued an addross o the National troops, calling upon thom to maintain tho dguity of tho Siato. Tho troublo is now ovor. Col. Juan Porvot, tho former Profoct of Colon, Lius boon desgnated provisionni President wutil Gon. Noira can bo recalled. Enet FRANCE. VEnsATLLzs, May 10,—Tho National Assombly mot this afternoon, Tho Right Centro pro- sentod an intorpollation_ssking for & thoroughly conservativo Cabinat, ond domanding oxplann- tions from tho Govornmont of tho recent changos in tho Ministry. Tho Assombly vated that the debato_on tho intorpoliation bo openod to-morrow. 3L, Dufaure, Minintorjof Justico, sub- mitted constitutionnl bills organizing publio powers and providing for tho cstablishment of n wocond Chamber, 0 tost votes woro taken during tho sitting, which show that the partics in tho Chambor aro_ovenly balanced. The Con= norvatives aro_woll-disclplined, rosoluto, sud Zully propated for an izsuc on Uabinot and cone stitutional questiona. A motion, mado by tho Extromo Lott, for dis- solution of 'tho Assombly was voted dawn by & Lhoavy majority, and indofinitely postponod. e - SPAIN. Maomp, May 10—t i anticipated that Sonor Oronec, chiof of tho Fedoral Ropublican party, will bo Presidout of tho Constitutional Cortcs, and that Scnor Figueras will remain Prosident of tho Ministry. 1t Iu roportod that tho Carlists hiave, in somo cnaos, not only shot soldiors who fell into thoir Dhands, but wantonly mutilated beforo killing thom. ; — CHILI PaNAMA, May 8,—Tho nows from Chill ia that a par y of Tuoginn Indians mado 8 rald on somo cattloat Freshwator Bay, but were ropulsed with aloss of ten killed. Gapt. Tloywood, of tho Amoricsn ship Mary, lost at sos, was shiot by a Justico of the Penco, Mr. Hall, Manogitig Enginoor of the Lumbay Mining Company, was shot by tho nativo Iaborors. 4 M ‘'NEW ZEALAND- Hax Faavosco, Moy 10-Tho stosmsbip Nebraska arrived to-day from New Zoaland, Tlor news is unimportant, Tho crow of the Dritih ship Alaagor scuttled or, at go. The ship sank, Al baods oscapod by tho boats. “Lhroo of {he crew wero brought in irons to Auck- land for trial. i ;i CUBA. Havana, May 18.—Tho suthoritios having givon tho passongors on the stoamor Yazoo por- mission to loave on auothor vossol for Now York, thoy enilod on_ tho stoamor of Saturdsy. The Yazoo romains in quarant’ sc. Havaxa, May 18,—All vesiels from Now Or- loans that were quarantined hore have boon ro- loased. ELEE CANADA, Haureax, N. 8., May 19,—Tho Arcadia Powdor Works at 'Waverly oxploded.on Saturdsy, do- stroying tho building, and dsmaging the mana- gor'a rosidenco and sovoral otbor housos in the Vicinity. Thero was no loss of lifo. phaadii i GREAT BRITAIN, Loxnow, Eng,, May 19.—Snow foll in the north of England yostorday. METEOCROLOGICAL. Signal Sorvice Murcau Rcports and Prognostications. Omicaao, May 10—10:18 p, m. The followiug roports hovo boon recoived from tho places mentloned below : LIFE INSURANCE SOLICITORS. John I, D. Belstol, Goneral Agent of the Old United Btates Lifo Insurance Company, 16§ Washington-at., do- aires to contract with twonty exporionoed solfcltors for brokorage, with an additional cash ad. wals from my own pocket. No *' guaran. salary mon® neod apply. ‘Wl suspond soliclting and bo at offico all day Wednos- L COMMSSON TOUSE lent standlng on ‘Changs, wishos to angage tha 'of & party ovntralling, witl coriainiy, oo for £ator polots, sutr Wiippiy or wpecuiative, Totuch 5 apportunity of orming a5 sxsgement w \n_ Lo busiriess Dronghis ia ofored. Addre firlr ibuno offco. o busino: K48, T PROFESSIONAL, | IR, R, B, KLINES COancer Troeatmeont. its known fn all tho Statos, Chics, -av.; Dra. 16, G, sud G, L. Dalton in Evory pationt aurod or bonofited with but Hittle or’no ain, and without tho knll AMERICAN IRISII and AMERICAN GERMANS. Seo SCRIBNER for June. WINDOW SCREENS. Wire Screens, FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS, At tho oldest establishmont In tho businoss, J. W. D. KELLEY & BRO., 88 Madison-st.. Tribuno Duilding, S, [DarThr] Wewd, | Weather, 00| G4:Freeh, Talr. 648, E,, ‘brisk, |Glosting. :80| 60|85, E., gentlo, [Olear, % ,gontlo. [Glear. 183] 49/8,"W,, fresh, [Gloudy, 29.06] 56/8, W., froah, |Light rain, 2087 61N, E:) fros 20.87| 508, E, i 120,92 Gloudy, ja0.7y Threatén'g 129.70| Light rain, Marquotto. [20.92] Oloudy. Milwaukeo 29,741 (Throaton'g 29.62/ (Clear. 20.85} [Cloudy. THOBADILITIER, Wasuznarox, Moy 10.—For the northweet and Uppor Lakos, and thonco to tho Lowor Missour] and Oblo Valleys, northoasterly vooring to north: wosterly sud_douthwostorly winds, falling tem- peratur partly cloudy woather and rain ofoarin to-morrow. I'or Tenuessec and the Gulf an Bouth_Atlantlo Btatos southwentorly to north- wosterly winds, partly cloudy woathor with occa- slonal rain, coolor and clonring to-morrow with inereslug ' prosstgo, For - he Lowor Lokes ond Middlo Btatos, falling buromotor, rising tomporature, north eastorly snd southorly winds,cloudy woather,and rain. For New England and Canada, northoast- orly’ wiuds, incroasing clondy and wamor woathar, sud poasibly occasionnl rain. Fssltto iy Jollet 1temu. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Jouier, May 10.—Mayor lonry thig morn- ing imsuod o proclamntion rocommending the obsorvanco of " decoration day by tho closlig of all placos of businoss on that dny. On_Haturday night, tho rosiilonco of G. W. Tuight, nowe-donlor of thin city, wa ontorod by thioves and about ¥200 worth of ‘proporly takori, Tho ])mpony consistod of $150 in money, & gold watel and_chaln, aud sovoral small piocss of jowelry. The rabbors ontored through s bnok Windaw, and took tho articlos from Mr. Huight's bod-rooin whora himkelf, wifo, and two childron woro sleoping, 1o robbory” van ot discov orad until thio noxt moriug, when a warraut was lssuod for tho soarohing of tho housca of two nolghbore, who woro suspectod. No oluo had yot foon 1ad to tho thiovas: Boveral other wimilar thofts havo boun commitied In tho vioin- ity durlng tho past fow daya, ‘On Bunday sftornoon Alexandor Kennog, & rolling-mill employo, rocelved u movoro conous- Bion sbout, tho hond from bulng thrown from & carzingo, Mo was driving, and undor the influe onco of liquor. Dr. Lloamor drostod Lis wounds, and ho Is now pronouncod out of dangor. Tho Ohicago & Alton Road waa_ contemplating tho laying of o sido-tracle acrosg cortain privaio proporty ‘on_yesterdsy, by which to raach tho rison. . Tt appears tho rallrond had not ob- ainod tho necopsary right of way, consoquontly o tomporacy injunchion was orved on tho Come any on Saturday night by tho proporty-owners, otwithstanding this, about thirty mon wero on- ngod yostordny laying track on_oithor sido of £08 “orjoined. proporty, Tho olroumslancon ot tho oaso avo thoso: A 1onso of convict Inbor wan mado prior to tho chango in tho prison man- ogoment, to _ostabllsh o car-shop in tho Penitontlary, It wau deomod noscssary by tho Gar Compaiy to hiave s sido-track from th Alion Talrond to connaot with tho worke. ~ Tho prop- orty over which tho track would nocossarlly pasn 18 wned by James Bruce & Co., John Roid, lato Ponitontiry Commissionor, boing ono of tho company. ~ Brico . and Roid ropresont a four- tontha intorgot in tho property, and aro in tayoe of granting the rond tho right of way, and fixing the dnmages afterward. Tho othor ownors, rop- rosonting eix-toutha of thoproporty, aro opposed to tho track boing Iald unll tho damages nro fized, and honcotho injunction. Tho caso will como up for & hoaring to-morrow bofora Judgo MoRoborts. : THE JUDICIAL CONTEST. Charles Wheaton Nominated for Judge by tho Republicans of the Fourth Cire cuit==The Resolutionss=Monnrd Peles gutos to the Farmors? Convention in the Soventcenth Circnit. Special Dispatsh to The Chicago Tribune, Avnona, May 19.—A Republicsn Convention to nominato & Judgo for tho Fourth Ciroult, compoged of Kano, Kendall, and Du Pago Conn- tios, waa hold hero to-day, Mr. Willism Grim- wood, of Kondall County, prosiding. Messrs. Adsm Gros, of Du Pago, snd T. E. Ryan, of Kano, woro appointed Soorotarios Aftor tho crodontials woro oxamined by & Com- mittoo and found all right, Mr, Quoraat, of Au. rora, nominatod tho Hon, 'Obarlos Wheaton, of Kano, No othor nominations boing mnde, an informal ballot was takon, resulting as follows : Kondall cnst hor 11 votos' for Sylvanus Wilcos tho prosont Judgo ; DuPago hor 14 votos for H. H. Cody, and Kano hor 31 votos for Charies Whenton, A formal ballot producod tho_samo rosult, and Mr, Whoaton was declired to bo tho nomisioo of tho Convontion. DIr. Goary, of DuPago, moved to mako tho nomination tnanimous. Thoro woro somo dig- sonting volcos from Kendall but tho motion pro- vailod, Mr. Mooro, of Kano, Ohairmau of the Commit- too on Rosolutions, prosontod tho following, which woro adoptod : Resolved, That the roflways of this Biate aro “ pub- lic highways,” organized for tho public good, and sub- Ject to legivlative control, with full powsr to regulato ho manner of operating and conducting the same, and of fixing thelr liabilitics for all infractions of law, and to fix and dotormino tho rates of fars snd freight within reasonable limits. Resolred, That whilo we concedo that it is improper to requiro pledges of candidates for judicial positions 1u regord to partioulsr mensures, or upon auy spocific question actually ponding in the courts, wo noverthe- oss nold ftta bo wran snd prudant to sedquiro tiat (hoy shall bo thorouglly imbued with tho 1t of free in- stitutions, and that thoy sball Lo in hearty sympathy with tho genernl mass of thelr folld.s-cltizous in their detormination to control the monopolies which do now arbitrarily and unjustly dictato tho torma upon which the trafilc and travel of tho country shall bo conduct~ ed, aud wo do hold that only such men should be elected to judicinl {mnlllnm a8 do beliovo that tho leg- {slative and judicial departments of tho Governmout liave the legal right and ought to rcgulate and control the corporations which do now or may hercaftor own. und operate the public highways of the country, Rezolved, That the Ion, Oharles Wheaton, by hils nc- tion in the Costitutionnl Convention of 1870, of this Btate, and his uniform declartions, both public and private, upon the subjoot of monorolics, aud by his um'lgh joas nnil integrity in all the relations of life, and by b abllity and loaralng se s lawyer, fs entitled to tho confllence of the 'peoplo of this Judleial Ofrouit, and we do cordially commend him to thio favorable cunaldoration and support of all the Volora in the efrcuit, of whatover avocations in life. A Farmors’ Convotion to nominato o farmors' candidato will bo Lold horo on tho 2ith instant. An effort will bo mado to have Mr. Whoaton in- dorsed by that body, aud the frionds of Julge Wilcox and Mr. Cody will probably urge thelr nomibation. Perznsnona, TIL, Moy 10.—In accordanco with acall, proviously announcod, tho farmors of Monatd County mot at tho Colirt-Ioueo in this laco ou Saturday o appoint dologates to tho Farmors’ Convention which is to meot in Lin- coln on the 21sk instant, to nomiuato n_candi- dato for Judge of tho Sovontaonth Judicial Circuit. A committeo of fivo boiug_appointod, roported tho following as snid delogatos, who wero unanimously _choson : 7 K Klueaid W. €. Smoot, obort Young, 8. H. Blano, John Englo, A. K. Riggin, W. T. Bookman, T.°W. Judy, Goorgo Hudshotl, and A, G. Nanco. A rosolution was_adoptod, with but ono dissonting voico, inetructing tho ‘dologates to voto for Hon. N. W, Brauson, of this place, 80 long a8 thoro was hopo of his nomination, and, secondly, for Hon. Lyon Lacy, of Mason County. Tho' Convention was remarkablo for tho unsnimity of ita action. SPRINGFIELD. City Asscssments==Thec Revision Coms mittee == Porsonnl == Hail Storm == Change of Name. e Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. SenrNoriELp, Moy 19.—1t wes considored doubtful by tho elty suthorities horo if thoy had tho power to make an asscssment for this sear, under the provisions of Houso bill 800, aud to gottlo tho quostion it was submitted to the Hon. A, L. Knapp, of this city, and bis logal opinion askod, Ho roplics that, as tho law doos not tako offect until July 1, ho is of opinion that no asgosemont can bo mndo undor it, Tho Committeo appointed by tho Logislatura to rovito tho statutos, hold a proliminary meat- ing in this ity on Tuosdsy, tho 27th inst., and it In thought that they will adjourn to moot in higago, Whoro thoir soseions will Moraatter ba old. Capt, D. Popo, of this city, but late of the Unitod Statea Army, was to-dsy sppointed Audi- for of tho Giiman, ‘Cliutoa & Springlold Ttil- road. The southwestorn part of this county waa to-day visitod by a terrifio hail-storm, which, it io roported, did much dam- ago fo emall trces and growing grain. Hallstono, woro enid to have fallon ns largo as Liens' oggs in somo places. A hesvy raiu foll oro, o Ghicago Commorcial and Savings Tanik filed in tho oifico of the Bocrotary of State to- dny a cortificato of ohiango of namo to the Gar- don City Ssvings Dank, pliihoc i MRS Iailrond News. Darnorr, Mich., May 10.—The work of stocl- railing & portion of tho Delroit & Milvaukeo Tnitrond will bogin at onco, Ono bundred stecl- ol for that pugposo atzivod to-day. - Waenazoy, D. O, Moy 18.—-Altorfioy-Gon- oral Williams to-day_decided that tho Galro & Tulton Railrond Compaty las tho xight to bulld a bridgo neross tho Arknnens River, ab Litlio Rock, 1 it shall not obstrugt vavigation. Jorier, Moy 19.—A mooting of thoBoard of Directors of the Joliot & Indlana Talirosd Lns boon ealled, to bo hald In this city on tho 26th of June, for tho olcction of ofticors ud tho trausac- tlon of othor businass. PmiADeLviA, Moy 10.—A special dispatel from Washington says that tho Commitie of tho stookholders of tho Northiorn Contral Liall oad roport in favor of lesaing tho lino o the Tenneylvania Railrond Company. MausiaLy, Tox,, Moy 10,10 Toxas Paclfla commoce traok-Inying from Jofforson towards Marshall to-morrow, On tho Southorn Division tho tracl Is boing Iald at tho rato of two milon per day. Thoy expoct to hinvo tho lino completo 10 Dallas Ly tio 10t of Julys BAx Piaoisco, May 19.—Work on tho South- orn Pncifio’ Tinilrond is_progrossing stondlly, as far south at prosent as Deor Crook. Hunsox, N, Y., May 10,—Josoph Waltz, in his confaskion of having murdered Ilulcher, the soliwors grindor, statos thatit was dono about 1 o'clack . m,, ‘on tho 1st of May. 1o wont to the room oceupied by Hulckor, whom ho found asloop, and- struok him threo timos with a latchot, tho first Limo with the blunt part and twico with the sharp sido, 1fo only groaued and oll wae over. Waltz thon took the body tos stono wall, whoro tho traces of blood wera found, and covered it up, Thoro ho loft it until tho noxt night, whon Lie fook it down into tho orchiard and buried It. Tho officors having Tenrned nll thoy conld, taok him out at his own auggoation, 4o tho placo whora tho body woa burlod in {ho orchard, A fow inchos Leloy tho surfaco the body was found wrapped in s blan- kot, Tho hond was horribly mangled. Waltz nléo confossos to liaving burned tirco mohool housos in tho town, and buriod tho books, which havo boon found nt the placo hio dosig natod. Whon askod why hio committod tho mur- dor, hio roplied : * I dorio it for mischicf and not for’ gatn. Tho bad epirit was In mo, and I wantod {0 do somothing bad.! RIVER GAUGES. Whnt the Signal Service Proposed to Do in tho Intorest of Inland Coms= merce===List of Stntions at Which River Gauyes arc to He Plnced, Special Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune. WasuNaToN, D. O., May 10.—Gon. Albert J. Myer, Clifof of tho Signal Sorvico, has Just put Into oporaion o rogular gratom of dnlly rivor roports in connection with tho wonthor roport systom, nad its proposed connoction with tho light-houso aud lifo-saving stations. This will moko tho signal sorvico, in its pencoful oporation, nbout #s porfoct ma fa cone tomplated for tho prosout. Tho now rivor-roport myatom wes commoncod on tlio 18t day of May. It involves tho employ- mont of _clvilians ns observors (tho only civil- fans tu tho signal sorvico), but 1t hastboon found chonpor to adopt that plan, Btations Lave beon ordorod at tho following polnts : Adalusi, IlL; Boonovillo, Brownsville, Bruuswick, Cairo, Cln- clunati, Confluonco, Davonport, Evansvillo, Fort Donton, Fort Smith, Fort Sully, Frocport, Grat- ton, TlL;. Hormann, Mo,; Jofforson, Mo.; Kanans City, Kookuk, Lotvenworth, Loxington, Littlo Roak, Louisvillo, Mariotta, Momphis, Nahvillo, Now' Gonovs, ' Now Orloans, 'Oil _City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Shrovoport, Bt. Josoph, St Louis, ' 8t. Peul,” Vicksburg, Tho usual river roports have boch baged on staudards of givon e, adsrstood by bootmen, but tho dinleulty ias boou that they Inclad folinbility, bocausio boatmon, by reason of intorostod motivs, fro- quontly gavo falso roports, and in manyinatancos causod tho doluy or advarico of shipmonts to bo hold back or stuck on_shonls whilo tho party fiving tho information toolt thio bonoft of his nowlodgo, Undor ho now syatem n gaugo is planted in tho river bauk ot cnch station. It is mado of pino or onk timbor, two_inchos thick by ‘ton inchos wido, nnd. long cnough to cover tho wholo range botwoon oxtromo low and _oxtreme Ligh wator. Thia timbor s placed odgowiso and firmly imbodded in the ground, lonving ono and n Lialf” inchos ox- posod abovo tho surfaco. A calo of measuro- mont is furnished, boing tho_ oxtromo standard of 1867 for tho low wator mark, or bonoh mark, a8 it I8 tochuienlly ealled. Tho odgo of the gauge is planad, and aftor bofng placod In position Is graduatad in foot and inchea, Tho graduation ia govorned by tho tost of au upright rod, snd tho oxact mensuro in foot ond inches in dotorminod by’ an _ordinary spirit-lovel placed on o straight edgo, renching from tho vortieal rod to tho timbor in tho bank. Aftor this measuromont has boon recorded in foot and inchos, tho obsorvor can toll at a glanco how much Wator thoto i mn tho rivor. Whon the riso or fall of wator is gradual, ono obsorvation will bo mado 8t 8 o'clock . m., local timo, from Moy 1 to July 31 and Get.”1 to Nov. 80 of onch yoar; but, when tho chango is sud- don aud unususl in its charactor, roports will bo mado evory threo hours during such chango until tho rivor rosumes it normal condition, Theso raports ro all sont in an ingonious cyphior, invonted with » viow of ssgrosy iud brovity, aid resuring bolls objects Thero is no appropristion for tho river roport syatom. It hn o far takon about $25,000 from tho woathor signal appropriation, and it Is_quito probablo gab Congross will indofso (e unier. aldug. _Gon. Myors says that if Congross would give him 100,000 " & year to rosC- cuto tho worl, ho would furnish to all | fho ' oitios daily roports of tho condition of overy navigablo - rivor in tho United States. Early nows of an aj pronching flood or broak of an ico-gorge would ordiunrily savo o singlo city tho wholo sniount required to support tho system a yoor. RELIGIOUS. ‘The Northern Presbyteriansss=Politi= enl Fecling Shown in the Debate on the Centennial Reporteesiteports of the Boards of Educntion and Forelgn Misstons. Special Dispateh to the Chicago Tribune. Darrrvone, Md., Moy 10.—Much political fool- ing was doveloped to-day by the debato on tho adoption of ‘tho contonnial roport. Dr. IL J. VanDyko, of Brooklyn, who opposed the wholo project as foroign to the gonins of tho Church of Jasus, was distinguished during tho war as o man of Southern proclivitios. His spocch, con- sequontly, produced an affect exnctly contrary to thot dosignod. Thoro aro manmy good ros- sons why the contouninl should ot bo colobratod by tho Prowbyterian Church 28 o denomination, nnd it is probable that tho Committeo’s rocommendation would have beon nogatived, or essontially modified, but for tho dubious political standiug of sovoral sposkors who ndvocatod this course: As it is, tho matter is not disposed of, but wil probably bo raconsidored aud rologatal to tho nost As: sombly. "Dl xeport of tho Board of Toroign Missions will bo prosonted on Wednosday ovoning. ‘Tho Tocoipts for the year aro $454,836, The oxpondi- turos wera $552,775. Dobt 'at tho ond of tho provious year, about 500,000, and at tho end ot it yoar, 3128695, Tho roport of tho Board of Education, pro- sontad this evening, i tho folloving ltshis of gonoral intorost: Studonts aided, 676, of whom Woro new recommondations. Thoto weradividod among 12 thoological sominaries, 40 collogen aud. univorsities, and 50 acndomios. Receipts of tho Board for tho yoar, S104,459, 830,000 of whicl was borrowed, ° Exponditurcd for all purposes, 131,898, Prosont indobtoduoss ‘about $34,000] £ the Associated Preas.) Bazmsione, May 10.—Tho fourth day's sos- sion of the Prosbyterian General Assombly oponed this morning. Aftor & long discuasion, which wes abruptly closod by Horaco Maynard, of Tounossas, moving th provions quostion, tho roport of tho Contennial Committao, racom= ‘mending tho Church to take part in the Cou- tonnial colobration in Philadelphis in' 187, was adopted, and & committeo was appointed t0 co- opiorate with the Contennial Committeo. Tho roport of tho Committoo on tho subjock of o periodical for gratuitous distribution b tho Board of Publication was o.neidorad, pend- ing which tho hour for thoe spocial ordor'of tho dny srrived, viz: tho roport of tho Spocial Committoo 'to which had boon roferred the an- nual roportof the Committoo on Bonovolonco and Financo. Dr. Backus, Chairman of the Spocial Commitéeo, rond a report, tho considor- ation of which ocoupied tho remaindor of the morning sossion, and without coming to & voto, tho mattor wont over as unfinishod businoss, Mr. Boll gavo notico of Liu intention to move a roconsidoration of tho voto this mornin adopting tho rocommondations of tho Contounial Commitice. Adjourned till ovening, when the xaport o tio Joard of Zducation il bo conuld- orod, Other Religious Gathorings, Crvorxyary, Moy 10,—A Committeo of tho Church Womens' Foroign Mission Socioty ta-lay pnusod n romointion forbidding branchos n[mu:nndlng authority In sending out mission- arion, Davtox, 0., Moy 19.—Tho fourth day's sos- slon of tho Unitod Brothron Conferonce con- voned st half-past 8 this_morning, Bishop Ed- wards prosiding, The Committes's report ou misslons was roforred to tho Board of Bishops to roport the rasult during tho prosont sossion. At linlf-past 11, adjournod until Tuesday oven- Ing. —_— Fho Congressionnl Excursion. 81, Lours, Mo., May 19.—1ho excursion did not gob awny from Sherman_Inst night, 88 ox- poctod, tho repairs on tho Texaa Contral Rail- rond not having boon comploted. Thoy wore thora this morning, Howovor, aftor a dotontion of “about_twonty-four hours, 'thoy are now 35 milos nortlof Dallas, but' muking: slow pro- grogs, in_conwoquonco of tho bad track oc- casionod by tho very hoavy and prolongod rains, Tho’ party will dino at Dallas, thon pro- cuod to Corslolann, whoro the Pullmau caru will bo exchaugoed for day coachoy, owing to the break of gaugo in tho road, tho track bolow that polut bolug five oot wido,' At Corsiciaun they will striko tho old part of tho Toxas Contral Towd, and " from * that point _south ahel mako fastor timo. Tt I Imposaiblo st this {irttug to say whor tho party whial rosch Gtyor- ton. 'Ioy Linvo borno tho dotoution admirably, and rotain thelr good uplrits to n high dograo, At Bhiorman tho party woro guosts of the Toxas Taoilg Tiond, and woro hndsomely entortainad by Col. Irwin, roprosentativo of that Company. DATLAS, Toxns, May 10.—Tho oxcuralon party arrived horo at half-past § o'clock and_was ro- aivod by tho Moyor and - Gemmities of Rooop- tion and Arrangomonts, _Tho gontlomon of tho acty wore oscortod to 041 Tollows 1iall, whoro Iayor Loug introduced Copt, J. G. Ad- ams, who oxtonded fho most cordial wrelcome to tho exenraloniats, and gnva the mom- bors of Gongross somo vory Intarosting and val- ‘uablo etatistion concorning Dullas_and tho our- rounding conntry. Hon. Ed, Crossland, of Kontitcky, ropliod to Capt. Adams in a briof but cloguont &pocch, in_which ho honrtily thanked tho citizons of Dallns for thole warm rocop- tion. Rofreshmonts woro thon sorved, and n gonornl good timo onsuod, Tho party wae thon distributed among tho hatols for dinner, aftor wich thoy bosrded tho train and axo now spooding away for Corsician, Aidhasin e WALL STREET. Roview of tho Moncy, Gold, Iond, Stock, and Produce Markots. ° Special Dinpatch to The Chicago Trivune, New Yonr, May 10.—Monoy waa casy during thio morniug hours at 6 to 7 por cont on call, but in tho aftornoon tho domand from tho stock ‘pooplo Wwas moro activo, and loans wero made at 7 por cont curronay to 7 per cont gold up to 3 p. m. Aftor that hour tho domand sbated, and balancos woro loaned ot G to por cont, Tho discount markot woa easy 0t 7 to 0 por cant for ‘primo businos notos. Tho banks are offoring ‘monoy frooly to leading brokers, and also buying moreantilo paper. BTOOKS. Railway and miscollancous speculation opon- od with » atrong fooling and pricos i{o to 3¢o por cont highor than at tho close on Saturday, In somo cnsca & furthor advanco was mado in tho oarly dealings, but tho improvomont was soon los fat the Firet Boord. A stoadior fooling provailod_agnin, but soon aftorward o woakor fooling sot in.’ Toward 1 o'clock tho markat strongthonod onco moro, but aftor +4 o'slock rices’ doclined to noarly tho lowest point of tho ny, Tho leading foaturo was Pacitlo Mail, but ‘beyond this stock and Westorn Union, Erie, O, C.'& 1. 0., and St. Poul_common, & vory sual Dusinoss was dono, aud during tho afternoon the dullnoss was oven moro marked. Thio Intost on dit in rogard to Wostorn Union fa that tho_stock will not bo cornorod (though Just now this can bo done with tho utmost oaee), Zor tho ronsan thet thoro is an_ indisposition among outsido spoculators to doal in cornerod stock. It is said to bo tho intontion of tho dominant portios at tho noxt mooting of tho atockholdors, in Juno, to doclare o ecrip divi- dond_of 833 por cont, rostore tho cancolad $10,000,000, 8ad thorantior pay.a cash dividend of 8 por cout. It in nasorted that tho carnings of thio Company will justify this, and that, nf- tor boing thus liboral to tho stockholdors, the mnnngers can lay up & surplus overy yoar. oL was steady in the morning, but woak Inter in tho day. Torelgn exclianges woro dull and slightly lower on tho stroot. noNDS. In Governmonts a lively inquiry was manifest at the socond cndl from tho Gorman bankoers, but tho offorings woro limitod. Cnllod bonds of 1863 woro in upocial domand, and it was intimated tht thero {s an_iutentfon to prosont thom on and attor tho iat of Jio and domaud gold for thom, but no sorions dorangemont i antioipated shiould this bo done. TropuCE. Tloiir wa firmer but quict. The light arrivals and strongor mackol for wheat give holdors o furthor advantage. Low grades aro fairly active and atill quito searev. Choico family brands aro held highor. Drls city ground at_rathor higlior prices, coipts, 8,305 Lrls. Undor tho vory limitod arri- vals, and favorablo privato advicos from - Livor- pool, holdars of whoat_advanced thoir prices at tho époning, pring olozed lover, howovor, and vory Qull. Tho bsonco of froight room chiecks cxports. Tho millors aro buying sparingiy. Wintor closed quiot, but firm, Salas, 20,000 bu ; regoipts, 37,610 bu. Tork ‘wes dull and nominal on the spot, at 918,00 fornow mess In tho -jobbing way. For futuro dolivery, 500 brls for Juno_gold at §17,60. Recoipts, 50 packages. In cut ments, the businoss’ wns gomerally vory light, sud priccs in consequonco Bro, a grost oxtont nominal. - Dry enlted sliouldors are uotod ab TI{@7360’; picklod hame, 113¢@120. tocolpts, 221 packnges. Bacon was weak and unsottlod. Long clonr was offored at 90, with- ont buyors. Short clear is quoted at 9}{@9%¢c, without salos. Lard was weak and ratlior quict. Wostom i hold at 93 for May, aud 9o bid ; city 0. For future dolivery' tho busfnoss ro- ‘portod ombraced 1,000 tes for June at 93ge, with 9340 bid for July and 99-16 askoed, Receipis, 681 ‘packages. SPORTING. A Prize-Fight That Did Not Take Place-==laso Bull--<'Fhe Oar. Dostox, Moy 10.—This morning & large dole- gation_arrived horo from Daltimoro, Philadol- hin, Buffalo, Clovoland, and New Yorl en route for Enstport, Mo., to witness tho prize fight bo- twoon Arthur Chambors and Goorgo Seddons for $3,000 and tho lighi-veight champlonlup of Anlorica. Thoy woro to havo loft Portland, Mo., at noon, and thon take o stesmer_ for Eastport. Tho articlos of agroomont set forth that tho mon woro to weigh at.Boston at 9 o'clock this morning. At8 o'clock s lnrgo crowd of sport- ing mon asschbled to witness the mon woigh. _Chambers woighed at 814, and thero was ovidontly something wrong, for his trainor, Doonoy Hurris, would not. allow tho reprosenta- tives of tho press in tho room. Soon aftor Ohambors and biu trainor left, aad went off at o brisk walk, and it was_statod that Chambors vins ovor tho' stated weight of 120 pounds. Nino o'alook camo and Soddons and Dutt Riloy, Georgo T,000, Jobn Murphy, aud P, D. Pyrnos, of Now York, tho stakeholdor, put in an appesrance, Butt Riloy snid the timo for woighing had ar- rived, and Jf Chambers did'not put in_appear- ance 'in fiftoon minutos, Lo should claim tho stakos. * Tho ataloiolder ordered Charlos Calvin, of tho Now York Clipper, to show Lim tho articles ‘hich spocifiod that the men wero to woigh at § o'clock precisoly, the man wolghing over 120 Ibs, or who should not put in an_sppearanco, to for- folt the stakos. A dolsy onsued, but noithor Oliambors nor bis trainor put in in apposrauco. Soddens was thon stripped_to his drawers and Sghting-shoos nud placed on tho scalo, snd ho wolghod 117—thrao pounds_bolow the' wolght. The stakeholdor again waitod, but Ohambors did ot put in an appearanco, and tho stakelioldor informod Seddons thnt Lie had won tho monoy, which will bo paid. Tho rosult causod quite & broozo among {ho sporting mon liere, many of whom hnd purchased through tickots to Dort- land. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Naw Tons, May 10,—W. B. uttis, of Obleago, and W. B, McOrondy, of this city, rowed a two: milo £ace this aftornoon on the Harlem Itiver, Trom 1ligh Bridge_to the Powder-Ship, for the championship modal of the Athlotle Glub. Cur- i won with easo, in 16 minutos 513¢ soconds. Noarly 4,000 porsons assembled on tho Union Grounds_thia aftornoon, to witnoas tho match Dotwoon tho Atlantica and Philadelphiay, -Tho Intter Loving won overy gamo thoy hiave Lithorto poyed, and _baving * boaton * tho,_ Atblol- Tea”™ 6™ philadolpbia, on Haturday, Volting was _heavy, with latgo odda Iq thoir fayor, Tho gaie bogen atU:A0. At the ond of tho alxth funing tha Philadolphias woro 8 to the Atlantics 1, and 910 to $1 was offorod that tho lattor would' be beaton, with fow takers, Tho Atlantics put on & ‘‘spurt,’ and won Dandily : Innings— Atlantics Philadelphi Albort Garnlor hns challenged Murice Dal to play lim a gamo of billiards for tho champi- onship snd $600 o sido. Special Dispatch (o The Chicayo Tribune. DroowNaroN, Ill, Mayr 10.—Tho pigeon ol bwonty-fivo pls oach, Letmoon Calaln Togarius and Miles Jolineon, this atornoon, at tho Fuir Grounds, resulted in a viotory for Johu- son, who at tho closo of tho maich wau two alioad, A handicap for profosslonsle and amatours will tako placo to-morrow. ‘Spectud Dispatch to Tha hiongo ribune, Tonoxto, Ont., May 10,—T'he Canadian Chess Congross bay goucluded, Lwonty of tho beat Sales 15,400 bile, including 8,000, playorsin Canads cont:i3d for prizos. Tho firat wad won by Ensor, of}. F3htroal ; the sgoond by Tnokson, of Boafortl, - @ | the third by Whito, of Montroal. & Commissionera Courts Investigntion ntth Secrotnry of Intorfor tracts Aro No Made 1o Supply Provisions to the Indinns. PIILADELEIIA, Po., May 10, 1872, Tho foliowing lettor was sont to-day to tha Bocretary of the Intorior: Hon. ¢, Delano, Sccretary of the Interfor, Washing ton ¢ - : My attontlon g8 Ohairmen of tho Pur- chinsing Committoo of tho Board of Indian Com- ‘migaioners Lins boon callod to chinrges of unfair- nos in tho rocont awards of coutracts for In- dinn supplica, nnd having lonruod that it is your Intention to {nveatignto any cnsos in whioh com- plafuts_aro mado, I writo in_bohalf of myaolf aud colleaguen o' sy that o full aud thorough oxamination will moot with our most hoarty ap- roval, The Bonrd of Indisn Commissionors, nving no solish ond to sorve and nothing to hido, dosire tint ail tholr aclions” ahall Lo opon to tho” publle, and ovon whon compluints aro ' indefinile and totally unfoundod, ns thoy aroin the prosent: cado, wo ask thnt tho fullost opportunitios bo givan to all partios to bo hoard, and tho rosult of such hearing bo givon to tho pross. 1t may ba well to rofort to tho fack that all mwards worg mado by us by,lav, as thoy aro required to be by tho Commidsionor of Indian Affairs, Hon, E. P, Bmith, and not by our Board, wliich '1s an ad- vinory body. Wo aro glad to kay, iowovor, that overy nward mot with tho unanimous approval of our committeo, consisting of Mosars. llabort Chmpboll, of Sty Louis; Jobn V. Farwell, of Olicago;'Willam E. Dodge, of Now York and mysolf, ' oud alio of Mosara, Felix R Drunot, of Pitisburgh, snd Nathen Biskiop, of New York, membars of tho Board,who woro presont. ‘Tho fopresontativos of tho Into- rior Dopartmont, consisting of Hon. B. R. Cowan, Assistant Becrotary of tho Intorior, and othors ausociated by you with him, most cofdinl- Iy concurred in tho decisiona of thio Commission in ovory award. In no caso was an award made withont tho unaniinous approval of theso throa bodios, roprosontativo of tho Govornment. Whon our Board was called upon to suporvise $ho nvarding of thoso Indinu contrasis, o found Tittlo or no fair competition ; eoarcoly moro than 8 acoro of bids waro recoived, aud half o dozon contracta coverod all the lottings. Wo found powerful rings opposing us st overy stop. Our _ desire wag to opon_compotition, and to do this it was noc- oesary to romove all suspicion of unfairness, With this ond in viow, the rocoiviug of bids aud awarding of contracts wero removad from Wash- ington to Now York, tho largost market in tha country, whore bids ‘voro oponad and rocsived in public.’ And aftor o full comparison of bids and snmplos awards wore made, which lished in the daily popors, tho contracts boing open to anyono wishing to compote for thom. The following clauso is part of all tho adver- tisoments : 1)The H,hl 18 reserved lo roject any or all such pioe gl If auclt 8 courso_suauld b’ deemod for tue nterest of tho Government, Our Committeo. actng in concort with their colloagues, oxercinod thik right so far as thoy deomad it ecossary to protact tho Govornmont from persons, eithor as principals or partnars, who havo in'tho past boen connootod - with of Deon mombors of old * Indian Rings,” who woro afraid to bid in thoir own name, covertly using tho namos of others, Tn rogard to uwards wo would aay that in every catio thoy were mado to tho lowost and bost bid- dors. Au to tho result of tho prosont systora of lotting, it is only nocossary to any that 283 bids, ropresonting qvor 200 difforent firms and individual bidders, Yero recolved, and seventy- soven contracts wote awarded. A to the pricos obtained, compared with - thoss undor. tho old systom, boot rangod from £1.95 to $2.76 por 100 18, against os high ot €6.50 por 100; flour from SL60 to ¥3.60 por 100, against prices st the snmo ngoncien _ranginy ay high ot limon as SIS por 100, an othor articlo woro ot almost oa marked a differ- onco. 'That purtios who have in the past sup- plicd tho Indlan Dopartmont with goods at those pricos should bo dissatisfiod with tiio presont systom I8 not to bo wondorad at. Expreseing again tho wish thit every oppor- tunity for invostigation may bo givon to all per- sona who aro dissatisfled with tho awards, and knowing that your action In the premises will moot with our approval, I am, with much ro- spect, yours truly, Gronog H. Stuanr, Chairman of the' Purchasing Committeo Board of tho Indian Commission. VAN BUREN. Whnat Sutherlnnd, the Ncw York Reas taurant Man, ias to Sny About Iim. Special Dispateh, to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Moy 19.—A reportor cslled to-day on Mr. Sutherland, tho well-kuown restauratour, at 74 Liborty strook, to loarn his vorsion of Gen. Van Buren's proposition to opon s restaurant in tho Vionna Exposition. Mr. Suthorland eaid he regrottod that tho mattor had become public, but sinco it was so, ho would roitorate, a8 well 08 ho could romembor, tho oxact conversation Dobyoon Limself aud the Goneral on tho subjoct, as follows : Aot & Sonr agon gontloman who introduced himsolf as_Gon, Van Buren called on mo. Ho was accompanied by & gentloman whom I did not Jnow, Tho Gonoral #aid ho had charge of the Amorican department in tho oxhibition, and wanted somo man with capital to open firat- claes Amorican rostaurant thero, Ho produced charts or plans of tho bullding, and pointed out & prominont part, which ho sald ho would give o, and that I \ould make onormous profits. Ho'wound up Lis proposition by aying: *Wo will oxpect, of courso, thet you will do comothing 'for us in roturn for gis- ing you such s good site’ I fold bim thiat I bad more businoss to attond to b howmo than T could manago without going to Vionng, snd I declinad tho proposition. That night I bad sovoral frionds with me, and men- tiohod the oxtraordinary proposal mado to mo. Thero swas only ono_opinion among us, and that was, that Gon. Vau Buren oxpooted s good “atake’ out of tho arrangomont,” Tolegraph Brovities. ‘Tho Unitod Slates steamer California sailed from Honolulu for San Francisco May 0. A Troy (Ohio) dispatch says Mary Jane Hart died at that place yosterday, aged over 110 yoars. A mammoth cavo has boon discovered on the {form of 0. 1. Lyon, iu Roskford Floyd Gouaty, owa, . The Grand Lodge of the Indopendent Order of 0dd Follows of Missouri will aonvene in 8t, Louls to-day. Gov, Brown, of Tonneseco, arrived at Atlanta Iast evoning, a8 a dolegato to the Couvontion of Governors. Totor Johnson, a Norwegian, of Waukan, Al- makeo, County, committed kuicido yostorday monulig. No Toasou i assignod for tho rush act. ‘Tho Bupreme Court of Californin hias aflirmed Judgment against Charlos A. Russoll, convicted of the murdor of Jamos Crotter in San Fiau- ciseo, A man named Daniel Cooper, & dock hand, a rosidont of DPitteburgh, foll from the stoamer Acorn, on Saturday, a short distance bolow Wollsburg, W. Va., and was drowned. Tho Lody of Miss Hattio Bloy, who disap- peared from lier homs on April 16, was found in thio Rook River, about nino milos bolow Janes- villo, on Sunday. The Tammany Socioty to-night, at thoir annual ‘mooting, plocted Abram 8. Howitt' Grand Sachom. Samuol J. Tilden and others wero iustallod Baclioms, A severo hall and wind-astorm passod over St. Loula yostordsy aftornoon, prostrating fonces and chlmnoys, breaking windows and doing in- caleulablo injury to gardons and orchards in the suburbs, “Tho body of & man was found in the river op- osito Whooling, W. Va., on Saturday morning, earing marks of foul play. It s supposed to Dba that of Joln Raymond, of Mariotta, who has boon misslug for somo days, aud had in his pos- sosslon about 600 when ho camo to the oity, During tho storm, last Bvonlnf, at Joliet, the rosidenco of B, W. Munn was etruck by lght. ning, by which his wifo was slightly shocked, The only visiblo trace of the domgs of the eleatrio {luid was a small hole burned through & partition betwoon two sinks, noar whero Mrs, Muun was standing at the timo. woro_pub- ©