Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1873, Page 1

L dnl, VOLUME 26. REAL ESTATE. Washingion Heigs. AttractiveéuctionSale Beautiful Lots, EACH 50 FEET FRONT, Vincennes Rfifid Adition, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, ON THE GROUNDS, On Saturday, July 12, 1873, § BY C.C.THAYER & CO.,, 3 Real Estate Auctiongers and Brokers, 3 Thoese Lots aro flnely located, adjoining the colobratod MORGAN PARK on the «<nat, and aro in the immediate vicinity of firat-olass improvoments. The now Mmm‘—g Institute, tho corner atono of which was lnids on Saturday, Juno 38, is only 1-4 mila from ‘this Bubdivision. Tho facilitios for roachin, roporty nro excellent. The Rock Islan c Railrond passes through the south- <enst cornor, and the Washington Hoights Branoh B, R, runs along tho weat line of this Subdivision. Thore are two Depots on the proj on¥ ,thoroby giving great ndvantagos and facifitios. ¥or bonty of lopation, nt- tractivonoos and accessibility the Vinconnos ‘Rond Bubdivision is equal to any at this <harming suburb, X Tkllt;‘to property porfoct. Abstract of titlo rnished. THRMS OF SALE-I1-4 cash, and balance 2, and arom'a. with intorest at 8 per A doposft of $20 on onoh Lot will bo uired at timo of sale, nnd balance of firat p?ment within 20 daya, SPECIAL FREE TRAIN will leave tho Dogct of the Ohicago, Rock Island & Pncific rosd, corner of Van Buren and Shor- Aman-sty,, at 10 a. m. on day of sale, 4 Froe Lunch will bo sorved on thoground. Plats of the proporty can be seon at our office. a. o, & CO., 186 Iinat Madison-st. FINANCIAL. Cook County Savings Bank, 103 WASHINGTON-ST., Northeast Cor. Clark, opposite Court-House, Weost Sido Office~17 MILWAUKEE-AV, DIREOTORS—William B. Ogden, F. O, Taylor, Red- mond Prindisiile, N. 3. Bouton, George Taylor, 3. D. Qgden, ey 1 Payson, Benj. V. Page, Itlishia 8. o K%~ Monoy can bo drawn at any time, with intar at tho rate of six por cent por anpum on all sums deposited «one or mare months. 4 BANKING HOUSE OF LONT, PRESTON & KEAN. 'TH SIDE, WEST BIDE, 157 290 150 Iatrito-st. | Gor. Falstod & Rabdclpiate, A Regular BANKING Business transsctod. Advanees on Govornments and Gold at low rates of in. rost. TEE United States Horizags Co, 7 UNION BUILDING. Toans for long periods on bond and mortgage of improved real estate, ‘without commissions. ALFRED W. SANSOME, Sec. DIC. ‘Wa colloct clalma of every description against parties throughout the Unitod States and Canadas, and publish the namos of those who don't pay for the benefit of thosa who crodit, FRASIER'S MERCANTILE COLLECTION AGENOY, 146 Madison-st., Ghicago. Hide and Leather Insurince Com- pany of Boston, Mass. A disidond of 1il por cont on ail approved olsims will ho pagablo o and atier Juno S, at the oflica of tho Nocelve ore, No. 15 Dovoushlro-st,, tioston, Mass, i SORN. GALTWRIGHT, | OLIVER'IL. COLI, Sy Recolvers. * $100,000 : Toloan for Ensiorn partiss, ohwood, fmproved clty prop- erty, fnaume of not logs thin ¢l T T 3 oanod in o hestyaom horor (o be logodt, Y8 RSB Tl <ty Roon 2, 123 Dearbornst, Fourth National Bank. FORBALK at a discount two chocks amounting to 85,675 drawn against monoy dopasited, now in it De- fonse ono manufactured by tho Bank to delay payment, having 1o foundation in law or fact. ‘Will rofer {t to any rospectablo legal authority, Address D 65, Tribune offico. —_— e LAKE NAVIGATION. i GOODRICH’S STEAMERS | property, Tor Racine, Milwaukee, Shehoygan, ete., daily, Sundays excepted, 9 a. m. Snturday Excur- sion Boat for Milwaukee, etc., do'n’t leave un- | til 8 p. m. : For Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Spring Lake, Fruitport, Munistee, ete., deily, Sundays excepted, 7 p. m, For St. Joseph, Daily, Sundays excepted, 10 a,m, Saturdays, Doat don't leave until 11 P m, For Green Bay Ports, Mondny, Wednesday, ani Fridoy at 7 p. ;. ‘Wednesday's Boat goes to Escanaba, FOR BUFFALO, And Intermediate Points, Went rtation Gompany's stoamer BADGER E:A'T’ g G A iy n-st., Thared 10, af ‘Anchor Lina sty dock foot of North Lasallo;sty For Bortl P 1y 70 87 pe m. ior DILINA, Dapts Dickeon, Teaves and Passage Tickats, apply ot July 11, ““i m. &l A, A, BAMPLE, FOR BUFFALO All Points East. olng East will ploase bear in mind that the e stosmor & 1. CALDWRLL will leava oor's Dock, warth and Welli-at. beldgo, THURSDAY, JULY 10, AT7 P, M. tern Tranportation Compan; amor ONEIDA, on loaven Gook foot Nurth Dearbora-ut. Hatur- For win - n. oy 4 tiok . offies, Nov 3 Narth Wallsarots anoly at tho Gompany' LEWIS SPIRGRL, Passongor Agunt. PROPOSALS, Proposals for Real Estate cof o Board of Commissioners of Cook Coue i o e recclvaiuatll i ot Jn‘ia o tf 1§ hour of noan, a i?ih&'.‘u‘:'.,. "ol Oourt-11; in ane Lody not joss’ than o s Sorca Bdjoiting oreh othor, sltuatad wi ing dosoribed iuits: Ttuundsd'on the narth Bouth lranol or mo; in the follow. y Kinzio-y tho Chloago River on the east, Twonl e bt On o onc, At Oallforale &Y. 0B 'the” Witk ¥a3, Lo 4tato (1o 1rlod pur A "o f HIgIE o rojoot any and al) bids 10 rojoat any and all b o ddressal 3 ‘Comanittos.on. Honpita), Amjssionrs of Gook Oounty, and. iadors for Real lhélll > 'uo..Lbrtnn A 42“" "Cl TING, N, ‘ Commtttas on ..., Hosplial. ... HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, HOUSEREEPING GOODS. TO-DAY we shall begin the great sale of Housekeeping and Linen Goods, and shall offer special great bargains in Table Damasks, Napkins, Towels, Linen Sheeting, and all House-furnishing Goods; and shall offer COTTONS at the following prices: Atlantic A, 13 1-20; Lons- dale; 150; Blackstone, 13 1-20; Wemsutta, 19¢; New York Mills, 20 1-20; Fruit of the Loom, 160; and all other brands of 4-4, 6-4, and 10-4 Cottons at equally low prices, Also just received, a fow slightly soiled Marseilles Quilts, which we will sell at loss than importers’ cost. HOTCHKIN, PALMER & C0, 137 & 139 STATE-ST. COD LIVER OIL. WILLSONS CARBOLATED COD LIVER OIL Tsa Spocifio and Radical Cure for CONSUMPTION AND SOROFULOUS DISEASES, Temember tho namo, ** Willson's Carbolated Cod Livor OLL" 1t conies in largo wodge-ahaned bottios, bearing tho invontor's signaturo, ond is 80l by tho best Druggists. Propared by J, H, Willson, 83 John-st,, N, Y, For sale by all Dragglata. HURLBUT & EDSALL, Ciieamas RICHARDSON £ CO., §t. Louls, Mo. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Office of the Imter-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago, JuNE 16, 1873, PURBLIC NOTICE s heroby given that a special mooting of the Stookhold- ers of tha Intor.State Industrial Exposition of Chicago will bo held at the office of sald Carporation, No. 87 Wash ington-st., In tho city of Ohicago, on TUESDAY, tho 15th day of July, 1873, at4 o'clock p, m., for tho purposo of submitting to a voto of sald Stockliolders the question of incroasing tho capltal stock of said Corporation so that ‘the samo shall bo two hundred and fifty thousand dollacs, By order of the Dircctors. JOHN P, REYNOLDS, Socratary of Intor-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago. IRON WORKS. A. GOTTLIED, WM. GERWIEN, REPUBLIC IRON WORKS, (Lato Gorrion's Iron Works), 161 West Chicago-av. ‘Wo do all kinds of Iron Work for Buildings, Particular attontlon given to Leavy ron atructures, as Roof-Trusses gnu Girders. | Latost sisles of patiorn for lron Yencos, , and Stafrwass, on hand. Godl WORKNARUSTr"Low prIcES. Plain and Ventilating Fire-Prool Shutters, Our own fuvention, a snecinlty, Gall'at our oflioe, Ttoorm a7, 165 and 187 Tast Wanbington- and oxamine the bost shuttor ever invnted, boforo loring any othor, sty FOR SAL] FEATHER DUSTERS, SPONGES, & OHAMOIS SKINS, AT WHOLESALR AND RETAILL, COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 &120 Monroe-st., Chicago. PORTLAND CEMENT For Sale in Quantities to Suit, by UTICA CEMENT ASSOCIATION, 246 _Randolph EXCURSIONS. el Grand Pleasnre Excarsion to Montreal THE BPLENDID NEW LOW-PRESSURE STEAMER I AN ERIE, L PERRITTE, Mastor, Vil loave hor dock, foot of Jncksous Xot, on Thuraday, July 10, svep. ‘excursion through the whioln Ghiain ‘of Lakos, Thousand nd Rapids of the River 8t. Lawronce, stoppiug ai rinodisto ports, Faro 903,00 for tho round rip; 1moals and stats-rooms includad. For passage appiy to THOS. McOAW, Pass. Agont, 201 Bouth Markatat, DENNISON’S PATENT SHIPPING TAGS., hio tag bocoming datachied, All Expross Companios uss thum, Knld by Yriuters and Stationers Everywhero TENANT for the four uppor stories and busomonts of bullding shout belng ersoted, No. 187 Madi Joining Anderson’s Hotel. Plans now prepared Room 3, 123 Dearborn-sif PROFESSIONAL. Ovor 300 millions have been usod within the WANTED, rooms, bat oan be altered to sult §f appled for imme- THE EYE AND EAR, SHIPPING TAGS. Jast 10 yoazs, without complaint of lows by diataly. 0. G. POPEK & CO., DR. T, 1 WALKER attends exclusivoly to, the Modl, al u 1At it of diver a loformitive of LA n ':&d']x:i:fi"m'l South Olaricat, Ketabishod i Olfangn A. 1. 1Rl MEETINGS. Masonic. Todge, No, 160, smeots this (Thuraday} rortane i TR, Mo oot A, Hall gr murk, * Viliing bratliren oardally of tha W, M. B, Mo, Ty ordor JOHN, Soo'y. Bpectal mastin campmont, No. 10, LoF e hboral of Vatriniol Joli, Gerbors Feliars Aniy it "By ordar ot ' Ae ANDISSON, 0. 157 1. O, of O, T BPEOIAL NOTICR—A lroblll meoting of Exoelator Jodge, Nu, 22, will he Lield this ursnlng st thoir Lo ake arrangeimeuts for t! D4 Kosaing, (u8 omors i e sotilag) the piosti Sharp. "1y ordor of o Sliti N take place on Filday ¢ the hall at il o'cloak, |. ) BEs 3 ‘The Ehicago Daily Teibun CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1S73. WASHINGTON. The Attorney-Gencral's Opinion on the Case of Gen Howard, Liability of the Freedmen’s Bureau Commissioner to Civil and Miki- Lary Jurisdiction, Gen, Grant Denies that He is Figuring for a Third Term, Colfax Again Rushes into Letter-Writ- ing on 8, Cu=-$1,200.* Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, HOWARD'S CASE. Wasmixarox, July 9.—The opinion of tho At- tornoy-Gonoral in the Howard Freedman's Bu- ronu eako, which was made public to-day, fully confirms all the points heretofors sfated in theso dispatchos. Although Gon. Howard's name is not montioned, it is well known that lio is tho porson alluded to as the Into Commis- sioner of tho Froedman’s Burca. An effort was mado by Howard and his friends to provent tho publication of the report, andit was statod thnt it would not be made public until aftor the roturn of the Socrotary of War, Itwas considerod, Lowever, a mattor of public importance, and tho ofticials of tho War Departmont were not dis- posed to mako any secret of it. It will bo ob- served that the opinion of the Attornoy Gonoral holds that Howard and not his subordinates aro responsible for the disbursoments of the funda of the Bureau. ‘This was, after all, tho real question at issue, POSTAL TREATS WITIE JAPAN. A complete draft of npostal treaty botween Japan and the United States wasg to-day Inid be- foro the Postmastor-Genoral, and it is oxpectod that in tho courso of a fow'days it orits sub- stanco will bo ratified by the Commissioners for Japan and Postmastor-General Creswell, The rato of lottor postage that will likely be agreed upon will bo fiftoon conts, tho desite of Japan being to make its Post-Ofico De‘lnrlmou’, which 15 a rocont creation, solf-sustaining, TUE TEXAS MUDDLE, It is rumored that during an interview ho- tween two of tho too many prominont Tezan politicians now in this city, which occurrod at onoof the Lotols to-day, biard words and ro- criminating epithots woro bandicd promiscuous- ly. and that rovolvors were drawn, but not usod. Tho matter will not end horo. POSTMASTERS' JALARIES. As the salarics of Postmasters throughout tho country woro fixed according to the amount of stamps canceled in_ their ofiicos, many of thoso oflicials have mado Luown their doubis as to whether tho samo rule will now apply to matler pnssing through their oflices bearin; oflicinl stamps as wng formorly applicable to framked matters, from which Inttor thoy dorive no bemefit. This question having beon brought to the attontion of tho Postmastor-General, Lo ordored to-day that official aud unoflicial stampy are to bo counted in the Postmastor's return for readjust- mont of salarios. JESSE GRANT'S SUCCESSOR. Tho cinims upon tho Presidont in favor of Mrs, Bullana 8. Farroll, who was to-day appointed Postmistress at Covington, Ky., to succood Jesse R, Grant, tho deceased fathor of Gen. Grant, are stated in ber lotler of recommonda- tion, which is signed by soveral woll-known por- sons, to be that shio is tho widow of tho formor Lieutenaut-Colonel of the Forty-first Kontucky Rogiment, who served with somo distine- tion in the Union army, and who, at tho timo of his death was Superintondent of tho Kentucky Contral Railrond, besides beiug the only daughter of Capt. Matsabrer, ono of tho first nnd oldest pilots on the Obio, Cumberland, and Tonnessoo Rivors, who piloted the iron-clad stonmers at Forts Donolson and MefHonry, at Dittsburg Loanding aud up the Yazoo Rivor, and who, from disenso contracted in the service, died at tho tormination of tho war. Mrs. Far- rell is ropresonted a3 tho possessor of tact, cnergy aund businoss cn&mcily boyond wht is usual with Indios; well educatod, and capablo of adapting horsclt totho duties of tho ofice to which sho has beon appointed ag readily a8 any porson unacquainted with them, and will dis~ clmr(fu thom with order and satisfaction to tho people of Covington. The ealary of her offico s 3,400, aud her bond 20,000, & [To the Aasociated Press,) THE ATTONNEY-GENERAL ON HOWARD. ‘Wasiixaroy, D. 0., July 9.—Tho following is the opinion of tho Attorney-Geueral in the Hovward caso: DEPART: T OF JUSTICE, “WasuINGTON, July 3, 8im: Thave duly consldered yonr commuuicaiion of tho 31at of May, with sccompanying documonts and papors upon the subject of frauds fn the State Buresu of Rofugeo ¥rcedmen and Abandoned Lands, Tho papern which you trauamit moare in many respects incomplete, and particulsrly 8o in not inchiding th bonds, or copies of the bonds of the Commissioner of the said Burean and its chief l‘[ib"nh& oftices, and I linve beon nble to obiain but ono of them, T think, Lowover, that I have cnough facta before mo to enably mo ta answer tho questions which you propose, Tho Freedmen'’s Burcau was eatablished by the act of Marzch 3, 1805, the materinl parts of which areas fol- lows : By Soc, 1, it s provided that tno safd Bureau sill o under tho menagemont and contral of » Corn missloner, toboappointod by the President, by and with 1he ndvico and consent of the Senate, whoso compen- eation shall Lo $,000 per annum, and'such numbor of clerks 08 may bo assigned to hiin by tho Bucretary of War, aud tho Commissloncr and Chief Clerk shall, bo- fora ontering upon thelr duties, give bonda 16 tho ‘Treasurer of tho United States, tho former in tho sum of §50,000, and the latter in the sum of 10, ,000, condi- tlonal for tho faithful dischargo of their dnica reap: tively, with sccurities to be approved by the Attornoy-Genoral a8 sufliclent, ~ which nds #hall be filed in the offico of tho Firat Comptroller of the Treasury to he by him put i suit for the benofit of any injured party ujion the breach of any condition thercof, Tho third scction of the nct creating tho Dureau is then quoted, to show the dutics snd ro- sponaibilltios of tho Comminslonar. Tlie papers which you inclose to o show that cone #lderablo sume of money have been taken from the “reasury by ofiicers cmployed in tho Durenu, by tueann of forged recelpts and vouchers for hountlcs due colored soldicrs, and ny meaus of receiptu and vouchers fraudulently vrocured from thew, und you ask my opinion upor the queations, First—In casos whero the guilty partios cannot ho presonted, what should bo your courso in order to Drotect tho iutcrests of tho Goverument and of tho ¢laimants? Sccond—When prosccution s not barrod by the statuto of Umitations, what activns should be bad ? To what oxtent is the late Commissioner of tho Bureau of ofuges Freedmon nud Abondoned Landd aud bis chief disbursing oflicer responnible? Your quostionu are not quite so oxplicit as T conld wisk, and I am not cortain whothor by tho word # prosecution, you rofer wololy to criminal procead- inigu ugainat the ofendor or to etvil and criminal, For offens roce criminally ngainst tle offendor, and. Lkewiss o proceed in & clvil action sgainst i and_againnt any person who {8 rcaponsiblo for hta acta, Whors It in lwpossibls to proceed crlminully, oither by sction of the offeniders having abaconded or grnncnuunn belng arred Ly tho atatuto of limitations, ho may be sucd i clyil action, if it Lo deemed oxpoilicnt, or if property of Wla con be aftached, If, thorefore, any dis- bursing atficer or any oibir oilicor or - clork omplosed by tho Durcau Daw obtainod, in molliod montloned 1n your communication, monoys from the Government, snd i in thought beat {0 silo him punlmlnllK, the pupers may be sent 1o the District Attorney of the district in whleli ho resldes, or where hohas proporty, for action, 'Thero ia no statute bar- ring tho Unfted Btates n ctvil actions, Tho Into Commissioner of tho Freedmen's Burea frave o bonda ot s ppoinient fo 166, becanso, 1 hie juformed you, Mr, ‘Htauton, Becretary of War, did not think that provison fu rospect to the bonds waa iutended to apply 1o the cusa of an offcer of the army detailed for duty under thatact, After due conside: atlon, L it Iaponsibl Lo cahowe in (hat opiuion: The object of tho bonds $snot o have the meaus of punishlug tho defaulter, but tho protection of tho dovernmeut from pecuninry loss, and the objoct da just wa fmportant in {ho cate of a milliary officor sa of a clylln, A bond, howevor, giveu under tho act of Juis, ‘clearly would not covet hi lowu of monoy paid to tho Commlsatonur under the Jolnt resolution of 1807, but by the third scotion of thut revolution all money peld or disburked wnder thio samo rules and regulations govarniug othor isbursing anlcors of tho armay. Tls requlred tho ommiasioncr to givo o bond in tho same manner that any oMcors of thoarmy would do, Ou the 3lst of Octobor, 1871, the Commissiouer did givo s bond iu the sum of $10,000, the conditions of whioh rocites that Lo hoa boen' ap- pointed s spoclal aget and. disbursing ofcer of tho ureau of Hofugoes, &o,, and provides thet ho shall f thi kind it s open to the Government fo sald offico earstully divchargo tho dutles theroot, and falthfully oxpend sl tho public monoy, nui honorably acconnt for tho same and for all publia property which shall or may como fnto Lufe hatids on accountof {ho subsistonco and quaricrmaater's do- artmonts, or such bureau, without fraud or delay, This boud'was not given wntil four yeara aftor tis nppofntment of the Gommissioner o pny the clatms of colored moldiors under (ho joint resolittion of 1867, and, of courso, covera no default previous to ita dato, The form would seom to bo for tho bonds of ordinary disburaing oflicers of tho army, and i n litile ambigus ous in designating the oflico and dutles of tho princial obligator, Roeference ouglit to havo been mnda In {ha hond to the joint resolutfon, ‘Thore fa no provision requiring any ofbior officer than {hoso nlready named {o glvo bonds, but it wos perfoetly lawful to fako a bond " from' any ~ subordinato afMcor of thw Bureaw cmployed n tho disbursoment of money direet ' to tho United Btates, nnd such “bond_would have beon valld and binding although not required by atatuto, Under {ho_act of 1805 tho Commlssioner” of {ho Frocdinen’s Burewn would not, 1 {ink, bo liablo for funds pald dircclly to tho Aesfstant Commissloner and dishursed by thie Assiatant Gommissioners, Thoy were not appolnted by Litn nor wero thoy his sgenis, but wore Govern- ment officern 3 and by requiring bonds to bo given by theso officors, 'tho atatuto would soem to hiavo intonded to roliove the Gommiasioner from Hnbility for tholr acts within thoir auvoral jurlsdietions, But tho joint reaolution of 1867 fs very explicit, All tho. mioney pald under thatact fa pald divectly to_the Commis- sloner, and it is encted fhat Do sholl Lo responsiblo for tho safo custody and dinbursc- ment of the funds futrusted fo hitn, Noibiug I #ald abiout any of tho Assistant Commisssioncrs, or about any of tho disbursing officors, and, althougli it 3ms probably neccagaty and undonbledly lawful for tlio Commisaionet to nppolut and employ disburelng officers hesiden bimself, noverthelesr, ho i reaponsiblo clvilly under tho nct for their acts, tlio sxmo as if dono by lfinself; and, oven If Lo taok tho bonds from them direetly to lho Governmont, this caunot reliovo him of anch Nability, Tho Government may enforco both sccurities in order to indomnify Htsclf for any loss ‘whicl, through the dofsult of subordinato officers, it may buyo wnffered. Tho liabllity might, In somo re- apcets, bo enlrged by tho terms of tho'hond given by tho Commisslonor, bilt, of cours, it could not bo in tho loast diminisied,” Tho Commissioner of tho Froedmen’s Bureau iw, thereforo, lisblo for all lossc sustained by tho Government through the defsuit of a pubardinato disbursing-officer or other porsons, cmployed by Lim in tho disbursement of monoys in- trusted to lim undor tho Jolnt resolution of 1867, As 1o tho chiel disbursing-ollicor, it {8 shuost im. possibiic, from the facts which aro now before me, to tato whiat hlg liability to tho Government may bo. ' Of courso ho 18 Nable both civilly and criminally for his own misconduct, How far o ia liable for tlia ncta of subordinates employed under him {8 s question which it 1 1mpossiblo for mo to anewer without & copy of Ila bond, ond without moro iuformation in respect to his appointment and employment than I havo heon ablo to obtaln from tho perussl of {ho [opors eent to mo. If any ollior oflcars givo 1ids to {he Government, their surotios aro liablo for thelr misconduct, or loss occasioned by them, accord~ ine to tho tonor thereof, Furthor than this, Upon tha facts beforo mo, X cannot anawer, Your second questlon scome likowiso to includo tho subjoct of criminal, in addition to civil, prosecution, For acts of fraud or embezzlcment under this nct, the offending parties aro, of courso, lisble criminally,’ un- Iesa tho offense i8 barred by tha statute limiting ordi- nary eriminal prosocutionn to two years, Any dis- bursing or otlier oflicer, who has misappropristed money cotrusted to bim, under the act may bo indict~ cd therefor, whether ho s appointed directly by the Government, or is a subordinate officer or clerk ap- polnted by Comminsioner or any other oflicer of tho Dureat, Sich prosecition must bo by {ndictmont, un- Iess tho offender 18 linblo to trisl by conrt-martinl. By Bection No, any military’ oflicor _may 1o dotalled and assigned to duty undor this act withe out Increase of pay or allowance, It fs suflicient in {lte prescnt caso to say that military officar, 8o de- 1)t remalng within mili- lo to milltary law for suy A more dificult question srises under Bection 3 of tho Joint resolution of March 2, 1867, whorchy all monoy Lield or disburaed under tho provisions of this renolition, shall bo held sud disbureed under tho samo rules and regulations gaverning other disbursing ofticers of tho army. Tho Janguago of this fa o littls obscure, whero referonco is mado to tho act es tablishing tho Treodmen's Buresw, and this obucurity probably arises from tho fact, of which I sm informed, that oll tho principal oficers of tho Burcau wero military officers nssigned to {his apacial duty, I do not thinik this provision can bo considered an subjocting to conrt-martial a_person ot otherwlso subect to iich jurisdiction. To have st effect o net onght o bo dear and tmambiguous, and it would only bo by a most forced and violont con’ siruction that the rulos and regulations governing other disbureing oflicers of the arniy can bointerproted to fncluda tho liability to irial by martial law in ro- spect to civilinns, Tho rules and regulations govern- g dishursing officera wonld establish tho degreo of Tesponsibility aud_accountability to which the Com- misaloner would bo lishle, lenving hia trial by eivil or military tribunal to dopond upou his civil or’ mililary ntatus,” This question, however, If tho facts bo os L am fnformed, is of no practical importance, 1f theroford any military officer_detailed for duty in {ho Freodman’s Bureau has been guilty of tho misnp- propriation of monoy, or of any violation of tho rules governiug disbursing offcers of the ariny, Lo mny bo tried by court-martiul in tho same manner usuny other such army officor, Finally, I noed bardly say that Claim Agents and ollier peraons not ofiicers of tho Government, who havo obtained monoy from the Buresi by means of forged roceipts and vouchera and other frauds, can bo punished criminally, if two yeara havo not clapsed sinca tho commission of tho crimo, and can also bo sued in Civil Courts by tho United Siates in the same manner a8 employes of tho Bureau can bo, As T havo beforo sofd, ‘therods no sintute lmiling the timo within which the Government_esn begin o clvil suit, Lut suits for penal.es and_double damagea under {ho act of Morch 2,863, must bo begun within six years— [12th statuto atlnrgo pp. 690-638], I havo tho honor fo be very respeetfully, your obedfent servant, Gro, H, WiLLiAxe, Attorney-General, How, W. W, BELkNA, Secretary of War, INDIAN AFFAIRS. Commissionor Smith, of tho Indian Bureau, willleave horo moon for a tour in tho West to visit tho Clippowa Indians in Minnesots, for which tribe ho was formerly sgent, aud, whilo abeoent, lio will visit othor tribus on tho Missouri Ttiver. Ifo gocs toMinnosota ospacially to sottlo up tho affaiss of his sgoncy and turn_thom over to Douglass, his succossor. From Minnesota ho gook Lo the Indian conntry for & conforance with Gov. Davig in relation to Satanta and Big Lree in Auguat, i THE TAIRD TERM, Ve The Prosident suthorizos n porsonal friond in this city to deny in toto the story that he has do-~ 8igos upon a third torm in oflico. TEXAS. Gov. Davis, of Texas, had & long conferonco to-day in roference to political aflairs in that Btate. In tho courso of tho interviow tho point was dovolopod that in tho case of Batauta and Big Troe, the General Government is powerless to relouse theso Indinns oxcept with the consent of the Governor, (iov. ]gnvin, apeaking ot oluims for Moxican dopredations of 40,000,000, oxprossod tho opinon that thoy aro in any caso excossive, and cannot he sustained. THE OREDIT MOBILIER SDIT, J. Hoibloy Ashton, ono of the Government counsel in fhe Crodit Mobilior suit, also had an intorview rospocting the status of said suit, nud it is undorstood tho ruuxivn of tho convemation in viow of cortain conlnms ated action by the lead- ing stockholders, includoed & proposition to place the Union Pacifio in the honds of a recoiver. Bofore deciding the point, however, consnltation will be hold with Mosers, Porry & Tonolios, the other attorneys on the part of the Government., N, COLFAX AND TIE AMES CHECE, Ex-Vico Progident Schuyler Colfax Ling writton a lettor roitorating his innoconce of tho Onkes Amos chargos, lng expressing his dotermination to Liave mattors cloared up by the next Congross. Alluding to Mr, Jobn P, Drew, tho Burlington, Vt., attorney, io wrltos thoy will bo ablo to prove that thochack to * 8, ©, o bearor,” was paid to Otkes Ames by tho Borgeant-at-Arms of tho Iouso on tho 22d of June, 1808, and not to him- solf, Colfax. + It ia not bolieved that Mr. Colfax's persistent attompts to keep the mntter before the publio will do him any good. Drow statos thut ho snw Ames prosont tho ohock, sud that subsoquent- l‘vJ the money was handed to a gontleman in tho lobby unknown to Drow. Drew's stato- mont, thorefore, doos not Hx)rovo that Colfax did nob recelve tho money, but leads naturally to tho inforenco that Colfax did not liko to rocelve tho chock, and had Amos draw tho monoy for him. The fact that Ames drow tho monoyand honded itto a gentloman in the lobby, shows that hadrow it for somehody, and Colfax’s bauk account preduced before the Poland Com- mitltml indicatod veryclearly to whom tho monoy wont. A mombor of the Cabinet says it {a possiblo Ames mado a mistnke as to the person who notu- olly drow tho cash, but ho mndo no mistako as to tho one who “subsequontly” roceived it Ilosays Colfax will first huvo to provo that Oakes Amos was o hypaorite, aud formed a deliborate pur- '\mm to'lujure him, wherens Ames' whole cou- duot durlnfi tho iuyostigation ehowed an opon- nusd of action and evident detormiuntion that Justico should Lo done, which wns atrangely at yorlance with the ilulbhllng and dodging of Colfox sud othora. It is his opinion that Col- fox will moko nothing by again apposling to Congross, for Cougrass is inolined, if Colfax in not, to “epesk xmthlnf; but good of tho dead,” and he thinks if mattors should como to a [lmlut there is still & memorandum-book which will have & tondonoy to oxcite the public intorest. INTERNAL REVENUE, Notwithatanding tho presont gratifying show~ ing of inte: rovenue recoipts, the Commin- e D ing tho reat of July and Agust. Thoro are said lnqm somo Intoresting facta not mnde public rogarding tho causes of tho recent heavy ro- turns, PAYMENT OF INTEREST. Tho paymont of tho inlorest on rogistored honds by chock is 8o satisfactory thnt requosts ara coming in from various parts of tho country that the interest on all Govornmtonts bo paid in liko maunor, YATIER JESSE'S RUOCTSYON, Mrs, 8. 8, Farroll, nppointed Dostmastor at Covington, Xy., to succeed tho late Jowso Ii. CGrant, is an old residont of Covington, and duughtor of Capl. West Babro, the leading pilot of tho gunhoat_expedition to Tort Donafdeon. Tlor husband, John W. Farroll, was Liontenant- Colonol of tho Forty-first Keulucky Voluntoors, and nftorwnrds Assistant Suporintondent of tho Koutucky Contral Railrond. Mrs, Iarrell was strongly recommonded for tho position, THLE ROCK ISLAND MILITARY PRISON. Congress, ot tho lnst soasion, zmmqml an act to provide for tho ocstablishmont of s militury prison at Rock Island, [, for the confinement and roformation of offendors against tho rulos of tho army, and the Sccrotary of War was - thorized to organizo a Board of five members, to consist of threo ofticors of the army and two from civil lifo, to mlnpi.nnlnn for's building, framo rngulndonn for tho govornment of the institution, ote. Tho not, howovor, failed to approprinto nuy money to cnvry out its pmvia]nns, and_thorofore tho Bocrotary cannot lave the work.commenced. ile has, howaver, nppointed_threo offlcers of tho army, namfi!f' Liout.-Col. N. A. Miles, Fifth Infautry, Maj. Thomas A, Barr, Juige Advocato, and Maf: Georgo B. Androws, Yifth Attillery, to’ mako tho nocessary inspootion of n site, prepare plun, ote., in order that the work may be commencs: a8 onn na possible after tho meoting of Con- gress, when the nocossary appropristions will bo mado. Thesp officers will visit various prisons throughout the country this surmier, withn view to soliciting such informalion relative to the plany and munagement of prisons as will bo uso- ful in the one proposed, TOSTAL. Tho now postal troaty betwaen this country and Japan 18 noarly conipleted, and will be sub- witted Lo the President for approval on bis ro- turn, ARNY DISCIPLINE. The plan of changing tho slaft officers in Washington evory threo years will, it is thought, Do abaudoned, and those now hore will remnin, TECOGNIZED. Tho Prosident has recognized Nicolas Honry Ilulfleh, Vice Consular Agent of France at Louis« ville. NEW FIFTY-CENT BCRIP. Tho plates for the new 50 cont note haye beon prepared ab the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing of the Tronsury Dopartment, and the work of printing the new noto will bo commenced next weok, though it will bo, probably, ten days be- foro tho noto will bo issued to the publie. The new noto will be about one-quarter of an inch shorter thau that now in circulation, and a quar- tor of nn fuch wider, ils dimoneions boing 837 inchos long by 2 inches wide. On thoe faco of the moto, ~lofi-hand side, iz A vig- notto head of Samuol Dexter, who was Becrotary of tho Treasury in 1801, and o former Governor of the Stato of Massachusotis, On thoright of the note is & section of geomotricnl Iathowork with the worda © fifty conts” in whito lottors ongraved across tho faco, L'he siory or lottoring on tho noto is the same ns on tho presont issue, with the oxcoption of the words #receivablo for all United Statos stamps” at the bottom of tha old noto, which are omitted on thonow one. The seal is printed in_ tho contro of tho faco, and is iuclosed in oycloidal worl, n now foaturs upon fractional currency. The back of the note, which will bo printed in Now York, will bo in green. It is made up of geomoatrieal Inthowork nnd gerolls, On the right hand corner the word ‘‘cents” found on the old note is omitted, and the numeral % 50" takes its placo. The dato of tho passngo of the act authorizing the iksue i omitted from the faco of tho now notg, and put upon the back thorcof, On the lefi-hand side of the back there on 8pats folahow tho fibro ir tho paper, ill notlbo shidwh on tho_face as much ag in the old nota #¥Tltk-new-nots, of course, will tako tho plact of "tho one ' now in‘dircalation, as tho presont issuo hus boen countorfeited, ni- though not to any gront extent. No other now fractional curroncy will be issued at prosont. Roview of the Moncy, Gold, Bond, Stock, al Produce Markets. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, July 9.—Wall stroct was again activo to-dsy. The Vaudorbilt combination, which name is given to a clique of operators who are now maving the stock markot, resumed business, and directed their atiention to Lake Bhoro, Contral, Western Union, and Union Pacifie. The schome which they have on haund will bo adroitly managed in order to bring to town orders from the great mass of capitalists, who are now at their country seats, I is ox- pected, thereforo, that the market wall bo kopt in a stato of activity for some time, and oxtraordinary inducements will be hold out for speculation. It is roported that the increased carnings of tho Wastern ronds for Jutie oncournged tho *bulls” to hopo tor & pormancut advanco. ‘o only excep- tion to tho gonoral improvemont in pricos was Northwestorn common, which declined 1 por cout. "Tho largest dealings wore in Union Pa- citio, Erie, Pacifle Mail, New York Contral, and Wastorn Union. The ‘advance Las been uh fol- 1ows, as compared with tho oponing : Erio, 15¢ ; Paciflo Mail, 76; Lako Shoro, 3¢ ; Rock Island, B¢, Wastern' Union, 1¢; Coniral, 8 ; St. Tuy %4; Union Pacille, 137 ' Olio, 3¢ 1~ Wabash, 3¢+ iarlem, 3¢: Hannibul & 8t. Jde, 1%. Tho ad~ vauce in Union Pucific was accolorsted by tho rnpgrt that tho rond was to become o Vandorbilt rond. Lrio was sont Liting by cable reports of highor figures in London, caused by tho succoss of tho Bischofshoim party yestordny. The advanco on aceount of the short statomont is not 8o grent ay was oxpected. 1lowever, to-morrow tho Diree- tors will incot to eloct ofticers, whon Mr. Watson will bo rotained as Prosidont, and Mr, J. 1I. Dovoreaux, Goueral Manager of the Great Wost- ernand Presidoutof the Columbus, Olovelend, Ciucinnati & Indiauapolis Ronds, will be made Vice-President. T'he stock voted upon yestorduy shows that 450,000 shares are controlied by Bischoffshoim & Co., and 160,000 by American stockholdors. ‘I'ho stock of Henth and Itaphnel, amounting to 100,000 sbares, was not voted on. 1t 18 considerced doubtful if the railroad can fair- ly pay the _semi-sunual dividends promised by Trosident Watson., ‘The decline in Northwostern caused somo comment, and is gonerally intorproted a4 tho fororuuner of an advance in the future, orin other words tho stook is now being distributed proparatory to being placed once moro on the acttye list, T'ho recent movemonts of Pacific Mail are said to bo causod by an ngreewmont on tho park of the Tanams Compuny to take the Atlantio business of ~tho DMail Company, loav- ing tho Intter freo to run the Puciflo lino. Tho npsfllcntlnn of Aaron Freoman, one of tho stockholders of tho Cumi;nug' ro- questa thom to bring suit against A. 1. Shock- woll, Iate Presidont ; first, to wot asido tho sale to bim of 9,600 sharésof the, eapital atoclk of the Panams Railroad Company ; second, to tob asido tho salo made by him to the Pacific Mail Uom- nny of hia four stenmors, Novadn, Nobraska, Y)nlmln, and Moses Tuylor, and third, to com- pol Btockwell to reslore to the Paclfic Mail Compauy 9,600 shaves of Panama stocl, in such u way thiat hio cannot dorive suy profit, mor the Compsuy sustain any loss by the fluctua~ tons of maid stock in tho market, or by bis taling, holding, purchnsing, or solling tfi0 samo; alo, to comypol him to_pay the Com- pany 8660,000, sald to have boon lonned to I' O, larkham, and likewiue to institule suit against snid Markham and against those Directors of tho Cowpany who, apprised of Stockwell's bronohos of dyty as trusteo for the stookholders, purtici- pated, by their counsel, by thoir votes, or in any uthor way, in covering up and x:mnpmlmlhl? hiy eald misappropriation of the proporty of tho Company. = Mr. Freomnu, it sosms, owns G0 shares of stock, and, whon it bogan to deoline, was advised by Blookwell to avorago,—that is, purchase sufticiont stock after oach decline, #o that if thero waus a roaction he would got such profit on his low-priced stock as would ‘offset the loss ou tho high-prived stoock, “Thoro was no improvement, howevor, but a utonly docline, and Mr, Froomnn s still waiting for {lie roaction, If the Directors rofuso to suo, Lo, {t is stated, will bogin a sult on his own ac- cuufit, Tho total claimi of the Company i ox- veelod to aggrogate between $1,000,000 and 94,100,000, ,000, o bo commenced by a largo stockliolder againat the firm of Brown Bros., growing out of an old transaction, by which 27,000 sharcs of the Pacifio Mnil Company's atock wore purchased of Mr. Jerome at tho rato of 166 per sharo, which, it 18 alleged, wad an unfair and unrcasonablo prico, and a concession to the suporior power of au operator, which could not legslly have boen made by the thon Truatoes of tho Company. No suit haé as yot boon commonced. 1t is noticed that tho stock of somo of tho Prlnnlpnl Weostern ronds, the Illinols Contral, biclugan Central, and one or two othors, hay declingd conslderably in valug within tho'past 1ow wooks, and it is roportod that this docling in causod by valos on the Continent, late holders heing informod that Lho stock will not poy a3 lavgo dividonds in futuro, and thoroforo this is & good Limo to get xid of it. i aoLn, The upward course of gald was arrosted to-dny by pews from London_ that mouoy was 1@1l3 per cont below the bank rate, and that the Bani of England lind galned £176,000 in_spocie. It was thought probable, consequently, that tho bank rato would bo lowered 1¢ por cont to-mor- row, and sovoral largo blocks wore sold at 1163, broaking the prico to 1165%. Thoe lower rato in London may not immediately arrest tho shipment of gold from this port for exchango. 'Tho market is strong just now, by reason of the Incrouulng domand for romitiances and_tho scarcity of bills, and as long as sight storling romaing steady, oven nt 1103, gold can bo oxported at a profit. 'The German bankors hove for eomo days boen picking up cou-- Bon bonds for shipient to the Continont, and ave now about exhausted the supply, and aro rosorting to coin. For this roason it is thought thal during the ensuing ton days gold may bo shippod Lo tho oxtont of, sny, five millions, ovenshould bank rato bo lowered. ' To- day £5600,000 went to Europo, and & similar amount is engaged for to-morrow. In connce- tion with foreign exchange aud gold, the racont daminge by storms to the crops in tho Wost in boginning to attract atlention, especially in con- nection with our oxport trado. Freights aro very high and tonnage searco, PRODUCE. Flour was bottor, especinlly for low grades, with sales of Wostern shipping extras nt 3585@ 6.16. Wheat was betior, and fairly active. The firmness in froights checks inquiry for oxport, Wintor was hiold higher, but rulod quiet, with salos of 66,000 bu, Reccipts, 108,319 bu. Corn was botter, and in_brisk demand for the trado and for oxport. Its condition has improved, and the adyanco at the Wost stimulates inquiry. TRocoipts, 112,407 bu. Oats woro botter, and vory nclivo, with salos of 150,000 bu. Receipts, 78,20 bu, e S RAILROAD RATES. The Commissioners in Receipt of Nu- merous Complaints of Extortions, Instructions of the Board to the Several Complaining Parties. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SeriNorter, Ill., July 9.—The Railroad and ‘Warchouse Commissionors were in session to- day, and had under considoration numerous complaints in writing from various ecc- tions of (he Slate, in which the writers chnargo that tho railronds have raigod their froight fariffa 100 por cent in some places, and the general ovidonce contained in tho communications went to show that the retes had been incroased an average of 80 por cent. Tho Commissionors directed auswor to bo sent to cach of the writers, of which the following is a sample : OFFIOK OF TIIE: RAILTOAD AND WARE- HOUSE: CONMIHSIONT R, SPRINGFIELD, July b, 1673, Dr:an S Your communication of the 7th fnsi, is duly received aud was considered by the Commission to-day, Inreply, Iam directed by the Board to say thnt under the Taw, the schiedules now being pre- pared by {he Commlssioners eannot bo usod 0w prima facio evidence of reasonsblo maximum rates in tho courts until Jan. 16, 1874, Actions must bo Dbronglt under the first and ‘sccond soctions of tho act of May 2, 187, If you have sufil- clent evidence to convict of extortion before a_ jury, your cours of Jrocoeding i plain. ‘Thi> Committeo will bo thankful for tho recelpt from you of any evidonce comiug to your kunowledgo of tho extortions in_charges for frefght transportation by ratlronds, and will gladly give any information in thelr power at_any tine to assist you {n enforcing tho Iaw. o conclusfon, the Commliteo axsure you that all oans n their power will ho uscd to securo to the peaplo their just rights undor thelaw, Very respectfully, (Slgned) A. MoLAvanLIN, Secretary Railroad and Warchouse Commissioners, So for as the Commissioners have compared 1ho now with the old schedules, they agree with the complaints thut bave beon mado, that thoro bas beon a gouoral increase in the rates, They proposo, ga oon us it can bo done, to shiow ox- actly what tho amount of the inorease in datail is on ench rond in the Stato, THE MODOCS. Commcncement of the Trinl of Capt. Jack and Others for the Murder of Gen, Canby. Tont Kraxara, Oregon, July b, vis AsnraxD, July 9.—~The Military Commisgion mot this morning st 10 o’clock, and proceeded to the trial of Capt. Juck, Schonchin, Boston Charley, Black Jim, Slotuck, and Berncho, who at tho prosont time aro implicated 1n the Canby massacro. ho chargo i8 first, murdor and violation of tho lows of war, TFirst, That thoy, the Indians callod and commonly kuown as_Capt. Jack, Behonchin, Boston Charloy, Black Jim, Barncho, and Slotuck, membors of a cortain band of In- dinny, known ag tho Dodoo band of Indians, which band, including the Indians above named. was ot tho time and place Lereinaftor alleged, ongagod in an opon and flagrant war with tho United States, and, undor the command of Capt. Jack, did as réprosontatives of said Modoo band, moet, undor a flag of truce and suspension of hostilitios, Brig.-Gen. E, R. 8. Canby, . 8. A, Commanding tho Military Dopart- ment of Columbia, Chalrman of the Poace Com- missioners, on the part of tho Unitod Statos, Thomas, A. B. Menchnm, aud L. §. Dynr, citi- zous of the United States. all reprosenting tho Govornment of tho United Btates, for the agroed purposo of discussing and arranging torms upon which the hostilities existing botween tho Unitod Btates aud said band of Indinns might conse; and did thoreupon, in wanton violation of the sacred character of the flag of truco under tho laws of war, willfully, fol- oniously, and with malieo aforotlionglit, murder 'Brig.-Gon. Canby, U. 8, A., noar Lavi od, sltustod noar Tulo Lako, in the Stato of Californin, within the territory of the United Btates, on'the 11th day of AI'u-il, A. D., 1873, Tho socond specification is vory nearly a copy of the above, cxcopt tho name of Dr. Thomas is substituted. Charge tho second is an aswanlt with intont to kill A, B, Meachom sud L, D, Dyar. Threo witncsscs Lnve boen oxamined, T\ T. Riddle, his Indisn woman Toby, and L. B, Dyar, Toby awoara positively that Capt. Jack sliot Gon. Ganby. Schonchin, Mencham, Boston Charloy, Dr. Thomas, and Hooks Jim triod to kill L, 8, Dyar ; also, that Barncho knocked hor down with & gun and_ tried to take her horso. I'he testimony of Riddle corroboratos his wife's, Tho testimony of Dyar amounts to nothing. Ho could swoar to nothing positively, oxcept that ho was presont when the firing commenced ; thaut Lio was ohased by Hoola Jim. T'ho Indian scouts, Bogus Chatloy, Shacknasty Jim, Btesmboat Frank, and Hooka Jim, will bo oxnmined to-morrow. Four Kraxatu, Orogon, vis Asuraxn, July 9, —A dispateh hoy Just beon recsived from Wash- ingion addrossed to Mn!. Ourtls, dirocting him not to bring the Lost River murderers bofora tho Commissioners for irinl. It is supposod theso murdorors will be turnod over to tho Courts of Jackson County, Oregon, ,T'he trial of the I'eaco Commissioncr murdorors will bo probably concluded on or bofore the Oth. Ay itttk Fatal Runmvay,. CiNoixNATy, July 0,—A speoinl from Younge- town, Ohio, says that while Dr, Btreotor, Mrs, 0. Bralnard, and her two children wero out rid- ing thiy lnnrnin‘.;, the horso ran away, and, in orousing tho railroad track, threw tho acoupantg out, a f:udug train rupniug over Mrs, Drainard, horribly eruahing her, and mod\wlngi immediate daath, Dr, Bireator and the youngost ohtld wero allg porions % 4 324. NUMBER THE CROPS. Additional Returns from the Va- rious Grain-Growing Districts. Prospect of an Abundant Yield in Iowa and Wisconsin, ILLINOIS, Special Dispatches o The Chieago Tribune, Matrooy, Ill,, July 0.—Of whent there was loss thanthe usual breadth sown. Yield good; harvest in progress. Oats short and backward Will bo abont ohe-third of a crop. Corn lato in planting, and vory backward. Cannot bo over half acrop. Krait an entiro failuro. OexTnavIA, 111, July 9,.—The wheat, corn, and onts crops woro ecrionsly damaged by tho lato storm, Ono-third of tho whoal and half of the onts aro beyond recovory. 2 Mexpora, 11, July Y.—The crops in this sec- tion of Lllinois are doing finoly. Corn is grow= ing fast, and will mako an averngo crop. The small grain atraw {8 shorl, and in some places ihin, but well hended out, and will makenoarly a full oropr. Grass short and growing fnst. The lato hoavy rains will meko it an average hay orop. Lrrivauay, 11, July 9.—~Whoat sbout half cat, and in tho shock. That standing is in bad condition for harventing, hoing miich blown down and tangled. If not further damnged it will yleld sn sverago crop. Corn vory backward, and ” cousiderably loss than the usual breadth planted. With even n favorable season from now on there will not be moro than half & erop. Onta poor and but littlo sown, Gross medium. LeAunstown, 111, July 9.—Tho crops of small gmlu in this locality wore very much damnged y the storms of wind and hail.” About one-third of the crop is harvestod, though that in shock is somewhat dsmnged by the wet. Of that stand- iug about one-half will bo harvested. There in o good proulwct for a heavy corn crop. Pronia, IlL, July 9.—Corn promiscs well for a full yiold. Crops will bo largo. Oats, ryo, wheat and other small graius aro promising fino- ly. Altogether tho crop can ho catimatod at small figures compared with otlior seasons. e WISCONSIN. Special Dispatchies to T'he Chicaao Tribune, Poxnr WasmnaTox, July 9,—Grain of all kinds is looking woll and promises au_abundant hor- vost. Spring whoat is now hending out, and in- dications aro that tho coming crops will excood that of any yoarsince 1860, The yield of oats will be large, although tho breadth” sown is not 80 groat as formerly, on account of unfavorable weather at gowing timo. Barloy will not como up to former yoars in quality, as the soason hos thus far beon unpropitious, although it may be bottor thau wo_oxpect. Tho crop of hay will bo henvy. Farmers sro now engaged in cutling. In womo localitics, especinlly ou low ground, wo bonr complaints that grass was killed by the severo winter, but tho frequent rains havo produced a crop of grass which will far exceed the average for yenra past. Truit trecs, which blossomed 8o plontifull and promiged a bountiful erop, have nearly o friled to redecm their promise. Many troes ara dylng outright, and others sro in o_sickly condis tion, Poars and plums will be half a crop, and of applos there will bo enough for local uko, but no surplus. Small fraits did woll. The recont tornado, which swopt ovor tho country on the dth inst, did but little damngo in this county. A fow barns wora unroofed and grain kuocked down to some ox- teut, but it will rocover. Thoe greatest damaga dono was to our foresta. Tully ono-half of tho standing timbor in_thoe northern partof this county is down. No lives were lost in thig vicinity, but we hear of aoveral denths from the storm in Sheboygau County, and tho damage dono in that county and further north is much greator than here, Bananoo, Wis., July 9,—Tho whoat crop in this section promiscs great abundance. Re- porta msay it was nover known to look better than at the prosent sonson. "It s hoading out fine. Corn looking splendidly, and promises a good crop. Onts doiug well.” Potatoes look- ing superb, Bugs aro troubling but vory littlo. For an nron of 20 miles uround “crops in general were nover known to look botter than at the rosont season. No sign of damage by storm, dications of rain to-dny. Mabisox, Wis., July 9.—Crop proapects in this rogion aro favorablo for a yield much largor than for the last fow yonrs, though not s maxi. mum. Smnll graing do nol stand vory thick on tho ground, nor is the straw very heavy, but it appoars to bo hndiugiv oul woll, and, without ox- traordinary untoward woather, will yield well, Ryo is about ripe, and will yield a fair crop. Not much winter whent, aud only a moderato yiold of spring wheat. Onta promiud woll, but will not be rondy for harvest for somo timo. Thero is only a limited complnint of the chincli-bug. Corn, of which considerablo is plunted, is nat very for- ward, but promising splondidly. Potato vincs keep the start of bugs. Recent rainy havo been most _bonoficinl, with iitfle injury by storms. Very littlo rain since the Fourth,, and no mora wanted Just now, JANEsvILLE, Wis., July 9.—Reports from all parts of Southern Wisconsin promiso lnrger crops of all kinds than bave been harvested in somo years. Wheat looks especially well. Covuxuus, Wis., July 9,—The prospects for the crop of whent, corn, sud oats were never bottor at this soason of tho year. Wauxesua, Wis., July 9.—~he whont and onta crops are in good condition. Farmers say they look bottor than_for thirteen years. Corn vory backward, Don't expect much crop. EAuCrAng, Wis., July 9,.—1he crops in gen- oral are vory good at the present time, with tha excoption of corn, which is not so good in some soctions of the country on account of the recent rain and winds. ———— IOWA, Special Dispatehes to The Chicaga Tribune. Font Dopak, Iowa, July 9.—The crops were never better in this scetion. Tho grusshoppers aro burting whoat s very little, Onts same. Good prospacts for a very large corn crop, un- loss the grasshoppors commenco soon. McGneaon, lowa, July 9.—Recent advices {from Allamakos, Brown, Winneshiok, and How-~ ard Countios report the condition of the wheat and oat crops excellent, and if no drawbacke oc- our tho yield will be conisidorably more than that of 1ast yenr. The corn crop has sustained con- sidorablo damage by tho recont storms in this uectl]«l:u, ard tho yield will probably be quite small. DegMorxes, July 9.—~Corn in_cribs along the TRock Island Road ie reported as sprouting badly, ITD the Asociated Press.) Dunuque, Towa, July 9.—Heports from all parts of this and the adjacont Btates show that the crops gonerally are in vxcellont condition. Whoat and osts aro well spoken of everywhere. ‘I'ho hot weathor provented the planting of as Inrge an acrengo of corn as usual, but what wans planted is coming ahead fast in_the most of lo- calities. A Jones Connty (Iowa) dispatch saya that grain of all kinds except corn is looking ro- markably well, Of corn not more than half a omr can bo raised, not more than ono or two stalke, on an averago, standing in tho hill, and nmch of it gono altogether. From few locale itios, howevor, comes up so discouraging a ro- port regarding corn ag this, 'AERONAUTIC. ‘The Dangors of Ialioon Asconsions. New Yonk, July ).—Frank X. King, who mada tho bulloon necousion at Morrintown, Vi., on the 4ih, whon about two nm* alialf milosup encoun- tered a pnow-storm, which covered his balloon newly an inch thick, aud sont it down rapidly. ‘Iha balloon was seon by sovernl farmors whon i’t landed, abont 45 minutos afior it wont up, and about u!lsvm milos from whoro tho ascent was mndo, Not hearing anything from young King, o party organized, and senroh wus made, Thoro were 500 mon in the forast ut 9 o'clock on Sun- dny morniug. The balloon was found about 11 o'dlocls, and King camo out about the samo time, having boon in tho wildernoss almost for- ty-eight hours without food, Ilo wns very much oxhausted from cold and hungor, but uniujured, R e vt i South Carolinn Pinancos, Cuanreston, July 0.—In Columbia, to-day, Judge Carpentor, on the motion of counsol mz»rnunnung tho tax-payers of the State, graute a temporary injunction” rostralning any and flscal ofticors of the Btate from lovying or coll jug ln{xtn for the purposo of paying int upon the bonds named in tho complaint, are ‘Btate bonds known ns * conyersion smounting to nvar. 87 100 110, b