Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1873, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY 'l’l{ll‘;mffl- THURSDAY, JuLy 10, 1873. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, o OPI‘KUMCI;I:“HM! (PAYALE IN ADVANOR), al malle . S 12,001 Sunds 03 T WoollrS u.uul Wooldy on it Parts of & year at tho samo rato, "To provont dolny and mistakes, bo auro and glvo Post Oftico addrens In full, including Htato and County, Remittances may bo mado olthor bydraft, oxpross, Post Ofico ordor, or in rogtstarod lottors, at our ik, TENMS TO CITY BUDSONINKNA, Dally, delivered, Sundny oscoptod, 23 eente por waok, Dally, dollverd, Sunduy fncludod, 30 conte per wook, Y, Addross THI TRIBUN Cornar Madinon aud Dearborn CONTENTS OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NRWS OF THE WEEK: ngtos Political—urolgn.--Obi nnd Husiness—latlronds— tunry — Porsol fonoy eaitd and Thelt—-Crimos—Ons- ualtion—Firos—Mincellaucous, BINUULAR ACCIDENT: 1ialfa-Mlla of Railrond “rack Drop into tho Missourl Rtiyor. RAILROAD RATKS: How tho Now Tarit Works in Aurora_Toming Wool 'fwenty Milen for an Qutlote AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIP: A Steanboat Arrivos At8t. Paul, Minn., trom Kalaniazoo, Miol, THE GREAT STURM: Full Accounts of the Ravages of Wind, Wator, and Lightning Througliout tho North- ‘wost—Ten Lives Lost on Gy Sost tn Hanouck Gounty, an_ Lako, 2 Ill.—Foue Peraon }lh'nllnb‘ wmonae Dostruction of Proporty—Great Dame. w0 10 Oro EDTRORTALS: Through Trolghtand tho Tlinte Law— Gov, Palimeron tho Kullronti—THE, CHICAGD TRINONE v&. Deadbeadism—Putting Down tho Farmors' Movo- mont=-Haroy Koutar's Coutract with tha Shah of Per. afa— L, S dress 1o tho Larmiors—Dacty- contdont Grant's Thied Torm_—A Tropasod Now Gradoof Wieat—Waturod Rtail. oad Stocks—'Tho Minnesots Jailroad Law ina Unitod States Oourl, THIL FAXM AND GARDEN: Grass vs. Grain-Grawing —How They Livoin the Viliagos—Teoit-Varming—Tho Ohouse-Fastory—Tho Ramington Aruory at Tlligu—Lit- e I¢ ’l"i“lP“’"‘mnng the Dairlos~Looding Western o Drouth, H10: Call for a Liborsl, Republican Stato Convention— )D\!'hln'n 1o tha Allan County Resolutlons, DANTIl WEBSTER: Tis Farm in Burost Qounty, Tik, ESOTA: Tho Farmora' Movemout Thero—Talk with lfinn(lm Donnelly—What Ilo Thinks on tho Sub- Joat—1fo Wantaa National Gravgo Convontion at Gil- Gngo—1iia Oplnion of Men and Thinge~d. . Dlako, o Man Who Fought & Raflroad." ATISFACTORY: A Poctu, WORTH: Conviction and SBentonce of the Young Man Who Killod His Fathor. TIE DARTMOUTH-COLLEGE OASR: Anothior Do- cision from thy United Ststes Supromo Court Daclating that Railway-Chiarters Aro Coutracts, MIS8 NELLIE GRANT: How Sho Made a Narrow Tacapio from Death, FHR ILLINOIS RAILROAD LAW: Important Circular from tle Railzoad and _Warohouso Comminslonors—— “Choir Views on Through Frolghta, Bpoolal Ratos, Con- nacting Lines, and Commutations. HUMOR; A Colloction of Comlealities, Tl APIARY: Book-Learning in Beo-Culturo~Tho Origin of tho Honoy-leo~Ita Tarly THatory—Quecn: Beos—Devolopment of Loos from tuo® Exg-leavy Bearm MES. SAM, JONES: Proparationfor tho Plonic—tow tho Girls Outwitted the Marricd \Vamun—l'mun;[ tho Guodios—Uoing to tho Plenfc—The Esorclies—A Thun. der-Suower—Tun-Aiilo Plonics Not Dusirablo for Old VPaaplo—Tho Weathior, “THE LRTTER OF A DEMAGOGUE:® An Attack M. Smith and tho Farmérs' Movomant, Doxtor-Park Sunimor-Meothug—Hocord of tho Wook's ac THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION: The Minno- sota Raflrond-Taritf Law Hoforo tho Unitod Statos Court g3 oo Auraed Uses. OUSES: How Tlioy Stould e Treated Durlog the ‘ot n. OROPS: ixtonded Reports {rom Nlinols, Towa, Wiscon- and Ol 'RTIL: Gov. Palmer's Spooch at roms of Mr.'S, M. Smith at Pon- 1, —T'ho Hon, Loounard Swolt's Sposoh at Galos- burg, il —Gon, Biacks Oeation wt Urbous, 1il.— Jucld Orfan's Alldrousat Marshall, Wis. - Asporibiagos st Knoxvillo, Winohaater, Klgin, Yorksillo, Conteails, K i ‘Brighton, Tl ; Waterloo, e arion, And DesMotnas, Ia.—Oration 'of & 'Railroad-han ot Prairio-dn-Ohton, hi FHOSE YOWA RUSOLUTIONS: Latter from Sonstor County. Ol LENTRNN NIAL: Transtor of the Contennlal at Philadeiphia, to tho Contennial Commis- slon—Prociamation, and 'Lotter from tho Prostdont - Noto Adiressed to ‘Ministorn of Forelgn Govarnments in Regard to Our Proposed Intornationnl Exhibition, AN AERONAUTIO TRAGEDY : The Horrible Death ot i Hallooniat LaMountaino af lonia, Mich, FUK AFRICAN: Oorrespondenco betweon tho Prosidont of Hayti and Sonator Smnner. A OALIFOINIA RANCIL: 1ts Vast Kxtentand Groat Productivenosn. TILE WORST MATOLL OF TIIE SEASON: Au Intorest- ng Btory. MIRTAM:'A Poem. CHANGE OF RRLIGION: A Young Plttaburch Jowess Admiited into tho Homan Catholie Church, FINANCIAL: Tho Chiicago Monoy-Market~The Pro-Rata Miatake—Itaiirond Statistics for 1573- COMMICHCIAL = Chicayo, Produco-Mackota— Chicaxo Live-Stock-Barkat, with Roviow for tho Week—Chicago Lumbor Markot—1ly d Uorkimor County” Dafey in Markets—~Albany, Buffs and Hoston Livo-Si Markets— Puropran cte~Now _ York I oo Market--New York, Milwaukeo, Toledo, St. Louls, Olneinuatl, and Oneega Froduco:Markots. ADVERTISEN ENTS, TO: HOOLTY'S_THEATRE-Randolph streot, between Clark and LaSallo. **Caste.™ MoVICKER'S THEATRE-Madison street, betwoon Denrborn ~aud 0. Blio Katle Putnam Troupe. ¥*Won At Last," ** Don't dudgo By Anpearances.” NEXON'S AMPHITUEATRE-Clinton straot, botwaon reablngton ond Handolyls, ‘Funy Tastar’s Varioty Cotn- nation. ERY-WE SOLD 1IN 00 prizo. Ulrculars ARTINKZ &CO., Nuw York. ROYAL HAVANA = LOTT arsing o8t 1231 April Inst tho &5 lnm!ulhllx,: siven, B. ILK BLASTIO.BEIAS USED DURING PRE( nancy ond alter continement: . clastlo stovkings vaticoso voins, anklots, knoo-caps, wristlots, otc., fu- ported by wrabd warrurted of tinedt quallty - oppi or doforinitics: truptcs of all kinds fittell endguarantesd at (ho Radical Ours Truss Officoof MARSH & BOWLIS, 108 Washington-at., two duor oast of Clark. los to attoud ladios, i Fomalas TAIR DYE, THIS SPLENDID 5t in the world: Tho only truc and por- cliablo, and instantancous: nodisnps buirdyo Is tho fect dyo. Harmloss, pointiont: no ridiculwus tints or unplensant ador. Roimo- dics tho {1l effucta of bud dycs and wasties, Produces im- modistoly a suprh black or naturalbrown, and loaves tne hoir clean, soft, apd boautifal, ‘Mo kenilng, stpnod W A. Batehielor,’ Sold by all druggisia, CHARLES BATCHELOR, N.Y. The Chitagy Tribne, 1873. Thursday Morning, July 10, Prosident Grant denios that ho bas any aspi- ‘ations for & third term. France bas just paid $50,000,000 of the Ger- man war indemnity. This leaves her only $10,000,000 more to pay, which need not bo dis- chargod until Sopt. 5. Thero are 06 Young Mon's Cristian Aseocia- tious in this country and Cansda, Under their auspicos, an Tnternationsl Convention is now Deing hold at Pouglkeepsie, N. Y., which num- ‘bers on attendance of 150 dolegates. The Bank of Evgland, which has been holding its rate of discount higher of lato thau for many yours, is expected in Now York to lower it to- day, a8 the rate for monoy in London is from1 10 13 per cont below the baulk rato, and ns, in uddition, ita receipts of specie have largely in- creased. Young Walworth was taken to Sing Sing yes- tevdny in irons. His mothor requested that sbe bo allowed to tako him from the Tombs to the dopot in hor carringo, under the guurdof & Deputy Shorift, but tho Sherifl took tho position that be must bo trentod liko other common folona, and travel handeuffod in prigon van. President MacPherson, of the Intor-Oceanio Railway, the unsuccessful competitor of tho Canada Pacific Railway for the Government con- tracts, hns made o deuial of somo statements of Bir Hugh Allan's coucerning bim, At the same timo, ho publishes some additional facts in cor- roboration of the obarge against the Govern- ment and Sir Hagh Allan, oue of which shows that at one time the latter proposed to give tho Amoricana $10,000,000 of stock and & majority of the Dourd of Diractors. 1t Spain woro busot by & Chineso insurrcction, it 1uight froo itself by tha formidablo paper pel- lote which the Govornment is 80 quixotically dischiarging against tho Carlists. The Govern- ment Lns jesuod anolhor manifesto declaring that the rebollion must bo crushod at once, sud, availing iteelf of the oxtraordiuury powers granted by the Cortes, avows u dotormination to lcop all soldiers in servico until the end of the war, whether their torms of enlistmont have expired or not. Gen. Butler's bid for the temperanca voto In his Fourth of July speech at Framingham was not alluting enongh to tempt the Massachusoetts Temperauce Allisnce from their sonuiblo ro- solve not to indorse any candidate, At their meating yesterdey, thero was cousiderably diu- cussion for aud against Butlor, Lut it ended withous setion, Doasures wore takou (o socure » thorough canvass of the State for tho prohibi- tioniate, and a rosolution was sdopted that the Liquor Inw waa not onforcod in & way to satiafy tho Alliance. —— Justice Banyon's Court yostordny gave ovl® danco of tho truth of tho statoment that Chicago, 48 well a8 New Yorlk, ia infostod by tho dealora in Italion children. On tho testimony of two ittle Loys whom thoy had kopt tramping through tho city as streot-musicinns without pay, two Italisu fruit-doslors wore fined $100 cach. Tho hoya aro to bo provided with homos by tho bnililf of the court, and it {s a pity that the law docs not allow the fines collected from their opprossors to be pald to themn as somo componsation for the robbory and ill-usage thoy bave endured, Gon. Howard in declared by the Attornoy-Gen- eral, in the opinion whick the latter has prepar- od af the roquost of Scerotary Bolknap, to be responsible for all the lossos sustained iu the Treedmen's Buroau by the Government through himsolf or any of tho subordinates Lo appointed undor the act of 1867, ‘hoy may bo prosceutod criminally for any defaleations which happoned not longer than two years ago; and prosocuted civilly without any limitation as to timo. Gen. Howard and any of his assistants who are army officera are alvo subjact to trisl by court- martinl. “I'ie prosont practice of dotaining witnesses in county jails, which provails very genorally in this country, is illustratod by & case roported from San Francisco, where a poor follow hns boen lacked up for seventy-eight days becauso ho bad been robbed of $15 and made complaint of it. The jail thero, from all accounts, is in the same filthy condition ss most county aud city prisons, genmorally unfit for the dotention of men whom tho law prosumes to bo criminals, and much less for men who are guilty of nothing but entering & com- plaint against oriminale. The Btate Bonrd of Charities for Illinois, in their last report, drow spocial attontion to the injustice and hardships of tho system, and recommended soparato placos of dotention for witnosses and untriod persons from that of convicted folons, that they should not wuffer the punishment of tho guilty nor bo contaminated with vicious associations. The rocomuendation is ono deserving of adoption fn Tllinols and olsewhore, Tho Chicago produco markets yosterday woro more irrogular than usnal, with & larger aggro- gato of busincss than the average. Moss pork was in fair domand, and 20@25c lowor, closing strong at $16.80@15.85 casl, and $£16.00 soller August. Tard was quict, and 5S¢ por 100 Ibs higher, closing at $8.10@8.16 cash, and $8.25@ 8.30 sellor August. Moats were quiet at 3c por b higher, at 63@7c for shoulders, 8%@Ye for short ribs, 9c for short clear, and 10@12}4e for wwoot pickled hams, Highwinos wore quiot aud 14e higher, at 883 per gallon. Tako freighty wore activo and firmer, at blgo for corn to Buffalo. Flour was strong, and more active. Wheat was activo, and sold Sc higher, but closed lower at $1.16%¢ sellor tho month, and $1.18%¢ weller August. Corn was active, and advanced Xe, but closed lower, ab 574e cash, and 892¢c woller August. Oats wore quiet and o highor, closing at 29ic cash, and 20c soller August. Ryo was dull and easior at 60c. Barley was quiot aud unchanged, ‘at 63@60c. Tho hog trade opened active, but closod quiot with prices oasior. Bales at §4.00@4.65. Cattlo wero without decided chango. Bheep wore firmer, at $3.00@4.75. CHICAGO ENTERPRISE IN CANADA. The recent lettera which pagsed from Sir Hugh Allan, of Montreal, to 0. M. Bmith and G. W. MecMullon, of this city, aro highly croditablo to Chicago enterprise. The facts of the Canadian Credit Mobilier, from tho Allan standpoint, have already beon made public, and it is neodloss to go over them again ; but the attendant circum- stances show that a very littla tuition in finan- cial operations in this city can bo made to goa groat way. The party of the firsr part is Sir Hugh Allan, tho chiof owner of the Allan line of steamships from Montreal to Liverpool, the chiof owner of the Canadian telegraphs, the chief owner of tho Nova Scotia coal miues, the grand financier par ominenco of Cauads, tho great mogul of Cana- dinn millionaires, worth $20,000,000 or more. Un- til ho met Smith and McMullen it was supposed that hio had bad his oye-teeth cut. And yot, with- out half trying, s couplo of Chicago speculatora got & corner on him and capture him with the most perfect ease. Thore are many Smiths in Chicago, Dbut (his pacticular Smith, who bas involved the whole Domivion Governmont in a breakneck acrapo, is no better known horo than auy other of that numerous family, aud might never have been kuownat all had not the great fire brought the Stato Insurauce Com- pany into public prominence, nod st its policy- Lolders at work to discover who Bmith was, And who ts McMullen, that they should go and cupture the great Canndian lion in his toils ? He nover had any stock in trade but his wits,— which turn out to be considerablo when ex- ploited on the other gide of tho St. Lawronce. e was not known on our Rinlto. Hisname never appearcd ou tho lists of cilizous' com- mitlees, 1le was not a Sir Mo)ullou, nor McMullon, Esq., but only plain Mchfullen. Ho picked up o couple of small jobs hero to be sure. He made a good thing buying up the claims of tho policy-holders of tho Ktate Insuranco Company at 10 cents, when tho asuols wore worth 40 conts, aud ho once got a corner on the Evening Post mewspapor, Dut theso wore very small affairg, which any one could have accomplished, And yet these two Chicago chaps pack their carpet-bags, go over to Canada, collar the Mivistry, and mako thomselves & no- cesnity to the prospects of tho Cunada Pacifie Ttoad. Tho groeat Sir Hugh thon swims into their ot au naturally a8 possible, aud (he firet thing the bewildored Cunadians know, Bmith and Me- Mullen are * running " Sir Hugh, the Cauadian Pacific Rallrond, the Macdonald Minlstry, tho Dominion Parliament, aud evorything elea in Conada, from Nova Scotiz to Mauitobs, on the high-prossure plan. ‘Ihese aro facts, 1t the investigation, which hos now beon postpoued, ovor tukes place, it will be found that Bmith and MoMullen aforessll got a contract for building a railway across the continout on the basia of a subsidy of $10,000,000 gold, 820,000,000 of Dowminion Londs indorsed by the Britlsh Qovernmont, aud 60,000,000 acros of land—unid railway to bo built on tho pouth shoroe of Lake Superior, aud to fol- 1ow tho line of the Nortlern Pacifio from Duluth to Pembiua, thence to Fort Garry and Pugot’s Bound ; that, in pursuance of this contract, or of verbal underatandings growing out of tho samne, thoy carried the Canadn elections for the Muc- donald Miulatry, returnivg a majority of twonty-fiva staunch and loyal roprosonta- tives; that they awallowed {ho wholo concorn, Cabinet, Parliamont, subsidy, 8ir Hugh Allan, aud practically tho wholo Domin- fon of Canada and the maritime provinaos ; that it was funds of their gotilng, sud not Bir Hugh Allan's, that oarriod tha olections ; that tho con- tract for building tho road, whoover may bo tho ontonsibla Jiolders, oquitably belongs to thom, and that, whon ihio Macdonald Ministry goos ovorboard, Smith and MoMullon will be on dack, it thers is any such thing as gratitudo in tho Op- position, This in doing protty well. Any candid obaerver will admit that to seizo a transcontinontal rail- way indorsed by two Governments, make & fool of Bir Tlugh Alian, and overturn a Ministry, is o vory fair job for a brace of Olicago spoculators, and ono which will add largoly. to our conso- quenco abroad. THE FARMERS AND THE PARTY. 'I'kore has boen a chango of hoeart among tho party nowspapors. A fow months ago tho Ad- miniatration pross wera anxious to impress npon tho farmors that, whatovor elso thoy might do, they must nover go into politics, The farmors have not scon fit to follow tlis disintorested ad- vico, Now tho same nowspapors insist that, if tho farmors are detormined to go into politics, tho Republican party is the only safo politics for them. The Republican parly, it has suddenly beon discovered, is a sort of patent medicine which has peculiar vir- tue for tirenting the anti-monopoly com- plaint, as well as all tho othor publis dis- easos—oxcopt possibly salary-grabs. Like ono of Ar. Holmbold's decactions, it only noodsliberal advertising to work miraculous cures in all the ailments from which the body politic now suffers, orovor shall bo likely Lo suffor. Tho avorage “puff " of this colebrated panacea may bo woll illustrated Ly tho following from the St. Louis @Qlobe, which leaves the marks of having boen writton undor tho patriotic associations of tho Fourth of July : Tho retiromont of the Republican party 18 impossl- ble, a historle necessity will compel this nation, in its self-preservation, to sco that its vast powers and fn- torests are conflded to none but Republican hands until there arono otlicr than Republican hands seck- ing them. Tho progresa of events will lottor thia truth in pillars of fira on the akies, and every political movement stauding in the way of Republicnu nscend- ency will continuo to bo swept aside, It is, therofore, both needless and aulcldal for the sgricultural classcs to puraue thelr alms in hostility to tho Ropublican party, which s in easontial sympathy with them, From this it wonld appoar that tho Ropublican party is very much in tho condition of Tenny- son's brook, and that, swhilo farmors may como and farmors may go, e go on forover, Wo are asked to boliove that tho party which proposes torun Gen. Grant for a third torm is o sort of porennial political institution, in which every- thing in this country hag its beginning and its end. Itis *a historic necossity,” aud, as if the ‘moro fack wore not startlivg onough, it s boon lotterad *in pillars of fire ou tho skies.” Those who Liope to attain a mausion in thoso ethoreal ronlm, {hen, must go this route. It iu tho only road which goos through without change of cara, If tho farmors expect to be saved, thoy must patronize this concern, Tho fact is, that tho farmera recognizo an issue of more importance Lo them aud to the country than the fight over the dead corpse of slavery. As a class, thoy acted with tho Ropublican party while it was engaged in working out the destiny for which it was created. Now that the destiny has been fulfilled, it wiil bo a difileult metter to porsuade tho farmers that the parly is moro of anecessity to them than the straight-forward attainmont of their rights. They can recognizo nothing in the party as it stonds ex- cept sn orgauization for rotaining one sot of office-holders in power, witk whom they have no moro eympathy per se than they wonld have with anotboreot. It isa very choerful viow of the siluation for Ropub- lican politicians to regard thoir party as & por- manent abiding-place ; but nobody clse bas any particular interest in it. The farmers of the Northiost will scarcely care to voto tho Repub- lican ticket for the purpose of maintaining Kellogg in powor in Louisiana whon corn is only worth 20 cents a Dbushel, If they vote for Gov. Carpenter in Jows, it will be on account of wome other incentive than tho abstract good of the purty, or any faith in office-holders of the Rankin descrip- tion. Salary-grabbing is not likely to attract in- crensod loyalty to & party that has no more practical claim to oxistouce than that of **hig- toric necessity.” Credit Mobilier operations live boen bronght within the compreliension of tho community of farmors since thoy have studied tho offect of watored and fictitious stock, and traco most of tho railroad sbuses of the day to the Credit Mobilier system of construction. Bonopoly is not caleulated to find furthor forbearanco at the hands of the farmers, whother it como in the shapo of ex- cousive railroad chargos, or the protective tarift which affordu the only oxcuso for them. If wo have properly studied the farmers’ movement, it @008 uot care o fig for the Ropublican party, or the Dermocratic party, or any othor party. It is & movement against frauds, shams, oppressious of all kinds, and it looks to their reform whetlor oxisting parties staud or fall, Credit Mobilicrs, salary-grabs, unoqual taxation, land- stonty, protection of clngs, ull fall under thoir condomnation along with railroad monopolists, and they recognizo them all as Lelonging to one sud the samo catogory of sing against the peo- plo, which the people aloue ean wipo out by tak- ing politics into their own hands. REVISION OF ILLINOIS STATUTES, Binca the moeting of the Joint Connitteo on Revision last June, tho work of rovising the Btatutos of this State bas boen progrossing favorably, and as epeodily as the nature of it al- lows. Alvendy thore have boen propared, and submittod to the ‘several membors of the Com- mittee, bills embraciug tha following subjects : “Tho Criminal Codo,"—a large nand compro- Dbonsive bill in soveral principal divisions, i~ cinding an alphabotical cataloguoZof orimos and offonsos and their punishment, and the wholo mothod of oriminal procedure, with its various branclios, from arrest and commitment to appeals und writs of error; “ Abatoment ;" “Adoption of Childrony® ¢ Approntioes ;" “Coute" “Courts; " “Olorka of Courts;” “Contempts of Courts;" “Frauds and Yor- jurica ;" “Fugitives from Justice ;" *Jaila and Jnilora;" “Nogotiable Inetruments;” ¢ Dan- pers" “Bot-Om;" “Tonder;” *No Exoat;" and “Tnjunction,” These leat two titlos forin soparate bills, instead of boing united undor ono titlo, au in the rovision of 1845, The Dbills on “fHet-0Mm," “Touder,” and ‘¢ Contompis of Couria " are mostly now,—tho present laws containing but meagre provisions on thoso sub- Jeots, ‘I'ho mombers of the Committes will shortly meot In thiaclty fgv consultation in_regard to \ f tho work alrendy porformod, sud fature pib- coodings. KENTUCKY LOTTERIES. Tho Loglslaturo of Kontucky bas suthorlzed and logalized fivo lottorles, tho proceods or proflt of which nro to bo applied to the estab- lishmont of o Public Library in Loulsvillo, Tho third of thoso lottories was closed on Los- day Inst, and the fourth is already announced. ave nottheso things gono far enongh, and ought thoronot to bosuch an expression of publio sontimont as will put anond toona of tho mont disroputable of all tho forms of gam- Lling ? Tha Loglslature of Kentucky hoa juris- diction within that Stato, but it lins no authority to encourago gambling otsowhoro, and other Statos should adopt such mensures as will broak up tho practico whonevor introduced. The firat of these lottories was drawn in Do- combor, 1871, tho second in Decomber, 1872, and now tho third in July, 1878. Tho frat two woro comparativo falluros; that s tosay, an immenso sum of monoy was colleoted from the purchasors of tickots, but, aftor paying tho prizos, and tho enlarios of tho Commissioucrs, and all tho ex- ponsos, thoro was but little loft for the Library. Whatover sum was reslized must have beon small in proportion to thooutlay and cost in pro- duclng it, The proeent lottery is said to have Doon o Buccess, Thatis, 100,000 poople wore soduced into botting €10 oach on the turn of the wheol; of this $1,000,000 thus collectod, one-lnlf was restored to thoso who wonj; that is to say, 9,000 of tho gomblors got back thelr §10, and 1,100 got something more, sud the otlior 89,800 got noth- ing. This, porheps, excosds tho pluuder of the ordinary gambling-tablo. Tho faro-desler who in six months could have ono million of dollars played on his table would choeerfully agreo to romit all of his profits ovor b por cont, aud bear his own expenses, The men who are seduced, halt drunk, to go into & gambling-room, prob- ably lose more, on an aversge, than 210 at a time, and gambling-tables aro worso than tho Iottery in that respect; but the lottery makes up in the number of ita victims, whom it follows into all tho villages, and lomlots, and workebops, whom it inducos to drzw their accwmulations from tho savings-bauks, and funlly robs. Since Decombor, 1872, six months ago, the TLouisville lottory bhas sought out and taken from 89,900 mon, women, sud children $899,000 ; it has hired and employed men, ot largo rates, to bunt out these people aud got $10 from each; that money Las boon seized and apportioned among the horde to which this lottory-job has given employment during the last six months. How much of this £1,000,000 will go to tho Library la not stated, nor liave we scen any statemont of how muich was obtained from tho formor Ilottories, We Liave the statement of one of tho operators that the result of tho threo lotterios is to furnish enough money to pny for the Library build- ing, but how much that s is mot made public. Pulling the threo lot- torios togotbor, wo euppose that tho whole number of tickets sold was 200,000, for which 2,000,000 wore paid. Of this sum, por- haps oue-half was paid back in prizes, but the purchasers of 180,000 of theso tickots got noth- ing—ware litorally induced to bet their $10 on tho turn of n card, and their money was raked away by the person selected for that purpose. Nino-tenths, tharaforo, of tho purchasers were fleeced of their money, and this under the au- thority of an act of tho Legislature. But, it will be answered, the Public Library of Louisvills got the 1,000,000. Even supposing that the 31,000,000 was applied to the Library, that affords no justification whatever for tho gambling operation by which it was securod. Tho end does not justify tho means, Cambling is no more honest whon carried on for the benefit of a library, or & church, or a college, or n tucological gominary, than it is when carried on for the ben- 1it of one or more ordinary vulgar blacklogs. It would be just as proper for the State of Ken- tucky to establish o sorics of lottorics to support the Stato Govornmont as to endow a library. In cither cago, it would bo the legalization of low, vulgar, dishonest, and domoralizing gamos of chance. Had tho Legislature, threo yoars ago, suthorized the gamblors to open their rooms for faro, kono, monte, rouge-el-noir, and all- othor games, stipulating that to support and endow tho Public Library a cortain por cout of all stakios played for over their tables should be roserv- ed, the probabilities aro that the Library would have hed a8 much monoy 08 it now lms, and that, too, wilhout fleacing any person save thioso who follow gam- bling for & living. Tho 180,000 mon, women, and children in all parts of tho country would not havobeen despoiled of their money, Had theso liconsed gamblers seut their ageuts into othor States to visit and importune men to go to TLouisvillo and stake their money at the public gambling-tables of that city, it is probablo that such ogonts, if thoy cscaped a coat of tar and fontbers, would be trented and punished as com- mon vagrants. Yot, whero is tho differenco bo- twoon the gambling-table legalized by statuto, and tho lottery-wheol legalized in, the semo way ? 1t i no answor to say that this lottory was man- aged by mon of high political standing, who con- ductod it honorably ; thoro ar scores of gam- bling-houses in the country whare tho managors prohibit cheating aud enforce honoat play ac all times, But what bocomes of the one million of dol- Tars difforonce betweon tho procecds of the sale of the tickets and the amount refunded to tho 1,100 prizo-holders 2 Doos tho Library get (his? or half of it? or one-quarter of it? And what becomes of therestof it? Outof thiuis puid a Jargo sum to agonts wont to all patts of the country as commigaion for hunting up people who Lave ten dollars, and whoedling thom out of the monoy on & chanco of winuing. Thon comes a large expenditure for ad- verlising this lottory; then comos the cost of printing handbills, circulars, atc.; thon como the ualaries and exponses of tho big gune, and of tho clerky, bookkeepers, corro- epondonts, ete., ete, incliding tho hira of a Drass baudl to give a “concort.” In this way 76 por cont probably of the one million dollars left aftor paying the prizon is consumed, aud ont of the Lwo millione of dallara taken from the dupes porhups $260,000 or $200,000, or 10 to 12 por cont, is turngd over to the Publie Libravy. It [# now proposad to have the fonrth lottery,— tho cnpital stock this time to be a million aud halt,—to collect whioh Touisville is to sond ont an army of sgenty to vioit every town in the land, and seduce bogs, women, workmen, lubor- ora, farmors, and all other classos to put up their monoy in sume of $2.50, 35, $7.50, or 10, totake chaucesin the great Loulsvillogambling arrango- wment, Againatthe repotition of this abomination wo invoke the protest of public opinion, If Ken- tucky choosos to logalizo gambling, lot her keep it st homo; but wo {nsiet that, for the commoun protoction of socioly against this moanost and lowost form of botting, tho nuthoritios of evory Btax should rigldly onforce thoir own laws. Sonding lottory tiokets into this Stato, by matl or oxpress, and recelviug monoy therefor, {a soll- ing within tho Biato, and we inxlst that, in overy iustance where the fact can -be discovered, there bo n prompt and vigorouy enforcomeut of tho criminal law. The dispnatches fiom Paris which bronght the intolligoneo of tho conviotion of tho Now York IHerald and American Register proprictors for libel faled to oxplsmn tho mnature of tho com- plnint. Xt scoms that the proprietors of theso papors wore suod by M. de Brimont, asort of matrimonial speoulator. This is tho gontleman who marriod an Amorican lady, tho daughter of s wenlthy Now Yorker, aud who, aftor Lis wifo's death, sued his fathor-in-law for support. M. do Brimont got & judgment in the Paris courts by somo poculiarly Irench conatruction of the dutios of fathors-fn-law, and came to Now York to have exccution issued. The Unitod Btatos Conrt, howover, rofused to rocognizo the Fronch claim that a rich fathor-in-law should support tho husbaud of & deconsod daughter, and threw tho wholo matter oat of conrt, It was for comments on this tranu- action, it seomn, that tho propristors of the nowspapors namod laid thomsolves opon to an sction for libel inthe Froench courts, and tho enorgotio prosecutor of papas-in-law and newa- paper publistiors has recoived about $2,000 to al- Iny his griof at the rovenuo loat by the death of bis wife. As Mr. Jamos Gordon Bonnett will not probably forogo the plonsure of hia frequont visits to Paris for $2,000, M. de Brimont is prot- ty sure to get his monoy, The New York Tribune citos two remarkablo canes of cholora, The first caso last year was that of & young woman whose caso was * woll- dofined Asiatic cholora.” Upon examination it was found that after a hard day's washing shie Lnd partaken freely of corned beoef, cabbage, green poas, and whisky, finishing hor ropast with the greater part of four large melons, The firab caso this yenr was that of o man, and thlu‘ 8180 was “a woll-defined caseof Asiaticcholora.” It was found upon oxamination that Lo hod had tho ordinary summer sicknoss threo weoks, and that on the dasy beforo his death ho had been entingcucumbors and ico-croam, and drinking ale. Numiorous other *¢well-defined cases of Asintic cholera” may bo traced to the same causes. Should not the verdict be, howovor, well-dofined casos of American stupidity ? As long a8 it is possible for any man to produce cholora by in- discriminato gluttony, is it not a littlo inconsist ent to chargo it to ono of the myaterious dispen- mations of Providence ? Mr, Dudloy W. Adams, Master af the National Grango, dolivored a Fourth of July oration at Ottumwa, in which he foreshadowod a probable and useful influonce of the farmers’ granges and sssociations that are apringing into oxist- onco all ovor the country. He devoted s large portion of his addross to the social and domestic lifo of farmors as a class, and told them that toil is mnot necessarily glorious which wears out body and soul in the drudgery of the farm without & just return. Ho blamed tho farmers for making agriculture so disagrecablo 28 to drive all young men of spiritand entor~ priso into othor business. Ho urged greater culture, tho giving of moro time to reading and study, aud tho Jargor indulgonco of hoalthful amusements. The farmers would probably bo Jusk a8 well off as they nro now in wordly goods i thoy would follow this advice, and would cor- tainly havo & bettor consolation in hard timeas. Tho granges are caleulated to cultivate this now spirit among tho agricultural community. Tho Emporor of Japen has sot an exsmplo to otbor rulors in the way of economical reform. 1lis castlo at Joddo was recently burned, and tho work of incoudiariem was attributod to his po- litical enemies, Shortly afterwwards the Emperor addrossed the following noto to the Prime Min- Ministor : 1 have lately met with the disastor of baving my pal- 2co burned by fire, A& this timo tho Government has many expenses, and, consldoring this, I do not wish to oppreas the picople by re-orocting the palaco quickly Obey thifs, SavEsosnr, Tho Japancso are fust now copyiug the prac- tices of civilizod nations. 'Thero is one prac- tico, however, a4 is evidouced by the above noto, which tho Japanese Emporor has uot yet copied, undoubtedly to the distress of Japanese rings and contracturs, if thoy have thoso vivilized ap- pliences, Some of the English womon have a very de- cided stylo of doing their shopping. Harriot Lloyd, the wifo of a lorse-dealer, was rocontly arrested at tho instance of & drapor for asssult, The testimony showed that the defendant en- tered the complainant’s shop, inspectod some of the stock, and eventually selected for purchase somo remnants and a Jot of calico. Bo far, mat- tors had gone pleasantly enough, but when the Dill for the gooda was politely handed across the counter, sho questioned the accuracy of tho prices, snd flatly rofused to tuke the goods. The complainaut mildly protested, whoroupon Brs. Lloyd attacked Lim, scratched his faco, threatoned to knock him down, and then pulled nim out of his shop by tho beard. For this domonstration of the argumentum ad hominem, Mrs. Lloyd was fined §25,—an exponsive day’s shapping. e NOTES AND OPINION. Wae observo & statement that tho selaries of Congrossmen-olect aving bogun March 4, va- caucies which have gince aceurrad by death can- not be fllled until the Houso, in December, takea cognizanco of any such vacancy and offi- cially notities tho Govornor to appoint an eloc- tion. Therearo throo vacaucies already, viz: in Massuchusotts, vice Willinm Whiting; in Now York, vice Juncs Brooks; and m Oregon, vice Josepli G. Wilson, Herotoforo there has ‘boon no question about fitling & vacancy ocenr- ring in o recess of Congress. Is this new wrinklo due to the salary act? Is it tho lnw? —~Qalifornia, after electing s Legislaturo, etc., in Septomber, will olect & Bupreme Judge in Qctobor. —There ia to be an election of Cirenit Judgos, in Indiana, in Octobor, and tho Kokomo Tribune wants to know if it is not mbout time to begin tho preliminary business ? —Pho Dos Moines (Town) Regisfer uays: The Cluclnnati Gazefte prophewies (aud it takes no risk i the propheny) thut svery momber of Congresn Who votes sgalnet rupealing tho salury steal will Lo Hulity of pofitical suitide, Moro than that ; if this salary iufamy fa not wipod out, Congrossmen will be likely to fina that the wholo body of Congrons has committod “political suloide.”” It fu mnoticeable that the ouly quostion romitied to this Congross ia the salary question ; sud by that tost nlona Cangress will bo judged worthy er umworthy to deul with other groat quastions, ‘The avorage constituont is just now more than ever #eriously mindod, and i no mood ta bo fooled with. —James O. Robinuon, salary-grabber of tho Springfleld (1Il.) district, bas reachied down to this line of defouso, as stated in the Springfield Register, viz.1 Thai in this Congressional district, composed of alx. oountles, his salary apportioned among them would amaunt Lo but $1,250 each, aud tiat tlie sovoral offcors of theso countics rocolvod'su amount n oxcass of (s sum, olc, —If these groody rasoals will turn ovor the pagon of history, and run their oyss nluu§ tho monp of tho world, thoy will find (Iml tho foun- dntlon npon which thoy aro atanding is vory slip- {)nry. In tho awift-coming sottloment, which hoio monstora of infquity will havo o make with tho poopla thoy heve robbod, no ignorant rabblo will udfin thom. No infidel mob will nsusil them'; thelr cate will como boforo tho most enlightoned and poworful domocracy that aver took cognizance of Luman dolinquency,— Communicalion in Afbany (. T) drgus, —Tho Ropublicans tax fhe peoplo to an ox- oasgively high fl;iurn and thon distribute the monoy among their friends, in tho shape of in- crousod salarfos nnd tho scoros of ways known to corrupt aud eolioniug poltclaas. o poo- plo of tho nation want a roduction of taxation and oxponos, in order to romovo tha burdeny from business, Thoy,will obtain neithor the pres- ont party s in power. That is cortaln, from tho faot that tho oxpenses of the Covornment are ncronsing oach year, aud that will make high taxes necossary.—I’hiladelphia Age, ~—Thoro aro thrao great evila for tho oxistence of which the Republican party sro respousible, viz: The centralization of power, the growth of monopolios, sud tha buildiug up 'of iminenso privato fortunos, Theso ovila have a common origin, Thoy are born of ono paront. They are tho logitimato fruits of that tolal disregard for tho Constitution which hos charactorized tho rule of that party since it came into power.— Madison ( Wis.) Democrat. —The Arauvt parly caunot roform iteelf. No nrty ever did. Change alono cau accomplish t, but to mnke it effeotive tho pun\fln thomselves must tako hold in earncst, It ia their work, and they shiould sco that it is wisoly and properly done. Wo caro nothing about the name. It ia the thing iteelf that is wantod.—st. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer. —It will bo noted that all over the country thoro was a disponition on the part of thoso who addroased tha pooplo on the Fourth to deal with practical quostions rather than to “aplit tho fonra of the grmu:v]]ln 8" with the squealing of tho cagles. Tho burdoffrcedum was loss wor- ried in proportion to tho antount of talk that was mado than ugual, This is a wholosome sign.—St. Joseph (fo.) Gazelte. ~—Tho crowd colobrating the Fourth nt Knox- itlo, 1ll., was cstimated at 20,000 poople, and, while no polities wera introduced publicly, yot in evory small group freo trado and tho farmors’ nominations wore discussed and indorsed. Tho il in in motion, and no power this side of high Honven can 6top tho movoment until a thorough political revolution Lias boon accomplished. God epead the day.—Peoria (1) Demoeral, —Tho * farmors’ movoment” docs not con- tomplate tho formation of a distiuctive political organization, Its object 18 to rodress and ro- movo the gront wrongs which tlo railrond mo- nopolies are practicing upon the pooplo ; and to that ond they ask the co-oporstion of tha paople without respect to parties. Those Democrats who, looking out for tho main chance, are ex- pecting topubliean farmers to array thomselves against the Republican party, aro meking wild nmli ridiculous cnleulations.—IUinois State Jour- nal. —No_groator calamity could happen to tho Repullican party than Gon. Butlor's eloction at this timo to tho chair ones filled by John A, Androw, It wauld be suicidal for the Ropubli- can party. Thomost unrelenting enemy of Re- publicusiim could not ask for moro gratiyiug tolligonca thon would ba conveyed in the au- nouncement of the success of the prosent schomes of “the Essox statesman."—Delroit Tribune. —The ontiro Federal machinery of Afassachu- netts io being wiolded for Gon. Butlor. Is that Dby chanco? Wo have been told repeatedly in this Stata that tho Administration was neutral between rivals. And yob tho romorscloss knife rerchod the dovoted necks of thoso who did not follow their. londers, Llindly. Aund so it will bo in the Bay Stato, Lutlor must be paid his prico. And hois no bettor nor worse than those with whom Lo associatos, and for whom hoe speaks, in Cougross and upon tho stump. It is au affecta- tion of ignorance, and su_opon affront, to troat Gou. Butler as ono whoso socioty and_whoso lendership is & disgrece, Ho is treated with too ‘much considerntion, and is too valunblo, for that. —Albany (. ¥.) Arqus. o Fond di Lo Commonwealth says that Souator Carponter ** hatos nowspapors and odi- tors with & bittor, malignant hatred,” and it is **porry to see any one doluded into n contrary be- lief.” " Tho nowspaper in question scoma to romptly reciprocato any possible feoling of tho kind which it montions.—Milwaukee News, — 'l thousands,—nay, the millions,"—saya the Albauy Evening Journal, in & gushing arti- cle, “* who have always honored tho services of Behuyler Colfax will hail with pleasure the frosh tostimony which supports his statomonts con- cerniug the Credit Mobilior,” Mr. Colfax made o many statomonts on_that subject that wo should like to know which ouc of thom ho sup- ports now.— Washington (D. C.) Republican. —1'he 8t, 'aul Press aunounces somi-ofticially that Sonator Windom's migratory committoo will come out strong in favor of a uationnl froight railway from tho soaboard to tho Wost. Tho baro thougbt of tho cliances to steal which the building of such & road would afford makes tho wholo horde of Tronsury plunderers smack their jaws with delight. It would be suck a fine joke to build a rond for the bouefit of tho dear pooplo, and steal as much 23 tho cost of thoe road whilo it was in process of coustruction, not to speak of tho fat pickings for anindofinito fu- ture.—St. P’aul (Minn.) Dispalch. —Tho Alton Telegraph discusscs the now froight tariff of tho Chiengo & Alton Rond, and shows how uncqually and unjustly it discriminutos againgt won-colnpoting polnte. 1t aays : "Thio rond, then, has two tarifa, Botween non-com- peting stations aud the termini thoy have & *distanco tarlil3" botween compeling poluts and the termiut thoy Bavo a tarltl {ncroasing onc-fifth of a cent por milo uatil Odeil or Auburn is roactied, whou they clup on o “dstanco tariL.” And on all sbipwmenis from station to atation, betwaen Auburn and Odell, the proportionnte * distance tarlif " {s charged, It fa plain to see, then, that, 88 Tegards sbipments’ to St, Jouia or Cliicayo, the southeris end of ibe road, lying Letween Bt, Loufs aud Auburn ; aud tho northérn'end of tho rond, Iyiug between Olell and Chicago, are discriminated ngainst in favor of the ceutral part of the road. This {6 all wroug, aud we are satisted the new Chitago & Alton tarliy” would bo decided by the courtato bo & violstion of the Raflroad law. Itis ‘plainly a gross injuatice to shippers. I'ho Company, of courso, clims that it does not violato the law Uy this echedulo, bocauno tho rate trom Odell and the intermediato points be- tween Odell and Anburn is_renlly greator (one cont, ora fraction of a cont) than botween Au- burn and 8t, Louis, but tho rate, instead of bo- ing groator in proportion to tho distauce, is in roality much less, At tho other end of the road, betwaen Odoll and Chicago, thero is likewido no compotition, and oxactly tho famo gamo of ox- tortion is being played.” Thero is no doubt that such o tarilf is not & compliance with the law against dikorimination, and deserves to bo se- voroly overhaulod by tho Commissioners,.—I{li- nois State Jowrnal, “Thore 1 not necossarily antagonism botweon the interesta of the railronds and those of the people ; and whon these corporations arrogato to themaelves tho right to run their institutious for the purpose of amassing wmillions for their own beuofit, and douy the right of the power that croated them to regulate their manner of oxorcising thoir conforred privilegos for the public benefit, they are actiug as inimically to their own pormanont intorests as to thoso of the public.—ZLloomington (Ill.) Leader. —Tho railrosds, by their uuwaranted con- struction of tho new Railroad law, in their at- tompt to mako it odioun, to insuro its ropoal, are sowing & whirlwind thut will como diy crash about thoir chartored hends with damaging of- foct.—Illinois State Negister. g —Tha fact thut the railroad companios nro do- iug il thoy can to wmako their freight and pos- sengor tariffs opproseivo to the poople, at tho samo time that thoy are seokivg to reduce their asnossimouts for purposes of tazation to tho lowoest possible figuro, is juat now creating uo littls discussion in the uewspapers . . . . Hercto- foro the entiro railrond proport f of tho Stato has been roturned uuder the old law at about $12,~ 000,000, Wo think thoro is o prospect now of itu going up to s true figures, and we shall ot bo surprieed if tha ‘‘fair cash valuo” runs to 200,000,000, 'Tho poople of tho Stato naod not fear that thoy have lost all control of the ruil- roads of tho State, and the railroad companica muy yet discover that theyaro not ns **iude- poudent™ of the peopla as thoy have baon sup- posing.—Illinois State Journal, —It is porfectly ovident that the railrond com- prutes aro ondeavoriug to ronder the new law s obnoxious as possible, putting thoir own con- styuetion upon it, to, it possiblo, discourago all Ritompts at logialation, hoping ultimatoly to so- curo the *rolegation™ of thin Importaut interost to themsolves, Wo are not, nor do we boliovo thio pooplo are, roady to surréndor to raltroad or other monopolios, ~ 1f past logislation fails to meet tho nocossitios of the poople, tho futura must aupply tho doficionoy.—Leoria (101.) Liee- ord. —Thoro aro abusos, undonbtedly, which ean bo entiraly corrocted only by compotition; but,whore thors i8 such a commonoutery for reform as pro- vails at the presont time,’itis manifest that thero in In]lllldco and_mismanagomont to excito such a goeral demand,—Davenport (lowa) Ga- el —The hoads of the farmors of Livingaton County, this Btate, are, to use a comuon saying, lovol, - ey seom to comprobond tho situation, and kuow how to express their sontiments con< \ corning it. Not long ainco thoy held a convon- tion nt which a doulxum.lmuy of - principles wau adopled and rewolved to be lived up to. Wao rocommond the platform to tho farmora of Tenty County a8 ono cortalnly worthy of thoir adoption and support.—Geneseo Itepublic can. FILIBUSTERING. Exploits of thoe Amoricnn Stenmer Gon, Sherman in tho Spanish Main «=Introducing tho Mitraillcusc, Truxillo (June 11) Correspondence of the New York Herald, Tho Qovornmont of Honduras is reprosented by Prosidont Arlns, who overthrow Modiua about a year ago. Tho lattor is now a prisoner in the intorlor, whore he is kopt in a filthy dungeon, and. rumor Linth it, s bolng tortured to denth by inchos. 1Ilis friends havo not boon ablo in hia Lobalf, although beaton while undortaking Los. tilitlos lnst yoar, and invo now united with other partion in Guatomala also unfavorable to tho prosont Governmont. Thus united tho two partios havo bought and fitted up tho Amorican stoamer Gon. Bherman for tho purpoze of ovorthrowing the oxisting Governmonta of Guatemala and Hondaras, This much for ox~ planation, The Con. Shorman loft Aspinwall on tho 222 of May and procosded to Dolize, whero some rocruits woro awaiting tho oxpo- dition, but were not pormitted to embark by tho British authoritios, who wish to proserve in alt matters of this kind tho strictest noutrality, Bo-, ing foilod at this point, sho loft for tho small island of Utilla, belonging to the Republic of Honduras, and took summary possossion of it. Wator and provisions wore taken in, and it wos sgrood that tho epot should becomo g rons’ dezvons for futuro oporations. A large numbor of men under tho commaud of Gen. Palaccio: woro found, who had boen awaiting for some timo the arrival of the Gon. Blherman. Bome dolny ocourred hers in organizing the mon inte companies, appoiuting of oflicers, drilling, and proparing munitions of war for instant uso. Gon, Palaccio, who is the candidato for the oftico of tho noxt President of Gautomals, was invested with tho supreme command of tlie ox- pedition, Theso mattors being satisfactorily ar- nr'ligod, the Bhorman steamed away for tho ful- and of Ruatan, which it ca{ntumd as- casily as it did tho island of Utilla—that is, without any rosistanco at oll boing mado. Moro recruite woro obtained Loro, and on Bunday, Juno 8, the Shermeu bold launched out on thoe war-path, and stood acrous for Truzillo, the most important port of Houduras, As soon a8 tho strange stonmor was signalod to the town, from tho ob- sorvatory, tho grentcst constornation provailod, the nows having alrcady beon rocoived from Utilla Taland that tho city was to bo botbarded. Pooplo oxpectod every moment to soo iron massongors Ianding in thoir midat, and the panio waa in nowisa allauod until the commander of Truxillo got his forces ready for action, loaded guns at the fort, &c., to ropol any attack which might bo mado at that quartor by the filibustors, Meanwhile hundreds of people 1aft thoeir houses and fled to tho mountains, under the beliof that the most sanguinary aconcs would oro log' e onacted in the city. Tho teamer stood in for tho land about six miles to the westward of tho town, ovidently for tho purpose of landing troops. Boveral large canoew wero now dis- patchod by tho coromandant to find out what stoamer it was and what was the object of her visit, As soon as the canoes renchod tho steam. or thoy woro captured and not permitted to re- turn to shore. “About noon the steamar hauled into the bay, tho authoritics still doubting 1t it wag the much-droaded Gon, Shorman, In this state of iucertitide the commandant bagiml of tha Captain of the American schooner Rocket to get undor way and snil up to tho stoamor to learn hor namo aud hier mission. Tha Captain, who is o plucky New Yorker, aud not baving tho fear of capturo before his oyes, went on his delicato miseion, aud soon ran alongeida tho Iargor vossel. Ho courtoously hailed tho Sherman, aud gavo the messago confided to him. The fillibuetor's roply, “Wo aro londed with troops and guns ready” for action,” was the Jo~ conic roply given by Gen. Palaccio, Ho then eaid, ** Wo request fou to carry n flag of truce Lack to Truxillo, and will feol obliged by your heaving-to for © fow minutes.” hese wishos_ being compliod with, 8 few min- utes lator ~ two ofticers and four pri- vato solders oame on board and handed tho Captain o communication for tho com- mandunt, demanding tho surronder of the town within two hours, aud was sigued by Gon. Palac- cio, Inaddition'to the request for tho uncon. ditional surrender of tho city, it was stated that should the request be refused it wonld be better to send all women and children out of the town, a8 tho attnck would take place at the end of the prescribed timo. At 11 o’clock the revolutionary forces entored the town, shouting vivas for the united Repub~ lica of Guatomala aud Honduras, and algo utter- ing loud vivas for President Medina. A force of about one hundred men took possession of tho fort, earrying with them o mitraillouse, the first ovor seen in this part of the warld, The next proceading was to hoist the flag of Hon~ duras and Guatemala jointly, and, without a shot boing fired, the now Government was pro- clamed. About sunset, and withont the least warning, Maj, Turcios camo back again into thocity at tho head of about sizty mon (having promised thom, if anccossful, thio right of plundoring the town), and attacked tho ouomy's sontinels, but wera, of courto, ropulsad, and thoso who wera not killed outright or wounded escaped back to tho mountains—the mitrailleuse and’ the splen~ did rifles of tho xuvolutlonnrfi forces boing toa much for them. Thoy loft behind twonty-twe dead, six wounded, and threo prisoners, ‘Iho confusion in Truxillo now bocame ton thousand times confounded, and romained sa until tho commandant, after consulting with the principal dignitarios of the city, cousentod to surrender tho city, but pleaded for au extonsion of timo until the following dey. Whilo this au- gwor was being conveyed back to the Sherman Dy the schoonar Rockat, the second commandin ofticer, Maj, Turcios, declared that ho prnfermE death todishonor, and that if tho filihusters gainod posscasion of the city thoy would bave to march over his dead body. Tu proof of his valorous assertiona he caused goveral of tho guna in the fort to bo pointed nt tho Bherman and firad, olthongh sLio was nearly six wiles off. The only effact of this oxtrnordi- nary artillory practico wes to nearly siuk tho schoonor, sho being directly in the rango of hin guns, cacrsing out tho nows that the town wounld surrendor on the following day and sailing a fleg of truce. Aftor this Maj. Turcios with much grandiloquent languago, started with sbout eighty soldiora to a point abreast of tho Ameri- can steamor, in order to fight the filibustora when they should land. But, darknoss now com- ing on, ho flually, towards midnight, roturned ta ho fort, virtually tho commandant of Truxillo. At tho daym of duy tho next worniug, Juno % communications woro again apencd by tho steame or, giving the commandor until 10 o'clock in tho morning to vacate tho town., At half-past9 the ovacuation took place, tho troops all carrying thoir arms, and rotreated into the mountains, Eyorylhing s quict now, but a largo roaction- ary force is shortly expocted from the interior,: whon tho atruggle will commenco_anew. Gen. Palaccio’s forces are not large, and ue will not 1o ablo to meke a pmlon{;od sbrugglo outride tho fortification, consequontly the town may bo cone sidored unprotectod and tho uufortunale inhabe itants have s dreary proupoct. i {ho Gon, Shorman is 203 tons burden, g« two decks, and was built in Fairhaven, Coun., in 1884, for dosers, N. L, & G. Griswold, of Row Yorl, Lnst year sho was soldto M, C. Keith, and was thoroughly overhauled in September. In 1872, while londiug for Bulizo, Ifonduras, ab tho foot of Wall streut, sho sunk mysteriously ono night, and nobody over know how tho affair oceurred. 1tis now probablo, from whet lus trangpirod, that sho was catrying EOmo war mine terint for rovolutionary Suqmmm and was sunk by tho onemy. On tha Oth of October, 1872, she gailod for Port Lomon, in Cosle Rica, from thie city. Tlar agonts, nt 47 Exchange placo, stated Tast night thiat they bud honrd thnt sho was sold about two months ago, and that they know noth- ing about hor filibustoring exploits.—Ep, Hup. ALD.] e A Farmor and Iy Wife ‘Tortured by Robboers. Salina (June 30) I)mmtc!:‘ llll the Sun Francisco Chron~ cle. The following strango story is roported hero ta-day, and beliovod to bo lruo: *Some days 8g0 two mon—ono whose name is Larquez, and tho othor whoso unme is unknown—rvisited the rauch of Jesus Otill, at tho Arroya Hoco, forty milos from hero, and kolzod and Lound bis wite, and with small pinchors tore from their fingers tho fingor-uaily to makethom discloso tho whora- abouts of & largo sum of monoy which Otilla wag supposed to possoss, Their efforts to make, them roveal tho sceret were unsuccossful, and in, spito of tho torture thoy romained silont. The robbors thon commencod a search for the money, and found lmekngo of gold notes, but, nog knowling what thoy wore, loft them behind, Tha would-bo robbora aro bielieved to bo membors of a geng of thioves and highwaymon iufosting the Ban Joaquin and tho lowor country, whose deprecations wore at one time quite frequont. OIP late nothing bas been honrd of them unti} thia ocourzenca,