Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. REAL ESTATE, Wasingto et COD LIVER OIL. WILLSOIN’S CARBOLATED COD LIVER OIL TIn a Specifio and Radleal Cure for CONSUMPTION AND SOROFULOUS DISEASES, Tgmembor tho namo, **Willsno's Carbolatad Cod Livor OiL*" 1t comes in Inrgo wedgo-shapod bottlos, hearing tho Invoutor's signature, and is sold by tho bost Druggists, Prepared by J, H, Willson, 83 John-st,, N, Y, For salo by all Dy ‘ontcrn Agonts: HURLBUT & EDAALL diicoko, MCHARDSON & CO., At, Touis, Mo. STOVES, RANGES, &o, BOXYNTONS HEATING FURNACES! “Qur Favorite?? Ranges, **Tho Onbinet? Cook Stove, Baltimore Icaters, Ilenting Stoves, Tuttle & Balley’s Registors, &c. Thaso goods tro tho vory host manufactured, and are poliabla In evary respeat, Tho BOYNTON FURNACE very G0 difforout sizos and kiuds for heat- has noaqual, {ng bultdings of evory doseription. Heatlag and venti; Iating promptly attendod to. Estimates madoon sho: natice.” Wo invito tho attontion of dealers and thoso wanting ap orfoct working furnace or caoking arrango- mont to call and aco us or sond far clrculara, BLISS & BROWN, & Luke.t., Chicago,, FOR SALE. COPYINGPRESSES BOOKS, BRUSHES, & BOWLS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 &120 Monroe-st., Chicago. ALL SIZES AND WEIGHTS Ropa Express Papers. GEO. R, NOYES & MESSINGER, No. 151 Michigan-av. T OF Beautiful Lot Cautlitl Lots, IN Vincemes Road Additon, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, On Saturday, July 12,1873, BY C.C.THAYER & CO., Thoso Tiots finoly loonted ininy tho. Solobrtod MOROAN EATIE on the Alrat-olnss improvements, Tho new Milil Inatitute, tho gornor storio of whioh was la this Bubdivision. Tho facilities for reachin, ‘the nr‘?efly are oxcellont, Tho Rock Islnn: 0 Radlrond passos ot cornor, and o Washingion Feights ‘Branoh R, R. runs along the west line of this roperty, thoroby givin, ent ndvantages End faciition. - o bty of loantion, b Road Bubdivision i ol e t this charming suburb, - a0 Y ® furnishod BSALT-1-4 oash, and balance in 1, 2, and a‘vonn. with intorest at 8 por cent, “A t bo ‘od at time of sale, and balance of first pnlmnnt within 20 days, LOIAL FREE T will leave the ilroad, corner of Van Buren and Sher~ :nrm-lln.,Lnt 10 a. m, on day of anlo. Plata of the property onn ba offico. ToUS FHAY R & 00u 180 East Madison: £ 700 can raiso tho shoro sum youcan purchaso & aplea- t you want to invest, attond tho Great Auction Salo on Mondsy, 8t7:80 . m., st our rooms, 55 and 57 South \'u& Tot {s warrantod to bs good and dry. wnd ladies ought ot to lot this opportunity pass wiihnut hianduomo ndyance. WAL'AL BUTTERS & €0., Austionacse, TO CAPITALISTS ' REAL ESTATE BARGAINS, snitablo for subdivision, at very low figuros, in ditferont diractions from tho oity. GUSTIN & WALLACI FINANCIAL, 14 Wall-st., N. ¥. ANDIREWW S & TO.. Travelers’ Credits Insucd, both {o STERLING, on And in francs on PARIS, UNDER THE SAME LETTER, Of £10, .£20, and C50 on'the UNION BANK OF LONDON. Stocks, Boods, and Gold hought and sold on commis- elon, _ Railway Loans negotiated, 103 WASHINGTON-ST., wYorthorst Cor. Olark, opposite Court-House, DIRECTORS—William B. Ogden, ¥, O, Taylor, Red- mond Prindiviile, N, 8. Boutou, Guorgo ’K‘aylarmalh‘. . EACH 50 FEET FRONT, ON THE GROUNDS, Real Estate Auclioneers and Brokers, ©oast, and are in tho immediato viuinfi{ of a on Saturday, June 28, is only 1-4 milo from & Paoj throwih the south~ Bubdivision. Thoere aro two Dopots on tho tractivenoss and accossibility the Vincennos Titlo to proporty porfoct. Abstraot of title THRMS OF deposit of $30 on each Lot will req 'RAIN ggpot of the Ohicago, Rock Island & Pagific A Freo Lunch will bo served on the ground. soen_at our ONLY $10 CASH! dl;l lut fu Norwood Park, only 8 milos from the eity limita, Canalat. Young men wocurfog ong or more lots. Thoy will bo sure to realizo 8 55 and 67 South K}fl\a Wo can offer for a fow days sovoral cholco tracts of land Room 3 'Cribu: - ™l WALKER, ANDREWS & G0, 10 Place Vondome, PARIS. TUNION BANK OF LONDON, Circular WNWoites, Commereial Credits: Exchange on London & Pars. Cook Comnty Savings Bank, West Sido Offico~17 MILWAUKEE-AV. on, Bonj. V. Page, Moncy ean ho drawn at sny time, with interost at tho rate of slx per cont por annum ou all sums doposited ©no or wore months. TEIR United States Mortras Co, 7 UNION BUILDING. Loans for long periods on bond and mortgage of improved resl estate, ‘without commissions, ALFRED W. SANSOME, Sec. Hide and Leather Insurance Com- pany of Boston, Mass, dond of 10 per cont an provod olaims will bo DAYI;'II xlybufimi l'ill‘cllfr‘!m:ni;. % nfi:flh:l of tho Rocoly. ars, No. 15 Dovonsbire-st,, Hostan, GHESTER J. RERD, JOHN W, OARTWRIGHT, OLIVER 1, COLE, Recolvers. KOUNTZE BROTHERS, Bankers, New York, issue Circular Notes, and Letters of Credit onthe Union Bank of London, available ir all arts of the world. SKOW-PETERSEN, ISBERG & CO., BANKERS, No, 2 8outh Olark-st,, [ssue OTRCULAR LETTERS OF ORED- LT and LETTERS OF OREDIT available in all Furopean cities, Fourth National Bank, FORBALE at a disconnt two ohecks amouniing to 85,676 drawn agatnst money doposited, now In suit. De. fonno one manufactured by the Bank to dolay payment, duviog no foundation {n law or fact, Will xefor it to any rospactable logal authority, Address D &5, Tribuuo office, T LOTTERY. T$300,000. Capital Prise, $50,000. Missouri State Lottery. Graud Bingle Number Schome. Draws tholaat day of svery month, &0 Prizos, amount i €0 830,000 - Whlo HHeRora, B1; oy ;funllr 8 MUITZAY, WILTRE gfi‘.’,"flgxb bl T s, bo, COMMISSION MERCHANT. (Matablished fu 1828.) WM, LITTLE'S SONS, (Bucaessors to Wi, Little & Co,) Commission Merchants, In Craln, Floar, Better, Eggs, Green and Dried Froits, &, 8ol ! New York Ror i ‘“"&'flo{fi'n'nh.’x oot Corments, ;%{ Rachig, No. 72 West Lake-st. = Chicago. r Wa li'hrtu ¥lewy Nationsl Hank and Luat, Proston & FOR SALE. 104 foot on Wost Madison-st., at corner of South Weat- gra-ar., nd having e (rontagd'af upwards of &0 foot on the Tntter straot, 'This proporty, buing in the immnodisto vicinity of Unlon Park and at tlio hoad of Ashland-av., {s pidly bcoming among the et salusbio i thocity, d, from tho titls tho laat remnant of & Inrgd the titlo to whick etill romaina In tho holra as jolnt , will bo rold at a bargain, to closo out tho soveral intorosta, Apply to LEWIS D. WEBSTER, No. 1b Republio Life Bullding. PORTLAND CEMENT For Salo in Quantities to Suit, by UTICA CEMENT ASSOCIATION, 246 Randolph-st. SPECTAGLES, AT J. G. LANGGUTIL'S, Optlcian, 82 Stato.st., botwoen Washington and Randolph. TO RENT. OFFICES. A few Very Desirable Offices are offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. ‘With and without Vaults. English Tile Floors through- out the Building. Elevator running during all ‘business hours. These Offices are not equaled in the city. The best for all classes of business requiring & central lo- cation. W. C. DOW, Room 21 Tribune Building. TO RENT. Building 40180 1t, ono atory snd basomont. Apply to BEARDSLEY, NEWTON & 00., rear 49 Bouth Clark-st, ————— BLANK BOOKS, &o. J. M. W. JONES, ‘Wholessls and Rotall Stattonor, Printor, and Blank Book Menufacturer. Hailroad Work and Oftica Stationory Spoctaltivs. Nos. 104 and 108 Madison-st. SHIRTS. 1T WILL PAY TO ORDER SHIRTS! From HARRIS & COB! 171 Suuth Clar] MEETINGS. Masonic. A Rogular Communication of Wm, B, Warron Lodge, No. %0, A, F, & A, M., will bo hold at Oriuntal Hall, 123’ Laallo-st., Baturday evening, July 13, All menm. bars aro roquested to bo present o that evoning, as fim. portant busluess will bo brought before tho Ludgo. By ordor of tho W, M. J. N, DUNLOP, Socro: Masonic. ORIENTAT, LODGH, No, 8, A, F.and A, M. (Fiday) ovoning, at T4 olslook, Rk, TPHIRD DRGREL, Al Maator Masons oofdially invitod, L O.of O, F. All members of Ohiloago Enoampment, No. 10, ars or. derod to meotat thelr ‘hall, corner af Washington and Clark st this (ridey) morblug, at 10 goluk sharp, to attond thu funaral of Patriarols John Gorher. 1 archis of alster Knormpments cordially nvitod to partici- pate. By ordorof H. A, ANDERSON, 0. P, L. 0.0f 0. F. Mombers of Ereolsior Todgo, No. 23, aro are ardered 4o moot at tholr hall, Muthodist Chiirch lilock, this {Frlday) morning at 10 0'olock shiarp, to stiond the tinoral of brot \lnll‘:‘rln L (llnl‘lw:'r II'I i.d ll;’dllu’fln of slster ity luvited, 1y oritor o o & K i) 1‘\5“'””‘ N.G. i, B borotacy. Knights of Pythlns, TANORED 1,0DGK, No. 13, K, of P, will hold it rogular Uonvenilon thik eveniny, whon aif moulure are atelotly requostud o Attend, Hustuvas of very groat fiu- portanoo] aleo fnatuilation ot now odiaurs, ' Do ot fall to This dgo A Special Meeting of Red, Whit, aud Hiuo Lyl Orange Lod 7, 3 ral Lo’ held a¢ thuir Hall, No. It s.u.m‘l{' iy duty e "The matmbers, abd thon who Vs tonan € letscss Lo i soluipeiad. Whk JOUNBON, Beciotaty. e d ; 1 “sire” s foreign e Chicage Da P CIICAGO, FRIDAY, JULY 11, FOREIGN. Reuter’s Contract with the Shah of Persia Said to Be a Failure, Ho-Puts His Trust in a Prince and Loses a Million and a Half, Formation of a New Italian Cabinet Under Minghetti. Appearance of a Violent Type of Cholera in Breslau, Germany, Additiona] Details Concerning the Russo-Khiver War, PERSIA. Loxpoy, July 10.—Tho Shah told President Mncnl[fl.\un that Paris looked Jike a bride in hor wodding dross, Ho is groatly ploased with tho brilliancy of his entortainmont, but he has no concoption of tho serious side of anything ho hos soen. Ho s liko a child at & fair. Sadreo Zom, the Porsian Foroign Ministor, ia in disgrace, and will probably bo diemissed and executed on his roturn to Tehoran. Thero aro serious diffienltios with regard to tho Reutor concossion. Routor is & million and & balf dollars out of pockot. e doposited 200,000 na u guaranico on tho contract,. and oxponded an oqual sum in bribos to securs it. Ilo aléo loaned tho Bhah, at § por cont, 81,000,000, The money will novor borepnid. Now tliero is o curious intrigio around tho Shah to make him cancol the conces- sion, Tho Shah was brought out by Reuter to Lielp flont his schomes, but othor London finan- ciors appesred and bavo told tho Shal's suite that tho concegsion was worth moro than Routor Jna prving, Mirza Lagsan Ali Lhan, Ministor of Public Works, is against bim. Routor would liko to soll tho concession. In tho faco of such difficultics, it is doubtful if it has suy valuo, —_—— KHIVA, Loxpoy, July 10.—The Now York Herald cor- mnsuudmlt at Schrilarick, River Oxns, Juno 4 (old stylo), on the staff of ' Gon. Kuuffman, tole- graphy tho dotuils of tho military oporations prior to tho capturo of Khiva. The dispateh was olayed at Oronburg, owing to tho inability to anguage. Gon, Kauffman crowsed tho Oxus, Juno 1, with ton piccos of atillory, two mitracliousos, 1,600 infantry, and 600" cavalry, having passed Adam Kulgan Mny 4. Water boing scarco, camols woro uout back for o supply, causing a delay of ono week. Gon. Kauffmann atlacked A lam-Kursolanand, ond repulsed the famous brigand, Sadik Ealtnolk. Buffering terribly from the waut of water, Kauff- mann pushed forward, roaching Oock-Ookalk, an tho Oxus, shirmishing all tho way tho Jast 20 milos. Horonched wator and charged the Turka- mans, capturing elovon boats. Iollowing the river for 50 mils, o arrived opposito ths sta- tion on May 29, at o stmu& fort on tho loft bank. Gon. Golovaschofl oponed firo and eilencod the Khivan guus. DMeuntimo MucGasson had wan- dorod in tho desort from polut to point, on un- certain information, followiug the walé of tho srny, until two of bis horues diod from hunger and”thirst, * Finolly Lo roachod Oxus Muy The XKhivans offercu _submission and Kauffmonn crossed in captured boats, snd was met by o friendly proclamation. 'Tho in- habitants brought broad, fruit, goats, otc., for which the Russians paid onormous_ pricos, Liay- ing lived for tho past wook on black bikcuit, Alter taking Fort Kasanash on June 4, ton milos from tho river and forty from Khiva, tho troops camped in gardons Slled with I'KYB apricots, mul- berrios, ate. The whole uvailuble forco of 0,000 thon continued to move on Khiva with & cortain prospect of brillisnt succoss, —_— ITALY, Fronexce, July 10.—Tho crisia_in tho Italian Ministry has torminated. Signor Minghetti, who was summoned to this city by the King, hus formed a Cabinet, which is constituted as follows : President of Council aud Minister of Franco, Siguor Minghotti ; Ministor of Toroign Affairs, Bignor Visconto Venostn ; Ministor of the Inte- rior, Signor Cantolli ; Minister of Ju eclosinatical Affairs, Signor Vigliani; Ministor of War, Liout.-Gen. Ricotti Magnani ; Ministor of Marino, Signor Snintbon ; Ministor'of Public Works, Signor Spaventa; Minister of Publia Instruction, Signor Scinlojn; Ministor of Com- morco and Agriculture, Signot Finali, gt GERMANY, BegrLN, June 10.—A dispatch from Breslau says that a violent type of cholers has appoared in that city. Thero havo beon eighteon cagos, fourteon proving fainl, In Lauterburg, thirty- four miles northeast of Btrasbourg, thore were eight cases, four of which wore fatal. —_— SPAIN, Maprip, July 10.—The Carlists havo captured tho Town of San Quoss, in Navarre, and shot tho Tux Collector. ~Sonor Sunar, Ministor of the Colonios, will in- introduce & mossure in tho Cortes to-day apply- iug the provisions of Fodoral Constitution, with certain conditions, to tho Island of Porto Rico. Tho Carlists bave seized thirty-four rosidonts of Marsn, and hold sovon of them as hostages for the safe roturn of tho emigrants now in the hands of the Ropublicans. The remnining twonty-sevon are held for ransom. The Doputy Mayor aud Counsoilor, of Malaga, bave beon assassiunted. The resignation of Gen, Nouvillas as Com- mandor-in-Chief of the Army of North has been accopted. Itiseaid Gen, Cordova will bo ap- poiuted his successor, —_—— GREAT BRITAIN, _Lownos, July 10.—T'he caso for the prosocu- tion against tho Tichborne claimant closed to- day, and tho trial was adjourncd until tho 21st instant. An advortisomont apponrs this morning call- ing a mooting of nll parsons who have cluims against the Unitod States, which aroso after the tormiunal dato fixed in the Treaty of Washington, for tho purpose of tuking joint action for the ad- vancement of their interosts. A A WEST INDIES. HAvANA, July 10.—Tho steamship Vi has arrived at Ringston, Jamaica, from Aspin- wall. Bho was followed out of tho lattor port by the United Btates stcamer Kansas and the Spanish frigato Bazan, but, in_consequenco of Ll suporior speod, sho soon outran thom, ———— FRANCE. Pams, July 10,—In accordance with tho trenty 8igned in Berlin last March, undor which the dopurtments of Vouger, Ardounos, Meuse, and Mourtho et Mosolle, as well as tho fortress und arondissemant of Bolfort are to be ovaeunted on tho paymont of tho socond installmont of the Inst miilliard of war indemnity, tho Germun troops commenced to rotiro on the 3d inst. ‘The withdrawal will continuo by detachmonta until the 16th of August, whon the above-mentionod country will bs etlroly evaouated. —_—— AUSTRIA VIENNA, July 10.—Tho Emporor has conferred the Grand Cross of tho Ordor of Francis Joxoph ou Baron Bchwarz, Diroctor-General of the In- tornational Lixhibition. —— TURKEY, CoNSTANTINOPLE, July 10,—Mahmond Pacha hos been suminoned {o Uonstantinople to he tried for aots committed whon he way Vizior. gt ety ining SUMATRA. LoxnoN, July 10,—1It is stuted that eight Turk- Inh men-of-war are on thalr way to Bumaira, to watch over tho intorosts of the Sultan, e Doliherate Murder, OINCINNATI, J“’E‘,m'_u“ h Dolorty shot and. killod Qoorgo A, Bolillok, at Lauoaster, 0., this 1873. morning. Tho formor hins beon claiming that the Iatlor was hllrlng]nfinn a putont of iy, Sehlick, it npponrs, undorbid Dohorty on a job, and s oured the contract, upon which ho was to com- monco work thin mnrnlnt,-. On the way Doherty camo from his houe, firing two shots, Sehlick thoroupon jumped from Ix&« wagon and endeav- ored to shield himsolf bobind his horse, hut Doliorty, dotormined on dispatching his viotim, firod threo additional balla, one picrcing the beart of Schlick. Tho murdorer was arrostod. WASHINGTON. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridtiw TIE TEXAS NUDDLE, Wasnxaroy, D, 0., July 10,~%ho unpleasant- ness between prominent Toxas politiclans hore yesterday, which was eald to have resulted in o rosort to pistols, scoms to havo boon ovorstated. The parties woro Gov. Davia and Gon, OClarke, the presont Postmastor at Galveston, and ex- mombor of Congress, who was rojeoted at the Inst sosgion. It apponrs that Gov. Davis boeamo from time to time very muoh excited whon charging fraud and dishomesty upon Clarko. Tho latter rocoived the charges without resontmont, and Davis was provoked ot the scoming indifferonco of Clarke to thosograve allegations. Olarko propossd a post- poneniont of thoir controversy until another day, bub Gov. Davia_enid, * No, alr, wo sottlo this now, to-night. There can bo no ond to our controversy umtil you go to tho Postmmnster- Gonoral and inform him that you aro thoroughly dishonest and corrupt, and that you have booi selling Government patroungo.” I have tho proof In my possession. 1 shall uot have dono with you until 1 shall havo tnrnchflu out of of- fico,”” Clarko plucidly replied, ** Ab, Governor, wo ehinll meet again a8 frionds,” *¢ No, #ir,” ro- sponded the Govornor, * Ishall nover boin frioudship with fraud and dishonesty.” THE REVENUE COMMISSONERSNIP, Some weoks ago & statoment was mado in thoso dispatches to tho effoct that Semator Caworon was weskoning on Rovenuo Commis- sionor Douglusg, and would make no onnsmnn to the Inttor's romoval from office. Douglase frionds mado groat Linste to publish o domal of this, but tho Commissioner himsolf has now dis- covored that ho i not go firmly fixed in his pros- ontoflicial position as to warrant him in longer ursuing & courso indieating indifforenco, and it s snid that, bnhzi‘ impresnod b( this_discovory, Lo wont to Long Branch yostorday to bavo s talk with the Prosident about” the mattor, and to try to porsuado him not to make o chaugo, but to ro- tain tho prosont Commissioner. THE POSTAGE QUESTION IN TUE DEPARTMENTS. All gorts of plany to obviato tho necossity of using postago-stamps in the Governmont Do- partments have boon suggested to tho nuthori- tica hero sinco the abolition of the franking privilege. Itis oxpeoted that, a8 s0on as compari- #ons in oxponditures can ba made, great abusos of tho mlvlln;;o of the oflicial business mail will bo dotectod. Thero appears to bo uo way out of tho alleged threatoned difticulty until somo further action is taken by Congross, bocanse tho Inw abolishing the franking privilege is vory simplo and plain, and caunot be misconstrucd 8o 28 to allow any matorial altoration of the present modo of payiig postago. TOSTAL MATTERS. Tailway mail sorvice was extonded to-day on the Burlington & Sounthern Railwny from Cin- cinuati, Iows, to Unlouvillo, Missouri, fiftcon aud one-quactor miles, for which 365,750 per an- uum will be paid. YOROED MONEY ORDERS. Tho Postmnster-Goneral has offered through an agont of tho Dopartmont at_Chicago, & ra- ard of 3250 Tor tho, arsest of John M. Youn - ox-Post-Ofico clork, who, it is atlogod, hos been ongaged in countorfoiting money ordors purporting to bo issuod ot Oshlosh, Wis., and which have been offered for collection at Cinciunati, Indianapolis, and Springfold, Ill. OUSTOMS INVESTIQATION, Honry M, Baker, of the Secrotary's ofiice, Treasury Dapartmont, laft Lere to-niglit for Do- troit, Sault Ste. Mario, Marquotte, and Duluth, on importaut oflicial business relating to cus- toms affairs. To the Associated Press. WASHINGTON PUBLIC IMPHOVEMENTS. ‘Wasininaroy, July 10.—The Secretary of the Trensury to-dey said to the Board of Public ‘Works $460,000, ouo-balf of the uppropriation mado by tho last Congross for coutinuing tho improvements sround tho public grounds. PEHSONAL, Bocrotary Belknap will roturn from Long Brauch on Saturday, TUE UTE TROUDLES COMMISSION, Becretary Delano appoiated thie following com- mussion to investigato the Ute troubles: The Ttov. Dr. Goodwin, of Chicago; Gov. Campboll, of Wyoming; and N. J. lurney, of Olio. T, LOUIS QUSTOM-LOUSE, Tho Becrotary of the Intorior, Postmnstor- General, and Secretary of tho 'Freasury had o conferenco to-day, aud approved the pians for the buildings for the Custom-House and Post- fico at St. Louis. Dlullot, tho Suporvising Architect of tho I'rensury Department, will leave Washington on Saturday for Chinago, on busi ness connected with tho” Govornment buildings in that city. From there howill go to St, Louis. RECLIVER FOR THE UNION FACIFIQ ROAD. An interviow with tho Attornoy-Goneral to- duy, in Toferenco to tho appointment of o Io- ceivor for the Union Pacific Railroad, loft the improssion that & strong suspicion is onter- tained by tho Government that the oficors of tho road may attempt tho paymont of intorest on the first mortgage bonds aud misapply the funda of the company, in which ovont a Receivor will bo_appointod. Thoro is no doubt nbout the ability of the Goverument to take such action. TEXAS AFFATRS, QGov. Davis, of Texas, forwarded to tho Presidont to-duy a dotuiled statoment of the political affairs in that State, which is sonsational in tho highest dogreo. Ho chargos o long sorics of political frauds, with which Lo couples the nume of Bonator Flannigan. Ho states that Flaunigan and a number of Federal oftico-holdors are play~ ing into tho handa of tho Domocracy, sud pro- duces proof that numerous Fedoral ofticos wero sold to tho presont incumbents, and nlleges othor dishonorabla conduct, Scnator Flaunigan and son, Postmaster Olarke, of Gulveston, and J. Warren Boll, Foderal ofiico-holdors, are the Princlpnl subjocta of his chargos, Ho domands bo romoval of all treacherous office-holdors and the impeachment of Senator Flannigan, A Cabi- not conferonco _upon these (E\malimm will bo hold on tho President’s roturn from Long Branch, Gov. Davis, of Toxas, and party aro atill hero. They havo presontod 'clinrges ngainst cortnin T'odernl officors tn that State for o corrupt dis- posal of patronage, but have made no formal application for tho removal of any ouo. They expoct, howovor, that they will bo made when tho proofs they offer aro cousidered by the hoads of dopartmonts, INDIAN COUNCIL. The Indisn Chicfs Santants and Big Treo aro still in tho Toxns Ponitentiary. ‘Lhoy will bo taken to Tort Bill late in Septembor, fo attend thao conforenco botween Gov. Davis and Indian Commissionor Bmith rogarding their rolease. The timo of the conferenco has been postponed from August until early in October, and it is oxpectod Beoretary Delano will attond it. JeEs A R R 'The Coal Miners. Preenunam, Lo, July 10.—A delogato cou- vontion ot coal minors will be held hore on the 16th of this mouth, Thoyare vory much dissat~ {sfled with tho working of tho Seroen bill, The Labor Tibune rathor advises & gonoral strikio, it nocessary. They demand a uniform sizo of wag- on, aud 76 pounds to tho bushel, ’l‘ho{; will in- glst that onch oporator shall bo com- olled to uso the same sizo of wagon, ob tho standard bo what it may, and that in estimating capacity 76 pounds whall Lo a bushol, ~Thoy aro dotormined to havo o uniform standard, if possible. Thoy claim that thoy have novor had an honest standard, Thoere i no great domand for coal just now, and the timo of ywar is favorablo to the oporators, man of whoni, okpocially along the railroads, liave ai- ready closod thoir works., Tho lower markets ara woll suppliod, and thore is conl onough in the 4 pools ™ to meot the domand for Lhiomo cousump-~ tion at loast until the wintor sota in. Sutcidos, Speetal Dispateh to_Tho Chicago Tribune, 87, Paus, O, July 10,—Fhis ‘morning about 11 o'clock, Charles T, Powoll, a rospoctablo_oiti- zon, ulso Marshal of this city, ondod his lifa by shotting himeelf through the hond, tho ball on- toring nbove the right ear aud lodging in the head nhove tho loft cyo, ‘I'he dood was done in a grovo about onc-half ‘milo oust of town, Mr, Tovwell was brought to his homo alive, but lived ‘but a fow minutos aftor reaching tho house. No ono kuows the cause thut drave him to this act. He leaves a wife and four children, 8, Louis, July 10,—J, W, Coan, traveling- agont for Bamborgor & Co,, Thilndelphia, at- tompted to commit sulclde to-dny by shooting himgolf with o rovolvor, Tho ball strick near tho forohend, flattoned aud plowed round tho right oar, making an uely wound. Coan bad & wifo and children nt 13gin, Ill, Financial troublo c}:‘d wl‘lluky arosald to have boou the causo of 0 nck. A man nnmed B, Danicls, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was found to-dny I o fleld, o wbort distanca from Enst 8t. T.ouis, with his throat ent from aur £ aar, il wli-pip ovarad. “Ho was nol dend when found, but there is no Lope of his regovery. Norrorx, Va,, July 10.—Goorge Sands, & Mato of the United Slates Navy, on duty ou board tho Unitod Statos rocoiving-ship Now Hampshire, at the Navy-Yard, committed suicido to-day by whooting” himself through tho hond with n uavy rovolvar, 'I'ho sulcido is bolioved to have beoh cansed by disappointment in love, Thodacensed wns a kon of Joshus I, Sunds, Roar-Admiraf —_——— THE CROPS. Weports From Various Sourcess Special Dispatches to The Chfeago Tribune, TFreeronr, I1L., July 10.—One-third moro ncres of whout and less of onts than Inst year. Storms Lnve domaged crops somo, Prospects are gon- muiz good. Oncquurlor loss acees of corn planted. A largo portion of it fs about two weoks Intor than lagt year, Not o good stand of rye. Poor crop. OrpAn Rarins, I, July 10.—Tho wheat, corn, und oats crop fu this vicinity is roported us boing a8 good a8 any provious good scason, although thobackward ~spring and” planting of bad sed Las resultod insomo flolds harvosting rathor thin stand. Tho corn crop is remurkubly good, and whoat and onts promiso nu abundant yield, but yostorday a hewvy wind and bail storm pugsod oyor this partof the country, doing o groat denl of damngo to crops, Cepar RAPIDY, In., July 10,—Yostordny nftor- noon & vory sovoro wind, bail, und rain storm passed ovor this clty, To-day reports come in ghowing thut Fren& damage las bLoen doue. Clinton and Iayotto townships suffercd tho frantoue, wholo fislds of corn aud grain boing loveled, On Prairio Creok trees were uprootos by tho forco of the wind. At Ely n_great deal of damago was doue in this city. Windows wero ‘broken, limbs cut from tho troes, ofc. During tho storm Mr. Dovors' house, on' tho west sido, was struck by lightuing, but only slightly injur~ ing Mrs, Dovors. [AD18ON, Wis., July 10.—As printed, my crop itom 'ast night is orroncous. Spring wheat, na well s oats, promise a good crop, belter than wo havo had for somo years. 170 the Apsociated ress.) Tow4 Ciry, Towa, July 10.—A wind and rain storm Liore, at 8o'clock yostorday aftornoon, wos accompanicd by knil, which devistated the trees, orchards, aud crops over a limited aron as offec- tunlly ns by fro, Hut four farms,—thoso of Hin- mau, Hedgos, Crawford, and Singloton,—woro 80 visited, Tho storm was umlananud romark- ablo for the complotoness of its destructive effoct and tho narrowness of its range. DrsMoines, Iows, July10.—A dispatch ro- coived from Altoona and Mitchelvillo, about twelve miles cast of the Rock Island Road, says & torrific rain-storm ,'mnsed over that section yestorday afternocon, Tho crops wero beaton to tle ground, and the damuge i immounso. Farm- ory stand aghast at the ruin, LirrLe Rocx, Ark., July 10.—A sovers storm of wind and rain passed over this eity about 3 o'clock this morning, and again about' 4 o'clock this ovoning. Sovoral houses wero unroofod, among othera tho Diettor Dlock, doing consid~ erable damago to tho oftices and stores in tho building. ~ A'largo number of troes were blown down und the streots flooded with wator, WALL STREET. Izcview of the Stock, Gokly, and Pro= duce Markets. Special Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune. New Yonk, July 10.—The epurt of the past two dnys died out to-day. Western Union ap- cared toho the only fenture in tho stock mar- iot, and even that moved up less than 1 per cont. Northwestorn Common touched the lowest point of {he year, and within 2 per cent of the lowest poiut of 1872, ''ha opinion still is that the par- tics who shouldered some of the Gould stock are buiting tho warket preparatory to o rise. GOLD. I'ho bidding for Government gold was tamo. The head of the bull clique will got nearly the whole million, To-morrow's shipment will in- cludo 1,000,000 gold coin, mostly to Gormany, RAILROAD 1ONDS are in good demand by parties who have drawn their dividonds since tho 1st inst, BREADSTUFES, Flour still bottor, especielly for fancy spring and medium wintor wheat ostras. Western sbipping_extra, £6.00@0.50. Wheat—Spring ensier, with fair activity toward the close. 'The absence of froight room cheeks business, Wintor searco, highor, and in fair demand. Snlos, 76,000 bu; focoipts, 158,078 bu. Corn less’ frooly offered, and again in better demaund, chiofly for export, though fair for the trado, Bules, 161,000 bu; recoipts, 82,280 bu. Onts less nctive, but quite strong. Domand chiofly for trade. Sules, 9,000 bu; roceipts, 46,375 bii. Additional LORD GORDON. Trial of tho Parties Implicated in the Alleged EKignapping of the Notorious Scoteh Riorde=Persccution and Prosce cution. Tour Ganny, July 9.—The oxcitomout still continues ovor the recont urrest of detectives Hay and Kovguan, who attompted to kidnup tho notorions Lord Gordon, of Erio Ruilway famo. Alosers. Flotchor and Morriam, of Minugopolis, with Mr. Boutly, a morchaut horo, wero also ur- rosted tho following duy as accomplices, ‘Thoy Wara. radely . thrast kb A RlEhy . priton aud jronad.” Mayor Brackott and tho Hon, E. M. Wilson, of Minacupotis, arrived yestordny moruing by spevial stuge, travoling bight and 0, . M. Brackett at oneo sought admission to the prisoners, which was grauted by Judgo Botow- nay, but he was immediately ordered vut by the Bhoriff, under instructions from Att'y-Gon. Clario. Yostorduy tho proliminary oxamination commenced, ths court-room being donsely crowded. Tho wholo dny was uccupiefi in taking Lord Gordon's testimony, which was known to bo u tissuo of falschood nud exaggoration. Mr. Wilson was not allowed to uct for the dofense, but pormittod to occupy & soat and confer with tho = counsel for tho dofonse. Great indignation is felt aguinst the authoritios for tho high-handed mannor in which they are conducting the case. United Stutes Coniul Taylor is worling energotically on behlf of the prisoners. The oxamiuation pro- coods vory slowly and will probably last sov- oral days yot. Mayor - Brackett, whila in courl yestordsy, ‘was arrested, Dbut was rolensed shortly afterward. Howaevor, his movewonts are” closely watchod, He soems dotormined to see tho affuir through. Lord Gordon is h‘uazf' using his money, hiy frionds hnving rotainad nearly all tho lawyors, Lvory obstaclo scowns to be thrown in tho way to provent robutting tostimony being given, Ouly ouo or two withossos wore examtnod to-day, nothing new beiug licited by their testimony, ol e il ‘B'ho Choler. Mexeias, July 10,—Ounly onodeath from chol- orn, was roported at tho Board of 1lealth to-dny. NasuviLLe, Tenn., July 10.—There woro olevon inlorments from tho city to-day, threo of which wero from cholora, The weathor s clear and plensant. ‘Thore woro sovon deaths in Chattanoogna to- day, all colored pooplo, and not & cholora caso among thom, CINCINNATI, July 10.—Five doaths wera ro- ported from cholora to-day. iy Mail.} Nashvitle, Tenn, (July ), Correspondence of the Louis- ville Cortrier-Journal, In Richtown und Now Bothel, one milo south of tho iy, the mortality Lus boon over 200 aut of a population of somo 1,000, all tho fatal casos Loing nogroos, with only threo excoptious, Lhis Liouvy mortalily may bound can bo atiributed only to the indulgonco in vegotable diot and drinking, Where partics have lived peudontly there hius not beon u singlo case of chiolora. ———e The Philadelphin Ming, PutLavermiia, July 10.—The mint is now on- gagod iu romelting vast quantitios of light gold coiny, Binco Jan, 1 somo 21,000,000 worth have Loon molted, and $10,000,000 moro_will be ro- colved and rocoinod this woeolc, Ordors for the new trado dollars will be filled in the early part of uoxt weok. Over 1,000,000 in gold ware re- coived from Now York u"-duy for rocolnago. | Y THE “CITY OF WASHINGTON.” The Wrecked Steamer Breaks in Two and Goes to Picces Interesting Statement of a Pas- senger Concerning the Disuster. It Is Dus to tho Criminal Carelessness of the Officers, An Investigation Ordered by the Cana- dian Government. OTTAWA, Caunadn, July 10.—Tho Ministor of Marine and Jishories has dirccted an inquiry into tho causo of the loss of tho steamship (U8y of Washington, New Yong, July 10.—A * five-column " state- ment of o City of Washington passengor chargea bt tho loss of tho stenmer is duo to tho crimi- nal carclossness of the ciiceis and crow, and that a1l just barely escaped being ongulfed. An ocoan Captain, & passcuger, frequontly worned tho Chief Officor that lo was rnnivg too far wvorthward, and advised runving & hundred miles furthor wsouth, but tho advico was disregarded, ~though the Becond Oficer coiucided init, No sight wag takon for soven days, notwithstanding tho vesacl was going through s hesvy fog at tho rate of twolve or thirtcon Luots sn hour. Had sho struck at night sho would have gono down or, Lad_she gone to tho right or loft 200 yards, sho would have struck either Groon Island or the ren{;fl. and foarful loss of life would have ou- sued, Tho saloon passougers were mostly chatling or playing curds whon, ot holf-past 1 p. m, on Sat- urday, tho ship wout full speed on Gull Rock Bhonl. She gave two slight bumps, and a tre- mondous tremor ran through er. No ono had tho smallest idea whero the ship was. Aftor o lapso of lalf an Lour of torrible confusion, — the cannon firing, fog-horn blowing, and ~ women an children shrioling,—n snilor oriod “I hear s Lumau voice.” A doath-like silonce followed aud soon two brave men, Cornelius Swanburg and Willlam Torguson, who had put out fromshore in & small boat, climbed np the side of the ship. The lat- ter had risen from o sick bed. The work of dis- embarking immodiately commonced undor their guidaneo with the threo ship's boats, the Sec- oud Oflicor standing at tho gangway of tho ladder with o hatchet in hig hand, threatening to cut down any man, who tried to got into tho boats boforo the women., Mcanwhile the bumping and seraping of the stern-post and rudder con- tinued nrousing foars lost tho ship would break in two. Tho steorngo possongors, howover, romuined romarkably quict, and wo at- tempt to rush was mado. Somo of the women displayud great power of mind sud heroism, sit- ting qu(aufl till " called upon to discmbark. youug Irish girl came and ssked tho narrator whethor o should over sco Castlo Garden at all. On recoiving an afirmative roply, sho wruppad an Ulster _coat round_her, gave him kisg, and desconded to the small boat, Onco all on ehore the Germans and Fins gathered in ono gronp, and tho Irish omigrants in anothor. the noighboring barns_and outhousos werc s0on ocenpied. Adjoining fonces wero soon strippod of rails, fires built, biscuit distributed, coifoo gorved, and all happy under the sense of tho greut dangor escaped.” Tho cabin ladios wero re- ceived_into tho hLousos of & Mrs, Harding and Mry. Lowis, who, with their daughters, eared for them liko ministeriug angols. = Soon many of tho poor emigrants woro {fast nsleop, lying about in barns, ou tho beach, under banks and big rocks. . Col, Pamoll, U. 8. A., was very prominent in affording ossistance to’ the lattor, and conduct- ing thom to places of sholtor. 'Tho ship Doctor wia also very cfliciont’ in cracting-tents, dis- tributing cordials, ete. “I'ho eabin-passongers raised o subseription of $200 for tho liorocs, Swanburgand Forguson, and moro will be probably forthcoming. _Stores, blankots, beef, biscuit, otc,, wero lauded all day Sunday ind Mbudsy froin tho ship. On Monday the ship was found to lio in 15 feot of wator, appurently ns #olid g8 thoe rock sho rested on. Huad sho bucked off on the first striking, sho would probubly have suvk iu five minutes. Ten minutes after the striking, she began to fill, and on _ Monday lud fitteon feet of water in hior hald. When tho nacrator left, tha neighboring peoplo wero showoring every attention upon tho roscued passengers, and thero wero plonty of provisions for all for days to come. Ho closes Lis narra- tive by comnparing the nuvigation of the City of Washingtou to a mun galloping at breakuack speed through darknoess upou a turnpike totally rogardioss and indifferont whother any gates aro shead or mot. Iortunately for us, wo got through one gate, tho * Littlo Topo Itock,” but Guil Rocle Shoal gato was unfortunately closed. 1ALIEAX, N, 8., July 10.—The wreck of the City of Washingtou brolo in two pioces on Gull Rock Shonls this morning. Tho Captain, ofti- cors, and orow wero on board at tho timo, but succoeded in landing safely. Tho M. A, Starr arrived at Port Lo Boar last ovoning. All the pnssongors’ luggage, olc., wera tukon on bourd through the night, and the passongors embarked this morning. The steam- or left for Hulifax this aftorncon, ond is nob ox- pocted lioro boforo to-morrow morning. NEW YORK. ‘Walworth's Bohavior at Sing Singe- Bloody Pic rooklyn Bridgess Miscellancons Locnt Nows. New Youk, July 10.—The paintings in the Giovernor's room ut tho City Hall are advortised for snlo Lo satisfy o judgment for $14,000, for salury, obtalnod agaiait tho city by Judgo' dic- uito, Dr. King, of Amity street, who was charged by o Coronor's jury wills causing the doath, by mal— practice, of Ars. Aun Caroy, of No. 16 Clinton avonue, Brooklyn, hos fled from tho city to avoid arrest. On tho arrival of the Washington train of the Pounsylvauia Lailroad at Jorsoy City, yosterdny, two ofliciale wore arrested, supposod to bo in a combination of conductors and gata-keopors to rob tho Company by fuiling to cancol aud then rosolling passongor tickets. Frodorick Roxo, o coffee morchant in Rio Janciro, mnde an application in tho Suprome Court, yostorday, for a writ of haboeas corpus, to racovor his daughter, whom Roxo's wife carriod oft with her to this city whon sho oloped from Rio with » brother of Roxo. J, Olarl, thoe ridor of Sorrcl Dan in the staoplo- chinge at Jeromo Park, and who was injurod by tho horso falling upon and licking him, is now all right and able to ride again, Whon. young Wulworth donned his prison- uniform at Sing Sing yeutorday, ho romarked : 41 havo gained sevon pounds {u clothos since T camo hora, I fool now liko ougaging in & baso- Dall matoh, An oflicer in tho army told mo the other day that the only difference botween this suit and'the West I'oint uniform is, that in one tho stripes nre round sbout, and in tho othor thoy aro up-snd-down.” Ho whiled away tho time of the journey to prison huflumnnt allu- sions to events as thoy happoned, and said of tho handouffs which linked him to Gillom, the wifo-murdoror, *hoy are tho starcliest cuffs I ovor wore," + Tho Bmerald Association of Brooklyn had a E!nnin youterday, On roturning, and while the argo wis making fust to the doclk, John MoLaugllin, ono of tho oxcursionists, and warriod, was accldontly killed by being struck with » fender thrown from tho duck, Boon afterwards, whilo a number of young men who Liad boon ot tha excursion wero roturning home, oneof thom hurled a stono at an icu-creawm vondor, whioh misged him and struck a lad numed Kolley, causing his death soou aftor- wards, No urrosty wore mado. Joreminh P, Robinson was to-day olected Prosidont of the Drooldyn Bridgo Cowpany, In futuro, tho sayors of Brooklyn and Now York nud tho pross will be furnishod with mouthly statomonts of the exponses and disburdenionte of tho company. 'I'ho caso in which William J. Healoy, Pay- magter in the United Statos Navy, was charged sonio mouths ago, before Commissionor Daven- port, with baving embezzled ubout 838,000 Gov- ernmont wonoy, is withdrawn from tho Come NUMBER 325. missloner, tt haviag boon found impossiblo to obain evidonce 1o corrohorato Liltle, tho supe posod nucum?l!cu of llesloy, who turned State's ovidenco against him, Instoad of criminal pro~ ceedings tho Government will institute a civil wuit wgainat onloy's oflloial bond, Mr. Bollowns las rosigned the Vice-Preaidoncy of tho Pacide Mail Steamship Compsny. RAILROAD NEWS. Important Suit agninst the Gilmnn, Otinton & Springficld fonde-IEniie way Meotings=-Other Enteltigenco, Spectal Dispateh to The Chfcago Tribune, Senmvrieen, Ill, July 10,—At the annual meoting of tho atockholders of the QGllman Cinton’ & Bpringflald Rallroad Company, held here to-day, tho following Diroctors were chosens Joho A. Chesiput, John I Btowart, John Wille fsuw, Goorge N. Dlack, 8. IL Melvin. C. H. Matre, W, Faller, Eliss Wonger, S, L. Budlor; . L. Guthrio, and A. IL Marquis, Tho ofticers elscted aro 8. 1. Molvin, Preidont ; W. Fuller, Vico Drewidout ; Josoph' Tano, Secrotary ; aud &, N. Bleck, Troasuror. "Chls was the oxtont of the business transacted. The President was civon authority to employ a General BManuger or the road. Tho question of confirming the lonso to tho Peunsylvanin Railroad did nok oceupy muok time, oy il was discovered that, notwithstending the injunctlon granted Dby Judgo Tiptou, that this could not bo dono undsr o law of this Stato without tho consont in writ-* ing of all the stockholdors, and this conld not bo obtained. Thoroe wero 14,102 sharos of atock only reprosentod in the meofing out of the 23, 000 fssued, Mr. Kolley, who filod the bill and sued out thie iujunction \was present in the moot- ing, but did not voto. Ho says ho brought the emit to securo un vccounting for tho stock subscriptions and donatious which woro given to build the roud beforo it passed into tho hands of the Penusylvania Company, s ho did not want to tacklo Tom Scott. Llis suit will bo pressed now to secure the up‘l,nint‘ ment of a Receiver for tho road, and possibly & tho oxtont of the baukraptey of tho Company. Ho alloges that the Company owes his son-in- lay, L, Brown, £35,000 for worle dono in build- ing the rond, which is still unpaid, and for some rougon the Darcluy Coal Mino Compauy have o very adventagoous coutract for the shipmout of coal over tho rond, and bo hus bean mvosti- gating the connoction of Williams, Black, and othera with this Company, sud thinks be will be able to show that thero is good reason for suspecting thoir connection with it. Thoro is al8o & sort of a Credit Mobilier chargod to have existed, under which tho road was built, and he is engaged in securing evideucs to counect tho ofticers of the road with the Morgan Improve- ment Company, the contractors that built tho road. Tho oflicers of tho Cowpany dony all tho ullogationa in tho bil _ filed and published, and say that Mr. Kelley Las only two shures, raprauoutimi’t‘lu, insteed of the £1,000,000 he claims, and beliovo that the suit is inatituted in tho intorest of a rival railrond company, prob- obly the Illinois Central ; that the contract with tho Pennsylvania Coutrsl Railrond was o good one, and would bav increased tho importanca of tho lino and afforded mora and bottor sdvantages to tho peoplo along it. Tho injunction wae sorved ugou the oflicery of the Company to-day, but they bad abandoned tho intontion of the leaso beforo the bill was filed, for tho resson horatofore stated, that without the writtou con- sent of all tho stockholders they conld not lease. Later—Tho ofticors of tho Company are in poskession of o release from L. Brown, signod and ackunowledged, whoreby bo releases thom {rom auy aud all claims for work dono on tho line, and 8o far us each of the allegations mado by Kelloy havo been tried, they have thus failed. Tho officors of Lhis rond oremen of high charactor, and it is belioved that their acts will boar the closest »cxutiu(, and be found to Do strictly in accord with justico and right., Thoy uro anxious to havo the merits of the suit tried and sottled. Speciul Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune. Desdloixes, July 10.—By ugreemont tlio exo- cution issued for the salo of tho DesMoinus Val- loy Railroad has beou withdrawn, on condition of paymont to tho holdor of tho mechauice’ lien ot 10,000 of the nct mionthly earnings of the ;ML‘L T'he first paymount was mado on Monday nst. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Dernorr, July 10.—Tho entirs line of tho De- troit & Bay City Raitread bas just been finished. and the 1unnivg of rogular traine between the two points nemei is aunounced for July 20, New Yok, July 10,—A moeting of the new Board of Directors of the Eric Ruilway Company in called for Wednesday nost. Thero was not & quorum at the meoting to-day. The Mail snys Col. Thomas A. Scott sailed from Philadelphia to-day. Ho gocs to Europe to place the bonds of the 'Texus Paciflo Railroad ; with the Immo!u of sottling tho French claims agamst the El Paso Compauy, and at the samo to vindicato Gen. Fromont, tho former ofilcial reprosontative of that Compauy. Scott will roturn about the 101l of October, CLEVELAND, 0., July 10.—The aunnual mesting of tho Lako Shord & Tusearawas Vulley Railrond was held In this city yesterday, The following Directors were olectod without opposition: W. 8, Streator, A, Blone, Jr., Selah Chamborlain, J. T. Card, B. L. Chamborlain, Jamoes Mason, . L. Clnilen, and R. B. Denuis, of Cleveland; Au- gustus Schell and Harvoy A. Kent, New York, and Clemont Russell, Massillon, O, The following officers woro _clected for the one sning your: Dresidont, W. S. Stroator: Treas- urer, A, 8. Gorhem; Secrotary, William I, Grotit ; Genoral Superintondout, W. W, Card. Tho gross enrnings of tho road to May 81, 1873, were $123,022, and tho aggrogate transportation disbursomonts, 69,763, Tho rond was openod for husiness Jan, 1, 1873, ‘L'ho report is consid- ored vory favorable, considering that the road is now aud its_rosources undovolopod, It is pro- posed to add a considerable amount of rolling- stock during the coming year, 81, Louts, July 10.—A spocial from Lawrenco, Kansas, datod tho 8th, end incorporated in_an Asaociated Press dispatch at Chicago yostorday, stating that balf & milo of the Missouri Pacifio Railroad was washod into the Missouri River nonr Kickapoo, on Tuesdny night, was greatly oxaggerated. Only 300 feet of track wera washed out, and commuuication was restored in ton hours by cutting iuto the bluff and building & new track. Ixpravavous, July 10.—At a meoting of tho Directors of the Indianapolis, Cincinbati & anl{n!lo Raitrozd Company to-day, Mr, Will- jam A. Booth and John 8. Kennedy, of New York ; Thomas H. Perkins, of Boston ; Gon. J. H. Batos, of Ciuciunati; and Gon, George H. Chapman, of Indisnapolis, were prosent. It was voted to accopt the transfor of tho railroad from the Receivers, pursnant to the ordor of the Cirouit Court of tho United BSlates, Mr. M, L Ingalls was olocted s Dircctor in vlaco of Joseph J. Butler, deccased, Mr. W. A. Booth resigned the Presidonoy, and Mr. M. L, Ingalls was clecicd Presidont. The organization was completed by eleoting John S. Kounody Vice-President, Oharlos I Booth Sec- rotary, and E. F. Osborn Troasurer. It wat voted that all Fumons Liolding positions with the Goméllny by the appointment of the Receivers be continucd in oftico. —_— POLITICAL. Republican Primary Elections in San Francisco. B8aN Fraxcisco, July 10.—At the Repnblican Brimlry to-day about 800 votos wore polled, emocrats aud roughs took an uctive part. The railroad cowbination, with Billy Carr and Sena- tor Bargont, claims to have carriod tho city for thoir delogates. Tho roturns from two or threa wards roceived, show & mujority in thoir favor. Thousands of Ropublicans rofrained from vot- ing, diegusted with the solf-conatitutod leadors, and tho mannor fn which tho tickots wors put up. — Sortous Explosion, Prranonan, July 10,—A serlons acoldent oc- curred at the papor mill of A, Culbortson, Monongahala City, this momlng. Thoe ome ployes bud boen a Work but a ehort, time, whon o of tho stoam-driors burst, knocking down a ortion of tho building, A boy named Park- oon, working near tho drier atthe time of the oxplosion, way hurled (Lrough the wall of the buildiug and struck sgainst a stono building, used a8 & wareliouse, and was completely coy- orod with debris, Both of 1us logy and one arm were brokeu, It is thought ho will not rocaver. The total loss caused by the nccideut is osti- mated ab 82,000, S et The Polurly Laquimaux, TPontsvoury, July 10.—The United Rtater stoamer Tallapoosa’ left hero last ovening for New York, with the Esquimaux survivors fron the Polaris on board, Sucrotary Robeson accom: paaiod thom.