Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 12, 1873, Page 2

—e THE CHICAGO DAILY \ ¢ TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JULY 15, 187, NEBRASKA., Inumigration to the West This Spring. A Talk With My, Davis, of the Union Pacific Railroad, Immense Sales of Land in Ne- braska. Information for Homesteaders and Pro-gmptors, Soldiers’ Lands---How They Are Taken ---The Fees, Ete. Nebraska, and Cost of Living. Special Correspondence af the Chicago Tridune. GRAND I8LAND, Nob,, July 6, 1673, THE FLOW OF JMMIGRATION to the Wost this spring is steady and strong. The tide rolls through Lincoln to the Ropubli- can Valley ; through Nebraska City and Platts- mouth to the Platte ; through Grand Island to the Leautiful valloys of tho Loup River ; and through Omaha up the Elkhorn nnd Missouri, Train after train, londed with peoplo not only from ovory Btate in tho Union, but overy nation in Europo, goos over tho Union Pacifie Railrond each doy intho wook, Theso drop off nt overy station west of Omals, but thousands aud tons of thousands go through to Utah and the Pacifle Const, thore to make homes for themsolves aud childron in o land of sunshine sud flowers. NEDRASKA WECEIVES A LION'S GUARE of tho throng of poople crowding westward, and Lor gront valloys swallow thom up ns onsily as an ox would take down o fly, What her meronso of population will be this yoar, it is impossible to 80y ; but, Judging by othier years, it will not fall far short of 100,000 souls. In 1871, Nebraska addod 40,000 peoplo to Lier population ; aud, in 1872, ovor 60,000, Thobest indox to thoincrenss and valuo of population in a State is tho smount of public and privato lands takon each year and reduced to a state of cultivation, To provo this fact I call R, O, F. DAVIS, the grent Union Pacific Land-Agent, and placo Jim on the public witnoss-stand : Corrospondent—** My, Davis, will yon plenso tell mo something about the operations of tha Land-Office of which you aro tho head 2" Mr. Davis—** All the information you desiro, or I can givo, is at your sorvice,” Corrcspondont—** How many acres of tho publio lands under various grants did tho United Btates Government really give to the Union Ta- cific Railrond to nid in its construction " Davis—'‘ Divided into acres, the granta amount to about TWELYE MILLION ACRES. That is 19,000 square miles,—a domain equal in aren to tho States of Massachusetts, Rhodo Trlaud, and Vermont, iu the United States; to Denmeark, or the combined torritories of Saxony and Hanover, in Europe.” Correspondent—'f An enormous grant ; but WHERE ARE TUESE LANDS LOCATED ?" Davis—**Thoy are containod, in alternnte sec- tious of ouo square mile each, within s breadth of 20 miles ou either sido of the railroad, and oxtond nlong the entire line. They sre located on and near the 418t degree of morth latitudo, and extend through Contral Nebrasks, Southern ‘Wyoming, Nortbern Colorado, and Utah ; and include within their limits the Platte Valloy, Laramio Plains, South Lnuxl Valloy, Bleck Hills, and Walisatch Mountains, 'Tho sections belong- ing to tho ruilrond ave designated by the old numbers, the even-numberod seclions belonging to the Government.” Correspoudont—* For what are the lands valuablo 2" : Mr. Davis—* Thoy are divided into AGRICULTURAL, PASTURE, MINERAL, AND TRMER Iands._'Phose alovg theé Platte, Liklorn, nud Loup Rivors aro our best furming lands : those on tho Laramio Plainy are natural pasture-flelds ; thoso in the Black Hille of Wyouing aro rich in coal and iron doposits; and those in the Wal- Batch Nange are hoavily timbered.” Corroupondent—** Where aro your best agri- cultial lands 2" Davis—*In Nebraska, extending along on althu!x; wside of tho railroad for 850 wiles west of Omaha,” BALES. Correspondent—** 8ince yon hiave opened your oftice, what proportion of the 12,000,000 ncros of lund helouging to your Company Liave beon sold, aud at what prices " Mr. Davis—* Up to Nov. 1, 1872, our enles reachod 650,000 acres, nmounting to $2,757,~ 809,21, Most of theso lunds were in Nobraska, snd all odd sections. The sales of tho Land- Dopurtmont of the Union Prcifie Railroad since Lhe 1st of Novombor, 1872, havo beou very large; but I have not the figures.” Correspondent—*"Do the even sections of TILE GOVERNMENT LANDS romain unsettled 2" Mr, Dnvis—‘“No; thousands of farmers find homos on them every yoar, slong the lino of onr road. We do all wo can to aid in their wottle- mout, snd_offor overy inducoment to attract Loth colonists and individusls io tho Govern- mont a8 well 28 our own lands,” HOMESTEADS AND PRE-EMPTIONS, Correspondont—*‘Are the Govornmeut lands taken for homesteads undor tho five years' rosi- donce Iaw, or ompted and paid at $1.25 and £2,50 por acro? Mr, Davig~—* They are taken in both ways, but mesily as homestends, Somotimos u liome- steader, after living on the Jaud & year or Lwo, chauges his mind, pro-ompts his claii, pays up, aud gots his title, " Loing within n railroad limit, bo bits, if ho pre-ompts, to pay 52,50 per er Correspondent—** Plonse explain to me the true mouning of the word *HOMESTEAD,' THE DMANNER OF ENTERING, AND COST OF OBTAINING ONE,” Mr, Davis—*The word ‘bomestend’ means & farm givou nway by tho United States Govorne ment on condition thut tho settlor will live upon and cultivato tho land for five yems. It cou- sints of oighty acres if within tho railrond-limites, 20 miles ou eithor side of the track, or 160 neres it without a railrond-limit, A"f citizen of the United Statos who is tho head of a family, or auy unmurried person_over the ago of 21, is en- uchd to a homostond. I'orsons of foroigu birth moy avail thomeclves of the bonatits of tho Ilomesteud law by decluring their intontions to bocomo citizens, and this thoy cun do immediatoly aftor thoir arciyal in this conntry. A porson wishing to enter a homo- stond must go to the Umited States Laud-Oftice of the district in which tho land ho wauts to en- ter is located, and filo bis upplication and aflida- vit, in accordance with logu! forms which will bo furnished him by the Lund-Ofticor in churge, A feo of 314 is chaiged to_cover oxponses of sur- voyiog und entoring Inud, Withiu o rensonable timo aftor making his application at the Lund- Ofige, tho rottler must commence living upon tho lund and imi)rm'u:g it, and for five yoars ho must mnke it his actunl-homo, At iha oxpira- tion of tive yoars, or within twoyears thereattor, ou making proof at the Lund-Ollice, by two com- petont witnosses, that ho has complied with tho roquiramonts of ' tho law, aud paying an addi- tlouul feo of &1, he will rocoive & comploto titlo to tho land from the Uuvernmeut, und ma; thoncoforth do with it what Lo ploascs, All thiy is very old.” Corrospondont—‘‘No doubt; but the Home- stead-law, I find, i vory imporfoctly undorstood. Nearly overy one knows he can take u home- stead, and, Dy liviug upon it five years, get poa- sassion ; but not ono man inten understands the mannor of entering a homostoad, ihe foeu to bo peid, or the methad of “proving np,” as it iy called. I am obliged to yon for muking the mat- tor o clenr.” Mr, Davig—*Thao Homostead-law of 1862 was & grout holp to tho lmm‘ mon of the conntry, and ft5an Iargcly bonotltad tha Govornmont. " fou know homestonds are freo from taxation, und oannol ba taken awsy or sold for debt so long a5 tho homestondor occuplos and cullivates tho land.” Correspondent—** How abont THE SOLDIENS ? Have thoy not some special priviloges over the oitizen [u cousoquonco of having sorved iu the army " served in the . army YOoATs & person s roquird to live upon and culti- vato o homantond, It thosoldior van Afachnrgzed on account of wounds rocyed or digability in- ourrod In tho line of duty, tiyn the wholo of tho torm of onlistmont Is dodictel, A woldlor, How- over, must live upon aud cdtivato his home- atoad for n porlod of nt lenst ouo year bofure he nn acquiro full titlo, no mmtos how long hio may hove boen iu the nrmy." Correspondent—** Docs 1he law apply to BATLORA AND MARINES 28 woll s roldiora in tho Iand-forces " Mr, Davis—* You; to nll porsons who have boen in tho United 'Staten sorvico, Under tho formor Inws, o soldior wns only ontitiod to take 80 ncres) as o homostend within rollrond-limita ; but, under tho amended Iaws of July, 1870, and Juwio, 1872, ho can now tako 100 eros. If any soldior, undor tho old law, entered 80 acron, Lo ean now entor 80 moro contignons to his own, or, it that is taken, ho cuan solect olsowliore.” Corrospondent—** What YEES aro chrrged in case of n poldior ontering Iands 2" Mr, Divis—* For making tho ontry, cash down, $18; for making flnnlJ)rouf‘ £8; total, 820, No ono can soours o eoldior's homeatead on dis chnr‘ulzc-pn ors of anothor, A soldior's homo- stead right cannot bosold or transforred to an- othor party. No rights are acqnired by purelins- % doductod from tho five | to tho mines, and informed the Suforiutondent of tholr discovory. IHa proceeded to tho station, and tolographed to Mr. Shankland, Division Su- ¥erh)tumlm|t at Latamlo, notifying him of the acky and_asldng instructions. °Mr, Shankland sont word {o huvo tho body inclosed in n colin, and forwnrded to Laramio, Tho Union Pacifie Agont horo, accompuniod by sovoral persous, proceeded to tho spot, and rearched the body, Lho body was Iylng between two rocks, on ils bacle, with tho Jegn erossed, tho left nrm across tho chost, and the right extended at tho side, Tho senroh rosulted in fluding all the decearod's rroporéy undisturbed, oven to hin ehirt-ptuds, Lus proving conclugivoly that ho was not pulled off tho train and robbed, o roporied. 'Cho position of the hody indicatod that ho dled without a slrugglo, aud ovidently tho samo night Lo was missod from the train, Tho goneral beliof now fs, that ho slipped from the platform of the car, whoro hoe is known to hinvo beou standing, and, bolug confused by tho fall, the atorm, and tho darknosn, lost ng way, and wandorod off up thosido of tho blufT, 4ill' worn out, and then lay down, and eithor fol ssloop and dfod from oxposnro and cold, or, attor lying down, was toized with an atinck of hoart- digense (to which he was subjoct), brought on by oxcitement, and so diod. Hotwover ho diod, it was not by violonce 3 ing tho dléchnrgo-papors of anothar, A soldier | Which fact cloars tho citizons of this placo of tho lmi'lug two or mora disohargo-papors fa not thoro- | ¢hargo of pulling mon off tho traln and murder- by ctitled to moro than ono Lomeatond of 160 nores, ITomestonds for n soldior may bo entered Ly an nfiuul; but the soldior must, “in porson, within six months after the ontry Is_mndo, com- nienco llvlt:l; upon tho land, build a house, broalk round, and comply with tho provisiona of tho aw, which are liboral onough to roquire no dodg- ing, nor can v.lmer well be dodged, evon if porsons wero 80 disposed. In cnse of the death of n soldier, cithor beforo or after land is takon, all thio benefits of tho law apply to his widow sud clildron,” Correspondont—*‘It a soldler or citizon wishes to obtain his land bofors he hae lived upon it the number of years roquired by the luw, LOW DOES L DO IT?" Mr, Davis—*' At any timo after tho sottloment iz mndo, and 8 homestender haslived on tholand six months, should he desiro to got his full title to the land, he can do 8o by proving_sottloment and cultiyation, and paying the Governmont prico of $1,25 {f withont a railrond-limit, and $2.50 if with arnilrond-limit." Corrospoudont—** What in THE AVERAGL COST of rettling & homostead 2" Mr. Davis—* An oxponilitnre of 850 will com- plate s eabin in which o family can bo sholterad. A nent ono-story frame Liousd cen bo put up in nnytpx\rt of Nobraske, nlong tho lino of our rond, for from $200 to $6U0. Good stabliug can ba gonstructed for stock with but little expenso, b; tho uso of o fow posts and polos covered wil) straw or bay. A pair of work-cattle, which ts beat for broaking sod, can bo hud for &76 to 8125, and o wagon for 80, The items may bo summed up a4 follows : Entry fees of land .$ 18,00 200,00 75,00 i Farm-wagon 80,00 Total.,., . 473,00 A man can_ start on nothing, and may havo dono go; but it ina hard way, und, if a little capital, of eay 8300 to 400, can bo obtnined, the sottlor will avoid many hurdahips, and perhaps disappointment, discontont, and homo-sickness. Bodstends, tablew, chairs, matiresses, crockery, stoves, and farming-imploments can bo Lought horo to very good advantago; but clothing, bed- ding, table-linen, bookn, pictures, aud small ar- ticlen sould bo broufllf. along.” Correapondent—* If & man was 80 poor ns not %3 bl: ablo to onter & homestend, and still como est, COULD NE GET WORK, AND AT WHAT WAGES? " Mr. Davise—* Work 'is gonerally plonty i a now country, sud wages high, = 1n Nobraska, thoy range : Carpenters, per day, Masons, por day. ‘Painters, per day. Dlacksmiths, per day. ... Carringe-makors, per day! Day-Inborers, per day., Bhoemakers, per weol “Ceamsters, per month, 20,00 to Tarm-hands, por montl, and hoard, 1600 to 00 Clerks, per sunum ... ++ 600,00 fo 1,600,00 “Teachers, per annuni, ... . 500,00 to 2,000,00 Correspondent—** I understaud your road fur- nishes CHEAP LUMBER to Eumnnu who siettle on your lands and desire to build " Mr. Davis—We can have lumber furnished to any oue that desires to build. Tho prices range: 1-inch finishing, surfaced, per 1,000,$ 40,00 to €0.00 1%, 13, and 2-inch sanue, per 1,000..° 60.00 fo 50,00 Flooring, dressed and nistelied, per f eeees 2500 to 45,00 Biding, per 1,000, 20,00 to 27,00 Celling, xg-inch, beaded, per 1,000, .00 to 45,00 Common boards, per 1,000,... 00 to 50,00 Jolsts, scantling, ete., 18 foot and un- 200 256,00 4,25 8,60 4,00 Correspondont—* You isstte an EXPLORING-TICKET to all immigrants who wish them. Plense ex- Klnulu why vou do that, aud how it beuefits the migraot.” Mr. Davis—“ Any person, by calling at tho Lend-Oflico of {he Union Pacille Railroad, and stating that hois looking for Jauds and con- templates pottling in the West, can got an ox- ploring-ticket. I outitlos him to stop oft at any station nud look at lands ; and, if not sntisfied at one Ehcn, hecan board tho first train that comes by, aud goto anothor. If he findy n picco of land that suits him, aud buys it from our road, wo allow him on the Iand (if 80 ncres) ona-half tho valua of tho ticket, and, if ho takes 160 acres, the full amount of tho ticket, These tickots aro recoived as paymonts on tho land ho buys, and therofors ho gots. Ins presggo west from Omaha for nothing.” Correspondent—“ I oo you advortise threo metlicds of eelling your Jands, viz: *ensh,' “long timo," and *short timo with robate.’ Wo all kuiow what cashi-payment i8; but pleate ex- plain to mo what is meant by ‘SHORT AKD LONG TIME WITH REBATE.'” Mr. Davis—* Short time is five yonrs; long timo, ten yonra; robato, the deduction made for casb'at any timo when tho farmor can pay up. For oxample, say tho immigrant buys b0 ncres for @5 por acre on eredit, =400, One-fifth tho rincipal s paid dowu, mixd tho bilunco is-paya- lo in ouo, two, threo, four, and five years, Thus : Cash payment down, $80,00 ; intoreat, 1’%m‘um,(n ‘one year, principal, 00,003 00, 80.00 1nf £ 19.20 ars, priucipal, S80.007 Thters ost, Payuient torest, S14,40, in tiiros yoare, principa, $50.007 Tuters ¥ y 944 iter- Payment in four ‘years, princiyal, $50. eat, §9,00,. Payuient fu €at, $4,80. Grand total. Or, if tho land is sold on & long Eunrs. it willbe ¢ ush down on purchaso, $10.00; inferest, 00,00 Fayment iu one yeur, 00,00 6. Tayment fi (0 years, 330, i ayment In {lireo yoars, $10,00; intorest, Payment fu fonr yoars, $0,00 ;' inforeat, F16,5 Payment fu five Sears, $10,00 | interoat, $14,40, Payment in sfx years, $10.00 3 fntercet, $12,i), Paymont in soven yeary, $10.00 3 Intorent, $0. Puyment in olght Years, $0,00 ; inloreat, '§7. Tuyment {u nito years, 0.0 ntereal, $1.80 Poymont in ten yesrs, $40.00 3 Inturest, $2,40, 81,80 Lo $467,90 credit of ten 8100 89,20 3 64,40 &, 4, A Grand fotal,...... .. sees 00 The samo land ean ho lought for $964, cash down; or, If the farmor bmys on credit and changos Lils mind nt woy time, ho can have his puyments eredited, nud pay wp the balanco in cash, and a rebato will ho mado of tho interest that would fall dua on faturo paymonts,” Correspondont—** ‘Lhoro is nothing furthor nt this timo I wish to ask you, All you have said is vory cloar, and contains mucl information thus will ho of wervice to people who think of immi- grating Wost."” Aanox Anour. —_— THE DEATH OF MR, FEREUSON. Rock Srarvas, Wyo,, July 6, 1873, To the Bitor of Phe Chicayo Tribune : Bie: Iuyour {ssno of July 1 you havo an nr- ticlo honded * Killed on the Union Pacifie Rail~ rond,” which containg several errors, and which I8 caloulated to convey the impression that Rock Springs i n Lot-bed of crimo aud a hiding-place for douporadoen,—in fact, a place fit to bo re- uamed ““Iell upon Wheels,"—n name which Choeyenue once bore, aud which we do not covet, Tho artlolo roforred to has jnst como to my notice, and I will proceed to give you some facts in tho easo, 8o that you may correct tho roport, and lot your numorous readors kuow thiat we aro not 8o black as painted, I'ho body of Mr. Forguson wag found this morning undor the following circumntancos ; Tarly this mornlug, two miners in tho employ of tho Yan Dyke Coal Company, whoso minos aro situated about 8 miles cast of horo, closo to the track,—whilo climblug ... bluff noar tho mines, como upon tho Lody, in a slightly-de- 000 | enrthly cliance for the Alr. Davis—* Yot, Undexthorecent Iaw. time L comnosed condition. They l{nmodmolv roturned ) | ing thom, Wo aro o much maligned community, having to ansyor for all tho sins committed by ovil-doery oach sido of ua for 20 miles; and wo are rather Jonlons of having moro evil aftributed to ua than wo aro rightly responsible for, By giving thia lottor spnce itt your valuable pa- por, you will do much to corroct tho falsoimpres- slon gaing the rounds of the Enpurg concerning our citizons, and also reliove tho minds of Alr. Forguson's rolativos, Lesides grontly obliging, yonrs respectfully, 1. 8, Ontven, Acitizon of tho mich-sbused Villaga of Rock Bpriuge, e ne S v ILLINOIS STATE CAMP-MEETING. TV the Editor of The Chicago Trilune : 8tn: Tho Illinois State Camp-Meoting Associa~ tion will hold their aunual Camp-Meoting ab Burolay, 10 miles northoast of Springfield, on the Bpringfleld, Clinton & Gilman Tailrond, com- moncing Aug. 6 and closing Aug. 14, Tho annual meotings under the dircction of this Association have boon oceasions of uncom- mon utorest. In 1871 and 1872, they sccurod tho services of tho National Camp-Mecting Asgocin- tion. This yeor, they have ongaged Dr.and rs, Palmor, of Now Yorlk, o woll and oxten- sively known all ovor the country, They will bo assisted also by tho Western Holinoss Associn- tion; by tho Rov. Honry Bolden, of Long Isl- and, and others well nud favorably known in tho Christian Church, Those Stato and Nationnl Camp-Meotings aro becoming oxecedingly popular all over tho conne try. Multitudea who, in former years, novor at~ tonded theso eunual gutherings, now considor it an important dasideratum to securo o cottago at Ocoan Grove, or Martlm's Vineyard, or Dos- plniucy, Lo enjoy this_annual Feant of Tabier- naelos. Tho bext Lalent in the Churel is secnrod, and overy effort is made to ndd Lo the interest of the occusion, In former times, ovi osed persons gove o groat denl of trowblo to the manne gors of Camp-Meotings by mmnifosting o spirit of reckless Inwlessness. It is not 8o now, Dis- order i8 a very uncommon thing. T'he right of ouy one to worship undisturbed, either in thoe church or grovo, it concoded by nil, Tho gathe erings under tho control of tho Iilinois Stato As- socintion have beon orderly withont nnoxcoption. For ovon yenrs, they have not mado one nrrost for disordor of auy kind, although thoir regula- tions have been of the sirictest character. The specific object of these meotings is to promote what is gouerally understood as the higher Chris- tian lifo, or Lioliness, ‘here can bo uo objoction to this. ' No one ean_approximato Loo closly to tho inspired staudard of the Divine Word. If I may vouturo to express a wikh, it is, thal ovory nominal aod every real Christian would nttend the Illinois State Camp-Meeting, and any other moet- ing baving in view %o laudablo o purpose. X. et i ST. CLARA ACABERY. R T — Wi, July 10, 1873, To the Editor of The Chicayo Tribune: Sm: To-day has boen a gala-dny among tho sympathizers with tho Roman Cutholic commu- vity in Grant County. Tho mnniversary exor cises of tho BL. Clarn Acadeny were beld in the spacious Exhibition all at Sinsinnwa Mound The day was abeautiful ono, and vory oarly in tho day curringos began to toll over tho prairio from all directions and in groat numbors, Sllod with the citizons of noighhoring cities and towns. Dubuquo, Galena, and Plattoville pourod forth thoir youth and boauty, and all mado it the occasion of & grand picnic in the beautiful groves which lisou tho slope of the Mouna. ‘Tho Acadomy is now in tho twenty-first yoar of it osistence, and is conducted by twenty-five Sisters of tho Order of St. Dominio. About ninoty young ladics, of various ages, aro boin, oducatad at tho Acadomy, two of whom recoive diplomas. Al of them took part in the exhi- bition, howover,—in music or in other ways. Ouo of the most naticonble fentures of the occasion was an addross by Fathor Toville, o Fronch Josuit, recently engaged in o mission to tho Territories in thie West. He spoke with much earnestness of the dogeneracy of all the peoples of the globo in the present contury, Hoveral selections from tho operas of ‘Il Trovatoro,” ‘‘Marths,” and ‘““Mignon," were vory creditably gmym by somo of tho écholars. ‘Pho one from “ Mignon * in espacially to bo mon- tioned, boing played by twelve youg ladios on gix pinnos. K 3 T'ho Valodictory, by Miss Lizzie Ennor, of ‘Wisconsin, must bo fivorably mentionod. At thoclose of tho services on the programme, ‘many beautifnl books woro distributod as prizes ; after which tho audienco separated in groups throughout tho grove, to Lold a picnic,” Thus was colebrated the ninoteonth aunivoreary of tho 8t. Clara Academy, e A RAILROAD ACCIDENT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: 8in: The aceidont of July 8, to o farmer, Mr. Wolf, at the cornerof Eighteonth and South Clark stroots, would not have happoned had not 99,04 | the Chicago & Rock Taland Railrond Comipany violuted tho city ordinanco by running at fuster ¥ | speod than is prescribed ; and had not the flag- 89,60 | hiouse on thocornor of Eightoonth streot been in the way, a8 tho farmor happoned to come along from Arnold stroet, bringiug him between two firey,—the Michigan Southorn, and the Rock Is- Jand Ruilroads,—thoro Leing nlllx 75 feot be- tiveon tho tracks of thioso roads, "Thoro wes no poor man to get out of tho wiy, and ho had to ho injured, through tho negligenco of our city nuthoritios in allowing the 66,80 | obstruction of the strect by tlng-houros, and in allowing ruilrond traing to move along in_speed at thorato of 25 miles per hour, instead of 6 miles according to the city ordinnnces. ‘Tho whgon of A, Wolf was hurlod against tho flag- honke, throwing tho man out, Now, i8 it not high timo that this slaughtor on South Clark stroct sbould by endsd; and would it not ba well for the State's Attorney to look in to the mattor? OusERyER. Citicaao, July 9, 183 e ——— he Nouisville Library Drawinges Brroes in Figured-«Butiors in iegard to Lucky Nui Hrone the Louisvitle Cotriersdournal, July 10, The Inte hour at w! the ofticial roport of the Public Library drawing was placed in the hands of thio priuters, and tho necessury hurry of gotling it int typo, mudo n fow errors HNAYOId. able, With twoorthrea oxcoptions, howover, thoy woro immntoriol. After a carefill compari sou of tho olliclal books, tho fullowing are the errors noted ¢ 5,100 shiould bo 5,050, 52,173 shiould bo 52,173, 74,618 should bo 74,6 H0,475 ahould ho 80,805, 80,070 drow £200, instond of §100, a8 printed. 89,291 should be 83,801, Bono of tho figures of the following numberg wero blurrad and indistinel: 98,606; 94,640, Tho excitemont about tho drawing has'not yat ontirely subsided, being kept \w by tho gencral Intorest in the question, *Who drew tho big prizo ' which hias not yot boon answored by the discovery of the fortunnte individual, Many ru- mors aro afloat in regard to it, but all that have heen tracod have proved to hinve been founded in oithor & hoax or a misapprobension, Miss Muttio Norris, dhllt;hlcr of Mr, Josoph Norriy, stock-denlor, on Sholby streot, hetweon Main and Murket, had the good fortune to hold thrae-quarters of tho tickot which drew $10,000. ‘Tho romaluing quarter was held by memboss of tho Bunch ITook and Ladder Company. From the (incinnati Enquirer, Qapt. Wm. N, Alr, of Nowport, Kv., held with W. K. Bonl, of anron tho tickel “Whiol drow tho $20,000'rize in tho Loulsrilla lottors. THE STORM. Further Accounts of the Destruction in Xllinels and Wisconsin, OLNEY, 1rT, Olney, 1M1, (July 8), Correspondence of the St Louts Reepublican, About 4 o'clocle yestordny nfternoon thin vi- clnity for milow around was visilod by two of the Lnrdont storma over known in this localily. No particular damago was dono fn the city oxcopt the blowing down of o number of troes.” But tho country around did not furo o woll—two miles onst of hara o Mr, Lowyor's house was unroofed and partislly blown down, but uo ono so- riously hurt, Thon for about threo milos tho Stato rond was almost impassablo with fonces, treon, and bundles of wheat. Thon for about two miles thoro wha no pacticalar damngo. ‘Fhon about roven miles from town, stll oast, thore waa still moro dnmage dono, A barn, be- longing to o Mr, Shuner, a blind man, was blown flat, Aluo tho roof was blown off Will- iaim Bhalor's barn In the snme neighborhood. The dnmnfiu to crops and orchards and fonces can gearcoly bo estimated; cornblown flat to the grouud; onta and whent blown and scatterad, aind goaliod with wator, and unloss the weathor cloars up o it can bo_ dried will nprout and bo complotoly ruined. Meadows blown and twisted in such o manver that it will be almost imposai- blo to cut it with mowers. GLEMENT, TT.L. Clement, Iil., (July 8) Correapondence of the St. Louts Republican, Your corrospondont drow on his rubber boots this morning, and procosded with sovoral farm- ers to somo of tho edjacont wheat flelds, only to sealizo that the roported damago to whoat waa in ovory roapect truo, Ono-half of all tho whoat oxamined was found to bo in a rained condition. Bomo flolds that Lave been badly shocked, or Whero tho ghocks have not been well attonded aftor tho many storms since harvest, are found to bo allsprouted and worthloss. Corn s badly damaged,” One largo fiold owned by Mr. John Lindloy, ecoms to Liavo all broken down. Tho conclusion of tho farmers is that theroe will nof Lo ono acre of ont harvested in this part of tho county. Thoy are down on the ground porfectly flat, muddy,” and in n spoiled condition, Tho atorm last night waa tho most sovoro of the kon- son, doing moro damago than all tho rest. Thero i searcely o farmor who will 1ot long ro- membor last night. Noarly all the foncos aro Dlown down to the ground. _ Br. A. J, Fronch's barn was domolished. Mr. G. L. Davideon and Mr, Moyora hoth had their barns blown down, orchnrds dsmaged, and shado aud forest trees rooted up generally, BALES, TLL, Salem, Il (July 8), Corréspondence of the St. Loufs Repuliticun, Tho lant ealamity that visited us wan & torri- blo and destructive wind storm on Inst ovenin, at 614 o'clock. Our fino and suporb M, E, Churc] soemy to have fallon the vietim to the most do- structivo dovastation in consequenco of tho storm. Tho north gablo ond wes blown in and seattored promiseuonsly over the floor of the uppor swory of the building, tho roof was torn {ronu its resting-placo, and u part carriod neross Maln streot, whilo o groater portion of it struck tho dwelling-honso oceupiod by Mr. W. IL. Por- tor, caving in tho roof of hin honse. Tho loss on tho church iy eutimated at £2,000. o aro informod that the storm was protty gencral nll over this part of the country, and thio loss of property very grent. EORD, WIS. Lac’ (Wis) Commonuealth, July 10, Our um’mn\muflont in the town of Ashford gives tho followiug account of tho tornado's doings in that part of the county : T'ho tornado which passed ovor this town on Friday, July 4, boggars all description. It pussod ovor this town from northwost to south- ©cast and losted nbout twonty minutes. It was {from oight to niuc miles in width ; Low far it oxtended South I do not know ; but in this town will givo o fow items of damagoe dono; Poter J. Manel, housa uuroofed, and nearly blown downj J. W, Odekirk, Larn unvoofed; J. E. Holmor, barn_unroofed; O. Hangarfuer, N. MeSchools, ~JI. Corter, P. Cutin, P. Murray, T. Ward, and many otliers had barns un- roofod. I. Powel had both houso and barn blown down; L. Hines had o baru blown down and some cattlo killed. Tho roofs are off both tho Catho- lic and Luthoran clurches in Now Cussel. Tlhero was te huva been a picnic in o grovoe noar New Castol, and some wero in the grove when tho storm 'commeuced. Ono young man, J. Donelly, was inutantly killed by o _falling troo. 1is paronta rosido iu Lomira, Dodge Couuty. Tho timber is nearly all blown down.” The dam- ugga tontock ia great. ‘o buildings it is still groator; but both can bo repnired with monoy. The lows in timber counot bo re- paired; and somo farms aro entirely sirippod of timbor, Somo largo orcliurds are nearly ruinod, and cropu are badly demaged, The fury of tho wind was. torrifio. Lorgo branches torn from treos were carried through the air from ten to eighty rods, and loft in Lot fiolds of grass and graln, In Kewaskum, brick dwelling wns entiroly blown down. A widow who resided near the railroad was absont from Lomo, leaving hor daughter, 12 voars of nge, in chargo of tho house, Tho house was outiroly blown down, and the girl carried ten or twolve rods to tho railroad, to tho track of which she clung untll the fury of the tempost was ovor. These nro but fow of thoincidents of the tornado in Ashford and vicinity. ONTARIO, W1, Fromi the Sparta (W'is,) Republican, July 4. On Suturduy ovoning lant, the villago of On- tario, twonty-two milos sontbonst of Sparta, was visited by oue of tho most disastrous floods ever known in Wisconsin, In thirty minutes the streots were rivors, and the village a vast lake. ‘The lowor part of tho town was submerged to tho dopth of nix_fact, filling tho lower story of tho buildings, and driving their occupnnts to the ohambors, beforoe thoy could remove tho goods from below. At 1 o'clock on Bunday morning, tho wator hnd reached ita groatost fioigm, tho rain had ceased to fall, and gradunlly the whters subsided, until, ot sundown of that day, the water had recodod from the streots, nndthe Kick- apoo River had retired within its proper banke, L'en bridges neroys that strenm in the town of Whitostown were carried away, and mauy others in tho adjoining towns of BStark aud Clinton, Both tho mill-dnws in the villago of Ountario nro gone. When tho waters subsided, drowned iogs, cattle and shoop woro found in all directions, oud the erops on tho low lauds of the Kickapoo ‘Valloy aro completely destroyed, Fencos in that valley, and rush Creok Vallog, near by, axo all #wapt away, The dnmago to that locality ia immenso, many 1osing all thoir eraps, their niost valuablo hounc- hold goods, and aldo thoir stock, Fortunatol: no lives ure kuown to havo boen lost, The snd- dou full of water i supposod to havo beon tho rosult of tho burating of & water-spout. — e e Six Brothers Shooting at Each Other— One XKilled und ‘Cheir Mother Soris ously Wounded, Winchester, Va, (July 6), Correspondence of the Dalli- anore Sun, A torrible tragedy occurred yesterdey morn- ing ot tho residonco of Franklin® Litile, o highly - respootable citizon of Olarko County, Virginin, sbout seven miles from this piace, iu which six brothors, Clinton, Co- lumbus, Gllbart, Wallaco, Onear, and Lyourgus, wero invalvad. ' Tt soom thet the brothors hava baen at varianco for #ome timo, tho cause being Joulousy that has oxisted directly botween tho oldost brotliers, Clinton, Oscar, and Lycurgus, On Balurday morning us part of tho family wora at brenkfast, Oscar and_Lyourgus ontored tho diniug-room, locked tho dooraftor thom, ono putting the key in his pocket. ‘Thon one of {hcm took n sont noar tho door, the cther off from tho table. Oscar, nddrossing hitasolf to Clinton, anid that thoy bad nothing sgainst him and did'not want him'to intorfor in what they wore ubout to do. Clinton jumped from hin wont, but bofore ho could sponk, Oscar and Ly- curgus drow thoir rovolvers aud aimed at iiim and tho rast of tho funily b the table and fired, wounnding Clinton and the mother, Mys. Littlo. “Tlie fight then becamo gonoral among all tho brothars, hmuu;i some minutes, All vere wovoroly woundod oxcopt Wallace, By this tmo #owo of tho belligerents had gotton outside the liouso, Lycurgus and Oscor then started to run, O lJumbus drow a revelver and fired at tho murdor- ous brothors without effect, the distance being too groal. Gilbert, who was smudin!,' noar, ran into the Lonse and brought out o ritle, fired at Oscar at long; zange, wounding him in tho leg, 1o was captured by Columbus and Gilbert, and held until the arrival of neighbors, o was talen to Berryvillo and lodgod in jail, Clinton died after lingoring u couplo of houra in intonse agony., Tho mothor iuin n critical condition, A post-mortem oxamination of the body of Clinton wag _held by Drs, Bomerville, Miller, and Wilson. Intornsl hemorrhage was found tho causo of doath, the ball enterin, above tho right hipbono and lmlginr,- in tho loft Lnoo, A Coronor's hulunut was hold, and n ver- dict rondercd that “ Clinton came to his death by o pistol shot, flred promaditatedly by bis brathor Lycurgus,” The oxamination will take place at Horryville on Monday. The oxcitomont 1n groat in Clarke County againat the brothers Osvar aud Lyourgus. — s A Queer Colncidences Teom the Iudson (N, Y.) Star, On the socond day of June last & schooner onllod tho John Ferrls, of Norwalk, while pass- lug unthe rivar ran into and damsgoed a neb AS) From the Fond du whon off Oatskill, belonging to ona John Pindar, residing In that vieinity. The achoonor camo to anohor off Hudson. The owner of tho not fol- lowad har, and ealled on & well-known lasyer of thin clty to draw thoe papora nceensary to onable him to commenco gracncdingu for dnmagos, Tho ownor of the not knew tho namo of tlio vansol, butnot that of tho Caplnin, Tho papors word theroforo drawn and actlon brought entitled Jol indar va, dohn Doo. In oxuminiug an- thorities o ecnso was found that covered tho grouud inken, and furnished n procedont, It was_ ontitled John Pindar va, John Doo. The facts woro oxnetly tho samo, and the plaintift wan found to botho fathor of tho plainthif in tho prosent case. The daté of the first oceurrouce was Mny, 1819, Bo thnt aftor a lapse of some twvanty-foitr yours, wo fud tho son fignring in 1ho samo roloin which hiy fathor had appeared. A o EARTHQUAKE AT BUFFALO, A Pretty Lively ¢Shaking Up? ‘Ehinge Genernlly. From the Bufalo Commereial Advertiser, July 7. “Somo uny tho earth was foverous and did shake,” horeabuut, ro«tcrdny mnmh’f’ and thoy who #ny #o toll pothing more than the blessed truth, Things woro sbakon mp at o vory do- cidediy lively rate, and wo presume that nobody liaving the ‘slightest regard for an eartliquako or rogard for fact would preanme to sny thab that of which wa had throo several touchos was 1o gront slinkos. o Tho first shiock was folt about 4 o'clock in the morning, and was comparatively light ; tho soc- ond, also light, about 7; and tho third about 20 minutos aftor 9, Tho last was of much groater violence than eithor of tho others, and probably tho heaviost shock of au earthquake over felt in this portion of the country, Many pooplo who wero sitting qnlotlf at their Buunday Dreakfnst, gotting mm}jv for church, or othorwiso engaged, woro suddonly startlod’ by tho trombling of thoir tenoments and the shak- ing of housoliold offacts gonerally. Donbtless, in tho groat mnjority of cagcs,at thoiustant,tho com- motion was attributed to anything butnn carthe quako. But tho real causo quickly becamo ap- parent, aud in almost every localily thore was a gonoral rushing to the doors and windowa, cach nsking his or hor neighbor if Lo or shoe ** folt the carthiuako?” “Thora is a diyersity of opinion a5 to the di- rection of tho wave and the duration of the shock, Our impression is that it ran from north to south, Aftor tho violont rumbling shoclk there uppoared to bo & sort of roceding tremor, the whola lnsting probably holf n minuta, Moy structures in tho city wore shaken '‘from turrct to foundation stone,” and no small constornation ‘wns croated. In 8t. Paul's Cathedral the shock appoars to ‘have boon folt with groat severity, It was dur- ing tho seasion of the Sunday School, somo 160 childron being in attondanco, as wo aro told. As soon as tho truth was realized that the seusntion exporioncod was occasfoued by an onrthqunke, the childron rushed from their classos into tha stroot, tho tenchors following with hardly loss of huste, ~ Tho gonoral impression was that tho towor Lod falon, and that tho walls wore falling. Tho vibrations Instod some seconds, aud when tho tonchors and children returned to the church tho color had foraakon tho cheoks of most of thom. Wo ara told that tho easistant rector, Br. Halo, who is in chargo of tho Bunday-school, had retired to hig room for o momout to decipher a badly, written lottor on_somo church mattor, and wag greatly satonishod on entering tho body of tho church again to find it desorted, It wns roports od that somo of tho arches of 8t. Paul's wore cracked, and tho steeplo damaged, but this, wo uro gind to know, was not tho cano. “Tho carthquako " was tho absorbing topic of conversation yesterday, and s detnilod account of tho exporiouco of tho members of this shocked community would doubtless be very intoresting. In o tonoment at the corner of Clinton nni Unlon streots, two oil lamps wore shaken from o muntolpicco in au uppor room, tho lamps broken and their contonts scattered over tho room, A decidodly singular fact in relation to the carthquako is that Lho shock nppoars to have been “felt nowhero except in this immedinto vi- cinily, Tto Arsociated Press roports from the various parta of the country say nothing at all sbout it. At 10 o’clock last ‘ovening one of tho cditorial &t of this papor onllod it tho West- orn Union Telograph Oftico, and at_his requost tho gontleman {n charge vory readily and cour- teously consented to inquire of thuse attho principnl statious within s radius of 250 miles of uillo, if anything in the way of an earthquako shock liad Deen experienced, aud the auswer from all points was in tho negative, Wo uro told by partios in tho city that tho wator heroubout rose eome two inches yestorday morning. [ — A DEFENSE OF GOV. CARPENTER. L'rom the Dubugve Times, GOY. CARPENTER AND THE RANKIN DEFALCATION. “Tho Towu Hepublican Conventiou reuoniinated Cure peuter for Guvernor, ud reaolvod that all dishonest oftirers ought to bo punfehed nnder the criminal law, end that thoir bondsnien onght to be compelied 16 make good tho embezzlement of the public money. Treasurer Rankin embezzled 38,000 of the money ap- proprinted to fhe Agricultural College, nnd Carpontor in ono of kia bondsten, and afded i roviceting Raue Xin Treasurer of th Colleqy fund when be knew bo was o defaulter, Ttankin s not been presccuted un- der the crimiunl law, aid no_steps ava beon taken 10 compel Carpenter and bis other boudsmen fo mako good bin ombozemont of publio monoy.—Keoknk Constitution, When Judgo Claggatt malkes tho charge ngainat Goy. Carponter that he was in auy way reapon- siblo for Rankin's dofaleation; that afler ho know of it Lo fniled in any offort to securs tho State ; loft undono snytling that any ono can now suggest might havo boon done to moro fully protoct tho Stato; that ho helped to ra-elect Runkin Treasurer aftor his dofaleation was Inown ; that ho is In_any way rouponsiblo for tho non-prosecution of Hankin criminally, or has stood in nny way opposad to attompts 10 eol- lock from tho suratics on the 1870 bond,—tho Intest which Rankin gave, and upon which Goy, Curpenter’s own namo Appears; when Judgo Claggott makos all or any of thoso chargas, or insinuctions, he nimply falkifies the record, and violates his’ own ecuso of justice for political purposcs. Gov. Carpontor ewears positively (and thero is o word of contrudiction of his tostimouy), that the first knowledge ho had of Ran! falention ho recoived from Deputy T'repsurer Brandt on tho 8th of Decombor, 1872 ; that on thonext dayho bad n convorsation with Maj. Ranlkin on tho subjoct, and oxtracted from tlio Inttor n conforsion that he had beon using Col- loge funds, which, he insisted, ho had tho ability tominko good througls thopledge of Lis proporty, and the assistanco of his frionds ; that ho urgo TRaukin not to eut or slcep until lo hed raplnced this money. Tho Board of Trusteen of the Ool- lego woro to meot on tho 1lth, and Goy. Carpentor fmmediatoly prepared to bo with thom, und on tho 13th “way at tho Agrieultural Collego. Ho gave information to tho Bosrd of the facts, and urged upon them tho necessity of doing ol that conid bo dono tosceuro the Colloga agninkt Joss. Ho looked up the matter of tho bond, and fouud tho boud of 1808, which was all that {hqullegn anthoritios know anything nbout. Undor his inspiration the Financo Committee of the Collogo, proceoded to a settlomont with Ran- kin, and it wasupon the lattor's asaurances that if ho was not oxposed and crushod out, g could, thrn\lfil.\ Lhis fricnds, make good the dofaleation, that the Board, affer Gov, Carpenter had left, ro-olected Htankin' Mrensuror. On this point Gov. Carpontor testiflos : Duing tha_Decembeymecting of the Board, on tho socond dny, Rankin wan elocled Treasuror'of tho Board after I left, and after it wou known thero wero irrogularitios {n Runkin's administration of the oflice, *ho reason why thio Board ro-elocted Mr, Rtankin was thut ho (Nankin) said that i€ ho wis ot cruhied out 1o this matter with ho property Lu lud ho could gt hia {rionda ta raiso tho monty, At this Hmo, and during tho wholomeeting of tho Hoard, Ar, Run¥fu was very much dopressed, und thero was'a feur on tho yart of thio Board that kio would mako pwoy with himsclf, or might becomo fnsane, so that ho would not bo 1 uental condition to o wythtug to socur iho Callog aud they wore anxlous to hold ki up till thoy could got tho property into fheir hands, Ontho Iith the Tinanco Committeo ecamo down to Dos Moines with Rankin, and there moet Gov, Carpontor, tankin on tho eveniug of that day gavo tho Committeodecds of all his proporty, aftor having vainly ondenvored ta socuro mouey from his frionds aufliclont to rolmburse tlie Stato, and on the 20th of December, ot an ad- Jonrned meoting of the Board, Itunkin was ox- Dolled an ‘Ireasuror and Dr.iLly ‘ofiCodar Rtapids, eleoted, thero boing no posulbility of Tinulsin {eonar izing tho intorosts of the Collogo or tha tato in the meantima, Now wounsk Judgo Olaggott, or_anybody olso, tcoxplain to us how Governor Carpontor coul havo actod moro pmm{ytly or more A}u]mlnunly fortho Btate's intorosts,” than in tho courso talon, Ho ewears positivoly that Lo had no knowledgo or [ntimation of Rankin's dofaleation unti, tho 9th duy of Decomber. On the 10th ho hid goon Rankin, and recoived his confession, Ou the 12th ho hiad reachud Amos and lain the mtier boforo the Board of T'rustecs of tho Col- loge, On tholdth tho Board had socurod the wholo of Rinkin's property, and exunusted all means of sturing the Btato to be obinined from thnt oflold, Ouly fivo dauys clapsed botwoon tho first b‘so\nunrn and tho ‘sotilomont, Was it pos- sible for Gov, Carponter to hevo beon mioro promp, 2 In it possible to auf-gm whorolu he could kavo taken & more judicious course? Oan Judge Ulaggott, or any one else, show whorein . ©OF evon aneuny, wea loat to the Biate by any sot of omiasion or commission by Gov. Carpentor, nftor ho beoame swaro of Ilankin's violation of trust? And wo put it to Judgo Clnggott, nr an honorablo man and & fair jour- nalist, whothor ho ia not doing n most unjnst act in vocking to hosmiroh Gov. Carpentor with this filth of Rankin's corruption ? A subsequent hond was aflorward diacovered, duted fu May, 1870, to cover Rankin's torn of oflico for that yonr, ho belng ro-clected apain in Dacomber, 1671, Tinmediately upon the dikcoy- ory of thip bond, which had Inin" among other papors at the Agricultural Colloge, Qov. Carpen- tor ealled upon the Attornoy-Genoral to com- mace suit ngainsb tho anrotios—nlthongh his 0wn namo wus mnong those on the hond—shonld tho Intter oflicor hava nuy reason to belioya that tho bond would bo held {o cover any porllon of Lo period of embezzlement. Could be dv more ? “Tho cang Is with the Attorney-Gonorel and the Board of 'Truatoos, and Gov. Carponter Liaa laid uo ntraw intho way of any nction thoy may hnve deomod expediont, but on the contrary Lina urgod (hem to consider only tho State's Intaront, Inthero tholcast justico in holding Gov. Car- ponter dorolict fn any duty in this phaso of tho crgo? Cortuinly, no fair mind will so protend, Most romarkablo, alio, i the attompt to hold Gov. Carpenter amenablo. for tho failuroof o TPolk Connty Grand Jury to indict Rankin, Can any ono give any good renson why? Was it to bo'expeatad that Gov. Carpouter would interost Iimsolf in pnc)dnfi tho jury ageinet Raukin ? Thut ju:r wes drawn " ns ulfiur jurics aro drawn. Thoy wero of mixed politics, and fiunumll , wo boliove, reputablo men. 'Thoy ad Ronldn's confossion, and oll tho facts and witnesees thn& desired in tho csse bo- foro ihom. ov. Carponter lind not the romotost iden that thoy would ro- fuso to find a bill sgainat Rankin, But suppose hie hnd such an impression. Doos any ono think thnt he should have gone about button-holing the membors of the jury, and lnlg thom up to whiat lo._conaidored tholr duty s Ya what. way cnn bo bo justly hald for the actionof thatbody ? Can Judgo Claggott, or any honestman, giveono particlo of renson for making Gov. Carpontar, or tho Ropublican_parly, or any ono elso but tho f(‘ilryf responsible for the failure to indict Ran- n Cortainly not, And whon Tre Cnrcaco Trin- unE, tho Keoluk Constitution, or sny other op- position paper, attompts to excite projudico seainnt Gov. Chrpantor s to suy stop takion by Lim in thie Rankin business, thoy simply do base Injustico for the meaneat of partisan purposcs. ——— CHEAP TRANSPORTATIOH. Failure of a Meoting Called nt Grand Rapidato Agitate the Subject--Pate ronu of Xushandry in Michignn. From the Detroft Fres Press, July 10, Notico was oxtonnively givon of a meeting to e hold at Grand Rapids on the 8th inst. in the intorests of porsons deslring choap transporta- tion. Thero was no attendanco, and consequent- Iy n0 mooting, _Tho mover in tho affair was tho Tlon. M. D. Wilber, of Allegan, who, it will bo romomborod., boro a conspicuious part fa tho do- liborationn of tho National Obenp Transportation Convention at New York, May G, being Chairman of tho Committeo on Rosolutions. In order to pavo tho way for o succossfal meoting, Mr. Wilber put himself in communication with tho Prosident and othor officors of tho Stato Agricnitural Bocloty, Thoeso gentlemon pro- pased to bave & meoting of thoir Executivo Com- mittee July 8, and in councction thorewith bo- lioved that’ s fair hoaring could be had of the cheap transportation question, tho members of the State Agricultural Socioty lumln% tho nu- cleus for an organization, Ar. E, B. Ward, of Dotroit, proferod assistanco in tho woy of l(lpunkiuu talent, Thero woro at Bweet's Hotel, iraud Lapids, on the doy sct for the meoting— and_either partly or entirely in its intorouts— the Ion. M. D. Wilber, of Allegan; the ITon, Geo. M. Dowoy, of Ilnstings; Chatlos Kipp, of £t. Jobn's; Bdwin Thelps, C. F. Kimball, of Yontine; @. W. Qriggs, of Grand Rapida; 8. A, Drowno, of Pontwater; J. 0. Rowe, of Dig Hapids; and G. L. Whitnoy,” of Dtuskogon. All but the firat two named are con- neoted oflicially with tho Stato Agricultural So- cioty. After talking tho mattor over informall the conclusion was ronchod that it was scarcely proper for them to tako the initintive, The ox~ ccutivo membera of the Stato Agricultural So- cioty, howover, promised to seo personatly and to corrospond with farmors in their rospectivo nolghborhoods, and to arrango for nnd call o moting horoaflar, nt which the transportation question might be discussed. 50 far a8 is known but one of the partica named, L'rof, C. L. Whitney, of Muskogon, bo- louga Lo the Society known %3 the *Iatrons of Husbendry.” 1Mo i6 s * District Doputy,” and will noxt week begin oporations in organiz- ing “granges in tho osstorn part of tho State, The farmers, it eaid, fall in rendil with tho purposes und spirit of the new organi- zation, and grangoes are formed on short notico whonever and wherever an authorized official 1nales Lis appearance. Yhe womien, too, rather uym'fnthiza with the dosigns of uocioty, and asa whole compose about one-third of the momber- Blip. 'g.mm have been nrfimniznd in this State, g0 far, forty “ granges.” They are located in Allg- w, Kent, Ottawa, Hillsdulo, lKnlamazoo, and Berrien Counties. Tho membership of each “ grango " ranges trom fifty to oighty or a hun- . F. Bromn, of Schooloraft, Kalsmazoo County, is Mastor, and J. T..Cobb, 'of the enmo lnco, in Becretary of {ho $Stato Grango, Tho londers of tho movement expoct to enroll 15,000 mombers in this Stato betwaon this time and tho 1stof October. A grand parado of tho order, to bo hold at Grand Repids at tho timo of the Stuto Fair, is in contemplation. e ey THE ANDERSON SCHOOL OF NA- TURAL HISTORY. Opcning of the Swmmer Session at Pemkcese~Lrof, Axasuizis Sddress to the Studentiseist of Professors. New Bedford (July 8) Correspondenca of the New Fork Lieniny Lo, On arriving hero fhis moruing I found sundry Profeswors, and n largo body of students gather- od from all parts of the country, awaiting trans- port to Ponikeso Island in order to take partin the oponing of tho summor scesion of tho Andor- non School, which lad boen_appointed to take pluco this day, Tho steamer Holen Augusta had beon engngod to convey thoso to tho island, and immediately after the arrival of the Boston train, in which gome of the Harvard faoculty wero ex- pected, she took hor doparturo from tho wharf, bearing ber living freight, nbout soventy-five in number, of whom upwards of forty wore in- tonded 'studonts, sixteon of thesa boing lady students. Although tho new buildings which will bo re- quirod for the purposen of tho school and tho comfort of tlio students uro as yot by no menns cowploted, they aro suflicintly advanced to ad- mit of the jmmediato commencement of opora- tions, sud the happinoss depicted on tho faces of oll who wore in attondanco yesterday showed that thoy woro quite properad and willing to Tougl it for a fow duys, or weekn If necessary, in roturn for tho vast ndvantages they willrecoive from the coureo of insiruction to be imparted to thom gratuitously during the sodsion, to say nothing of the boneflt they must oxporience in honlth from s two months' Bojourn in tho dolight~ ful climato of Ponikese. The perty wora received on the wharf by Pro- feugor and Mru, Agassiz with tho utmost cordi- ality, tho only rogret being the divappointmont of hoth ab tho absenco of Mr, Andorson, tho fouuder of tho school Mra, Anderson, how- ever, was prosont, and was at ouce takon chargo of by Mis. Agassiz, who conducted her to tho nowly-constriictod’ buildings, which, togatlor with 1he provision mado for the accommodation of tho stidonts, sho examined with much intor- o8, Thorest of tho studonts, both male and fomale, scatterod over the island onjoying the lovely weather and lost in ndmiration of the many surrounding beautios, T'he sehool was opened in tho building which Is Lo ho the futuro locture-room, but_ which has Loon s yot but partially convortad from thoe subetaniinl barn it wos Lofore its applicstion to tho purposen to which it in in fatura destinod, inalong and intorcsting spoech from Prof, Agassiz nddressod prineipally to the assembled students, Thoe Professor oxprogsod the deopost rogrot at tho abuenco of By, Andorson, to whouo hounty thoy woro indobted for the oppurtunflr afforded them of pursuing tho studios in whicl thoy woro about to ougags, Ho had hopod, he uaid, to bo abla to iutroduce them to humn and to brosont to thow his bonevolent countonauco. A ]utlcr from Mr, Anderson was subsoquently rond osplutaing that ho was unavoidably ubsent from an aitack of inflammation of thae oyos that mado it hnzardous for Lim to loavo home, Tho Profossor thon prococded to addrees tho studentn on the subject of tho work iu which thoy wero to tako part. His grout dosire was that thoy should pursue their studios from nalure ulono, and not from books, 1o had ro- x‘uuntud thent to bring no books, aud he hopod they hod not brought uny, Books conveyed tho Lnowledge, investigations, and idoas of othera. Tlo wishod thom fo be their awn investigators, aud to gathor tholr kuowledge and information fron nutural objoots only, The student who hnd gothored his kuowledge from books felt altos Enum at loas whon Lo began to Inventigato for imsclf from natural objoots alone, ‘I'hey might d ot firat, somo of thom feol discourago ub ho asked thom to ovorcomo that teuunt;x Il romombered & friend of Lis who wished ! 0 bocome & naturntist, and asked 1 0 struction. Ife gave him n ploco of 'i:?mf"{-nfl: and told him to exomino it and soo what 1o could discover abouk it, i friond turnod it oyor and ovor and viewed it in ovory light, hut could mnka nothing of It. 1fo told bim to broak It and tuen exnmino it Io did a0, and a food of ligl o onco burat on him. Bo 18 must Do wigh Nhom. What inight soem diflicult to undaratand gt Ly would hecomo easy a8 they becamo norg familinz “'l'}‘lll nlnzu;o. fod at ho Professor procoeded nt somo lenpin dotall {ho. paturh of tho stidien i) e would havo to ongngo in, and to name the ya. rious Professors who would be thoir instructorg ond laoturora {n each apacifio branch. The lnlluwln;i aro tho Profossors who will at. tond and glvo lustruction during the sossion z Dr, Burt G, Wilder, of Cornoll; Dr. A, B, Paok- ard, Peabody Acedemy of Sclonco, Balom ; Count Pourtalos, United Hiates Const_Survey; Prof. Waterliouso Hawkins, England ; Paulus Roatter, ortist, of Cnmbridge Musoum; Prof. Mitchell, of Const Burvoy; Prof. Jo. 8. Lovoring, Hars vard; Prof, F. W. Putuam, Pmflmd]y Academy, Hn!n‘m; Prof. N. 8. Shaler, Jarvard, at Frounn inTuropo; Prof. Armold Guyot, Princoton, N. J., #d Prof, Brown-Soquard, —_—— A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. morriblo Murderof & Wife and Sulcide (of the Assnssin Iusband. Jioton (July 8 Diepateh to the New York: Herald, This oitarnoon, Hiohaol Dusmand. of Soith Donton, shot his wife and killed hor ivataatly. IPhon ho put a bullot through Lis own body, and the ?.vo conged broathing ot about the same mo- ‘mon “Tho rumors are to the offeet that for about month Desmond had been out of omployment. Ho was & laboror, aud has, siuce bein; g out of worl, boou drunk a good deal of 4he timo and abuslvo to bin famlly, Hiy wifs, to whom ho waa matried throo yoors ago, at tho time sha waa marriod had o childzon, a boy and @ girl, about 10 and 11 years old. On Saturday nfigh: ho tnrned them from hig house, No. 12 Tufts strcot, and thoy wont to 118 Bocond stroot, whero John Bmith, o rolativoe of tho murdored wifo, lived. 'Thoro thoy romained till this morning. In the meantimo ra. Desmond hiad obtained a warrant for his are roat, and this morning he wna brought up be« foro tho Municipsl Court, but was lot off aud ro turned homo to 12 Tufts streot. Hia wifo wont withhim. TIo got into bed, but soon turned his wifo and the boy Joseph ont of the house, thoy going aguin to Bacond slract, Tho little glrl ror mawmed with him and advised him to soparate from her mothor, and thus conso the accustomed fighting, ele., which rendercd tho houge very nne ploasant, Ho said to the littlo girl, * Ia not that a nico way, now, for herto run off and loava tho bouse ?" Very soon he got up and left the house with tho littlo girl, enginy; that ko was going t0 es his wifo. Hedrank oiio glass of boor on tho way. Arriving at tho reaidonco of Smith, he went uj stairs with tho girl to & front room, where his wifo was sitting in a by window. o aaid, © Is this whero yon aro #"" and before she could gol up or raply ho drew & rovolvor, stoopod down. and dischargod it four times at her. The little girl ran down-stairs at once, nnd 8he and hor brother called for tho neighbors, On rummm§ they found him lying on the floor, gasplng in agony, and in & foi momonts Lo wod dead. But two balls Lavo beon found in Mrs, Dosmond’s body,—one behind the left shoulder- blodo and one on the chook undsr tho left oy0. Either shot would have causod death. aking my way into the back room 1 found the two childron of tho deconsed woman and ntg)—chlldrun of tho man who is dead. nco, o protty and modost littlo girl of 12 onrs pnid: My namo is Barsh Jano Lano and om 12 years old, My fathor was named Josoph Laue, and he diod in" 1865, Ono day, Michaol Desmond, my stepfatbor, who lics doad in tha other room, came to my mother, when she was a widow and #old her a blue and white bead neck- laco. That was tho way she got acquainted withr Liw, and thoy weromarricd throo years ago, Lnak Baturday night Dosmond got drunk and pitched thinga ell around the houso. o turned mothor and mo and Joo, my little brothor, out of doorn andwa sleptat a noighbor's house, Mothor'snams wea Evosia 8mith boforo sha was married to any= body, and sho was of Irish descent, but a Protose tan€,” Mothor got out o warraut for fathor's ara rest, and ho was locked up, but afterwards sha occured his rolenso. Ho camohomo to Tufts streot. Tho noxt morning sho wont into tha house and told Deamond that she wanted to fix up tho room, Ho told har to take hor things and lonve. Then mothor and I pncked up our littla things and wout out. She putall tho dishes in tho loiler bofore wo went, and made up tho bed. Desmond ant st the door. Ho told Joo that ha could como over to his uncle’s, in Second streot, where we are now, aud utnfitwo nights. Joo woni outand Ifollowed. Joo and Dosmond followed me. soms beer, Ho refused to lot mothor go out of the house, and locked the door ngainst hor. Finolly sho got out and came_over here. Then o put & pistol in kis cont and startod after hor. Ife hins usied us vory badly, Whon ho was soboy he used to givo Lis wagos to mothor ; but when o wag drunk he was & vory bad man, and ho was drunk vory often. Last wintor ho used to coma homo somotimes at a very late hour, and turn ua all_out-doors in our night-dresses, barefooted, nud wo woro compelled to acok refuge at o neighs bor's house, Ium causod all this diioulty.” Joseph Lane, a staunch littlo fellowof 9,told his smr{ in s ptraightforward manner, hardly seom= ing to roalize his motherless condition. Ho saidz “* Mother and I ware in the room for twenty min« utes beforo Desmond arrived. She told mo that ho had cleared hor out, and would havo killed hoy if it had not beon for Sarah Dosmond. Ha lickod Bnrah, and when sho told him that ho ought not jaw and abusa mothor, ho nsed o ros wembor what sho enid, but he didn’t do wlhat she told him to. Anyway mother and I eat iu the window, whoro we could see tho strect. Protty soon Willio Schmidt como running up-stairs, and snid that Desmond was coming up tho stroot. Dother wes frightened, Bhe snid, * Ho may kill me," and thon she buried hor hoad in her hand. Dosmond camo into the room in a momont. ¢ Hero you aro, are you?' he said, and bLofora mothor could sny o word, fired a pistol at hor. Mother dxopé)ud into the corner of tho room on the floor, aud caddled herself all up. Desmond fired ngnin, and mothor was dead. Thon he turned round and fired at himself, and he dropped dead, too. Mother used to work for Goorgo 1. Cave, in tailor shop on Milk strect, befora sho knew Desniond, and oarned hor owa living, He was vory jealous of hor.” —_— The Amcrican Catalogie. Vienna (June 9) Carrf‘:ryllgndmce of the New York une, The American_Exhibition Catalogue has ape oarod af last. It should bettor be called tha 13 sh Catalogue of tho Amoerican Dopartmont, for it was printed in London, and is a closo imid tation in typography of the’ British Cataloguo, from which tho illustrations and six pages of lotter-press, inoluding o list of the groups, and other goneral information, hayvo boon treusforrod bodily, The book is a wrotched botch. gitie by piving. th. aumia of . tho. seilcios. 1 fita Inngungos,—English, Frouch, and Gore man; but uftor tho first two groups this plan is abandoned, and tho ensuing five groups ara printed in Eoglish and French only. Then tho Fronch is droppod, and tho romaining groupa appear iu English alone. With all tho doubio~ leading uud padding, and with the uso of lurgo typo tho catalogtio contping only sovonty pages,” Tho meagroness of the American Dee partment mey bo judged from n comparison of this with tho catalogues of some of the smallon Turopesn countries. That of Bwitzorland, for axnmplo, contnins 288 pagoes of fino print, aud yet tho Swiss Dapartment oceupies only half the Bpaco that ours does, ‘Thoro is not a word of information in our catalogue about the United Btates—nothing concorning our population, our commerce and munufactures, our agriculture, our forms of governmont, our public lands, our rails 1y, our sehools, or tho inducemouts wo offer ta enigration—not o line, in short, of the kind of matter which overy forcigner who buys the book will look for first, Thoro s noth- ing but the list of tho 650 oxhibitors show. I wish I had and tho artivles thaf’ space to tell how rich In tho catalogues of othor couutries aro—notably those of Switzorland and Gormany, which fur< nish ull the marorial facts neoessury for a knowl« odgo of their instilutions, industrial intorests; cducational systems, population, armament, Tins of transportation, oto., and aro porfect opitomos of gaucrnl and statistioal information. Wo could not, of courso, produco such a cntn< loguo as theso; but it doey veem that tho Socre« tary of Btato might havo put a fow intelligent olorke at work fora day or two compiling g’nm tho cousus and athor Government roports a . dozon payoes of statistics, Tho eatalogne iv of r!oco with our wholo performauco hero, aud per~ hups 1t I8 Just as woll that it sliould be no buttor thun tho exhibit i is intonded to oxplain, —A thoroughly French story comes by privata lettor from Alsace, The wrnter ssys: “ Wa hiave found out one vory nico way of anuoying our oppressors, Vor{ many of tho Prussinn oflicors hiava little whito doj Wo catch thosa littlo white dogs and color theirhoads and slioule ders rod and the hindquarters bluo, loaving =g whito streak in - the n;llhdle. fll\l? ]Dll:"l‘llllg tho Fronoh colora, rod, whits, an uo, on wa lot the dog gb, add got' around and hear the Prusslany swear" . ) o, " Desmond was not drunk, but ho bad beon taking * It bo- - valuablo information '