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- 8 e I e ST S I Y THE CHICAGO ' DAILY TRIBUNE: BATURDAY, JULY 26, 1873, - SPORTING MATTERS. . : _ . Racing Yestorday at Defroit, Cam- bridge City, and Oshkosh. . The Entries for the Olevoland Meot~ ing—~Tho Saratoge, Winner, Boating=--Billiards. THE TURF. A FAST *‘GRERN ONE." A gontloman who was on the Doxter Park Brack at an early honr yostorday morning held . diawatch on a groon mare which was boing . ¥poedod, and nccording to his ststomont slio ¢ jpnde a halt-milo in 1:10. Had sha nob lost & . #hoo and broke up, it is probablo that sho would - 'bavo gono tho round of the track low down in tho twenttos, s TOE OSIKOBI RAGES, Bvecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Osnxosy, Wia, July 25,—The wenthor to-day as boon much coolor thsn yoatorday, and tho . ‘itendanca st tho races was proportionstoly Anoroasod, | Tho faob that quito s number of our docal sporting men got badly warped on the = anu of ynsturdl’i only seomed to add flamo to ho oxcitoment. 'he pool-solling on Thursda; * pvoning and this foronoon was vory lively, many ing anxious to replace yesterdsy's fossos, * Tho first raco was opon o horsos that h movor boaten 2:40, throo in flys, tho : Eurw belng 9225; 8100 to the firab ored, §75 to the sccond, snd @50 to Sho . H. 0. odrich -~ entared Matoh- Vosn; Charlos Brown, Phil Sheridan; W. D, Ed- n, Darknoss; O. Wi Loomts, Princaton , and G. Adams, Dandy. Tho race waa taken hyihlfihlns! in threo straight hoats, Princeton Bflafldm snd Dandy ‘pecond, Darkness {hird, “rithdrawn. *Time, 2:41! k4136 ; 2.40. ‘Tho second waa b running race, mile hoats, best throo n five, for a purso of 8425, 225 to the firat, 8175 to tho sccond, and §76 to tho third., O, A. Brown entered the colt Hero; H, W, MoAfferty, Capt, Jonks; R.H, Barnos, Lady Fairflold, sud J. W. Dilley, Suwaneo. This raco was «clossly contostod between Fairflold and Ospt. Jonks, both finding sharp competition from uwanoe. The firsb prizo was takon by Lady 'airflold fn throo straight hoats, tho second wnd third being given to Capt, Jonks and Buwaneo respectivoly. Time, 1:49; 1:493¢; *\ Groat lntorest was contered in the lsst ¥rot, it boing free to all, best threo .in fivo, for a purso_ of $050. _Lody Bfack was ontered by E. P. Dickoy, Ripon Boy by G. W. Van Brunt, and Badger Girl by A, MoNorton. The first_prizo was won by Xiipon Boy in the first throo Lieats, with Badgor Girl socond, mnd C;g)lloh third ; Lady Mack distanced. ), B! En; 2:20 ; 2:80, Altogothor the races havo boen very successful. Spectal Dispatetsto 06 Chiage frid h icago Tribune. Oaxnniar Orry, Ind., July 26,—The racos to- day were not vory largely attendod, but a good :time was had and everything sntisfactory. The “firat raco was a greon pacing one, whioh was yon by Gua Gliddon in threo straight hoats. Time WAT; 2485 2:AT. [ The socond raco was & (gnen {rot, seven on- os, which was won by Glidden's gray maro ldng tho first threo hoats, Dan Brown second, hawban third, Loder fourth, Willowa 8fth, Timo 2:58; 2:58; 2:54. Tho noxt was n four-yosr-old trot, with five elarters, which was casily won by 0. O, Lodor In threo straight heats, Nilson socond, Shawban fhird, Newgon fourth, and Horner fifth. Time, B:0128 5 2i56 ; 2:66. ‘To-morrow thore will be a three-minute trot ; also, n match raco botweon Hoosier Tom aud James Wilson's black maro, & sistor of Red Cloud, Tho track is in fino condition, and the Weather i as favorablg ag could bo desired. A Targa nitondauco is expected. Spectal Dipateh to Ths Chicago 21 epat e Chicago Tribune, Drruorr, Mioh., July 25,—Thia was tho Inst ¥egular day of the 'July racos here, nndor the uspices of tho Detroit Trotling Association, but Ao sport waa vory matarially interfored with by Bhowers this afternoon. The 2:24 race, which wag loft unfinishod last night, Mollie' Morris baving won two heats, an Tilot Tomplo and Goo. Bhorman, ono each, was quiokly docided, Nollio Morris ‘winning thie firat heat in 2:30%¢ $hus taking tho raco. - The s6cornd monoy wout : Pilot Tomple, and tho -third. to-Gon, Shor- an, 5 “'Tho raco for gentlomon's hLoracs, owriors riving, was won by Capt. W. A. Owen's Harm- Toss of thia city. In the frec-to-all raco, Frod Hooper was withs drawn, and the following horses compoted:. Mollic Morris, John, Gen. Bherman, Pilot Tomple, and H Mitchell. Gon. Sherman won the first and John' the third heat, sud tho pecond, and fourth, and fifth wore taken by Hlolllo” Morris, whioh thus won tho race, Time—2:93 ; 2:819,; 2:32; %:803¢; 2:38, Thia ¥aco waa brokon up with ehowers, and theheavy condition of the track materially affected the timo. - race was won by Orphan Girl, The running taking tho two Inst honts, War Girl and Hirdlo- elono having each takon ono proviously. Timo —1:608{ ; 1:61; 1:683{. TIE OLEVELAND MEETING. Tho first of tho great quartettoof trotting fmectings takes place at Oloveland on Tuesday, Wodnoaday, ‘Thuréday, and Friday of noxt wet, Tho premiums amounf to $80,000, The entries closed Monday evening, and the Zollowing is tho complote list; AY, Fmsr ) Furso o, 12,600, -LrottingFor bories that have Dover boaton 2:34: milo hoats, three in five, to harneas; .20 1o ant, 4025 (o mocond, $376 to third, $260 to ourih, M, Goodin, Philadelphis, b, b, Stewart Maloney, W. IL. Boyce, Dotroi, g. 8, Rival, ler, Pittaburgh, b, ng Willlam, , J. Dowen, Medford, Mass,, br. m, Kato Gilbert, Dan Maco, New York, ch, s, Fearnaught, Jr. 83 Doslion, Minneapdlls, b. g Minncsola Chicf, D. Plifer, Now York, br, g. Barnoy Kolley, Ira M, Nye, Flint, Mich,, ch, 5, Mambrino Gift, T, J. Snilivan, Dtrbit, b, m, Hell Purse No, 000—Trotting—For horaes which E Bava never beaten 2:27; miilo hieats, thres i five, to burness; $1,80C to Orut, $760 to second, $150 to third, Jobu E, Turner, Palladelphi, b, m, Nettle. Ehil Bauman, Lancaster, O., 8, g. Ted Dick, ‘Mleck Lowis, Ghicogo, br, g. 3. G, Trown, A. M, Wilson, Youngstown, g, m, Grace, 3.3, Biowen, edford, Mash., b, . Comee, Dan Mace, Now York, bk, m, Lady Blancho, Zlegler & Qlver, Oinclnnati, b, g, Thomes L. Young, T, ¥, Roach, Detroit, b, g, John 1. R, Armstrong, Dotroft, cb, m, Mollle Morris, Purse No, 300—Running—Milo heats; $175 to Brat, $76 to second, $50 to thir wlliam A, Barron, Ohicago, ch, g, Jennings, AL W. Dale, Aslitabuls, s, 8, Borrel Tom, M, Welch, Vickeburg, Mise,, b, g, Port Leonard, Prank Price sy Doan, b. . Mollle Melatyre, J, Dilloy, Ohicago, an Oakes. Bush & EAdick, Solon, b, £, Nellio Bush, Jumea Murphy, b, g. War Jig, BECOND uAY, Purso No, 4—3$5,600—Trotting—For- horses which Laveniover leaten 2:31; nile hoaty, threo in fivo, to armess : 89,500 o first, $1,876 t0 socond, $625 to third, Dan Macc, New York, b g, Judge Fullerton, W. M, Orawford, Titusvills, b. g. John W, Conloy, 4.5, Bowen, Medford, bk, g, Oniors, ; Purso No, 6—$1,600—Trolting—For horses which Bave_never boaton 2:46 ; mils heats, threo in five, to arness ; $750 to first, $376 to second, §225 to third, 150 Lo fourth, Georyo M, Ferguson, Naw York, Miss Millor, 7. W, Meyers, Tolodo, br. g Vanity Fair. TR e, Now York, o 8 Eittlo Longel . H, Harf, Brooklyn, ng lo ellow. Gravos & Loomis, Chilego, g. m, Olementine, Pueso No, 0—$500—Runniug—Atile heals, throo in $300 16 rat, $160 {0 necoud, $50 £o thir 3 Wolch, Vicksburg, names s, f, — Qliarles Nash, Oloveland, b, g, Georgo Blerling, Bush & Edick, Bolon, b, 1, Lorens, THELD DaT, Purso No. 7—35,000—Trotting—For _horacs whioh ave.never beatont :24: milo Lieata, thres in five, to udan § 49,000 o Arat, $1,250 10 socond, $760 to third, Turner, Philadelphis, b, m, Nottie, ergunon, Now York, 2= John . Orown Prince, 3.8, Wade, Edinburgh, Ind,, b. g. ed Gloud, Tudd Doble, Phlladelphis, b, g, Hotapur, Dan Mace, New York, 8. . Major Allon, b, g. John'W, Conley, W. H, Orawford, Titdsvillo, AJE. Brown, Oloyeland, b, g, Dorby 3.3 Bowen, Medford, &. g. Sen Fiagler, ‘Alock Lowis, Chicago, br. g. J, G. J. D, Olar, Urbaua, b, s, Mobawk, Jr, Graves & Loon:s ,Chicago, br. g, Ohicago, Turso No, 8—~83,000—Trolting—For lLorses which ave nevor beaton 2:30 ; mile heats, three in five, to aruoss : §1,800 (o first, $750 to second, $450 to third, John K, Levitt, Philsdelphis, s, b, Star. G N, Yorguson, New York, b, m, La J, M. Frouch, Detroit, bk. m. Cosette, M. Roden, Now York, b, g, Castle Boy, Julin MoKee, Oleveland, b, g, Brothier Jonathan, Dan Mace, New York, g. W, . Orawford, Titusyillo, F. Van Ness, Rochester, b, Q. R, Logan, Gleveland, b, g. Indopendsnce. 'urss No, 1 g—Two o heats; €0 firat, $200 to second, §100 to third, z M, J, Moynahan, Detrolt, b, g, Protection, Ghleago, cli. § Jennings, orrol Tom, tPort Leonard, o, Zoro, . oille MoTntyre, Ohicago, b, i, Nathan Oakes, & EAqick, Holon, b, £, Nellls Buh, FOURTH DAY, ,RUs4Q, 20y 3086, 0 Taoing~Trce to all; mily heats, throe in five, to inrnoan k81, . le, elphis, b, m, Ameriean Qlel, 0. A, Hickox, Tronton, N, J;, b, m, Luoy, New York, b, m, Amorioan Girl, Turse No, 11—$3,000—Trotting—For horses which it i oLl Mo e B e it $200 1o fourlh, Sg, HH0 ! 4. W, Myors, Toledo, br, g. Vanity Fair, John Orackor, Youngatown, b, g, Bleopy Jos, J. N. Sliawhan, New Orloann, , g, Fashion, Dan'H, Hughes, Cleveland, b, m, Mary Taylos, Bon Mace; Now York, . g, Walter, Dan Mace, New York, opraaught dr, 3. H. Ha Bmokl{n. g LIt Tongfollow, Jobn McReo, Oleveland, g, g, Magnolis, Graves & Loomls, Olileago, g, m, Clomentine, Orevenhib, O., July 98,—0n Thurads next, tho ourtain rises at Cloveland on tho firat of tho four grent trotting moeetings of the yoar, The horsos ontered aro wm:mfod to bo tho finost ag- stock over fi;egltlou of trotting and running own in the history of the turf in this country, and thoro is overy asauraico of a iargo gathor- ng on this ocenafon, Ovor 4,000 tickets have oon disposed of sinco Wednesday. . 'THE BARATOGA TACES. Nz Yonk, July 36.—Bobby Swim, the rider of Tom Bowling, in anawer to tho claim of foul riding, proforrod by tho ownor of Spriughok, says: - ““Ihad clear daylight bofore me, nn hadn's nny objoct in fouling him. Ibad the fonco all the way round, and was bound to keop it. We woro nook and tall. I saw Jimmy ralso his whip, and my opinlon is that in trylug to shift his horse's nose botwoon mo end the fence, fl“ht thero, on tho turn, he pmmod into me.” McGrath, tho owner.of wling, speaking of the raco and the nooidont, exclaimod: * I was just wild whon they turned that oornor, and I can't for tholifo of mo toll how it hn’x;puned but I beliove Tom would havo won any how, 'Why, ihero nover wero but two such horses 88 Tom Bowling, and Lexington way the other ong,” ~MoGrath celebrated his great triumph by giving his supporters a oham- pague suppor, AQUATIC. THE TOLEDO RKGATTA, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune, Torpo, 0., July 25.-2This morning the Clubs composiug tha Northwostorn Amateur Boating Asnociation held a businoss meoting at the Boody Houss, with Mr. X. T, Guffin, of Datroit, in tho chair, The rosignation of tho Milwaukeo Bont Olub, of Milwaukeo, and the Noptuno Boat Club; of Baginaw, of their membership in the Assooin- tion, wero recolvod and accopted. The Commit~ teo's ropart in favor of making Tolodo tho por- manont place for holding the rogatta waa con- curred in. Mosars, Qurtis ond Allcook, of Chi- cago, woro granted pormission to pull in any ro- glttn they wished to, but for prizos only, A ommittco was appointed to waltupon thoowner of the tug to roceive remuncration for tho dam- ago dono to tho Wah-Wah-Bums' shell on tho first day of the rogatts, The following officors woro then unanimously olected for the onsuing Fou: Prosidont, Ezrs Rush, Wah-Wah-Sums, nginaw; Vico-Prosidont, L. H. Baldwin, Ex- colsiors, Dotrolt ; Bocretary and Trensurer, E. T. Waite, Undinon, Tolodo ; Qommodore, H. E. Bangs, Toledo ; Vico-Commodore, W. B. Ourtis, GOulcago Athlotlo Olub, Tho signal officors aro to bo appointed by the Commodoro. The Wah- ‘Wab-8uma, of 8aginaw, wore again awarded the obampionehip colors, which thoy held last year. ‘The Junior Excelsiors, of Detrolt, recovored the junior championship fing. TOE UNIVEBSITY REGATTA. cial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Niw Yonx, July 25.—Babeock, the referce in tho colloge Togatts, to-day xondorod tho final decision, "that Yalo won 16_minutos and 59 seconds’; Wesleyan, second; Harvard, third, snd tho order of "the othor crewa impossible to ascertnin, No two of the soven judgos, who Toportad, 8100 excopt anto Yalo boiug raf, and Harvard third. VICTORY OF AMERIOAN OVER ENGLISI DOYS IN GERMANY, Tho Bt. Louls Anzeiger publishes a very splritod acoount of a boat-race on the Negkor, in which some American students at Ieidelbory boat an oqual number of English students. E Bt Louis boy, Robort Lucdoking, was among the Amorioan erow, and ho wrote a vivid doscri tion of the raco to his friends in that city. Itis u;l n‘xtrnaz from his lotter which tho Anzeiger ints. e It appoars that the contestat thooar was slmost oxtemporangons, Thoro was no lnnfi training for it and no time spont that shoul hive boen devoted to study;_and it was tho moro intorcating to epoctators and slso gratifying to tho victora on this account. A crow of John Bull’'s boys who Liad a boat ont he Necker called thomselves the ¢ Wator Babies,” and bossted that thoy woro the best oarsmon on tho river. Nobody disputed it, but thoy would not bo quict. Thoy wero exceedingly anxious to measure them- . selvos with somo othor crow. They wanted to Doat somobody, partioularly Amoricans, but if tho Amoricans would not measura oars with thom, anybody would do. Thoy were bound to have s matoh, aud propared for it. A party of young Americans ‘had o boat, too, sud tho "*Water Dabios™ almost ran thoir fofia off after thom, nnd boastod g0 muoch about their rowing that theso yonni American boys got tired of it, and at longth tol “them that although they had no organized crow, and rowed only for exercise, they would accom- modato thom at short notice. The English stu- donts woro delighted. It was as %Dnd a8 & eir- ous for thom, 'Thioy had a easy » hing ss thoy wanted, and made great proparations for an Eng- lish triumph. The time was sof for tho contest, and there wero othor boat races ; but the rowing matoh betweon tho English studonts and the Amerioans was the evont of the dsy. Wo give some oxtracts from Luedeking's letter: ‘Tho English had a small vossel anchored st the end of tho course, which was fillod with blonde bosuties and s bandof musfo. . . . . tho canoo race, our turn came, Tho course Waa two English miles long. The two boats woro placed bresat, and, at the firing of & gun, the “ Water Bables * and tho Amori- can crew shiot'off, Tho English boya, in full sssur- ance of victory, had bolstod o flag, and got the atart from tho fraf half s bost's longlh Thero wos 8 bridge to = pass, | We Bad gained iho advantags sinco (ho _ start, and amid s thundering hurrah we dsrtod’ under one of the arches of the bridge, the English hard aftor ua, Both crews wore cheored on by tho crics and plnudlis of thelr frienda on shore, From tho decorat- od. veasol which the * Water Babies ” had posted at the end of the course for their own glorification, no korchief was wavod, and no voice was ralue o okos and we wore W shot past 1t, A dozon moro oar-g tho victors. ' We won by two boats” longth, The Eng- b now gave threo hearty cheors for tho Amori- cang, which wo answered, Tha band played up and announced the victory, Tho English h\l;m Tlooked dis- gusted, A In this boat-race each man handled two oars; Hille- brand, from Cornoll Universily ; Mixter, from Rock Toland; Afken (stroke) from . Ohicago. Lucdoking acted teersman, Ho the groat ovont of tho day asseil, and we all won for tho Americans great praiso for pluclk, skill, and endurauce, Scarcely had the boat Ianded when wo woro basloged by our'frionds with haud-shaking and congratulations, Intheevening, the veasel bofore mentioned was_illuminated, and fro- worka wore in ordor. Yet the whole thing lisd a quoor sort of an air.for the crow and spoctators for whom these preparitions woro monde had got besten, Our prizes wers a besutiful long plpe for each, BILLIARDS. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, IrDIANAPOLIY, July 26,—A match game of bill- iards was playod to-night by Parker A. Byors, of Lafayotto, and Jacob Schafter, of Indianapo- 1is, 800 points, $100 n side. Won by Bchaffer, Bcoro: Byers, 184; Schaffor 800. The losor is ex-ochampion of Indiana. Xowa Xtems, N Dra Mones, July 25,—The Capltol Commis- slonars have notifiod the Quincy, Ill, contrace tors that they will not walt any longer on them for stone for tho now Capitol,and they have sont hands to Iowa Oity to qu stone for the building at the Quiney contractors’ expouse. Dzs Mowxs, Iowa, July 26,—A 6ot of ewindlers aro traveling ~over tho Btate, solling goods to farmors, ropresenting thal thuj are, friends o grangers, are down on middlomen, and will ‘soll "their goods much ohun&m— than thoy can buy thom of ‘their homo merohanta, ‘Ihey carry with them samplos of tho goods that they propose to furnisl, take the farmers’ notos for the goods, and seli the notes at a disconnt, Tho goods nover come. Anothor 86t ia operating in tho southwost part of tho Btato in the samo way, and carry thelr goods with them aud doliver thom to thelr oustomers, ’:l‘;}uh dgooda univorsally prove to bo worthloss oddy. Bar-Room Murder. LoutsvrLLe, Ky., July 25.—A special to the Courier-Journal from Brandberg, Ky., gives an account of a fatal shooting affray at that place this aftornoon, Two mon from Harrison County, Ind,, orossed the river and became in- volved in s quarrel in tho streots, ‘Thoy mot aftorward in_a bar-room, when one, named Niohards, drew s pistol and shob tho othor, namod McCarty, throo times, the last being fatsl. Niohards flod. MeCarty at las accounts was sluking rapidly. Tho affray orented great excitemont, — Shot by an Outlnw. Niw OnLeans, July 25,—~A Picayune special from Waco, Toxas, saya that Doputy Shoritt Blankenship was tatallyshot Inst niglt noar that oity by Bob Obristal, » notorious outlaw, belong- ing o tho Modoo gang. Blankenship and & 880 wero in search of the gang when firod upon 5 tho outlaws lying {n ambush, One hundred mounted men loft to-day in soarch of the out~ lnwa, 'The Oourt adjourned and the Grand Jury \ufl, dismissed to givo the mon an opportunity ot olng, WASHINGTON. The Story Concerningthe Grea ' Gtold-Bull Clique Denied, - Condition of the National Banks of tho Country on June I3, Intoresting Report of the Railway Postal Servios, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE MYTHIOAT, BULL OLIQUE. ‘Wasninatox, D. 0., July 26.—The only knowl- ©odgo the Beorotary or any official of tho Trepsury Dopariment has of the reportod oxistonce in ‘Wall stroct, Now York, of & poworful combina~ represonting $100,000,000, having Jay Gould at ita hiond, and proposing to bull gold to 126 within twonty days, waa obfainod through tho pars- graphs sont’ honoe to tho offoct that such a combinntion has boon formed. Not e word of it has como from any othor source. Tho story was probably manufactured out of whole cloth, Bat, oven it it were truo, no cliquo could accom- plish_the purposs said to bo ontortalned. A prominont official of tho Troasury Dopartmont saya that if it was not for tho bulls gold would now bo down to 105, and that it has required the hardost kind of work on their part to keop tho prico of gold in tha toons daring tho past fow weoks, Judgo Riohardson says ho would pursuo, in such nu emorgency as that repre- rontod, n courso mlmilar to that of tho Depart- ment in March and April lsat, when the most stronuous offorts wore mado by the Wall stroot finmblnm and othors to ‘ombarrass the usinoss intorests of tho wholo ooun- try ond also of tho asury. Ho Lias no foar of any clique of stook-jobbors. In fact ho rather dofics all of them. Ho would, aa beforo, take no notice of them or thoir doings, unloss thoy should aucceed in moriously distur] ing tho business of tho country, whon he wounld exort all of his powors as Socrotary of the Troasury to afford rolief. CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL BANES. To-day an abstract was finished exhibiting tho condition of all the Natioual Banks in the Union, excopt the Firat Natioual Gold Bank of Ban Francisco, from which no roport has boon re~ ceived. By this abstract {t fa shown that, at the' time mentioned, tho total resources of tho 1,967 banks wero §1,850,077,028,80, with liabilitios to the samo amount. . OUSTOMS REGULATIONW, Under instructions to be contained in a eirou- Iar ghortly to be issuad to Collootors of Customs, lumber in bulke nonaisfed to ports in the interior may bo measured at tho point of destination in- stoad of port of entry. “Tho circular will also convoy directions designod to facilitate the in- spoction and measuromont of cargoos of fm- ported grain. THE DALTIMORE TUNNEL, Throngh trains from the North and East over tho Baltimore and Obio Railrond wore delayed abont six hours this morning in consequencs of somo misundoratauding rogarding their allegad right to run through tho now tannel, just finish- ed by the Pennsylvania Contral Railroad Com- pony. Noarly all of tho through mails due hero enrly this morning were in cousequence delayod until about noon. RAILWAY POSTAL BERVIOE. ‘Wasnmoron, D. 0., July 25.—The system of Civil Borvico practicod in the Dopartmont of Railway Postal service diffors in some cssontial particulars from that adopted in tho other Do~ partmonts, In this branch of the poatal sorvice, thore are no oxtondod oxaminations for admis- sion to the sorvico, but all olerks are rigidly ox- amined fu tho tochnical duties of thoir oftica at rogulsr poriods, and & record of thair efficion- cy is kept and monthiy roturns aro mado 10 tho Department hore.” A roport was to-da; recoived from the Hailway Postal Buperintond- ont at Chicago, covering tho operations for tha Inst month in Ohio, Indiana, Tllinois, Wisconain, Missouri, Jows, Mlchigan, Minnosots, Kansns, Nobraska, New Mexico, Arkansas, Indlan Torri- tory, Dukots, and Colorado. By this it appoars that of 8,768,300 lottors distributod by the rail- way poatal clorks in thoso States, thore woro 5,000 errors, which is considored @ small por- contage. (70 the Associated Press.} THE OIGAR TRADE. ‘WasmiNaToN, July 25.—A dolegation of cigar manu(acturers visited the Commissionor of .In- torual Revonnoe to-day, to protest against adop- tion of tho patont cigar-box, Mr. Scraighton, Bacrotary of ~ tho Nationn! Tobacco Association, ‘suggested tho abolition of tho clgar manuface turors’ bond of 8500, on the ground that many honest but poor monufacturers could not fur- nigh the bond, and tho Commissioner requostod that o further explanation of the subject bo sub- mitted to him in writing for lus future action. Tho Commissioner listencd to the arguments of tho delogation, and promiscd to ondeavor to do justice to nll partios, POSTAL OARDS.. The Post-Ofico Departmont to-dsy com- monced supplying the small officos throughont the country with postal cards. . "BTEAMBHIP LINE TO GUBA. Arrangemonta are boing porfocted for the ea- tablishmont of a stonmship lino botwoen Charles-, ton, 8. C,, and Havana, Tho Postmastor-Gen- eraf has promised to give tho_contract for carry- jug oll mnils between the Unitod Btates and Cubn to this line. By it sixty hours will be saved over the present routo. BEN. BUTLER. Meoting of Prominent XEopublicans of Massachusvits Opposed to tho Nomination of the Essox Statesman for Governor---A Committee Ape pointed to Draw Up om Address to ihe Peoplo. BosToN, July 26.—Pursuant to call, a moetin, of the mombora of the Republioan pnrty opposa to tho nomination of Geu, Butlor for Governor was hold hero to-day. ‘Tho hall was comfortably filled with Ropublicans from all parts of the Btate. Among those prosent were H. L. Dawes, E. R. Hoar, Goorgo'l. Hoar, Spesker Sanford, H. H. Coolidgo, Ex-Spoaker Jowell, Adin Thayor, J. 3, Forbos, and others. The meoting was callod to order by Judge Hoar, who do- nounced in unqualifiod “terms the mm—fi grab, and pronounted himself as willing to do all in his }:uwer to prevent the Stato from being carriod for tho suthor of that moasure. II. H. Coolidge prosided. An Exooutive Committes was op- pointed to considor what moasurcs wero neces- sary to perpotuate tho intogrity of the Republican pesty and to- promote tho welfaro of tho Stato. djourncd. % meoting of the Executivo Committes was then held, and n Committee of three was ap- ‘Jointnd todrow up an addross to the people of ho Btato, to bo roported at an adjourncd moetiug of the Committeo, —_—— e Allinois National Bankw. WanmiNaToN, July 25.—The foliowing is an abstract of reports made to the Comptroller of the Ourrency, showing tho condition of tho National Banks in tho State of Illinols at tho Inst coll of the Compiroller : uesounozs, Loans aud discounts, draf $10,176,672.00 811,531, 10,042,900,00 United Blaics bor United States bonis to socurs deposit; & 00 X X United Btatos bonds and securities o 4 d.. 07,805,68 Other stocks, bon ind mortgages 477,673,16 Duo from redooming and rosorvo agents. 8,806,792.19 Duo from other Nationsl Banke 739,126.41 Duo from Btato banks ud Lan! 217,430,63 Tical eatate, furnits 08D, 443,37 Current oxpenucs, 218,537,219 Premiuma.. $12,886,00 Ohocks and other caali {terus, 210,607,390 illa of other Natlonal Banks, ... ,409.00 Fractional currenocy, 7165 4¢ 018, 101 0une Undivided profit Natfoual Bauk nof D Doposits of U, 8, disbursing officors. Duo to Nuloual Bavks.... . to Htate banky aud hanior: bills rodiscounted, Bills DBYALIO..evsvirsyieneess Number of haniks, 115, The Opposition to tho St, LoulsBridge. 8, Louis, Mo., July 25.—The opposition of & ortion of tho atonmbont intorest here to the [Rldga now being bullt across . tho Misstseipnt River, at this point, created o great deal of sur- Prise, a8 the bridge'ls boing constructed in ac- cordanco with tho Inw, and fu somo partioulars, even more favorablo to thoboating interosts than tho law requires. Ior oxamplo, the law requires the apana to be fifly foot in the clear above the nu{“ wator-lino, " The main arch, whon fulshod, will bo fifty-six foot in the ‘oago & Bing] +| roports on the public has beon oloar, and tho othor archoes fitty-one feot, which Bupt. Eads, Ohiot Enginoor, sayswill allow the largest boats on tha river to S‘" under the bridgoe, with-their smoko-siacks down, dinnry atage of wator, with sovernl fast to sparo, Btenmboatmon eay thoy thoufil\t the hrldgu WA to be a lovel s{nm inatoad of boing archod, 88 tho plana of the bridge have beon on exhib- itiou for five years, it is thought atrange that op- position sliould spring up at this Jato day, snd when the structuro ia go noar completion, WALL STREET. Roview of tho Money, Bond, Gold, Stock, anil Produce Markot, k Bpectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune. i Nzw Your, July 25,—Tho impression provails that the bulls are proparing for a sorious effort to force all tho speculativo stooka higher, and that a sovere struggle moy shortly onsuo, Tho markot to-day has been brisk and close, without & decided advantage for tho boars, though It closed with all stooka woaler than at tho Morn- ing Board, and }{@3¢ lower, If the boars arc successful to-morrow in still furthor deprossing stocks, tho prevailing foar of a corner will wholly pass nway and ronder spooulators loss norvons. Erio was tho most Smminunt in the Inter doalings, with lnrgo salos of Wostern Union, which foll off 1f, Lako Bhoro & Contral off 3¢ ; Pacific Mail 3¢, and Northwostorn com- mon, which closod af 6934, & decline of 3, GOLD. There was a weak speoulation In gold. Tho market waa hoavy in consequonce of the lower- ing of exchango (the loading drawors haviug ro- duced one-eig! ths, and the fimmoau of the Eun- don markot. MONEY. Oull loans aro done at from 8 to b per cont, and monoy is casy, DONDS. Btate bonds wero atondy. Missourl 6a sold at 9834, with a subsoguent advance to 0357 PRODUCK. The demsnd for flour contiomes light. TLow grades aro dull, wintor wheat branda tho supply Is reduced and pricos rule stoady. Thero wa8 an improvod export domsnd for whoat, ‘which opened firm and grew bottor. Thore was aglight advance in cocan freights. Corn was insotive and oats lower, | NEW YORK. Soctarian Schools==Arrest for Dolbt-No Moro¥arades of Arresponsible Arma' ed Soclction == Misccllancous Local Xtéms, New Yonk, July 25.—Georgo Williamson, our ministor to Central Amorica, having removed from Bhrovepott, La., to this city to reside, was nrrosted yosterdsy, to compol the paymont,” as slloged, of tho unpaid portion of a judgment ob- tainod against him in 1860, The Zimes publishes an articlo this morning to show that the Catholic clorgy aro just now making oxtraordinary efforts to ostablish soc- tarian gohools, and notes it ns n part of & plan to destroy tho present public school system. ‘Tho ohief source of the support of tho Imb- lic sohools s tho payment of $10 por capin on tho whole number of childron taught, and it is thought that Dy establishing Oatholio” schools, and attracting” Oatholio childron, the publio schools in tho samo_district will bo closed for want of scholars and the por capita allowanco. No list of the dapositors in the Brooklyn Trust Company has yot boen published, and probably none will bo for tho presont. It is said that Plymonth Church had a largs balance thoro » fow weoks sinco, which howovor was reduced to 317.??0, fi}lnb amount boing thore to the Ohuroh's odit atill. The Police Commiasionors gavo notice to-dny that in futuro no armed organizalion of the sort that figured so disgracofully at T.ion Park the othor ovoning, will be permltted to parado without permission. Jm‘lga Pratt, sitting in tho Supreme Court Chambers, to-day granted writs of haboas corpus, roturnablo to-morzow, for the production of the two Hart boysand Rodmond, witnosses in the Btokes case now conflned in tontion, Ho intends to applyfor their dis- chargo, and thus tost the question xe to whethor wlhtn:ufalu canbo detained in custody after tho rinl, The Buporintendent of Rates and Burveys of tho Oity of Now York, in Lis report to the Board of Fire Undorwritors, says a fira ono-tenth the oxtont of the Boston groat firo, ocourring in tho dry-goods distriot of I§ow York, would rosult in a muoh greater loss than that of Boston. Ho also soys that o ‘gronp of atorage stores, aud in ono o store, containiod merchandiss at one timo to the valuo of $20,000,000, and in other storos the pressure woight in one single building oqualed 2,000 tons to the floor. Ex-United Statos Ministors Blair, Biddle, and Baxter, rospectively to Costa Rica, Salvador, and Honduras, and Consul Thorington, from Aspin- wall, came as passengers on the Rising Star. The remaining sheds about Washington Mar-+ kot will be demolished to-morrow. Tho Gardo Lafayotto, or Fifty-flfth Regiment Btato Militia, will hold a foto on” the 5th of Bep- tombor, the dato of the oyacuation of tho Fron torritory by the Germans, ——— THE CHOLERA. IHistory of the Discase in Cincinnntis= Ats avages Elsowhere. Special Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune. OrxersNaTy, July 26,—The cholora during its stay horo, from June 14 to July 20, resulted in 176 denths, The moftality from cholers morbua during the samo period was 42, Probably all theso cases wero cholors, which would make 218 cholora deaths in this ecity. Soven daya' ro- ports of deaths from cholora morbus commoncod aond onded with roports of doaths from .cholera. The doatha havo boon reported with sorupulous fidelity by the local pross, and through tho Associated Pross. The laws hero roqujring physicians, undortakers, and soxtons to report doaths and the causo of the same are very atriof, under sovero ponaltios, end aro scrupulously enforced. The books of tho health officor aro open to any ome, The hoalth officer denies refusing Dr,” Petors, of Now York, any uso of books except for copying the names of physiciang attending cholera cases. The doaths from cholers infantum haa been about 25 por cont groater than in ourmupuutll:fi months of provious years, Tho effocts of fi ood. It has caused care and provonted panie, It is said that cholera provails in Covington, Ky. No systom of reporting provails there, and cnscs do not come to light. No alarm has oxistod hero. CinoNNaTy, O, July 25,—No deatha from cholera wore reported to-day. ‘Thore has been 10 doath from either cholora or cholera morbus sinco tho 20th of tho present month, five daya ago. The fow deaths mmfled sinco Monday all oceurred prior to that time, The week before last tho total mortality by all diseagos was 178. Laat wook it was 167, ' This wock it has hoon 141, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranaronis, July 25.—A onse of cholera was roported to-night. No faith is placed in tho ro~ port, however, X ‘Wueeng, W. V., July 25,—William Wilson, of the firm of VWileon, Dunlevey & Co., boat- builders, of this city, dled last evening of chol- ora, To-day Mrs, Wilson died of tho same dis- oase, Two other cases In the city to-day are expeotad to prove fatal, .VANBVILLE, Ind,, July 25.—A special from a, Mount Vernon corrospondent roports two doaths from the cholera. T the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune: Bin: The poople of Bt, Louis, belloving that an ounce of supprossion {s better than a pound of oure, soem to have misused the Assoolated Pross most damnably. Tho dispatoh of Jul( 19 from that clty, sunounoing tho woek's mortality, as printod in tho Ohicago Bunday papers, statod that thero Liad beon ‘101 deaths,—an iucreaso of 50 over tho proceding wook," Tho marlnflt{ for the wook onding on tho 12th was 241, 6o thal there was au orror of 100—or 80 por cont—in tho prose-tologram. I noto slnco that the tologram n{:pnm to have been sont In_the same garblod shape to Now York, as the World of the 80th placos tho mortality at 101, G. Ouxoaco, July 24, 1878, [By Mail) Dispatehes to the Kransvills Journal, Mr, VenNoy, Ind.~Tho ecourgo is abating. Thwo deaths have boen reported sinco the last dispatoh, Thoro are soveral new cases of a mild charaotor, Thoro are not more thau fiftoon hundrod limnpla in tho olty; thoso remaining aro quiet and hopeful, Now Harmony, Posoyvills snd oinm:um are full of Mt. Vornon poople. Now Harmony proposes to quarantine and lot none in or out. The following is a port of the roclamation issued at Now Harmony: *The Jommittoo earnestly roquest all visifors to ro- frain from visiting A1¢, Vornon, s, in tho opin- iou_of most of our citizens, our liability to oholora will bo much increasod by such visit, ‘Wae oheorfully welcomo thom, but protost agalnst annecessary exposure, bolloving that it will ren- der tholr refugo withus of 1o avail, and loava us \vI"zhuut any rofugo in case of an opidemio or'o. A, Vernow, Ind., July 23,—Tho condition s rapidly improving, Two ohildren died to-day. ‘Tloro are uo uow oases, and tho physiclans huye at tho or-. but, - the Houso of De- had o dny of ecomparativo quiot_and rest, of which they wore soraly in nood, ~ Druggiate ro- rt businoss dull, The goneral fooling {8 mtich ottaer, and tho pooplo are mora nlmorgfl. The stores and buninoess places aro opon, and many who loft will roturn to-morrow if the indloations aro still favorable, Mr. OAnyer, IL, July 22.—Thoro has not boon & singlo caso of ohalors hers this sonson, nor ia there likely to bo, o ovory procaution is boing takon to prevont itn appoearanca, The dla- Ento In tho Courier of to-day, stating that thero t:ld boon four donlhs in illls oity, is uttorly algo, Oanar, TIL, July 23.—Thoro 18 no cholors here. Lnst weak, a family which Lad boen walting upon somo glok porsons at Evanavillo, came back and were strickon with {t. But thoy live about a mlle from here, in n filthy hole, scarcol, fit for n dog. 'Two of thom diod on Bundny, an ono on Mondfi. Thoro wos also a roport on the Bt, Louis Road that thoro had boon four casos &t tho Damron Houso, but thore has not boon & slnglo cngo hioko, Cann, 111, July 23,—Mr. Moy diod Inst night ot tho brick-yard “near thia place, and hia child this morning. Thero was a rumor that the du- thorlties woro golng to burn down the shauty whoro tho peopjo regontly diod, but. $ho futolll- onco is to the offoot thot anew ona will be uilt, The old one will be fumigated inatead of burned. ¢ ‘Thoro {a no cholora in town, Pninoeron, Ind., July 93,—Thoro Is consid- orablo cholera In a nolghborhood from two ta throo milos onst of town, on Indian Oreek. Bince Thuraday or Friday Isst ocight or ton porsons hovo died,—four in one family, the mother, fathor, snd two oldest children, lenving throd children of tho fmllg who havo osoaped so far. Thero ia quite & numbor of casos roported in the nolghborhood to-day, but so far I do not think thero has boon o onse in town, PrinoeroN, Ind., July 23.—Tho cholera out in tho Indian Oreok neighborhood is abating, No now casos roported to-day. WEATHER AND WATER. War Department Weather Roport. LOCAL ODSERVATION, ¥ Ourcaao, July 25, 1873, Iour af ob- aervation, ‘Maximuim thermometer, 88, Minimum thermometer, 68. GENERAL ONSERVATIONS. Fnioay, July 25—10:18 p, m. Blation, |Bar,|Thr; Wind. |Rain| Weather, Breck'nri’go(20.93| 61|N, W., gentlo| [Far, Buffalo,....(20.70| 708, T, gontle. | .25[Heavy ralns Clioyom Clear, Ohicago. Falr, Clenr, . 14[Light Fatn, “10{Glear, {15{Threatn'g, loar, Claar, Talr, rai ir, Fulr, B3|N, W,, frosh, Cloar, 78|N, W,, fresh, Clear, O7|N, W, fresh,| Clear, PRODABILITIES. 3 Wasnoinatox, July 26.—On Saturday for the Enstorn Gulf and South Atlantlo Statos, south- orly winds, increasod cloudiness and locaf storms. Tor the Mlddle Atlantio States, westorly winds, partly clondy woathor snd somowhat bigher tom- poraturo, followed by coolor wonthor on Satur- day night. For Now Englaud and Now York, enstorly winds, veoring to tho southwost, with numerous light local rains, followed by cloaring woather on Saturday might. For tho Lowor Lakes and Obio Valloy, eoutbwesterly winds, veoring to tho northwest, with clearing and cool* er wonthor, For tho Uppor Lukes and_ North- wost, northwostorly winds and cloar woathor. STAGE OF WATER. Daily roport of the stage of water, with changos in tho twonty-four houra onding 8 p. m., July 25, 1878 : Ttfse. Fall. *Below Ligh water mark of 1871, W, 8, KAuruaw, Observer, Room 78 Major Block, Chicago. ENORMOUS FAILURE. Linbilitics of n Southern Banker, . $5,000,000. New Yong, July 25.—A Boston dispatch says ; “The liabilitics of H, K. Kimball, formorly of Now England, who failod somo time ago at At~ lanta, Ga., will amount to 25,000,000, Among tho oreditors named {s tho Pittsburgh Locomotive ‘Works, $60,000.” The Commercial snys: A morning paper pub-~ lishes a Boston sonsation relative to tho failure of H, I Kimball, and containing a list of hia credita. The failuro roferred to oceurred about two yoars ago. In tho list, the house of Heury Clews & Co. is statod to bo a creditor for $1,000,000, This is an error, ag the amount in- volved is only about $100,000, and this is sccured by abundant collateral. 'Tho Pittsburgh Loco- motive Works, montioned in tho samo article, | e nlso amply socured. An Alloged Witc-Muyderor Committed for ‘T'rial, Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, - OenAr Rarins, Jowa, July 26,—Some interest- ing testimony wne givon by Anua Diasina, daughter of Frank Masina, tho suspected wife- murderor. Bho says sho did not tell nll sho know at tho Coronor's jury, because she was afraid of her father. Bho waus at n daunce the night of tho murder, and got home about 11:30 p. m., oud soys she smelled powder upon ontoring tho houso, but did not know what it waa at the timo, but knows now. Shoalso testifies that Mosina ofton abusod his wife, Ho is hold to bail in tho sum of 88,000, probably enough to keop him in jail until tho Octobor torm. i e S Notice to Dead«Xieads. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune. B1. Lous, July 26.—At the Railroad Superin. tondonts’ maeting here yostorday, it was decidod that tho principal Missouri railronda would dis- continue tho pass systom on and after Aug, 1. (7o the Assoeiated Press,) 8r. Lours, July 25.—An adjourned meeting of Railroad Managors, Superintendonts, and tickot and passonger agents, to considor commissions, froo pauncs, eto., was Lold horo youtardsy. Aftor congidorable disousaion, resolutions wero adopt- od declariug that no morc froe passcs or half~ faro tiokots enall bo issucd aftor Aug. 1, except to oficors, ngonts, and employos of ronds. Tywonty-oud roads waro roprosoutod, {wo-{hirds ot which wore wost of tho Mississippl River, Tho Crops. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tonox7o, July 25,~The wheat harvest is falr- ly in ])rog;uun thronghout ihe Provinco, and me will be a bottor yiold than at flrat anticl- i 7 nf LoxpoN, July 26.—The weather throughout Tngland is fair and favorable to the orops. In Loudon® the unusual heat continucs, tha thor- momotor stauding at 85 dogroes. ——— 1 Telographic Brevitiov. Barolay Lawrenco, formorly in the nmEluy of tho 0, & L. Railroad, nhnrqafl with embozzle- mont, was takon to Louikvillo yosterdny, having beco ‘arroatod in Montroal, Canads, thrgugh the agouoy of dotective polico, Tho Hon, W. D. Washburn, who latoly so narrowly missod the Minncaota Gubernntorial nomination, has boen visiting his brother, tho Qovernor of Wisconsiu, for aday or two, but loft for Milwaukes yestorday, The total assossod valuo of all tho taxable prop- erly in Adams County, Ill,, outsido ot Quinoy, is $19,229,175. ‘The July session of the Michigan Bnpreme Oourt closod at Lanslug yeatorday. It adjourncd till the Octobor torm, —_— Dosorves n Kialtor. T.oursvitne, July 26.—A dastardly attempt was madoe to throw tho castward mail train of the O, & M. R, R, from the track last nlfihl at a poink noar North Veruon Station, at tho junction of tho Jefforsonvillo Railroad. Tho engincor dis- covercd & pile of buming railson tho traok in timo to atop tho train, when a man concoaled be- Lind o fenco fired - sovoral ghots Into tho traln, and thon fled. Honry Farmor, condug- tor, and somo Imnnnngom gavo ohngo and soon ovartook tho fugltive, who proved to bo ono Doughorty, a farmer living noar hi' Doughorty claimn_that sparks from a froight train had sot fire to his foncos, and ho hind falen this moans of revengo. Mo sald he had boon drinking frooly, Doughorty waa_taken to North Vornon, and, aftor oxamination, the Magistrato hold Li in 8600 to anawer, CGroat excitoment and thronts of lynching wero frooly exprosnod at first, but o foars aro now ontortained of troublo, —— ARREST OF A MURDERER, A Young Swede, Who is Accused of Murder, Arrosted Aftor Almost Two Years Have Elnpscde-Thoe Authoris tics at Lansing, Xown, Want lim, An important nrrest was made hy Borgt. John &0m, of thio Madlzon Streot Btation, at the cornor: of Halatod and Kinzio stroots, last evening, in tho person of n Bwodo ‘name John Martinson, who s acoused of s murdor committed in the town of Lansing, Allamnkeo County, Iows, on ' tho night of tho 28th of Fobruary, 1871, It ap- poars that tho village of Lansing is o Bwodish | sottlement containing about 600 people, On tho night mentioned, & ball waa givon In the town [n honor of the completion of & Town Hall, Martinson was one of the door-keepors. Boor flowed freoly, and at_midnight the stimu- 1ated szm;.mu Indulged m & rough-and-tum- blo fight. Whilo it wns in progross, four mon attompted to ontor the hall - without paying the admission feo, Martinson refussd to admit thom, and ' bocoming enraged at thoir violent attompts to got by him, ho used guch insulting languago to thom that o fight onsued. Martinson, it is sald, .was not warranted in refusing to sdmlt” the men, woro badgea which 28 the) antitlod thom to frée admisslon. Minding bim: s0lf overpowerad, ho drow a large knife, with which ho inflioted mora or loss m?m.,. upon tho porson of his antagonist. One of them, powertul follow, namod Chris Hanson, ro- coivod a fatal stab in tho left breast, moar tho heart. Thore was so much indignation en- tortalnod toward Martinaon that, foaring a vio- lont doth at the bhands of 'tho onraged anuluo, be sought .enfoty in flight ho ssmo night on which the deed was committed, Evory offort was made to onpture him without auocoss, When thoe fugi- tivo ronched the Mississippi Tiiver ho B).\lgpod for Now Orloans as & deck hand on a steamboat, Ho romained at tho South until last fall, whed ho sccroted himsolf in tho denso pinorics of the North. Under tho impression that all pursuit for Lim bad been li;i“n up, laat spring ho camo to this civy, whero ho has a brother rosiding. It is said that, sinco he came hero, ho has conducted himeelf -in a vory exem})llry manner, and has been working steadily at Aho new shops of tho Chicago & Northwest- om Railvay Compapy. But the law had not Leon satisfiod. Ho had not;yet suffored. tho penalty of bis crime, and mon hiad not ceavod to think sbout it. Home one who knew of his pros- enco horo informod Borgt. Johnson, who re- coived word from tho authoritios at Lon- sing that Martinson wes etill wanted thero. Accordingly, last evening, Borgt. Johngon, nccompanied by two ofiicors, Iaid in wait for tho criminal at tho cornor of Halsted and Xinzie streets, and arrested him ss ho was rolumlnf from n bard day’s work, When Ofticor Hogan Inid his hand on Martinson's shoulder, and told him ho was his prisoner, the poor follow was struck dumb with astonishment, and, remembering his orime, turned almost avorz color in a minute. 1l almont fainted. Ho had thought Limsolf socuro from any fur- ther troublo arising from tho Lansing tragedy. Ho, however, submitted to_the officors, makiny not the lonst resistanco, Ho was locked up o the Madison Stroct Statlon. Martinson is about 27 yoars old, and seoms to bo a vory harmloss porson. His situation is_pitlable, becauss tho stabbing scoms to have boon dono in solf-do- fenue, and in a momont of curaged passion, Ho admita boing ongnged in the fght in which Han- on was killed, but positivoly aftirma that he did not use's knife. A JEWISH CHURCH BURNED., Tho Probable Work of an Xncendiary. ~xLLo3s, 82,0000 Tho alarm of fire from Box 245, at 10 o’clock ~ | 1nst night, was causod by tho discovery of flames in the Jewish Church, located at the corner of. May and Bocond siroets. soon by Ofcor Quinn, in what scemed toben holo eawed out in the south sido of the building. In attompting to oxtinguish thom ke discovered’ o quantity of shavings tuoked neatly between tho sheaching aud insido wall, somo of whio woro saturated with oil, tho odifico had boen seb on firs, On Thursdsy night, 1t will be romombersd, an attempt to burn the 'edificc by igniting © emall shed in the rear was frustrated. Tho _build- ing sooms to have boon ill-fated. During tho violent storm of a fow wooka ago, it was lifted from ite foundation and moved some dis- tance, and 80 damaged that it waa offered for sala st o nominal prico. Itwas ownoed by the Todof Bholen Socloty, and was built about saven E}m‘a ago; ot o cost of §23,800, including tho oly Ak, which itsolf cost 500, Box(f:g a framo struoture, it was rare food for the flames, and in thirty minutes -after thoy broke out all that romainod was a fow smoul- dering ombors, tho odifice boing totally destroy- od. It was insured for its full value in the Zitna Company, of Hariford. It is probablo the sooiety will build upon the same site, ins fow months, an odifico of largor dimensions and of a more solid charactor, —_— CITY ITEMS. The alarm of e from Box 15, at half-past 8 Inst night, was occasloned by the careless uao of lightod motchos in tho fourth story of tho four- story marblo front [buildings Nos. 163 aud 164 Wost Washington stroet, owned by Goudy & Chandlor, Tho flamos wore discovored and held in check by the Firo Patrol men until the arrival of tho Babcock No. 1, which put. them out. Damngo, $100; fully inaurod, A German boy named Frank Schaofor, 14 yonra old, was xun over by tho cars of the Ohi- cago & Alton Railway yestorday about moon, noar Wilson stroot, and 60 injurod that he died soon aftor, Tho hody was takon to the homa of hia parents, No. 110 Maxwell street. John W. Lindsy, an Englishman, died suddons 1y at the Powoll Houss, on LaSalle straot, yos- tordny nfterncon, ns it i8 supposed, of lioart- dlsenso. The body was moved to the Morguo, and the Coroner notifled. ——— Albany Onttle Markot, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ALDANY, N. Y, July 25, ~Brxvis—Tho market has shown o cousidirable fmprovomont {rom yestordny. On Thursday it openod fame and dull, with a few buyera and slow sales, To-doy there is a [argo attond- ance, comprising tho usunl number of loeal and coun try buyers, and the principal Fastern deslers, and trade liua Yeen quito actiyo; Now York and Eiatern men purchasing frocly, A good fecling was manifested and conaiderablo compotition shown, The salea of the day sum up £ull 1,000 heal) lurgely’ In oxco of the saics this day last'weok, ~‘The markot from the opon- Ing rulod stronger, until st the closs to-day prices wero a full (o per I ndvance over tho ruling prices of laat wook, “Thio offorings woro not as good as last woek, thorobeing n_large numbor of Toxans and Cherokees, The highoat price reallzod for a full herd thun far 1 030 por ib, paid fo Henry ltosenthal for fino hierd of Tliiniois aleors averaging 1,338 1ba, Tho recelpts for the weok ending’ lo-night aro: Deoves, 9,129; licop, 17,800; hogs, 20,003 boracs, Mrz.on Cows—Of tho recelpta of yesterdsy 31 head wero taken the same day, leaving thio markot bare, but to-duy another car-load arrived, soveral of which wera taken at 50 por Lead, The remainder, of poor quall- t{. arostill unsold, The markot lea steady and strong, Binér anp Lasos—Recelpta about woek, Most havo gone forward in_firs! market rules dull, Lambs havo fallon of in value, and sheop are dull and slow of salo. Honses—Rocelpts 100 gsr-loads, most of which wont through iu firat hands, Demand lmited, MARRIAGES. HLATER-VAUGHLA Avcals, TiL, on the 191h tust., equal to laat it ds, Tho Ly tho It R. M, Hoborts, M mes Blator, Eeq., of Lo, abd biss Ohiaiisi Vaigh, of Aroviar 0" UNTINGTON—-BHUMWAY=0On Tassdar, 23 inst., attho roaldonoo of Bliapon 15 Willlame, Kag., Lake 5ot il et Tov, 3. o, Whitehotse by the, X D. 1., Tiinop'ot filuote, Air. Henry 1, Tantiagton, of Olnali: natl, O, and Mrs, Augusta ohison Shuuwaj MARLIN-_FREEMAN—At tho oliapol of Jubl Jogo, July 2 by the Rav. Dr. Olkesy Werds 3 Chiig, id Hovrletta A, Treoman, min Fr of Jublloe, Peoria Uou: DEATHS, BARTLETT—In this city, July 38, of congestion of the I In el 20 o sogl of e }:r'n'ln‘ flMAlrfl o a4 .lh by i lary P, Bari. Ut & Thokie: and {1 dayar andcal Hugdsy, duly 3, o, ooy from 31 ryanaav. SMITH~On July 25, Geos wuatros, Infant t Grorgo I wnid Laura U, Bilh, agod ¢ sacatiee " **® ° ‘Notloo of tuneral in it 1 -at., |‘saar:1?nl‘,on his realdeuce, 364 i, Saps Jobg Wilien peot By | 5 0 unday, i hiousy, 0’ cloal ;@iul’fi:r and fii"&fi'{’fl" ' tiosuil] Gottotory b oare. onda vonusa 5. 5 Grosa Dar sod L\n\l&'fil nRvors vloase copy, The flames were first. leaving littlo doubt that’ . - AUCTION BALES. By WM. A, _‘E’I‘Em WM. A, BUTTERS & (0.8 - NBEXT Regular Saturday Salo HOUSEROLD FURNITORR GENERAL MERCHANDISE, WILL B HELD AT 15 and 17 Bast Randolph-st., on Saturdsy, July 20, 1873, at 8 o'clock a. m, HOUSE, LOT & BARN, No. 696 Wabash-av., AT ATOTION, On Seturday, Aug. 2, at 10 o'clock, ON THE PREMISES, Two-story and Basement Framo Dwelling, with 16 Rooms andall modorn convsnienoes, good Barn, Lot 35 by 171 foot. Looation 201 foot south of Fourteenth.st, - THRMB---$3,000 onsh, $5,000 paysbls July 1, 1876 ; balance July 1,1878, : ‘WM. A, BUTTERS & 00,, * Auptionaers, By ELISON_& FOSTER. BANERUPT STOCK . or : Family Groceries AT ATUCTION, On Monday Morning, July 28, at 10 o'clook, AT 1491 1-2 STATE-ST., Oonstating of stook of Grooeries, Btors Fixtures, Bafe. Horso, Wagon, and Harnoss, The atand is good, snd & rare chanca s offered. Asslgneo. By ord 34 OAMPEELL ! e o O oW & FORThl Amtinssrs; Great Bankrupt Sale AT AUCTION Pillp Sebik’s Restamant, No. 55 LaSalle-st., - o Taesday Moraing, July 98, et 10 oclork. ‘The entire stook of said bankrupt's restan. rant, and fixtures, consis! of Cooking Btoves, Ranges, and Utenasils, inh:& Covers, and ‘Table 'Ware, Bedsteads, Beds and Oovoring, Oarpots, Towols, Matting, and Napkins, Deor Heads and Horns, Clocks and Ohromos, Ico Boxos, Gas Fixtures, Lookin Glastos, and Tables, etc. An nssortmont o; {quors, Wines, and Alo, and Minoral Wa- tors, oto,, otc. Torms onsh, ) By ordor ot GHO, W. O. 'BELL, As. signoo, ELIB AMP: OV & FOBTHR, Auctioncors. Crat Ancin S 60 Elegant BESIDENCE LOTS Washington Heights, " The Finest Suburb to this ‘Wonderful Chicago, ; On WEDNESDAY, July 30, At 3 o'clock, p. m., on the Gronnds, - « This property is situated in the village of . Washington Heights, within flve minutes® walk of the main crossing of the 0., 0. & I. 0. Bailrond and 0., B.I. & P. Railroad, and’ the Dummy Dopot on the E.I. R.R.; only 80 minutes’ ride from Van Buren-st. Depot, ond tho fare only 15 cents. Commutation ‘Tickets much less. There are fino improve- ments in the immediato vicinity of this sub. division; elegant XResidences, OChurches, . Hcohools, 8toros, &o., Troes set out, and all the improvements requisite to beautify and ronder the property attractivo. A moro de« sirable apot for residence is not to be found in the country. Title to property perfect. Printed abstracts of title furnished. Terma of Bale—$50 cnah, balance 1 and 3 years with 8 per cont intorest. Deposit of 10 per cent roquired on day of sale. A freetrain will leave the Rook Island Depot on Van Buren- st., ot 1:45 p. m, on Wednesday, July 30, atopping at Twenty-second-st., Thirty-firat- at., Thirty-ninth.at.,, Forty-second-st.,, and Rook Island Car'Shops, returning after the sale. For plats and information apply to A. 0. ODELL, Room 10, firat floor, 123 . Dearborn-st., or to BLISON & FOSTHR, Auctioneers, 87 Markot-st. A Mammoth Tent will. be erocted on the ground for the comfort of all prosent. BY GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 08 & 70 Wabash-av. AT AUCTION. SOUTH SIDE SATURDAY’S SALE. 1,000 Lots Tonsehold Furnitars, Carpets, & ‘olook— and Glasswars. Ao Hoasel i Hasitaragt avary dosertption, s, B rdrobe howeascs, and Wardrobes, Cabinot Bowing Ma- ine, oost 35, R 0pen and Top Buggles, Single & Dosble arness, Horse, Harnens and Expross Wagons, one Fine are, On SATURDAY, July 26, st 9 clolook. G, P, GORE &'00., Auctioneers, 63and 70 Wabasa-sy, — By BRUSH, SON & CO. 41 Bouth Ea; Tn additton ta. f first-class Enrnituro, 4o., wo shall e Bar'Fixture: lot of Black Walnak fHce 9, &0, O & 0 A Bemeat, Extensive Sale of Furniture and General Merchandise, SATURDAY, July 20, at 0:30 a. m. :}::. ‘Contenta of one house, ut All‘nhm:nl b Orgen, o for tho pureh arsor BHELBON & Gou Anotionseme By TAYLOR & HARRISON. REGULAR SATURDAY'S SALE, AT ATUCTION, OF NEW AND BECOND.IIAND Chamber, Parlor & Dining-Room Furuiture, Carpote, Btoves, Sewing Machines, Desks, Bh B0rPAThor n Iarda lims OF Teper v Dorkes Ghow Oasce, ON BATURDAY, JULY %6, AT 8% O'OLOUK, TAYLOR & HARRISON Austion iy 3 Bon 1 d b Bouth By OSGOOD & WILLIAMS, Auction and Gommluslon Houso, 63 Boath Canalek AT AUOTION, Baturday, wilk ol nithoat fevarias saton lor Bats, Also Housulicld Gooda ot evary desor sludin ", 0 Houey oking Htavas, Noddi i Bhrovon Tiaby lnnl‘;nd atioty of Moronandtso, Kraniad the . e A b 388 A £ Abt, Auctionsors. SALVE. All Right Salve for Burns, Dolls, CORNS! $5contsabox, . DI, BTEPHENS, 13 Pestbornste ommanclng 9:00 8. m., W8 1 fing Cliambor and 'Parv