Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1873, Page 1

~ @The Ghicagoe Daily Teibune, VOLUME 26. o GIFT CONCERT. Grandest Scheme Ever Known, Fourth Grand Gift Concert FOR THE BENEFIT OF TILE PUBLIC leum}‘ KENTUCKY. 12,000 Cash Gifts, $1,500,000. Every Filth Ticket Draws a Gilt B250,000 for S5O0. The Fourth Grand ach of 15 Ty atatiro Lot (5 Bt of e RataT ot Rentaoky'wil takopiaco in Pablie ulsrillo, Ky., “Wednesday, December 3, 1873, Only sixty thousand ttokata will bo sold, "at oue-half of olal bra: rary Hall, &% ¥heso aro latouded for (be Karopoan mariot, thus lesviag <nly 80,000 for salo in the United States, where 100, ‘wrore disposod of for tha Third Conoozt. Tho tiokots ara «ividod into ton conpons, or parts, and hiave on thoir back e Bchomo, with a full explanation of tha made of draw- dng, %% this Gonoort, which will be the grandest mastosl displs vor witnossed in this country, ‘E:BHDPGMIHM ~'$1,500,000, Dividad into 12,000 cash gift il ho distribnted by lot bors of the tickots to rawn from ono wheol by blind childron, and tho gift €rom anothor. LIST OF GIFTS. ONE GRAND CASIH GIFT, ONE GXAND OASH GITT. ONE GRAND CABH GIFT ONE GRAND OASH GIFT. ONE GRAND OASH GIFT. 10 Onsh Gifts, $10,000 enc! 30 Cosh Gifts, 5,000 encl 50 Cash Gints, 1,000 enc! 80 Cash Glis, 500 enc! 100 Cash Gifts, 400 encl 150 Cush Gifts, 300 enc! 250 Cash Gifts, 326 Cash Gifts, 11,000 Cash Gifts, Total, 12,000 Gifts, ALL CABH, mmounting to. $1,500,000 Tho distribution will bo positive whothor all the ticketa are sold or not, and the 12,000 gifta all paid in proportion o the ticket fold—all nnsold tickots boing_dostroyod, &s 2o Firat ud Second Conoarts, aud mot roprossnted in PRICE OF TICKETS. : Halvos, 825.00; Tonthy, or each okota' for wd.mwnfii, 000.00: 118 Wholo Ticketa for 85, 000.00; 000, ant on less o satisfaction given by the Firstand Sec necassary to annonnco the Fourth to insurs tickot. Tho Fourth Gift Coneart Ata datalla ke tho Third, snd fall o e wroroph sals of rompt sale of eve will ba sonducted o llare may bo learned from ciroulars, which 7 Lot froe from this ofios 1o all who may AP for thom. b K ey e 10 Al A Bl veors osompaniy oy promn Ton to ot who buy £o soll again. e THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent Publ, Libr, Ky. and M a o B hita Iabrary BelAg, Lot Toutaviile, Ry. BUSINESS CHANCE. FORSALE OR T0 LEASE. NEWHALLHOUSE MILWAUKEE. W offer for salo or to loaso on very favorable terms, this Celebratod Hotel—tha finest in Wisconsin, 1t i3 sltuatod on the principal business trest, convenl. onmboste and dopots. It 1 full of gucits snd do- Drofitable snd [norisaing businost. vartioulara ap) 'FINGS, LYnpE & MiLLER, ‘Ailwauked, or J. H. BISSELY, Ohicago. RAILWAY OILS, &o. GEST & ATKINSON, MANUFACTURERS OF Extra Lard, Tallow, and Rallway OIS, Coach Candles, Car and Axle Grease, Wasts, CINCINNATI, O., Tnvite the attention of consumors and the trade to the -superlor grade of thelr manufactures, E2~ Note what tho Vienoa correspondent of s promi- wpent metropolitan journal says in roferonce to thelr exhi- bition at tho Vienna Exposition: **3esars. Gost & Atkin. -aon, of Olncinnati, make a vory good display of olls, “Thelr goods aro nnnlkmhfimulfl arranged, and prosent 0 appearance of standing on thoir morits alons. The warlety of oils they have on oxhibition is truly surprising. ¥y t taking a roum apposrancos, oy stand in a falr way o Fomingat position an tho prizs Het: ™~ "o SHIRTS. SHIRTS! WILSON BROS, . Btate and Washingtonsta., Ot Clavk s oty of Madison, Opora Houso, Clacinnatl, IT WILL PAY TO ORDER ISHIRTS! Writing Paper and Huvelopes, ALL SIZES & QUALITIES, AT WHOLEBALE AND RETAIL. COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 and 120 Monroe-st., Chicago. T0 MANUFACTURERS. R BALE_Tho framo bulldl h of DaEe shil Fepriarstins tonaies STl Beienst, oommor Shaffings, do., Ko, Duilding i 610, b-atories And baso- ‘mont, and sultable for I ent to Aaga vos o } onteago. ling (bt manofacturing. ly to e R ENIEI on proaiiaos, DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. The eopartnership herstofore existing undor the name of Curtls, Goshom & Fontayue, was this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr, Af, L. Ourtls retiring, The busi- uess of the old firm will bo sattled by A. O, Goshorn and 4. Fontayne. M, L. OURTIS, A, 0. GOBHORN, A. FONTAYNE. Chlcago, July 29, 1878: Having porohased the intorost of the retiring partnor, Mr, M, L, Qurtis, we bave this day formed & copartner- sbip undor tho uame of Goshor, Fontayno & Co., and will :nll“lilu the manufacturs of Gas Fixtures at the old stand, Nes, 814 and 816 Stato-st. rod B Blatest o, gosmonn. Oliloago, July 39, 1878, A. FONTAYNE. DISSOLUTION. ‘The partuership horetofore oxlating botween I, Bobans, Un and J. J, Wilson, known under the firm nsme and style of 1, Sobanzlin & Co., hias, on this day, been dis. solved by matual consent, Mr, J. J. Wilson baing salaly aathorizod to colloot all outstanding money, and tosatile sl debts and Usbllities of tho abave named firm, H. BOHLANZLIN, J, J. WILSON. Datod, Ohileaga. this 234 day of July, 187 COPARTNERSHIP NOTIGE. COPARTNERSHIP. James R. Btanley has this day been admit. ted as an equal partner in the firm of Burkitt & B\Enon. q’.l'hu‘utylo of the flrm horeafter L] lwl‘lliRKl'l‘T, SUTTON & STANLEY. 08, M. BURKITD BDWARD 0, BUTTON. Obionzo, July 23, 1873, WATOHES, WATCHES, We have the largest assortment of Fine Watches in the West, which we are selling at remarkably low prices. ‘We have just received another large invoice of GOLD GUARD CHAINS. N. MATSON & (0, STATE & MONROESTS, FINANOIAL. P, B. WESTPALL, Pros't. SYDNEY MYERS, Oashier THE MERCHANTS, FARMERS, & MECHANICY SAVINGS BANK. Inoorporated 1861, Commenced Businesa 1802, 75 South Cla—r];st., Chicago, Opposite Old Court House. WEST SIDE OFFICE, 62 Halsted-st., near Madison. EXCLUSIVELY A SAVINGS BANK. COOK COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, 108 Washington=ast., Northeast corner Olark, oppostte Court-Housa, WEST SIDE OFFCE, 17 Milvranlsee=av. DmzoTons—William B, Ogdon, Redmond Prindisillo, Tavlor, Heney Tt. Eazson, B. O. Taylor, N 8. Tou 3%‘:: £, D7 Gxdon, Yony. V. Faxs, Ellsha b, Wadsworth, MONEY can be drawn at any time, with interest at the rate of 6 por cen per annum on all sums deposited one or more full months. Stocks for Sale. Natlonal Bank Btooks: Chambor of Qomnmerce; Traders' Iosuranco; Chicago Oty Rallmags Weut Division Hail- e 5 B Washingion-at. Collateral Loans. OOMMEROIAL PAPER WANTED, HAMMOND & GAGE, 78 Washingtonat, SKOW-PETERSEN, ISBERG & 0., BANKERS, No, 2 Bouth Olark-st,, Issue OIROCULAR LETTRRS OF ORED- IT snd LETTERS OF OREDIT available in oll Buropoan citics. NEW PUBLICATIONS. FARMERS FOURTH OF JULY THE IMPORTANT ADDRESS Of 8, M. SMITH, Becretary of the Illinoia Btato Farmors’ Aasoclation, beforo the Liv- ingston Oounty Farmers® Assoofation, At Pontiae, on the Fourth of July, Is now rendy for delivery ns an B-page doou~ ment, for general oiroulation. Farmers’ Olubs and Granges will be sup- plied at the following rates: Bingle Copies.. 2 ots, | - 100 Copies...75 ota. 10 opleg’.i“ .15 ota. | 1,000 Oopies....$6.00 Address J. W. DEAN, ‘Room 6 Tribuno Building, Chicago. WANTED, ANTED--AGENTS-.FROM 875 to $250 per month, everywhore, to sell onol| of the moat usoful artioles evor Invonted {| ‘ needed in evory family. Bend for Cirau lar. Addross, BECOMB & CO., 167 Btateat., Cnioaao, L, BLANK BOOKS, &o. J. M. W. JONES, A d Retail Stationer, Printer, and Blank Book e e evarer. Hafiodd Wotk sad Dfig - D00 Btationery Bpeclalties Nos. 104 and 108 Madison-st. GENERAL NOTICE. Shippers, Attention! For polnta in Golorado, Now Moxico, and Kansas, THE GREAT NEW ROUTE Now offars aneofal Inducomenta in the way of frelght and o, 8 Foal 1 BHos, 7 ot 7onis W, B WEHL, Gon'l At MEETINGS. Masonic. The members of Mosporta Lodgo, No. 4il, A. ¥, and A, M., are horoby notified to attend a regular communica. ion of the I 1‘0. to be lield at their hall, corner Ha: dolph and Halsted-ste., this (Wednosday) evoning, July at8 o'olock, o dispien of L ML 0, nociat ardor of husinoss By ordor ot thé W. oA H, BRENAN, Soo, Masonic. 1al Assombly of Oriental Rov, Consiatory, M. AI{IEIIB; wn;l! dl:al'lillfl ph and lalstod: D, for driil. 1y order AL8am LAY 0. IN Ok, Masonic. tion of snay Taigo, Bph commnen o Gl W Satonon) Ofiontal Lia\l, at® o'olock, oK. K. of Hpealal \tio; 11l be held by Excelsior Lodge, Nov B R of o at thetr Oaetia Hall, No. 18 Aoutn 11at: ening at 7:80 al 8 i No, 971, A, ovoning, in BOWZER, Soo atod-at. harp, fomake arrangemonts for the fs f our brathor, Georgo A, Shuldon, Bro, el e B prouont. : e HUTSIIRRON, 0. 0. GEO. A, STEARNS, K, R. & B, Attention, S8ir Knights, X?vl‘.fhl conolaye of 8t, Dorusrd (Jnmmlndnr‘, No, 85, this (Wodnosday) ovonlig, at 73 wolock, 1y or. Torof o 1, O "4 B RAON, Hovorter: CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1873. POLITICAL. Convention of Ohio Liberals and Allen Gounty Democrats at Columbus To-Day. Preliminary Deliberations.--Mr. Groos- beck’s Lotter Likely to Do the Basis of the Platform. The Action of the Dodge Coun- ty, Wis., Grangers Repudi- ated by the State Grange. Meeting of the Bureau Coun- ty, lll., Republicans. They Demand Free Lumber, Free Salt, Free Iron. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Coruxnes, 0., July 20.—Until this ovening there was a fooling of fear that the movement {or & combination of Liboral Republicans and Progressive Domocrats would not assumeo the shapo of succoss, but when, early this evening, tho dologates began to como in plentifully, with assurances of many others following them, and it becamo known that s harmonious undor- standing had already boen roached b tho mon thon rocoguized as loadors, & feol- ing of cheorfulness and of strong hopo E’Juvn.llud. Among tho heads that wero ocked togother this afternoon in consultation a8 to mon and platform were those of Gon, R. Brinkerhoff, of Richland County, Judge Slosn, of Ottawa County, and tho Hon, Fred Hussau- rek, tho Hon. Goorge E. Pugh, Judge Caldwoll, and otflors of Hamiiton County. Within an hour after tho arrival of some twenty delogatos from Hamilton County this afternoon, tho talk sbout making no ticket, or of adjourning to the arms of tho straight Domooratio Con- vontlon of the 6th of August died away, and tho subject of good men for nomination was discussed, Among the gentle- men suggestod and addrossed, cithor porsonally or by tolegraph, wore the following: For Gov- ornor, Judgo Collins, of Clucinuati; Chilton A. Whits, of Drown County; ond Judgo Jacob Brinkerhoff, of Richland County. Lioutenant Governor, doopor, of Mount Vernon; Norton L. Townsond, of Lorain, Supromo Judge, Judgo A. B, Lalts, of Deflanco; Judge Gilmoro, of Problo; . B. Payno, of Clevoland. Attorney Gonom‘. T. E. Cunningham, of Allen_County,§ . T. Wingbrooks, of Columbiana. Board of Publle Works, Dr. Brown, of Toledo. Tvis genorally undoerstood to-night that Hon. George E. Pugh will be mado tomporary Chair- man to-morrow, nod will sposk briefly, and Thomaa Ewing, Chilton A. White, or Col. Par- rot, of Dayton, bo made permancnt Chairman, Bpoaches will probably bo made by Judgo Cald- well, of Oincinnati, Mr. Ounpingham, of Allen Connty, and others 0f prominenco, Gon, Lwing will positively speak, ~There aro up tothis time, 10 p. m., forty out of eighty-eight counties already representod. 3 Covruxsus, 0., July 29—11:30 p. m.—Tho plat- form nfireodupon to be submitted to-morrow ac- copts tho points of William S. Groosbeck's lettor, with a very positive froo-trado plank. T'o the Associated Press. Covrvamus, 0., July 20.—The indications are that tho Liboral and Allen County Convention to-morrow will not be so largo as was auticipated. Up to this timo the roprosentatives of thirty-two counties have srrivod. The Liberal Ropubli- cans held a coucus to-night, W. B. Slonn of Ottawa County, scted ag Ohsirman, Mosh of tho ovening was spent in tho interchange of opinion and tho prospocts for success in this new party movement, and, whilo all tho speakers of courso hoped for success, several of the most prominent among them declared they did not expoct succoss this yoar, but wore willing to wait results, A regolution indorsing the Liberal Stato Ex- ccutive Committeo in changing the time for the mecting of the Liberal Convention from the time first selocted .was, after n long discussion, Inid on the table, and & numbor of the sponkera argued that tho fime had como whon tho Liboral Ropublican_pnrty, as a distinot_organization, should be abandonoed, and the following resolu- tion was finally adopted : Itesolved, That wo heartily joiy, with the Democrats of Alien County, and all olliers yho chooso to partici- &lm, to form ‘o now party, and deal with the Hving uca of the day, and unite with tliom {n the adoption of a platform and tho nomination of s ticket, Cal, Lowe, of Dayton, in the course of his ro- marks favoring this now party movement, snid ho was fully satisfied, from personal knowledge, that Sonator Thurman was at hoart in favor of this patty, but did not openly esy 8o, bocauso ha folt lio was impotent to bring up tho masses of the Democratio party to hissupport. Col. Lowe eaid ho hoped somo high-minded Democrat would be chosen to head the ticket to bo nomi- nated to-morrow, This sontiment was hoartily upflnudnd. ‘I'ho indications are that eithor OChilton A. White, of Brown County, or Judge Collius, of Cincinuuli, both Democtats, will bo nominated for Governor, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Osuxosi, Wis,, Ju|{y 20.—Last weok tho Dodge County Patrons of Husbandry issued & oall_for a Btate Convention of Grangers, to meot in Mil- waukeo, Aug. 21, to consider tho practicability of nominating & Btate ticket at tha noxt election, At & meoting of tho Excoutive Committeo of tho Btato Grango to-day, & resolution was adopted, repudiating that notlon, and ordering the Pate rons to have nothing to do with the proposed convention. Tho following is the offioial notico from tho Stato Grange to the Patrons : Wontiy PATRONG: It hua rocently come to tho no- tico of tho Btato Grango that cortaln movements ara bolng mado to coromit the Order to & direction of po- litleal action during the coming Btate eloctions, A convention has alaa beon callod by what purports to 1o tho Dodge County Gouncil of Granges, to meot in Milwaukee on the 316t of Auguat, avowedly for politi- cal purposea, Tho Btato Grange' conaider this action very untwise, and counsol all their patrons to bewars of the inachinations of thoss who dosire to thua violata one of the fundamental principles of the Order, by entoring into the turmotl of political atrifo. We liere- Dy caution all Grangos against faking auy notice what- ever of the above-mentionod ‘call, s it {a entirely un. authorized by auy proper authority, By order of JA3iLS DRAINARD, Bocrotary of the Btate Grunge. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pninoetoy, Ill., July 20.—The Buroan County TRepublican Convention to-dny was very har- monious, The followiug twlkot was placed in nomination: J, W. Temploton, for Uaunty Clorl; H. M. Trimble, County Judgo; Z. B, Hills, ‘Tronsurer; J. A. Morcer, Buperintoudent of Hehools, T'ho following resolutions wore ndoptod & Resolred, That wo huve undiminished confidence in tho Ropublican party as tho party of progress and reformn, Jtesolved, That o firin adherence to the Repuliican porty and ‘te principles is tho most wuro plan_for so- curlng the fnterest of tho poople i, Welr efforty to control tho consolidations of rallroads and sl othor monopolista,whicli,by (1o monsyed powor of tho cotn- {ry uro alg wo coulrolicd au 10 oupress tha peole sl wo will vote for no condition that fs not in fu o3npathy with the anti-monopoly movoment. Resolved, That whilo the Bepublican party 18 in no senso responsible for hio recent increaso {n salarics and back pay votod themsolves by tho membors of Congress, 1t dooms thet act unworthy of he men upon wliom tho peoplo Lava conforred tha ttlo of one orablo, and_Itopubiicans and Demacrata allko whio yoted for, approved of,or acccptod it should bo ro- ttred frorh the publlo sérvice us rapldty as opportunity occurs, eesolred, 'That wo deem rllways to be {mproved Iighways, I which private capltal fs invosted for private and publio pront, to bo renlized through pube T tao by helny oporatad for tho puroucs uf common .carrlors, properly wubjoct to regulation by law in tholr mitusl intorest, Resolved, ‘That & free interchange of the products of iudustry nt reasouablo ratc of transporia- tion is abeoluloly essoutial to tho full develop- ment and prosperity of our agrioultural, mauus facturing, commorcial, snd all other ndustrial intorosts, nud for tho reslization of such prosperity, tho Government shiall control by Iaw the exercinen of every franchisa granted to tranaportation companios ; Drolibit exorbitaut rales of prescngor faro and froigit, and all abuacs and unjust discriminations against per: fons, end {rom localities, that tho pooplo may Lo pro- fectod ngainst all wrongful use of the {noreasing power of raflway and othor corpocations, a8 compotition wherover practical, {s tho sureat anid most officlent reguiation, Wo look with favor on_the improvement of water roulea of tho country, smong which are the oponing of amplo wator communication from the Laken 0 tho Occan, tho oxtonelon of tho Iilinois and Bichigan Canal to Traock Tslsnd, and tho complotion of thio Titinols River improyemont, Resolved, That wo sro in favor of tariff for rovo- Dul and {Gr roventio purponcs only ¢ that in s distri- bution it be mado to bear on {he luxurics rathor thian tho neconsities of 1ifo, and that wo aro {n favor of plac- ing lumber, ealt, and'iron on tha free llst, VILE CONSPIRACY. Xfow n Job Was Put Up by n Spocinl ‘Krennury Agent to Swindle an Xmw porting Firme-Perjury by Whole- aale. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. NEW Yong, July 20.—The dofonso of Edward Rorke & Co. in tho sult bogan sgainet them for defrauding the revenuo in undorvalu- ing goods passing the Custom- Houso promises {o oxpose & singular conepiracy alloged botweon thoir clork and Bpooial Avent Jayne, The clork, Clark, inepired by tho success of the informer in the Phelps, Dodge & Co. case, altorod tho books and in- voices of Rorke & Co,, in tho sbsgnce of tho firm, and causod their broker to mako false on- trios at the Custom-Houso, Hoe saved the origi- nal elips from tho Lnglish houses, and fin:va altored duplicates ~ for entry at 0 Custom-Houso, Nono of the ~firm, but only their broker, who had powoer of at- torney, swore to theso falso invoices. The loss to tho Governmont in the involces aggregating £80,000 was only $150, and no nihnrgnlno en- try in the books of the firm for forty yoars were found. The olerk, Olark, having abatracted tho original invoices, wont to Jaynoe and made o writton sgreomont o furnish tho evidonco £0 convict for one-quarter the amount cbiained from the firm. Jayne aleo agrood to find a per- son to nct as informer, and the books aud papers of tho firm wora actually soized on tho afldavik of a boy in Jayne's office, The ovidence of all this is said to becompleto, and the confidant of Clark has rovenled the wholo plot. Thess developments have caused groat Indignation smong tho mor- chants to whom tho facts aro known, and it is sacortainod that the District-Attornoy will not daro to prosocuto tho case, lest the facts of Jnuy;u:l':s part in tho alloged conspiracy is ro- voulo RAILROAD RATES. Amportnnt Decision of the Railrond and Warchouso Commiassioners on Through Rates to Enstern Points, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SpniNorie, July 29.—Tho Railrond and ‘Warchouse Commissionors had under cousider- ation this afternoon a question submitted by a Buporintendent of one of the great through linos to New York, whoso nome wo could not loarn, a8 to whother ho could give through rates to New York from one point on his road, and refusoe to givo thom from other points, notwillstand- ing tho artiocles offered for shipment at each Inco wore of liko quantitios of tho samo_ clasa. 'ho Commissionors decided aroply to be turnod, stating that ho could not, for such sc tion on his part would be s violation of the law. New Yonx, July 29,—Tho Chosp Transportn- tion Committeo met to-day and adopted a call for s mass-moeting at the Coopor Institute early in Soptembor, and mado arrangements for its goneral circulation. —_— FIRES. Sorious Conflagration at the lown Penitentary-s-Forcst Fires on the Cnnadion Railroad-s-"Tho Bultimore Fire. Fr. Mapisoy, Tows, July 29,.—A firo_broke out at 7 o'clock in tho boiler shop of the Iowa Poni- tontiary on the north side of thio grounds, which burned the boiler shop, carpenter shop, tripp- hammor shop, and partly destroyed the dry kiln. Word was telegraphoed to Burlington fora fire- engino at 8:15, and the ongine arrived at 9:40. At 10:30 the dry-kiln took fire, but was soon stoppod by tho engine. ‘Tho loss to the Btato is exo,guo, and the loss to tho contractors $20,000. The Burlington boys worked their engine ad- mirably, and at 11 o'clock the firo was complotely under conbrol. No prisonera cscaped. Al woro eafoly locked in tho colls on the south sido. No lives wero lost. PriLapeLeuiA, July 20.—The rains of ‘yestor- dny extinguished tho fircs that raged in tho woods along the lino of the Camden and Atlan- tic City Railrond for-a distance of twenty miles. ‘Tho ravages of the fire can be 8cen in tho black- ened trunks of the troes and tho burned corn- flolds and orchards, The farm-houacs escaped through tho oxertions of the puoplu. BavTirong, Md., July 20.—The official report of the Firo Inspoctor places tho number of buildings destroyod by tho fire on Fridny last ab 118, of which 64 wore {hree-story brickhouses ; 23 two-story brick housos; 18 four-story brick houses ; 8 churches, and 3 rostaurants ; 3 school- louses. TFour woro restourants, 8 bLoarding- houses, and 4 stables. The official estimate of the loss i8 not yot made. THE INDIANS. Arrival of Stanley’s Party ot the Yole Iowstone Unmolesteds=The Santeo Bioux on the War-Pathe-Bellicose Attitude of the Yankton Sioux. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trthune. Br, Paur, July 20.—Tho Blsmarck Tribune of tho 29 Inst. reporis that Gen, Btanloy's expo- dition hiad reached tho Yellowstons above Glen- dine Oreek on tho 17th. All well. No Indians woro seen, ‘Tho steamoer Key West took nu‘:— plies up tho Yellowstone from Glondine Creeck. A war porty of 800 Gros Ventros, Mandans, aud Nez Perces roturnod to Fort Berthold, aftor sevoral days’ scout. Tho saw no Bioux, but did see Btanloy's wagon train, which they did not approach, foariug they would be mistaken for Lostilo;Indians, Tho wn(f‘ml train for Diamond River was firod upou by the Banteo Sioux at Manah River on the 17th. No one was injured. 1%7‘1 ths Associated Press.) ‘Yangrox, I, T., July 20,—The surveying party in ohargo of M. . Wooloy_arrivod hore last nlgzl\t. baving boen fired into b{ & party of about fifty Sioux Indians, of the Yanktonnai band from Fort Thompson, under the lead of a Chiof named Quilted Fan. This ocourred about 200 milos directly north of hore, on James River, the In- dians charging that the lands belonged to thom, and thoy would not allow them to survey it. CANADA. Miscollancous Political Xtoms, Spectat Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Quepro, July 20.—The eloctors of ‘lomis- couta County hold a meoting yesterday and de- clarod unauimously in favor of tho Housoof Commonsg carrying “on the inquiry%nto the Pa-~ cifio scandal by ite own'Commission, and against tho Royal Commisslon appolnted by tho Govern~ meont, Prominent politicians wero prosent. Tononto,'July 20, —Interested parties havo propared aud aro circulating & potition to”tho Governor-General to proroguo Parliament with- out disoussion, and allow the appointmont of tho Royal Commission, A counter-petition is, howover, most popular, The Globe urges tho ealling of meotings throughout tho country at once to obtain an ox- *:mnulou of opinion and a pouring in of poti- iona againat permitiing tho ncoused appointing their own judges, . Further disolosures avo daily expeotod. Boveral Grand Trunk Railway conductors are under arrest for defranding I{\e Company of faros, Warrants are Issuod for othors, who will be arrested on the completion of trips. Cumping Out. Special Digpatch to The Chicago Tribune, LaBatLe, July 20,—A party of young mon from this city havo Logn camping on Plumb Is- land, upq‘onuo Btarved Rook, since Monduy of last weok, and propose to romain thero tho balanco of the current weel, I’y spond their N';m "‘\ flsbing, linnung, n‘x‘nd ollxjoylug fllxmlltl- #olvos in a gonoral way, und receivo many visits from thoir fFionda i faurn, y - L LUTH BaN Tnanoraco, July 20.—Thomas Wolliam commitiod sulcido to-day by taking polson. WASHINGTON. Consul Thorington Upheld in His Action in the Vir- ginius Case. A Now Issno of Ten-Dollar National Bank-Notes Decided Upon. The Murderous Modocs Condemned to Suffer the Death-Penalty. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribine, THE CASE OF THE VILGINIUS, ‘Wasninatox, July 20.—It ia gencrally under- atood that the Govornment will not tako any ac- tion in tho caso of tho Virginiug, an oxamina- tion of all the facts showing that thoro is noth- g requiring its attontion. Consul Thorington apponrs to bovo acted within the law, and ac- cording to the general policy of tho Department of Stato. Tho roply of tho Becrotary of Biato to tho noto of tho Bpanish Minlster on this quostion will bo of such n charactor na to convineo that official that thero has hoon no ‘broach of our noutrality obligations, and that our Govornment could not consistonfly_repudiate the courso of its represontative, It may bo stated that all tho facts connected with tho case have boon laid before the Prosidont, and that ho n[)pmvoa tho docisions both of the Secrotary of Btate and tho Secrotary of tha Navy. NEW NATIONAL DANK NOTES. At the last mession of Congress an nct was ussed authorizing tho Bocretary of the Treusury 0 issite & new ocirculation of the National Bank- | note curroncy. Among the provisions of the act ' is one that places the burden of the oxpense of the mnew issue upon tho National Bauks. As might be oxpected, tho banks are nots vory favorsble to tho projoct, and somo of them arc openly oppoged to it. Tho main argument in favor of the now iseus was, and s, that many of the National Bank notes have beon Buccessfully counterfeited. Tho Becrotary of the Trensury, who, according to tho law, is allow to uso considorablo dis- crotlon in the matter, bhas mado n thorongh oxamination "of tho wholo subjeot, and hna come_to the conclusion that about the only National Bank noto successfully countorfeited is that of tho donomination of 810. o will, thoreforo, contont himsolf with ordoring & now issuo of that denomination. AN INTEREATING QUESTION was docided by tho Troasury Department to-dny, it baving boon brought forward by tho Collector of Customs at Bitka, Alaska, It npaumm thatan Americon register for a now vessol, built and owned by 5 Tusslan subject, bad beon_rofused Ly him, but a register was issued upen application being made by his wifo, who is an Amerioan woman. Tho Department docides that if thoowner of the veseel is not embraced within tho provisions of this article of the treaty with Russia ceding Alaska to tho United Statos, in which it stipulated that tho inhabi- tants of the ceded terntory: by remain- ing thore shall bo admitted to tho onjoymonts of all tho rlgma advantages, and immanities of citizens of the United States, his vessel isnot ontitled to Amorican registry, 06 merely a colorablo transfer of the vessel by an alien” to his wife, although a native born American, while o ia'really the owner, forfaits ihe Amorican rogistor which has been' granted tho vessel, FROPOBED OHANGE IN THE DISTNIOT GOVERN- MENT. As indications of the way things aro going here, aud also of what loading iuterosted par- ties think, the following straws, which were con- tained in an editorinl printed in the organ of tho District, this ovoning, aro significant : 1t I8 woll known that o largo number of our cltizens, 1UTUdINgG TICMUCTY uf 4l District Quvetuivity Lnve Tong held that, na Comgress had excluaivo jurladiction ‘over this District, they should exerciso it, and that the District could be much more sffcctually ond choaply governod by o Commissfon then in any ofher way, That this will bo brought about somo day’ wo nave no doubt, aud it is not unlikely, indeca, that this will be the cntering wedge in changiug tho form of Municipal Government. Tho county and municipal affalrs fn Now York City aro now virtually performed by Com- missioncrs, created by the lato Legislature, but what- ovor may be tho futuro form of government for tho District, there can bo no doubt, wo learn, that iho present’ Government will bo heartily glad 'to be ro- l!evcd of tho arduous labors and responsibility of their position at tho carlieat possiblo mument, They aro not ofiico-uockers or drones, who aro unablo to ex~ ist out of place, but capabls business men, who have, at tho sacrifico of moncy and health, given {helr time, brains, and cnergies to tho thankless task of pulling the ity out of tho slough of despond, Thnt work done, they will gladly relinquish the office to thos for whom it has moro chiarma, THE MODOCS DOOMED TO DEATIL, Tho quostion of tho foto of the Modoo mur- dorors, lately tricd by o court-martial i Califor- nia, is ot last put to rest, by semi-official authority, dispatches nnnouncing that the Military Gommission nppointed to try them has nwarded the full penalty of the law, and, oxcopt in cpso of Exccutive interforonce, the sentence of death by shooting will bo carried into effeck au woon as it shall havo beon approved by the Prosident. Allof those oharged with tho capi- tat offense bave been found guilty, The sen- timent of the court martisl was unanimous, and Gen. Joff. O. Davis is earnest in tho oxpression of his hopes that the 1aw will bo allowed to teko its courso, Tho pa- pors in tho case, thero ia overy resson to beliove, are now in Washington, butas Seoretary Belkusp does not roturn until Thursday, thero is little probability of their contents being oflicially dis- olosed until after that date. ~ Tho_ sig- nature of the [Prosidont will undoubt- o'ly bo affixed or withheld, according ne tho roviow of tho court-martial proceedings by Secrotary Belknap shall bo favorablo or ad- yorso to the rocord bofore him. Thero aro many facts in connoction with this caso of intorest to tho publio which will shortly bo divulged, Itis thonght, Lowever, by army officials of high rank, that tho findings of tho court will bo prowptly indorsed. THE PATENT CIGAR-TOX, From all parts of the conntry pratosts are bo- ing recoived by tho Commissioner of Intornal Rovenuo ngainst the adoption of tho so-called atont cigar-box. Tho juventor of ~this ox cloimé_that its mein object is to rotoct tho Goyernment sgaiust fraud ; but, on o other hand, it ia nssoried that its ndopion would chiofly bonofit tho party holding tho patent. 1t appesrs to Do genorally ad- mitted that it wonld subject the cigar manu- facturers to much inconvenience, and much doubt i8 exprossed whether it would moro go- ourely protect tho Government. The Commis- sionor is dizposed to hear both sides, and to give the matter n thorough investigation before coming to any conclusion. He regards this s somothing similar to the proposed boer stamp, which was proposed o your ago, and which, after a careful oxamina- tion by & commission, was reported upon ad- versely as o usoless oxponso to tho brewers, and a8 of no account to the Government, REVENUE MARTNE INSPECTION. 8. J. Kimball, Chiof of the Levenue Marino Division, loaves horo noxt woek for tho Wost, whora ha will make a thorough inpoction of the 1nkes for tho purpose of nscorlnlu(ni at what point the new lifo-saving stations suthorized by act of Congrosn shall bo orected. (7o the Associated Press. Wasumvartox, July 20.—Tho Post-Officc De- partmont hias ostablished a froo delivery of lottora at Springfield, Iil,, with four carriors. Lhe sor- vico commonces Sopt. 1. TRANSPORTATION VIA CANADA. Tho Beerotary of Stato hng transmitted to the Bocrotary of the 'I'roasury n copy of tho roport uf the Commnitteo of the Privy Council of Cavads inrogard to tho rogulutions, to bo mutually sgroed upon betweon tho two Govornments, under Artiolo 80 of the T'reaty of Washington, concorning the transit of goods throngh tho Upited States and Canada, ‘Cho report suggosts wovoral important modifieations of tho oxisting ‘Cronsury regulations in order to fucilitato the Pronty.” It is not doubted that s sntisfactory arrangomont will bo made, BENATOR BUMNER AND THE NFGTOES. Bovoral lending colorod citizons of Washing- ton nddressod Henntor Bumner » lobfar, con- geatuluting him on tho rocovory of his health, and oxprosuing the hopo that o will bo able to rosumo his labors in tho Sonnto, where, thoy #ny, ho has so long and faithfully contonded for equal rights of all mon. They also montion that they are now pgitating tho question of the common sotiool myntem in the Distriot for all childron, feollng coufidont that [y i this s tho only truo way In_ which childron can bo educated without pm,‘ndlcu and diserimination on account of rage, color, or na- tionality, Br, Bumner acknowlodged tho noto in & lotter, in which ho roponts in tho strongost torms his woll-known principlo, favoring oqual rights for all men, and urges tho colorodoitizony to continuo to domand and proserve them, In conclusion, hio urges most strongly the right and necesgity of all cfixudmn, without distinotion of color, to tho equal rights and advautagos of a common schiool education, POSTMASRTENS' BALARIES. A Inrge number of Postmastors holding minor offices, having failod in their efforts for n gon- oral rondjustmont of salarics, will appoal to the Court of Olaime, A numbor of claims have al- rondy beon filod thero, to bo followed by many othors. It is supposcd tho sggrogate sum claimed will bo at loast $500,000. LIFE-BAVING BTATIONS, Tho COommission to detormine tho points whoro tho now life-saving stations shall bo os- {ablished lenvo horo mnoxt weck for s tour of inspection on tho lakes, to detorminae where such stations will bo located. HOUTHERN BHIP CANAT. ‘The Board of Officors is coneidering tho plan submittod by Capt. Howoll for a ship canal to connect tho Miseissippi Rivor with tho Gulf of Mexico. PORTAL CARD EXOIANGES. Correspondence hotween tho Post-Offico Do~ partmont and Groat Britain, with a view to os- tablish an oxchangs of postal cards at a low rato of postngo, has closed. The British authorities declined tho proposition, on tho ground that thoy aro opposed to any lower rate of postage than that now paid on lotters. Tho proposition of tho United Btates was to have an oxchange of postal cards by tho addition of 1 zonc ostage, tho samo a8 wo now have with Canada. NEW YORK. Tom Murphy’s Rclations With theo Governmont—-RBoss Tweod’s Cnse— * 'Che East River Bridge—Sing Sing DMattors — Sotdiers? Colonics — Bogus Watch-Importers to Bo Prosocuted Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, NEWw xong, July 20.—The Tribune has diecov- erod, and will oxpose to-morrow, the revival of Tom Murphy's schemo to soll an old warekiouss, which he bought for £400,000, to the Govern- mont for $1,000,000, The design is to take tho building for an Appraiser's storo, though romote from tho business part of the oity. The appproprintion of 31.000,800 was smugglod into tho bills of tho last House, but dotected in the Senato and thrown out. ‘'Ihe proposition now is to rent_the building at onormous rontal, ond Becrotary Richardson snd Collector Arthur aro in correspondenco on the subject, Tho fraud is bitterly opposed by tho morchants, who sny that the remoyal of tho Appraiser’s storo would double their oxpenscs for cartage of eamples, Tho sensation story that the District Attornoy had conspired to save Tweed from re-indictmont is without foundation. After the failure of the lost trinl ho was ro-indicted, and f"“n bail in soveral cascs against him, tho trial of which is doforrod to October. A bittor quarrel {3 going, on botween Comp- trollor Greon nnd Commissioner Van Nort. Groen i _ tho personal reprosentative of 8. J. Tildon, sand Van Nort is a follower of Twoed. Tweed and Tilden fought for years for the control of tho Democratic General Committoe, and their two men still keop up the quarrel for the con- trol of tho city funds. The Mayor and Aldor- mon are also fighting over tho matter of patron- ngo, and, in the meantimo, all improvenents are ot a stand-still, and the Cily Government is almost at s dead-lock, {To the Associated Press.) NEew Yong, July 20.—The Iast of tho massive iron plates for the East River bridge anchorage was placed in position yesterdny. Sydnoy Darlon, the famous oyster man of Fulton Market, is dead. The Wilson Colony Association, formed to enablo former goldiors to take advantage of the now Homested law, will send a committoo Weat, s Bn}{lwumm’, tu ssloul Isud. ‘Tl Orat PAILY o colonists is expacted to leave this city next pring. The notorious '*Wes" Allen, the Bing Sing convict, refused yestorday to join & party of his follow-convicts who were boing sont to the Auburn Btato Prison. Hoe rotreated into his coll and armed himself with a kuifo. Whon tho leson suthoritios were about to attack him horo, ho pointed to s can of nitro-glycerine, which ho liad with him in his coll, threatening to Dblow up tho prison if molested. The officers then rotrented. It ia understood the Government will press the cnsos against the parties who have beon im- porting inforior watoh movements into this country, with tho forged unames of American manufacturors on them, Up to the 2ith of this month the total num- ber of immigrants who bad arrived this_year was 179,376, which Is only botweon 700 sud” 800 loss than thie figuros t the corresponding time s ?mr ago. t was rumored in the city tn-dn{ that the long delny in the Btate Department in disposing of tho caso of Carl Vogt, tho Belgian murderer, is owing to the fact that they bave now under con- gideration tho preliminarios of an extradition treaty with Bolgium, under which Vogt can be oxtraditod, thus ovolding tho complications which would be likely to arise in case bhe should bo extradited under tho treaty with Prussia, or in caso tho demnud of that Govornment should bo rofused uudor opinion of Altomu{-aonurnl Williame, It is also rumored that, owing to the peculiar phase which tho casoe has assumed, the ‘mattor may becomo tho subject of a Cabinet con- foreuce. ST. LOUIS. An Important Land Suit in the United States Court, July 20.~The helrs of Jacquoes Clamorgan have entered suit in the United Btates District Court of this district for a con- firmation of title to s very lorge tract of land lying in 8t, Charles and Lincoln Counties of this State. This suit is brought undor the act of Congross, Juno 10, 1673, which suthorizes District Courts to take furis- diction of all such olaims and decide upon thoir vnllditr and provides that where the jand hos beon sold by tho United Statos tho claimants can take the same number of acras of public lands sabject o private entry at 3135 per scre. As the lands covered by those claims huve been sold by the United Btates, the suit is against tho United States only, and will not in any manner disturb those citizens of Bt. Charles esud Lincoln who are olaiming title. Jacques Clamorgan was & prominont citi- zon of the Bpanish colony of You- isiann, and resided at Bt. Louis, in what was then callod Upmr Louisiona, He renderod gront sorvice to his Government n exploring the upper Missouri River, and, to com{)unsntn him for this sorvico and tho lossos sustained by him, the Licutenant-Governor of the colony, Don Zenon Trudenu, by the decros of concea- slon of Maroh 8, 1707, grauted to him thia tract, which was "“PY:’B“‘ to contain 448,000 arponta of land, "ho hoirs to the suit are Honry Clamorgan, & prominont barber of this oity; Leon A. (5lnmorgnn, of Bt. Louis; Oyphrisn Clamorgan, of New Orleans ; and Juliug Clamor- gon, of 8t Paul, Minn, Among tho counsol re- ained by tho Loira are R, I, & J. L. Bradford, land lawyers, of Washington Oity. 8r. Louis, ‘The Cholera. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. INnIaNAPOLIS, Ind., July 39.—On Sunday Mre. Haggart drossod tho sorpso of a ohild dead from ho}fura. This momlnfi thio lndy was strickon with the disease sud died this afternoon—the anly futal casio fiu-dl{. One attack is roported. ‘Thorough disinfocting is going on throughout tho city. It is gonerally belicved that the geourgo will bo driven away before it assumes an epldemic form. ? LouviLvinee, July 20,—0'Donnoll, & laborer, died in tius city fo-dsy, of cholera, after ten Liours' illnosa, Mexring, July 20,—The Unien City (Tenn.) Courier of tho 26th roports twonty-nino denthi from cholora during tho week in that village and it immedinte vioinity, -— Obltunry, Br. Lous, July 29.—Potor Lindoll, son of Robort Lindoll and nephow of Potor and Jessle Lindell, formor millionaires of thin city, died in Denver on_Bunday, whithor he had gone for his health, Mr, Lindoll, though rflxllo young, only 26, was an ardent admirer of the turf, and had doue much for the improvement of racing-stock, partionlarly trottors, Ila was tho owmer of i‘llot ‘Pomple, Goshen Mald, Rattlar, Bt. Louis Doy, aud soveral other horses, NUMBER 344. ANOTHER HORROR, A Fearful Catastrophe at the North Side Rolling Mills. Nine Men Engulfed in a Furnace of Fire, and Three Fatally Burned. At 4 o'clock yestordny aftornoon n torrible ox- plosion occurred at the North Chicago Rolling Mills, which will probably result fatally to throo employes, At the hour named residents in the vicinity wore startlod from thoirsummer drowsi- ness by n loud roport, liko that of a batteryof ar- tillery, which was quickly followed by donso vol- umes of whito smolo 18suing from the doors and windows of tho furnaco room. Everyhody rushed to tho mills, andin o fow minutes aftor tho roport was hoard a denro crowd of excited and curions peoplo thronged about the mills. Kverybody nsked of his noighbor, with bated breath, concorning the causo of the loud roport, and the volume of smoke, but for a littlo while thoro wero no entisfactory auswers givou. But in a fow minutes it becamo noined thmllgh tho orowd that an explosion had ce- cnrred at one of tho blast furnaces, and that nino workmen had beon moro or loss burnod, gomo fatally. Thon thore was moro oxcitemont, ad many of tho crowd had near rolations or friends employed in the mille. Every oye was stramed ta 600 who tho unfortunate belngs were, as thoy woro brought out from the midst of tho burning conls and streams of molten iron to the nir. Two or throo of tho victims wore unnble to walls, but the rest necded only medical attontion, and could assist thomsolves. IL was discoyered that uing workmon had boen made victins by the ex- plosion, A TrinuNe roportor visited the rolling mills Inat ovoning, and rocoived a detailed account of the catastropho. Lhe accident oceurred at thoe woat furnace. It appoars that the trough through which the molton iron flows from tho furnaco to tho moulda lind become partially stopped up with cold iron and cliukers.” Around the Enm of tho furnaco thero had also collected n largn quantity of tho same matorial. Tho work« mon woro instructed to removo thia with crowbara. Twelve men wero as. signed to_tho job. Thoy had boon working Eorhn)m two hours, when, while the greator por- fon of thom wers digging nt tho trough and around it, suddenly a large portion of the fur- nace-wall around the trough gayo way. Btrenms of molten iron “quickly eproad over tho ground, making it extremoly perilous to ba clogo to the furnaco. The injured men_ wore specdily removed into tho frosh air, aud Drs. Parks " and Cunningham callod to allovinle their enfforings. Thoy woro not slow in coming, nnd~ (id what thoy could un- dor the clrcumstauces. Thoy wera not ngreed a8 to how fatal tho injnries would ro- sult; but it scomod to be their opinion that twa of the victims, at least, would not survive the accident. Tho names of the vietimu of the disasterare as follows: James Mack and Michnel Healy, sin- le, residing at No. 447 Elston avennuo; Patrick Mannoy. marriod, of No. 68 Waubausia avonue, are hurned so that their lives are de- spaited of. John Brot, married, of No, 22 Cly- bourn avenno; James Shaflin, maried, of No. 486 Elston avenuo, aroe seriously burned, Owen Corhott, Potor Johnson, and ‘lhomas Connora aro _glightly burued., Healy was con- voyod to tho Bt, Joseph Hospital, aud Back to the Aloxian Brothers' Hospital. Fortunately the gas whioh precoded the flow of tho molten iron lifted the men from their perilous positions, and eaved thom from a most horrible doath. But it also burned them vory soverely, eand seattorod thom over the ground like straws be- foro o wind. Somo of them Lad their clother torn to shreds by the force of the explosion and 1ay on the fircund; others wero taken to their homos. Tho burns ure muinly conflued ta tho body and limbs. Mack and Healy, both of them young men, present frightful appenrunco, Thoir sufforings are past Sxprossion. 'ho lous to the mill propriotors will bo very groat, and many weoks will bo consumed in 1o- poiring the furnaco, e e A SLIGHT FIRE. Tho alarm of fire from Box 205, ot half-past 8 o'clock lnst night, was occasioned by the discov- ory of firo at No. 492 West Madison street, owned by Mrs. C. D, Wycoff. 'Tha loss on the building will bo_about $300. First floor was occupied by J. G. Bimmons, as a cigar store, who loses $200. Cause of firo, a defectivo chimnoy. - Stato Taxation of the Union Pacific Rardrond. OxAnA, July 20.—The Union Pucific Railrond Company hos applied to United Statos Judge Dundy _for an injunction to restrata the ‘colleotion of taxes, levied by Btale nuthorit; upon the lands " granted in aid of the construction of its rond. A tom. porary injunction has boon allowed. Tho appli cation is basod uémn tho decition of the United Statea Supromo Court in the Kausas Pacifio Rail- way Company v. Prescott, holding such lands not toxablo for tho romnsons: first, thaf tho Company hns not porfooted its’ right to thoe patents by tho performance of all the con- ditians of the grant, such patents being withheld by tho Intorior Dn&mrlmnnt until cortain oxpon- ditures recommended by a committce of orminent citizens, appointod in 1860, to examine the rond are msado, and, sccond, that the powor o State taxation would dofoat’ the right of the United Btetos to roquire such Innds to bo #old at $1:25 per acre ftor threo yoars from tho completion of thorond, s provided by SectionS of tha Company’s charter. The Company has until July 1, IB?G, to complato its road. —_— A Moan Theft. SuenipaN, LaSalle Co., I, July 29.—The people of Soroua, a villigo & short distance north of Ottawa,are justly indignont at n despic- ablo burglary that ocourred iu that place night Dboforoe lnst. ~A donntion purty having boen hold in the pluce in behalf of the Rev. Mr. Gould, Dr, Brown, of the village, was appointed the custodinn of the money until it should he prosented in duo form to the revercnd gon- tloman, Last Sunday night some thiof broke into the Doctor's houso, aud stolo tho ontire do- nation fund, somo §80." Not content with this, he ontered the hotel of the placo, ritled bureay drawors, and flnally docamped with tho land. lord's pantaloons, which contained 820 ic onbacks. Suspicion has sottled upon cor- n parties in tho place, who are being closely watchod. Considoring {hat this donation fund really belonged toa worthy clergyman, boiug simply held in trust by Dr. Brown, tho thoft is rogardod as a most dastardly not, and much ex citemont exists in tho villago in consequence. —— IRailrond News. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribtine. SrriNGFIELD, 1L, me 20,—A certificato of the consolidation of the Taledo, Thornton & St. Louis Air Lino Railroad with the Bt. Louis, 8hol- byville & Dotroit Railrond was filed with the Boorolary of Btate. ‘Lo Govornor appointed pd Directors of tho new organization, under tho hrovisions of Seotion 8, of tho law of 18G9, J. V. Marke and G. D. Chaffoo, of Bholby County, Jonathan Pattorson und William Patterson, of Moultrie County, aud James Dogery, of Fayetto Oouutg;'.,mfl! Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunc. Aunona, 1L, July 20.—1t is rumoved in thix city that tho Ohieago & Northwestorn hon leasc 1 iho Chicago & Iowa Rond'of Mr. Hinckloy, vl that tho branch from Batayia will Lo pushed to Aurora as speedily as possible, —_———— Ental End of o Fo Meseems, Tonn,, July 20,—Esquire N. T Halo was shot through the heart and killod in Cubn, this couuty, yostorday, by Richard day. An old foud existed botweon thom for years, and, mooting ab tho village, it was ronewod with thovounlt siatod. After whooliug Ilale, Gny jumped upon his horse and escapod, Ohineso Slavery in Californin, Bax Franomco, July 20.—1'wonty-lwo Chivorn fomalos, brought b_" stoamor youtorday Trom Hong Kong, woro sold at public auction to-day in tho Ohinese quarters, Young girls brought as high as §450 eaoh; middle sged aud old women from $100 to $200 oach.