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0 DAILY TRIBUNE: THIURSDAY, JULY 31, 1873. THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT. Further Responses to the Liv=- ingston County Plat- form. Proposed Commemoration of the Harvest-Season in Illinois, Meeting of Grangers in Mower County, Minn. A State Mass-Convention Called to Meet at Owatonna, Sept. 2, The Livingston County Pintlorm. FROM OTIS BAKER, SECRETARY GRUNDX COUNTY FANMERS' ABSOOIATION. Aonnus, T, Inly 22, 1873, I beroby ncknowlodge racoipt of tho Plntform of the Farmors' and Toople's Anti-Monopoly party of Livingston County. I heartily approve the Doclaration and Platform, and bolievo that Grundy menus to do her part in tho ovontful future, 0118 BAKER, Becratary Grundy County Farmors’ Association, FROX DEFDTY W, P. PARKER, MASTER OF BALEA GRANGE, P. OF It ‘YaTes Crry, Knox Co,, Ik, July 23, 1873, 1 recoived to-day your postal card with Plat- form of tho Furmora’ and Peoples Anti-Monop- oly party of Livingston County, with which, I nm plonsod to inform you, I am in full sympathy. X have not voled for cight yonrs, snve for town nnd county ofticors, I rond both sides alike in religion aud politics, and awallow both nlike (in nhom.) I have just recoived & paper from Iowa in which somo one has published a list from the Houso and Sonate journale, giv- ing the number of times each membor sas ab- nont nt roll-call lnst session, Cannot some one do n8 much for us? Every thinking man must bo disgusted with the mannor in whick our laws are made. Threo scts of Rond-lawa in less than one yoar! Compare our rocont lnws with our Coustitution, and what o disgraceful contrast! Our laws, toxes, eto, nro bad onougl ; but look at tho Southorn States! I reeeived, n fow days ago, o lottor from an old noighbor, In Texas, Tho presont stato of affairs ia horriblo disgrace to our country., Think of Tromont sentenced to prison for five yenrs for solling bogus railroad-claims in France! Our Miniater to England is mixed with swindling in hogus mining claima to over £1,000,000. Joy Cooko & Co., on tho Northorn Pacifio Railrond, fot Iand enough to make moro than two States liko ours, and aro furnishod with soldiers, otc., at o cost of over 4,000,000, to protect their sur- veyors. Wo are slaves, and wo have a big job to earn our froedom. In sympethy with you? I guess Lam! What is more, I roalizo our situa- tion, and know the siege will bo along ono and & strong ono. And, if it is mon with lonest back- bone your aro hunting for, count mo in, Hoping to hear from you again, I romain respectfully yours, Dep. Wat. P. PARKER, Master of Salem Grange, No, 234, P. of H, FROM J, D, DEES, MASTER OF WITT GRANGE, MONT~ GOMERY COUNTY, TLL. Wiz, Til,, July 25, 1873, Your card of July 17 is athaud. I would say in roply that all my sympathy is with the Farm- ers® Movemont, and I hope it will be crowned \with success. Tho only thing necessary to suc- co64 i pationco and porsovorance, and that will uccomplish tho end sought, Yours truly, J. D, Dees, Master. I hemtily concur in what Brothor Decs has writton, nnd indorse tho Platform sent. Yours truly, : Mark P. MiLLER, Beeretary Witt Grang . FR A P, J. HERMON, MASTER OF RAYMOND GRANGE, AMONTGOMENY COUNTY, ILL, Tuna, IIl,, July 25, 1670, Yours of the 22d is at hand, and, in reply, I san #ny that T am with you on that platform, and am willing to go furthor, and eny that wo will uwovor support ruy man for ofiico that has boen guilty of Credit-Mobilier steals, Congressional grabs, or county grabs, Wo lisvo got to_clean ‘ut tho Augean stables, and, if it tnkos o Horcu- Ies to doit, lot us bo tho IHercules. Inclosed find short resolutions adopted by our Farmers® Association ns & bagis for our ensuing campoign, which, I think, will be indorsed by a misjority of tho vators of this county at our noxt aunual olection. Ioping to hear from you whonever the oceasion demands, I remain, yours respect- fully, P, J. Henryon, Rtaoter Raymond Grange, Montgomery County, The following aro the resolutions : Ruoltel, That {ho Molgomery County Farmers’ fation siands oppoved to railroad-monvpolies, Zougressfons] rings, Legislativo rings, aud County Tuge ; ond that wo jguore all old political iksucs, and fecomimend to the Gonvention of tho Farmers' Aasocl- Ation, whicli mosts In Hillsboro on tho 234 day of ‘Auguiet, 1870, that thoy velect thelr candidates squally betwesti tha fwo old political partics, “Lteaolved, Thot we nvito tho co-operation of all mcehanical organizations, at the ssmo ratio of ropros Yontation an thiy Grangas nd Cluba, to participate in said Convention, Tesulred, That wo are In favor of tho one-term sys- tom for all otiices, . W, MiLLen, Asa PraTER, D, P, . UEnso, LasTIN WairTeN, Wis, JAOKHO: FROM A. I, DOLTON, MASTER OF DOLTON GRANGE, 1 LL. Dotrow, TN, July 23, 1873, Tho Declaration and_Platform’ of Principlos adopted by the Deople’s Anti-Monopoly party of Livingston County meets wy learty approval, and Ihope the dry is not far distant when they will bo adopted in overy county and Stato in the United States, by every farmer, and every per- son in sympathy with tho intorests of the farm- ar. Wo aro xight. Yours truly, . A. TI. DovtoN. FROM X, M. HOOTON, VICE-PRESIDENT ILLINOIB BTATE FARERS' ASSOCIATION. CrxTRALIA, i, July 19, 1873, I biavo received your emrd, with Dlatform of Principles, which 1 indorse without resorve. My objection to the present bauking systom, how- ovor, goos much further thau your Platform sooms to contempiate, While I fully indorso tho Qovtrino that bonking, liko overything oldo oughit not to bo confincd by Inw to & privilogod fow, I think tho systom of banking itsolf should be 8o regulatad as not to croate flctitious capital in the inuds of thoso alrondy wealthy, with which they may moye certainly oppress the poor. 1ho ]{resmlb Donking systen doos this undis- uigedly. If T have 100,000 in United Btates onds, drawing interest, instosd of placing them inmy own safo, and drawing my intorest every six months, T have only to ke thom to Wash- ington, and deposit tham with tho proper oflicor, aied ho will keep thom much enfor than T can, and seo that my intorest is promptly paid overy six months; and not only that, but_the Goyorn- ment will give me 830,000 moro in National Bauk currency to go to lmnl(llllg with, T'rue, it I don't comply witli the Inw, I may havo fo pay this €80,000 back somo ‘day; but I may ke it just. ms long a8 I pleo, o 1 have no intorest to pey, cithor, Ilow is it with tho poople? They have to puy interest ou this 2100000 in United Btuten_ bonds, aud ovory man who borrows of tho banlk has to pny 10 per cont in adeance, on short time, on overy dollar he sots, On thio othor hand, tho bankor wont from omo in tho WYost with 100,000 in United Btates bonds, To roturns in & weok, still the ownor of thoso bonds, and 880,000 more in Nutional Bank curroncy, which ho losns and wpoculates on, while tho CGovernment i snlely kanpluf hig bonds, This is not right or fair, dnd it ought to Lo roformad, a8 woll as the rostriction romoved which your Platforin demands, Iam excoedingly gratiflod to seo that your county fmimers ure showing suoh Intelligénce and onorgy in matters of voform. Let me warn you against the at- tompt to carry tho doad carcasn of any old politi- cal party on your shouldors whilo workiug out thoso roformy, ‘Tho Farmers' Movement Ig, in its nature, o sopurato roform movement ; and, to accomplish good, must Lave & now organiza- tion to work through, Very trul( yours, M. M. Hooton, FROM R. D, AHEUNAN, MEMDER EXEOUTIVE COM- MITTEE KANKAKEE COUNTY ~AGRICULTULAL oKDy Kauaxze, 111, July 28, 1673, Your poatal card, coutaining Platform of Peo~ _plo's Ant{-Monopoly party was rocelved in due tlino, -1 hava to say that I an in comploto synm- :| pathy with you on all the quostions embraced in -your Platforny and have been: from the timo hey woro firat " brought boforo tho publio, ‘and m rondy hnd willing to uso all legitimate moans to sceuro tho passngo of good laws, and compol rniironds to oboy thom after thoy become lawa. Yours truly, R, D. BUERMAN, FROM B. G. LEE, MANTENO, KANRAKEE COUNTY, LL. ManEN0, I, July 23, 1870, \fonr card, conlalning Platform of the Farm- ora' .and Deoplo’s Anti-Monopoly Torty of Liviogaton County, has just reachod mo. In answor I would eny that niost assnredly Iam in aym]lmtl\y with it, and heartily indorso overy word of it; nnd, whonI sayit, Ithink Inm spoaking tho sonfiments of a vory Inrgo majority of the farmors {n my county, Lot us united! carry ont the Platform to ite fullost extent, ain we ehnll accomplish tho groat onds wo sook. Most truly yours, B. G, Lee, FROM JAMES A, CREIGHTON, CONTRACT AGENT AND CORNESPONDING BECRETARY WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS' OLUB, Famexro, M1, July 23, 1873, Wo have recoived your Platform, and aro with you. . Jamzs A, CneroutoN, Seo'y, &o. FROM A, §. VATL, MEMPER EXECUTIVE COMAMITTER KANKAKEE AGNICULTURAL BOARD. Moueges, 11, duly 25, 1073, Yours of tho 24th s at laud, and contonts notod. I have examinod your Declaration snd Platform, and am much ploased with tho bold stand that the farmora aud people of your coun- ty hnvo takon to bring nbout a chango in the ad- ministration of affairs in this Government, which will bo of lasting bouofit to the farmers snd laboring mon of our country. My voto will over ho givon to do away with manopolios, as thoy aro dangerous to our froe institutions. I romain yours vory truly, A, 8, VA, FROM A. D, GIBES, BECRETARY WIHITESIDE GRANGE, MontsoN, 1il., July 34, 1873, Yours of July 17 is at hand, and your Doclara- tion nud Platform read with plessuro; and, in bohalf of Whiteside Grango, I hoartily indorse thom. Wa aro with you, licart and Land, in the gront battlo boforo us. Tho Granges recoguizo Tiothing of a religions or political charactor in thoir order, But thoy will voto for no men save those who como ns close to your platform as pos- siblo. Thoro aro only two parties hore now,— Monpoly and Anti-Monopoly,—and tho lstter has two to one, and our next elections will bo felt in the right Tmrter. Koep tho ball rolliug, and “Qod Lolp tho Right!” A. B. Gipos, Becretary Whitesido County Central Grango, FROM O. W. JOIINSON, MASTER OF IENNSYLVANIA GRANGE, No. 117, Prxe Oneex, Iil., July 25,1873, The Platform of the Iarmers’ and Peoplo’s Antl-l\[nnol‘mly party ia roceived. T am heartily in sympathy with you. You only speak tho sentiments of nearly the entire farm- ing community in this soction, Those planks in your Platform boaring on railronds, I consider just tho thing we want to soo carried into effect, Our Grango numbors nearly fifty membory, and new npglmms aro nover, wnnth\g. With the Tiopo and firm beliof that right and justica will goon bo triumphant, 1 am fraternally yours, 0. W. Jouxsox, Master of Ponusylvania Grango ,No. 117, Wausung, Tl FROM O. W. BAUNDERS, MASTER OF FAIRVIEW ORANGE, FULTON COUNTY. Fanview, 11, July 25, 1873, Your postal card containing thoplatformof the Tarmors' and Toople's Anti-Monopoly party of Livingston County, IIL., hag boen rocoived, read, and considerod. In roply, Iwill say that Inm in hoarty sympathy with tho principals of snid Platform, and ow ongaged to_tho full of my ability and opportunitics, in Fulton County, sducatung and {mprossing tpou tho miuds of tie ooplo tiaso eno prineiplos or _sontimonts. ours rospoctfally, C. W. BauxpEns. FROM WILLIAM MUSSER, MASTER BTAR GIANGE, ORANGEVILLE, Stephenson Co., Til,, July 6, 1873, Yours of the 28, with Farmers' Dlatform, was duly recoived. In rcplb I will any you can count us in as ardent sympathizers in ihe movement. The Farmers' Declaration was unanimously in- dorsod at the rounion of the Granges of our county on the Fourth of July, fourtuon Granges boing reprosentod ; throe, owing to tha inclom- ency of the weather, could not bo present. Tho work of urgnmzinim goingon in our county, notwithstanding the busy sosson, Yours, ete., ‘WiLLIANM MussER, Star Grange, No, 98 FROM GEONGE M. YOGT, MABTER OF DOUGLAS, QUANGE, HENDEREON COUNTY. Kerrisuuna, 1il,, July 26, 1873, Tho Platform of the Farmors' and “TFeoplo's Avti-Monopaly party wao recoived, and wo, 88 o Grango, aro in full sympathy with 'the Declara- tion aud Platform. Yours, etc., Georoxr H. Yoat. Commemoration of the EEarvests Scason. Wo give below a circular issued by the onor- gotic Bocretary of tho Patronsof IIusbandry of Livingston County; and aléo & lettor from D . Dame, Chairman of tho Executivo Committee of the State Grange, indorsing his action : OFFIOIAL OINCULAR No. 4. OFPIOE OF THE SEONETARY PATRONS OF TIug- BANDRY, LIVINGSTON CoUNTY, Dwianr, 1lk, July 19, 1873, } To_ the o) Granye : DEAR St AND Brotuer : In Cireular No. 1, I alluded to our * Becial Intercourse os one of the beat aud first meana to be uecd to promote Larmony of the Ordor. I now suggost that every Grange in this couuty set apart tho 19th day of August as ono which shall bo especially devoted to festivity, coromonios, and customs particular- Iy apportainiug to tho harvest-scason. As far s it 16 practicablo I would auggest that, upon this dny, you join with your nosrést Grange or Gravges, aud carry out tho plaus as I have fully tudioated. < o those Granges who will commemornte tho ¢ Harvest Season,” I will choerfully furnigh tho Qetuils of forms nnd ceromonies, which will con- tributo greatly to the plonsure and profit of all concernad. This is ono of tho objects of the Patrons of Husbandry, to combite plonsuro with labor, and 80 far a8 possiblo, relieve the monotonous an {solated lifo we ars compelled, by forco of cir- cumstaunces, to lead, . *" A prompt action by tho Granges' is noceasary in ordor to onableme to furnish you with the dotaily, Fraternally yours, 8. T. K. PRiuE, Bocretary of P, of 1., Livingaton County, Lananx, T, July 28, 1873, 8. T, K., Prime, Eaq., Secretary’ P.of H., Livingston County, Dicight, DEAr 8in AND Brotnen: Your Officlal Cir- cular No. 2 is rocoived, and I am woll plensed with tho proposition? I hopo yon will send mo n copy of *details of forms snd ceromonies,” that our peoplo may enjoy the bonefita of your advance-movements for the good of the Order. Toedon! Wo aro plonsed with tho vigorous action of your Granges. It inspires lifo into thowo that are in o tate of sluggishnoss, Whon tho harvestisgathered, tho farmers will move on tho encmy's works, Taising of railroad tariffe will not subduo the produciug clashes, Yours truly, D. W. Dane, Meoting of the Mower County (Minmn.) Grangerse=Calling of o State Convens Tion. Two to threo hundred Patrons of Husbandry in Mower County, Minn, with their wives and children, mot at Brownsdale, July 26, and wero addrossed by the Ion, Ignatius Donnelly, The following resolutiony were ndopted : WiznEas, By and through tho sufferance of exlating political pafiies, pecadation and corruption ebisin f Tieatly ovary.branch of our Government, in the form of salary-grabs, tho so-culled Oredit Mobiilur transnc- {ians, rovonuo fravidw, und othorwlse ; which condition of things militaten against tho uterest of overy hongst mon and tax-poyer of o1l partics whatsoover, aud also throatens to sap tho foundation of -our natiousl lifo; and WitenzAg, Toving 10 faith to bellevo that existing sbuigos can be corrocied, oF reforma pecured or guarntis foed, through tio prosont politiesl orgunizations, aud Tooklug to thio prosunt good and future welfaro of our v§ thorefore, Tiat whilo wo spprove sud com- mend tho gaod accomplished by the old political yar~ ties, wo Leliovo thele migsion to bo fulfilled; and, Judiiug of tho future by tho past, with reipcet o ladiges maddo ul boing mado for grostly neoded ro- formi, we doclara our vntire want of confidenco i the power of uald pariles, under tho leadorstiin of bad sud deslgning men, to méet tho dumnnds of the preent oxigoncies, nnd to rostoro an honost wnd eliclont mans agoment of publio atfars, “Second—That, undor existing elrcumstnnces,wo sover ail conncetion with tho politleal partivs a8 now man- sged for the prosent, aud orgautzo for o vigorous cams Dign under the luad of (ho farmora’ and laborers® Hiovement, Inviting ull men, of whatover natiouzlity, tolltical party, or profousion in life, to unite with i 1ot movement for geuntuo reforin, pledglng tho nomt- nation of no offico-scckur, hut making seloctions for Dosition ontirely with refurenco to morit, “Fifrd—"Thut wo condemus tho prosent Bystem for {ho colloction of taxes, aud recomuiend it the luws bo amouded 80 a8 to empower the Town Trousurcr to do {110 work, thuraby uaving expenke Lo the tax-puyor and not fosteHng rings st tho couuty svat, “Fourth—That, whilo we rocognize (he fact that the railway companics Lo righta Which the poople should Teapect, we condemn thoe present mansgement of tho 1 can say that [ ‘#amo, whereby monopolies and rings ara allowod n lens Fato df frelght thnn o gonoral, public ; aud. et o connldoriL thiy duty of tho Attornoy-Gonoral of the Blato to attend to it, that tho Inw now upon our stat< ttto-books bo itk In’ foren ; anid wo demaud that thio noxt Legialattiro po amond tho safd Iaw na to_mako ita provislonn more falr and aquitablo for the peoplo, Fifth—That wo doninnd that (nxes, County, Town Binte, and_ National, bo reduced (o 'tho loweat Mt consistont with the suppor t of tho Government, and that wo aro opposed to claen Tegialation and all taxation nlr‘une clngs, pursuit, or scction for the Lonofit of an- oty 2 or, Sixth—That n Farmers’ and Taborora' County Con- vention bo called to moot on_‘Chiuredny, Sopt, 25, at 2 . 1, 0t Brownadale, for tho purposo of puiting In tho field o ticket to bo voted for at thio coming eloction § caclh town to o entltled to ono delegato for overy 23 volers, or mnjor fraction thereof, “Seventli—Tint wo hierohy invilo all persons who agroo with A in tho foregoing declaration of princlples to meot with us in masa convention at Owatonna, ‘Fnos- dagy tho 30 of Beplembor toxh at 13 o'dlock mis dolc galsn from each conty ropreacutod to Lo entitiod toa nuwber of votes in propertion to its population, The Farmers of Clarike County, In. At n recont convontion of the farmers and ln- borors of Olarke County, In., the following reso- lutions woro adopted ; WiENEAS, Wo, tlio farmera and_laborors of Olarko Un\mlg 1., in common with thoso of onr own and tho othor Slutes’of our Unfon, baving lost confidenco in tho majority of tho londors'of tho two great political partica of our country ¢ and ‘Witkuras, Thio plaiform of thoso partics aro n dead lotior, and tho most molerun and sacred pledges of usny’of tho oaiers to tho peoplo aro rutbloaly brokea and tramplod under fool § au ‘WHEREAS, Tho jutorents of tho farming and laboring clanses wore not ropresented by theso parly leaders, cm;:‘m in Congrees or Slato Legisiatures ; thorofore, o “Ticeolved, Firat—That, inssmuch s wo hava 1o uso for thoso loaders, who liave hiorotoforo been our mig~ roprasvulativos, ' Lerenttor wo whil volo for tlicu fo stuy at home, ‘aud pledgo ourselves Lo voto for no mun who 8 not in' sympatliy With tho farming and Inboring clasacs. Seconi—That wo most_cmphatically condomn tho salary-steal of our Iate Cougreas, aud douounco ovory Inan ¥ho Look tho salury or gavo tho lw his support 3 aud, i tho futuse, wo wil ot knowingly Lelp asiugia one’of them 1o oftico with our vptes 3 and thot we de- ‘mand of our Represontatives fu Congress that thoy tiso. their fuflugnco to hovo tho obuoxious law re- pealed. T'hird—That wo decm it oxpodiont to hold a Mas Convention in this county for the purpose of placiug suitablo candidatos in nomination for offica; and that wo thoreforo lieartly recommend the holdiug of such ‘Mass Conventlon fu Osceols, Aug, 8, 1873, at 10 o'clock 8.11., 0 put in nomiuation candidates for tho differont ofticcs in tho county to be filled at the Octobor oluce jon, Fourth—Tlat wo invito tho co-operation of all eitle 2ons, {rrespectivo of past party adilintions, favorable fo tlio objects of this Convention, Fifth—Thnt wo indorso tho firat nix resolutions of tlio Anti-Monopoly Couvention held at Des Molncs, Juno 7, 1873, INDIAN HOSTILITIES. Two White Women Jilled in Wyos ming Territory. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Cxste BrAnmAvGH, Wyo. Tor., July 2, 187, The Iudians mado an attack upon tho sottlo- ment known s old Camp Brown, on the 23d, and killed two women,—Mra, Richards and Miss Hall. 'Tho cavalry under Lient. Wheelan are in pursnit of tho savages, and tho District Com- mandor, Col. Brackett, Ia doing overything in Dbis powor to have the murdorers promptly pun- ished. Tho two womon were living in a cabin near tho Po-po-n-gio, whera they had rosided for five yomrs without serious trouble. Iorrible Outrages Dby Neservntion Snvages on the 'Fexas Frontior-=Who is Iiesponsiblo 1 From the Weatherford (Tex.) Times, Wo learn from Mr. G. Davenport, o reliable citizon of Comnnche County, that the Indinns bave committed anothor holiish atrocity noar tho boundary lino betwecn Comancho and Brown Countics, Thore woro two familics liviug at o cortain houso, Tho Lusbauds of the womon Wora both abgont, and during the day ono of tho womon twith hor children wont to & neighboring Liouse noar by, leayviug a woman and tio childron, which composod the rost of tho other family, at the houso. During tho day, the Indiaus came to the house, and found no other thero but this poor woman and her two children, ho savago, Venomous scoundrels then commenced tho work of brutal, inhuman, sud horrible doath. The woman was foarfully aund crully beaton, and hor youngest child” was tnkon from her and thrown into tho firo, while tho cldest of tho childron, some 7 or yoars of ago, was token captive by thom. Whon discov- ored tho woman was in the lnst agonics of doath, and the child whieh had boon thrown into tho fire was rescued by its dying mother, ‘but to no effect, and tho mother aud child now fill a silent grave, and a sad fronticrsman is bowed down in orrow for tho loas of bis wife and children. Mow long, oh, Lord! shall wo cry out for asistance ? DESERTING THE FRONTIER, Another oxas paper ssys: ‘‘Yestorday s Herald roportor met with Mr. O. J. Eimsloy, lato Sherift of Frio County, who has loft the county for fear of Indians, not for himself, but for his childron. - Ho rnys the country iatull of Tndiaus, and ho can ee no prospeck, in tho immediate faturo, of o botter stato of affairs. 1lo spoke of othor gentlomen who intended coming to town soon, with their families, Whilo_this is the state of affaira an our fronticr, the President is onjoying himsolf at Long Branch; Delano is shedding tears over tho captivity of ‘Satanta and Big ‘Ireo ; the Governor of Toxns is_squabbling with other Fodoral ofliciala over the spoils of offico; nnd our Indian Commissionors are coquotting with tho murdorous tribes of Indinug beyond the Rio Grando,” —_— “QOH ! SAY, CAN YOU SEE 7" lor of The Chicago Fribune * 'he correspondonce publishiod in to-day's issue from Black Hawlk, Colorado, containg one statement which desorves contradiction. Your correspondent assorts that tho transparonoy of {hio atmospliere bnu boon wofully exaggerated Dy tourists and corrospondents of Enstorn pn- ors ; ho iusiats it is all o dolusion to seo Pike's Peak and Long's Penk (ths former of which ho incorrectly locator at over 100 miles to the south, and tho latter a like distance to the north) from the streots of Donver ; and says : *Now, I have tskon many long, enrnest, but ‘honest looks from Denvor, of a clear day, with at lonst &y averago nnir of ‘oyos, and havo never yot beon sblo to mako out even the dim outlinos of cithor of thoee peake.” Tho procading statement ronds absurdly to tho rrcuunt writer (who spont some wooks in Denver st nnmmm'e s it must to hundreds of othors from this city who havo beon thoro, Pike's Peak i 80 milos from Donver by the circuitous Touto of railroad (76 miles) and caxriogo (4 milos); probably from 65 to 70 miles ay tho crow flica. * Mowover, tho penk lies in full sight from Douver, except in stormy woathor; to prove which ono bns but to do what tho writer did last summer:_ start from Denver with the peak in sight, aud take n trip over tho Donver & lLio Grande Itnilvoad in aun obsorvntion-car, from which he ean keep the unmistakable *“Pike" in full view until landoed at its foot, Moreover, it woull have heen no trick to have geen “Pike™ oven if distant 100 miles, as aa- sorted. There is o station on tho Kununs Pacitic Tailrond ealled ** First Viow,” distunt 166 miles from Donver, The origin of its namo is wolf- ovident ; for, on an ezcoptionally clonr day, the tip of **Pilia " can bo weon_fromi tho station, so that the !ly‘)nthenoum of the lrinuglo drawn from First Viow to Pike's Peak must bo nearly fico Ramdred miles long, At gny timo whon the mountains aro free from clouds, viow enn bo hud from Donvor wlich ntarts with Pike’s Penk on tho outh, and includes smowy ranges nnd poaks snch ns Long's und Gray's, until thoy melt iuto_the hovizon ; alto- gothor somo 200 miles, Epwanp O, PAGE, Cineano, July 29, 1873, o i . A DANGEROUS PLACE. T the Edilor of The Chicago T'ribune : R : Will you plenso call the atitontion of the authorition, whoso duty it i to attond to such mattors, to tho fact that in front of Nos, 180, 192, 184, and 130 South Water strect, thore is no sidownli—not aven o railing—to prevent mon or hoses from falling into the collur below, A horse and wagon backed over thoro this aftor- noon, Many unavuiliug efforts have beon made to induco tho propor suthoritics Lo huve this im- provemont mada; but, as it in overybody's busi- noss, und therefore nobody's, probably the city wilt bo muleted in 5,000 or $10,000 dunagos Lo~ fora nnything (v dono. _ Yours, respeetfully, Cuiciuo, July 29, 1878, 8. THE STATE-STREET OUTRAGE. 70 the Editor of I'he Chicayo Tribune; fBm: If tho wnter of the correspondence lieaded ¢ Blate-Stroot Outrage,” (hat apponred in laot Tuesday’s issue of your paper, will give 8 n cluo an to the wherenbouts of the girl whose cause ho ko Atronuously advocates, by losving word at tho oflice of J. 4. Ronayno, Esq., loom 10, No. 167 Fust Madi®on sireot, the whole affair shall bo thoroughly investigated; and, if snid wrilor's statomonts bo corroct, nothlng whiull bo loft undone to bring the porpetrators of so bago & crimo to justice. OaNADIAN, THE HARVEST. Condition of $he Orops, July 28 Reports from Wisconsin, Minneso- ta, and lowa. From the Milwaukee Netwa, July 30, [Through the polltoucss of Gen. 8. 8, Moerrill, who rocolvad tho roports yesterday by telograph, wo ara onablad to print noarly one hundred dis- patchos this morning fn regord to tho condition of the cropa] £ 'WIBCONBIN, COLUMBIA COUNTY. Deansville—Orops in this saction aro first-rate; hiave not beon bottor in n number of yoars, Har- vosting has commencod quito briakly. Lewiston—Tho crops aro in vory good condi- tion. Harventing has commenced, and will prob- ably bo finjshod In sbont tvo wooks. hardeeville—Prospects of whent harvest is gum]) 3 farmors have commoncod cutting this wool. Cambria—Wintor wheat all cut. Wil com- moneo on epring wheat noxt week. Orops good. Kilbourn—Crops of all kinds bettor than for a number of yoars., Wintor whoat and ryo har-. vostod ; bogiiming to harvest epring whoata little. Two \vuufi! will cut most of the gramn in this vicinity. 5 Fali River—All thm promiuo o Jargo ylold in this vioinity. Will bogin cutting spring whoat in day or two. Wyocena—Cropa in this vicinity are one-third ‘botter than last yeer, and avo in good condition. Winter whont aud rye aro all harvested, Farmora commenced cutting spring whont last Thursday —fivlu finieh this wook if woathor remaing favor- able, Olsego—Cropa all looking woll, Whoat harvest is commencod. ORAWFORD COUNTY. Bridgeport—Nost farmors havo begun cutting wheat. 1t promisea to yield from fifteon to twon- ty bushols por ncro. Barloy ia all cut and fully an avorago crop. Oats sverage crop. Corn do~ ing well, DANE COUNTY. Mazamanfc—flnwuatlur‘ hon _commionced in this vicinity. Whent not injured by tuo chinch bug, i roported to bo tho st crop raisod in five yonts, Corn looks woll. Ryo and bnrlc{’gnod. Oats very largo; heavy crop. Potatoes best in soveral Iyom. Middieton—From vory bost informntion the whont is good, and will bo all cut this wook, and will avorago from fitoon to twenty bushols per acro. Barloy is o good average, and is alf out. ‘MoFarland—Farmers aro all busy harvesting. Tho crops aro looking well, oxcopting winter wheat, wlioh was & failure. Spring whoat will go from 16 to 20 bushols per ncrg ; oata from 50 to 60 bushols per aore ; barley about 20 bushela por nere ; corn nevor looking bettor. Black Earth—Harvosting hias commenced. The crops in this vicinity aro the best wo have had for four ionr!. Tho oxpocted_crop will bo from 15 to 20 bushels por acre. Whent and other grain looks woll, Cross Plains—Farmors commenced harvesting in this neighborhood last wook, The crop in gonoral is good. Wheat on an avorage will ylold from 16 to 20 bushols per acro; somo farmers oxpoct 80 bushels por acro; but 16 to 20 bushels i about the averago per acro for wheat. Ryois fair, and will En 20 bushols to tho acre. Barle; will go 25 buahols to the acro. Oats are good, and wilt go 85 bushels to the acro, DODGE COUNTY, Beaver Dam-Farmors sll ocutting spring whent. Crops good. DBurncti—Tho prospect of wheat crop ia oxcol~ Jont hare, Farmors just commoucing to barvost epring wheat. Iron JMtidge—Farmers commenced cutting spring whont around Lore Sagtorday. 'xu«fi T0- pnrtl _\"crv heavy orop, and well flled,—of No. 1 quality, Woodland—Prospect of cmgllor spring whoat ia vory good. Most faymera have commenced cutting ycsluld?ly and to-day. Minnésota Junction — Commenced cutting spring wheat yosterday. Yiold will bo large, but think quality of grain not quito so good s last yoar. Fox Lake—Wintor wheat all cut, Farmers havo baroly commonced cutting spring whont, ‘I'ho crop i8 from s third to o half better than last year. No bugs, aud very little foul stufl, excopt wild onts. Rubicon—Proapects are good. Tho largest portion haye commenced liarvosting. ZLowell—Harvesting of whont has just come mencod. Crop is in_good condition, snd the present Erospeo(u are that the yield will be nearly double that of last yoar. FOND DU LAG COUNTY. Waupun—3ost of tho farmers have com- moncod cutting whont. As a genoral thing pros- pects are good for more thau an sverago yield. Ripon—¥ull crop of whoat. Grain of allkinds looking splondid. “Farmers will commenco cut~ ting within four dsya. Hrandon—Tho prospoct here is that the wheat crop will bo noarly doublo that of last {‘enr. Will commence cutting in throe or four nys. GRANT COUNTY. ~ AMuscoda—Harvost is in progress in this vicin- ity. Anaverngocrop of about fifteen bushels por acre is expocted. Corn is sufforing from drouth. 3 Blue River—This weel will complete harvest- ingin this vicinity. Orops ars gouorally very good and well sccured 8o far, Whont will prob- ably averago from twenty to twenty-five bushels poracre, Oats, rye, and batley hottor yleld than usual, Somo wheat in storo. Woathor ploasant. Boscobel—Just commenced to harvest, Al crops aro_looking finely. The averago numbor of bushols per acre on oid_and now ground will bo about twout}y-flve bushols, Woodman—Iarvesting bas commenced in this nnlfihborbnud. The prospocts aro very good, with tho oxcoption of & fow cases whero tho chinch-bugs have dsmaged whent some. ‘The oxpacted viold of whent and othor smail grain is what farmers call a good averago crop. Corn looks vory good at prescnt. GREEN COUNTY. Brodhead—Harvost hns commenced. Whoat per ‘llwm uhout twenty bushols; onts, fifty; corn, good. GREEN TAKE. Berlin—Trospoct of spring whoat is good ; best it has boen since tho big crop of 1800, IHarvost- ing has commonced. JOWA COUNTY, Avoca—Nost of the wheat in this immediato vicinity will bo harvested this weel, with an aver- ago yiold of sixteon to eightoan busliols por acre; on lioavier lands south of horo wheat will not be harvested before next weel, with a probable yield of eightaen to twonty bushels per acro. Wintor whent is nearly all linrvested, and will turn out about twoity bushels por scro. The prospeat for o gonoral fizond crop is good, with tho excoption of corn, which in now sufforing from dry weather, but may yot with timaly rains turn out woll. Arena—Harvesting commienced, Whoat ono- third more than last year, Oats one-fourth more. Darloy and rye averago. Corn half crop. Linden—\Wheat I8 boing hnrvostod and the orop 1s bottor than for severnl yonrs. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Waterloo—The crops in this vicinity are good. Will harvest moro than average; cutting now, and will bave most of it cut this week, Palmyra—Harvosting hns commovced, and tho prospoct is gaod ; nbout 20 bushels per acre of wheat. Cannot tell about oats and corn. Walerlowon—Crops above ayernge, Farnmers are now harvesting, at JUNEAU COUNTY, Lisben—Condition of all crop kinds aro ox- coedingly good in this vicinity. All our winter whont {# havvested, and have commencod outting spring wheat, Mauston—Crops In thls vicinity woro never Dottor. Harvesting commonced liut wook. KENUBUA COUNTY, Salem—Al orops in this vicinity looking good. Harvosting commonced with somo yostordny. *” LA CHOSSE COUNTY. ZLaCrosse—The universal report round this section ik that it is the bost cropy thero has boon for yoers, Wintor wheat ig ull cut. Onts ure behig cut now, and somo littlo spring whert. Tvorybody will bo at work at spring whoat aftor this woeld, Bangor—Crops good hero, One-third botter thon lst year, lurvesting well begun, Winona Junction—Crops in this vieinity are good, Whont will be harvested this wook if tho wenthor continues good, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Granville—\Wheat us good as last yonr, Farmors havo not commonced cutting yot ; will cammouco about the 10th of Auguat, Greenfield—Crors are good in this vielnily. Harvosting has just commenced, MONNOE COUNTY, Sparta—The whert crop in this vicinity nover looked bettor, The farmera are now at work Larvosling. TOCK COUNTY, Erly(’rlml——!Inrvnullufx is about one-fifth done, Whest is good, and will go abont 20 bushels to the nore ; slightly ln{urml by ohinch-bugs, Onts heavy. Corn fair, Weathor vory dry and hot. tanover—1iarvost commoncod ou Friday last, Tho quality is good, and will yield from 18 to 26 ‘Dbushels per acro. Oats are good and promise & good yield. Rye good, but thin on ground. Uorn louoks gaod, Milton Junction: -About ono-third cut ; yleld 16 to 20 busholn wheat por ncro ; barley and rye, | 18 to 26 ; oats, 40 to 50, Many procos injuret with chineh-bug and rust, = - 5 . MIOULAND COUNTY. b B0 ZLong Rock—Ylarvosting has commoneed gon- orally this wook, Tho prospocts aro abont 16 ‘bushiols of twhant por acre. Dye is out. , Alloth- or um[;s oxcopt corn will bo moro than an aver- ngo. It ia vory dry, and aro in want of rain very much, Tho chinchi-bug is working some in soma flolds of Into sowing. o AAUK COUNTY. Spring Green—Farmors sbout half through harvosting 3 good prospocts; whent will ylold sbout 15 bushols to tha noro ; onts about 85 ; rye 12; and barloy 204 corn and potatoos looking good, but want rnln‘ lops in' some yards woro winter-killed, but think will bo an avorage yield. WABIHINGTON COUNTY. Schleisingerville—Tho prospects are promising a good crop. 'Thoy aro ?\mt ebout commoncing toeut apring whoat. 2 Ric Wintor whoat is about all cut. Farmors will commonco to cut spring whoat by noxt Iridsy. Prospoots aro good for a large crop. lparqbrd—l‘ruspmtn aro ‘splondid. The cro| is oxpocted to bo full as hoavy as that of 1800. Tarmors havo commonced larvestiug spring ‘wheat. 3 WALWORTH COUNTY, Whitetwater—Darloy is very light in this local- ity. Whoat and other greing are Lotter than an aversgo. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, s Winneconne—A good crop of apring whont ls onticipatod by farmers hore. Uommenced cut- ting this woek. iro—The prospocts are that wheat willbo & 0od crop fn this town. Haye not commenced inrvesting spring wheat ; will commonco in five or six dnya. Waukau—Prospocts woro nover botter, No spring wheat hiarvostod yot 3 will probobly bogin noxt woek. ' WAUKESHA COUNTY. North Prairie—Ryo s sound; n ll?ht erop. Woeat harvest commonced to-day ; will average about 16 bushols, A black rust ‘has diminished tho yiold and injured tho quality some, Oats is o fair crop. Barloy short and vory light. Corn looks u{:luudld‘ but stands rathor thin, Hartland—Crops oro in good condition Lore. Whoat and oats heavy. Corn not 80 good. linr- yostora just commencing in whoat, Elm ~ Grove—Harvosting bos commenced, Prospoeta are good, and will avorago 20 bushels por acro. + Nasholah—Crops around here are good. Con- sidorable wheat i boing harveated now. Eagle—Harvest has fully commonced in this soction, Wheat is_expectod to averago sixtoon ‘bushels an nere. Onts and ryo aro a good crop. Corn and potatoes are snfferlug for rain,—will be a short crop if no rain soon. Pewaukee—Whent crop is very good. Bome farmers just commenced to harvest, Fino pros- pocts for all othor grain, except corn, Which noeds rain. Oconomorwoc—Condition of crops in this vicin- ity ia good,—nover botter, Whont is maturing rapidly; and cutting is undor full hoadway. La- timated that this woelk will see & large portion of the whont harvested. MINNEBOTA, Kellogg—Harvest will have fairly commenced about the 1st of August. Crops are looking good ; overy one oxpects a good yiold. Alinneapolis—Harvosting laa commonced in this vicinity, nnd the general improssion is that the crop is bottor than an average ono, but not a4 good a4 Inat yoar, Owatonma—Wheat in this vicinity promises from cighteen to thirty bushels por acre. Har- vesting will commonce in four or five days. \Vi(%x Eood wenthor, & good quality may be ox- pectod. Young America—Winter whoat in being har- vosted now ; prospects very good. Wabasha—Small grains nover looked better, and s good yiold is expected, Farmors with small ficlds aro barvesting now ; probably bo ab full hoight tho first of noxt woek. Wenthor clear and plensant. Read's Landing—About onc-fourth of the farmors nbout liore have commenced cutting tholr grain, Whent is looking splondid, and & hoavy crut). St.” Paul—Harvost has fairly commenced ; yiold and quality about thie snmo us last yoor ; woather favorable and farmers Lhappy. Lake Oity—Whont is beiug out about the lako now; thoy will commonce by tho first of noxt waok about hore. Tho crop ls claimed to be nealy if not quite a8 good as last year. Winona—Harvesting very littlo at.prosont will commence in o gonoral way about Aug. 6. Crops look flue ; never botter. Oter--Harvosting vory little at prosont; will commenco rbout noxt week ; crops looking fine weather clear and pleasant. AMinneiska—Harvest just commoncing ; crop looks woll, Blooming Prairie—V/ill commenco cnuin% whont lagt of the week ; crop good,—promisoes 2 bushels or mora por acre, Carver—Crops nre good, exeopt on low land ; somo l\thunl harvestod; will ail bo ripe in about & weol. Farminglon—Harvesting will commence in throo or four days, aud will be about an averago crop; yield, 20 bushals per acro. Lime Springs—Harvest commenced. Average ;‘hfld of wheat from 20 ta 40 bushels por acro. 'armers say that, with good weathor, this crop will bo tho hoaviest and boat quality of any for Bix years past. Rush Lake—Prospocts fair for good ecrop. Noarly all commenced cutling spring wheat you- torday nud to-day. I0WA, Postuille—Harvesting is in progress hero, with fine prospects, Wheat will average 16 bushels per acro, Monona—Hurvosting commenced last woek, Whont_oxpected to yiold sbout 15 bushols por ncre with continued good westher, Quality same o8 last yoar. Cresco—Harvesting commenced, Crops gen- erally good. Eatimated yield nbout20 bushels yor acro; the quality is finio, Castolia—Harvosting commanced, Crops in good condition; thoy will yield from13 to 20 buhgols per acro; Prospcots at present are very good. e STATE CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE UNION. Brooasaroy, I, July 29, 1873, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bm: A Convention of aa finc-looking men ag can bo found {n the Stato of Tllinois, roprosent- ing tho sentiment of tho Catholic temperanco men of tho Btato, has just closed o two days gession in this city. The Convention commenc- od at 2 o'clock in the nftornoon of Bunday, the 27th, and closed with o grand mass-mooting of citizons, under its auspices, last ovoning. This Convontion hnas performed a good work for tho tomperance cause, and its influonce is folt vory largely in our own City of Blooming- ton. The Convontion, on Bunday ovening, elected tho following ofiicors Presidont—3r, Lynch, of Lincoln, Vico-Lropidents—Father Lowors, of Jolict, and Dr. McGovern, of Bloomington. Scerotary—)r. Daloy, of Chicago. "'ronsurar—Ar. Colling, of Chicngo. Dologatos to the next Convention, to be hold at Oitawa, wore appointed, from the Counties of Cook, Wil, LaSalte, Loo, Marshall, Logan, Mc- Loun, Burdsu, Do Witt, and St. Cioir, ‘On'Monday ovouning, & Jurgo and onthusiastio mooting was held in_Dudloy Hall, iu this oity,— Dr. McGovern presiding, Addrossos wera mado léy tho Rev, Father IHickey, of Capo Girardosu ‘ollogo, Mo, ; tho Hon. John Saboski, Judge Seott, nnd other prominont sponkors, Tho best of gaod feoling provailed, and it is believed the tomporaucg eauso has recolved » now impetus in thin city, nfid, in fact, among_ Irish Catholics all over tho State, 'The work hus been done thoroughly and well TRooxey, i SR e — State Falrs, 1578, California, Bacramento, Bept, 16-21, Georylu, Macon, Oct, 2731, Altinols, Peorin, Bopt Indlans, Indishapolls, Se Jowa, Codur Bapids, Sept, Kuuwas, Topaka, Sept, 23-20, Maluo, Bangor, Sopt, 1014, Marylind, Yaltimoro, Oct, 28-31, ‘Michigan, East Bagiunw, Sopt, 16-20, Minnesota, 8t, Paul, Sept, 23-20, ‘Moutann, feléns, Sept, 20 to Oct, 4, “Nobrasks, Lincoln, Sopt. 1-6, Now Hampshire, Mauch Now Jorioy, Waverly, Sept, 45 Northoru Ohlo, Clevelund, Hept, 10 Oct, 4. Nortli Carolins, Rulelgh, Oct, 14-18, Now England, Medford,’ Bept, 2-0, Neow York, Mlmug. Bept. 24 to Oct, 1, Ohlo, Mnniflukl, ept, 1-5, Tennsylvania, Erio, Supt, 220, Rhode Island, Providence, Sept, 9-11. Vermont, Rulland, Sopt, U-19, Virgina, Richmond, Oct, 28-31, Wisconslu, Milwaukes, Sopt, 10 to Oct, 14 12, A Washington Wedding. Phoro was & ** fashionablo wodding " in Wash- Ington, Jast wook, which had somo elemonta of novelty about it. Tho bridogroom Js n well- known and respocted colored employe of the Governmont, and 69 years old, o was born & sluyo, and sold under tho hawmmor five timos, and finnlly bought himself for ©1,600. Ilo hus & beautiful coltage on the Potomnc, sud tonts wora aprend on the lawn for tho guests, 1,600 of. whom' had loon invited, Both partiés have Inrge. fomilios, aud aro ndpnronts, and both 7:» ‘highly rospoctod fn W‘.‘um.,um. g THE URIVERSAL EXHIBITION. Trinl of Renpern and Mowers=~Tris h of the Americanss-0Onl Huropean Machlnes on Fourtcen American Renpers nnd Fife feen American Mowors Compoto, Vienna (July 10) L‘orflnrmvlnm of the New York . Lribune, ‘Wo Amoricans, who have been undor o cloud since the opening of tho Exhibition, may ha par- doned for feoling jubilant over tho comploto success of our mowers and reapors, Tho his- tory of our dopartment hos boon such a dismal and sickening tslo of mistakes, disnppointmonts, failures, and scandals, that & complele and rocognizod tri- umrh for our exhibitors in n singlo lold of com- ctition rejolcos us all exceodingly. Buch o rlmnrh WhS oxgunl.ml by most "judges -of machinory who had visited the Agricultural Halls, but no one umu%xl that tho apparent pupertority of our machincs wonld make Buro- pern oxhibitors withdraw from the flold trial. o English lind condemnod our ranpors a5 fanc mnchings, mado for plow, and uot hoavy onou for hinea 'sorvico, and hnd bonsted of the work- ing facilitios of. thoir clamay implomontn. _Tho Fronch had beon running s reapor by steam for wix weoks in thoir Lall, to ehow {the tho knives ond ' the working of Whon it camo to tho compot- itive trial in the_ graln flold, however, noither Fronch mor English could bo found, They mado somo pitiful oxcusos about tho groat oxponso of the trial—the only oxpeneo boing tho Diro of & team snd two or thros men, Now the proof of s reaper I8 in tho rospiug, oand of a mower in the mowing—nt loast that I8 our Amor- fean rulo. Tho English and French think other- wiso, and will no doubt go on !nlklnF about tho superiority of their machines until tho ond of the Fair, in faco of their disgraceful failure to appoar at tho trial yostorday. A single German firm wag on hand with threo rospors, nnd a Vienna reapor and mowor compotod. All the other machines wore American Tho trial took place on the flat, sultry Danube plain, about an hour's rido by rail custiard from tho clty, and slmost in sight of tho battle-flold of Wagram. No doubt the French and Austrian columns trampod over tho ground if they did fight upon it. Hero is a chanco for somo poot or pronchor to Polnt » moral on the progress of civilization, Tho day was tho hottest of the genson, and tho black dirt of tho plain absorbed and hiold the Loat liko'n atono, Tho color and richnoss of tho soil, and the monotonous flatnoss of tho country reminded somo Americans of an Tilinois prairio, othora found resemblances 4o tho Valloys of the Bacramento and tho San Joaquin in California. Thero werg, of courso, 10 fonces or any division of the flelds by hodge or ditoh. ‘Tho ronds were bordered by poplar troes or Amorican cottonwood, naturalized hore for their, rapid growing quality. By standing on tho railway ombankment wo could soe half-n~ dozon villagos seattored oyer tho plain. Rangos of low, misty mountains bounded the prospect on tho nortl and west, Tho estato embraced two or throo squaro miles of land, I should eay, and the flolds stretched out from tho chatesu and_villige on ono side liko sogmenta of a Dalf-oirclo, After & todious delay the roapors wero sot at work about 11 o'clock, Tho grain was ryo, tolorably stout and: thick in ono att of tho field, but small and thin in anothor, ‘e heads wore poorly filled and the kerncla gmall, The fleld hiad boen divided into sectiong of an Austrian Joch of land each—sbout an acre and a half. Every machive had ita gection to cut, All tho sections abutted upon & pasture, g0 that tho machinea all started in line, the lino ‘being ovor half o mile long. Thoy drow lots for position, and went to work at sbout the same time, in tho following order, from south to north: . 1, Johngon Hnrveater—Mado by Johnson Harvestor Company, Brockport, N, Y. 9. Buckoyo Reapor—Adriance, Platte & Co., New ork, 3. Johnson Combined Reaper and Mower—Johnson Harvester dompany, Brockport, N, ¥, A, o avood Tohpor—Wallér 4. “Wood, Hoosack Falls, N, Y. . ‘he Hoffherr Reapor—A Vienna machine. 6. Kirby Combined Rteaper snd Mower—D, M. Os- borne & Co,, Auburn, N, Y, 7, Burdick Roaper—D, M. Osborne & Co., Auburn, .Y, . Hubbard Combined~Hubbard Agricultural Works, Rochestor, N, ¥, 9. Wood'a Reaper—(now automatic chain Take)— Wailer A, Wood, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 10. W. Slederalehon & Co.'w’ Resper—Anlalt, Ger- many, 11, Excelsior Combined—J. . Sleberliog & Co., Akron, Ohlo, 13 and 13, Two German machines, samo makord a8 No. 10, 14, Buckoye Revolving Rake—Aultman, Millor & Co,, Akron, Obilo, 12, McCormick Combined—ecCormick & Brothors, Ohicago, 16, Buckoyo Soniors—(Tablo Take)—Aultmau, Mil- ter & Co., Akron, Ohfo. 17, Kitby Roapor—D, M, Osborne & Co,, Auburn, . Y. 18, Champlon Combined—Warden, Miteholl & Co., Springfeld, Ohio, Tho arrangemonts wore vory bad—there was no programme, no eystom. Thoro appesred to bo no rule about the number of men who should nacomgluy & machine, Some machines wore workod by a singlo man, whila othors had a man on tho Heat, another driving “or loading tho Torags, and two or three moro walking bosido it, punching tho animals with their umbrollas and pulling out tho straw when tho knives got clog- god, Most of tho toams wero unused to the work, and gave s good denl of troublo. Some wero immenso, powerful stallions and othora wrotchod, raw-bonad beasts that could ecarcoly ull the machinos. Then the grain differed groat- y in difforont parts of the field. So tho trial, with tho conditions so uncqual, was no test aa far as speed was concorned. Ali'tho American machines did good work, except ono of Wood's, which broke down at the start—through no Tault of tho machine, but through the ntupldlt{ of the drivor—and did not ent tho soction asslgnad to it. Tho Austrian reapor also worked woll, and \was among tho firat to comploto ite task. ' The Georman wachines wero too heavy for tho horaca. Ono of thom broke down and was left in the fiold, Tho othor two wore the lost out, The Johuson Roaper was the first out, cutting its Jock in 56 minutes; tho Buckoye Benior second in 68 minutes; tho Johngon Combined came third in 1:05, and fivo minutes Iator tho Wood and throo or four othors woro through. Tha rest of tho Amoricans followed close aftor. The ar- rangements wero g0 stupidly dofectivo that it wos nlmost impossible” to get tho time of auy reapor oxcopt from -porsonal obaervations, which could not extond over the whole fleld, ' After tho triul, followed an interim of two hours for Junch. ‘Thoro was a tont for the jurors, one for the general public who wero Tungry endugh to poy & high prico for warm boer and gandwiches, and =_third where the © Buckeyo" ngonts spread a hospitable tublo for their countrymen, Then wo jolted acrose the lots in country wagons to tho mowing- ground, which was no mendow, bub a flold of vetch cultivated for firu&m voddor, This plant looks as it it hnd tried hard to bo poas and fail- ed, It hus o soft stem and is much casior to cut than grass, I should eny, The dock sections wore markod out ns in tho grain, aud tho ma- chinas took up their positions in lino in the fol- lowing ordor : 1. Kirby Mower, Auburn, N. Y, 3. Johniton Movwer, Brockport, N. Y, 3, Toithorr Mowor, Vienna, Auutrls, 4. Champion Mower, Springfield, Oio, 5 Buporior Mowor, Whisling, West Vicginia, 8, Buckeyo Now Model, Mower, New York, 17, Buckoyo Benlor, Akron, Ohio, B, Wood Mowor, loosick Falls, N, Y. 9, Kirby Combined, Anburn, N, 10, MeCormick Combinod, Ohieago, T, 1. Hubbard Combined, Rockester, N, Y, 12. Excalslor Combined, Akron, Obio. 13, Buckeyo Combined, Akron, Ohlo. 14, Champion Combined, Springfield, Oblo, 15, Johnaion Combined, Brockport, N, Y. All wero American with one oxcoption, ‘There was losy troublo with the toaws than in the renpor trial ; but tho snme irrey ularity was no- ticonblo in tho number of men allowed to accom- pany tho machiues, Ono oxhibitor sat in & car- ringo and trusted his Gorman drivor to manago Dis mower; unother drove his machine himsolf; whilo othors had four or five man to fotlow thelr mowars, to encourage tho horses and holp in cngo of obstacto or ateidont. ‘ho Jolmston snd Suporior mowors wero tho flrat to finish their work; but there wora s numboer of othors that camo out only s fow minutos lator, It s re- ported that all the American mowers and ronp- ors that took part in the tvial will got modals— % tho Buckeyo Semior tho model of prog- rows, probably, for its = mow i bl rako, which attrnoted much attontion frowm the jury, and tho Buperlor mowor for ite now and simplo mothod of communicating tho motion from tha whools to the kulvos b{ 8 seraw, and porhapa two or three othere for Im- provemonts mado sinco tho Parls Exhibition, fhogo that do not got tho modal of progross will it 1o expootod, rocofvo tlo medsl of morit, All ato oxcollont machiuos and dosorve such arecog- nition. It is worthy of espocial romark, an ina high degroo oreditable to our exhibitors, that avary mowor aud roapor shown in our agrioul- tumi Lall was in the trial, with two oxcoptiona— thio Spraguo Mower wud [ho Marsh Harvostor ; and theso had no agonts hero, and consequentiy no ono to maka the necossary arrangoments for their trinl, The award of mddals will not bo mado until next month. THE LONG ISLAND FIRE. An Immeonso Aren Burned Over, Patehogue, L. I (July 28, Correapondence of the Brook 1yn ugle, Buffollc County, a8 most of your readers ara awaro, 8 a long strip of land, comprising tha onnterly portion of Long Island. 'Tho fire is naid to have commonced ot Onkdalo, o station an the Bouth Bido Raflroad, nino miles west of Patch- ogio. The canse of the firo fs supposed to hava boon aspark from one of the engines of tho Bouth Hido Bailrond. Tho fire, from Onkdale, burnt in & northerly diroetion for six miles, until it ronchod tho Long Taland Railrond traclk j it thon took n southeast- otly cotirao, aud yostorday tho- inhabitants wora figl ing 1, n;gmunu ta Patchoguo, noar the tracks of the Houth Hide Railrond. At ono time during tho aftornoon the wind blow florcoly from tha northwast, and tho village of Patohogo, whicl containg & population of 3,000, was' in danger of bolng dostroyed. 'Tho smoke from tho burning woods wns almost suffocating, and iho rod-hot cinders which wero blown sbout in evory dircction gnve on jmmediate eauso of alnrm ; but as tho shades of ovening drow near, tho wind sottled and thoro wa4 o calm with a alight dow, andthen the firo emouldered, emit- ting largo volumos of smoke. With the aid of thoso who havo fought firos in tho woods bofore, and & pond on the wost sida of the villago, which intercoptod tho largost wing of tho flory flend, Patchoguo escapod. . The firo must have burnt over an ares of at Jenut fifty miles, and the sottiors on the plaing, mostly dormong, whaso fanns aro cultivated by women, havo sufforod sovore losses, To-dny, iu compnny with au old settler aud trusty guldo, your raportor visitod n portion of the country doyaatated. It waa atill ablaze, and it was_only by going ‘‘roundabout " that wo were onabled ta ronch #ome of tho farm-housoes for the purposa of gotting information. About threo miles northweat of Patchogue is o placo known 88 Bnudfi Hollow. Yestorday, om 5 small cloyation in_the Hollow, stood o protty Jittle farm-house, with ita outbuildings, fowls, and hogs, occupled by n Gorman with an out~ Iandish name. It took him yonrs to cloar up tha placoond to pay forit. But just at tho tima whon ho was rojoicing beenuso ho wns clear of dobt, and out of tho toila of speculators, the fira comes along, and without warning, and inale moat tho twinkling of an eyo, tho flamos encircla his homo, and 1t is gone. Not a vestigo of it romains oxcept the biackened ground. Hig fowls biavo disnppesred, nnd his hog hias booa rossted to o cinder; no insurance, The poor tollow was soen ab tho blacksmith's “shop, nt Patchogue, this'morning, with bis gray maro. 8ho, with Lis fow blackoned ncrog, are the oni; osgossions left to bim aftor yoars of swent an oil. Hig nnmo is John Gromoux. 1 Winle driving in a_northwesterly courso tha viow was a boundless, blackened plain, with dead gamostrown along tho road, whero thoy had sought protection in vain from tho fire by whick thoy wero surronnded. Thero was tho smokal from tho pincs, which would have beon disngroo< ablo but for it rosinons quulitios, and the sensis bilities wore outraged by a clond of black ashes which covered our clothing, filled the vehicloy and soomed to portotrate ovory poro in tho body= Wo woro strongly romindod of the story in tha old Book, of the plains of Gomorrah, only wa did not got the brimatone. Whon wo emorged at tho firat cloaring, on tha confinos of Bohomianville, about 8 miles nortli- wost of Patchogue, or ¢ the corner of Ocoan avenuo and & road which leads to Hayville, wa found the smouldering romains of a house, said to bolong to & Mr. Crbblo, n mative of tha Emernld Isle. Ho could uot be found, and wo wore afterwarda informed that Lo wns absont in the city. Wo pulled w at & houso close by, and wero goon surrounde by three German women, who, from their sun- burnt countenances, wo conclnded had beem clonring land and planting corn and othier vogos tables all summer.” On aceing us, tho oldost ona commenced to cry, In reply to our question sha informcd us in brokoen Linglisn that the men folks wero awey from homo, carning o fow dollars smong tho old sottlors. And then, ox~ claimod sho, soe! sool pointing round. Poot woman, the garden which is full of fruit-trees ia scorchod and no brown as the ripest nuts; tha fonces are dostroyed, and her acros of corn-cab~ bages, and other vogatablos thoroughly dricd by tho surraunding heat. They are only good for manure. We ~wero furthor informed that it wos with tho proatest difficulty that they provented the louso from becoming a snerifico to the flames. On renching ~the centro of this Cerman sottlemont, or what ia known as Bohemisnville, comprising four of fiye houses, wo wera shown the smoking ruins of & houso which belongod to a man who worked in the fish-rendoring factory at Bayville, It waa ontirely fiono, oxcopt & fow burning embors ; tho flory flend had no mercy. Here we had ta contond with more tears. ‘Tho woman who in- formod us of the burning of the fish man’s house, cried liko n child. She also wes & Gorman an works & farm, while her husband hires out for the summor, for tho purposo of earning a fow dollars toward paying off tho mortfi:ngu. Wa -undorstood her to say, *“It's too bad, and tha mon awnv.” Hor corn is gono, her garden ig dostroyed, and, from the appearanco of tha house, it must oul{ bove boon maved by very great oxertion. Sho gave us to understaud thal tho fire complotoly surronuded the clearing ; sha was afraid that sho would not bo ablo to got away alive, espacially when tho flsh man'a housa blazod, cracked and foll almost a8 suddenly aa & flsh of lightning. ) About a milo_southensterly of Bohemianville {a's rond callad Brondway svouuo, which runa north and south, botweon Holbrogk Btation aud Tatchogue. On this rond no less than fonr farm= housos and ontbuildings wero burnt to tha firunnd. The following persons aro the ownors: [ossrs, Joroux, Jobs, Aassolor, and DBralors. | Tn tho neighborhood of Lnkoland it is roported that throo houses and & barn wore dostroyed. This information was obtained at Bohiomianvillo, roiterated by Mr. Bamford, » wcll-to-do farmar on Broadway avenue, and confirmed by o cigar peddlor who hails from that locality. At Entonvillo, about throomiles west of Patcha oguo, the firo swopt over tho ground with the Tapidity of o railrond expross train. "At this placo, tho barn of W. J. Spence, and its contonts, valued at sbout 1,000, were cone sumod, The largest house in tho place, valued at about £3,000 or 4,000, has alko dikappoarad, “T'hug houto is eaid to ba owned by o Mr. Pierco, of Brooklyn. A doalor in fowls, who hllud]xlst roturned from tho north side of the island, reports that tha houso of Mrs. Dodgo, a woman who lives alona in the woods, about half & mile south of Waverly Station, on tho Long Island Road, was consumed this aftornoon. | Pho wind at this time of writing, midnight, ia blowing a southonstorly gale. Tha' fire appoara to have crossed to the uorth sido of tho Long Tsland Railroad track, and ‘is burning flercely sbont seven or cight miles northesstorly off Tatchogue. It ia hopad that it will rain. | No estimato of the damago can be mado, A Tatonvillo tho damago is sald to bo about 34,000 3 at Bohemirnwille, including damingo to crops, £3,000 ; on Brondway avontio, 86,000 ; at Linke< Jand aud othor places named, no estimato yet ine The damage to the woods cannot b onlculated. ¢ Tho loss in buildings and crops falls upon vers poor pooplo—in tho mjority of casos upon Qere Tanng, who havo boon workiing for years in ordog to cloar their small farms from debt. Thesa farms aro worked by tho femnlos of ench family, who aro eatisfled with one cnlico dress a_vear onch, Whon visited to-dny they woro all bare« footod, aud it is eaid that oven in mid-winter they go without shocs, During the fow yonra tho Envfi been on the island thoy hiave astonishe od tho old sottleva; itis the women (Gormans) who have guided the plow and used the hoo, and thoy aro niways ahoad. They are unconsing workors, laboring on the farm by day aud pors Torming their honsehold dutios by night. Thoy are very successful in raising enrly vogotnbles, aud generally manago to have them rendy for markot & fortnight ahend of thioso who wero born on the island. ~Thoy bnvo oarly potatoes and cabbages and lato {urnips, Their children (o out on tho plains at this scason of the yeat gathoring huckleberrios, aud londs of this fruit are gent %or salo to commission doalers in Now York City. —_— A Nostoninn's Will, From the Huston Glabe. A Boaton capitalist, tuxed for half a million, romarkod, yostorday, that tho porusal of tho lata John 1T, Eastbura’ will had led bhim to make und sign ono, and o8 ho bnd no wito, children, not noar relatives, ho Liad dovised tho bulk of hig proporty to cliuritablo wstitutions, adding: *X }mvn solootod the names of two hundrod noedy and doserving men and womon, to whom I have ivon 2100 apicco, amounting to $20,000, to glad« fiun thelr sad_hearts aftorl havo passod awsy z and ;;ouulhly Imay notlot them wait for that ovent.” ey A Doctor on Rowing. A doetor in Lowaell, Masa,, I oxcitod upon the subjoet of rowing, and he writes to o Boston nowspaporthat ¢ Doath worso than cholera ia in tho wholo thing. One mau gave out from cons goullou at Springflold; ono diod nt Bt. John, ora witl bo siok, o cannot row in that way without rupturing the hoart aud congoesting tha lungs, with & scoro of minor ailmonts. I.m'1 'llxl;; colloge faculties ?mhihlt rowing at once, havo got to do it, 'There {4 too much oxcitoy ment fu the world."

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