Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1873, Page 2

~ A Largo Portion of the Roof Totally Do- TIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 873, FIRES. - roplaced. Tho skylight itaclt Sodl’ 825,000, bt uepn Was, unmpum}; fimlnly of iton, u:‘u”dm‘mgq | to 1t odnld not* have beeh soriows,! Tho groater Fiold & Leiter’s Now Building Narroy- Iy Bscapes Destrucilon, '~ ‘stroyod---Loss,” B76,000. Destructive Conflagratlon in Portland, Oregone. Twoenty Blocks Durned.--Joss, $1,000,000. About 6 o'clock Baturdsy ovening a rumor sproad abroad to all quartors of the cily l}{nt tho groot Bingor Building, on tho northonst ‘dornor of Stato and Washington strcots, wns on fire. A general nlarm had boon sounded, and tho cngines came at full gallop from ovory dlruntlol_\, followed by crowds of pooplo in horac-cars, omnibuses, private convoyauces, and on foot. This imposing structuro has boon watched by overybody with admiration, a8 it hos slowly and mothodically rigen from the ruins of the Potter Polmor Block, formerly occupied by Tield, Tciter & Co. Tho now building was abont one- third largor than the former ong, aud was nearly rondy for occupancy by tho same firm for tho rotail branel of their dry goods businoss. ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. Tho fire originated st tho top of tho clovator hatchway, botweon tho fifth floor and tho roof, in tho northienst cornor of tho bullding. How tho woodwork ignitod no one ocnn definitoly toll, but it Is thonght that & carcloss roofer lott bis 1ittlo stovo on tho colling joists, and that tho livo conls foll on the lath benoath. The first in- dicntion of fire was n mall column of smoko ls- suing from tho olovator hatchway. It waa ob- gorvod by sovoral of the workmen, who gave tho glarm to tho porsons on tho floors bolow, ‘ono of whom ran totho noarest fire-alarm” box. By tho time the distriot stonmers: arrived, t!zn flames had apparontly caton their way & cunm;l; oxalla stoweadram..SheusiRil, ¥a°Biio and Washington stroots. NO FLAMES WERE ODSERVED, but, tho smoke cantinuing to grow donser every memont, it was ovident that tho wholo roof, it nol the ontire structure, was in danger of do- struction. Considornblo tima elapsed before any water was availablo, and when the engines did- ortion of:tho loss accurs'in the roof, cornico; nd olévatots. The cost of the two farmor may bo ostimptod at from §30,000 Lo 85,000, Thoro wora thireq olovators:du tho buildiig,-valned at nbout £85,000, which were so bndly damnged that thoy will bave to o replaced. 'Where wan no lusurance onthe huilding, as the Bingor Com- pany profers to carry-its own rigka. -~ 7 DESTRUCTIVE FINE AT TORTLAND, OR. Baxn Franoisco, Oal., Aug. 2.—A most-destruo- tive firo iu Portland, Or., broke out at 4 o'clock this mornlnq. Twolye blocks ara now in flamen, aud tho fire {s eproading. Tho Firo Dopnrtmonta of Vancouver, (l;rnfmn City, and Salem nre on tho way thoro, Tho water supply lo failing. The firo commenced in tho roar of the Motropo- 1itan Hotol, . Nonrly sl tho city bounded by Yornkim stroot, North Sccond stroot, Wost Co }‘umhln slroot, aud South Nivor streot, Isin lamon, \ - 8ax Fnaxcisco, Aug. 2—Noon Diapatch.—The Portland fire i fully under contral. Twenty- threo blooks ara a total ruin, Tho firo originated inthe furniture-store of Hurgron & Eamudlor‘ whero uo flro nor light wna used, Doubtloss i was incendlarism. Tho Bt. Chnrles Xotol, tho largoeat huilding in the city, and two storoy, wore tha only buildings saved on Frout atroet, Tho 8t Charlos Ilotol was damaged 810,000, Walk- or's sash and door factory was dostroyod ; loss, 880,000 Tho Orogon = Iron Works ' word on_firo flva times. Ono house stands on First atroot in n spaco of elght blocks. Tho onst sido of Bocond stroot has gono for nino squares. Ono firoman_lad hig log broken and sovoral wore injured. During the firo a asccond " ‘Mavmp, Aug, 2,—Many persons’ who joli started in a houso on the cornor of Third and Taylor stroots, but wns oxtinguishod. Tho in- condinry was caught. Tho Bnlom Dopartment arrived, making the oxtraordinary run of 51 miles in 69 minutes, inoluding stoppagoes. Tho stonmor bringing the Vauoouvor Dopartmont mado 18 in 76 minutes. Tho loss oxcoeds . floxx MILLION. A The Portland fire commenced ab 4 . My, and_in twonty minutos sprond through the block. Boforo stonm was applied the ]’lc(mpull- tan Hotol was burned to the ground, The wind rising, sproad the fire’ in all dircctions, Whan tho %nlom Dopartment arrlved soven blocks wora consumed. Thoyatopped the father north- ward progress of the fire, Whon all tho avail- ablo asaistanco arrived there woro only sovon ongines to subduo the fire, whioh was half & milo in Jength and n quarter in width. It was in anogngessed in one diroction, but broke out fosad '\ s aro supporgd to bo the work of incondlal{i¥, LTS UoRH00. o want of material. Among tho losscs aro £wo ongina. houses, 2 sash factorics, 8 foundrics, 4 mills, & hotels, 100 utorcs, nnd 250 dwellings. ' One hun- drod and fifty families aro homoless, and en- cnm{nd in the {)nhl]o parks. Tho cstimatod loss i 81,600,000 ; insuranco, $200,000. Tho foroign companies lost heavily. Tho Imporial lost gotinto morvico tho pressure required to forco tho wator to tho top of the building was so great that length -after longth of hose burst, and othors hind to bo substituted. For balf au hour after tho first alarm was given ONLY ONE BTREAM wag thrown upon the burning timbers. Tvon this was almost uscless, as tho fire was out of sight. Tho fifth floor was full of smoke, and donse volumes floated from the roof toward tho south, At n quarter pnst G o'clook, oight or ton stroams wera at work and .water wns forced up to tho fifth floor, tho hose having been hauled up to tho roof outsido, or dragged up tho atairway, Tho firo was incroesing all the time, and o jot of flame now and thon appeared beneath the cor- nico. Meantimo, Acting-Marskal DBeoner had loarnod of tho PECULIAR CONSTRUCTION OF TNE ROOF, and ordored holes to be cut in it, and to these apertures the branch pipes were applied, and the water scattered ad much as possible Pipemen who wore stationed on the fiftn flooor, toro down tho plastering of the ceiling with pioks, and flames issuod from tho openings, and larzo ploces of burning tim- bor dropped down. The roof and the celling bencath, excopt the plastering and tho sheots of tin, woro composed of wood. The losncon hay- ing declined to have s mansard raof, the flooring of what would lave beon the sixth story was allowed to romain in position, tho sheots of tin above being supported by bonrds, which wero held in position by uprights only a fow fect £80,000; London & Liverpool, £40,000. Every- thing ia confusion. Tho polico_snd National Guards aro on duty in the burnt district. ‘Thero woro two alarma this aftornoon ; losses " allght. AX Fnaxcrsco, Aug. 3.—The dangor o Port- land is past, Two companios of regulars, do- tailed from Fort Vancouver, guard tho anpuny. Dosides the losges resurlcd, about 8600,000 was lost in romoving goods, Many porsons cousider~ od rich yosterdny arc now poor. The firo was firat discovored by tho Captainof & river steam- eor. The alarm was promptly soundod, but tho material being dry burned ik tinder, 'and many articles wore burned during romoval.. During tho burning of Walker's factory, tho propriotor offorod . $1,000 for o stroam of water for ton minutes. The buildings aloug the river front were pulled down, aud the goods catried ncross the river. The second fire started pix blocks from tho original' conflagration, An incendiary. was cought h{ tha polico and takon to Jail. Bamuel Lowenstein, of tho firm of Tmil Lowenstein & Co., furniture, was killed. John- son, firoman, fell from o ]nddur aund was hurt, He will recover, Edward Brockonsto, the City Troasuror, wans dangerously hurt. Losgos: Hurgren & Schindlor, £80,000; Motropolitan Hotol, £30,000; ‘G, A, Vauglian, 100,000 Smith” Bros., $20,000; Dr, ¥reoland, £3,000; Champion_ Bont = Factory, $11,0005- Rusa Houso, §16,000; Wolell & Morgan, E. Camplicll, J. B. Springor, €5,000; Emil Lowenstein & Co., -200,000; M. Sollers, spart, The top of the atructuro was in fact A LUMUBR YARD. Tho space botween tho ceiling and the roof varied from six foot to a fow inches, and there being no access to this */vacuum," it wnas excecdingly difficult to got at tho fire. Glxopring holes in tho roof and tearing down tho plastering did not seom to auggust itgalf_for somo time, but when this was done, the Fira .Morshal went to work systematically to put out tho conflagration. Commencing ot tho north ond of tho building, the firo was diivon foot by foot to the south, or Washington street fronf. ‘Tho timbers burned very stubbornly, espocially nent the skylight, over the rotundas, whore only » fow inclies intervened botwoen tho ceiling and tho roof, Tho f * HOBE WAS CONTINUALLY BURSTING, and the steamors being obliged to * shut down” evory fow minutes, tho firo would seizo fiesh matorial before the firomeu woro able to prevont it. In consequence of tho frequent delays the entiro roof, including the major portion of the prismatic sky-light over the rotunds, was destroyed, A second and A TIHIRD ALARM wero considored nocessary, ns the indications pointed Lo the complote demolition of the struc- turo andtheondengoering of surrounding proporty. Nearly a hundred fongths of hose bursted in two hours, and had not & supply of new hose been sent for, tho conflagration would have been much more sorious. At ono time tho wooden grmg which held tho'iron cornico to tho roof (there wore also & fow iron arms) burn brightly, tho flames shooting out ten or fifteon feot. Tho wupply of water in- croaned nftor 6 o'clook, nnd no diffioully wos experienced in FOROING WATER ON THE NOOF. Although at first showing that ho did not com- prelmug the situation, Marshal Bennor subse- quently did excellent servico, and to him is largely duo the credit for conflining the fira to the ro0f. ~ Capt. Bulwinklo aud tho Firo Insuranco Patrol worked with their usual enorgy, and ren- dered valuablo assistance to the department, * COMMISSIONERS EARNING THEIR SATARIES. To Commigsionora Wright and Shoridan com- mendation is duoe for tho active part taken by them in directing tho moyoments of the firemon on the streot whilo thio Marshals woro in tho thicli- o8t of tho smoko at tho top of tho building, Tlioir presence animated the mon, and incited thom to active and porsovering work in the faco of groat discouragemonts. Commissionor Wright was the first on the ground. Ho quickly donned a rubber cont, and could afterward be found where ho *‘could do tho most good.” IIe ron- dored invaluable nssistanco in uhnngim thoLiosg which was bronght out by the first alarm, and was instrumontal in having more durablo hose put in gervico early in the ovening. Commis- gioner Bheridan was ot home when the fire Dbroke out, but {ho sec~ ond alarm brought him down town, Ho, too, wns notive in introducing new hoee and chooring on the men to further oxertions, Tho cornico on tho Btato stract front of the building was blazing furiously, and monecing other prop- orty, whon he first sirived, It soomed impossi- ble to extingnish it, for tho stroamn in tho interior of tho building were entirely taken up Wwith the fire in tho centre of the roof, Mr, Bheridan ascortained from the foroman of tho Little Giant steamor that, though tho engine wns loaking somowhat, he thought he could throw o stronm on the top of tho building, snd ko Immedintely dircotod him to do the bost he could in that purticnlar, Tt was a sonsiblo or- dor, for as long as tho cornico continued to biazo tho crowd felt sure that thora was o florco fire within, Tho Cinnt's engineer stonmod up to a ARfo pressure, and soon thereuftor a powor- ful stroam ehiot out of the nozzle to thoe topmost portion of the building, drenching the cornice, and !.'mnrlhlwl; oxtinguishing the firo which envoloped it The crowd tostiflod to its appro- ciation by clmorlngl Inatily, ‘I'ho stream was then changed avound to tho Washington stroot front, whoro it did similar good sorvice, It was tho first exhibition of really high wator-throw- iug that hed beon sliown at & fire in yome timo, THE EBTINATED LOKH, ‘The lacal agents of tho Hingor Manufaoturing Coapany soom confidont that tho building cau- not bo “rostored to its original condition for a 1oss sum than $100,000, though why the damage should amount to moro than 376,000 is not quite clear to sovorul gontlemaon of cxporience In ad- L\mlhg Tosgas, who wont through the building etora tho firemen left it, Tho ngents are of the opinfon that the plastering, which cost bo- O. 8, Bilvas, Love's Totel, Hackoy & Stillmo, 20,000 cnchl ; Walkor's Mill, Reose, and State, S20,000 eacl 4 AV, Moitat, €26,000; bum Sylce, £t Charlos Hotel, McGinu & Hall,'W. B. Luko, TPowors & Burchard, Dr, Davenport, £10,000 ench, and rbout twonty moro firms 316,000 each. Those are not all. The gross insuraucoe is ,000. lA stablo wag fired in tho afternoon. Loss, ,000. ‘T'wo men woro arrested for seiting firo toa houso this evening ou Third etreet. ‘L'he un- dostroyod churchos aro converted into dwelling houses, ‘The Common Council is issuing food tickets to tho dostitute. There oro offers of aid to the sufferars from other cities. AT YPBILANTL Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Yraiaty, Mich, Aug, S.—An incondiary at- tompt was mado early this morning to burn tho Stato Normal Bchool by sotting fire to an adja- cent wooden building “used fora nasium, ‘This was destroyed, and tho Normal Bchool dame agod from intenso heat. 'Cho loss on both build- ings is 1,400, covored by insuranco. Bovoral of tho Normal Profossors havo beon engaged in & temporance rovival, and suspicion-points to tho liquor-denlers, A roward of £500 for tho dotec- tion and conviction of the incendiaries has been offered. Gront oxcitement provails, IN THE VIENNA EXPOSITION DUILDING. VIENNA, Aug, 2.—A firo in tho Exposition building 'this” morning burned the Alsace- Lorraiue peasant dwelling, i b SO CANADA. Popular Indignation Towards the Governiment on the Pacific Railway Scandal-=Departure of an American Consul, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. MonTneAr, Aug. 2,—The Mayor of tho aity, in accordance with o Tequisition, hos callod & public meeting on the Champ de Mars on Tuesdny, to oxpross indignation at the courso of the Govern- ment. A momber for the Eastern Divisionin the Quo- bee Legialaturo has gone over to tho Opposition, - though formerly a Conservative. HaswToN, Aug. 2,—1The Hon. F. N. Blake, United States Consul at this port for four years, was banqueted last night ot the Roval Hotoel, The Mayor ocoupied the Chair, and the ch citizons wore prosent, 1le loaves shortly for a new post in his own couutry, snd will be suc- ceoded by Cal, Myors, ‘TononTo, Aug. 2.—It is understood here that tho authoritios question tho power of tho Gov- orument to appoint Judges to any othor commis- sion than that of Judge. -The Governmont itself toolc that ground in tho Manitobn caso, OTTAWA, Aug, 3—8ir John A. Mucdongld is expected back horo from Quobeo shortly. Hoe is known to have boon incapacitated from business for somo days by drinlk, Tho Governor-General will not bo hore at the prorogation, Tho digcussion will be short. The Cliof™ Justices of the difforent provinces aro spokon of as Royal Commissioners, —_— ‘The Crops. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, _Berorr, Wis,, July 2.—Tho splendid rains last night and tho (\uy oforo have renderod very Inrge corn and” potato. crop almost cortnin, Suall grain is now being harvested, and most of it is nnusunlly good. Speetal Disbatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Drxox, Ill., Aug. 2.—Ilarveat 18 woll advanoed throughout this section, Farmors roport whont somewbat injured from blight, and that thoyiold will not bo above tho average of last year. Oats promiso well. Thore”are prospeots for a tro- mendons corn orop, with a favorable fall, R e Ntostile ¥ndinns in Wyoming. Oxmana, Ang, 2,—A lettor from Camp Brown, situntod about forty milds from Cnmg Btame baugh, \Vi'ommg. says & band of hostile Indiang appenred In the viclnity of old Oamp Brown, on tho 20th of July, and attncked tho houscs and killed two women. Thoy attomptod, but did not commit, other depredations before & body of armed mon got in pursuit. Insurance Foroclosures nud Sales, Awoen $20,000 and £5,000, has beon rondored ontirely worthloss, and that 'the groator portion of the wood-work hes boen warped to an extent that will necessitate an outlay of soveral thou- enud dollare, An oxamination by daylight will probably show thom that thoy avo mistuken in ‘each partioular, The ceilings of all the floors are badly damagoed, of courso, but the plastering of a;a grenter portion of tho walls {s scarcely injurcd, ~ It tho iloors havo hoon molidly 1aid they cannot suffor muoh from wator, Jor it was promptly ewopt off by tho membora of 4he Firo Iusurance Patrol as soon a8 the hujld- 4ng was given up to them, Tho woodwork syr. rounding tho wall of the skylight on thodifferent #loors is probably destroyed, and will have to be CINCINNATL, Ohlo, Aug, 9,—8uits havo boon g:ang;x:‘flpdn bF :hanflnv‘nn:?;xgdfil‘riumyh Insur- nion, agaiust J, 1, glnaum {grl Slo‘!‘il'mlll) allllt}te'l’l,flfln.mal'fif ,fi"mfifi? 0 be sold ls mafu 0 Mr. Bomnott, Y % DIORIrisy o by - Attempted Murder. Lrrriz Roox, Aug, 2.—Tred, Bussey, a diver, was shot and dangorously wounded by a man named Dorsey, oarly this morning, Tio latter osgaped. T S N Printers’ Striko, ‘WasniNaToN, Aug. 2.—The Prosidont of the International Typographical Union, resident here, bias boon informed of a striko of the Unjon prinfors in Ottaws Canada, i FOREIGN, . SPAIN. 4 1 il tho fusurrection In tho south, in tavor of the ju- dopondonco of cantons, lnve nbaudoned tho enuso in consoquenco of thoe excossos committed Ly the inaurgonts during tho occupancy of Se- villo by the insurrcctionists, Many buildings fn vatlous quartors of tho city wero Burned, aud in o number of the stroots overy houso and storo was robbed. 3 ¢ Tho oonduct of Gen, Contrerag, in bombarding dofonceloss towns, is produeing an fnmonso re- netion in favor of tho National Govornment. . 'Thoe frigaton soized at. Cartngenn aro partly mauned by gnlloy slaves. The Government has rocolved .intolligonco from Malaga thnt upon the arrival of the insur- ont frigato, tho commnndors of tho English, g’runeb, and Gorman squadrona held a confor- oneo with Controras and urged bim to return tho soized war-vossels to Onrtogonn: The Govorne mont is furthor informed that the commanders decided to hold Controrag a8 s iostage until the vossels aro roturned. L Eight sloge guns and two mortars_have boon gont to tho llu[l'llbllnnn troopa bafore Valon- cia, to assist in tho bombardmont of that city, A1l communication bobweou Madrid snd the cities of Andalusia has boen intorruptod, Bancerona, Aug, 2,—Don Alfouse nnd Saballs aro fortifying Prattn do Docuenes, forty miles northwest of Barcoloun. to mako a lovy en masse. i fliokisand woruron of Aleoy piopota 0 constitnte n municipal government in that town and maintain order, Maonio, Aug, 2.—A bill providing for tho soparation of Church and State was introduced in thio Cortos to-day, Tho attack upon tho insurgentsin Valencia was ronewed this morning by tho National forcos, who drove them into-tha Plaza do Moress, au ure now keoping up a sharp fire, ——— GREAT BRITAIN. New Yorg, Aug. 2.—The Jesuits cxpollod from Gormauy bave, in part, found o new home in Lancashiro, Eugland, ~Aftor they had wandored through France, Bolgium, and Englaud, tho Brothors Btapleton placed an ostato at their dis- posal, and the Fathors at onco established a con- vont nt Dillon Mall, with nearly 100 inmatoa. OLbor colonios of Gorman Josuits bave establish- od themeolves at Btonyhurst and St. Buerios, in North Wales, . Loxpox, Aug. 2.—A droadful acoident occurre thls morning on tiio Nortlwestorn Railway, near ‘Wigan, Lanenshiro, to tho Scotch tourist express tm?n from London. Twelve porsons woro in- stantly Killed, and thirty wounded. Among tho killed'is Bir John Auson. Many of the injured will dio, T GERMANY, ” New Yonk, August 2.—The oxplanation ab Borlin of the story recontly séarted by a Vienna nowspaper, that & treaty botwoon Russin and Prussin provlding forn rew partition of Poland waa signed in 1863, ia to tho offoct that aftor tho Polish rebollion of 2363 had beon supprossod, tho Russian Governmont offered. to codo to Prussis o part of that troublosomo and ungov- ornablo country, but that Bismarck doclined tho sequisition, becauso ho wns of the opinion that, W, 3.: o still groater number of subjects belong- ing to o nationality inimical to tho Prussinn Governmont on principle, » constitutional gov- nlrnmout would becomo an impossibility in Prus- sin, ‘Tho health of King John, of Saxony, is such 18 to oocasion approliensions of dropsy. Benwuiy, Aug. 2,—The roport_thnt tho Spanish insurgonts at Cartagona burned tho houso of tho Gorman Cousul, and maltreated tho Cousul iy denled. It is probablo an_interview will talo place at nn enrly dato, at Frankfort, botweon tho King of Bolgium aud the Emparor of Germany. — MEXICO. NATAMORAS, Aug. 2.—Tho Vos Publica donios tho rumorin the American papers that Gen. Escobedo, with the fourth division of the Moxi- can army, had beon ordered to the Rio Grando frontior, nnd says that Gou. Escobedo is on hig ostato noar San Luis Palni, and tho fourth divi- siop of tho army is stationed st differont and remoto parts of tho Republic, on nctivo duty. Tho report is also stated to have omonated froin the headquarters of the Departmont of Toxas, and firat appoared in the San Antouio papers, and is groundless. WALL STREET Review of the Stock, Gold, and Money Marlkets. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Nrw Yonrg, Aug. 2.—Tho stock markot has beon firm during the day for tho entire hist, with on advanco of 3{@1}¢ per cont. * GOLD was dull at 115%@116¢. The currying rato has ranged from 2 1o 4 por cont. MONEY closed enmsy at 134 por cent. Tho wouklg state. mont of tho associnted banks is unfavorable, and shiows a reduction in tho 25 per cont rosorve ro- uired bI law of $816,875. Tho banks now hold gm,sm, 75 in oxcess of tho requirement, against 14,620,460 last weolk. TMPORTS for tho waok were $5,412,088, of which $1,800,919 waa dry goods, and 3,102,109 general morchan- dizo, The specio shipment for the wock was 8710,442. THE TIEASURY PROGRAMME. ‘Washington dispatches report that Socrotary Richardson leaves for Long Branch this evoning. There is no indication that thero will be any ma-~ torial chango in the Treasury programme. Lon- don dispatches report consols and American so- curitios tirm at an ndvance of % per cont on tho closing prices of yosterday. THE INDIANS. Complaints of the Fricndly Xndians in the Vicinity of Blumarchk. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Br. Paur, Mion, Aug. 2.—A DBismarck dis- patch of Inst ovening says that, in s conforence with Maj. 8mith at Fort Abrabam Lincoln, yes- torday moruing, tho Chiofs of friondly Indians complnined that their pooplo havo boonrabbod by Afiuuls and Commissioners, and aro starving. -They want food and arms, and o sottlemont for iauds belonging to them in Dakota, and protac- tion from the Sioux, They will not teke Smith's word, saying that the whito man's promiscs have boen falke, and waut a h‘nnt{' in black and white, They oxpoctad to go to Washington, but will roturn to Bertholds, WISCONSIN. A ITeavy Rain and Thunder Storm in Danc County==Loss of Lifo and Great Destruction of Property. Aaprsox, Wie, Aug. 2—A vory henvy rain- storm, accompaniod with high wind, passod over thin section yestordny aftornoon. At Middleton, in this connty, the Lrewery and tho browery barn wore unrooted, and treos, fonces, and grain wore blown down. Jacob Esser, of Springflold, was going from his grain-fiold to his houso, with his two boyk, whon howas struck by lightning and inatantly killed, One ‘of the boys was knocked down, but will recover, Tho roof of the North- wentorn Railrond nu(flua-houne, in this city, was, blown off. Grain is badly lodged, and it iu csti- mated that it will roquiro 50 por cont moro labor to harvest the cropa, . The Gormay snloon-koepers hore aro consid- arably oxcitod over the order of Acting Mayor Chaptan _closing tho saloons on Sunday, aud tallc is mado of resisting tho Mayor's order. —_— The Northorn Pacific Expedition. Special Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune, 8r. Pavn, Aug. 3.—DBismarck dispatchos say that Gon, Howsor has scowred o practieable lina of 205 miles from Bismarck to. Glonnine Crook, on tho Yollowstono, nnd 251 miles to tho month of Powder River, Conl of good quality was found in immoneo quantition_ 26 miles boyoud the Miugouri, ‘I'ho Lad lands have been crossed aud boyond thoy found goud goil. Tho oxpodi- pedition will push on to Prior Crook, 250 miles weat of the Yellowstono. Prof. Phelps, Prinei- palof tho firsl Normal Behool, roturned with Tossor, bringing o large collection of valunblo cnloglcnl #pecimons colloetod on the routo, dout. Fred Grant oame alwo, e L = Gamoe Law Violators, 87, Lous, A“fi' 2.—Qov. Wooduon, of this Blato, and don. Jumos Oralg, and soveral other lvonuomun of Bt. Josoph, Mo., wont ncross tho no into Kansas yostorday, to shoot prairio chiokony, and woro arrested and fined for & vio- latiou of the Kausas Gumo law, The affair has counod & good denl of morriment among tho Governor's frionds, —_— Tho Bendor Grave=Yard, Kaxaas Orry, Mo., Aug, 2—A Tmes epocial from tha nelghborhood of the Bender grave-yard say that, whilo no now graves have boen diss coverad, Indicatious woro found that tho ground intho corn-fleld, south of whore the hLousg . dopth, They aro also propar- | gtood, lind boon - diaturbed to a congldorablo find, ns 16| was nppronching ‘light; it ywas. ‘coneluded to euapond oporntionsfor the present, ; and sond noticoa nt an oarly hour to tho nelgh-' boring'farmers to bo ‘on hand with their plows, | dorapors; onfl u}"mlun, “and commonesd nmnnl{)\t ‘orgnnizod search for pny bodies that may ba. burled thore, Tt ia:tho opinion of owr party that the ncarch will not bo {n vain. .. . :THEGRANGERS. . - -: -DoWitt County Farmers. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna, - . Ourxrow, I, July 2.—Tho' Farmors' Asgo- clation of Do Wilt County hold &’ Convention nt Oliuton to-day, for tho purposo of forming n Farmera' Party and nominating county officora. Mr. 8, M. Thorp, Prosidont of tho County Asso- cintion, was elocted Temporary Clairmnn, and 0. Jones, of Waynesvillo, Tomporary Sccrotary. A Committes of thirtoon were thon chioson upon credontials and permanent organization, who roportod a full delogation from every town in tho county, nndS.Ml.!Thorp ns Pormanont Chalr- may, aud ‘Ghnrlos Iurd, 03 b Tho Convontion then procesded to nomiuato county officers, which resulted in tho following cholco: County Olerk, J. 8. B, Willla; County Trenaurer, Willian Gambroll; County Judgo, Tobort \vallor; County Superintondent of Bchools, \Vllu:\m‘North. : ‘Tiio Committoo ou Regolutlons submitted tho following: Rewolved, Dy thin nominating convention of the farmors of DowWl(t County, thal wo approve and_ reaf~ firm tho decluration of principlos unanimatsly adopl— ¢d by the late Farmors' Convention of this county, held Juno 16, 1670, Second—Thst wo hodl with plossure snd hearifolt f the rural mtintaction s arouslng o o1 1 ulation o '8 roper ‘com] ious{on of i P L L ‘unanimity of nction and earncatness of Jpurposo that charncterizo tho farmors' and laborers! movoment throughout this couniry sand Stato; that wo should havo n moro atringent railroad law erothis s very evident, and wo lcfifwn hind ovir Loglelnturo dono ita Eu:y and oboyed ho Constitution, it would have béen etior. . ‘Wo_thorofore, tecommonil that our battories, that have boon playlng upon tho ratiroads so long bo now turnod upon the Legialature in onrnost, they Lisving it i their powor {o make tho railronds do us justico in 1hio apirit a8 woll aa tho lotter of tho law, Third—That it sow becomes our {mperative duty to ugo the power we liavo for our own ond tho public goad, and no Jonger suffer ourselves to bo handled by others for our oppresalon, oa wo Linve buen and alwaya Shiali Do JF wo ol party bigher than country and our materal intorests, : Fourth—That ia urfing our claims to recognition‘as 8 power that canno longer bo hold in eubjection to thie dictates of any party or 8ot of mon, wo dinclaim any antagonism to nny useful fndustry ‘or legitimato business, We would jujure no ouo, but by the adop- tion of safo and wholesomo measures, seek to bonofit thio whole peaplo, Fifth—Wo daromaintain our rights, and aro deter- mined {hat nothing shall turn us ssfdo savo o fuil complinnc with our just demands, Sizthi—That wo tako our stand o o priuclples of oqual righta and ozact justico for all, exclusive privie Teges to nono, and aro doterminod to elect men to of- fico bocauso of their fitness, their bonesty, and integ- rity, Wo invito tho hearty co-operation of all clanses in tho electfon of tho ontiro tickot this doy placed in nomination, Seventh—That {ho publio may oxpect that all our county ofticinls slwll bo held to a strict accountability Dy repoated warnings, Tho Committes rocommonded that suitablo arrangements bo made at o suitablo timd to nudit acconnts nnd exponees against tho county, and o complote report be made.of the scmo to the public through the organization or its Com-~ mitteos. The Committoe furthor recommended that the noxt. quarterly Convention of this county bo attondod by every farmer in tho county. 1t also announced that 8. M. Smith, tho father of the movemont, and othor leadorsof this gon- eral rovolution Lave been invited to address the peoplo upon that accaalon. And it waa further Riesolved, that wo will support mon for offico who aro 1u’synapathy with tho reforma fu tho intorest of labor, aud” we bolfovo that tho praciico of of influencing votes by tho uso of monoy sud whisky oxistst to an slarming oxtent, and shotild bo denouniced as unlawful sud ngainet the Feforms souglit by this Assoclaticn, and ‘wo oxpect from the candidates nomsnated here to-dsy strict compliance with this resolution. Tho procoodings o -this Convontion waro marked with o ng rit of harmony and good feel- ing, and in tho highost - degrod reflectod crodit upon the farmers of De'Vitt County., The ticket nominated hero to-day gives univorsal satisfac- tion. 1t is composed of men of both parties, and carrics strongth onough with it to dofoal any opposition that may arise. But littlo, how- over, ig oxpacted. Ienry County (fa.) Grangoers Nomi- natc a County Ticket. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, M. PLEABANT, Ta., Aug. 2.—~Tho now party foiks held thoir County Convention in this city to-day, and nominated & full ticket, as follows: Bouator, 0. F. Spearmen ; Ropresontatives, 8. R. Nugor and J. X, Davidson ; Treasurer, John Hanroman; Auditor, J. B. Dickey; Sheriff, J. T. Drummond; Bupervisor, J. 1, Woodworth ; County Superintondont, ‘Anna Packer. The Convontion was largoly attonded, every tewn-. ship being represented. The rosolutions do- claro in favor of indepondeuce of the Judlcin- ry; condemn Congress for allowing to go un- Enmshudnm frauda and_corruptions that wero rought to light; also, the increase of salarios ; againat monopolies and clasa loglsla- tion ; in favor of fixing maximum rates of rail- rond tariff by law ; disapproving tho Nntional banking system and favoring a greenback or logal-tendor circulation, . ELaSalle County Anti-{onopoly Assos cintion Special Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune. Avnrona, I, Aug. 2.—Tho Anti-Monop- oly Association met in tho City Hall thia morning. Owing to the farmer mombors hninfi busy harvesting, it was docided to postpone a! busincss. Numorous oxcuges were rocoived {rom country brethron, and also soveral impor- tant papers from othor associntions, meking sug- gostions with a view to porfect harmonious and upitod efforts in the fall, whon wo oxpoct to carry the outer wall of Jerusalem. The meot- ing waa adjournod until Saturday. : * THE CHOLERA. The Progress of the Dreaded Discases 8r. Lous, Aug. 2.—The deaths of tho week ending this evening, reported by tho Board of Hoealth, are 211, n decreaso from last wook of 80, Scventcen are roported from cholors, and 29 from cholern morbus, Ispravaroris, Aug. 2. 'ora is roported to-day, -Ono now cnae of chol-t o ‘T'hero wore three deaths yesterday, CivoiNNATY, Aug. 2 —Tour deaths from cholers, oue from chdlora morbus, and throo from cholora infantum, are roported as having occurred at Dayton, Olio, and that- vicinity, within the past weck, {By Mail.] Ecanaville, Ind, (July 81), Dispateh to the Loutsville Courier~Jotrnal, Iho rolling-mill noar Evansville stopped to- dny until Monday, on account of cholora among tho employos, I'vo of tho mon died yostordsy, and two othera are seriously ill, Z'rom the Cincinnati Commeretal, July 91, It hos beon intelligently rumorod in tho city for two or throo duys past that noarly all tho colored patients In the colored branch of Long- view Lunatic Asz_lum hnve died of cholers. Wo havo no information ad to the number of unfor- tunates in tho branch asylum. From the Clnctnnatl Commeretal, Aug. 2, 'The cholera is raging In Miami City, near Day- ton, with exceeding “virulonco, although the daily papers nor the telepraph dispatches say nothing about it. Thus far tng doaths bave oc- curred within the past forty-eight hours,—four of which wore out of ono family of five, A laboror npmed Btaloy was taken suddonly ill yosterdny morning, and went home, In {usu than four hours ho Was a corpso, —_— Nobraska Xtoms, % Oarana, Aug., 2.—The return of the Govern- ment Surveyors from Northern and Northwest- orn Nebraska reports the ‘discovery of immonse traots of Yth Innds, in & country siipposod hero- tofore to be barren, "Phoro wna o heavy rain-storm last night aloni the mountain division of the Unlon Pacitic Road, Ono bad wash-out reported. Tho (rain due to- dny from the West is fiftcen hours late. No soriouy dolny will aceur, passengors, ote., bolng trausforred at tho broak without troublo, —_———— More Depredntions ontho Rio Grandes New Onieans, Aug. 2.—A opeelnl to tho News from Ban Antonio gives an account of moro Indian outrages sloug tho frontiar, at Faro City, Poros Bridge, and Brady's Creok, Thero lumuu{x oxcitoment, and the people aro sbandoning thoir homes and ecrops, ——— Fatully Stnbbed, Davrivone, Aug. 2.—Whilo James Konnedy, tho koupor of a saloon at No. 370 Broadway, was ojecting u party of drunken sailors, last night, ouo of thow, Ienry Monkors, fatally atn\fim&l Lim, Tho murderor waa arrestod, ———— Rallroad Accldent, Inpranarouts, Aug, 2.—Four passongor-cars, on tho Vandalia Road, wore ditclied this morn= ing, four milos from this clly, Mooncy, the ;xug;{lngo-mmtur, of Terre Hauto, was badly in- urod, 4 Last ormanont Becratary. | SPORTING MATTERS.. g0 A THETURR e G U DAY OF TIIE CLEVELAND TACF3," «.""Bpeefal Dignatch to The Chicaga Tyibune, _"OLEVELAND, O., Aug. 2.—This woa tho Inst day of the mooting of the Cloveland Club, and, ad._on precoding - daya, evarything poesed -off plongautly. Tho track was in flue conditlon, and the ctowd, thdugh not ns largoe ay Yyestorday, numboerad 10,000 poople. < *o. .t .. ,TIE TIRET BAOE wna froo to all Loraes, for o purso of 86,000, for whioh Qoldsmith Baid, Loy, and Amorienu Gurl wore ontorod, First Heat—Aftor olght trials, tho horges got oft togothor. At tho start, Amorleau Girl led Goldsmith Maid by two longths, who was two lengths shond of " Lucy, Coming on iho firot unrtor, Ludy pnssed tho Maid, = At tho q\mrtor-rolu Lucy waa four longihs bolind American Girl, and (oldsmith Mald two lengths behind Loy, ' Goldsmith Mnid horo stoppod short, Budd Dobla dismounted, and the contest was narrowod down to Lucy and American Girl. It was aacortained on h:?ulry that tho Maid had morely caught hor hind foot in hor fore quarter boot, compelling hor to como ton nlnnd-afill, but not injuring hex. At the half-mile polo American Qirl was throo longths ahoad of Luoy, and at the threo-quartor polo the gap wns incroas- od to four longths. _Enter F the homo strotoh, - howover, Tcy apped the @ir], and at the distanco passod hor, winning tho hont by o nock in 2:215¢, The timo of the firat quartor was 355¢ soconds; hnif-mile, 1:10; throo-quartors, 1:4654 ¢ milo, 21310¢. Tho canno of Goldemith Maid quitting was that sho caught ono of hor Lind foot in tho boot on ono of hor fore logs, 8ho was not soriously damaged, bLut waa declared distancad by tho judges. Second Heat—At tho eond-off the Girl lod by n longth, but Lucy pulled ahoad, and “at tho turn sho "wns halt @ longth ahead. Roaching tho first quacler pole, tho samo ‘[ioamom! wore maintainod, but tho Girl was pulling up a littlo, and na they loft the olo thoy camo neck and neok and nose to noso to tho half-mile polo. Loaving tho half-milo, Lucy went ahoad, and half-way to the quartor polo the Girl broke up, Lucy loading one and one half longths at tho pole. Coming up tho homo strotch tho Girl crowded Luoy closely, and lappod ‘her, and orossing the scoro Lucy wad sliond, with tho Girl's noso at hor shoulder. Timo of flrst quarter, 853¢; ono-balf mile, 1:10%¢ : third quarter, 1:40; patlo, 2:203{, Third Heat—Amorican Gir) led off by a longth, but at tho turn she went off hor foot, and Lucy took the lend, making & gap at the quartor polo of ono and ono-balf longihs, . Going up the back stretch thie Girl succooded inclosing up the gap, and lappad Lucy at tho half-mile, but broke up, though shie did not loso much ground, and oing around the third turn tho mares wore trot~ ng neck and neck, At tho third quarter-polo Lucy had succoeded in oponiug o longth between herand the Girl, Coming up the homo stretch tho Girl apaiu closed, and tho strugglo was beautitul, Lucy crossing tho score Ly a baro longth in 2:2f1¢, Time of firat quarter, 3614 ; second, 1:12; third, 1:47. SMARY, + Trotting, puras £6,000, freo for all Lorees ; firet pro- nfum, $3,600; sccond, $1,600; third, €1,000. Milo Ricats, beat throe tn fivo. 0. A, Hickox, Trenton, names b, m, Iucy......1 1 1 D. XL Fil N mes b, m. American TIIE BECOND RACE was for horsos which nover trotted botter than 2:40, for a purse of $,000. , Thoro wore cleven ontrios, and nine atarted. . First Heat—At tho start!Russell had tho pole, but at the first turn Magnolin took tho lead, with Clementino sccond, and Little Longfellow third, Sleepy -doo trailing. At tho quartor Rnlu Magnolin was_ two longths ahoad of Iory ‘Caylor, and Littlo_Longfollow, who wora lapped, Vonity Fair fourth, and Bloopy, Joo _still trailing, Reaching tho Lalf milo pole Magnolin was two longths ahoad of Littlo Longfellow, Vavity Fair third, and Bloepy Joo still in the rear, t tho third quar- tor polo Magnolia was still in the lead about two longths, Littlo Longfollow and Olemontino two lengths nhond of Walter. Coming up tho homo stratch Clomentine drow ahead, Japping Mag- " nolia, pagsing him at tho distancoe and winning the heat by two longths. Time of the firat quar- te‘r], uufl;g i holf mile, 1:16; third quarter, 1:52} ; mile, 2:20, Second Heal—On the sond-off Mary Taylor had _tho load, but wae: passed at the turn by Long- follow. ~Clemontine and Mary Taylor lapped, and ‘Vanity Fair fourth. At thio first quartor Longfollow was alougth and a half in advanco of Magnolia, Clomentine third, Vanity Tnir fourth, tho rest atringing_out, Sloopy Joo tral- ing in tho roar,. At tha halt milo Litrlo Longfol- low was four lengths ahead of Magnolin, Vanit: Fair third, Clomontine fourth, Sleepy Joo still trailing, Coming up to tho third quarter polo Waltor shot nhoad, taking second place, and at tlm&mln Walter was ono and a balf longths be- hind Littlo Longfollow. Entering the homo- stratch Longfollow broke, and the otliors ware Dadly strung out. Clomontine won tho heat by a longth. Time—first_quartor, 873¢; Lilf mile, 1:183¢ ; fhird quarter, 1:60; milo, :274. Third Heat—At tho start Mary Tayfor lod, but Clemontino quickly took the front, and at tho turn Walter was second, Little Longfollow third, Vanity Fair fourth, Renching the quarter-pole thedo Ki?siliunfl wore unchanged, oxcept that Vouity Fair was third and Lunfi ollow fourth. Going up tho back-strotch Littlo Longtellow was going to the front, and Walter olose fiuhiud. At the half-mile pole Longfollow took the first lace, Walter gocound, Clementine tbird, and roaking, On tho third turn Clomentine again wont to tho front, und at the third quarter-polo maintnined hor position, Walter second, littlo TLongfollow fourth. Coming up the home- atretch Olementino atill Lield ‘the lead, Waltor second, Vanity Fair and Mary Taylor ‘Iappod for tho third placo, Longfellow fl[{ , tho “others strung out. Clomentino paised 'tho £coro & longth ahead of Waltor. Dime—Tirst quartor, L9045 alf, 1143’ third quaster, 15134 ; milo, RUMMARY, Tiotting, purso 2,000, for horaea that nover trotted Votter thau 2:40, best 8 fn6; firet premium, $1,000 ; Bocond, $500 ; third, $300; fourth, $200, Graves & Loomis, Chieago, br, w, Clemontine..1 Bon Mace, New York, br. g, Walter..u. ... ... Dordoy, dr., Loulsviile, ch, . Zicaddte, Gold Dust, o3 J. W, Myers, Tolcdo, br. g, Vanity Fair. J. Hart, Brooklyn, », g, Littio Longfellow. o D, H. Huglos, Cloveland, b, m, Mary Taylor, .6 J.° W, Bebeout, Rushville, Ind,, ¢, g. Russell..T John McKeo, Cloveland, g, g. Maguolia, ... John Grocker, Youngston, b, g, Blcopy Joo. ... . J, N, Snwhan, Now Orleans, 6, g, Enehion . ,.dr, Dan Maco, Now York, ch, n, Fesrnaught, d¢.dr. 5 Timo—2:29, 3:27%, 2:00%, . Graves & Loomis, owners of Clembontine, fool somowhat hurt ot what was sald in these dis- patchos rogarding the attempt by them to ol tho raco on Wednosdny. As the mattor thon appoared, facts were against them; but the j\ulfion decldo that the making of charges of Buch charaotor the fncts do not warrant, and it i8 now bolioved by all that the owners intonded no fraud. % £ i caannus wH omanccn e SATATOGA TACES. Baratoaa, Aug, 2,—The weathor to-lny was fino, and the track in good condition. Tho flrat race, for a purso of £500, was & selling raco for 2-yonr-olds, throo-quarters of a milo, Crows- moat and Porsimmons started. Crowsmeat won onslly. Time, 1:1044, - For the second raco, Soquol stakes, for 8-yoar- olds, £60 entrance, with 700 ndded, two miles, Tho' following horees startod : Brondalbano Colt, Balino, Xontucky Iilly, Followeraft, and Warlike, Bfondulbano Colt ' won, Followoratt second. - Timo, 8:403. = In tho third race, solling raco_ for all agos, for n purso of $1,000, threo milos, Wandoror, Warry Bassott, and Hubbard started. . Dassott. and Hubbard woro the favorites at odds of about two to ono. Hubbard won, Wanderer second, Timo, 5:34, ‘Tho chiof intorest of the races was in the throo-milo raco, in which Huarry DBussott aud Wanderor againmot, McDantol's” entry was the fayorite, Waudorer, however, found many baokers. A good start wns effected, Dassott otting away first, \Wandever socond,, Hubbard fhlnl, At tlio half-mile polo Wanderor was lead- ing Bassott n longth, Tublard. making o trailing raco n dozen longths in the rear, These ositions wore maintained the first milo, Going up tho back strotch Bassott quitted, and Wadderor, Increasing his lond at overy strido, looked overy inoh the win- nor. At this period the backors of MoeDaniel's atablo sought to hedge, and there wore large odds that Wanderer wonld win, Hubbard now got in the race, aud, passing Bassott, rushed along at a tromondous paoo, challonging Wanderer and taking the lead from him, ontoering tho homo strotch, Hubbard lod by bwo longths, and won a8 ho pleasod, Theresult of ihe raco oreated goneral agtonishment, ns boforo the start Col, foDanlol asked to withdraw Inbbard, stating that tho horso was gick, but tho judges deocline tho requost, McDaniol gavo out that ho wonld moraly gallop Hubbard and leave tho raco be- twobn lfiwnn t and Wandorer. ¥OND DU LAO NACES. Special Dispatoh to The shicuga Tribune, Foxp pu Lac, Wis, Aug, 2.—Tho races in this_city to-day wore woll attgudod, though not 80 ‘Iargely a8 ‘was anticipated, from the high repulaglon of somo of tho conteating horses, Tho first raco was for a pursg of 100, best ¢wo in"{hreo, with two ontiles. B, 8, HMommopd onmed the bey atallion Dandy, and Mr. Adams tho boy golding of ‘tho ; enmo namo,’ (Tho flut Lionty very avon, was ‘fivnnv to thoistallion, ahd tho Ramo” horsa tool the second! hoat by sevoral IBNE”!H- Time, 214614 nud 2:45, - CAENT The second and prfnuuml race was for purso of 8500, beat throo in flve. 'Thoro were threo entrior: Von Brunt's bay stallion, Ripon Doy, Dickay's bay niaro Lady Mnck, and Rowoll's gray maro Badgor Girl. Tho tracle was honvy, but novortholons the racing was vory fine and tho spoed good .under - tho clroumstances, -As was gonoraily oxpeotod, Ntipon Boy tool the first inntliuy and Lady Mack the socond. The following o tho BUMMANY. Ripon Doy, Lady MM%{ Badgor Gir - « % e BASE BALL, AN UMPINE VINDIOATER HIMBELT, Dnrlnfi tuals an | o gamo of baso bl botweon the M- Baltimores, at Now Yorlk, lnst wool, Illckni‘or tho Mutuals, openly charged tho um- ’flro, Forguson, of tho Atlantles, with nnfair rul- ng; wheroat I'erguson enlmly took a bat from ono of the playera and broke fllo}m‘ orm with it, This notion on tho part of Mr. Forguson wns un- dor an amonded scction of the rules, forbidding suy player to *“ chin tho umpiro, g AQUATIC. Hanntanura, Aug. 2.—Olond, the oarsman, arrivod horo nt 10 to-day, somowhat bohiud tinio, consequent upon delay at tho canal locks. 1o oxpoots to mnko up lost time on tho Ohio River. NEW YORK. The Scizure of the Paclfle Mail Stonma erAssAnothor Chance for LifoweA Ohild Murdore: he Klobolken Save lclnffl Bankes=Libol Suitd«=Countorfeit oln. New Yoxr, Aug. 3.—In rogard to tho molzuro, by tho Bheriff, of two vosacls bolonging to the Taciflo Mail Steamship Company, Prosidont Bradbury says that tho attachment wos oither & mietokoor & ““snap” matter arranged for tho puposo, for influoncing mattora on tha stroot, 'he amount claimed was $120,000, to seeuro which bonds would bo given to-day., Pros- idont Bradbury states that ox-Prosident Btook- woll should Linvo paid these taxes, ns ho had tho funds for that purpose. Tho matter, howevar, would bo invostigated, and on the bonds had been given, tho departurc of tho Company's vea- sels would not bo interfored with, The Tocoiver of Taxes refusocs to accopt bonds for the release of the Pacific Muil Stenmship Company & stonmer, ITo domands tho payntent of tho faxes duo— £190,000. A ptay of proceedings hias boen grantod in tho enso of Murply, who was sentonced to Do hang- od on Tridny noxt. A repriove is expected from | the Govornor. Christino Dirnor, aged 12, of 217 Springflold avenue, Nowark, has been arrosted on lfiu c:finr 0 of killing Bdward Lawley, sged 4, by willfully throwing him down-stairs. Tho Director of tho susponded Ioboken sav- Inga banlk snya its doors wore not closed for want of funds, but to allow sn oxamination to bo made to ascortain the exnct amount of tho ab- sconding officor’s defaleation, His liabilities aro placed at 1,023,000 ; nssots, $1,091,743. Tn {hio insuraico Sibol’ suita against ‘Btophon English, brought in the names of Messrs, Wine- ton and Hopes, English has givon bil in $8,000, Countorfeit hall engles of tho coinago of 1872 aro fu circulation in this city and Bcsfim, and so closely imitato genuine ne almost to dofy de- tection. In woight aud color tho counterfelt " correaponds with the legal coin, and is made of oight hundrod and forty-oight thousandths gold, alloyod with copper and a minimum of silver, The intrinsic valus is four and seventy-ono hundredths. ‘T'ho outlines of tho lettors and cagle on the counterfeit aro not as sharp, square, and rogular a8 on tho gonnine, Tiio Chiof of the Socrob Service offers a roward of 6,000 for information leading to-tho eapturo of tho spurious dios from which the spurious ar- ticlo is made, and tho arrest:and convietion of tho partics guilty of making and putting it into circulation. Countorfeit 20 gold pieces are in ciroulation, and offorts aro making to traco thom to tho sus- pocted porsons. Threo lhundred laborers, guarded by a large Enlico forco, mado n cloan swnc‘p to-night of tfiu ooths and stands around Fulton Market, A great crowd witnossed the dissppesranco of favorito haunts, but made no disturbance. _Gon, Quosnda is snid to have onrolled in this city about 80 men, mostly Amoricans, for sorvice in Cuba against the Spaniards. IOWA. The Penitontiary Firewsein O01d Mur« der IRovenled===Arrcest of the Suse pected Murderere=sAdditional Cenvuy Returnss==An Englischman Drowned ‘waeID i very of the Remaing of o Murdered Masn. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, DesMorxes, Aug. 2.—Tho Stato Cousus Bonrd returned to-dny from a trip to Fort Madison to inquiro into the causo of the firo at the Btato Penitontiary on Wodnosday, and to provide fur robuilding the shops destroyed. Estimates woro mado ond presonted to the Board while thero by parties who offer to rostore the buildings de- stroyad for 34,00, the Stato to furnish such matorial in the burned building as can bo used again, The convicts have already commenced to cloar away tho rubbish, and rebuilding will commenco at once. Drs Morxes, Iowa, Aug, 2.—In January Jast, o young man named Charles W. Wintors loft this city, having in posscasion about $2,500, for Tox- s, in company with William Barly, an old rosi- dont of Madigon County, and a friondof tho fam- ily of Wintors. But one letter was received from Winters after Lis arrival, and his mothor began on inquiry aftor ' him, In March the hody of a young man was found horeibly murdered near Valloy View, Toxas. His clothes were recoived for identifica- tion, and tho baody was buried. The olothes huvo boen idontified o Winters', and a detoctivo, sant thore, hns succoeded in implicating Enrl a8 the murdorer, tho evideuce being vory pus{ tive, A tologram was rocoived yostorday that ho had beon arrested and lodge® in jail for trinl. Mr, Early is a moember of one of tho woalthiost and 1nost respected familios in Mad- idon County, with a reputation for serupulous honenty. "ho Bheriff of this caunl{ returned yestordny from tha hunt aftor the rallrond robDors, Ho 8ays thoy havo fled to Toxas and Mexico. T'hio consus returng show tho émpulntion of the Thurd Congrossional District to bo 162,258, n gain of 26,418 sinco 1870. TheaFifth has 143,360, & decronse of 1,004 since 1870, Bix connties aro wanting to nam]gluto the Btato consus, Mr. Willinn Dowds, ot Lowis, Cass County, on Wodnosday kindlod a firo with korosone, 'Ihe lmnslu \{M! saved, but lier babe, 10 months old, was lost, Iowa Crry, Town, Aug. 2.—An Englishman named Charfes Hudtman, who liad bogn only six wooks in this country, wag drowned horo last night whilo batling in the Towa River, o was & pative of Shoflleld, and Las o brothor liv- ing somowhere fn tho United Btates, whom ho had not yot visited. In oxcavating for n warchouse fonndation in thoe clty, this morning, there was found buried, two feot deop, tho skaloton of & man who had been murderod by & blow on the templo. Thoro is no moauns of identifying it, as but s fow shrods of clothing and ono Doot-heol romainod beside the bones. v ‘Fired of Life. Correspondence of T'he Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasinxaton, Aug. 2,—A Governmont clerk omployod in the Dost-Oftico Department, and Lailing from New England, committed sulcido to-day by shoollng himuolf through the head. IIe had been sick for some days, and it {s sup- posed was insano, Detnorr, Aug. 2.—At ‘Threo Rivers, yestorday, Edward TFishor, son of tho proprietor of the Three Rivers Houso, took two ounces of laud- suum, Hiu rocovery Iy doubtful, Yestorday the wifo of B. F. B, Osborne, of Kalamazoo, took laudanuin with suicidnl intont, and diod {n the ovelllnfi. It Is roportod that tho irl:tompomuno of hor husband waa the causo of the nct, 4 RBuarned With Gunpowder. Jouter, Ill,, Avg, 2—Thomas Davis, an iron- uddlor in the rolliug-mills here, was badl) Enmml with gunpowdor this morning, 1o an two othors siarted for s hunt, and the powdor took fira from a cigar, 1o was badly injured on oue arm, but it is thought that ho will -ngk loso it, 5 - A S S nerenls TAvtntone, Aug. 2.—The funcrala of Nichol- son and follalan, hanged yosterduy, took placo to-dny. ‘Lho former occurred frow his futhor's rosidonce and the lntter undor the auspicos of the Prisonors’ Ald Bocioty, Shot While Breniiing Jnils Roonesren, N. Y., Aug, 2,—~Two conviots in tho Mouroo County Fenitontinry broke from thio ynrde to-doy, Ouowaa shot fatally. The other ‘oscaped, WASHINGTON. OUR RELATIONS WITIT MEXICO, Speefal Dispateli to The Chicann Tribune, Wasiinaron, D, O., Aug. 2.—What foundation in truth thero i for tho publinhed assortions to tho offect that tho_Administration is desirous of having o tiit at arms with Mexico, And in taking advantago of opportunitios tonding in that direc- tion which happen to oceur, {8 not quite ovident, oxcopt such proof ag can bo found in the expres- alons of cortnin Adminintration journals. . Thore aooms to b 110 good ground for tho sintoment alluded to, and it is bolloved by porsous high in official positions that tho sentimonts contained in tho articles in thoso papora sro ndt inspired no mequiosced in by tho DProsident or the mombera of his Cnbinol. - But it is cortainly not truo that tho reports of outrages along tho Rio Grando are genorally or avor to o vory large oxtont oxaggorafod or mado up, a8 nllogod, to creato sontlinent in this country against ]&oxico, or unpleasant relntions bolwoon tho Govorn- n‘mut of that country and the United States. The roports of raids gmnmudlng partices from Mexico aro roceived Lioro through privato as woll a8 official sources, oach a8 o rulo sub- stantially confirming tho othor. o Iatest from on official sourcels a lottor rocoived at theTreas- ury Departmont to-day from tho Collector of Customa at El Paso, Toxas, who informa tho Doparimont that, on tho 3d of July, o party of Mozican citlzons, woll Xnown, with fares and arms, roonptured o hord of 600 sheop seizod by him about threo wooks reviously, and drove them into Moxico, Thoe horder was at tho same timo soized and bound, and thus conveyed into Moxico. This oconrred ninety miles bolow El Pago, whore tho Collector Liad the sheop grazing under tho protoction of tho Post Commandor s Tort Quitman. Tho Collector forwards n trans= Intion of o fottor on this subject ro- colved by him from tho Ohiof Civil officor at El Pago, Mexico, and nska what further duty dovolves upon him In’ relntion to this mat~ tor. Tho lettor mentioned is given in full, ns follows EL P/ Moxi N Collector Caldueelt, Franktin, Texags " A1, 8in: 1 have Incldontally rocaived notico that on the 131k fnatant sovoral Mexiean clitizons erosaed to tho left bank of the river and drovo to this eido o bord of shicop that wan solzed by virtuo of tho oflico you havo tho honortoliold, Burprised as I was, it aroused my indig- Ration ot tho procoduro of thoko Eltizons, who witkout doubt aclod alono through ignorance in a manner so unwarmntablo, I have nlready taken thonccossary 8lepa to corroct this sbuse, and you can rest nssurod that Tam_snimated with the greateat desire that tho harmony botween tho two nations shall remain undige turbed, and your Iawa and {nstitutions bo reapocted, (Blinoa) DoN MATAING BANANIAGO, Gifo Politico Del District Bravos, . This correepondenco has been sont to tho Sec- retary of Stato for consideration. TIIE GORDON CASE, Bonator Ramsey, nccompnnied by Gov, Austin, of Mivnosots, ‘was at (ho Dopartment of Btato to-day for tho purposo of onlisting, if possible, tho sympathy of the authoritios thero in bohal? of the Amorloans who wore concornoed in tho al- loged kidnapping of Lord Gordon. It is not known whother thoy accomplishod anything. ‘I'ho Benator avers that for the prosont iho ro- sult of his visit must bo kept secrot. What ho agk Iy that tho Dopartmont of Btato shall uso its friondly offices with the Canadian suthorities in behalf of the partics now in Jail. BORTON’S OPINION, Sonator Morton, in conversation, states that ho doca not beliovo tho Domocrats intond to abandon their organization for any new party or now depnrturo movement. -Io thinka that, without any immedinto prospoct of sucoess, they will keap !ot:ulhor, and avoid anything liko what Lo torma “thelr mistake of lnst fall,” [0 the Assvctated Press,) POSTAL MATTENS. ‘Wasmvatoy, D. C., Aug. 2.—In July thore woro issued from tho stamp divisions of the Third Assistant Postmaster-Genoral's ofiice 107,508,410 stomps from which revenuo is-de- rived, the valuo of which is £2,936,747,~5 largo dncrenco over the business of any previous ‘mouth, and accopled as tho result of tho abo- lition of tho franking priviloge. JULY PAYMENTS. - The payments mado from tho Trossury by avarrants during July woro : On account of civil and misceliancous. 0,102,182 Var.... 8,074,637 3,000,198 Intetior, Indinn, and Pensi 1,091,118 Interest advanced to the several Paciic Hail~ Yond COmPALiCs, cuvuuerseeirersnnneennsen 1,938,708 TOt8Lussesserrnaanninsiononesennssss 816,112,837 The above does not include tho payments mado on account of the mterost or the principal of tho pablie debt. APPOINTED, Hugo Potzold has been appointed Internal Revenuo Gauger for the Becond District of Min- nesota, John H, Webor for Nobraska, and A, F. Haywood for Dacota. NRECOMMENDED FOR PARDON. Tho Attorney-Genoral has rocommended the pardon of R, O. Shotwoll, of North Carolina, snd Willam 3I. Fulton, of South Carolina, con~ victed and imprisoned Ku-Klux, - BEN BUTLER. The Essex Statesman to Defend tho Salary Grab. L. New Yomr, Aug.2.—A Boston dispatch says Gon. Butler will publish in a fow day an elabor~ ato, logal, and historical dofenso ot tho Con- grossional ¢ back pay,” and that the document abounds in flashos of Asrcasm and wit. g Ny Tricd to IKilL Kler Husband. LoursviLLE, Aug. 2,—A Mrs, West shot hor husbaud in & stret-car in- this city late this af- tornoon, inflicting .n sovere wound, The par- ties camo to this city from 8t. Louis a fow days ainco, and socured rooms ab a hotel. Yestorday tho wifo socrotly loft town.and started for 8t. Louis, but waa arrested by a to]ogmm and brought back to this city to-day. While going home togother in tho strect-car this alterucon, iho woman suddenly drow ‘o pistol, placed it diractly against her hushand's person and fired. Tho othor passengers intorfored, and she wna disermed. The lusbaud assorts tho wifo ig subject to fits.of emotiounl insanity, and wont hor” bail aftor being shob, /Tho” ball ranged around the hip, and gns not yot boen fouud. His nama iy J. A, Woat, this city. He formerly lived in Obitunry. %uxdnnx, Aug. 2—The Duchoss of Inverneis ond. PorTLAND, Me., Aug. 3.—John Widgeny died in this eity to-dny. 1le was once Mayor of Lit« tlo Rock, aud Clork of tho Mississippi Houso of Rugrunonmllvnn. 5 CrverNNaTy, O., Aug. 2.—Private information has been recoived horo of the doath of Dr., John Morelicad, at his homo, in Iroland. Dr. More- head wns onco o resident of this oity, whore ho accumulated o fortune by rnul_nsmfn spocula~ tions. He then returned to bis nativoland, While horo he was a member of tho fuculty of the Ohio Megical Collogo, Qavvestoy, Aug. 3.—Gen. Sldney Shorman, the ox-lnst cavalry commander of San Jacinto, diod in thin city 1st_night, and will bo buried this afternoon with military honora. is . Still n Xfourbon. - New Yong, Aug, 2.—The World (Dnmocrnt) hizs a doublo-leaded oditorial on “Tho Demo- cratio Party and its Alliss.” Tho article bogius thug : “Tho natural allies of the Domocratio arty, At tho prosont time, aro two moro or loss Knpul’looblyur anizod bodies of citizons, name- ly, Liberal Ropublicans and tho farmers” sranges ; and Is closod as follows ; “Tho truo fmng to do is to oncourage tho othor organizn- tion, but rosolutely maintain tho Domocratie #taudards of . political doctrine; for, unless Do~ mocraoy can bo ngain made » livmg convietion in tho publio miud, the roforms in tho Govern. ment will nover ba more than skin-deop,” Fatnl Family Quarrel. Ixpranarowss, Ind., Aug, 3.—A torrible family quarrel ocenrred at dmumluld, o foyy days ngo, i whict Harrison Kingan and'his wifo ntabbed Samuol Derry, brothor of Mrs, Kingan, in fivo laces, causing his doath. Gilo wound was mndo. Eanenth tho loft shouldor-blado, bonenth the: ninth and tonth ribs, passing through tha loft. lung, diaphragm and epleon. Kingun avd higy wife ?mvo themsolves up, and aro nvlngl tholr* oxamination to-day.' orry stated that his siss. tor did tho cutting, but Kingan declarea that he: alouo did the deod. . —_—— Died of Xydrophobin, Dernort, Aug. 2,—A fow waeks ago Mra, Cor- noltug Dwyor wus bitten by & dog, accldontally, while assisting hor iu tho capturo of a rat. Lasl waok tho wound bogan to swoll, hydrn‘lnlmbh do- voloped, aud sho died & horriblo death laat ovening, —_——— Forger Committods BurAro, Aug. 2.—Jumos 1L, Wilson, of Miohe Igan, has been committoed for trinl ou tho charge of zlvln%u forgod chook on_the Eaton Count Bavings Bank, at Eaton Rapids, Mioh., for goody purchased horo, I RS Ocenn Stenmship Nows, .- LavERPOOL, Aug, 2.—Arrived out, tho steams ship Algeris, from Now York. g