Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1873, Page 8

8 SPORTING MATTERS, Third Day's Racing of the DBuf- falo Moeling. Gloster “the Winner in the 2:24- Race. §t. James the Winnet of the 2:30 Race, Programme of To-Day's Races, THE TURF. TRIRD DAY'S TACES AT BUFFALO. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Burravo, N. Y., Aug. 8.—~Tho racos postponed from Thursdny on nccount of tho rain took place this aflornoon. Tho wosthor hnd ontirely cloarod up, and was nll that could bo dosirod. Tho attendance was hardly so largo as on Wodnoedny, Tho postponcmont Thuradsy wae tho subject of much unfavorablo commont among thoso who neglectod to post thomsolves, snd the Asspointion camo in for a good denl of adverso cri?i)cfsm‘ 1t wan wholly unwarranted, us tho rain had rendored tho track unflt for raclng, and the Associntion, in order- ing tho postponomont, consulted the al- most unanimous wish of tho horse-owners, nonrly all of whom stronuously urged the postponement. It biad an important boaring on tho %24 raco, for which J. G. Brown wag tho fuverite in the pools on Wednesdsy night, and continued so until it was known that a day of rost woa to jutorveno, enabling Gloster to re- covor fram the torriblo work bo did in tho 2:31 raco. It was not thought possiblo for him to trot olard raco on the day following sucha strugglo 08 that in the first two hents with Cnmors and Fullerton, and, though Glostor thon for tho first timo showed grest spood, it wus too much to expoct him to Lold up to it in THE 2:24 BAOE. 30 soon ns it becamo known that the raco would go overuntil Friday, Glostor was mado the favorito, solling ovon against tho flold, in_which wore J. G. Brown, Busio, Hotspur, Crown Princo, Nsj. Allon, Dorby, and Bea Flaglor. Among tho entries woro Chiongo and J. W. Conloy, but both woro drawn, Tho eight startors mado up o splendid flold of horson, and it waa not dificalt to foreseo some {ine sport beforo tho 310,000 was coptarod. Tho inaido place foll to Maj, Al- len, Deorby, Hotspur, Brown, Crown Prince, Flnglor, Susio, and Glostor gotting placos as in- dicatod. Itirst Ieal—At tho third offort a good eond- off was given for zll excopt Hotspur, who was four longthe in the rear, but trotting to suit Doble, who nodded for the word. Tho work wasg cut ont by Allen, Derly, Brown, nud Susis, who traveled fogothor to tho turn, whoro Allen madoe a bad brenk and fell to the rear. Just thon Busie collided with Brown, lnld.ng lim off his feot and_bronking Lis sulkyso Dndly that Lewis dared not try to do moro than savp his distanco. Dorby and Susie kopt on, tho formor benting hor six lengths to tho quarter in 87)¢ soconda; Flagler third, Glostor nt his wheol, aud Brown going vory slow o lnug‘; way behind, Dorby kopt his placo to the half in 1:113¢, leading Busie four lengths, with Flagler and Gloster fighting for third, Tho paco wos hurried boyond bore, Busie having como to Derby's wheol at tho third quartor, whero Glos- ter, who bad benten Flagler, was a close third, Busie got nway with Derby on tho homo streteh, but now Flaslur ghot past Gloster and Derby, and had hoaded the maro whon Lo broko am golloped over thoe ecoro two lengths in front of Husio, to whom, however, tho heat was given. _Timo, 2:264¢. Dorby was givon sc- ond placo, Flagler third, Glostor fourth, Crown Princo, Hotspur, Allon, ud Brown trailing be- hind, Lowis lind sent Brown nlong vory fast tho last half-mile in order to avoid being shut out. 3o charged Susie's driver with runuing into him, but it was evidently unintentional, and no penalty was inflicted. Second Iltal—Tho result of the first hoat changed tho botting, tho fleld now selling favor- ite st 100, whilo Glostor brought 50. Busie, Dorby, aud Crown Prince mado the turn togoth- or, londing Drown o longth, and Gloster a4 _his flank, 'Tha two lattor ovorhauled thom, and at tho quarter, in 873, thore woro five horses abronst, aud nll struggling for the lond, Gloster and Brown did tho best trotting, and they soe- sawed beck aud forthall tho way to the half, in 1:12%, whore Glouter only had his nosein front of Brown, and Busio wns_thres lengthe bacl, with Fotspur at her shoulder. The raco to the third quarter was very exciting between Glostor and Brown, wlo swung for homo perfectly even. Busio had worsted Hotspur, sud now putin o bid for the londership, The throe had n hot time of it, but Gloster bad too much speced for them, and took the hoot by o length in 2:241¢, Busio beating Brown half n'longth, Allen o closo_fourtl, & longth bottor than Crown Drince, Flagler eixth, Iotspur govonth, and Derby last. Third Heal—Gloster a8 now_the favorito at two to ono ngninst tho field. This time both Najor Allon and Brown laid at him all tho way round. 'Thore was a length between thom at the quarter, whoro Glsotor led, in 87 soconds. This Tio had jucrensed_to two longths at tho half in 1:12, Allen having s much to epare_aver Brown, and Hotspur a close fourth. Brown now rushed mattors, and forced Allen to let out a link toward Glostor, who broko at tho third quarter and fell back on even torms with tho othor two, Hotapur being but a length be- hind. ‘The race homo was vory fastand exciting. ‘Tho throe Jiead ones trotted abrenst for about tienty rods nt & killing paco, and noither som- od to havq an inch to sparo, As they neared tho distanco, Dan Maco hiad Allen next to Gloster, and Lewis was plying tho Insh to Brown on tho outside, ‘The Iatter found the company too hot ond dropped back half a length, tho other two fighting ubreast. Thoy kept &0 to tho wire, whera Glostor's haud showed just n trifle in front ay they crossed tho gcoro in 2:281¢. He actually secmod to have won, bocause ho had tho longest body, for tho sulkies wero on & dead line, Brown was Lhird by holf n_length, Motspur fourth by two longths, whilo Fluglor, Grown, Princo Busis, and Dorby woro badly strung out. Fourth Ifeat—This timo it was Allen and Hot- epur who wont for the favorite. Ifo beat Allen & longth to the tll\mrtur in 87 seoonds, Hotspur only a neck bohind. Ton Allen lappod Gloster, whilo Brown unid Busio camo abreast with Hot- spur, the threo boing ovon with Allen’s shoul- der, Glostor pushed on and got o length's load, which ho Lold fo tho Dalf in 1:14, Allen, rown, Ifolspnr, sud Snsio all bunclied togothor, Tho big oy in front held his own to the third quarter, whoro Allen, Hotapur, and Brown \vemulflufith apart. As they choso sitions at tho hoad of tho home-strotch Doblo drow otspur to tlo pole, and sont him along gamely. lon had now como abreast with Glos- toy, nud both were heing urlgnd to a vory fast poinz. Both were quite ready to slacken up, and nothing but lash and voleo 1u-ovouu:d it, Ten lnngtln! bacle of tho wire Gloster went off his foot. The least partiole of spood would have been onough to give Allen the heat, but he hadw't it in him, ond the big son of Voluntoor orossed the score on & tired gollop o short half length winner of the heat and raco in 2:261¢, Hotspur & olose third, Crown Prince n good fourth, Brown fifth, Busio pixth, Floyd seventl:, aud Dorby just in- side tho distanca fln% Allenthird, and Dor] gtnmh,—mn lattor saving Liy entrance, morely becauso of the rule whiel makos & horse socond in one hont nlono, though it bo o slow ono, bottor than ono who ome o third in overy heat, Thus, the poorest harge in tho raco got u portion of the purke, Buslo took socond monoy, B Pan, At B, Thesbureo UFPALO PART, Aug, 8, 'T8,—Purso $10,000 for ho; that huve never beaten 2:24 3 $5,000 to lirat, n,noon:: eocond, $1,600 ta third, snd $,000 to fourtk, Ay higats, hoat 3 fu 5 i harness, Alden doldsmith'a b, g, Gloster, 1.8, Carponter's b, . Busio, D, Maco's cb, g, Major Al EEYN=eserd g E wmcapar Ilolup Gooy N, Ferguson's g, . Cronn I J. 3. Bowerd' g, g, Yien Floglor, . W, if, Orawford's b, g, W, Coniey. Graves & Loomis! b, g, Clilago, Yiine—2:20), 224, 329%, s Norr—Binco tho above was written, the fmlgna have dovlared Derby distancod for muning in 1ho fourth heat, This gives the fourth money to J. G. Brown, THE TWO-THIRTY BACR forn purse ot #10,000, also cxoited strong inter- out, The withdrawal of Brother Jonathan, Man- hattan, Red Wing, and Plato, loft six to start, among thoso Oastio Boy, the winner of the 2:30 race ot Clavoland, whore ho trotted in 2:243¢, waa & strong favorito at odds of fifty to thirtyagainst the fleld, which was 8t, James, his Cloveland anta oufut; Annls Colllns, Btar of Philadelphia, Cosetta, and Lady Barkor, First Heat—Thoy were started away woll to- other at tho third attempt. Oastle Boy, Bt. §nnwn and Annio Collins led off togother.” The tflo:lfa boat Bt, Jnmen three longihs {0 Ao oaupeans THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1873, D ————eneeem———————eeareer——— S quarior In 87 seconds; Collina n good third, Star of Philadolphin oloo nt hand, dnd Cosotto and Darkor furthor back, A vory bad bronk by Oastle Boy causod him to bo pulled nlmost to & stand-still, and put him baolk to fourth plnco, Bt. James !mmlmzy ono length at tho half in 1:16, Annio Colllus second, and ono length ovor Btar of Philadolphia, Aftor Castlo Loy bad acttled, ko was sont nlong vory fast, nnd worstod Btar and camo to Colling’ whaol, whon ho ngain broke, and agatu foll back to tho fourth place. 8t James and Annio Colling had n{:muy raco ta tho last turn, whoro thoy woro nook and neck, Biar five lonFms back and loading Caatlo Doy nlongth. Annfo mado tho work warmer on tho homo-strotch, and was fnlrl{ out-footing St. James, whon sho broke noar-tho wiro and lost tho hont, Bt. Jamoes gotting It by o length in 2,295, Star and_Cpstlo Doy bnd n tussol for third, and both broko, the Inttor gotting third by fivo lengths, Star fourtl, Cosctto and Lady Barkor badly bohind. Second Hea!—Btill the belting over clung to Castle Boy, continuing him aa tho clioico at 100 against 80 for tho fleld, Bt. James lod to the uortor in 8734, a longth botter than Anunio Ool- lins, who was four longths ahoad of Castlo Boy. Then tho favorito did somo trotting, and, cnrrfi- ing Annio to n brenk, passed lior and como with- in'two longths of Bt. James, as ho made thohalf in 1:14. Then tho )y, burst out with some fino spood, which. took him fo tho leador's whool very quickly. St. Jamos wouldn't have it so, nnd ~oponed out balf o longth of dnylight. Annie Colling had moanwhile resumed third Flnco, ond a8 flm[yI passed the last quartor tho throo were a lengt! npart, Bt. Jomes leading, whilo Cosotto wasn dnngorous fourth, After thoy wore honded for tho wiro sho flashod out, ond did somo vory rapid stepping. Firat Colling and thon Castlo Boy Jlul lod to hor, and she soomod $o bo worst- ing Bt. James, whon sho made a break, and ho boat her o longth for the heat in 2:263;. Oastlo Boy, who nlso brokoe just back of tho wire, was socond by half a lougth, hnving taken advon- tngo of Cosotte’s broak. Lady Darker only a longth bohind, 8tar fifth, and Annio Collins last. Wird Heat—Budd Doble took Rodor's placo bohind tho Castle Boy, nat bocause it wns thought Roder was not driving to win, but in tho hopo that Doble’s superior skill could pre- vont tho bad broaks of tho horgo, It was of no avail. Doble managod to keep him on his feot lonfi onough to reach the quartor, a longth bohiu 8. Jamos, in 873 soconds, with Gosotio n_closa third. Then Castle Boy mado a broak, and feil to the st placo. Cosctie mado for 8t James in fino etylo, coming to his whoo!l at tho half- milo pole in 1:14, and his shonlder at tho third quarter. All this timo Castlo Boy had boen recovering lost Eronnd, though he did not succood in beating Liady Barker for tho third loco. Tho two wore togother, as Cosotto and t. James turned for homo, and woro about four leggtha bohind. Onatle Boy mado s finnl effort to'close upon them, but broke and foll back. Qosotte, too,"lost her footlug and her placo, ond 8t James soomod to havo it nll his own way, when s shout was heord in tho crowded stands, Horo was Lady Barkor, coming for Bt. Jamos ag though ho were on a waolk, and eshe como with such n magnificont burst of speed that sho collarod Lim at the flag, and boat lim in a lunqlh in 2:26%¢, Annio Allon s fnir third, Costle Boy fourth, Star fifth, and Cosotto sixth, Fourth Heat—Tho sstonishing porformanco of Lndy Barker was regorded a8 on indication that sho Liad just bogun to trot, whilo Bt. James hnd ot through, Accordingly tho maro becamo tho avorito in the pools, at 375 to 830. Everybody now supposod that tho race must go to tho longost stayor, and that faut trotting was dono for the doy. No ono yvas prepared for tho slmost unparalollod oxhibition which followed. Tho Judgos wore caroful to givo tho horses o good sond off at the third attempt, and then bogan one of the most stubborn and oxciting strugglos ovor scon, St. James and Lady Borker started from tho stand porfectly ovon, and both under good hendway. 'Thoy kopt 50 10 the turn, where tho mare, having the polo, got around tho quickest, snd gninod 6 longth, but not for Jong. Beforo they got to tho quartor, in 80 scconds, St. James had gono nlou{; again, Thon his neck could bo seon in front, thon it couldn't, thon Borker's noge was suroly beyoud na thoy ‘shot by tho half-mile polo in I1:1l. Once more £t. James rolliod and ecamo nbreast, aud after thoy hLad gono 0 for o short distanco, tho gelding gained and shio had dropped back to Lis wheol at tho third quar- tor, o kept her there for a little while. When thoy wore half ovor the strotch sho drew upon him, and eamo to his shoulder. The excitoment was intonse, and 10,000 spectators sprang to thoir_foot 'to watoh tho strugglo, Fifteon leni hs back of the wira the two woro nock and nock, thoir sulkios aimost rubbing wheels, Just thon' 8t. Jamos wont off his foot, and mado threa or four jumps, which lost him no ground, The mare hold to the pace until within fonr lougths of the wito, whon she t00 broko. Van Noss caught tho gelding noatly and brought him back to & trot just as his foro- feot touched the wire, nud got him thore first by loss than o lanfilh, in 2:28}¢, Conotto six longths back, and Annio Collins, Castle Boy, and Star coming in in tho order numod, Aftern consultation, which lasted somo minutes, tho udges awarded tho hoat and raco to 8t. James, ndy Barkor gotting second money, Onstlo Boy third, and Annie Collins fourth. BEMALKS. Thus onded what is gonerally conceded to bo ths finost day’s racing over seen in Buffalo, Tho equine horoes of the meoting 80 far aro Glostor and Bt. James, though Lady Barker is hardly less famous. blontar, 7 years old, is by Volun- toor, out of o mare by Btockbridge Chief, Pre- vious to this raco, his best rocord was 2:278{. Bt. Jamos is 7 yoats old. Ho was sirod by Bay Champion, ond of a partly thoroughbred maro, Iis first publio race was _trotted July 4, 1872 Lady Barkor is 8 yoora old. Bho is by Rysdyk's Hamblotonion, out of n mare whoso podigrec is unknown. Bhe i regardod e8 n maro of groat promise aud valuo. AUIIARY, Samo day—Prec, §10,000, for horses that nover boat 2:24 5,000 to first, $2,600t0_socond, $1,600 to thixd, $1,000 to fourth; milo leats, best 3 in 6, in harnous 2 £/ Voo New b, . 81, Jomor. 1.7 2.1 G, N, Ferguson'a b, m, Lad; 12 M. Roden's b, g, Casilo Boy ‘4 6 . Crawlord's br, m, Al 3 4 . French's b, m, Cosctto, 6 3 K. Leay tar of 56 J. t'a b, hf J, MoKoo'a b, g, Brothor Jonathan. A, Patterson’s br, s, Manhattan 1. Mnco's b, 8, Tedwing, dr, D. Mace's g, 6. Dlato.,.. . Faissasanlbs Tme—2:21%, 2303, 390, 323}, TO- DAY'S RACES. Iorton wi Inttor hna gono to_Utica. o fi[mi%rlnnn Girl and Jim Irving to trot against tho rid, In tho 2:40 raco Clomentino Is the favorite at alight 0dds against the fold. —— Oxrama, Aug. 8.—A shooting-match was held Quimby of New Jersoy Wou by the former. —_—— ¥Fall of n Bridge near Jollot. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Jowier, Ill., Aug. 8.—DBrandon's bridgo, across the Illinois & Michigan Cnnal, o mile sonth of this oity, broko down lato thia sfternoon from tho weight of a drovo of Kansas cattlo passing over it. Some thirty hoad wero submerged iu -tho canal, but nono were drowned, Heveral of tho cattlo had their horns brokon off and were otherwiso slightly injured. 'Ihey got out of tho canal without nugistanco, and wero wild with fright. A drivor was ruu over by them and slightly injured. S e Teolegraphic Brovitics, The nssessment of Madison County, Ill., Lng Just been comploted, and is as followa: Porsonal proporty, £3,126,240; lands and improvemonts, 0,069,000 ; ‘owu lots, §4,008,650 1 railrond prop- orty, 465,803, Total, $12,800,362. Last yoar's nasessment, oqualized, was ag follows: Porsonal proporty, $2,70,703;’ linds, 4,980,577 lots, 2, 5.&‘5; ratlrond property, §117,478. Total, $9,804,452. Inoronso ovor 1872, §8,046,800, —_—————— Attempted Assassinuation, New Onweans, Aug. 8,—Oflicor William Torry, of tho mounted Moiropolitans, was arrosted_to- day, charged with attompting to assassinato Dis- trick Attornoy MoKay, lnst might, in_Currollton. ;}'B‘l;ly snappod a platol twico ab Maj. Mekny, and od. — A Doctor Bxowornted, Cinornnasr, Ang, 8,—1Tho \cornnor'n Jury in “tho cpso of A, I, Hummler, & machiniut, Who «camo to his doath through the' efTects of chloro- form administerod by Dr, W, . l\luuuei', reurn- od o verdiot that, in” administerivg chlovoform, ).Dr, Mussoy used all due carc and wkiil. — e Prize=Fights New Yorgk, Aug. 8,~Butt Cayanagh, of Provi- ldonce, and J"ohm?y Maddon, of Now York, fought 1o prizo-fight yetorday at Mountain View, N. . z;llnutnun Taundy) were fought, Onvnung'h wine- g, 3 —a The\Xowna Storm. Dupuque, Tows, Aig,8.—The storm last evens ing wu%ho ‘meverost o.xporionced here for twonty yoors.,, Thy rainfall e, sured four inolics in two In the pools to-night Goldsmith Maid sells at g 100 to8 against the flold. Neithoer Lucy nor Ful-* start, a8 the former is lame, and tho:| This loaves only* THE TRIGGER. i BIIOOTING-MATOIL AT OMAHA. hero yestorday botween Hongland of Omaha, and | fwhock and in good condition, -#0ats mostly in tho stack, honra, Tho damage dono to tho streots i osti- mated by the Clty Councll at botweon #16,000 nand $20,000. Down Bovontoonth sireot tho wator was walst deop, awooplng tho sidowaiks, walls, and guttors to common rain, Tho dswmiage to individual proporty was nlso Brnm.; roofs wore liftod, pnrta” of “bulldings lown down, turrots and chimnoys topplod over, shado-Lreos two foot thick twisted from thoir roots, glnes fronts blown in, gooda in cotlara floodod, gardens ruined, &o., onough to amount to mnany thousand dollara moro, Tho Olty Connell will liold a spocial mooting to-night to dovise means for ropairing tho dam- ngos. THE CROPS. Itoports from Northorn XowWResPros- Pects in Other Statoss-An Immenso Grain Yiold==Ravages of the Grass= hoppers in Portions of Kowa nnd Miunosotn, Tho roporta from all acotions of tho Northwoat regarding tho crops indicato & most bountiful barvest. In Minncsotn and Wisconsin, the yiold is itorally immonse. The Milwaukeo Chambor of Jommorco aro alrendy alarmod sbout thelr capacity to storo tho 40,000,000 Lushols of sur- plus grain thoy ealeulata upon seoking o markot thore, A spooial committoo hiavo hnd tho mattor under advisoment, and have anxiously inquired of tho railway and clevator companies what extra provision can bo mado to meot tho emorgoncy. Tho pubjoined roports fromtho norihern portion of Town mny bo taken as an indox of the product of tho wholo Btato: Special Dispatehes to The Chicago Tribune, Bramstown, Aug. 8.—Darloy ull ent and stacked. Bomo picces woroe blown down by storms, The grain is a littlo slirunk. Wheat is about half cut, and is shocked about ns fast s cut. Insomo ploces tho berry is a little shrunl, but it is now evidont that tho erop will be a fair nvflrngu;] Onts good and hoavy. Oorn heavy 0 3 . Nzgf\:u, Aug. 8.~Wheat and small grain about hore is beitor qualily and more sbundant thinn last yoar, Harvest moro than half through with. Cora crop good, but not extrn so, Quanny, Aug. 8.~Bmall grain most all har- vnsicd. Qunnficy fair, quality good. Corn looks woll. Monroun, Aug. 8,.—Harvest i Yruuy well ad- vanced. Whent 1s very good ; will averago about 16 bushols per scro. Othor small grain first- rato, Corn is backward, but will be a fair orop with favorablo weather. 3 C'axa, Aug, 8.—Heavy crop of whont, onts, ond barloy, and corn fair, Wenthor fina, NEevapa, Aug, 8.—Wheat hinrvested ; not good ; o lalf crop. Oats good. Corn, three-fourths crop. CAro, Aug. 8.—Wheat, hal$ crop; oats good; ‘barloy, half orop ; flax good; corp, half orop, so tho farmers say. Brate OrNTIE, Aug. 8.—Early wheat blightod badly; late wheat will averago about 16 bushols perdero, Oats and barley good. Corn will bo good; big crop with n favorablo fall. ) MansnArt, Aug, 8.—Wheat turning out bettor {han oxpoctod. Eun ity good; average in quan- tity., Basloy poor; light yiold; park will nob grado over No. 8, Corn—prospects of carly planted good ; late poor, Not moro than half 08 many acres ag Inat yoar, Oats g Berrnan, Aug. 8.—Whoat will go about 20 ‘Dbusliols por ncra ; oats GO, Crpan Rarivs, Aug. 8.—Small graina and corn ood. 8 Mr. VenvoN, Aug. 8.—Wheat about twenty ‘bushola per acro. Oats fifty. Prospocts fuir for a good crop of corn, Lispox, Ang. 8.—Whoat and oats good. good, if favorablo woathor. » TirroN, Aug, B.—~Tho crop of small grain in £his vicinity will bo ovor an avornge. Tho prou- pect is fair for an averago corn crop. STANwooD, Aug. 8.—Whoat lnrvestod and good. Oats good. Barley poor. Corn good. Cranencr, Aug. 8.—Whent all cub; will bo ehrunk to about lialf o crop. Onts poor ; struck with black rust. DBarley, poor quality, and will o o light yiold. Corn 1s gufforing for rain, aud unloss wo got rain goon will not bo half o crop. Corn TLounox, Aug. 8,—All small grain good. Corn crop will bo big. WuEATIAND, Aug. 8.—Barley poor. Whoat good. Oats fivat-rato, Tair prospect for corn. DeWirT, Aug. 8.—Wheat moro than an avor- ago, both in quality and quautity. Oats stand light, but quality good; half crop. Barley an averego erop, but qualit; ct{ NOOT; orop me- cured, Corn suffering from drought. Axadiosa, Aug. 8.—Hurvosting is in full blast, Wheat is yieldiug splondidly. Oats and corn doing nicely. Law Moor, Ang. 8.—Darloy ball o crop. Oats good. Whent vary good. Farmors well pleasod. Corn looks well. ~ Al small grain har~ veutod ; nbout half stackod. Cnersea, Aug. 8.—Whent scabbed ; nvornge 13 bushels per facre. Oats voery honvy. Bar- lu{3 enid to bo good, Corn wants rain. eLLe PLAIN, Aug. 8.—Prospect for a large crop of wheat, of good quality. An average crop of oats and barley. Corn backward if {rost dags not como too eorly ; will have an average orop, but not ko Inrgo s lnst yenr. ‘WoopBINE, Ang. 8.—Wheat about harvested. As a general thing, good. Ixpect more than an average. Othor small grains good. Corn bids fair for an_ovorwhelming crop. Tho grasshop- pors came in millions, and did much damage. Loaax, Aug. 8,—Whoant good, Most all cut. Will averago 18 bushels per acro. Oats hoavy. Corn splendid, = 5 ount VALLey, Aug. 8.—Think wheat in this county will avorage about 14 bushels per acro; large smount sown. The corn crop is vory hioavy. CouxciL Brurrs, Aug. 8.—Harveating is noar- Iy ovor. A fair yield of whoat, ozts, and barley 18 expected. Corn is looking vory fino. Duyear, Aug, 8,—Whoat und other smallgrain little moro than an averago. Corn good at first, but the grasshoppors dostroyed it. DowviLLg, Aug. 8,—Whent crop vory fine; av- erago, twonty-five bushoels peracro, All cut and shooked without rain, Barloy uearlya total fail- wre. All blightod. ARoADIA, Aug. 8,—Wheat and oats all in shook. All crops aro A No. 1. ‘Wesr Sz, Aug, 8.—Evorything about the avorage. DexisoN, Aug. 8,~Waather favorablo for har- vost. Largo bulk of whont cut, Excollontyiold. Oats and corn good, CannoLr, Aung. Crops of all kind in good condition and looking nice. Hnrvest progross- i"f‘ sud will bo nearly through this weok. Whoat s & good crop this yoar, HonaxroN, Aug. 8.—Wheat {s botter than was oxpectod at ' the commoncowmont of harvest, nob boing damagod ns bad by scab as was thought. Othor amnil grain good. Corn looka well. GrippeN, Aug. 8,—Whoat about half cat, Bmooth wheat badly blighted. Tarmors do not count on moro than half-crop. Other kinds will o bettor. Oats fair crop, but not cut yot, New JerrersoN, Aug. 8,—Wheat and cats nro ahenyy crop. Bost quality and i'iald of wheat for five yonrs, Corn i4 vory promiging, Oapex, Aug. 8—Wheoat nearly all cut. Proba- bly an averago crop of all kind of grain. Graxp JuncrioN, Aug. 8.—Whoat is all har- vosted ; yiold o littlo above an nvoruge ; quality good, Oeto good, Corn promises woll, Deraan, Aug, 8,—Corn is looking woll. Wheat mud oats aro not aa good a8 wos oxpectod. ., Brvaxt, Aug. 8,—Darloy all ju sliocks or stackod. Wheat all cnt and shocked. Oats menrly all out. Barley is poor. Wheat and nntul obout tho averago crop. Corn looking ood. MAQUORETA, Aug, 8,—Wlhent nearly nll in the Stacking not «<ommenced. A fow flolds are blightod w little, fbut the orop will bo better than lust yoar's, 4 in good condition, and o m good crop, Corn is looking as woll as last [ [your st this time. -~ Monnouta, Aug, 8.~Wheat nearly cut, Abont thalf orop. Quality good. DBurley cut and tstacked, Oats look well, with s prospeot of {goad yield. Corn good, Cextne JunorioN, Aug, 8,—Farmors report {tho crop of smull graius to bo good. Whoat will jyicld at loust twenty bushels por mcro. Corn |promisoes A No. 1 crop. Ox8LOY, Au{;. 8,—Wheat crop, good yiold, ‘though somo blightod. Oatn good. COorn” vory good. Not muoh barloy raised horo. Lioxs, Aug. 8.—Tho condition of whoat Iy «good avorngo crop, twonty bushiols por acre. OAnlllu light. ~ Burley avernge crop, Corn doing woll, Spectal Dispatch to The Chfcago Tribune, Osuxosut, Wis,, Aug, 8.—Fho farmors of thls saotion aro now in tho midst of their wheat har- vest. Tho most of tho grain has boon cut and cousldorabla gholtored, Owing to tho backward, spring, whoat came on littlo Inter than usual, but accouuts from all parts of Northorn Wiscon- sin agreo thut tho ylold will Lo oonsiderablo nbovo tho average,” ‘The wonthor is all that larvostors could desire, though unloss we got rain soon tho dairying intorest will suffer, ny food ia drying up rapidiy. Br. Paun, Minn,, Aug. 8,—Ialf tho crops in Rook County, southwent cornor of tho Btato, woro dostroyod by grambioppers duning thirly- two hours' ending midunight the 8lst. Thoy cams from the Bouth, oxtonding noarly ncross tho county, In LaYorno and Bouvor Crock sot- tloments thoy fillod tho air and coyorod grain and vogetablos so that, nu far as could Lo wcon, tho conntty was o dull black color, not one greon blado visible. A heavy rain with strong wind atofmml tho dovaatation, and carriod tho maln body northwostward. Tirab sown whoot in little injured. Lnto sown whont and onts nro nently all talion, Corn_{o sirippod of its lonvos, nni vines aud vogotablos nro much injured, Around LaVorno notmoro than ono-fourth tho grain s loft for linrvout., Tho {msuho pors aro htill Fu&nemnu, but it {s to bohoped that their worst s done, “SAUCE FOR THE GANDER.” A COharactoristic Letter from Tronss urer Spinnor to o Mutilntor of Legal ‘Tendor Notons ‘Wasuinaton, Aug. 8.—Gon. Spinner has ad- drossed tho following lottor to tho Cashier of o Now England bank : ‘Tneasuny oF THR URITED STATRS, WASIHINGTON, Aug, 7. } Bin: Yonr Jottor of tho 1st inat. waa recoivod yestor~ dlny l:f the Adams Expresa Gompany, Thero camo in~ closed, o tiieroin etatod, two United Statcs lopal tenden notes, 'ono of tho donominntion of $300 and fho otlior $100, Both theoo noten aro outirely now, having nover avou boon foldod, and aro porfectiy clear, befng withi- out apot or npeck. For somo bnd purpose, probably s fraudulent ong, with a view to tho raluing of othor {United Statos nolos of smallor denominations to tho staturo of theso, moro than ono-tenth of oach liss boen . relssored out witl & clenn cut, Undor tho okl requla- tlonw of the Troasury Deparlmant, which oxlatod for moro thou fen yeats,, fheso w0 motoa could havo Deen rodeemed for only nine-tonths of thiolr faco value, Blxty dollars would, undor tho old, rulos, have boon deditctod for mutilationn. ‘Theso rulss, unfortunately for the Governmeut, Lava boon latoly modified, so that ‘this ponolly coutiot bo enforcod, Undor. this moro than genorous modification, you claim to bovo returnod to you Uniled ‘Blates motes of liko douominntions, undor Governmont contract o the oxponsa of tho United Statos, The cliarga to tho Govornmont by tho Expross Company for thelr trans- portation boti waga would e $120. o tho dog.dsyu, ‘considor thin request docldedly cool, Tirst, you of your cliont witlfully mutllato clean,now notes,and thon You uak tho Goverumont not only o replaco thom with ‘ther now, unmutilated notes, to bo in thelr turn, for aught I lnjow, mutilated and roturned with o 1iko ro- quoat for oflior now notes, but to pay tho exponso ond run (ho risk of iramsporlation both ways, Tuis, to my mind, 5 pling it on proily .stcop, Yon not only bura with o hob irom, but ok tho burnod omo to pay for heating 1tho pokor, ~If you will turn to fho Gth soction of tho Nntlona! Banking law, sou will ind that i€ any porson .had troated any two of your bsnk nolos in tho way thoao two Unitod Biates notos havo beon treated, you could zocover by action, fo any court having jurladio- - tion, %50 for ench of mutilations, Now, what 1s sauco for the goode in pauco for.tho gander. Ought not tho erpotrators of theso mutilations bo mado to respond 11 liko mannc? Under tho clroumatauees, It has been - conglitded that tho notes ehall'bo retsined 4t any rato until tho pleces tint wors it out of thom shall bo ro- turnod to this offlco, and until the apparent fraudu- Iont or malicions mutilation shinll hava boon eatisfacto- rily oxplained to tho Dopartmont, Very respectfully youra, " T, SPINNER, Troasurar of United Btates, WEATHER AND WATER. War Dopartment Weathor IXoport, LOOAL OBSERVATION. Onioaao, Aug, 8, 1873, = H 5;‘3 g 23] § Hour af ob- 233 pivection and|SE scrvation. i §(5|foree o wind,| 32 ? I 2§ 3 §k 55 ¢ ki I: : =) H 7085 N., gontlo, ;.27 Oloudy, 72 80|N. L., gontlo. Gloud: B[N, £ i 70,861 N, 60} 76{N, 00]75]N. Blazimum thormomotcr, 75 Minimum thermomotor, 65. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Ouicadu, Aug, 8—10:18 p, m, iation, liar.\Thr| _ Wind, ‘Jtain| Weather. Buffalo.....[00.04 G1|N,, fresh, |.....|Fair, Ualro... 20.09] 7i(8., light. . ‘Clioyonn 12| 08|Calm, F: Qhicago. 0] o Cincinnat 08 Clovoland 05 Daveuport . 72|Calm, 615, gentlo, 4N, fresh, G0N, freah, 89 Cn'l‘m Donvor..... mmgt. . 10,024 30,05 20,71 8§2(3, ., gentle, 7018, gentle, 681S.'E,, gentlo, 63N, gontlo, 7B|C: |Fuir, TRODABILITIES, ‘Wasitaron, Aug. 8.—For tho Northwest, and thenco to Mistouri, low barometer, sonthorly wiuds, high tompofature, and cloudy weathor will provail, with occnsional rain. For the Uppor Lakos, variablo southeastorly and northerly winds, increasing cloudy and warm weathor to- morrow, with falling baromoter. From tho Ohio Valloy to Tonnesses, sonthoastorly winds, warm, and partly clondy weathor, with " local storms. For the Gulf B8tates, southerly winds, partly cloudy weathor, high ~_ tempern- turo, #hd -~ local storms, For tho South Atlautic Btates, southosstorly winds, falling bavomotor, warm and genorally cloar weathor, For the lowor lakes and Middlo Btates rising baromoter, lower tomporaturo, wosterly windd, occasion Tain, and gonorally clonxing woathor. For New England, northwestorly winds, lowor tomporature, and gonorally clear woather. STAGE OF WATER, Daily roport of tho stago of wator, with f’.}%‘j’“" in the 24 hours ending 3 p. m., Aug. 8, pEm— onANGES, FATES Rise. Tall, PN TR TR AT (O Tin, 11 {t, 10 in.| seneseer 1in, . KAUFSIAN, Obsorver, Ttoom 78 Mo jor Block, Chicago, Cincinnati Annual Exhibition. CiNoINNATL, Aug. B,—Consigumonts of pice tures and othor works of art havoe roached tho Custom-Houso here this weol from London, Porig, ond Dusseldorf intended for tho A\"v- ronching Cincinnati Industrinl Exposition, It s now cortain that this Art Departmont will far surpass auy of ite provious efforts. Besides liboral Buropean contributions, the first artists of this country and promiuent srt dealors of New Yorls, Boston, Ihiladelphia, and Baltimoro havo agroed to ehow their bost pictures, Besides, the private gallorios of thoso cities will alsomake liberal contributions, Spneo for 400 fino engrav- ings has alroady boen socurod. —_——— A Valuable Manuscript Lost. PonrLAND, Mo., Aug. 8,—I'he inanuscript book roported burned in Dr, Woode' library at Bruns- ‘wick was o copy of tho famous Hokluyt manu- soript, long supposed to Lo loat, but discovercd by Dr. Woods, in 1869, in tho library of Bir homnua Phillips. This Dr, Woods_Wwas ~propar- ing for publication by tho Maino Historical Soa clety, nnd 1ty appoarance was watchod for with extromo intoreat by scholars horoand in Em‘oan, o4t gives dotnila of the earliost English sottlo~ monts in Amorica, and shows them to have boen on tho const of Maino, Woods' comments on it 1ind consumed four yonrs of labor, but it is not impoeiblo to replaco it. —— Ionorably Acqnitteds Louvmvinue, Ky, Ang, 8.—Tho wifo of Cna- slus Olaxton, living in Ilenry County, wag awakoued o fow nights sinco Dy a man named Tayno attompting to getin at o window, Mrg, Claxton seizod o pistol aud shot Paynae through tho head, inflicting o fatal wound, Mr. Oluxton has beeu tried awd honorably soquitted, —_—t T A Toroctous Dog. Burvorrony, Conn., Aug, 8.—While Officors Jounings nnd l[unrl.y were conversing last oven- ing, » DF owned by tho latter nltacked Jen- nings. Tho aunimal” was beaton off, whon ho Jumpod at his ownor, catching him by tho_necl und choal, and inificting fonrful and probably fatal wounds, —_— Drowned, Specfal Dispateh to The Chivage Tribune, InpianaroLis, Aug. 8.—An unlnown man, while bathing alouo to-day nt Broad Cnt, ono mila north of tho city, sank and drowned before nenistanco could renoh him, Ilis body has not yot beou racovored, —_—— Ocean Steamship Nowsds Tavenroor, Aug, 8.—Rtenmehips Russls, from Now Yorl, Atlns, from Boston, and Hibornlan, from Quoboe, have arrived ont, S e i Dbt IS Progross of the Philadolphin Onyss maun, , Aug. 8.—Oloud, tho Phila~ nased this olty, on route to 80 this aftornoon. Wneeva, W, Vs dolplia oarsman, No¥ Orleany, at QUINCY. Escapo of Prisonors==Ordinnncos Pass= el by tho Uity Council. Byectal Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, QuiNor, Ill, Aug. 8.—Anton Moyor and Georga Williams, two prisonora confined in thio County Jall,—tho firut for robbiug freight-cars on the Tolodo, Wabash & Wostern Railway, and tho other for o burglary committed at Colchiostor,— esonpod, lnst night, by cutting through tho coll- door and s heavily-barred window in tho outer wall, aud have thus far cluded pursuit. The prigonora woro awaiting trial at tho noxt term of tho court, ond, it {a thonght, were furnishod with tools by onteldo partios Imploated in tho frolght-car robhories. "Tho City Council Iast night passed an ordinanco gl’nlltlng to tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy tond tho right-of-way nlong tho laveo, to form & connoeation with tho Quinay, Alton & Bt. Louis Ttond. Tho Council nlso passed anow walor- works ordinance, and work will bo resumod nb ouco and complated boforo cold wenther sots fn. NEW YORK. New Yonx, Aug. 8.—Btoamors loaving this port for Europo during May, Juno, sud July, cnrried 18,688 cnbin pnesongors, anoxcess of 600 only over tho corresponding months in 1872, Cubans of this city aro proparing anothier ox- pedition to land arms nud nmmunition on Cubnsn g0il by the stoamer Virginius, It is said this is to bo tho largest ono yot attompted. 'Tho Bonitary Buperintondont roports finding, in o largo malt-houso in this oity, some 10,000 oasos of ton, tho corgo of tho ship Petersburg, which was wrocked oft tho Bormudns, This ton hns been submerged —sovoral months, snd was sonked with ealt water. Xt is now proposed to wash and dry this toa, mix it with othior tos, ahd thon put it upon tho mar- kot. Tho Buporlutendontadds: “ho endeavor of the ownors to propare this tos for tho markoet X considor n most bare-faced swindlo, and I re- spoctfully recommond that this matter bo rofor< rod to tho proper anthoritios, to have this fraud rovonted.” ~Tho Board of Henlth has accord- ugly prohibited tho salo of any dolotorious proparation from which drinke aro mado. Judgo Pratt heard tho m'%?ment to-day upon tho application of tho Tonth National Banls for & eromplory mandamus to compel the Comp- rollor topny tho bank 242,679 for advauces made to tho Commissionors of the County Court- Houso, Daoision resorved. & Tho Coroner’s jury 1n tho case of Gargan, who ‘waa found murdered at tho corner of Spring and Groono streots, rondored o vordict that ho' was killed by Jorry Fallor and Charles Coburn, Tho Inttor was committed to tho Tombs, The polico aro in goarch of the formor. FIRES. A 85,000,000 Confingration in London weLargeo Distillory Burned in Boston, LoxpoN, Aug. 8.—A largo rico-mill at Btopnoy, o suburb of London, has been burned, Tho loss is ©5,000,000. Bostox, Aug, 8.—An old distillory building on Princo streot was burned this morning. The loss iu R056,000 ; insurances $05,000—5,000 in tho Amoerica, of Pittsburgh, Accidentally Shot. Lrrrie Rock, Ark., Aug, 8.—R. D. Wilson, a prominent citizen of Now Orloanu, was nccidont- ally whob aud kille a6 tho 110k #pringa yostor- ay. —_— Adjournment of the Ohto Constitu= tional Conventions CovLvmus, Ohio, Aug. 8.—The Conatitutional Convention adjourned this morniug, to ronssom- blo in Cincinnati on tho 2d of Decombor, —_—— WEWS PARAGRAPHS, Valuation of Worcestor, Mass. : $47,146,584, —The now City Direclory of Springtlold, Masu., conlains 10,083 names, and indicates o population of about 40,000. ~—The Supreme Cowt of Errors, in Conneeti- cut, has npmer!nLnly been called upon to con- sider o case of intoxication. —St. Panl hndw't any balloon, but it lot & man down from the fourth-story without ono, and ac- complishod tho samo ond. —I'he LaCrosse .Lreasury got short of funds iho other day, aud the officers * pulled ” the un- fortunato women of tho town, togothor with tho koepors of tho bagoios, the wholg notting 3336, —It is stoted that sinco tho recoinage of light gold coing at_the Mints, somo 840,000,000 have beon rocoined, at alosa to tho Government of nearly & quarter of & million dollara. —The wheat crop of this (Boons) County will vary grently, somo piocos whick tlio bugs have attacked not boiug worth fhio outting wiilo others turn out a fine crop of {wenty bushels nng upwards per acro.~—Delvidere (Ill.) Stand- ard. —A farmer's wife, noar Lisbon, Iowa, succoss- fully rid tho stablo of chicken liva by solting firo to a littlo straw. 1er husband saved a quantity of wheat, in a fleld adjoining the stable, but lost about a dozen stacks, ~—1Ib is snid that 4,000,000 pounds of salmon have been caught on the Columbia River during tho prosent summer. Seven companios ro em= ployed in tho business, made up mostly of Sac- ramento and Yolo fishermen, —An oxchange has an article headed ¢ What is o Wontorn Man ?” A Wostern man is n man who has onough y'east in him to “raise ” tho douco, and s enough Wost in him to keop it up, —ZLaCrosss Democrat. —Not until tho 20th can men logally hunt for rairio-chickons in Wisconsin, “Skanks may unt for them at any timeo. As the skunks gen- erally hunt while tho chickeus aro young, thoy find more than tho mon do,—that is, 1f thoy find any.— Waupun Times. —Tho Black River Folls (Wis.) Banner states that, on account of tho hot weathor a short timo ngo, tho eranborry-crop will not bo very honyy iu that vicinity, Tho hot sunshine blasted tho blossoms in rome localitios, —T'he Ban Prancisco Bulletin snya of thomoth- or of o lliputian baby in that city, just leased to ashowmnan : ‘“ Mrs, Orlanio i very fond of her littlo girl, Indeed, such is tho strongth of lier maternal feelings that nothing but a financinl _egx‘x]::‘i\lomuan could induce hor to part with the ohila. —A Livorpool (England) lawyor is in & montal snarl, produced Dy thoe facls of a divorce cnso which ho is conducting. His cliont, n Swedo, married_au_ English woman in Germeny and wont to livein England. Tho woman has now run off with o Russian, and tho olopers are now rosiding in Italy. Thomixturoof natious is now crazing that solicitor, —Tho worst of Minnesota's pests is at last nmou§ us, and clouds on clouds of grasshoppers oro oll around us; tho air s filled” with thewm, and tho enrth is coverod with thom, It fs im- possiblo to describo the injury thoy sro doing to crops, ‘L'lhio only word wo have yet heard that approximates to tho extont of this infliction was repeatod to us lnut night,—awful.—Rock County (Afinn.) Herald, —1It {s rumorod in Ohicago that the Chicago & Northwostorn ailrosd hag leated the Chicago & Tows Romd of Mr. HMiuckley, If this rumor proves truo, tho through trains from Dubuquo to Chicngo.vin Illinois Centrnl, Chicogo & Iowa, and Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy will not run by that route, loaving the Northwestornin pos- session of tho only through line from Chicago to Dubuque, vin Clinton, unless the Iilinois Con- tral will run a through trnin vin Mondots. At presont the rumor lacks confirmation,—ZI'reeport (L) Jowrnal, 3 —DPhinons Bean and JudithSnow, of Salisbury, N. IL,, woro married in 1770, Thoy had twelye children, winding up with twiny,” Tho touth, now 81 years_old, resides in Fishorville, His namo iy # O Isrnel.” o is o vory clear, bright old gontloman, Ilia grandmolher, the wifo of Joshua Snow, was o celobrated midwifo during tho Rovolution, and it was sho who, whon sho taok Daniol Webstor; at his birth, info hor arme oxclaimed, “I toll you this is a wonderful child.” Jler husband wad out in tho servieo alt tho soyen years. It was tho grandmother that gavo thoe name, insisting upon the O, —The Durlington (Wis,) Republican lonrns of o sud aceldont that ocourrod to a little 4 yoar old non of Lhomns Luncaster, of Argyle, 'Tho child wont into tho graiu, and when tho reapor camo along was just near enongh to bo aaught by (he sickle, but unsson by his hrother who was drive ing. Ono log was cut entirely off und tho other wan cut entivoly through tho bono, und only Tnng hiy » pieco of kin on tho baok, and was am- putated, —“Tho Grasshoppor Btoamer" [s one namo tvon to Amog' boat ut Northiield, Minn,, which s propelled by gotting polea oporated by stoam, and ig degigucd for eanu! navigation, Tho ides orlginatod, suys the Standard, with (len. Adel- Lort Amon, of Missiesippi, and not with his fathe or, Capt, Amen, of Northilold, ‘The plan works .nlccl{ on Cannon Rivor, aud bids fair to prove n golution of tho problem as to tho use of steam in cannl navigation, In compliment to the in~ vontor's fathor-in-law, and with quroprlnm rof- orenco to hia "{muhlug" ways, the ornft is for- maly natnod * Do Tiutlor."—#, Paul Dispatch, —Mr. Anthony Jonoes haa boon appolnted en- gincor to mako'tho nocossary surveys ond pro- aro plavs and speoifications forthe new rallrond Erldgo acrous tho Misslusippl at LaOrosuo, Wi, A contract has been mada with the Iridgo Com oy by the Recelver of the Southorn Minnesota toad, and approved by the United Btatos Dly« | irlot Court, by which tho toll on tho Company's froight is fixed at 81 conts per 100 pounda. ‘Whon the tonnngo oxceedn 11,000 tons por yoar paaning ovér the bridge, tho foll Is tobo grad- ually roducoed until 600,000 tonn pass in ono yoar, Whon (ho tofl 14 to o ‘fixed aé 1 couta por 100 pounds. By this contract the Dridge Company agroon to bogin work in threo months, and com- utnm!hu bridge by May 1, 1874.—Dubugue lerald. THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. Oongross to Bo Potitioned to Au re ize n Nntionnl Public Rallrond from tho Motropolis to Chicngo,. From the New York Herald, Aug. 1. As tho rondors of tho MHerald slready know, tho morchants of Now York have taken stops towards effocting n pormanent organization for tho purposo of go-operating with tho Farmors' Ausociations ot tho West i socuring speedy ro- Liof fromtho emba:fuesments to commerconriaing from [nsuflicient transpotation faoilities, Tho shippors of Uhicngo nro ovon more excitod ovor tho aubject than the Now York morchants, and, in canvassing the moans for cytablishing o lmmmnnnt roformation in the carrying trado of he couniry, they ara quite in advauce of thoir ocorrospondonts horo. Various methods for go= ouring tho ono gront desidoratura have beon dls- ousged, but until now no_project lina Loen put into dofinito shapo, Doldiz will be found tho toxt of o momorial to bo submit- ted to Congross at_ tho next scosion. 1t is bolng largoly.signed by the heavy morcan- tilo firmss of Now York and Chicago. - Whothor the plan which it prosents shall moot with favor at Washington or not, will dopond upoun the man- ifestation of public opinion nt large upon it, ponding the introduction of & bill in fiongrosu to ennotion tho schome. Politicians will do woll to stndy this vholo subjoct thoroughly, and thon refraln from offer- ing'any opinion - thersupon whatevor until tho opulat voico ghall hayvo informed them unorr- gly which way tho rising gyind will blow 3 TIIR AEROMANTA TO CONGRESH, To the Senale and Liouse of Répresentatives of the United Slates : Wo, tho underslgned, citizons of the soveral Slatea nnmne"afilnw, ‘would moat respectfully prosent this memordal$ During tho wintor montha for yoars past therd has ‘beon o procsing want of increased trausportation fa- cilities from thio Weat to the seaboard, Tho rallrond companioa have Leen unablo to xocolvo and transport sll tho proporty offored them, ond thelr inobility lo ‘meot the domands upon thom' for transportation’ hae inducod them {o oxact largoly incressed ratos® of " froighi with resulta " nlike damaging to tho ngricultural, msnufacturing, snd busincss intorcais of tho entiro country., The immonso olovators and grain warchquses of Ohicago hiave boon fin_mid-winter) filled to ovorflowing, compelling them pastially to muspoud businces, g0 ‘that tho railronds ingiug grain from the West to Clicago havo boon un- ablo tonnload tholr cars, and, consequontly, thoyhave ‘been nhrl:&mi to refuse transportation to their patrons, Tho warehouses in the country bocoming full, farmers have, in many jnstanced, boen nnablo to ind a market for thelr o, Tl wintar frglght ombargo lina also smvnnw tho Western mrk-p{ ers and_provislon lealora from realizing on millions of dollars" worth of property wanted: in European mar- kote, Tho impossibility of Auipping sald prop- orly when roady for markot lss resulted in ssvoro enoy in monoy mattony, deranging nnd damaging Lusincss, and causing financlal embarrassment, Wo would, '8lso, rospectfully romind your honorablo ‘bodios of tho rapid increaso of Y:[\llhllou and of tho agrioulturnl growth oud industrial puraulta of tho vast territory (more than 00,000 dquaro miles) botween Takes Michigan and Suporior aud the weatern bound- ary lino of Nobraska, which, to a very great oxtent, i tributary to Ohicago in all busiutss mattors, and {hrough which city tho major portion of tho surplug roducts of that soction of tho country muet pass dur- ng tho season of auspended navigation of tho lakes aud rivers to roach tho great markets of the Atlantlo Btates and Europe. o have obsorved Jith ploweuro tho sovoral “propositions, for en- larged nnd ndditional wator facilltics botweon the East and Weat, to mutually beuefit {ho producers and connumors of our prodiico. But waare convinced that water routes slone, howover improved and on- lorged, wiil not fully'anewer tho purposo denfred, Enmclnll{ in thia northern Iatitude, whero lako, river, and canal navigation d» sunponded for more than ono- third of {ho year, which turna tho entiro trausit busi. nesa on Lo tlio prosont railrond Hues, greatly overtnx- ing tholr rolling stock ot winter rates of frelght, tho offcot of which, a3 ling been shown, {8 to check grain shipments to tho Last, theroby filling the immenso grain wurchouscs in Lako !\llchll_F:lll ports, at long storago ratcs, with grain ot low prices, Tho farmners who “can lold thelr corn crop until the nost spring can storo it at komo for tho bolter rates at tho opoulug of nuvigation ; but thoso who cannot do 80 must often sacrifics tholr bost intorosts to meot gurrent expeuses wnd uosnionty; whily at tho emo time, tho consmner at tho East s obliged to pay prices aut of proportion with thon recolvad by the producer, becauso tho presont facilities for trausporling proporty st inndequato (o movo, all that fa prossing forvazd, ond likowlso insufiicient to movo the quantity dot manded by the East, What wa need and must havo, ne 1t appeara to us, o afford propor relief to nll inteceste, 188 doubls trick ratlroad Letween Ohicago and New York, to bo worked exclusively in the tonnago buslness, at slow speed and chcap raten, 'This rond, worked ot about sovon milos to the hour, would tarry from Ohicngo to New York ovory year a fonnago equal to 450,000,000 bushols of wheat nnd roturn o8 many fousto Chicago, In caso Cougress 16 not preparad to order the consfruc- tlou of such a highwuy as a national publio work, wo Lumbly pray your honorable bodios to grant o charter for tho counstruction of such a road, with judiclous oud proper restrlotions a8 to capltal btock, toll-rates spoad of fraus, and impartiality in tho recoption ou tranaportation of fraight, In tho judgment of your potitionora eald charter should require tho Company (to whom it may bo granted) to socaivaad trasport over i lino, with Toasonablo dispatch and at prescribed moximum and uniform rates of all cars (whethor loaded or umpty& corresponding In gauge and construction with its own, or of " cortain specifiod standard of construction, Tho chartor, als 1o require of the Company complete and full rw}mn billty in the care and delivery of all property which it rocelvos, Tho charter, lao, to Tequire tho Company tomake sunusl reports to' the Sceretary of tho Ine torfor of all ils operations, including datalled stato- maonts of fts capital stock En‘d in, ita roceipto and ox- penditnres, and_such other information a8 moy be Tequired bg the said Becrotary of tho In- torfor; and tiat tho Government, by order of tho snid Becrotary or Dby vyoto of Con- g, to havo nt suy timo the right fo invostigato oll {ho nffnirs of sald Company, for tho pur- poso of verlfylng sald roports or for othor purposcs, In tho eatabilshmont; of ratos of toll for truusportation, tho Company should bo allowed to exact only 80 much s will, in tlo judgmeont of it managers, npproved by tho Becretary of tho Interior, produce a not rovenue of not exccoding 12 per cent per annum on tho actual cost of tho road and squipment, and no dlvidends to ‘o made oxceoding 13 por cent ‘por sunum, any Aure plus carniugs over tho amount so dlvided boing care Tied to surplus nccount to bo applied to futuro iyl dends, produciog corresponding abatoments in. tho o Tates, And your petitioners will over pray, ete. e Eiow She Hecnme Green. Mr, Groon was o good looking man, very— ho dressed woll—was well poatod up In mattora of business, and bad tho roputation of boiug & gmart man, But Mr, Grosn had Hved thirty anrs without s wifo, It wasu't his fault, for o was fond of the socioty of the fairer sox ; owned o fino house, which ho ronted for his board, and thoro wero plonty of marriageable ladios'in tho villago, How happoned it, thon, that Mr. Green re- muined in o stato of singlo Dblessodness? Want of courage. Mr, Green was a coward among the Indies, 'L'ruo, Lo could pick, up a Iady’s hand- korchiof, hold ulein of yarn, or give lis arm in the politest mauner to escort a Indy from church. Tio hind seen at lonst o half dozon women Lo would have married, or who would have married him; but ho noyer could muster sufticiout cour- ngc: o ask cithor of thom whotlior sho would or not. Ono ovoning ho was visiting at tho window Bmitl’'s—Widow Bmith—not_twenty-six yeara had flown over bor head, and yet slhe had boon o widow throo yearn, and had lonfi Xut oft. hor widow's woods, Sho was protty, bnd placed Lor only child besido her husband in the grave-yard, and ui;;hufl for & companion ; sud many o time Tud sho romarked to her frionds sho wondored why Mr. Greon did not got marriod, o was an occasional caller at horhouro, and would havoe marrled hor at au hour's notica. Dut sho did iml lmow it. 1To had nover whispered to herof ovo, 1lo conld talk about tho cropa—the growth of the villago—the industry of the youug men, and all other muttors which tho widow did nol cnre to hear about, but the *ona thing" which would havo struck hor our s tho sweotost of sonnds, ho never montionoed. On the evening in quostion, tho widow waa oxconpively annoyed by hor domestics. Ilardly was Ar, Gronhn‘flnu:led when Bridget mado hor appenranco at tho dvor, Tl Mrs, Binith, it it rlnzo you," said the domos- tio, © will you look iuta the hitohon for s min- ute " Bearcoly had Mys, 8mith roturned, when the bushy hord of Johm, the hirod man, was thrust into the door, with *3ra, Bith,” 1 “ How I bato tho namo of Smith!" ssid tho Iady. ‘yMr. Ciroon's oyos dilated for a moment—ho opered hiv mouth and exclalmed in hurriod ac- conta: Dnke it Groon, ma'am—malo it Green!” And in lors than a month there was no 4 Widow Bmith" In our villago. g A Ornel Ornamont. A now and oruol invontion at Long Branoh {s the intrduction of living butterfios futo tho conter-pleocs of flowors, whichusnally adorn tho middio of tho tablo ab the fashlonuble dionor and supper partios, Tho poor inseols aro fast- onod by o fino wiro, whioh is passed through their bodies, aud conceniod among the flowers, Tho convuletye quiver of the expanded wings, aa the tortured buttorfly struggles inita dying goules, i mupposed to reprosout charmingly l tho gracoful wave of iho samo abovo some frouhly-opened flower, — The 8hah and the Venue of Milo. ‘Wheon tho Shan visited the Louvro ho had an arm-obinir placod boforo tho Vonus of Milo, and fwhon Lo was noatod,” writos & corrospondont, “{hio podoatal on which 8he stands was made to rovolve on n pivat, thus ruv|9nlln¥ to tho Paralan monarch hor overy boauly," 1iis orliicisrn re- vonlod tho connolggour, not only in soulpture but in women. DEATHS. “FRIARTRTndner Ty som of M. Yy, a0l A. W, Frhabiy, ez 13 Vonrs, ilod on {ho Oy T, & Q. 1t K, Aug. ' Funoral sorsico at tho rosidoneo, Sunday, Aog. 10, at 9 D, m.. Frionds of tho family aro invitod. ‘Aug. 7, Allog Tat, youngost daughe 4 1ata Ponina W, Doss. 10 8. m., Haturday, Aug. 9, from 24 Dissol. #t., noor Qontro-at. TYAN— At lior ronldanco, Tharsday, Aug. 7, at 3p. g, Gathorino, wifo'of omas Hiyan, of consumption, alibral &“t"fl"' ‘Aug. 0, by oars to Oalvary Ucmotery [ gou:{nnéllnfill papors ploato capy. i —On tho 6ih [nst., t twin on o W n TN Ae Wbt e ioh S o aths snd 13 dager WILDF~On tho Bl fnat., st Bouth 8 p. m., at 200 Pooria-st., 0 Fonrat., clty, "Wl Bivgen Wilds, wifo af Josoph fonra. Notloo will b {fivah when tnoral takos plasa. , Wha., Daners plosta copye” »- BMALL—Tho funoral of “ndh A. Bmall will take place 1 his late 3 g * PR (i, Toasy G4F AUCTION SALES. Dy ELISON & FOSTER. VALUABLE BUSINESS PROPERTY, Cottage Grove & Egan-avs, AT ATCTION, Mouday Afternoon, Aug. 11, at 3 ok, Omn the Promises. Betng fnh-Lots No. 1 and 3, of Lot 43, Ell . 110ms Tt Mo by B30 Lotk Wit howe o baces ot N 3, LOXIS8 foot to'nlley, ‘Thoso lota aro situated on ot foot novth of Kgan-av., feonting oast, and A N R e K A g on dalivery of dobd B7.000 05 i 504 cud s o5 daltvucy of douc, 830 Oer §y badsens fo ) £ 3o 8 roat. Tltlopofoct. - Aha 2o will bo Taraighel v Biea aud h lot, B . L] BD";(G;EYO"BTEI:}?I‘I‘:S}):‘:Gm - CEOICE SOUTH SIDE ReSIdBIcs Proger AT AUCTION, 0On Monday Afternoon, Aug.11, AT 4 0’OLOCK, OIN TEE CGGROUND. 1 Lot frontlog wost on Langley-av., boing Lot No, 4 izt 8ub, 18 and 16, in Block 1, in Cleavorville Add., 45160 fuot to a 25-foot alloy. 3 Lota fronting on Oakwood-av. Boularard, bolng in Lot 8, in Bluck 3, iu Oleavervillo Add., 28 feot oack by 175 foot doop. 3 Lots fronting north on Unlonav., bulng in Lot 6, in .l;lcck 6, in Oleaversillo Add., 38 feot each by 180 feot o0p, 3 Lots fronting north on Unionav., belog in Lot 19, in Block 6, in Cleavorvlllo Add., 28 foot each by 180 foot deop. G Lota fronting south on Unlon-av., betng in Lots 12 and 13, in Block 3, In Oleavorvillo Add., 27 foot cach by 160 fuot doop, moro or loss. G Lota frouting south on Forts-first-st., belng In Lots 18 aud 11, in Blook 6, in Cloavervilta Add., 25 and &7 fook each by 175 foot deep. 3 Lota fronting south on Forly-firat-st,, boing in Yot b, in Block 5, Oleavorvlllo Add., 26 and 37 foot cach by 175 tant, dnop. 7 £ Lots, Nos, 17 and 18, oxeopt. cast 40 foot, in Block 8, Oloaversillo Add., 109 fcot on Unlon-av. by 1% food on Vincennos-: 3 Lots fronting on Johnson-place, being Lots Nos. 7, 8, and , In SBub, of Lot 28, in Hllis' East Add., 35 foot ©cach by 110 fost davp to 16-foot alloy. TERMS OF BALK— oaeh, balance {u1and 3 5oars, with 8 por cont intorost. Titlo porfact. Purchasor to assume all taxes and sssossmonts for 1873, A doposit of 10 por cent will bo required at timoe of salo. Abstract will be furnished for ozaminstion only. Halo will come menoe on Langloy-av. ELISON & FOSTER, Auctionoers. By DUNCANSON, DOWLING & % Auctfonsors, N. W. cor. l\;;nléf aod D ala., Washington, Valuable Suburban Property AT PUBLIC AUCTION. “Wo will soll at Pablio Auction, on TUESDAY, 26t da: { Augustnoxt, on tho promlecs, at & o'clock p.'m,, tha o Propotty, containing 65 aoros, on Rock Grock, olning Kalorama on tho wost, Georgotown on tho north, aud_ averlooking Oak Till domowr{, Washivgton factnan 0 Dl e se 1or% Sobiutcry of natlussi oous ullding lots, or for 3 comotory or Ratiot e, Bndl Dassossus. somo A (ko fitst viows i (ho Dis- ok, “Tho passago of tho I stroot ears rondors it accost. ind brings it in olow gontigulty o P stroot cirolo prosont, tho most improving part of Washington, ik Droporty Lias on it & Iargomansion, contalning 18 rooma, all Brodormimprororaontyand sonvouinoes: Brovadswel faid out, with aliolco frults, flowars, ovary & havit smoko-houso, ico-hotso, carriaga-houso, stabling, makas it fn ovory rospoot o first-olass rosidonco. ‘Uiero f & largo morchantmill, in good ordur, with tlio best and most improvad machinary, and a capacity of 140 barrol flour por day, with the whiolo water pawor of Itook Cre ‘Thoto i alvo s valuablu stono quarry, which has Locn, aud (o bo, workod to advnotage, This ontire proporty tho attontion of spoculstors. no-third cash; balanco 1and 3 years, 8 por ‘cont intorost, n}‘nbln somi-annually, whor fusthot Information laquiro of XVAN LYOXNS, 85 ater-st., Goorgotown, NUANSON, DOWLING & CO., “Austionzers, eons, &¢., BY GEO, P, GORE & CO., 88 & 70 Wabash-av. REGULAR SO0TH s_lgfsumn's SALE Household Furniture. Call and s0e our Large and Assorted Btock of FURNITURE, . Tibeary, Chiambor, and Kitchon Farnituro, Hnok Pt D oo S Gasoe, Oarpaio, Alirrare, og. ors' Plated Waro, Crookery, Glasswaro. AT 13 O'ULOOK, OPEN & TOP BUGGIES, Doublo and Singlo Hamessoss ATURDAY, August 9, a9 o'clook. o G0, PrEOME & B Anotionsers, 634nd 70 Wabaati-ar. SON & CO., malat. BY BRUSH, 41 Houth Extensivo_Sale of Now snd Sscond-hand Turnituro, Carpots, &o., BATURDAY, August 9, at 9:3 o, m. Parlor Sults, Aarblo-top Uhwinbir Bots, Mario-top Sldeboards, Llack Walnut Suts, Buroas, Bodstoads, Comodes, Centro snd jos, Olinlrs, Ofica 1Josks, Rhow Qasos, Mir- nos, Hofas, Laungos, Surlui Bods, Hair Snt~ ovkzid Palrlnrflllo‘!o:. Dintng-voom duit Kitehon . 3 s 3 s | G S A e S By TAYLOR & HARRISON. IMMENSE STOUK OF SECOND-HAND GOODS, nrvets, Platod Wara, Tieds aud oddiog, Finiiary hfi'\'f-fifi{-}bEfii’iw{fi&m).}?% o'elack" *Auctionoay, Iy 91 and & Soath Oanatsts MORTGAGE SALK AT AUOTION OF GROCERY STOCK & FIXTURES, th Canalat,, TIIS MORNING, at 9 A B o % AR RILON, Ao iniosrs 4 sl and & South Canalst. ~ By 0SGOOD & WILLIAMS, Woat 5ido Auction Joueo, 63 South Caual-at. (TION THIS MORNING, commenoing at 0330 a, UV g Fachu and-Oussmbwr Sots wud ordinsey Hassoterl Eurapes of al deseritisng, dnoluon Yol arpots, Bowin do. Also, 2 ho o ulkunifon n‘!unl. and uflf:ln. Hato' without ce- g Jam for arg0 consipuriouts, sorvo, o make Fe T W ILLIARY. Auctionosrs, B i = WM. A. BUT'TERS & CO., AUOTIONELRS, Balosrooms, Bowen's Blovk, 16 & 17 East Randolphist SALL_OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, put Farto, Parlor Orgsn, and Gonoral Mor. e, L an b hurday, August b, at % o'clock, ub 15 aad 17 Raudolobiats - .