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©Q TR CIMCAGO DATLY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST e r——————— 10, 1873. THE POTOMAC HORROR. Further Particulars of the Burning of the Steamer ' Wawasset, statements of the Captain and Pilot of the Boats Thirty Porsons Now Supposed to Havo Been Drowneds Twenty-one Bodies Already Recovered from the Water. New Yok, Aug. 9.—A specinl from Wash- ington says: Lho best information obtainablo *ghows tho number of lives lost by tho burning of tho stonmor Wawassot in probably not .over twonty-thveo, Thero s no wharf at Chattorton Toint, whoro tho stoanor wes burned, aud tho Innding Ia mado by tho use of small boats. Oneo of thoso was boing unshipped for this purposo whon tho ery of firo was heard, and tho flames came with such forco thiatn panio onsuod af onco. Tho passongers mado o rush for tho boat that was being loworod, erowding it full, whon the tackling broke or becamo uunhitchod, and all weor precipitated into tho river. ‘The torror-atricken .pasgongers Wore forcel by tho flamos to jump ovorboard, to whom Capt. Wood and his crow throw lifo-prosorvors, ealling upon thoso who woro struggling in tho water to ssye thom- golvon. 'Mhopeoploon tha shoro did all thoy could Lo nssist in saving 1ifo, but their means of rescuo woro vory unequal to tho terriblo ex- tromity. WastiNaTON, Aug, 9.—At half-pnst 4 o'clock this morniug, the stonmor National arrived hero from tho scono of tho burning stoamor Wawas- sot, baving on board ahout twenty-fivo survivors and eloven dead bodies. Tho bodies wero ro- cognizod as thoso of Mrs. Muso, who, it is ro- ported, bad threo childron with her, alllost § Mrs. Jutls Kelly, of Virginia; tho child of Jamos Jeod ; Mrs. Mathilda Walker, of Washington ¢ Miss Julinna Mills, and_four colored childron. Two ara yot unrecognized. > Captain Wood, Watson Wheoler, the clork, Mr, Mash, the ougincer, sud Mr, Reed, mato of tho stoamer Wawassot, arrived horo this moru- iug about 7 o'clock, on tho steamor Georgiana, Allof thiom wore moro or leas burned or injured, T'ho paseengors all ngrea that tho oflicors of the boat did thoir utmost to #nve lifo aud proporty, but so suddon and fierco way tho firo that scarco- 1y auything was saved. Tisore aro known to bo lost : y Pnisy Bandy, Juiis Koily, Bossio Lieed, Cordin Tobbs, Mra, Tsthor Grifin and_two children, Mra. Josoph IReed and threo childven, Goorgo Tibby (deck hand), tho chambermaid and sovon colored persons, Tn tho opinion of Capt. Woed, thero ava from ton to twelvo bodies undiscovered. In order to obtain thom, the Buperintendont of the Potomac Forry Company and others started down the Jiver this morning in the tug Lewis, provided svith grappling irons. i STATEMENT OF CAYT. WOOD, Capt. Wood makes tho following statomont coucorning tho dieastor; *Tho fire broke ont ol twenty minntes {mst 12, betweon 'Thorn's hut and Chaiterton. waa in the pilot houso nt tho time, Tho firoman told me the boat was on fira beloty, whon 1 immediately camo out and found thio lames Lad reachod to the hirvicane deck nlong tho walking-boam. T saw it was impossi- blo to got to tho lif -boats, which were on the aftor quartorson eschsido, tolower thom, althongh fuoy wero full of pavsongers, 1 throw water on tho sheel-ropes to keop tho steerngo all right, 5o T became sotistiod tiero was no hopo of sav- ing the vossol, aud the oul{x chauco to Eavo the passengers was to keep hor going. Tho boat renclied tho beach in abont twelve or thirteen minutes aftor tho alarm. Ju less than five min- aites nftor tho alarm was given the firo was in tho roar af tho pilot-house. “Ile ongino rofused, to swork about half » minute before tho boat struck tho shore, aud grounded in less thau fivo foot of wxter at the bow. I yomained on the hurricane- ZJack: until the flamos had burnt thio window-cur- {ains §n my room, and yoro issuing from the e~ Joon wingowa bolow. I then goton the forward- deck nnd did what I could to save the Daésengers. A gront many wero afraid to jump overhonrd unti} nssured "thom that they could fafely do 5o, Upun this neeuranco ono or two Tasdo tho lonp, ind_many othors, soeing tho water was shallow, followed, and were saved. It \ns with dificuity T checked them from jump-- jng over in Jarge_numbers and drowning cach other, Iam sntisfied that nearly ull the loss of lifo ocenrred at tho stern of the boat, the fiames forcing the paesengors to jump overboard or bo burnod. .llllfit beforo I left the boat I heard rs. ‘Taylor, of Alexandrin, erying for help from tho roar of the vossel. T saw hor hanging to tho aniddlo ehains, and sont u boat to her rescuo and tavod hor. T mm entisfied tho oxcitomeut caused unduo loss of lifo, and that overy pos- eengor was paved who jumped overhoard for- Wnrd, A grent many lives wero loat i tho lifer Tioats by being overcrowded befora the ‘Loat stop- ped. One of them wns crowded with colored pussengors, aud when sho was cut looko the btorn buigod out sud he was swamped. _About a dozen emall children were aboard, and 1 think sive or six wore lost. The firo caught in the hoid, The bont was very dry, and tho flnmos, “whor thoy resched the oiled machivory, sproad Jilto B sarch. At tho time of the accldont but fow of the ypssengers wore asleop, and nono wera in the stme.rooms, Tho boat Was valued at about 40,000, Misses Masbury, INCIDatrg, Capt. Wood docs not HHnE shat tho mumber lost will rench over thirly, John Reed stutcs that he was busy thruwing ovarbonrd somo niahB 0 tho women whon tho flnmen hroet u&) the gangway, forcing him to Gy Overboard, and ho swam ashore. 1lodays, 4o, thnt it was not above three minutes boforo oll communication was cut off botween tao bow « aind stern of the boat. Thera were abont twonty childron on board, exclusive of 117 rogistored parsongers, B Sovernl of the saved aro budly buraed, . Tiobert Naub, tho eugineer, was savad by s pou, the assistant engincer, who jamped ‘orer- board nnd swam nshore with his father. Capt. Wood wan considerably burned about tho ead. TIE INQUEST. A Coronor's inquost_wos Sold st Slownrt's whnrf, on the Potomne River, over tho bodies of thoxo Jost by tho burning of the Wawanset, and tho yerdiet rolioves tho olticors of tho bont from ull blamo. HODIES RECOVERED, All tho bodien bronght to this city this morn= ing from tho Wnwassot have boon rocognized sud removed to thoir former homes. STATEMENT OF 'THE PILOT. Tho pilot makes o statemont, in which he aays %o romained in tho pilot-houso untll the wheel- ropes broko and tho firo was coming into the priot-house, Ho thon swam ashora with two wvomen, then saved vix or cight passengors, and mado aseeond trip with & boaf, rorouing throe colored women aud childron, who wore havging to the dder, after which lo swam out agsin and made two tiusnccessfnl attompts to rerouo Oficor Noed'n wife. When ho roached tho stern of tho boat for tho lust timo, throe childron, two whito and. ono ¢olored, wore thore, whon hu tried o ot at, but tho flames . proventod him and thoy were burned. He then bLuiled oat tho hife-boat aud tuok nine dond_bodien Lo the whert, four whito and fivo colored, Somo idan may bo formed of tho excilomont provailing from the fact that of |hudfiflfl YLfo-preservors on bourd only Lwo were used, JONE BODIES NECOVETED, Tho bodien of threo ohildren wevo brought horo this ovoning. LIwelvo budies, uli colored, wero washed ashoro and burled to-dsy. Tho body nf n colored womnn wah rocovored by the mon engaged in gx'n[;) Ying, who will rosume Eheir Jubor to-morrow. o far, twenty-ono bodioy huve boon recovored, e Rarond Nows, Apecial Dispatoh (o The Chicugo Trlbune, TiLwaKEE, Aug. 9.—~Tho Northwestern Union Huilyond has decided to commenco run- ning passongor traing ovor tho Fond du Lno Air- Lino on tho 1t of Soptombor, It s undorutood that thoy havo found ground favorablo for tho ercetion of a largo olovator near tho hnrbor, A Inrge-elip will bo'ent up into the Third Ward to Lnrbor voswoli and boats loading and unlonding, and keep them froe from the wave undulations of n straight cut during tho perfods of storm, On ono side of tho canal” the elovator I8 to Lo .erocted, and on the other tho extousive froight- “houwo proporty of tho Compang. tho Diroctory of tho Atlantic & Taciflo Ralirosd com{mny,tmdny, Tliomns As Beolt wnn -olocted Droegldont ; Androw Yiorce, Jdr,, Vice-Prosidont and Gonoral Mnungor; and Gon. Clinton B, ¥ish, Tronsurer. John Idgar Thompaon Thothna A. Hoott, Alfred L. Dotinis, and David Bolombn, of tho Pennsylvanin Railway, woro choson Diroctors. ‘Llio olootlon of Heott to tho Presidoncy 18 snid to indicato an allinneo bo- tywoon the Thirty-socond nnd Chirly-fifth Fru'l\l- Jol trang-continental projeets for i line of rail- 10td to San Irancisco, Quixoy, Ill., Aug, 9.—By recent areangementa n Pullman enr will min throngh from Clieago to Donvar; Toxas, vin Ohieago, Burlington & Quin-. oy, Altgn & 8L, Touls, nird Minsouei, Knnsos & T'oxqs Rallroads, going lito effect to-marrow. B i " MADISON. The German Bocr«Scllors Chnngo ahelr Pactics and Resoive to. Koop open Doors on Sunduy=-A Dofinnt Letter to tho Mayors “ ‘Speeial Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, Manssox, Wis., Aug. 9.—Thoso Gormans of this city who inniot on thoir right to soll liquor on Sunday, and sffiliate with the Btate Constitu- tional Union, hiave changed thoir tactics and gono back on their action of the fiest of tho waok, looking to o susponsion of liquor:golling on Bundny, anit obodienco to the lnw and proc- Jumatjon of Actiug-Mayor Ohapmas on tho sub- ject, ponding decisions of casen befora tho Court. ‘At » mooting last night they votod to koep thoir saloons open, and gell to customers tho snwmo on Sundsy as on othor danys. A commit- foo of the local Conptjtutional ~Union, which thus doliboratoly rouojyos to doly tho Inwe, hiavo written lotter of somo length to Acting-Mayor Chapman, fuil of snoots at bim ond tho temperanco people. While still propos- ing through s committeo of twonty to tako cog- nizanco of violations of tho Sunday law b{ other than anloon-keepers, for which a comm ttoo of twonty has beon sppointed, it is proposed to rosecuto such violations ou){ jn rotalintion for lip prosccution of li?l\m‘-nol lors, and tho co-op- eration of tho Alayor fu appointing mémbors of such o committeo tho speciol Jml co, whioh wad oneo nceopted, is now daclined, Tho following oxtracts from' tho lotter will givo au iden of ity Bpirlt : Wo aranot all for_the enforcement of ko Bunasy Iaws, hut for cqual rights, or as wo ol it cqusl Wrongs, nnd If i tryjug to securo them vo Liavo thieso Bonsciess and obsoloto Taws cnforced, with you rosts Yo reaponalbility of it the wiechlef thereby produced, you hiaving cominencod, - ‘Tlie Siniax lnws Lavo boen o our stntnto-hooks for twonty-tivo yeass and more, Thoy are & specics of laws which are assod to have on fiand when neceasary, but not to bo enforcod ay » rule, Tako tho genoral Bundoy law=—tho Flgid enforco- ‘ment thereof would bring one-half tho puoplo of the Blato beforo the conrts, overy Mondsy morning, and wonld tako out of tho packets of cllizona more niony Dy way of finoa ulono than tho Stato derives from taxi- tion during tho whola year, Tho onforcement of o much of the Bundny law an prohibita tho keoping open ‘of naloons shows, if anything, o vindictivo, intol lerant, aud cortainly not Jmpartial apirit to cortaln classes of our popilation, and particularly tho German-horn, Wo wisls to atato that wo hate tha informing businesy, ond that wo shail koep nll tho information by us do- rived noxt Sundoy from spying into othier paople’s Dusiness 1o oursoives, if yoit by yoursclves and others o not rush fnto tho court sud Invite retaliation, ho German saloon-keopers and their friends ara rogarded a8 having groatly wonkonod their osition by tho attitndo thoy hovo now taken i Rofying tho law and tho auhontics, and clim- ing thoright to do what is cxl;runnly oxceptad it tho liconsos undor which only they have tho sight to aoll at auy timo, . MILWAUKEE. Desperadocs Attempt to Break Jailes Walked Gvorboard. Byiecial Dinpatch to Tl Chicago Tribune. MewAUREE, Aug. 9.—Puring Friday night, Jack Allon and Davo Raggio, burglars captured in Chicago nftot ndeaporato streot oncountor, camo nonr offecting thoir escape from our County Jail. When tho turnkey discovered them at worlk, Allon had sawed off one of tho bars of an outor window after cutting their way out of thocoll. It was found thot they had beon provided with fonr muwe, onch from ton inches to ono foot in length, Thoy first sawed off the grating of the coll-daar to got at tho lock, and on finding they could not oper- nto succeasfaily on the bolts, crawled through o small aperturo of nine and & Lnlf inches square, rom whioh tho grating bod beon romoved., stotod, Allen got through, but Raggio got Sedgod in so ho could not’ oxtricata imeolF.. Alion pulled at him somo timo without suo- coss, and thon left him to help him- gelf, Mo then enwed through tho bar ‘of tho outor window, but, while ongoged, aroused tho turnloy, Alft, who in turn woko Sheriff Mg- Dounld. Tho officors threw the doors open eud- enly, andrushed in. Allon, insurpriso, dro}iped Dis aaw dnd colmly awailed furthor orders. Tho Sheriff nsked him what bo wes_doing thero, and orderod him to roturn to his cell immalinte- iy. Jack seid ho would if he could, but bo oouldn’t undor tho cirumstancos, pointing to Raggio, who hung in the cell oponing, half his body projecting, ‘The oficors triod to re- Joaso Dave by pulling ono wny nnd then tho other, but failed to saw him out, snd wora obligéd to prop Lis body up to o comfortabl Position until morning, whon tho locksinith vub off $wo bars of tho door and released him. The plan to broak ?nu waa woll considored, and tho Drisoners would have succeeded hod not Rags® got wedged in. Some ouo outsido had Drovided waws, and convoyod them to & \vindow from tho yard of the jail. and it is supposed that confoderates were waitiog Lo Delp thom off in caso thoy got ont. A8 pmesns of dofonso aud to disposo of any obstoslo, tho prisonors hgd torn tho iron ‘bodstead {0wn, and provided thomsolves with piccos tongivons clubs, Davo Raggio was considorably ruised about tho body in tho offorts of Allonwud tho oflicors to relcase him from his Jueor position, The prisoners are Now clasely L’“nrd?d ond ~ will not hereaftor bo allowed tho frecedom of tho ~ball for = an piring. Tho rascals manifest 110 signs of dis- r.'m\nfi:mneut, Dut aro as el and determined as wheu imprigoned. = e o Boay of . L. Parle, car- ontor, was found p0ab botweon tho Govern- ?neui )’yiom apd teved in by s tug, Parks wan- Anrod fTrom Lome ODDOsito Bioifold's Garden, in tho sares Werd, whilo in a fie of insanity, und, it s supposed, walked into tho river. Deconeed had reuided horo twenty yeurs, and was woll kuowt throughout the city. WALL STREET. IReview of the Stoelr, Gold, Monoy, and Produce Markety, Special Dispateh to L'he Chicago Tribunc, New Yonk, Aug. 9.—Had Saturdey, which is usually dull, not iutorvenod, tho sharp speeula- tion in Paciflo Muil of yostordny would doubtloss havo continued, and, the market being moro ox- cited than, when undor tho whip of tho bull cliquo, tho atock was run up to itl4. It is well known that tho Directors of the Company oro builing it in the presont movemont, aud that tlioro is u vory Jargo short intorest, but boyond this the mso s o mystory. Yet Jny Gould is suppossd fo "be boaring tho ptook, of which ho and friends _lately held sufil- cient to depotn the Stockwoll Dircatory, aud of which theye an hardly havo unlonded themvelves ; butan immenss smount ling bheon sold shorl Dy outside parties, and tho men who woro bear- fug lntoly, moy bo'in_for o riso just mow. A Jurge aniount of shorts was covered in yestar- day at tho firat indication of a rino, showing tho woenknogs of tho bonr intorost, ‘Wa-duy tho mar- kot Lins boen quiot and dull, at 414 to 414, aoLn continuca dull at 11634 to 11634, 310N EY. Tho bank statoment shows not loss of legol rasrove of 21,007,826, TONDS dull, and only light sales of rallrond wud tho Vanderbilt shave i intonsoly nd ¢ bonds, Pacilip issuos, aro very strong. * IREADSTUSFA. Flour firm, but quiet. Small salos chiofly for ocal supnly bé nnohanged pricor. Corn attady, with only o locnl inquiry, ~ 1tye firm at 82 to 8he, Salow of 41,000 bushols of onts at 420 to 41}¢o for Wentorn mixed. ~ Madorato domand nt stondy pricos. Nothing doing in whent; 8145 auked for No, 2 Milwaukos, bt no sales higher than &,44, Now ambar Micligan, for delivery hg:@on Ao 15 of Soptombur, old 7,600 bushots at 1,00, — ‘The Baltimore Grain ‘Trade. Feeiul Dispatch to The Chicauo T'ribune, WauLTo, Aug, 9.—Tho pooplo of Balils moro expect that upon the complotion of tho uranch of tho Baltimore & Ohio Iiailrond ta Chiongo, tho dircot graln trado betweon thouo two citiop will bo groatly iucrendod. It is statod tliat the rond will bo eomploted in the fall, whon fheough passengory and froight trains will run from Bultimore and Washington to Ohicago, Tor sowmo wooks past, with the prosont connse- tions, tho rocoips of Wontern grain at Baltimoro New Yopx, Aug. 0,—At the xeorzanization of Dbustiels of ‘corn; and 28,030 hushol whont, thd clovator nl Locust Point is full, all tho utorago room suited for grain I fully oceupied, and tho tencka of the ‘L 0, R. R, Co. aro blocked up with cars foaded with' Wostorn corus At the snmo Limo Jargo quontitios of enrn havo ronchod tido-wator by thie Tonnsylvania Contral and Northern Contral Raitvonds, aro now awalting whipping facllition. WASHINGTON. Speeial Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE MANUFAGTURE OF DANK-NOTE PAPER. Wasmnaroy, D, G, Aug, 0.—Secrotary Rieh- ardson has rocontly mndo an ordor which placon both tho filro, or dlstinctive papor npon which the National Tank notos are printod, and tho on- graving of tho platos for tha notos thomsolves undor tho absolute control of one man. Boero- tary Boutwoll, who caused this dintinclive papor to Lo Introducod, nnd who had o highor approcin- tion of it as o safogunrd against countorfoiting than the genoral publie, took capecial procautions a8 nchock agninst countorfolting and an overis- guo to have tho manufacturs of the papor and tho ongraving of tho motes placed under difforont control, Dy n spocial order of Hoorotary Lichardson, the manufacturo of this papor hias boon p]uca& under tho managemont of Goorgo 13, McCertio, Buporintondont of the Buroau of Engraving and Printing, who also au- orvisos tho ongravingof tho plntes,and hag thom n oustody aftor thoy nro engraved. ‘Ihin dis- tinetivo papor s printed b Gloun's Falls, I'n. nd n committes which has rocetly inspoctad the procoss of working in tlo ostablis mont mada a favorablo xoport. It is, howevor, con- widored that to- outrust ouo mnn with power which would pormit him to place ovorigsuos or countorfeits in ‘circulation in n mauner which wouki dofy dotection, is o nost dangorous 1moasuro, CURIOUS LAY REGUEATING NESTAURANTS. The visit of tho neighboring Hohuotzon- Yoroin to this city has callod attontion to a cu- slous law rogulating rostaurnnts horo, which was poosed in hasto durlng tho lat days of the ses- sion of tho District Logislnturo, and which hith- orto has beon overlookied. It was o law possod a8 n trick by n fow domagogucea to assint them in 51:0.\ Jocsl capaign this fall. 'Fhis bill provides that evory hotol and tavern-keeper, whoro tho peoplo ent u ln enrto, shall sond to the Regiutor evory dn‘y thoir ' bill of faro with the Drico of ocach nrticlo, It also da- Cloros that persous of different mox shall not bo accommodated in tho esmo room or rooms unliss thoy accompany ench othar or eall for articlon togother. No discrimn- juntion is mado us to tho charactor of tho por- song. 1t is statod that the mejority of the Legiuloturo acarcoly oxpoct to seo tho law oxo~ cutod. [To the Associated Prees.) MAIL 1OUTE EXTENDED. . WasiNaroy, D, 0. Aug. 0.—The St. Louis, Tron Mountain' & Bulton Bronoh Railroad hag beon granted an extonsion of itammi routo from Argonta to Arkadolphin, sixty-six milos. REVESUE RECEIPTS. Tntarnnl rovonuo rocoipts for July, $3,008,030. “NEW YORK, Tho War Heotween Comptroller Greon and Commissioner van Novg=sic. movnl of Street-iiooths=-Miscella= neous Local Iteims, Special Dispates to The Chicao Tribune. New Yorg, Aug. 9.—The published lotter of Commissioner Van Nort Dbitterly arraigning Comptrollor Greon for oxtravaganco in ofiizo, causes widespread comment altogothor unfavor- ablo to Greon. As tolographed you some weoks ago, this bittor antagonism throntons to bocomo n sorious affair. Green ronliy ropresents Sem Golden, who hina capturod tho Tammany orgaui- zation, whilo Vau Nort is tho peraonal reprosen- tative of Tweed und the Murphy orgonization. Naturally the war will have to be to tho knifo, aud will bring about somocuriouscomplicationsboforo long. Groon's unpopularity is daily growing. Ho conciliates no intorest, aud hasa stmnfin fooulty of offonding _ovorybody with whom Lo comos in contact. o contests overy bill pro- gonted to him, and oven aftor tho Courts have declded that tho elaim shall bo peid, ho insists in voxationn dilltorz wmovemonts, Ila secms to think overy contract fraudulont, and every elaim dishionekt.” Groon was propuring about tho closo of tho Legislaturo to havo Van Nort removad by tho Mayor, and sent undor chargos to the Gov- omor, ‘but Dix put & stop to- this, sud fumisted thot Yan Nort should withdraw from tho Board of Apportionmont, a3 Groon wishod, eud that Green ~ and Ilavemeyer should pledge thomselves to sup- port Van Nort. Grcen has douo mnotbing but opposo Lim, and Van Nort ab lost tnrns on him with o statement which- will givo Greon great troubla to withstend, It is alrendy urged in Tammany that Groen will have to be ropudiatod thin fall, or tha alnction will bo endangared "Tho man murdered in Groon stroot, and firat identificd ng & coni heayor on & BLoRnor, BOW turns out to bo the Captsin of n sloop and prominont citizon of Vil Rivor, Mass. Tho fact that this grons murdor Wad committed within & black of Broadway in n streot infectod by the most desperate' and disoluto chnractors Ih New York, s called nttontion to tho dangor of that section of tho city. Tho police, it ia snid, contompleto n raid on tho strect with tho dosifgn of driving thoro notorious characters to {ho Fomoto parts of tho cily, Tor yonrs, they hovo been under the protaction of the police. Tho new administration witl Insist upon their Deing utamped out. "Plio remninining_ streot-booths along Sixth stroct will-bo demolished to-night, 'Tho Health Board, which has absoluto powoer, now contom- plato the removal from the sidewalk of all mau- ;;ur]-ilf] booths which obstruct travel or eudungor calth, —————e ey CANADA, he Governorsticneral to Allow Pare Tinment to Attend to tho Pacific Iullrond Scandale=Iicavy Delnlciis tione-Prince Fdward’s Isiand o Erovinco of the Bominion. Special Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune. Otrawa, Aug. 9.—All tho Cabinet Ministors have roturned to the city excopt tho Premier and Minister of Militia. ‘Pho mombors aro moving towards tho Capital from all points, Lord Dnf- forin is expectod hore Tuesday night. Itisnow gonorally underatood that the Governor-Gonora will not sanction the appointment of & Roynl Commission, but will allow Parlinment to inves- tigate tho Pacific scandal, or decide how it shal bodone. This is confirmed by a speech of Lord Dufferin bofore tho IIalifux Club, Among liy remarks wero tho following : I undorstand my duty toowell fo allow my Judg, ment o my esmpathios to o surprised into political partisansbip.” My ono thonght and desira s tho wel- furo of Canada o i whole, Lo miiutaiu hor huuor, to promotu hior prosperity, 10 do my duty by her und her ontire peopls, s tho sule abject of my ambition, My only gniding Har i the conduct and” maintenance of auy ofileial rolations with your publio men fa the Y- liament of Canada, T, gentiomen, boliove in Parlli ment, no mutfor which way §t votés, and to thoso men alonw whom tho doliberaty will of tlie Confederato Larr Tinmont of the Domiujon may assign to mu a8 my ro- sponsiblo advisors cun I glyo my confidenco, As tho crils appronchoa the excitemont In- groon, | o Opposition. aro buoyait with ;m;zo,lnud tho Ministerialiuts correspondingly de- ccted, I'ho Queen's proclamation eonstituting Princo Tdward's Islund & provineo of tho Domiuion haa bean gazotied, ‘I'ho Dominion Board of Arbitration havo loft far Bt John, N. 1, W. Y. Griflin, oditor of tho Hulifax ZErpress, has boen appointed Beerotary to tho Fishory Comimisglon under the T'ronty of Wachington, whioh meots at Halifax I Soptomber. A honyy dofalcation in tho Departmont of Ma- rino is being invostigated ot Montreal by tho Miniutor of that Departmont, ———— Murder of o United States Marshal, Mexving, Aug. 9.—A vrivate dispateh from Corinth, Mivss,, sags Dr. I, 1. Dunn, Deputy Unitod Biatoy Marslinl, wns assnssinatéd du bin Dod last night. No furthor partioulars nro giyen, LateR~A dispatch from Corinth says : * Dr. has boon onormcus, Although during tho wook onding yostorday, nino vossoly have clenrod for Luropesn l;urtn covrying Qub Au ' sggrogato of 2! 8,504 Duun_was ovidemly shot through i window whilo ho wan asleop. Tromy the uaturo of tho waund it iy supposod that the assngsin used o shat-gun loadad with huckshot, snd Lod the gun withir o fow foct of hiim whon he tired. 1o was sliot through tho hond, and it is supposed that o nover moved a musclo wftor boing shot, No cluo to the porpotrats Sl S RN Accwsed of Theft und Incondinrism. Special Dispateh to The_Chicago Tribune, YPaILANTI, Auf:, U,—Tho examinstion in tho caso of the T'eople v. Marien Brown, a unloon-koeper charged with the lurcony of city rocords and papors, and firing the Methodist Churoh on Sunday night, July 20, was cangluded to-Iny, Birong ovidenco of adimissions on tho art of dofondant was introduced, showing Lim to bo & principal or accossory in the variows crimog alloged aguiust him, 1o wns bound oyver for telul dn tho Cirouit Court, aud bail fixed ab 0,000, Groot oxoitomout provaily. FIRES. ; Tlivat e s L= ' Portland, Maine, Again Visited by a Destructive Con- flagration, Threo Stcamers, a Warchonse, ani 2 e Y an Elevator Burneds Three Persons lir_ivnn Qverboard by the Heat and Drowned. Tos Estimatod o $600,000—-Eires Elsewhere, Boston, Aug. 0.—A specisl from Portland, Mo., nt 3o'clock this aftornoon, says that o Iargo fire {4 raging on tho wharf, The stonmer Dirigo has boon burned to tho water's edge. Otlier bonts aro in gront danger. Tho sheds of tho Now York steamers aro all burnod. dnated 2:46 p. m., eays: The grain olovator on. the Galtz whart is gono, and aleo the buildings on the Boston's stoamor’s wharf. g New Yonw, Aug. 9.—A dispatch from Port- land, Mo., snys that tho fire fs fully undor con- trol. The stoamor Dirigo, of Now York, with Ler contonts, is dostroyed. 'Tho atesmor Mon- treal, of Boston, and tho Cntlotta, of IHalifax, aroburnod. The Grand Trunk Railrond dopot ia safol PorTrAND, Aug. 0.—The firo which ocourred hera to-day, and for & timo caused such alarm, originatedin the Now York froight shed, closo to tho steamor Dirigo, aud tho boat was almost inatantly in flames. In half oo hour gho wonld hayo beon discharged. A largo smount of froight in tho storo- Touso was destroyed. Tho Dirigo coat $100,000 in 1866. Partially insured. Tho firo camo ncross tHo Atlantio dock into the Boston freight shed 80 nuddonl{ that tho mon on the lowor parl of tho wharf bad to jump overbonrd, as woll s those on board of tho steamors. * The dock wns full of swim- mors for a time, but thoy woro picked up by small boats, Twonty-five” thousand dollars in- auranco ia roportod on the burned steamer Aon- treal, which was volued at $180,000. Tho olo- vator burned had about 40,000 bushels of corn and. ontg. It wae built strongly of wood, ghionthod with' iron, and with its contonts was worth . probably _$10,000. Stoamor Car- lotts, alyo burned, was worth nbout §G0,- 000, Tho storchouscs on tho Atlantio whar? had o largo smount of sugar, frosh ' canned goods and _ morchandise, which was dischmged by tho Falmouth this morning, Though copsiderablo of ho# fraight had boen takon away, thero was alao a large amonnt of flour in barrels for ler roturn carga to Malifax. 7Tho Montrosl had just discharged. Hor city froight was mostly romoved, but o Inrge rnrtien of hor country froight is dostroyed. hioro was o connidarablo amount of storos and Dbnggago in shods which ia oll burncd ; also n portion of o oafgo of gont just dischnrgod from o bark which hanled oloar, though her foromast got on fire, 'Uho steamor which tool fire drifted Wwith tho curront, and burned to the water's odgo. 'E‘lm flames woro thon confined to Cialt and Alllamiu docks, which are & masg of smouldering ruing, Nolly MoCarthy, employed on the stoamor Dirigo, was drowned, Tho’ stowardess of the samo voasol, and deughtor, aro missing. lélhmo snd Biddeford were telegraphed to for nid, But o very uncoriain cstimato can bo made of tho loss at prosont, 'Tho_steamer Montroal was worth $140,000 ; insured, $25,000. ‘Cho Dirigo was worth $100,000 ; insured, $65,000, The Car- lotta, £60,000 ; insured, $20,000. The Elovator was owned by tho Portland Grain Warehouso Company, which is controllod by Sir Aloxander Qalt, of Montroeal, was Erohullly worth $100,000. Supposed to bo_insured. It was leased to the Grand Trunk’ Railway Company, and contaiued 40,000 bushols of corn and ‘onts, valuod at £15,000, Ineurance, $60,000, maybo mora. All tho buildings on Galt's wharf wero owned by the grain company, or Mr. Galt, aod leased Yo tho .Grand Trunk Railway, who undor- Jot them to the Maino Steamship 0o, Los not great. Insuranco unknown, The Toss on Now York froight on Galt Wharf is un- known, 4 "Mhio buildings on tho Allantio wharf woro not valuablo, Iosson Jeston froight not pacor- tainod, tnsured for $9,000. Tho Btoam Packot Company loso 1,000 tons of coal, valued at £7,000 ; insurod for $500, The Company olso 1oso 100 cords of wood. The Halifax freight-shod contained among other merchandise 100 hogsheads of sugur aud n lot of canned goods, for Canada; also 1,000 barrels flour, for Halifax. The wharves sro badly burned, and will probably cost a heavy sum for repairs., ¥ Tho totn] lobs may bo fairly estimatod at £600,000. ‘I'ho conl bark which so narrowly oscaped was tho Gortrude. The wind beiug off %I]mr;‘nnvod the Grand Trunk Depot and Galt's ock. The body of tho atewardess of tho Dirigo has beon found ; that of lor duughtor has not yot boon recovered, Frank Taylor, of the Dirigo, ia nlso thonght to bo drowned, Sriopouam, O, Aug. 0.—Shortly aftor 11 o'clack’ to-night o fire broko out in "the roar of tho five-story steam-pump factory of J. H. McGowan & Co,, Becond stroot, east or Elm. Tt atarted near the cpgine-room, no ono knows how, aud wont up through all tha fivo atorfes, but did ‘ot lot” roof or mny cousiderable portion of the floors down. Tho dnmiago to tho building, which is tho property of Poland & Honry, will ho 83,000, oGiowams stock and machinery is insured in half-n-dozen or moro homo companios for £40,000. Its valuo is about $66,000, Probablp damage, mostly by water, 318,000, Valuablo pattorns woro burned up. 0 firo was oarly entirely undor control, / special Dispatch to T'he Chicago Zribune. Toxn pu LiAo, Wis., Aug. 9.—A stroot this afternoon dostroyed J, B. Killips & Hons' flour gnd feod stare, and the residonce of John Moyor aud Mra, ‘Touy, Loss, $2,600; in- suranco, $600. L SPRINGFIELD, onmp=Mecting 'Managers NMalko an Unsuccesstul Effort to Stop Sunday "rainsg 'he Lnte flon, Yohn 'Taylor welifenvy Erelght Businosss-Rlorses ‘Thlef Arrested. Spectal Dispatel ta The Chicago Tribune, SrmxarigLp, I, Aug, 8,—Last yonr the par- tics controlling the oamyp-meoting at Barclay pro- vailed upon Mr. Melvin, the President of the G., 0. & 8. Railroad not to run trains on Sunday. I'ide yoar Alr, Molvin has arrangod to run the snmeo tralng on Bunday--six ench way—as huve beon run during the weok., To-day n committeo from the cnmp-meoting managament waitod upon Mr. Melvin and ro- quosted him to withdraw his traius to-morrow. This, it is undorstood, ho rofused to do on ac- count of_tho large numbor of persons who want to attend the meoting, and can only do #o on Bunday, and by cheap conveyanco, The Com- mitteo returned to Barclay in high dudgeon, and doclnrod thoy sronld ndjourn tho moating ovor until Monday. 8hould thoy do so, it ia said Aomo of tholooal prenchers of the city will go out there and address tho large crowd which i pure to bo thora, Ton. John T'aylor, of Macon County, who waa Killed yestordny at Taledo, by belng ran over by an engino, hns long besn prominently connosted with the agrienltural intoroats of this Stato, 1o was at the time of his death, and hos boen for sovoral yonrs paat, an active momber of the Btalo Board of Agrionlturo, It is not known horo how tho accldont ocourrod. ho awmount of frelghting businoss thnt is now and has for somo time baon doing on the Loledo, Wabash & Wostorn Railrond 18 simply euor- mans, Yosterdsy 817 ear londs arrjved nt Danvillo from tho West, and from that point cnst to Fort Wayno, the ninber inoroasod to 860, Iv fu Laroly pomsible that the now railrond low hns something Lo do with it, A wan nnmod Frasor was lodged In jnil horo, to-day, oharged with atealing finrnn. o by Lioon oporating oxtonsivaly in various parts of tho Btate, and tho ovidenco ngafnst hiwmis of auch n charnotor 1a to insuro him a long torm in tho I‘uuiwntlnr{. . Liconso was fusued to-dny to tho Porry Conl ‘é’-‘xfil ofigka Cowpany, of Pincknoyvillo, capital 20,000, Served fllm Right, Special IHapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Quixoy, IlL, Aug, 0.—A fellow calllug lifmsall Prof. Holt, A, M., who was advertised to laoturo TostoN, Aug: 9.—A dispateh from Pnrfl\md,' firo_on Scott |- nt Oamp Point, in this connty, on the !nh{«wt of Goology, tho lattor part of thinwoolr, postponed his looturos in ordor not to_intorfers with the ‘procoodinga’ of the Btate Sabbnth-scheol Con- vontion, In nosaion st tho samo placo. On Thursday lio enterad tho church whoro the Con- voution met, - tnd, toking o sont among a lot ot - yoing ladios, acted in a shamotul maunor. Tho witucemes of tho ontrage woro -too fright- ened or too modest to ‘hpoak of i and the rufllan cnmo noxt day an ropeated it This timo, howovor, thoro” was o martiod lady smong the numbor, Who at onco in- formod hor husbaud, That gontlomnn immedi- ntoly Imwnroll & heavy cowhide, and meoting the fellow on tho streot gave him & most unmor- ciful bonting. Ho was arrontod this morning,but plonded tomporary insanity, aud was dischnrzed and loft the place b onco, ™ o iu'of rathor gon- tlomanly appearance, aud hails from Bolviders, L., whoro ho is eald to. havo s wife and family. An offort hag boon madoe to hush the matter up. " FOREIGN. - SPAIN. Mapnin, Aug. 9.—Tho aunonncoment is made {hnt tho Governmont nnd a doputation from Sal- amanca havo arranged for tho rostoration of tho nationnl authority in that oity. Whilo tho Intransigontos woro trying, yostor- doy, to orgnuizo m demonstration agamat the Carlists, thoy wore attacked by eltizons and dis- poraed, thelr red flags wore dostroyed, and their standnrd-bearora boaton. BAYoNNE, Aug. 0.—Tho Oarlists are concon- trating bofore Borgn proparatory to making an attack upon the city. DARCELONA, Aug. 0.—TFour thousand Carlists are marching on Berga, fifty-ono milos northwost of this oity. g — : . . CUBA. New Yorw, Aug. 9.—It is roported in Blmnlsh circlos in this city that tolegrams from Havana ‘wero receivod goalunlny by a Spanish commor- olal “houso, and a high Bpanish functionary in thia country, to the offect that Gon, Portelio, at tho hoad of 3,000 mon, had captured Cienfuogos without a shot boing fived, and that e had pro- claimod Don Carlos King of Hpnin. Many of tho leading Bpanintda of Havans, including Gen- orals in_tho army, Colonols of voluntoor -rogi- monts, Jenuits, aud novoral of the leading slave- tradors of tho fsland, aro snid to bo_conspirators with Con. Portollo for tho ovorthrow of tho Republican Governmont of Spein. e GREAT BRITAIN, Livenroorn, Aug. 9.—The Amorican Oriental Topographical Corps hoas arrived in Liverpool, en routo for tho Unitod Btatos. Loxpox, Aug, 9.—A rumor i current that tho Groat astorn hoa rocovored tho cablo of 18G5, —_—— FRANCE, Pans, Aug. 9.—Inquiry by the Governmont Y’mvon thoro hes boon no ‘case of cholora in aris this yoar, i Tt is rumorod that . Doflouro will bo appointed Prosident af the Council of Btate. i AUSTRIA Toreste, Aug. 9.—Tho statomont is contra- Qicted thaf an attompt was mado yestorday. Lo assnssinato the Hospodar of Montonogro. WEATHER AND WATER. War Department Wenther Report, LOCAL OBSERVATION. Cittcaao, Aug. 9, 1873, Hour of ob- 2pirection and| 33| & servation, Joree o wind 35| § ta i 1 Falr, L Ean I‘ - Fuir, $2[otear. +|Clear, Cloar, 10:18 p. m. Maximum thormometer, T4, Minimum thermomoter, 63, B GENERAL OBBERVATIONS, 0110400, Aug, 9—10:18 p, m, Statéon, “Bar.|Thr _Wrind, _{Rain| Weather, o3[, ight, 81,Calm.. ulath, ... (30 Fort Garry. 29,94 08| .[30.09| Marquotts,.|30 07] 19 Milwaukoo , 30 Ouwabia, .,..[30,01 Tombia.... (3004 St, Paul....(20.99) Cloudy, Toledo....|30.09] 7018, X, fresh, |.....|Clear. PRODABILITIES. ‘Wasmnarox, D, 0., Aug. 9.—For the North- wost nud thenee to Missouri, low baromotor, warm, cloudy wenther, and looal storma are robable. For the uppor lakes and thenco to ho lowor Ohlio Vniley, northwestorly to south- westorly winds, partly cloudy weathor, followod ‘I’y hllinf: barometer and ocessional local storms. For tho lowor lakes and thenco to Wost Virginia, warmor, generally clenr woather, and southeast- orly winds. ¥or tho Eastern and Middle States, rising baromotor, tom{mmnly lower temporas turo, partly cloudy weathor, and ocensionnt local rains, For the Gulf and South Atlantic Statos, lower barometoer, high temporaturo, southeast- erly and southwesterly winds, and cloudy woath~ er, with locnl storms nosr the const. Roports missing from tho Southwost. : TR BTAGE OF WATER. Daily roport of the stage of water, with gg_n_\l;\guu in the 24 hours ending 3 p. m,, Aug. 9, 73 CliANGzS, Futty ABOVE LOW. WaTER, T, in, “Delow bigh water of 1871, W. 8. Room 78 Mnjor Blck, Chicago, e Taursaw, Obsorvor, PERSONAL, W. B. Butler, U. 8. A,, is at the Pacifio, The Hon. B, Btsrk, of Qrogon, is at tho Pacifie. Charlos Shalor, U. 8, A., Is at tho Shorman Touse. P, Aloxandro, of England, is at tho Wost Sido Briggs. Dr. R. B. Minor, of 8t, Louis, is at-the, Shorman, Col, 8, A. Buckmastor, of Alton ia at tho Shorman, Gon, A. F. Ball, of Bpringfleld, Masa., is st tho Bhorman. Qnor;in Woatinghouse, Eq,, of Pittaburgh, is at the Pacific. The Hon.G. R. Toplift, of New York, is at the Briggs Houso. Col, Jamos W. Booth, of 8t. Touls, Is rogls- tored at tho Wost Hide Driggs. Gon. A, M, Black, Moumuath, left the West Bido Briggs yostorday for homo, * Liout. Col. F. D. Graut, of Gen. Shorldan's stall, was ut the Bhiorman youtorday. Tho Hon, B. 0. Stoward, M. 0., ox-Governo of Missouri, is at tho Woat Sido Driggs. Junlgo 1, W. McOlelland, of Brazil, left tho Weoat Side Briggs last avenlug for the South, J. R. Shaploy, 8 prominont lawvor of 8t. Louis, wasab tho \Rlaut Sido Briggs Haouso yostorday. 5 e==Jamos Humphray, Pittsburgh & Fort Wayno Tinilway, of Fort Wayno, i at tho Wout Bide Briggs. T, Gratton Illg‘s;u, tho Trish comedian, arrived in tho city yestordsy, and is stopping at the Wost 8ido Driggs, The Ton, D, R. Qarrison, Prosident of tho Vulonn Iron Works at Bt. Louis, is amony tho prominont arrivals at the West Bido Briggs. ‘Phio promising young notor, Fred L. 8, Grono- wald, of this oity, has made an ongagomeut with tho Katlo Putnam troupo for tho coming soagon. W. P, Pratt, Now York; T, Tlotehor, Do- troit J. F. Allon, Now York; B. R. Woodman, Qlonwood; T W. Young, hochumn w. I Nichols, M’Aywaml, aro at the Driggs Hoyse, P, I, Johnson aud 8. . Bynnott, Now Yark; T, G. Batos and 1%, B, Thomas, Pooria, Ik ; D. M. Crookott, 88, Louis; Georgo W. bow, Mo- line; 8. L. Tlico, Cincinnatl; aroat Anderson's Hotol. -, Ve Mr.'7, D, Tall, Chiof Olork.of the Ooupon Departmont of tho Lako Shore &: Miclugan B‘I’culf‘??'n"b";?:f' h?’n wain appointod Gonordl of ol 10 Canndn Boutl ith Honquactors nt . Mhoag: Ont: Suiny " John Dillon returnod to tho clty last evenin from a succossful tour of threo %’um{m in \Vlflq consin and Minnesoln, and will start to-morrow for the Bouth, necompanied by ntrong supportors, oll widor the managemont of Mr, Wlllnulp. The following woro at tho Bhorman yestorday s 8.5, Tiovojor, How Yok 5 1, THogs: Nom Yok A. Cross and family, Valparaino ; W.-Woddman and family, Scolland: M. II, Odwonio, T, O, 'gmumgé'hamn; Gen. A, 7. Ball, Hpring- ‘Tho following woro smong the prominont ar- rivala at the Kflnmd Pacifio : IF M.mfi‘oxr;:, Taxasj T. A, Buford, Memqlhi! 3 M. J. Becker, - Pittsburgh 3 James Buckingham, Liverpool ; No guhll‘nr,Ev:umviIll% E a. Bfi 1C) sa%. Ifihmlumfiu ns, Indianspolls ; B, T 3 R. Wasson, i[llwmkm?. {54 oayAsial) Mies Jarvia, dnufihlur of Mr, Charlos Jarvis, of thiu city, loft on Thursday last, for Milan, Italy, whoro slic purposos residing for throo years, with s viow of complotiug hor musical education un- dor the best mnstors. Miss Jarvig is a young: Indy giftod with romarkable vocal powors, an Lior roturn to Amorica will bo Jooked for with in- teront by thoso whoso knowledgo of hor abilitios have led them to oxpect great things of hor. P.R. Hinds, Augusts, Gn,; O. G. Warron, Boston; G, H, Pajge and wife, Milwaukeo; M. Ward, Paynosvillo, 0.; IH. Burr and_family, Bloomington ; F. W. Chanory, Spriugflold; A. G. Smythor, Bt. Paul; Loandor Zower, Livor- yl)‘ool; Jaspor I, Noyes, Jackson, Mich; B. R. swnn, Now York ; 8. D. Locke,’ Hosick Trank ' Motzgor, 'Pittwburgh ; L. W. Botls, Bloomington; Joo Groon, Davton; W. R. Stoolo, Fort Wayno; and J. 0. King, Milwaukoo ; aro at the Wost Bido Driggs. Mr. Charlo Mncabo, Ohiel Assistant in tho of- fico of Mr, Jamos Oliarlton, General Passongor and ickok Agont, Ghioago & Alton Railrond, has ‘boon appointod General Passonger and Licket Agont of tho Internationsl, Iouston & Gront Northern Ralirond, of Toxns, with headquortors at Houston, Tox. Mr. Macabo hns for four yoara ocoupiod his prosont position with Mr. Cnarlton, first on the Great Westorn Railroad of Canadn, and noxt on the 8t. Louis, Kansas Cit) & Northern, and moro recontly on the Chicago Alton. ITolis thoroughly scquaintod with tho business, is a popular and ablo oflicor, and brings to his now ofico an oxporionce whioh will bo valuable indeed to n new lino. . ' T‘IlE' LATE WHEAT CORNER. Chancery Suit Arising Out of the Suid« don Rise in Wheate=A Member of the Board of Frade Sucs Ilis Broker. Yestorday n bill of chancery was filed in tho Circuit Court by Lovi Ilayes against Thomas W. Hall, involving tho action of tho latter, who was Hayes' broker, in the late comer in corn, Hayes is o commission merchant and member of the Board of Trade in this city, and on July 14, ho omployed Iiall to soll for him 10,000 bushols of No. 3 spring wheat, to bo deliverad within the curront month. 1all thon agreed to gell this amount to William Young & Co. nt 81.162¢ per buskol. Tho bill furthor alleges that, undor the rules of tho Hoard of Trade, Hayes, or Iall, as his broker, had the right to delivor the wheat to Young & Co. at sny time during tho month, and to have the agroed prico; Young & Co, had tho right to demand the do- livery on the last day of July, boforo tho close of business hours, and, in dofault of dolivery, thoy might buy the wheat the next day at tho market pricc on 'Change, and demand from Hayos or Hall tho differenco betwoen tho ngrood prico and tho markot prico of the dny provious, or thoy might demand that Hayos or Hall nhould pay the difference botween tho agreed price and the average prico on .the last day of July. Tho il furthor states that, aftor tho contract had beon mado, William Young & Co. mado & combination with otlior_porsons, unkuown to the complain= ant, and fraudulontly conapired togothor for tho purpose of controlling the prico of wheat and’ creating o fletitious price for that staplo on tho Inst day of July, in ardor ta compol thoso por- sons with whom thoy had contracts for tho de. livory of whont in July, to pay o falso and fioti- tious difforonce betwoon tha privo sgreed npon nud the renl value of whont on that day. 1t is chiarged that by thiacombiuation and conspiracy, Young & Co, ran up the prico of wheat to &1.40 por busliol, wherens, but for the conapiracy, tho prico wauld not have oxoveded 81,20 on the last day of the mouth ; that thoro was no advanco in othor markets, and no legitimato advance lero, nor any honest cause for the advance beyond 21.16}¢ por bushol ; that the high prico at which whont \an s0ld wad sololy the rosult of frandu- lent acts of Young & Co. Tho bill furthor sots forth that no part of the 10,000 bushels in ques- tion was dolivered to Young & Co. ; that Hayos wns not in Chicago on tho Inst day of July, zud that Young & Co. demandod from Hall the pay- mont of tho difference in monoy, Hayea had placod in Hull's hands thoe sum of $1,000 for margine ' upon the contract. The difforenco botween $1.16% por buthel and tho rul- ing _prico july 91, nmounted to 82,375 on 10,000 bushols, ‘sud Hall now threat- ens to pay over fo Young & Co. not only tho 31,000 placed m Lis hauds, but 1,375 additional, and to chargo tha lattor sum to tho account of Hayes, In justifiontion of this action, Hall states that unless ho does make such_payment sud sottle tho **donl,” ns it is ealled, ho will bo liablo to oxpulsion from the Toarq of Trado, Hayes states that he is in- formed by Ifall that tho fair and honest prico of* ‘wheat in this city on tho laat day of July was roally uot in oxcoss of §1.16)¢ por busho), and only sold higher than that on account of the mnchinations of Young & Co.;-that whoeat of tho samogradoand qualitysoldat from $1.163¢ to1.20 {mr bushel ; and that, theyefore, ho has djroctod Tall not to sottle with Young & Co. at the prica domandod by them, nor to pay thom anything on s acconnty THo s Turtbar informod by Hall that not only Young & Co. but & large number of other commigaion merchants sold No. 2 spring whent for 81,18%¢ to $1.16 per bushel, The 1,000 furnishod Hall for margins 18 now in his hands, and ho refuses to roturn it to Hayos, but throntons to pny it to Young & Oo., though, ns charged by tho camplainant, hots well awaro that thoy are not entitlod to it nor any part of it. Tho camplainant thorefors nsked and obtained an injunction rostraining Hall from paying it to %;mmtg & Co. until s further ordor from tho ourt. e G — LINCOLN PARK YESTERDAY. Yosterday aftornoon Liucoln Park was crowd- ed with visitors, Tho mouy attractions afforded by tho Comumissionors have made it the most popular placo of rosort within tho city limits, It in ustimated that fully 5,000 paople ontered its boundorios yesterday, Tho ohiofest attraqtion on Baturdny aftornoons in, of courso, the musio dis- coursed” by tho Gront Western Light Guard Band, undor tho leadorship of Hans Balntka. The vielnity of tho music-ptand is constuntly crowd- ed, In front of it runs tho grand car- ringo-drive, and it is with dificulty that the park policomon keop it clonr, g0 inviting is tho musio furnished by tho baud, The host fonturo of tho foativitios at tho park Is, that thoy aro patticipated in by citizona of overy clags, Thosa who rido iustylish carringos, drawn b gaily. caparisoned horses, ave thoero, and undor tho troow, or walking along tho_rondways, tho man who toils for so much por day, with his family, drink in tho pure nir and sweob -music, Thoso who do not go to Lincoln Park on those droway Baturday artarnoons miss vory much, The onjoymentn affordad aro of tho most delightfal eharactor. Besidss the overy-dny Tountios of tho purk, its nkes, and grassy plats, and troos, tho musio discoursed soothos tho wenried sensos of overworked cily peoplo to a stato of trauquility not otton reached, Mr. Iluus Da'atka's sclootions soom to pleaso overy- body, ns if ho had consnlted evorybody m seloct- ing thom, -Yostorday aftornoon at tho closo of iho concort, tho crowd colloeted about tho inusic- éland, sot np o gonmersl shout of ad- miration, aud, so furious was the clomor, that the band wau compelled to add an additional golection to the programme. If Mr. Lnlatkn would provide somo means of informing his . tho great firé, then on tho corer of Qlark a auditors of tho programmio to Lo pinyed, ke would gonfor n vory great favor upon thom, —_— ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. Yontorday aftornoon a remarkahlo wodding took plnco at the Grand. Pacifio Hotel, On tho Oth instant Miss Margarot Gahm nrrived nt the houso, and on the morning of the fol- lowing day Mr, M, Baques arrived. The former rvogistored s lmillng from a northern Btate in Gormany, from Novada, ‘Tho meoting ranged, and' wau thoroforo remarkablo, for tha enloulationa na to distancos and time wore ro- markably close, It wes apparont from tho first that theuo parties were foud of oue anothor, aud and the lapter Yiad been prear- yoatorday whon parlor 181 wag ordered for wodding, tho proprictora of the hotel woro not muoli salonishod. About noon the Rov. Mr. Dickornon unitod Lhe parties in the holy bonds of i Chidago matrimony. But onoe withoss was proioft.; Aftor tho muptisls tho happy couplo, tho pomion, ond the witnass prb-- down to o sumpluous dinner, Thon n earringo wasjordorod, and tho parly spant most of the aftornoon in riding. Thoy loavo this moruing for Novadn. It soems that somo yours ngo thay wore bothrothod in Gormany. Haquon agracd to sond for tho lady wlon ho was ablo to bring hor_hera, * Wealth” was accumu- Ined by him rapidly, but timo aldo becnmo yory valuablo. Thereforo ho resolved to sond for her, and the placo of muutluf: ngroed upon was tho Grand Paciflo Hotel. 'fhey arrived thero, the ono from (lormany, and tho otlior from Novads, within twelvo hours of ono another, and ronlizod sl thior many oxpectations by bolug morried youtorday. —_———— THE JEWISH SABBATH. A documont was presonted yostorday to tho Mayor and Police Commissionors, which purport- ol to bo s potition of tho Jowish congregations in tho city, asking that they be protoctad fram disturbance during the hourn of worship on thoir Babbath, which boging on Friday and onds on Baturday ovoning. ~Aftor a prolix and irrelovaut lngcduntlon, it concluden aa follows : he disturbance and fotorruption of belng, undor tho fuws of L8 Sialo, b ctinns. yomine ublio - motalily, ond your Iomora bolng ene rusted wilh tho enro for tho publis morallty of this city, it becomos your duly to seo to the exocution of this law “ss woll as suy other toucking offences ngainst publle morality, Tho pro- fono swearing, " vilgne languago, aud disordorly finnmmt on tho pubiio atrocts and thoroughfares uring our sorvico hours griovously Sutorrupt snd die= turb onr worshtnping cougrogations, and tho sales of 1l kinde of artlclea by our business houses fu this city tend to nttract Iarge crowds, carrylng away tholr pur chages by means of hacks, wagons, drayn, carringos, and othor vohicles, oven’ express’ companles Mding thiem,—all within uba milo from our warwhiping cone gregations, to our ‘z‘rcnt anpoyance and dlaturbance,— 80 orimed againat tho public morallty aro committed without moleatation or bindrance, even under the oyes and with tho connivanco of tho authorition, It miny bo #0id that in & good many casen the disturbance s anly (m‘[u(nary. but we, tho plons pooplo and not the dia- turuors, aro tho judges of whnt disturhs our develiona nwlgflu‘{na:l'l:llgufl. it ’n;ft Vlflry name by which em, to wit, diaturbors of our alfoady concluiyo ‘upon thar, I oI r louncs of worship being moatly contrall ented on tho South Bio, snd U sepelce howes Laig from 9 s, m, 1012 on Baturday, wo claim that whooyer should, durlng sald hours, attemptdo goll any artlele ‘within tho fol Owlgg territorial limits : From the river dividing ‘the North snd South Bides of tho ety to Pwenty-socond atroet (inclusive), and from tho Tk -shoro to Halsted utreot (Inclusivef, or commit any of tho othor acts declared crimes agaiuat public morality, should bo immediately arrestod and dealt with necords tglolww, ng practically eatisflod with the enforcoment of our right In regard 0 ol Saturday morning worabip, wo deslat for tlie prosont anXing our legal righta in ro~ gard to our Friduy ovening and Saturday nfter~ noon services, Now, may it pleass your Hon~ ora to havo your ' polico forco inaitucted to protect us, a8 tho law commends, in our privilege or _unmolested and undisturbed worahip within the above-mentioned Nmits, by enforcing tho suspenslon of all buying and selling, oxcept tha saio of ardent spirita and spirituous liquors in regularly licensod taverns and groceriea within said hours, auctt proventing all profane awearing, vulgar linguage, and. e‘l‘l’;i:\lit“mnxu that sonoy and’ disturb us whilo at And in eas0 o proper clty oxilinanco should mot found under \thch nullnuyco'.lld Lo hind fn tho ]mn:e #8es, wo would respoctfully ask your ilonora to refor the wholo aubject to the Ifon. M.'F, Tully, Cily Coun- sel, to framo on ordinance in that bohalf, and transmit :l;;:nmo to tho Common Council for nction sud pag« ‘Aud your potitionors will avor pray : May tho Lord bless and proserve you, My tho Lord lt 1ifa countewsuce shine upon yoa and bo gracious unto you, . May tho Lord Lift Hiacvuntenanco upon youand give Fou poaco. Raunr IouTon Fuisn, — oo en ey RUFFIANISM, Richard Batoy, emplored on the Daily Amuse- nent Ierald, was roughly handled by a crowd of drunken mon last night, botwoon 11 and 13 o'clock. Ho mot tho party an Clark stroot, noar Nixon's huilding, and when in the att of passing them ono of tha number, without provocation, struok hima blow which kuocked him down o flight of bngoment stnirs, Whilo ho was picking himsolt up tho mon called & back and rodo away. Batoy was M not 0 injured by his fall as to disable him from following up tho carriage, which ho did, ovor- toking it on Washington, between Clark and Doarborn streots. Horo the roughs, finding they wera being puranod, stoppod the hack, e e of them gotting out, sot upon Batoy, bont= ing Dhim sovoroly sbout the Lead and intlicting sovorad ugly flesh wounds. Thoy thon drova off, and Batoy mado his way to tho Cen- tral Station to inform the polico of the matter, but before ho conld securo the services of au of- ficor thio follows had oscaped. ~Tho rascals wero rocognized, and will bo likely to suffar for their cowardly act. Lipman's Pawnbroking Establishmont. Tlio necorsity for pawnbroking eatablishments, par- toularly in all largo cltfes, 16 too.apparent to admit of argument, and tho principal considerations, when par- 1108 may Lo compelled to patroniza one, ure integrity, honents, nad relnbility, - Lipman, long 'mid favofsbly Xknown aa tho loading pawnbroker in this elty, las ro- cently Incated ot tho horthwest cornor of Monroo nd Qlar streots, ono black soutll of his location prior ta Madi son biroota. BIr. L. 36 tho oldest catablished, nud in undoubledly tho best kuown in bis line, of any pr pristor in tho ity aud during lin mawy, ear’ senl enco in Clieago o sk puatainod n roputatlon for lion- esty and fair dunling which has nevor beon questioned, Tairons of tuls houso oy, thercfore, confidoutly Toly pon boing honorably deit with, and a_ just and fafr vuluation will bo mado of any nrticlo tobo pledged. o loweat rates of intorest will bo charged, aud uo unduo advantage taken or allowod to bo takon by et loyos. Walohes dlamonds, jowelry, books, wmusical natruments, or nuy articlo’ of intrinalo valuo taken and liberal silowances made. M, Lipman bas also for snlo largo ntock of wnredosmed pledge, <onuisting of watches, diamonds, Jowelry, &c., which will 1o diaposed of at very ndvantagoous prices, and which Wil bo war- Tantad s roprosented. Kententber {ho place, Lipmen's, nortluwest coruor Monroo and Olark troota, ——— i ‘Valuable Residence Proporty. Tho meat deairablo nud valuablo residenca property that haa come under the auctioncer’s hammer {8. ad~ verliaed far salo by Elison & Foator, on to-mnrrow af- tornoon, Augnst 11,.at 4 o’clock, on tho ground, The property consists of twenty-nine reskdonco lota_situ- ated onLangloy_avenuo, Oakwood wventio boulovard, Union aventte, Forty-firnt strect, Vinceunues avenio, and Johnson placo, thus embraciug somo of the cholceat and most dcairublo residenco property In the City of Clifezgo, Cottage Grove ayenuo cars pass Wwith- 4n one block of Oakwood svenue boulevard, tho point at which the salo will commenco, — Cloning Sale. On Monday wo shall begiu our great closing-out salo of liucn and white eults, rolling msvy at ouc-fourih and one-half tholr actual coat, Also, wo will sell tho Dalatco of onr Inco sbawls and jackots at vers low prices, Now is tho Hmo to buy your clonk velvels, aa you willsavo by o doing, Qur firat invoico of Lyous Yolvotn just recolved, Miotchkin, Palmer & Co., 137 aud 130 Stato streot. e e The Montrenl Xouso, Ono of tho hest hotels in Montroal Canads, with moat remnrkably low rates, is tho Montreal ITun, Bineo thio purchuase by that Princo of landlords, L, ‘Deeker, tho rates aro only §1 per day. © 4 Elmwood and Warwiok, “Tho diffcrenco between the Elmwood and Warwick collars i6 in tho width, Thoy aro botl mado of super- for atack, with all tho odges foldéd, * Tho Warwick Is peculiarly adapted to low cut shivtd, St g Foreign Markots. Loxnow, Aug; 9.—Consols for uonoy, 93%: account, 935 ; 5007 0f '05, 043 3 do of ‘07, U4%5'; 10-dus, V13 siow bn, 903; § Erle, 41, Tallow, 426 0. “Tnfpontine, 32s FraNKvORT, Ang. 0,—5.003 of '0: Tavenroor, Aug, 9.—Cotton d Iand, 8% 3 Orleans, 91¢'; salea 10,000 L aud 0xport, 1,000 balos, Troadstutls quict nnil unchianged, Cheere, G1n 61, Tard, 874 5. - Cumbariand middles, 37 ; short ribs, s § wpcculativn 40s, Pants, Aug, 9.—Tontes, 67¢ 470, Vensels Pasved Detrolts Drenowr, Mich, Aug, 9.—Pasitn Down—Props 1dslio, Sueldou, Vienna; burges Burhngton, Hollaud, Mendéta, Snliin; bark Advanco City, of Buffalo} wela Floretta, Camerou, Combridge, 'E. O, Hoberty, Delaware, W, Dallen, Atntun oo, Burprivo} Beaws Tawas, Atlanta, Jamos on, Emma Moyes, Madoria, Zack Chandlor, T Haldwin, Morell, Qe "Atmosplioro, Danfort, Mauiuce Valloy, Sountor Blood, b Tawien Ur—Propa Bonton, Mnyflower, Onyahoga, Pasnaie, Bwallow, Cloyelarld, Comet, Empire itate, U, Mills sud bargos, Dunkirk and barges, F and baryes, Outonagon and barges, Mont ford; bark larvoy Bleeolls schra ¥, O, Fuuplro State, Angna Bmith, Nowshoy, Commerce, Livilo Brown,' Lucy Ciark, 'Lake Foroat, Dobbins, Amorican, Olismplon, Bon, Frankllu, Wrvn—Northoat, Dirnorr, Avg, 0, Evening.—Passen Te—Traps Ame on, Flotelior-and_burge; Nahaut, Hollo Oroxs and ‘trgen; sohra darvost Queen, O, J, Mogill, W B, Og= den, John Mote, Gilhert Mollison, Williin Youug, M. Tilihore, Biazing titar, Auorica, oard of Trade. Tasseb Dows—Propa Anna L. Oralg, Banulag, Heotl bark Ou{xnni ohrs Yaukeo Hiado, Monitor, Bahan, ates, Clara Parker, T, Dakor, Julia Willara, %".“.}3"1:«. Trinco A"f?‘m‘ Otivo Tiranch, Melvios, 1eld fonutein, Lowls, Dusratatker, Il.ulllu “Johnson, 8t, Lai Fonicn, 18, Wills, Fiylng Mist, Exchungo, Vau Valkens bury) \vywo—Noxuxmn

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