Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. o COAL. Coal. Coal MINER . AMES & 00, PRINCIPAL OFFICE, ' . 1. West Randolph-st. Yackawanna . Cannel Coal £ ‘Walnut Hill, Erie, and Briar Iill... Tacking Valley.. Winonk.... indiana Block. .. Wilmington. .. . WHOLESALE AND RBETAIL. Liberal Reduction made on v - Corl by Car Load. — — s SIGN MANUFACTURER. . ARTISTIC TAILORING. “A Word to the Wise.” Our Fall and Wintor Fashions aro issued, "We have just placed on our Countera a sssortment of FALL and WINTHR d %DIPB‘%;VBEWGE. SUITINGS, and BEA- We Discount TEN PER CENT on all Garments ordered of us during remainder of August, 1873, WEDDING GARMENTS a Speoialty. SERVANTS' LIVERY mado to measure. EDWARD ELY & 00, IMPORTING TATLORS, ‘WABASH-AV,, cor. Monroe-st. ESTABLISHED 1854, REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS FOR SALE, ‘ Choice Acre Property. . 280 nore3 in Beotlon 18, 37, 18, idgo and grove. = ‘40 aores in Bactlon 2, 37, 13, frontiug on Wertorn-av. ¥ %0 aorvs in Bootion 23, 1, 13, opposlte Ollfton, 80 taros la Sootloa 10, 1 131 U0 on 87, 1, 80 soras in Bootlon 25, 90 acres in Bection 14, By C. C. THAYER & CO., Real Estate Auctioneers and Bro- kers, 186 East Madison-st. FOR SALE. - A Beautiful Residence on Prairie- av. Price, $27,5600. A.J. GALLOWAY & SON, 8. W. cor. State & Madison-sts. PRINTING. ARD OF PURLIC WORKS. WHY WASN'T THH elfth Annual Report “Ingasdofto Bostor” TO BE PRINTED? BEOATSE THE BID OF THE NATIONAL PRINTING G0, WAS LOWER any other, Printor could Than Boston, or, = afford {o do tho job for, Commereial, Reilroad, md Show Printig AT VERY LOW PRICHES. THE LARGEST OFFICE IN THE WEST, AND THE CHEAPEST. National Printing Co., 116 and 118. ¥Franklin-st., otwoon Madison and Washington. €COD LIVER OIL, WILLSON’S CARBOLATED COD LIVER OIL Ts & Specific and Radical Curo for CONSUMPTION AND S0ROFULOUS DISEASES, mbor the namo, ** Willson's Oarbalated Cod Liver mos in lnrge wadgo-shiapod bottlee invantor's signaturc, and i sold by the best Prepored by J. B, Willson, 83 John-st,, N. Y. ‘Forsale by all Dru BURLBUT & EDRAL STEINWAY Grand, Sguare & Oprighi PIATNOS. The most perfootly Arranged and tho Largest Plano Man- ufnotory in the One Plano Every \E anos AN UNLIMITED rklnfi Hour, Ten Pl- ry Day. GUARANTY FURNISHED WITH : EACH INSTRUMENT, §77" Othor good Planos, both now an constantly on band. SMITH & NIXON, GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE NORTHWEST, 162 AND 164 STATH-BT, FINANCIAL. DIC. st partios throughoul the Unl. P (esand 1t they wont pay we publish tha fact for tho benctit of olir patrons. ynd will be dolivorod ERUANT! $10,000 BROWN'S, CLARK & MADISON-STS, WENTWORTH & WOOLWORTE, PROPRIETORS. . 'Will open for business ‘Wednesday, Aug. 13. NOTICE. The oreditors of F'. B. Gardner, F\. B. Gardner & Co., and the F. B. Gardner Company, are requested to meet at 3 p. m., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 23 Portland Block, cor. Wash- ington and Dearborn-sts., to hear roport of the Committee, L.J. GAGE, Chairman. Notice to Creditors. Creditors ot F. B. Garduor, F. B. O i o o e er, ot ated s, are roqueetad to do 30 Aheir claims agalnst said conoernt ithout dolay, t0 any fembor of ll_‘!n Committeo, JARED GAGR { 3 N W Rivg,§ Gommittee NEW PUBLICATIONS. FARMERS FOURTH OF JULY THE IMPORTANT ADDRESS Of 8. M, BMITH, Secretary of the Illinola Btate Farmera® Assoointion, beforo the Liv- ingston County Farmers’ Assooiation, At Pontiae, on the Fourth of July, Xa now ready for delivery as an 8-page doou- mont, for goneral ciroulation, Farmers’ Olubs and Granges will be sup- plied at the following rates: Binglo Oopiea.. 2 ota, A §ingi Qopten- B ote: | 190 Sopten: T8.08% Addresa J. W. DEAN, Room 6 Tribune Building, Chicago. BOYNTONS HEATING FURNACES! r Favorite” Ranges, “Tho Onbinor» Cook Htove, Baltimoro Henters, Honting fitoveu, Tuislo & Tnlley's Reglators, &, ‘These s are tho ve: t_manufactured, e o B e e TN SUANADR haanooqual, Ovoery 60 differont size nds for hoat. ny MfiJlllll of evory dosoription. hl‘nl promptly atten: od to, = Estlmal potice. Wo invita tho attention of re an 080 wlnl‘m‘zlx‘ls{r{m‘& Wfl‘m}:fll;l:u lnrull:l iug arrango. Sfand sa0 or olrcniar, Fmont 10 eRT ALK WN, 63 Lakoat., Ohloavo. To loan on Ohloago Roal Estate. OLARKBSON & VAN SOHAAOK, Attarneys, 8 Doarborn: COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ESTABLI_S_EED 18654%. D. W. IRWIN & (0, General Commission Merchanta. FLOUR, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, BARI.EGY, Bought and shipped or_earriod on margins in Ohicago Markot. 0. 2 Chrunber_of Cammorce, Ohicago. FOR SALE. PHOTOGRAPH &l AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 & 120 Monroe-st., Chicago. SPECTACLES, AT J. G. LANGGUTH'S, Optiolsn, #5tatost _hetwoen Washington and Randolph. Sugar-Cured Hams. 1 hava & atook of choloo Winta [] 3 Quallty susraaieed. wnouu.a:fi'.fi'a"’r‘;«.fi"ztfi;;,’.“.%'fi:. TABLES, and CXIATRS, at BOSTWICK'S, 113 Fifth.av. WANTED, Wanted--Hardware Salesman To travel in Minnesota and North. Requisites---Good char- actor, capacity, and experiencoe. A man aoquainted in that country pre- forred. Address H50, Tribune office. rove-st., Chicago. 85.0: DAITEIL FIRST ANNUAL PIONIO OF 1, Mary's Couferonceof the St V. DoP. Society, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, ‘Wil tako placoat YA TP, GOV, ON FIRIDAY, AUG. ‘Lo, loava cor, Shermanand VanDuren- stapping at Twellth, 9ag0] M 4th of July ars good Tor this plonio. _Tlokote; 81 doutally killed bolow horo Hunds: Notice to Contractors. Hoaled pronossls will ba roceivod until Wl ftioo of tho undorsignad, in L., Ttailway Ga., coruer Usseol ', for the orootion of anow Pessengor 1o- ‘sl the corner of Oarrall and Oliuton-sts, aspply to R B, D, Hastrick, 0. + J. BLOKER, Ohtot Englnesr P, O, & 8t, L. Kallwar, . The Chicage Dailp CHICAGO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1873. WASHINGTON. Congress-to Be Called Upon to ! Define the Status of : ‘the Indian, The Decision Relative to the 0Osage Lands Declared to Be Final, Scheme to Secure All Lands of Peace- ful Tribes in the Indian ' Territory. Porto Rican Emancipation .Brought About by American Inflnex’;w. Spectal Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, 8T, LOUIS MATLS, ‘WasmxaroN, Aug. 11.—Thb Post-Office De- partmout will goon provido carriors for the throo now local Post-Office stations that have beon ostablished at 8t, Louis. A temporary arrango- ment will b mado whereby threo wagons will be furnished for transportation until the regular advertisemont can be published and bids for tho sorvico receivod. A BROKEN MAIL CONTRACT. A difficulty hos arison betwoen tho Post-Offico Dopartment and the MoMinnville & Lancastor Railrond, in Tonnesseo, which has resulted in tho throwing oft of tho mails by that road. This rond s ono of tho many Southern ronds which tho Government put in operation subsoquent to tho war, and supplied with rolling- stock, When tho corporation resumed control of the road, o few years aince, they contracted with the Governmont o pay for the rolling- stock with mail pay as it should bocome duo, and agroed that the Govornmont should rotain this mail pay and apply it on the dobt. This has boon dono ginco, Recontly the railroad has ohanged hands, and the new owners of tho stook, having tho idos that thoy can_repudiato the chartor contract entored into by the former propriotors, notified the Govornment ro- contly that, unloss tho mail pay was aid~ over to them diroctly instend of MHF rotained in the Tressury to the crodit of the Quartormaster-Genoral, on account of tho rolling-stock, tho road would docline to carry tho matls, Tho Post-Offico Dopartmont has “rofused to ontortain this proposition, and consoquently, 8 fow days eince, tho railrond throw off tho malls. The Government has beon obliged to find some different mode of transpor- tation, and, while tho railrosd has not paid for its_rolling-stock, It rofuses to carry tho mails, 1t is not unlikely that this caso will come before the Sonato Select Committoo on Transportation Routes to tho Seabosrd as -an olemont to be con- sidered in the solution of the problem of the ro- Iation of tho railroads to tho Govornmont. LEGAL S8TATUS OF THE INDIANS. 8o many questions rolating to the conflict of Jurisdiction betwoon tho Fodoral and tho Stato authoritios upon the subject of the Indians have been raised in conneotion with the Modocs and the other tribes, that the Indian. Burcau is of tho opinion that the noxt Congress will bo callod upon to give a more oxact deflnition to the logal status of the Indisne, that their disposition in cagos of criminal and ofhor offonsos may ok hencoforth be in doubt. THE OIAGE LANDS. Tho question having rocently boen raised whother the Interlor Dopartment would recon- sider the decision by which it took 100,000 acros of improved lands in Southorn Kansas from the bonn fide Bettlors, and gave them to o railroad company, the Seoratary states that the decis- jon of tho Departmont ia final in this respect, and that, in his _ judgement, the right of the rmilrond to tho laud is boyond dispute. Répresontations made by the sottiera_which have roached hero, indi- cato that this decision i8 the forerunmer of a gonoral schome which, in the form of o bill for the catablishment of the Okolahama Territory, 18 dosignod to seizo all the lands of tho peacefn! Indians in tho Indian Torritory to opon thom up to sottlemont. The tribes whoso lands aro om- ‘braced in the scheme are the Cherokees, Oreoks, Seminoles, Ohickawas, and tho Choctaws, It is known that the supporters of the Okolahama bill and other similar bilis for the oponing of the Indion Territory and tho violation of the troaty rights have organized a combination to offoct this purpose. Harlan's Chronicle, in this city, s aiready begun a very active sgitation for the proposition. L THE HIGH TARIFF MEN TREMBLE. A rocent lotter from a prominent Ponnsyl- vanis protoctionist, rocoived here, showa that the tariff mon are oxpocting a sovoro contost noxt winter, and doubt thoir ability to maintain their fiouud. The recent exportation of iron from this country to England snd Canads, much of which has been reimported from Chicago, is o phonomenon which causes them annoyance, ai numerous nquiries are raieed a8 to tho exp‘lnn- tion of theso exportations. FORTO RICAN EMANCIPATION. The Xunnge of the bill which was recontly enacted by the Bg{nl!h Cortes, in referonce to slavery in Porto Rico, s known to have been . effoctod largoly through tho instrumentality, if not the threats, of our Ministor at Madrid. It is ovon undorstood that it was plainly intimated in the Cortes that, unloss Spain now,in thi hour of her extremity, should keop hor faith with the United States, it might bo considered that the day of frea Cuba had arrived. FREEDMEN'S DUREAU ACCOUNTH. The Freedmen's Bureau investigation is de-~ veloping tho fact that tho rogular sccounts are, in some cases, in as muoh doubt as the irregular ones. {To the Associated Press.} REINFORCEMENT FOR OUR EUROPEAN SQUADRON. ‘WastanaroN, Aug. 11,—The steamor Monon- finhuln will eail about the 25th instant, to force tho American floet in 8panish watora, —_— Prowned. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Jouer, Ill,, Aug. 11.—Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'olook, A. M, Thomas was drowned in ‘Hickory crook, about three milos south of Wil- mington. Tho doconsed lived in Braldwood, and was 18 yoars old. Ha went to the creek in company with a party of friends, and, attor shooting ab a_mark for soveral hours, weut in bathing, In diving ho met bis death: Anin- quest was held to-day, and his romalns wero burled at Braidwood Cemotery. DysMoines, Ia., Aug, 11.—Frank Knoulf, agod 14, was drownod in Coon River, elght miles from this oity, on Saturday. The body was recovored on Bunday. — ©old-Blooded Nurder. 1, Lous, Aug. 11.—Furthor information re- spocting tho murder of Michael A. Yadizowitz, on Main stract, Iost night, shows that Michaol Daley and Michsel Fliny were the murderers. The murder was wholly unprovoked. Ouno of tho men soizod Yadizowitz as ho was walking quictly down the stroot, and held him whilo’ tho other bost him in the ribs and sidos with large rooks, one of which ho hold In esch hand, When Yadizowitz nullll]y rolensed himeelt from the p of his assaifants, bo foll to the ground, blood flowing {from noso, mouth, andfoars, e died in two hours, Dn'loy and Flinoy are men of bad roputo, and had boon engagod in sovoral disturbances during the day. Both havo been arrosted. Arkansas Atoms. Lrrrie Rook, Aug, 11,—Richard Btevens (col- ored) sontenced to threo Zolm in the Poniton- tiary by the Phillip County Gircuit- Court, was pardoned by the Governor to-day. A young lady was resouod from s watory grave by o 'gallant young msn at the whor” this morn- ‘n(‘.’ Blio fell overboard from s skift. 0! sley Linory, (colored) was shot and socl- ki SN The Political Troubles Among the Cheroloess Pansons, Kan,, Aug. 11,—A dispatoh from tho Indinn country says the Downing-lioss party have Loatou tho reformers, but Bell hat obluined lottory writton by Ross and Jones to Wushing- ton, showing lronuhnz ta tho principlos of the party. Tho full-bloo aro sald to be indignant, and it i sald that Ross and Jones must go to the brush to savo their lives. 1tis also nasorted that tho death sentonco has boon praged by cor- | tain Indians upon Col. Bondin, Jas, Boll and others of the progrossive and Roform party, Thore {8 10 quostion but anarchy and crimo is largoly on tha incronso, and many of tho boat men in the locality bogln to boliovo that the only enfoty Mo in'a wirong territorial form of govornment under the protoction of the United Btatos, ————— THE POTOMAC DISASTER. Keartronding Scones -= Ungovornable Panic of ‘tho Colored Eassongerses Hodics of Victims Xifled by Whito nnd Colored Stragglors--Sixty-soven Rodics ecovercds . - Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasunazoN, Aug. 11.—The Troasury hasap- pointed s Board to oxamino into the Wawassol digastor. Tho additional dotails, which nro con- atantly rocoived, confirm tho statomonts con- coming tho oxtraordinary loss of- life, and tho .crimingl carolossness, which lave boon pub- lished, A Tronsury official roporte that ho will . filo informntion ngainst two additional vossols on Luko Michigan, which havo been detected in and carrying giant powder, WAsuiNaToN, Ang. 11.—Tho Washington Star's apocial corrospondent at Ohattorton’s “Landing, n.,. the scono of tho Wawnssot disastor, glves tho'account of his trip from hora to that point. His roport says that a boatman living on tho lino of tho river says tho scronms of women and ohildron could bo hoard for miles. On tho way up to Chatterton sevoral bodics of colored mon and wore passed, which had beon dragged ashore tho night boforo, Miss McPhorson, & pasgonger, deseribos the gcono of tho burning boat a8 most terriblo to witnoss, The flames burst outall around, and swopt' aft, driviog womon and childron over into the water. Bho saw four little childron hanging on by thoir hands to thg burning stesmor, and ono after the othor drop into tho wator, tho flames drivin| them off, Tho colored people wero porfectly wild, and no romonstrances on tho Em of tho officors wore heoded. Thoy jumped -into tho boat, piling it full, and doclarcd _that it was tho colored peopla's bont, rofusing all whites admis- slon. When it wont auwn, il wore dumped into tho wator togothor, and many othors followed, boing pushod overbosrd. ° The flames burst into the main-decl, setting firo to the clotling of women and childron who were hoping for somo rcliof, but no onc could pass the gangway for the flames. One of tho worst fosturca smong tho shore- scones, yostordey, waa tho disposition amony ‘both white and colored stragglors to Flundm- an rob tho doad. Sovoral instances of this kind wore noticod, but could not bo prevented by McOlolland, who alone waa authorized to take chargo of tho valusblos found, Owing to the long oxtont of tho shore, many of tho bodios conld not ho rosched by him until thoy had boon riflod, and tho guilty partios had escapod. Hiram Smith, o colorod man, states that he was prosont and witnessoed the loss of tho lifo- bont, As soon as sho was lowored to the main dock, tho colored mon took pos- gossion of hor by forco, and mno throats or porsussions of the officers conld pravent thom. Tho boat was hoapod full of baggage and mon, and he saw & yollow man cut the bow-ropo, whoen she fall hendlong down with such forco as to tear out tho storn, becausa of the davit holding at that ond, and sll in bor sunlk. i Tho Supervising Inspector of Btonmboats will commence on_Wodnoe n{r s full investigation into tho burning of the Wawaasott, on the Poto- mac. Tho numfior of bodies already rocoverod is sixty-soven. THE MANITOBAN MUDDLE. Our Government 1o Apply for the Res lcnse of the Minnesotn EPrisoneorsee Gordon Again on the Wing, Leaving X¥is Counscl to Whistle for ilis Feess Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasmnaToN, D, 0. Aug. 11.—DMayor Brackett, of Minneapolis, and Gov. Austin’arrived hero this morning from Lobg Branch, whore thoy went to intercodo with tho President to intervone in behalf of tho Manitoba prisonors. Both these gontlemen seom to bo satisfled with the Prosi- dent's dotarmination to have the matter speedily gottled. All tho facts are now boforo the State Dopartment, and s ropresontation of thom has boon made to Minister Thornton, who in turn hos advieed with tho authoritics at Ottawa. Mayor Brackatt loft for Ottawa this ovenln{:. whero ho ux[;:cta to meot 8ir Jobn Macdonald on the 18th inst., for whose action the matter now awaits, New Yonr, Aug. 11,—Gov. Austin and Mayor Brackott, of Minneapolis, havo had two infer- yiows at Long Branch with the Prosident, ro- garding tho Manitoba affair, and explained tho whole mattor from barinulng to_end, dwelling eepecially on tho cruolty with which tho prisou- ors are treated by the Manitoban suthorities. They also sought to impress upon tho Prosident tho necessity for s{wady action, a8 thoy fearod that the pdoplo in Minnesots, unless gomothing was douo at once, would take tho sottlomont of tho cago in their own hands. Tho Prosident, Hecording to n dispatch, gave tho Governor_and Mayor to understand that unlesa the matter was disposod of within o rossonsblo time, » do- mand, in unmistakable ~terms, wonld bo made on tho British Government, and that would be followed by furthor action. The Presidont then asked the Governor and Mayor to roduco thoir statoments to \mtinfi,‘ which they did, and tho puper was forwarded Becretary Fish, who will bo visited to-day by its authors. WasinioToN, Aug. 11,—Gov. Austin and the Mayor of Minneapolie to-day had another intor- view with Booretary Fish relativo to the Manito- ban difficulty. All that the Prosident said to them was thot tho subject should roceive tho mnmg‘t attontion of the Governmont and would Bod the rights of American citizens protected, and that it Was too osrly to give o morc dofinite assuranco, Tho Bocrotary of Stato was charged with the conduct of such affairs, and would doubtless placo him in possession of all the facts ot the oarliest —moment. Gov. Austin on boing interrogated by rivate partios, was reluotant to talk on the sub- oct, It can be stated that tho mattor hag not nsgumed dl‘rlumnfia form, although 8ir Edward ‘Fhornton and Becrotary Fish havo had sovoral intorviows concorning it. The procesdings now in progress are of & judiclal character and do not justity diplomatic intorvention, MriNeAroL1s, Minn., Aug. 11.—A Tribune spacial, yostorday, from Fort Garry, says: Thoe other evening Cornish, Lord Gordon's coundel, accompanied by other gontlomon, waited upon His Lordship rogarding his pecuniary mattors. Theo latter domandod thoir renson for 80 untimely & visit, and, aftor an oxplanation, ho bocame engaged in an excited altercation with his coun- sel, oach expmsnln{,' his opinion of tho other, which, to sny the losst, was mot flattoring to either. His Lordship shortly called his servant to advise Mr. Cornish to mako his oxit. Tho Intter heedod the advico, but called again tho next morning to renew his claim for some soour~ ity for his antioipatod foo as counsol, but found his bird had flown. Upon inquiry bo found that ‘Gordon was woll on his way to tho Rocky Moun- tains, A party arriving from .the Weat, to-day, roports baving scon tho protty bird 200 milos ‘westward, Unitod Btatos Consul Taylor was seronaded on Friday by the military baud at Forb Garry, and thros oheers woro given by those assembled, ‘The Consul responded in s brief u[mwh. In the docoration of the Court-House for a bazaar, in o epirit of conrtesy to the American citzons, the Htars and Stripos woro suspended side by sido with the British flag, Upon the on- tranco of Attornoy Geuoral Clarke, beholding the terriblo disgrace of the omblom of his adora- tion, in virtuous indignation ho ordered tho Indies in charge to ** haul down that flag.” No ono abeyed his command, and he rotirod with his foathers drooping. The Shorlfl wlfl not allow the wives of the Amorican prisoners to vislt thoir husbands but twice duriug tho weok, e Tho Orops. Yonrvirue, Kendall Co., Aug. 11.—The scason has Locn favorablo fororops In this county. Farmors report whoat falr, oats good, corn orop 1argo, though not so many soros ag last yoar; hifia hoavy, carly fruits light, though late ruita will bo as good as horotofora, Kaxsas Oiry, Mo,, Aug. 11.—Apprehensions aro folt of the entlro failure of the corn crop thlmughout thiy section, on account of waut of rafu, oo et Salt Luko Mattors. Bavr Laxe, Aug, 11.—On Saturday, Mr. Buow, Territorial htornoy—flum\ru. moved Judgoe Tribune, NUMBER 357. TEmorson for an_ordor of tho Court for & Grand Jury for tho Soptombor term. Judge Emorson ékod United Ktaton Attorney Qurry It ho wanted a Grand Jury. 'Pho lattor ropliod” that, a8 the "Torritorini Court bnd already Intimnted that no {ury could bo lefinlly impanoled undor the ox- ting Inws, ho did nat wisk to go through tho farco of oriminnl oxamiuntion.or trinl, to bavo it sot asido immodiately thoroafter, Tho Court then hold that tho Torritorinl Leglslaturo had idkon the sttbject from the Court. On tho quostion of tho Jurisdiclion of the QOourt .in the Wobb-Young “divorce dnsé, tho Court rosorved its docision; .. Gon. Oxd is Liero on on_inspecting tour, 16 procoeds to Donvor, e FIRES. Proporty Destroyed in 5t. Louis, Min- nenpolis, Chiumpnign, 1, and Elscs wherce Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MisxearoLs, Miun,, Aug. 10.—A firsin J. Doan & Oc.'s lumbor-yard, last night, occasioned n Ions of §1,000, At 8.0'lock this affornoon, o fire dostroyed ‘9,760,000 feot of Jumber in W. B. Judds yard, with & stablo aud contents sdjoining the yard, sovoral dwollings, Higgins' coopor-shop, ware- houso, and stook of tools, Total losses about $100,000 ; Judd's, 75,000 Light insurance on all, It was tho most disastrous fire this oity hos soon sinco 1805, and the hoaviest loss thot hns ovor ocourred to ono man horo. Much of Judd's lumber was clear aund upper quality, Insured 48,000 in tho Imperial, of London, 2,000 in tho 8t. Josoph, Mo., and $2,600 onoh in tho Black Rivor, of Now York, Now Orlenns Mutual, Frauklin, of Philadelphin, Firoman's Fund, of San Francisco,” and Tradors', of Chi- cago.” Eight buildings wore burned, and s barn ownod by W. E. Jones; loss, 81,000 ; not in- sured. Widow Whitnoy's house, loss 8700 ; in- suranco, 8800, Nils Toborg's boarding-houso, loss, $1,000 ; insured, 81,100 in tho Imporial, of London. A'person cscaping from Dean's yard when thie fire broko out, thinks there 1 no doubt that both yards wore sot on firo, but there is no clue to the incondiary. 81. Louis, Aug. 11.—Shortly after 1 o'clook this morning o fire broke out in the largo two- story building ab_tho northonst corner of Wash- ington nvenue and Sixth stroot, formorly known a8 **The State Tobacco House,” but for o long timo past occupied b{‘u number of small shops. Tho losors aro Flesh & Moak and McGinnis & Bolton, painters; John R. Scott, auctioncor; John ciahon and Norrls & Bro., plumbors; John Ttoony, saloon; J. Valontino nnd Moro- houso & Co., spring bed and mattrass makors; Charles Lendenberg, wire-works ond bird- denler, and E. A, Btecle, Tho latter occu- iod almost the ontiro mecond story s o urntturc-dealor, and had s considerable quantity of furniture in stora for othor por- sons. ?['l.\u loss is estimated at trom $20,000 to 280,000, Tho insurance is not yot ascortnined. Tho Now Lindell Hotel, in_process of construc- tion on Bixth stroot, opposite, was not harmed, *tho wind blowing tho fizmes in an opposite di- rection. CraxrPAIoN, 111, Aug. 11.—Abont 8 o’clock this morning & fire was discovered blazing up through o smoll stablo in tho rear of Capt, Davidson's Inrgo livery-stablo. ‘Tho flamos proad rapidly to tho livory-stable aud tho_morchant-tailoring establishment of Willlam Bowen, on Waluut stroet, destroying them in a few minutes. The horses and most of the carriages, otc., in the livery-stable wore saved, but in the building in which the fire originated threo horeos woro burnod to death. Tho Firo Department, by the most horoie offorts, saved tho largo brick block on Main stroot from de- struction. Tho total loss is about 86,000, par- tially insured. The firo was the work of au i~ cendinry. AvroN, L., Aug. 11.—Tho residence of Jacob Dazzs, in this city, was_partially dostroyed by firo on Bnturdsy night. Tho loss is $1,600, Cov- ered by insuranco. . PoRTLAND, Mo., Aug, 11.—Tho body of Peroy 0'Neil, firoman on the Dirigo, hns been recover- od. Ho was not known 0 linve beon drowned until his body was found. BosroN, Aug. 11.—A firoat Bowall, Day & Co.’s cordage works in Roxbury, this afternoon, causod o loss of ‘910,000 ; covored by insuranco, PORTLAND, 3o., Aug. 11.—The stonmship Car- Iotta was towed up to-day. The ougincers say hor hull, engine, and boilers are not muterinliy dsmaged, and that 380,000 will robuild her. 16 i thonght 10,000 bushels of corn wny bo saved from the olovator. + “Kangas 011y, Mo., Aug. 11.=—Tho Widows' and haue'. Home,-situated noar this city, was to- tally dostroyed by firo this moruing, leaviug all tho” inmatos homeless. A small portion of the furnituro was saved, but evorything elso, includ- jug the clothing, was lost.” Assistanco of all kinds is urgently needod. THE INDIANS Resulte of Mackenzic’a Raid Into wexase~Ilorrible Atrocities Commite od Upon White Settlers. 81. Lows, Mo., Aug. 11.—Tho Rev, Norman Badgor, sruiy chaplain at PortCoucha, Western oxas, arrivod hore yestordsy, on route for Washington. A scouting party returned to Conchn lnst Baturday weok, after forty days' absence, bringing in & number of stolen ponies captured from tho Indiaus off thoir roservations ; alfo, tho frouh scalp of s white girl, 18 yoara old, who, with a womau, was killed and scalped on Stakod Plain, about two weeks before. Mr. Bedgor eays it is now kunown that Gon. Mackenzio during his groat oxpedition against tho Comanchos, Inst fall, killed upward of a bun- dred of them. It was reported at tho time that ho had killed but twenty-throo. ‘About throe weoks ago a band of Indians ap- poarod near old Camp Colorado and shot and ptabbed a Mrs, Williams, aud also shot a little girl of Mrs, Williame' and mashed hor hoad sgainst a door-post and throw her body into the firo. They then enterod tho houso and shot a girl eight yoars old, and carriod her away with them. Mrs, Williams, notwithstanding her two wounds, crawled into tho house, pulled hor little child out of iho fire, rolled her {n o wot. blanket, and laid hor on a bed. Mre. Willioms' husband goon after roturned, to whom sho rolated the ocircumstances, and then died, but tho infant, Whoso head wis mashod almost to a jelly, was #till alive whon last hoard from, and would prob- ably recover. N Abond of from fifty to sixty Indians wore ronming sbout the country south of Fort Me- Kavott, and, in tho abscnce of cavalry at Fort ‘Conners, scouts had beon sent in all directions o warn tho settlers. Much alarm oxisted, and citizons were arming to defond themsolvos. il O b i Base Ball. Towa Orry, Aug. 11.—This weck a match anu of baso-boll for 8160 and the championship of the Btato, comos off in this city, botween the Towa ity and Koolkuk Oluba, 'Tho Iowa Citys, a8 now organized, bave beaton every club they havo plni’od with, ond os the Kookuks are & ood_club, an intnrofltmgo gomo i laoked for. [he Towa Citys offor §150 to any amatour club in tho Stato that will beat thom in Iowa City. PRILADLLPHIA, Aug, 11.—DBaso,ball : Mutuals, 6; Phuadclghlms, 4, ‘Guevrn, Ont., Aug. 11.—A gamo of baso ball for the championship of tho Domiuion was 8‘“?: ed horo to-day between_tho Bt. Luwronco Club, Tingston, and Maplo Leaf Club, of Guolph. Tho lattor won by a score of 36 to 3, Tho Red Stockings, of Boston, play the Maplo Loat Club here on tho 22d. Trrrsnunair, Aug. 11,—he Red Btockings, of Boston, played a gamo to-day at the Union Park with the Enterprise, of thiscity, Bcore, 36 to b in favor of the Red Stockings, —_— Obitunry. WAvREGAY, Ill., Aug. 11,—Adams Getly, ono of the oldost, most respeoted, and most promi- nont rosidonts of this city, being 71 yoars of age, diod last ovening. ‘Lo funoral will take place to-morrow afternoon. BIr, Gotty was the fathor of thuc' osout Mayor of Muskegon, Mich,, and of Mrs. W. B, Dodgo, of Waukogan. OINCINNATY, O., Aug, 11,—William M. Richard- son, Prosident of the Union Insurance Compuny, and long councoted with that institution, died this ovening from paralysie. sty A Hinr-Xtoom Fighte Dernorr, Aug, 11,—During & grog-shop alter- cation on_Woodbridge strot, Inst ovoning, the praprictor, John Darker, stahbod Michaol MMc- Groovy in tho nbdomen sovoral times, and his wounds aro probably fatal, Tho Oholorn. Ooruamus, O., Aug, 11.—One fatal oaso of cholora occurred to-day. 'he vietim died aftor oight hours® sickness, aud was buried at 9 o'olock to-night, THE LABOR QUESTION. Now York Organizations Agilating the Quostion of o Genoral Strike. — Employers Said to Bo Constantly Evading the Eight-Hour Rule. Proposition to Hold & General Mass-Mecting in September. New Yong, Aug, 11.—The Tribune furnishos tho following items : Tho various trados-unions aro making arrangoments in & genoral way to hold a mass-moeting in' Boptombor, to discuss tho presont aspects of the labor movement, and to endeavor, 1f possillo, to bring about o more gonoral observance of the oight-hour rule. The workingmon complain that little by lttlo tho ob- sorvanco of oight hours as o day's worlk {8 being dlsregarded by employors. Not long ago ono of tho prominent earpentors and bulldors of {his city was walted upon by a committeo ropresent~ ing men in his employ, and asked whother or not the Assoclation of Employors hnd not agrood to iguoro the eight-hour rulo, and roturn gradually and nietly to tho ton-hour systom. Ho roplied that he know of no such drrangement or agrooment, Tt had not beon discussed at the mastings of the Associn- tion; at the samo time Lo could not but confess that vory manyof employors who had given tho cight-hour plan a fair trinl had como to regard it asn foiluro and gone back to tho ton-hour systom, Tnquiry shows that in cortain trndes tho olght- bour plaa is almost ontirely ignored. This is tho caso with tho pianc-forte mnnufacturers tho cnbinot-makors, carvors, upholstorors, and iron-workoers, In theso trados thore wore Bo many cmployers who rofused to co-oporate with the workingmen thnt tlio mojority of thoso who nccoded to the demand for oight hours have beon compolled to roturn to the old system or loavo the field altogother. Bomo of the workmoen aro in favor of n gonoral strike, and wish to havo those who aro now working oight hours ceaso altogother, until tho omployers who aro unwilling togrant a re- duction of the hours of labor shall be brought & torms, This has beon donounced as absurd and _suicidal by trades whose numbors and organiza- tion compol afiunnml obsorvaude of the_ eight~ hour rule by tlielr omployera. Nothing dofinite Las yot been dotormined on. MURD_EB_TRIAL. The Casc of B. C. Henshaw for the Al= leged Murder of Abel iecaston im ‘Winchester, Ind. Font WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 11.—A specinl to the Gazelte from Winchestor, Ind., gives the follow- ing interosting particulars concorning tho trial of B. 0. Henshaw for tho murder of Abel Henston, on the 16th of April, 187t: On that day, Madison Honshaw, a roformod gambler and brother of tho defendant, drow some money from the bank for' wheat ho bad eold. Moecting an acqunintance ho was Komundod to take a drink, contrary to {8 hobit, and soon was ongaged at tho gaming- tablo. Aftor winming sl the monoy from i opponents, tho gamo was_stopped. In o short time he was called from tho room by some un- known porson, knacked on tho Lead, and robbed of all ho had. ' His brother, B, O. Honshaw, was sont for, and was making nrmnfiamumu to remova tho insonsible manhome. At this point the most qu;)ttnnt uestionin thoecasois raised, Itisolaim- ed by the defeneo that Hoaston said: *‘If you will “got tho whisky out of the d—n g—n of & b—h ho'll” be all right. Hon- shinw advanced toward Hoaston, demandinga rotraction, whon the lattor drow a knifo and was stabbed by the former in solf-defense. ‘Tho prosecution claim that Honshaw adyanced to- ward Henston, and, without o word heing eaid by aithor party, stabbod tho latter twice, sovering tho jugular voin. Thoy alko claim thot Heaston did not draw a_knifo, but that his knifo was found shut up about two rods from tho scene of the murder next morning. Tho caso nitracts specisl attention from the fact that the partios aro nllwcn.lthf'. aund Liave em- filoyed an immense arrayof legal talent. Judgo ainos, of Portland, prosides, and Prossouting Attorney Rynn is assistod by Judge Sample, of Muncie, Judge Poclo, of Centorvillo, and sov- oral othors, On the dofonso aro Gen, Tom Browno, Judgo Colgrovo, und Norman Way, of Winchestor ; W. A. Bicknoll, of Richmond, and others, There aro about 35 witnosses, and tho caso will probably continue three or four days. — - CANADA. Arrival of Members of Parliament and Ministers at Ottawans-Fost-Office IRobberys Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 11.—All the Cabinet Min- istors, including 8ir John A. Macdonald, are in tho Capital. The Speaker of tho Seuato is also Jhore. Mowbors are arriving by overy trait, and a sossion of tho Houseis genorally oxpected, though the Governmont, if sufliciently strong, will forcoe prorogation, Toroxto, Aug. 11,—The Mail is backing down sinco it was snubbed by the Governor-Goneral. It is rumored that W. X. Muir will retire from {110 managemont of the Groat Westorn Railway on_tho Ist of Soptombor, to be succooded by Prico, who is now ‘I'roasurer. Tho city Post-Offico was robbed last night of ahout ninoty registered lettors, Tho authoritios aro roticont, and the l‘Em‘tlm.xlua aro kept private. Detootives aro at work, KANSAS CITY. An Editor Arrested for Libel-=Kcokulk & Kansas Olty Railroad. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kansas Ciry, Mo., Aug. 11.—On Friday, R. B. ‘Taylor was arrosted at the instance of the Hon, 8. A. Cobb, M. 0., tharged wilh publishing libolous articles in the Wyandotte Gazelle, of shich Taylor is publishor.” Tho editor of tho Gazetle roplied to s question in tho press of Wil- son County, asking if Cobb lobbied in_ tho baok- X‘n business, and the Qazelle stated thnt Cobb id so lobby, was ounly & Captain instead of & Colonel imn an Indisn rogiment, drew back pay without service, and robbed the Governmont of 10,000, and attompted to ‘ribo a witnoss in o certain caso in which lio was attornoy, Taylorlar in jnfl Saturday and Sun< day, but was released to-day on bail, 'Cobb pub- lishes a card in the morning Knperu of this city explaining hia position as to tho charges. .Burvoyors and enginecors of tho Kookuk & Kansas City Iailrond are surveylug a lino from hero to Marshall, Salino County, with o view of n?cnr!nining the probablo cost of o lino to this place. First Gas-Lights Winansaton, O., Aug, 11.—This city was il- Iumiuatod to-night for tho first timo With gas, Tl ocoasion wis colebrated by & banquet at the Gatos ouso. Among tho guests wera tho City Councils of Waibington Court House and of this city, together with the ofiivers of the Com-~ pany aud many fnvited guests. Tho ‘works wero constructed by B, T. Coverdale, of Cincinnati, —————— Accidentally Shote Wirxespanre, DPa, Aug. 11.—Yosterday, at Tunkliannock, Biduey Mayor accidontally” shot and killod Osear Mills, Asslstant Engincer Unitod Statos Navy. Mayor shot at a hawk in it garden, and a portion of tho charge onterod tho heart of Mills, who was walking in his yard at the time. —_— The Baltimore Shooting Oasc. DBarnTIMORE, A“F' 11.—Gnuxgu Carson, the Custom-Llouso ofifcor who lasl night shot and killed the man named Graner, firoman of tho slonmship Baltimoro, was to-day committed tor metion of the Grand Jury. —_—— Destructive Tornados Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tridune, JawesviLLe, Wis., Aug. 11.—About 8 o'olock yestorday sftornoon a tornado and lall-storm Bwopt ovor the Town of Porter, laying waste tho numorous flelds of tobacco in its path, ‘The do~ struction was comploto, the loavos of tho tobacco plants boivg ground to atoms, A prominent former, whoso tobacco oropisa tofal iwreck, thinke tho tornado wos about four miles in width, and that it spont its forco in the Town of Portor. 'Thd tobncco: wna monrly rondy to_cut, npdnbnltnr crop nover was gothered in Rock County thau this season. —_— KEOKUK. Complction of the Middic Loch of the Government €anal Around the Dow= Moincs Xupida. {al Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Keorux, I, Aug. 11.—The middle lock of tho Government Canal, now in pracess of con- struction aronnd tho DesMoiness Rapids of tha Missiusippl River at this place, was comploted to-dny. The work of Iayipg tho finishing slons wag porformoed with imposing coremonics, and wht witnossed by o Inrgo company of lend- ing citizons, Tho Hon. D. F. Millor, Mayor of tho oity, waa callod upon to conduct tha coromonies. ‘Tho Atono having beon located, ho mado s fow appropriate remarks, in which ho agnku of the magnitudo of the entorpri#e, nnd tho valuo of tho fmprovomant to tho navigation of tho Missiusippi River, removing, s 1 will when comploted, the only obatruction botween Now Orleans and St Paul. Ho then, witha utroko of tho mallat, pronauncod tho_ finishing stono of tho middlo lock laid. 'Ihe lock contnins about 12,000 cubic yards of masonry, oud ‘ia » magnificont structure, It iu 489 feot in lougth, and 80 foet in width, and has boon huilbat o cost to tho Govormmont of 260,000, It will admit of tho prssago of vesnols drawing fivo foot of water during thio lowost stagos of tha rivor. ‘Phis is the firat portion of the fiwprovemont that Tins boon wholly comploted. Awmong thoso who oporatod the dorrigk in tho coremany of the Iy~ ing of tho fniwhibg_stono to-dny was Hon. Georgo W. McCrary, Mombor of Congross from this district. WALL STREET. Seview of the Stock, Money, Goldg and Produce Markets. - Speetal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune. New Yons, Aug. 11.—Tho stock markot was dull and the attondance slim, moro 8o than usu- ol on Monday, but the market was strong, with “n goneral bullish tondenoy, particularly in Pa- cifio Mail and the Vandorbilts. GoLD ‘oxcosgivoly dull. Bales limited. BONEY continuos cheap, and borrowers on oall loans are frecly supplied. GOVERNMENTS gonorally improving. STATE DONDS dull, but steady. DREADBTUEFS. Flour opened with a botter tone, undor favorablo nows from Liverpool and France. Shipping brands and extras aro plenty. Buporfinos strongor. Tho market —closed stronger with n good inquiry. Wheat Bold ¥ conts ighor for spring ; but forr oftrs. Winter_scarce ond firm. High pricos are de- manded for nll grades. Strict inquiry. Tirst anmlxlus of Tows and Nobruskn now spring roceivod hore, and pronounced very superior in quality to that of last year. Now Iows onts snmples pronounced very fine. Ryo more active aud better oxport domand. Corn irregular; low grades stondier; choice quict and_hardly so firm. Stocko n hund here 1,000,000 buslielis logs than in 1871, and same &t & year ago. THE ANTI-MONOPOLISTS. Tho Farmors Organizing for SclfsPros toction in Virginimn. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaun Tribune, ‘WaBHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The Farmers' Granges havo been established in considerable number in Virginia, and applications arc being sout to tho contre of the Grange organization here for dotailed 1nformation. A morcantilo organiza- tion, which hns become vory obnoxious to the farmors, facilitatos tho ostablishment of these Granges. The merchants Lavo n combination by which they scek to maintain uniformly high pricos upon all articles in all the rural districta of tho State. Tho workingsof this combination havo long been vory opprossive, and the Grange quostion 18 now belng actively discussed as to s moans of rolief. The Kansas Farmers. Pansoxs, Kan., Aug. 11.—Tho Grangers will moet in this city about the 1st of September for -and counsel and consultation affocting the inforests of the State. It is estimated thot 16,000 farmers will be present. THE MISSINE_STEAMERS. The Arndt and Alabama Probably Snfe. New Yonk, Aug, 11.—The agents in this city of tho missing steamor Ernst Moritz Arndt have received o cablo dispatch, atating that on tho 234 of July the Arndt was signalod in latitude 46 degreos 10 minutes, longitude 45 degroes 4 min- utos, with hor propaller broken, snd under can- vas. Sho did not need sssistonce. Again, on the 24th of July, the vossel was spoken by the steamer Ocoanic. Loxpoy, Aug. 11.—The steamship Alabama, which gailed for Now York, was spokon on ‘Puesday last, & considorable distanco wost of thio locality whoro the portions of & wreck were soon. - SteTTIN (Gormany), A“fi; 11,—Tho ship Oscar tho Becond srrived horo this morning, and re- ports having spolion the stcamship Ernst Moritz Arndt on the 23d of July in latitudo 46 degrecs, longitude 45 degrees. She lost her propeller on the 14th of July, and was procoeding under sail, il well, and she required no nssistance. LATER. New Yong, Aug. 11.—Doubts are still entor- tained a8 to the safety of the overdue steamship Arndt. On July 23, she was a little southeast of tho great Newfoundiand Bank, and on July 24, i it inassumed that the vessol seou from the Ocunnic was tho Arndt, sho_was to the osst’ of the outer bank. ~TFrom that position hor agonts eay sho should have reached 8t. John in four days unless with very adverso woather. The faot that she has not reached Bt. John or any othor port, as far a8 is known, within cighteon days from tho 2{th of July, is hard to oxplain. Tho hypothesis that sho might in her disablod condition bo making for Bormuda, or ono of tho West Indios, is put to fight by the consideration of her mnortherly position when soon from the King Oscar. FATAL RUNAWAY. A Six=Iforse Team Attached toa White Mountain Stage Becomo Ungoverne able==The Conch Upsot and Fwo Pe sons Killpdyund n Dozen or More e Jured. BeraLenes, N. H., Aug. 11.—8ix horses at- taclod to the morning stage botween Crawford and the Profile Houso ran away to-day,upsotting the conch on Whitcomb's Hill, iu this_town, in- stantly killing G. R. Donell Kierl, of Baltimore, and fatally injuring A. 8. Butlor, & bauker from loftm, Mich.,, who hns sinco died. ‘The’ following Wore also injured : Mr. and Miss Reoves, Pheonix- villo, I'n., probably fatally; Chsuncoy G, Har- xiulglon, Worcestor, Masi., uurlounl{: “Austin 8, Fox and Mies Fox, No. 45 West Thirt; -third stroot, New York, soriously ; G. 8. Fox, slight- ly; Miss Emma Konnody, Iudisuspolis,, Ind., slightly ; Brs. Gulbortson and daughter, Iron- ton, Ohlo, slightly; B. LuCroix, Ironton, Olifo, arm broken and slightly injured on head. Tyo or throo othors wore slightly injurod. It is bolioved that all of tho injurod porsons, with tho oxcoption probably of "Miss Rooves, will recover. ‘Tho acoident was caused by tho break- ing of a pole-strap, Sulcidos. OmAmA, Aug, 11.—Dr. L, I, Hanhoosen, late of Albany, N. Y., committed suioido by outting his thront with a razor this morning. Deruorr, Aug, 11.—William Spotter, aged 63, pulcidod this morning, Oause, dospondency. e, 4 D aiert ey Politicnt Comploxi of the Kentuoky Legistatnre. Tousvirug, Aug, 11.—Tho recontly-eloctod Gonoral Auunmb!{ of Kontuoky will bo composed a follows : Bennte, 93 Domoorats and 6 Ropub- Mcans ; Houso of Teprosontatives, 81 Domocrats and 19’ Republioans. Ropublicans gain two in tho Sonate, aud Domocrats ono in tho ilouso,