Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1873, Page 2

w TII "CHICAGO DALY TRIBUN bl AUGUST 17, 1873. "THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT. Uonvention of the Farmers of Will Oounty, Ill. The Declaration of Prinuip!es Adopted. Kansas Farmers- Discuss the mransporintion Question, gevonteon Hundred and Fifty Granges in Iowa. ceial Nispateh to The Chicago Tribune. noxffn, Til,, Aug. 16.—Tho farmers of this (Will) county mot in _convoution in tho Court- Hougo in this city, this foronoon. Charles Buoad wasin the chair, and Horaco It. Wood and W. T. Nolgon, Secrotarics. The objoct of tho Convention was to considor tho work of a spocinl commitles uppulutoq ab $ho Jast meoting to draft o declaration of princl- los for tho now party. pDr. B. F. Allen, Chairman n_f the Specinl Committoo on Declaration of Principlos, made mffl’:}opm was nccopted, and the Committeo Al oposod_ that tho disoussion of tho roport bo postponed until tho Coul\llyl Counven- fion. 1o thought it was no park of tho duty of this mooting to dictato to othor cluba of the oMY atrick oxplained: Ho eaid this roport was presonted simply for the consideration of this Club, but that it was to_bo prosouted to the County Convention, by which it could be adopted, swendod, or rejectod, o approved tho report, and wautod it to go forth as the son- timent of this Club. Mr. Nolson indorsed the roport heartily, and wanted to soe it adopted and’ circulated among o farmors. ‘hOu ‘motion of Mr. Patrick, tho roport of tho Committoo, which follows, was unenimously L hmitted by tha Jolnt Przaxns AND EsoruTIoNs submitted by tho Jolat Cotmltee o8 e A Ui, at dollo, 1Ly Aug. 1t e ‘Witcnras, Tho Exccutivo and Loglslatjve 2epart- menta of our Government havo ghows: asraut disro- gard for th peoplo's interent, i wradit-Mobillers, sal- ary-steals, squandering the phblic lands, violation of Soniracts, and burdcusome taxation for tho avowed Papono of favorig speclal interests to tho detriment Fadinjury of tho masses of tho peoplo \WitEntias, Corruption Lins hocome o provalent in potls Stato 'sud National atiairs, aud ana majority of £ivo lendora in tho old political partics Lavo failed to Javor or ndvocate measures protecting tho rights of {lio people, tht our confidonco in tho futuro nction of #heao partles (Judgivg from tho past) has bocomo ma- forially shaken by recent acts, and appropriations of axiravagance, whoroby thia peoplet inGuoy s beor Fecklonsly squandored, and thieir righta uttorly ignored, Dy tholr fallitro to ndobt laws controlling rafitonds in 8 10githmato snd businese-ltko mouner ; they hava there- Dy faflod to protect tho peoplo from 1njust discriming- tion and extortion ; Witeneas, A continuation of theso various ovils in conibetion with othors, tonda rapldly to domoralize a3 weakon tho atrenglh of our Governmout, and de- stroy tlio lisppinegs of iis poplo. Aud, ag wo beliovo Fhers 10 bo Violations of the sacred priuciples of tho Declaration of American Indepondonco: thnt all men are eroated cqial, and havo the samo iualienablo Hights,—thoso of lifo, libarty, and tho pureuit of bap- iiozn s that, to seenro thicse rights, govornmonts nro Fitituted nhong men, derlving tholf Just nowers froin tho consent of ihe goverucd; aud, whenovor tho powers of {ho governmont. becomo destructive of sucls ights, ither through lnefliciency or injus- e N rongh tho corription of ila nde minlstrators, it is tho right ond dut, of thie peoplo tosbolieh such Inws, and institute suc Pifotmin ato_ them abiall nppoar tost likely to offoct Hhicir nufety and happincss, Pradence will dictato that Jawa lorig astablishied should not bo changed for light and trilling causes : and_osporicaco hias whown that fhankind fs more dixposod ta sufler, whil ovils aro Enfforable, than to right themeclved by sbolishing, Ruending, or enacting new laws {or thelr welfaro aud Fafoty. Lut when, by s long tsain of abuscd and usure ations, thiey evinco & desiro to reduco o peoplo to the Abaolté despotixn of combinations, and with wealtls Sruug from these poople, and have 'grown to suck gl- gantic proportions us to overahadoy tholand, and wield R ‘almowt frrestatiblo iutiuenco for their own solfish piivpascs, it in the right ond duty of the pooplo to Throw off such tyrauny and provile now safeguards for their future xucunty, Tnznirons, Wo do fivraby abaolve oursalve from all allcgiance to tho old_polltical partios, and declars our- Belvos o separatd and indepondont orgauization, with tho followiug priuciplos us our basis or platform, and reapectfully $nvito tho co-operation nnd asslatance of all yernons who approve of our principles or syinps, hiido with un in our . slrugyle v wislulain the rights of thio pooplo ngainst the oncroackments of tho monopoly power, ‘Antione1, The protection of honest industry in all #tsbranches ngainst the cucroachmenta of sggregols capital, ART, 2, Equal and exact justico to all classes, and spocial privilegea to novo, PR, b, Tnsmedinto legislation to control pasaonger ud freight tariis, Sxing o maxiuum Tato por miley ‘Wiilch will be remunorativo to tho railronds, but jus to the pooplo ; also, to regulato warehouso aud inspec~ tiou laws, "AnT, 4, Opposition {o _sny loglslation that shall pro- mote or foster oo branch of iudustry at the exponso of another, Anr, 5, Succons and improvement in agriculture,— 4y priniary source of _tho growlh, wealth, snd pros- perity of tho nation, Ita protection nnd development 1% casential to tho prosperity of overy related industry, aud ko of overy other vocation or business, ‘Awwr. 8, Economical sdiministration of the Govern~ roent, and opposition to all #chemes whereby our wublic sorvouts enrich themeolves, eod the farmer, Jabiorer, and ottiers ave Tobbed of tio legitimste {ruits of thelr labor, AnT. 7. No moro land-grants or Bubaldies for rail- rond or olbor corporations, except for educational purporcs ; but tho public dowain shull bo reserved for actuul getilors, AT, 3, Wo bollove that all men aro entitled to tho #amo political and civil rights, and that sl lsws, Btato and National, should bamade'and adminictored 6o a8 to Aoeuro to all cltizens, without regurd to uationality, color, croed, or oceupation, the ssmo rights beforo the Ia, ‘Awr, 9, In mokingcholce of candidates for our auf- fruges, wo will not bo governed by past palitical allilia- tons, but will only ask : Is o capablo? 18 ho Loncst 7 and will ho pledgo himaclf to give his voico and vote, ou all propor occasfons, for moasures that shall bost sdvanco our intercats,” 1, F, Allon, Chalrman ; Georgo Sperrs, . N. Fryer, ©, D, Frazer, ¥, Eldor, J. I, Solitt, Jr., 11,11, Biasseu, W, E, Qurtls, Olinrles #n0ad, Commiitto. Mr. Wood moved that, whon this Club ad- Journ, it adfourn to meot Sopt. 1, at 10 o'clock a.m. Maj. Thorapson moved that a joint committee from this Club and the Coutral ‘Grango Lo ap- pointed to arrange for o grand ratifleation meot- ing, tobo Licld soon after the coming County Cunvention. Catricd, Mr, Nelson moved that 2,000 copies of the above rexolutions be printed for distribution thranghoul the county. Carried. > “The Chairman nunounced the following gon- tlemen as the Committeo to prLTnm for tho pro- llvumd ratification meoting: J. B, Thompson, S D. Fazor, Rufus Corbett, J. L. Owen, and 8. )On motion, the Hon, J. 8. Jessup, member of tho Legislature from this county, being present, waa invited to address the meoting, e thanke the Convention for the honor conferred on him, and said that ho was heartily with the farmors. e would not entor into o discussion of the Railrond law, nor follow its hiktory from its inciploncy to its passego. e thought, when tho Legislaturo assombled noxt wintor, it would bo propured to work intolligautly, and give tho farmors all they ask, To control railroads by 1cgislation i no smoll tuek, but ho thought the Tegislature wonld bo found compoetcnt for the work. Tho platform adopted may be {ung tho thing, but he was not prayurot\ tosny. While it afx]x{)liua to this oceasion, it may not spply to tho utiro. At_the conclusion of Mr. Jossup's romarks, the Convention ndjourued. Tho attendance wus good but uot lurge. ‘The grentost harmony pro- Vailod throughout tho meuting, A novolly of tho mocting was tho presonce of Mra, Ingorsoll, tha wifo of & prominont grangor of the county, who munifested o deop intorest In iho proccod- ings. Kansas Farmers Discuss the 'Frans= porintion Question, Kansas Oy, Aug, 16.—A largo meoting of farmors and othors was held at Olatho, Kas,, last wight, in rogard to cheaper transportation, Bpoechas wera mado by prominent citizens of Kuneas, favoring Govornmont or Btato control of railronds, river improvemeuts, and bargo nuvigation on the Missouri River. The Xowa Granges. Des MoiNes, Aug, 16—An oflicial statoment ahows that the number of Grangos in Tows i 1,750. ‘I'he number in tho United Btutos on the 14th of JTuly was 5,000, with & tolul momborship of 250,000, Donial of o Report Concerning an Al= legod Combination o Withhold Whent from Market. Spectat Dispatoh to I'he Chicago Tribune. Osincnosst, Wik, Aug. 16.—0un the 0th inat, s dinpntels was sont frow this city to thoe Chicugo Times, wlating that tho ninotaon Grangos 711 Winnobago County had held s Council and re- solved to hold thoir whoat until buyors camo to tholr termw; also that a call wonld poon bo issued to all County Councils in tho Btato to co-oporato in tho movemont,. It now transpires that tho dispatcl waa & puro fab- ricution. . In & card publishod to-day, Mr. Xon; /lnn; Prosidont of tho \thqhn?o County Cou cil, saya that tho statemont s falqo in évery par- tiounlar, a8 no such rosolution wns Hutroduced, .and no netion taken ' In that difection. The Grangors hore.aro highly ihconsod nt haviy Deon thus misroprosontod, and wish to bo placo right bofors the country, NEW YORK. Further Developments in Regard to Custom=Elonso Corruption--Arrival of the Advance Gnard of n Colony of Itussinn Mennonttes--Carl Vogt to e Dischargod »= Mivccllancous oenrl Xtems, Special Dispnteh to The Chicagn Tribune, ‘Wasuisaron, Aug. 10.—1'ho’ roasury officers havo caused to bo sont through tho Associntod Press a statomont donying that thoro waas any caugo for tho rocont excitemont rogarding the throntened romoval of employos of the Now York Oustom Houso. It is known, howovor, that among the books of the tirm of Pratt & Boyd, recontly soizod by Spocial Agent Jayno, waa a small book in which petty ensh itoms woro cntored, 1n this book wore entrios, at various dates, of cash itoms paid to Custom-Houso offl- cors, 'The sumsa in many instances amountod to §5600. In ovory cnso the initinls of tho officers wero givon in full, and tho list of omElo 08, with knowledgo of the sorvico to which thoy wero sovernlly detailed. The dates mentloned, it is enid, woro suffliciont to idontify tho porsons. There is very good authority for this statemont. The knowledgo of which is not limited to n fow eraons. Tho action of the Custom-ITouso of- cinls, and of tho Trensury in not proceoding with tho promiscd lnvuuugnuum congequontly oxcites unploasant commont, {7 the Aasociated Press.) New Yonx, Aug. 16.—Ninotoon fumilios of the Mennonito sact, 100 persons in all, arrived yos- torday from Ruseln, bound for Kausas, Thoy will not leave the city till Monday, ns they sny thoy cannot travel on Bunday. Thin is tho advanco gunrd of the seat, aud is principsily composed of young familios, thero boing but fow old porsons among thom, It is their intontion to go to Likbart, Ind., where thoy are acquaint- ed, aund will romsin thoro prospocting until & pormounent home 4 choson, They are . nearly all agricultarists. In 1871 tho DBrtish Covermmout hold out inducements to Mennonites to suttle in Canadn, promiclng tuow complote immunit; from. thultary sorvico, but tho poople rofusod, saying if thoy wero obliged to omigrate they ‘would prefer to come to this country. Tho dele- gation rocently visiting tho Woest will decido, upon thoir return to ltussia, where to plant tho colony, and Liopo to sond out n company of 5,000 In May noxt. Lxamination was hold at the Custom-Houso to-day by tho Civil Servico Examiniug Board, for tho purpose of testing candidatos for tho vacant Doputy Collectorship, 'Phe fifth division is now ithout a head, and tho third is managed by the chicf olork, smnce Mr.' Jamnes was mado Postmastor. There woro four candidates for tho two positions, Itie agnin stated that the list of names of Oustoms Inspoctors agalust whom gravo charges aro mado has been forwardod to Washington for action by tho Becrotary of the Troasury. The Ezpress snys o prominont official admittéd to its roporter that invostigations aro constantly going onin cases of Inspectors, who are being dis- migged for wilful neglect of duty, for intoxicn- tion, and, boyond doubt, some for rocoivin brilos ; for, do what wo can, such things i aceur. Buit has been commenced against Simon Haas, importer, to recover $70,000 alleged undorvalu- ation of {nyolcos, Bishop Janes, of tho Blothodist Episcopal Church, is sorionsly ill at his rosidonce noar Baskinridge, N, J. § Tho funeral serviced ovor the remning of tho late Col, Meline, will take place to-morrow morning at 8t Peter's Catholic Church, and in tho evoning tho body will bo forwarded to Cin- ciunati for intorment. William J, Kollott, reporter for the Brooklyn Journal, was killod by jumping from a train'at Barnogat Junction, N. J, A stoamehip ling. botween here and Venozuols will soon b establishod by & company of lending merchanta who bave obtained cortain grants and ,lrivilegns from the Vonczuelan Goverument. Tho vousels will bo under tho United Statos flag. £ 'f‘ho whereabouts of M. T, Rodmon, ox-Assist- ant City Tronsurer of Brooklyn, i8 utill un. known. It is claimed that his seouritics on do-~ posit with tho Trust Company aro moro than amplo to cover advances, and that no sorious orrors oxiet in bis account. ‘The conuuol for Carl Vogt han rocnived a ot tor from the Becrotary of State to the effect that the Government will take such course as will conform with o viow exprossed by the Attornoy- Goneral, that the case doos not como within the plrovisiuna of tho extradition troaty with Prus- sia, Subscription lists arocirculating among Fronch rosidonts of thia oity for a testimonial to Thiers, inrecognition of his services aud Koliny. by which the speedy dolivorance of French territory fiom Gormun occupation wag insured, Tho proposition to colebrate the final evacuation by a national festival has boon abandoued, on the ground that Alsaco and Lorraine havo not been rostored, Daniol Donovan, one of the four convicts who oscapod from Sing Sing o fow nights ago, bus been recaptured and roturned to prison. Tmmigrauts arrived this week, 3,683, Dfiul.hu, 688, a decline of 51 frow the previous weok. Mrs. Watson, of Cloveland, who arrived in this city on Thursday last, accompaniod by four obildren, in search of a fth, aged 16 years, who hnd loft homo o fow wooks ago, wasd roturned to Cloveland to-day by the Commissionors of Oliar- ities, baving boon robbed while riding ina streot-cor. ‘Tho cigar-makers in somo shops have Atruck in” opposition to thonow rulo {n the making of the cigar, roquiring that * right buuchos bo rolled in Tight wrappors, and joft bunches in loft wrappors.” ‘he employers say businoss is dull, and the strike will niot uffect them. POLITICAL. The Never-Siy=Dioc Democrats NDisant= istied with John P, Irishos [ Sermon at DesMolnos=-A Conv of the Dubuque County Democracy Called. 3 Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dunuque, Iowa, Aug. 16.—A Domocratic County Convention ig called by the Commities for this county to mect on tho 20tk of Boptom- bor. The Liberal Ropublicans and Anti-Monop- lists are invitod to purticipate in the Domocratio primary moetings for the election of delogates, Tho Committea doprocate and condomn tho courag of Mr. Irish, Chairmnn of tho Domocratic Stato Commitioo, in pronouncing the dissolution of tho Democratio party, and favor tho holding of o Btato Couvention. ‘I'his action of the Du- buquo Committeo will bo upt to bo approved by tho Domociatio party in this Htato, aud lead to tho holding of a State Convention. » "Tho nowspapors continuo to discuss the Anti- Monopoly Uonvention, miuch in tho samo strain a8 horetoforo roported. 'The Herald, moro elnb- orately than bofore, and in a double-hended article, to-day doprecates the attompt to dissolve the Domocraiio \n\rly, ond blamoes Mr, Ivigh, of tho Stato Committos, for his conrso, and favors kooping alivo tho party organization, The Now fParty Movemont in Cass . County, il . Special Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Vinainia, 111, Aug. 16,—A delegate mooting of tho peoplo was held in Trotter's Hull to-day. Every precinet in the county was ropresonied Luttwo. Univorsal goqfl fooling prevailod. The meoting fixod on o basis of roprosontation for the differont precinets, and namod Baturday, the 7th of Boptember, ag the day for holding'n nominating Convontion. = A resolution wui pasuod asking tho Contral Committoo of tho two partics to muko no nominations, An Exeoutive ‘omualtteo of ive was appointed, and & cowmit- too of nino wus solectod to iesue on address to tho pooplo of tho county. ‘Tho nomi- nntiug Convontion will bo hold ab Chuudlorvilte, "Tho movoment will wiu, — Killed by o Bursting Emery Wheols Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LaBarse, Aug. 10.—A Gormun named John Ziolor, nged about 80 yoars, who has worked in the Peru Oity Plow Factory durlng tho lust two yoars, was instantly killod” this morning by the bursting of an emery wheol, at tho moiiioitt_ of commeuncing Dis day's work, Lhe whool hud baon tostod with 1,600 royolutions per minuto, and was running only at tho rato of 1,100 whon it burst, A piocs of” tho wheel broke filu lowor Jow and fractured his skull. He had s wife, but uo childron. st - oo Sanle of tho Wrecks of the Clty of Washe mygron, TaLIPAx, Aug. 16,—Tho wrock of tho City of Washington, a4 stranded, was sold to-day for o4 d00." i i FOREIGN. Paxticulars of the Railroad Dis- astor at Wignn, Egg‘land. Tho Kealth of the Emperor William Belicved to be Failing, GREAT BRITAIN. T.oNpoxN, Ang, 17,~8ovoral foilures in Livor- pool cotton trade are rumorcd to-day. ¥ New Yonk, Aug, 10.—This morning's mail briugs in full tho dotails of tho railway disastor at Wigan, England, on tho London &North- wostorn Rallrond, on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 2, tho londing foatures of which tho cablo gave a summrry, and in which Bir John Atigon lost his life, The number almost Instantly’ killed or taken out doad in tho courso of tho foronoon was ten. Tho number . of woundod wes: twonty-six. of whom one, Jon Fostor, of Oxford, dicd the ssmo day, ‘and Robort 'Goodman, auothor, was roported dond tho noxt Monday night, A.littlo boy died on’ Monday nftornoon. At fiftcon minutes past 1 a tourlst train, specoding northward, came dashing, .on, drawn Dy two euginuos, ab a ratoe of not much loss than, forty. miles nn hour, whon a suddon wronch shook all tho carrisges, from the first to..the Ilnst, and whito eightcon of the numbor kopt the rails, tho othors in tho ronr, with throa vans, parted suddenly from tho foremost vportion of tho train and took siding at tho ‘wlntu whore the down lino is crossod obliquely, 'Tho dotachod carringes voorod ovor against that portion of tho platform whick avuta on tho siding, and ploughed tho flags and cnrth up for longth of twenty or thirty yards, The loading carriage, which was of composito construetion, lesped the motals and bounded upon the |lv|nlform, throwing itgolf up in mid-pir add alighting bottom uppormost, This corringo was smashod into o thousand splintors. Tho two enccooding carring nsaprnuitmm thometalstotho platform, aud foll over with n torrifle ceash upon thoir pides, and ono or two othors turned slmost complotely ovor & fow yards beyond, blocking tho siding -and smashing thomsolvos into indo- seribablo wrocks, Onae corner of tho wall from which springs tho roof of tha station was struclk aud knooked out of ‘llumb for aoveral yarda. Tho long longth of thick brick wall adjoining, built betwoon tho railway and Queon stroot, which is five or six_yarda bolow tho lavel of tho railway, was partly knocked.down, and a largo frogment of one of the carringes, as woll a8 tho manglod body of a fomalo passenger, was burled over ihe wall, falling upon snd through tho slated roof of a portion of Walker's foundry. A number of mon wera working, but none of them woro injured, LoxooN, Aug. 16.—The Imperial family of Russis will assomble to formally receive and wol- como tho Duke of Edinburgh, who goes to Bt, Potorsburg in Decembor noxt. His marriago with the. grnmi Duchess Maria will tako place in January following. B GERMANY. GASTEIN, Aug. 10.—The Emporor of Germany, who is now horo, gave audionco yostordsy to Dr. Pui Xy Schaft, tho bearer of congratulations from the New York Genoral Conferonco of tho Meth- odist Tipiscopal Church, In his remarks in ro- ply, the Emporor dweit upon tho necessity of Christinns working togother, in order to com- bat tnfidelity and superstition. New Yonit, Aufz, 16.—A. Borlin correspondent’ says: ‘ One of tho events for which it is woll to Dbo prepared I8 the donth of tho Gorman Em- poror.Approhonsions nbont s caso arigo nok 80 much from specific pttncks of illncss ns from varioug sigus, insigniticant whon taken npart, but {ull of siguificance when gronpod togethor. His journey to Bt. Potorsburg left (it is said) a bad “effcct on his constitution, Ho roturnod rathor tired, aftor a long round of dissipation snd o todious railway journoy, Boon nfter the 8hah arrived, and fo tho physical fatigno incident totho part of host was added nervous suf- foring, “brought on by the eccentricitios of Lis uost. It was nu}(:lposud, at ono timo, that his illnosa - was faigned in order to'escnpo furthor intorviows with the ‘King of Kinga.' Aftor tho doparture of the Bhal tho Emporor rotired to Potsdam, whore, one hot fternoon, he suddenly faintod, falling hoavily on “the floor, aud only sftor an hour was Lo brought to_consclousness. Tho Emporot is potulant and vacillating, aud Las s morbid dread of being loft slone. Ho is dis- turbod,” tho correspondent soys, * by the extont to which his Government has been involved in tho war with the ¢ Hnly Beo," " Benwin, Aug. 16.—Thero is no truth in the re- port in tho Paris papers thot Metz would be xc stored to Franco through the influenco of Rus- is. s —— SPAIN. Maprip, Aug. 16.—A DBritish gunboat has ar- rived at Alicanto with dispatohos for the com- ‘mander of tho English fleet. Bavonnr, Aug. 16.—The Courrier of to-day anticipates that tho eapture of tho stomm yacht Deorhound by the Bpruish man-of-war will in- volvo the Governments of Eufilmd‘ Tranco, and Spain in diplomatic correspondence, becauso tha veasel whivh eaptured tho Decrhound sssumed British colors, aud tho capturo was effectod in French wators, [Merald’s Special.) TRovAr, HEADQUARTERS, SANGUESDA, 26 MrLes BouTHEAST OF PAMPELUNA, Aug. 16.—Reports that tha Duchoss of Madrid had joined Lor hus- band are untruo. The Duchess continues to so< journ at Bordoaux. ‘I'he yacht Doorhound is detained at Ban Se- bastian, Col, Stuart is a prisoner ou board, Tho capturo comprmes 1,600 ritlos aud 100,000 oartridges. 3 —_—— SOUTH AMERICA, New Yonx, Aug. 16.—Tho Pall Mall Qazelle gays: *‘ During tho disturbances in Pernam- Duco, growing out of tho mensurcs takion by tho Brazilien Bishops ngeinst the freedmen, the Jesiit Collego was broken Into, tho sncrod pic- tures worn -deatrosed, tho confossionnls alint- torod, nnd four of the rovorond fathors woro boaton, ono of whomw, who was ill, dying from tho blows roceived. 'I'ho office of tho Lishap'y nowspaper was ontored, tho matorials wera thrown out of the windows, and the' papor burned.” B —_—— FRANCE. Pantg, Aug. 16,—Thiors, who promised to visit Beolfort on its evacuation by tho Gormaus, ar- rived thero yostorday, and hind an enthusinstic welcorme, o town waw docorated with flags, end in the oveniug brillisutly illuminated. tllulrnfintlul wau given to the distinguisbed guost at iis hotol, £y SPRINGFIELD. Old Settlers? Mecting—Mystorious Diss appenrance—Gurrotoss Arresteds Speclat Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, Semivarienp, Iil, Aug. 16.—Tho old sottlers of thix connty,mesning thoso who were hore bo- foro tho deop suow, hold n proliminsry mooting to-day, and dacided to hold thoir annual rounion on tho 29th of this month at Plousant Plaing, twolve miles wost of thia city, A committeo was - appointed to scouro -oxcursion ratos on all the railronds contoring Loto, d Oir Thursday of this wook, Mr. Lawler, of Pawnge Township; sont hiy littlo won, 11 yours old, after tho cows. Not returning at tho proper tinio, senrch was made, but the Ind'was not found. Yostorday and Lo-duy the oitizons i the nolghborkood have ull beon engaged in tho sonrch, but no traco of tho boy has been found, It is fowrod (hut lo wus “drowned in Brush Craook, quito a doop nud rapid stream; Soveral casos of garroting and roblory have oceurred in thus city latoly, und last night a man namod Coburn, & strangerin tho city, wan enticod out near the rouprvoir, knocked down, and rob- bod, but tho polica biad Loon on tho lool-out for tho ‘mon engaged in it, aud succoedod in nabbing allof thom_ just ou thoy woro making off with tho spoild, They woro Dick Farrel, Jamoa Nin- nie, aud John Athorton, und have latoly come Loro. —a o A 'Test=Cuso Under the St. Louis Soclni ivil Ordinance. Br. Lours, Aug, 10.—T'ho vase of W, G. Eliot sgainst Kata Clark, tho allegod koopor of a Vitwdy houso, with & 'viaw to test tho_logality of ho Hoclal Evil ordiuance now in forco hore, cumo bofore Judge Calviu, of tho Oourt of Criminal Corroction to-day for prosecution Tho Becretary of tho Doard of Polia Commissioners tostitlod that Knto Olark had made application to kMP a houso for bawdy phr- poses, und that permisslon was granted,” 'I'ho Olork of tho Board of Hoalth testifled that Olark wan rogistored au o prostituto aud koopor of & house of prostitution, Tho Roglstering ONicer of the Iolice tontifled that all in- matos at Olark’s house were rogistorod women, The Medical Examinor testifiod that ho vigitod Clark's houso weoldly for tho purposo *{ on. thoro. -of oxamining the Inmaton, for vonoroal disonsn, it did not know: that proatitution wns oarried Tho dofénke ‘Wwaa that tho protiont | amondod olty - ohnrtor Authorizos tho city to régulnte’. prodtifutibn's that tho amond: ! mopt authorlzuig the- rognlnflun was oquivalont to a spocial act, and virtanlly ropeals the Is;uuoml “Btato law, “boaring “on tho quostion. Dofonse also introducad tha amonded clty ohattor, Sacinl Evil ordinanco, aud pormit of the Board of Menlth, 'I'ho prosecution objooted to tho two Jnattor on tho ground,.of _tholr illegallty and this objootion .was frguod ab froat longth by counsel, lasting till Isto in tho ovoning. Judge Calvin took the matter undor advisoment until noxt Saturday, rThe: caso oxcited groat in- torest, the courl-room bolng crowded with spoo- tators. W] . s . WASHINGTON. Special Dispatoh to Ths Chicago Tribune. THE WAWASSET INVESTIGATION. mont. Nothing waa discovered which tonded to || Bhow the origin of tho firo, ‘The investigation 18 vory loosoly conducted, and thio oxaminations aro made without rogard to tho law of evidenco. Thero {8 no Inw ofiicer in':attondanco, snd tho ‘mombors of tho Bonrd appenrignorant of tho logal procoduro. Whilo tho testimony uniformly shows that tho offlcors did tholr utmost to savo both ship it is -manifost that all tho officers woro grossly ignorant of thelr dutics. The Cap- tain was ontirely ignorantof the roquirements It would secm that ho hnd novor ro- coivad his certificato of inspection, and was un- awnro how many passengors tho bont was al- lowada to carry. It fooms impossiblo that this investigation will in any wiso unvell the mystery and crow, of tho Inw, cuveloping this ead calamity, 4 (7o the Associated Press.] . FIVE~TWENTJES OALLED IN. . WastirNaToN, Aug. 16.—The Sccrotary of tho tho prineipal and intorest of tho G- Wasniyoton, D. 0., Aug. 10.—Tho examina~ tion Into tho onusos of the Wawasnot dissator wos to-day conlinued st the Tronsury Dopart- Troasury bus issucd o cironlar uivinE notico that 0 bouds bo- low dosignated will be paid at tho United States "Pronsury, Washington, on nnd nftor tho 16th.of November noxt, and that intorest will conso from R@pn;lh as o tho Condition df the _erb Y in the Southern-States, © Prospoots Gonerglly _TFavorable for an + Average-Yield. New Onrrans, Aug. 10,—Tho Cotton Excheogo Commities on Btatisties and Information sub- mit tho following report, condensed from lottors rocoivod b{ thom from July ‘81 to Aug. 10, In nnswor to_intorrogatorios sont out during the monthof July: i MIBSIBSIFTL. Bixty annwers recolved from forty-two cotn- Hos, ~ Tho weather s ropresontod s having been Jess favorablo than last yoar, oxcomsivo raing ' cousing tho ohandonmont of n portion of” tho lands planted. The plant, howovor, is rlmost unanimously ro- portad to bowell formod, and though many of our corrospondonts roport tho appesranco of entur{)mnm, only fow spoak of dnmagon actunl pustained. Ourreporta aro not praciso enougi to enable usto form a definito eatimato of tho area under cultivation compared with Ieat geason, though tho majority of tho answern re- coived ropresent the samo to bo fully aa largo, if not largor, than Inst yenr. The condition of the cropin this Btato 18 above the averago. Picking i8 fully two wooks lator than last son~ soty,—commonoing about tho 10th of Boptombor. 4 . LOUTBIANA. Tifty lottors from thirty parishos. Tho major- ity of our reports complnin of oxoessive rains, and roprosent’ tho wenthoer as hinving boon less favorablo than last yoar. Tho plant i gonerally ropresonted 88 boing well fruited, though wo havo somo complaints of shedding, Worms ara reported, but Envu done littlo “or no damago. Tho ' aren -under culturo is _ostimated {o bo about'oqunl to last sonson. Most corre- spondonts _give -Bopt. 1 ns the timo that pléking “will probably commenco, or say two woeks later than last yoar. Tho pi‘annml condi- tion of the crop is roprosented as belng good. TEXAS, . Tifty-onelettors from forty-two countios, Most that day. Both numbers spocified of tho bonds callod in. aro inclusive, sand all known | of our corrospondents complain of. too much as tho tho third sorics, sct of. Fob, 35, | rain, though tho season will comparo favorably 1862, datod May 4, . 1862, as followss | with lnst yonr. Tho gront majority represent 1 3 Coupon bonds, S50, Nos. 6,201”to 10,200; 8100, Nos. 20,001 to 30,750 ; €600, No. 10,701 to 16,800 81,000, Nos 22,601 to 26,000 Total, $13,000,000. Rogistored bouds, 860, Nos. 133l to 1375 6,100; $1,000, Nos, 59,801 to 25,000 ; 86,000, Nos. I tion should bo addressed to tho Lonn Division, Becrotary's office, and all rogistored bonda shoul redemption. TUE WAWASET INVESTIGATION. Tho Wawaset Bteamboat Comimlesion to-day oxamined soveral witnesses, but elicited no now facts, They wero agroad that the ofiicers of tho Doat did their duty in their attompts to subduc the flames and save the passongors. NOTICE TO NATIONAL BANKS. liavo neglected to doposit United States bonds 5a required by law, that the ciculation_nsslgnod thom will bo distributed to other applicants if tho bonds aro not dopositod and_circulation ap- plicd for during tho noxt thirty dnys. THE MISSOURT, BOND QUESTION. An interosting question has srison bolweon thé General Government and tho Siate of Mis- .sour, arising out of Logislature of that Siato rovision that tho Stato - bouds 5 paid in coln, and dircoting that mont should bo mude in Iawfal monoy. +thirty dm; at Now York offer, under tho lawa of tho Stato, silver, and the prospocts aro that t) will have to bo settled in the courts, SOLDIERS' NEADSTONXS. soldiors’ graves abbreviations may bo mado in his ravk and in tha namo of tho BStato. Sialo bolow,- THE RAILROAD BANDITS. cals-Their Oopture Predicteds Spectal Dispateh to the Chicago Tribune, THE TICHBORNE CASE, tho Bark Osprey. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn " Tribune, WasmINaTON, Aug. 16.—In addition to tho evidonco which Mr, Crowloy, of Illinois, pro- poscs to give In tho Tichborne cage, the original register of the bark Osproy bag just boon found at the Baltimore Custom-House, which coresponds exactly with all tho requirements of tho statemonts of the claimant with regerd to that vessol, LOUISIANA. Proposed Compromise of the Legislas .* tive Trubles. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WAsHINGTON, Aug: 16.—Judge Durell, of Lon- isiaus, is hero attompling to arrange somo pos- sible busis of compromiso of the Legislativo 8100, Nos. 0,601 to SIO,dOD; 600, Noa. 5,701 to | bo nssigned to thio Seorotary of tho Troasury for Tho Comptroller of the Curroncy has ad- dresed n circular to all the National Banksa which a recont nct of the ropealing tho should ny- The Dopartmont of the Interlor holds in trust for various tribes of Indinna 878,000 of Missouri 8 per cont bonds, which maturo within the nexb , aud for which tho Btato fiscal agents currency, Tho Department of Juatice decides that the United States can only accopt gold and 0 quostion The Becretary of War orders that in stonoes for the Christian or fret unme of doconsod ; nl‘uc')h in on the name of deconsed is long it must be put on tho stono iu n ourve, with the rank and namo of A Cluo to tho Whoreabonts of tho Itas- 87, Joserm, Mo., Aug. 17.—A gentleman who renchod this city to-day from Jefforson City, ro- ports that it was confidontly bolioved that thoso of tho mon belioved to bo engigoea in tho Towa railroad robbery ‘wonld be takon to-dny or to-night in Jackson County, in this Stato. Eight armed mon wero engaged in the schomo, ox- pectod to result in tho captureof tho desporadoes. Discovery of the Original Reglster of -tho plant well formed and balled, Fow countios oulf roport damago from army worms, though thol rnpyunmnan 18 gonorally spoken of through tho State. - Tho. area undor culturo shows a marked increaso ovor last yoar, Tho condition is roprosonted as good, though backward, and 7,601 to T,900; 10,000, Nos: 051 fo 10,100. | will ngt bogtn tll Sopt. i, say.about throo wosks lotal, 92,000,000, 'Grand total, 16,000,000, [ Iater thon Tnst yoar. Tnitod Btatos soonritios forwardod for _rodomp- ATRANBAS, | Forty-nine lottora from thirty-threo countfos. | The woathor is reportod dry aud rather moro favorablo than last yoar, Tho plant, though sinall, ju well formed and bolled. ~Bamo aron undor caltivation as last yoar, Picking will not. Do genoral boforo Bopt. 20, Tho conditionis o fuir averago one. No roport of worma. TENNESBEE, Thirty-five reports from twonty-five countlea. Tho mujority roport favorablo in rogard to tho wonther a8 compared with last yoar, and ropro- sont the plantto bo woll formed and bollad. The aren under cultivation shows o marked increase ovor lust season, No worms reported oxcopt in one county. The coudition is decidedly promis- ing, plcking commencing about the middle of Boptembor, ALABAMA. . Mavo thirty-two lottors from thirly countios. Most of our corrospondonts ropresent tho weathor as having been propitious, and rather moro favorable than last season. Tho plant is unanimously ropresonted a8 fruiting romark- obly well. The appearance of the army worm ia roported in soventeon countfos. No damago dono thua far oxcopt in ono conuty Sl\lnrnuxu 3 The arce undor cultivation” is abont oqual, or possibly little largor than Inat-your. Picking will bo gonoral in the Stato by the begin- ning of September, eny about & weelk lutor than last yoar.. 'The indications aro genorally ropro- sonted ns good and promising, NOBTI GABOLINA. Sixty-ono lottors recoived from forty-five coun- ties; the woathor has been more propitious then last’ yosr, in fact all that.could bo desired, sud “tho plant is ropresented . as wall formed and bolle¢ ; no roport of worms, The aron under culture is Jarger than Inst yoar, Thae condilion is unammously reported as promising. Picking will not bo goneral before Sopt. 10, against Bopt. 1, last year. = BOUTIl CAROLINA. . ‘Twonty-two counties sond in thirty-two re- ports, ''he weather has boen genorally scason- ablo, 88 much 50 a8 Inat yoar, causing tho plant 1o grow finely sud boll well. 'Tha average shows somo increaso over last season. Neitlor boll nor army-worm aro roported in auy instance, Tho packing will probably commenca in tho esrly part of Soptembor. ‘The goneral condition i vory good. . GEORGIA. Ninoty-soven lettora receivod from soventy- cight counties. Tho wonther Lns boen genorally favorablo for tho growth of tho plant, and the improvement noticed in our last roport hos been continued, sllowing planters to some extent to rogain tho dolay_exporiencod in tho pring soa- dou. 'Tho condition is roported ms compar~ ing favorably with last yoor, with vo fow oxoeptions, Tho plant, thongh small, is roprosontod s’ fruiting romarkably well, ‘tho army-worm has mado its appoarance in soyen- toon countics, but ouly in limited forco, and no damngo has beon caused. Tho sron. under- cul- turo oxooeds that of last your. Tho gouoral con- dition of tho crop ig m{:orlufl a8 boing flatter- lug. Oply sovon of tholotkors compinin, whilst alt tho othiors ropresentit as * good,” !* vory good,” and “oxcellont,” Tho pickivg will be goneral by Bept. 1, againat Aug. 25 Inst yoar, FLORIDA. From this Btate we Luve recolved but three anawers to our inquiries,. complaining of per- potunl rains, though reporting tho plant woll forward and bolled, and the condition of . the ocrop equal tfo last year's. Caterpillars mado thoir spponranco * throughout this Stato, without, however, causing sorlous damnge. Inrogard to tho ncreayo views differ, from no incronso compored with last senson to 4 and 5 per cont more. Picking will commenco 2 §OOD A8 1ast yony;—from the 16th to the 20th of August, affairs of that State with tho Attorney-Goueral. 3 1t i roprosoutod that & compromise botwoon tho upou, whoroby two factions has beon agrood there will hencoforth bo but one Legislature, composed of the members of bgth formor bodios, wheoto oloction isnot contosted. . THE INDIANS, A RBand of Apaclics Punished by T'roops—Fourtoon Warriors killed. ‘Wasurxaro, Aug. 106.—Lieut, Babicook, of tho Fifth Cavalry, eports to Gon. Shorman, from Camp Apacho, Arizous, that on the 10th of Juno) with nuom‘lmuy of {hirty-two men and cightoon Apacho soldiers, aftor following trail for soven Onye, ho ovartack o body of Apache Indisng in tho mountaing near Tonto Creek, A {flght on- suod, and fourteen® Indians wore killed nnd flve womon- and a child coptured. Tho ssme day wera found othor onmps, ovidently huostily aban- daned. e Nysterious Donth 'of a Chicagonn ¢ Near Wyandotte, s, * Kangas Oiry, Aug:108.—Yestorday the body of a nian, supposed to bo that” of a negro, was found in thu woods near Wyandotto, Iuvosti- gatiou to-duy dovelopod tho fact that the' vietim wag o whito man named Bory Myer,” from Chi- cnfi;a a fowdays ago,. A bank book and papers ‘belonging to ‘such & man wero found {n-the rivor bolow tho city, from which it ap- onrs thut ho has. o doposit’ with © Emil oxophal, of Chieago, 1o the amount of noarly a thousand dollars, 1o came to this city » wook or ten dnys ago, and stoppod at the Littlo Broad- way Iotel, from which he has been mlusin, smuu_s\uuluy. It is supposed that ho waa kmufi for hig money. + . ¥ 7 — Fatal Fall. T.yaN, Mass, Aug. 16.—Georgo Cusener, Jas Mauning, and Patrick Costollo, whilo working on tho igh ‘Btroot Tisptint Oburoh to-day: woro, with 600 pounds of rick, procipitatod & distanco of sovonty-olght foot, by the brouking of un overlonded ecaffold, Cusoner was fatally, aud tho othors soriously, injured, e Michigan Constitutionnl Convention. Laysing, Mloh,, Aug, 16,—1T'ho MiohiganState Coustitutional Gonvention will meot Loro on the 27¢h inst. to raviso the Biate Conetitution, It will o an fmportant body, and its work wiil in all probability bo ratifiod, —_— Oconn Stonmship Nows, Arrantio Orpy, No J., Aug, 10.—Stoamship Vaderland, from Antworp, for Philudelphia, is anchored off Drigantino Bhonl, awaiting sun- plios and asnlatunce, having hor engine disabled, New Yonk, Aug. {G.—Arrlvml, stommer Abys- elnia, from Livorpool. LoNpoN, Aug. 18,—Arrived out, stosmship Olio, trom Baltimoro, THE CHOLERA. Ravages of the Discaso . in Southern Allinois-=fReports irom Other Pointy, f1. Lous, Aug. 18,—The numbor of deaths in {his city for tho wook undm{x this evouing, as ro- vortod by tho Board of Hoalth, was 206, of which 9 wero from cholora and 25 cliolora morbua, sn-nml.} * "Tho 8pringfield (1. l.} Journal of Aug, 16 sayn : Vo rogrot to leatn that soveral fatnl caros of cholora huve occurred in Litchtiold and Brigh- ton, Macoupin County." Tha Vandalia (I1L.) Unfon says: ‘A slnilp fa- tal caso of cholora is reported at Afulborry Grove. Ono of thio propriotors of o small circus died of it. No cholera in Vaudalia,” — ° ‘A dispatch from Cairo atatos that cholers has mndo its appearanco at Makands, ° Jackeon County, IlL., about 50 milos north of Cairo. A family pamed ' Remsoy, consisting of Lusband, wifo, and child, who focontly flod from Tndisna to orcape tho scourgo, woro strickon down with it, and all wero dond in twelvo liours. Four or flva rolatives who came to their nesistanco woro n o fow hours takon down, aud soon died. Two doaths fromohiolers aro roported at Exoter; Scott County, I1L, on I'neaday of last week, * Tour members of the family of Joseph Wolla, who lived on tha edgo of Logan County, 1l ghout 7 miles from Mason City, have ‘rocently diod with tlio cholera, Br. Wolls wus taken eick on Woduesdny, and died on Sunday, July 80. Nanuah Wells, w' daughtor, was taken ou the following \Vfldnquda{ snd died on Thursday morniug. Johu Williawg, » son, was takon ou Buturday; and died Sunday. Sarah Wolls, the ifo, wos takon on Saturday, and diod tho noxt Pridny, Four children werp left orphnns by this terriblo cnlumiz{: Br. Wolla was o brother of Jumes Wells, of, Lincaln, i "'ho Monmouth (T1.) Alas, of Aug. 15, says: + Last wook wo announced the death, by cholora- morbus,"of William Munocy, Poatmastor and storo-koopor at Little York, but wa bavo bron moro erédibly informed that the real ohiolern was the causo of hiw death, ' 1Ie was at Burlington, Io., on July 81, and it is bolieved that ho con- tractod tho disoaso thoro, ‘At 6 p. m. on Aug. 8. he woa attacked by tho “oholora, aud in twelve hours he wus dezd, On Aufi. 8, mbout noon, Nathaniel Drownlea (who hnd attounded Mr, Munocy's funcral), au old rosldont of this county, and a_prominont and respented {armer, lHving near Little York, was taken uuddnnlfllfl. I'ho combinod skill of Dra. Killgoro and Unlver, ot Littla York, and Dr, Webstor, of Monmouth, failod to save him, and at 0o, m. on Monday, Aug. 11, bio was lifoloss, 1o was buried at 0 p. m. the #ame day. lis wife, Mrs, Dr, Killgore, Nii# danghter, and Lis son Mason, wore aflictod with the oholora at the sawo timo, but wo aro happy to Bay that they aro recovering, On Tugsday murnhn{; tho 13th inst, Mra. B, Kitchen, who had beon complaining somo time, died v Little York, On Tuosd fi oveuing, Mrs. John Rogers, lviug noar tho village, huaaod nway aftor an fllnons of about: twolye ours. Mre. Thomna Graham, sister of N. Browoloo, Is not oxpectod to livo, according to our latost: ndvico, Many others havoe boon nlrlcknu 1y tho fatal opidoinio, whoss namen' o havo not learned. Wo huvo récotvad tho follow- ingnoto - "o - Trrrue Yonx, Avg, 14, 1870, Olhiern aro Tylng without lopo of recovery ; but our prayor fa, {hal tho diseaso may bo checked, Tiv Rev, W 'L, OAMCDRELL, # Littlo York in n positofiica about twelve miles nortliwout of thin elty, and has boon, wa bollovo, onorally rogarded asn honlthy localion, "Lliors n not boon a cnso of “cholers in Mon- mouth, or at any othor point in this county, “ Bineo writing tlie above, wo loarn that Mra, T. Graham diedat 2 p. m, yostorday, and wan buried last night. Josoph MeHnfoy's condition 18 oritical,” The Britieh Medical Journal gives thia sum- mary of tho lateat offlolal oholorn roports from all parta of Europe: ¢ In Konigsberg, in the middlo of July, thioro wero neattored enaos in tho tonn and varlous parts of tho provincos. In Waraaw, from May 80 July 11 thoro ‘woro “in _tho city 208 canes” and 101 donths. Tu Jassy thero woro two deaths on July 14. In Rutmchuk, ou July 10, tho town froo ] the disonso wos presont {u the noighboring villages. At Shumla, from July b to 7, inclusivo, thoro woro 143 cascis. At Galatz, from July 12 to 16, thoro wore 22 deaths, In Crojova and Turna-Soverin thero was a good donl of cholera in thomiddle of July, Insills- trin and Widdin thoro woro scattorad cases. Tho disongn has brokon out in Bofia (Bulgarin), and is oxtending over tho noighboring district. In Penth, from July 1 to8, tharo woro 70 cases and 46 deaths; from July 9 to 16, 190 casen, and 80 donths, Cholora {8 prevalont in ungary. In Italy, in tho provinca of Troviso, from July 1 to 6, thoro wore 20 new cascs, 10denths and 16 casos undor troatmont on July 6. In tho provinco of Vonico, in the same period, thore woro 87 now casen and 23 doaths ; 856 [mlf]uulfl romained undor trontmont.” CANADA. Proposed International Lonne-Cont= position of the oyul Comnission to Inventigate tho Pacific Raitvond Scandal=-Large Accessions to tho Raunks of tho Gpposition. Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Aug, 16,—Tho Hon, Mr, Tilloy loavos for Bugland to-dny, to placo an intornational loan on tho markot. Tt is underatood that Judges Draper, Day, and Polotto aro to bo constitnted tho Royal Commis- eion'to try tho Huntington chnrges; but, no mattor who may conatituto it, tho cbargea will not be made boforp it, but will only bo submit- ted to such tribunal as Parlisment shall doter- mino whon it is constituted. The Free Press, of this city, which has hither- to given Indupomfcnt support “to tho Govern- ‘mont, now saya of Lord Dufforin’s raply to tho doputation from the Opposition: ¢ Itis scarcol; worthy of tho roputation of His Excelloney, nn doos mot ronlize tho hopos iuspired by his spoech at Halifax." MontrEAL, Aug. 106,—Hampdon Whalloy, a mombor of tho Dritish Touse of Commons, i hore, nnd has been visiting Orango lodges. 1o was a counsol fn tho Tichborno claimant case. “Pho Governor-General stopped hero last night, en routo to tho lower Province. Tifty londing citizons wont to Bt Lnwronco Tall, whoro ;Ifon. A, Mackenzio was stopping, yostorday, and pald their respocts to that gontlo- man, as londer of the Opposition, for his stand takon in the Houso at prorogation. Ho loft lust night for Novn Scotia. : Tonoxnto, Aug, 16,—Tho ali-absorbing topic continues to bo ** the insult to Parlimont.” No longer is it discusscd as n porty question, butas ouo affealing tho donroyt privilogo, tho highost onjoyod by Conadinns, The Globe this morning publishes” the names of {fiftoon DMinlsterinlist mombors who havo hitherto supported the Gov- orumont, but who now withdraw {heir allogi- ance. An agitation is to bo commoneed very shortly by membors’throughout. every Province of the Dominion, - MILWAUKEE. How the Rody of a Suicido s Treated Ly Superstitious Neighbors, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. MiLwAukeE, Aug. 16.—A well-to-do farmer, nsmed John Ehlers, committed puicido in the Town of Milwaukeo on Friday aftornoon. De- ceased resided on tho Washington road, and was about 53 yoars of ago. At 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon ho left iomo and went into tho woods ashort distanco from his rosidence. His son mado inquiries on ronching home, and, uftor & search, found him susponded to a troo. Thlers bad mounted n stump. conveniont for o launch, and fastoned n pivco of wash-line to & limb of n treo over his head, The neighbors would not cut down the body, but summoned & Conatablo. An inquost was held and a vordict of suicide xecordod. ‘Tho wifo of Ehlers did not want to seo the body, aud refuscd to recoivo 1t for burinl. Bho aufliorized the Coustablo to bury the romains auywhere, but not on her Emml.nell. ond promiscd to foot tho bills. Tho ody was, thorofore, brought to town, and Wil bo buried st {ho Uuion Comotory to- morrow., Eblers owned two farms about nine miles out of the city, and was considorod woalthy by hisneighbors, Ho had before at- tomptod suicide while in o dospondent mood. Tho superstition of tho wifo, family, and noigh- bora would not allow thom to go near the body aftor it waa discovored, and caused them to for- Dbid ity burial iu tho neighborhood. CARPENTER. The Milwanulkco Wisconsin?? (Rew publican) Desires to Iear fromn tho Wisconuiu Senator on the Subject of the Recent Serious Oharges Agatnst Eis Private Oharacters MiLwAUKEE, Aug. 16,—1Tho Evening Wiscon- sin’ (Ropublican) of to-day, alluding to tho chargios published against tho' privato charastor of Sonstor Carpenter, enys: © Tho New York Ty2bune and Chicago 'imes have made tho most serious charges against tho privale clarac~ tor of Sonator Carponfor. Thesa charges aro too grave to paes unnoticed. Thoy sro uttered by journals of amplo pecuniary respon- sibility. ‘They can bo made to suffer most sori~ ously if they have given currency to reports that sre false aud libolons, and the constituents of tho Sonator havo o right to know tho trath, T¢ they aro falso, porsonsl malovolence could go no furiher, and avy jury would awardsuch damages a8 would be a losson to all future journaliais, The people demand that the Sounfor of their choico should vindicato bis charactor.” Murdors, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Quixoy, I, Aug. 16.—A. farmer, named James THaneock, nvin[f near Newtown, 11 miles from this city, while [aboring undor 1 11t of tomporary hmuuly f’eatnrdny. cut his wifo's throat and then banged himaoclf from a socond-story window of Liiss residonce, whore Lo was found by o, passing noighbor, Thoy wero both 60 Sabout yoars' of ago; had Jong boon reeiding in this town, and wore in comfortablo civcumstances, Hancock had been subject to temporary attacks of insani- :y, and it is thought ho committod tho deod while nkane. Br. Loms, Aug. 10.—A special to the Eucninl:lg Dispalch says: Col, Burfuco, chargod with kill~ ing I, G Morgan, at Rockport, Mo, a day or two ngo, hias boow hield in 2,000 bonds to await tho nction of the Grand Jury, Turthor sdvices nbout the lynching of Potor Kosslor, at Lulton, Callaway County, yestordey, sny Bheriff Low was shot in tho spine by the mob and mortelly wounded, and that John Watson and oung Dunbar ara aleo, it is foared, fatally iurt, Kopslor waa the only ono in the carviago not wonnded, - Kn~oxyiLLe, Aug, 10,—Goy. Leslio has offorod 8 roward of-§300 ongh for the approhousion of- the luwloss men ongagoed in tho rocont murdor of Lowis Wilson (colorod), of the plantation of Mra, Mson Brown, in Owen County, Ky. BAN FpaNoiico, Aug, 10.—At Tucson, Ari- zonp, Aug. 9, Piodro Nogras and wifo, pawn- brokers, woro murdered, 8Ix men woro oreested on atepicion. Ono of tho num- bor, Cordovn, coufossed, lmrlicatlng two othors. Thay woro compollad to'toll whore' tho plundor was conconlod, It was doformined to hang thom. Also John Willls, anather indictod mur- dorer, A scaffold wag oreoted nenr tho jail duor, wWlion'tho mob " topk the men_ Willls, Cordova, Lopoz, and, Laynarips, apd hahged thom, A i e G S et . Ratlvond Nows. Bpectal Dispuateh to The Chieago Tribune, Orraws, Aug, 16,—A compluln changoe of DI~ reotorship of E{lla Canadn Contral and Trovk- vlllukuitn\n Railronds have boon effectod. ‘ha Abbot porty, which wau blackened by cun- nection MJ: the Canundn Paciflo sohome, have Doon complotely cloared ont, ‘'his may bo ac- oopted as anothor proof of tho boliof of tho gulit of tho Uovernment ana Pacifle ring. Mavison, Wis., Aug, 10.—L'orty milos more of tho Wisconuln Contral Ililrond huv- ing boon completod and inspocted by tho Governor, acortiticato hag beon granted to {lat Company which, under its ohartor, outitlon tho rond to ona-linlf of tho land granted for ite conatraotion, tho balanca of the gront boing hold back until the rond is comploted” from Portage to Stovens Point. The Company stipulato that thoy will not apply for nuch hinlf unlces ity right to moro slmulJ ‘m approyed by the Logislatiro, the Bupromo Court, or othor compotent authorl- ty, Itisunderstood that this arrangemont s satlsfactory to all tho partics Interentod, Fonr Mavmaoy, Xows, Aug. 16.—In tha cana of the Gty of Davonport, Town, vh. tho Davon- ort & Bt. Paul Ruilroad Gompany, hefora Chist ustico Bocl, of thiwelty, and molionto dis- solve tho Injunction was overruled. Hatr Lakr, Aug. 10.—Tho ofllcials of the Union and Contral "Pacifio Iinilways wore hera ynntunlu . consulting on n_new vhrough tarlif, TTho tarriff on ore and bullion, and on freight gonerally, will bo higlor. FIRES. An flevator nt Dundee, Minn, Struclk by Lightning and Burncd with 50, 000 Sushcly of Whont—Firesat Michis gan Olty, Scdalin, Mo, and Other Folnts. Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune. Dunuque, Is., Aug. 16,—Au elovator at Dune deo, Minn,, on tho Milwautco & St. Paul Rail- road, waa struck by lightning aud burned, with its contonts, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 100 barrels of flour, It was owned by tho railrond company. : Mioimaax Oriv, Ind,, Aug, 16.—~Tho coll-houso of tho Northern Indiann State Prison, iho best building in tho Btato, took firo_nbout 12 o'olock, noon, to-dny, on tho roof from sparkn from tho stack of the engino~ houso. Undor tho privon discipline, the prison= ora did well, andhind the fire under control bo- fore tho Fire Departmont avrived, the prison bo- }lng locatod about ono milo from tho engine- ouse, 8r. Lous, Aug. 16.~A apecial to the Evening Dispatch from Sodalin, Mo., says that an Incen- dlary fire thers, at 2 o'clock this morning, burned & bakery, igmcury, ngricultural ware- house, and saloon ; Ioas, $19,000, Nonwicit, Conn., Aug. 16.—An incondiary last night burned the carriage factory and Dblack- smith shop at Norwichtown, ownod by H. W. Huntington, of Columbus, Loss not hoavy. Havuirax, Aug 16.—A largo firo is rngln(l' in the waods ntA{leslonl Kinga County. Anim- menso tract of valuablo timboer llmf is burnod over, and it is roported that several farm-houses aro also burnod, The loss will bo very great. WEATHER AND WATER. War Department Weather Itcpost. LOCAL ODSERVATION. Cnicaao, Aug. 16, 1873, | Direction and] =2 | oree of wind,! § I Hour of ob- seruation, iprun, -uouiyg 2231 = T el 298 = 2 255 g g . B, freshi. 0800 N, E, fresh, il . gontle, a5 N 60Jg9|N. E, gentle. 10: ....Cloar, & Maximum thormomeler, 63, . inimum thormomator, 6. GENERAL OBBERVATIONS, Omoiao, Aug, 16—10:18 p. m, Slation, | Zar,|Thr go. 129,84 130,04 Wind, |Hain| Weather, Breckr'd, Buffalo,, |Oloudy, . tresh, | Uil Glouring, 0[N, E!, gontlo,| .05(Oloar, TN, E,, gontle, GBI, gontlo, 1N, gontle, , frosh, ails,, gontlo. GYIN gontle, 7 G4[8, W., fresh. 85IN. E., fresh, PRODABILITIES. WasmivaroN, Aug. 16.—For Now England, slowly incronsibg pressire, light to frosh southe erly to wostarly winds, and occasional rain to- night and Exruy cloudy weatlor to-morrow. For the Lowor Lake region and Middlo 8tates, station- ary to rising barometor, light to fresh south- wosterly to nortbwostorly winds, with local storms, oxcoptovor tho Lowor Luke region,whora tho weathor will bo partly cloudy and partly clearing to-morrow, Forthe Upper Lake region, aud thonco westward to the dissourl Vulloy, Rorthotly Lo woatorly winds, with cool and partly cloudy weathor, The tomperaturo fs_ rising in the Northwest, and thonce sontbward to Mis- souri, with winds gradually shifting to south- waostorly during SBunday, when local storms and warmer weathor may bo expocted. In tho South Atlantio and Guif States, light to frosh southorly oud wostorly winds, and partly cloudy weathor, and areas of rain, Tor Tonnesseo and the Ohio Valloy, light northerly to wostorly winds, and arens of rain to-night, clearing to-morrow, with cooler weathor. TAGE OF WATER, Daily roport of tho stugo of water, with ;)sm.ugan iu tho 24 hours ending 3 p. m., Aug. 16, GUANOE, Fall. 41, Gin. Davonport. Fort i Kookuk, Leavenwortis Louiavlllo,, t, Louls Vickuburg. Xankion,... " *Below bigh waler of 1871, W. 8. KAUFaAN, Obsorver, Toom 78 Major Block, Chicago, s G S Collision on the Chicago & Alton Baile Townd. SermvoriELD, Aug, 16.—A collision, which ro- sulted in the total domalition of fifteon or twenty freight and 4wo passongor cara, occurred last night on tho Chicogo & Alton Railrond, six miles this 6ldo of Bloomington, batwesn o fraight train ond an excursion train not loaded. Threo men wero badly hurt, and two men wero HllYpuscfl to have beon killed, and are wtill in the wreck. Criminnl caielossnons, it ig sald, was tho cuuso of tha aceident. i S PSS S Iailrond Vandals at Works Kansas Ciry, Mo., Aug, 16.—Obstructions wero placed on flio trask of the Missouri Pacific Tuilroad, two milos abovo Tort Loavonworth, lnot night, cousisting of two rails aud o tio, iuto whicli o paesongor traiu ran this morning, ditch- ing tho engino, but dolng no farther dnmago. A bridgo noar the samo piace was burned. All supposed to bave beon dono by faimora who have uot baon paid for cattlo killad. e Steol-Blenters) Strikos Snecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Jouier, Aug. 16.—The steol-hoators in_tho: stoel rall'mill of the Joliot Iron and Stoel Com- pauy, heve struck un nccount of a reduction oft 12 per cent, iu thoir wagos., e g President Grant'y Sastern Trip. PortLaNp, Aug. 16,—The rovenuo .utter MeCullooh, with Drosidoni Grant_and party, bound for Maunt Dosort, put into North aven: Inat night on nceount of u danso fog. Bho was oxpacted to rosumo her trip-to-dag. ——— Welegraphic Mrevitics, The Peorin Transeript_states Lhnt before tho: goason clogos at loast 1,000 buildings will be ercctod in that clty.l : £t i hio. Ingt quartorly atntomont of, the bauks lu’licin':hov?u 3 cnpfinl of ©771,160, with tho do- posits amounting to $1,898,051,68. The Post-Ofico at Litehflold, 111, was brokeu into by burglara 8 night or two mneo, who forced. opon tho safo and stolo about 2600 in mouey and stamps.. Dr. L. J. Ray, a physician of Henderaon, Ky., has bronght sult in 830,000 damages ngninst W. J. Mous, of tho samo town, Nay clinrges Mlors with an attorpt to injure him in his proc~ tico. A gitl, 17 or 18 yoars old, named Nollie Todd, daughtor of Ben J, Todd, of I'eovla, left hor homo on Wednesduy last, and has not boen seon sincs, eurs are entorfained that sho Lias mot with foul play. A Mrs, Oreary, wifo of a Justice of the Peaco, at Indepondoncs, Ga., bocuua suddonly insnoo on Wu:juasdny Inst, and wondored awny from home, Bho wa found near Jossup, ton milos from home, sud is in « pracavious oondition, A numbor of millors_and grain-donlora of Quiney, Ill., mot yostorday ab tho rooms of the Citizony' Association, and organized o Lnr_n Bx- chango, and adoplod a constitution end by-lowa for tho government of the organizatioun.