Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1873, Page 8

8 . - CRIMINAL RECORD. A Fathor in Now York City Murders Ono Son and Badly Wounds Anothor, Further Partioulars of the La Cygne County, Kansas, Lynching, Rufflanism and Lawlessness Elsewhere. Fatnl Family Quarrel in Now Yorlk City—The Meknughlin Murder. New Yorg, Aug. 22.—Michael Broderick, who bas beon drimking for somo dys past, quarreled tlis morning with his mother-in-lnw, at tholr rosidonce, No. 81 Carmine stroot. Ono of Brod-~ werick's daughtors, becoming alarmed at his vio- lonco, called to lor brothor, m an adjoining room, to ‘snve grandmother.” James, ngod 19 years, ran into tho room and endeavored to tako his fathor nway, when tho Int- tor turned upon the youth and elabbod him fatally. Anothor brother, John, now camo upon the scono, and was in turn stabbed by the maddencd father, but not fatally. The ories of tho family and noighbora attractod the police, who, aftor a groat struggle, succoed- in pinoning Drodorick andtaking liim fo thosta- tion-houso, whoro he oxpressod Limself ignorant of any quarrol or murder having token placo, Owing to tho beating and_excitomont, tho old srnnfmonmr lies in » critical condition. Brod- *erick and his sous wero cartmen, and bocauso of liquor wero frequontly quurrollnfi. re. Brodorick gives the following story of the murdor of hor son by hor husband, and of events in tho family immediately preco ¢ Last ovoning my two oldest sons, my daugh- tor, and my mothor, Mra, Waldron, attonded a ienio. Michaol mndo no open objoection, but 0 did not want us to go, and was angry bocause wodid, My oldest danghtor and youngest child romained at homo with their father. Wo ro- turned from tho picnio about 1, sand found Michael at tho front door, some- what under the influonco of liquor, * Wo wont up-stnirs and went to bed. Michaol got n about § this morning in a vory bad humar, an golng into tho kitchon, asked™ Clara if she nd #owod tho button on his pantaloons, ss ho told hor Inst night, aud when sho told him sho had forgotton it, ho commenced to sbuso her, B mothor, Catherino ‘Waldron, who is 7 yours old, told him ho ought not to talk in that mannor to his daughtor,whon he picked up ono of tho boys' boots and throw it nt hor. At that point, John, aged 26, entored the room, and triod to porsusds his fathor to Loop quict, but the old mon seized a bed-slat that was lying noear, and fl.wiolosnd, Jorn trying to take the slat away. Thon James, the dend man, inter- fored, nnd the throe wore clinching in tho hall, botwoon tho kitchon nnd the bnoleroom. I «atartod to soparato thom, but bofors I had got balf way to thom Jsmen screamed : ‘T am murdored,” and ran past me and down stairs. \John followed him immediately, and the old man ‘wont to o chiair aud sat down," T'his is all of moment the mother had to say, .but the oldest dsughter told how she followed hor brothars down-stairs and found them both on tho first landing. John was attompting to lift his brothor, Lut ho was 80 woak from wounds that ho could not accomplish it. She lifted Jamos' hond in herlap. e opened his oyes and snid, * Good-by,” and died, IIo had beon stabbed twico in the hoart, aud was dond - four minntos aftor the knifo touchod bim. ~Joln will probably recovor. ‘'ho. corouer's jury in the cnes of John M- Lnufi in, kicked to donth by Johu Lyon, in the ‘Was i“‘li“’“ atreot bar-room, rendered a vordiot, ““That decoased came to bis death from conons- sion of the brain, caused by a blow received at tho bands of Johin Lyon, and we furthor find that the prisoner, Lyon, in atriking deconsod, hud no intontion of cnusing his doath.” The Les Cygnew, Kw., Tragedy—Par ticulurs of the Lynching of Xellar. Fort Scolty Ke. (dup. ), Dispateh to the . Louls . Democra Jobn Kellar, the victim of lynch law at Les Oyguos yostorday, and his wifo'had soparated, aud divorco procoodings wero ponding, Ho was very vindiotive, and had muado many bittor threats agninst hor life. Bhewent to stay with a noighboring family named Boyd, and in tho ab- eonco ©f Boyd, during the night of the 18th ipgt., Mrs.” Boyd and Mis, Kellar wore 'bmlnll{ murdered with an_ nxe, and tho house burned, two children of Boyd, ono two yoars old and the other six months old, being destroyed in the fire. Tho murder of the Boyds, it is supposod, was committed te cover up all evidence of the crimo, Buspicion fastoned on Kollar, and he was arroat- ed and taken to Los Cygnes for preliminary ex- amination. A committeo wae appointed in the neighborhood to hunt up testimony and propare the ovidence for trinl, Ilo was tracked by moans of apeculiar moceasin ho wore to the vicinity of his crimo. It was ascertnined that ho had wash- ed bis &mntnlaona in the stream near by and ‘voncenled his moccnsins in thacellar, A shirt of peculisr make, and with a romarkablo silver but- ton of his own maunfacture, readily identifiod as his, was found with the right arm carofully eut away with a knifo, but still aplattered with blood on tho bosom, Theso indications, togother with his thrents, and the total absonco of anymotive elsowhore, conviuced the inquirars of his guill and a publio mocting, in_viow of tho provorbial delay of the law, rosolved thut he should bo hanged. About 300 armed mon wore sent into Lo Cygnos to take him from the oflicers, while a crowd of about 2,000 awnitod him about two miles from town, in a beautiful spot in the Hfarest, on the banks of Marsia des Oygnos. Tho oflicers, being alarmed, bad taken the prisonor and started to flee to anothor county, but were soon overtaken by tho mob, aud Kejjar carried to tho placo of exeontion. . Arriviug thoro, it way nufigestnd that sl his real and yorsonal estate had been conveyed to Col, J. D, Bnoddy, his attorney, and that something should be at- tempted to Bave this property for an only child of the victim, that othorwise would bo loft destituto. Kellar was thon committed to a com | mittee of twelve of the leading porsons engaged in tho affair, with an reneld guard of about +forty, to be takon to town to execnto an afidavit relative to the trausfor {o Snoddy, and to make his will, Kellar had been apparently perfectly stolid and unconcerncd all tho while, sud, upon roach- ing the town, ho asked for dinner, and was taken to a hotel, where L6 uto an enormous din- wer, with an appetite entirely undisturbod by his surroundivgs. Ho was thou takon to tho law-ofico of Dean B. Kelloy, and, whilo tho will and affidavit were being prepared, ho smoekod his pipe with importurbable seren- ity. Gen. O. V. Blair, who wns there to hold Court in tho abeonce of tho rogular Judgo, J, I, Broadhond, Dean 8, Kolloy, J. 8. Bently, Selwyn Donpass, aud other citizons went boforo this committee and mada strong apporls to them for the preservation of ordor, but in vain. They wero thon requested to mako an ap- oal to thomob on the other side of tho river on hoir return, but some woro unwilling, others wore afraid, althongh at this point one of the committee separatod himself from thoe others, rvesolved tocountenance it no longor, Just ag thoy wero starting it was suggested to Con, Blalr that if he would go over sud iry to get the mob to listen to him, ko ghould havo a soat in tho wagon which carriod over tho prisoner, 80 opportunity that he embraced at once. Tho procossion then moved out of town, down to tho timber, through tho shadows of tho large treos, across tho boautiful river, and upon as- camlfng the wostern bank, found itwolf in tho midst of & crowd of near three thousand per- gons, nesrly all sullonly and scowlingly, but very qulnhK‘ gozing at the prisoner as tho wagon bore bim into the midst of the immenee circlo which opened out to roccive him, Gon. Blair sskod pormissfon o spouk, wbich was grantod, and he spoko for about twenty minuths in favor of law, order and morcy. At first it scomed sy if his appeal would have pome effcct, as a mo- tion wos made and ocarriod to loave the fate of the, prisoner to_the committeo who had him in charga all d-{. During the consuliation of the committes, tho friouds of Boyd wero active in stirring up tho mob to violout nction, andal- though Gon. Blair's effort was ably seconded by J. B. Dontly, Buq., who bad just nrrived on the ound, and another gentloman, it was soon eyl Tonl that the tido was turning against the pris- onor. 'This feeling undoubtedly affected the committee, and the vote was aunounced as seyen for oxecutlon and four for remitting bis trial to the clvil suthoritios, One of thoso four, Mr. Woodruft, then announced that ho wonld have nothing more to do with the affair, and, turn- ing his horse, rodo off the ground. The vie- tim, who was a Gorman, and who may bave musunderstood him, greoted him as he rode away with the pithy romark: “You go to hell," but in too low & tone to be hearu excopt immediately around him. Tho Rov. Mr, Goro was called, and Kollar was permitted to have a private conversation with him, IIo was then mannted on & wagon, lly oyes bandsged, the ropo adjusted by Boyd, whoso family was mur- dorod, whon ho spoke for tho flrst timo, enying : “You have the wrong man” * Who I8 fim man " was {nquired. Ho replled, “I don't know." As ho uwumi‘ off, ho sald, **I die right,” but what ho meant {8 a mate tor of conjecture. As tho wagon started ho ‘mndo ‘n spring,” ovidently intondin to Dronk s “modk by tha fall, b Lo failed, and, nlthough Lo died with searcoly o strugglo, It was forty-fivo minutes bo- fore ho was cut down, Thoe body was thon taken to Los Oygnos, placed in a coftin, and dellyored to tho Blioriff. o victim was stolid and im- movable throughout, showluq no sign of omo- tion, and ond acting mora like a brute than & mad, Thoro was no nolse or drunkonness, and tho crowd was orderly and quiot, but very dotor- minod, It scomed Lo bo mioro & waut of fith in the effectivo machinery of tho law for the pur- poses of justieo than ‘any spiritof vindictive- noes which prompted tho deod. Br. Lows, Aug. 22.—T'wo horao-thioves, nnmed Hickman nnd Htacoy, acensed of stealing horses from Callowsy County, woro Lrought to” Jeffor- son City yostorday, and turned over to tho au- thoritien of that city. To-«]nfi thoy woro iakon to Fulton, Aato whothor thoy will moet tho fato of Kullm; is o matter which excitos considor~ blo commont, 2 Tho investigatton of the Kissler murdor still progrossos undor diroction of Atty.-Gon. Ewing, but, whilo thoro aro plonty of witnosses to toatlty to the proceedings of tho dny, no ono hos yot beon found who can, or will, identify thosoe directly engaged in the lynching. and Murder in Ells= worth, Kan, | Special Dispatchto The Chiicago Tribune. Lawsexoe, Kan,, Aug. 22.—Gront excitoment ia reported to-day at Ellsworth. A fow days sinco the Bhoriff of the county was killed by & dosporado named Bill Thompeon, On Wodnes- day lnst another rough by the name of Piorco waa shot by a policoman. To-dny tho dospora- doos nro fhrentoning to dastroy tho town, aud tho cltizons have formed_thomsolves into mill~ {ary companles for ite defenso. During tho cnt{lo«muuon Ellsworth hoa o ]Mfin floating pop- uhlulun, mainly Toxans, of o desporato char- actor. Murder nt Charlestown, Ind. LouisviLig, Ky., Aug, 22.—At Charlestown, Ind., lnst evening, just boforo the train on the J., M. & J. B. R, loft for Loulavillo, n man named Tom Toynolds attndked Sol Blocomb, ghot him, knocked him down, and, gotting on tho train,.camo to Louisville, Jumping off near Jefforsonvillo, ho went to the Nashvillodopot and took tho 1:45 train south. Tho officors telo- -aphed to Bowling Groen to stop him, Slocomb Erm dled of his injurics. Nothing bns beon heard of Reynolds. Bar-Roeom Murder in Washington ‘WasuNgToN, Aug. 22.—Bonjamin Uncle and & man named McCarty engagod in o quarrol rol- ative to family affairs in o groggory this aftor- noon, whon Uncle fired threo ¢hota at MeCnrt{ without offect. BleCarty roturnod the firo with a fowling-plece hoavily loadod, the entiro chargo taking offect in tho Lioad and faco of Uncle, kill- ing him instantly, McCarty was arrostod. Ruffinnism ¥ninl Affray nt Oskaloosn, Xown. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Dea Moines, Aug, 22.—William Ball and John Qodfrey had an nltercation near Oskalooss on Tucsday, inwhich Godfroy was mortally wounded, Murderer Arresteds LoumviLue, Ky, Aug, 23.—Roynolds, who shot & man ab Obarleston, Ind., Inst night, was arreatod to-day nt Joffersonville while waiting fora 8t. Louis train. POLITICAL. Oandidates for the Chairmanship of the Michigan Republican State Coms mittee. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Mrnwavkee, Aug. 22.—It is stated in political clrcles Lioro that Jack Turner, of Portago, and J. R. Brigham, of this city, aro candidatos for tho position of Chairman of the Ropublican Btato Coutral Committee, Efforts will be mado to umto the frionds of both in opEmsitiun to tho Fmsont inoumbent, B, W. Keys. ‘The probability s that one of the gentlemen namod will give way to offect the purposocs of the combination. Political Conventions to be Hield in Kowa, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, DunuqQue, Aug. 22.—Political conventions will bo hold in tho neighboring counties for tho nom- ination of membors of tho Genoral Agsembly and county ofticers, a8 follows : An Anti-Monop- oly Convention at Delaware, Delaware Couaty, to-morrow ; 8 Farmors’ and Laborors’ Conveution atAndrow, Jackson County, on Aug. 27; a Demo- aratic Convention samo plnce, on Sept. 8 ; & Poo- plo's Liboral Convention at Elkader, Clayton County, on Aug, 30, a Gons. Logan and O leulg. of Illinois, are an- nounced to speak in this Stato in behalf of the nup:;;.vllcnn ticket ; 80 is Gov. Washiburn, of Wis- consin, Republican Prima Madison. Mapisor, Wis,, Aug, 22.—At Ropublican cau- cuscs hold 'In _thus_city to-night, to_olect dole- patos to the Assembly and Senatorinl Conven- tions, which elect dologatos to tho Ropublican Btate Convention, dologatos wore olacted favor- able to the cloction of tho Hon. B. W. Koyos, Charlos E. Bross, and Androw Soxton, Mcetings fn The Canvass in Ohie. Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Inpianavorts, Aug. 23.—Sonntor Morton loft for Athens, 0., this ovoning, whoro ho opons the Obio political campaign on Baturday cvening. Little intorest secms to bomanifosted hore upon political mattors, except nmong tho londors. SPRINGFIELD. Lowering of Itntes of Transporta to Now Yori-sLiconses Granted e State Asscssmont Not Yet Completo. Special Dispatch 4o The Chicago Tribune. Brawarerp, Ill, Aug. 22.—At s conference held hero yestordsy betwoen tho ofiicers of the Toledo, Wabash & Wostorn Railrond Compauy, Mr. A, Andorson, Vice-President, Col. Colliors, Buporintendont of the Illinols Division, and Mr. Bponcer, General Freight Agent of the line, be- ing present, it was concluded to lower tho through froights to New York very matorially, and tho result was tho following extromely low ratos: First and socond class froight, 48 conta per 100 pounds; third aund fourth class, 86 conts por 100 pounds; special class, 80 conts por 100 pounds. It is understood that other important changos are Aoon to bo mniade in the direction of areform of rates which are supposed to be too bigh. fi‘hu Board of Railroad and Warohouse Com- missioners adjourncd ta-day until next Mondny, without completing the rovision of their sched- ules, Thoy expect to finish them next week, Liconso was issucd to-dny to the Chicngo Portable Track and Car Company, capital, $110,- 000: the Earlville Manufactuwng Compnuy, capital, $18,100; tho Dover Manufacturin Company, capital, 2,000 ; the Quinoy Medical Collego ; 'the Miller’ Brick-Machine_Company, capital, = 8G60,000; Northwostern Land = and Colonizatien ‘Company, capitnl, 825,000 ; and tho Kolly Dit-Machino Compaus, capital, $100,- 000. Tho Inst throo are of Chicago. The Stato Board of Equalization meots hore again noxt Tucsday. Thero Xuldmt to bho_hoard from thio countlos of Cook, Aloxandor, Jersey, and Menard, and the City of Quinoy, and the asgossmonts of the Btale will be complote. ‘l‘ho:a will probably bo in by tho time tho Board meots, DES MOINES. Fallen From Grace--Livery Men Sued to Recover Unpiid Liconso Duos. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn T'ribune, Dusoque, In, Aug. 22.—Dotails of scandal- ous tranesctions, committed by a roverond wolf in the Mothodist Ohristian fold, have como to light at Hanover, Ill. The rovegend criminal has fled to Missouri, but nckndwledged his guilt, and says ho will romain on the stool of ro- pentance till God forgives him, Bults wore commonced to-doy by the city agalnat livory mon.for nou-paymat ot liconeo, the amounts claimed ranging from 8,000 to $10,000, most of which js accumulated ponalty for non-paymont, Xailrond Nows. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug, 22,—Articles of in- corporation of the Evansville & Louibyille Nar- row-Gauge Rallroad Oum&my woro fllod to-da; with ‘tho Booratary of State. The capital stoc! is 300,000, "The proposod rosd will extond from Evanaville to Joffersonvillo, and will poss through tho countics of Vandorburg, Warrriok, Bpencer, Perry, Orawford, Harrison, Floyd, and lark, tho ontira lonisth bolng 120 milas, Evansviinz, Aug, 22,—~The Evansville & Owensboro Railroad was organized thia evening, and $51,000 of tho stook was taken at once, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1873. FOREIGN. Twonty-fivo Prizes Awarded Americans in tho Dopartment of Instrue- ‘ tion ab Vionna. The Bank of England Forgers Try to Bribe Their Jailer to Let Them Out of Newgate. Attompt on the Life of Don Alfonzo--- The Assassin Dispatohed. A Notedl and Dosporate Band of Greck Brigands Caught and Killed, AUSTRIA, ‘Wasmivaron, Aug, 33.—Thoe Buronu of Edu- cntion has information that Ohiongo and Cinoin- natl onch recolved from the Viouns Exposition tho Grand Medal of Progross for a system of edneation, tenching and instruction, and Claye- land and Jaoksonvillo, Ilk., are awardod s diplo- ma of merit in tho same dopartmont. In this ono dopartmont of oduoation, teaching and in-~ struction, twonty-five prizea woro awarded to United Btates oxhibitors. i GREAT BRITAIN, Loxpon, Aug, 22.—Tho rumor is curront that an attompt to rolonso the Bank of England forgors from Newgato by a corrnpted prison officinl has boon discovered, and that tho officor tamporod with wag arrested. Tho dotails of tho affair aro carefully supprossed by the suthori- tiea. H Tho Now York firm who offer systomatio turf investmonts in connoction with the English turf, aro pronounced swindlera by the Times, Lonpox, Aug. 22.—The threatonod lock-out by the iron-mastora of Manchestor of & portion of thelr oporatives lns boon postponoed for tho presont, o proposition having boen mndo to sub- mit the difforonces botween tho employers and workmen to & committeo of arbitrators. i & SPAIN, Maprip, Aug. 22.—The Cortes have anthorized the prosccution by tho tribunals of justico of nino doputics, who havo bLoon _srrostod for participating in the Communist and Cantonal in- surroctions. Intelligonco bns roached this city that, on the 10th inst., an unsuccosful attempt was mado on tho life of Don Alfonso, brothor of Don Carlos. Tho would-bo nssassin, whose motivo is not atated, was takon and exeouted. Advices from tho North, which the Govern- mont deem trustworthy, report that the Carlist troops are discouraged and insubordinate. Mapnp, Ang. 22,—Tho Ropublican army undor the command of Gen. Sanchoz' Bregus, numbering 12,000 mon, has entored Bilbos, Tho Carlist forcos occupying the city withdrow without offoring battle. —_— GREECE, Arneys, Ang. 22.—The ‘Lurkish troops havo at Inst succoeded in capturing and killing tho Garayaanys brigands who wero implicated In tho brutal massacre at Marathon. The brigands made a dosperato but futilo resistance, and wero finally overpowerad. gt FRANCE, Pants, Aug, 23.—Princo Napoloon has boen clootod Prosident” of tho Gouncil-General of Corsica by & muéorlty of 80. The Prince, in hig addross £o tho Couricil accopting the position, recommends that its procoedings bo confined to matters of departmental intorest. 3 Panrs, Aug. 22.—At o mooting of tho menibors of the Left to-day it was docided to seek tho support of the Loft Centro to prevent the suc- cogs of the plans of tho Fusionists and Legif istshfor the ostablishmoent of a Bourbon mon- archy. — WEST INDIES. HAvANA, Anug. 21.—From 8t, Domingo news comes that tho revolutionists uuder Luporon Lave gainod n decided advantage over tho troops of Prosident Baoz., It is tho gencral opinion that Luporon will bo finaily snccessful. Advicos from Puorto Platte to tho 8th inst. roport that the Govornment troopsmet with heavy lossos in tho recont encounters with tho rovolutionary forces on the frontior. A general discontent sooms to provsil among the peoé)le, and dissonpions have arisen botweon Gens. Cos- soros and Garcia, chiof commandors of the Do- minican srmy, owing to mu‘pnrtinlity shown by Prosident Baoz towards the former, to whom ho sent 810,000 for tho anymont which Casseres pocketed. Murders aro of daily ocourrence, and political arrosts frequent. ' EGYPT, Lonpor, Aug. 22,—Disputches from Alexan- drin, E 3Pt ive tho porticulara of the loss in the Ro:fy ion, noar the eastorn entrance, of a troighting sloamer from Bingapore andShanghal for London. The Captain, officors, and somo of the crow were lost, Thirty-six of the mon ronched the land, but foll into the hands of the Somandees, & Mohammedan tribo, on the shoro of the Gulf of Adin, and aro held prisonera, — GERMANY. Loxvox, Aug. 22,—Tho London Hour statos that the German Governmont contomplates pro- ceeding against Capt. Werner, who took the two Spanish war-vessols from the Cartagena insur- gonts, Tho question of trying Capt. Wernor by court-martial is undorstood to be now held in considoration by tho Gorman Cabinat, Brnuy, Aug. 22.—Dr. Falk, Ministor of Pub- lic Instruction and Ecclosinatical Am\lra; has or- il,um]d l!l;&) Roman Catholic Sominary at Poson to o closod. of Lis troops, WEST POINT. RReport of the Board of Visitors to the Secrotary of Wiar-A Xccommendne tion that More ‘Time be Allowed for Literary Studiose: e Practice of :‘;lllnllnl."‘" almost Entirely Erandicos el ‘Wasumxaron, D. 0., Aug. 22.—The Board of Visitors to the West Point Military Acadomy havo submitted their roport to the Bocrotary of War, The Board consistod of Mr. Russell Thayor, Prosident, A, L. Chapin, of Wiscousin, Amos T, Akorman, of Georgia, Henry B. Curtis, of Ohio, Willinw . Early, of Virginin, J. L, Q. McKown, of Illinois, James H. McMillan, of Maine, J. W. Btovenson, Senator from Keutucky, John Bher- man, Benator from Ohio, L, P, Poland, Represon- tative from Vermout, John Coburn, ltopresen- tative from Indian, and 8. 8. Marshall, Rop- resontative from Iilinoin. ‘Tho examination of the Bonrd has been very thorough, aud tho rosult of their obsorvation rolative to tho routino of iustruction in all de- partmonts of tho acadomy was extmmal¥ satis- factory. The zoal and ability of tho professors, instructors, and thoir nssistants were overy- whoro manlfost. Tho Board recommend that the courso of instruction should, if possiblo, be somewhat enlarged bmllnwh:g #Bome time to bo given to litecary and historical studies, and to exorcises in elooution. Tho Doard aro awaro that tho object of the Academy iy to give a pure- 1y military education, but even a purely military oducation cannot bo #aid, at tho prosent day, to hio complote which omits wholly its courso of in- struction in history and lefters, Tho fact that 8o mnn{ of tho . last appointoos failed in tho litorary oxamination is com- mentod upon, and the Board take occasion 10 any, from their own obsorvation on tho spot; that this result is due not to any undue olovation of tho standard of admission, vor to any excos- sive soverity in oxamination, but in somo casos to inconsldoratoncss in making the appoint- ments ; in others to the falluro of the ni)po!utqn to appracinto tho honor aud duty to which ho is callo i in a few othors to Inck of facilitica for proliminary oducation, and most of all to want of thoroughness iu the schaols of tha country with rospoct to thelr primary work. Tho aoado- my owes to itsolf and to its. influonces as a untlonal institution on tho wholo systom of pop- ular education to rendor and publish to the world this honest verdiot, If our school-boards and superiutendents and toachers in tho North and Houth, in the Bast and Wost, will but heed the vordict, and uso due dillgonco to corract this -oat defoct, somo abiding good may come from fi‘;n mortifying oxperience of this yoar's examin- ation of candidates for admission to the soad- omy. '.l};m Board rocommend that all candidates bo summoned to tho aczdemy ono month bofore ex- awination, aud that inatructors bo detailed to in- struot thom daily in tho studies upon which they are to be examined, The outrageous practico of ('hnzing" new cadots Lias boen in & great mossure supprossed by the firm and vigilant administration of tho prosont Buperintendont. Tho Board roport that ofticlant progross has boon made, and is atill bo- ing mnde, toward the totnl oxtormination of this dirproditable practico. In conclusion, the Board roport that the pros- ont condition of tho, Aendom{ 18 in all rospocts sound and good, and that it 1s fulfilling the pur- poads of its cstablishment in tho most matlsfao- tory manner, roflecting honor wupan those who aro oharged with its adminiatra- tlon, nud - vorifying by Iita progresa and by tho molid bonofits. which It confora upon tho conntry the wisdom and foresight of its foundors, Tor soventy years ita bonofleinl influoncos have gono forth, repaying it debt of gratitudo to tho country, and making a rocord which rendors It imprognable to all assaults and acouro in tho confldence, pride, and affection of the pooplo of tho United Bfates, No longer nron tho dofonelve, or requiring tho vindieation of {ta frionds, Its rosalts aro writton in imper- inhablo history. No longor a foundling, baroly: oxinting nmong tho mountains, it prosonts itacit now in the full mnturity of its strongth and manly vigor, rocognized and_maintained as tho ncifimwludgfld ond chorished offspring of the nation. NEW YORK. Rumorced Doefnlcation in the Now Jorsoy Conirnl Raillronds=A Now Vorsion of the Goodrich NMurdoers« Miscellancous Locnl ftems. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Aug. 23.—Hoavy dofalcations havo ocourrod in the New Jorsey Central Railrond. Tho report as circulated in Wall atroot, is that tho dofaleation bod beon going om for yonra through alterations in tho pay rolls, ond that tho smount of the frand oxcoodod hnlf o million dollars. BMr, Hong, tho Paymaster, stated that it would not oxcood $160,000, Tho dofaultors aro W. A. Ohsmplin, dispatoh, and Augustus Btuart, shop clork, both residing st Phillipaburg, N. J., who have, since 1808, systematically dofrauded tho Company. These persons, it nppoars, hiave been in tho hobit .of eigning flctitiona names to_ warrants for ayments for gorvicos, and certified by them officially a8 cor- roct. Tho amount of frand is variously osti- mated from $16,000 to 81,000,000 Porsons not dirootly interostod in tho manngement of tuo road stato that the amount of tho dofieienay will roach tho Intter amount. The Buperintondout of the Road has boen invostigating tho mattor. It is alleged that 1t has boon compromised by the payment of a certain amount of monoy by friends of the porsons charged. Thoy, how=~ over, ara sald to have given bail in snms of $20,~ 000, ' £50,000, ond 86,000, o sooure their ation« dance at trial, which, it {s undorstood will novor take placo. For somo days past rumors havo been current in police circlos in Brooklyn sud this city to tho offect that tho confossion somo timo ago ut forth by Commissionor Jourdan aud 811!\!! of Polico Campboll, 88 that of Koto _ Stoddard, chargod with tho mur- der of Oharles Goodwin, March 20, 1878, waa in wholo or in part fictitious. Of course, no positivo evidence of its falsity can be had, slnco nono of theso who heard hor statoments will voluutullf admit ‘having misreprosented thom ; but there Is smplo negative testimony going to show that the woman never confossed to bolng tho principsl in the commission of the ecrime, and that sho really reprosented Tioscoe to bo_tho murdorer. Now the theory s that the published confession of Kato Stoddard was an invention of tho FO“CD' put forth to delude Roacoo, in the beliof that his nccomplico had told nothing of his connection with the affair. In corroboration of tho gry that tho publishod oconfossion waa falée, o groat many ourious facts and inconsistencios in statomonta aro oited. In the confession, tho murdor is stated to have occurred on Thursday morning, March 21. Tho testimony showed that Goodrich was alivo on Thursday ovonlng. The supposition is that tho polico suto-dated tho murder according to Kate Btoddard’s supposed confossion, to deludo Roscao into tho iden that ho could, it arrosted at all, prove an alibi, Thereis not a particlo of proof that the murder took place on 'lhursday morning, except tho statemont of tho Ohiof of Police, o8 published, and this he has sinco* sworn he ~mover mado. Tho first statoment to tho public was by Commissionor Jourdan, who eaid not a word about tho circum- atances of tho murder, excopt to promise that Kato Btoddard would next day go on tho stand and mako publio confossion. Next day the Commissionor sworo he no communication whatover with tho al- leged murdoress. A statoment pur&ortin to bo from the Ohiof of Polico was published, iu which Kate 8toddard was ropresonted as dotall- ing to him how she committed the murder whon slone with Goodrich on ‘fhuraday morning. On the inquost the noxt day, the Chief of Polico swore ho had mado no such statoment ss pub- liehed. Heodeclined to toll what Kate Btoddard hnd said to him, and eaid only that sho had told how Goodrich had come to his death, In the statemont published as the Chief’s, o was ro- ported as saying that Kato had confessed that she killed Goodrich with his own pistol It was proved on tho inquest noxt day that “the wespon wused was Roscoo's, The woman was undor arrost o woek bofore the foct was madoe publio, Bho was to be kept hid~ don until Roscoa conld be captured. The pre- mature publication of the fact of the arrost com- polled the police to concoct tho atory of o false oconfossion. It was asgorted ° that tho woman had confessed her guilt, and was filled with remorse, and attemptod suicido. Mra, Jane Mullen, the woman who soarched her tho day sho waa arrested, states that sho insisted that sho had done nothing oriminal, and was shoorfal instend of spposring fall of ro- morso. At the inquest she behaved with singular lovity. Commissioner Jourdan, on boing asked if Toscoo was_implicated with Btoddard, dechnod to answer. Lucotto Moyers, on boiug nsked at the inquest to toll what shio know of Roscoo, de- clined, on the ground that it might dofeat' tho onds of justico; that Roscoo and Goodrich had mot and were enemiocs. It was proved by tho tostimony of Moyora thut they had quarroled ab hor fiouun. 'he wowman dotectivo, Mory Handly, admitted that sho was omployed to so- curo the arrost of Ruscoo, Mrs, Moyers has, on two or threo occasions, vohomently declared that the olico should mever capturo Roscoe, yot it was sho who first ac- cused Roscoo, and it 1s known that sha is in the cmployment of tho police to daotect him, Tinsily, although tho woman Kato Stod- dard bae been in custody over ono month and a Lalf, sho Lias not beon indicted. Tho theory of the murder now advanced {8 as follows : Goodrioh, according to this thoory, pass- ed 'Thursday unti 0 o'clock at night at tho house of Lucette Meyers, as this woman hos sfated to the polico, On leaving her, ho ‘went directly homo, and was secn on tho cars by young TRichardson about 10 o'clock, On rench- ing snd entoring the houso, Lo found Stoddard, his mistross, Roscoe tho Bpaniard. ucotto Moyors had introduced Xate Stoddard to Roscoo, and sho Tiad at once ongaged in an intrigno with him, as pho appears to bave boon disposed to do with evory now-comor. Goodrich and Roscos had roviously met at Moyers' and quarroled about gluddnrd, sud, had it not hbeen for the presouco of mind = of _ Moyers, thoy would _have come to Dblows at that time., Encountoriug oach othor under theso cir- oumstances, & conilict ending in Goodrich’s doath or his stealthy assassination by Roscoe is bolieved to havo taken place. Tho woman, of course, noturally sought to soparate tho mon, but vaimly, ~Tho moiso of the utmfiglc hoard "by the meighbors, as tostlfled to, woro soroaras of n woman hesrd lato at night. After tho deed, Roscoo is au]ik- posed to bave fled. The woman, undecided, is supposed to havo romained crooning over the Lody until nearly morning, whon sho en- deavored to wipe away the traces of bloodshed, and propared the body as found. On _ tho morung that she ~ loft sho sought Roscoe, -but failed to find him, aud, while returning to the scone of the murder, lenrned of its diecovery. Bho had takon tho rocaution to carry away Roscoo's pistol, leaviny Plobiml that of Goodrich, This story, llmni not vouched for, 18 generally belioved in Brook- lyn. 7 [To the Assocated Preas.) New Yonx, Aug. 23.—~The Produce Exolmnya fias oppointed Groig D. Cragln, Abram 8. Jowell, J. W. McCullocl, Asn Btoarns, Columbus Boguin, ‘Albort 8. Roo, Walter F. Bruuh, Horatio Roed, J. Ameling, and George linoken, Jr., dologates 6 thio Natlonal Pork-Fnokors’ Association, which is to bo held in Chicago, 3 I'hio Corporation Counsol has writton to the Dopartment of Bducation that denominationnl sehools aro not entitled to any part of tho money whioh the city raises by a tax for school pur- 0Be8, 0 John A, Lason, a Chinaman, has been sent to Ludlow Strect Jail on a charge of nctompth to swindle a clgar-merchant out of; 6,000 worth of olgars, Tho counsol for the plalutiff showod how that John, & short timo ago, married o colored lady of moans, and that later he had ob- tainod $700 from the woman, whom he sent to tho Bollovue laundry, and having, made another £1,000 by his peculiar practicos, attempted his operation in cigars on a Ar, Bolomon, A olvil suit has be en begun against Oarl Vort, and hor lover, | to rocovor 812,000 worth of proporty, alolsvhnnl Du Valde, o rolative of tho murdered Do Bialeo, 18 tho plalntiM i Thg funoral sorvicos ovor the romains of the Tov, Dr. Gardinor Hnflnqltuok place to-day, in the Brick Ohurch, of which ho was so long the ree- tor. Bliort skotelios of the life and labors of tho Jate clorgymnn wero made by tha Rev. Drs. Vau Dyko, Ormiston, Tyng, and Adams, J S b oty LAWRENCE, KAN. Two Farmors Suffocated in n Wellaw Jury Disngreemont ina Libel Cavosw Growth of Lawrences Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune : LAWRENOE, Kan,, Aug, 22.—A sad accidont oc. currod yostorday noar Junotion Olty, by which two brothors, Arthur and John Anderson, lost thoir lives. One of them attompted to oloan out o woll usod for wotoring stook, and descended twolve foot to o platform, on which tho pump- valve restod. Mo was overcomo by the foul air, 08 I8 supposed, and his brother, going down to roscus him, was also suffocatod. They wero found by tho wifo of Arthur Anderson, who wont %o tho well and called them, but rocolved no an- swor, aud on looking in saw them lying together on tho plntform. 'Thoy wore substontial farm- %m,tcrlg ually from nosr Huntingdon, Canada Bast, ‘Tho libol case of P. R, Brooks, County Clork of Douglasa County, against the Lawronce Trib- ung, which has boon on trial at Olathe for tho 1ast wook, and has oxcitod a good donlof in- torest throughont tho Btato, torminated to-da; in tho disagrooment of the jnry The cnsa w Do tried again. Yestorday was tho tonth anniversary of tho destruction of Lawronce by Quantroll ‘and his band of guerrillas. Every busiuess houso was ‘burned excopt ono, and over 100 of her citizens, many of them prominont business mon, inhu- man g murdored. "Po-day the city numbers 10,000 inhinbitants, and is ono of tho handsomost and most flourihing towns west of the Mlis- sissippl. WEATHER AND WATER. War Departmont Wenther Report. LOCAL ODBERVATION. x Crioaao, Aug. 22, 1870, E el s ' |a Direction mi & force af wind. 8 Hour of ob- servation, =| 28 33 & =-\ 3 8, W, Light 90 30/, W., gontlo |- 7576 N, ., fresh 20.00| 70[85 N. E., freah |- 0,101 _69|85|N. ‘MMaximum thormomaolter, 00, Minimum thermometer, 67, 129, 30,02 GENERAL ODSERVATIONS, Cit1oAao, Aug. Statfon. | Har.|Thr] _ Wind. Breckr'dgo. 120.00( 65(8,, fresh, .. Buffalo.....|29.00| 728, gentlo, 7, 77(Cals “ yt [ g0, v 0 0IN. Oincinnat,.[30.08| 78 Olovoland... 80,02 Ti|E. Davenport ,[30.04| 8011, 20.08] 0|, 38, 59) GI|E a PRODABILITIES. WasmiNaToN, Aug. 22.—For tho Eastern and Middlo and Atinutio States partly cloudy and throatoning weathier during the night, followed by less cloudinoss, varying pressuro, and high tomporaturo to-morrow. Tor tho Lower Lako Togion and enstern portion of the Upper Lake Rogion increased pressure, lower temperature aud gonerally clesr woeathor, winds continuing light and varinblo during the night, but shifting northerly and casterly winds, with incroasing forco on Bnturday. For the western portion of tho Lako Region, and thence westward to the Torritories and southward to tho Missouri Val- loy, diminishing pressure, continued high tem- porature, with continuod southesstorly and southerly winds and slight cloudiness. For the Bouthorn Btatos light, variable winds, slightly riging temperatura in’ the Misalssippi Valley, and less cloudiness oxcept on the coast, whore light rains may continuo. BTAGE OF WATER, Daily roport of tho stago of water, with :ulhgngan in tho 24 hours ending 8 p. m., Aug. 22, 83 OHANGE, Rise. Fall, anove Low | WATEIR, “Below high wator of 1871, W, B, Raurnax, Obsorver, Toom 78 Major Block, Chicago, —— Tho St Louls Mutual Life Xnsurance Company Troubles. 8r. Lous, Aug. 22,—The new Board of Diree- tors of the Bi. Louis Mutusl Lifo Insurance Company mot to-day aud elected Willinm J. Lowis permanent President of tho Company. A committeo of four was appointed to examino the oxponse accounts of the Company, especially tho ealarie of officors, with & viow to the econom- cal administration of its affaire. A resolution waa adoptod reducing the salary of President from 8,000 to £5,000 por annum, A mosting of tho Board sud Btate Agents is being held to-night, but the result has not yet transpired. It now appears that Ohas, H. Pock and five other old Diroctors wora not prosont yesterdsy whon the now Directory was instnlled, They therofore did not resign, and it is alloged they will not. Thero aro now understood to bo 7 membors of the old Board who have not re- signed and who do not sanction the procoedings of _their follow-mombors. E. A. Whitcomb filed anothor n&)pllcntlon to- day, this time in the Uniled States Circuit Court, to’ restrain O, H, Pock and all other mombors of the old Dircctory from withdrawing from thoir positions a8 Diroctors or turning ovor their truats to the so-callod now Board, The bill is the samo as filod on Thursday in the Distriot Court, with the additiou that conspiracy and fraudulent agreoment and a ]g‘lat is allogod against tho old Directory, whereby tho so-called afi:ctlon of July 31 was held, It also rocites tho fact that on Thursday someof tho old Bonrd rosigned in favor of their 1llegally chosen suc- cossors, and that othors rofused ‘to do so, and charges that if these unlnwful actions aro al- *| lowed to procoed the rosult will bo utter ryin to the Cowpany, i g iaen Drowneds Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lawnexce, Ks,, Aug, 23.—Tho body of a man nsmod Jamison, horetofore living in the north~ orn part of thig oity, was_discovored by somo boys to-day in tho Kansas River in o stato of do- compostion. Evidence bofore tho Coroner's jury londs to the beliof that ho was accidontally drowned on Tuesday last. Evansviuie, Ind, Aug. 22,—Abrobam Gum- berts, ono of tho oldost Jowish citizons of Evansvillo, foll overboard from the stoamer Goorgoe Roborts, about 3 o'clock this morning, and was drowned, A rumor that ho bad com- mitted suicido is_donied by his confidentinl frionds. Mr. Gumhorta was for many yoars o successful morchant, but within tho past year ho failed, and this probably gave rise to tho im- prosaion that Lo committed suloide, R M — Good Tomplars? Picnic. Spectal l)ll‘mlch to The Chicago Tribune, Branvwoon, Ili, Aug, 23.—Tho Good ‘Templara of this place colobratod the annivorsary of thoir lodge yestordny, with o grand procession and plenjo in the park, and in the evening a publis meeting was hold in the Town Hall, when Mr. A, Paxton, of Ohicago, delivered an able addross on tho influonce of the drinking custom upon the Lomes of the poople. The wholo was a groat sucooH, The First Bale at Nlluhvllln;’ - NasuvruLe, Tonn,, Aug. 22.—The firat bale of cotton was rooolyed to- ay by Gilbort, Paskon & Co., from L., J.&J. W, Plorco, Rutherford County, and sold to Irwin K, Chase for 85 cents. Earthquuko Shocks OmvorwnaTr, Aug, 23.—A Memphis tnlefzrnm gnys an earthquako shook was folt in that city ab 10'clock this mornlug. . FIRES. Tive Nogroes Burncd io Dealh Near Louisville Burn Struck by Lightning and Burned in Detroit, Fires Elsewhere, Louvavite, Aug. 22.—At an oarly hour this morning soveral framo buildings, once used ns Govornment etablos, and n ropo-walk noar_by, threo milo south of tho city, wero firod and 1. most ontiroly consumod. A 'nogro named Willis, wito, aud four childron, living in an out-houso, wera surpriscd by tho fismos_tnd all bumad to denth but Willia, who is badly acorchod and is not oxpectod to fiva, Two mon woroe arrested to-day on nnsylulnn of solting firo to tho promisos. Snectal Daspatch to The Chicago Tribiune, Srnivarienp, O., Aug. 32.—Turnor, Wostfolt~ or & Co.u distilfory nt Northamplon, Olnrk Oounty, was sot on fire and burnod to the ground this morning, Tho liquor in bond waa saved, but all othor, with fixtures and materinls, was lost, Loss estimated at 85,000 ; no fusurance. Tho distillory will Kmhnbly bo robuiit. 8pectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Gositen, Ind., Aug. 22.—A dostructive firo broko out in Wakaruss, twolve miles southwest of this oity, last night, complotoly destroying tho snw-mill and planing-factory of Joha Bmeltzor. Loss botwoen 27,000 and $8,000, Dernost, Mich., Aug. 22.—During the storm last night the llgmnlng 8ot firo to a barn belong- ing to Dowitt G, Holbrook, near tho northern city limita. Two cows and calves, a fow shog) )y s largo lot of hny, and_soveral hundred bushels of grain woro doatroyed. Tho los is §6,000 or CANADA. The Pacific Scandal Investignting Commission w= Nore Indigantion Moctings=--Othor Cotonial ftemu, Spectal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tridune, OrrAWA, Aug. 22.—8ir Robort Ilodgeson bas been appointed Administrator of the Proviuce of Princo Edward Island. Tho Royal Commission hes fixed Bopt. 4 for taking ovidonce on the Pacific Reilway charges. Bubpoonns to tion. Thave forgotion what I pnid for tho ad« misnlon foo to this famoun place, but I think 1t was &1, _Thoro is probably not an investment 10 the world that ylolds an iricomno ))roportlnnnd to this, Tho island is owned nnd * mannged " by what is hore called the Portor family, Many yonrs ago—before Niagara had becomo a populnr resort—Judgo Porter, tho Burvoyor of tho Btate of Now Yorlk, purchased it from the State for $700, Bomo eay Lo had an ecyo to business in the matter, but others Insist “thot it was one of thore lucky transactions which make a man rich in spito of himsoelf. Tho Judgo sold hulf of his intercst noon after to his brothor, and the twa Lavo owned it over sinco, In thomuolvos and thoelr doscondonts, Tho incomo from this littla Apot of ground with wator around it is naw t{:lrlymuvon thourand dollars & year. {ANOTHER M’LAUGHLIN. An Assignation-¥fousc Jieepor Arreste od for Rape. Tho propriotor of tho ualoon No. 24 Woat Rane dolph atroot, McCoy by name, has got himaelt into troublo. TLast night o young Norweginn girl, Mollio Johnson by name, was induced to entor the above plnce by thoe proprietor, who promisod to show hor somo_pictures, On_hor ontoring the room, as she alloges, ho committed an assault upon hor and succooded in violating Tor porson. Tho don 18 ono of the worst in the clty, nnd I8 prolty much tho ssmo ss_McLaugh- lin's was bofore tho oxposures made by Tne TnioNe succocded in breaking it up and gonding tho propriotor nbroad, McCoy is not alone in tho business, but has a partner namoed Gralam. el L tial CITY ITEMS. Tho fron-workers" etriko s virtually at an end,! an amicablo arrangomont baviug boon reached,, by which worlk will bo rosumed on Monday. Roportors woro rofused admission last night to tho coll containing a prisoner in tho Weut BidoS8tation, whom it was their duty to interview. This was doniod thom, 5 pieco of high-handed- noss which {s not uncommon at this station sinco the Hm!nnt proprictor, so to speak, has boon placed in power. PR e Tho consus roturn has heoen received from O'Brion County, Towa, Tho p(flm!nlluh is 1,805, which will make the fotal tate population 1,261,018, an incrense of 211,709 sinco the Inat Btato consus in 1869, witneasos aro under way for delivery. Day and Pollitte have loft tho city for the presont. Tho Priuce Edward Island elections take placo next month. Tho result as yot doubtful. The Board of Diroctors of tho Canads Pacifie Rnilwny mot hero yestorday. The delogation to Tngland made their roport. Itis bolioved that tho Government schomo has proved a failure, snd that Parliamont will be apposled to again, Moro indignation mootings are announced. * HamrrroN, Aug. 23.—A coal associntion is baing formed herd to overcomo the bigh pricos cousod by monopoly. Leading oitizens are promiuvent in acting. —_— INDIANAPOLIS. The Exposition to 3o Oponed on Mons dany. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranaronts, Ind., Aug, 22,—The Exposition Buildings will bo completed to-morrow, and will be ready for the rocoption of articles for oxhibi- tion Mondny. So many applications have been made for epaco that tho managors cny they could ill buildings of double the capaoity of thoso, or a million aquare feot of exhibitin, spaco. Applications continuo to come, and a aro rocoived to bo trented oquitably. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Three Mcen Iilled nnd Four Badly Wounded, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, GrAND Raring, Mich,, Aug. 22.—At Spencor, twonty miles distant, lnst night, the lumber and shingle-mill of Gabez W. Griswold & Co., the boiler oxploded, when throo men wero killed and four badly woundod, No names yct loarned, ox- copt James Dooley, killed, He laaves a wifo at Rockford, this uaf.'é.zy. THE SCAFFOLD. Exccution of Negro Murderers in Marylands Barroionz, Md., Aug. 23.—Two oxecutions, both negroos, toolk place in Maryland to-duy nt & few minutes past 7 o'clock. Thoy wero Nevin Palmer, at Towsendtown, Baltimore County, for rape, and at Baltimoro Oity, shortly after 10 o'clock, Jamos West, ngod 93, was hanged for murder. Whon BIr. Stott, spiritnal advisor of Palmor, entered his coll, "Paimer bocamo 5o ex- cited that he raved and secmed entirely to forget himself. In tho oxcoss of hia religious fronzy ho shouted, clappod his hauds, jumped uY‘. knolt down, shook hauds with all, and throw himself into various attitudes. The execution was Mmmvmhd by the usual scenor. Tho oxccution of Wost was a sickening spectaclo, His wholo body was in a violout strug- gle, swaying to and fro, his hiands clutched cone vulsively, and wore dratwn up and down, aud hig head moved back and forth with spasmodio jorlss, Blood gushed from his nostrils, saturating tho white cap in front and behind, and stresming down his neck and shoulders, The spaems con- tinued botwoen fivo and ecight minuies, aftor ‘which the body was at rost. ———— Attempted Suicides Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MrILwAUKEE, Aug, 22, —Honry Weckel, a rail- rond-grador, bailing from Gormantown, attempt- od suicide at the police-station this_ovoning, by hauging himyelf. Station-Koopor Mml.mlf dis- covered the fact, and saved bim from strangula- tion. Weckel liad boon arrested for drunk- ounoss. CINOINNATI, Aug, 22.—Nollie Bmith, 11 yoars old, aftor laying nsido hor ring and tho littlo monoy in her possossion, attompted snicide in the canal to-day, but was roscued. Bho assignod parcutal abuso as tho cause. en e e New Pctroleum Discoverios, TirosviLLe, Aug. 22.—Now oil territory haa boen discovered four miles southwest of this city, of which tho Daily Courier says: * The Tuley & Gilmoro woll, which was struck yostor- day on the Hamilton farm; haa o quality of sand rock unsurpassed by any othor torritory in tho oil rogion. -There i every appoarauco that o bolt of oil has been discovored which will rival the Lower Allegheny district, This is the opin- ion of the oldest and most cxperienced oil opor- ators. Tho citizons of Titusville are a good dea! intoreatod in this new discovory. Death from XKerosone Explosion, Tvansuiie, Ind,, Aug, 22,—Miss Estollo Tow- oll, of Rockport, sgod 16, daughtor of llnm;y Jewell, took a lamp up to her room and placed ft ona sholf, which gava way, and the lamp wau burst, scattering tho blazing oil over hor. ~ Her fathor rushed up stairs, snd, finding the door locked, burat it in, and fouud hor onyeloped in flames, Bho was 8o badly burued that sho died fow hours aftor. Obituary. Special Dispatch ta Ths Chicago Tridune, Towa City, Aug. 23.—Dr. Willism Vogt, one of our oldost citizens, and & prominont pfixyul— clan, diod suddoenly yesterday. OiNoINNATI, Aug. 23.—Rov. W. B. Rogers, for- merly o missionary of tho Presbyterian Church in India, died at Oxford last Tuotday, Ocenn Steamship News. Antweny, Aug. 22.—Stoamship O, F. Fronch, from Now Yark. has arrived. Nzw York, Aug. 22,—Arrived, stenmship Han- over, from Lromen. New Yonk A“E.' MHaafager, from Lon —Arrived, stosmer Harold don, Presidency of the Illinols Wesleyan g University. Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Brooninaroy, IlL., Aupi.’ 22.~The Prosidenc; of tho Illinois Wesloyan University was offero to-dny to Dr. Bamuel I'allows, of Madizon, Wis,, by the Diroctors, aud ho has accopted. s e Run Over and Killods COovrvamus, 0., Aug, 22,—Yestordny the eon of Mr, Menard, stroot-contraotor, agod 6 years, foll from a "IED" loaded with dirt, under the whool, which passod over the child's body, caus- iug death, — Prosident Grant, Yoxa Dranow, N. J,, Aug. 22,—The Prosi- dent and his party arrived horo at noon to-day. ———— Gont Islands Niagaea Correaponderice of the St. Louts Denocrat, (oat Inland, from whioh to soe the Falls from tho Agnerican aido, is invariably the firat dostina~ MARRIAGES. WARNER—VARNELL—In Janosvillo, Wis., on the 9th inat., by tho Ttov, Steplhion Smith, M. R. K. Warnoe and M. . J. Varnoll, of Ublcago. ' No car HARRIS~BOILVIN-—-On Thursday ovening, Aug. 1, B e Rav. L. 1L. Kold, O. I, Liarmls and B Bhazic: vin, OULD--MAROY--In this olty, Ang. 20, by tho Rav. .. I, Forrestar. D. D, Mr. Tronry'Ould and Hiss Sarah 0. aroy, DEATHS. RILEY—Aug, 2, at. 4 oologk p. m., sftor a short fll- noss, Birs, Beldgot Kiloy, 31 Nawborrs av. Funoral will tako placo from horlato residonces, on Bun- sy, nt M orclock n. m., by carringos to Oalvary. Frleuds of the family ars 1nvitod 10 sttond. ‘WANTED, ANTED—TO BUY—-A G0OD HORSE, SUITABLR Tor oxprass wagon and buggsy ared ‘about 4 o 6 yours, ’ Tobinann Honso, 190 East Lako-at. AUCTION SALES. . BY GEO. P, GORE & CO,, 68 & 70 Wabash-av. AT ATCTION. Regular South Side Saturday's Sule of Household Furniture. 50 Walnut Bureaus, 40 Black Walnut Todstaade, 75 W, 8. Hurvaus, 6 Sccond-hand Chairs, Ciiambor ‘Sots, ‘Marblactop Tablos, Wardrobos, Book Cnsas, Parlar & Oiilco Desks, Loungos, Oarpota, ‘Stovas, 10,000 fino Clgars, Parlor Orgtus, 16 Uratos W. (. Orock™ ©%Xt 12 'clock—Opon and Top Buggloy, Singlo and Doue blo Harnoss. s On SATURDAY, Aug, 23, at 9 o'clock, GEO. P. GORL & 00., Auotlonsors. SPLENDID SALE! On TUESDAY, Aug. 26, at 9 1-22,m,, Dress CGoods, Notions, Hats and Caps, Underwear, Cutlery, Silver-Plated Goods, &c. A vory attractive lino of Onssimeros, Satis nats, Jeans, &, Fxtensive ling of Men's and ‘Women’s Woolen and Ootton Hosiery. Bal- moral Bkirts, Quilts, Fanoy Overshirts, &c., Ingrain and Rag Onrpots, at 11 o'clock, o only, SEGTP. aonE & 00, Austionners, 65and 70 Wabash-av. 90 Paclar Suite, &a, by Great Catalogue Sale Boots Shoss&Slippers, On WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27,8t 9 1-2 2.m,, BY GBO. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 WABASH-AV. A large numbor of the best manufactures of the country will be ropresented in_this salo, including that of the OELEBRATED SUGKER BOOT, in NS, BOYS’, and YOUTIDH. Thoso goods are FULLY WAR-~ i'zy'ifvnc,ms%g, DOWLING & y Autonoors, N. W. cor. Ninth and D sts., Washington, Valuahle Submrban Property AT PUBLIC AUCTION. Wa will soll at Publlo Auction, on TUESDAY, 20th day ot August.noxt, on tho promisos, at 5 o'clogk .’ m., thiat valuable Pranorty, containing 65 acres, on Rock-rouk, adjolniog wost, Goorgotown o tha notth, and ovurlouking Oak 11ill Comutory, Washington Gity, and tho Patomne Tiivor, 1 a1 off advan. {ageously {n building lots, o for a comolory or natiounl ark, and possossos somo nf tho finust views in the Dis- rict. Tho passago of tho P stroot caru rendor it acocest- blo, and brings it in closo contiguity ta P stroot circlo, at prosent tho most lmproving part of Washington. This proporty has on it a largo manslon, contaiuing 18 roums, all modom (mprovomentaaiid sonvunlonoes; wrolnds woll Inid out, with choleo fruits, flowors, orurfl.mnm. C., smoka-house, ico-hotwo, carrlago-houso, siabling, inakoa It {n overy roapeot a first.class rosidonca, 1'hora {f a largo morchantmill, i good ordor, with tho bust and moat Smprovod maehiniory, and a capacity of 140 barrals flour por day, with tho wholo water powur of Ttack Crook. Thoro is also a valuabla stone quarry, which has boon, and can ngain bo, worked (o advantago, This ontlre proporty 13 well vlar!lg the attontion of aproulators, TRITHGuo fuind cash; balaiieo Land '3 yoars, 8 por cont Intorest, payabilo somt-aunually, her fuethod Taformation laquiroof VAN LYON, 85 ator-at., Goorgotown, "BUNCANSON, DOWLING & €O., Auctjoneers. BY WM. A. BUITERS & CO. ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Real Estate and General Auctioneers, SALESROOMS, BOWEN'S BLOCK, Nos. 16 & 17 Rendolph-st. RECULAR BATURDAY'S BALE OF HNOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, On SATURDAY MORNING, Aug. 23, commonoiog at olook; Wo hiavo a largo vieloty of firat-clnss Furni- Il will_ Do uold, ns usunl, Togardioss 3% o'clnolc, 160 doz. frou-bonud Hait- 00 oz, fron-bourid. Peok Moasuros, WAL A, BUTTERS & OO, Auctlouo — BY BRUSH, SON & CO., Balosrooms, 41 South Canalst, Furniture, Carpets, &o. AT ATUCTION, alorama on_tho 55 et TINS MORNING, nt 0% oelick, _Ouo Plana, P e TMfarbnacton! Ohininor Hits: Bodaondar Hurimior Itnsy’ Ohislew, . Marblo-top Tablos, Exte Tablas, Shod Gatox, Hale Matizumson, Uatpots'Cook H‘(\.vn',lbln‘h'- Yo And Kitohon Farmituro, and gonoral o Al Sty BON £75% Anetionoots, By TAYLOR & HARRISON, AUCTION BALE OF FUBNITURE, OARPETS, COROOKERY, Show Cunes, Marbloston Tublen, &ciy &cey THIS MORNING, AT 9k 0'OLOO! i 81 and 83 Bouth B‘y OSGOOD & WILLLAMN /ost S1de Auctlon House, 83 South Oanal. Baturday morning, st 03 a'clook, wa will sell at Auotion now and socond-| Furaituro c.?.n.. Rop Loungos, 10 sote new Iarar ' full lne of Oloo Borks, Mars bloton Tables, Extension Tablon, now fu h"'{? and pring Mattrestos ug, Ohiromos, &o.; also, Pltlof Bults and Barblo-top Obiambos Sota. ©*°* C1o¥aY