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27, ARTISTIO TAILORING. ONLY SIX DAYS MORE in which *¢ wo soll" our Goods TEN PER CENT DISCOUINT. Our Fall and Wintor Fashions ars issued. NEW GOODS for th a9 olng roooivag, o (OF o coming sesson ELY & CO,, IMPORTING TATLORS, WABASH-AV., cor, Monroe-st. ESTADLISHED 1854, TARGE LAND SALE OF JOHUN SIDELL, In Vermillion County, I Portons dostrous of attonding’ this snlo oau purchase Hekta 1o Dansilo and roturn at 85 ‘oacty, “Tralus Jeaso £ dopot cornar. Canal and Kinzio-ste,, Clicago, DY VRN S funte b b elook, AL arrando: jonts havo b e ing all vieltors from Banviiio 1 tho fuude 0r N SN SDRLL: FOR SALE. 310 by 200 faot, soutbwest oorner of Thirty-firatat, and Cottago Grovo-av., with Improvomente, ronting for 26,000 por sonum. ~ An lmproved farm, worth 820,000 o 830,000, will b taken in part pay. SNYDER & LEE, 34 Nixon Bullding, northonst cor. of Monros and LaSallo. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. T WEHOLESALB. Oorrespondence and Ordors from tho Trade solicitod, ; HADLEY BROTHERS, Wholesale Booknollers, 130 Btate.st., Ohicog J. M. W. JONES, Sorr BTG YT (DS BOOKS, o, nd S th o > isf_.m. iiroat Work and Oihca Sippiios speaeitio 08. 104 and 108 Madison-st. RANGES, &o. BOYNTON'S HEATING FURNACES! “Qur Favorlte” Ranges, “The Cablnet’ Couk Stove, Bultimors Henters, Hontlng Stoven, Tuitlo & Tuilos’a Ttexiniery, &v, T ls are tho ve t_m M rotlablo l‘nunvur{‘ Tosnocr. > Tho BOYNEON kURNACE Bas o oqanl,” O g buitlings of evory dessripon: wing prompity attendod o, motics. and venti. stimatos madeon short o invite thy attontion of doslers and those wantltig ap erfoct working furnaco or cooking arrange. mont 1o call and sco us or end for clroulars BLISS & BROWN, 13 Lakes VTATNS Ranges, Broilers, &c. No. 36 STATE-ST. J. MERON, N. W. Agont. FOR SALE. BLANK BOOKS And Memorandum Books, AT WIIOLESALE AND RETAIL, COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & €0, 118 and 120 Monvoe-st., Chicago. BARLEY MALT, FOR SALE BY JOHN W, RUMSEY, Grain Broker, 158 Washington-at., Ttoowm 30, . Ghieago. LOoo OFFICE DESKS, Tnbles, Bool: Casas, Chai ., which W ARHANT 10 by B o OE A PR BEITEHand O R than can be found on the Continent for tha monoy. All manufactured by A, H. ANDREWS & 0O, Cor. Monroe and Stat: 166 to 170 State, FINANCIAL. ROBERT WINTHROP & (0., Bankers and Brokers, No. 18 Wall-et,, Now York, ozocnta ordors for Stocks, Bonds, and Gold, Allow 4 or cont, luteraston DEPORITA and tiansact a [cuneral BANKING AND BROKERAGE Tiusinnsn. WANTED. REAL ESTATE WANTED FOR SCHOOL SITES. Proposals will bo recolved at Room 34, Now. 84 and 63 LaSallo: atigm., fora s tho coriior of Sta sohoal aito of th and Waubaosi Olork Board of Kduoation, LOTTERY. $300,000. Copital Prize, $50,000. Missouri State Lottery. Graud Slogle Nuuiber Scheme, o oot T om0 Halves Sov BBl i o BR0,00: - Wholo LivBats, #10; 1ialvas, Bt Bond fo mfi‘ul;.u;(w MUNRAY, MILLACH & 00., 01 2465, Kt uls, Mo, WANTED, ANTED--AGENTS-.FROM 8751 08350 por month, overywhoro, to sell ono| of tho moat usoful artlclos ever invonted|| nsodod fn evory family. Bond for Olsou, lar. Addrous, it ppcoND & 0., 167 Rtate-st., Ouioaao, Iif. ___WEED SEWING MACHINE, Tho Weed Azain Victorions, AT TR g S e Vot Bt r Htato-st., Chiloago, Iil. s Kol oo, A. Tair 'Bowing Maohiao ot iimastarn Ofics, 153 Union Lith. Co., 1, 8, 6, 7, & 9 Michigan-av. Engraving and Lithograpldug lo every varisty, with L LDt i AR preapiosy Bupuriionduat, BOOKS AND STATIONERY} e @hicann Dailp CHICAGO, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1873. DESTRUCTION AND.DEATHL Further Particalars of the Steamhoat Disastor on tho Misissippi. Statements of the Captain and Several of the Passen- gers, A Train Wreeked on the Baltimore & Ohio Raflroad, Four Persons Killed and Fifteen or Twenty Injured. Belfast, Me., Visited by a Destruc- tive Fire. One Hundred and Thirty Buildings Burnod---Estimated Loss, $6500,000, Mexrnis, Aug. 24.—Tho steamor Julla arrived hore about 11 o'clock to-day, bringing most of tho survivors of tho ill-fated Georgo Wolf, smong them Capt. Harry 8, Carter, hor com- mander, who was considorably bruised about the hoad, aud lott log badly bruised. Capt. Cartor states that a short time bofore the explosion ho hiad gono tohis room to take a nap, leaviug tho Mato on watch, aud the first thing lo kuow of the accidont ho felt himsolf lifted into tho air with & savero shock, and foll with tho debris on the lower deck. As 8oon ashio could extricato himsolf, ho glanced around and saw thab tho forward part of the cabin and toxas beon blown away aft to tho boilers, and that* some timbers hiad takon fire. His first thought was to oxtingulsh tho flamos, which, with tho aid of o fow othors, and & beavy rain that was falling at tho time, ho aoon succoeded in doing. In the monu~ timo, thoso who had boon but slightly injured, sebing that tho wrock had drifted noar the shore, jumped out with a hesd-lino and made hor fast, whon it was found that tho bost bhad been Dbut littlo injurod, oxcopt ns alrondy statod. A soon ns tho flro wae extivguished. Everything possible was dono to rolievo tho sufforors. Tho Captain states that he had only ton or twolve eabin paasengors, only ono of whom was lost, Mr. Nelson, a piano-tuner from Nevw Yorls, aged dbout 6. Orwing to tho condition of Capt. Wider, clerl, who was soveroly burned about the chest and throat, it was impossiblo to obtain list of pas- songers from him, as the books were lost. Misg Rebecea Coln, of Jofforson, Toxes, who was ace compauied by her cousin, W, Solomon- sky, of Porin, statos that sho was on the forward guard of the boat, and, owing to tho soverity of tho storm which was raging, ro- marked, “ Lot's go into tho cabiv,” and, just o alio rodo, tho oXplosion ocourrod, aud sho wau blown into tho river. Secing & man pear hor, sho glnl ed him by tho neck, and ho told hor to cateh his loft arm, or she would drown both, which sho did, aud soon after a spar camo float~ ing by, which thoy scized and held to it, floating down ' tho river for & loufi, distanco, une il the borber of tho boat camo to their assistanco with & polo, which hor proserver esught, and still holding on ta tho Bpar thoy were sufoly lauded on the shore. Miss Cobn was considorably bruised. Bho could 1ot Tearn tho namo of tho moen who saved her, but 1o waa one of a party of four belonging to tho Trans-Atlantio Girous. : Passougers sponk in_tho highest terms of the offlcors, eapocially of Capt. Carterand tho Stew- ard, Notwithstanding that tho former wan tc- vorely injured, o was most active in tho work of rolioving ofliors, and extingnishing tho fira, Tho following ia'a list of tho lost, a4 far s us- cortained: Toter Helpor, necond ongincor; Mr. Nolson, Now York; Dawsou, wifo and two children, Bhrevoport ; J. 11, Whito, of Michigan, belong’ ing to the Trans-Atlantic Circus, and soven col- ored rousters, four of whom wero found and buriod. Tho following aro wounded, and all resido in 8¢, Louis except when otherwise stated : Capt. Cartor, John H. Widor, _clork, soveroly herd and chost; James Donaho, pilok, loft log badly ' eprained; James Con- sban, brofsed . sbont the bead; Colo Boron, pilot, elightly, head ond body; John Coarson, enginoor, right shoulder sprained; McCarthy, burkeeper, slightly bruised and Eealded ; Hiram mmm,{, Hioward, slightly; Juwos Bmith, third cook, left arm and foot sculded; Mrs. Frisboo, Shroveport, cut in Tight sido; her daughtor, Lona, ankle sprainod. The followiug ard uubutt: Mrs. Freemau sud two cluldron, Alabamu; Misa Tiles, Sbrovo- ort; T 8. Cbaries, Mo, F4. il snd lady, L. J. Bowon, Joo Mooro, ‘Charlio Froohouso, Af. L. Luunagau, Ira Carter, Ed Hogan, M. B. Williams, M. L. Bavillo, 8ijs. Jackson, Eliza Thomas, The following colored rousters: Willis Wood, Frank Thorpe, James Daweon, Goorgo Harper, James Jonos, Bill Burgett, Bob Banks, Charles Bhryrus, Alex. Julian, and John Cousline, white fireman. ‘The following colored rousters are in the hos- pital st Holens, badly hurt ; Billy Burton, Nash- ~illo; Robort Hunsby, Bt. Louis; Perry Reudy, Bowling Groen, Ky.; Isaso Bimpson, Now Orloaus. 2 B Qeorgo Chattman (colored), New Orloans, way Dblown overboard and drownad, The ongineer atatos that Heiplor, tho engincer on duty, was one of the most reliahle aud com- potont meon he over gaw, sud esu give no theory 8 to tho causo of tho oxplosion. Tho last seon Helplor was by the carponter, who saw im try tho gauge, and, Just a8 ho put down the atick, the exploslon occirred. Teraons on thora who 8aw tho explosion stato that bodies and fragmonts of timber were blown sixty feet in tho air, Captain Cartor and survivors spoak in wana torms of sssistanco rondored b{ ofticers of tho tho Chock and Allon in relieving thoir wants. Hecond Clork Ed Black snd Mato Honry Bush, and the Btewerd were left in charge of the wreok, The others loft for Bt Louis on tho ulia. Disaster on the Baltimore & Ohio Railrond, Spectal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribuna, Berramy, 0., Aug. 2f.—A torrible acoldont oceurred on the Baltimore & Obio Railroad near Camoron, W. Va., this forenoon, csused by tho spronding of the track and suppoted splitting of the forward car. Home ton or twelve of tho wounded are horo now awaiting the dressing of thoir wounds, throe or four of whom will dio. The whole number injured will amount to at loast tlirty. Impossiblo to obtulm any moro at Prosont. Wueerva, W, Va., Aug, 24.—An accident oc- ourred ou tho Baltimore & Ohio Raitroad to-day, four miles west of Cumoron, by which threo or fonr Gorman omigrants wore fatally injured, and fifteon or twonty wounded, Tho accidont was cousod by the sproadiug of the track, which throw iho tender, — oxpress car, and ono passonger down an _ombuukmont aud all tho couchos off the track. Tho conch that wont ovor tho bank some fifteon or twonty foot contained some soventy or elghty nien, women, and children, The car turned bottom up* wards, the trucks withit, Some of the omi- grauta becsme ensaged, thinking tho conductor and ongiueer wero tryiug to kill thow, and sub upon tho ofticers of tha train with Ktohes, und they had to ileo for thoir lives, Inan hour or two after the accidont ocourred the expross train, whick woe au Lhour and a half lsto, camo up, and ity oflicers, dirooted by Capt. Dovies, who was o pastonger, rondored nil nocossary at- tentlon to tho wounded. Capt. AL 11, Harrison, Asglatant Master-Machiniat, was also on tho train, and rendered valusblo ussistanco. A c«mp(n of surgoous worosent from Cumoron, and a3 n0on u8 tho track was cloared tho unlucky em- anty wero scab Lo Bollaire, whoto eyory v~ fort was suppliod thom. No blamo is attachod to any oue for tho accldont. Destructive Firo at Belfast, Maino, Brurast, Mo., Aug. 24.—A mont destructivo firo Droko out at 2 o'clock to-day, tho weathor boing dry snd o strong gale blowing from the north. It commonced in Donnott's enil-loft, north of R. Silby Bro's whorf, sproad with fearful ra- plilly along the wharves a8 far ns COore tor's ship-yard and tho marino ratlway, arossing © Union atreot, and extonded to Hill strect, consuming all tho buildings in its soutliorn colirwo as far as tho houso of E. K. Boyle, on Hill atreot, whore the fire was stayoed. Ovor 126 buildings ' were dostroyed, mostly of wood, 'Tho wholo lous, as noar as can bo statad to-night, s mnoarly 2600,000. With a winglo oxcoption, - all the prominont wharf buildings 'ato burnt., Among tho rrh\clmfl bnlhllnqfl destroyed aro tho stores of R, Bithy & Son, Plichor & Gorham, Frederick & Co., W.B.8wan & Co., Daniel Lane, Bolfast Foundry, Pitcher & Bous, five housos, Oartor & Co.'s ship-yard, with ono or moro vessols on tho atocks, Cooper's lumboer-yard, Mathows & Co.'s sath ond blind factory, O. R. Thomb's eails loft, D, W.Dyor & Co.s marino railway, on Tiigh stroot. The valuable houso of Jamos Gil- more, tho Josish Farrar 1louse, Frothingham Houso and hionsos of F. W, Htop'ionson Dy W, Dyor, Asa Faunce, and E. K. Loyla wero do- stroyed. At lemst 130 familios are rondoered homoloss, A largo numbor of persous removed the furnituro. Danage to Vessol ¥Proporty in tho Clheanpenke & Delnware Canal, New Yonx, Aug. 24,—A Wilmington, Del, dispatch statos that the damage to vessels sn caunl barges in the Chosapeake & Dolawaro Conal ineludes eloven schoopors and cightesn barges hopelossly wrocked, whilo tweuty-oight schoonars and thirty-sovon bargos, two tugs, and oune propeller stonmer are stranded most of thom moro or l68s injured. Ono vossol lios 400 yards from tho canal. ~ All orafts osst of Bt, Qoorgo's oxcapod serious injurfes, Tho canal authoritics hope to got them outin two weeks, Thoro ot &, George may b roloased in nmonth. Many of tho schoonors sud most of tho bargos aze loaded with coal. Stores Burnced nt Enton, Ohics=Loss, 850,000 CrxotxnaTr, Aug. 24.—The Gazelle spocial from Richmond, Ind., says n firo at Xaton, Ohio, thin morning, acstroyed ono of the principal cornors, Sovers) houson adjoining, on two siroots, wero badly dnmagod, A stoamor was sont from Rich- ‘mond, Ind., to their nasivtnuco. Logs estimated at 240,000 to £60,000. No more pariiculars re~ coivod to this hour, THE PEOPLE'S PARTY. Speech of the Kon, George E, Pugh o XEumilton, Ohio, Specinl Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Crxorxyarr, Ohio, Aug. 24.—At a large moot- ing of tho Pcople's party at Hamilton, Ohio, yestorday, ox-Senator Gaeorge L. Pugh was grooted with gront onthusinem, Ilo said ho had often from that samo spot addroseod the Demo- crats of Butlor County, extonding over a period of nearly thirty yonrs, 1fono longor stoodbeforo them ng'a chawpion of the Domocratio party, but ho was still a staunch ndvocate of tho truo Democracy. ‘I'ho object ho aimod at, and which ho believed would bo sitained by securing tho success of tho now party, was o roturn to tho principles of government cnunoistod by JefTor- £on in his inaugural addross of March 4, 1801, and in ordor that those princtples may have dud courso aud bo glorifiod, ag thorough a correction a8 posnible of all of the abuses of public admin- istration wns domanded. ITo had lived long cuough to know how desirable it was to ignoro party namos. 1t mattorod little whether & man called himsolf a Democrat or o Iopublican, The groat quostion was, whothor howas ntruo citizon and patriot who' would honestly carry out tho principles snd practico of Thomas Jefferson. Vallandigham had the good siouse and wise dig- crimination to accept the issues of tho times, ut tho party-demagoguos of the Stato woro too blind and narrow-minded_to accopt his tonch- ings. 1o had kept in tho Domocratic party just a6 long us it hod noy lifo or spirlt in it; bug now, that the party was dend, now issues hnd arison which 'thoy did not porceive, and now conditions whicli thoy were uot oqual to. A o pucty s esded and it bnd appoared. Tho people demanded roforin_in the administration of tho publio pervices. Thoy demanded reform in thie Fodoral, State, county, city, and township Governments, and tho Pooples’ party would stand shoulder to shoulder in support of good povorumout sad honest administration, 'Mho ovorgrown power of tho Foderal Governntent ntat bo circumseribed. Tho new party lnd adoptod & good platform. Tho so- called Democratie party had adoptod one that was hollow, vapid, and weak. Tho only good thing in it bad been takon from the I'cople’s party platform. Thoy woro not sure of Huccoss Yt niow, bith Sticoodt wa arize ¢, 6omo, 108 tho principlos thoy contonded for wero thouo on which ouly & freo, indopendont, and pros- erous nation could rost. Mr. Pugh concinded Dis nadions by wesitiar. Tam e Dol “*Thoso who sot in tears shall reap in joy. Go- ing forth, thoy shull walk and weap, seatioring tho sood; bub roturming, thoy shall como with Joy, and bring thoir sheaves with thom.” r. Honry B, Eckolman, & prominont Gorman politician of Cinclunati, hna rosigned his plico us Vice-Presidont of tho~ Ropubli- can County Executive Committeo, in o lolter in which be says that, though a membor of tho Ropublican party’ from its birth, he is *“no longer willing to hulon;{ toan orgenization controllod ontiroly by rings formed for selfigh purposes.” . DUBUQUE. Accldentally Shot«=Gorman Fostivties. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Dunuque, In., Aug. 24.—Lost night about 9 o'clock a youung man of the name of Ed Busby accldontally shob himsclf at Marvin Station, on the Iown Division of the Illinois Contral Rail- rond. 1io hod just roturned from a hunting-ox- odition, and wus gotting out of the wagon when Tl gun went o, the chargo taking effoct in the roglon of the hoart, killing bim ingtantly, Tho Schutzonverein exoursion from Olinton, Lyous, aud Bollovue arrived hore at 10:16 this niornjug, A committes af the Dubuquae saciaty received the exoursionists, and escorted thom to the Dubuque Gardous,whero the day was spont in merry-making, Intho afternoon about twenty ebarpshootors had prizo-shooting nt the Dubuque Bocioty's Club-House. The first prize was won by Joo Wittmor, the second by M, Blumenauor, tho third by Mr, schen, aud tho.fourth by Mr, Hinderson, sll Dubuquers, except the last nswed, who is from Lyous. IEailrood Newws, Speetal Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune. MiLwiukee, Aug. 24.~The Hon, Jobn W, Caray, President of tho Wisconaln Btate Railway Compuuy, utatos that that corporation hias tone dored Gavernor Washburu a bond of $125,000, liquidated damages that thoy will epnsiruct the Ch‘i}lpow» Valloy Railroaq, 8t, Croix & Buperior Raifrond, and Donroo Extonsion, for tho St, Crofx laud-gtant, in cago it shall be confirmed to tho 8tate. The Company had before offored a peual bond of §800,000 to hold the tuto harmlows by = roason of tho failure, and now offors a bond of liquidated duinayos 8 required by tho Govornor, whioh i equal to confossion of judgmont bfl tha signers of the bond that thoy “will pay the amount of monoey into tho troasury in caso the Company fails to build tho road, whether the Biate gety tho land-grant or not. By, Lovws, Aug. 4%.—A report prevails hero that Robort B, Carr, Prosident of the Kansas Pa- cifio Railrond, will bo made the Mannging Dircot- or.of tho Atlantio & Pnoifie llu\ltmxs, and that the intorosts of thoso two roads are'to bo con- wolidatd, —_— Rallrond Nows, Special Disputels to the Chircago Triditne, Ixpranarorw, Ay, 24,—The ‘Foledo, Thorn- town & Bt Louls Railrond, Chie? Bngineor Jachuon, i loswting tho lino pormancntly bo- twoon Thorntown and tho_county noat, of Qrant County. Ho has nlready stukod on tweuty miles “of tho road for coutiuuation, Five hundred mon are employed upon this work, and will have the road graded to tha county-line hulwncu Boone and Cilaton by the 1st of Oolo~ or's — IReligious Matters in Gormany New Your, Aug. 20.—A Borlin letior to tho London 2%nes suys tho Blsuop of Poson, baving dootined to dofond himsolf -gnlme tho chargo of conforring n living without Govornmont sanc- o, will bo finod batwoon 200 and 1,000 thalers, his abeenco being taken for admisslon of guilt, Letegto, Aug. 18,—Tho seventh German-Prot- ostant. Auumnlfiv wng oponed this morning, in tho Il of tho Univorsity. Among those prosont woro Pantors Richter and Thomas, of Borlin ; Mr. Freolwoll, ropresontativo of tho British and Toroign nitarian Awsociation in Lou- don, . ond _ dalogntos from Chicago aud Now York, Prof. Roobager prosided. ~Aftora Toug dobaio, a rosolution contalning fvo propo- sititions was adoptod, recognizing tho necossity for tho lntroduflt?on of obligatory civil marriago. A commiitoo wan n&pohflm\ to take proper stops for giving effect to this resolution, WASHINGTON. Spectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune. TIE PROPOBED OUANGE OF THE DISTINIOT GOVERN- MENT. WasnixaroN, D, 0., Aug. 24.—Tho proposl- tion for a chango in tho District Government moals with considerablo favor by tho loeal pross. Ttisbolioved that tho chnngo would commend It- gelf to tho groat body of tho proporty-holdors and substantinl oitizons of tho District. Tigyreck- lessnens, fgnoranco, and irresponsibility of tho Leogislature have bocome nn object of some cone corn to tho sobor ond ecif-respecting poo- plo of tho District. It 8 urged that, aftor all, local roprosontation horo ia s flckion, in- asmuch na the Logislaturo itsclf Is a moro eron~ tion of Fodoral suthority. Itis argued that, un. dor tho proposed oystem, lifo sud proporty would receivo bottor protection snd the Iaw bo moro offectuslly enforced. Fonding tho disous- eion of thig quostion, tho locnl politicians are commoncing thoir arrangomonts for the fall oloction to tho Logislaturo, whicl it seoms quito probabie Cougroes may abolish. # THE WINNEDAGOES, Tho Intorior Dopartment has informntion that forco will bo necossary to romove the Winnes ‘bagoes from Wisconein io tho roservation na- sigaod them in Kaneas, If thoy rofuse to o, it ia undorytood that troops will bo ordored from Fort Bnolling to compol thoir doparture, MEXIOAN OLALMS COMMISSION. Thero is much complaint smong officorn having busiuces before the Moxican Claims Commission that that Commission have failod to elect an umpiro. It {s not many months sinco tho doath of Mr. Liobor, but the Commission might have eleoted an umpire. A good many claimants have boon put to great additional ox- ponso by reason of this unjuss dolay, THE ASNUAL REFORTS, Tho Liends of many of the buroaus in tho dif- foront Doparimenta hayo boen instructed by the Becrotarioa to mako up thoir anuual reporta with tho lonst possiblo delay, in order that the heads of Dopartmonts may have thom bofore them for thoir consideration. DACK-PAY FOL GOVEDNMENT EMPLOYES. It is statod that Allan Rutherford, Third Au- ditor, and threo olerks from tho Troasury sud ono from the War Dopartmont, recently mado o trip to California_aud Orogon tocompara tho rofls on file in the Departmont with tho rotained rolls of tho ofiicers, a6 n proliminary to paying tho emplayes in charge of certai® engineors tho amount dno thom under tho net of Congrous making eight hours n day's labor; that tho smount paid on the rolls was S235.4, whilo tho actual cost to tho United States of tho oxcursion taken by theso gontlemon was oxactly $1,100.40 ench, or $4,401.60 altogether, TILE MASSACHURETTS DEED LAW. The Iaw of Massachusotis which {)rnnlinnlly forbids the manufacturo of beer and liquors in that Stato, is likely to Lave a sorious effoct on the revenues of the govornment. A rocent osti- mato shows that the Iniornal Rovenus Bureaw recoives . from mpirits and tobacco about $100,000,000 s yorr, whilo the Cus- toms rocoipts from the eame sourcs increnso tho coutribution from those two articles to ut lonst two-fifths of the whole Nntional revouuo. WAITING YOR Tills VERDIOT. Constdorable interost is maniferied in naval circles here to know tho verdict of the court- murtial in_tho cago of Bogart, recently triod at Ban Francisco. It will bo romombered ho was the Paymastor's clork in Brooklyn who was chorgod with boing instrumental in inati- tuting tbo Invostigation ogalnst Bocrotary Robeson concorning “tho Bacor claims. Bogart was pursued to California apd arrested. o has beon long%mprisoned on bosrd o ship in the har- bor, and, although tho court-mortial adjourned two montl ago, since which time tho soutenco has beou hers, tho docision has not yot been promulgated. TH¥ ODEDIT MODILIER SUYTS. Tho Government officialy claim that tho recont publications attacking the Governmont couusel in the Credit Mobilior suits can bo dircctly tmtnd to sowme of the loading defendants in tho suita, THE SCIENTISTS. Papors Mend Mefore the Portland Convention,. > Pontraxp, Mo., Aug. 24.—At the sossion of the Bolonco Gonvontion last niglt thrco papors woro raad, 28 follows: On tho Geologieal Study of Niagara and tho Lower Helderborg Group of Tacks~ in tho United States nnd Crnada, by Prof. Jamee Ilall, Stato Goologist of ¥ew Yark. ‘This 'paper wan quito important, and throw o vast doal of lighton a Jong disputed question. Or. Bterry Hunt raad o paper on tho breaks in the Amorican palozole rocks. Tho Jast pper read was Colvert’s supposod relio of man in the miocones of the Dardanellos, by George Washburno, communicated by O, 1. Hitcheock. The Cholern. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 24.—1‘0«1{“ has boen ox- casslvoly warm hera, tho warmost of the month, #0 far. "Tho cholora haa diod out entirely, and the Board of Hoalth will make official announce~ mont thereof to the City Council to-morrow ovening. ViENNA, Aug, 18,—The cholera rather increas- o8 than abates, Fifty-four. doaths have takon Elnco in the Oholora Hospital alone sinco July 4. Tho doaths in the town and suburbe this month ore about 800, nearly half of tho total number of cates having rosulted fatally, ExoxviLLg, Tenn., Aug. 24.~Julge Thomag A, R. Nolson, Judge'of thio Suprome Court, died st his residonco horo, at 6 o'olock this morning, of chiolora, aftor an iilucss of two daya. The 8t. Louis Mutual Insursnce Com= pany’s Afiairs, Br. Louis, Aug, 24.~-Wm. J. Lowis, Prosident of the Bt. Louis Lifo Insuranco Company, Lus issued an addross to the policy-boldors of that company, in which he says fi:o now dircotory will procoed at onco” to macertatn tho condition of tho compsny in detml, o dotormino its wants, to rootify what orrors moy have beon committed, to instituto an_economioal adminlstration of its busincss, ond in all things to _placo its affairs in plain showing boforo all the partics intercsted. Political Appointments Recnllod. OrNomNNATI, Aug. 24,—Senator Morton and Gov. Noyes roturnod $0 the city from Athond, this morning. Mr, Morton ie suffering from conslderablo hoaraonese, incident to his effort yesterday, and in consequenco has recalled his -pHolnbnunll st Dayton, Cloveland, Norwalk, and Tolodo, —— 'The Xndlanapolis Exposition, InpranaroLs, Aug. 24, —Tho Exposition build- lnfi was comploted yosterday, The reception of artioles opens to-morrow, The prospects aro fiattering in all departments, Porvonal, PorraviLLe, P'a, Ang, 24.—Col, Trank A, Burr, propristor of tha Daily tandard, hud sn .le&ouuu attack yosterdny, Though considora- bly improved, his condition Is yet vary oritical. 5 N. B, Aug. 2L.—A hoavy north- ossterly gale haa beon raging hore since thin morning, Much damags will probably be douo 10 proporty on laud and shipping. Br, Jmmf Ocenn Stonmahip Novws. New Yonk, Aug. b A)lrlvnd, stosmehips s Cily of Ohestor, Butayia, apd Wikconsin, from Liverpool. Deoath from Sunstroko. Speciat Dinpateh to Tha Chicayo Triduno, RiouxoND, Aug, #4.—A gardouor uamod Hugh Harvoy, 3 milos north of tho city, was sunstrick youtorday afternoon, Xlo ‘was found uncou- CRIME. Accounts of the Bu-Klux Ter- rorism in Central Ken- tucky. Yesterday’s Reecord of Transactions. Criminal Ku-Kiux Morrors in Kentucky. LoumviLLy, Aug. 24.—The Cowrier-Journa to-morrow morutug will publish another long lotter from ita specinl correspondent sont into tho Ku-Klux counties to invostignto the out- ragos. Tho corrcspondont givos s list of 86 outragoed committed in Honry, Owen, and Frank- lin COounties sluce 1870, varying from simplo warnings to proporty-holders uot to omploy nogroes, through ursons, rapes, whippings, pillages ond murders. Gov. Loslio, gomo wooka since, offercd 2500 cach for the ap- prebonsion of tho Ku-Klux concorned in_tho murdor of the negre Wilson, on tho Knox Brown plantation, but sinco tho proclamation #ovoral outragos hnvo ‘been comtnitted. Tho outlaws lnugh at all attempts to sccuro convic- tion, When ono is arrested, ho casily proves an slibi by ethor members of the gang. Tho corresponton . boliovey the wholo number of or- ganized Ku-Rlux in thoso three countios doosnot oxceed ono hundred, who Linye 5 roxular place of meoting and Ylmm of oporation. Tho letier con- cludes o follows: “One aud all agree that soldiors, Stato or Federal, con accomplish tho disporenl and uttor annibifation of tho Kiou in short order. Can we got at them? Wo have farnishied ovidonce time and again that the civil 'Inwisa dond lottor in thiscaso. Why should any ono longor doubtit? I bavo attempted to furnish o chronological list of the Ku-Klux villainios. That they have committod twice ag many as tho timo and moans at hand hayo en~ abled mo to gathor, I havo no doubt, Iknow of a dozen murders, ns many rapes, sovoral hundrod attempted murders, and . whippings and beatings, una driving_ from thoir Lomes of thousands of our boul citizens. those cases do not call for extraordinery mens- uros, what in tho name of truth and fustice over will? * Tho pooplo of Owen and Honry countios ato onrucst in thoir appoal. Thoy oven protest that Qovernor oslio is ~ tardy in coming to their roliof. While hie hias thus far dono all that any ofiicor in iy placo could do, atill His Excelloncy is magnanimous to overlook 1ho norvous upbraldings of meu whoso wives and children aro at the morcy of cutthroats, and hio must instituto othor mensures, law orno law,"” Tho Courier Journal, in o double-leaded edi- torial commenting on tho Intter, calls for Erompz and docisive action to rid the Stalo of o band of midnight asaueding and banditti who biave almost complote coutrol over tho wholo section of country mrownd tho Slata capital. Tho ssma paper hns advocated the formation of o body of armed police, who may be sont to tho digtrict and remain until the discovery and arrest of overy membor of the gang has beon effectod. Misscd &Ris Marik. Special Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribune, MiLWAUREE, Aug. 2L—This evening & man named Kablow wus chased by o saloon-keeper for pay for beor he bud dranlk, and whila on Chestnut strest bridge ho turnod and sliot ot his pursuer. Kuhlow cscaped, but will be ar- restod to-dny, as it will be impossiblo to leave the place bofore a warrant can be sworn, The Kessley Lynching Cise in Callo way Connty, Mo. Sr. Louts, Aug.24.—~Shorift Law, of Callo- woy County, who .was wo soriously wounded tho wiub that fynched Putor Kousler, died yosterday nfternoon. Mo was tusble to mako auy statomont provious to his denth, rogording the lymehing, or who woro fo his knowledgo ongaged iu it Attornoy- Gonornl Dying iv sl Invortigating the uinir, Lut nothig liag ot trauspised ospocting tho matter. Rape and Murder. LouvgviLie, Aug. 24,—Tho budyof Caroline Loo, supposed to have boow ravished and killed by Georgo Mengram, last wook, wos disiutorred ooy, and cxuniiiod Ly physiins, X wau digcovored to bo frightfally’ mangled, with decp prints of fingor-hails on the thighy, and overy ovidonce of ravishment. Mungram’ will Lo Lioforo tho court to-morrow. Tho- rlations of the woman wanted to kill him af onco. Soverely ffeiten. Muxrms, Aug. 24.—Jorry Colling, an old eiti- zon residing moar Winchestor cemotery, was bouten by Homo unhnown prson so badly last Uight whilo golng Lowe that bis 1ifo is despuirad ol Cut With a KEazar. Evansvitne, Ind., Aug. 24—4A Mato of the Idlewild, was fearfully eut with a azor by a uogro, Wi, Thomyson, this morning. Tucker hsd discharged the negro for sleepig during the uight. THE SOCIAL EVIL. The Xecent Decinion in St. Louis Bee claring the License Ordinayce Une constitutionul~What iy Thought of T, Tuckor, . it by the Lawyoers and Partics D1s roctly Enterested, Speclal Disy:alch to The Chicago Tribune, 8. Louss, Aug. 24.~The social evil question. Iatoly brought to tho surface by the action of the Rov. Dr. Llliott, is tho thomo of gonoral discus- sion hore. The decislon of Judge Colvin do- elaring the lnw which granted the Gity Connell permission to rogulate tho ovil unconstitu~ tiopsl is sovorcly commonted on by somo of tho best luwyers in the city. Judgo Colvin uges tho following languago: “Tho City Council attnches t0o grent androbust o mogning to the words to rogulnto. Thoro aro varions ways by which effeot might be given to thoso words of tho grant, in 3 mannor not in- consistont with Lho Btato law. Whoy ssy that tho Judge herein acknowledges tho right to rogulate, and thoy ask th, if s is g0, ho dis- cuison tho constitutionnlity of tho law. 'They #ay, furthor, that ‘it is o grave matter 1o doolaro oW possod by tho Stato’ Logislaturo unconsti- tutional in & doubtful caso, Tho lesning i all toward constitutionality, Whara the Suprome Oourt of tho State foars to treat it bocomos 8 City Court to go slowly after having decided a quostion_which, i lie 18 corroct, would invali- dato the obarter and dispodo of tho wholo mat- tor,”” Ho proceods to show tuat tho main quos- tion aftorallis a8 to the grant * to rogulato™ contained in the chartor. Anothor inforonca from tho docision is that citlos cannot be grant- od sny privilogea not contnined in the general lnw, b is furthor suggostod to tho Judgo that o constitution 1 rathor n lime it of power than a8 grsut _of pow- or, ant thot o Biste Loglslaturo i6 In its sphore as omnipotent as tho Parlismont of Eugland. Tho lawyors who discuss the caso also regard tho olaboration upon tho Boneh of the moral featurey of tho caso uy untimely, misplaced, and not in congonanco with the spirit of American fustitutions, The docision is rogarded ns & wholo b8 confused and unworthy to Lo the finale of so gravo a cnso. The roportors huvoe boon inter- viowing tho landladies {o find out what they ine tond to do in tho promises. But two nre diroctly involved in thovuit, and they have tho bost knowi honses in tho elti/. In regard to tholr going back on tho city for tho money they had boen obligod to puy under the ordinance of regula- tiou, Miss Clark eold it would dopsnd ontiroly upon_the decision of tho Buprome Court, 1f that ducision woro ndverno, tho Lot thing thoy vonld do would bo to ask the city to filvu them bugks thoir dues, Tho monoy was paid In good foith, and baving complied with tho law, they wore to be fined and impritoned il- thoy declined to pay tho sumy in which thoy woro hollon. "Tho caso coulil be kept in tho Bupreme Court a year or two, and In the meantime thoy should go on as ususl, It would cost thow a good deal, but they could find the means to poy thoir law- yorw' foon, Bhe knid, wnorooveor, that, although sha did not Hko the law nt firat, who rogardad it with favor now, ‘lsoro was much Joss unsignation than formerly, Wives of the most rospeetablo men In the oity used io come to her houss on Viftoonth stroet. That kind of business hus al- mout onbirely consod, tclous, and diod on bolug taXen to thq houso,, i Tt uay bo vaid hoxo that this polnt is & good to hor habltual malo visltors, sho stated that the binck cloth was oceasionnlly roprosontod b hor hiottso by clergymon of thie Catholle aud Protost- ant donominations, The views cx{n-uanud by Misn Olark aro doubt. leun those of & largo mnjority of the keopors of Liottsos of 1ll-fame in Bt. Lonis, RAILROAD CHARGES. Fhe Commissloncrs nt Springiicld Snid to Mave Fixed the Passenger IatontThreo Conts Por Milo on Firsts Class Rond, Roduction, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Braivarieny, Iil, Aug, 23.—Tho Railroad and Wareliouss Commissionors have been ongaged Iately on the aubjoct of s schedulo for passonger tarill, and it is undorntood that it is comploto for flrst-class ronds, it is bolieved such a8 the O, B. & Q., Chicago & Alton, Tolodo, Wabnsh & Weatern, 0., R, I & . Roads, and tho rato allowed will bo 8 coats o milo, though the uot D not, yot beon mado public. ‘F'ho dispatoh in Saturday’s Tninuxe concern~ ing tho roduction of rates cstablished on the To- loda, Wabash & Weatarn Raifrond should havo rond from New York to Bpringfiold. Tho rate to Now York has uot baen chungod. ' WEATHER AND WATER. ‘War Department Weathor Roport. LOUAL OBHERVATION. Qittoado, Avg. 24, 1870, ~EKle ey W, & W, Freight 5 ; = S g § Hour ofab-| S ?é SiDirectton andi=3| & aervation, | & [} £ | & forcs ot wind)} 2 3 FEET 15§ 658 2, M. %Jfll?‘a 8., gentle ,Qlear, 11:18 u, m,.,.[30.00, . 85 6718, fresh +[Glear, 200 01 36|8. W,, froah Fair, 90415, W, frosh Fair, 8070 8, W, fresh Olear, 0{74|8. W., fresh Jair, Maxinim thernmomoter, V2. Minimum thermomoter, 69, GENENAL OISEIVATIONS, Uuicado, Aug, 26—1 . m. “Station. ]Imr. Thr Wind, |Rain] Weather, Buffal 40.04| 68lE, gontlo. Cheyonii 121 61|81, fresh, Chicago, 7| Tuls. W, frosls Cinciuma! 0of 7ol 1) tgh Glovolan GO, I, fron) Davenport . 84S, light, Detroit.. O[5, 'E,, light, 8285, light. el 7813, light, 'nls. 'E., gentle. PRODBABILITIE Wasgunotoy, Aug. 24.—For tho Now England and Midalo Stales, continned low temperaturo, light to frosh northonsterly to northwosterly winds, and gonerally clear wenther. I'or tho Inke rogion, less pressuro, light oastorly to southorly winds, snd partly cloudy weather. Pomporature risig slightly in the Lower Lako region, and posaibly light rain in tho Upper Lnke region.” For the Obio Valley and thenco weatward to tho Torritories and southward to Tonnessoo, Ligh tomperaturo and cloar or clondy weathor. For tho South Atlantic and Qulf Btatos, gonerally clear and warm woathor with aress of Light rain on the const. BTAGE OF WATEL. Daily report of tho stago of wator, with «;lfll_:%xgna in the 2¢ hours endinig 8 p. m., Aug. 24, 781 CIANGE, Rise, AnovE Low | Fall, WATE, 111t 4 gl 21t 4w 2 I, L1 lu,‘] 1 in| . 1 in.| “Iefow Bigh waler of 1871, W. §, TCAurxax, Obsarver, Tootn 78 Major Bdck, Chivago, SALT LAKE. 5 The Youny BDivorcesSuit-aThunders Stormw, Saut Laxe, Aug, 24, — Judges Tilford and Bmith, counsol for Mru. Ann Eliza Young in tho divorco cato, puvlish a long card in roply to tha Ttov. Stratton, charging him with interforing in tho caso and attempting to compromiso with Brighnm without their knowledgo, and intimnt- ing that bo receivad poy thorofor. Ho is charged with Iying when hoe asdorts that thoy had de- famed hor character. The card is spicy and stvang. Iteloses with stating that Mrs, Young's cuso i not lost. Thoy Lelieve she will ultimately iriumph. They will ‘apposl to tho Torritorinl Buprome Court, and will not trifle longer with Mr. Stratton, Tho oaso s to bo pushed ahead, and causesn good denl of talk. A Gorman omigrant lost both arms on gotting on board 8 wostorn-bound rain at Laramio on Triday evening, Jobn lllni(hum, Ministor to Japan, was horo to-day, woll. Thera have Leen miora thunder-storma and rain tho prst weok than ever oxperiouced in tho tawmo timo by tho oldout inbabitants. Itis rain- ing again to-pight. st DR S Obitunry. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bernang, 0., Aug. 24.—Johnt I, Heaton, o prowmivont politictan, and editor of tho Bt. Claira- ville Qazelle and Cilizen, died last pight of cou- gestion of the lungs, BrRING¥IELD, Maes., Aug, 24.~Tho Rov. John Todd, D. D., loug o pastar of tho First Congro- gational Church in “Pittsfield, and author of *The Btudent's Manual® and numerous othor books for tlo young, died, this morning, in bis 78d yoar, PRSI Rendy Wit. Thore i a good story told of . J. Byran, the English dramatist, which sorves to illustrato tho readiness of his wit. 1lo_was invited on ono acgusion ta the Louse of F. C. Burnand, also & Elnywright,w‘mrticlpum in somo charades, to a giveu for the_ ontertainment of ‘s large num- bor of fashionable paople. Byron was aunounced a8 third on tho programme, but when the first ribune, ono for the law if it can bo sustainod. In rogard I NUMBER 4. rato analysis, that in sunlight thore aro 60 por cont of such rays, in gaslight nearly 00, In oloctrio light 80, and {n korosono light us mnuy a8 94, Without vouching for tho entiro corraotuuns of theu figuray, the aunouncemont: Intoly mado is worth roponting, namoly: that a Qorman chomist namod Londshorg profossca to havo discovered that by passing any kind of artificlal light through o thin_Inyer of alum or mica these calorio rayn aro absorbod, while tho lltminating powor of tho tran light-rays is un- diminietied and becomos oxcoedingly inild and pleasant to tho oy, —————— THE CITY IN BRIEF, Ofoer Jamos YLibby dincoversd and extine guished, on Bunday afternaon, a firo in tho rear of No. 120 Bouth Caunl straot, The first annual {:icnio of Harmonis Lodgo, No. 221, 1. 0, of 0. 1',, will take place at Sitver Lonf Grove this aftornoon. cordially invited to attoud, Tifty vossols londed with lumbor woro lying in tho river in tho rear of tho Lumboennen's Ex- change, botween Wolls and Lake streots, yoster- day evening. A mon nsmod Albort Knoeth, whilst at work an a now bullding, 1318 Btato atract, foll frous tlie {hird floor, o distanco of about 80 feot, ro- coiving injurios which will probably prove fatal. t Asiu usual during o epell of succonively hok wother, koveral cages of euddon death nro ro- ported. | ‘Tho wso of atimulunis by poreons troublod with woaknoss of $ho hoart should just now bot otally abandonod. Thomas Kilborn, whils on his way home drank on Baturday nlght, foll off the sidatvalk oppasito 261 Wost Indiona 'streot, landiug on bis novo, which organ was, by tho sccident, complotoly mashod and sprond over tho middlo of kis. faco. 1lo vas takon to Lis homo by Officor Luughlin. Lo boys, namod rospoctively John McCarty and John QGlenson, wore drowned yestordny 1morning, ot about 11 o'clock, whilo bithiug ut tho foot of Erio stroet. Tho bodics wore recov- ored ond removed to their homes, ot Nos, 164 All brothers are aud 128 Augusts stroot. A Mittlo girl named T,onisa Lagonier, 14 years of ogo, living at 47 Houtl Canal stroet, whila possing A. Zellor's storo, 28 Wesb Washington strout, a6 half-pnst 1 yostordny. aftornoon, s attaoked by Zoller's dog, which was mad ab tho time, and soriously bitton on the arm. Tho dog wau subsaquontly shot by Officor Hooloy. Tho alarm from Box 273, at about 12:30 yostor- day p. i1, was cauted by @ flre bronking out in No, 83 West Lako stroct, owned and ocotpiod by Willinm Kerr, as o limo-houso. About $1,000 damages was dono liore,whilo in No. 98, occupied Ly Catlor & Tlughes, te o lightuing-cod ostab- fisbmont, sbout 3200 damago was dono. o amount of insurauco in oithor cese is unknown. A Polish Jahoring man_namod Frank Miller, 8L yoars of ago living at No, 26 Augusta otrosk wont homo on_Saturduy night, butwoon 9 and 16 o'clagk, but, notwitustandiug Lis wifo's requost- ing him onco or bwico to onter his bouss, ha slayed out, sitting down by tho door. A¢2 o'clovls tho wifo awoko and found hor husband still abe uont, whon slo wont outsido and found him ying doad. Advico s racolvod by tho polico yostorday, from Richwond, Ind,, that s horse-thiof named Jolim Sallivan vould arrive in Clicago by train. Oficor Goorgo Mitchell was appointod recoption committeo, and did tho honors to Sullivan just after ho stopped from the train. Tho equi-lar- coniat was hauded over to Louis O, Shafer, Mor- shal of Richmond, who will take him baok to tha 6cono of bis oxploit. Boveral brillisnt motoors shot athwart the sky last ovoning. One of theso was tho brighteut that bos boon soon from Chicago sincs that of Sopt. b, last year. It passed in & northwestorly diroction through tho uppor part of Bootos, and dissppoarad with o slight explosion very nour Cor Curoli. The distance of tha moteor from tho, carth's surfaco could eanily bo ascortuinod it wa kuow its apparent poition when its disappear- anco was notod a &omo other pinco or places ot » considorablo distanco from this city. A fatal shooting offiay_ocourrod on Snturiay evening st ubout 7 o'elock, the parlicipanta Dbeing consii named 'Limothy and ‘Thomas Lynch, Tho men_lud a quarrel near tha coal yard of Kelloy & Morloy, on_Grove stroot noar Twontlcth street, during which ‘Timothy shot the lattor in tho right hip, fracturing tho bono, Af- tor committing tho act TLimothy guvo himself iuto custody, declaring that the shooting was accidontal, "1t is foared that tho wound ma prove fainl, s Dr, Ermmonds was tnnblo to fiud. mel Dall, which lodged in tho vicinity of tha groin, Au inquest waa hold yostorday on the body of tho man, W. W. Pringlo, who was found dead by the famlly of 3r, Farriah, with whom he Lontd- od, on Sunday morning, when tho facty woere olicited that deconscd was o Scotchman, 42 yenrs of ogo, and way in the employ of Farrith & Leo, commission-merchants, Tho jury, sfter heoring tho testimony of Dr. Emmonds, who held a post-mortem, rendered o vordict of doath from valvular dis« eayo of tho heart. A similar vordict was ron- dered at the inquest on the hody of Frank Helar, whoso death occurred under circumstanaos of olmost identical character. At tho inquest on tho bodies of tho luds drowned at the foot of Eirio streot, o vordict was rendored in accord- anco with tha facts. Patrolmen Pafrick Pigcoa and John Murph' diucovorad threo thioves, Saturaay aftornoon, Yois turing on tho corner of Twenty-fifth street and Michigan avonuo, and concluded that they bud botter scouro thom, On nrresting them, two of the numbor drow rovolvors, sud one of them smapped hig twico, but it did not go off. Ons of thom, Hamilion Caple by namo, was Imooked down by Oflcor Murphy, whilo tho othor Offcer Pigoon arrestod. Tho third took to his hocls and made good his escapo. Tho ono nrrested by Pig- oon gave his namo as Harry Williams. Caplo, when searchod ot tho station, was found to bu wearing @ pair of pants aud vest bolonging to Frank Q. Hall, of 8G3 Michigan avenuo, snd M.Dhl‘;l from his xesidonce on tho I5th of this month. A correspondent suggests a now plan for con- veying lors-ccars from the South Side to the Nortlr aud Weat Sides, and vico verss, doing away with the presout bridge nuisanco. Ho rec- ommonds the building of tunnels undor the river in nddition to tho prosent ones, and $ho atroot- Toilwaye tohave the privilege of running through them, When the cass arrive at tho month of the tunnel thoy mreto be grappled by an oudless ohamn and carried Lo tho othor side, tho car filo- a aot was over it was dincovered that ho had oy yot mado no preparation for his part of tho show. Thorefore Burnand wont to him and #nid, ¢ Como, Byron, hurry and arrango some- thing ; wo will e ready for you in a fow min- utos,” Byron startod out of the room to ¢ look something up.” Ho proceed to the nursery, whoro he found a child's rooking-horse made of piao wood, or, as tho English cal it, doal. _Thiy o orderad o'bo taken down etaire, and placed on tho atage, immodiately behind the curtain, as tho secand ploco was alroady over. When the curtaln was rung up, there he was standing bo- #ido the horso in an attitudo that would have done credit to s cirous-mastor. ' Ladics and gontlomen,” eald ho, poluting to tho barse, ' Lhis ropreaonta ono of thoe jslands o the Greek archipolago, Del-0s." Then tho curtsin camo down and the andionce “convulsed." DBub tbis was not oll, tho ourtain wout up egain, od Dyran, stopplug forward, enid, *Ladics’ and gontlomon, anothor island in tho Grook arohl- polago, Sam-03." - As an examplo of unpromedi- { wit this would bo hard to beat, —r g The Chumpion Bug-Eators In those dull dog-tays tho young folks adopt muny means of whiling sway tho hours, The lutest iore is an artitlelal spider, attachoed to an Indin rubber string. “Llie modo 18 to slip up bo- Tiind one aud suspond it bofore tho face, Of eoareo jt hasa vory séartiing and satisfuotory ffoct, aud o 00 Inugh (8 had at the oxpenso of the dnpod party, fow days ago s vory prao- tical fallaw got hold of n gontiine bug, nitached s Lo a iring, oud wuspondod it boforo a young Huin Sl Tattor, 10 ahow Lin. toniiaricy with tho trick, and that ho couldn't be frightened, grabbed 16 with his mouth. ois now known I:s the champlon bug-oator.—Znterprise (Mivs.) Jourior. Improved Modinm of Aviificial Light i for the Byes, The paintul offect of soma of the most neual kinds of urtificial light upon the oye is woll Twown, oven to muny wloso natural vision is quite unimpaired, This iy attributed by recent invostigators 1o the grost proportion of roslly ing to ono sido to bolanco the one goiug to other, while the liorsas, in tha moeantime, eithor walls 'or trot gontly through tho tunnol, whon they aro hitched to the car sguin, sud, as tha gontloman oxprosses himaelf, + nway it goos to Ruy portion of tho city roquired.” Abont 8 o'clock yesterdsy morning, 8 burglar forcod an entrance into the house of Mrs, Smilh, No. 802 Michigan avenus. o wont through saveral rooms, and ransackod them. Ono of the girls, info whose room he went, woke up and commenced to speak, but tho thiof in a momeut was at her bedsido, and, pointing & revolver at hor bosd, roquostéd her to * ehut up," which olite requost shio was unable to rofuse. Loov- flxg hor room with & pair of valusbla bracelots {n his posscssion, ha went into tha room of & Mr, Oshorne, who a0 woko up, and, haying no othior weapon at_haud thau o loadod soda-wator botile, Lo fired that missile at the thiof, but, being unskillod in the use of tho weapon, he misted Lis aim. 3ir, Osborno pur- suod the thiof throngh tho hall, forcing him into n clodot, Finding himselt cagod, tho burg- lar fired his rovolvor at his pursuer, grazing dr. Osborno's liead and wounding & window-sauh, During the confusion thet followed the buglar oscupoil, - The Dodyof aman apparontly of about 30 years of age, wus found on Saturdny ovonlng under_the southorn sidowalk on Quincy sticot. opposita tho sheds Just wout af LuSallo sfroot. Daring tho duy somo boys called tho nttontion of »_policoman o tho mau, and tho officer, thinkng that the man had gone under the paths wallk for the purposo of slaoping off » debauch, and wos doing burn to nobody, lob lim rost undisturbod, Thus tho man was ponnitted to #lip into the final sloep out of which, later in the ovoning, somo lads tried to’ awukn him by dint of shaking, Finding their eitorts unsuceessful, tho police wor callod fu, who dis- covorad that tho man was dond, Lfiat Lo wan ulive when first dlécovered, in the sftornoon, is ovidoncod by tho fact thot thon his face wras un- covered, while, when found dead, his faco wns coyerod with & cont. The decessed, who wors Tight pants and dark cont aud vest, wos . large- slzd, poworfully built man, with ruddy corm- non-luminons rays, or rays of meroe calorio boar- ing no Hlumluation, which it contalus, It is” clajmed to bo domonstrated, by acou- plextan, cloan shaved, with the oxcoption of woustache, The hqhy,\\'nu removod {0 tha worguo, where iv Bwaity idontil

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