Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1873, Page 1

e Ehic iy ann ) Tibune, o VOLUME 27. REAL ESTATE. Houses and Lots AT NORTH EVANSTON FOR BALE ON EASY TERMS DY JOEN CULVER, 144 LA SALLE-ST. 640 Acres--$20 Per Acre. afara Tllianis; ovor 10,000 cros iave chiangoil han a8t . Tho above must, by . R L., MOICIEV Rl 166 Biohroo-st., basoment. Lots Given Away! Inaflne SBuburban Town, 50 minutes’ ride. Abstract and Warrantao Dood froo, Call 8t 163 Bast Washington-st., Room 4. KINGSFORD'S 0SWEGD CORN STARCH, LN BEASONS OF OHOLERA OR ANY PREVAILING LPIDEMIOC, 18 A MOST HEALTHFUL ARTIOLE OF DIET. ¢ ls made trom tho mort delicnte part of INDIAN - 1 QORN, and is PERFECTLY PURE. 1t 1y onny of diges- Lon ind'a delicious and most nutritious SUNMBEIE Lor 40years 1t hias stood unrivaled for purity aud perfos- o Gt nano but the ORIGINAL PREPARATION, with T, KINGSFORD & BON'S name on onch packago, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. TO RENT, OFFICES, A few Very Desirable Offices nre offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. ‘With and without Vaults. English Tile Floors through- out the Building. Elevator running during all business hours. These Offices are not equaled in the city. The best for. all classes of business requiring a central lo- cation. W. C. DOW, Room 21 Tribune Building. Rare Ghanca to Rent, Now, first-class building ; central locations plenty of steam power; splondidly lighted ; stonm olovator; front and roar entrance; BASEMENT; Third and Fourth Storios, ench 28x195 foat: longlenso; soparately or entiro. 8. P. ROUNDS, 176 0-st., noear cor, LaSallo. 7.0 MAYBERRY, COMMISSION MERCHANT, (ol Gres S, Dresed Hogs, G, NO. 2 CITAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHICAGO. Tumbor purchusod by tho cargo or cardoad also, Fiim Anehinas, Bor oo U e eareo A . MITLER JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH, 183 & 185 Wabash-av., Botwoon Monroo and Adsme.sts. LOTTERY. $300,000. Cnpital Prize, 850,000, HISSOURI STATE LOTTERY. @rand Single Number Scheme, Draws the laatday of ovory month. 6,60 Prizosamount. Ing Lo #300,000, Wholo tiokors, #10; Halvos, Sen for circular to MURRAY, MILLER & CO., Box 3448, 8t FARNERS FOURTA 07 JULY THE IMPORTANT ADDRESS Of B. M. SMITH, Becretary of the Ilinois Btate Farmers' Assooiation, before the Liv- ingston Ogunty Farmors’ Association, At Poutiae, on the Fourth of July, Is now rendy for delivery as an 8-page doou~ ment, for general oiroulation. Farmers’ Clubs and Granges will be supe plied at the following ratos: Singlo Copios.. 3 ota. | 100 Coples...75 ota. 10 Gopios.-n..16 ota. | 1,000 Copion. .. $6.00 Addross 7. W. DEAN, Room 6 Tribune Building, Chicago. LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRICH'S STEAMERS ¥or acine, Miinaukoy Sheborgan, ato., daily, Sund excopted, 9a. m. Haturday lixcarsioh Boat for M- ‘waukoo, etc., don't loave until 8 p, m. ¥or Grand_ Havon, Grand Rapids, M; 3 “Lake, Brultport, Dlauistoo, Hitg Sk captad, 7 pr . For Bt, doseph, dails, Bundaya exepted, 108, m. ndige, Dost donC uve Sty it g e 105 2 For Groen Bay Ports, Monday, Wednoadar, Thom. Mondsy's and Waduesdays Bad- d Tridey, Boat goos T STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad Company, PRESIDENT'S O¥FICE, Rook IsLax, 1., Sopt. 1, 167, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Notice s horeby given that the aunual masting of the tockhaldsrs of thie Jnoklord, Itock Ialand liroad Company wil be held st { pipyia thealiv ook Lafand, 1 o L day of Octabor next, at 13 o'cloak, noo R, X, CONB, Prosdont. Jony P, WinTEmeap, Seorsiaty: DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. The partnorship herotoforo exlsting hotweon the under- slgned undor tho firm name of Tomlinson & Snydor, Is day dissolved by mutual consent. Win. Suyder alone 18 authorlzed to usa tho fiem namo fu'settling up the bust. Bers of sald fian; will colloot all claims and accuunts and pay all dobts, E, B, TOMLINSON, Obloago, Bopt. 4, 1873, WM, BNYDER, MR, WINSTON B, BENT ined with MR, TOMLINSON, and th I B e e Saminod Hader Sy namme of Pustnete 'TOMLINSON & CO. DISSOLUTION. Tho firm of J, I1. Whito & Co,, Cammission Morchants, dotng businoss at 113 Bouth Wi » was dissolved Sopt. 3 by muturl oonsont, ‘Tho businoes of the lato finn will ba setulod by . 31, Whito, who continues, JOUN 1L, WITITE, N1 ADAMS, _ Oiias, __00D LIVER OIL. g £ WILLSON'S CARBOLATED 60D LIVER OIL To & Spoolfio and Radical Cure for CONSUMPTION AND SOROFULOUS DISEASES, Tomomber tho namo, “Willaon's Oachatuted Cod Livor OIl* 1t comos In largs wedge-shaned bottles, boaring tho invoutor's siguaturo, and is sold by tho bost Druggista, Prepared by J. H, Willson, 83 John-st,, N, ¥, BAL] ] .. EUBLBUT & fi"*fln 50'13"5"00. Bt. Toals, Mo, FOR SALE. HOTEL FOR SALE. The Elgant Phonix B, In tho delighiful and ‘proxperous olty of Bloominston, IiL, 18 offerod for ‘salo—that is, tho furnitaro, fixtaros, and long leaso, Tho house was opened In 1874, and baa enjoyed an nubroken Dayiog paitonsgo evor siuce. Is h all modern {mprovaments, tla floors, hot 1Indoed it is conceded by all v nyenient and luzurious hotol out- ‘and (s tho only Arat-class hotol in 1l ‘Urgon't ottier businoss iy tho only rosson for of- he sliovo premises for salo., For complota partio- l‘nwre‘ll o the propristor, N. 0. KENEAS. g hins'in Cbitagd can aaln fu an ¥, M, WILGOX, Room$, ovor Qook County National Bank. . JOB PRINTING, OF ALL KINDS, CULVER, PAGE, HOTNE & (0, 118 & 120 Monroe-st., Chicago. . ALL SIZES AND WEIGDTS Rope Express Papers, GEO. R. NOYES & MESSINGER, No. 151 Michigan-av, FENCING FOILS, Blasks, Gloves, Swords, &c., Ko KELLEY'S, £ Madison-st,, Tribuno Bullding, Spoctacles and By Glasses AT J. G, LANGGUTIL'S, Optician, £2 Statost., botwoen Washington and Randolph. FINANCIAL. WALKER, ANDREWS & C0, 14 Wall-st., N. Y, ANDREWS & OO., 10 Flace Vendome, PARIS. Travelers’ Credits Tssued, both {n STERLING, on TUNION BANK OF LONDON, And in francs on PARIS, UNDER THE SAME LETTER. Cilircular Notes, Of £10, £20, and £50 on the UNION BANK OF LONDON. Commercial Credits: Exchange on London & Paris. Stooks, Bonds, and Gold bought and sald on commis- aton.© itaiway Lonts nogotinteds TO0ES 1A STATIONRY T WEOLESALEBE. Correspondence and Ordera from tho Trade soligitod. HADLEY BROTHERS, Wholesale Booksollers, 138 Btate-at., Ohicago. RANGES, &o. BOYNTONS HEATING FURNACES! “Qur Xavorite” Ranges, **The Crblnot? Cook Stove, Daltimore Heaters, Heatlug Stoves, Tuttle & Bailoy’s Reglsters, &c. These aro tho very bost manufnoturod, nud are rollabio fa ey The BOYNTON FURNAGKE o3 voo 80’50 equal, Ovory 60 difforent sizcs and kinds for hont- ing b 1" ovory ‘description. - Hoating and vantl. Inting promptly aitended to. - Hatimatos mdoon short tich. Wo fuvito the aitention of dealers aud thuto wanting ap erfect working {urnaco or cook!ng arrange- ment to call and seo us or send for eircul BLISE & BROWN, & Lake- WANTED, Tessel O, Aftofion! WANTHED, Proposals for tho transportation of 500,000 bushels Wheat trom Daluth, Miou., to Bulalo, betwoon Sopt. 16 and the oloso of navigation, Bidswill be rocsirod for the whole or any part of above amount, eitherat & fixed rate, or charters to b rmed by Chloago rates on the day of loading, Bids will be openad Bept. 10, sud those accept- «d will bo notifiod on the same day by telagraph and mail, Addross CHAS. B, NEWCOMB & 00., Duluth, Mion, HORSE FAIR. HORSE FAIR AT D LTON, Sept. 10, 1873. . 835, and 813,50 for th a? Aid e bImaTial St Solataied b ot frain Thomion b Dloon Xemmnreugeck Cotmt, b+ and North Township, Lxton ORILDA, Mansgor. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, $5 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENGY FOR BALL AT TRIBUNE OFFICE. MEETINGS., DMasonie, Regular Ogmmunioation of Orlontal Ladgs, No. &, A. y D s (keiday) ovoning, a1 9 u'oloek, foF bustnoss aid work, By ordor of tho daetar, X, N, TUUKER, Beo'y. Masonic, Thore will bo a regular communioation of Evanston Ohaptor, No, 144, on ¥riday, Bopt. 8, at 73§ v'clock p, m. 0, FRENOM, H. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1873. LAW AND ORDER. Important Meeting of the Committee of Seventy Last Evening, Senator Woodard Explains tho Nature of the Organization and the VYork Before [t He Denounces Irish, German, American, and Religious Know-Nothingism, A Letter of Sympathy from a Sorrowful Absen‘kee. The Plattorm of Frinciples and the Faverites tor Office. Meetings to "B Called in -the Various Wards and County Townships, Intervioews with .Messrs, J. RRoot, J. H, McVicker, and J. H. McAvoy. P, A mooting of the Committeo of Boventy was bold in tho rall of tho Builders' Exchango last ovoning for tho purpose of devising n plan for conduoting tho fall campaign in tho intorost of Inw and ordor. Quite & large numbor of mom- bers woro in attondance, smong thom boing Senator Woodard, Ald. Bherwood, O. O. Bon- noy, J. O. Brayman, D, J. Lyon, J. B. Barkor, T, M. Avory, P. IL MoLogan, A. B. Vad Dorn, tho Rov. I. T. Dickinson, R. 0. Hamill, Philip Myers, Frank Kolly, snd mauvy othors of equal prominonce in tho movement, = ‘The moeting was called to order by Somator Woodsrd, and the proceedings were inaug- urated with prayer by the Rov. F. T. Diokinsou, REMARKS OF MB. WOODARD, Honator Woodard stated the object of the meoting for the bonofit of soveral who had not nttonded previous meetings of the Committeo. Ho spoke oa follows : Wo are somotimos asked, ** Whot do you fntend to sccomplish by a Law-aud-Ordor movoront 2 Firet, we utend to unite for the public good all socts, nat tionalities, and partics, without rogard to provious condition o political Bervitudo, Wo want to do this eocauso wo bellevo that overy man who hns sworn al~ legiance {o tho Governmont 18 an American citizen or ayerjuror. We denounco Protestant, Catholie, French, Irik, German, or Awerlcan Kuow-Notlifigism as anti-American,” Thero can bo no such thing os Irish unity of thought, or Gorman, or Amorican, unloss thers fs Irish, German, or Amorican despotism, Freedom of thought brings ~differonce of opln: ion, which {8 to tolorated, mob sup- pressd, Politics will purer ' when thers are fowor men acting of political brokers who are snp-~ posed to carry 1ho votes of a wholo natfonality in thefr pockots, A people's movement -will purify the paliti- ‘cal ntmosphero in this reapect, 1t Is dealrablo to Al tho pubilc offices of tho clty and caunty, from the Mayor sud County Commissionera down'to Constablo, “with Loneat, mdopendent, out- spoken, industriois men. If that would mot beo radical change, i moans constderable, Wo would like to write in our platform, *No moral cowards, no po- litical dodgers, noed apply.” Our publio offices aro not oleemvsynary Institutions, There will aiwoys bo dislioncaty in govornmenta ‘while hionor and prefermont are givon to Cowardico and Dishonesty. Wo would 1a 3 party sply o samo principlos to tis management of our muulcipal af- airs a8 aro adapted by our best busincas men, It is deatrablo that our city and county contracta be lot to the Jowest responsiblo bidder afier due publication, and without collusion with contractors,and tho submie- sion of full and accurate spocifications, Aftur thls, Wo want o extras or back pay allowed, for thoro 13 whero tho utealing come fn. Tho Board and Comp- traller should refuse to submit to contractors’ rings, Our movemont will {ncludo an offort to socurs Fo- lico Gommissionera who will enforce tho law and not wante auy (ime in discussing its morits, A salary of $1,000 o year will secure such men, We want 8 po- lice orgunization that will bo » * notico to quit " to thoso vagabonds, thioves, Tobbers, and houso-breakors with no Vislblo meaus of support who atand around tho cornors of tho stroats, dopots, and publio places with our policemen, Tho police Know thien: § why are they not removod ?” It can and will bodone if tho Law-and-Ozder party prevails and elects men who are firm and in earncst, o bellovo (st cnly such anlarios should bo patd Goverumont oflicers 88 oo pald i busiuces {or sluai- work, Pullic improvementa should keep pace with the en- terpriso of our citizons, and, if tnxes cofloctod for this purposo are expondod by honost and intolligont men, tiay become au fuvestment, and uot a burden, 1iut bow about tho ssloon question 7 Wo would xo- erd every man_according to hia_doods dons in tlio body, Thero {a nathing about thio busineas of saloon- keoping that shouid bulld up a political aristocraoy, Liquor-selling under licenso is a legitimate businoss, 2ud whilo n man obeys tho law sndl fulélls the provi- Blona of Lia license ho does wall, and 3 not to bo mo- leated, Tito same princiolo applioa Liore a3 clicwligro— honcut meu to euforco tlio law, honest mon for asloon- Xecpers, Licenwed liquor-scllora should bo Law-and- Qrior mon. They shoild b compalled to keap ordar, We want an Executivo who will refuso to grant Yicenses 1o any saloon whoro vagrants, oriminals, or disorderly poracns congregato, At lcast 000 such licenscs ere grantod last July, Can any mon toll us why 7 All there was for tho Exccutivo to do was to refuse, Was it for Tovenuo? Will it not cost moro than $15,- 000 to look fter thom? * Was it for political purponcs? I pause, Tho Porsoudl Liberly leaders acknowledgo tht this ought to bo done, No man of common souss gan dony A1, and ol thoso licanses Lavo Lean, asuod. Tho truth i, thete s much common ground in the discussion of this queation that hias not boen occupled ‘becauss our oflicerd have kept In viow the main chance for proferment. We can chango tho matn chanca by & Law and Ordor moveinent, We might co-oporato with tlie Pornoual Liborty Leaguo in raieing tho liconso to $500, as thoy proposo, There would bo less placas for the olice to watcl, and still the public would not suf- fer from {hirst, But first of ail, we must put men to the front who dare to do right, It ia folly to opposs doubte ful, cowardly men to opon, outspokon men ke Hes— ing. If Mr, Heaing belioves ho fa right, I honor him for his outapoken, manly dofonso. e 1a's saint to thy cowardly mon in fho Council who dusize to shirk aud put off action on th ordinancs to open saloons in tno ‘Toar, It wasn cowardly act ona disgraceful mesnro, If our cltizens are todrink, let thom go into front doors, aud_Temovo all sereeus if necessury, and not educato any class of our citizens to b cowards, TThe {ntereats at stakeare vast, involving tho oxpond- dture of millions of dollars, snd, to somo oxtont, tho eafoty of the morals and lives of our poople, BEQULAR BUSINESS, At thia point the Searotary appearod, and Mr. ‘Woodard gavo way for that oflicial to road the minutes of the last moeting. Tho samo wore rond and approved. At tho suggestion of the President, the list of committoen was called and the sovoral Ohairmon asked for roports, No roports were submitted, the soyoral gontlemon who answored giving oth- er business s an excuso for non-notion. Tho Beoratary read lottors from O, N, Holden lmln{l. B. Hurd, whioh were received and placed on filo. I, JIDRD'S COMMUNICATION. Tho following is & copy of the lettor from Mr, Hurd: Ay, Phillip Myers, Secretary Commiltes of Seventy : Dran Bim: Your note Invillug me to sttoud fho moeting of tho Committes of Bovouty on tho dih fnst,, 18 roceived, and I regrot that I shall not bo able to bo proscnt at that timo, us a provious eugagument tukes mo from homo on that day, It {n my earncat hopo that the Committeo will not heaitute 1o accept tho isaue which the opponents of law and order aro pressiug upon us with so much vigor, ‘Wa should be quick to rally to the mupport of the in- utions of this conntry, no matter from whint quare ter they are nasailod, ‘Tho plan of thoss whose “liborality " in ta broak down wholssoma laws under which “wo Lave prom- red 20 long, and give liconss to evil-doers, ecins ta Auyelopiug 8 nuowhat in this shispe: ‘Thoy will, if {»uiblc, nduce the Republican and Demooratic pare s to niske worminations, hoping by their throuty to ally thonnelves Lothat ous which wil plocao them besty to forco npon Loth purties tho nomination of men moro or fems favorablo to them, They will, no doubt, turn 1 sgalusttho party which uowminatos law andas man, and T can soo no posaible good to come from pulting Hheso partieg in i £31so and, to tho, perlous posl- on, Thero aro 1o Party {nauea nt atake in the coming: tlocilon, and tho goad mion of bolh patties (and I bos love théy numbor moro thun tho bad) are in favor of Taw and ordor, And ss that 18 to bo tho fnsue, I hopo no corplications will bo created by party nominations, Dut that all may bo loft froo to nrray thomeclvon under tho bannor of “law and order,” sgalust thoss who flaunt that of *licenas and disorder,” Yours, ote., Cuzoaao, Bept. 9, 1673, i, B, Hunbp, MR, OLDEN'A’ NOTE AND RESIGNATION, Tho communication from Mr. Holdon oxonsed his non-nttondanco on the ground of other proasing businoss, and thoroby ho reaignod his position on the Committos, Tlie rosignution was acceptod. BINGER TO DE WRITTEN TO. : Tho Becretary road & printad circulsr, a copy of tho ono sent to all parts of tho country, luo"l(ng to the organizatioa of the Law and Ordor party in tho country, and he asked that namoes of frionds of the causo bo submitted with whom ho should communicato, - A gontloman suggested tho namo of H. M. Binger, of Lomont. Tho nama was accepted. A DEOLARATION OF PRINOIPLES, The Hon. C. 0. Bonnoy, submittod the foilow- ing document, which is an explauatory declara- tion and platform of principles, and the suggosts names for electivo and appointive offices : First—Tho complote soparation of municipal gos- emmont from party politics, and a local government by tho best and ablost mon, without rogard ‘to their party sasociations, Scond—Tho ity machinery of town meotings primury sssomblies, and_delogato couventions, is 1ol applicable to the govornmont of lurgo citids, Wa thezeforo proposo to discontinua ita use In municipal aaien, ml fo substitute for that machimery res tad independent nominations by voluntary assocations of citizons, dependent solely on superior merit for auc- conn, Third—Munlclpal government should be simplo, direct, admiutstrative, sud oxcculive,—not legialative and dlffusive, Thoides of ofico-holding, ita Towards nud_honorr, should, ss far aa practicable, be cztin. guished, and thioides of hovest and capablo buaiuoss servico for hancat and adequato compenaation should bo subabitiuted in its stoad, - Fotrth—Wo oro in favor of & comploto and ‘porma- nént roign of tho principlos of Iaw and ordor, toper. ance, and Juskce, 1o boliove that tho clief object of government alotld bo to Fostraln ‘tho atrong from ex- cess, Lo protect tho woak from oppression, to ropruas disorder and punish crime, to tho cnd that all well-bee haved oltizons may bo loft st liborty to purauo tholr Iawful avocations. F1ythi—Wo aro §n favor of such laws, ordinances, nnd officars as will aocuroat nll timos snch an inspection and sdministration of Govornment ua will offectunily rolect the publo gainet uneafo and {nsccurs build. ings, impura and unwholosomo fuod, unclean strects and allogs, extortion in thesale of tho necesnaries of lifo, nulsinces in tho transporlatign of persons and proporty within tho olly limits, snd other ovila of tha samo cliaractor. ] Stzth—Wo aro in favor of a thorongh reform of tho organization and charaoter of tho pollos forco of {ha cliy,—such a roform s will socurefor tho protection of thio Iives and the properly of tho cltizens—polivo. ‘mon of frropronchablo charactor snd porfoct ntegrity, and for the direction of tho forco tho highest ordur of ability and akill, Wo bellovo_that tho guardianship of Porson and property I $ho clty should bo 8o comapiote aud perfect na to_awount to an adoquato_ protection ogniust crimo ot oll times, and that such & military force should bo_organtzed In connoction with tho Po- lico Dopariment aa to onable the olty suthoritics promptly and offoctuslly to put down siy attompt of xlot or goneral disorder beforo any considerablo harm could bo dono. Seventh—Wo beliovo that tho financea of.tho olty sbould bo mausged upon principlos stmilar to thosa which have proved successful in tho managomont of thio largest combinations of men and intorests for busi- neas purposea ; that the re ir rovonucs of the cit from tho rent of wharves, ducks, snd liko privilegos, practicable, onght to be niado equal to tho ordinary 6x- ponsoa of the Municipal Governmont, only tho dofie cloncy, If any, to bo mado up by taxatlon ; that thoser- vices Of tho est finanolora should always bo socured for tho conduct of tho city bustuess, and_tbat tho in- truating of vast busincss lutorcata fo fnferior hands, Bocauso thoy will accopt 8 compensation too smoll 1o aocure (o highost ordor of scrvices, in & wrong so groat that 1t cannot bo proporly designstod ns ouly n 100 economy. Eighth—Wo aro In_favor of the obolitlon, at tho enrlfost practical period, of the Township nnd County Governmient within tho limita of the Oits of Chicago, ro- garding the mnintonanco of o doublo ot of oifiGors as being o wholly unnocoseary burden, and tending only to confasion and disorder. Ninth—Wo aro in favor of Christiunty, not as op- posed to_reifgious liborty, but as its only suro safo- guard, and tha golo offactusl curo for tho corruptions of ovil govornment, Wo are Obristians, but mot big- ots; temperance men, but not fanatics; reformors, | Unt'not vislonarios ; and tho chief end of ail our en- deavora Iu tho bighiest good to”every clas of o eo- ploy IS OFPIOIAL FAVORITES, The following communication was road : To the Commiltee of Seventy : Tho undersigned requests the considoration of tho following nownes in making nominations for_the onsning city and county cloctions : L, L. Boud, 8, 8. Gookine, W, Woodard, T, J, Turner, Norton, D, . Goge " Tuvker, L, D, Otis, M.’ D, Buchanan, Munro *Heath, O, F. W, Jungo, A. L, Morrison, A, O, Hillard, G. P, Rtandall, X, 8. Dasis, M. R. M. Whilice, 0. G, Hammond, P, W, Gates, Samtiel, A, E. Bishop, E. W, Dintohford, J.1, Bradwell, Henry Walkor,Joscph Tollak. All of which ia respactfully submitted . 0, Bowwey, Mr. Bonnoy said ho did not dosire auox- pression of opinion b?' vote on tho platform or officors, He only wighed thought on tho mat- tor, that by countiel sud communion they might adopt a wivo platform and nominate tho bost tickot. In the multitudoof couuscl tho beut course would bo dacided on. It was yot too early to nominato, but uot too early to begin to canvasa tho best candidates for tho soveral po- sitions. CON GERNING NOMINATIONS. Mr. Thomns Malden introduced the following rosolutions : Resolved, That the fricuds of law and order in Chi- cago and in the County of Cook bo roquested to mcet in their respoctivo Wards and Townstilps on the — y of , for the purposo of clecting delogatos in each War and Township to a convention to be held on the — day of for the nomination of city and county oficers, . Resolved, That our nominationa for city and county officers atiull bo made, at such _timo and place aa this Committes may appolnt, by the Luw-and-Ordor organi- zations of tho clty and townelips i joint con- ventlon assembled, Mr. D. Worthington thought tho resolutions premature. The wards and townships woro not olfluizm} for action, other gentleman moved to lay the resolu- tions on tho table. Oarried. Mr., D, Worthington made a few remarks, urg- ing nction for immediato organization. He moved that o cnll of the wards bo made, and ro- ports therefrom submitted, Carried. The Secrotary thon proceodod to call the sev- eral wards for reporta, HOW THEY STAND. Mr. D. J. Lyon, from the First Ward, said that the provious roport that this ward wasthoroughly organized was incorrect. Thore was worlk to be done there, but it would soon bo commenced. A gontleman said this cailing for reports would exposo tho wonknees of tho movomont. Thora wae 1o proper organization in the wards, and this call was promature. o moved to reconsid- or the motion calling for reports. L'he motion was lost, and tho call was continued. Mr. D. Moars, from the Third Ward, said thoy bad had o goofi mooting on Wednesday night, and had np;:uluted a committoo to procoed with the work of organization, Mr. W. Bldwoll said nothing had yot been done in the Fourth Ward, Mr. W. H. Fair reportod that two meotings had been held in tho Fifth Ward, and they were woll undor way for a good organization, The Hon. A, L. Morrison, of the Eighth ‘Ward, reported that work was inauguratod, and an orgauization would be commenced at oncu. Mr. W. B, Batoham reportod from the Ninth Ward that the regular gommuwe had not or- ganized, but that two suxiliary olubs wero in good workiug order, Mr. D, W. Clark reported nothlni; yot donein tho Tonth Ward, but that they had ngrood onn mesting to bo hhold goon, and an organization would'be spedily offactod. DPresidont Woouard reported that the Twelfth ‘Ward would organizo tho firet of noxt weols, Mr. G. N, Abboy said the Committeo in the Thirtoonth Ward wore only walting_for a mave- ment in othor parts of tha city. lis ward was suro for Law and Order, and would do a hand- somo work in the rodemption of the city. Mr. MoKonzio sald tho TFourtoenth Ward would bo all right. Thoy wero to moot next Thursday night for organization, Mr. 1, 0. MoDaid said nothing had yot been done in tho Bixtoonth Ward, whero thero was much to contend agaiust, but that the Law-and. Order mon would give s good sccount on oloc- tion-day, MORB ANOUT NOMINATIONS. Mr. X, H.Walker offered tho following ¢ Resolved, Thnt tho candidates for the various clty and county ofticos to by llod by the election in No- vember zext be nominated atamoeting to be callod for that purposo by tho Comunitice f Yloction, Mr, John Bulllvan made a short but carnest address in opposition to tho rosolution. He thought it would be folly iu the Comuittee to make nominations, ‘Lhoy must go Lo tho peo- plo, and sk thom to nominate thelr own candi- datos, ‘Tho nominations should bo made by those who aru expoctod to EuIlpm'l tho tiokot, and it tho people woro not consulted thoy would not voto thia tickot. T'ho spenkersaid vory confidontly thutthe balance of power mow was with the Irish, _'l'hn{ woro roady to do well and wisoly, but wonld olalm tho rights of Amorican citizons, to bo consulted a8 to who should bo their publio officorn. It this Committeo ngeumed to_dictato tho nominoeos, the speaker falt ho would bo com- polled to withdraw from the hod]y. NIr. D, W. Clark moved to lay Mr, Walker's rénolution on tho tablo tomporarily, Oarrjed. 'ho Mon, A. L. Morrison made a charactorls- tio shiort nddress. Ho sald the firsd and most osuontial thiug to be done was to organize in tho watds. Lo agrood with the Clairman that it would be well to imitato tho onergy aud indust: of iho* onemy, though ho could not fall to | bo amused with Hoslug's offort to catch the Irish vote. Ho moved “that tho Vico-Prosidents bo requosted to organizo their . sovoral wards in the coming weok, and that in ontie of folluro on the part of such offloors, that tho Exocutivo Committeo do the work of organi- zation, The wotion waa carried, Mr, A. D. Bollamy moved thut tho Exccutive Committeo draw up & plan or aystom of organi- zatlon which shall be sont. to the several Vico- Prosidonts of the aeveral warda, Mr. Bimoou Mens suggosted that a plan of or- nuization had already beon adoptod,—the so- lection of a cojamittes of soven iu each ward. Mr. 0. O. Bonnoy made o shorl and sunguino apeech, oxprossiug confidonco iu Ltho rosult of tho imponding contest. Ho said tho houest and industrious moohanio would be found on the right sido. On evory side and among all classos he had heard but one or{. The people did not partioularly caro how tho nomiuations wero mado. The poople said look out for goud mon aud run into no fenaticism, and success was cortain, MORE ROOM FOR COUNOILS, On motion of Mr, Hayman, the Chair ap- pointed Messrs, C. G. Haymau, G. P, Ilonson and Danlel Worthington, a” committee to socure o largor room for the meetings of the Commit- too of Heveoty. MORL FAVONITES ¥OR OFFICE. Mr. Edwin Buunbow submitted tho following list of names of goutlomen, from which num- bor, ho thought, it would bo well to soloct Aomo of _the Taw and Order Candidstes: R. P. Derrickson, Oarlile Maron, A. 8, Hall, A. J. Galloway, W. B. Bate- hamw, Malilon D. Ogdon, and Michael MoAuley. © WAULEY DECLINES. Mr, Michacl ‘McAuley thanked the ‘gentlomen for tho honor conferred in mentioning his namo, but said Lia bad always and would always hold a rrivnta dtation in tho raaks, and bo' found bat- Ting for good and honest govornmont. Io enid the Tonth, Tlovonth, Twolfth, Thirtoonth, and }l‘nurtouuux Wards wora suro for the causo of ro- form, . A Voice—** And the Ninth? Mr. MoAuloy ssid Lo wished to God bo woro suro of this, but ho was afrald it was not B0, Thero was 1o soourity where enloon-keepors were tho rep- rosontatives as Aldermon. e agroed with Mr. Bullivan that the Committeo of Heventy should not make nominations, but they should make suro of tho organizations in overy ward to pave the way for propor nominations; sud, to do this, tho Committes should meet in ovory ward in tho city. 'ho spoakor ridiculed tho ides of tho Irish boing led by Hesing—n_politioal_bum- mer, The Irish, Lo eid, might bo #o led, but not Irish-Amoricans, a8 \as ovory Irishmau who had sworn alloglauce to this great country. ATOUT PUDLIC MEETINGS, Mr. A. Paxton, from the Committes on Public Moaotings, said thioy wero ready to call meotings whonever tho present Committae suggested, aud thoy would bo glad to reccivo the numos of spoakers who would attond and address such munuxfis. Mr Maldon said thero had already been several good meetings, and sunounced that anothor would be hold on Tuesday night, at tho corner of Clinton and Randolph atreats. A gentloman suggoested tho proprioty of hold- iu§ o large mass-mosting., Ir. B, F. Runyan mado on earnest and offect- ivo nddress, urging tho ditigent organization of tho wards, Ho eaid ho had some knowledge of .politics, and Lo know ward organizations to be ar moro oflicacious than any big displays. BPEAKERS WANTED. A rosolution was adopted requesting all public spenkers fovoring law and ordor to Hond their numos and addressos to tho Secorotary, who would give them goad work to do. Mr, Alex. Molionzio anuounced that & publio ‘mecting would bo hold at Tammany Hall, on the corner of Lincoin and Indians stroots, on noxt Thursday night. Aftor the transaction of other minor business, the Committeo of Boventy adjourned to meot again on noxt Thursday eveniug. INTERVIEWS. The following intorviews with prominent men on the local political quostion—a quostion which will soon ocoupy tho . attention of evory residont of Chicago who hins tho good of the city at heart—will bo read with considorable inter- ost at this time. Mr. McVicker's opinions pos- 8088 no small dogroe of importance, inasmuch as ho bizs been prominently mentionod in connco- tion with the Mayoralty, and is s likely candi- date. County-Attorney Root can discorn things at a groat distance in a political fog, and tho in- torview with him deserves attention. Ald. Mc- Avoy’s namo was also montioned in conuection with tho offica of Mnyor, and what he hos to say will bo of interast on that account. JAMES P. ROOT. Thore are few mon in town who have a botter goueral idea of politics, or who a0 moro hrewd in calculating tho probablo result than the Hon. James P. Root, County Attorney. Mr. Root Lias been in politics evor since ho was a baby, and hia opinion in tho procent orisis la not unworthy of porusal. Ho believod that Mr. Hesing was 80 far in the coalition business that ho would Do to abida the result, and sink or swim, livo or dic, survive or perish, with his companious. ‘There waa no politica in the fight at all, —nothing TRopublican, nothing Demoeatic,—i, was all mu- aloipsl. Hoslag conll alay Bwey. from tho Re- publican Enrt{ his yoar, 'and next yoar could come back with the Germans into the party. Tho Ropublican party wonld not mako any nominations, The so-called Liboral party could not win, and neither could a strictly temporance party. ' Thore ehould bo & comipromine., A citizon's tickot of first rate men would win, ‘Lhey should be men who were not extreme on oither side, men of intelligonce and respectabil~ ity. The tendonoy wasnow to mako au isue bo- twoen law and order, and the opponents of law sud order. Many Domocrats who would notvote o straight Ropublican tickmlnwuuld volo fora Inw and order ticket proference to tho conlition ticket. A large num- bor of voters who took their toddy, and liked it were at tho same timo opposed to unbridled_liconso in tho salo of intoxicating liquors. For the sako of thoir families and of tho commnnity thoy dosirod that somo rospect should bo paid to Bunday, Tho Committoe of Boventy could hardly nominate a tioket that would bo succossful, Dut it could aid & law and ordor tioket. X MR, M'VICRER, Mr. Jamos I, MoVicker wna approached on tho question of the proposed oitizens' movoe mont. ITo was found standing in & favorite nt- titudo in front of his theatre, Whon asked for bls views on t! oming namEnlgn, howover, he procoodod to givo them without ‘tho wlightast hesitation, and with as_much cloarness aud con- cisenoss as it the condition of things political hnd beon the subjoct of Lis deopost mov]imuouu for woeks. Tho firat question tho roporter put to him wan: ““Mr. MoVicker, would you bo kind ennugh to toll mo if you are in favor ol ncit- izons’ moyemont this full,—uuch another move- mmont ax the ono of two years ago, which rosult- od in tho nomination of the firo-proof tioket ? Did you observe the oditorial in this morning's TnuNe ou the question ?* 0, ho hind not obaorved the editorial altuded to, Lving hnd oo muich tag o to rand tho Pupnrs, To could not say that Lo was ontirel, n favor of o oitizons' movemont, beoauso it would necessitato the holding o1 conventions, mass-moetings, aud other nolsy gathorings of that chiaracter, **What, thon, s your favorito movomont, po- litically n‘)’ukhlg ?" fuguired tho roportor, - Mr. MoVioker roplied that, boing in his own estimation a protty fuir citizen, he bolioved he was alaw ond ordor man, though ho scarcely know what were the distinctive foaturos of tho Lnw nud Ordor party, All citizons wore in favor of law aud order, it seomed to him. o hadu't mot a mau yob who favored tho provalenco of Inwlousnoss and disorder, Tho Inw and ordor mon, ho thought, were very numerous all over tho city, What sort of o tioket would Mr. MoVioker vor Any tiokot that had good namos onit. Tho vrominent nowsvavers of the aikv nankd nomin. ato o tioket and eloct it that would bo good enough for him. Thoy conld do it without tho bothor of mass-meotings and conventions, and hohad no doubt that tho nominees would bo in ovory way accoptablo to the oltizons at Inrge. ‘Tho Dircctors of the Board of Trade, or any other body of men that had the good of tho clty at honrt, could also nomiunte & ticket thot would be genorally satisfuctory. MHI\(I ?Mx‘. MoVickor & favorito candidato for nyor » 0, ha hadu't. Thero woro n great many good mon for whom bo would like to vote, howover, bt it was uunecossary to name thent. ' Ho woul liko to aco Mr. Hosing anncunce himeolf ns a cand{date for tho Eoultlon, and mako o fight, Tho reporter askod his rensons for this. It was tho proper coutso, he thought, for Mr. Hosing to pursue, Tho lattor was of the opin- fon iuat his opluions woro tho opinions of & majority of tho citizons, such was tho cnso, what ronson had ho to four of his fenccoms? Why should he dosira to have a man elected whom he could run, when ho might bo electod himeelf aud boss tho town ? What was his objost in sosking to be tho powor beohino the throno when hio might be tho throne ‘itself? Mr.-MoVioker couldn't uuderstand Ar. Hosing in this mattor. Tho reporter confessed that ho was alao mys- tlfied whon ho looked at Mr, Hoslug's conduct in that light, and ho asked Mr. MoVickor what hesupposed tho result would be if Mr. Houing xan for Mayor. Tho result would bo that the people who . be- Hoved in Mr, Hesing and thoss who didn't would buve gomothing taugible to fight over. Mr. Hosing and Mr. Hoslug's priuciplea would be at stake agninst some_othor man und Afs princi- plos, sud.thore would bo a noat and manly fight all around. If, as Mr, Hesing had romarked, o majority of the peoplo colncided with him, wly, the other man would bo put to flight and his principlos knocked into a cocked hat. If nma- jority of tho poople did coincido with Mr. Hes-" ing, why, Mr. Heaing won!d not be elected, and Jhin prineiplos would not be carried out,—that was all thoro was about it. ‘Thoroporter remarked that it Mr, Hessing ran, thore would searcely bo any need of pmlyium- inations, s It seemed to be o quostion of Hesing or no Hesing in the coming elaction. llat was precisely tho, viow trkon by Mr. MeVickor; and ho thought it would bo n right manly act i Mr. floamfi would pormit the use of his name in connection with the Mayoralty. Indeod, be owed 1t to thecityto tryand got elected, for he mado all his money here, and the peoplo’ had trontod him protty woll. M, [cVicker's object in sponking of Dfr. Hosing was tohaven Aquaro fight, in which tho best men would win, and a cessation of buncombo after it was over, ‘What did Mr. MoVicker think the bettor class of citizons ought to do in the present emor~ goney ? Ho thought to keop shudy for a fow weeka ho- foro maXing any nominations, Thev seomod Lo bo kecping pretty quiot, for ho hada't heard any of his acquaintances say auything about city olitics for somo time, Ho didn't beliove they otherod their heads much about the questlorn, aud Lo wouldn't have thought of it if the ro- porter badn't called aronnd, The roporter thankod 3fr. MoVicker for his Idindnoss, and, with an injunction uot to priné anything' thel wasu't snid, walkod away. Dr. McVicker will plense observe that the abovo re- port of tho conversation with himn is substan- tinlly'correct. If thore should bo sny serious crrors in it, the unhappy writer will hide his diminished hond, and nover again vonture nonr his thoatre. ALD, 3r'AVOY, Ald, McAvoy's name has boon so often mentioned in councction with the nomination for Mayor at the comiug electionf; that it would cortainly seom reasonable to supposo that he had nt loast boen cousultod upon the subjoct, and thot rensonablo willinguoss to permit the use of his name had boon shown on his part, In order to learn what his sontiments woro, und_ what lino of policy ho would pursucifelototed, bo was yesterday placed u‘udar the recoivor and the pump sot in mo- tion. Reportor—What are your intentions, Mr. Mc- Avoy, abont tho Mayoralty ? MeAvoy—I havn't gat any. I don'twant to bo Mayor, and won't run. I havo as muchasl can do to attond to my Lusiness, Reporter—But, Allorman, you know that yon oro on all the slates in tho great hybrid combi- nation party of patent oil-and-water mixers, and that your fricuds, In presonting you with your dinner-sot, alluded in a mont fealilg manner to tho probability of your speedy translation to highor political honors ? MeAvoy—Yos, T know thoy did, bat Tam not orosponsiblo for their remarks. I've had enough of oflice, and I am golng out for good this fall. 1 cau't afford to nogloct my business. Why, wo havo doubled the capneity of tho browery, and I Lavo got to attend to it. Toportor—Then wo can scratoh you off the slate for good? McAvoy—Oh| yes. Break it if you like as far a8 I & concornod. I am not & candidat.e THE POLARIS SEARCH. News from the Polar Steamship Juninta, New Yonx, Sopt. 4.—A lottor from on board the sloop-of-war Junintn annouuces tho arrival of that vossol at Hambard Island, on the south cosst of Groomland, July 16, whoneo tho venwol procoaded to Suldkertoppen, whoro a pilot was obtained, and thonce stoamed to Holstein- borg, where ton dogs snd the necossary seal- 8kins wero purchased to pormit a search for the miuuini; Polayis aud o portion of her crew, On July 21, the Junints was to have eailed for Disco, Wasinartox, Sopt. 4.—Information has beon reccived ut tho Navy Dopartment via Copenliagen, Donmurk, that tho stenmor Juniata arrived ot Holuteinborg, Groenlund, on July 18, huying touched at Niukornals and Sukkerloppon, whoro no dogs could be found. Commander Braine, through Gov. Larssen, at Holsteluberg, having procured dogs aud an sbundance of scal-skins for the officers and men of the Tigross, sailed on the 19th for Dikco, and thence to Upper Navik, Commandor Braine has nows from Disco as late 28 tho 10tk of July, but heard no tidings of the Polaris. Tho ico was roported hoavy in Om- mork(roid, and at and above Uppor Navik, The Lealth of the officers and crew of tho Juniata was excellont. —_— ‘The Michigun Comnstitutional Coms mission. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lansino, Mioh., Sopt. 4.—In tho Conatitu- tional Commission to-day, the Committece on Excoutive Dopartmont rocommeonded reducing tho age of eligibility to the Governorship from 80 to 25 yoara, A resolution looking to annual sossions of tho Logislature was lost, Tho fol- lowing subjeots arc undor inqury, nainely : Expedioncy of providing for public instruction in_architecture, mechanical drawing, and other industrial pursuits, and the expodioucy of sdopt- ing in citics, townships, and villages, the princi- plé of local option in tho liquor trade, allowing thoso whioh favor liconse to control tho traftie within thoir limits, end enforcisg prohibition eclsewhero, ‘I'io Bonatorship in the Btate Legislaturo from the Uppor Peninsula is to bo considered. A soparate artiole is recommeondad, rostricting tho Logislaturo in logislating on thirty difforont toples, including divorce, changes of namos of porsons nnd places, rogulation of tho intornal affairs of towns and counties, tho rogulation of practice in Justicos' Courts, and tho jurlsdiction of Justices, Police Maglstratos, Coustablog, tho management and support of common schools, tho rogulation of rates of intorest, tho proloo- tlon of game or flsh, the grauting or amending of railway chartors, ‘ato. ) E. W, Giddings, a Romoo_bankor, has errived, and taken his place ou the Commission, in place of Townnond North, of ‘Tuscalo County, declined, Lane1NG, Sopt, 4.—In the Conatitufional Corae mission to-day, an article wao roportod loaving Btato sslaries’ to bo fixed by tl:e Logisiaturos, “T'he following subjects aro to oxamined, name- Iy: 'Tho propriety of prohibiting municipalitios énm taking stock or londing eredit to privato corporations, aud tho proprioty of trying olvil ocausos by any number of jurors, not loss than eix, and atlowlug two-thirds vordicts, A rosolution now lios on the tabls for directly ombodying tho fomalo suftrago principlo in tho revision of the Coustitution, ‘Tho day has been oceupled in discussing tho artielo on oducntion, tho snbstanco of which was glven fu o tologram of Hopt, 3. The Com- wissjon finally adoptod the proposod srticlo, with sundry winendnionts, For the purpose of tosting tho quostion whothor tho olassics mny bo taught in tho schools, u rosolution way offer- ol providing that sll instruction in tho public sohools aliould bo in the English languago, but wins votod down, hocause tho question j§ now in Court, aud will probab- ly bo kotlled in favor of toaching tho olasyics, A quostion arising as to the control NUMBER 15. by the Board of Togonts of Logislative Appro- priations for the Univorsity, it was arguod by the Olalrman of the Commitico, on Educatior, that the conditioris attnchod by Hio Legislaturo subseqitont to makiog the ;Kpmpmumm could uot biud the Regouts, n roferred to tha nction of the Legislature last wintor in mnking sa appropriation conditional fn_admitting Ho- meopathy to tho Un(votm&y,lfllich tho Repentant the June mesting rofused to pormit. ‘The pro- osition to declaro the Btatd Normal and Publio ichools, Agricultural Collogo anid University, to Do budion corporate, was voted down, as likaly to array the various intorests in opposttion, ANOTHER DEFALCATION. John K. Harper, Coflector of the Eighth Sllinois District Alleged to o 8100,000 Short in His Accounts. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trivtine, Brrunorierp, I, Sept. 4.—~Tho astousding nows burst upon the poople of Springfiold thie afternoon that Col. Jokn T, Harpor, Collector for the Bighth District in this Stoto, had do- faulted to the amount of $100,000, But little credit waa givon tho rumor at first, but your cor- rospondont, in convorsation with tha friends of Harpor, soon loarncd that it was trno. Tho facts 8o for as thoy can be loarned. are that Col. Har- per wan in the city lnst Friday, and wrole out and forwarded ~bis resignation to the Commissioner of Internal Rovenue ot Washing. ton. His Doputy, Mr. Smith, either lénrned tho facts from Col. Harper, or divined tho eouso of tho resigaation. | bochoroupon collasted such ovidenco of the condition of the oilico ag ho could, and on Sunday night, aftor conenlting with Oglesby and Cullom on Saturday, he start- ed for Washiogton, Ho 18 oxpected to roturn to-morrow morning with an ofticer of the T'roas~ ury Dopartment, who will tako charge of tho books and accounts of tho oflics, wnd learn tha oxtont of tho defulcation, It in Ylobnblo, alsy, that Col. Bwoot, Buporvisor of Intornal Reve- nuo for this Btate, will arrivo hore in the morning ond nswist o tho iuvestigation. ‘Ihoro 16 no ono hore in chargo of the oflico but n aubordinate clerk, aud nothing of thoexact facts &8 shown by thie books can bo learnod. X am as- sured by the friends of Harpor that thore is no doubt of tbo delalcation, and tint the extent will bo as stated above, if not more, Their state- monts are so confidont that the inforenco is that thoy aro in possession of the confession of Har- or, The rumor that ho has decamped is not clioved by his frionds, who think that ho is at El Paso at his home, His health is very poor, and he was scarcely ablo to be about when here 1ast Friday. No one hiea tho least iden how tho dofalcation occmrred. Ho i not known to have becn en- gaged in spoculation of any kink,- Some sur- mise that certain distillers in Pekin aud Pooris, whom ho may hava indulged, failed to rospond to his genorous forbearanco. I am assured by Judge ‘reat, of the United Ktates District Court, that his bondsmen ars good and abun- duntly ablo to mnke gaod the lows to tho Gov- cramont, 'They nre thought to Lo moslly formors, and live in McLean aud Woodford Cauntics. Col, Harper, by his generous disposition and ntlomanly doportment, Las made many frionds ero, whao feol keonly his fall, whothor 1t bo criminal or not. Of courso this ofipurhmity for somo patriot to got an offico could not bo lost, and it is rumored, a8 Oglosby was hero lnst Sat- urdny, that the successor of Harpor has already beon recommondod, and that Alr. Smith, tho Dopnty, was in possossion of the paper, and that this was portly the reason of hi early visit to Washington. Rumor names Mr. Smith himsel s theman; nlso Honry B. Greono and Sam Jones, of this city. It 18 probublo that no ap poiutment will be made for & while. ESECRATION. Eorrible Mutilation of the Romuaine o ffeau Hickman. WasusaTox, Sopt.d.—Thoe poiice are looking for tho porsons who mutilated tho body of Bean Hickmau, Whou tho undertaker wout to tho potter's-fiold to remove tho body to the Con- grossional burial-grounds, o founa tho logs dis- Joiuted at tho bipy, the head gevered from the truuk and skinned, the viscora taken out and ro- moved, with the excoption of the heart, which was found 1n tho bushes near-by, wrapped in & nowspaper, What could bo gathored was in- terrod in tho comotary. iz o IO Bridgze Inspectors. 81. Louts, Sept. 4.—The Comminsion of United States Engineera recently appointad by tno War Department to examine tho bridgos in process of constritelion in this city and report whether, whon fluished, they will ba a serious obstruction to navigation, Lold their first sossion hero ta- dny, Tho Commission consists of Gen. James H. Bimpson, Gen. G. K, Warren, Gen. Godfroy Woitzol, Col, W. E. Moruil, aud Maj, Charles’ R.” Suter, all engaged In rivor and Harbor improvemants, John 3. McCune, Presi- dent of the Kookuk & Northern Packet Com- puny, Capt. E. W. Gould, and Capt. Sitver mado statomonts to tho Board on tho part of tha river interosts, pronouncing_thoe bridge a soiious ob- struction, and Col. FlaH, Eugineor of the Bridge Company, gave testimony in bohalf of the bridge futorosts, The Board will not con- confino themsolves to the statoments of those stonnbontmon who oppose the bridge, but will liston to all, both for and agniust. Thoy will also invite merchants sud others to give thoir opinious, and to furnish statistics of t| river and railroad commercs of the city, and will vinit and thoroughly examino the bridge them- solves. Their soasion probably will continue sevoral days, MIBCELLANEODS REPORTS. Oxrama, Sopt, 4.—This vieinity was visited last ovening by & heavy rain aud’ thunder storm, which did great good. ———— Fatal Affrays. 8r. Louis, Sept. 4—Two men, named J. Donglass aud R, 8. Haydon, wont into_» saloon at Montgomery Cily, Mo., on Monday Inst, and craated a disturbanco aud wore ordered out by Datrick Cain, tho bar-keopor; whoreupon Douglags drew a rovolver and shot Cuin, killing him. Douglass escaped, but Hayden was ar- rested. Two farmers, named Lafayotte Nowkirk aud Tobort Meyers, betwoen whom an old foud ox- isted, mot on tho rond six miles from Mexico Adrian County, Mo, last Mooday. Ono of Now- Kkirl's horses becamo frightencd sud interfored with Meyors’ toum, whon the latter drew a ro- yolver, E‘um ed from tho wagon and advanced toward Newkirk, threatoning to shoot bLim, sud Nowkirk shot him dead, ~Nowkirk then wont to Moxico and surrendored to tho oflicers of the law, —_— Probable Loss of n Vesscl and All Xler Crow. PORTLAND, Me., Bopt. 4.—News hns been re- ceived horo that, ou the 27th of August, sixtcen ‘miles southoast from Mount Desert, was picked up a fragment of & raft, with an_inscription, dated Aug. 24, to the offcct that tho schoonor Eliza Francis wns wator-loggoed and upset ; that she afterwards went to pisces, and that six mon hiad been two days on tho raft without food. It is bolioved tlat they wore all lost. i Ymmigrants to Be Protected. Nrw Yonxk, Bopt. 4.—A Washington dispatel soya: ‘It iy proposed that o comumittco bo con- stitutod {n Now York to which tho ofiicors of foroign Govorimonts shall bo accrodited, with- out judicinl powers, which slall coutinuo'w por- ‘maniont Committos of Inquiry iuto all casos of the abusos on board of emigrant-ships, and whoso roports shnll bo a sufiiciont warrant for tho Distriet Courls of the Uniled Btates to pro- cood agaivst all offondors.” - French Iopublican Anniversary. LoumvirLe, Ky, Sopt. 4.—The Frouch citi. zonn are celobrating tho onniverssry of the ostablishmont of tho French Rupublio under President Thiors to-night, in an Imposing wau- nor. Resolutions endorsing tho ‘Lhiers Admin- iutration will bo forwarded to him to-morrow. Big Price for n Hlorsc==Bage Batl, Bosirow, Sopt. 4,~Col. I Ruswall, of Milton, lins purehasod tho _colobratod Kansas stallion, Emugglor, ab s prico abova €60,000, sl will shiow hiwn'on tho truck at the fair-yroundu to- morrow, Baso Ball—DBostons, ; Washingtons, 6. St Fruit For Exhibitio Quaua, Bopt. 4.—Tha clogant Burlin Misouri® Railrond fruit-car, Ml with N brasks fruits for the Amorican Pomalogical Ex- nition, ot Bonton, crossed the Mizsourd Hiver Sust t0-day, attachod (0 i nassanaar brain, N