Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1873, Page 5

" THE CHICAGO 'DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1873, 5 POLITICAL. Builer Almost Cortain Not to Be tho ' Noxt Qovornor of Massa= ‘chusctis, ———— Tho Worcester Roll-Call Stands for Wash~ burn, 287 ; Butlor, 254 ; Con- testod, 24, Annexation of Two Parishes of Loulsi anla Favored by the Texas Democratic Convention. Monster Meeting of tho Towa Grangers at ' Washington, : Town, Sixty Granges Represented and 10,000 Farmers in Attendance. ‘Western Farmers and Eastern Working- meuss-Meelings of Iilinols *_ Favmers, The Massnohusotty Onmprign, BrriNarienD, Sept. G.—~Tho -dolegate eloc- 'tions to-night ratlior sob Butler up again, He hing mode somo unexpocted gaing, Ous” roturns foot up nt 1 5. m: Washburn, 200; Butlor, 253; contested 18. 'The Worcestor and Cambridgo caucusos oro not yob ' hoard from. ; 'Chese figures cover only sbout half of tho Convention, The chancos etill aro stro ngly for Washburn, for tho counties yet to oloct. are wore naturally his than Butlor's. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Trribune, SeRINGFIELD, Mass,, Sopt. 6—2:00 8, m.—Ad- ditional returns mske almost absolutely sure Butler's defeat, Our lalost foolings aro: Wasbburn, 287 ; Butler, 25¢; contestod, 24. BosTon, Sept. G.—Washburn, 299; Butler, 202; doubtful, 25, BosToN, Sept. .—J. N. Gooch declines to pro- sido ovor the Republican Convontion at Worcos- tor on Woduocsday. Texas Democratic State Convention. AusTIy, Texas, Sopt. 5,—Tho Convention wos oallud to ordor at 0:15 8. m. Prayor by tho Xov. Horaco Clark. = The tollowing resolution was iutroduced . IL Lope, of Marshall : Iesvived, By the Democratic party of Toxas, that, wharoas, the subjoct of tho annesation of the parishies of Caddo and Do Soto, Loulsinnis, hss been sgitated 3 and, whereas, suld parishes are identified in intoreat pollitcally and otherwine ; thereforo Lo it resolved, That the Democratfo party of Texas approvo of said schomo of anuexation, Col.' J. W. Btaol, of Gonzalos, in a short speooly, appealed to the Convention to pass tho rosolution, thoreby oxprossiug the sympathy of the Democracy of Toxns for tho oppressed of Louisinna. ‘The resolution was adopted by a large major- ity, and the Cowmitteo on Platform is oxpocted 1o roport momentarily. Tho balloting for State oflicers will commenco immodiately on tho adop- tion of a platform. ‘The first ballot for Governor resulted 88 fol- lows: Richard Coke, of Waco, 304; Charlos Do- mouse, Clarkevillo, 1485 Join Ireland, Beguin, 1183 d.a1 ‘Wuklor, Corsicans, 105; R. D.Walk-~ er, Nacogdoches, 76. ‘Tho frontior couuties divided botweon John 8, Ford nud John R, Bayler, Balanco scatt oring. Necessary to choice, 474—two-thirda, After ‘tho_first ballot, tho friends of R. D, ‘Wallcor withdrew his nama. “ho second ballot is now beiug taken. 'Por- foct hiarmony provails. WWashington County (In,) Patrons of Husband Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasnixaron, Ia., Sopt. 6.—The Patrons of EHusbandry held thoir aunual harvest-homo fes- gival horo to-day. It was a striking domonstra- tion of the hold that organization hason the farmors. Ovor oixty Granges camo in procos- alons, headed by bands of masio, and carrying fiags and bunners. Tho day wes bright and cool. A heavy rain Lad fallon the day bofors, which Inid the dust and mndo the roads fair and gmooth. A more favorablo day could not bo imagined, so that the Patrons now feel suro that Providenco i8 on thewr side, if the monopolics and tho spoculntors aro against thom, At 9 o'clock tho pooplo bogan to arrive, and from that hour to 12 the streets were litorally acked with teams and huggies on their way to fl.e fuir-ground. Thoro were many four-horse wagons, _bandsomoly rigged, but Pine Grova Grango carricd off tho palm, Its leading wagon was litorally a pino grove. From the hed of tho wagon rase light ovorgroon columns, supporting » vaulted roof of avergreens and flowera. It wus docorated with fruits and flowers, corn, and sheaves of whent, and attractod groat attontion on account of its oxprossive beauty. Tho Patrons all woro _thoir _regalias, and tho Grange Marahal Ehoir white sashes, so that tho orowa nssomblod to-day was tho largest and guyest ever secn in thisconnty. About 1,600 teams camo to town. Tho crowd in tho fair grounds iu estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 persons, 'The farmers hero aro jubilant, They have a ticket of their own in the fleld, aud are confident of its election by & Iargo majority. This county usually gives & Re- jpublican majority ot 8,000 to 10,000, ‘The following aro somo of tho more striking mottoes on tho banners: Westchestor Grango, 4 Wo are umted,” * Farmors, be just, be true;" Richmond Grango, *Wo want o sharo of the rofits,” “ Wo will do our own tradin, urg, **Our hoarts boat in unison " Whito Oloud, “Givo tho boy a chanca,” * Econe omy is wealthi” Maple Grovo, * Lubor Is ‘honorable,” '*Tho rings are_ broken” (o broken rings pictured); Durr Ouk, rings *13qual rights to u.fi, special :ifihtn to_ nono Pleasant Hill, *“"Cho farmer Is tho chiof of the mation;” Cedar Union, & rough shingle with “Tconomy" on one sido, ‘‘No uok‘-,pny grabs" on the othor; Dayton Grovo, **Wo sk for bouost rulers;” Shiloh, “A common interest unites us ;" Prairio Valloy, Our rights must bo tespoctod and protected, our watohword com- bination ;" Cedar Centre, '*Justice to the hand that holds the plow ;" Bpread Engle, ‘ Farmers to_tho front, politiclana take bnok sents ;" éMight and will;" * Capital ia tho fruit of fabor—let labor be protected;” * Independent through honor and aqual righta ;" Dutch Creolk, 4 Tabor conquerg all;" Oak Loaf, * Buccess to iabor," * We want'our interests remembored and our rights respected ; Davis Croek, * Our cause I8 just and muat provail.” At 1 o'aloclk the baud called tho an lo togoth- or to liaton (o a peach froia Dudloy W. Adamn Bastor of the National Grango. Ilo said thal tho Order of the Patrony of Mnsbandry was des- tined to clevate tho agricultural clacs, to lenrn $he farmors to work togotber, aud to do for Shemeolves what thoy have too DBF loft to the Yauunlnus and spoculntors, It will enable them 0 buy chenpor and soll higher, but thoso aro not its roal or only | ndvantages. It s basod wpon highor and broader principlos, and would make lts mowbers bettor mon ond women,—bettor informed aud flrmer in purposo, 1o said Patrons muat not negleok politics, Thoy must attond to thelr political dutics with greater earo, Politics had bocome corrupt malnly becanso tho mnss of the poople Tird boen uniuformed of their political SIK“M. Mo said the industrial clagsos of this country bavo the {:olmnn power in their hands, and Liopod tho duy would como whon it would bo deomed us much a patriotio duty to watch over onr liberties at tho polls as to doefend thom on the battle-fluld, Tho next spoalker was Miss Julla A. Garrott- £on, & farmer'y anIFIIlDr. Ifory was the bost #pucch of tho day, full of good Lits ut tho cor- Tuptions of the day and good advico to mombors of the Order. Qon. W. D, Wilkon, Blate Beorotary of tho tho Order, aldo npolo, fooling At 5 o'vlock tho meeting adjourned, farmers going howo with cheorfu!l “faces, that thoy had made an impross for good. ‘Westorn Granges Apponling to Easte p s erm Workingmoen. % ; From the New York Tribune, Sept. 4, ) ‘A communication has been raceived by the- Prosident of tho Now York Workingmen’s Con- tral Councll from B. 3. Bmlih, Bocretary of the Fllinois Btate Farmers' Azsociation, in regard to tho proponod actlon of tho grang es of tho Weat In tho fall campaign, - Mr. Bmith syt 4Tt sooms to ma that tha workingm on of tho East havo a common intoroat with tho farmors of tho Wost in the objoots almod at by our movo. mont. Our firet aim haa boon to secure chenpor ratos of transportation, As it now standa you aro paying top high & price for our products, and wo aro pfiyln? too high a prico . for your manufactures, simply becanso’ tho railronds, having the powor and wholly "unrestralned by Inw, mny tako such toll for catrying our praducty to tho buyor as thoy chooso. This of course doos not mattor so much to tho manufacturer, as, unliko us, ho 'may sot hin own_prico upon his product, aud sfter ho hns fixed his profit it fn of Itllo consoquonco to him what tho railroad chargos nro, o8 thoy must Lo patd Dy tha buyors, aud tlie only. injury ho sustaing 16 in tho faot that his salos ara greatly docroanod by tho incronsod price which tha cousignor musk pay for hin goods from oxtortionato -chargos of tronsportation, The farmer, however, wiio han no yoico in-fixing the price: of hln products, io ontiraly ot tho meroy of ilio ronds, which may tako ono-half, two-thirds, or threo-fourths of hin grain, a8 thoy aro doing, and thus rob him of all profit upon Lis labor. ~ You might eavo in ita purchaso, if the.prico was what it would bo wit| ronsonabla rates of transportation. t #Tho reading of this will show something of the form of our organization. Tho Btato Asso- clation i composod of clubs and granges. Tho clubs aro opon nud the grange a socrot ordor, o the grango polition] disoussions aro forbiddon by the conatitution, but mon come into this As- mocintion froo to discuss politics, religion, or anything olso,and sro co-oporating to mako good offorta in miany ways. " “I'he necessily of indopondent political action soems forced upon us from tho fact that all our offorts to_bring tho railronds to make aquitablo torme with us, or to sccure the roforni of other aimsua that benr no lesn hoavily upon us, scom posfootly futile, withont tho ald of legisla- tion, - And to got laws passed that will favor Ja- bor at all, wo must lave law-makors who aro manifestly in aympathy with tho poople, inatond of boing what most of thom are now, tho patd sorvants of oapitnl. Most of tho coun- ties of tho Btato Lavo nomiuated, or intond to Qdo_'s0, indopondont. farmors’ tickets, ignoriug politich ontirely, sud making utegrify, itnoss, and sympathy. for the causa of tho pooplo tho only qualifications for offives. Should -wo snc- ceed In currly;l.ug theso eloctions thi fall, as thoro 18 littlo doubt wo shall in most of tho countios, we shall bo ablo to make romo changos in bollt Siato and Notional oflicos next yoar, that will give us and tho laboring claases of tho wholo country seme of the roturns without which, as you truly ssy, wo shall soon bo crushod, aud without hopa' of recovery. Though wo ask in theso roforms nothing but simplo juatice, it will novor bo concodod until tho deriand ip backod Dby tho united volco mud yotes of sll our toiling millions, and thero scomed no- othor way for us than to use tho power ‘which our mumerical strongth gives us, and becoma the rmlers instead of tho victima of thoso who aro trying to crush out the matorial wealth of the couniry by fostor- ing and building ui a fow moneyod monopolista at tho exponso of tho laboring millions. In theso offorts, itscoms to mo, wo may covsistently act and rocoive tho uup‘mrl and co-oporation of all industrial classes, sinco all aro. alike interostod in tho reforms wo seok." Meeting of Farmers of Dodgo County, NMinn. At 8 mooting of farmers of Dodgo Qounty, Mion,, hold ot Mantorville, Aug. 80, tho follow- ing rosolutions wero adopted : Resoleed, That wo demand palitical reform, honesty, cconomy, and purity in the administration of tho ate falrs of our cointy, Blato, ond nation, That, to scoure this, 18 tho duty of bvery citizen, aud io thisevery good man should fool bound ta participato and prevent bad and destiming mon from bolng eloctod to places of o trust. P Stcond—That a)l official misconduct on tho part of ublio servants shonid not only bo investigatod, but 1o guilty partics brought to spocdy aud suro pi ment, 7lrd—That we aro opposcd to all class loglelation and mouopolies of uvery kind, Tt o Iaw compelling ono man to pay » tax to support tho businces of an- other i nothing lesa than legalizod robbory. Thot our motto ia liborty and oqual rights for all, spocisl privie loges to nono, ‘Fourth—That o tari{f for protection s unjust snd opprossivo to tio pooglo boing a tax, upon, o labor and industry of tho peoplo, for tho benoflt of o few, and the only tarifl " that {s justifiablo or authorizod Dy tho Constltution of our nation 1s a tarift for rove, o purposes only. 2 Fyth—That agriculturo and Iabor sre tho Lasis of all our wealth aud powor, and that wo pledgo our- selvea ta support for office men who are identifiod in tho prospority of tho Farmers aud Laborers of tho na- tion. Sfxth—That whilo wo rocognizo tha great henefits to bo dorived from rallroads in tho transportation of £roight and doveloping our resources, yot wo dony that the corporations cantrolling them arg superior to tho pover that gavo them logal oxiatenco, and, when thoy exact and domnnd moro than is just snd ressonable for tho transportation of frofght” or paesengers, tho people v o power through tho Logleaturt to eatablih, vequlate, and fix. tho compousation to bo charged and reclved by law. ‘Seventh—Thnt, wo deploro ind denounco tho corruipe 410n und frauds commmittod by tho Congross of aur ua- tlon upou tho rghta of our, people aud capecially tig act of Congress In increasing tholr own salaried and that of tho President, without tho consent of tho cople, 8 being dangerous {o theirrights ; and wo ook upon the palary-grab as boing tho crowning nct of infamy and disgraco {0 our nation, aud wo plodgo ouraolves not 0 vota for or suppart ony man for ollica who votud for tho bill, or acceptod the upjust pay, Eightn—That the great nntionsl dobt fncurred dur- sng oiir lato War, and the first obligntions tho peoplo aro under to roward our dissbled soldfors and provida for the Widows and_orphans, make it our duty (0 o~ mand that the salarioa of all our ofticors, Caunty, State, and Nationat, ehall be mndo to correspond wili the compensation roceived by thowo engoged in other lawful pursuites, ¢ ¢ Kanknlice Farmers’ arvest ¥lome. Special Diapatch to The Chicdgo Tribune. Maxztexo, Ill., Sopt. 5,—The Fourth of July was sot apart by tho farmers' of Kankakeo County for a grand farmers’ pionio aud hisrvest homo fostival. All tho dotalls for such a gath- ering wero dono i’ & manner that betokoned succoss, provious to fhe Fourth, but on that day tho clemonts scomed to war with the in- tontions of tho farmors, and, on account of tho mud and cxcessive rain tho picnic was indofinite- ly postponed. o prime mover of the affair at length dotermined to lLiold (heir doferred athering on tho of Hoptomber, On f\m day Maniono saw more of Iilinois yoomaury congregated in its strests than ovor bofore. - From oarly moming until 8o'clack tho throug of farmors that arrived in vehicles of all kinds slmply astonished tho na- tives, aud & procosion was imusediately formod, with flags and banuers flyiug, paraded the Bg‘rln- cipal stroots, and then adjourned to tho shady grove, 6 milos wost of the town. IL. &, Bloom, Euq., the Prosidont of tho Day, generously contribufed his picnic grounds to the organization, which, for natural bouuty, accessi- bilnlty aud gonoral convonience, caunot be ox- celled. The meoting was opencd by Willism Coopor, Chairman, who mae & few romarks, folloved by an eloguont prayer from tho Ltov. Alr, oynolds. Musio by the band, singing Grango songs, and mauy appropriste tossts and romarks were indulgod . Aftor nnfioach from MMr, B, Q. Yo, which se- oured much sppluuse, divner was sunouuced— anda Bum[‘t\m\m fonst mproad to eatisfy the ap- potite of tho attendants, . Aftor dinner, numer- ous sposchos wore mado by men disetly cons weoted with the Order, all ‘of which wers woll received, At half-past 8 tho moeting adjourned, every one departing porfeotly eatisfied Wwith tho suc- cons of tho affalr. Tho Grange and Farmors' Club aro atrong in this section, and shortly will assume such pro~ portions a8 will vie favorably with auy county organlzation in the Btato. Inharmonious Mecting of Colored Men at Dayton, Ohio, DavToN, Obio, Bept. 5—1'he meeting of the colored voters of Dayton to-night, called by Bol- omon Doy, sympatbizing with the Ohillicotho movement, was nttonded by two-thirds of the colored voters of the_ city, Resolutions indors- sing the Obillicothe declarations, writton byDay, together with ano assertivg that thoro ia no ine tontion to weakon the Republican party, wore voted down by a decisive mnjorlt[v. * The Chairman, in eympathy with Day, man- agod the mooting liko a smart politicinn, and, n sunouncing tho vote on tho rosolutions, only gavo the yons (26), but omitted to doclaro tho nnys, Dity, porceiviug his resolutions would bo losit, moved an adjournment, but the motivn was not put, ‘Thio Chillicothe party,led by Day and Clemens, who epoko for the resolutions, profested their old rogard for tho nngnbuann ‘party, and would abido with it, but Lold that to Fnt their rights they mubt contond for thom botter, Juckeon Bmith, a disabled soldior, thoroughly opposed the rosolutions, Thoy hold that thoy had mnoro rights than thoy over hoped to onjoy, and st the propor time would got oftico. Tho dvofnut of tho Chillicothe manuovor was ro- colvad with Licasty clicors. ' - The meotiug was ordorly and much feoling mauvlfested. 3 £ e © The Catifornin Electipn. | 1 BAN Franoisco, 1Ogl.,: Bopt, .—Ieturns from 'the procincts coma in ulowly. No ward is com- plote, snd theto is somn doubt about the clec- lon of Bartlott, untl-railrond caudidato, for the Bouate, Otos, for Mavor, boats MMoDounld and othors, TDomoorat, by & good mn‘jnmy. Orowley, for Chiof of Polico on tho fax-payors' tlclot, fo beaten by about 2,600. 2 Rotumns from tho Interlor are imporfect, but show a great viotory for tho poople. Bacra- mento, Han Jonquin, Banta Olara, Los Angolos, -Alamoda Contra Coata, Yolo, aud Colura tleolaro for tho Poople's Indopondont tickot, Tho Domo- orata olaima small ‘gain in the Tepislaturo, Olose figuring will bo required to nottlo the Son- storial content. BAN Fuancisco, Hopt. G—Trand Is appre- bonded in makiug the final count in Kevoral yarda of tho city, far o purposo of glying tia Loglelativo toket to tho Domucrats. Rewn: wore offored for tho dotoction of any attempted frauds, Tho connt, it is Lalioved, will bo umtce- conbarily slow. In somo wards n vigilant watch in kept. Rloports from the interior contirm thg completo victory of tho Anti-Monopoly parly. Tlmlmn orition in all tho conutios have uot boen xecotved. Wisconsin Folitics. Speetal Dispateh ta Fhe Chicapo T'ridune, 5 Osnxosir, Wis,, Bopt. 5,—Tho suggestion of Tin: Tnipuie to tuo Roform party of Wisconsin, to hend tholr .tioket with Gov. Washburn, and mako up with gonuine Anti-Moropoly mon,’ luia onusod groat sonsation hore, Most of tho Dom- ocrats consider the ndvica vory sonsiblo, aud probably o mn]orlt{ would favor such aotion by coming” Domooratlo Stuto Convention, Tho {rionds of Eli Biilson, of this oity, Prosident of tho Btate Wool-Growors' Associntion, will pro- . gont his namo as o candidate for Lioutonant Governor. Btilon is & hard-fsted favmer, sud » liboral aud progressivo Domocrat, Dolnlb Qounty Republican Convens ton. Broawone, T, Sopt. 6,—Tho Republionn Con- yention of Dalinlb County mol bero yestorday. Tt was largely attonded. The Hon. R, M, Pritef~ ord prosided, Tho following ticket wns nomi- inntod: For County Judgo, Luthor Lowall, graaunt inocumbont ; for County Olork, Crasiun [. Conrad, prosont incumbent; for County Tronsuror, Robert I1. Roborts; foe County Si- porintendont of Schools, H, I, Hull, prosent in- cumbont. ‘Tho resolutions passed by the Con- vontion are in sympathy with (o Ibarmers* Movemont, and _in opposition to oxtortion and opypression of qvory kind. WASHINQTON. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna, DISTRIOT MATTERS, ‘WasnivaTox, Sopt. 5.—There hos been con- siderablo excitement here among the District politiciana to-day, owing to the roport that Gov- ornor Cooko hag resignoed his offico of Governor of tho Torritory, aud that tho Presidont had offerod tho placo to ananti-ring man, Tho namo montioned in this conucction is that of Mr. Emory, former Mayor undor tho old corporation. The frionds of Mr. Cooke now state, howover, thie ovening, that there is no foundation for the rumor that Gov. Cooko intends to resign, and that his contemplated absence from the city will rosult from o haaty journey to Europe to eacort his family homo. MYSTERIODS, Tt {8 undorstood that a gentioman not in polit- ieal circles will soon be appointed to an im- portant Federal offico in Cook County. TIOE OREDIT MOBILIER SUITA. ‘Tho Attornoy-General most emphatically do- nios the published statoment thnt the Govern- ment has dotermined to abaudon tho prosacution of the Crodit Mobilior suit. Tho Attoruey-Gon- oral is very indigoaut ot the publication, and has sevorely demounced the correspondont who started tho rumor. Mr. Will- iams doslarcs on tho contrary that the Government counsel are using their utmost on- deavors in the preparation of tho caso, and they dosign to bring it to trial as speedily as possible, and aro confidont of an issuc successful to the rernment. BOLDIERS' TEADSTONES, The bids for woldiors' keadstones for national comotorios will to-morrow bo openod as the War Department. TLe principal bidders aro now in the city awaiting tho opening of the bids. Bids have boon filed from all sections of tho country. It is undoratood that tho appropria- tion will bo entirely oxhausted, TREASUILY DECISION, Tho Beorotary of the Tronsury rendered a de- clsion to-day which establishes a procedent that will govern like cascs in tho futuro. The case camo up from the Collector of Customs at Chi- CARO, decided that & bill of solo of @ rogistered or an enrolled and liconsed vessol, which recitos at longth hor Ipat document, though tho veasel may have boon sold soveral times, is o suflicient cum{)l(nncu with the law, and if the bill of salo recitos hor 1ost document, and it shall bave been duly sur- rendered, tho Department soes uo reason why tho bill of uale should not bo recorded and new marine papors lssucd a8 requestod. [0 the Aasociated Press. @ay. COOK TO BESIGN. WasTrNGzTOY, Bopt. b5.—H. D. Cooke, Governor of tho District of Columbia, on being interro- gatod to-dny concerning tho Toport of hin resig- nation of that oflice, said tho rumor was prema- ture, although Lo contemplates, at no distunt day, to retire from that position, and Lny in- formed tho Dresident accordingly. "Tho Socretary of tho Navy hiaa rocoived from Mr. Petormaun, the colebrated Glerman Goog- rophor, a complete chart and roport of tho Polnrid expodition. Tho documont, however, i in German, aud is now in_tho_ hands of n trans- Intor. Aftor boeing translated the report will be published. : BTEAMDOAT INSTECTION. “Tho Bupervisiug Tuspector of Steambonts hns Bil upen u plan for moro effcctually bringing to gncl such ownory of steam-vessels ns fail to con« orm to thelaw for the protection of human lifo. The plen is, without Fruviunu notification or warniug, to sond special ngonts of the Bureau into Lho regular Inspection Dintricts, only tho stoambont companios shall bo talon by swprise, but the Inspectors also. In case of violation of law by the Gompanios, thoy will bo rosccuted, and of nogligence in thoir duties, ha District Inspoctors will bo removed. It is snid thora are grave suspicions of collusion bo- twaen Inepoctors and companies in various parts of the country, which the Suporvising Iuspeotor 1s about to investigate, THE CHOLERA. The Epidemic nt Millorsburg, Ky.es The Diseaso 1 Wost Virginines=0ther XXuports, Cixainxarr, 0., Bept. 6.—Tho cholera epidemic in Millorsburg, Ky., {s abating, Only two doaths occurred vestorday. — Provisions hu.\'in{.: given out, tho citizona of Parlu, Ky., aro sending tho gaopln of Milloraburg cooked food, and tho City hnuug:l has mede an appropriation for thoir onofit. ‘Wngerna, W. Va,, Bopt, 65.—Threo donths from oholera were roported in this city yostor- day and last uight, ~ Five now casos woro ro- ported yestorday. Syectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Towa City, lu., Sopt, 5—A firoman on the Rook Tstand Hoad ‘was atiacked with cholora, and loft horo this morniug. o is not cousidored past rocovery, but it is sufiicient to give impotus to tho cholora-scare nnd improva trade cholera proventives. Tho City Council mek to- night, and will tsko measures to cloan up tho ity and put it good sunnlhtlnw condition. o From the Rock l(lla’ml (H1L) Onfon, Sept. 4. "Thero ia no abatomont in tho cholera over tho river, many now cosos etill ccowring, Thoy have opoued & hospital on Maln street, in Grant’s block, nosr the forry landing, whoro porsons who aro euddenly taken down on tho streets oan bo conveyod. Mayor M“r[i)hy hins {ssued o proclsma- tion in regard to cloauing up and disinfecting tho dirty placos nbout town, ordering promiscs closned and disinfected whorevor ho thought neeossary. At 1 g. m. to-dny our reportor losrned from on undortaker in Davonport that Mrs. Ilarrigan bad died; nlso sevoral othor deaths hiad ocourred, but tho names bio could not dvo, Drs. Glenn, wifo of Lawrenco Glenn, wag lying, and thoir son was in the samo condition— noithor could live but o fow hours. Two chil dron in the Maln stroot Hoapital wora in tho 1ast siagzes of the dincavo, and there wore to his knowlodgo aoveral otlior casou about town, The people seomed to be trying to guard ngaluat tho sproad of tho disease, aud to kold it in chack,— but it was his opinlon that thero was no ronl abatement yet. — Additionnl Reports of Disnstor and Lows of Lifo on the Neva Scotian Coust, Harirax, N. 8., Sopt. 0.—A lottor from Byd- .noy, Cape Broton, says that the settlomont of Wout Day, on Grand Lako, has heon almont do- molished ' by the galo, nnd_in Daysdala twenly Louson wore blown down, In thoe port of Cale- donia about twenty-five Amoricanschoonors were wmore or loss dumaged, Yifteon of tho orow of tho stoamer Sultwoll have arrived at Ialifax, Xificon muoro of tho iorow 8o missing, and. are supposod fo bo drownod, 'The CUaptain's bost iathe only one ,known Lo liaya roachod tho shore, 8o that not 1aLirax, Sopt. 5.—Fiftoon of {hio orew of the |' ateamor Haltwall, lost on Hug Bhoals on tho 24th ult., have arrived hovo, Thoy give tho follow- agoount of tho disautor: Whon within twonty miles of Bydnoy, s thick fog sot in, mo- companted by » galo, aud tho Onptnin, afraid of boing drivon aahore, put the ship about to hoad off lnnd, Tho ongines were drivon at full apoad, bt the wind moentimo incrensod to a hurrcano, and tho ship could make no hondway against it. Ablout 11 p. m, tho Bhip struck, Tho first hoat attompted to bo launchod was the starboard lifc- boat. Inassisting to got this boat out, the Ohiet Engincor, Molntosh, who was Etanding on the rail, lost bis balanco, foll juto tho sos, snd porlshod, Fivo mon got into this boat, but in tho'confusion of tho momont thoy ent away tho aftor-fall, Iuttlufium Loat drop storn foremost. While suapended by tho Low, tho mon wore washod out, aud tho bont was smnabod ngalnst tho ship, Anothor lifo-bont and tho outter woro Inunched with groat difioulty, tha Captain tak- ing clmrgu of tho formor, and giving orders thnt the two boats should loavo ship togethor, and koop ns noar a8 posaiblo to oach othor, Whén about to loave tho ship tho Captain looked over tho sido to apprieo thoso in tho outtor, but she ‘was not to be soon, nnd lins not sinco boon hoard of. The probability is that thoro in chargo loft nt once, and got lost Amang the broakers in mak- ing for tho shore. There wero soven mon in tho outtor, Tificon of tho crow wero lost, and fif- teon saved. —_— CANADA. Aow the Canndinn Premicr Traffics in otfices=-An ¥mportant Lettor from Sir John nedonald Made Public =~The Roynl Commission. Special Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune, MonTneAr, Sopt. 5.—The Hon. John Young, Toform mombor for tho Westorn Division, Lng decliued to accopt the position of Government Tnspector at thi port, offorod him by Sir John A. Macdonald, In connoaotion with this matter, tho publication of tho following lottor has produced greab sonsation, and oxhibits the léngths to which Bir John A. 2ncdouald is propared to go in the mattor of corruption: OTTAYA, Bopt, 1, 1673, 31z Dyan Pore: I want you, lLoforo wo (nke any slopu about John Youug's appointmont, to ko about tho sclection of our candidato for Wost Bontreal. From oll T can toarn, Willinm Workimau would run beut. Mo will vory litoly objoct, but, §f hio 18 tho Lost ou gan casily hintto him that if ho runa for Weat Montreal, and earrica it, wo will considor that he 2ias a clajm to an oarly scat in tho Sonato, This is tho great objeot of ambition, I dou't think wo should tako sny ateps abont fllling wp tho appointment until wo have our candidato ready, and all compatitors out of tho ficld, Thore will bo' somo Qifficully in getting A. A, Stevonson to_ consont, but T suppoao 1§ can bo done, Wil you eco to thia at'onco T If our candidate is ready, thon wo must take the neces~ ary stops to procire Young'e reolgnation, which I nm pretty sure ho will send fn whon ho findy thst, if he does not do ko, wo will nppojut auother Tuspoctor, Yours truly, (Stgued) Joux A, AACDONALD, Arehhlsh:g Kendrick, of 8t, Louis, aud his co~ adjuor, Bishop Ryan, are hero, OtTAwa, Bept. 6.—The proceedings boforo the Royal Comuugsion f'ualnrdny aud to-day woro: excocdingly farcieal. In foct, tho Mlinisterial, story is told without lot, hindrance, or labored, crosa-examination, Haines, holdor of the sealod: package, and ouo of Cartior's Eleotion Commit- too, in his ovidenco endenvored to loave the im- pression that ho was ignorant whoro much of. the monoy handled by the Commuttes came from, though ke d&id mnot repudiato tho ‘money transnotions or giving of recolpts, or deny’ tho nuthonticity of Cortior's lettor asking: for £20,000 moro. 8ir ¥rancis Hinck's toatimony was in tho form of o 6poooh, in whioh ho endoavored to show that no corrupt contract existed botween tho Governmont ud Sir Hugh Allan, but _the testi- mony was the samo in offect a8 tho lotior pub- lishod somo timo since in roply to MoMullen; but ho was careful to say that ho would not swear that no such amrango- mont had boon mado between Allan and individual mombors of tho Oabinet. Ho admit~ ted that ho know largo sums of monoy wero boing provided from somo sourco, and snid Lo Lind Fonson to boliova that tho principal sum was for tho Montreal olection, Bir John A. Macdonald put sovoral quostions to 8ir Francin, aftor which ho was allowad to go. Audeow Allan, brothor and business partnor of Sir Hugh Allan, doposed that he had no knowlodge of the agreement alloged to Lavo ‘been medo by his brother, and never heard of anything until he saw it in the papors. B. L. Dobillofeuillo, Provisional Sccretary of tlie Canada Pacific Compnny, deposed to having no knowlodge of any arrangemonts bokwoen Sir Hu?h Allan and Americans to furnish funds for building the railway, nor any negotintions bo- twoon Allan and MoMuallen, Ho kuew Allan had advanced money, but dtd not_know how much, He know Louis Boaubien, M. P. for Hocheloga, Tind received n cheok for $7,000 from Allan, bul thought bo helped him oa a friond. . Tho list of witnossos boing exhausted, tho Com- mission adjourncd till -to-day, whon tho Com- mission mot again .about noon. Sir John A, Macdonnld, and tho Hons. Oan:pboll, Aikens, and Abbott wore present, and about forty epoc- tators. Victor Hudson, who had baen & mem- bLer of Oartier's Montreal XTlection Com- mittos, was first sworn, and that monoy had been subscribed by Al- lnu to tho oleotion fund, nnd by others, but did not know how much. Louis Beaubien, M, P. for Hocholaga, was called, but failed to appear, Blr Francis Hinoks rosd lettora which nssod betwoon biw andJamos Bontly, Jr., of ‘oronto, touching nogotiations in the carly stago of tho Paciflo Railwa; Enh!r‘\riuo. Bub littlo was accomplished, and tho Commigsion adjourned to meot at noon to-morrow. To the Assoctated I'vesw.) Tonoxto, Hept. 6.—At tho second day's pro- coodings of the Royal Conmission, the tirsd wit- ness callod was Victor udson, He know noth- iug obout tho nogotiations botweon Sir Iugh Allan and the Anicricans. Was o member of Cartior's Eloction Committee, Know that largo sums of mouoy were_subsoribed by friends to- wards tho eloction, ¥oeard that Sir Hugh Allan wasy a subsoriber ; did not know to what amount, ‘Tho Court ndjourned for an bour to allow ”‘”‘“{{“ lottors, which woro produced yostordey by Bir Fravele Hincks, to Lo taken down and opponded to his _ ovidenco. Tho first lettor points out to Bir Francis tho fonsibility of conmstructing & Pacific railway mainly by the instrumentality of Amori- can capitalists snd such Cooadisn intluenco and capital as could bo subsldized. Bir Francis, in roply, shows thut Boatty and the Amorican come pany which ho H{N’OEDD!N‘ woro under o misap- prohiension respecting tha rnllwn.{ und the policy of the Canadian Govornmont, If the American copitalists entored the company an equal num- bor of Conadion capitalists of oqual moans must olso bo intorosted. It was meithior tho intontion nor place of tho Canadinn Governmeut to namo partics in conneetion with the proposed work. Tho firat thing for tho Governmont to cousider wag the amount of lund-grants and monoy thoy would give to aid tho ond, Tstara & olloy was dguldou ‘upon, no proposition could be entertain- ed. Bonlty's socond lotter is similur to tho first, only that ho announces himself g the ropreson- talivo of Amoricun geutlomon desirous of ou- oging in tho enterprise, nnd ur{,'ing upon Bir fearicts tha necssal y of improving tho time, Bir Fraucis roplics in a lottor intimating that Beatty did not know what ho was talking about, and that ho, Kerstoman, and others, bnd, by iu~ iudic&uus proceedings, injured a great under- aking. Nolhing of jmportanco was doue in tho aftornoon session, ‘Thoro aro nomore witnessos on hand, but some are oxpected to-morrow. ‘sir Drancia. Iinoka siightly amondod ono of his onewors o this manner: ‘It was noyor gmposod by any ove to give a charior, nud the overnment nevor contemplatod giving it to any ono until tho falluro of the efforts to amalga- mato the two Canadinn companies. — Rlrond Nows. Snecial Dispatch to The Chicaue Tridune. Derhorr, Mich,, Sopt. 5.—Tho Michigan Cen- trat Roilroad is pushing shoad ropairs ou its track with muoh industry, and will havo ll of its main lino donblo-tracked this year excopt the art betwoen Jackson and Nilos, which is doubled Ey the Air-Lino, aud about 76 miles moro. DesMorneg, Hopt. 6.—An entiro change of Diroctors of the DesMoinos and Minnesota Narrow-Gauge Railroad is to bo mado, and all tho. ‘[;mperty and subsidios aro to be turned over om. Turtics aro here roprosonting the DeslMoines & Bouthwestern Road to Bioux City, for the ‘purpose of uniting tho intorests of tho narrow- auge system of roads to this point from the orthenst and Northwost. Tarree Roox, Ark., Bopt, 5.-—]1%5111:1- passon- or tralnu are not ruuning on tho Chiro & Fulton tailrond, botweon this city and Fulton. s o oy Porsonals LaBirez, T, Bopt. G.—bathow Nvouan, Mayor of thls oily, sud Barnoy Hayden, s proms fuoiit citizon, who' wont to Iroland in Juuo last in quost of hoalth, and to revisit the pluces of thoir nativity, retwned last evoniug, much im- proved, and were greotod with formal domon- strations of woleome by & large numbor of their follow-citizony, WasngiaToy, Sept. b,—Boeoretary Robeson has resumed Lis dutios ab tho Navy Dopartmeut. Obltunreys - CaxTox, 111, Bopt. L. MoCall, who died very suddonly near Moun- tain City, Novada, Aug, 80, arrived horo to-day. Thero has boen & groat doal of excltoment over toatiflod | . beon. Bu’ffluflll!ll. t 6.~The romains of James thia mysterions affair, which has at lsat boen solved. IIo died of nunfianuon of the liver, an old complaint which ho has boon subjeot to hero- toforo. His lifo waa iistired for £30,000, Ho wag & mombor of the Magonio ordor of this city, and will bo baried Baturday with Masonio hon ors. IMo wae 04 years of ago, and has rosided 1 thin city for tho past twelvo yoara., Ho was for- morly a residont of Poorin, Whoro Lo was con- neatod with the firm of Moss, Bradley & Co, Ar, McCall was ono of tho first business mon of Canton, and his loss wiil bo keouly folt both in business and social civolos, IIo leaves & wifo and four dnughtors, two of whom aro married, who bave the hoartfelt sympathy of tho entire community, NEw OnLeaxs, Sept, b.—Christian Rosellus, n ‘Iummlnout cltlzon and lawyor died to-duy, aged 0, of apoploxy. g ey PHILADELPHIA. "The Baptisto Starvation Cnse==Fonrinl Depravity Rovoenled on tho Trinte Special Digpateh to the Chicago Lribune, PrmApeLpiud, Hopt, 5.—Tho fearful starvas tion easo, which has gained gront notorioty, was resumod bofore Judgo Polroo to-day. Josophino TRowland, Barsh Bapiisto, hor daughtor, and ‘William Rowland, hor stap-son, wore charged on three counts—assnult and battory, aggravated assault and battery, and assault and battery with altompt to kill Mary Rowland. Mary doposed that eho was 10 years old. Josephine wns her stop-mothor, Sarah hor stop-sinter, and tho boy Lor brothor. Hor fathor is dosd. Tho family moved into thoir prosent rosidonce immodiatoly aftor Obristmas, aftor hor fathor died. Tho prisonors tied hor bands overy might with "a ~ ropo fastoned to o spiko drivon in tho floor of n socond siory {ront room, This waa _continued nll;huy from Ohrlstmas £111 four weoks ago,when shio oscaped. Was allowed to como down'in the day-timo, TFrom Ohristmas to Enster, a8 ordorad r hor step-mother, hor brother tiod hor down nightly oud watched bhor by day, Ho was, tn fact, bor Jailor. Barah Japtiste beat her ovory timo sho got mad at hor. Bho woro all the timo "one undor- garmont and n thin skirt and dross, which wore nover changed. [Produced in court nnd emitted such s horriblo stench that thoy wero required be removod.] Bho wes raiulnrly Dboaten with o broom, clothos-bruah, or = chair-round. ~ Got two monla daily till Eastor, afer which sho got but ono. Was nover out of the houso but onco in four yeara. Tho door of hor room was fastenod outside with & ropo, a9 Pho look was broken, and tho window nailed down. . Thoy threatoned to kill hor if sho attempted to escape, Drow_all tho nails out of the window with o stove rod, and tho last one with bor tooth, on tho night of hor cacape, - Mrs, Sailor, hor sistor, tostiflod to Mary's com- ing to hor, Did not kuow bher; looked like o walking ghost. Mrs, Kosspno Wilson testificds Mary camo to my houso tho night sho oscaped. Tho thinga sho woro could not bo called olothes, they woro go filthy and ragged. Washed her, gave hor cloan clothes, sout for her sistor, aud convoyed tho clothes to the Ocntral Btation, Dr, Oreadick doposed: Attendod Mary. Hor condition was fearful, and sho was much debili- tated. Slko hud no ‘organic or constitutional disoaso, Administored modicine to chock malig- .nnnt diarrhon induced by eating profusely after Tong abstinence. Dotactives Wood and Woyl testified to tho horrible condition of the room. Tound forty nail holes in ¢ho window ~whore the gm escaped. Tho emoll was 80 ad that thoy could not romain in the room. On tho socond visit somo ono hnd bosmeared tho floor with whitewash, and said it occurrod through washing the coiling, but it had not boen touchod. Villinm Bowland, the boy aa to whom the Judgo eaid the testimony did not support the chargo of attempt to kill, doposod what he had dono to his sistar was commandod by his atop- mother. 5 Mrg. Oammor, siator of Josephine, doposod: Lived in tho same houso oightoonmonths. Took no notico of Mary's apposrance. Witnessos having testified as to prisonor's charnctor for poaco and ziulatnesu tho cago woa loft to tho Jury, who, nftor an absonce of twonty minutes, returnod & verdict on tho firat aud mce- ond courts against tho fomales, cquitting tho Dboy. Tho prisonars' counsol gavo notico of an infondod spplieation for o new trial. No son- tenco hias boen delivered yot. ‘Tho girl Mary presents o fearfully emaciatod and ghastly appearanco. Tho fomale prisonors wopt copiously when thoir counecl oponed his case, but it was remarked they never shod a tear whilst thoir poor victim gave hor tcnhmun{. Ofticer Prico was romanded fn £1,000 bail in tho nocidontal shooting case in Seventeonth streot and Callowhill. Wo now rival if wo do not eclipge Now York in the daily numbor of murdors. Thers wore two cases Isst night, a woman mortally wounding hor husbuud with a Lnifo and largo stono pitoier, aud o tavern-keop- ;;r killing a colored man by a blow with a daor- ar. : S7. PAUL, Attempted Sutcide of o f2ank Clorke= ‘The Body Found in 2 IloursCar at Chicago Believed to Be Thot of o Minnesotn FarmerssDeath From an Overdose of Mydrate of Chloral, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tibune, Br. Pavn, Bept. 6.—Goorge Thompson, & clork in & Duluth Savings Bank, ncoused of em- bozzling §76 placed in his bunds for do- poit in tho bank, and discharged from the bank- and hold in Jall for trial, waa discoverod this ‘morning to havo cat his throat from ear to oar, but had not sovored the jugular vein, Ho had triod to cut an artery at s wrist, and was very ‘wonk from loss of blood, but is still alive and tho physioians think ho will recover. His woapon was o smell ponknifo, Other chargos of embozzlomont aro said to bo behind, Thompson is n young Boandinavian of good businoss odu~ eation, has n wifo and four smnll children. The body found in o flonr-¢ar et Chieago, on Monday, Is belioved to have boon that of Edward Krincke, o hotel-keeper at Carvor, missing sinco Wednesllny morning, Aug. 96, whon ko wont_to Brentwood Station, on tha 8t. Poul & Sloux City Toad, whero tho flour was shij ged that day i & through-car, o had about 5 00 in money and & watch, and wont to Drentwood to hiro house- sorvants or farm-hands. Abont the samo time, gomewhero in tho samo vioinity, James Mo- Millan, & farmor from Watonwan County, wasg murdored and sank in thp Minnesota Rivor b: picces of an iron chair from tho Bioux City Rail- rond, Tho body was recovored on Bunday. Both men havo familics, 0. B. Bmith, tfilofrmb operator ot tho Al waukeo & 8t. Panl Depot, at Owatonna, died tllnllu n‘uumun_n from nn ovordoso of hydrate of chloral. Henry Rickarts, a toarster, 65 yoars old, dis- appearced from bis homo in this olty about thron weoks ago, leaving a wifo and two childron. It i6 roported that Lig was throntonod with prosoou- tion-on acoount of o woman. Iis frionds foar Be hus committed suicldo, and aro trying to find his body. WARNED TO LEAVE. Six Oitizens of Charlestoywn. Ind.y Notified that They Must Emigrate Within Fiftcen Days. Lowmsviire, Ky., Sopt. 6.—At 2 o'clock this mornlngnbouj of horsemen entered Charlos- town, Ind., and posted tho following notico all over the town & To Andrete Reynolds and wife, Sumuel Long, Andy Stons, Edward Washburn, Patrick 11, Cariey ¢ You are heroby notitied to leave tho Btato of Indiana Wwithin fiftcon days from duto or abluo tho consequences, A fow moro assaciates of thoubovo pertiva will taks warning Lereby, A# tirests linyo Leon 1nade ogainut o projerty of clll- zone, any ono act in_Obarlestown or vicluity will bo hold against the parties above named, Oug, two, threo, follow me, Bopf, B, 1873, Toynolds is_tho party throatoued in jail by the Vigilance Committee some days sinco, Con- :.ldemblu exoitomont provailod all day in Charlos- own, Suffocated Foul Afre Tirrsponai, Bopt. 5,—1'ho englucor and fire- man and two other cm{pl&you, ouldos soveral boye, wero ovorcomo by foul air fu Kaeliug's cosl it, South Bide, this afteruoon, whilo coming hrough with o full train, Tho Boy, nwod Mo- Olaiy, foll off n car und was run over. s hoad was cut oft. 'Two othor boys of the same namo woro found unvonsolous whon brought out, Tho engincer and firoman woro slightly burned Ly falling upoo the boiler, The ‘ train got boforo the partics woro suffocated, aud waastgpped by u man outuide, who, with presonce of mind, seelirg somothing wrong, jumped upon_ the locomotive aud stopped it. BAN_I'nanoisco, Bopt, 8,—In the Cave tupnel, . (et Tave Liucoln mjue, at or Oreok, twolve men Another Defaulter, A1, Touty, Bopt. 5,—F, A, Whitcomb, formerly Stato Agont of tho 8, Louis Mutual 'Lifo In- euranco Uompany for Indians, wko les figured horo In two lfl“cnllonn Yboforo tho United States Court for an injunction agalust tho Mutual Life Company, was arrosted this ovoning on a roqulsi- tion from the Govornor of Indlana, oharged with holug a dofaniter in tho sum of $20,000 of pollay promiums. o rosts In tho calabooso to-night, aud will probably bo taken to Indianapolls. WALL STREET. IRoviow of tho Gold nnd Produce Markotss Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridbune, New Yonx, Bopt, 5.—Considerablo oxcitomont provailed in Wall atroet yostorday ovor a decline ingold. For somo months pust {t hns bon tho ourront toplo of convorantion that Jay Gould, Honry M. Bmith, Borry & Helsor, and othor operators in tho stook and gold markots were o paol for tho purpose of bulling gold. On sovoral occasions thoy bought lots aggrogat- ing from §6,000,000 to ©10,000,000, and it was popularly supposed that thoy had about 840,000, 000 which thoy woro holding -for tho purposo of oroating n squooze. Thrap-fourths of tho bull cllque wore comparativoly succossful, for althongh thoy novor attempted o declsive opera- tion, yot they gradunlly, bt frmly, forcod tho prico upward until it ronched 116. Gonsiderablo slarm proveiled among tho boars and those morchants who were heavily short of gold agafngt tholr importstions, and voe rlous countor - monsures . wero suggostod. Within tho past fow days gold has declined from about 116 to 11534, without oxciting any marked attontion outsjde of & limiled circlo of dealers, Yoaterday morning, liowaver, the prico oponed at 1163, and_declined to 11437 mwid grent excitemont. Rumors of n startling nature 1looded tho street, but wore not to bo traced to any suthoritativegource, By somoe it was nssorted that the gold oliquo bud failon nsundor, aud that tho prico would doscond much moro rapidl: thon it had advanced. The rumor whicl moat agitated tho atreot was to the "effect thnt Jay Gould hed failed, Aunothor was to the of- foot that ho was unable to protoct his brokers with tho requisito margine.” They had paid out tho gold for. bis acoount, which ws tho_causo of tho dooling: il snother rumor had it that Jay Gould, having becomo very much involved, hI‘\? mado oo assignment of bis property to his wifo, BREADSTUFES, Tlour higher for most grades under. $7.60 ; other kinds hield highor and loss freely offored, Tho supplf of No. 2 and superflne s ex~ tremoly = limited, and shipping oxtras vory Bearos and want to an provions usles mado at $6.20@0.25. Tho do- mand for futnro continnes good. Minnesotag nro searca snd firm, Thero 18 a good demand for new ot a shado bottor prices. Bales of 81,800 brls, inoluding 14,500 brls for futuro, and 2,000 bris shipplug oxtras, sollor Soptombor, at $7.00; 1,000 brls oxtra Binte, for each month, Octo~ bor, November, asnd Dacomber, . at 87.00; 5,000 brls Woslorn oxtres for = Octobor, al £7.25; 5,000 brls foir oxtrn for October, at $7.00. Holdors of whoat havoe again advanced their views 8 conts per bushel, but ok this thodomand is modorate. Tho absouce of any nsgortment in_good Milwaukoo checlts bueincss, New wheat very scarce, and wanted. Tho absonco of sssortmont, and the oxtromo Prlcca askod, cheok business, = Tho do- mand is fair for milling. At tho close shippors hold off, Moro active call for borth-room from the gramn trado at highor ratos, but with this ex- coption tho market woa unchanged. The char- toring busincss was fairly activo and the market firm, with inquiry chiefly from the grain trade. WEATHER AND WATER. YWar Department Weathor Report. LOOAL ODSERVATION. Omicaao, Bept. 5, 1878, 5] le5] § 3 |Direction and =< B foree of wind, £ Hour of ob- scruatlon, 25 8842} 3 80.12) 60[63|N., fresh, Cloudy l50.23| 61(71(N."E., frosh, [Thret'y 30,94, 60I71|N,, fresh. [Lt, rain Maximum thermometer, 69, Minimum thormomotor, 64, < GENERAL, ODSERVATIONS, QinoAao, Hopt, 6—1 s, m, Tain + Bar.| Thr| Wind, 43(8., gentle, 56| W, froah, 318, Slution, Weather. Detroft.... G8IN,, trosh, Duluth';.."80:27] 53 W), gentle. Escanaba . 451, fresh, Fort Garry, I Keokuk , LaCrossi BUIN., geutle. Marqueite,. 39|N.'W.; freah, Hilwaukee, B8[N, fréab, 62|Calm, . 53N, gontle, Cloudly, 61|N.W., gentle, Cloudy, TROUADILITIES, ‘Wasnryarox, D. C., Bopt. b.—For Now Eug- lond, tho Middlo Statds, and Lowor-Laka region, tho baromoter will riso, with winds veering to {frosh and briak northwest and north, decidedly low temporature, und clear or partly cloudy woathor. For the Upper-Lako region and Northi- west, gonorally clenr weathor, with winds vooring to northerly and caatorly. For tho Ohio Valloy and Tennessoe, northwest to northeast winds, lower temporature, and olear or partly cloudy wonthor. For tho Bouth Atlantiv sud Guif Btatos oast of tho Misalssippl, gontlo and frosh winds, partly cloudy wosthor, sud uress of rain on the const. MISCELLANEOUS NEPONTS, Font Wax~E, Scpt. b,—Weathor vory cold this ovening, with prospects of frost. Bnow fell quito hrd thia morning ot Clam Lake, Mich. BTAGE OF WATEL, Daily roport of tho stago of water, with g;nngc:u in the 3¢ hours ending8 p. m., Sopt. 5, 78 ¢ QUANGE, Fail, 3 in, ATOVE LOW WATES, Rise, 6 in,. . 4 In) *Bolow high wator of 1671, . 1], RAUFMAN, Obsorver, Tioom 78 Mojor Bldck, Cbicago. tiisriluinecdinin FIRES. At 'Froy, Ne Y., Fond du Luc,Wis,, and Ohico, Cals ‘Tnoy, N. Y., Sopt, 5,—A firo on Ohlo stroet, Wost Troy, this morning, burned tiwolvo housos, Theo loss Is £40,000 ; Insurance $25,000, Epecial nspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Fonp pu Lao, Wis,, Bopt. 4.—A fire this evon- ing dostroyed the residences of M. Bainand J. H. Vauslyko and two bavns, involving s loss of 8,000, San Fraxotsco, Bopt. 5,—A firo at Chico do- stroyed twenty-fivo - buildings. Loso about 20,000, = e e National Wonlth, Frous the Omaha Itepublican, At tho U, P, Innd departuiont {anlardny wo woro shown Aod corn grown noar Willow Island station that was sixtoon feot in hoight. alko sod otatoos of mammoth sizo, Willow Ixland sta- ion is 260 milos west of Omabi, ontho U. P, and In in tho midst of that groat oxtent of nnunlq onee known a4 tho Great Amoerican Desert,” Thesa products of tho soil sliow how falso wau tho namo givon to that country in days gono by, Tho land on which theso polatoes and corn were rown was purohasod of the Railrond Company, a2, 1670, by Nichard Contomn, o sostion foromun, Wo woro also shown Utah speolmons just re- oolvod from Mr, Goorge Cratton, special agent of the Railroad Com]»nny to propare articles for exhibition in the Chiongo Mxposition, Mo hag oolleotod arave and Interosting varioty of min- orals, Wo noticed vich apecimons of ‘conl from Bouthern Utah, the most bestiful hlock of gran- ito that wo ovor saw anywhoro, papor mado in Balt Lake, potvified sns"e brush, munrlns of Utaly pottery, fine fire-olay, brioks from Utah; oto. | XRounion of 01a Sottlors of Adams and; Brown Counticg, Xingis, ; Orvro, 1L, Bopt, 6.—11o Old Hotlors' Asso~ cintion closed (holr fitth anuual convontion Lhis ovoniug, Hou. A, A, Glonn, of Mt. Btorlivg, Lorenzo Bull, of Quinoy, and other distinguished 4 Bottlocs ds AL tholz, old settlors dolivored addrossos aud to oxporfonces. Clayton waa solectod for the nox{ wooting, which takoes placo on tho first Thurse day and Fridny of SBoptomber, 1874, Lo l’olluwhlg offigers wero olectod for tho on- sulng yoars Presldont, Col. T. G. Blacl, Clay- ton, ro-eloctad; Vico-Prosidonts, R, 'Gran- villo Bond, Olnyton; Loronzo Bull, Q\\lnng; A, A. Glenn, B, Lorling, and nino othors; Boory. tary, Capt, J. O. Miller; Tronsuror, Georgo W. Boolh; Historian, Capt. Honry Asbury. Tho Convention wan in overy souso n BUCCORY, Thousiauds of pooplo wera presont, and tho oes ension prominos to bo a grand annual rounion of old gettlors and thoir descoudnuts, FORT} SILL. Tho Fcople at the Fort HMave Not Xilenrd of tho Massncres«Dry Wenther =sSatnnta and Big Treo Ioard Froms Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, LAwnenog, Kan.,. SBopt. 5, —Young Mr., Hue worth, son of Agont ITaworth, arrived Loro to« day from Tt, Sl Ilo loft tho Fort on tho lat inst. Dvorything was quiot at that date, aud the pooplo thoro bad not yot heard of tho story about tho massncre. Tho Indinns aro bobaving well, Tho Comnnches and Xiowas hiad not beons away from the roservation. During the month past the weathor was very hot and dry, and tha corn wag much injured. Satanta and Big Treo had boon benrd from. Thoy left Atoka, gndirm Torritory, in chargo of o large oscort of United Statos eoldiors on the 23d ult. VIRGINIA. Deaths by Lightninge-Itcsuits of a Duel. Rrcimonp, Ve, Sopt. 4. —During a_storm in Nansomond Coutity, tho houso of Charles L. Bumnor was Atruck by lightnlog, Two- of " Ins childron wore killed, and “hia wife and avothor cbild woro probably fatally injured, Pago McCarty, who killod ono Mordeeai in'n Quol, cannot bo tried ab presont, owing to tho uo- vority of bis own wounds. Mo will give ball in $10,000. SPECIAL NOTICES. It Is Xmpossible ‘To fgnora thoso torrible nameloss dlsoasos that aununily oWoop ko many liaploss victima fako tho rravo, Vo Are compollod o racognizo them, and it {8 tha Gooil § {an's ind ouro thoin, HELMBOLI s duty 10 trya S U stands unrivailed for all sucl discasos. tho gonul Thlo has proneiatavs yrivata propriotiey st waro of oountorfoits, JOHN F. HENRY, New York, Halo Agout. Schencelk’s Mandralo Pills, Theso pillaare composed oiclusizoly of vegotablo fne rodionts, and althouyli thoy - ontirol A of morcaty, do not leava'any’ of fta ivjarious oifocta. Thoy not directly upon tho livar, and araa valuablo Fame. dyin all cosos of dorangomont resulfing 1 al o atate- e’ that organ. Liver Our%ylgfllm.“n‘“x)‘rm; e Disorders, Tudigostion, goadachio, Tynhoid Fovar, dou ke all guccumb o Gl Fron so it s R grakn Pifis._For salo by nil drucgista and doalors, ORNAMENTAL METAL WOB}&— Gould Bros. & Dibbls, 149 & 151 S_’E't_tcist., Chicago. ORNAMENTAL .AND ARTISTIC METAL WORK, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Fountains, Vases, Statuary, Drinking Fountains, Aquariums, Deer, Dogs, Lions, Emblematic Signs, Copper ‘Weather Vanes, . Stablée Fittings, Crestings, " Iron Furniture, Bragkets, and Store Stools. EXCEISIOR LAWN MOWERS Agents for the French Patent BOULEVARD CHAIRS AND SETTEES, OAxonts for Younglove Architectural Iron o UV A8, Patont Muminated Tilo, FOR SALE. HOTEL FOR SALE. The Biegant Phonix ot In tho delightfal and prasperous clty of Bloomington, 1il., s offorod for salo—that Is, tho farnituen, tixtures, and loug loaso. Tho housa was upoiad in 187, and has ealogod an, wibrokon pasfug pactonago’ arur siuco. Ta providod with all modorn improvemanis, tile tloors, hot and oold bath rovms. Indeod it Is concedod by all trav- elars to bo tho most convenient and luxurious hotel out. 310 of Oilongo, and s tho only first-olass hatol I oo~ ington, Urgoa' otbor businoas i thy only reason for of- foring {ho Abovo pramlsos foraala. Kor ¢ompinin pactic ‘ulnza adddeors, or all an the propriotor, N, Cr KENEAS- TG Bloomfnaton, T o Olicaeh ein gafn full information by calling on H. M. WILCOX, Room$, ovor ‘Cook County Natlonal Bank, GRAND TRUNK RALLWAY OF CANADA, STEAMER FOR SALE, Tho Grand Trunk Ratliway Campany will bo proparod ta recelvo offora for tha purcliase of tho Steamor ** Intornn. toual," now plstug botwoon Fort Erdo and Buffslo. —Sha ina wéodun paddlo stosmor, and carrios 1 cars on bor dook, Wil iy for deifrery unon, tho comulation of tho *“Intoraational Bldgo, " duting (ho month of Octos bar noxt. Offurs for this steamer (o bo delisorod in Fort Erlo) wiil bo rocelved by the undorstgnod, . J. BRYDGES, Managlng Diroctor. Montreal, Aug. 13, 1433, FILLAG FPOLIES, Of all sizon, roady-made or mado ta order, Also, 8 good supply of Well-borors' Poles. Whito Ash Poloy, of all Bizon, always on hand, Orders loftwith GILBEWT U1 BAKD & JO,, 726 and 28 Bouth Water.st., will meot witls rompt atfontl NEW PUBLICATICNS. FARNMERS FOURTH OF JULY THE IMPORTANT ADDRESS Of 8, M, SMITH, Sccretary of the Mlinols Btate Farmers’ Association, beforo the Live ingaton County Farmors' Agsoofation, At Pontiac, on the Toweth of July, Is now ready for delivery s an 8-pago docus ment, for goneral circulntion. TFarmors’ Olubs and Grangea will bo supa plied at tho following rates: 2 ots, | 100 Copios...76 ota. Bingio Sopton. .8 ots: | 1,000 Copioa. . $6.06 Addross J. W. DEAN, TRoom 0 Tribuno Building, Ohi HAINES™ NEW TREATISE, For Justices of the Peace. Sixth Editlon, Revised, 1vol,850 1. 87.60. E. B. MYERS, Publisher, 093 Washington-st. POLITICAL. = A Card from the. Citizens of the Ninth Ward, Cmeaao, Bopt. 8, 1873, JOIIN D, RYAN, fisa.; . 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