Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1873, Page 1

¢ Ohicago Z ilp Teibnne, VOLUME 27. ‘WATOHES, . FINE ATCHES, 4 neuieious PAPERS ‘We have the largest assortment of Fine Watches in the West, which we are selling at remarkably low prices. ‘We have just received another large invoice of GOLD GUARD CHAINS. N. MATSON & (0., STATE &MONR(]E—STS.V 5 FID. TEIE: FIDELITY = DEPOSIT VAULTS, 143, 145 & 147 Randolph-st. For abaolute seourity, place your Monoy, Bonds, Valuable Papera, and othor valuablos 1 the VAULTS of the TIDELITY SAVINGS BANK . Safe Depository. The Bafo Doposit Vaults of this Institution are the strongost in the world, being built of Heavy Mosonry, snd lined with Hardened Bteel Platos nnd Burglar Moetal of 1mmense thickness, o single door weighing four tons. Theso VAULTS withstood successfully the grent CHICAGO FIRE, and are guarded by armed men doy and night. JOHN O. HAINEB, President. BUSINESS CARDS, COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, Tine Stationery BLANK BOOKS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 118 and 120 Monroe-st., Chicago. GEO. R. NOYES & MESSINGER, Paper Flour Sacks, BROOM BAGS, AND 151 Michigan FOR SALE, CHEAPCORN. For Bale, inlots to suit purchasers, the Corn damsaged by fire in the Ful- ton Elevator, corner of Canal and Carroll-sts, Apply on the premises. Hardwood Lumber For Sale Ats bargain, Oloslng out our entire stook, 100,000 feot fry Ash at cost.. 0. LAUBAGCH & 00,, 418 South Oanalst. BASE BALL, CRICKET, AND GYMNASTIO GOODS, st KILLEY'S, 8 Madlison-st., Tribune Bullding, “GUNS.” Broschloaders from $85.00, Muzrlelosdoers of all grades, Buyers, seo onr laat importations. B10GS, SPENOENR & 00., 835 Wabuhay, 100 Samples That essily sell for 810, with Oatalogus and Price List of T oo hloh: ah AnDos] profthof $1,000 oA e . Addi bomado, Bent for Ong DoHer, 2 etar Rapids, Toms. ENGRAVING. ENGRAVING 0 Wood, o, el Promptly and neatly execated by onr new process of Ohemical Bograving, Wearo proparsd to execuls Xa- gravings of Landsoapes, Bulldings, Maps, Portrails, andall kinds of Nllustrations, with grester perfection, and at lowez figures than it oan be done by hand. EDW. RUMMEL & J. M, HIRSH, Qhemtosl Engraving Oo,, 45 Statest., Obioago. Union Litho. Co. Eograving and Lithographing. 1,8, 6, 7a0d 9 Aichl n-av, Biilled Workmanabi) jutok Time. TATOHWAY COVERING. To (e Owuers and Ocompants of Buildings Requiring Protsstion of T AT O W AYS. B, BURLING has seoared. the exolastro sight to mako and nse the BAVETY AUTOMATI TOHWAY UOVEIING, and is now preparod to exeouts orders {or s samo. Fartios {aterostod can abtain full information E}-wnu‘-«n . the, oflce of ¥, BURLING, 30 it coru ! Sboration &4 120 and 18 South Water-at., Ohicago. JEWELRY, oo JEWELRY s oo A L. MILLER JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH, 183 & 1856 Wabash-av., Botwoen Monros and Adame-sts. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Neapollian Jewwelry {n Real Coral and Romau Camens, P O SR |SHARP & LORD .CO., under the firm namo of ____ADVERTISING, 45c. 45c. ‘Will insert Advertisoments in tho OF CELIC.AGO, VIZt Advance, Interior, Standard, N. W. C. Advocate, FOR 45 CENTS PRR LINE, or $6.30 por inch of 14 LINES, onch insertion, ¥~ We pay particular sttention to Oity Dailies and defy competition. Addross (HICAGO ADVERTISING AGENCY, Lind’s Block, Randolph-st. 45c. 45c¢. HOW WfiifiR | ADVERTISE! Hee Ohicago Tedgor of Sopt. 6, containing 1iats and full partioulars, or spply to THE REWSPAPER UNION, 114 Monroe-st S—— DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. The copartuership horotaforo oxlsting undor tho firm namo of HALL, KIMBARK & CO. ia this day dissolved by mutual consont. "All business of tho Iata firm will bo sattlod by the juntar partnors, under the firm namo of KIMBARK DBROS. & Q0., elthor partnor of th late firm having authority to sigm tho old firm namo in liquidation. K. G. HALL, 8. D. KIMBARK, GEO. M. KIMBARE, D. A, KIMBARK, BENJ, W. UNDERWOOD. Ohlcago, Sept. 1, 1673 COPARTNERSHIP. The undersigned havo this dey formed a copartnorship 3 suceossors to tho late firm of HALY, KIMBARK & KIMBARK BROS. & CO. All asaots and Usbilitios of tha Iate firm aro horaby aa- sumed and will bo sottled by us. B. D, KIMDARK, GRo, B, KIMBARK, BEN3. W. UNDERWOOD, D. A, KIMBATK. Ohicsgo, Bopt. 1, 1873, KIMBARK BROS. & 00. NOTICE. 1 have sold my ontiro interest in the firm of HALL, KIMBARK & 0O. to my lato partners, who, with in« creased capital and factlities, will continuo Ita business, On retiring from meroantile pursuits, I take occaslon to thank the patrons of the old firm, and the public, for the patronsge bestowed during tho past twonty years, and to ‘commond the new firm 10 thetr wnfln\\udxf'uor. G. HALL. Ohicsxo, Bopt. 1, 1678, —————— WORSTEDS, EMBROIDERIES, &o. BURKITT, SUTTON&STANLEY, Retail—68_ STATEST,, Wholesale—117 SOUTH FRANKLINT, Have now in stook and are receiving & splendid assortment of Canvas Em~ broideries, Zephyr Worsted, German Yarns, Hosiery, and Knit éoods, in great variety. NOVELTIES! Another Involos of tho Most Brilliant Worsted Embroideries Just Arrived, at G.'MENDELSON’S, 34 WASHINGTON-ST,, near State. COMMISSION MERCHANT. J. C. MAYBERRY, COMMISSION MERCHANT, (irain, Grass Seeds, Doossed Hogs, 8, NO, 2 CHAMBER OF COMBERCE, CIICAGO. Fr Lumbor purahissod by the cargo oF aroad; also, 57, &o. Farm Maobine: WANTED, CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1873. oo OTEE CONCERT. Grandest Scheme Ever Known, ourth Grand Gift Conert TOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY. 12,000 Cash Gifts, $1,500,000. $250,000 for BSO. Th Fonrth Grand Gift oncart authorizad by special Tt iy, wkepihos fn Papllo ihn Uely ‘Wednesday, Dececmber 3, 1873. Only sixty thousand tiokota will bo sold, Tho tckets arg Qividod loto ten coupons of parte. this Goncort whieh wiil bo. tho,grandost musica) ks e Waprecedont & dispiay ovor witnotsod ta this country, sum o $1,500,000, Dirtded into 13,000 cash gitts, will bo distributod by lob among the tickof-holdora. ONE GRAND CASH GIT' 10 Cash Glfts, 810, 30 Cnah Gifts, 50 Cash Gifts, 80 Cnsh Gifts, 100 Cnab Gifts, 160 Cush Gifts, 250 Oaab Gifts, 3256 Cnsls Gifts, 11,000 Cash Gifts, Total, 12,000 Gifts, ALL OASH, amounting to. 81,500,000 e T hiee 21 patd In proportion 25201 tokats fola. A SR st PRICE OF TIOKETS. e e e Bt for a1 001 20§ coupon, $6.00; Hloven - Wholo o Rt 00 5,00} dioror, Aol Tickots for 8b.umi.ol oY Whole Tioketa for 810,000,00, No discount axl loss tfhan ola s a tim "Pickots now roady for saio, and all orders accempanted byt money promptiy 8" Libora Torma. aivon to osa who by o soll again. i (TH0S. B DRANLETTE, nt Publ, Libr. K. snd Manngor Gift Coacorty bl }n‘{':‘ii‘n" Bulldify, Joumio Rr. 4 o vent irast o thy Bormo ofice'at Loniavile. © SAFES AND LOCKS. _ M{Q@Q ! Important to Bankers, County Treasurers, Business Men GENERALIL Y. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will bo pald to auy person who can provo that ono of our BURGLAR- PROOF, or FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF BAFES hea ovor boon brokon open and xobbed by burglam upt tho presont timo. HALL'S SARE & LOCK CO. Cinclnuatt, Sapt. B, 178 FINANCIAL. Preston, Kean & Co, BANKERS, Buccessors to LUNT, PRESTON & KHAN. 1 SIDE WEST SIDE, 16720 TH TR o] cor. Toioh & Holsiod ats, ‘Reocoive Deposits, Discount Businoss Pa- 4 per, and transact a rogular Banking business, With tho same CAPITAT snd facilities.as heretofore. COAL. COAT. MINER . AMES & €0, Principal Oflce—1 West Bandolph-st. Tackawanna . .. Lehigh...... WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Tiberal Reduction mado on Coal by the Otr Load. COAI per, ton. VI M NG B HILL,. 0 . M. & J. F. OLCOTT, Omoe, 146 LaSalle-at. Yard, 1 North Markot-at. o ANTED—AGENTS..FROM B7) Yo 8250 per month, verywhoro, o sell oo} of the moat usoal articles evor tnvontod noeded in ovory family, Sond for Olron-Ji Iar, Address, opoomMB & 00, 157 Btate-st., Omoado, Tl §) PROPOSALS, PROPOSALS FOR SCHOOL SITE, Near Corner of Twenty-sixth-st. and Western-av. Bealod proposals will ba recolved ab tho OMco ol the Board of Jtducation, Keom 34, 4 and 88 Lasallo. 4l Ratucday, Sopt. 4. ety at 1. o goll to tho cly & 00l Blta flot 1oss thisn 160 fost fradty in tha vicialty of X and Wostorn-av, _Broposals to bo ad dressed to tho, ' Commitiee on Buildings and Grounds, " o 3 and tadorsed ¢ Proposals for Muhnu‘lfill & 1INRTON, Otork Board of Kducativn, TO RENT. TO RENT. A good tenan oan have, wta ront that will ba entirely satiffactory, & Arsto tore, noar complotion, on Wa- Bash-av., opposite the Matteson Houss, aud one bloo E. ) ding. trom O et 0 VAN HUILAAOK, @ Dastorn-at, HATS. GENTS' DRESS BUSINESS HATS, MEETINGS. Masonic. Communioation of 1L W. B A, £, and A, M., this (Wadhos o'cluok, at Lemsing Hall, No. 13 Nor work ou 3d Dexrce. Visiting brothren nnmln!“ Uy ontor W BT, 0. GOLLINS, L 1.~ Bumuions communioatton Wodno Attention, Sir Xnights. Bpootal conolava of it. Durnard Commandacy, No. 85 n look,” Work K. T,, this (Wed evening, At 73 o' 5 o ot K0 A Jjur Hop POLITICAL. The Author of the Salary-Grab Has No Show for the Gov- ernorship of Mas- sachusetts. Butler Angry, Despondent, and Con- vineed that o Showed Bad Judgment in Running This Year. His Waning Fortunes Endan- gering His Standing in " the Party. ; He Will Save Mimself by Shielding the Administration in the Resolutionss Tinois County Nominationg~-Con- ventions ' Announced. Political Complexion of the Cali- fornia Legislature. Tho Massnchuscits Campalgn, Special Disoatch to The Chicago Trivune, A PEX-TIOTUDE OF VANQUISIIED BEN, ‘WonoxsTeR, Bept, 0.—At tho Boy Stato Houso, in this clmy city, & cazoworn man was scen to stand to- day in s private parlor, beforo an open door, for ho covoted publicity oven in desth, I wis.called to go snd look at him, Xt was B, ¥, Batler, Ho was chiew- ing a toothpick, and bis faco was very red, Holookod downcast snd uneasy, and askod questions of certaln w0 or throe dopondonta who camo i, hat in hand, ss if ho woro cross-pxamining in & cass whoro he had no fee and ;o personat intorest in the defondsnt, Around tho door, pecping inat tholate wild beast, was n continuously roploted orowd of forly or ffty peoplo, Thoy noted his low forehead, roinforced by euperinoumbent baldness, his ‘woary air, the fall of his cyolid, and his consclousness of belug obsorvod, Buch was the portraltof the su~ thior of tho salary-grab. THR SURROUNDINGS. Outaido of tho door, pinned ©p in thoughtlessness or malico, was & very large placard thua inscribed: “Washburn, 502 ; Butlor,422 ; Conteated,t0, Butlor do- featod in sny event,” and while his adherents read this with growing melancholy, the question proposod all around the corridors wae, “ Will Butlor bolt 7" Somo of his moro pasalonste friends, Who sorved him from 0 motives of interest, said: “It in his true polioy,” “If 16 bolta," said ono, “he will carry tho Stato and stop tlia dominstion of oligarchs. Hocan take off 40,000, es, 45,000, Democratio votos, The Adminiatration st Washington can’t afford to 0o him beaton. Grant, 20 Bontwoll, and Bichsrdson, and tho wholo Cabinet aro bound o seohim through, for ho has thelr promiso, and can 1050 nothing by making his own game," At Buch froquent intimations as this, Fodoral ofiico-hold= ors would look unessy ond roply, ‘/Tut, tut; the General f8 t00 loyal o Ropublican 'to bolt & regular nomination.” All Dutler's opponcnts wated bim to bolt, All tho Democrata who meant {0 yoto for him wanted him to bolt, Ho was played uponall doy by themoro pasalonate of those, and gevoral times his Doturally mutinous mind was wandering - as if ho folt that it was nobler to go down in ono_scintiliaut cam- pulgn, than o droop ‘and Loe diminished porsonags reafier in sdministration politics, At 2 o'clock ho remarkod 0 & delegato wh calmly discusaing tho situstion with gfm, ""xc:yum ot 40 Lo run Ahis year, It was bad judgment, but tho zoal of mins enczny hath caten mo up." Agaln ho dincunsed all the pouslbilitics of success anon inde- peadent Bepublican candidate, and reforred to Sawyor and the South Carolina Republicans who liad bolted and been received back futo tho bosom of the Adminis- tration, 83 if to confirm hia disposition for some such deaperato movement, Mo remarked: - * Graut daro mot fight My st s socuro in _Congroas, g0 back thoro, snd make & motion to cancel {he back-psy measiro und carry it T nevor noeded tho backs Zog, € tho Presklont did» Butlers rist aud broken lscourso all this aftornoon showed & man wavering, sud out of sorks with tho perk myeus 8 0 period, ADDEED BOUTWRLL in hia presonce ns a snoak whobad nevor lifted his baud to belp him out of dilemma, Yot Dout- well's chiof appointeo, W, A, Bimmous, Bupervisor of Internal Revenue, had beon all aloug his most unscrupulous and rascally supporter, TAis man had indiroct control of tho Charlesiown Navy ¥ard, whore thero wers soveral hundred tomporary laborers. Boptwell himself, apparently dublous aa to Butler's chance, and satisfied with own promotion to tho Benate, kopt out of tho way, snd, so far as known, wroto hothing and sent nothing of advice or good cheer, Simmons had oxpocted to go to Congressss succeasor of Bamuel Hooper, whose dirty work in the Bixth or Negro Ward of Tioaton ho has uporintonded, disburaing money, snd flogging in._voters for Hoopor, ANOTITER FRIEND OF BUTLED. Ushor, tho United States Marshal, was also very activo for Buller, and ho cblefly drew down tho usi- ususlly pevere editorial articles in the generally tame and listless Advertiser nowspapor. The roughest of thesoarticles have beon yariously ascribed to Charles Tiale, to Alexander to Walter Allen, and {oP, W, Ohandler, tho Iatter a friond of the late Gov. Andrew, ‘TULE UPIISING OF THE BEQULAR PADTY PLxss in the Stato agninst Dutler has been in the main tame, excepting tho Adcertiser, Tho Boston Post (Demo- cratic) has been also very severs, considering it gave Dutler a sort of quasi support two yesrs ago, Homa people ascribe this change of tactica to the Post- Otlico extension, carriod by Lutler, which it is sald Jillabsorb tho bost's fine new office, Over the head of ar QRANT 18 OURSED by tho rogulsr or regency Ropublicans with & wild sturdiness which must amozo timid cohioris of that Groat Attritionist, *What beat Butler 17 aaked your correapondent of ‘one of the great Hoar famlly, of Worceator, “Woll,” wsa the roply, “his growiog cussedness worked sgainst him, but, with tho common pooplo, (1o alary-gray fnishid bl That put iz on the'defensive all over the State, and he is not good on tho defensiva 'WANRINGTON'S SIARE IN THE WORX, Amongst the active pooplo hero all day bas besn W. B, Robinson, a legislativo offico-liolder and & nowspaper _writer over the algnature of War- Ho published = @;m hlet on tho g 1t up to Butler, ond fo-dsy lLie haa been put to work making the alates for tho i, Bineren st B ip e unced by Butler 10 cam) ant romis nonco to-lay shows that Butler mm v aa well a8 upon tho districts, well's mwn‘nwndl delegates againat him, His s manifeated only in the thres eastern counties of Buffolk, Essex, and Middlesox, whero he could get Democrats to invade the Republ caucusos, TIE CAUOUS BTTEM nlmmgl other things, is bLelng flercely denounced over tho Stato, Dutler has carried about two-thirds o tho delegates of thociies bulf the delogatea of the [0 51 ary towns, and ho has lost the agris cultural towns almost ‘wholly, a5 coxvaiczion, Thero are 1o be in afl 1,100 delegaies presont to-mor- row, An unusually largo Convontion, snd the faces of iho delogates niready arrived lndlcate s very ro= spoctablo and worthy body of Washburs will not bo horo, His Private-Socrotary, Bldney Androws is looking "out for him, and hia Jitimote friend an neighbor, Oharles Allen, Attornoy-Genoral, is alsomaz- abaling his forces. Bolh the Hoars are in the field, the youngest, George, being up to tho tautoat pitch of combativences, and tho Judge wmiing blo cold, 2 smilo, a8 us a8 oV ing wos going on well for tlie Lord's eloct, i a THODABLE XFFECT OF DUTLER'S DEPEAT, *What will be tho effoct of Butler's defeat wifliull compared to that of his defeat two years ogo?" dbia question was asked of My. Banborn, of Loston, *“'The woral effect of his dofeat, this yoar,” said Hanborn, “will not bo 80 motable s Bls formor de- feat; but the politfcal effsct this year will bo sppalling to him, He is in a mensure thrawn out- sideof tho party—vomitod out of it. It will bo to- morrow tle allenation of Butler from the Ropubli- can orgauization of the Blate, and a serving of notica on the Administration that he e not to be rocoguize licreafter by the respectable nien of the ‘mrt}' o uentralize his defeat," concluded Mr. Sanl lor will probably attempt to shield the Adininistration from attack in the resolutions, In thls bo may suce ceod,” Y uskod furlher if Dutior could hiold ke Essox District u uny ovent, ¢ Not if ho bolts,” wan the ane swer, A large Republican majority thers wili disown Ditu "unloss covered with the yarty regls, It is uotico- 8 o Distriot-Attorney of Boston, aud Oonty, trict Altorney, valuable to be put in jeops ablo in this struggle, how cleverly Butler kan fow’ Tedf oly o Asslxlant Diss Fadoryl attornoys ars too ardy in Wuuul' oconteat, Burt, the Boston Postwss er, u EXIT QUT OF TR WAX 8 TO0LY n ord, whom o lo| praotizes in ' this court, aud the lorlo!;u not boen able to do much, o Ruasell, tho Col- of Toston, hiss worked his lavel bost. THE GREAT FIOUT, 88 1t now sooms, will be ovor tho rosolutionn to con- aura back-pay and Crodit Mobilfer, and to_Yobuke the TFodoral Administration for sceldng to tramplo down tho froo oxpression of Mlassachusstls in opon party convention, TOW TiMH COUNTIRS BTAND. A cnrsory roviow, to-night, of tho coiinties of the Blate shows Barnatablo, which isinhabited chisfly by fishors and sailors, in favor of Butier: Borkshire, Dawea’ county, s almost wholly Washburn, Evon the 1oosao Tunnel laborers sond Washburn delegaton. Dristol County fs fivo 0 ono for Washburn, It a8 county strong for prohibition, and ‘Buffington's cone stituonts ropudiate Dutler, although Oakes Amee! towy. of Easton supports him, * Dukos County, thy slsnd county, {scqually divided, Whiltier's town of Ames. burg gous for Butler, athough (he post 18 decidedly ;g;lmo h“! udent; a Amlw;nr O ed(l,. atudonts. and | profossors - repudie oto Butler, tov‘r‘n n!fl flul::\P i ring's mainly for Duilor. Washburn's Gounty of Franklin 1n 80}idfor him, unlike Essex, Butlor's county, whore ‘more than one-third of the dlegates are gainat thcis Congrossman, Tho City of Springfeld Is 11 to 4 in favor of Butlor, whilo 'the county is nearly equally ivided, Itampahire, tho most intelligent county in tho Btato, is ovorwheliningly Washburn, Derkhiro is “| for Butler, Quinoy, where the Adams family realds, repudiates Dutler altogethor, Piymonth County is w0 $o one for Washburn, Woreester County, whero tho Hoar family roside, gives Waskiburn 115 delegates t029 for Butler, DUTLER WAS REPULAED . in bl attompta to coguotto for the Aupport of the Springtld Repubiican, and for, tho favor of the TTon. Charles Sumner, To both of the above lic sent mea- snges sollciting a troaty, Even Wendell Phillips Liss turned hs back upon Lim, BECOND DISPATOT. Wonceszen, Mass,, Bept, 0—9 p, m. TR WASHDURNITES JUBILANT. Tho Washbwrn headquarters to-night were the scene of quiet Jubilation when & Joume college-bred man gob up on a chair, cleared his at, and read na follows: ‘GENTLEMEN: Tho roturna “g to ‘moment sho that Gov, Washiburn has received 603 votos; that Gen, Butler has rocolved 440 voles, and that there are of doubtfol voies 41, Aftor & fow migutes, tho same young man rose, snd -ngounud a8 loll?rzl H ol L " ‘, ENTLEMEN ; 0 snske §8 not only scotched, but X think, kitlod, Gov. Washburn haa rocoived 606 yotea * Gen, Dltlor nnd doubtful, added togothier, only 484 volar,—a cloar mejoriy, 5 any eveat, for Waslibusz, Satisfaction withont notss waa sed on ovo) o tho Cone Duainess of burn delegates aro T vention liss adjourn importance on Wedneadoy. o brought to your sttention.” This is supposcd to be tho onthusing of tho dolegates to reaist any covert nttompt Butlor may mako to dofeat tho ticket, Itis also fnterproted to mean a detorring of Dutlor eekiag to proloug the soeslon of tio Convenc ion o latont 0 may tirs out the ‘Waahburnites, o " THE QNEAT QUAGTION OF TITE NIAMT 1a whothior Butlor will attompt to bolt snd_run inde- pendently, He hisd loft his parlors and gone lnto con= foronco Swith Uslier, erman of Lawrenco, Barnoy of Now Bodford, and thio smallor {ry of his satellites, ‘TIE CONTERTED DELEOATIONG, Tlis main right arm, Stmmons, Supervisor of Rev- onuo, 18 moanwhile engaged with the Btato Central Ex- scutive Gommittee, and ho {s resolute sgainst any rov- olutionary measure, Ho hos voted all of this aftor- noon in’ committes in & conclliatory way, moving, amongst other things, to havo both dolegations from Northampton, Tho Washburn mon mean to contest iho Lawrence and Springfeld dolegations, which are favorablo to Dutler, and have been accorded o by the Committeo, H10W THE OENTRAL OMMTITEE STANDS, The Central Committoo itaclf stood, until to-day, 7 for Butler to 6 for Washburn, To-day's eventa have mado it a o, Sevoral of Butior'a mombers aro craw- Sabing, Tho wholo Committce will bo reorgunized to- “morrow in opon convention, and it is thaught that William W, Iico, of Worcostar, who led in Washe burn’s favor two yosra ago, will be piaced In the Chafrmonship. Ho'fs & relativo of Gov. Washburn, TnE TMPONTANT COMMETTEEOF RESOLUTIONG, will bo intrusted, according to report, to Judge Hoar, of Concord, The dulicato rolations of this gentleman to tho President as n_former Cabinet officor and 8 & ‘proaumod candidate for tho Ohlef Justiceship forbid fhio pronpoot that ho will introduce ‘any reaotution of cenguro on tho Prostdent, but it s mootod that ho will havo n codiel Introddced censuring tho habit of making Fedoral oflco-bolders agonts' 1n State con- THE COMMITTEE OF OREDENTIALS will probably be headed by Col, Hopkins, of Greon- feld, Washburn's own town, ‘coNoLUsION, Tonight therols no muslo, ho speaking of an kind, slthough {ho straats are full of people, and M the Liotels aro crowded, and aru-chairs engaged. But. ler's headquarters are scantily filled with a blue Jook- ing nssortment of cut-purses and havgers-on, wonder- ing whoro they can. find o now mastor, The downfall of tlie Xasox braggart and nuthor of the back-pey grab {8 apparently well-ussured. 17 the Aasoclated Press.] ‘WonoEsTEn, Mass., Sopt. 0.—Tho Republican Btate Couvention to nominate candidates for Governor and Htats officers, will meet in thia city to-morrow. 1 day long incoming tralus hiave been crowded with del- «cgates &nd prominent politictans from -all parts of the Siato, and to.night LL0 City 18 full uf strangers, Tha Btate Central Committee mot early this morning, and Wil probably bo in session neazly oll night, hearing $ad dacidiog upon the clama of conteati deloga- one, Gen, Butler, who fs n delogate from Gloucester, ar- rived this aftornoon, and has taken quarters at tho Bay Stato Houso, Butler's faction engaged Mechanica’ Hall, which {s tho largest holl in the city, for this evening, but, contnr{b (an?nn!ml oxpectation, no ‘meeting waa held, and the hall has not been opened. ‘The Convention will meet at 11 o'clock, and orgauize by the cholco of ex-Gov, Bullock, of his city, us Chatrman; John B, D, Coggswoll, Chairman of tho Committee on Credentials ; and ex-Gov. Clafiin, Chair- man of the Commitioo on Besolutions, Tho names of tlo Hon, Georgo F. Hoar, snd Charles Hale, of Bog~ m, will appear on the Commitiee, Tho list of delogates received at tho Spy office, up 101 o'clock a, my, foots up : Waahburn, 616 ; Buller, 401 ; doubtful, 23, There are {El ‘unbeard from four fowns, entitled to seven delegates, Will County (Il1.) Republican Convens ton. Spéctal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. JorxET, IlL, Sopt, 8,—The Ropublican County Con- yention assembled in this city, this forenoon, to nom- inate candidates for the soveral offices to b fllod this fall, Amos Savage, of Homer, was called to the Ohair, and L, A, Baker aud A, L. Granger appolnted Becro- taries, Tho Commitieo on Resolutions presented resolutions of tho xegulaw Ropublican tenor, which woro unani- ‘mously adopted, In substauce thoy aro as follows : First—Reaflirining confidenco in tho integrity of the Ropublican party, ond doclaring it capabls of solving tho questiona of the prosent aa it hoe thoso of tho puat, ‘Second—Declaring that railroad companies aro crow- tions of law, and a3 such entitled to no privileges not conceded to' {ndividuals, Third—Dreclarig in favor of an intor-tato rallway 1aw, Fourth—Opposing sy farthor land-grants forall- wways or other corporations, S {th—Demanding tho repeal of tho salsry-grab law. ‘Sizth—Doclaring tho mining and manufacturing in- tateata of the country entitled €0 tho same conalders~ tion s tho agrioultural, ‘Seventh—Condemning the Oredit Mobilier and other plundering schomes, and demanding the punishment of all concorned thorein, Eighth—Demanding tho modification of the Reve- nuo Taw of the State, 6o far a5 it authorizea the tazae tion of property in tho namo of both dobtor and crod- to Ator. The Convention then procesded o solect & candidate for County Judge, ‘After two ballots, on motion of Mr, ZLoonard, br. 8, 0. Camp, of Wilmington, was doclared tho unsulmous nomineo for Gounty Judgo, Mr, William T. Cston wss nominatod for County “Treasurer, aud i, O, A, Hilton for Gounty Sehool Buperintendent, The DoRalb County (Ill) Farmer's Convention. Correspondencs of The Chicago Tribune, Crearon, 1, Sopt, 6, 1873, The De Kalb County Farmers’ Convention met, pure susut to call, at DoKalb, Bopt. 6, The Hon, John M. Ourry, of Bquaw Grovo, was clocted Olalrman, On taking tho Ohalr, hio 6aid 1o consldored Limeelf high- 1y honored by th Convention in placing him in that position; and that he did not fialter the members when he sald that in them lay the future prosperity and wolfare of DoKalb County. Ed, Leach, of Malta, waa then elocted Secrotary; and Volaskl Hix, of tho City Weekly, of Bycamore, Assistant Socrotary, Tho Convention proocoded to nominste b ticket for county oficers, For Gounty Judge, W. W. Bedgwick, of Sandwichy Tuthor Lowell, of Bycamors, tho present inowmbent § and E, L. Mayo, of Bycamoro, wera preaonted, The first formal ballot stood : Bedgwick, 53; Lowell, 43 Mayo, 6; and W. W, Scdgwick wea'doclarod tho nominee of the Convention. ¥or County Olork, Oassius L, Conrad, tho prosont incumbeut, was presented. Tho ballot™ res itad sa follows: Conrad, 89; Kirkpatrick, 16; and Conrad ‘was declared the unauimous choice of the Convention, For Gounty Treasuror, Robert Hsmpton, of Paw Taws Gagl, A, L. Wollsy of Miiang aud Wil L, McDowell, of ¥ranklin, woro prescnted. ‘On tho frst formal ballot, Hampton recelved 83 vates; McDowell, 17; Wells, 1; Roberla (tho Ropublican nomines), 13 and Robert [ampton was declurod the unanimous choice of the Convention, Jor County Superintondont uf Behools, on the for- mul ballot, If, P, Hall received 85 votes; Orosevt, 471 and I, P, Hail way declared the chiofco of the Convens ‘Toasuror, a8 41 am ua on, Robort fl!mx{an, the nomineo for callod on, aud reapondod ea follows spoech-miker, and, if I was, could not make auy after iho ‘groat honor you Liave conferred upon mo, I nover apest any monod elootioncortng in my life, bud Lave e o svond thia timo, sud, if I am elected, you will ave to do it." [Grost spplauso.] ‘Fiho Ton, 3. M, Gurry was noxt called upon, and said that, £ Lo dld not Tully ropresont the views of the fsrinors, would get out of the way, sud lot some other fisve the Preaidency of tho county organi- xplalned Low Lo hay === +=*"or. zation, tunes of the Ropublican party sinca its commencement, ut that it wat 100 carrupt for him now, He denied that the farmars, in their presont moysment, wers trg' ing 10 resurreat tho Domooratic party § denaunced the Tiepublican pross of the country for ridiouling the formation of & now party ; and retired amid tremen~ dous Elmlo. A volo of thanka was extended to the Chairmsn for the sblo mannor in which hs had presided over the mooting. Arcaolution was introduced to adopt tho Livingaton County Farmors' Platform, which was unanimously oarriod. A Central Gommiltee of ivo was sppointed s fol- lows: D, ¥, Warren, Willism Frazer, J. D, Oardon, ~ Behoonmakor, and John M, Ourry, "The procoodings were yory harmonfons throughout, Tho speoches and resolutiona sirongly denounced monopoly, corruption, and thieving in overy form. ho Contral Commitios was inatrucied to call s mass-meoting in Ootober, snd to determine the place. ‘The Convention then adjourncd. Iprediot a triumphant viotory for the Farmers' Antl-Monopoly party of DeKalb County the No- ‘vember election. Colorod Mews Meoting in New Work. NS Yonr, Hopt, 9,—A mast-meoting of colored cite 1zens was held to-night at the Gooper Iustitute, tohear tho views of the colored Benstors from Louisisna with regard to political grievances in that Btate, Col, Charlos Spencor presided, and briefly sddressed the mesting, oxplaining its objcct. Gon. Cheater (colored) then aeddressod tho moeting, Ho roviewed tha caroor, of tho Ropublican pariy since tho daya of slavery, and urgod evory colored man in the Unitod Btates to ospouse iia dootrines, Repub- canism was the salvation of hlsck mon, snd their free- dom, even with its powerful afd, wss gained through blood and massacre, Gov, Warmoth, whon he firat ran for offics, was an avowod Ropublican, but no Hooner had ho ébisinod the reins of government then $o abandonod bis party and cofncided with the Demoo- racy, sad, fraud of tho most corrupt olat~ ncter, cansod the ballot-boxes st the last ~ election to bo staifed 0 that Telther white nor black Ropublicena had s falr chance at tho polla, ruption, bril addressed tho mceting in the same strain, aftor which resolutions wore adopied condemning the conduct of Warmoth and eanctioning that of.. Kellogg, Judge Du~ roll, and Presidont Grant, and callingon the colored Fa08 North aud Bouth to support Grant’a Administra- tlon, “Throughiout, his carcor was one of cor- , ond froud, Several other speakors Labor-Rotorm Convention ot Pottss ville, Pa. POTTSVILLE, Pa., Ee&xt. 9.—A Labor-Reform Conven- tion sasembled in the Court-House here to-day, James T, Kelloy waa electod Ohairmon, and in & short specch declarsd he had no aMifation with eithor the Tepublican or Demooratie parties, but was s Labor- Toformer. first, last, and all the time. Resolutions gy party in this county to adhere to the Dfln:lg:nl Inid down fn the Golumbnn Platform, and subsequently enun- ciatod by tho Labor-Oongress at Oloveland, donouncing tho importation of ceeap Ohinese Iabor advocating {ho eatablishment of a uniform nationai rofa of interest snd rights of labor a8 opposcd to capital ; denouncing $hio salary-grab, Oredit Mobilior, oto; advocating tho impoeition of a tax upon coal, to be' devoted to the crection and maintenance of a hoapital for thoso in- Jurod in its production and transportation § :pprmn% 1he establishment of homes nnd schools for saldiors’ and sailors’ orphan ; advocating tha reduction of tho ‘hours of labor, snd ‘spproving the prosent eystem of cducation. 3 Rock Xeland County (111, Republican Convontion. Special Dispatch to The Chioago Tribune. Roox _IALAND, IIL, jopt. 9.—The Republican ‘County Convention mot here to-day, Wwith a full ate tendance, Unusual infercet waa manifested in the result, an tho Court-House was overcrowded with spoctators, Tho Hon. 8, 8, Guyer, of Rook Istand, ‘was nominated for Judgo; John N, Cook, of Rural, for Oounty Olerk ; Jobn Cloland, of Edglngton, for Treasurer; M. M, Sturgon, of Rock Island, for Su- periutendent of ~Bchools, Cook and Olowsud are farmors and leading mombars of the Grongo ordor, Politicnl Complexion of the Colifornia i Legislature, BAN Fnaxcrsoo, Sept, 9.—Tho DBulletin componilion of the next State Logislature : cans, 44 ; Independent, 30 ; Democrats, 40, Bixty-ons votea will bo roquired to elect a Benafor, Tho Inde~ poudenta and Republicans togother ‘would cast 80 votes, Assuming that some hold-over Ropublicans vote for Booth, his strength ot the outsot would be greater than any other candidate. ivea tho topubli- Declines o Nomination, Speotat Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune. Monnis, i), Sopt. 0.—Tho Hon. Lewis P, Lott, nominated by tho Farmers' Convention, on Sabirday, Yor Gounty Judge, immedlatety ont 1o & persmptory refusal to nccopt the nomination, but the same wan not read, Ho stated to hia friends that hie Lad no notion of Dolni kickedabout in a political couvass for an vffico o did not want, The Adams County (X Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Qumiay, 11l Bept. 9.—Th can Gonvention is called to 1noet st Camp Polnt, . 3, to nominate csndidates for County’Judge, Olerk, lroanuror, aontative, Orcgon Congressional Nominatio BAN Fraxorsoo, Sept. 0.—The Democratic S Convention at Tortland, Oregon, to-nlglt, nominate 3., Neamith for Congress on the ifth billot. SWIFT JUSTICE. Conavan Sentenced to iho Peniten- tiary for Lifo. Speciat Disputcn to The Chicago Tribune. GraD Iapips, Mich., Sept, 9.—Your reporter went to Muskegon this morning, snd found atrict quict provailing, Tho impression was purposcly given out that the Judge could mot arrive, and that Canavan's trisl would bo postponed, At 10 o'clock, however, tho Grand Rapids Guard, 8fty-eight in num- ber, wero drawn up in front of the Court-House, and Canavan was brought nto tho court-room, when Judgo Giddings and thenecessary officors, with & fow spoc- tators, iad takon seats, Tho prisonor’s counsel spoke Do word of defenso, nor ssked any clemency, Ho only #aid : “Tho prisoncr plosds guilty.” ~ On being qucs- tioned by the Judge, the prisoner sald tho same. Tho sentonca was brief snd forcible, in thess words: “I do mot propose to rend you 3 leotuze on the enormity of your crucl and deteatable crimo, Your ¢ offenso is rank ; it smella to hoaven.’ It only remains to fmposo upon you tho extremost pen- alty knoyn o tho law, Tho Court now sentonces you fo herd labor in tho Stato Prison for the remninder of our naturl )ifo, During tho griovous yoars of your #hamo and toll yon will have timo to rofloct upon your terrible offenso agalust.God_and soclety, and may you 80 rofloct with penitendé, Do not hops ever to sco the open world outsido your prison wails again, You will oReuo Teom.thencs (il you go fect foremost i0 felon's grave,” ‘The prioner waa then hurried out and placed in {he ‘midst of tho military, and all marched quickly to the dopot, aurprising tho peoplo on tho stresis, who now saw that all was over, Thore was mo me for & Crowd to nasemble, Tho train started immedistaly, Tho military left the train at this city, and tho prisouor continued on the train to tho Btato Prison at Jackson i chargo of the Sheriff, Ho is American-born, of Ttish prgentage, 28 years old, Tho bullet firod {nto him by the fatkier of tho girl atill remaina in his under lower jaw, The poor littln victim of Lis hellih act {a likely o eventually recover. THE CANADA PACIFIC SCANDAL. Farther Testimony Taken Iofore tho ioynl Commissions Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Sopt. 9.—Bubrequent to the evidence of ‘Bethune, Telegraph Managerin Ottawa of the Montreal offico, Beanby sud Marphy, two members of Georgo Cartior's Commiltes, wero sworn, Murphy pla Allsn's subgaription to tho eloction fund at $40,000, Tho Commiesionera did not insist on daten belug nor on testing the connection betwoen of paymonts ond sgresments which Allsn says wes entored into with the Government on Lho 5tk oF Oth of August, s & result of Bir Johu's tologram of the 20th of July, Murphy Sdmitted having seen Cartier's lottor to Allan on tho B0th of August, to which slluaion hes so fraquontly Dyon made, but, a it was Dot the origiaal, {ho Com- missloners did hot seck from him a rovolatlon of its Contents, It s thought the siting of the Gommlssion Will last about 8 forinight, and that Parliament will ‘meat in Novomber, (To_the Assoctated Fre OrTawa, Bept, 9.—The Boyal Commiisaion Tosumod Als tavestigation to-day, M, Dallers was aworn. Lo testifiod that he was Socrotary of the Moutroal Telo~ graph Company, snd Managor at Montreal. Knew &Ething of any arrangemonts or understandiug botwoen B Alin and AoMulion, o botweon Hir ugh aud the Government respeoting {ho Pactfio Railway, Tad no mesuages which passed betweon Sir Joun Mac- {lonald and Bir Hugh Allan or Mr, Abbott in August of 1972, "Tho messagea for 1872 were destroyed nocording 1o thio Gompany's rules, In the ofica booka thero was rocord of . telegiam dated 20lh Auguat from obn Macdounld, - Ouly _tho meme and nddross woro rocorded, Thero Was also rocord of a folegram from Bir Johin to Ab. Dott, datod Aug. 24, Want of Toom wWaa ouo roason why telograms wers destroyed, ‘The rulo for dcatroy- {ug telegrarus hus sxiated fora long period, 1t had no Toferouce whutover to eloction or Vacitio Rafiroad tole- ame, 8731, Loblano, Siorl(f of Montres), doposed as fole lows { Know nothing of the matter contained i Hun- tington's chnrgo, Woa nob Bhor(f during tho cloo- tone, Was pit on Cartier's Committes elghit days aftor #ta formatlon, Money was ralied by Oartlor's friends {o corry op the elcction, “Bir Hugh Allan wan subscribor to the elootion fund, _Know nolbing of thu rocoipt wivon to Abbott for §20,000, Was surprised when I asw it publishiod, The olevtion faud waa all spent for cualomary eleetion purposes, Thero was almsya an eloction fund for botli partiss, examined, but nothing mew Other witnesses were wau elicited, i Adjourneds 0 Adang County Ropubli- Octy: Schiool Superintendent, snd Stato Ropro- NUMBER 20. FIRES. Additional Particulars of fhio Havaua Conflagration. Twonty-five Hundred People Lose Their Entire Property. A $70,000 Fire at Louisville~ ered by Insurance. Cove Pleasant Hill (Neb.) Jail Burned---Four Pergons Porish, : Nw Yonr, Sopt, 0,—Aloxandro & Sons, of the Now York and Mexlcan Steamahip Line, rocoived a teloe aram from Havans, to-dny, advising them of tho great conflagration thero, and tho destitution of a largo number of fnlisbitants, and appoaliug to Amoricans for ald, HavAxa, Sopt, 0.—Tho fira of Saturday night, by which tho Plaza Vaper was destroyod, was a very dis- astrous one. Tho total loss {s variously catimated st from 3,000,000 to $8,000,000, Tho jnsursnce only amounta to $524,000, poarly all in English companies Nolicoa iavo beon promptly” given that all the ine surances will bo paid on the 13th fust. Owe ing ta the rapidily with which the flames spread vory little property wsa saved. 1n loa than threo hours from tlio timo the fira broke out the cutire aquaro wos 8 maen of ruins, Upwards of 2,500 pooplo who occupled thio buildings are homo- loss, and neariy all havo loat evorything. Great distresy Jrovals among {bom, sud mumoron subacriptions n atarted for their relicf, A largo smount Lia already boon Taised, i v Ostalna, Bept, 0.—Roports from Plossant Tfill, Neb,, stato thaf tho Jail at that placo was burncd on Bunday morning last, Four of tho {nmates wero burned 1o doath. Tho firo wus thio work of an Incondfary, LovisviLiz, Sept, 0.—A fire ocourred in tho Lubrie eating Oll Factory of Willlam Bkeon & Co, this even- ing, which destroyed property valued at $70,000 ; loss coverad by susiranco, . Lous, Sept, 0.—~Insuranco on_ tho property do- stroyed by fire at Aoxico, Bo., on Sunday night, was 54 followa: Homs, New York, §2,000 ; Ztna, Hurtford, $1,600; Undorwrltora, Now York, $1,600 Hartford, £3:600 § Phonix, Hartford, $4,600; Imperial, London, $2,000} Continontal, Now York, $1,500; Ausors, ot cibmal loutors', Momphis, $500 ; North Mis= sourl, $1,600 ;' Franklin, Bt, Louis, $2,600. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Osnixoan, Wis., Scpt. 9.—Parker & Smitb's ax-hane o factSry’ won “totally dostroyed Dy fra to-night, Tons, $6,000, 'Thin Grm han been buriied out six times in the last throoyears, Tho Milwaukeo & Bt, Paul dov pot had & narrow cacape, ST. LOUIS. The Post-0ffice Asscssment Scandnles Mr, ¥illey Snys Io CAnt Entertain the Prosident Unlcss e is Laberally Xecimburscd, Specfal Dispatah to The Chicago Tribune. 87, Lous, Mo, Scpt. 0.—Tho oxcitoment i regard totho assossment of tho Post-Oflico clorks has fn- creosed, rathor than diminished, sinco the specil ro- Iating to tha matter was sent you, Tho dispatch to sour paper haa beon copled into several of tho dailics hiore, and hioa boen tho themo of general comment on tho streots and n the private ofices of tho city. Every ono reslizes tho fact {hat tho thing Liss mor thou & focal significance. From a mere speck of malfcasauce in offico, §t hss grown to bo o watter of mational concorn, Locauso it {s the first time that an officer of tho Government has atlempted to maks his employes yolmburso him for the lavish expenditure that ho considerod oasential to his advancement and bis rotention in placo. Rumora are circulated freely among the politicians, Soveral potitions aro sald to Dave beon staried asking for Br. Filloy's removal, and others praying for his pardon, but I havo not scea olther kind a8 yet, Spoclals from Washinglor convey to Mr, Filley the consoling information that an agout of to Post-Oice Department s on his way to Bt Louls to invostigato the chorgon against him, armad with s pocket guillotine for his dccapitstion, On tho' contrary, it is assertod that r. Filloy fu. no thoroughly confident of tbio friendubiyy of the Frvi dont; and..Felles sa- entirelyupen-ttu elfect of - furmor ratultios, that he will not. suriuk from au lnvestigne {iom, but fecls suiro of n graceful white-washinig, or, at most, foars onty nmild reproval. Tho lant ushertion can Lardly be trie, for, although Lo sports an air of Injured innocencaand benrs hinusclf iike Brutus when approached by reporters, ba s evidently sick at earl ond foarful of the eul, A journaiist visited bim at his oftico to-duy, ond askod bim whot b had 1o say in reply to the charges made in your paper. Lo was loaving is ofice at the momont, aud replied that 1o had nolbing tosay 3 but, thinking thls would Lurd- 1y katiafy ou indignant public, he rotraced s fow steps, aud added only thls,—tbat thera wero some les in it ‘A gontlo urging faiiéd to bring him to » denfat of auy specifio misropresentations, ahowing that Le knows the allegations made ngainst him to be substontially cor- roct. The fact is, tho sccount relegraphied you on Bundsy night i true in every os wontal pacticalsr, and MwC elley | cinnol sucoessfuly contradiot sny of tho statoments mado thorein, That he outertafiied the President ina lousa that waa that very morning ndvortised for ssls in an obacuro corner of the Mizsours Republican, by ordur of {lio Gourt, and really soldat auction a fow days later, 18 past question, Tho matter of the assessmont bo cotnos gravor the botter 1t 1a known, and the moro it {s considered, Tho employes gomsip bt little ahout #t, but whet ey hava to ey g plqusnt And entertaining, Whon_nskod why thoy Figned the paper exonerating Mr, Filley and taking upon themselves tho renponsibility of the sasessmont, thioy wish to kuow what thoy could havo done in the remises, Had they pursucd any other courso, thelx ords would have gono into the basket at onco, aud ‘many of thom are men with famlles and withont o dollat n thelr pockets, A few bave boen assossed 10 per cent of thelr alarios, Thicao are ziew appointacs, Tho thioory belng that tho old clorka felt suroof thoiz places and wero less likely to stand the extortion, One man drawing $900 por _ounum bas been assessed at tha rate of 10 por cont, which would leaye him $816 of that mesagro stipend, Fuller Tovelations in regard fo this modo of tho sssessment do ok mprova Alr. Filioy's itustion in the oyo of the public, When the Inat batch of carriors was appointed Lie selectod from & vast number of applicants throe whom b proferred. To theso ke sent word to call at tho Post-Office st & o'clock in tho evening, and he would seo them in his private room. Tho applicanta came, one by one, t6 The postern gato, wore sdmittod by tho watchman, and ghown to lis presonce, where they wers elthier om= loyed or rejectad oa their promises of pliabllity pleas- 8 or displeasod the postal outocrat, Very naturally coplo tnquize why, It o fow carriors wero to bo added o tho force, tuey éould ot havo oen appoluted by sost. and ol vebonrd, When Mr, Filley came fnto offica Lo croated & now lace, collod Buperintendent of Mails, This Lo kave to @ mon vamed Harlowe, who, although, mot _mominally Asslstant TPoatmeater, Das acted as hia lisutonant and go-betwoen o all his doalings with bis clerks, Harlowe is sald to have ou~ noerod tho whole assesment businese, and_ to hava rawn up and_proacnied the papor sigoed by the clorks, in which they declaro thelr sssesament to have boen voluntary, It 13 sald that Mr, Filloy's expenscs in dining the President were $000, His two trips to Washinglon ‘Wora §000 moro. At the rato at which e has bled his omployes, both these items could Lave been paid Dy ‘ono montl'a assesamont, 88 Wil Do shown by {lio following estimiato: 'Tho pay-roll of the 81, Louls Poat-Ollico, shows 8 monthiy expenditura in waiarios Of §20,000, 'An assessment of 5 per cont on $his would givo Mr. Filloy anincomo of $1,500 a month, $16,000 por annum, or §2,400 during a torm of ollics of four yonrs, or even more if necessary, Mr. Filloy ' Dolaly tHist t 16 his business to entarlaln Federal officera whon thoy visit 8t. Louis, and ho ean't do it on $4,000 year, Moreover, ho will bo d—d if ho will do it, unlces he 'ta relmbursed liberally for the exponsa and trouble, ‘Thio mattcr has now attainod tho diguity of nstion: al scandal, and rumor sssorts that it 1s creatinga_de- clded sengation i oficial clrcles st Washington sndLong Branch, Tho thoory that the fund to be dorived frout hia § per conts was to be used for pollticul purposcs i protty thoroughly oxploded. 1This pro sition haviog en mogatived, the question is genorally asked what Mr, Ohsuncoy 1, Filley really intended to do with the £63,000 or moro that would accruo to him by clerieal uresmonts. during s oxpeotod four-year term of: office, P ASSA?SINATED A Loulsiaun Judge and District-Ats tornuy Waylsid and Mucdered Wiile on 'their Way to I2old Court. Moxnot, La., Sopt, 9,—Judge T, Orawford and Dis tricteAttornoy Arthur 11, Harris, of tho Twelfth Judi- olal Districl, wero assussinated yvstoriluy, 12 mils outiwoet of Winusboro, fn Fraukifn Parish, while on Thelr ~v tn hold courf at thut place, The bearcr vt thin 1 Uou eistes that thoy wore shiot seven the, thelr brajus blown out. The murderers 470 not kiown, Lt it {s thought thiat personal, aud not oliticul, difYerences led to tlio nsussinution, ns Cravs ford was a Radical and Harrls 8 Domoerat, Both leavo families, Lot The Oincinnati Chambor of Coms= worce Prosidoncy. i NHAT1, Hopt, 9,—Tha Hon, Bamnel F. Covings Lo o aloctsd Proajgent ot e Gbamber ol aliar & apicilad 00f " i