Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 13, 1873, Page 4

" e e bbb THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1873 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TENMA OF RUBICNIPTION :{I‘AYlA"LH w Al]VANsO;‘.nn X \S12,001 Bunday, .52 AN R 111 R SZ0 Turts of n your ot tho samo rate. T pravant delay and mistakos, bo sure and give Poat Qit ¢o nidress i full, ncluding State nnd Counts. Itomittanees miny Lo mada olther by draft, oxpross, Post Otleo ardor, or m registerod Jottors, at e risk, TERMA TO CITY BUNACLILIELA, Taflv, dolisered, Sunday escopted, 95 conte por wock. Duily, aelivored, Bundns nclded, 20 conts per waok. Addross WITE YRIBUNIS COMPANY, Cornor Madison and Dearborn-ata,, Chicage, il. TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY'S THEATRE-Tandolph stroot, botwaon Olork and LaSallo, ' Lillaw's Last Lovo." ‘Aftornoon aud ovoning. MOVIGKER'S TILEATRE—Madison, botweon Donr- born and Stata, ** Dismonde." Afternoon and ovonlug. AUADEMY OT, MUSIO—Halstod, botweon Madison sud Monroo, ~ Bogagement of Frauk Mayo, **Davy Crockott.” Aftornvon and ovoning, TIEATILE-Deaplatncs straot, botwoon Mads WO T o * Kindatn. " "Afiomoan - snd ovonlig. MVER® OPRRA-HOUSE—Monron strogt, botwoon Dien et e Now Dulnino, Aiuatroley Bud comloativies, Aftornvon aud ovohiil. et st seen BUSINESS NOTICES. INSTEAD OF BITTER, USE BWERT QUININE = T RELIBVE TIE BALY, THERE 18 XO I R LY ! WINSLOW'S BOOTHING BYRUP, for cbildren tootbing, = ~HAVANA LOTTERY=WE SOLD THT 850,000 I \t5 drawing, Aprill. Cicoulare soat, in- fhsoximoninr .f.“lwlf"f‘f‘ ANTINEZ & 00, 10 Wall'st., . Lox 4,6 ar) FATCHELOWS HALL DYE, _THIS SPLENDID inirdso i tho best in tho world, Tho only truo and por Sect dyo. Tinrmioas, roliable, aud fnatantancous; nodisup- ointmont ; no rldloulous tirits or unplonsant ador, Remo- o tho 11 olfocts of bad dyes and waties, Producce me mediately suporh black or natural rown, and loavos the hnir clean, soft, and beantitul, Ao Rontino, signed W jor,” Bold Dby all drugglaw. S Propriotor, N. Y. VAN 8CHAAOK, REID, Agents. BATO! it BTEVENSUN & The Chicago Tibune, Saturdsy Morning, September 13, 1873. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Thio pressuro upon our columns on Sundsy morning 48 80 great that we aro ‘compeiled to request advertisers tosend in their ndvertisements for {hat {ssuo at s early an hiour us posaible, in order that they msy with certainty securo the proper classfication, Tho Suporvisors of Ohampaign County, in thia Stato, havo voted to ropudiate the bond which tho peoplo of that county yoted to issuo for tho State Agricultural College ab Chompaign. R —, ‘Noblamohas been found toattnch to Montreuil, thio ongineer of tho froight train which ran into & pagsenger train on the Detroit & Milwaukeo road at Muir lately. e has boon discharged; ‘but the brakemen of tho passongor train, whoso criminal stupidity and digobedienco of ordors aro chorgeablo with tho loss of life, aro held for trial. — Tho roport of Daniol H. McMullon'a tosti- mony bofore tho Canndian Toyal Commisaion was misreported in tho dispatehes of yesterday. TInstoad of testifying that his brother had been pnid by the Toronto Glode for tho Allan corre- spondonco which it published, ho testified the very opposito, and showed that on tho contrary bis brother hod lost $17,500 in tho affalr, P Missouri now olaims to rank sccond in tho Farmers’ Movetont, as regards tho number of Granges and their influenco, Fifty agonts of tho State Grango aro busy argauizing now Granges at tha rate of fifty o week, sud-it is belloved that whon the movement is two yoars old it will number no less thou 2,000 Granges. Mloctings are eld almost daily in tho Stato, with an nvorago attendauca ravging from 5,000 to 10,000, At tho meeting of the Agitation Committee of the Hesing-O'Hera movemont, Inst ovening, & platform of ‘principles ‘was adopted sgrooing with that snuounced in our columns yos- fterday. An additional resolution wWag pnssed favoring the chemical inspection of boverages, and the dostruction of all found to bo impure and deteriorat2d, and the fining of thoso who offered them for sale. The Commit- teo decided to hold ameeting on Oct. 4, to open tho movement to the public and lead the wsy for nomiuations, : —————— e Shroveport, La., is boing frightfully dovas- tuted Ly the yellow fever. Every inhabitant who could get away has departed, the stores aro shut, thoe telegraph ofice closed, and, to com- ploto the isolation of their misery, the railroads connacting with the city have stopped running their cars. Nearly o hundrod deaths have oc- curred from the dleense, which is of o singu- Tarly malignant sud intractable iype. Yes- torday thore wero eightoen deaths by ‘4 o'clock. The cauges of this singular epidomls at this place aro unknown, but one hypothesis is that it has resulted from the malarial matter got; frea by the loosoning of the Red River raft. All'tho learned and ingonious apoculations of tho curious sud the sciontific failed, as might havo been oxpectod, to foreonst the real fate of the Graphio balloon, It was to have been blown to the North Pole, drivon over into Africa, chilled and collapsed in enow-clouds, drowned Ly headlong descent into the sea, Nobody anticipated anything so ridiculous as that, when it was in courso of inflation, tho bulloon should flop over, rip open, and that the only oxcite- ment and peril about tho Aerisl Traneatlsutio Voyage of whioh we hiave heard 8o much should bo tho commonplaco risk of tho spectators on tho Capitoline Grounds from falling canvas and ropes, sud enffocating, 1l-smelling gas, Deospito the unpropitious weather, the demon- stration of tho farmers of Northern Wisconaln yostorday at Fond du Lac was o success. The Jarge nssemblage of farmors was addressed by ablo speakiors, among thom Col. Alken, of South Carolina. Nothing of = local political nature wns utlered in tho epocches, but the farmers, in their informal discuseions after tho mosting, gave very loud ex- prossion to their disgust at tho Ropublican nominees for Btate Treasurer and Licutenant- Dovernor. It was o gonoral opinion that if the Roform Convontion of tho 23d and the Demo- sratio and Liberal Convention of the 24th could 1groo on good pomiuvations for these offices, their tioket would bo successful, us far as thoy weoro coucerned at least, Very little is known &8 yot of the eauncs of tho 3iuagroemant botween Gen, E. B, MeCook, of Dakota, ond the Yunkion bauker, Wintermute, which has had o murderous an onding, Bome- thing Wintermute eaid in the courso of somo high words which passad biotweon them yestordey Inoitod Gon. McCook to pummoel him soveraly, and the banker, puslllanimously confossing that tie could not dofend himeelf a8 & man would ninder such olrcumstancey, weut for his rovolver, and uoliborately and fatally whot McCook at {helr moxt meoting, & fow hours later, Lhe asgonsin wan thrown into jail, and for a timo soomod to bo in dangor of summary justico at tho bands of the horror-strickencitizens, among whom Qen. McCook seoms to have boon popu- lar. The Iatc Duke of Biunswicl, who secom- plished no useful result during his e, and for mauy yonvs won n roynl miserdetested of tindes- mon, seoms to have accomplisbod n great donl of good fn dylng. Ilis fortnue, which way fm- menso, goes to the Oity of Gonava. It is roughly placad at threo bullions of francs, or §600,000,000, Of this smount, 80,000,000 francs aro in jowels, and 16,000,000 francs in Pacific Rallway Vonds. Tha city, which is litorally in transports over its boquosts, now proposea to onlargoe its Academy, build & Jarge now thoatro aud opora-houso, olear away all the old bulldings, mako broad etreota through tho anciont parts of tho city, builda now Hotol do Ville, and orcot & splendid mauso- loum for tho Duka's remains, Tho Chilcago produce markets wore reasonably notive, and prices wero firmer on corn, oats, and barloy, and nominally unchanged on whent and ryo. Mosa pork was dull st $16.00@10.00 eash or soller the month, and §16.26@16.874¢ sellor Qotober. Lard wns steady at $7.76@7.87%§ por 100 1ba for winter, and $7.75 for summer rendor- od. Moats woro quiet and nnchanged at 7j§@80 for shoulders, 0@93go for short riba ; 9@0}4e for short clear, and 0}@113{c for swool pickled bams, Highwinos woro e bettor, modorately active, and closed firm nt 930 por gallon, Lake froights woro flrm at 1do for corn, aud 15o for wheat to Buffalo. Flour was in fair ro- quost at unchauged pricos, Whoat was modorately activo and a shada dearor, No. 3 cash or sellor tho month clooing at $1.12}¢@1.125, oud soller Octobor ot $1.123¢. Corn was active, aud 1@ 1360 highor, No. 2 cash or soller tho month olos- ing at 413¢o, and sollor Octobor at 423 @42360. Oants wore moderatoly nctive at an advanceof {@34c, No. 2 closing at 28%{c cash or Acllor the month, aud 290 scllor October. Rye was active and ateady, at 66o for No. 2. Barloy was active sud 20 botter, No. 2 cash, soller tho month, or seller Qctober closing flrm at $1,80. Iogs were in good demand at tho sdvance noted on Thursdey, sales moking at $4.25@4.06. Tho cattlo trado was eluggish, with pricos wosk and irrogular. Bheep wore unchanged. ey ‘WISCONSIN POLITIOS, Tho Milwsukes News claims to be discon- certod by our suggestion that iho Roeformors in Wisconsin should nominate C. 0. Washburn for Governor, and make their issuo on the re- maindor of tho Btato ticket. It ndds: It 18 not nocessary to say, hore in Wisconaln, that no such policy will bo pursued, * The opposition” in Wisconsin mesn business, The moust odious namo thiat conld bo suggested to tho anti-Credit Mobilier party, tho nnti-back-pay party, sud tho anti-otfice- holding mouopoly party of Wisconsin is that of C, C. Washburn, No member of this distinguishied barnacla family Los, a8 yob, this year, received any favor from the Anti-Moopoly party, and wo ara not going %0 begtu, hero in Wiscousin, to take them up, Tho Milwaukee News, if wo mistako not, was until recently in favor of a distinctive Dem- ocratie ticket, nnd the usual Democralic flogging® Of courso Mr. Washburn would not be suitable for that kind of & -nomination. Tho course of ovents in Iows, Minnekots, -and Ilinois, to- gothor with tho growing importauce of the Granges in Wiscousin, howover, disturbed this plan, and suggested to tho old linors that; if it was necessary to ‘be whipped, 1t would bo better to bo whipped in & new spot, as the old ono was gotting uncommonly raw. Accordingly, tlioy resotved in an informal way to fuse with the Anti-Monopoly movement, or at loast to put thomsolves in the way of gotting all the votos thot might elop over from the Republican sido. To this end, the Dodgo County call was issucd for o Btate Grango meeting, and the Watertown Convention beld. If Gov. Washburn had boon really obnoxious to the Anti-Monopoly and Re- form sontimont of the tate, as tho Ropublican nominee for Secretary of Siate evidently is, tho Watortown Convention would have nominated o candidate for the offico of Governor. But,in point of fact, ho was and is entirely in accord with that sentimont. It is sheor luck to tho'Ro- publican party that the Governor is not tho tool and creaturo of the Milwaukeo & 8t, Paul Rail- way, which controls tho Domocratio party in ‘Wisconsin completely, and would have controllod tho Republican party equsally but for tho firm- ness of Gov. Washburn, Not to multiply words, our point is this merely —that, if tho Reformora and Anti-Monopolists in Wisconsin really mean what they eny, thoy will cast their votes for o candidate who has concentrated upon himself tho hostility of every monopoly in the State, and especinlly of tho priucipsl railrond monopoly. All the jumping- ecks in tho Btate who aro making facos at Gov. Washburn are propolled, directly orlindirectly: by the Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Railway. Wo do not mean that the Mitwaukeo News is sub- orned by thal corporation—that is not at all probabla—but the political influences which govern the Domocratic party, and to s largo extont the Ropublican party, omanato from that corporation, Nor do wi assume to decido any points of differenco and disagreomont botwoen this Railway Company and the Governor. Wo record, ss & fast patont to overy observer, that tho opposition to tho Govornor hos its mainspring In that quarter, It is possiblo, though not probable, that the Milwaukee Convention may find & candidato who is equally obuoxious to the menopolists as Gov. Washburn, The peoplo will etill profor tho man who has been tried and found not want- ing, and probably Ius popularity will pull the rost of the Ropublican ticket through, obnoxious ss it is (o the Dbest men of tho party. Ouo tho othor band, by unominating Gov. Washburn and antagonizing Mr. Baker, his possiblo succossor iu the Gubernatorisl chair, tho Roformers may not only prove that they aro mincoro in tho professions, but will lavoe & fair show for clecting their ticket. it is simply stupid for tho Milwaukeo News to bring the * Washburn family” into the disous- elon—nag though sevoral Washburns had beon nominatod for Govornor of Wisconsin tnis year. ‘The only person of that namo who is eligiblo ut tho prosont timo s Cadwallader O. ‘Washburn, Whanover ‘Cliomas, Ttiohard, and Ilenyy are agk- fng the sulliagee of tho poople, it will bo timo to cauvaus their demerits, The cornct i looking up as an adjnnct of oliurch wysie, In Deyton, Oluo, the Prosbyte- rian churches ure oniploying cornot players to lerd tho congrogation . pluging, Tbo first at- tompt was not o romarkably specossful ono, owing to tho faoct that tho worshipors coy)d not Kaep up with tho instrument, and that tho Ylgwor Lilmaolf biad & vory lusty pair of lungs, aud mude a dreadful noise. The brakes, however, weoro put upon him, and the next timo he eucseaded Lottor. The corgot is aleo used in somo of tho Mothodist ohurchos of this clty, and s bocome »fayorito, Thore is certsinly room for hopo {hat If tho cornot can gob in, tho Addles, and flutos, and oboos mny algo, and in time congra- gations may recognizo tho fack that good muslo 1 not out of plnco in dlviuo worship. ot M QOLLECTOR HARPER'S CASE, The El Paso (111.) Journal of the 11th inst., a paper which is mainly owned by Mr, John 1. Hazpor, tho defaulting Collector, aud publishiod at hin homo, contnins a vory long statomont of the circumatnuces attonding bis dofaleation. In brief thoy nre asd followa: The Pokin distillers, who wore in Mr. Harpor's district, had run bo- hind about $110,000 on tho * eapacity tox.” Tho tax had boon considered illogal, aud conso- quontly Mr, Ilnrper had made no special effort to colleot it. Linst spring, howovor, tho United Btates Bupromo Court, bofore which o test caso bad beon carried, decided tho tax conatitu- tional. Orders immedintely camo to Mr. Marpor to colloct the back taxes, Ho sot about tho work, but found that tho timos wora hard and that the distillers couldn't pay. Bl the ordora camo to colleet it, with intimations thab ho would lose his plnca if tho monoy was not forthcoming in a stated timo, Mis frionds nd~ vised lim to raige it himsolf, and in accordancoe with their advice ho went to the bauks in El TPago, Peorin, and Chicago, got {he money, made ‘hisreport, and thus bridged over tho difficulty. Whon his notes foll duc at the banks, he took thom up with the Government funds in his hands, intonding to raise tho monoy by tho enlo of his own property nud ropny it into the Treasury. Whiloho was ongaged in moking his proliminary arrangemeonts, o detoc- tivo discoverod his secrot, and tho announce- ment of tho defaleation was mado public. Tho above is tho substanco of tho Journal's narra- tive, tho remaindor bomng dovoted to n xofuta- tion of various rumors which have boen sef afloat touching Lis moral character, among thom tho roporta of his grain speculations, the scandnl that a woman was connected with the caso, and that ho was dissipatod in his habita, Tho version given by the Journal does not tally, howover, with tho facta dovol- oped by the rocont ofticial inveatigation. Whon the rovenuc officors made Inquiries of tho distillers with roferonce to thoso back taxos, tho lattor stated that thoy hnd not paid thom, whereupon tho officors procooded to lovy upon the property and soll it for the taxes, At this junoturoe the distillora produced their ro- coipts for tho paymont, thus showing that they wero in collusion with Mr, IIarpor to cover up tho doflcit and shield bim from tho consequonces of an improper use of the monoy intrusted to him. How bo used this money has not yot been mado public, except that the information re- coived by tho Government officors shows that he had boon engaged in speculations snd had Jost monoy, the Journal's statomont to tho contrary notwithatanding. THE ST, LOUIS POSTMASTER. That the Republican party has not fallen en- tirely below a senso of shameis evidenced by the fact that now and then it makes & concession of ita corruptions and improper practices. It is vory much in the conditionof aman who has Jed n corrupt and ovil lifo all his yoars, sud sud- denly manifests o desiro’ to repont whon it be- coimes ovidont to him thatdeath is staring himin thofaco, Thobest proof thattho Ropublican party is in the articlo of death lics in tho racent spas- modic andveryawkward attompts toacknowledgo 1ts manifold sius, The most recont instanco of this kind is in conneetion with tho Post-Offico geandal at St. Louis. Tho Postmaster of that city, whilo on the vorge of baukruptey, folt it to bo his duty to ontortnin the President of tho United Btates, which cost him tho round sum of €600, Unablo to pay it out of his own pocket, ho took it out of the pockets of his omployos, iu tho shape of an assessmont upon their wages. 1If tho assossment systom were not recognized g legitimato, and if tho offonsc had been commit~ ted outside tho precinots of o post-ofiice, it would bo called stealing, and tho perpotrator would bo clessed by tho comminity in tho same category with the highwayman who holds you by tho throat and takes your money from your pockot. In tho present excited state of the public mind, the Republican City and County Committee of Bt. Louis ovidontly feared to ignoro this high- handed outrage. It was too glaring an offonse to pass without soma action. Ono of the Com- mittee, Maj. Popo,seoms to have Lad a reslizing gonso of tho importauce of the mattor, and offcrod rosolutions which, although not ps wovero o8 tho case warranted, novertheloss bad a direct bearing upon it, con- demned the act, and called for the romoval of the Postmastor. This was tho Jonst that could bo done. The Committee, however, rejected the rosolutions, and substituted for them a milk-and- water expression of their opinion that tho as- sossmont systom in genoral was incowpatible with the spirit of republican institutions, which had about as much application ta tho caso in quostion as the pssago of tho Decalogue would have bad. It would bo equally consistont forn Judge to deliver n dissertation upon morality to & thiof charged with o specific crimo, and then discharge him, In this caso the system was not on trisl. Postmustor Filloy was nrraigned for taking money from his clorks, Iis guilt was established by his own confession, and the penalty should liave beon onforced. Inustond of that, he was allowed to go scot-freo. Tho Administration party leaders in Bt. Louls, howover, aro mistaken if thoy sup- pose that the peopla will accept any such make- shift a8 o sotisfactory sottlomont of Postmastor Tilloy's case. Thoy will domand that Lo shell Do punished, and that the clerks in his omploy shall o protected from any furthor nssess- monts, whother it be to entertain the Promdont or to elect tho Presidont. ‘Thoy cannot shiold the Postmaster, nor escape the consequonces of hiu act, by any such “glittering geuorality.” THE CITY OF MONTREAL, Tho Cityof Moutreal, in Canada, fs just at this timo attracting considerablo attontion, nob ouly in this country but in Europo. Tho aim of the Canadiana in consolidating all the Tritish North Amoriean Proyinces nndor one gonoral Governmont was to orect among the Anglo- Amorlean colonlsts & diatinot nstionality, which would Lo propared, whenever a soparation from Groat Britain becomos a choice or necossity, to assume (ho powers and regponsibilities of notion. Tho progross of tho political schemo Lias boon successful, A national apirit has boon fostovad, which, though fooblo at fist, is now goneral, extouding from Princo Edward's Islsnd to British Columbis, Commerao, of courss, Is ousontial to the futuro naton; and of thgt com- morco, which has had s marvolons growth, Montresl {8 tho contro, Montreal i one of the oldost settlomouls on this continont, but up to 1850 hind but 57,000 Inhabltants; siuco thon, but principally during tho laat flve yoars, tho city bt grown groatly, and now has threo thines that pumber, It is go situated on the Bt Lawrenco River that it lias equal facllition for wator com- munication with tho ocean and tho lakes, As soon n8 the onlargomont of tho cannls, now golng on, ia completed, Montroal will bo in & condition to recolvo tho Inrgost-sizeil steamors from Chi- engo, nA woll as oconn stonmors from Liverpool and Havro, ‘T'ho railrond system of Cavnda is flirrectly conneceled with that loading out of Chleugo, and ghio Ia as near tho Pacific as Now Yorl, and twonty-four hours nearer Glasgow sud Livorpool than Now York. Hor harbor is unsurpnesed ; sho has alrondy four mites of stono docks, aud hina ton milos additional in courda of construction, Twonty yoars ago, only vossals of light drsught could nscend the rivor to Montrenl, but tho dredge was applied to Lake 8t. Potor, and now steamors drawing iweniy- four foot como to hor dooke. An immenso hydraulic or lifting dock hos beon planned, and {n n fow yonra Montreal will have nccommoda- tions of this sort far suporior to Now York. "Tho opening of tho communication with Lako Erlo for the Inrgest class ‘of lako stonmors will at onco draw a largo amonnt of tho grain trade from tho railways and Erio Gannl to this route, ot tho ond of which aro tho stesmors that will carry that grain abroad, In 1873, tho tounago of Montreal reachod 1,835,682 tons. Thore are now fifty-two steamships plying betwoon that city aud Britieh ports. During tho last wook it hag boon demonstrated that Chicago could recelve 2,100 cars of grain and sénd back the ompty cars to bo rofilled in o singlo day. It is also well undoratood that a doily srrival of 500 cara of grain oxceods tho prosent Landling faoilitios-of Now York, and grain has to wait in that city un- til such timoas the slow snd roundabout modo of doing business thera will .admt of ita boing transforred, Philadolphia and Baltimoro aro, in this particular, in advance of New York ; thoy havo provided elovators and warchouses into which grain can bo roceivod as fast a8 it arrives. In New Yorkit has to wait. At Montreal, the arrangomonts of dooks and warehousss aro so comploto that, whother tho grain arrive there by rail, steamer, enil-vesscl, or canal, it can bo handled instantly. Anordinary propeller from Chioago witl earry as much gram to Mon- troal a8 can bo put in 200 railrond cars, bosidos carrying other froight. Thia propoller on reach- ing, Montreal can discharge hor cargo in o brief timo, and taking on board a full lond of roturn froight can start without doloy for Chicago. The railronds at Now York City lave boen singularly noglectful. Thoy have usqd their ‘monopoly with careloss indifferenca to the in- torosts of the country, and oven now, with Mon- treal almost grasping tho Woatorn exportand im- port trade, thore is no offort mado to incroase tho facilities for recolving and handling grain. In tho mosntime Montreal is growing in populn~ tion and wonlth, and, unloss something happens not now forescen, will, upon the complotion of tho onlargemont of tho 8t, Lawrenco canals, at once make rapid progress a8 o leading commor- cial port for the Northiwest. NOTES AND OPINION. Tho Lo Crosso Liepublican-Leader, ownod in park by Gov. Washburn, docs not cordially sup- port Baker for Licutenant-Governor of Wiscon- sin, but eays: 1His wholo rocord shows a subscrvionce to tho rail- rond power in_ general, whenover nny legislation was proposod last winter affecting the intercata of that power. As Gov. Washburn hopes to mount into the United States Senato, ho docs not wani any woight on his coat-tails. —The Dubuque Times makes tho fine polnt that: * The Towa Ropublican platform condomus tho votiug and the taking of the money. Sena- tor Wright Lus done neither, and is not con- domned by tho platform in any sense.” But tho Towa Ropublicans still clamor that Scuntor Wright mustitake the monoy and refund it, —T'ho farmors of Marshall aud Putnam Coun- tios, 111, talk of conrolidation as one county, to savo tho oxponso of ono sot of officors. Little Puinam has only four townships and 6,000 popu- lation. —In Domocratic Macoupin County, whero the Domocrats have voted their organization out of tho Farmors' way, the Carlinvillo Democrat (Ro- publican) says of tho prospoctive candidnoy of the County Judge for re-clection : Tho fact that ho is Chalrman of the Democratio County Committeo, and tho oficial hoad of {ho Demo- eratic orgautzation of ho county, It Is urged would inclino him to try to uso the Farmers' Movement for tho henefit of thio Domoeratio party, Tho Judgo s, or Tina been, 1t 16 truo, o very zealous and carncst Demo- crat, but, if wo niatake wot, he now rogards that party 2 cancutinlly offote, and, If nominstad by tlo farmers, ould cligorfully niid fn good faithy <o use an expros. slon applled o Douglas, wnbutton his coat from about tho Domocratie parly, ‘The objection should not have any weight, Tho Ropublicaus in tho movement, wo aiowy ‘oxpoct to support Democrata for somo of tho offices, —The Labor Reform organization of this city have, wo loarn, beon invited to tako part in tho Farmors' Convoution, This is right, Tho war isto bo wagod ngainst monopolios, and it is nocessary to oulist the help of all who do not belong to any of the railroad or tariff rings.— Carlinville (1) Enquirer. —1It is immaterial to us who aro nominated, 8o thoy aro for cutting looso from all formar politi- cal associations, and sland srlunru and upright, honest and truo soldiers, battling for tho righta of the people against monopoly and corruption ; men whoso welk and conversation during the progress of tho Farmers’ Movemont has been faithful, consislent, and worthy of emulation, With such, victory is sure.—Centralia (Iil.) Democrat. 5 —The people, irrospactivo of party, who are honestly striving for reformation and the correc- tion of “all buses of those in power, canno afford to fritter away victory when itis within their grasp. It thereforo bocomos the duty of all to et with due caution, and not commit the unpardonable folly of causing o division of tho flpuoumou to the radical ticket.—2Mfacomb (Ill.) ZLagle. —T'ho scales aro falling from so many oyes, that havo horetofore boon blinded by parey pro- judices, that the old leaders cau no longer count onp servilo following of all who bave boon in tho habiv of doiuy their bidding without ques- tion. Noarly oll aro throwing oft the parly trammels aud are commoncing to think and not for themsolves, and a1e going for such men and moasuzes a8 thoy doom tholr best interests re- quire, Thoy hava turned their attontion to fight- ing monogolles and opprossive corporations, and you onnuot fool them.— Toulon (L) New Lra. —Down with monopolies and corruption. with Inbor and tho honost toiling thounands of our countrymon, Moncy cannot longer creato & sluve power when tha sturdy tillora of tho soil spring iuto tho ranks with the alacrity thoy aro now uoluf, to Lattlo for the rightsof honest labor, Allthis moans eomothing.—Lacon (1il.) Statcsman. —The tarmors know, about as well as any ono, what prrty is alive and what Is dead. At pron- eut thoy calonlata to bury nvnrythlng: doad or alive, i the shapo of party, that don't keop stop to the music df reform. Aud 1t will bo full ay onny to bury o living party as & dead ono.—0yle County (A1) Grange. —Wao would suy to tho farmera and working- mon of Whitosidé County, go straight shend and pay o attontion to what tho politioiana ‘or Ro- publican Contral Committoos say or do. Talk is choapor than aven corn'at twonty contsa bushel, Tudopendent and well-timed action is tho demand of tho hour. Temporizing with the policy-mo, insido or cuteide of yuur organiations, will prove anaro aud a defusion, ¥hon tho Jithio- viau_chianges his skin, or tho leopard his spots, ho Ropublican parly, a4 it is now organizod, ‘muy bocoma . parly of ratorm.—Morrison (.3 Judenendent, ~—4ho Pco}zln aro siok and tived of the nomln— tions which huve beon dovelopod in the Repub- licon party. 'Lboy have no faith in their pro- fnuuluus of friondship for the peoplo, wot forth by resolulions of nnpuhllnnuconv_antlonu. "They kuoy thst the ovils complained of have grown up under lepublican rulo, pnd that that party Linve had the power, if "thoy had possossed tho wlll‘,hto[ offoct o roform.—Kewanes (IlL.) Inde- pendents —As long a8 the thoory, ' To the victor ho- Tongs tha spoils,” I8 tho controlling ono, fust 6o Tong will tho publlu fundy bo wwed for the por- potuntion of tha Fnrl.y In powor; aud just so long will tho defalestions ho ropented. ‘Thoro nro masny men who holicve that tho Ropublican party savad tho conntry, nnd that of course the coun- try now belongs to the Republican party. To thoso mon it in perfectly proper to uso the pub- 1lo money, when nceessary, to advance the inter- oty of (hal party,—Iigomington (IlL) Anli- Monopolist, —Thnt's the way {t goes, Dofaleation aftor dofaleation occurs, until thoy have hecomo so common that what would linve eroated & revoln- tion In tho country a fow yoars ngo now hard} oxcites o pasuing notico, Ono thiol at & big kal- ary becomon a defaulter, and another (hief at n big salary is sont to “ fuvestigate,” and that is tho lnut that s over lLieard of jt, thoro bemp havdly nn ingtance on rocord of the monoy boing rocovered, Aud tho poople pay for the whistle, and will na long an thoy support the party of do- fnleations, salory-grabs, and Crodit MoblHors.— Otncy (@il Times. 5 —1t Gon. Butler, backed np_ by tho mighty powor at Washington, has failed, how will it faro With tho ordinary salary thiof who has no spo- cial claims to palliato his offonso or power with which to dofond hia courso ? Evory last ono of thom will, as fast as tho opportunity occurd, bo l.\ux‘l’nel down.—Ohampaign (21l.) Union. —I'ho Wikconsin Ropublicans fail only in one gnrucuxlm»—ut]h: uhm\lld mwa domanded of Mr. arpontor that ho rosign lia seat at onco.—If- fln;flam (Zil.) Republican. 5 —The idon that John A. Logan should have ongagoments that would provent his taking the stump in Towa and advocating the anti-monap- oy, antl-anlary geab, anti-Crodit Mobiltor, antic Vienna Van Burou disgrace rosolves of the Iowa Convontion is propostorous. This prominent, usually bold, oloquont, and reprosontativa Went- ern Ropublican Senator dnro not stultify hia rec- cord, and criminato his party by giving the lio to its hollow and purposcless professions, ‘There- foro, having loss sand in his gizzard than Ben Butlor, ho daro not {ako tho stump in Towa or elsowhore, Jobn A, Logan writos himeolf a coward,— Centralia (Iil.) Democrat. —The pooplo have a sorlous conviction that the inoronso of pay was o wicked oxtravagance, sccomplished by an unworthy stratagem, au thoy want it rebuked for the warning of futuro Congrossmon, and 88 an indication that they Exrpneu marking the mon capablo of such tricks, order to employ truatior servants, but they know woll enouglt that broken ogfin can't bo mended. Thoy aro too earnestio bo pavified with moaningless words.—Hoslon Adverliscr. YELLOW FEVER Fearful Condition of AffairsatShreves port, La.—Railrond ‘Traineg Stopped, and People Unabio to Get Awny—The Discase of o Very Malignant Charace ter—Whole Familics Swept Away— Scarcity of Physicians and Nurscs. . NEw Yong, Sopt. 12.—President Orton, of tho Westorn Union Telegraph Compnny, lns beon informed that tho oftico ab Bhreveport, La., 18 closed, nll of the oporators being sick with the yellow favor. New Onueaxns, Bopt, 12.—A dispatch from Bhrovoport ta-day to Measrs, Nash & Hodgaon, suys tho city is in great necd of help, Tho yol- low fovor is of a malignant type, and doos not Fiold rondily to tho trentment, Thoro is groat ncuch{ of poople to attend tho sick. (Signed) L. R. S1anroNs, President of the Ioward Asrocintion. A dispateh from W. A. I'Hommedicu, Marshal of ‘oxas, Suporintondent of Tolegraph, to Superintendont Flannery, of this city, says ovarything is in great confusion at Shravepors. Thirty donths thoro yestorday, Thofover is xo- ported worso to-dny. Tho Picayune hna the following : Wo have beon permitted to copy tho following private leiter from Bhroveport : Sunevwront, Sept. 7, 1873, DeAn Jaor: Wa aro now paseing through an awful scourge. ‘the yellow fover has come, and, liko somo.awful binok pall, thrown its folds nbout us, spronding fright, torror, and deuth amongst us. The town 18 noarly depopulaied by stampedo and sickness. 'There hnvo, as near a8 I con nscertan, up to date, about sixty peo- plo diod, and o groat number ara sick. There is 'ono awful chrrsoteristic about tho sickness, and that is, no ono 08 yot has recovored. HSome aro what they call doing well, whilo othersdio. Ono day you hoar of a case doin¥ a8 well as could bo expected; the mnext thing, a corpse is awsiting o hearse, " In point of malignant fatality it surpussos any yellow fever ever lnown hera. It appears s if tho foll monster ever gots its postilentinl fangs fastened on its victim, it never lots go ils grip until the poor victun in stiff aud starlk dead. A fow canes nt first dropped dead in tho streots bo- foro reaching n houso. These casor, lLowever, have been rare, Nono of our particular frienda have yot died. ‘The only ones in danger now aro the Misses Jordan, both of whom are vory low. We Lavo orgunized a floward Association, and they are doimivl o_grent deal of good. Tho following nre all the dead that I know of to tho present timo: dIr. Bonl, tho carpenter and Lis wrife; Cashell, the druggist; Mr. Mundy, of tho fim ' of Mundy & Collina; Jim Anderson, Hunk Smith, two of Mr. Griswold's children, Rr. Craig, besices many strangors. Tho following aro very sick: _Col, Cummings, Dr. Kondall, Hard Ogilvio, Judgo Lornoy, two Minees Jordan; Mr. Alexander, the lawyor; G. 7. Aloxandor, the tailor, and Billy Marebnll. Of the fover Clay saya it is dilforent from any_ yellow fover Lo ovor read of or snw, Ono of tho attondant inconveniences of the fover is a thorough ombargo on the cars, Thoy will let no one go. Tho town is in tho way of business, dond. P. B.—Moxnay, Bept. 8,—Thoro aro n great many now eases Toported this morning. Mr. Joo oward is dead, Yours, CARLES. Lrrtee Rook, Ark,, Sept, 13,—Baveral partios who loft 8hrayoport arrived this ovening., 'They roport the yellow fovor on the increase. Erorfl atago lonving that city for thisis crowded wit torror-strickon Ync\ple. Tho son of Mr, Braoks, Emprlolor of the Southern Hotel, who arrived oro yosterdey on routo to 8t. Louis, received o tologram this ovening sonouncing tho denth of s father from the fever. 1tis thought the ro- moval of the Red River raft has considerable to do with tho epidemic. New Onreans, Sept. 12,—At Bhrovoport, up to 4. m. to-day, oightoen deaths from yollow fo- vor had occutred, It is on tho increara, Whole families are down with it, The nurses are worn out. ALTON. . Narrow Escapo from a Lynching Iors ror at the Edwardsville Fair. Special Dispateh to The Chicane Tribune. Avroy, 11L., Bopt. 12.—A sad affair ocourred yesterday evening, at the fair-grounds at Bd- wardaville. W'wo or threo young girls had been onticed nway from the grounds during the day by somo mon, with improper intontions, which was rumorod round nmong the crowd, and cre- ated an excitoment ; and, ono ot the girls point- 1ug out Mr. Toucy, of thi clty, s the man, gumo horson raised the ory, * Iang him! hang him|" 'he erowd beeamme infuristed, and seized Mr. Toucy, and would have lynched him on tho gpot but for the prompr and bold action of Sheriff Cooper, who huppoued to be near by. and drow his rovolver and said ho would shoot the first man who lnid a hand on him, Bherift Coopor thon got Mr. Toney ir.t0 o buggy, and droye out of the gate, which was immediate- 1y cloed aftor Liim, and kopt tho mab back, Mr, Poucy waa put into tho County Juil, which was nardod lust night Lo keop the mob from taking fihu out and Iynelung hitn, Parties who were ovar from Lhis eity to-day and sw Jr. Toucy in jail say o i out of his mund from (right. M. foney stands very highin this city, whero Lio lins roeidbd for twonty yenrs. INDIANAPOLIS, Knights of Pythizs Celebration =s Burghurs Capturod'The Liguor Cnuéns” Special Dignatch to The Chicago Tribune, . . TIxpiaparornts, Ind., Sopt. 13.—The Kuighta of Pythinn of Indinnapolis have extondes an in- vitation to the Lrotherhood throughiout the Stato to joinin a grand gola-day colobration on tho oqth inst, Nearly all tho ledges will accopt. 14 I proposed to vieit tho Exposition in a body, In full uniform, At least 600 aro oxpeeted. Tho burglars of Lelewor's fur store, who so- enred #1,200 worth of goods yestorday morning, wero arrested fn Olnoinnatl “to-day by Chief of Tolico Thompeon, aud brought lore to-night, with the property stolon, Tho argument fn_the liquor casos, in the Su- prome Court, closed to-duy, and was taken un- der advisemont by tho Bouok Murdor and Sy Speefal Dispateh to T'heé Chicago T'ribune. Dra Ravins, Mich,, Sopt, 12,—Mus, Margaret A. Toloy, s widow, 85 yoars old, committed gnlolde hiero last ovening undor the following cir- cumntances; Bho took hor child, & babe of 2 months, and, wrapping a shawl about her head and tho hody of tho ohlld, lay down in & amall croolc whoro tho water was but sovoutcon inches doep, and drownod horselt and child by mero force, Bupposed cause, deprossion of spirite. cides THE STATE CAPITAL. Devolopments in the Harper Defalca- tion Case. Twenty Thousand Dollars in Penalties Aliowed to Go Uncollected. Raule Adopted by the Equalization Board for Assessing of Corporations, Brrmvaricip, TIL, Sopt. 13.~Thero are no now dovolopments in tho Harper dofaleation, gavo that cortain ponalties which it was his duty to colleot, and by renson of not doing so mado himsolf lirblo, havo been dlscoverad, the aggre- gato amount of which is sbout $20,000. Buit will bo brought sgainst Herper's bondsmen to recovor tho amount in addition to the $110,000 Mr. Yaryan is still ongaged in an oxamination of tho books and vouchors of the ofilce, and will ba abla to give tho oxact figures of tho defaloation beforo many dnys. Tho rosolution of Mr, Miles declaring tho o?hflnn of the Doard that the property of tho Stato lnad boon assossod at G5 per cont of its value, and the amend- ment_thercto offored by Mr. McCabo that it hnd been assesaed at 75 por cont of its valuo, woro taken up, and, after considoration, laid on tho tble. TIo ndoption of this resolulion was intonded to moitlo tho question of corporats nescesmonts in this, that if othor gmpor y waa asgossed at but 05 por cent of its valuo then in equity aud justico should corporations be so asscased, It looks ns though o higher per cont will bo settled upon tho basis on which tho property of the Htate has beon aesessed than ;sntl_mr of the proportions embraced in the roso- ution. ‘The following proamble and resolution, offered by Mr. Miles some days ngo, wors adopted : ‘WHEREAS, Tho fourth clauso of Scction 3 of an act for o asselament of propegty and for tho lovy snd eollection of taxes, spproved March 30, 1873, in’ forco July 1, 1872, providea o5 follows : BEoTION 8, Tho capital stock of all companies and pasoclations now or horeafter crented under tho law of this Stato sball boso valuod by the Stato Board of Equalization 0s to nscertain and determine respoctively the fuir coal valuo of such capitnl stack, including tho franchiso over and sbove tho assossod valuo of tho tangiblo yproperty of such company, OF asociation, Safd Board hall ndopt such rulcs and principles for ascertaining tho fair cash valuo of such capital atook e to it may seom oquitable and just, snd sicl pules and principles, whon so adopted, f not con. sistont. with thls act, eliall boas binding audof the samo effect as if contained in this act, subjoct, how- ever, tosuch chango, alteration or amerdment as moy bo found from timo to timo to be nocessory by sald Board ; provided, thatin all cancs whora the tangible rrupurly or capilal stock of any company or ssocls. iou is sasosned undor this act tho Aharoa of capital stock of any such company or ussociation shall not ba aascasod or tazed In this State, 'This clauso shall not apply to the capitnl atock of bsuks organized undor tho genoral banking laws of thia Siato. Therefore, be it _resolved, That, for the purpose of Mcartnlnhle tho falr cash value of tho capital stock, including tho franchiso of all companies and assocla~ tions now or hercafter creatad under tho laws of thia Btato, and for the asseasment of tho same, or 8o much fhicrcof o8 may bo found to bo in exceas of thie asneanod or_cqualized valuo of ihe tangible property of such companies and associntions respectivoly, we, the Btato Tonrd of Equallzation, horeby sdopt {lo following Tulen and priuciples, viz.: Jtrst—The murkot or falr caah value of tho shares of cucltll atock, und tho market or fair casl value of tho dabt, excluding from_such dobt the indobtedness foc current exponges, shall bo combinod or added to- gollzon, and tho airogate smouit #0 ascertnined shall o takon and Lield fo bo tho falr cash value of the capital stock, fucluding tho franchise, respectivoly, of such compaiies and associntions, Second—From tho nggregato nmount ascertained as aforcsald, thero sbull bo deducted tho aggregate smount 'of the equalized or nesessed valustion of nll tho tangiblo property respectively of such coms yanies and nssociations, Buch cqualized or sasessod Valuation being taken inf each caso as {ho same may bo determined by the equalization or assessment of prop- erty by this Hoard, and the smount reniatning in each casie, i any, shail bo taken aud hiekd to be the amount and’ fair cash valuo of the eapital stock, luclnding the frauchise, which this Board is required by law fo assess rospectively sgainst companies and aesocintions uow or hereafter creatod under the lnws of this State, Card from B, J. Swecet and D. W. DNiunn. Ouicago, Sept, 12, 1873, To the Fditor of the Chicago Tribune: Tustico to others scoms to requira that cor- tain statements in your Springfiold dispatehies, under dnte of Sopt. i1, should bo contradicted, First—Supervisor Munn.and myself did not come to Chicago to consult with Gen, Logan in rolntion to the Harper dofalcation, or anything pertaining to it. I Lave not seon Gou. Logan gince my rotwmn here, Second—No ovidence thus far in the investiga- tion shows, or tonds to show, that any persou, —oxcaopt tho fivo Pursans arrested and tho attor- noys of Mr, 8mith, Harper's chief clork—know of tha dofaleation up tho timo of Harpor's rosig- nation. Vory respoctfully yours, A B. J. BweET. Iknow tho abovo statement of Deputy Com- missioner Sweot to be true. 1 made a friendly call on Sonator Logan last ovening. Mr. Mayborry, of Kano County, Gon. MoNulta, of Bloomington, and a Mr. Clemonts wore with him whou I called. Nothing was said by myself or Gon. Logan, or auy other person prosont, about tho Harper defalcation, excopt o genoral exprossion of regret on account of its aceurrence, The dispatch roforred to by Gon. Bweot shows internal evidence af boing written in tho intorast of porsons arrested. Yours wruly, D. V. Moxx. CxitoAao, Sopt, 13, 1673, THE ICANADILN SCANDAL. Festimony Taken by the Royal Com= miusion Yesterdny--Denial of the Story Concerning McMullon’s Salo of Evidenceo. Speetal Lispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OrTAWA, Ont., Sopt. 12,—Aftor & day's inter- mission, tho Noyal Commission resumod tho inquiry yestorday. Tho procoedings, though laughnbly onc-sided all along, wore rendored o littlo varied yestordsy by two circumstances witlin the jurisdiction of tho Commons, Tha charges mado by Huntington im&mcuud two Pnrt o8, tho Govornment and Bir Hugh Allan, 'Shat thoro oro conflicling . intorostn botwoen theso two parties is evident, and it is theroforo ossentiat that the credibility of the statements of either pnrtg shall "bhe inquired into. A decislon of tho Commission yentor- doy s, Dbowover, in o contrary "direc- tion, .'fnduo Rameoy, a8 counsel ~ for Bir Hugh Allau, applied to cross-oxamine Bheriff Loblanc, who, a8 witness, doposed that the lato Bir Goorgo Cartior, in a manucrmore forcible than revorent, hiad snid to him ho would retire from tho Governmnont if Americans wero allowed to have anything to do with tho Pacifio Railway conttact, This application was novortheless ro- fusod. Tho Chairman held that it would cronto confusion, ns ovory ono called an witness ‘might desiro to bo rapresontod by counsol. 'Lho fact remaing, howover, that though a witness, ho is aleo principal i somo light; thal 8ir Travcls Llincks, a witness, iv, sa membor of tho Government, charged 88 a priveipal Tt would sppenr that no one is to Lo aflowed ta intorfore but Sir John A, Macdonald s ropro gentative of tho Government. 'To liavo nllowod Mr. Rumuey fo oross-question in the iuterast of ir Hugh Allen woulid have imperiled the Gov= ernmont. Inntead of this, howover, {he Com- missionars oxamined the wiincssos in the darl, and failed to eliclt ovidonco pertinent to tho in- uiry. qAnynthm' circumstance of somo {mportance was the oxtonded examination by tho Comnis- sloners of Daniol 1. MeMullon, of Chicago, brothor &nd paviner of George W. No- Mutlen, and an animatod ocross-oxamination, conducled by Bir Jokn A. Macdonald, with all tho skill and cunning of ° that experionced lawyer, whose apparent objeet was to baffa aud confuse tho witnese, but P\ihioh b nignnlly failod. A point cought to Do mads by the Minlaterialista ull along has boen that Goorgse W. Medlullon, for & conslderation, hus sold information to the Opposition, but wit- ners yonterday not only sworo that his brother liad roeeivod nothing as’remunoration, but that Tio and his fuionds had actually lost §17,600 rop- renented by unpald oheck inclosod in tho soalod package. P Cun}:mnutmfi upon the inquiry farce, the @lobo, of Toronlo, sava: “Tet any oue con- trast = the wutter want of ovon tho small- cab effort to oxtraet the wholo trath, whon - witnesson wo friondly as Bir Franciu Hincks, Blarnes, or Boaublen are on {ho stand, or when tho depositions of condomna- tory evudence, liko Mr, Dukors or Mr, Juckson 1o, nre being oxamined, with tho flerco on- slanght made upon o witness whose credibllity or that of Lis relatives it is thought desirable Lo damnge, and they will need no othor proof that whatover powers the Comlesion possoss the; are being oxercised to suppross the truth, and to make justice & mookery and & sham."” Orrawa, Sopt. 12,—Tho Royal Commission mot at noon. 1fon. Mr. Chapals was the first witnoss called,* is ovidonco was given in Frouch, Iuntington's churgos weroroad. Wit~ nogs donled all knowlodgo of any negotintions, underatanding or bargains montfoned, 1o snid thio Govornment nover dispused of the Pacifie chartor in tho way montionod, Bir Georgo Car- tier had from first to Inet boen enorgotically opposad to tho introduction of an Amorican olo- ment into any Canadinn company. Mr. Btarnes statos that the total amount sul- goribed to the eloction fund was £06,357, F. W. Oumborland wns culled, snd, belnjy aworn, tostified: Was Mannaing Director of tha Northorn Railway, Knew nothing of an agrev. ment botwean Sir 1ugh Allan and Modnilon, Knuwof no negotiations roapcctlnf tho Pacifia Ruilway, oxcopt thoso having in view tha nmal- amation of two Canadian companios. Was n iroctor of the Inter-Oconnic Company. Ia now s Dircctor of tho Canandian Pacific Railyay, Efforts have boon mado to amalgamato tho Intor- Oconnlo with tho Canadian Pacific Company, Theoso efforts omanated with tho Dominion Gov- ernmont. Hnda conversation with the Ilon. Mr. Campboll in October, 1873, Campboll mani- fontod a strong dosire to bring about an nmol- gomotion, Tho objection of the Inter-Ocoania to amnlgamation was want of sufliciont guaran- toes that Amoricans would bo excluded, ~ Camp- ‘bell gaid the Government would give the moat satisfactory ({unm\tocn that Americans would bo exclnded. “Thoe canges which preventod nmniga- mation were principally poryonnl difToronces b~ twoon Bir Iugh Allan and Mclhorson, Wit~ noes also had an interviow with Bir John Mac- donald, during which Bir John urged nmaigama- tion, stating that the Government was unnnie mous in oxeluding Americans, and would give ample gusrantces to that offect. Wilness undor- stood Bir John wns always opposed ta tho Ameticans having = control of the Pacitic Railway, but favored the of tho Intor-Oceanioc Company based upon the iden of using only Canadian and Dritish capital, Witnosa aftorwards was appointed & Dircotor in the Canada Pacifioc Company. In convorsstion with 8ir Joln, tho Iatter asked him if he would,in caso of nmalgamation failing, give bim (Sir John) the names of reliable mon 1 Ontario who would help to form a now company. Witnosa did so. Boveral membors of the Inter-Oceania Comglrg afterwards joinod: tho Canadian Pacifie ompany attor tho failuro of attempta to amsalgamato. D, McInnes wasnoxt called and testified: Ts & morchant. Knew nothing of the negotintiona botweon 8ir Hugh Allan and tho Americans in tho fall of 1871, " Bir Hugh Alian asked witnoss $0 bocomo n Diractor in his Company. 8ir Hugh thon romarked that he intonded "to interest Amorlean capitalists in the railway ontorpriso. Did not undorstand any agreements with Ameri- cand had beenmndo. Rnow nolhing further re- spocting Huntington's charges, Knew monoy ‘was subscribod in Ontario for goneral oclection snrpouns. Did not know any money came from ueboo. In roply to ir Johin Macdouald, wit- ness eaid he recoived an appointment in the Board of the present chartored Company by eable, when ho was in Eugland, from Ei goh M%cdoua]m. e ovoral other witneseen wore oxamined, and tho Commission adjouroed. % Oard from Mr. Gs We McTullens Ciioaao, 11, Sopt, 1 o the Editor of the Chtengs Tripeones L 1 1678 Bir: The Associntod Press roport in your papor this morning, respecling iny brother's statement at Oltaws, {8 caleulated to conveya thoroughly false improssion, which I should ba g}nd to havo an opporlunity to correct. A read- g of it would leavo tho tmpression that T sold tho Allan correspondonco, to the Opposition, I am in receipt of no privato advices as to what my brothor did toatify, but I rogard it o impos- siblo that ho could havo said anything to justify tho raport sent, since it would linve beon totally without foundation in fact, The only money 1 ever took from any one in Canada on this mat- ter was an amount from tho IHon.J. J. C. Ab- bolt, ropresenting Sir Hugh Allan, in practical gottiemant of actual ontlays made by myself and friends whilo oporating “with him, and which Toss, as T stated i my Jnly lottar, ** was directly entailod by Allan's duplicity.” Sir Hugh also swears to the fuct of this scttlomant, though he does not, ns I did, oxplain the falso Teprosontn- :;pna mado to mo at tlo time, a8 -coming from im. My brothor, undonbtedly, rofora to this mat- tor, about which hio know Homotliing, but oven in 'this, it is impossiblo that bo conld have known tho acourato detnils s to flucts and amounts. I again repent explicitly that I never recoived {from anyone, anything in consideration of the ovidonco I have furnishiod or intend to furnish sgainst the Canadinn Government on thio Preifie Ttailrord mattor ; but, on tho ofher hand, havo forfeited $17,600 by so doing. Yours, ote., G. W. MoMuLLEN, P, 8.—8ir Hugh Allan bas my ackuowlodg- ment in rogard to thin sottlement, which ho can givo to the publie if he choosos. WEATHER AND WATER. LOCAL ODSERVATIONS, Cuitcaco, Sept, 19, 181 [ Hour of ob- 2 | Direetion ani T aevvation, &\ force of wind. 3 & 70808, 69008, T 70,00N. W, frosh. ale7iN. WY, treshi, 9170| N W., fresh, 58,681, W, froah, Maximum thormomaler, 74 minimum, 59, GENEDAL OBSERVATIONS, Ciucao, Sept, 191 a.m. Stalfon. | Bar.Thr| Wrind. |Rain 0[S, W,, fresls, |.....[Trcatng, 05, N. W, 1 Light raln, o8 0| P, 0| i Light ratn, 02(Cloudy, Fair, Clear, Clear. Cloar, B3I8.W Davenport .[3 55 N,, fresh. 4NN., Lriek, Escanaba . Clondy, Cloudy, 0IN., freshy |.....|Cloar, 40!Crim, Talr, 40N, W, froah, |10 iie, 56 N., light, Fair PRODBADILITIES, WasHTNGTON, Sept. 12.—On Saturday for Now England tho pressure will diminish, with fresh and brigk southerly to westorly winds, clondy wenthor and rain, but followed by cloaring weather over tho southern portion during tho aftornoon and evening, and over tho northern at night. For tho Middle States fresl, and Drisk southerly to westerly winds, cloudy wonlhor, and rain to-night, tho former veoring fo weak and north on fi:\t\udny. with clearing woather aud falling tomperature, [For the Svuth Atlantia and Gulf States oast of the Mississippi. light and fresh winde, aud clear or partly cloudy Weather. Tor Tanuossco and tho Ohio Valloy, oloudy woathor and rain to-night, wind veering to tresh, brisk northerly on Baturduy morn. ing, with clearing Weather aud" falling tomporature, For tho Lower Laka region , clondy woathor, rain, aud winds veoring to Driske aud high northwesterly to-night, with olearing woather and lower temporature on Sat~ urday. From Migsouri and lown to Novthorn Indisua aud the Uppor Lakes, brisk northerly winds, low temperature, and clenr or tly cloudy weather on Saturduy, with frost at Cautionary signaly avo ordered for Dotroit, Jodo, Olovelaud, Erie, Buffalo, Rochestor, aud Oswego. DAILY REPORT OF THE RTAGE OP WATER (With chiaugea §a the 24 hours ending Sept, 11, 1673) clraNoE, Fall, Iiise, Omala..... Pittsburgh 8, Touls *Below high waler of 1871, W, 5. KAUPMAN, Obssrver, Toorh 78 AMajor Bidck, Chicagos s lehse it DBold Banlk Robberry at Jaclkools Mich. JaoxsoN, Micli,, Aug. 12.—Ono of tho most daring robborion on_record was perpotratad on the l'unlfln's National Dank of this city, Dotweeh 9 and 10 o'elack thia morning, whilo the 'resi- dont of the bauk was engagad in writing b his donlt, and the Cashior wus out on buuiness, & paokago cantaining 3,000 in bills was sbstracied from = tho safo. — Accoes was gainod to tho safo by meaus of n sldo door in thy burk Dbuitding. Luying besido the stulen pucksga wora two othor paokagos of bills, euo contafuiuig $16,000, and ¢he other §5,000, Tho robbery is supposcd ¢o have beon committed by exporta who nro on_thoir way to attond tho State Tair af Grand Rapida,