Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1873, Page 4

4 R R R EEEEEEE———————E———— TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE TERMA OF AUTBORIPTION :lruuml o munflem. X nday, A Ao ':“E.Siflw‘nlu we at tho same rato, = ;:’;:;’.;fi;;u ‘and mistakes, be sure and give Tost Of'co address In full, noluding Btato and County. Tomittaucos may bo mado oithor by dratt, oxpross, Post Ofiico ordor, or tu registerod lottars, at our risk. TENNMS TO OITY SULECRINLNS. Daily, dollverod, Sunday oxcoptad, 3 cente per wask, Daily, olivored, Sunday includod, 80 conts por waok. Addross THE 'RIBUNE COMPANY, Cornor Madtson and Dearborn-ata,, Uhloago, Iils TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS, LRY'S THTRATRERandolph stroot, botwoon O A asate, ¥ Bt MoVIORER'S THEATRE-Madlso treot, botweon Dosrborn and Hiate, *' Fronohwoumon, MY OF MUS10—Falstod streot, hotwosn M ya‘-.ofiflgnumnu Engagemont of lrs, 'D. . Lowors, *Lady Audloy's Soorot." 108 stroot, betmoon Mad. GLOBE THEATRE--D; saiiract, atnaoh, tson and Washington, ) OPERA-HOUSE-Monroo straat, betwesn Dos e kng Bleter Mag s Now Dolstao. Misatroiy and comioalitios, 'S TIEATRE—Wabash avonuo, corner Coti= Sus airost. " Vaudorile Borlormanoos. *ThG Doma BUSINESS NOTICES. INSTEAD OF BITTER, yop opn QUINING “SOLD N TWAVANA LOTTERV—WE SOLD THE 2500,000 0 Oleculars ant, in- fhe sxtrsordinery draylog, Az £60. 10 Wallat P, 0, Box ,Nfi New York noteAne o bos Ut Lhe worl . Harmloss, roliable, su ot e ridlcalous tiita o wapion T, THIS SPLENDID s wariil: Tho anly tFuo and por stautancous; nodis t odor. ot fects of bad dyes and washe Praoduces i el k stssorh BIAk of mataral brows, and loavos (e Evir clean, vatt, and boutisal, " Tiio gondino, signed We rfairoior.” ‘Boid byl druaidaie, ARG SATONIEIOH, Fopriofor, . Y. ““VAN S0AACK, BIRVENSON ‘& REID, Agonta, - @hs Chitaga Tibune, Thursday Morning, Soptombor 18, 1873. ,Tho Hon. Wilder Fostor, of Michigan, olected to succeed Thomas W, Forry in the National House of Roprosontatives, is statod by his phy- wicians to bo ill beyond recovery. The New York Temporance Convontion at Syracuso has adjourned aftor deolaring tho Ro- publican party faithloss to its plodges to tho Tomporance cause, and nominating a full Btato ticket for tho coming elostion, An open switeh was tho causs of an accidont to a train on the Great Westorn Road yosterday, that rosulted in tho doath of the firoman and & mortal injury to tho onginoor, Thoro was also & collision on the Oharlotte, Columbia & Au- gusta Railrond yesterday, by which two por- sons were killed and threo wounded, Tlhie Tennessco Farmers, [n convention at Naahvills, have accomplished tho work of organ~ Lzation which brought them together. Tho ros- olutions adopted, and all the othier procoedings of tho Convention, ocschow politics, They will moet again noxt Soptomber, in Nashville, and, meanwhilo, tho farmers of tho Stato will, so far 88 practicablo, enroll themsclyes in Granges. Twenty-four hours' imprisonment is the son- tonce pronounced upon the Manitobs prisoners concorned in kidoapping Lord Gordon. Tho tompoer of the Court aud people seoms to have becomo much mollified. Qov. Austin, of Minne- sots, who woe prosont, was invited to n seat on tho bench besido the Judges. Tho trifing gontonco waa recoived with cheors by tho su- dienco, and, aftor tho formalities of trial had boon obsorved, the Americans and their frionds epant the evoning sociably with Judge Botour- noy. Premior Macdonald told the story of tho Cana~ dian Pacific Railroad as he know it to the Royal Commisgion yestorday. o did not conceal the tacts that ho had Had an interview with tho Americans who desired to join in the undertak- ing, and that ho had told them the Government wns glad to eeo that Amoricans wore plan- ning investments in Canada, This, howover, he said, with some naivoto, was only aa ‘‘ a matter of politevess,” Sir John furthor eaid that 8ir ‘Trancis Hincke' statement to Allan did notin any way ropresent the opinions of the Govern- ment, and woro thought by himself and most of the members of the Government to have been injudicious, ‘ Somo of the nowspapera in Wisconsin and John 0. Gault, Esq., the Assistant Manager of tho Milwaukee & Bt. Paul Railroad, aro squab bling over tho question whother there has been arise in rates of freights on that road, as af- firmed in our columns a weok ago., “Cho il waukeo News recontly stated, upon Mr. Gault's authority, that thore had beon no advance whate evor on eastern bound froight shipped at any station in Wisconsin, In auswer to this, tho LaCrosso Repullican quotes tho following copy of tho ofilcial order issued by tho Compnny: *‘On and sfter Sept, 12, ratos on grain from LaCrosse to Milwaukeo will bo 29 conts por 100 pounds, until farther notified.” The prico paid provious to Sopt. 12 on grain from LaCrosse to Milwaukeo was 25 centa por 100 pounds, This would seem to be pufficient proof without any furthor question, Those who are paying freights are the bost judges. A little firo kindled & great doanl of stir In this city yestorday, Tho time of yoar, tho weather, tho direction of the wind, and the locality of tho conflagration, all recalled tho circumatancos of the Great Fire, but thoro tho likenoss oessed, Tho total loss will not exceed $250,000, one-third of which is covered by insurance. Fifty-three buildings wero consumed; all of thom framo struoturos and of liitle valuo with the oxcoption of a packing-houso, Tho flames wore started by n spark from s locomotive in some 1oose hay at the cornor of Newberry avenue and tho Bixteenth stroot rallway ocrossing, aud rangod thonco northward over the blooks be- twoon Fourteonth and Bixteonth streots, Tho mgh wind, and tho ready fuel that layin the path of tho fire, might oasily have given us an- othor great firo but for the masterly mamner in which the Tire Department was handled by the mnow Fire-Marshal, This was the firat occasion Benncr has had for showing what stuff waa in him, and all'accounts agroo that ho acquitted himeolf in such & man- nor ag to win tho comploto confidence of his mon, The Ohicago produce markeis wore moderates, 1y activo yesterday, and generally strongor, Mosq pork waa In good demand, and firmer, at 810.15@ 16,26 cash, $16,00 sollor the month, and 8$16.50@ 16,60 seller Octobor, Lardwau active and firmat ©7.875¢@8.00 per 100 tbs for winter, and $7.75 for summer rendored. Moats were quioct and un- shiangod at 7){@80 for shoulders, 0@0}K0 for THE CINCAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEIBER 18, 1874 D — - o > 3 “o, ahort;ribe,; D}@0i4o for ehort cloar, and 9@ 110 for aweet pioklod hems. Mighwinos wero active and stendy abt 923¢o por gallon, Xako froights woro activo and unchanged at 1234e for corn, and 19}4o for wheat to Buffalo, and 220 for whoat to Kingston. TFlour was In bottor do- mand at unchangod prices. Wheat was active and 1o higher, closing wenk nt £1.125¢ onsh, and $1,13}¢ seller Octobor. Corn was quiot and 4o higher, olosing wosk at 411{@4134o cash, nnd 4334o sellor October. Oals were active and 4o highor, olosing at 30igo cash, and 81}o sollor Ootobor. Ryo was quiot and i(@lo higher nt 08}¢@00c. Barloy was active and averaged 1o highor, closing at $1.87 for No. 2, and $1.12 for No, 8. The hog m‘nxlnn was moderatoly notive ‘st sbout yestordny's prices, rullug firm for light, but easy for hoavy grados, Saloa at $4.80@4.00. Cattlo wero in fair do- mand at unchanged prices, Bhoop ruled stesdy, By all nccounts, the propollor Ironsides, which wont down in the gale on Monday night; was not a goaworthy vessol, There scoms to haveboon a dlstrust of tho steamor for somo time, and hor loes waa not & matter of astonlshment o thoso beat acquainted with hor condition. Last yoar, tho same compsany lost one of ite stesmers, and now a socond. At that time, the vossol lost was loaded with grain in bulk, s which was 80 clreloi‘a]y stawed that, whon the vessol pitched, this grain shifted to one ond, and tho propeller ‘beonimo holpless and sank., Tho gale of Monday morning wasgovero, but the lossos of eailing-orafl have not boon groat, Btenmors of various other linos managod to resist it; sall-vessels and barges rodo out the storm successfully. Bome barges and small oraft woro blown sshore, but the Ironsidos doos nob seom to have been able oven to get ashoro, Tt is not right that such s calamity, if due to the carolossness or recklossness of the owners, or mansgors, or bad judgmont of tho officors, should paes unnoticed, or without placing tho rosponaibllity whore it properly belongs. Tho suthoritios at Milwaukes ought to invostigate tho mattor. It was but & morciful socident that tho number of passengora was not much groat~ er, and tho loss of lifo proportionatoly inoreassd. F ‘THE BANKS AND THE GRANGES, A Granger writos us his pbjections to the Na- tioual Banks, to which wo givo place in our columns, as thoy scem to be represontative of & protty large constituoncy. Without repeating our former arguments on- thia question, wo will briefly notico tho misapprehionsions of our cor- rpspondent. % X. Tho first of theso {a tho assumption that Poited Btatos logal-tonder notes are monoy. - These notes aro past duo and protested paper— tho sigus and oyidoucoes of national bankruptey, or what is worso, national bad faith, Each noto is tho promiso of the United States to pay so many dollars—a promise whioh is not fulfilled, &nd whick, with abundant resourcos at come- mand, there is no attempt to fulfill. All talk sbou substituting grooubacks in placo of National Bank notes looks to tho furthor and indotinite postponomont of the resumption of specie pay- monts, An irredeomablo curroncy is an unmiti- gatod cheating dovico, fraught with the gravest injury to all peraons, oxcopt the tribe of spocu- lators, snd eapocially to farmors and laboring mon, . 1L Tho plan of saving 61§ per cent Intorest .on £800,000,000 of bonds by calling in the bank notos can only be mado offective by compotling tho banke, who now own the bonds, to accopt groonbacks for thom, Thore Is nothing in any oxlsting law which requires any man to soll his property, whsther it be invested in bonds or real ostate. Tho Governmont may rovoko the char- tors of tho bpnks (it reserved tho right to do #0), but it cannot conflacate their prop- orty, It may say to the banks, ¢ Give back your notos and take your bonds,” but after this ' is dono the bonds still draw the eamo intorcat as bofore, and mno saving ia offected. ** But tho Government can then is- suo $800,000,000 more greonhacks, and with the proceeds buy tho bonds.” ¥f we grant tho right of the Government, in timo of peace, to issus ita notes, redeemable at no timo and no place, and mako thom logal tendor in peymont of pri- vato dobts; that 18, it we grant tho right of tho Governmont to mako & forced losn from the Rooplo, without any great public exigoney ro- quiring such a step—wo atill have accomplished nothing oxcopt to oxchange ono form of indebtedness for another, /Tho greonback is s dobt just as much a8 the bond. *‘But it does not draw Intereat.” Thon the proposition fa to practically ropudinto $300,000,000 of public in- debt —to ropudiato temporarily if not pormanently. Why stop at $800,000,0007 Why not issup greenbacke for all tho bonds in the ssme way? TIL The losa of Nations] Bank currency by firo and otlier casualties inures to the of tho Government now. . No now legislation is needoed upon that point. IV. The National Banknotes do not dopend for | their valuo upon the Government indorsement, The Government, in point of fact, has not in- dorsod thom, It engages to sell the bonds plodged for their rodemption, in caso the bank 1ails, and to apply the proceeds to thio psyment of tho notes, It'alao agroca to receivo the notes in payment of intornal revenue taxes. The notea dopend for their value exclusivoly on the proporty of the bauk, - i V. Tho rato of intereat for thouse of cap~ ital doos mot depend in the mmallest degree upon the right to issuo papor currauoy, elther in the form of bank notes or CGovornmont notes. A moparate argument would perhaps be required to show this fact, All thet wo have space to eay in thias article ia that Intoroest is paid for the uso of commodities, such as tools, broadstuffs; proviaions, matorisls, and other tangible creations of humnn indus. try, tho use of which enables the borrowoer to produce aud earn more .han he could do with his own uusided labor. It makes no difforence, B0 far as the rato of intorost goes, whether the paper our- rency which moasures these commodities and facilitatos their exchange among the different mombors of the community consists of groen- backs or bank notes. The multiplication of ona or tho other can adtd nothing to the smount of loanable capital in the country, aud thorefors cnu in no wiao lower the rate of Intorost. V1. 1t would of course be inconvenlent for the National Banks to oall in their circulation and take up tholr bonds, It Ia genorally inconyon- lent to change tho form of an invostment. It would be more Inconvenlent, however, to the publio then to'l the banks, sinco it wonld necesnltate the curtallment of about one-haif of their loans and discounts while the change waa being offected. But it would not diminish tho profits of the banke to the extont of one-fifth of one percont. We kuow, as & matter of fact, that at tho timo {lo § por cent bonds were or- 088 in ordor to save 634 por cont interost- dorod to bo oxchanged for s, somo of tho banks In this oity returnod their olrenlation and took tho gold for thelr bonds, in proferonco to aontinuiug the business on a & por cont bond, ‘Wo vonturo to say that all the Natlonal Banks in this city would rotire thelr circulation volun- tarily and take back tholr bouds if Lho Govern- ment would guaranteo them ngainat loss during tho trausltion, rather then have any fight in Congras, or elsowhoro, with the Graugos or any- Lody else. . CO0L. MORGAN'S SPEECH, + The address delivered yostorday by Qol. R. P. Morgan, at Baybroolko, in thin Stato, Is nstraight- forward prosontation of practiesl truth. Tho sponker Lag givon the subject of rallroad man- agomont very considorablo attention. For mauy yosrs ko was nn onginecr ongaged In tho con- struction of such roads, and ho had two yosrs’ “oxperionco a8 Rollroad Commissioner, and has, thoreforo, a knowledgo of detail that s valuable, and entitles his statomonts to much woight, Bpoaking from this oxporionce and knowledge, ho places tho oxcosa upon which intorest and dividenda are now to bo paid out of earnings, ovor nud abovo tho actual cash cost of the railronds in this Stato, at £80,000,000, and tho exccuuinl tho Intorost nnd dividend-bonring capl- tal of tho railronds of the United Statos, over’ tho nctual cash cost thorcof, at 800,000,000, Thero can be no quostion that, fn computing a fair and ressonablo componsation for sorvices rondered, the dividonds on this largo amount of fictitious capital should bo rejected, Col. Morgsn prosonts tho injustico of this oxaction in tho quoation, If Vandorbilt, Drow, Gould, and othor railrond managors had Placad a dobt of $£800,000,000 on _the country, without consideration, would tho people submit tobo taxod to pay eithar tho interost or the principal? Col. Morgan doss not think it at all impractioablo to ascortain the natual cost of tho railroads, Among the evils of the prosent system tho- discriminations, he holds, aro eyon mors out- ragoous than tho avorage ratos.” Tirat-class freights from Now York to Bloomington aro G0 conts por 100 pounds,” or 8 mills por ton por mile; whilo tho rate on tho samo freights from Chicago to Bloomiuglon aro b8 ocents por 100 pounds, or § cents and 1 mill per ton por milo, or eloven timen gréator por ton per mile than from New York to Bloomington.. Tho ratos charged by the Illinola roads on lumbor, stone, sgrionltural products and {mploments aro from threo to taventy times greator por ton por milo thian aro charged on highor classcs of troights to and from Esstorn oitios. All this ghows cithor that Eastorn meuufactures are brought Wost, and grain shipped Eaat, at much less .than romunerativo ratos, or that our local rates aro outrngoously high, This transporta- tlon of froight to and from tho East at Icss than cost, and skinning varfous loealitios to mako up tho dopired profita, is a discrimination which nopds to be oxplained,. It is a discrimination ngainat the Westorn manufactures ealenlated to injura their business pud rqpresa their growth, snd should bo discontinued. Col. Morgan had no faith in the proposi- tion thnt tho Govornment should obtain control of all tho railroads in the country. At best, it was of donbtful proprioty. The racont exposura of the want of iutegrity in Congross dught to bo a warning againat committing this enormoua railrond systom into their hands, to bo rogylated by their logislation, One por cent ou tho com- bined railrond capital of the country would be 85,000,000, and Mr, Morgan might havo sald that half this sum expended annually” would corrnpt not only Congross and the Goneral Gov- ernment, but sll tho TLegielatures of all tho Btates. Tho real protection for tho people ia to bo found in an incossant oud storn demnnd for official intogrity. As ha woll remarks, this integrity is the only power that can successfully oppass corporato capital. Any reform which stops short of » genoral purification of public morals and official conduat will prove a delusion and snaro. NOTES AND OPINION. The Springfield (T11.) State Journa! still claims fhat it waa a * Ropublican Anti-Monopoly vio- tory " in California, and the Quincy (Ill.) Lerald that it was a Domocratio Anti-Monopoly vic- tory,” sod onch professes to bo very glad. Thoy forget, now, that Anti-Monopoly was ro- viled (possibly by themsclves, too,) as “Dolly Varden,"—a poor, ineffective, dead-boat, sore- hoad, third-party movomont,—lown ‘to tho day of election, The 8late Journal and the Herald must roly very much on the ignorance of thoir roadors. Thero wore three tlckets in California, of which * Dolly Vardon " furnished ono, Will the Stafe Journal and the Zerald toll who fur- nished tho other two ? "'—Itisto bo hopod the editors of the Jersey County (1ll.) Democrat and tho Bureau County (111.) Lepublican exchango papers, for in such catio each would onjoy that melancholy pleasure ‘which comes of espeoial fellowship in misery. In oach of their counties—in Demooratic Jorsoy and Ropubidcan Buroan—the fonces are -down, and the cattlo aro gottiug mixed, The spectacle of their anclent hord-drivers in dismay, and thelr frantic appoals, would be comical if it waa not 80 common tlils yoar, —The Chicago .Prairie Farmer, commenting on tho refusal of railroads to mako cheaper rates to tho Illinois Btato Fair, says: *In the words of tho old plantation melody, ¢ Tho day of rotri~ bution am acomin'.'” Andtho Pooris Tran- script sdda: *1t looka somotimes as if tho rail- ronds of this Stato wanted the people to crush them,"” ~Those who think the Farmers' Movement is & more oxcitement of tho hour, and will die away as suddonly ne it was born, do not comprohend its truo objects. 1f It should disappear to-mor- row it will not havo lived in vain, *‘Cheap trans- portation" was and is ono of its leading objocts, —Xock Island (1IL.) Union, —Tha mouopolists of the country must come down to recognizing tho naPlu as tho supreme powor of the land. The ball bas beon put in .motion in California—DBurtington (lowa) Ga- zelle, ~The Btate of Minnosota, through its Logls- lature, has nover dared to raise a tax oxcecding £500,000 in any ano year. The railronds, crowd- od with a business to which they are wholly un~ e?ufl, aud at pricos which conflscato one-quartor of the earninga of the farm, have just banded togsthor, advancing rates 3 conts a bushel,—or an extra tax on labor of fully $1,000,000 on the Htato of Minnosota alone, ‘U'his ia in addition to fwice that sum already lovied in excess of rea- aonablo, just, aud profitable ratos,—St. Faul Pioneer. —3Milwauken receivod over 1,500,000 buakiels of wheat last week, and an incresso of 2 cents s bushe! would amouunt, on that week’s work, to $30,000. Tho inoresss, an wo nndorstand if, ia from six-tonths of a cent to 8 conts a bushel. Our roadors can make their own figuros an to how much incroaso the wheat-growers of Wik conuln must pay.—AMadison (Wis.) Journal. —Wo can aunitre those railroad naguatos that thoy have chosen au {nopportune tims for their oxtortion, The produciug olassos, whioh oome prise the majority of the Woutern population, aro already iutensely oxcilod, o so great a dogroe Lins the feoling arison that it hay in many oxsos blindod thom to resson, aud thoy have boon led to overlook the advautages which rail- rondn hiave brought them, and peo only the hard, grinding policy of therailroad managoment, “Lhiey Wota before propared for futomporato logl- Iation, unleas rostrained by wiser counsels, and now no counsela will restrain thom, The rail- road mlllli{fin bave invited the battle, and tha farmers will acoopt tho iusuo, Tho railroad Kiuge will yot loarn that the 8. cents. which the{ aro now oxtorting from Minnonota farmorn will bo tho donrest purchased bloodsmoney they avor obtained.—St. Paul (Ml'ml? Dispatch, —1Vo #06 110 oocaalon for toarlug our hsir and indulging in_windy deolsmation. , . . A revo- lutiott fs nonded that will upturn tho whole structure of fraud and injustico from the bot- tom. Aro -tho poople rendy for It, or will they swallow anothor doso of tho old emotic? 'That in the queation,~and that is all tho guostion, Tho sucaces of the Labor and Anti-Monopol tickot {a the unl,v lhopo of pronent rolief.—Si. Paul (Minn.) Pioncer, —It {8 earnostly hoped that the next Legisla- ture of Wisconsin wll‘ ba composod of moen that bave spinal-colunn onough to grasp this quos- tion of railrond oxtortion, and mrlkio Rome of tho railroad companios got down on thoir knoes and sy their ““ Now I lay me."” Noman should be vominated for' tho offico of Assomblymau who will not tako n bloody onth to do his lovol bost to bring tho railroads to understand that the Btato controls thom, instond of boing controlled by tho rallroads. In the next Leglalaturo, tho poople do not want men that it around liko bot~ tlea of castor-ofl, but sctiyo mon, who will work for the interests of tholr constituonts, Thia raitroad question will bo an important ono until it 1a sottlod, and thoro must bo uo backwator,.— LaCrosse (\Vu.) Ziberal-Demacrat. THE CANADIAN SCANDAL. The flon, Campbell Corrects Fis Tosa timony--Additional ¥acts Concern= ing the Election Funde-Examinns tion of Sir John MacdonaldeXlis Lordship Narrates What I Knows of the Rallway Negotiations, Which Appoars to fie Very Littlos Speofal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, OrTAWA, Ot Sept, 17.—Beforo the algning of the dopositions bafora tho Commisaion {o-day, tho Hon* Gampbell mado alatomont thst the reason ho had not yesterday stated the sum of monoy Allsn had sup plted for tho Ontano elections was because ho was not ssked toda #o, This affords some srnsament, ss it s consldered a roproof to tho Commission, Obisining permission to-lay from thom, ho sald Bir Jobn told him the amount waa $25,000, and that was after Sir John's own election, He hiad not dfsoussed tho mattor Wwith Blr John A, Macdonald on ‘sny other oceasion until after the apposrsnca of tho letiors and commu- nieationa in the nowspapors, Hoadmitted that atter tho timo of the convarsstion with Blx John A, Macdone 214 on tho subjoct, ho was informed that furthor suma niad been aubscribed, which amounted in tho ag gato 10 $45,000, for tho Province of Ontarlo, Ho usked ‘permission furthor to stato that his visit to Toronto vaata urge: amalgamation, and that wihout tho ino st Aliaa should'bo Prealdent, Mo mado no urther atipulation on tho subjoct, though MacPhore son mede & stipulation .‘that "Allan should not Do Prosidant, _ Witnieas deolarod that o had no_corro- spondonco with Abbatt in roferance ta tho distribution of tho olection funds, of which Allan woa tho chief ar golo contributor, ' A e At tho afternioan sitting of the Commission thoro was an {noreasod attendanco of spectators, owing Lo tho fu- timation that tho Promicr, Sir John A. ‘Macdonaid, would Limeclf bo oxamined, His oxamibation Logan by the Chairman asking him fo have tho kindness to etoto sll tho facts bearitig upon the queation within his knowlodge, 8Ir John auggosted that it bb a narrativo, which oourso was approved by the Comniisston, This -he did by giving & llstory from® tho incopilon of tho schomio in 1871, At tho time of his first intorview with Waddington no propared achemo had beon dectded upon, From him ho losrned that cortain Amorican capitalists dosired "o mako & ronoeal to the Governmant for tho: construction of a Eaclio Raliway. Though oxprcasing hin. opiion thnt it was_premtiirs, ho_novertholewm sgrecd to meet thoso gentlomon, ' Bir Froncls Hinck wan proscnt at thottae of 8 suasnuent maoting. As maitor of po- Hteness ho told thow that tho Government woro giad American capilaliats wera intending_looking for fn. yestmenta i s, As to B Fraucls' Hincks statoments to Allay, tho Promior did not " rocog~ pizo them oa roprésouting tho opinton of tho Government, but on Lfa own rcsponsilility, Ho statod {1 this connoction that ho thought Hincla Dnd made a mistakoin so doing. In this view ho bo Tioyed most membors of th Govorument agreed, In refarence to Allanh interviow, which wltuces related, nolhing now appears. Witnois, howevor, denics the truth of McMullo’s statement of the 14th of July, ‘which appearod in tho Opposition papers, o the offech that tho Fesult of the nogotiatious wna sn' interviow at Montreul, in Septembor, 1871, at which proliminaries were sattied by which Allan was to recoivo & large pore soual fntereat in stock, and for {ho distribution anong persond whioso accession wan, desirablo, o also du fod MeMuller's sccount of (ho siateinent rogarding b dnterylow with witness ot St Lawronce Hail, Bus treal, 15 bp did aluo tho statement that ho' Goverue monf wors not ally in accord at tho meoting on the 6th of October, At considerablo length he” siarcafeil i progress o the negotlations ondug lowards tho- amalgamation of tho tyo companles, In dolng 8o bo alluded to the fact that {t was Abboft's proposal that thoro should be soventcon Diroctora fuatear} of thin toen s tho Government proposod, and {0 tho fack that MacPhorson objocted to Allan's Presidoncy tho grounds that his influonce, aud and power might onablo kim to ring 'in too many Amorican _capitalstn, TTho negotiations tormiluated In MacPhereon assurluy wiltiess that he Lsd no personal ambition for th Presidency, glving Lis apinlon that §t should bo left to tho Board, ' Vltness then telegraphed, undor dato of July 26, 1873, to Carter, authorlziug him to sssuro ‘Allan tlint tho Influcnco of tho Goyernment would b used o socurg the Prosidency for Allan, tho oflog, orms to Dbp &8 agreod Upon batwoen Blacs Thorson aud Abbott, tho wholo matter to bo kept quict till after tho clections, tho two gentlomen to meat the Privy Gouncil and mottle - tho provis- fonal agrooment, Ho thon roferred to tho differ. enco oxluting betwoen Allan snd the lato Bir Goorge 1, Qartier, tho fmpressfon proyailing that Car- tlor was opposcd'toall schomes [n which Alln was engaged, aud particulstly the Pacifio sohemo, and tho yuanuer in which this, 1t was thought, would nffect Cartier's mipport in ‘Montroal, Witnoss, also, ade mitted baviig told Qartior that 'tho chief battle would boin Outario, and that Carticr taust try to arranga such funds s ho could to holp tho Government in Outario, and the suggested nsmes of friouds to whom to opply, smoug whom wero Allan, who wan grestly intorested in tho scliomo, and that witness expected ho would bo ' willing to Delp, when Cartfer had made {t sl Hght with'hfa friends, On the 0tk of July witness received Iettors from Allan sfating Lo hnd come to an_ srrango- ‘ment with Cartler, but did not incloss a copy of the agreament, though ho said it was committed - to write ing, On Tocolpt of this information, wilncsa fols- graphed that he would ot agzes to {t, aud fn cono- Quenico thereof Allan withdrow tho latter writton to witness, relying for o basis of arrangemont on tho telegram of wilnioss, Witnens enya that the ngrecment thus withdrawn was tho only ono evor mado betweon th Goverr.mont and Allan to his knoweldgo. If any sgrose mont existed botween Cartior and Allan, or any oihor ‘member of the Company, 1t was without witners Les ing awaro of it : but Lio did not believe such, ever ox. ted, His atatemont as & wholo wae admitted to bo excoode ingly wary, THE YELLOWSTONE. Successtul Complotion of Gon. Cus= ter’s Expedition s Survey of the Northern Pacific Iailrond Coms ploted, : Oar ON ThE TELLOWSTONT, Bept, 6, - Viu Busaranox, D, T., Bopt, 16, Gen, G, A, Custer, with thres squadrons of tho Bovouth Cavalry, cowprising 4, B, ¥, G, K, and 3 traops, together with the Engincers, reached the stock- ade on tho 4th Inst,, having separated from the maln command threo doys’ macch east of tho Muaclesholl, Gou, Btanloy, with the infautry, one aquadron of cavalry, and tho train, struck diroctly for tho old, trail on thio Yellowstone, and 1a not expected at thia point until tho 19th, Tho expodition haa becomo a comploto muccess, every objuct for which it was inougurated having boen effectuslly ace complished, An sren of 40,000 square miles of u: Xnown country to the south nd wost of this point h Deon exploxod, the (udians thoroughly turashed, sud {lie survey of the Northern Pacific Railway complotod, ‘The routa aclected by Ar, Eckelson, Obfof Englucer of tho surveying party, will follow tho ecast bank of the Yollowstoue as far us Tongue River, crossiug at that point, from thence s ehort distanca along the weat bauk'ta tho Bl Porcuplue, crossing tho dlvide in that vicinity to the big bond of ' tho 3 sxcleabicll, following tho valloy of this rivor to & conucction with Buker's aurvey of laat year. Custor mado a direct trall to the stockado, aftor separating from Blanloy, &cross n tore rible country, almost destituto of wator and vegeta~ jou, sccomplfshing tho march of 140 miles in five and oLl days, with » train of thirly wagous, and with thio loss of but alx animals, No ditncully with tho Tuc disns sinco tho Lattla of tho Big Horn, The wounded aro dofug wdmlrally, sud considerod out of all dangor, Liout, Uradon hus beon dragged by hsud a dis- tance of 850 milos, but wau Improviug overy day, not- withstanding the countriy, with tho exception of the valleys of the Musclesheil and Yollowslone, is au une {ubabitable desert, This dispateh will auticipste any ottiur from {he expedition fen days, aud losves by an Indian runnor for Fart Buford, ODD-FELLOWSHIP. Annual Gommunication of the Grand Lodgoe In Baltimore, Barrmtong, Sopt 17,—Tho Grand Lodge of the United Btatos X, 0. O, ', nict at 0 o'clock to~day, Dej- uty Grand Biro Durham announcod that the roport of, the Grand Sire Logan liad boon rocefved this moru- fug, It was lald beforo the Lodgs, sud ordered print ©d, Tho report reached Now York yestorday by tho Ocoan Queen, from Aspinwall, and was fnmedlstely forwardud to Baltimore, ‘Iho’ report of the Commiltes on Mileage and Pex Diom of Heprossntatives, Axing the miluago at § cants olng and returulig, aud’ por diotw at 20, wan adopied, A potition was rocsived from colored cltizons of Dels aware, asking pormisilon to joln tho order. Nufurred to the'Legialatlye Gommittus, A wiotion by tho sopresentative from Tennsylvaula, thint the annunl Comniunication of th Grau Loige ity 1870 bo beld fu Philadoiphls duping the Conteunial Golobration, wes Iald over undor the Tule. The roport of tho Grand Lodge of the Gorman Emplro wes roforrod (o 8 spocial committeo, After coustdering o Toporta from the' Judiclary Conunitteo on tho subjoct of arroarages aud pasi- and discharging the Committes from turthor ¢ ereol, the Orand Lodge rouolved itwelf {nto s secret seasion, sud continued thorein until the Lous of zeceas, - Buermnn and of CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. The Scnate Transportation Committeo Make a Bricf Visit to Moxtreal, A Talk with Leading Canadians Concern- ing the Improvement of Water Routes. Final Organization of the New York Cheap Transportation Association. Naw Yonr, Hopt. 17.—A Montrenl (Can.) dfapatch #ay8 that tha Unitod States Sonato Committs ou Trans- portation Routes, arrived thoro yestorday attornoon, and in company with members of tha lloard of Trado and other roprosentativo mon of tho clty, took s short oxcurslon over Ui proposod routo of tho Oaughuswaga Bhip-Canal and to seo tha cannlygecilitics to Montroal, Whilo tho party wan gfllnx‘aux}.\ the Lochine Otl:llldlnnut wan sorved, after which speechos wora mado, Mr, McLonnan, Presidont of tho Montreal Doard of Trade, satd that tho 8t Lawrenco routo hnd nnswered & vory good purposo for tho developmont of trado, and if it would anawor tho purposo of tho pooplo of United Biates they Cflul({’]llrtlcl‘!nlfl wl&' |an M‘[‘}: of Gauads, Aftor speaking of tho canal syptom of Cana l(:h, which is to bo atlll” further improved, Senator Windom waa introduced, Ho enid thiat the only desire of the Committeo wnn o learn which waa tho best and choapest routo to the Acabonrd, and vhich would bost bulld up thelr country, and happy If such & routs shonld conduco also to the proaperity of Canada; that tho Amorican continont s to bocomne the granary of tho world, and tho Wost would hafl with pleasure and gratitudo lnr routo that will give chieapor facilitics for carrying thelr products, . Benator Bherman sald that tho peopls of th Wost consumo at tho prosent timo two Lusheln of grain i moving ono to market. It costs 10 conis s bushol to #ond whoat from Toledo ond Ohicago, and if tho Weat could soud it for a centlesa by any other routo to their market, thot route would bo tised. Though tho Biatea havo bullt 67,000 miles of rallrond, that ls still insuf- clent, Oanada had given to her watar-carria 0, made by tho hauda of tho Almighity God, and Ohio people #atd that if Now York did not offer thom facilitica for tho carringo of thelr grain, they would bring it to Mon. treal. Tho progress of trade and its dovelopmicnt Imows no_ nationality, aud no accidental differenco, “The West must havo an outlot, Tho Sonator, in the coutrag of his romarks, asld that ll products afo valu~ Sblo If you cau placo thom whoro tho nioeds of Tt T Quiro thom, Now wo doubtfully contcat o wavering Balaneo of {rade with Russla in Teapact to hor aupply of wheat to dreat DBritain, becauso bringing a I.magcl of wheat from Chicago to tho Atlantio coata 30 conts, Russia can do it equally chicap, including tho cost of production. How can you, aud Low can’ wo, changa sllthis? Dy finding n'routo by tho Bt, Lawrenco, or by any other clianncl by which You can reach the fea- board for 15 conts per busbel,” Do this, aud Russin can no longer hold a disputo fn the markets of the world,’ Cheap transportation, by whatever routo, fa doubly intoresting to us in tho States, A ruthioss robellion rolled: upon us a great dobt, which burdous our poople, though they sleadlly and bravely melt® it Show us , how _lo \nnk[;‘nrt, chvgly, growth of ‘the West into tho port of New York, and our dobt will vanish likothosbadow of a passing hour, Chieap transit i in- indced the great material question, Tho Hon, John Young, member of {he Canads Par- Unment, mado & short addross, romarking that the largor tho vossel tho chun}wr tho trausportation, and we linvo nn opportunity of making, through thio routa of tho Bt, Lawrence River, o navigation capable of ace commodating vesscls of 1,250tons, Such {s the extra. ordinary adyance of trado fn the jutorior that sll of our regpoctivo rontes will haye plentn 1o do, I think tha route of tho 8t, Lawrence will be altogether tho cheapeat, and tho Amorican poaplo have the samo wight to the 8t, Lawrenco an we have under the treat; o In the cventug a delegation from the Board af Trm{o ‘waited on the Commisslon, und discuswed tho qice- tion of transportation, The Canadlans wunted freo trado {nto the Unitod Blates, in roturn for the cone struction of tho .Canghnawaga Canal nnd ita use by the Amoricans, Othor points mooted wero the manuer of conducting trade,—wheat purchascd by the import- ers hero leaving nothing for tho comminsion {rade; tho modo of bringing it and the kind of vesael 3 the terminal charge; the economy of shipping ; the difs ferenco of frelghtago, and the motuods of conducting tho Ruseinn trade, I'hio Reciprocity troaty and athog matters wero also considured bifowa the adjournment, OapExssung, N, Y., Hept, 1T.—~Tho Trausportation Qommittes, comprisiti Senators Windom, Conkling, w, with d Plattaburg, . orrived ot Py from Monireal to-dny, They wero' met thope by Morria Winslow, of Watertown, and D, 8, Fort, of Oawego, of tho Leglulative Committc of New York Btate, and escorte tu tho atenmer, and crossed (o this olty, "'Ihoy tobk a trip over (ha water front of Ogdenss by conipany with tho Muyor sud a Commitige of the Common Councll, They left ot 230 for’ Cape Yincent, whora they took o specisl tealny for Watars town and Oswego, {ntending 1o resch tho latler city on Thursday, Apectal train Neow York Cheanp f'ransportntion Assos cintion. Nrw Yorx, Sept. 17.—Tho New York Choap Trans. ‘portation A: fation ield a meeting this afternoon at the Grocers’ Board of ‘Trado, President B, B, Sherman in tho chair. A, Shorman read a papor, stating that the organization waa the reault of the ‘Cooper Inrtitute muetiug of tho 10th fnat: that that micoting, though crude, showed that New York merchants wero begine ning to nypn.-nlnln that_they were henvily welghted in the race for commorcial ghipping, Baltimorcans are intorested in tho B. & O, Raiiroad, which 1s opurated in the intercsts of that city, In Philadelphin, Pennsylvania Rallroad {a also manipulated to adva the interest of that State, The followiug committoos ‘wers thon elacted : Excoutive—U, B, Bheran, B, T, Baker, F. B, Thur- bor, J. F, Henry, H, B, Clatlin, D, G. Aruold, G, L, nk, E, F, Browuing, Terniiual Facllities—, P, Bakor, U, 8, Fairficld, §, M, Parker, aud C, Iratt, Claftna sud Grievances—W, Duryes, J, Ryer, J, ¥, Eont, W, I, Wilsy, M, Letim: Thurber, B, P. Rajlroad Transportation—1, B, R, Durker, E, J. Martin, Fransportatlon—F. Ldesdn, €, Grabb, ¥. D, Houlton, J. Ryer, D. 1, Maren; Ocoan ' Traneyortution—D, Blaghem, E. 8, Jaflray, J, W, 8tell, C. E. Weyman, ‘Legislation i, B. Clafiin, 8, Stern, B. 1, Sherman, 3. F. Henry, J. Dwight. Btatistics—U. 8, Fuirfield, J, 8, Yarrow, J. H, Cheo- wer, 0, J, Reynolds, R, P, Yrough, By-Lawe—S8, Stetn, 1, P, Baker, B, D, Thurber, ¥, Edoson, B, B, Bherma, g MANITOBA. An Amicablo Adjustment o the Mins nesota Invasion CascewFhives of tho Partics Plend Guilty and are Sene tonced to T'wenty=Four Hiours? Xine privonment-=The Hon, L. Fletchor Relensed on Bait. MzwNEAvoLs, Minu,, Supt, 17.—Last night's apectal to the Z1bune from Yort Garry giyos full procecdings of tho Court at that placo yesterday, No indictmont ‘was found against Merriam, and ho was discharged ; but against tho rest of tho prisonors truo bills were found. Beatley, Hoy, snd Kegan, by advico of coun- #ol, pleaded guilty with tho understanding that tho punishment should bo nominal, Tho Hon, L. Flateher pleaded not guilty, s counsel appealad to the Court tponement of the trial, and that ho bo admitted which was granted. pon the opening of the Court, Gov. Austin was In- vited by tho Judgo to a s0at on tho bunch, and was 10~ troduced to the Cou Trovious to adjournment tho Judge pronounced sentonco on thoso pleading guilty, which was only twenty-four hous! confinement. Tho ontonco was read with n burst of npplause from the sudicnco, In tho eveutng all tho American prisonors nd thelr fricuds were Lo gucuts of Judge Butournoy, ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. Seventh Annual Rounion of the So= ctoty in Pittsburgh—A Gula Occasion for the Citizens und Militin—Votoran Generals nt the Business Mectings Special Disvuteh to The Chicugo Tribune, Prerauvuon, Sopt, 17,—This fa & grand gala day n Pittsburgl. Evorywhero buildings aro decoratod with ‘Dbanners bearlng the inscription * Welcomo, Atmy of the Cumberlaud.” Bmithfold street, Fifth avenuc, Woad, Bixth and Liberty sireots, a8 woll 03 & portion of Grunt atreot, prosents a most auimated Foatoons of Isurel futertwined with wrealtin of ov groan, | twumoth + g and | dovices i for tho occaslon aro dlsplayed in profuston, Tho Cvommitteo of Arratigomonts bave doue thoi Quty well, The city s full of strangors, and the stroots ata almost impuasable, Yostorday Gen, Plil Bherilun arrived, ond fustevondng ho *did ® tha city (i come pauy wlil Gon, Pearson, of tho Eiglteunth Division bounylvania Militia, Thia wmorniug, af 8 o%plock Gov, Hartrantt snd Gon, Bhorman uriivad, They hel recopitio tho morhing in tholr reome In tho Mononguliola Honso, Tho ighteenths Disiston Atato Milltia formed an en~ cort 40 tho Bocloty of tho Army of thy Cumnberland ; and this morutug ut 10 u'clack, aiid thu valuten of cannon, the procosslon moved througl ramo uf our principal strecty, At Library 3all tho Ho- cloty, don, Bhertnan, Gen, Biioridin, il Gov, Harte rauft ropaired fusldo, Whiero tho bistuess of the day wan to be begun, ‘Pho mllitary repaived to Union Pork, Allogheny, whure urds Loy wero (ne npected and puswed i roviow beforo thio Governor, Tdbrary Hall wus elegantly aud alsborately docorated with overgreous and flowers, 'l stage represontod 8 camp seclio, “Alior & prager by huplat Rensliaw, of o Boctety, Gov, Hartranft welcomed the Bocloty on bohalf of the BIAD of Pounsyivaula, Qon, Hhernion thon mado & vury sensiblo addross, 4s did ulo Gen. Shoridun, who antd that, though tho oudicnco might yot - apoech from Hhorman and himselt, thoy could not got one from Grant, 'The meotlng then adjourued till aftore ook, At o'clock, or shortly fter, thiu sfiernoon, Prosi~ deut Graut, Gen, Babeock, and Liout, Grunt wrrived, as did Gen,'Hookor, Lo Prosident wis recoived witl decided domonatraiion of good will, o befug Inutlly chioorad as hio passedt In & carringo thtough our strocts, 1o was taken to the Monongalivks Hougs, whra & roception was afterwards hold, Geu, Hooker wos Almont negloctod, but whon ho arrived at the hotol and yran rocogmized, ho recolvod a rosoption which muat bsva convincod thoold warrlor that ho atill Lvod in the hioarts of the peopla, Tl varloun modala of & monument tor Gon, Thome am now on oxhibition du_{lis_cily, attracted docldled atlentlon. Thoroarn n wuthbor of compotitors, but the otily onca that really pbuanas any merit aro {lioss of d, W, McDonald, Now York, Mills, and_ Vinnia Roam, T imontment I to ho swatded (6 Aome ono this year, and will cot $40,000, This afieruoon another meoting wan hold of tho So- clety, bt nothing lmportant was' doue, Thin ovening anothor meotit; 1a belug lield, at’ which Prosident Granl, v Blierman, Biieridan, Hookar, McDowell, and Bibeock, aud Gov. Haowanft’ sro pres- ont, Presidont Grant was called upon, and thanked tho peoplo for his kind recoption, Tho clty 18 In ita glory to-night, bong grandly iluiiunted sa swoll ax ducorated. "Lakon oltogotlior, thia Los boen & great doy for Pitiaburgh, ) [T the Ansoctated Press,) Preranunon, Sopt, 17,—Abont 11 oiclock the Go vention asreublod ai Liberty Iall, Gen, Phil 1T, Shorl dan, Trowldont of tha Socioly, oconpying n scat in front on the stago, Tho clialr on Lin_ right was ocou- pled by Gon, Sherman, nnd on his loft o large aunhiotied ehair, unoccupfed, was drapad in mourniyg and pinced in’a prominont position, to recall tho momory of thoso comrades who fought undor tho Iato Grn, Thoms, Gov, Iartranfl, Gen, Ward, Gen, Whipplo, nud othor” distinguished porsons ocoupled postions on tho slago, RAILROAD NEWS, The Plensure Excursion Over the Now Linc into Dakotne=A Grand Country Traversed by nn Exccllent IRondee Chicngo Exi jomuts Enspocting the World, Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tyibune, . WinoNa, Miun,, Sopt, 10,—A bottor excursion parly nover loft Clicogo than that which started last ovening to fusugurato tho recontly com~ ploted ting through Madison, Bparts, Winona, and acroms Minnesots into ~Dakots,’ Thougl composed mabily of prominont hunincss men, it fs ominently a plonsure trip, DoviMs Laks was reached at suntise, Sovaral of the party mealod thio lofty Llufta before breakfast, and gaiued o charming Viow of tho entrancing scesiery ; othera took a sall on tho lako, and tho weathor bolug dolightful with & cloudlons uky, there was no oxcoption $0 tho genoral onjoyment, ° ‘Al tho way up the Haraboo Valloy tho vae riod picturesquo prospoct oxelied univorsal oxpireastons of admiration, Bomo of tho Board of Trado gontlo- men woro exiravagant I thoir oxclamations of doligt, pronouncing it tho most onjoyablotrip thoy ever mado, At Madison two Judgos of the Hupromo® ourt, the Mayor and Poatmasick of Madiuon, Joiod the perty. ‘Wonderfully beautiful, tho routg fs, but ita romabito foatures havo cost the Company enormously, When tho ~ threo ' tunncls in Bonroo Cotuty ' had been passod, tho Wisconsin goutlomon who had boou loudest fn thelr donunciatioiia on socount of tho recant amall advanco in rates, remarkoed that they could uot now blamo tho monigers for making tha advance. 1t was concedod that tho pooplo of Bouthorn Wisconsin had o idea of tho mint of money expended upon this rallway, olas thoy would not complain, prob- ably, - No ptoco of raflroad in tlie West has cost rearly a8 inuch a8 tho liun from Madison to Sparia, . Peoplo sccustomed to travel matnly over prairio roads, built 8t an uvorage cost of $20,000 & milo, whero comparatively Uttlo grading is required, havo mo Idia of fho oxpouso of cultlog & road thirough s mountainous country, and tunticling bills which cannt bo cut down, Thie ouly question that troubled the excursfoniats waw, Wil tho road pay 7_and all agrod that tho Come pany haviug the entorprisg to open sn ayanuo through el o coualey, wan cortaluly oilitiod o’ componasie ing rates, Thio varioty of tho rido through the tun. nois was much enfoyed, ‘Lho firt ono s almost stralght, and tho farthor tho train ponctrated, the more mibduod and woirdly boauttful ‘was the roceds ing punlight viow_through the long boro, From Sparta to Winous Junction tho track, although naw, 1a 8o splondidly balnstod oa to by oqual to tho best road-boda in the country, Up {o this point i is in excollent running order ; botweon tho tunnels tho track la In s crudo etate, bt ballaating trains oro ut work preparing it for {ho hoavy trafiic awalting ship— ment. yeaterday, elghty cars of wheat passod through tho tinols for Ghicago, aud millions of bushola nro xeady to bu forwarded, * At thi placo wo_stoppod long enonigh to tuko dinner ana glaico at tho city, thonce w0 go ovor tho Winona & Bt, Yetar Rdlroad, stopping for Aupper at 8, Teter, and “roach Lake Kazhpeaks, i Dikots, fn time or o pleulo breaktout Mra, John V., Farwall, Mrs, W, A, Forry, Mry, Po I, Bmitl, and s fow.ottior Indes 1o of the party, and, like tho gontlemen, are delightod with the {rip, Unt bounded pleasure was auticipated, aud no ooe Las axporienced o shadow of disappolutmicnt, Railrond Fight PORTLAND, Mo., Supt, 17,~At 4 a'clock thin morn- ing u keure of meh belonging to tho Eastern Rajlroad toro up the frog which was Iafd this morning on Gome merclal wtregt, for tho purposn of conpocting the Bos- ton & Mulno'and Grand Trunk Rallroads, Tho man- fgers of tho Eastorn Ratlway have run o locomotiva over tha apot where the frog was, and nttemptod to connoet tholp ruild with thoso on Smith's Whatf, The Rostan & Malue Raflroad peoplo, nt halt-past § @lclock, tore up tho rails of tho Kastern Rallroad, The Boston' & Maiue Road will Jrobably spply to tho courta for an injunction agafnet tho Esstern Road, 1 Portland, Mo, Lnfayette, Muncic & RBlioomington Railrond Election. InpraNavouts, Tnd, Sopt, 17.—The election for Dircctors of tho Lafayette, Muncle & Bloomington Raliroad, hield t Lafayollo' yesterday, an_entira new Bonra was clected, witli O, W, Diorce for Prenidont, Jolin Green, Viee-Iresidont, and John W, Heath, Treasuror, Chicngo to Manitowoc, BiepoxaaN, Wik, Sept. 17,—Tho laat rall cone necting Manitowoe with Milwaukee and Chicago has boen laid, 3. ViLas, Presidont, " RELIGIOUS, Annunl Dleeting of the XRock River Conference - Procecdings Losday w= Reports of the Progress Mado in the Chicago and Other Districtu, Mexpora, I, Sept, 17,—Tho Thirty-third Anoual TRouk Jtiver Methodist Conferonca has just heen opeued by Bishop SBlpsou, The amajority of the nigmbers auwwered to tho rolleall of W, 'A, Bmith, who was uminimounly elocted to that oflic for the Aftl Hue, ‘The usual comuiittees wero appointed, axd the Confer~ ences proceedod to business, when the presiding el ers were called, Rev. Dr, W, 0. Dandy answerod Tlder of tho “Chicago Disttict about as followss The muwterial intereeta of tho rch have been much advanced during tho past four years, Twenty-four mew ' churches - have Leen built ut un aggrepdte cost of $385,000, Two churches deatfoyed by firg havo been rabuilt at a cost of 176,000, Ono ehurcly with » parsonage hne beon purchosed for g‘?.nm. T'wo churclies have been contracted forata '0f 310,000, ‘I'wo yoars lnca wo bad in Chicago thirtoen chiurches, valued at $672,000, with an indobte eduess of £125,000, There are now ninoteen churches, valued ot §1,010,000, with an indobtedness of $165,000, by wholo number of churches i tha Ohieago diirict 18 fifty-four, valued at $1,360,000. The incrcaso in the value of churchos fs $680,000, The amount of tnoncy sctually expended in church bullding and paying debts 18 $680,600, Of this amount $70,000 hus been roe ceived from ubroad aud $85,000 in iusurauce paid on Clark Strcet and Graco Churches, leave ing $130,000 s the amount rulsed by the peopls, Tho increwso in tho momborship of tho churches lus besn about 2,600, oF 7 por cont, Tha charges havo boon fucreasod from 33 to 62, The effective ministry, fucluding supplics, in 52, and including Professors in Schools sud Super jutendenta of benovolont institutions, s 69, From fifteen to twenty studauts have beon furnished with work at & compensation of fram $150 to $500 por au- num, - The brothren have worked well, and the al~ tendunco ot {ho class-moetiugs shows a marked ade vance, : Dr, J, Wheeler, G, W. Gorham, J. B, springer, snd J, 1. Kellogg were Introduced to the Confurence, Elder W, 1L, Gray reported the Rockford District ag in o prospérous condition ; that tho pastora bad been diligent; that a number bad Leon added to the Church § that 850 coples of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, 100 Ludies’ Kepositories, and 60U cuplos of th Now York Chrfation Advocals wora takon in the di trict, ‘he Elder paid & flue compliment to our Chic: g0 Nortlucestcrn Advncate, and hopes that it will bain- crensed tn cjroulation, he Rov, W, A, Roed, of the Frocport Diatlct, gavoa fino roport of his district, and showed an -sdvauco all the line of hia work, . Eldor William Goodfcllow also gavo Lis roport, show- ing that the miniaters of tho Aondota District weraate foutivo to the goud work of praachiug tho Gospol, Elder W, O, Wlaling _roported from the dJolivi Dise trict, apesking chocrfnlly of tho spiritual and Anancial work committed to his charge, Bishop Bimpaon introduced the Rov. Dr. J, 1, Vine procesded o give an account of the Tract @ of tho grand advauco it now making, Having recoived a tolugram to return homo the Con forunvs, with nuany regrots, oxcussd Dr, Viucens for tho Test of the session, The Universuliats: WARNINGTON, Sopt, 17,—Tho_ Univorsalist Gonvon= tlon this worning passed a resolution setting foril tho uaceesity for the srection of # Univorsulist Church fn Washiugton, and pledging not lews thun $100,000 for the purposo of providing the socluty the purchase of & lot, und tho bullding ta be comploted aud dedicated fu 1876, 1n momorial of the complution of tho 100ih year of g nution's ludependence, oy, J, M, Fullman, of Now York, to presch the oceasionsl sermon, The sube Ject for to-nlght fa 3 % Tho Outluok of Universulism snd Ita Work,” and tho tople will bo discussud by Roev, Mesura, Bincr, of loaton ; Brovks, of Touneylvania ; Cantwell, of Cinclunatl ; Ryder of Ubleago; Pullman, of New York; Mitehelt, of Seotland, aud Mivs Chagin, of Towa, Conuccration of an Episcopnl Bishop, New Youg, Bept, 1T,—The vousocration of the Rev, Dr, BonJamin H, Puddbck, of Graco Chureh, Broakiyn, 88 Blnhop of Massachiwctts, i plece of the islo Bishop Blantory Kastinirn, touk binco. 1 Drooklyu this ok ing, Tho corumonles wore conducied in Graco Chiireh, At n quarter boforo 11 o'clock a proceskion of clergy enterod the churh, walkimg {wo and two, Neadud by tlio preataing Wishop, tho Toctiev, De. Binith, of Kontucky, 16 utimbored st loast 170 olorgy~ mon, ‘atilced in full canonfeals, compriung many of distinotion from this eity,' Trooklyn, - Blasiie chuactie, wud othor putli of fho conntry, Among tho Bialiops prosent wero Bishops Hloveui, of Poune + Littiefohn, of Long daland 3 Williama, of i3 Loo, of Dolawaro; Huntigton, of Cone ew Yok Howe, of Contrl Ponnwylvanlu s Ko fool, uf Vitilirgh; Neoly, of Mainej and Nles, of Now' Hutayubiro, Bilubop Btevous dellvered tho sermon, o showed tho oxlvwordiuncy growtly of - tho Eplscopal Church i iy country utico (hu laet contary, and eafd thot elglity-ouo eura 240 to-duy thy cotiscoratlon of the firat American Rlaliop on Amoricar kol took plase ni b Sonscsation of tho Tar, Dr, Tai 3 o cortnecration of tho Rov, Dr, Paddock as Bish of Mamschusotta lhr'n took pincn” with tho asual ca emony, Bishop Bmith, of Keutucky, lotny procidia DBistiop, And Dishops Tiltlejolin, of Long Tuthnd, an Willints, of Oonneotiout, proséntorn, Tho conboora ton was followed by the Gommuniou-soryico, The Onal prayor and boncdiction wero pronouncot by tho presiding Disloy THE COTTON=~CROP. Gonernl IReview of tha Condition ot the Orop by the Department of Agrie cultare. Wasuixarow, Sopt, 17.—Tho statiaticlan of tho Do- partmont of Agricultuiro, after careful rovision of the monthly roturns, gives tho following s tho prosont status of the cotton-crop "Tho indicated fucroaso of area i a littlo over 10 per oent, . Tho condition of tho crop s highor than in Hoptombor of Inst yoar fu Arkannaa ; namo fn Tenncssea and Loufslana, 1n oach of tho othor colfon Htatca worrng bave boon moro abundant, yot tholr ravages havo boon .disastrous or awcoplivg but In fow cason. ‘Tho soason has hoon romarkable for its raine fall, tonding to a further dopreciation of the crop § otharwiso, the couditions Lavo Loen qulte favorabl lo, Pertllizord have stimulsted thio growil, and labor has been stasdior and miore roliablo, Avorages are an follows: Virginis, 08 ; North Caros lina, 95 ; Bouth Oarolius, 80 ; Georgls,'90; Floridn, 853’ Alsbama, 85; Mimsiaippt, 813 oulsfana, 80 Toxun, 93; Arkaunam, 93; Tannossoo, 033 Missonr, 6. In Hoptémbor, 1874, tho average was : Virginin, 97 Norlu Carolina, 101 ;'South Carollna, 05; Georgla, 00} Florlds, 92; Alabams, 88; Mianlasipp!, 00 Loulalans, 85; "Toxan, Dk Arkansas, 78; Tonnossoo, 2, BALLOONING. Prof. King Mnkes n Long Aerinl Voya. uge from Buffalo, Burraro, Bopt, 11,~Prof. King, aftor landing his editortal passengors at ornby, Stouben County, start. - ©od alono {n his balloon Buffalo nt 2 o'clock thls af-- ternoon In & southeastorly courso for aa long an inland' txtp a8 possible for him to mako, Witxey's Point, N, ¥, Sopt. 17.—~Tho balloon, ity of Butralo, pavsed over thia piace at 4 o'clock {hi. ornoon, A’ paper from tho balloon, indorsed: Lrof, King, Buffalo," droppod vn tli fair ground, ——— THE CITY IN BRILF, Jobn Mellens 18 ono of tho grentost vagrants that fne. fent tho roglon about Btato and Tweuty-accond stroots,, living' by stealing and gencral thioving, o was are reated by Officor McGeury, and fiuod $30 and costa, John Dorsey 2 o colorad_individual, whoso oceupa— ton i briofly but lucidly doscribed by Oficor John: Connell a8 that of an alloy thief, Lo wag fined $50 by Banyon to-day. An amateur dramatlo performanco will bo held by tho Holbery Dranatie Company at Folr'a 1fall, cornor of Larrabeo atreot and North avenue. Tho pro.. grammo for tho occaslon will bo * Qourting unde Difliculties," Willlam Tell,” and “ Ipso Dixit,” a pane. tomime, At about 3 o'clock yesterday aftornoon, at tho corner- of Lako and Btato strcols, au expressman ran over a gentloman and fmmodiatoly whippod up his horso and escaped. Tho victim of hin carolessnces waa_fortunatoly moro frightened than hurt, and | suferod ouly in dataago to hik lothing. Fivo West Bido roadatcrs of good apeed wil trot for - & pureo of 8300 nt Doxtor Park this nfternoon, Tho Taco ls deeurving of attuition, ‘sa it Iy *squate® jn ovary datail, aud will doubtless provo as fulurenting aa many of greater pratousions, Kleoman's billiard room, at the cornor of Stata and Madlson stroots, was damiged by iro to tho oxtent ot 3100 at half-past two o'cluck yestorduy mornlny. Tho biazo originatad In tho kitchion of thio cstablisimont, Oulicer Gullaghior, who patrols In tho vicinity, was prompt in alarmiiig tho Fire Department, A horae Lolongiug to the Bocloty for the Provention of Cruelty to Aninialy, yesterdny fell futo a hola loxd- dog into tho basement of the buflling noxt the Lake- 8ido Bulldlug, and camo near bofug kilied. o stil] Tomaina in tho basement, but will survive without serious consoquonces, Ragor Drothers, tho proprictors of tho Canal-strect Omuibus Campany, are building o lorge Larn at tho . corner of Eageno and North Weila strects, The bullde. {ug will bo of brick, 100390 fect, twa stories and. buso-. ment higl, snd will accommodato 200 Lorses and forly- Dbuscs, Moasrs, Badley & Qurvey nro tho contence. tors, and thoy oxpoot to finjsh tho bullding about Oct,, Josoph Smith 16 n sailor who slways gets drunk when: ho comea to Cirdeago, Tiiro i someihing wbout our waler very repuguant to him, and somethiug about our whisky vory fascinating, 'Tuvsduy eveuing ho got o1 ous of these perlodical drunky, und danolisbed the ‘windows, door, and furniture of Jobn Mabouey, cor- Ber of Bhermau aud Taylor streotu, 1a wis htrestod sud, yesterday moruing, Sued $30 by Danyou. Tho Obristian Unfon Lyceum to-night will dobate. tho question s * Resolved, That tho General Governe ment should purchaso and opersto tho raiironds.” Tho Becrotary, fu_making tho announcoment, statos that ‘ol tho spenkers are warranted to possoss A 1 silver toujpues,” “Tho dobalo_commences ot 8 o'clack, and, 86 tho public aro cordlally iuvited, thero should Do o largo crowd to soo (h youny gontlemen who pose seas argentiferous tongues, Tho dopot reading-room fu tha Afichigan Southerz- & Rock Island Lumsengor Depot continues to be quite a popular rosort, Gver 1,000 poraons visit the Toom evory waek, aud 'tho register shows quito n larga nubor to bo xafay men, Thoro are now on file 130: nowspapers #uid thirty magazines from the leading Cities ol thin country.” The roowm Is woll lighted, sud. haw more of & nout, home-lka appuarance, than any- rending-room 'fn the cuy. Tiwo munageniont; t0 acknuwlodgo tho gift of & Landsomely bounds cop Of the Dlble,—also a copy of Wubuter’s Unoe bridgod'Bictionary, Trom tho pulilishers, Thowss Englisl 0wos the boot and ahoo stors Ne ic] Weat Polk stecor: S0100 thuo sinco ho bud _ ctoles m him three i of Lot worth nhout $45. He» suspocted o neighboz, “Jobn Miller by name, of the, theft, aud meoting Lin’ proposed to * swa aud oftered as un Inducemenut §5 to *boot . tempting oifet was not 0 bo refused, Jubn fook thoy 5, aud traded boots, Thia foxy dodgo of English/ar enahlud hiw 0 got. back bis owi boots, and obtwincd sutliclout vvidouce for Jusice Scully to place Miller under bouds of $1,600 to appear ut by Crimiual autt, On last Saturday night, the houss of Minnfe Poll, 0o actress, at No, 35 North Green ntreet, Was entored, and o trunk, “containing sille dreanos, lce, olc., (o tho valuo of $§1,500, wore lolen, ' Oficer John Tapping miopedtod Joseph - Paimor “and Willlani Smith, two woll-known thicves, as the gullty partios, dnd, golog 1o tho liousy of “Noralh alimor, the ruputed wifo of Josoph, ho found the Atolon articles, Tho trlo wora takial beforo Justica Soully yesterday morning, sud Palmer aud Smith, at Lurglarn, wore cachs held in $2,600 bail to appoar at the Crimiual Court, nud Norals Paluier, 08 a1 accoasor, 10 tho burglary, was iald for tho samo smount. A very unwilllug Witness in this case, dohn McCardy, was Liold under bonds of $1,000 to ppear as m wive . noas, Anothor opportunity for an srgumont on spontsne- ous_combuation i oifered by tho cass of an old wome an named Caterluo Einiers, who was found burned to death in her own house, No, 1208 Prairio ayenuo, yos- forday aftornoon at 1 o'lock, She was alono In the place, and a3 no_inveatigation has yot beon mada by ho Goroner, auything sald with feference to tho causo of Lo terribla duath would bo mero apoculation, Tho polico reyort that sho was oxceedingly fond of . strong drink, and frequently aeen under fta ju~ fiuenco, It ia conjectured, therefors, that her bresd ovorburdened with the futhus of lcahol, finited whil aho was eudsavoriug to light a pipe with watchios, But thin §s o matter for the Coroner and dustors to settle - Betweon thom, * Alrs, Elners azs wtiout 60 yoars of sge, aud leaves u himbanZ, but b children,” An iu- Quost o Lior remalua witl b5 huld to-day, et e o0 MINNESOTA STATE FAR. Coprqspondence of The Chicago Tribune, : 8T, PAUL, Sept, 15, 1873, * Our Stato Fair, to bo held on tho grounds of * the ‘8t. Paul Driving Park, is to commanco on., Tuesday of noxt wook, the 234, and close on Fri-:- day, the 26th, Excopt that the show of fruits : may not bo as good oy laut year, overy depart. mont of tho oxhibition promises to be Lotter filled than beretofore, Tho land-graut railway-. companies of Loy, Kanuay, Nobraska, Dukota, . and Minnosota, have each’ prowmmod largo cole lectious of specimony of Boild and pro-- ducts from along their lines. Tho Northern Pacifie Land-Departmout will ilhmtratoits colloe- - tion by & larga number of photographio viows . of faums aud standing crops, Among the amuse- - mouty of fair-weok will bo frotting-matches on . Wodueuday, ‘Chursday, aud Friday, under diroc- - tion of the Driving-Iark Association, for purson : Tanging from 300 to $1,000. On Wednosday ; willalso occur in St. Paul a parado and coni- - potitivo trinl of engiien by soveral tro-compa. - nion from tho difforent priucipal towns of the . 8:ato, Ihe samo wook, the Amorican Bourd of CQommlysionors of Lorcign Missious and the Pregbytorian Bynud of Miunosota will meot in . Minncapolis, T'ralus on the 5t, 'aul & Pacifio Rtailroad will run through the wook each half- hour botwoou St, Paul and Minueapolis, stop- . ing each way at the Driving Park, Louo, WEATHER. Wasnmatow,. Sept, 17~0n Thuraday, for Now - Englsnd and tho Middle Ststes, (ho pressure will diminish, with southeastorly to southorly winds, fi. orcasiuy to fresh and briuk, With {ncreasing cloudlnera and rain, Tor the Bouth Atiautlo and Quir Btats, east of tho Missisaippd, gentlo sud frosh winds, Tuostly from the cust and south, and partly cloudy weather, Wwith const raine, For the Tonneases and Ohln Valloys, Drisk wi voering to the southiwest, and gonerally cloudy weathor, with rain (u tho Intier, Yor the Lowor Lako reglon, brisk wnd bigh wiuds, graduslly veoriug 10 woutliorly and wewlerly: cloud # weather aud raji: For the Upper Laky relon, cloudy weathor, rain, and high winds m—mulnl, tho lutter shifting to wul and northwest dnring Thureday, with ¢l ug weathor and diminishiug forca on Thtirsday nlght, Foe Mis~ sonrl sud Mimuesola, northwostorly winds and clear and cloaring wewihiee will provadl on Thursds, Quutlonary signuly continti at Duluth, Lacanaba, Milwaukes, Ubicago, Grand Iuven, Detroit, Toledo, Olevelaud,’ Kirio, and Dutfalo, aud aro ordered fof Ruckoster'snd Cawego,