Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1873, Page 4

TR CIICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1873, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TERMS OF nmmumrr:nu l(!l'AYABL!: TH ADVANCE). by mall.....812.00 | Sund Pallpoiane:z S 00| Welay Darts of n yoar ab tho samornie, < o provont dolay nnd mistakos, ba ‘wure and eiva Post Oil co adirosn in full, Including Stato nnd County, Romittancos may bo mado cither by draft, oxpross, Post Ofico order, or in rogistored lattorm, at aur risk, TENMA TO OLTY BUNRCRINERS, Dally, deliverod, Sundny oxcontod, 2 cante por wank. Dinlly, dollvored, Bundas tncluded, 0 conts por wook. Adiross THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corutor Madison and Deatborn-ata,, Ubioaga, Il TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. LEV'S THRATRE--Randol; ity MCVIOKER'S THREATRE-Mnadlson straot, botweon Dunrburn and State. ** Fronchwomon," ACADEMY OF MUSIO—I1ntatod strcot, hotsroon Mad- o and Monroo, ugagemont of Mrs. 'D. P, Buwars, ‘lio Hunobiback." GLOBE THEATRE—-Desplaincs strect, botwoon Mad- Lon and Washingtou. **Talu of Enchautmout," SE—Monroa streot, betweon ) OPERA-TIOU! A ) A}.g’- Now Dolafuu.™ Blinstroley Dearburn and Stato, wnd comfoalitios, EN'S THRATRE. K?LK atrcot. Voudorill ng. Walsh avonuo, cornor Con- Totlonmaneos. *Iho Dowon BUSINESS NOTICES. YON'S MAGNETIO INSROT POWDER IS TITE o e 9als enmn® oot lmportod (0 Amorlcs. UAVANA LOTTERY: SOLD THIZ $500,000 IN ey drawing, Apeil2l, Clrculars sont, in- e e SATNTINIEZ & GO., 10 Wall'at .0, box 4,6%, Now York TCONSUMPTION OAN BE_OURED, SOHENOK'S :v.‘fx‘.?.?!‘?k"nymn. Salonek's Seawoed Tonlo, Bchonok'a Mandrako Bills, aro tho only modicinos that will cura Pulmonnry Consumption, Vegquontly modivinos ‘that slon tho death of tho ‘?'ll:ll ood, top s ocough will ooca- thoy lock up thio livor, stop homorrhiago follows, and, in cireulatiou of the 1act, Uy clog tho aotion of tho vory organs that caused ho couy O or mplatnt and Dsenopata aro tho onusos of two- thirds of tho onses af Consuing! Mauy porsons come tuin of o dull pain in tho sido, constipation, coated uigho, pai in 11t shouldor-lado, foclings of dtowsinoss ostlonamesy 1ho foud Iybug hoavlly on tho stumack, poanind with acidity and bolebing up of wind, 40 symptoms usually originato from & disordored condition of th Ktomach vr & torpid livor. Dorsana ao ailooted, i€ thoy tako wno or two hoasy coldsy sud I thio cough 1u_theso cases ho suddonly cligckad, wil {mfl tho nuu:‘nc{: nmé I':v;r ulmuud, mmnfll:i’rm ;‘i:xll‘ll .nlnrc: inactivo, and almost. beforo thoy are aw B mams o Borbs, "and wlootatod; tho Tonult of whioh 13 Palmonlo Syrup is an expoctorant, which Sontain any opain or anytiing caioulatod to cligck & eyugh suddonls, Hehonclls Neawoed Tauio dlasolvos tho food, mixon with tho gastric juices of tho stomac alds digostion and o Lho hwrgis o1 coutivo, ekin asllow, ar tho sy 10n tho hoirols Aro cust 3 g tomsuthorwisoof a billous tondonoy, Hehonok's Maudrake Fihos odietucs sro proparod only b oluos aro Shen AT DR Y Semok & Bow, N. E. cor, Sixth and Arch atroots, Phila. And for sale by il druggists and dealors. The Chitage Teibune, Fridny Morning, Soptembor 19, 1873. Sccrotary Rlchardson, in roply to a requost for nstructions from the Bupervieing Stoambont- Inspector at Detroit, has decided that an inves- {tigation into tho causes of the Troneidos dissstor bo begun st Milwaukeo. Ilo rocommonds that it bo conducted by s local board not connected with tho lnst inspoction. - The advance in freight rates on tho Milwaukeo & St. Paul Road, in Wisconsin, has elicited a protest from the Grangers of Dane County. At ameoting at Madison, at which overy town in tho county was roprosented, tho Grangers ox- preased their indignation sud alarm ot tho exac- tion, and pledged thomselves to reaist all euch oncroachments by every menns in their power. William M. Evarts made an claborato argu- ment in tho Credit Mobilier case yostorday, agninat the constitutionality of tho act undor which Attornoy-General Williams has bronght the suits, The argumonta on each sido of this question will be continued to-day, aftor.which tho Court wiil determiue whether or not to die- miss tho suits on the ground takon by Mr, Evarts aud his associates. Rogor Tichboruo Lias boon forbidden by Chiof- Justice Coclkburn to make any moro publio ptatoments about his claims, o has ap- pealed to the Courts and must bo coutent to await their docision, This curious ordor has enlled forth & protest from tho Claimant, who complains that to obey it will loso him all the contributiony which have sus- tained him in his litigation. This, many people will think, is the vory objeot aimod at. Tho construction of the Fort 8t. Phillip Canal, at tho mouth of tho Missisalppi, as o solution of tho transportation question, will be pressod, it i gnid, ot tho next scssion of Congress by the members from tho Vulleys of the Mississippi and Missourl. For $12,000,000 an outlot can be mado into the Gulf, through which tho largest ocean steamers cap roach New Orleans withoit obetruction from tho bars, which now hindor navigation 8o soriously. The completion of the canal will open the Misalesippi to ocoan trade na far north as Cairo, Ill., for four months of the . yoar, Tho Rafiroad aud Warchouse Commissionors had o conforenco yeatorday at Pooria with tha Contral Committoo of the Btate Farmors’ Asso- ciation on the subject of tho new railroad froight ftoriffs, Aftor oxplaining the caro with whioh the schedulos had been prepared, and tho efforts swhich had boen made to strike a fair scale of ratos, the Commissionors warned the Committeo that the railronds were banded togother to breal down the Railroad law. All tho means at their command would be used to have it ropoaled, and tho Commissionors urged that the peoplo, and particularly tho farmors' organizations, ought to rally promptly to tho support of the law and the Commissionors, Premior Macdonald continued his testimony before tho Royal Commission yesterday., IIe pronounced tho statoments made public by MeMullen to bo false. IIo admitted that ho had roceived contributions in two sums of $10,000 each from Allan for olection exponsos in Ontario, This disclosure is o sufli- ciont commentary on his assovorations, during the eclection, that his hands woero “cloan,” when in conuection with it is placed tho fact that, immodiately after rocoiving theso contributions, he promised Allan the Prosidoncy of tho Pacifio Railroad, Thoro is & direct {ssuo betweon Sir Johin and Sovator Foster. Sir John donices thatho had any knowledge of a contract botween Cartior and Allan, by which the latter was to give monoy for tho olectlons, but tho Bonator swears that ho saw a telogram in which Bir Jobn approved the agreomen Tunning a steamor towarda shoro in & heavy fog, under a full hoad of steam, is an experi- mont in navigation that hos boon tried soveral timon, snd gemorally with n calas- tropho like that of the Oity of Washington, It was attompted again yesterday on tho Pacifio Cosst, near tho entranco to Ban Francisco harbor, by the Oaptain of ihe Costa Rics. Tho vossel siruck ab full epeod without any warning againet a perpon- dioular ledge of rocks, and with such force that All tho passongers, among-whom was Charles Norduioff, the well-known wrlter, roturning from his trip to tho Bondwioh Islands, woro saved. Ono of the orow wae drownod. Tho vesdol and cargo will probably prove a total losa, Jay Cooke & Co.'s insolvonoy, which has not beon unoxpected in well-informed financial cir- clos, ‘had not yet beon followed by any nu- morouy failurcs, Thoe First National Dauk of "Waslilugton, E. W, Olark & Co., of Phil- adelphi, and Richard Bobioll and Robinson; Buydam & Co., of Now York, aro the only bank- ruptcios that nro aunouncod as yot. Iu Chicago, tho effeot of tho collapso I8 not considerablo. Only §300,000 worth of Northorn Pacifio bouds woro #old by Proston, Koan & Co., of tlna city, in “tho Westorn Btatos, for whioh thoy aro ngonts, and but $25,000 of that amount is hold in this clty. Tho uppormiost fooling among our leading financlors, ns roported in our local columus, is that, boyond a tomporary mone- tary stringonoey, thora will bo no distress in tho ‘Wost. Tho crops ara bountoous, and prices aro good, and this basis is substantial enough, —ea The Obieago produce markets were irrogular yosterday, the leading coronls being woakonod by the panic in Now Yorlt. Mosa pork was quict sud firm at $10.16@16.26 caeh, $10.00@16.10 sollor tho montl:, and $16.60@16.76 soller Octo- bor. Lnrd was active and 12}¢o highor, at 88,00 @8.13%4 por 100 1bs for wintor, aud $8.00 for summor rondored. Meats woro quiot and easior, at 79{@7)§0 for shouldors, 8%3{@8J¢o for short ribs, 83¢@90 for short cloar, and 9@11e¢ for awoob pickled hams, Highwines woro actlve and ide highor, at 930 por gallon. Lake freights woro quiet and unchanged at 12¢o for corn, and 13340 for wheat to Buffalo, sud 220 for wheat to Kingaton. Flour was in falr domand atun- changod pricos. Wheat was aclive and 3{@1c lowor, closing at $1,113 cash, and $1.113¢ sellor October, Corn was les active, and 34@1o lower, closing firmer at 413¢o cash, and 42}4o scller Oc- tober. Oats were netivo, and @2ifc lower, closing at 303¢c cash, and 810 bid for scller Oc- tobor, Rye was quiet aud unchanged, at 68}4@ 60c. Barloy was activo and 3@4e higher, closing at $1.40 for No. 2, and £1.16}4e for No. 3. IToge woroin good domand, and light-weights nd- vanced 100, Balos at 94.30@5.00. Tho cattle nud shoep markots rulod quict, and with no do- cidod chango in prices, THE JAY COOKE FAILURE. Qreat oxoltomont provailed in all the commer- cial contres of the country yestorday upon tho announcement of tho failura of Jay Cooke & Co., Bankors, of Now York, Philadelphis, and Whasghington, Financial Agonts of the Northern Pacifle Railway, hond-contros of the syndicatos for tho anle of Government bouds, promoters of lifo insuranco compauios, issuora of foralgn lotters of oredit, etc., otc., ote. A tromondous panic ensuod in Wall stroot, and atocks foll from 1 to 10 por cont. Prudont business mon have prodicted for years that Jay Cooke & Co. would fail, Their onterprises wore 8o daring, thoir scrupulousness 8o doubtful, thoir liabilitics so largo, their oxte- rior so glittering, that among the roally hoavy mon of the country thero has long been a beliof that soonor or Inter the firm would go to over- lasting emash, Nevertheloss, thoir actual sus- pension when announced yostordsy was o sur~ prige. They had stood #0 long undor the North- orn Paciflc load that even those who predicted thoir failure fanciod that they would somchow pull through, Whon thoir collapse was an- nounced, thoro were probably thousands of busi- ness mon in ol parts of the United Btatos and Canads who oxolaimed simultancously, “I told you so.” All that {s known concerning tho affairs of the firm, and the causo and extent of tho disastor, will bo found in our telograph columns, That tho failure is & bud oue is very ovident, and tho quostion of tho momont is how far othor cstab- lishmonts may bo involved in the ruin, and how farit will alfoct the gonoral busincsa of tho country. This can only bo answored by tho ox- porionco of the next fow dsys. It is not prob- able that many of the National Bavks had bal« ances with Cooke. The firm has boen looked upon with suspiolon ever sinco it embarked in tho Northorn Paciflo venturo, and henco did not geouro & large lino of country balances. We bo- -liovp that nono of tho National Banks of this city kopt sccounts with tbom. Thoir agents horo for the sale of Northera Pacific bonds— Mosars. Preston, Kesn & Co.~—~announce that thoir balance with the firm was less than £5,000. In tho absonco of specifio information as to the causo of this failure, the country will natur- ally attributo it to tho attempt by this house to build the Northorn Pacifio Railroad through a wildernoss, and to pay intorest on a rapldly-in« eressiug bonded dobt without any incomo from tho road, Whatover may havo boon the original oxpeotations of Jay Cooke concorning thoe North- orn Pacifio, ho has fallod to obtain any subsidy {from tho Government other than the land-grant, or any holp from Europo oxcept porhaps in tho ‘way of loans on tho hypothocation of bonds. Tho salos of Iand have beon the only sourco of roves nuo with which to meot the intoroat, and it is probable that the firm hna beon attempting to carry tho uneold bonds, and to keep them at par, in ordor to go on with the building of the road, This, of ilsolf, was sufliciont to swamp any aingle firm, without the additional weight of o loslng spoculation in gold which is hinted at in tho dispatchos, Tho firm of Jay Qooko & Co. originated in Co- lumbus, Ohio. It roceived lis coneequence in tho early yenrs of tho War as agent of the Gov- eornment under Becrotary Chase for the sale of publle soouritios. Undor Beorotaries MoOulloch and Bountwoll, thia confidonce was continued. Mr. McCulloch, aftor his rotirement from ofllco, bo- camo & momber of the London branch of the house uuder tho nawmo of Fay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. Undor the presont Admiuistration, it hag continued to enjoy all tho advantages of its con- noction with tho Governmont, To it was com- mittod thd first, and subsequently tho sccond, Byndlcate, by which large profits woro given for oxchanging 6 por cent bonds iuto 5 por cents, That the firm has enjoyed o largo credit bo- cause of its sotual and snpposed connection with the Treasury Dopartment, is unquestiona- ble. It!lsstrongly suspooted that this orodit waa abusod in tho ealo of *7-30 bonds™ of the Northern Paclflo Railway. Wo do not approhend that this failuro will lead to anything lika a financlal orisis, or causo auy serions dlsturbanco in the businosa of tho country, Thore will bo a olattor of amall faile uros caused immodiatoly by this ono, and a smashing of crookory in Wall stroot produced by the doclino in stocks. Dut tho volume of pri- vate indobteduoss throughout the country attho prosout timo in nob largo, Tho stringenoy of lagt autumn and winter lod to s vaut curtail. harframo was diefointed from stem to storn, L wmont of liabilitles, Xeoplo have sluco thon eek their houses in ordor, 'There is nothing to mako o goneral panio out of. BOAMMON ON INBURAROE, Tho enso of Mr. Scammon and tho croditors o tho Mutunl Seourity Fire Insurance Company haa advancod another stop, Two yours ago, tho Mutual Becurity Insurance Company was doinga hieavy businoss in the way of recolving promiums from tho crodulous publie, Mr, Scammon was ono of tho origiuntors, was a largo stockholdor, Diroctor, and Tronsuror. Ilo rocelved all tho monoy that was paid in over tho counter, and forthwith doposited it in n bank of which ho was Prosident, and aftorwards, as he olaims, borrow- od itnsn *private banker.” Two yoars ago, less ono month, thoro came a firo, and tho lossos of tho policy-holdors were groat. The Company called upon {ho Tronsuror to deliver the funds ; it olso called on Mr. Beammon, ag stockholder, to poy the amount of his cortaln promissory notos which lio had given in placo of cash for bisstock. But Mr, Scammon was doaf to all such domands, The Company was a ¢ mutual Roourity ” one, add Mr, Beammon’ insisted that tho mutuality oxisting botween J. Y. Scammon, debtor, and J. Y, Scammon, Tronauret, and J. Y, Beammon, stockholder, and J, Y. Scammon, pri- vote bauker, forbade him, ecither as banker, Tresaurer, stockholder, or Individually, applying the monoy in his hands to any purpose oxcopt to sooure himsclf againet his own losses by fire. o bhad borrowed ot tho Iuguranco Company the valuo of his own Btock, dopositing with himaolf Lis own notes as security thorofor; ho had, as Treasurer, loaned tho money of tho Company to nimeolf as banker, and bnd then borrowed it of Limscif as banker for business purposcs. How could ho as Trona~ urer refund tho monoy Lo had loaned to tho bank, and which the bsnk had loancd to him- self? Asan offsot, ho oxhibited a number of policies equaling the amount of his Indebted- noes, and claimod, in his capaclty of Treasurer, that it was hig first duty, a8 a business man, and 08 o banker, and a8 a citizen, to pay himeolf; having dono this and oxhausted tho Troasury, ho offered his paid-oft policies as vouch- ors, It was immatorinl that tho gonoral publio held policies for halt a mililon of dollars of lossos; the mutuality of tho Compsny existed only botween stockholders,and not botween Mr, Scammon, Tronsurcr, and sny othor policy-holder than Mr, Scammon, Aftertwoyonra of litigation, Judgo Drummond, of tho United Btates Oircuit Oourt, has decroed {hat Mr. Scammon miust pay tho amount of his stock-notos, and must also pay tho amount of tho Company's monoys in his hands as Treasurer, the two sums amounting to $54,000; and that Mr. Besmmon'a protended offsots are mnot velid nud eannot bo allowed, Mr. Scammon, however, aa oquel to tho omorgoncy, As banker, ho was sliva to . tho businoss; ho immediate- ly fled an aoppeal bond with tho Clork of the Court, and borrowed the $51,000 for an indofinite period at 6 per cent interest, by taking the caso to the Supromo Court of tho Unitod Btates. Deapito tho decrog, Mr. Scam- mon remains in possession of the 54,000, at ¢ por cent interost, aund is evory inch tho same Trossuror, Director, stockholder, Bank-Prosi- dont, privato banker, and policy-holder that he waa in tho beginning. All this, oxcopt tho nactual docigion of tho Court, we told tho public eightoon months ago. ‘WARNINGS OF THE WEST.SIDE FIRE, From ono point of viow, Wodnesday's fire might boe regarded as a boneflt to Chieago. Tho sggregato loss was small, though it was unfor- tunatoly distributod mmong = class of people who aro poorly propared to sustain it. But while wa commisorato their temporary suffor- ings, 1t cannot bo denicd that the welfaro of Chi- cago doponds upon the ultimate destruction of just such buildings as those destroyod dsy be- foro yostorday. It is essontial to tho protoction of tho city from a ropetition of tho disaster of 1o years ago that tho large and numorous dis- triota of framo houses shall bo got rid of, and it is probably through tho ordeal by firo that this will in tho end bo ac- complishod, So long as the wostorn and southwwostorn portiona of the city consist largely of woodon buildings, and the provailiug winds of Chicago are from tho samo directions, tho moro valuable districts are in constant peril, Evory firo, thorefore, which thins out a consid- orablo portion of this vast tinder-box must bo considored in tho light of a benefit to the city at largo. 'Tho community, in its governing capaci- ty, may not Iay houds upon individual property and pull it down, nor apply tho brand to it, ovon though it bo a constant dangor, but whon o dostroying eloment comes unbidden wo havo the right to be thankful that it has pro~ pared the way for & better olass of buildings, aud bas ronewed & warning which cannot bo im- prossed too vividly upon tho people. Tla is procisoly what tho Halsted stroot firo has dono. Tt lias suggested sorlous dofeots in the present fire-ordinanco. The firo originatod in a shed whero hay was atored. A spark from a passing locomotive ignited tho hay and started a con« flagration whichk might easily have oxtended as far as the great fire of 1871. It was not the first timo that a firo Lad boon started in the samo place and tho ssmo way, Two incipis ent conflagrations, originativg in tho samo way, had boon extinguishod by moro good luck, Yot the warnings were not sufficiont, Tho fact ia that thero should havo boen no shed and no lay at that place. Tho firo-ordinanco should have prohibited it, and tho polico should bave enforcod the prohibition. The firo-ordi- nance doos prohibit tho depositing of hay, straw, or othor combustible substanco within 100 foot of any dwelling-houso, barn, stable, or outhouse, but hero it was allowed to remain within casy range of flying sparks from railroad locomotives incessantly runniug by the sidoot it, Two proe vious but unimportant ignitions woro not ouough to induce tho authorities to enforce its Tomoval, The prosont firs-ordinance loaves open a wide gap for conflagrations in tho concossion that is mado for bullding wooden sheds within tho fire- limite. Bhodu which bhave a roof sloping one way and leaving ono side open may bo con- structed anywhoro in tho city. As aresult of this concession, hundrods of woodon shods havo been built within tho past twagars insido the fire-llmits, Every dwolling-house which has no barn, and o largo proportion of tho smaller re- tail storos, have wooden shods of this descrip~ tion in tho back yard, Bo long sa the shodis not absolutoly closed on all sides and locked up, it docs not fall “within tho prohibition, Take o block of brick bhousos wiihin tho fira-limits, and thore 15 an inaldo block of wooden ‘structurcs lining the alloys andover ready to servo as flro-brands when the flamo is once startod. This section of the ordinanco should be reposled. It should be thoe purpose of tbo Olty Governmont to diminish as rapldly ' Unsoaworthy vessels sink. na is consistont with individual rights tho num- ber of wooden buildings alroady standing, as well 18 to prohibit tho inoresso, To this ond, tho firo-ordinance ought to impose groator and moro spocifio rontrictions upon tho enlarging or ropalring of woodon buildings, Binco tho firo of 1871 it has boon the practico to move back dilapidated framo bulldings and orect thin brick walls in front of them in ordor to provito room for stores or shops. In mauy instances, emall framo buildings haveboon surrounded with thoso thin brick walls, and tho intervening spnco utilized for shop purposes, whilo tho wooden buildings inside romain as thoy yoro. Varions dovices have boon adoptod throughout tho city, and particularly on Btato sireot and Wabash avenue, to improve tho rent- g valuo of proporty and at the samo timo avoid tho Intont of tho fire-ordinanco. If wo may ovor hopo to secure ordlnary protection againat great conflagrations, it can only be through the stoady dooronso of woodon distriots. Nothing should bo pormitted to check this gradual do- crosse, which would not soriously affect any- ‘body. . The Halatod stroot fire should also diroot the attontion of tho Common Couneil to the nocos- eity for oxtonding tho firc-limits to tho south- wostorn portion of tho city that is not now in- cluded. Bouth of Twonty-sixth streot and wost of Btato stroot, thero is a vaat dity of wooden buildings, closoly built up already, and constant~ ly increasing, bocause tho prosout ordinanco doos not inoludo this district within the fire-limits, The most of tho housos aro one-story and two- story cottages sot up on plors, thus furnishing & continuous draft for a firo onco started. Tho location of this immense and growing wooden distriet i such 83 to placo tho most valuable residence portion of tho oity in constant porik Tho buainess district of tho Bouth Side is likewlso jeopardized, though hardly to tho esmo oxtont. It it bo urged that tho oxtonsion of the fire-lmits to this district would bo a speclal hardship upon tho poor peoplo, we answor that no olass would suf- for moro than the occupants of thoso wooden tonomonts, and no clags can afford to incur tho danger of o socond firo in Chicago liko that of 1871, Tho distriot to which we rofer has moro of dangor to tho city than that which surrounds tho location of the recont flro; yot tho latter distriot is within the fire-limits and the formor isnot, No man can bo pormitted to imperil tho safety of the wholo city. Bhould another genoral conflagration occur, these pooror classes would not bo 80 woll cared for ns boforo, and if an extenaion of tho flre-lmits, and a pro- hibition againat enlargement and repair of frame ‘buildings now standing, shall in time deprive thom of thelr presont kind of habitations, the probability is that bottor homea will be provided for thom boforo this result can bo roached. Tho Halstod atroot firo wilt have worked much good if 1t shall induce the Common Council to remodel tho fire-ordinanco according to the nocessitics that actually domand recognition. THE IRONSIDES DISASTER. Tt ia announced, in connection with the recent Joss of the propeller Ironsidos, that s jury of very promiuont citizens has been selected by the Coroner at Grand Haven, that thoy aro ol gontlemon of striot integrity and sound judg- ment, and that thoy aro to have the assistanco of the Govornment Inspoctors of Stenm Vossols, and will makoe a vory rigid oxamination. This is & vory cheorful avnouncoment on the face of it, but of what practical benefit ia it to be, if it in- volvos no romedy or onforces no ponsliy ? We have had scores upen . scores of rigid eoxaminations, conducted by compe- tont juries, snd asslsted by Govornmont officials, and 'they havo handed in thelr verdicts in due form, whioh have boen filed sway among the Coronor's archives, to gather dust, and that is all the good thoy have dono. An enforcement of ponalty would bo an eighth wonder. Tho public gets oxcited for a day or two, thon some- thing now comes up, and the disaster is for&ot- ton, excopt by tho relatives of the dead, upon whom it has ontailed a life-long sorrow. Traina continuo to collide, Rotfen boilers oxplado. Conductors, engis noors, captsins, and corporations continue to Do carcloss and reckloss becauso they oan do so with impunity, Mon and women and childron aro . sealded, cut to piccos, and drownod, just a8 they woro befors, Tho mera fact that a jury moots and investigatos, and even locatos the blamo, is not a proventive, if no ap- plication is made of their verdict. In this caso, thoro s room for invostigation, snd thero is no doubt it should be thorough. Borious chargos have been mado by responsible parties that tho Ironsidos, like the Lao la Bolle, of tho eamo line, loat & yoar ago, was ufses- worthyy that sho was 10 a loaking condition on her previous trip; and that her insccuri- ty was known to tho Company which owned hor. Buch charges ss theso should bo thor- oughly investigated, and the officiat action which it is announced will bo taken is entirely propor and desirable. Dut what does it amount to it it haa no practical result? Of what uso is it for the publio to know that tho Ironsidos was an unsafo boat, and was therefors wrocked, if no one i8 to suffor forit? It may detor a fow peo- plo from traveling that route horoaftor, but what influence can it havo upon other manngors who are equally careloss, or in what manner does it bonefit the publio? It will bo a wol~ come rosult if this dusastor shall involve the punishment of those who are responsible forit, Wo trust it may, but the rotrospeot is not vory oncouraging for such an ovont. If it should happon, howover, to bo shown that tho Ironsidos was s notoriously unmnfe vessol, that thia fact was known to her owners, and that they allowed hor to make the trip in that condi- tion, and thon it it should happen tlnt they wers punishod as they doserve to bo for reckloss and eriminal alaughtor of human life, it would mako human life safer in future, if it had no othor result. Germany I8 now throatened with another theo- logleal excitement whjch promises to be moro dnngerous than her struggle with the Roman hiorarchy, A strong faction of Lutherans i on- denvoring to deatroy tho acolesinstical sommun- fon which has boon oatablished by the Union be- twoon tho Lutherans and tho Reformista or Cal- viniste, The party intonded at first to soparate altogethor, but foaring that this would break down tho wholo Church, they have determined to bronk up the Union and mako an indopendont Chureh, which willat onco bring them into dircct opposition to the Govornment. Commenting upon their proposed aotion, tho Spencr Gazetle BAyH L It i corfalnly a pity thatso considorsble s part of the Protestant clergy should hold oplufons which re- mind ono strongly of the stupid religlous disputos b, twoon tho Luthorsns and Calviniats at tha broaking out of the Thirty Yours' War, At that timo, st losst, tho (hoelogical shortalgutedusss and paltryncss could o oxplained by tho genoral Tamentabla politienl con- dition of tho torn fathorland ; but to-dny, while tho fatherland is unitod and great, and whilo tho country inongagod in & war with s foroign hiorarchy, it s a Tonitive slinmo for Trotestant Gormany thint Gorman clergymon should attempt to divido the united Evan- golical Church into ectn ; to necusn of horesy and condemn ovory member of 16 who uses tho right of froo thought, nud to throaton war to tho Stato It it guarda §ta novorolgn rights, Should it succeed in its objocts, what with the pressure of thoe Lutberans on the ono hand and tho oman Oatholics on tho othor, Gormany yot may havo n civil war on its hauds of terrible dimensions. Of all wars, roliglous wars havo beon tho worat. In this eago, the movement, although but just commencod, has brought down upon it tho enmity of thoso Germans who havo no woll-doflnod roligious opinfons, It cannot advanco much furthor withont provoking the action of tho Government, which will thus find itaelt botweon two opposing religlous forces,— tho indopondont Luthorans and tho Ultramons tones, —— THE BOGUS-DIPLOMA BUSINESS, Advices which wo bave rocelved from Phila- dolpbin show that the scandalous practice of poddiing bogua diplomas of the ‘* Amorican Univorsity,” which it was supposed had boon stoppod o yoar ngo, Las brokon out sgain in Europo, and in o more scandalous form than over. Thodisclosnres mado concorning the op- orations of tho Europenn agonts of this Univer- sity aro astounding, and are calculated to do gront harm, not only to the City of Philadolphis, but to tho wholo country. Among othor lottors recelved by tho Mayor of Phila~ defpwia with roferenco to this mattor is one from Dr, B, E. J. Metzger, who writos that, while visiting the Vienna Exposition, ho saw nd- vortisomonts of the College in various Gorman papers, ‘stating that ono Dr. B, F. A, Vander- voyer, L. D., 46 King stroot, Joraoy, England, waa tho dolegated agontof the Univorsity to procure diplomas in absentia, or in tho abscnce both of colloge nnd studont, as woll as of quali- fleation and examination. Dr. Metzgor also ob-~ tainod n correspondonco which had passod botweon this English agont and ono Moritz Turkhoim, of Iiamburg, inwhich tho former statod that Lo was the accrodited sgont -to procura dogroes or diplomas for applicants at the rato of $120 cach. Unwilling to obtain & diploma in that manuor, he did not roply to tho lottor, but shortly aftowards reccived o pros- poctus of tho College from Vandervoyer. This prospectus, which had boen vory olaboratoly propared, locatos tho Collogo at 614 Piuo streot, Philadelphin, aud statos that its objects are to oducato studonts and to confor degrocs of medi- cine and surgory, as well as honorary dogreos and titles, A list of from thirty to forty Professors is thon given, annd following this s the coursc of study, which ombracos all that is usually taught In firat-class colloges, Tho Colloge building is roprosoutod to be an ologant editlco, capablo of accommodating 800 studonts, and Liaving it tho latest improve- ments in apparatus and other appliances, nud, a8 & furihor inducement to catch the unwary and attract tho unprincipled, it is stated that many of the most colobrated mon ot this country, in- cluding membors of Congreas, suthors, sclentists, clergymon, aud otherd gro graduatos of the Uni- vorsity. Tho principles aro stated to be eclectic, and the eystom is Luown as the American system of modical scionce, It claimg sdmittance to tho clinics in all of the hospitaly of Philadolphia, and tho most complete musoun sud dissocting-room in the country, Dr, Buchau- 8w, tho Prosident of tho institution, is said to be tho nuthor of all tho staudard worke used in the collegos and hospitals of the United Statos. The prospoctus closos as follows: ‘“It is very importaut for thoso persons in Buropo, who wish to bo promoted to any dogree by this Univorsity, rithout being porsoually presont, to take notico that they Lave to send their applications to B. F. A. Vandorvoyer, Doctor ot Surgory, Jerscy, England.” Thig correspondence Dr. Motzgor recontly for- warded to Prof. Rogors, of tho University of Pounsylvania, with which institution {he diploma-peddlers have purposely confounded their bogus affair, slating in conncction with it that ho had soon sovoral porsons who have hon- orary dogreos with Buchanan's signature, and. an attoutation from tho Gorman Consul in Phila- dolphia attached theroto. Many of tho Gorman DProfessors and other eminent men have oxpressod their nstonishmoent that suchk thinge are allowed in this country Mauy of them bad boen led to bolieve that it was tho Univorsity of Pounsylvania which had beon engagod in this business, and tho rosulf Ling boen that thia University has suffered groatly in public csteom in Europo, After a consulta~ tion with Ministor Jay, at Vionua, it was detor- mined to forward the correspondenco in ques- tion and o statemont of thoe facts to Prof. Rog- ars, aud ho in turn has communicated thom to the Mayor of Philadolphin and Gov. Hartranft, A your ago, tho suthorities of Philadelphin undertook to suppress this scandalous practice, and it was gonorally supposod thoy had suce ceoded, Tho abovo statoments however, show vory conolusively that tho operators only rosted for o timo, until tho excitomont died sway, and then recommonced oporations with ronewod vigor. Tho wide-spread und wholosale mannor in which the English agout is advortising the business shows that it is large and lucrative, It now therofore bocomes tho imporative duty of tho State authoritios of Ionnsyl. vania to rovoke tho charter of this bogus in- stitution, aud of tho city authoritles of Philadelphia to completely stamp it out, It is o duty which thoy owonot only to the Uni~ vergity of Ponnuylvania, which hay been com- promisod by it, and to tho city, but to the wholo country, as the practico roflects upon tho nation, and is bringing our entire educational systom into reproach asmong oducated poople in Europo. An interesting cducational movement {s now going on in Prussls, with reforonco to tho rogu~ lation of girle' achools, Bome timo sgo, the Minister of Lcelosinsticnl Affairs aud Public Ius struction appoiuted a committes of schoolmen to investigato thie subject, and roport, The Committeo mot andclosed its scasions on tho 10th ult., with the passage of a Berios of resolu~ tions which sot forth the general plan to bo pur~ suod. 'Thoy decided that girls' schooly should glve a goueral oducation slmilar to that given to boys, with such variations as aro domanded by the peoulianitles of the sox, Thoy also advised the division of thoe schools into highor and middle grades, The middlo achools aro to give a lughor oducation thau the primary solools, and to pay more ro- gard to tho roquiromonts of tho middlo classes than can bo given them in tho bigher. Ouo modern lunguage, olthor Fronch or Euglish, s rocommonded. The aim of tho higher schools in to Impart » genoral aducation appropriate to tho lighor clasgos of socioty. It i4 also recom- mendod that two forolgn languages, Fronoh and English; and tho moat important productlons of thoir litorature, should bo taught in them, Itis atated that tho suggostions of the Committoo will probably bo adopted. e — NOTES AND OPINION, The offiinl conut of the votoof Ban Franclsco, Hopt 3, wau announced Hopt, 12, and, taking tho lionds of the threo tickets, tho volo for Bonators was: Republican, Antt-Monopaly. Democrat, Iallidio....0,860 McCoppin.. 8,512 Bearn,.0,403 Bartlett . ,.9,051 " Ttonch,.....10,138 Beott..0,050 Electing Bartlott and Ronch, For Roprosenta- tivos (iwolyo), tho Antl-Monopolists olectod oloven, nnd the Domoorata one. ‘Tho aggrogate and average for the fourtcon namos on oach tiokot is: Anti-Monopoly, 141,217; avorago, 10,087, Domocratlo, 123,446; nverago, 8,740 Ropublican, 05,827; averago, 0,845, —Of tho situation In Iowas, tho Davenport Democrat says @ Tho Ant{-Monopoly Conventions throughout tho Bato arohelug very largoly attouded, and Radicals neo Iooking bluer and " growing sicker ovory day, Thoy posltively bogin to smell o mico, and donot feol ine clined to pooh-pooh tho movement any moro, Dals- waro County hield ita convention on the 1dth, which was unusually Iarge and outhiusiastic, and not & singlo ofiico-acckor recelved o nomination, Tho eandidates &ro tho reprencniatives of tho community, and not of any corporation, band, or oliquo, Thofarmorn will support thom, and they wtll break up tho rat-holo of tho Qourt-Louse and cloan out tho vormin, —Of tho intonded candldates of tho Opposition in Wisaensin, for Governor and Btate Troasurar, tho Mitwaukeo Sentinel says 1 Willlam R, Tn{‘!ur, of Dano, will be tho man (for Govornor], ' Mr. Taylor Ia ono of tho most prominent farmors {n tho Stato; han sorved in tho Stata Scante, hss notod an Prosident of tho Btate Agricultural So- cloty, and ia tho author of tho Dog law, which {a sup- Pased to oporato fn the interost of tho wool-growers of the Btato; and ho {a an eminently worgy and ro- apectablo gentleman, 1t .iu slao protty well scttlod that Col, W. 1. Jacobe, Cashier of tho Hecond Ward Bank of this city, wiil bo nomiuated for Stato Trons. ‘uror, whono abilily, thorough finencial teaining, and great popularity with tho Germans of all partice, will ko bim a vory farmidablo candidate, In point of fitnoss for tho position, bo a overy way qualified, and, if nomiuotod, will mako it Lively for our candidato on tho Tlapublican tickot, toyoud Taylor aud Jdacabs, all olse Is unsettlod, —The enll for this Oonvention is extended to all * oloctors of Wieconsin, friendly to gonuine roform.” Uudor this call, the Convention is ea- tovpod from attempting to throw a ‘‘sop” to eithor of tho old political organlzations now bog- ging o further continuance of public confidonce and favor. . . . . The motto should bo: Brain ovory corrupt hoad, without stopping toask whethor you are hitting & Domocrat or o ltopube Yioan.—Madison ( Wis.) Democral: —The timo for the reorganization of political partios s athand. Tho Domooratio party o o political ngont ia dond. Tho Rapublican party is alivo only becnuso it in fed fat with the spoils of offiea.—Colwinbus ( Wis.) Democrat, —While practicing oxtortion and monoj oly ag n natlonal party, the Republicans of LaSalle County rosolva against monaopoly, While up~ holding tho protoctive tarifl, thoy rosolve against it; whilo stenling in all dircctions thoy resolva to bo honest; while practioing »Mu?-gmbhlny; ther rosolvo ‘ngainst all salary-grabbors excop Grant, tho groatost ealary-grobbor of Earlille a0 Lranscripts \Ir. Joln O, Goult, ouc of tho officers of the Milwaukeo & St. Paul Railroad, treats the pud< don Incroaso in froight ratos as a very slight mattor. With calmnesy that is not at all Toot~ sinn, Mr. Guult thinks the increaso is of no cousequenco, ~ Wo can assuro Mr. Gault that he Is mistakon ; that ho and the Directors of tho Company will yot learn that the peoplo of Minnosote and Wisconsin consider the arbitrary and unreasonnblo increaso of froight pricos as of very much consequence, whothor the sum tulton from wheat growors' pockets bu largo or small. . . . We consider Mr, Gault's defonso of tho advanco in rates ng putting the action of the Compauy in even worse light than bofore. It i o plain confession of a divcrimination of the most unjust kind, Unless the farmingpooplo of Minnerots aro vory caroloss of thoir own Intor- oats, thoy will eco that tho nuxt Legislatnro takes stops to provent similar extortion in tho futuro,—St. Paul Mispatch, —Just horo wo should like to ask by what au- thority the managors of the Milwaukee & 8t, Taul and Chicago & Northwestorn undortaka to impose an oxport duty of 8 conts por bushol on nll wheat shipped from Minnesota and Wisconsln over thoir lines destined for St. Lonis or down theriver? . . . ‘Uho people of Minnosota and Wisconsin do not J:ropouo that tho Missls- sippi shall bo locked and buarred against thom as a channel of whoat oxport by the arbitrary do- creo of a juntn of railrond nabobs in Now Yorlk, and thoy will not submit to this outragoous at- tempt to dictato to thom to what markets and through what chanuels thoy shall ship their pro- duco.—St. Paul Press. —This increado affects tho rates by rivor also ~—tho railroad companies baving campolled a uniform advance of two cents por hundred ‘pounds on all wheat secking an outlot through the ports of Lake Michigan, The rate from Winona, by river and rail, is now, thoroforo, sixtoen conts por bushel, instend of fourtcen and one-fifth conts, ns horetoforo. . . 0 exceus in chorgos for transportation from this Stato alono, on tho bnsis of the increnso just noted, will amount to the sum of $120,000.— Winona (Minn.) Republican., —Tho Milwaukeo News says the only incroaso has been on wheat shipped west from Now Lis- bon and Mazomanio, and that ‘thechango in froight is almply ' movo to foroo tho crop ovor tho Wisconsin roads to tho lake shoro ports, iustead of going to tho Mississippi river ports to find o markot st 8t. Louis, Itisn good way to forco tho orop ovor tho Wisconsin roads by incronsing tho rato 16 per cent from LaCrosso to Milwaukeo., Wo Erunu\mcu this move au outrago on the farmers oro, and it will nol be quictly submitled to.—La-~ Crosse Republican, —If mon are not olocted to the Logislature this yoar that havo sand onough in thoir gizzards to attack tho railronds in front, flank, sud rear, tho noxt thiug the ratlroads will do will be ta tako all the grain to py taking it to market, nnd toke n mortgngo on the farms to malko up the balanco,.—ZLaCrosse Democrat. —Thero iy arumor afloat that the Eastern Diroctors of noarly all the Wostern railroads havo resolved to raiso tho price of carrying grain this fall, on gecount of tho abundant crops, Wo don't bolioveit, but if the report proves true, theso Diroctors will find it about the denrost piace of business thoy ever went into. Such an oxtortion won't bo eubmitted to just now, aud would proditca musia by tho ontira band. Thore is o decidedly unhenllhi fover provailing all ovor tho country, in rogard to railroads, and an nct of this kind would bring on scones of lawlessnoss iu which no one could forosco the oud,—Ohip- pewa (Wis.) Herald, —Monopolien, that will peraistently tako ad-~ vantage of the poople's nocossities, will soan find thomselves shorn of such powers, s on- ables thom to mako euch unholy and unfust de- mands,— Trempelean ( Wis.) Journal, —Tho grontost objoction “lies in thoe theory thnt to meot tho nocessities of the Company, any advanco at all i necossary. Tho bést policy undor tho circumstances would have beon to have equalized down instend of up. It would ba difticult to mako tho pooplo boliave that larger dividends aro nocossary'ta lino tho packots of Wall strcot brokers,—Oshkosh (Vis,) North- wesfern, . —They may rest asaured that tho noxt Logls- Iature mil apply nromody, . . . .-If thoy puraue an agressive polioy toward the producers, will thoy not raise such a’storm of * just indigna~ tion as will force the Legislaturo into adopting & systom of tariff that will react wpon thom, and moro thun countorbalauce the tomporary gain by tho proposod increase ?—St. Oroiz (Wis) Ite- pudlican. —Therao is no earthly nocossity for an incroase of freight ratos, and no justitication therefor, It is dono becsuso the immeuse crop to be handled ennblos thow to tuke advantago of the publio; and that in this view it in downright robbery, and nothing olso,—Reedsburg (Wis.) Free Press. : ~It the railroads want to pracipitate such a war (and that would soom to bo tho dosira), let thom como right up and show their hands, ‘Those peopla who aro obliged to uso railronds ag o meuns for transporting thelr grain and wares, aro not going to remain quiot whilo tho monop~ olits nro_cutting their throats, Mark tuatl— Fond du Lao (Wis.) Commontoealth, ~The farmars of this Btate slould organizo for worl, Th?{v should no louger subimit to tho oxtortions and oppressions of theso grnu{\h)g monoy-kings of the Eust. 'I'he remedy isin their own handa.—AMadison (Wis.) Democrat, —1The Portland Press says the noxt Loglala- tura of Mawe 18 to bo glvon up to tho railrond contosts, Tho railroads havo already bogun to distributa froo passes among tho members, aud to recommend ‘“good” boarding places in Augusta to thom, But the Press tolls them that a purty named the Publio (with a big I'), 600,000 strong, In oxceadingly susploious of ‘tho rails roads, sud will bold logislators to s atriot ac- count.—Hoston Globe, —1T'o one living In the West and undervatand- Ing tho forco of tho public sentimont which is so unemem{ sot upon bringing the railronds to roa- souablo torms, it does not seem pousiblo that thouo roudy would add frouhs fuol to tho firo by doliboratoly and wantanly takin; . tho fact that thoy have dono ,,F, t‘l‘{l{;‘:;:p“ \{:\':-’; evidont that tho Tailrond managern at tho T - iavo but little iden of tho roal state of fooling in tho Wost in rogard to this mattor, The peopla soo thoir proporty conflueated by \mrlg{l(oouu and unroasonablo railroad charges on tho tranye- portation of their producta to market, and, haye Aug awakonod to nroalizing souno of thelr power to wtop it, they mon it slmll o ntopyed, They ,moan no waron risilronds, butonly on tho systein 'of oppreasion which rallronds huvo managed (o build up. And tho movement to offeet’ roliaf from this opprossion is no transient one. It will lnut untdl tho end sought for is atinined,—. ZLaCrosse Republican. —The West Wisconsin Railiway Company haa boou o prominent applicant for the St. Croix Innd-grant beforo tho Wisconsin Logislature, ‘Tha ownora of tho rond had & poworful lobbby ongnged in thoir fayor at Madiron last winter, aod thoy now ontortain a livoly liope of succoods ing In the privilegos conforrad by the Inst Log- dulnture on the Mitwauleo & Bt. Paul Company, aftor a nharp contost. But'tho declaration of 3r. Baldwin, in tho Loarlug of a Press roportor, that ho was a8 anxious ay Any one to inangurate tho 8-cont increnso iu whont fraights, will bo apt to destroy all pleasant anticlpations of tho West Wisconsin Compnuy in this diroction, The poo- slu of Wisconsin, In their wrath, will be likely to oclino all * ontangling allinncos” of this kind, Thoy will take caro that tho grant ia placed whoro it will do the most good,—in tho handu of an indopondent organization, which will Lo a compotitor, and notn stool-plgoon, of tho groat monopolists.—St. Paul Press, PERSONAL, cnioaao, Gov. J, L, Bovoridgo is at tho Grand Pacific, John Garvin, U, 8. N., s at tho West Blde Briggs, nnfh“ Hon, Horaco Willlams, of Towa, {a at tho Gard- W. Jowell, Gosien, N, IL, 1s at tho Houth Bide Brigge, E. A. Plorce, Dayton, 0., 15 & gucst at tho South Bldo Briggs. Tho Hon, L, A, Js om0 Ton, L. A, James, of Ottaws, Iil, is at the Tho Rov. Dr, Kynott, of Philadelphis, ta nt tha Bhorman, The Hon, A, W. he Shc:x:an. W. Bunting, of Washington, D, ., is at The Hon, B, IT, :Sho on. 1. IT, Ghamborlin, of Callforats fs at the The Rov. IT, Ml Graud Tacifie, Tho Hon, Washington Dust (e Hon, Waahingion Busbnoll of Ottawa, il 1 st F Tho Hon, Geo. 0, Morris, of Vot Bide Delggs s, of Thiladclphia, isat the W, R. Btovens and wife, Ol v Siogens sud wite, loveland, aro guests ot tho Dr. Halllman, La Fayotto, Bouth Bido Driggs, Gen, B, ¥, Kropp, of Tiftaburgh, § rivals t o West Blde Brigge, T 1 Wmo0E L Jamoa Cary, “the Orauberry Princo,” of B Wis., 1a nt tha Weal 8ido Drigge oo Of Borlin, Jumes Orody, Arthur Blorling, and G s vilo, of England, aro at th Shermmn, CooTse Green Prof. A. A. Grith, Dotroit; A, P’ Dublee, Toron. {0} T Attorburg, lln:xlel‘lsdxr,‘] ginid ; tho Lon k. . ' York, and W, A. Mac 3 claco, aro at tho Storman, Sy, Ban S Tho Hon, , A. Olurk, Fort Beott, Kan,; Gen, T, 0, O born, llinoia'; B, A, Van Henualicar, Now York s 5. . Oarnegle, Irclnd, and 3, L. Suliivant, Tord Cousty, ara regiatored at tho Grand Pacific, Mr, T, J, Rogyey, of Cincinnat!, who was a - er t?l:. t:m lnu.\ 1u~r'r:;cdl{tonaldn«.' Saved in tho second n town. Mr, Rogvey escapad with strain of his back, but s nufimm.’;‘n’, mjured: . I, Massey and wifo, Dubuquo ; 1T, A, Bornard Buffalo ; Olivar Eldridgo, Ban Feanchaes 5 dohn 10 Lincoln, 8t, Poul ; Georgo I, Scofeld, New York, aud H, Kounody, Omalis, aro stopping at tlie Garduor, The following gentlemen have beon appointed by the Board of Trade ag & commiitteo to solelt nulmirh» 1lous in aid of tho sufferersat Shrevaport, La.: George 11, Walker, I, Spruance, Josoph E, Eider, D, P, Lawe ¥enco, M, Loaty, Emanuel artmann, Secrolary of Templar Lodge No, 460, L 0. 0. ¥, left this city, yeaterday, on o \Vm?'— orn tour of threo mouths, 1liu fadgo presonted him with a handsome testimonial of their appreciation of hs many virtuos ad & mon aud a brothor, IL A, Towno, for many years Asslstant General Site }\nrlnlundcnt of the Chis Burlington & Quincy Laflroad, and s resldent of Ciiicago, now General Bu. erintondent of tho Coutral Pacific Railrond, passed through tuis oity, st ovening, on his way to Now ork, Mosars, Tulling & Ingraham, of the Commercial otol, laut night entertsined somo of tho survivors of tho wrocked stonmer Ironsides, furnishing them with m?hbfint Accmun:udflflnnlku{;lmh bouro, This kind acl ut an {llustration of the geuerous policy uj which the hotel is run, SR ALY et Tho following were among tho prominent arrivals at tho Commerelal yesterday: - Jolm: Holmes, H Q. Munroo, Bostou; A, Lyne, Mushea, Wis Groon, Haloit, Wis, § O 1i. Daldwin, 8f. Paul bip, Union Oity, Mich, ; 1i. E, Looss, New York ; John Builth, Kingston, Ca, ; \J, W, Alond, Boston 3 if, 1T, Bralnard, Frovidenco, Thero {8 a movement on foot among tho llhersl ‘mombers of tho Board of Trado to raisa o subscription for the !nml‘I‘y of tho lato Gapt. Chapman, who com- mitted sulcido last Tuesday, Tho boy ™ 'aro alwayd Teady to answer genorausly to such calls upon thelr ].':lrl;nvll and o liheral amount will undoubtedly be sub= rived, Tho Mayor 18 in recolpt of a lotter asking for infor- mation concerniug reapectablo farmer naimed Charlos 8turdevant, who is missing from his home fu Anderson Qounty, Kansas, siuco the catly part of August, 1t fssupposed thut ho camo to Chicago, and perliapa might hovo ‘boon ono of the unkmown victims of tho Lemont raflroad disaster, Tho Mayor s in pose sesslon of s portrait and description, and would bo pleased to liear from auy person who may know any- thing about bin, AMr, Goorge Cowan, Assiatant Engincor of tho wrecked stoamier Ironsides, Was nt tho Gommorcial Iotel yess terday, Having obsorved a puragraph in the eveiiing popors, stating tint o porson, rovrasnting himeif (o tho assistant engincor of ths vessol bad called at tho powspaper oftices, sud thoro nsked for pocuniary aid, Lo wisics Tuz TuinuNe to sy that tho Impectnions individnal ia an impostor, tnt tho onggineer of tho Ironelles da i Milwaukeo in good circurustunces, surrounded by plonty of tho neceswaries of lifo, As far bimsclf he feols that hio las made n Bair-broadth excapo, but hus come up out of tho Aea with onough money in nis pockets to support Limself and family for oo months, Thereforo this coms munity, and tho bulls and bears of tho newspapor ofii« ccs, mst be cautious that they uro not tuken in by fmpeounions individusia who ropvesent themsclvos to Do urvivors of the Ironsides, Tho General Ticket Agents’ Conventlon of ths Uuited Btates will commence its sesslons this morne ug, at 10 o'clock n, m,, at tho Grand Pacifioc IHatel, Among the delegates who havo already arrived in the cll{ aro: E. IL. Dorsey, Charlotte, Columbls & Augusta Railroad, of Golumbln, 8, 0,, Presldent of the Associa- tion ; B, E, Allen, Richmond & Danville Railroad, of Greenboro, N, 0. ; G, M, Huntinglon, West Wiscoukin Ruilrond, of St, Paul ; E, A, Ford, Atlantle & Pacifia Rallroad, of 8t, Louis ; J, R, Erringer, Penusylvania Railroad, of San Fri ico ; B, W, Wrenn, Weatern & ‘Atlantic Railrond, of Atlantn, Gu. Benjaiin Kuight, Sclmn, Rome & Dalton Ruflroad, of Potous, Als.; W, L. Datlloy, Na ville, Venn, of Tondon, England, fa at the Tnd,, is stopplng at tha villo & Ouattinoogn Roilroad, Nuwhs Kimball, Union Pacific Railroad, of 3 Walker, Atlantic Coast Lino, Wunbing- ton, D, 0.; F. 1. Wad, Indiunapolis, P Raliroad, Indianapoli, Ind.; D, 3L, Boy Bylyania Railroad, of’ Philideiphia ; I 'R, ) Pittaburgl, Fort Wayno & Chicago’ Tullroud, burg, A largo number of Agents ure expected o ar- rive by tho morning {raina, MIGOELLANEOUS, Col, Danfel Needham, of Groton, Mass, has heen elocotud Prostidont of tho New Engluhd Farmers' Clnb, ‘Vico-President Wilson arrived in this eily on Sature oy from tho Whito Mountaluy, much fproved in hoalth.—Zoatan Advertiacr. Wendell Phillips will lecturs lcss fhan usual this winter, for hio anticipates being kept ut home on sve count of the proposed deatruction uf his houns in T oz sirost, Boalol, o auske Way for 0 struct oxteue sfon, A Mancheater milliner has obtnined £200 damages agust the Laneashire & Yorkahive Rallway Compiny, of Tugland, for injuries entocd by culliejon on (hele Tine, Hor 1 duck of a hint,” thio vory lateat tyle, wus * ruinod ¥ by tho disastor, Tho Rov, Chiarles Kingsloy, tha brilliant and popus 1ar Englishi suthor, will visit {his comnlry suon sfter Christinas, Ho doos ot comy {0 muko money us a lecturer, but, as o writus, * to épetid & fow miouthe scelug with 1y own oyes your wonderful country aud people,™ Thoe Rov, W, TT. IT, Murriy hag published a vigorous articlo on * Liars,” In which be takes ocension to deny 1ho roport that ho'shot several deer in the Adivondacks thly munmor, thus violating the vamo laws, He Fnys Tio didt not ahoot & single duor, and lio connneads to all nowspuper cditors the Apostailo injunction to * Lia Lot atubh Senator ITipple, alias Mitchell, of Oregon, has auc- coedod in working up un findorsement in the lato te- publican Couvention of Oregon {n . mauner which we fuko ta bo dectdodly non-commiittal, Tho fact s, tho Benator may, by his recent conduct, have made np smply for il youthiful ndiperations, but he canno Wip Out tho staln thut will always zesl upon his nuwme, —Umaha Lee, The wifo of Don Carlos 1 dencrihed a8 & vory ma* Jostio and beautiful woman,” Sho s only 90'years olil; hor countenaiive s vory Pleaing, but at the same inb {udicates gront conraga; slio {s tall, and hor bear fug s noblo: hor uyos at tiines scem 10 bo black, bat thoy aro_really of n very durk bug, and hor halr ia golden, 8o 5 the daugliler of tho fute Duko Ferdi- hund_Oharlos 11, und s tho 1loco of the Count de Chsmbord, Tt was & most unfortunate eiroumstance for John I, Aitchell (or Jobn Miteholl Hipplo) that he pormitted Difumelf to bo elacted o the United Stutes Sunato, * Hia yaulting ambitlon o'orloaped iteelf,” Ifo nny bo cor= tain that tho ¥ yeaursoctioniats ¥ of iho press, who dug up tho story of his marciago, will not allow him to Test, Eyory spooch that o makes will provoke jusulte ing qommeit, and many of thonowspapors will porsist in calling him by tlio namo whivh ho boro whea & Penusylvends lawyer.—Lalivmore dmericat