Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 22, 1873, Page 5

. THE CHICAGO DAILY I'RIBUNE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 292, 1873. CANADA. The Investigation of the Pacifle Railway Scandal. The Tondon Times Considers Sir John Maodonald Solf-Coam domned, Sir lugh Atlan Testifies that o Ad- vanced the Government $162,000. Slketches of the Royal Commission and Some of Its Witnesses, Bir Jolin Macdonald’s Letier fo Ministor Popes--~¢° Post-0flico Irregus Inrities.” Special Disyateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Tonoxto, Sept, 90,—A eablo diapatch 1o tho Globs from its Londou correspondent quotes tho ZTinics, which ryya : & Tho Pacifle seandal bocanio more than over s grave political question whien Lord Dufferin, by the advics of au ineulpated Minlster, suddonly prorogued Parlia- ment, and now Sir Johu Macdonalds ad- smissions must painfully affect ftho Miufatry. It comsiders ke frritation of the Opposition justifiable, and prorogation, under tho circumstancoe, aangeronsly near unconstitutione ality, It says Sir Johu ought {0 have consulted Par- linmont, and speaks of this act 08 & slur upon tho Domtulou, It belloves Sir Johw's admissions sub- stantiolly confirm MsMullen's allegations and Al lan's letters, It charge tho Government with of- fonuiug agninst_ tho purity of clections, unbecoming tliem which rendored them unqualified to maintain kel for tho rights of comuunity, ALLAN'S TESTIMONY, OrTAWA, Sept, 20,—On reswming {ho inquiry, tho Royal Cotimlwioncrs piaced Sir liugh Allu on' the witnesa staud, when lio sworo {o tho dentity of his Tettors in the pucket which hud beon placed fu tho card of Starncs, Tho telegrams nlso were scknowledged gorrect. Among tho contants Lo tdetifed a ehock for 17,600, o charges wore next read to Allan, aftor which bo eng nked 10 mako o stotement of all 'the facts within his knowledgo relating 10 tho caso, In Lis detatlod statemcnt ho refers to lis fivat learning, through Blr Francis Hincks, then Fluanco Minister, of tho fuct that Americon capitalists had mado o propossl to the Goverunient to organize o company for thu purpose ‘of buildiog & Canudiun Pacific Ratlway, sud from Lim obtafned tho names of tho persous who had been in ommuvleation with tho Government, and_ placed {mseif in correspomlency with them, After negotis- tlone, o visited Ottuws in company with sowe of them, on tho Tthof October, 1871, The Tosult of Ihat futerviow wos na_given by Sle Jobn in bis ovi- slence. On the 23d of Decemlicr thereater, ho ontored Into an agreement with the Americans, No momber of the Government suw or hod knowledgo of the wgreo ment until lately, That ugreement sdpulated that he lno should bo built on tho terms of tho act, WA branch wus niso to bo constructed from Lake Ni~ pissing to tho Hault Sto Marie, theuco along the south Blioro of Lake Superlor, couteltiug with the Northorn Pacific Railwway, It wab also regarded ne_possiblo thint the Northern Pacific, at tho Missouri River, might Lo deflected 80 a8 1o join tho Conuda Paciflo through s mountain pass. This schewe wituess favored, Ho declared that thore was no atipulation in tho ngree~ mont placing it in the power of tha Northorn Paciflo Rudlway to obstruct tho cuterpriso In any way, It wed wgreed that the AMERICANS SITOULD ADVANCE TTIE MONRY for tho preliminary vxpenscs, sud thoy did so to tho extent of $10,000, which witnosa said ho roturned to them subscquentls. ‘Then follows his account of o visit to Toronto, and Bis interview with MePhorson and others, whom ho consitlered from sclfish motives opposed his scheme, Subscquently ho mnde o proposal to tho Government 1o coustruct s road, fn doing which ho admitted ho endesvored to secur for bimsulf tho ssuction of the Wresident of tho projected Compuny, Wlen Parlis- ‘meut opened bo went 10 Oituws to ; WATOH THE PROGIESS OF MATTERS, Whon in Ottaws he ascortuiued that o prejudice ex- dsted agalust connection with American capitalists in tho Company. ‘though the bill iutroduced tended to the cxclusioh of Ainericans, witness id not feol convinced tho Govermment would inslst on it, and consequently did mot broak off his contcetions with the Awericans, and felt in honor bound to leuyo tho door for their éntrance unlews tho Goverument distinetly probibited it, Ho also testified that bo did not deem ft nocessary to acquaint tho Ca: ndisns with tho fuct of his correspondenco witl his Awerican ussociutes, an it wus private aud confidential, During bis stay st Ottuwa ho found the Goverument till disposed to . ENCOURAGE IS BERVIOES, but in view of Lo rivalry o wusled _to’ expect nothi- Ing defiuite, o noxt_recapitulated the legislativo action of the meavion of 1872, and subsequent utterpts at smalgama- tion, aud its consummntion, In the lutter purt of July Do Liad un interview with Ourtier, when bo recelved tho assurunco suthorized fu the previous telegrams of July 20, 1872, and ou July 90, 1874, Cartier's opinions ex- Prossed in writing wero obtaitiod, and approved of the amulgamation of two companics, sud suggested tho manuer of its accomplishment, To thls witness de- nied thero was any postacript, Upon learning that Bir John A, Macdouald disupproved of tho arrange- mont, this was withdrawn Ly mutual sgreement, Witnéss asserted that beyond this thore was 1o agroo- mueut other than Sir Jobu's telegram of July 20, Bos fore reporting from Cartlor at tno fulorvlew on' July B0, Lio waid 10 wituess, *Are you not going to asslst fn our eloction ! Witness udmitted tunt, in nddition to_public, he had personul reasons for giving pecunlury axsistanice, aud dotermined_to give tho Guvernment all tho oasiatanco In s power, Gnthe afternoon of ssmo day wituoss U Aubutt biad o sucond {ntorview with Cartier, when ho fatter gave him o luttor of which this In » copy ¢ 1N WANT OF FONDA, Private und Confidential.) MoNTuEAL, July 80, 1873, Tl friends of the Goverument ®xpoct to Lo aeslsted with funds du tho poudiug elec- tiuby, aud any muount which you or your Company wball advanes for that purposo” shall Lo rocouped to ou, A momorandum of immiediate Tequirements 45 low. Very truly yours, [Signed} Q. E, Oanrrzn, WO GOT THE MONE Ifo now forwarded Sir John A, MacDonald $25,000 Hon, Mr. Laugevin, $16,0005 Sir 0, E, Carter, £0,000} Bir Jobu, an sddition] $16,000; Hon, Mr, Langoyin, E0,000; 'Sir Georgo Curtier, 'S30,000, On leaving, Curilerls withess romarked to Abbott that bo kuow o possibility of boing repald thoso contributions, Reither (hen nor ot any other vecaslon, /" Had he suy corresponidence with Ourticr a8 to ropay- ancut while in tho castern Provinces? o ro- colved telograms from Abbolt, informing Dim thot - Cartier vonted $20,000 moro Zor tho_Geueral Gommitteo sud $20,000 for ir Jubn, Sehieh bo wuthorized to Lo paid. On his return 1o Montreal ho found his total ndvances amounted fo 316,000, Ho wlwo puid for tho amsistanco of Lis own Trioids botwoon $16,000 and $17,000, Thcao, with the reliminary cxpenuos on the Facifio outerprisy, mude 1 fotal udvances about §350,000, Noxt follow tho comuulcations which passod bo- twoon Allsn aud McPherson relative to the qucstion of awalgawution, which have already hecu mude public, AN ANCHOL TO WINDWALD, Wituens ackuiowledged that the sums which ho had rontributed Lud beon givon without agreoment, though witli tho abject of atrengihening i hunde fn’ obtulie Ang thio contract for his Company. e felt it noceswsry f0'outer iuto un explouation of tho lotters which bl Tieen publislied some to ago In the Herald wud Globe, o admitted thut they had Leen writton without caro and cireunpection, not belloving thoy would ba pub- Aishod, and urguod that tho circumatatices Justifiod tho Ianguago used lu them, 1€ 1natters bnd taken such & furn us to hovo permiited, with propriety bls Intentions being carried out, he would have folb bound to havo adhered to them, ' Explunations then allowod a8 to tho circumstunces that, lud to tho plio- ng of doouments 1 tho hands of Blarncs, Allans grocunent. with tho Amerleans was also produc ;-u s upplowentary contzact, CUORK-EXAMINATION, At thia point Lin cross-vxumunistion began, In the course of hle examiuation, Allan admitied his wiealtli to bo 6,000,000, 1o awserled that bis brother mnd partnor know ucthing of bis disburscmonts, vowod Lin iguoranco of the meanig of the word ¥ rocoupod,” in Ourtlar's lettor asking contributions, QUESTIONS NOT APED, His exnminatlon wa very peotracied, though the croms-cxnmination wak not vy pertinent to the quos. tlons, Questlonn such us the followlng wore nop mwked : Who ot the monoya placed fu the hunds of the Minfsters? Who ot Info Parliamont by virtue of 0ld 7 Wan all fhe moncy apont in the eleotions 7 Ly did Allan discount Cumeron's note? DId witness expect s ropaynient of Hoaublows loans? Wiy wan Ao bait-nilin reluriadu dopuaied n Allo's Tt y the mouth of Allun, l{uutingtows allegation Rust Allin odvanced ' n o lrgo sum of onoy “for thu purposo of niding tho Eliciton of tho Miniatry w i supporiors, at, tie reasiig solicitation of tho Minlstory, 16 provéd, That o Governnient fuformed Allun that the Presldincy of iy s fwnred fo i fa proved, Hhnt phortly aficr, the Minieters receivod the monoy s proved, “‘haf, in- scknowledgment of tho monoy ol inod from Allsu, tho General Elgetlon Comltie signed a receipt i ‘accordunce with tho terme of agrees ent of July 30, Ia proved, Notwithatundiug il this, omoof to orgins of tho Governmont prociulin tho canhers fupocent of tho clinsges Luid t Holr doors From Our Own Correapondent, Ovzawa, Ont., Bept, 16, 1673, Tt fa causo for deop vegrot (Lut wo Luve no groat jCanndiun palutor, I, nmaug o muy other profes- lons, the Nuw Dominfon ownod a frbecliss eascl- Rrtist, with & penclisnt for MIKTONICAL BOENEA, Dhow busy indeed could tho goutloman keop Limselt, During tho last two years, subjects worthy of the {ruat mont of the nobleat brush hava followed ona snather #ast, and yet faster, Within the last mouth, Canudu tna seen bor High Parllament prorogned, if not so Rausiyely st least, in an eauaily hlul-hunded wennor, o new Con - tho Rump Parllament in the days of Oromswoll, Bho haa scen tho faithtul Commons hustlod out of thelr own hall, and, in response to thelr complaints, has seon the hoad oxecutiva officer, vico-regal in dignity, coolly turn his back upon their prayers, and rush, o Ia Grant, to take htw pleasuro at tho sesaldo, Thon, withe in tho past fortuight, the MUOI-TALKED-OF ROYAL COMMIRRION ‘hias mot, oponed, aud fairly progressod with its investi- Ratlous, A visit to tho placo whore thio High Court fa belng held would not, perhaps, tompt tho artiat’a ekill ; but the momentous questions involvod in tho proceed- ingn givo an adventitious interest to oll concerned. I bave Just roturned from tho scous, and will endoavor to place it before the readors of ‘TUE TRILUNE, ‘Tho room fu which tho threo Commisslonera are conducting thelr {nvestigation fa that sot apart, during tho seaslons of tho House, for the Commons Raflway Committes, In §L bnyoleen fought many a bittor fght, Tt In largo, well-lighted, and onits walls bang in- comprohiensiblo drawings, doublo-barroled (i that thoy ‘appenr both in French oud English) rules ond regulations, an ougraving ropro senting tho Olaudiore Falls, nud & porirait of 8ir Georgo F. Oartier, for yoara Minister of Militls, Ohinlrman of the Rallroad Committee, and Iatron Balnt—algo Altorney—of tho Grand Trunk Ratlrond. But tho normal appesrance of tho chamber has been chianged. An sttompt hosbeon tmado to tranaform it so 88 to make it look as much iko n conrt of Iaw aa possiblc, At ts uppor ond, a tablo crosscs tho wholo width of tho room, behind which, on ralsed seats, sit tho threo Qommissionors, Fronting {hcm a & stand for tho wituces, at thelr sido sit tho ofiicial stenographors, at tables further removed aro the pross-roprosontatives; and away in tho Lack of tho room aro scats for {he public, Naoither of tho threo Comnbissloners can bo consldored handsome, Undor almost any circum- stances thoy would bo thought to vorgo on the ugly; ‘but, ornnmented with thelr wigs, decked out iu gowue, and enveloped in BTUPRNDIOUS DIGNITY, thoy aro caleulated actunlly to nfiright the beholder, Itfs truc their taskis not an sy one. Judge Day, tho rresxtent, bas bnd experlenco in legal butchery, and knows to what lengths of meannoss Judgo can resort. In 1837 ho peraccuted tho saints ; in 1673 ho is ehifolding the sinners, In 1837 bio was buslly engnged in putting down “rebellion ;" in 1873 he {a not more briskly engaged in propping up high tresson, With his oneoclates, Judgo Gowau, sn old aud personal {ricnd of the chiof accused, aud Judgo Polottd, a con~ vendent snd very dumb frog-cater, Judgo Day, for tho | past fortnight, Lhos been striving o to run tho Court that no statement damoging to his fricnds should bo allowed fo fall from any of tho witnesses, It may bo that hio lins succeeded ; butsuch o victory is too dasrly purchused, Thore, siegligontly feauinig against (o railing which divides tho Canadian public from & Ca- andian Commission, etands the Premlor, THE'GIER OF SINNENS, who has achicved o greater feat than ovor was rocord~ ed of the old mastors in stato-chancory, Tho accused, the counsel for the prosecution, the creator of the Court, tho official to whom, in cases of doubt, it has to apply for {nformation, to whose sign-tanual 1ts mom- Dbors' will bo indebted for obtaining their pav, and whoso political pust—and whoso probabla “political futurc—liea entiroly in fs houds ; Bir John A, Muo- donald is to be regarded a8 _au incarnation of tho mor- velous, Tfolooks paler and moro careworn than alx mouths sinco; but hin oyo twinkics with its old brightuess, aud the clusticity of is stop ia aa gront ns it was in lho dnys before tho election-roturns of 1873 bad ewept in to disturb his cquanimity, and make of him o havger-on of Fortune fu most desporato and uncomfortable places, IHohas taken part in tho ox- snunution of witnesses, cspocially subjocting ono of tho Chicago MeMullens to o sovero fusiliade of quas- tions, all with {ntent to convict tho meibers of THAT FOMEWHAT REMARKADLE PAMILY of ways that woro vory dark fudved, Tho scandal of such a courso {4 the greater from the fuct that Judgo Rawsay, who lns_been watehing the prococdings on bolialf of Sir Hugh Allan, haa not beon allowed to tuko any port fu tho cxaminations, Tho President of tho Court Is not a very atxous or Lurred man; and, ‘whenovor any queition ls asked, ratler prides lmsott on tho fact that it ia_alono througli lim it can reuch tho witness, Whon Judgo Ramsay Lricd to interrogato ono witness, ko was curtly futerrupted ; and his fur- ther qucations went sround turoo or four blocks np- finrunlly Lofore they reached tho perdon on the etand. ut this {a in accordance with the high-toned system of judiclal etiquetto with which long study of tho pre- cedents of tho Frouch Bar has indoctrinated Judgoa Polotto and Day, When tho Commission opancd, Hir Jolin A, Macdonald, tho Hon. Hoctor B, Langovin, sud tho Hon, Mr, Campholl wero present in_{ha room, Thio lutfer gentloman holds tho position of Postinaster, aud 18 Just now in great disgrace, Tho reason I wi refer o subscquontly. TUE RATE OF PROGHESS of the inquiry would huve driven any ordinary porson insane, If thero had been the remotost dca abroad thut developnients could bo ozpected that would roveal tho truo fucts of the case, But tho knowledge that tho Judges wero favorablo to tho accused, that the wite nesses wera favorablo to tho accutsed, and thut tho ne- cused himaclf wos the creator ond domiuant spirit over the wholo proceedings, rendered such a hope ut- terly withcut foundation, And yet somo of tho wit- neskes have unconscioualy, and without premeditation, stumbled on sowo kovere churges ngaiust tho Govorne ment. Thoy Liave shown Loyoml doubt the gxistenco of a vast corruption-fuud, and that the great Montreal bouker was its heaviest contributor, They huve not shown why & man proverbially mean and close on monn{-mnucn shotld disburso oney o gen- orously to sccurs tho triumph of tho Gov- ornment, simply for tho love of tho thing, Tho story i3 too thin, decidedly. Tho. ovie douca taken showa that the Government became scared alout the effect on the people of allowing Americaus to uppear in the affairs of the new Compuny; but tho wituesses have not shown how, time und ‘again, iho Government bave conntved at tho presonce of tho # huted Yaukees” fu tho scheme, ouly promlsiug thint thioy must continue out of ajght for o while, THE NUMBEIL OF WITNERSKN examined has beon sbout twenty, and the nccessity of rondering thetr ovidencodn triplicate, for tho benetit of tho threo Commdssiouers, has added mnother very serious causo to tho many lundrances (0 progress, Tho Prosident was tho only wedium through which quos- tlons could bo propounded to the withiess ; und, ju the sbeenco of the Hon, Mr. Unutington, who preforred the charges, Judgo Day setimod tLo rolo of intarlocutor, Awong the first witnesses exaninod waa Mr, Blarnes & banker of Moutreal, & ehrewd-appearlog man, wit appurontly & heavy sense of the diticult position in ‘which he was placed, Starncs, aa Treasurer of the central election-fund, stated his fuability to give otf- hand a statoment of the exact smounts contributed by Bir Hugh Allon, o was not, s ho cortainly shonld biove been, required to 1o an account of the roceiptys. and disbursaments of tho funds, part of whicly, ho admittod, wus used to bribo othor constituoncies than tho very Costly one of Montrcal. Amoug tho memo- {:\ndfl'l\:::lw Lliave bocowe historieal from their conuue- o TIG TERDIDLE SCANDAL 13 0 rocoipt aignod by Blarne aud otliors for tho fum of $20,000 frow Bir ugh Alleu, in the body of which {8 incorporated » referenco to two lottorw. Starnes, before tho Cownmitice, sald Lo didn's know whab connoction the money had with the two lotters, and thet ho must bave signed the receipt in the Lurry of the eloctions, Nuively be udded, “I was rathor surprised, 1 ded simed kv o colloquy that followed fs unique, The occaslon was tho oxamintion of witness in_conneotion with most serlous churges, tho queationer bolug the Judge, who 1a aworn to impartial decision : “You'sligucd tie Tecelpt fnadvertently, 1 Bupposo?” A—tJust so,— inadvertently,” TRE BHOCK that ran through the entiro asacmblage at this out— rageous proceeding wos ovidono sutticleut of it char acter. ‘The two asaoclate Judgea had not the munil. neas 10 object to tho-indecent partisunship of thels presiding Lrothor ; but Sir Jobn, who was' prosent, Jma s staggored it tho way In wiich Judgo Day wai betloring hia instructions that Lo hnd to Jeave thio Court precipitatels, nnd_did not roturn until his col- league, 5lr Fruncls Wincks, was upon tho taud, giviug big tostimony, Tho late Finuuee Minlster told “what, on the face of it, looked & pluln, unvarnished tale, Tho ssmo, probably, could bo ld of tho story of any crimiusl Who, In tho proseuco of far vorablo partisaus, with 10 lawyer crousexamining aud exposing lfu weuk poiuts, shoild bo called upon 10 ro- 1ato an account of his dofngw, Wily Bir Francls bus not yet obtainied tho Secrctaryship of tho Gompany for Lfa 50D, but ho hne told & sudlclent nber of Kalfe truthie on the witness-stand to entitle Lim to tho frout ralt swong {h ANANIASEA OF MODERN TIMES, The “indofiuitc-lont * circumstunce was the ona around which, in {hoexamiuntion of Mr, Hincks, (ho most Intcrest centread, Slr Franola declared 1o the Commisslonors that tho atutoment that lis hud ro- celvod “uny loun or gift from Sir Hugh Allan® was untruo; and {his was held to cover the poiut. Tho Comunissioners did not scem to roalizo that tho record of tlie man showed thut ho was Ukoly o porjura hime S0l and that, i tho position o ocoupled, siandin in tllo sliadow'of an awfil portl, & mun wotld bo ap to stap short of tho wholo truth, wuluas 3t waro ltorally dragged from him {n cross-exanination, Then, big, blundering MncPherson ' mounted the stund) aud) o Prosidont of thio opposition roud, stated with dxira’ polemnity tho fact that wonld huvo beon patent {0 avorybody with the least renlization of tho Haturo of tho affalr, that ho knew of 10 corrnyt. come pact botween tho Governmont nd Bir Hugh, tho Presi dont of tho opposttion roud, It wna hardiy likoly thnt hie would, 'Whilo MncPhorson was on tho stand, tho mal broght Sl John s letter, which ho porused with ovident inforeat, aud then passed 1t to bis frionds, 1t was but ona of THE MANY BQUINA ho 14 constantly recoiving, ind with ahout as much point as any, Tho nquib read ax follows : * 8r John A, Macdonald, Attorney~General: “gm: Ta thie man right f bis"caim, mado before IL\OI wliting in court this d“f ki “ glerk—How kny you, gullty or not guilty ? # Privoner—Not yidlty, sur, Olerk—Aro you ready for your trial 7 Trisonor—No, sur, “ Qlerk—When will you bo ready 7 # Yrisonor—I at not yolng ta Lo thrled by a coort at ol sur. Dm futendin' to sppinta Rogal Commis- slon lo thry mosolf, sur, # Yours Withi reujiect, Jois DrowK,"” ONE OF TIlE ONEERIEST RTORILE told to tho Commssion {w thut. of Mr, Beaublon, wha wus wuceesufal In - gotting elocted ub tho lalo eiest, thunks to tho great ssslstance recelved from o $7,000 divo futo the pockets of tho Mountresl bunkor, and othi~ or uid from tho renowned ond soeiningly-inozhausti- blo contral fund, Tho $7,000 was another * fndefiuite loun," which, i lils charmiug dlsingenuousncay, Mr, Tounblon suid ho supposed wotiio of hils friendn wonld Topuy, bt who oy it by e woally did ot know, o thivg looked o wbaurd that, promplod theroio by very shume’s wake, tho Cowminfs- slonerd miked for furthor ‘nformation on this point, and _then Mr, Heaullon said liv muppasod the Guyerument » would repey (ioloun, What juakes the whole thing » screaming firce in tho fuct it all along it baw beon contendod by tho Mine falry that Buaublen was opposed to the Government, und bad mudo bix etorm on Bir Hugh's' wobvy-clusol 5 #0 succomnfully bocauso ho wna 8 porsonal friond, Poor Deaublen addod that two other men wero asaisted at tho samo time that lo was, but inferred that thoy ‘woro unauccosaful candidates, Tho Commissioners, Tigldly interproting thelr powers, doclined to examing tho witnicss s (o wiio thoso poor nufortunates wero, B, atnong tho crowd of Franolimen who have miilo thetr 'appearance i tho witnicas-bos, 10uo Wero a0 shrowd aud non-coinmitisl aa TUE OLD MAN LTDTANO, a Dirsotor of the Northorn Colonization Rallway, nlong. tho line of which Bir Ilugh first started the Interesting gamo of (hrowlnig his shickels, Tho old follow wia partioulazly anxious Lo convey tho fmpression Liat Sir THE CROPS. Effects of the Frost in Illinois, Towa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, ] Late-Plonted Corn and Buckwheat corgo K. Cartlor, of whom, inlife, ho hil been o 0 wirts porwonal fribnd, d. hways looked upon tha Seriously Damaged, Amcrican allianco witl dislike. Witness talked niueh abont the energetic way fn which Sir Goorge condomi- ed any Amcrican coalifion, In June, 1872, wlen (ho ILLINOIS. wholo thing had heon wold oub and the salo formally conmummnted, witnoss with othors viulted tho great Fronch Minfstor at Lia officen hiero, and futerviowed him about the possibility of haviug the termiuua of tho road In Montreal. Iua confidential whisper, Bir unoru]u apoko to wilness very encryotically alout tho Ganadian Pacifio Raflroad, Judgo Day préssed tho old fellow to toll ‘what ho enid, and at lnst, with o look sround tho Court, suchi as thio stago-viliafn casts when sbout to uiter Snecial Diapatches to The Chicago Tribune, Etatwoo, Iil, Sopt, 20,—Farmers herabouts ro- port Inat night's frost am having mlmost ruined the buckwheat crop, badly damaging corn and nlso sori- ously injuring peachiblow potatoea, Tho prospocts for anotlior frost to-night At flattering, WromiNg, Btark Co., Ill, Sopt. 20.—Tho heavy froata for soveral mornings pust havo been most _dam aging to tho corn crop in this section, Iardly o fleld lins eacaped, whilo tho lato planting fs injured so a8 to bo unmarketablo ond availiblo only aw fodder, Ho far the effect will bo to roduce the gon- eral ylold porhaps one-nftli. Cannosnar, Jackson Co,, Til,, Sopt, 20.—No frost here yet this geasot. Oaic ML, Th., Bept, 20.—Last night's frost rufnod 1o buckwheat, and. baaly damaged tho Into potatoos, Aliput 75 yer cént of thio_cora crop 18 oul of o woy 1 of {lia froat ; Lulanco of corn crop badly injured, ' Masox Crrr, Mason Co,, Ill., Sopt, 20,—Wo havo had quict a gayoro frost the pust two nights, but no dam- g0 Lo crops, Weatlior much milder to-night than i 1ias heen for fhio past fow days. New ostow, Mercor Co,, 11, Sept. 20,—The frost It consfdorablo damnyo to Tl potuto vina Inst niglit, and some damugo Lo corit, : Rantour, Clmmpaign ~ Co., T, Bopt. 20.—Corn Badly damnged in thin vieinily by rocent fsoats, Thero i 1ot bo over one-third of crop of sowd corii § not over half a crop nll told, SneFrFIELD, Bureau Oo., Sept, 20.—~Should say, tak- Ingt the oplnfon of our best judges, that the corn in this vicinity was protty goucrally tnatured boforo the frost cume, conac: |la|u.|{ it has sulered but lttlo, LANARR, Carrnlf Co,, IIl, Bopt. 20.—Tho corn crop i this viclnity hua been damaged about 20 per cont by tho latn froats, Mount Cannorn, Carroll Co,, Iil, Bopt, 20.—Tho recent frost did but litle dnmage in this vicinity, Lato planted corn on low lauds siffored somo, Tho sverago corn crop, owover, ia sliort, JERSEYVILLE, Jersoy C0,, Tll, Bopt, 20.—Quite hoavy froats in this vicinity the Iast two nights, but na dam- 0ge to crops ko fur, Weathor much warmor to-day, LaxcorN, Logan Co., Ill, Sopt. 20,—Lale-plaited corn ontirely ruined by the frot Inst night, Wil hardly mako docont foddor, i Busungir, McDonough Co., Iil, Sept, 20.—Tleavy {frost lsst night, All corn on low ground and Into | Planting {e badly injured, and will only do for feoding | stock. ¥irst planting aud crops on high ground moatly “'out of tho way of frost, Orop losa than slf yicld, Toaxronn, Winnebego Co,, Sept, 20,—Tho offect of i ttia luto frost fa to muke onc-third of the coru fn this soction unmerchantablos killod soven-olghtls of all ¢ the buckwheat and all the Iato potatoe: WrNONA, Murshall Oo,, 111, Sopt, 20.~Tho Iato froat bas damaged the corn crop materlally. Thero will bo veat amount of eoft corn In this viciuity, Good Judges put tho crop ot from one-half to two-thirds | averago yield. Late potatocs will b ajlight crop, Ico formed quarter of an inch thick lnat ufyls A TORILLING ANIDE, Blerdt Leblao respouded. Bir Guurgo, o satd, told n 3 Congtompn aumt quo fo visral stauo fo soral dunivlo ministerro jamaln utio sncreo compignio Amorls caine aura lo coutrol du Pacifique of Jo reajgnoral ma pisco do minlatrovutol o s counchiee. Tho poal of latghtor thut followed {ho old man's strango revolatioh was tho unl( hcarty, sponiaticous ‘movoment tho Commission hes been gullty of siuco it opencd its seesfon, Lverybody laughed, and, tho moment after, fell to {Linking what an old roguo tho deoceused Atatesnan must havo been to palm off guch nssumed indignition upon bl inflrm countryman, ‘when, at the very samo time, ho waa o partuor I tho gullty act whlel Lo denouncéd, Y LITTLE DAN," o agly dvart-pago of tho old Laginlativo Ansanibly of Cannds, an, Iu tho long ago, Mr, Daniel T, MeMullen ‘was known 1o the mnjority of public men of Canadn, alio ol hia story, atid got very confurad in dofng it! But Lis venorable-looking fathior, a mindelor at Picton, mndv up for sl ||mrl-¢uufiuuu on'tlio purt of his son, by glving cach of his bogs & _most ouloglatic trihute of parental esteem, But tho old_mau professed to know notbing nbout the acandal, and wus allowed to go howe 0 Took after bie eplritunl fluck, “And 60 has thio Commission DRAGGED IT8 KLOW LENGTH ALONG, It has been unsatisfactory to the Jast degree ; its fn= yestigations havo been a furco, aud its conclusions will bo o nullity, Its membors hava provon thomselyes even mors willing tools than wus supposed. [mnx\lh\nii and its mnstora have shown no rolenting in tholr en: deavors to shicld themselves by a resort to tho most potty aud corrupt. menunires. 1o Abulaterinl preast oachi day shouts forth a song of praisy ovor tho satise factory progross of tho whitewashing Commiesion, oud{ domands incesauntly of all truc-hesrted Canucks whatlier thoy will set up tho word of a * wretch " likay Goorgo W, McMullon sgaluet iho sworn statements of honorable Ministors, and respectablo citizens of tha Onnadian Commonwealth, Thoe fermont fs great, and. the Minlaterial jourualiat aro busy striking whilst tha iron fa hot; but their arms are not so sinewsy, thelr sl 5 not o fruo, mor thelr metal 40 Duro, oo that of tio Opposition, Novor beforo was the country #o torn with contending factions ; never boforo was_mon sct agafnst man by such bittor yolltical strifo, Our consolation 18 in tho words of tho sacred songstor: * Weeping muy enduro for o night, but joy comoth in tho morning.” Lato malls have brought over English Journals flled ‘with comnicnts on tho seandul. In slmost overy ine stanco, tha course of the Dominion Government boa boon condemned, and tho benvicst cousurea hunod ‘upon the head of the crafty,scheming, but now fataily- 81ANDONA, DoKalb Co,, 111, Bept, 20.—About ono- e poncd Promiss, ° oo schieming, but now fatally- || (LS eoorn crop cut oft by thio frost. 1o TILE ZNOLISN COMIO PAVERS rmed abouts quarter of an fnch It night. Agnury, Washington Co., i, Bept, 20,—Tho corn grop o I byerag good coulilch, Xcoutybavo not - Jurod itany, ‘Gkxwago, Tenry o, Tii,, Sopt, 20.—Thio lieavy frost of thu Inst {1vo nights Has dono conalderablo duninge to Into corn. Early aorn 1a cousidered out of tha way. Monnts, Gruady Co,, 1L, Bept. 20.—Tho corn crop in Grundy County will o vory mengro, nsn result_of the sovero frost of Baturday night and last night. The crops In tho vicinlty of the river wero almost ohtirely Kllled, AfoxeNA, Will Co,, T1l,, Bept, 20.—About two-thirds of tho corn crop in this vicinity is outof tho woy of | frost, Kikxuxpy, Marion Co,, 1Il, Scpt, 20.—No frost n thls soction of the country yot, to Lurt snything, Gropa looking yery woll. Chitich bugs aud drouth aro damaging the lato corn romme, but not to any great ox- “tent. - Our prospects aru fair for & good crop. Asxa, Bolon Co,, Ill, Sopt, %).—Wa hiivo bad no trost fu'this section yot. o corti crop ou tho aver~ 1g0 i8 vory good, ‘Ganpseu, Grundy Co., TlL, Sopt, 20.—All tho Iate planted corn 18 ruinod by the late frosts, —Farme em sy thoro will bo about o third of & crop this year An this victuity, PaikcxTON, Burenu Co,, Til,, Sept, 30,~Tho cropa in hy pection ure ull kitled by tho frost, The corn erop 5311 b very 1ght, and will uot averago half a crop of good corn, Pleuty of soft corn, Lato potatoes ure all Killea by deought. Orieron, Troquols Co,, 1L, Sept, 20, Jured late planted corn ju this viclulty, Ylold about linlf as mch A8 laat yoar, attor & scroed about it; and, a8 ono of them, Punch, dovotes considerablo attentlort to tho Americuts people, 08 well an to Ganadisus, 1am templod to taake an ox-i trnct of two, - Whnt do'you think of this? “Worse thon fuvasion, terrara vaguo, Or Fonian tacsin rolllug, Bho's attacked Ly the Yankco plaguo O lobbyling wid logeroling ; Thio doadly plaguo of ftching palma And too ndhasive fingars, Which, spite of churoles, prayers and psalms, In Yankeo Sounto ingyrs 1 Of courvo, Canada Is advised, In bold and soaring figure, to etamp out the terribld Infection, aud rercuo tho poor Dominfon from becoming ko unto thoso ‘wicked Btates,~forgotting, spparently, that th Lidqui- 1y of tho American fegialntors was veulal as camgpurod to thnt of tho sworn Minister of this country. « Bub . THK MOST AMUSING MORORAN thnt han modo its appearanco ia o narmtlve posm, modoled after Tood's * Yarn of tho Nnney Ball.” It relatoa how {lio writer “found ulonc, o a picco of stone, s eldosly maval man,” vlio tellw Lim Tuow o ssiled in a good slfp, “Jobiny A.,” on thu political 8ca; how tho marrator, Sir Hugh, bocame, by means of Lifs political campalgs-fand,— Y # At onco the Pross, nud the Parliamont bold, Aud tho Fronch Ganadian Bar, Aud a Promicr ght, and a Yankoe bright, And tho chiof of tho C, I\ R." ‘Then it procecds to toll, in sludlar measare,' how victiinls ran elort, and tho party * drew a lok, and uc- cordin' ehot {lio’ Yunkeo for thelr meal.” Fhen, ap- pronching tha climox, tho narrator tells how it cario to ; puss that but {wo wero left,—Sir John and bimsalf, | _ MENbON, Aduny Co, 1L, Sept. and thoy hogan_argning who taa to b sacrificed for | Whitefrosts., 8o far none to do the othor. ~ Bir Johis fa abont settling tho question Ly | crops, ns alithat are Lisbla to injury are & puliing o tho oo toyal Commiasion o 51 ol || tho Iatewt corn anuy get suficient to damage n littlo, 0 boil Bir Hugh, when, custing a look ahead, tho nar- WoobnoLy, Heury Co, 1ll, Sopt. 20.—Frost Lero rator my‘l‘Berl[!il N ‘upm!s tho pot on m.'.‘).-mmnrvu 7\:;‘im’:?{-nfl.'.'.flmfflfich‘%l}m?e J-MI Into corn killed. Dot chlda B deud, - So onda the mourn- | A, L o Whitesidd Gow TIL, e, 20—Two veryheavy frosts’ in this seckion, dbing considerablo damoge to Inta corn, which, in conncction with the drought, will reduce’tho crop to nvout one-half tho usual yiold, Fotatoes badly dumaged, and will boa total fuiluro, G1LsoN, Knox Co., Ill,, Sept, 20,1t {athought about one-tontl’ of the cOrn-crop in this locality, bas been seriously injured by the frost, CaxtoN, Fullon Co, Ill, Sopt, 20—feavy frost Tliursday wnd Fridoy nights, uud crops dumaged to o great oxtent in ihis vicigity, Weather clear, sud prospect for another hicavy frost to-ulght, ‘FuLron, TlL, Sopt, 20,—Thursdsy aud Friduy nights hcuvy frosts, Corn some injured {u this vicinity, par- ticularly in Jow Tunds, Avcvsra, T, Scpt. 20,—Quito hieavy frosts Thurs~ “dny und Friday nights, but tho grotiud belug quito [y, but ey lttlo duviago b beon douo to. €ropa tn thiw aectio k) llwnnfl)u? IN, Scpt, 20,~Corn crop slightly rmxulgud rost in this Viclnity. Asldo from the proceedings of tho Royal Commis- slon, tha wholo country lias beo startled bytho pabll- cation of a prayato letter, addressed by Str John Mac~ donald to_ ths Hon, W. Fope, the Ministar of Educa- tlon, in which, in 1o most unbiueking way, tho Cliief Miulster proposcs tho purchase of the lergest and |- wealllifest constituency of tho Dominlon,—ihat of Weat Montreal,—by the most unblushing bribery, IT 18 BUCH A LESTER an might bauso a revolutlun in countrics stuato nearer tho torrid zone, whoro men's blood runs. fuster thun it doea hiere, Tho Ilon, Jobn Young now represonts tho conatituency, but {a " desirous of socuriug nn offico of Inspuctor in tho gift of tho Guvernment, ~Eir John proposes to Mr, Popo that, befora the appotntmont (s inade, ho ghull ‘go to Montreal, and _suggest to Alr, William Workmun, a leading Yanker, to run for the gont Uuts vacated, romlslug Lit thatytf bo gtccoodsy he ehiall huve an carly seatin the Sefmte, Tlis pro- posal {8 contained in a latior written by Sir John him- self, lost in the post-office, and received from Mr. Youngin an open cuvelope by tho Moutreal Herald, tho loading Oppuition paper of tho Quiobeo Jroviucy Tt wus published ‘dn’ that journsl, mad uf onco was telegraphed over the “wholo ' Doiainion,, Tho excitemont it created, (n tho present alurmod co ditlon of tho publlo milid, inay|bo imagined. ' How the letter waa abatracted 'from |tho Tost-Oflico fs ol mystery; but, in tho Police.Court' proceedings taken, 41 \ras produced, aud clearly {duntified na beiugin the handwriting of the Premier,” OF courso tho Minibtettul pross are Lowling about tho'violstion\of the privacy of confidential correspondenrco; but the Oppositiony] ¥ sheota huve mado s very couctnsivolanswer, In tho frat place, they contond thut \tho letter {5 contra=i band, beeauso of tho turpliudo of itslcontonts, and thiod| wickedness of the end sought tor bot oblnined by its MERDOTA, T, Sept. 20.—Tho heavy frosts for the caverul nights st liavo Ladly infured tho corn crop in his soction of country, Senmavinie, 10, Sept, 20,—No damogo of conso- quenco dons {0 cropa by frost here or In tho vieinity, AWHTON, Tll,, Sopt. 20,—The frost lus douo but very little, 1f uny, Barm fo crops {u this vicinity, Corn wus negriytull pabt belng injured by frost, . Catruaae, 1L, Sept, 21—Tho crops In this section ot ut all infuired by the frost, LunrLex, Mefenry Co, 1il., Sept, 21,—Tho recent frosta aid but little damaga Licr, cxcent (o largo quan= tities of cucumbers and tomatoes hat wera Luing ro- |\ celvad for the packing factory at Crystal take. Corn {s much injured by drought,” and was;nearly all out of to wny of the frost, author ; and {n the second, tho nesertion s mude that [y KLWA N, Beot. 21,—The corn s conalderabily v Vi dansuged tho froat, particularly tho late planted tho abjéction comes with very bad gruco from a party l&ml i bY (1" o, y thut, during the campusigu, Moln‘canmpundunu by "Thero iy not” over one-third of wholosalo, ‘aud did not besitate! to plek scraps of [[i <roP. ‘papar, containing private messagos, - L Wrosrya, Stark Co., Til,, Sept, 21.—Jack Troat pald PROM OUT OF SPIFTOONS. '"’i’ He ‘“x‘l',““;‘”“'-‘h“{- ““,}‘l‘." t frosts damagod xxa, I, Sopt, S1.—Tha recent froats dnmi 8 M0k pas o oyilis comeainleation oot the o, \{. LENE: very e dn thi sostion, ao' (ke Show,wtn el mow " 10 veommion” ey (Y ond werty |\ip excopLion of soima on Tow gromnd, was autor tho of tho great debate that overthrew tho late Outario potatacs aro damuged consldorably, woy, Tho lnto [¥T1i0 corn is an ayerago crop, W LLeaso, Tll, Sopt. 21,—Owing fo tho unfavorablo flscuson wid rocent Trost, it fn thonght by muny that jithero will not bo over half crop of "corn, Bomo dadulds aro perfectly greon, und damaged conslierably, i tassvriey, TiL, Hopt, a1, -—Thero havo beon trod iouvy frosts Liere, but no damago ws dono, Tho “eondition of coreals fsas followa: Corn two-thirds of a crop, and wheat and oats a full crop, Fruit jsal- most & fuluro, FuytoN, Iil, Sept, 21.—Thers was no_frost last inight, TG-dny'the wenther wus warm and pleasant ; slonight it v cloudy, with @ little rafu, aud quits warm, Darro, Ill, Sept, 21.—The corn crop through tuls scotion of "the couniry will bo very Ught, In iy Sustancos, fyrmiore ko oy will not reullze & tuird af a crop, ain, Goverument, but the writing was_engraved, and fao- simfles of tho sheol distributed Ly bundreda’ of thous sunds throughout tho Provincy, Whatgver virtus there muy bo n the personal argu. ment of tho supporters of tho Minfatrs, it i6 only (o0 truo that the authentleity of the nots 'is coufessed. | Coming ot this particular Juncluro of nffatos, tho disc closure is most unfortunato for the rogues still hold- ing oftico s tho confidontial ndvisess of Ler Majesty's Vice-Tegal representative, Loup DUEFEMIN han lind occaslon personally to regret tho manner in which tha business of tho Post:Ofico Dopartment ia maunged. The newspupurs of this city,although Gov- ernniont-orguug, sunounca tho fact thatubo Goveruor- Guucral sends his oblicfal dispatclies by messengers, aud uot through tho post, owing to the froquent oucur: Tenco of whut oflicial ouphemerism las dubbed * Pogt- Oflico irregularitics,” NEWA MELANGE. The roport {ssued by tho Lressiry officlala shows st tho vovcuuo for tho month of Auguut Is ueuely ,000 sliort of tho expendituro, Tho tol b Tocolpis, $3,003,108; andl oxponditurs, ;:z.a't‘n"f but littlo damige, i€ any, to cropa in this section of the 73, *";| country, Tho prospecis for corn ure very woud, aud The Montreal & Ottawa City Railroad, which will3] about 8n averugo crop is expected, The Wheat crop ia mako & great reduction i wiléaga ond timo bitweon '| Bomething abovo the tho average in quantity, snd in the comnercinl and tho political’ Cupitals of the Do--| Qualily is tho best over kuown hero. — Oats aro good, ininlon, 1 beluy uctively pushed, AL present naiio of phab thoroda of them, thoro not bulng above kalf & tho incorporatura at this end of 0 e are besud o o 1ho Gty of Ottaws for o bonum, 1t 1a probable Y.',.S, Tuguony, TlL,, Sopt, 2L.—Tho recont frosts {n this will bo buccessful, Tho land-grant of tho North Shoro{ | 80¢tion of tho country hive not materially affected tho Radlway, given by (ho Governuient, s to bo opened to; | €orn crop. Late corn will not mature wutficlently to sottlemont, A party of explorors huve sturiol fo looki| muko good grain ; early corn will be good altogethier, up tho lauds, which aro sftuste {n u part of the cauntry | Wa will havo a fuix corn crop. 85 yot less kiiown thun sowo of tho purta of Coutral | DUMINELL, Til, Bept, 21.—The woather is cloudy Afilea, and rather warw. We b iio frogt last night, “Iho old Tirk—or, a8 it Is clumelly called, tha Pres- ThEATOR, LaBallo Co., opt, 20, 1870, h}'lnrlun Oliuzch of Canuda connoctod with {ho Ohwrels. | 79 the Editor of Lhe Chicago Trisune of Hcotland—hun Just fraucd v xostor of s wembern,, S I notico InJmlr nll]wr of the 15th a roport The number of mewboers iu 58,040 ; 17,042 ure commu~ | from soventy countles in 1lfinois on tho crops, which nicants; thore are 10407 Sun yesctioul sclolura ¢ () Mmikes tio efopa n thoso counties 31 por, cont balow $54855 i pald L0 miuisturn, buing ab voragoof $771 { Last yoar's crop, The report did nof falo Into consid- each, The pscosdfugly lilorul clinractor of fho meme | foration the condition of tho crops, only giving short- Dbors”of thls Churcls 16 {0 bo gloaned from this fact s | 380, ‘The corn-crop, on two-thirds of all tho groumd tiat, from communicants, fho total recolpta toward | plunted, will not bo incrolintablo ; consequontls, tiero the pimrt of the church nud Ite Institutions niount, )| Wil not bo moro than ouc-fourtl, or one-third at fur- (3, to_tho paltry sum of $10,27 por aunur r cap thest, of sound corn, All the Lats corn I8 badly frost- Rt ‘Socredary, ¥ I ILaiot o plizy, proportiony)| 04 5 1%, with the adaitionnl frosta_ every fow nights, of our substance for Gud's service? It does nof iy i will ok bo wortl unthiug savo tn foud {9 oung stock ; ane wo shiould bave un carly hard o Ay womth T 1t actually dogs wot vench 3 208 W] Bo fmioat worthlons, nixd not il for food, £H|Il toll \i\)‘ .(O[:““ v;lm lm'll? been on ’?‘hn;lfltkl that :llnl‘:y ave samplos thiere from all parts of the Btute, and tho THE INDIANS, Cossion of Threo Milllons of the Uts Royorvation to Government, somplen Jook woll, ~ That iway bo all well onaugh to ‘WARITINGTON, Bept, 21—Veliz I, Drunot, upnclal{} ythiug fa suffering for wuut of Yoo, TIL, Bopt, 21.—The lato corn 1a badly Infured b frost ; cirly corn ia moro or lees {ujured. It 18 not oly there will bo over half au average crop, EFpiNas, I, Sopt, Lata frosts lave dono falkulout; bty whon o parties briug sampiog Comminsloner, lins conoluded counctl with the Utes, they sort out tho best cars thoy can find ; whoreas, thoy would tuko tho corn ns 1t Tius, the wumples would the result of which was tho ceding to tho Government by the Indisus of somo 5,000,000 neres, bolng most of» bo quito different, = You go along the roud by o lato plecs of cormy i It douk ual tako u saniplo to (el tho thio land lslue bolyioon tle 37U nd 381, dogeoes or Iatitudo, and the 107th and 10911 degrees of lotgitude,s cxcopt & narrow strip on tho southern side, on whichs many of tho Utes hind forms. O this it I’ proposed to gathor tho Wenninchics, Muache, and Capote Utea, | and n portlon of tho Jicarcils Apichcs, now at_tle ) Tlorra, Acrarells, snd Clmarron sgencics, Nuw[fi conditlon of 1t, us you ean smell It alioal s far o you cau #eo it, 80, whon they talk of two-thirds of u corn- crop 1 Tilnold, thoy will nkss tho mark they shot ul Ludly, A CONSTANT READEL, e OWA, ; Special Dispatoh to T'he Chicago Tribune, WALCOTT, T,y Bept, 20.—Tho frocts of Jant niyhtand tho nigghit efore were Temarkably sovera ; lea 3 of un fnch thick kaving Leon formed, which fr domn seen hero i this month, ‘A coushlrablo portion of tho corn crop hus beon grently danaged, 8 wisfor- tuno tho morw 10 bo regrotied wh thy corn prospocts were alresdy anly too dlscouraging. Cuaures Cixy, Floyd Co,, Ia, Bept. 20,—~Tho drought hua mateclally affectod potaiocs, Yleld not over (wo-thirds of g crop, — About {ho kumg number i Inst your plunted, ‘Tho frost has done uo dumiage to citlior corn or polatocs, Buchitun Co,, Ia, Bopt, 20,—~Tho Mexfeo, Thid arrangemont diwpodes of the 4wo troublosomo sub-aguricios, und gathors tlieso wans dering bands of Utea upon thefr resorvation, The prico for the land, which i3 mowtly minoral, {8 to boij dlvon for tio supyiurt of o wow ayenicsy il fur s Tndiana for which thera hus been hereloforo 10 regue lar provision mindo by tho Goyenmment, ‘'he urringo—k ment with the Utes In not a tronty, hut ouly s article | ot ugroement ontered into i weeandunco with g uot of Gunggpess suthoridug tho yegotlation, Il Wunrusor, i 1 wel- ently corn orop in thia noction s ot damaged any, Lato crop damagod considorsbl0 by frost, Vegelation ‘moatly dricd up bofore frost foll, TE1La, Marion Go., T, Bopt,20,—No sorlous damage 20no to érops by recont fronts, TAvaoNn, Binck Mawk O, Te, Bopt, 20.—About one-fourth of the corn crop in thid vicinity 13 slightly damagod by tha racont fros! GRINNELL, Pooaliiok Co., Tn,, Sept, 20,~Tho frost of tho last two nights In Wils vitlnity injured the lata corn consldoralila, Yort Mantaon, Tao Co., Sopt. 20,—Laat night and tho night beforo thora wan' qulte n hoavy frast in this viclulty, to-night Leing quito cool, cloudy, though rathor” warim, and frost doubtful, "Tho damago to cropm f vory sllght, I susthing’belug oo fur ad- vaticed, Di: 8010, Dallns Co,, Tn., Sopt. 20.—Tho weather hian beon vory'cool, Heavy frost Juet night, Corn s not damoged to nny great oxtent, oxcopt vory Iate planling, Tho crop wil be abort on necount of tho drought, INDIANOLA, Warren Co., Ta., Sept, 20.—Fariers re- portall Into corn_badly damaged by frost, and early corn uninjured, Tho greater part of tho corn in thia scction i Into, and n vory lght crap Is oxpected, Amgwontir, Washington Oo,, In,, Hopt, 20,—Tleavy {mfx Inst uight, Corn crop udt dimaged, belng nin- ured, Wesr Lmrnty, Muscatino Co,, In., Sopt, 20,—Tn ‘most localities in thiin county tho corn biad bocome ton noarly matured to ba groaily affocted by tho recont frost, but sotno flolds of Iato plauting sulfored very matorlally, OsaaE, Franklin Co,, Ta., Sopt, 20,~Tho frost a1 no danmngo fo corn in thia vichnity, Thio vincs woro near- lyal fhied: " Considorablo antmago o vogoiabies gon- arnliy, "Avioa, Pottawatoralo Go,, Ta., Sept. 30.—Tho corn- oraj iu this vicinily has not boe injurod by the rocout 2roats an far an heard from, NEwroN, Janper Co,, In, Scpt. 20,—Tho corn crop in thls section hsa ooh injured Aome by recent. froat, but not to any groat extont, fully four-nftlis Lojng 80 for ndyancod ua to bo freo 'from liability to fnjury, Nono hut very Into planted haa beon affectad, ManotresrER, Dolnware Co., To., Sopt, 20,—Tho ox- ceadngly dry woathor and oirly frost hias_damaged tho corn crap in this vieinity vory much, Thoro will not bo over finlf a crop. WAVERLY, Bremor Oo., Ta., Sopt, 20.—Froat ling dono no damago to crops, oxcopt to-vinad vogotablos, which it Lian oiit off ahort, TLAISFIELD, Dremor Co,, Tn., Sopt, 20Tt littlo damago by froat 1n thia vicinity. Vewctobles nipped & littloCorn crop aligltly injurod. We waut rain. JANEDVILLE, Dremer Co. In, Sopt. 20,—Tho henvy frosts of Sopt. 20 Linvo dono jmmense dawmago to cropa, ospoctally tho Into corn and potato crop will bo almont au tito fatluro, AR LARENCE, Cedar Co,, To,, Sopt 20,—Vory heary frosia i this vicinty lntnight, Al the lateplanteq corn waa killed, Over half our corn will bo unsound, DaquoksTA, dackson Co,, In., Sopt. 20.—Tiie lust two uigbta’ hodvy frosts havo badly demaged corn, n reat deal of which la yet in milk, Tho buckwheat fa llod. ‘Tho entiro crop will bo o fallnro. 1ooNr, Dallas Co., In,, Sopt. 20,—Not much dam- sgo, ‘Tho corn 1a out of Uangor, Missount VALLEY, Hartison Oo,, To., Sept. 20,—In ‘Harrlson Qouaty, To., the grasshoppers killod tho'corn aud oata, Tholato froats aro superfiuous, stalking forth liKa s ghoat_nceking whom it may dovour, and finding notling but woodsand grasa to appeaso it appotito, LexmvaToy, McLomn Co,, Til, Bopt. 20,—About Balf of tho corn waa outirely out "of tho way of frost Deforo it came, Ths balanca was considerablo injur- ed, but, owiug o ita bolng protty woll ndvanced, tho umago was comparatively light,” Tho greater portion of coru in this vicinlty was pluntod 1n pretty good oot aud, cousquentl, eV tho ato coru Wus nosr- ull, 7 BuAmezow, Donton 0o, Ta,, Bept. 20,—Tho rocent froata have dono no particilar dumngo i Uil vicinity, tha coru crop bolng cutircly out of thio way of froats, MANSHALLTOWN, Ta., Bept, 20.—The' only thing damaged by tho late frost fu this vicinily is late potu- toos, wlleli are thought to bo pinched somo. Tho Tt s antirely out of tho was. Frost bas ot dainaged it ony, FaTiuEY, Ta,, Sopt. 20.—Onls Lwo heavy frosts ns set, A good patt of tho corn killed by frost, and a very poor orop. TNperENDENOE, Ta,, Sopt, 20.—Early corn In this acction ls fully ntl averago orop. - Tho litocorn fa dumi- aged about 30 per cont by frosta, SAND PrAIIF, To., Sopt, 30.~Tho frost hns fnjured corn cumidam\‘);fr here, Owing to the frost and other causcs, thoro will not bo much over Lulf o crop of corn in this vicinlty, EARLVILLE, Tows, Bopt, 20,—About half na much corn plantod 'thia year na lnst, A quartor of the crop damaged by frosts, aud will b good for foddor only. Buckwleat poor, Jesur, Sept. 20, aged tho corn In this victnity, thinn two-thirda of n crop, ANA3OBA, Towa, Bopt, 50.—Tho corn In this section, clally oh tho Iow lands, waa quito orjously affect? ol by tho aevers frost of Lt night, Tho potato crop 1a 4 fallure, Gitantzox, Town, Sopt. 20.—A lioavy frost for last tiroo oF fouf nighis. No ruaterial dammago to crope as yet. Veru1soa, Ta, Sept, 20.—A very hoavy frost visited this scction’of tho country tho nighta of tha 18th and and 10th {nst,, but 50 far ns ean bo nscertanod no damago has Leen dono to tho erops thus far. MONTIOELLO, Tn., Sopt, 20,—Heavy frost Thuradsy and Friduy nights,” Corn hud u poor stand on tho start, and taking that and tho frost work {uto account, tho crop in this section fa but from onc-half to two: thirds of lust yesr on the sumo screngo. WOUTIINGTON, Tn., Bept. 20,—Tho sovero frost lnst night kulled tho corn hnd yotufoos, Corn ws mastly rive. About ono-tird dmage, Potatova a coumplote ailtie, Keoxus, Tows, Sopt, 20,—Tho followlng information in regard to the dumago of tho corn and’ potato crop by th recont frost hos becn_obluined, through carefal inquiry and personat exsulsation, LY our ngents and othiers: Korur, Leo Co,, Sapt, 20.—No material damsgo of crops fn this vicluity. BuENA Vista, Léo Co., Sopt. 20.—Tho frost Iast aight sud lgtvoforo il no. dimage to vegetation fa this vieinity, Cnatoy, Leo Co., Sept, 20,—Nothing injured hero. —The recont frost hos badly dam- Thero will not bo mora * . Fanuniarox, VanBuren Co,, Sept, 20,—As far ns T can learn, buckwheat 1n this section 18 killed, Other crops not' damnged to any great cxtent, Corn and po- tatoes are turning out very much boltor than was ox- pectod on tho last roport, ‘BoNAranTE, Vauluren Co,, Sopt. 20—Crops all out of tha way hore, No lujury done, Busarr, VunBuren Co,, Sopt. eraps iu tilia county. Doups, VanBuren Co., Sopt, ported IxpEPEsDENT, VauDuren Co,, Sopt. 20.~Farmora {0 this viciuity sy tho frost b ot doiioaiy dunago to the cropa oxcopt to coru-fodder, which Is slightly damaged, AsuLaxp, Wapollo Co., Sopt. 20.—No damage to crops in this vicinity, OriwrrAND, Wapelio Co., Bept. 20,—Corn and poiato crops will bo cut short but litto on uceount of tho recent frost, OrTUMWA, Wapello Co,, Sopt 20,—No material dam- 550 to crops In tlla county by reont froat, DxvILLE, Wapello Co,, Supt, 20,—Not enougli frost to do nny damuge, Crops cousldered too far advanced to be fnjured, ‘TnaNseEs, Wapello Co., Sopt. 20.—No damago by rocent froats, 0sKALO0SA, Mahasks Oo,, Sept. 20,—avo had ono beavy froat, but corn wua far enough advanced to bo unlujured,’ Grapes considered aut of dangor. LriauToy, Mayuska Co,, Hupt. 20—No datuoge on sccount of recent frost. Prprra, Marlon Co,, Sopt. to cropa ,bi the recent fraxl Orrey, Mariou Co,, bept, 20.—The frost hsa dame aged potatous and sugar cano slightly, Corn cousids cred out of duugor, Moxiiok, Jaspor Co,, Sept, 20,—The recent fronta have damugged tho coru and potato crop elightly, Puaie City, Jaspor Co,, Bept, 20,~About one- fourili of tho corn erop damiged, and ubout one-lialf tho potato crop by frouts, MITOHELLVILLE, Polk Co,, Hept, 2 damiugo by recent frost In this vicinity, AtirgoNs, Yolk Co, Sopt, 20Tl frout did no dami- 8g0 to tho crops In tils vicinty, "DesMoINEs, Polk Co,, Bopt. 20,—~Corn and potatoes cousidored too fur advanced to be injured by the re- cent frost, which was nlight, "AsHEWA, Polk Co,, Sept, 20,—Somo damage roported in this quurter, but conslderod alight, Wauxeg, Dillus Co,, Bopt, 20,—Very little damago dono hero by recent froat, Darrs, Dallas Co,, Sept. 20.—Tho recent froat dld 10 materint damago. Misnuny, Dullas’ Co,, Sept, 20,—Tho damago dono Dy the recent frast, wan vory elight, if any. Penay, Dallas 0o, Bopts 20,—~Crops considered tao far advanced to be injured. TupLEY, Groon Co, Sepl, 20.—~Orops conslderod too far advanced to be injured by the recout frost, GUAND JUNCTION, Greou Uo,, Sept. 20,—Somo fne Jury to grue, Corn and potatoes mostly out of dune ger, and no matorial dumago done. downre, Webitor Co., Bopt, 20.—Corn Toported con- sldorably domugod, Potato crop light, Tana, Wobslor Co., Sopt. 20.—Thio (fost bas Injured tho potéto crop, Gofi too’ fur adviced to'bo damm- Bgeds .—No damago to -No damage re- .—No material damago No material Tonr Dobar, Wobstor Co,, Sopt. 20,—Tho rooent feonty iavo doud o materkal diuaags' to” cropy - this cinlty, Trot tho above, and all T ean gatlier, thoindications sro that wo will havo 8 good averago crop of corn, It ‘wai 100 far sdvuncud to bo daaged uny by tho froat, and of courso ull othor gralu wus sufo Jong Lofore the frost camo. Thoro Ls uo occaslon for & scare of '*uo corn " in thia Stato, Manaus, 1o, Bopt, 31.—Injury from frost in this rt of thd cotintry §8_oonfind 10 latu corn and potus ocd, Tta los is 1ot benvy Lut suliclont to muko thoso products searce and of bigh price, Mowa, In, Sopt. 91,—Tho recent frosts had no effoct on} {16’ crops” S thls vicluity, sy thoy woro maturod, Tomeuoy, In,, Bopt, 21,—Recont frosts dnmaged tho corn_crop ‘i thls vicinity xevorely, Spring rains rovontud early plautiug, sd tho corn crop” wa a o one, MasoiviLeiy 1, Sept, 21—Corn Iu thfa soction wil not bo woro thun "half an_‘wyorago crop, owing to ro- cont frosta_aud contlnued dry weathor durlug tho stimer, Wheat §s fully an averago crop, Oats will Do aboul balf anaverago crop, Polatoss almoat o tos tal fullura, The fruit crop amounts to nollilug, owa FALLS, In,, Sopl, Al.—Hecent frosts in tiio vi- cinity huvo don' serlous dumago fo tho corn crop. About one-fourth of the crop is ruined ; tho bulanca 1 damngod more or less, Otlice erops wore 100 fur ad« vanced o receive any injury from frost, Winzunor, Ia,, Sopt, 21,—No frost foll in thle sce- tlon lunt uight,’ Sliglit rain foll during the wight, Orops aud vegitation about all dead, What was nob dried up has boon killod by frost, New Lanrronp, Lu,, Bept, 21, —About one-third of the coru crop n (s Vielnity hun beon sorlously dume aged by tho vocont froste, Lot MapisoN, Tu,, Hopt, 21,—Tho weather fa un- chmnged sinco tho Topari of yowtorduy, Thers has boen 1iu frout since Friduy uightlast, £ho thermomes tor stunds ot 75, WeusTEn CirY, ~Tho crops in {his vi- olnity luvo not i to any extent by {ho luto froat, hut growtl of enrn has been stopped mora or levs, utd ripened prematuroly, BANORETER, L, Bojit, 2L—Thio heavy frosta of the Tast twa or thres niguts have damaged tho corn i thls scetion fully 50 porveenl,, (hero belng tany. parts not wutured owing to tio fate wpriug aud very dry summer, Pralrio firea aro_doing very much damago in this fl!‘:llllly bumlllillp tnrfl-flnlsl and grain 1‘“ tacks, Tivo farmera finve had from olght fo ten atacks uach burned in tho lnat Lwo or thros doys, LestAns, Ia,, Bept, 21,—Tho corn crop in this soc- tlot of tho coiiniry ia vory light, Gorn hero haa heon badiy daminged by tho hoavy froats and 1a fn poor oot~ dition to maturo, Tonr Dobax, In, Sopt, 2% —Tho recont frot dnmaged Into cofn in” thia viciniiy very lttlo—portinpi onc-tonth, Early corn was beyond tho reach of frost, Potatoos were damaged badly, On account of Iate spring rains, most of tho potatoes are lute, atill thare will bo an abundanco of corn and potutocs, ud o end 10 whent. 5 DYERSVILLE, Tn., Bopt, 2L.—Abont onehird of the corn erop Is o Mo rovinindos fy matoeilly dam- g by Lo frost,” Olier eropa wro hurvested i good ardor, Jraur, Tows, Bept, 21,—Tho rocent frost has badly dnntagad tho cort i thia vieiity, Thero will not Lo moro (hun two-tlirds of & crop, e P R WISCONSIN. Spectal Diapatehen to The Chicano Tribune, Terorr, Wis,, Bept, 20.—Quita o hoavy frost {he past few uights has somewhat alarmed farmers in this Vicinity, but up to tho present uo serious damogo lias been folt, LACoseE, Wln,, Bopt, 21,—Tho froats In thin section vo beeu quito ovord (o past ool 1l to-dag, No damago hina been dono_oxeopt to tho eranborrs crop, which, in Monroo and Junoau Gountics, 36 ro- ported killen, Berort, Wis,, Sopt, 91,—Thero hiag beon hoavy frost thio lait fow dagn, and dco of considernbla (blclucss was formod nlght beforo last, Must of tho cropa abonit heroaroout of tho way, Thero was vo) ittla to- bacea ralnod hiere, Corn was mostiy boyond injury bo- fora tho fronts camo, thatigh some, powstbly n quarter, of the crop {s somewhat injired, Inckwheat {s cone sidorably damnged. Grapes aro nat hurt, This ovails ing is not ne cold na laet night, and thiero is 1o pros. pect of any frost, ranta, Wis,, ‘Sopt, 20,—Threo heavy frosta liave iritod thiy Incnhl{r uring the past week, tho one Inst night freezing {u from a quarier to half un {neh, No partenlnr damago was doue to corn, a8 tho_cxtremo nlri' weathier lnd ripened it premathrely, Conwider- ablo dumayo hns beon dono to tho cranberry crop nortlenst of (his, —_— MINNESOTA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribine, Wrxoxa, Minu, Sopt, 20,—Roports from tlie cotn- try und vichity say that tha frosta tho lnst fow uigita huve not douo a great deal of dumage, 18 wmost of tho crops are gathered, DISASTERS. Persons Killod in the Yellow- Jachet Miney, Novadne 8AN Fraxotsco, Sopt, 20,—A firo broka out in tho Yollow Jackot Biino, in Novada, 1n the 1,300 foot leval, and six lives wera lost, Thofiro s under control, Particulars will bo sent soon, BAN Fraxotsco, Sept, 20,—At Gold T, Nov., at3 o'clock this morning, whilo tho workmen wero ealing tholr lunch, & firo brokoout in tho biacksmith shop belonging to tho Belchor Company, situsted in tho 1,300-foot lovel in the Yollow Jacket miune, ashort distance morth of tho Jucket shaft, Tho tim- bers voing very dry, tho firo spresd rapldly, and soon filled tho Yellow Juckot, Orown Poiut, and Dolcher mines with smoko and gas, Abonta unrier past San explosion oceurred, which put aut the lights ju oll the miues, Tho men woro hurry- ivg from tho Crown Tolnt and Delcher alifts very rapldly, Al cscaped but stx, whoso bodics have sinco Deon recovored, Communication between tho Imperial on the north and Crown Point on tho south Las been cut off. Thero 18 no danger of tho firc spreading, The firemen cun do nothing toward extibguishing tho fire, but itis ina placo whore thero §8 not_ mnuch timber,' snd, conae- quently, will soon_dio out, Work wifl probably be commenced fn the Bolcher and Crown Point abafts ta- morrow. Nono of o miues kivo sustalnod miuch nmage. Thglnllowlnu ara the killed whore bodies are recoy- ered: Louis Louiselle, Jumes 1B, Wutors, W, 8. Broad- Six ‘water, Jamcs B, Niles, Tom OQusic, Goorge Ii, Madd, A ntmber of othors aro very ick from inliling tho gas ond belng burned, but none ave considered dun- orously injured. 'Tho peoplo ara greatly excited, It s mored that ofliors aro still missing, ~‘Tho cry now 18, ** No moro blacksmith-shopa in the tiiues” '8Ax FiaNotco, Scept, 20.—Furthor particulars of tbo mining disnstor at Gold TTill aro received: Shortly Defore 3 o'clock, o firo was discovered burning in_tho 1,300-foot level of tho Yellow Jacliot mine, north of the shuft, Diroctly on cxpiosion of 'gas ogeur- rod, " which nearly knocked tho men down stonding ot tho mouth of tho shaft, . and caused tho eages, which woro rajsed o thut point, to Junip up soveral fuches, ‘Tho smoko camo rushing up tho khaft ot tho snmo timo. Knowlng thero mitlst bo 8 firo, or somethiug wos wrong below, the alarm was iveu and tho onging sotindod the whisflo of the worlk, (o nlarui was quickly communicated to_tho Fira De partmont, and in . short timo tho firemen with thelr machines weroat tho seenie, and had o strean of water pouring down_ tho sliaft,” Capt, Cosstrovo, of tho Barsfiold Guard ; Charles Tohler, Chlel Engiuoer of tho Yellow Jullet Works: Jack Dounlite, and others, wero busy puttlig in o pump to send water from tho 1,500 foot lovel of the Yellow Jacket Miuo through to the im- perfal shiaft by u drift which conmeels tho mines ut tho 1,800-foot lovel of the Yellow Jucket, nud in o fow minutes more would bave completed tha job, Tho threco mou whoso namcs arg men- tiouod wero at {he 1,600-foot level when tho explosion occurrod at_tho 1,300-foot lovel, Thoso alove warned thom of the dunger, and thoy enw o Beavy volumo of smoke pouring from tho drift into the shaft. Thoy succceded fn eecaping through the Crown Point mine. The force of the explosion ‘was folt strougly in both the Crown Point and Belcker mines, and tha alarm communicated with tho panfe- stricken minerd, who hurried to the shafts as speedily 85 poasible, nudl tho offoctivo Lolsting works, with double_cuges, brought them to tho surface, Tho forco of tho explosion blow out the lights in the 100 foot level in contignous rnrln of tho two mines, and the men wero thrown vivlently off thelr feet, Beveral Tuiners wero miskiog, - Tt was known that. omo must bo killed oF 0 fnjured that thoy could not cacapo. As 1000 s the geeat rush was over, partios went in reurch of thokilled and wounded, sud suceceded in finding two. Niles and Cusufck were sent up first, "They were Roon followed by four others, Five ‘wero found fu the 1100 foot level of Crown Polut Miue, whero thoy were working, and wera ovidently killed Dy the deadly gas forced in by tho explosion, The eixth and last wus from the 1,300 foot level of the Yel. low Jucket, It was the body of Louissclle, s black- amith, Niles lived about an hour after reachiug tho surfuce. Mudd lived four hours, Waterd also lived o sliort time, but neither of them were consclous for s moment, Cussick died on the cage while being brought up. _ Broadwafer and Louisaollo wero dead when found, George B, Mudd, partuer of James Waters in the Crown Poiut, wos another victim of tho disaster. Mo was suffocuted Ly gus passing Into tho 1,100-foot drift, Jamea Niles was _engaged in repniring tho drift of ho 1,10U-fuot lovol of the Crown Point Mino, whon tho ghs over- fook him, Uo wau catlug Bupper. Ia was brought to the surfaco slive, and survived sbout an hour, Lowia Loujsvelle, underground blacksmith at the Belchor, lost his Ufe” whilo battling herof~ ally with the destroying elemont, When Lis body was recaverad tho Tucu nud Lands were found budly scorched, Capt, Cosgrove urged him ropeatadly to nbundon his attempt ta subdue the tire, as his ef- forta wero futile, but ho would not leave hlA.Y‘nsl. His body was found nbout 200 feet from tho locality where the fire wua ragiug, W. J. Brandwater waa found lying on his faca along- slito of the car-track, nbout forty fect on tho enst drift from the jacket-awitch, Lo wusemployed o8 car mdner, and was oh tho Jackoleswiteh wills James Langhum the time tho firsl explosion occurrod. “Thowny Cusslcl, a miucr, workiuz fn tho Crown Polut, whilo attempting to edcapo from thio wmine, wad suilocated, Jumes Waters, another vietim of the_confingration, ‘was working at the time jn the Crown Poiut, 1o was suffocated by smoke-gns whilo attempting to escapo, Albert Burt, another underground foreman at the Belchor Mine, worked heroicully, renching his men, On going down Into the min & secoud thug o seo thut tho men wero safo and tho lights ont, lo waw overcome Ly = giny and was bronght up i the cogo lusomsible, bl hands grusp ing tho cross-bar of tha' cago with o duath felp, Tho servicss o tho niou wero sequlvod to looseu s Alers Lackoy, undoraronnd foreman at the Bele cher Alino, while endeavoriug to save the lives of his mon, was badly burned abont tho faco ond arma, Lackty was ong of tho lust men who left tho Belehier Mino. Chiof Joncs, of the Gald Tl Firo Department, hind tho miudle finger of bis right Laud cut off at the first Joint, while going Into the Crown Mine, on tho caga, William Jones, foreman of tha Liberty Engine Com- pany No, 3, whilo fighting the fire, was prostratedd witl nsphyxia, He fa in a fair way to recover, "AUthio fnat uccounta the fird whs offectunlly hemmed in, Two Lmndred mou wera ot work fghtiug tho fire in'tho Yellow Jacket Mine, Bax FuaNOIco, fopt, 20.~Tt {8 reported to-night thut the fire lu the Yellow ket Mino I8 gaining, and that it s roachod tho 1,000-£oot lovel, Accident on the Eu Crosse Division of the Ste Paul Rualwiy==A Conductor iKiled, awd n Locomotive and Twelvo Curs Smasho Swectal Dispateh to Phe Chieago Trivune, AlADISON, Wia,, Bept, Mhers Wos sinnsb-up on tho Milwaukeo &' Bt, Paul Rallroad, hetwoen 1 aiid 2 o'clock this worning, east of Wyoeonn,—a regulir freight train, whick ranout of steam, bulng run into by an extra’ followlng, Twelvo cars and un englio woro budly smasied, & Gonidustor wi budly, Lt it fu thought, not fulully, injured ; und & biukouian somowhut lurt, 4 < Snecial Disateh to The Chicaae Tribune, Mitavaukir, Sepl, 20.~This movnfug an aceldont ocurred on the LaCrossu Division of tho 8t, Taul Tallway, Letween Porlags and Wyocena, ‘Tho regalar trafn wun stalled, when o special cans up st full speed and ran it i1, ' A locomotive und_sevoral carn wero complotoly wrockod, Condctor Ohuirebill waa fatally ujured, und died after renching Portuge, 1o was tho only porson fujured, I'he uecident wus caused by's Jong deluy of eastward und westward-homd tyaloe, ‘Tho passengers wero unablo to tell who to blame for the neclilent, but it In evidont thero wus gross mismun- agement on tho part of the ofiteera of one of the truiuy, Couductor Churchili wus o vesldunt of this eity, The Costn Ricn Wrecl, 84N FRANOIR00, Hopt, 21,—Diyers roport. ouly s fow smull hales i 1l ottom of 1o Costy 1 I'hio ver= ol lics on tho salld Tock, snd_hus not o powl- ton, nov Is 1t broken, 'Eifarls will o mady fo clour up the hales from tha {nkid, then pump tie water out af the hold and loat {lio vossel o, Mout of thie eargo was takou out in u danuged conditton, At tho Polnt of Dot Speeial Dnspateh to the Chicay SrR] LDy Ll Hept, 2, — My, Chapwan, of Oloar Lako, fu s eonaty, who vwas ullided 10 in thesa dispatchon ns having beon morioualy injured by boing thrown from his Liorso o fow dsys sgo, now Las his Hife deapairod of, 1ila physician says he cannot re- covars KANSAS CITY. Falvo Report Concernilng the Donth of exnw Cattle—KBusiness of the Unron Pacific Ratlrond, Speetal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, KaxmAs Ciry, Bopl, 21.—Tho roport of th provalence of nu upidomts winong tho Toxas eattlo fn this vielnlly In untrio, A few dind from brulses recetvod in loug shipment, bt no disouso provally, Tho dully nvorage, ineluding Sundays, of erndo hull- fon rucetved over ‘the Unfun Pagitls for ‘sbiptont Last from Junuary to dato o hiean 00,600 pounds, Bixtoen cary of ten aud threoof silk passod Esst yeaterday, The Unlon Paclfie pasronger earniy weald ending Soi. 10, wore $omatg ag. o 107 tHO Wesk TRANSPORTATION, Meoting of tho Senntorinl and Logise Iative Committoes nt Butfnlo, Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, Doreauo, N, Yo, Hopl, 30—A bustncs-m thio Senatorial snd Leglaiative Committees w tho 'Tifit Louso on I'ridsy night. Hountor Windom preatded, Addrowses woro mudo by George 8, 1azaed, tho Hon, E, 8, Prosscr, tho Hon, T, T, Luwls, tho 1{on, T. A, Albergor, and Osrus Olarke, all of TnfTalo, Thoy urged tho advintages of tho Lrle Cuual route, nud npoko of tho uccessity of enlarglug tho locks in ordor 10 admit (he passago of laryer boats. Tho Hon, K, §, Prossor anid that, with the oxperfenca nround us, it hind Lean found practicablo, with proper locks, to ruu aleamora that would reach Troy fn wix dsye, Wo want sfeaniers witl tho capacity of 600 tons, Such bonta may be run for $1 per ton, which would bring the prico down to about 4 cent por bihiol. Then cargoes could bo trunsforced to veanels in New York o8 clieaply as ot Montroal, Senator Windom mado o rief reply, thanking tho Leglslativo Commlttuo for it faltful co’operation, Sountor Conkling’ went homo on Friday night; Soutr Shariyin il fur Ot o Suturday morulig and suveral of the Committos went to Ningars Fulls for s few days, ‘o Commitice ro-assembivs at Guie cago noxt Thursday, i el Bec s iy A NEW DISEASE IN UTAH. SALT Latce, Ulaly, Sopt, 21,—A straugo aud fatal dis” eare ut Kelton lins ocomo very provaient, proucing reat consternation. Pationts dle in o fow hours, The 110850 resembles fover, —_——— Public Library of Kentucky. Tn Tus TRIDUNE of noxt Saturday will be found n columu advertisemont giving oll the particulars of tha fourths gift concert of tho Publio Library of Ton- ucky, The Brillinnt Base-Burner. Among the notablo improvements in base-burners, tuo Brilliant, mado by Rathbone, Sard & Co., sccma to compriso tho most denlrable, ————) MARINE. Port of Chicago. ARRIVED..........8ept. 21, ‘Prop De Pote, Grren Hay, sundrics. Scbir Arrow, Holland, Wood, Prop Fountaiu City, Butfalo, sundrios, Prop Ouyahogs, Diluth, sundrics, Steum-arge J, 1. Owetl, Escauuba, fron ore, argo Plaiot, Dotront, rallroad irou, Sebr Qipmey, Pero Murquotto, lumber, Bebir Progress, Uolland, railroad L Bebr Four Brothers, Hofland, wood, Sehir Tronsit, K Prop Europo, Bebr Kvelyn, Eric, Behr A, Froderick, IToliand, wood, Stoum-bargo Yosemite, Sainaw, lumber, Behr . B, Hubbard, Ladington, lumbor, Bebr J, 1, Ward, Grand Laven, slabs, Schr Hippogrift, Erle, conl, Scow 8, 1% Wilson, South Haven, tanbark, Prop L, Stifckland, Montrea), sundrios, Blm-bargo East Siginaw, Shoboygan, lumbor, Prop Laice Lrio, Montreal, sundries. Prop Vanderbit, Bufialo, sundries Behr W, 8, Crowsthwaite, Buifalo, coal, Schir Onward, Oswego, conl. Schr Havana, Oswego, coal, Behr Mary Copley, Uswego, coal, Sehr Black Hawk, Munistod, luuibor, Sebr Ethan Allen, Butfalo, cosl, Behr Jamaica, Onwvego, cosl, Prop Favorilé, Menomince, sundries, Bargo T, J. Brunson, Menominee, lumber, argo Bilen Willisu, Menomiueo, lumbar, Barge Louyrs, Meuomince, umbor, sebr Van ValKenburg, Butfalo, coal. Bebr L, Ludington, Eiglo arbor, codar posts, Sebr W, if, Willard, Two Rivers, railroad tica, Sebir Biteticr Boy, Tywo Rivere, tailrond tles, Sour 8, I, Gardur, Manistee, lumber, Sehr Aunio Temine, Manisteo, lumber. Sclir Lotus, Cloveland, tone. Belir Jusepline Lawrehee, Sandy Day, lumber, Seur Tdn, Musliegon, tumber, Selir Mirlerva, Muskegon, Iumber, Bebr Mary, Muskegon, lumber, Belir &, J. Toeder, Muskegon, inmber, Selir i, M. Lodnsan, Kioeardine, salt, Stmr Coroba, §t. Joseph, sundrics, Beir Sliylark, Fair Havol, coal, Schir Newaboy, Butiulo, cool, Selir Mary Nutv, Grand River, lnmbor. Scbr Brooklyy, Bufalo, coal. Prop Ira Cliatioe, Saugatuck, sundries, Bebr Johu Maged, Buttalo, coal. Sl Tnporial, Méaoiyos, luber, Sebir Rouso Siiwmoug, Muskegon. Sohr F, G, L, Grand Travorsa Bay, wood, Sebr Libsso Lolt, White Lake, tanbork, Stmr Alpenn, Grand Huven, studrie Hehr Denmntk, Greon Bay, codar posis, Selir Goorgo L, Scaver, Manisteo, iuibor, Behr Antures, Manistee, lumber, Barge City of Graud Haveu, Grund Havon, lumber, Bargo City of Grand Kapids, Grund Haveu, lumber, Bargo Mary Amouda, Grand [sven, libor. arge Wolverine, Grand Laven, lumber, Hohr Florenc, Muskegon, lumbor, Setir Queen of tho West, Ford River, lumber, Senr Jubbard, Erle, coul, : 8ebr G, Allen, Horw's Pier, tanbark, Beow Lereulo, Carlton, wood. Stnr Manitowde, Two Itivors, sundrics, Erop City of Now York, Ogdouaburg, sundries, Prop Gordon Campbell, Ene, sundrivs, Burwo Wyomiug, Grand Huven, lunbur, Bargy Clty of Exle, Grand Haven, lunber, . Barge William Burn, Grand Huven, lumber, Behr G, Barber, Perd Marquotio, imbor. Setir €. Qordon, St. Joseph, luraber, Sehr Lizeio Doak, St, Joseph, lambr, Seow Wililam Bafes, St, Josoph, lumber, Selir 8, G, Audrewn, Lidingion, lumber, Sebr Pilgrim, Ludiigton, lumbor, Sebr 0, It. Juhnwon, Saugatuck, lumber, Hebr Ciludonia, South Haven, Rauber, 8elir &, J, Mawrey, Buitulo, coal, Bebr Katg 1linclunin, Clovoland, coal, Sehr J, 1, Howiaud, Oawego, voil, Ber W, H, Hawkins, Huron Dicr, wood, 8elir 0. Bliaw, Snugatuck, wood, Behr J. &, Jolinwou, Saugatuck, wood. Bebr &, Plagger, South Havon, wood. CLEAR] L....y.Bopt, 2L Sebir Golden Weet, Butfulo, 30,200 bit cori. Seow Milton, White Liko, 330 hugs focd. Tuop Cliu, IKeitz, Maulatéo, 600 bu oats, 300 bu cor, and Bundics, Selir Stannton, Buifalo, 21,600 bu eorn, Prop Ira Chuiteo, Saugutuck, 300 groun bides, 50 kege nals, aud Sundrics, ? Stmr Alpetn, Muskegon, 10 brls Hquor, and sundries, Bebr A, Qobb, Buffalo, 48,353 bu whieat, Stur Corony, St, Joswph, wutdrics, Prop W, M, ‘fweed, BuiTilo, 15,000 bu whoat, 20,000 bu cdrn, 80 baleh hoy, 100 buies broow coru, 1,600 hrls flour, Belir J. G, Jonking, Oxwego, 22,000 bu wheat, Hichr G, 1. Dousnuin, Buifulo, 13,505 bu cor: Bteamburgo M, Robortson, Collingwood, 15750 bu \wheat, 20 bels pork, Prop Roanoko, Butfulo, 15,000 bu oats, 11,000 bu bare oy, 8,000 but wheat, 475 bara raflroud iron, Prop Futuril, Muoniies, W0 bigy osta aud & ilen, Schr Nortlwest, Buffalo, 30,000 bu corn, Stur Ocouto, Green By, sundrier LT OLEANANCES. Prop Eurcks, Michigun City, 30 cords stono, Thark 1iarvoy Tosnols Buftate, 33,000 bu cors, Relie Albatrosw, Ringstan, 18,818 bit wheat, Behr O, If, Wackloy, Buffalo, 14,040 bu corn, Schr Wolls surt, Buttalo, 50,000 bu corn, Btr Munitowot, Manilowoe, 30 bria olt, 60 brls pork, und sundrios, Stunr dordon Cumbol, Buffalo, 200 brls lour, 40 bl pork, Stwr Tirooklyn, Ogdonshirg, 10,000 bu. corn, 300 brls Hour, and undrice, -OATTLE—Tho market {3 Armany, N, Y., Spt, 21 moderatel nitenided, and & falr amount of businces hins been done, 1t opiened on Thursdsy with u snisil attondunce of joeal und country buyers, who bongle spuringly at kst weol's prices, On tha following duys, also, e uttendance was linfted, Prices did not viry matariully froni lut weok Notivitustandiug tho larye supply nisd numerous drawiacks to (rude, roceipfs nwvs all been wanted to supply the demand. The supply was 8,441 heid, against 8,177 head 8 woek ogo. There wasutly 8 lmited number of Toxan, no Iargo nunsber of Caugda and Michigan steors, which soltd ot compurative low prices, The following ia the table of campurative valuos indicuting tho range of the niarkot this weel Thin rceek, o $0I57.00 LGRS 050 3,5 g 6,5037.60 Promtum Extra., o diicy ficeoud qualily Third qual f Tferiof.e, L DUGHTS 225G 'Mion Gaws—ftoceipts, about 500 néad, all of wa i wero fukwn by river, countey, und locul dalors for tho Nuw York miarkot, Lrlocs Fango from $3.50 to §,00, BHEED AxD Losns—Teveipta for Ui work Dimbor 15,010 hoat, agalugt 10,000 heod 1t weok, of fule uvorago quality, 'Lhe domand wan modersto, maiuly From Cloca) wiid_country dealors, Tho market rules utronger, but mot quotably highor, Bloop, 4@00; 5(@8 it racolpts numbor 81 car-loads, and it~ ugs bus boen don SPECIAL NUT10ES, A AN ¥ TAKFAST, LUNOIEON, DINNERR ANY ON Tl BIMEAR KA, UL LEA & TERRINS' Worcestershire Sance 18 INDISPRNSABLE, NCAN'S SONS v Yorl JOUN DUNC. \}xmu‘m uh)flc;“‘ugu'(‘,“