Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1873, Page 8

8 T S HIZ CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 187 CONVALESCENT. [Continued from the First Page.] will take n weok or Len days to got bnok to tho old standard, e 8T, LOUIS, Spectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune. Br. Louts, Oct, 1.—Tho finaucinl situation is wuch the eamo ns on yeslerday. Tho bauks bavo all roceived thoir Clonring-Ifouso cortifi- eates, but thostrongor institutione are not using them. The people aro all trying to get used to cortified checks, but it is bard work, They aro ©of no avail except for strictly local businoss, and ovon in that wuy their value ag a ofrculating mo- dium {s limited. THIE STRONG DANRS rogreb moro thno ever that thoy ndopted tho Elnu, but thoy havo to do ns their neigh- bora do for fear of loss. ‘I'hoy say that if thoy had gono on paylug ourreucy, a few Daukas might have beon com[zollud to uus- poud, but most would have pulled through, and tho crisia wonld alrendy huvo been pnsned, Busi- ness was livelior on 'Change to-day, aud there were additionn] signs of RETUNNING CONFIDENCE. Produce dealers think that by Saturday grain will commenco moving Fastward rather freu[liy‘ Thore i8 n good dunh)f stock in tho Enat 8t. Louls pons, but eevoral shipwonts have boou mado withiu n day or two. TILE RAILROAD DUSINESS. The railroads cust of us ull report a decronning butincss, and n. probablo dimimshing of running oxpenges, which will include o considor- nbrn digeharge of omployes. On some of tho ronds londing weat tho business is extrome- 1y light in inward freights, but uenrly s usual in shipments out from tho city. TIL DRY-G00DS DEALENS nlmost without exception roport trade in their fino ubout uy brisle nuurdiuurf‘. Home of tho country banks accommodato the country mor- chants with tolorablo liberality, but requiro thom to pay in their dnil{ rocoipts over thoir countors uutil tho loan is liquidated. EFFECT OF TIE NORTIINUP 4 ONfICK PATLURE, Nothiug now transpired_in financinl circles to- dny. _'The susponsion of Northrup & Chiclk, of Now Yorl, created a littlo flurry from the fact thot thoy wera corrospondents of soveral banks horo, nmong them Barthelow, Lewis & Co., the Mochanics' Savings Institulo, Donaldson & T'raley, and Ieblor, Smith & Co., bub it soon subsided, DBartholow, Lowis & Co. recofved o telogram from Now York, stating that the Bank of Comuorco thore would poy tholr checke for tre indebtedness of Northrup & Chicl This latter firm ad, according to the Bank Almanac, thirty corvespondents in_Missouri, Tour of them in Kansas City, viz: Walmors & Co.; Lang, Grant & Co.; Kansas City Savings Associntion ; and the Farmors' and Drovers’ Bank, 1t also lind tweuty-tiwo corrospondents in Kausas, and soversl in the Bouthwest, extonding ns far as Toxas, A MEETINOG OF MEROUANTS was callod for this evening to consider tho pres- ont fluancial pituation, A'large crowd gathered at tho place, but for some unexplainod reason tho mocting wag not held, It was supposed that it was postposed at the requost of tho banks, who feared the nction of the meeting would be unfriondly. —_— CLEVELAND. Special spatch to The Chicago Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 1.—Tho financial situa- tion is quiet and brighiening. The Lanksare discounting more freely oach day. The grain and other local markefs aro firmn but quick, Large mauufacturers feel the want of currency very much, but nona thus far have susponded or discharged any men. Thore is considerable ex- citoment nmong workingmen for foar noxt montl’s pny may not bo forthcoming, but this feeling is dying out. . BUSPENSION OF A HEAVY INON FIRM. The Valley Iron Company, a heavy rail manu- facturing firm, has suspended, and it is reported that two or three other iron firng in the Malon- 1ng Valley are in a tight placo, e CINCINNATI. CrxciNNaTr, 0., Oct. 1.—There has boon no day since the financial disturbances assumed a very serious aspect that there has been so muel hopefuluers here ns to-dny. It was apparcnt at the opening of 'Change, sud manifested itself to the close. The general mukots gave ovidenco of roturning vigor, and, thongh business wos mainly confived to jobbing eales, it was of such & mnalure a8 to show & considerablo ro- vival of confidenco in tho banks and bankers, It probably lhas beon the quiclest day for ten days. The improved tono was tho common remark throughount the doy. A noticoablo feature was an inerenso in the amount of money on tho street, much of which ‘was placed at decidedly lowor rates than yester- doy. With returning’ confidouce, thers s also appesring 1 many unrters a desire for Now orls to designato, at the enrlicat possible period, somo day for currency resumption in thatoity. preicibogdus i MILWAUKEE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Miwaukee, Oct. 1.—There is no change in tho money market hero, T'ho banks aro recoiv- ing o ordors to move amounts of curroncy from tho East, but tho grain trado continues light, owing tc the unsettled condition of affairs. Shippers of wheat nra briuging some currency here from New York, Tho Chambor of Com- mereo this morning resolved to sdjourn again until Saturday, tho 4th inst. The nct Lns ox- cited considornblo opposition, and the prices of wheat Luvo rallied in consequence. e ki MADISON, WIS, Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune, Mapigox, Wis,, Oct, 1,~James L. Hill, Preai- deut of the Bunk of Mndison, in a card to-night, announces the susponsion thereof til further notice, owing to the stringency in monoyed cir- cles and impossibility of nufiouuun securities, Al nasots audeecurities will bo held and faith- fully applied for the baneflt of creditors. Groat symputhy is expressed for Mr, ill, who is vory highly csteemed here, and the aunouncement crentea no speciul excitement, the feoling being that ho will do his best to save his ereditors, ‘Chero scoms no reason to doubt that all onr other banks will pull through. AT e SAN FRANCISCO. ial Dispatch to e Chicago Tribune, Bax I'nanowsco, Oct. 1.—Tinuncial news from Now York to-doy I of more hopeful charactor than any day during the crisis, Gold is lower, slerling highor ; miscellaneous socurities show an improvement ; legal tendors aro still irrogu- Iur, with the snmo quolation s yesterday, 'The coinago at tho San I'rancisco miut for September is a8 follows : Doublo englos, $204,000; haif engles, £45,000 ; quarter englos, 317,600 ; trado dofxm, 8187,000 ; half dollars, 19,000 ;' dimos, $6,000. Total, $2,264,660. A steamer from DBritish Columbin, last night, brought $55,300, coin. 8ix huvdred and two thousnnd eix hundred and oinoty-six coutals of whent wero dispntehed to the United Kingdom during the month of Boptember, amounting to 1,289,280, T MINNEAPOLIS. Mixxnrarorts, Minn,, Oct, L—There was & run bere to-day on the First Nutional Bank, which lasted for weveral hours. 'Che bank, in uccord- anco with an agrecment mado botwoon tho banks, declined to puy currency in sums over H100. This is tho ‘practical modo adopted by all the Nationu] and snviugs bunks, with tho exception of the Northwestorn National, which s paying eveorything, DBusinoss-mon accept the declsion of thoe bunks, and contidenco in their solvency is woll ngsured, R. J. Mendenball, private banker nud Btate Bavings Institution, han cloged his doors, huving mado an assigrment, o is u woulthy man, and ledges his personal property to entisfy dopos- Tiore: Tk dwutn a2 moro than Lis Tabilition, Qur manufacturors aud business-men do not an- ticipate suything moro than s temporary embar- ragsmont, - Business prospects ure excollent, owing to the hieavy crop of wheat, No wheat is coming to 1arket now, on account of the panic. e LOUISVILLE, . LovsviLre, Ky, Oct. 1,—Tc-day the Piant- ors’ Bunk, People's Dank, snd Loulnvillo City Nutional Bank withdrow from the Clouring-Iouso Aswocintion, Thewo bunks Lave been doiny business ns usual throngh the panio, paying al thecks presented, and will continuo to do so, Thoy withdiew from thie Aswociation on the ground that thore is 1o necossity for the combi- ation. it £ Loumviny, Ky, Oct, 1.—At a meoting of tho floaring-Houss Associntion this nvnnlnf;, with pommon convent the Assoclation wae dissolved through lnck of co-oporation. The Morchants' Bank of Koutuoky announcos thut it will pay all hicks on dewand as horvetofore, i Ie o 116 Citeago T ectal Dispatch to Tia Chicago Tribins, Mesmonn, Tomne 0ot 1AL hmecting of the Direotors of the Iirst Nationsl Bunk, hold this evening, it was deoided to open that {nutitution to-morrow mormng for now busiuess, tho Goye ernment Examinor having gone through itsuc- ‘oount, and reported it in & solvont condition, /his will add groatly to tho rollof of the mer- chants, as tho First National, sinco its oxiatonco, lian dono a large sharo of tho business. It ia uite Hkoly, nlao, that tho DeSoto will follow the knmo courso in a day or two, whon the publi confidenco will bo fully restored. Curroncy pay- ments are limited o8 yot, the purchnsors of cot- ton, tho salea of which nro lm'go]tv‘ incronsod, paying for tho samo In oxohango, the rate Yor which up to-day was 1 por cont, but which to- dny was roduced to 14 of 1 percent. 'Tha !nmflom aro ivcronaing {heir ordors, and aro ob- niuing plonty of labor to pick thoir cotlon. e NASHVILLE, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NasnviLLe, ‘‘enn., Oct, 1.—Tho menngemont of tiio Nnshvllio, Clinttanooga & 8t. Louis Rall- way to-day discharged 200 un\Blo¥uu, in congo- quonco of tho falling off of business brought about by tho prosont fiuancial trouble. e BALTIMORE, Bavrnvong, Oct. 1.—Thomas Komp & Co., grocors, puspondod to-dny. ~ Liabilitios, 380,000 asyots, 860,000, —_—— MONTREAL, Speetal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune, MonTnrar, Oct. 1,—Iore banks aro supplyiny all legitimnte needs of tholr regular commereinl oustomora_nt from 8 to 0 por cont, the only dis- count ab 7 boing to parties who tnko exchingo, or from whom nn indirect profit s seeured. ‘Thoro i3 nothing doing in stock-loaus, a8 thove is no monoy socking invostmont in'that way. The banks aro roserving thelr funds for come movelnl purposos. —_— BANES IN LIQUIDATION, THE MINGITAN (BABS.) NATIONL BANK, INauaxn, Maes,, Oct. 1.—The dofaulting Onslicr of tho Hingham Natlonsl Bank is con- fined to his houso by {llness, Tho stockholders liavo voted to roduce thoe capital of the bank from §200,000 to £40,000, and continne business, ATLANTIC NATIONAL, OF NEW YORK. New Yonk, Oct. 1.—Tho Iccolver of tho At- Iantic Nationa! Bauk I8 paying another dividend of 16 per cont, making o total dividend now paid of 60 per cont. ——— ‘WESTERN COUNTRY BANKS, 'GREGOR, TOWA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MoGuraon, Ia., Oct. 1.—Although the Firat National Bank of this cily had been doing o Inrgo business with tho Union National Bank of Chicugo, it loses nothing by the susponsion of ithat bank, Tho First National Bank of Elkader, Towa, iu ablo to pay its dopositors, dollar for dol- {‘i“' ‘'his institution wag nover in bettor condi- on, ATIISON, KANSAS, Aromsoy, Kan., Ocl, 1.—Xiunncial oxcitoment Liss eutiroly disappeare KANSAS CITY, MO, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo,, Oct. 1.—1'he financial situa- tion here is geunmhv improved, though somo n[?untlon was heard to-day by the aunouncement of tho failure of Northrup & Chick, of New York, with whom banks keep balauces. DUBUQUE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Donuque. Oct. 1L —Mr, Sheflleld rosigned the Presidency of the Merchants' Nationnl Bank to- doy, and Mr, Bavbage resigued the Cashiorship. Mr. John I, Hancock, & wholeealo grocor. is oloctod President, and O. 1L Booth Cushior. The atatement of the Bank Examiner is not pub- lished, and whnt can be ascortnined in relation to ita affnirs leads to tho belief that depositors will lose nothing. Laten.—Resolutions have been adopted by :}m atockholdera that the bank go into liquida- on, A statemont from the President of the Du- buquo Savings Institution, an nyngnndngu of the Merchants’ National Banls, is published to-day, assuring dopositors that mensures will be taken at onco to ascortain ita coudition, aud tosecure ns much as possible from debtors te pay its liabili- ties. Tho impression provails that this institu- tion 18 in a bad way, and that dopositors will loso largoly. DELOIT, WIS, Spectal Dispatel ts The Chicago Tribune, Beroir, Wis., Oct, 1.—L. O, ll{‘du ‘& Brittan's Dauking-house, of this city, has hind’ very heavy demands upon its resourcos for several days, but lias proved itself abundantly able to meet all cleimy, aud says it is propared for overy omer- gonoy that may arise. Busiuess hias been n good denl uffected hers by the panic, but no fuiluros hiavo oceurred, and the prospect looks fuir, LYONS, 1A, Lyoxs, In.; Oct. 1.—There is no financial ox- citomont horo. Thoro is o disposition among all clusses of business men, and farmers also, to sustain our bank,—the First National, of Lyons, In. No onc is frightoned, Business goes on ay uaunl. Our bauk is paying all checks &ud drafty, and rocoiving ns much as it pays out. o ABROAD, LoxpoN, Oct, 2—5 . m.—The Daily Tele- graph’s speciul dispatel from Borlin knys that trado und speculation are almost at o stand-still, and a crisis is approhoudod on the Bourso, St et PUBLIC DEBT-STATEMENT. W asniNaToy, Oct, 1.—The public debt state- ment for October is as follows ; 8Ix per cent bonds ive per ceut bonds . Total coin bonds, Tawful money debt, Matured debt,. + $1,35,000,200 + 7 488,607,300 Coin certificates. .. Total without intoreat. .. Total debt.. Total intorest, 523 Caely in Treasury, coln , L 80,210,757 OUITENCY . vvvvsiresss 3 33 Bpecial depont held for (o Todempiion of certificates of depoeltus provided by 11,250,000 Total in Treagury.. S 04,185,180 Debt leas cash in Treasw Decreuso during the moui Bonds lssucd to Pacifle Rallroad Compa- nles, interest paynble fn lawful money, privcipal ontstanding, . o Tuterest ncerued and not yet paid.... 0,853 Tuterest puld by United Siates,, 20,447,080 Interest repaid by transportation ot nadls, 00 v sireesren 4,420,111 Balauce of {nferest pald by U, 8. $ 10,025,874 e el SUIT TO RECOVER, Civersyaty, 0., Ocl. 1,—''ho County Solicitor to-dny, on un order from the Cotnty Cummis- sioners, commenced n civil suit ngaiust Gov. L. ¥, Noyes to recover $13,626.65 which ho drew from the cn\mti funds in 1868, 1869, and 0, while Probato Judgo of IHamilton County, in paymont for making gonoral indexos of tho books of his Court, by orderof the County Commissionors, and under coutract with thom. The Pnlluon doos not allege violation of contract, but alleges that tho contract way fllogal and void, becaugo tho Commissioners mado It without advertising and lotting to the lowest hiddor. e THE WEATHER. Wasmxaroy, Oct. For Thuraday, in tho dulf and Bouth Atlan ates, o fulling barom- etor, north and east winds, inereasing clondi- ness, and_in the Iatlor soction iulny weathor. For the Middle Biates, eastorly winds, partly cloudy and warmer woathor, For the "Now Tngland Stetes, southeastor); winds, veoring to southwest, partly cloudy an cloar wonthor. Tor the lake regions, variahlo southeast und southwost winds, and gonorally clear weathor, For tho Ohio Valloy, uorthoast- orly winds, veoriug to soutliorly, with cloudy or partly cloudy weathor. —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Taverroorn, Oct, 1.—Steamships Coitic and Rhoin, from New York, arrived ont. PurLaprLenia, Oct. 1,—Btoumship Abboteford, from Liverpool, arrived Nzw Youx, Oot, 1.—Arrived, steamships Cale- douia, from Glasgow, and Goethe, from Ham- urg. Nrew Yonx, Oct, 1,—Arrived, stoamship Bro- men, frow Bromoen, _— INBIAN RAID. Kaneas Orry, Oct, 1L—Informetion rocolved horn to-dny relutes that tho Indiaus have latoly run off and killed somo cattlo and taken sup- plies from buffalo hunters, causing much ex- citemont among overland trains sud soitlors, A squadron of cnvalry, couslsting of soventy 1aou, has boon sent into that scotion. KANSAS CITY LIVE.STOCK MARKET. Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Kansan O1ry, Mo., Oct. 1,—Cattfo—Ttucoiple, 1,190 ; shipments, 1,703, Burkot weak and dlscouraghig, Fow malcs’ ot’ lower figures {0 packors, Slipnionts miostly to fooding districts, Market closed dull, sud Eflm downward. Sales of (hrough Toxus sleérs ot 00 ; oxtra through cows, $1,95, Outsido ealo of mlrnl:lgl.; ;l‘unu H:lwml at §4.60, Juckers aro slaughter- g beof in u moderate way, Togs—Alarket doud, w!th prices nominal at $3 40 to %,50, POLITICAL. Action of the New York Demo- cratic State Convention, Farmers® County Nominations in Ilii- nols and Iowa, The Campaign in Wisconsin--- California Politics. Now York Democratic State Convens ol Urtoa, N. Y, Oct.1.—Iho Demooratic Siato Convontion mot hera at 12:30 o'clook to-day, and wag called to order by the Ion, A. 0. Bencl, Vico-Prosidont of tho Btate Committeo, Com-~ mnittees on Credontials and Permnnont Organiza- tlon woro appoiuted, A resolution waa offored inviting the co-operation of the * Liboral o~ publicans,” Immediatoly, Thomuns J. Croamer, 1hio contesting delegato of the Apollo Hall party, mado n speech, disregarding the gavel nnd calls to order by tho Ohairman and thoe hisses and shouta of tho dologates, Tho confrnsion was so great that only an ocensional word of tho speakor could be heard, by which Croamer was undorstood to donounce the Conyontion, to cliargo the Chairman with packing the Commit~ teo on Credontinly, and to threaten to withdraw. The ucono was onded by tho Couvention lakinga recess, The Convention reasscmbled at 8 o'clock, but, 08 no Committco was rendy to roport, o recoss was again taken till half-past 4. Tho Convention renssombied at 4:00 p, m., when ox-Gov, Boymour onlered. o wps ro- colved with great applauso. Tho Committee on Oredentinls roportod unnni~ mously that tho Tammany delogation from Now Yorl woro tho rogular delogates. A motion was made that TIIE ATOLLO DELEGATION o hoard through one of tholr delegates. The point of ordor was madoe, which was nustained b; tho Ohair, that tho report must first bo acted upon. The roport was agreed to, and the Apolle ail delegation thon loft tho hall, The Committoo on Pormanent Orgnnization, reportod Horatio Seymour for President, with a long listof Vice-Prosidents ond Becrotaries. Mr. Soymour then addrossed the Convention, urging the nominntion of mon of the highest charuotor aud undoubted capacity, and advising DEMOCRATS AND LIBERAL BEPUDLICANS to unite in the com&ng oloction, which was suro to rosult in viotory, ‘hoe Committeo on Resolu- tious was then appointed. ‘The following resolution was called from tho tablo ¢ Resolved, That wo rccoxg\;nlm inthe Liberal Ropubli~ cans of the Btatoe of New York worthy coudjutors in tho work of roforms ; that, approciating their do= votion to principle, ntegrily, and puro Government, wa cordially uvite thelr co-operation, The resolution waa reforrod to tho Committoa on Reeolutions, A resolution was submitted denouncing tha back-pay law of Congroes, which wos roforred to tho Committeo on Nesolutions, Recess was thon taken until 7:30 p. m. Tho Convention rensaembled at 8 o'clock, Cauldwell, from Committec on Resolutions, an- nounced that it would bo impossiblo for the Committeo to roport bofare to-morrow morning. Aftor dobato, s motion was made to postpono tho nomination of a tickot until 10 o'olack a. m. to-morrow, which was carried, Samuol J. Til« don was unanimously made momber-at-lurge of tho Btate Committeo, Tho following resolution was unsnimously adopted ; Resolved, That this Convention will not place on the Stato Cominittee any man who has voted for or receiv- od back-pay, under the recent voto of Congress. Mombers of tho Stalo Committes wore thon namod, and the Convention adjourned till 10 a. m. to-morrow, THE APOLLO NALL MEETING. Urtca, Oct. 1—Tho Apollo Hull delogation, aftor withdrawing from tho Convention, went to Baggs' otol, whero thoy held n meoting in ordor to comparo viows on tho situation they were placed in, Some were in favor of nomi- nating o tickot; otheors wanted to remain hero sud demand ndmittance te the Convention; othors wanted to adopt an address to the De- maocracy of tho Stato; while others ngain, and the largest number, wore in favor of adopting a simplo protest. This view provailed, aud the following was ndoptod : TnooMs OF TIE ATOLLO HALL DELEGATION, 1104, N, Y., Oct, 1, ‘Tho Democratic Stato Couvention hns rejected and insulted n delegation representlon 45,090 honest voters n tho CH?’ and County of New York, ‘Clis action waa notorlouely secured by deception and fraud in the temporary organization of the Couvention and the comstruction of a packed Commitico on Credentiale, The Alm\lfl Holl Delegation uccopts tho position, and willcalmly and confidently appeal to the ballotin November, to establleh ita fldolity to Democratio principles and ts strongth in its locil candidates, and ‘effectually rebitko tlio nrrogance of Tammony Hall, By order of delegation (Blgued) ™, G, CounnEy, Chairman, Richland County Farmers’ Mecting, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, orxey, Ill,, Oct. 1.—The Farmers' Club of Richland County held s maes-meoting at the Court-1louse in this city to-day. The houso was well filled with tho leading, solid, intelligent farmors of tho county. 8. M. Bmith, Eeq., of Kewnuoo, 1L, was proscot, and delivered ono of his sound, logical, and foroible speechos, It was frequontly interrupted by rounds of spplause. Everybody oxcopt o fow offico-sceking politi- claus wont homo well pleased. Tho farmors aro waking up to the intereat of thiy movement. Wo have put in nomination a Mass« full county ticket, and will clect it. A colled meoting of our County Club will be held on the 11th just. to scleot delogates to at~ tond tho Northwostorn Convention to bo held ut Cuicago on the 22d. Dubuquo County (In.) Pcople’s Nomi= NRLIOTIN. Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Dunuquk, Ia., Oct. 1.—A mass convention of the people of this county, without regard to par- tizan politics, miot to-duy, and nominated the following Peoplo’s ticket: For Senator, D. N. Cooloy; Reprosontatives, J. M. King, IL 8. Hetherington, David COort; 7Treasurer, V. J. Williams ¢ Shoriff, W, D. Buckram; Auditor, Thomas Harrington ; Supervisor, Wm. Contos; Burveyor, M. Tuchirgi, Jr.; Superintondent of Behools, N. W. Doyer; Coroner, Hiram Tuttle, Tho ]lolmhllclm Couvention adjournod from Baturday last, to meot this afternoon, and rati- fled tho above nominations, This ticket is about the bost nominated eithor party for many years, Mr. Cooley, tho candidato for Sonntor, 1 Presidont of tho First National Bank, and o Ropublican. Mr. King is & Domoerat and o lawyor., _ Dr. Cort is u Demo- orat and a farmer, Mr. Hothorington is a cap-~ italist and & Ropublican, Mr. Willlams was tho lato Postmastor in this city, and a Ropublican. Mr, Buckram is & Domocrat. Conover’s Innocence of Fraud Said to Have Been Established. Swecial Dispateh to Tho Chicago Tribune, ‘WasmyatoN, Oct, 1.—Frionds of Senntor Con- ovor suy thut gentloman is olated by his suc- cossful ~ rofutation of tho charge that he was o dofsulter to tho oxtent of about ©6,000, ns Treasuror of the Btato of Floridn, which oflico ho hold prior to bis olection to tho United Btatos Sonato last full. 1t s claimed that, by oflicinl records, tho Btato is shiown to bo indebled to Conover to the amount of 19 couts. The Campaign in Wisconsin, Spectal Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Manison, Wik, Oct, 1.—Gov, Washburn went to-day to attond tho Walworth County Fair, and oxpeets Lo open the eampaign with o spooch ab Foud du Lac on Friday ovouing, A Triangular Political Fight in Mas coupin County. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Oanuinvicie, I, Oct. 1.—Tho Demacratio Central Committeo of this county, at n meeting held Lere, rosolved to call o oouventiou for tho pllr"mue of nominating o full county ticket, Tho coutest in this county has resalved itself iuto o triangular tight botween the furmers, Ropubli- cans, and Domocrats, Californin Politics, BaAx Fnaxoisco, Oob. 1,—Thoe Btato Contras CQommittee of the * Poople's Indopendent Parl ty " moel Inst night und perfooted un organiza lrmy. eleeting W, W, Dodgo Permancnt Ohair- mun, &nd J, I, Bharpatein and M, 0. Couroy Bocretaries, A panuphlot will bo issued to the poople of the Btato, sotting forth the objects, principlos, and policy of tho part; —_——— MICHIGAN CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION. LangiNg, Mich,, Oct, 1.—Tho Constituilonal Commission has convolidated tho urticles on corporatious and railronds uudor ono hondlng‘ numoly: * Corporatious other than municipal,” Judge Withoy, in attompling to amond the clauso prolibitlug compulyory support of clorgy and ohurchos, ngreed that churchos woro lke rcorvorations, and that six months' nttondanco ontitled ono to n voto in socioty-mootings, aud ought, thoraforo, to hind membora of the con- grej atlon to proportional Indobtedness under an (r:oll]o; of majority iuourring debt. His motion alled, 'Che Commlssion permits juries of loss than iwelvo in nll cases and courts, ‘The attompt to porpotunte tho prosont systom of elootiug ono Stnto Sonator from enclt dlatriot fallod, 'Tho mnjority i In favor of tho proposcd plnn to losson the numbor of diatricts, and give two Roprosontntives to oach. ‘Twolvo Michigan cities hayo roported {hoir valuntion and 1ndehtednons, in accordance with tho rocont raquoat of tho Commission. A seotion hna boen proposed prohibiting any city from inourring Eobh gronter than 10 por cent of tho nuscssed valuation, school districk dobts Included. All propositions that wore on o final passogo aro returnod to the goneral ordor, and may yot bo considerably changed. THE OSAGE LANDS. A Mcoting of the Settiers Which Ad« mits of No Parloy=-Tho. Governor of the State and Many frominent Citie zZons on the Sottlers? Sidce=The At~ tornoy’s Speoch, .S'M‘é(nl D’o)mlch to The Chicago Tribune, Osaoe Missioy, Kan,, Oct. 1.—This, tho fira dny of tho Necosho County Fair, was sig- nalized by » moes-meoting of tho mem- bera of the Boltlors’ Protectivo Union of tho Osngo Cedod Louds, and thoir friends, at tho fair-grounds near this place. Prosuming your rondors aro well informed through your cditorial columns, I omit historical dotails, The essenco of tho dobate {s the claims of tho L., L. & G, and M, K. & T. Railronds, advorso to the rval claims of tho sottlers sud occupants of what nre called tho Osage coded Iands, A fine doy, lolsuro timo, intonse interest, tho announce- mout of distinguished spoakers, and the oceur- renco of tho fair, oll combined to draw a large orowd. Tho gathoring was pro- codod by a procossion of the sottlors in their wagons with a band, and banners inscribed g follows ¢ = ** Bottlers domand nothing but what is right ; will submilt to nothing wron%." ** Wao all fought for the Union ; wo now con- tond for our homes."” ** Our homos ponceably, if wo conj forcibly if wo must.” ‘* United wo stand.” # Death to mouopolies.” Nearly 5,000 persons wero present upon the grounds, TTE HON. O, F. RUTCHING mado the speoch of welcome. Ho eald that, after long waiting, tho seitlers begin to seo the ]I?hL Lipa that might have helped havo been silont. Rightaaroalways vindicated inthecourso of Providonco. Thoy were brought together by no ordinary cauge. All homo diwellors hero aroaliko intorested, and are alika heartily wol- comed. Ifo hoped they would not for one mo- ment forget thoy wero Tight. Ho especially wol- comed Gov. omas A. Osborn, who, by his Into lottor to tho Prosidont,had shown interest in thoir caso, Tho Sottlors' I'rotective Associntion was o natural outgrowth of tho condition of af- fnirs, and it was not necessary to procoed by violenco whon legitimate remodies were availa~ blo, A lotter from EX-GOV, WILSON BUANNON, now the settlors’ attorney, was read, in which he stoted that ho had dotected the Lawrenco, Lony- ouworth & Galveston Ruilrond in an nitompt to perpetuato the fraud upon the sct- tlors, It had conveyed a tiact of land to one Richmond, who brought suit ngainst Jobn Kay- lor, who put in an answer; snd the caso was token to Andorson County on chango of venue. An amonded answor waa put in for Xaylor, the fucts sworo agroed to, and a caso submitted. While Judgo Bastott had tho case under advisoment Shaunon alloged that Kaylor, becoming alarmed, rovealed to Shannon, the sottlers’ attornay, the fact that tho railrond’s attornoy was ropresenting both sides of tho case, drawing the plead- ipgs oud being foed upon both sldes. Sbannou further statos that Dho holds Kaylor's atfidavit that lie was not n sottlor in any legal sonso, and that his answer was false. ‘Tho caut a8 put up, was wesk, aud insured the Company s vordict. Tho stalementand aflda- vit have boeon placed boforo Judge Bassatt, At & subsequont slage of tho meoting a bond clnimed to be authentic was exlubited, in which tho railrond ngreod to pay tho costs on both sides. 'Uhe meoting was much oxcited by thouso rovolntions. Tho following resolutions woro thon adopted 1 Rtesolved, That our confidenca in the justness of our cause is unabnted, sud thut wo havo sbiding faith in its ultimato success, Resotved, That wo call upon tho Congress of tha United Btates to pass, at ns carly u doy o8 possible at its next eession, an act nuthorizing and requiring the Uniled ftatos Distriot-Attornoy for 1ho. District of Kansus, in conjuuction withi tho attorney selocted by tho scttlers of tho Osago ceded lands, to file o bill fn chancery in tho United Btates Circuit Court, to et oside and annul the patent heroloforo iasued to tho railroad companies, on the ground that neither of said roada have any grant of lands within tho limits of the Osago cedod Iands ; and wo call upon the Legis- Iaturo of Kansas to memorialize Congress for the ‘paseage of such an act. Jtesolved, Thnt our hosrtfelt thanks are duo to our moblo Councl, who have struggled almost hopolensl, until they havo reared the once fecble cause until it has assumod proportions that command such vast multitudes a8 oro sesembled horo to-day, aud can of- fect the credit of monopolics In datant Europo, os wo ‘beliovo 1s the caso, Lastly, bo it Itesolved, Thot we, tho members and friends of tho Farmers' " Protective Associstion, in grond _mase-moeting ~aesembled, “do heroby ro- new our fealty to tho cause in which wo are ene goged, ond plodgo oursclves to unfulterhigly progoe Gut our clatia wntil tho Wghest Jegal trlbuan) 1o the {L‘md shall decido between us sud the raflroad corpors— lons, GOVERNOD OSBORNE SPOKE briofly, Fo said ho was in bad health, but tho man who fails to xouJ)onfl toso onrnest a people must bo very sick indeed. Tho interests at atako hero to-dny aro not only important to you, but tothe Biato of Kansns, ~ It has gono boyond the Osage cedod lands; I propose, so far 48 it lics in my power, fo mako the quostion you are dis- cussing hero to-day n part of tho Stato policy. Ir T understand’ it, what you waut is have decided in the “Hupremo Court of the United Statos whethor tho railronds ac- qnimlan{ rights in tho Osage ceded lands by virtuo of the acts of Congress giving them pub- lic Jands, ‘When that question shall be decided agniust thorailronds, Iliaye no question as toyour status, Whon you got fairly into tho Courts, you neod have no foars. You have tho best lo- snl ability, and what you need is to got into the ourts in proper shapo. Idesiro to assure you there is at loast ono Goverument in tho country in full s(mpntl:y with the people a8 against thie corporations, The Hon. 8, Crichton and 8. Ely mado short spocches. TIL HON. SIDNEY CLARI mado _an elaborate argumentative and historical speochi. Ho enid, substautiully: 'I'hc lustory of the Onago coded fanda i & notablo {llustration of tho progress of tho monopoly-powor in tho Governmont of the United Btates. It was ns clear to him as tho noonday sun that the rall- ronds ara without a shadow of o title to an acre of theso Iunds, Thoy Lavo no title derived either {rom trontics, laws, logislatiouns, understandings, justice or roason, and n moro statemont of tho facts is a comprohonsive argument in_ favor of tho_sottlors, who, Ly tho pormission, 1f not invitation of tho Government, eawmo Lore to ad- vanco olvilization, snd add to tho productive wonlth of the uation. You pro not here g4 intrudors or criminals, You would bo less than men if you did not dofond tho homos yon have hore estab- lishod, throu[;h sufforinge and privations, such as sottlors only know, Tho struggle in which you araongaged is no unimportant part of the mighty conteat &o{ng on' in tho nation. Dotweon tho forces of wealth and numbers; botwoon tho mass of tho Ameri- can peoplo snd tho greatost combluation of wenlth tha world hns evor soon, Whon wo con- sldor that tho railronds are worth $3,000,000,000; thelr oarnings £11,000,- 000 moro than tho . rocoiply fnto tho Na tional Trensury; the not oarnings £48,000,000 moro than tho intereat on the Natlonnl debt, we begin to comprohond the magniwudo of the raile rond power, and understand the mrogauco with which 1t striles at tho rights of tho poople. ‘Tho blow uimod at those sottlors is havdor ilmn that aimed ot othors: but tho sympathics of all good men will bo onlisted in your bolialf. You have o right to demund that tho Btate rrnlec!u you; that your members of Congross ahor for you, and that the Logisiaturo mnke ap- Pruprlv.llouu to mako you nsort your logal rights, Tho Bupromo Coutt of the nation onco bowed obsoquiously to the slave power, Lot us hopo it will nover bo ruled by the mouopoly power, ‘I'he spenlkor than reviewod the history of those lands, from their acquisition from the Freneh lln‘mmlu i 1803, dovu o tho presant, timo, claiming that no grant to {he railronds was made ofthor by tho nct of 1864, tho tronty of 1805, or by the nct of 1860, Ifo snid that tho hiopo of the oftizous of the Osngo coded lund wad {n thoe justico of their cause, ——— THE COUNTRY PRESS. Speetal Lispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Osnosr, Wis,, Oot. 1,—The Northern Wis- qonsin Prosy Aseoelation Liold its annual mockiug to-night. The following officorn wero olooted: Trosidont, A, T\, dlnzo, of tho Ripon Common- weallh ; ~ Vice-Fresidont, @. 0. Vryan, of tho Oshikoeh Tmes ; Bacrotary, Chiarles 1T, Boynton, of tho Noonah (azelle ; 'I'ronsurer, O, Bwazo, of ibo Btovons’ Point Pinery. Ixeoutive Commit- too—J. A. Watrous, of the Fond du Lao Com- montecalth ; Tohn Tlicks, of (ho Oshicosh North- weaterny and Samucl Ryan, of the Appleton Crescent, Aloxandor ©, Hotkin, of mé‘ 10880 Times, dolivered an nblo nddvees, ——— OBITUARY. Sir Bdwin Landscers Loxpox, Oct, 2—6 . m.~Bir Edwin Land- seor, the colobrated palulor, died yostorday, ngod 1. 8ir Edwin Landseer, R, A., was born in Lon- don in 1802, and was nt tho ripo age of 71 yoars st tho timo of his denth. Ho wns not mors then 14 years of ago whon ho bogan to oxhibit great promise in drawing, Ho excolled from the outset in tho peinting of animals, and it was in thin echool that ho enrned his brilliant and world-wido ropu- tatlon. 1lis best pictures are known wherevor engravinga bave found their way. A Ilighland Drenlkfost,” *The Drovor's Doparturo, * A TFirosido Party;" “ The Anglor's Qunrd," ¢ Tho 0ld Bhophord's Chiof Mourner,” ** Qomical Dogs,” nnd othors aro as fomiliar in this country ns the printa of ‘ Washing- ton Irving ond His Frionds” and “ The Tirst Proyer in Congross.” Tho largest collection of Laudscor's paiutings isin tho Bheep- shanks Gallory in Bouth Kensington, London. Ho nlso entered the arena of sculpiure; the four lions in bronze at the baso of the Nelson column in Trafulgor Bquara aro of his dosigning, and he exhib- ited o bronze figure of *'The Biagat Bay" at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1868, which commanded great admiration. Landacor was clected President of tho Royal Academy after tho death of 8ir Charles Enstlnke, in 18066 but ho could not bo persunded to nccopt the po- sition, Tho honor wos a superfluous one in his cago, PESTILENCE. Mortality List in Memphis from Yel= low KFovore=Aid for Shriveport-- Fever Panic in Marshall and Jeffer son, Texas. & Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, *Mexpms, Oct. 1.—Thers were fn all thirty- ono intormonts to-duy, of which oightcen died from yellow. fover, tho following boing the names and ages of those dying from fover: H. L. Tippold, aged 9 woola ; ‘W. R. Cook, 24 ; R. A. Jones, 2¢; Mattio War- nor, 25; Catherine Sullivan, 83; Margaret Wators, 20; Edward Darton, 23; Mary A, Hinds, 16; Jobn E. Barron, 43; NMary Wilson ; Alfred Crawford, colored; Mary Thruber, 23; Juliue Hester, 46; Cecilia McQuire, 25; John Clark, 80; Sister Gabrelle, 80; Jobn Crawford; Milly Titzgorald; John Dugen, 87. Total deaths from yollow fover, eighteen. %o oward Assaciation to-night roport that they aro out of funds, and can got nothing from tho city of tha approprintion rccently made_ by the Council oxcept tho ©1,000 alropdy ~ drawn and used. Thelr ex- penses ara menrly #300 o day, nod to-morrow’s sick np[xlinntinuu and tho food sup- plies to the poor will lenvo thom withoht o cont. Thoy state that thore aro to-night 130 casca of vollow fovor in Pinch and Happy Hollow. In the lattor district, thoro aro nono remaining cx~ copt those down with the faver and thair nurses. opecial Dispatch to The Chicago UTribune, Pruraperrnid, Oct, 1.—To-day Mayor Btokley tolographed to thio Mayor of Shreveport (hat ho lins on band the sum of 1,070 for thoso suffer- ing in that city from yellow fover, and desires to forward it to the proper authority, This, in nd- dition to £1,188.60 forwarded through tho Western Union Telegraph Company mukes a {o- tal of £2,208.60 rained hore thus far, Lrrrie Rook, Ark. Oct. 1.—Scveral more fugi- tivos from Marshall and Jofforson, Toxas, nrrived here thivevening. Theyreport ovorybody leaving Marshall that cait got awny, ou nccountof (ho yollow fover. LoumsviLLe, Ky., Oot. 1.—At n meeting of Jowish citizons here to-night about %1,200 wna raised for tho yollow fever sulferers in Memphis and Shreveport, FIRES. The Leland §iotel, Springficld, Ti1. BromxerieLy, I, Oct. 1.—At 7 o'clock this ovoning, tho guests at tho Loland Hotol wote startled from their, suppor by a cry of fire. Mr., Wiggins, the proprietor, with grent calmnoss, marshaled bis forces, and soon discovered that the firo had originated in tho linen-room, in an insido court, on tho third floor. Tho fire had caught tho wood-work, and run down the wall boneath thoe floor, running aloug on tho joists for tho wholo lougth of tho inside court, on tho north sido of the building, and had mado com- munication with the frames of the windows, ruuning up and igniting tho joists of the fourth floor. It had mude rapid progrcen when discovored, and tho building wus filled with a denso volume of smoke. BMr. Wiggine 8ot tho ongines of tho Lonse at worl, and con- neeting tho hoso with tho reservoir in the attio of the house, saon lad an effactive stream of waler playing upon the fire. 'Ihe Firo Depart- ment in tho moantime wns promptly on tho ground, and was soon playing with two streams of wator, and after o sovere fight ‘the firo woy got undor control. But for this effectivo and prompt work, tho Leland Hotel, it is conceded, would have boen burned to the ground. As it is, the court rooms or threo floors for the outiro length of the nnurt¢ are sluost ontivoly destroy- ed, and the Indies' ordinary on tho West court was considorably damaged by water. Tha ontire damage to tho house and furiture will reach $10,000 or 815,000. Itis iusured in St, Louis and Cincinnatl Companies for 8100,000. Tho Companies aro not known, as the insurance was offocted by Mr. Parsons, an_insurauco broler, living in St.Louis. Mr. Wiggins Intends to begin tho worls of rapairing to-niotrow, aud the holto will, a8 #oon as tho wark cun bo dono, bo placed in its normnl condition, Cucsts weroe arriving during the firo, and were assigned vooms, nnd business in going on as usual. Thoro was loss oxcitement than ordinanly at snch fives. A num- ber of commorciul men were offering largo suma to bave their sample-trunks brought down, the most vociforous of which werg those who eoll jowelry and cheap clothing. Mr. Lotund, tho Bonior proprictor, is nbsent in Now York, Syracuse Salt Worlss Srnacuse, N. Y., Oct. 1.—~On Mondny after- noon o fire destroyed two snlt blocks at (his city —Blocka 81 und 82, Dennis Scanlun is tho prin- cipal losor. RIVER IMPROVEMENTS, Moecting of the Ohio River Commise sion at Louisville, Loumsving, Ky, Oct. 1.—The Olio River Commission met at tho Galt Iouso this morning. Nincteon mombers were present, ox- ganizing with L. X, Mloorohend, of Ponnsylyunia, in thechair ; J. V. Bantmoyoer, of Ohio, Secro- tary. ‘gnmgo M, Thurston, of Ponnpylvauia, on the Bpecial Committee to corrospond “with tho Seo- rotary of War, through Gen, Iumphreys, Chiof of 'Eugincors, reported tho corrosponds ence with him, und the approval Ly tho Becratary of the rccommondntions to Congress of tho plan to improve thio Obio River, Gon. Humplreys signifiod Lis approbation of tho Roborts systém of lecks and nng dums, with froshet shutes, Aftor a lengthy discussion on the proper coustruction of dums and locks, the following resolution was adopted That this Board of Commniseloners earneatly requeit tho Congress of (ho United Blates to make un appro- priation suficlent to coustruct ono dum and locks with Treshet shulo, with tho object of fully testing tho rrac- ticability of this method of fmproving the uuvigation of tho Ohfo aud its tributuries, L. K. Moorchead, of Pennsylvania, reported on thoe oxplaration of Lake Chintaqua, Ohio, thut itin prnut{)cuhlu touso ibns n resorvoir for {kie Riiver, pumping water from Lake Tirle wto it, ‘The Commission ndjourncd to Thursday, at 0 a.m, S T KU-KLUX CONVICTED, Rareram, No O, Oct, 11—The firat Ru-Klux trinl bofora tho Slato Courts camo off bofora Judgo Watls, of tho Johuson County Buperjor Qonrt this weok, and resultod in tho conviction of tho ;;nlui; purtics of murder, I'wo men, one whito and the other colored, on the Gth of Sop« tember, went in disgulso to the house of & col- orod man, dragged himout and whipped Lrm to death, 1'he murdorors wero sentencod to Lo Longod ou tho 13tk of Novombor, — FOREIGN. CENTRAL AMERICA. DANAMA, Bept. 22.—O0n tha 23d of August soy- oral hiocks of earthquako wero folt in Guatomn-~ In, Txcopt causing n gonoral alarm, however, no damago was dono, A mmmx collogo lins hoon organized In Gun~ tomala, and all ruhglulm committees suprosued and thoir proporty dedicated to Lenefleonco and Instruction, At Ban Juan dol Norte & vessol eallod tho For- naudo, Capt. Nolson, reported to the Governor that thoro woro n good many Americnus from Now Orloans arrived, with riiles, ote., who woro oommlulnig oxcesses in Rontan, A great many of thoso filibustora wara bincks, Tho disturbed condition of political affaira in Panamn koops businosn ut n sland-atill. Troops aro kept con- stantly undor armng to provido agninst an attaclk by tho robols, who are in tho woods in the nolgh- borlood of tho olty, g WEST INDIES, TTAvANA, Oct, 1.—Sonor Zuluoin rocelved o telogram dntod Madrld to-day, from Sonor Villa- mil, former Administrator of tho Exchequor boro, snylng: “'I'ho Government desires that roturn ~ to Cuba._ DBofora _nccopting tho oficc agafn, I must Inow if tho pooplo are determined to ro-ostablish confldenco and oredit. I nssuro you thatno violent moasures will bo taken respeoting slavo- ry or politics, tho Government acknowledging the Cubnn_debt, Will you aid mo in the work of lm' proving the Administration #" ‘0 this Benor Zuluetn has roplied: ¢ Your patriotic offer ia accopted with gonoral enthu- slasm, nll having confidenco in the National Govorvmont, Wo awalt your arrival with impe- tienco." —— SPAIN. Mapnp, Oct. L.—Large numbors of Catlints aro surroudoring to tho Tlopublican troops In ;l;s"l‘mvlucn of Lorlda, with tho hopo of an am- 5Ly. MAonm, Oot, 1.—Dissensions in tho ranka of tho Carlista nro inoreasing, Lenders Dorregar- ray, Roda, and Lizzaraga have loft their com- mands and nrrivod at Bayonne, Maprip, Oct. 1.—Hundreds of doserters from Cartagenn are coming into tho linen, Thoy rep- resont that domoralization and iusubordination within tho city aro increasing. The majority of tho inmirgonts wish to surrender, but aro over- awed by liborated convicts and the more despe- rato portion of the volunteors, Nows of the fuilure of tho floot at Alicante causoed a panie in tho city. —— FRANCE. New Yorg, Oct. 1.—A deninl is _given totho statement published yosterday, to the effect that the mission of Cardinal Bornechase to Romo was for tho purpoea of inviting the Pope to Franco to conscerato Honry the Fifth as King, It is stoted that the mission of the Cardinal has no reforouce to the monarchical question. o GERMANY. DrespEy, Oct, 1,—The King of Saxony is dan- gorously ill. CRIME. A Mystorious Tragedy. Special Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bouynzoy, Ind., Sept. 80.—A man was acei- dentally discovered in a stable this morning with his skull fractured in several places, the brain protruding, and tho body nearly stripped of clothing, Tho man was porfectly insonsiblo, aud died in a fow hours atterward. Ho is an en- tiro strangor in the place, having only beou scon once, tho day before the tragedy, in oumpnh{ with' aunother unknown man, who stopped wit! him at o houso near the pince of tho tragedy, during o rain. Tho unknown mnn n&- peared silent and dospondent whilo his compnnion was jolly and talkative, Thoy left beforo the raiu was ovor, and nothing was scen of cithor until tho murdercd one was found. A plow-coultor was the murdoror's instrumeont for tho commiesion of the crine, The conlter wau found lying near. Tho clothing of the man hns not been found, and, it iy presumed, Lad been carriod of by tho wirderor, who is thought to be tho companion of tho previous day. Every indication is, that tho man‘was murdered in s sloop, n8 no ovidenco of o _struggle ia 10 bo found in the stablo, "'ho murdered man had not the eppearanco of o laboring man; hed very small, soft hands, and woro No. 8 boots; but both boots were for tho left foot. A photo- graph of the dead ean has been taken, sud is proserved for fulure dovelopments, Probably the concealmont of somo crimo wus ilie causo of tho murder, ng it conld scarcoly huve been for fiuu&y or from suddon passion, but in most cold ood. Rural Adualterevs. . Special Inspatel to The Chicapo Tribune, Rooxrony, IIl., Oct. 1.—Charles Williams and Trauces I, Williams, the Intter n young nud Lenutiful woman, were arrested at tho Forest Qity Houso horo to-day. Frances ia the wifo of Hiram Williams, » brothor of Charles, who re- #idgs in Milwaukee. Charles and Frances in- duced Hiram to go to the Konosha County Fair, and while ho was gone they eold off $200 worth of his household oifects for @40, and loft. The Bhoriff caught thom hero, Itis rumored that thoy had beon looking for rooms with & viow of starting o houso of ill-fame. Arrest of an Ymportant Witnoss in tho Goodrich Cnse, Speeial Dispatch lo The Chicago Tribune. New Yonk, Oct. l.—Lucette Moyers, witness tn tho Goodrich case, was arrosted to-day. Sho has mado a statement lntely, implicating s por- 8son in tho murder nover before suspected; and, though not crediting hor story, the District-At- tornoy folt It to bo lifs duly to detain hor. ‘Tho person implicated is unknown, but the District- Attoruey snys lo is & person of great promi- ig:mm, ::ud Lis testimony will croute groat ox- citement. Xudicted for a Murder Committed Last Year, Spectal Dispateh to Phe Chicaan Tribune, Dunuque, Iowa, Oct. 1,—Intolligence was re- ceived hore to-day that the G Jury of Jus- Eur County had mdicted Heury Loreuzen nnd is son aud wife for the muider of a man named Schuman, in March, 1872. The prisoncrs will remain in jeil bore nntil next March, when thoy will bo tried. 'Thoy are indicted for mur- dor in tho sivst dogree. Suppesed Caso of Murder, Special Dispateh to The Chicago 'ribune, Apa, 0., Oct. 1.—A echool-teacher named Brockeyun was found dead uear the railroad track, about five miles onst of this place, last night. Thoro aro alrong suspicions thnt ho was murdered and thrown upon tho track, Iis re- maing woro horribly mutiluted. A Cashier and 86,500 Missing. B1. Louis, Oct. 1.—J. A. Stovens, Caslior of tho 8t. Lould Mutuni Lifo Insurance Company, loft Lis oflico early on Monday morning, and has not siuco been seon, nor is it kuown by his fam- ily, or nuybody olse, where he is. Provious to his loaving tha oflico ho locked the inside door of tho eafo. Yestorday, it being necossary to ob- tain some papors from the safo, tho loock was picked, and npnnknfio containing 6,500 in cur- ronoy wos found to have disappenrod. It 1 sup- poied that Stovens ool tho package. An amiuation of Lis accounts was wedo, and overy- thing found correct. Btovens was highly con- neeted, and his frionds are_not willing to beliove that o cwbezzled tho funds, A DBrutal Outrago. Corvamus, 0,, Oct. 1,—Currlo Colvor, & hand- some sorvant girl, whilo returning to hor home lost evening ngout 10 o'clock, was keizod by a party of men, in a thickly-settled portion of {ho city, and beld firmly, whilo chloroform was ad- ministored until the g[rl becamo fuscnsiblo, Bho was then taken to somo placo (shio does not re- momber whero) und horribly oulrn(f«d, The girl was found this moining in au insensible oondition, on tho poreh of n house on Goodrlo street, Ilorbody wus seratehed and brnisod, and hor olothes wero badly roiled and torn. She iy now in & daugorous condition, Approhension of Foul Piny. Kpecial Dispatch to The Clicaya Tribune, InpransroLs, Ind., Sopt, 90,~Soww doys ago Mr, E, II, Campbell, a well-dressed genllemun from QObicago, secured a lodgment in North Dolawaro strect, and for several duys remained fn a disstputed conditlon, Finally ho wont away, aud now tho family uro conslderably exorclsed, foaring foul play, fnnsmuch s o left ettects of conslderably wutuo, Desides ho 1s supposod to bave vulusblcs on hig person which would ducite (hivves to put him ouy of the way, Iilled by o Stab, Spectal Diepateh to T'he Chicugo Tribune, OAnnINvILLE, I1L., Oct. 1.—A diflienlty ocorr- red {u tho oastern portionof this county botween two farmors, uanied Wright and Bulllvay, in which Wrlght_stabbed Sulllvan, who, aftor Tine goriug o fow doys, died from his injurios, Fatnlly Shot i Spaclnl Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribuna, Dernot, By, 0,—Dy an urrival from Lake Supo. rlor fo-day, news {4 browght (hat Jumes Allan, ono of an Affray, tho kiwopers of tho Dougla Lvuay, ot Houghten, woa | falolly shiot in an afTsay In o billiard-room In tjint town, Dy 2 yonng mun named Tdwards, with whom 5o kad & «quarrel over somno worda, THE LUMBER INTEREST. striko of Operntives in the East Sagie nnw District—=Tho Sonson’s Iusls - 1t to The Chicago Trit Special Dispatek to Tha Chicago tne. East BAGToAW, s0ct, T—Iho. Titiabmwnsse Boom Company, oporating on the Inrgest Iumboring stréam in this county, having roduced wages twolvo sud o hnlf” por cont, tho laborors on the boom, somo 250 in number, struck worlk, and it is quito likely that operations on this stronm will bo susponded tho belance of tho senson. This Compnny has rafted out 275,000,000 foot to date, and there aro fully 200,000,000 foet back, It I8 rumcred tbab tho operatives in the mills aro to follow snit. ho shipmonta of lumbor from the Baginnw Rivor to dato aro 401,168,000 foet, against 840,~ 000,000 foot for tho samo timo Inst year. Tho shipmonts last month woro 65,000,000, FAIRS. Enstern Michigan Fair. Special Dianateh to I'he Chicaqo Tribune, YesinanT1, Mioh., Oct. 1.—The sccond day of the Enstern Michigan Iair showa fully 2,000 ar- tiolos on exhibition, There wea n grand display of the military and Firo Department this after- noon. Tho weather coniinucy benutiful, and largo erowds are in attendauce. Exhibitors are prosont from oli parts of the Btato, Kanc County Fair, QeNEVA, T, Oct. 1.—Tho twenty-second an- nunl Fair of thio Kano County Agricultural Socis oty opencd to-day auspiciously., I'wo hundred enitrics of tock nnd ngricultural produots havo alrendy been made. Havoral fine Lords of cattlo oro hicro, and wany fino horses are coming in tho wmorning, The ofticors aro working like beayors, and tho prospeots are flatteriug, Colorado State Eair, DEXVER, Col., Oct. 1.—The eighth annunl faie of the Colorado Induatrisl Aesociation opencd in this cily veatorday, Tho display in all the do- ortments il for oxceed any I\ruvlons oxhibi- {ons, and this city in alrondy full of people from all gections of the territory, and many from Kan- 8as snd Missouri as exhibitors or visitors. 5 Northern Ohio Frir. LEVELAND, 0., Oct. 1.—Tho attendanco at tho Northoru Ohio Fair to-dny way much bettor thap that of tho two preceding days. Tho wenther bas beon vory favorable. Traine lead- lug to the city brought o largo number_ of visit- ors from tho surrounding country. It is esti- mated that above 26,000 persons visited tho grounds dur(u¥ tho day, nnd the streots of tho ¢cily wore wall crowded. Tho Hon, Gco&a Willey will deliver the annual address beforg tho Asgocistion to-morrow. ——— STURGEON BAY CANAL. Mapreoxy, Wis., Oct. 1.—Maj. Martin, who waa appointed by Gov. Washburn to fnipect {le work on the Sturgeon Buy Ship Canal, roporis that one-fourth of it is comploted, One-* jurth of the land-grent ‘will, therefore, bo given to it. i bbbl bl St b MARRIAGES. TIIOKOX—MOORE—At tho homo of tho pacents af the brido, by tho Mo, &% M. Grogr, motor of £t Pauly Church, Springtield, anna ickox and Canelo BB, Bloars, 'only davghtor of T, O, Moore, of Bataria, §#~cano aud Sangawon County papors pleaso cops. RIORDAN—AL his residence, Tl Wost Adamst., yeslorday morning, Matiliow Riutdan, Funoral sorvien Uriday, 10 a. m., at St. Patrick’ Olurch; thenco by cars to Calvary Cometory. GENERAL NOTICE, Office of the Chicugo City Ratlcay Co. ON FRIDAY, OCT. 3, Thin Company 1eill resuma the operation of its CARS ON STATE-ST. The Cars of the TreentyAfthe Clarkfvom Edpilolph-st,, thosn of'tie Tnenty-accondat, and Tnion I'a Cros-tailn ™) line il continue to run by way of Van Buren und Clarkate, AUCTION SAL: s e SN e Ly WL A, BUTTERS & CO. LARGE STOCK Ready-Made Clothing, Goants' Furnisbing Goods, ‘Woolony, l)r{'Goudi Governmnent Clotllug., stack of Baots and Shocs, AT ATCTION, On THURSDAY, Oct, 2, at 9 1-2a.m, At our Salesrooms, 16 and 17 Randolph.st WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctlonours. T SPECIAL SALE. Triple-Plated Silverware, Table Cutlery, Clocks, &c, AT ATUCTION, On Thursday, Oot. 2, at 10 4. m. and 2 p. m., At our Salosrooms, 15 and 17 Randolph-st. Tha stock constata of, Rich.chasod Toa and Coffoo Retr, Too Pitottors, large and small Teats, Usko uad Vruit Hos: kutx, Ravolving aud athor Butter Dislies, Syrup Pitcherr, Dinnor, Pieklo, and Broakfast Casters, Ivorr:handid Knivas, Torks and Bpoans, Turret and Moriogram Clacke, 0, &0, Tine il hereafter run on Shicts and Drawors, Glovos, “Also’ rotal Tho abave goods are first qualliy, from (ha well-kuown manufactures of Russol, Meridan, Holmos, Baoth & Hayden, and thio National Plaio Conpany. m‘flfl‘gfin&n »g:hull! roserve, and will bo sold in quantitics s *Ult PECHAVAL. A. BUTTIRS & 0., Auctioncors. 980 MICEIGAN-AV. FINE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UARPETS, AND LIBRARY, AT ATCITION, On Friday, Oct, 3, at 10 2. m., At Dwolling No, 938 Michignn-n., eomprising Rich Par for and Cluinbor Farniturs, Bruscis and Wool Carpets, Diuiog ltoom Euraitare, 1hir Mulcresuos, ledding, Fice turos, Crockery, Glussivaro, Tablo Cutlory, Cook aud FParlor Sloves,” &0, ~ Also,’ 200 voluines bliscollancous Buoks, all standard work Parlir & Chander Furuiams Diningroom Furnlturg, Velver, Trusscly wil Waol Onrvets, Ulnnow, Marble-tan Lubl Purlor unid Coolc Stoves, Bhow Cises, Pietures, Crocleryy hituswiero, Bodaing, & AT ATUCTION, On Satorday, Oot, 4, at 8 1-2 &, m, €8and 70 Wabasheav, AT ATCREOCRT. REGULAR THURSDAY'S BALE OF OPEN AND TOP BUGGIES, 8.4 Road Wagons, ouble and Blugla Haruoesos, on I'f t 10 o'cluck, G 0., Auctionoors, AT ATCTICGIN. THI GREAT MAMMOTIT EXPOSITION SALE COMES OFF 'PIIS WEEK, Blegant Parlor and Ohambor Bets. Mock Onsgu. Bidoboards, Wardrebod, Bk Walnm ¢ Bedstonds_nnd Bironus, Mattresses, Bcfis, Tioungos, Chaoirs, lockcors, Parlor and Ofilco Deosles, 75 Bx, Tables in White, 20 Rolls All. ‘Wool Oarpeta, 60 Orates W. G, Orackery, in onoa lots and by tho package, At 12 o’oloock—Open and Top Buggies, 3-4 Road Wagons, Doublo and Bingle Harnoss, On Saturday, Oct, 4, commencing at 9 o'clock, ; ORK & 00., Auctinnoers, REMOV.AT. TAYLOR & HARRISON, Anctioncers Will hold thele opening sals of FURNITURE, CARPETS, &o., At tholr Now Btaro, 204 & 2006 Engt Madison-st., On BATURDAY_MORNING, Oct, 4, at 0% oolock’ Wo will make our closing salo of Dry Goods, Notions, HOSIERY, &c., AT 31 & 33 SOUTI CANAL-ST,, On THURSDAY, Oct. 3, at 0 o'olook. TAYLOG & MARRISQN, Ausugusagy