Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1873, Page 5

e R —— THE YELLOW FEVER. A Marked Tmprovement in tho Condi- tion of Memphis.~Tvwonty-Six Deahs Yostorday. Montgomery, Ala, and Calvert, Toxas, Suffering from the Provailing Soourge, A Touching Acknowledgment of tho Generosity of iho North- ern Peoplos Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. A DECREASE 1N Tific NUMBER OF DEATIE, Meaems, Tonu,, Oct. 16.—The day and night woro vory suliry. Thore was o slight rain to-dny. Fow noew casos were reported, and the deaths havo deoronsed 15, - SUDDEN INAANITY OF A NURGE, A nurso in chiargo of two sick policomen had aninsana attack lnst night, 8ho was arrested, nfter much trouble, and confined in the asylum, whoro eho has boen takon with the yollow fover to-day, THE RELIEF SOCIETIES roport tho sick as doing well. z A DALE OF GOTTON coatributed by Croed Taylor, of New Gagcony, Ark,, to tho orphans of this city, was sold at auction to-dny in front of tho Citizens' Commit- toe rooms, - It was bought by Mr. Thaddeus Ely, ropresenting a pool composed of Ely, Harvy & Tichardson, Ledy & Co., andothers, * Tt brought 1,600, and was dovoted to the same ecnuse b tho _ purchasera, Mr, John XK. S8poed, of D. A. Clarke & Co., got up apool. Col. Hamilton, tho Express Agont,took chargoe of tho bulo, and proposcs_to shiip it around tho world. Tho Union Star Liue made the samo proposi- tiou. Tho cotton was shipped to 8t. Lo tho nopn train. THE DOARD OF NEALTI havo mndo the following mortuary roport for the twenty-four hours ondiui at 6 o'clook this even- ing: Mrs, J. 'L, Gore, 63 ; Jacob Bronst, 43 Tosalio Webor, 63 ; B. M. Lovy, 40 Mary Cns: 8oy, 4 ; John Gnssoy, 64 ; Blrs. Whlil, 403 Miko Xolly, 41; A, E. Lunbury, 28 ; Jorry iIntloy, 70 ; Ellon Griflin, 63 Ellon ilull, 8; B. Brown, 20 ; Dre. M. E. Littlo, 20 ; J. McCnnn, 233 Thomas Keolly, 8; Richard Paino, 40; Marin Cloments, 92; II. Lowmoyer, 46; Charles Vortor, 22; Dan_ Suiivan, 14 Mary Hannomau ; Daniel Hayden, colored, 24¢; Jos Klatz, 85, yollow fovor; A W. Wagnor, 10; Eiizaboth H. Mack- elmore, colored, 86. Total $7; yollow fover, 20 ; other disosses, 11, Mexmpims, Toun,, Oct. 16,—Nothing relinble ia Jmown at naon as to tho progross of the disonso, but the impreseion is that thero aro fow new casos, U% to noon, the mortuary report shows 19 denths from the yellow fover and 13 from other causes—total, 81, v DENEFIT COTTON BALES, . ‘The cottou-bale that was shImed to tho Prosi- dent of tho St. Louls Merchants' Exchange, with orders to sell it for the benofit of tho Memphis sufforors, and ship to other points for the snme purpose, brought a 1ittle less than §3.53 per pound. * Eugone Leidy, the hattor, was the live- ‘liest bidder. The bale of cotton donated by Richard Taylor, -of Walaut Bend, Ark., to the Dominican Sisters of Momphis, sold this morning and brought $1,600. Mr, LEly, of Ely & Co., cotton mer- chants, purchasod it. A, E. Frank, land auc- tioucor, was the seller, It is rnmored that Alr. Ely will ship it to tho St. Lonis Chambor of Commerco, to be sold again fur the benofit of tho Memplis sufferers. ANOTHER PROMINENT VIOTTM. Jacob Brust, & respected German, and Presi- dent of the German Bonovolent Association, died Iast night of yollow fover. THE NEEDY ORPHANS, Prosident Leath, of tho Orphan Asylum, makes an appeal as tollows: The Orphan Asylum, under the care of the “Association of tho Protestant churches of this city, roquests donations of aid in providing 'for the orphana daily placed in E8 care. Tho iostitution has rocontly lost sovoral of its most valued friends by the pre- yailing scourge, and the funds which liave been otherwiso dovated have beon absorbed by over- ‘whelming necossities, Remittances cun be mado to Jyrus Johnson, President, care of J, 0. John- son & Co, , CLOSED UP, Lowonstein Bro.'s largo wholesalo dry goods house closed this a, m., tiil the fover abates. MOBTUARY REPORT. Yellow fever deaths 2 ; other causes, 11, To- tal 37,—a fallivg off of 15 in yollow fevor doaths from yesterday, Weather very warm and cloar 8t 10 p. m. Vory fow now onses. TME MEMPHIS DEATH-ROLL, UP TO DATE, Tho following tabla ghows the deaths m Alem- his from nil causes, from the 13th of Soptom- ber, tho day when the presence of yellow fover ‘was announced, up to and inclusive of Oct, 13 : Other Date, Fever, causes. Total, Bept. 14 10 3 1 Sept. 15 2 0 8 Bept, 16, 12 I 14 Bept, 17 19 8 g Sopt, 18| 12 8 20 Sept, at 8 83 Bopt, 1 8 20 Bopt. ] 4 12 Sopt, 10 10 20 Sept, n. 9 20 8 24 10 0 [ a 9 80 9 30 15 18 ] 2% 13 a1 btd @ a1 40 2 54 2 a 1 [ 10 5 10 a 1 50 1 6 [ 51 1 61 [] « DEATIS IN SHREVEPORT. Smeeveront, Oct, 16.—Telegraphors all woll. Interments to-day: Lnura Jones, colored, 6; Alice Butlor, 2; Mary V. Monroo, 48; Auna B, Cloud, 1; Robort Cain, 58; Urick Marsh, 25, THE SCOURGE IN OALVERT, TEXAS, New_Onrieans, Oct. 10.—A privato dispatch from Calvert, Texas, says tho fever bere is ‘warso than at 8hraveport,” Boven por cent of the population haye died. OASES IN LOUIBVILLE, LoussviLLe, Oct. 16.—Although there havo toen eovoral cases of yellow fover in this city, @vory ono has boou fmported from Memphis. A thousand fu‘.'hwns from Momplus and Bhreve~ port have taken rnmfio 1n Louisvillo, and natu- Tally somo havo brought tho sceds of the disoaso with thom. Not a efuglo case indigonous to this city has ocourred, nor Is it probable thore will bo. There have boen woveral froaty, and the cold weathor is almost upou us, and the Immu- nity of this city from such disonso ia proverbial, AT MONTUOMERY, ALA. MoxTaoxery, Ala., Oct. 16.—Thore ware two deaths from yollow fover in thia city in tho past twonty-four hours. Tho Doard of Ioalth has pronounced tho diseaso epidemie, but of a mild form, Twenty-two douths from the digense have oceurred hore sinco Sopt, 19, TIE AD MOVEMENT. New Yonr, Oct. 16.—Eloven hundrod dollars from the Produce Exchango woro forwarded to Moinphis to-doy, NonroLx, Va,, Oct. 16,—Thoe Common and fo- leot Counoils of thia clty have appropriatod §1,500 for tho Momphis eufforers, and recoms fl.fle:;l tho peoplo to make Individual contribu- Speefal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasixaroy, D, 0,, “Oct,-10,—Dounations of monoy by porsons iu Washington for thio relief of the yollow fovor muifurers in Momphia have Yoon quito frcely madoe, Gon, Butler, Gov. sh"l'\»«'dl. and W.'W, Corcoran_onch gave §100; ‘&‘;gnsgfl‘ ;;;"\lvu I}filmmaymnm.lx Popllmu;r.m-l(;uni Jpu #60 cach, Tho P'rosidon bonorderod 20/008" So R Vs Lt Tt city. WasinnaTox, Oct, 16,.—110 Mw. of thin ity will forward €400 for giratornity tho Momphis and Bhrovoport suffersrs ‘. mors row,—tho amount subsotibed hy two lodges v.. night, ‘Tho entiro contribution by ull tho ?aduon hore will samount to 2,500, THANIKR, A THOUNAND TITANRS, Hyom the Mouphis Appeat, Oct, 14, Tho Book of Lifa nssuros ug that ** e that sowoth plontoously phall roap plonteously,” In tho days when yet Memphis was strogglin thepoverty induced Ly war, aud tumult, and dis- ordor, o e1y came to us from afar, It way, in our own lauguagoe, & plaln_appeal to us for (mln by powmuuitics in tho thioos sud agoviey of du- " PHE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1873. ongo and fire. Wé gave a8 we conld ingly, btk ns thoso who bollovod that tho chesriul giver. \!o cast our broad upon tho watora, and vorug it hos roturnod to us, and moro than an hundrad fold, Thoro is no now of Radical or Domoorat, of Northern ur Houtborn, of Fedoral or Confodorate, ‘Ihoro iano hnlting by tho way to ask if wo bo Loyal or Rtabol; if wonro still in open deflanco to the (Governmout of the Itepublio, or reconciled to the rosulta of tho war, 'There is no quastion of any kiud, " It Is enough to know,” uny Louisville, Gliicngo, Now York, Konsas Gty Dutimore, Cincinnati, sud otlior oitie, “that tho poople, our pooplo, our brothors of Memphis, aro suffering —that, bone of our bono and flosh of our flosk, thoy aro in noed, It s cuough. God lovos tho choorful givor. Charity covoroth a multitude of slns,” 'Thoroforo wo glvo, not ay man tziven, but s God has given us. Not grudg- ngly, sparingly, or counting tho = cost, but"ns_thoso who have o mind to roliove tho needy, bind up the brokon-hoarted, and sie- cor thoss in sicknoss and in doath.” It is in this pirit that tho good Bamuritans of the North es- Fuclnlly are fastoning themsolves wpon our honrts with hooks of stecl, The leading jour- nnls of that.portion of onr * common country ™ vio with onch othor in tholr oxortions in onr bo- helf—and that, tov, without regard to party or portisan considorations, Indeod, 1t is a nolablo fact that many of those most opposod to us ns s community bave heon most urgout in our be- Lolf, Thoe appenls they make for us aro na rogular as their doily issuos, and thoy continue in the good work of our rolief, 'How thankful wo are, how l{rnluml for it all, pen can- not ' paint, nor tongue toll. Woars_consclous of our doflcioncios in that respect, 1n any othor cause perhaps wordy, in thig our own wé fail to muater words that can adequately convey tho overwholming sonso of this kindness_ns wo nil feol {t. It stird us to the profoundost dopths; it tios our wnf;uofl, and lenves us dumb, speochiless. Vo ‘sowed,. but lhow plon- toously, beyoud all procedent, havo wo ronped — and that, too, whero wo had thought it stony, barron ground, Wo will novor forget this abounding, enduring charity; and when the time comos, 1 como it may at any hour to any community, wo hopo to be able to provo our faith by works, Woeond grooting to all the oitios of tho Union and to our brathren of tho press, und thank thom in the name of our yot striciion punfilo. and pray it may nevor bo theirn to know tho harrors we now know, to seo what wo have scon, or fool ag wo lhaye felb throughout this awful, dench-dealing opidemie. CRIME. Robbery in Momphis, Svecial Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune. Mearems, Tonn,, Oct. 16,—J. M. Jofford, & olorle in the omploy of A. Boesel, 8on & Co., was arrested this ovening on n chnrgo of robbing his omployers. Twolve hundrod dollars' worth of goods wero found in bis possession. not grudg- Goflxfgvgd \iestion Attempt at Infanticides Special Dispulch to The Chicago Tribune, PEeona, IlI,, Oct. 16.—A baby only a fow hours old was tound in o privy voult nbout 7 o'clock this evening, and wos resgued alive. ‘Thero is no cluo to tho guilty partios. Tho authorities ore making vigorous efforts to ascortain the faots aud punish tho attempted murderer. ‘Fho Stokes Trial, New Yorw, Oct. 16.—In the Stokes trial to- day ‘Thomas Hart, the doorman at tho ladics entranco of tho Graud Contral Hotel, and tho principal witness agaiust tho prisoner, admitted, on his cross-oxamination, thnt, after tho last trial, \ming sick nnd out of omployment, Lo called on Chapin & Co., Fisk's brokers, and {rom them wont to. Mr. Comor, Fisk’s formor managing agont, snd was by him sent to his Privntu secrotury, from whom ho recoived £50. Tho rest of thia witness' ovidence way preuiuly a8 on the former trial. C. G. Hill, of Troy, was tion last " evening ho had taken accurato . moasurcment of the scome of the tmgodfi. and that ho mever saw Iart until Lo saw bim in Court yostordny. John 1. Redmond, another hall-boy, and a wit- nesa for the prosocution, ndmitted Tocoiving $60 from tho frlends of Fisk sinco the last trinl, Ho thon gavo his versionut wht taok place at_tho | identification of Stoken by Figk, differing from the story told by the other witugsscs. Philip Farloy, hotel-portor, distinctly contra- dicted tho testimony of Thomue Hart ns to Btokes nying Lio now nothing of (he shooting. Tarloy was the man who seizod Stokes, ahd he henrd overything ho snid. Witness also stated that he soarched for n pistol in Room 207, about Lalf-past 4, and found nono. 3 an A Serious Stubhing Affray. Avnuny, Ind,, Oct. 16,—Last night nbout 10 o'clock Frank Streby and W. W, Ilumes, both prominent buginoss men of this place, lind an altercation, Streby accusing Humes of coax- ing his omployes nway from bim, Aftor “ somo high words Streby and his brothor-in-law, Ernest Manedorfer, wore or- derod to leave Humes' prowmises, which they re- fused to do, Blansdorfor striking Humes, who rotaliatod, knockiog his nssailant down, Blans- dorfor thau drow & knifo and stabbed Humes tico, onco in tha right sido of the neck, close to his jugular vein, and onco in his left bronst, ‘Phio Jutter wound was throe inches long and vory deep. Humes now lies in an extremely critical condition, aud but b!"f].l'. hopes for his recovory uro entortnined. Both Stroby und Muusdorfor woro promptly airested, the formor beiug ro- lensed on £2,000 bail, and Lho lattor was sont to {‘ml to await the rosult of tho injuries jnflicted ¥ bim on Humes, Creat oxcitoment prevails in tho town, as all the parties aro prominent and well-known citizens. Kentucky Ku-Klux Trinl. LousviLLe, Oct. 16.—Tho United States Court Lias been ongaged two days on the case of Joo Mukes, colored, agaiugt ten alleged Ku-Kiux of Morcor County, Ky, Plaintilf nlleges that in 1808 thirtoen mon attacked his houso at night, cruelly whipping and outragiog him, Defond- anta show each an alivi, Huwmphrey Mukes, ons of the dofendants, is a colored man, sund a rola- tivo of plaintiff, Plaintiff produced ovidence to ldentify the parties. GonJ, M. Harlan, Gon. Bristow, and AL J. Durbam nppear for tho do- fense, aud Col, Goodloo nndp Col. Bullitt for plaintiff, The arguments will bo mado to-mor- Tow. citizons of Mercer Cuonty. Street Fight in Wheeling, W. Va. WuzeLine, W. V., Oct. 16.—A8 reported last avening, Muj. J. Sweoney assaulted and boat O. 8. Loug, tho editor of tho Regisler, for abusivo articles publighed in yostordsy morning’s papor, This morning's issue contuing furthoer refloctions on Bwoouey's charaotor, torribly, "About 11 o'clock Bweency mot Lowia DBaker, tho proprictor, and J. B. Clarkson, the local editor of that paper, and af- ter some words three drow thoir ravolvers, sud the firing commencod. Bakor was elight] wounded, and Clarkson wes burt in the lmm{ Daker and Clarkson then took refuge in a store, There will probably Lo moro shooting before the olls closo, Swoouey i caudidato for tho Log- slature ot tho election boing hold to-day. aud abuses him A RRow Eesults Fatally, NEw Yong, Oct. 16,—Charles Mollon, son of William F. Meilon, a sugar rofluer of this city, died at Ilvin;;mng yeuterdny, from injurios ro- ceivod at White Plains, N. i’., tho day beforo, during a row growing out of a disputo about a bhorso race. Boveral othors woro serlously ine ijmi:;‘d by hammers, spades, and clubs usod in the ight. % Cold=Blooded Murder in San Frans cinco, 8ax Franaisco, Oot, 16,—John Ryan mur- derod Owen Gillon on Davis strect to-day, chop- ping his hoad noarly off with an axe. Ryan was arrosted. No causo assigned. Gillon way aulecy ou & bench in tho bar-rcom whon tho deed was committed. Ryan is a mulatto, keoper of o low sailors’ bourding-houso, HaN Tnanowco, Oct. 16,—Tho name of the man who chopped off the'heud of Gillon with en ax this uftornoon wes Loyd Bell, not Ryan, 8 flvat roported. Dol iu evidontly iusane, City Marshal of Prove, Utnh, Shot,’ 8arLT Lanr, Oct. 16.—A, 1L Brown, Chief of Polico of Provo, was probably mortally wounded yostordoy by a pltol shot, nt tho handa of Har- risou Cartor, n drunken rough, Curtor Las not yot boen arrested, Now York Q'reauary Dofalcntion, ALy, N, Y., Oct. 16.—Churlen 1L Pholps, tho defauiting Cashior of the Htato Treasury, was to-duy brought hofora the Tolice Court for oxamination, but, at the request of District-At. tornay Moak, the caso wat postponed until Bat- urday, and lllmlpu remandod to il e BUFFALO LIVE-STOCK MARKET, MovrAro, Oct, 10,—UAr1LE—Recolpts toduy, 8334 totuliow (146 wuok, 009, Tl morket was huavy {his {aorulig w yout yeutirduy'a prices, but thoro uio fow louds of woull e CHEHLY Ghd o nujasky of tho eattlo dn 1ho Yardeary of fuforlor grado, But fow biye ory wore i ntteudativn,, - Tl galow were pboitt 1,001 Balen includo 65 TUINOT ueary, 1,108 lin o6 § 04 do, UL 4o, 1,588 1y, 01 $3, at’ €573 ;' i f e o, uf i i ; ab Sl e ’lluli nn ulebre, 102 HEER AND DAstbi—Raceljitaso. g, 1,600, Bupyl; for o wook, 15,000, o 1BEEGT i aul b yesters recelled, snd stated that sinco his oxamina-. Defondants aro said to be wel-known [ dny’s slico dcen s Canadn lsmbe, 35.50@0.357 Canada, ,25@8.60 ¢ Weostern shoop, #4.00@4.75, dn aheop, 80 1br, at §0,205 167 do, 115 1o, ob £5.25 5 308 Onnnda Inmba, 81 lbs, ot $6.70} 133 do, 77 1o, ol 86,12, Tfone—ltocoipta to-day lncluding roportod arrivals, 9,005 tolul for the wock, 24200, Tho market wns dull atid lioavy, at o decilnb of 100 por ewt from yoator- Any'a prices, ‘Tho yarda oro full of stock 3 sales nbout 1,000, Tho oxtromo rango was $4,25 to $4,50, Bulea In- clude 106 Olto lioge, avoragiug 476 lbs, 8t $4.50 3 105 o, nvernging 270 1w, nt $1,2 eriging 310 1L, at 423, i, ol R SPRINGFIELD. Questions Aslked of and Replies Mado BY the Rallrond Commiysionorss=Uole foutor JIArperis SUCCesnors Speetal Dinpateh to The Chicayo Tribune, BraiNoriLL, I, Oct. 16.~The Railrond and ‘Warohouso Commissloners havo had under oon- sideration complninls from vartous localitics in tho Btate to-dny, and in tho cases. bolow thoy Linvo directed answor to bo roturned: From 5 S s 120 Tilihoin hugs, av- ‘T'roy, 1L, on the line of {hoI. O. I, I, & com-' ploint is mndo that the Company ostimate the welght of Jumber shippod to that polnt, aud tho oatimates are always largely above iho actunl woight. The query is, is this actlon of tho rail- rond company in accordance with the law? W'ho Commisslonora answer that Ilumbor must Lo billed by actual wolght. The second complaint comes from Rock Tsland and vieinity, and tho quorios aro : Firat, Hos o railrond tho right lo disoriminato in favor of small shippors - from tho same point ? Anewoer, No. Socond, Are railrond cum!mulcu obliged to put in pwitehes for partics that havo conl mines vonr the track, for tho purposo of transporiing coal ovor their rond ? Anuwor, Beo 8ce. 6, Ar~ ticlo 13, Constitution, whicli anys : *“ All raifrond companies shall pormit conucotions to be mado with Lhelr track, so that avy such conl-bank or conl-ymd may bo reached by tho ears on naid rond,” Third, Are railrond companies obliged to furnish cars . for mining companios so that thoy may transport conl on tho line of their roeds ? ~ Anwwer, 'They mnat furnish reasonable facilitics for such purposos. Mr. Yaryun, Rovonuo Agont, who has hoon in chargo of tho Collector's offico hore sinco Har- per's ilight, is engaged to-day making a transfor of the ottico to- Col. Merriam, the now Collector, who has received notico of tho approval of his boud at Washington, Col. Morrimn hos n[;- pointed A, II, Purdio Doputy Collector in his oftica In nddition to Maj. Piuktinm, who is to bo Tirst Assistant Doputy. Col. Merrinm will tako full charge of the office next Monday, THE ODD FELLOWS. Proceedings Iin the Grand Lodge at Springticld, Special Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune. SeniNorFiELy, IlL, Oct, 10.—~The Grand Lodgo of 1 0. O. I adjourned to-day tomeet in Chi- cago at this time. noxt year. The proceedings ta-day wero of little intorest, oxcopt to members of tho Order. ho timo of clocting permanont Becretary in tho inferior lodges of tho Btato was changod from June to Docomboer, and pro- viding that ho shall give bonds. The proposed chinnges in tho constitution of those lodges’ wera laid over until tho noxt session of the Grand Lodge. An attompt wae mado to hold all mootings of the Grand Lodgoe in this city after noxt year, but, a8 ‘this ivoutd, involve o chango in the Con- stitution, tho sottlomont of tho question was do- forrod until noxt yoar, Two thousand one hundred and fifly-six dol- Inrs and ninoty conts_have boen calloctod by the Rolief Committeo and forwarded to their suffor- ing brethron in the South. An attompt was mado to instruct the Grand Reprosontative to tho National Grand Lodgo, ‘T B. Noodlas, of Nashville, to net for tho ropeal of thiat part of tho Nationa{ Constitution which for- bids Lodges holding bnainess meotings on Sun- day, but it failed by a decided voto. 'iho Grand officers eleot, tho namen of whom wora sont in theso dispatehos last night, woro installed by Past Grand Mastor Woodward, 1t was dacided that the salary of tho Grand Beorotary should be £1,760 » year. Avotoof thanks was givon the Hon. G. H, Haurlow, for his courtesy in furnishing tho hell for the Grand Lodge. Tho Grand Encampmont elocted and installed the followiug oflicers : Patrinvch, D. D. Hatficld, of Duquoin; High Priest, T, W, Floyd, of Gil- lespie; Benior Wardon, J. H. Miller, of Dan- ville; Junior Warden, J. G Antoine, of Peorin ; Sontinols, J. H. Harris, of Decatur,and John Jacobs, of-Duguoin ST. LOU:S. An Era of Conventions, Asscmblics, and Religious Gaihoringae-Tho Mie sonic Grand Lodgcs«The Grand Di= vision of Sons of Temperances Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, B7. Louts, Oct. 16.—Tho town is full of stran- gors nttonding the various conventions aund the meetings of tho synods, The principal business doue by the Grand Masonic Lodge, of Miswonri to-day, was the eleclion of the following ofticors: Grand Mastor, Rufus B. Auderson, of Ial- myrn; Doputy Grand Mastor, John W Bt, Louis; Senior Gruud Warden, J, E, Cadle, of Ollicothe; Junior Grand Warden, Xenophou Ryland, of Loxington ; Grand I'rensu- ror, William N, Loker, of 8t. Louis; Grand Secretary, Goorgo Pruuk Gouloy, of St. Louls. ‘Cho Grand Lodgo declines to purchiase the Tem- plo, on Market streot. Tho Grand Division of tho Bons of Tompor~ anco of Missonri, wineh has boen for two duys in session horo, edjourncd this morning, after baving olectod {ho following officers : ~Grand Worthy Palrinreh, Douton 8, Thomas, of Lal- myra ; Grand Worthy Associate, Rov. W. II, Hioks, of Bt Oatharine; Grand Worthy Seribe, J. J. Garvin, of 8t. TLouis; Grand Tronsuror, William - Mortin, of St. Louis; Grand OChaplain, Tov, T. T. Tidgoly, of Monroo City; Grand Condugtor, Qlarles T, Walkor, of Dixon ; Grand Sentinel, J. W, Nosbit, of St, Louis, —_—— CRUISE OF THE TIGRESS. Arctic Exporicnces in Search of the Crew of the Poluriy, New York, Oct. 16.—Tno World's 8t. John, N.F., npnciu\ announces tho arrival thero of tho stenmer Tigroas from her search for the Polarig survivors. Ou the 24th of Octobor the Tigress loft Ivigtut, all on board bolng in good spirits and hopeful of finding tho objecta of their search, On tho 6th, a mod- orato galo sprang up, but did no serions dam- age. On the 6th, however, a porfect hurrioane aroso, which drovo thom out of their courso for & time and throatoned to do groat injury to the ship. Lowards night tho storm subsided, nnd with somo very trifling exceptions, the Tigmuu hod oseapod uohurk, On tho 7k, tha orow hay- ing alroady bocomo impatient at $helr forced do lays, tho party started northward In soarch of tho whalory, oxpacting to find Oapt. Buddington and tho remoant of the Polaris orow on board ono of thom, A light, northerly galo still pro- vaildo, and, in conssquonce of tho prosenco of much fee, whioh impoded navigation, Capt. Qreer was advisod to staud to tho southward, g en oarly winter had ovidontly sot in, Acting on his edvico, Oapt. Greor, on tho aftor- noon of tho 8th, stood for Bt Johus, keoping in the known track of whal- ern, nnd etill hopeful of ineoting with tho lost men, The crow has boon mich reduced by exposuro to tho oxoossive cold aud by fu- tiguo. All on board, howover, aro well, ad far as can bo loarned. The Tigress will remnin to undergo somo repairs mado nacessary by tho govero lknocking about she suffored during the burricauo on tho Gth, Bho will sail in a weelr, and Oapt, Groen expoots to arvive in Now York by tho 10th of November. RAILROAD NEWS. Proposcd Amalgamation of Cunndian Rouds. Special Dispateh to Tha Chieago Tribune, ToroNTO, Ont., Oct. lld.—'l.‘hcfl: amalgnmation of the Groud Trunk Railroad und Greut Westorn Roulroad iu spokou of, Sule of n Southern Ruilroad, Avausta, Ga,, Oot, 16,—The Briuswick & Al- bany Railroad was wold to-duy at publio salu nt Brunswick, for 61,000, to the Gorman Immz- lioldors, who_hold " ovor 4,000,000 of tho firx| miortgago bonds of the rond, Northern Pacific ftailway Roport, MunNearors, Minn, Oct, 10.—The Tribune Loy the following rogarding the Northorn Pacitle Ruilway : Qenoral Mannger O, W. Moad, of tho Northern Pacifio Itnilrond, was in tho city {oulonlav and in tha conrno of o couversation ho wtated thut it is proposed by tho manngo- mont to operato tho ropd ns far ag Jamess town this wintor cortainly, a8 the rond i supplied with snow-fonces, ole, to that point. If tho wintor 14 not n_sevora” ono, the trains will Lo run to Blamurek, Lut if it is af eli Lard they will bo disooutiuued, Jawmostown i e 18 abont 100 milen wost of Fargo. Work on the rond {n to bo bogun and proscouted with vigor in the spring, Gon, Oasa lins nrnolntm tho following gon- tlomon a8 Commissionors, to- oxamine and roport upon _tho condition of the Yoad: 0,' Bands, of Cincinnati & Goorgo on, W, G, W. Bteelo, of Painesvillo, O., and TLodug, of kanun‘m. "I'heso gontlomon will atart from 8t, Paul this ovening in a spoclal ear, and with Cion, Mend will go over tharoad, Thelr ro- port will be looked for with intoreat, WASHINGTON. An Administrntion Organ Sympnthize cu wath Dolnno and NoyessefZotarn of the Steamer Tigress from tho Po~ laris SearchswThe TradesDollnr Cire culating in Nevadae=Statistics itolnte ing to the DistiMloriose2ho Polaris Knventigation, . ‘Special Dispateh tn The Chicago Tetbuno, TIE OO ELEOTION ¥NOM AN ADMINISTBATION BTANDROINT. WasmaTon, D. 0., Oct. 16.—Tho ovening Administvation organ enys, oditorinlly: *The question whothor Delano or Noyes is £o comn to the Sounto from Ohio wns sottled on Tuoaday last. Tho namo of tho coming Senator is Thur- man.” THE TIGRESS RETURNING FROX THE POLAR BEAS, DBy the following dispatch, received to-night by tho Socrotray of the Navy from Commnnder Groong, it will he soon that the atonmor Tigross, which was sont In sonrch of tho lost Polaris, ar- rived at 8t Johug, N. T\, aud will sail on route for Now York next weolk: 8r, Jorws, N, F., Oct, 10, 1873, Tigrers arrived all well, Sall for Now York ina week, Met no whalora, Iave had o Lad tiwe in Davis' Biraits, (Signed) Gneexe, [0 the Assoctated Press.) THE TRADE DOLLAR, ‘Wasmmaroy, Oct. 16,—Dr, Linderman, Preai- dont of tho Mint, is in receipt of information from Carson Oity, Novada, which shows that tho trado dollar is going into protty genoral cirouln- Hon thora, enpocial rv at the mining rogions. For noarly all tlp silver brought in, the miners talo the trado dollars, and use thom as & cireu- lnting medium, DISTILLERIES, Tho number of distillorios running on tho- 18t inst. was 814, with o producing capacity of 227,860 gallons of apirita daily, 'Cho increnso in Boptembor was 06,255 gnlions daily, TOSTAL CAUDS, Tho last issuc of tho postal cards show n markod lm;u'nvamnut in tho, papor, finish, and prlnunfi. The daily orders aro very. lnr?’u, emounting from £500,000 to$1,000,000 a doy. On Saturday Inst 1,800,000 wore issued to Post- wmnators, All orders aro fllled now as soon as racoived. REVENUE APTOINTMENT. William N. Nelson has boon appointed Intor- nal Rovonue Btorokeeper for the Twelfth Illi- pois Distriot. MIXED OLATAB. Tho American and Mosican Olaims Com- mission having naomed Sir Edward Thoroton to act as umpire, ho has accoptod the nomination, provided his Governmont will consent to his nc- mkn ‘lln that onpaocity, which cousont ho lLas askod. - EXFENSES OF TITE REVENUE OFFICE. ‘Tho Intornal Revonue offlcs is now conducted at an exponso of two million dollars por yoar loss than under the former laws, The Commissionor is Batisfied with tho law as it is, and, theroforo, will make no important rocommendation to Con- gress coucerning it. UNION LEAGUE. Tho National Exccutive Committeo of tho Union Lenguo of America will meot at I'hilndel- phis, Thuraday, Oct, 29. THE POLARIS INVESTIGATION, ‘The exnmination of Dr. Emil Besusel took place to-day on board the Tallapoosa, Ho gave an in- torosting nccount of his soiontific resenrches, and detailed tho symptoms of Capt. Hnil's ill- noss. Ho oxplainod his medical treastmont of Capt. Hall, and said ho had no doubt whatever that ho diod n natural denth. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Mooting of tho Executive Committeo of tho Stnte Grauges of the NMissise sippl Valley, at Icokul=sPrelimi= nary Procoedings. ‘I'ho Couvention of the Exccutive Commitleo of tho State Granyes of Patrons of Iusbandry in tho Mississippl Valloy nssembled in this city to-day. The meotiug was called to orderat2 o'clock p. m. 'Tho Stato Agent of the Patroni of Husbaudry of Missouri was chosen Proesident of the Convention, and Thomas ', Smith, of Minnesota, Seerotary. T'he Committeo on Credentials reported tho following delegatos presont : Minnesota—J, J. Boatty, Lako City; I. 8. Deumon, Winona; T, T. Smith, 8t. Paul; O, T ‘Brand, Faribault, Towa—E. R, Shankland, Dubuque; . Far- rington, Donver; Speucor Day, Marsballtown ; 0. H, P. Buchannn, Mount Pleasant. Miesouri—A., J, Stowart, Chillicotho; Willinm Prico, 8t. Louis; D. Wobster, Clark Gounty, Michigau—8, 'L\ Brown. Dolaware—Duncan, Schooleraft. Indinua—D. Kceno aud F. IL Coffin, Valpa- reiso. Tllinols—A, Golden, Rock Falls ; A. 'L, Elliott, Chicago ; Gon, Ago, of Kansas; F. H. Dum- bault, Jacksonvillo, Miesisulppi—William Heslor, Canton. Wisconsin—John Werner, Jr., Praivio dn 8ao ; J. H. Osborno, and James Brainerd, Oshkosh, aud John Cochrane. Golden, of Illinols; Dumbauld, of Kaneps; Testor, of Misslssippl; Prico, of Missourd, and Shanldand, of Tows, wera appointod a Commit- teo on Qrder of Dusiuess. “LTho mllnwing wore, on motion, appointed a Committeo on 'Uransportation and the Improve- mont of the Missigsppl Rivor: Shankland, of Towa; Hostor, of Missiemippi; Dumbauld, of Kansas; umufi, of Mionesots, and Duucan, of Michigan, & The Conventlon will romssemble to-morrow morning, and will continue in session from day to duy until tho business before it shall hayve Loeu disposed of. OBITUARY. Ex-Mayors Tallmadge and Pago, of Mulwaulcees Mriwaugee, Oct. 16.—Diipatchos wore re- coived to-day announcing the death of two ox- Mayors and promiuent citizens of Milwaukee, Tho Hon, John J, 'allmadgo breathed his lnst at Oconomowoc, Wia,, to-day, aftor o long and {mh\tul illuces, Mr, Tallmndge was Meyor of Lo city two terms, Presidont of the Obamber of Qommorco two terms, and onoo Domocratio can~- didate for Governor. He was agent of the West- orn Transporiation Company for many yoars, Tho fuvoral will take place Lore at 2 n‘uflmk to- morrow:aftornoou. A cablodispatch was recoived at noon from Drogden, briufmx tho nows of the danth of the Hon, M. L. Page, who was traveling abroad m‘za his Inn{nlly. d\[lx:i tle"ng?“ wag mfi:fl of Lhon Jld settlors, and lias held the oflicos of or, Chief of Police, and horifr, Pt —_— THE WEATHER. WasiixaToy, Oct. 10,—For Tviday, tho Iow baromotor iu Northern Now Engluud will move oastward ovor tho Gulf of Bt, Lawrenco, fol- lowod by frosh southwonterly winds, eloudy and rainy wonthor ovor tho Kastorn States, tho northern portion of the Middle States, and Lako Ontarlo. For Lako Erfo and the Upper Lako rogiony, northwestorly winds, rising Lnromnlur aud cloudy or ulum—ln(i weathor, with a sonowhab lawor tomporature, 1'or tha Ohio Valloy, south- wostorly winds, cloudy, and rain, followed by northwost winds and clondy or cloaring wonthor. Tor Lho Northiwout, northorly winds_aud clondy or partly ulmld{ weathor, Tor the Boulh Atlun- tie Btates, parily cloudy and cloar woathor, GENEDAL OUUERVATIONS, Cuoauo, Oct, 17—1 1, m, Statfon, [Har.| T Jivcok'sidgo [10.04] 8013 Galro, 08, hleago, 831N, gontia, Lt, raltl, Cinelunati, , | 0514, lght, Cloudy, i 65|0alm, Lt, snow, 41(L%, gontlo, G418, o712, géutlo, Bl i ', Qurr) {roshy {4, (Olondy, b Gt 0lE, gohtlo, |'Lid|Cloudy, tdlokuk i[caim, 2.31|Cloudy. Luvonw A4, goutlo, |, Olear, 1a Orouso Go[20. 14, goutto,)” 62| Clondy, Murquutto,, 18 Ualuy \03{0lea, Milwautos | 4ilN, I, frosh, | J03|Glondy, Onlia, ‘val gulitol, 00 Foggy, Tombinn G N, W,, gontle, Lalr, L Lunl 05f 4l friate, Olouy, Toledo, 54 G, |Gty TEXAS CATYLE FEVER. Special Dispateh fo e Chicago Tribune, 87, Josgen, Mo, Oct, 10,—luformution has bewn receivod lior that tho Toxay eattlo fover bog Dbroko out agalu with giost violouoe in : Daviasas Qounty, nonr the Haunibal & 8t. Josoph Rallrond, anq that the greatost consternation ox- iats among farmors. Gront loss is approhendoed. FIRES, At Port Xiurom, Miche Bpecial Dienaleh to The Chicago Tribune, Dernotr, Oct. 16.—A spoclal from Port ITuron roports tho burning thero this morning of the barrol factory and houso owned by Brooks & Josolyn, of rlywo houses owned by John Welsl, and ouo othor houro owned by aman nmmed Btoigol. Tolal loss, §10,000. - Partially insured, At Blackstone, 12, Te Provinexor, R, I., Oct, 16.—A. large firo has boon ragluy in Blackutono sinco 10 o'elock, but it Is_now bolioved to bo noarly undor crn- trol, Eight housos are alrondy destroyed, turnin, out [from twenty-five ito thirty familios. Mos of tho proporty bolonged to tho Patrick Mughes ostate, Rice A. Brown's barn, with horaon, cows, oud hogs, woro burnod;_also tho Plunkoth Tlouso and Wildor Block. 'Loss, ab this writing, obout £26,000. Partially insured. Motol Burnecd in Minnenpolis. Mixxgarons, Miun, Oot. 16.—A firo at 2 o'clogk ' this morning burned tho Amorican Iouso, an old aud well-known lotel, Ono of tho guests, Oyrus Gray, of Forost Lake, Minn, boing deaf, did not hear tho alarm, and burn to death. LEGAL INTELLIGENGE. Snits to Recover Stock Subscriptions 10 tho PPeorin & XRock ¥sinnd Rnile rond Thrown Out of Oourt in Dave eunport. Speclal Dispateh to The Chieano Tribune, Davryrort, In., Oct. 16.—Whon tho Pooris & Tock Island Railroad was commenced, subscrip- tions to the stock to the amount of about $100,~ 000 woro tnkon fu thin city. On account of tho fniluro of tho Company to fulfill certain obliga- tions, tho Davonport subscribors rofused to pay up. o easos Liave beon In tha courts for yonr, They camo up in the District Court of this county, this nfternoon, for trinl, when n demurrer was mado that the Company could not colleot the subseriptions in a bulk, but that thoy could be Fnld only in installments, Tho demur~ ror of the defendants was sustained by tho Court, and all tho cases will bo thrown out of court, Thoro toro thirly-sovon cascs in all, and tho amount involved roaches £60,000 DISASTERS. X088 of tho Steamer Missonri in the Gulf of flexicos=The Passongers and o Part of the Crew Snved, New OnrLeans, Oct. 16.—Tho stenmship Lib- orty arrived bringing tho passongers and o por- tion of tho crow of tho wrocked stenmor Ais- souri from Koy West. Capt. John S8impson, of Baltimoro, who was o passengor on the Missouri, ‘mnkes the following tatemont, “We loft Liverpool on tha 11th of Soptember, having had fino, cloar weather tho entire pus- snge. On tho ovoning of the lst inst., abont 41¢ n‘5oelr, whon the woather wag mild and the sea smooth ms & shoob of gluss, tha ship struck on Gingorbroad Crown, one of the rcefs oft Bemini, Thore was no nKpureue cause_for tho ship's boing wrocked at that timo, and I bellovo that it was through the carolessness or ignor- anco of tho ofticera at tho time of the disastor. Nobody wns in charge of tho crew on deck. Aftar wo atruck, tiio boata wora lowored and tho cargo thrown overboard. All the passongors suffored groatly from losa of thoir baggage. Tho first boat Was loworod about 8 in tho ovening, tho third mato in ohnrgo, with forty-seven peoplo in it, fncluding mysolt. Tho Captain and imnato, each taking a boat, loft tho ship about 8 o'clock on tho morning of the 2d inst. - After lunding on the islend, the Oaptain sent tho socond mato to look aftor the eargo, In returning to the veswel in the wrecking schoonor Two Brothars,they wore cought in_ a squall, and all on board woro lost. Tho ship broke in two aft of the for- ward latch, and just altor striking the roof. The Captnin aud firat mato wont to Nussau and suc- cocded in proouring tho British guoboat Chornb to trausport tho passengors and crew to Koy West. Tho Captain and first ofiicor returned to Nagsau to stoud an investigation by the Dritish Commission in rogard to tho loss of tho vessel.,” Pagsongors spenk " in highost terms of tho treatment roceived from Liout.-Commandor Franeis E. Bakor, of the British gunboat Chorub. ?;:ul hhiu oxecutlvo oficor, Liout, Hary &, atch. Destructive Gas-lixplosion in Louly= . ville. TLouvsyLLe, Ky., Oct. 16.—A torrific explosion occurrod at 7 o'elock this o\'ouluf on tho north- enst corner of the new Oity Yall, from foul sowerago, gas, und lenky gas-pipes, upheaving an immonso fng-stone, 18 feob long, besido tho building, and shaking It as if by sn carthquake, The paving on Bouth strect, from the Oity Ifall to the rivor, was at intervals_thrown up.” Sov- oral detective policemen and reporters in the police hendquartors iu the City Iail wore thrown sovoral fect, and stunned. Iortunately, no one was seriously injured. Groat oxcitoment was created by tho exploslon, thousunds of people rushing to tho spot in wild alarm. It is foared :hae uthu foundations of the Oity Hall aro in- urod, CASUALTIES. A Father Accidontnlly Shoots ¥is Own « Som, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, =~ HaxNA, Iud,, Oct. 16.—William Collius, living twomiles west of Lere, accidoutally shot his own son this evening. Ono shot, which passed through tho body near the abdomen, it {3 feared will prove fatal.” The partios to the accident aro 80 distrossed that it is " impossibla to got a com- plote statomont at present. Killed by & Fall, Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘West Arexanpen, Pa., Oct. 16.—James Goulding, a brioklayor, and an old and rospoct- ablo citizon of thin place, waa killod to-day by falling from the top of a house situated three miles weost of this place, belonging to John Piorson. CGoulding was ropairing & chimney, and in some way slipped. X.0s8 of Life by Prairlo Fires in Noe brasicn. LixcorLy, Nob., Oct, 16.—Excitoment provails through tho country horo, on account of the prairio fires, In addition to what was t{elo- graphod T'me TRIDUNE yosterday. Roports come of the dostruction of proporty in various party of Balino County, Mra, Moroloy, and six ohile dron wero burned to death on the prairie. Four athor childron who woro overtaken whon return- ing homo, it ia fenred will aleo dio. A mooting will bo held here Saturday by the farmers, to got an oxpression of opinion‘as” to compelllng the railroads to guard agoinst solting the prairio on firo, amd requiring them to puy for tho damage already dono. TRANSPORTATION. Warchouse Facilitics ut the East-"Tho Shortago Questions«T'hofts Along tho Kinc-=Itomedies Fraposed to the ‘Frausportation Committoe, NEew Yonr, Oct, 16,—At the rossion to-day of tho Transportation Oommittae of the United Btates Benato, Jarlos Colb, of Moemphis, 'Tonn,, made o favorablo &tatement concorning the transfor fnoilities and storage capnoity for grain at that noint, Tho lightorage dolivery performed by middle- men compols the shipper of grain to pay the uu- coutemplated churgoof three-quartors of ucont l)urlmalml foruntoudingthe carriore’ vossol,whilo Lo world ovor comuion earriors load and uuload their own vousoly, \Vol‘;!nlu Is dono in process of clavation, for which iliorais achargo of threa- uartors of u cont por bushol additional, divid. «cd botweon tho ehippor and buyor. In the pres- ont systom of l'mlmwflux shortago yavies from 1§ to 10 por cont. Ono ta 4 per cont is not uncom- mon, although the natural shortage should not oquat 1 por cont. Thofts along tho lino and from railrond lines hnvo not boon of unfroquent ocourronco, Ovorohnrges are of froquent oc- ourreneo, ofthor in rato of freight or quantity, Tho romedies proposed wore that raitronds guaranteo quantity, and ohinrzo o rato of freight vovering ordinary wasto, and that cach gruine earrying rond should oroot at its tormiuns’ horo olovators of such capaolty aa would contain the dolivarios of each road for suy ouo week, Large lots should bo kept idontical; small lots, under chargo of uu lnn}mctm‘, should bo bulked, Al vain should ho handled by sl elevator, and 0ld freo, pubjeot to the ordur of tho connizuos, for u readonublo timo, wftor which it should bo subjeot (o a moderato churgo, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yonk, Oot, 16.—Arrlved—Stomaships Cita ba, from Livorpool ; Hormann, from Brenon ; Lrlsin, fram Hemburg. Tavenroon, Oct, 16.—Htoamshipa Cinolle, Grooco, Villo du Llnvea, nnd Donmark, from Now York, have avrived out. New Yonk, Oct, 10,—Arrived, steamor Vicloris, from Glusgowr, V; 5 [THE LAKE VIEW TRAGEDY. The Evidence Elicited Beford tho Coroner’s Jury, Capt. Forrest is Decided to Have Acted k in Self-Defense, Tho Coroner, accompanied by Shoriff Bradley, went to the town of Lakq Viow yostorday morn- ing, to hiold an fnquest on tho body of tho un- knownmon who was shot and killed on the night of the 16th instant, by Capt. Louis L. Torroat, of tho Lako View Polics. Tho following was tho ovidenco olicited at the inquost : Dr. Emmons, siorn—Am County Phyaslolan. I bold a post mortom oxnmination on tho body of tho unkuown man, I found s gun-shob wound in the baok, tho ball passing at the loft of the sploon, noar the middle of the dorsnl reglon of tho spine, Upon os)unlng the body I found tho ball to Linve passed inward and upward directly through tho hieart. The wound cangod tho death of tho man. I oxamined tho wound upon tho face of Lowis L, Forrout, which was made apparontly by o blow of the flst, or might have been caused by a glancing blow from the lond knucklcs found upon the deceasod's porson. BTATEMENT OF UAPT. FORREST, Louls L, Forrest aworn: I am Caplaln of olico of the Wown of Lake. About 7 o'clock nat night 1 wont in company with Oficor Pelo- grow to Lincoln avenue and Divorsey stroct, and from thenco to the corner of Halsted an Tullorton avonue. I then went townrd Cluk stroot. Infront of Dr. Ialsoy's barna man struck mufi\rhh. what I uullv poso, was o nlung- shot, on the loft jaw. Ifell partly down and phouted _ “Ifold ‘on; I am o police oicor.” When I enid that ho jumped from bobind tho barn, I supposed o wes golng for mo again from the motions ho made. I pulled out my rovolver nud fired. Aftor tho firat shot tho man ran weat on Divorsoy strect. I called out to him to halt, fivo or six times. Ho kopt on runuing, I thon shot twice. _Ho wna 8o far away when I firod the lnst shots I could hardly feo hin in the dark, 1 blew my whistlo from the momont I fired the firat nhof, I had no talk with tho man afterhowas shot. Oficers Bullivan and Phillipscame up soonafter the man foll. Idid not seo tho man Hll Lo struclt mo, Nover saw him bofore. 'Tho lead knuckloy wore found by } mysolf and Officers Bullivan and Jordan this moruning. Jobh lgimllps, eworn : I reaido at tho corner of Shoflleld avenuo and Wollington atreot. lama police officer for tho town of Lrke View. - Yus- torday ovening, & fow minutes before 8 o'clock, I was standing at tho corner of Olark and Di- yorsoy streots, looking wost. I saw the flash and heunrd the report of tho pistol. Immediatoly af- torward I hoard another shot, and, in a fow Rec- onds moro, a third, When tho socond shot way fired, I rau in tho direclion of tho shooting. I sow Captain Forrest standing in the centro of Dovorsey stroot, and_saw & mun lying in tho rond at his feet. I asked tho Captain what was the mattor, ITo roplied, **G—d d—n Lim, I pasted him.” I nsked him what tho man lhed done, Forrest _replied that ho (Forrest) was coming east on Diversey stroot, and the man lying in tho road was stand- iog nonr o barn, and as Forrest passed by the man jumped out and doalt him o fearful blow uudor tho jaw. TForrost eaid to the man, “What aro you doing? I am u polico oflcor,” Thon tho meu_turned aod ran, sud Forrost drow his rovolver and fired, I putmy band on the man tho rond, and asked him what was the mattor. Ho roplied that bo was dying, OMoer Bullivan and mysolf carriod the mon from the rond to the grass, and ho ‘died in about four minutes, Capt, Forrost was vory much oxcited, Tho night wos dark, Ioould soe a man about fitty ifll‘ds awny. Did not hear any noiso bofora the shot was fired, ‘Tho man laid about sevon- toon yords from tho bavn spoken of, I think ° I have scon the 'man befoye, The witnossos idontifled articles then bofora tho jury as having boen found on the person of tho "decenacd, with the exception of n pair of brass knuckles, Capt, Forrest told me that he ordorod tho man to lalt five or six times, I askod Capt, Forrest how far he was from tho man when Lo fired. Ifo roplied that Lo was clore to him. The Oaptain said that when the wan strucl him on tho juw ho fired nt him threo times, I bheard Forvost say somothing beforo I oumo up, but do not lnow what it was, Did not hoar Lim cry out hnlt. ‘Walter Jordan sworn ;I belong to tha Liu- colu Park Polico. On Wodnesduy night I way in my house, on Wollram nnd Halstod_streets, when I heard threa shots fired, Whon I got out on the sidewall, I heard o pglice-whistlo blow- ing. Went in tho direction it seomed to como from, and eaw o light on Diversy atroot. When I roached it I found Caps. For- rost, and Ofticer Phillips, and JMr, Scalos stand- hxF ovor tho body of ‘the man. Capt, Forrost anid that ko would liko to know what ho hit him with, and started baok to look for the inntru- mou‘. 4 went with him, and kicked my foat pgainst something, and fouud it to ba g meals bag, Wo found nothing, Capt, Forrest thought Lio hiad been hit with n.slnuf-plmt. About 6 v'elock this morving I found a palr of lead-knuckles in the vicinity of the aflray, in front of tho barn, Thoy wore somowhat bont. I gave thesp to Capt. Forrest. Later in the morniug I found n bug contrining somo chickons, two empty bags, aud o clothes-line in & yrove near tho barn, I hiave never scen the decoasod bofore, Officor Bullivan sworn: About 9 a'clock on Wodnesdsy night, I was standing at the comor of Diversoy ond Clark stroets, with Oftticer Phillips, Wo hoard three reports of & pistol, aud found, upon inveatigetion, thab Capt. Forrost had shot (ho docensed, Ho searched hid olothing, and found iy his pockets pioces of candlos, matchog, p vatl of twino, and gome pa~ per ; algo n check for baggago t\€ iho Bhornan ouse. I was with Jorany whon the lead knuckles wero found, . T VERDIOT of the jury was that the unkuown man nowlying dend iuwthe town of Lake View {camo to iy donth on the night of Oct. 15, 1873, from a gun- shot wound of the back, produced by a revolver in the bands of Lowis P. Forrest, Captain of tho Lake View polico, and we, the jury, fur- ther ind thal tha shooting was dono by ilio of- flcer in solf-dofonso, while in the discharge of his duty. Tho tollowing ia & description of tho deceasod: About 45 years old, neerly Leld, brown hair, brown moustacho, datk eyes, nn old abrasion on tho left hip, Ile wore a gruy Scatoh coat and vest, black pants, cotton shirt, and soft dral hat. o wns npfiuroutly & working man. ‘Tho Bhorman Hougo choox No, 285, found on the porson ot the decoased, was found to eall for o socond-hand gold-mountod harnoss, aud a new horao blaukot, that Lud boen loft in tha houso. ——— CITY ITEMS, Poclot-book anatohers aro becoming alarming- ly bold in this city, Evory doy somebadyvho has go little procaution as to omiry hor wallet {n her hand,is alarmed by & rudo twist of hor fingers, sud the suddon disappearanco of hor wallet from Lor hond. Yestorday a ladyjon & Madison srteot oar, had her pockotbook suatehed from her by a boy, nonr Morgan strect. The thief took to his hools, and, the alarm having beon given, ko was followea by a largo erowd of citizons., Being clogely followed, lfin boy drow o rovolvor, and 80 infimidated tho crowd that tho follow was nermitted to eacapo, Lndies should not carry lieir wallols in thoir hands, Oharges havo vory ln'opurly boon proforred agalugt Polica Oficor Thomau Cunnon of tho Bixuh Procinot for gross noglect of duty. Whe ohargos aro based upon tho following fuols: Lo« tweon 10 and 11 o'clock on Wodnesday night, John Graham, o restaurant-keoper at” No, 24 Wost Randolph stroet, informed tho ofticor that o shootiug afiray Dlad oceurred ot bhalf- pust O o'clock in nis plice in which a boy had been shot fu the leg by & drunkon Tellow named Conners, Uho oficer made no attompt to work up the mattor, aud camo in totho Station at 1 o'clock in the morn~ ing without having mudo any yeport of the whooting, Yestorday aflornoon, CGralum, {ho yostaurant-koopor, roportod the mattor at tho Union Btreot Beation, and it wau given to oftleors uore uttentivo to thoir husinesy, | S s s KANSAS GRAND LODGE OF MASONS, Spectal Dirnateh to The Chivago Tribune, Lawnuxos, Kaw., Oct, 16,—1'he Grand Lodge of Mnsous of Kuusas approprinted 800 to the xl‘Inm phis sufforors, and 8100 to the Slwaveport aoplo, ‘tho Mou, ), A, aacott, of this city, was eloots od Grand Mngter of tho Btato. e s BASE BALL. Purcaprrrina, Oot, 10,—Yase Dall—Phitadol- phis, 18 ; Ballimoros, 9, e . i KANSAS CITY LIVE-STOCK MARIET. Spsclal Digritcd to Kansay' Ouv, Alo,, O 2,000 ; Bbipmients, 1,560 colpts, (3 )y Lho uules woro wostly to packers, Tho markot closed dull through Toxam atock sfeors ot $1,00@1,80 through Toxas stcors av S s—Dull; nolnquiry § pricos are nominally 3.0 CANADA. Agriculturaly, Mining, and Personal . Atems, Spectal Dispateh to The Clifeago Tribune, OTrAWA, Oct. 16.—Tho Govornor-Goncral is oxpoctod hore to-mortow, Tho plowing match of tho Provincial Agrionk tural Associntion for the Laatorn District, took place yestorday noar tho city, Thore wero nino toon compotitors, An oxtonsive mion mine hag boon discoverod near tha town of Porth, tho mont extonsive yot found in Canada. MoNTREAL, Oct. 16.—Mr. Rothory, Englisk mombor of tho Fishorics Commisnion, has ar- rived hero, nccompanied by Mr., Dallns, Boero- tary of tho Foraign ofilos, Tonoxro, Oct. 16.—MNr, Potter, Prosident o tho Graud Trunk Raliway of Cannds, has ar- rived here from Luropo, SPEOIAL NOTICES, Dr. Ralph Carroll Mason, OF NEW ORLEANS, Will sloso his profosstonal vislt. ta Ohloago about tho 20th inst. Ho will go from horo to 8t. Loufs, and stop a fow wooks fn MENDOTA on his way nouth. ON TUE BREAKEAKE, LUNGIEON, DINNER AND TEA & PERRINS omessestine Sance 18 INDISPENSABLE, JOIIN DUNCAN’S & it s Lo V) Shida BANK STATEMEN "REPORT OF THE OONDITION OF THR WMerchants' National Bank OF CEICAGO, At the Olose of Business Sept, 13, 1873, TESUUROES, be Gt s 81,440,404.88 Digo” trom Hodosming sad. s mg,uu or .004 28 Dud from National ik Dua from Btato Hanks aad Bigksrs 4 ;7?’%5":€3¥ Ilevenuo stamps, 0 Exchamgon Tor” Gidic: 110080, niffa, 68,187.31 al Ban Fraotional Giironey, O1120-00 Dl Corese (203520 4 2 Col " 34! o Logal tondor Noteis 2OUNIO0-06 ————— _395,170.81 82,512,610.08 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock pald in $500,000. Burylus Lund..., 500;080:08 A ——— 47,872,10 atlon vntetanding. 400,000.00 Tadividual 1, 4 Bomand Gorifieats © 0205014 2:936.90 11,231076 1,008.35 Danks 337,705.22 ‘and Bankers 187,088.16 —= 1,194,737.98 Biatast Tlinals, Gougy af Goskes $2,542,010.05 o1, John Deliovon, Cashior of the Morchants® DBk ot Chloago, de solomuly wess tans tha shons mont {s truo, ta tho bost of my knowledge and bell N BZKJVKN OF 8 Aubsorib ofiibacribet and sworn ta bofore mo this- {6tk Qorroat—Attast: JOHN 0. NEELY, Notary Publlc, 4. B. BLAIR, B3 o J. X BOTSTORD., FINANCIAL, AN T e STATEST: SAVINGS BARE, 281 State-st., cor, Van Buren. Directors. This Bank offers the most liberal inducements consistent with sound banking, Interest allowed on Savings De- posits at 8 per cont per annum from oot aorsunts of 21 sit _acoounts r 'I‘rudgrs, Mochanics, fi’mlae‘i%f%fiffli erg, Clerks, Laborers, an sollcited. e iRt C. N, SHIPMAN, Presidont. ENOS BROWN, V., Prest. J. B. SABINE, Cashior. Allen, Stephens & Co., DOMESTIC BANKERS, 25 PINIE-ST0., WEW TORK. Organized for tho businosa of out-of-town Banks and Bankors exclusively, to whoso busincss a thorough and ‘uuusual attontion will be given, Do N0 stock businoss and do NOT accopt spoaulativa Rocounts. Four por cont. gi:l:lfi'n :EEBTL".A‘i'EJ\N'WW BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE, CHRAT LOTS. I am offering for salo a large num- ber of Liots in the West Division, in desirable localitios, at very low figures, and on oasy terms of pay- ments, Cortificates of Deposit, igsued by any of our Savings or Na- tional Banks, will be accopted in part paymont. Call and examine plats of property, or send for lists. o . AHALT, 112 and 114 Dearborn-st. Dwelling-House Propery. I have sovernl ocommodious Dwolling~ Houses, Framo and Brick, for sale in vari- ous loenlitios, which can be boueht very low during tho present presaure for money.” Also sovoral piccos of fine property (unime provad), specially dosirable for building pur- Dos0s, ‘W.J. ONAHAN, 3 nd 114 Donrborn-st, Acre Property. Two fluo acre tracts in the vicinity of Humboldt Park, will be sold at & bargain if takon this woolk, Algo, o dosirablo ton ncre piece adjoining Irving Park, Soveral half aoro lots in tho South 8hore Subdivision (Hyde Park). AHOAN, 112 nnh_ilf]: Ji)em-bom-st. (RAND TRONK RALLWAY GF GANADA. STEAMER FOR SALE, Tho Qrind Trunk Rallway flmnimm‘ will bo prapared to recolyo offors [ thg prrohass of the Btenmor ** Intorna. loual," 0. Lotweon Fort Helo and Buffalo, She 13 wouden paddls’ steanor, aud carvles 14 curs on hor dock, Wil by voudy for delivary npon_tho cumplotion of A Internutional Reidgo, Y duting the mouth of Oeto. Dier noat, Offers for {his wtuamor (to ba dollvorod n Forg Jirle) will bo l\\ll‘&'l‘lwl I{I?\m\;:;‘lggfllwlmd.l Diraat e ] h, Mauagin, roator. Montraal, Auge T 4 L Tha firn of 1, Molntyre & Co, mutual oonsont. ‘o husiness 1310, wha {a horoby authurizad 1 Ak inattess of i sald sisut, ;. b {8 this dng dissolvad by JAMEH Mo t, TEIER MOINTYRE, Djtud, Ohteago, Qot, 18, 1670, Mg i Osfuntnl Toden, No, @, A, 1 & A, M. Rogular Come Tyt okt Sy S L o locls for buil - N PUCKER. Bac,