Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1873, Page 8

TIIK CHICAGO DAILY. TRIBUNE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1873, & THE OCCIDENT. Freedom of a Hunter’s Life.. "Ducl-Shooting--- Wind. Storms. An Irregular Individual---Lafitte’s Men---An 0ld Trading Forts Foroed Growth of the Far West--- Doserted Towns and Villages. = Dirt= Fires in the Mountains Roofs. From Our Owen Corresvondent Boun PAss, Wyo, Ter,, Oct, 10, 1673, The groat panio in tho Statos sooms to have ovorwholmed everything, aud no othor subject ‘nppenrn worth writing or talking about. Up hore in the mountains, whoro wo have no banks and vory littlo money, it makes no n'urt of differ- onco, and wo are gotting on as well 48 nsunl, hay- ing door and antelope meat in plonty, and living in as quiot and unostontatious n mannor as our forofathors did o.hundred yoars ago. When n hunter hns s good buckekin suit, a good horso, and a trustworthy rifle, ko soes littlo olso to care for, ynless ho is n marrylng man, in which ovont ho finds o spouse amid tho dusky poauties of the forost, who are nover loth to join their dosti- nies with those of the stalwart whito hunters. Thoy roam sbont as froo as air, unmindful whether railronds are built or not, and earing evor go littlo whother the National Banke will bo able to weather tho storm which scoms fo bo surrounding thom. HUNTING. This is the sonson for shooting ducks and goeso and such ‘‘small deey,” ond, judging from somo gamo-bags I have seon emptied, sov- eral of my friends bavo boon remarkably fortu~ nate, The crocks and heads of stronms that are sheltered from the high winds absolutely swarm with them, and it requires no great skill to ehoot them. This kind of game is a most wolcomo chango from the diot ono has beon eating all summer, and all hands rolish it hearhly. Old lunters do not, a8 & goneral thing, *go much on” the flesh of birds or fishes, but think the only true food for mankind is deer and olk meat, Porhapa thoy aro right, but mallard ducks, well coolmé’, aro by no means to bo despised. To me it i8 a novor-consing wonder to sce theso huntera go_out with a pack-mulo, in the underbrush Which fills the ravines and gorges, md, oflor, boving ~ boon out ivo" days roturn with tho paclemulos londed down with ells, deor, and autelopo meat. Youn, buntors would be npt to brag about such a fent 28 this, a8 they would clearly have s right to; but the old hunter, with his yellow wolf-skin cap, thinks nothiog of it, taking everything with tho greatest coolness, and ready, aftor ho has unloaded his ‘rnck-mnlo, to ngnin start out, feel- ing full confldenco_that ho can rolurn again in iwo or threo daye with a greator amount of ment than ever. In this region wo have omo of THE MOST TIXING STORME of wind, sand, nndgravel I hnvo ever witnoesed ; 80 powerful are many of them that & man can make no headwny agniust thom, and is obliged to acek such sheltor ns he can find until the storm in over. Tho small gravol sailing about in the nir cuts n person's face like a knife, and it is out of the question to eco ten fect bofors ou. It is not a singlo blaat, but agood, honest low that continucs twelve hours at lenst, and rometimes two days. It behooves s man in theso times to look out for falling chimnoys and tim- bers, and kecp as far away from their influsnce ag possible. Bosides this, ovorything geta TIOROUGHLY DRIED OUT, and it is impossiblo to keep nnything moist anough to do any good. Some mountaincers try to keep their clay woll molatoned, but do not moro than hall” succeed, o8 thoy dry out oven when imbibing their favorite drink, which is whisky. It is really surprising to Sco how thoroughly seasoned overything becomes, and ‘wagons which have been brought into tha coun- try will full to picces during the firat scason, un- leas grent caro is taken to keop thom woll braced together. Thisia particularly trus with regard to wagon-wheels,—the tire flrt falling off, and tho fellos rapidly follawing. Somo time since, I mot. A MOUNTAINEER + who had won for himself uo euviablo reputation on account of tha inufiulnritinl of his youth. A moro garrulous individaal I have scarcely ovor ot with, and withal his doscriptions of men and mnga Were 80 quaint and original that no man could help laughing at them. On one oceasion ho had boon surpriged noar his own house by a partyof Indiaus, who fired upon and severoly wounded him. Ho was shot throngh the upper fut of his broast, or, more properly, through ho right shoulder, and the pain ho experienced therefrom was vory severe indeed. He told mo he ran aud hid ‘under somo low bushos, where it was all ho could do to crawl,— the blood meantime gushing from his wound and making him sick. I nsked him how Lo quenched the blood. I jist rammed tho hole full of dirt, and kept stuffin’ tho dirt in a8 long as sho bled any,” was bis reply. A man does not know what lie can stand till he tries. My frame was in good con- dition ot that time, a8 T had had but mighty littlo £0 eat for sovoral days, Whilo I was undor that bush, you_bot I thought about a good squara meal; “and I thought abont pork, for pork is wighty good, provided a man won't gorge him- self onit, You know enough pork s enough,” gaid Le, “and I allors opposc & man's gorgin' hisself on pork! " I could not gainkay this judgment of the mountaincer, who; to toll the fruth, did not look 84 if ho Lad beon overfed for many a long day. Trequently Imet this man, and his fund of information was as novel as it was_(in most in- stances) unroliuble, Ho was an old Texan, and rumor had it that in his youth he bad known more about Lafitto the Pirato than was absoluto- ly necessary for hin good name. Ho had lived many yorrs neur Matamoras, in Mexico, and it is soid that soveral of the leading familics of that town are descended from mon who sorved undor Lafitto, On the Moxican frontior IT WILy NOT DO to inquire too closely into_n man's antecedonts, nor into his ancestry, Every man works for himself there, and, if ihe reports of the Com- missionors aro carrect, many of them have workod to sonie purposo, %o far as their hords of cattle aro concerned, This remari will apply to tho Amerlenn as woll as to the Moxican popula- tion ; the Americans on that frontior being ns {ar romoved frpm boiug saints as it {s possiblo for a porgon to imngine, Lutoty, wiulo muwug a trip well to the wost- ward, the party I wus with came upon the remalns of an old. fort, or {rading house, which bns been abandoned many years, ‘L'ho truces of an old stockade wore still "visible, and n gront deal of the stone-work of {ho house, In former 04 there were BANY OF TNESE ESTADLISHMENTA scattered ovor tho Western country, somo of thom being quito oxtonsive, and, n thoir day, groat placos of resort for th Indiaus and trap- pers, 1f T'am not much mistaken, tho trappors and” hunters Lad o much more pleasant lifo thun do the prosont population of the couniry, with all of the'r so-callod improvements ~ aud convenfences, Thera fsn %mupmg aftor somothing boyond_ the reach of those now living here, and an evidont desire to do what cannot bo dono. In othor words, it is impossiblo to make good farming lands out of tho black rocks on the mountain-tops, or to raise orops in tuis olovated region. ‘The mineral re- wources, too, arovery limited, with tho excoption, perhinps, of "conl, aud it is diflicult for auy class of mon excopt Indinus and hunters to make n fair living hore. All talk sbout tho growth of the Rocly Mountain ohain of Lerritorioy . 14 LOAIL, Thero are no Insting lmprovements belug made rnd tho effort to force a growth where ono coul not spring up naturally has resulted in wide- sproad financial ruin, | It requires o peouliar kind of a man to make s good frontlorsman, or oue who can got along eucceasfully with Indians, It has beon #aid that Presldent Jefforson, in Lis time, considered Gou, Qeorge Rogora Olatk tho most_compotont man in the United States to conduct’ the Indian affairs of the nation, but declined to give him any appointment ou account of his intemperate babits, Ho had a brother, OAPT, WILLIAM OLARE, ‘who accompanied Capt. Lewis in bls oxvloration noross the Rocky Mountaing, who was also a most compotont Indlan _man, and for yoars actod ag Buporintondont in Missourl Tarritory, Hellved in 8t. Louis, whoro ko ia still l(lndly remombored by the oldor pooplo of that city, Thoroughly un- dorstanding tho Indinn character, o had tholr centire confidonco, and was one of the most suc- cosnful mon_ ovor ongnged_in making troation with thom, In Lis day, Ht. Louis was the groat contro of Indian affairs, and expeditions were sont out thonco up tho Missiesippl and Missourl Rtivorn, and far out on the Westorn platus, It was algo the homo of tho most succoesful fur- tradors this country bns producod, excopt per- haps Mr. Astor, 'who {8 snid Lo hnvo laid the foundation of his immeneo fortuno in this busi- nose, More oxpeditions have beon fitted out {from tha towns near the Mississlppl Iiver, for tho oxploration ot tho Wostorn country, than {from all othor placos combinod, Itihonght, until lately, that tho completion of TIE NORTUENN PACIFI0 RAILTIOAD wotild ettlo tha business for tho Northorn In- dinns ; but that oxpeotation is now deforred in- dofluitoly. T is prosumablo thnt tho posts which havo boon built will bo ocoupled, for a times at Icast, and that soldiors will continue to be kopt In tho eastorn portion of Dakotn s though thore aro but fow whito inhnbitants thoro, and, from presont uppesrancos, thero will not bo many for years to como. Americans are famous for forc- ng-tho growth of a country, but in this instanco it was decldedly ovordone. ''ime will rogulato evorything, and, if tho lands in Dakota and Mon- tauna nro worth auything, thoy will in duo time Do sottlod up. For the present thoro are railrords emongh across tho Great American Dosert, and tho bullding of any more will bo & curso instond of n Llessing, Dlenty of l)no)’lln residing in the Far Wost will toll you that the building of the Union Pacifio Railrond has been 3 ONE OF TNE WCRST THINGS that could have_happened to our country, The ronson is this : Bofore this road was built, thoro waa au immonso doal of froighting across tho Continont, and at short distancos on the road thera woro littlo settlomouts, Small farmers raleed bay and oats for the animals which con- tionally travoled good and monoy plentiful. Whon the railroad was built, howovar, sl this changed, and.overy- thing was monopolized by it. Pricos foll ; farms were nbandonod 5 and the Paciflo Coast recoived & blow from which it has never recovored. Times moy chango for tho bottor, and this frontior country mado to prospor ngain'; but at prosout there sooma littlo huxxm, aud nothing, in fact, to build hope upon. It may bo that the complotion of the rond hins given riso to n forcod growth in cortain looalitios, and that such un- natural growih 18 now dwindling away and as- B“ml“i its formor proportions, That many towns hiave beon raised up within the pust five {ulm, which hinve all gone to ruin, is truc; and t would hinve boen far, far botter, it such towns HAD NEVER MAD AN EXISTENOE, . Their unsightly walls aro still standing, giving & dopressing feeling to every ono who gazes upon thom, Nothm'i; oarthly can be moro sad than thoso desorted towns, which are scattored all over tho Groat Intorior Basin, Why thoy woro built is unaccountablo, Thousands nnd thousands of doliars have boen oxponded in their constrice tion ; and horo tho houscs are to-day, uninhabe ited and gono to ruin, as uns!fihuy objects ag can be im:ilnm.\l How much botter it would have been bad the Iumber of which they are mado boen Jeft to grow in the magnificont pine- forests on tho mountain sides. It Lias beon eaid, on what appoars to bo good authority, that the larger portion of the immi- ation now filling up the Territories of the Far Voat docs not como from the densely-populatod Enst, a8 might bo oxpeoted, but from THE MORE WESTERN STATES, such as Missouri, Iown, and Minnesota. I have 10 doubt but such is tho cado, a8 there isn cor- tain class of Americans who are nover gatisfied unless thoy aro way out on the remote frontier. 'l'heg Reb o farmin a now country whore thoy work and toil for mnn{ rears until they are sur- rounded witn good noighbors and well-to-do peo- plo. Then, all at onco, it occurs to them that the placo they aro living in is too thickly settlod, und thoy procaed to scll out tholr farm and fm. provemeouts and strike out again for a land still Tarther Wost. This is perhaps as it should be, aud we all Lnow that the American people are cvery yoar becoming moro migratory in thoir habits. Aior- ican famillea do not, ns of old, seitlo down in n placo and stay thero for many yoars, but all seen up and doing, and MOVING ATOUT FROM ILACE TO PLACE, whoraver thoy thiuk thoy can in any way bettor their condition. It i no wonder, thorofore, that many of them have como to tho new Territorics, where they hnvo bulltup towny and cities, whicl, after & foeblo ifo, have boeen desorted and loft togo to ruin, 4 ately I suw a statomont, which was credited to an Eastern man, who makes up his summary in this way: **'Tho most attractive, ns woll ay tho most remarkable, portion of our country is that which lies west of tho Missiesippl, 1t is attractivo to the emigrunt, because it is to that rogion ho looks for n homa; to tho student of Naoture, because of tho stupondous marvols of Nnturo with which it abounds ; to the eapital- iat, becnuse of ita_wondorfal capacity for pro- duclng wenltti. 2% is & land of grandour, boauty, and romance.” Idonot know that a Westorn man couldbave ““put it up® any botter then this is dono. In fact, ho migh( have had some com- unctions of conscience in saying ovon so much. ut, when n porson living in the Eastorn States can sco somothing good way over here towards tho sunsct, there may bo better times in store forus. Perhnps tho foregoing paragraph was penned by some man from tho West,who wished todoussa gigod turn among the rich peoplo who ltvo in the Far Bost, - IT 18 NOT NEAVEN OUT HERE by nny moans, and lio who thiuks ha is going to become suddenly rich by removing to tho Torri- tories may bo wofully ‘mistaken. There are very few amueements here; very little to excite & péraon.; and, in fact, not many things worth living for, excopt it be hoaltl, which we have in sbundance, At thia season of the year, there aro GREAT FIRES in this region, which can ill nfford to epare its timber, "he thick growth of cottonwood aud aspon, in tho loug, shallow ravines of the moun- tnins, takes firo, aud, boing as dry as tinder, burns with grent rapldity, = There® is no suchi thing os putting tlicso fires out; for, jn the firat placo, no ono eares to work at iv; and, sccondly, tho Indinus set fire to the woods in more wantonness, to sco how big a conflagra- tion thoy can get up on their own account. Tho wood burns with great rapidity, and danso col- umns of smoke roll up amid the difforent rangos, filling tho heaveus, and muking one grand scene of destruotion and dovastation. Most of tho houses in thig country are built of cottonwood loge, which WARP ABOUT in the most singular manuer while sensoning, I hoard recontly of & man who was buried in o cof- {in, mado of cottonwood boards, which warped about in such & maunor as to throw tho corpro out of the coflin altogothor; his frionds wore obliged to buy somo pork-boxos, marked * bacon sldes,” out” of which a new coffin was made, and tho corpse slept comfortably in it. This "cottonwood timber splits and cracks easi- Iy; 18 soft for worising while firoon ; nad, thouglh ot the best wood in tho world, deserves a kind word for the good 1tLas dono certain mining communities, 1n ono of those firos, o numbor of Lonsea woro burat, though lucklly they contained vor, littlo of any value, The’ flnmes swapt through them almost us onsily ny if they hod boou made of papor, notwithelanding the roofs were mado g_r tpnlma on which there wag a thick coating of ict, THESE ROOFS a0 very Enod in this climato, belng warm in winter aud cool In summor, and sufliciently tight to keop out tho 1ain and o portion of the suow. It is romarkablo Low tho anow drifts in through the oracks and crannios, and how very searching it is, Roofs that will keop out arattling rain-storm have no pawer to rosist a Rocky Mountain snow- aquall, aud the consaquence iy, thero are hugo dritts whoro they aro loast dosired, and an inside passongor n-ug\wntly finds his bed, in the morn- ing, enveloped in a foot or two of snow, Buow in bad enough outsido of the houeo ; but, whoen it ills up ovory availablo spaco Invide, it Lo- comos an intolerablo nuisance, Evenas I write, I can soo burning woods Lhrowing up huge masses of smoka and flume, dolng Hrtmt [Rmago, aud rendering the country more desolate than ovor. ELBA, e e A Ilalf-Marricd Man. On Bunday, as the Rov. Mr. Garman, of tho United Brethren Churoh, in York, P’a., \was con- ducting tho sorvicos at the Union Church at Yocumtown, York County, the sexton hended him a note, After the kormon wns complated the ministor aunouncod he had tho plensuro of stating that a couple in the congregation dosired to bo united in the holy bonds of matrimony, and that the eandidntes should immodiately pro- sont thomselves, ‘Thoro was a considerablo flutter in tho asgemblugo, overy ono staving around to see tho happy couple. Atter somo dulnfl o fiue and buoyans “couplo came marching up the aisle to the altar, ‘Tho reverond gontle- man immediatoly procooded with the coromony, and tho groom unswered promptly, Yeu, I will,” but, to the dismay and astonishmont of the clergyman aud audienco, whon it came to tho brido's turn, she auswered just g romptly, “ No, I will not,” and smilingly loft ¢Eo ohurch all alone, loay] ug the half-marrled man ina quaudary what to do, on the rondhlnd timea woro, IRRIGATION. Tho Need of Onr Weslorn Wastos--s Colorado’s Experlence==-Tho Lesson of Loms " bardy. " Stato Control Nocessary---How Far Govornmont- Encouragomont Should Extend. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns & Bin: It Is oarncatly to bo hoped that valuablo rosults will cono from tho doliborations of the Congress rocently gathered in ono of our West- orn oltios to dovise meaus for tho utllizing of muoh of tho grent strotohes now lying wasto on olthor side of tho Rocky Mountain chain, by the introduction of an extensive systom of irrigae tion. Too much attention cnnnot boattracted to a mattor of 8o great importanco, not only to tho particular soction of country to ba bonefited, but progrossive humanity in gonoral, and, with tho singlo oxcoption of the forshadowed demand for Govornment-patronage, it {8 a mutter moat ‘worthy of encouragement. COLORADO now is attracting, and for a serles of yenrs will continue to attraot, large sharo of attention {from our own poople who are secking & home Westward, as well as from foreign omigrants. Kansas {8 comfortably filled, nnd chancea thore for pooplo with small menns are moxe.limited than a fow yenrs baok. Nobraska and Miunosota are fixed on & good sourid bod-rock of prospority; |- and the Indian Torritory is yot boyond all but our envious yoarnings. So that Colorado’s groat midland plaina aro the new Paradiso of the advonturous sottlér. It novertheloss romaiua a fact that these, and a vast strotch of torritory south of thom, and on the opposito side of the Rockics as woll, can only bo redeemed from tholr present state of comparative unproductive- noss or downright barrenness, and mado availa- able to the agriculturist, by menus of a COMPREUENSIVE BYSTEM OF INRIGATION. rrigation is comparatively a new and unfa- thiliar slimont of farming industry in our conn- tr{. 1t is truo that California has utilized it with most favorable results, but on a vory limited Bealo. The wondorful fruits of the Mormon system are too woll known to require oxtended roforonce hore. Novadn hag turned portions of her Carson and Humboldt Valleys from dreary alkali wastes into biooming fiolds and pasturcs by it, and about 100 milos of irrigating~ ditches aro now comploted in Colorado, 1In the case of Colorado, time enough has not elapsed since tho undortaking of tho worlk of irrigation to illus- trato its advantagos by extonsive material oxam- plos. A groat portion of the work was not com- plotod until too late for last epring’s farming oporations, and much uncertainty existed among sottlers nll tho past summer rogarding tho pro- gross of tho work; Llenco, whilo the ditchos alrondy comploted aro oapablo of furnishing o supply of water to about 70,000 acros of adjn cont lands, only shout one-fifth of this amount ia ot this timo rondy, or in procoss of prepnra- tion, for cultivation the chnmlngg senson. This aroa'will undoubtedly bo largoly incrensod bo- fore the spring planting-time, The cost of tho ditches thus far completed have avoraged about $2 per acro of thoir area of supply. THE BLOW PHOGRESS mado towarda the goneral adoption and applica- tion of {rrigation to & vast extent of our country ominently adaptod to it, and too uncortain with- out it to'woo the agriculturist, has been attrib- utablo in some dcf;rce to the ignorance of our pooplo rogarding its workings, but in & much groatordogros totholack of any fixod and cquitable system of charges by the owners of ditches or canals, and the foar of sottlors and farmers that oxtortion may be practiced udwn them, Without somo fair priuciplo of proceduro on this paint,— some motliod of poeitive guarantao to tho agri- culturist that his intorests will not be jeopardized or destroyed by tho ?xeud of irrigation Credit- Mobiliers,—thero will be much hesitation in scoking and oultivating lands virtually controllod by tho owners of cazals. 'To effect this, ench Btato adopling an_extonsive system of irrigation must, it sooms to mo, hold, through the condi- tions'of ite chartors, o control ovor every organ- izntion of tho kind, and establish n State Board of Trrigation Commissionors, to bo olocted by tha direct votes of the peoplo. That n systom of irrigation apphed to our vast barren or unproductive Westorn strotches con- not fail to produce most untisfactory and profit- ablo results does not admit of n doubt in the. face of {he exporienco of other countrios, THE TABLE-LANDS OF MEXICO, under the lm}mlao of irrigation, though farmed Dby tho most indolont and shiftless raco on God's footstool, using the most primitive appliauccs, of which 'tho forked sticlc fora plow i by no means an oxaggorated samplo, produce two crops of wheat or corn and one of lighter cercals off tho same ground ench yonr, thoso products giving onch a yield of 160 to 250 bushols for ovory bushel:sown. BUT TO LOMBARDY must wo turn for the mout practical lesson. Tho Sirst improssion tho travelor gets iu- visiting the Lombards is the thoroughness with which irri~ gation has boon studiod and _applied. He cane not pnss ovor its plain, productive sl- most beyond comprohension, without con- tinued “wouderment st the industry of man in burrowing channels overywhero in anaren of about 7.000 square miles, The natursl _ soll, Em\vuan, and_topography of Lombardy resemblo those of our own interior plains, It liea "botwoen 45 and 40 degrees of porth Iatitude, while tho Ilatitude of Colorado is from 37 to 41 dogrees north. Tho rain-fall of Lombardy is an average of 85 inches annually, whilo that of our own' great plains is searcoly Llf as much ; but, though its climnte is moisior and ovaporation much mora limited, Lombaxdy practices frrigation at an immenso cowt, Witer aver poseible. o jts ditches and cannls of irri- gation nll observers agrea that tho Lombard Dlain, maintnining o population of _nearly 8,000,000 owes its rank aa holding tho donsest and most intelligent and prosperous agricultnral pu&!\llutlon inBuropo, It poesosses 6,000 miles of largo irrigating cnnals and ditchos, and donblo that extent of smaller ditches. The amount of water used is 600,000,000 cubic foot per day, and tho valuo added to the laud by irfigation Is in excess of ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLATS, or threotimes the rascssed.valuo of all the farm- ing lauds of Colorado, thoughit is not as larga o8 aingle countlos of Colorado. o porfect has this Lombard system of cultivation bocome, that ono may travel from the Vicino to tho Ada with- ont finding nnywhers one scre in twenty without irrigating canals; and 8o sbundant is the pro- duet, that it is conaidered every wix acres will }u‘uvldu subsistence aud support Lo your round or five persous, Tho usual rontal of such Iands in 890 to $40 por acro, aud, in tho case of winlor- moadows, or marcile, as much as &G0, Theso marcite moadows, whera an abundnnt supply of water throughiont tho Yonr 18 avoilablo, n f-tho viclnity of Milan, givo ix to sevon cropa of grass and hay, oran average of G0 tons per annum. The ordlnnry mareile yields about half as much, Thirty-five ‘weros of this ordinary meadow aro allowed to the stall-fecding aud paituring of fitty cows. The yleld of other products of the TLombard frrigatod lands ave quite as wouderful, In THE CULTURE OF RIOE, for which much of our interior waalo is espe- clally adapted by eoil and climate, the Lonbards, In thio porfection they hnve boughtit to by thelt systom of irrigation, glve us a valnable hiut. They sow the socd eurly in the spring months, and, aa soon a8 its growth appears, wator ig turnod on, and, by alight embankmonts, is kopt up on & level with the fm\!ll\ of the plaut, wh until it tlowors, ich s about the middlo of July. Thoreaftor the soil is meroly kept wot until tho grain is woll Loaded out, and the color chauges toa yellow- ish-green, when all irrigation is ulbpnm]. The yicld per acre averages soventeen bushols of cleanod rice, worth 850 at b conts por pound ; and the utmost expenso of cultivation, includig water, i8 $20 por aore. Now that John China- men {8 coming among us, bag and bagaage, for o permanent sbodo, his labor, can be utilized to groat advantago in this culture, TIELE I8 POSSINLY ONE MEANA wheroby tho General Goverument as the ownor of vast strotehos of lund to bs bonofited, may extond conutonauco and material sid to n graud ayatom of irrigation, without Inying itself opon £0 bo morailossly flodcod, and by whioh 1t tany avold tho usnal disagrecablo features of subsidy- schomos, It is to askosu any of its landa actual- Ii\mmflml by the ditchen 100 por cont above tholr pro-cmption figuro of #1.25 per acre, and Liold thom ot incroased figures for actual sottla- wment, transforriug the additional sum thus de- rived from salos, as fast us recoived, to the troasurios of the differont Btatos and Uerritories entitled to such oredit, thoro to bokold ns a sink- ing-fund for the redemption of irrigation bonds, A system of this kind, oarefully guarded, would, I think, dircotly bonefit tho Governmont in onabling it to diéposo of lands otherwise value- lous, and in sottling up the Westorn stretchon, whils tho gain to tho - Btatos and Torritorles would alao bo immonaurably groat In tho devol- _opment of tholr resourcos, Ouenny, ST. LOUIS’ INSURANCE. The Condition of the Mutunl Lifee Ity Troublo with the Law. LousvirLe, Oot, 20.~—At tho meoting of the Board of Dircctora of the Bt. Louls Mutusl Lifo Insurance Compony, last night, n roport of the condition of tho affnira of that Company up to Qot. 1, whioh lag just been Frnpnmd by B, W, Bryant, Actunry of tho Lifo Association of Amoricn, Imory MeClintook, Actuary of the Northwostorn Lifo of Milwaukeo, and J, I, Keollogg, Actuary of tho Insutance Departmont of tho Blaio “of Illinols, was t{ll'clscnl.ell and \ adopted. This report gives the total as- pata of tho Company af §5,048,080; total lobilitios and resorvos, at = 41 or cont, Pt or £0,800,270; oxcoss of unbfifuoa. on this bosln, 8411280, tharo ls, howovor, an oxcoss of assets over labilities, and the 6 por cent ro- Borved of 8746,769 ; and the Company {8 allowed to do buslness in somo Btates on @ per cont re- serves. It {a olalmed nnd nssortod by tho Board that the Company s Kor!ncfl{ solvent. An ad- drors by the Eourd taking thls ground has beon insued, and will bo sont to all Eollcy-hahlcm. ‘The suits ngalnat the Compun" y B, A, Whit- comb , and “the sult agalnst \Whitcomb by tho Company, hisve beon mutnally withdrawn ; and tho suit agninet the Company by Willlam Bolby, Into Btate Supetintondent of Insurance, has boen Inid over by Judgo Madill, of the Circuit Court, till Gen, Blair, auccessor to Mr. Selby, has boon nualified and installed in office, when it can be takon upon motion, e CASUALTIES. Hodies Found in the River=-Two Mon Injurcd=-Threo Persons Burneod to Deuth. - Special Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tribune. McGnedon, I, Oct. 20.—There havo boon found six bodies this year intho Misslssippi Rivor, near Pralrio du Clifen, Wis. No ono can tell how tho poor unfortunates camo to thoir and ond. Messrs, Carrolt and Harknees, of ‘Ieapor, Ta. while riding, wore thrown from the wagou, and both knocked sonseloss, Iarknoss wns soveroly injured in his bip and bnok. Carroll's face re- ceoived some ugly gashes, and his body was bruised badly. Mr. Major, of Towa Falls, while abeent a short distanco from big houso this woak, was called by the crios of his wifo and chiidron. Ou’ arriving at his liouse, he found his wifa and two childron on the outéiflo burnod to » crisp, couscd by the oxplosion of n kerosone lamp. Run Over by n Street-Car aud Killed, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dunuque, Ia., Oct, 26.—Henry Heeb, driver of straot-car No, 8, foll from th car on the tri down last night, sbout8 o'clock, and was instan| Iy killod, In falling, ho Leld on tho rail of the car with bis right hand, and was swung around 50 that lio foll with his' hend on tho track, Tho car passad over thoe hoad crushing it in o terrible manuner, Killed by n Runawny Tenm, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Brooaxaroy, Iil.,, Oct. 20.—Thomas Board, a Inborer on tho farm of Pembroke Johnaton, wost of this city, was killod on Friday ovening by boing thrown' from a wagon by & runaway team, Four of his ribs and his jaw-bone wero ‘brokeu, and he dicd in a few hours. Denth by Accidentat Shooting. Spectat Disvatch to The Chicago Tr{bunii {ILWAUREE, Oct, 26.—On Saturday, Lrnest Collins, eon of the Station Agont at Oconoma- woo, accidentally shot and killed himself whilo out in & Lont gunniug, Killed by o Fall Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Wik, Oct. 26.—Matthow Hunt, a wenlhy farmorresidont on Howell's rond, foll out of bia wagon while on lis way homo Batur- day night, and broko Lis nock, Dritish Vesscis Foundered nt Sen. TavANA, Oct, 26,—The brig Cascntollor has ar- rivod at Sagua. . Shio roports having picked up on tho Oth inst. n man who 8 the solo survivor of the craw of the Evglish brig Gnmay, from Tortuno Island for Boaton, salt laden, which founderod at sen. The Captain and crow of the British bark Coronn have arrived hore, 'Tho vossel was lost in o storm off ‘Tabnsco. Crushed by the Cars. MrLwAukEe, Oct. 26,—A special to the Daily Sentinel ta-night from Oconomowoa gnys : ** Mr. E. Waite, son of the Roy. D, Waite, of this city, was crnehied to death whilo attompting to boal a pasging froight train this morning. FIRES. Pratrie~Firo in Iowa,. Speciat Digvateh to The Chicago I'ribune, McGneaon, Iows, Oct. 26 r. Burlingame, of Centrotown, liad twenty-five tous of hay con- sumed by firo in tho recont prairic-fires in that .section, Moeos Smith, of tho same place, also lost & Iargo quantity, “the firo is supposed to have originated from a spark from an sngine, as it&?_nmda to have come from the diroction of the railrond. Rice-Mill Burned in Loulsinna. NEw Onneans, Oct. 26.—Tuglinferro's rice- mill, noar Povorty Polut, burned, with 7,800 sncls rough rico. o loss is not stated ; the insurauca is §12,000, Stenmer fiurned at New Haven 3 Loss, $30.000. New HAvEN, Ct., Oct, 26,—The exoursion steamer Isano P. Smith was burped to the water's edgo on Saturduy night whilo lying_at Ler docks nonr the mouth of West River. The losa is 80,000 ; insurauce, 15,000, OBITUARY. Cyrus Wakeficld, of Boston Bostoy, Oct. 20.—Cyrus Wakefleld, n wealthy dmnuutnchn-ur of cane and wicker work, died to- ny. — THE WEATHER, : WasHINGTON, Oct. 20, — Probabilitics—The storm on Lake Huron will probably move north- onstward over Cnanuds, accompanied by souths wostorly winds and rain on the Lower Lakes, For Monday, in the Southern Btates, southeast- erly winds, \ugckh:g to Bouthwest. Northwest~ erly winds, with cloudy and clenring weathor, for the Middlo Btates; southerly winds, with cloudy wenthor nnd possible rain, with some- what " higher temperature, for New Englnnd ; enstorly winds, uloud{ and rainy weathor, for tho lnko rogion. Cautlonary signals contintio at Milwuulkee, Grind Havep, and Olsicago, GENERAL OBATIVATION Outeaao, O. Station, [Bar. [Thr) Wend, — Rain] Weather, Cheyonno .. {2063 30N, W, brlel,| 10/Tair Chieago, ... |20,50( 41, fresh, 21/ Threat'ing, Olovelund ..(20.25) 678, W,, fresh.| ,01|Light rain, Olncinnati, B8|8, W., fresh,| .09 Thiveat'ing, Davenport W 1 ‘o4;0loudy, Detroit.. | Light “rain, Keokuk 46/Cloudy, La Cross, +[20 17 Mireating, Murquotts ;20,56 “14{Cloudy, Milwaules , (20,61 J46|Clondy, Omahn, ... |2081 onss Cloar, Bt, Yaul.,.,|20.0! o froeh,| 12{Clondy. Toledo, ... |20,44| N, W,, fresh.| ,00|Light rain, LOOAY, REPORIS DY TELEGRAPL, Omana, Neb., Ont. 26,—Thora was & light fall of #now Lora this morning. Spectal Diavateh to The Chicngo Tribune, Minwavukee, Oct, 26.—From 6to 6 inchen of snow fell weat of Portage on Saturday night, Captains of vessels which minde the harbor dur- {:‘;(; the uight atate that it enowed hoavily on the 0, —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Rew Yonx, Oct. 26.—Arrived, Egypt and Oce- anio, from Liverpool. QueeNsTowN, Oct. 26. Wisconsin, from New Yor New Yonr, Oct, 20,—Annivep—Bteamship ‘Washington, from Stottin, —— DISCOVERY OF CINNADAR DEPOSITS. Baur Lake, Utah, Oct. 26.—~Tho Baldwin ex- podition hna discovered large and valuable do- poits of clousbar in Northorn Arizoua, - £ ALBANY LIVE.-STOCK MARKET. Speetal Dispnteh to The Chieugo Tribune, Avuany, N, Y, Oot, 20,~Bervis—T) uliug of the murkot dviriui o past woek has Loon slow, draggiug 1uost part, and wnprofitable to those engaged in trade, During tho week the altendance Liss Lean moull{ of lccal and country dealers, und moderato in oxtent, Sales were slow yysterday, without exceplion, tho market ruling very irrogular: and tho numcer o nalcn boing unususlly sunll, Prlces roalizod show s docline of }@X¢ per ib, live-weight, on medium-weight native sters, Texas aloera sold at 1b, (uo -ABRIVED —Stonmship Yot closing Very irregular, Tho “supply was e e il Bl g P M 8,765 head & weok et mon 830, 'Thio ¥t ¢ medlumewelght Wostorn s Hiithigan and Quuada, aud A Iarge Bepber of Hiale stoery, including several unuauslly fing fiefds, Thero ‘was algo included {n the rocolpta ono of {110 lioat liord: “of Toxas catilo over acon in this markat, Tho follo ing is » comprative tablo of valuo indicating tho 1 ing of tho markot thin wook ;. [} This Week, Last Week, 40.70@7.26 ‘g.’lfi@'l.llu J026@06 0.25@0.0n | 000@028 0.00@0.23 8.25(20,00 875@6.00 @I 2.2533.00 Mivou_Gows—Tocelpls during tho week only 83 Lond, moditim qualily, which woro taken nt pricos Tanging froy 0 to $05, f Inm!;mt‘.( m $40 to$05, for tha supply of thoNow York Bitesr AND Lastng—Tiocolpts, 10,400 head, ngainat 14,600 iend Iast week, ‘Who marlot th ruled dull at n decling of @ GX 10 on Sheon A puled 3(@xoporlb on sbeop ad fow were taken for tho Lantorn and Now Yorl: matkets. nareas e sud lumbs tx(@0)fo, onaiza—Ifeceinin during o week b ear-loads,or 144 hioad, all Of which bye bosn forymmder b ads anls, s g R MACOUPIN COUNTY. Anothor Heavy Judgnicnt on Acconnt of the Court=1lonyc Bonds, SpmyorieLp, Ill, Oot. 25.—The nttornoy for tho bondholders h;-dly obiained auothor judg- mont against tho County of Maconpin, in tho United Btatos Distrlot Qourt, for 861,000, bol, tho necrued intorost on the bouds sold to bllllfi tho Court-House, This makes tho umounts of Judgmonts §235,000, oll of which, oxcopt 80,000 ‘priucipal, s for intorcst on tha bonds. Tt looks ag though the county is fighting ngainst tho Btate. e e LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Termination of a Suit Agninst tho Fort Wayno StreotelRailwny Comw pany.’ i . Speatal Dispatch fo The Chicago Tribune, Tont_WAynE, Ind,, Oct. 26.—The jury in tho caso of Tstollo Garoy agoiust the Citizons' Streot Railrond Company for $20,000 for losa of foot, roturned & vardict, aftor being out forty-fiva Lours, in favor of tho plaintiff, with damages of 81,200, T . g City Editor Shaniks, of tho Now York Tribune, Intervicwed in the Broolks 1yn Ja. Lrom the Dyooklyn Argue, Oct, 22, Tho disting tho bara " only about half an hour when our rop- resentative called. Ho ocoupled tho witness' room, which was furnished with two cot beds, a stoyo, two_chairs, and o tablo. Mr. Shauks sonted himsol? at tho tablo, and, taking up this morning's Tribune, snid pleasantly: * You sco mfilfl)l’m’! iy oxtonsivo.” T e oporter—Iy this your firat appoarance asa prisoner? Mr, Bhanks—It is. My jonrnalistio oxpori- onco i proviously beon variod by milliary or. {ent,‘ but T'am a jail prisonor to-day for tho first 1mo. TRoporter—What aro the proapceta? " (]‘fl: Bhanke—Extromely good for a night's odging. shngn grtor—me ore not looking well, Mr. nnks, Mr., Shanks—I am not well. I haye boen con- fined to my bed for a wook with intormittont fovor, and am not fooling at all robust. Roporter—Was not your commilmont unex- pocted ? g Mr. Bhanks—Vory much so: but Judge Gil- Dert_positively refusod o postponement until I could obtain counsel. This may all be good law, but it's poor Pflnclple. $ Roportor—The Argus would bo glad to pub- sk your statomont a8 to the morits of this case, Mr. Shanks—T have very little to ssy. Tha question {8 slmply this: Are the writors on a newspaper responsible for the uttorances of thiat Jowrual, of s tho papor ftwolf 7 In svory well-rozulated office tho writors aro not known, :'The whole idon of successful journalism is jin- “poraonal. 'The paper and not tha writer should o reaponsiblo for whnt is published. . Tho gou- | tlumun'onga}iud on a paper a8 editorin] writers aro frequently called upon to expross views in an articlo that thoy do not themsolves hold us individunls, A largo m&‘mr could not be run on any other principle. o Grand Jury called upon mo to give the namo of o Z'ribune oditoral writor, I refused. If thoy aro ontitled to one usme, thoy aro entitled to all. Tho Conrt - structed mo to answer, I still declined to give tho namo of tho writer of n certaiu Tribune articls, and tho Judgo commitéod mo for con- ompt. * Raéwflor—l'{nwo you sont for counsel ? M. Slianks—Yos, I tolographod to Now York, and expect tho Tribune's lawyer, O. A. Runkle, will b over to seo ms this aftornoou. Rtoporter—What are the autecedonts in this case Mr, Shanks—The gist of tho wholo matter is simply this; When tho rovolations rogarding Sprague and Mills camo oit, tho Tyibune, in spealting of tho transactions, vory. sharply criui- cized Judgo McCuo, Taking tho” statemeonts of Accountant Warron, showing how Rodman had roturnod £14,000 to the Trust Company, and mado good the siuking fund nccount which ho had robbed, tho Tribune spoke of tho mattor a8 tho compounding of n folony, inasmuch as this was denling with o thiof and unot unishing bim. The Trust Company was_thon Sy Tecoiver, and Judgo McCne wa its only other officor—he was its counsel. Of courso some of our editorial and reportorinl criticism naturally fell upon him. = Judgo McCuo now seeks to get somebody indicted for that criticism, Reporter—Why does not Judge McCue bring suit agninet the 7ribune Association ? Ar, Shanks—Ie bas his alternative of sucing tho Tribune for libel, but ho doesn’t take this course. On_tho contrary, ho oponly bonsta that ho means to indict the Tribune and the writer of this criticlsm, and foraver after shake the indict- monta in their fucos, MeCuo went bofore tho last grand jury with precisely tho same ovidence he has at prosent, Ho asked them to in- dict. The grand jury, sfter consideration, ro- fused to do so. Ho has now g)une boforo this rand jury, put the matterinto Distriot Attornoy flritmu's hauds, and is using all the mochinery at his command to securo soma sort of an indict- mont. Ho cap geb it, of courso, agaiust tho Trilne corporation, but not content with that, fio wants to got at tho individual writor of tho articlo in order to indict him. To sccure tho neme of that writer be bas me subpanaed, and iusists that I slall give his nome. Whon Tdo- clino positively to da it, he puts mo in tho atti~ tude.of showing contempt of Court. I have all recpect for the Judicinry, but I haven't for tho Tadiviuats who conatruaTuw n thia WAy, Reportor—How lang do you expect to stny hero ? Bhanke—I expect to be talon over tho river to-morrow on an order from Judgo Davis, I was subpmnned in the Stoked caso, and should have reported at 1t o'clock to-day, I shouldn’t wonder if I was committed for contempt over thore, too. "Tho ontrance of & Tribune roporter terminated the iutorview. Mr. Bhanks has sont for his wifo, and that lady was momentarily expected whon tho writer left the jail. Tho distinguixhed prisoner takes his Imprisonment philosophically. —— s e DEATIS, RIGNEY-:0ct, 26, at tho rosidance of his g Lrotkor, 24 hoe-av. b 1tlenoy, agod 56 yoare, Al rossattiiy ‘ineiiod fo ationd funaral, o Luave Tuoaiay tocning, bolwoon 8 and 9 v'olock. fartin T. Toon Fihinas REFO—At bis rosldenco, 187 Buttorfleld- ; litdes, aged 03 yonrs. il A1z, Dot 3, febu rouidoues, at 1L relook, vy cnreto Calvry Gomtarre” ™ T Babl tornoon, , Ot i A e or ST atd Stary I, Labimany ot i1l ba taken to Marsolllos, TiL, for intor i l’{tllu&glll‘n. day, Oat, 21, Mrs, arios $t¥iray, of thte oily. 3 mont. o DUCTION SALES, MBRSSRE, LEAVITT, EXTRAORDINARY ARTET S AT, exhibition at the Art Nogm:’l,ll)s, 817 Broadway and Clinton Hall, Astor Place, NEFW T ORER. UNIQUE AND ARTISTIC 73 Y 'HE HOUSE AT NORWALK, FURNITURK SO, Al trth LE GRAND LOCKWOOD, ESQ. COMI'RISING Tho most magnificent assortmont of Furniture over of- foral to the publio, Liariug beon mada oxpronsly to urde withiout rogard (o cost, by our leading manufaoturo Als, a largo collnotion of Objacts of Art, Irenz Olucks, Olisirs, Tebles, ologant Aubueson, Turkish, M quatte, Wilton, Dr and Axminvter Osrpots, Dam- aak, Bilk, aud Lace Qurtaay, &0, Plie whols to bo sold by auction, witliout any resorvo, TIIURSDAY aud FRI. DAY, Oct. 50 and 81, commenolng at i1 o'olock u, m, cach dsy, First day'suale at Olinton Hall, Astor Place, Becond day's sale at the Leavitt Art Rooms, 817 Broadway, Catalogues can be obtatnod upon application to the Auotionsorte .y g Mesars, LEAVITT, Auotioncsrs, Thiolocal trade domand was nominal, and_but - uishod prisoner had been **bohind | AUOTION SALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., o Elison & Foator, Ronl Tistato and Gonoraf R R R § ERAND EXCURSION! AUCTION EXTRAORDINARY! Monday, Oot. 27, at 11 o'clook, THE RAPIDLY-RISING TOWN O South C_hicago. Seeare a Lot when the Opportuuly is ORered. 0 W.COLEHOUR has ordorod an AUCTION SALE Of a portion of his Ohoiao Proporty at South Ohicago, to mast tho prossing demand, TIE SALE WILL BE PEREMPTORY. TUBN OUT! TURN OUT! TUEN OUTI, Attond this sxlo, and Lot tho ooonlon be ERGRANTE BATE e Lok, Pt o sostalan bera Sraiiding ot G AT T, U IIEAT GLEY ;! 3 MIENT, Only & suifiiont, numbor of Tota will ba sold. £a supply tho vresent demand ORI HE b ntsmIeD ot towost market gr ica 10 thoso swhio wish to build, and on oreditif required, 'his in tho tineat Lako Bhora tract. south of tho oity Hmits, IGH amt DY, corerelwill Groat troon wyse 5 ths poicd B Faits Miohigan: PR ATHe Y oar (o Grand Old :5:“5 Ln"mn 0 l"l'é“:‘ ddl;rnlllnl,.‘ Tlll:‘ ;m Hl'nnlufl‘lnl 3- ddor ay Toaten 1acgu domand {otanen : ; 1T MANGIACTURTS S {"’s' 0 comploted, Tho T Al s St Works o woll Torwan hollg o Vatizond faclitios at SOUTHT DILITAGO aro uno. qualod, ombraciag aix {runk lince, sovgh toiuke’s tawa dnywhoro, - Homen for avor ONI: [TIOURAND SRR sk b ended Detord 1 of dlay noct, WOILKINGRILN, thin Inagrrad ohanco fo socurs a TIOME and ho your own Iandlord, BAFUILTIAN ANY SAVINGS BANK ACOOUNT, 1t GAN'T suspoud, or REQULILLE BIXTY DAY NO- BPIOULARORS, lioro 12 o clisnco to mako an favert- :;:;’}«xm AHOLIDAY, QO AND BRE TIIS PROP- birgh & Tore Woyno Ra nod-sta,, at §:50 n, m, A““"n""fi‘, Jeavos Van Burca-st. o e ot 9:30. Fio swifiand splondid scraw atroamor Tion Drak Commerors Jamadit Bower comumanifinillicarg doc at Madison-st brid; o ot 9:30 a, m, oo tho morning of sale, Calling at foot, of Heauklin-it., ‘1anding at tha Rofln Hlie on the zround.” A" dosizo o viow. o aron s Tuprotoments nro dovired. & Hollma's TULL MILITARY. BAND will no- ey o mronios ek TR GRAND ALY ndid collation, sorved by ouo af Chicago'a most Catorers, will ba. furnished under o AIAMMGtS noted Tiivilion o only at QUL saloss Wiioh will Aocounaos dato 500 poople, and wil bo on o round. A deposit of 325 required at thno of salo on each lot. Tho FHRALS of his nalo hra oasy, mithis o roach of avery ono, Unly X( cash, balauco In 1, 2and 3 yoars, at 8 Joe ot ortn hloni by of auactarly paymionts ot opLion of o purchinor. o FTLLI to this proporty aro unnuestionable, having con oxamined by Edward Roby, Esip, Attorney for the Soficon Stool Works, whoso {mipfovomiehia. Slone Amouns %0 nearly halt n mililon, . urnishod oach purchssor Tull warrantos ddeds pive on., ‘Ao lnvited to attond this snlo. For Fints or furthor partloulars ijquiro of 0. W, COLE- TOTR, Faqe, 160 Lasaila-ste, oF of ELISON, POMEROY & (0., Auotioneors, 84 and 86 Randolph-st. Great Auction Sale ot Valnable Business & Residence LOTs ON WEST LAKE-§T., And clghtaen desirablo RESTDENCE LOTS on Park-av., q iy thi Dblocks wost of Wosto; 3 3o aro mruciod by .W. D: KEREOOT & CO., agenta far tho ownors, to offor for salo 6t auotion, on tho around, on TUESDAY, OCCTOBER 28, atBaclock. Sala abalutaly without any roservo, and on very casy tarms, only onc-third_down, ° Fifty dojiars do- podt requirad at timo of saly, Titlo unquestionablo. [Tl proporty is vory eligibly located, 1tho lota on Lnke- 8t. being on tho great theroughfare frum tho ity to Cen. tedl Parky aro satuablo for busiuoss purpasce, and oifor groat tuducemons 1o purehasers scoking businens joca- tious in o sootfon of tho ciiy whero Droporty ean bo it chascd at moderato prices, and cortnln to largoly increasa In valuo. Wo will offor tor ealo 8 lots, sowh front on Tako-at., 2 feot fiont ench: 14 lats north front an samo sircot—all” boink good ‘buelnoss lts, . Aleo, 11 lots on Pack-av., south front, 2 foot front: 4 lots th satno nv- ontto, front-—voty desirablo reaidenco lots, aud in d nortl V1 o Tenodinto vioinily of chrelics, ecols’ &5 sik: rounddi by fluo rosldercos. aud basiiy accosiblo by home- cara on Lako and Madison:ts. “This { tho fisst auotion sela of Lako-st. property enst of Qentral Park, and should nitract gonorai attontion of all 1los intoreated AL of this proporty In lacatod {wo ok oaat of Callforaia.aves woioh avomuo Js 100 fece RYMS—Ono-third ‘eash; balanco ons and tio years, with intorest at 8 por cont. ' Partiea haviog dopasits in Buvings Banka which havo not susponded ean mako heir ioposita and first paynionts by thair Looks. Title porfeot; sbstraots furaishod, —Partics wishing to atiend thiy sale can tako tho Randulph or Madison street.cars, which will convoy you to tho immnediato vicinity of tho proporty. Tor plats of the propectyand furtiior Vnnlnnhr! inquiro of b N, .| ] ., Auctioncer 81 and 8 Randolp] 008 WABASH-AV. GENTEEL FURNITURE AT AUCTION, on TUESDAY, Ogt. 2. at 10 o'clack, 4 03 Webastiay, "W will nall tho outir i‘s‘zx’-‘a‘f;‘!’n’i‘}?fl:‘%&?‘fi el ns lffrl'm-. ‘Chwbar, Kitolon, uud Dining-Room Fuenituces ute. ELISON, TEROY & CO., Auctionocs: HLIB0N, 0% ' b4 Randolph. CONTIN IOIED SALE REAL ESTATE, 'Tho property remaining unsold at our salo last weols,belonging to R, P, BLANOHARD: Tsg., will bo offored on Veduestay next, 200 ingt, at 3 n’clunk,, AT OUR STORE, 84 AND §6 RANDOLPH-ST. ‘Whoen will be offerod, in addition to that al- rondy advertised, nbout 60 lots in Hart L. Btowart’s Subdivision, corner Forty-sixthe st. and Colifornia-ov, The terms of snle will bo UABH. A deposit roquired at time of sale, and balance within 30 days. Partics having monoy-to invest ean roly on securing good bavgaing, as the proporty is orderod POSI- TIVHLY to be sold WITHOUT ANY RE- SHRVE. Full particulars at time of salo. ELISON, POMERUY & CO., 81 and & Randolyh-st. PEE.BMPTORYQ%UOTION SALE 00TTAGE HOUSE, And Lot, 25x125, No. 169 Tweats-ofghtiiat., batweon Portland Uaribald) on 1) AY, Ocl 153 bieluok, on (110 ground. foblm purchaseeaf ¢his pioliy iy o 10th having T Cominly it the' tofuia of suid, tho propors s ordorod {o by positivoly sald to (b Lgibst bidder: . ond ko HHauss Ia well Jooatsdl for & roaidences o molihbors fiod, and anrroundinga. first-alase. [ Ovory Yo R T T S M - pite tht £ "Abstinot furnisiol i, i ypirteet, Mhabnct oo, L0 L July T, 1875, a6 10 por contt balanco of puroliasy money 2?“ nnhl aluln‘u‘u in n[mv .Yluur at8 por cont, A doposlt of SON, POMEROY & CO)., Auot'rs, BEIEON, L 81 and & Randolph-st, Great Attraction At our NEXT FRIDAY'S BALI of NEW AND SECOND-IEAND FURNITURE-- vet, Brussels, and Wool Carpets, A splend|d Plann: ologant. Damask Curtafns; 100 Now and Recoid-hand Cook and Parlos Btayeas .Now nnd Segs 8 Shawmbn 4 TParlor Sots; Ullico Dusks O R s Snen Rt Lo iukots, Comforters, ato, Tot of Grooorlow On Friday Morning, Oct, 81, at 0 1.3 o'clook, AU Balosroom, 84 and 81 Itandolyl SON, PO 3y BItUSIL, SON & CO., Mortgagee's Sale of Maohinery. 104, m., will bo wold at 7 Nosth |fh\§'i&luv,*fifi:-fiq/"l¢ o Sied oo, For N LRI, Morgagao. CE Uit SON & 0., Atetivgoors, i ‘Tl Vel AUCTION SALES. By 0. C. THAYER, & CO., Roal Estato Auotione aud Agonts, PEREMPTORY SALE AT ATUOTION, On account of ownor’s doparture, of 30 ACRES IN AN ADDITION TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 0n Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1873, at 3 p.m,, AT 186 EAST MADISON-ST. Wo wlll soll, an abovo, 80 aoros in N, . ¥ of Boo, 14, 07 15, GAcks Blova: o Sranoris 5 wll losacad aied oney 0f agdons, boing within & of & milo of tho now O., B VAL T e pround s Wigh and ary. On tnd Pmlluxly thero are falr fmprovemouts} good two-story framo h ), G, 8, &o., &a. An th bo' pricomitory and withont ronorva, 4 tod to buyors. to mako » ooy ate will bo_ prco B Tnengtant a, ot { : AR OIf BALIE3¢ oasb, balanos fn 1 and 3 years, witl tnlorost at ¥ D PERCHOE Kbatract turatahod. LK Pl 3 nhod, 0. THAYER & 00., Ithet Mad “AT AUCTION. A CEIOICEH g RESIDENCE AND LOT, 161 WAHPANSEH-AYV. On TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 1873, at 4:30 o'clock, at 186 Enst Madison-gt., “Will bo sold the Genteol Residonco, No. 16X Thirty-seventh-st., or Wabpanaseh-av., bo- tween Vincennos and Stanton-nvs, ‘The House {8 a two-story and basomont Og- tagon Brick, stone trimmings; has 7 rooms, 3 alooven, 1 bath room, olosets, hot and cold. ‘wator on overy floor, gas, water, and sowor- pipes complote, in fact everything complete. end in order, . Lioontion is one of the most desirable in tha ¢ity, boing In tho vicinity of the Boulovards! and Pm.k!t fnd is surroundod by a beautiful Grovo. TLE PERPHOT. Abstragt fur jshod. % . %K-r'."xon ALH POBITIVE., NO RESER- TTRMSE--3 Opsh, puroh: incumbranco of s:s'.geo: PR T 1877, balanceinl yearat 8 . S G, T HAYER & OB s Real Hatate Auctioneors, 186 Hnst Mudison-st. A VERY DESIRABLE Nartle-Front Residence and Lo, 600 West VanBuren-st., AT AT OTIODN, ON THE PREMISES, " 0N WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29, AT 3 0'CLOCK. Th houso contains 9 rooms, bath-room, Iergo halls, marblo mantels, aud finoly finishod throughout. TERMS- Purchssor to assumo sn fnoumbrance of' 81,000, duo Bopt. 20, 1877, balsnco 3§ cash, % fn ono yoar at 8 por cont. FPartlos dosiring to 500 tho houso 63w 5o by applring: to 0. 0. PHAYER & CO., Real Estato Auctionours, 184 East Madisonat. By WL A. B_(}mnms & Co. CONTINUED SALL Real French Bronze AND Ttalian Marble STATUARY, Real Bronze Clocks, Alabaster Ornaments, ON MONDAY MORNING, AT 10 0'ULOCK, At Store 19 & 21 Randolph-st, WM. A, BUTTEKS & CO., Auctloncers, PEREMPTORY SALE FINE OIF, BARNTINGS BY W\ A BUPTERS & 004, AT THE ARTISTS’ DEPOSITORY, Nos. 280 and 282 Wabash-av., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29, Tho ealo commencing at 108, m. This is the most extonsive ocollection of FINE WORKS over gluced on e ibltlorfi. The paintings aro by tho justly-popular Artists, Blking, Drary, Peul Brown, Collis, Hammérstadt, Bornes, Mattoton, Greon, and ‘many others. Tho sale is positive, and without reservo. Pictures now on exhibition. Oataloguos rendy Tuesday, 28th. sSALEBE OF BUGGIES, HARNESS, &, On WEDNTISDAY, Oct. 2, at 10 0'lock, at our Sales. e Fooms e A BUTHERS & €O, Auctlonsors, SALE OF DRY @00DS, DRESS GOODS, Sllksslllhmms. Ateps, Coshmeres, Clothing, iirts. Drawers, Buck Goods, &oe. On THURSDAY, Oct. 50, at 93 oclook, at our Salose % e oot B ORVML, . BUTERRS & 0., Auotionecrs. i BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. TUHSDAY, OCT. 28, EXTRAORDINARY BALR OF DRY GOODS AT AUTUCTION. A fine displny of Stapla and Fanoy Dry Goods, togother with mfl!fl'f:}fil%'{‘ifl l.’I(Ol:kl. will render this salo the eson. ISt Glos ot ologane Tnb of figa oustans-mado Oloth. . tng Dot ueiaes Hta; Fiug Grercoats, Finu Pafsloy Sbawl: ng an .Aunfin‘nu;‘nrnicfl ’ol Chl ills, Leavor, tcontingas Cassimorcs, Unttonados, A 3 Vhito Gootia, Attifielal Hlowers A Doamtital Lacos: Hate ad Gupsy Notioms, Hosires, Fur Goody, eto,; Gonts' Dlorino and ‘Shotland Under oaes ] o of Govarnwont Olothing, Cara Tt Caeton e, Catatey md xnnm:‘nflm a ol arrated et oedory dnl azon ¥ ths a o'elock, srvele Y CEEG, B GOTE '€ nad t ogula, ogular salo at 9:: 0., Anctiansors 64and 70 Wabashi-av, Boot and Shos Maunfacturers Cannot 8oll for cash, and colloctions are im« possiblo, Their ONLY RESOURCH for MONINY is through the Auction Bales of GEO. P. GORE & CO0,, 68 & 70 Wabash-av, - Who will, on WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, ay 0% n.m,, offoer ONH THOUSAND OASES in Samples and Duplioates, and they will ba sola, By WILLIS, LONG & CO, Rostaurant, Saloon & Building 133 ADAMS-ST., Opposito tha Gourt-ITauss, AT ATOTIOINNT, TURSDAY, . Bar Countor, Alo T Txbies, G Lioonse, Olosley Flotures; FroF, an WILLIS, LONG & 00, Auotinnnars, ON NOV. 1, AT 10 A, M., aBalla-st, ent o *‘Republia Lifo Hutl A AT iR Auctlons for . wit ‘Two Stona-Front Residences, Nos. 1018 & 1020 Wabash-av, v 20 J0ok Teontaas tn W aan v AL tho Loty then Storion atid bosomsat, ani il o old tre wid alons of all inoumbrances. 1y Grdor of Ousup. i DARLTSplc Sorpuloslananily oy JENKINS, Asinnee, Bl 13 LaSuils-ah