Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 10, 1873, Page 2

3 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1873. ' BUSINESS PROSPECTS. NEW YORK. A DIIGHUTER PHOHPEOT, . New Yong, Nov, 8.—1ha wook closos with an aproved feoling. Wall streot feels bottor than Festordny ;. thoro are no furthor susponsions, Banks nro growing _atrongor ; _ reports from tho West aro oncouraging, and osbla tolegrams from Fondon are much Joss dismal, though not alto- gothor as nssuring ns dostred, L.ONDON ADVICES, i Money in London was raported very netive in opon warket at 9 por cent, and .somo flrms had dispatchos from . tholr corrospondents that the bonk rato would bo advanced to 10 per gont next wook, and’ tho Dank not sus- pended, Somo forelgn baukers also ro- colved instructions to onter Into now. negotiations with caution. Thero, it scoms, sharea of now diamond, gold, and silver mines of the wiidest description, sccuritios of doubtful railronds, and bonds of toltering and rotton governmonts, were takon with avidity, and in mwounts that woro astonishing, Tho Contlnent s suffored from the collapso of theso:wild uchiomos, and now London is feoling tho pres- sure. It 18 ostimated that tho shrinkage nt TLondon in the soourities montioned abovo hny Doon ot least $1,000,000,000 within the your past. MONEY, Monoy hiore loaned at 1-32 to b per cont. FONEION EXONANGE +was quiot andl firm, closing at 1083(@1053¢ for pximrnl: ‘bankor's 60 days' stotling, 'mgf for sight, and 109@109%¢ for cable trausfors. Commerclal bille dull, a8 tho ndvanca in bankors’ storling is tho rosult of diatrust and not ative domand. i aoLD @oclined to 107 onrly in the day, but aftorwards ndvanced to 1073¢, and closod . at 10714, 0 gioa’ pald for sarrylng oo 110, 8-04, 182, 7, 5 8, 6, an por cont’ gold and’flab for borrowlng, Tho final rato was por_cont for carrylug. Clontancos, 851,000,000, hino Tronsury oporations for the weok at tho Now York office inoluded the disbursomont of $2,318,~ 000 on nccount of interest and in redomption of 5-20 bonds, and recoipt of 1,066,090 for cua- toms. Bpocio shipments the samo timo, 2800, 000, principally in silyor bars, 'Total oxport, £6,022,764, of which £4,013,537 woro merchan~ diso, and $1,000,229 dry goods. GOVERNMENTS stondy at nommal prices, g STATE DONDY dull, with vory liitlo doing. MISOELLANEOUS. Railway and miscollancous’ specnlntion to-day «was oxcoodingly qulet, but s firmor foeling pro- ~vailed,' Tho advanco in prices ranged from to 23¢ por cont. Erio roso from 83 to 40, ad finaily broke to 873¢. ‘Tho riso in Erio was on- inoored by some CGtorman bankors, who called thoir stock loaned to the Lears, whioh made things lively for o tlmo, Ono baoker loancd E,000 aharoa fat, but aftorwards aa high as 3¢ por @% for _borrowlng, Thie gonoral market roso 3¢ fo 134 por cout from £hio opoaing to flio and -of ,the - Airat call whon tho tompor of #peculation_ changed, - and ricen ronctod 7¢ to 1 por cont, Lato in tho dn lioro was & firin fooling sgain, and tho highos quetations wero mado toward. tho closo, The Targost dealings woro in- Wostorn_Union, Lako Slioro, Now York Contral, Erio, Wabssh, Liock Taland, aud Pacifio Mail, e cont was paid ,.QUOTATIONS. * Storling, 100, : . GovERNMENT DOKDS, Coupons, 81 1123 [Conpons Goupons; " Counon Coupons, niy :2‘::'1"’; ‘Coupone, Sonpons, 165 | Now 58.Li.. . | anout Virgiatas, old. uris. .. ) '}‘E;’:meu, o 03 INorth’ Carolinns, old ;.10 Teuncasoes, now..... 02| North Carolings, o, .14 5 2 Virginias, Dow.. Quickailver Adnma xpress, .. Unton Pacifio bond {|conteal Bacifo bowd. L Rock Talana. Dol,, Lack, & Wast... N. J. Ceutral, D, 11, & Erloyrersense 1K 51, Faul ... . 225 : “alE UNIUN THUST COMPARY . . .. woro in_session to-day, consldering their reor- ganization, but adjourned to_ Monday without coming to any conclusion. .Tho ofiicors nud Re- ceiver of the Company havs taken possession of tho bouso and lot, and of certnin other real es- tato in Brooklyn, which bolonged to Carleton. BTOCK EXONANGE BUBPENSION, The special committoo . which was u%pomtod by the Stock Exchanga to invostigato tho con- duct of A.D. Williams & Co. in ovordrawing their account in the Bank of North Americs, on tho 20th of September, and fsiling to mako tho same good 1n propor time, has reporfed to the Governing _Committoo that thoy doomed tho conduct of Williams & Oo. unjustifiablo and de~ structive to thoir crodit, and shocking to the confidonce which must exist botweon institu- tions and businoss-men in tho Btock Exchange. T'he committes also roport that, Whilo thoy ac- quit the firm of any intontion to dofraud, they expreas their nnqualified condomnation of ita conduct, Williame & Co. are susponded indefl- pitely from thoir momborship in the Htock Ex- clango. BATISFAQTORILY BETTLED. New Yong, Nov. 8.—The bankruptcy case of Fonyon Cox & Co. has boon enttled satisfactori- ly to all concerned, and logal proccodings Atopped. —e THE MANUFACTURERS: IN NEW ENGLAND, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bostoy, Nov. 8.—Tho Worcostor Spy this ‘morning contains a Jong and dotatled statoment of tho condition of tmsiness in that city of the varions' 'manufactories #ud machine-shops, Ttenys: Tho dull season affeots the manufac- turing Intercsts of this as woll as other cities, and in many cages the working force, ad ywoll as tho number of working hours, has beon reduced. The mannfdcturers of machinists’ tools aro moat affected, aud the firms engaged in wood-working aro tho loast affocted. E 4 10OTS AND BITORS, 1t 13 about timo for the boot and shoe man- ufacturors to suspond operations proparatory | to the pponing of the spring trado, but this year t{:sy Teve, foduced hols easlior than uenal. In many coscs, thoso firms who aro_at presont_running thoir establislments on full tiwo, with full forco of Lands, aro engagod upon forelgn orders,but fow aro being recoived ab thio presont time for this country. Ono of the reasony nssignod for the dulluoss in tho boot businoss s tho wot woathor of lnst spring. Henvy goods are manufactured almost oxolu~ pively {n this city, and doalors bought honvy after thoy had prooured their spring stock, and, a8 a rosuit, bad to carry over portiona of their speing stock almost antire. . ‘Among tho manufacturora of otlior classos of fgoods, Llio gonoral opinion provails thiat tho do- mand will be unusually lively when tho monoy market bocomes sottled, a8 thoro is at presont but s very smail u\u\plyin tho markot, dealers for soveral months past baving purchasod only what thoy required to mcot the demandsof thoir customers, With tho oxcaption of the boot and shoo business, manufacturors aro genorally con- fident that the present stato of affnirs will gontinue ouly “through the month of Docombor, and _mauy of thom ore of the opinion that " the spriny trade will open during tho month of Degombor, The buoat wanufucturoera are of tho opinfon thut their bueiness will rovivo about the middle of Janua- ry, while the shoo denlers nro'contident that tho flrut of January will see tho shoos bysinese active. From the lang list of roparts furninhied by dit- feront establisments, upon which tho abave con- clurions are bused, I quote a fow concorning vs- tablishments that boro a national reputation, L= TILE AMES PLOW COMPANY, manufacturers of agrioultural imploments, aro ruuning full fime,with the usual number of hauds, P'hioy huye orders on hand which caunot bs fillad, withiout inoreasing their workiug force, until the middle of Japuary, ‘Tho prospeet {4 that they will continue operating as at proson} through the intor, THE RIOF, BARTON PALES IRON AND MAGHINE COMPANY, manufaoturers of paper, callco, prlntln?, and bleaching machingry, &re runniug on ful !lmol with tho usual number of hands, aud have a4 ye! tulion 10 action cither 88 to reducing tho mim- Der of workmen or tho hours of work, F. WEMSON, NIFLE AND PIATOL MANUFACTURING, 14 omploying tho full number of workuon, aud running ton bours a day for tho prosent, AT THX ABOADJE MALLEADLE IION FOUNDRY, (the working olasties havo not baon roducod, al- J stroot, nro running olght hours a day” with tho uaunl numbor of honds,. . . . ©TRE WASIDUON BTREL ANDINON WONRH | Jinvo baon idlé for threo \mnl(ui but.iwill proba., | bly reaumolbusiens in a fow dnys, ‘ol \ OTIER ETADLIBHMENTE, Br i “ Howo, Bigalow & Co.. maunfaoturors: of wiro: g00ds, aro Tunniug olglit hours n dny, with the Sogular numba of aporntiven, 8, 1. Hoywood i Co., boot mnnufnotnrers, are cmployhig their usual number of mon;and running fall -time, Linat wook thoy produced moro boots than dur- ing nuy othor eolk of tho yoar. This is au ox- copfonnlenge, . T 0 T H Wood, Light & Co., maniifactnrors of maohin- 1ats’ bools, aro runiing 6n fulltimo, with thrao- fourths thelr reguiar nimbor of ‘mon, but will probably aoon run oight hours n day. * E, Alfen & Oo,, firoarms manufficturors, are running sevon hours a day, with tho full number of workmen, .. . Ak < THE NALLAND INON BANUFACTURERS dolng business in New. England havo douided to cut down tho wagos of thoir omployes 10 por ocht from tho firat of Docembor. Lhis dotor- minntion hns boon renchiod afior much conaulta- tion, and is basod upon soveral ronsons. It fs claimed that tho prosont léw pricos ylold tho mauufacturors loss than o living roflt, aud -#omo nesort that thoy aro oslng monoy, ‘Tho’ stock of - nails s running low Rud In viow of tho prospeot it I8 doomoq botter to keop all tho men at work at roducod -wagos than to turn a part of thom off. Tho ra- dugtion {8 not to bo IIDY“N] to_the poorer olass of Inborera now rocelving $1.60 a day. All tho Companios fn Massachusetts excopting the Fall River Iron Works, have agroad to the arrange- mont. Thoy aro thio Weymouth Iron Company, of Woymouth ; tho Parker Mill, of Waraham, and tho_Providonco Iron Company, of Provie donco, R, I, tho Iast two mills_boing undor tho ssme’ manngomont. LnSallo, Porking & Co., of tho Ilrld%uwnur Bomersat Iron Co., of Somersot ; 01d Col ony Iron Co,, of Taunton; Tromont Nail Co., of Tromont ; Last Bridgowa- tor Iron Co,, and tho Warennm Nail Co., of Warohiam, do a yoarly business of over 26,000;- 000. Tue largo ostablishmontof Coffin & Co., in Warcham, better known as the Pembroko Iron Mills, bad concluded to shut down ontiroly. ‘When tho oporatives honrd of this they held a consultation and voluntarily proposed to ACCEPT A MATERIAL REDUOTION OF WAGES if thoy could have continned employmont. Un- dor theso ciroumstances it has boen™ determined to koop tho mills running. A —_— GINCINNATI. CivoinvaTr, Nov. 8.—The Clearing Houso Committee of tho banks of this city, to whom was intrustod the issuing of Clearing-Houso- cortificates, havo asked to bo dischargad, g the certificatos havo all beon roturned, and by tho ‘Committec cancolod and destroyod, ond the se- ociritios .rocelved boon roturned to tho partfes who doposited thom. This closos up the ar- rangomont by which the banks made common causio to chock the panle. In every way the managomont was & succoss, Not a bank horo faifed, aud only the sum of $450,000 in Clearing- Hotso cortificatea was nocessary to tido off tho poriod of, tho pani THE RAILROADS. IN NEW: ENGLAND.' Bosrox, Mass,, Nov.8.—The Raiiroad Maoa- ‘gera of roads torminating hore consider & roduo- tlon of expénsos necossary. , Working hours and sagas in shops will be reducod; alao,tho number of trains where practicable. .. THE TENNESSEE DAILROAD TROUDLES. . CLEVELAND, .O., Nov. 8.—Cbatles Wilaon, Grand Ohiof E:fhmur, nuthorizes the statoment that no pubdiviaion of the Brotherhood of Lioco- motiva Enginoers will bo eustainod in a strika € | Tuloss thoy first obtain tho advico of tho wiiols organization, and no division . or member will be - sustained that interferes in any mavnor with tho Company's proporty or employes. Tho . prosont . striko in Tennossoa is without authority of the Brotherhood. . ¥ TIE MISSOURI, RANSAR & TEXAS, Br. Lous, Mo., Nov. 8.—The Missouri, Kaneas & Toxns Railrond bas reduced tho wagos af its employes in their. shops at ‘Bodalis, Mo., 10 por cont, and thoir timo 20.per cont. It i said that |- tho men will rofuse to work on those terms. : ———— 4 DRY GOODS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bosrow, Mass;, Nov; 8.—The Advertiser, inits weekly roviow of .tho ‘condition of the market this morning, says : * Tho genoral -condition of business romaina without speoial change, cxcopt that among the dealors in dry_goods there is & muoh moro chdorful faoling. - Tho salos of agents aro not largo, and thoy nover are at this senson of thio your, Lub 18 18 plussuul-to suu” tho wheols of business moving s little Taster Qhuq they linve been." . [To the Assoctated Press,) New Yonk, Nav, 8,—Iu the dry-goods markot tho jobbing branchos aro more active, but busi- nees with. commission houses .romning. quiet, Tha market for cotton goods ia- steady and un- changed. Brown and bleached cottons, cot- ton flannels, tickings, and dovims in botter jobbing ronuost. Prinis fairlynctivo, Torelgm and domestic dress fabrica solling more freely, ‘Woolens for mou's weayr: quict, Llannels.in stoady domand. ) a —_— -BOSTON. Kpacial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Bosrox, Mass., Nov. 8.—Thero is & very hopo- ful feeling among tho provision trado, aud the Toports from tho West aro’ regorded as quite fa- vorablo. g BREADBTUFFS romain unchanged, and thio sales continuo to ba confloed to thée aotual . wapta of cousumors, Grain is firmer, and, whilo the demand 1s not any largor, tho favorabla advicos from abroad tond to gtiffen np prices liero, THE DOOT AND SHOE TRADE, a8 ygual at this soason, continues light, but the market i8 iu o healthy condition, and, while the oulea for spring goods may open lator than usuaf, the domand is.likely to bo noro than an &Verago ond. 3 PRODUCE 1s hardly 8o nctive, aud €ome of the, loading ar- tioles not so strong as last woak, 3 GUOCERIER ; are weak. Pish romain quict, and tho demand Is still limited to modorato quantities, LEATHER . Z 18 quiot, and tho demand from the manufactur~ ors of spring goods has not yob et ip. —_—— PITTSBURGH. i Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Prrrssunon, Pa., Nov, 8:—In the flnancial line nothing now was dovoloped to-day. Thero was a rumor of tho failure of two prominent houses, but they aro falso, No ‘failures haye ocourred further thon thoso rocorded in' Tue Tnig- UNE. Mossrs, MoVays returned oll doposits mado on yosterdny, and they deny that any one doposited £1,000 with them just before they closed, .Thero scoms to be no doubt in the pub- lic mind hore that they will soon resume, and much sympathy js exprossed for them, as thoy havo alivaya done a strnlfiht-forwu'd Lionorable bueinass, Tho failura of Lloyd, Hamflton & Co., in Now York, was tho real causo of their suspens sion, .Tho firm have 1ot yot mudo 8 statomont, but thoy promigo ono in & very fow days, | ' THE SPRAGUES. Trovmexog, I, 1., Nov. 8.—Tha gontlemen who wore designnted as tho Trysteos of the A, & W. Bprague sunufacturing Company, ‘at the meoting of tho creditors tho other day, have con- sonted to sorvo. All persons who liold the ob- ligations of the corporation are requested Lo " send their address to Iufus Watorman, Provi- douge, the Chairman of the Board of T'rusteos, 3o —— WESTERN FIRMS IN TROUBLE. Special Dispateh to The' Chicago Lribune, Davexront, Ia, Nov, 8.~1ho failure of Goorge W. Flotcher, goneral storo, fi. Ellso Til, - gnnounood; “Liabilitios heavy. Wil probably settle for 80 cents on tho dollar, “Tho houso of Fubloudorf, boots and shoen, in in troublo, offering to compramise, Thoro is a toudonoy Amon;s small doalers of Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline to cover up thejr stocks with chattol mortgages, in order to socure thoir friouds in caso of emergoney, ———— THE TRADES, IN NEW YORK OITY, New Yonk, Noy. 8,—Tho strike of the briok- Iayors and laborers ooptinucs, Bullders who deeire to oarry on the work are ynablo to find s suficiont numbor of men who aro willipg to la- bor at reduced wages, and it is not_unususl fo find mechunios applylug for the work of an_un- ekiljed Jaborer, In"somp Instancos tho subati- tutes for men on & striko havo boen induced to loavo work, the #oolety mon promisjng all tho monoy neoded, ‘I'o workingmon Liave resolved to potition Congress to yapenl tho tarilr ou h‘rb.«' fore' silk plush, and to-morrow will consider ) thopgh the number of working hours has boon thair own condition In this city, with a viow to cout down from ton to soven, ° 5 To K. BARLE & €O, aoanufacturers of card ‘olothti , on Grafion | its Tmpsovemont. About 400 men are omployed {nmn up to this numbor during the wholo win- e . . £ " . ABROAD. T.onpox, Noy, 8,—Thoro in a deoldedly botier feoling in tho marlkot this morning. 1t I tho gonoral opinion on the Iixchangs tiak the rnto of dizcount of the Bank of England: will bo advauced on or hefore Thureday, ~Ab noon tho Bank Directors posted n eard nnnouneing. that no shango Lnd hoon mado inthe rate, - -~ - Three hundrod and elghty-five thowsnnd dol- Inta in .;melu waa shipped’ from Livorpool for Now York to-dng. ; Ono hundred and four thousand pounds of bulllon waero:shippod to-day from Bouthampton® for Now Yorlk. " THE ELECTIONS, % P MINNESOTA. Spectnl Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Y'Aur, Nov. 8.—The Evening Dispaloh givos aliskof tho next Logislaturo, olassified as fol- loys: Bounto—Ropublioan, 87 ; Opposltion, 14, House—Ropublican, 60 ; Opposition,46. Mnjor= ity on joint ballot, 28, Republican loss from last yonr, 40. The Opposition gain oight votos in tho Sonate, which will count against Rame unfl': ra-claction, turus_aro coming in slowly. The voto is light, and Davis’ mojority-may 0ot oxcood 000, Diko, anti-Ring candidate, 18 cortainly,elooted Tronsurer, Tho voto on Bocrotaryof Blnm‘hclomy, with tho chancos favoring Jonnison, Republican, Davia and the whole Republican tickot would hinyo boen dofented had the Opposition Inown itd own strongth, The Liboral-DomocratioBtate Committoo nover mot or took any aotion during tho campaign, Tho Owatonns Commnittoo met only onco, and then did nothing moro than sub- gorlbo $3.60 for campaign oxponscs, Tholr Btato candidatos oxpoctod-defeat, and did little to provent it, Tho Ropublican lossos aro, thore- fore, surprising, and oncourage tho Opposition to unite aud work togothor horgaftor. e, KENTUCKY, Lovisvitre, Ky,, Nov, 8.—Tiomas L, Joffor~ 80n was oloctod Slato. Bonator to-day from the Thirty-sixth District, comprising the Third, Tourth, Fifth, Bixth and Soventh Wards of this city, by 1,041 majority, over J. . Sackstodor. Tho olection was to fill & vacancy occasionod by iho resiguation of G. T, Popo. RELIGIOUS. - Saturday’s Scasion of the Young Men’s Christinn Associntion Convention at Bloomington--Itcports from tho Va- rious Associntionss=Entoresting Dise cusslons. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BroomiNaroN, Nov, 8,—~The sccond day of tho Young Mon's Christian Association Conven- tion opened with largely incronsed attendanco. "'ho dovotions wore conducted by A. B. Wicker, of Bloomington. A short timo was takon up in Learing reports from tho differont Assaolations. Normal reported live dopot work, A hundred dollars’ wortli of fracts are on thoir woy from Europe, and tho work was being prossed with onorgy, zeal, and detormination to make tho Asgociation moro usoful In tho futura, Obampaign reported o promising organization. Aurora apoko of its mission scliool. F. 0. Delong read an intoresting roport of tho tho Obicago Bwedish Assoolation and Norwegian ,Asgociation. Ho roported an interesting and usoful worlk among tha immigrants, who noed .80mo ono_to savo thom from swindlors evory- whaore roady to dupo thom. - Tho dopot. work of Chicago, surviving the fire, was roported by Mr. Hitchcock, The discussion on Stato and Natfonal worlk openod in an inforosting addtoss by Mr. Conant, of Ghicago, followed Dy Mr. dlorso, of New York, bringing his Inrge oxporionce in’ tho United Statos and tho British Provinoes to tos- tify to the truth of Mr. Connnt's romarks, The Convention sppointed Mr. Dontley, of Mason City; Fitzwillism, of Dloomington Hitehcock, of Ohicago ; Moore, of Chiampnign, aud Erickson, of Ghicago, n committeo to roport on pormancnt organization, o aftornoon was prinoipnily dovoted to tha Qigcussion of tho topio * 1fow can the Young Moen's Christian Association holp to oraato pub- lio soutiment sgainst dosocration of tho Sb- bath by roilronds,” Mossrs. Morso,” of Now Cork, Hitchcock, of Chicago, Presidont Ed- wards, of -Normal, aud othors spolre upon tho question, and & Committco was appointed to take the matter in charge. ‘Chia aloned disonssion of the toplcs agrond on. To-morrow, ot noarly every churel in the city, sorvices will bo conducted by membors of the Convention, Thera will bo Seandinavian sorvicos in tho afternoon conducted by Mossrs, Munsion, Erickson, Haweon,, and Potorson, of Ohicago. Thoto will bo a union servico of ail tho churelios at Durley Hull. A Corroection, Special Dinpateh to The C7 10 Tribune, Davexront, fo, Nov. 8.—The information tolograpliad from Des)oines that Towa had beon. divided_iuto four Catholic Sees is undoubtedly false. No_ muoh division Lus as yob hoon mado, and whon it i mado Davanport will bo tho oat of ono Soo, The highost Catholio suthoritios in this city have heard of no division whatever. Convention of Mothodist Bishops. NEw Yonr, Nov. 8,—Tho annnal convontion of tho Mothodist Bishops, for tho purposo of lay- ing out tha work of the Ghurch for the year, be- g its scssion at Nowark to-day. g RAILROAD OFFENSES. Sultto Be Instituted by the Railroad Commissionors Agninst the Ohicuge & Alton Eoad. . Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Brnivarieip, Til, Nov. S—Tho Tailroad and Warchouse Commissionors wero yostordny ab Carlinvillo and Virdon, and took & large amonnt of toutimony, whiok they state cstablishes the fact that tho Chicago & Alton Railrond Company at thoso polnts disorimjnates ngainst 8t. Louis, and in favor of Chicago trado. ™ Tho evidonco is of puoh a_positive character that the' presont purposa of tho Commissioners is to at orico in- stituto n sult seainst the Gompauy for violation of thie Railroad law. “ Col, Coolt, ono' of tho Commissionord, Jofb here this noon very sick, in _consequonce of whioh the Board adjourned, but thoy will re- sume thor official - investigations into” the of- enses oharged against railrond nnagement oxt weck, - Special Dispateh to_The Chicano Tribune, Oanuiwvinge, Ill, Nov, 8.—-Tho IBoard of Railrond Commisaionors Lold & medting ot this place lnat night for tho purposo of oliciting an oxprossjon from tho morchunts and mauuface turors of this clty ns to tho workings of our present Rellroad lgw, Iho meeting was woll attondad. Ry CANADA. The Now Cnbinct and How It is Liked == 'Tho Ministorinl Prows KRee gigned to the Sitnntion, Special Dispate The Chicago Tribune, O7TAWA, Noy. 8,—The ofice of Minjstor of Militia has boon filled by Ross, of Vietoria. ' The Prosidency of tho Councll is slill updlled. In sddition to those roported, it appesrs that tho outgoing Govorumont mado a long Ilst of &p- pointments. Mombors aro leaving for thoir omeg, yery fow remrining in the city. Tha composition of the now Ministry glves vory gonoral satisfaction fo tho country,” Tt pos- Besson great exooutive talont, and {s much more roprosontatlvo in charaoter thaw its prodecossor. -Tononto, Nov, 8.—Tho Ministarin} papors as- gert that the now Miniators will not be opppsed fn thole ro-slootion by Opposition candidates. Thero is one yory good roason therefor, Nearly gvery man was oloctod by n Jargs majority, and 8u Qpposition candiduto would " have ng chance, SR RAILROAD NEWS, Proposcd Rullrond Loau, OiNoINNATI, O., Nov. 8.—3r, Willlam Iooper, Trusteo of tho Oiucinunti Southern Rullrond, utarted to Englaud to-day to_nogotiate a sale of 5,000,000 Southern Railrond bouds, to bo paid for o doHvery, & The Cutinda Southorn, Dernorr, Mich,, Nov, 8,~1ho Cauads Southe orn Ratlway will commence running pessoygor trains henco to Fayotto on Mouday, ' —_— THE DIXON BRIDGE, Special Nispatch tq The Chicago Tribune, Drxon, 1., Nov, B.—Tho groat bridgo across Took River, noutly 700 feot in longth, wan fin- luhod to-day, 'The Amorlean” Bridgo Compuny ‘of Chieago, have dona their work well, This bridgo tuligs tho placo of tho Wrnosdall iron || Police Buporiutendent Matzal on tho Post, Ofico building, wnrkInJ; under tho eight-hour luw, pud it is intendod to koop tho “Laboulsyo, all membors ‘of 'the jovespmont FOREIGN. ... FRANCE.” i ‘. THE.PMOLONGATION QUESTION, i _PAnts, Nov, 8, —Tho thros bureaux of the Assombly whioh doforrod_unlil to-day naming tholr mombors of tho Committao on tho pro- | lorgation of Prosident MaoMahon's powor, have icotod | Gount do Itomusat, Leon Hay. and 3 of tho Loft: ' Thcso olagtlous give the Ropublicana i majority of ono in the Commitice, "I roshilt has caunéd thio most: intonso* excitoment. - Its said that the |- Right, which on tho oponing of_the Aésoral mulmiiod o malios peslonglis Prosdons Mee: Mahon's Fuwuru for ton yonrs, has offored ag a compromiso to muks tho tovin fve years. . DEUATE TOSTFONED. .- Loon 8ay, st the requost_of tho Governmont, han conented to a postponomont 6f tho dohats on his {nterpallation -for - failure® td -ordar, tho olootiona tb fill tho vacauolos in tho Aszombly, ! RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY, Dants, Nov, 8i.~Evening.—All tho .Ministors tondorad tholr rosignations to Molahon this af~ tornoon, but ho doclined to accept thom. THE DAZAINE TRIAL. Tn tho Bazaine Court-Marshal to-dsy, Maralial Canrobort and Gon, PAdmirault testified that to thoir knowledge no dispatch iwas recolved at- Mot from Marshul Mnchfahon on tho'0d. of Aungust. Thoy nlso sworo - that MacMahon's ad- vauco was not 'nlludod to by Baznino at tho Council of War hold on the 20th of August. el ts Ak gt Bavonne, Spaln,- Nov. 8.—Intelligenco hna Just hoon rocoived hore of & groat viotory hg the Cnrlista _over . tho 'Government troops, after o ddsporato fight, noar Myranda del Arga, in tha Province of Navarro, 'The losa of the Ropubli~ cans was Vnr;inout, including among tlie killod Liout.-Gon. Prima Do Rivera: Gon. Moriones was woundod and talken prisonor by the Royal- iuts, with forty-ono othor officers. Tho.Onrlists nlio lost hnnvl{y. and among tholr wounded aro Gon. Olln and othor chiofa. : - Mapnip, Nov. 8.—Tho Official ' Gazetle an-~ nounces that an eugagement has taken placo by twoon tho Carliats and Ropublicans, noar Miran- da dol Args, but says tho rosult is not known, Sl ITALY. _. . Tony, Nov, 8.—The coremonies attonding the complotion of the monumont commomorating the- docds of Gount Cavour took placo hero to-day. | ‘T'ho ceromonies wero vory. imponing, and among thoso participating wora Viotor Lmauuel, the talinn Prime Minister of tho Cabinet, Bonators, Doputios, forelgn ropresentatives, city authori- tios, and a Inrge body of troops. Notwithstand: it 5 Leuvy seinentara, wi Ioieunte wedl. Suthos singtio croird plntherud to witnoss tho corontonies, . T'ho Mayor of tho city delivored -an addross, in which he'paid o high tribute' to Count Cavour, through whom, he mld‘, “Tho star of Bavoy be- camo tho aun of Ttaly.” - . WASHINGTON. Amusing Correspondence—A’ Southorn Loun Proposed — District Mnttors — Oivil_Service Exnminations Posts Poned. ‘WasiinoTon, Nov. 8.—Thero is considerablo anxioty in military ciroles over & correspondence batweon the Ohiof Signal Ofitcor, Myor, and;tho Secretary of War, Myors'.xaok ia Colonel, with - Brigadior brovet. .. Ho has fallen’ into the habit of signing himeelf ‘* Brigadier-General,” Two timoly official hints wera (rvivun him that his assumod rank was in vialation of fadt and lawv,” A fow days ago tho Bocerotary of War wrote‘him an_ antograph lotter that ho had no right wlatover, to. sign himeolt Brigadier-Genoral, sinco which time he hag-on- torod his namo, ou tho weathor roporta ** Briga- dior-Genoeral by brovet.” . NEDIOULOUS |, PROPORTTION. A greet deal of ridioule is bostowed on tho lotters of R. AL T. Huutor, of Virginia. which appoar to-day, urging the United States to loan 500,000,000 to tho Houth in'4 por cont thirty- yoara bonds, for which tho plantors aro to pay G por.cont, and give & first mortgage on their lands, Huntersays that Mr. Lincoln advocated this plan. DISTRIOT. AFFAIRB, - Tho Govornor of , tho Diatrict of Columbia .and g porgonal stalf have gono to New York to ‘mato somo financisl arrangoments, in order to stay the moro rostivo contrastors who demand their monoy, 'The’report of the -Engineer of tho District, which hag been circulated to-dny in tho munuscript, shows' n truly .extraordius amount of publlo worke, enougl” to’ distingule 8 large commonwaalth, ~ Ahout 500 miles of im- proved sidowalk and roadwny havo beon laid down in loss than two yoars, . . [To tne Associated Press,] “POSTAL-SERVICE BXTENSION, Wasuryarox, D.' 0., Nov. 8.—An extension of tho postal sorvico Lna boon -ordered on_tho Peninsular Railroad, from South Boud to Fort ‘VIKIIB Junotion, 46 miles, commoncing-on the 16th of Novombor, #EIEE INBTRUCTIONS TO TREABURY-AGENTS, The Tirst Comptrollor has instructed tho As- sistant Tronsuror at Now York that 'the bauk- ruptoy of an agont is a revocation of tho agenoy ; ‘but whero, subsoquently to bankruptey, & prin- cipal, with the knowlodge of the fact, appoints tho bankrupt Lis agent, the latter may lawtully tranasct any businass intrustad to him, - CIVIL BERVIOE EXAMINATIONS, In viow of tho sbortuoss of the notice given of tho Distriot Civil Servico examinations to bo held in Oinginnati and 8t. Louis, the Civil Ser- vice Commission has postponed tho Cinclunatt examiuation to Dec. 4, and the 8t. Louis oxams, ination toDeo. 9. Whe 17th of Decomber has beon fixod for the Lolding of an oxemination in Savaonah for tho Bouthorn District., Applica- tions will boroceived at the propor Departments from those wishing to compoete in the Cinciunati examination to the 20th of Novembor, and for tho .Bavannal examination to the 5th of Docember. Theso examinations are to fill $1,200 clerkships in the Dopartments at Washington. . Tho places at which the oxaminations will bo held will be spocified in tho noticos sont to candidates by tho hief Exnminor, Iunstruotions aa to the form of making application may be obtained by addross- ing E. O. Gravos, Chiof Examiver, Washington. THE BAWLINS BTATUE. The atatuo to the lato Scoretary XKawlins, for which an spprapriation was mado at tho last sossion of Uongross, has boon dosigned and modoled, snd will soon bo cast in bronze. 2 s COMMITTED FOR CONTEMBT, - ‘The Fown. Clerk nua Superyisor of the own of Forrestor, Oglo County, 1L, Bont to Juil for Contompt of Court. Roorron, Iil., Nov. 8.—A contempt cade -of much interoat was bofore tho Court yeuterdnby. "Tho town of Forrestor; Oglo Coanty, voted 878, 000 to tho Ohicago & lowa Rnilroad, in timen whon tho fover waa high for municfpal aid to xadlronds, - The lapse of time developed foatures not g0 doslrablo as the \Iwnplo Lad flattored thomuolves fhe) would bo, sud tho honds ware not issucd. A docroo of tho Conrb was lssyed on Mn 23, 1873, to issno sovouty-five honds of $1,000 auqh, and on tho 11th of Ootobor fast an-grder wae pssugd oiting the Clerk and tho Bupervisor of tho town ta slow oausp why the bonds wero not jssued, followod on Oot, 33 by pn order” to show cause why o writ of attachment for eon- tompt should not Lo issued. though {hey ploaded an Oglo County injunction, the Courp oyorruled its application in"tho caso in Land, and yestorday committod Franklin M. Tice an John A, Bmith, tho oflicors botors inmed, to iho County Jail till they'algn_the bonds,. 'aud {liby 810 now in confinoment awaiting the rosult of a consultation with logal and other counsel.” NEW YORK, ‘Fhe Fight Dotwoen COommissioner oharlick and ‘Eammany Becomey Interesting—Valunble Kncty Likoly 10 Lonk out—Municipnl Expeonsess New Yonk, Nov. 8.—Polico " Qommissionor Olarliok wgs oxpolled from - Lammany Hall the other night on'tiotion of Jon Morrissoy,and now Commissioner Oharlisk hug issuod an'order to live ol gambling honses and polioy shops of this olty closed. up immodiately’ undor’ pain of diymisenl” from tho police department ‘of ihia.| Captaius who do not sco -that the ore dor j8 carried out to the lefter. Mo 6ayp Jf tho Temmany Hall Gonoral Come mittos’ watits 'roform in tho city, now’ thoy shall have it if the Police Department oan glvo it to them, [t wa expectod that Tammany wonld to-day formally profer chargos against Commissionor Charlick, “and domanud bis ro- moval by Mayor Havomoyer, The allogatidua avo that grosy frauds wero committed fn cortain dlutriote whero tho Commission had vislted tlint'thib Tapoctors of Lilootion- wora chango whon it wi leukvht necoseary to dofeat candi- dates ; that policémen woro used before and on tho day of the alogtion fo Intimidate votors, snd that oven stroot-swospary yare dlamissed from the employ of ~tho ocity “whon “WU'FN friondly to candldatos, It is' also Hald that sorlous ohargea aro to bo [‘m{ormd agalnat n relation to hia bridgo, which foll on that momorable Sunday, | mansgoment ‘and alloged manipulutions of the AMuy 4y whou noarly fifty liyos wore saerifisod, ~ | olgotion retyrns, uslug tho police forcota effact . wau enacted lnst ovening | .20 milon from this oity, up {ho Monongsholn Dils purposo, A curious phingo of this fight fy, it in alloged, that Commissionor Oliarlick Gwos his placo Int tho T'olice Bonrd to Jon Morrigsoy, He: fond not have boon confirmod without hia‘son- unthml was _only, put in domination by the ‘r;:yl J’ oftor Mdrrisaoy had boon consulted by n. rlopfid, 0 a3 3 “Abcording to the outitntos of * the soveral Doo pustimonte, which wora pagsod yostorday by the. Board of Apportionmout, it will cost 54,600,000 moroto eatry on tho City and County Govorn- ml?{(u In 1874 than it did fu' 1873 : CRIME. Young Man Stabs Iis Fathor and i _thon Kills XXimnaelf, . s ' | Bpectal Dispatoh to The Chitago Tribune, Prrranunoi, Pa., Nov. 8,—A horrible tragody Monongahola Olty, River, A son fatally stabbod Ins fathor and thén committed sulcide. - From information which your corrospondont obtainad, It ap- onrs fhat an old-timo foud oxisted bo- [véen John Glomens, of tho abova plsce, shd Lis pon, Jamoa. Tho troublo arose out of tho divislon. of the old man's proporty, who, It scoms, turned ovoer his ronl ostato to othior par- tios, ' snd muddled things gonorally, cutting off his son. Bome timo ago tho “sonlor Clomous, - who was @ widowor 08 years of ago, married again, and turaed” over all his property to his wifo, thus complicating mattors moro. 'Tho son stayod at his father's houso sinco he was mai rled, aud govoral wooks ago ho-and his step- mothor had n fuss, which resulted in .s . complaint .. Loing lodged bo- fore an Aldorman, On Fridey the woman hiad & hearing, ond was dischargod. Jamon said Lo wonld have rovengo. 8o, Iast night, golng to o butoliée“slior,wharolie v mployad, g pro- oured o _ wsmall butchor - kuifo, ' sharp- eod it ;doliboratoly on. o -atool,. snd thon wont out to hunt bi fathor. found him with tho friends of his wife, a tow doora from his own houso, on Race street, noar Wator. Ho atonco mndo n Passfor the old man, and_succoeded in cutting a torribld wound in his abdomon, oxtonding clenr ndrose and +through ' tho loft groin. Tho old | nian %ol and “some ' partics "}’g"’““"““ James to arreat him, whon he said, * I have had n}y revengo, and am rondy to dio,” and at.onca. {P““E“d e knifo into bia brosst cutting clear -through’ into the heart, nuvor]ufi at in two and killing him instantly, An inquost was_'hold-*on® -his - romains ~ to-day, -and a vordict in accordance with tho above facts wag rondered. , -John" Clomons g still * alive, bub Binking. He. wis o Juslico of the Peace for many yoars, aud was a man of considerablo note in tho borough. The Fort Wayne ity Trensurer Itc- signs to Escapo Impeachmont. Special Dispatch to_T'he Chicago Tribune. ) TorT WAYHE, Tud., Nov. 8.—[n tho impeach- meut-trial of John A. Droogmyor, City Tronu- uror, last night, nt tho conclusion of the ovi- donce of - the prosecution a recess ' waa takon " until 11:50. Being called to or- dor, tho 'dofousic rosted, ‘the prosocutlon and proposed Lo aubmit the caso withiout argu- mont.” Dofonse domurring, spiritod discussion took place s to the time speakors bo ‘allowed to mnko thoir argument, City-Attornoy Nowborgor waivod argument,: BIr.. Coloriok, . for tho de-- fonso, mado a pirited address, condomaing the Common Oounoli for dereliotion of duty, soveraly- criticlsing the mauner in which tho caso had been.carriod on, and, to the. sstomsbment of all, tondered Droogmyor's resignntion. It was undorstood that bo would a mako vigorous gt - “Droogmyor's rosignation was accoptod, and M, McGuiloch made s motion to the Couusil to at onco choose uccomsor, which was carried. | . M. Barton, E: L: Chittondon, Joff C. Bowsor, and Plats J. {Vido wore nominated, Darton was declarod elected on tho muth ballot. Mr, McOulloch introduced s rosoiution fixin the bond of the Tronsuror at 500,000, whi passod, and the Council sdjourned. It {n thought that criminal proceodings will bo commenced sgainat Droegmyer for fraud. The Outrago at Portland, Ind. ., Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune; ‘PorTLAND, Ind,, Nov. 8.—Tho man Huey, o dinbolically outraged hero yostordsy morning, ia getting along vory well, although ~still in groat agony. A'man tnmod Bhannon was arrosted t day, and will have a trial this ovoning. Sha non' hus Roveral timos threatenad Huoy's lifo, ho- cnuse, whon Marshal, Lio jailed Bhannon ofton for drunkenncss. Piecor of flesh cut from Huoy caunot be found, and it is supposod they wero cnrriod off by th violators. The deed was dope in tho dark, and 80 quiokly that boforo tho msn was fairly awake it was ovor, and tho men oscaping. Not .» word was spoken, It s said an old lover of tho girl to whom Huey is engaged was Beon in town the afternoon befora tho crime, and has not boen seon pince. Groat offorts aré being mado to . find him, but thoy Lave not succaoded yeb, Laten,—Shannou has been roloased on 8500 XEscape of Jail Prisoners. Spectal Dimpatehs to The Chieayo Trivune, Corbwarrr, Mich., Noy.- 8,~T'his morning, on going into our jail, the Shoriff fouud if ompty. Fivo prisonors had escaped during the night by «tearing up tho floor and digging & hole “fn tho ground that reched to tho.- Jail * yard, whero " no - obataclo stood in thoir way of flight. Thoix names were, Tdwin Hull, chargod with the orime of larcony ; Jumes Clark, Edwin Darby, and Chatlos Weston, robberry, and William McCaligan, rape. At this timo, 10 p. m,, none of thom have boen captured, Weston livea in Chicago. 4 Y Struck Dead witha Hoe, -Spectal Dispatcls to The Chicago Tribune, Pontsmovrn, O., Nov. 8.—Strauss, & Hobrew. farmor of Jackson County, 60 years old, was murdered yostorday ovening. 'The murderer was utnxllu]g‘;gomoua, aud when remonstratod withy struck Strauss a fatal blow in the templo with's hoo,” Strans was brought hero for inter- ment. Tho murderer was arrested. ¢ Xmprisonmént for Lifo. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, Dixox, IlL, Nov. 8.—The murdor trial which his’ boen in ‘prograss Lero. for tho past two weoks was® concluded last night. Owon'0'Con- nor was found guilty of the murdor of Donnis Allon, and tho verdict of tha jury was imprison= ‘mont for ne natural life, : A Murderer Surrenders Mimasoif, New York, Nov. 8,—Royal Bsinmis, who was indictod for iurder iu tho secoud degroo in con- haction with tho Kelsoy cago, surrendered bhim-. solf to:day o tho Shenff of Quoon's County, aud wan taken to jail. His ‘brother had proviously baon prrested on a similar ‘indictment. 'T'he risoncrs mado applioation through counsel to Ea released on bail, which was donied, aud they went to prison. ‘Absconded With 810,000 and Another s ' Mands Wikes Derrorr, Mich,, +Nov, 8.—A dlspatch from Now Buffalo says ¢ George Rm u Bonton Har- bor gl\fich.) merchant, il goods obtuined on oradit iy Now York, and cloared ot %ith $10,000 &0 adquired, taling with hjm another man's wirs, lonying Lis 6Wn faw shift for thomuolvos, The Uddorzook Onse,' | Wesronesren, Pa,; Nov. 8.—The jury in the Udderzaok guyn bave uot yet roturned & verdict, A report suys thoy ara dividod botweon o verdict - ot murder in tho lirat aud seeond dogree. - The Lowoil Boy-Mitrderers Towery, Masy., Nov, 8.—T'ho jury. iu the case of Goorge, Li. Ourtin, agod 10"yoara, who has beon on trial for tho murdor of &ohild3 yoars, will roturn a sealed vordiot on Monday." Raid in An Unsuccosstul Ku.Klux ) 5 . Culifornin. An Praworeoo, Nqv.o8.—Tho following ac- coEuL of # torriblo tragedy {8 rocolyed frow Bun Mauteo County to-day ¢ 2 Wabont o yoar ago John Groon and Gharles Kinzoy, proprietors of tho Lincolu Hotel, Peaca~ deroo, ' exoliaugod. Propriotor Greon' traded his_ranch_at Poscaderoo - with ~Kiuzey for jand in Jowa and othor Btates, Upon o8 shot oft. Kinzey nnd his gang wore arrcated and - taken.to Rbdwood City, whoro thore was ,groat oxcltomont and thronts.of lynching: A ordnar' jury found thom gulity of murdok in| the m-s‘t dograo. R g Tho Chargoes Agiinst Indinn Commis~ nlonor Smith. - - - Speefal Dispatch to The Chieano Tribune, 81, PAvr, Minu,, Nov. 8,—~VWith roferonce to tho statoment from Washington that Commis- sionor of Indian Affalrs ‘Smith asks au offieinl investigation of his sale of- the Lench Luko Pine, and his condugt whilo agant, parties hero and on tho Northorn Indiau resorvationa profoss that they can sustain tho charges mado, and oth- ers moro damaging’ not yot made publio, but say that an investigation “under the auspicos of “Délano would be farcical. Thoy want au inves- tigation by {llartlu! having no connootion -with tho Indian Buronu, having powor to rocommond » roformation of abusos .by radical ohonges in tho Indian managomont. MEMPHIS. . ‘Che Mortunry Report — Rovival of Business. Mesrnrs, Nov. 8.—Tho mortuary report for tho past 24 hours is as follows:™ Yollow fo. ver, 2; othor causes, 8, Doaths for tho wook— yollow fover, 27; other causocs, 30, Decreara " from last wook—yollow fevor, 59 ; othor causcs, 7, ‘The Socretary ot tho Board of Hoalth reporta that tho wook's summary shows tho clty froo from all dangor of infectious or contaglous dis- onsos. The deatha from yollow fover are but tho lingoring rosults of the late apidomic. Wenthior warm. All foar of a ronowal of the ‘fevor hins disapponrod, and visitors from all parts of the country aro on tho streots, Tho- ity Is rapidiy filllng up with rolurning oitizens, and business Is more animated to-day than sinco tho close of tho last monson, Morchants oxprony :Iillom;olvu ‘much encouragod withy the prospects ead. DUBUQUE. Bullding Xmprovements--The Hab« bage Lottor. Dunuque, Is, Nov.. B.—8tatistios collected of tho building improvomonta in Dubuque tho paat Boagon, make o fino showing for tho city. Not including tho raflroad improvements, tho aggro- gato s ?nuo #a largo as it was last yoar, or tha yor boforo, and sliows that tho city is_stIl avis dontly progrossing. The principal bmldings put up during the year are tho riow Herald offico, now Julion Hoiso, Illinols, Contral freight do- pot, Michel blaok, oto, The letter of Babbago, published in one of tho Chicago papors, charging n bogus draft of §75,000 on Sheflleld, tho dofaulting Prosident of the Merchauta' National Bank, causes quito a sonsation horo, Shoflield’s frienda claim that tho chargo ia falso, and that Babbago cannot bo Dolioved, no mattor what o says, but most poo- lo aro roady to bollove most anything that is ad of cithor of thorm, i ; “THE INDIANS. Over 7,000 Roaming About Woxas, Undor Big Freg, Committing Doproe dations, NEw Onreans, Ls., Nov. 8.: dispatch anys: “ Onpt, J. E, Elgin hos just ro- turned from on extensive trip on the frontier, aud roports thut the Indians are as -bad, if nol worsg, than thoy have been ‘sinco the war. All tho Indians aro off their resorvations, except Batanta, ‘They are headed by Big Troe, and havo stolon nonrly sl tho -horses on the Littla ‘Wichita and Wost Forl, Soventy-five hundrod of thom orossed tho Littlo Wichita Inat wook. A party of thirteon stolo two horses in Jacke- boro on Sunday night. It is roportod that a surveying party cnmped outsido of Jackeborg woro fird on by thom." ' CASUALTIES. Rilled by a Boiler.Explosions * . Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘DesMoixes, In., Nov. 8,—~Yosterday afternoon o saw-mill boilor oxploded in Buena Viats Town- !hIE, Jaspor County, instantly killing Nathan l1;;. ird, & farmor, who was walilog for Tumbor to o sawved, A Waco (Texss) Killed By Falling Into a Well, - Sveciat Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune,. TFonr WAYSE, Ind., Nov. 8.—Josoph Clark, a farmer living.6omo ‘milos north. of Antworp, Obio, was found dead in & woll on his* promiss, Tho woll was without a curb, and it is thqught from tho position of the body that decoased !éull in backwards and was unable to holp himsolf, Ho was a very old man, being ono of tho oldost Bottlors thoro. ; e e OBITUARY. Col. Yohn Patricke. Oxama, Nov. 8.—Col. John Patsick, ono of tho oldest sottlers of Nobraskn, died in'this city this morning of paralysis of tho bratn. Ho 1 widely known fhroughout Ponnsylyanis as editor of the Philsdelphis Argus duriug Buchanan' Adminis: tration, “Tho xemaiug will bo futorrod ot Union: town, £a. Lyman Kingsbury, " Qurxoy, Ill,, Nov. 8.-Lyinan E. Kingshu of the firm of i(lngahury D\%a.. \\'hulnnfn.l;l;gl and shoe doalers, and ‘a well-known business- ‘man, died at his rosidence in this city this morn« ing at 5 o'clock, i e FIRES. At Prairio du Chion. Special apateh to The Chicago Tribune, MoGiEGOR, In.., Nov. 8.—The extonsive car- ringo-works of J,'G Trainor, the Kane's Hotol, two dwollings,two barng, with four horass, ‘two _wngons, and'other valuablo property woré cou- sumed by firo at Prairie du ~Chion, Wis;, ' oarly” this morning. Losa about '§20,000; partially covorad by insurance, Tho fira originated from o candloe left in the ba - ¢ -named —————— ILLINOIS NEWS ITEMS. The paoplo of Quinoy, on. Tuosday, by & Yoto of 457 for to 1,828 agaiust, voted down the pro- posed new oity chartor. - 16’ will now 'slesp for four years,- . . S —A large inorease in the Republican voto of Big Rock, Kano County, is claimed. At the'oloc= tlon lagt June for Circuit Judgo no votes were cast for the Ropublican - candidate, and at the recont election ona voto was givon, which is & chaorlng indication,—Aurora Herald, . —The county tax dobt, 50 long liauging oer. Clarle County, haa.a} lnst boon fupded by the Board of Buporvisors, and'is fo' be’ paid ono- Zfouith in five, and Famo in ‘tom," fiftoon, and twonity yoars! bonds of tho county, to issuo and deaw futorost st tho rato of T per oens per an- num, Tho debt amounts to 868,000, . . - —Ql&inuy i hoaktiug that she 'pays her polics forco $1,090 & month, and’ cogutry. nowspapers in hor vicinity quote tho item with awe, Thnt may bo & largo sum for & quiet pinss like Quiney, but Peoria paya moro than 2,600 eyery manth fo hor police force, and tho only regrat is that the' forca 14 not larger,—~Peoriq- Transeript, . =—The Mattoon FPost-Oflico affair anlminated in an eloction £ tho uv»lu\wg‘, on last Tuoeday, It 4 ngwn b0 onr rendors_tuce Ok Georgo V. jyun was appojntad Postmastor’ of this Aome time #ingo, ' Mr. Glark, the dp;p,nqm cumbent, wont on to Washiligton'and succseded in gotting tho appofntment rovoked snd himsalf reiustated, Cupt; Lynn wout to headquartora to soe what it all meant, and flually sucoceded 1n having tho matter submitted to the pooplo of Matfony Township, The olootion took placo TI'uonday Iast, ‘and resulted in tho choico of Capt, Lynn by & hr{‘q ‘majority, and he will soon tako possassion of.the ofijce,— Tusgola Journal: —Sangamon County has had but two Uoynty Olorks eincs its organization fn 1821,—Aifty-twg yoars ago—~and both of these balongod ‘to the - bame family, being fathor and son, Thefirsg was Oharlos R, Mathiony, 8r,, who wss ohosen in 1821, being constantly ro-olecied until 1881 when e diod, and his Gon Noab was appointo Clerk a1 inforim, end aftorwards cleoted to that rlwu, holding it \iningerryptedly to tha prosent imo, At 'Tuesday's’ oloctidn, howoyer, - Ar, Mothony was dofoated by & small mnjorlly. and guw gives place 1o Baugamon County's third Foan ¢ goi, Lagt . ho found Kinze; f]}(fl u’;z n\gh' Jw Jund reprosented. 'Ho onmg back and commenged * sult sgajust Kinzoy for damages, Groow's wife bad o hoinostoud claim filod on the land at Peseadoroo,snd afjrimoeld that sho did not sign the deod, On coming back sho went on to by land and took poacoablo pos- wousion of it four or flve days ago, and is livinj nit, Lastovoultig Kinzoy hirod a numbor o o, png, togathor with AMre. Kinzey, attompted ' to- oust tho Greon family aud z&n pomsession” of tho“hoyso or burn it. Groon forbado thom coming on'tg the property, and ordored them to leave, The umokfufi &mty, connisting of Williata Dow, Alexauder MoLonn, and Michael McLean, forcod opon the gate load- ing to tho yard, aud'made a rush for the door, “""" Qraon,'s brothior, wlio was outsido, thay o Tona noaf tho door. Groon's family insida thon oponod ou tho attacking party and drove thomn awny., Dow was slightly wounded, ) nlso MoLican: John Graou had one of his finge lork. It 8- donbiful whothar anothes gimilpy iustanco, whore an eleotive .office has remained W lntug in tho samo hands, oau be found iu the oat, - v BUIC)DE, Spactal Disvatoh to The Chicaga Lriby Pronta, lll, Nov, 8,—Jamey Littlo; 1L, whoso nmm}m &t sulcids ige tolegrapho sonio duys mia‘:, aftor four days wtense sulforing; died from tho offects. of tho pistol-shob this mtzruh}g.] e mlu wng known, nndhunld to I';a extonsivoly wonithy, No causocan bo asel 1oF thio rash mot, y o . IngA'S'hl‘eTEAGN’:mGE, . spsotal The Ohicago 7 Ds Touus, Tavy Nov, trlhe i fot holds Ing tho annual seskion of tho Btate- Grango of Patrons of 1lusbandry has been ohauged to Dao, ilj 1‘2'« mootings will be bold in” the Htate ous % : woOFS it u(i-n4 ] THE CUBAN PATRIOTS, ‘ Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, 3 THE NEWS IN WARNINGTON, ‘WasmnaToN, Nov, 8,—All the publio intorest about tha Exceutlye porwon, controu to-day npon tho capture of tho Virginius, and the exceuclon of kior prominent pussongors. Mr. s, who ka3 boon tho mainstay of noutrality, shows an swkwardnosn in tho midat of tho indignant ox- olamations and pratosts’ from évery sido, The Prosidont has alwaya occuplod & wavering poate ton on tho Cuba queation, aud Gen, Shorman soldom loses an apportunity to put in a word for tho opprossod. Cubsns,* Mr. Fish, lw‘l:uae son-in-law, Wobstor, has boon tho Spane Bh Attornoy in Now York, is very porsistont in his position, and his rosiguation ’ls‘:vo!l \fm]nr- ntood to bo ponding upon any uot of intorforouce with Cuba h{ tho Govornmont., Io hag hoon supportad in thin position by tho morchants and conservativo capitalists, who havo strongthoned h‘l' hnnds with compliniontary corrospondenco, Tho Prosidont's sympathios nro with tho Cubans, but the holpless condition of our navy and onr fluancos have relrained him Lam Ade vancing boyond s conversational oxprosafon, To-day, soma of tho military callers-in urgod tha President to tako the publio mind off tho monoe tary panic, and glvo the nnomployed oporatives somethiug to think about by & bold exprossion in bohalf of tho frao_couso in Cuba, Tho dying gondition of old Mr, Dont and the oqually hopos Ioss vitnation of Judga Jamos Dont oxorciso une favorablo effocts u)mn the Cuban cause, Tho Zvening Slar, which supports any Ads ;2‘:1';’:;‘::‘:& u’; po‘vl:nr, comes on[: to-day ina o Jediog e T tho recognition of Cuban bole OFFIOIAL ANNOUNGEMENT OF THE E: 3 Tiavana, Nov. 8,—The following -llnup:fi{orl:om Gen. Burrlel, commauder of the Bpanlsh troopa at Bantiago do Cuba, to tho Captain-Gonoral contains all tho fnformation thus Tar Tocorsed of tho shooting of the insurgent loadors ; % Ba To Ilts Exeellency the Captatn-Generst o NO% & At 8 o'clock thin morning wore shot in this city, for traitors to thoir country and for being insutgont thicts, ilo following _pocdons, atyling tiomeglvos & Patrlot Genorala ™ Tiornoho, Verona, alins Dembetta, Gonoral of Division; Pedro - Cospodds, Commandin Goneral of Olenfuogost Gonoral Jesus’ del Bal; and Brigadier General Washington Ryan, Tho oxecations $ooK rlsca In the prosence of tho onliFo corps of Volun toers, the forco of regular Infantry, and sullors from thio flect. An jmmonao concourse. of poaple alao wite nosiod theact, Tho best of order prevalled, Tho ‘prisoners met their death with compoauro, (Elxned),m‘om i Bonnzr, NOTHER AGCOUNT. A telegram to tho Bpanish papor in thia city faya fivo of thoso capturod on board the Virgite ius wero sliot, and that tho fifth was Santa Roso, .gml 56, whoso roloase from arrest on a chargo o %Irncfi W18 obtained st summor by Sooralory sh. Ho. was engaged in tho capture of tl Spaniah war vouuol Commondatoria, . .’ TUE DEPARTURE FROM KINGSTON, KrxasToN, Jamalos, Nov. 7.—The steamer Vir- ginius, aftor taking ohbowrd w large party of Cubans_and some war. matorial, cloarod for Melion Bay on the 23d, . The oflicora of customa examinod tho baggago of ovory pasmongor who wont on boerd, to ]arcvndu agsl naf any 1wregnlare ity or violation of law. The evenlng bofors tha Virginius sailed o grand banquot wns given on ‘board léy Gon, Ryan, who was the chief of tho oxpedition. = 1 . DISPATOIIES FOR OESPEDES, . Anopen boat with s party of Cubans arrived at St. Aun a fow days ago. They wore two daya oni the way, and aro- hoarors, thoy- say, of ime portant dispatches_ from Gon. Cespedos to the (illb(ul\n CouEul| lIl; andeEJ. Among those ar- rived sre Col. Fernando Lopez, Quaralts, Comandor Lonia Dot Cojon. " i e . CUDAN INDIGNATION, New Yonk, Nov, 8,—Gen. Quesndn and soveral other prominent Cubans, it 18 eaid, will take im- modiato_stops to hold a meeting in this city to exproas their indignation at the recont execution of their frionds in Cubs. Itisalso auid that Gon. Aquileras will soon have in readinoss 60O mon to lend into active service. I Nov. 8.—Prosidont Castelar and ONDOYN, Nov. 8,~Prosident Cnatolar and Gen, Sicklos, thio United Btates Ministor to Spain, were in oloso conforonce for a considerablo tima yostorday. Tho capture of the_Virgivius is undorstood to be under conidoration, e ¥low Lt Xs'That Wo All Belong to the e Jope. Frointhe Catholio Telegraph (Cincinnaty, Bomo papors in this country aro groatly tronbs Tod bocauso the Holy Fathor, In his recont lettar to the Emporor of Germauy, claims that all who have recoived baptism are mombers of the Cathe olic ‘Cliurcli, Yot the journnls that profess to bo startted by this Catholio doctrine speak nbunk tho Oatholic failh with » fivodum uud positives noss that ought to bo nssociated only with the most perfoct knowledge. Suddonly thoy dige ctoso an ignorance which a Catholic child could remove. They stumble holplessly over a difil« culty of straw. Baptism, o8 all Christians hold, ia the sacrament of reganeration. By its wators we aro born agnin of Christ in the order of graco, 83 wo re born first in the order of natura of Adam, . If we are childron of Christ by bap- tism, wo aro alao children of hiu divino sponeo, tho Gathollo Church, *No ano,” says 8¢, Oypris a1, ““can have God for his fathor who has nok the Oburoh for his mother,"—as a mother she Lias o right to the obodience of all who are bap- tizod. THG recognition of baptism administerod ontaide tho Cathiolioc Ohurch is not, as some of theso vory leamed journals think, & novelty. The Cntholio Churcl Las always admitted the validity of tho baptism of Protostauts whon rightly administored. ‘The minister of valid baptism may bo Jow, hérotic, Turk, or Infidel; rovided .the Iaw of the Catholic Churoh, in orm, matter, and intontion, bo obseryed, It 18 only when thoro ia o_reasonablo doubt in thoir observanco that sho givos boptism to converts, and thon only conditionally. Gty & oo R A Snmplo of Wlard ‘Timos, The Lawrouco (&[uu.) American-tolls of a 8ad cnse of destitution which has' come within its obsorvation in that city. A very poor but honest appouring and propoAscssing young man obert Btoel; on his own. request, was scntonged yostorday to four mouths in. the Houso of Correction, in order that Lo might work for the shelter it'would afford him during the winter. Ha had beon disoharged from ono of the mills carly in tho_summor, during o res duction of Iabor, and having boon desertod’ by bis fathor, and bisving no mathor; ho iad during tho intorvoning months boen_dopendent wpon the cherity of strangers, Without a bed on which to rost, be had boon compelled to seok shalter: at nlght in barns -and other smpty buildings, until tho . incrensing colducss of woather uo longer renderod it possible for him to resortjto them.” As a lnst alteruntive, ho guva bifuself Into tho custody of the City Marshal, roquesting that he might Le. pout to- prison; whoro ho might wotk for tho sholtor it might af+ ford'him against the wintor, Ho was brought into coart and sentonced aa wo_ have statoc above. Iu committing }im %he Tudga- Jament the viromustauces necossitating. such. a_courso, aud said that it at auy timo any charitable per- fop offored the young man (who is-only 17) eme ploymont; ho wowld give an order for his rofeaso. Coniplotion of the Louisinna Bridges From the Rook Taland (£1L,) Argus, Nov, 8, A tologram wau recaived by Portor bkiuner, Tq., of this elty, to-doy, notitying bim that the lunt ‘stona .on the picrs of tho groat rallroad buldgo at Louisuna, Bo,, was laid_yostorday, nt 4 p. m.; that & voiy large orowd of “poople waa presont, speeches mads, aud & jolly good time [ ‘Tho'cantract for this \v?’yl; wag lob to Moserg, Reynolds, Suifipaugh & Cd,, of " Uila " city; - thy firat.utouo luld Aug, 18, 1873, ‘and the job qome pleted iu sixty-oight and a hult working daya, * The work consisted of ton piers and two but- ments, with two additional sbutments on Nyo Greok, ull of whith aro now flujbut, Lolog ar tho most rupid work of tho id mugnre udg pyst Wators, ‘The {ranip beitig plp Withy, firent ropids by, and pyerything will be ropdy to. turn over tq hyJUhlauun _Altgu Jailyosd Compapy by tho 18t of December next, W Tho rapldity witl h ‘the work has baon pushod throngh to complation, and tha vory ox collent muuner in which it hus beon done adds ngy leurls to'tho well:eariiod famoof the oxcel- Youb voitragtor - % e Tho Swisw Womon, irieh Correavondenc af the Jloatan Advertiser, horo {8 sad enongh nood of the olovation of woman even iu Bwitzorland, . Oue hundred women ollinb each day to the sploudid bulldings which ovorlook the Clty of Zurichi—the first fountain of learning lu the Ropublio; a thonsand women rou from sundop 11} Jato evening in tha narrow lunes bolow, drng[img havy” hand-carty; singgeriiig undey lnrgp hurdéns Dalgiiced] ypoh tholr honds, sawing wood, or gathoring the rofuse from the strogts with' bmkcg and shovol— in eliort, porforming the most monisl sorvics that the lowont olas of malo laborers aro oon- demned to do in America, I havo ofton seen two glondor women sawing onk and ash wood in tho stroof, g).ll!o a,»ptqup follow staod by leisuroly eplitting th ‘aswi) Btjoks, (na poor old oreatnro, the other day, sat upon tho ourbstone, holding hor saw roversod botweon hor kngos,-and in uttor weaknoss waa rubbing tho stick of wood noon it to saw it u two, * d of