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SPANISH BARBARITY. THE SLAUGHTER. = HIOOTING OF TIMUTY-SEVEN OF THE ORKW OF TOB vinais, " TIAvANA, vin KEY Wesr, Nov, 16.—Tho.follow- Ing nccount of ovents at Santingo do Cuba have” been rcooived hiors: On Fridey morning, thoe 7th, thirly-rovon of tho crow of the Virginius woio brought on shoro and talken” to prison; 1o romain |thore until; thelr-oxccution, which waa ordored for that aftornoon. Capt, Fry, n noblo- looking old man, fully n hoad ialler than tho rost of the crow, whon Lo mot his mon on the wharf provious to ' tho march to the prison, ealuted thom all. Tho saluto was roturnod with affeotion, At 4:45 Capt. Fry and thivty-six mon - and officers Woré publicly sliot, desplte the pro- | tost of sll compotont foroign authiorities, Tho ‘marinos wore BEVEN MINUTES' KILLING THE WRETONED PRige : " ONERS, : 1t seomed na-if they would never finish.. At last tho railora marched off, and tho troops filed past tho long row of corpncs. Then tho dead- carta woro hurried up, and loaded indisorim- inatoly, with the manglod romafus. p K THE'AMERIOAN CONSUL hias dono nll that could Lavo boen done. In- dood, it was throatoned that his oxoquatur would bo withdrawn for lis oxertions in behalt of tho prisoners, In an intorview with Gon. Burriol, that officor yolled at him and othorwiso treated .him disrospectfully, The Dritish Consul also made an inoffectual protost againat tho oxecu- tion, Itis reported that sixtoon of tho vietims were British subjects. GROWING ANXIOUS, HavANA, vis KEY West, Fln, Nov. 15, —Groat anxioty {8 manifested horo to sco the comments of the American press upon the capture of the Virginius and the shooting of the prisoners, ‘Thero i o gonoral fooling that it is desirablo to linve all the prisonors oxcouted as quickly as possiblo, bofore tho Govornmont of Spain or any othor posor can get a chanco to intervene, although somo of tho botter-feeling portion of tho pooplo deprocate unduo hesto, and fear that it may lead to sorious results, TOMDASTES FURIOSO. Tho address of Gen. Burriol is very bombastie, Doscribing the chaso snd capturo of tho Virgint- ‘o, Lo says: ** Tho Tornado belehed forth flames instead of smoke, golng at her fullost peed. 8ho finally came up with and capturod ho Virginius, which was taken possoseion of with ropeated cries of ¢Viva Espanal' from tho Tornado's vallant crow, and without tho slightest resistanco 163 men doliy- ored thomsolves quictly up, having cowardly thrown ovorbonrd, during the chaso, the arms which they ought nover to have grasped, and tho military equipage confided to thom to defend iheir ignoble cause. This goea to show and to confirm the poverty of our enemies, and demon- stratos thoir impotonce against tho nrmios of Bpain, which Providonco manifestly favors.” WHERE TUE CAPTURE WAS MADE. Tho Securidad complaing of tho inexactness of tho pross tolegram which stated that the Vir- ginfus wae enpturod near Jamalea. According to the ofiteial statements, tho Virgivius was eightoen miles from tho coast of Cubn. When tho chago began sho headed for Jamnica, o dis- tanco of about 100 milee. Tho chaso Iasted oight hours, both mtenmors go- ing ot full speed, and both boing fast vosgols. Thoy miust, thereforo, have boen very nenr Jamaica when tho Virginius waa over- bauled, but, as tho Captain, all {ho navigators, and the erew of the Virginius have been killed, tho Spaninrds can put the distauce at what the; please. MAILS BRIZED. Mails by tho steamor Frankfort, from New Or- leaus, wore solzed by tho Governmont, and their distribution has not yet beon pormitted. The steamor is & German Lloyd vessel, sailing from Now Orleans to Havro and Bromon, touching at Havana, and is a foreign steamor. e, WASHINGTON NEWS. Speefal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WasmNaroN, D. 0., Nov. 16.~The3Engineor of the Spanish corvetto Tornado, which chasod the Virginius to her doom, is an American named Mackaboe, who formerly held an office in tho Trensury Department, and being s naval ongincer. by profession ontered the service of Bpain in 1869. GEN, RYAN'S TRONK as to-day opened at his lodgings on Pennsyl- vania avenue. It contained -pictures of Jim Tisk, Georgo Francis Traln, & copy of the im- oachriant trial of Andrew Sohnony, af Indian modicine bag, titles to somo mining property in Montana, and o ecrap-book filled with nawspaper notices of tho unfortunate young fillibuster. 70 the Associated Press.) LETTER FROM ONE OF TUE VIOTINS, ‘WasiNaTox, D, 0., Nov. 16,—A lottor from J. C. Hurris, one of the Virginiua victims, has Deen reccived in this city, dated * Kingston, Jamaica, Oct, 22." Aftor stating that the expe- dition would leave on tho night of that day, he 8aid Lho proupects for success wwere good, and probably before the lotter resohed its destinas tion,.there would bo fighting in Quba. # Much," bo added, “deponds upon the success of this _expediion and combinations abrond, ~Wo take only 800 men from this port, but we will bo joined by two other Par- ties, and I sm confldent of success,” The writor soys tho boat was in debs; that much money had to be collected, and Gen, Veronn collocted it. 'Tho writer of tha lotter is Ma{. J, 0. Harris, of Lonisa County, Virginis, Ho bad spent sey- cral years on the Westornplains, aud in tho min- ing rogions of the Pacifio slopo, and was ever actuated by o restloes spirit of adventure. LETTEI FROM GEN. RYAN, _ The following lettor was reccived in this oity yesterday by Gon. Georgoe W, Cook, an intimato Triond of Gen. Ryan: i 3 DrusneLn HaLy, KinasTox, Jamafcs, Oct, 23, 1873, To My Lear George: In one Lour wo loavo for Cubs. ‘Ihiais quite unoxpocted, as we did not expect "&fo until to- wmorrow, and I bave just returned from the country. We _arrived spfoly on the 18th insf, Had quite o storm on tho 7th, Al the provisions woro washed overboard, aud the deck swopt fore and aft. Capt. Harris and the pqme:; were badly injured, and such a son-siclk gal.c The Cnptain pro- nouncaed it the most Agvero hurricano ho ever Baw, Fora fow hours I thought wo would cn- Joy tho novelty of a bath in mid-ocean, Since ourarrival wo_ bave had a. splendid time—feast Ritor feast and ballafter batl. Thoe first ball was given by tho Poruvian Minister in honor of Kion, Vorona into mysolf, Al tho fashion and worlth - of the™ placo - woro prosont. Gov.-Gen. -Cardova aud Judgo Tichburn gave others, and gay ones thoy were, The placo is filled with beantiful women and gay and eplen- did fellows, genorous to o fault and liberal as- Princos, I must say that I never raceived -such attontion.. .I'regrobthat want-of tima will pre- vent giving you a dotailed account of my ad- ventures, Iamasfatas o bull and gay ns o lark, nnd leave this place with many rogrets. Yory truly, ote,, (Bigned) W. A. 0. Rvan, RYAN'H LFFEOTS.: . Ap inventory wns mado to-day of the offects fu Washington of tho Iato Genoral. Thoy ip- clude tho Cubau flag and aword presonted “iim by the Cuban Juuta in New York.. . A HMERALD YARN, New Yory, Nov. 16,—The Herald publishen what purporfs fo bo an_interview botwoon tha Captain-Genornl of Cuba and eno Col. Johu W, Young, whereln the former proposed that fho lalter sbould organize an oxpodi- tion in tho United = Rintes, —composed of ull the Cubaua’ whom 1t is ]lossib]u to oulist, embnrk thom on board of » slow steamer, au then give such Information_as would lead fo the sure_ecapture of the expedition, For this sor- vice Young wn to recoive £2,000. The Herald enys that Young is now in jafl in Ublcago, awaite ing his trinl for forging Post-ONlce money- orders, Tho alloged intorview Is sald to have tukon place in 1872, and tho Captain-Genoral is mada to say that the moimbers of the proposed oxpodition, if. eaptured, would bo'shot, ‘TUE THUTIE OF THE MATTER. ‘Wasnmvatoy, D, 0., Nov, 16,~—Concorning tha roported intorview botween -tho Oaptain-Genernl of Cubn and John W, Young, now ?nfl &t Chi- cago, it {8 known in official quarters that,inutead of (ho Captain-Gonoral proposing to Young to act a4 dncoy in Lringiug an oxpedition to Oubs for the purpose of bolug captured, such proposle tion was mado by Youny himsolf to tho U{)m\ln- Goneral, who, baving no coufidonce in Young, ave him u certain timo in which to leave the ralund, and o left, Young wus during the war jn tho bounty-jumping frauds, Ho also com- mittod gmnt forgerios on Paymnaters and other officors n the army, —_— AT THE NAVY YARDS." . .’Bpectal Dispatoh tb The CMeagd Tribune, Priravsrenis, Nov, 18.—Mattors laok ‘vory | livoly at the Ndvy-Yard, Upwards of 700 men aro'at worle at tho monitors, both o which will Lo placed-in commission oskly fn tho snsuing weck, To haston work on_ tha Ajax the work- men omployed on the new sloop-of-war Quinng- baug. have boon tranaforrad..to .hor, . Liout, Raudnll, “of the Consndaigus, informed mo that thore 18 no truth in tho statomont of tho evoning papors, that his vossel hnd rocoived ordors for mmtodinto satliog: ~Tho Conandalgua will bo ready for son in throo wooks. * A full forca,of workmon will, by special ordors, work all day to-morrow. Tho iron-clad Nahont Is belog ropairod at Chetar,” sud will bo roady in two wooks, 4 s BROOKLYN, 0 -‘Nuw Yonrg, Nov. 16,—At _the Brooklyn Navy Ynrd ordera were recoived lnst night dirooting tho immediate proparation for soa of tho frigaten Golorado and glhmnsnh. Vico Admiral Rowan eaya that the Colorado could Jwrolmhly Do got roady for son fn thirty dyn, and tho Minnesota in ono or two months, The Junis.a would be roady in o day or two. Tho Powhatan wns rondy to satl.” Work was continued on® tho Bpanleh iron-clad Arapldes, which is in tho dry- dock nt tho yards. NEWPORT, 1. 1, Provipenog, R. I, Nov. 15.—The Ossipes ar- rivod at Nowport oarly this aftornoon, 8ho will takon nupgly of torpedoos, and probably sail to- night for Cuba. E OFTARLESTOWN. BostoN, Mass., Nov. 16,—To-day orders wera roceivod from Washington to fit tho Franklin for 8oa at tho carliest moment, and work upon her bas begun, The' employes of the Engincors’ Department will work upon hor all day to-mor- row. Tho work upon the Brooklyn s boing pushed forward. g ——— PUBLIC FEELING. speciat Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, i . 1N WABHINGTON. ‘WasnmvatoN, Nov. 15,—Tho departurs of tho Prosidont and tho Boorotary of tho Novy for Eligabeth, N. J, to bo ab- sent throe days, gives rie to tho boliof that the mootod intentions of resont- ing tho Spanish barbarity aro not of & vory ar- dont charactor. There ia no excitement amongat officials about tho matter, and overything is as onlm around the Dopartmonts as if it woro in the summor rocoss, Tho common people are indig- unnt, and particularly the Southorn olomont, who show as much hato of the Spauiards as 'in the dsys of Lopez and Crittondon. BALTIMORE, - . Whoro tho Confedorato army laa alatge eini- e represontation, is in & highly oxcited condi- on, THE OADINET, The most earnest mombers of the Crbinot in favor of vigorons measurcs at the last mooting, ate stated to have baon Bolknap, Croawell, Robee #on, and Richardson, - Spectal Dispateh lo - The Chicago Tribune, IN PIILADELDIIA. 4 PHILADELPRIA, Nov. 16,—The excitomont hore over tho massacro of the Virginius prisonors is unnbated. The pooplo intend: calling a groat magg-meeting of the people at an enrly dato to proclaim their indignation at the atrocitics, G IN NEW YORK. i NEw Yonx, Nov. 16,—The moeting in the Park this afterncon to denounce the Cuban butchories was addresged by hia -hearors to "domand roparation. No note- worthy Cuban was presont, nnd only a. limited number of othor nationalitios, New Yong, Nov. 16.—Tho l(in(i‘u County Dem- ocratio’ Géneral Committes” will hold a mnas mooting in Brooklyn, to oxpress thomsolves on Caban affairg, v IN BT, LOUIS. 8r, Louts, Nov. 15—Tho ‘meoting at tho. Court-Houso to-night to cxpresa tho sontiment " of the peopla regarding thie oxecution of the passongors and orow of the Virglniue was one of the largest aver hold in this cn{. Lhe rotunda of tho Court-Houso wns packed to overflowing,. and ontdoor meotings werg organizod at both tho enstand west wings of the building, Gen. Nathan Ranny, a soldicr of the war of_1812,. presided, Bpeoches were mado . by Mayor Brown, ex-Attor- noy-General Baker, and a dozon other loeal ssmnkors, all of whom took thio strongest posai-- ble ground in favor of vindicating the national houor and wiping out the recent ineult to our {lag and outrage to civihization and humanity, by visiting summary vongonuco upon tho perpe- trators of tho inhuman butchory, Tho war foling in the crowd ran vary 'gh, and thero waa a repeatodly exprossed dosiro to take forcible possession of Cuba and annex it to the United Statos. A rosolution fo this offeot, and urging tho Governmont to take spoedy and vige orous measures to obfain roparation for the wronge committed, wore unanimously ndopted. A great crowd still romaina at tho Court-touso, ond tho speaking continues, VOLUNTEERS TO.FIGHT THE BPANIARDS, The Lindell Grays, & voluntoor military or- nization here, bave t«lagraphnd President rant that thoy hold thomsolvos in roadiness to respond to a call for mon to_go to Ouba, and a number of gontlomon have tolographed that thoy will, if authorizod, raiso a regiment in four days for tho samo purposo, i PRESS COMMENTS, TIUE SPANIGH FRESS, Havaxxa, Nov, 16—The Constancia nswspa- or eays: ‘“No mattor how much our country s fallon in tho last year's struggle, tho Span- ish pooplo have not bécomo dograded to the ex- treme, 50 a8 to be frightoned by those who might have to pay dear for their temerity and inso- lenco in the ovent of intorvention, Wo lament the bad situation of tho affairs of our country, but: aro far. from being: dounted by foreign complications. .Yt " mny be that wo . ought to desiro them in ordor to. liborate us {from miserablo ;}mrty ins trigucs. Bpain is not dogenorate, All thio bad nesions will immediately become quiot whon fhom is any prospoct of a foroign war. The atronger powers know this, and their intriguing oliticians ought not to forgot it. Unfortunately gm Bpaniards givo more importance to the latter than they ment.” Tho Constancia also saya: ‘*-Whon the news of the capturo of the Virgining was received here it was Lbought something would bo tried tg prevent the piratos from re- colving their just chastisemont.” THOE ENGLISH PRESS. LownoN, Nov. 15.—The Daily News, thia morning, in an editorial article on_the Emspunt of tho annoxation of Cuba to the Unitod States, seya: . ' T'he exccntlon of the Virginius captivos baw virtually decidod the fate of thesisland," Tho othor London jonrnals contain editorials of & similar tonor, e SPANISH CREDIT, LoxpoN, Nov. 15.~~The Spanish Ioan reached tho lowast figure thig momimi that it has yob touchod in tho London market, : LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, Verdict for Damagos Agninst tho O, & N, Railway, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ArrLeToN, Wie, Nov, 16.—At tho Cireult Court, now in sossion- here, the case of J.- W. Bass against the Ohicago & Northwestorn Rail- way, haa just been decided, Mr, Brss, who {s & lowyer liviog at Fond du Dac, snd a cripple, ou- tored tho lndios' car on a train st Oshkosh, and waa forcibly ojeoted therefrom by the brakeman in chargo of the car. FHo commencod an actjon againat the Company in the Ojromt Court of Fond du Lao County, but by a'changoof veuue the caso wae brought to this county for- trial. Eminont counsol wore ongaged On both sides, and the trial has beon lop and interosting,, T'ho whols of yesterday was ocuus]nrl by counsel In their closing arguments, and tho cagp was given to the ‘Jury lato luag night. Aftor a ghort consnltation they returnod verdiot in favor of tho plgintiit for 84,500, Counsol for plaintiff were, Judgo Taylor and tko Hon. Hariow 8. Orton, and for dofendant, Col. Rugor aud Obatlos A, ‘Bldrodgo, The Hnrt Divorce At Alton, Special Digpateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Avron, I1L., Nov, 16.—Tho Hart divores euit, which Las boon In tho courts of Jorsoy an Madison Counties for the last threo yoors, was decided {cnterflly aftornoon, in tho Clrouit Court at Bdwardsville, in favor of tho plaintifr, Mrs, Hart. John Hart, tho dofendaut, s a farmor In Jorsoy County, ssid to bo in good cir- oumstancos, and about U0 yoars of ago. Recovery ot Damages for Injuries Recoived (n Falling on nn Key Sldos wallise=Mulcted in a Libol Sult, Special Dispatoh to The Chicago Trihune, Dunugue, Is,, Nov. 15,—In the case of 0. Lsughlin v, Tho Oity of Dubuque, for injuries sustsinod byEmmll! last wintor by falling on an loy sidewsll, the jury gave swnfiat of ef,euu sRrainst the oll{. In & 8ylt for libel, tried this weok at Wavorly, od, Postmnstor at Wavor- plalutis, i1, A, Mil vordiot sgainat VY, I, Morgo and ji? flflVl)l'd & 0 damages. ono Thomas Dugan, who urged | 5 E £k . NEW YORK, P Nrw Yonx, Nov. 15.—Thero woro frafaont.] fluctuntlons in Wall stroot bo-day. At the opon- ing] tho Gold Room was aficted with a 3. - BPANISIL WARFEYER ., - to a groator oxtont than on Friday., Lator, spaculators took o more peacefil view of the situntion, On.tho Exclango buoyancy pree dominated, and thoro was n sharp rigo In pricos. It is atated that tho outstanding loan-cortificaton amount to about 19,000,000, . THE NEW BANKING RULES An_anonymous cireular, calliug a mooting nt tho Tifth Avouno ITotol on Monday evening, has boon sent to bank oflicors flwusnfl to what in callgd by soms tho Cloariug-Iouse roform. Tho grunualllnnu submitted by tho Committos of tha loaring-Houso av-the recont meoting aro now mado ‘the subjoct of apirited dl:cussion, and whatever merlé thoy may poseess will ho woll known whou tho Clearing-Iouso mesta to voto upon thom, MONEY onny during the afternoon, at b to 7 por cont. 3 FOREION EXCIIANGE dull and hoavy at 1003¢@1005¢ for primo banke ors' 60-dny storling, and 10834@108! g for sight, Gold oponed at 10937, advancod to 11t ), and lator doolined to 1083, “tho final snlas wora at 100@ 1093, Ratea paid for unrrylnfi, 7, 11-6, 8¢, 8-83, and 7 por cont gold, Tho final rate was 7. Oloarings, 265,000,000, Tho Assiatant Tronsuror poid out ovor 9800,000, Imports, $5,763,008, of Jhioh 84,4440 woxo gorioral morchandlso and 1,130,445 dry &om]s. pecio elhipmonts for the wook, 81,065,000, principally silver bars. TOOR BALE, [ At public auction to-day, 25,000 shores of To- lodo, Wabash & Westorn Railway were sold ab 403@403¢. GOVENNMENTS strong and consldorable doing. BTATR BONDS '| strong and bettor. MIBOELLANEOUS, Railway and miscollnnoous speoulation, with tho oxcoption of nshort spell of weskness at about 1, and anothor at_shout 2:30, was strong throughout tho dny. Tho advanco in prices ranged from Jge to 83¢e, and tho highost quota- tions of “tho “weok woro mado - &t tho closo, in somo cases. Tho prin- cipnl doliveries woro _in Weslorn Union, Now York Contral, Tako Bhore, * Pacific Mall, Wabasb, and Union Pacifio. Dolnwaro, Lackawsnna & Wostorn, and Union Pacific at- tractod moro than usual attention, tho former advancing 256, and tho Iatter 13/, The total ralon amotntod to about 48,000 shintos, of which 25,000 woro Wostorn Union, 5,700 Union Paciflc, 1,700 Wabash, 1,300 Pacifle Mail, 800 Ohios,- 4,100 Contral, 1,300 8¢, I'nulJ 5,200 Lake Shore, 400 ITannibal & Bt. Jao, 800 Lrio, 1,300 Delaware, Leckawanon & Wostern, 1,300 . &, & 1. O,, 600 Rook Island, 1,200 Northwostern, 400 Northwost- oru proforred, and 300 Atlantic & Pacifio pro- forred, Sterling, 107, GOVERNMENT DONDS, Conpons, 81 Goupons, 03, Goupons, '64, Coupons, Coupons, 65 " Virginins, ol ) 3¢ North Carolinas, old. .01 North Carolinas, new, .14 oid.. Tonncesees, now. Virginfas, new.. 283! Now York Central.... 88| Irlo.... 44 lusrlem Michigan I Plttsburgh, Union Paciflo stocks,, 203¢ Northweatern, X Union Pucitic bond: 4 Coutral Pactfic bonds, 90 “ 3 Del,, Luck, & W 03 40°|B,, 1, & Erle, 29 p . NION TRUST COMPANY. , | Ex-Judgo Emmott, in the Suprome Court to- dry, argucd a motion for the romoval of Edward B, Wosloy, Receiver of the Uuion Trust Com- pany,on the grounds that there was collusive- ness in his appointment ; that he is unfit for tho position bocause Lig ia & Trusteo and stockholder; that hie hina not collected any of tho dabis of the Compauy, has made o arrangomonta for declar- ing » dividend, and is controlied by the former managers of the Company. BUIT AGAINST DREW. Bteplien H. Aldon, a street operator in stooks, has brought n suit against Daniel Drow, whom Lo charges with in lucing him (o buy 11,000 sbares of Quicksilver mining stocks, at §012,- 200, by means .of “falio ropresontatious that the stock would rapidly approciato in valuo, ond thus ineure o handsome profit. Tho notion is to forco Drew to rofund to Alden £20,200, Alden claims in his affidavit that while he was buying the stock under Drow's ropreson= tatlons, Daniel was ¢ unloading " upon him, ¢ LEGAL-TENDERS, Tho Associated Bunks hold 82,265,000 in logal~' tonders. i N. . Central Bt. Paul BPECIE BUIPMENT, The Europoan stoamor to-day taok out $77,600 in specio. ® ———— THE RAILROADS. IN NEW ENGLAND, Special Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, BostoN, Nov. 15.—Tho vast business of the railronds contering in Boston makes its difficult to escortain at this timo precisoly how they aro and will bo affocted by the panic of the last two months. But the officors of roads terminating in Boston gonorally agreo in saying that they thus far have exporienced slight and, in some cases, no ill effocta fram the wave of misfortune that has swept over the land from Wall atreot. “| ‘per weok. As a goneral thing, tho month of September ox- hibited a gratifying increase ovor tho samp month of the pravious year in the quantity of frioght and number of passengors transported. QOctobor also was an oxcellont month, althongh it failed to show tho growth which might nat~ urally bo looked for from provious experionca, On somo roads the improssion pravails that both 1rolght and travel have not boon sensibly affected this month ; on others, officers admit that thoy aro alroady boginniug lo oxporiouce tho . eon- soquencos of the stagnation, but all unite in de- olaring that thoy aro not to go thraugh the win- tor without boing sensibly admonished that the old-timo nctivity and prospority are gono, Most of tho loading ronds aro infimntol ly connoctod with large manufacturing interosts, It is ob- vious that the prostration of businoss on their lino will at somo time in tho near futuro have yery MABRED EFFECT ON THEIR EARNINGS, The claracter of the froight transmitted to thoso lacalitios is various, Tl Fitchburg, Bos- ton & Albany traneport largely Wostern froight. Thoir local freight is of tho naturs usually eaflod for in towns and cltios for home industrios. To the munufacturing districts, cotton, wool, dye- stuffs, iron, and coal constitute the bulk of tho material carriod. In ‘October aud Novembor conl and cotton comprisg the majority of the froight, while, ,.coal g ugually convoyed throughout tho montha of Boptember, Octobor, aud Novombor, That thore will boa sonsible decling in tho sum of merchandiso car- r10d {8 ovidont from the statoment of a nlngflq doaler in conl, Usually during the aoason he ehipg 82,000 tons, This yosr his orders filled, aud ho has sont forward but 11,000, WESTERN FREIGHT 18 LESS AFFECTED than local, ‘I'te passengor trafio remains abont tho same, Ono oflicor notad as & singular fact that the bogipning of dull iimes commonly ex- hibited oninoronso in the smount of (ravel, This, however, does not lagt for suy longth of pro time. In regard fo tho REDUCTION OF WAGEY and hours of Iabor, it may bo said that no combi: nation will bo mado by the sevoral companies to offoct tho objoct, Whatever may be done will bo dono eccording to the ’udgmuut of the ofll- cord of tho corporations, 'The different compa- nies will act difforently, All conour, howover, in tho opinion that & NEDUOTION WILL TAKE TLAOE, and it {s thought that tho amount will rango from 10 to 20 per cont. On_this polnt nothing dofinite s yot detormined, On somo roads onough mon will probably be' discharged to keop tho rate of wages and hours of labor for thoso romaining as they aro, .On othors tho amount of compousation will be roduced, that a largor nombor may bo rotained than wonld otherwlso b possiblo, and yot on others bLoth time and salarfos will bo oit down. e PITTSBURGH, TRINTENG' STRIKE THREATENED, Special Dispatch lo The Chicano Tribune, Drrranusen, Pa., Nov, 16.—The Typograph- ical Union held a meeling this ovouing, to take sctlon in rogard to tho proposed reduction dosirod by tho proprictora of nowspapers, ro- Auolug composition from 45 conts to 40 conts por F|NANC|AL. thousand, After & long disoussion, it was A $20y000 BAGE. ed us vigorously as thon, hhawox:e tvlm winner : : V of tho hoat, unanimously rosolved not to submit to thoro- duation, u!_:ml,.hn after to-night nono of them’ wonld:‘go to work, unless at the, old, ratq.| It, s _probable, gt on Monday i only( twa papors wifl-~ “jusue,; tho g,,m(,‘,.m( Y al—thoy belng offloed oiitside; of tho paln of tho Unfon, ~The proprietors of the! « |- Qazetle, at tho meoting of tho omployers, ! ro- -fusod to join in the combination to insist- ujon a reduction of wogos. oo S PHILADELPHIA.. . . Spectal Dispateh to The Chifcaao Tribune, PrisApsrena, Pa.,, Nov. 18.—In" tho money markot, to-day, tho supply of currency was fully oqual to tho demand, Ratos continuo lessonirg,. though not so rapidly aa borrowers would wigh, Tho Cubnn' quostlon exorcisos’ much influenco upon our gul‘x traneactions, and tho United Btates overnment's action is anxiouslylooked for, It was annouuced on 'Change to-day that John MoLoat & Bon, bankora, Wilmington, Del.,. Wwho suspondod, durlng the panio, havo beon deolarod bankrupts by the courts, all attompts at nego- :lnflng and sottloment with tholr creditors Liny) ng allod, —_——— THE LUMBER INTEREST, Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, . Osnroem, Wis, Nov. 10.—Noiwithstanding tho gloomy nnnnulul rospoct, many larga lum- bering flrms aro putting an oxtra largo force of mon and toams into tho pinories, and tho pros- {mct is that tho aggrogato amount of loqa put In his wintor will bo fully two-thirds as largo as usnal. Roports from Upper Wolf River statothat sloighing in good, and that the number of lum- boring camps now in oporation is groater than at the corrosponding poriod last year, The largo lumbering firms are doing an increascd business, but tho smaller onea are not doing anything to speak of, It is the opinion of mill-men goner-~ allythat the ultimate result of the presont finan- cial strosa will bo bonoficial to tho lumber in- terest. Tho prosont surplus will bo worked off Dbofora this wintor's crop of logs onn be manufac- - tured, and noxt yoar good prices must rulo, _ i oy . THE SPRAGUES. | i Provinenoe, R. I, Nov. 16,—The creditors of Hoyt, 8praguo & Co. rosiding hero have declinod to gond a committeo to the genoral oraditors of tho firm in Naw York on tho 19ih inet., inasmuch aa tho banks Lioro will bo_reprosonted in bolialf .of Hoyt, Bpragne & Co. The following' statés mont of their condition was mads to thoir cred- itora heros % 3 - LIADILITIRS, Notes pvablo ou accoptance, of which ara {!‘i:fl'fll (‘7‘0:{ tho A(‘sgt}fi ggor)lglln Manufac- ny (85,813, PR Due |;Ag|u Anxn I’;l I o crals, Bundry small accounts.. Totalieesseans o Dus from A, & W, Bj $ 3,618,217 1,130,611 Due in upmatured drafts drawn- lantio & Dolaware Company, Duo {rom conaigieos and oihe g00ds on hand, real catate, chiner, Cash and bilia ‘reco Bonds, stocks, real estato,snd good suspen; od accounts THE 2 MANUFACTURERS. Spectal Dispalch fo The Chicagn Tribune. THE LEATHER MANUPAGTURERS IN NEW ENGLAND, Bostoy, Nov. 15,—~Tho leather manufacture of Woburn g groatly deprossed.- Thore aro twenty- six manufacturors in tho town, who employ in £00d timos 1,850 mon, and turn out 18,000 s{des Nov thor aro only 750 mox at work, aud th weekly production ia only 5,000 sides. Tho general Im}n’usulon is that trado will be bet- tor aftor tho.lst of January. Asyot thoro {a no great distross among the unomployed, and, if the.opinions of the mauufacturori are corroct, tl!urte will be but little suforing during the wintor, P R O Snecial Diapatch to The Chicano Tribune, PHILADRLTIIIA’ CARTET JANUFAGTURERS, PmrapeLruia, Nov. 15.—The carpot-manufac- “turors aro now fully exporioncing the effects of the lato stringanoy, snother will bo - sold Wedneadny noxt. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune, o BPRINGFIELD ROLLING-MILL, ' . SeiuxorieLp, 1lL, Nov, 16.—Tho Springfiold rolling-nill bogan operations again to-day, and it is expeoted that they will run with a full forao next weol, 4 o —_——— DRY GOODS, New Yonx, Nov. 15.—Business ruled quiet fo-day, but thore is an improved feoling in the trade. Jobbing quotations for cotton and woolen {abrics nominal and irrogular, Staundard sheat- ings guoted at 113@120. DTrints in active de- mand at job prices, Garnor'a prints 7%, and Anoona fancies were offoring to-day by & largo Jobbing houso at 83{c. Wool flannels in brisk m;luau atlow figures. Worstod dress goods active, 4 T'wo hinve anspended, and out by Bheriff's sale on NATIONAL FINANCES. Wasuixaron, D, 0., Nov, 16.—Iutornal revenno Tecoipts for the month, 93,670,902 ; for the fiacal yoar, £86,750,841, B - Spectat Dipatehots W Shicngd Tt pectal Dispat icago Tribine, Bosron, Noy. 16.—The lnnnuuyanmonc is made | to-day of tho failuro of Grodginakl Brothers, to- bacconiats, whose liabilities nre $75,000, Tho firm havo nssots which will onable’ thom *to pay 50 conts on the dollar, “ : THE WORKINGMEN. 2 NEw Yorg, Nov. 16.-~The. workingmen had & maoting at tlie Coopar Union, to-night, when in- flammatory spoeches woro made, ctlllng upon tho eity authoritics to furnish work, g i ABROAD. Loxpoy, Nov. 16.—Nineteon thousand dollars in bullion was shipped from Bouthampton for Now York to-day, and 88,000 from Livorpool for Now York. s SPRINGFIELD. - Y Complimentary—The Now ‘Building for the Industrinl University at Champanign, s 7 Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Srnvorrerp, I, Nov. 16.—J. H. Raymond, Esaq,, who has been conneoted with the Board of Railrond Commisaioners sinco the o;gnmznfimll of the Board, to-day saverod his connootion witli it. Ho goos to Chieago to ongage in business, Mr. Raymond, as Bocretary of tho firat Board of Comnissioners, wou from- them. deserved com- mendation for his afiicioncy, . Ho has'mado many rionds hore, who.will. wialy' him Buccess in hig now fleld of labors; &t B t Tho now building.at Champaign, juat com< pletod, for the use of the Industrial University, to bo dedieated .on tho 10th of Decombor; Gov. fllagfefldga hasboen invited, and will make tho 88, i 55 [ THE INDIANS. i The Modocs En Ioute for Thelr Now i © Home, S . Special Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune. .~ | Br, Joserir, Ma., Nov. 16,—0Ono hundred ‘and fifty-threo of the Modocs, boiug the_entire rom- nnnt of tho band, passod through ting city tos day from Fort McPhorson to Pursons,” Kan., an' tho'way to their roservation in the Indian Torri- tory. Bear Facod Oliarioy is now their Chief, and at the hoad of thoir tribal rrelations, 'The other yrh\nlnnl mon are Bogus Charley, -Sfcam-, boat Frank, aud Shaoknasty, Tho noted wonien are Capt, Jack's dnus!xtnr. Mary, aud’ his wite. They are aonfent with thelr lot, "It nppénred in- credible that in two cara were the warriars who held the Unitod Btates armios.at bay for menths, and at o cost to tho Treasury of millions of dol- urs, o PHILADELPHIA, Ahe ity Trensurer to Sue to Recovor Licenses from Thoatros, _Special Dispatoh to Tha Chicado T'ribune, ) PrrAneLeuia,’ Pa., Nov, 16,~City T'reasnror Widener has notifiod all ‘tho proprietors of our | theatros and plncos of amusoment of his inten- tion of proscouting thom ton ‘days from the prosont dato, unloss thoy immodiately comply with tho nct of Assombly of May 15, 1850, ro- quiring such houses to pay 8500 for each liconso, RAILROAD NEWS, Ald Voted to the Chicago & Atlantio Aailroad, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Fonr WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 16,.—The oflicial voto of the IownumBa of Huntington County nl[mm- Frlntlug 835,000 in aid of tho Chicngo & Atlantio Ratlrond, givos & majority for tho appropristion of 880, ° A vory light voto was cast. Tho cloos tlon, for tho same purpose, hold in Chester ‘lownship, Wabash Oounty, reaulied in favor of the sppropriation, : £ g .| with animation, and the contents of thoir hamp- SRR Sl “» BAoETnaox, Ban Prancruoo,. Nov, A6 Thb lovelinoss'of {lia woathoF this mornirig - Intonnl- A quartor to down.and ssddiiog was aocomplish amio Hall waa complotoly blown " BEOOND HEAT, ~ gyt ™ Tho horas woro called for tho sodond Ksat at 4, aud tho prelimina: x;uPbln - readi- fiod the interost in tho rado, and ontlaod fhou. | DOAB for a sot-oft at five minutes to 4, (Anothér Bands to tho cotrson who,! under loss favorabla ! '{,'},‘,“fl:‘,,‘,::;;“:;{‘z;,;’;};“‘?n';‘}{,fi ‘,‘;’;:g?,."“{fi{,‘ clroumatancos,.. would -havo studiously avolded .| halt-milo, Thad Lnd pulled ‘out mhiead %hmn lhln\l_ylld form of dlsalpation. Boforo tho light | longths, Truo Bluo following socond ; and the of day Ind stronkod tho onslorn horizon, the | first milo Thad carriod the seoro. thres longths tido of travol hiad sot toward the Park, and -tho ronda coutoring at this point woro lined with ad- ‘vontnrous follows of a sposulative turn of mind, including gamblers, vondors of various ndigosti- blo rofroshmonts, snd & variod assortmont of vagabonds, all bent on Hocuring advantagoous aining Hio aff com{mny, Thad a nock alioad of Truo Bluo, Dan ahoad, Truo Blug D lun‘g!l{n.‘ socond, Daulols lagging five Tt tha sccond milo tha rolative posis tions of tho Liorsea woro about tho same, Thad 8 fow yards, if anything, In the third tho horaca oronsod the mcorein closo ola” lapping on_ th o Tourth milo, 'h o Tl On the locations abont tho countzy ontlying th track. | Ao mest" Doy td Truo Bluo pull in nack- 5 ) d ‘The oconomists, who, through nocosalty or | half. True E:«B!fifi:vwndmghflzunnfll :::nl:s.t choles, patronizod the pedestrian line, alss mado gap of fivo h:;fth!. which ho holds in crossing an early atart, and, with jackot fn bLand, ¢rudgoed 1115 meo, ‘Thad soven longths in the rear, Tho along, and wero, in_ appoatanco, happy. Tho i ,gg;gfi:{;}‘gg';‘“e~ T’f’“" Bf"“’ takes footmon manifostod & preforonca for the old | . »_Timo, 8:08. country road, which offerod thom an opportuni- ty to gob 411tk to tho Industrial School on tho cars, whilo thoe toams camo over tho Misslon and fino drivo through the Goldon Gate Park. 10 o'clock the ronda prossnted A CHEERING BOENE, There wers wagons, buggies, coupos, drays, barouchos, dump-oarts,—in faot, OVOry Vo Liclo of locomotion ndnpfud ‘to tho purposo of the occasion, ocouploed by people of overy class and condition ; podestriang in groupa and alone ; 84 morry & crowd na ovor passed out of the ofl Y. Tho stylish equipages, largoly accupiod by the fair but fast reproseutatives of gociety, rolled along with thoir customary rogard for tho rights of pedestrians, and occasionally recoivod saluta- tions sbrikingly impressive; but, in the ‘main, the bebavior of tho crowd was confined to gen- tool hilarity. = Tho day was peculiarly Oalifornian, and a typo of the dolightful autumn sonson. A mollow haze onveloped the surrounding hills, whilo a gon- At tlo breoze, that ocame in over. tho glittering surfaco of tho mos, which noarly laved tho wostorn oxtremity of tho track, tonod the atmosphore to a re- froshing tomporaturoe, To the Eastorn visitor tho scono must have Leon happy and inepiring. 1 By 12 o'alock TIE GRAND RUSK had fairly sotin. A donso column of horso, foot, and carriages, resembling tho march of & grult army, stroamed stoadily ovor_ths hills and lown the avonue “loading to the Park, Every availablo meaus of conveyanca appeared to have boen broughit into service, from tho four-horso drag to tho rickety cart of tho vogotablo-pedler. Thousands camo by tho trains of tho San Joss Railrond, and walked tho intorvoning distance of amilo, - " Within the Park muggestivo of the Downe. Huundreds of lishmonts woro crowdell togother, ocou- pled by goy votariea of fashion, who dis- cnssed tho probabilitios of the npproaching race |- the scene was fairly day on the Dorby aristocratio oatab- ora with equal oarnostnoss, The dny and scono woro provoeativo of hilarity of epirit, and “vigor- ous appotites s well, Thoe indispensable card- sharp and his confoderatos wore present inforco, sud bad thoir tables and apparatus. for guntaal uvrimllln{;l srranged on every side where the |, orowd did most predominate, both ‘within and without tho Park. Hundreds dispolled. the ' te< dium “of the houfs boforo the commioricos ment of tho race by tampering with theso follows, and ‘got their fingera burned, ss.usual, -The hackmon charged 340 o load from tho oity, customers finding their own conveyanco back. " A.great speculator has of- fored the mousgers of tho race 815,000 for the recolpts nt tho gato, independent of the roceipts at tho atands aud extras. Tho offer was refused.’ THE HORSES WERE IN GOOD TRIM. i I True Bluo, Thad Btovons, and the other horacs' namad for the contost were aired and modorately exorcised this mnrmusl,_hnnd AD‘;!:BI'BLI to boin |. axcollent condition, o frionds and support~ era of Truo Blue casually romarked, from time to -time, under appropriste circumstances, that tho horso was s littlo stiff about tha kmoos, and Incked tho desired smount of Iustro in his 050 ; n statement that- was invariably recoived with significant winks, nods, &e., by keen adopta in matters portaining to the turf, Tho truo state of affairs was oushrouded with a suspicious mystory that tho raco alono could oxplain tg the uninitiated, ‘I'ho goseip of atablos failed to'cbus tain any point of intorest other that the roport tha tho ownor of True Blue dopendoed on dise tanoing Thad Bteveus in the firat heat, and, fuiling, he had serious doubts of winning tho contost, The old sorrel continued in high favor., 12, M.~Tho grounds uow prosont & DAZZLING BOENE OF ANIMATION, The proportions of the crowd have swollen with gront rapidity, .and at {ho presont time thero aro &t lenst 6,000 poople on the courso. Tho main road leading to the pourse -is “hidden for & milo by a cloud of dust, and a continuons g{auunflun of buggios pours steadily down tho hill to the oast, Tho pool- selling was commdnced at 12 noon, and openod briskiy at large figures. In thetwo hours that intervened bofora tho horses wore called, o heavy sum was deposited in the bauk for cashing pools, —the ‘ggroé,mto boing batween 840,000 and §50,~ +000, Thad Btovens is now the favorito by grostly incronsed odds. A roport, industrionsly circus Iated, that True Blue had oxhibited symptoms of stiffuoss this morning, may havo had somo influ- once; but tho confidenco 'in the Californin fa~ vorito is vory strong, Tho ratio in pools botwoen Btovons and Bluo is now noarly thres to one. ‘Tha following shows TIE AVEBAGE OF POOLS: An hour boforo tho calling of the horaos: Btovens 200, Bluo 165, Danicls 105, fleld 1 Stovens 375, Bluo 163, Daniols 100, flold 9; Sto- vens 825, Bitio 165, Daniols 90, flold 8; Stovens 800, Blue 165, Daniols 80, fiold 6; Btevens 825, Blua 165, Danlols 76, flold b ; A gtrong .police dotachment,—probably 25 men,—under command of Capt. Douglassg, are ‘maintaining tho order of tho vast assembiago, A portion of the mon aro mounted. In addition tothe great crowd in tho Park, hundreas of |- gratuitous spectators hava taken position on the noighboring hills, whero & viow of tho course -ean bo obtained. = TNES THE ATTENDANCE, Ovor 8,000 people are on the courso, and a por- fect stream is paunnrfi in from oach.road loadinj totho track. "A portion of tho grandstand tool firo, causing ‘much oxcitoment, but the flames ‘were soon oxtinguishod. . TIE POOLS SOLD, Btevons, 835; Truc-Blue, 165; Danicls, 50 the flold; 8 and 6. Probably 15,000 pooplo " will wit- noag the raco, - 5 TIE FIRE IN THE GRAND STAND, OceAN View Race Tmack, BAN Fnixoiaco, Nov. 15,—At 1:65 p. m. tho alarm. of firo was sounded by o sorios of stontorian yells proceed- iog from the me‘ stand adjoining tho eastorn oud of.tho rofroshment ealoon,-near.the .courso, and soon tho smoks rolled up {n donso volumes and shut out a portion- of tho crowd in that! locality from view. A scone of intonso ox- oitemont ensued. Tho crowd shoutod lustily, Tha shrill” whistlos of “tlio" “‘polico™ Inorensed | the nervousnoss of sucsoptible pereons, aud for 8 fow momonts o torrible catastropho was immi- nout, The flames lappod up tho planks . of tho! standard, and loapod high in air, The smell of ‘burning wood scon became unpleasantly strong. | A few cool mon wrested the burning planks from tho flames, and stamped, out tho firo, and, the evont soon pasaod from tho mind as scarcaly, worthy of note on an occasion o prolific af in- : torost, The flre originated in the cook-house of the saloon, The dnlu;,nunu was trifling, « " The 'strenmi_of bLumanity approaching tlie; park still continues—a donse column in vehicles and. ou foot, Ata moderato estimate there.arg now ‘upwarda of 13,000 paoplo in tlie. parle gnd ‘mmu(!fillu ‘vicinity, ang tho immonse seating ac- ‘commodations aré almoat cntirely occnlflcd atan oxtra charge, while thousands occupy tho vohi- clos in the contral arenn, Rt X ey ENTRIES, Raokz TrAcxk, 8Ax Francisco, Nov. 162 E m, —''ho ontries nre Stevens, Danicls, True luo, #nd Mamie Hall, Hubbard wilt not'go, * AT TIE BOORE. e ‘Thad Btevens took the pole, Truo Blue noxt, Mamia Hall'next, Daniols outside, R i | FINST LEAT, Tirat milo—Mamio Hall flrat, Thad Btovens gogond, Crus Blue third, Danicls fourth, Second mile—Truo Blue first, Mamie Hall secoud, Deulels third, Btevons Iast, Third mile—True Blue firat, Joo Danlels second, 'Chad Stavens third, Mamio Iall fourth, Fourlh milo—Joo Daniols flrst, Truo Bluo second, - Btovens third, Mamio Hall last. Time for heat, 7:45, Daniols took the heat by two lengtha, MONEY ON THAD BTEVENS, . The unoxpectod turn of tho first” hoat' pro- ducod exvitomont that could only find a veut at the pools, and oonuur}uuntl,y tho salos sprung to a high figuro, Pending tho disposition of the mocond heat, tho friends of Thad rallled promplly to his support, and freoly backed their opinion of his speed and enduranco with coin, Tho Im- rossion prevailed that tho ridor of Thad reinod ’:lm in dyring tho outir run, and simply strove not to bo'distancad. ‘I'he horso was In fino con- diton whon Lioleft tho track, aud was ubpluud- oity, am Qconn-Tiach roads, tho CIiT-Housa road, or tho | {19081, tho wosthor i atll o ot T traok, Tho contest seema to have lost ita attrnoe tions for many. iho nags divided honors caused » dosl of morriment, now botweon Stovens and i At tho eecond milo, advantago of his compotitor, - Thad crosses the mile, stroteh, "and Thad comes: dashin, mist 30 ' in our jail, four charged ‘with mur with forgory. gother for :somo mouths, wook Templeton was absont from _thoir . board- Tomplaton fall, o aud havo ono child, -cinmati, and agod 97 ; his wifo is 20, his wifo ha was ‘complaint for disordorly conduot, and so sudden; was hig movomont that the in onstody could not intorfora,’: ,{yruviouuly nsked at tho station-house to have; ducting his wife, s was wurdored nogroes, who subscquently endeavora the house, whero wera atopping an old lady and & young man. The authoritios are in pursult of tho murdorors, . PEOPLE LEAVING. The erowd fg dum-slnf ot this timo, asitls ovidont by the long line of traing hoadod for tho the .broken. string of podostrians, 8of nndgtlmy, and A BTANTLED ARE, During the second milo run of the Inat hent, with & startled haro, whoso {rantio offorts to csoapo from the track distracted tho attention of tho apeatators, and o animal dig- tanced his pursuors. (. /THE CROWD, Thus far, the order, considoring of tho oxhibition an has loen excallont, have ocourred, y tho character the crowd 'in attondauce, No rows worthy of noto g THE POOL~SELLING ; ! Was agaln resnmed after tho tormination'of the socond hoat, but the bidding was not as brisk as previously, although a number of hoavy pools Yroro mado up, True Bluo was now tho ~favor- ito, with the second chioice nltornating between Thad and Daviols. The ratio botwoon first and second choico was about four to threo, At this time the orowd commenced thinning out toa modorato oxtent, many desiring to ogeape tho 1uavitable jam of " the godoral totreat. Tho ro- sult of tho'race at this junoture soomed a matter of profound uncertainty. All turfmon atroked their beards when questioned:aa to tho probabil- ity, and moroly expressod an opinion that things wore vory. much mixed, < Tiio b o "callod Joxthe third 3 orgos wore callod for the third hoat at 4:30, * Got off in good Btylo at 4:35, Thad takos the lead n(]vnln, and pulls ont handsomoly a couplo of longths bofore - roaching . tho first quarter; Truo Blue second,, Thad holds hia own through tho first mile, and crossos the score two longths ahead, Truo Bluo and Danfols run- ning nook-and neck. ~The second mile 18 & close run batwoen the.throe. Thoy cross the seore in almost procisaly the samo rolativa positions as at tho firat milo, “Tlie third - mile is & ropotition of tho first and second, "The wildest oxcitoment rovatls, Thoy ‘cross tho scoro, Thad leading apping him in the flank, True Blue & aniols, closo third at the firat quarter of tha fourth mila, - TRUE DLUE FAILS, = Tho motal of the noblo auimal is exhinustod. Ho falls bohinds, and is apoedily loat in the dis- tanco. Thad {;ulls on at his bost, and parts company with. Daniots, crossing tho score nearl: ton lengths ahead, _Tha excitoment s tromend. ous at the result. Desfoning cheors ascend, and tho'sir. is'fllled" with. flying hata, The race’ ia aniels, the firat the the great race,- Timo of tho third _TRUE BLUE DISABLED, © . | . - After the.conclusion of the third Heat,. intol- l!fquuu was.recolved from itp this track that True us had Lrokon bis log, and was a ruined horse. Ho was lying disablod on the track, about mid- way botweon the first quarter and the half-mile oo " The'noble animal was roroved from the rack, and tho courso cloared for the final lieat of tho g(rle;t'nmo{,ml’ cnntc!? of the turf, now narrowod down, beiug single compotitors from the Enst and Woest, £, 0B z ) 5 FOURTIT IRAT, . . - . Twilight shades wore ‘descending whion ™ tho woro " called hl" tho final heat, aggrogato run. of 16 - The horsos ‘.mado. & ‘enpltal start, favorito in distanced. Lieat, 7:57. m but Thad shortly pulled abont four lengths shead, and was gnin} dignppearod in ¢ milo, Thad passes tha scoro 80 yards in advanco, Tho crowd await anxiously tho Teappearance as ng stendily whon the horses e evoning shadoes, ' In the first tho foaming stoods rush doswn the homo stretch. Thad hos about the same #cora tho third timo about tho same distance in tho 1 and dazhos out on tho last and winning: The race is considered settled. Again tho clatter of hoofs is hoard down tho homo- "through the F’“’" in advanco, the winnor of the great national $20,000 raco, - Tho enthusiasm of . the - orowd . at this result was “overwholmi The milos of this hoat were mado ag 1:67; 1;66; 2:02. LCERE CRIME. Jailed for Forgory. - Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, DAVENFORT, In., Nov. 15.—A prominent Inwyer of Jagper County, Robert McKee, is in jail in this city charged with forgory. Tho orime he ia chargod with committing waa the signing of tha namo of the Olork of the District Court of Jaa- per County to an important legal document, Ha will have to romain in jail until March next. : Theio are now five criminals of J¢ n;por County lof and ono The Jackson County (fn.) Treasury Defalentior Dispatoh to T'he Chicago Tribune, - y Ia., Nov, 15—The Board of - Soeoial Davesron Bupervisors of Jackeon Qount; y With the ‘aid of Prosecuting-Attorney Ellis, { 0 rosocut ave commoncad suit apainet 'I'rcasurer Bryan' and his gecuvities for 841,000, A Wife Shot by Hor Wusband., New Yorg, Noy. 15.—Duncan T, Tompleton shot hia wife this morning whilo,tll:myfwum walk- ing togather on Fortioth straot, at Eighth avenue. Mra, Tom}:lnton i8 & daughter -of Gen, Babeack, of Prosidont Grant's staff, ‘It seoms that the husband and wife have not lived to- and during the poat Iug-house, No.'238 Wost Fourteonth stroet. Ho called this morning, howevor, about balf-past 9 oclock, nnd at 10 tho two loft. tho houso togethor. While going down tha stroot Mre. Tompleton ia said to have twice in- formod an ‘officer that Ler husband was sbusing her, but ho did not - feal’ warranted in mtorforing. Boon afterwards the ofiicer was attracted by tho report of a pistol, and saw Mra,, 0. gocuror ho woman™ takon to’ her boarding-louse, aud physicians wero called. - Her wound was not fatal, but Mra. Terploton was permanently dis- figured. ~ The parties wors. married threa yonrs, Tompleton is from Cin* A later report gays at the timo Tompleton shot cing taken to courton her 0 officar having, him' Tomploton had, Lo woman arrosted, ‘whom he gccuged of ob- Now Yoric Criminal Mnttors, | New Yonw, -Noy:-16.~At . the ; Twood trial to- day Samuel J, Tildon and John Garvoy, bratlor of Audy, known-as the Gourt-Plaaterer,” wore .the'chiof “wilneasos. * Jolin Qarvoy's ‘dofective momory y himsolf mont. Nfr, Graham, of counsol for tho defenso, | eutered during the day, entortainivg; and Tweod 08 8pociplly . ; fi)lnod in' tho general merri~ fkquontly 119 'oxceptions,” Rallrond Xobbers Arrestod. 87. Lovrs, Nov: 16.—8everal men have beon airested at Enst 8t.” Touls for ‘robbing freight- cars on tho Chicago & Alton, and othor railonds contoring there, :arrestod; and it haa becu ascortaine sona in_this city are implicatsd in the_matter, Alargo amount of dry s been stolen tho ther parties will ’rmhnbly bo that per- #00da and othor proporty W, woeks, . Bl .. Murxdor at Middlctewn, a, . MippLerowy; Pa.; Nov, - 15,—Abraham Beam n Lfs barn last evening, by two to enter OBITUARY. . George Jordan, the Actor, D New Yonk, Nov. 16.—~Tho deatl, in London, of George Jordan, the woll-known aotor, is an- nounced by eable; " Maj, Lewls Wolke, Fort Wayne, Special Lispateh lo The Chicago Tribune, Tonr Wavse, Ind, Nov. 15.—Maj, Lowla Wolko, a resident of thia city for the last ihirty- saven yoars, diod to-dy after a fow wooks, ill- nasn, d b Blue having been | the husband, and |. FOREIGN. —_—— 3 4 ITALY. " Roarr, Nov. 16.—Tho Iinlian Parlinment wae Oponed to-duy by King Viclor Emmarno] itz r:':h : eon, In his npook from tho throns tho King said bo liopod for & continuanco of tho work of intornal organization, that thus Ttaly might incroaso hor prospority amiq order and safoty, tho iwo indispensably condi- tlona ‘of industry and Drospority, i Iind beon shown that Rome ight bocomo the ¢ capital without oricronohing upon the indopend. ongo of tho Pope, or tho oxerelfio of tho g irite ual functions and rolations of tho Cathol, world, Wo will respect Lia religiaun nuuumnn{; and lus liberty, but will not ¥ormlt attacks upon tho npation and its institutions, ur rolations with all torolgn powera arg friondly, Testimonlals of affection the ~Emporor and pooplo of Anstria and - Gormany have boon addressod to Italy, which has " conquered: hor righttul place smong the nations. Binco the causesof wor botwoon Italy and Ausiria have disap- Hulrod, thoro “remnins nothing but the con. donce of mutual intereat and suro friondship, in harmony with those family affeotions syhicl nnimnoflonldutghnu made mo subdus, but canndt extinguinh, Wo wish £o live in liarmony ‘with all nations, but we will firmly guard tho rights and digity of our own, e King saka for bills to perfect tho organ~ ization of the army aad navy, and to improve tho finances, In "conoluding’ his fpoech the King said: I have confidonce in the natlon, and - fool that the nation hns confidonce in ma,® s spooch was grooted with froquent and en- usiagtio demonstrations of approval. — FRANCE, PAnig, Nov. 15.—1)“1,011 tho meoting of the As- + sombly to-day a member of tho Right announced that the Cu'mmmnu ot Prolongation of Marshal gml\&.}mn s p?wem‘wunh nm? 0ved & recess for s fow hours, and that, jf .esuaty, 8 night ssasion Do ld o tho purpsss of hoaring the roport of tho Committoo. "ho , motion met with vehomont proteats from tho Loft, and the Chambor bocamo the sceng of a grut uproar. When tho tumult subsided, tho ecrotary of tho Committon announced that it was impossiblo to say when tho report would be fludy, bj“‘rl :.he .%aaflu{nbly. nn‘;nnholeal, by a 0 ma)o; voted to suspend tho aif 5 'i"h n(t}mb{l‘n. ® g PEAE T An18, Nov. 15—Evoning.—Upon tho rep tlon of tho sossion of thE Anus‘:nbly, Lubn:;:% read the roport of the Prolongation Commit- teo.” It commencen “J‘] showing thio dificultion of prolonging President Macilahon's powers, hout organized laws to do so; enys wuoh soton would rosult dn ' A more or loss disguised dictatorship undor tho titlo of Presidont of the Ropublic, Franca Yauts a sottled governmont, but it s Impossi- ble to grant Prosident Muodabon more than fiva yoars power, Tho roport also proposes to mo constituto the Topublio hat Iranco may not bocomo the proy of revolutions, , and rocommends ‘the appointmont of * & Committoo of to consider "hir constitutional bills. Tt canch{de! by appealing to the Conscrvatives to holp found a ¥ opublic, now that tho achemes of tho Mounrchists bave failed ; othoriwise tho dissolution of tho Asseme. bly ia inevitable, Discussion of the roport in fixed for Monday next. Thore is rroat excitoe * ment over the conclusions of tho Committee. Lanis, Nov. 14,—An eloction to fill tho ‘vacaney in the Assembly will take place in the Depart- mont of Audo on the 14th of December, —— GREAT BRITAIN, Loxnoy, Nov. 16.—Iutolligenca has baon ro. ceived of a vory sortous conflict in Damanoun, during which an indignity was offorod to the Brit« ish flag. The British Consul demanded reparaf tion, which was refused. t Lord Honry Charles Gcoy{;a Gordon Lonnos, meombor of Parlisment for Chicestor, is dead. g SQUTH AMERICA. Liszox, Nov. 165.—Advices from Rio do Janel- To, 8. A, to the 22d of Qotobor, Liavo been ro- coived. B8mall-pox proyails to an alarming ex- tout iu Rio, Businoss in coflfoo is nt & stand- still, and immonse stocks aro accumulated, Tho rovolution in Paragusy hos beeu gupe reased. It ia thought that Gen. Mitro Cortaire u will bo tho noxt Prosident of the Argontine Confedoration, WASHINGTON. ‘The Scramble for the Minor Offices n the Housc of Representatives—Cons tract for Furnishing Monumonts for Nationnl Cometeriea — Alleged Cone clusion of the Senate Transportution Committoc, Special Dispateh to The Chirago Tribune, ‘WasnNaTox, D, C., Nov. 15.—The candidatos for the olerical offices of tho ITouse of Reprosen- tatives arc’ nssembling and button-holing the mombers a4 thoy arrive, Thors appears to bo 1o contest over the clorkship and doorkeoper'’s place,—Meesrs, MoPlierson and Buxton bLeing gopulut men who pay little attention to politics. ‘or the offices of Sorgeant-at-Arms and Door- koepor there is a warm contest. Ordway, who - hias hold the office of Sargoant for oight years, has become uppopular with many of thio old members on account of his sssociation with Onkes Amesas tho Cashier of the Credit Mobilier chocke. , His oflice is commonly alleged to have boen the headquarters of the railroad lobby, and uced by Willam E, Chaudler, W. 8. Lincoln, Oongressman eleot, Goocl, and the Rolliuses of Now Hampshire, to call members out of tho House for conveniont argumentation, His lnr‘?n intorests in Dustrict of Columbia property, and tho groat now market-houso, have attracte attention noless by his rapid accumulation of wealth than tha cantroversios lio has caused in District of Columbin Eu]ifica. Aforcover, thora is a olear majority in tho noxt Congross of now membors, numbering 185, whoso votes io hag hod no opportunity to securo by tho usual accom- modation of advancing their salarios during re- cesa, Willism 8, King, the Inst Postmaster, bocama 80 norvous after Lis connection with passing the Pacific Mail subsidy, and giving such singular of '/ ) 3, " b testimony thoreabout under oat, that ho volun- | tarily retiros, Sovaral of tho mow applicants : will competo for both places altornately. Among thom are Gon, Markland, of Kontucky, formorly doliverer of the mails at Gen, Grauls flold head~ “quartors ; Gen. Dwyer, of Ohio, an out-of-door t{actotum for Seorotary Dolano; J. F. Wilson, an invalid soldier of Peoris, Ill,; Capt. A, E. Lge, of Delaware, Ohlo; cnrt. Wm. Brown, of Marysvillo; Piorce, of Misaissippi, & carpet-bag momber of the lsat Congresa; Capt. 8. S, Blackford, one of tho under doorkeopers, ulso of 'Ohio, and two othor contestants, of whom is tho Postmaster at Norfolk, Vo, and the other from Michigan, The »Enunnuge of these offices is uonsiaerablo, tho orgeancy-nt-Arms belng solicited generelly for " tho value of the oftice, for its lobby facilitles. = NATIONAL CEMETERY MONUMENTS, Washington City bidders carried off the ma- Jority of -the contracts for furmshing tho Na- and tho Postmusterabip tional comatories with marble aud granito tomb- -stones, - The Socretary of War, Lowover, gava ‘ona-larga contract to one of his townsmon of Kepkuk, Ta, There has been very active compe- tition for this worl, s tho aggregato sum of monoy i largo, not legs than 800,000, and the quarrymen lore generally idlo and waut tho job. Tha. prices will range from 82.42up to £3.95, Whilo tho award hus Leon pouding, tha .competitors linve'beon 5o anxious to display thoir speoimeus, that the vicinity of the I'reasury build= lug:l;nnjsuggeuml the iden that no businessis fol- lowed in Washington but bursing tho dend. . GOV, WASHDURN ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION. . Qov. Washburn, of, Wisconsin arrived this morning to look at. vory elogant residonco, which Ling just been furnished aud prosented to 'his -gon-in-law, Ho eays that Congress wust dotermino, this winter, tho question of victory ‘or dofeat for tho Roprosentative party, and ate tributes his defoat to the Grangors, tho temper- auca Issuo, back-pay, and Cradit Mobilier, REPORTED CONOLUSION OF TIIL SENATE TLANS« - PORTATION COMMITTEE. Sonator Windom of Minnesots, Chairman, of the Trankportation Committeo, which is expaote ¢d to consume, with tho Fincucial Committees, most of the soesion of Congrogs, has agnin ocon- plod hia residouce horo, -lio possossos an enor- mous amount of documentary matter, and is Gtated to have sottled upon thia proposition for a uational freight railvond 0a tho most spoedy way of reliof for the farmory, EDUCATIONAL, Scott Connty (In,) 'Teachers® Institute, Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Davexrorr, Ia., Nov. 16.—Tho Soott County Tonchors’ Iustitute adjourned to-day, aftor & seasion of six days, Rosolutions wore adoptod recontmending the univorsal adoption of tho motric system of welghts and measuros, and for Lighor pay to tanchors, The wession Las boon & yory successful ono, ° ) ——e PACKING AT ST. JOSEPH, MO. B Josery, Mo, Nov, 16.—Ilogs are cnmlng forward mare frecly slco packers offor 33,48 cashi ; 83,50 {8 offercd on ninoty days' time, but farmors genorally profor 34,25 cash, ' The aoo:thnr to-day is Warm, which will rotard oporae ! b

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