Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1873, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1873. " ~WASHINGTON. Storfily Debate in the Deme- cratic Cnuetis Concerning * Baok-Pay. The Repeal of the Bill Already Under Oonsideration. Proposed Appointment of a Commis- sion to Roport upon ihe Pres- ont Indian Policy. Judgo Wright, Formor Indian Agent, Complains that He is Being Per- soouted, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, DACR-PAY IN THE DEMOORATIO OAMP. ‘Wasnxarow, D. 0., Nov. 80,—Tho Domocratio saucus lost night was tho scono of o lively on- sounter betweon thoso who coverod their back- pay into the Treasury and thoso who held it Judgo Holtnan marshaled tho virtuous hosts ; while Eldridgo, of Wisoonsin, and Randall, of Ponnsylvanis, defondod tho back-pay criminals. Holman was backed not only by those who re: fused the back-pay, but also by nearly all of tho now mombers, who come hero with radieal 1dees on ' the subjoct. In the coutrovorsy betwoon Holman and Eldridge, it is said that thora was a warm wxchauge of remarks of a most uncomplimontary character, Eldridge atyllmi Holman a doma- goguo, whilo the Intfor Iniimated o doubk. amounting almost to o cortninty, ns to tho hon- eaty of tho gontleman from Wisconsin, Tho fooling ran vory L\lg}\, and to-day thore has boon gnm: excitoment in the Demooratio euoamnp- mont, 3 THYE DEMOORATIO OANDIDATE: FOR BPEARER. Qulito a number of that gmrty will, it is anid, rofuse to voto for Wood to-morrow, or in an ‘way indorse the action of the cauous. Woo is regnxdod as hn.vu.\g noted solfishly, in that he wished to seduco the party as roprosented in Congroes, into an indorsement of him, which would stand him in good stend at lLome, where be is not regarded with tho highost favor slnco Rtho prssago of tho back-pay bill. TITE DACK-FAY MATTER AT LAROE, It 1s understood that quito a number of Con- grossmen of both partics have come propared with olaborata spooches in dofenso of tho back- K:‘y and increaso of salaries, Sunsot Cox will troduce & resolution to repeal the law, which will bo thoe signal for the encountor. Thore is but little doubt that the law will bo ropealed, 28, bestdes the old members who have refuse to draw thoir back pay, all of the now members sro undersaod to construo the instructions of thorr constifuonta as agalnst the incroase, and will voto accordingly. _Of courso tha woight of tho Administration will be thrown against the repeal, but whether it will bo suflicient to coun- toract tho influcnco of the popular fecling ro- raains to bo seen. THE INDIAN POLIOX OF TIE ADMINISTRATION, ‘Without taking tho statoments mnde by Sec- retary Dolano fu_his roport us to the deficienoy of tho Indian policy ns altogethor correct or sat- isfactory, itis bolioved that the Prosidont will recommond the appointmont of a commission to examino and roport upon the mannor in which it has worked, and to make recommendations as to the futuro policy to be pursued. GEN, BUTLER ON INVESTIOATIONE. Gen, Butler purposes introducing a reaolution providing that, in all cases whorefinvestigations are asked or demandud, tho subjects shall Lo re- forred to_tho npproprfuto standing committocs for examination and roport, after which, if tho Houeo doom best, o apcch.i committce may ba sppolutad and ompovwered to conduct the invosti- gation, and send- for porsons aud papors. This Toundabont way of getting at facts upon which 1o bago tho action by tho House would have tho effeot of defonting, in 2 large majority of cases, tho object intouded to be accomplished, = JUDOE JOHN W. WRIGHT, now on trinl chargsd with frauds committed while Indian Agant, prints throo lottors in tho Capitol of to-duy, addredsed to the Postmastor General, tho Altorney Genmoral, =and the Becrotary of tha Interlor, com- Eluiumg that his private correspondenco has eon abstracied from the Washington Post Oftice by persons, baviog no connootion with the ‘postul ~ gorvice, withont any warrant of law, and taken to the ofiico of tho Attorney-Gonoral, whore ko lottors now remain. Ho says that thoso lattors contain nothing that can possibly bo used in the prosecu- tion agninat Lim, ns they laye roference strictly to his own porsonal affairs, Ho demands of tho Postmuster-Genoral {lio active interveution of the Posi-Ofico Dopariment to so- pare tho arnof tho lottols, and to bring tho jAuties guilty of abstracting thom from the office to prompt prosecution and pun- ishment. He calls tho attention of tho Attornoy- Gaenorel to the samo facts, and oharterizes him, tho Attornoy-Goneral, as tho receiver of peoperty of ~ which ho became foloniously poescssed. In his letter to Baocretary Delano, be charges that J, A, Williamson, empioyed in tho Iuterior Dopurtmeont, but now engaged in working _nY‘ the case of the Goverumont against him (Wright), bas boen guilty of the crimes of mail-zobbory, subornation of witnesses in & publio * prosocution, tha corruption of jurymen, aud tho employmont of Wlegitimato means to affect the couduct of & ju- dieinl officer, to procuro his (Wrightls) convie- Lion, the truth of which is cerlifiod to by mon of uuimpeachablo voracity. He concluded in do- mandiag that Dolano shall discharge Willismson from the gmorvice in his Dopartmont a8 o villian steoped in crime, and unworthy of confidence, The Capital does not vouch for tho truth of these charges, but gives thom publicity in order thab their truth or falsity may bo domonstratod by tho parties intercsted. . - ATTORNEY-GENERAL WILLIAMS FOR CHIEE-JUSTIOE. The friends of Attorney-Goneral Williams havo grown sanguino in tho st day or two, and ny- ;arluvoumv:ly that Lo will "be made Cliof- ustico, SENATOR LOGAN has not lost his fortune, or any part of it, by tho tailure of thio ‘Toxas & Pacifio Construation Com- pany. Ho has had no interest whatover in the concorn, nor in_any other similar corporation, and the atory of his logses is incorrect in all par- ticulara. THE TOARD OF PUDLIC WORES have submisted their roport to the President, and it was printod to-day in tho oity ppors. It consists chiefly in an argumont showing that the Govornment ought to pay a lurgo part of tho cost of the® improvements thet have beon made in the Eialrict,/and contains a glowing tribute to Gen, Babcock for his cordial co-oporation with tho Board, and the wiso counsel with which ho has assisted them, b the Associated Press) JUBT DEFORE TUE OPENING OF CONGRESS. WisumaToN, D. 0., Nov, 80.—It s not yot known whether tho President’s mossage will 'be transmittod to Congroes to-morrow_or Tucsdsy. The standing committees of tho Houso will bo lnm;uncud gooner than herotofore, probably this wook, BUTLER OX INVESTIGATIONS. It Is underatood that B, I, Butlor will Intro- duco » resolution into the House to-morrow, ombodying a now rulo, that in all cuses of nppli- cations or requeats for investigations, the stato- ments of parties making such application shall first bo referred to some appropriate committoo, who will determino whothor thoro are sufliclon grounds for investigation or not. JUDGE SHERMAN. Jlis Lotter of Rosignation, . OLEYELAND, O,, Nov, —, 1873, Bre: I hereby touder ln{;rflsimuuou asdudge of the District Court of tho United Btates for the Northern Distriot of Ohlo, to take effect on the first day of Docomber. In doing %o, I doom it proper to eay thatI recognizo it a8 the duty of n Judge not only to bo guiltloss of ofiiclnl or personal misconduct, ‘bat that he should be free from the suspicioun of it. Iasm not awaro that I hiave boon suspoctod or sooused of any misconduot or partlality in tho performance of my ofilolal dutios. Ex- prosafons of approval from all paris of the aiutriot convineo mo thut I have performed tho duties to the satiafaction of the Baraud the pub- 1o genorally, ‘I'ho ouly excoption lus Loon the motion, some months sinco, of a portion of the Bar of Olevoland, who, influenced, as it is bo- lioved, by motivea far worse than any attributed to mo, and subversive not only of all judioial authority and indepondence, but of tho firat rinciplos of tho logal profession, the love of uetiqo and fair play, passed resolutious of cen- pure. The procceding mob with no favor from the publia ; 1t was not approved by & majority of the Bar of Cuyshoga County, and was not eecondod by the Bar of even aus county out of tho forty-soven counties in the distriot, Tho onl7 fault that kas boon found with mo "poso by-thoso who took part in the procoadings of the Glovelnnd Bar grows "out of my employmont by tho lato Mr, Lookwood to afd” him and other brokors of Now York in procuring the royersnl or ropoal of a grossly orroneous and unjust con- striction by arovonte officor of rrovonue law that affooted only the brokors residing in tho T'hirty-socond District of New York, s om-~ ploymont could In no way conflict with my offi- olnf duties. Tho subject mnttor ¢ould in no form como bofore mo for judioial actlon, No Inw or moral obligation” prohibila Judgn from socking tho roponl of any Inw, with or without = componsation, 'The gontloman o omployod mo knew of my official po- sition, and thab it could nob nid him. 1o know also thiat T would not porsonally ‘aid himin Wnshiustnn, but would roly on Judgo Bartloy and It, O, Paraons to prosont tho mattor . to tho voper authorities, Idid all that I sssumed to 0. Tho Iaw was ropealed, and I believa it waa dono through thoir agoncy. Tho claim for com- ponsation was founded upon that bollef. I orrod when making tho claim in not specifically stating who ronderod tho serviges instend of troating thoir rights a8 my own; which I had o right to do, But notbing was_dono by olthor of theso gontlemon which 1 could not lawfully aud proporly do. I deuy, thoreforo, that I have dono aunything that I mi, ht not Iawfully and proporly do, oithor ns a citizen or as n.’ludfu, and upon this fssue I might cheerfully and with great con~ fldonce nppeal to tho only tribunel that can try an aconention against mo. But thoe lending and governing motive which acjuates me jn_offering this resignation, is tho wish to avoid the publicity that must necossn- rily result in meoting this acousation, Consti- tuted ag I am, rather than undergo the pain of Laving my name, and notions, and motives, snd those of my family ond relatives, canvassed and commented upon in & friendly or unfriendl, spirit by persons either in or out of Congress, would prefer to rotire from my present position, Against the wishos of my personal friends and ndvigers, of my _associnton ugun tho Benoh, of the publio and Bar of this district, with somo fow oxceptions, I tender you my rosignation, Very rospeotfully yours, 0. V. BuEnaaxN, To His Excelloncy tho Prosidont, PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Annunl Report of Supervising Ar- ohiteot Mullet. Heo Advises Further Appropriations for the Building in Chicago. Objection to the Eight-Hour ILaw as Making Unjust Discriminations, ‘WasmixaToN, Nov 80.—Suporvising Architact Mullet, in his report, after onumorating tho siton purchansed for public buildings, recommends an appropriation for the purchase of additional proporty to onlargo the site ccouplod by the Oustom-House at 8t. Paul. In roforenco to TOF FUDLI0 BUILDING AT OHIOAGO, Mr, Mullet says: I dosire to call tho attontion of the Dopartment tothe imlinxtnuce of orecting the Adams stroet front, for which no appropriation has yet boon made, Itis of great importance that this front should bo erected simultancously with the othors, and, as tho entire building will bo required, 1 would strongly rocommend that an appropriation bo obtainod for the commencemont of that wing, Should this bo dono, & consider- able saving in cost as woll a8 timo will bo mado, and the entire bullding can be placed under roof at an early dey. Progrossin tho public DUILDINGS AT KT, LOUIS hies beon vory unsatisfactory, but it in trusted that tho obstncles in tho way of ita rapid pros- coution will bo soon removed. NEW DUILDINGS NEEDED. The Post-Ofiico and Custom-Houso at Ditta- burgh aro far too small, and ho recommends an approprintion to commonce a new building fn that city at on early dnx. He also thiuks it do- Biflhlc that & now building bo orected at Toledo, hio, - Ap(rmprlntions for tho ereotion of the pro- now buildings at Noahvillo; Covin%t;m, y.; Lvausvillo, Ind.; and Littlo Rook, Ark.; aro not suflicient, and it in impossiblo to comply with the restrictions on their cost oxcept by erecting buildings fundequate in sizo, aand un- sultablo for the purposes intended, Tho Archi- teot smggests that,in cases in whic it is not ocousidered dosirablo to anro rinto the amonnt necessary to ercet suitable and permanent build- ings, it would bo moro advantagoous to dofor action, and rent tomporary accommodations, un- til such timo as tho finances of the Governmont may warrant tho appropriation of tho necossary amount, = RECOMYENDATIONS MADE, o ronows tho rocommondations to sell the Marino Mospital property at Pittsburgh, Pa., anl also at Detroit, Mich. 1Ie thinks it indisponsably neccssary that tho ensg front of Lho’l‘mmuryl)o}mrtmont borobuilt, and rocommenda tho erection of a building for tho ncoommodation of the Printing Buresu and for tho records of tho Dopartment. Alro, that ateps be talien to eccure from tho City of Now Yoric tho wholo orn portion of the Baftery for the orection of a mew Cnstom- Houso, aud that s suitable Appraisors' storo be ‘built in tho s locality. Ho recommends tho oxtension of the Datrolt Oustom-House, MULLET O THE EIGHT-HOUR TAW. In conclusion, Mullet calls attention to the Tight-hour Inw as injurious to the bost interosts of ‘the Governent aud to tho workmon thom- selvos, and says: If the ruloisto bo tho per- manent policy of tho Governmont, end its mo- chanics and laborers are to bo componsated ab the rate of 20 per ebove the highost market ates, I Roo no ronson why officers, clerks, and other em]{)lnycs of tho Governmen! should not e~ paid by the eame rato, Under the prosont system, gontiomen of education who ocoupy positions of trust and Ereat pecuniary responnibility in tho difforont uroaus actuelly reccive less than mochanics, and are discriminated against in favor of men ‘who, a8 a rulo, exhibit littla intoreet in tho per- formance of thicir duties, aud have no responai- bility whatover, It is aluo a fnct that many me- chenics receivo, under the present system, not onty moro than thoir forcmen and master me- chanics, but more thau tho Buperintendent of work on which they aro engaged, thelattor classes being allowed no compensation for extra labor perfarmod. RELIGIOUS. Episcopal Blshops in Council Ovor the Withdrawal of Bishop Cume mins from tho Fold, Nzw Yonk, Nov. 20.—This atiornoon a moet- ing of certain Protestant Episcopal Bishops of tho dioceses 1n'this immedinte vicinity was held in the vestry-room of Grace Churoh, to take into cousideration tho matter of tho withdrawal of Blshop Oumming from tho Episcopal fold. The Bishops participating woro summoned by telo- graph, a8 the emorgonoy was deowmed sorious, The deliborations were conduoted in profound socreoy, 1t is underatood that the Prelates sum- mouned to tho conferenco by Bishop Smith of Kentuoky, presiding Bikhiop, woro Bishops Pottor, of Now York; Littlofohn, of Long Taland'; Odenbolmer, of New Jorsoy; Bleplions, of Tonnsylyanis, and one other, The main auentlon 0 be brought up was that of the farmal laposition of Bishop Cnmmings, who, until such action is taken, is de jure a Bishop still, and qualifiod to consccrato othor Bishops. It isenid {u olorieal quarters that there is a feoling among cortain Bishops In favor of deposiug Mr, Cum- mins without according Lim the six monthe' notica which the canon requires, trusting that tho Louse of Dhsholw ot Its noxt general con= voution, will justify s sotion. Boechor’s Xden of Church Dicipline Questioned. New Yonx, Noy, 29, —Moembers of the Rov. Dra, Btorrs and Buddington's Oongrogatlonal Churchos, Brooklyn, have adoptod rosolutions providing for onlling & national council to take action upon the rocent declaration of the Ply~ mouth Ohurch (tho Rey. Mr. Deechor's) denying the right of ono Congregational Churoh to make 1 nquiry into the government, political belief, or deportment of another, THE HEALTH OF MEMPHIS. Four Deaths from Yollow Fever in Two Woelkas Spectal Dispatoh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Mearrms, Tenn., Nov, 80,—~Thore was but one yollow fovor death last weok, the total mor- tality boing twenty-threo. In the woek pro- vious thero§ wero but jthree yellow fovor dontlis out of twenty-thres ; and not twenty-three from !‘uunn ftever, ag yoported by tho Associated rou, P e THE EPIZOOTIC AGAIN. Nxw Yonx, Nov, 80,—Tt Iuntated that the eplzootio has appeared sgain awong the horsos ©of tho oar and stogo routos, FINANCIAL. Tho President Expericncesa €hange of Fooling in Regard to Free ‘ . Banking, Séna!or Ferry Prepared to Cure all the Financlal Pains of the ° Country. He Would Issue Eight Hundred Mille ions Currency, and Offer Con- vertible Bonds, i - THE PRESIDENT ON BANKING. Spacial Dispatch to The Ghicago Tribune, ‘Wasmaxzon, D, 0, Nov. 80—0n the subjeot of froo banking, tho Prosidont, it is sald, has exporioncad & chango of opinions and ho will not make tho rocommondations in his messngo that it soomod evident s short time sgo he would. Itisnowenald by thoso in position to Imow, that o will rocommond the passage of a 1aw to pormit National Banks to issne as much ourrenoy aa thoy are able to cover with bonded seonrity, as contemplated by Hawloy's bill, as tolographed rocontly. i SENATOR FERRY'S REMEDY. ‘WasmnaroN, Nov. 80.—Somator Forry, of Michigan, member of tho Committeo on Finance, will propose a romody fcz tho financial disturb- anco, s followa: Banking to be opon and free toall. Tho maximnm onrrency of the ocountry, ex- olustyo of fractional, fo be £800,000,000, issnod by the Governmont dircct.and mado lawful money, a8 greenbaoks are. ¢ Immodiate roliof, throngh the uso of tho 944,000,000 resorve, and £56,000,000 new ourrens oy, in tho purchase of bonds, thus making up tho 800,000,000 ; being convertible into ourroncy bonda boaring 806-100 per conb interest, roconvertiblo into owroncy on demand; tho bonds not to be taxa- o, Tho notional ourrenoy to be exchanged for now lawful-monoy ourrenoy, st tho convenienco of the Govornmont, within such practicable pe~ }'Sodlz a8 the Booretary of tho Tressury may des- nate, BTL\n fractional currency to bo subetituted with silver, and fractional curroncy, as faat as 8o xo- duced, to be destroyod. . — NEW YORK. Special Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, TILE DOMESTIO SEWING-MAOHINE COMPANY, New Yorx, Nov. 80.—At a mooting of tho croditora of the Domestic Sowing-Machino Com- pany, Leld Friday lost, o committeo, which was appointed st a provious mooting, prosonted a statomont of tho sseets and lisbilities of tho Company. This statoment showed thnt thoir assots oxceeded thoir liabilition. It was then agreod that the Company bo granted an exton- slon of time. It isproposoed that its croditorashall rocelve 10 per cent of tho amount duoe them at the end of four months,'and 10 per cont every sixty days thorontter until the Company's indobteduess is entirely dischargoed, 'Tho oreditors who have accopted thus proposition and signed au agreo- ment for an extonsion will uso their in- fluence to induco others who have not signed to follow their oxample. The Company, it is un- *derstood, will vory soon bo in a_posiion to re- sume payment. .Tho oflicers of the Company decline to say whether & proposition for a congolidation of their Company with tho Grover & Buokor Bewing-Machine Company is under consideration, but it is understood that tho proposition of the Intter Compaeny is to buy a portion of tho asgets of the former Company. ikl i THE RAILROADS, Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, 'WAGES BEDUCED DY THE FLINT & MARQUETTE COM~ PANY. A Easr BAemyAw, Mich,, Nov. 80.—The Flint & Marquetto Railway Company has issued a clren- lar to its employas, stating thnt in consequencoe of the dopression in the lumber trads, which has been followod by tho additional depression caused by the financial roverscs of tho country, resulting in n largo fell-off in the freight trafilo, the Company will reduce exponses both by tem- porary enspoension of construction=work aud by a reduction of wnges, Ewmployes aro notified that, on and after Deo. 1, wagos will bo reduced 16 per cent from tho Superintondent down. This will not apply to wnsm! not exceoding Sl.bfl'flmr day, on which no reduction will bo made. The Company has also discharged sbout 800 men. ‘Tina Company has maintained its credit sinco tho panic, paying coupons promptly as thoy fell due, and meoting pay-rolls promptly. —_—— THE MANUFACTURERS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 2INO WORES IN LASALLE, ILL. LaSawre, I, Nov. 80.—Lanyon's Zino Smelting works in this city were closed yestor- day to swait the advent of easlor times; and the Minoral Point Zine works, also located hero, have, for the same cause, abnted about G0 per cent of thelr productive force. The establish~ mont known a8 tho Matthiosson & Hogoler Zino ‘Works still continues to produce 20,000 bs, of sheot zine per day, and the proprictors have nob reduoed tho wages of their employos. s —— PITTSBURGH. TRE MEQHANICS' BAVINGS BANK, Prrrapynan, Nov. 80.—Informations woro made last evening againat tho Promdent, Vico- President, and Troasurer of the Mochanios' Sav- inga Bauk of this, city, which suspendod sowmo days ngo, charging_them with conspiracy to do- fraud the stookholdors and dopositors of the bank, and with .embozzloment and misappropri- ation of tho funds, The statements show that the asssts of the bank will probably not pay its liabilities, although tho loss to depositors will nov be henvy. It appears that the ofiicors loanod nearly all its monoy themselves and immedi- ato frionds, ss ovor 384,000, or four-fifths of tho entire amount loaned, is duo from the President, Vice-Presidont, and othors with whom thoy as- sociated in business entorprises, - insufiiciont so~ curity being givon. e CRIME. Murder in Miusissippl. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, urms, Nov. 80,—On Wodnosdsy at Austra~ lin Lunding, Mits, sn unknown Iialian was killod with an ax by a3 man namod Hightowny, who, boing incensod at a supposed insult, soized the ax and aplit tho Italian’s hoad opon. Ho af- terward made his escapo. A Murderer in tho ¥lands of a Vigle Iance Committoes Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mewmemrs, Tonn., Nov. 80.—An armed body of twenty men passod nt a point 18 miles bolow here yeatordoy afternoon with a prisousr, sup- posed to bo Smith, who nssnesinated Bung & ‘woel slnce. It ismore than probablo thoy will Iynoh him, ‘Cwo Young Mon Shot to Doath. From Lexington (Mo.) Intslligencer, Nov, 20, Youterdsy Coronor Smith was notitled at an enrly hour that the dona bodies of two men were lying, the ono on the rosdaida the other in tho houso of Heury Morcer, on the Warrensburg rond, about 7 miles from this city. The Ooro- ner promxpfl{‘ropllrod to tho place and hold an inquoat, iu the course_of which tho following {acts were cliclted: William P. Dunu, whoso dead body was found, shot in the left side and baalk with Iarge squirrel shot, in & fenco corner thirty or forty yards from tho houso, bus lived® in the county soveral years; came horo from Tllinols; was at tho time of his Qeath o tonant of William Forguson; mado a orop on Forguson's farm (his sonson, David Olark Whoso dead body was found in the houso of Honry Morcer, shot in the back aud loft side with large squirrel phot, was n cousin of Dunn Shmo haro from Tilinols About. tho middlo of Octobor; has boon staying with Dunn since that timo, Monday the two men camo to Loxiugton in company in & wnpinn, drank frecly during the day, and etarted home late intho ovening; atopped at the housa of Ionry Alorcor, situstos on the Joseph Denton farm, sovon miles from Lexington, for » froo aud easy social evoning. Mercor's family is a large ono, including soveral childron, o narried (lnufihur and her husband, John Trosh, and Sarah 1loward, who, from hor testimony, secma to bo a slstor of F'rosh, Tho romaindor of the story Is- told with sufficient cloarness in the testimony of Sarah Howard, and in tho verdiot of the Coroner's jury, Sar Howard doposo as follows; *I was here ab Morcor's houeo lngt nights I don’t lmow who sliot; aftor I got botweon by brother and| tho mon, they Doth ran ont’ of doom; thou 1 hoard tho shots firad} the mon woro sober ; Olark ant down by Mrs. Mer- cor ;' my brother wont up-ataira whon I got bo- tweon him and tho meny aftor this I hoard the slots firod; my brothor had a gun up-stalrs, & double-barrol slotgun; I saw him lond the gun oxhibited horo; one of the mion (Clark) said wheh out in tho yard, ho wanted to shoot lioll out of Mr. Morcor; and, what caused the troublo, was tho improper talle usod tomo and Mra, Morcor ; thoy bnd beat Mr. Morcor sud my brother both bofore tho shooting.” The vordlot of the Coronor's ?ury wns a3 fol- lows: “Wo, tho jury, hnvlngl_‘hunn duly sworn by Harrison Bmith, Goronor of Lnfayotto Oonnty, diligonily to inquire and _truo ;lxlrununlmun moko in whet mauner and by whom David Olarlc and V. P, Dunn, whose doad bodies were found noar tho box-houss of Henry Morcer, on the Warronsburg rond, Lafayotto County, AHirsourd, came to their death, after learing tho evidonco, by gun-shot wounds inflicted npon thom by Ienry Morcor aud John Frosh, sud that tho killlng of ‘sald David Olark and W. I, Dutn was A caso of justifinblo homicido, tho samo bnving beon done in dofouse of their porson and homo. Tho Tragedy at Harrodsburgy Kyw-A Man and s ‘Cwo Sons Killed, and Anothor Man and ¥is Two Sons ‘Wonndod. Harrodsburg, P‘w. a7, Correspondence of. the ouiaviilo Couricr-Journal, Our town is fn o torrible stato of cxcitomont, caused by the diffenlty which happoned in tho Court-Ilouso yesterday afterncon, and which ro- sultad in tho killing of throo mon and wounding of threo othora, ‘Tho partios ongaged In tho affray woro Phil B.: Thompson, Br,, an old and distinguished lannr of our town and brother of ox-Senator J. B, Thompson, and his throo sous, viz: D, M, Thiompaon, Phil B, Thompson, Jr.,, Common- wealth's &tmmuy for this dlalrlct, and J, B, Thompson, Jr. Onnnti Attornoy ; againat Theodore ~H, bnvla, isq., - and his “threo 8ON8, Themiom, Jr,, Larmo, ond Oald- woll. Clroult Coutt hns boen in session for soveral days, and was at tho timo this shoot- ing ocourred, with Judge Wickliffo on the bonch. Tho potit jury had just rotired for a fow ‘minatos, whon all'of s sudden & pistol shot'was hoard, followod by twenty-fivo or thirty othora simnitancously” almost, insido of tho liouso, which was crowded at tho timo, Tho exelto- ‘ment was intonse, Aon tumbled hoadlong out of the windows and doors, Daotors, luwyors, citizens, and tho Judge himeclf, rushed for o place of safty, pmni ono uypon top of anothor, gooroting undor and bohind bonchea and pillars, Tho stove and court-house walls were litorally riddled with bullots, while two mon lay dead on tho floor, one _other mortally, aud threo others ul(fhfly woundod. Thoodore Davis, Br., was shot through tho heart and died immediatoly, and his son, Locuo Davia, nitor recelving four bullets in his body, fell, and died in & fow minutes, Thoodore Davis, Jr., was shot through the body snd in tho right hand, Ifo lisod until this morniug, and oxpired sbout 10 o'clogk. Ho walked from the Courts Houso to the Adams Expross office aftor Lo was shot, and did not ot tho timo think ho was so- riously hurt, #hil, B. Thompson, ;fif was shot 8 through tho right thigh, J, B., an brothar, P. B, Jr,, woro wounded uufi}xtly, ind sovoral holes shot through thair clotbing. D. M., an~ other brother, also had lhis olothes perforatod with bullets, One ball paosed through his hat. The fight, though suddon, was not wholly un- expected, for it wus gonerally known that both parties were nrmed, and Judge Wickiiffo had the Qay provious ordored tho Shoriff to arm himeolf and doputles, and bo ready to quell any disturb- ance tliat might anso, and to * ulgltin tho bud £t all hnzarge. Howevor, when the difiicultydid begin, the dnnfier wag_thought to havo beon over, and the Blioriff, with tho Jud¥o'n permis- sion, had gono homo. Tho 16th of Decombor Tias hoen set for tho exuminiug tial, aud uatll flxun 10 farther particulars will bo brought to ght. . ‘Thocauso of iho fight was about &, suit which Diad boen brought by’ one Moux ngainst Theo- doro Davis for $2,600, Davis swors that ho had paid tho money, aud produced the pote as ovi- donco, and Mr, Thompson, Sr., contonded that tho note had not been paid, and that it had been surroptitiously obtained from bhis dosk. Suel, T am informed, was in substauco tho orl: ginlnt tho dificulty which terminated so sori- ously, Bod Roberts, our ofiicient jzilor, in his vain attompts to quell the dificulty, recoived a slight floah wound, With this exception, nuno other besides the notual Pn.rtlclpnms wera injured, Sowo nmuning inoidents happened whils the shooting was in progress, although tho Lorina- tion wau 8o sad rad droadful. Judge Hnrdin rolled over behind tho stand, aud Iis Monor Judgo Wickliffo came tumbling on topof him, and Abo MeAlutdie, a 300-pounder, on top of Judgo Wickliff, In anothor coruer, Tom Ball, Feq., snd Georgo Morgan rolled over bench, each sorambling for the bottom, whilat under auother boneh was onr worthy City Murshal and o praying mombor of the Christian Church, ono proying and the other swearing for the best place of snfety. From the Harrodsburg (KKy.) People, Nov, 28 Last \Vefluo!dni' afteruoon, tho 20tk inst., tho ono of Richard Monux againgt "hoo. H. Davis had beon concluded, so far as tho ovidence and instructions to tho jury wero concorned, aud tho attorneys were consulting as to whethor thoy would addross the jury or mot. Tho attorneys for the plaintiff wore tho Hou. M. J. Durhum and Kylo & Poston. For tho defondant, Mossrs. C. A. and P, W. Hardin and Bell & Harding. A difficnity hed been oxpacted to arise at any time during tho progress of tho suit, inasmuck a8 grave quostions of veracity had arisen be- tween Davis, thodefondant, sud P, B. Thompeon, tho principal wituoss for and tho formor agont of Mesux. Evory day during the trial had been present not only Theodoro H. Davis, 8r., but also his oldest son, Cheodore, and his othor sons, Larue aud Eugons. Duing tho last and_fatal duy Caldwell Dnvis was also in tho Court- House. Of the Thompsons, P. B. Thompson, Br., Jobn B, Thompsou, Jr., and P, B, Thomp- son, Jr., bolug attorneys in large practico (and tho first named being the principal witness for tho plantill), were, of course, presont during tho trial, and Dr, Daviess Thompson during tho last day or two of the trinl. Kfl.ur the conclusion of the evidonco, it wns gonerally concluded that no collision would take plnco. About £ o'clock, howevar, this hopo was dissipated by the bloodiest aud mout fatal on- counter that over ocourrod in Harrodsburg. Judye WicklifTo boing upon tho banch, sud socing P. B. Thompson, Jr,, loaving the court-room and the Davisos following him, said to the Bheriff, ¢ Briug thoss mon backl” Dut the order camo too late. Just then the firing began. The court-room was ocoupiod by fifty or xfixty Enraunu at the time, who throw iliemselves ohind tho boneles to avoid tho bullets that begen to fly in overy direction. TFor sovera minutes thero was an ‘incessant fusillado, evory othor noiso being drowned by tho roport of (ho piatols, All the Daviges and ell tho Thomp- sons, fivo of tho former and four of the latter, uued tholr weapons with determined conraga and snrlinlclty. Out in the Court-House yard Theo-~ ore Davis, Jr., and I, B, Thompson, Jr., clinched, cach grasping the plstol of the olbor, Davis was thrown by Thompson, aroso, and, rolossing Limuelf, ron through tha nortll side-gato and toward tha First National Bauk. Whon nonr the bauk coraer, a shob was fired at hiw, closing tho fearful struggle, ‘Tho following uro the resulta of vfim bloody conflict: Caldwolt Davis oscuped uninjured by lenping through tho back window of ilia Court- Touso, orashing through sash and glass us he went., Theodore I, Daviy, Sr. was shot uuou%h tho hoart and foll inside tho court-room noar tho doorway, dying immodiately. Larue Davis was shot Lwico, in tho left arm and ouco near tho centro of tho breast; foll on the walk a fow foct from and in front of the Court-Flouse door. Ifo dicd in a few minutes, Theadore Davis, Jr., wos shot fu the hand and through tho body, tho last ball entering at_tho lowor cid of tho sptuo and lodging in the outer coating of tho abdomen, whenco it wae extraoted by Dr. Aboll, Ilo diod on Thuredsy, tho a7th inet., ;ba\t\z il o'clock. Eugeno Dayis oscapod un- urk. P. B, Thompson, Br., recoived = flosh wound in the thigh, P, B, Thompson, Jr., wos slightly owdor-burnt In tho haud, John B, Thompsou, r,, was 6hot in tho thumb of tha loft haud, A Dullet passed through the right hand breast of his overcont, Daviess Thompson roceived n shot through tho orown of his Liat, one through tho loft bronst of is hody-voat, aud one through tho waistbaud of bis t)uuhq. 1t is a singular foot that in all the orowd that ocouplod the court-room, not one was injured excopt Bud Itobards, tha jailor, slightly soross tho baalk, ? 5 Binco writlng tho above, wa liave boon in- formed thnt ‘Phicodore Davls, Jr., o short time befaro his doath, seut n mesuage to the Thomp. sone asklog thoir forgiveness, and forgiving them for tho bodily hann intlicted on him, An affcoting incident ‘wcourred not loug bofore his donth. On olthor aide of his bud atood o men wha had boon bitter euomles, Addressing themn, Lo sald ¢ ** You huve beon Dbitter onemies ; now shnko hands ovor. mx d{lmg body ;" aud so, by tho bed of a bloody, doath, tho two mon beeame frionda, ‘l‘hnollcm, Jary, also said, soon uftor he was shot, that the encountor was brought on by the rashinos of Laruo, and Lo boggod his mothor not to prosoouto the oage. Tho Thomvsous vro- foundly doploro tho diro mocosslty which drove them into tho coufliot. . A School-lfoy NMurders A goholac In ono of tho publio achools of Ma- con, Ga,, killed o playmalo at noon rocess on tho 21t ult, It sooma that John Wall aud Thomas oward, in company with othor Iada, woro ongaged in & game of hall, when they hind a disputo_over tho game, thon s souflle, and, finally, both lgmw angry and o fl({ht ensuod, Howard struck Wall with o brickbat, and tho Ittor drow a knifo and inflleted throo wounds upon Howard, 'Thore was o slight wound In tho neck, In his back, on the loft of tho sping, was anothor wonnd whih ponotrated to the oavity, producing internal hemorrhage, This s o mortal wound, Tuo third wound wes in tho loft Lhigly, s fow inchos below tho groln, which pouctrated to and severed tho fomoral artery. 'his, in oll probabilitios, was the wound which ‘wna the immodisto cause of tho doath of the 1ad, Howard, after bolug cut, climbed np the em- bankment, and walked somo twonty feot townrd tho gohool-house, whou io sank to the firmmd, and told his ph{mnm to run for a ootor. 'I'heso woro tho last words ho !{mko, a4 he oxpiredin s fow minuten, probably in loss then five minnten aftor the outting was , dono. The bloeding from this wousd in the thigh was most profuse, and b{ it the boy could bo distinetly tracked from tha place whero tho ocutting wes done to whers ha fell and oxpired. Aa soon as tho cutting was over-Wall dlsappoarad from tho gronnd, and hua not_ been noen sinco, 1t in supposed L won to Dbia home, which is about two and a half miles in tho conntry, noar tho Jones County lino, How- ard ‘wos a Ind about 16 years old, and lived in Eact Macon with Lis mother, who is a widow. ‘Wall ia about the samo age of Howard, Hois & son of Mr. Brad. Wall, who {sdend, and a grand- son of Mr, Jobn Low, ono of tho most respact- nblo citizens of tho county. Ho biad been in tho rehool but a short timo, and was regarded o8 & quiot and peacoable lad., : CASUALTIES. Boller Explosion—Four Men Killed In Lawrence County, Mo. We learn from tho Mount Vornon (Mo.) Fountain and Journalthat s torrible oxplosionoc~ cnrred at Woodsworth & Blackbura's saw-mill, fivo miles west of Mount Vornon, on Thursdny morning, the 20th, by whichi throe mon, Stephon Notvman, John Carson, and n son of Mr. Black- ‘burn, wero instantly killed, and Mr, Blackburn was mortally wounded, and has ginco died. Mr. Dlsckburn cama to the mill very early in iho morning, and started o firo under tho boiler. The hands, a8 they arrived, gathored around in front of the furmaco to keop warm. When Mr. Woodsworth narrived ho in- quired how much wator was in thoe boiler, aud was told by Mr, Blackburn that it was up to tho firat gauge whon they stopped sawing & fow dnys bofore. On trinl, Mr, Woodsworth found tha water oven bolow fhe Bocond gaugo, and o third gauge being out of mfinh', nothing further could bo ascortained as to tho nmount of water in tho boiler. 1Io at onco sot tho pump to work Enmplng water into the thon almost red hot oiler, causing an instantanoous explosion. Fivo men woro around tho boiler, four of whom wero almost instantly Jaunchod into eternity. Mr. ‘Woodsworth escaped with o slight bruise. Tho main part of the boiler was blown o distanco of thirty yards by the forco of the oxplosion, and ono section over tho furnnco, whera tha cold wator strack it, wos blown 100 yards, and, light- ing on & fonco, set it on flro. A Negro Woman 115 Years €1d Burned to Denths T'rom the New Madrhd (Mo)) Record, Yestorday about noon Honry Joinor dizcoy- erod o houso on Mra, Amanda IHuutor's place, in which Aunt Phillis lived, to bo on five, Mo rau in, end by liard work Put out tho flames, but too Tafo to savo the Jife of tho poor old nogro womn- an. Bhe wea burned 8o badly that sho died in & fow minutos, Aumnt Phillis was born in Virgluin, and was brought to this county nbouk eighty years ago. Bho ~becamo Lho proporly of ‘the Ilate Judgo Goah Watson, on whoso estate eho wus & pensioner up to the time sho was emnancipated *by President Lincolu’s Emanctpation Proclamation, She was thon teken Cnro of by Mra, Amanda Huntor, o daughtor of Judge Watson, whoro sho has lived & happy, con- tentod life, being kindly and liberally provided “for. The question of Aunt Plillis’ ago has been a matter of much conjecture. Sho was an ex- tremoly old woman whon our oldest citizena wero littlo childron, Sho clalmed tobo 185 years old, and by some people was thought to bonearly that old. = From facts gathered fiom her yonvs 820, bofore her memory becamo dofective, 1t is cortain that oho was, at thoe timo of hor deafh, at lenst 115 yoars old. e SR CHICAGD TRADE AND THE RAILROAD LAV o the Editor of The Chicago T'ribune Bm: Ilately rend in your paper o very in- Loresting communication from D, 0. Brooks, on tho growth and dovolopmont of Toxag, and tho nocessity thot this city should encourage, by special moans and altontion, a double trade with that rogion. It was well, and deserves to intorest tho trading wealth of this metropolis. Bub it invites -thought wpon tho fact that tho city is losing largely tho trado of all the romotor portions of tho State, or rather tho portions that overywhero lie con- tiguous to oasy transfor of goodd and produco to and from commorcinl points in surrounding Btates; aud thought upon which is worth tho more to us, tho trade of Toxas or the trads of Tllinois ; whother wo oughit not firat to_scel, by all means not foul, the rostoration of thav trafie ‘within our State of which, it scoms to bo uni- formly admitted, the Stato Railrond lnw: has robbed us, and corrospondingly robbed the far- mers and country merchunts with whom we woro, before July lat, accustomed to trade, "I'ho record of Ghicago drummoers, or traveling solicitors for trado, shiows an nlarming falling off of ordora—ut leant 25 per cont—sinco July, thronghout tho wostern tior of countics, as far northas Rock Islaud, and throughout soveral tiors gonth from Quincy ; while, from the ex- treme southern end of the Btate, it has grown to be tho oxcoption to got any orders for Ohicago goods. Drummars thnt used to bo & groat profit to their Chicago houses by tholrsuccess in thnt sootlon, mo longor puy oxponsas, and lavo beon mostly withdrawn. And n recent oxamina- tion into tho freight-shipmons at many loading points on the ronds counceting tho wost and mouthwest of the Stato with this city shown that thoir shipments have, for the past five months, not only been Inrgely withdrawn from thia clty, but_ hnve gono by river and short rail to 8t, Louis; and, further, that down tho eastorn sido of tho State, and south from o polnt only 75 miles from Chicogo, where the Toledo Toad orosgon the Danville and thoe 1llinois Can- tral, nlong the entirc border, wherever the ronds to Ohlcngo aro orossod by tho numerous enstand. west roads, our old glory of commauding tho trade has sadly departed, - That this, our severe loss, iy due alone to tho cmbnrfo laid upon our trado by the pra-rata Railrond Inw of Inst wintor, is tho only possiblo solution., If Mr. Drooks will porasundo the Logislaturo thiat meets in January to romove by repenl this statutory stumbling-block from tho pathway to improvement and prosparity throwghont tho entiro Stats, ho will beneflt Chicago more than by dirooting aitontion to Toxns traflio in_cottun aid roturn goods, snd Jeave us thon froo to participate in capturing the Intor intorest, Oynus B. Wesrwoon. Oitoaao, Nov, 29, 1873, Au @1d Ohurch, On {ho morning of Thenkegiving Day the Bprivgfleld (Mass.) Ifgllmimncbulnluufl the fol- Jowings paragraph ;. “ No churchiin all this rogion, and but two or threo in the Commonwonlth, baye witnossed so many ‘Chunkegivings ns tho old oburch at Longmeadow, Who holl which summons ihat poople Ao worahip to-day was flrat rung for Thanksgividg moro thun o hundred years ago, though recast in 1816, aftor bolugy erackod with exccesive ringiug for the poace that followed the Wer of 1812; and tho walls which will soou ocho the volos of praise in re- spouso to the Govornor's proclamation of 1874 woro reared in seuson to raspoud to that of 1767. ‘Tho pulpit from whiol tho present pastor delivors to-day his twonty-sosomd Thanks- giving sormon ia mot, however, tho desk from which Willlams and’ Brorra disconrsed on like occasions, but wau orouted in 1828, nud first oucupled by Dr, Dickinson, who was sucoecded Dy Condit, Buhe, and Wolcott, and by the Roy. J, W, Tinvding in 1850, 'Tho gallories, also, woro Teconstructed in 1623, nt which tima the ovlginal squaro pows and ‘doacon’ soat' below pave plnco to the presont slips, which have remained Tuchauged, whilo about g1l thoir Arst. ocoupmnts have passed away, 13at tho eamo pillars that support the chiolt and organ of to-day did like soryico for tha singers who took the key-note for their Thnnkegiving anthem from tha chovlster's ¥ pitchepi ot b 1768, o good pooplo of Toxge mendow Eave fnvariably kept tha ilarin fonst day at churcl, an well o8 at Liomo, and n_apeeial iuturost nttaches to the prosont eoryice, from ita bolug probably thelr last Thauksgiving In the old olureh as it ia" FOREIGN. The Examination of Witnesses in the Bazaine Trial to Bo Finished L To-Day. Rumor of an Intonded Ohange in ;.ha Fronch Legation at Washington, - Bombardment of Oartrgena---The War in Ashanteoc. FRANCE. o Pants, Nov, 80.—Xt is roported that the post of Minister at Washington has beon tonderaed to Af.. Tonrnler. Gon. Ducrat has resigned his soat in tha Amsombly. In tho Bazaino trial it i expeoted that the oxamination of witnossos will bo concluded Monday, Mrrquis do Noalles will probably bo traneferred to Romo, it a change Is made in the legation at ‘Washington, 5 —_—— SPAIN. TLonooy, Doc. 1—0 s. m.—8pocial dispatohos to the morning papers report that the bombard- mont of Cartagona continued Baturday. There is groat distross among tho non‘combatants, who biavo taken rofugo in tho suburbs. Tho city Io filled with woundod. Bevéateon houres aug tha principnl hospital have boon destroyed. The Govornmont floot remalns insotive outside the harbor. e AFRICA. R Lownox, Deo. 1.—Dispatchos from Cape Coast Castlo roport auothor engagement with tho Ashantoos near Dangush, in Wxi!h‘l forty English ‘mon and native suxilisries werekilled and woand.. od. Tho Ashantoes boldly attackedthe British po- sltion at Abbracrampta, but were driven off after an hour's fight, with the loss of thirty men, The British wero protoctod]by flold works, and their loss Is rifling. —_—— GERMANY. Benty, Nov. 80.—Gen, Manteuffol and Count Goobor fought o duol yesterday. The affair grow out of & quarrel whioh began during tho late war. Gacbor was shot iu tho etomach and seriously wounded, HOGAN-ALLEN. 87, Lours, Mo,, Nov. .80—Bon Hogan replica to Tom Allol's on'rd. en{xrfix that, a8’ Bxmcm u}, his honlth improvea, he will fight him, or auybody else, for $1,000 to §2,500, 5 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lrverroor, Nov. 80.—The stesmships Holsa~ t1a and Minnosota, from New York, and tlic Nos- torinn from Quabeo, have arrived out. New Yonx, Nov. 80.— Arrived, steamship Franco, from Liverpool. o S — $15,000 for o Leg. From tho Cherleston (Afo,) Cotrfer, A specinl term of the New Madrld Gireult Court, Judge Hawkins presiding, was held last weok 'for tho purposo of Loaring the sult of William Nelson, of this city, sgalnst the Bt. Louis T Iron Mountain Knilrond Company, for 230,000 damnges, for injuries recoived. Fob. 25, 1809, Nelson, who waa omplo: a8 brakesmou by -the rallrond, was crashed while coupling cars_nonr (his city; oneleg was _crushed so badly that emputation wag necousury, and tho othior foot was, crushed ‘and lacorated, ‘Fhe puit wos first brought in this county, but the defendants prayod for & change of vonuo to Beott County, which was granted by consent, Aftorward the defondant, by afildavit, applted for anothor chango of vonuo, which was granted, Now Madrld Counity was solected, and_tha trinl took placo last weel and occupied throe days, aud resulted in & verdict of 215,000 for the plaintiff, Tho defendrnts excepted to tho judg- ‘mont aud flled a motion for & now trial, on the ground that the verdict was exceseive, et oo 5 e 2ot A Polutedl Prayers TFrom the Rev, Tatmage's Lust Sunilay Prayer, As thou, O Lord, hast commanded us to pray for our encmios, wo pray for tho cditora of tho Now York 1World, that they may,bo_gonverted to God, and by Thy graco prepared for heavon. Ary the blossings of God como down upon them aud upon their children forover! Blosa all thoso who sit in oditorial chairs,. whethor of soouler or religious journals! May they feel the respousibility resting upon thoin, and that ab the Inat thoy must give an account bofora the groat white throne. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Foreign Markcots, Lavenraor, Nov. 20—I1 a, m.—Dreadstuffa firm, Flour, 233 00@203, Wheat—Winter, 126@1% 347 apring, 1%@1050d 3 whito, 103 4G 60 club, 15 6d@1ds, Corn, 95s'0d. Pork, Tlu, Lard, 48a 0d. Loxpoy, Nov, 20~2:20 p, m!—Consols for money, 993;@033¢t nccount, 02 5, o of ’67, 1{@92Y ox-coupons ; 5-203 of AT , 077 10-408, 913¢; now by, 03; Erio, 1%+ proforred, 683¢ ; Now York Central, 17, Tallow, 40s@40s 3d. Lrvenroor, Nov. 39—Evening.—Cotton firm ; mid- iing upland, 85d; Orloans, 005 eales, 14,000 'bales ; can, 7,8 cculation nnil export, 4,000, Cot- ton to arrive Jower; snles of upland not below good or- lyney, shipped November, 8, % reaidstuits firos, Corn, 458 6d. Oumberland mid- Bhort-ribo, 43s, her articles unchanged, Aurwene, Nov, 20,—Petroleum closed at 3336 franca for fino ale, The Live-Stock Markots, ALDANT, Spectal Dlspateh to The Chicaqo Tribune, Avmayy, N, V., Nov, 80,—Deevea—The market ruled stmilor to last weok In_prices, and, whilo no great de- oo of activity lus bean shown, o good dogres of e forest in {rado has been menifostod, ond the matket Iins proved u moderately_ remuneraflvo one to deslers hore. Tho attondanca of buyera hus not been large, probatly Iu a great dossco [n cousoqtioncs of the mar- ots having been woll stocked for thio past few wocks wilh poultry, which sold at a very low figure, and coued beof to bo somowhat meglected. Tho market oponed firm but quiotly, at about last weak's prices, and ruled steady and fairly nctive fo the close. Farly In ho week tho _ attendanco won “quilo limited, but during Friday and estordoy tucro was o good Topresentation from Row York, Brighton, ind tie ast. gencrally, and con- sidorablo ‘notivity wna ehown. Tho averago quality of tiio ptock was fully oqual {o iast weok, and embracod soverl fluo heads of Uilnoln leore, averaging over 1,700 158, which Aold ot 73;0 T 1, Tho zeccipls woro /300 head. Prices were us follown Prewiun Extra.,. Flist, quality Second quailiy. Third qualily. Inforlor.... Size AN Lastna—Roccipts, 8,000 losd, Tl mar- Kok rulad dall, with but 1ittlo Now York o Eastorn do- mawy, and cldsed about X0 3 Ib Ligher thon last weok, Bliody, 4@330 % 10} lambw, 6@03¢0 B b, Spéetal Dispatch to The Ghicago v Spéctal Dispateis o The Ghicano Trtbuna TAxaas OITY, Moy Nov, D OAtTLE—Little dotng, Na recciptu or' inquiry from fooders avdypuokers § snles of Colorado und Toxss steors, $7y; tlirough Tozans do, §1,50 ; do cows, 31,60, 1loas—Heeclpta, 1,065, dlarkot unchonged, Urgont Qo from paciers { prios fim i closing at 3400 ‘Fhe Wool Trade. Tostoy, New, 2.—The domand for domestlo wool 15 quilo sctive, Salos of tho week, 1,217,300 ibs. Peicen ndvanced from 3 to e, Fluo Ohfomid Pounc Bylvanin flooces most in . requost, Salce of this de- seription, amounting to 457,000 1hs 0t 600 for doubla oxtrs, Vulled contliiues t koll freoly, Salew of tho weuk comprised Oblo and Penneylvaniy fleoces, No, 1 oxtra, doublo uxtra and above, ut 48@510; Micbigan, Ylseousin, aiid Yorniont, {3/(@4ujo} combing and dalnino fleoces, 6503 unwashied coubing, 4lo; coarse tub, 400} acouired, GI@ES0e; nolly, 43j50, The Pr uco flarietss . NEW YORK, New You, Nov, 29,—Corzon—Dull; middling upland, 10:(¢, Bukansruves—Flour higher; rocelpts, 9,000 brls superfine Western and State, $5.0020.057 common to oo vxira, $0,6@T00; Rood {0 chiolco, §7.05687,75 3 wiito wheat oxt BOICURT xtry Olio, wflli(-% 8,007 St Louis, S0.90@1L00, 'Ttyo flonr scarce and fiem at $LI0G5.7! Cornmeal in falr request, Wheat opened Bigher and clozed dull and declining; No, il Milwaio No. 3 Milwaukee, $1,55 {1005 c, 1. 1,63 No, 1 Duluth, $161; Whits Wenloru, $1 o whito Oaunda, (0 bond, $1.753 No, 1 Mitwaukeo, 1,58 $n kloo; $LuI delivorcd s Towa nprlug, SLASG 174, Jyo meireo and fvner: Btnt, $LOKHLOL, J¥ivtoy qquict uwd firm ;. No, 2 Ohicsgo, $1,70 5 No $1,65, Moit quict, Corn oponod fruyand Giosed wid hieavy § primo_mixed Woslorn, -aflal, 0455 3 umoggad, I wtorey G0, Onts k shade hieltod wind ity uelive's vecelpty, 29,000 big mixed Wesiern, siear, BC@B030 ; whild Workern, 676600 3 vory clolen do, 5933 mixed Weatern, u utove, 6o § whito do, G340, Taas—iom ; Wester, 296, Tlav—1irin, il and unsettled ; 85@48o for orop of 1873, —Stendy at 37304400 3 Orluoco, 253200, Woor—Dora Active and it § pulled, S8 @nookrre—Coltee netlvo and nlrongar + Rtio, 204@ 2330, Bupar and nolasses quict, Itiew dull, TrrmorLtus—0ruds, o ; relined, 18)e, TonvertiNE=—Quict ot 8o, Tnovirous—rork o shide frmer; new mess, $14.76; 0ld oxtr primo, xllI.W: now do, $13,00 ; now ‘mces for Murch, $10,60, Doef qulet, uuw stcady ab $19,00923,00. Tieroo beef, $20,00@21.00 for Govorn= ment § $25,00820.00 for Indis, Qut moatn quict wnd firr, * Middles weak ; long and sbork clear for Fole ruary; 7o long cloar, 7ia Apot, Tard o ahude eastor, bt falrly nctive 3 Westorn steam, apot, 5@ 81-16p3 do Dochmbor, Bi¢@8ia ; Jonuaty, 83,GEYe § Fopriaty, 8X@Y 1110 § March, 8 10-10d7e, BuTTER—Quict and firm ; Western fickin, 21@2%, Oneesc—Dull st 135 @13¢e, Wistsxy—Lirmer at xmfiau:&a. b 3 MILWAUKEE, MinwAUREE, Nov, 20,—BREADATUPPA—Flotr quich and’ unchanged, Wheat firm § No, 1, $1,13, $1,07)¢ rollor Docembor § $1,00%( geller Janu firm § No, 2, 8c. Corn'stendy ; No, 2, 48¢c, 1 4md £ suaieTower No 1, o, arloy ateady; No. 2, Tirdzirra—Flour, 5,000 brla ; whoat, 192,000 b, Buteatexzs—Floiey 10.000 brla wloat, 103,000 bl OLRvELAND, Nov, 20,—DnXADATUFRA—Wheat dull, ‘but stesdy } Xll’h “1 red, $1.53; No,2do, $1.40, Cirn unchsngod, Oats ateady ; No, 1, 460 0, 2, 43¢, Pxeaiaty Gasoad ani dover ] isadsed ville, in oar- TG ! Ry DULT, ; 'ALO, Burraro, Noy, 20.—Bnrapsrurrs—Wheat dolf and nominnl, Oorn quist and firm § sales 10,000 bu No, 1 ‘mized Weatern, in lots, at 600. " Oate firm and n fala Jemiand ; anlos 4,000 bu' No, 2 Western, in lols, at d5c, a0 5,000 do afloat ab s 3 Totxno, Nov, 29, — BRrADATUYTS — Flour qulel and unchavged. Wioat dull and lower : No, 2 white Wabash, $1,65; ambor Michigan, $145% cash and Docombors $1.60 January; No, 9 xed, $1413g canb $1.40 Docomber, and $1.46@140 January, ‘Gorn dul and a shado lower; high mized, 530 cash, SiXa February; now, a})xén‘-fl cash ; fow mixed 630 cash § now do, 5lo, jata dull and a shado lower; No, 2, 400 cash, 430 January, B Dnasko Hoas—Aotives extrs, $5.18, Crovem Bren—g510@60, T o zirrs—Flour, none; whes L HE 8,000 bu; aath, 15,000 bn.‘: i h’ e’v o i, WENTS-—Flour, 500 bris; wheat, u§ col 2,000 bu; o, none, LOU‘; 3 HER 3 s, Br. Loum, Nov, 39.~BEEAnsTuyrs—¥lour in fatr dcmand and firm, * Wheat quiet and weak ; some salca lower 3 f‘w'fl 2 spring, $1,10; No, 8 red fall, $1.35 ; No, 3o, 31.60." Gorn duil, lowok 3 now No, 2'mixed, &% o, osig t 410, ;193!:‘; Decamer, o, g:;’d;fl 3 . ovator, 'Batley firm § 35, f’l‘y-nnc%:m.n,eom el 2, 0.25@; Wiisxr—Gleady st 880, PROVIAIONS—POrk firm at $13,00, Dulk meats firm g shoulders, 5@Bi0; clear rib, 6o o 03{0u Bacon nofinal, - Groen meata Lield filghor ; shollders, X0 cloar rib, G0 Aweot-plokled ahoufdors, sellor Docember, 030, Lard unchangod, st T @74c, Toas—Tligher; $3.70@435, Most pales ot $4.10, ‘Rocelpts, 10,917, - OarTrE—Firmor } Toxans, 1)@8470; 8ood to prime matives, B @4)0. OINGINNATIL OntoninaTs, Nov, 20.—BREADSTUTFS—Flour firmer, $0,85@7.00, Corn_steady ; old, 52@53 now, 46@ 470 mholled, 60c, Oats steaily § 39@450, ‘Wheat frmy i $1.43@1.46, Barley firm and unchanged. Priovisions—Mess pork firmor: held st $14,00, with $13,60 bid, Lard firmer ; Leld at 83(c for kettlo T30 for stoam ; Tigobid, Duik meals firm sud hol highor ; shouldors, &30} clear rib, 63o; clear, o, Bacon fiem ; shouldern nominal t 8340 : cloar rib Ta | cloar, Tigo, * Green meata firm ; shoulders sold ot o3 cloar'slb, 8X@03o; clear, 65G0KC, Uaws, TX¢ ‘Hoas—Active at $4.45@4,75, BALTIMORE, Bavrnonr, Nov, 20,—Bnzaparorrs—Flour scth firm, and unchangod, Wheat quiet, Corn active m Bighie ; mixod Wealdrn, 49G40c; whte, 41G0%0. Tk ateady. & Tnovistons—strong ; want of stock restriots busie neas ; pork, $14,76@16,00, Bulle shoulders, nono hore, Clear 1ib firm st 1@7ige. _Dacon firm;’ shoulders, TH@130 3 cloae rib, T30, Lard, Txo. uTTER—Sleady ; good to choice rolls and L Western, 26@300, CoprEx—Activo ; fair to primo Rio, 2@, Winsxx—Dall st H@0410, : NEW ORLEANS, Nxw_ORvEANs, Nov, 20, — BugApsTuyes — o frmer; yollow, mixed, 160 white, 780, Qata Gull o7ct Drax—Dull, at 05c, - Monssks—girm; primo to cliolcs 41@650, Wattwicy—Firmer, Louislens, 07@98e. Others, unchanga: GoirTok—Lowor ; nles, 4,760 hal surict good ordinaty, ' M3@153c; Tow middiing to strict low middlinge, 154 1te; Tulddling Lo strict, 163¢ 17c3 - good midalings, 18%@18%;0, lLeceipts, 1,203 alesd oxports conatwiee, 5363 to tho coutinent 500 Great Britaln, 401 etocK 128,040, LOUISVILLE, Louisvrite, ‘Nov, 29—Bidonia—Activoand firm, Barapsturrs—Flour steady, LmovisioNs—Tirm, DMess pork, S$14.00, Bacon— Shouldors, Tx(c. Bulk whoulders, Bio; cioar rib, 605 clear, 62¢c, loose. Green shoulders, 430 sides, ai¢@0rc, L, Byl < Lloas—Tecuipts, 13,8005 nctive and firm b $4.40@ 4,00, PHILADELPITA, PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 29, — DieapsTures — Flonr active and higho) uperfine, $4.75@5.00 ;!State, Obio, and Indinpa extra family, $7.60, Wheat dull; rod, £1,60@1.64 ; amber Michigan, $1.68@110, Bye, 82@ 850, -Corn activo and higher: ‘yellow, idc. Oats aclivej whita Woeatern, 52@63c ; mixed, 40§300. Wittsxy—0iGo45c, 00 ordinary e Marine Mems From Ruftales Snecfal Dlapatch to Tic Chicago Iribune, Durraro, Nov, 10.—Tho cchooner Mary Colling, roe cently dolnyed in the stralts, urrived all right Sature day. Tho tlioonura Joim 31, Tuteltuson, Hirglo & Jonos, Gulintin, Hippogriff, Dick Bomers, ind T, D, Darder, bavo niso arrived, Lako Xrio is now clear of downward-bound hoat DEATES. “EPRAGON Ty this oity, Nov. 5, Suss: davgbior o Alcrtd aad Naucy A Sprague, bgod 4 yoats and B ¥al sorvices at tho xesidance, No, {61 Wont Wash: togtanits, “Blonday, Dac. 1, ab 13 mi. by carriagos, Giacoland Comotoss. i MACKIK—AL tio residonco of his grandfather, 559 Meawell-s mdlu"fi:f;xm. %o 6 mouths and 18 days, sped b infunt ton of Alex ackio. . San Franclsco psper ploase e Yanoral Doo, 3 onv; AUC TION SALES. BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., €8 & 70 Wabash-av, Dry Goods. Tuesday, Dec—:._—z,—a.t 91-2a. m. Dress Goods, Whito Gooits, Nottons, Hoslors, Glaves, lu‘{e(!}.:?fll?]:umhhl‘l’w odrin il Cusgom. iad Gpacha rey FEnit Gonlay Robine, Cardliis, ko, § Dross Trim- mfiie Tace Goday Muilcd Collirs, o' oy, Gagiosy 2hd franay Goods: Ladies® loake, Ladiush, Missc.t an Ciidrois Watorpeoof 1 Sascs Genta' Moriio U dorwears WWadlan fivakeis, Soversiaeat Codn: Jagcata, utol d Hemp Carpol oor Qilcloth: 0 29GHGTB. GO £ 00, 0 and 10 Wabash-av. ‘Why lot your customors snffor whon Buffalo and Wool-Lined Goods, And a full assortment of Men’s, Boys’, Youths’, ‘Women’s, Misses’, and Children’s BOOTS & SELOEBES Tl bosold a¢ xnumwh price, at the AUCTION SALN of WEDNESDAY, Dos. &, by GEO.'P. GORE & 9. Austiongors, ud 70 Wabashi-av, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Unreserved Sale of Valuable High-Class CIL PAINTINGS AT L ATCTION, From tho Brooklyn (N. ¥.) Art Gallery, Oharlos Rodo, Asq.. Propriotor. ¢ : o e O RO R st Bhat s wil som: Movars 3 m;:.‘él."‘ o l-l-'fil u'r} Tlfn}i‘u\’r'mci ENING, Tod, 2, 10 X ETNon, a'eloc 5& g orctuak, and on WILDNRSDAY, Dec. 5, st saiia o I HOTOE collogtion of MODERN OIL pATSTREE, 35 \00 ot tho ot Amorican and Forolga . § Aftvany Ploturo offorsd will pnaitively bo sold, thus offor- Ing & teod ehange 1o boy & valuablo ainting atyour own prive, o1 on Mond: ng. Wit o sxition o g ity oo Anctioueers, B and § Randolpli-st. REGULAR FRIDAY'S SALE Now and Sooond-Hand “Parlor, Ohsmbor, and Dig ‘ing-Roora' FURNITURE At onr Sglowom, §1 wnd 8 Tandalphiat., on Xelday morning, Dea. 5, at 93 o'clock, wo will offar an unusually larye marloty ot Rlo\vflud Socoild Hand Furnltue, Stovas, s oly 4 goin, & irgwa of Uovokery ab Glssrvare Trow Slois hvfio(l MHNI‘!‘ 'lild. d IIl genoral assortuontof House- 0 Goods and Boronanding: * 2 00., Anctionears, ELISON, Bhlilov g co. Apetssers BY HODGES & CO. AT TUE BRIVATE RESIDENCE, 304 ‘Wost Harrison-st, opmosite Aucrdecn, Wo wil noll the aatire oontants of thio throo-story house of 13 zooias, famished complote, conslatig of Tatlon, Diulug and Sittiageroom, and Kitelien Farutturo, Must bo sold, as tho Gwior a0 golug sbroad. Balo poaltive s wifhout resevs, on MONDAY, Dac. 1,3t 108,y , ot shiug. ’_“'“‘ hall orsh% 1oDaES & G0., Auctinnpors, By OSGOOD & WILLIANMS, Terdtory AUOTION BATEE, on Taoutar, Dao, 3 nt 9 of o anti eontonts &1 ot Ko, 0 ol !, Vel tho contonta.y for Skt Gooking ni 1 a il Boils, Hodding, du, wo il uoll (o'l 10 raimin, cousiatiog cating Niaves, erpe Tnuiodlatoly aftof waly of oonio: w0, holng a cummiadion ug, with 8 yeara geound u-u.::g Qg rogutas i a ol nb o kafosroome, 5 outh Canalisk, hra Wedne: Ay, Fildoya,and Satusiaze. - ORGOUD & WILEIARS = e e By WA, A, BUITERS & CO, LARGE BALE OF FINE CLOTHING, Dry Qoods, T . d_Bhoes, d{q;«gufh\" %fl:t’tu,’ T elook aoratotrons, 1 AR WiEA, BUTTERS ¢ GO Auattonsers