Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1873, Page 5

1HCAGO DAILY THE GRANGERS. WYeeting of the Illinois State Gronge at Bloom- ington, The Session Opened by an Address from Grand Master Golder, Tho Afitation of tho Order With Political Movements Dis- counienanceds The Improvement of the Mississippi by the National Government Urged. Meoting of the Towa State Grange at Desdoines. Address of Grand Master A, B Snedlcy. The Membership of the Towa Granges Nearly 100,000, Sneciat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brooxixaroy, I, Doo. 0.—Lvery lotol and boardivg-house in the'clty is fil'ed this mornivg with delogatos to. the third annual mosting of tho Stato Grange. Ttz Convention is composed of tho Masters of tha subordiusto Grauges, As thore nre now 600 Cranges in this State, and as nearly ovary Grauge i expocted to borepre- sonted, some little idea mny Lo formod in ro- gard to tho importonco of this Convention. Tho citizens horo scom to Lo utterly dumb- founded by this suddon snd unoxpected tidal-wave of Grangers, who havo complotely taken possosslon of thoir quiot, poacorul town. T'isore hias novor beon in this Stato such a ropre- soutative gethoring of the poople. o tono of thoconversation und thoir determiued looks soom to convinco outeidors that tho Grangors mesn businoss, and that tho daya of monopoly aud oteely shall ond, The policy and work as hero developed will dotormine in & groat moneuro tho TUTURE BUCOESS OF TIT8 ORGANIZATION. The prosent officors seom fully to realize the responsibility of the siluation and are free to say thet tho magmitude and deop feeling in this couso, a8 hore doveloped, ovorwhelms thom, As the dologates wera pouring into tho hall, & crowd of men ob- uorving thom oxclaimod, ** Where did all those fallows come from ? Thoso Grangora will eloct tho noxt Presidout.” MORNING SESSION. At the morning session of tho Grango, 0. O. Goldor, of Rock Ials, cxlled tho Grange to order, with the assistance of the following Stato officers : Ovorseor, E, V. Lappnm, Morriuon ; Lecturcr, A, Woodford, Bock Falsi Stoward, J. Baird, Storling ; Aasistont-Stoward, G. W. Patton, Delavan ; Cbnplain, A, B. Smith, Rock Talls ; Troasuror, J. P. Simonson, Round Grovo; Socretary, O. Fauning, Galt; Gato- xoeper, W. 1. MeAflistor, Morrison ; ceves, Mrs. D. W. Damo, Lauark; Pomous, Miss M. J. Laphan, Morison; Flora, Miss L. Golder, Rock Faite ; Lady Adsintont-Stoward, Mrs. P, P, Garrizon, Morrison ; Exeoutive Committae, D. " Damé, Lonari ; D. N. Foster, Bterling ; J.F. Glidden, Do Knlb; W. W. Corbett, Chienzo ; W. W. Tilton, Dixon ; William Kennody, Dixon A, Goldor, Sterting; O. E. Fanoiog, Galt. ' Of dhicse wcarly all woro prosont laat ovoning. Tho morning session was accupled with the colicoting of passwords and conferring the fiftl dogrea of the Order, whiol is necossary to bo recordod 8o that subordinato Mastors may take seats in tho State Grango. This_czamtuntion showed that ‘Dbetween 600 and 700 dologatos woro present. ATTERNOON SESSION. SPEECH OF )T, GOLDER. The Btate Master, Golder, opened the pro- ‘l;ndinm by tho dolivery of tho following ad- ol A WETROBPROTIVE VIEW, Wonrnx Patnoxs: Woaro gatherod at the sccond annusl mectiug of the Slate Graugo, Alout fhireo ‘mouths must elapse, Lowover, befora the full complo- tion of itz eocond years history, Tho Htato Graugo was organizod Marcli G, 1871, with tweuty Grangers, The firét annual meotluf was 1old in Deconibor lust, ot which sbout scveuty sub-Granges iworo reported, ‘Iho presont number, a8 appears by the roport of the Bocratary’s ofice, is' sbout 800, 1t thus oppoars that, ‘whiile o firat nitia montha’ growth was gratifsing, tho Inst year's growth has been very mouy timea greator, Tt muat slsa wppear, on cousideralion,tisat the pluus of Sork ndapted to 'tho clreumataucos of tho Stete Grango s yeur ago uro quito outgrown by it in its prosont dimension, If it has appoared to any tiat tho Sork of the Order in (his Stato’ during the ‘past year fins ot heen commenaurato with its strength, or that the operations of the ozooutive officers bavo boen less slvo than they ought to be, it can_only boan- wored thnt their work has boen in quito strict har- mony with tho plons aud inatruction -udopted at thie laat sunual mooting ; and X take oceasion hora £0 exprosa the Liopo that our sucecsors will pay a8 atrict deference {o tho will and wishes of this supreme body of Patrous, whenca they dorivo thoir authority and influenca, ¢ POWER OF THE PATRONS, ‘Wo'sliould Liave littla to do on this_occaslon but to Fefolce and bo excecding glad, but I am aware, and fn hia viow I trust this wortby body sympathize with we, that the real worl: of this Order {s but just begua. The poriod of responsibility liss arrived, domanding wise counscl and considorato action, Wo fiavo organ- Lz u powor in the laud whoscinfuoncgmay bobeusll- @=nt or pernicioua to the forming clussts and to the mawmes in genoral, accarding us it ia directed Ina wise or uawies mepner, You will pardon ue, therefore, if 1 ‘waste no words in cXalting tho chursClor or purpuses of \lfk Order,but proceed ut ouce to call your attentlon %0 soma praclical ‘subjects, which, I liovie, will receivo duo consideration froin thfs worthy body. JIELATIONS TO FOLITIOR, What oro tho relotions of this Order fo ofhor organfzations? A fow of tho Gmngers of this- Stale liaye worled solely tho iutercat of o political organization, or ‘as constit- unk yueis of o polltial organlzation <Tueuo cauos 1 would consider by reforence to the broad priuciplo, or Jaw, of {he rolationship which 1 concelva to_exiat be- twobu Nattonal, State, and subordinate Grangen, & principlo which hou us Yot not recelved any very diu- tinct examiuation or rocognition perhiupe, but to which the successful working of tho Order must uliimatcly and very . defluitely come, This relatlons ship is not unliko tho rolationship established betweon the Guneral and Stato Goveruments, Tho Natlonal Grango possesscs dolegated powers ; tho Blato Grange posscucs all tho powera which it has not dolegated to tho Grunge; ond tho subordinats Granges laviig dizoct. ropreaouiation In tho Siate Grange, ahouli b subordinato to it rules and obedient to ita Tequiromonts, Tho_conatitution of fhe National Grungo probibita political association on tho purt of Grangers as such, 1t will at once appear, thon, that politicel actlon dn tho part of s saburdiuite Grino, in diroct violation of tho constitution of tho Gronge, aud mokes the Aub-Grango #0 cting ablo 10 tho loss of its charter, Tho ine stances of thia kind that lavo occurred, I presumo, have boon duoto fnadverlatea and through milsappres Liowston, Y do not refer 0 them witls any intention of taking oficisl notico af thom, Lut such practices shauld hercatter bo carefully reformed. DBELATIONS 0 I'ANMERS’ ASSOCIATIONS, The requirements in tho sucond cass way not bo 80 Clear to all minds, 60 far at tho presout. 1ules and ey~ ulations of tlio Order ato concerned, My own Views, homever, aro very distinolly dsfzed, sud T proceed to atsto why think. _oubordinele Granges ought not to form constituunt part of an organization 1ike tho Stcte Fazumers’ Asvociation, Lhin organiza- ton, f not dovised for tho purpose of political action, has become largely committed to such o cause, The Stato Assooiation and tho Grange distinctly differ ia . 'Tho Stato Assaclstion s au open organtzation, and tho ordor of Fatrond 18 a close, ot secret orguniza= tion, und composed of mono but farmera or thoso ‘whoo inforests aro_fentified with fermers, ond its plana of work ore narrowed, its uima dro moro epocific, and ito promise of succoss cor- rospondingly greates, ¥From the very uature af the cass, it cau alwsys ho outlawed fn an aseociation, snd, whehovor necodskry, can o easlly out-votod. Tho want of harmany ond agreement a5 lo moded and purposes should by suiliolont reason to prevent tio organized connection of tho two kiuds of organizs- . The oxpente to individusl Grangers of ropresenta- tion in two Biale organizations fs anothor uh;auuan Tho abjeskion lius beon mado {o tho Grangers' or Jzation it too expensive, Tha inx yecently Jerien by the Exeoutive Commilice of the Atate Farme ‘scw’ Assgciation v 10 centa for each membor of & Olub, O ‘Grapge, In order to tho admisston of o the °Asavclation, whils tho Olub or Grauge {a still Jeft 10 moot thie ruuntog cxpe The anntsal duos for & patron to tho Blale Grau 15 gontw, snd the mileage and por diom of d e paid out of the Hlate Tund. If the Uranige 1 'too axponsive, what must be sald of both Grange and As- oot luggxln amy romarks on this subject, I would sy that ¢ muk uob by duforred that 1 uu Nosille to tho Gtate Formera' Assoolation, ‘The facts to which Bt Tor "have ' domy hoen patent, bul have Dl mulioly ~valusd, gob oot P*ls Udleusd Wr ttersatfor “That the Association witl do il withont interforouce L whah, which T am reaponiblo. gond, wouking in il owi AL 'thin organization, In Q0UNTY an; ¥ nve been fortned A "Thero s no Jrovialon for thom I tho fuatitatian of tus Ordor— Thioy o raally untaido of i, but, nevorlllass, scont to bon secossty, aud I thinfe will play - biportunt part in nny succenatul plas to ho ndopted, To_micot Tio bunhioss wants of aub-Grangos, o4 wivior the present Coustitution, tho nuthorify for tium et come from tho Natlonnl Granie, A iemordul on this subjoet to that Loy wold bo proper, QUALIFIOATIGN FOIl Tho queaidon Who nto pormoiL I sl i thns Ordors lian olfeitart wome futorost, and poe= Tapn nowo diversity of ophudon, I buve wlmed b a predly utelot appiication of tho fanguso of tho cot wituiton, which rocriets tho riglits of motnbership {o thoie who _ure lulerested inagricuitural pursult, 1 will hera wivert to ono phuso of ~thia question, I mum frequontly asked whotler oditora ‘shonld bo admitad, In goneral, thoro J Jittlo reason for au afirmative nnawer, 1 foo 1o rewon, however, for objeetlon (0 the wdmission of s oF uggeleuitural pnd conntey DOWAPALTS, Whono © liun beon Lo reforin (o buaiiiens practived of tho P embern of tho Ocdor, ond fuve tho enorinols per= coutago farmarlyy and il Lo a grost extent, pid 1o fufddfemen for tho purchnso of supplics sud in tho sulo of our producls, EXTORTIONR OF MIDDLEMEN, This attomyt has met with groat uprosition from thos Inturested, Tho Lest and trwo phm for cano Dus not yet boen dovisod, T mimk it les in dovising airangsmenta for tha_consolldation of our patevuage, both fu pur- elinacs und salen, Tho etion of muuy'of the leading low manufucturers, iu refusug 10 deal with Gravnee, Doluts us o thin > o uocossily, ~Mauy Abla an ractieal views o thin subjoct hava been prosoutod by v, Oshotilo, Biale-Parehawig Agent of Wisconsin, which T hopo'wiil roceivo tho attoutlon of thls body, GRANULNS' MANUFACTORIES, Manfoctori whd oflier businues cntorprises, to o Hmited cxteti, aro bolng atarted i tho diveet futerost of tho favmiug elusn, 1 hope thoy may bo anceeusful, Sumnn practical nud comprehennive plioy shoald o de: vinod sud put fn oporation by this budy to moet the Ditelnoss of thik order, TITE WATLROAD QUESTION, o Bxoottive of this Suito, und fho Blato Senato, ‘puid 10 attuittion to the wirhes of his budy s eapres= Bod at Its Juat suuiial mooting, . vofurcucs 10 tie up- Polutment of e Kafleoud and Warchouso Commisson, itliowgh thely wishes wers bavked by petittons aignedd througnout tho Btate, I think thia diregurd of our ‘wiehea will continwo unill tho furming class, by thelr ntelligence und watebfulucss of thu Conduct of public oficlais, wbow thum thet they cane ol ovado proper puiaifiientSoF corruption of e efiicleney, AL jta ato mecting tho Stato Graugo passed the fole Towing reroauion t Tteavlied, 'List the agricwitural Iuterents of ihis Btaty uro deoply fnvolved fn the irsuon detiied In tho Teafirond luyw, und that to Ity propur cusorcement ol {6 tho whotescna regulaton of 1ho cartying trado by Indiclous legislation w8lovk for relfof from some of tho burdons wonow beat, ‘Tito Orlor of Patrous Boldn no equivoeal position a8 £0'thio ¥t of tho Stuto to control chinrteral MONORO- Hes in th tutorest of tho publie, Tho uxisteuco of a Tight may not indeed imply tho necossity of exorclsing §t el Josa of tniug it for unjust purposce. I Iw illo abuss of Lo rafitoad bystom, ot the yroper ad- mitdstration of ft_ that wo woulld restrafis Dy laW. o sbuses bavo undoubtedly oriseu from cot= plicated catees, have not vomo in o duy, aud Zannos bo. wholly romoved fn o day, In meny’ cases, Socioty aud Susfuoss jnterests 1avo adjusted them- Solvesto fujuntico gs Axed fucts, and o Foturu lo tho Flgut princip's can bo miado anly by our niaintaining Duirposo {6 bo Tousonobio and_just, whilo kuowlng our Tigats, uud coutinuing in demandiiyy them. NAVIOATION OF TITE MISSTSIPEL, Thota fa olio brach of the transpartarion question which, it scoms (0 e, 8 of nanal hinportanco sud Jouaiids an carly solution, I refor to tho necessity of opentug the mouth of tho Missiosippt Itiver for ‘tha ohtrance of ava-polng vossels in tho carrying Lrade, ‘Bugl u measure of reitef, if sccomplised,—an it ouglst t0'bo dono by tho Gencral Goveruiment,—would bring ito operation ono of the primo laws Of trada and of clvilizatiou, u relating to this question, If by opetis g tlts euguuel of trado tho cost of trausportation of {h6 producta of tho Great Wust would Do tuatorially cheapouod, u8 v sasorted, und of which Tiero mecmd fo bo sufficlent prool, wille 1t Inight aot sctudlly chango tho chaunels of commeres Yosny proat uxioni, 3t would sceomplivh that for which Wo #eok without tha ozorcing of arbitrary power, CURUENOY AND TIti: TARIFF, Porhaps o roally gresler than {he (ransportation quostivu—ono fuvulviug grester expenso end lozs to fhaustry, wmi ip nome exteut underlying tho. {rensportation vuestion ftscif—in tho question of currency and tho tariff, Considering the grest di- Versity of opiuion nmongst Patrous ou thu question of tarhit and the truo thedry of curreucy, I o nut pro- osa to disouss (hese ublects hors, bt I would re- Inlud you that, of govoral oiussos of oplulons, all ' canuot right, and ono polley or another is undoubtedly, on tho whole, bettor for tho conntry, I commend thesa subjects to your patlent fuvestigation, sud bope that eulightenicd upinfons miy proval { but at present I advisa uo uction on tha subject, TOFR ENGLIFI LALOT MOVEMENT, An sppeal i bolug mado to us through “onr lntor- osts, s woll o8 in tho eauss of lumon- ity,’ i belalf of tho Natiowad Agricultural Libor Unlon of England, of which Ar, Joscph Arch 18 110 head, aud which is roprasoustd in {his conntry by . 3. Btauley Jumes, of Now York Oity. 1ts udlect i tosgcura tho emigration to this country of Wit i weid 10 Lo tho Vest class of Englivh farm-laborors. Tam not suro but this subject ia of sufliclout impor- isneo 1o ¢lnfm Stalo legislation, Homething may be dmolyy s, A lotter (rom 3. Jumes wil U prosent- od at this meeting, - oTiEn AUDIECTS Iwould Lo glad o Fefer Lo, aud some of thoso I Dave referred to I would bavo been ghd to als- cuss at lengib, X bolieve, nuwover, your 1imo and at- tontion eat Us batter oceiipled. I bespeak, durng this acesion, thy courtesy of (o membons of this body to- Wards Gach otliar, und the caroful considerstion of sk qucations us may cow boforo you, ‘fnat tho Lo of This meeting shall e for tho Lest {itorouta ot our be- loved Owder, nnd sll meukind as well, i my most carniost hope, nud 1o this end will zay best care und ef- forts bo direttod, TOE COMMITTEES, At the close of tho addrees, Mr. Golder an- nounced thie Committeos : = 'On Rorolutions—0. C, Buel, William Hunter, 20, AL Jobuson, Jobu Aloxander. 'On Amendments to Constitulion—Alonzo Gol- dor, J. F, Gilden, E. L. Peabody, W. G. Curtis, D. b. Foloy. -, ‘On Crop-Tteports—8. T K. Primo, A, B. Apple, Graham Loe, J. W, Musuor, On Farm-Insurance—W. W. Stellton, 8. J. Trew. Wilson Pottengor, Harvey Brown, B. Bignber. On Publication—IW. M. Kennedy, W.V. Corbet, 0. I, Fauning. On the Purchago of Farm Bupplics—E, V. Lapham, Georgo atten, E. ¥, Illos, 2. R, Roe, G. W. Banuder. On’ Transportation—A. J. Burhenk, D. W. Dame, A, H. Dolton, P. E. Roaves, M. P, Bisoey. Ou Tovision of By-Laws—Jobn Downer, John Ellis, A. Woodford, Jobn Ferguson, R. O. oyes, % ?xf Home Manufsotures—L. O, Harrls, L. 0. olden, “The CGirango then took & rocosa until 9 o'lock to-morrow morning. COMMITTEE, WORK. Delogatos still conlinuo to arrive. —This ovening the Committcos are all &t work, and hope to-morrow morning to shiow some practical rosnits of their lnb One fact_alroady establivhed is that & Stuto Grango with a ropresentation upon tho prerout Dbagls 18 totsily unablo to accomplish uny work, Htepa are to Do takon to docroasethe reprosonta~ fion for another meoting, I'rom preseus indica- uou; the Convontivn will ocoupy tho cntire woek, Mecting of the Fowa State Grange, Epecial Disputch to 1'ha Chieago Tribune. Dxa Morxes, In,, Dec. 8.—The State Grango met {n tho bal) of the Houso of Reprosentatives this morning ot 10 o’clock, Grand Maater A. B, Smedly ealled the Convention to order, and do- hivered tho opening address, which sras substun- tiallyas follows: Ho reviewed the growth of the order snd their power ite oxortion in ovory sphore. At tho last Stato Convention thero wero in the Stato 788 subordinate Grauges; to- day thero wero 1,838, showing an incresse during the yoar of 1,050, Tho aggregato momborship to-day I neatly 100,000 in tho Blato, Thoro waa still yoom for nore, and capeoislly {u tho Northwostorn part of tho State, Ifo suggoested tbat the Grange should tako stops to secure farm Isborers for the Btato. Teferring to the BUFFERING IN T NONTHWESTERN PARET OF TUR oy TATE. o enid this body should ndurl & mothod for the roliof of tholr brothren. Ho thought somo plans should bo dovised by Which the lario suma of monoy sont out of tho Btato for insurance might be kept ‘st howo, Ho roferrod to the artiole of tha constitution which provided that POLITICE AND IELIGION slinll not bo tolerated in the Order as subjeots of discussion, and sald-that the pormanenvy of the Orderdepondod largely on the obsorvauco of thiin provision, The Order was expeoted to and does includo mion of every shude of political oploton, But while imporativo restrictious for Emlur\'lng the integrily of tho Order woro em- odied {n tha organla Jaw, at tha eame time INTELLIGENT POLITIOAT: ACTION outaide the gato 1s oxpooted from the mombors {udividually, aa_good eitlzens, taking a persounl and practical interost in the goneral welfaro, Tho soeial, intelleotusl, and pecuniury interests of thio mombara woro the legitimato ohanuols of tho Order undor tho cosstitution, and these sbould be malntained if tha Ordor would ac- ocomplish ita purpose. Ho wuggestod that o commlitco be npfinmud to wemoriulize tle Loglalature on subleots of le dalation, After rvoferring to tho falthfulues of the Btata oftlooss and agouts, the gpeaker closod, CREDENTIALS, After tho sddrosw, tho orodontlals of delegaton were recoivod, Ninety-ono countlos repre- sontod, UXPORTH, Tn the aternoon ‘the foporte of the varlous Htate ofoars were read, They ware vary volumi- nous, and, with & running disoussion, took np the ontiro aftornoon. POLITICAL REFORM. In {ho courao of o spoeeh, Mr, Willkinson snld ho wunted the Patrans to go mto politien, 1o claimed (hat they shonld forswear sl political alliliatione. 1lo himsolf hiad fornken hiy {;nrly, and novor again would vote iho Ropublican tickot, and, unloss the rights and demauds of tho farimers wore recogulzed soon, o red-lauded rovolution would follow in_quick succession. "Tho politieal nrons was tho placa to obtain re- form, and ho wanted the Patrons of Tiusbandry to como out as oue man, and domend that which they labored for in tacret. REPORTY OF PROCERDINGH. Repeated molions wete offerad to atlow ro- porters of tho prens in the Conventlon, aud finally o motion provalled apnolnting acommittoo of survolllauce, and tho wholo proccadings to bo anbjouted to thom to designuto such mottor as should be furnished tho goneral pross, TRANBPOUTATION. TIn tha ovening Grand Mastor Smedley mado an E{xlmuutlvu apooch on tho subject of transporia- lon. "IIE QANVASS FOI OFPIORRS of tho Stalo Grango Iy growing worm, The rosont inoumbonts aro candidatos for ro-oleo- ion, J. Wilkingon aud It, It Horbora are can- didates for Grand Master In opposition to Smedloy. THE REPORT OF THE TREASULER will elicit considernblo discussion. Tho rodue- tion of feos and dues will Lo domanded, Tho presont indications aro that thore will be » storiny ression, THOSE {NDIAN PINES. Investigation of tho Charges Preferrei Azainst Indian gommisvjoncr Smith «-Mr. Dejnno’s Son John Under n Cioud. Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8. PAuL, Deo. 9.—Smith's roply to Welch's charges, prosonted to tho Investigating Com- miesion to-day, statos that ho acted undor dirao- tion of Commissfonor Walker in solling tho In- dian pines, and donles ovory avorment of fraud or conspiracy. The snbpanas for witnosses aro sorved by “Marshal MeLoron. Tho first was upon ox-Sovator Rico, who will not ap- pear voluniarily. It tho Commission oxhibits powoer to send for persons and papors by bringing him beforo it, and compolling the voduction - of the papors ho holds on which Wolcl'a clinrgos nro basod, tho complninants will again "go beforo tho Commiasion and do- mand that a large numboer of wituesses be called and the offivial rocords praduced. I tho Com- mission fails to show such power, Bmith's ac- cnsers will ask an Inveatigation undar Congres- wional suthority, snd prefor_chargos involving Heeratary Dolano, through his son Johm, s sharor of the profita nud bribes, Onoe speclfic avermont I8, that Dolano's ron John resoivod £10,000 on account of the Rust contract, it ls un- derstood, for the Grant campnign fund last year. Rica aud attior witnossos are citod to ap- poar to-morrosr. (7o the Associated Press.) 87, PAUL, Minn,, Dee. 9.—Tho investigation of Commiasioner Smith took o new turn to-day. The counsal for William Welch, after having asked and Beeurad s woek in which to prepare cliarges, now declinos to profor thom, alloging & want of jurisdiction and power to compel wit- nosgea on the part of the Commission. Mr. Welch thon appoara for himself, by lottor, and malkon aight charges, which will now be investi- gated, Commiseloner Bmith challongos a full inquiry, sud ssks to heve an Indian Inspector added” to the Commisalon, who can compol witnesges. POLITICAL. Municipal Election in Boston —Tho Tickets Wonderfully Mixed, and the Itesult a Triumph for Everybody— Severnl Women Elocted to the School Commiittee. Special Disvatch fo The Chicaao Tribune, BostoN, Mass, Doc. 9.~Tho city cloction pnesed off quistly to-dny—vory quiotly, consid- oring tho cancising, bargafuing, and trading on all sides for tho Board of Aldermen, Tho rosult in hardly ns eatisfactory as it would havo ‘baen if tho excitoment bad boen greater. Dir, Samuel O. Cobb, everybody's candidate for Mayor, recelves tho largost voto avor cast for ons candidato for that offico. and Lis aesociate, Mr. Josoph Smith, for Street Commissiuner, is ns fortuuato, As for the Board of Aldermen, neither tho Ro- publicans or Democrats contd thako off the Ring complatoly, and in spito_of tho pross and public cnch party put sevoral objectionablo names upon its tickot. Tho Cilizens’ pmity repro- wonting the Mercantilo Hall Committes of citi~ zens, Which has swept ‘the city for throo yoars, camd togother on Fridey ottornoon and made np o ticket, The result of this wns four changon in the Ropublican and two in the Dpwocratio ticket by tho Sub-Committes, which had power to create and fill vacancles. Tho result may bo summed up os followa : Tho Ropubli- cang olected ail but ono of their nomineos, which included six of each party, Tho People’s ticket lost two of its candidatos; the Demo- crats, the Germans, and tho Citiz .» three. Of the twelvo Aldormen elected, six—two of whom were Ropublicans and foar Democrata—wero on ovory ono of the five tickets, Of the other six, two—one Republican and ono Domocrat—wero on all but tho Citizons' ticket, onc on )l but tho Republican, ono on all Dut the Domocratic and Gorman, ouo on all but thie Democratic and Citizens', ono on ali but tho Gitizens' and German, and ono_on thoe Ropubli- enn oud Citizens’ only. Ouo-hnlf of the Doard Xiavo beon ro-olected. "o most {nterosting featuro of the election, aftor all, wos tho oloction of four womon, all who warg nominatod, ou the School Commifteo. Miss Lucrotin COrocker, formerly DPro- fessor of lfathematica in Antioch Col- leg led evel candidate in _Ward e, ~le 11, Miss Lucla . Peabody, & schoolteach- or of fourtoon years' experienco was ag forcunato in Ward 14, and Mra, Henry C. Badger and Mios Abby W, May, so well_knows in con- nection with the New Eugland Freedman's Aid Boclety, also racsived Ja1go votes, The Senatorinl Elcction in Cnlifornia, Suectal Dispateli to Phe Chicano Tribune, ‘WasiyaTox, D. C., Dec. 9.—Privato dispatches rooeivad hero to-night from Californis indicate ho dofest of Booth for Unitod States Sonator. BAN TFuavoisco, Dee, D.—Thirty-five Dewo- orafio membory of the Legislaturo met in caucun at Sacramento last night, and rosolved to make nominations for Unilod States Scnator. Nons woro mado. 'Iio purpose appoars to be to block procoedings in the juint Convention by voting steadily for Democrats, It is roported that the rallrcal maguiaten Kast havo sont tionsy to Sno- ramento to bo used 1 defeating Booth, Manchoster (N. §5) City Clection. ‘Maxcuesren, N, i, Dee. 9,—The Domocrats olact their Auyor by 511 plurulity, Horetofore thoy have carried but one ward. THE INDJANS. Delogate Convention of Indinns of the ndian Torritory. 8. Lous, Dee. 9,.—A dispatch from Fort Gib- gon gays: A grand council of yarious Indizn nations et at Ocmulges, in the Indiau Torrito- -y, on tho lut fnstant, Lut adjourned aitor a trlet sonaien, without doing auythiug detinite, Hovouteen tribes wore represented, and it Is kaid that 1l the dologations woro_oppased to the cs- tablishment of & Territorial Government for tho Indian Lesritory,but thisis pmbnhli' » mintake,ns soveral embors of the council, who were clect- o Inat snmmer, aro kuown to have boeu iu fuvor of that project. Pangons, Kan,, Dec, 9.—Tho Okmulgeo In- dian Territory Conetitutional Convention, or Grand_ Council of Indinan nutions, adjourned yosterday until the first Monday in May, tithout doing anytbing. It sooma that the more on- lighteued Indiana lot matters takoe thalr own course without interforence by thamn, Thero iy now nmovement on foob, which mosts groat favor on tho part of tho progrossive purty of tho Tarritory, to_ luvo Congrass orgunizo all that part of the Indisu Territory which lles enst of tho 08th moridian west longitude, into the Larritary of Okaloma, the Iudisns to be olti- zons of the United Btates, and to let Uit part wast of this line remnin for @ resorvation for wild Indians, whare the experiment of civilizing could be applied to tho 1aw material, Tl coun- try ouat of the 98th meridian Ia nhont ny large as Tudiana, and would soon hava tho requivito pop- ulation to becomu a Htate of the Union, This plan, [t is undoratood, maots the ur[n'ohlltlun of Lo 12,000 nogroes aud formor slaves of the Indians, who object to mere Iudian citizon- whip, snd deslre” to bocomo oitizona of the Uuitod Btatos, A strong sppeal favoring thiy ob- jout hine boen written by goutlomon waell ac- ‘uainted with Indisn affalys, which will soon bo publishod i Bastorn pupo! CHICAGO EVENING BCARD. Evenino Boand, Dog, 99 p, m.—Salon st Evening Tord: 230 tea lard, sallor February, 3,40 { 250 da do, o, 83,40 § 250 do @0, o, 8,40+ 200 U0 do, 0o, Bjfe ] 3 Ay gresh binma, av'16 1ha, &t 80, LTRIBUNE 14 WELDNESDAY, DECL FOREIGN. London Enveloped in Black | Fog Yesterday. Torches Necessary to Safe Locomo- tion Through the Streets Letters of Prince Frederick Charles Read at the Bazaine Trial. Account of the British Defent by tho Ashantees, GREAT BRITAIN. Tonnox, Dee. 0.—A denso fog'linnga over tho city. At 2 o'clook this afternoon it wak as dark ns night, Locomotion is slow and hazardoua, At lalr-past 3 o'clock tho fog had incronsed to a density almost without precedent. It becom- iug Impossiblo to trausact busineas, all traflio consod, Tho stroots are fillod with men aud boyy boaring torches to light pedostrians ou thelr way. | Lowpox, Dec, 9.—A Parliamontary olection In | talking placo to-doy in Exotor, fur a snccossor to i Bir Joln Duke Coleridgo, and detachmonts of polico and troops bave guno thers to preeerva tho ponco. "L'ho candidates are Edwnrd Watkins, Liboral, and Arthur Mills, Consorvative. TLoxvoy, Doo, ).—At the oleatlon in Exoter, to-day, Arthur Hills, Connrvativo, was rotumed to Purliament, after n sbarp contest, by 820 majority. ir William Groy, 1ate Lisutonant-Governor of Il%lugnl, hos boon appoiuted Guvornor of Ju- muica. i gt FRANCE. YVensarnres, Deo. 0,—It s probnble that a judgment in tho Bazaino casa will Lo givon to~ morrow. Presidont MacMahon oud hia wifo bave con- tributed 5,000 francs for the survivors of the steamabip Villo du Havro dissator. TUE DAZAINE TRIAL. Pants, Deo, 9.—Tho proceodiugs in the Da- zaino court-martial to-day wero of unusual in- torost. L. Lacband, connsel for the defenso, yond lotters from Drince Frederick Charles, of Prussia, The first states that Marehol Bazaino pover visited the Driuco’s headquarters during tho sioge, and that tho Princo saw him for tho fleat timo nftor the espitulation. 'The sccond lotter expreavos tho highest ostcom for Bazaine, aud prafses bim for the energy with which he prolonged tho resfstunco to the Prussian army. —_— ITALY, Roxe, Dac, 0,—Denidos the great Conaiatory on the 224 iust., auothor important Consistory will be hold sbout Eastor. st T AFRICA. 'DEFEAT OF TITE BRITION TROOPS Y TIII: ASTANTEES. Cape Const Caatle (A‘z}q. n lt.:arrapwhltnr! of the New o, L orld. Wo bave again had soma sovero fighting, and, although wo don't confers it oven to outsclyes, tho truth iy that we got the worst of it, and had to Nght ovory inch of our way buclk to Dunquab, hemmed in on overy side LY onr foes, with iiva of our ofticors wounded and fifty-two of our na- tivos Lillod or wounded. Aud now these natives havo lowt cournge, ay they have had quite enough of it, refuse to march ngainst the foo— at loust for the present—and fall back inta thoir former demand that the war slinll be fought by tho whitos thomselyes, Sir Garnct Wolseloy, wo knovw, has sont to England for three battalions of additional troops, e aro told that thoy will coma imwmadiately. It istv bo boped 8o, for wo shall need thom and moro too, 1t was on the 27th of October, five doya ngo, thot this last battle was fought. I have told you about our fortified camp st Dunguab, at Which nost of the nntive levies have boon con- contrated. On the 20th Sir Garuot Wolseloy, with 260 eailors and maviues, iad marched from Capo Coast Castlo to Abrikampfa, 18 miles from Capo Const Castle, and 12 miles from Dunquak, whoro Col. Festug was in_command, On the 27th Col, Festing, with 60D natives and £0 West Tudian troops, marched out of tho camp at Dunouah towards Abrakempfa to flud the enomy, aud to drive him, if possible, into tho arme of Bir Garnet, ‘who wus to re- majn_at Abrakompfa until ho learnod what had lappencd. J6 wos o bold thing, this plunging iuto tho forest with only G50 mon to fuid wn cuomy who' probably numbered ton timos that strongth, Col. Fosting's column startod very oarly, and moved very quiotly alonz a path known as the Walk of the Ghost, or tho Huuonted Road. It i3 u narrow but beauliful pathway, covered with tho most lovely forns, and lined with troes covered with vinea which are now full _of blossoms of every lue. ‘The men marched #o quietly that their skirmishors in advauco oro long saw sa Ashanteo soldier, who, quite unawaro of their approach, was en- gazed in Bomo oporationn whicl seemod to on- ross bis whole rttontion, o wau, in fact, seel- ing for o peculisr plant which grows in this “hanntod wood," of which to mske a fotish, The skirmishery slolo tigon him and anl\lrc\l him. Col. Festing thon told Lim that if ho would guide them safely to tho nearest ‘Ashantee cnmp ho would ba rowarded ; if not ho whould be killod then and there. Tho raucal cousonted, und he did his treacherons Lusiness woll. Divergiug from the Hauntad rosd, bo led tha colurau through the forest for soma hours, aud at lsst, just at naon, ho poiuted out to them o camp whero somo thourands of Ashantoes woro ongaged in golting dluner, It was vory much liko tho firat morning of tho battle of Pittsburgh Landing, when tho Confederates_surprised the Uuion troops while thoy were eooking breakfast. So noieoless lind boen the approach of Col. Testing's column that for some moments Lo and Lia men stood unobuerved, looking from bebhind tho buslios into tho camp, Then, with s yell, his men fired & volley; thon another ; and fhou thoy rushad iato tho camp. The Ashantoes went out of 1t a1 Festing’s men went luto it, and the camp was taken, None kitled—uone wouud- ed—tho viclory was comploto nud osay. Tho crnp was quickly set on tire, sud quickly was it consumod. But'now the tables are turned. Tho Anhiantoon in their flight Lad not forgotton Lo tako thoir guny with thom; they woro mow iu tho bugh uround tho camp, Tho Ashuuloes sur- rounded tho eamn; they opencd from ovory sido nvory hot five, and tho situation of Col, Feling bocaino very eritical. ‘Ilioro_was nothing for it but to mako & bold push for Dunguab, and form- jng tho columm as bost Lo could, ho Logan to fight Lis way home, 1t ' was o torrible pieco of work. With tho utmost didl- culty tho five white olticers prosient kopt their men from bregking thelr fino and laking to Hight. Al of theso oflicers woro womdad ; oo of them, Capt. Goodwin, is shot fu the groin, ‘Lho column fortunatcly had with {o o soven- poundor gun and u rockot-tube, und thesw were all that suved the wholo command from destruc- tiom, Aftor o Tunning Nglt in this Pashion, kopt up to the very odga of “Duuquah, Col. Fosting roached bis camp shortly belove dark, Iis ex- vedition had cost imwel? and fivo of Lib ofticens wounds mora or loss sovero, and fitty-two of his mon woro lulled or wounded, Meanwhila 8ir Garnet lnd done nothing; but {lrcnntl v & mergonger from him mrived, stating hat st duylight on’ the following morning lo shonld moye to Aesancli, auother villago oit the Hanutod Nond, ond that Col, Festing wust march at the aamo time to most bim. Tt noth- ing could persuado Col, Festing'a won to move tho next duy, They had had quite enotigh of it} thoy woulil not go to fight again until they had somo white troops o go with chem, Word of thin atate of thiugs wus sont to Bir Garnol, sud Loth oxpoditions were abundoned, On the Sy Sir Gornet brought his men back to this plase, and thers hau boen no more fightivg since. Dut s‘u- Garnet has lssued the following prociamae dont Gurnet Jossph Wolteley, Major-General, Aduiints- trutor ; 'fo_all the Kings, Headwmen, Chlefs, and tribes of thio Gold Caunt, uilea of ILer 'Mnjoty. tho Quest of Enggland, greetlug s 1 dosiro thit yoil sbould kuow Ahut Ioamodistoly nrter the uttack made upon Esssmun nnd Am!rlncu, und the_dostruction of thono places by tho Suglish troops uudor sy omuiand, your eneinlis broke up (Uelr encumytuont ut Maapon, Fioding (hut thoy wers unablo to contend witl s, eithor fu the open or in the buch, they aro now in full Tetrest, cus deayoring to return to thulr own couutey Iy Ieabvuo, Qno of (el ratrosting colurans bus been atiucked sud dlaperaol by my (roop noar Danauali, ~ Thiny nro lr‘ylnu tu eatry with them i their fligat il tho gowis of which oy have robbad you,—uld the wiver sud children whom “IBY havo atolon from you, Mau of the Gold Coast, whil you alfow this ? “Will you lot ihe houra slip Dy witlsl your wived, your nons, aud Jou duughters ore being drivon oiY to slauguer by Lie flytny enemy? WIL you not pursue them? Now or uover In the (1o (0 show flat you ere meu, I for wy purt sball hold no taru ve the filensd of Ier Majose ty, or as tho frfeud of 1his country, Wio doiuys Tor one uonent, You have nothing fo fear, 1hold the wholo road_from leru {0 Mausus, eo that they cenuot sunui i, Guiior upon niy arony forld . Diniguat, rakainpf, aud Mausto,” No ouo will vanturo 1o atd taok Lhoio polnta, Theos preas OnwArds 1o ihe Prab aud Opposa yOUF euomles A thoy are endeavorlig to recross tho rivor, It yau now act auickly and with vigor tha fall of your cneury and tho peaca of your conutry will o securod. ‘it fr il vory woll, but it won't do, Nothin, but, Fuglish troop, nnd plenty of them, wil enahlo s to win, 16 wonld Liave boon wisor bad thoy boon sont outint oneo. CRIME. Escuped from the Auburn, Ind., Jaile special Dinpateh to The Chicayo T'ribine, Avununy, nd,, Dec. 9.—J. L. Spononglo and 7. Plunkot, confinod in the Connty Jnil for stoal- ing froight from tho froight-ears on tho Dotroit, el Ttiver & liinois Nailrond, broke Jall early i morning. Thoy oifeeted their ckenpe by cuting throtgh tho iloor aud fonndation-wall an nporture lurgo enough to admit of their pusago. They tust have boon engalod in tho work for noarly n weok, during which time nothing unsial was observadl in thelr cell by tho ofii- cluls, A company of mounted men ' niarted In ouranilt of tho rudawaya nd toon g tho okcapa ccamo known, 'Tho trial was to take place in the Cireult Court this weok. 'Fbo oflicors will probably espture them somo timo to-night, Criminnis Sontonced fn Onhicosty Wike Snectal Disputeh to The Chicayo I'ribune. Osurosn, Wis,, Dec, D.—Chorles A, Bteven- eon, for tho murder of his wife, was t0-day uon= tenced to threo yearu in the Stato Prison. William Burlo, convieted on bis own confes- sion of stabbing b man nour (ho Seymour Houso last August, wis sout up for {Ive years, Charics A, Mitlor, formerly of Danyille, N. Y., and O. A. Abot, lato of Tort Beott, Kau,, con- victad of stealing n wateh, woro seutouced to two years pnd Uireo manths respectively. Waltor M, Bille, of Povgun, charged with rnro ou the porson of & gitl 12 yoars old named AMinnio Vou Loven, was sequitted, The Brittun Mystery in Koston, Spectal_Drwputel to The Clicuyo Tribune, os10N, Doe, ,—3r. 8, A, Diittan, the cen= tral figuro in the Drittan myscery, was arraigoed in tho Suporior Criminsi Court to-day,—the Grand Jury having_presoutod an indictment for perjury,—ind wus_ held in §6,000 for Liy sppear- anco from day to dny. Tho alieged porjury, ib s enld, was commmtted in bis testifyiug hiefors the ‘(}mud Jury thatho did not know who assailed im, A Marriage Ceremony Intorrupted and the Erid §r. Lours, Deo. 9.—Last Thursday eveniog, whila proparations wore boing made for tho nup- tinls of Richard Botticher and Aiss Gora Cron- enbold, at the rosidunce uf the latter's mother, cotuer of Grand avenuo aud Cluppowa stract, Chimles Cronenbold, an uuclo, aud Doujumin Croncubald, o brother of the young ludy, —ond T, W. Webber, rudoly ontorod the houss and poremptorily ordered tho asuombled party to disperse, and forbado_tho marrioge botween My, Bottichor aud DMiss Couenbold. During the confusion which fol- luwed, Bottichor way shot in the log by Weber, Chnso, Croncubold, and Wobor woro ar- rested, and bailed; snd Botticher, after Daving _ his _ wound dressed, returned to Migs Crouenbold's houss, whero he hns sinco romaiued. This aftornoon Dojamin F, Cronen= bold and Wobb weut to 3Irs, Oronenbold's rosi- denco, snd demandad to soo Botticher, This wis refused, but after a thno Botticher left tho honso, and started to run down Graud avenue, Young Crouenbold pursuod, aud fired four or five shots at him, throo of which entered Lis Dbody, ono of them pasaing through his heatt, Lilling Lim instantly. ~Croncubold sud Webb woro atrested and locked up,and Charles Crouen-~ bold will probably bo arrested to-morrow, ag tacts have been dovaloped to-night which saom to prove that thero was n promeditated plan on tho part of theso thice men to kil Bottioher. 'Thoaffair crentod great sousation, s Alrs, Crovoubold is the widow of the lato County Judge, Crononbold, & muu of wealth aud oxition, aud all partios, excopt Bottioher, aro ghly connected. A Femnle PrisonsGuard Attacikod by Femule Convicts. Covosmus, 0., Dec. 9.—Misn Tinncy, guard in tho femalo depertment of tha Olio Deniten- tinry, was aswnulted vostorday by two conviets, Ide May, sent from Ciucinuntl, and Ada Bell, s git) sent from Toledo. Tho nttack way procon- Corted, and, but for tho asninanco of wnother Fomnuld convict, the keoper would probably have boen killed. A ft was, she was considorably injnred, aud, while makiug or excapo {rom the inturiatod women, fell down stairs, injuring ono of hor limbs. Bho has besn on duty for ten yours, but 80 many thrests bave boen mado figaiust bor life latoly that sho bag sont ber To8- ightion to tho Wardon. : Serious Char: Aganinst o Teachor of n ¢atholic Schools Dernorr, Mich., Dec, 9.—Nows comos from Warren, Macomh’ Gounty, of erimiual assaults, a6 vatlos times, on young giris iu o Catholic sohoal thera, by Hho touchor, wioso namo iawith- hield. It in ‘naid that Father Hendricks, of tho chureh with whick tho school js connaoted, nd- e thnt no steps bo taken to punish’ tho raseal, and wlso that tho toacher and Hendricks Lave both diseppeared, and ennnot be fonnd, Qreat oxcitoment oxzists In that community, and o tisod delormination to bring the villaitu to Juatico, A Clergyman Convicted of Thofte=RRe= ward Otiered for the Captuve of & BDelnulters Pirmsnunay, Deo, 9—The Rov. D, J, K. Ryno, formerly o Hethodist nunister in Alle- gheuy, who wau arrasted sowe timo ago on sus- Dicion'of stenling 540 from o store o Deamond wtreot, was found guilty in the Criminal Court to-duy, and remauded for soutonco. Tho stockhulderu of the National Trust Com- pany hava increased tho reward for tho capture of R, J. Grior, the mlsking Cashier, to 5,000, Short fu Elis Accounts. Ispraxaronas, Ind,, Dec. 9.—Charlos B, Goeble, travolig wan for the whalosale liquor house of Sobwabaciier & Selig, 41 South Delaware utvect, s foun £1,000 short ia Lis accounte, end bhas tled tho State. The Whipping-Fost in Delaware, New Yons, Dec. 9.—A Wilmington dispach says+ " Tho four convictod bauk burglars bnve been sentoncod, each to pay the costs of trial, to stand in tho pillory ove lour, to roccivo forty Iashoy, and to bo imprisoned for ton yoaru." A Cawhier and $40,000 Misalng. New Youu, Dee, 9,—1L E. l‘OEfOI'Il‘ Cnshior of Augusfus W, King & Co., bankers, I'ino strect, i nmasing with somto $40,000 helouging to tho firm, onford was formerly Prosidont of the Croton Bank. CASUALTIES. How Sreight Tridos iro Run by the Pictubuyih, Forl Wayne & Chicago Cornouny Specind Inspateh to The Chican Lo Fowr \Wayse. Lud., Doe, 0,.—About Tast night tvo_freizhi trainy on tho Pittwburgh, Tt Wayno & Chiengo Railroad collided near Jlobart, Ind. ‘Fhe trains wero ruuni npeed to ke * Linif-way Tho rule is that tho train mweking Lalf-way botweon stations firut con back tho othor up. ‘The collision aceurred on u earvo, and the mnash was ternitic. Ouo of tho locowutives sxploded, casting fragmonts in avary diroction. Mo engincers and tivemon of Lotk traina leapod trom thots euginos in timo to savo thit livas, 'The ongluen and o largo num- Lor of cara nro total weeciu, I'ortunately, none of tho omployes wore hurt boyond a fes alight gmMuhuu, bt tho losa of proporty Was vory argo, Stonmer Sunk on the Rio Grande. Nzw Onrrans, Deo. 9.—Lhe Ecownsville atenmer J. 8. Loe, bolonging to the Jho Grando Ruilway Company, struck o siing near Rio Grande City, and wanl in’ twenty minutes, 'Tho boatund CATHO 810 roI;or‘.ud to bo a tolal loss, Bho was bonud for Ringyold Barracks, with & general carggo and Gaverumont wtores, and supplios for the upper nulitary posts. No livos were lost, ‘Tho Ville du Elavre Disnstor, New Youx, Doo, 9.—Tho Ohiet Director of the Trangatlantio Bicnmslip Company telographis concorning tho lost steamuhip Ville du lavio dlsustor ¢ **‘The roport of tho crew of tho Loch Eurn o ubnolutely fulso, Y'ho stoamor manons vorad corvectly, and the oficors and erew fully and nobly dikcharged ull thele duties, Capt, Bur- ;nmll", ,capnulnlly. I'ie Loch liarn ouly wasin ault," —_— e THE WEATHER, WanmnaroN, D. C,, Deo. 10—1 8. m,~¥or Now England, Iucrossing picssuro, lower tom- poraturo, Hght to fiesh portherly to westorly windn, und gonerally elear weathor durlng the duy, Far the Middla Atlautla Statas, lowaer tem- puraturo, with increaslog presinvo nnd geucrally clear wonther, oxcopt in Northern Now Yorlk, T'or tho Lower Luke reglon, und thonco gouth- ward to Vitgiuia tnd Tohnesaoo, lowor tomperas {ure, cloudy weathor, ad _pousibly Hight rain, oxcopt in_ tho Lower Lako " regiun, where light raia ar Huaw may provall. For the Uppor XLake 7o- glon, and thence sonthwestward to tho Mis- wonrl Valloy, partly cloudy or_clear woathor and decldodly low tomporaturo. For tho Unlf Statos northeanterly to southwaestorly winds, lower tom- poracure, nnd partly cloudy woathor. For tho outh Allantio Btatas, light, varinble winds and paunibly light rain on tho coast, followed by clenring wonther and lowor trmporaturo. Attor tho 100l fust. tho dispiny of cautionary pignalawill bo susponded ot tho Iake purts for tho winter. URNERAT, OBAENVATIONS, D 24IN, W., gentlo| 5 8, 1, gentle, 0N, W, gentlo| 10[N. 1 1IN, entlol W, fresh. g 0,63 21N, Teavonwitl 100.43] 28 E., fruili,.. LaGeosso . [2001} 1718, W, light., Marquotto,, 50,40 . Mtiwaukeo 1,51 Toleda.., .. |20.45 0]Cloud; MISORLUANEOUS REVORTH. Barr Laxg, Utal, Doc, 9.—Pnesongors from tho Wout to-lay roport snow vers deop on o por- tion of the Contral Pactfic Itailroad, requiring in tho Sorra Noyadn rections fiva engluos to baud a singlo trniv, Stil), ay yot thoro has_boeu no dolay in conncetion with the Unlon Pacifio at Ogdon, Winter hns commoncod hero in torrible oarnest. ‘Thero aro 6 foot of suow in the Wasatch mining canons, HORTICULTURAL. Scssion of tho 1lilinois Socioty in Chumpaign, Il Specral Diapatch to The Chicago Tribine. Cuaxraiay, 11, Doc. 9.—The Ilinois Stato Hortionltural Booioty commenced its eighteonth sonual sesslon in tho Industrial University, in thin city, to-day. Tho attendauce is largo, wany prominent horticulturists of otbor States being present. A larga number of valuable paperd Tiavo boen read, and tho session gives promise of unusual intorest to tho practleal’ horticulturist. The dawugo o tree tho pust winter is goneral- li altributod to the sovere drouth of tho past thres years. (70 the Associated Press.} Cuaxratay, I, Dee. 0.—Tho Tliinofs Stato Torticultural’ Socloty mot hero this morning, Vico-Prosidont Sneduckor occupyivg, the chair until the arrivel of the Prosidont, M. L. Dunlap. The Itov. O. L. Barler, of Alton, offored prayer. An sddress of welcome from the Champaign County Socloty was mado by Dr. J. M, Gregory, Tho Prosidont followod by sn oponing addross, roviowing tho growth of tho past weventoon yonrs ; and tho Froasurer, J. Hugglns, of Wood- buvy, roported the receipts of the year at Iittlo over 3,000, W, 'I'. Nelson, of Wilming- ton, roported on the condition of Bortioulture in tho First District, giving valuable statistics, Tho society will continue in session four duyk. WISCONSIN. Snle of Lands Forfcited for tho None Payment of ‘Kaxcu=-The Legislative Visiting Committees Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mabrsoy, Wis.,, Dec, 9.—Tho annual salo of Iands forfoited {o the Stato for tho non-payment of dues took place at the Capitol to-day, Tho attendance was unususlly large, the compotition brisl, and good pricos woro obtained. Bome 8,000 acres wore sold. Tho salo will concluda to-morrow. “The Legislativo Viciting Committeo moots Gov. Washburu a kis oblco this ovening, to arrango for s tour of inspoction of the Htate charitablo and correctional institutiona. st FIRES. At Now Britain, Conn.--Three Colored Porsuns Perish, Hantronp, Conn., Doo, 1.—A small house in Nesw Lritoin wau birned Iast night. A colored man, bis wifo, snd child, buraed to death. OSITUARY. Charlcs Macnlisters PomapcrriA, Dee, 9.—Charlos Macalister, ono of tho Peabody Urustecs, 1 duad. ALARM TELEGRAPH FOR FOND DU LAC. ‘Spectal Disnateh to The Chicago Tridune, Tob b0 L0, Wik, Doc. DAt & maoting of the Common Council last ovening, it was do- cided to supply the city with o firo alarm telo- graph. A Chicago firm doss tho wotk. THE ERIE CANAL. Borraro, N. Y., Dec. 0.—Tho Borrd of Canal Torwavdera at this port, at thoir mooting on iChauge Lo-dny, pussed rosolutions, which wero aftorwards indoised by the Hoard of Trade, selt- ing the Stato authorities to open tha Euatern Diviston of the Canal, to enable thom to got tho Loats through Lo tide-water. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec, 9,.—There is o prospact of thio Canal'being lept opon until ol the bouts bound East can be got througs IN MEMORIAZ. New Yong, Deo, 9, —Roligious servicos wera 11014 to-day in tho Chwpol of St. Luke's {ospital, Dropuisiory to the removal to Detrois of theres maing of the lato Bishop Armitage. Dernorr, Mich,, Doc. 9.—1 ‘?m funeral of Bishop Armitogo will bo hold at 8t. John's -‘;uum, Detroit, at 11 o'slook on Thursday moru- g B Sl Y CATHOLIC TENPERANCE MOVEMENT, ew Yous, Dog, 9,—Tho meoting fn tho Coopor Uiion, Jast evoning, undor tho anepicos of tho Catlolic Wemporanco Union of North America, s very largo, ‘Tho Tov. Mr. Byruo, Prosidont of the National Unlon, and tho Rev. Dr. Mo- Glynn mado tho cbie? addressos, — s LLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY. Crnayraray, 11, Dee, 9, —To-morrow will ocour tho dodiestion of tho now muin bulldh\g of thy Industrisl Univeraity, with anddressos by Gov. Beveridge, Gen. Eston, Chief of the Govorn- ment Bureau of Education, and Dr. Gregory. i s Y STRIKE ENDED. Thoy, N, Y., Dec. 8.—Tho long atrike at tho Tron Mills of this city ended to-duy. Twolve hundred wen find omployment. SN2 i WATERTOWN, MASS., LIVE-STOCK MARKET, ‘Warenrowy, Mass, celplw, b51; wales of @10.50 3 $0,00@9.75 3 first quality, $8,00@8.873¢ ; socond quality, S6.00GsT.50 § third quality, §.00685.50, Bryee axn Lastns—Reeeipts, 5,0 fadui Jgooft; aeop fu loth, $.606 006,50 3 wpring lebs, G@te per (b, fair to hiodium 76 cach ; extra, ILLINOIS NEWS ITEMS, Jagper County bids fair to bocome the cham- plon in the coul busincss, A lm'it:l quuntity of valuablo coal is found u fow fost bolow the “sur- faco, —'hio munleipal olection, held in Griggaville on Tucsdny of luat weelk, résulted in tho solec- tion af & Licauso Bonrd by 18 majority, It was sn_exciting contest, and a leavy vote was polled. —C. D, Chapman, of Pittaflold, Pike County, was {hrown violently. to the gronud and horribly, if noy fatally, gm‘ml by & vicious bull, ou "Thurs- duy, One of Ghmpuan's srms was broken, and D will probably luse one of his_oyes, tho 'foro- clous auimal having torn mosl of tho'lesh from thut sido of bis fuco with one of hiy shur{l horny, —I, I, Hinokloy, Eq., Receiver aud Mannger of thg Gilman, Clinton & Bprivgfleld Railroxd, L jssued a vireuler announcing the following appolntuents 3 D. L. Couklin, Mauter of Trans- portation ; T, J, Hudson, Goueral Freight Ageut ; A, Pickard, Geueral ‘Licket Agent and Auditor § W, 13, Mciienns, Master Mechanio, « ~=Oune dny last weok & Une mure, owned by Goorge 1licks, of Indian Croek, was killed in W, C. Smoot's pasture by o viclous boar, On weve oral occanions it waa noticod by Mr. Bmoot that Dis Jubg boar *went for " Lorses and oattle in the patcura whoro |ho¥ waye all foeding togother, aud took time by the forslook by takiuy Lig own Dorses out, wud notitled Mr, Micks of tho danger of losing his mato, The bLuav cut opon the marc's side to such au oxtont that the entisila roppod ont nnd loft her still alive. Somo timo after condition was discovared, whon sho way shiot to reliove hor misory,—Petersburg Democrat —A wuit for datagos, i which the wife of a well-known citizen way tho plaiutiff, and s proml- nent snloun-kaa&wr thio dofendant, came up bes foro Judge Scholl yewterday, The plaintiif claime- ed that tho defondant wold " her husband liquor whon he wae intoxicatod, and that ho was con- fined to his Led for some time aftor in conso- quonce, Sbo now bzlugs sult to rocover damngoes under tho new law, Warrou & Gilwer appourod for the plamtif?, and B, A. Wheat, and T, 11, Lruoker for tho dofondant, As this was & test caco it oxcited conullorable intercat, aud the oourt-roown Was tlirongod with upeotatoms. Prosmi- nont among them wero o numbor of tho officorn aud members of tho Drawors and Durkeopers® { Awsocintlon, After loming the ovidoaco the Judyo dismissed tho cano, thera U clont evidonco Lo eonviet . —Qu ——— . MISCELLANTOUS. Tike'a Pank i neen quite distinatly from Lan Animas, a distanco of 160 wilen. —Tha advocston of tho supoerlority of womon ara adyised 1o Introduco tho 1ule thit women bo weighed by v welght—liko othor Jewels—and wen by avalrdupolu, ‘Chis woull give Lo youug 1000 of 20 143 pounds ereh on the avarags, and to yonng women of 20 wiut 144 pounds each. —The latet Im‘pmvmnent in biyglue-proof nafe [ to Jino the intorior with slecl rods which zevolve easily, Aftor deilling through tho out- sida caning of (ho #afs tho bit'will wteilto ono of theso rods and bo deflected from ftn coniao. Iy witl either not tako howd or will bo bruken, thus proventing tho Tock from haing et ont. —Tha follawing s (he enginaer's viatemont of the mootiny of hondings of tho HTogane Tunnol: ENuiNEEn's OFrior, Hnosao TURNEL, Nonrit Anasts, Dae, 1, 1 west of contral mhiaft, mide Nov. 2T, P 1it, 0y lnos veried by nincslxs e, aud lovels by 14 fuchon, LiaaMN D, Fiiowr, Chief itngineer, ~In Vienna, recently, Prof. Hyatt dellvored & lecturo on marenry, when ho exhibited the leg louo of & man whoro death hud undonbredly beon hastoned by that substanco. On wiriking the bono heavily upon_tho tablo, out fell thou- sauda of little plittering globulou of meveury, which rolled nbout upon the black surface bo- Tore him, collecting here sud thora into drops, —'Tho question whotl:or u man ean talic or nob after hin tongiio has boon cut out, lus beon ro- cently been decided In the afilvmativo. ‘e Lan- et deweribes o caso to the point, ocourring to the Royal Freo Hoapital in London. In ordor to re- movo an_uleer, the pationt tongue was wholly cut_ont, lenving the floor of tho mouth ontirs, Within & _wook ho was heard to say distinotly, 1 should like some mora beef ten.” —Tho statun of Cavour recontly unvoiled ab Turin ropresonts bim standing on a lofty pedes- tnl, robedt in ltowan garh, with o half-naked woman, nignifying Italy, Knoefing nt bis feot, clinging to Lim fu a loving attitudo, and holding up o his broast n wwreath intonded for his brow, On the pedests] and ronnd tho muin figures are 1 well-grouped ulogotical staties, in o variely. of attitudes, ropresouting Jught aud Duty, Prog- rews, and othor ideatiticn. The Laushter-Cure, From the Pittsusgh Gazelte, A short time since two individuals wora lying inono room, vory siok, ono with brain feyor aud tho othor with an aggraveted cnso of tho mumpn, They wore so_low thac watchors were nocdod every night, and it was thought donbtful i€ thoe oo sick of fever would rocover, A gen- tloman was ongsged to walch over. night, his duty being to wuko tho nurso whenever it ho came uccexnary to ndminister modicine. In tho courso of the night both watebor uud nurso foll asleap, Tho man with tho mumps lay watching tho clock, and knw that it was time to give tiwo fovor [lm'mnt lis potion. Ha was unable to epeak aloud, or to move any portion of bis body oxcopt bis erma ¢ but, #oiziog & pillow, he mati- lfiod ‘to strike the watchor in’ the faco with it Thus suddenly awskened, the watcher spraug from his sont, falling to the floor, and nwasenad both the nueso and fover patient. Who incident struck the sick men as very ludicrous, and they laughed beartily at i for aome fifteon_or twenty minntes, Whon the doctor cate in the worn- ing bo found bis patients yastly improvad ; naid 1o nevar kmew 5o sudden a turn. for the better ; and now both sro up and well. prstonal ket b T ————t YECIALNOTICSS Eealth Infirmary. TAYLOR & TEMPLE, formady of B DIS. soon b pormanently Joeated at. 110 slourst., Cul whiore tlioy have ostablisiied a Tealta Lunrmaty. i tyvent Taglor has been In (ko mud) t03 50109, and fur tho Inst elghtcou years his mado ic Disonsad and Organio Cowplaints n speciaity, Ile roslores fho Dlind to sigut, and onables 1119 di . All rhpu- matia consplaints readily curad ; consnmptiv >3 ] Toaltl, andall fomalo wonknrss troatd witis cos. 'llc bas ovor two hundeed cortiticutes, Wl yuen by catling at bl atico, Mo curag lasn, oo b formed in thte Jast tores ‘yeard, L. flo wikil o nuy caso that 43 incurablo. 9. 11wll not twke way caso that by cannot bensfit. 8. s ara pursiy vegotablo. 4. Mo troats utys nov o o princlpli. f 1y having s thorugh knovled; and Balislogy, v 13 avlo. 5u_most and derceibo ho now takes this pito un Tiow aysten of Licatment, o thuvo dlspanng il lerlo chnw ily and sposdily curod, O e L. PLTAY KEARNEY'S BUCHT, KEARNRY'S EXTRACT BUCHU, The ouly known romedy for Bright's Disease, And a Positiva Romody for @ouT, GRAVED, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, DROPSY, Non-Ratoatton or Inonntinaazo vt Uelus, Treltation, Ine amumation of Uloosation of tha BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, Spermatorrhama, L'"firfi.’%‘fl“&'{g&“’“"m of o STONE IN THE BLADDER, Calcutus Gravel or firiokdust Devoslt, and Mnous, or Milky Disohargus. KEARNEY’S EXTRACT BUCEHU Positively sud parmanontly caras all Disoasos or Alloo tious of the BLADDER, XIDNEYS, and DROPSICAL SWHLLINGS, Ezistlog in Men, Woren, and Children, NO MATTER WHAT TIIE AGE, Price, §1 per Bottle, or Six Bottles for 35, { Depot, No. 104 Duane-st,, New York, Bold by Druggists Evorywhere, and E. BURNITAM & SON aud VAN SCHAACK, STH VENSON & 121D, Wholnsslo Avon's, Chicao. _____TABLE SYRU?, BRADSHAW & WAIT'S LOAF SUGAT DRIPS— the finost Syrupla the market—tqual to Maple. War ranted Puro, Foraslo by Wholesalo end Rotuil Geooors. Otioo aml Refluery, 30 MARKETST., Chicuso. IF Y0U WANT A SUPERIOR G2LD WATCH, BUY ALADD PATENT STIFFENED GOLD WATCH CASE, mont to ault, and yon azo all right. ndxome st of muney, and Jour ve a Caso of uozeelied vleganco and durability, .F d Watel Hemalloe ot devoriptiss oitoulara th thn Sasatssrararty J. A, BROWN & 00, 11 Maidon Lane, Naw Yorl, FOR SALE. TRON AND MANGANESE. oral minog of (ho alpva minerals and with ta Bl [atorear o {hom. Thro 1t protiaiiy 1o safos o oo i 3151ds uuiuker fariin s goud A 1ho, WorkIng and Gisitacturiug of (ko Lia dommiid (1 tnltiaitods Lacktion is olosu & calhodda'tn binaenwes aal Norif Oneuns ", G, Il P. 0. Boy #, Atlsn! MflgTINGE. Masontc. 1 Todre, Na, 271 yeApss] Oompuntoten & (itvntal Tisil, N sday) evening, Do, 0, Tt AN tuemiars ars roquostsd tolo proder uf ofwora aud ouhior Lapustaut Ly Ly upl JWL DAY, Attontion, Sir KKnights! Spaotal ognelavs of L. Herward Uomman oy, Ra. by are K, T, this (Wedusa: lvuulul,u('g w'oluvky Y 3 the 0 f el s D