Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1874, Page 7

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1874, T WASHINGTON. Resignation of Postmaster-General Creswell Tho Succession Offered to Eu- gene Hale, of Maine, An Inferesting Timo Betweon Logan and Mullett, The Day of Bills---Niblack on Mat~ ters aud Things, The Failure of tho Civil-Rights Bille--Gen, Bristow and the Treasury Department. THE POSTMASTER-GENERALSKIP. TESIONATION OF MR, GRESWELL, ‘Wasuivoto, D. C., June 24.—Posimnster- Qenoral Creswell this morning tondered his ro- siguation in tho following lottor + WasnNGTON, D, O, June 24, fter more than fivo yoars continuous serv fained by s proper regard for miy private intorauts to ronign’thu oilice of Postmuater-General, and to requont that I may bo telleved from duty a #00n a3 1t may be conveniont to dosignato my suce sor, _For tho genorous confidenca and aupport which u have uniformly oxtonded to me in my offorls to args my duly, I shall not attompt to oxpress tio full mesuure of Ty gratituds, Tt I suticiout fo say tht my roattons, ofcial wud persoml, with your- calf aud with every ono of my colleagues of the Cabi~ 110t havo always boen of the mont ugrocable and sntis- factory tor to me. Nest sssurod that I sl continue {0 give to your Adminiatration my most cordial support, and that sball evor deom it au honor o, b pormittid to subicribe myuelf sincoruy snd faithfully, your friond, JORN A, J. CRESWELL. 10 ihe Ivaldent, TOE FRESIDENT'S NEPLY. 'To which the President repliod, as follows : EXEQUTIVE MaNsIoN, WAnit- INGTON, D)s O., Jun My DeAn Br: A T oxpressed to you vorl marning whou you tendered your rcsignatl ofice of Poatmaster-Genoral, it 18 with 1 jG6ot 10 ma tiat you should huye felt wuch & coursa oosary, You aro tho last of tho original mom- lom of the Cobinet mamed by mo us I was gatoriog upoa my presont dutlen, and {t makes me 130 au If old nssociatlons wero being brokon up that 1 Jad_loped might coutinuo throngh my offclal Ta scparating officially, T v but two liopes to Jpan: frat, thot T may got & auccaraor who will -ithful and eMiclent in tho porformatice of tho du= tiea of ofiica you resign; sxcond, n personal friend Alat I can hova the sam altachmont for, Your record 1hda been satisfactory {0 mo, and X know will #0 prove o o country at laxgo. Yours vory truly, TheTon, J, A, J, Cneswxry, Postmastor-Genoral, ———— LOGAN AND MULLETT. Bpecial Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, A LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS. Wasmvatox, D. C., Juno 24 —Nowspaper Row was thrown into a stato of feverish excite- ment this morning by & rumor that Scnator TLogan, of Niinols, and A. B. Mullott, Bupervis- iug Architect of tho Trensury, had indulged in & kuockdown, Thres or four vorsions of the al- logod encounter were soon iu ciroulation. One waa that Mullott bad cslled Logan & liar, and been badly beaten for his importinenco. Another ‘wea that Mullett bad dismissed Rankin, Buporin- tondont of the Chicago Custom-House, and, upon being nterviowed on the subject by the Seoator, bad grown angry, and hit out from tho shouldor. A third story was that Mullett and Logan met in Becrotary Bristow's oftlco, got into on nltorcation, abusod one auothor fn an ungentlemanly manuer, and had both been cjacted from the promises. A little iuuiry only served to put all the above veralons of tho affair to flight, and to reach THE REAL STATE OF TIIE CAEE. £ ! Ttwould appoar that In conatructing the now Post-Offico building 1n the city of New Yoik, tho Govarnwent advertisod for propossla for puttiog in passengor olevatora. Among other Toanonsiblo biddors woro tho Mossrs Halo, of Chioago, Whon tho bida wero openod, 1t was_found, accordiog to tho statomont of tho Ohicago firm, that their bid was tho loweat, und, boing_responsiblo men, thoy olaimed the goulgsct, Thoy urthor atalo (haty upon mak- ing thoir domand to bo awardad tho job, MOULLETT RAISED VARIOUR objectlons, and finally told thom that ho had pomised tho contract to a friend in Now York, » but mould give thom tho contract for putting thd alovators into tho Chicogo Gustom-House aod Post-Ofice, on conditiou that thoy would with- draw from the contract for the Now York work, Tiiey refused to listen to this proposal, and con- tinued to urgo thoir olaims. On the other hand. Mullett claime that TME NALE BROTHERS DECEIVED DM, Ho says that upon the opening of bids b ask- «d tho Messrs. Halo to produce some evidence that their elevatora wero what thoy claimed to o, and that they invited him o go to Now York with thom snd Inepect ono of thoir elovators which was in_oporation there, He bolioves, he says, that they thought that ho would not eccopt tloir Invitation, for upon_going to New York be found they had'no elovator on oxhibition, there- foro ho had rofusod to consider thoir bid. The wlory of tho Buporvising Architect 18 NOT DORNE OUT DY THE Dessera, Halo. Tt Ia not at all ikoly that thoy would contlnue 10 prosecute thoir sutt, had thoy beon caught in the sorape allegod by Mullett, But, bo that as 16 may, tho Chicago mon haye worked sssidu- casly fo obtain tho oontract for tho New York viork, whila Mullott has boon doing hislovel beat {0 preven them, This morning ono of tho Male brothors, scoompanied by Sonator Logan, callad at the Tronsury Department to ses Mul- lott. On moeting Mullatt, Elr. Logan addrossod Tiim about the busincss about whick he and Mr. 1xlo had como, and was ADRUPTLY REQUEKTED TO COME AGATN. «nd alono,and e would rocsive an audioncs, This ucrangomont did not suit thoconvenience of tha Honator from Illinols, aod for & few minutes he {8v0 vont to hig foolings. Mr.;Mulleti, warning with tho oconsion, poured forlh s torront of ubuse of Mz, Hale, thickly studded withs oathe. LOGAN GOT MAD also, and was only prevented by the smaliness of the creature from scattering little Mullett around promiscuously, Finelly, sftor exhaust~ ing thoir stook of abusive epithets, the two con- tostantu rotirad to the room of tho Heoretary of tho Treasury, whoro Mr, Logan proceaded lo pour out Lis grlevances. Mullets Interrupted him froquently during the rocital, aud when Mr, Logan lind finishod bogau toswear most outragoously, o had no_proceeded far, howevor, whon Mr, Bristow callod » Lalt, and in his sovorest tones informed Mullott thnt bho would not permit him or suy other man to uss profane lauguago in bis oflico. or any other part of tho Trossury building. Ho aiso Impresssd o Mullett the fack that his Insolooa to visitors, and eapecislly to Sonators, would no longer be tolerated, and & ropotition’ of tho acones of to- ay would load to the sccoptanca of his resignas . With thla rebuko, Mullatt ratired. s s mi NOTES AND NEWS. INTERNAL BEVENUE. Moucial Dispatels to Tha Chicago Tribune, ‘Wamunazon, D, O,, June 24.—Last Monday tho recoipts from Internal Revonue sourcos for tho prosont fiscal year roachod $100,100,000, bo- ing an axcess over the estimate made by Com- miseioner Douglaus for tho year. It is thought 8t tho Intornal Revenus Buresu that tho oxcoss of receipts over entimates for the flscal year will xach §2,000,000. The oxcoss ovor thoe estimaten for the last fiucal year amounted to nearly $11,- 000,000, LIFE-BAVING BTATIONA. In the Bundry Civil Appropristion blll the Benate added an smondmont adding $842,000 for tablishing now life-saving stations nlong tho Atlantio and lake consts, and the amondmont was conourred in by the House. Tho letter of the Seoretary of the ‘Trossury, rocomms dln{ tho establishment of now sta- tions, asked for but 250,000, and the excess of nearly $100,000 was an orror. FERBONAL, Renstor Sohurx leaves the olty to-morrow for Marragansott Pior for a vislt of sbout thres weoks, He will then return to 8t, Louis. ‘Tho Presldont leavos to-morrow, with Long- atreet, Mouby, Senators Ransom and Gordon, all ex-Confoderato Generals, for Whita Sulphur Bpring, to rematn four or ive days, THE DUELL LIVEL OASE. Tha Grand Jury of the United 8tates Clrouit Qourt found an hidiotment to-dsy inst A, O, Busll for defamation of character, in th sorrespondent of tho Detroit Free ed to be rvl c‘ usl A sinlomenl ¢ pro » faw montht axo fa thad ; ek Baaciae Ghkadier o Michigan, Liad besn halped from the floor of the Souiata, in opon scrslon, in s stata of intoxion- tlon, 1t 18 understood that Duell will be brought &t ouce for (rial. 'THE DISTTICT COMMINBION, It is roported to-night thab Mesars. Donnfson snd Dlow have nont tolo- pioma to the Prosident, deolining to Commissignor to govarn the Distriot. cartained deflntolv, howevar, at a Iate Liour that Dennieon had accepted. TOSTMASTER-GENERAL CNESWELL'S RESIGNATION sooma to Lave been tho rosult of an undoratand- ing existing for sone time batweon hiny and tho Pronident. “The Hon. Eusone Halo, of Baino, has been tondorod the position, but Lins not yot ajgnified his accoptanco. It ia thought that he would make & moet eMolont offfcor, DEOLINES, The lotter of Lyman K. Dass, declining the appointmont of Assiatant ecrotary of the Troas- ury, lias been racelvad, et ., POLITIOAL GOSSIP. From Our Own Cerrespondent, WasriNGTON, D, C., Juna 20, 1874, ‘TIE DAY OF DILLS, #Well, Warren Young," said I to the young man whobes tho importsnt snd hard-worked place of Chier Clork of the Documont-Room, “how many billa Liavo baou offored this soa- slon 2" “ Somowhare about 6,000, and we ars only half way slong In tho Congross. -In all the Foriy- second Congress—throa sesalona—thsre woro only 4,078 bills introduced.” This was s 1 oxpocted, Count the bills and thelr rise and fall fu numbor, aud you count the forward tondouoy to logialato, aud tho prassurs of privato or local rapacity upon the National Dady, Tho dofinition of Congresa in the yoar 1674 might bo: “ An nnwieldy Houso of Com- mons, to which mot of tha mombors como from spoctal intorosts, many au profeasionsl. jobbors, and a fow from accident or patriotism.” ‘The soasion of Congross Iu expinng, and both goodand badmen leavoit bulf-satisfied. Jobbory's oxpootations Lave not Loon met. Roform's hopes havo not beon gratified, Thore havo boon victotles over individunl plunderera and bad ex- emplate, bup the framework and systom of things are undistubed; tho last aossion of Con= gress la aiways tho worst, and that I yot to como. The mon tho poopla defost this autumn again from Docember to March, malign, sullon, and rapsclous. The men tho paoplo ro- eleat will hisva two yonrs bofore them,—onaugh to round off a politician's olornity. So do not bo tao molf-complacent, Thate is no punish- mont boyond dofest in Amarioan politics, and dofont Is not opprobrium. In anow and elastio oountry there Ia a rebound for any man of por- sevoranoo and force. In this Congrosa are many mon whoso oaroors should bave closed if perfect justico and perfoct example had prevailed. Thoro la Rodorick Butlor; thors Is John Cesana. Everything is ropreaonted which oither failed or snccoodod, from the Lost Csuso and Pig Iron up to Adultery snd the Chorpenning Olalm. “Yhe Congrees to bo eleoted doon not offer fn the bulk of the countsy much promiee, Iwill Rivo tho YIEWS OF MR, NIBLAOK, of Indlans, whom I thiuk, on goneral observation, to bo about the best Democratic 1oprezoutativo, Ho Is modest, cool, consorvativo, and has boon sovow times sent to Congress from the district of Vincenncs, In the Egyptof Indians. Genoral ncquaintance with pubilo men i Congress for twonty years gives bim the suthority of experi- euce a5 woll s of character. Taball go out this yoar,” sald Mr. Niblack, # Tho Grangers sre strong in my dlatrict, and think, from the looks of things, that we'sro to hava s picayuno campalgn. with & good doal of mud-throwing, much_discussion of very small olnts, and 0o peneral aclonco in politics, As & awyer, compelled to deal with things of proco- dont, T do nat want to go lnto tho Sght wien I thiuk it will bewagod in puro domsgogery. 1fa publio man has common oflico-pragtice with & rallroad nowadays, or if bis rolations with s mairond mon are evon ordinary, ~ho is put on the defonsivo. Thero oan nothing como of tho Grangor movement in the long run, sxce{:lt to loosen tha ties of party, to make way for the deliberato oxamination of larga roalitivs in our Iife snd governmont thinkera of both parties.” T nelkod Alr. Niblack to what new roslities ho roforved,—and lot it bo underatood that this Ia no_interviow, mor in tho literal words of Alr. Niblack, excopt 1 momory leaves thom : * You know,” he said,—" evorybody does,— that, bohind the War, on the Northern sido of it, o porfect revolution went on in our acono- mics. Large apecial interosts fortifiod thom- Bolves {n svory constimonoy, aud, when tho War stopped, thera thoy stood rovealed intronched, oll but itnpregnable, sud thoy continue to rulo the couniry, What the Grangerssud Labor- mon are quarreling sbout {s & amall eddy n & general discontent. Thoss spocial intorests conuiol avorything thoy do not eloct. And now 1 am not looking partioularly at railronds. ‘Tho exprassion of opinion at tho pollsis compelled to takiothe form of wld, spasmodio roslatanco: but tho_spocial intorost ovorroaches it by auporior intelligonce, persoveranco, and rerources, and by th nocodaition ot woalhoss o tho repradsnta- tivo in the Logislaturo, Congri sowbere, We do not dara to disouss genoral economicel guestions sa e used to do berwoen partiss. th parties cater to thoso intorosts, and it is Doosuso they Lave bad no opposition that the intorcats thomuolvas break down, yot are for- ‘midsble even whon decrepit.” Do you think s National Constitutional Con- vention advisable 7" I askod. *1Well, o good many people think we noed wome widor viow of tlie situation than a political purty cao take. Olarkson Potter is ono of the most thoughtful mon we Lavo, and ho entertiins tho idow that the Coostitution itaolf requiras overbauling and rebabilitation. I have alwaya been avorso to meddling with 5o old and ofliciont u charter, but I do sea gravo difforonces botwaen our commoreial pocioty and that whioh framed tho Constitution.” “Do you anticipate thal tho next Congress will mugh amend thiugs?" “No" Tuere is & gonerat demand for honest men, and & number of plain, unsophisticatod country-gontlemen will probobly come horo_and trim the surface of things. But they will bo dlisppointed. The fold 1 £0 wdo ths subjacts aro o numerous, the knowlodge roquired is so diffioult to bo roquired, that. mere reotitudo snd good intentlons will not meot the case.” Mr, Niblock said that Gov. Hendrioks had for- Dorne to sposk or writo on the currenoy quos- tion, bocause it was out of hiv domain 8a-a Pro- vinolal Executive. Mo had been unfortunatoly placed at & disndvantago in thoso days, aud had tico or thrice had to call out traops fo stop airikes. Mr. Niblack thought Mr. dorton was not long to poesoss iho Jialliy to koep on the stags of avoata, end that Do bad rashly put himaolfat the head of tho Expsnsion movement. Alludig to su llgged Statomont of Mr. Orth, that thero would bo & fieneral emptving of Robubllcan soate moxt full, 0 aaid that Orth had boen at tho moment flus: terod, but that tho dritt of things way toward poliieal chwoa: aud evon Biclaol 0. Kerr, in eroditarily Democratie distric, was ssvaraly pushiod_by & Rupublican who Liad turnod Gran- gor. Holman, the bost domagogue in tho Btate, Yias probably sura of a ra-eloctlon, Pratt would robably fall o Tacovor bis et In tho United taten Sonate. Mr. Niblack deplorsd the nacos- sity of men like Mr. Marshall, of Ililnols, with qulot and watchful conservatiem, rotiring from the publio servica. Toth Indiana and Pennaylvania havo been re- distrioted, - Mr. Olymar, Domoorat, of tho latter Stato, apprehends thut, instoad of five Domo- orats, thera will bo ton in the next Congresi, TUE CIVIL TIGITS BILL. The fate of the bill whioh Mr, Bumner left as & Parliamentary logacy to 1. Rockwood Hoar and others, would appour to indioato that thers s either a ulight rouction sgainat the ffects of xouousirustiou, or that, In viow of th paudiug campwign, all £iden sro ifruld of tho Civil Rights measure, Tho Demoorata would huvo liked to sto it pressed; but they darod not voto iu tho direouion _of ‘brivging i up, bolng narrowly watohed by thair own pross'and poople, who hated tho il po greatly s to bo avarao to any purty-maneuvaring with it, and even loud upon any momber whono soat was unfilled whon it camo to & vote, The Republioans fu the Houth wero_ martally afraud of it, hoouse, if it should bo ralsod, every man of thom wag doomed by tho nogro vote if ho roapposred sa o candidate. Hrownlow and otliers, who soldont dodgo & party nubjoot, felt {u such’ apprabousion of this bill that théy pronouncod aganat it In advauco. Betwoen thowo confiioting Interests, tho bill, viotorlous fn the Benate aftor an all-week and one all-uightcontost, Ispued over in tho Youse, and it {s doubtful 'if wo ehsll ses it enacted 4 1aw for yesrs, and enforoad os & Iaw for yors atter it Is oniotod. ‘The death of Bumnor gave this bill s momentary vitality amongst hia ool longuos. But it awoke ia the more popular body » onsibllily frosls from tho paopls, who wara Zeaonciled tonegro-aitizenshlp, but not to negro- ompanionsbip. Leglulation in righta often Swiugs & long way ahesd of projudice, but le {17 in rogatd to oustoma. Mhe publlo s i Maryland, the Distrios of Oulumbis, par some districls of the Wostors Biates, w by tho observant Bave suffered immediataly by the enforcomont of this law, and the witolo soool ayatom In thoso parts might Linvo boon abandoned, ‘THRE NEW SBEONKTARY OF THE TREASURY. In the Tresaury Dapartment taere is a higher porvonality, and, of course, & moro seunitivo dise ciptino, wholly dorivable from thouew Seorotary, 1 callod to im laa Frlday, and found him st hin dosk, cordial and officer-fiko. 1o mald that ho biad boon somewliat surpriscd aud dincour- aged at the multifold deaily ho muat attaud to whioh pormitted but litle exerciso of tho ideal functions of o financier, liengatiog thia to aa oxprt u tho Dopartmont, o sald “Phat i tho gamo the barnclos hore play with & now Boorotary. Thoey crowd an infinity of ; littl things upon bim, lookc rospouniblo sud § portant, and discourago him, if thoy can. 8o of us subordinatos woull 'liko to call Gon. Dristow's attontion to the buroaus whero the loakago is oldeat, and whoro fortunos have boon scquiiod by mubordifiates ; but tha old ataff 18 00 wel diuzihuod. Men Ik Ianfield &Ko out rich. Deseotives liko Whitely occarfonnlly malio Lavoo amongat_some allogad countorfeli-platcu of 10 valuo, while moietios, compoundings, and misohief go on. The very mail thut is oponed for tho Baocrotary by an officor clovated tos burasucrat for that purpose, Is a daily treasury of soorots worth huadreds of ' dolisrs, The ofd Assistant. Socrotaries, who dodgs roind hero as attorneyn, ponsoss_every ‘cluo snd _porsonallly available to thelr profit. Gen. Drisiow has n grontor tank befora Lim than to mausge & wholo governmant of less auporflcias than ours. Uriutow's appointment, as ox-Gov. Magofin told me, gave satiafaction fn Kontucky, rogatd~ lose of parly. Ex-State Troasurer Wintorsmith ‘proclnime tiat bo will make tho bost Socrotary of the Trensury sinco Hamiiton, Kontucky, notwithstauding its backwardness in dome respeots, In in a romarkably socuro financial position, with s dobt of £2,500,000, and turic) thias amount to pay it with, s tho Stato ponds uie outatanding and cannot be obtaived Irom their holdors. “Tharo s timo botwean the present and tho ro- assoublage of Congrows for Gon. Bristow Lo roc- tuty tho Trenyury Dopartment, aud provent it, at tho ronesemblago, with a Civil Bervice capabie of answorlug tho Foquiremonts of the vouniry, without the sonun! scaudal so dumaging to our crodit at that sonuitivo spot. AT, CONVENTION OF THE Y. M.C. A Opening Exercisos ot the Internation- a1 Conveutior Spectal Dispateh to 1'he C Daxroy, 0., Juno 24.—Tlho city fs swarming with strangera attendiug the Intornational Con- vontion of the Young Mon's Chriatiin Assooia~ tion, Tho Convention met iu tha First Preuby- terinn Churoh to-day, at 11 o'clock, snd was called to ordor by Ar. Foster, Prosident of the Associstion, Eight bundred dologatos were ro- ported in poraon, and othors arrived this after- noon. Tho regular Secratary beingabsent, J. V. L. Graham, of Baltimore, was chosen the tom- porary Becretary, A committuo conssting of soven members was appointod, to whom all mat- tors of buniness should Toferred uutil tho permanont organization was _offoct od. Remarks were mado by Mr. Fischor of Goorgla, the venerabls Dr. Plumbor, of Houta Carolins, Prof. Doau, of Cinciunati, and othors, upon thie great impoctaace of tho occa- slon, and tro great good done by tha Associa~ tion. The remarks of the veuorablo Mr. Fischer woro eloquont, and delivered with tho mast feol- foelin and pathos, Mr. Hind Bmith, Sccretars of tho Mancnostor Association, Englend, was in- yited to the rostrum and addrossed the ' Assoola- tion, T COMMITTEE OX PERMANENT ORGANIZATION roportod their nominations, toudoring the Presi- dency to MoBurnoy, of Now York. Astho oaruest wolicitations of that gontleman, his namo waa diopred, and F, P, Taylor, of Dotroit, aub- stitutod and olected. ‘The following _ Vioo-Presidents were chosen 10f. i J. Wilson, Alle- ghony ity " Farwell, Chlonsas Dosng, onton; G. 7. Walabe; Secretaries, G. V. L. Graham, Daltimore; B, B. Moody, Davenport, At thia point, after prayer, tho Convention ad- Journed to Music Hall at 8 o'clock to reccive the wolcomo tonderad by tho oitizens, Music Hall wan apecinlly docorated by tho citizens during the day, and when the gas wea turned on it pro- sented & mogificent epectaclo. Tho hall was jammed loog vofore the hour set for the meot- ing. Tho procosdings wero oponed by rong by Prof. Jasioswies and choir, reading Scripiures and prayer. LETTER FRO3M GOV. ALLEN. Tho following lettor from the Governor of the Btato was read: 7o fhe International Consention of Toung Men's Ohriatian awoclation : egrotting oxceedingly thet publie dutles and prior engagemonts detai me slsewhero, I tuke this mothiod of welcoming to the Blate of Obioand ita hospiality the aceredited reprosantatives of a young and already {nfiuontial frateruity, Every element of progress, and every argunization whone migsion {8 0 udvauce our civillzation aud better the condition of mankind, ought to claim and rocelve the uppropriste recogui= tion and encouragement. I bellove that the orguuiza- tion you represent, made up lorgely as it .is of Chris- tian gentlemen, {8 eapablo of porforming & great work in s reformution and regencration of tho raco, Trusting that your deliborations msy Do atiended by barmony sud pervadod by {ha true spirit of Chris- tixn Lrotherhood, sad that “the action of your Con- vention may s & step forward in and olvilizats and to the pitalities are tendered you, Very rowpectfully, "W, ALLEN, Governor of Ohi, E. M. Wood, Presidont of the City Council, on behalf of the citizens, tendored the howpital- itios of the city to the association, and heartily welcomed the members and friends from abroad to the city. The Rov. J. B, Helwig, on behal? of the Church, and Presidout Osborn, in bebalf of the Young Men's Association, delivered addresses of ‘welcomo, Rouponss waus made, 10 bebalf of tho International Convention, by ita Piesident, The meeting was one of tho largost ever hiold at Mu- sic hall, Tho meoting adjourncd 2t 10 o'clock, and the dologates repaired to the First Preaby- toran Cburch to partake of a grand suppor pro- parod by tho oilizens in Lonor of the event. ‘To-morrow the Convention will commence and trauaact their regular order of business, Mest- inga will be bold in the early part of the after- noon in various parts of the city by members of the Assooistion. 8T. JOHN’S DAY. Erench Feople’s Gathoring nt Knnka« keo, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Kaxwaxce, Juna 24.—The French population of this county tuined out en masse at 8t Anne to-day, to calebrato the birthday of their patron Saint. Ovor 60D came from Ohicago, whils noarly evory town in this county was ropresont- od. Thico brass bands enlivencd the occasion. and addrossos wero dolivared by reveral porsons, among whom wore the Rov. Mr. Cotaand Dr. Domars, of Chicogo. The attendanco waa fally 8,000, Couriesies wers oxchangod by telograph with the Bt, John's Socioty, of Montral, Can, No unplossant incidonts marred tho onjoymont of the dny. At Peorin, Spretal Dispateh to ‘t'he Chicago Trribune, Pronta, Il Juue 24.—As the Masonio fra- ternity of this city hiad no park in the cornor- stone programme ot Cblcago, they coucludod somo 1fttle time ngo to get up & little colobration of their own on Bt. Johw's Day, and, to thiv end, invited somo _eighty difforent lodges in i~ rious parta of tho Btato (o foin with thom. Eatly this morning spocial excurslon train com- monced to bring tho mombers In with their Bands of mualo, and by noon an immenss throng was packed fn and around the Court-Houso square, Ordor wea soon brought out of ina chaos, and about 12 o'clock the pro- cassion started, with tho city police foros loading, “fho Kuights Templar of Jacksonyllieand also of. this clty actod a4 an escort to tho procasalon, and tn thelr gorgoous regalis, made an Imporing: dlisplag, Evory ladga i s band ot mule, and an tho procossion worchod in gaod ordor through thio prominont atreats and out Jofforson_avontio to thie purk, the display was onoof the finost ovor wituassed 'in the city. Arriving at tho pionio grounds, the vistiug Masons and tholr families ‘woro entertained with a grand fras diner by tho Danghters of Rabecea, ‘The Rav, W. I, Roberts ‘prouounced tho_oration, snd whort uddroshes wora made by Col. John Warner, Louls Xeyon, tho Hon, . , O'Drieu, the Hon, Jobu I. Las, and ofhra, Tho celobration was & wugooss thioughout, not lass thau 6,000 people taking part in the exerol At Louisville. Lovisvitrk, Ky, Juno 24,—The Masons of thia city celobratod t. John's Day by & parado through the strects and featlval at Qontral Park, Thounands of people wers in attondauce, sud tho colebratlon wau tho largest ever hoid in the city, tho prooesds to go to the Masonio Widows' snd Orphang' Home of thia eily. Dusiness in the lty was ganerally ded durlng the day, MoNTREAL, Jun was succesufally c About 10,000 took pars ia the proo of musla. wlon, in- | shard eluding about forly American woulsliss 'lu.l t (histy bands RAILROAD NEWS, Roport of the Great Western In- vestigating Commiitee in London, The Present Management of the Road Unquelifiedly Con- demned, Extraordinary Course of the West Wisconsin Rail-, road. All Trains Ordered to Run by the Tow of Hammond. ] THE WISCONSIN LAW. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mapiox, Win., Juno 24,—Atty.-Gen, Slosn's advicos indicate that the application of the Obi- ango & Norchwestern Railrond bonaholders to the United Btatea Cirouft Court for an injunc- tion to reatram the Attornoy-Genoral and Rail- road Commissioners from enforcing the law rogulating raflroad rates will not probably be heard till noxé"waok, owing to Judge Drum- ‘mond having boon detained so long at ¥pring- flold. Tho Governor s telograpliod to Juatica Davis roquestiug him, if possiblo, to sit in the cano, that tho deciuion, ane way or tho other, wmay have as much woight as possible. [lio Chicago, Milwankeo & 8t, Paul, and Chi- cago & Northwestorn Rallrond Companics bave ORTAINED TEN DAYS' EXTENSION of time from to-day in whioh to answor the At- toruey Goneral's applioation In tho Suprome Court for a deciao forfalting thoir ohartors. ‘Anothier railroad azont, M. Kauo, of the Chica- g0 & Northwestan Iniiroad at tho lnsane Hos- pital station, was tried to-dsy, convioted, and ¥INED $50 AND COBTS for filegal chiarges. Home stir nas crontad hers to-dny by the ad- vout of soveral of tho mansging ofliolals of the Chicogo, Milwaukeo & Bt. Paul Railroad, and their golug to Intorviaw the Govornor. Rumors woro rifo of somo mottlomont of tho rail- rond imbroglio, but it tranapirod that thoy waio_simply returning from sn inspeotion tour of their Iows aud Minnesots Divisions by apecial truin, stoppod at tio Park Hotol be diauer, and mako & friondly call on tho Gover- nor, but did not discuss matters at isuo bo- twoon tho Btaio and rallrosds. Thoy also callod at tho Railrord Commissionors’ oflice. OETTING EVEN. The Railzond Commissionors havs recoivod & letter from Hammond, St. Croix County, signod by ono James Ross, of thak placo, complaining that s Weaz Wisoonsin Railroud conductor, hav- ing bosu arrescod for charging illogal passongor ratos, the Railrond Company, to take revenge upon ho plico, which s 3 villago of some 1,500 people, shlpning and receiviug s laigo amott o fiaifht, hiave got up & now time-table,— RUN DY THE BTATION WITHOUT BTOPPING, —naud throaten to do worso. Tho lcttor olosos: ‘While we ind by the Governor iu enforcing the Iaw, wo hold that you must sos tlat our right is main= tabjed that the Company 1a not allawed unlawfully to piace, becnurs wo e sl 1t you sving Sustice dono us by the Rallrond persecuts us can aid ua in Gompsny do 80, Reply was mado by the Railrosd Commlasfon- ors tlat they Lind no powor in tho promisos, but tho Governor and Attornoy Genaral, who would undoubtodly TAKE THE PROPER MEASURES, in onao tho facts wero verifiod and tho violation of the law poraiatod in; aléo calliug attention to Chapter 327, Lawa of 1874, 80 act {o regulato railroads 10 cartain rewpeots, which requires rail- road componies running through o Within an aighth of & milo of auy villoge with 200 inhabl- tuuts sod a post-offica TO ATOP AT LEAST ONE TRAIN EAOR way each day to tske on and dischargo frelght and paraonaars, and imposing » fine for each day's failuie of from $25 to §50, balf to go to tho complainant, 1t is roported that much oxcitement has been causod in Bt. Crolx County by the action of tho Company, thie bullding of wose road wun alded by & land-grant and popular subsariptions, NEWBPAPER COMMENT, An artile in the Democral (Administration organ) this morning Laa the following mtiam- ‘mo paragraph tory Y ‘Whon the West Wiaconsin secs its depot bulldings smoldering in ruins, its track torn up, and its bridges ‘Luraed, it will learn that it fa dangerous to tnfle with an outraged pubiic, We counrol moderation, and the cortaln, thongh romote, rellef the laws will afford; bLut wa undorstund the temper of fhe people too well to muppose they will I to advics vhen tuelr rigts aro belug trampled on, tholr Lusiness rulued, and tleir propurly dustroed. Thoy sbould rotura Good for ovil, but it will b most natural to retaliato, If thia Company perslats in 1 suicidal courss it alono will Lo reapousible for the torrible convequencos, ‘The Governor lias takon measuros to learn thoe oxact facts {n the cose, snd 1€ na roported, probably the At~ tortioy Gonoral will meka application for furfeiture of the cliarter of the offondiug Company. 3 THE GREAT WESTERN, BISULT OF THE RECENT INVESTIGATION. Spectal Dispateh to The Clicado Tridune. Tonoxro, June 24.—Tha Globs publishon this morning » oablo dispatch from ita London cor- rospondent, which says : * Tho Great Westorn TInvestigation Committes's report, just publish- ed, condemns the presont manogement. it euumorntes cases of carcless adminlatration and lavieh and rockless oxponditure. I says tho poat hins boon one of serious error in the polioy of uncontrollod expendituro and extravaganco, without check or limitation. Tha road is de- scribed 83 wall-nigh finaneilly ruioed, and as & ciiaos of dopartmontal confusion, laxity, sod wanto. The report rocommends the complete reorganization of tho Board. ———— MISCELLANEOUS. Tha Chiongo, Burlington & Quiney Railrond Company contemplates bullding & pontoon bridga aorons the Miselssippl st Clinton, In, It will bo on the samo general plan as the Milwau- koo & St. Paul pontoon at Prairle du Chion, ‘[he Chicago & Southern Railrond Company g socured ths Hight of way from the city limita sonthward through Bluo Island to Thornton, & distance of twonty-two miles. Work will bo bo- gun very soon, and it is thought tho rosd oun bo finished n four manth, On the Baltimore, Pittaburg & Ohlosgo Rail- road track iu Iaid to Defiauco, O., the crossivg of tho Tolodo, Wabash & Wostorn Railrosd, which ia 20 milos west of the Iate torminus st Desblor, and 90 miles from the junction wich tbe Dalti: mora & Obio's Lako Erlo Division, Traina com- moncad running through to Doflance June 8, A moating of the Directors of the Iudian- apolis, Dolphi & Chioago llailrond was lield at Deipli, Tud., & for dayu ago, and s proasition waa mede looking to tho raieing of a certain smount of money by the countiea slong the line, the Company to provido an smauot equal to that contributed by tho countics, The Chicao & Northwostern Rallrond has placed on itu line o number of excellont refriger- utor-cars for the convenieuce of shippers of but- tor, eggn fruit, vogetables, eto, Thoro Is no truth fu the rumors_prevailing in Dubuque that tho oflices of the Chicago, Clin- ton & Dabuque, and tho_Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesots Nallroads will bo removed to tins city and oonsolidated with_tho oflces of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, ‘The mileage of tho railroads of the Westom Statos for 1478 wax 82,073 miles, acninst 24,778 for 1872, Tholr cost was 81,730,726,224, against §1,479,625,292 for 1872, and waw mado up of 886,033,411 of share capital, and 883,794,813 of debt. Irhelr averngo oont vir mile was 3 against 50,838 for 1872. Thelr grosu carn- ings were 311,717,781 againut $188,820,052 for 1672, Of those §51,620,779 wore revefvod for the' transportation of fraight, and 160,000,003 for that of paskengers, 'Tho percontays of groks ournings to the cost of tho roads was 12.33, The net es nings woro $72,404,212, and_equaled 4.10 per cont of such cost. 'The esrnings por lead of populution oquiled SIS, sgainat 818,70 for 1873, The dividends paid amounted 10 810,056,241, and oqualed 2,26 por vont on the shiate ‘capitalof fhe roads, The ratio of total mileuge to population was one to 4uf, againut one to 483 for 1672, “Track-loying on the Baltimore, Pittaburg & Ohieago inilwny ix progresulng rapidly. The road bas just been comploted aoromn & laiye awamp, into whioh piles wore driven to the dapth of 44 foet, Engmeors of tho New York and Ohleago Air Line Contineutal Rallway ure aking aucveys [n the viowity of Kendallvillo, nd, T'wonty-six thousand two hundred and nine wore raprescnted ot tho annual eleation of Mluhlfiun Ooutral, &t Dotroit yosterday, The stoskboldere aleoted Juiss 7, Jug, Detrail Johin W, Bronks, Nathanol Thayer, 1L Hanno- woll, Biduoy Dartlott, Boston; Goorgo I\ Tal= mau, Moses Taylor, John Jncob. Astor, New York; Erastus’ Gorning, Albany, = Diréotora. They will moot {n Boston or New York horoattor, to oloct officere. Loxnoy, June 23,—Tho B, Potoraburg Gazelts anouncos thot the rallway oflclals hinve re- colvod ordors to mako arrangoments for n visle of tho Queen of England, who {5 oxpeotad to be in Rusals sbout Bopt. 14, Thie Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Com- pany diecharged twouty men from tholr car- ahiops at Fond du Lnc yostordsy. 'Iwo frolght- trains bavo been {aken off. NATIONAL SAENGERFEST, Second Day’s Proceodings at Oleves 1nnd, Seotal Disnateh to The Chicaao Tyidune, OLEVELAND, O., Juno 24,—Tho sucond day of {ho Saengorfest was bright and cool, and tho throng of visitora amusod thomuelves by driving ahout the city, exoursions on the lake and social atherlugs in’ beor-hatis and jsuburban hotols, o singora rohearsed with ths orchestra a part of tho morning, and held o part of an impromptu picoie in the Sacngoerfest building. Beforo sun- et the tide of [wofllu began to aot toward the Tiall, and at 8 o'clock not only was evory seat fill- od, but hundreds stood up in tho nlslos and orowded on the ends of tho stage. The doors wero floally oclosed, many bundreds bomg tumed away. Not less 10,000 pooplo wero in the bullding, including the chorus of 1,600, DBefore tho feetival it was feared that tho building would never b filled ; now the rogrot i that it was not built [argor. Tno concert oponud with ¥ Leonora Overtura, No. 3, followed by Listz's mafoatic Eighteenth Penlm, nhich brought out for the first time tho Fl’nntl chorus ju all its mlsulflcnnl strength, T'he chorus more than fulfilled ail expectations, notwithstanding its immeuso sizo. 1ts tono is floxible, smootls, and sonorous, the basses heing enpoolally compatont. MME. LUCCA appoared in {ho fiong, Meia Lied,” by Gaur- bort, and fn tho Weono from tho Afth act of +t LiAfricaln,” Her appearanco, \blazing with dismonds, s tho migoal for & storm of applaugo, and at tho closo of tho first pieco’ tho cutbusiartlo Gormana quito lost thelr bLeads, Bhe ropeated part of ench number in response to imperativo demands, and, on the wholo, achioved a great triumpl Largoas the ball is, her voico filled it com= plotaly, and without apparont offort, The orchestrial numbers wore ‘' Tannhauger” overturo, and “Mazopps arsch"” from Lizt ; all of which, as woll as tho accompaniments to the chornisos, woro admirably porformed. A very succossful numbor was Schubert's ' Omnipo- tenco,” the tenorsolo beingsung by Mr. Abel, of Detrolt, who was leador of thie Baougerfest in this city fourteon years ago. Tho conocert to- nighe was in all tespects, A MAGNIFICERT BUCCESS. After tho concert the Oloveland Gessnevorein gives & grand moonlight concort aud bull at tho Summer Gardens on Woodloud avenue, To this nearly all visitiag singors have gone, and music, daucing, and feastings will coutinue until loug aftor midnight. To-morrow brings tho grand matinoe, at which Mmo. Lucoa, the orchontrs, . and 1,600 children from publio schools will appoar. CARPENTER'S GAG LAW. ‘What tho Wisconsin Senator Says in Dotense of ite New Yonx, June 24.—Senator Carponter pub- liuhes Lioro, thus morning, & lottor about what bus boon ‘styled ** Carpoiitor's Geg law,” and says: *‘Au accurato statement in regard to thiy mattor witl satify overy journalist who rospects truth, and will diminish”tho forco of the vitu- porstlon uttored by thos of tho profession who o not.” In tho courso of bis review of tho la aud its several sectiony, the Seualor writs 4 Wy geuoral laws aliodid ot upply to the Dis- trict of Columbin aa well as to the Territorios is not pecsived, or why any capitalists of Now York or Boston, carrying on busi- ness by an egont -in this District, should bave a pgrestor objection to come ing_hore for trial thon to golug to Idaho or Wyoming, I8 noc vory apparent : buttha great objocilon is that it nppliod to publishera s woll a6 merchants. mochanics, manufecturors aud all othor busluees mon, Not, to this, I reply that the biil has no peoial roforenco to publistiora, Iz doala wich all mon alike, aud thoy who make this objection oaght to show upou ihat grouud publisbiers can claim oxomption from laws which tind everybody eléo. Thoy seom to think_that thoy may bo suod in Wasbingtoo for ibel, Well, why sbiould thoy not bo, if thoy comaut an injuc 1y by su agont in this District ? Tholaw of lioel 13 no mors uufavorablo to tho press thaa tho atatute sgains: larcony Is unfriondly o the poo- plo. Ouo porpioxas tnieves, and tho otler liars, but neither is a terror to honest mon, nud this buli {8 no more injurious to publishois thou evory Iatw must bo that looks to the impartial adminis- tration of justico. “While tho bill was under consideration in the Souato, Domocratio Senutor moved to amend thio elevonth soction 8o that it should not apply to any suit for libol ot elandor bera, Tuo proposition was directly presouted to cxempt ona class of clizeus from tho operation of the oucral Iaw and doclsre nomunity i favor of bol and slander, and every Democrat who voted upon tho proposition sustaltiod it ‘Lho roatoun for this is quite obvious. 'The chief oconpation of tho Demooratio press to-dayis to composo and pubtish libels upon the partyin power. Auy dissouragoment given to libel snd_slandor would be_thwarting the meaus by which tha Democratio party hopas $0 overthrow tho Ro- ‘publican party. \ 1o proposition was defeated by the voton of thirty-tures Ropublicaus. Lo motion to strike ouc the wholo of the eloventh section was also defeatod by & voto of yoos, 16, and nays, 40, aud ou the pastsgo of the bill thirty-two Sevatora votod aya." Seuator Carpentor thinks that under tho cir- oumstances Lo should not bo-singled vut for spocinl oritioisni, T'ho gonoral operation of the law tho Sonator illustratos ae follows ¢ Bupposo_s manuluoturer of carrisges in tho City of Now York establislios & Liouso in Chicago for tha aalo of suoh carriages, aud hia business thero is manngod by an agent. Tho agent solls & oarrisge with a falsa warranty, Under the pro- vigtons of this section, suit might bs brought in the Foderal Oourt of that Biato, and sscvico bo mado_uvon_tho ngent thore, sud upon principal in Now York. Is thero any injustico [ e Blould tho party who las heen defraudod Do compolled to talie bis witnossos to New York for trial? Ts it & hacd- ship to provide that & suit may be maintaiued Whiore tha transaction ot of Whicl it aroxo was had? Isthore aoy injustice In providivg thut the agout sent to Chicago to transact Lusiness shiall bo conslderod aléo_the agout in regard to suits arlning thorefrom under this sootion ? Pro- coss cau oniy bo kerved upon tho sgent who was such in rospact to tho vory transuction out of whieh the suit arises, It & New York caplialis chioonos to do businoss by nn agent in tho Wast- eru Btates, why #hould lio noy submit to tho Jurladiotion of the court where hie bas an ugont 10 tranenot the vory buslnoss out of which the suit arisos, a8 1 would Liavo o do if Lo oarried on the wrule bualaoss thiore in potson 2" TEMPERANC: Ponnsylvanin Woman’s State Cone vontion, PirTenyna, Pa., Juno 24,—The Woman's Tam- orauco Btafo Couvention convenod at Liberty Tia this movniug, and was culled o ordor by Mra. A W, Black, Presidont of tho Alloghony County Union, -Thore was & largo numbor in sttondanco, After balf an hour spont in davo- tional oxorciaos, and an addyess of wolcome had beon mado by tho Roy. Mr. Ellis, » Committeo o Permanen Organizstion was appointed, afcor which tha Uonvaniion was addressed by Gon, F\ IL Leng, Mr. J. B. Oraw, G, W. C., of Now Jorsey; Bira. Dr. Hll, of Ciovoland, aud othiors, Miru. A, W. Black was'chosen pormanent Proal dout, with the usaal number of Vico-Prosidonts and 'Secretarios, A Committeo on Rexolutions was appolutod; afior whion tho Convention adjonruod until this aftornoon, Tha Convontion roassombled at 2 p, m. After dovotional axoralsen, Prof. Blanolurd, of Oblcn- go, addrossed tho Couvention on “ Pravor in Natlonul Roform,” He roferred to tho condition of the nution and reform made by prayer, and to tho oasures used fo gatrid of tho' liquor traflle, Ho eaid the lnws and moral suasin do nat dot, but prayor in uational reforms will Lo offeciive. He said tho war must be waged npou tho wldeboards of tho rich, and bars of the faehionable hotals, as woll ag the low doggorios. An eloguont and foolng address wad also made by Mrs, Dr. Hill, of Obio. Mrs. M. W. Barnes, of Oulo, addressed tho Gouvention on the imponding conflict, Bho thought men woro not taking a8 much intorost in tho temporauoo movonient as thoy should, but al'owed tho women to o all the work, 8ho ro- ferrad to probibition au part of the tomperanco quastion, ond safd mon objeoted to it on the ground that tomperance sliould be mado » epirit- i qieution, and doy draggod fnto tho dirty pool of politics, ‘Bl uld if the pool of politio waa dirty, men were to blamo for it, The addiess was spirited, and oreated gront spplauso, Bhort addsouses were mudo by dfra, Renwick, r, Walos Frouch, Dr, Blauoliard, and others, Adter whick the Couveution adjousut CASUALTIES. Further Reports from the Syracuse Tlorror, Four.teen Porsong Killed by the Fall- ing Ohurch---100 Wounded, Three Lives Lost by a Fire in Green County, Ky. Srnacver, N. Y., June 24.—Furthor mesrch this moraing in the ruins of tho Central Baptiat Ohuroh failed to find any moro bodlos, Thalist of Kitlod numbora thirtoen, Last night'a lint s corraot, excopt In_tho case of tho reportad doath of the boy Ostrander, THE NUMNDER OF WOUNDED foots up 100, of whom twenty are aerloasly in- jured¢ " Thioro bave boon no donthis to-dav, A fiquad of polic bave posacssion of tho building, pending tho Coranor's inquokt. Tho oceasion of tho gathoring lnst night was & festival, givon by the ladios of tho churah, and & concert'by * the Littls Oid Folke.” At the roar of the church are Bunday-school raoms, ocoupy- fng tho firat fioor, nnd tho chucch parlors accupy- ing tho second’ floor, This patt of tho edifico was in use for tho feu- tival and concert at tho timo of tho accidont. SUPPER WAS DEING BENVED in tho central pailor, which bad boen prepared for the occasion with {ables, ote. Thiy room, which was 40 feot squuro, was fillod with pooplo, the sossion room bolow belng dosortod savo by & fow porsons, The number In the suppor-room is varlousls estimatad at from 350 to 00, mostly grown peraons, Attho timo tha floor gave way tho children of the congrogation wora In ono of thouute-rooms, boing proparod tor tho * Anclout Concort.” But for this fack tho list of doad muat biuvo boon vory much laiger, a8 mauy of tho Liolplags littlo ones would have boon crushod to doathh in tho masa of humanity, ONOWDED INTO THE V' SUATED VORTEX formod by tho falliug_timbors, At tho momont of the failing of the floor, the econo within tho parlor wos ono of Lappy onjoymont. While all wore pleasantly engagad, withoue & singlo sign of waruiug, TUE FLOOR SUDDENLY BANK DENEATH TIEM, and in an instont all wero buriod in s maus of siruggliog bumanity, lowormixed with folling timbars, famituro, otc., and i utter darlueus, the gas having boen extiuguihiod by the broake ing of tho gas pipes. An inutant sfter the fear- fui descent’ bad boon mado, all was sllont as the gravo, bt immediatoly after HEARTRENDING APPEALS FOR NELP wero to bo heard from bundreds of those who wero 10 agony. Immedintely after persons wora soen issting from the doora and windown, which woro smaskiod out by fiightouod pooplo, and an alarm wos soundod, fho uninjured wichin tho churoh who woro able to freo thom- aolvos from thio mass, began at onco to anaist in roscning othors. The firemon aud polico wara quickly at hand, and labored nobly in the work of resouo. TIE S0EXE WITHIN THE DUILDING waa torriblo in ita dotalin, snd that without the cdillco hemtronding indood. ~ Fathors sud mothers sonrchiug for their children, lusbands slooking for wivos, Wives inquiring for husbands, brothors for sitors, and childion for their parobts of whoso fats sll' woro uncor- tain and in droad. Quickly and rapidly the work of oxtricating tho poople was carried on by aid of lantorns. Aa fast s the hving and dead were rascued thoy wera pacsed out through the windows and doors whoro ready hands askisted to couvoy tho dangorously injured aud doad to tho phyalcans’ oficos and neighboring housos. “I'io oxcitemont without the church was torri- blo, and a8 each pody was boing curried 1o ad- Jouning bousos the maga surgad back and forth all torribly anxious Lo sgcortain who it was, and whother dond or alivo, At tho beighth of the oxcitomont not lews_thiou ton thousknd poople woro orowdod Into Montgomery aad Jofforson atreots and fn adjoining premises. DIVERS TIEONIES OF THE CAUSE, The flaor which fell was suspendod by iron rods fram & woodon trus under tho roof. Thoso rods wond throughths lowar, but not through the upper chord of tho truse. ‘{lio lowar chord had boen spliced tho wrong sido up, sod that point was first to pivo woy. Tho floor having no props beneath It, unk in the form of a lotter V. The moat of {hn doaths woro causod by falling timbors of the trusa; somo hows over, woro suiothered by plastering. Tho foors of tha church wero supported arigi- nully by fron pillars, A short timo #o the chutch Bullding Committoo, with tho consont, ae thoy say, of the architoct romoved the ron pil- laré, Tho truss was vory imperfectly contract- od, bosidas being plicod. ‘Tho mosi. prowminont Luildosn in tha city doclare that it was rotzen. 1t waa puc in greon, aud Lina the dry rot. “The wounded nro’ doing well. The Coronsr'a inquest will ba beld to-moirow. Three Lives Lost in o« Fire in Ken- tuckys Louraviuty, Ky, Juno 24.—A lotter to ihe Couricr-Journal snys tlat the houss of John D. Scott, Graon County, Ky., burned Sunday morn- ing while tho family wero all esleop, ‘aud the youngest daughtor was burnad. B, Scott, whon aroused, jumped from a secoud story window aud _escaped. Anotbor daughtor aroused {he fomily, and all got out of tho houso oxcept tho daughter namod, aud William Per- kins, o boy 16 yoars old. Affer Mr. Scotc found thal'Lis duughter was still inaido, ho went back Into the flumes and was never soon agoin. Noxt morning o fow charied Loues was all there ro— mained of thrao porsons. They woro all buriod in one casa, MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. Bosrox, Mass., June 24.—Fha Liquor-Licauns bill passed tho Lower Branch of tlo Legialaiuro to-duy by a vote of 72 to 59. ‘BostoN, Juno 24,—The Sonato Line onacted the Livanso bill. SPECIAL <OQTICES. DR. SOHENCK'S PULMONIO SYRUP, SEA-WEED Tonlo, and Mandrake Pills,~Thovo modloiaes have ua- doubtadly performed moto oures of Consumptlon than auy othor remedy known to tho Amorioan publio, They are compoundad of vegatabls ingradleats, and coutaln nothing which oan bo lnjurious to the human constitution. Othior zemodios advortised as ouros for Comumption, probably contaln opium, whlok isa somonhat dangerous drug o all cases, and if takon fracly by consumptive ps- tlonts, 1t must do groat Injury; for ita tendenoy s to son= finn the morbld matter in tho arstom, which of aourss, must msko s oure {mpossible, Behonok's Pulmonto Syr- upls warranted not tocontain & partlole of oplume It s composed of poworful but harmloss herbs, which act on tho lungs, livor, stomsch, and lood, and thus correctall morbld ssorettons, and ozpel all the disoasod mattor from thobody. These ar the ouly means by which Consump* 1fon oan bo aurad, and as Schonok's Pulmonlo Syrup, Soa« Waod Tonlo, aund Mandraks Pillaara the only modiclnos whichoperate n this way, it Is obrious they ara tho enly ‘gonuino oure for Pulmousry Consumplion, Eack bottle of this Invalusble medicine {s sooorpanied by full direo- tions, De, Schiouok fs profexstonatly at hta prinolpal of- floe, cornor Sixth and Arch stroots, Philadelohls, avory Manday, whuro all tuttors for advico must boaddrossed. PROPOSALS, COAL AND WO00D FOR TUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SEALED PROPOSALS d st {hoofice of the Clerk of the Board T e ol elont '8 i LaSellacat., Ttoum S il Satueday, June 07, 1874, ut 12 m, for twi (5,000 toms of Hard Coxl, sizas as folluwas 1,000 twuw of ircs il o onsof bk e g Lokt ey G or vy Uiousand vight i e of o Bt ona by i fiil\l i, and twenty. o e 1E0) curdy of ey Sare it Hdocl or Stapta Wood. i el un Sy oslus aud doliverad at ¥ 3 ihidings o the ol el or, htkaen tho 1ot ey of Hope e, 1873, a3 shil bo ue- dika 45t Bowrd Whiatfons al of the O onod Bofu feision ayplieation b e ki bl Ao e b Buars of S 400 b, Mey k¢ tho ALBVO DAmio oiiale will beosetred for tho Hord Cosl, the Boft Oguiolyid tho\Woud i g, ok amities susorey th Tlche Lo ae:uot such kind of ulab ey Ao (1 Uit Lisreutsof (he iy or Lo Iejvat sy or ol ot the prapigats aebidied ol 4 ey EXTRACRDIVAR, 1,000 aa Lice Poms JACKETS At an Enormous Sacrifice ! SIMPSOR, NORWELL & (0. Having purchaned the balanoo of an Import. ora’ stock of Lima Lage Poins Llma Lace Jackets At alarge discount, thoy have nowplaced on sale tho entire purchaso at just what thoy oost to import, the stock on hand being MARKED DOWN 'To correspondingly low pricos, Thoy now offer LLAMA LACE POINTS From $56.50 up. LLAMA LACE JACKETS From $5.00 up. ‘Wo have no hositation in saying that this is tho cheapost lot ot Llama Goody wo hava over offorod. To intonding purchasers of these goods we would recommend an eaviy lelau:lon 80 05 to get the ohoioe of tho agsorte mont. STHPSON, NORWELL & GO0, 79 & 81 State-st. Neckwear, Handkerch'fs Collars, Cuifs, Hosiery, Underwear, Richost and Largost lines in the West, o prioos not oqualed. SHIRTS Ready-Mado Shirts of our own manufaac turo roduced $3 per dozon. Siz03 to it eva- rybody. Strangers visiting the oity will do woll to visit our establishmont, as it has ng equal in aize, in ite lino, in Amoricn. Goods freely shown without in any respect urgicg their salo, WILSIN BRES, 67 and 69 Washington-st,, (NEAR BTATE), CHICAGO. Also, Fourth-st,, Pike's Opora House, Cin- oinnati, G SILKS, Rich Grog Grain Silks, A GREAT SACRIFICE! | ld, Leiter & 0, State and Washington-sts, Wil place on sale to-day, June 35, Tleavy Gr'n Gros Grain Silks, $2 Reduaed from $3 and $4. Heavy Lavder, Garnet, &¢., $2.50 - Roduced from $3.30 ond $4, and Teavy Assorted Colors at $2.75 ‘Roduced from $3 and $4, ALL MARKED DOWN to close out botfore invoutory. LAKE NAVIGATION, Excursion Steamers. THE GODDAICH TRANSPORTATION €0, I charter Steamors to muu to Keanston, Highland Yark, South Ghicago, oto. Tiio Compuny hiave obastorvd ‘wir oraluniv iada to Curols Sunday-Nohoola aod G. BUTLIN, Buporlntoudent, CHIO. , June 25,1874, Tho public is cautioned not to confound my name with that of o cortain * Soliorek or “Bhorok,” areputod Insuranoe Solioitor. NAOCHUM L. SOUHRK, Of Boherk & Koilor, Insurance Aqents and Brokers, 804 LaSalio-uts | |. | i <