Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1874, Page 5

7 | . THE RAILROADS. The Northwestern Bondhold- erg’ Suit in the United States Cowrt. ‘Arguments of Judgo Dixon, I C. 8loane, and E, W, Stoughton. * “Denial of the Jurisdiction of the Court. ‘Quibstion of Confiict Betwoen tho-Potter and General Railroad Laws. Instructions to. Agents of the Rock Island Road in XYown. ‘Fxtent of tho Reduction Made by the « New Toriff. .. -- ghe, Union . Pacifio. Ronds Ro-Estaliish L. . Sccond-Class Fares, ° % THE WISOCONSIN LAW. CONTINUATION OY TIl ARGUMENTS DEFORE THE = : UNITED BTATES OJURT. i7" Bpecial Dispatoh to The Chieano Tribune, Mavison, Wis, July 2.—At the opening of tho Oburt {his morning, tho legal fratornity were out in strong forco, and Gov. Taylor and tha Raflwoy Commissionors were among the patient Matonors. A bettor dny for a protragted hoaring oould not have boon dosired, Judge Dixon yo- considerod his determination not *fo epoak furthor on .bobalf of the State. Resuming his srgument at tho polnt whoro ho con- tended the powor of tho Leglslature over tho railway corporations was unlimitod, ho ar- gued, with moro fluoncy than on the previous day, that the question bofore the Court was not & judicial ‘one, but was purcly logislative. Tt was oxpooted that ;the point s to the juridio- tion of the Jourt would have baon ralsed by the defenye at the uponing of the caso. E * WAS THE LAW'REPEALED? - Afterroviowing at longth tho argument of Mr. Uook and Judgo Lawronce, Judgo Dixon reforrad £ thoe claim proferrod by the complainant that, tho general railroad law dgainst discriminntion, being . pasaed subscquens to the Polter law, and conflioting with-it; therefore repoaied the lattor, Ho showod that tho Logialature aftorward di- rootod that the publication of tho Potter law be susponded until April 38, wheress the general law wae published March 12, and, a8 1t was ox- prosly provideds it should not ke effect until publisbiad, tho Potter law boeame tho last one. With this statemont Judge Dixon closed tho firat appeal e had medo - hefore a court for slx- toon yoars., Following lim closoly, the Hoa. J. 0. Bloan, Assistant Attornoy-General, roso and vohomently: - . . # DENIED THE JURISDIOTION OF TII: UNITED BTATES count ° in the omse, citing-iu suppori tho Eloventh Amoudment to the Constitution of tho United Statos, If such interfersnce woro persiated in by tho Unitod States Court, ho doclarcd thera would not be- loft to tho Btate enough rights to xiake them worth having. Proceeding to dis- onss tho main question, be earncetly contonded that the power of the Legislnturo ovor the cor~ poration was unlimited, basing his whole argu- mont on that nssumption, . In" declamation Mr. Bloan surpassed his’ Emhoounurs. ‘while in in- nuity of etatement he ig rarely equaled, The of the complainants, he contonded, contained no - specifio sallogations, Thero wore no quos- dions of fact. The Northweatorn Ralliyay Company hnd not given tho rates named in tha Pottor law o trial, and could not, thorefore, de- termine whother thoy would be ruinous, as alloged. i ) A + " TESTTMONY AS TO THE DIGH RATES, Jamos McHonry, o distingnished English rail- way-man, had recontly stated that ths rates for trausportation in this conntry wera too high, and’ shat, if roduced, the companios would. mako moromonoy. ¢ - Alluding to tho deolsion of tho United Btates Bupromo Court, in thoe ¢ase of the Bheboygan & Fond du Loc Railroad, rocoguleing mud sus- “taining the reserved power: in the Constitution «of Wikconsin to limit tho rates of * toll \charged by tho railwaya in the Btat, ho contonded that, whilo the power to limit was ad- Yemud, tho Jimitation it set was not presoribed. did not ovon roquiro the limitation of rates to be ressonnble ; that word was not mentlonad, as 1% would hwve boon had tho Buprome Court 'tn- tondod to eatablish that tho rates should bo reasonablo. 2% 2% For two houra or more, until the noon ad- journment, Mr. Blonn olaboratoly deflned tho imenning of the words; * Alter or amend," main- taining that thoy menut the right of tho Stato to amend the charter of the railiway eorporations 80 80 L0 4 COMPEX, TITEM O CADRY AT ANY BATES . the T.epiulaturo ohose to proscribe, whother romunoration or not. The position hold by tho vounsol for the Stats is tha, if the Loglslaturo imposs unremunerative rates, the altornative of the railway was to ask tho Logialature for roliof, or elso surrender thelr chartors, go out of busis nous, and sell their- property to any purcliasor. Zho purchasers would thon bo obligod to aslk tho Logislature for » now chartor before'they conld operato the road, Mr. Bloan wont further, tak- ing the most radical grounds possible. Ho con- tonded that the Legislatare would so rogulato the railronds as to deprive them of any compon~ sation whotever for -tho - mervicos rou- dered, and, . undor its g liconse companies to operato tholr roads, tho Biate could corapel them to pa{ oyer their entire groes recciptiias taxation for tho licenso granted to them, iy atupondous doctrina Mr, 8loan sought to support by numerous citations of au- Thoritien, dosg-te thiy provision in tho Gonatitu~ tion that taxation ehall be uniform. He con- feased it might be § TUNWISE OB CAPITALISTS TO INVEBT In o Btalo whoro tha Constitution reserved the right to destroy tho proporty st will, but where they did 8o on that undoratanding, thoy must submit to the coneoquences and trust to the magnanimity and good faith of the Logislature to romedy any not wrought agalnst the corpora- tion, In this strain, prosonting hls caso powar- fully, Mr, Bloan. continued for Lalf an hour aftor the Court mot in the attornoon. Through- out hils argument he fully sustained bis roputn- tion for ability, but the startling thoory of confls- catlon molutatued by the counsel for the Stats evoked s stinging yoply from the Hon. E, W. Btoughton, of New York, counsol for tho bond- Roldeis. F'his ho made, before procesding to the delivery of- his printed argument, inlan- guage indignantly strong, He dopiotod TUE DIBHONORADLE ATTITUDE WISCONSIN AS- SUMED boforo the ‘world, and atfirmed that when the logal ax is lifted, it must be by n 1ogsl bond, To tho embarrasamont of Judgo Dixon, Mr. Btoughton read from the opinion of ihat gontloman whon Ohio? Justice, in tho Sho- boygan & Fond du Loo case, whoro tho riglts of corporations, as urgod by the complainents in the prosent case, wore cloarly stated. Coming to tho question of tho contlict botweon the two railroad laws of last winter, Mr. Btoughten snid tho poing to bo decldoed was, *“Jaa law subject to ropeal bofore its publication ?* Dy apt elin- tions from the common law, the learned gontle- man shiowed that tho. sscond act did ropenl the firat, and that tho approval of an act coustitatod ite possage, . Tho Blatomont crentod quite & sensation o Court, during which the counsel was _requested o tako his sont untll tho Court conld noto the varlous points mede, Tosuming his argumont, Mr. Stoughton indicated sdditional provisions showing TIE TWO ACTS TO DT IN CONFLIOT, Thon ho praccoded to discuss tho position na- sumod by tho oppoaing conneel that the State had abaolute power to orush out the corporations without rodrogs, 1o rogarded himaolt us o for ‘hottor friond.of the peoplo of tuis Btata than tho mion who woro advooating its dishaonor bofore tho fiuaucial world, and pradicted that they would goon wish to higo their diminishod hends, when tho people hnd seen tho wndness of tho crusade agatust tholr rallway benofactoxs. In proof of tho bleasings rallways had oop- forrod upon the Htnto, Mr. Btoughion rond from €0 opinion of Mr, Justico Puine, of this Btato, a Loaintiful portrayal of . - s N + THE DRNEFICENT INPLUENCR OF RAILROADS, _At 6:40 o'stock, Judge Davis romarked upon r. Stoughton's illness, and, at bia roquost, ad- ouruad the court until £:80 o’ologk to-morrow, wlioa theargument will bogoncludod, Thasnrine- ing of tho questions of confliot Aspumes s serious aspeot, It wns vory ovidond:that -the -Court was dooply impressod by - the' ‘atatomonts snd citations of Mosare, Sloughton and Udok; and It would not bo surprising werd the'oase’ to result in tho Court suntalning the point wade rogard- ing tho conllict of tho two laws. It is bollevod that this would lot all parties coucorned onsily and gracofully out of & tight - placo. - Doubtlosa this Court fs not anxious toobtain the reputation ol betug tho first Lo pass 1poy An’ Jawaa’ that ling alreads: ontiroly changed tiio politicn!_soutiment in the Wost, and bids falr to agitnte tho nation. To-morrow will doeido tho quostion. : JUDGE MOFFAT, OF AT, OROIX COUNTY, NOLDE-THE | LAW TO NIl UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Spectal Dispateh to L'he Chiednd dribune, UDsON, Wis., July 2,—It.will be remombered that, on Tucsday last, & conductor’ on tho Went Wigoonsin Itailwny was nrrosted for chnrgln{ a highor rato of faro than was allowed by the Pottor nct, and was dluohn;i;ml b{ Juntica Thayer, of Yammond, who Leld that the Pottor act was ropogled by tho gonoral lnw appiying to sll of tho rallronds of tho Btato, which was ?mud and approved .subscquont to {he Pot- or_bill, A porly namod Fulton,. residlng in Fulton, then caused the arroat of the agout at Hammond, and brought him bofors Juatico Tatton, of thls clty, A motion, slmilar. to tho - ono granted by.tho Ilammond Justico, was thoro mado, argued, and douled, Thocnso then went bofora a u?, who disagrood, stauding four for nequital and two for conyietion, s 'ho attorney of the Company, Col. Bpooner, then took tho prisonor- beforo Judgo Molfab upon o' wrlt of huboas corpus. Tho- caso nncnrlevl two full* days, but was to-night torminated " by [°a° ‘daelsion “from ' Hin Houor, whoreby it was held that that tho Potior aot was uncoustitytional and vold, inasmuoch ay it proseribod fixed snd arbitrary ratos, without auy roferenco as to whether they woro ronson- uu{n rates or not, thoroby fmpairing the valuo of vastod property without providing -suy com- ponsation therofor. “The pritoner wad thorefora conditionally dischargod from custody, -This rosult practically stops further prosooutions snd Arrosta for' violatious of tho Poitor bill in Bi: 8L, Orofx Qountys <+ roovoniee 0T TIIE WEST WISCONSIN RAILROAD, . ' “lopyoN; Wisi, June 30, 1674, To the Editor of The Chicayo Tridune: * . 1+ Bt The followlng, in wUNE of the 27th, i8 crroneot ¥ Taflrond officlala hiave not ganeraily boen scoused of . mmoderata action in their reslstancs fo.the Wisconsin Iaw, aud wo must confess.fo having beou surprised by tho’ aunouncement rocontly made n thers columus that tho West Wisconain.Rosd hod. undertoken-to punish_the Town of Hamuiond Ly.ordering traina-to to (' Bt. Jovopl, Ao, paes it witiout stopping. . Tho facta are.vaty differont rom the ropott,. It appears that tralus Liave .mado Tegular stops at Hammand, . excont during the time when tho station-agent at. that poiut.was undor arrest at Hudeon, somo wiles distant, whero, e was taken quite unoxpoctodiy, .. ... ... !"The facta aro,that the oxpress-train was orderod by thoe gonoral oflicors- of - the - Compan stop at Hammond. - It was given -out all slong tho road that {t was & punishment uYnn the poo-" plo of Hammond bocause so many living there would only, pay. legal fare. to (hs Conduators, However, irom and after tho day the Conductor was arrestod and brought to Hudson, the ox- proas-train hae stopped regularly at- that- place. i Thoe Agent at Hammond i ntfil undor arrost, and it Is probable that the trisl will not be con=- cluded boforo Thursday or Friday. S A mootivg of the farmors abont Hammond s to bo hold on Thureday, which will take action on the attompt of this railway to coorco the eoplo, Thia Company liaa & nowapaper ‘In its ntorost at Now Richmond, whiéh last weok pub- lishod tha following ¢ e S | + - From the St, Crotx Repudlican, June 23, i One of our bualness-mon who prides himsalf on his sharpnoss, come up on Haturday evening, and would_only pay the fare allowed by lnw, Wa liopo the fow glassos of poor whisky bought. with the fow conta saved on his ;nunge will be nppreciated. e are authorized (o stale that the, ‘ompany twlll run hare but ti-weekly if our oiti- #ens insist on enforoing the Raiiroad latw. 3 —_—— i IOWA TARIFF¥S. A OIMOULAT OF THE BOOK ISLAND ROAD, i “Mr, Louls Violo, tho Genoral Froight Agent of, the Ohieago, Rock Tsland & Paolflo Railroad, has gont the following ciroular, togsthor. with tho now tarlff, to the Freight Agonts of “the Iowa Divlslon’: ; : . To Agents of Tows Division R 4 Wo ahall, {n cmplisuce with tho new law’ passed by ‘o Gonordt Assotbbly, March 39, 1074, sad teling effocr July 4 noxt, lesue now frelght tarltr and clausification for the Towi Diviston of this rond, taking offeot July I, An obseryance of tho law forbids our making rates i ‘any party other thou thoss publishied i our tariff, aud 38 the Company proponcs to_ striotly osorve andan- | | fores publishod ratos, son ore roquired to notify all parties at your station, who-havo Leretoforo or now ‘5o sipping on spectal Tatas, or ratos varying, froi piated tarit tust AN ek expire on Juge 0 aud st on aud sbtor July 1 wa wil tzansport frolglit at :-?L-:m published ratos only, ° + b ito on lumber, aa you will obscrve in new tariff, 15 per car-load of 20,000 gounds, ou will ill ench car g ratod in tbe tunf, chnrlag st xato for ton tons, and on excess apy 'oar contains, oharge third ciasimaten, - : A “As'thera 1a 10 élass D {n the Stato classification, all froight rated - clns in our local tariff ted and billed s olass G n the naw taril, : +.You will rate all arttcles offored for shipment, and not enumoratod in the Mlumhl{ class{fication, aa per olassification in local froight turlfr, Aug! 16,1870, Froight originating n the Stato of Iows, aud dos- ‘Hned for points boyond the Stats, you will rate and Lill aa por tarltf of Aug. 16, 1678, . : ‘COMPARIBON. “ 7 % 3 The following is ncam{nmfivn st of rates botwoon the old and_uow tarifls, as_adoptod by, the COnicago, Roock -Island & Pacifio. Tinilrond, Jrom aud after July 1. Tho rates adopted by "this lino to .competing points have boon' necos-: sarily followod J the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Iilinofs Central, and Ohfoago & North- westora Roilroada: = - : Old fatés, New yités, $ 7.8 $ 108 :Omaha, Neb. | Muscatine, Wanhington, Sigourney, I Talrficld, Tn., . Holkuap, Mo, Oameron, Atohison, Ku Leavenworth, Kansas Olty, Mo, The impression that the Chloasu,‘Runk Island & Daclflo Railzoad is cnlrging conts & mile in Ilinoia is erroucous. Therates for distances less than ton milos havae boen 4 conts, but for all distancos exceeding tou miles the ratos have Dbeen graded from 3 to 81¢ cents por milo. As for nnm[;la, tho rato to flock Island has boen 26.85, which {s about 8.2 cents distance botweon this oity and 183 milos, . or mile, 25 _the ook Island is PASBENGER RATES, Mr, E, 8t, Jobm, the Gonoral Passonger Agont of the Ghlclfio. Rook Isloud & Pacific Railroad, Lins addressed to the local agonts snd conduotors of tho foun Divizion tho following clroulars, to- gothor with coplos of tho now tarifr. -The direc- tions ara vory strict, and no’ discrotion or lati~ tude is givon-to tho conductors : 1 forward you Lorowlth Passengor Tariffa Nos, 1, 3, 8,4, 5, and @, {n offoct July 1, 1874, . Agonts Lotween Davonport and Council Dinffs will 560 10 it that & copy of Tarlil No, 1 is posted in & oou- spiouous placo outside the toket-ofiice, for tho inspec~ tlon of pessengery, s required by law, Tt wil bo obaerved that the tarids Tates, from which no reductions are to 6nta wost of Wilton are horaby directed_to sell no Tocal tickels to points on Bouibweatern Divislon at ‘rates less than the pum of the rate o Wilton and the Tata from Wilton to deatination er {ariffs hore- with, without authorlty from opartment, - The same rula will boobaorved by sgents of Boutliwastern Division In” tickoting passengers fo points ou Iowa Divislon wet of Wilton, Our rates having boen mate- ‘rlally requicod, it fs oxpacted that ageuts will work with xonowed enorgy, sud,f possible,use groator efforts than aver before o ticket pasvongors, I s hold by muny {snd wenrsnot without hopo that it may prove truv) that low ratcs incroana travel, and cousequently tha re- celpta of & rond, and recoguizing the fucd that tho ra- coljits at your station will euter into sarious consldora- tion In dotermnining what the exponsca of tho station shall bo, 1 Livo no doubt but your offorta will bo used iu the ight iroction, ‘Give ainplo opporbubity toall passengers to proours tickotw, 88 thie o3ces 10 o charged by conductors from asoniors inking out Lratua . ticket-statioua il o wulsted upon, Our orders fo- thum aro {taperative aud lot uo compluint or oxewso come from {hon: {hal tho tickot ngont 1 ut fault, Such charges could not be entestuined by us’ wilhout positivo vroof, in which ovaut fio remponuiblity, of enuvss, would bs yours, 1o caretul to tickot’ passougers ouly for yolui wlilch tho ¢ top, aud noil ticlots oply for such frofghit traius 84 uro pormitled to carry paiungora, S15ik tha pcaint Notic forwardad Derowith Gon- spicuounly, aud oull direot attentlon to purchiancra of Hekota wh ars travaling hy frolght traioe, (o the con= dugtora’ fustruotions in regard to collocting wd cyu- coliny Hckols presentod o his divislon, Thls order will be carriod out faithfully, ith thls you are furniabied with a copy of the Tooal mfienue‘; Rl of your divisio, in oficct July 161t o atos glvan theroon ove for tokets only. Trafus ratca wrill bo 10 covts addittonal, which you aro fu- structod fo collect from all passengors (aking your truln ot ticket-stutions, - 1t would hardly secm necescary for ma {0 assur 0u tat troin-raics wil be cxpocted i ovary invtanes 15 voportiug fare gollocted from tiokutostations, We | cuu nudlc ua collaiioa by.yau ab lowt vilca, Our - wtructiony in this respoct are fmperative, and no oxe coptiony can bo made or. parmuitted by ua; bostdea, the luw recoguizon our Hiaht ta mako sueh additional collectionn on trainw, From passengers taking your train at points where we Liavo no sgeut, you are aus thorlzod ta colleot tiaket faro, sud will nole the fook not to | Bleoping-cars aro altached to ¢ will be rated - 20-|. Thoso dsys sre passed now, ot least fo tho h{flt i o {nge, “wl ng agont ” opposits the colleotion aud in the column b sy -| , The ntiontion of'frelght conductors is directed 1o the * spooial notice to passongora ” in regard lo taliing up and canceling on prenentation all tickots ferminating on their division, Ttdbognizing the fact thit the Company hiaa the right 10 establish ritles and rogulations for tho govornment of ita businens : that the privileges granted to prascns flern travollng by pusdengor traine canuot of ncoemity 0 oxpocted in tho.mamo measuro by those lfl'l\lhlfl ink tlisy ars favors extended, sy Do lomanded, we look for an enforcoment of this rulo, and for you to refer all gricvancoa ne a ro- ot -tuci: enforcoient of our yules to us, for ad- stimont, : . > e | THE MINNESOTA LAW. i HONEDULE OF RATES, - | Br. Paur, July 2,—The Inilrond Commls- slonors appofntod undor tho rovont ct of the Loglelature to ' establish rotos of fare and froight on the rallronds of this Btate, which ara to bo: considored by-the-courls primn . faclo evidence of reasonable ‘rates, ‘lave mado n dehiodulo 0g rogards. passonger faros, Tho usual locnl rato on all rallronds: in thin Stnto Is & cents or mllo. Tho now raten established by the ommiasionors roduce (ho. fares to 4 or 43¢ couls or milo;. to conts .on. tho Iown & linnosota’ Division -of-..tho Milwaukeo & 8t Taul Rnllrond, - and o 8if on the River Division of tlio samo road, The Goneral Alanagor of Lhe Bioux City & 8t, Paul Toad, alludiug to thoZoflleinl achodulos, says 1 Wa cannot ruu traing gheapor than havo boon fun, which bave boon ; kopt * golng at a loss, nor havo o any monioy I resorva to pay. oxponies ot oarned.” “11," No anys, * pooplo on tho line of the road are: unwilling to pay the old pricos for. Lhe transportntion, first-olass passon- geor' tralng will be discontinued, aud such accom- modations will bo given to passengers as can bo afforded ‘at 4 cenca poi: milo,"” {-Tho'Slonx City Road runs through n conatry dovastated by tho grasshopper acourge. Allud- ing to thls, tho Gonoral Mansgor says: * This Company "has sharod with tho pooplo the dia- sstors and poverly of the past yoar, always doiug its utmont to ninkd the misfortunca as Tight ay ro-nlhln to the publle, It will ever Bo its pollcy 0-afford to tho peoplo it serves tho bost accom. dation and tho lowost prico within {ta moans.” : e | .. .; MISCELLANEOUS, ' On and after to-dsy trains will again run through from tlls’ city to Now Orlosns via thé Illaofs Contral Rallvoad. Owiug to tho break in° the Now Orleans & Jackeon Railroad, cauged by the Into overflow, trains wore runaing only ‘| fo Mauchag, at the hood of Lake Pontcharteain, pnesengors thonco golng by boat to Now Or- leans, The road is now in good order ngain, tho break having boen thoroughly ropaired. fin 8:15, a. m. tratn, and ‘will run through to Now Otleans without chango. ;* " . . {: UNION PACIFIO RAILROAD EABNINGS. i 1al Dispatoh o The Chicago Tribune, ‘New Yorx, July. 2.—The roport of the oamn- inga of tho Union Pacific Kailrond Company will 'bo ready in o fow doys. President Dillon Baya thoro 14 not a difforonce of $20,000 botween tho carninge of this year aud thoso of lnnt, TIE PROPOSED RBEDUCTION OF WESTERN FLEIGHT- i .. . . . DATES, New Yonr, July 2.—It is now stated that the Diroctora of - lending railronds have only disouss- od the quostion of & now schedule of freight cliarges, and thus far show a disposition to lower satos somowhat, All-rail linbe to tho Pacifio hiave rodnoed - through frolghts from Now York o Ban Franclsco, on some classes very hoavily, BECOND-OLABS PARES ON THE PAOIFI0 RATLROADS, Oaraxa, July 2.—The Union snd Central Paclfio Roads havo ro-established the second-olans faros token off two ,eats ago. The price by second~ olasa oxproas-irsin ‘from this olty to Ban Fran- bisoo, Haornmonto, Btookion, Maryavillo, and Lathropin 878; tho fars to Clisyenno is $25; to Ogdon, 660; to Salt Lake, 803, . TOE NEW OLLEANS, ST, LOUIS & OMICAGO ROAD, { ‘Mrmurure, Toun:, July 2.—Tho .Avalanche's ‘Wator Valloy, Mies,, special says: '* At & moot~ ing of tho stookboldars of tho Misslasippi Oon. tral Rallroed, held here yostorday, tho sction of the .Directors in indorsing the legislativo act consolidating the mnluslfpl Oontral and tho Now Orleans & Jackson' Railronds was ratified’ almost . unanimously. The consolidated roads jwill bo kuown s the Now Orleans, 8t. Louls & ‘Chicago Railroad. The issue of the consolidated istock is to_be one for threo of tiio Misainsippl- Oentral,'and two for thres of the New Orloans & on. —_—— INDIANA EDITORS. i gy e AL Convontion of the Northern Audiana ’ :Editorial Associntion. " Spectal Dispateh t6 The Chicago Tribune, . Laronte, Ind,, July 2.~The NorthornIudlaus (Editoris! Conyention mot here to-dny, with about forty editors in attondance. They hold n ‘business meeting uutil noon, and thenadjourned 4l 3 o'olock, finishod businoss at 8, snd took a {drivo sround the Inkes, In_the evoning thoy sitnoased a, display of tho Holly Watar-Works, -Mr, Plorce, formerly of Indiana, and now of Hio Chicago In ter-Occan, delivored ‘an_sddross, ifrom which the following. 18 & brief oxtract : | “Tho type of so-callsd country journalism, as it was. {lmown ‘1n° e: tller ‘dayw, han well nigh disappeared.’ {Noarly avery ( Gitor’ whom I seo bofore mo is publish ling what .a fow years sgo’ would ‘havo been rogarded I motropolitan nowspaper. In ‘noarly overything savo tho catliost nows, tlie nowapapors of Northorn 'Indisna ara tho equals of similar-cditions of tho Journuls of fargo clifes,” You no longer {ako your pay, jand beg for it ot thnt, 1n egge, Loop-poles, and tan- {bark, it the subscriber paya Lis money in advauco, ifeelitig tbat ho is getting more than-an equivalont, How woll wo all romember the editor of a fow years ago wio wa forumen, prewmam, compoiltor, et froquently dovil combined, - and who two doys 4n ciho wook tugged b his ‘primitivo press, with mono but a Loy for holp, and, |after his weary work wau over, nat down with ink well |dintributed over lifs fava and fands to fold his prodito- tlond ond tako them fo tho Post-Ofiico {n n Inavket- {basket: And that wrotchod man folt an_instinctivo | droad as the papors went out that, befora another pub- {leation- day, & falt porcoutage of Lis subscribors 7.06'|, would call upon him 1 n urrears—for explanatio Totractions, ‘scold becanso be was tao Lim becsuso Lo was 100 heavy, and tliat oll would como_ompty-banded; all asve the' man *| witt nn essay of threo eolumns in fongth, which tho iictim koo must priatod or oo aubacriler Would o {4mprovementa ilight, and rvils und, thenks o the progrcas of .goon:be - pammed to ‘all, Yon {hat - Buch - martyrdom - havo como into your kingdom, and revel in Taylor prosses aud . patent foldors, And subectibors who pay n advanco ; ‘while you that'begau the businosa fn the batter tima amilo complacently 8 you are told of tho former trisla - of your brothron, . Tho sleol men whom I now sce “bofore mo are not tha famisbed-looking class who would hove assembled hore twonty-fiva years ago, 00 of whom hud taken up journalim beciuse thera ‘was & dearth of nohiool-leaching or an overstock of dry= goodaclorks in the community, But you Lave as- sumed the. businoss as a profession, honorablo, re- , spectablo, and remunerative, The domond for your productious is continusily growing, and probsbly the Bext twonty-tiyo yoars witl wimuas'slmort 28 grost & aliango as the luat, Mra. Malloy, of the Elkhari Observer, thon read s poom beforo the Convontion, Afterthese exerclies, they adjournad to partake of s bau- quet at {he Morrill Mouse. THE WEATHER. ‘WiassrNaroN, D,.0., July 2.—For the Upper Lake Rogions. and. tho Northwest, generally olear woather, enstorly or southorly winds, ris- ing temperature and falllug barometor. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS, Cinoago, July 3, 18M, nfority, {on Hour of ob- servation. Dirsction and| fores of wind,| Teather. m. 30,00/ 68 0:53 8, 1WA 90,10 85 E., froi 3, gonils, D:00 p, m., (30,07 83 } 73 |N, 10:18 1, m,.|00.04) 64 | 67 |B,, goutla, ,,.|Clesr, ‘Baximum thormomeler, 74, * Minimum thermowster, 63, GENERAL OBBLRVATIONS, =" Gmoaag, July 8—1 m, Slation, | Bar.\ Thr| Weuther, Dreck'ridge 20.01) 01,1 Cloar, Cafro, [40,03| BLIN, E., |Ulear, Oloar, Falr, TAIS,, by Giour, il 8| ki ki Fart Gibaon 10,01 Mitwatikze. 30,10 —London fashionablos have given up in deupine thoir ondoavors to introduco cortain Tossiun stylos to ngilsk socloty, They might hiaye succeoded in thoir object but for the fact that the Grand Duchesy horeolf gaye up the Ruselan fashiony, -, Bandors s ono of tho oldeat la, CRIME, A Towyer Shot Down in a Yonkers Oourt-Room, Miscellaneous Criminal Record. A Lnwyor Shiet Down in n Yonior: vonrt RRoom. From the New York Herald, July 1, In tho Youkora City court-room at 9 o'clock yestorday morning, County Judgo Bllas D, Gi¢- ford tool hiis soat for the third honring of tast- mony, as rofores, in an nction Lrought by Plorre Billiot agaivab lua fothor-in-law, Anguet Lo- chiaume, for tho purpose of sotting aside'n con- yovanco of proporty by tho_dofondant to ono Allan Taylor, sud by the Iattor to Aglno Line obianmo, Wifa of the ficst convayaucar, on the ground thrt it was fraudulont as ‘against crodit- ors, It Beomy that o fierce and implacablo family | foud bad existed for throo or four yoara past botwoon Lnchwumo and his wifo on one side and Miltiot aud thoir daughtor an tho othor, which bhas mnot only wrosulted in al- wont constant litiration, but hag aleo aanumed such vindletivo aud unnatural featiros as Lo o & staudiug disgraco to the ueighbor. bood. Leohaume {s s merourinl, irasciblo Frenchman, about 55 yonrs of ago, and owns n anug littlo farm obout & milo from the contro of tho oty ou tho Sawmill River rond. Ilo dovotes his thmo and acres chiefly to the production of vegotublos nnd flowors, his wifo disposing of both to advantuga iu their storo on North Broad- wiy. It is undorstood that Lachaumo is in dobt to Militot, and, In ordor to nvoid paymont, ha rosortod t0 the ailogod fraudalont trananction [ abovo montioned. In tho present suit, Mtiliot umlvlayml n8_counsel James P, Banders, an old restdont ot Youlkors, and ono of tho loading law- yors of that {)lr.ww‘ while Lachaume was repra- gonted by Willlam I, Reilly, who loft an arm on tho flold of Geltyaburg, % 'The henring of- tentimony progressed until 8 o'clook, no otlior persons being prosent exaopt- ng .hu]ga Glfford, thocounsol on both sides, the {mimodinto pnrtios to tho suit, and A, R. 8tnin- ach, interprator, the evidetica having baon given in ihe French langnage, During the hensing nothing was Lnown o ocenr which might havo gown tho sooda of murder in tho heart of Lnobaumo, the proccadings having boon charnc- terized by unusual urbnalty on tho part of tho litigants and their respeotive ocounsel,. At the hour named it wes mutually agrood upon that tho furthor henring of tostimony in the oago. be ostponed until July 16, at White Plains, aud at Fuse timo none but Lachaume was presont, bo- sidos tho Judgo, lawyers, sud stenograpliors, tho wifa of tho former having loft the court-room whon hor examination ad beon concluded, somo timo previously, i Tho opposing counsol woro still sonted at althor éud of & tablo about elgfim or ten foot long, Mr, Bandors sitting with his back partly turned to tho position ocoupied by Lachaumo through- out tho honring, when Judgo Gifford, who was In tho ack of maling o minute of the adjournment, dmfipml tho judicial pen on hunlnfi Alr. Roilly vociforato in startling tonos, *What aro you about to do?" and thon saw him spring toward his cllent, who' wes nlroady In tho " mot of cocking & six-barroled rovol- vor, Beforo Lachaumo's lawyer had tima to rostrain him, howoever, tho murderous Frenche man stoppod up bohind Mr, Banders, uud, placing the wespon against tho bk of Lis viotim's nack, firod, tho roport revorberating souorously through tho hithorto silent Lallways of the an- ciont bullding. On rcoolving tho sbot Mr. Banders, who i8 a large and powerfully bullt man, fll forward on his Landa and-,kaoes, and i this poaition the torror-strloken man scrambled up on tho platform and bobind the Judge's dosk, 1u tho vain hopo of escaping from his mortal en- emy. Tho latter followed him, howover, with the forocity of a tiger, and whon within a stop ot two of Alm fired agatn, tha loaden mossengar this tima umnhlng through hia loft side and lodging in tho abdomlnal cavity, csusing tho woundod man to cry out in pioraing tones, * Oh, I'm shot! send for s doctor.” Monntime Judga Gitford, who had pracipitatoly lefé the bench whou Mr. Sandera fret orawied bohind it, fol- ‘Towad by the bloodthiraty Fronchman, wssataud- ing in & furthor cornerof the gourt-room, mutely horrified at the ncono, whon Lachaume, aatiafiod that ho hnd mortally injured his viotim, walkoa rapidly towards bhim,” pistol in haud, It wad & momont of unutiorable ausponso to tho unoffending Judge, -who certninly thought that his destruction at the hands of tho - infuriatod Frouchmnan was {novitable. In this awful beliof the trombling Judge was about roising both handa in a supplicating mannor ‘whon Lachaumo's featurca instatitly nssumed o friondly exprossion, and (Auioted hig fonrs by rovorsing tho rovolver, and, handing it fo him. with & bow, remarked blandly, # No, Judgo, nok for you." 'Tho echoos of tho pistol-shots had nearcoly dlod away before hundreds of eltizona bad gathiored in and around Manor Hall, anxious ,to uoe, or at leasy ascortain tho condition of, the 'wounded man, who is widely known and uni- vergally respoctod in' Yonkors, Tho ntmost excitoment prevails over the dastardly deod, and during ita continuanco Luohaumo walked unmo- lestod out of tho court-room and across tho squaro to Polico Hondauarters,” whera' bo sur- _rondored himaclf to Borgeant Osborn, saying, “Bandors had baon tryiug to ruin him for the “lngt fiftoon years,” He was promptly looked up.. A physicisn having boon haatily summoned to 'tho court-room, exnmined the wounded man, ‘and found thnt tho fieat shot had plonghod through tha flesh fu the back of tha neck, with- out lodging thero, ‘Tho socond ball entered the loft sido, botwaen the Lip and the lowor rib, and " i found n vosting:placo ln tho body. On prob- +iug for tha bullot it was found in ihe tissuo of .thae outer coverlng of tho abdomen, and extract~ ed withont causing much pain to tho sufferer. It isnot known aa yot whother this bull passed through tho intestinos, iu which Iatter ovont tho wound. mitst, of cotrio, provo fatal, . Aftor thia operationhad boon performed Blr. Bandors was, aesisted into o carringo aud conveyed to his liomo. Up to a late hour last night tho attend- .ing physiclan atll] wore hoping that the patient (had not beon wounded in o yital part. Mr, ora in Yonkoers, Linving restded , thoro for moarly lwauty!;nnm. Ho fualso o p - ainont mombor of tho Unitod ' Ordor of Qdd wellows, in which organization ho Ling for somo yeara_held tho position of Past Grand Biro of the Order in tho United Btatos, Tho prisopor, who oxprossea no regret for hig crime, but rather scoms to gloat over It, will undero an examination beforo Oity Judge &, P. - Baird this morning. ‘ Plonds Guilty of Murders New Yonx, July 3.—In the caso of Martin Qill, who was tried for the murder of Mortimor Bulilvan, & couple of weoks ago, tho jury, altor boing ous afl nEEm wers uunblo to grao sud wore discharged, Gl thon, pleaded guilty to murder in tho socond degroo, and waa santoncod tothe Siato Prison for lifo, with Lnrd Ialior. Ttecorder Hacltolt, in agoopting the ples of tho prisonor, enid: Undor tho lnwa of this Stato, it was mado nocessary to. prove doliboration and remeditation befora a verdict of murdor could o ronchied, In this easp, ncoording to his mind, this iad beew done, and fot thoro was no vordlot, It wns conclusivo to him that, untier present laws, hangmg for murder was_* playod out," to uye a elang torm, and it would b usoloss hero- s"ur to look for verdicta of murder in tho flrst ogreo. A Young Impostor. Bosrox, July 2,—Froddy Lngliah, tho boy de- toctivo, of Brooklyn, who was used thoro in the iutorosts of tho crusaders to procurs ovidence egalngssaloon-koopors for violation of tho Ifi nor law, has turned up loro again, and is ‘ahidor arrent, churgod with atonling sloove-but- tona from tho Buporintondont of tho Apploton Home, * Little I'roddy," 88 he wan ontled in Brookiyn, says that he has boon playing tho part of un impontor, nnd that ho was putup to his tricks by Lis father. ¥iold for ‘Trinl for Mmnpproprintion of Funds, New Yonk, July 2,—(loorgo Elliy, the Presi- dent of the dofunct Buuk of the Commoniweaith, ‘hing boon held in 520,000 bail on the indictmon oharging him with misappropriation of tho funds of the bank. Motion for o Now Trial Ovorruled. Oxmaua, July '2,~Tle motlon for o naw trisl In the caso of the Biato ve, Chnrles I, Kotchurm wia argued yosterday, Co-day Judgo Lalo ron- dered & dosision douying tho motion. Fo Bo Iungod. Praprrruia,. July 2.—Uhe Suprome Court to-day afiirmod tho judgmont aud sentenco of deatl in tho case of Uddorzoolk, the murderor, American Philological Asioointion. ‘The aixth snnnal sossion of the Amerionn Phllologionl Assoolution will bo leld, socording to appointmont, {n tho High-tchool Duilding nt Hartford, Conn,, uommannm{; ‘Tuekdny, July 14, and oloslng Fridny, July 17, 1874, Tho annunl addross by fho Tresidont of tho Astociation, Prof, Francii A, Maren, of Lnfayetto Collogo, Eaaton, Pa., will bo dollverad on 'Puos- day oveniug, July 14. Mombory of tho Asegolotion, aud othors wish= . TME CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JULY 4, 18H. : Ing to bacoma mombars, who intend to bo pros- cnli, are roquonted o send notice of thair inton- tiou (with mention of thio faot it they nro to bo nocompanied by Iadlos), at as early n day ns pos- aiblo; but tho “notico will still bo of wervico to tho Commlitieo i£: racolvad only a day or tiwo bo- foro tho mooting. . If, after souding auch notico, any porson finds himsolf unablo to bo prenont, Lods roguostod to. communicato tho cliaugo of pHirposo. * Gontlemen will plenso roport thomaclves, on -rrlvlnf in Iartford, at Batterson's Balldlng, No. 4 High - streot, noar tho dopot, whore tho ZLocal Committoo will bo in attondance to direct to tho placos of ontortainment, avd to givo any roquired information. i WiLLIAM LEORARD GAGE, U " Bocrotary of tho Local Committeo. ; © THAT FISTIO FIASCO. Tho Groon Rny foople Disgusted with tho Affnir—Almost ns Much Fraud in the Prize-1ting as i Somo Othor Rings~A NSquabble Over the ¢ Stakor. Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Oconto, Wis.,, July 2.—Tho Taylor-Connors fiageo bes had ono good offect. It bog so dls- - gusted tho peopla in this saction thit it io doubt~ ful it there ia-ovor snotbor prizo-fight around Groen Bay, Tho courso of Rted-lnudod Miko in having himeolf arrested to provont his eutor- ing tho ring has lost Lim all his friends, who call bim a cur’ and '» snonl, It is sald ho is anzious to'fight In & month, his oxcuss boing that ho has & sore leg. The truth is, Taylor hod @ . mob ut. his .heck, which -would havo . precluded sny , of. Mike's tricks, and Yo, secing that tlifngs wote not all his own way, nnd victory was uncortain, backed out. Taylor's doconda 8ro horo to-doy, trying to Rab tho sluko- money, but Goorga Davis refusos to givo it up, sinco Allko's §250 havo beon garnished. Connoys’ Tuokors aro -out 5000, and Yaylor is hoavily in dobt. Tho Iatter says there is no monoy in prizo-fighting, and swans that ho intands for- #nling the ring and going to work at his trado. Ho tho matter will ond no one can tell. The fay mon who came from a distance to witnosa the fight havo: returncd Lomo from 50 to #100 out.of pocket, and those who wont from Graon Bay and. tho othor: pincos paid 83 for s boat-ride 'Ican!u’}nun!ly thoro, wau. no limit to tho growling and profanity over tho sed disap- pointmont. p 2 * 1'he 8260 bolonging to Taylor's backers was arniuhod this afternoon by Jack Blayter, who e ‘Tesponsible for the paymont of 300 for the uso of the exoursion boat Union, Hence thore will be some Jitigation to sooura the stakos, The Common Couuoil of this town hold n speolal mooting this afternoon, aud ordered_tho prize-fighters and thoir followors to loave, which thoy did on.tho first ‘train, - 'Tho Mayor of Ooonto, who was ono of ** RedyHanded backers, {a now his 05911!{ and will -not my of'tho gasg o ab do tiore, oven arily. THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. Nows ' Ktoms . Tolcgraphed to Tho Oblongo Tribmuo. ILLINOIS. A dlstrossing accldent occurred noar Jofforgon- ville, Woyne County, s fow days ago, repulting in this donthy of a littlo child, M. L.’ J. Horris and an nssistant wero carrylng o large log cn thelr shoulders, ond whon' thoy throw the log iko's ! ormit ompu- down it foll on o little chlld of Mr. Harrls,' the large size of tho log provonting them from soeing the child, " e stone-outters of Rock Island Arsonal, ‘who quit work on tho 23d ult. in consoguonce of tho roduation of wages to ti prices puid at the Oblosgo Custom-Houuo, hold n mooting yostor- dny, and determined fo rotura to work next Monday at tho rates offerod, —Tho Fourth will be obsorved in Rook Ieland by » monator tomperance meoting and festival in tho Qourt-Houso aquaro, undor tho_auepicos of tho Woman's Leaguo, of Rook Islaud, Davon -port, and Molino, Thoss whio don't like this bill of faro can go to Milan, whero thoy can bhave a Fourth of thoe old stvle, the Hon. Goorge E. Wait, of Gonoseo, Lolng the orator of tho day, —A wormgan named Sophis Mason, & lato resi- dont of Hillsboro, Ill, wne arrosted at Towor S0 L, Juno 25, on ohargo of infanticido, and upoh & proliminary examinatlon, was committed to tho BY\el\: ' Oounity Jail, to await tho action of tho Grond Jary. omo ' throa wookis ngo, Elo loft Hillsboro,—being thon, as rumor said, in a dolicate sltugtion. Boon Attor loaving Hills- boro, sho appeared at the bhotol ot Towor Hill, in _compan; with 8 mon who reprosented himaolf 88 an’ agent for tho snlo of frult-trces. Bho ‘had been nt the hotol about two' wocks when the villago was lorrifled by tho discovery of tho romains of . a now-born infant in the privy- vault of tho hotel. * Decomposition had set i, but hind not progressed far enough to conoeal the fact that the child lind beon born nlive and had beon murderod, The skull had béon broken or crushed 2 with somo. blunt iustrumont, and a stout cord was stitl tiod sround its ueck, and- drawn ologe olluugh to produce instaut etrangu- Iation. Invostigation led to the arrost of Sophia Mason, ‘Tho accued {8 n fiood-lvnklng woman, .of about 25 ydars. Bhe had bacn married, but. hor husband hind socurcd a divorde, " —In all Enrta of McLean and tho adjoining i countios, the sound of the reaper io heard, -T'ha :farmors 8o hard at work hurvestiug o full drop of wheat,, onts, and rye.. Cornis doing well, bué .i8 endly i nood of rewm, o i . ~—Tho Ashloy Houso In Bloomingtan, yostor- {day nvnnlm{ was the scono of ono of the moat elogant partlos of tho acason, givon by Steven- son & Bwing, tho leading logal lights of this aity, to tholr ¢rionds of the Bar and otliard. -guppor was sprend in tho hotel dining-rooms, after which canie o sorlos of tonsts with brilliang rosponsos by a numbor of thoso prosout. :~—John Cornwall, & cltizen of Bloomington, while attompting to got & hand-car off the track toavold & coming train yostorday, was injured vory dangorously by thio car being thrown sgainst him as tho rosult of a collision with the train. Ho'will be a eripple for o Jong time, ifhe recovers at all. . —T'ho Town. Trusteos of Winoheater held n sooret mnatlufi yostordny in N. M. Knapp's law office, Tho object was unknown, but it was sup- posed to bo the probibision of tho sulo of liquor under tho now .State Inw. The Trusidos are ‘bound that Mquor shall not be sold insido the corporation, and the liquor-doalors vow thoy will .eu\ by tho gallon, heuco lively timos ars ox- peo 6 gollootions of intornal revenus in the Peorla colloction district for tho month of Juno, 1874, smount to £300,118,15, For tho corre- spouding month of 1874, the collactions smount- odl to 8411,686,32, showing & falling off during tho past mouth of over £100,000, MICHIGAN. n An accldent oocurred on the Oapitol ground at L‘“‘“’% yosterdoy, Injuring o stone-cutter named Digory Gokaes. In rafuing o largo stone by one of the stonm derrloks, the guy-rops brake, and a piece hit the man, bresking an arm in two or throe plnoos, though It is hoped not fatally. —The Qowmisalonars appointed by tho Gov- ornor to locato s alto for o’ now Informediato vrigon, visited Ionia on the 27tk uls,, ond woro snown tho various sitos solectod by tho Citizons’ Qomumitteo of that placo as the most favorable for erocting such a building. ~—T'ho shilpments from tho Saginaw River for tho soason to dato aro as fotlows: TLumbor, 106,820,696 foot; salt, 100,307 barrols; stnyes, 8,012,015 ; Jath, 10,176,740 shinglos, 22,836,300, o total’ smolut of Tumber inspocted undor the law in the Baginsy District dwing the month of June was 20,324,085 foot. The nggre- ato number ‘of vessels ontering tho ports of et Rainw aud Ty ity during tho month of Juuo was 208, with an aggrogato tounngo of 103,367 tony ; same porfod last yoar, 28 vossols; tounago, 97,187 touy, —A firo broko out [n o pile of lumber on the docks o tho Rochester alt & Lumber Company, in East Baginaw, whiok bid fair at one time to Lo & conflugration, thero bojug somo 6,000,000 foot of lumber piled therdon, Tho five wan happily squelohed with a lons of anly about €300, covered by insuranco in the Qommerelal Union, of London, Lug, —A prizo-ight took place yestorday justnoross the rivor from East Suzlnaw botweon Kennody and Owen, twonotod bruisers, Afior four rounds tho potice put in an appoaratico, Tho wholo pars ty fled to tho adjacent timbor, but halted on tho Hring of two or throo shots by Ofiicor Bipa, who srrested some of the partics, who woro aftorwards dischavgod. Ollcer Dolan ar« rested Konnedy, and took him to Baginaw Qity, whore hio wis fined 324, ~—T'ha largost aud moat fashlonable oxoursion- rmy ovor bofore visiting Grand Haven will lenvo Ohicago Fridny night to enjoy the mag- nlflelont fsbing and uthor plonsant sporta that mako that delightful sumnior resort o ploasant ond attractive, Ovar forly rooms bavo alrendy boon ougaged ot tho Outler 1iouso for tholr ac- commodution, The woathor 18 dclightfully oool aud plonuant at prosont, adding much to the en- Joymont of tho yisitors, who aro constautly jne oreasing in pumbor, —A mootlng was hald In Dotrolt last night for tho colobration of tho fiftioth auniversary of tho Amorlean Sunduy-Bohool Unlon, Mo prin- oipal sposkor was the Rov. John Hall, of New York, Tho Beeretary of the Unlon, Mr, Kings- hm‘{, of Philndelphia, stated that the Union hiud iu the last hislf contury organized 61,000, gathere ‘ were ed into them ?‘.1100,000 chiildron under.tuftion, and 400,000 toncliors, and had alded other pcliools with hooks, and_in othior ways, 8o that the lo- fluonco of the Union oxtended to 600,000 tonch- «erg and noarly 4,000,000 ohildron. —~An nasoolation of Ennnnman was formed in Dotrolt Iast night for tho ostablishiment of n oow driving-patle and raco-course, 6 milos north of City 'Hall, on Woodward avonno. Goorgo Joromo Is Presidont of tho Asgociation, . WIRCONRIN, About 1 o'oloak yontorday, as Lovy Totton, o carponter, and Charles Morill wore ab work on tho seafolding of & new bar bolng, ercctod by I, Glonaon, at Janogwillo, it gave way, anid tho foll with it 20 foot, both boing quite badly lurt, but uot seriously, . INDIANA. A B-yoar-old atop-daugltor of O, R. lfammond, of Konsington, was bitton by a rattlosnake yea- torday and soou dicd from the oifeots of tho bito, A SBAD TRAGEDY. ' An Estimablo Man, Ornzed by Domess tie Sorrow, Kills Hus Child and Then Himsolf. From the Hoston Post, Jine 30, On Sundny nitornvon last, at about half-past 4 o'clock, Dr. Jnacgh 8.. Bpraguo, & lighly- estoomad and worthy citizen of Wost Medford, and for a long timo assiciated wifh. Mexsrs, M. Bollos & Co.;- bankors on_Btato stroet, Bowton, Toft hin residenco on Droolc tract with 'Lis 1itt1 doughter Marin, oatanaibly for o short walk, In tho evening ke had not rolurned, and i frionds bogan to approkioud thet all was not right, ay thoy know that ho had for the past two month boen sufloring froin o decp dopreusion of spirits on ncoouut of tho loss of " his wifo, for whom ho had the warmoat affoctlon, who diod in childbixth in tho month of April lnst, Mi. Thomay L. Bpraguo, the brothor.of Joseph, who baa beon living witis him since tho donth.of. Lia wfe, to- obhior with bis motlior, waul (o Jusvpl's Tbom 0 400 1 Lio was thoro, or if anything was loft to indicato what Lis intentlous woro in 'going away. Tu pearching his dosk thoy found a lotter, direot- ed to them, which loft no room for doubt ‘as to s tnotive and tho fato of himeolf and little girl, The lotter was written in a plain hand upou a ?lnmt of common note-paper, snd rend as fol- ows : . £ : ' Mx Dran Mornzn, FATHED, BROTNES, AND SITER : ‘You must forgive mo for inficting upon %ml such & torriblo shock ne I kilow this will be, but I have Leen trying to resiat (t over siucomy desr Julla died, aud can rasiat no longer, 1 cannot fiva any Jouger withont Jults, and T am only taking the dear ittlo gir) from & world of trouble and sorzow to ono of happitiess,nhora #ho will bo with her doar mother, who wanta us and la walling to moet: us. 1 think Tam doing right and whab Wil Do heat for sl concertied, aa T think you will scc, upon roflaction, nftor tho fret shock bua” passed nway. 1f T should fiva n groat whils longer I should be insano; and I think it best to go boforo that time comes, I am not afrald to meat my Oroator, a8 my motiva fs good and T think T am doing right, I£1 am wrong, 1 know Ie will forgive me, You will find us in the tvoods buck of tho Poo r-Louse, Follow tho road s far 88 you can until you corao ta the waods, g Josrrn, Tho police’ wore immicdlately notified and search was jnstituted, but Buuday n{fht passed and no traco of the missing onos could ba found. Enrly yestordny morning tho soaxching. party, augmonted by & large number of citizons, won. again to.tho woods, and botweon B and 9 o'clock the dend bodies of both Mr. Spragucand his Iittlo gir! woro dlsovored by fr, W. O. Froder- ick, who, wang accomppnicd h{ ‘his two sons, in the Town of Winchoator, noar iho Medford hino, about & milo aud o hal? in tho rear of the Mod- ford Almshouso, Afr. Spraguo was lylne on his lott sido, with a seven-barrol Allon & Wheolook B{atul under him, and s handkerobiof undor his ond. Flvo of tho seven barrols of the revolvoer wero loaded, aud four of tho cartridges bore tho indontntion made by the hammor, though but bwo of thom were discharged. Thoro was & amail irrogular hole ovor tho leff eyo of tha father, showing, whora tho:-fatal bullot had enterod tho brain, and the loft sido of tho Lond was conolderably discolorod. hor father's foot lny tho littlo girl Barle, dressed in hey Bunday attire, and with n haudkerchiof bound about hor head. Bhoe had been shot in the right tomplo, sod tho ball had {lnuud nearly through to the other sido of horhoad. Mr. Bprague's oot Iny & fow fcot wway, and ucor it wore a half- lflnt rose-water bottlo empty, and & 4-ounce bot~ 1o containing about an ounce of wha€was sup- posedt to Lo whisky and ethor, & 2-ounco vial with & sl quontity of pruplmtlun of morphine, a small syringe for suboutancous Injeotion, ?n[wr of white sugar, a small wine-glass, and a tablo- spoon. . Tho glags, epoon, and yringo bad evi- dontly beon uscd, and the sugar was very molat, as if 1t had been acoldontally wot. “In the pook- ota of Mr, Bpraguo's cloting wors found a lead~ poncil, a'penknlfe, & box of morphin pills, and a shoot of noto-papor, on tho firat page of which woro written these worda ; * I have grown crazy #0 foat to-dny that I should be unl.h'fiy 80 bofore to-morrow night if I lived.” On the -third pago, written apparontly aftor tho efforts to destroy the child by tho uso of the morphiens had proved nnnvnillnf; were writton tho worda: "It is hard to sboot her, but tho morpheno did not take any effoct.” .. Tho company gathored about the .pitiful slght, blor wes sonstricted, and the bodlos ‘horne baclk to the desolato hiome and were placed sido by chamber. sido on & bed"in an uppor M, Bpragup wag. considerad by. hig omployer, ] and by fhose with whom ho was associated, s n° ‘man whosoe character was aboye roproach, and in whom thiero was nothing to distrust. Hls rosi- denco was benutifully situated, his iomo, till tho doath of his wifo, was an excoptionally happy ono, and he was In every respect.s true gunlzl‘::. man, - 3 —_—— A SEA-SERPENT. How o Formidable ‘Aquntic Monster Mot Its Denth Anan Aritunsas Stroam =~A Five-Extinguishor as' o Sorpont= shvyor. Ballavitla (Ran.) Letter to Atolison Champian, The neighboring town of Senudinayin Luy Dusn bolling Jiko & pot with_excitoment, for tho past twenty-four hours, and the commotion lins ox- tended ovor tho entire western--lislf of Republio Qounty. ‘Tho singular oause of -this disturbanco’ n{:penrs to havo boon & veritable ‘son-serpent in tho Tepublican Rtver, Tho dlicovery was mado by tho toll Gogper on ttio ridgo,'Squire Lomblo, wiio was at that momont in the not of taking toll of our_csteomed follow-townsman, John Allon, Eoq, His attontion wos ntiracted by sometbing floating on the rivor that appoared to'be a huge, black fog. ‘his i5 n6 nunsual ocourronco in the Republican Rivor; but, to tho astoniasbmout of . tho wortlsy 'Squiro, the log ™ floatod up stroam againet & sirong current. Uttoring a Byodish ex~ clamation of astonishment, ho hastily thrust the soriphanded to him by Mr, Allon inte bis {11}, and, forgotting to -mako tho chango for which tho worthy Joaorh was pationtly awaiting, rusbed outof the toll-house to tho sido of the bridge, His precipitato movomont startod our friend Allen frow hig usnal placid equanimity, who in turn made a rush for tho excitod 'Squire and col- lared him just fu the nlok of time (aag ha sup- posed) to provont him from pluugl:fi into tho. taging wator, The mu-m&nr quickly Alfou ‘s attention to the mystorlous * log,” when, to tholr astonishmont, it liftod a frightful head into the air somo 4 or § foot above the sur- face of the wator and oponed a pair of capacious {aws, basst with n glittoring row of teetls, that would havo disoradited a Louiainza alligator, His serpoutship turned bis Load from one side to tho other, apparontly taking a calm &urvo, of bis surroundings, and theu, plunging hlz nose undor wator, continued his journoy slowly up strenm. Tho folds of his enormouz body sppeared at intervals abovo tho wator, showin B apoatant langth of - betwsan. 80 and 3b foot. - As the bridge wascrowded with omigrants and tenmators who tworo crossing the rivor, it did not take long for thom to discover tho cause of the commotion, Who news sproad like n prairic-five in a Ligh wind, and speadily both oanlta of tho rivor were crowded with an ox- aited multitude, armed with guns, clubs, and stouos, with whioh thoy vigorously ausaultad tha sirange visltor, BSoveral ehots evidently struck tho monstor, s ho began to lash the water fur(- ously with his ouormous tail, and to rear his hoad and emit from bhis throata Emlnngnd ond emnged hiss, somothing lovs then a steam- whintlo, L'ho most effoctuel woupon that wag brouglt to boar upon his sunkoship was & Chame Elm firo-oxtingulshor from tho slore of A, 1, mith, 1sq., which his asaistant, Mr. Buroh- field, had maulfi strapped upon his shonldors at tho flvat alarm (Lo constituting tho ofiiciont Liro Dopartmont of the Cliy of Beaudlnavin) upon |, the supposition that *somothing was nfiro," Ar- riving at tho sceno of action, tho gallant Durch- flold took s stordy nim at tho opon mouth of the monster, aud, turning the faucot, gave him n tromoudons <loso of sulpburio acid aud othor ohemicnla squavaly {n the jaws, The oftcet waw prodigions, " Tho norpont boundod from tho wa- ter pud porformed a doublo ilytng trapozo in the alr, and thon plungod madly to tha battom of tha rivor, 1Mo ropeated thoso astonjuhing foats govornl timoy euccessivaly, . and fluglly mudo & straight shute up stroam, and out of slght. An {noffoctnnl seareh was mude for tho monstor, but ho had loft for parta unluown, Tho noxt doy, howovor (yosterday), tho car- cags of tho doad sorpont cnmo slowly flonting down tho river, and was spoodlly gooured by dome of tho Beand(naviaus, who dragged 1t out upon tho shore bolow the mill, whora 1t now lies an objook of nuriou!t{ to hundrods who aro ine specting 1t continually, It was pnrrurnlmlbfnm 1ass than ninotocn tiflo aud duck ehotd, which wight perhiaps Liave osused its doath, buk thero | direated | i6 mo doubk tht tho “ Ohamplon firo-oxfin. fahior * did tho buslioss, and. Me. Tiraniond 8 the heta of tha hour, V33 gorpont monsurea 20 fost 8 inchon from noso to tail. Ita grontost : clroumforanco ia 21 Inchen ; its load a3 foot “’“l{; and alligator-phinpad 4 ita jaws ara got with doublo rows of fangs, thivty-nlx in all, Its body in covarad with ecales, It {8 of & dirty brown color on Its back, and a yoellnwisl whito undor stg iolly. It tail finttons out uomething ltko that of aboavor, * 3 —_— The Walworth Wragedy Dramatizod by Dumnn. Larfs Corsespondence of the New York Herald, + Afexandor Dumas, Jr., has nenrly comploted anothor comedy—I ‘should rather sny dramn— Intondod to make much nolse on both sides of tho Atlantle. If my moemory fa correct, ono - oRr hias n:nmalr olupsed siueo young Trank Walworth shot his fathior (o doath in n hotol ot tho Vifth avenuo, in Now York, Lvon ab that time tho awful deod found apologizors, not only on your-ghores, but also in Franco, through oxe tenunting oirouwstances appavent or ronl, Woll, M, Dumnn fila boldly boaurds this question : Tran o son the right, or oven the duty, fo Wil bis father, if {his be tho only menus of provont- ing Lis mothor from Lemg murdored by & wicked husband? " and, with Lis uanal audacity, 31, Dus mas concludes in tho aflirmative, T'enrs are on- tortatnod that Ludy Anoothnsia (tho gensorship) will ebject to tho produotion on tho stago of such o formidablo theory ; but, as thore ‘nre no po!ltl“cnl allunions of any kind fn “Un Pari- cide,” tha author's filonds nro confidont that tha tiow Acuddmican will sucooed inovorsoming all difienitios which might interfore from that sido, aud add suotbor jewel to Lits already rich crown, 'Amnux —_——— | Explosion of Xco-Crenm, i Thore Was o eingular oxplosion in an ico- crosm manufactory in_Reading, Ponn., ono day Inat waok, whioh tlie T4mes thus doscribos: “ A largo couan botloy was: used to Lol the crenm boforo it s frozon, 'I'lio vessol bad two bot- towas, tho ‘lowor compeitment of which is tho recopiaclo for tho uteam .to hoat tho contonts. The ontia atrnagomonit fs mounted on an iron framo. Ono of the omployes; M, Honry Myors, tvas atiring tho crontn.as iaual, whila the sionm won hoating up the boilor, During tuix stirving, the antire'quantity of croim, -auddonly Ad wis tha valacity of tha wind, shot up into the air, tho stennd rushod:out and up with a hisstuf nolae, the boiler tipged ovor, and the entira :| promises, the sides of tho ronr buildings, and ho roofs of the same, wore coverod with tha anowy fuid, Mr, Myefs and a follow-workman vamed Josoph Forrol wera sovorely sonldod. Mr, Clawoll and family wera {n theetore, Tho sccidont uflusnd great oxuitoment, boing tho ra- Bult of carolessnoss In allowing too lheavy a steam pressure. Tho botiom was of hoavysheot ooppor, and s alnost torn out.” — e e . ~=Tharo I8 o bo a Woman-Suflrage celabration on the Fourth of July, in Harmany Grovo, Bouth TFraminglom, Mass. Mary A. Livermoro, will dolivor an oratlon. Pooma by Julis Ward Howa sod Houry B, Dlsckwell._Dirlof addrssgs by Willlsm Lloyd Garrison, Lucy Blone, Jamod Frooman Olarko, Obarlos V. Black, Bimuol B. Noyas, and otheta,” An original Woman-Suftraga song, wiitton by Kato Trao. Musio by Halie Boston Bross Band, B S — MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. A A AN Neckwrear, Handkerch'fs Collars, Cuffs, Hosiery, Underwear, Richest and Ilm'flust lines in tho City, at prices not equaled for snmo qualities., SHIRTS 'READY-MADH and MADEH to ORDER, WILSON BROS,, 07 and 69 -Washington-st. GENTS’ PURNISHING G00DS! IField, Leiter & Co, State and Washiugton-sts, . Oall attention to their largo sssortmont of I 8ilk and Morino SUMMER UNDERWEAR, ' NECKWEAR, HOSIERY, HANDKERCHIEFS, GENTS' JEWELRY, - And a superb lino of ologantly mounted 'SILK AND SERGE UMBRELLAS, i Vory suporior, and not usually kopt in this market. Prioes invarisbly the lowest, % SHIRTS, : ‘COLLARS, CUFFB, AND MEN'S: FURNISHING GOODS, At the Lawest Prlca. J. M. ELDREDGE & GO,, 65 Washington.st., LINEN GOODS, EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS! CARSON, PIRIL & 62, Havo_ just recoivad from tho Xm'f)orlm‘fl 8 larga 1ot of the Richost and Most Blogent Parisian Embooidered aud Braided 10en Polonai Hvor exhibited in this oity; Theso goods ara striotly first-olass, and of vory choico da< uigng, and aro ordorod to bo angrifioed at hall ho gold cost, or ONI.THIRD THH REG- R AR RIMATE TRIOR for goods of tha namo quolity. No such stylos can now ba found_olsowhero, and the pricos nsked, s1d and $1, oro lowor than much inforior doy most{o gooda are unlllmi for, An oarly scloo# tion will seouro the hoat atylea, ’yadison & Peoria-sts. ! DISSOLUTION NOTICE, B ol bt bl L i DISSOLUTION. e OnrioAco, Jllz 1, 1874, PRy ':!é"i‘fin?“ufifin Sugiag v g B Wity W HE Pl [