Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27, OOEAN NAVIGATION. THE STATE LINE. L 5, —Aftor Saturday, Juna 13, the gsflafignfixr‘nfin“ T b IR WEDNESDAY nntl July 3, witon toxtine: wakly sl ingy, every WEDRESDAY, ‘will conmonca. STATE LINE. Yo Glasgovw, Bolfast, Liverpool, Londonderry, &e, ([ATI2 OF VIRGINIA, EATY OF THAINL BIATE OF INDIANA FROM DU a6, NORTU RV Weolty Hailings {n Au Ratos of passago: Oabin, arrotiov: Steor. ye . 30 and 350, ; o b tiest-class lina. Draftsat lowaet vatos, . B:':L:‘r'lfl:’rn’i'r‘jj'flm_;; Ay w"nuewm BALDWIN & 004 Afouta, T Diruadwass Now York, 5 . K, Qun'l Wentarn Agent, SO R S blacieme G, NEW YORK TO CARDIFF, th WWales Atiantlo Stoamhip Uompany's Now TR e P ponaen, Ol dam sé’o.mfi\u will aall from Bonowsivanla Rallrond Whnt!, Jorsoy Cily: GLAMORGAN......Ju'y 18] PEMUROKIS , nantongors at throngh (rotn uited Status and Canad to porte In tho . bullt exprosaly fo ado, s i Titast mprovomons for tho Souioytead aoavomono of OABIN AND STERRAGE PASSENGRRS. - First c-hsna‘° 878 and Q.?ullnr:;nqv. Beoond Cabin, $56 acy. Stsorao, AN ontrancy. oAl Steatass SorITCRS froms GARAIT, xsssevsss, 5T, o (e ihor PAIou e Soply tn Calt, at tne, o o 5 ‘Dangs Ofiogs, o 1 ook 6?&|n|‘m& ‘and 1a Now York to ¥ 0., 2 AKGUISALD BAXTER & (O, l:‘\lff:- 158 AMERICAN LINE. s uly e Carryng e i e g Qabin, Intermediats, and Steerage ACCOMMODATIONS UNSURPASSED, RATES GREATLY REDUCED Lower than New York Lines, ion Tickots at roducod rates, Drafts on Groat xz?u'.flfi‘.,":?omm and tho Continent, at low ratos. gl A e S i REAL ESTATE. 1,200,000 ACRES Missouri Lands. The Anlantio & Paclfio Raiirond offer for sale, ot long tmo and Jow pricos, splendid farming-lands in South. wostarn Missoutel, whioh pusscss all tho roquiromonts of ®ood and Loalthy olinnto, plonty of timbor and pure wator, long and cool sumumors, and short and mild win- o, Fraa Lransportation from 8t. Louls for land-buyors and thatr familios, Cireulars containing map and guidos frov 0 wny ade drons. Sootional maps showing fands suld and unsold, 2 conts, For full partioulars, and to securo all benofits, call at our Olfoago uffice, 131 audolph-st, W. H, WISNER, Gon. Agt., Or addrags A, L. Dosne, Land.Commisslonor, 25 Buuth Fourtl-at,, St. Lanls, Mo, FOR SALE, 11 poros, eligibly situnted botwoon Charles and Bvans-avs, and Forty-fourth and Forty~ fifth.sta,, subdivided, giving a frontago of 2,400 feot. Its meighborboodis being rap- idly and woll-improved, and s handsomo brick Public School House {8 now being orected in tho immodiate vicinity. 'Chis proporty is unincumbored, and 18 offored as @ whole or in smaller parcels, on ensy torms, 8t o price insuring o quick and vory liboral proflt, GEO. H. ROZET, 102 Washington-st. F. C. VIERLING, Reul Estate Agent, 126 Deavborn-st., Tonts housoy, enlloots routs, And doos & goneral Roal Rs. tate busiiien. . Taxvs pald for non-rosidonts und informine ton farnfshod. FOR SAX.E. GREAT BARGATH IF SOLD IN A FEW DATR, 10 foct on Celumat-gv., & footaf W an tho cornor of Thirty-socgnd:at. aud Onlumiot-aves A 10 fo6g on th c:mz%-r of Tf_fir-‘h“n‘;'[. ;'fll[ ({l;gt‘ml—%l}"‘, ll:l'lc'l;, !Gsr font, 3150° cashi, bal, Nov, I, 1534, s o o 130 e tuarkot netza, dntiuiro ‘of d. IENIEY & At snd e Doncbommnt, ot JACOT WETL, 164 and 148 Doarbivrnoat, ORice, 108 L‘!anu«ll.j‘&"!vhfilgk. 5 zflh:fi\}‘n‘?gg bor GUION LINERE.|~B2assbawn. TIRST-OLASS TRON STEAMSHIPS, B A g E B A L L L] Dotweon NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, onlling at Gueonstown, Carrying the United States Mail. SAFETY AND COMFORT. £~ Passongors boaked Lo and from tho prinolps! Eae In 0 LowOst FaLane “BeadiBand Lotiom ofGrédlt tssuod on leading Baoka and Banliors throughout Karobor HENRY GREENEBAUM & CO., FIETEL-AV. TLAVIINE AL, STEAERS it olassos of vassaga botsroon all parte of Furono ?l‘flflmflrlcn. EMIGRANT AND h"flfll'}?h\ufl TRAN- $10 AREEGIALTY. Hhran woskdy sulimme Sosorios phipn. Livt accommodations, Lowost ratos, Bhuriost Erolgie oo, “Aoply 20 & CO., Ol 3 ALEAN & i r e e, National Tine of Steamships, NOTICH. Dy oyt a2 Sheeds,bea sdorted by ol 100 Anct hondinnae: Bty T e Vor Tor iy (EREO0E and QuENS. ory 5 Batling fromu N. Yark (o Lowion (diradh) svors fortnight, Clb& lassage, 370, ! fl\ll‘fl!lflr: stoorago, at greatly woducod raios, "llotons tlokots at 103, b Dralia Tor 23 ward. e ard. I‘:: & r(ll' .; :g- I&A'fifadfl' !;"anlar(u Acont, -} st comnr Clark fad Nandolph.ata. (Wpposics new bl S A e DI S GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS! WILSON BROS, 67 Washington-st., Chicago, And Fourth.st., Pike's Opern_Honse. Cincinnat, FOR SALE, R SALE, ‘We havoten thousand tons of elear Crystal Lake Ico, about fifteen to sixteen inches thick, for sale in car lots at reasonable prices, Address J. W, DOLE & CO., Na, 27 Metra- golitu.n Block. LEGAL. In tho District Court of the United Stales for the Northern District of Ilinois, £o bankeyptoy, In tho mattor of tho Goan & Ton Brocks Oarringa Dlavulacturing Company, bapkrup, Pursusut 1 tho Order of sald_ Cuurt, tho niorulyned, Provislinal salgnua of tha estato of sakl bankrupt, oflars for o 10 oatlro stack, maghinary, and oqulptent of sald banks Tu0t, consisting of a Iargo numbor of fing carrh gior, omniburos, wagons, and othor veniolor, ke, bt~ hod dubody und'in yrocens of mautiacturg, togathar with Biatorials for tho mAnu(-ulu&?n!rsmclfl 4 ha largast and bost equipped establishmer tha United Siatos, ani 11y niow in full nnd sncoesgtal onoration~its faifure rosultiag from entire loss of capital 5z tho gront Cliiongo firo, follamed by tho Tuunelng sitine ooy of tho pae wintar. Sealed bids will bo Tocoived by o uduinizhud for the purchnss of the Whule ot sry wdk ot the propucey ol aid bankept. autll 32 o'clock noon of noxt, Al bide will bo opened {n the yressnco of iha Judyo of anid court, " Tho kbt to rojocl all bids fa yesnrved “Pmpuny"mn hn‘ m?‘m\mg. snd_ partioulscs oorialiiod an apppiioation to fho undorsipuod. 8 PPt kR . SN Krva, Provisional Assignoc, 16 LaSallost, Ohloago, Juna &, 1Hii. ARTISTIC TAILORING. 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT On all Garmonts ordored of ua during SULY and AT- GUST, 1874, WRDDING GARMENTS A 8PECIALTY, BERVANTS' LIVERY MADE TO MEASURE, ELY & €0., Importing Tailors, Wabaahi-av. cor. Maonroo-at.. Chlengo, STOUKHOLDERS' MEETING, OFFICE OF CHICAGO DOCK 0., 166 Washington-at., Room 13, Ontoaao, Juno o, 1674, Tho Annaal Meoting of the Stookholdurs of the Cilcago Pock Comntay, toe tho olection o Lirodiom for tha o "ulr and for any other busliiess tuat may by prosonte ;n.’fl“:l&u held dn hincity, at tho otioo of tuo Gompany, alsy, J ) ALH o' TR chba &7 10 DUIBHY, Sooretary. STATIONERY, w@a, BLANK BOOKS, BUATIONERY, and PRINTING furntihed promptly and Mt falr prices by T. M. W. TON®S, 104 & 100 MADINONNT, T MIsoE BOUS, " Vin MICH, CENT. G, W, 'S P?lllman Through Palace &:E{nfiglgugcyhn FOR NEW YORK, 6.16 p. m. Dally; BUSINESS CONNECTION A ntfoman with some capital and yory ox. i A this oty oro 1t nd know) it el e el s u BALTINORES WHITE STOCKINGS, WEDNESDAY, July. 8,at §:50 p. m. Tlokets fae sala at Kolloy Bros,,88 Madisonat., and also at 117 Twonty-sccond-st, I ratn shou'd tuterforo tho game will bo played tho day following, and no postars will bo on tho stroot cam. LAXE NAVIGATION. GOODRIGHS STRAMERS, For Racine, Milwaukes, Bhoborgan, Manito- wOg, ato., dally(Sundays 8z00pted)ussserssere 8o me ESsturday’s bost don’tlcaveunttl 8 p. m, Far Grand Havon, Maskegon, ete,, daily (Sun- days 0xcepted).. 7 p. . Torit. Jasoph datl y oxcep! 108, m. Eaturday's Boat don't leave until 11 For Manistes and Ludington, Tu. Thursday, .. earens Da.m. For Groon Bay and Intormadiato por And Fridos..,.. T pem, For Eecanaba aad Lako Suporior ports, Boa. dny and Thursday.. ees DA m. BEOfico sud Dooks, foot Mishigan-ay, GENERAL NOTICES. FIRE PATROI. B£. 9. In tho month of I of onch gane, ther shall bo hold a mogting of said Board of whioh ton dase’ provious notfoo aball he {nsorted In’ at lowatono daily nowepaper, Jublictod in tho city where oniid Hosrd nf Underwritors ls lueated, a¢ whioh maoting ench Insurance Company, Corporation, Association, Une dorwritor, Agant, toraon o noraane, folng'a Fiso Tnmnr- #nco busincss i tho city, shall bavg thu Fiiht 1o he rev- rosuntod at such mootlng, aud shell bo endtlad to ons vola, A mafority of the whole number %0 reprosontd shall havg, powor to dooldo upun the queation of Austaining the I'ra Patrol horolnbioforo montfonod, and of Haing tha muximuby amount of oxponses which shall be fuctrrod thorofore. during tho fiscal year noxt to enstia, whioh smouit shafl n 1o onso ox60ed 2 por contum on tho g oAt 0 prowiume ratucuad as rocelved, na pruvidod ¢a. Bof this sol. and tho wholo of suoh atmoi much thorcol an iy be necossary, may bo all Insumnca Companics, Orgaulzatious, Assocations, anid porsus'win asstime rirks niid noeo peomifutas tor Firo Inunranco fn safd city a8 harsinbofore mioutlonad, in proportion ta the sovoral amnunts of pros miums roniziod aa rocelvod by eacl, sy hnrainafiar pro- 7\ded, and mioh assossmont shall be'colloctablo by and ho nsmo of anid oard of Undorwrifors in any gonrs of lawin tha Stato of Illinols Lisving Jurlsdlation, n such maunor and 1 tie or Linios 81 sald Board of Undor o provistons of Soa. 3, abave quot- An Act to enshle Boards of Un- dorwritace, {tcorpurated by or under the fawn of tho Htato of Llituots, to setablish and niointain & Flro-Patral, Jnnod Mareh 2%, 1874, & o0 I of parties intarcated i)l 0 leld st {ho nifico of tho Chicago Hard of Underwrits ers, No. 197 LaSialia-at., Room 3, ‘on Monday, the J0rh duy of July, 164, at 3 o'ologk pm. ) ALFRIED WRIGHT, Seorotary, NOTICE. My aonnection with the firm of Rauch & ‘Womor coased on the 10th of January lgat. Inow havo charge of the Pastry, Confaction. ery and Ioo Crosm Department of ¢ Brown’s,” and with unsurpessed facilitios, shall be plensod to roceive orders from my old pat. Tong. Very respecttully, W. WEMER, UNDERWEAR, &o. GREAT REDUCTION! During thts month in Ladies' and Gents' Undorwoar, Ho elory, Hdkfa,, Collars aud Cuffs, Neckwear, Laces, Tm- broidorlos, in faot ovorythlug In our stack will ba uiforad At great roduotion to wake room for Fall stock, Gopts Bbirts mado to ordor, JAMES H., FOSTER & 00., 167 & 160 State-nt., unider Paler Tloase, = e SR LR FINANCIAL, ‘THOMAS M. THOUNTON, WL, T, THORNTON, (8ou ot Judio Thornton.) W F. TETIORNTON & Son, Dankors and Brokory, halbyvillo, Il Fatabilshod 1850, olfootfons madu in Sholby and adjolning. countios, and Lroauds eomitied op day of paymont, Clioago corros. pondent—Tradors’ Natiunal Bank, Livingston & Company's Bank, 10 Pinceats Now Yorke i for the businces of out-ol-town Banks, Bank. ar e aats ol g Ranke, B campnis,to Corroryundant: “Kivo er sons iniintsi Givad on nioes. CityyConuty, aud Tawn londs, 0 other o1ablo securitios, wanted for mialo,_ Firat-clase loans negotlatod, PORTLAND OEMENT. English Portland Coment! T am importing from London di. reot tho most favorite brands, and solioit orders from the trade. PHILIP WADSWORTH, Agont Montreal and Chicago Steam- gra, 204 Mnx‘kac-st‘.', hicago. L Ol "TUMBER OR GOAT, DOOK TO _RENT OR POR SALI, 150 foot frant on Twelfth-at., running back to the Dmpire W oty S8 S B 103 Wauhinkton-st. Brdontent, - f WASHINGTON. Change in Popular Sen- timent on the Cur- . rency Ques- tion. Results of & Tour by a Com- petent Observer, The Disirict Commissioners Agreo to Reform and Re- trenchs Failure of the Syn'dicate to Place the 6 Per Cent Loan, Efflects of the New Currency Act-w- Tho Redemption Bureau. Practioal Civil-Service Reform Under Secretary Bristow, Influcnce of the Temperance Crusade on Revenue Receipts. The Wheeler Exploring Party and Its Plans, CHANGE OF BASE. BETURS OF COMMON BENSE VIEWS OF ¥TNANGE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicano Tridune, ‘WastiNaToN, July 7.—~A gontloman holding o Goverument oflico, which makos it his duty to make froquont tours ovar that part of the Umted Btatos lying wost of the Alloghanies, ro- turns to the oy this morning from an ex- tondod oxoursion oyer that mcotion, sud reports that {ho sontfment of the mass of the peoplo with regard toinflation has undergono a most radical and complote chaugo, 1o Atates that whon making o eimilar trip in Decomber and January last, ho Tfound the weighs of opinfon fn favor of infla- tion 3 now, however, 1t is altogother chngod, and Boutwell in recalving praieo from all pntiics for the soundncss of hiw views, as eot forth in Ria advocacy of the do-nothing policy. This the poople hava coma to coucedo as wike, and the xeult, it i predictod, will b the eleation of o Cougrows this fall, thd great majorlty of whom will bo committed to that thoory. Tho gentlemnn in question doos not explain how this romarkable ohaugo has been effected, but {s inclinod to sttribute’it to the cool reflge- tion that followad tho fover brought ou_ by tho ponio, which sober thought, he thinks, wos groatly aided by Prosident Grant's voto ‘mossage and sho publication of Mr. Jonos' memoraudum. ———, DISTRIOT MATTERS, TIIE D0GYS SAFE NOBBERY. * Special Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasunaroy, D. 0., July 7.~The Attorney- Geueral has apnoiuted A. G. Riddle to prosecute tho partios concerned in the bogus safo burglary In Dist.-Atty. Borrington's ofice. Mr. Riddls was formerly a membor of Cougress from Ohio, but hag been for the past fow yoars Ppracticing law in thiscity. His roputation asa criminal Inwyor ia the bost in tho District, and it is bo- lioved that ho will ferret out tho conspirasy oll ite dotails, Boma objoction to him i based ou the fact that ho was employed by Hurringion toappear ag his counsel before the Invostiga- ton Commitice, Hedid not, bowever, render any sorvica in that capacity, and bis high stand- ing aud good character aro guarsntoos that ho wal perform tho ecrvico to which Lo has just boen called faithfully and consciontiously, ° THE DOARD IN BESSION. Wasmixaron, D. C., July 7.—The now Board of Commissioners to govarn tho Districe hold a formal meating, at whidk wore heard tho Com- migsionors of tha Fire Departmout, a delogation of unpaid laborers, and the Bonrd of Hoalth, with zegard to tha fature couduct of afnird, Gov. Shophord and Bncrumr{l Sthnton pleo ap- panrod, {0 give the Board the beneflt of thair viows, while Bonator Thurmnan was on haud to explain tho significauce of tho dovolopments fn the juvestigation and to -aid in construiag tho laws undor which the Board wae orented. The scusion to-dny wae morelv proliminary to action, and nothivg of any importsuco was declded upon, [7h the Associated Prees,] TILE COMNIESIONERY AT WORK. ‘Wasmnsuron, D, 0., July 7,—The uew District Comissionors iad anothor lang sossion to-day, and coutintiod the {nvestigation into the affairs of the late District Government. Telograms woro sont to Norton, Bliss & Co., the First Na- tlonal Bavk, Now York, sud othor baoks whete lonns bove boen hypollecated by the lato Dis- irict Government, uotifying them to prosont thalr geeauntd for sottioment, L6 has boou ascer- tnined thut it will require about £205,000 to pay the iutorest due on tao Ist lust., 8475,000 to re- docm wecurition pledged, and noarly §60,000 to pay tho clorical force and workmen, this ox- linuating noarly all tho appropriation of 31,300, 000 made at tho last sossion of Congress, Mosurs. Donnion, Blow,and Kotchum the nowly appointed Commlgsioners of the Districtof Colum. bia, having comploted thoir_prellmmnaty oxami- vatfon of tho affairs of tho Distriot, nnsnimonsly agrecd upon s genoral system of rotronchimont, this afternoon theypromulgated s series of ordors which will _immediatoly offect tho following clianges iu the District officert of the Govern- ment: The nccounts and duties of tho Auditor of the Board of Public Works are transtoerred to tho Auditor of the Districk. ‘Those of tho Asgossor of tbo Bonrd of Publio Wosks aro transe forred to the Buparintondeut of Assossmionts, and to tho Collector of the District, the Ase sossor of the Lonrd of Public Works having heietofore porformed both the duties of tho snsossmont and colluction of iaxos for special improvemoutn, TIE DOOKS AND ACCOUNTH of the Treasuror of the Board of Publio Works aro trausferred to tho Compiraller of ths Diss triol, and all mongy und sconuritios now in the Lrassury of the Board are directed to bo de- posited Iu the Tronsury of the United Statos, nul»{]m to the order of tho Commlssionors, ‘Tho Burveyor of tho District and the inspsctor and tappor of walor-mains are plnced under tho ordory’ of the Lnglueor of the Commmlssion, Liout, Hoxle ; all other officors and employos of tho Domd .of Public Worke aro disoharged, "Lheso number abous 130, and luclude superin- tondents, assistant-enginoers, clorks, oto., somo of whom, however, aro nmppahuod. Inthe reorganization of the Eugloeer’s Do- partmdat, the offices of Rogistor aud Deputy- Rogistor of the Dintrict aro abollahed, their dit- tied to dovolve upon the prosent Comptrolior of the District, BTOPPING THE LEAKS, ‘Tha offleod aud funatious of the Pablie Printar, throe Doputy Colloctors of Taxes, aud Daputy Auditor uro totally abolisbed, Tho ofioos of Beoretary and ‘Teasurer of the Firg Dopartiout and of Public Schools are also abolished, aud thoir dutios, #o far as thoy rolate to disbnrsements, aro uwpased upon the Comptrollor of tho Distriot, Tho oaro and supervision of all public buildiugs acoupied by the Government of tho District aro committed to tho engineer of the Commisuon, ‘Ihe houra of husiness for il Distrlct officors are ardered to bo from 9 to 4 o'olook. NO INUREASE OF COMPENBATION will bo allowod to those oflicors on whom ad- ditlonal dutios ave imposed by these ordors, e oftlco of Troasurer of the District of Cae lumbis 14 als0 aboliskied, the Commissioners ine Chicage Daily Teibune, CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JULY B, 1874. tonding to moko the Unitod Statos Trensury the dopository of all fuuds coming futo tholr posseasion. Gon. Willinm Birnay, of Philadalpbls, is ap- polntod Asuistant District-Attornoy, pes el i THE BONDED DERT, pecinl Diapateh to The Chicao Tribune, AMOUNT OF THE VARIOUS DONDS OUT, Wasuivaros, D. 0., July 7.—Tho G par cont regtercd bonds now cutstending amount ‘to 81,21,600,000, and of this amount nearly 878, 000,000 aro hold by Nationnl Bauks on doposit with the Comptrollor of the Currency to mocuro ofrculation, In additfon to nonrly $134,000,000 of the 5 per cont bonds of 188, Tho annusl intorewt on the G por cont bonds of the banks aniount to £4,669,- 000, and on tlo 5 por cent vonds to $0,007,340. A DISHANDED BYNDIOATE, The syndicato for tho ucgotiation of the new loan hins entirely gono to picces, and tho Inst of the forca of Tronuury omployos, who wora en- ngad fu London, returaod to Washington about ?\W weoks slice.” Tho total amount of this foan rogistorad on May was $10,605,500, distributed an follows: Foroign, &8.703,050} domoestio, $33,016,860 ; Nnuonsl Banks on- de- powt, a8 above stated, $183,946,800, . . TIE CONDITION OF TItk NATIONAL DANKS, The rocont circular of tho Camptroller of tho Uummc_redlln‘; for tlis condition of the National Bauke, on which . to buso a claim undor the law, has heon respondad to with suoh promptness thot noarly 700, or one-third, of tho roports have be:-‘u slroudy received up to tito olose of busincss o-day, to-day. CONGRESSIONAL CARELESSNEIS. LOOBE MANNER OF PARHING DILLS, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicano. T'ridune, Wasnisatoy, D. 0., July 7.—Tho loose obinp- ncter of tho legislation by Congross during tiso lato sossion doveloped o new phineo to-day, whon 8 lottor was addreesod to Dr. Brondhoad, Second Comptrollor of the Treasury, by the Third Audi- tor, askiog for his ruling in cortnin clauses con- corning tho unoxpouded balances in the War Department approprintions of formor yoara, Tho Military Appropriation bill pussod Juno 16, tho Loguslativo, Exoculive, and Judicial passod Juno 20, and the Sundry Civil, which passod during the expiring houra of the sossion, con- tained clauses uffacting thoso balances, snd pro- viory and construotive, which are o UITERLY UNINTELLIGIBLE in tholr wording that the Oompiroller is in a quaudaty, sud confessos it to Lo a difilenlt and porploxing quostion, Theso clauses rolate to the payment of claims for o clas of storcs pur- chased for use of the military sorvico, and pro- fess, in ono place, to pay all C.simants whoso casex Lave boen passad upon by the Quarter- master or Commisslonor-General and filed with tho proper auditors befora Juo 30, and, in tho coustruiug olauses, Lavo 0 mixed 'up tho mare ter that tho cnso reats as stated. Ono point, ‘however, ndmits of XO MI8.0.,CEPTION WIATEVER, Tor sovoral yoars tho Treasury bus boon pasing claitms of eoldiors of tho Into War for back-pay aud bounty from n fund amounting to about n million and a balf of doliars, which was tho un- oxponded bulauca of tho appropriations to pay aoldiors of tho call of 1862 nud 1863, Congress Igsorted aud passed a clauso covorivg in this balauce, and all claims uow adjudieated st awalt payment until Congross takes furthor nce tion, aud makea an approprintion for that pur- Poto at the next or the succecding sossion, e NOTES AND NEWS. Bpecial Dinpateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, EFFEQL QF THE NEW FINANCE BILL, Wastuxoron, July 7.—«1"!.m new division estab. Ushod in Gou. Spinner'a” ilico, under ths pro- visious of tho now Ourrenoy law, is doing what may be callod a land-ofies business, Tho amount aof deposits required as reserve on oiroulation amounts to $17,700,000, and of this, at tha close of businoss to-day $6,899,604 had boon ro- celvod in cash, while the ohooks received, but which have not yet beon callected, Bwell the amount {o mearly §3,000,000 moro, or moro than Lalf tho required amount. Of tho bauk notes, torn, worn, defaced, mutilated, or oflierwise unfit for circulation, $760,000 have alrendy beon yecolved from private pefsons snd corporations for redemption, and over 1,000,000 have boen forwarded by the Assistant Treasur- tfld aud depositorics, o4 thoy ara required by law 0 do. INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. Tho receipts (rom the intornal rovenns yos- torday renched very nearly 81,000,000, which is thie Jargost amount received 1 oue day for more tban a year past. CIVIL SEAVICE. Bocrotary Bristow, bofore leaving the city, no- tined the Chiofs of Burean in the Deparimert that, until tho President formally revoked and sot seide tho civil-servico rules, they will contlnue In full forco, notwithutanding thoro is no approprintion for the DoceBsary oxponses, ina number of buroaus tho chiefs thoreof had nominated clorks for pro- motion, and notified the clerks themsolvos, Theso nomiaationd bave all bosn returnod, and tho promotions must be made aftor compotitive oxaminations. Tho effcot of thin, which is Baid to bo by the diroction of the Proadent, will bo to confine afl oxnmiantious for appolatmont, as woll as promotion, to this oity, as uo money can bo had to hold examinations clewhore, EPVECTS OF THL TEMPERANCE CHUSADE. Tho records of the Intornal Rovonue Buroan show that tho lato temporsuco erusndo alfoctod but very alightly the consumption of hquor in this country. During March last, whon tno crusade wasatits height, the special tax on liquor sales was but 8,000 less than'for the Buno monch of 1873, hut the exeitoment ovi- doutly mwds the distitlors foar its offats, fortho production of liquors dnring Maroh was leus by 80,000 gallons. Tho roooints from both produccrs and eellors of liquor sinco Barch tinvo stendily inoreased, and now nearly rouch tho old limit. TRCASUIY BALANGE. Tho balauco in tho T'renstry at the olose of *business to-day was: Curreucy, §12,000,000; coin, 571,600,000, Of tho coin batwnce, howover, 820,600,000 are in colu cortifieaten. Lhe coin balavea is stendily Increasing, and is now within 8,000,000 ar 9,000,000 of tuo stotm averagod judt provious to the panic. INDIAN SUPPLY CONTRAGTS. Tho awards to bidders for Indian supplica have not beon made, but will probably bo ane sounced to-morrow. Ono of tho largest biddors Sfrankiy romarkod to-day that it was very hard on tho bidders this yoar, for thoy hud bean roquired to deponiz with cach olfar a cortified chock for b por cont of tho gross amounts of the bids to socure tho porformance aud acceptance of the awards, erotofore they woro not roquired to do this, aud thoy could put up steaw mon for low bide and run off orders, but this rule kocked them il cold. WHEKLER'S EXPLORING PARTY, Liout. Whoolor's o o wiid survoing Pmy hias boen xhlnymll m leaving hore, but Liout. darstall, bis wenior asistavt, loft to- night, aud Wheelor will loave to-morrow nib"hb for Denver and Puoblo, Colorado, vin Cine cinnat{ aud 8t Louis, over tio Kansms Pacific, Yentorday Prof,'E. D. Cops, tho colobrated paleoniologist of iho Philadelphia Acadomy of Natural Belonce, was tando red snd accopted tho appointment of Paloontofogist to iho Bwrvey, Prof, Cope, during lnst year, cols leatod nosrly 100 upnc&menu of fossfl " romaing in tho West.” Among iheso wers camols, horsos, and mastudons, He will havo incroasod fucilie tion tendorod him by the Euglnoer Buroau for collecting and traneporting such spocimons as ho muy flnd, Ho, wich Dr. H, C, Yarrow, tho Burgeon and ' Naturallst of tho expo- ditlon, Wit form nnd dircot o Heparite party, haviug a roving commisslonor over oll the torritory which will e explored this vear, ‘Ihis party will be in tho field nanJuly 20, and ex- B«n vory important rowults, The party under v, Huthrook, Botanlst; Lrof, Hauson, Naturalit; aud M. Rutlor, Goologisk; who wont Wout Muy [ast, have boon hesrd from at Ft. Wingate,” Now Moxico, snd are now brobably among the White Mountains fu Enstern aud Northern Arizoua. ~‘Ilioy havo alroady for- warded & largo collockion of botunical, ethno. logioal, sud untural Listory speolmons, TUL TREASURY ACUOUNTH, About one woek moro will olupse bofore the accounts of the Tjousury Deparcmont can pog- aibly ba sottled up to tho closo of tho fucal yoar f."“ patrod, Tue money axpouded tor the sovora) rauches of tho Governmont has to bo carcfully Jtemizod and olassitled, and, in assed whoro unoxpended balanced of appropriations exist, tho opinion of the Comptrollors of the Troasury must be oblalued sa to whathor that mon Abould remain subjeot to dratt fox tho purpos or whother tho amounts originally intondod, coverod juto tho Troasury thus romnining ean 88 tho law raquiroy, TREABUNY APFOINTHENTA, Jamon Gilfillan has dectined the appointmont of Irinoipal Clerk in chargo of tha Aphoiuunont Duroau in tho office of the Sooretary of tho'I'rors- ury, aud hins accoptod the posifion of Chiof Oterk of tho ‘Proasury offico, LAND-OFFICE NEMOVED, ° ‘Wasmaron, July 7.—Tho Presidont hns di- reotud that the Land-Oflice at Lowoll romoved to Bloomingtion, in the same By —— FOREIGN. This Is a Day Big with the Fate of The Interpellation of the Government to Be Mada, ACoalition of Legitimists and Republi- oans Threaten a Dissolution, Cortinas Reinstated as Mayor of Tamaulipas. NOE. 'ho Assombly has post- poned until to-morrow tho disoussion of the jn- terpollation in relation to the susponsion of Vensarrres, July 7. Tho Assembly, howaver, by & mafority of 100, to-day refused to hour eaylhing of Lo Roche- foucauld's proposition. The psitlon of the Minlstry bocomos eritical, The Modorate and Extrome Loft, with 120 Logiti- mista, aro now united against it. It is under~ stood that M, Raoul Daval, n Monarohist, tonds to movo to-morrow that the Nat Assombly bo dwsolved. igo who investigated bo proccediugs of tha Contral Bogapartist Committos i 1o- ported to have applied to tho Awsembly for authorfzation to prosccuto M. Rouber, ly 7.—Tho Assombly to-dny passod pal Tloctoral bitl, . The Committao of Parlinmentar; rofected M. Do ln Rochofuuoauld’ y Initintivo hns '8 mosarchioul rpellation was postponed uutil In furtherance _of conhition of the Li way hopod that tho Lo Rucbofaucauld' coupled with the {nterpol upon the former subjuct f & plan to break up the eft with tho Logitinusts, it voport of the Committon ou 't propositon ation to-morrow, ay the two parties ‘aro NEW ORLEANS, hay o Brownsvilly Copsul Wilson fi tho Logistuturo Cortinug as Mayor caused considerablo friends ro jubilant, reiustatomont of Cortia July 7.~~Tho Galveston News e spocial from Unitod Staces rom Matamorns. o utatos that Tansnulipas bus rowstated of that oity. Tho nawa Gov. Cunoles opposed the po New Yonk, July 7.—A out notes an iuterviey Count Boroduwsxi, burg ay the Ei newspaper oorrospond- w kLo had at Ems with Wwho is, kuawa. at §i ‘mporor of Russin, and which the out suys lio obtafned fn harmony with cuetoms, which huvo by of the best part of bLis Jife, share in the “con: 1 binve hoard nal tho baliof that wa: stand how it could Lappeu a ot aware of waything at this momant could result in & European war, of Russis in Asia inone of civi no desira for ropentodly noglected an unoxing torriiory. baou recantly made pire, and moro are Leeono remson to approhond troub) Russin is in i countrios. Tho object of thio B is to mitigato the disasters of 1 nothing to do with the probabilitios of it. k of tho correspoudonu, that it ved, with various connnents, that did not psy o visit to Puris on your way to Englaud,” tho Eaperor rapliod : Do reason to go to Yans, lmoof route, Xwout fo oon tho study The Emperor's vorsation is glven ss tollows : thing which conld lond me to 1 do not under- conquest, aud have nd rofused opportu- Ottomsn Em eudly rolations with all rusgels Congrons baws boen obsor: Parls waa not in my Eugland to soo my Aud to o further remark of thy that the pooplo of the United S would be gratil voy to thom tho assuranco of friendsbipaud good wil, o correspondont, tates of America lod it Lio wero pnrmitled to con- f s Majosty's tho Emporor answorad : ways folb groat eateom for the American pooplp.” GREAT BRITAIN. ~—There was a collislon on the lahira Railway this moming, 3 \:‘Iuv.‘h five porsous were killed and Laoxnoy, July 8.—~Tho Afornin vlowing thio prapotiod reciprovity the United Btates and Canuds, adapted it will ostabiish a Awwrigan Zallverem {n ro; articles of trado Btatos and the Dominion, from the Caundian markets less-Tavorod uation, bovirtually oblitorat, tho British North American Frovi United Statos becomes only a question ——— CAPITAL AND LABOR. The Striking Minors in Ohio. CoLuxnus, 0., July 7.~ wiito miners nt Btraftuvi Work sooms to bave been Tho Union at that poin aio, and Inrgo numbers auxious to go to work, but lowed about 100 of them t made arrangements to Loxpoy, July 7. Laucaaiyre & Yorl g Standard, ro- troaty botween , Bays that it Hoparata North sard 10 all the oxchuding Lngland liko & forelgn nnd The Canadian froutior will od, and the ab: ‘Iho report that the llo Liad nll gone to only partially ecorract, ¢ dinsolved tiome days of tho sirikors weio the operators only al- -into the mines, ut colored men in amiclpated, but Beorolury Putnam lott for Buraitsvillo to bo ready for eny trouble should it ———— UPS AND DOWNS OF WALL STREET. . July 7.—Tho recont railrond doci- f 50 Drummoud at Madison tho chief toplo of discuesion in finang At tho opening of tho mnrkot incd from 403 fo 10i¢, 0, with 1ato doslings Northwestorn st and aftorwnds rallied t 84804, Proforsed doelin 8¢, Fanl opened at 86 ut rallied to 86 t. Pawt preferred o active, and declined from 3154 to 30, and Inter declined fo R0X@I03, ropped from 75 to 743: Rosk Teland {rom DD14 1o U83{. Other fluctuntions wore altoriately up nnd down, the m olng iufluonced by the courso of the sa Grangor stocks, —_— fien droppod off to NASOVIDLE, Tonm., young mon 28 vears of age, aapac for B. I, Parker, suicldo Jast nlght by sho the hoart, but fal July 7.—Henry Millor, a foimorly o book- of this ciiy, commitiod oting himself i tho Joft tod to shioot himself through led, aud livad about three Lours. No causo assigned for the rash aot. ProvipeNce, R, 1., July 7.—Dr, J. R, J, In- plhykician of Nashvill “eun., commitied suioido at the hotol at Nair ganaot Plor this moraing. Iis wifo, the daugh- tor ot Judgo Wiso, of Virginis, was with Lim at nilugs, & prominent New Youk, July T—Qen, Wi fliom Unoldas, of the Coufaderato army, ond residing at Ruthor. AN INDIAN WAR, Oheyennes,{ Arapahoes, ax Comancheson the Wars * Path,” b o 2 0 £ b5 t N Report of a Quaker -Agent to he Indian Commissioner, Heo Asks that the Turhulont War- riors Be Struck Hard, Five Men Found Murdered-.Fears for the. Safely: of Many Others. The Kcport to tho Indinn Commise stoners ‘Wasuivaros, July T.—Tho Commiesioner of Indian Affairs recoived tho following fmportaat telogram to.dny, bringing nowa of n serions outbrosk among the Indians in Indlan Torri- tory ¢ Bav Orre, Kon,, July 7, e Hon, I, P, Smith, Commivnoner, n‘u./.(mub.’. ! Tnve just arrived from Obe, yeuuo awd the Arrae nhoo Agency, on (be north fork of the Cavadian River, Hoottls Ghoyounes, CGumauchies, and Kiowas anado tholr appearatica in the vicinity of o Agonsy on the 4d inst,, aud on tho same day Kliled aud sealped ‘Willlam Watkjus 30 miles north of tho; Agoucy, . Fiva Jva gartlce foomed mioving in the -aifoatfon of . the tnnl frow the Agoncy to Caldwoll, Ran,” TEMPOIARY AID FRONM THE ATMY, 1 at onca dspatclied a conriur to Fort Sl for troops toprotect the Agcoey, which wero terporutily grantal, Ou ths maruing of the 6t wa mustered » smill party of employen to gseort me through to Caldwell, Hostilo prTIm lad Voo seon ut g Fisuer’s ranch, proceding “norih, Wo fook ail the men hud stock to Leo aud Reynolds’ ranch on Turkoy Oreek, On the 2d inat, tho Indfuns nd atincked this ranch, but were repulse gotting ouly sonw horses, Four moiley uorch of Baker's ransh wo found four mea, Pat 1founoiny, Goorge Taud, thomus Callsway, and ons uukuow, lying o the' road murdered, Thoy bad Lireo wagons lnded with sigar and cotféo for Agent Hawortl, all of which was deatroyed or taken away, the men wore scalped, Ilennessy had been TIED TO 1118 WAGON AND BURNED, ond the firs was atiil burutng, Wo guve then a basty clal sud proceedod to tho nest rutich, * Herb W found icamsters, slages, eto., concuntrated, They reporied & war purty of ubout 109 having passed north and esat that morning, The Tauclunen hnd kopt them oif, Wo tovlk u woman and child from this pluce, and gavo 1ho men all the aminu- nition we could spafe. Mo noxt. ranch wo roaced after durk, Tho Indisns hud goue into eamp four miles tast, on Sieloion Crook T audvined oil g rauckmen uud freightimen to sbandon thele places, ‘which they aid, ond by making good use of tho® night we raachodl Caldwell yratarday, FNODABLE OATIUILE. OF A VALUADLE TRATN. ‘Wo found Lallin’s ox-train u} Poud Creck, twenty= five miles south of 04 well, and fear that this train, loaded with aubststence for the threo agencles, will Lo eipturad, a6 wo saw hositlo Intiaus div that vicinity and tho party bod only threo guns, My chiof clerk f6 ucommatil of 1ho party. Thers are now bnt two ranches oceupled ou thin Toad, and wo fear thelr fato e ore l:llllplmn mnchlfl:em. 11].)“"9 ))11: lh)ubl.lfl - o will clean ovorything until repulsed, Uhis s oir proclamation * © 5 THOOPs DEMANDED, 1 havo offered my own lifo bn Jusslng through thelr Hues to eave. 0.liuts, sud uow I axle, aud xhalt axpect to recolvo nt ouce, £wa or threo compaulcn of cavuley, ono or two to bo statfonod ot Baker's Itaneh fo protect tho Govermnent interest on this road, And ouo st the Ageney, These troops should transported os quickly 4 poreible to Witchits by rall.. No hoyifls Imilians 2linil bo quarierod ab the Auwucy aud T amust. hiavs troups to back it up., Lot tho hostile clotnent be atrack, sud withguch pewer as sbaull wake 14 woric aquick ' and ofieual, "1 siow go to Lenveiwortls awniting iustructions und ready to go with Gen. Pope, (Bigusd) -Jouy D, Nz, Tndiun Ageht, R, MILES I8 A QUAKEN, and is considorod by tho Interior Dopariment to be & cool and _shoroughly. relinblo Agent. Liis Toquont for troops haw bien indoresd tnd recom- mended for immediate attention by the military authoritics of tho War Dopartment, The kot tilo Indiana roforrod to ara eatimated to numbor 2,000, comprising nbout ono-fourth of tho Choy~ enne, Kiowa, and Arnpalioo tribey, Commis. sloner Emuth last sear recommonded that tho tribes who hnd thed Loon raiding extansively in Toxas sbould bo brought iuto thorough subjeo- tionand compallodto give u thoirraiditg lendors, This was not doue, aud tho traublo oW pro- copdy from tho same turbulent portion of the fribes, threo-fourchs of whom aro pencoably located at Fort Sili Resorvation, where Satants, ig Troe, and thelr other prominont Chials atil] romai, i compliauce with thoir ngreomeut, . ————— SPRINGFIELD, Now Rutes for knspocting Grain—1ho Llinow Buniimy Lew—The Comae missioners of Sinto Contracty—rhe Officind State Newspagor. Special Dapatels to Tha Cuucaaa Tribiene. Bemixerenn, ., July 7.~The following fs Tospection Rulo 6, as amonded by tho Board of TRuilroad and Warehouss Commissioners : Rule 8.—~Tuo eald Cllef Infpector {8 Loreby author. ired to collcet until furtlier notics o all grafn e spectod under bia dizoction, s follows: For *in inupection, 20 conts per car-load ; 35 cents yior 1,000 busbiels from canalboats, For * out " couts per 1,000 bushels (o vessoln 3 S0 cunts por load to cars’ 5 cnty per cur-load fo teams § 10 ¢ vor wagon-lad to teams, 1¢ wad farther ordered that this cliange tako offect July 15, 1874, TI'bis fs a reduction of 25 or cent on tho rulo of fecs boiore this amend. mont, and I8 supnosed- to bo warranted by tho condition of tho Inspcotion Department, Tho Board further entored an order that tho rule govorning the ingortion of the word *now ™ fn grain toceipls of all newly-harvested crops shall xead as follows: The word “new " to ba ingort- ed in cnch certificate af ingpectlon of 8 nowly- barvosted erop of whest, ryo, and barloy wnhl the Ist day of Heptomber; of onts untl the I6th day of Auguwts aud of corn until tho 20th day of April of ench enr, Flus cliange whall bo construeday cxtpb- ishing & now grade for the timo specifled, to conform fn ovory particulnr wich .the oxinting grndos of gralu, excepiing the distinetion of now aud ald, Recently & number of lconos have boon grantod by (he Secretury of Btato to pactles to argauizo undor tho Banliing luw of Iilinols. This luyw was passod in 1845, and amended in 1851, aud it was aumllluuml ‘waa roposlad in 1847, hut last winter John O. Short, of Danvillo, ‘attor taling logal advico, organized a now Leuk, Then it was thot o ropealing cliune wes ine sorted in tho ropealing chapter of tho rovisod Inws, = which _ passod lnst winter, and tho banking law of Iinois s now repenled, Bocweon the organization of Bhort's bauk lant winter and tho 1st duy of July, forty charlors wero obtained In various parts'of tho Btato, doubtloss all of them for speculativo pur- Josesi. ~Of courso It ls not vot settlod Judlcially hat tho law wau i force bofora it was repealed Inst winter, Under Soc. 1 of tha Inw concermng Siato con- tracts, it is muda the duty of tho Commissionorn of Slate Contracts, viz.: tho Seorotary of Stato, thio Auditor of Publi Accounts, tho Stato Troag: urer, and tha Attmuui'-umwnl to moot und op. ganizo ov tha’ frt Manday of July, Thoy did #0, nud elected Col. U, 1L Harlow, the Bovrotary of Biato, as Presidunt, rud Iio was nuthorized to progate and advertisa for bidy for paper, PrIng. g, copying the laws, ole, dov, Boveridge this worning deslguated the State Journal ay {lo ofieial nowspaper of the Htato. This is dona undor the naw lay entitlod Estrays. & —_——— A FRIGHTENED MAYOR. sectat Dispateh to The Chicano Tridune, = Quivey, 1., July 7—A vory nidioulons por- rarqmgmu Wad eunclod Ly the Muvor and Ghiof of Polica of thiy mt{ Inst “night. Bight or ten mon connocted with tho civens on oxhibition bore got luta s littlo row amoy thomsolvos alter the performauce way ovor, Lo polico, ns uRuAl, wero nowhers jn eiwbt, A wolitary col- 0 [t BIX yoars, commit- tod swioidd you ——— FIRE SUFFERERS’ RELIEF MEETING, Prrrosuna, P, July T.—A lurg oltizons was hold In Allegliony © tuko mensuroy Lo rolieve the sufferors cont digastrous fire, tlous and rolief wore a) dollars were subsorl wad at onoe pleced in $op tees on subsorip. useveral thousand ovor §1,000 oas) hands of the Troas- ored policoman, howavor, suttored somo damagn for bis indisereot Iuterfarence, Inconnequence of #hich tho story was sfartod (hat a bloody riot was In progress, Upon hey ang this intolligence, tha Mu]yar Lartlwith took up bis quarters on the Court-1lousa ntops, ordered s genoral fire alarm to be sounded, und sumumoned the Natlonal Guards o aqns, But fow of tho Guarda vo- #poudod to tha call, but the Mayor orderod tho Atmory opened, and had the ompity muskets dis- trlbutcd "t ' dotachment of oitizons, whioh ¥an placod fn commund of an oxperiensed ofioer, Putting hunaelf st the hewd of (thatds spoction, 35 NUMBER 3819, tho golumn the Mavor boldly Jod tho way to the fiold of buttlo, folfowod by an fmmongn cone gourso of oxnoctant citizons, who Lad been turned out by the firo nlarm; but upon nr- tiving at the acono of the disturbanco it was found that the meleo had ended, thoe eirous tonts bad Dboen folded, and the riotora woro fast asloup, In fact, nntflln;i hiad happonod that Linlf & dozon policomen could not liave quictod in ton min- utes, Tho ridiculousueks of tho thing snon ho- came apparont, and today the whole city has been In n prodigious grin abtho Mayor's propose teroud porfonmauce, —— ,THE CROPS. The Eifccts of the Dronghts MUBCATINE, YA, Correspondence of The Chicano Tribune, MusoAszxg, In,, July 6.—Tho woathor Liers is Tonrtully kot and dry, Evorytling in the shape of vegetation Iy wilting. Tho grass.on my lawn, that & woek ago looked so greon and frash, is now so dry thata firo would run ovor it, The [ moadowa ato 1n tho same condition, Bmall grain 18 gono up gonerally, All tho raln that over fell could not save it now. For throo successiva yoars I havo sown down about 100 sores ja grass, ouly to 8oo it burn up sftor dotng woll sud Riv= ing good promso of 5.crop. Hero wo have had threo dry yoars in succenslon, and consoquently the ground hos dried out for quite & dopth, and £) 0.T0R80R why. Vegetation suconmbed so . 3 Eooon this yoar, “Labt sonson wo bod suficfont saly up to tho Otk of July, when the drought set. in. - Thin yoar tho dry, hot woathor ot in fn May, aud sinco thon wo bave had only onp wob spell. Tbo early potatoos lavo taken the second growth. Tlo strawboriios Lave dried on the vines. The raspborrios are drving up, even ‘whion henvily wulohiod. Tho fow applos that woro feft ws are fallng off the treos, and tho fruit-treca are dylng by hu ndreds. Dut tho fenture most to bo droaded fy tho scarci ty of wator on the prafrio-farms, s tho mualt streams nro drylug up ; and what peopla are go- fng to do for thoir stook, L enn't aonceive, It is novw the boginning of the usanl dry soason, nnd tho thormomotoris ranging high among the 90's. It wo should bo so fortunata as to got rarn Boon, it would save the corn and late potatocs, and fur~ nish pasture for the atock ; but, at the bost, It is « sad praspoct bafare the farmars and how bo {s to meat hus obligntions aud puy his taxes, jsmore thau I ¢an concerve, EL FAS0, ILL. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tridune, Ey,. Paso, 1L, July 7.—The drought bere is foarful iu tlio oxtramo, sud thero is 1o prospect for rain, Tho chinch-bug Iy eating onts, whent, and cory, and the people are mu dlucu\m\gml at the goneral outlaok of things, WILLOW MILL, ILL. pectal Diapatel to T'he Chicago Tribune, Wiwow Hiun, Jasper Co., I, July 6.— Wheat is splondid. Oats and ' grasd ore not n half crop. ~ Corn is slmost ruinad, or account of chinch-bugs aud dry weatuor, Potatoos aro l&gm‘ Fruit, & fair crop. Weather extremely ry. WELLINGTON, ITL. Spectal Diptch to Tho Clicaio Tribne, WELLINGTON, I, July 7.—10o crop-prospeots heve changed somowhat for tho worse. Corn is nuw gulfering for rain, sud fy roltiug badly. Tho Tuin that Lins falton was quickly swatlowed or Iiclkod up by the burning sun and dry enrth, or ecatterod by the winds, #o tiab corn’ is muking but ilttle growth. I ulko loarn that adjacent to fields of fall or spriug whont tho nhinch-hu};s have put in their hy[‘mlunlmo in force, nnd,unless copious showers of relu shall full woon, thoy will likely do no littlo damagn; for, a8 roon as (hose bugs sve foraxd to foncs tho smull grain, they faston tlomsolves upon the voung and tender corn, WATERTOWY, WIS, Spectal Diapuich to Phe Chicano Tribune, ‘WaTunTowy, Wik, July 7.—The continnons hoa, coming dowh £rom « olonr sty oscompun ied by 8 wind thac seoms to rapldly absorb all nioistire out of ‘vegotation, is causing sorious approhiensions as to it offects on tho orops, Al rerdy many mendows of grass look sbriveled and withered, and, whero recontly mowed, tho atubble toems bucnt and dried, destroying Liva raote. It s feated tho maturlog gruin-iloils will bo mntorially damagod unless there is n chianga of weathor soon, A rain fx needed bad- Iy, but u8 yot thore are no indications of sucl a check on tho hxflm‘y which tho cousuming sun- shine {3 silontly produving on overything now growing. LANSING, AICH, Svectal Dispatoh to e Chicaqo Tridune, LaxsiNo, Mich, July 7.—\Whoat-hnryesth hos commencod in this vieinity. This week it will bo goneral ihroughiont the central portion of tho State, Alany furmors thini that the crop will uverage a Jittlo overlastyonr'a. Tho waather Rt prosent sooms favorable to prevent rust. The ool trado continnes brisk; ono buyer has talon in 150,000 tha this #eason, nud he proposca to tako in 140,000 more, LAFAYETTE, IND. Spectat Disnatcls to Lhe Cliieaan Triduna, Laraverer, Ind, July 7.—Tho whenat harvest in thiy nection s progressing rapldly, and blds fair to bo much above tho avorags, CASUALTIES, The Accident mpon the Shore Lino Raifrona—An Lxpert’s Explanntion of (0w Xt Oceurrod, Special Disputeh to The Chicago Tridune, Senixorsenn, Maes, July 7.—The pccidont upon the Share Lino Ratlrosd yestorday was one of the most singular in the history of such disastora, An oxport in railrond mattors glves the following oxplanation of the wayit ocourred : Upon the Shore Lino, to change the switeh, tha wwiteh-tender goos into a small house connocted with tho gwitch, whore tho switch is gof for tho mun lino. When the switch is ohsnged to con- noot with tho side-track or turnout, the door of tho switch-house is automatically cloved,, and romaing so till thoswiteh isagain sot for the main line, whon tho door I8 opened so that the switol- man can only entor or leave tbo mwitch-house whon tho main lin i unbroken. At the time of tho aceldont the switeh-tonder bad gono into tho switch-houso and turned the switeh upon tho * sido track to take somo cars standing thoreon wpon the rear ond of the train. After conunecting with tho cors upon tho turnont the frain started for Now Haven, and with tho exception of the roar truch of the last ear tho whole train had passed over {ha awiteh, At that critical moment, the switche tender, suppasing the wliolo traln had passod, tuined tho switoh upon the mnin track, which threw tho resr truck from thorrails and upon tho sleonora, Tho bell-cord does not Am]mar ta have been conneoted with the two cara takon on at Stony Creak, g0, thnt no communication could Do had with thoe ongineor of the train by the Dassongers in thoeso two cars, aud ag soon us tha dorailad truok reachod the narrow plle bridge, & #hort distauce beyond thoe switch, the car was ovorturned, and one sftor nnothor every car fn o the train followed, with the frightful resalts alroady published. Tho swileh was of the ol§ or common kiud, Had 1t boou a woll-fitted ** safoty switch,’ even with tho misvlacemont of the switeh by the switch-tondor, the accidont cowd hmrdly have gocurred, It should ba tated in oxtenustion of ino apparont carelossness of tho switeh-tendor {hat, wnnmhu door of the witch-houso s clased, tha tender can only look or communicsto with tho outside world through a small aporture, and from this cause he might have beon misled as to the sctual position of tho traln, and supposed that (he whole train bad passod tho switoh bo- fore hie chunged it, IiversSten Explosion, Br, Louw, July 7.—Tho steamer Bollo of Joflerson, running on the Osage River, when sbout 8 miles of Jofforson Cily, last nighty oxploded her boilors, und s o totnl lows, A, A Ihibbard, hor Captain, Alexander Stewart, pilot and Jobin F. Rolloy, passonger, ware staided but bow badly s not'yot known, ' U'wo_cotored dook-hands aro misenig, supposed to be drowned, Soriony Collivion. doraer, I, July 7,—\While driving on th) Plutnflowd | road, bont 4 miles from Jolior; about 13 o'clocks last wight, Fraucls DeLong, of thin eity, and n Mr. Boyd, of Plainfleld, hod § collision in the dackuond, Boyd was thrown out of his buggv and rocoived sovore injuries, He was removed bo thid oity, but has boou insonei« blo alnoo tho acpidont, 1le s considerad ina ontioal condition by the attendmg physiclans. 1