Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. PIANOS AND ORGANS. HALLETT, DAVIS & C0.5 PIANOS. BEVENTY-FIVE first promiums awand.| tor WERT PLANOS. 20,000 hovo booa maanfaotared sud aro ™ €5 rhors Planos, both Grand, Sanate,and| Uprigity cltl ba soen in Ohlcago, In Iargo) Inumbors, mith a varicty of oihnr mavniao.) Turos, at Lho Piano and Organ Wareroous o] W. W. KIMBALL, STATE AND ADAMS-STSR, A Iarga snsortment of now Planos and Or- gans to Partiss wihing to pag by Mn‘o’eu”'ud‘lmfiw 7 lnstallmonts cani 2. WINES, A AR AN AN AN AR AA RN T import in CABKS, and liave botiled for me by oxperienced BOTILERS, NATHANIEL JOHNSTON & SONS ST.ESTRPHE CLARET VRICH I OFFER AT BT.SO - weenoy, for one dozen qunrt litilos. It Iy the, BES ¥ ?l?d th’aw-l Clurat {n tho market for FAMILY UsE~ $00 sams fdemticn Wing cantnt, ba lmbocted iy casod for Jows than 211,00 Gold. T havo on hand and roll at Jnw ricos a fnll lina of BARTON & GUESTIER'S OLARKT nd BAUTERNE WINKS. C AT UDNE, 146 BAST M.ADISON-ST. BASE BALL. BASE BALL. BALTINORES WHITE STOCKINGS, BATORDAY, July 11, ot 3:50 p. m. Ttokots for salo st Kelloy fros., 88 Madison sl alsnat 117 Tenty-socond-at. 1f rofn should iuterfere tho gamo will bo plared Monday ox 1, and no posters wil] ho on tha atrect ¢ FURNITURE. EASHIONABLE ForntTURE. W. W. STRONG e FURNITURE €0, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. FOR SALE. CF FOR -SALE: ‘We have ton thousand tons of clear Crystal Lake Ice, sbout fifteen to pixteen inches thick, for sale in car lots at_roasonsble prices. Address J. H' DOLE & CO., No. 27 Moetro- golitan Block, THREE G00DSALESHEN By s WEOLBESALE Hat and Cap House, None but good mon, who have hund eatnb. lished trados, need spply. Address K 25, Tribune office. BUSINESS CONNECTION n Eastorn gontloman with simo capital and vory ox- tenatrs busingss exporlonce, would 1k o form n connno. With » Teading Wiubsealo Geacory’ o Cummi fon loaso in this city, whorn LIS capital and kiowlodgo of 1o busincss would yiold him a libaral roturn, Addross M 50, Triliuno offico, FINANCIA TUOMAS 3, THORNTOX. Wt T, TIonRTON, (Bon o1 Judgu Tuvrnton,) W. F. TEZIORNTON & SOOIV, ankors and Brokers, Shotbyville, T, Fstablishod (859, olloortons mado §n Sholby unil adjnining counties, and mitiod on day af paymont. radury’ Natlual Buak, ROBERT WINTHROP & 0. . DANKERS AND BROXERS, o, 18 Wallat., Now York, exccute orders for STOOKS, 0 AND GOLD, ..dmu,m- cont Interest on Die POSLLE, aud teaueact a gonaa Suriuons. hilcago corres. Taukingand Hrokerage NOTICE. : NOTICE. My connectionwith tho firm of Rouch & ‘Wernor ceased on the 10th of Januery last, I now havo charge of the Pastry, Confection- ery and Toe Oream Department of * Brown's,” snd with unsurpassod faoilities, shall bo plensed to receive orders from my old pate rons, ‘Very respoctfully, W. WERNER. STOOKHOLDERS' MEETING, OFFICE OF CHICAGO DOCK GO., 150 Washington-st., Room 13, Cirtoaao, Juna i, 181, 110 Annual Mesting of the Backhoidors of tho Cilcago ok Camia for tho alegtlon il ycostare for tho ond: Yokt niwl {ar &y OUIGE DUSHHoDS that ey by DroonL. el TR T lfy of thyomeo of the Uombnay, o ToPhy 2 o'elook m m SLAEBOIBNY, Boorotary, REAL ESTATE, nsiednnni AT BELARE o FOR SATLE. GREAT BARGAIN IP BOLD IN A FEW DAYS, 100 foat 50 foot of fton thio cornor of ‘Thirty-socond- and Oslumot-ar., and §0 foot on tho ooruor of Thirl ird-at. and Calumet-av.' Price §85 oA 600 oash, Lal, Noy. §, {834, “Fhis hfi‘al)‘“ foot lovs than’ mackeo price, Tnalilra of J. LENRY & PACON WEIL, 144 and 145 Dearboru-st, LUMBER OR COAT: DOCK TO RENT OR FOR BALE, 150 foot front on Twellth-at.,, running back to the Empira oaTuorday, July lip, with faroad oonmections, near walfth-at. bridgo. Apply to M, PRTRI 65°W ashingtoniat,. Datemont. i ‘WINDOW SOREENS, ‘WIRE WINDOW-SCREENS. The Lest malnut fravied foreca 16 cunta ot faot at Faas , oxtea chirito 1NAdY fOF mansuring Al "o wara 1 o5¢ walut dioi 18 cents por foot, oX ra for hard 1t ) 1 por fool, P} 0 apar, E‘Q.‘.a Soikpriorn ' be siiiian DAVID GOGOWILLIE, oty 45 Phto by Rasg Hivers WASHINGTON. The First Prosecution Under Poland’s Press-Gag Law, Alexander Shepherd Attempts to Conviet Charles A. Dana of Libol The New Act Not so Innocent as It Was Said to Bes How the Currency-Redistribu- " tion Act is Working, Msny Frandulent Notes Received at the Rodemption Bureau. Applications for .Bank Charters Re- " ceived from the Wests - . THE PRESS' GAG LAW Siecal Diapatoh to Lhe Chicago Tribute, TNAUGURATION OF PROCEEDINGS USDER IT. Wasnvaroy, D.' U., July 8.—Ex-Gov. Bhep- Terd appearad bofora tho Grand Jury ln thla clty to-dny, with a number of editorials in tho New York Snn trenting of his publio acts, which ho solemnly mado onth wevo unirus, and upon this hio askod that Charles A, Dana, tho editor of the Sun, bo indicted for libol, and brought hore for trinl, This, i is presumed, ie tho begluning of the programma to be carried out under Mr, Poland's new libel iaw, which he olaims onnnot bo nsed in rotaliation by ofiicinl goutlomen who feol aggrioved at tho criticism mada upon them by tha press. No action was taken by tho jury to-day, but: it is thought that they will propare tho indictment bofcra thov nd- journ. The hopo is exprossod horo that Dana will aceopt the fight and allow the cage to como to trial horo. él the resources of thoso who propoeo {o thus MUZZLE THE TREGS 3 will bo made uso of to socure his convittion and Imprisonment, snd i¢ is urged it mignt ho as well to lot tho poople know, once for afl, what desporate measuros can be rerorted to by tho mon who find it diagreonble to bo exposeit in their _official misconduct, It is argued that, if Mr. Dans should be convicted and imprisonad, which {s altogother unlikely, except with a pnoked jury, the fact aud tho method: by which {t would be accomplighed would mnko ap= areut to tho conntty hiow infamous this under- {;llnd attempt to curinil the froodom of the press really is, and its suthors would, in the storm of public condomnation tbat must follow, recaive such o rebuke as would forover after prevent s similar attempt. ~ s EFFECT OF THE CURRENCY ACT. Special Dapatoh to The Chicage Tri%ine, AIPLICATIONS FOI NEW BANK CHARTERS. Wastisozox, D. C., July 8.—About thirty ap- plications for bank ohartors under the new law bave Loen filed with the Comptrollor of the Cur- ronoy sinco Congrass adjournod. Thoy come mninly from Illivois, Wiscousln, Indian, Kan- 806, and lows, with 3 fow from tho Bouthorn Bunten, Tho amount spplied for Is in the neigh- borhood of €8,000,000. This leaves 1,000,000 horotoforo roported “Not called for It will teke from sisty &0 minoty diys to got theso thirty mnow banks in running order, and tho Comptroller states that thero will not bo more than £5,000,000 of addiclonnl bauking enpital availablo for businoss purposes by the time Congress meots. SURKENDER OF CIBCULATION. Nine bauks bavo sont in logal tendors with which to redeain thofr bonds pending the caucel- lution of & part of tucir carrency, to the amount of 1,600,000, Of thisamount, Mosen Taylor's City Nationnl Bank of New Yorkcontributes "$248,000. “'hiy bank hos bad no circulation, however, this smount in bondu Laving boen required of it to securo depositors. I3 will continue ay a pri- vate banking institution. Of thoss vine banks threo arein Now York and two in Chicago, the Commercisl & Mochanics'; ove in Lnnsing aud oue in Grand Rapids, ifich.; ono in Fort Wayne, Ind.; and one in Columbis, 5. C. Those banks do uot contomplate girang up their clur- {ers, and ave only returning such surplus cupital a8 they cannot advantageously omploy in thour Dusiness. ¥RAUDULENT BANE-NOTES DISCOVERED, Tho fact that the new division for the re- demption of mutilatod Netional Bank notes re. quiros all suck notes to bo seut to ono pluce, lLins alrosdy resulted in the discovering of Jarge number of- altored, stolen, aud_cuipped notes, Bomo threo yomw since tho Osage Na- tional Bank, at Osago, In. was entered, and ita vauits robbed of 250 sheots’ of unsigned flve. dollar notes of that banik, which roprescuted 55,000, thero boiug four nobes iu_cach’ shcet. The Nedemyption Division” to-day recoved six of theso noles, on which tho signatures of the Prosident and Cashior of tho bank had boen forged, npgmuuy by tho kauio persons. Lo, Govornmont is 110t responsible for these notos; and thoy wore rejected, The bank having such notes in circulation will probably be decided to bo responsible. Large numbors of notes uovo beon received which had been * stripped,” s the operation is called, by outting fivonotes in diffor- citt pluces, aud pastivg tho piccon 80 that nix notes wore produced, ~euch “boiug shorter or uwrrower thon the genuine voto, ———— THE NEW TARIFF. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicano fribune, Wasntsaton, D. O, July 8.~A collaction of tho Tacif laws wae to-dey forwarded by the ‘I'vensury Dopnrtment to Collectors of Customy throughout the Union, Ieretoforo there have boeu about as many codes as there woro laws, and considerable difiioulty was oceasionod by that multiplicity, which in numerous casos pro- duced conflict and misconstruction of laws, “This computation is ahatraciod from tho goneral con- atruction of tho Tariff laws which was mado by tho rocont scesion of Congress, and eottles many disputed questions a to whetler cortain provisious of formor laws are operative or obsoleto. A circutar will be sent out in a fow days, bised on tha late Wari®® law, giviog Instructions to Collectora of Customs rogavd. ing their dutics fn rolation to goods Imparted withoue uvoices, Undor provious laws, grades of loss than £200 value woro ndmitted to ontry upon_appraisemont, without tho production of cortified involcos, By tho now lmy this s chaged to goods of B100 or lows, Thorefors, instoad of boing a roliof_to Importers, as was in- touded, the now Torld law In in this, us fo wovoral o hor Tespoots, & hardship, since Cone sular feon amountiug to §2.60 “for tho cortfica- tion of tnvoicen havo to ba pald on goods valued at 2100 instead ¥200, us horetofore, 'I'hiin pro- visiou, howover, makes mo slteralion in tho Iaws governing the admisslon of passongury’ baggage. ———— NOTES AND NEWS, Sneotal Dispatch to L'e Chicavo Trivune, PENSONAL, ‘Wasminarow, D. C.,, July 8.—Ex-Postmaster- Qoneral Cropwoll hnu formed an allinuco with bly unclo, Jacob Tome, of Maryland, aud will ou- gage in tho banking busmons in this olty, in con- neotion with the Natlonal anlr, whioh by apooial act of the lust Congross was empowered ta re. mova from Ilsgerstown to this city and to in- orense ity M]lllul stock from 50,000 Lo 200,000, It will doubtless bo to the city what Jay Cooke's nd tho ¥irst Natlonal Bauk woro, and tho prob- abllity 1s (kat 1t whl gob much of the business done by the other banks, ©WILL QUALIFY, My , Creawell, Leopuld, and Purvies, the atior a colored auan, will qualify to-miosxew or CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JULY 9; 1874. Fridsy an Commisslonora to sottlo up the h"fl' nees of the susponded Freodmen's Savings Bank. INDIGNANT SUEPIERD, ‘Wasnmaron, July 8,—July 8.—Lx-Gov, Bl hord was bofure tho Grand Jury ondosvering proouro an indictmont against Charlos A. Dans for an alloged libol on Shephord. THE PREEDMEN'S DANK, Tho gentlomen appointed to wind up the st- falxs of the Froodmon’s -Havings Bank, Aessra. Crenwell, Loooold, aud Purviss, linve accopted the Commiesion aud will qualify to-morrow. DEOISION DY TILE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Tho Auomug-unneml Llas decldod that, nndor Soction 19 of thoact amondatory of tho Bank- rupt law, Unitod States Marehala and Roglstors in Bankruptoy ave not required to make roinrny thereln provided lor untll thoy are furnlshod with tabular forms and diroctions Jo_respeet thoreto by tho Judges of the SBupreme Court of tho United Statos. TOSTAL 183UES DUDING LAST YEAT, “Tho amount of postage-stnmps and stamped envolopes issued diring the flacal yoar endin) Junc 30, was, “‘exclusivoof those used for ofiical communicntions,” $21,167,434.76, an jucronse ovor the provions yoar of g031,804.10, or over 9 por cont. Tho 18eues_ of poatal-carda amount to 891,790, And of officinl rtamps, to 81,769,301.85. ‘The creaso in fssucs over tho provious year is 14 4-10 por covt, whilo for tho five years from July 1, 1868, to Juno 80, 1873, the annual in- cienso was but 8 per cent, Tho eales of postago. stampa and ntnmsod'emle\opn in ‘the United | States July 8 an 600,000, UNUFFICIAL CONREAPONDENOE FORBIDDEN. 7, amountoed to more than A bill passed June 17, relating to our, diplo- mntie sorvice, aftor providiog ngatnst absonce from dutios without tho Prosidont’s authority, ndds portinently : * Nor shall any diplomatic or consulnr oflicor correspond in regard to tho public affairs of auy Torolgn’ Govoramont with auy private person, newspaper, or olhor poriodical, or othorwiso than = with tho propor oflicers of tho Unitod States, Itls whispered about Washington that an early copy of this bill was mailod direot to tho Hon. Joln A, Brigham, lato of Obio, but now Minister resident at Japan, who bns been quite volumi- nous in bis criticisms, iu an opstulatory form of the Governmout of the country to which e is now acoreditod. NEW WRITING MACHINE. The various Govermment Burewus sre goper- ally adopting a machine which prints all lettors inatend of writing thom, aud which can print, & iu claimod, fastor tban a person can wilte. A olerk in tho Post-Olice Depurtment los written Drty-six words por mivuto with this machine. BEDUOTION OF AALARIES. Tho excoutivo axe foll aguin in sovoral de- partments, reducing the forcs, not, however, by disymisusl, but by roducing thoe grado of clork- sbips. Bixteon and elghtcon hundred dollar clorks woro_reducod to 81,200 and $1,400 por anmum, and ono man who hne_boon omployed for & number of yeurs at 31,900, a8 chiof of a division, was reducod to §1, POLITICAL. he Fourtconth Onto (Dem.) Congress sionual Convenuon~—213 Gajtety and Einatly No Nommutton — Cowan Nominuicds Snecral Lispateh to The Chicano Tribunie. Buornus, 0., July 8.~The Convention mob agnin st 8 o'clock thia morning. Col. Dickey vut in nominntion Jobn W, Jenner, of Richland. He started off with 656 votes, Ho nfter wards ran up by complimentary votes to 22. ‘Whon 116 ballots had been cast tho Convention took o rocess until 1p. m. Ou renssombling, tho balloting was resumod without much chaugo until tho 200th ballot, when tho Convention ad- journied until 8 p. my, Nine o'clock p. m. tho 14th bullot stands: Cowan, B1; Tinloy, 233¢; Stllwoll, 26; Burns, 10 163 Borry, 2855, On tho 213¢D hallot Cowan racoivod 66 Yotes,—within 10 votes of nominating hum. {Tothe Asiociated Preas.). CLEvELAND, O., July B.—Aftor o two daye’ seasion, tho Democratic Congressional Conyaue tion at Bucyrits nominatod Johu Cowan, of Ash- Innd County, for Oongress from the Fourtwonth Congrossional District on tho 250th ballot, The fiace for Congroess in the Sevonth 10wa Bistrict. Speciat Dispatch fo The Chicano Tribune, Des Moxsxs, July 8.—Tha Hon, John A, Has- son antived humo yestorday, and it i eaid hohus conrented to pornilt his namo to go beforo the Tepublican Congrossional Convention for ro- nomivation, This fact, in the faco of Lis two rocont lotters, in which he declared himuglf indopondent of all partios, hos crented quite & etir in thé Topub- lican ranke oud the” prospects aro_that tho old factional fight will bo renowed with moro bittouseay chaw ovor, Many of W purtisang claim thathe is np longer » Nepublican, and that they will bolt aud moke another nomination if ho shonld catzy tho Convontion, If this should be o, the fiold will o clear for tho clogtion of tho Auti-Monopoly candidato. call for an AntlMonopoly Convene ton, Special Diapateh to I'he Chicago Tribune. Torr Mabisos, 1a, July 8.—Au Anti-Mo- nopoly Convention was called to-day to meot ab Fort Madison, In., July 13, to appoint delogatos from Lee Countv'to attond tho Congrossional Couventiou t Burlington on tlo Z8th of July, and to tho Judicial Convoution at Burlmgion July 29, Démderntic=Libernl Conventlon at Laporte, Ind. il Special Dispateh to F'e Chirago Wribune. Lavouzk, Ind., July 8,—Tho Domocratic and Liberal County Couvention convened horo to- duy ta solact dolegates ta the Slato Couvontion to be held in Indianapolis Wodnesday, the 15th inst. Tho moating wae called to ordor, and tho Hon, Johu Winterbotham chosen Choirinan, and Jucab Wilo Bacratury. A committao of five was then appointed to select dologates. Tho names of tho delogates were submitted sud approved by tho Convention, after which the moetiug ad- Journed, - A Probuble Nominee. . Special Dpateh to The Chicagu_1'ribune, Decarur, 1N, July 8.—Tho Hon, Charles Bluck bas tho best hold for the Indepoudeut Toform nomination for Congross lu this (tho Fouricontl) District. If vominated, he will give tho other candldate a lively raco. et BEECHER-TILTON. An Editorinl from the Golden Agos Nrw Yous, Julf “Ihe Qolien Age to-murrow publighes tho following editorial : # Plymoutls Church hus adopted a policy of silenco, It hns neen its cunning tiveues of mis- reprosentation aud inmuuation woven for the injury of ane mn and theprotection of unother swept nway at a single blow, loaving its artifice exposed to the public oye ; and yot, in face of & UNIVENBAL DEMAND FOR EXPLANATION, 1t holds it peacs. It soes the ouuracter of ona whose good nama it 18 bound o defend from every nspaBion brought under grave and torri- blo suspicion, and whou millions, in tho agony of sympathy for hun, entroat it to opon ita Hps and spontc ono assuring wod, it porststontly hoids ita tonguo, y "g’l.‘hn fact epeakis in “trumpot tones. The Amorican poopla asked for one word in bolalf of A MAXN TUEY REVERED AND LOVED mare thun anv othor. ~Ono siugle syllable of ne- suranco from lips that hove moved mllions, and havo a witebery of pursuasivences posscssod by no othor on enrth, would haye uatisflod thon, Thors was o splendid_ocension. Aud thera stood the mau to fll it, with s volco which would bave govo, like Engiands drum. beat, round the world. ‘They listoncd In death- liko stitluoes, and wore trontod to & uilonce that way almost audible. I'ho fact auwmits of ouly ouo construction, and whoover thinks draws the in- evitablo concluston, ‘Thore fs & silonco moro upprmlvo and ominous than that of death, T'he Amarican poople. now kuow what thet lonco in" Important, if ‘frite, The statomont _ufy the Philadelphis Ledger's correspoudent at New York that 'Uheodoro Tilton has a eccond lotter in type, proofs of which linve beon shown in contidenco to his friends, and that o Joctor to his addross will appear in the fortheoming numbor of the Christian Union over the signaturo of onry Ward Beechor, The correspoudent adds that “Mr, Tilton's friends Tiavo attomptod to dissuade him from publishing, et sy BANK CASHIER RERMOVED. New. Beoronp, Mavs., July 8.—John P, Bar- ker, Oashier of the First Nationsl Bank of Now liedford, .was removed.on Luesday in couse- ueince of & atatement of lrregularities made to | 9 Dirbotors by Dauk-Inspector Noodham, FOREIGN. Rejection of the Interpellation in the French Assembly. The Government Defeated pfi a Con- firmation of MacMahon’s " Powers, Tho Murshal Detormined to Retain the Office of President. Rumor that Isabella Will Revoke ‘Her Abdication .of the Spanish - - Throne, Reorganization of " tlie Spanish Republican Army. FRANOE. . Panis, July 8.—Tho sitting of the Assenibly to- day oponed amid intonso oxcitoment. Tho floor waa fllled with Deputics and tho galleries crowded \with apoctators. AL Luclon Brun moved ** that tho Assombly regrots tho susponsion of the journal Z'Union by tho Govornment.” This motion was rojected by a vote of 80 yens to 179 onys. The Left gonerally abatainod from voting. M. Paris, o momber of the Right Centro, moved the following : 3 * That this Assombly, regolving to onorgotical- Iy upliold tho Septonninl powers conforred upon | Marshal MachMabon, Prosident of tho Ropublic, ana furtliormoro resorving the questions sub- mitted to the Commiltea on Constitutionnt Bils, passes to theorder of tho day.” Gen. Do Cissoy, Minister of War aud Vice- Drosldont of the Council, announced that tho Govornment fdontified fteolf with the motion, ‘Phio question was talon, and the motion of M. Parls was rojeoted by » voto of 831 yors to 568 noyd. - The majority in thia vote was camposed of "threo fractions of the Left and elghty mom- Dbers of the Extrome Right. Soveral Doputios immediatoly movoed the or- der of tho day, puro snd simplo, which was adopted, tho voto standing 339 yeas to 815 nays, It is oonsidered that tho last vote leaves tho door opon fur the Ministry to remaln in power; but the improssion at tho close of tho sitiing was, that nothing had beon eottiod, and the un- cortainty which hias ail along charnotorized the politiesl situntion 18 uurelioved. Pams, July 8.~Immediatoly after tho adjourn~ ‘meny of tho Assembly to-day a Cabinot Council was held, at which thie Ministers tendered their rosignations, Pecsidont Maodlalion poromptorily rofused to aceept them, and tho Ministry ro- maing constituted as bofore. Tho Prosident will send & message £o the Auxombly to-mowrow or noxt day, in whieh Lo will aunounce his doter- minatlot to rotain the powora couferrad upou Inm for the time aasigned by Iow, and will fnsist ou tho nocossity for a complote organization of his powors by tho Aseombly. Cabinet Council will bo beld to-moirow to delluitely decido upon tho torma of the message, Loxooy, July ! 9.—The Times' Parls corro- spoudent tolegraphy that MaoMabon, in his forthcoming mossage, will probably state that he could not nceapt tho resignations of the Minis- tors becausy they dofended his powers, and ho wishod to “save the couniry {from & now DMinlstersl crtwis. He will request tho Asgembly to_ haaton action on the financial mansures and thon sdfourn for some montls, and, on._ reassombling, prooced to definitoly o1ganiza his powers, p P SPAIN. Mavno, July 8.—Gon, Seadala s moking preparatiouns to renew the attack upon the Cai- lists at Estalla, Tho defeat of the Carlists at ‘Tornol on Baturday last waa #o_complato that thoy have loft that section of the counury al~ togather. Gan, Moriones hns boen appointed Generaliesimo' of the Ropublican troops in Navarro. . Maprip, July 8.—The ‘narnmlmn army, has been reorganized. It is divided iuto two corps; tho firut, under Gen. Morrionoz, will oporate in Navarre, and the second, under Ceballos, will watch the Ebro district, Tha strength of the combined ormy excoeds 80,000 men, with 79 fl?e, and its goneral Leadquactors are at ‘Caf- olln, Pans, Julg 8.—It is stated fn Alphonalat cive cles that Isabolla [ntends to publicly reyoke hor andication of the throno of Spain. —— TUREKEY AND EGYPT, ConstanTiNorLy, July '8,—The Sultan has written to tho Kuiediva of Egypt in terms cor- dially confirming the good relations botwaon the Dorte and Egypt. CUBA. m & New Yorgk, July 8.—A lottor from Havans, dnted July 4, save ; ¢ Thero is s grest desl of sickness provailing hore, Many futal coses of small-pox and yellow fover bavo occurrad. Pub- Mo places for vaccination have boen ostablished throughout the cic{. ‘Business is very dull. Only nho\ll{t‘flflu boxos of sugar wore sold "durivg this weol." . A lotter Kivlng an account of the colobration of Bt, John's Day in Puerto Principe, Cubs, a8y8 the ivsurrection it fast finisbing what ouco ox- intod of vutue, It has worn down to throads the flimey toxture of sooial virtus, and, excopt among a fow of tho best aducated and_mont 10- fued people, thora 1s lttlo attempt mudo at avon a show of feminino dolicacy aud modesty, Dands of young rolicking follows will stop under grated windows and balconios aud sing the rudest songs with the most indecorous allusions, and wowmen and girls wil flock to the windows, laugh, and oujoy it. Mapui, July 8,—Tho Spanish Govornment bos opproved the Cuban budgob submitted by Capt.-Gen. Cotioba. . — GREAT BRITAIN. LoxpoN, July #.—DBourke, Uuder-Secretary for the Forolgn Departmanr, introduced iu the Houso of Commons to-day & bili amending the intornational copyright law, which was read auco. Loxpoy, July 9.—I¢ {8 reported that Parla- ment will bo prorogiiod on the 8th of Augusb, - , ———— : INDIA. Lowpox, Julv 9,—Dispatches from Caleutts atato that 800,000 natives aro nosw employed on reliaf works, 1,000,000 less than threo wooks ago. Half o million aro now subsieting on the charity of tho Government and the public, THE INDIANS. Destruction of o Band of Stonx. Spectal Dispatch to Phe Chicago rilung.’ - Wasiisoros, D. C., July 8—1he_following dispaich was rocsived at the Army Headquasters to-dny Laowe: Tnee, W, T, July 8, 1874, Asstotant_Adjutant-General, Heudgisarters " of fhie druny, IFashmaton, 0 C. ! iu cofsonuenco of ilg many depradutions of thy Bfoux, in Wind Iiver Vulley, on whito sottlers and Slioshomeo Tidisug,—one of o ntest boing the mur= dor and borribiy muttlation of o whits yomon,—~Ds, Irwin, Aout for_the Buoshongos, made the réquist that the Sloux should be puiized, i possiblo.” On tho moniing of tho 2d of Jily, ~whils Gen. Ord und yself woro st CUump Brown, an apporiunity presented Meal, and Oapt, Torrey, Thirtoonth Infantry, ~commandmg Camp Teowil, wan direoted to send Uspt, Ltes and Liout, Hobludon with Gungny B, ocoiid Oayalry, accon: uod by twenty Indinn sconts under Licut, Youiig, Fourtls Tufantry, and about 160 Bloshonoos undor thelr Ohfef Wash-u-kle, to attack o cump of Bloux Jatoly entabllshod ou tho uortl wide of tho Owl Moun- fin lumge, wlers |t Wi o - brotks throngh,~dislant uvout 0 miles from Camp Brown, ' Tho attack was wade ab 3 5, wn, Suurduy, July &—The sesult Lolug ficty Sloux idiled aud Woiinded, und over 100 horscs caplured, Our loss was two wnon' Miiled, und Llvat, Youug und thrco men wounded,—Liout, Young nat dungorously, Oupt, Tor- Toy tolegraphis Nt tho Feault wes 1ot 4s satinfactory un Qesirod, on avzount of the Laa bidinvior of tho Bhoe wbonace, Oapt, Torrey went out ou thy btk with un ambulanice aud additional men, 10 1neat Cad; Batos, 2, I, Bniva, Livutonsut-Gonoral, NATIONAL BILL-POSTERS' ASSOCIATION. Sueoiad Disuatoh fo The Chicago Tridune, Dernoir, Alich., July 8,—The National Bill- Poiers' Auscclation mot lu tug Ral)ief the De- troit Litorary Boolety this aftornoon. Fourteen dolegatos wore prosent, Arrangoments woro perfected for the orranization in New York of a cantral oftice, which aliould pay special attontion to morcanttlo advortlsing by bill-postiog In dif- forent citios, and should “seck to bulid up this trado. A communlcation from John Callahan, of Ohieago, seking momberslup, waa recelved, Sov- eral membora objected on tho ground thab now ‘firms workiog in opposition to members of tho ‘Assoolstion who bave built up & businoss should not be admittod as membors trom a citv whora the Association has already ono firm. 'The com- | munleation was roferred to a committen of tbres.' The ‘ Assoviation thon procoeded to \baltot for officers for the ensuing. year, with tho following rosult: Presidont, Georgo A. Treyser, Chlcago; YVico-Prosidant, J. - Bryan, Clove: 1and;_ Necording . Becretary, G. M. Loonard, Grand Raplds; Corresponding ‘Socrotnty, Alox- ander Horblson, Indisuapolia; Treasuror, Goorge W. Billa, Tolodo, Adjourned till to- morTow. NEW YORK. Harper's. Weekly' Attacks the S President.. Gov. Dii;l’eh’fianed to Remove Mayor Havemeyer, New Telegraph Combination to Be . Formed. Special Dispatch to The Chicapo Tridune. New Yong, July 8.—ZHarper's Weekly, whioh haa for somo time paat indulgod [n indolicato re- flections on the Aaministration aud tho Presi- dent, will como out this week with o full-pago cartoon by Naet, which {8 a very hard blow at tho President. It roprosonts Colgmbia reproviug bhim for the nomi- nntion ‘of Bhopherd and Richardson, with the following worda: *‘Don's lot us bave apy moroe of tins nonsonse, It is a good trait to staud by one's friends, but —." Grant in ropresentod in a cronching attitudo, with an ox- prosgion of half fear sud half hLate on his faco, A leading editorinl in the Journal comments on the liborty of tho press in vory strong terms. . THE AUTOMATIO-TELEGRAPI BONEME, An'old tory. about & mew. tolegraphic com- binntion was oiroulatod around Wail atreot to- day. Itis sald that negotintions are now pend= 1ng, but it is probable that It Is only a stock-job- bing dodge.. Tho story is that the Erie, tho Baltimoro & Ohio, and the Penusylvavia Rail- rosd Companies propose to bulld *tclegraph lines aver their own roads, and auch roads as they control, for the Automatic 'Telegraph Company, which will take the lines on a 99~ year loaso, Tho 1ailrond companies, in con-~ Bidoration of having fren uso of tho telegraph lines, are to keop thom in ropair, It haa boon said fhat by theso means mersages oan bo sont for from one-quarter’ to one-Lalf tho presont rates, Pator H. Watson, of Iirlo, hiaa beon mon- tioned ne President. Tho cilteors of tho Auto- matio Company will say nothing on the "subjoct. 170 the Astoctated Iresn.) : THE NUNICIPAL INBNOULIO, New_Yong, July B.—The campaign ngainat MMayor Hayameyer, growing out of the scaudal caused by his rosppointing the cotivictod 1o~ lice Commissioners, - has boon 8o vigorous- ly conducted that at o lato hour Inst night he concluded - that digcrotion was the Lat- tor pmt of valor, and swreadered. The resignatiun of the objectionable Cominis: sioners, Charlick and Gardwer, wors received - and_acoopled, and Georgo W. Matsel], Superin- tondent of Police, and John R. Voorheas, Ex- cike Commissioner, wero appointed to flll.the vacancies, The rosiguation of the Commission- ers followed a failure of an attorapy to ro-cleot Gardnor President of the Board, K HAVEMESER'S REMOVAL ASKED. Tha Bosrd of Aldermon tlusafterncon pagsed resolutions requestiug Gov. Dix to romove Mayor Havemeyer for committing acts unbecom- ing's public oflicer in his support of tho con- victed Police Commiesioners. ‘Two monioriale will ba pragented to the Gov- ernor to-day at his couw..v-seat, and appeals will be mado for tho reniwval of ‘Muyor Hove- meyer. One of theso cluims that the wetion of tuo Mayor, ia rorppointing - the convicted Com- missionor, was & gross outrage upon public deconoy, wlule the other omplasizos its iliogahity. Of the late movemont of Mayor Havemeyer the Tribune ssys: “1t will Lo sccepied by thouglilful aitizens as an insult,” ‘Lho Zimes saya: “It would be absurd to credit Mayor Huavemoyor with the slightosy regard for tho pub-" lio mtorest;” and the ferald ways that ¢ he has only emphasized bis offenso, sud more than proved his unfituess for the oficelio now holds,” ? MISCELLANEOUS, - - .t . Tho Mayor to-lay appoiuted ox-Police Com- issioner Ifugh Garduvor Excise Commissionor, fu placelot Jolin R. Yoorhaca, who was last night appointéd Police” Commisslonor in placo ~of Gardnor.: - The shipments of specie to-day were $300,187, of which 60,000 is gold coin, and the rematnder silver. L'he spucioengagomonts for to-morrow's steamora amounted ot 1 .o'clock to-day fo $200,000 in gold coin, President und Mra, Grant, and Senator Jonos and fawily, asrived horo from Long Branch this afternoon. CAPITAL AND LABOR. Laboror? Strike in Grand ' Raplds, p Mich. : Snectal Dispatch to 'he Chicago Tribune, Gnaxp Rarmos, Mich,, July 8,—The Inborers for Davidson & Farr, who are building’ cou- tractors hero, aud hove larre contracts on hand, struck this moraing for 8175 pordav. Thoy are now gettlug £1.60, and the contraotora re- fused to accode, The strikers have tried to got othor gangs.of buildats to go with thom, but liave not yet got auy additions to thoir band, Tho Striking Miners in Ohio. Gorymnos, 0., July 8.—A foreo of sixty-five colorod men and twenty whito guardy left for the Btraiteville mines to-duy.” The train was mek n Btraitaville by a turbulent crowd of avowt 160 gtriking miuory, thew wives, .and oluldren. Private Seorotary Putnam mndo a speech to tho orowd, reques ing thom to obey tho laws nnd Qlspertio, as thoy wore on privato proporty, Tho crowd rofusod to disporan until assuroed thet n ‘box of armis on the train were not thero by Btate sathority, and should not bo unloaded, The crowd tuon slowly dispersed in no good humor, but contoutod ' themsolves with tellng tho ocolored . mon fhnt thoy had baou docolved, and begging thom not to go 1o work, Mothos hold thir childron in thoir arms, point- ing out tho nogroos to thom as thoso who came to rob thom of their brond. After' four telos rams_from Seovetary Putuam, tho Bherift of Parsy County has promiged to'go to Htraitaville to-morrow, ~A ppeeial force s boen Aworn in byl tho authorities. at Btraitsvillo to preserve ordar, - ¢ Dlupatches recoived horo to-night state that this afternoon some of the strikers got drunk and wore firing pistols 1n the vicinity of the col- ored mon's quarters. y CHAMPAIGN COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. . Snectud bisvutch to The Chicano Tribune, Tavoxo, Ill., July 8,.—~Tho Chumpalgn County Medicn! Sociaty mot in Magonic Iall this morn- ing. ‘The stiondanco was lniger than ov auy Yruvlmm mapting. - Dry. MeKinnoy, Keator, aud Juriman woro tdmittod to momberehip, Dr. Dareah, of Tolono, Invited tho Bocloty to dino with bim, and the fuvitation was accopted. In- torestinyg papors wore read vy Dra, Birnoy, Day- rah, Darthlow, and others, oo subjects apper- tainiug to tho profossion, Tho papers read woro toriously disenssed Ly all present. Thin Hoclety, slthough but recontly organized, iw fraught with groat bonoflt to tho world of Esoula- plus, Rosolutions of thunks to Dr, and Mra, Dareati for hospltalitios woro' passad ; nlso ta P, Richards for the uso of hall, “I'ho Soolety adjoutned.to meat at Philo, Bopt, . e . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Layenroox, July 8.—Bteamships Elysia, Neyw York, and Biboris, from DOB:',-IL Ar!?v?:df(‘;?x? New York, July 8.—Arrived—Steamships Bylasin, from Hambirg |- Hakon Adeletom, from Loudon ¢ Chicage Baily Teibune, THE RAILROADS. Tho Hlinols Central’s Position with ‘Referonce o the Iowa Law, Diffioulties in the Way of Oompli- anoe Therewith, ] Some Facts About-the Chicago & Pa- ducah Railroad. THE JOWA RATILROAD LAW.' DIFFICULTIES 1N THE WAY OF COMPLIANOZ. Tho Iowa and Wiscousin Rauroad laws'sre sHil] agitating the minds of rallroad-mon in thls city, who are yet consulting each othior in regard to tho monsures to bo taken. ‘Tho IMinols Con~ tral Rallrond, tho only ono of the four Iown trunk linos that s notyot signiod ita Iytention | to comply with tie provislond of flig 1, I 1o & poouliar position. The President, ME/Newol), stated to o reporter yestorday that Lo would adopt the Commisslonors! tariff at once it ho'wos not provented by injunctions from the Btato Courts, which woro sued out by tho stockholders. of tho throo leased lines which form the Jowa Division of his roand,- Should theso injunc- tions be removed, the Illinois Central will comply with tho new law the samo as the othor roads, Tho manngera of the Iown trunk lines stato thot, in observing tho Inw, tho business & will_apply to - will o principally morchaudise mnrketed” at tho pringipal aver townA—places like Dubnque, Davenport, Burlington, Keokul, ete., whore mowt morchaudteo is bought, and to lumber that comes from Minneaots and Wiscon~ sin, and which can be bought at_rivor towus na woll 88 in Chienro. But stock and grain, whioh artreles havo to scek n market at Now York and othior Eastern sunports, will have to 1anke un for tho lots on morchandiso and lnmber, thua’ fore- ing them to make: an uujust discrimination be- tweon sovoral articles seoking transportation, ———— g THE WISCONSIN LAW. Special Dispateh to The Clicago Lrioune, TIE LAW TO BE ENFOROED, Mapimox, Wie, July 7.—Tho Administration organ (the Madison Demoorat) this morning de- clared Trr: Trinoye's statormont that ‘thoro was o disposition on tho part of tho authorities in Wisconsin to rolax tho vigor of the prosccution unfounded, and furthor romarited: “Tho su- thorities of the State are anxious Lo gee & con- aition of peace and quiet roatored at tho eartiest possible momant, but cau sce o Justification in soeking i¢ at the sacrifico of tlio majosty of tho Iaw and the dignity of tho Slato.” Tho samo papor mado tho following sunouncomant : “Wo aro suchorizod to sunounce ihat Gov. Toylor will move on the enomy's works to-day in %ho sbape of & potition for an injunction from the Bupreme Court of tho Btate to compel the Chicngo & Northwestern Ttnilrond Company, and tho Mitwaukeo & Bt. Paul Company, to comply with the torms of the so-called Potter Inw.” Ac- cordiugly, this forenoon, in the Snpromo. Court, tho counnol for the State fu the controversy bo- tweon Wisconsin and ite railroads filed o bill in .cquity, complaining of the per- ~slgtant . violstion of the law regulnting rail- rowls by the Chicago, Milwaukes & Bt. Paul, and tha Chicsgo & Northwestorn Railronds, and a pottion that tho Court onjoin . thewe Compuuios to oboey suid low 80 far na it was held yalid by tho lnte decision of tho United. Stotes Civenit’ Court, mot {ncluding intor-Stato com- merco. A copy has beeu werved on the ofticera of said railrouds, and they have beon notitiod that tho Stata's aftornoys will ask s hoaring on & motion foran injunction, sg above statod, on tho 14th 1nst, DONDHOLDERS' SUIT DISMISSED—AN APPEAL, Judge C. .- Lawronce aud the Hou. B, 0. Qoolk, attornoys of tho Chicago & Northwostern Ruilway Compuny, arrived boro this morning, aud after consulting with Assistant Attornoy-Gern- erul I, O, 8loan, it was ngreod thut the billa of the complainiug Noruhwesteru Railrond bonaholders and stockholders should bo dismissed. Accord~ ingly, the counaol for the railrond and the Stato anpeared bofore Judgo Hopliug, in tho United Stutes Cirouit Court, shortly 9 o’clocks. m,, and, aftor some littlo conversation, the following order was eutored : _William - Frederlck Peck et al, vs, Tho Obleago & Nocthweaturu Ruilway Cowpany, the Relltoad Come mlsslonera of Wisconnin, el al. At the June term A, D, 1874, of tho United Btaley Girgult. Court for tho West- ‘orn District of Wiaconein, And ow uguin come tho eald complainunts by tho ¥olteilrs, and also fh defendants Dy thelr rolicilors,sud the asld,Clilcago & Nortliwestern Bathruy Compauy bnviog fofled to tiead, aumear,. ox Qemur to sald bill, the ke ia - faken ‘na coufoimed agatnst said Compuny; sud th sold Guorge 11, Josuph I, Oaborn, John W. Lost, aud A, Beott Sloan, having flied their demureet o said bill, and tho satd demurrer laving cowne on for argumett, nud it belug ageeed by tho soilcitor for both_complainuuts sud defendants that all questions. of law, whother of Jurisdiction o othcrwleo, shall and muy Le Talsed ond comsiderod under snd demurrer, and_tho. Court being mow fully odvived fu tho proihisen, it 1 horoby ordered nd decrecd that s0ld demurrer Lo enstuibied, aud tho sad demurrer 1y suntained ; ond_comylainants not aaking leave to nimend wald Lil, tho safd Dill 18 dlsmissod at tho coste of complatuante, aud this causo fs atrickon from {ho Qucket, - Wheroupon aid complulnont. pruy un ape ‘peu, Which is granted tpon {he complafuants, or auy of them, oxecutiog o boud in tho povs] s, of 81,000, with Albert Teop a8 security, ssld bond to be Gled within sixty days, 4. 0. Hovuis, Indge, A liko'order wag ntudo of the cnus of DaWitt C. Lnwronee ctal, vi. George H. Paul ofal, ‘being the Ohicago & Nortwestern Railrond stock- holdors ngmust the Wisconsin Raflroad Commis- Bionory, BTATION AGENT PINED, e Mr, Watkinson, agont of the Chicago, Milwau- keo &'Bt. Punl Ratirond, at Morriwon Station, way tried for a violation of tho law rcuulnvlugi raiironds, sud fined 950 and costs, I Municlpal Court heto, to-day. . 4 o e 4 THE CHIOAGO & PADUCAH RAIL- ; _ ROAD. 4 To the Edttor of The Chicano Tribunes - " Bir: 1t Is gratifvivg to loarn that, nobwith- standing the effoots of the panlo last year, tho, falling off of trausportation during the past winter; nnd the dopreseion of railrozd securitios resulting froms tha contests betweon the come panies and tho Stata authoritics, ono enterpriso at loast has beon succosuful ly earried out, This success is owing to the economy, the onorgy, tho ability, ‘and tho unity of interests which charastorized wl who woro connccted with tho project. .. % In March, 1807, the chavtor of tho Talrfury, Poutlno & Northwestorn Iuilwny Compnay, sud 1n Marcl, 1869, tho churtor of tho Bloomlugtor &0 Obio Rivor ‘Ralirond, went luto fores, Uader thosa tswo oharters the intorests now ropresghtdd by tho Chloago. & Paducahy Nallrond Compuy, buile from Htvoator to Pawbury, under tho'fort wer clurtor, 82 miles.of road, and from Bomant; on tho . Tojodo, -Wubssh &' Westom liayl*ay, | south to . Windsor, on the Indianapohs k t. Lowis Rudivond, 35 milen. Iu March, 1872, o companios wors foimnlly consofidated, and orm- pleted the rond botwoon Fawbury and Bonicnt, thus moking Y3 miles of road. ‘During the Prose ont yoar tho rond has boen extonded south from ‘Windsor to Altamont, on the Bpringfield & Ilinole Houtheustorn, aud the B, Louiy, Vandalin & Torvo Houto Rallronds, thuy comploting the en-. terpriso through 360 miles of the contro and richest portiow of our Stato, Tho connections of this road are unusually numorous aud advantageous, It commonces at o point - 99 milos. boathwost of Oblango, and, ranning in a Bouthoastorly direction to & point 80 ‘milos cast of St Louls nad 04 wiles from the onstern bouudayy of Lllinols, conneots with the following ratlronds in order : ‘The Tox Mver Branuch of “thu Chicago, Burlington & Qumey; tho Chienge, Dok & Houthwostorn; tho Westorn Division of the Chi< vago & Alton; the mmin kno or tho Chicago % Alton b tho Tolodo, Foorln & Warsaw ; tho Gil- man, Ulinton & Bpringliold ; tlie Deuntur Branch of the Tolodo, Wabash & Wostern; the Indinne avolis, Bluoauugtan & Western ;_the Moutleollo Branoh of tho Indianapol, Bloowingion & Westorn; the main lino of tho Loledo, Wabash & Westarn the Indinna & Iiliuow Contral; the Parls & Dooatur; the Indmnnpolls & 8t, Louls § and the 8t. Louls, Vandalin & 'erre Haute. “I'brough its connections. ut {ts northorn tormi nuy, Streator, it opons Lo gealu-liolds of Norths i NUMBER 320... tiwliinols and the Norihwest, to Bt. Louls, 3 o more, and Tolodo. It furnishos & uup}rly of «f "{rom this torminus to_tho pralrios of tha 1 H3al part of tho State, It reschoes Bt, Louia £ this poction by route 16 mileg uw o than ouy other—golng by Gibson a2 Uncatur. It conueots at Bomeut with To« 158, nlvlmi an outlet for whoat growing in § = horn lilinoia to Toledo, whioh issald to ba 1, best markot for fall whoat, It conneats at + . mont, its southern tormious, with the Baltis oro & Ohfo system of roads, onabling the Ohi- ago & Padiidab o tako o large share of tha raln dostined to Raltimore, Ou acoount of the Tacilitios for transforring grain at Battimore and tho futereat of tho Baltimoro & Ohlo Rallroad Compauy fu the oceau transportation, i hos long poesossod nzlvnntn;ian suporior to New Yotk ot auy othor Eastorn city as a ‘markot for foreign. bouud gratn, and this rosd furnishos the most direct youte for moro' than Lalf of this State and all of Northorp Towa and Minnosota, to thnl markot, It alko sorvos thoso produces wha havono Enstern or foreign businoss srraugo- monts, and by ity connection with the Clteago, Burlington & Quiney Railroad, ivos o highway for the grain and livo stook of 2,000 aores of land to Chicago, It t8trausport= ing large quantitios of soft lumber from Obifcaga to Central and Bouthern Iiliuols, and is bringin) hardwood lumber frory Southern Illinols to Chis nfia and the manufactories of Northorn Illinofs. 'his rond is, not. ouly woll located, but hag boen oconomically bullt, 'The avorage bonded indobtednoss per milo of tho roads in Iilinois, as computed from data furnished by the State DBonrd of Commissioners in their™ last ropork (p. 651), 18 £20,662,97, Tho bonded indebted- ek of this rond is $18,000 por milo, or §2,652.07 loss than the above nverago, and malting for the 166 milos $999,264.22. According to the eamo authority, the avarago cost of construction and u?u&rmont por 1nilo of road in Illinois is $45,« 077.40. Tho gut per mile of right of way and construotion of this road for the 73 miles for which the construction accounts had boou mado up for tho Commissionera is #18,820.74, Add te this 38,000 por mile for qumpmnm (which is an aggrogato of 684,000 for tha 73 milos), aud the result 1s £26,820. or $18,256.06 less than the nbove average, which for the -73 miles oquala $1,882,786.18, “'he road las ‘not oniy %finfl coonomically but well built, ~ 'The bighost grade 18 B3 foot to tho mile, over which trains of twon. l{-folu' froights can bo hauled by tho locomo- tives in uso. Thoroe aro no expensive bridges, and only ono of suy conidorablo longth, wartacing for tha most of the way fa dona with a clay “goll’ and conl slack, which admity of " that roundiug top most desirable for dran- nge. Fifty-six pound ril'is unad, and it only ro. mame to eurfaco up tho lower end of the road ust compluted, whon it shnll havo sottled suflis ciontly, and. to lot tho hodge grow, to makoa woll-finished road. ? ‘Lho oporation of the voad i in the hands of P, B. Shumway, 124q,, Vice-Prosidont snd_Gens oral Troight Arent, nnd his assistant, O. A, Stophonson. The f”mml managoment of finances, cto., 8 in the caro of Mosara. Ralph Dlumb, 'President; F. E. Hinckloy, ex-Prosi- dent; nnd W, H, 1. Cushman, Trensuror. The offices of tho Compnuy are at Stroator, Iil,, and 102 Michigan avenue, Chicago. Jax. Ontoaao, July 7, 1674, ————— MISCELLANTZOUS. Svecial Disvutch {o The Chicago Tribunes BONDHOLDERS' MEETING, New Yonr, July 8.—It will bo remembered that gomo timo ago a bill in chancory was filed in the United States Court in Doa Moines, In., naking for tho foroclosuro of the flrt and sco- .ond mortgeges of the Central Railroad Compa- ny, of that Btate, aud tho appojutment of n Re- ceivor. Pending tho decision, falso representa~ tious aro #aid to have beon made in sscuring the Aunding of the pst due conponn, that the men- ngoment of the rond was in tho liands of a fow croditors who aro sololy interested in seouring thoir own claims, avd that the road wog grossly mismaunged, A moeting of tho boud- holdors wae held here to-duyto reconcilo the conflicting intevests, aud o proposition ta sps polnt o committoe to look efter the intorests of tho bondholders was considered. - Another meot. . ing will be held soon, ERIE'S LAWSDITS. Armaxy, N. Y., July 8,—Ex-Judgo Fullortor and Johu L. Hill nplpun'ed bofore tuo Attorneys Genoral this momiug, with an application_ta commonce suit against ths oflcers of tho Eri¢ Ruilway Compauy on account of thoir mansgo: ment. Wiltiam 3. Evarts aud ex-Judge Chippon appeared on bebnlf of the ollicers in opposition, ‘Iho Attornoy-Goneral regorved his docision a¢- to whothier o would bring suit. RAILTOAD OFFICKNS ELECTED, . Special Diypateh to Fhe Chicaan T'ribina. LAFAYETTE, 1ud., July 8.—At & mooting of the new Bourd of Directors of the Lafayetto, Mua. <10 & Bloomington Nailroad, John W, Heath wan olcctod Presidont; James B. Fally, Vice-Tresi- dont ; O. VY. Poirco, Trenauror; A. J. Castalor, Becrotary. Executive Committece—J. B, Fally, Tohn W, Martin, Frad Gerger, John W. Heati. All ure rosidents of Lalayatto, 'The now Board iy virtually the same that have coutrolled the aliss of tlio Company the pust your and who linve nepotiated the coutract with S. Witt, of Uleveland, for laying tho iron and equipping the .road. B 'TEMPERANCE. A State League of Womon’s Tempors unce Sovkcticss Special Dispateh to 'l Chicago Triduns, Broomrxaron, I, July 8—Tho Ladies® TLengueof Bloomington, who, by thelr Inbors sinco the crusade or the campaign for prohibi- tion, bave gained roputation for uutiring dili- gence and porgeverance, now that their work in Dloomington has beon crowned by at least partial success, do not acom inclined to rost upon thoir oars, Thoy bave concluded to extend their lzbors to o wider sphers, and wilt, g soon ng pousible, tako stopsto found a Sisto Union of the Leagues of tho different cities for work at the polls at the coming fall election, It is ostis matud that ot least 20,000 womon will be culisted al once for wark as electioncerers at tho polls, The ladies ave determined, if tuey cannot vote thiemsolvos, to uso their porsonal mfnence and persuasivo powors whenover they cau (o advauce the work ot temporance, LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. A 850,000 Suit Againat a Railrond. Apecial Dispatch to I'he Chicago T'ribune, Mz, Venyoy, IIL, July 8.—Charles T, Strat. ton, yonngest son of Capt. 8. T, Stratton, a well- koown and substantial citizen of Mt, Vornon, 8uos the Ohio & Mississippt Railroad Company for §60,000 damnges, being for the loss of hoth of hia lega by the nlleged carelonsness of the dos fondunt;” Whe aceldent by which the plaintift sufforad 8o sovorely ocourred as far back as tho ‘winter of 1868, whon o' was but 10 years of ago. Ho, in company with Lis father, was on & vikit to Sulom, and it iz olaimod that tho traln upon whioh he was riding did not stop’long enough to }mrmfl. assengors to get off without danger to}ifo or mb, he lad, whils Doing hursled from thie traf, ulill, as Is afloged, i motion, was thrown violontly forward townrd the {!lnlmlm, buth legs beiug caught by the wheels of tho moving csr and turn off Just below tho Ineos. Immediatoly upon reaclung bis wmajority, o fow woeks sineb, Mr. Stratton resolv- ed to mako n demand for redross for the' fujury which ho bud sustninod, aud employod in bls bo< half the prominont law-flrm of Crows & Huynes, of Mt Veinou, and the Hon, I, B, Smich, of Balem, 'ho suit will L tried in Murion County, and tho caso will bo probably bo onterod upon tho dockot at Salom this wools. A Woman Darfy Lelter to Philadelphia Iress. A peonlintly atrocious, boosise causeloss, murs der was committed hera the othor day, A ymmq nian named Thounot, only 3 years of ngo, won fnto & eafo on the Ruo Oujas and siabbed to 11y g s { Lilling Manine heart o poor young servant girl of tho establiyi- . ment, named Mayio Cotard, s good, honost, hatd-/ working girl, and the solo support of a widowod: wothor, o had never aven toon the poor crons turo before, and, ou boing arrostod and futerr vogated ns to his motives for such a deod, Li celmly avorrad that lio had nlways wanted to nse snssinato a womay ; that ho had mnde up his mind to do 1t, and had selectod tho slrst ono thut prosonsed horsolf, It sppoars that, when he waz ubont 17 yenis of ago, ho had seen fbe corpuo of 5 woman who had leon murdered iu his nativa: vlllago, and tho idoa hud ever ainca booua fixed onein his mind of roducing anothor womau tq Just sueh s coudition ns that of the mangled corpso o had thon bohold. Now thut his: pum pmiull? oxu;ni\:udl his :'u\ml snn‘\lu rollevad of wolght, and ho slngs, duncos, and giyes pryels thgavildost gayosy, ' ReR ey 'he - yoa | §