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THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1874, . COLORADO. - The Valley of Ourrant Orcek. A Fino Loofility for Oattle-and Shoep L Raising, s isod'a Springs---A Valloy “of Death: for Mutos. - Sonth Parke-Poor Flshingss-Fossilgs«« An Indian Romanco---Alkall =seSnltWellss eolal ndencs of The Chicaao T'ribune, 2 ca"é?:p:mm m'x':r,n. Col., Juno 25, 1674, Of the many delighttal rosorts, plossuros drives, and romantio camplng-grounds, swhich sbound in Bouthern Colorado, CURBANT CREEK . 8 porhaps tho most famous. The valloy do- rives 1t name from o amall, sparklibg strosm of wator, fringod with willows and wild currant abushes, which goes windlng in and out,—por- forming, in tho courso of n mile, more ovolu- tions and intrionto twistings than tho most ac- complishiod cirous-ridor. The saucy, brawling littlo stroam Las its rigo in the high divido that walls off the Bouth Park and soparates tho Plotto and Arkansas Rivers, debouching Into the Iattog a fow milos abovo Canon City. Tho valloy. 18 16 miles in longth, not over a mile in width at. iho brondost point, and lies within tho lmits of Fremont County. It has an altitudo of noarly 7,000 foot above sca-lovol, and is walled in by high ranges of mountains, or foot-hills, as thoy ara called haro, which, howaver, are clathed with. grass and pinon to tho summit, Tho short grannua, or bunch-grass, grows luxutiantly in tho valloyand on the hills, rondering tho couttry very attractivo for stock-purposos, as tho rauge 48 boundloss, Tho valloy has boen sottted sinco 1800, and boasts o school-houso {and a’ post- ofice; but many of tho first squattors wore Missourians, nnd, as tho early frosts have a tondonoy to blight thelr corn and potatoos, and @8 tho Utes nud .Choyonnes, during tho sottlo- mont of thelr littio difficnlty, mado somo xathor tlreataning demonstrations, the early ploncers bocama alarmod, and sought & moro congenial climo and gafor quartors, lesving thelr rude cabins and other improvoments bohind for who- ever was bold onough to claim thom. Potatocs, boete, turnips, and other vegotablos, can be ralsod in tuo valloy with tolorablo success; but froat ia tao quick for tha corn, while wheat aud oata thrive but indifforently. well. Tho chancos aro, that the sottler who dovotes his attention axolusivoly to farming will " STARVE OUT IN TIE COURSE OF A YEAR 6r'80 ; indood, such has beon tho oxporionco of &1l who have tried it ; but, in the sheep or cattle ‘business, ho can look for golden returns and & ropid incronso. Tho rango is Hmitless, ond sf~ fords excollent pasturage for cattlo or shoop the ontire wintor, Tho storms which gather on tho sanin range, 80 miles to tho wost, spond thoir fury thero, snd nover broak in'the valley ; doop Enows are unkrown; tornadoes nover como And. 00ld, chilling winds nover ponotrate tho charmed Valley of Gurrant Oreok. Wild fruits of allkinds Rrow in abundanco ; tho eward Is as groun and Bmooth a8 o carefully-kept city-lawn; while springsof purost wator gush out from the hill- sides. ) i At tho uppor cnd of tho valloy, ficar what s known as Batcs' ranch, 1s one of tho FINEST SODA-SPRINGH in the Torsitors. Tho spring ia about 8 foot 1n dismotor, and boils up liko & oaldron, forming or Qeposit, of soda about the mouth of tho spring, fika iho eurb to » woll, 8 faob high, ‘Tho principal jugredients are carbonate of sods, iron, and maguosis, It is dolicious to tho tasto, and possesses wondorful curative propertios for flldys{lipun oud liver complaints, Tho wators of tho Maniton, or Canon City Soda Springs, do- ok poBsoss the pungonoy or dolioious lavor that Eelonxn to this spring ; ono whoso famo is un- nown ; whoso virtues have beon unsung in Thowspapord, pamphiots, or circulara ; that has had 10 audlyels by learnod pandlts'; and yob ‘whose wators, in strongth, tiavor, and real me- diclnal oxcellence, far aurpnsson them oll. This glaring injuatico should no longer Do tolerated, und Thono that somo onterpriting genius will :%:g up at onco to tho dofense of tho Cuggant )k Boda Ennni!A e muin travelod yonte from Canon City to go South Park, Tarpley, Hamilton, and tho Yonocssow Pass, lies diroctly up the Valloy of Cuzrant Creok, tho ascent being quite uniform, oo rarely oxceodiog 80 foot to the mile. Thia iy the natural railruad-routo for tho Arkaness Valley to the Bouth Park and the mountin. regions beyond, aud a few yeara more will prob- ably sco & narrow-guago ongive haullng its Joad througli the peacoful nooks and by the shady coves of Currant Creok, THE MOST DETESTATLE FONTION ot the whole route, and tho point whoro the mule-drivors and_bull-whackers Indulgo in thoir oloicost oxpletives, is what I8 known as Band Canon,~a narrow defllo 4 miles in Jongth, which lends into tho Valley of Qurrant Oreek from ‘Twolye-Milo Pork, coming south. Thero the rond {s simply horrible, Tho grade fa Jory steon while tho sand is all tho way_ from 6 inohos to 4 oot thiok. Wagous Losvily fadon ave obligod to doublo teams ; aud, what with pounding, swear- ing, aud tugging ot tho whoels, two daya are #ften oonsumod in acoomplishing 4 mtlos,” It 18 the Valloy of Doath for mules, snd, in tho froighting season, tho rond s always thiokly l1nwfi with their carcasacs, muoh to the delight of tho onyotes, wko make night hideous with their orios. ~ Owe adventurer, who lost his mulo at this point, and who was mom‘i conviuced that tho uos of his Jong-enrad peb wera dostined to bo Pickod cioon by tacao marsudors, rovenged hime self by sprinkling the fosh with arscnlo. Ho then retired to a convenient spot, and awaited ‘developments, and had the supremo antlsfaction of counting eighty-throo defunct wolves the next ‘morning. ‘Thoy were Inid out in all ymagiuable ostures, and none of them succeoded it gafting Enlt-mlozon ards from tho mule, Travol up tho Valloy of Ourrant Cregl, from one end to the othor, and you will find the pro- vailing stylo of architeoturo to be 7.00-UABINS WITI DINT-IOOFH, with the Inevitable spriug-houso and corral at- toched ; but, in mauy onsos, the Lonuty of tho looation 18 suverb, whilo tho scomery of the mountains, with tho ever-chauging huda of light and ghedo, are too glorious for description. On tho top of tho range to tho onst of the valley is & Bigh rolliog mosn, as loyel as our Tows or Illi- nols prairic, 10 mijes wido and 40 milos in longth. Tt 16 covored with s Juxurisnt coat of grass, while 1n the contro 18 & small Inko, fllled with trout, who permit thomsolves to bo caught with very little coaxing. 1tis one of tho groatost gtook- ranges in the country, but is not ocoupled by a siglo squattor, though droves of shicep and ot~ tlo aro ofton sent up to grazo a few wooks in the summer, and alwsya with tho niost gratifying repults. The rich grassos of Currant Crook, its ‘gheltered situation, and tho boundless rangos, extonding g8 far as tho oye can ronoh on overy slde, aro duily sttracting” tho attontion of the ofheop and cattlo Xings, and gomo vory good "stooks can now bo seon on the extousivo pasture, THE BIEEI-BUBINESH ia still In its infancy,—tho most prominent denl- ens n thia lina belng Knn{an & Bhaw, formorly looated on the Huerfuno, but who were drivon out by the cattle mon of that section. ‘They own a fine Fanch of rlob bottom-land, sbout midway in the Valley of Ourrant Oreck ; have eractod somo comfortablo bulldings aud yards ; aud own a flock of 5,000 Cotswold shoop orossod with tho pative Moxican stook. Iho not rosult of the May clip was 41¢ pounds of wool to the floece, Beab, and other sunoyances to which sheep aro pubjoct fu tho Slates, soom to havo no foothold hore ; and tho lossos from all oauscs combined do not exceed 20 Load per annum, No food or sholter Is required, oven during tho lambing season ; nothing but eareful walohing, ~u dosidoratum which in eocured by hiring ex- perlencod Moxican herders ab tho rata of §16 per mouth and bosrd, Kenyon & Bliw are also oxsurlmumin with Alfalfa, the presont season, and with good rosulis,—the plant stooling out nlcaly, and giving I)mmlsu of & hoalthy nud vigorous growth, Thero {8 roally no reason why this grase caunot bo raisod all througlh this coun- 23 woll ad {n Culifornia, 'rom Uurrant Oreok, the noxt J:oint of interest to tho traveler, touriat, or invalid, is TIB BOUTIE PARK,— » natural depression of the mountains, walled in on the oast and south by the lughi divide which oparaten tho waters of the Arkaneas from the Iatto, and oxtondlng to ths foot of tho main FRUEO. | pated with alkal rather a succcslon of low mountain-ravgos Tunning parallol with onoh othor, nnd soparatod by low, woodod valloys, which afford oxoollont graes and Yrator Frlvl oges, The I;. Inclpal atronm iv tho Platte, whioh rus through'’ tho Park to tho northeast, Owing to tho oxcollout nature of ita graeacs, and its oxtent, the Park is a favorite enttio-rosort, and, at soms of tho ranchos, Bhort. Horns onn bo found to disputo tho palm of ynpe- nority with those of Kentuoky. Among tho most puccosaful of tho cattlo-kings s Sam Hastsoll, who resides on tho Piatte. 1Io owns ot lopd than 5,000 head of catilo, nud Intely sold 100 hoad of Amorionn’ cows for tho Ban Jaun country,—iho nverago price paid belng 860 onch, ‘Onco bufflo swarmed In thio park by thon- eands, and tholr aknlls stili adorn the waysldo nb ovory turn, Antelopo nro still to Le found in somo numbers, bub thoy ato very shy aud Lard to got n Bhot at whilo FISUING 18 ONLY OF TIIE COSPATATIVE ORDER. At Donyor and Colorado Spriuga the Imi’“ Is dircoted to tho Sonth Park; but, whon ho ar- riyos thoro, ho will find, to his sotrow, {hap, with tho singlo oxcoption of Qurrant Crock Lalo, tho flshing grounds lio still farther on, Tho ranchoman may synipathizo with bim, and Tonat Litm with atorfea of tho good old doys whon tho wators of the Ylatto and Antelopo run noth- Ing but speckled trout, and when tho most or- Qinnry boy could catelt o hundred-wolght of tho boautles with nol hlnfi but & orooked pin aud tow-lino; but those hauls wero too good o Inst, ond now tho travolor is alwaya told that bo mua} go ovor the rango, Ono man, in tho vioknity of Talrplay, is atlempting tho oxporimont of broed- Ing trout; but, not bolug a vory ardont dluciplo of Seth Green, and possoesing but little puacti- cal or thoorotical information on tho subjcot, Lo {8 mooting with but inditferent succoss. To tho gaologiat, tho pleasurc-seoker, and tho hunter for ouriogitics, tho Bouth Park offora many attractions, and itn various susroundings can be studied with proflt. . DIFFERENT FOSSILE, gon-gholls, and othor crustacos, are found firmly jmbodded in thorooks; and tho modost inn. kooper on tho Platto, whoso hospitality, corned beof, and doughnuts X rbarod for tho night, is tho sole_propriotor of A magnificont. oystor-bed, all potrifiod, but natural os life. Ho had pro~ empted tho ontiro lot, and {8 now pationtly walt- ing for somo ono to como alongand buy Lim out. n tho samo vicluity is a low-browed, bootling bluft ovorlooking tho rivor and conntry for miles, which was onco tho scone of o famous bat- tlo botwoen tho Utes and Choyennes for tho pos- sossion of o young snd beautiful squaw wiom Tolling Thunder, in one'of Lis forays, hnd atolon from & Choyenno brave. Tho rude ombank- mouts and gactuworka bobind whdeh the Utes sholtered dhoir gronsy bodios from tho avonging arrows_ of ~ their pursuors aro still ~ visiblo. I would bo pleased to recount how Rolling Thunder, by the more strength of his mighty arm, walloped Lis pur- auors, kept tho maidon, and eventually married heny ‘!Jut fidelity to history compolsmoto add 0 BAN LIKE A OALF at tho firat chargo, leaving the muldon to bo cap- tured by a dotested lover, who conxed Lor £0 Lis wigwam by tho persuasive powers of o club, and compolled her evor after to foed bis povics and mond bis mocoasine, Iad Ioling Thunder 8tood up like o man, tho present poot and noy- Tiost might bave made an affcoting romance out of Lt;\u\?alu it is, nothing remains but to post Rolling Thunder o3 o brutal, cowardly ass, with ot monso enough to teko Bdvantago of & Soft thing when ho Liad it, snd who, on this account, was entirely unworthy to boar tho noblo name of Uto. Bonth Park is & pleco of roal catato that was puk up too high at the start to ovor grow corn or the cercals succossfully; but vogotablos of noarly avery deseription thrive woll, Whilo somo of the potatoes raisod are .prodigious, both in sizo and quality, Onoe enthusmasticSouth-Parkor, with whom I convorsed, took o solemn ooth that Lo had ralsod L FIVE TUNDUED LUSTELS to tho acro; but, the miore I think of it, the moro I am inclined to beliove that Lo was lying. Such a crop is too much for ovon this country, with all its wondrous possibilities. Tho soll of tho Patk is o light, sandy loam on the uplands, while the bottoms are compoeed of the rich, dark mold pooullar to the Btatas, but improge and not 8o rich, Tho Vlatie Dattom i Lttle olsc than o vaat olkell dapasit, and in gomo placen it’ orops out so plentifully that the gronud looks as though it was coverel wiik flour. Tho wator that colleots jn tho paols sround theso alkali-bods 18 s black as potro- loum, and a8 poisonous to stock as prussic acid. ‘They soon loarn to avold it, and the ox that ols alkalied is gonerally somo fresh and groen portation from tho States, Wild plums, grapes, cherrios, snd gooscborries grow in nbundauco; but spplo and peach troe blossoms aro blighted by the corly froats, which commanca about the Ist of Soptembor, - Wator freezes s late a8 tho middlo of Juno, and an eveniug-firo 18 comfortable the yosr ronad. Near the southorn portion of the Park, on tho o0ld Del Norte rood, and distant bont 20 milos from Fairplay, thete is quite a nntural curiosity in tho shiape of a Iarge deposit of ATMOST FURE BALT. Thege aalt-wolls, aa thoy ara called, wore worked Yory oxtausivaly somo years ago; Lolidingaworo oractod, and uxgflnaivn machinery constructod ; but the' War broke out, tha profits failed to come in, tho Indiaus grew troublogomo, aud tho pro- pritor throw up the job in dlsguat, lesving be- ind the machinery and buildings; and thero thoy stand todnf silent but_oloquopt momon- tooa of tho facility with whioh o foolish individ- ual and his money nroparted. If tho South Park could bo loweroed a fow thousand feet, and tho temporafuro ohanged, 80 88 to invite settlomont and onltivation, these enlt-wells might becomo o source of 1evenue; but [t is probable that they will nover yield very rich returna until thet doy appoars, 3 Y R, e A FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS. John Honson, a blacksmith, “ purclnssd the shooting ' over a farm vear Doncastor, England, which I8 looked upon by some as a lamentable rosult of highor wages for the laboring man. —Of the group of soventeon Minfstors who took the oath of alleglance to Quaan Victoriaon hor ascenslon to the throne thirty-seven years ago, but two lived to partioipata in (ho recont anvlveranry celebratiou—~Lord Russall, now i his B2d year, and Ear! Groy, who is ten years soungot, —Q. J. Ottaway fs tho name of an Oxford studont who bas just taken hia dogrce witha # double first.” DBut tho point to bLe romem- berod by thoso who * denounce athlotlc sports na injurious to mental culiure, is that Mr, Oltn\vn{ 1 also champion in tho rackots and foot-ball compotitions, a good oarsman, and fluo ridew to l.llDlllldB; also, ox-Captain of tha Uunivoraity- elevau. —A committeo has boon formed at Borlin for - tho ereotion of a imm national monitmont, to consist of a colossal flgure of Germauis, resting upon her sword, and holding the imporinl erown oft in her right band. It will be placod upon the summit of the Neidorwsld, tho commanding plateau on tho Rhine bolwoen Asmanslauger nnfi Rudorsholm. —Capt. Nicholich, tho ageut of the Austrian Lioyds, who dicd in. Constantinoplo the othor day from a wound inflioted Dy an ateasain, loft & provislon in his will that in the ovent of tho capturo of lho murdorer and his sontance to deuth, or a laug torm of imprisoument, the sum of £50 out of Capt, Nicbolich's catato should b givon to the criminals family. —According to the Poson Gazelfe, tha Russ fan. Govornment bas 1ssucd an ordoer of oxpulsion againgg tho Jows residing in Warsaw who wora not born in- tho city and Luve no flxed occupn- tion thore, Tho Jewish Chronicle says: * No loss than 12,000 to 15,000 Jowa will be nffcctod by this harah deeroe, tho trath of which requires confirmation. Wo have it on gaod suthority, howevor, that the Rusgian Governmant aats fn . # most orbitrary manuor toward tho Polish Jows in Weatern ussia.” —It has boen a puzzle to many rondors of the currout news to know tho reason Wlls Rocbefort was_hootod and bissed at nt stoned by sn Irish mob upoun his arrival in Queenstown from Amerien. Tho malls from lurope binve solved the mystery, A’ dispatch yas sont from New York sunouncing that Rocho- fort bad written o lettor n])pmvln;.' all tho ox- ‘consen of the Communials, Jucluding their plune dorlng, incondiarism, aud murdors, his dia potoh, exaotly coutrary to 'what Rochofort did &ay, was publishiod In the English poporé, and partioularly commonted on in Cardinnl Cullon's organ in Dubliv, As one of the victims of tho Commune was Archiblshop Darboy, of Paris, tho zonlous Irlsh were fearfully shocked and indig- uant, Somebody iuthoorowd at Quoonstown askoed aun Irlshman why ho shoutod ** Down with Roohe- fort 1" Dt sald it was *becnutso ho had Iilled tho Archbiskop.” ¢ What Archbiakop? " *Bura '1 d?x,n"t. kuow, but I suppose it wus Oardiual Qul- on —— e ‘Fhotr ot Doliare A party of Eml«u\m iu Dotralt, Mich,, for two or threo” wooks had beou ona strike for what thoy called tholr hot dollar, by which tlmi/ e au oxtra dollar per dny for working in hot weather, Tho compauy rotused to pay ihom this, and, aftor having been 1dlo for a tie, Lhey consonted o go to work sgain, on aondition thut ous man, who was not a mombor of the Pud- dlors’ Unlon, should bo discbarged, 'Elie Hupor- intendent of tho workant once gave thie pud- dlors notica that they wero all disohargod, ox- oopt the eaan reforred to, Tho strikors hiad been oau Liaxdly be oalled & valloy, bus b8 | secelving §0 por days BLUE ISLAND AVENUE. . Anothor Mooting in Favor of tho Sixteonth Streot Vin- | + duct, $ . The Resolutions Adopted. Laost night the adjsurnod mooting of proporty- hioldosa nad oltizons of Bine Island avonuo, was held at No. 805 to recolva tho roport of the Gom- mitteo appointod at the lnst mooting. Tho meot~ ing was callod to ordor ahiortly attor 8 o'alock by tho ITon, It. P, Doriokson. § TIIE REFORT OF TIE COMMITTEE, Mr. L, M. Frisblo rond the report of the Jom- mitto as followa : Your Committeo callad on Mayor Oolvin and ‘stated tohim our business, Tho Mayor atatod lio was {amil- for with tho locality, nnd the_nocessity for a viaduct over the raflroad orossing Dlue Isisnd avenue. o furihor paid ko would do all in hia power to holp uA in thio tunttor, aud aeked us o call on tho Board of Public Worlks, and nok them to convene a mooting of ol tho actics Julerested with tho Corporation Gounsal, - The ord named Tncsday at 104, m, far this muunfi. ‘Your Gomumitieo mot tho Board ot tho tmo montionod {10 Mayor ot Luing present, Tho Board explsinod {1t ho hind gono to tha crib, * Tho Corporation Coun- ol was engaged in an Important sult, and could nok ba prosont, Wo thon had an_infornial consultation, Tha ' Bosrd stated tho Chleago, Burliug- fon, & Quiney Iuilrosd had nolifiod thoin st they would o thelr part. wlieusvor catled upon, Tho Ohiengo & Northiwestorn Ralirosd sont 8 verbal notico that ihoy could do notbing {n tho matier ot profent ¢ Loy Lid lately boon obliged to conform o 10 laws tn an adjoln ng Biate, snd il folk ad ovor thio matten; Your Commitiao thon oake: tho onrd i£ thero was no romody for ua In tho mot- tor, They promfsed to prooura tha opinlon. of the gounsel of thio corporationat aa carly a datoss possi- lo, and report to us, Fromtho converaationot tho Board, your Gommiiteo aro of tho- optnion that tho Board lins no powor to compol tho railways to build tho anld vinduet, ; Tho roport was unanimously accopted. 3. FolEnIE #aid lie thought the Mayor was with thom in the matter, but that was not sufiiolont ; thoy wantod every ono to too tho mark, and work with a will until thoy socurod tho vinduot. The Northiwost~ orn Company soomod to bo tho only obatacloe in tho way; but thoy could soon bring it round it thoy wore rosolute, Tho mooting shonld adopt #omo conrso to compol tlo Moyor, Counoll, and | Board of Publio Worlks to holp tho citizons, If tho oxistlng oity ordinances woro onforsed thoy could Lave continuod litigation with tho raflvay companios, snd in tho ond thoy would fiad It to their . ndvantago togive the requirod vinduct. The Aldormon sbould bo made to show thelr oolors, and, 1f thoy sore unfavorablo to the cause of tha paople, they should bo rnslnwd ot tho firat opportunity by mon who would not waiver in proacoutivg schomos for tho public intereat. : Dr. Hamilton moved that » committos of 'five bo appointed to wait upon tus Board of Palico, and roquost thom to station two policemon ab {ho crossing to soe that the State lnw and city ordinancos twero carried ont. ALD. T. ¥, BATLEY spoko about the great nocessity for thoe viaduot. Tteforring to tha resolution, ho did not sco thut it would have any offect. oy_vould not€top the trainy by the polico force. Wora the Aldor- mon £o tako Lold of tho mattor and pass an_or~ dinanco, the compauies would be compelied to comply with the demands of the citizens, Mr. Frigble naked tho Aldorman if thero was nob an ordinanco oxisting which sould offect all thoy n}}“mrod. Ald, Bailey waa not awaro of tho exiatonco of such an ordinanco. = ALD. 3f, Tl DATLEY knowof tho exiatence of the ordinance mentioned. It wna pnssod slx yoars ago, and amended two years ago, As it now stood tho companies woro prohiblted from dotainlug traflic over five min~ ules undor a pounlty of not less than $25, and not ovor 100, As Iar aa o was concorned, ho was propared for Wor ngaingt tho companies, and o waated every ou tu support him, - JIn o couvorsstion ho had with tho I(Iuyur on the subjoct, His Honor exprossed o desirs to do Justlco o tho pooplo, but L did not want tmtax. thom. The sponker pointed ont to tho Mayor that in this matter there was no dangor of addi- tional taxation, and that the carrying out of tho vinduet would save tho city miilions of doltars, Mr. Frisbie was also in favor of fighting tho companies on this maitor, The oxistingordi- nauce ought eithoer to bo ‘enforoed or wiped from statuta baok, = Mr. J. Behmoltz thought the Moyor did nob countenanoo tho citizons in this rospect, and tho spoakor considered the chief mnfiulm\o was not acting in nccordanco with his duty in not aiding them to secuto tho viadust, Mr. Colvin, in thin instanco at all avents, appeared to prefer ploasure o oboy his duty, TIE COMMITTEE, Tho motion provailad, sud the following ontlomon wero appoiuted tise Committes: ousrs, Frisbio, Schmetiz, MoDermot, Hamilton, and Muus. z Lo Chairman safd if the Committeo acted amdonuy thoy would bring about tho deaired Tosult, Tho police would nrrest tho enginaer or conductor of a train_ passing tho crossing at & groater spood than the ordinanco sllowed, a8 oll | a4 thoao in chargo of tralus blooking the traflle. On motiop, the Ohalrman was-added to tho Oommitteo. RESOLUTIONS, M. Schmelly submitted the following prosm- bles sud resolitions Lo tho macting: sz, Ths Commiticaapgolatod at the provious mecting beld on July 3, 1874, <bas walted upon the Mayor of tho clty aud the lioard of Tublio Works and soliited their ogtnion and nlluencs o Fegutd. ¢, tha ‘Dbulldiog of a viaduct over Bluo Taland avenue from Fittzenth to Blxtoenth utrcets by tho Ohloago, Burling tos & Quincy aud tho Ohleago & Northwestorn Rall-. vay Companiea; and *WWurnes, Tho nocoseliy for the sald visduot s materially and essentially apparent, and its construcs tlon domandud by e teatlo on thdsaid. avemue, and 88 8 preventivo of accidouts ; aud Wirznzad, Wo found, on olosa obscrvation, that 2,300 toawss ‘and. vehiclos, besidea pedostriane, passed over the track in oposiuglo day, and that tho uwitch- g and sunilug of tratus causo & loas of tmo ol to 207 loura per aluglo duy, or 21 working doyn at €5 per day, making o tolal foes of §100 a day : and Witeneas, Al toameters 1 putilo carricrs ays Mooueo to tho olty, and overy business-man has {0 poy his personal fuxes to tha Olty af Qhicago, thoy axc, by virtuo theroof, outftied to'carn their ving in & free snd unhindered way ; and WuEnza, Tho Milulcipal Government is only in- stallod to wateh, Lo foster, to protoct, and to promote 1ho welfaroof tho community : thereforo, badt Hesolred, Thut tho Moyor, the Oorporatlon Counnel, o Tioard of Fullio Worl, the Gity Gonnctl and the Polics Dapartuent be hcroby entreatod to commo fore ward g8 mon willing Lo do thoir duly, and thelr wholo duty, to ke citizono of Ohleago at large, and tho rosi~ dout cftizous of Lluo laland uvenue, and to’the mauu— factarmg viclulty cspeclally, parily by influcneo, ox- hortatlon, rewnfuder, or unfriendly logialstion, ‘and also by Watchulness and a fafthful enforcemont of the clty ordinances, sud_ bringing tho trupaeers (o thole souses and Justico theroby, and ueo all their powar to compol thosaid raliroada 0 bulld thosald_viuduct, or Xeup tho cllizens Srom Lar ond losa i whatover way or mannor, : Zesolved, That wo hold the city anthoritios rasponat. 1lo nd midonablo for damoges azialng from & neglack of duty, Jtesolved, That the part of the aveutie south of Eif- teantl strcet o put {u auch a stafe fortliwith as nof to obatruct travel, uutll an sgreoment {8 mado with tho rallrond companivy sforesald, Jiesolved, Tixnt we will contribute to engago counsol, aud procuren writ of atiachmont on tho sw tmonoy woproprinted, July , 1670, (0 bull curt-walls, and {0 Al und pave the futersectionsof suld avenus from ‘Twol(th to Robeoca atrools, to o used for tho purpose for which it was ariginally rafsod, Jeesalyed, That a committce of five present theso zenolutions 1o the clty unthorities, and sollett thoir immediate ction theréon ;valuo, thut all the [roporty: hnoldern accompany tho cotumiitee noxt Moudny night ta tha Gouuctl Ohamber to give weight snd meaning to these resolutions, nnlr. Frisbio moved the adoption of the rosolu- ons, . Dr, Hamilton, as an amendmont, moved AYOTE OF OENSURE on tho Mayor for not moeoting the Committee. ‘Fto Ohaitman rulod the smendmont ont of ordor, Blr, Dorlekson procoeded to say that tha Oommitloo had omitied soraothing from tholr roport. It way understood that thoy should tuke tho Boavd of Publio Works' snawer as flnal, The Committeo accopted the anawer, sud tho meoting wna now dotormined to rosort to tho clrx ordinanagos, 1d, Iildrotlh, In long tho courso of n speoch, declured himsolf In favor of compelling the compnnios to abolish stonm power, and draw thacars past the orosslug with horsos, 'Chis course, as {6 would greatly ombarrass and fmpoverish tho Conpanles, wauld soon cumEul them taq construct tho viaduct. Tho Ohairman combattod the viows of Mr, ‘Hildroth on {lna poivt, contonding that the ou- forcomant of tho nu‘bllncilurdlnnncon would soon bring the Companias to tholr sensos, Afler furihgr dsousslon the prenmble and ras. olutions wore ndopted, ‘Fho meotiyg:hen adjournod until Thursday ] 7§ dn'the Batoleldor & Whit- ing, building, on tl;ihqmpiazwnmrn! Olarkand Randolph stréets, Wadnosday night, was not sa axest as bas' boow repoiteds The dsmaco was malnly to tho plate-glase windows, and Amounts to sbout §1,500. Mr. J. Callll, who ocoupled tho banomont whero tho firo” oconrrod, desiros it stated that Lo did not pet firo to the braudy to shov thot & would not bnrn, ns los Leon roported in n sonsationnl shoot, tho roportor of whioh was ovidently, sold; The llr}unr was {gnited by o spark from o B‘l ar in tho hauds of & man who wae sitting on the onsl, the bunglola of which bad boon loft apen by {ho boy cmoloyad in tho establishmont, Lolieo Commiuionor Slioridan, Dr. I, O, Ma- Koan, and Mr, Gehill wero {n the place at tho time, 'and bnraly escaped befurr burnod by tha brandy, forty-two gallons of whioh ran ovar tha floor aud oronted n brilliant flamo for n timo, Tho woodwork way badly damagod and the windows broken, but tha lass on liquot-atock was small, and {a fully govorod by an wsnranco of 84,000 13 the Allomanin, Atlantio & Iroitic, aud 8t. Paul Firo and Morino Companics, ‘Cho damage to the railway officon wae slight. & Tl Armory polico putisd Dorn_Drown's (col ored) houso of ilf-roputo, ot 193 Fomth avonue, this morning at 1 n’fiuuk, and capturod six white men and throe golored women, Lhey wore all looked up in tho statlon aftor - glving Sotitious nomes, Goorgo Hurlook, 1ate keopor of a divo on Olarle troot, was arrested by OfMcor W. A, Parkor, Iast nignt, in o saloon on the cornor of Monrod and Dontborn stroots, whore Lo hud plucked two bucolio individunls to tho nmount of 8D by tho throo-card monte gamo, AN AGED TRIOKSTER, : Juliug 5, Walkor 18 a bardoned old slnnor of 68 yoars. Ho played ‘' nico trick on Thomas Boory, proprietor of the Harrison Houso, About two ~ months ago he stopped at tho hotol aud ol o neably-wrappod-up packago, which Lo’ &ald containod £2,000, nu ho dosired toleavo it in M. Boory's safo, bo- eaugo lio 1ad no faith In tho banks, ote., aud Ju- lins hon lived on tho stroupth of thab packngo ovor sinoo, Ho hes borrowed monoy on. it, and told Mr. Boory to 'help himself” when ho wanted to, Yosterdny Mr. Beery did holp him- solf—to nxl.rt{ niokel-platod spoons, all tho paakago contalnod. Deoming himsol’ swindiod out'of a Loard-bill amounting to about £100, ho causod thio old man's arrest. v TERBONAL. Tho Hon, John K. Cowon, attorney for tho Baltimors & Obhio Railrond, is a guest at tho Palmor Houso, i Tho Hon. J. M. Krum, of 8% Louls, is rogis- torod nt the Palmor. Tho Attornoy-Goneral of the Stato, the Hon, Jomea W. Edsall, is at the Palmor. Mrs. Edward Spring and Miss Bta Donodick I‘%H the Palmor Houso yostordsy for a European ur. Mrs, Apna Bliza Younf{ one of tho wives @0ld to bo_the soventeonth of Brighum tho int, arrivod at. the Palmor Housa yoaterday. ".‘;ndgz«l..ov! Tubbell, of Milwaukee, {8 In tho olty. HOTEL ARRIVALS. @rand Paciflo Holel~1he Hon. Honry 0'Con- nor, Muscatine; O. V. Bimmone, Augusta, Go.; tho'Hon, L. G. Mason, Muskogon ; ¥, G. Hunt: ington, Gincinnati; Thomas P, Modloy, London 0. A.'Cluto, Frodonia, N, Y.; 3L, Oourtright, Ponnsylvania; J, I'. Borudosl, Hevana, Cubn 0. E. Gorham, Fort Wayno; J, O, Gregory, B. M.. Plonoy, Madison, Wis.} Cn{nfi. 8, Dockatt, Indin; Willism Soully, Linooln; the Hon, £, H. arria, Now Orloans.’ , . . ' Palmer Houre— L. Dlaft, Wastington; A, Ol Allgny: O, B. Isham, Dotroft; H. 8. Waguor, Albany; 3. E. Rhodos, Newport; 0. B, Hubbard, Dotroit, . . | Tremont Houso—0, H, Browns ing, Albany; M, Angoll, Stseator; . Stockbridgo, Mobireal; d. D, Bili, Albany ; tho Vokes family; 8. E. Volootino, Now York. . . . _Sherman Jlouse—A, E. Avablo, Northampton, Mass,; D. H. Cornwel), Doston; W. Hurlbut, Buffalo; L. A. Taylor, 8in Fraucisco; J, Y, Rictiards, Sancy Barbara; Mra. . D, Ward, Fort Gary'; 8. J. Jackson, M. Bhaler, Winuopeg, THE COURTS, Miscolluncous Xusiness Treansacted Yosterday. ¢ DILL TO AIPOINT TRUSTEE, The Unitod States Trust Company filed o bill yosterday in tho Cironit Court aguingt ‘Anna D, Leo, Abby M. Murray ood bor husband, tho Baronoss Josopbino L. DoWachter and bor busband Baron DoWschter, Mary E. tho Princoss DoNoor, and Anna P, Loo, to soitle complainaut's right to act as Truatco. Complain- ant states that David Leo djod in Now Yorlk in *1853, lenving his estato, Including cortain realty in Cook County, to certeln Crustess, Thoy ro- signed subsequently, - and - complainant Was oppolated by the Buprome Court to mot in thoir place, aud Qoolmed ontitled to all the oatate of David Yoo, which the priov Trustoes hed held. Tho 1and in Cook County in question is Block 5,7, 0,11, and 19, in Johnston & Leo's subdivision of the B, W. J{ of Boo. 20, 89, 14; also tho 8, 3¢ of Blocl 6, Block 19, and all of Blook 28, Iying north of land sold by 8. H, Failo to one Walkor; also tho W. 3¢ of tho N. E. ¢ of the N.W, i of Boc. 86, 89, 13, Complaluaut statos that tho Iands aro uuproduotive, tho taxes heavy, and it is deslrable to soll thom, but thore is some doubt 88 to the validity ,of tno ordor of the Bupreme Qourt of Now York to veat the logal title to thesolands In it, and it theroforo asks (Lat it muy bo dealared tho legal Loldor of taid lands and al- lowea to soll. A LAWYER'S QUANREL, A slight misundorstandivg oconrred yosterday moringin Judge Burns’ room botween the op- posing lawyers in tho eaes of Goldberg ogainst tho Michigon Bouthern Railrond Compuny. AIr. Bopjsmin Shaffuer, who appoarad for tho plain- i1, nslred 0. D. Royee, the defondaut’s attarnoy, whore the declaration in tho caso was, Royco ropliod that ho suspooted Lo (Shaftuer) Bad talion it. To this tho lattor rotorted that ho kuow Royoo had stolon it. Tloyce then jumpad up, and, shaking Lis flst undor Shaffner’s noso, commandod Lim to-rebract ke allogation, of Lo would ecram tho words down hig throat. Beforo ho couid proccod to carry into offect this rothor difleuls font, Judgo Burns pub o quictus on-tho irato attornoy by fluing him 325 for contempt. Tho attornoy prooeedod to write out a chook for the awouut, bub tho Judge's Lioart relonted, and tho flue was remitted on con- dition that posoe should bo koept botwoon the op- posivg counsol. E TADEAS COBYUS, . E. 0. Hedman flled g potition for a writ of haboas corpus, slloging that he is illogally con- fined in jail, Hostotos that Justive Hjnsdalo isBuod n writof caplasagnivst Linsin osuit by the Binger. Manufacturing Compauy for §45, Lut tha writ could ot legally issuo, beonuso tho action we§ not in tort, nor was sny execution issued, nor did tho plaintift eloot to pursuo is romody ngainst tho goods or body, wherefore potitionor Piuys Lo bo roloased, Tho wrilk was iasued, ITEMS, Judgo Dlodgott is engaged In Loaring o do- murrer and motion for Hocelver in tie caso of the Unlon ‘Lrust Company axainst the Mook ford, Rook Island & . Louls Tinilrond Com- any. I'.'Iudgm; Drummond and Dayls fiolshod the hearing fu the swaze-block und Warren Conuty boud cuses, and bogun the hoaring of the case of Amony ys. Amony, which will oocupy to-day.. UNITED BTATES CODNTS, 0. W, Dpton, Atslgnos, began a sulb against J. I, Fostor, claiming §8,000. “Thio Waelburn & Moo Manufacturlng Come pauy sited Bimith Whittior for $1,000, * The Newburg Cemont & Plrstor Comflmfl‘ ba- gan o ult for $3,000 against Chatles Mallaird nud Goorgo A. Frear, DANKIUPTCY ITEMS, Tho procecdings against Robort MeOloliand ot al, woro dlymigsod, In the cane of Caldwoll Ladd and J. B, Tal- cott, an nmonded petition was filed by woven firms whoso olaims nmonnt to $11,803,83, clalm- ing they ropresout ono-fourlls. in ‘ngmbey-and ono-third o valno, I is chargad, ihatitho debt- ors have suspendod payment of their commor- cial paper, and hava nlso fraudiylontly‘dlaposod of & largo'quantity of proports.:.A oy 3 toskow cousa July 10 wan fssued. Whid i tna'flest peti- {ion whiol, hau boon amaaded 1 ooy, BUPERIOR COUILe- IN ) The Merchnnta’ Natlonal Jralils‘of ihozy commonced & #nit for éu 03‘&' I}'.(s,r‘g‘?’ N Mogommtol bogar for'810, . £f, MoCormiok oy PR g 1 agaiuat 8. J. Walkier and JE-TEA Wafkor, . b1 0. 11 Gaubort brough taulkRir.E20,000, sgainst L, A, Jockson and W, 11, Vllmrgm 3t Burgliotn o Loty A;:v T i . Kaym atiomplod to-zécovor’, ET:000; J eult agalnst .vnmus'xngrnmqha;ua_u eThictiine Witliam Filtly ot al. boghicn Uk £ar 310,000 agatngg Richard Brawn, I, 18ypaady, 1 J. Keu. nody, Obarlos MoGavin, Tohm:, Bayder,. I3 M, MeGillian, . J. MeGilliay; 1% I Konnedy,iand E, M. O'Callagbon, x 0 DY Tarnol Nah et ol. sued 8/ X; ‘snd;, Byanlt, Hayes for 81,600, el it A o Ueaditg Viso Lysanae Copnl m?&Fm auit in dobt agaiust J, M. SyydecWrll, ‘Miler, l“. glfa&&floy. aud I, W, Pofos 5 dundpscos. o o <% a RSB il RH, B. Curtis and J, L. Qurtis sued O, L. Jouks: for $3,000. - Y . ' omourr count. Cliarles I:nhur‘Lu commoncod & sult for 0,000 againgt Mary A, Bolanger. It 4% TIE COUNTY COURT. o Willlam T, Davls wag appolntod adminlstrator of thio eatato of tho late Henry J, Parsous undor an approvod bond of 82,000, ‘. Jolin Vogt was appointod gunrdian of Potor gfi"u 6:3 al., minors, uudor au spproved bond of Grant of guardinnsbip was lssnod to Jamoa Waleh a8 gunrdian of Richard Walsh ot al, minors, under an approved bond of §14,200. In tho matter of tho outato of Thomas Korwin, Lis will was provon and Iottora testomontary were jsanod to Elizaboth Kerwin, and hor in- divldual bond of 84,300 waa approvod. . Grant of guordinnship was fesucd to Goorgo L, Dunlap, au guardian of Gortrudo Dnulap, o ‘minor, undor an approvad bond of 87,000, 'Tho olaim of ollin A. Clifford ngafnst tho caisto of John B, Brown was roinstated by stipulation on file, ‘Iho following porsous _woro adjudgod inannos Qoorgo Boa,: Timothy ,Bhoclau, nnd Riohard Keogan. The court ordored that tho two formor bo tomporarily restralned of tholr lllmrl{; until :hluh‘&lt\mln\un into the hospilal can bo ob- ulnod. ‘hio cago of alloged_inannity against Margarot BSchivelzer and Joln Brown Wwas, on motion of tho County Pliysician, continued {ll to-dsy nt 10 o'clook b, m, Tho nllogod cnse against John Kelly was dis- missed. ITE OALL. Jupar Roorns—040 to 653. Jubar Booru—I03 to 920, Jupos HeATox—Assists Judgo Dooth, Jubox Gany—314, 316, 217 to 533, 235 to 243, Jupas Manenv—d5, 81, 845 to 110 uxcapt U8, Jupax Bunns—Asslats' J udgo Gary. JUDOMENTS, UniTep 8raTRs O1noorr QounT—JUDGE DLODGETT =3, A, Keating ot al, va, 3. II. ond Taano . F £, ~~—8tephon Rogers va, M, D, Ewlog and and J, J. Mayhon, $720,.—Henry P, Gard ot al, va, «cob Keller and August Evert, $1,033, Burzaion COURT — CONFERSIONS, ~— Oharles 8, Morrie ve, Morria” Allfuer, $310,—Tho 8t Wenzol Roman Unthollo Ald Boafety va. Jobu Hruby and Iu!uY‘h Hslpuch, $103,37.—Nathan Aloars of al, va, 0. A, Batliten, §8.88. Jupas Gan¥—Georgo Woodly vs, Tho Uslon Hido and Loather Company, $810.~3, W, Lippincott. va, Willfam L. B;}'lmlm, $1,668,09, 69, —Xionry Cinussonius va. —J, T, Taihbouo of al. va, L. A Dol 10,683, . Toltinon ot a1, . hiilips, snd J, E, Tylor, $£231.80.—John_Grecn ve, D, 8, Mooro and Eifan Dal $304.76.—Jamea McLean ot al.) vo. Willlam Rold, $180.20,—Bamo va, A M, Sheldon, $180.23.~0, H. Mtiiken ye. 8, T, Walkor, §617,08—Jobn DeKoven va, Cliarloa Iyisby, $1,007.00,—E, 1I. Hunt va. B. Dowping, W, V. dohnston, aad . loy, $341.00, —~8amo _va, Safne, $IL Zlides vi. Apareow 38, Nickommor, £3,092.83—Amon- an Yowder Company vi, Josuph T Mose SU1I%01— Jotn Dowlin vy, O, AY. Broman, $217. W, Blstch- Tord ot al, va, Winchester Hall, $150.65. ctal, va, Olintlon Korn, $093.09,~Thomiss isynoe ot al, va., ichard)Edwar! 90.—A. T, Potlar va, ‘Granvillo Bates, $333.40.1, J, Oliristoph v, Goor X. Olark,2,137.70,E, IT, Olas6 o al. va. Patrick Boyio, 3.70,—L. O, Blobbiis ot al, va, Patrick Logl, §215.10, —Samo s, narae, §,108.40,—D, H. Denton va. A, Ne Linacott, §6,171.37—James 0, thur ot &, va, ugh Tinis, 5431,03.—E, Pottor et nl. ws. 0. O, Thomp- 80, $399.—Angua McQuosn ve, Tho Babk of Ghicago,- JUDaE JAMESON—Joln Quitisoy v, Heary Ladwig } verdict, £250, and motion for new Lrial, Jupos Mulipliy—Frauk Farriali ve, Dartford Flro ji~Gcorgo Lane Ineursnce Companyy verdlet, £0,012. der ve, Thomas D, Fos, $300, A Ormourr_Count—Juno: BooTn—Dornard Hosnsy ctnl, v8, Thomas O'Donnovan; verdict, $330,03, snd motion for now trial, THE SHANGOAI RIOTS, The Attacks on the French Quarter by o Chinesc Nob. . Shanghai (May ©6) Carrt:xpm;Seuca of the New York ‘ortd, Tirad~ To tho rear ofsthe Fremch concesslon in Bhaughal stands what is known a8 the Ningpo Joou-houso, with lf;mnmu adJoining viged for the burial of tho doad of tho Niugpo Guild, Now, if thero i3 one idoa which is promiucnt in the Chinoso mind, It is that of raverenca for’ the aaucs of their frionds. Within tho grounds of tho Ningpo Josy-houso lio tha ramnlnunfganam- tions, and they aro most tondorly guarded by the living. The riot of Sunday was an offspriug of this vonerntion for tho departed. Tho actors weye low Chinamen, whoss only * motive,, proba- bly, was hatred to tbo Froach, But Fehind them stood the promiuent mon of the Ningpo QGuitld, who lad fanned this hatred inté a flamno for the oxpress purposo of proteating the grounds of the Joss-houea, The Frencli Munioipal Qottnell have, for sov- ontoon months, beon engaged in projecting = now wagon-rosd through tho coucorsion, and thiojr plans contomplated running the road di- roctly through the cemetory of tho Joss-houso, To this the Guild objeated, on the ground'that tho wagons, passing over tho dead, would' dig- turb thom, and thefr spirits could not rest in poace. Thoy accordingly romonstrated with the Councll, and ropresontod tholr feellngs In a lot- tor which, for milduces of tone aud strength of Ar%umcnt, wight do credit to a diplomatist, Tho only object of the Counol! in carrying tho road through the comotery was that it might run‘in a Jtraight line. Tha Onild gonorously offorad to purchinso thom Jand outsido the concossion, by using which the same objoet could bo socome plished. oro than this, oy offored to pay ail ho oxpenses of tho work which had thus far boon @ono in planning the rosdthrough the com- otors. This propositfon tho Gownell Lnd boou considoring for somo time whon tho riot oo curred, and thus &)mbflbly put pu oud to all ne- otistions Tho doluy of the Connoil In aceept~ g tho offors of the Guild must be set down us #ho direct oauss of the outrago. Tacly in tho forcnoon of Bunday, the 84 of May, Rroups of Chinamon bogan 10 agsomble in tho concession, Thoro bad beon warnings of tho coming storm, oud hed M. Godoaus, tho Tronoh Consul-Qeneral, actod promptly at this tima the blow might Lave beeu averied, Dut nnthh!} wag douo, and hour by hour the groups swellod, and tho talk and gesticulations beeane fiorcer. Thoconcessfou ia in tio form of s hol- low xactm:gln formod by four different streots, By 8 o'cloglt in the aftornoon this opon fpace wos literally thronged with Ohinomen. They.had their orntors, too, who haranguod thom oxolted- 1{. Lvon then bnd Godoaux beon true to his ity tha crowd might Lave beon disporssd bo- fore tho riot bogan. “But tho foreign police was quict, and tho brators continued to rouso tha Dblood of thoir hoarors. At 4 o'clook the flrst blow was struck, It was direotod ngainst the house of M, Parcobois, who, as Burveyor to tha Fronch municipality, had béou ongaged in plans ing and Inying out the objootionablaroad. - Tha mob'iado s grand rush for this house. Inan iustany it was bosiegod in tho front and {n the raar. With savage hawls tho doors ware braken in, and o Eeore or moro of tho now inturated Cbinamen pilod into tho house. Here thoy woro met by M. Porcobois, who attempted to defond Lis wifo aud_ohildren, who clung sbout him. Ouo of tho rufllans e succoaded in_shooting, Hia wifo and cbildron wore torn from him: The olitdran woro fairly thrown iuto the street, and Mmo, Porecbols was dragged out by iho hair, Tho survoyor’s head was cut opon by a brutal Dblow, and then ho, too, was thrown into tho stroot. Though bruised and blecding, tho fowily manngod to makoe thelr way to tho Aunioton Hagh, about 600 yurds Qlatust, white the mob, aftor smasbing “the furniture, eot fire to the houso and went forth fo continuo the work of destruction, Moantime the house of Misy MoLean, which adjoined tlat of Per cobols, was fordod opon and entored in tho samo mannor. Two Bcotch geutloman ware visitiug tho lady at tha tine, au m“.i attomptad to rosouo hor from the ruflians. showor of ‘brioks and stonos asgaulted the houao from with-- out, while a surgiug throng of wild vavages was to bo encountored ‘within, “‘Tho threo wore al- Towod to pass ont of the houso, which was being pillagod, unmolested, but_thoy iore no sooner ont thau tho mob attuoked thom, N, Weir, ono of tho goutlomen, was soparatod from Lls oom- lelouu. nnd folled to the ground by a honvy low, 1[0 was not stunned, aud, spriuging up, hio goizod o brick ‘and fought his way through the crowd, which seomed to cow boforo tho sight of avy Lind of a woapon, Mosutimo Mr, Cranston hiad boon doing hiu bost to savo Miss MoLoan, and did succoed {n wardiug off tho blowe atned at her until ho \was himsolt atruok down. ‘Thon sho was scizod by tho Lair and thrown into the gtreot, whoro s hundred olubs wero ralsed to Dbrain hor. Just thon ono of tho ringleadors rocog- nizod hor as bolng an Englishwoman, aud {his faot savod hor life. Tho fire in Mr. Porco- bota's houso was now in #ull blast, and rapldly commuuloating to tho adjacent bulldiogs, Tho hook aud ladder company and an ongine, oscortod by tho foralgh polico, now &ppoaR: upon iho soeno. Tho mob rotreatod beforo - |thom and prasod to tha othor sido, whora thoy voutinned the work of dostruction, BIr. Biarbo, 0 commander of tho Pollcm sout to Godonix. | foi ingtruotions, Tuo ingtructions woro, “ 1o pragénta's 3¢, Bacbo wau accordingly_priadont. 'S‘lfiu;l.lufilmuulmd tho firo and hurried back to -tha' Muploipal Hall, Thomob ot once rokindlod “thié smoking” ombora, ‘Tho other forelgn Cone suls \ld nokimitato tho prudenco of My, Qodeaux v, Boward;«United Btates Consnl, mudo nroqui- Hitiow on tha’lited Biates uaval ofloors of the Aohuolot. -and7 Youtio for ag many mon .os oguld spared for tho pratoction of lifo flig-+ Irouoh congousion, 'Phio rosult of X ond was the Jandiug of soventy-oight ned:dud a Gnmns' gunat tho Trouch Cotisulaté.abioub half-past § in tho even- inge As the I'renow guszior wos thon practioally in ashos Mr. Godeaus thonght it prudent to try and quoll tho riot, Lightoen of tho Amerloan sntlory and'tho gun ho kopt to proteot himaelf and his congulate, tho rest.worosont to Munloipal Hall to awalt orders, - Bubsoquontiy twcnty of thosa Yaulcoo tars recapturod tho Fronch pollso~ station, which had hoon attacked and gutted by fhomab, Tho Coulouvre, & Fronch man-of-war, had gont twenty mon on shoro, and._theso, with tho Amoricans and voluntoor Yronolmen and OChinnmen, mnde an avallablo force, undor Qodoaux, of 500 men nt bnlr-wm. 10 o'dlock. . By thiy timo, however, the mischiof had beon dono ond tho rioters lhnd mostly disporscd. The troops patrollod the quartor and nrrostod & fow, bub tho smoluoring buildings woro about all that thoy oncountercd. It was sup- 08bdl that tho ringleaders had talon rofugein Tl Joesiiomso, and. Mo, Soward. pronosed to entor, Tho door resfsted all tho offorta of mon and battoring-rams, Finally a " largo Lolo was ont and ono by ono_tho sallora passed in, Tho bouso was empty, altbough tho door had Beon barrigadod, Tho troops then returnod to tho Muniolpal Hall, whoro they stood gusnd dutin, tho ninvn, and on Monday returned to thel sovoral posts, No moro tronble- has been ox- porlanced, though painful rumors arc alloat of & probabla fonewal of the riot. On Monday, tho 4th, tho Connoil mot to cone sldor tho ovonts of tho day beforo. They notl- flod Mr, Godeaux of tho mesting, but ho did not appoar, ‘That afternoon s proclamation ap- poared signed by him, fn which the riotors aro promised that ‘tho proposed rond should. ba abandoned, 'Thia causod iho . groatest oxbito- mont and indignation smong foroignors, aud the Council will reluse to ratity s action. 9 — e Deers? «Elorns Xmbodded fn Solld e . ‘Frecss 5 T the Editor of the Detroit Frea Preas: Iu tho Ir‘re%’ Press of tho J0f ult, T find tho foltowing : A Ountous RELI0.—Tlio Marquetto Mfning Journat saya In tho sbuw-window of T. Mead, the poot snd potad dealor In minoralogicd apectmond, in 8 yaic of doorhorna which havo tho appoaranice of hsviug rown from the side of a treo, Thoy wore found on o 10 Menomineo River, by J, N. DY, 81 0X~ Ploror, somo imo alnco. Whon found, tioy Worolm- ddod 10 5 ‘gofbmeplo ixoe, noar & branch about elghteen feot from, tho gtound, and o pleco of tho troo with tho horns in was cut out and brought n, It {o supposed the homs woro Lung over a sapllag. Lranch years 520, and fn fta growth tho treo Lias formed around thio baso of the horns, ‘Wo have a similar ¥ rolio ™ found by James Rydor, Eaa, whilo mllng tho Chieago & Mjcni- gan Lake Storo Raflrond bod Just north of this laco. 1t was a boooh treo in this caso, and the 0rns were about 12 fool from tho ground. Whilo tho troo was f"’"h’“ around these horns tho right hotn was lopped, 1t is supposed, by & fn.l“ng lmb, Bus thoy had becomo #o imbodded that it hung and ovontually bocame as solidly in- oased ag the othor. . Wit ia tho most curlous about our * reli,” Is whilo tho troo wau growing around tho horns and over the connecting pieco .of gkull it as- sumed the shopo of tho top of o door's bead. Tho troo shows an ago of aboat 45 years, This must rosult from heuglog -deers' horns over small limba of saplings, after fho Lorng have boen ocloft from tho hoad. And I informed by o noted Pottawata- mio that this was o common practico among tho Indisns, Our * rofio" is to be piaced in tho musoum of Albiou Colloge or the University at . Ann Arbor, In 1807, a Mr. John Thomas, of Oalumet, Tnd., was outting saw-logs, and, at- {ompling to_ont tho butt o an cak (whito) about threo foot thraugh, ho struck somothing whioh duflod tho saw. Fho saw was nct agsin higher up, and tho butt picces split off, who {0 tho great aurprise of Mr. Thomas, ho found au olk’s horn sbout 83¢ foct Annfi, which indi- cated a singular Tudian habit, ‘This onk was o8- tiunted 0t aboutninety-soven years' growth, I #aw this of tho timo, but, aw Korry to suy, can- not toll what became of it. ‘The elk’s Lorn seemed to have boen hnng over a littlo limb, which died, but loft traces of itsolf in tha solid eidaof the osk. Thio hoya loy poralicl and just | outsido tho hoart of the tree. Who will beab thia blt of history? . . G. W. Crouan, Superintondout City Schoola. HoLuax Crry, July 3, 184, —_— % - A XRemarkuble Case. Tho Naval Court of 8t. Potorsburg gave judg~ mont in o romarkeble caso. A sallor named Iiartaclkow, who had recently joinod tle navy, was charged with rofasing.to oboy Lis officers, aud this rofusal refory to his obstinate rosistance to the rulglllntlml directing that he should shave Lig board, whick bo wears' entiro, The ncoused bolongs to the sect called * Pomortsy,” aud ono of thoir roligious tenets ia that tho board should not bo shaven, the penalty for o deing boing ‘nothing loas than oternal punishment. ‘Whon an attompt was mado to shnve Kartachow foreibly, ho doclared ko would rather out his own throat, and that ho would kill any one who darad to touch his beard, In every othor matter ho declared himaelf raady to serve with zeal, it ho wero allowed to woar Lis board ; and in overy rogpeot his charactor appearad from all inTllry to bo oxcollont. Tho Court, having heard the anse, found Kartnohow guilty of contempt of disolpllue, and condomnad him to tranaporta- tion to Biborin, at tho sama time admitting ex- tenuating oircumatances which give 10avon for ontroating tho Emporor to commuto the gon- tonoce, - o —_—— . Fascinnted by Paris. Countes d'Eu, daughter of the Emporor of - Brazil, and wifo of Qount d'Eu, Duke Nowmoura son, was 8o fascinatad by Pans that sho posi- !h‘nky rofused to go to Rio de Janeiro to be con- foed. Now, the law of that Empire providea that no porson shall bo considored s Prince of tho royal blood aud eligibla to luberit the crown unloss ho bo born on Brazilian soll. “Her ro- fusal was 8o portinacious that the Rio, Govern- ment gont out horo & comwission empowered ta declare tha Louse in whish she was oconflued £0 bo Brzilian torsitory. Her family, foaring thint hor child's titlo to o throno might bo con- stdered lmporfect, or at all events give riso to undesirabie discussions, continued to press hor to return to-Brazil. 8he has at the Inst moment accoded to thiole wishos, 8ho carries with,bher two midwives and two nurges.—Paris Leller, Artless Aborigines, Tho nrtless_aborigines sccompanylug Donald Mokiny bavo croated quite a stir in Bnitimoro. Tho American saya: " * Aftor concluding thoir porformance thoy Feturnod to tho hotol, and, the night bolng excessivoly warm, tho children of the forost divested thomsclves of all artifiolal coverlng, and spont_tho night in smokin swoaring in broon English, This wasall con- altorod Togitimato, bu on tho. following mort iug, while the ollier guosts of tho houso were sipping tholr coffco and masticating thoir boot- steaks, the dining-room door oponed, aud lo and bebold, in stalliod thivteon Warm Bpring braves totally boroft of all raiment hatever, not even covorod with o good cost of war-paiut! Tho scono on thoir entrance is ald to have boen very immongo. Bince the memorable ovent tho braves aro quartored in tho thentros whore thoy porform.’ e ——— BRICK EOUSE AND LOT SPEOIAL NOTIOES. Contaur Linimnents allay pain, subdus awolllogs, hoal! burns, and will eura’ rhoumatism, BN wvsvia, and aa flesh, bone or musle altmont, Tho Whilte Wrappor i for WAty use, tho Yellow Weappe ta for animale, Prlos ‘50 canta; Iargo boltles 81, Ohildren Ory for Caatorlu.~FPleasant to take—a ‘porfoot subatituto for astor Y, but moro efeselous in ‘rogulation the stomach and howels, AUOTION SALES, O S on s duloors sty o SIS By ELISON, POMEROY, & CO.' f R_egula.r Bfiay’s Sale NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, Friday Morning, July 10, at 0 1-2 o'clock. A ) 1 it Patlor Sulle, 3 " Dl Mo -'r".fi“".“.'ufn"fl:’n‘mn‘cnl"zul‘:‘%‘u."&’)??l’.’:'fl or Sots, Hinok Waliub Oinmber. Aates Toironts, Washe stands, “Wardrobes, and Wool Care crators, e Tiose, and ‘s Iargo Black o T erebtadiue: Olirdmos, ola, o0, , POMEROY & CO, O, L e Mandsfohat. Dark Bay Horse, SHIFTING TOP BUGGY AND HARNESS, . AT ATOTION, , 841 olock, , % o 3 y BLIKON, PORKROY & O0r 614 8 Randolphieste Bankrupt Sale. Btack of plumbora’ goods and gonoral merctisndise, 88 . #eelome ruRDAY, JULY 1, ATI080 A, M. Wo il o) (a0 ot ik ah i goods and finnn] merohandise, gl arrols, &o., nlun:;‘l’:‘ tho gstato of . Msguiro, s Dankrupt. Sold by o of R B P O R 0¥ & 00., Auotionecss A .. Auotioneors, S endeh Nandolprat. BANKRUPT STOCK BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, &, AT ATITION, ATURDAY MORNING, July 11, at 10 o'alack, H R R R EING, laa), Asiignag, ‘wo sl sall tho gatles ok of e i W oron e an - Aleocs Hook ot Tt Cvgs o. ' BLISON, $O? t or (Ats, O FOMINGY'& 60., Auotionoors, ” AT ATCOCTION Saturday, July 11, at 3 p. m, on the proniises, Wo will aoll tho ono-story Drick Honse, S0k foot,: with stano front, 3 N. W. Corner Forty-first and But« torficld-sts, TERMS AT BALE. Balo poomptory, TLISON, POMEROY & CO., Austlonsers. THE GREAT SENSATION “The South Enelewood Sale, 1y broke b on Katurday last, will be R R 84 AND 86 RANDOLPE-ST, MONDAY, July 13, . Afternoon at 2, and Evening at 7:30 o'olook, when aboud Gloiee and - Desirals Lots Ia tho Floarishlug Villago of SOUTH ENGLEWOOD, Will bo sold * i AT ATTCOTION, On thio aamo TRRMS which made our sale of July 4 suck & URAND BUCOISS. ! ‘Thepurchaser of & single lot to assumo an fncumbrance of S104, paskbie in {brog equal annaal (natalimonty ] oagh, o i firat doy of Fune 175, 1079 and 1877, b ! "'Only ONI: DDLLAT n‘mosk Sooures 'whiots {2 51 ycae 1 patd for, and il bs worth v tiuee 10 urchase prica, P40 Tots to b6 s0ld aro looatod n tha bost portions of tho town, on the principal streets aud avenuos. l‘il‘- Plats, &o., now being preparod, which show tho oxaat lo~ catloti of the ground ta ba'sold, ‘eiviog 60 good aa idoe aa ‘wara o 1, ¥ Ol STORE, tn tho afternoon snd ovent for. ofal accommodation of partios 0 20uId AaL ALtona th shlo o tho Heound. Romember the oasy and attractive lorms, . Only a small s s i Sh by dopus o Palance o A 7 °N|§:nfil Toan's Baad will bo prosant £ oalivon thie oo N ialor ;:li‘lrfl"l!:r:her ioulars callon B, O, GIVING, & La- loate o 1SN, POMEROY: £ €O, Auctioncers, SLISON, FOMEROY & 0o Raloe, s KSTABLISHIE [} By Wi, %ufi“uwfragg%".&bo., AUCTIONBERS, No. 108 EAST MADISON-ST. GENTEEL FURNITURE, Brussels Carpots, 0Oil Pamtings, Statuary, Ete. At dwolling No, 71 Qakwood-av., Frid 10 8t 10 o'oluok, o morntng, July ‘Tho ontira Liousshiold etfocty, conafsting ] . S Parlor and Uhambor Sots, Macblo-Top Tabl ‘Wool Oarpots, TOrS, lf‘m!lw ’X'hrmrvl‘ o, ) o oo s, Yo ofliof il ovorytliliy TOMaILo Tor BOGAOKOODINE Ao, Buars Graad Viano, hosrlys now, sbst ovor 1,000, o WM. A. BUTTERS & 00., Auctloneors. Pair Black Matchod Horsgs, Dog Cart, Phoeton, Hurness, Eto, Telday morning, J 70 Gakopdayes o Whols ‘0utit of a gontioman. - Kige Faie inoks Wohuclr Hor T rothors, sound aud kind, good roadsters. A Do Oart, g, neay sow Hlinaton: Tarnoss, Lap.. Htobes, Laglish ddle, ”’g‘,{“}z e Dlankite Linon 0, Slatih with polo and sbitie, e Gvercoat, - Whips, with MARRIAGE. e e AN RS TRRICT O RE T On Taowiay, tho 7th Tastes at o raaldancaet. the brida's paronte, ot ISynssian: by Olaput 0wk e ek e Ui, 1500 ol . Towiee K. 3 Gauehicr of Bilas 1. Ritoliotl, i mn?.ui‘u. WHETERVIELD~BRACE—In this oity, July 8, at the rosidonca of tho bride's eroais, wrnnr,}ulg{bull‘nd TEoakwoll ‘steoote, by Lo ' Ravs doha. Gordods ey onry Westorllold snd Miss Sarali Jsabolla, daughtor of Thomas Braco, Kags DEATHS, TIOWARID. OF ohnlora-iuuntan, Masls Gy fafant dawelicrot £, sl oA ii'éfi'}‘.\.’ ':’bo : 5 fanral Ielday, at 11 uiolock a, e, from of &' ilomard, Atlohizan oot Lortyfonrinete Margarot, (nfant daughtor of John ? rostdouce, 6 West Dinslon-st., look by oard to Oalvary Qomatary. ROWLEY~On Thussilay moraing,*July b, st tho rox, idence of 'his parents, 864 fulton-at., from thio offepts of § pistol-shot wound, rocolved duly &'Addlson Bure Jigw. loy, oldest son ot uirtis M. uni Jand ‘Al Nawloy, aged 19 oz 0 montus and 1 Sad 10 daga; "Tanoral taniorrow b 10 o'alock seidone, Trlotiver iy foitod? ™ WIIRELDON-July 8_of cholora-Iofantumm, Wilfo, onl ohild of SYITAM A wflmfiflfl}"fi'v&'l B g, Lo Yauoral from rosldonco, 1u North Yoo to Graco- tand, Felday. st 10a, . " Uslonds invited U~ Bullalo papors ploaso copy . 3 GORMAN—Ju n, from paronta! Iy 9, of cholom-fufantum, Qoorgo Hon " 10 8oon hur of FaHIGk L. a0k dennig UoHme, speld !5}""-"’6?}: by oarslagss o Oalrary, July 10, 2410 oolack. laud papera ploaso o Hhoatiss anib2d duga % i Tuuoral fron At MR S, a e KON On tio 01l Tk, Delia IKalioo, aged 53 yarss: R Funoral sofsions ot A1 5 to fo-doy, Tealn oo »a iydere Joqulusoas S ADA wor 0l 4, Sof “oholora-tn. ) oCBehard T aud < § b S O N e ) : il e b Chares NoUAoA .k‘fxg‘ s oot WAdi bio was miot By wannathizlig felonde,4alh BN o tog: whero the ehild will bu Lgf v 1By BRUSHEEON & GO, 41 and 43Hou anglat: ONATIEL 30} ALR O Trruitove oud -<Bégnsshold. Goods BATURDAY, JULY L a:m., will bo sold 1 Lots, Marblo-Top and P mbor Hote, Hoe Ilureaus, ummndul‘(‘fn ‘urnituce o Onrpotty Usoekersy Mstis; 00., Auotlonsers, RHGULAR SATURDAY BALB, 1 130 ool . ey M . Baturday, July L, at 0:300 tffi'fl‘u‘sffi) at 108 Madison. FURNITUREI! Of ovory kindi & Planofortas, 8 Molodeons, Parlor Or- an, Mivit Onrnets, Drusiels and otlior kinds: Howa togilatar, ¥ino Cldoka, Musio Hoxos, Tiao Platod W il ineha: s ey Fajos sud OLa autol and Houso Safo. g Wi, A, BUTERS & 00, Auchlonoors, NEW AND OLD RARE MISCELLANEQUS BOOKS! BY OATALOGUE, Mondsy Afternoon, July 13, at 2 o'clock, AT 108 BIADISON-ST. WM. A. BUTTERS & 00.. Auctlonoers. o < By GEO., P, GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av, AT AUGTION, on BATURDAY, July 11, llgn‘nlodl’. 9 Orates W. @& Orookery, open lots, AT 10 0'0LOCK, 4 HQUSEHOLD FURNITURE, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF *Parlor and Ohamber Seta, alnut Wardrobes, Bookonaes, Bide Boards, Loungbs, Fninus sedstonds wul Busonuss oy ookors, o3, Olinirs, Oontro Toain, Bk vud Mol MatiToumos, A irrara, Oarpat iy Coses, Parlor and Oflige Dexks, Piands, &o., &o. GEO, P, GORE & CO,, Austlsnoers, AT OUR SALE OF OPEN AND TOP BUGGIES, SATURDAY, JULY 11, atils, m., wo susll offor TWO FINE SIDE-BAR ROAD WAGONS, GEONGE P, GORE & €0, 6304 70 Wabash-av, By HARKISON, ROOKWILL & WILLIAMS, OLRARING AUOTION BATE To~day nt 10 and 2 o’clocls, “The balance of thoso Chiotea OIL PAINTINGS On oxhibition at our Balesroo Bonto of |t§ tingat woy s e RRI

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