Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1874, Page 1

TTSMITE'S AMERICAN ORGANS, 30 YEARS ESTABLISHED. 60,000 NOW IN USE. 150 FIRST PREMIUMS HAVH BEEN AWARDED FOR BEST ORGAN, i, Aldo, tho Inrgent nssortment of Pinnos ovor brought to tho Wost, * I‘;mmn {_ar %n\u.c‘ unos for Hen Pinnos for Balo on Monthly Paymonta. iw. W. KIMBALL State and Adems-sta,, Ohiongo, REMOVAL. + The Baheock Mz (o Have romovod to their New Offico, adjolning tholr Manufactory, ; WANTED, Wanted! © 40 COOPERS, Y ' FAIRBANK, PECK & CO. Lighteenth nnd Binclovellats, - WANTED. " Byn Commlasiori Honeo of largo menns, a compotont mon, who can coutrol a grain and flour teado. 1o the Tight mana. kood apportanity will bo gvens . Addroes it voat mo At Foforonces, e & 1o Tr A el BAmE and roferon: - e e T LAKE NAVIGATION, i OIS STELIERS For Racino, Milwnukeo, Bhoboygan, Manito. woc, ota., dafly (Bundays 0x00ptod)ueesres.s Daum, 22"Buturday’s boat don'tloave untli 8 p. m, Tor Grand Havon, Muskegon, oto., dally (Sua. dass oxooptod). .. For St. Josoph daily (Sundag 6xcopted).-.svune. Bntarday's Boat don't Joavo until 11:90 p, m, Yor Manlstoo aud Ludington, Tuceday and day and Thursday., 0 and Dool FURNITURE. : EASHIONABLE‘ . FfiRNITURE. " W, W, STRONG ; FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. ARTISTIC TAILORING, 10 PER CENT DISCOUINT. Ou all Garments ordored of un during JULY and AT- GUST, 181, WEDDING GARMENTS A 8PECIALTY. BERVANTS' LIVERY MADL TO MIEASURE. ; BLY & C0., Importing Tailors, ! Wabasli-nv. cor, Monrooest., Chlcago. "FINANCIAL. i TUOMAS X, THONTON, WL, T, THOMNTON, : (Son of Judgo Thornton,) W F. TETIORIN'TON & SOIN, Bankers and Brokory, Sholbysille, T, Establishod 1859, Gollcotiona nudu in Sholby and_adjoining oountivs, and progeeds roinitiod o doy of nymont. Olilcaga corros- n) pondont—Teadora’ Natlona) Wa IUE FOR SALE. ‘We have ten thousand tons of clear Crystal Lako Ice, about fifteen to sixteen inches thiok, for sale in car \ lotsat ressonable prices. Address . H. DOLE & CO., No. 27 Motro. politan Block, _ LEGAL, In the ] the Northern District of Iliuols, K In bankruptey. In tho mattor of the Coan & Ton Broeke ki M h S 7 bankrunt, Pursuand apriago Munutecturlng Uompany, bankrupt. , Pusuany otfors for salo ok, taclinery, an ouuipmént of sald bank- ng c b to tho ordur of sald_Uourd, salgnco of tha ostatoof aald baukrupt, Aho ontir Tupt, ou 'of a largo number of nl“fl;'l o} ' WlEfl,fll.l and lnnfll:l]l‘ vol I‘fi‘l it shod 3 Drogcss of mAna{acturo, togatlior Fmatariila for tho manufaoturoof tonistos." This it ono of 3naterla tho Jargost lmllmsuwlulurnl catablishner tho Unitod States, and it ls now in full oporation—its falluro In tho grost Clteago iro, fallowod b of the pronurey o July 16, next,” Al the Judgo of sald eourt, Eitoriatmed Eflpux::r{lm fon o the undbesigy rorialo uoc, Ohtoago, Juno, Ttk 11 bids will bo apenod in may o oxaini ‘tho littlo village of Blush Hollow, o short dis= “tho baro rocks, and leave the ronds impnasable, District Court of tho United States for MORE ROTTEN DARS, Middlefield, Western Massachusotts, Badly Washed Out, One Large and Several Smaflér Dims Give Forth : Their Waters, Houses Swopt Away, Mills Badly + Damaged, and Farm-Crops Destroyeds Several Bridges on the Boston & Albany Road’ Carvied Away. Railrond Traflic ' Will Be Inter-: rupted for Soveral’ Days. Total Loss of Property Estimated: at 350,000, Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tridune, SrniNorikLy, Maga,, July 13,—Tho Ml Rivor dinstor hiad nardly: bogun to- fada from publio rocollection before Westorn Massachusotts hss bocome tho scono of anothor similar calamity, . Fortunately, howover, this Intest disastor is quito froo from that shocking loss of lifo which made tho Mill River enlamity 8o terriblo, snd tho do- struction of froperty is much less forious, On Bunday aftornoon, two reservolrs, situated upon | Middletleld Brovk, n mountain siresm flowing into tho Wostflold River, about 25 mlies west of lioro, gavo way, and procipitated” thoir contonts upon tho plonsant villnges bolow, ' 'DESTROYING A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS, doing great |damago to the ‘farmo:’s crops, and " tearing away bridges and track along tho Boston, & Albany Railroad so offcctially aato puta comploto omburgo upon through' travel for sav- oral days. A good idea of the extont of tho dis- aster moy bo ‘obtatned from the following sum- mary.: . b ol : | THE DAMAGE DONE by Lho Joosing of the 100 acres of wator In thoso rosorvolrs was, flrst, to loave tho ladustries of tauco below them, without water power, to ut~ tnrlIy domolish an old woolen factory and grist- mill, rain o cmringe follos and shaft factory, dostroy Dbarms nnd outbuildings, wronch from thoir foundations and toar apurt dwellings, strip thoe onrth of rich ‘gardens and orchards to gulliod ; making, in foot, a_second Skinnerville i ita desolatioh of the bright littlo villago,: Rushiig bonco down tho shut valley, and carry- ing nway six svoodon bridges, a 2woolon mill, snd two housos on its way, the oo ¥ STRUCIK TIIE STONE-ACUED RATLROAD BRIDGE, acrons highway and river at Middlofiold_Switch, ' aud thoro . toro for itsolf a wido past sago, teavmg - down iho - hoavy mu- soury liko moro stubblos - aud scooping away . tho rond-bod n considerablo distanco. In the tortuous courge of the river bolow this Yoint, it demolishod for tho Boston & Albany tallroad a stono brldge, and somowhat cripplod two wooden bridgos by undormining their abnt- ments ot various points, Rising over tho rail- road track, it washed out tho road-bod, and also swopt off & highway bridzo, Itonching Chostor, 1ho wator carried awny ono wooden bridge in tha contro of the villnge, more or less damaged the foundations of doms and stock of sovoral man- ufacturing eatablishmonty, and -quito ruined many nulgu and gardons bolow this villago, TUL ¥LOOD'S CHIEF DAMAGE . outsido of that to the railrond was tho cnrrylnfi away of & brld(in ot Rolling Brook, and hero gradunlly lost It foroo nud_power of misolifof, ‘Tha entiro damago by the flood is roughly osti- mated ot £360,000, and the cstimnte is & modor- ato ono, Including nothing of the throwing of Imruoua out of omployment aud the onforced idloness of the placo. Tha lowur ond larger of the two resorvoirs that gaye way was built in 1888-'0 by Urinh Church & Bons and William_D, Blush, by con- struoling a dom aoross tho valloy on_tha lino of tho highway betweon Mkddlofiold and Bocket. THIS WAS DUILT IN A VERY SIMPLY BTYLE, by dumping oarth in shallow layers, loveling it off and carting over 1t, and carrying alongside, on bath the inner nd outor slopes, & rudo’ wall of stono, laid as corelossly 08 an ordinmry fleld wall, and | with but 8 . smoll fuclino, so toat tho dam, which at last beeame about 22 fook high in the contro, was but little broader at tho baso thau at the top, It was built by th days’ worlr, except s addition of 4 feot to thio helght, which was done by con- tract s yonr or two lntor. It was olso rawed o foot and n half this spring in tho way of repair- ing the bighwny which crossos it. "Thoro was an ovorflow bulit of timbors on the wost !lduiltnklng tho wator to 4 feot bolow tho top of the dam, The outlot was by o flumo bullt of archod timbers oxtonding 22 foot boyond the fuce of the wall into the pond, and noorly fu the contro of the dam. It was sur- rounded by gates in the onda and sides, which were bolfltflf whon the wator was high. This dam had never manifosted any weakness, and scomed thoroughly strong. The reservoir COVERED ABOUT FIFTY ACRES. I'wo miles above tho head of.this pond, 8. A. Church & DBrothors, tho present propristors, bwle, in 1866, auother dom. to . cuclose 25 acros, of water, It was composod of ocarth alono, dumoed sud lovelled in layers, and poekted muroly by cartiug over. © The overtlow of this roseryolr was woll construoted for safoty, boing o dugway 12 rods from the oud ot the dam, and out diroctly through ' a nat- ural hilloglk, of it kind in "and suacosstul salting from entii lose of capital y tho inanoial strin. ency o thoe paut winter: Soalod bide will bo rosoived by 4y dndoralghod for o nureloas of tha wiclo o any part Sald bankenpt ot 13, orclogk woon of St Folos: S Dids ba o TNt to Tolast bil. bids " and partiouiars ol DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. The copartnership of WEBBER, SOUTH- ‘WICK & OO, is thia day dissolved by mu. 0. B, Webber, having_pur- ohased the intorest of Bouthwick and Pem- berton, will continue the business as hereto- fore, and is alono authorized to colloot nll outstanding aocounts, and will pay all billa, tual consont. C. H. WEHBBER, J, B, BOUTHWIOK, THOS, W. PRMBERTON, PROPOSALS, - PROPOSALS FOR COAL Orry 0OMPTHOLLER'S Onlflfl.} Ulfoago, duly 18, 1414, Soalod proposale will bo rocelvod untsl the 3ath fnst, for furnishing tho Oty of Clifcago with coal, as follows: 1,400 tons (moro or loss) solooted tamp Frlu coal, or othor coft cual of thy anmo quality, frop from dirtorscrueulngs, for Fir Dopartmont, 1% tons (moroe or loss) hard (nut) coal, for Fire Dopart. mont, 100 tous (moro or loes) hard (small o) coal. 50 tons (mioro or Joms) hard (vango) coal Abuvo conl for Fire Department to bo hauled by Oftyg /" romamdor to b dellvorod sa soquirod. ght rosorved ta rojoot any aud all bids, 8. 8. IAY RS, Oty Comptroller, REAL ESTATE, TUMBER OR 00AT, DOOK .70 RENT ORFOR BALH, 150 foet ffl}nt 0, N Fmpire on Twelith-ut., ranning back to tha ApLeG) Blip, with railrond ~ conneotions, twolfthest, bridge. Apply to M, PLI %"‘{VI:N]‘:‘HKWJIQ" Buogmnt. THEIE I1A8 DEEN CONSTDERADLE UNHAHINESS nbout this smallor dam, ospeelally since tho Ml Rlver divastor, Until alx weeks ago 1t was in oharge of a wood-choppoer, but he had left the place, aud nobody kept any rogular supervision over it. RATLROAD DAMAGE, The Boston & Albany Railrond is by far the heaviout loser by the ‘disaster. At Middlofield switoh, whore the broken roservoirs emptiod into tho Westflold Hiver, n fine stono sreh-bridgo waa carried off, and {ho traolt washod away for a considorablo distanco, tho damago hore boin catimated ab 100,000, Between this spot an Chestor wore nine bridges, many of them stone, and ull fne piccos of 'masoury. ‘Iho first two coming enst from Middiofield aro un- harmed. Tho third, & stone deok bridgo, is bodly broken, and will cost 40,000 to ropluco it. Another wtone bridgo i cracked, though no broak can be seon. Tho abutmonts of awooden bridge are washod nway, which it will take £10,000 to_ replace, and & covorod woodon bridgo, just boforo renohing Chestor, has lost its abutmonts, causing 85,000 1oss. Ens of Chostor, the first wooden bridge has lost an sbutmont, and tho rond in washed in several lncos, Altogethor the loss of the road will fall leu short of 8175,000. THNOUGI THAVEL 1§ ENTINELY RUSPENDED, Nowa of tho disnstor was recelved by tho rafl- road authoritios horo in time to stop tho Paciflo oxpross, which would havo boen duo in Ghicago ‘Tucsday morning, ot It was Just stariing Bunday evening. ‘I'ho Buporintendent of tho road dooy not oxpeet to bave tho damage repaired o that trolns can run through bolore Thuruday, and porhaps mot till Juter in tho weol, Ail mally und passongors for Chicago end tho West Layo to go by way of New York. THE LEAK was dlacovered by Doucon Ilorry Moacham, an cldorly gontlemnn, who is the Collins Qraven of tho Middlofleld dlsastor, Blr. Meuchaa livos ubout & quarter of & milo from the uppor dam, aud, being somewhat alarmed by the vielont and cmxllunozP rain of Baturdny and Sunday, bo con- cluded to vislt tho dum Sunday afternoon, Nonching 3t about 4 o'clock; 1L appeared all right, but, as the wator was thou risiug vory fast, he suspected that the dam of a little goore-pond, ou o small brook omptying into this roservolr, hnd broken, rud went up to Investignto, bub found f¢ all right, 1Ia had but just got back to the dam, however, beforo ho kaw, A HUAVY LAND-BLIDE on the lowar slopo of the dam,© Knowing what -|-80meo 80 or 40 rods, The dam "’ - -about $10,000 worth of emery. thn;"muunt,‘ ho flnl ont his lorse, mountoed Lim inlidt hinato, aud_ dashed down to Blush bolow, carrying tho alarm. ‘Che warning waa In timo, for tho lowor dnm did not at onco give way. Upon roculvlvT thio contouta of tho uppor roser- volr, Indoed, it stood so lnufl that rouplo almant thought it would not go at nll, At Inst, howover, P THE FLUMR COLLAPSED, o gap.of 00 foot oponed, aud thoe locsl mass of water dashied down tho vallay, Tho flood reachod tho lowor valloy at hinlf-past 4, and_lasted about balf an hour at it Loights, its volocity not belngy 50 groat o8 ab Willisnisburg, s " thie - doscont wag uot o rapld.; . . (70 the Awssilated Prossy’ SrhinormiLy, - Mass, July . 1%.—Dotalls aro coming to bind of a nodond lood In Lnmpshiro County, Maesachusotts, cnusea by tho RM‘IF Wi of thoreservoir of factory nt tho Villngo of Mid- dioflold, Tho Union gives the following particu- Inrs 141 its noon edition : . Tho reuorvolr . was sltunted on Middiotlold Braok, which emptios info’ tho weet branch of ‘tho'Westfloid River st Middloflold switeh, It -coyored norly 100 neres, nnd was built about thirty {cm; dgo by Uriah' Ghureh, fathor of tho roroht ownors, 'ho rosorvolr waa mado hyrafs- ‘iug tho malni road from Middlofield Center o North Becltol Hills, ou eithor sido of the strenm, forming tho sidos of the roservoir, Tho rond dani'wng rafrod sbout 20 foot for o distanco of - BAVE AT ONCE JETOIE IT WAS FINTSIIED, but sinee ith complation it hasbeen rogarded ng safo for tlfo! l:urpnsn of furnishing ' additiounl water for tho Inrge now mill now boing crocted, 1t wns tho intontion to rafso tho dam 2 foos during tho presont soasov. The rosorvoir wag used for tho Atorago of water for Church Bros., who aro running two broadcloth mille,. for Will- innid' Blush's folloe, thill, and siave faotory, and for # mill owped by Ollver Blush, nud formor] used 44 o woolon mill, but lntu}ly oy a grist mill, Thosd woro. dll mills’ situated on Middloflold Branch. Dolow tho vesorvolr, betweon Middle- flold Bwitch sud Chester, thero in upon the wost branch of Westfleld Rlver, into which Middle- field atroam 'entora, the woolen mill formerly mso)l a8 a shoddy mill, and at Chester thoro is the® Hampden. ‘omory mill, From Middloflold Biteh the flood poured down' towards ' Chestor, wherelt 3 DID VERY SERIOUS DAMAGE, -+ * Tho wators swept over the farms, gardons, and woods, and Boveral houses wero moved tomo dis- tatico. The Lieaviout losor at Chestor t8 Dr, Hor- mah Luciug, who estitnatos his loss ab $10,000 by [y [tnrtlnl swaoping away of his omory-mill, Tho water wont tlirough thio lowor etory, carrying off ho water also did considorablo dumagoe to the Honum Edge-Teol Company. 'The wator-power of this Gompany is ontiroly dostroyod, Tho Lucas farm of 50 acros was badly doaged ; nlso tho lnrge farm of Now- ton Cawles, Noarly sll of the vafloy rosidents in tho vicinity of Ohestor have sufferod more or loss by dnmnge to farms aud gardons. - Bradford Dalmer's buryy_and Bamuel Otis' shos-shop wero moved somo distanco, and William Fay & Sons" furnituro warehouse was badly flooded out. Tho bullding way undormined and. turned parlly avound. Tho'high water continued at Ohestor for about an hour: £ 3 *Tho Towd of Chostorsuffored heavily in ‘4 1L08S U¥ LNIDOES AND DAMAGE TO ROADS. Tour bridgos were carricd awny. and to replaco those bridges will cost .about 310,000, Lesides sevoral thousand dolllars to roprir tho roads, ‘Tho Boston'&s Albany Raliroad is yvory badly damnged for o distance of nearly 2 miley., ‘ Every bridgo botwoon Middlofleld and Huut- ington is wholly ot partly destroved. The rond- bod is also washed ont in many Flwua, avd travel TDotwoon this city aud Albany will ba'susponded for.sovoral days. 'Tho wiros aro atill down bo- ond Chostor, and no dofinito information haa Leun recoived as to tho loss of.lifo at Blush Hol- lpt, which it i now thought must have boon consldorablo, ¢ TUE NEBERVOIRS. A special dispitch to the Union from Ohestor Ev.filn tho following additional particulars of the oad : 4 iy "'About twolvo yoars sgo a socond reservolr was bullt, about 8 miles further up-stroam, by tho Church Brotliors. This was smaller than tho lotwar one, and covorcd from 60 to 80 norea. The pgpor rosorvoir broke aswny firsb and swept over'thio lowor reservoir with an immense voluma of wator, making a break ,of about 4 rods in the lughway duw of the lowor resorvoirs. Tho n[i‘pur rosorvolr was built of carth, and tha wholo dam suddonly gave way. Harry Moachnm was at tho reservoir at the timo, and mado hauto to warn the people at Blush Iiollow, Ilis waru- g, and tho fact that but a part of tho lowor xoservoir dam gave way, prevontod losa of lifo, und aleo very much Iessouod tho damago dono, BRIDGES GONE, Tho Boston & Albany Railrond suffers heavily ot Niddicfleld Bwitoh, The Jong, two-arched bridgo, nndor which was tho Middlefield Brook and turnpike, was swept away, snd also a oon- siderablo length of the wack, amounting fu all o dbout 200 fook, It will cost’ §100,000 to ro- Flir}thlfl brenk, and will require cousidorable imo. Botwoon Middioflold Sywitch and Chostor Do‘lol thoro aro oight railroad bridges, flvo of which aro either unharmod or but slightly dam- aged. Two of:theso arc of stono, costing each 875,000, Of' throo bridges which aro o badly dumnged o4 to neod to be entirely robuilt, one is a stone bridge, costing 840,000 'Tho Lwo others afo 'thoso nokt wost of Chosior, ono of which wag to have beon replaced this fall by an iron bridge, Tho loss on tho bridges ls about $15,000 ocach, The bridge noxt cast . of Chostor Station, which is Boon to be replacod by an iron structuro, is dsmaged by the loss of ouo of its abutments, but it will bo ropaired b{ noon Bo that trains e run botyween Springfield and Ohestor. The track is washod out in mony places west of Oloster, but no dnmn[{n of any amount {5 roported west of Bpringfiold switeh, Tho worle will bo_prosecuted on -tho bridges na fust 08 posaible, but tho Superintendont esti- ‘matos that it will bo soveral dnys bofore tho road will bo passablo, It will probably cost £150,000 tozobuild the bridges and ropair tho rond, whilo the.loss by the interruption of business will be very haavy, partioularly ng this s the week of tho college racosnt Baratoga. - THE MILLS OF ONNURON DROS, s aro standiug, but it s reported that their now mlll is partly undermined. The wool-house barns belonging to them wore oarrled nwu‘y with thoir contents, amoog which wore woyoral valu- able carriagon. Olivor Bluelt's” old woolen-mill and William Blusl's barn were carried away. "'he barn contained & now €400 carringo, Sov- eral other barus and out-buildings woro carriod away, and threo or fonr liousos sre roportod destroyed or badly dnmu{‘ed. ‘Lho highway botweon Blush Iollow and Afid- dleflold Bwitch was outivoly oblitorated, and six bridges, two of thom privato ones und four be- longing to tho town, were carried away. It is not kmown at this timo that any lives wore lost, but soveral narrow oscapes from drowning oconrred. Three or four persons aro reportod missing, but it is kardly probable thoy are drowned, ADDITIONAL, A special digpatch from Yittsfield to tho Unfon soys: **The henvidst rain known in Borkshire for yoars commenced on Saturday ovoniug and continued for mere than twenty-four hours, Botween 2 nnd 4 o'clock Bunday bftorncon tho rain fell in stupondous floods, {ho eulminating pomt of the shower being Washington, Hins- dale;. and vicinity, from ‘which the stroams oured down with groat violence, Ashley rook was swollon to o torrent, The resor- voir of wator was rollovod by thoe giving way of 40 feot of the dam which throws tho water of the brook into it, the damnge beiug about £10,000. Tho wator supply of tho town was suddeuly cut off, but a_ temporary connoction will bo made to-dny, unloss, as is feared, the pl?nu aro cloggod with gravol. *In Hingdalo tho Truoy, or Bamage dam, and tho dsm of Plunkett's Jorioho mill, were curriod away. Theronus aud sirvets sre very badly waslicd. Bomo small bridges aro earried awuy, and tho orop is damaged to the oxtout of many thousands of dollars by ovorflow and lodging. No damuge Is roported to the rallronds, exoopt betwoon bittafield na. Apringfiald, bu, il tho traius from tho wost aro siopping horo.” THLEE OR FOUL PEUSONS ARL MELOIIED A8 MIBS- 10, but it is hardly probable thnt thoy are drownod, At the Middlefleld Bwitch two unoceupiod bouses—ono of them now—owned by Wout, Bulkloy & Co., papor manufacturors, woro awopt away, ‘aud aluo an old red house, used as & pay- ofiico when tho raflvond was building, Sovoral barng aud out-buildings, wore ulio carricd ot "t the awlteh, ond - farms and gardens woro badly damaged, Tho woolou-mill inidway botwoon Middlosteld aud Chostor, owned by Jobn Wont, Jr., of Piutatlold, was not injured bt both ends of his woodon dati nud the hioud ol his xacowny wero dostroyed, . A tenement-houso oconpied by the fawily "of Lioon Javezeaus wau swopt away., o was abeent, and Lis wifo, mothor-in-law, and “four children wero with considoruble difliculty porsurded to leavo .the houge betore it wout off, . TILE VILLAGE OF OLES(RR OWER ITH LHOARE -, {from au almost ontlro dustruation to tha fack ot -did not provent it from beiug completoly ap there - belng so many stone aorch - bridges abovo that © pluco, by which . fho flood wag atayod for n time, seoumulating in little ponds, to bo lot down in Installments on tho villago helow. * A wsocond* cnugo was Ltho considorable width of tho valley a milo above the village, whero tho wators sprand out somowhat ag they did in the Mill River food on Florenco Mondowe. AT HUNTINGTOR thora was but littlo damage done, the flood hny- ing mosily spont Ity forco beforo it -roached thoro, Bumo of tho farma wore floodod, and the wator broko over tho bulkhead of the Highlaud Manufacturing Company's mill, swopt_throngh the Jowor story, and did some damage 6 finished fimds stored thore, . At Westflold, the next town clow IInntington, tho island and somo low- lands wero Nlooded, \mgrulx‘o grant Liarm wags dono. . Brmuxdreinip, Mass,, July 10.—Tho following. is n later anid corroct stntomont of the damago douno at Blush Hollow, or Middleflold, the factory villngo_just bolow tha broken resorvolra : T'ha large house owned by the Clhinrehes,and oc- cupled by Josoph King, wus tho flrst one struck, tho water nm}nu cloat through tho building and toaring out the floora and windows, Tho furni- turo dropped Into the collar, Nourly opposita was a largo houso occupiod by Alfred O'Brion. Tho flood strucle this bullding on one cornory OUTTING' OUT THE FINST STORY from tho main Louso entircly, whils the floor of Lho docond story droppod down at one ond, and but for o pilo of dobrls which lodged near if, tho wholo structure undoubtodly would have gona off. On tho enst pido of tho streot, 8 barn, ono hougo, and a building used for s‘.um(e’ wore 8wopt away, nothing romaining bue a fow bonrds, Just bolow. this i what.remains of Oliver Blush's honso, Ono half of tho large L was torn off and destroyod, and tho mpright portion of it turned round at o fl%ht angle with the Iino of the atreot. A large bullding used for storing wool, and contalning mnnK bundrod pounds, was swept nway. Boutl of this “stands tho remnonts of Oliver Blusl's barn, packed full of Lay, tho wolght of which tiorvod s an_anohor to tho bullding, but plit up aud brokon, On tho opposlte side of tho stroam why OLIVER NLUAN'S MILL, THREE STORIES IMGH. ‘Whon the fluod struck tho dam fust north of it, that gnvo way, lotting tho stroam. which was tushing down strike tho mill, and it dienppoared liko au_ogg-sholl. Opposit, on tho loft of tho Btreot, Willlam Blush's barn . roceived the full foreo of tho ourrout, but only a largo wing nsed o8 a carringe-houso, and containing soverat car- rlogos, wos carried OFF. ' A'few stops furthor down stroam way BLUSH'S CARRIAGE-FELLOE AND BIAET MANUFAC- oY, Tho wators fairly L\EHI: this mill oponat the bottom, the dam by the. side of it golng down In the goneral:ruin, and the ridge of tho structure dropping at tho centro, : 5 hurcl's mill, some distance bolow, had a latgo rorunn of the undorpinning torn out, and ono of the abutmonts of the watorwhool do stroyed, bat thoe bulldiog, with its machiucry, is saved, - This comprises tho damago dono nt Blneh Hollow, oxcopt to the roads and bridges. ‘Tho roadbod {8 now i i A RUSHING TORRENT, . The report thattho large now mill of tho Churchos waa undormiued proves unfounded, as doos the rumor that somo_porsons were wissing. The totnl nmount of damago to individunls and to tho Town'of Chester is ostimatod at #25,000. Tho latost flgures fndicato that tho total losa will reach 450,000, § LATEST. ® SprivorieLp, Masa., Ju:! 13.—The Springiield Tepublican ostimates o domago by the Middlo- flold digagtor in round numbers ot _$350,000, nently half of which falls upon the Boston.d, Albany Railrond, Thore wae no_loss of Nfo, Through travdl wostward can hardly bo resumed bofore Thursday, whilo it 18 quite posaiblo the mélmnd will not get into running ordor till or, DOOM G1VEH WAY. BroiariELp, Mass,, July 18,—The boom hold- ing on immonso drive of logs in tha Connoctiout Tiver, at Turnor's Falls, gave way this moming, Zo Nostifold bridgo s thouglt to bo in grost ngor. CROPrS. Varions Parts of the Couuntrys - . Special Diapatch to The Chifcago Tribune, ‘Wincnesten, 11, July 18.—Tho univorsal tos- timony of our farmors {8 that tho wheat-crop of Boott County this yoar will, on an averago, pan. out sixteon bushols to the ' acro, A gontlomen| arrived In Winchoster to-dsy diroct from Agus~ ta, Ark., who roports that tho farmors thore lave lost all their orops from tho drought and chineh-bugs, and thoro ja o vast amount of suf- fering in that regibn of the country for the want of food, to tho “extont that tho people bavo enlled upon tho authorities of Augusta for as- sistauco, ¥ Fpecial Disvateh to The Chicaqo Tribune, Evunanr, Ind., July 18.—The whoat-barvest in this soction is nonrly comploted,, and _the crop I)mvcu to bo & vory good one. Corn and oats aro uuklniwull, although rain is vory much neoded. it Correspondence o ‘'he Chicano Tribune, 3 MADLION, Win, July 11, Reports of the whoat-orop iu this sdotion, for tho lnst fow days, are discouraging. Owing to unfavorablo weather, aftor seeding, it did not stool out woll, or stand thick on tho gronnd; bt othorwiso 'it looked very woll, for the mosk Bnrh, ti1l within the last ton'days. Tho oxtremo oot and drynoss of the firat of this month stunted tho “grain, and tho chinch-bugs, py millions, Liavo boon dostroying its vitallty. This weok's ralng, and tho oool weathor of the last two dnys, havo helped mattors materially; but gonoral ~ roport is, that ‘in most of Dauo County and arts of Columbia, ook, and Green, tho ylold of whoat will bo vory light, Somo flolds have beon #0 irreparably injured that farmors have turned tholr cattls in to'got what they ean. Somoe carly flelds, and others in differont - localitios, will, howover, yield a fair crop, whore thoro is & good growth of clovor with tho whoat.” Othors nro.at tho moroy of tho bugs, who are shill ‘at work, a a Jittlo chocked by tho cool weather. Barley, of which less was sown horeabouts than last yoar, it nlmost n falluro, Oats may do (niflz’, though assailod by tho bug. Corn, of which thoro is an unusual acroage, hae soldom looked so well, or boon so forward, at this scason; and rocent rains havo nearly assuroed & falr umg. Potatons Ermnl»sn protty “well, unloss the bugs gob the ottor of thowm, —_— THE WEATHER. Wasmnaron, D, O,, Jt uI{JlD.—Fnr Tennessao, sud tho Obio Valioy, the ppor ko llcfilnu, ond tho Northwost, clenr or fair woatber and do- cldodly high tomporature during the day, with southeast or southwost winda and slight ohiangos iu the barometor, LOOAL ODSERVATIOND, Ouicaao, July 13, 18T, = 5 Z § H 75 8. W, gentlo. Olear, 6, W, gentlo, [Fair, i, frosh,. ... |Clear, £, frewn,. ... 0] 0 8."L,, freai,.|Clear, 78 |6, K. fresh .. |Oloar, Tioximum thermomotor, BF. Minfinum thermomoter, 63, QENENAL ONSERVATIONS. Oiticaao, July 14—1 8, m, Wind, [Rat| Weather, Reports fiom Bpee — ERE Direotion and) fHour of ob-| 5 I & force of wind.| servation, Weather, Station, | Ay ] L] Ta'S., Jight,., . N, W, flunlln Davenport,,|d 5, gontlo,,..| 5.'W,, gentic] 8, £Eteh, ., | GUiN, V., freal 20, 30.07) FOR SARATOGA, & Lona Braon, July 18.—Prosident Grant, no- gompaniad: by ‘Mrw, Grant and Vice-Frosident {lnmy ‘Wilson, loft hore this morning for Bara~ Offth- L4 i CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1874 FOREIGN. Atfempt to Assassinate Prince’ Bismarck in Kissengen. The Conspiracy €harged upon the | 3 L Catholics, ' Notes of the Recent Congresses at. Boun and Mayence, A ' | thelr full glory. Thoy waro out ina grand pro- | " Y euburbs. "Tiwenty milos ia about tho oxtent of A Ll . NUMBER 3825, BEECHER-TILTON. Mndrid roport that Gon. Zabntla 13 contiuually | xeinforced) and frosh outragos Lnve boon com- | mittad by o Carlints, who ato roportad to hive robhad and nenrly murdorod a doctor aud othiors whio wore sbnt out to bring somo wounded Ro- publioand within tho lines, nD ORANGTREN, the Invostigating Cqu-- Incidonty of tho Colobrations Yestor= ; mlt""ree' . ! any. “ Epecfn( Dinpateh to The Chieago Triditne, Prranung, Pa,,> July 18.—o-dny tho Irlsh Troloatants, known as the Orangomen, wore in Ife Promises to Lct', wlight ll; the Bei Zlal, cossion, which eclipsed any provious sttompt. Tho yollow flaunted in tho brcoro, and all wont morry. Tho routo of tho procossion lay in Alleghdny, and Pittsburg, and included ytho cinTen;zys, o e gt f tho lino of wnrch, -Tho morni oon- i A The Doubtful German' Statas.| smod 10 wllivg. tho ;i‘o\n:’ of Alegliony | - o Wl ol o 4 City:" In - rolurning tho mou marchad SPEAK OUT. Ag&ln Heard From. f ont - Penmayivanin © nvorus, " ponrelied Spectat Diapatel to 7 Ghacao Tronne, T i Bavaria GERNANY. 1 .POLITICAL QOBSIP. Lonvox, Tnly 18.~The London Times' Berlin, | kad gatlored on the sidowall, and tho fight was dlspatch says;: **It 8 now reported that Bis- . mnxck's Journoy to Kissengon has _no politioal} "o’ {riéndly attitudo of 'tho King ol Bavarla gives much satisfaction, but the dopa- ratist tendoncles of Baxony givo risetoa fooling of uncasiness." . i - OATIIOLIO CONFERENCES. A Frankfort lottor snys: * Tho Rhine hins ros contly been tho sceno of two {mportant con- grosaos—ono : hold at Bonn, of tho union of tho German Catholics. just concluded at Mayenco. Tho luttor agsembly is the most significant Catholioc mooting held for somo time in Gormany, and tho speoclics thore mado and the rosolutions adopted havo'croated no littlo stir i German oftleel, liboral, and Protostant circles. Telo- graws woro recelvod from all parts of Qormany, and dispatclios of roverouco and loyalty woro sout to Romo, Thoro wora public and privato assomblios of members, ~ ban uets, gonoral communion in the. Cathiordal, nnd Di- vino sorvico'nt all hours, and at- the conclusjon o glfi—fimn{;n of guests and mombora, led. by op Kettolor, waa mado to Bt. Bochins caput, near Bingon. A groat nhumber of promiuen Oatholics woro thoro. Ono rosolution on tho oneral condition of Christisu saciely, saya: “Modorn clvilization In incompatiblo with tho Church., The consoquonce of warfaro against the Church is the dissolution of somnl and poli- tionl order. - Tha romody, theroforo, oan only bo oxpeoted whon indopondonco and all traditional rights aro sgain sccorded to tho Papal Hoo," Tho othar rosolutions are direoted against tho Oonstitution of the*German Iupire, the nationat pnrl{. tho Jouuit laws, militarism, guidance of publlo instruction by tho Btato, the hiboral press, and the foreign nolioa especially towurd the Vatican,” 'ho Btatois partioulatly exasporatod by the Mayenco Assombly, and ali the active mombers of the Mayonco Committao havo buon summonad to apponr bofore tho nuthorities, to answer to tho ehufin of prodlucing oxcltomont agsiusb tho powers that-be. ATTEMPT TO ABGASSINATE DISMAROR, K1ssENaeN, July 18.—While Prince Blsmarclk wag driviug in the country toward Saline Bprings, at noon to-day, ho was fired at by a young man, Tho ball grazod bfs wriet. Tho woutd Is tnsig-. nificant, The would-bo assasain was promfuy arrostod, Ho has not boon identifiod. At 1:80 p. m. Dismarck drovo through Kissengon: and #howed himself to tho people. Tho .poj wore with groat difficulty provented from iug tho man after his arrest. RECOGNITION, J BEnL, July 18.—The idnntllfi of tho would-’ bo ageassin of Princo Bismarclk has boon catab- lished. His name is Kullman. o bolongs to Magdeburg, and is a coopor by trade. member of tho Catholle Journoymen'’s Socloty, of that city, and Las been observud of late fro- quently In-conversation with a priost., TOE EMPEROR WILLIAM . arrivod ot Munich to-dey, He was recolved by the King of Bavaria, and cscorted to the Royal Palnco.. Tho Kiong will aocompany the Emperor gnr@ of- the way to Holsburg. . The Ravarian 'rinces and membors of the Bavarlan- Ministry hiave rocolved docorations from the Emporor. . ODITUARY. +«Fritz Rentor, the novelist, in dond. . TIE BNUSSELLY CONGRESS, It s reported horo that British dologates to tho Brussolls ,C'onim!u will not take pary 1n the roceodinga until tho resorvations mado by Lord orby are considorpd. % ;e G e . MIGCKLLANFEOUS, . Loxnon, July 14,—Tho Z%nics' specinl corre- lyuch- spondont ot Berlln tolographs thiat tho Bishop of meeting to examine ‘into tho euficiency of Paderborn has "roceived another sontonco of 18,000.thalors' fino and thrée months’ detention in s fortross for porsistont violation of ecclosins- tloal laws. % : i Thore is intonto exclterment in Berlin ovor the attompt on Bismaroicslifa, - D ——— g GREAT BRITAIN. LoNnoN, July 18.—A violent thunder-storm on Baturday causod sovéral fatal accidents, Jolin Mitchel, the famous .exilo, is about to roturn to Ircland to becomo a candiaate for tho Dritish Parlinmont, Noarly $10,000 have. beon’ colleoted in this country and Ircland to doftay Mitchel's oxpensos, % IN PANLIAMENT. LoNDoN, Ji nlg 13,~1In tho Honge of Commons this morning, Disrael anid ho hopod Parlinmout | would bo iu a condition to.adjourn on the Gth of August. Io roforonco to the Publio Worship Rogulations ‘bill, "ho declared "that ho was uncamgmm!n]ngly opposed to the regolue tiona of which Gladstono gave . notico on tho Oth 1ostant, © becauso ey woro almed ogainst o sottlemont uwpon which re- ligious liberty dependod. The resolutions in question opposa a dofinito - sottlement of tho oints now in dispute, and tho clothing of Elnho 8 with power to ostablish uniformity in rogord to the conduct olh})ulzllu worahlip. gnosBtrickland, the historical authorass, dted yostorday, aged 68, — SOUTH AMERICA. New Yonk, July 13, —Pnuvams sdvices of the Gth fust. state that President Epizinan Blanco, of Venozuels, bas dooroed the expulsion from the Ropublio of tho Bishop of Morids, tor op- posing ‘the establishment by law of civil mar- riages, The -Bishop died boforo he could em- bark. Dr. Baralt was namod a8 hils succeasor by tho I'resident, but refused to.obey other ordors than thoso of the Holy Sco of Romo. He was arrested and sent out of tho country, followod by various other priests, The Argentine Ropublio proposes to tho no~ | agitatod, tions on the Pacifio to settle tho question of ownorship of the Btraits ‘of- Magellan by doolar- thom noutral. - . Durlng tho eloctlons in Bucnos Ayres, tho do- feated party undertook to falsify tho rogistry, the othor party rotalisting by throwing two Orsini bombs among tho former, but they failed | Manitoba, iy dead, to oxplode. —— AUSTRIA, T.onpoy, July 18.—T'he Daily Newsroports that tho mallcn of }{lnm}n have laam:]d ’:; c'l;gulv.r, glv-l i lesoription of ‘porsons whios y suapec| ol;K: nlualgg to assassinato the Emperor of Austrin. B g UBA. HAvAwa, July 18.—An Amerlean, Dookory, has boon tried ll:y’m:‘urhmz'x.rtlrmlul:nd Bm:u:’\:afé o but the judgment o o court e tip. Brovermar-Ghmoral. Sotoro b s carried out, will not conflrm the sentounco. IiVSSIA.m i W Br. PErERsnura, July 13,.—Tho Emporor Alex- lnd:l‘ ‘Liay returnod to tho Onpltal, Sty 10,54 London Times"apocisl N, July 10.—Tho London Timea" special In?no :l?oo C'n'llnfii are trying to drive away forelgn eorrospondonots’ by shooting eomo’ au nI!h!u. Many Gormans’ havo alrondy withdrawn from ‘h;{l;ll)‘;ll:x:: July 19,—The Ropublicans have de- foated tho onillm in an engagemont near m{i‘\’:;’nm, July 18,—The Carlists have cannon- aded l'uyoorda ' without effect. 'hoy ara now waitlng for reluforcoments, Geu, Zol arrived and will tako chiarge of operatlous, LonpoN, July 18.—Bpoolal i 1 inciplont riot oconrred, All Right, but Saxony Manifest. | ing Separatist Tendencies. 2 ; i whoat 4 o'elnck this nftoruoon, i . Y of tho -German Empiro, | Road noar Sholburno Falls -thiy afternoon- ngar ulage | turns faom all the counties haye boen receivod Ho iis a | natod for Prosident of the Co: _and others, haye Yiopos aro ontoxtained that ke [ Liborty streot, alls biag | rible wound upon tho houd and naol of ona_of patoles ‘from | another, but tho Battla of Boyno Watar boat tho tuno of Garryowen, and yt‘l’m gallant Orangomon marched bravely niray, with- ontany furthor -damago than‘ s fow cracked noses. ' I roturniug, whilo the procosslon was nonting - tho Court-Houso, on Wylio vosio, Bnother fight :tonk place; which throatoned to’ ho of norlgnu Sz.murzlunu. At ono tima things began to “look ‘dabious, a5 8 groat many women and children lottor to Tilton to do hig, worst, doubt " still 'that. - Tilton spreading promisouously. Enough policomon 8soon gathorad nonr Lhe teene to quoll . tho fuss, and quiot was onee niore wntomc?. The procos- sion' thon marchod to Bmithfiold strdet and Fifth avonue, whero it disporod. TonoNto, | July 18,—The- esslon of Or- angomen to-day was ono of the most imposing for many yoars, MoxTiEan, uly 19.—Tho Orangomen . hold ancotingy at their lodge-rooms yesterdny, aflor ‘which a largo number attended” porvice at “St. . double, i | adviged her not to leave hor Lusband, but to go homo,.do her duty as & wifo, and trust Lo. timjo s mmne e gl :CASUALTIES, and Lier proyers to bring hor busband buck to A DMan, Wife, nnd Daughtor IKilled by Lightning, Brmoerowr, Conn., July 18.—During a sovers thundor-shower on Saturday, tho house of Lovi Harrison, in Trumbull, was struck by lightning, Mrl. dllflniaun, his wifo and dnughtor, woro od, - not so much. beeauso it i irprobab suilictont to: oxplain Boocher's- sflence and lis it mny not bo suntained, that - MR. DEEGHER INSULTED MIS. TILTON, - ond: with this w supposed .to, bave baon mada ing Mr. Booghor's ‘comduct, members of his (Bowon's) fnnlllf. the bottom ; will be renched thi ‘nothing Oommitteo are; vory.roticont, though xplosion, 1 boiler‘attachod to the flouring and saw mill of- G, W. Pnshall & Co., Tultou, Xy., explodod to-day, demolishiug. thy mill-burlding and fatally injnring Porry Pashall aud hig gon, Mr. Murcl was sorionsly and Dr. W. Pasball slightly injured, .. Fatal Rofle Oamo, Il1,, July 18.. ° At nuy raté, oped to-morrow, - | fore communicating it to- the Committao. Jumpod the Tracks . Senmvarenn, T, July 18—The, paymnster's train of the Fitchburg Ruilrond, conslsting of an ongiuo and pagsongor onr, - was ghrown Arom tho track of the & Groontleld clared he had vot soon nor anticiputod it. v . [To tha Assoclated Pross, - New Yonxg, Jul, the Committee of tho bridge over tho higbway, and tho engino aud our wont down a 16-foot ompaukmout. Thore wore mnino parsons on. bonrd, sll: but two of whom were moro or lobs hurt. Mra, Wiillam L. Bwift, of Boston, was probably fatally - Jured ; Mies Aunio Wood, of Woodbury, had u Tib broken; Mr Wobstor, Assistant Road- Mastor, bad o' hip brokon.’ Tho cuginoer aud | ue Tilton's nllusion to, It fs addroksed,” os’ Mr, Committeo: g i Broottxa, July 19, ly by Mr,, Tilton. cohor's Wik, to tha v tho Inventigating Cammittea ;. GrnTLEAy < W our nyitation, tho ap) A Tétter from My, Tilton to $worn Statement to' % Submitied Withe New Y'P)ht. July 18.- 5 no Jesult of Tilbou'n, loug conterenco with Mo....on ‘on Brturdny was mado public to-lay, in the form of the, loitdr below, It {a A positive and tliratening nccapt- anco of the dofiance thrown down in Bevchor's nnd, whilo many. , chn’ prove’ anything groatly to :Beechor's dishonor,. ovoryhody. he- Nevos that Tilton will toll tho wholo disgraceful scandanl from bogluning to ond,” Thaf there iv somothing , yory disgusting.. bobind, nobudy ‘o story,of Mrs, Tilton baving mado n stato- mout that tho trouble had avison from Beoolior's advico to lior to leavo Lior husbaud is gcouted as . wholly {usiliciont'to explain why Booeher eliould hava writton tho apologetio loiter slready published, : This story of Mru. Tilton's has baen nflolfltzv. Mauny are of cho opivfon that, after all; tho diraét chm;fin will e made, ovon though will -bo coupled tho stalomonts by Bowen regard- towurds tho ~lndy i s ‘timo, - thougl mey be found thero.."The Examining your cor- rospoudant s promised some of tho faots devels 'lS.v—Ml‘."Bonuhgr’! Ietter to six church mombers, requeste thom to investigate his churnctor aguinat Mr. on ofleuse aud apology in his Bacon letter, hay elicitod the following re- en, on Triday list, Tmot you ob Intment of your Committea lroman wero somowhat braised. T ok thea bion mude knowa to the publio, Your — POLITIOAL. ___‘Tho Arkuusns Gloction. . LrrrLe Roox, Ark,, July 18.—The official ro- udvisors Lad' previonsly gfiven me o b if, on my app Judicious raticance concorning caso, T might facilitate throug @y us would clos, rathor thon_prolong, scaudnl, T rojoicd In this Lops, rocated tho ldudly feoling Which 'waa reported shared by you all townrd myacif aud Loy, ingly, wheii T mot you In_conferouce, ny. bri maotit was {n substance tuu two followlug potnts : and oponed, and foot up a8 follow: For the Convontion, 80,259, ngainat 8,607. ' Of tho 0L dologates eloctod, ‘over 70- are Democrats and Conservatives, Al flm’dulnfntou are kioro. Gon. Grandidon - D. Royston; of lompstoad, n momber of the Qonvention of 1830, l\’A‘lll o nomi- vention, Calling ¥lard Namce. CounorL Bruyrs, Ia., July 11,—1'o Hamburg Democrat, the londing Anti-Monopoly paper in tho Eighth Congressional Diutric, ta-dup v a two-column editorial, denounces Rood, tho Con- groesionnl candidato, ns & political shystor and aa on uct.of ‘agresnion, us thereln sot forth, tion by cfl, uud Dut of- self-defonso, arisin from great and griovous prova Four pastor, your, chuzcl, tho rdokiyn Cous 1o ox-Moderator's critfelsms ou uy mtppos aud to inflict upon mo an done by another. Aud M, Hcechor . without fupther tion . or. other oarpet-bagger!from Wikdous! necesnity, * Such " n NEW JAIL WANTED, Snectal Dispaleh to The Chicuno Tiribuny, BrooxanoetoN, Il., July 13,.—Tho Board of Bupervisors of Molicau County met to-day for’ the July torm. 'the rrluuipnl ‘work before tho Board 1 tho equalization of tnxcs ou the nesoss- | mont just complotod. Tho only matter of gonw oral fmportance coming up to-day was the ro- vort of tho Commitico appointed at tho last thorefore ‘@vo you nisk such facts a8 are thia be: tho Gounty Jail. For somo timo past the mem- bors of the Yuuuql Mon's Clristinn Assoclation, cen endoavoring to convinco tho Buporvisors that o now jail wos -needed 3 honce 1ho appolutment of this Committeo, with DPotor Whitmor, of this township, Chairman. The Jommittoo roported advorsoly to building n new jail, undor the prosont condition of fim county financos, aud stated, in the roport, that thoy " bud oxamined tho' Jall, aud found in a8 good condition 88 1t evor wag,—a sintoment which might lhave Leon made with equal trnthfulness of tho Black Hole of Caleutin. ‘They, however, rocommond 1hat the question bo submittod to the deision of tho peoplo at tho noxt general elootion, Thera fs no doubt thut the Jaitis nn outrage on hu- manity and o disgrace to o county of Lho worlth of MeLoan County,end o imprisona mau in 1t Js, inmany cases, condomnation to death hy ill-yon= tilation, At timesg durlng the past yoar it hus' contained three (imes as many porsons as it should, oven i€ woll constructed. Murderers snd prisoners for trifllng offonses wore huddled tugozhor indiseriminately. As tho now Inw pro- vidos for tho maparate confinement of different soxos and difforont grados of -crimingls, it is cortain that troublo will at onco arige, for, with tho prosont jail capacily, the law caunot bo obeyed ln MeLoan County, s e RS CANADA NEWS. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicuga Tridune, MonTiEAL, July 13.~Tho utoaor Corinthian, which grounded on tho rocks in tho Rapids of ‘tho Bt. Lawranco Rtiver, above thig olty, & faw daoys ago, has boon got off and brought to this city. After gotting her off, it was found necessary for tho atesmor to attompt the ascont of Bplit Rook Rapids, in ordor to get & proper start. This was succossfully accomphished, and iu thoe flrst Inetauco on rocord of a stosmor ns- conding these colebrated raplds, . Spectal Irspatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, July 18.—A grand convention of the Bt Patrick's Boclotios of Conada is belng qua facts und ovidénces can cover them oath fo theld .. ex fora o maglstrate, by you of a day mytually convlopt Cor my presonta- tion of this gtatoment 1 person before your Comuit teo. Meanwhile T shall nuke publio iy present noto to you, boeausoi Mr, Bucehiur's lotter, to* which this ja o prelimiuary response, has been made publio by him, With great reapact, X, truly, yours, ++ Pneopony TiLTON, 5 i THE INVESTIGATING CQOMMITTER, Hrom the New York Tribuna, * " Honry W. Bogo, iy n 'Deacon of Plymouth Ohurch ond o Trudteo of tho Baclety. He hug givon $10,U00 to found the *Lyman Bcocher Leotureship on Proaching™ In Yale Collogo ; £800,000 to found tho ‘‘Sngo College for Women " in'Cornell University; $40,000 toward the bullding of u church in Ithiea, N. Y., hig former homo; and is in constaut exorolse of genorous privato charitics, Augustus Btorrs, of tho commission-houeo ot Btorr Brothors, fs & membor of the Plymoutt Ohurch Board of; Trustees, Treasurer of the Boclotby ; o man of 'kind, cbaritable disposition, oloar sonse, aud consistent Obristinn character. Honry tiout man, and,s.fow yesra sinco wis n menbor of tha Biate Board of Education,. Ho bns bosn o momber of Plymouth Church fourteen years, is n mombor of tho Examining Committeo, and is lmown:ns n kooi-sighted, gonial, honorablo man. In business ko is & mombor of the largo pnfinr house of . 0, Hulbort & Uo. oraco B. Clullin, ono of the Trustoes of tha Boclety (and, with tho oxcoption of its Proate dont, Jumos Freoland,. the oldost membor of that Board in sorvice), bns always boen known s ono of tho foremost men in tho affairs of tho Boctoty, . ! John Winslow is the Diatrict-Attarney for Kings Conmfl, appointed by Gov, Dix, and {8 o monibor of tho'law-firn of Winslow & Van Cott in Brooklyn. - fis purtner, Judge Van Oott, is a loading mombor of tho Oburch “of tho Pilgrima Dr, i, 8, Storts), and was o _momber of tho peolal Committea which callod the late Congroe gatlonal Couneil. 8, V. White, tho Ohuroh Treasurer, is promi» nontly sotivo in all the Plymouth Olureh and Sundny-sohool work, Ho {8 o banker and brokes in Now York., R P ——— AN IMPERIAL TESTIMONIAL, Hpectal Correapondence of The Chicago Tribuns, Mapson, Wis.y .me' 11,—Prot. J. W. Hoyk, one of tho State Rallrond Qommissionory, roe colved this afternoon, from Europe, tho Com- mander's cross 6f the Ordor of I'ranz Jowoph, conforred by the Emperor of Austris, with a complitnontary noto, s n tostimounial of appro- clation of hisgervicos as ono of the Amorican Caomuisslonors ot the Vionna Exposition. 1t Iy a very hundsome docoration,—n miniature crown of gold, from whick d«{mndu o rod orows, borne by Austrin's donblo oag o, holding by a ohain the motto Viribus unitis ;" while, in the cantro ns tho oross, on ous Hll‘n) ara the inicinls I, J.5' on tho othar, *1849," the dato of tho founding of the Order, Vrofi-Iloyt has also rocclyed a yory high testimonial to Lis sorvices on that COommission, {n the form ol a lotter, of thanks signed by the American exbibitors, or their raprasoututives, st tho Lxposition, g it saistries OBITUARY, clal Dispateh fo T'he Chicaqo T'ribune, Dvrmu, B ){ July 13,—Bonjamin B, Austin, Hr., ouo of tho olidost rosidonts of Bulialo, and o plonoor Inwyer of Wostern Noyw York, diod at bix reuftence bhoro this morning, aged 74 yonrs, He was ono of the firat; aud oo _of the ablest Dis. triet Attorneyn that' Erle Couuty over had, momorial meoting of tho Dar will he hold atos mOITOW: in -such strict arra; cach ond all. with, my truth, *aworn ' boe Tha Dominton revenuo for June was $2,141,068 ; oxponditures, 81,709,000 bulance in the Govornment Bavings Banke, £9,843,676, The system of giving orodit for postago at the clty post-oftiocs wiI be nbolished Ang. 1. Robort ‘Cuunfugbmmn, M. P. for Marquotto, 1lo was spocial corrospond- ont of tho Globewith Gon, Wolseley's oxpedi- tion to Mauitobs duriug the Ited River.roboll- fon, and subsoquently beosmo, propriotor of mnnur fu that provinco. o fignred prominontly the Ganadian Parllament, Speetul Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Quenko, July 18.—Five hundred and #lxty-one aon-golng vessels had arrived at this port up to Saturday, e . A SHOT IN SELF-DEFENSE, Snectal Utsvateh to The Chieaan T'ridune, Drcranuna, o, July 18,—Thomas D, Oullalint, who shot ’l‘mc( in Bumith's Mnrblo-Works, ou n Moy lnst, waa tried and noquit- tod to-day, the jury not leaving thoir soats. ‘The murder, which “was roported Ff" Tug Lirvune, was comuniitod in solf-lofonso, Traoy haviug fole lowed Oaliaion ) from placo 0 plage for ovor & yonr, aud it was so provon, bfllfl at tho inquost aud trlal, Whon Onlluban onoo moroe gafnod ihe air of freedow this aftornoon, ho throw up his but and gavo threo ohoors for liborty. His frlouds ndvised Lim to bo lesa boistorous. —a FEARFUL TRAGEDY, McConyrranona, Pa., July 18,~—Farly yontor- Auy morning Mys, Jotn Bloats, rosiding about 10" milos eouth of this placs, whilo laboring under a state of montal aborration, and while her hueband waé slgopityg, shot and klllod him {n- stancly, 8o thon, with a razor, inflicted 8 hor- her ohildren, and with a vitohfork almost killod 50k n & private capaclly, -~ Moreovor, ono of your legal opu_tht enranca befare Yoil, :X would presorve o tiio worst wapocts of tho .you_auch o mioderate publio presentation of Mr, Boechisrs offonso and apolos tho exlatiug + und promptly, rocip- 0 me 48 Accorie of statos First—That my lotter to Dr. Vacon was written, not coitduct ; all uniting to defame mo bofore {hy world, unjust punishiont for ctd Secoiul—Thut, haviug by that lotter dofonded mysel{ 80 {ar a3 1 thotight tho occaslon roquirod sivo. 10 carry, my reply, I felt unwilliug to proceed furtlior agaiust ubllo - provoca nocusdity 18 now Inid'upon o by M, Beechior himecl?. in thig publication of a diroct rujuest by Iitm fo you to {nquire officlully into is_chiuractor us uifoaled by his otlensa ,and apology, to wiich I referred, ot then offers to ‘mo g direct clinllongo—uot only Liforo your Commit~ teo, but beforo tho public—whish.I Loreby accopt, I notica that I sbull proparo a fulf aud dotatled statement, in gecordaneo with tho terms of your comumittec’s’ fuvifation to mo * to. fur. iihin my imovlelys © touchiug mntfers * which compromiso tho character of tho Tov, Uenry Ward Jeochor.” T shall bo ready 10 lay foru you within o week or ten days, or us soon thoroaftor ua T ball lind masuelt abla (0 tol tho nusier 15 tha aot I await {lio appolutinout , . Clovelund was originally a Connoc- upon E.m‘\.mr'u. hnlruh. i lOu n»é?mmi;:gt from ‘u,‘i gfiffl“‘l‘m]}{l ‘Plymoutli’ Chureh fora yoar aud a urch, sovoral small partien of twos fand Zh : s 5, T tharoos” woro aftnckod, tho Illes and bndgo i S i, : dom from thoir coats, and othorwiso tneutiga: " | According to tho Piymouth voralon, - Dosohor. | ber. This varsion, like the new one, is discardod,” . o, but ns 1n- Tilton forwardod hia lottor to muPnpm'hn- ) ! Ono of thom, .to whom it was shown this afternoon, ' was dumbfounded. by its positive tone, .and dos