Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1874, Page 4

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE FERME OF GUNHCRIFTION (PAYABLE IN ADVANOR). Balpsigmat:: S13.0] frnisy i) 00 Parteof & yoar at tho samorate. To provent dolay and mistakes, bo aure and gire Pt Offco address in {ull, Including State and County. Retuittances niny bo mads ofther bydratt, oxpross, Post Oftice ordor, or in registerad lotters. At our risk. TENME 0 CITY AUBRCIIDENS. Dally, delivored, Bunday oxcpted 25 cente per weok. Dally, dolisered, Bunday included, 30 conts por weok, Addross THR TRIBUNIE COMPANY, ©ornar Madison and Dearborn-sta.., Uhloago, 11l R ———— TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS, 83 DA 4 TIRATRE~Randolph streat, hetwoen uflogfim"‘s. . ligagoment of Tany Peators Va- odtrast betwaen Mad- AOADE“Y OF MUSIO-! okes Iamilys sonarl A hgagomont of tho FeBolieof the Riiotaa LDING—Lakoshar, footof Adams stronts g aCn by RlomIRNe A Nariost 63d SYORILE: BUSINESS NOTICES. . MIRRORS RESILVERED BY OWL- EETA'P,[ AP B0 47 and 40 Doarborn 8100 81,000 D) IN STO0KS Al E’fi??fli s ‘33.‘,‘1'1"'::::'!‘«5:& SRios Partenay, TUM- The Chitage Tribumne, Thuraday Morning, July 16, 1874, THE LESSON OF TUESDAY, Tho eventa of the past forty-elght hours have produced probably s profounder improssion upon the minds of tho citizons of Ohieago than tho firo of 1871, Whon tho ombors of that groat conflagration wont out, peoplo said thore never could be anothor such firo; and most persons without much roflection =0 belioved. There nover was a moro fatal mistake. Givon, the samo conditions of wind and draught and combustible material and dofective water supply, and the samo results will iofallibly ensuo, Poople now undorsiand this. Tho ecales have faollon from their eyes and thoy now preceive that tho only Providonco guarding us from destruction 1 what we furnish oursclves, Providence never intorposes to save man from tho congequences of his own folly. Providenco works on the wisor plan of teaching mnn to dopart from lus folly, and, if ono lesson is not enough, anotheris suro to come on 1ts hoels. Our second lesson camo on Tuesday, and it is this repetition that has produced tho deop and even atartling impression wo have roferred fo. As the billows of flamo rolled along Stato strect and Wabash avenue, thousands of men whose hard earnings were a second time threatoned with dovastation muttored to thomselvos, #What is the uso of tofling on here to sooumulato property to bo swopt away iu sn instant of timo? Is ihero not some other placo in this wide world whoro a man canbo rensonably sure to keep what heearns?"’ Theso wore the sentimonts which most of tho business mon of Chicago carrled homein their breasts after tho fire was subdued. Thoy had seen how groat & peril had boen near them. All superstition re- garding the impossibility of & socond great firo had doparted from thom. Thoy were facing o faot of onormous import—no less than the prob- able destruction of overything for which thoy have labored on till past thoe middle age or the evening of life. Did thoy not rovolve in thoir minds tho means of gotting what they have saved out of this danger? And did they not mentally ejaculate that it were bottor to submit to soma loss Than on the torture of the mind to e In restless ecatacy 2 ‘What does all this imply? It signifies the withdrawal of oapital from the oity, the do- parture of our most enorgetic citizens, the di- vorsion of population, trade, wealth, and all thinga that go tomaking » great city, away from us, and the dwarfing of Chicago to the dimen- sions of & second or third-rato town. All theso thinga will happen unless wo take moro officient, far more efliciont, stops to protoct ourselves the colomitios of firo than wo bave heretofore taken. It 18 true, and tho ovents of Tuesday - night prove fit, that tho buslness scction is much botter built for firo dofensiva purposes than the old oity. A glauce at tho map will show how small » distance tho fire was able to gnaw into the re- built district. Bo far so good; but when we cast our eyes over the westorn and southwestern dis- tricts; when we attompt to compute the sum total ‘of inflammable material thore collocted inviting the flames; whon we think of the mis- ery which even & small fire liko that of Tuceday oconslons,—the inadequacy of our protection, mosanrad hv tha smannt af ldndling.wand within sight of any observer in & two-houra® drive, soems porfectly appalling. ‘We must act, and mot soon, Al tho re- souroces of fire protaction which civilization has invented must be brought hithor, snd we must have some which no other city Las, to securo us sgalnat porils to which no othor city is exposed, Our Firo Departmont must be enlarged and bet- ter officered, Walla must be built to provent flres from spreading, or perhaps open spaces must be Iaid out nt convenient distancoes by con- domning land and converting it into'parks, Lot ue have somo parks Inside tho olty, instond of all on the outakirts, Wo muet romove all tho rook- eries bullt inside the fire limits by * apooial por- mita,” A notablo instance of this sort can bo seon in the heart of tho business distriot, on L Balle atroet, botwoon Monroe snd Adams. We must have floating stoam fire-engines on the river, We must do theso things, and do them &aoon, else woras will befall, againet All mon who have hoped that something good would come out of the Demooratic party in In- diana will be soroly disappointed at the rosults of the Gonvention inIndlanapolis yosterday. Tha platform bogins woll in denunclations of the Republican party, whioh are desorved and excol- lent {n thomselves, but will hardly conatituto a atook {n trade for politieal advorsaries, Unfor- lunately, thia I8 about all the good there is in the platform, Tho very firat resolution daclares, in the most unequivooal terms, that tho party bolioves the 5-20 bonds should bs paid in greonbacks. Tho next rosolution favors the repeal of the Jaw passed in 1860, which protonded 0 sy that these bonda shonid be pala in gold; qd soen, One resclution pladges bha pacty %o work for an early roturn to ;specle paymont, and the vory next declares it to bo the right and duty of tho logislaturo to adjust the papor ourrency to tho wants of tho country, Ae rogards the llquor question, tho Convention was more out- spokeon, It announcod thoe polioy of the party to bo tho peesago of allboral liceneo law. Gov, Hondricke' speech is ono of thd most algnificant political utterancos of tho day. Weroserve com- ment on it for a futuro occaston. THE WEST BIDE, Ilas any ono roflocted on the probable congoquences of a firo originatiug in tho West Division, say at Twonty-sscond and Throop strocts, and driven by & south- west wind? Tho firo of Tuesday bogan enat of Olark, and burned through in the dircotion of the wind to the lakoe, but galning largoly on the northorn flank, Hnd that fire bogun at Twolfth atreot and tho rivor and burned through to the lake, tho entiro Bouth Town, with ol ils now and costly bulldiugs, would have boen exposod as in 1871, On tho Weat Bido, botwoon Chiesgo avento on the north, Twonty-second stret on tho south, Western avonuo on the wost, and the river on thoenst, there arothe following soctions aud parts of sections of laud: Bouthwest half Beo. 7, Boo. 8, west helf of Sco. 16, Socs, 17, 18, 19, and 20. This is oqual toan ares of six wlolo sca- tlona of land, or 8,840 acros of land. Thia aron is occuplod by over 260,000 inhabitants, It in- cludos forty or fifty extonsive lumbor-yards, eaw- wills, pluning-mills, furniture-factories, iron- worke, cooporage-ostablishments, agricultural imploment factorics, wagon aud carringe shops, ond almost ovory doscription of manufactory. The brick and stono buildinga areso fow that thoy would afford not tho loast obstacle to the progrees of a fire once fairly started. A conflagration beginning at Twenty-second sireot, wost of Throop, aud driven by a south- wost wind, would eweep with tho spood of & prairio fire. It could not bo arrosted ; and by tho timo it roached thorivor it would have at- tained such an oxpanso that it would sweop both Bouth and North 8ides through to the Iako, Tor twenty yoars the Oity Govornmont has boen proparing for just such a fire. Thoy have dono ovorything to provent the erection of brick aud stone bulldings in the best part of the town by encouraging wooden ones, and, now that 250,000 poople nmre residing thers, in ono ‘vast lumboer-yard, thoe city is propared for a con- flagration such 08 the world has never witnessod, ond for o destruction of life and proporty un- precedonted in history. In tho faco of these no- torious facts, thoro are wooden buildings and ‘woodon stables going up in that district all tho time, and the public authorities are blindly and disgracefully indiffarent to tho proceeding, ‘WOODEN BUILDINGS IN THE BUSINESS- CENTRE, The fire of Tucaday suggosta the nacessity for immediato action by the Bonrd of Public Works in referonco to an abuso that has been tolerated too long. Bofore the fire of 1871, the ordinance prohibiting wooden buildings within the fire- limits was practically disrogarded, and ail through tho district burned over at that firo there wore innumerable barns, stablos, carponter-shops, and other wooden buildings ercoted, in doflance of Iaw. Aftor tho fire, within the old firo-limita and' in the burnt district, a great many wooden buildings worg orected for the temporary accommodation of the burnt-out peo- plo. Thore are probably not less than onc hundred of those etill standing. The ordinnry plen of favoring poor people does not apply in theso casos, Thore ara no less than a dozen of thoue structures on Madison streot, nulsances to the oye, and conveniont places, in case of o dis- tant fire, to catch falliug brands aud for ward the general conflagration, The land on which theso dauvgorous tenomonts are built {s worth from §800 to £2,000 a front foot ; the owners would not soll tho lots for less 1aoney. Many of theso tenements aro ocoupied by ealoons, The ownors of lots ranging in value from $20,000 to 50,000 each can ocortainly sfford to romove theso illogal structures. Intho neighborhood of tho present City-Hall thero are a large number of thoso fllegal buildings erected by sufferance "just after tho fire, but continued over sinco. Clark streot os many of them. They should all bo torn down at once. An investigation will dis- closo that on blocks upon which large and costly buildings bave beon erected thore have been put up, with strango inconsiatency, a great many wooden stables, onrringe-houses, and other out-buildinga. All theso droillogal structures, and tho city should compel them to bo taken down. In the very district burnt over on Tuesdny thero wero scores of woodon buildings of all kinds, orected sinco the firo of 1871 in direot violation of tho law. Tho olty cannot af- ford any further trifling in this matter, Wo notico that the large wooden building on the enst side of Stato, noar Van Buren, once used ag a galo stable, and tho adjoining bollding, used for strolhing shows, woro yesterday undorgoing ropair for future orcupancy, instoad of being torn down as illogal and dangerous bulldings! Thoy aro necded to sproad tho next fire, Will tho Board of Public Worke have a survoy made of all the wooden buildings in the South Di- vision north of Harrison, ang, as thay are il illegal, tako the nocossary stops to have them romoved ? PLOATING BTEAM FIRE-ENGINES. This city, which has sufforod so muoh from firo, and 18 always liable to it, should omit no ‘means of proper defonse against suoh calamity, Any systom we mny adopt will bo incomplets without a number of floating steam fira-engines. They have always boon doomed tho strongost part of tho London Fire Departmont. In no othor city in this country could auch apporatus bo #0 offectivoly serviceablo as in Ohioago, The river and ita branohes divida the oity, ond, as theso floatiug engines could be brought to any part of the river, thoy would bo of use, not only along the sldes of tha rivor, but for » considerable distance back, They huve enormous power, being capa~ ble ot sonding large streams s grent distance. They aro not dependont for water upon hose or wator-works, Bo loug' oa tho nver is unox- hsustod their supply is unlimited, Thoy would bo partioularly useful in oage of fires among the lumber-ysrds on tho rivor banke, or among the warehiouses on the dooks, whiok aro inaccossible to the ordinary enginos, e —— Many of our large merchants who removed their stooks of goods and sustmined considerablo loss on Tuosday lLave coucluded to make no olalms against fnsurance companien on secount of such romoval, I'his liboral eplrit is like our merchants, and in accordance with their record, Insuronco mdjusters eay they had much more troublo {n arriving at a falr off-hand adjustmont of losses with the Dostonians than with our Ohlongo men, It fa alao good polloy mot to be grasping with the underwritors now. Tho fack 44 w4 {n the faco that Ohicaga doss b, aud THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBU bias all tho elomontn of firat-clase fires, without, porhaps, such appliancoes as prudence would dio- tato for extingulshing thom. Thore has boen sirong misgiving on tho partof many of tho bost and oldest Insurance companios about doing businoss In Ohicago, Indoed, some loft un aftor tlio flre of October, 1871, which have not yeot ro- turned. An flliboral policy on tho part of our proporty-ownors now would tend to disconrage tho ropresontation of insuranco onpital horo, which our exporionae haa domonatrated we noed 80 much, THE ¥IRE AND THE REBUILT SEQTION, It has beon notioed that as soon a8 tho firo ronchied the nowly-bullt portion of the city its progross becamo slow, andits provious over- poworing hoadway was ohocked, This was dus to sovoral causes, In tho firat place thostrongly~ built buildings wore slower in taking firo, and thelr walls opposed its progross. Lven when theso bulldings caught fire it was largely con- finod within the walls, and did not, as in tho othor district, at onco communicato from houso to houso. Thewe brick walls, theroforo, stayod tho progross of the firo, and gavo tho fira- mon #imo to drive tho flames firsl from Biato stroot and thon from the avenuos, thus atopping its northern progross, ¢ Anothor noticoable fact was the offoctivo sor- vico dono by the citizons on their own properly. By tho {aid of stand-pipos and hose and stoam- ongiuos on thoir own premiscs, thoy wore able to keop thefr roofs ocomplotely ocovercd with wator, and fo extinguish eny fire from {falling sparks and brands, Thus tho owners and ocoupsnts of bhundreda of bulldinga for several hqurs afforded valuable auxiliary ald to the Fire Dopartment by proventing tho oxtengion of the firo by new couflagrations at distant points, Wo have no doubt tbnt many blocks of valuable buildings were saved by the effective appliances of these oltizons onch on his own promises. Atan early hour in tho fray tho roof of tho Grand Pacific Hotel was lnid undor n shoat of water from ita own steam firo-npparatus ; and from this olo- vated standpoint scoros of other Ligh buildings could be soon undorgoing & similar drenching. THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT, While concoding that the Fire Dopartment did o8 well in Tuesday's battlo as any dopart- mont organized on such & plan could doy whils glving all praige $o the many noble men who toiled not only horoically bub intelligently through the fight—it atill romnine to be said that tho force is greatly doficiont, and needs reorgan- ization on ontirely new principles. And firet, the Chiof should bo & poientiflo firoman, Ie should have all the science and tact of s military stratogist, and should be en- dowed with dlotatorial power. Ho should have tho absolute power to appolnt or dismiss his subordinates, and he should be held respon- alble for thelr competonoy. Politics and politi~ cal {ofluenco should bo kopt at an inflnite dis- tanco from the Dopartmont. But how can we secure a competent Chlef and o thoroughly efficient Fire Deopartment? It sooms to us that the eity might with advantage turn over tho whole managemont of that Dopart~ mont to the Insurance companies. Lot the Com- mon Council ontor into n contract with the Board of Underwriters, and havo them manage the Fire Department of tho city for 80 many thousand dollars a yoar. The insuranco compa~ nies aro pecuniarily intorested in eovery fire, large and small, and honoo more intorosted than auy othor body in the eficioncy of our Fira De- portment, and it is certain that they would choose tho most compotont man ror Ohiof that could be found,—a man who would fntreduce scioncs and system into the action of the Doparimont on occaslons such aa that on Tuesday night. We venture to eay that the city would find this plan much maro economioal than the prosent. The business intorosts of tho community would most agsuredly proferit. Thoy would feel that, undex such mansgement, they would receive all tho protection from flre which it was poesible to give them. Tho insurauce companies would tux their ingenuity to devise means to prevent the wholesale destruction of propertys It would be tholr highest poouniary interest to do so, Wo shonld nover seo, under such a regime, our Firoe Depavtment acting like bushwhackers snd guorrilles,—ench company on its own hodk, ‘We should not mes thom interfered with by incompetent Commisaionors and other ofiicinls who kaow as much about ex- tinguishing & fire a8 thoy do about lesding the armios of Gormany or France. The tax-payers and proporty-ownora of Chioae go demand that immediate steps bo talken to give us a strongor Fire Dopartmont and a Chief who undorstands his businesa. Tho citizens have no confidence in tho presont system orin tho men who hnvo charge of it, howover roslous thoy may be In emergencics. Find s Chief who can lond his pioked, trained, snd ex- porienced subordinntes to cope manfully, sys- tematically, and scientifically agaiust the firo scourge, and Chicago will reward him and honor him as he deserves. Her future hangs on our finding such @ man, and glving him suitable powers, Unloss the capitalists of the country’ mea that we take dooided stops towards proventing catastrophos similar to that of Tuos- day night, thoy will glve Chioago a wide berth, So will the best insurance companies, nnd no one can blamo them for doing g0, It is not im- possible to romedy tho avil. AModorn sclence, which hos accomplished so much, ia certainly equal to coping with & conflagration and pre- vonting its sesuming any very oxtraordinary dimonsions, But thon wo want & Firo Dapart« ment scientifloally organized and handled, and wo munt havo it. HELP THE BUFFERERS, The most pitiablo sight porbmps in this plti- able world is that of some poor widow moviug out of a fire, with a bundle of clothiug on ono arm and a baby on the other, or mounted on & littlo stock of damaged furniture on an expreas- wagon, with a troop of frightened chiidren about her, Many such wights, nlus, wero soon on Tues~ day | It iy all very woll to sy that those wooden rookories ought to have burned, and were aure to burn somo time, That doos not help the poor widow to got & roof over hor hoad or to take caro of hor nurslings, It was proolsely that olass of the community who are least ablo to bear the blow who were atruck by tho calamity of Tuesday, The viotims belong largely to a clags too poor to inaure, too ignorant to understand tho advantages of fnsur- anco, or too tmprovident to caro whethor they oro insured or not, A number of theae people, smong them many of tho colored race, are thrown upon the charity of tholr fellow-oltizena, Thoy will not be uncared for, Thoso who have esosped tho mecond scomwrgo will nob be un< mindfel of their less fortunato fellow- croatures, Tho Ohlcago Roliof and Ald Booloty hove at thelr commsuda handsome sum con- tributed by the charity of the world to ald uu in oux fortuer groat calamity, Thi will oo into requisition now, but should not be depended on oxoluslvoly, Tho Boolety itaol? Ia to be con- gratulated on tho oare It has taken of this re- sorvo. Unconsclously it has boon eaving it for & ralny day. It Is to bo con- gratulated, above sall, that it dld not laton to tho absurd domands made upon it Inst winter by the workingmen to apend that resorve all in a lump in affording thom omployment. The publio naturally look to the Roliof and Ald Bo- oloty as tho organized body to take tho load in this work, but they oxpeot aleo to bo aalled on for holp, and thoy will surely respond. — Tho Ohicago produco markols were ratlior slow yestorday, with a woak fooling in the lead. ing coroals. Moss pork was ingood demand and 13}¢@160 por brl highor, closing at $10,85@ 10.873¢ cashor scllor Auguat, Lard was quiet and Go por 100 Ihs lowor, at $11.85@11.875¢ cash or acllor Auguat, Ments woro qulot and firm, at 7o for shoulders, 934e for short ribs, 83{c for short clear, and 11@11340 for swaeot-plokled hams, Highwines woro quiot and firmer, at 9Go por gallon, Lake frelghts wero in modorate demand and unchanged, at 83¢c forcorn to Buf- falo, Flour was quiot and unchanged. Whosat wae logs nctivo, and 2@2%¢o lowor, closing at $1.125(@1.12) ensh, and 81,083 vollor August, Corn was quiot and 3o lower, olosing at G13go cach, aud 003¢o sollor August. Oats wero in urgont roquest and 13{c bhigher, olosing at &0c cash, 47}¢o sollor tho month, and 850 suller Au- gust. Ryo was quiot, but 100 higher, nt ©1,00. Barloy wag quiot and onslor, at $1,00 cash or aollor Boptomber. Hoga weroin fair domand and woro firm, with snles at 26.30@6.40. Cattlo wore quiet and oasy. Sheop sold at 20c advauco, or at $3.60@5.76 for poor to choico. FIRES ABROAD. The Insurance on the Oshkesh Burnt District. DMinor Fires Elsewhere. Snecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Osmxosi, Wi, July 16,—Following is a nearly come plete list of tho policies which suffored in the fire of lnst night: In Oroutzburg & Schiutz's sgenoy Broworn of Milwaukeo, .P. Lichtenberger, $1,600; K, Nelss, $000; Schmldt Bros,, $1,100; Oshkosh Turn Verotn, $150; M, Eromor, §000, In the Milwankeo Mochanica® BMutual, of Mitwaukeo, Lichtenborgor, $1,600 ; M, Wote zol, $700; P, Tlhelian. $800; ¥. Pottel, $1,600; I, Zinu, $1,000; Drouer Blaters, $400; John Frank, $170 ; Williom Palma, $500 ; P, Zoutnor, $1,100 § Jolun Ticlas, 800 ¥, Apel, 430, In tho Nortliwcatern Natlonal, of Milwaukes, P, Kichtenberger, $1,000 ; Corn Ernat, $2,000; P, Thfolan, §1,350; O, Teufner, $1,700; K. Neiss, $600; Bchmide Bros,, $700; gnhnul, UL 6007 Feto Zonuor, §700; James 'Daum, 3’ N, Uder, $500; C. Zwicky, §1,200; $850; ‘James Rlioiner, $1,000: Charlos G. T. Carter, $300; Forit Horman, . In tho’ German, of Fraoport, Robert Nlegen: foud, $1,200 ; T, Hchmit, $200; N, Uder, §50; Forit Fabor, $350," ‘Totul, 330,560, Daniol & MoOurdy agency: In the Bpringfold, A T. Sutton, $525: Pull, Ackerman, $050; M, ¥, Bohe $1,200; Conkliu, $100 ; Elisha Xtadlcli, §1,200 1, '$a75; 5, Turner, $000: T, Gitea, $3,000; Mrs. Iosley, $600. Totol, $7,160. In tho Liverpool, and London, and Glabe, Hammond, $2,200; Fourth Ward chool, $2,200; 3frs, Brovm, Divisiun street, §1,000, Total, 85,200, In the Homo, of Columbus, Mra, Bprague, '$1,000; Poter Lichton: ‘borger, $1,100; Charles Hounuy,700; L, I, Woodin, $2,200; Gilllughnm, 700; J. Turnor, $2,000, In the Nitions), of Philudelphis, Jobn Webster, 31,0003 H. L. Bodien 11, 8, Joncs, $200 5 W. L, Caldwell, 81,6003 McCurdy, $500. In tho Frauklin, of Vir: giots, W, L, Culdwall, £600, T the Octent of Huftford, I . Ed 2 N, Lopor, $300, Tolal in tho ady, '$200; A sgenoy, 327,050, Palmor & McLaron Agency: G W, Kiouast, $1,100; ., Damuth, 8300 + O, R. Harnitn, $360; Theo, Danjuth, $225: Goorko Erbes, §100 ; Thomas Boyaolds, $715, Total, §,400, Tulles Lusirance Agency ¢ T tho Gorrann of Erle, N. Roio, $300 ; Matt Wotzol, $700 3 E, 0, Tyrell, $2,900 } Hoarnost & Lhrufels, $500: Ringeloy ‘Brog,, 4500 5 I tho Feun, Ius, Con X, 0. Tyrroll $200. T th Allemama, of Pittshurg, J. L. Wiider, $360; A. A. Hinman, $500; Schinidt Biros., $1,000; Krenast & Eirne fols, $50; W, Calking, 600, In’tho' Atlantloand Pa- cild, L. M, Toyes, $500; N. Rose, $800. In the MUl villo, of N. J., Schmidt Bros., $800; Kearnast & Elrifols, $500; E, O, Tyrrell, $1,000, Total $12,000, 8, Hayner's Agenioy: In thio Allomania—J, ¥, dulo, 2200; J. N, Gill, $1,600; Henry Ehrenfals, $500; Math: Motell, 8600, In the Xansas, of Lesvehworth—J, 8, TR Mot Soo0s: 1 the a4, Novitl s agency 3 e fit, Panl—George Reak, $200; P, B, Thuyer, $000; Georgo Utz, $200. In the Peoplos, of Momnphis—Deoter (cCobe, $360. In the Fireman's Fuud—0, E, Wentbrook & Co,, $1,000; Georyo IL, Kead, $1,000; R. H. Rollins, $150; Iu tho Glew's Falis—George H, Tead, 3,000, In the Gormun Awerican—Tatrick Linuen, $350; Ira Rogors, £300; Guorge H, Read, $1,000; Holen Otter, $1,150, Patrick Leunen, $09,” In tho North American & Mers cantilo, Joseph Karll, 250 R, ¥, Farrington, $3003 Sebimidt Broa,, $1,000. In the Phonix, of Hartford: 3, H, Mearn, $1,725; John 11, Voght, $350; R, F. Far- -rington, ,‘Wh Chnrlos Hull, $1,800; Goorge It, Blodgett, £500; Maria ‘E. Blodgett, 3200 ; Telle A, Ford, $200 Georgs Chase, $2,000 ; Thomas II Russell, Sr,, $1,200 ; Thoda Cook, '$1,700 ;' Thomaa_ P. Ruuac], John Casoy, §1, nmies A, McCourt, $200 0. I, Novit 45001 staftia 3 0, $3, Aloxundor, $5 B~ Rusell, Mury M, Grompton, $700} 00, ' Total, $20,350, - Giry’ ond Harmon Agoucy: In the Xome, Peleg’ Simons, §200; Dary Mikelakl, $300 5 Evau J. Jones, $2,000; O, Ticcherf, $960} ; ‘Ann MecCourt, $300, In' tho North American, Edwar Casey, $400; Frodoriok Apel, $800; Luukton’& Clark, 2,600, In tho Ama, Willium Necly, $300; 3. G, Frank, 1,600} Peter Nicolal, $600; Jumes W, Thylor, $1,760 7 John Falar, $900; Jamos Kane, $400; James Kane, $800, Tu tile Continontal, Willism Avory, $5003 I, W, Huoerington, $500; James Knin, $300, “In tho Hart- ford, Mrs, Sophia MoMillan, $1,600: 3. Bteinforth, $800, In the Munhatton, J._Ladin, $400; Wiliam Avery, 1,000, In tho Globe, Willlun Avery, $1,000, Tu the Aflas, Willmn Avary, $1,000. In fhe Coutinental, Willim_ Avory, 81,000, I tlie Inourance Company of Now York, §500, In tho Fire Association, Willlsm Avery, 61000, In tha Pheenix, Goorge Wablor, 600, In tho Fire' Association, J, J. Moore, $500, Tn the Continentul, R, Burker, $500; In tho Heriford, R, Tarker, $660; A, Huven, $500. 'Tn tho Fhouix, I, G, Hatch, 3400, '1n'the_ Continental, G, T, Cart In tho Honto, O, D, Schienick, $2,000% G, Utz, $1,600, In tho Tire Awscciation—F, X, Halien & Co,, $600 ¢ Ara, M, Ifuben, §$400, In the Holmo—Hudd & Holden, £150 3 Mra, Eliza Derby, $1,200, In the Eius—Jennie Bmith, 500 ; Danfel Daly, $300 ; Ellen Daly, $450, In tho Home—0, McOabo, $1,200 ; Phwnix Engine Com- Joy; $100. Tu tho Sina—gurmiol Sehaub, 4600, Tu tio omu—Conrad Erust, §,760, In the dttna—Wille iam Woguer, $1,600, In {be Franklin—0, Koch, $600, In tho Hoig, Matt Kitz, 800, In tho Continental, Willwm' G, Nowoll, $500. In tho Zitua, F, Pattel, $2,000,_Tntho Homo, G, Gutothroln, $600; L. T, Mort risvoy, $1,000; Emilfo Zuebke, $1,000: Emiiio Ztiobke, 100, 'In’ the Mitua, Samuol Schoub, $1,200. In the onio, Mrs, Barbara Frey, $400. In thie Hariford, TUilip Schwirtz, §200. In tho Theontx, Josoph Pfeil; 1,600, In tho Frankiin, Thomas Fitzslmmonn, $100 s, Abby Ray, $00. In the ZEtus, Donuis Malono, $i50, In’ the Coutinontsl, John Plell, $1,000, In the Phanix, @, I, Wyman, $1,600. In the Insurance Compuy of North Ambrics, G, M. Wyman, $1,000, In the Home, Catharine Emery, $400. In the Conti- nental, J, i, Rice, $1,000 ; E, Rutclitte, $200, In tho Home, Ohiaries Rere, $950, In the Continoutal, Josopk Kutls, $500, Total, $50,310. Lily & Lawson's 10 tho Amorlean, O, H, Kutz, $400; 0, R, Homlin, $000 ; Thowas Htevenson, $1,100, Tu the Firmer's, Thomus Jouroy, $950 ; Dugh Barion, 2050, Total, $4,000. EOAFITULATION OF INGUBANOR, 8, Hayner, Gory & Hurmon, ) the low wiil aggregato $800,000, anco will probably bo- incressed o about $300,000, by luter doveloplionts, Upwards of 100 stores, shops, aid business ostublisbionts wera deatroyed, and ot Jous thut 500 restdences, Mnuy of these woro owned by poor people, on whoni tho lors fallu with eutting sovarity, Tl entire upper portion of tle city v a bluck uni dodolate wasto, Tho oxcitement fo-day hau boon intenso, A toan was osught in the vicinfty of Warwiol’s Llovator when @ new alarm of fra v givon, &n angey orowd {mmediately sursounded bitsy and wonld havo hizngod him to a lamgp-post had not a ayoan from & steamer Loun pourad on fhe orowd, At Lincoln, 111, Spectal Diopntah to The Chicugo Tribune, DLOGHINGTON, 1LLy July 15,—A dtétructiv fire oo- ourrud ju Lincoli laat night, orjginating in an old ifvery stanlu on the north s1du of 'tha_Aquare, used as a car- ringo-shed by various partics, Tho tiro was tho work of un fugondiary, 'I'wo horses and a buggy, tho prop- orty of Willluw Wyntt, woro burnd, loss' §000; otio buiggy of Aujor Lawaon, loss $3003 Lugyles and othor roperty of A, Guthrlo, losa $1,000, Tho firo spread o A, Maylluid’s buru, whiol was destroged, los $100; wood-shcd, lous $300.” The othor buildings burned, with tho lowses, wore as follows { Testaurant, Willlan McOrary, $100; grocoty, M, Ublor, $230; 'ofileo of Holly's tnurblo-yard, 81,000 ; Crandail's carponter-shop, $150; Col. Latbsm's threa' bullding, $3,600; & Obuwa’ Tlon fire-oxtinguisher, tho property’of '{he' city, was consumod, loss $3,600, At Flors, Ill, Speolal Dispatoh to Lhe Chisago Tridune, Frona, Iil,, July 16,—~The Rowlaud Hotel, at this place, burned to the ground tiue nmrn\nz botween 28nd 8 o'olock. Loas abow 5,000 pastly fosured, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1874, BEECHER--TILTON. The Plymouth Investigation Believed to Be Genuine and Thorough. It Has Gone Entirely Beyond Mr, Beecher’s Control Tilton Regards It as Ounly an In- oident. He Intends to Carry the Inquiry Into the Courts. And Promises to Put an End to Beocher’s Ministry., Speeial Dispatoh to The Chicago Tridune, Naw Yons, July 16,—Thoro havo been to dovelop- monta of much significanca in the Boecher-Tilton seandal to-day, 3fr, Tilton will sppoar bofore the Invontigating Come mittes next Monday, Bomo who have boou his por- sonal friends profess tho belfef that lio 1s fnsane, Tho aame oxcuno ins roneatodly boon urgad by bis frisnds for his conduct In writing the blography of Victoria Woodhull, Tho Drooklyn Eagle oarries its partisanship on tho subject to injudicious Lmit, It goes fo tho most un- seomly oxtromes in dofending Boochor, starting supremaly ADBURD RTORIZS ABOUT TILTON, and unscrupulously attacking hime Its Inat story 15 that ho avenged himsclt on bhis wifo for her atleged fmproprioties, by brutally mal- tronting lior. - The Inveatigating Committos 1s o detormined to seitlo forover this wrotchod scandal that tho proprioty of ubtafuing Victorls Wuodkulls tostimonty bis beeis conaidored, It is likely that sho will ho asked to toll A warm friend of Boocler's snid to- diy s Though Mr, Boocher should duaire it, which 1o doen not, tho Committoo would not liston %o aug- xue:!gul looking toward privato wottloment of any sort, 218, TILTON, Edwnard J, Ovington, ot whoss houso Mrs, Tilton s staying, says emphntically that Mry, Tiitou’s net in ap- pearing bofore the Iuvestigating Colmitteo was pregse ‘ed upon ker by nv one, but was wholly voluntary, e also ualyn that shio informed her husbaud I‘)Mluvnly on Baturday last that * enceforth thelr paths lny apart.” Auother meeting of {hn Investigating Committos waa held this ovening, HOULTON, Mombors of the Invostigatiog Committee Aoy that thero is 0 truth, oy far us they know, lu tho askertions {hut Beochor and s friends Liave beon mnkiug ovor- Sures of settioment {0 Tilton, Thoy attributo tho orl i of tho atory to Frank Soulton, who clulms {0 b & mutual friond of Tilten and Becober, but who 18 a yoritablo marplot withott tho marplots lnck of bud intentinns, ana who, it will bs remembered, wan dis- croditably'concorned in tho Jayna swindles Moulton was beforo the Committos s few dngu ago, ond rosd & ststemout in which ha claied _to Jknow ail alout the complications Detweon Beochor and Tilton, but rofusod to tall what e know until tho Lwohad mada thoir own oxplanations {o the Committeo, Then, if the Committee deslred it, ho would spesk, In oxplaining why they bellove Moulton atarted tho stories about compromises, one of tho Commitioomen mald *Tho origlunl stitemont Moulton road befor tho Commiltes did not contuin theso words which I have read to 3Ir. Tilton aud to Mr, Boocher, which both doom_honorablo, and in the fairness and’ proprioty of which, so foras Lomi con- cernod, thoy Loth conour, AMonfton wus importuned Dby tho Commiltoe fo toll sll ko luow that Jits assortion that it was mnot best for Tilton sud Boooher was not woll foundod ; thnt whethor it waa ‘eat for eithor or otl, or not, fhe Committeo wanted all the facts, and that be need fiot feol embarrasaod on anybody's account : bub lerefured to auy suytling furthor thun what was io bis written atatement, Yet, ufter ho roads that statoment, ho goos sud Intorpolutes thiose words and publishos it in tho papers. It soomis to mie_for the purpose of making tho publio bellove thut Bir, Beccher was auxfous to huve the Investiga- tion close; thut he (Moulton) bad shown Mr, Bocchor that ho was atand{ug on tho odge of a preci- ice, and that farthor §nveatigation would bo hiw ruin, Now, us thut 14 mot truoin any sonse, I think it no more thon Just to Mr, Doocher that it'be kuown, T can assure you that Beschor did not authorize Moulton 1o uuy that he coucurred in t,” HEDPATH'S MEDIATION, A Toston special to the Zribusie cays that Mr, Red- pathy, of the locturo lyceum, who {s o trustwortliy poreon, waid yoatorday D had, in Lehalf of Beocher, mado overturos of settiement to Tilton, deolares thab ho was st Mr, Beochor’s und Mr. Tilton's housos, patt- 1y soclally snd partly on business of his own, und that tho only overtures ho mado to Tiltou wers while they were brenkfanting at o restaurant, and conslated in asking bim to tuke chops with Lis offoo. g 7o ihe Avperatad Prcand < Nxw Yong, July 15.—The Drooklyn Fanle says & member of tho Becclior Invaatigating Committes fo- day statod positively and without reservation o qualif- catfon thut Boechor's domand for an invostixstion was mado I tho fullest good faith ; $hat ko oxpoctod und deaired thomoat thorough possible examination into tho soandul, and they furthermoro statod thut, oven it Boocher wero not ucting iu good faith and waa dosir- ‘ou of such & compromisa with Tilton 44 would close ‘Titows moutl 8 would be Imposilbo for him to. of- ect it. THE INVESTIOATION HAR GONX DEYOND DEECHER'S TOWER TO CONTROL IT, and whatover thero muy be ut the bottoin of tho soan- did,—und no matter whom or bow much it_injures,— tho'facts, a0 fur a8 1o In tho powor of tho Committeo, shail bo brought to lignt, Anothor membor of the Committco siated fhat Bocchor did not authorizo Moulton to say that he con- ourred ju tho statoment read by tho lotter veforo tho Camunitteo, aud the following words in the siatomant a8 published, were not In the original read befora tho Comittee, but Interpolutod by Mouiton buforo publication, % which I have read to Atr, Tilton aud to Mr, Beochef, which Loth desm Lonorable, kud {u tho fuirncss and proprioty of which, so faras Iam concernod, they both concur.” N0 COMPUOMISE, Tilton’s friends say it {s idlo to falk to him of compromise, Nothing can top tho cuao oxcopt the total murrendor ol the Committao, Tilton s already taken emineut legal adyico ua to the best mothod of gurrylug A cuka wliore L Lia fudimont, it balongs— 2 Courts, Atr, Tilton fogards tio Commities nud o renort oe & mere luciden! in the future development of the caso; thut the intercats duvolved are ko great that thoy cun proporly only be settled in conformity with the rules that govorn court whore testhnony {8 taken undor onth, Tilton will moot tho Comumittes next Monday, o Argus aoya: b 3r. Tilton is in a tight placo, and he realfzes It, Mr, Boochor would not pormit any one to broach the subject of compromise at this stage of affuirs, and the Committen have scoutod tho iden. They Liava alroudy hosrd enongh to convince thom {hnt Tilton Lias o wenk casc, ond. thiat ho {a at prosont trying to avold on fugue, IR, TILTON zemains at the residonco of Edward I, Ovington, 3r, Oviugton's houss bus been vislted by numberless nowkpaper mon, but {lio ludy has quietly dociued to talk with uny reprosentativo of the press, Oving~ tou reporta that Mra, Tilton informed Afr, 'Lilton, on saturduy morning lnst, that i consoquence of 'tho courag lie liad tuken, “Bouceforth tholr puths were apart,” 5 TILTON INTERVIEWXD, Tho Uhifon has the following : 4 Mr, Tllton, inan fn- torviow to-dny, sulds“The first futimation’ I hud of {ho exiutoncy of tho Daeohor Tuvestiguting Committeo Wi 1_snnouncewwnt muds to mo Inst Thuraday night by Mrs, Tilton, who fuformed mo on her cominj 10 utter havinig beon,'sa I_supposcd, spendfig a soc ovening witl Home friends, thut by Mr. Beeclier's ad- vico communionted to hor througl ik [iwyor, sho Liad Just boon before such a committeo, and hiad anawerod momo queutfons put to her in wlvanco by ot Clawser for the purpois of clearlog Mr, Beacher of tho charges, nud uputations made aguinet him by pubtio papers in connoction with hor uatne. 8o liad been tnforuned, who fold mo, that Ler teslimony, if given ss roquired, would put st eud to tho troublo, and abo was. willing to say auyihing for tho caivo of peaco and roliglon.’ Tuwiswer to B question whetlier tho case way to b compromisod, Tilton sdd: “I know uothing of future evonts, I only kuow my present duty, which fa to mako tho sworn stafement which 1 bavo promfiod to tho Committee of ftho oxact facts in the case, 1Lovo tried for four yoars, using nty beat wit, whicls lias proved small in endeavating to cloak and conceal the facts Which &ro now to be dl- vulgod, The responsibility y¢ divulging them bolougs not o ine, for I would ratiior keop thiem buriod, Thiv rospounibliity ~ lelongs to AMr, Iuccher, who hos commlisfonen six men' of his own chureh o oxmine into tho facts, which ‘Whon they aro mado known it will putuu ond to Mr, Beecher's miulstry : show him to have beon guilty of & degroo of criminality which thio world littlo suspacts, and to bhave attomptod to alteld himeelf by putling forth anothor mun’s breast us the srinor. which was to Tacolve tho Llow, As to compromises, I know nothing, T shall accopt none ; it 15 u day of Laltle and death," POLITICAL. Sixth Yowa Judicinl District epublis can Convontion. Bpectal Dispateh to The CM"FM Tribune, OsxaLooss, In, July 10,—Tha Ropublican Conyontion for the Sixth Judicial Districc was hold hero to-day, M, 8. Winslow was_nomi. nated for Judge, and G, W, Lpfforty for Distriot Attornoy, Republican Nominntion In the Firss Minnovotn Congrossionunl Districts Seecint Dispatoh to_T'he Chicugo Tribuns, OwATINNA, Mivu,, July 14.—The Republionn Convoution for tho First District, which mec horo to-dsy, renominated M, IL. Dunnoll, the sulary-grabber, for Congress, hie vote bolng 66 to 11, somo twenty delegutes withdrawing from Convoution before the ballot was taken, ~ Attempis were mada to poss resoluttons ocondemning the salary-grab, bub thoy ware voled down by s everwhelming taa Jority. The coufunlon was grent, and groat dis- Bntisfaction existing in consaquenco of tho shumaful trontmont which_tho antl-grabbors ro- oolvod. Mauy of tho lendlag_liepublicans ara alrondy lo u[‘lun rovolt agalnst Dunnel, and muoh Indignntion Iu folt it Lis opon ndvocnoy of tho stoul ih his nceepting tho nomination, Tho Contest in IKiwson’s District In Yown, Spectal Dispatch to T'he Chicapo Tribune, Des Motngs, In,, July 16,—Thae political altu- atlon about tho Caplial in of nuuu“nr intorest, and it fu difiienlt to foracast what sliapo politics will talo, While tho Tepublicans are divided and domoralized, and threatoning all manner of mischiof to one another, tho Anti-Monopollstn fool jubllant, and sure that victory will bo sasy with'r good man for & candidate, Tho Btate eanvnea {4 alinost forgotton in tho presont con- dition of tho Congressional muddle rs to whom tho Anti-Monopolists will run., Tho IKauson mon aro endenvoring to inflnenco a weak noulun~ tion, to muko the success of Kanwon cortain, ~Tho fallc s common nleo {hat tho Ropublionns who oppoko Kanson may have to run an Indepondont mau to have Dopublican candidato to vote for, This is urged on tho fimund that Kasson obtainod a majority of tho delvzntos by packing tho Con- vontlons, Kawson Incks an organ, — It Is snld that a papor will, oroe loug, bo startod in his in- terost i this city. Anti-Monopoltst Congressionnl Nomi« nution in the Sixti District. Snecial Dispateh to Tha (*heaan Tribune, Orrustivh, T, July 16,—Fho Anti-Monopoly Con- grossionat Gouvention n tho Sixth Dintrict wan heid in Ollumwa to-duy, Every connty was reproseutod, The Convontloi waa renpectablo fn nppesrance and woll attonded, Tho Btato platform was endorsed, and lio following resolutigus” on tho Ourroticy qucition wat adoprod ¢ Jtesolved, That wo nro in favor of uniform our~ rency to be imsuod directly by the Govornmant in tho form of leyal tonder notes, snd that tho volumos thercof aliall bo st all ties’ adcquata to tho genoral buziners and comnierce of the country, s Hon, 4, T, McCormack, E, J, Goul, 7. W, Dixon, 3. N, Dixon, W, T. Smith, I, ‘N, Gtos, and Fred Whito, woro plnced in nomiuation, and on_ {he noven- teonttf lollot E, N. Gatos, of Jaspor County, was nomiunted us candidate for Congress, Tho Couvantlon was harmoulous, aud the nomina- tlon in woll rocaivod. Tho Ropublican Gongrosslonal Convention will Lo hold hure bo-morrow, Tha chancos nre fhat tho Hond William Loughridga wil bo renominatod, NonepPartisnn Judicinl Qonvention in downe~aTho fZnce for Congress in the Soventh Districts Speofal Dispateh to The Chicaga Triduns, Des Moixes, In,, July 16,—Tho Non-Partisan Judi. olal Couvention for this, tho Fifili Distmict, met at Dogter to-duy, and adjoutnod without makiii nomi- natfons, Only two colinties woro ropreacuted by regua lurly uppotuted delegatos, ‘Thia movemont wos fntig- urated nfter tho political sgitation, for other offices hod been too far on' to - permit thiin uon-partissn movement to muiccood, Thoso pros~ out paatod o resolution exprowiug e folth aud iopo in thio iual succoss of tho movemont nud appealing to all votora to cast tholr bailots for Judgos with rafore ouco to thelr fittioss, and_regardless of thelr purtizan conuections, Tho Aut-Modopoliste wiit now call s Convention and nominata o tickel the Ropublican cane didatos already ohoson, Tho Congrossionl aspect {s changed somowhat by tho'publication of o lettor from Gen, Williumson, in which Lio #ayn he has boon botrayod by Alr, Kusou, and thot ho 18 now aud shull continuo o Lo a candi dato for Congress heforo the Ropublicans of tho Hovonth District, Thia means_ that there will Lo two Ropublican candidates in tho field, in which caso the snt-donoollta wil, without doubt, elosk thoir can- ates, Congressmnn Prats IZonominated in the Fourth Xow: Districts Spectal Diaputeh to The Chicayo Tylbune, BMcAREGON, In,, July 16.—Tle lon, H, O, Pratt waa to-day renominnted’for Congrean from thio Fourth Gone grossioual District, on tho first formal ballote THE INDIANS. Account of the Fight Near Owl Mountains, Wyoming, The Redsking Severcly Punished, But the Froops are Not Abls to Hold tho Enemy’s ' Camp, Racent Depredations in Texas, Correspondence of The Cheago]Tribune. Caxtr Browy, Wy, Ter., July 6, 1874, July 1, Gons, Bheridon and Ord being at Camp Browu, Wyoming, & roport waa brought in by aome Bhashonos Indluna that a large <Bloux camp was sftu- ated noar Oral Mountaius, Gen. Bhoridsn ordered Capt, A, E, Tatos, with hix eomypany (B, Socond Cav- wlry), to G0 OUT AXD ATTACK THENM,— taking as many Shoshonoo Indians as would go. AL 0 0%clook 1, m, tho oxpodition was roady to march, compriulng Company B, Socond Cavalry, 04 men, un- der Capt, Datos, with Liout, ¥, U, Robinson snd Act- ing-Assiatont Burgeon Thomns Mogher ; Livut, B, H. Young, Fourth Infantry, with 20 cnlisted Indisu scouts ; and Washukio, with 167 Shoshoneo warriord ; also, fvacitizens; total, 950 mou and 4 oflicers, ‘Wo traveled tha night of the lat, ond luid over in the brush tho following duy, The noxt night we mado 45 milos, anud again remafned in conconlment fu tho days thine, On the third night we made 50 miles ; and at 4:30 3, . thescouts brought futelligence of 'the nesr Yyicinity of the hostilo camp, Wa remaluoed bobind the blufts tweaty or thirty minutey, to sllow tho Shosho. nees to put on thoir war-rig, sud thon provosded cau= tlously 1o tho brow of tho hfll ovorlooking the_village. Uspt, Bates dismounted his mon, louving No. 4 to ‘old Lorugs, and proceeded dowa thio Lill AT A FULL OHARGE, followed by tha Shoshones yolling liko demons, This outery was the firat (uthoition tho enomy biad of our approact, knd running bowilered from their teopoos ey werd litorully mowed down by tho soldiors who bud taken position in & ravino tmmadiatoly under tho cutup, Tho Bhosliones would ot go into the villsgo, but kopt up an fnceasant fire from above, whils a fow Tali off tho ponies, Tho Olieyennes and Arrapahoes (not Slous, a8 at first thought) §mmedinfely tools possession of s high aud rugged hill, just above the cump, ralued down u 1ot torrifie firc’'on tho troaps in the village, and FOROED THEM TO METREAT amore covercd positiou, oftor they lind completely driven the Iudians from their camp, killiug over thir- ty and driviug off 200 yonieu; but they were com- polled to lavo their dead fn tho villago, Liout. Young und bis_party of scouta aocupled the high bluil, aud endeavorud to ront the enemy; but aftor a moat sovero fight of thirty minutes, e was foreed to rotrout, baving rocelved o dungerons wound In tholeg; tho Thdiaus rofusing to fight without him, Lioro Lieit, Young killod soversl Iudiuns, aud lost one of Lis hcots. At B o'clock 8 combined attompl was made to ‘rout tho Indlans from thelr stronghold; but, ofter s lino of akirmfshers lad ro mafned under a torriflo firo from the blufle, shoy ARE FONORD TO RETINZ. Every ntferapt that brave men durod was mado to re- govor tho dead wid buva ths camp; but the Tudians, boing securcly protocted behind thieir naturat fortificas tlon, und posvosuing Hrst-cluss gamo and._ ammunition in &bundance, wade it almast sulcideto go into the camp ugain, Tho Cheyenna csmp contained 112 lodges, snd over 700 souts, eluding more than 400 warriors, and was rotocted by o vory igh bluft, from the top of which lio Tndians wero ousbled to dely ten tmes the number of thielr assalluuts, sud ulso to éffectually proteot tholr camp, Flio Shoshones having bolaved s badly, and there Delugt no contidenies to Lo placed fu thom, Oupt, tate soclug amoke-signsls madu from tha Lill, debued I Tiost 20 withdruw, lost an_overwholming party should artivo and utiuok bim: the Shoshonea huving signi= flod their intention of Tetreating, being satisfiod with thofr plunder, At 7 o'clock the command withdrow, having boon nuder fiva four Lours, and, by forced morches from thi timo of tlie Oght to tho night of tho th, with only 8ix boura reat, cumo {uto Cump Brown on tho 8tk RERULTH OF TIIX YIGUT ARR? Liout, Young, alot daugerously, Priuato Aoorge Viorson, wounded n the hand, Trivato Wosloy Gudlo, shot throngh tho ar Trivate Charlea Freuch, shot throughs noa o¥0 shot nay, Privato Jumos 3, Walker, shot n brain and killed, Drivato Poter Engoll, shot 'through heart aud killed, +_Ouc Bbishones, shot thraugh brain and killad, and ono ubot through body and kitfud ; two wounded, ‘The suemy lust botivoon 43 and ‘60 killed, and many wounded (aimbor unkuowu), Over 400 ponfes were cuptured, Tho winall utaber of troops Wor0 unable, even by the groatest pluck, to. diwtodge tho redukius, 1" tho Uovernment would send nioro troops hers, thuso In- dlunu could Lo _sevoroly punishod, Herols bravery voll not ulways conquor, cepeclally when pitted eguinst witch groat odda, Capt, Datos, Liont, Yonng, and Liout, Roblnson, to- gother with afl tho conupany, showed thewisolves cool aud bravo, and all brought down thelr men, ‘and one Indinn X2aids In Toxnw. Niew ORvLEAx3, July 16,—~Tho Galveston News' npecial from Juokabora of thio 14th says: " An uxprese just in from Lost Valloy wtates that'about thirly Indiu: - tacked J, O, Bavii oncho, 16 milos distaut, at uoon to-day, After soyere fight with = fifteen srhitey, the Indians fled, hkm& sevoral horses, John Houth, s white men, wue killed, Cavf, Daldwin, commanding st Fort Richardson, dispatched ffty cavalrymon under Liouts, Lebo ani Ward in pursuit of tho Indlanw, e THE WEATHER. ‘WassEINGTON, D, O,, July 15,—For lake ragion, local Teiny, sonthwest or northwest wind, lower tempera~ ture eud setstionary or rising barometer, For the northwest, yenerally oloxr weathior during Thursday, Wl‘lh nl}!‘flhflwflll“.:l“flgl lllfl\ll,n 10 Wblll!rly llH: qull‘ - . No douirded changs of tempar and ¢ Toifowed by Tulloy bardmeta, T i i COLLEGE SPORTS. —_— Tho Inter-Collogiate Regatta at Sar- atoga Yesterday, Princeton Wins in the Six« Oared Race, Tho Yalo Boat Victorious in the Single-Soull Race, COLLEGE SPORTS. Spectal Diwpaten to The Chicaao Tridune, Banatoos, N, Y., July 16,—A bappy thought occurred to the poople of Saratogn when thuy dotorminod to make a bid for tho intercollogiats regatta, Thoy succoeded, and bave boon rg- warded In & groat moasuro. Tho hotols hare oro crowded, and the volernn popular rosort, which tho people bogau, of lato yoars, to suspoch of boing in_ts dotago, has rocoived a now loase of lifo, nud to-day prosents as gay an appears ance as its rivals on tho boach, * ‘Thero have boon two races to-dny,—ono & raos of Freshmen erows from throo colloges, and the other a singlo-scull raco botwoon contestants from four colloges. Tho TFreshmen crows ars {from Brown University, Princoton nud Yalo Col~ leges, nud thoir atatistics aro as follows s Name, BN 5 sl e, Bradinry. e Heoht. Weght, Griflin, £ ui Dow. 113 Gincia; m ook, 5,102 149 Tock, %o oofi iy It may g woll bo aald that, inasmuch aa Brown TUniversity docs not hbolong to the TRowing An- sociation of Americon Collegos, all tochnical rules woro suspanded in the caso of the Froshe man crow, and thoy rowed lo the courtosy of tholr rivals of Prlm:utoln ::&“leloe.h. 3 TRINOETON. Name. Ao Heioht, Weight, 507 1ud 50N 13 2 ST 510 13 ATV T sy 16 50} 146 YALE. Within the past weel,, the Yalo Froshman crow underwont n disndvantage in tho loss of hior Captnin, and tho substitution of anothor in his rospansible position, 'ho statistios of the corow aro ag follows : Iefoht, Weight, 5.08 153 0.01 1713 510 160 509 i} 811 170 810 170 AQE, Owing to tho ropglnoss of {his water, the froshmen and tho slogle ‘sculi champions races to-day were ostyoned (rom 3:30 'claok to botween B and 8 o'clocks, g boforo tho time fized tho places asalgned o snectators woro all fillad, and thore woro in the villiga hundreds anxious toecura conveynice 10 tho Ik, Every concelvablo vehiclo waa brought into roqubiie tion, nnd at all pricca from fifty conta oat to fiftoen and twonty dollars for & hick, which sum tho hories and ull, st auction, would scarccly bring, Ths nccomuodations offored _spectators wors very yoor. Tadien richly drcenod, woro " obl 3 o drag tholr dresses over an oxtomporized bHdfD, which at ovory stop brought water up aver their shoes, 14 thit tho singlo soiul Faco wowid take place firsk sl thad raco wo o place frs! botwoen 5 uud 0 o'clock, The usual rigual guns, fred at thostarting-polut dovwn tho Inko, were heard, and At lowgth 1t was announicod that tho sontestonts b Htartud. * Boon they wero sven, aad then 4t wes found o FRESHMAN OTAMPIONSNIP BIX~OARKD RACK ‘was on, Shortly afterward it was scou that Yals was ahead, Brown next, and Princoton in the rear, Thoto positions wero mufotalued for 3 milos, whon Brows: ndo o spurt, Yulo mnde s tremondols offort, sud, in about a dozen pulls shol alead thros or foue lengthis, Tho longtli of threo miles was thon reschod, and Princoton, holding position on tho weat ado of thie lake, & fow longths " In tho rear of Brown, shok ahoad withi grost ajeod, In half & dozon afrokes Princolon overinuled Yalo, and {n a fow minutcs lapped on hor, Yale, now finving shnken off Browrs, suw in dlsmay Princofon coming up tho homestreteh lizo u ruco burao, und tried to cqual tho paca of ler now contestant, buther atrokes woro not 6o powerf 1 ms thoy wero when chalionged by Brown. Nesides Yale wus off on thocast side of thelako whors ti.a line of tho course was furthor off than on the wink sido, up which princoton was dashing on a bea lino, Hule turned ber hoad to shorten tho ruu, On came Princoton, goiniug o heavy stroko, ond crossing the Nno uboib two feot only, The starting and onding lincs rua diagounlly across tho Inko, 50 that a boat comning up to tho ending line on onw sido of tho loke Lea » much greater distanco to mako than the ono on the othor aldo: Liouco the contostants aimod for the apot whers the line was drawn toward tho starting-polnt, Tho racs was given to Princeton, and the Princoton colors wora lolstod on tho flag-statf above thoso of Yale, Thn os clslon was disputed, and it was staled & reconslderae tion would bo grantod. In tho meantime, Brown, which was aboub twonty longtba behind, having given tho 1aca up Whou Yalo shook’ thom off,” made a wids circult and went to quarters, Tho Jucges fiually declded that Princaton won thie raco fn 18:115(, Tho dispute orlginatod {n tho fuct that tho Princoions camo in outsids the stako-boat, It was found thi( thoy had todo thin or Lo cut In two by Yala, TILE $INGE BOULL RAGE, 1 wna thought, was posiponed, snd many of ths spoctators loft the scone, but at 7 ovlock the signalgun ' was heard, tho bouts of Cornell, Yalo and Harvard, were seen ily= ing from tho starting point. On they came with Yalo fu tho_lead, Tarvard closoly prosalng upon ber, and Cornoll fulling off overy stroke, = Yalo ' wis in tho middle, but on a straight lno fur tho afgmnl boat,' For {ho ending Harvard was on tho west, but hugged closo to her opponont, On roaching the sotond mile and the Lome-strotel, it wan ovidont that WHeox, of Yale, lind tho Tacs, and he camo 1n_boudsomely one boni-length shoad. The winner was greoted with choor npon ohoer for s victory, Timo for tho two miles, 14 minutes, 123 woconds, ¢ “FOREIGN. FRANCEH. Pants, July 16, —Tho dobato on 3T, Magnes' tax pro« Posals was continued In the Assembly to-day, Tho minister reforring to tho voto on thasalt tax, sconsod tho Republiean Deputies of subordinating the fluane cial interests of tho country to politieal consldorations, This was followod by » szene of tumult and disorder which compelled Preatdont Buffot to temporarily suspend the sitting, Subace quently tho Minster’s proposition to inoreass corlain taxen wero rojectod by & vota of 35 to 356, This result iuvolves tho defeat of AL, Maguo's entire finsuclal plang, M, Venoavow, reporter of tho Committes of Thirty, read n roport_ou tho various constitutional pronort toun reforrod to tho Committe. It seates ilaf tha Committeo tecoguizo the irrevocabllity of Preaident MacAfabon's powors doclares tho septonato were'y & truco to parties for wevon Tho Qommittec _docidos to mot asido Plorica Vill, aud eubstituto their own, which conslsta of six clutisen, Tho first mantains the titlo of Preaider:t of the Pepublio, The sccand eatablishes ministerial rew sponsibility, Fho third confera legislative power upon two chumbors, tha appointmont of members of Upper IHousp or Benate to ho :lll:‘l'bjont " of a futuro Dbill, The fourth provides {hat the Prosjdont alone i authorizod to dissolyo the Tower 1ouse or membera of doputiea, Tho Afth proscribos that tho Congrons of Toth Chumbers shall provids for the continuanco of tho Government in caso Marahal MaoMshon dles, ro- algus, or roached tho ond of Ifs torm of office, 'Tho alith waya no madiiication of the Conatitutional liwe I to bo allowed unlosa first proposod by the Presle dont, Tiia Aseembly appotnted Monduy next for debate on the ruport, All partimontary partics are dissppolnted, The TLoft conslders tunt tho Committoes Al afins at o dl 1a= torahip withiout putting sn ond to purty agitation, ‘The Togitimirts and_Imperfuliata sro alio sguines i, sud itw rojuction s cousidored cortuin, —_—— GERMANY, Loxox, July 10,—Tho Stamlurd saye: Tater noe countu from Kiasonger roprosant that HNmark's oot ditlon In ot w0 fuvoruble as ol firat roportod, o has fovorish syniptomn and alopt. Httle o Tuokday nigiite Blsmurk hus had snother intorview with Kullinan, I'he latler now asgorts that he planued shooting bime solf, that be was dnstigatod to the sdood by nobedy, and' v 10 Rocompliooa'; Lie deolaras that be ia a guod Gattiollc, —en GREAT DRITAIN. Zenenow, July 15.—In tho Housoof Gommors to-de the Public Workhip Wegnlstions bill passod {18 sscous Teading without a div s SPAIN. Manm, July 16,—A crista in the ministry fa res Joriad iniendiug, G, ‘Hehally, util Catmuoho, Misia oter of Fihanco, will prabably ratire. The Soriner 18 sl o by i, —_— THE CROPS. Swacial Dlspatch to The Chicaga Tribuns, Br.oosRG1ON, T, July 16,—We learn from convore andton with farmors’ i differont purts of Mele.n Qonnty, that curn desuffcring greatly by roason of the drauth, aud unloss vaiis 8oun falls, the corn crop will bou lightone, Tho nat crop 19 Bow belng out; the heads nro filled lut poord; il the yield will not Do muchovor half, Watcr for stook ta gotting whort, turo flolla ara buru brown, and wo have lioard of casen whera peraons lave bren oiligod 19 foad by, If the dronth coullnuo, wmeng caile Rave to be tuatketed Noon