Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1874, Page 1

1 T v VOLUME 27, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, &o, OB Loua SveV e GO8S & PHILLIPS MFG, CO, REOPENING L BEOQPENING REOPENING! wrand Contmal Tote, MICHIGAN-AV., '_7‘ 3ot. Thirteenth and Fourteenth-sts. The attention of the boarding publo s rospeotfully +lilod to tho fact that this boaulifal aud convenlont * Jotel haa boon thoroughly refitted, undor tho auporviston -1 [ ita naw propriotor, whnso Intention It i to cunduet it “lis the futurs ss s PIRST-OLASS TRANSIENT * |OARDING-HOTEL, Familioa and young mon will ‘ind it to thetr advautago to call, and mako & personal in. apaction. N. W, EDGAR, Propriotor. BUSINESS NOTICE. 0T BURNED! ! OTUIR Fireside Friend [ BUILDING | Resisted the flamos successfully, snd Presses were running (this morning, July 18) without any de- 1ay, 80 that our Paper will be Maled fo Subseribers AS USUAL, WATERS & CO., Publishers. "BASE BALL. BASE BALL. | PAILAELRHLES, of P, WHITE STOCKINGS, of Clitan, SATURDAY, JULY 18, ‘Tieketa for sale at Kolloy Bros., 8 Madlsonst.,, and 3is0 st 117 Tweuty.second-at. | Kt saln should futerfere tho gamo will bo plased on Moa- flay, tho 20th, snd no postors will bo on the stroat cara. 3 : 70 RENT. .. FOR RENT, STORE AND LOFT. r, woll 11ghtod, five-story stone bultding, e B S Soraor o, Siato and fandoipb-stee? 111 be ronted on vory rossouablo torms. 'Tho storo 1s 24 R T i s . Wo THUMAS & HEMENT, et 5 133 LaSalle-st. LUMBER OR COAL DOCK TO RENT ORFOR SATLE, 160 foet front on Twelfth-st, running back to the Empire 8lp, with railrond ~ connections, —near fTwasthost. bridge, Apply to M, PETRIE, 163 Washington.st.. Basemont, Store to Rent. , Gare staro nndor tho Cliftan Houso, coraor Wabashe drp Moaoasiar foaslrostomesol 1ma A, HOTMES, 3 Monroo at. Store for Rent. Aoy fonr-atory snd basoment, stanfront storo, No. B Sabaatav., dcoctly ovposita fho Staiteson Livuso, ‘and o 5 taen AdaI BLAKSON & VAN SOHAACK, 5 Tooms 3 aud 4, 3 Doarborii-st. » FOR RENT--CHEAP, Two newbrick ator * tonumonton Wost two basemonts, and ono fivo-room @-3t., near Ann. OLAFLIN BROS. & €O, 131 TaSialio.at, Houses and Stores to Reut, At Tow rates, by 'WALTER P. DEEAN, 177 East Madlson-st, * _Offios hwurs, 198, m. to3p. m. i .. TO RENT. Fillo Budding, Olark and Adatas shs o oo FOR IRIEBINT. Thiree fiuo now staros on Washington.st, west of Stato; 0, 30 and 40 foot front, ruspactively, by 160 fuot deap, Part of staro 8 ftstoat, (opposito Flold & Loltor's) and ;" shol basyment, Bevoral uppor tuara on Ktatonnd Washe |, Aoaton-ate, and Wabashav. JOENTEY B £ o 9, 'TIRE INSURANCE, MERCANTILE INSURANCE C0, OF CHICAGO. CAPITAL, $300,000. MIROANTILE {4 now propared Auco Lusinees ot their vllice, 180 I:aSalle-st. 3 WER, Pros't, T D, COSSITL, V. Proa't. 3¢ mm‘g'nh.. :mmonx, ng!‘sxm,v DProa't. i . m to do a genoral ]nl\l‘:e W, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDING, ETC, “Woro not reached by the Fire, PIANOS AND ORGANS, Fire! Fire! ) DAVIAGED PIANOS CH]_EEAP 1 ‘We have on hand a number of KNABH and BAUER PIA- NOS, SLIGHETLY DAMAGED in moving from our Wareroom at the time of the Fire, which we are offering at great reduc- tions from regular prices. JULIUS BAUER & 00, COorner State and Monroe-sts., PALMER HOUSE, PIANGS AID URGARS KIMBALLS, GREAT BARGAINS! Inatrumonts savod from the fire, with slightly damuged Cnses, will be sold very Iow, to make room for new stoak. Inatruments for rent and for gale on ine stalimonts, W. W. KIMBALL, Corner Stato and Adems-sts, Chicago, REMOVALS. THE OFFICE OF TER STATE STREET SAVINGS BANK May be found for the present at the office of the Woven Wire Mattress Company, No. 286 STATE-ST., ‘where business is resumed as usual. J. B. SABINE, Cashi P. M. ALMINI & (o0, ‘Will to.doy REMOVE to their permanent location, 248 STATE-ST., NEAR JAUKSON, Importors and dealers in Artists’ and Paint- ers’ Materials, and matorigls for Wux Flow- ev Making, Fresco, and Housg Painting, FASSETT, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER, 501l W ABASEL-AV. MRS. DR. GROSS HAS REMOVED TO THE GARDNER HOUSE. THOS. NELSON Flan romosod on account of tho fire to hls splondid new Guariurs, 257 Stat0 ut., woar iy old stand, whora bo 1§ propared todo all kinds uf Paluting, Slgns aud other- \iro, Old’ patrons and othors piuugo givo bim acall, Prioos to sult tho times. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1874, DIEBOLD SAFES, AND STILL THEY COME. The Diehold Sa ATLWAYS AHEAD. Cn1oaao, July 18, 1874, D, 8, U 't DMA(I“I’I“I‘:: x’l'a(! 1ittle No, 4 single door 8afe T lvml#m, of ou abont & yorr ago, passed throngh t roat firo of ‘wesday, tha 4th inst., and although bi cast [ron was moalted arannd the sate, on oponing it I B B B e sk waon ohaior ot i vory #ood son ) o ll;'f;:{:n‘{a ionae gt wineiod sqats, TG Dl ot nio ovory o, PATRIOK TARVRY, ‘4 Bouth Btato-at. Cutoaao, July 15, 1874, Marare, Dinhold & Kionrlos GENTLENEN! Tho tafo wo purohased of you prssed throughwliat wo conaldur a vary sttol; toat In the fire of J“L night, , Coppor and d d the contouts parluotly uglae i, < and pratoeed N A TCOMPANT. 10Aao, July 15, 1620, D, B, On Gruakug; July. wvart: A Biny o hnd ono 4f Dichold & Kivnale's Firo Proof Hafes In our store, 45 Illl-dil.. whioh at t‘lu ting of the fire, yesterday, was full of dI itolien and jowalry, alao our mllll munoy, &c., and on upening our safo fo-d: overything io ditlon, As soon as wo got matiers arran o want annihor of tho same make. Tlie lioat was 8o intonsa lhlfl( dt}ml S?‘?lw?. hk“mel(l‘ 'a\lt&!n ‘avery side and the handlo 2t ik of the ook woited oif k ANDREWS & KUIIN. Every Dichold Safe opened so far has come out ALL RIGIT. D.8. COVERT, Gen'l Agt. DIEBOLD, RORNIE & €0, late Disbeld & Kieazle, - 87 Sitato=st. GENERAL NOTIOES, Nofies o Stilerers. 1. 0. FREE SONS OF ISRAEL. All brothers having suffered by our lato fire, will call at our hall, 74 State-st.,between 8 and 11 o’clock a. m. deily, where thoy will find im- modiate assistance. By order of D. SAMSON, Dop, Grand Mastor, Matteson Houge. CARRIY. Tho Propriotor dosires to express hi sincoro thanks ta tho host of frionds who so_genorausiz and effeotively as~ eiatod tho offioers of this Hotel 1n protooting my property during tho night of tholth., I can aesuro wmy frionds and thio publio gonorally that 1t {a vory gratifyiog, on my return to the olfy this morning, to find tho MATTESON intact, and rocolving the usual Nboral patronago of the travoling publlo. ROW'T HILL. July 16, 1§14, Property-Owmers ‘Who have been damaged by 'the construction of the tracks of the followlug-natned rallroads aro notliled that suid rallesads aro requicod, by tho oruinaiicos giving tham right of way in the elty, tn commence and prosecuto in a court of campetent ‘l\uis\\lcuun, within thraa yenrs from the time of lu%mw down tholr tracks rueuwllwln Proe ceadings for the Ascartainmont of, and making compensa- $on for, all logal damnzes cavsad by the layin constraotfon of such tracks; but tho bonotit of this pro- Vislon can anly bo had by property-oirnars who shall lavo olaimod auch gnmpensaton within anid torm of threo 2" Columbus, Unieago & Ininna Contral, ordinanoe 1, 1872: LaSalle & Ci « ago & Lt S s Ve Haiizon wrankos & 8t, Panl Raflroad, 8ep Talironds adinttiod sinew AP T, 1 5 ordos of tho Common Couhob, _Curcaqo, July 16, 1674, Gamptroilée, 0L 0 T Creotully_ progarod, GUST FRED BEIGHOLTZ, Nota y Roome 70 & 71 Astifand filock, Nos. 09 & 61 South Glirk-st. DR.W.T. AKINS, Ton oatablishiod his offico at 190 Wost Madison-t., cornor Malsted, whero o will bo Bappy to soo his numorous trionds and patrons. Insurance Claims. Proof of Loss nado ont and Claims eollected at roasons ablo ratas. A_._JJ. 1 5, 162 Lagallo-st, Jtoom 1B, -+ Chicn 133 aud ll othor B. 8. AT Wil bo rocotved fur ul tho rolreslimient stwnds aud games for 5t 0y, Pienic at N n Purle, ly 30, _Andross In sanlo s Plonje Ui Daily Unlon, ™ 7 Fifth (ANl foruior bids burnt ) D.RE.PEARSONS oan be found ot ROOM 16 TRIBUNE BUILDING. LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRIGE'S STEAMERS, For Ruolno, Milwankee, Bhebosgan, Manito. wac, ote,, dally(Sundays exopted). . Da.m. £2Saturday’s boat don'tleavountil 8 p. m. For Grand Haven, Muskegn, oto., dafly (Sun. daya gxcepted)., ¥or$t, Josey o Dsom. Miohigau-av, FINANCIAL. TO BANKERS. $3,000 to $5,000 and gorvicos to invost ‘with somo bank or bankers, Addross G 94, Tribune oflice. TUOMAS 3, THONNTON, 27 0itico und Docks, fo WAL T, THOINTON, (8on of Judge Fliornton., W F. TEEORNTON & SON, Bankors and Bsokors, Sholbyvills, 111 Eatablishod 1810 Colluotiona undu fn Bhoiby and sdjnining countics, an Yrocusds ramittod an dey of paymiant, Chlvsgo dorres- bondont-Tradory’ National Bank, " INSURANCE Dlatms in all Compaules cashed or ltigatod, WILLIAM 11, SISSON, - e Attorney-at-Law, 169 Washlugtou-at, ] MONEY TO LOAN, O proporty in the Now Burnt Diatelet, MQUURD, WARNER & CO., 4 Washington:at. WANTED=-TO RENT. (, sud madern conveniences, and good Joou- Y tion,on Wost or South 8ide, mmmu}g bo Four Plonso nddress J. G, ASIILE. . ressonsble, IMusthave barn with it. in family, | MAN, Jawaler, 100 Stata-at., olty, FIRE, FIRE [IRE. As I was burnod out Tuesday, I must have ahouss of sfome sort to-day, in good ordor CITY REAL ESTATE For Sale or Rent. The Elogant House, No, 631 Michigan-nv, cornor of Bightoonthst, Posscsslon at onos, Apply to O, CORYELL, 80 Wabask-av, FOR SALR, T A BEOIDED DARGAIN -Stont dence, D1 oD SAROAIN fionafront, teudence, pud all mutors Iproveioi | And Fourth: GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS! WILSON BROS, 67 Washington-st., Chicago, Pike's Opera Nonse, Cineinnati, FURNITURE. ASHIONABLE R;'URNITURE. W. W, STRONG . FURNITURE €O, 268 & 268 Wabash-av. ARTISTIC TAILORING. 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT On all Gnronts ordered of us durlog JULY and AT- GUST, 1871, WEDDING 0ARMIENTS A SPECIALLY. BERVANTS' LIVERY MADE TO MEASURI. ELY & CO0., Tmporting Tailors, Withaslt=nve cor. Monrocest., Ohles BUVINERS OATD. CRERAR, ADAMS & CO., Ageuts for Metowan Pump Company of Clacianatl, Hpecinl attontion givon to Firo Protectlon for Publie Py 18 1:|7I_~‘{!‘lk-u_v'., UhiuugaL I3 FOR SALE. PUSTISNUSSSSIT v SutiSveutrun PR VRN 150 tonn Xoe for salg 5,10t sgountof the B ey 27 MIUlWaukes-av. THE TILTONS. - “The Tribune” Corre- spondent at Mr. Til- ton’s House. An Interesting Talk with an Interesting Man, How Mrs. Tilton Came to Tes- tify Before the Com- mittee. Sho Was Entrapped into Doing It by a Crafty Lawyer Shio Said that Nothing Tmproper Had Passed Botween Hor and Hir. Boccher, Mr, Tilton Charaoterizes the State- ment as o Deliberate Falsehood, But It Was Uttered with the Best Mo- tives in the World Arrangements for the Complete Separa- of Man and Wife. Generous Provisions Made for Mrs, Tilton by Her Hus- band, Everything eft to the Judgment of Her Stepfathor, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Triduns, New Yonxk, July 16.—Your correspondont had an iutorviow with Mr. Thoodoro Titton this morning at Mr. Tilton’s rogldenco, in Liviug- stono stroet, Brooklyn. The correspondent waa raceived at the door by Mr.T. himself, cour- toously grected, and conduoted to tho library, o & suuny little room, soparated from tho parlbr by sliding-doors. On tho walls wore mauy beau- tiful plotures in oil and steul ongravings, smong therm tho famous painting of Shrkupearo, tho ing tho soar ovar tho Jaft oyo, by ttio artlst, Will- inm Pago, who, with otlior noted Shuispearcan scholars, contendy that tho faceof the poet boro tho Dlemisn, Thore also was the colobrated painting of Christ, made by Page, from sittings of Tilton, his friond, whom tho painter thinks rosombles the groat Advoocato of Mankind, Mr. Titton himeelf oponod tho conversution by thanl- {og ‘Tz Trinuxe, through its correspondent, for the calm, impartial way in which it bod trenfod questions at imsuo botweon the pastor of Plymouth Church aud himaolf, Some newspa- Pors bind jumped to conolusious, aud had from the outsot attributed his conduct iu the caso cithor to insanity or to morcenary motives, but Tug TrinuNg, with judicial aoumen, had rofused to condemn until ovidencs of guilt was brought forward, 3MNS. TILTON'S COURSE. Tha story of kow Mus, Tilton came to go bo- fora the Tuvestigating Committeo hus nover boon told from an authoritative source. At the corro- spondent’s roguost, Mr, Tilton related it ng told hin by bis wife, Her associatos all slong bave been prominent members of Plymonth Church and warm friends of Mr, Beecher. Iy thom sho ls been urged from tinie to time to go forward and tell ol sho knew of tho difticulty, and end the seandal at oncs aud forever, “The causo of of roligion had wlvendy boeu infured by it, aud the prosperity of Plymouth Church was ondun- gerod. 1t lier husbiud bnd spolien tho Lruth, and was sufforing, from approbonsions that ho had spoken falsely, it was hor duly to vindicate him, 1f her pastor was the anjured man, IT WA HER DUTY TO MEFUTE TILI; NINTED CHARGES of hor husband, This advice did its work, and {he rosult was that, through friend, sho asked Mr. Bocehor what it was bast for ber to do. Mr. Iocchier aunounced that it would not te proper for him to #co or advise her m the matter, but recommended ber to his lawyer, Gen. Benjamin 1. Pracy, ouo of tho mosy prominent mom= bers of the Brooklyn Dar, Sl wrote to Gen. Tracy, who replied by appointing nn_intorview for laat Thureday ovening at the rosideuce of o mutual acquaintane, who, it is nocdicss to suy, wus oo of Vocehor's frionds, She was at tlio place named at the stated bLour, appeaved pronptly, 1lo ADVISED IER TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE COMMITTRE, und told her what quostions sho might expeet b bo aekod, Whilo thoy wore yob conversing, all the mombers of the Investigating Commities camo in, ono by ouo, without doubt by pro- concertod arrengement, and sowo ona remirked that the prosent was o couvenient timo for her examination, Evorybody thought this was a romarkably apt suggestion, sud it was acted upon, 5 T, TILTON WAS ONLY ABIED TWO QUESTIONS ¢ TFarut, Was thore over any inspropor interconrso botwaeou Mr. Beochor and yoursell ? and, second, Did dir. Beechor cyor make uny hmproper ovor- tures to you? o both tho¥o questions sho answered No, Then tho lady mnde s brief nd- dress. Bho insisted that both her husband apd Mr. Beechor were groat, honorable, =nd worthy nien, who wero at loggerhonds through o singu- lur misapprohension. ~ Sko dwelt on the herm done to the vanso of Christianity by the fulso stories cireulated about Mr, Beechor, which put Lim, who bhad forty yoars boou urge wg on the people the bosuty aud wisdom ot & virtuous nu roligious lite, in the light of & Aiyporite aud kunve, aud spoke of the sutlerings of ber husband till nearly all lior hearers were in toars, ‘Ihny olowod tho examination. ¥ Paor woman,” suld My, "ilton to your corxespiondout, SHHULE TH GUILTY OF DELIBERATYE PALSEHOOD on that ceension, but it was from the bost of motives in the world,” In responee ta u quostion as to his motlves for Xeoping sitout 6o long, nud nt lust consenting to ke specifio chargos, Mr, Tilton said that all hiis porsounl friouts ' who knew tho facts had, befoxo Mrs, ‘ilton announced that houcoforth their pativi lay apart, advisged him to KERR SILENCE YOI ML AKF, and, a8 thiguecorded with biw own nentimonts, ho liad dono s0; but now that, by leaving him, whe bad withdrwwn berself from his proteetion i, to & cortaiu extent, frony his pity, Lo wis no longor under obligutions to kecp silence, Hig frionds now inelsted that it way bis duty to him- sell and to his children to make n stutement, ang lu'u\'ulh:xt ho had not boen heodlosnly or do. iborately sweariug awey n man's roputation, ‘liesn wero tho malivon of his conduct, e had wmado little Pl‘agwnu with the statoweut, He was constantly intorrupted by reporters of the Tocul prakn, who, whon ho Lad declined to unbur- don lilwmelf of ull hls soorety to them, went away and manufnctured 'stories and pablished fl;um 1 their respeclive pupors as coming from i, . TUI DOOUNENT WOULD UE READY, HOWEVER, when tho thme for bis appoarunca beforo fho Comnmittee arrived, next' Monday night. Iv would be carefully drawn aud ulidavit mado to ita truth in overy purtioulur, Auuwmluf{ further questlons, Mr. Tilion eald {hat his frionds were vory indignant at the aue daolty and wickodnoss—yes, lo thought Lo wos Gen, Traoy instifled In enying tho wickednens—ot Mr, Booch- or in appolntiing n committeo o make an Invoati- atlon of tho cayo, None underatood batter than Ir. Bacchor tho intonso nisory that an impar- tinl investigntion of tho fnots must cugonder. It Mr, Beechor auticipated thet his_Committes would mako o fuir investigation and rondor an honeat verdlet, s act in forming it wea idantical with the cool signing of a warrant for tho utter ruln of an- innocont maw’s (Tilton’s) home, and issuing the doatls warrant of hia own roputation 8 an hionorablo Christian man ; but he doubted I Mr. Beechor anticipated any such thing, It was morely a pioco of bravedo, though. of tho moat wonderful bravado underthoe circuinstances, on record. Mr. Bocchor boliaved, o supposed, that tho offer to have an invostigation would ex- ouorate himsolf beforo the public, nnd that the reluctange of his nocusor to make specific chniges, nince it would nffect tho roputation of ono who bud boon cherishod by bim (tho acouner), would not bo overcumo ovon by tbis lnst great provoeation. TUE BEFARATION OF ME, AND MRS. TILTON wen vory quietly made. Op Sntnrdny sho noti- flediuim of hor intention, Ho assonted, and sho woitaway, Tho wifo has no ill-wiil for bor husband,” neithor hns tho husband any for the wife. That this is true is now proved. Binco Snt- urday thoy have mutually agroed that papers of separatirn should bo drawn up in logal form, I wh8 proposied that the matter bo luft to the ro- Apective lawyers of the two. Mr. Tilton ro- fused to do this, ond eaid he waa contant to leave it in tho hands of Mrs. Tilton's stop-fathor, who, while he retaing all hig afec~ tion for Lls danghter, hns beon and sfill ina warn personal friend of Mr. Tilton, With raro gousrosity 2lr. Tillon 1s having pipors v deoding the beautiful houso and IH that it-con- tning to Mrs, Tilton. The nct {s dono without solicitation. Whon the papers of soparation aro finlalied, Mrs, Titon will roturn to her old homo, aud he who has shared it with her for man; years goos out from it forever, leaving behiu him nfi the bonutiful pictures, ruro books,— ovorsthing oxcopt porhaps o few books of Toference, THE CNILDREN who are now with him, will remain in the house with their mothor. Mr. Tilton will tako rooms in Nosw York. MOULTON'S NEFUTATION. A Brooklyn ovonjug papor seya that a promin- ont rosidont of thut city is rendy to go before tho Tnvenligating Committes and swenr that Frank Moulton once declured to him that ho had never seon Mr, Beochior's lotters to Mr. Tilton ir which the divine “Lumbled bimself as Lo did beforo bis God,” and that no suoh document ovor ox- istod. SPORTING NEWS. The Best Time onm Record Achioved by Goldsmith Maids The Mare Trots Three Extraordinary Heats at East Saginaw, Mich. The Last Time She Passes Under the Wire in 2:16. The College Running-Maich Postponode=ss Chicago Beaten at land-Ball, ~THE TURF. GOLDBMITIT MAID MARES HER MILE IN 2:16. Speciat Dispateh to T'he Chicago Zribune. LasT BaamNaw, Mich,, July 16.—Goldsmith Maid, on tho Naginaw Driving-Park to-doy, trotted not only tho threo fastest consocutive lients on record, but two heats, the slowest of which was botter thau the bost time on record, Tho raco was for a spocial puree of £5,000 offored Dy the Association,aud divided ad follows : $2,500 to tho firat hovdo; $1,600 ta tho second, sud $1,000 to the horus which beat tho bost time an record. Goldsmith Batd won threo straight honts, in %103{, 210, ond 2:16. Tho ouly contostant in the racs_wns Judge Ful- jorton, both horses domg splondid trothug throughout, ‘Lhe only broak in the three bheats was made by tho Maid m the first quartor of tho first heat, whon eho lost sowo threo or four lengths, Judgo Fullerton leading to tho homa stroteh, whero ho was collared and })u!ud by the mare, who won tho heat by a longth, Judge Jullerton was veatou about two lengtha in the second and four in the third heat, but did some maguificent trotting notwithstanding, Fullor- tou was driven by Dau DMace, and tho Mald by Budd Doblo, Tutlerton’s time wng 2:203¢, 2:18, 2:185¢. Tho track was in splondid condition, aud the wonthor il that could ve da- sired. About 8,000 persous witnessed the per- formnnco. Botween the heats of tho great raco s match wa trotted by Ella Wright und James Howell, Jr., tho formor driven by oblo, and tho lntter by Mace, Ella Wright won the race in threo siralght heuts, in 2:20, 2:20, 2:201¢, Tho raco was & yory good one, und the track s 1 milo and 3 feet in longth, JIONMOUTIL PARK RAGES, Moxstourx Pauk, N. J,, July 16.—To-day is tno third ruce duy of tho second meoting. The first ruco was for the Lhespinn Stakes, for 2-yent- olds, distance throo-quartors of & milo. Liwht cnno to tho post. =Morrls' Eelipse, o filly, won tho raco; McCrati’s Aristidos second, and Aue reliu third, 'Lima,:1:18, THE-ENGLISH TAQES. Loxvoy, July 16.-The Liverpool July meot- ing commenced yesterday. Tho raco for tho Liverpool uu? wns won by Blautyro ; Sclsea Biil second, and Restless third. 'Thore wore thirteon startors, Tho Just hetting was five to two agalust Blantyre, twelve to ono sgaiust Solson Bill,, aud twetve to ono againut Rontless, TIL LONG URANCU RACEH. Loxa Braxci, N, J., July 16.—1Tho second race was for the Wont End 1lotel atakes, & ro- nowal of tho Monmouth Oale stales, for fillis, fouls of 1871, distance one mile and - thrag-quar- ters. 'Uhreo hoves wtarted—Donaventuro duu- neyotto, nud Regardloss. Bonavonture cumo iu first, Danuerotto and_Rogardloss running o dead hent for tho secoud place. ‘Time :1834, Yo third_ruoo was for & purso of 3800, all nges, bwo-mila hents. 'Tho slarters wors Follow- oratt, Donnybrook, Vandalite, aud Stockwood. ‘Lhp first hont was won by Vandalite by thrao Jouigthy; Felloworatt, sogond; Donuybrook, third ; tinfo, 3:49, 'T'ho seoond hent and raco wis won by Vaudalite by a neck ; Tolloweralt, second; Btopkwood, third, Time 3:97, Tor the fourth race, Long Branch stakes, all agok, one and threc-quartor miles, four started ; Wopdbine came in firat by throe lensths ; Sur- wvivor, second ; Resolute, third; Oariboo boaten off,. Timo, 8:09. THE TOLEDO RAGES. Toreno, 0., July 16.—Tho attondance at the racas to-dny was much larger than yesterday. Fhe track was honvy, owing to o heavy rain last night, The S-minute and 2:38 racom, post- poued from yosterday, wore fluishod, tho st oing won by Membrino Walker, of Coldwater, Mich, Thmo of Iast heat, 2:455¢, ‘Com Britton, of ‘Coledo, won tho lust hoat and raco for 2:3 Lorses, ‘Fime, 24207, Tlje firat race in to-day's programme was for horsen that bod never boaten 2:99, purse of 2500, S to flrut, S150 to second, #50 to third, Seven entrgos. 'Tho first hont was won by Ruth, of Toledo, Tunoe, 2:413¢. The socond, third, and (e\m%lmmu wara wou by Lml!,y Lurpin, of Graud Rapids, Mich, Time, 2: 43¢5 445, Ruth wecoild, and Indy Groy. of Clovaland, O, third, ‘I'he second race was for 2:27 horsos, purse the bumo An in the Hrst raco; oight ontrivs, ‘4ho first bout was wen by John If, in 2:84}4. Tho second hoat way wou' by Little Mok, of Clovo- land, in 2:343¢, ‘Tho third heat was tulen by Mollto, of Detrolt, in 2:333¢, ‘The fourth and fifth hents and race wors wou by Little Black, Time, 2:333¢, 2:36, Mollio got secoud mouey sud John 1 thivd, "'hg firnt raco to-morrow in for tho 3:60 clavs, in ‘which thove are niue eutries, to be followed Ly tho frec-for-all and pieing races, iu_tho last of which'much intorest is manifested, thera boing nine eutrlos, including two or throe noted pavor, : ———— AQUATIO, INTERNATIONAL REGATTA AT TORONTO. Tonoxso, Out,, July 16.—The internctional rogntty, undor the nuspices of the Dominion Towing Club, of Toranto, took placo (o-tuy. I'ho singlo seull yace of two miles was won by It Linning; 0. Nurse, socond, The socond raco was #um-olrod boats—distance 4 mlios; flrat prizo, $£200; second, §160. Entries, Olipper, of Piifabury; | W. Weaton, of Bullalo sod Now Domlinfon, of Toronto, 'fhe flrat named wan the winner, the Buifalo boat boing #ooond, Tho New Dominfon led until within a quarter of & milo of the winning-buoy, wheon ahe broke hor rudder, The doublo-seull two-milo race was won by tho Atlantics, Willinms, stroko; Water Lily, . Morsa, etidko, vouond, " -T'ho single-scull raco of 2 miles, was won b; awaed Hanion, Sam Williamy haing sooond, Tho four-onred race of 4 iniles wns won by “‘I: ’.lolm Strachan, of Toronto, Willlam Dillon stroko, Tho doubla-seull raco of 2 miles was won by tho Atlantio, W, McConn, stroko; Euroka, 1T, Loundou, stroko, secoud. In tho skift raco, threo-quartors of & milo and mt&wn. 0. Hoaruall was first s W, Barchard, sco- ond, In tho single-gcnll race of 2 miler, I Lutlior wan winner; Thomas Lawdon, second. "o races wero postponed il noatly 4 o'olock, 80d wors not conoluded till aftor 8, TUE UNIVENSITY RACE POSTPONED, Special Duapatals to The Chicago Tribine, Banatoa, N. Y., July 16.—A largo orowd as- Bomblad to witness tho Univorsity raco to-dny, Dbut it was postponod until & o'clock Friday nftai- 1oon, ou account of tha rough water in the lake, A muoting wos called at Congross Hall this morning 1o disouss the proposition of sonding o four-oared orow, picked from alf the colleges, to row ngainst Oxford and Cambridge, bub no don- clusion was arrivod at. ——— HAND-BALL. . CTAMPIONSHIP-MATGU IN NEW YORR, New Youx, July 16.—A hand-ball match for §1,000 and tho chempiouslup of America bo- twoon James O'Brion and Jamos Farron, of Chi- ango, aud James Dunn snd Jomes Gusoy, of Brooklyn, took place this afterncon and roslt- ad fn fuvor of Brooklyn by a scoraof 81 to 74, Chicago hiad tho game it its hands until Farron bocanto exhiausted by heat. . e sporey THE TRIGGER. TIGEON-8100TING AT SOUTIL DEND, Bpecial Digputeh fo The Cracegy Triine, _Boums Urwp, ind,, July 10.—A tonrnnment for pigeon-shooting was Leld bero to.day, with twonty-nine ontries, A strong wind blow from the wast, maling bad work for somo of thocrack markemen, D, A. Danforth, of Elkhart, got biy ten birds straigbt, at 31 yarde, and took tho first prize, MHudson Buzby, of tlus eity, kitlea nine, snd took socond prize, Tho third was a tie on oight birds botwosn Postmaster Waide and Yrank Buzby, of South Bond, and was divided. Tho fourth' was won by Jacab Strayor, of South Bond, Bomo doubla shooting wes dono with ox- collent oxccution outside tho entrics, the whole furnishivg fine sport to a large nttendauce of poople. s BASE BALL, THE TORTONS AND ATNLETICH EATL FOR EUTIOPH. PurpapzLpina, July 16.—A Inrge erowd wit- nested tho doparture of tho steamubip Ohio for Ll\'mi‘)uol this morning, with tho members of tho Hoston and Athlotic Baze Ball Clubs, on thofr professional tour in England. A numbor of the frionds of both clubs ncoompany the eluba down the river ag far as Delaware City, witha buud of music. THE CROPS. Roports from Varions Quartors, Special Dispalch to The Chicaau Tribune, Donoque, 1s., July 16.—The best-informod furmoers of Tranklin County say the pooplo of that seotion are upon the ove of one of tha most bountiful harvests with which wo have ovar been favored., The straw is storter thau it is some yoars, but the grain f(unnmllyv stondy thick, and in “mflig out unukially woll. ~ Slionld no unfore- soon calamity ovour, the farmers will soon havo gatners ovorflowing with tho products of tha oearth, and shauld good prices provail, the Lard timos of which some complaint is now made will bo very materially mitignted. Spreial Coryeavordence of The Chicago Tribune, Fampury, Ill, July 15—The drought still continuoe, incroasing each succecding day in iu- tonnity, aud everythig is 80 oxceasivoly dry that, for fear of fire, Wo go to bed praying, aud, if no burnt out, get up in the morning giving thanks, Hervost Is nearly done, but, although tho aver- ngn of oals sown was far more thou in any year hioartotora, the crop will be light, for the bonds, liko those'of fnst young men, become prema- turely white. Corn ig yot doing vory woll. Miuwavkeg, Wis., July 16.—Tho Senlinel to- mozrow morning will publish advicos from thisty counties of this Btato, showing tho condition of tho crops. With roforence Lo the whout-crop, it appears that thero is & bolt extending through Gragu, Rock, and Jeflerson Couuties whora the hoads havo not fillad ai all, owing to tho drought. Tho same stato of things appoar in porls of Jnuonu, Adams, Jackson, Duffalo, and Pierco. Elsowhero the yicld will ronge from average fo considorably abovo an averuge. Oats i8 o fair erop, being short only in a few places. Barley is Jight, but ryo is an averago yield, Wiuter wheut in'alroady barvosted, and is gen- arally good. Thore is a gaod yleld of hay. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Distinguished Counscl-The Verdict Against o Fownwhips Bpeciul Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tridune, Oaukosir, Wis,, July 16,—Iu the United States Circuit Court to-day, ox-Chief-Justice Dixon appeurod for Theodore Yates in tho it agninst the Milwaujeo Soldicrs' Ifomo, and Mutt Car- penter for the dofonwe. 3 A voudict of §4,100 wae givon against tho Town of Omro in a suit to recover tie amount of tho town bonds. Tho defense sct up the plos thnt tho bonda had boon stolon, Amportant Fudgment Agninst the Erie Ruilway Companyy Eranna, N, Y., July 16.—A suit at law which involved & favge sum has just been docided in this judicial district. Itavosefrom thesaloof coal e Chicage Daily TPibune, NUMBER 328 "HE FIRE. Views of in asurance Men Concern- <the Department, ' _"r Opinions by the Eire £ unissionors and Marshal, Expressior They Want More Engines, More Powder, Sappers and Miners, Etc. Criticlsms of an 0ld Firemam on ihe Management of Affairs, What Was Done Yesterday for u.... Relief of the Sufferers, How to Avert Future Calamities---The Dangerous South Side District. ‘What the Outside Pagpaxs of the Blaze. ~ Say Particulars of the Fires at Osh= Xkosh and Iowa Falls. Record of Fires Elsewhere. THE SOENE YESTERDAY. The aceno of tho donflagration was made the rondozvous of thoueands of people, nmbers of whom were from the country, yostorday, ** from morning's dawn to o'on.” Thoy had very littl( loft to seo whoro the woodon shanties stood of Cinrk strost and tho two Inferlor avenaos: Evorythlug was swopt baro s a doal-board oxcopt whero, occasionally, a portion of briok wall romainod to show thot a atructure of more. than ordinary protensions, for that region, onct stood. Crowds of old women and litle girls, mostiy of the Slavic races, dug oround among tho nshos with picces of hoop and timber for stray articles of kicchon use, such as ladles, spoons, knives, aud other manticatingmachinory. Thoir offorts were not rewarded by any brilllant suc« ceey, THE HALF-BURNED DENS of {l:e “goilod doves," on South Clark stroet, wero thled with fomnles of the most rovoltin, aspect, who lookod florcely, with dogged, bloode ot oyos, at tho passors-by, Bomstimes they broko out into drunken lsughter and, occasion- ally, utterad blasphomons language in referenco to the torribla exporience thirough whiok they had passod. Ono woman, with a vory red nogo, oxcluimed, *Well, wo'ro 'all going to hell nay- way, and Ubicago 'is a good place to kot used to Leat.” ‘This and kindred oxprossions were cur- rent all through that horrible district, TIE WEHT SIDE OF FOURTIL AVENDE, from 'Paylor to Harrison streots, which escaped destruotion, is titled with dlsreputable housen, most of them now blistered by the heat, and without & whole pano of glass in any window. These munsious of sin aro now doubly and trob Iy fillod with falley women driven from,thoix own dous of infamy. A8 FOR THIRD AVENUE, it was & cloar sweap, hardly a stick or a stone rac maining from whore the five started down t¢ Van Buron_ street. The bulldings wore nearly all of wood. THE ONLY CONSPIOUOUS RUINS are thogo of ta First Laptist Cintch, on Wabask avonuo, the Wabash House, the Post-Ofilco, for morly a Methodist church, the Michigon Avenua and St. Jnmes Hotels, and tho Olivet Daptist Clurch (colored) on Fourth avenie. To the aye that has looked upon tho destruction of 1871 the Tast dieplay of tho firo olomont looks almoat in- siguificant. Moskof the heunes burned down woro much bottor out ofsthe woy. ON MICHIGAN AND WATIASI AVENUES thore wau vory little excitomont visible, Al day, however, furniturc hostly removed at the outsot of tho fire was boivg returned, aud, by 8 o'elock in the afternoon, the Iake frout wad. ontiroly untousntod. Thoro were no crowds of destituta people bauging holplessly around, ar on tho former occasion, a8 most of tho sufferors aro billotod out with friends or bave alrondy obtained lodgiugs in other soctions of tho city. To indicatn * THE WONDERFUL VITALITY exhibited in covering tho vast burood distsict of 1871 is shown in & swall way in the newly. incinoruted torritory, Alrendy s number of ropurty-owuors huve plaus drawing for new wildings, Among those are Otto Sohroedor, wha will orect four briok stores at Nos. 423, 425, 401, and 498 Stato street; Auguss Schiofoustein, Gabricl Stolger, William Pottgieser, O. A, Vogol; lands made by the luto John Arnot, of this city, to tho Lric Rulway Company about 1865, which wore puid for by the bonds of the Boston, Hart- ford & Erie Iallway Company, guarauteed by the Erlo Railway Company. The oxccutors of Mr. Arvot wore obliged fo bring suit against the Company for payment of the Donds and iutorest, Tt was Aried hera lust Kobruary in the Civcuit Court, und the Justice yoservad bl docision, Which was ren- dored on tho 14th inst., in favor of the plaintifls, tho sum being alittlo less than 897,000, A lovy wes mnde on the Company's property in this city an Puceday night, & pussenger-traln being soized, but it was_permitted to proceed when enough to atisly tho judgmont was fo und. Should thisglecision bo afiirmed by a higher coutt, it will sustnin the logality of _tlio guuran- teo mado by the Erie Company of 85,000,000 of Ioston, Hartford & Erio bouds and a large nwmouut of scerued Intorost. SPRINGFIGLD, Notice (o Scl rs and Towns= ) arors. Special Dispatch to Tne Chicaqe ritane, SpnixarzeLy, i, July 16,~Tho foliowing ol oulur wau fssued to-duy : Somwariew, 1L, July 10, 1674, Tue attention of school direetory and thwuship trensurers 14 catled fo tlio Jmportant fact that certitl= citos Of the uounts of specinl tixes uguized to bo Tovied i sehnol dlstrieta for school purpoica must bo Telurned to the County Oleri: on or beforo the sucond Tuichduy of August, {ustead of tho socond Mouday of Boptombory 28 Horetofors, In sompllance with tho’os quiremonty af tho 1220 keetion of he act for the \scssment of property nud tho lev and collectian of {uxes, o nendod by (ho act approvad Feb, 3, 1874 fu fotco July 1, 1873, Doards of Direstors should Tand their certillentes ta the Township Treasurer on or bofore tho fir~t Tuesday of Angust, and b Wil be, tlia duty of the Troasurer o filo tho wamo with tho Conuty’ Clurk va o befora tho second Tucsdsy of August as aforeaakl, This mattor is very imporiont; aud atould recofve immedinto and careful atiention, CGouuty Superintendonts of chools uro_sequested to sieud 4 capy of this aircular toovory Townelip Treay. urer in tholr rewpootivo counties withont dalay, wni o to Luvo fy 0 tlio wubutau thoreof, prblisiied thy county pajiers ua oxivusively us practivabie, NEWTON BATESIAN, Superintendent of Publio Insiruction, STEAMSHIP CAPTAINS REMOVED. Nrw Yony, July- 16,—Nows hns boon recefyed horo that tho Fronch Stenwwship Company hns dismisuod fraw ils gorviea Capty, Lomaro and Rousuoan, the formor of the stenmship Europo, and tho latter of tho stonmor Awmorique, both lmwving boon yomoved fur abaudommng their veuseld, PR YOUTHFUL SUICIDE, Loumsvirie, Ky, July 10,—John Brunox, 12 ears old, hangod himsolt ai iy futher’s houso in Mardin_ County luut Luesdtuy. i father bind retuyod to buy bim w uow suddie Dr. Otto, and othors. A SINOULAR DISCOVERY ‘was mado in Vogel's mont-market. He had aboul 0,000 pounds of bam iu the ico-houso, and n vast quantity of ico. When tho firomen ang wardens wore pulling down fragmonts of wal youtordsy, they found that the hams wero un- cooked, and tho jce atill romainod unmeltod, The houso was full of smaldering ashes, on the top of which was a frosh kog of lager beer, The ke, hiad rested ngainat a blook of ico on ono sile, an burning ssbos on the otbor, The boor had nof compromised with the fire atall. It was ico. cold, aud n party of priviloged porsons enjoyod the contonts of that historio kog, pronouncivg it superior to the best evor sold over auy bar, et THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS ANI MARSHAL, Tho Polico and Firo Commiesioners mot yes- torday afternoon as usual. Tho amount of aoe tual business on band was gomparatively lnsig- niticant, but the aftornoon was profitably spent in un informal discussion of TUE DEFIOIENCIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. Tho flvst thing discussod was the hook-nnd~ Iaddor system. This Commissioner Xlokko con- demnednsa cumbersome hook-and-ladder systom. Ihis bo rogerded ay propostorons, The ladders woro usefal in their way, but tho hooks wora not. Lho ropos gave wayat tho loast strain, ond woro utterly usolqss in tho destruce tion of bulldings. Cheins and grapplinge irons weroe immediately necessary, of sufficlond atrength to pull down any obstacl fn the way of tho tivemen, The men were sufliciontly good but their apparatus conld be improved. Oommigsioner Bhoriden suggested the addition of BATTERING-TAME to smnah down such buildings ascould not be, pulled down, Connminsloner Bhoridan anld thero was one thing ubsolutely ossontial, and tho Board muef provide for It without delny, ‘This wos' A POWDEN-MAGAZINE, built on a plor Iuto the duke, and kept wik slacked with ammunition, T'he othor Commissioners asrented to thig proposition, Commissionor Sherldan explained that the Marshnl was compolled to send to the suburb of Brighton Zor powdor to uso, snd that it took noarly threo howrs to bring it in, Commissioner Ayars thought tho use of the powdor should be intrusted to s corps of . men skilled in ity um;lwnzlou to firos. A ghort'time agta exporimonts had been mado with brick and wooden buildings erocted for the purposs of taste ing o systom of oxplosivo cartuidgos composed of glunt “powder, 'They ware fired with a. fuse and could, §t waa domonstrated, ba used witl oquat advantsgo fusido or outside s bullding