Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1874, Page 5

Efllng vigorously dononnced, nnd, if’ Judgo ampson should” accopt the nomluation, thore will "be a'onll for a new Convention. In any avont, thoro la troublo aliond, nud the oliancos for Gates, tho Anti-Monopoly nominoe, are flat- toring. The Hon, Willlam Youghridgs rofusod to aliow his name to go bofore tho Convention, TROSPECTS IN THE FINSY, BECOND, AND THIRD MINNEGOTA DIBTHICTS, Speetal Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Pavr, Minn., July 16.—Dissatisfaction emong tho Ropublicans over Duunell’s ronominin- tlon {8 openly oxprossed In noarly ovory county of tho Fust Distriot, aud the Opposition feol confldent of dofonting him, untess n mistako is mndo in thelr nomivation, Distrlet Judgo Miteholl, of Winona County, and D. L. Buell, of Houston County, aro most gonerally desired as candidatea. Mitohell, it {a raid, will not nocopt tho nomination, but {s rogarded na tho strongest man that could bo nummf. . In the Socond District, n Ropublican ronomi- natlon appears to ho conceded Lo Strait, In tho Third District, tho contost for the nom= inution appoats likely to bo very close botwoen Averill and King, 2 ACCEVTR THE NOMINATION, Avausara, No., July 10.—Eugono Hato has ac- coptod the Congresslonal nomination tonderod hiin by the Ropublicans of the Fifth Distriot. EDUCATIONAL. Wisconsin State ‘Weachors? Associn- tion, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mansoy, Wis., July 16.—Tho State Tenchors’ Asgociation mooting to-day has been largely ut- tonded snd very intoresting. Laat evening sov- oral commitloes wero nppointed, and Prosident Bteole, of Lawrenco University, dolivored a long and ablo addross on * Tho Boul and Its Func- tions," as connooted with the work of toachors, whom he sought to impross with tho groat sus- coptibilitics aud powers of the youth whom they lind to fnetruct. This morning was mainly do- ~otod to tho reading of papers by Prof. W. D, Parker, of Janesvillo, in favor of continuing the prosont systom of the County Sohool Buper- intoudoncy, “in the ~working of which ho pointed out some defects and suggosted Bomo improvemonts; by Miss Emma Jenkine, of F't. Atkinson, on ** Growth,’ with snggoations 04 to progress in tho education of pupils, and Jreparation of tonchors for their work ; by Prof. . 0. Chamberlin, of Beloit Colloga, on the **Educational Value of the Btate Geological Sur- vey," in supplying much noeded knowledge on important subjects, and turnishing THE MEANS YOT NATIONAT, INSTNUCTION in icolngy and kindred scionces ; by Prosident A, L. Obapin, of Beloit Colloge, on ** Solf-Dis- vil;uun a8 the Means and Evd of Education,” which was oonsldered one of tho moat valuablo nx;mfis prosonted, and which is to be publishod u full. This afterncon was mainly epent in dis- oussing tho subjoct of ** Acadomic Culture in tho 8tate Syatom,” on which Prof. Albert Bnlos- bury, of Whitewator, read a paper. The estab- lishment of County Academios was then warmly advoeated by A. I, North, of Waukesha, in a speach woll apiced with wit; by C. 0. Kuntz, of Snuk Qounty, who has Jabored for such a law in tho Logislaturo; and by Mr. Gntes, partly in- dorsodt by Bupt. Bearing, who urged the necossity of intermediato schools of some sort, and Asst.-Supt, Pradt ; and op- posed by Messrs, Emory, of Joffer- gon; Chandler, of Dane; and Wright, of Junenu, asimpracticable. Thoy urged the estab- lishment of the townuhip Instead of thedistrict Bystom of sohools, and tho subjoot was finally roferred for a report at the oxocutive session next winter, Drof. Graham, from the Committen, reported in favor of continuing the present systom of TWO AND FOUR WEEK INKTITUTES, or oven longoer, and o modified as to produce a courso of instruceion aud training extending over threo or four years, Prof, Albee road a eulo- ginuu obituary sketch of Prof. A, Evorott, of shikosl, and resolutions woro reported and adopted pnylng appropriato tribute to Lis mem- ory and that of Prof, Agnrsiz, is evening the Commitico on Nominations Toported the following for officers for tho onen- ing yepr, who wera unanimously olected : Drasi- deot, J. Q. Emory, of Fort Atkinson, Vice- Pronidents, W. H. Chandlor, of Sun Prairio ; S, R, Wenohat, of Milwaukeo; nnd Miss Carolyn Adams, Scerotary, A. J, Hutton, of Wost Ilan Claire, Treasurer, George Skenwes, of Racina, Exccutive Committes, B. M, Roynolds, of L~ crosso; W. D, Parker, of Janesvillo; H, O. THorvland, of Esu Clairo; G. 8. Albeo, of Osh- Xosh; and Samuel Shaw, of Madison. Supt. Bearing then dohvered an ablo aud eloquent address on tho need uud chavactor of culture &uited totho presont day, to fit young people for 8 wige conduoct and trae suceess in lifo, CASUALTIES. Destructive lurricane, Lowrry, Maus, July 16.—A thunder-storm sud burrieane presed over this city to-day. Tho dumage to buildings was immense, Tho storplo of the Tirat Cougrogational Church was blown off, fell on an ndgoiniug block, and badly shat- terod the roofs of iouses. Yart of the roof of the Umversalist Church was blown into the ntrect. The Branch Street Church, a wooden structure, was left in ruine, The dome of the lo- comative-honse of the Boston, Lowell & Maussa- chugetts Railroad was carried away, and other dnmage done to an extont ilnpossibfn to agoor- tain ot the present timo, Fatal Fall. Erayma, N, Y,, July 16,~A yaun§ lady named Kath Ven Ltton, from Auburd, N, Y., was killed al Watking' Glen to-day by falling down & procipice. Near the entrance sho Ioat Lier footing and slipped through botweon the luwer rail of tho railing and tho ground. Sho 1l o distance of 05 foot, and was alinost literally dnshed to pieces, Sho was with an excursion party from Auburn, —_———— THE INDIANS. Daring Exploit by u Party of Sloux. Special Dispatch to The ago Tribune, TFonr Fukp SizeLe, W. duly 16, —A party of about flmi Indinns, supposed tu be Sioux, dasbed into this post at about balf-past 6 this morning snd ran off cight horses belonging to cilizens oncamped pear tho post. They were fired on, but succeeded in making off with them. Lhoro boln§ 1o cavalry at this posb, aud only ono :lo.npu.y of infantry, it was impossible to follow hews, No Indlians Near Larnmio Penice O>iaua, Nob., July 16.—A tologram from Ft. Teiterman, Wyoming, suys a six days' scout in ;h?u icluity of Laramio Poak found no sigus of nuiang, OBITUARY. 2 Reve As L, I’ Greon, Nasmyrue, Tonn,, July 16,—Tho Rov. A, L. P, Gicen, D, D, died at 2 o'clock yestorday, ot tho res:donee of his gon-in-law, Thomas D, Fife, in this cily, in the 67th yoar of lug ugo, mftern long and painful ilinesy, yet his doath was very mu"- don and nnexpected ut the time. Ho hay boen & Mothodist prenchor for fifty yours, aud oceupiod Bowe of tho most prominent “positions in that donomination, At the timo of his donth, ho was thio Chinfiman of tho Bourd Comuittao, ‘Ironsur- or 6f tha Vanderbilt University, and wns ouo of tho committeo to whom was reforrod tho ques- tion of fratornizing with the Mothodist Enluco- hal Churoh, at tho lato Goneral Qonforonce at ouisvillo, He will be buried nt 4 o'olock this aftcrnoon, —_— CORNER-STONE LAID. Svacal Diwpatchto Ihe Chicago Tridune, Laraverte, Ind,, July 16,—T'he corucr-stone of the now 'Cowti-louso at Fowlor, tho now county seat of Bouton County, recontly removed <ro from Oxford, was laid with Masonic coro- ~-oales to-duy, conductod by L. A, Toote, Grand ‘mn(flr of tho Btato, A largo delogatiot from ho Grand Lodgoe was prosent, aud dl;n following subordinate lodgee were fully roprosonted : Dat- tle-Ground, Brookston, Dayton, Clarkshill, Ox- fo:d, Romnoy, and Baewall, of 1ndiana; Sheldon and Kankakico, of Illinois. Two extra traing from Lafayotto and from Kankakeo on tho Cincinnatl,” Lufayolto & Chicago Ruilroad wera run for the accommodation o(s thoso wish- dni; to attend, and wore crowded with peoplo. Teaidonts of the country about Fowlor oume i thedr own conveyuncos, aud it is ewvimated that 8,000 vungln wore present. After the coremonles ut the Cgurt-Houso, the procession formod, headed by the Lufayotto and Dayton bands, an warclied to Hickory Grove, nenr by, where, after & pienfo dinner, thoy wore addreasod by the Ilon, . 8, Orth, All pasaod off plensantly, and no acdidonts occurred, b A e, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Livenroor, July 10.—Stoamships Bdonion au;l Arragon, from How York, lu{’vu urrived out, New Yonx, July 16.—Arrived, stoamehips Ilnmmonis, from [famburg; Stato of Goorgis, e ol g Crioon, o Licerpech, Jymry R0 | Naw York, bas arrivod out. PRk Moviuiw, July 18, m.or uh,"u dwd. Hieamer Nurops, from FOREIGN. Morshal Serrano Bringing Or- der Out of Confusion in Spain, England, Germany, and Russia fo Recognizo the Republics An Indemnity for the Carlist Depre- dations to Be Olaimed of France. .Propofied Constitution of the Senate Under Mac- Mahon. A Member of the British Commons Un- seated for Corrupt Practices. BPAIN. Mapnip, July 16.—The Carlists have ordored one Republiean to bo shot for every sholl that may be fired by the flect off Bilbao, ATNY OPERATIONS, The Carlists abandoned tho slega of Puycorda after & socond assault, in which thoy were re- pulsed. Tho Carlists bosleging Cuonca have occupled houses in the suburbs of tho ofty. Reinforce~ ments for the bosioged Republicans have an rivod from Madrid, and tho city fa belng enore gotionlly defonded, Marshal Sorrano has deforred his trip to Lo~ granja until the Carlists hove been driven from Cuenca, TRORPECT OF RECOGNITION, New Yonx, Jul} 16.—Tho Puris correspondonce of tho London Times containa the folloving: ““Varjous French papers reproduce the corre- spondence fu which it is atated that the offorts Intely mado by Marshal Seirano haveincrensed the chances of tho recognition of tho Bpanish lte- public by England, Gormany, sud Russia. OLAIM AGAINBT FRANGE, “Accarding to privata information sont from Madrid,” saysone of theso lettors quoted in to- day's Republique Franciase, “Marshal Sorrano s bolieved to hiave also made known to thoso thros owers his intention to claim from I'rance an ndomnity of at lenst 250,000,000 francs when the Republichns shall have guived a decided viotory over the Carlista, ‘The %round of this cluim will Do the support lont to the Cntlists by Franeo. Tho Government of Marshal MacMahon has por- haps—indeed had—tho will but not the power to ?ravcm tho Fronch Logitimists from nssisting lio Branish Carlists, and it appears probablo that ou this subject o question of internatioval law will bo ratsed dostined to be oxumingd and ro- solved by an International Congreus." ———— FRANCE. Loxpow, July 16.—A Paris speoial says: Pagis Dupont has given notice of ah amendmont to the bill reported from the Committeo of ‘Chirty by M. Ventavon yostorday, providing that tho Seneto ehall consiat of 100 members nominated by MnoMshon, and tho Asgembly of 130 mem- bers to bo molected by the Doputies from the soparato departments, and that tho Cardinals, Marshals, and Admirals slall bo Sonators ex- oflicioj that the Hret Senale shall sit threa yonrs, and the noxt mix or more, nceording to tho docision of tho Assombly ; tho Prestdent of tho Bonate to bacomo the provisional Prosident of the Republio in tho ovent of a vacancy bo- tweon tho adjournment of tho presont Assem- Dbly and the mnuflug of the next; the President to bo empowered to dissolve tho Assombly with the approval of the Senato. DPams, July 16.—As was expected, nfier tho dofont of his plany by tho Assembly, M. Mngne sont_his rosignation to Prosident” MacMalon, M. Magno will continue in office until his suc- cossor 18 appointed. —_— TUREEY, CoNBTANTINOPLE, July 16.—An extensive con- flagration is ramiug in Galats, one of the sub- urbs of thia city, and mauny buildings bave been barued CONBTANTINOPLE, July 16,—The Levant Times Lis been susponded again for publshing . cal- umnfatory statomont in relation to a dignitary, i 5 i) WEST INDIES, New Yorg, July 16,—T'he nows i8 recoived, by way of San Domingo, that threo Cubans, who lately luuded on the Conast of Camsguay, from a vessol in the old Bahama channel, and who were captured shortly efter lauding, by Spaniards, wero executod on the Spauish gunboat Noptune, in which they wero beiug conveyed from Nuovi- tas to Ifavava, Juan Ballido do Luna, tho editor of tho Cuban poper La Independencia, and Joso TFerrer do Cunta, the editor of the Spanish papor La Cron- isla, havo been placed under bonds to rostrain them from dueling. Tlavana, July 16.—Many fatal cazes of vomito havo occurred on shipbourd, aud some in tho city. Xconvo\' from Puerto Principe bound for San Antomo, Camugero, wae recently attacked by the ingargonts in forco. The convoy lost four ofticers end sovonty-sevon men killed and wounded. The loss of tho insurgents was con- siderablo. —_— GREAT BRITAIN. UNSEATED YOR CORRUPT PRAOTICES, Losooy, July 16,~Albert Grant, Liboral- Coneervative momber of the Houxo of Commons for Kidderminster, bus been unsented for cor= rupt practices in bis electoral canvass, TUE DRUSSELS CONGRESS. It ia sald that the Brussels Congress on Intor- nationnl law, uftor the formal oponing and organization, will appoint comnittoss and sus- poud the gouoeral sittings, . N PARLIAMENT. Loxnoy, July 6.—In the Houss of Commona to-night, Gladatone withdrew his resolution agninst the Public Worship Rogulation bull, in con- sidoration of tho unanimity of the vote in its favor on its sccond rending. JUEAVY BALVAGES, Tho Admiralty Court has awarded_the owners of the steamer Bpray %77,000, the E. ‘T, Barry, 70,000, and_Auburn $3,640 salvage for towing into port the nbandoned Frooch steamship Ameriquo. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, Loxnox, July 16.—1ho Gabricl timber wharf at Rotherliethe, oovnrlu;: & quarter of an acre, was destroyed by fire lant night. Thirty-fiva Fnllonn of creosote on the promises were burned. The loss isnot yet stated, but must bo very gcnvy. Three persous wore injured Quring the ro. — GERMANY, KrssENaEN, July 10.—~0uo of the wonnda re- coived by Distmarck in tha wrist is noarly healod, Another cnused by the hlu'niu'g wad of the irtol, which scorchied the flesh, i atill painful, E\u the inllammntion is slowly subsiding. Rullman hay beon removed from Kissongen to Waurseburg, Beruiy, July 16.—The Fronch Embassador liere lins sont congratulations to Prince Biswmarcls on his escape from susassination, Sy ROUMANIA. Lowpoxn, July 16,—The Governmonts of Anstria aud Ruesin have ugroed to apen nego- tiations with tho Bublime Porte looking to the recognition of the indopeundenco of Roumunia by Turlioy. — Fears of n Fam in Kentucky. A oorrospondent writse to the TLoudsville Courier-Journal from Jamestown, on July 7, us follows : “Teroin Southern Kentucky woareon tho ovo of a famine which threntens to bo very sorious, as well usin tho wostern portion of Lentucky, Laust year the season was Ko ox- ceedingly wet that thero wus scurcaly a half- crop raised, in consoqueuce of which our poo- plo oro snfforing much, and already koveral uro reported to have starved to death, and many othors are living on broad nlone, “Yary enrly this senson our furmers made vigorous efforts to pitoh hoavy crops, Lut, owing to the protructed wot weathor and high water, were preveuted from getting our boat lands in fn dua thue, tho rains continulng up to tha 4th of Muy, alnce which time wa huve hed no ruin to wot the land, We huvanot ovon been able to raiso any vegotablos in our gavdens, The ont-orop was u comnplate failure, ns wan slso tho hay-srop, aud a largo amount of the ocorn iy doad, aud the remainder is fast dvying up, With all the rain that could full, it would not bo pos- siblo to make an lvuru{fl of & barrol to the noro, ‘\hn i;h{a wa will not make fiva barrels of corn to 0 fold, ¥ Jox woma dime our people alked guod deal nbout losing thair stook, bt now they havo lost ull hopos of that, and tha only talk {s, How shall weo got bread and moat? 'I'le whont wna " modoratoly good, but will all ba oonsumed in a short timo, and wo will bo loft without any- thing to sustain lifo. Tho Cumborland River Is nol navigablo, nor will it bo for six monthe, aud the monrest point to the rallrard is 40 miles, Our pooplo are without monaoy, their horaos and oxon 80 poor that but few of “them could Lravol to do nny bauling even if we woro ablo to_buy, honco wo feol that wo are without hopo. Thoro must at lonst Lo twenty or twonty-five countion in Bouthorn and Wostorn Kontucky just fu the condition wo are, aud unloss roltef van bs ob- tained from outsido, some huudreds of our poo- pli\:‘l'll umrlu} to death,” spateh from Louisville snys it is proposed 1o call on the Legislaturo for nhl’;s prop RAILROAD NEWS. Increaso of Freight-Rates to Points in ho Southwests Minor Railroad Items. RATES TO THE SOUTHWEST. A moeting of the General Superintoudonts and Genoral Froight Agents of all tho railronds load- ing to tho Southwost was held last Tuesday and Wodnesday at the oftico of tho Goneral Buporin- tondont of tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paciflo Railroad, for tifo purposo of ascertaining whother anadvance in froight rates to Southwestern poiuts could bo made and maintaiued, aud whother it way not practicablo to pocl carnings from Chicago and St. Louis to Knneas City, Lonvonworth, Atehison, and 8t. Josoplh. THE FOLLOWING OENTLEMEN woro prosent: W, It Arthur, Goueral Suporin- tondent Bt, Louls, Kausas Oity & Northern; J, 0. McMullon, Gonoral Buperintendent Chicago & Alton; Robert Hartds, Uenoral Buperintendont Obicugo, Burlington & Quincy; ufih Riddlo, Genoral Superinteudent Chicagzo, Rook Island & Pacitie; L, W. Towne, General Suporintendent Hounibal & Bt Joseph; A. A. Talmadge, Gon- oral Superintendent Atlantic & Pucitie; R, B, Btephons, Gonoral Mauager Missouri, Kanaus & Toxas; 4. I. Burnard, Gouoral Buperinfendent Konuow Clty, 8t. Josoph & Council Bluffs; E. I, Goddard, Gonorsl Froight Agent llunni- bal & Bt. Joo; Lowis Vielo, Goneral Fieight Agent Chioago, Rock Island & Pacifio; J. Q. ‘Av Boan, Genoral Froight Agent Clicngo, Bur- lington & Quincy; J. F. Robertson, General Froight Agent Mlsgourl, Knusng & Toxas: T, H, Courtwright, ~Goueral Ireight Agent 8t, Louts, Kansns City & Northora; Jawes Hill, Genoral Froight Agont Atluntlo & Pacitio; W, F. Olds, Goaooral Freight Agent Xanwns City, 8t. Josoph & Council Blufte; W, H, Reid, Gen- eral Wontorn Agent Chicngo & Alton. Mr, W. R. Arthur was electod Chuirman, and E, I, Goddard notod v Becratury. ‘I'ne majority of thoso presont considered the Pualing of earnings impiuoticable, aud, after a longthy dobato, it was docided NOT TO POOK for tho &m&muc, but to advance tho oxisting ratoe about 1 [lwr cent. Tho following is THE NEW TARIFF adopced by the meating, and which all the above- named roads havo bound thomsolves to adhero to: Clues)Class Clase 1| a2 8 From Chicagoe to "C"“f"smtal. n.ools JT5[8 60§ 45| § .40 o0l 1.70] 1068 1,30] 1,2 w00| 7 4 40 00f 2. 175 450 1 5 5] 1 £ 00y 40 | kT 7 a5 00 A0 g 55 Herotofore tharo wus considerable opposition Lotween Chicago and 8t. Lonis to Atchison, St. Joseph, Leavouworlh, Knnsas City, aud Council Dlufs, nund consequontly tho rates to these places were very low. At one timo buf 25 ceuts por bundred was charged to these places for all classes of froight. This opposition is now done away with, and undor tho now arrangoments high rates can be mado and maintained. —— DANVILLE, PARIS & VINCENNES RAILROAD, Correapondence of The Clitcago Tribune, Panig, 1L, July 18.—Among the improvoments now in progress caleulated to bonetlt this par- tioulnr section and add materially to the con- venience of shippars to and trom your citv is tho Dunville, Puris & Vinconnos Rulrond. Railroads multiply o rapidly, it i almost laspossiblo to Leop tho run of them, Belioving, howorver, that this ono is dostined to becomo ono of the most fmportaut feedors to your oity, its advantages should be more thoroughly understood, I'he management of the road 1s composed ne follows ; Messrs. J. C. Short, Danville, Pres. ident ; . Banford, Paris, Vice-Fresident ; and B, I, Mathius, Pavis, Superintendout, ‘A trip ovor the rond (0 Danvillo afforded an opportunity for observation a8 to its construc- tion, which ig vory substantial, with a view to permenouncy and economy. Thirty to forty oar- loads of tron rails arrived hore {nslerdny. To- day tho track oxtonds south to Marshall,” about 20miles distant ; b which placo it croiaes, or forms o junctiou with, the Vandalia Road, run- ning enst and west, 1t is the purposo of tho of- ficers of the Dauville, Paris & Vincennea Road to push it to the Ohio River, nnd to southorn connoctions, as rupidly as posgible, By roferunce to the map, you will see that this rond, with its connections north, is a direct lino, and travorses o tier of castern counties well kuown as emon, the most extensive producer: of corn, oattle, and. loga in tho Wost, much of which must find their way to your city.’ And tho Southern conuactions of this road will open an avenus for tho vast quuntity of nuval storos and other Bouthern products to. the Northwest, aud throw into you city rado quite Uoyond tlo expecl tious of its projoctors, or the ldeas of your citi- zons, to sny nothing of tho return of béof, pork, Inrd, nnd olls for Southorn cousumption. —Add to this tho wmany articles of usefulucss which tho entorpriso of your city offers to this section aund the Far South, and you cau imagino the ex- tont of teafiic betwacn the various points Bouth aud the metropolis of the Weut, n e MISCELLANEOUS. . TIIK COMMISSION LUSINESH. Tho joint nction of the managers of the Now York Contral & Hudson Rivor, Erie, Ponnsyle vanin, and Baltimore & Obio Rallroads in dis- continuiog outsido Licket-ofticos, and rofusing to puy sny more commissions on the eale of tickots, hns fallen like a bombsholl among the Westorn railroad managers, who horetoforo always claimed that they would gladly abolish the obnoxfous commission-sys. tem if tho ahove-named roads would jolu them, But, now that these road have taken the in- itintive, thoy ure not #o auxious to follow suit, nud, slchough claiming that they ave still in fuvor of abolishing tho systom, they show very plaiuly that they o not like the' netion of thoss ronds at ull. The thiree Omaha linex in thiy city huve had outside ticket-ofticos in New York, aud it took them until yesterday to docidoe to with- draw thom und comply with' tho general notico of the New York roads., The managers of the Now York roads stato that thoy will shortly nbolish the system in the Now Xngland Staten slso. = To abolish _the system from the West to the Enst thoy had to lenvo to the Wostern railrond managors, who had Bioen 50 clumorous to have thissystom abolished., o gonorsl order of the New York roads was luid boforo tha raflroad Huperintendonts, who hold a meoting at the Rock Inlnud Depot Wednos- «dny, and, ulthough many declared thomselvos in tavor of inunediato action, uothing whatever was done In regard to this matter. TN, Tha Genoral Ticket Agents of the throe pool- ing Towa ronds in thiu city hava reduced tho pos- songer rates {from " this eity o Ban Francisco from $117.60 to 811006 for finst clags tickots, The mnlo of wccond cluss tiokots, which leretofore were not isuned, wus alko authorized, tho rate to Lo 885, The emigrant ratos have boon reducod from 05 to 55,60, # Ar., E, A, Parkor, late General Tioket Agont of tho Hinnlbal & Ht. Josoph Railrond, aud for many yours Gonewul Pusseuger Agent of tho Chioago, Burlington & Quinoy Ruilrond, hing hoon appointed Chicago Faswenger sud Tioket Agont of tho Chieago & Northwontern Railrond, with on ofiice at No, 62 South Olnrk strect, under tho Sherman Houso, Mr, Parker will sgsumo bis duties Aug. 1, ~Tix-Bonator Harlan montlons it a8 a singular ot that, “ with & law imposing o fino of 3100 for uny distinotion on account of raew ur color, dur- ing tho National Culored Convention, hold some tito mince, in Washington City, to advocate the abolishment of all disilnetions, not & delegato could find & placo among the hundreds of ou- tablisbments owned and opeinted by coloved taoh, whoxo Le sould geb shaved." FRIDAY, WASHINGTON, The Safe-Robbery Investigations-- Whitely’s Panger, A Serious Break Between Spinnerand Seoretary Bristow, Tho Old Treasurer is Implacably Op- posed to Civil-Service Reform. The Disposition to Be Made of Unexpended Balances, DISTRIOT CORRUPTION. SOLIOITOR WILYON AND THE JOGUS BAVE BOD- DERY. Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Wasiixaron, D. 0., July 16.—Tho Solicitor of the Troasury, who haa beon engaged since hia accaasion to oflluo in ondoavoring to forret ont tho seorot of the bogua safe robbory, hne bo- como oxcoedingly disgusted ot tho comments mado by intorestod parties, Ho took ocoasion to #ny to-day that some porson bad reported to Beorotary Bristow that be (Wilson) was hoand in glove with Whitoly andjhis crowd, and was doing oevorything in his powor to sorecn thom, nnd pre- yont tho real faots from bocoming known. Thia tho Bohcitor ounracterizod na falso snying that, ou the contrary, ho hold W fl.nlr at o distanoo, refusing to dino, ride, or walle with him, 8o that no ground might bo given for bolioving that wrong infin- onoos wore at work, 'Ihe Holicitor only hold such commurucations with Whitely as ti.e public businoss demanded, and o8 were unavuidablo. Mr. Wllson insisted that It was scarcely fair to attack him before he had an nm;:nnnlzy to do suy work to demonstrate what iy in him, and he cortainly sooms to ba right about it. Ho com- mented upou the fact that, about tho time tho abovo complaint was made to the Sccrotary, Wlmflf had nlso called on Bristow, aud com- lained that Witson hed not Leen treating him nicly in his hfleutl}mtlon; that he had shown him (Whitely) the cold shouldor, and hnd turned nll tho thioves and loafers in Now Yorlk loose on bim, trying to make a cnse againgt and run him out of ‘the secrot gorvice, Ir. Wilson bad an oxtendod intorview thisaftornoon with Secrotary Bristow, and oxplalued at considorablo length the ovidonsa heard in New York and Brookiyn. I'ho ovidenco of euch witnoss was obtained by a oloso mnd thorough quostioning, when the re- sulte woro reduced to writing aud sworn to bo- foro the Unitod Btatos Commussfoner. Both Becretary Bristow and the Solicitor de- clino to pgive any information as to the opinion arrived at, but tho luttor stated that o is now awaltlng tho arrival from Now York of a woll-known correspondont of & New York paper with additional evidence, and that the roport, which will be of considarable ongth, will ho presouted on Monday next. THE OASK BEFORE THE ORAND JULY, The proceodiugs wero had in tho burglhry in- vostization by the Grand Jury to-day. Mr, Rid- dlo’s trionds are fuclinod to protest against snap }udgment belng entered against him, as having lost control of the case, They aesert their boliet not ouly that indictments will be found, buc that among thoss indloted will be Messrs. Harring- ton aud Whitely. Appenrances do not promiso any mdictments, but they may be m this caso ‘more than usually deceptive, — -—— TUNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS, Spectal Dlspatch to 7'hs Chicago Tribune, OPINION DY THE FIRYT COMPTHOLLER. ‘WasuNa cow, D. 0., July 16.—The propor of- ficers of the Trenaury will bo able in s fow days to complote the acoount of the unoxpended bal- ances of monoys appropriated for other than porruanont spocifio purposes of the Governmont during the past two years, and which, by law, bocame unavailable at tho closo of the fiseal year ending Juno 80 last, and to bo ocovered into what s commonly colled tho sur- plus fund. Some delay has been oo- casioned by the necessity of ascorteining which wore and which were not permanent speciflo appropriations, and now that that point ia sattled authoritatively by the opinion of the Firut Comptroller, the nccount of moneya stand- iug totho crodit of epecifio appropristions will be soparated from the indeflnite appropriations, and tho bnlauces of the latter, amounting to o very lnrgo figure, will beduly carried to the sur- plus fuud. FIST COMPTROLLER TAYLOR'S OPINION wag noked upon weveral matters pertaining to this subjeot, nnd his mlily way to-day Inid Latore the Socratary of the Treasury. It will bo sent out to-morrow or Batnrday in tho form of a clr- cular to the various oficors of the Goveromont intereeted in, or concorned with, the macters to which it relates, ‘The opinion, in substanca, is a4 tollows: Sco. b of the Loglislative, Exeoutive, and Judicial Appropriation aot of Juno 20, 1874, in effect, ropeals so much of Seo. 2 of the Army Appropriation act of June 16, 1874, as is incon- gistont with its provisions. The Ittor ecction relntes to appropriations for the Quartormastor and Comminsary Dopartments, but excepted from its oporation monoy neccesary to pay ac- counts roported by those departmonts and in process of settloment in the offica of the propor Auditor, The fitth section of the Legislative act relntes to, and requires all oxpondod balnucos of appropriations which ghall have 1emained upon tho books of the Tronsury for two fiscal yents to be GARRIEDTO TUE BURPLUS FUND and coverod into the Trensury, with a provieo nxumnting certain appropiistions from its opora- tion, but not including those mentioned in the excoption in Hee. 3 of the Army Approprintion act, Iu this respect tho two sections are incon- sistont, aud tho last in dato must provail as to what coustitules permanont, specilic appropri- ations, which are to continue avuilublo untit otherwiso ordorod by Congross., ‘The Cowmptroller says: ‘It is not nocessary to namo each upproprintion which may bo doeemed a permanont, speciflic appropriation, but T underitand the torm to wenn and cmbrace the appropriations for continuing servico, to e used until furthor action of Congress, and ap- propriations to continue until the completion of the work or servico for which they are made. The nppw‘yrlutlou for collection of rovenue from customs, for payment of interest on the public dobt, for stoumbunt luarnminn, for Marina Hospiial Sorvice, for funding duties, oto,, are TO BE DEEMED PERMANENT, Tho first consists of o fixed sum for each six month ; the sccond of such sum ns may be nec- ossary; and tho third and fourth of cortain specified revonues,” Theso are oxampleg; others can readily bo detormived oy questioned, and in raply to the quostion, “What o to bo ‘deomed the nutwc of tho coutract oxIstiug at tho dato of the passago of the Legis- lativa act, the fulfilinont of which is not tobo provonted by the operations of the fifth scction of thn Avmy Appropriation act ?" and * How I8 tho Treasury to bo informed of the oxlstence of wuch contraots ?” tho Comptrollor saya: It is woll that Congross usod tho word ‘ contract’ in a Hmited senso, cortaruly not in a vory broad ono. I am of the opinion that Congress mieant valid, written contracts, existing and in the course of excoution and unfulfilled June 20, 1874, Xt Is cloar that Congrous did not mean all unpaid liabilitios, for that would includo evory- thing, and bo wncousistent with the limit which CONGRESS EVIDENTLY INTENDED TO IMPOSK, Tho contracts roforred to shoutd nlso be con- sistont with the provislous of Lho wixth and soventh soctjony of the act of 1870, and theso provisions remun_in forco, with the added re- strictions of tho fifth soction of tho act of June 20, 1874, aud are to ba considored, in construing tho Inttor, 8o thut tho contracts provided for must knve been properly wade within the {enr, or prior to which the appropriations respectively rolnte. The faot that money is duo to a porson cannot chango the construction of the Hfth sve- tion, for, if 1t woro tho intention to keep uppro- prlnhuuu open for their payment, thet scotion would have very little, if any, force whatever, Indood, it would add uothing to, but probabl diminish the effeotl of, tho leglelation of 1870, —_—l : NOTES AND NEWS, Speeral Dispatch to The Chicupo Lridune, APPLICATIONS ¥OB NATIONAL BANK OINGULATION, Wasuinaton, D, O, July 106,—Tho applica~ tions from tho West and Bouth for National Banking capital roached to-day the sum of §4,000,000, BPINNER'S FIONT, 1t a stated to-day in the mutter of Gen, Spin- ner's fight for the priviioge of appoluting to va- eancics inhls own oftice that thal gentioman had written a lottor dirootly’ to the Prosident, urglug that it ho cannut coutrol auch appoing. monts he will resign, and that the Hoovelary says, bo permis Bplunar $o have hit owa way I JULY 17, his matter would univoraally encourage insub- ordination fu tho Dapartmont. OIVIL-BERVIOR NEFOIM, Thors {a now no fuud out of which to pay for carrying on Clvil-Borvico examiuations, aud np- pointmenta must hareattor bo made under such ruloa ng tho hinnds of flufnmnoms choose to pro- soribo, Beorotary Bristow wseoms inclined to hiavo an oxamination similar to that of the Oivil- Borvico Board to ascortain the fitnoss of candi- daten, 11:\“ it is & mattor ontiroly within ls owu control. ORI Two Young Girls Abducted, Speciul Dispatoh to The Chleaag Tribune. WiLkespanng, Pa., July 16.—The abduction of two childron {8 cansing grbot exoltoment in the upper part of thia county. In tho villago of Nicholson, on Mondny, and whon a traveling show lLiad loft tho placo, & Mra, Robinson made the horrible discovery that hor two littlo daugh- tors, 12 nod 14 yoars of age, wero missing, Thoy hod attended tho aftorugon vorfornatos, bub wore not soon aftorward, Yestordny tho hnlf- orazed mothor hastoned to Dunmore, where tho cirous wna stopping, and, in the company of Chiof of DPolice Forber, of Scrauton, ondeavorod to nscortain tho whoroabouts of hor childron, only to loarn that tho villains who had induced the slrln to follow them were discharged on the day following tho abduction, and had gonoe no ono kuow whither, The mothar is de- termined to follow tho destroyors of Lor happi- nfinn, nud roscue hor daughters from a life of shame. Trial of n Ship’s Ofiicer for Shooting o Senman, New Yorg, July 16.—A warrant hag been is- gued for the arrest of Jomos MoCoarty, tlio flrst mato of the Amorican ship Cultivator, on tho charge of having, on tho Iith of last Janunry, shot and Inlled John Bmith, alias John Wright, ono of tho sosmou o that vessel, whon sho was ono day out from Ban Francieco, McCnrty and soveral witneesos are doily expeoted at this port ou the stoamer Colima, Linving been sent hLore for trial by the American Consul at Brussels. Murder and Suicide. CiNorvNaTy, O., July 16.—Jobn Xaisor, a shoe- maker, at Franklin, 0., ended o four weeks' drunkon spree lnst night Ly shooting bis wife, instantly killing hor, and then, putting the pis- kzl l?‘ hig own liend, he fired 1o shots, dying ine stautly, Murder of n Sheriff in Johnson County, Arl,s = Lrrrie Rock, Ark., July 16,—On the 18th of Blarch lnst, Bid Waullece, the Johnson County desperado, was buug at Clarkaville. Coming of one of the best families in tha county, and buv- ing o Inrge connaction, bis father having been o Methodlst proacher and ouco s membor of tho Logislatuve, tho execution of young \Wal- luco aronted gront oxcitement at tho time, and vengennco was threantened by Wallaco's trionds against all engaged in it. Doputy-8horiff Xline conducted the oxecution. Yostorday morning Kliue loft this city for Olarkevillo, in company with 8 young man named Banks, They arnved at the depot half a milo from Olarksvillo at 2p. m., sud started on foot for town. Thoy woro fired upon from the rondside bf eomo un- known person, Klino was mortaily wounded and young Banka slightly, A mun named Rob- iuson, a cousin of Sid Wallace, who had been in the county but n short time, was arrested charged with the shooting, and was recognized 85 the paty who fired on thew. Kline had no warning of bis intentions, Attompt to Wreck and Rob a Pry=0Onr. Urtea, N. Y., July 16.—A special dispateh to the Utica Zerald from Fort Plain says that an attompt was made this morning to wreck aud rob the pay-car of the Now York Contral Rail- way, Inymester Reed left Albany with some $50.77), and & forco of six men. The would- be rvwvers had placed an obstruction on the track ut n secluded place, woll chosen for such & crinte, near o pieco of woods, ‘The work-train came along eud discovered the obstruction in time to flag tho pay-car. Lator fnformation s tthat tho work- train, aftor removing the obstructions, loft o man sucreted to watch the track. Boon Lo saw two nien come out of bushos and place a hugo tie acrosu the track, He slarted for thom, and thoy ran. The Bupertn- tendent was suon on the epot, the pay-oar was stopped, and tho men gave chase, but failed to catch tho rascals, Eenten to Donth by Roughs. JEFFENSONVILLE, Ind., July 16.—Josoph Boyer, the mun'who wns so terribly bLeaton yesterday by Corbin and Gordon, died this foronoon. Cor- bin and Gordon wero arrosted at New Alhnnf. brought here, and focked up. The Coroner held o port mortom examination, and the jury re- turned a vordict that deceased came to his death Dby blows on the head from brickbats and an_ nlo bottlo in the heods of Sam Gordon and Ed Corbin, Groat indignation is oxpresuod ngninst tho murderors, and there are somo foars that there will be an effort mado to lynch thom. Two Kentucky Homicides, LousviLLE, Ky., July 16,.—At Boren, Ky., last Bonday, o youth nrmed James Walkup siiot and fatelly wounded Miss Margarot Paintor. Tha cause for the murder was not known. At Crab Orchard, Ky., last Saturday, a boy nwmed Goborly cut a man in.the wrise with o pockat-knife, from which he died noxt day, It sooms the boy was solling apples, and the man playfully grabbed at tho basket, when the boy mmukd.nt bim with s knifo, sud an axtory was sovere Arrosted for o Murder Committed T'wo Yoary Azo. Corunnyus, O,, July 16.—James Harrington wvag arrestod to-dny charged with tho murder of Thomas Willard, at Clevelund, two years ago. guson e dalial ol Tl THE CHINCH-BUG IN ILLINOIS, Great Damago Dono to Corn tho Pres= ont Seuson, Jacksonville, Iil,, (July 18) Correapondence of the iy Yo Your correspondent has had occasion to visit aoveral loculittos in this county, and finds that the ravages of the chinch-bugs uKon the Hm\\'iug corn 8 much greator than was first roported. A Mr, Leedfora, re- siding 4 miles east of Jackeonville, has 10 nacros of corn that has been totally ruined by theso pests, Tho entiro fiold looks as if it bad been senlded with boiling-hot water—tha stalks boing doad and dry, and all fallen to the ground, Mauy other tlelds in tho nolghborhood aro one- fourth and one-half destroyed with countless millfons of tho bugs going for the remaining good porta; and, thero is no caleulating the oxtont of damago that will bo sus- tumed to this corenl, ns tho insocts are, seomingly, Just beginnning to mako tholr appenrnnce, In somo fiolds, appar eutly untouchod und in a fiue growing condition, by atripping off the lowor lenves of tho stalks, these hul;u muy be found in gront number, g0 it may woll bo supposed that their disnstrous work hus but just begun, Recont advices from Brown, Pike, and othor adjoining counties calculate tho logscs in their localilios from theso samo posts n nbout the snme mannor as do farmers of thiy county. It muy bo sately estimnted, suy & good many farmers, that at loast onc-halt of the on- tiro corn orop will bo dostroyed. In many in- stances theso bugs Lave been soen migrating from stubblo-ticlds to flelds of corn neur by in Rrent armies, 80 numorons in places that you could not oo tho ground, 'thoso inscets have boen stoadily increasing in numbors the past fow yoars, and, should the increase continue in the spmo ratio, and no plans bo dovised to abato tho torrible destroyors, it will bo almost out of the question to raise oorn, oat, or ovon wheat in this country, in a few moro yenrs, Cho farming community are becoming much alarmod st the prosont stato of affairg, and, if any of your readors can give an availablo mode by which tho upread of this torri- Dblo scourge wmny be abatod, or the carniverous inseots anuilutated, they will confor a lasting favor upon thousands of tho tillers of tha soil and do ‘s moat benevolent act that will be of genoral good to the eutive public, Sk s O A Painful Story Contradicted, Mauy papers have publisbed o roport, coming from Hale Lake City, to the oi¥ect thut & youuy man named William B. Blackhurst had” been burled wlive thore, end that the collin having subsoquontly boou opencd, 1t was found thut ho had revived, and in his dopernte attempts to escape from Lis sgonizing incorcoration had torn tho skin and flesh from his faco, and pulled hin buir out by tho ruots, and turned complotely over, Nir. Josoph E, Taylor, the city soxton, donles tho wholo story.,” Ho says: “Boveral tines last wook L was stopped in tho streot by fu- dividualy esking suchquustions na the following ¥ Iu it truo young Blaokbiwat was buried alive 7' *Had he torn his hnir out by the roots 7' *Ilad ho turned ovor {u his cofln?' ete., which I in- varirbly answerod in the nogative, with ox- planations, s friends were annoyed and grioved by quontions of a uimilur nuture, and, to place the mattor boyund ull doubt, suggested thot ho be uncovered, whioh wus dono enzly on Friduy morning lnst, tho 8d ingt, Wo found the body lylng procisely as whon fivat placed in the ooflu | uo chango whatevor, ouly what was pro- duoed by decowposition,” . doplurable circumstance. 1t is THE FIRE. [Continued from tho Second Pago.] distriot travorsod by the flames wos pecullarly tho Bt Glles' of "Olicago, Reforouco {s now mado pooullarly to that part of Blate Atreot which was awopt by tho firo, Tha bulidingealong that street cou- siated of o loweat micoun, pawivaliope, sl Junk- #hns. ths uppet orios of tha wrotohed buildings bo- g occupled by gambling Lioles of tho worat ponsiblo cluructor, and by o wretchod lob of prostitutes and other socfal outlaws, It In acarcoly oxtravagant to sy thiat one-Lnlf of tho professlonal criminals of Chicago lived in this quarter of thocity, The writer Lus acen tliom many timea starting out In gangs in the Amall laoure upet otraudn of burglary aud bighway roblars, Laving o business-1iko afr that would have been nlio- gother commendebla If tholr busiicss hud beon other thuu it wos, Woat of Stato wireot oro Third oud Fourth aveuuos, whicl e aliont ogtirely givou up Lo tho vileat houses of proatitution, That all of thusa Plucos, tho rotten ndor-boxes, packed full of tho vilest ubd mont davgocous claswos, alieuld bave oxintod withe 1 fow blocks of o palatil lole wn woros wia Ialr to presume that the doatructlon of {hieke iouues of awicsances, thess menaces to tho safoty of udjoiniug bulldings, Will ma= teriully enbnuco the valuo'of proporly In'tho city, ‘Then ‘the widening and improvoment of Slalo street, witioh Loa beou urgod Ly M, Potter Palmor for yoars, will now bo practicablo, aud thcre Is renson 1o Lelieva that 1t will be linod, fron the river to Twelfth street, by hundsomo Lusldinge, ocoupled by rotull stores, of Bomawhut tho ssmy charactor s those which aro how found on that purt of the strect north of Harrison, It 13 o bo hoped that the work of robuilding will not bo crowded forward with oxcossiva precipitancy and ox- pento, mistakes that followed the former firo, to tho proveiit embursssment of that city; butit is not doubte ed that tho bulldings erectod upo tho dovastatod urea will Le of & vastly Letter charactor, and will bo occu- plod for better purposas, From the Davenport (a,) Gazelts, Our dispatclics lant nlght teil'a fearful story—ono thiat will sudden the hoarts of many, not ouly i our own clty, but throughout, tho land, ‘The augol £ deatruction 'soems o hovor over Chicago with% floming torch in Land, roudy to britg death and destruction ot & momuatis warning, Wator Socms to have no powor ovr the firo at such timess powder will not stay the onward inarch tha devouring olomeut; atoue and brick el n tho forvent heat ; nothing s suMicient il ite coura fa run, Scarcely lisa tho most wouderful city of mode orn times risen {n glory from the dust aud ashes o 711, oud regained her former dogree of prouperity ud gruiideur, than sho {a called 10 mouru tho loss of n Durt which was spured beforo. Ay polatial reele dencos and lnigo blocks of business houses which slioltered thousanids of poor souls ou thoss fong-1o-bo- ramembored Qctober nighls bavo succumbed to the present attack of the enotny, and the {nhabitsnts who now dwell fu seourity can lave o chanco to rupay tho Liuduess rocelved nearly threo yoars ngo, Forhaps tho presont conflagration Is uot 0 bo compared with tho Wulg " fire, oithier in ostent or pecuntary loss, but it 18 & great calimity for Chicigo fu fta prossnt con- ditfon, But we do uot prophecy destruction of iutor- eat i that city, knowing, s we do, ita wondarful vital power and enurgy, From the Milweaukes Wisconsin, Naturally fhe nows ereatod tho Livellest exoltement, Nowspaper aud talegraph offices, hotol Iobbies, streok coruer, und, In fact, evory place whero on additional word waa to bu heard, wora thirongud by oaer crowds, unxious to hear he vory Jast nuws regarding thi cons Sugration, Esch ono's inind wont back 1o tho grost fire, and whon it was known that the Sumes wore pure sultig ho old track the impression that Chicago was o doomied clty grow provalent, Exprossious of sympathy for the sufforing were heard on every hand, und the good foellng waa ot contined to moro expression, [The Ifisconsin horo nurrates the fucts ralative to ;,ho sending of fie-ougiues {rom Uist ety ; ead thau rocoeds ;] Au thio Liour grow Iater the excitoment fncrensed, for thio newa kopt coustantly coming. over the wires ‘that tho fire wue etill unchocked und rapidly sweoplng northeastward, A dende crowd hungabout tha various otiica, and remnined until about 1 o'clock, when the cheoribg iutelligonco arrived that tho fira'was undor control and uo" more_damsgo could be dono, Then the groups begau to dlaporss, and seok their sepurato howmes, Lxpressious of thunkfulness wore heard on overy hand—the result bolug far loss tesrible than had Doexi feared, bad though it was, Tntermingled with tho oxpressions of gratitude how- ever, were sundry other romarks, whiol can hardly b clasted g8 thunkful, An smusing fucident 18 related 5 Whan tho pows carito that tho fira had beon controlled, two litte noweboys, who had beou ronpiug a golden Lirvout during sy evening, pusaed tho Nowhull 1ouse, loudly oxpressing their contompt for tho boopla Whe would stop such & 8no clinnco for businss, . 4 Blnst themm roowtors,” said one to tha othor, * they'vo stopped that fir and Lustod our trado in tho mornin', ‘Themn firemen aro dead kot agaiust our buainess 1 and thio youthfal money-makers passed off into tho dark- niess, oursiug such Intorforonce, 1t {8 bad, but ¢ might Haye been o much’ worso that the couutry ouglt to bo thankful, for it scoms to be concoded tht Clilcago, ltke o favorito iufont, i en-. titted to w0 suticly caslatunca that if anything hippons tolior overy ono must bolp, + o . Chicego makos everything s ‘succoss, Even whilo thte firo was mslng with ita florcest Intensity, an oparator aot word that f as a good thing, e telo- eaphod ¢ . i"Tho wholo of Ohleago has not only had snother blg coutugration, but o great purification as weil, and i It endy e o bottor for 1 by seourib iu thie Ulatrict burht widor strools and o gubstantlal closy of bulldings compared with thoso lost,” “lieao words wore noticablo bocauso at tho time thoy wero tolograplied thote was 8 stroug posoiblity thnt i conflngration would mwoep through. the cont buildinge of tho rebuilt district, From the Milicaukes Timae, Now, who ia to blame for thin? Clicago {tsolf, of couras, Wa fancy Chief Lippert would have given a Detter ncoount of tho fira if it had Lappenod in the Croam Oity, From the Rock Ialand (il Argus. There s ovidently oo weak spot. in thio Chieago Firo Department, 1t fa elther woak in numbors nud machines, or badiy managed—porhaps Loth, Cortainly Miohigun'wator will quench fira if promptly used i gutelent quantlty. But Olieago dot acom to know ow to do it. And, of course, Obfcago must suilor wun- il sbe learns Liow, ' Tho worst of itis that thoso peo~ %:In wut.dn,‘\m"ld"”wtm :‘g}frflnm the ones whnl:nf. or most, An incompetent City Government 1s whut's the matter with Chicago, From the Erta(Pa,) Dispateh, A9 o'clock: last eveuing thore was overy reason to boliovo that we ehould lay beforo our renders thls morutug another story of dissster and ruin from tho clty which has ulready gliod w0 larvo a place in the ublio inind in connedtion with its terrible sutferings rom firo, Thosecond visilation of calumity is onouyla to arouse the duopest sympathios of tho eusire nution, but comparod to thio awful dovustation of tho frat Gro it 18 n mattor which can bo lightly dwelt upon, —— FIRES ELSEWHERE, The Confiugration at Oshicosh, Currespondence of Lhe Chicago Lribune, Outrxcost, July 14, 1874, Tarrived horo at G:45 p, m., aud immedintoly repatred to the scono of the fire, Thero aro, up to thig bour (10 p. m.) divided opinious ns to tho cause, somo alleging it originated in a small barn in the roor of a biacksmith-shop, occasioned Ly the sparks thrown from hested iron, and communicating with the dry hay strewn along the yard, while others maintain it was caused by some neighboring children playing with matches at tho burn described, Tils wus situated o short distanco north of tho centrs of Main stroot, sud two squares west. Noarly one-half of Main streot i3 gone, includiug the engino-houso, Wag- nor's now ball, which was in procoss of erection, aud {unumernble business houses, ‘T'ho writer passed through the burnt dlstrict up to 8 o'clock. It oxtends throc-quarters of & nulo almost di- roctly worth, and a half mile northeast, with a width of about & bulf a mile, Thoro has boen no rain in this soction fora long timo, aud overything was as dry ns can be dororibed by that significant word, When tho fire broke out, tbere was a strong wind almost dircetly from tho south, which greatly accelerated the ramd progrosy of the flames, Thon it veered round to :hq ]uounmont, aud took ovorything wishin ite rail, As noar s can boe aacertnined, the calamity does not aitect tho poorer claes of citizens, boing more closuly confined to Pmupnmun rotuil mor- chants aud the more thrifty residence-ownors, In ummhl{: through the slrosts bounded on oach side by the smoldoriug ruius, mou wero lying sbout, overoomo by tho heat aud oxertion lucie dont €0 tho ocourrance, but wore quickly succor- od and onred for, Theso worescattoring and fow; but, outside of the fire-bounderies, thoy laid pros- trate on overy haud, Buch scencs us those are caloulated 1o bring out thu noblest Impulues of humanity, and hero iv bas beou manifestod in its most subthno charaotor, Tho engernoss aud onthusinsm dispiuyed to reuder assistanco to ovory one in distress caunot havo been oxcelled ou any parallel oacuslon. Oitizeus in their our- ringos, reviewing the extout of tho disnstor, profered ut onco thelr vohiclos to those in dis- trosy, and those overcomo and oxhuusted were takou to their residoncos und physicinus sont for their rolief, Instances were frequont whoro ladios surroudored their oarringes for tho same purposo, and, on such occusion, the onthusinem rodoubled, sud oach nppunlm\ to vio with ono another to sco who could rendor the groatout sorvicas, An approving CGod surely will look down to-night and contemplato man's humanity to man, Tho exoitomont was at its oulminating point horo ut 7 o'olock. Pale und baggard fuves wero seon &b every turn, und eager discussion on tho fire-topio was incustiunt. As In all considerable rlncnn. when # calamity of the proportious of his bofalls the cltizous, a certain elemont ro- sorted to liquor to stimulate thoir deprossion, aud intoxicated men were everywhoro to be soen, “Thoro aro eald to be aneak-thioves in town, but 10 outrages are reported up to this hour, Tlhe cltizens Loro woro fully ulivo to the dan- gor, and commenced rewoving tholr housvhold oods aud offeots beforo the flro was within & gllr-ml.lo of them. Aa & cousequenve, thousinda of dollars wore saved whore goods would hava Leen consumed, Up to dnto I have heard of but fow aceldents, but many, very many persons, havo bnon avors como by exhaustion hrought on by averaxortion in saving gooda, nnd aro fu groat kulioring, Mr, William Taylor, City Trousuror, nfter firm\t oxortions to aave property, dled from the ursting of a blood-vessel, 'I'ho most univerynl lamontation attonds hin demise. No gontlernur in Lho clty was more popular, or moro boloved by his frionds, Although tho authorlties sont for and received engtnes from Fonddu Lae, Monasha,and Neenah, thoy did nnzdvrnmud to ability to stop the prog- ress of the flumoa in tho direction of the whxfi, but contonted thomaelves with cudeavoring to confine its width. p. m—A certain portion of tho laboring olasd aro reported Lo hinve heen burned out, and tho city is distributing food to the sufferers. Firos to this dalo, from vagiant brands and aparks, aro reported noarly 1 mila boyoud tho city limits, and to thoso limits it hna made o olean sweep, Ono hundredand twonty-five acres ato roportad burned over. W. C. Brarrono, Additional Insurnnce Losscs in Oshe koshe Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaan Tridbune, Osuxosi, Wis,, July 10.—In_addition to the Insuranco compnnios who lose by the fire here, roported in Tk TEusK yostordny, tho Wators town, of Now York, loses about £6,000 ; Undor- writors' about £0,000; Madison Mutunl, $20,000; Phanix, of Hartford, 88.000 ndditional, The funeral or \, P, Inylor, City Troasurer, killod fu tho iate fire, took place to-day, attonded Dby 10,000 porsons, The Burning of lowa Falls, ¥a. From the Dubuque Tvmes, July 18, While the lurid flames of Chicngo's socond boptiem of flre are consuming 1,000 buildings, nows renches us of the nlmont entlro destruction of tho businoss portion of Iowa Falls, fu Hardin County, In. This little town of about 1,400 in= habitants is an almost total rain, only one hotel and two stores hoving oscaped tho iuthloss flames. This burnt district comprises both siden of Wushington avenue from Main streot on the wost to about midway botweon Stevens and Onk Btreots on tho east, tho ou-rushing tlames stop-~ ping only whon there wore no moro buildings m tho lino of the fira to help feed their dovouring fury. From Main to Steveus streots, Washing- ton avenuo on both sides was nn almost solid front of buildiugs, of brick, stone, and wood, and in threo houra after tho flames broke out. not & building remnined on tho avonuo enst of Main street. Al efforts to stay the iames wora futile ; there wore no firc-ongines nor fire-de- partment, save un indifferently organized hook- and-laddor compauy, and three or four Babeuck oxtinguishors, L'rom our special dispatches It scems that Uho fire commenced yestorday aftornoon ut 8 o'clock, in Nelson & Co'a meat-marlot, on the south side of tha avouuo, and, the wind blowing strong from the mouth-southwest, the flamos sprend enst, west, and north with great rapldity, The fol- lowing is a pactial list of the buildings burned sud the roported loss and insurunco : Locw, Int, W, E, Nichols,agricultura implomenta,$15,000 $5,000 C, Cowan, bardwaro storo, 8,000 4,000 H00 61000 8000 1,000 3000 1,600 6,190 nony R, J. 0. McGowun, grocer, provisions,, 5,000 nono Birothor & Elllott, grocery. 5000 nono Wolden & Bon, grocery, Post-Ofica ., T000 noue Jonea Ifotel, Ry 1,000 Union Hotel, T, Btevons, proprisior. Nouo Mollon, boots and shoos nono E. 8, Bllsworth, building. nono P, J, Cowan, agricultural 8,000 2,000 3. L., Extes, stors bullding, 1600 nouo Nichols & Koapp, wagon 2000 nuuo Nolson & Co., medt-market... 4300 nono E. ¥, Wianer, bank butiding. . /000 nonu G. A. Ivins, larness ahop. 2000 nono Smith & Nutter, grocery. 8,000 nono 1t should be romembered that this is not a comploto liat of tho sufforors nor of the build- ings burned, there being several smnller build- ings and ono or two larger ones. Odell’s furni- turo-atora and H,Oady’s jewaelry-store aroomitted from tho dispateh, and’ thoy caunot have es- caped. TForty-five buildings wore burned, and tho loss, hurriedly estimatod, is met down at ©130,000, of which thoro is Jess than $30,000 in- surance. At 6 o'clock, only threo hours aftor tho firo broko out, tho flames were staved. No sorious mls!mye oceurred to any ono oxcopt to Pos:master Willinm Welden, who was sovoroly burned. Soversl otler citizens wero utterly prostrated by bard work in fighting tho flamos, gaving movablo propetty, oto,, in” the intonse hoat of tivo and sun. At EBelle Plaino, In. CriyTox, In., July 16.—~A firo at Dello Plaine, Coutral Iown, early this morning, burned A. ¥, Dell's law-offico ;- Daniels’ harnoss-shop ; F. Orlehied's saloon ; Barrow & Dunn's varloty store ; Bonlenky's mont market ; and Hollis & Ilartmon’s grocery storo, The loss is §7,000 5 insurance not stated. THE NEW OCEAN CABLES. Ponrsyourst, N. I, July 16.—The telograph oaljjo veesels, Faradey and Ambassdor, finished their work off this harbor last night, and sniled for Nova Scotia. ——— Curlous Incidents, Correspondents of the Boston ZTranseript aroe rolatiug nstnnces of ourious coincidences, Wo quote: *“*A gontleman dreamed about Coms mencement time of o coiloge mate whom ho nover knew woll or cared for especintly, and hud not seen or hoard of, or thought of for & decado. Next day ho saw bim in Boston. He had latoly roturned from n protractod absonce from the country, A Iady dreamod of an old family sorvaut who quit hor house yoars ago. sottied at o distance, and was 88 much segrogated from hor and a strauger to hor thoughta ns though fu- habiting anothor uphere of existence. Shocalled on hor within twouty-four hours. “* About a dozen years ago, I met one day, on Washington stroot, a3 I thought, a citizon ot a distant town with whom I had long boforo a slight acquaintance, but whom I had not seen or thought of for muuy yours. Aswo passed each other I saw it was not e, but two blocks farther on [ met the vory man, Having had one similay experience bofure, this became the moro strong- 1y improssed upon my mind, About two years aftor, I was walking one ovening on Tromont satreot, on the sidewalk lutely romoved, and whon noar West stroot f;nto I was ou the poiut of sponking to Mr, H., oo intimato business no- taintanco, but the gas-light at that momont showod it was o stranger whom [ bad mot in- stead of my friend. The other incident cameo to my mind, and I thought, *Would it not be & ourious oircumstanco if I should meet Mr. H, during my walk? and, to my astonisliment, I did meet and tallc with him on that very side wall bofore I got to Park utreet cornor.” ——— A Bar of Platinn. The Paris Mint has just completed the manu-~ facture of n bur of indiated plating of tho enore mous wolght of 500 pounds, and worth 210,000 fianes, the oxhibition of which recently took Inca at the Consorvatoire des Avts ot Motiors of Paris, in the prosonce of dolsgates from foroign countries aud members of the Acadomy of Hoi~ oncos, invited by Gon. Morin, director of tho ostablishment. That mass of metal, quite ex- captionul_for its sizo and homogonconsnoss, Is to be used in making tho staudard moters and kilograms roquired Ey varions Governments for the adoption of tho motrical system, or tho com- parison of their woights and messures. Each #ob will cost 3,600 francs, and forty-fivo have boon ordarad by different powers, 'Tho fusion of tho motsl was effectod by the nid of soven blow-pipes of oxyhiydrogen gas iusorted into the cover of an enormous cruciblo; forly oubio motors of that fluid wera sutliciont to keop up tha combustion of the soven jots of ordinary as during the two hours tho combustion lusted, 'ho light of tho incandescont motnl was so in- teneo that tho melting pot could ouly bo looked into with tho aid of & colored gluss, Many con- turies mny pass hefove tho occasion should arie for such a work as that oxccated, »$ the produc- tion of platina is very limited, and does not ox- ceed frow u ton to 1 ton and ahalt annually, ol Ehilladelphin Stroet-Cnrve Btatlstics jnue published show the operations, elo,, of tha” Phitndelphin stroct yaflway compa- nios durfug tho page two yours to have boon a8 follows ¢ TPassonge 711003 i Horsoacs ' 4850 Recolpts $4,202,004 Expenses 200147 Froiits, 041, Prop to re- B o We g parch, Tod perct, During the year 1873 thoro wero 17 persons Killed aud 11 Injured on tho different roads, In 1872, tho dosths uumbered 13, nnd the persons mjured 10, Tin and Blato Roofing, Galvanized Iron Jore nice, Blovator Buokets, 249 SOUTE CANAL-ST. 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