Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 21, 1874, Page 1

- The Chicagn @m@ wne, aas VOLUME 27, SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE. brand Anction el 100 TDEATTIF UL [N 1OTS GLENCOE! WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. ‘Thesolots sre each [ FRET TRONT BY 10 FEET DEEP, and sro sarrounded by good, now sldowalks, many »f them fonced, and alton gradod strects, with sowors; aro convonient to Publio Sohool, Btors, Post-Offico, Chareh, and to tho Dopotof the Milwaukoo Division of e Northwostorn Railroad, whero twonty trains eall each day, affording meana most ample and comploto for rasl- donts to reach the olty, sud Liome again. GLENCOL is a beautiful now town, sottled by an oxcol- Jont and wealthy oloss of pooplo, 28 ovidonced from thio fact that for the 500 iniabitants somo $900,000 worth of baildings aro orocted. Tho housos aro all now, and of Landsome dosigns. Tho olovation of Gloncoe is from 80 10100 foot abiova tho Isko, and tho 1and is rolling and cov- prod with alovely grov, furnishing many pleturosquo building nites. BPEOIAL FRER TRAIN leares Kinzic-at. Dopot at %0 o'clock. Nevans & Dean's Band is engaged to fur- nish the musie, An excollont Junch whll be sorved. TERMB OF SALFE—Payments mny bo mado in MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, or ANNUAL INSTALL- ENTS, or i cask; balance in 1, 2, and 3 yosrs, at 8 per ednts or 3§ cash, balance inland 3yosrs, at6porcont; or 3 coeh, balanco inlyear, withont interost, orbper eont disoount forall cash, aa purchnsor may soleot, A dopositof @25 will boroquired on eschlot. Titlo abso- lately perfect. No Incumbrances, Bfaps, plats, and in- formation furnished st Room 4 Motropolitan Block, northwost corner of Randolph and LaSalle-sts., Chicago, office of theownors, MORTON OULVER, JAMES N. JOLNSON, and A, v, BINGHAM. ELISON, POMEROY & CO, AUCTIONEERS. BOOTS AND SHOES. 0N HENDERSON&CO. * JN0T BURNED! Haying learned that the impres- sion has gone abroad that our Store and Factory were burned on Tues- day night, we wish to inform our frionds that wewere NOT BURNED, and weo are now prepared for the Fall Trade with the Largest Stock of EASTERN and CUSTOM-MADE BOOTS & SHOES EVER OFFERED IN CHICAGO, C.M.HENDERSON & CO. Cor, Madison and Franklin-sts, TO RENT. AP RENTS! . Those fine Brick Stores, with Plate Glass Fronts, on north gide of Van Buren-st., between Clinton and' Canal-sts., will be ronted till May 1, 1875, at rate of $300 per annum, Apply to MATTOCKS & MASON, 623 Wabash-av. TO RENT. Tho Kiao Double Stare, 482120 foot, lighted on thros gidosy Now, 151 and 108 L)un’?orn;fi.,p‘l::mfin Tribuan i jock (now. Post-Olfico). ki 1o Ko i dostrod: WL 8iso Tont Basse & PEABODY, 14 Doatborn-at, Store to Rent. GALLUE first-olass staro carnor opposito Grand Palmer Hotel, Sintomatey and oloso (0 Host-Oticg * Also four f r front " ey, &6, “Apply to room for bilalaots, eelte o i izg Latborm-st. LUMBER OR COAT DOCK TO RENT ORFOR BALT. 150 feot front on Twelfth-st., running back to the Empiro lip, with rnilroad — connections, —noar wolfth-st, bridgo. Apply to M, PETRIE, 103 Washington.st.. Basoment. BASE BALL. ATLANTICS WHITE STOCKINGS, ‘WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, Tiokats for salo at Kolley Bre #ls0 at 117 Twonty-socond-st., 1t ran should interfore the game will ho played on the day followin &, aud no vosters will bo on tho stroot cars, FINANCIAL, JHONEY TO LOAN On Real Estate, For throe or flve years, in smounts from $500 to $b,000. TURNER & MARSH, 102 'Washington-st, +» 8 Madlson- and FHOMAS M, THORNTON, THORNTO) Wi, (Son of Judge Fhoentan.) W. F. TEIORNTOIN & SOIN,. Brokers, Sholbviile, 1. Establishod I it °"n=2flrnl?§sdl?‘?xbu.l;u' 7-:5 ) ul:lw‘cuuu‘xl‘:l. i} S mitiod i Ay o1 DA rattnb Fradera’ Satiosal iRk " cuszas 1 HALL'S STANDARD SAFES. HALL'S PATENT STANDARD SATES In the Recent) GREAT FIRES A Chicapo, Pontiac, and Streator, I, and Independence, Towa, TWENTY-ONE TESTED, And Every One Preserves Its Contents. The follawing aro & samplo of anrtificatea recolvod : Cmicaco, July 17, 187 HALL'S SAFE & LOCK CO., Chioago: GENTS: At tho burning of Ohloago, Oct. 8 and 5, 1571, Thad tn use one of your singlo-door Bafos, marked **3Lail's Patont, 1940, whioh wout through the flro and prosorved its content in porfect condition. Iintended sonding i to sou for repairs aftur that test, but eontinuod it {n uao untti 1t was caught again in tho groat firo of tho Tdth inst., aud am hnppy tosay it has tho socond timo prosorvad 1t contonta a8 porfectly as in tho groat con- fiagration of '71. When removed from the burning dobris tho outsldo was at & welding heat, and I conaldor tho tosk assevaroa ono asasafo could woll be subjocted tot and the oxcallont. mannor in which it has saved ita contonta through two groat firca withontin tho meantimo having undargons avy ropales, ia couolusive ovidenso to my mimd of tho superiorlty of tho HALL SATE, 1SAAO LIVINGSTON, (Iate) 303 Stato-at. Cmcaao, July 17, 187 HEALL'S SAVE & LOOK CO.: GENTS: 1had ono of your singlodoor mafos marked ** Hall's Patont” in the disastrous firo of the 14th fnst., which presorved its contonts in a splendid eondition, os dia also the ono wo had in the great conflagration of Oct, 9, "7, .Wo tako pleasuiro in adding anothor testimontal to tholr suporior merits, and conslder them without anoqual, EDWARD BOYNTON, (Iato) 256 State-tt. Cmteaao, July 17, 169, HALL'S BATE & LOOK CO.: GexT8: Wowers ongaged in tha ment buslnss at 73 and 875 Stata-ri. at tho time of Chicngo's lwt calamity— tho groat firo of tho 14th fust,—~and hnd ono of your safes inuso, 1t foll among a largo lot of fat moat, and wms subjooted to intonso hoat, but wo ars happs to stato that on oponing 1t wo found our books and papors wore anin- jurod by tho sevoro tost. Wo_choerfully commond sour valusbla safes to our friends sud tho publlo. 0. AUG. VOGEL & CO. PONTIAC, 1l., July 7, 1874, ‘We, tho undorsigned citizens of Pontlne, Livingsion Co., IIL,, cortliy that wo witnossed tho gront firs of thodth fast. which dostroyod a Jarge portion af tho businoss part of ourcity, togothor with our County Const-Houso which contained one of ** ITall's Patont™ Safes, and that sald safo wassubjactad to tho intonsa hoat of the fire, and wo now take plensure in saying it bas proved to bo all Jt was zoprosentad to bo a3 a perfeot firo-proof safo, JOSEPH H. STITT, Connty Treasuror. J. E. MORIOW, TProst. Nat. Tlank of Pontfas. JOUN A. FELLOWS, Oircult Clerk, 2 L., Ju B OFTICE YV, 8. Tackson & Car, Bikamie | 4108 SAYE & LOOK CO., Chloago: Genrremex: Bond us ono of your No. # Tiank Safas, ‘Wo will add (If it is nocossary to have you undorstand that wo appreciato your safe-work), that this will be tho fourth firo and burglar proof ssfo of your make that wo havo used, two at Honcn, 1L, (one of which wo arostill using,) and two at Stroator, Ill. On Saturday night,July 13, our bank buflding was burned, and on tho Monduy following wo oponed our safo, with combinations and bolta ‘working perfootly to all tho doors. We found to onr sat- Isfaction, as woll aa that of our mnny customors, all books, papors. moncy, and other valuablos contained thoraln in porfoct ordor, W learo prioo and terms of Bato above ordored with yun, only ssking you Lo got Sata hero with all possible speed. Yours truly, W. 8. JACKSON & 0O, Bankers. INDEPENDENGE, Ia.. May &, 181, HALL'S BAFE & LOCK CO.: Gexra: Wo fool Yory proud of the Snfo purchased of you, and tho admirablo manner in which It presorvod it contonts during our rocont terriblo fire. Itlay n tho Dburalng dobris for over FORTY HLOURS, yot on oponing it 7o wore most sgroeably surprived at finding ita contents XNTIRELY UNINJURED, Ll any ono withes to pur- chaso a Safe that s TRULY FIRE-PROOF, they will want no bettar ovidonoa of tho morits of HALL' PAT- ENT than an examination of tho books and papors taken from ours, and nlso thatof Mr. O, II, P Buszoll, which ware purchiasod of your Ohlosgo house. Yours truly, MOORE & OHAMBERLAILN, . IRDEFENDENCE, Yows, May 20, 1674, HALL'S BATE & LOCK CO.: GENTS: My littlo 600-1b Safe of your mako came out of tho recont firo *“all right.” It was In tho sccond story of a throa.atory brick block, and was takon from tho ruins aftor & 84-hour test, with lock in porfect workng order, sud CONTENTS UNINJURED. Its small sizs led mo 10 oubt its firo-proof capacity, but the result proves it worthy of ALL CONFIDENCE, Taesepecttully, 0. I, P, ROSZELL, " Bayor of Independence. A large stock of these Stand- ard Fire-Proof Safes always on hand at our Branch Houses, in New York, Boston, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Louis- ville, 8t. Louis, San Francisco, and Chicago, HALL'S SAFE & LOCK €0, PRENCH PLATE LOOKING GLASSES, Manufscturars of Ploturn Frames and Cornlcos of ovory dosoription. Ofl Palutiogs, Kngravings and Chromos, Birrors nioved and hung, Damaged Palntings repaired. Ol frumas rogilt, Ko. 262 STATE-ST., near Yan Bnren, Chieago. FASSETT, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER, 501 WABASE-AV. SV ANTHLD. A partuer n a rapidly-tucrossing and prolitablo wholo- et D e e N ntly cartan aind anfa, Cap S0 mowr Tarcatot .40, oy which yiuidaa profit of 4U por oot per annum, LFrom 10,00 W #80,000 1muro 18 do- Sivot P4 bitend tho busiucss. An 8ckiro parinur pro- forrod. Addrons W 81, s {bune olico. —___DISSOLDTION NOMIOE DISSOLUTION. toall part: tatereutod that the e OB Rt Latrs 8t &l at.,1s diseolvod, Al obte iz srom aid it o pala by "o, ‘aud i o piald ta me, ln:'lar’yv”?\}\hi"l‘milflxfl usk W o me, MORGAN. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, BEECHER-TILTON. Tho Purport of Tilton’s Statement Not Made Public, But It Is Pretty Well Known to the Newspapers. Tilton Charges Criminality upon s Wifo and My, Beechers He Asgerts that His COase Is Unan- swerable, The Committee Much Troubled, but Not Ready to Divulge the Facts. No Accnsations Mave Been Madein Re- gard to Other Families, Yhata Nowspaper Friendly to Tilton Ias to Say. The Worst Will Be Known in Forty- eight Hours. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, July 20.—Tho excitoment over Tilton’s promisod revelations 18 roally astonish- ingly groat. 1t js amaziug how goneral tho love of scandal is to oll agos and soxcs. Little olse hea beon talked of in tho streot, homes, an% ‘business houses to-day, and though nothing is positively kuown of what Tilton will rovesl, his document ia discnssed in anticipation. It is gonerally conceded that Tilton must charge & scrious offeneo on Beechor, or loave Brooklyn, and there aronot a fow who declaro that his golng will bo acoclerated by unplenssut dem- onstrations of the oitizens. From the feeling I bnvo scon manifested I think Tilton, it he falls to make ont a goad and justifiable story, will simply bo scorncd and shunned ; but if he boldly chargos adultory on Beocher, rud fails to substantiate it, I would not be nurprised to seo him mobbed. ONE OF TIIE TWO MEN NUST GO DOWN, and hould It be Boocher, his churol will go to ruin with him, 1t oxtats mainly bocause of his personal popularity. Intoits presont position, indopendont of othor Congrogntional churches, Beeohor and this scendal led its congregation, and with Boecher the church will fall. I do not yot think that Reocher is doomod, but the noxt forty-cight hours will tell. The fooling to-day is strongly in hia favor. THE AOCUSER DEFORE TUE CONMITTRE, 'Tilton is roally tho defendant botore tho poo- ple. Ho has beon in tho aggrosslye until within o weol, and had the prestige of thoso who force tho fighting ; but he i now on the dofonsive ab- solutely, and fighting for dear.life. On tho other hond, Beecher, having rovealed nothing, holds bis wholo pawer in rescrve, and, when bo doos ap- poar beforo the Committeo (so his fricnds say, and as I fear, for Tilton's sake), will tenr Tilton's pags- sionnte utteranoes to tatlors with his cold logicand hard facts, I am writing proliminary to the meoting to-night, and beforo it is possible to lmow whether or not Tilton’s statomoent can be had for telegraphing. All is_tlierofors neces- surily conjecture in good part, but I proposo to tell you whut I am assured by iutimate fricnds of Tiltou, and by at lonst oo member of tho Comittes, are tho T\WO CHIEF CIIARGES OF TILTON AGAINST DERCHER, Tor the first time,and iu contradiction of repeat- ed nssortious that his wifo was as pure as an angol, 'lilton, it s understood, will charge that his wifo oud Boechqr committed adultery. Tho confession —of Mrs. Tilton to Mrs. Steuton will be cited in proof, and furthor extracts will bs given cor- roborating this atatewent from the lotiers of both Beeehor and Mra, Tilton, This informo~ tion I obeain from a Brooldyn man very lutimate with Tilton nnd_Moulton, and one I have renson to know who has beon fully ndvised by thom an to tho lator dovelopments of the scan- dol, A member of tho Committeo is alao authori- ty for the story that the lettors of Becchor and Mrs. Tilton aro to bo quoted in proof, Tilton will also allego that Beochor and his frionds induced Mrs. Tilton to leave hier homo aud husband nt this criticsl timo, aa tho only way to defoud nncliu[)rnleut both Beecher and her- welf. _As they had been guilty, and had porsist- ently denied 1t, so thoy must join now in still reiterating thoir entire inmocenco. Tilton’s frionds aro authority for tlus statomont. TIE SUPPAESSION OF WILKESON'S WTATEMENT in Baturdny's Herald wes brought abvoub in this way: Jobn Ruseell Young, of tho Herald, sont proofs of nn urticlo on Friday to Tilton, and suggested to him that o hnd botter call and soo him_about tho matter. Tilton promised to call ou Friday night, snd did 80, nogotintions for its suppression_ continu- ing until after 1 o'clocl, when Young decided to suppress it; buk au oditorinl in tho noxt morn- ing's Ierald Lad o reforonco to the document, which hiad Leen fargolton, and #o the suppreasod articlo had 0 be printed on Sunday. ANOTHER VERBION. The following from the Brooklyn Argus, now Tilton’s recognized organ, and admitted such by its editor, {8 considered significant, and is be- lioved to como directly from Tilton, It would soom,to indicato that Tiltou's statoment will not coutnin vory strong sssortions, but bo rathor do- fensivo than othorwiso, 'I'liis statomout of Mr, Tilton's position is introduced by tho following paragraph, stll more indicativo of new hostilo 1utentions: Tho statement is understood to tinve received its final roviston this morning, und it s contidently given out by Mr, Tillon’s friends that it will bo strictly Iinited' to & morrativa of ‘mattors rclating to tho family of Mr, Tilton, If this report be true, und thora i roasou fo Lelfove that it du, the disparaglug rumor that have been clrculated in some quarters to tho effect that M, Tilton futonded to divert tho fssuo by recalling the circumatunces of other scandals, is at once disproved, and set asido for ail time, Bolow we ublish a_briof statement furnished to us by the riends of Mr, ‘Titon, to whom the uso of the columuna of tho . raus was {robly sccorded on Friduy lust, note ting forth a point or two to which pubilo uttention shonld be directed ; M1, TILTON'S YOSITION, “The friendn Who roprosent what thoy betleve to bo the real sentiments of Theodoro ‘Tllton in regard to the unbappy coutroversy it which he f8 now euguged conaldur It yropor to waY, totnu from lin, that Mr, Tiiton lponEl ibsolutely under compulsion, e hag bevn accused of making n story out of whole cloth, und the probablo nature of the rovelations that he in. tends to lay before tho Committes hng been described u forms which would bo fmpresalvo if they had been backed by facts, Nob bolng backed by fuols, thoy oro not so impresslve 88 they might bo, The friends who stand by Nr, Tilton in this tight doelre that it mny Lo known to tho gen- eral publio that Lis attitude §a not, und has not been, ono of aggression, but purely onoof elf-defense, und on this decluTatioh they zest, A'CONMITTEEMAN statod to-day to » Brooklyn Eagle roporter that in all the evidence thus far dikclosed thero hay boon no word tondiug to show that Mr, Boccher Lad over boen guilty of a criminal or immoral act with Mgy, Tilton or anybody olso, and that, having noen Becchor's apologotio lotter to Tiltan, he could say that thore was nothing in it from which any man could infor thut Docoher bad ever Leon gulity of o criminal act with 'Lilton's wife, TILYON'S OHARGES AT LANT PREHENTED, The Bocchor Iuvastigating Committeo nssem- bled at the house of August A, Storrs, s member of the Gowmittos, at No, 81 donreo plnce, at 8 a'clook thia ovoning, to biear tho chargos of Mr, Tilton agninet Mr. Becchor. Bli. filton was here promply on time aud ol the Comuittas woro present, Mr. Ellonwood, who bas beon stenograpuer for Plymouth Church for twenty years, was thero to rocord the procecdings. The Bosston continuedwithout intorruption until mid- night, and was wholly oceupied by tho hearing of Mr, ‘Tiiton's statement, Admisslon, oven to'the Lisllway, wos rofused to tho reprosontatives of the pross, and tho striotest secracy waa ob- woryed throughout, The only reply vouchested JULY, 21 to the many notes sent in {o tlo differont mombors of tho Committeo wag simply, ' No," Mavsengery enno and wont at short intervals and onrly in tho ovoning a gontloman conueoted with a prominent lnw-firm entored tho houso, and wos with tho Committoo for soma time. At midnight Mr, ‘Cilton issued from tho housa. In rospouso to quostions, ho said that tho sos- alon waa over. 118 OHARGES UNANAWERADLE, Ho conld not eay whother his statomont was obtainable, but **cortainly it was not anawer- ablo.,” Ho ndded that it had boon decldod not to publish anything u:frnrdmg the proceodings to-morrow. 1o thon drove away in s carringo with Frank Moulton, who bod come for hima short time bofora. Soon after the Committeo sopnrated. Somo of them were naked what they had to oy in roply to Mr. Tilton's nssortion that his statemont wns unnusworablo, They responded that they had decided not to spoal. Tha inventigation “was not closod. Tho testi~ mony of two wituesson romaiu to bo takon. This may rofer_to Baocher and Moulton, or Boacher and Mrs. Woodbull, the Iattor of whom in now on her way horo from the West. Tho Committee havo eaid that thoy would not ssk bor to testity, bub if she volubteored to make & statomont they would rocelvo it. o BEZOHER WILE BE REARD in a day or two, Tilton looked confidont when ho drove away ; indoed, ho ssomed almost olat~ ed. T'he Comuutleo appoaroed troubled and dis- comflted. Bomn boliove that; Tilton's statomont was énunh niore powerful than had beon sup- posed, 3 TILTON'A LETTER OF DECEMBER, 1872, As an important bistorical contributioy to tho story of this nnbappy scandal we rapublish the followlug lottor writton by atr, ‘Lilton two years ago: 174 LvinosToxn Brnxer, Broonrwyx, Dec, 21, 1873, Mx CoMPLAINING FRizNp—Thuuks for your good Iotter of bad advice, You say, * How essy to give tho llo to tho wicked story and thus end it forover.” But stop und considor, Tho story is a whols Lhsury of ptatomants—n hundred or more—nnd it would ba strango if Aoma of them toro not correct, though I doubtif ouyars, To give & geucral denial to such an_cneyalopedia of nesortions wonld bo ss_vagio nnd frrolovant as to lake up tho Police Gapetle, with its twouty.fonr pagoes of fllustrations, and 5oy, “This {3 ol a le.” B0 extenaive a lilol requirer, it nnswered st all, o apccisl denfat of iia soveral pats; and, furthortore, 1t roquircs, in this partioutar case, not ‘only & denial of things misatated, but ‘s truthful oxpboation of other (hings thal re- moin unstated sud fn mysters. In other words, {lie fuléo story, If mt nt all, ahould bo coufronted and confontded by tho trioono. Now, my friend, you urgo mo to speaks but when ho teuth {8 o wword”God's mercy somelimes commands it shoathed, If you .think I do not burs to dofend my wife and 1itt10 ones, you know not. tho flery epirit \Witkiu sme. Dut my Wifo's heart & more a fountain of chiatity, and (uonches all resontments, o payr, 4 Lot thefo be no sufering, savo to oacsclves alono,” and forblds a vindicatior to tho injury of others. From tho beginning s has atond wih Lor baud o my lipa, eaylug, * Hush 1" Bo when you promps mos| %o’ spek for Hee, you countorvatl lier mors Obrlstim tmaudato of sllcaoe. Moreover, aftor all, tho chicf Victim of tha publio displeasuro tn myself ‘slano, aud &0 long nn this {s hoppily the cnso I shall try svith Jadondo fo kenp my toewer wifhin my avn broty st it shioot forth ilko o thundorholt through othot liearts, Yours, truly, ) CASUALTIES, Serious Ratiroan Accrdent, Special Dispatel ta T'he Clacaas I'ribune, Derorr, Mich.,, July 20.—~lhe wecident on Saturdsy to tho counatruction-train on tho De- troit & Lonsing Railrond, vear Greonville, proves to havo been n vory scrions affair. A treo fell across the track, snd 'tho train was_backed on to it, tho rosult being a fonrful wreck, killing or wonliding twonty-threo mon out of thirty on bonrd. Boven were killed outright, tho names of six of whom are reported, as follows: Jacob ‘Wostraf, Frank Chopalde, Michao!t Secldor, Ifans Johugon, and Joseph Kolak., 'The following is tuo lise of tho wounded, nono fatally: John Durtridge, Thomas Kisko, Josoph Vol, Albert Hinzel, Liorouz Sorolucer, Johin Lovesky, Bamuel Osika, Charley Bartsil, Frod Zieden, A. It Cor- ner, John Cop, Vaholn Kuhu, Richard May, O, W. Lec, John Tianlon, aud Josoph Wolf, A Hastings spocisl says that Mr. John Klip- per, ano of tho workmon on tho construction- train, met with Lis death this moruing. Ho fell betweon tho cars, aud oight wheels passed over his body., Ho loaves a family. ‘Tuxoponr TILYOX, , 1874, M'CULLOCH’S VIEWS. An Interview with the ex-Secrefary at Fort Wayne. Discussion of Recent Finanoial Leg- islation—-Hard-Money Tall, - The Best Time to Resume Specle Pay- ments Wass at the Close of the War. For the Present, the Opportunity Has Pasged. Mr. McCulloch Believes in a Tariff ‘ Purely for Revenue. Foolishness of the Indiana Repudiatorses- Tho War on the National Bauks. Snecial Dianatch to The Chicago Tribune, Fort WAyKE, Ind., July 20.—The Hon. Hagh MeCulloch, ex-Secrotaryof the Troasury, arrived in this city from London on Baturday, on a visit tohis old homo. The Senfiacl, thie ovening, printo o three-colnmn interview with him, from which the following views on finaucial topics are oxtractod : THE PINANCE BILL. Reporler—What do you think, Mr. MeCulloch, of the now financind bill and its effect upon the country ? BMr. McCulloch—My ovinion js that the bill will have very hittls effeot upon the busingss of tho country, 1t is a compromiso measuro, and cer- tatnly not o stop toward speoie fl:ymunu, whilo it nccomplishes vory littlo if snything in tho oppo- wite direckion. R.—You favor, I beliove, tho rosumption of spocie paymonts 18 8000 au practicablo? Mr. McC,—I doj; but I believo tho coantry noglooted the bost opportunity sho bas had to accomplish rosumptiot. R.—Vhon was that? Mr, McC.—Dlrectly attor tho clogs of the War, It was, I believo, in the winser of 1866-60 that I Bout o commuication to Congresu recommanding tho adoption of a policy which would lead to oarly resumption ; Congreps passod » resolution, I think, in Deccmbor, 1866, indomlng my views, and I sbill think it would have beon better yf tho wolicy then suggested had boon earried out. R.—What poliey did you recommend ? Mr. MeC.—I did not favor tho sudden with- drawnl of alarge amount of currency, or any violent mensuro which would tend to disnrranga the business of thocountry. I had $1,100,000, or $1;200,000,000 of short time paper about to matoro, which it would have beon dificult to provide for bad thers been any interruption to the rogulnr businoss of the country, I then be- lieved, aud still beliove, thoro wore cortain soa- gons of tho yoar nt whic\g thovolumo of curreucy could bo alminished without affecting general intorests, I favored a policy whioh would have gradually, but surcly, a'p{u‘unintud tho valuo of tho_currency and bring things nearor a solid basis. Tho only class who would hava felt this moasure to sny oxtent war tho debtor olass, and, a8 wo owe more now than then, that was the 1ayorabla momont. R.—What wonld you recommend as the best policy to pursuo nt presont? | Mr. McO,—I do not think much logislation advisablo at prosont. I belleve in doing overy- thing to appreciato tho velue of the curreucy by encouraging industry, discouraging oxtravaganco and speculation, and inducing & roturn of busis ness motters to a normal and healthy basia. t 11 TIE TABIEF QUESTION. s F?D‘;’;‘:},u‘:l'-’:;:.r e it —By encowraging industry, do you mesn Spectal Dintiehs 10 The Chicano Tribtn, .rs....| 1Y¥INE of high tarill 3Mapisox, Ind,,: July 20.—The boilers in the starch fctory of Jobnson & Bon expludedat 16:30 o'clock this foronoon, Three meu were fatally injured, one of whom Las since died, Thomas Coyle, the ongincer, was scalded from head to {oot, most pithbly. His skull wos also badly fractured. “Phomas Mullen, fSreman, recelved similar injurios, Noither witl rovaver. Thomns Salyors, & forryman, who camo into tha engine room for o drink of water, was scalded aud so fractarca ‘about tho hoad that ho died nt 2 this aftorncon, Tim Rafferty, s boy, was wheoling conls to the furvace door, He was blown n dis- tanco of & hundred foet and bedly, though hot go[{uflnly, injured. Thore was no water in the oilers, Wroclked on the FPacific Const, San Fraxcisco, July 20.—Last night, during s heuvy fog, tho British ship Warrior Queon, 1n ballast for thia port from Now Holiand, ran asliore b miles north of Poiut Royos, above thiy harbor. _She will prove a total loss. The Cap- tain and crow bove just arrivodin tle ehip's }wms, Lringing news of the disastor. No livea o8t Drowneds Bosron, July 20.—~Robort Lill and Birmarck Baylo wero drowned to-day, while bathiug in Dorchestor Crock, BaN Faxasco, Cal., July 20.—Horatio Ghos- ney, Secretary of tho Connmnercial Life Ingnranco Company, was drownoad yesterdsy while flshing m Lako Pillarcitos, S8an Mateo County. Special Dispaleh to The Chicago T'ribune, WrLkEsuAulE, Pa., July 20.—This sftornoon, & party of boys who were bathing in the canal, neor tho Hazard Company's Wiro Works, dise covored the body of a man named Churles Pierce, who has beon missing sinco Baturdsy. A Cor- oner's jury was impaneled who rendered a vor- dict of death by accidental drowning. Another Death from Chloroforms LoumsviLLE, Ky., Tnly 20.—In Maysvillo, K., Saturdny morning, Miss Julin Kerrs, adopted anughter of A, B, Coshran, was fonad dead in bor bod with & bottla of chloroform laying on hor breast, She had been sufferiug from severe headacho, and it is supposed _eho tool chloro- form to allevinte the pain nnd was stupified be- yond powor to remove the bottle. A young lady ‘who was sleeping with her was 8o nuch over- come by the fumes that it was difiult to aronse hfi{' iss Korrs was o bonutiful girl, 17 years old. Lost an Arm. Trextox, N, J., July 20.—Charles P. Warnor, tho propriotor of the Houthern Hotel at Kt. Lo a passonger for New York, had his arm ornubed to-day as the train ontored tho Delnwaro bridgo in this uity, Warner sat down with bis orm resting on the side of a cur window, whon a sudden lurch of the train pitched him forward, and, striking the bridgo, bis loft arm wesorushed 80 bodly that mnulnfion WAB DECOBATY. Raneassiasahim i THE CROPS, Miscellaneous IReports Northwest Sweeial Dispateh to T'he Chicam Tribune, LABALLE, Til,, July 20,—An mtelligont farmer from Vermillion ropurts tho drought ko severe in that and contiguous townships as to monace the ruin of the corn er' ; Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Osuxosn, Wis,, Juns 20.—Your correspondent hins just passed over n Inrge portion of Winne- Lago Connty, and bolioves that uuloss rain falls in nbundance within a few days, tho whent crop will bo almost a total faflure.” Many flolds aro Loadmg ont and turning yollow, slthough the hoads nve searcoly a foob above tho ground, Corn sud potatoos aro suffering badly, Tho Larvesting of oats has commonced in a fow places and tho erop i light. Farmots ara be- ginning to fear s genoral drought, sy thero is no prospect of a chango in the weatnor, 8AN Fnancwsvo, July 20.—Roports from all vorts of the Btate ropresont the Larvost ns progresslug, Tho yiold of grain is abundant,— much largor than Iast soason, s — ARKANSAS MATTERS, Tarree Roox, Ark,, July 20,—The Sub-Com- mitteo—Taylor and Ward~—of tho Congrossionnl from the Tnvestigating Committoo commoncod tating tostimony on Buturday, About & dozou wit- nousas have beon examinod so far, "I'lioro was 8 abort eession of the Conyention to-day. Nothing of interost transpired, Tho Hon, H, J, Pindall, of Dasha County, resigned iy weat ay » membor, -~-3frr-Me0,—No. I think tho prosout taviff on- tiroly too high. R.—Aro not tho tariff and ourrency quostions intimately conncoted ? - Mr, MoO.—Yes; thero has beon a war on the tarill_question ever siuce the Governmont wis {founded, and, I presumne, always will bo. I re- ard the present tariff in mauy respects as un- st and opprossivo. R.—What kind of tariff, if any, do you favor ? Blr. MeU,—I favor & tariff arranged in such manuer as to produco tho groatcst possible rovenuo to tho Government, aud this the pres- oent tarif cortainly does not do. Tho duty on somo srticles 18 B0 "henvy a8 to Do noarly prohibitory, if not quite se. An osite policy would mako & vast op Tferenco in tho seveno, and at the samo timo afford all the incidental proteotion demanded by our industrisl interests, I know tho Ponusyl- vaninns aro clnmering for more protaction, but it is cortainly not for the bonefit of tho great agriounltural intoroats of the Westto accedo to their domands. The numbor of articles on which duty should be levied ocught, in my opinion, to be small, and Include priucipally luxuries and such orticles as to produce the most revenuo, st R.—What is the polioy of ths British Govern- mont in tariff mnttors ? Mr. McO,—It approaches free trade, The num- ber of arlicles on which duty is lovied is very small, and the tariff is avranged with a view fo revenuo strictly. ‘Cho polioy works well. On mmél imported articles thero is absolute freo trade. R.—Youdo not think, then, facturing intorosts nced to high tariX 7 [r, McC.—No; not ot prosont. It might, perbaps, lave boonv wise, whoen our man- ufactures wore in their infuncy, to bave fostored them #o far a8 possiblo throngh © tariff, but I think that time has passed, I believe that our country ought to bo tho creditorand not the debtor’ nation. With our magnificont re- sources, ony immenso productions, snd ounr al- ‘most unlimited possibihities, our exports should exceod our imports. Wise polisy will soon bring this about without the intercossion of the unjust tariff, and whon this stato of affairs i3 brought about bulon wili flow into the countiy, and specio paymont will bo an casy matter, R.—The argumont is frequently mado by the Trotectionists that it is unfuir to bring our manu- factnros _into direct competition with thoso of Lurope, beeanss of the large differonce botwoon wapges puld skillod labor in tho old country snd i\ma;lcu. ‘What is your observation on this sub- oct Mr. MoO.—Thiere is very littlo,if any,differenco botwoen wages an skilled Iabor in England sud this country. "The wuges paid thore arc not so Inrgo s hers, but the purchasing power of & dol- Iar there js much greater than here. I think the condition of the English skilled laborers, mectnnics, sud artisans will comparo favorably with that of the snmo classes in America. Com- parison will not, howover, iold good a8 to un- shilled laborers, who are vastly bottor off in this cauntey than in Europe, TIE GRANT-JONES MEMONANDUM] R.—You havo read tho documont called famil- iarly the Grant-Jones memorandum, I prosuine. What do you think of it ? Mr, M¢C.—Yes ; I hivo roed it, sndIregnrd the viaws therein expressod as genorally sound, I only wish thoy had beon carried.out yoars ago. OUR NATIONAL SECURITIES, R.—Hnyo you read the platformn ndugtud by {lio recont Domocratic Btate Convention Mr, McC,~Yes. R.—~What do you think of it ? Mr. MeC.—L " think the Domoerats blunderod whon thoy ropealud tho Missouri Compromise, and that they have been blundering ever sluco, R.—Whatdo you think of the plank ndvooating the paymout of 5-20 bonds in groonbacks ? Mr, MeQ,—1 think it is unmitignted foolishness, Tt was uudorstood when tho bonds woro issucd that thoy wore to bo patd in coln, and the prom- o was mado by all of the lending Ropublicans in suthority that such was the enso, unless othorwiso diroctly stated. A national contract implios puY- ment in coin, and, when lmymmt in curroney 1s intonded, {t is to distiugtly ptated, 08 in tho cnso of the 7-30 bonds, In’ my roport of 1807 1 wont carofully over the entire grouund, an prosentod arguments in favor of cotn payment, which wore exhuustive, and which, in my opin- ion, have nover been answorod. In that doous ment 1 quoted from ‘Thaddeus Stoveny, aud other advoentos of greenback poymont, to show that they originally hold docidedly opposite views, The iden of paying thoso bonds in groonbacks doos_ violondo to our senso of national Louor and falth, and, it osrvied out would tond to that our manu- bo bolstered by ] lower our credlt in the great markots of the world, To pay thoeo bonds in paper would re- quire s Jarge additional incroaso of Tronsury notes, whioh would be tho first stop toward re- pudiation, and that I regard as impossiblo, A nation cannot atford to dopreciate the valus of hor own currency ; besides, it is too late to talk of thia matter now, whon & largo part of thoso bonds have boan oitlier redooniod or fanded into & por cont bonds, the intercst and grlnclplo of which are paynb\u incoln. I do notapprohond the adoption ot any snch, howevor, ns tho Eaat~ ern Deutocracy fs solid in opposition to it. RN, NATIONAL DANRY, - T.—What do you think of tho plank favoring the repeal of the National Banking law 2 r. McU.—I Rogard the war on National Banks 28 unwiko and jmpolitic. Wo must have banka, and the present aystom sbould bo continuoe ‘until n bottor one can be dovised. R.—But the banks are hold up as & monopoly. Mr, MoO.—This ia not tho caso, Wo shall soon havo freo banking, whon any man can take his monoy and start & bank if he wo dosires. I think National Bank notes proferablo as a me- dium of oxchango to Tronsury notes, becnuse the lattor aro always at tho meroy of the party iu powor, who can inflate or contract nt plossure, and thas disarrange tha Lusinoss intorosta of the coutitry at will. 'FOREIGN. The Two Vacancies in the Trench Cabinet Filled. The Bonapartists Left Withont a Representative 1 Alleged Interest of Amerioan Mer- chonts in Cuban Slavery. More Absurd Financial Decrees by Capt.-Gen. Concha. FRANOE. Pania, Tnly 20.—In the Assombly to-day, Gen, de Clusey, Minister of War and Vice-Pro sident of the Council, announcod thot Baron de Chaband Ia Tour hed baen appointed Miaister of the In- torior, aud M. Nnthiew Bodot Ministor of Tinance. Ho furtherstatod that the Cabinet as now orgsnized had noc had sufiicient time to sgreo upon fta polioy, and moved a postpone- ment of the constitutio naldebato until Thureday, which was sgraed to. Panis, July 20.—Tho new Minlstorial appoint— meonts aro considored a blow to the Bonapartists, who ars now without s represontative in the Cabinot, Inthe Assembly noxt Thursdoy Changarnicr will niove the furtber postponement of tho do- bate on the constitationul bills until Jnauary, 1876, On this question tha Ministry will romain noutral. The ‘i.al‘t will opposo the motion, 1t is tho goneral impression that the appolntment of Chaband la Tour s only tomporary, and that tho Miaistry will be tinally roarrauged attor the valoon the constitutional bills, The disorgani- zation of the Right is lnewlmiugi N‘allzlz;xlwn Lununcs, Duko of iontebollo, dled, agod 73, Julos Favro has_married an Alsaclen refagee. Prince Jerome Napoloon bne arrived in Paris, — CUBA. WIHO FOOTS THE ARMY DILLS. New Yonr, July 20.—A Washington dispatoh eays: ‘A fi:’.‘mlnmm\ just roturned from Cubs, whero he has resided during the' last nino months, states that ho does not believo that the Bpaninrds can hold out much longor, for thoir finances aro badly doranged. If it was not for the fact that tho people of tho Tvited States aro mado to contributo tho largest proportion of tho oxpensos of the Spanish rulo in Cuba, tho war would liave beon ended long ago. There aro about $100,000,000 worth of sugar oxported an- nually, . Aboudt 680,000,000 of this comes to the TUnited Btatos. A fow lsrgo houscs in Now York snd Philadelphin nopolized the sugar trado, advauco larfie suma of monoy to the sugor planters, snd their only sccurity is a lien ou the slaves who cultivate the sugar planta~ tions, Thoy have been making theso advances for yoars, and have come to_have heavy inter- ests directly in the slaves, and are thorofore real slavoholdors. If emancipation was to bo de- pread, they would bo heavy losers, Honce thoy oro doing all they can to crush out the Cuban robollion, the success of whioh insures emanci- pation, Whenever the Captam-Genoral makes an extraordinary levy upon the merchants of Cuba, ho docs not nasess small and great, but confinos his lovy ton fow of the principal housos. ‘Fhese men immodiately cnll o meoting of all the Y}xmulpnl houses engaged in exporting to tho nited States, and they add tho amount of the lovy to the noxt involces of eugar, tobacco, eto., to be shipped to this country. TAXES AND DUTIES. Havaxa, July 20,—Capt.-Gon. Concha has igsued o docroo, to take effect Aug. 1, pro- viding that dutios shall * bo paid a8 follows ¢ 50 per cent in specio; 25 por cent in Spanish bank bills with 100 per cont ndided, and tho romaining 25 per cent in bank bills ot their nominal value. On and after the 1st prox, land taxos are to bo paid in bank bills with addition of 100 per cent. The decreo of Juno 4, author- izing the Spanish Banl to soll Apocic on nccount of the Treasury, to bo used in payment of duties, is annulled. TR MEXICO. Crry oF Mexico, July 14, via HavANA, July 20, —A banguet was given on the 4th inst. iv honor of American indopendence. All Americans horo were prosont, and the dinpor was also attended by Presidout Terdo do Tojuds, tho members of the Cablnot, tho diplomatic corps, and loading men of the country and press, aliuistor Foster presided, 'Tho Declaration of Indepondence was road, patriotic pooms recited, aud cordial toasts exchangoed. Thore sare mnow ninety-cight Drotestant Churches in Mexico. Tive yoars ago thore were not Lalf a dozon. PRSPy SPAIN, TLonpoN, July 20.—A Carlist tologram from Bayonue declaros that Don Alphonso eutered CQuenca on Ztho 10th inst. and lovied a con- tribution of £92,000. T'wo thousund of tho garrison fell prisonor into his hands. Mapzin, July 20.—A proclamution has been issued supplemontury to tho docree establishing o stato of siege, It declores that charges of sodition or conapiracy against tho State shall be tried by court-niartial, aud porsons convicted of intorforing with tho oporation of railways and tolographs sholl suffer doath. it RUSSIA, Loxvox, July 20,—I'ho Ifon, Marshall Jewoll the American Minlster at 8t. Potorsburg, lofl that city yosterdsy, on his return to tue United Btatos, to_nassmmo the dutics of Yostmaster- Uoueral, IIo will sail from Liverpool on the 1at of Augued, TR GREAT BRITAIN. : Lonpox, July 20.—The Qucen sont & mossag to Parliament to-dny, ssking for & graut for Princo Loopold, who attained his nm{m‘lzy on the Tth of April last. T'ho mossage will Lo con- -pidered in the Ilouso of Commons on Thursday. —_—— DESTRUCTIVE WIND. EvanuviuLg, Tud., July 20.—A severe storm of wind and rain passed ovar tho city to-duy, and blow down It M. Martin & Co,'s tobacco waree house, uuroofed the National Hall, and blew tho top from one of tho bridges ovor Pigeon Crook, in'the lower purt of the city, No othor serious damago was done. ‘The telegraph linew to tho sonth und west wont down with the bridge, Queneo, July 20,—Tho storm of Wednesday last did consldarablo damago fn tho Purish of St, Augustine. “Lhirty houson and burne were ulto- gothor or partially destroyed. Nu lives lost, i vy -——me SHORTHORNS. Special Dispateh to T'he Chicqo Tribunz, LexiNatox, Ky.. July 30.—All tho prominent broodors of stiorthorns in the United Btatos and the Canadas aro in attendnnoe, or ou their way to attond tho great wories of Kontnoky salos whiol will openr durlug the noxt ton doys, ut Whioh ovor 760 Liead of this grost 1a0e of aitle will bo wold at publio auotions aye mo- Thoae hounes NUMBER 332, THE FIRE. Important Council Meeting " Yesterday Evening, The " Fire-Limits Made Coextensive with Those of the City. The Beard of Fire Commissioners Want $323,000 Worth of Machines, Etc. seling of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners. That tho Underwriters Did Yesterday ---The Citizens' Committee, insurance and Rebuilding, THE COMNON COUNOIL, "The Common Council met at tho nsufl hom, with » full attendanoo of Aldermon, and aftes tho trausaction of various motters of businees olsewhere utated, took up the fire quostion. TIE CITY BUBVEYOR, Michael MoDormott, submitted sn ordinance aathorizing the Mnyorto offor premiums of $1,000 and 500 for tho bost plans for the pre- vontlon of firea. It was referrod. i THANRS, Ald. Spaulding offered tho following, which svero passed : Iewobved, That the thanks of the Oity of Chicagoare dno aud are keroby tendered to our sister cities of 8t, Louls, Mo, Joston, Dass,, Detroit, Mich,, Niles, Mich., Indisnapolie, Ind,, Sontli Bend, Ind., aud Elgin, TiL, far thelr protnpt dnd gonorous 'offers of sssistinces during the fire of July 14, esolted, That wo aro indebted fn & special marmer {o the oition af Milwaukee, Bloomington, Joliet, Racine, Michigan Oity, and Dixon, whoso Firo Dopartmenta came 80 quickly to our sucdor, and rendered the most ot Tat tho peopls c3go sinoerel esolved, That the of Chic 8ind that no disaster ehall befall tholr aistor citics wh{:’)‘zl;: ‘bocu A0 prompt and genorous iu responding to our sp- Jeals for aid, und 4o offering us thelr rosources unno~ lelted : but, should misfortuno overtako thom, Chica- gn halda herself in readiness to sasist them n thelr onr of dbstress. Reaoleed, That tho City Clerk be fnstructed to con- voy these noknowlodgements, in behalf of tho Com- mon Council, to the respectivo cities namod, A DOULEYARD. - Ald. Foloy submittoed the following, which was reforred to the Board of Publio Works : OnbERED, That the Doard of Public Works be di. rocted to preparo and submit to this Council at thele carlieat convenionco an estimate of tho cost of condem- patiou and the opening of a park or driveway for the Dottor protection of tho business portion of the city from fire, ne por plat annexed, ‘The plat providos fora boulevard 300 foot wido, following the line of Twolfth stroot, from the lako to Pooria atroot, north on Peoria to Obleago avenuo. THE BOARD OF POLICE AND FINE COMMIBSIONERS submitted the following, which was referred to tho Committee on Fire nud Water: e conflagration of the 14th inst. lias again broun rauh to AL e Jeeribl leason gt Ly tho fee o 1871, 6ud novw, a8 theu, the ory gocs forth for Toorgaue ization, and siich _increnso of tho Firo Department ag 18 necessary to protect tho city from further threatoned ogg and annibilation, T4 a8 thou, the people are_exclted, judgments are ‘pacacd jusk and unjust.and ignorance and: dlsrogara of facts vio with cnch other to find o support on which to fasten tho blame, to n great extent losing sight of the true causcs, whick should bo patent to ull. - Now, a6 then, moss-meetings ore belng held, resolutions paséed, ’ commitiees nppointed, -and ’propara urged, but nefther the meotings, resclutions, nor the couviction existing 1 _evorybody's mind, to sy thek something must bo dons, will remove the dsoger ot our doors any more than thoy did after the great fi ¥ followed by #ho samo non-aoion which dist{aguished tlg caurno of tho poaplp then. i Tho_true causca slio recognized, and, havin rocoguized thom, - o * ‘THE PIOPER MPANS S0UCHT YOR to avert tho samo as much us possible, nnd procurs such appliancos aa will eaablo us to proveut & ropati- tion, 'Tho causea of groat conflagrations cxist in the structuro and materlal of our buildings, There is not & city, olthior in our country or in Europe, with tho ox+ coption of Constontinople, wliers tho same smount of combustiblo ia gathored togethier, o uch a constany invitation for flre held out, as hero fn Chicago, Threo- fourthn of our city consista of wooden buildings,which, through sgonand the action of tho weather, and particus Jarly during Iate summor aud the fall of tho yoar, whon tho Bouthwest winds prevatl, aro os dry snd {nflamman Dloaatindor, Particularly dangerons ia IR BOUTHWESTENN PORTION, ‘whoro {he danger from ho framo dwellings and store 16 holghtened by the existence of largo numbers of planing-taills, lumber-yards, saw-mills, sud_ manufac- torles of overy description.’ A firo oceurring in thal pars of tho city, in the midst of the lumbor districl and among tuo planing-mills, fonnod by & shurp southweat wind, moy ondanger the existenco of the whole city, and éweep it out of belug altogethor, if nol ‘properly or suceoshfally mot, AND HOW ARE WE TO MEET TOE DANOER? Supposo, 88 ono of our daily papera questions, tha at tho tim of thetlato great firs, tho fire which docu rod on Milwaikeo avenito had broken out, what would have_been the result? Chicrgo moy ‘safoly boast af a Fira Dopartment us well disciplinod and appointe odssany in the country, It ia woll oficorad and munued by as brave and intelligont mon na_ can any« whore bo found, but it 18 » fact acoopted by the peopla at large, and long understood by your Board of Polics and Fire Commissioners and by the Marshals, that THE FOROF: AND APFAUATUS at their commond a fnsuilicient for tho wants of s Inrge s city, exposed to such oxtraordinary danger, sud coverlng such nn oxtonsive torritors. ~Whou wi havo asked for moro appsraius, the cry of economy Lins boen ratsed, and the ponny-wlsoand dollar-fooliak policy s provailad, It is not the jntentlan of the oard of Pollco to question tho action of the Commaox Guunell. You, fn your actlons, aro guidod by publi¢ sentiment ond i wishes of Your comstiuents, By referring to tho Tecords you will see, howover, thia from yior o year iho eslimates ' for the ' Fira Doparfmout havo een cut down, and 10 year has youg houorsbla hody mado such appropriations as in the opinlon and jidgment of the Firo Commissloners waa zoquislto o the cltys safety. The experiences of the pait wook _dominnd thiat wo should again respectfully and carnoatly urgo you to tako such action as is made imperative by tho exigencioa of the hour, and to DEVISL WAYS AND MEANS by whicl tho Fiso Departuont sy bo brought todte ronquired strength without delay or nocoasity of waite ing until tho next yoarly appropriation shall be mads, Aside from an additional uumber of angines, &8 now in use, wo recommond tho purchase of THREE RIVER ENGINES, Thoy would bo of incaloulablo service n case of firo bresking oub In auy of tho humerous lum- Dbor-yurds, or olsvators, Or othicr largo busincss intorests that lue tho river, and, as liose conld Lo carrled fnward to both sidce for 4 number of biosks, they would profect o very considorslls orrl- tory. 'The enginoa being very powerful, with an inex- Douatiblo supply of water, each ongine would Lo abla to {hraw soveral powerful stronms, Your Doard of Firo Commissiouers bus recognizod this necessity for @ number of years, as instancod by the fact that, in tha Inat fivo years, 'we have askod for an uppropriation for ono suchi engino, in our yourly catimatos, Wo slso proscit to you estimates for tho formstion of o now branch of tho service, to bo known as HAPITRG AD MINKES, whoso dutfes would bs directed by nn officer skillod in tho uso of explosives, und telooted from amongst nen experlenced iu thia clase of work, to blow up bulldinge, orlovel them 0 thie ground by ufhior tieuns in cuse o necessity, ‘The formutiou of such o body is impora- tivoly démandod by tho experiences of the two greal res, Wo furthermore call your nttention to the fact that, while thera i 10t au engine in tho department which, with an adequate supnly of water, does nat throw a stroam a dinlance of 175 to 250 foet, on the occaslon of tho late fire, whot o good SLroxIm Wan OAL nOCCSRATY, snd might 'uve savod thousands of dollars, thera wero » number of cuglues, as witnossed by your honorablo body, Which, Withi & steam prossurd of 76 Jounds, were uninble ta throw a atream ta the top of & wo-story building, This ws owing to tho INSUFFICIKNT BUFPLY OF WATER Dy the city for five purposss, Laborlug uuder suck dleadvantages, &t shoufil not causs wonder that the frg, which did not lack the hecessary food, hould linve guinod much great luadwuy, It s s fmposaible to succeasfully fight firo” withoug \Wator 08 to fight » well oquipped srmy witlioug wiler, We also beg yout {0 take measures (o invo lta groat defictency supplied, Accompauyiug 18 un eatimato of materiu] fminediatoly necessury to rouder fho Dopartmeut. thoronghly etfsotive, which we uak your honorablo bady to autliorize by order, ordinunce, r resolution to purchaas forthwill, TUE PRINCIPAL ITEMS are as follows ; "o purehiass of two lots near Blate snd Thirtys elghth stroots, $5,000 7 for engine-houes, $10,000 ; for enyitiv, second class, $4,200 § for miscollaneous equip= ‘mout, and supplics, §13,021, For purchinso of 1ot on' Oglon avenus, betwoen Harw rlsou and T'welfth strels, $2,000; bullding aua ene wine, $19,250 ; miscollaneous equipwients, sud supplics, LT, Jox'two-atory eogino-house near Leavitt siret sud B