Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1874, Page 5

ow A rules of grammar rhatorlo, Tho greator, park 8% Work sbould bo anto-colleglate, 7 AT HARVAUD ° - svo Tiave for meveral yoara boon ateadily raising onr Fandard of admlusion, sud tiors hsa beon au inaresse gt about tho samo rata of the numbor of candidetos for amisalon and of tholr avorage proficionny In the soqnirod stulics, £0 tiat moro stiidenta como to, s bote for propared fn_what {s now required than a much moailer nmber wero in former years fu hardly balf aa anueh, Thero bon been at tho samo tme an incraino . wubn year In tho avorago uio ab which stiudunts entar collegu—-au increaso fu overy way deatrable, oy tho tendoney In our country {s to & prematuro entrancs on yofeaslonal aud active fife. The common (ralning of which I havospoken may fily extend throgh, but Lot boyond, tho freshman year, Whes the ptpil has hieon fully fnftiatod fnto collogo 3fe, and s rocolvod thio Anisuing touch of nccomplished instrictors tn tho copartments estontlally fandamental, T havo 5o doubt Aliat a full Tlborty of clinico x emiuently dosirabls ; and Ihavo thomore confidence in iy opiufon from the fact that my predolictionsat tho outsot woroall in fovor of tho ol method of uniformity ; and it fs my ‘own obacrvation ond oxporienco that hiavebrought mo, ntep by stop, and at irst by halting and roluctsnit ateps, $0 wyprescnt ground. Lot mo givo you oomo of tho Toasus it scom o mo’ tho strougestin favor of tho cloativa syatem, No youllg man can now hold tho samo rolation to all portiona of all tho realm of things_knowablo that ond could when T was 8 young man, Itis only by many sddod years of atudy and roading that ono can now put bimsell Juta_whiat ueed to Do tho position of & siowly crealed Dichelor of Arts. Lutin w limited number of mubjects ono may, by concentrated and Qiligent aindy, mako himself {n throo years, if not an eminent seholar, ot loast o proficlont, and though with mugh o learn, ftto foach, to diract aud to oceupy & pusition of frust, Now, In it not' boltor that a faw thihigs abould bo' studied thoroughbly with mind st soul und atrength, than that there ghould bo & rupld liuciug over a wcor of olonies without sy detatled aowledyo or panetzating npyrohenlon of ang In tho noxt placo tho electivo sysiem i the est pos- aible proventive CQURE. FOR TOOR BCHOLARIIIT that s yeb been distovered. Thero aro nob a fow minds of Tospoctabio and somo of superior abilily that laclk eapuclty in some oue direction, Now, peraistont Tulluro nnd Inforlority in any ane dopartmout aro very apt. to Lroak down a studont’s spiriis, quench his ambilion, and reducs him In the branches in which ho mifglit do well to tho standnrd_catnbllshed by his ine competenoy in thosa fn which Lo cannot but dolll, Far Dolter 1y it that ho boolieved as carly s possiblo from tho noed of nttempting what Lo canniot do, Tho canca of distasto or uttor and invinciblo fndifferanco to cer~ tatn depariments are probably wnuich moro fraquout than thoso of nativo lncapacity, snd thoy eravo the #nmo trostment, Lot 8 young man chooss thio branchica 1hiat ho Will siudy, and you can rely on hin putting into thom tho best work thiat e can do. A atudent {a ssliamed to makean utter fallura in an electivo study, At Harvard, casos of suddon couversion Liave not beca Faro—cascs in which & minimum amount of required work has been dono, sl minimum rauk altatned, whilo in tho elective branches tho sanie studont hoa Qono excellently well, and in. somo justances Lina stood at tho bead of hfs class, In gouoral terme, it is safe to suy that tho lowor quarter of tho. collego clasa has been oliminatad, and that tho Foorest acholar that now groduntes merdis at loast as high a raukas used to Delong to tho lowcst momber.of (0o third quatter of & closw, and thus far tho improyoment Lias been pro- greasivo, ench yraduating class having shiown in ita Zual eximinalion highioraverage horcentaga than tho Preceding, thus indicating s standard advancing in Proportion aa we hare recoded from the old traditions of tho uniform systom, - ANULYHER ODVIOUS ADVANTAGE fof o cloctivo nyatcm Ia tho argoly ozpandod aud ‘clevated scopo given to collego studenta, ‘Cho Mechans dqus Celette tho masslor woria of Gorman philoronly, 0 practical chemistry and plysicaof the laboratory, ho criticsl analysla of Plata’s “ Disloguea,” tho courscs and contomporary fllustrations of the “ fuferno,” tho Lamillar usoof toxt books in Latin, German, ond Frouch, as of carresponding booksin English, aro cor- tainly within the rango of univraity studios, but ut- torly beyond to posstbilities of a requircd’ courso, They hava boen {hio work of elcctivo classeuat Marvard, and in connoction witn them wo have had examinas ¢ion booke and theses which no professor in these do- Partments would have beon ashumed 0 own &8 his own exposttions, + Thia systom 1a oqually desirablo for tho intollectusl Lifo, growth and cubanced Working power of Ui acher, “Auotlier advantnge of tho clectiye syatom s that it gives opportunity for tha thorougl study of some do- Farimia that como properly within Lo scopo-of aniversity education, which yob con nofther bo re- aulred of all nor yet sdequately performed by & few unless they Liava £l epaco and timo nsslgued them in thocurricilum, Thua Sovecrit, as & mother tonguo Zor the whole Indo.}uropean 4roup, 13 _pro-smineutly ‘of a foremont placo in Jilazal culture, yot only s voi Sow will study It, ond thoso fow al the"greatcat dlsa untago unless it bo madea rogular study, o u Tomark applics to tho sefenco of muslo nkid th various ‘other departmenta that inight be nunjed, whicl sry ot hio pme timo liboral studics and gpoclaitios for thopa W0 pursno thom, , Let us conaider : FOSE OF TIIE ODJEOTIONS thnt axo mostlikoly 1o bo nrged sgiust thia syatem, Tt will s wald that it presouta a sifong _temptation o tho indolent student to scek tho easicst - rather than the most profitsblo courso of study, - The schwme of studies moy and should bo go arrsnged that oo mny weck for ciss, bub noock fn valn, I think that wo liave effectuafly -disposod of this ob- Jectionut Harvard, There were, when tho oloclive | wystom vas first adopted, cortain direotions in which the moro indolent and fncagable were inclined Lo drift ; but thoy wero s0on mada to understand that ulls positions wero not places of ropose, aud wo are gaceful to uaks (o quality and amouut of ho work 3 oyery oloctive soction commensurato with tha grade of tho students that havosceess to_it, bt if thors bo n Individual studont for whom, from peculiaz cir- cumetances, the work of o scction in easy, o s not Pornilticd 1o Join t, Thus from al but the moro ad~ Janced soction tn Frencli of in Germun, care ia talion 0 excludo stich studouts &s aro known alroady to bava & modorately good knowledge of the language, whothor from residence abroad or from provious stuidy. - It moy bo objected that tho studout undor ihis sys- tom may bo tempted ton_deaultory conras of study, chunguig Lls olectives from timo {0 tim from micro caprice, uud_pursuing 00 study long or far enough to derlye substantinl benedt from the pursuit, To this T uight suswer In tho” st placo that fnno roason. o svstem would liberty of changa Lo offerad moro hau oncy s vear, and tWo oF thres oxerclscs a wook #hrough the your In any one dopertment furnish cor- tainly o respectablo awmount of knowledgo and discle i, 2 Lt'inay ~ull further be objocted that collego studenta wro in general too youug atd jramaturo o make s wise <choico nmong tho ‘couros of study open to themn, Vory happily such is thele provalent opiuion, One of 4ho mont promising features of our kystom fi the grow. Ang tondency awong ho atudents 0 seok in thelr Ghofco the Deut udvieo they can procuro, Many of thers havo fatliors whoso judgment hua s controlling fuilucnce. A largo portion of the remaluder sock tho Bavico of thcir teacliers, and in o dolug ofton give such viows of thoir own plaus, aspirations, uud measuro of elf-knowledre und thonghtiul outlooking into the future as to modify vory essontially the com- mou eatimato of the levity “and rocklcasness of youtl, 1 think ot Arst thero wau in tho choica of studlos s good deal of caprice, wantonness, Lapbazarid; but wih overy year tho chol¢o Lns becoma more and moro 8 fo= lous intter, »_subjact of careful forothought and fowss Presidont, Prof. Schom, of Now York; Vico-Presidont, Dr, J, O, Christin, of 8t. Louls; Tronsurer, Carl, Schmemann, of fintmlt; Booro~ tarios, Ernst Retach, Ienry Fick, and Mrm, Helono Thosn, all of Cincinnalf, Upon bolng olooted, Prosldont Sofxsm made his lunugural nddress,” ¢ ‘I'ne Convantion tlien adjourned till tovmorrow morning nt o'clock, 5 I'his aftornoon was devoted. to committoo~ moatings sud to oxhibilions of wystoms of eadis- thonles nnd pymonstis Inutrunfmn at Turnor Hall. Al tho procoedings are conductod fu the Gorman langungo. ———— WASHINGTON, Gonoral Nows from the Onpital, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wamiunaroy, D. O,; Aug. 4.—A gonoral order was promitlgated from ‘the War Dopartment to- dny. revoking onoof March 181aat; the latter was vowarranted and {)l-advised, fand withal stupid. Tt directod officors to roport for cover into tho Troasury of the Uniled Btaten on account of “* mircollanobus rocoipts,” undor tho sct of Mny 8, 1872, all monoy collected on account of arti- clos of orduance, or orduance stores, which, in snymannar whatover, hnd boon lost, damaged, or dostroyed. To-day’s ordor, In addition to revok- ing ' tho’ “formor, govo motlco that the monoy - collooted from ihe source mon- {loned should - vo covored into tho T'roaaury to the credit of the current appropria- tions, and shiould be used for tho roplacoment of the storgs lost, stolen, or destroyod, and for tiio Testoration of dampod torcs of serviconblo condition, The agt of 1872 nlluded to is the one which resultod Lrom tha tavostigation atarted by Benator Behurz .into tho asle of. arms to Franco at tho ‘timo of.-the. Frauco-Prissian war, and dnrinfivjthn debato u{wu which Seuator Bumuor mado Lis great arraignment-of Presidont Grant, That Jow dirocled ‘that’ all proceeds of sales of ‘oll maferisl, condomnod storos, suppltes, or othor...public.. proporty o any kind, shonld. bereaftor..bo .deposited and covorad into the Troasury. as. miscsllancoua ro- ceipts, on account of proccods - of - Govérnment proporty, and should not “bo ‘withdrawn or ap- Zorecast {nsomuohs that there ara somo of our lato Fresumen cluss who have, with sultablo advice, drawn out written_schemes, and vory Judiclous onca, ona coursa of stud, for the wholo of ‘tho remalning threo eaca, ¥\ ether objection that wolghed very strong with mo bofora wo mude teil of 450 loctivo Bystem kas boen Potirely removed by trlul, 1 foured that tuo syutem onid bo prejudictal (o cisgsfcal lesring, T bellove Tt 't 1o cxontiug s very povortul infludace 1o tho oppostto dicection, Tatia 4 studied thronghout (o it Sloctivn years by a larger number thin remain Tor the séme thno in auy ohor dopartment, aud 1 Ehik that iote ara not Doro than two dopatiments Flint show o Jarge thpeo yeurs' st than the Greck, Thio fnstriction tbat an_bp given 1a tha cleclive sec: Zlog in tho classical conrses s pf &0 Ligh a characlor ‘5 to oxelto fho atronyest Inforest in alinost all their {ESoiabars, whnt Ty b termed enthusiasm i ot a fow, "A 7EW OLOMING SUGGEATIONS a1 tothe methiods 1 whith an elogtive’ systom should Bo tashagod : Bo far 8 tho subjoct and leaching Lorca, pormit st will bo fouad deairablo $0 lay out Srailel na. il as successiva coursos {n oach dopatt- DN, St tha mombera of vach clum huve {holE ‘cholce betwoen two or three Greok or Latiu suthors, ke v two or iroa coursod in biatory, aad 80 WLl fher doprimioute. O iekiy, tho atiidont who Is known to Lo unfl, for any otticales elnctivo studs should ot bo suffered e gt 10 12k 1t, nid 1o Who on {rial proves Nalifiod ahowld bo obliged {n tranafer his 5 acrma foetion whoso work {s withln the oven though it fuvolvo ils reclting dropping Bimeelf ung counection (o su cope of his ability, 5 port in u class Wower il bis own, or thie im ontirely into a lower class, Finally, thoro may bo o cortaln portlon of overy lass whio do not caro_ to oxerciso thclr privilego of Eholee, but wauld prefer to liava their courss marked out fof them, Forsuch atudents 1t would bo well to have a currivulum not uullks tho courso laid down under tho ayatom of uniform studics, aud o pormit Ehoso who chooso to eloct that eurriculum with tho mamo opportunlty of gslalug _rank and college honors S 4t thut 16 open fo the imembers of tho clective sac- Blons, Dr, Peabody’s papor was discussed at longth by Prosident Iteed, V'rof. Ienkol, of Obio, Prof. @. W. Hes, of Indiana ; Dr, Wallaco, of Mou- . mouth College; Prof, Oluey, of Aun Arbor, and { othiors, but 1o formal action was taken, IN TUE DEPAUTMENT OF ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION , quito & striking paper was read by Prof. . hite, of Toledo, on ** Some Problema of Gradod Bchool Manugemont,” and it s disoussod Ly Monuss. Lsncock, of Ciuclunatl; Rolfe, of Ohf- cago; Jonoy, of Erie; *Herron, of Handusky ; * Flarris, of Bt. Louls; Twoed, of loston, ab * others, hut no formal action wns takeu, IN ‘TUE DEPAITAENT OF NOTAL INSTRUCTION - ghe ohief paner was road by Prof. John Og«!unl Asnaciato Principal of tho Ohio Contral Normul i fchaol, on_ ‘'What Coustitutos n Consistont .. Courso of study for Normal Sehools” 1t was . @iscuesed at somo length, and amotion was m:.le o ndopt it, but thero w8 ko muck difforonco of ! o iulon on Bome points, that it was fiunlly post- . paned indeflnitely withiout deolsive netion, .7 'hin ovening th%ua;w:uuon llxlullkdc“: Eumfin‘} + meoting, wud listoned to an mdar n_Lh . 5“‘jl‘ml'ugu'n(mx of Togcher,” by Prot.W. R, Abbott, ot Virglnin, . .National Convention of Goerman American Tenchors. Spectal Dispateh to The Clircaaa Iribune, :Deriory, Mich, Aug, 4.—Fho Tift Annual Conyontion of the Qerman-Ainorican Toncners .of tho vation ausemblod this morning in Kittot ‘porgor's Hall, aml was collod to order by Lraf. Folduer, of tho German-English Bowinary of $hin city, About 160’ dologates wera prosant, mauy of whom wora Indies, “Lho principal busi- posy transoeted wan (ho olestion ot officors for the prosont Couvoution, which resultod ny fole plied excopt in cqna_o{!uer_wo‘uf a subsaquont ap~ Propriation by Inw.” 1t applicd’ to_ all kinds .of ;‘;rupurty, old_or new,. condornéd or uncon- . domnod, but did not.in any way rolate to goods lost, stolon, damaged, or ‘dostroyod, to which the War Dopartmont's general -ordor had refor- oh, THE DEBTS OF TIE DISTRCT, To-dny, weirants for £299,000 ‘wers passed by tho Treasary in favor of. .the District of Colum- bia, This mokes a totsl.of . over. $600,000 thus far paid ont of tho §1,300,000 appropriated by Congrees to pay the dobts of- tho defunct Dis- trict Government, ' 't SR COUNTPRFEIT. DANKNOTRS. * In complianco with .a passed at the late sossion of Ganironn, tho circwation of the National Banks that has boon.sucoessfully coun~ terfeited is to bo called in, In cssos wharo & countorfeit of n nots of any National Dankis digeovared, all of tho denomination in circulation of the bank is to bo called.dn. Ten thousand dollars wero appropriatod to deIray tho oxponeoa of such cancellation, and a call for tho outatand- ing notes of this charnctor of various National Banks is soon to be mado by direction of tho Comptroller of the Treasury, 170 the Associated Press, CONTIACTS FOR INDIAN SUPTLIES. - ‘Wasnmnaron, D. C., Aug. 4.—Awards wore. made to-day for supplics for the Indisne in Now Meozico aud Arizona ‘as follows: L. T. Smith, of Knosns, hoof for the Arizona Agoncios b $2.60 por owt ; flour for the Chuicalua Agency at 86 porowt, John L, Chisurs, Now Moxico, beof for tho Bouthorn Apaches at $2,19; boof for,the Moesorloro Apachos at $1.93. Lowis Rosenbaum, Now Blexico, sugar for Camp Apaoho, 22 cents, and coffeo yfor do, 89 conts per pound. L. Spreigolburg, Now Moxico, flonr for Mosorloro Agoney at §6.44 por owt. P. Knox, Now Mexico, flonr for the BomlmrnAJ:lnhna. $6.20 por' ewt. J. M. Barney, Arizona, flour for tho Colorado Agency, 85 pdr ewt; sugar for tho Obuicahua Ageucy, 23 centa; sugar for tho San Carlos Agnney, 29 conts ; coffon for the Colorado Agency, 25 conts ; and for tho Ban Carlos and Chuicaliua Agoncics at 80 cents por_pound. E. N. Fish, Arizona, flonr for the San_Carlos Agen- oy at £6.87, _ 0. M. Hlovoring, Now Mexico, four for Camp Apaoho, £6.65 por owt. . . * LIDEL CASE, ' In the Police Oourt to-day, the oase of James A, Baffold, of the Sunday Gazetie, who is charged. by Roprosontative Platt, of Virginia, with mali- cious libo), was called. Oounsel for dofondant waived cxaminotion, and the Court hold Saffold iu bail for his appearance befors the Oriminal Coust. DISTRICT TONDS. Thao Prosident has referred to tha Atttotnoy Gonoral for o decision of tho question whothar bonds igsuod by the Binking-Fund Commission- ers of the Diatrict of Columbla to. pay the in- dabtednesa of, tho Diatrict are. to, ba payable in coin or lawful money of the, United States. BOUTHERN RERONATIONS. ‘WasnmiNGTON, Aug. 4.~s1'he Attornoy Genoral haa raceived and um[l:;uv] tho resignations of J. Nowton Tomple, the District Attorney for tho- Western Diatrict of Arkansas, and J. A. Minnis, the District Attorney,for. tho Northern' Districk of Alabama, . . _THE NAVAL EXPEDITION, - The United States. steamor .Dispatoh, left hero st noon_to-doy with Senators Bargont,. Conover and Norwood, of the Sonato Com- mitteo on Nayal ' Affairs, - aud Rear-Admiral Rogera on . board, Sendtor . Crogin, the Chiairman of tho Committes, will jain ¢ Phila-, delphia, The Committee will visit the povy- yards and stations on the Atiantic Coast, with the viow of an juquiry Intd tho expedioncy of ro- ducing tho number, a8 instructod by the Senato at tho lagt session of Congross. ATPOINTMENTS, Prositont Grant has ;p&mlnted Froderiok Borcherdt, of Wisconsin, Coneul at Leghorn 3 8. A. Itussgell, of lows, Agent for the Imfinns at the Abiqu Agoncy, in Now Mexico, and Peter Mantor, of Minuosota, Rogister of tho Land Oflico ot tho Bismarck Land District in Dakota Yorritory, oo : © A DENIAL. Atty.-Gon, Willlams states that he has had no communication with the Prosident on the sub- oct of his reaignation, nor has any words pasacd otwoen them about his sppointment to the Russian mission, CASUALTIES, .. One Man Killed and Five Others Seriously Injured by a Falling Elce * vator, . Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna, Arrox, Ill., Ang, 4.—A shooking acoldent ‘oceurrod early this morning at Dansman & Drum- mond's plug-tobacco factory, by the falling of a large oclovator, undor the following ciroum- slancos; A steam olevator in the'ronr part of tha collar rung to the thivd floor, It ia usod for trans- forting hogsheads of tobacco and other hoavy -Wwoighta from ouo story to anothor. ‘This morn- ing"tho stairway londing to tha third floor was temporarily obstructed, and six of tho hands omnployed in that part of the building took tha elovator fo go up to._their wark, Waon just zbont at the third floor the wire ropo broke, and the clavator fell ta the cellar with & erash, a distance of abont 80 feot. All tho young moen wero sorious)y hurt, -Willlam Dietz hod both logs broken, nnd diod in abonti two hours after the accidont. Willinm Ball ro- oelved a torriblo shook, and is hwet internslly, and isina vory critial condition, Mike Muls “onhoy and John Burns are both hurt soriously, and thoir recovory doubtful. dosoph Daily aud Btophen Broonan were injured intornally. = Drs, Duyig aud Haskoll wara instantly summoned, and did all thoy could for tisa sulrcror, : ‘Tho cause of tho nocident in hard to toll, The eloyator is very strong, aud a ropo an jnoh thick was udad for olevating, which was warrantod to raigo 22,000 pounds, und the woight on it at tho timo of tho aceldont waa Jess than 1,000 pounds. The propriotors bave apout a large sum in put- ting up a rope, which was froquontly inspected, and tho accidont cannot bo assighod to noglls gonoo. Eatal Runaway Aceldent. Mesxreurs, Toun., Ang. 4.~The Appeals rospondont, writing fromn Romoro H!nlnl’:l‘l, TI::: says; ‘'On Friday Willlam Hioks, an old oitis zon of that county, sthrted to the station in a wagon, in company with hia wifo, My, Holly, bis son-in-law, and danghter, Ou' the way the horso beoamo frightencd, ran sway, aud throw out tho entira party, Mre. Illcks” was thrown aualnst a fonco and instantly killod, and Mrs, llulllly ")‘“’ badly injured, 'The othore escaped unburt.” e — OCEAN STEAMSHIP .NEWS, Liverroon, Aug. 4.—Stcamships Epypt, Stato af Gaoria, snd Kron_ Prinz Fricderiol Wilhelm, from New Youk, and Batayis, from Boston, hiave arrivod aut. New Yomrk, Ang, 4,—Arrlvod—Btoamship, Ttaly, from Livorpool, Niew Youx, Aug. 4,—Arnved ; Sloamer Loau- Iug, from Humburg, PITTSBURG OIL MARKET, Trrraouna, Aug. d.—Oride, 70@700 at wells; 00@050 on curs ; ratined #1170 Bewt, 13 itho inl t8tood that *whioh ia in wri 'Van Allon and Mrs, *to await their’ trial, which mll probably take *place at the Ootober torm of tho Cirouit Court, . t0 roturn Lome, and not think of tho miniatry : CRIME. Sccond Confession of the Iamnet Murderer. His Motives at Last Intelligently Explained, Idfurfier in Michigan by a Wife’s Paramour, Minor Criminal Record. Murdercd for Monoy. ' Bvecial Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Aug.4.—Shortly - aftor noon yestorday, two boys discovorod the body ot a marderod man in a thickot noar Glenyllle, four . or fiva milos oast of thisclty, and not far fromn tho mace traok. Evidontly fio had boon murder- ed for his money, tho pockiots bang turned in- mdo _out and his watoh and mouoy gono, The murdor was committed with s billot of wood, and thexo woromarks of a doaperato struggle, tho fonce and leaves being spattored with blood* Doceasod was apparontly 85 yoars of age, woll drosesd, snd from tho “sppoaranca of his Lands, not accustomod o labor. Tho Body was taken in aharge by the Corouor, brought to the oity, and this morping was idontifled by* tho keopor of a Davish Hotollor River atroot a1 ono of his boarders namod drow Johnsavt, lately & moctlon boss on the Tuscarawas Vailoy Raliroad. A caroful investi- ation by tho poliso lod to tho arrcst of Johu §ohoson, a robmemato of o deconsod, who la worthlesa follow, olsiming to own a saloon noar Marquotto, but who Jas hidre no visiblo moana of aupport. Tho srroat was duo_to tho discovory of a small spot.of ‘blood on Johnson's cravat, whioh tho prisoner had attemptod to wash out. Bubsoquent oxamination Bhowad Lis pantaloons to hayo boon saturated wi'th blood, which like- wiso had beon partially wmied out, Tho pris- onor is 8 Bwedo, Tho case looka vory dark for ylm. . A-NMan Killed by Iiis Wife’s Lover— Tho Gulity Wife Accewwory to the Crime, i i e From the Tuscola (Mich.) Adverttaer, On Saturday morniug Inst, intolligonce was ra- colved in this villago of the murder of Abraham Tarr, of. tho Township of Novosts, ho having been fatally -stabbod with a jeok-knffe in the honds of Jodedish Van Allon, of the unmo town- slip. Van Allon was taken from tho sconaof tho tragedy by a noighbor of Farr's and lisnded over to tho authorities. A jury was impanoled bofora Juatice Georgo B. Hunt, snd an investigation bold, and » vordiok rendored. From the testi- mony mven, it sooms that Van Allon went to sco Mre, Farr on the day montioned, and tho hus- band, roturning oazlior thnn was expsated, found Van Allon undor .tho gun and ax were usod fracly, and yot little dem« ago dono, whon Van Allen finished the business by stabbing Farr with a koifo, Somo of tho ne:!ghbom ?aelng by were called in by Van Allen add Mrs. . _From lettors found in tho pos- sossion of Yan Allen, written by’ Mra. ¥arr, it appoars that there was = couso for jeslonsy. In one sha spoaka of giving bim a doeo, and rogrots thot i fotled to accomphish hox murderous pur- pose. Tho jury found os follows: . “That Eph Farr camo to his death by an Inoised wound on ‘tho loft slde botwoon tho third and fourth ribs, aud ‘outering tho heart, onneed by & knife in the hands of Willlam Jodo- digh Van Allen.”- . . 5 Tivo of tho jurors al ivo it 8 thoir opinion that *‘Lucinda Farr, wife of the said Ephraim Iharr, e accessory to the crime,” A warrant was issued immodiately for Van .Allen, and on Monday morning ono was also is- sued for Mra. Farr, Tho oxamination was held ‘beforo Juatico Hunt. 1t is understood that Van Allen bas medo s istatemont to Sherif Cumings, which is in 'wfitinfimnf the whole affair, from tha timo that sy bogan botweon him and Mrs. Farr tup to tho time of hia arreat. . It is also under- Mrs. Farr has mndo s statoment, Aftor the taking of evidence was conoindndd 'arr were committed to jai . All of tho above parties were from Jofforson 'Couuty, N. Y., and have lived in Novosts about six yoars. Revolting Rapo Casc at NMaysville, ’ . And. . Fonr WArng, Ind,, ‘Aug.4~—Tho citizens of Maysvillo,” s amall town & fow miles Irom this oity, woro thrown into a state of tho wildest ox- oitomont: yostorday by tho discovery that » sconndrel named John Franks had bratally ont- raged tho person of Elizaboth Boston, the young . daughtor of ‘a rospectablo farmer in that ‘viom- ity. Franks evticed the girl to take a buggy-ride with him, drove to a deuse wood, snd, despito tho_desperato struggles of . his victim, accom- plished hia purposs by force -and threafs.of cut- ting hor heart out with a knife. The villain then put tho girl in tho buggy, drove to the village, ticd his horwe, nud fled to tle woods. About 800 men wore acowing “fhe. woods all mght in goarch of him, . dotormived to burn and haog. if" caught. Franks sluded thom, aud cecaped ta this place, whare ho was captured this morniug on the now fair rounds, and committed to jail to await exnm- nation to-morrow morning. A largs number of citizons of Mayayille are in tho city, and it is foarod that an attempt will bo mado to-night to take the prisoner from. the jail and summarily disposo of him. This fs the third time Franks. hes baon arcestad for rape -during the last fow’ Joars. . it s 3 The Assault .on DBishop' Whipple— Fatnl Stabbing Affray. Bpecial Disvatch to The Chicago Yribune, 1, Pavy, Minn,, Aug, 4.—Noar tho cloae of Sunday morning's servico in the Oathodral at TFanbanit, » divinity student named G. W. Nims ran forward to tho “chancol, and, pushing aside the rector, advanced upon Bishop Whijpple, whon it was digoovered that ho carried o xevolver in his hand. Tho Bishop caught the young man by ‘oue arm, torned ‘bim_quickly around, claspad s other arm, aud hald him until membard of «the congrogation camo forward and took Lim in chargo. The sceno was for a fow motmonts ono of great confusion, women rushing shrieking to- wards the doors and men running toward the chaueel, but the congrogation was soon quieted “by the flluhop oxplaining that no harm boen “dono. It appoars that Nime, who ia a native of Now Hnmgnhuu, gradunted st Andovor Sem- inaty a8 o licoutinto_in the _Congregational -Clurob, He camo to Faribanlt last f£all, spplied for Episcopal ordors, and was placed in a divini- ty sohiool for a year of proparation. Bofara tho {‘?nr was out symptoms ot maa.n‘xl?'spponwd. aud 0 Bishap, declining to ordain bim, advisod him until ho bad rocovered his health, Until his ro- lationa should send for bim, being as gupposod harmloss, ho was kopt at sohaol and allowed full liberty, but it is thonght he may havo entertained rovengoeful fooliuges toward the Bisbop for rofusing bis ordination, and intonded to asunsulnato the Jatter. Anothor thoory is that ho had a imnd fanoy fortaking poracaalon of tho chancel aud of stauding at the altar. Nims uaufihl tho fimml & fow days before at & storo in Faribault, Ho bas now been sont to the Insano Asylum at Bt, Detor. At 11 o'clonk lust night, Barmoy Lamb, an exprossmsn, was drawing water attho well of Mlobaal Kolly, who bad forbidden his using tho woll, whon Kelly osmo qut and & fight oususd, ending in Kolly stabbing Lamb olght _times with a sword-bayouet, cuusing his death in s fow minutes. Thoy had boon quarroling since Sun- day on accounit of & quarrel betwoon tholr wives. , A 'Town Murshul Murdorod. OoNNari, 0., Aug 4.—At Fulmonth, Xy., yontorday, Gus Lightoot ehiot dond G, L. ‘Abar- Dethy, Actiug Town Marshal of that place, The ruopn woro oxclted. At tho Local Op- jon _oleotion, Lightfoot mot the Rav. D. 8 Robblos, © Looal Option man, unrréled with him, drow o pistol, sod flred. Nobbine _mooked the pletol suide with » cano, and saved himeelf, but the bull killed Abornothy, Who s appronching bis the luo of duty to quall the quarrel. Ligltfoot was arrested, Ahe Mamnett Murdoseris Socond Cons founi Spectol Dispsich to The Chicago Tridune, Prrrssuno, a., A"Fv 4,—Oxtweon, the mur- doror of tho Hamnott family at Homostend, has mads anothor confossion. "It will bo romoem- bared that the fum\\‘y consisting of five persons, was murdorad In cold blood and thels dwelling burned, apparently withont motive, ‘Phe mur- doror has almu]{ mado a confossion, whish was Yuhllflhnl.l in full dn Brs Cnoune et the timo. Io hns now made anothor, In which Lo staton thot ho attempled to outrago the little ghl Lda, only 10 yoara old, but that sho seronmod mud woke litlo Bmmn, who hid in sniother roon front fright. 1o, boing ufraid of beiug lynohed for tho aet, coricludod to kill tho fawmity aud burn tho hausa, bed. ~ A soufllo cusuad, & a Jfornot working ond thus loave no traco of his crirme, The prisonor oxpresses himsel? as wanting to dlo, in ordor that lio may oxpiate his torrible crime, 1Tty cotnnel havo sorvod out a writ of error, and wlll bring his case before tho Buprome Court for rehonring. Crime in Momphin. T Mexrits, Tenin., Aug. 4.—Fnu,; MoGinnars, a. noted tongeh, who wan roleased from the Yonl tontinry n fow waoks siuco by the Governor, on- terod Blokos' stable, Iu tho First Ward, last -wight, nud ongaied & trow with tho hastlar, nomoid Pat Walsh, during which Fatty drow o knifo nnd cut Walsh twico, ofliotiug daugorous wounds,. McGinnoss was arrestod, 3 Au affray ocoursed ab tho Ponbody Iotel onrly this mormng betwoon R, . Scudder, night- walobman of tho hoto), and B A, Tiiford, a private watchman, durin, shiot bwico and daugorously wounded, Tiiford was arrostod aud held in $3,000 bonds to answer. Oharged with Murdor, CLEVELAND, 0., Aug. 4,—The body of the man found {n' o flold’ near Glonvillo yostorday s been idontifled a8 that of Androw Johnson, a section-mastor on the Valloy Hnilrond, 'Tho room-mato of decoased, pamed John Johunson, hes boen arrested on suspicion of being the mdoror, = i Eheo Charlic Ross Abdnction. PriLADELPiIA, Aug. 4.—Mrs, Jackaon, with o Doy 4 yenrs old, having u§m ringlots, was takion into etistody nt the West Philadolphia dopot un- dor o supposition that the child was Charlio Rosa, Bho wns liberated and givenn cottifiento, nignod by Mr. Roas, that the child wus not Charlic toss, Tho likeness of the boy to the missing ehild ron- dored this nocessary to provent othier dotontions. An Oleaginous Trick. Bax Fraxcisco, Cal, Aug. 4,—Alfrod Paraf and Van Bountwell, known “bere and Enst for their connection with the Oleomargarine Buttor Company, wero arrosted to-day on an indictment for forgory, and bail fixed at $10,000 in caok caae, Another Arkansas Assassinntion. LitrLe Rock, Aug. 4.—Last night about dartr, Onpt. Dickey, a substantial und woll-known plantor, residing s fow miles balow this city, was shot-and killed by somo unknown person while standing on thio porch of hig houso, i e S THE NORTHWESTERN ‘STATES. News Items Telegraphod to 'T'ho Chils e cago 'Tribunc, ILLINOIB, N. Qarrity, an eatimablo citizon, for tho last twenty yoars ono of tho londing grocers of L Ballo, aled yesterdsy at 49 fl’m ot ago. -—Tlhio Biato camp-meollng, noar Towands, nino milos north of Bloomington, will bogin to- dny. lM & mooting of tho McLoan County Ropub- lican Central Commitiee held in, Bloominglon ostordny it was decided to hold tho County. lominatings Convention thero Aug. 26. - > —The dron?ht aud _gmshoipura aro doing much damage in the vicinity of LaSalle. , —Kneely's conl gt ab ation yesterday. ~All tho miners syoro called up, discharged, sud paid of. Tho causo nssignod 0 shaft ia the want of & markey| for thoir coal. —Moxey, tho City Clerk of Bpringflold, is fonud $o bo short i his"accounts about 8500, No ono belioves that ho Intended to dofraud tho city, but he got on & epreo, aud whils intoxicated went off, not oxpecting to bo gone long, Ho is in Momphis,-and bis frionds bave gono after m. —Mfa]. Bluford Wilson, Bollcltor of tho Troas- ury, waa in Bpriogllold yesterday, He will ro- turn to Washington with his family to-day. —The National Hotel, in Jolict, ivas clogod yoa= torday afternoon by Oficor Andrew Wheoler, who took poasusslon undor a chattel mortgage given by ‘Theodore N. Graham, the proprietor, to Mrs, Esther J. Caswell, assigned to W. T ‘Darrott, of that city, to securo a noto for 9500, which became due yostorday, with interest un- pald. Othor notes are Lield by Chicago partios to tho amount of $2,100, part of which amount becomes duo in & fow daya. INNESQTA, 8ix bundred Mennonites arrived at Duluth yonterday evouing per stosmors Cumborland and ‘Outario, from Collingwood, and will leave to- dny, vin the Northern Pacifio Railway, for Fort Garry, Another colony is expocted next-Batur- dn; apin, coased opor- of —~There aro in Jackson Connty 8,100 persons dostitute on_sccount of tho gru!hnp%or raids The roliof distributed to thom up to this timo amounts to G pounds of flour and 10 ounces of pork for cach peraon. Bo far about $17,000 have ‘been contributed in Minnesots for the rolief of tho grasshopper rogion. omIo, During tho past fow weoks robborios of horsos and buggies in vatious portions of Greeno Coun- ty have beon of almost nightly ocourronce. On Mondany, Sol Ilarner arrestod’ threo of tho sus- pivious burglars in Bell Brook, aud thoy woro undorgoing trinl yeaterdsy. They say eight moro aro connectod with_the band, all young men, woll-connected, residing in Bell Brools, . ~hrea colored men yestorduy snnounced themaolves in the Xeuin Gazelle for county of- cors,—two for Recordor and ono for Shoriff. Tho election ja by primary olection on the 18th inst._ A brother of Pator H. Olarl ia a candidato for Recorder, and, with ton candidates in tho field, bo mny e olectod. - —Lnst Fridsy morning, Mr. James McCluro, living near West Union, Adama Couuty, whilo londing & aw-log on a wagon in tho woods to haul to tho mill, wes killoa by the log rolling over him, on account of tho chains which wero usod to draw the log boing too short and allow- ing it to fall back, —A little boy ubout 10 yenrs of age, son of Rob- ert Dailoy, noar Bradyaville, Adnms County,' wast poisoned, which resulted o his_death, last Babbath attorncon, under the following circum- .atgnces: His fathor was lying at tho point of ddith, and somo modicings wero on tho table near the bedsido. The little follow, taking.up ono of tho bottles which contained medicino. of » poigonous nature, drank somo of it, and inless than twonty minutes wns & corpee. A post-mor- genz oxamination was held, resulting in the above ot SO ¥ ' MICHIGAN. *° Whils tha tug Getty wes towing the achooner Australia out from tho poxt of Muskegon, 2Mon- day afternoon, » soilor .on the schoonor got jnmmed botweon the anchor and the tow-lino as tho tug drew thie lino taut, and diod in about twonty minutés, Ho was & young man, about 20 yoars old, lataly. from I'ravorse, name not known. ‘His romaine wera taken. sboard the iug aud brought back, Tho.Mason Lumber Company buried him, . . WISCONSIN, A branch store of the Pfistor & Vogel Loathor Caanuy, ot Milwaukoe, fu the Fown of Carlton, 9 miles south of Kewaunoo, was ontered by bur- lars on Saturdsy night, and goods valded ab 600 to 9800 taken. An attompt waa also mado to entor the storo yof Taylor & Daoh, 6 miley south of Kowaunce, the eame night, but tho burglars becamo frightoned and left. Thexa 15 po clue to tho porpotrators, . T0WA. The Los County Normal Instituts convened at Fort Madison yoaterday, and will continuo in wosslon for four ook, 1t is -conduoted by the Counly Buperintondent, W, O, Hobbs, assisted by Prof, Johuson and Mjss 8, W. Slinner. Tho programmo is vory interosting to teachors, and the procoodings will . undoubtoedly prove & suc- oose, . INDIANA, Honry Tiedeman, n cigar makor, whilo in bathing yosterdny morning in the Vermillon River, 4 milon oust of Dunvillo, wag drowned. Hig body bas not aa yet bon regovored NENRASKA. A man named Daxling was bitten to death by rattlesnakos yosterdny ab Dlair, —A young wan nuwed Desn; from Utlea, N, Y., wns found insonsible on Dodgs stroct, Omaha, on_Mouday night, and taken to tko bospital, Ho hud boon robbod. R o o iy B KANSAS CROPS, Correspondence of T'he Chicago Tribune, ‘WaxgrieLp, Kun, Julg 81,—Binco my last, uuder dato of 'tho 0t ingf,, we have had @ con- tmuanco of the drought. Corn is u total failure; snd our small graln, baving boon threshed, yioldn an nvoragoof 10 bushols. Last Friday and Saturday the hoat was fio intenso that it did moro damago to corn thian his boon dano during; tho whole dry spoll proviously, The meroury roso to 117 dog,, and, at § o'olook p. . Batur- oy, indiented 108 dog. Monday the wind fronheued up from the north, sud sluce that timo Las remainod §n thst quarter, bringing with it tho grasshoppors, wha are dostroylug what littlo fadder thore is loft on the coru-stalks, Furmers vo havd at work nignt and dsy to save as much us pougible, A8 the hoppora scom to Ineroase overy day, ' I do not know what will bo dono s reguide kiay, Tho prairies, os far o the oyo 4au reuch, are porfeolly yellow, aud thero Iy only o smull quantity to bo had in ravivea, Truit 18 drying up, and, avon with & rain, would not viold inoro than balf g arop, I forgot to mon- tlon that wo uro entoring upon our niuth woek of dry woather, and thers aro still no signs of vain, T wus glad to seo In Tie IRIBUNE that our whoat crop. nfiowud & surplus of 20,000,000 bush- oly, 1t will help a great mauy, und Wil bo fed to cattle and horses oro. bolug much aheaper than corn. which scuddar was |, : FOREIGN. Protest of Germany to France on the Spanish Question. England Not to Take Part in an ol Armed Intervenfion, Bevolution in English Politios— The Tords Support-@ladstone, Detailed Account ' of the Recent_ Crisis in France. FRANOH, New Yonx, Aug, 4,—A lotter from Paris saye : Tho story of tho crisis in tho Fronch Gabinet, B0 far 08 known, is briofly thie: - Magno, tho lato Ministor of Financo, aftor o long, loming fight, sooing Lia last plan for balancing the Iudgotrejectod by o groat majority.in tho House, inalstod on giving his rosignation, which was ac- copted. o was the confoased roprosontativo of Bonaportiem’ in ‘tho Cabluct. A little Iator, Tourtou, Blinisterof the Interior, fusisted on rosigning, There,woro aovoral reasons for his lonving, the most plausible of which nro as fol- lowa: - Ho domandod thnt a Bouapartist should bo talken into tho lfl”o that Magno had vaoatod ; that on the rocoption of Vonlavon's roport tho Prestdent shonld, in advance and by message, ropel tho Casimir Perjor: proposition; that tho Protoct o Polico, who, having pushod the in- vestigation which' hio was ordored to instituto iuto tho illogal Bonapartist intrigues to tho basla of a criminal proscoution, inaiating that tho law sliould hava its course, should bo diamissod from Dis ofiico. All theso domauda wero' rosisted in the Cabinet Council, aud finally rejectod. Tho conducting’ chiof of rosistauce is the Duke do Casos, tho Minlster of Forelgn Affairs, an Or- Jenulst; ‘8o far 'aa any ono is an Orleanist to- day, hois an Orloanist by sll hia antocadonts. ‘Fourton is comparatively ‘& young man, and freo from binding antocodents, o was onco a Min- | {utor under ‘Lhiers, and has: always been, though ot firet in another departmont, Ministor undor MacMahon, The significanco, if thoir be any, in Fourtou's departuro from tho Presidont’s Coun- cil within lesa than ton days of his acting as tho Prosident’s authorized mouth-piccoto tho Com- :mittee of Thirty, lies in tho fact that, whilo ho waa a Miniator, ho was o personsl_soptonnarch- ist, apparontly with the honest Alarshal's ap- roval,. ing that. In othor words, it might seom an though the honeaty of tho.Marskal was grown somewbat tirod of that queer but boldly folso policy of tho truce of parties.” Pans, Aug. 4,—1It is slated that the Fronoh troopa ?unxlomd on the Bpanish frontior have boen reinforcod, and vigoronms moasuros havo ‘baen ordored to provent uniformed Carlista from crossing tho bonndary. . b GERMANY. New Yonx, Au;du 4.—Princo Bismarck’s son recontly fonght a duol, with pistols, at Dussel- dorf, with M. Barskawan, an officor of infantry. The encountor took place at 6 o'clock in tho morning, ten paces separating the combatants. Threo shots woro to have beon fired by each, but the firat shot of the German took effoot in Lis advorsary's abdomen, and soon dfterward proved fatal, —— GREAT BRITAIN, 2 Lownow, Aug. 4—Tho Britleh ‘steamship Co- rinth, Capt, Egan, which laft Now Yark July 16 for Liverpool, has boon lost off Galloy Hosd lulnr'n]d, togethor with hor cargo. Tho crew were saved, The Farl of Egmont i doad. In tho House of Gommons to-day, Mr, Bourke, ‘Undor-Socrotary for the Foreign Dopartmout, in auswer to an mqi‘tx from Bir Goorge Bowyer, statod that Hor SUII-"E Governmont had no intontlon of taking part in an armed intorven- tion in Spain, and had no reason to supposo that other Europcan powers contompla such & stop, which would not moet with enconragement from England. The report that Gormany had Bont & note to Franco protesting againat tho violation of the Bpanish frontior, and throaton- .ing intorvontion, is pronounced to be without foundation. ¢ LoxpoN, Aug. 4,—The House of Lords to-day throw out au important smendmoent made by tho House of Commons to the Public Worslip Regu- Iation bill, granting * parishioners the right of appoal to an' Arohbishop in caso tho Bishop rofusca to authorizo tho prosecution of & clorgyman for ritnalistio practicos. The action of. the Lozds coincides with tho views of Gladatone, who was an oarnost opponent of the amendment., - - Tho accusation against Johnaton in the Mor~ daunt osso has beon withdrawn, * *° © ° — SPAIN.. - THE ATTITUDE OF GEBMANY AND FRANCE. LospoN, Aug. 4.—The ‘Gorman Qovorument has sont o note to tho Veorsailles Governmont rotoating against tho Pyroncos. being mado a arlist arsenal, and declaring that, unloes Frauco ‘msintains noutrality in the Spanish question, Germany will ask ofhor powers to intorforo. LoNpoN, Aug. 4.—It ia rumored that o poatal convontion hay baen concluded botwoen I'ranca and tho Carlists, THE POSTAL-CAR CONTRAOT. Tho Matter Settlud for the Presonts Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Prwaperesia, Pa., Aug, 4.--Thio difienlty ro- Tating to the postal-cars waa settlod to-day, and .tho mails will continuo to'bo carried by the Phil- adolphia, Wilmington & Baltimoro Railroad Com- pany. 'Iho ofiicials of the TPost-Oflce Deopart-; mont, at tho conferonco Lield to-day, decided thut thoy could take no aotion hofnmi. tho Jaw, and Presidont Hinckley takes it that,. by continuing to carry tho mails, hts Company is to rocoivo tho advancod rates as domandod by bim. Special Dispatch to The Chcago Tridune. WasmiNaTox, D. 0., Aug.'4.—Tho snpposition {a that tho postal mail-car question will lava s final solution to-morrow ; at loast until Cougress shall oot upon the subject. President Hinokley, of the Pn‘jludu\p\.\h, Wilmington & Baltimore Railway Company, will,doubless, have to haul in his horns or carry into exocutiou’ Lis throats. The fact ia bis Company owns but two of the fivo postal-oars that wero in uso be- twoen hore ‘and Now York, and, if Hinckloy "withdriws thoso ‘two, the othor throo, which bsloug to tho Baltimoro & Ohioaud tho Pennsylvania Contral Compaules, will con- tinue_to run, but considorablo inconvenienco would, undor evon thoso circumstauces, bo ex- erienced, bocause the proesont number of cars & baroly suffiolont; and bosidos, it Hiuckloy eshould persist in bolog obgtrupsrous, tho maily would biave to bo corried by a much longer -znd moro circuitous route, causing samo delay, AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIO! Fourteonth Annual Session of the As= socintion, * Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dernosr, Mioh, Aug., 4.—~The fourtcenth annual gosslon of tho American Dontal Associa~ tion commonoed at Bt. Androw's ITall at 10 o'cloak, | and was called to ordor by tho President, Dr. T, L. Buokingham, of Philadelphis. Thoro - woro about sevouty-fivo mombers in attondance, rep- rogonting most of tho Northern aud somoe of tho Bouthorn Btaten. Followin membora: I, A. Smith ane Cinolnnatis J, M, Austin, 8t Josagb‘ Mo, Goorgo 11, Oushing, W. O; Dyko, J, 8. Bwartloy and J A, Bivasoy, ‘Ohloago; Souoen, iroswn an Iuaso Knapp, Ft, Wn¥nn, Ind,; T, H, Rehwinklo, Chillicotho, U.; and Homor Judd, SE. Louiu. Aftor prayer and roll-call, considorablo routino business-was transacted, tho most. important of which was the adoption of au smondnient to tho constitution mnking it unprofossional for metn- bers o resort to pubiic advortisomonts ; to claim superiority over neighboring Kmml_onuru; to ublish reports of easos or cortiticaton in tho pub~ Pic prints; to solicit oporations; to recomwond nostrums, or to perform ony similar set, Rocowy Was thon takon ull aftornoon, ) ‘Tho oftornoon kossion was chifl nccn{:lud with » discussion of tho quostion’ of the absorption. of the roots ot deciduouy teoth, papors bohl.f rond by Dr. Doan, of Chicago, uud Y'rof, J, If, Moquillan, The discussion wia paticipatod in by theuo gontiemon and by Dis, Judd, of Bt. Louw, and Atkinson, of Now York, . A papor was rend by Dr. Cushing, of Chicago, this evening ou ** Dental Pathology,” though the suthor of tho produstion was Dr, Chaso, of Bt. Louis. ‘Ilio tiemo of discusslon bronght ont by it was tho lvcality of puinin the {ooth, aud whothor the susme! was oqually as wonsitive ng tho futorior of the teeth, Dr. dudid, of Ht. Louis, Dr, Walkor, of New Orleans, Dr, Lutlor, of Otovolaud, sud others vacticivated: Edmund, Osmond, nd conses to be a Minister while romaiu-. aro tho Wastern, - THRICE-TOLD TALE. " (Continued from thio Firat Page) 3 Alato that the lotters and documents reforred to in your atatemont prosontod to us hava not boon doliver- o, notwithatanding your moveral promisca to furnish them, As your stafoment, In tho absonce of thosa documenin, 18 doprived of ita_groatest forco, wo think you siold deairo to placo thom o our possession § and 1 deairo Lo fmproan on you the {mportanco of do~ livering them to us at your earliost convoniouco, Vory truly yours, 1L W. 8a0%, Chairman, TILTON'S REPLY, No. i Livivaazon Grmers, UOOKLYN, Aug, 8, 1874, M, Menry T, Sage, Chtrman o o Bomiitte My DEaa Bin: I have just recoived your noto of July 91, four day aflor dato, Unless you accldouially indatdd ft, tho comminioation shatld hava coms ta ‘mosoveral days ago, ‘Thin leads mo to rocall a slmilar dilatoriness in tho dolivery of your orlginal noto, firat Aummoning mo to your Jommittas, whioh I rocived only four hioura beforo I waa to appoar, and. yet tho Awnmons bore the dato of tho dsy previous, Dut lob these trifles pana, Your noto. Just recoived surprises mo by §is contonts; for you soom to havo forgotien thaton the last dey of ny sppearance before your Comuittes I carriod to you?. meating, not anly all the documents whish I quoted in my kworn statoment (savo thoto in Moullow's possoasion), but many morobosides, making n doublo handful of interost~ ing ond importaut papors vital to my ea and dostructive to yotirs, All theao pspera I proposad tolay boforo yon, but nosoouor lind T bogun to read tliom aloud it yobr presonce, than one of yonr attor- noyn stopned me 1n the roading, sud proposod tist T ahould save the Committeo’a time by reforring. thiess apers to ono of your mombors, tho Ion, Jobn Wina~ ow. I acquieszod In s shggoation, ind rotired from your Gommitteo with the expectation of o apeedy conforenco with Mr, Winslow, Perbapn iy was my ropor duty to havo callod _on ‘Mr, Winslow, but_sa thio whole Comunittcs hind proviousiy sot tho oxamplo of alling in & body on onoof £l OLOE Tartios to this controversy, I'took it for granted that ~Afr. Winslow ould rapeat this procedent by doing me i Lonor to catl nt my honso,at which he would hiave Loen a wol- como ‘guoat. Bul, whilo walting for his coming, I was caliod upon fnstesd by a policoman, Who orrestod o smd carr thire ty minutos’+ nolico befora ‘Justice Riloy'a Polico Court to snawar a_chargo of Liboling tho Rov, 1lon: AWard Beochor, aganat whom I bad apoken not a libel, but thio truth,” Up to the imo of this atrest Thad om- ployed no lawyer, not noeding any, But, on finding imysolf bofory d polico court, and ‘not underatandin tho motive of my arrest nor tho methods of courts, requested my friend, Judgo L. D, Morrls, to nuswer formo in a technfeal proceeding in which X know not $iow to auawer proporly for mysplf, Twico already I hiavo beon before this unexpected fribunal, and msy 1o callod boforo it a third timo-on Wedndadsy noxt. Moanwhilo my counsol, to whom I havo just shown your note, {natructs mo to lay no documonts, papers, or ramaining testimony beforo your Cammiltes, nor to hold any further communication with you in Ay form pxcent to send you ths present sud foal Tottar, con- talning tho roasons for tivs stop. Thoseressons aro the following: - : S #rst—You aro o Committea of Ar.Boschor’s friends, #ppointed by himsolf, oxpocted o’ sct in his bohalf ; sssiatod b, »itornoys employod oxclusively for bis vine, Qleation ; holding socrot sosalons, tnaccessiblo to tha publio; having no power to compol witnesses ; giving no oppartunity for tho opposito sido {o cross-oxamine such as voluntarily appoar ; publiahing or supproasin hioir st mony sa o0 600 il and-—10- ar sa By owiy oxporionce goca—asking mo no quiestions eave such as wero irzelovant to the cuse, and omtting to publish in our fmporfect and unjust roport of my testimony, all -Hint maa most portinent ta my own alds of o confro- Second~The dafl rd of Brooklyn snd New York iavoYeon arieully fod, day by Gay, with orumby ,of fotitions evidenco agatust my own' charaoter, s I ot Mr. Beocher, but Y alone, wora tha man_on_ trial; and, though T Lsvo little right, peraps, to hold your' Committen responaiblo for daily misroprosonta., tlon, whioh may como througlifitic malice of othiors, yet tho result ia the samo to mo sa if you had dolibers aloly designod it; and that result is thls, pamely: I expect no justice eithor from your tribunal, sinco you cannot compol witnesses to teatify, nor rom you: o ‘portors, ainco they do nat givo impartial roports. Third~1 cannot reaist tho couviction, though I mean 0o offenso in oxproasing ik, that your'Comimittos Lina como af last to be a5 unsatisfactory to the publie 4 to myzclf, snd that your vardiat—if you ronder ono ~—could not possibly bo basod on the full facts, since fou liava no power to compel witnosses, nor to vorify holr teattmony by oath, mor to aift it by aross-oz- amination, For thoso roasons, which ought o have moved ma oatllor, I Liayo at last Instructod my counsel 10 proceed at onco at his discrelion to carry my case from your jurisdiction to a caurt of law ; and, in viow of thia inatruction from mo, he has in turn instructed me o hold no further communication with your Com- ‘mittoo, excopt this prosont lotter of courteay, fn which 1 hiavo the honor to bid you farowell, In doing which, allow mo to add that tho rospct which I sm unablo to ontortafn for your Commiltoo as a tribunl, ¥ cannot holp oxpresaing for you csch and all as iniividuals, Truly'yours, TaEODORE LILTON, MOULTON SPEARE New York, Aug. 3.—Frank Moulton arrived in Brooklyn this morning. He said that no lnvita- tlon Lad beon sent him to sppear before the In- veutigating Committeo. Ho deolarcd that bo was rendy and willing to go bofore the Commit- tee it both partics roquested {t. o said that ho TAD NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FLOM M. BEEGHED asking him to go bofore tho Committeo and tos- tity. Moulton snid, with great sincerity, that ho still adhored to the opinion_exprosscd to tho Committee, that the matter should have boen compromised, Ho rogroited that the invostiga- | tion hiad boon commonced. Ho said the Comumib- teo wagan ox-parto affair, and novor should have aoted oxcopt with s view to offoct a compromiso, 2;1!:5“" " continued Mr. Moulton, it happens ¥ 430 NERE T TIME TO TESTIFY in case my evidonco shall bo requested in writing by both Jecchor and Tilton." t Ho expressed rogrot ab the present situation, but eaid ** the affair has now renched such o pass that all tha tacts must coma out.” THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, Special Dispaich to The Chicago Tribune. 10W THEY WILL REPORT TO THE CIURCH. New Yonx, Aug.'4.—H, 1. Oloveland, o mem- bor of the Investigating Committes, malkes the following statoment: ¢ Tho Committoe Lope to finish taking tostimony and oxamining witncsses within a fow days, probably by the latter part of thig woel, or tho beginning of next. The Com- mitteo will prepare their roporf 88 soon as possi- ble aftor the investigation ia cloged. This will bo given to tho Examining Obmmittes of Ply- ntouth Oburch, and will bo submitted by them to o maoting of the church,. rogularly called for tho purpose, in acoordance with the rules of tho ohurch, Thiscall for a business meeting must ‘bo announcod from the pulpit on the Bunday preceding themeeting. Unless something unfore- . soon shiall ocour to dolay tha investigation, o call for a businoss meoting for tho following Friday ovening will boread from tho pulpitof Plymouth Church on Bunday next, ' A 3R, BEEOHER WILL DE CALLED OX to tostify as early as practicable, Tho Commit- too wishied to haye tho testfmony of Fraucls D, Moulton and I\, B, Carpontor in advanca of that of Mr. Boochor; but ono of thoso gontlomen do- olines to appoesr and testity, The Committes wisl o havo ol the ovidonco beforo thom that cau bo obtainod, in ordor that the ease shall ‘be ‘mado ag cloar a5 possiblo in all its phasos. Ar. Toohor mey possibly bo oxumiuad to-morray night, Mr, Bocoher will provide himeself with full notos of all pointa of robuttal, e will be quostioned vory minntely on those and other points, His oxamination will u}:robnbly take up o ontire evening, and this will probably olose tho caso,” (Tothe Assoctated Press,) New Yonx, Augfné.—n o moeoting ot the Plymouth Church Investigating Committeo lnst evening o lettor wag_prosented’ from tho Iov, Dr; Btors, in which ho stated that ho had no Eumou&l knowlodgo of tho matters which camo oforo tho Committeo ; that ho hod secn the statemont signod by Mrs, Tilton and roferred to mMr, Carpontor's ‘statomonts and {u Mrs, Til-+ ton's testimony of Friday ovemmg, which coun- tained & gravo charge oxpressed in thoso words : “0On a certaln ocoasion Mr, Boechor solicited me to become & Wifo to him with all that s im- pliod in this rolation. This proposition I com- unicatod to my husband;" bul, onaccount of a lack of his poraonal knowledge, Dr. Storm’ ex- proesod the opinfon that it would not Lo neces- Bary for bim to appoar Leforo tho Committos, MOULTON, Inquiry was mado of mombors of the Commit- too concorning tho testimony of Mr. Moultou, oud warm oxpressions woro used in rugl’y. Ono gontloman statod tunt the desigu of Mr. Moul- ton in holding back until Mr. Baeoohor testifled wus, that ho might hayo tho stronger sido.| at the last momont, and cut tho throat ofi tho woakor. It was doubtloss bis purpose, and’ My, Tilton's, a8 the Comuuittes foarad, to look up a part of tho testimony about which they could malko future insinuations to Mr, Booohor's dis- crodit, and koop tho scandal alive, *‘ You may, eay," declared a momber, * that the Committco &ro & unit in resolving that no report shall bo mado until Praucle D. Monlton's tostimony has ‘boon taken nud tho lotters of AMr, Boocher aro aubmitted in full. This Committes is not mado up of asses, and tho membora do nat fntond to | sdjourn with tholr worl half done, andleave t'Mvs down for scaudal-mongors to roturn to their doorodations, Mr, Moulton has got to l-usmr, aud tho lottors will bo Lad by logal procesa if it bo nocessary, : Edward J, Oviogton ' was nskod how Dr.| Baeclior's frionds folt In regard to Mr. Bloulton's teutifying boforo the Committeo, o eaid: *I assuro you that they are all anxions to lavo Mr, Moulton tell nvnr{)&hlng ho knows In relation to tho caso. Mr, Deoclior himsolf is oxtromely anxions that ho should testify, Mr, Wocohior his already writton him0 bwo luttors wrging hun to bosten ta DBeaaklyn and Bive all tho particnlars, prosent all tho lotters uud dovwments in his pos- 5 sossion, To mako it certain that Mr. Moulton fully underatands that Mr, Boochor wishes hin to givo his testimony bofore the Committae, Mr. Doocher will agnln sond a mosango urging him ta do go. [To the Assoctated Press.] THE MEETING LAGT EVENING, , New Yonx, Aug. 4.—Iho Committeo of Inves- tigation into tho Boocher-Tilton scandal, mos again thls ovnnini. It was oxpoctod fhat chr‘ ‘ard Boochor or Mr, Moulton would tostify, buf noither put in an appearanco. Tho Committoe oxaminod two witnesses, a Jady and gontloman, Lut thelr names could not Lo ma cortalned, Mr. Ofoaveland, s mombor of tho Committop, statod that Becolior has sont nnothor communication to Moulton, asking him to appear boforo tho Oommittes, and another lottor of invitation hns boon sont him from the Iattor body, fnviting bim to appear beforo thom with tho doouments avd lottors in his possesalon,. and furnish shatover testimony ha -hed to vya in tho _mattor, Il in bolioyod _that ofthor Moulton o1 Beoclier will bo boforo tho Committeo to-mor- 10w ovening. If eithier of them should Appear, tho rosslons of the Committos will be prolongad, and will lelmbly oxtond ovor until noxt ook, 80 tliat tho roport of that body will not bo aubs mitted to tlioExamining Committoo of Plymouth Ohn;ch bofore tho latter part of tho coming wook, B ———— TILTON'S SUIT AT LAW. INTERVIEW WITH TILTON'S COUNHEL. New Yonw, Aug. 4—Ex-Judge Samuol D, Morrig, tho counsel for Mr, Tilton, whon visited by a Zribuna reporter last evening, was somes what roticent, hia ground beiug that of pro- fagalonal otiquetle, which provented him from indioating tho courso of procedure to bo adopted. In reply to inquiries, howovor, Mr. Morrls anid that tho only courso on the part of Mr. Tilton in thé mattor would bo ix("Bn action for criminal intlmacy. Thoro could boe, of courso, othor actions in tho caso on tho other sido. They could suo Mr, Tilton for slander, if they wore ss disposod, or they conld have him indicted, The nction on Mr. Tilton’s part will bo placed on the calendar, and tako tho ordinary course of mny aolion in court, It cannot bo immediately triod. TILE INQUIRY IN A COURT OF LAW w}ll be much more mearchiug and complote thon tho investigation con. dioted by the Investigating Committea ,of Plymouth Church, The Committeo is a mora voluntary affair, aud hos no power to compel tha attendance of witnoseos, nor thoiranswors to tho :}\mtlona put. Only those who are willing to o 80 go boforo it; thoy stato what thoy liko and omit what thay like ; there i nothing com- pulsory sbout it, 8a thero ia in & conrt of law. - In answer to a quostion as to whon Mr, Tilton bind docided on his prosent: courso, Mr, Morris gtatod that ho'had suggosted to the Commitice long ago tho propriaty of. STOPPING THEIR PROCEEDINGS snd of taking tho matter invo court.” - - “* Nothing dofinite in tho caso ‘has yot been done,"” continued My, Morris, * and thero ia ronlly nothing to mdd to what is in- dicated in Mr, Tilton's ‘erd to Committeo. Tho papers in®the cage have nol yot boen propared.” ~ When tbey will be, and what witnesses will bo callet, sre quostions which Mr, Morris did not fesl at liberty t5 ane swar. e MR, AND MRS. TILTON, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribund, Rew Yong, Aug. 4.—Edward J, Oviagton wa callod upon in hig atore, No, 248 Fulton atreet, - yostorday afternoon, by 6 T'ridung reportor. Tha roporter remarked taat some of the papers had danled the truth of tha atatement that Ar. Til- ton -rofused to give up Alr, Tilton'a proporty whon asked . for it. Mr. Ovington sald: *Yes, I bavo soon such denfals, but it s truo that ho did rofuse to givo up tho property, and his rofusal wos made in tho most emphatic manner. Mr. Whoolor bas boon one gaged - as counsel - for Mrs, Tilton in procuring & Beparation from Mrs. Tilton. He hea doubtless had an ides that byn show of magnanimlity he could induce Mra. T4 Iton to liva Witk bim agaln, or at leant mitigate bur foelings f ropulsion aud g0 {nfluonce bar tesiimony be- PO Fion told” Juds 21 (Rlrs. Tilton' + “Mr. Tilton o Morae . n's ‘shop-fatiior) that o - WANTED TUL SEPARATION PAPELS PREPARED st once .and that ho would B‘f‘n' them a8 soon a8 thoy wero ready. Mr, Whocler prepared the soparation papors, and aftor thoy iad baon road o Mrs, Tillon and approved, ho called npon Mr. -Tilton,’ and roquested him to eign them, Mr. Tilton omphatically rofused to sign tho papor, and told Mr. Whoolor that he would sign nothing relating to Mrs. Tilton vtil :gn‘n:sn ad boou concluded.” Ho furthor said .that ho ;' WOULD MOT BUDGX FROX TIE HOUSK antil tho case had beon settled ; that it waa his cgal\e.‘ and thora ho would romain, —— 534 LATE LOCAL ITEMS. Elizaboth Martin and Bridget Morrie invelgled E. B. Schutt into their abode on West Randolph streot, yostorday sitornoon, and abstracted 14 +from his pocket., Ho domplained ab the Madi~ .son" Stroet Btation, snd tho women wero ar- roatod. Y : J. H, McVickor and- witddxoturned from the . East last evoning, and ars guests at tho Grand Pocifio Hatel, . J. B. Omohundro, Texas Jack, is stopping at the Grand Paeifio. The body of an unknown man wss found in the lako at tho foot of Twanty-hinth stroot _at 4 o'dlock yestordsy afternoop, by Officer Carbury, Tho romains aro much decomposad. ~Deceasod s drossed in a dark suit, and had on hia person a silver watch, numbered 9,920, Ho is evidently about 85 yoara old, Tho corpeo was sont to tho Morguo to await aninquost. ~ * - John Flomiag dled suddenly at No. 221 Enst Ilwllzznn “Btr;!:t. at Nl]l:{fi‘ o'clock llnnl nighty HUPPOS| rom oploxy. Hg nmvloll)mly had snp pflg’\{t with one Mike MoDonald (not the gambler), aud, it in thought, bacame #o excited as to cause hia sudden demise, - 2 - HOTEL ABRIVALS. Palmer House—H. H, Earll and family, Utah; .G. O."Hazelton, Now York; J. G. Rollins, Lon. don ¢ J. J. Daly and family, 8t. Louia; W, Ward, Phiindelphia. . . . . Grand Paciflo Hotel—Maj. Clay, England; A.W. Crapdall, T'roy ; J, Atkinson, Hamnilton, Ont.; H. G. Tiffauy, New York; J. Eaton, Uioa, . Tremont House—BE. J. Watson, New York; A. L. Thompson, Baltis mora ; £. A, Biaw, Buffalo; D, L. Skidmory, St. Louls'; E. Paraons, Now York, . . .. Sher man House—F. Wost, Arlington; F, W. War- ner, Philzdolphia : J, P. Thompson, Oleveland; E. ¥. Jonos, New York ; G. H, Harlan, Spring- flaid; B. D. Williams, Mobilo, —_— ey + HORSE AND CATTLE DISEASE. Correspondence of Tha Chicago Tridune. Font MADsoN, In., Aug, 4,—A diseass has broken out among tho horses and cattlo in Green Doy Townshlp, o fow miles above this clty, which puzzled tho bost-informod stock- roigora as to what caugos it, and all information on the subject so far {8 mere conjecturo. Boven valuable horses havo died, whila w groat number aro siok, and will meot with tho a2 fato unloss somo remedy s digcoverad Lha oheck tho disesso, Nop partioular symptooui exhibitod, oxcept that thoy sppear stipid, and in this condition they ramalu until doath rolicyer ihom. Groon Bay Township is Jow and aiscshy, with many ponds of staguant wator, aud wing asoribo tho uso of the wator as tho cause. Dy Griffoo, a uoted voterinarian, was callod up ™ iy the farmors, but could give na por .dve information. Itis hia oplnion, howoyur, thas and | s beroloforo uudor tio lsw uumun&t«:\m‘ly & W somo woad or poisonous f ant growa in _this ro- ion which is oaton by th 2 atal, The diseaso iu attracting much attontion, and fa belng investigatod, so that Juome positiva intormation aa to tho cause will no doubt be ol . voloped in a fow days. . DISSOLUTION NOTICES, DISSOLUTION. The copartuership Lorotofors existiug batwaon Henry Whippte and Oharlos W. Ons Hosl Estale Dealers, and dolng buslugas at 103 Wasbington-st., Obloago, is s day dissowved by mutual aooseut, and tha partlos proposo ta coutluuo tho busiuoss ot the same placs on L — OHARLKS W, OASTLE, Aug. 1, A D. 161, By K, 1. Castle, Agent, | PISSOLUTION. The copartuership cxisting hitherto Lotween Hen Krippaabne aud George Lorents has boan mutually dis salved this day, ERIPPARANE & LORENTR DISSOLUTION. The frm of Toluan Dros, & Waikor s this day dus solvod by mutusl consont, D, 10, TOLMAN, Ohloago, Aug. 1, 1874 S A WA NOTIE ~iy induratanod will apitiiuo tho In:;l.-.l;m T 8| 3 MAN, Watlieh, W B, o stock and’ provea | s