Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1874, Page 12

1HE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1874 : i SPORTING NEWS. Closing Day’s Races at the Buffalo Driving Park. Goldsmith Maid Trots Her Mile in 2116 1-2, Oricket Game Betweon Mutuals and Chicago Cricket Club. Shooting Tournament at Dexter Park Next Weck. THE TURF. TROTTING MATINER AT DEXTER PATR, Thora will be two intorcsting racoa at Doxtor Park Mouday aftornoon, and tho names of tho catrios aro a mufliciont guarantoo that fast timo will bo mado. Tho first raco will be fora mwoop- wtalo of $50 onch, to which Mr. Mausur adds 300, Tho ontrics nro A, H. Buok's chestnut maro Hattle, Graves & Loomls' bay golding Bay ' Honry, and Aleck Lowis' ochostuut golding Jeromo. Tho socond raco will bo for a similar amount of monoy, and the ontrics aro Graves & Loomis' bay golding Obicago, Alock Lowis’ gray mare May Howard, and B, W. Grangor's bay golding Gon. Howard, LAST DAY OF TITE BUFFALO RACES, Bpecial Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Burraro, N. Y., Aug. 7.—Ovor 20,000 peoplo witnoused tho racos to-day. Tho throng of rpoc- tators was the largest and most enthusisstic that has gatherod ot (%o Buffalo Driving Park since Doxtor trotted his momorable hoat in 2:17). In some respocts, tho rosultaof to-dny's racos oclipsod evorything in the annals of trot- tiog history, Goldsmith Maid making tho faut- ©ut time on record, viz: amilo in 2:16%. Flooty Golddust, a G-year old horo, with n rccord of 2:32, trotted & milo in R.flfl}f. ‘which ia tho groatost G-yoar old porformanco on record. Ted Cloud won the 2:20 raco by one of the most remarkablo oxhibi- tons of sposd evor scon ot this track, trotting tho third and fourth hoats in 2.18 and 2:18, rospeotively, making the firet half mile in onch atthorato of 2:16. The spectators woro wild with onthusissm throughous tho entire aftor- noon, aud tarfmen willingly concedo to tho Bultalo track the reputation of boing the fastost trotting track o the world. TIR FIDHT RACE was for horecs that have nover beaten 2:31, for o pureo of $4,000. ILlevon horacs woro entered, but only ton startod. Fleoty Golddust won tho raco oasily in three straight hoats, beating Kau- saa Chiof, the favorito, withont any apparent ef- fort, At no time during nu{ of the hoats wns Golddust prossod closoly. Kausas Chiof and Vanity F'air, howover, did some admirablo trot- ng. BUMMARY,—~Duffale Driving-Park, Friday, Aug, 7, 1074, No.8, Purug, $4,000, for horaca that liavo nover Deaten 2:31 ; mllo licata, bewt threo in five, in harness ; £2,000 1o the firat horid, $1,000 Lo tho socond, $600 1 - tha taild, 8400 to tho fourtl, 0. 8. Groou's g, tn, Fleoty Goldilus W, L. Simmong'b, g, Kansos Chlof. J. N, Williama' b, g, Vanify Fair. 1, Goodin's b, g, Stewart dalony.. W. Amen's r, i, Dinali,...... John Murphy's b, i, Lady Dahima Enapp & Henderson's b, i, Lady Staz, Jumea Jamison's ¥, m, Atna. . Albart Wella' cb, m, Kitty Wel E. A, Lytls's r, g, Slow Go.. Bon Mace’s br., g, James Howell Jr., Time— uarter. Half, Firat heat, ¢ g PINET r, Mile, 2035 UK 10y 2203 . 857 10K %3k Flooty Golddust, the winner, s 6 years old. Bho was sirod 03 L. L. Dorsoy's OldGolddust, dammed by & Morgan maro, aud brod in Kon- tucky. Hor irst rocord was made at Bulfalo, tvo years sgo, whon sho won the 4-year-old stakos in 2:34. Bl is owned by Mosars, Groon & Thompuon, of Babylo, L. 1., and is & bonutie ful horse in appoaratica, eus 2:20 nACE. Thia raco was looked ugon cxpocuntlg by tho gBporting mon s likely to be tho bost of tho meot- *ng, aud 8o it proved. It was for horses that never beat 2:20. and thero wero soven entrios. Heury was druwn the night provious, aud Glos 101 Wag prime favorito in the pools, Red Cloud +elliog second, and Nottio third. Camora took tho two firsl icats, howover, and was then sont %o to first choico in the pools. Tho judgos déomod it best to obango Nod Oloud's duvor just previovs to the third hoat, a8 the runn who handlod bim jn the first two hoats Ap- pasrod t0o norvous to drive him for what ha was Wworth, Charloy Groon took tho reins and sont Red Cloud around, the winner in tho throo fol- lowing succossive 'heata, Thoro was somo good trottiug done by Camors, Nottio, and Sonsation, but Red Cloud hind tho raco all to himsolf to all sppearances, e trotted magnificontly in tho thirdand fourth hoats, atmost squaling, in'ono of tho Lnlf miles, the bost time made by Giold. smith Maid, Sumsant.—Daffalo Driving Park, Friday, Ang, 1, 1874, No. 9. Durue $7,600, for horses that havo naver boaten 2:30 ; milo bieate, best threo in five, in harnens $1,600 fo th Arwt hiorao, £2,000 to the zecond, $1,330 10'tho third, $760 to tho' fourth, 3. 8, Wado, b, g. Ttod Qloud. . w. ¥, Murrow, bik, g. Camora, A.Qoldsmith, b, . Glosfer, dohn £, "Turdier, b, m, Notiio, Ben Maco, b, g, Sensation, Frank VanNess, b, g, St. Jamos, ,, Dan Mace, b, g, Heury, 7'ne— ELFToN anoar cempar Mile, 2005 7 JEY 1083 Rod Cloud i 8 yoars old, owned by Jobn 8. Wado, of Edinburg, Ind. Iio 18 only throo- quartors brod, o was sired by Logal Tendor, stallion ownad by Col, Morton, of Loxington, Ky. Red Cloud's first racord was mado st Jacke son, Mich,, trotting a mils in 2:37in a 4-yoar-old race. .Lrior to his trotling in the raco yostorday his best timo waa 2:20, made in Bulfalo tivo years ago, GOLDBMITI MAID AGAINAT TIME, After the firat heat in the 2:20 race, Doble drove Goldsmith Maid up tho track, proparatory to her raco agniust timo, in which it had Lotk aunounced sho would attompt to beat her record of 2:10. Enthusinstio applauso from tho stands grooted tho Maid's sppearance. She trottod ac- cowpanicd by a running horse, named Potro- loum, owned by Mr. Bacon, of Buffalo, Tho first hoat was trotted in 2:181¢, Cousidorable Jlouoy ae staked, priot o tho sccond heat, on tho probubility of the Maid beating hor own time. Tor offort in the flrat hoat bad o doubls effect with the orowd; it left tho impression thint tho Maid wonld not atteunt to eat 2:16, but with turfmon it looked s if Doble had reserved tho grand triumph for later in tho aftornoon, aud so It proved, Iu faot, #ho miaro camo up to ‘tho acora in fine A, 1o, and took the word G whon about two Jongths abend of tho running horso. Hho went like an arrow around the turn, kooping hor feot bonuti- tully, and oing ko a mnohino, Tho crowd watched hor movemonty eugorly, trying to dotact, It pomsiblo, any incronse of syeod ovar her first quartor in the othor hieat, Whon thoy * got lulfeway up tho hack strorch, tho runuing hora stuck hiy nose over the whoel of Doblo's sulky, and, with & do. isnt toss of tho head, the unaj Pronchable Maid dashed away and again upunuu{’ tho gap of two longths or moro.” F'rom tho Judgon” and ror porcers’ stand, tho movoments of the littla quea wors obsorved with unusual intorest, Bl heg mado the quartor in 84 soconds, tho same an gn Lior firat hoat, but it wan clearly apparent that hor spood from tho quartor to tho half in thie hoat was greater than before, and oxpresaion of exultation escapod the handful of mon on the judges' stand when the Maid pussod the half In 1:07. From that point sho nover flaggod in hor galt for an instant, and searcoly lolt ber fest during tho hoat ; hial - WAy ta the third quattor, sho mado one skip, & bont, titul slght in lugelf.* On sho wont to the third quartor, with a firm, elastic step, that scemed to know no weakness. Tho runiing horso was urged andor the whip, und again strotched his neck along the Matd'ssulky, Doblo u{mku the word and his horae shiot nhoad with o quicker troad, aud paasod the third quartor in the remarkablo time of 1:40%{, ‘I'ho ruuning horse was closo aftor hor, and forcing her to do Lier beat. Bhe reachod the Judgos’ stand, gave one »kllr, and shot un- dor the wire, Half n moment lator the figures woro swung boforo the publio gaze—2:1534, Qoldemith Maid had again made tho fastout time ovor known to the trotting turf, by hoating Ler own unprocedented record of 2:16. The multitude nooded no reminder to vont thoir en- thusissm, but choered horse and drivor until thoy wera honrae, Bussany,~Bufialo Driviog Park, Fridsy, Aug, 7, . . 4 ! that Goldamith Mald had boon purchasod by Itobert Bonmner, which was eirou- ated oxtensivoly aftor tho trotting of tho fagt heat, iy authoritatively doniod by Budd Doble, i ORICKET, THE MUTUALS AND TIIE CRICAGO CRIGKT OTUM, Thero fa but lttle probabllity that oricket will ovor booome a popular pastime iv this country. U'ho English-bora resldonts, in whoso momiory tho glorios of Cantorbury wooka are yot frosh, rotain, as a rulo, tholr admiration for tho old nntlonal sport, but they nre about {he only ones who patronizo it, For tho otlior clnssos of our citizons {6 possenscs fow or no charms, Tho rules and points of ploy ara not aven imporfect- Iy undorstood by tho groat majority, and tho gamo, takon altogothor, isontirely too tedious for thoir fancy. Tho only out-door sport that an Aworican will look at for half-n-dozon hours ot o strotel with any dogroe of interest fs n horsg- raco, and ericket is oven mors oxacting in its do- mands wpon ono'’s imo. It nover takes less than the grantor part of a day to play an ordinary gamo, and tho usunl rulo fa for the playors to stop for cfunor in tha middlo of o contest. This 18 hardly tho kind of nmusemont that o rostloss aud \m»'i' community oan afford to patronizo, and bosidos it doos not furnish the uccossary amount of oxcitement., Whilait may be, and doubtloss in, n very fine gamo to play, It ls cer- tainly an unintoresting onoe to look af, nnd in tho lalter rospect, at lonst, must Flu way. to tho less complicated sport of baso ball. ‘The above remarks wero suggostnd ll? & gamo of crickot botwoon the Mutual Baso Iall Olub, of Now York, asslstod by somo mombors of tho Whito Stocking nino, and tho Chicago Cricket Club, 1 young and promising smatonr orgonizi- tion, whioh was plnsad on tho Twonty-third stroot rounds yesterdny, Tho attoudance wos cxceod- ngly moagro, and tho spectators sootnod to tako but {ilflfl intereat in tho gamo. Play commonced shortly aftor 11 o'clook in tha forenoon, with tho Butunls at the bat, and whon tho firet Inning closed on oth sides they wore 41 to their op- pouonts’ 44, It was not anticipated that the mcoro of the Chicago mon would bo thoe greater of tho two, o8 tho Mutuals numbered fn their rauka eoveral playors of moro than ordi- nory akdll. At tho ond of the inning tho playors lunchad, and othorwise enjoyed thomeelves in o tent that had boon crocted on tho east side of tho ground, and thon tlio gamo was rosumed. In tho second inning tho Mutuale made 45, and tho Chicagos 48, This gavo the gamo to tho lattor by ono tally, and a8 the hour was conslderably et 5, it was agroed to stop playing, though tho %L\icugos hiad fonr wickels to spare. Thoro was no particularly brilliant flolding, sud as tho bat- ting was uttorly unlike that in base ball, there was nothing to describo that tho ordinary rendor would tnke any intorost in, The umpires were Mr. Fraok Bowen for the Chicago Club, and Mr, Meado, of Racino, and Dr. Cueo, of Oak Park, for the Mutuals, Tho annoxed score gives a do- tailed nccount of tho gamo : XUTUAL OLUD, 0 Second Inning. Vbotoro wicket b The report Romson o Wright,, 1 C‘Nnhnn o ll{da b Wright,, & 8 Higham o fiydo b Wright. 1 4lflattiold stumpod Sharp b Wright ... ] Moyorls ¢ Dasion i o Alllson 1 b D, 3 I [ 0 o 0 3 4 1 Tatal 5 First lnning, i Geand total First Ining, CTOAGO OLUD. irst Inning, Wright o Hart b Zi"m-o Furbor b Hatflold, Matono o Altison b ATii< Second Inntng, Nol oF Darlaw o Carey b Allison. ! Wright not ou. 3alane o Higha field, ) Dwyor o Caroy b’ Afll: “"ju ot nui.r lByos. I Toward the ond af ho month tha o Crickot Club intonds vislting St Lonts, avd phe ing with tho oloven of that city. Thon the Ht, Louis and Racine Clubs will como here for a short season of sport. Arrangomonts are mok- ing for a *Cantorbury Week” at St. Louds in October. The principal object to bo attainod is the solection of Enstern and Western elovons, ‘It s oxpoctod that prominont Canudinn clubs will bo prosent, and, if ko, thore will bo sevoral Iutorasting matchos botwoon them sud tho Amoerican players, - BASE BALL. MUTUALS V8, WIITH STOOKINGS, This nlternoon anothor championship game will be played on tho Twonty-third stroot grounds by the Mutuals and White Stockings. It is to be hoped that thore will bo no necessity for such harsh criticisms a8 Tus TribuNe was obliged to publish eoncerning tho last game be- tweon the clubs, but that everything will pass off ploasantly aud honorably on both sides. THE AMATEUR OHAMPIONSHIP of tho Btate, bosldos othor prizes of n minor charaater, will be contested for in a tournamont tobo iold at Peoria during tho early part of noxt wock. Tho following circular oxplalgs tho matter moro lulle‘ and should bo read by clubs intonding or desfring to participnto : Tho arrangementa for the approaching buee-bnlk tournamont for the amnteur champlonshin of the Stato, ta be beld in this city, Aug. 11,12, 13, and 14, have ben 80 far porfected tht tho managoinent con 'knfely an. nounce that §t will probably bo tho moat succoesful aifair of tho kind ovor wituossed in this State, Tho contoat in opon to all amatour clubs of this State, withs out entranco feo, Tho following Landsomo prizos will bo otferod : Tiret prizo, $200 casli and gold miodal ; oo~ ond prize, $76 cash; bost ruuning of baves, $10 and ailvor mednl; best throwing, $10 aud pllvor madal, In addition to thess oxtraordinary inducemonts, the ‘propriator of the Peorfa Housa lius offered to board tho club winuing the irat prizo froe of chargo during the eutire tournament, All 1hs hotols have offored reduiced Talos to basa ball clube, and nothing Lsa boen left un- dono to make an attractive meeting. A goodly number of clubs have nlrosdy signified thoirinteution of taking pars fn this tournument, and eutrica are coming in dally, Commodions amplitheatres have been crocted upon tho grounds (whicl are largo enough to admit of two distfhct gomea at tie. saise Uiy, and conforiume seatu axe provided for spootutors at rousonnbls prices, Many of the citizens of tho coutral part of tho State oro intending to visit Peorin during tho tournmmont, and to all lovers of our nationsl gwino & glorlous op. portunity is presented, Our beautifut city is woll worth pcolng under any ctr- cumstances, and, with theso sdditional atiractions, the visitor will be amply ropaid. All clubs wishing'to compote for theee prizes will notify the undersigned ou o before Aug, 6, M, 8, Wisimsox, Box 07, Peoria, Iil, Hocrelary, ¥or fuithor information_regarding oxcursion-raics of fare Lo clubs, spyly to J. A, Morco, No, 10 Olurk stroot, LoxnpoN, Aug. 7.—The bnso-ball playing at Pringes thus sfterncon was a scratch game, two members of the Princes Club Jfllyh)g with tho Athletica and two with the Red Stockings, Tho fagmer wou by a score of 10 to 8. ittt THE TRIGGER. LABT DAY OF TN OLEVELAND TOUBNAMENT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CrevELAND, O., Aug. 7.—The graud tourna- moat of the Buckoyo Bhooting Club closed to- day, with a serles of sweopatakes, in whioh all the bost shots participated. Tho firat was five single birds, 21 yarda riso, E. Hudson shooting =t 81 yards. Following is the 8CORE et ST Gngnine o L on sliot off ot throe birds, 26 lowing resull sl 0 1= vt prize, and Mr. Wobor theraby wins the fi My, Iudson tho socond, -+ " ‘Tho wecond match wan & sweopstaken af five fl_l; l:cl]a‘h;(‘l)sil?{ y‘lrflfl rise, Muduon to stand with il e Lrapy, and turn at pull; prisos $10 ant w0, Wamorg aad e, 1 11 101 1 010 ar, o 11171 Mr. Hudson wins the fivst prizo, and, in ehr'l,n.lf Ing off the tios of four, at 81 Yx‘mh' Br, Bnelle~ berg won the second prize of the socond sorion, ‘Tho third verjes was for five single birds, 21 Jorda tlso; At prize $15; mecond; €0 thicd, (O - i Noat] 11 0-3 In tho tiow of five, at 20 yards riso, and sftor- wards at 81 yards, Mr. Whoale won tho first prizo, Mr 8caunoll socond, and Mr, North third, 'I'ho fourth serios wag for five siugle birds, 21 ynrdsrigo; firet prize, $60; second, $30, soon, . O M B I OO e In tho ties Mr, Whonlo won tho first prizo, &orics, Mr. of four at 20 yarde on the above Elston won tha second prizo, Tho rogular tournament closed with BiYgop- stakos for double bird, 18 yards riso; prizos $50 and $20, Dabeack..... Whonlo,.iaaes Elaton, rst prize, and on tho tios of flve for tho socond prizo, Mr. Whealo was tha ‘winnor, Afler thin thoro wna somo informal shooting, inoluding a mateh for five sivgle birds, 20 yards rise, in which Mr, Elston won the first prizo of §18, Mr. Dillo tho sccond of 811, and Mr, Brown tho third of $7.60, Othor off-hand matchos wore mado and contosted, and tho tournament closod mobt plonenntly. Fino wonthor, good birds, nud oxcollont srrangomonts have mado tha four days' sport most onjoyablo, Most of the bost shots ara going in o ook to Chicago. TIF BHOOTING TOURNAMENT at Doxter Park noxt week, under tho manngo- mont of Mossrs. Abnor Price and 8. IL Turrill, promites to bo the most succossful evont of tho kind that hos ovor taken placo in this country. the managern aro in racolpt of advices from tho soveral Btatos that all tho crack amatour shots will bo prosont, and, Judging from tho numbor of entrien nlready recolved, 1t i3 expooted that there will bo st least 100 eporte- mon from abroad in tho tournament. Wo have alrendy published tho programmo of the manngomont with regard to the distribution of the rich prizea among the successful contest~ sats, and it only romnins to bo said that the ar~ rangements for accommodating spcctators aro completo in ovory particalar. Heals huvo boon constracted under Bholter tonts, so that thers noed bo uo fears of un or rain, and rulos Lavo boen adopted to provent aceidents in shooting. A PIOEON MATOM, Thursdny o match was shot nt Btagg's Park betwoon Messea. MoCormick and Baldwin, of tho Konnicott Olub, and Mopsre, Quigg and Phillipy, of tho Gun Club, ot twanty-fivo siuglo risos onch, The score wan ny_foll ows: McUormick, 2L Daldwin, 20; tolal, 41., Quigg, 20; Phillips) 20; total, 43, —— AQUATIC. THE OARLAND EAGK, T 1., BEGATTA, Provipence, R. I, Aug. 7.—The Onkiaud Beach rogattn wns continued to-day, In the four-onred ** professional " raco there wera threo entrios, viz.: Tho Faulknor-Reagan crow, Doston, Longshore crow, Portland, and Biglin- Morria ‘orew, composod 'of Evan Morris, Johu Biglin, Jumos TenEyek, and Chnrles Ingalls, The race wns 4 miles, for 450 to the firat Doat, €400 to tha socond, 8100 to tho third, and waa won by the Faulknor-Rengan crow fin 20 m, 185¢ 8" Tho Longshoro crow camo in 1 m. 17 s, Inter, Tho Biglin-Morria crow did 1ot go round the stake, and camo in Iast, YAOUT-RACE IN THE ENGLISH CITANNEL, LoNpo¥, Aug. 7.—The yacht-rice for the Priuce of 'Wales' Chinllongo ng took placo to- day, 'Thero wero throe ontrigs: The Encliautress, Egoria, and Bhark, ~ Tho former lost hor {ib- boom off Cowes’ and was obliged to roturn. Tho Bhnrk also rotired soon after tho start, and tho Egerin procoedod ovor tho courso slono, THE CITY FISHERS, AEow They Spent Yesterday. Special Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, TEWAUKEE, Wit Aupe 7o The Aldecmaan havo weakenod considerably on fishing, and there wero but fow enrly risors this morning, almost the whole party making up for tho lack of sleep of tho night beforo, when * euchre” and song- singing ovorcame all dosiro to rest, Tho steam- bont Burprise took out only soven boats, in which wore to bo seen only the eminontly suc- cossfulof tho dny boforo. During the carly part of the day a weaterly broezo tempored the xnys of a scorching sun, but at noon it foll, and tho fourtaon fishers were left to enduro the oggra~ ‘vations of a nearly tropical midday, with no sholtor noarer than the vorduro of the far-distant shore, Tho fishing, howaver, was of a Lind to mako up for this slight unplossantnous, many of the boats making fino catchos, The honors of tho day wore carried off by the boat which was froightod with the precious carcasses of the rop- rosontativos of Tus TrInuNE and the Times,who, ignoring " still-fishing " ae tamo and unprofita: bic, epent tho day {rolling, aud, at its closo, found themeelvos the propriotors of thirty-threo bandsome flal, tho hoaviest of which was a pike wolfihiu% 6 pounds, and thoir avorago woight ‘being 'a trifle ovor 2 pounds. Tho noxt best baul was thnt of Com- missionor Thompson and Morris Prindiville, wko caught ~twonty-five flah, woighing 43 pounds. Tho Iatter gontloman had n narrow oscapo from drowning during the after- naon. Whilo roaching over tho boat to direngago Lug lino from somo woeds ho lost his balanco, fell into tho lake, aud sonk to tho bottom, Commissloner Thompson, who is an oxport diver, dovo with alacrity and brought him up at the sccond dive. Thero js no doubt that, but for the Commissionor's alncrity, tho young man would havo boon converted iuto gronnd-bait fu s fow minutes, ay ko was discovored badly on- tangled in o lot of woeds, "Tho Idon of golvg to Milwaukeo, antortained by some of tho excuraionists, was abandoned, as thoy hind had a good night'a Fost and did nob re quire the narcotizing nfluonces of that slum- borous suburb., ‘They did not want any more Powaukeo, howover, and fo thoy wont to Wau- kosho and PiuoLake. The partyconsisted of Gity Clork Forroet, ox-Ald. McGrath, Ald. Stout, Mahir, and others, and Dan O'llara, Phil oyne, and Gon. MeArthur. At Pino Lake the fishin, waa found {0 ba oxcollent, the party catching 8 pounds of bass and pickerol in au honr or two, At ebout 4 o'olack the awaukeo piscators were treatod to a livoly thunder-storm, which made the Inke look vory picturosquo and thoir clothes foalzvery wot,—almoat ng wot, in fact, as Morris Prindivillo's. ' A countor-irritant, howover, to tho damp was found at Powsukeo, whare tha city physician_drow ont a prescription, the pro- portions of whioh did not require a visit to the villago drug-store. This ovening tho Iadios staylng at tho hotel are dolighting the oars of the Aldormon o the bal- coufim “’ihl some oxcollont instrumentaland voenl musie, The Allormen, howoyor, sro bushful lingering round {ho doors which ' thoy havo no tho courage to evtor. Woere a contract dul: signod for tho building of the now City-11 lying on {ho piano, it is doubtful if ono of them could mustor up the conrnge to rueh in aud suateh the ])rim‘ ‘The Enrty will louve hora at 6:30, and will arrivo in Chicago about midday. sl o THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, Spacial Dispatch to 1'hs Chicago Tribune, DarTLE Oneek, Mich,, Au;i,. 7.—Crowds of Boventh-Day Adventists have boon pouring in all day to attend tho State camp-mooting. The opeuing oxercises commonced yosterduy afior~ noon, whou tho sesemblage woa" called to ordor by Eldor Goorgo I, Butlor, of Tows, Prosident of tho Gouoral Coufercnco of tho United States, who mado some remarks in rolation to the obje and purposes of the gathering, and gave inci- dents of his rocont exporionces while attonding camp-mootinges in tho Westorn States. 1o wag followed by Llder James White, who spoito of tho work porformod by bim in Californis, from which Stato ho has just roturned, At 6 o'clook tho Michigau Conforence convened, Thirty-six delegates wore prosont, ropresont- ing twenty-four chiurchos, Thejuowly-orgunized churchos at Flushing, Quinoy, and Antrim woro admitted to the Conferonce, Holiavors nt Huat ings and Marshall woro received undor watch caro of tho Conforanco until duly organized, ‘I'he Tronauror's roport shows tho amount roe cotved during thae yoar wis $8,871.48; puid ont, £6,843.80, Lldor Tnskoll, of Mussnchusotts, preachod the ovening sermon. This_foronoon was dovoted to“roligious oxorolsos, Lider An- drows, of Now York, preaching tho sermon, e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Prystourys, Oot, 7.—Bteamship Goothg $z0m New York, hea arrived. THE RAILROADS. - Proccedings in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, A Declaration of Want of Juris- dictlon, The Arguments to Be Continued to the End, Continuation of Cary's Speoch and All of ludge Dixon's. Miscellaneous Railroad News. THOE WISOONSIN LAW. Svectul Lusnateh to The Chicago Tribune, HEARING OF TIF. INJUNOTION CASE AT MADISON. MAbISON, Wis, Aug. 7.—On tho reassom- bling of the Court this morning, Mr, Jobn W. Cary, of Milwaukoo, rosumed his argumont for tho dofonno. Citing the charter granted to Ltho Millwaukeo & Wanlesba Rullroad by tho Torri- torial Logislature in 1847, before the adoption of the Btato Constitution, ho claimed that the line did not como undor tho roserved powar, Judgo Ryan inquired if the stock was sub- seribed boforo the adoption of tho Constitution, aud Mr. Cary nesumed not, but clnimod thab whon it was ubsoribed, then the contract was complatad. Proceeding o an suslysin of {he Pottor Inw, o argued thab it was special logislation,” The dincriminations it mada woie baced on no just principles, Simply be- cauge a line known to ba unprodtablo Lolonged to tho Northwestorn or Bt. Paul it was allowed to charge only tho lowest rates, whorons othor linos that had boen built on Inudegrants wore al- Jowed to charge Mfzhor rntes bocauno moparatol owned. Tho Legialature had violated tha Constl- tution, and lay, nnd rules of Jurisprudence, Iad thero not boen spite and gross Ignorance, such Inw would never Linva boen pnssed. Tho St Paul Cum{um)"fl lino from Madison north to Portage did not, last month, oarnenough to pay opernting oxpensos, yob tho hounds set on by purtios inatigatjng this litigntion wero nrrostin, tho agents on that line undor diractions procesd- ing from tho eapital, At this point JUNGE DIXON, ASSOCIATE COUNSEL FOR THR ATATE, roquestod ATr. Cary to give way for on hour and # half, to allow him to upoalk, - Tho consent was rondily givon. Without brief or notesother than his citations of authoritios, the ox-Chiof-Justice addressed the Court in o torso, cloar, swooping argument, Jlany of his poiuts wero a repoti- tion of thoso inade by him in the recont roliroad euit jn the Unitod States Court, but ~to-day they wero delivered with groater fores and fluoncy. o hogan by referring to the question of practico, which was mado tho baais of a motion to dismiss this procoeding ; but practice is unapttlod. This be- ug tho first wuit of tho kind brought in this Caurt, or, to his knowledgo, 1n this country, bis opinion was that the oflicial statement of tho Attornoy-Gonaral ought to bo accopted without verifieation, Woro the Court to decide other- wiso, catos would frequently ariso whon it would bo impossiblo for thio Atfornoy-Goneral to filo Lis information, and obtuin an injunction from this Court, bocnuso the preciso information would rest wholly in tho brenst of the guilty party, and no process of Iuw could compel thom to_give it After cnlniging at longth upon this poiut, Judge Dixon argued that & TUE COURT JAD ORIGINAL JURIEDICTION of this case, 'This Court had already decidod, firat, that it e original Jurisdiction of quo war- ranto; second, that it Las oripiual jurisgiction to isstlo the writ of habeas corpus, and fo bear and dotormine; that casos of mandamus whorein thoe Court ind oxereised original juriediction are t00 numerous to mention, The writ of cer- tiorari had boou repeatedly issucd as an originnl writ, Ilow s it possible for the Court to_say that tho jurisdiction of all theso othor writs in connection with which tho writ of Injunction i m;ned was origmal, whilo that of injunction was not. Chiof-Justice Ryan —If you desire, I will stato our judgment upon that poing; or, if you pros ffi{h:‘w Court will wait until all the argument is Judge Dixon vald thad ha had Aniched ! guwent on that point, and waa prepared’ le TIE JUDOMENT OF TItX COUNT, Amid moro intenke intorost than Lad- thus far chorsoterizod the caso, Chiof-Jus- tico Ityun enid: If yon desire, I will atato our judgment. The difficulty in tho minds of the Court s, this ~See. 3 Art, 70t the Constitution esys: *Tho Buprome Court shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, injunction,quo warranto, cor- tiorari, and other original and romedial writa,” Somo of tho writs coumorated may or must bo mesno procoss within tho meaning of tho word original, 08 used in tho section. Some may bo moroly 'auxiliury “or ancillary processos, 50 to sponk. But all of them oxcept ivjunotions may bo mesne process, Habons uorr\m may be orig- nal; quo warranto must be origi: hjs are oar, o original ; cortiorari almost always must bo original, but the process of injunction caunot in its natwro booriginal, It iy remodial only, The Court, in issuing writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, cortiorari, or quo warranto, assumes jurisdiction in the act of issuing (ho wit, thoso writs boing fn_ that sous0 fiumdleuounl writs ; but to issuo tho write of injunction, which is novor an original writ, tho Court muat finst havo acquired.jurisdiction of & owo in which to issuo that writ ns a romedial writ, and must find juriediction to issuo it outsido the use of tho mere writ., Not only aro the writs named In the section quoted, but other original and romodial writs are Riven, and it iy diflicult to see why, if wo can {ssue on injunction in this cago on the application of tho Attoruoy-Genoral, o cannot issuo it ot tho suit of Jobu Doe on Hichard Roo, Lo onjoin aoy pri- vato injury which courts of genoral uq\l{(nbln Jwisdiction would havo authority to fesuo, In othor wordy, would nol that intorprotation of that clause turn this Conrt into a Circuit Court, baving juriediction throughous the State ? This was TIB FINST ORUME OF COMFORT that had fallen to the railway attornoys, but it s o big one, and gave them hopo, It did vot, howover, wholly diepirit Judge Dixon. He con. tinued to arguo tho point with the Chiof-Justice, apparontly to little purposo. Procoeding to the Tight of the LoJ:iHllll\un to pass the Pottor law, Judge Dixon dwell on the meaning of tho worda ' alter or repoul,” in the Stato Constitu- tion. e contendod they wore unqualified, and it 1o, in what way could ‘suy limitation bo put upon them? 'Tho reserved Yowm‘ of the Logis- Iaturo is naked aud unqualified. It is a power of lifo and death ovor the corparation; the powor of tho oreator aver tho crentod. Itis the, power to quunbu tho terms and conditions upon which ifo shall contino, 1t makos no difforonco that the Stato wes a party to this contiact, or if it did, it furnished an additional renson why the courts should not interfore to destroy.tho ro- sorved right of tho Stato, 'I'ho Court could not intorpellate any qualification whatovor. Evory suthority in agnmst it. This Court has no right to put limitation upon the brond language of tho Coustitution, becauso it may result in pub- lio inconvenionco or may bo agaiust publie policy. This ocourt has mno controlling rnwor over tho action of the Logistature, #o ong w4 it is neting within the scopo of its logit lative power. Tho Legislnture may sitor co porate rights in_any way it soes fit ¢ ploasuro, and what was tho use of railway counsol comin; here and talking about tho cost of railroads an tho effoct of this Legielaturo? ‘his Court can- not luy its hauds upon the Logislature and mold its logislation to suit the convenionce of theso nilroads, Al the talk alout the offect of this loglalation upon the railways Is forolgn to the quention bofore tha Court, = Julge liyan asked if counsel hold that tho ro- sorved powor was negativo only, Could the Legiulaturo morely take awny from the chartor, or could thoy add to it ? Judgo Dixon replied that the Logialature conld alter th chartors without it original scopa. Judgo Rvun—Whore, within tho laugungs of the word alter, doos tho modificatlon of the pow- er come in ? Judge Dixon—It doos not como in the lan- guago ot all, It 14 tho limitution, applled on tha gaoneral principlo, that whon the Logislaturo ro- sorved l[m power it meant that it might repeal or altor, prosorving ity character, but cunnot compel it to becoma somothing difforent. Judga Rvan—It means then alter, os such, In othor words, the slteration which the Legisla- turecan mako muat bo inhoront ¢ Judgo Dixou—Yew, Judge Nynn—Doos this last adinission of yours stand well with your assertion thal the powor to altor is nnquafified ? Judge Dixon—It does not, but In stating my proposition Iintondea to follow up with this, This reserved power to allor or repoal wmust operato on o corporation ns such, ‘Thore is this genoral limltation, that tho Logislature caunot {pausforn 1t into somo other boing. Al slate * 8, Paul ‘I, P, Wyant, Now York; I D, uton aliould bo construod with roforonco to tho subjeot-mattor. Under tho guiso of the power tosltor the Leglslature could not compol the Company to tako np their iron, cloar tholr road-bed, anil go to ralsing potatoos. Judgo Ryan—It monn, then, that it sball Lo an altoration of, tho thing out of exlstonoo, Pansiug to TILE QUESTION OF JURIBDICTION, Judgo Dixon claimod thoro should oxlot, s an indopondent original departmont of equity, fu~ risprudonco, authiorily to restrain all publio corporations, and thoso of a quasl-publlo cliar~ aelor, Incorporated for public convonionco and uso, within thelr delogated powers. In nu&qmrt of this ho quoted from Chancollor Iont, and closed biis Intoreating though startling arguinont with n citation from o dissonting opiulon, swhich prompted Gon, Georgo B, Emflh to remark that thio two deoiylons from which Judge Dixon had drawn his loudost thundor wore both subse- quently overruled, At a quarter bofora 1 o'clock AR, OARY BESUMED Lis argumont, and engagod tho attention of the court durlng tho romnindor of tho day. Ilis atatomouts wora not different from_those con- tainod in Lis briof in tho case decided Iast month befora Judgo Drummond, Tho only novolly lay in the many plrfiunut and intorosting intorroga- tions of tho Oblet Justico, and the oloquont ox- tomporancous romarks of counsol, Soma ox- ceedingly fluo distinctlons wore drawn ns Lo what .proporty constituted s franchlse ; what proporty thia logislation would destroy, if an % Whethor o railway was, in all rospocts, s public corporation, and what constitutad n common. carrior. All theso pointa will doubtloss bo ol Eldn::d in tho opinion whon dolivered by tho ourt, Mr, Cary closed with & poworful appeal to tho Court to disrogard nogulnr clamor anid administor 8 chock to the spirit of Communiam and agrarisn- ism by placing on record a rightcous decifon that sliould stand for all time, and bo the precodont for coming yoats. Tho court then adjourned until to-morrow morning, whon the Hon, B, 0., Cook will open tho srgument for tho Obicago & Notthwestorn Rail- rond. The cago will continna futo noxt woek, and the Milwaukeo & Chicago sttornoy will romain to soa it through, e WMISSISSIPPI VALLEY & WESTERN RAILWAY, EROPOSED BALE OF TIE ROAD UNDER A MORTGAQE, Special Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Qurxoy, IIL., Aug. 7.—Tho Quincy Whig, of to- day has the followivg : “Tarly thia wook an in- formal mooting of ,the Directors and the holders of tho mortgage-bonds of tho Misslasippi Valley & wostorn Railway Company was hold at Kao- kuk, ot which a sale of tho road, undor the mortgags, was dooided upon. The principal bolders of tho bonds, A.D.Blono, of Clovo- land, 0., and John Tallon, of Philadol- phin, offored to buy the road at 875,000, undor tho mortgago, and desired to offcct tho purchaso withont waiting for tho ninaty days' publication. 'J. M. Walkor, President of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrond, the Trusteo in tho bonds, was applied to, but_ho rofused to connont to any salo oxcopt sccording to the provisions of the bonds. It was, how- over, informally sottlod at the mooting that tha road should bo sold, and that 8tona and Fallon should havo it, in ‘cass no highor sum than £875,000 was bid, and that a Receivor shonld bo appointed to tals tho charge and managemont of the rond until the unlo was offcted, ! 'Lo consummato tho arrangement, n meeting of o mnjority of the Diroctors wns keld in thig city last night, The agreemont mado at Keokk waa ratificd, and Josial Hunt, of lnnuibsl, waa appointed TReceivor nnd Manager of_tho rond, nutil tho ¥ala should be mnde. Mr. Fallon, for Lmsolf und Mr. Stone, agroed to bid £875,000, which, it 5 thought, will bo tho only hid mado, 1t was sgrood that tho namo of tha corporatiot should bo changed to tho St. Louis, Kookuk & Bt. Paul Railroad, that boing tho namo Meesrs. TFallon nnd Stone inve decided upon in caso thoy get the road. ° ** Tho sale will bo ndvortised at onco, and it is roportod that tho biddets will commence work on tho extonsion bofore ‘the eale, an agreoiaont boving boon made that, 1f & higher sum ihan 875,000 ia bid, and the sale is mado to other yarties, thoy are to be roimbursed for their ex- ponses. Tlio aim of the gentlemen who bid is to complote the rond to Louisiann, Mo, this fall, #0 a8 to seoura o connoction withi Bt. Louis tho coming winter." TIE NORTHWESTERN STATES, Nows Itoms Telcgraphed to The Chis cago Kribune. ILLINOIS, m’{‘Eo coal-minoras or' 1:).mq l“lllgnlu an‘ley nhntb‘ v saabarn part of T.aSalla Tawnahin, r 10 g0 ko work on Thuruiay bocauss iy SuHense tondont would not pormit thom to limit their word to cight houra a dny. —A volunteor firo company was organized in Yorkvillo yostordsy, with Shorlff A. D. Nowton a8 Captain, J. A, Doeman First Lieutonant, and Joln Cooper Becond Licutenant. The villago authoritios will purchnse hooks and Iadders for the company. T0WA, A couple of workmon, Ifenry Daoring, a stoncmason, and Hiram Slono, o Taborer, work- ing on tho foundation walls and trenches of a new building, on Third street, in Davenport, were buriod almost out of sight yosterday after- noon by the caving in of a high bauk of dirt, Tho latter recoived injuries from which ho will never recover, —Bomo two wecks slnco, Mr. Georgo T, Shaw, 8on of Ald. Bhaw, a woll-known grocer of Daven- ort, was suddonly muwsing. Ho failod to make s ustomary appearance at his store, which of course produced much alarm and suxiety among his family and friends, which the days of contin- ued abaonce sorved to increase. The firstin- formation gained of him was that he bad visited Wilton, Is, to collect some monoy due him thoro ; not' succecding, ho left that placo and was_aftorwards hoard of on & train west of DosMoines, Ho was napparontly in a state of great sgitation, talking about business in an almost incoheront manuer. The noxt di- rect information was by a lettor rocelved by hig wilo yosterday, which came from an ofticial of tho Stato Insane Asylum at 8t. Peter, Minn, It appears that he lad been taken in chargo at Losucur, a place about twolve milea from St. Doter, whoro ho waa rushing about tho stroats, singing and talking strangely. Ho was on hig way to 8t. Paul, on important " business, he told tho officor, but, bis insanity being evident, he was takon immediately to the asylum, His ns- sats wore $1,600 ; liabilitles, 37,000. It is hoped that bix insauity will bo ouly tomporary. ouo, A now and elogant stoamor, costing 4,000, manufactured nt Paterson, N. J., for Dolphos, arrived thoro yosterday. It arrived just in time u;‘lm pert in the tournament at Van Wert noxt weok, MICHIGAN, @. I1 Richardeon, for thie past throe yeara city oditor of the 8aginaw Courier, committed suioldo abput 6 o'clock Jnst night, by uhootiufi Limsel? Ihmn%‘h the hoad with ‘o rovolver, The oceur- ronco took placo in tho editorial-room of the Courier, when no ono was prosont bus bimself, Ho hus beon in deprossod spirits during the pust two wooks, and tho jnrfi rondored & vordict that ho came to his death while Iaboring under a tem- porury aberration of tho mind, LATE LOCAL ITEMS. E. A. Sothern (Dundreary), E. Bothorn, L. Bothorn, Miss Walton, and O, Ilunt are guosts at tho Tromont Houso, having arrived last evon- ing from Califoruia. Tho party woro unable to mako their contomplated trip to Auatralis, on account of tho failure of the Steamship Com- pauny. ) HOTEL ARRIVALS. Grand Pacifio Ilotel—0, 0. MoDaniol, C. N. Dimick, U.8.N.; IL F. McCarty, 8alt Lako; B. It 8, John, Brooklyn ; Georgo’ Bosls, Bufla. lo; T, Corbin, New York; P. P. Pratt, Sum 1. Tralt, Ed P, Prati, DuMalo; F, D, Ciarko, 8b Pauls A, M. Pugh, Cincianati] .11, Ploroo, Misslusippi, ., .~ Palmer Houss —John Gardiner, Philadelphin ; J. ¥+ Bucknor, Louiaville; Frank Compion, Littio Rook ; Jumes A, Allen, Buffulo; J. Hammond, England ; James Stowart, Glasgow, Scotland ; J, W, Paton, Toronto; Jobh K. Conuors, Baltimoro { (ho Ion. Wolcomo Hyde, Apploton, \Vis; ‘hoophilo Papin,” ~ Bt. Louis, . . Sherman Housé—J, B, Munn, Danville; L. Ringol, Cincinnati ; O, A, Mauzy, Rushvillo, Iud.; George 11 Harlow, Springflold; I, 1f. Wings, pringflold ; Oapt. D. 0, Fiorco, Cincine nati ; en. Turnor, Bt Louls; tho Tiow. J. F. Farnsworth, Bt “Ohatlos; J, R. Young, W. 11, Gillospia, Dayton; O, T, Morso, Tioston ; the 1on, P, W, Stiador, Cincinnati; D T. Leoby, Now York; J. R, Calliwell, 5t. Louis, « o o Tremont Housc—A. Freeman, Huflalo; Williom' I, ‘Towneend, New York; 1, Scott Howall, Xeokulc; A, A, Strublo, Ban Franewoo ; Blakosloo, Luftalo; W. T\ Bwitt, St. Lonis, b i it GRASSHOPPERS IN KANSAS, From the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal, Ag noarly ae wa cun gather from privatelottora and fiom our oxchauges, the grasshopper visitn- tion atruck & seotion of our Btate about 150 wiles wide onit and west, and oxtending Pmbnhly ncross Lho Btate from north to routh, In somo plncen they ataid only four days, (nt during that imo thoy ({nvoumd nonrly evorything., A farmner in Qloud County, who had 600 nores of corn, snys that the grasshoppors destroyed moro gorn for him in twenty-four houre than 5,000 heed of cattlo could hava doue in tho samo timo, Tho only remedy wo far discoverod sgalnst (heso DOALA Iy amoko, ‘WASHINGTON: An Unsntistactory Investigation— Mincollnncous Newne Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Wisitinatox, D. 0., Aug. 7.—Tho roport of tho loeal Inspactorn of Btoambonts of tho rosulls of thoir Investigations into tho cansc of tho col- lislon Lotweon tho passenger stonmor Lady of tho Loke and the Governmont stenmor Gettya- burg, which occurred on tho Potomno Rivor, south of 'this eity, tn May lagt, has fnally boon mado publie, Nobody will be grootly surprised by tho contonta or Lono of the report, for tho tact had alrendy boen foreshadowod that tho ofiicors of tho Gottyaburg wore throwing oh- structions in tho way of a thorough inveatigntion, Tho Inspeotors roport that, Living roviawed tho testimony of the officors and Pussongors of the Lady of the Lako, thoy find that tho pilot in chargo of that vonsol complied with all tho rules and rogulations governing pilots, applicable to this cage, and ho ig theroby exoneratod from all blamo; but the Inspootors deom it thelr duty to roport that they wore obliged to abandon soveral inoffootusl offorts to procure any ovidenco from tho officors of the Gottysburg, Who wero on duty ot tho Limo the collision occurrod. Tho ofiicers rororted to varlous dovicos to nvold giv- ing tostimony, and finally informed tho Inspoctors that orders from tho Becrotary of tho Navy would bave to bo pro- ducod beforo they would attend any invostiga- Hon iuto this or othor mattors, Tha Inspoctors pertinently, or_immertinontly, conclido thus : * Not deeming it our duty to procuro thesanction or consont of thowsid Bacretary of the Navy s to otir powers in (1o premisos, aud not dosiring to bo brought into contact with the Navy Dopurt- ment of tho United States, wo conclude to close tho invostigation, aud submit the above ss our report in the case,” THE MOIETY ACT, The act of Juno 22, known o the Moiety law, allows tho entry without iuvoico of 1oods of lous than §100'value, Numerous complaints bavo boon sout to the Tressury Dopartment againet the practics of the custows authorition, espeoially those in Now York, who it seoms have boon roquiring the production of invoices of ail importations of whatover value, The Troasury to-day mformod tho Collector that tho nact bo- fore-moutioned doos. notnp[fly to goods loks than §100; in othor words, that 1mportations undor $100 in valuo may etill bo adinitted without ju- Yoicos. A gencral circular to Collectors of Cus- toms on this subject will bo {ksued in a fow days, PUDLIG LANDS WLICH REVERT TO THE GOVEKN- BUINT, According to the decision_renderod by the At~ torney-CGoneral to-day, no Congrosiounl sction or judicial proceedings aro necossnry 1o causoe to revert to tho public domain tho uusold lauds granted to the Btate of Wisconsin by the act of 1850, to aid in tho construction of cortain rail- ronds, among which ara the unsold lands of tho 8t. Croix & Boyfield land-grant. All such lands unaold at tha oxpiration of tho time allowed for completing the road will rovert to tho publio domain hi’h the publica- tion of an owder by ths Bocrotary of the Interior, restoring thom to gettiemen and markot. ' The Attorney-Goneral holds tha the oporation of the conditions subsequont to Congressional grants of publio lands does not dopend upon tko rules of common Iaw, applica- bic to such conditions, but upon 'the in- tention of Congress, as gathored from the lnn- guage applied 1 the grant itsolf, CRIME, The Woman Murder ia 8t. Louly, Br. Louts, Aug. 7.—Tho woman found mour- dored in William Luisinger's_orchard, several milos from tho city, yestordasy morning, woy brougit to town to-day, and idontificd ng an in- mato of Rogor Plaut's brothol on Groen stroet, botwaen Beventh and Bighth, and known r-{lum name of Ida Buckley, Ior roal npmo, how ovor, wag ~ Kate Iartwoll, wifo of Timothy Hartwell, o Iaborer, IFrom facts which havo beon ascortnined to-lay, o mnn, as yet inlmown, callod on Lior Wednosday evoning, sud invited Ler to go to & ueighboring snloun for an ice cream. On turning the corner of Eighth otroet thoy waro mot by two mon, and tho wo- man 1nvited to take n ride in a lght wagon standing ologo by. She consonted, got luto tho wagon, and was drivon off. It i8 stated that whon loss than a blook sway she cried murder twico, wheroupon tho driver whipped up his Lorse and arove rapldly down tho stroot. Severnl Pnrtiea weroarrested to-day on suspicion of boin, mplicated in the murder, ond three aro stil held, but nothing dofimie has Leon proved againet them. About 10 o'clock to-night the womnu's husband, Timothy Harcwoll, was brought to tho polico-station, hn\'mq beon ar- rosted in Enst 8t. Louis by Dotectivo Tracy. 1o was very much agitated, but donled all knowi- edgo of tho murdor, It appoars that the woman had been married to Martwoll twolve yonrs, but owing to domestio difficulties sho loft him' and went into o brothol about threo monthsago. The affair {8 involved in great mystory, and evory of- fort is boing made to unraval it. The St. Louls Forgery Casc. 8r. Louts, Aug, 7.—The creditors of Aloxan- der, Dorman & Co, concluded to-dsy to put tho firm into bankruptoy, This nction is bused mainly upon tho fact that about a weok beforo Alexandor's operations woro mado publio tho Btato Bavings Associntion and_Fourth National Bonk discovorad that they held forged recoipts, aud roquired him to take thom up or bo oxposod, wheroupon ho pad tho State Bavings Association fund $10,000 and tho Fourth Natioval 45,000, Undor tho Bankrupt lnw thoso banks will bo abliged to turn thoso smionath ovor to bo dividod it olhor assots smong tho goneral croditor of o firn, Execution nt Easton, Md. Eagtow, Md., Aug. T.—Ernst Smith_(colored) aged 18 yoars, who was convicted in May last on achargo of Tape, was hungod in this place to- duy, at ten miuntos puat 12 o'clock m. The prigonor doniod his guilt to tho lass. A Railrond Conductor Chinrged wit Embezzioments Lo Buerazo, N. Y., Aug. 7.—Goorga Smith; foi merly aconductor in tho omploy of the Lausing & Detroit_(Mich.) Itailroad Company, ha boon arrestod ‘boro by Dotactive Geddy, of Dotroi, on o chinrge of embozzling number of tickots from tho railroad company, About 1,000 tickots woro found in his trank, at a hotel. Killed iy Son. Tenre Havte, . Ind., Aug, 7.—Jamos Strodor, living nour 8t, Mury's, shot his son fatally this afternoon, Causo, irouble about a woman, CASUALTIES. ‘The Ohio River Disaster. CixoNNAT, Aug. 7.—Tho bodios of the fol- lowing-named parsons wero rocovered from the water at Aurors, Ind., to-day: Chules Diti- man, tho pllot; Chatles Itelsongor, stokor ; Suerle{ Buydor, Miss Kato ekenworth, of Cine cinnntl; Misy Jaumor, of Madisou; W. G, Brown, Cincinnati, Ono_fireman, two unkoown ladies, M, O, Browning, of Now Albuy, wid Fd Shorlocl, & ruftsman from Guyandotio, W.Va., aro supposed to be lost, CiNetyNaTr, 0., Aug. 7.—The racovery of thirteen bodios lost by the burning steswmer, Pnt Tlogors, hinve boon roported in thouo dispatelies, The Gazells and Knquirer upecisls raport to-night tho following ndditional bodies, making twouty- twoinall: W. R, Kinsingor, strikor, Nowport ; - N. Hallowell, Cinciunati: John Hendorson, colorod, firema; 0. Drowning, Now Albany} JohuAh:ln‘ J. L, Stowart, Now Albany; R. Druckor, Cinolunatl; and & man G0 yoars old, dressed in & duster coat, helght 6 foet 8 inches, woight 100, Also, au_ tnknown Indy, ngod 30, scar on tho loft hund, and aldo n tear on the chin, rln{( on the middla flngor of the right hond, with initlals B, ¥, Homo bodies were found 14 nulos down the river, and are now in chargo of tho Coronor of Rixing Sun, ‘Fowe=Bont Lxplosion, Cinoinnart, Aug, 7.—Tho tow-bost Hamuol Roborly blow up to-day ut 10 o'clock on Cluyan- dotto, (W.Vn.) whanls, in ho Ohio Itivor, Du- loy oliund, ‘tho watchwun, wan killod| Samitol Tiloh, dangorously-scalded ; David Williamuog, pllot, ' soriousty e, Tho Cuptain, David Da Wolf ; Clerk, Huloy Do Wolf; tho mate, Charles Audorson; tho onginoor, Jacob Hanlor; tirg stqward, J, W, Thompson’s and the socond cook, Usorge Conouo, aro all injured, but not dauger- ously. Accldontnlly Shot Xlis Mothor. Br, Louwm, Aug. T.—A young man named Georae Btanley, lving at Carroliton, Mo., weut Liomo lato Inst night, and, obsorving m ™0 oio In tho hen-hunye, took & whot-gun and fir, °d nttho objuct, aud Idiled bin motiior, who s 1 fono 0to to calel womo chickons, Youni; Blm oy is nlmout ernzod by the snd ovent. 5 e ) b THE WEATHER. Wasmyaroy, D, C,, Aug, 7.—For tho Upper Laka rogion, e Upnor Misulewippi Vallos, 1o and Mirkourl, slight ehangou of tomperatiic barometor, Jiglt, dony ‘\'nt:tbcfi, , varlablo winds, and putly LOCAT, OUSERVATIOND, Cittoauo, Ang, T, 1674, —_ CiioAuo, Aup T, 16T, =1 v;g -] N Hour of ob £ |Direction and| qy servation, § 3 | & lorce of tind, it B 20,60 09 [ 78 N, froah : JJaole1y 71 | 75 N fronh 20.84) 72 [ 11 'N,, fresh R 20.84' 72 * 71 Nor frosit toudy, 20.8% 60 | B4 [N’} frcali .12 [ Fnrenton'g.: 20.87) 68 | 08 1Ny fresti s sgint iy Maximin thermonotor, 3, Minfmum thormometer, 08. QENERAL ONSERVATIONS, Qinoaao, Aug, 81 a, m, Station, Bar.|Thr, Wind, [Rain] ieather, Tircokont'go/32.8| G8lCRlm.... ... atr, Choyounos. 30.10] D[N, Wer frenb: Glowiay. Olfongo. 2 [20°81] G3[Nes Cebelioson | +sv s |Light Fatn, Clovoln 7alN7 ight Fnir, LaCronee. .29, Milwaukes .| Omaba, Clear, Dluslcegon, Mich., hnving had a 950,400 firo, will now invest €100,000 in water-worls, Bub will it robuild with w7 i —The Woodesock (f1L.) ploklo factory it nourly comploted, and it i oxpeetod that 50,000 buslsol of cucumbers will_bo put ur the prosenteonson. S ors will bo hut uj the prosentronson, MARRYAGES, DIXON—-DUDUY—Ty tho Ttov, Ohsio Tak Viow, Aug. 4 1eri s o recidnce of W hridoe paraiits, Afr. Jolin' 8, Dizon aad Virkinka T, Dipuy, DEATHS. DRITTON—Aug. 7, 1874, Joseph 1. Drition, ased 71, o Einoral Saitindsy, Aug, b &% 7. 2o, from No.SF Boutk loyes Boot!a papors ploasa copy. MEDICAL. : For Upwards of Thirty Years. MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP hashoon usod for ehlldron with novor-fsiliog success. It covects acld. Ity of tha stowach, rellovos wind colic, regulates tho baw- ols, ourea dysentory and dinrriies, whother whing from ' {oothing or othior onuson, An old and woll-tricé romody, | For all Purposes of a Fumily Liniment, THE HOUSEIOLD PANACEA will bo foind faratus - blo. Imimedinto roliof whll' foltore 1t una 1n 11 carrs oE - pain in te stomach, bowols, or side; rheumalism, colle, © colds, aprafus, anul bruisos, For intornaland orornal uses Ohildren Often Look Pale sxd Sick From 1o other causo than having worms in tlo stomact, BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMITTS will dgtroy worms, without {nfury to tho child, bolng porfootly FitITE, and | fr00 from all oolordug or ather infuffuus Ingedients nau-. ally usod {n worm proparations, 5old by all duggiste, 21 conts a hox. ] AUCTION SALES. (ESTABLISHED 1856€). WM. A, BUTTERS & UO., AUCTIONEERS, ; 108 BAST MADISON-ST., | HOLD NEAULAY FALES OF Higols, Shoes, Hats, Capw, and Straw Goods ovory Taose | day fmoraiag at 0% o'cticks Turiituro, Cenokary, Tiuggles, Harnest oto., oresy, Wednosdig inurning at 05 o'ojok, | Dgr Goods, Clothing, Notfous' ool and Shoes, overy |, huredat worning st 014 o'afoak. it Housoliold Furnitiro ard *Gonnral Morchandise, ovory |, ga;uu‘l)!'y]rlnm;nll:k |“ B"I.I““}u"flc nal orty af Ev t nles of Tte oy [, Dasoription Solieited *- » creanal Prporty %) AT BUTTERS & COS | REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, BATURDAY MORNING, Aux. 8, at 1 ob T WAl B Found My b gt Maduson-l NEW AND USED HOUSEHOLD GOODS, | Onrpots, Pianos, Bolodcons, Mirrors, and Genoral Mere chandir o5, ; Also, at 11 o'clock, In rrar of Salosroor ono Whito ! 350, & y0ara ‘old, wall brako, Aonnd, Kind. snd o ot | mnlur;nnnnmn-[mr’ror Buggy, with polg nearly uows. u, fn Quoligiit Opon Wago brdgrs oud Doublo and | ono Bluglo Harnoss; ‘two ‘Laprons Wagany o psy ad- vancos. By GEO. P, GORE & CO., 5 68 & 70 Wabash-av, | AT C I IV ) I Ou SATURDAY, Aug, 8, at 91 o'clozk, wo aliall ¢ o vory Taran A auscrad Stock ot Fasion: Ghemtor, 14§ braty, Diniuk.ooa and Kitehon ; FURNITURE, Book Casos, Wardrobos, Lounges, Offto and {arlor | Dosks, Bhow Cascs, Mierors, Carjiats, Matiroswos, Piatiow, two Upright Glass Gaaos, with drawces: Bitco. couutors, j G, . GORE & GO., Auctionoers. . Open and Top, End Spring, and Side«. Bar Buggies, and Hamess, At Auotion, THIS MORNING, nt Il a.in. sharp, at GEORGE P. GORK (¢ ! 63 nud 9 Waba WE SHALL OFFER AT AUCTION, BY OATALOGUE, 4 On Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 0 r. m. prompt,' | Alargo and very fino assorimoit of .;i BOOTS, SHOES, & SLIPPERS, ) LL TRADE. Tho varly buyer his o choles from's; A R A M e wl buyora, OFO. B Webaiiar, , ROCKWELL &4 Al + ) (s By HARRISO. WIL L REGULAR SATURDAY'S SALE, Baturday Morning, Aug, 8 9264 m., of FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT 204 AND 206 BEAST MADISON-ST. A larolino of Ohmbor and Parlor Firulturo and goo-: oral luusskoentiig Goods, tncluding Couk Stoves, caps Dote, Heddiag, &, " Alsd, Show Casne, Otlica Doskn © New lar o i of ‘Rofclguritors, Baby Wagons, ', o 4 L1 & VILLIAMS, e NN & CO. CILLLS, LOKG £ CO. Itaudolphat, Regulnr Satuarday Siale; At Auctlon, Aug, 6, D} woluck u, FURNT 1y descrit o) ITURE Aud a lareo Huo f Carpete, Btoves, Mirrore, ¥ Mattromses and Bodding fo. Alsd, 4 lut ot B, Eixturos, that iy b nold By BRUSH, SOX & CO. 4land ‘Iuwnnnl -at, CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE OF FURNITURE, TILI8 MORNING, at 10, Parlor, Chambor, and Dl room Fueniture of all Kinds, | iasuls. and Woolon EM‘ ory, Obina and ‘Plated Waro, Bhow Ua: kh};v\m-“ i o Wozes, mitd Gewwial Morohandiso, 5 Lo sol 55 01 valu, i o Rl rasr LS KON & 00., Auotionsors. By MORRIS DRUKIKBER, i AUOTION SALYE,—No. 163 Soath alutodst,. non! Twalith, On Batorday, Aw o'clovk, 1 will vy at Pablla Auctiou th vntlss stoek of Boots st Shovs ‘H‘:“ ll'l.l‘rll“uélki 4\]lll|l. tiholviug, Counters, Awning, avon, So." Bafo yastitho. » x SIOIis PRUKKER, Auottunocr. IDWARDS & co,” ", 1 a4 13 Wont. Badino 7 A% osks, Uountors, andold, ' Wo'haveulsow Sue o wo will sull glioso,